Chapter 373 Why Do I Need a Sword to Kill You?
"Sister Changle..."
"Rui'er, you're back?
In the early morning when the drizzle had not stopped, a new day of discussion competition began in Shengjing Fairy Garden.
In the early morning twilight, people from various aristocratic families entered the garden one after another. Princess Changle, Liu Junchi and other young men from the capital also came. As a result, they saw Wei Rui, whom they had not seen for a long time.
She knew that Wei Rui had left the capital with Kuang Cheng and had not spent the New Year in the capital. She was a little surprised to see her again after such a long time.
But when she thought about Ji You's return, she immediately understood that the three of them might have returned together.
What puzzled her was that she knew very well that Wei Rui had never been interested in practicing Taoism, and she didn't understand why she would come to join in the fun of this Taoist discussion meeting.
"Sister Changle, do you know where the Minister of Rites is?"
"Minister Chang, what do you want from him?"
"Master Kuang from the Sixianjian hasn't returned home all day. I sent someone to the Sixianjian to inquire, and they said that Master Kuang was invited by the Minister of Rites to visit his residence. But how can a guest stay overnight?"
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Zhao Yunyue frowned slightly.
Minister of Rites Chang Huai was a member of the pro-immortal faction under his father, and had always been at odds with the Sixianjian. So how could he invite a Sixianjian chief to visit his mansion?
She shook her head slightly, indicating that she didn't know where the Minister of Rites was. Seeing this, Wei Rui pursed her red lips and hurried away from the garden.
At this moment, Liu Junchi's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Junior sister, look."
"What are you looking at?"
Princess Changle turned her head and her eyes froze in surprise.
The direction Liu Junchi pointed to was the bulletin board of Shengjing Fairy Garden, which usually contained the projects to be discussed today and the names of the contestants.
Visitors can choose the magic and martial arts battles they are interested in and go to watch the discussions at a suitable time.
Generally speaking, the six dojos will have ten to twenty competition events in a day, which will be copied onto two notices.
But today there was only one notice, and what was even more surprising was that Ji You's name was written on it.
At noon, he would discuss Dao with Huo Ku, a great monk of the Wujiang Initial Stage from the Shanhai Pavilion.
"Ji You and Huo Ku, who is the challenger?"
"Look at the signature at the bottom of the notice. It's Huo Ku."
"Then can Ji You come?"
"The Immortal Sect wants what he has obtained, but he is unwilling to give it. The best way is to keep hiding in the Heavenly Academy. There is no way he will come."
"Then why do you want to do this?"
"Of course, the Shanhai Pavilion, the Daowen Sect, and the Chen Immortal Clan are unwilling to actually invade the Heavenly Academy. They must be trying to lure them out, but their method is a bit too childish."
The notice also attracted people from other families, who couldn't help but start discussing it after seeing it.
Ji You had just returned to Tianshu Academy when the three major immortal sects each sent an elder to Tianshu Academy, making it clear that they wanted what he had. In this situation, the wisest choice was not to come out.
Zhao Yunyue actually thought so too. He felt that in the face of oppression from the three major immortal sects, Ji You’s only option was to be a coward.
The stalemate continued until the three major immortal sects took action, or the Tianshu Academy was forced to hand it over.
But just as he was thinking about it, a group of people who were closer to the entrance of the fairy garden turned their heads and let out a low cry of surprise.
Hearing the commotion, Zhao Yunyue couldn't help but turn around to look.
At this moment, Ji You came wearing the sword robe of Tianshuyuan, with a cold face and sword energy all over his body as he stepped into the garden.
As they passed by each other, the scorching heat that permeated his body made everyone take three steps back. They watched him slowly walk into the yard, their expressions becoming even more surprised.
Following him were Cao Jinsong, Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin and the Lu sisters.
Zhao Yunyue was stunned for a long time, then suddenly remembered Wei Rui's hurried figure. His eyes were slightly stunned, and his mouth opened slightly, and he suddenly understood something.
"It seems that yesterday's news was true."
In the tea pavilion on the west side of the fairy garden, Fang Xiang, the head of the Fang family, spoke softly.
Guo Fengxing looked up when he heard the voice: "News?"
"Last night, I was drinking with a few of my acquaintances in Yuzhou. They had just gone to see the Vice-President of the Wendao Sect. It turned out that the Wendao Sect had invited an official from the Immortal Supervisor to visit them."
"Second Immortal Supervisor..."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the teahouse suddenly understood what Fang Xiang meant.
