It's unbelievable that Huangfeng has so quickly claimed another young life, and a genius at that. It'll probably be long before they hear news of a genius's demise.
Xiu Qiyu naturally didn't take these rumors to heart. He continued to go to Tianjian Peak every day, which also showed his determination to choose Tianjian Peak.
Gradually, those challenge posts disappeared. After all, Xiu Qiyu had already made her decision, and no matter how many ideas they had, they couldn't change her mind. So, let's just wait and see how Xiu Qiyu fares.
The Heavenly Sword Sect, Heavenly Sword Peak, Heavenly Sword—anyone could guess Xiu Qiyu's true intentions. Even the sect leader hadn't expected Xiu Qiyu to have such great ambitions; his target was actually the Heavenly Sword, whose lineage had long been severed.
Even the sect leader, after learning of Xiu Qiyu's purpose, sighed and said with a complicated expression, "Perhaps Xiu Qiyu is the hope of our Heavenly Sword Sect." For over a thousand years, no one has been able to successfully cultivate the Heavenly Sword. In many people's memories, the Heavenly Sword has become a legend.
Many people on the Azure Continent have forgotten the fame of the Heavenly Sword, believing that it has become a legend and that the Heavenly Sword Sect, having lost the Heavenly Sword, will decline sooner or later, so there is no need to take it to heart.
Even though the Seven Heavenly Swordsmen are all renowned geniuses in the Blue Ocean Continent, what good is it? Without the Heavenly Sword, the Heavenly Sword Sect will never have any hope of revival.
The higher-ups naturally took Xiu Qiyu's actions and ambitions to heart, and while they didn't openly support him, they certainly encouraged and tacitly approved of them.
However, the other swordsmen of the Heavenly Sword Sect did not think so. In their eyes, Xiu Qiyu and Ye Liusha, the two most outstanding freshmen of this year, were truly a pity.
Ye Liusha had gone mad and was seriously injured while trying to enter the desolate peak. It was unknown whether this had affected his foundation, whether he could still wield a sword, or even whether he could survive.
Now, Xiu Qiyu has given up on choosing so many elders within the sect and instead chosen Zhang Hua Zhenren of Tianjian Peak.
Master Zhang Hua is the peak master of Heavenly Sword Peak and represents the Heavenly Sword Sect, that's true. However, he himself has not mastered the Heavenly Sword; he has only just begun to learn it. He is still far from the true realm of the Heavenly Sword.
Most importantly, Master Zhang Hua has been in seclusion for thirty years, so Xiu Qiyu is just being delusional.
It's a pity. With Xiu Qiyu and Ye Liusha's talent, they would definitely have become the new generation of the Seven Heavenly Swordsmen. It's just a pity that both of them had poor judgment and chose the wrong people, wasting their talents. It's truly tragic and lamentable.
However, none of the freshmen this year have caused trouble for Xiu Qiyu so far. After all, no one wants to humiliate themselves. Since Xiu Qiyu was able to reach the tenth floor of the Sword Tower, he must have some skills that they can't match.
As for Ye Liusha? He's practically dead, so there's no need to worry about him.
Those disciples who had been in the Heavenly Sword Sect for many years did not want to cause trouble for Xiu Qiyu, but none of them wanted to be the first to stick their neck out. If they succeeded, it would be fine, as they would step on Xiu Qiyu's reputation to reach the pinnacle of life. However, if they failed, they would become a laughing stock of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Therefore, the risk is still very high, and there must be sufficient benefits to motivate them to do such a thing.
This peace lasted for five days before it was finally broken when Xiu Qiyu was blocked in his way by a huge figure carrying a heavy sword.
"You're blocking my way," Xiu Qiyu said calmly.
"Who knows if it wasn't you who blocked my way?" the giant said calmly.
"I already know your purpose. I don't want to hurt you, so please leave."
"What a joke! You think you can hurt me? Stop trying to impress me!" The giant roared, slamming his heavy sword into the ground. The powerful sword energy penetrated deep into the earth, spreading outwards from beneath his feet towards Xiu Qiyu.
With his powerful, earthy-yellow true energy and these distinctive features, this person is Tu Ba.
Tu Ba had been cultivating in the Heavenly Sword Sect for ten years and was a notorious weapon of death within the sect. Xiu Qiyu himself hadn't expected that those people would actually hire Tu Ba to deal with him.
However, even so, how could that stop him from moving forward?
Xiu Qiyu's eyes turned cold. He lightly touched the ground with his toes, and the Shadowless Sword instantly appeared in his hand. Centered on Xiu Qiyu, the area within a ten-meter radius instantly turned into a frozen wasteland.
Countless ice-blue snowflakes, like tiny blades, danced and swirled everywhere, instantly turning the ground into a thick layer of ice.
The icy blue ice-attribute true energy and the earthy yellow earth-attribute true energy collided, producing a violent explosion. Ice shards flew across the ground, creating a huge crater.
When Tu Ba saw that his attack had been so easily neutralized, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
This is just the beginning.
Xiu Qiyu's figure was sandwiched in the swirling snow, and the sword light of the Shadowless Sword was also hidden in the snow.
Tu Ba's figure, as large as a small mountain, remained in place, holding his heavy sword and occasionally swinging it to block Xiu Qiyu's attacks.
Tu Ba was very patient, and Xiu Qiyu was also very patient. In a short period of time, the two had already fought each other over a hundred times.
Tu Ba didn't win, but Xiu Qiyu didn't lose either.
However, Tu Ba's expression became much more serious; Xiu Qiyu's skill level had exceeded his expectations.
The falling snow transformed into a giant celestial sword, slashing towards Tu Ba. A thick, earthy-yellow light emanated from Tu Ba's body, and he flew into the air, gripping his heavy sword with both hands. In an instant, he slashed out an earthy-yellow cross.
Tu Ba's eyes met Xiu Qiyu's eyes, and at that moment, they both regarded each other as their opponents.
The ice-blue greatsword and the earth-yellow cross slash clashed violently, as did the Shadowless Sword and the God-Slaying Sword.
The soaring sword energy and violent power instantly engulfed the two figures, leaving only a yellowish-brown ball of light and an ice-blue ball of light colliding with each other, while dark spatial rifts rose and fell around them.
Centered on the two individuals, the ice on the ground shattered into countless ice shards. Both of them unleashed their most powerful attacks, leaving themselves no way out.
It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it also seemed like only a moment had gone by, when two figures simultaneously flew out from mid-air.
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