Chapter 207 Curled Up
Lu Hanyan's swordsmanship improved greatly. In the early morning, she only had a vague understanding of swordsmanship, but by dusk, she had already mastered it.
Stab, chop, poke, lift, collapse, and intercept.
She has almost mastered six of the basic sword styles.
These are the foundations of kendo. Only when the foundation is laid firmly and the momentum is formed, can the swordsman be able to use the sword smoothly in the future and follow his heart and the sword without deviation.
At this time, the wind and waves in the sword forest gradually died down, and Lu Hanyan put away her sword, sweating profusely.
The blush on her face had not yet faded, her lips were slightly parted, she was breathing slowly, her full chest rising and falling with the rhythm of her breathing: "Brother, I'm done~"
“It’s been a very fast progress.”
"Really?"
Ji You nodded affirmatively. Lu Hanyan was indeed very fast at learning swordsmanship. Compared to others, she could be considered to have superior aptitude. "That's enough progress for today. Go back and take a rest. Remember to soak your hands in warm water."
Hearing the meaning of leaving in her senior brother's words, Lu Hanyan felt a little disappointed, but still said politely: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Ji. Hanyan is very grateful."
"It's the same time tomorrow. Don't come too early, and don't come too late. Just come when the sun rises."
"Brother Ji, will you come tomorrow?"
"Um."
Hearing these words, Lu Hanyan's eyes, which were as enchanting as Lu Qingqiu's, instantly lit up.
She thought that Ji You just went to Jianlin on a whim to take a look, and also gave her some personal guidance on a whim. It would be difficult to have such an opportunity again after today. However, she didn't expect that Senior Brother Ji took it seriously.
So the second lady of the Lu family immediately nodded and agreed, and then saw Ji You turned and left, walking up the mountain towards the sunset.
Outer courtyard disciples are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard without any reason, and the inner courtyard disciples are basically practicing Taoism in Zizhu Zen Temple for the affairs of the Tiandao Society, so it is rare to see people coming and going.
As he walked, the only sound in Ji You's ears was the sound of the breeze blowing the new leaves, and he felt that the surroundings were getting quieter and quieter, until finally even the sound of the wind disappeared.
But it wasn't that the wind stopped, but that he started thinking again.
Because when people are thinking, their five senses are restricted and they become less sensitive to external sounds.
One step, two steps, three steps, before Ji You walked out of the vast forest, his mood, which had originally improved, began to gradually become depressed again.
People always have time to relax; it is impossible to be busy all the time.
After a while, Ji You returned to the inner courtyard, pushed the door and walked into Wen Zhengxin's yard.
When Fairy Zhengxin saw her junior brother coming back, she stared at him carefully for a long time. She felt that although he looked fine, his mind seemed extremely heavy, with a knot between his brows that couldn't be relieved.
She has been watching Junior Brother Ji like this for several days.
"What about the Lu family's second young lady's talent in swordsmanship?"
"well enough."
"It's not bad to be able to say something to you. It seems really good?"
Ji You sat on the stone bench in the courtyard and said, "If we talk about progress, her talent is much higher than that Fang Jincheng."
Wen Zhengxin pondered for a while: "After the Sixianjian changed the route of the spirit stones, you and the Lu family walked on opposite sides. I thought you didn't want the second lady of the Lu family to enter the inner courtyard?"
"Lu Hanyan and Lu Qingqiu are much better than Fang Jincheng in character. Bad cultivators cannot become stronger. In addition, although the Lu family has male heirs, their cultivation talents are not high. The Lu sisters may take power in Yunzhou in the future. By then, the children of the foster pavilion..."
Ji You suddenly paused.
Wen Zhengxin looked at him thoughtfully and said, "Do you think that if the Lu sisters were in power, the child slaves in the foster home would have a better life?"
"That's right."
The two chatted for a long time in the room, about cultivation, Tianshuyuan, and Tiandao Society, and then returned to their rooms.
Fairy Zhengxin has been practicing much more diligently recently than before. Although she didn't say it, Ji You felt that she was interested in participating in the Tiandao Conference.
When she competed with He Lingxiu for the position of direct disciple, she did not lose because of her ability, but because of her background. So even though she did not show this normally, she should have never reconciled herself to this in her heart.
I usually don’t show it, but I’ve never given up.
