Chapter 18: A Sword Becomes Famous
Xia Qi didn't move, stretched out his hand to hold the hilt of Yuanqing's sword, and as soon as the sword light unfolded, a vast sword intent rose up, as flawless and immaculate as the blue sky and white clouds, and every change was just right to block the sword moves that came from all over the opposite side.
The two of them quickly fought for several rounds, and Yan Zhang's sword became more and more urgent, and the golden sword shadows were intertwined, constantly wandering around Xia Qi's body, repeatedly showing his fangs, but he was always blocked by Xia Qi's flawless swordsmanship, and he couldn't find an opportunity.
Seeing this, Yan Zhang's sword momentum changed, and he restrained his ruthlessness, and stabbed straight at the opposite side like a storm, brewing a dangerous aura of ups and downs in the non-stop attack.
Another dozen rounds passed, and at the moment when the changes between the two sides were exhausted, the long sword in Yan Zhang's hand suddenly shrank and stretched, as if it was sprouting and spitting out, swinging away Xia Qi's long sword, and several winding and cold qi were condensed on the sword body, enveloping Xia Qi's whole body.
This is the sword move that he relied on to become famous on the rivers and lakes back then - the golden snake dance, and now after he opens his nine tricks, he uses his true qi to use it, which is more tortuous and unguardable.
Win! Before the sword arrived, the qi shot out, sharp and sharp, seeing that the other party was defenseless, Yan Zhang's face showed a confident smile.
Just when danger was imminent, Xia Qi finally moved.
His body was as fast as a shock, he jumped up and dodged the attacking sword qi, his body suddenly rose, and a bright sword light lit up from his hand, like a shocking lightning, fast, brilliant, ethereal, with a brilliant and beautiful artistic conception, he flew obliquely to the long sword handed by Yan Zhang.
This sword light that flew like a match was so fast that it was beyond imagination, and the golden snake swordsmanship that Yan Zhang had been immersed in for decades was as if he had been caught by seven inches, and he was hit before he had time to react, and his qi was suddenly slashed, and the long sword in his hand was like a thunderbolt.
"Bang!"
The sound of the exchange was clear, a long sword was knocked out, the sword light disappeared, and Xia Qi's clothes fluttered, like a Tianfu flying immortal falling in the air, and the sword was returned to the sheath.
"Concession."
Suddenly, the sword hall of Nuoda was calm, and all the hearts of the audience were seized by the brilliant brilliance of Fang Cai's sword, and the needle drop could be heard.
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"How, how could it be ......" The smile on Yan Zhang's face froze, and he looked at the long sword that he had dropped from his hand in disbelief.
He never expected that the trick he had been practicing for many years would be broken with a sword by an unknown person who had only opened the four tricks today, and he had to look at the ground in a daze for a while.
The onlookers were also dazzled and couldn't extricate themselves, and it took a long time for them to come back to their senses from the beautiful sword light, and they exchanged their heads and ears to remember the subtle changes between heaven and earth that they had just felt.
"Old Gu, have you seen his swordsmanship?"
After the crowd, Yan Xu couldn't help but ask the old man sitting on the Taishi chair beside him, this person was specially invited by his father to witness the results of this competition, and he was also a half-step location master who had accumulated fame for many years.
"Well, the sword technique he performed in his hands is really breathtaking, and the subtlety of his moves can be called flawless at the level of enlightenment, old and lonely, I have never seen any of them like this."
Gu Lao shook his head, stroked his beard and sighed lightly:
"But if the old man didn't expect it badly, the sword that he turned from defense to attack just now was the core sword move of that swordsmanship, and that move had already reached the level of the exterior, so he could trigger such a change in the world during the enlightenment period."
"This son's swordsmanship has been perfected into the realm, touching the law, and the sword intent in the chest complements each other, if the nine tricks are opened, you can immediately touch the realm of heaven, man, and sword, and the old man thinks that this son has the qualifications to become a kendo master."
Hearing Gu Lao's words, Yan Xu's heart shook, and he couldn't help but clench the sword in his hand.
Today, there is only one master who has successfully achieved this step in the past twenty years with his swordsmanship, he is the first master on the list of people in the past, and now the first grandmaster on the earth list, the elder of the Sword Washing Pavilion "Heavenly Divine Sword" Su Wuming!
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The perspective returns to the martial arts arena.
Xia Qi stood with his hands in his hands, his expression calm, and he constantly recalled the process of fighting with Fang Cai in his heart, as well as the various changes derived from the swordsmanship of the two sides, and benefited a lot.
After he began to practice the three sword techniques purchased at the Six Paths, he also made great progress in this way, and comprehended the corresponding sword intent, only to confirm what he had learned in actual combat.
