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There is a canyon more than ten meters deep in the north of the demon gun city, because there is a legend that "the demon phoenix falls into the valley nirvana", so it is named "the demon phoenix valley", although it is famous, but because the geographical environment is too treacherous and not many people are willing to go, even if it is a tour, it is just to visit in the border area. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The front is the Demon Phoenix Valley, the knife boy can go alone, and the small one will wait here." A demon clan attendant said respectfully, already thinking that Sword Feather was the future young master of Demon Spear City.

[I'm sorry for you, I'll come out as soon as possible.] After saying that, the feather of the sword jumped into the canyon......

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In the depths of the canyon, the light was already gray, but the faint sound of dripping water could be heard in the silence, and the feather of the knife followed the sound of the water, and went straight to a stone cave, where candlelight came out, indicating that there was someone inside—

[The feather of the younger sword, seeking to see the master in the cave. The feather of the sword clenched his fists and bowed, and his tone was respectful and not rude.

After a long time, there was no response in the cave, and the feather of the knife raised his voice and shouted twice, and suddenly, there was an old coughing sound from the cave, and then, the candle flame swayed, and there was movement in the cave.

"Young people from afar...... Please come in......" An old voice came from the cave, which seemed to be an old man who had just woken up from his slumber.

The feather of the knife was approved, and then he stepped into the stone cave, and at the corner, a clear pond, before the pool, he saw a stone table, a stone chair, an old man on the chair had just stood up with a cane, and there was a stone lamp on the stone table, and the candle flame on the lamp was self-evident, and there was nothing else.

"The old Xuanwu has lived here for more than a thousand years, and few people usually come...... Young man, why are you here? The old man Xuanwu was on a cane, and tried several times to stand up but to no avail, so he sat down again.

[The younger generation came to ask for the knife. 】

"Asked? The way of heaven is orderly, the wide is 3,000, and the narrow is also 3,000...... The old man has been confused all his life, but he doesn't dare to easily explain to you who asks what the Tao is......"

[What the younger generation asks is the sword of the sword, not the way of heaven. 】

"Huh...... The sword does not leave the way of heaven, the sword is the way, and the sword is also the way...... You are asking about the knife, but the old man is listening to the Tao...... I'm afraid I won't be able to answer your questions. The old man smiled, shook his head and sighed.

[The sword is the way, but the road is not the sword, the avenue is wide and covers all kinds of weapons and martial arts in the world, it is the foundation of everything, and the end of everything, the younger generation does not seek the end, but only asks: In the hearts of the predecessors, what is the sword? 】

The old man paused for the crutch in his hand, and the flame on the stone lamp suddenly swayed violently, and the shape of the flame changed in a thousand ways, and finally it formed the shape of a knife!

"The knife is the foundation of the knife, the knife is the end of the knife, if you don't seek the end, you are not seeking the knife...... Since you don't ask for a knife, why ask what a knife is? ”

The feather of the sword was silent, at this moment, he didn't even know what he was pursuing.

"The old man has used a knife all his life, understood the knife, and understood the indisputable knife...... Therefore, outside of the world, there is no struggle with people, heaven and earth, or all things...... There is no defeat because there is no dispute...... The world calls the sword of decay an invincible sword, and recognizes the way of decay as the way of immortality...... The world wants to be invincible and live forever...... Therefore, seek the knife and seek the Tao...... I don't know...... What he asks for is not a sword or a way, but only his own selfish desires......"

"Later...... The old man was defeated and retired from the world, and from now on there is no invincible sword in the world, and there is no longer the way of immortality......" The old man paused again, and the cane in his hand was suddenly restored to its usual swaying state.

[Predecessors have also been defeated? 】

"Huh...... Who in the world has never been defeated? It is the way of heaven, and it has also been defeated, not to mention all mortal bodies? ”

[The way of heaven is also defeated......]

"Yes...... If the way of heaven is not defeated, then the defeated will be outside the way of heaven and will not enter the avenue, so the defeated will not die, will not fall into reincarnation, and the three lives will coexist for one lifetime, and it is the work of the avenue to seize the creation of heaven and earth, and reverse the order of the world...... Therefore, the way of heaven exists because of defeat......"

[Senior, I understand......]

"What do you understand?"

[The younger generation wants to lose. As he spoke, the blade on his waist spit out the shadow of the golden dragon, and in front of him he turned into the body of the Dragon Knife and the Nine Tribulations of the Reverse Scales, and the blade loomed with battle intent, which was the projection of the sword's desire to defeat.

"Oh? It's a good knife...... Such a good knife, but you want to be hated and devoured here......"

[The younger generation seeks defeat, but it may not be defeated, please ask the seniors to come out and make it happen. The feather of the sword took three steps back, five meters away from the old man, and the dragon knife was horizontal behind him, with the blade facing upward, ready to deal with everything.