Ji You returned to the west wing muttering to himself, and then lay down on the bed.
Not long after, Fairy Zhengxin officially began to enter into meditation. Ji You could clearly see that spiritual energy began to flow in the room opposite, gradually whistling.
So he remained silent for a long time, his body gradually began to curl up, and finally he curled himself up into a ball.
Exploring the mind deeply will indeed affect one's mentality, especially when a distracting thought is about to be broken, it will be infinitely magnified.
But apart from this reason, Ji You was actually very clear that some things had never been forgotten, but had been suppressed over the long years...
The next morning, the morning glow filled the sky, spanning the blue sky.
Ji You made some white porridge and left a portion for Wen Zhengxin. Then he went down the mountain again and came to the outer courtyard sword forest, still feeling depressed.
At this moment, the green bamboos in the sword forest were rustling in the breeze, and Lu Hanyan was waiting in the forest.
She arrived very early, and when she saw Ji You, she immediately called him "Senior Brother" in a hoarse voice, and then handed the wooden sword that she often hit her with to Ji You, and then walked into the woods and assumed a sword stance.
The following days were mostly like this, Ji You kept going back and forth between Wen Zhengxin's yard and Jianlin, leaving early and returning late.
Of course, Lu Hanyan's understanding of the way of the sword is also increasing day by day. The power of the sword is getting stronger and stronger, and the sword energy is becoming extremely sharp. She already has the spirit to cut through everything with the sword.
This made Fang Jincheng, who often stayed in Jianlin, feel a lot of pressure. He came and went every day in a gloomy mood.
However, Ji You was still very strict with Lu Hanyan, and the wooden sword in his hand would often fall down, making a loud snapping sound.
Every time after being beaten, Lu Hanyan would be stunned for a while, and then her eyes would flicker...
After learning sword for seven days and nights, on a clear spring day, the sound of swords suddenly came from an elegant courtyard by the Bishui Lake.
Lu Qingqiu stood up in the courtyard, his sword swung across the sky, carrying spiritual energy as he moved forward, and the sword blade whistled down.
Her younger sister has been learning sword skills from Ji You for seven days. As an elder sister, she is very concerned about her progress in sword skills.
Of course, she would not doubt Ji You's swordsmanship level, but she always felt that she should get a rough idea of her sister's current combat power.
At this time, the Taoist sword came whistling.
Lu Hanyan stepped back and gained momentum, then with the iron sword's "buzzing" sound, the sword surged down like waves, and a fierce aura surrounded her body, instantly forcing Lu Qingqiu to stagger back, not daring to take it head-on.
Just as Miss Lu was about to draw her sword to leave space and look for her sister's weakness to attack, she suddenly felt a cold breath coming towards her.
The next second, the sharp tip of the sword was against the white neck.
Lu Qingqiu was stunned for a moment, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes.
A pure Taoist practitioner actually does not have sword heart and sword energy when using a sword. He only uses it as a medium between spiritual energy and magic. But just now she found that she did not see her sister's movements clearly at all, or perhaps the coordination between her sister and the sword was too smooth, so that she did not have enough time to react.
Lu Qingqiu was held at the throat. He was silent for a while before putting away the sword and chuckled, "Good sword."
Lu Hanyan returned the sword and bowed: "Thank you, sister, for showing mercy."
"It was you who showed mercy, not me."
Seeing this scene, everyone surrounding the yard couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
Lu Qingqiu has a wide circle of friends and many sisters.
In the past few days, everyone knew that the second young lady of the Lu family was learning sword from Ji You, and they were extremely curious. So when they heard that Lu Qingqiu was going to fight with his sister with swords, they couldn't help but rush over.
Among these people there are not only disciples from the outer courtyard, but also a few from the inner courtyard.
Seeing that Lu Hanyan's sword was easily against Lu Qingqiu's throat, everyone's eyes were more shocked than the other.
The two men looked similar and were at the same level, but their sword-wielding methods were completely different.
Lu Hanyan's sword is very powerful. Although it is still a world of difference from the sword that Ji You released in Cao Jinsong's yard, it can already make people feel the difference between being able to use a sword and not being able to use a sword.
The key problem is that she has only studied for seven days.
Many people in the crowd had complicated expressions, with jealousy and solemnity in their eyes.
