C297 The One Who Mastered the Sword Technique
It was a vast expanse of white as far as the eye could see. [I can't see the end of it!] He did not know what the white fog was or how wide it was.
On top of the white fog plains, a figure in white kept swinging his sword, dispersing the Cloud Mist Swordsman that was created and making him stronger.
Jian Ao used his sword to disperse a figure, then he slightly stepped back. There was an unconcealed excitement in his eyes.
The sword technique that he had just scattered had already reached the level of mastery. In other words, he was going to face Cloud Mist Swordsman, who had mastered the sword technique.
Those who had mastered the sword technique could be called master swordsmen. They were second only to master swordsmen. They were all extremely powerful among the swordsmen. Such an existence was rarely seen even in his previous life. Unless it was those who were about to die of old age, they were practically extinct.
As for how many people in this world had mastered sword techniques, Jian Ao did not know. They did not use them. Even if they were Perfection Stage, they would not be able to see through their doubts. However, what Jian Ao was sure of was. . . There were even some Perfection Stage. For example, the patriarch of the Xuan Family, the Sect Master of the Black Yin Heavenly Sword Sect, Han Qing. All of these people had attained the realm of Sword Sect, and perhaps their sword techniques had at least reached the Great Completion Stage.
Unfortunately, although their sword techniques met his requirements, the difference in status between them and him was too great. The difference in strength was too great, and they were not qualified to fight against him!
The path of cultivation was long and arduous! The path of cultivation was ethereal and intangible. No one knew where the end was, and where the end of the path of martial arts was. However, there were still countless people who continued to advance towards the peak of the Martial Path. They did not want to live longer, but only wanted to see more of the world and make themselves stronger.
At Jian Ao's level, he wanted to take another step forward. One needed to be an expert of the same level, or even an expert of a higher level to help him break through.
Jian Ao was stuck at the Perfection Stage. He had been searching for opportunities to break through to the legendary Traceless Realm for a long time. However, the more he searched, the more he knew how difficult it was. He knew that it was not because his talent was not enough, but because his foundation was not strong enough to fight experts of the same level.
Jian Ao yearned to fight with all his might!
Those sword sects were definitely unable to lower their faces to fight with Jian Ao. This caused Jian Ao's high spirits to instantly subside, and he would not have any hope unless he could stand at the same height as them. However, just as his hope was about to shatter, he suddenly saw a bright light flash in front of him. Immediately, the flame of hope in his heart burned once again.
This was the current situation of Jian Ao.
The battle that he had been longing to have with someone of the same level was about to come to an end.
"Buzzing! Buzzing!"
The reality did not disappoint Jian Ao. The rolling clouds were even more terrifying than the previous few times combined. It was like boiling water. The water and smoke rolled up like crazy, enough to scare an ordinary person to death.
"Finally coming out!" Jian Ao thought to himself.
He could tell that although the formation in Profound Water Cave was incomparably mysterious and could condense Cloud Mist Swordsman, the higher the level of the sword, it would be slower to condense. Those who only had ordinary sword techniques could condense it in the blink of an eye. As for those who had just entered the realm of the sword, it would take one second. As for those who had entered the realm of the sword, the formation would only be completed after a full minute.
And this time, it was even longer. It took a full three minutes for a figure to slowly appear. He held an ancient sword in his hand, and the outline was becoming clearer and clearer. Jian Ao could see it clearly. It was a middle-aged man.
"Is that the founder of Profound Water Cave, Xuan Yuan?" Jian Ao muttered to himself.
He did not give Jian Ao time to think. Cloud Mist Swordsman, who had formed, pulled out his sword and slashed forward. Immediately, it was as though there were countless number of swords piercing towards Jian Ao from all directions. It caused the latter to feel as though thousands of swords had pierced through his body.
Jian Ao closed his eyes and sensed the power within it. An excited expression appeared on his face as he said, "It is indeed a sword technique at the Mastery Stage! This Profound Water Cave really did not disappoint me!"
Jian Ao finally knew why Profound Water Cave was called the number one sword cave in the Wind Mist, and why the Xuan family was called the number one family in the Wind Mist - - There was such a mysterious formation that could give birth to opponents with sword techniques. How could it not be the number one sword cave in the Wind Mist Domain? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was the number one sword cave in the Wind Mist Domain.
Taking a deep breath, he said, "I won't bully you either! I'll also use Sword Skill, Great Completion Stage, to fight you!"
As he spoke, the Cool Breeze Sword was already unsheathed. He raised his sword and similarly thrust out his sword.
"Clang!"
The two swords collided. It did not happen like the previous times. Cloud Mist Swordsman was either knocked back or his weapon shattered. Instead, they were evenly matched. No one could do anything to him.
"Bang!"
The moment the sword and the sword collided, a loud noise could be heard with the two as the center. Boundless dazzling sword glows lit up and tore through the space. Countless streams of air jumped out from within and tried to dodge the attacks.
It was the impact of the sword stream created by the Mastery Stage sword technique.
