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When Ding Peng's master and apprentice left Zhangye City, Cao Xingzhi and Mo Tianwen also came to Lutingji, which was thirty miles away from Chang'an City. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Lutingji is a prosperous town, because there are a lot of guests coming and going from the south to the north, there are many inns in this town, the accommodation conditions are good, Mo Tianwen and the practice of the discussion, stay here for one night, the second day to the horse whip to Chang'an City.

Xingzhi nodded in agreement, he wanted to pretend to be indifferent and ruthless in front of Mo Tianwen, and naturally had an indifferent attitude towards these trivial matters.

However, along the way, Mo Tianwen's approachable temperament gave him some good impressions, and it can be said that the benevolent and righteous swordsman is the most unscrupulous master, aside from martial arts, he is like a kind uncle next door.

With the consent of Xingzhi, Mo Tianwen found a small inn with a slightly smaller façade but a clean environment, and it could be seen that it was not the first time he stayed in Lutingji, and Xingzhi even guessed that maybe the last time Chang'an competed in the sword, Mo Tianwen Ling Taixu and others rested here.

Mo Tianwen only needs one room, he is a very frugal and simple person, which can be seen from his clothes and daily expenses, but don't think that Mo Tianwen was born poor, in fact, his family used to be a huge rich man in Jiangnan, and even some good people called it "the richest man in Jiangnan", but later in order to fight against the Demon Sect, Mo Tianwen scattered all his family wealth and funded Ling Taixu to establish the Concentric Alliance, since then, Mo Tianwen has been living a very simple life, even if he later became an elder of the Concentric Alliance with a very high status, he did not change his lifestyle.

This kind of spirit makes Ding Peng admire him very much, and he admires people who have perseverance and restraint, because he can't do it himself.

Today's Mo Tianwen is still wearing a gray cloth robe that does not leave his body all year round, in the memory of Cao Xingzhi, Mo Tianwen seems to have been wearing this, but after getting along for a few days, Mo Tianwen always carries a gray cloth robe of the same style, which is changed every two or three days, he is not so diligent and thrifty as he imagined, this person actually loves to be clean.

Entering the booked room, Mo Tianwen first took off the dusty gray cloth robe, revealing the small jacket inside, and glanced at it, there were four or five patches on it, and I don't know how many years it had been worn, and the original blue fabric was washed a little white.

Mo Tianwen saw that he was paying attention to himself, smiled, and said embarrassedly: "Old, not like you young people, the old man wears one casually, as long as it is warm." ”

Sitting in the chair, he said indifferently, "I'm just looking at your sword." As a swordsman, casually throw your sword aside, if you encounter an emergency, I'm afraid that half a second can make a big mistake!"

Mo Tianwen looked at the long sword that was thrown onto the bed by himself when he took off his robe just now, and laughed: "What you say makes sense, but I want to add to you, a real swordsman can't just rely on his sword, just like those guys in the Chang'an Sword Sect, who regard the sword as their life, and some people even shout the slogan that the sword destroys people, it's really stupid! A real swordsman, the sword is not in his hand, the difference is not big, he can still kill people without a sword!"

Conduct said coldly: "The first thing a swordsman has to do is to respect his sword, although it is a bit extreme to regard the sword as life, but there is a big difference between having a sword and not having a sword. ”

Mo Tianwen shook his head, wanting to say something, but suddenly changed his mind again, and sighed: "Don't say these words to others easily, especially Elder Yan, he has a short temper, I'm afraid he doesn't want to hear these words from you." Okay, although you are from the Tongxin Alliance, some of the concepts of using swords are more inclined to the Chang'an Sword School, which is a curse or a blessing for you. ”

The Elder Yan in his mouth was the Thunderbolt Swordsman Yan Feilong, who was also the patriarch of the organization that was founded back then, but Yan Feilong's temper and Mo Tianwen were two extremes, so although Mo Tianwen did not agree with the views of the conduct, he still kindly reminded him.

Cao Xing's heart moved, and he asked, "I have heard my righteous father talk about the sword fighting dispute between the Tongxin Alliance and the Chang'an Sword Sect several times, but it has not been very clear, can Elder Mo solve the doubts of his subordinates?"