Ji You is a private cultivator in the countryside. His background and upbringing have always been criticized, but no one has ever doubted his achievements in the way of the sword. After all, Lingjian Mountain, which is famous for its swordsmanship, says that he is a natural swordsman with a clear mind of Taoism.
But the fighting power that Lu Hanyan has demonstrated now has once again made everyone realize how terrifying Ji You's talent is.
But what made everyone envious was that Ji You was really willing to go out early and come back late every day to teach her.
At this time, Fang Jincheng, who was outside the crowd, had a gloomy expression on his face. He then turned around and left, clenching his fists tightly as he left.
My cousin has been saying these days that he learns slowly, but he feels that it is because he has never met a good teacher.
Although he didn't want to admit it, based on his own progress in learning swordsmanship and comparing it with the combat power Lu Hanyan had currently demonstrated, he felt that his cousin's talent in swordsmanship was not just a little bit inferior to Ji You's.
At this time, Lu Hanyan had already put away his sword, and he saw many of his peers looking at him, with admiration and passion in their eyes.
But the second young lady of the Lu family had a cold and empty look in her eyes, like a proud crane.
Most of the young ladies from the immortal families are like this. When Lu Qingqiu first entered the hospital, her proud and cold attitude was exactly the same as hers.
Seeing this distant and indifferent look, the male disciples who were staring at him couldn't help but sigh, thinking that a girl like this would be extremely difficult to pursue.
Even if someone is lucky enough to get her favor, he or she will probably be treated with caution and not dare to act rashly.
"Once this sword is out today, Hanyan's chances of winning the matter in the inner courtyard should be very high."
"Yes, seeing Master Ji's careful teaching of the sword art, Fang Jincheng must have felt much more pressure. I just glanced at him and his expression seemed to be extremely ugly."
Lou Siyi and Sun Qiaozhi were chattering in front of Lu Qingqiu.
Lu Qingqiu smiled without saying anything, then turned to look at his sister.
My sister's combat power has indeed increased significantly, and even some of her sword styles can be seen to be similar to Ji You. Her chances of winning in the inner courtyard have indeed increased a lot.
However, there was another obvious change in his sister that made Lu Qingqiu a little puzzled.
That is, compared with seven days ago, my sister's buttocks seem to be much bigger and more upturned, and look plump and full.
But my sister is only one year younger than me, and at this age, a girl's figure is basically fixed, and she won't change so much in a short period of time, and she won't change only one part, unless there is an external force...
"It seems that Ji You is really serious about this."
"Well, if she had just done it perfunctorily, Lu Hanyan's swordsmanship wouldn't have improved so quickly."
Cao Jinsong and Ban Yangshu also watched the sword duel and thought about it for a long time on the way back to the academy.
Ji You was willing to spend all day long on Lu Hanyan, probably because he was influenced by his conscience, but this matter was just as strange as his sudden return of everyone's money.
He had said before that he wanted to break through, saying that no matter his status and background, he needed to acquire higher combat power.
But now he has been doing nothing and spending all his time on other things.
People have to have motivations to do things, but Cao Jinsong and Ban Yangshu feel that the motives they have guessed so far cannot seem to explain Ji You's current state.
"Have you heard that many disciples in the outer courtyard are discussing that there is a high possibility that Lu Hanyan will be able to enter the inner courtyard this year."
"Lu Hanyan? Who said that?"
"That's what's spreading outside."
A group of teachers from the outer courtyard were gathered together at this time, chatting on a warm spring afternoon.
The instructor named Zhong Lang came back from Xianshanfang, and immediately brought the topic to the matter of Qiu Dou, which instantly attracted the attention of several other instructors.
Another instructor named Luo Wen couldn't help but speak up after hearing this: "Although Fang Jincheng's speed of condensing Xuanguang has slowed down recently, he is still one step ahead of others. Moreover, I heard that Elder Fang from the inner courtyard has been collecting Juxuan Dan for him in recent days, and the Fang family has also sent people to protect him. How can it be more likely that it is Lu Hanyan? It's impossible."
After hearing this, the other teachers nodded in agreement, and did not agree with Teacher Zhong's hearsay.
Elder Fang is an elder of the inner court, with access to countless resources and countless disciples under his command, so such words do not seem credible to them.
