Chapter 231 Watching the Battle
To Ji You, Miss Qiu's visit in the early morning was just a small episode, because it was something that would not lead to any result, so there was no need to take it to heart.
Ji You had already left Rusheng Garden and was heading towards the southwest.
The Sages Garden not only has eight gardens, but also nine Taoist temples, namely Qiyun, Tianji, Yuyu, Xingchi, Lingxi, Cangwu, Zhencheng, Jingyang and Jiyuan, surrounding the eight gardens.
Because it was the first day of the Tiandaohui showdown, the circular roads of the nine major arenas were filled with cultivators.
Aristocratic family, relatives, friends, and onlookers.
All of these people were staring intently at the battle that they were interested in. From afar, the crowd was like a sea, and the sound of discussion was endless.
The more people there are in a dojo, the higher the prestige of the people who come out to compete.
Ji You walked along the road and soon arrived at the Qiyun Dojo. Looking around, he saw a circular platform with a diameter of more than ten feet inside, surrounded by eight stone walls as a cover, and under the stone walls was a grandstand made of white marble.
Yan Hao is worthy of being the grandson of the master of Tianjian Peak. The first battle attracted countless onlookers.
Among these onlookers, the most prominent ones were naturally the disciples of Lingjian Mountain who came to cheer him on.
In addition to them, they were also accompanied by Princess Changle Zhao Yunyue, who was a disciple from outside the mountain, and pro-immortal officials from the Chongwang faction.
They attended a private banquet hosted by Little Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain last night, and were now talking about it with others.
And seeing Ji You appear in the Qiyun Dojo, dressed alone in white, he walked around the arena with steady steps, looking at the platform. Everyone who was already sitting upright looked at him with strange expressions.
"Is it Ji You?"
"Why is he here?"
"Perhaps... to watch the battle?"
"Even if he was watching the game, he should have gone to watch the first game of Tianshu Academy. Why did he come here?"
The man who was fighting against Yan Hao was from the Lu family in Liangzhou. His name was Lu Qifeng. Lu Qifeng was nearly thirty years old and eight years older than Yan Hao.
But this is how cultivating immortals works. Sometimes what matters is not age but understanding and talent.
Just like those owners of the Immortal Manor in Fengzhou who were half buried in the loess, after enduring their whole lives and a hundred years of time they could only barely merge into the Tao.
What surprised everyone was that Ji You and Yan Hao had no friendship, and they were not unfamiliar with the Lu family of Liangzhou, but they did not know them at all. It was a bit unexpected that they came to watch the duel between the two of them.
However, this strangeness only lasted for a moment and did not cause too much discussion. After all, why Ji You came here did not make any sense to them.
At this time, Ji You found an empty space with no one around and sat down, looking towards the center of the Qiyun Dojo.
He should have come earlier than now, but was delayed for half an hour because of Miss Qiu's matter, and now the duel was about to begin.
As a disciple of Lingjian Mountain, Yan Hao naturally uses a sword. However, his sword is different from ordinary swords. It is very wide and thick, dark black all over, and looks extremely heavy.
Ding Yao had already told him last night that Yan Hao's major sword technique was the heavy sword, which was somewhat similar to Elder Qi's Xiao Chongshan sword technique, which gave up the sharpness of the sword and emphasized on overpowering the opponent with force.
On the other side, Lu Qifeng was using a three-foot green sword, the same ordinary long sword that Ji You usually used.
At this moment, a current of air suddenly surged around the Qiyun Dojo.
Ji You originally thought that it was the wind blowing in due to the bad weather, but then he saw two blue silver lights flashing up from the periphery of the Qiyun Dojo, gathering towards the center in a semicircular shape, pulling up a seemingly invisible barrier that enveloped the center.
Then, a gong sound suddenly rang out from nowhere, and the two people in the Qiyun Dojo moved instantly, rushing towards the center of the circular platform facing each other. A strong energy instantly roared in all directions.
Buzz! Lv Qifeng, who was nearly thirty years old, took the lead in launching an attack with the advantage of his three-foot-long sword. The long sword that had accumulated spiritual energy was like a silver snake coming out of a cave, and it immediately emitted a dazzling light, like a southern guest spreading his screen.
Those who can enter the Tiandao Society are by no means ordinary people, even if they are from aristocratic families. A sharp aura instantly came with the wind.
Yan Hao, who was walking with a sword in his hand, had also come forward to meet the sword. He took a big step and raised the sword with both hands.
Then a sword chant rose into the sky, but it was not clear, but deep and rumbling like the sound of a drum.
It's [Heavy Sword·Sixuan Mountain]! Here, a disciple from Lingjian Mountain shouted.
In addition to the three main peaks, there are countless small hills around Lingjian Mountain, each with its own name.