Mo Tianwen changed into a clean gray cloth robe, he sat on the chair, his body was long, thin as a bamboo pole, sitting in the chair was comparable to the height of ordinary people, it seemed that the previous words had played a role, Mo Tianwen grabbed the sword on the bed and lazily inserted it into his waist, this is a black lacquer long sword, the scabbard is old, but the hand carving is well maintained, I think it has been some years.

Hearing the question of conduct, Mo Tianwen frowned, and replied good-naturedly: "It's just some old things, when the general attack on the Purple Demon Peak was in place, in order to obtain the support of the Chang'an Sword Sect, the alliance leader deliberately provoked the sword god Xu Zhengyang and others to compete with the sword, and agreed that the loser should obey the other party's command. As a result, the two sides sent five swordsmen, and finally the Tongxin Alliance won three wins in five games and won the victory, and as a result, some good people in the rivers and lakes rumored that the name of the first sword in the world of the Chang'an Sword Sect was not worthy of the name, and the swordsmanship of the Tongxin Alliance had passed the Chang'an Sword Sect. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Tianwen poured a glass of white water for himself and Cao Xingzhi, moistened his throat and continued: "For the result of the sword competition, the Chang'an Sword Sect was not convinced, because at that time, some of the senior masters in their sect were in retreat to cultivate the sword code, but Xu Zhengyang still kept his promise, and immediately expressed his willingness to obey the unified command of the Tongxin Alliance, but put forward one condition: after the eradication of the Demon Sect, the two factions will compete in the sword again. In order to unite more forces, the alliance leader agreed to his request. As you know, in the battle of Purple Demon Peak, the Demon Sect was destroyed, but the Tongxin Alliance and the Chang'an Sword Sect, as well as the other Jianghu forces involved, were greatly damaged. I have to say that the Chang'an Sword Sect suffered particularly heavy losses in this battle, perhaps in order to save the face of the previous sword competition, the masters of the Chang'an Sword Sect did their best, and the ten well-known swordsmen in the sect participated in the battle to exterminate the Demon Sect, and as a result, the senior swordsmen above Xu Zhengyang were almost completely damaged, and some rookie disciples in the door also suffered mixed losses, and the Chang'an Sword Sect suffered a lot of vitality. Soon after, the two factions competed again, although this time even the sword god Xu Zhengyang personally ended, but he could not turn the tide, and finally lost four games in five games, losing worse than the first time. ”

Conduct Xingzhi listened attentively, and suddenly saw Mo Tianwen stop, with a worried expression on his face, and asked: "Since they lost twice, the Chang'an Sword Sect should also be ashamed to restrain themselves, why is there a sword competition appointment behind?"

Mo Tianwen smiled bitterly and said: "That's because of the one where Xu Zhengyang personally attacked, the Chang'an Sword Sect not only won, but also his subordinates showed mercy, and at the last moment, they would rather put away their sword and hurt themselves than kill them." Later, Xu Zhengyang proposed a third sword competition, and the alliance leader was grateful for his retention, and he agreed to his request because of the huge loss of the Chang'an Sword Sect, resulting in the third sword competition a few years later. ”

Cao Xingzhi said loudly: "Xu Zhengyang is so good, I don't know which senior in the alliance is competing with him?"

Mo Tianwen shook his head, and said in a resolute tone: "I can't tell you this question, don't ask it." ”

Thinking in his heart, the sword god Xu Zhengyang was known as the first master of the Chang'an Sword Sect back then, and he was already famous all over the world thirty years ago, with his identity, the opponent who could personally go down to fight with him was naturally a figure of the same weight, if you think about it this way, there are only a few people on the side of the Tongxin Alliance, looking at Mo Tianwen's tone, it is definitely not him, so is it Ling Taixu, or a few others?

Thinking about it in his heart, he still had a cold look on his face, and continued to ask: "How about the third competition, did the Chang'an Sword Sect lose again? What excuse did they use to continue the sword competition this time?"

Mo Tianwen said gloomily: "They didn't lose!"

"They won?"

"No, neither lost nor won. It's a tie!" Mo Tianwen sighed: "In just three years, even if the Chang'an Sword Sect finds a peerless talent, it will not be able to cultivate enough to compete with the sword in a short period of time, let alone win the competition, this time the defeat in the alliance is mainly because there are two fewer main members of the personnel involved on our side." ”

Conduct blurted out and asked, "Who is missing?"