Zhong Lang saw this and said, "The facts are similar to what you said, but there is an unexpected thing. Ji You has been coming down from the inner courtyard every day recently to personally teach Lu Hanyan how to learn swordsmanship. Her sister Lu Qingqiu only took three moves from her."
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Hearing this, the conversations of the teachers suddenly stopped, and a trace of solemnity appeared on their faces.
In this world, the strength of cultivators cannot be determined simply by their realm. Sometimes it also depends on their realm and background. Lu Hanyan is obviously inferior to Fang Jincheng.
But for some reason, when they heard that Ji You taught Lu Hanyan swordsmanship, they suddenly felt that Miss Lu's winning rate seemed to be rising sharply.
Even if Elder Fang from the inner courtyard stood behind Fang Jincheng, he seemed no match for Ji You standing behind Lu Hanyan.
Lu Hanyan is definitely not as good as Fang Jincheng now, but if Ji You continues to teach like this, then Fang Jincheng’s chances of entering the inner courtyard will really be in jeopardy.
When thinking about this, some teachers showed a hint of disbelief while thinking.
Because they seemed to realize only now that Ji You's influence on them was already equal to that of an inner courtyard elder.
But when they think about it carefully, it is not because of realm, strength or status. In short, they can't explain why.
However, people still have to wonder why Ji You cares so much about the Lu sisters, and even comes down from the mountain every day to provide guidance.
Could it be that he really wanted to take Lu Qingqiu into the hospital? Or has he been admitted into the hospital?
Or maybe, take both sisters in.
No one understood the motive behind Ji You's behavior at this time, especially after Ji You stood on the opposite side of the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce, they felt even more puzzled.
In March, catkins and floating silk are seen, and wind and rain wash the flowers in the city.
I don’t know how Dongguo’s Qingming wine compares to Xi Chuang’s Guyu tea.
The copper bells on the eaves rang with clear sounds in the chilly spring breeze. The old peach tree outside the courtyard wall shook off its pink and white petals in the wind. A few petals floated in through the half-open window and swirled down onto the pillow.
Under the eaves, grass insects began to rustle in the cracks of the stone steps, and the spring breeze blowing on the face was soaked with the light green of the new willow buds.
Ji You has been going out early and coming back late these days, venting his energy elsewhere.
He taught Lu Hanyan how to learn sword, cleaned the yard for Senior Sister Wen, and went to chat with Kuang Cheng. The depression between his brows gradually eased, and the influence of his asking questions also began to slowly dissipate.
He began to fall asleep, and the images in his mind no longer suddenly popped up like before.
But Wen Zhengxin asked him what was wrong many times, but he didn't say anything.
It was just daybreak at this time. Ji You stood in Wen Zhengxin's yard, slightly raised his head, and looked at the bellybands and underwear hanging on the bamboo poles, examining them carefully.
At this moment, footsteps were heard in the room.
Fairy Zhengxin had not slept for seven days in a row and had been constantly breaking through the realm. She yawned and came to the door, and saw Ji You looking up at her underwear and admiring it.
She is no longer surprised by this.
Look, there won’t be any less meat, nor any more meat…
Fairy Zhengxin has a free-spirited mentality as a cultivator and is not as shy as mortal women. She even observed him several times and concluded that Ji You’s favorite should be the one with watercolor-colored lotus leaves embroidered on it.
"Senior sister, good morning."
"Chao An, are you going to teach the Lu family's second young lady the way of the sword today?"
Ji You raised his head and looked at her: "Let's go in the afternoon. I want to visit Instructor Cao first."
Wen Zhengxin was putting on his boots in the room, preparing to go to Zizhu Zen Temple. Hearing this, he couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Didn't I just go there two days ago? Why are we going to see him now?"
Ji You raised the corner of his mouth: "Yesterday was the day when Tianshu Academy distributed monthly salaries to teachers."
"You seem to be feeling better?"
"It's fine. I just found that I'm short of money recently, so I went to rob him. How about you, Senior Sister?"
After Wen Zhengxin put on his boots, he said, "Let's go to Zizhu Zen Temple to break through the realm."
Ji You nodded after hearing this: "Then I'll leave first."
"good."
Wen Zhengxin watched him go out, and after a long silence, he followed him out. Looking at his figure floating down the mountain, he felt that his condition seemed very different from the previous few days.
