Chapter 94: On Stage
Chapter 94: On Stage
By dusk, the whole city was in an uproar.
Because everyone could clearly see that to the east of Peacock City, there was a mountain-like city slowly flying over.
There are twelve floors and five cities. The twelfth floor is before the five cities, so it naturally cannot be a small building.
Take the Huanzhu Tower for example. It is five hundred feet high and two hundred miles in circumference. It is not as big as the Peacock City, but it is much taller. The whole building is integrated and the people inside are smaller than ants. A single glance up is even more shocking than that of the Peacock City.
As the Huanzhu Tower got closer, dazzling magical lights burst out from the two huge buildings, but their respective city-protecting formations only flashed for a moment, and the Huanzhu Tower slowly moved closer to the Peacock City.
The people in Peacock City looked up but could not see the roof of Huanzhu Tower.
A figure flew out from the center of Peacock City. The figure was wearing a tall hat and gorgeous clothes. Wherever he stood, auspicious rays of light appeared in the sky. He said,
"Brother Shanshou! I finally got you here!"
"Haha, Brother Boya, I was also extremely anxious. When I was leaving, Brother Rusu held me back and wouldn't let me go. I finally got rid of him. When we landed on the East China Sea, we met a group of black swallows returning north. I had no choice but to let them pass. That's why I'm late."
Along with a hearty laugh, a man in white flew out of Huanzhu Tower.
The man had a handsome face, long flowing beard, and was extraordinary in appearance. He also had a long sword slung across his back.
The man in fancy clothes laughed and scolded, "Xuan Yan is the master of the Three Heavens, so it's only right for them to pass. But why did that Li Rusu pull you here? I will definitely go to the East China Sea to cause trouble for his Zhentao Tower in a few days!"
The two laughed.
"Everyone!"
The man in gorgeous clothes said loudly, his voice spread throughout the city and every building, "Fellow Taoists who came to Peacock City, fellow Taoists in Huanzhu Tower, after midnight tonight, there will be fireworks in Peacock City, and all drinks will be free!"
Suddenly, thunderous cheers like tsunamis could be heard from every building in the city.
"Everyone!"
The man in white also raised his voice and said, "I am Li Shanshou, and I am borrowing Peacock City's precious land to hold a sword fighting meeting tonight. I invite friends of the first and second realms to attend. Other friends who like swords can all come and watch!"
Once these words were spoken, there was a long-lasting wave of cheers.
Through the mouths of others, several people in Sanqing Mountain also knew the identities of the two people. The man in gorgeous clothes who came out first was the Lord of Peacock City, Qian Boya, a high-level cultivator in the Sanxian realm. The man in white clothes carrying a sword who came out later was the Lord of Huanzhu Tower, Li Shanshou, a sword cultivator in the Tianxian realm.
Just after the sword immortal Li Shanshou announced that he was going to hold a sword fighting competition, the news spread, and cultivators from all directions came to the third heaven from the lower realms and poured into Peacock City and Huanzhu Tower. By the time it was approaching the hour of Hai, even the rooftops of the buildings were filled with people, it was a grand occasion.
As everyone was waiting, the sun set and the moon rose, and the hour of Hai had arrived.
"boom!"
A huge golden chrysanthemum firework blooming in the triple heaven - Yaotai Yufeng, ignited everyone's emotions.
And this was just the beginning. From all over Peacock City, rays of light shot up into the sky from the city like flying stars, and then bloomed into gorgeous flowers in the air, illuminating the sky above the city as bright as day.
In the curtain of fireworks, Li Shanshou stood on the top of Huanzhu Tower. The round jade moon was behind him, illuminating the outlines of the sword fairy and the top of Huanzhu Tower. He waved his sleeves, and two objects flew out of his sleeves. Both of them grew in the wind and instantly turned into huge monsters.
One turned into a hundred-step high platform with carved railings and jade bricks, and the other turned into a giant mirror almost as high as the Huanzhu Tower.
The high platform and the giant mirror are both suspended in the void outside Peacock City and Huanzhu Tower. The high platform is almost invisible next to the giant mirror, but the picture in the giant mirror is exactly what is on the high platform. At this moment, many cultivators in the city and the tower can see the patterns on the jade bricks of the high platform clearly through the giant mirror as long as they look up slightly.
It is conceivable that if there were people standing on the stage, every detail would be clearly visible.
Any sword practitioner with a little knowledge should know that these two are the treasured magic weapons of the Lord of Huanzhu Tower, one is called Yuyaotai and the other is called Yingyuejing.
This is another reason why Huanzhu Dujianhui is so famous.
Imagine you are fighting with swords on the Jade Yao Terrace, and your figure is magnified ten thousand times by the Moon-Reflecting Mirror for the world to see. Who can remain calm?
"This sword fight will start with physical swordplay. Those who practice physical swordplay can go up the steps and onto the stage."
Huanzhu Louzhu said loudly.