Xiaochong Mountain, Sixuan Mountain, Dashi Mountain, Wu Mountain...
Because the way of the heavy sword is like collapsing a mountain, the heavy swords of Lingjian Mountain are basically named after the surrounding mountains. However, not everyone is qualified to name their sword path after a mountain.
And Yan Tai, the head of Tianjian Peak, naturally has the qualifications.
However, this [Heavy Sword·Sixuan Mountain] still relies on a heavy iron sword. Compared with Qi Zhengyang's purely heavy sword [Tao Sword·Xiao Chongshan], it is still a little inferior. No wonder when Qi Zhengyang lost his son in his old age, everyone in Tianjian Peak wanted their children and grandchildren to learn sword in the name of elderly care.
With a loud clang, the two swords clashed fiercely in a flash. The sharp Taoist sword soared up to the sky, while the heavy sword energy pressed down fiercely.
The two green lights suddenly collided, and Lu Qingfeng sank instantly. There was also a burst of discussion on the high platform. As they watched the sword energy that was like hitting the waves, the three-foot green peak was instantly bent.
Bang! Lu Qifeng's face changed slightly, and the spiritual energy around him suddenly roared, and a wave of air pushed forward violently. The running airflow was instantly stimulated, helping the three-foot green sword in his hand to resist the middle.
As one of the top five realms, Tongxuan Realm can naturally appreciate the magic techniques.
Just like Chu He, who fought against Ji You on the stage, was also taught by his family.
However, the techniques used by Lu Qifeng were not systematic. It could be seen that they were only used superficially in his comprehension and were not overly profound.
However, what was eye-catching was the pace that Lu Qifeng showed afterwards.
When the air wave was gushing out, Lu Qifeng paused, and a faint wind danced from under his feet amidst the flashing spiritual light. The figure under the heavy sword instantly flashed to his right rear side.
It seems that what Lv Qifeng is mainly studying can still assist in speed, so that he can float like a ghost...
At the same time, the heavy sword in Yan Hao's hand fell to the ground with a bang, creating sparks on the stone platform. Even the people on the viewing platform felt the shock, and their faces changed accordingly, showing that the force here was so powerful and unstoppable.
At this time, Lu Qifeng, who had dodged the sword easily, landed on his right foot. A mysterious light suddenly appeared, and there was a sound of air explosion under his feet. His body instantly flew in the opposite direction and attacked Yan Hao. Lightning flashed wildly on the iron sword, and purple lightning surrounded it.
It is thunder magic, one of the laws of heaven and earth that is easiest to master and has extremely strong attack power.
Cultivators at the Rong Dao realm can gather lightning in their palms or release it without restraint, but those at the Tong Xuan realm still need to use the Dao sword as a carrier.
At this time, the Lu family's excited exclamations could be heard from the other side of the stage, and they felt that the lightning sword would definitely inflict heavy damage on the other side.
Only Ji You, staring at the table with his golden eyes, felt that this was not right.
The heavy sword is as heavy as a mountain and is a great aid to attack. Especially since Yan Hao majored in the art of heavy sword, it is extremely powerful.
But heaviness has both advantages and disadvantages for cultivators, because it increases energy but reduces speed.
This weakness was too obvious. Ji You didn't believe that Yan Hao didn't know it, and Lingjian Mountain also had many sword techniques to make up for it.
As expected, when Lu Qifeng rushed over with the Thunder Sword, Yan Hao's expression did not change at all. His right hand, which was tightly holding the heavy sword, twisted with a click, and when he pulled away, there was suddenly a slender black sword in his hand.
Mother and Child Sword...
Because he had paid attention in advance, Ji You clearly saw that Yan Hao's rapier was drawn from the blade of the heavy sword.
Lingzhou is backed by Lingjian Mountain, and its smelting and casting technology is unrivaled. When Ji You went to Tianshuyuan to ask for advice before, he even saved up money to buy a sword.
It is naturally not a problem for Yan Hao to create a sword that suits him according to his own strengths and weaknesses.
Amid the whistling sound, Yan Hao, holding a rapier in his hand, raised his brows coldly and swooped down.
Although his pace was not as fast as Lu Qifeng's, in a head-on sword fight, speed was not the key factor in determining victory or defeat.
It seemed that Lu Qifeng had not expected this. His pupils suddenly constricted, and he saw a bright and sharp sword energy coming towards him. He immediately drew his sword to meet it.
Naturally, Yan Hao's slash with a thin sword was not as terrifying as the one he used with the heavy sword just now, so there was no need for Lu Qifeng to worry.
When the two swords collided, sparks burst out continuously and purple lightning danced wildly.
The next moment, the air under Lu Qifeng's feet danced wildly, immediately distanced himself from him, and accumulated thunder magic again and roared towards him.