Cao Jinsong has been busy with the affairs of his beloved disciples these days. Xiang Fu has a good talent and has now reached perfection in the lower three realms from the upper realm of Ninghua.
Although it was already April, even with Ji You's speed in condensing the mysterious light, it would be difficult for her to break through before Qiu Dou, but Cao Jinsong wanted to encourage her.
After all, there are too few useful people in Fengzhou. Even if Xiang Fu cannot enter the inner courtyard, it would be better if she is a little stronger.
Cao Jinsong had just returned from the Wudao Temple and had taken the opportunity to collect his monthly salary which he had forgotten to collect yesterday. He placed his purse on the stone table and had just made the tea when he saw Ji You walking in from outside the yard.
In fact, he has been very worried about Ji You's condition these days and has asked Wen Zhengxin about the situation many times.
Because Ji You was so deeply affected by this soul-searching, it lasted for almost half a month without any improvement. Sometimes there was hostility in his eyes, and sometimes he looked depressed. He was completely different from his previous calm demeanor.
He even took out his purse in front of Ji You several times, but this evil disciple did not react at all, as if he had lost all hope.
When they met again at this time, Cao Jinsong was still worried.
"Why did you find time to come to my place?"
Ji You sat on the stone bench and reached out to grab the purse: "Teacher, rob some money to spend."
Cao Jinsong: “?”
"Hey, your tea is of very bad quality. Hasn't your beloved disciple come to visit you recently?" Ji You picked up the tea and poured himself a cup. After drinking it, he picked up a piece of dessert and said.
Cao Jinsong was stunned for a moment, then looked at him and said, "It's not a festival, what are they doing here?"
"The leaves are all broken into pieces, not as good as what my old Qiu drinks."
Cao Jinsong watched him muttering to himself, just like when Wen Zhengxin watched him go down the mountain, his expression also became much more thoughtful.
Ban Yangshu and Bai Rulong soon received the message from Cao Jinsong, and then hurried to the training academy beside the Bishui Lake.
At this time, Ji You had already left, leaving Cao Jinsong alone, who was holding a cup of tea with a frown on his face.
Seeing the two people coming quickly, Cao Jinsong poured them tea and said, "Ji You came here just now and robbed all my salary from last month."
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"Why are you happy?"
"Doesn't this mean he's fine?"
Ban Yangshu frowned after hearing this: "You mean to say that Junior Brother Ji has escaped from the state of being trapped by distracting thoughts?"
Cao Jinsong nodded: "I feel that he should have passed this level. His distracting thoughts have been eliminated and his original mentality has returned."
After hearing this, Bai Rulong held his breath, then pulled out the purse from the pocket to the right of his chest, untied his belt and hid it in an unknown place with a look of panic.
This is not a good thing at all, it is a disaster.
Wen Zhengxin arrived later. It was already afternoon when he arrived at Cao Jinsong's courtyard. After listening to the discussion, he nodded and said, "I also think that Junior Brother Ji should have gotten rid of his distracting thoughts and his mind is clear, because he has been very active since last night and did not spend the night in the courtyard."
Ban Yangshu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "He has been questioning his conscience for a long time, at least half a month, right?"
"More than half a month. He has been living in my yard for sixteen days. My..."
Wen Zhengxin paused here, coughed, and added: "Some of my clothes were faded by him."
Bai Rulong raised his head, a trace of doubt in his eyes: "Why do you want me to wash the clothes? Senior sister, what did you and Brother Ji do..."
Wen Zhengxin spat at him: "It has nothing to do with whose clothes, he just doesn't want to be idle, so he is looking for things to do every day."
"So that's why he taught Lu Hanyan sword skills?"
"This is the main reason. On the other hand, he said it was because of the child slaves in the Lingkuang Foster House under the Yunzhou Chamber of Commerce. He felt that the Lu sisters had good character and could do something in the future.
After Wen Zhengxin said this, he suddenly remembered something: "I think Junior Brother Ji's distracting thoughts should be related to the child. It seems to be the same when Fengxian Villa caught Qiu Ru to make medicine."
"child?"
"I'm not sure either, but this should be an introduction."
As Wen Zhengxin spoke, he recalled the struggle that suddenly flashed in Junior Brother Ji's eyes when they talked about the child slaves in Yunzhou Foster House yesterday.