In the second year of Taichang, not just one young man from Fengzhou came out of Yuyang County, but two.
It is said that the two could not even afford to eat at the time and could only support each other in Shengjing.
Although the one named Kuang Cheng was just an ordinary person, he was involved in both the suspension of the supply of spirit stones and the subsequent land leasing.
Thinking of this, Fang Xiang and others stood up from the teahouse, and then followed the crowd towards the inner courtyard, thinking that there would probably be a good show to watch today.
"Evil disciple, do you really want to discuss the Dao with Huo Ku?"
"I can't just leave Kuang Cheng alone."
Ji You walked towards the inner garden while speaking, the murderous look in his eyes still lingering.
He really intended to stay in Tianshu Academy, but he didn't expect to receive an invitation to discuss Taoism from Wendao Sect that night.
But what concerned him was not the letter discussing Taoism, but the jade pendant that came with the letter and had been hanging around Kuang Cheng's waist.
He always knew that the bottom line of the Immortal Sect was extremely low, but he never expected that their bottom line would be so low that they could resort to such tricks even when all the aristocratic families gathered together. This made him very annoyed.
As he was speaking, Ji You had already arrived at the inner courtyard. Looking around, he saw the huge forum was vast and boundless, with nine stone pillars engraved with pictures of the sun ascending to heaven standing around it, looking extremely solemn.
The three-tiered stands around were already full, and there were people eagerly waiting on the rooftops. Looking around, it was truly a sea of people.
These are all immortal cultivators who arrived here earlier in order to occupy a better position to watch the battle.
They also saw the notice when they entered the hospital. They were surprised that the elder of Shanhai Pavilion, Huo Ku, would choose Ji You to discuss the Dao, and they were even more surprised that Ji You actually showed up.
While whispering to each other, He Ye and Zuo Qiuyang, who were sitting in front of the family members, as well as Zhao Wuji, the head of the Qiu family and others all looked towards the Guandao Tower in the east, south, west and north.
It was set up for the four immortal sects who came to discuss Taoism. Only a few elders from the four major immortal sects were in the open-air viewing corridor, and there were no high-level officials such as direct disciples and deputy masters.
However, they knew that those people should be in the hall behind the corridor, staring at Ji You closely.
In recent days, as the three sects sent elders to pay homage to the Heavenly Academy, many noble families who came to participate in the discussion guessed that what Ji You snatched from the Holy Land of the Sages was something more important and rarer than the spiritual treasure.
But only when they have actually seen and touched it can they understand how tempting it is.
"It is said that the Dao Sect used Daxia officials to take Ji You's best friend away. But if that is true, they could just exchange him directly. Why would they discuss Dao?"
The head of the Qiu family looked puzzled and looked at He Ye and Zuo Qiuyang while muttering to himself.
He Ye retracted his gaze upon hearing the voice: "Of course it's a matter of face."
"face?"
"According to the Heavenly Academy, Ji You's refusal was very arrogant. He also said that he would leave the immortal spirit behind so that they could invade. It's not surprising that the Immortal Sect wants to teach him a lesson and tease him now. Moreover, how can someone really justify threatening someone's life?"
In the sight, Ji You has already walked into the west side of the discussion hall.
At this time, two disciples of the Wendao Sect came over with a movable wooden sign in their hands and handed him a brush filled with cinnabar.
Ji You reached out to take the brush, made a tick on it, as if accepting the debate, and then stopped in front of the stage.
The content on this sign is the same as the bulletin board before the entrance, informing the time and method of the discussion.
But what is more detailed than the notice on the door is that it also contains the principles they are discussing.
"Fingering technique? It's actually the Lun Dao fingering technique?!"
"This Ji guy is on the path of body training. What the hell does he know about finger techniques?"
"Everyone knows he doesn't practice Taoism, yet he still agreed. Isn't this just asking for a beating?"
When the tens of millions of monks in the Dao Discussion Hall saw the word "finger method" on the card, they immediately burst into exclamations.
To be honest, they always thought that the two were going to have a sword fight, but they didn't expect it to be a completely unrelated finger fight.
You have to know that although Ji You's fighting ability is different, his enlightenment realm has always been Tongxuan realm, and no one has ever seen him use any magic. This kind of fighting event is undoubtedly suicide.
He Ye and others also saw the sign and thought to themselves, as expected.
