Chapter 327: Gathering the Crowd
Ouyang Qian used "Wanyuan Returning to the Sect Sword", originally wanting to take advantage of He Zhi's unheard foothold and catch him off guard.
Although Ouyang Qian's first swordsmanship was dissolved by He Zhi's hard work, Ouyang Qian could feel that his dominant position had not changed. He Zhi is still in a suppressed position.
And "Wanyuan Returning to the Sect Sword" belongs to the kind of straightforward swordsmanship, which is powerful and does not change much. It is very useful when you have the upper hand and are domineering.
Judging from the point of view, Ouyang Qian's idea cannot be wrong. After all, "Wanyuan Returning to the Sect Sword" is indeed not widely circulated among the inner disciples of the Beiyue Sword Sect. Ouyang Qian's use of this swordsmanship was, to some extent, quite unexpected.
It's just that Ouyang Qian's luck is really bad. She did all the tricks, but because of pure luck, she was caught by He Zhi!
As soon as He Zhi's response was made, Ouyang Qian immediately knew that it was not good.
Because He Zhi's response was too fast and too accurate. It's as if he had guessed Ouyang Qian's move from the beginning, so he was prepared in advance!
Ouyang Qian is naturally not a person who is willing to admit defeat, the moment she saw He Zhi's move, the long sword in her hand immediately changed.
In about a hundredth of a second at most, Ouyang Qian made at least four different changes in the long sword in his hand. The tip of the long sword seemed to tremble. And each tremor represents a different possibility.
However, since Ouyang Qian has been caught by He Zhi, how can it be so easy for her to get rid of it?
Under He Zhi's "subtle and clear", every change in Ouyang Qian was fully understood by He Zhi.
Therefore, Ouyang Qian's behavior of trying to change four times in a row not only did not get her out of the dilemma of being targeted by He Zhi, but instead made her fall into an increasingly passive situation.
If it is said that although the move "Wanyuan Returning Sect Sword" originally performed by Ouyang Qian was targeted by He Zhi in terms of moves, at least the momentum still exists, then after four consecutive moves, all the momentum accumulated in Ouyang Qian's swordsmanship has also been vented with her continuous changes.
In the end, Ouyang Qian was not able to get rid of He Zhi's clamp in terms of moves, but also lost her original advantage in momentum. So, when the second collision between the two came, Ouyang Qian almost completely lost the power to resist.
He Zhi swung out a palm that just perfectly dodged the blade of Ouyang Qian's long sword, passed through the gap in her sword, and slapped on Ouyang Qian's sword-holding arm.
The long sword in Ouyang Qian's palm flew down in response, and Ouyang Qian, who had eaten He Zhi's blow, only felt as if her entire right arm had lost consciousness.
At the same time, Ouyang Qian suddenly heard the strong wind in her ears, and she immediately knew that this was He Zhi's follow-up.
However, under the severe pain in her arm and the fear of losing her long sword, it was difficult for Ouyang Qian to respond effectively. Although the long-term cultivation in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect still played some role after all, Ouyang Qian gritted her teeth at the last moment and swung a blow with her left hand, wanting to temporarily force He Zhi back in a desperate way.
But such a dying struggle had no effect on He Zhi.
He Zhi also waved his left arm, just a light touch on Ouyang Qian's left arm, and her last efforts came to naught. Then, He Zhi's right fist stopped in front of Ouyang Qian's face.
"I conceded. Then, He Zhi withdrew his right fist and said to Ouyang Qian according to the etiquette he had learned in the Martial Saint Realm.
"You won. Ouyang Qian bit her lip, her expression changed a few times, and finally raised her head and said to He Zhi.
He Zhi smiled at Ouyang Qian, and walked past her. This is just the place where the inner gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is located, and He Zhi still has a long way to go if he wants to return to the hall of the illusion trial.
"Wait!How did you know that I would use the Wanyuan Returning Sect Sword for my second move?"
"I don't know. It's just that I happen to know a little bit about "Wanyuan Returning to the Sect Sword". Especially the trick you just used. It's just a coincidence. Actually, it's not that you lost to me in this battle because your strength is inferior to mine, it's just that your luck is too bad. He Zhi's words can be regarded as telling the truth.
