The waning moon sinks in the west, the sun rises in the east, and the dawn of the morning dispells the darkness and illuminates Changle.

On the day when Xia Qi and them agreed to come to the door, with the help of both sides, many idlers and swordsmen in the city gathered in the martial arts arena in the Golden Snake Sword Pavilion after breakfast, and the three of them began to chat.

"By the way, do any of you know the name of the challenger?"

"It's not clear."

"I'm the same."

Hearing everyone say this, someone smacked his tongue and said:

"Good guy, how could you have dragged us over to watch the battle before the identity of the other side was determined?"

"Hehe, do you still need to ask, isn't it the best weapon that these families bought in Wanbao Pavilion with their eyes on each other, so they agreed to this competition, and invited us over to be a witness."

"Yes, but you said that if the other party is really a four-trick cultivator, how can he get the confidence to beat these nine-trick swordsmen?"

"Who knows, maybe it's a young master who wants to make a name for himself and make it to the list."

"Hehe, even if he is currently in the top ten on the list, he doesn't dare to say that he can overstep the rank and defeat the nine tricks when he is in the fourth trick, where does he get this confidence?"

During the conversation, these people glanced at each other and shook their heads and looked at each other, although the rest of the people did not show obvious expressions, they could see similar meanings in their expressions.

After a while, they saw a young man with a long sword hanging from his waist walking out of the house, he was Yan Xu, the son of the Golden Snake Sword Yan Zhang.

Seeing the son of the hall owner coming over, many people who came to see the excitement said enthusiastically:

"Yan Gongzi, you are finally here, can you reveal to us the identity of the other party?"

"Yes, no matter how big Changle is, it's been a month, haven't you found out where he is?"

"Isn't there news from Wanbao Pavilion?"

“……”

After Yan Xu and the others finished asking, he arched his hand and replied unhurriedly:

"I'm sorry everyone, except for the fact that this person sometimes shows his face in Wanbao Pavilion, the specific whereabouts of this person at other times are a mystery, and because of this, we really haven't been able to find out his true identity and origin."

"As for the Wanbao Pavilion, we have also personally come to the door to confirm, and they have 100,000 taels of silver for them, so as to guarantee that the other party will go to the appointment on time, and they have nothing else to do with this person, and they will not interfere in this game."

"Oh, I see!"

Everyone suddenly realized, and smacked their tongues at this kind of lavish performance of 100,000 taels, and began to guess the true identity of this mysterious challenger in the ensuing small talk, and the discussion was elated for a while.

"Everyone, don't be impatient, the other party has made an appointment with us to come over at the hour, and he is almost up when the time is calculated."

Yan Xu instructed the servants to fetch some melon seeds and tea and distribute them, and then called a few Sword Pavilion disciples to hurry towards the door and welcomed an old man who had just arrived into the back room.

…………

When the time was gradually approaching, everyone who was still chatting with melon seeds also stopped, looking at the long street outside the door from time to time, but there was still no figure of the challenger.

Just as everyone frowned, an inexplicable voice suddenly sounded in their ears, which seemed to be clearly distinguishable from afar:

"'Golden Snake Sword' Yan Zhang is available? After the end of school, come to visit at the appointment, and please face the battle. ”

At the same time, Xia Qi's figure emerged from the end of the long street, his pace seemed to be slow and fast, and before the words fell, the person had already arrived at the door of the Sword Pavilion.

"What a subtle sound transmission and light work!"

The martial artists who were knowledgeable at the scene noticed the cleverness of the sound transmission just now, and when they saw this kind of body at this time, they couldn't help but praise loudly.

At the same time, a energetic fifty-year-old man also walked out of the house, this person was Yan Zhang, the target of the challenge "Golden Snake Sword" that he had agreed with Xia Qi, his face sank like water, and he snorted coldly:

"The old man has been waiting for you for a long time, and you still use Transsion? Is it you, the junior, who wants to challenge me? ”

Xia Qi bowed calmly, and said loudly: "It is here, I have heard for a long time that the swordsmanship of the Yan Pavilion Master is strong, so I specially came here to discuss and ask for advice. ”

“…… Okay, I didn't expect the old man to be unsuccessful for a long time, and his swordsmanship was still remembered by a junior who had only opened four tricks. ”

Yan Zhang laughed angrily, and said in a cold tone: "If you want to do it with the old man, you must first pass the level where my disciples test you!" ”

Xia Qi nodded noncommittally: "Yes, please." ”

"Senior brothers, rise up!"

