Chapter 9: Joy and Sorrow
One of the two leaders of the demon beasts was killed, but the impact was far beyond Yang Yi's expectations. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe wolf demons' attacks have obviously been greatly relaxed, and they are no longer agile as before, just allowing them to instinctively attack, or forage, or escape. And seeing the wolf demon being killed, the remaining bear demon actually wanted to escape. It's just that it doesn't have the agile body of a wolf demon, and it's too big. was soon killed by Guo Xiong and Yang Yi. Until this moment, the general trend of the demon beast has gone, and the decline has appeared. On the other hand, the morale of the defenders in the city has soared. They wielded their weapons with all their might, and firmly blocked the monster at the city gate. The battle continued until the next morning, when the sun rose, and the monsters withdrew from the city in embarrassment, leaving only corpses all over the ground, as if they were still telling the tragedy of yesterday's battle.
The demon beast retreated, and the demon clan that fought with the human monks in the sky had no point in fighting at all, and threw down a few cruel words and retreated.
After a night of fierce fighting, Yang Yi was already exhausted, so he went to sleep. It wasn't until he woke up that he found that it was getting late, and he had slept all day. Walking out of the Taoist temple, Yang Yi saw that the city at this time had been almost cleaned up, and it had basically returned to the state before the war.
It's just that the dead soldiers, warriors, and even some city citizens are forever buried underground, and the grief and pain caused by this battle cannot be recovered. Many people's homes have hung white mourning flags to mourn the deceased.
When he came to the city wall, Yang Yi saw several senior brothers looking out of the city, saying a few words from time to time, as if discussing the situation he would encounter in the future.
"Good boy, yes. If it weren't for you last night, I guess this city wouldn't have been able to hold it. Senior brother Liu Hui patted Yang Yi's shoulder, and finally had a smile on his face full of depression.
"It's everyone's credit, and I don't dare to take credit."
"I heard Guo Xiong say that last night, you showed your might and killed their head wolf. If it weren't for that, the demon beast might not have retreated. ”
"Okay, don't praise him, he's embarrassed to say it. I heard that you comprehended the sword intent during the battle last night. Yan Hua said solemnly.
"I guess, I feel like I can move faster and more powerful than before. It's beyond my own limits. Otherwise, I don't think even the wolf demon's hair may be cut off. ”
"When you first enter the sword, you can use the speed and strength of the sword, which is more than three percent of the sword when you have no sword intent, and sixty percent when you are strong and small, and as for perfection, it is double. It's very good, you have to practice your sword well in the future, but you can't live up to Master's expectations of you. Liu Hui said earnestly.
"I'll do my best."
In the days that followed, the monsters attacked the city several times, although each time there were far more than the first night. But fortunately, the city gate was not lost, and it was guarded without danger. It was not until the fifteenth of this month that the defense of the city officially ended. And Yang Yi and Yan Hua also said goodbye to Liu Hui and returned to the sect.
"I am very pleased that you were able to comprehend the sword intent this time. I don't think I will live up to your ancestor's trust. In this way, your talent in kendo is indeed not bad, at least it is much stronger than your spiritual qualifications. You can expect to gather in the future. Let's go, let's go to the back hall and go to the secret room of the Enlightenment Sword, as long as you can fit the Qinglian Sword Intent, then you will be able to use the Qinglian Sword Technique to open the spiritual ...... in the future."
"Liu Xuanfeng is here, and Kong Shangyun of Huiyang Peak and Kong Junxian of Huiyang Peak are asking to see him."
"It turned out that the master of Kong Shangyun Peak was here, and I missed the distance, please forgive me. It's just that I don't know what Lord Kong Feng is here. ”
"Recently, I heard that Brother Liu had received a good apprentice, so he wanted me, a stubborn apprentice, to compete with your disciple. so that he may know that there is a heaven outside the sky, and there are people outside the people. I don't know how to make progress every day, and I delay my practice. Brother Liu won't fail to give this opportunity for guidance. ”
"It turns out that this is the case, but my apprentice has not been cultivating for a long time, and he can't be called a master, so he can't talk about guidance. Why don't you just let the two of them learn from each other, don't you think? ”
"It's okay, Junxian, I haven't thanked Uncle Liu Xuan."
"Thank you Uncle for your cultivation."
"Yang Yi, Master asked you to learn from Junxian's nephew, are you willing?"
"Commanded in vain."
"Okay, let's go to the Doufa Pavilion, don't break the rules of the sect at will."
"It's still thoughtful senior brother."
When the group of four of them came to the Doufa Pavilion, the five juniors who had not yet channeled the spiritual vein were practicing swords in the practice room, so they all came out to see Yang Yi and Kong Junxian fighting.
Yang Yi and Kong Junxian stood still in the Doufa Pavilion ring, arched their hands to each other, and began the competition.
Yang Yi has just comprehended the sword intent now, and it is when his confidence is high, and he uses the sword intent when he takes out the sword.
