C49 First Skirmish

After quietly comprehending for an entire night, I was still unable to completely comprehend this sword art. If not for the few years I spent in the Valley, my achievements would not have been much worse than Qiu Xuan's. However, with this sword art, I was unable to understand it in one night, and didn't know how profound it was.

However, although he hadn't fully comprehended it, he already knew sixty to seventy percent of it. I picked up a leaf and activated my sword art. The leaf trembled a few times before splitting apart.

Ye Zichen laughed bitterly. It is still not enough … What they did not expect was that Bai Yu would actually send out such a strong disciple to compete, and even beat Xu Cangyuan. They were secretly thinking of ways to get rid of me.

They were followed by Tian Yu, Guang Liang and You Menglan. Tian Yu had lost the competition and seeing me so powerful, it could have been out of shame or jealousy. At this moment, he was hiding behind Pu Xuan with his head lowered, not knowing what to think. Guang Liang and You Menglan only started to think more seriously of me after seeing that I broke the Thunder of Wrath last time. However, it was only slightly better because they also noticed that Xu Cangyuan was not serious.

Ling Kong still had his arrogant look, but the way he looked at me was like a needle, stabbing deep into my heart!

I forcefully suppressed the hatred in my heart as I clasped my hands together with a cold expression and said, "Disciple Chen Ziming from the Baiyu Sect greets Senior Brother."

"Mm, not bad. Junior Apprentice Brother is so young and has reached such a level. In the future, your achievements will be limitless!" Ling Kong smirked as he exchanged a few pleasantries.

"Then I'll be counting on senior's blessings."

I didn't want to waste my breath and drew my sword, pointing it towards the sky. Because Qiu Xuan gave me a sword art, I changed the longblade into a sword this time. The sword intents, originally did not conflict with each other.

"Junior brother, don't be anxious. How about we determine the victor with one move today?"

A fake smile hung on Ling Kong's face. I knew that he was Qiu Xi, and Qiu Xi was shrewd and scheming. If she said that victory and defeat would be decided in one move, she would definitely be confident.

"One move is too little. Junior has always liked fighting with others. How about this, I won't add more. How about two moves?"

I don't know how confident you are, but I'm not in your favor!

"Alright, let's do as junior says." Ling Kong's expression did not change as he calmly replied.

I held my sword horizontally as my Spiritual Energy slowly surged. I stared fixedly at the indifferent Ling Kong. This time, I will not hold back in the slightest!

"Hah!"

I shouted loudly and the sword in my hand suddenly shone with a sword shadow that was over ten zhang in size. I stabbed out with my sword! This is my strongest sword attack after condensing my spiritual energy!

Ling Kong did not panic. With a twist of his right palm, he suddenly struck the air with his palm!

"Dang …"

It was as though I had stabbed at a shield. The sword that I thrust forward was unable to advance any further. In the air in front of my palm, it seemed as though a transparent barrier had cracked and gradually extended.

I looked at the smiling Ling Kong. You want to block this strike just like that? You're underestimating me!

Spitting out a mouthful of Core Qi, I shouted once more, and the sword in my hand shattered with a loud bang!

"Clang!"

A sword shadow seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, smashing right into the palm of his hand!

"Ka ka …"

Ling Kong's facial expression changed slightly. The cracks in the air in front of his palm were like spider webs, densely packed and seemingly unable to last much longer.

In one go!

The power in my palm fiercely spits out. "Clank, clank, clank …" A series of thirty-six sword shadows thrust out at the same time, and the entire martial arena was enveloped in a layer of sword Qi.

Ling Kong's facial expression changed drastically. He moved both his palms in unison, as if he wanted to create a curtain in the sky to forcefully push his palms forward!

"Clang!"

With a loud explosion, the sword image disappeared and the sky was filled with "bang bang bang" as it retreated dozens of steps back. Every step back left a footprint half a foot deep on the stage and his right palm was dripping with blood.

While Ling Kong was still in shock, my feet moved and the sword art Qiu Xuan taught me was already brewing in my fingers.

"The second move!"

Not giving him the slightest opportunity to catch his breath, I immediately used my lightning fast second move, vowing to force him into a corner!

I know that it would be difficult for me to hurt the real Qiu Xi in the slightest, and even if I were to fight him fair and square, it would be difficult for me to force him to reveal any trace of his true strength.

Qiu Xi was Qiu Xi. In that short moment, she immediately reacted and formed a seal with her hands. She abruptly spread out a shield and protected Qiu Xi tightly within it.

I didn't care about anything else, my two fingers forming a sword as I pointed out continuously.

I am unable to achieve such extreme speed in a single attempt with Qiu Xi's sword art, but I have thought of one method, which is to point out over ten fingers in an instant and suppress the sword energy without letting go. When I suppress it to the limit, I can unleash it in one go. With my current cultivation level, twelve fingers in a row is already my limit. Any more and I won't be able to control it. When the sword energy is released, the injured person might not be an enemy.

I point my finger at his protective shield, but it felt like my finger was touching a steel plate. My fingers stung, but I didn't pay any attention to it.