He clamored for the three major immortal sects to infiltrate the Tianshu Academy, which had very accurately aroused the anger of the immortal sects. After all, in the past thousand years, no one had dared to challenge the power of the immortal sects in this way.
Now they not only want to get the fairy spirit, but also want to humiliate him before that.
This kind of thing that not only causes failure but also leads to being punished for arrogance is the most destructive to one's spiritual heart.
"Hahahaha, it's actually fingering, it's actually fingering, interesting, really interesting!"
At this time, Fang Jincheng followed the Fang family to the Guandao Tower. He lifted his robe and sat down with a sinister smile.
Zhao Yunyue also came and took a seat. Hearing this, he couldn't help but chuckle, "Young Master Fang is also a disciple of the Heavenly Academy. Isn't this display of joy a little too obvious?"
"My princess, what you said makes sense. I should have restrained myself a little, but unfortunately, the corners of my mouth seem to be out of control. Please don't be offended."
"I can only say that Mr. Fang is of true character."
Around Fang Jincheng and Zhao Yunyue, the inner court disciples of Tianshu Academy and the children of the aristocratic families who were affiliated with Tianshu Academy could not help but turn their heads to look at them.
Most of them were indifferent to this, after all, they had no relationship with Ji You.
There were also some who, like Zhao Yunyue, had thought about marrying Ji You. After hearing this, they just pursed their lips slightly, either thinking that it was a good thing that they did not get into trouble because of him, or that his sharpness really needed to be tempered.
The cool spring breeze blew the fine raindrops aslantly.
Time passed little by little amidst conversation and noise, and as the hour of noon arrived, a figure landed on the Guandao Tower where the Wendao Sect was located.
At that time, Huo Ku, a great monk of the Wujiang Initial Realm with white hair and beard, stood with his hands behind his back and looked at Ji You in the center of the Dao Lun Arena.
Seeing this scene, Ji You did not hesitate. He took off his sword according to the rules, then entered the discussion hall and approached Huo Ku step by step.
"Yesterday I heard you say that you wanted to stay in the Heavenly Academy and not come out, and you asked us to break in. I thought you would really hide like a turtle and never show up again."
When Huo Ku saw him coming, he stroked his long beard lightly, his eyes full of coldness.
"Where is Kuang Cheng?" Ji You did not respond to his ridicule, but looked up at him.
"I've only been invited for a cup of tea. You don't need to worry too much. This discussion is about finger techniques, so if you don't follow the rules, it's hard to say what will happen."
"It seems that I have to accept your fingering today?"
Huo Ku sneered, "The Immortal Sect has always been tolerant. This matter could have been resolved amicably, but you have no respect for the Immortal Sect, let alone the Taoist tradition that has been passed down for hundreds of years. I took the initiative to request this battle to teach you how to behave in this world."
After hearing this, Ji You opened his mouth softly and said, "I can offer you what I have obtained in the Holy Land of the Sages, but I want you to release Kuang Cheng and return the fish scale book that I rented the land to."
"So the reason you're being so tough is because of the Fish Scale Book?"
"I spent a lot of effort to snatch things from the Barbarian and Demon tribes. I can't just give them away whenever they ask. Isn't it normal to want to take some back?"
Huo Ku's eyes flashed with sarcasm. "It seems you are indeed ignorant. You still don't know that the Immortal Sect never negotiates conditions with others. You will be humiliated today and then offer the things from the Holy Land of the Sages. As for your friend, it depends on your attitude towards confessing your guilt."
As soon as he finished speaking, several elders from the surrounding Guandao Towers approached the railings, with golden light flowing in their cold eyes.
Their condescending attitude has always been the same, as if they wanted to see with their own eyes how miserable Ji You would be if he could only passively take the beating.
Especially Shang Yue and Chen Buyu, the two people who had followed Huo Ku to Tianshuyuan, their slightly cruel sneers were almost the same as Huo Ku's.
In the hall behind them, which was blocked by a screen, Shang Xiyao, the descendant of the Wending Sect, Huo Xingzhong, the descendant of the Shanhai Pavilion, the twin siblings of the Chen family, and the great men of various sects were all watching this scene.
That look and expression were truly like an immortal looking down from the clouds, looking down on the ants.
"Xiyao, you have to look carefully."
"Yes, uncle."
Shang Xiyao looked at his uncle and nodded slightly.
In the Heavenly Dao Altar, Ji You killed Chu Xian in the midst of evil spirit, which made his Dao heart defective. Although he made some progress after Shang Xingkong's words of heart-repairing, his control of the holy weapon became smoother and smoother.
