Zhishen Valley and Wuyin Sword Sect wanted to kill Kieran and continue their plan to weaken Daojian Sect with elixirs.
...It’s not that they can’t defeat Daojianmen, it’s just that the cost of fighting directly is too high.
However, since they have not fallen out with Daojianmen yet, they cannot directly kill the leader of Daojianmen and cannot be too arrogant. They are not concerned about face, but they do not want to fall out with Daojianmen yet.
Therefore, when Qin Ran took the initiative to ask for a sword exchange, the two Wuyin Sword Sect cultivators were already very happy. It was like someone bringing a pillow just when you were sleepy.
...It's normal for someone to die in a sword fighting exchange, right? !
Therefore, there was no way they would refuse to agree and let Qin Ran leave.
Qin Ran naturally knew this truth, so the argument between him and the black-clothed boy was just superficial. He was not worried at all that they would not agree to his request.
"After all, my inferior disciple is only in the foundation-building stage. His combat power is definitely not in the eyes of the two seniors..." Qin Ran brought Li Shiyin back and stood up, saying, "Why don't we have a gentlemanly exchange?"
The people were already in front of her and the duck was cooked. The young woman in red was not in a hurry at all. After all, once the two sword cultivators started to spar, the situation would no longer be decided by Qin Ran.
She smiled and asked, "Gentlemen's communication? How do you communicate?"
Qin Ran tilted his head to look at Li Shiyin and said, "Shiyin, show me your first level sword energy."
Li Shiyin and Qin Ran looked at each other and instantly understood what their master meant.
She nodded obediently, took out the Qingxing Sword, took a step forward, activated her magic power, and used the Starlight Art to summon a weakened version of the "Fairy from the Sky".
A ray of star-like sword energy streaked across the gray sky like a meteor, heading straight towards the young woman in red.
"Interesting." The young woman in red commented as she looked at the sword energy falling from the sky.
She flipped her hand and a sword appeared in it. She swung the sword again and a sword energy composed of flower petals condensed on the snow.
The sword energy from the petals rushed towards the "Fairy from the Sky".
The two sword energies collided in mid-air, and in an instant, the petal sword energy was directly scattered...
"Such a solid and sharp sword energy!" the young woman in red couldn't help but praise.
Li Shiyin smiled indifferently, as if it was not worth mentioning.
Zhao Yaqing was standing aside, watching the changes in the sword energy in the sky and listening to the praises from the young woman in red. Her eyes were filled with fire and her teeth were about to break.
The sword energy of the petals in the air was broken up, but it did not disappear. It seemed as if it was really made up of petals. After the petals scattered, they were still petals, and they wrapped around the "Fairy from the Sky" and caused a collision of sword energy.
The two sword energies entangled in the air, and soon disappeared.
"Senior, your control over sword energy is truly amazing..." Li Shiyin praised him upon seeing this.
Then, she held the sword and clasped her fists, and said to the young woman in red, "My name is Li Shiyin, and I would like to ask you to teach me the way of the sword. I am honored to be here."
The young woman in red was stunned. Does this mean that she got Li Shiyin's approval only after she caught a sword energy?
It's so funny, I can't bear to kill her.
"Zhang Yan." she replied.
After they finished their greetings, Qin Ran said to Li Shiyin, "The second level of sword energy transformation."
Li Shiyin activated her magic power, and the Qingxing Sword in her hand lit up with starlight. Tiny streaks of star sword energy flew out from it, all heading towards Zhang Yan, the young woman in red.
"The second level of change?" Zhang Yan saw the thin and agile star sword energy that was as thin as a swimming fish, and laughed, "So the second level of your sword energy's four levels of change is in the direction of agility and change.
"What a coincidence! My sword energy happens to be focused on this aspect."
As she spoke, bright rose petals emerged around her. Each petal was a ray of sword energy. Each petal flew up with the wind and snow, heading towards the sword energy that was as tiny as the stars in the sky.
The petals met the stars in the snow, and the sharp sword energy of the stars instantly cut through the petals!
The petals separated, fell, and dissipated in the snowflakes. The star sword energy passed through the petals and snowflakes and continued to move towards Zhang Yan.
"Such a tiny sword energy can be so powerful?!" Zhang Yan's face changed slightly.