"Hmph! If you lose, you lose! Do you think I need you to help me make excuses?" But Ouyang Qian didn't seem to appreciate it very much, but was a little angry.
She scolded He Zhi loudly, and walked away directly, not even picking up the long sword on the ground.
"Hmph!" In the distance, Wang Zhenren, who had been following He Zhi and the others, also snorted coldly, revealing a little annoyance.
In Wang Zhenren's opinion, what He Zhi said that he knew a little about the Wanyuan Guizong swordsmanship and so on was nonsense! He clearly came prepared!
Maybe He Zhi's words just now, it's nothing to fool Ouyang Qian. But what kind of eyesight did Wang Zhenren have, how could he be fooled by He Zhi casually?
Wang Zhenren could see at a glance that when He Zhi made a move against Ouyang Qian just now, "Wanyuan Returning Sect Sword", it was clear that he had already been familiar with Ouyang Qian's tricks, and he knew the advantages and disadvantages of the moves and flaws in the moves!
However, of course, Wang Zhenren would not think that He Zhi was just a coincidence, and he just happened to master this trick performed by Ouyang Qian. Wang Zhenren felt that He Zhi must have mastered the "Wanyuan Returning Sword to the Sect" very well. No matter what kind of sword move Ouyang Qian used in "Wanyuan Returning to the Sect Sword" just now, he would be countered by He Zhi immediately!
"Okay, good, what a Beiyue Sword Sect! Even such a remote sword technique as the Wanyuan Returning Sect Sword has been prepared so carefully in advance!" Wang Zhenren became more and more annoyed in his heart, and his face naturally became more solemn and gloomy.
However, Wang Zhenren can still control his anger at this time. After all, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's obstruction of He Zhi was just the beginning.
When Shoujing Zhenren was leaving, he told Wang Zhenren that he would leave eight inner disciples to stop He Zhi. Right now, it's just two of them. There were still six inner disciples in the back who didn't make a move. Shou Jing Zhenren is not in a hurry.
Moreover, although the two inner disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect in front of him were defeated a little simply and couldn't delay too much time, Wang Zhenren could also see that these two people lost to He Zhi and could not be regarded as powerless. It's just that compared with He Zhi, who entered the Tao with martial arts, they did suffer a lot when they were fighting.
And this point, Wang Zhenren also expected it a long time ago. If it was so easy for a monk to enter the Dao with martial arts, then a monk who entered the Dao with martial arts would not have such a high status in the cultivation realm.
Regarding the performance of the two inner disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect who fought in front of him, Wang Zhenren was still quite satisfied. At least the two of them did not show cowardice in the face of He Zhi, a monk who "entered the Tao with martial arts".
As for saying that the two sides lost during the competition, this is not a big deal. In addition to a few real heroes in this world, how many people have never lost in their lives?
Moreover, those who have never lost in their lives may not really be able to go further on the path of cultivation than others.
You don't see, the three strongest immortals in the world right now, when they practiced back then, they were not the kind of Tianjiao who only won and did not lose.
Wang Zhenren's anger was not directed at the disciples of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, but at the Beiyue Sword Sect. Wang Zhenren felt that in order to let He Zhi step on the top of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, the Beiyue Sword Sect actually gave him a detailed analysis of such an unpopular swordsmanship as the Wanyuan Guizong Sword, so that he could react like just now, which was really a bit excessive!
Of course, Wang Zhenren is a big man who has been famous for many years, even if he is angry in his heart, he can still hold it back.
After Ouyang Qian left, He Zhi and Lin Yuqing continued to move in the direction of the Trial Hall, and Wang Zhenren followed behind the two as usual.
The place where the inner gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is located can actually be regarded as a city in itself.
The cultivation place of a group of inner disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is the core of the city, just like the Forbidden City in an ordinary dynasty. The hall where He Zhi and others participated in the trial of the illusion world was in this "Forbidden City".
