In Yanjing, in the spring, a light rain has just fallen in the morning.

The streets were wet on the ground, horse-drawn carriages made a bone sound as they ran over the bluestone paved roads, early birds flew up to the green branches and sang loudly, the high walls of the palace were covered with ivy, and a few peach blossoms poked their heads out to peek into the outside world.

In the open space of the flower garden behind the high wall, the sword shadow was full of energy, and in the sword light that flew brightly, a figure like a dragon appeared and disappeared from time to time, and the sword style continued to shift its position.

The maids and guards in the palace were already surprised, and deliberately avoided this area, so as not to accidentally disturb the guests' morning repairs, which were extremely valued guests by His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince.

This guest, of course, is Qin Yun.

The sword is not in your hand!

Powerful sword skills and swordsmanship have always relied on talent and hard work to cultivate, and the latter is particularly important, unlike internal strength and true qi that can be enhanced with the help of external forces.

A real swordsman will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't touch his sword for a day and doesn't practice swordsmanship, and some sword cultivators even spend most of their lives practicing swords, even deducing sword styles in their dreams.

Although Qin Yun was not the kind of ascetic swordsman, he deeply understood the power of hard work, especially in the period when the strength of swordsmanship was constantly improving, any slackness and laziness were a stumbling block to moving forward in the way of the sword.

Especially after he came to Yanjing, he spent a lot of time on other things, and he needed to work harder.

So before dawn today, he got up and went to the flower garden to practice his sword.

The swordsmanship that Qin Yun practiced was still the Taiyi Jinhuan Sword Technique, and his understanding of this set of swordsmanship had reached the point of perfection, which further made up for the shortcomings of the sword style and could give rise to a powerful sword phase.

However, through continuous practice and fighting, Qin Yun found that there were still many places to improve the Taiyi Jinhuan Sword Technique, and the sword style and sword appearance could be more powerful and powerful.

Before he had thoroughly mastered this set of swordsmanship, Qin Yun did not plan to practice a new swordsmanship.

The majestic and pure Jiuyang True Qi was surging and circulating in the meridians, injecting into the limbs and hundreds of bones all the time, spreading to the acupuncture points of the whole body and reaching the surface of the epithelium, making Qin Yun's body movements more and more rapid and smooth.

The blade of the Fury Sword silently sliced through the air. The jumping sword light was like a thunderbolt shining above the nine heavens, and in an instant, it swept a distance of seven or eight steps, twisting a falling petal into powder, and disappeared without a trace!

Due to the limitations of the site environment, the sword qi was firmly bound in the sword body. Only a little leaks between swings. But the rapidly changing sword light is enough to prove the maturity and strength of this set of swordsmanship.

Sweeping thousands of armies, swords breaking the sky, monopolizing mountains, golden crows burning the sun, and the sunset of the long river

In the repeated practice of one move at a time, Qin Yun gradually sank into the world of the sword, completely forgetting everything outside, and at this moment he merged with the Nucang Sword in his hand. The body followed the sword like a shadow, and the invisible sword momentum continued to expand in all directions, and all the small changes in the sword style were subtly revealed, until

"Good!"

A loud cheer suddenly sounded, which immediately woke Qin Yun up from his state of trance.

The marvelous state was suddenly shattered. The originally perfect sword momentum immediately lost its balance, and the sword qi accumulated in the sword body was uncontrollably transmitted, and the surrounding peach trees suffered a great disaster, and the broken branches shot and flew red, like a peach blossom rain.

Qin Yun retracted the Angry Cang Sword and couldn't help but shake his head.

This proves that his control over the sword technique has not yet reached the point of being completely free, otherwise the sword qi contained in it can be eliminated invisibly, instead of being so domineering and exposed to the outside to vent.

He turned to look in the direction from which the voice had come from, and saw a flower bush not far away. Yan Lingyun, Fang Feicheng, and three men in swordsman costumes were looking at him with a smile.

One of the swordsmen looked like he was in his thirties, carrying a giant sword and a tiger's waist, and his eyes were blazing and he looked extremely bold.

Yan Lingyun said with a smile: "Senior brother, this is Elder Lei Lilei, Elder of the Heavenly Extreme Palace, as well as Senior Brother Lin and Senior Brother Huang!"

Qin Yun immediately understood. It's the Hajj envoy sent by the Sword Sect who has arrived!

He was also nominally a member of the special envoys, but he set off in advance, and he didn't expect the special envoys to come so late, but he finally came to Yanjing before the Spring Festival.

"Disciple Qin Yun. I met Elder Lei and met the two senior brothers. It's been hard work from afar!"

Lei Li laughed and said: "It's not hard, but on the way here, I met a few bandits who didn't have long eyes, and I thought we were fat sheep to gnaw, but it took a lot of time!"

What kind of bandits would dare to attack the idea of the Heavenly City Sword Sect? Qin Yun was stunned for a moment.

Lei Li's appearance looks rough, but his mind is delicate, he obviously saw Qin Yun's doubts, and said: "I also think it's strange, so I took the bandit's nest to find a root, but there is nothing to gain, and I can't delay time because of this." ”

He explained a few words, and the words suddenly changed: "Qin Yun, your swordsmanship is practicing well, I haven't arrived in Yanjing yesterday, and I heard on the way that you defeated the disciples of the Iga Sword Sect?"

