Chapter 1: The Duel in Huashan
At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the society was in turmoil. The government and the opposition were in turmoil inside and outside, and until the country of Dajin was established, Kyoto was captured. The Song Dynasty moved south to Guide Mansion in Nanjing. But it is also a natural disaster. The Jin State was insatiable and repeatedly raised troops to invade the south, but because of the emergence of famous generals in the Song Dynasty, the society turned from danger to safety. It was not until after the succession of Aizong of the Jin Kingdom that the northern Mongolian tribes sprung up and rebelled against the tyranny. When Genghis Khan conquered Kyoto, Emperor Jin reconciled with various countries, and Mongolia became the new overlord of the Central Plains. In the nearly 100 years of war, the rivers and lakes have also been stormy, and dozens of large and small sects have emerged.
When the world was in turmoil, the people were in dire straits, but two peerless heroes emerged in the Central Plains, these two people are a man and a woman, the No. 1 Night Emperor, and the No. 1 Queen of Heaven. These two people are both highly skilled, resourceful, regardless of internal and external skills, they are all perfected realm, five elements gossip, astrological divination, hundreds of schools, everything is refined. Their identities are mysterious, and no one knows where they came from or where they come from. But they joined forces to destroy countless evil sects in the martial arts, leaving only seven major sects.
The Night Emperor and the Queen of Heaven are two immortal masters, with the most tough means of the Queen of Heaven, as soon as they were born, they defeated the first-class sect at that time, Zhang Aotian, the lord of Tianshuang City, appointed himself as the new city lord, selected talents and talents, appointed promising people, and governed Tianshuang City in an orderly manner, and everyone in the city practiced martial arts, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers who founded the children. Under the door are even more masters like clouds, strategists are like rain, and they are bull's ears in the righteous martial arts. Become the world's first sect above the sects. The Queen of Heaven went into hiding, and the city lord was taken over by Lu Zhenyuan, a disciple of the Queen of Heaven. In the past, this Lu City Lord used a sword chasing the wind and the moon, defeated the world's sword masters, and was honored as the 'Sword Emperor'. Famous town martial arts. Penglai Immortal will compete for the top ten masters of the two realms of righteousness and demons, ranking fourth among the masters of the righteous path. Tianshuang City faintly has the potential of the world's martial arts holy land. The reputation is grand, and there is no difference for a while.
When the Night Emperor and Queen of Heaven pacified the martial arts, the rivers and lakes that had been silent for eight years broke out an earth-shattering news, and the Sword Immortal White Jade City, who was known as the top ten masters of the righteous path who was known as a sword and shocked immortals, suddenly challenged Lu Zhenyuan, the lord of Tianfrost City. It is scheduled to be on the night of the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, and the decisive battle will be held at the top of Huashan. It is necessary to know that this kind of righteous demon masters, all of them are famous in the Central Plains, heroes and heroes who dominate one side, it is very rare to see one at ordinary times, since the night emperor and queen issued a decree, the rivers and lakes are not allowed to fight privately, this kind of peerless master duel is very rare. Therefore, as soon as the news of the Sword Immortal challenging the Sword Emperor came out, it was like a bolt from the blue for the martial arts that had been calm for many years. On the day of August 15, all the martial arts factions heard the wind and gathered at the foot of Mount Hua, looking forward to this once-in-a-century showdown.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, a bright moon jumps out of the clouds, the sky is full of stars to disperse the dark clouds, and the bright moonlight is like mercury pouring into the ground, which has the beauty of a fairyland. Halfway up the mountain, four men and one woman stand proudly on the mountain path, looking up at the top of the mountain. But as far as the eye can see, it is always unusually calm. One of the rough-looking men began to hold back and complained in a low voice: "Bai Yucheng, this kid still can't fight, he's grinding down, I'm afraid it's dawning." ”
"Brother Wang doesn't have to worry, Bai Daxia is also a generation of heroes in the famous town martial arts, and he is one of the top ten masters. Such a master values faith and righteousness the most. Since it was he who challenged him, there was no reason to break the contract. In my opinion, within the time of a stick of incense, the sword fairy will arrive. A middle-aged scribe next to him couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and patiently explained. These five people are all the managers of Tianfrost City and Lu Zhenyuan's right-hand men. The first person to speak was the head of the Eight Thousand Disciples of Heavenly Frost City, Wang Ben. Born with divine power, a Qiankun gossip stick does not enter, known as the second stick in martial arts. Because of his admiration for Lu Zhenyuan's martial arts character, he voluntarily joined his command to serve. And the identity of the scribe who answered the call was quite mysterious. Everyone only knows that his name is Qiu Guangzuo, and they don't know about his martial arts background. Five years ago, he took refuge in Tianshuang City, and Lu Zhenyuan treated him deeply, worshiped as a military advisor, and entrusted him with important tasks. He is the number two person in Frost City. The remaining three are old men in the Tianhou era, and they were all famous heroes in the past, one is called Zhao Ji, one is called Zhang Qing, and the other is called Yu Xiaoshuang.