But whenever he heard someone mention Ji You, or heard news about Ji You, his Tao heart was still unstable.
Therefore, Shang Xiyao knew that this meaningless battle today was specially prepared by his uncle in order to let him see clearly that no matter how strong this person was, he was just a country private cultivator with no connections and could only be bullied.
This is a means to break through obstacles in the heart of Tao.
When you have seen the other person at his weakest and most miserable state, you will no longer look down on him.
At this moment, the gong on the sidelines was struck on time.
From the moment they saw the Dao Discussion card until now, the long-awaited spectators all held their breath for a moment, and then used their spiritual thoughts to stare closely at the scene.
Huo Ku smiled, while Ji You's expression became extremely solemn.
Buzz——
Huo Ku suddenly waved his hand, and a stream of spiritual energy that had been accumulated earlier instantly poured into his right hand, and then a golden finger light shot out.
The powerful aura instantly made the entire place buzz, and charged straight towards Ji You.
Ask the Taoist sect for the instantaneous divine finger!
Seeing this scene, all the young men around opened their mouths wide.
Because they had seen Shanhai Pavilion disciple Huo Zhuoqun's finger fighting battle a few days ago, they had already realized the power of the Instant Finger. But when they knew that this finger technique was used by the Boundless Realm, they felt what a huge difference it was!
In an instant, Ji You suddenly stepped on the ground and flew away. The white robe on his body was blown into a ball by the strong wind while he moved, and he dodged the killing finger.
The powerful killing finger directly caused ripples in the surrounding barriers, and the evil spirit instantly leaked out.
But at the moment when Ji You dodged the finger with great speed, Huo Kuxia's finger came across the sky, and the strong finger light was so bright that even the skylight was dimmed.
The finger went straight for Ji You's lower abdomen, but Ji You dodged it suddenly. However, this time the dodge was not complete, and his white robe was torn as a result.
But just as he suddenly stepped on the ground, the next beam of light came down fiercely again.
There was a dull "bang" sound, and the sharp finger beams exploded in front of Ji You. The powerful killing force directly knocked him back three steps, and his wrists that were overlapping and resisting were instantly charred.
Seeing this scene, Cao Jinsong, Wen Zhengxin, Ban Yangshu and the Lu sisters instantly frowned and gripped the railing in front of them tightly with their hands.
They knew from the beginning that this fighting and discussion was a trap set by the Immortal Sect for him, and they had expected this scene to happen, but the anger in their hearts still could not be calmed.
"This Instant Finger is indeed very fast, it truly lives up to the name 'Instant'."
"Ji You is in trouble."
"Before he came on the field, I thought he might just be able to hide. I didn't expect the Instant Finger to be so fast in the hands of the Boundless Realm."
Amidst the noisy clamor, Huo Ku's killing fingers were still falling all over the sky.
The powerful martial arts technique directly chopped Ji You, who could only dodge, away again, and the fingerprints of the fire magic left his left shoulder and chest charred.
The elder of the Wending Sect shouted in pleasure, and all the spiritual energy in his body suddenly burst out. He condensed another powerful finger and attacked with a bang.
Ji You fixed his eyes, stepped on the ground and walked away, quickly dodging the murderous intent in the finger.
Just when everyone thought Huo Ku would do the same and follow up with the second and third fingers, Ji You did not stop after landing.
When he gathered all his strength and stepped on the ground, a muffled sound was heard, and the bricks under Ji You's feet cracked and shattered, and his strong body rushed forward fiercely.
Huo Ku didn't expect that he couldn't dodge successfully even when he was at the farthest distance, but he still took the initiative to get closer. With a ferocious look on his face, he slashed out with a finger, directly hitting Ji You's right shoulder, knocking him down.
The people in the stands were also confused, not understanding his intention of suddenly getting closer.
Because in this situation where you can only dodge, getting closer is obviously more disadvantageous to yourself.
But at this moment, someone saw his left hand and his eyes widened.
"Look at his left hand!"
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“Ah, this…”
In the sight of everyone, Ji You's right hand, which had been hanging by his side, clasped two fingers together while he ran and dodged.
The Qiu family's head's eyes widened upon hearing this: "Could it be that he really knows how to use finger techniques, and has been hiding his abilities until now?"
"He does have a secret scroll of finger techniques in his hand."
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Just as everyone was surprised, they suddenly heard a voice behind them and turned to look.