After Yan Xu, who had already been waiting at the door, heard this, he and the other six Sword Pavilion disciples lined up, and they all drew their long swords and aimed at Xia Qi, changing their positions with each other in an orderly manner, pressing towards Xia Qi at the door.

This is a "Golden Snake Sword Array" that can multiply its power against the enemy, and it is also the result of Yan Zhang's adventures back then, and he was later taught by him to his core disciples.

Now that he is here, he wants to use this trick to defeat him directly.

- Originally, Yan Zhang was conceited of his reputation, and he was afraid that Xia Qidi was not clear, so he thought of such a method, so that the other side would retreat in the face of difficulties.

If he hadn't been found out by Xia Qi's "Soul Searching Dafa", he would not even be willing to appear here at this time.

…………

Xia Qi pressed the sword with one hand, secretly pinched the "Yuan Heart Seal" with the other, and slowly walked towards the sword formation, the true qi in his body rotated, forming a body seal, and cooperating with the spirit release, disturbing the five senses of the seven people who formed the sword array.

As he took step by step, it was like a leisurely stroll, but in the eyes of these seven people, it seemed that every step was stepping on his heart lake, and even his heart followed his steps.

Knock, knock, knock, knock, the seven of them only felt that their heartbeats were getting more and more intense, and the pressure was getting bigger and bigger, and they were surrounded by circles of phantoms.

As soon as these phantoms appeared, Yan Xu and the others couldn't hold back their chaotic thoughts, and the originally tightly knit sword formation began to be chaotic, and even clashed on its own.

It wasn't until Xia Qi walked to the edge of the sword formation that Yan Xu, who had the highest cultivation among them, bit the tip of his tongue and came to his senses, and hurriedly raised his sword and stabbed Xia Qi.

"Boom!"

Facing this sword, Xia Qi stretched out a white and slender palm to hold it steadily, and then his wrist was slightly folded, which seemed to be unremarkable, but Yan Xu felt that a huge force was transmitted from the sword body, which shocked him and made his mouth numb, and he couldn't help but let go of the hand holding the sword, and watched his weapon being taken away by the person opposite.

"You haven't practiced your swordsmanship at home, so it's not worth letting me play the sword." Xia Qi's face was unwavering, and he slowly walked past his side.

"I ......" Yan Xu opened his mouth to stammer, but the sword in his hand had been taken away by the other party, so he could only stand aside and remain silent.

Seeing that Xia Qi did not use swordsmanship, but used some kind of mastery to break the sword formation formed by his disciples, and forced his son to lose his sword with only one hand, Yan Zhang's face no longer saw a trace of smile, and said with a solemn expression:

"Wait! What about the sharp weapon you mentioned in your post? Did you bring it today? ”

Xia Qi stopped, raised the hand that pressed the sword, and the long sword on his waist came out of the sheath with a bang, making a golden sound of jade vibration, and the sword body was flowing with a dazzling luster.

"The name of the sword 'Yuanqing' is the best weapon purchased in the Wanbao Pavilion for 100,000 taels before, and it will be the hero of the world if you want to fight. If the owner of the pavilion can win today, this sword is at his disposal. ”

"Okay, take my sword too! I want to see where you got such confidence! ”

The attendant disciple hurriedly opened the black wooden box in his hand, revealing a golden long sword with a strange appearance inside, the sword body was zigzag like a snake, and the tip of the sword was forked like a snake letter, which was also a sharp weapon grade.

Yan Zhang raised the sword and said in a deep voice: "Come on, let the old man weigh and weigh your swordsmanship!" ”

"Don't dare, let's ask the seniors to attack first, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to win."

Xia Qi remained in place, indifferent.

"Arrogance! Let the old man teach your elders a good lesson, you boy who doesn't know the height of the sky! ”

As he spoke, Yan Zhang had already rubbed his body up, and the long sword in his hand was full of swords, like a snake spitting out letters, hissing and breaking the wind, and the move poked Xia Qi's vital points at a tricky angle.