Previously, he wanted to directly use the "Breaking Sword Style" in Dugu Nine Swords to interrupt the opponent's momentum rhythm, but he changed his mind halfway, and in order to leave a deeper impression on the onlookers, he finally chose to cast the "Flying Immortal Outside the Sky" to shake the opponent's killing move.
The price is that he seems to be light now, but in fact, he consumes a lot of money inside, and his meridians are also aching faintly.
Fortunately, he was cultivating the Eight or Nine Xuan Gong and the Nine Yin Yi Pulse Method, and this inner injury and dantian emptiness quickly recovered as before.
Rao is like this, Xia Qi's mood is quite happy, this is the most thrilling battle he has fought since he came to this world.
If it weren't for the fact that he used the "Qi Breaking Style" to observe the dense and thick distribution of the Gang Qi on the opponent's sword body for the first time, found the weakest point, and used the "Nine Yin Yi Pulse Method" with all his strength to climb the power of the Flying Immortals outside the sky, he really couldn't cope with the killing move that came after the release of the True Qi on the opposite side, let alone hit the Flying Long Sword, and he would definitely lose after one blow.
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On the other side, Yan Zhang lost his mind for a long time, and then he cleaned up his mood, sighed, and said convincingly:
"Shaoxia's swordsmanship is amazing, and Fang Cai's sword is even more superb, Yan is ashamed of himself."
"Pavilion Master Yan has a good reputation."
Xia Qi was no longer silent when he heard this, and after a polite reply, he was about to leave.
"Wait."
At this moment, an old voice came from the crowd of spectators, and I saw Gu Lao standing up from the Taishi chair, his lips moving, and his voice was not loud but spread throughout the entire Sword Hall:
"If you have cultivated so much swordsmanship like Shaoxia, you should have already become one of the great Zhou Sect heroes, or you should be on the list of Southern Jin Dynasty people, why haven't we heard of your name until today?"
"It's the 'Cutting Rain Sword' Gu Jingming's senior!"
Someone in the crowd exclaimed.
When Xia Qi heard this, he turned his head to look at Gu Lao and said: "Don't blame the seniors, the juniors are not from the sect, but they were successful in learning swords some time ago, and in order to increase their experience and knowledge, they have traveled here with swords, so they haven't had time to break through the name." ”
As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding people in the rivers and lakes.
Xia Qi seemed to have expected it, so he seemed to be deaf to the noise around him, and maintained an outstanding posture as always.
"I see, no wonder the old man can't see what your swordsmanship is, you tried the sword this time, did you want to break through that realm?"
Gu Lao's question also shocked Xia Qi, but he quickly reacted and replied calmly:
"The predecessors were really wise like torches, and they practiced swords alone in the past, but now after hitting the bottleneck, they think that only by testing the world's heroes with swords can they go further, so they specially came to the door to ask the master of the Yan Pavilion to teach swordsmanship."
Yan Zhang was speechless after hearing this, and replied in a muffled voice: "Hehe, I dare not be ashamed, the old man's swordsmanship is like a mud cloud compared to the young man, how can he make the young man progress?" ”
Xia Qi's face was solemn, and he said loudly: "Why did Pavilion Master Yan say this? This meeting with you is just a narrow victory, and at the same time it has benefited a lot, so please accept my gift. ”
After that, Xia Qi gave a deep salute, which can be said to have given enough face, and when the onlookers saw this, they all echoed it one after another, and comforted Yan Zhang, who lost the competition.
Gu Lao nodded secretly in his heart, and then spoke:
"If you still want to continue to test the sword in the Changle area, the old man still has a little thin face here, if necessary, you can also let the old man help you introduce a few famous swordsmen to exchange ideas."
"Thank you, senior!" Regarding Gu Lao's kindness, Xia Qi also agreed as soon as possible.
Hearing this, Gu Lao threw an encouraging look at Xia Qi, and the old god sat back.
“……”
Seeing that the scene was silent again, Xia Qi spoke: "Everyone, I have to compete with several other Sword Pavilion masters today, so I will lose my company first." ”
As soon as the words fell, Xia Qi no longer lingered, and used his body to leave.
After seeing this scene, these people in the rivers and lakes were all uneasy, and after hesitating for a moment, many of them used light skills to catch up with Xia Qi's gradually disappearing figure, wanting to see his next fight, or talk to him.
After all, being able to witness the rise of a martial arts rookie who is good enough to be promoted to the top of the list is enough to be called a blessing for most of them.
After they all left one after another, only a group of disciples in the Golden Snake Sword Pavilion and some of Yan Zhang's acquaintances were left, and they all turned their worried eyes on the hall master.
At this time, Yan Zhang had long since lost his previous domineering posture.
He smiled bitterly, picked up the golden snake sword on the ground in frustration, stroked the new sword marks on the sword, and said excitedly:
"I'm fine, you can send off the rest of the guests for me."
"Yes, Master." Yan Xu and the other disciples were also speechless, so they had to execute it without saying a word.