"Look, the Sword Immortal is here. At this time, Zhang Qing suddenly shouted, and everyone followed the voice, only to see a white light flickering, sometimes galloping and jumping, sometimes soaring for nine days, and swaying towards the top of the mountain. Like the legendary immortal sword, he flew like a frightening wave, and soon reached the top of the mountain.
"My God, this man is so good. Among these five people, Yu Xiaoshuang is good at light skills, and he is also sighing at the kung fu shown by Bai Yucheng mountaineering at this moment.
"The city lord is famous for his quick knives, and his light body kung fu may not lose to him. Now there's a dragon fight. Zhao Ji was also excited. staring at the top of Mount Hua. However, due to the strict order of the city lord, no one was allowed to go up the mountain without permission during the duel, and they could only use their eyes to stare at the movement on the top of the mountain.
At the top of Huashan Mountain, I saw a middle-aged man sitting on a boulder with a golden knife. Behind the boulder is an abyss, with thousands of walls and very steep. Ordinary people avoided it, but the man sat on it calmly, as if he was sitting on his own chair, and looked at the horror and danger behind him as if there was nothing, and he was not at ease. This person is one of the top ten masters of the Central Plains, known as the Pillar Stone of the Righteous Path and known as the Sword Emperor, Lu Zhenyuan, the lord of Tianfrost City. This man was tall and burly, and his cheeks were sharp and angular like knives and axes, and he looked very cold. He was wearing a purple python and stepping on eight treasure cloud dragon boots. The air is magnificent, it looks graceful and luxurious, revealing a domineering spirit of self-respect.
A touch of Changhong pierced the sky in the distance, Lu Zhenyuan raised his head, his eyes seemed to have a terrifying flash, and he shouted: "I am happy to have friends from afar." Brother Bai has been absent for a long time. This sentence is sent out with internal force, the voice is not high, but it can be transmitted thousands of steps away, and the aftersound is still shocking, which shows that this person not only has high internal strength, but also controls it very purely. The rainbow light fell to the ground, revealing a swordsman in white clothes, with a slender figure and a handsome appearance, and a heroic spirit between his eyebrows. It's just that he has a pair of Danfeng eyes, narrow eyelids, and is very charming. I really don't want a man's eyes, but like a peerless beauty. This person is the White Jade City, known as the Sword Immortal.
Hearing Lu Zhenyuan's polite question, Bai Yucheng looked very cold, and spit out four words on his lips: "You're welcome." Lu Zhenyuan has been in a high position for many years, how could he have encountered such cold treatment, but he didn't think it was a pestle at all, but still smiled politely: "If Lu is not mistaken, the last time we met was at the Penglai Immortal Conference three years ago, and colleagues from all walks of life confirmed their martial arts." Brother Bai's sword is invincible, defeating the heroes, because of his elegant swordsmanship, he is like a fairy, and is known as a sword immortal. Lu was deeply admired at that time, but he only hated Fu Bo and failed to recognize Jing as soon as possible. Since then, he has been riddled with mundane things and cannot visit in person. There is a thought of meeting today, but it is a knife to meet, which is regrettable. You and I are both pillars of the righteous path, no matter who wins or loses in today's duel, won't they all be underestimated by Demon Dao Xiao "Lu Zhenyuan said with a look of embarrassment, looking very regretful. Although this duel was provoked by Bai Yucheng and Lu Zhenyuan was forced to face it, he did not do it for himself at all, showing the grace and atmosphere of a generation of grandmasters.