She discovered that Li Shiyin's star sword energy seemed to be different from her petal sword energy. Although her petal sword energy was more flexible and changeable, its power attribute had decreased; and Li Shiyin's star sword energy was different. It was just the normal sword energy that was reduced in size, and its power had not changed at all!
"How is this possible?" She was puzzled. "Could this be the so-called second level of sword energy?"
Even though the star sword energy was approaching, Zhang Yan was not at all panicked. In an instant, some rose branches grew out of her body. These branches also contained sword energy, different from the sword energy of the petals. The branches grew out from her body, curled up, and bound all the flying star sword energy and stopped beside her.
The branches and the stars fought against each other for a while, and the sword energy of the stars must have left the body and was quickly worn out.
"What a powerful sword energy!" Although she still praised with a smile, it was obvious that the smile was forced.
In the first round, she was evenly matched with Li Shiyin, but in this second round, she was actually at a disadvantage.
"Brother Lu Junxing said that sword energy has four levels of change. I think your sword energy realm has reached the fourth level, the sword energy world, as Brother Lu mentioned." Li Shiyin said modestly, "Such a change is really amazing."
You know, Lu Junxing can't even completely transform his sword energy into mountains and rivers...
Of course, this girl was led astray by Qin Ran. She could actually see that Zhang Yan's sword energy had only changed on the surface, and it was a change that was achieved at the expense of the power of the sword energy.
The four levels of changes proposed by Lu Junxing are real changes of the Tao. There will be changes in each level, but the power of the sword energy will not be reduced, and each level will even be stronger than the previous one.
"Actually, the paths are different..." Zhang Yan opened her mouth and said only this.
After they finished their conversation, Qin Ran said to Li Shiyin, "The third level of sword energy changes."
“Hmm?” Li Shiyin turned around and looked at Qin Ran with a puzzled look in her eyes. Then she stepped back to Qin Ran’s side and said, “Master, I haven’t realized the third level of transformation yet.”
"Hmm?" Qin Ran was also puzzled. "You haven't realized the third level of transformation?"
“No…” Li Shiyin stretched out her small hand and explained to Qin Ran, “The four realms that Senior Brother Lu mentioned are: initial enlightenment of sword energy, making light of heavy things, making heavy things light, and sword energy world. I thought that initial enlightenment of sword energy did not require communication, so the first level of change was the change of making light of heavy things.”
Qin Ran looked at Li Shiyin and asked in a low voice, "So you took it lightly from the beginning?"
"Yes!" Li Shiyin nodded, "Master, are you getting old and confused? Fairy from Heaven is the second level of transformation!"
“Hey!” Qin Ran was not embarrassed at all. He nodded and said, “Then show your sword intent to the senior!”
"Okay." Li Shiyin agreed, turned around and walked forward again.
She activated her magical power, held her breath and concentrated, pointing the Qingxing Sword in her hand between her and Zhang Yan, and another star sword energy flew out. The size of this sword energy was similar to that of an ordinary sword. It pierced straight into the snow, dark purple and dreamy, but it did not dissipate.
Zhang Yan looked at the sword energy in the snow, then looked up at the sword energy in front of Wuyi City. The sword energy in front of her was a smaller version of the sword energy in front of Wuyi City.
She flicked her fingers, and a petal flew out, floating in the snow towards the star-shaped sword energy. It slowly floated closer, dancing alone in the snow, very beautiful. Then, the moment it touched the sword energy, it disappeared completely.
The petals disappeared, but the sword energy was unhindered.
"Is this the meaning of sword?" she asked.
"This is the sword intention of the junior." Li Shiyin put away the sword and said to Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan walked closer to the starry sword energy and reached out her hand closer. She did not touch it, but just closed her eyes and comprehended the sword intent.
This sword energy was not aggressive at all. The sword energy had sword energy, but the sharpness of the sword energy was reduced. The sharp star sword energy actually showed a restrained and mellow feeling.
Moreover, for some reason, she felt that the sword intent here was somewhat different from the sword intent before Wuyi City.
She asked, "What is your sword intention?"
After a long while, no one answered her. She opened her eyes and saw Li Shiyin looking at her and smiling.
Oh, Zhang Yan understood, and Li Shiyin was on guard against her.
...She thought this was a naive person who had never left the ivory tower.
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