Chapter 96: The Sword of the Long Journey
Chapter 96: The Sword of the Long Journey
"In the first round, Cheng Xinzhan took first place, and Xue Lixing took second place."
Huanzhu Louzhu's voice sounded again.
The whole city cheered and the fireworks were brilliant.
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Haishi Restaurant.
Xiao Shiyi Niang smiled brightly and asked without turning her head,
"Qingyu, the city lord requires all merchants to provide free wine and beverages tonight. What kind of wine do we have?"
Qingyu replied, "Of course it's the cheapest Biguang wine. Every family has it like this. They usually cost one gold a jar."
"What about further up?"
"The next one is Liuxia wine, which costs one hundred and twenty taels per pot."
"Further up."
"A pot of white sheep wine, one hundred and sixty taels."
"Further up."
"Two hundred and fifty taels for a pot of Ruicai Mingqiong."
Xiao Shiyi Niang smiled and nodded.
"This name sounds nice. Let's pass it on. The restaurants in Bohaihai City will provide Ruicai Mingqiong for free tonight to celebrate for Master Cheng."
"Yes."
Qingyu smiled and gave the order.
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The restaurant where Jin Xiangzong and his men were.
Jiang Nanjing shouted, "The benefactor won the first place! Uncle, father! The benefactor won the first place!"
Jiang Yanxing was also very happy. After thinking for a while, he asked Jiang Yuexing, "Is this restaurant owned by our Mingguangtang or the clan?"
Jiang Yuexing didn't pay much attention to his cultivation, but he knew the financial accounts of his family clearly. "Brother, this is not a restaurant, it's a brothel, so it's naturally our family's property."
Jiang Yanxing glared at him and said nothing. He was still thinking of asking the restaurant to waive the bill for all the guests tonight and publicize that it was the Jin Xiangzong Mingguangtang who came to congratulate Master Cheng of Sanqingshan. But let's not ask for the brothel, in order not to let his good intentions lead to a bad reputation.
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The roof where several people from the Emei Sect are located.
There was a hint of appreciation in the bearded immortal's eyes.
Yan Renying felt some admiration and yearning.
Li Yingqiong's face looked heavy.
Zhuge Jingrui was still thinking back to the real and unreal thunderous force just now, and he dared not underestimate the physical sword anymore.
Zhou Qingyun looked at the man in the moon-reflecting mirror, feeling confused.
Yu Yingnan's eyes moved between Li Yingqiong and Zhou Qingyun's faces, full of inquiry.
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Suddenly, people found that there was no one in the Moon-Reflecting Mirror. When they looked again, they found that the two people appeared on the top of Huanzhu Tower, beside the Sword Immortal.
"Young people have many ideas, and their final move is always good."
Li Shanshou looked at the two young men and said with a smile.
Cheng Xinzhan and Xue Lixing did not expect to meet the Sword Immortal.
"Cheng Xinzhan of Sanqing Mountain/Xue Lixing of Laoshan Mountain, met with Master Li and Master Qian."
The two immortals smiled and nodded.
However, Qian Boya no longer mentioned the matter of recruiting guests. Sanqing Mountain was a major sect in the world, and Laoshan was also a first-class sect. The disciples of these two sects naturally did not need to come to him. He took out two green signs and handed them to the two people. They were peacock-shaped, exquisite and ingenious.
"This is my Peacock City VIP card. It gives me a 40% discount on everything in the city. I can also withdraw 100 taels of gold at a time from my own property in the Qian family."
The two thanked him.
The sword immortal said,
"Li Xing, your sword is more agile than powerful."
Xue Lixing bowed and listened to the instructions.
"You should practice using the heavy sword. This is a heavy sword I used when I was young, called "Red Ant". This sword will change according to the master's realm. When one day you can use it like the sword in your hand now, I think you will have enough strength."
Huanzhu Louzhu took out a scarlet sword, which looked no different from an ordinary sword.
Xue Lixing thanked him and reached out to take it with both hands, but almost stumbled and fell.
Huanzhu Louzhu smiled and looked at Cheng Xinzhan again. He said,
"Looking at you, I don't see any obvious shortcomings. If I have to point out one, it's that you are too relaxed."
relaxation?
Cheng Xinzhan pondered these two words secretly.
"You seem to be able to do it effortlessly when fighting against your enemies, which is of course a good thing. However, being able to do it effortlessly means that even if you have ten points of strength, you will only use eight points, because you know that this is enough. This is because the opponents you meet are often people of the same level. I am worried that this will become a habit. One day, when you meet a stronger person, or someone who is good at hiding his weaknesses, he will suddenly use his strength when fighting with you, and you will find it difficult to resist. Of course, maybe I am just overthinking."
Cheng Xinzhan bowed his hands and thanked him, "Senior, your advice is valuable."
The swordsman smiled and nodded, then took out an iron kettle and handed it to him.
