Li Chen defeated the Tianyin Temple Master and successfully ranked among the top three.

His next opponent will be Shen Lang, who is known as the Sword God.

This will be the pinnacle duel in the way of the sword, and even far more than a hundred years ago, the duel between the sword god Shen Lang and the sword saint Wan Jianyi.

For this battle, Li Chen is looking forward to it very much, and Shen Lang is also looking forward to it.

As for the other onlookers, they have been waiting for it for a long time.

The time of the competition is set for seven days later.

The location is the Greedy Wolf Mountains, on the top of a mountain called Jianlai Peak.

After all, a peak duel like theirs, on top of the ring, can't be fully performed at all.

Moreover, it is easy to cause accidental injuries to nearby onlookers.

Therefore, the venue for the finals was set on the top of the mountain.

On the eve of the Great War:

Shen Lang was in the deep courtyard, sharpening his sword over and over again.

This is a habit he has developed since he was a child, and every time on the eve of a major war, he will sharpen his sword.

In fact, at his level, there is no need to sharpen the sword at all.

It's just a matter of habit.

This also shows that he attaches enough importance to Li Chen, an opponent.

Just as Shen Lang was sharpening his sword, a beautiful figure walked over from outside.

Her facial features are delicate and picturesque, her eyes are like autumn water, her skin is fairer than snow, and her body is filled with a faint fragrance like a hollow valley orchid.

Shen Lang didn't need to look up to see it, he knew that the person who came was Shen Mengxi, the pearl of his palm.

"Father, it's been a long time since I've seen you sharpen your sword!"

Shen Lang flicked Tan Jianfeng with his finger and said, "Daughter, why are you here?" ”

Shen Mengxi said: "It's been a long time since I've chatted with you, come and see you!" ”

Shen Lang looked at his daughter with a somewhat doting gaze.

"If you have anything on your mind, just say it, are you here for that kid?"

Shen Mengxi had a sense of being caught red-handed as a thief, her pretty face blushed slightly, and she hurriedly defended: "Father, what nonsense are you talking about, I have nothing to do with Li Chen, how could I come for him?" ”

Shen Lang looked at Shen Mengxi with interest and said, "I didn't say that kid was Li Chen, how did you know it was him?" ”

Hearing Shen Lang's words, Shen Mengxi knew that he was speechless, and quickly covered his mouth with his little hand.

The face that was already blushing became even more red now.

Shen Lang looked at his daughter's appearance, with a somewhat envious tone, and said: "That Li Chen, at a young age, can defeat Wan Jianyi, the Tianyin Mage, is a demon that has not been encountered in 10,000 years, and can be called a peerless genius. There is no limit to what can be achieved in the future. Maybe it is possible to surpass the wolf god of the Lord of the Greedy Wolf Hall and become the supreme existence in this star field! ”

Shen Mengxi saw that his father gave Li Chen such a high evaluation, and after a moment of silence, he lightly opened his lips and asked:

"How sure are you, father, that you can beat him?"

Shen Lang thought for a moment, stretched out five fingers, and said, "Count five-five!" ”

……

The same conversation is happening in another place.

Li Chen was sitting upright in the courtyard, watching the clouds rolling in the sky quite comfortably.

Gu Tingcheng is making tea for him, Xia Ning'er is stroking the piano for him, Beihan Dance is dancing for him, and Zhou Yan'er is pinching his shoulders.

"Childe, the tea is ready!"

Gu Tingcheng handed the steaming fragrant tea to Li Chen.

Li Chen took the white jade teacup, took a sip gently, and put the tea down again.

Gu Qingcheng put away the teacup and asked tentatively: "Childe, you will have to fight that sword god tomorrow, how sure are you that defeating him?" ”

Li Chen groaned for a moment, and also stretched out a hand.

"Five-five!"

Five-five, that's a very modest and conservative statement.

In fact, if he used the Nine Heavens and Stars Technique, he would have at least ninety percent certainty of defeating him.

However, if he is really forced to that step, then even if he can defeat the sword god Shen Lang, he will not be able to fight the wolf god of the Greedy Wolf Hall again.

Therefore, unless he had to, he could not use the trump card of the Nine Heavens Star Jue no matter what.

The next day, early in the morning:

Under the sword peak, there is already a sea of people.

