Listening to the prestige of the Chao Sword Marquis, there are many swordsmen who come to Tingchao Yuan every year to ask to see him, but in the end they are all disappointed. Over time, Tingchaoyuan has become the most special place in the swordsman community.

The heart is regarded as a holy place, but it is deserted.

In the Chao Garden, in addition to listening to the Chao Jianhou and his daughter Lan Xiaodie, and his disciple Tao Xingyu, there are only three most loyal domestic servants, and the most common sound is the sound of the sea tide outside the mountain cliff.

Today, a stranger has arrived.

"Childe, the master is waiting for you inside. ”

A servant politely stretched out his hand, but did not step into the garden arch.

"Thank you. ”

Shi Xiaole's face was as usual, but his heart was not calm.

From the casual movements of the servant, he could feel that the other party was a skilled sword master, especially those eyes, occasional peeping, from time to time would pass a sharp edge that only a swordsman had.

Even his subordinates are so powerful, I don't know how strong Tingchao Jianhou himself will be.

Walking through the arch, Shi Xiaole finally met this well-known kendo powerhouse.

He had his back on his back, dressed in blue, his waist as straight as a sword, and when he heard the movement, he turned around, revealing a clear, thin face.

At this moment, Shi Xiaole had an illusion, it seemed that the other party's eyebrows and beard were all swords, and countless swords were shooting towards him.

"It's so strong!"

If it weren't for the fact that his mind was many times beyond ordinary people, Shi Xiaole would definitely be frightened by this look. The other party's realm has reached an unfathomable level.

The No. 1 Master in Qingxue Prefecture is said to be an eightfold master of the Lingguan Realm, and compared with the Sword Marquis of Tingchao, I am afraid that it is inferior many times.

"I don't accept two kinds of people here. ”

Lan Tingtao's voice, withdrawn and sharp with a sword, without any hypocrisy and politeness, straight to the point. In fact, if it weren't for Mrs. Bi Hairpin sending a letter in advance and pleading with him, he wouldn't have met Shi Xiaole at all.

"Which two?"

Shi Xiaole couldn't help but be infected.

"The first is outsiders. But Mrs. Birpin saved my life in the past, you were called by her, and I should repay her a favor. ”

As soon as the words changed, Lan Tingtao's voice became stiff again: "But the rules of Tingchaoyuan are unbreakable, except for outsiders, I don't accept mediocre talents." If you don't satisfy me, I'll still drive you away, and it's useless for anyone to come. ”

Shi Xiaole nodded: "It should be so, I don't know how the seniors will judge?"

"Follow me. ”

glanced at Shi Xiaole, and listened to the Chao Jianhou walking towards the arch on the other side.

He had already read the information given by Mrs. Bi Hairpin, and from above, Shi Xiaole's talent seemed to surpass Tao Xingyu, but so what?

There are many things that cannot be seen from information alone.

Listening to Chao Jianhou's opinion, unlike most swordsmen, in his opinion, although the kendo realm is important, it is by no means the only criterion for measuring kendo talent.

For example, his daughter Lan Xiaodie touched the sword heart early, but in terms of actual combat ability, she is far inferior to her disciple Tao Xingyu.

Soon, the two came to the mountain behind Tingchaoyuan.

Shi Xiaole's eyes suddenly fell in front of the mountain wall, where there stood a smooth stone tablet ten zhang high and three zhang wide, like a huge mirror, and the clouds and sun in the sky reflected on it, forming various strange patterns.

"Master, Dad. ”

Tao Xingyu and Lan Xiaodie walked up, the former glanced at Shi Xiaole and quickly looked away, while the latter kept looking. It's strange how Dad would bring a stranger to this important place.

"I said, if you don't accept mediocrity, you can survive the attack of the shadow wall for a quarter of an hour, and I will let you stay in Tingchaoyuan. ”

Lan Tingtao said to Shi Xiaole, and then said to Lan Xiaodie, "Fluttershy, you go and dance a set of Shadow Sword Technique behind the Shadow Wall." ”

"Huh?"

Fluttershy opened her mouth.

The shadow wall is very peculiar, once someone dances the sword in the back, the wall will stimulate the corresponding illusory sword qi. The difference is that the power of the illusory sword qi will be much stronger than that of the sword dancer.

The Clear Shadow Sword Technique is the second-grade attack sword technique of the Shadow Wall, and with Lan Xiaodie's talent, it can only last for a quarter of an hour after several months of practice.

Thinking of this, Lan Xiaodie couldn't help but glance at Shi Xiaole pitifully.

The other party estimated that it was recommended by my father's good friend, and my father was embarrassed to refuse, so he embarrassed others like this and let him retreat.

Not daring to disobey her father's wishes, Blue Fluttershy sprang up and stood behind the shadow wall.

According to Tao Xingyu's guidance, Shi Xiaole walked into the three-zhang circle demarcated in front of him, which happened to be three zhang away from the shadow wall.

"Senior sister, you can start. ”

Glancing at Lan Tingtao, Tao Xingyu shouted.

Brush brush brush.

In an instant, the clouds in the sky were gone, and a sword dancing figure appeared in the shadow wall, and a total of eighteen thick sword qi shot out, like a meteorite meteor, quickly hitting Shi Xiaole.

"What a wonderful formation. ”

Shi Xiaole was secretly surprised.

These sword qi are said to be illusory, but they feel extremely real, and the attack power of each one clearly reaches the ninefold standard of Xuan Qi. Under the restriction of not breaking away from the three-zhang circle, if you want to block it, it is a great test of the quality of the swordsman.