Bai Yucheng snorted coldly: "The lord of Lu City is noble, but the junior brother can't learn it." People call me a sword immortal, but Bai can't escape fame and fortune, and he is a sage. Dare to challenge the city lord today, please don't hesitate to give advice. After that, I saw him take the sword behind him, stroked the sword body with his left hand and explained: "The name of this sword is called: Seven Star Dragon Yuan, it is a famous sword by the sword casting master Ou Yezi, Lu City Lord be careful." ”
Lu Zhenyuan laughed dryly, took the long knife on his waist, and said: "The name of this knife is called: chasing the wind and catching the moon on the ancient famous weapon, the blade is about seven feet two inches long, five inches and eight minutes wide, it is a sharp blade given to me by my teacher, I have fought with me for many years, and I have never been defeated, Brother Bai carefully." ”
Bai Yucheng silently pulled out the long sword, the body of the dragon yuan seemed to have ripples like flowing water, looking down at the body of the sword, as if climbing a high mountain and looking down at the dragon yuan, ethereal and deep as if there was a giant dragon lying down. The sword blade pointed directly at Lu Zhenyuan, as if an invisible pressure enveloped his whole body.
Lu Zhenyuan chuckled: "Lu remembers, in the past, above the Penglai Immortal Club, Brother Bai and Cihang Jingzhai's Zhou Disc Zhou Fairy were in and out of pairs, and the couple were very affectionate, why didn't they come together today?" But Bai Yucheng seemed to be instantly enraged, and the Long Yuan Sword shot out like lightning, stabbing straight into Lu Zhenyuan's throat. This sword came too fast, it seemed that there was no time to react at all, the tip of the sword reached his body, but Lu Zhenyuan suddenly had an extra scabbard in front of him, blocking the lightning blow of Bai Yucheng.
"Drink~" Bai Yucheng's wrist flicked, Long Yuan turned into a sword shadow in the sky, enveloping Lu Zhenyuan's vital body, only to see Lu Zhenyuan's face calm, chasing the wind and chasing the moon knife turned into a fine light and swam away, and there was a fierce sound of weapon collision. Both of them are fast and fast, and they attacked each other hundreds of moves in a few moments. The two gradually fought out the real fire, and the swordsmanship of Bai Yucheng became more and more elegant, and the hands were like a giant dragon winding, sometimes the dragon flew for nine days, sometimes the dragon dived into the abyss, and sometimes lingered and drifting, dazzling, dizzying, and breathtaking.
Lu Zhenyuan is known as the Emperor of the Sword, the height of the sword technique has long been extraordinary, and he has always been calm and calm in the face of the overwhelming offensive of Baiyucheng, and the wind-chasing and moon-catching knife in his hand is faster than a knife, and the last piece of silver light that he saw enveloped his whole body, protecting it tightly and impermeable, and resolving all the sword moves of Baiyucheng.
Bai Yucheng snorted lightly, and suddenly rose into the air, and the human sword was one, like a roaring dragon roaring towards Lu Zhenyuan. Bai Yucheng's condescending sword pushed the speed, strength, and momentum to the peak, and in an instant, the sand and rocks flew away, and the wind surged wildly, and the momentum was terrifying. Lu Zhenyuan couldn't stop this sword from his own line, so he hurriedly used light skills to retreat sharply.
Lu Zhenyuan pushed halfway, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and stabilized his footing. Suddenly, there was a huge roar behind him, Lu Zhenyuan's heart was not good, and he hurriedly turned into a purple shadow and flew into the sky. But as soon as he jumped halfway, he suddenly felt a gust of evil wind overhead, and when he looked up, he saw a circle of sword flowers dancing wildly, enveloping his whole body, like a peacock opening the screen and compiling a net of death. As long as you are caught by a sword trap, you will definitely end up in a different place.
Lu Zhenyuan's figure did not retreat but advanced, and the long knife pierced the center of the sword circle, like a long rainbow through the sun, dazzling. Just listen to the loud sound. Lu Zhenyuan only felt a strong surge and knocked his body to the ground. The remaining force smashed on the ground, cracking the ground inch by inch, splashing mud and sand, and flying dust. Before Lu Zhenyuan could breathe a sigh of relief, a cold hair suddenly exploded on his neck, only to see the white jade city break through the sand and stone and fall from the sky, and the seven-star dragon abyss seemed to be inserted from the clouds, stabbing at the top of Lu Zhenyuan's head.