On the sword peak, Li Chen and Shen Lang were already looking at each other from a distance.

Shen Lang took out the wine jug he was carrying with him and raised it twice in front of Li Chen.

"This is the thousand-year-old immortal brew I asked for from the Hundred Flowers Palace, do you want to drink it?"

Hearing Shen Lang's words, Li Chen looked a little surprised.

Immediately, he laughed heartily and responded: "If there is no wine, how can it be reasonable not to drink?" ”

Shen Lang heard Li Chen's words, and after saying a refreshing word, he threw the wine jug over.

Li Chen took the wine jug, raised his neck and drank it.

After the wine bottle was halfway through, it was returned to Shen Lang.

Shen Lang looked at Li Chen with some surprise and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will poison the wine, or take advantage of your drinking, and suddenly make a move?" ”

Li Chen smiled frankly and asked casually.

"Will you?"

Shen Lang was stunned, this sounded like a nonsense.

However, after he thought about it carefully, he laughed again.

He is the sword god Shen Lang, although he is not a righteous gentleman, he will not do such a sneak attack and poison.

Moreover, once this is the case, it means that he is afraid of Li Chen in his heart and does not have the confidence to defeat him.

Therefore, with such despicable means, even if you win by luck, you will be planted with demons.

If the demons are not removed, they will stagnate forever, and there will be no possibility of moving forward.

Shen Lang smiled a little embarrassedly, and said: "Li Chen, I didn't expect you to be so young, but you act so upright, like watching fire, but I fell behind, and I didn't dare to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and I should be a big white!" ”

After saying that, he picked up the flask and began to drink again.

When the drink was finished, he threw the flask out.

"Li Chen, it's rare to have a confidant in life, while it's still early, let's talk a few words first, how about it?"

Hearing Shen Lang's words, Li Chen did not shirk, and responded on the spot.

"Okay, what do you want to talk about?"

Shen Lang pondered for a moment and said, "I want to know, what do you think of the way of the sword?" ”

Li Chen thought for a moment, stretched out three fingers, and said, "The way of the sword, I think it is divided into three realms!" ”

Shen Lang's eyes froze, and he couldn't wait to ask, "Which three realms?" ”

Li Chen paused for a moment, stretched out his first finger, and said:

"The first realm: last night the west wind withered the green trees, went up to the tall building alone, and looked at the end of the world."

Hearing Li Chen's words, Shen Lang was stunned at first, and began to carefully recall his two poems.

After pondering it repeatedly, it dawned on him.

This is the process of searching for and chasing kendo, but not getting it.

"It's a good one to go up to a tall building alone and look at the end of the world, what about the second realm?"

Li Chen raised his second finger and said, "I will not regret the gradual widening of the clothes belt, and I will make people haggard for Yixiao!" ”

Hearing Li Chen's two poems, Shen Lang was immediately moved.

The way of the sword is difficult and tortuous, and the road ahead is boundless, no one knows, how far can it go, and where can it go?

If you don't have a tenacious Dao heart, you can't bear to be lonely and lonely halfway, and you will definitely not be able to go far in the way of the sword.

Thinking of this, Shen Lang's pupils shrank suddenly, like a child with a strong thirst for knowledge, frantically absorbing knowledge, and couldn't wait to ask:

"What about the third realm?"

Li Chen stood with his hands in his hands, looked up at the sky, and replied leisurely: "The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and suddenly looked back, but that person was in the dim light!" ”

Hearing the words "suddenly looking back", Shen Lang's heartstrings were suddenly touched, as if a new world door had been opened.

Now he is in a mysterious and mysterious state, as if the things he has been pursuing all his life are right in front of him, but he can't touch them.

Seeing this, Li Chen knew that he was having an epiphany, so he didn't bother him anymore, just watched quietly.

Although if Shen Lang has an epiphany, he will definitely make a breakthrough in the way of the sword.

When that happens, when you fight him again, it will be against you.

However, such a mysterious epiphany opportunity is rare in life.

This was Shen Lang's chance, and Li Chen really didn't want to disturb him......

……

Note: The three realms that Li Chen said about his literary style are the three realms of life written by Mr. Wang Guowei, a great Confucian of the Republic of China, in "Words in the World", and the author Jun applies them here.

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