What was the Mastery Stage of the sword technique? It was the sword currents that could affect the surrounding air currents to fight when the sword was unleashed, forming sword currents. The sword stream was invisible, but its power was incomparably powerful. Simply put, the sword stream was equivalent to the sword light produced when a treasured sword was activated with True Qi. It could not be said who was the better one, but it could only be said that they each had their own advantages.
The sword technique had been mastered, and the sword flow had been formed!
Jian Ao's eyes widened. The Cool Breeze Sword suddenly shook, and it dodged his opponent's sword. Then, it rushed forward.
When Cloud Mist Swordsman saw that his sword had been shaken, his expression did not change. He similarly thrust his sword forward. He wanted to exchange injuries with Jian Ao. If you hurt me, I will hurt you!
Jian Ao's expression turned serious. Cloud Mist Swordsman was after all formed from clouds and mist, not a real person. Was it not afraid that his sword would stab into its body and scatter it? And he would not be able to do anything at all?
The Cool Breeze Sword did not change and continued to stab out.
"Clang! The Cool Breeze Sword did indeed stab Cloud Mist Swordsman's body. However, it was not as it had imagined. The Cool Breeze Sword was scattered, and the sound of metal colliding could be heard.
"Clang!" At the same time, Jian Ao's body made the same sound.
"Eh?!"
"En?"
A surprised voice and a frown sounded at the same time. The one who was shocked was naturally Cloud Mist Swordsman, who was standing opposite of him. His sword had stabbed into Cloud Mist Swordsman's body. The sound of his brows wrinkled was Jian Ao. He frowned as he discovered that. . . Every time there was a cloud, there would be a huge change in his strength. The first one was unable to even block his sword. And the fifth one was on par with him. Whether it was the level of the treasured sword or the strength of his physical body, both were greatly enhanced, to the point where he could fight against him.
"Body-strengthening Technique!" Suddenly, Cloud Mist Swordsman spoke, giving Jian Ao a fright.
He had spoken! Cloud Mist Swordsman had actually spoken? Wasn't it formed from clouds and mist? How could it have the intelligence of a human! It could speak!
"You can speak!" Jian Ao said in a trembling voice.
However, Cloud Mist Swordsman ignored him. He swung his sword at Jian Ao again.
Jian Ao's eyes were filled with doubt. He didn't understand why Cloud Mist Swordsman had suddenly gained sentience. However, wasn't it better this way? It could unleash its full strength! It would also be better for him!
"Perfect timing!" Jian Ao chuckled. His body pressed forward as well. Streaks of light flowed on the blade of the Cool Breeze Sword as it tangled with Cloud Mist Swordsman.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
"Clangclangclangclang!"
There were no dazzling martial skills, only short weapons clashing, only metal clashing sounds, only sword lights, and even two figures rising and falling.
Jian Ao and Cloud Mist Swordsman seemed to be tireless as they kept swinging their swords. The swords in their hands became more and more direct as the number of times they swung their swords increased. It was not because their power was weakened, but because they had removed some movements that they should not have, making them even more lethal and murderous!
"Awesome!"
Jian Ao muttered and laughed.
The two of them had only exchanged a few moves a moment ago, but they had already exchanged more than a thousand moves. If they were not careful, they might be injured by the sword.
Fortunately, the two of them had extremely strong bodies and did not suffer any serious injuries. They only had a little bit of skin wiped off by the sword and blood dripped down.
"Bang!"
Jian Ao somersaulted in the air and landed behind Cloud Mist Swordsman, then he thrust his sword forward.
It was as if there was a pair of eyes on Cloud Mist Swordsman's back. He used his sword to block the attack, and a crisp sound was heard.
Jian Ao's body was pushed back, and he stood still. He laughed out loud and said, "It's been a long time since I had such a good fight! There's really no more!" He did not care whether Cloud Mist Swordsman understood him or not. He said again, "This is the first time I have such a good fight in this world! Thank you so much! But. . . Since you are a person condensed from the clouds in Profound Water Cave, you want to obtain the inheritance. I can only defeat you. "
Jian Ao chuckled.
"I know!" Cloud Mist Swordsman shook his head and said, "As long as you can defeat us, even if you don't have the bloodline of the Xuan family, you can still participate in seizing the inheritance!"
Us?
Jian Ao squinted his eyes. There was only him and himself here. How did it become "us" when it came to him? They were not on the same team!
However, Jian Ao finally knew who "us" referred to. They were grandmaster swordsmen!
Cloud Mist Swordsman flipped his palm and the clouds behind him rolled violently. They combined and slowly condensed into eight figures. With a buzzing sound, the eight illusionary figures shook violently and became solid.
"Hmm?" Jian Ao's face instantly darkened.
He could feel the power of these eight figures. They were all Great Completion Stage Swordsmen, Grandmasters of Swordsmanship. In other words, he had to fight against those who had achieved great success in the nine great sword techniques.
In the outside world, those who had achieved great success in the sword techniques were rarely seen. In fact, it was almost unheard of. However, nine of them had appeared in the Profound Water Cave in a row. Moreover, he did not know if this number would increase.
Facing those who had mastered the nine great sword techniques, Jian Ao was not afraid at all. So what if there were nine people who had mastered sword techniques? If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't want to bully them. . . Once the perfect sword technique was mastered, all of you would be defeated.