Unexpectedly, but as expected, only a few hundred rays of light flew out from the city and the tower, flying towards Yuyao Terrace like fireflies.
Nowadays, most people in the world practice flying swords, followed by magic swords, and the least is body swords. This has become the norm.
In the Haishi Restaurant, several people from Sanqing Mountain looked at Cheng Xinzhan.
Cheng Xinzhan slapped the "Qiu Shui" on his waist and laughed, "I'm going!"
The young Taoist rode away on a cloud and turned into a firefly.
When they arrived at the foot of Yuyao Terrace, the swordsmen with swords discovered that the platform only looked small from a distance and next to the Moon-Reflecting Mirror, but it was actually a hundred feet high, and there were about a hundred steps from the bottom to the top.
Even though hundreds of swordsmen were standing in a row below the stage, they still seemed sparsely spaced, and the area seemed to be several thousand steps in radius.
In the distance, the owner of Huanzhu Tower snapped his fingers, and a beam of light fell on the Yuyao Terrace, causing a sudden change.
The bright moonlight fell on the Yuyao Terrace. People say that moonlight is like water, but at this moment, the moonlight really turned into water. The moonlight water accumulated on the terrace and fell down the steps like a waterfall. In the process of falling, the water became more and more turbulent, and after falling down a hundred steps, it was like a big river.
But whether it was a waterfall or a big river, they were only seen from a distance. Looking more closely, it was clearly a dense crowd of people holding swords and rushing down with an unstoppable momentum, but these people disappeared after rushing out of the bottom step.
Cheng Xinzhan was not the first to arrive, but those who had arrived before him were waiting at the bottom of the stairs without stepping on them, as if they were observing.
However, he believed that the sword's power was unpredictable, so there was no need to wait and watch. He took a step forward, and after climbing up the stairs, he saw a sword slashing towards his waist and abdomen with an unstoppable force and at an extremely fast speed.
He drew out "Autumn Water" even faster. After the sword was unsheathed, he turned his wrist, raised his arm, and drew a semicircle with the sword. He then gathered strength and retracted his hand. He passed his hand in front of his chest, drew another circle, and lowered it. The force was transmitted from the soles of his feet to his waist and then to his arms. He swung the sword with force, and the tip of the sword swept across his ankle and slashed forward.
As if sweeping away the dust on the ground, the long sword turned into an arc of light and cut off the sword that was cutting across.
He took another step forward.
The second sword was stabbing at his throat. He used the momentum of the previous sword to sink his shoulders suddenly, pulled the sword from top to bottom, and chopped it down diagonally on the second sword.
One more step.
The third sword came down from the sky with great force.
He retracted the sword and thrust it out fiercely again. At this moment, his first step, second step and third step had already formed a momentum. With the added momentum of his steps, the sword thrust out so fast that the sword had not fallen yet, but he had already stabbed the phantom holding the sword, so he took another step forward.
Every step did not stop, but became faster and faster.
The scene in the Moon-Reflecting Mirror fell into everyone's eyes. They saw the group of swordsmen climbing up the stairs, like waves against the current, but there were still too many people, and the sword lights were a mess. They naturally looked at the one walking in front.
There was one person who was always at the forefront. "Xinzhan is really capable!"
In the viewing corridor of Haishi Restaurant, He Jiyuan stared at the Moon-Reflecting Mirror without blinking. Looking at Cheng Xinzhan who did not stop for a moment, he stood up and clapped his hands.
"That's just two moves!"
Wang Miaoyuan also stared at the Moon-Reflecting Mirror without blinking, and did not hesitate to say something.
Feng Jihu watched carefully, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face, he thought that he climbed the stairs so quickly, it would not be long before he would leave behind the person who led him into the mountain gate.
On the top floor of the restaurant, Xiao Shiyi Niang was sitting on the outer corridor holding the lion cat, looking at the figure in the moon-reflecting mirror.
Qingyu naturally served beside him. She said, "I only knew that Taoist Cheng was good at drawing talismans, but I didn't expect his swordsmanship was also so powerful!"
Xiao Shiyi Niang said angrily, "They are the top disciples of Mount Sanqing. Do you think they are the people from Baiyujing?"
Qingyu was obviously favored on weekdays. At this time, he smiled and said, "That's not true. Master, look, seven of the masters from Sanqing Mountain have come, but only Taoist Cheng is going to fight with swords."
Xiao Shiyi's eyes were brighter than the moonlight tonight, "Then he must be different."
Qingyu smiled and said nothing more.
On the roof of Huanzhu Tower, Peacock City Lord Qian Boya suddenly appeared. He came over with two pots of wine, handed one to Li Shanshou, and said with a smile,
"Shanshou, once your sword fighting arena appears, no one will watch the fireworks in my city."
Li Shanshou couldn't stand him being so ungrateful, so he joked, "Then I'll take the sword fighting platform and go to Jingwei City. Do you think Yuan Xiuyong didn't invite me?"