"'Autumn Water' is a good sword, but it is too sharp and not flexible enough. I see that you always use hard swords. You can practice using soft swords in the future. This is Liushuang Feimercury. You can use it to feed the sword and improve its flexibility."
Cheng Xinzhan thanks you.
The sword immortal finally encouraged, "The way of the sword is divine, there is no distinction between high and low, and physical sword is not inferior either. Let's see you practice well and become famous all over the world. In addition, don't just focus on physical sword. If you have energy left in your practice, you should also learn magic sword and flying sword. The road is wide and your horizons should be broad. Next, I will open a magic sword field, you should also take a good look, go!"
The two men thanked him and said yes, then flew away on a cloud.
"Where does Fellow Daoist Xue live? Did you come here with your fellow disciples?"
Cheng Xinzhan asked.
Xue Lixing nodded. "I'm staying at the Changqing Restaurant in Wanxiafang. I came here with my fellow brothers. Where's Fellow Daoist Cheng?"
"I'm in Xibeihai City. After the sword fight tonight is over, I'll go talk to Fellow Daoist Xue tomorrow."
Xue Lixing agreed, and the two parted ways.
"In the second round of the sword fighting competition, those who practice sword magic can step down on the stage." The sword immortal's voice sounded again, so Cheng Xinzhan stopped his cloud chariot and turned back.
This time, there were no obstacles on the Yuyao Terrace, and he flew directly to the stage. At the same time, he noticed that thousands of spiritual lights lit up from the city and the towers and flew to the Yuyao Terrace with him. There were far more people than in the first match.
At this time, Yuyao Terrace changed again. It suddenly stretched out and formed a shape like a long embankment.
Everyone went up one after another and lined up in a row.
Several people standing near Cheng Xinzhan suddenly said,
"Hey, aren't you Cheng Xinzhan, the first person to go on stage? Are you also coming to participate in the magic sword competition?"
His voice attracted the attention of many people, and they all looked over.
Cheng Xinzhan was a little embarrassed, so he bowed to both sides and said,
"Join in the fun, join in the fun!"
The commotion on the field also attracted the attention of Huanzhu Louzhu. He saw the young man at a glance and couldn't help but smile.
"So he is a dual-cultivation swordsman. I was wrong about him."
He thought about it, and the familiar face appeared in the Moon-Reflecting Mirror again. He wanted to see where the potential of this young man lies.
The people in the city and the tower were naturally surprised to see the young Taoist priest again, and they talked about it a lot.
On the Yuyao Terrace, there was one person among the thousands of people, his face flushed, as if he had just been pulled out of hot water. He stared at the face in the Moonlight Mirror.
The person next to him couldn't help but ask with concern, "Daoyou, are you feeling unwell?"
Liang Zhenjing glared at him and did not answer.
At this time, the owner of Huanzhu Tower waved his sleeves, and a ray of light was scattered. The light grew with the wind and flew to the opposite side of Yuyao Terrace, about twenty miles away from Yuyao Terrace, and turned into Yunling as big as a mountain, the same length as Yuyao Terrace.
"This is Yangming Yuntang Gang, one of the thirty-six heavenly Gangs, and it belongs to Yang. Half a tael of Yangming Yuntang Gang can transform into a cloud like this long mountain. This is the reward for the first place in the second round."
The swordsmen on Yuyao Terrace all began to breathe rapidly.
This is Ling Gang, which is even rarer than Zhen Sha!
At this moment, those who stood on the Yuyao Terrace were all cultivators in the first and second realms, and it was at this time that they were craving for spiritual energy.
He is indeed an immortal, and those who attack him are not ordinary people, everyone thought.
"Everyone, draw your swords and slash the clouds. Those who can split the clouds with sword energy can stay on the stage. Let's begin!"
As soon as Huanzhu Louzhu finished speaking, countless sword lights lit up, and thousands of sword qi gushed out, forming a colorful sword energy wave that surged out from Yuyao Terrace and hit Yunling.
This time, Cheng Xinzhan was a step slower because he hadn't taken out his sword yet!
He usually hides the magic sword "Gao Zhen" in his body, and asks the inner scene god of the Fire Palace, Yuandan Taoist, the inner scene god of the Thunder Palace, Dangmo Zhenjun, the Divine Thunder General, the Water Thunder General, and the inner scene god of the Gold Palace, Qilin Jinshi, to engrave runes on the sword, and refine it day and night with the five elements magic power and thunder, qi and wind element, so this time when he went out, he habitually kept it in the acupoints of his bamboo body.
His mind moved and he called out "Gao Zhen".
Looking at "Gao Zhen" again at this moment, he is completely different from when I first saw him in the sword library at Toujian Mountain.
The rough sword blank was forged and refined by magic power into a sword of regular style. People who know swords can recognize at a glance that this is the standard of Han sword.
The Han sword is upright, with a straight blade and sharp edges and corners. It is also called the ceremonial sword. The magic sword is a tool for summoning spirits and sending gods, so it naturally cannot be without ceremony. This is why Cheng Xinzhan forged the sword embryo into the Han sword style.