Qin Yun came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "Yes." ”

The so-called tree is exactly like this, putting himself on the cusp of the storm is not what Qin Yun wants to see.

Lei Li smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about anything, on the contrary, you have raised the prestige of my Heavenly City Sword Sect, and you have no merit!"

After a pause, his tiger eyes revealed a fierce light, and he said in a deep voice: "Xiao Yingzhou Water Moon Sect has coveted Yanyun for a long time, and it is not the first time that he is about to move, as long as he dares to provoke, of course we must fight back without hesitation, and let them know that our Sword Sect cannot be insulted!"

Without waiting for Qin Yun to answer, Lei Li waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's talk in the room, there are still important things to say!"

This Elder Lei was full of domineering, and with the respect of Yan Lingyun's prince, he could only bow his head and obey orders, so of course it was impossible for Qin Yun to disobey his decision, so he hurriedly followed.

In the side hall of the palace, Qin Yun saw other fellow disciples of the special envoy group, as well as a huge ironwood box that was nearly a person high, placed on the ground in a dark and gloomy manner, which made people feel quite shocking to look at.

Lei Li pointed to the wooden box and said, "This is our Sword Sect's tribute to His Majesty Longwu."

Sure enough, it's a tribute! Qin Yun secretly exclaimed in his heart, looking at the size, the weight was really big enough.

It's just that Lei Li didn't send the tribute directly to the Ouchi Palace, and it was definitely a very puzzling thing to put it in Yan Lingyun's mansion first.

Lei Li immediately gave an explanation: "Someone covets this tribute, and they are also challenging the authority of our Sword Sect, if we send the tribute directly to the Great Inner now, I'm afraid we won't be able to find the main messenger again, if they don't give up, then today will be the last chance!"

I see! Qin Yun immediately understood.

Lei Li actually wanted to pay tribute as a bait to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes, only to hear him continue: "Yan Lingyun, this matter has to be told by you to Your Majesty Longwu, we set up this game in your mansion today, of course it is best for the opponent to enter the trap, it doesn't matter if you don't take the bait, we will escort you into the palace early tomorrow morning!"

There is no doubt that the matter of being blocked on the road has completely annoyed the elder of the Tianji Palace, and he is determined to give the man behind the scenes a good look.

Yan Lingyun obviously knew his plan for a long time, and said without hesitation: "No problem, I will enter the palace in the afternoon and go to see my father, and I will not return to the palace in the evening." ”

Of course, this is not Yan Lingyun's timidity, he is not at home to let the opponent think that there is an opportunity, if something really happens, he can also send elite soldiers outside at any time to reinforce the palace.

Lei Li nodded with satisfaction, turned to Qin Yun and said, "Qin Yun, you will be in charge of guarding the tribute here at night, is there a problem?"

Understanding the cause and effect, Qin Yun agreed without hesitation: "No problem!"

He couldn't help asking, "Elder Lei, what exactly is this tribute?"

What kind of treasure can make people not hesitate to offend the Heavenly City Sword Sect to seize it, Qin Yun is really curious.

Lei Li said with a smile: "What is placed in this thousand-year-old ironwood box is a piece of earth fire glazed jade, which weighs 1,537 catties, and there is at least a piece of red blood cedony jade in the heart of the jade that has been formed for more than 10,000 years!"

More than a thousand catties of earth fire glazed jade! Qin Yun was taken aback for a moment.

The earth fire glazed jade is produced in the depths of the Fire Dragon Cave, and it is not particularly rare for the spirit jade in the earth veins to be re-condensed after being calcined and melted by the earth fire.

Earth fire glazed jade can not be used as a spirit jade, but it is crystal clear and extremely beautiful, is an excellent material for making jewelry accessories, and because of the inherent fire, it is very suitable for people with weak physique to carry with them, and it can also warm their hands in winter, so the value is not very low.

A piece of high-quality earthfire glazed jade can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver, and the sect will not confiscate the ordinary jade collected by the disciples of the cave, and if it is put in Xuanwu City to sell, it is very popular with merchants.

And the most special thing is that some large pieces of earth fire glazed jade in the depths of the earth veins can form the core of red blood chalcedony jade, which is very precious and rare, Qin Yun had been in the Fire Dragon Cave for a long time when he was in the Sword Sect, and of course he would not be unfamiliar with the earth fire glazed jade.

It's just that the earth fire glazed jade he has seen before is all fragmented, a few catties or even a dozen catties of jade embryos are rare, and today's tribute weighs thousands of catties, and there is also a red blood cedony jade that has been formed for thousands of years, which is definitely priceless.

With such a treasure, it is no wonder that someone would take the huge risk of offending the Heavenly City Sword Sect and the Great Yan Empire at the same time to rob it, Qin Yun keenly felt that things were probably not as simple and easy as Lei Li said, they must have been thrilling and dangerous along the way, otherwise they would not have been delayed for such a long time.

But as a disciple of the sect, it is the duty of the sect to serve the sect, so Qin Yun's mind did not waver at all.

He secretly made up his mind in his heart that he must firmly protect this rare treasure!