Cao Jinsong raised his head after listening for a long time: "But what exactly did he see in his heart? It will be fine once this calamity is over. I think this should be the strongest obsession in his heart, which is why it has lasted for so long. Now that the karma has been broken, he should be able to find an opportunity to settle down soon, and then enter the path of integration in the holy land of the sages. The future is promising..."
Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu nodded at the same time, believing in Cao Jinsong's words without a doubt.
Although Qingyun Tianxia places more emphasis on background and connections, personal strength can sometimes have a lot of impact.
Junior Brother Ji is extremely powerful. If his realm were a little higher, I’m afraid he would be able to stand on his own.
“…”
"Your body should be steady, as still as a virgin, and as agile as a rabbit. Your sword should be steady, your sword moves should be crisp, and your sword should come out as fast as the wind. There should be no distracting thoughts in your sword mind."
Ji You was in the forest at this time, watching Lu Hanyan's every move. When he saw something was wrong, he hit her with the wooden sword.
Then, he saw Lu Hanyan with a shy look on her face.
Seeing this scene, Ji You was speechless.
In the past few days, he had been distracted by the influence of his deep spiritual heart and had not paid too much attention to Lu Hanyan. Only today did he notice her expression after she was beaten.
This girl didn't seem to take this as a punishment, but rather as a reward.
This hobby is quite rare among the daughters of aristocratic families...
If this happened to me, who was trapped by lust as soon as she began to examine her conscience, I would really be able to teach this second young lady of the Lu family a lot of techniques.
More importantly, if this is true, he feels that the second young lady of the Lu family should be more diligent in learning postures than swordsmanship.
After instructing Lu Hanyan in sword-fighting, Ji You adjusted several sword-drawing postures for her, asked her to practice diligently, and then reduced the number of times he swung the sword at her.
One is the fear that it will be really damaged, and the other is the fear that it will be really damaged.
After Grain Rain, Ji You still went to Jianlin every day. After all, since he had started doing some things, he still hoped to do them better.
But he wouldn't stay there for a whole day like he used to.
Because Lu Hanyan's sword style is already mature enough, she can continue to improve as long as she is diligent, and there is no need to keep staring at it like before.
He would only stay longer unless Lu Hanyan said that she didn't understand something.
However, those who say they "don't understand" are basically just pretending not to understand.
Cao Jinsong had been to Jianlin several times, and as time went by, his brows, which had been furrowed deeply because of Ji You's condition, furrowed again.
He originally thought that Ji You had passed the previous level and that meditation should be easy to achieve, but only then did he realize that his evil disciple had never been to Zizhu Zen Temple since he paid back the money.
He stayed in the Sword Forest during the day. There were many disciples there, but no one had ever seen him attain enlightenment in the Sword Forest.
At night, Ji You would go to live in Wen Zhengxin's courtyard as usual, and according to Fairy Zhengxin's observation, he had never attained enlightenment late at night.
In other words, he never tried to calm down and examine his mind again, as if he had completely forgotten about cultivation.
The same problem also exists in the minds of some people in the inner courtyard.
In the early morning after the rain, Mount Ni was full of greenery in spring. He Lingxiu sat in the Purple Bamboo Zen Forest, drinking tea with Shi Junhao, Xiao Hanyan, Chaihu and others.
He Lingxiu was planning to go into seclusion to break through, so he asked them for advice. Later, during their casual chat, he couldn't help but mention Ji You.
"It seems like he hasn't come to Zizhu Zen Forest to gain enlightenment for a long time?"
"He is teaching the second young lady of the Lu family swordsmanship. He should be preparing for the autumn fight."
He Lingxiu held the teacup and pondered for a while: "Strange, a few days ago he was clearly out early and back late every day, he seemed to be very diligent, but now I don't know why he suddenly gave up..."
Xiao Hanyan and Shi Junhao looked at each other and then fell into deep thought.
Some time ago, Ji You's breath fluctuations did not attract the light of heaven, nor did they sense any divine book, which meant that he should be looking for an opportunity to establish his path.
One day, his aura suddenly became extremely powerful, and Xiao Shi and the others couldn't help but feel nervous.
If Ji You participated in the Tiandao Conference with the initial stage of Rongdao, his chances of winning would not be high. In the eyes of the two of them, he might not be a threat, but once they thought of Manhuang's sword, they could not help but be a little alert.