It was almost a physical instinct, and he vaguely guessed the answer.

Mo Tianwen looked at the cold and handsome face of Cao Xingzhi, and said sadly: "You may have guessed, yes, one of them is your father, the Lone Shadow Swordsman. the second brother Tianzong genius, swordsmanship, killed a group of demons and small scandals, and fought several times with the top ten swords of the Chang'an Sword Sect, and never lost, but unfortunately in order to track down the Great Fantasy Demon King, he went deep into the miasma of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then, I'm afraid ...... Fear...... Hey......"

Eliminate another one! Silently in his heart, since the Lone Shadow Swordsman and the Chang'an Sword Sect fought and never lost, then the person who competed with Xu Zhengyang was not him, so in this way, except for Ling Taixu, there were only two or three people to choose.

His heart was extremely calm, but he still pretended to be cold and sad on his face, after all, Mo Tianwen was talking about the biological father of this body, even if he was indifferent, it was impossible to be indifferent.

Sure enough, Mo Tianwen saw the grief of the exercise, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and comforted: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, this is God's destined thing, manpower is irreparable, don't be sad, you have the wind of the father in the swordsmanship, but remember to enter the side door by mistake, you need to know that the sword is a dead thing, if the dependence on the sword is too high, and even the illusion of life and death depends on each other, it is inevitable that there will be some shackles in the swordsmanship, and the Chang'an Sword School has been unable to cultivate a top master over the years, which is the truth." ”

Cao Xingzhi closed his eyes, quickly adjusted his emotions, and asked: "The third sword competition is a draw, I'm afraid the Chang'an Sword Sect still doesn't follow, right?"

Mo Tian asked him to quickly sort out his state, nodded secretly, and replied: "It's not just that the Chang'an Sword Sect does not follow, this time the sword competition, my Tongxin Alliance also played a fire, you need to know that everyone has a competitive heart, the sword covenant was an expedient measure, but a game of comparison, everyone has an obsession with winning or losing, at this time, not only the Chang'an Sword Sect values the sword, but the Tongxin Alliance also pays more and more attention to this matter, since this fight, everyone wants to continue to compete, and finally divide the winners and losers, to see who is the real first in the world." Hey, now think about it, why bother, how many disputes in the rivers and lakes are all disputes for fame and fortune?"

"The covenant of the sword has been passed down, every three years, in the past thirty years, the two factions have won and lost each other, but they are not compromised, to the back, everyone is familiar with each other's swordsmanship, from the battle for fame and fortune has gradually evolved into a battle of ideas!"

"Clash of ideas?" asked Conduct keenly grasping the point.

Mo Tianwen nodded, and said with a wry smile: "It is the battle of ideas, my Tongxin Alliance was called the Tongxin Sword School back then, because at the beginning of the founding of the faction, it was formed by the world's well-known nineteen swordsmen, although the nineteen people are from different backgrounds and belong to various factions, but they have been together for a long time, and they often study and study swordsmanship, and they all have a core understanding of swordsmanship: that is, swordsmanship is important, but exercises are also important. ”

The last sentence of the strategy of operation is understood after thinking about it, this core is that the nineteen swords of the Tongxin Alliance believe that swordsmanship is important, but internal strength is also important, and using internal strength to move the sword is the best way to reach the peak of swordsmanship.

But this made Xingxing's heart suspicious, because his family's Phantom Sword was actually another way, and Xingzhi learned half a set of Phantom Sword since he was a child, which led to his sword path on a different path, mainly based on swordsmanship changes quickly and urgently, but the internal strength is not deep, that is, he does not pay much attention to the cultivation of internal strength, but Mo Tianwen clearly said that the nineteen swords at that time all agreed with the cultivation path of using strength to move the sword, why did the father of this body take another path?

With such doubts, Cao Xingzhi asked, "Since the concepts are different, what kind of swordsmanship principles are the Chang'an Sword Sect?"

Mo Tianwen was silent for a moment and said: "The swordsmanship of the Chang'an Sword Sect is to use the sword with intention and the sword with the heart, and it requires a profound swordsmanship realm and a heavy realm of cultivation. ”

"Realm?"