If it was a Xuan Qi Ninefold Master who came here, Shi Xiaole would definitely not be an opponent, but fortunately, these sword qi had no autonomous consciousness and lacked change, which meant that they were powerful.

When he realized it, Shi Xiaole suddenly stabbed out with a sword, and the tip of the sword was pointed at the weak part of a certain sword qi, and another horizontal stroke slashed to smash all three sword qi, and the person took the opportunity to flash to a safe position.

From behind the shadow wall, you can see the scene ahead, and seeing that Shi Xiaole blocked the first wave, Lan Xiaodie did not show a look of surprise.

Just kidding, if you can't even block the first hit, it's too wasteful. No matter what Daddy's friends are, it's impossible to stuff a cat or dog over.

Of course, the cats and dogs in Lan Xiaodie's heart, put in the rivers and lakes, are already first-class talented swordsmen.

"Dancing in the sky. ”

As soon as the sword's momentum changed, Blue Fluttershy used the second move of the Clear Shadow Sword Technique.

This time, a full twenty-eight sword qi struck, forming a complete closed loop, once you fall into it, unless you find a flaw with your true ability, you don't want to take advantage of the gap.

Shi Xiaoleyun was light and light, and he was still swept away with a long sword.

This action made Tao Xingyu frown secretly, would it be too light on the enemy, you must know that even if it is a junior sister, she will be disgraced when she goes up for the first time.

But the next scene greatly surprised Tao Xingyu.

I saw Shi Xiaole slashing with a sword, as if cutting tofu horizontally, and the twenty-eight sword qi seemed to automatically come up, neatly cut in half.

Of course, the sword qi will not come up automatically, so there is only one explanation, and the other party saw the flaw in the sword technique in an instant.

Tao Xingyu's eyes flashed.

"I can't see it, it's a bit of a foundation. ”

There was a hint of excitement on Fluttershy's delicate face, and the Shadow Sword Technique was unleashed.

The power of the clusters of sword qi has not changed, but the speed and number have gone up a level, and the angles are tricky, and the moves are incoherent, so that people can never predict the next form.

At this point, Shi Xiaole had to admire Tingchao Jianhou.

You need to know that as a swordsman, in addition to your own talent, the most important thing is eyesight, reaction and mental power.

Powerful eyesight allows you to easily see through your opponent's flaws. Reflexes are a sufficient supplement to eyesight. Otherwise, it is useless to find flaws with just eyesight.

And mental strength is the premise of everything. People with poor mental strength often let external objects interfere with their will, and they cannot concentrate, resulting in the inability to exert their strength.

The shadow wall in front of him clearly elevated these three quality tests to the point of making ordinary people staggering, as long as one of them is slightly weaker, it will definitely make a mess.

It's a pity that no matter his eyesight, reflexes, or mental strength, Shi Xiaole can be called perverted, and such a test will lose its meaning to him.

With the strength of his arm, Shi Xiaole did not retreat but advanced, and eighteen sword qi surrounded his sword body, forming a whirlpool of sword qi, and the illusory sword qi pierced on it, and even sparks could not splash up, and it was directly annihilated.

The next moment, his sword move changed, and he had ten more sword qis, and he met the attack of the shadow wall head-on.

"Shadow Sword Technique?!"

Tao Xingyu's expression was shocked, and he almost screamed.

What Shi Xiaole is performing at this moment is not the Qingying Sword Technique, because the moves are different, but the essence is clearly the essence of the Qingying Sword Technique.

It stands to reason that the Qingying Sword Technique was created by Shizun himself, and it is absolutely impossible to spread to the rivers and lakes, is it possible that this young man just observed the shadow on the shadow wall, so he simulated the essence of the meaning?

That's impossible!

Tao Xingyu couldn't help but look at the master on the side.

Lan Tingtao's face was as cold as before, but if you look closely, you will find that there is a rare hint of surprise in the depths of his eyes.

"Dancing Sky Shadow!"

Blue Fluttershy snorted, she had kept it before, but now she really used all her strength.

She has always been proud of her talent, but the first time she faced the Clear Shadow Sword Technique of the Shadow Wall, she didn't even survive thirty moves.

Compared with Shi Xiaole, who is as stable as Mount Tai and is at ease, it is simply two extremes, how can she accept this?

The locust-like sword qi shot head-on, but it couldn't make Shi Xiaole's expression change in the slightest, and with a flick of his wrist, the Qingfeng Sword also shook off countless sword qi, and these sword qi happened to penetrate the gap of the sword qi on the opposite side.

With his amazing eyesight and control, Tao Xingyu was incredible.

A quarter of an hour.

Two quarters of an hour.

"Don't play anymore. ”

Lan Xiaodiexiu's face was slightly red, and she walked out from behind the shadow wall with a grunt, looking at Shi Xiaole like a monster, and said, "You guy, how old are you this year?"

Shi Xiaole was stunned, feeling that there was nothing to hide about this kind of thing, and said, "Soon it will be nineteen." ”

That is, this year is only eighteen?

Fluttershy is struck. She happens to be nineteen years old this year, originally if Shi Xiaole reported a bigger age, she could comfort herself, how can she compare now?

Tao Xingyu in the back took a deep breath.

I don't know if it's an illusion, from Shi Xiaole, he seems to see the shadows of the four little sword marquis.

"It's an occasional insight from here, so let's take a look. ”

The peace was broken, and a book fell steadily into Shi Xiaole's hands, Lan Tingtao retracted his gaze that fell on Shi Xiaole, and turned to leave.