Qian Boya quickly smiled and said, "You can't leave. Come, drink, drink."
Li Shanshou took the wine pot and took a sip with a smile, his face intoxicated, "Among the five cities, I like the wine from your Peacock City the most, and the wine from Golden Eagle City the most. One is mild, and the other is strong. Haha, they are all good, all good."
Qian Boya smiled complacently, then pointed at the Moonlight Mirror and said, "Nowadays, physical swordsmanship is indeed becoming less and less popular, and the number of people practicing it is decreasing year by year."
Li Shanshou shook his head. "Spirit, Qi and Spirit are a trinity. The physical sword is in the spirit, the magic sword is in the Qi, and the flying sword is in the spirit. They shouldn't be divided so clearly. I have always disagreed. But the general trend is like this, and I can't do anything about it. Even within the Sword Sect, there are already several factions like this.
"I heard that the conflicts among the three leading sword sects, Hengshan, who cultivates physical swords, Lushan, who cultivates magic swords, and Jiange, who cultivates flying swords, are becoming more and more serious. They often make appointments to fight with swords. They are really ruthless in their competitions, and there are often casualties. It shouldn't be like this."
However, even a sword immortal could not resist the general trend. There were too few people practicing the three arts together. He could only hold his nose and hold his breath, fighting with swords separately, otherwise he was afraid that not enough people would be able to gather.
And he would never let people who practiced three arts to fight with swords. Otherwise, no matter which art the person practiced won, it would not be good if it got out from him.
Qian Boya pointed at the one walking in front and said, "That young man is pretty good. He looks young, but his timing is just right."
Li Shanshou nodded, but teased him, "Why, do you also want to catch a son-in-law off the stage?"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
Li Shanshou said this because at the last sword fighting competition, which was held in Haiqing City in the northeast, an elder of the Xiao family took a fancy to a young man who performed brilliantly on the sword fighting stage and actually recruited him as his son-in-law after he stepped down.
Qian Boya shook his head. At their level, if they didn’t have children when they were young, having children now would be a luxury.
It is like this in all five major cities. Those who can become the head of a family are those who practice cultivation wholeheartedly when they are young. They will never destroy their own Yuan Yang. When their cultivation reaches a high level, it will naturally be difficult for them to have children. Therefore, the mayors of the five major cities are never sons who inherit their father's business. Every new mayor is promoted by the old mayor from the side branches of the clan. The only requirement is the surname.
Perhaps this is also the reason why the five major cities have been passed down.
"If you can't find a son-in-law, you can still find a servant or a guest official."
Qian Boya said with a smile.
Li Shanshou also nodded with a smile, but since Qian Boya specifically mentioned this young man.
He waved his sleeves, and the picture in the Moon-Reflecting Mirror changed. The previous picture showed the backs of everyone climbing the stairs, but now the picture suddenly zoomed in and directly zoomed in on the person in the front. He could see his front, his face clearly, and every movement of him swinging the sword.
He organized the sword fighting competition originally to attract young people to practice swordsmanship and to make them famous.
The people in the city and the building also cheered. That’s why they just wanted to see the young and handsome man.
The six people from Sanqing Mountain in the Haishi Restaurant, as well as the two maids of the host family, were naturally all excited and happy.
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In the northwest area of Peacock City, in a huge private room where one could see the Moon-Reflecting Mirror when one opened the window, there were seven or eight beautiful women singing and dancing. However, a young man and a middle-aged man were looking at the Moon-Reflecting Mirror, leaving only a middle-aged man watching the singing and dancing.
"It's my benefactor!"
The handsome young man suddenly stood up, pointed at the Moon-Reflecting Mirror and shouted.
The middle-aged man next to him also looked at the Moon-Reflecting Mirror in surprise.
"Dad! Look!"
The young man became furious when he saw his father still watching the singing and dancing.
The man finally reacted and looked at the Moon-Reflecting Mirror with a look of surprise on his face.
"Ah! Isn't this the guy from Sanqing Mountain?"
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In the southwest area of Peacock City, on the roof of a restaurant, five young men and a bearded man were sitting on the eaves, looking at the Moon-Reflecting Mirror.
They had rushed here temporarily after receiving news that the owner of Huanzhu Tower was holding a sword-fighting meeting in Peacock City. There were no seats left in the restaurant, so they had to sit here.
"It's him!"
There were three women and two men in this group of young people. Two of the women suddenly stood up and exclaimed, and the big man with a beard was also a little surprised.
The other companions were surprised to see the two women react so strongly. One of the men asked,
"Qingyun, Yingqiong, how come you know this person?"
Li Yingqiong did not answer, but looked at the woman beside him and asked,
"Senior Sister Zhou also knows this evil thief?"
Zhou Qingyun just stared blankly at the Moon-Reflecting Mirror and did not hear the questions from the woman beside him and his companions.
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