Mo Tianwen nodded: "As the saying goes, everyone has a way, and everything has a way, and they claim that a true swordsman must have his own way, which is: sword intent." The swordsmen of the Chang'an Sword Sect divide the high and low with the sword intent realm, although there are often people with a low realm who defeat the predecessors with a high realm, but this realm division has always been the core principle of the Chang'an Sword Sect, especially in the past few decades of the Sword Covenant, because of the motivation of the heart of victory and defeat, their realm cultivation is more demanding and more extreme. The old man thought they had gone off the rails. ”

Xingzhi frowned and thought about it, and said helplessly: "I understand some, but I don't understand too much." ”

Mo Tianwen smiled approvingly: "If you don't understand, just ask, it's good! Okay, the old man sees that you are not as arrogant and arrogant as the outside world rumores." In fact, don't say that you don't understand, the old man has repeatedly participated in research in the past thirty years, and he can't really understand the realm cultivation of the Chang'an Sword Sect. Or it can be roughly summarized like this: the swordsmanship of the Tongxin Alliance and even the major sword schools in the world are complemented by swordsmanship and internal strength, both of which are indispensable, which is weak, will affect the real swing of swordsmanship, only internal force and swordsmanship go hand in hand, with deep internal force to make a powerful swordsmanship, in order to wield great power. ”

"But the Chang'an Sword School makes the sword think differently, they think that the realm is the most important, the sword intent is in place, through the cultivation of swordsmanship and internal strength, they pursue the unity of man and sword, the unity of heaven and man, these mysterious things, outsiders can't understand at all. ”

What kind of person is the sword and sword intent realm, this is a bit similar to the battle between the two sects of Zhonghua Mountain Sword Qi in the Xiaoao Jianghu, but the Huashan Sword Sect is a battle between swordsmanship and internal strength, which is different from the battle between the two factions in front of him.

Thinking of this, Cao Xingzhi said, "Even Elder Mo doesn't understand, haven't you already fought swords more than ten times?"

Mo Tianwen had a regretful expression on his face: "The old man is ashamed, limited to his reckless qualifications, and he really didn't comprehend the essence. Even if the swordsmanship of the Chang'an Sword Sect is the same, it is very different from that of different people, even if it is the same person, it is plausible at different times, and the swordsmanship is not the essence, if you want to really understand it, you must enter it and practice their sword intent realm, but if you do that, you will give up your own persistence, and the old man does not agree with their way. ”

Conduct said in a deep voice: "Although the Chang'an Sword Sect is known as the first sword sect in the world, it has always been very mysterious, it is said that they have a close relationship with the imperial court, but they rarely get involved in martial arts disputes, and the disciples of the Chang'an Sword Sect rarely walk around the rivers and lakes, which may also be the reason why the secrets of their swordsmanship are unknown?"

Mo Tianwen nodded: "The nameless sword book founded by the nameless old man of the Chang'an Sword Sect is said to not only contain exquisite swordsmanship itself, but also has seventy-three sets of swordsmanship appendices at the back, which is known as a collection of swordsmanship from all factions in the world. This is a bit watery, but it is not an exaggeration, because the old man was once born in the Taishan Sword Sect, among which the Taishan Guanri Sword, I have seen it from the hands of the disciples of the Chang'an Sword Sect, but unfortunately the Taishan Sword Sect has long been extinct by the Demon Sect. Now only the Chang'an Sword Sect has the Taishan Observation Sun Sword. Speaking of which, there is a question, the same is the world's swordsmanship, but the Tongxin Alliance and the Chang'an Sword School have embarked on two different paths The old man has been studying and thinking for decades, and thinks that the root cause of these two completely different concepts should be on the general outline of the nameless sword codex, it is said that three hundred years ago, the nameless old man was born, and it only took two years to defeat more than a hundred martial arts masters, known as the world's first master, but after the nameless old man founded the Chang'an Sword School, he quickly disappeared, this person and his nameless sword book are very mysterious. ”

Conduct Xingzhi felt the pressure of this trip from Mo Tianwen's tone, and asked indifferently, "I'm afraid my mission this time won't be very peaceful, right?"

Mo Tian asked and smiled: "I'm just just on the way, you do your errand, don't ask me." ”