"Hey, sword intent. Senior Brother Yang actually comprehended the sword intent. Isn't this battle going to be won? "yes, it looks like he's going to lose face." …… The five juniors were in the audience, whispering.
Seeing that Yang Yi used the sword intent, Kong Junxian didn't panic, he just shouted, and the sword behind him came out of the sheath in response, and he also carried the sword intent that was not weaker than Yang Yi at all, and flew towards Yang Yi. The two swords fought, and Yang Yi naturally took a few steps back, but he also knocked Kong Junxian's flying sword away.
"The soul vein is through, how can it be so fast." Stunned, panicked, and unbelievable flashed across Yang Yi's face. It's just that, after all, this is a martial arts competition, and Yang Yi must fight, even if he loses, he must lose beautifully. You can't be cowardly before you fight. Otherwise, it will not only disgrace one's own face, but also smear the master's face. So, knowing that he would lose, Yang Yi still tried his best to fight and fight.
"The courage of the noble apprentice is commendable, knowing that he can't fight, he is still not discouraged at all. Not bad! ”
"Your scoundrel has hidden deep enough, and he has clearly cultivated a few months late, and he has even comprehended the sword intent. I admire it so much. ”
"It's over, and it seems that the noble disciple is no longer able to draw a sword."
"Hehe, congratulations on your scumbag's victory."
At this time, Yang Yi was already unable to stand, so he could only fight with his sword and support his body. "Master, the disciple is incompetent. Shame on you and Taizu. ”
"No, you're doing a good job, we can look at failure, but we can't fail at will; We can admit defeat, but we cannot condone defeat. Do you remember what I said to you when I took in the disciples? ”
"In this life, I will never dare to forget."
"Remember, all of us cultivators have failed, everyone has been disappointed, and everyone has been helpless. However, we just have to get back up in failure, we have to rise again in frustration, and we have to not give up when we are helpless. Okay, you pack up, recover, and go to the sword room with your teacher. ”
"There are two conditions for practicing the Qinglian Sword Technique, one is that there is a wood spirit in spirituality, and the other is that one is to comprehend the sword intent. Now that you have these two basic conditions, it depends on whether you can match the Qinglian Sword Intent. As long as our sect has these two conditions, it can basically be practiced, and there are few that cannot. I think you're no exception. ”
In less than a moment, the two of them arrived in the back hall of the main hall, and it turned out that this back hall actually had a cave. In the back hall, in addition to some basic furnishings for Liu Xuan to meditate and rest, there is a stone door on the inner wall. In front of the stone gate, there is a defensive formation, which should only be controlled by Liu Xuan himself. I didn't see how he moved, and this formation was already invalid. Then, Liu Xuan pushed open the stone door and saw a step extending downward.
The steps were not too short, and the two of them had tea time after walking before they arrived in the secret room below. The chamber is ten meters long and wide, and almost three meters high. There are a lot of jade slips and some magic weapons flying swords in it. On the innermost wall of this secret room, there is a portrait of a Taoist priest holding a sword and wearing a azure robe. He was raising his head slightly at the moment, and there seemed to be a divine light in his eyes, almost piercing the sky and reaching the depths of the universe. And the long sword in his hand actually loomed with a cyan lotus flower, adding a bit of mystery to this portrait.
"This person is our ancestor Qinglian Zhenren, his sword intent has reached the second heaven, and the second realm is true. Don't look at this as just a picture, in fact, this is an innate magic weapon. You hold down the scroll with your hand, close your eyes and meditate, and feel the sword intent of the ancestor. ”
Yang Yi's hand lightly rested on the scroll, and then he felt that he had arrived in another space at this time. He saw Patriarch Qinglian holding a sword and dancing. And the sword intent on his body is becoming more and more powerful and broad. From self-strengthening, to determination, from increasing yuan to sending intentions, until finally to revealing the truth. It seems that his sword path all his life is as noble and immaculate as a green lotus, and he is not stained with dust. And his pursuit, his expectation, is to cut away the filth and be independent, as if everyone was drunk and he was awake. And Qinglian Zhenren seems to be asking him, whether your sword path should also be like this, pure and unblemished.
Yang Yi didn't know how to answer. Is this really the kendo you are pursuing? He asked himself, but he didn't know where the answer was. Hesitation, incomprehension, confusion, hesitation, all kinds of thoughts are like countless entangled ropes, which can never be untied, unstraightened, and incomprehensible. As a result, he gradually fell into the memories of the past.
The heartache of losing a loved one, the pain of being sick for many years, the entanglement of souls in two lives, the joy of finally getting better, and the happiness of being able to practice the Tao...... All of this made him finally realize, what I want is to soar freely in the sky like a bird, fly in the sky like the wind, and not a saint like a green lotus, outstanding and independent.
It's like a breath, and it's like a year, or even a lifetime. Yang Yi finally opened his eyes, he saw the master's slightly disappointed face, and he already knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to match this Qinglian sword intent.
Liu Xuan sighed softly and said helplessly, "Is this fate?" ”
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