Of course, unlike those mortal emperors, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, as an immortal sect, naturally couldn't make the cultivation of the inner sect disciples as depressing as a palace.
Therefore, the "Forbidden City" where the inner gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is located is a continuous mountain range, in which immortal birds can be seen flying everywhere, rising and rising. There are immortals flying with swords, as well as sacred trees, fairy grass, strange flowers, and strange stones. Set off a fairy style.
However, the essence of the two sides is the same.
Moreover, like the Forbidden City in the Imperial City, the cultivation place of the disciples of the Inner Gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is usually not open to ordinary people. In most cases, the food, clothing, shelter, and transportation of the inner disciples will be taken care of by a special purchasing deacon—just like the one who Huangfu Tianchi was preparing to tie up before he met He Zhi, was one of the purchasing deacons.
As for the "Forbidden City", it can be regarded as the outer city of the imperial city. Although it is said to be an "outer city", in fact, it is no less prosperous than any ordinary metropolis.
In this huge city, mortals and monks mingled with each other, thus creating a different kind of order.
Moreover, because at this time, when the Ten Thousand Swords Sect opened its mountain gate and carried out the selection of the inner gate, in this "city" that belonged to the inner gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, there were several times more monks at this time than usual.
You must know that on the territory of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, it is not that there is no scattered cultivation. Just like the "Zhang family", a family that is completely dependent on the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, among their families, only the best disciples can enter the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. And the other disciples of the Zhang family can basically only practice some of the superficial exercises that their Zhang family ancestor brought out from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and become one of the many scattered cultivators in the world.
When the Ten Thousand Swords Sect conducts the selection of the inner gate, these "scattered cultivators" will also gather and meet the opportunity in the outer city of the inner gate. Maybe when their luck comes, they will be able to meet an inner disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect who is in a good mood. At that time, even if the other party just casually points out a few words, it may be worth their own ten years of penance.
Of course, in addition to these scattered cultivations, there are also many bronze sword and silver sword disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect in the outer city.
Because there are many outer disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, they usually don't have a fixed place to practice like the inner disciples and let them stay together.
The outer disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect can usually be said to be scattered all over the world. Only when the inner sect is selected, these outer disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect can gather in this city.
Therefore, those bronze sword and silver sword disciples who have obtained the qualification to observe the selection of the inner gate may not all be waiting in the mountain gate, and many will take advantage of the fact that the selection of the inner gate has not officially started, and they will take advantage of the fact that the selection of the inner gate has not officially begun, and they will walk around the city.
And these bronze sword and silver sword disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, as well as those who are most of the "scattered cultivators" from the major vassal families of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, they are all treasured to the elders of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, as well as many inner disciples.
It is no exaggeration to say that these "iron fans" of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect who are full of yearning for the inner gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect may even know the inner gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect better than the disciples of the Inner Gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect themselves!
They were like the most hardcore star-chasing clan in their previous lives, and they would tirelessly inquire about any news about the inner gate of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
Therefore, when He Zhi and his entourage left the teleportation array with less crowds and began to think about the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, the most prosperous area of the Inner Gate City, the disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect who came to intercept He Zhi on the order of Shoujing Zhenren, but encountered some situations that made them laugh and cry.
- When they walked through the market, they were quickly recognized!
"Hey, isn't that Wu Shengyu of the inner gate, Senior Wu, how did he come here at this time?"
"That's right! That's Wu Shengyu! Hey, wait! It's not just Wu Shengyu! Look at it, Wei Wuji, Qi Ying...... And Luo Tianfan, why did they all come out?"
"Well, isn't it? Now the inner gate selection should have started for a while! Shouldn't they be waiting inside the mountain gate to see the performance of those outer disciples?"
"They ran out at this time, is it possible, is it what happened to the inner door selection this time? Or is it that this time the inner door selection has changed tricks again?
"It's hard to say!"
A group of monks chattered and discussed, and soon many people gathered and followed behind the few inner disciples who were about to intercept He Zhi.
Moreover, their actions of following those inner disciples were too obvious in this busy city, and they quickly attracted more people's attention and attracted more people to join their team.