"Haha...... Young man, what's your name? The old man nodded appreciatively, but there was a little more mystery in his laughter.

[The feather of the false sword. 】

"Feathers, the lightest and softest things...... The feather in the sword, the fastest to the sharpest edge...... It's a good name, but it's not in line with your sword...... If you don't see it badly, your sword has no tricks, and your way has no boundaries...... It cannot be broken without a move, and it cannot be defeated without a situation...... Young man, your future achievements are immeasurable...... However, your path of seeking the Tao has not yet set sail, because you have lost one...... And the old decay will send you a defeat today...... Help you take the first step in seeking the Tao...... "Xuanwu was on a cane with one hand, his old body slowly stood upright, his wrinkled eyes were slightly open, revealing a trace of the fierceness of the years, and the empty hand was full of calluses, giving people an inexplicable courage!

"Come, make a move, don't look like you're old...... I'm afraid that there are not many people in the world who can hurt the decay at this time...... Go ahead, and after three moves, it's time for you to swallow up. ”

[Attention seniors! Reverse Scales: Devil May Cry Blood——! The feather of the knife drank in a deep voice, and the dragon knife responded to the knife move, and suddenly the sword soul came out of the sheath, and the golden dragon possessed the body!

"Roaring ——!!"

"Ding! ——!! ”

The feather of the sword spun around and slashed, and the weeping blood knife light burst out instantly, and went straight to the Xuanwu lifeline with a life-threatening momentum-

"The move of extreme yin, although it is not as majestic as the move of masculinity, is more expensive than the word 'yin'...... However, it is useless to the old decay...... "The wrinkles at the corners of Xuanwu's eyes moved, and they saw the mystery contained in this knife move, however, the old man's body was majestic and unmoving, just like Mount Tai did not move, heaven and earth could not be shaken!

"Bell!!"

The weeping blood knife light fell on the palm of Xuanwu's right hand, but it only left a sonorous collision, and then disappeared without a trace, without causing the slightest damage to Xuanwu!

[Huh? Try again and I'll cut it again!! The feather of the knife frowned, but he was not discouraged, and immediately slashed the knife over the top, condensed his strength, converged at one point and burst out-

"Boom! ——!! ”

The overlapping momentum of the ten thousand sword shadows can break through the mountains and open the waves, with the fit of the knife feather and the dragon knife, once this move is cut out, even the sword god does not dare to ignore it, however, Xuanwu is still calm and unmoving, when the dragon knife falls, Xuanwu's right palm takes the blade out of thin air, but at the same time as the contact dissolves all the strength on the knife, even the sharp blade can not leave even a trace on its palm!

"The swift and powerful slash, as fast as thunder, breaking through thousands of armies, slashing down with one sword, even if the wind and clouds change color, the dragon and tiger also need to be headed...... But, it's useless to the old ......" Xuanwu smiled and opened his right palm, and a dark energy gushed out from his palm, shaking the dragon knife out ten meters away, and the feather of the knife moved the knife with all his might, so as to avoid the end of "people turning over on their backs".

The two moves have passed, and Xuanwu has not yet made a sword, even so, the feather of the sword has already understood the strength of this senior: the "stability" mentioned by the wind fox has been exerted by this predecessor to a realm that mortals cannot reach!

[Two attacks, the alternation of yin and yang, and the combination of virtual and real, can not hurt it in the slightest...... Is there something strange about his right hand, or is there no dead end in his body? I still have a chance to test it, and the fourth move will inevitably fall into a bitter battle...... If you can't take the opportunity of the third move to figure out the mystery, this battle will be too completely defeated......] The feather of the sword stood horizontally, but he was not in a hurry to attack immediately, and Xuanwu did not urge, he remained calm, waiting for the arrival of the third move.

In the silent cave, only the sound of dripping water in the clear pool could be heard, and in this harmonious silence, a knife groan suddenly erupted, and the knife feather swept towards the clear pool, rolling up the water in the pool, making the pool water fly from top to bottom, like a waterfall curtain covering the figure of the knife feather, just when his figure completely disappeared into the water curtain, he suddenly heard-

【Four Tribulations of Reverse Scales, Destroying Yue and Breaking the Peak, Slashing !! 】

The four directions highlight the shape of the feather of the knife, the dragon knife slashes into tic-tac-toe, enclosing Xuanwu in the middle, and the four slashes hide cash and red knife light, which actually contain two completely different knife postures!