This scene was just like the first sword clash, another head-on confrontation.
With a clang, Yan Hao rushed forward, a flash of white light flashed on his rapier, and he swung it forward with an expressionless face.
Behind him, where Lu Qifeng couldn't see, Yan Hao's right hand curled into claws, and the heavy sword that had been placed on the ground began to tremble violently.
Ding!
The thin sword slashed fiercely on the green sword, and the heavy sword fell into the left hand of Yan Hao who flew forward with a bang.
Within sight, Yan Hao's left arm suddenly bulged into a round curve, veins popped out between his wrists, the vertical bones of his wrist arched directly, and he exerted force with all his might, slashing around the sky!
Lu Qifeng's scalp suddenly felt numb and his eyes widened. He felt as if a mountain was coming towards him from behind and rising up suddenly. The majestic energy directly hit the two swords.
Boom! The heavy sword came down hard, slashing Lu Qifeng who was unable to return the sword in time.
In fact, some cultivators here had already begun to use their spiritual thoughts. Then, there was a crisp sound of broken bones. Lu Qingfeng flew out horizontally and hit the blue-silver barrier hard. Then he fell to the ground. His dislocated right shoulder slanted in a strange arc and blood was flowing.
Here, there was silence.
In fact, the two men didn't fight for much time. Yan Hao started with a heavy sword, but under the pressure of the sword, Lu Qifeng quickly found a flaw in him and countered him with speed.
After a few exchanges of swords, it was the sudden appearance of the [Heavy Sword·Sixuan Mountain] that directly determined the outcome.
Not long after, the disciples of Lingjian Mountain cheered loudly, and the sound was like a tsunami, which even attracted onlookers from other temples to come here.
"Who's winning?"
"Of course it's Yan Hao. His heavy sword... is really scary. I hope I don't meet him too early."
"The Immortal Sect's personal teachings are naturally extraordinary."
"Looking at Yan Hao's relaxed look, it seems that he hasn't used his full strength yet."
"This is only the first game, how can we possibly use our full strength?"
Amid the discussions, Liangzhou's Lu family had already rushed onto the stage. After carrying Lu Qifeng off the stage and examining him, their faces looked very grim.
They didn't expect that Yan Hao would be so cruel.
Tiandaohui has always stopped at the right time. Although injuries are inevitable in the process, directly harming people's lives is really unacceptable.
In fact, Yan Hao was in a very bad mood and his face looked a little gloomy.
Because Lu Qifeng was not strong, and he was not considered a master after reaching the Tongxuan realm. Naturally, he could not be compared with him, the grandson of the master of Lingjian Mountain.
But this Lu family disciple took advantage of his speed, which made him irritated, and he did not hold back in his last strike.
At this moment, the sub-sword returned to the mother sword. Yan Hao put away his sword and stood proudly, his eyes cold and the majestic sword energy around him had not yet completely dissipated.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Yunyue stared for a long while, and finally glanced at Ji You unconsciously, his eyes slightly cold.
Lu Qifeng is not weak, at least he is much stronger than Liu Qichen.
In her opinion, Ji You was bullying those disciples who were not qualified to get a place in Tian Academy. Now that he met a real master, he must be very troubled.
Sure enough, Zhao Yunyue took a look and found that Ji You's expression was a little serious.
The pro-Xian officials including King Chong also turned to look and found Ji You sitting upright in the audience, staring at Yan Hao intently.
"It's not sword control."
“It’s really amazing…”
Ji You couldn't help but ponder inwardly, his mind full of the scene of Yan Hao summoning the heavy sword in his hand.
This is actually not a point worthy of attention, and not many people care about it. The reason why Ji You cares is purely out of curiosity. After all, he has always liked this kind of sneak attack.
That is not a simple sword-riding technique with no barriers to entry, but rather the innate spiritual sword technique that is a secret of Lingjian Mountain.
The heart of the sword is connected to the human heart, it comes when called, as easy as using one's arm.
At this time, Ji You stood up, walked down from the audience seats, and walked towards the gate of Qiyun Dojo.
Although the duel was a best-of-three contest, Lu Qifeng should be too weak to fight again, and there would probably not be any further developments.
And with the fighting power shown by Yan Hao, it should not be a problem for him to reach the final decisive battle.
No matter how the groups are formed after the first round, he will always meet himself.
Ji You's first match will begin tomorrow. It will take about three days to advance to the second round from six to one.
He looked up at the cloudy sky and felt the wind getting cooler, then he felt a slight chill.
However, it was not quiet under the gloomy sky. Instead, spiritual energy was surging like a rushing river. The sound of swords clashing was endless, and the murderous intent was awe-inspiring, accompanied by the whistling mysterious light that rose into the sky from time to time.