A fine crack quickly appeared on the shield in front of Ling Kong under my two fingers, and with an extremely fast speed, it extended forward. In just a short moment, it had already passed through the protective shield that was three feet thick, and struck towards Ling Kong!

However, for Qiu Xi, it was enough in a moment. The moment her shield blocked it, she gathered its power and pointed her finger over. It just so happened that her fingers met mine in the air!

He is underestimating me! Or perhaps it could be said that he didn't think that I would know Qiu Xuan's sword!

The Fallen Butterfly Sword's Sword Qi was like a flood, crushing the finger energy that was floating in the air. It followed the finger and rushed into the body, causing great destruction.

Just as I was about to use my second finger, I suddenly felt the circulation of the spiritual energy in my body stop. The sudden change caused me to spit out a mouthful of blood, and my entire body fell to the ground, as if it had collapsed. I was unable to move at all and could only stare at the sky.

Ling Kong received my sword and quickly tapped me with a finger, then with a finger on his right shoulder.

At this moment, his entire body was filled with Spiritual Energy. Even though he was standing on the spot, his clothes were fluttering with the sound of the wind. An extremely powerful aura appeared around him, causing the clouds to surge.

He was forcing out sword qi!

I watched as his right hand gradually turned blood-red. After a while, fine droplets of blood started to seep out, and sweat began to appear on his forehead.

"Hah!"

With an angry roar, a two-finger-wide stream of sword Qi was suddenly forced out from his right hand and landed on the stage, creating a big hole.

"Two moves... What are the names of your two moves? " Ling Kong's right hand hung down limply. It seemed that he was almost crippled by my sword attack.

"This first move, you're called Ling Kong, then the first move will be called Sky Crossing. The second move …" I paused for a moment, then looked up at him and said, "Falling Butterfly!"

"Good!" Very good! You are Chen Ziming from the Baiyu Sect? I'll remember you! "

He slowly walked down from the stage and gradually disappeared amidst the cheers of the Sky Sect.

I lost, I knew that I would lose. However, I did not manage to see through the finger attack in the end. It was just that I did not know if any of the many False Sky Realm warriors had noticed anything wrong.

After leaving, the Spiritual Energy in my body recovered and I slowly stood up. I closed my eyes to hide the hatred in my heart and pretended to walk off the stage with a lonely expression.

The gazes of the people around me shifted to me after they disappeared into the air. Although I have lost, everyone can see that Ling Kong is not easy to deal with. Anyone who can cause the future Sect Leader of the Celestial Sect a great deal of damage, they should take note of it.

Whispering is unavoidable, I guess it's something I'm going to have bad luck with, the White Jade Gate is going to have bad luck. Puxuan looked at me, expressionless, and turned to walk away, calling me to follow him. On the other hand, Qi He and Elder Bai had been thinking with their eyes closed the entire time. Only Guangliang gave me a deep look. The words in his eyes didn't bode well for me.

Arriving at the Pu Xuan Residence, the three elders were there. Even You Menglan and Guang Liang were sitting there, but they didn't see Tian Yu.

After laying down the soundproofing array as usual, Pu Xuan looked at me coldly but didn't say anything. Zhanhe chuckled twice, as if he was watching a good show, and looked at me with interest.

"Zi Ming, do you have anything to hide from us?" Finally, it was Guangliang who asked.

I pretended to be hesitating, but in my heart, I started thinking. After a long while, I kneeled down with a thump, and pretended to be afraid. "This disciple knows his wrongs. This disciple has indeed hidden some things."

Pu Xuan slowly turned his head to look at me, but his expression wasn't as cold as before.

"Zi Ming, who did you see in the middle of the night? Why have you changed so much in the past two days? Tell us clearly, if it's reasonable, I won't blame you …"

Heh heh, old fox, so you know all of this.

"Master," I stammered, "I've been secretly meeting someone these past two days."

"Who?"

"Qiu Xuan!"

"Hmm? It's him! " Pu Xuan and the rest froze for a moment before turning their heads to look at me, waiting for my next words.

"Two days ago, Qiu Xuan came to find me and told me that there was a way to improve my strength. Disciple had sparred with him before and knew how powerful he was. My master is also here. I'm not afraid of him doing anything to me, so I believed in him …"

Glancing at Pu Xuan's slightly gloomy expression, I hurriedly said, "Disciple is definitely not a fool. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, so I asked him what I wanted to do. Qiu Xuan said that he wanted me to fight with everything I had and he wanted to see the strength of the future Sect Leader.

"This is the second move you used when you were fighting with Ling Kong, right?" Guang Liang said slowly, his eyes full of reminiscence. "That was the move he used when we fought!"

Elder Bai suddenly moved and waved his right hand. A droplet of water appeared in his hand and he pressed a finger on my forehead.

Water droplets imprinted on my forehead, as though it seeped into my brain. It felt a little cold, and then I felt a little tired, unable to resist, unable to resist. It was as though this sleepiness came from my soul …