The four slashes came out angrily, the four shadows of the knife feather were one, and the knife jumped to the top of Xuanwu's head, and then continued to slash with one sword, and the momentum of the five directions almost wanted to shatter the entire stone cave——

"Woo ——! Clang!! ”

Four slashing shadows slashed at Xuanwu's body at the same time, and a sword and ten thousand slashes followed, steadily landing on Xuanwu's left shoulder, this time Xuanwu obviously didn't have time to use his palm to take over any party's attack, but the imaginary blood burst did not appear: although the dragon knife cut through the clothes on Xuanwu's left shoulder, it was dissipated by a mysterious force when it touched the skin.

How could it be ...... the feather of the sword faltered for the first time, the move just now could be said to be as good as he could, he knew that this move might not be able to defeat Xuanwu, but he didn't expect that even Xuanwu couldn't hurt a bit, this was no longer an ordinary gap.

"With two moves and one secret move, you are not only a great swordsman, but also a successful wise man...... However, it's a pity...... You've met the old ...... Even if the old man gives you three more chances, the result will still not change......" Xuanwu didn't even look at the situation on his left shoulder, and the sword feather at this time was a little trance-like, and he didn't fully hear Xuanwu's words.

"Young man, you have lost...... Xuanwu raised the cane in his hand and placed it on the right shoulder of the sword feather, announcing the result of the competition.

[I...... Defeated......] Knife Feather muttered, he never knew that defeat was such an unacceptable emotion, especially when he was so defeated, he even began to doubt whether he was worthy of using a knife: the higher he stood, the more painful he fell, but that's it.

"Young man, your heart shakes ......"

[I insulted the knife in my hand...... I don't deserve to hold it......]

"You're just defeated, and there's no shame in defeating."

[However, I know that I will not be able to defeat you in this life...... It's something I've never felt before......]

"Why do you want to defeat old decay? What will the victory over decay bring you? Reputation? Vanity? Or dignity? Young man, you're just defeated, that's all. ”

[That's right...... Isn't that what I'm asking for...... But why...... Why did I ...... after I got it?]

"Do you regret it?"

[This emotion is not regret......]

Since there are no regrets, accept what is in front of you...... You're just defeated. ”

[Senior, when you lose, won't you regret it? ] 】

"The old man is the same as you, he asks for defeat, but he firmly believes that he may not be defeated...... When the old decay was really defeated to him, it was as if he had lost, but he couldn't say what he had lost...... The old man also once doubted his sword and the Dao, but every time at this time, the old man would ask himself: What is missing in this heart? ”

[Did the seniors find the answer?] 】

"The answer? Hehe...... Old decay forgot, maybe there is or maybe not...... But after a long time, the feeling in my heart faded into oblivion and I couldn't remember it anymore...... The most profound defeat is now only a defeat...... No matter how strong and stable you are, you can't beat the absolute strength after all......"

The feather of the sword muttered a few times, and then calmed down, the indifference in his eyes returned to the same, and the fourth reverse scale on the dragon knife also bloomed with golden light at this time-

[Thank you seniors for your success, thank you for the feather of the sword!] 】

Kneeling on his knees, the feather of the sword kowtowed three times to Xuanwu, he knew very well that Xuanwu had the intention to point, otherwise this battle would never end like this, in the face of the grace of guidance, these three kowtows were worth it.

"Huh...... Young man, you are embarrassed to press the box for this worship...... The old man has been poor all his life, but he has no valuables to give to you...... This is the only thing, I believe it will be more suitable for you to inherit it......" Xuanwu smiled, his right palm poked out, and there was a knife-shaped jade pendant in the palm of his palm, the jade color was emerald green, and the word "war" was engraved on one side.

[Given by the predecessors, I dare not accept it. The feather of the sword took the sword jade with both hands.

"This sword jade is a token obtained from the person who defeated me after the first defeat of the old man, and the person promised: if one day, the old man wants to challenge him again, he can use this token to go to the Tiger Demon Ridge to find him, as long as this token comes out, no matter what state he is in, he will accept the challenge...... Old decay doesn't need it anymore, but you're different...... I believe that one day, you will be above all the swordsmen in the world...... And the old man only hopes that after you walk out of the Demon Phoenix Valley, you will never look back...... This is the starting point of your quest, and you just need to remember that your first defeat is here...... Okay, there's nothing left for you, let's go......" Xuanwu sat back on the stone chair, his hands still on his staff, his eyes seemed to be squinted, and they seemed to be completely closed......

Dao Zhiyu put away the sword jade, looked at Xuanwu's figure for a long time, and finally sank his heart, turned around and left, and never looked back......

"I can meet this son when I am alive...... No regrets...... Although he was old, he didn't have the opportunity to witness the scene of his daily dragon dominance...... But it also ends the last period of karma in the world...... At this point, the way of decay and indisputability is considered complete...... Hehe......"

After the feather of the sword left, Xuanwu muttered to himself, and then, the last trace of vitality in his body dissipated with the fulfillment of his wish, and so far, there is one less peerless sword master in the world......