Each of the nine dojo has its own use. The four dojos of Zhencheng, Jingyang, Jiyuan and Cangwu are specially used for confrontations between strong men in the Rongdao realm. Therefore, the noises coming from these four dojo are the most massive.
At this time, disciples from outside the sect and officials from the Sixianjian would appear from time to time on the white marble road, passing on news of victory or defeat.
In this first round of confrontation, there were both children of aristocratic families and children of immortal sects, but the gap in fighting power between them was quite large, just like the one between Yan Hao and Lu Qifeng. Even though there was suspense, it would not be too unexpected.
Moreover, the original competition system stipulated that two out of three games would be played, but in this first round, the game was basically over in just one game.
It was not until the second round that the difference in strength among those who remained gradually narrowed, and only until the very end did a long battle that would last for a long time appear.
Ji You then went to several gardens and found that it was just as he thought. There were many crushing situations due to the gap in strength. He lost interest and turned back to Rusheng Garden.
He Lingxiu, Xiao Hanyan and others had not returned yet, so the courtyard was quiet.
Ji You glanced at the small building opposite and thought that this was a good time to steal a house. He could go to the small building for a stroll later...
He stretched out his hand, pushed open the door of his house, and just took a step inside when his eyes suddenly froze.
At this time, the young master of Lingjian Mountain was sitting on the tea table in his room, with a pair of snow-white jade feet bare, ten jade-like toes neatly put together, and the soles of his feet were a little peach pink, small and delicate.
She came to attend the Tiandao Conference with disciples from Lingjian Mountain, and she didn't have much to do, so she was naturally bored staying in the courtyard.
So she wandered around, and seeing that no one from Tianshuyuan was in the courtyard, she "accidentally" wandered into the strange man's room and sat there for a while.
Someone thinks the same as me...
Ji You couldn't help but laugh, and looked casually into the room, only to find that Yan Shuyi's shoes and socks were not next to the tea table, but in front of the bed.
This girl played on his bed barefoot, and then jumped from the bed to the mat...
However, Ji You could not see the lively Yan Shuyi, because the little master was looking at him seriously with coldness in his eyes.
"Kneel down and see you."
"?"
Ji You narrowed his eyes and looked up at Yan Shuyi.
Xiao Jianzhu looked at his raised hand, his face darkened, and he couldn't help but clench his fist lightly.
After a while, Ji You took off his boots and went to the tea table, pouring a cup of tea for Yan Shuyi: "Master Jian, please have some tea."
Yan Shu also felt the burning sensation on the plump buttocks. After a long silence, he said coldly: "You are quite polite, just kneel down to see me. After all, I am the master of the appraisal and I am here uninvited today."
"Are you bored, Master Jian?"
"Yes, a little bit. The battle between Rong Dao and Tong Xuan is a bit boring to me. There is no need to watch it. The battle between the elders is just sitting and talking about the Dao, which is even more boring."
Ji You thought for a moment and said, "How about beating the tiger with a stick and letting the chicken eat the worm?"
Yan Shuyi raised his eyes slightly and nodded coldly.
Ji You then stood up and searched in the drawer, found paper and pen, then bent over the desk and started drawing.
He still remembered Yan Shuyi's "special request" that he was not allowed to draw the tiger's tail. He didn't know why when he drew it last time, but this time he knew that this jealous man was always thinking about the demon princess showing him the tail.
After drawing a few strokes, Ji You shuffled the cards and handed them to her, then naturally rubbed the pair of fragrant feet under the table.
The young master was already used to it, and threw out a tiger without a tail as usual, and then saw Ji You throw out a stick.
Seeing this, Yan Shuyi stared at his cards for a long time, his face gradually turned red, and he remembered the underwear he had secretly washed last night...
Ji You looked at Yan Shuyi's blushing cheeks and couldn't help but feel that he was the same person as the kicking figure in his dream last night.
At this time, the wind was blowing outside the window and the bamboo forest was rustling.
The raindrops fell into the pond, making circles on the surface where the koi were swimming.
Yan Shuyi was silent for a long time, watching Ji You suddenly move closer to him. With his eyes dodging, he involuntarily moved his little mouth towards the center of the tea table.
Her feet were still in Ji You's hands, so Ji You could clearly feel her toes curling.
But at this moment, the young master's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he looked out the window. Then he glanced at Ji You, and a halo of light surrounded him. He instantly disappeared in the room, leaving only the fragrance of the wind when he raised his feet.
Ji You was silent for a moment, then immediately understood what he meant, so he stood up and walked towards the door, reaching out to open it.
Cao Jinsong, Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi were standing outside the door at this time, but with their backs to him.
The four of them moved in unison, looking up at the small building opposite.
There was a beautiful fairy in a red dress, her eyes were cold and her arrogant posture seemed to be very far away from the world.
(End of this chapter)
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