The head of the Zhongzhou Wang family leaned on his knees and said, "On the eve of the New Year, a finger technique from the Li family was stolen by him. Could it be that he mastered it?"
After hearing this, He Ye thought for a long time and then shook his head.
Only a few months have passed since the eve of the new year. Even if one practices at a faster pace, it is not enough to fully master the secret finger technique.
However, after shaking his head, he fixed his eyes again, thinking that Ji You's talent has always been strange and cannot be judged by common sense. If he said that it is impossible, it would be too absolute.
However, as Huo Ku cast three more finger seals to attack, everyone found that Ji You was still trying his best to dodge, and his right hand had not moved at all, and was even hit directly on the back by the finger light.
Seeing this scene, the people in the viewing platform couldn't help but twitch their lips.
It's just a bluffing tactic to put pressure on the opponent.
Huo Ku actually noticed the two fingers of Ji You's right hand pressed together. He was a little wary at first, but soon realized that he was just bluffing.
Because there is a time limit for discussing the Dao, in order to avoid fighting with each other and causing anger, thus losing the meaning of the discussion itself, so he felt that Ji You was using clumsy means to delay time.
Then in an instant, a beam of light shot directly towards Ji You's forehead.
"Palace Master, they are simply bullying Ji You."
In the west viewing building, Qin Rong couldn't help but speak in a low voice and clenched his fists.
Zuo Qiuyang put down his teacup upon hearing this: "He's not that easily bullied."
With a loud bang, Ji You suddenly jumped up, took a finger with his shoulder, and then stepped forward again with a heavy step.
In a flash, its thick and hot aura spread wildly across the sky, like a ferocious beast on the scene.
At this moment, he was facing the next finger light and had no intention of dodging at all. His muscles were tensed and he smashed the murderous intent that was flying towards him with a bang.
Seeing this scene, Gu Zetao and Wang Gaocen, who were sitting in front of Fang Jincheng and Zhao Yunyue, and next to Yu Shiliu, He Lingxiu, Shi Junhao and Chai Ze, couldn't help but stand up.
"What is he going to do?"
"He doesn't know how to use his fingers, and according to the rules, he can't perform any attacking techniques. So why did he get so close?"
Huo Ku's heart trembled when he saw him approaching, and he immediately shouted: "Ji You, remember the rules, this is a discussion of the law!"
Even though he was the one showing off in today's discussion, he was still aware that if he really let loose, even three of him might not be able to defeat Ji You.
This feeling was even more obvious when he came towards us with a strong aura.
So he had to remind him, remind him to remember the rules, and remind him that Kuang Cheng was still in their hands.
He was sure that this loud shout would wake Ji You up, let Ji You know his current situation, and make sure that he would not dare to break the rules.
However, out of fear of murderous intent, several laws suddenly rushed out from behind him, surrounding his body, forming a defensive technique similar to the Chu family's Hun Tian magic.
In fact, what he did was against the rules, but the Immortal Sect did not step in to stop him.
Because according to the supplementary regulations, if someone does not follow the rules, the contestants can choose their own defensive measures.
At this moment, Ji You finally raised the two fingers he had kept together since the start of the game.
Those were two clean fingers, without any spiritual energy or magic surrounding them, just two fingers.
These two fingers are just like the gesture of handing over silver bills when doing business between the East and West markets, they are just simply put together.
Then, Ji You's arms suddenly swelled up, and a violent hot air emanated from the places where his arms were wrapped around his arms. He fell down fiercely like a heavy black iron bow that was pulled to its full length.
With a puff!
A big hole was directly pierced through the magic that surrounded Huo Ku, and the pure power squeezed those laws into a violent flow.
Huo Ku was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, he saw the two fingers coming down again. In an instant, he felt a sharp pain burst out in his heart.
Peng!!!!!!!
Ji You pierced his chest with his fingers, and the energy in his body exploded directly from the top of his chest to his back, and blood poured onto the ground in an instant.
Huo Ku fell heavily to the ground with a muffled thud. His eyes dimmed and his face was filled with incredible fear.
At this moment, the rules of the discussion meeting flashed through his mind.
Fingering is the act of killing people with fingers.
In his blurred vision, he saw Ji You still holding those two fingers together.
There was no magic, no spiritual energy, nothing at all. But compared to before, those two fingers and the entire wrist were now stained red with blood.
The surging hot air waves slowly descended, and Ji You turned to look at Huo Ku, whose eyes were gradually becoming cloudy.
"You want it, fingering."
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