But who would have known that he never came here to attain enlightenment again, and even when he passed by Zizhu Zen Temple several times, he acted as if he didn't see it and didn't go in.
In fact, it’s not that I don’t want to, nor that I can’t.
Ji You was heading towards Jianlin at this time, and took a look at Zizhu Zen Temple when passing by it.
He never made it past that level, never.
He just kept comforting himself and made himself feel better.
But if one must eliminate distracting thoughts in order to concentrate on the Dao, otherwise his mind will be possessed by the devil, then he will probably never be able to achieve the Dao, let alone Yingtian, Wujiang, and Shenyou.
He had never thought about reaching the fifth realm before. His biggest wish was to reach the Tongxuan realm and then go up the mountain to become a bandit.
It was not until he encountered this game of conscience that he realized that he was walking on a dead end.
People can deceive gods and ghosts, but they cannot deceive their hearts. Some pasts that are difficult to get over will never be as indifferent as they appear.
But, let it be. He used to live with this kind of thoughts. He just needs to stop questioning it.
Human hearts are actually very strange. If you don’t ask them, it seems as if many things have never happened.
Ji You walked down the mountain and suddenly saw a large group of people heading towards the direction of Jianlin. They were shouting and attracted a large group of people.
"The fighting has started. Jian Lin has started fighting."
"What's the fight?"
"Fang Jincheng and Lu Hanyan!"
Everyone rushed into the sword forest and saw that there were indeed two sword-wielding figures constantly fighting in it, and the cold light of the iron swords kept splashing in a flash.
Judging from the sweat on their foreheads, it seemed that they had been fighting for a long time.
At this time, Lu Hanyan's sword was like waves, whistling down, constantly suppressing Fang Jincheng, while the latter kept roaring in anger, raising his sword and slashing fiercely. The sound of golden swords colliding was endless, making people dizzy.
Lu Qingqiu also rushed over after hearing the news. At the same time, disciples under Elder Fang and some teachers from the training academy all opened their eyes and watched nervously.
Before the two men started fighting, there were actually other disciples in the forest.
According to their explanation, Fang Jincheng's mind had been extremely unstable in recent days, and every time he came to Jianlin, he would be a little more irritable than the previous few days.
There was no special reason for the fight; it was just a quarrel between the two men when they were practicing sword skills separately.
But in fact, since Ji You appeared in the Sword Forest more than half a month ago, Fang Jincheng has wanted to test Lu Hanyan's fighting ability, and Lu Hanyan wants to know whether his sword can suppress Fang Jincheng.
In the rustling bamboo forest, the sound of swords clashing against each other continued, and sparks flew everywhere.
Fang Jincheng approached him, his moves were powerful and his murderous intent was not concealed.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that Lu Hanyan was not panicking at all, and she handled the situations with ease, such as poking, collapsing, intercepting, chopping and stabbing.
However, Fang Jincheng's intention was so fierce and his sword was so fast that she couldn't find any flaws for the time being.
In just a few breaths, the swords had clashed hundreds of times, and green bamboos were constantly breaking with the crackling of the swords.
Everyone stared at them intently, their gazes constantly following the two of them, and then they opened their eyes wide in horror.
In front of their eyes, a ray of spiritual light whizzed up, and Lu Hanyan, who was walking on the ground, swung her sword in a circle, and it fell on Fang Jincheng's sword with a clang, causing him to stagger.
Before Fang Jincheng could stand firmly, he felt a sharp attack on his face. He was so shocked that he blocked it with his sword.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the iron sword was raised, the sharp sword had already arrived and directly cut a long wound on his collar. Fang Jincheng immediately opened his eyes wide and felt a chill surging up his spine.
Because if the tip of the sword had moved forward an inch more, it would have cut his throat immediately.
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked, even Lu Qingqiu.
Fang Jincheng is actually from the same class as Ji You and Chu He. He entered the hospital a year later in order to avoid Chu He's edge, so his realm is very solid.
His strength should be much stronger than Lu Qingqiu, who has been unable to enter the Tongxuan realm. No one would have thought that he would be defeated so easily by Lu Hanyan.
The sword forest was suddenly silent. After being stunned for a long time, everyone turned around and looked at Ji You who was standing behind them in surprise.
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