The blade of his Han sword was polished on eight sides. It was thick and narrow, narrow and long, making it look more majestic.
The sword retains the original color of the sword embryo, which is generally purple, but with black characters unique to purple copper on it, like the tiny tadpole characters on an ancient tripod. The blade and the tip of the sword are bright silver, as if stained by frost. This is the color of Moon Soul Silver.
However, at this time, the sword not only had the black characters unique to purple copper, but was also densely engraved with various runes, including the five elements, wind and thunder, cloud and dragon seals, thunder and wind grass. Each one was as big as a mosquito or fly, and seemed to be scattered randomly like ink.
But if someone with extremely high attainments in the art of talismans looks carefully, he will find that the talismans are connected and intertwined, as if several unrelated talismans put together have become a new talisman. If you look at it for a long time, you will feel dizzy.
He drew so many talismans on yellow paper, one to comprehend the meaning of the Dharma, and the other to prepare for the seal carving of "Gao Zhen".
He used the bamboo body to eat air to practice the art, and eight out of ten of the air his flesh body took in was infused into the "Gao Zhen".
As for "Gao Zhen", his weapon of thunder, it has been forged by nearly a hundred heavenly thunders. The thunder patterns are hidden under the runes, and its edge is restrained.
At this moment, he took out "Gao Zhen" and held it in his hand. Feeling the master's thoughts, "Gao Zhen" flashed with spiritual light and made a sword sound.
He slashed from bottom to top, using the thunder and lightning magic power that was most compatible with the sword. The thunder seal talismans on the sword flashed alternately, and an arc of electricity shot out from the sword, catching up with and surpassing the row of sword energy waves in an instant and landed on Yunling.
Most people noticed the extremely fast arc of sword energy, but saw that Yunling did not react at all. Instead, the hundreds of sword energies that followed separated Yunling and cut it into hundreds of pieces.
Some of the sword energy did not reach Yunling and dissipated in less than twenty miles; some of the sword energy lightly fell on Yunling and only blew away a wisp of mist; some of the sword energy passed through Yunling, but only made a small hole.
The people around Cheng Xinzhan looked at him, and someone said,
"The magic sword is not as simple as your physical sword."
Someone took over the conversation and said with a smile, "But it's not bad for young people to try more. But after trying, if you are not cut out for it, you can go back to practicing physical swordsmanship."
There was a sparse laughter on the Yuyao Stage.
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Peacock City, Wanxiafang, Changqing Restaurant.
Xue Lixing had just sat down when he saw this scene. The Moon-Shaped Mirror also transmitted the ridicule to everyone's ears.
Someone at the same table with him said to Xue Lixing,
"That Cheng Xinzhan is really good at sword fighting. He is even better than you, Li Xing. However, different trades are like different mountains. He should never have gone to the magic sword arena to fight with swords. Now he can't even pass the entrance examination. He has become a laughing stock."
But Xue Lixing stared at the Moonlight Mirror and shook his head. He said, "Brother, you are wrong. Many people are wrong."
He saw clearly that after traveling for twenty miles, the sword energy of many people could no longer maintain its original form and gradually dispersed and expanded. From a distance, the sword energy seemed to be getting bigger and bigger and very powerful, but in fact it was caused by the lack of condensed magic power. It would be better to say that those huge sword energies broke through the Yunling Mountains instead of cutting through the Yunling Mountains. Didn't you see that those sword energies dissipated after breaking through the Yunling Mountains?
The magnificent Yunling Mountain was smashed into pieces by these chaotic sword energies and shattered into pieces.
There are only a very small number of sword energies, like the arc sword energy of Brother Cheng. When the sword is released, it is a thin arc of light. After traveling twenty miles, it is still a thin arc of light, but it is many times longer.
The arc of light cut into the cloud ridge, like a sharp knife cutting through solid fat, passing through without any obstruction, while no trace could be seen on the surface of the solid fat. As for how far the arc of light continued after passing through the cloud ridge, he could not see clearly in the bright moonlight.
At this time, the swordsmen who failed to break through Yunling disappeared one by one on Yuyaotai. Some people looked at Cheng Xinzhan, trying to see a hint of different emotions on his calm face.
However, he stood there holding the sword, his expression remained calm and there had never been any change.
Until all the people on the stage who failed to cut Yunling disappeared, he still stood there with the sword in his hand.
Some were surprised, some were puzzled, and some were angry, but no one dared to question or inquire about the owner of Huanzhu Tower who presided over the sword fighting meeting.
The owner of Huanzhu Tower did not need to explain anything to those people with poor eyesight standing on Yuyao Terrace, but at this time, there were people on the first floor of the city watching the sword fighting competition, and he needed to make these spectators understand.
Then, the picture on the Moon-Reflecting Mirror changed, revealing the sword energy that still maintained its arc form after breaking through the Yunling Mountains. The sword energy was still only a thin thread, traveling alone far away.
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