'Drink~' An earth-shattering roar came out, and the light of the wind-chasing and moon-chasing knife in Lu Zhenyuan's hand skyrocketed, and the sword qi was raging, and an unrivaled domineering aura surged out, slashing out a knife that regretted the world. Shengsheng blocked the world-shattering sword of White Jade City.
"Okay, good! The Seventeenth Style of the Heavenly Dragon is indeed worthy of being the world's first-class swordsmanship. Especially in the end, the four types of cloud breaking, attacking the enemy must be saved, survival in death, and tricks in tricks, all interlocking. If it weren't for someone's secret instruction, this seat would have to pay a price if he wanted to block these four swords. Lu Zhenyuan forced back Baiyucheng, but he didn't pursue it, it seemed bright, but the meaning of his words was surprising.
Bai Yucheng's face suddenly changed after hearing this: "Lu Zhenyuan, it turns out that you have been secretly friendly with Fluttershy, but you are actually peeping at my swordsmanship. You are so despicable! People still call you the pillar of the righteous path, the first hero of the Central Plains. Phew!"
Lu Zhenyuan sneered, and his tone suddenly became extremely indifferent: "Bai Yucheng, this seat respects you as a good man." In terms of the high level of swordsmanship, there are only a handful of people in today's world. My Tianshuang City dominates the martial arts, and since the queen of heaven has retreated, I am still a leader, and the prosperity is unprecedented, far surpassing other sects. If you can serve my Heavenly Frost City, why don't you and I join forces to worry about the injustice of the world. But I have sent a prayer post to your immortal residence several times, but you have blocked it back. also threatened to stop it. How can this seat tolerate you?"
As soon as this remark came out, it was tantamount to admitting Bai Yucheng's words, but there was something to be done. If there were others present, they would have fainted on the spot. Bai Yucheng said in a deep voice: "Eight years ago, the Night Emperor and Queen of Heaven pacified the world and forced the Seven Sects to release their previous suspicions, and they must not fight among themselves for ten years. It is for the stability of the Central Plains and not to make life miserable. If you want to unify the seven gates, there will be another strife. Isn't it another danger to the people? This move greatly violated the original intention of the Queen of Heaven. As a disciple of the Queen of Heaven, you dare to openly disobey the teacher's orders, so bold. Although I have hung my sword and retired for many years, I do not want to reopen the killing ring for your own selfish desires, ignoring all living beings and people. I saw you and Fluttershy secretly befriending you in the Sword Training Pool that day, and I thought it was wishful thinking, but you were premeditated. Whatever you say today, I will get rid of you with my own hands. Eliminate harm for martial arts. ”
Lu Zhenyuan laughed wildly when he heard this: "White Jade City, White Jade City, you are too crazy, right! Just because of your Heavenly Dragon Seventeen Style, you dare to threaten to get rid of me? Then my throne as the Lord of Heavenly Frost City has already been transposed." Penglai Immortal Society, we have never fought each other, today I will let you see my sword technique can also enter the sword immortal's eyes. After that, Lu Zhenyuan swung the blade of the knife, and the knife technique changed from the previous fast and sharp, but it became more fierce and wild, opening and closing, and the madness was revealed. It's like a thunderbolt, one move and one style, weighing more than 10,000 jun. Every time Bai Yucheng made a move, his arm was numb, and his mouth was shaken. The two of them had only taken a dozen moves, and Bai Yucheng felt that it was difficult to resist, and his chest was like a boulder, which made him breathless. The sword qi was even more shocking, and his blood was boiling. Bai Yucheng saw that he couldn't resist it, so he had to use light skills to take off into the air. Above the rock. Lu Zhenyuan's sword qi was vertical and horizontal, covering the four fields, but he was never able to touch Bai Yucheng in the slightest. Lu Zhenyuan was surprised: "This is the world-famous Dapeng Escape? It is said that this Dapeng Freedom Decision is the world's first Qi Kung Fu, all with a breath of true qi to run, the Qi to ride the wind, just like the Dapeng bird, Pei June wind, you can be free in the sky. It is the world's first light body kung fu. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name. ”
Bai Yucheng said: "Your knife skills are also good, the knife is fierce, wild and heroic, showing the spirit of a king." If I am not mistaken, this should be the long-lost sword on the rivers and lakes! According to legend, the sword was originally created by the patriarch of the Miao tribe in the Western Regions, and he was invincible on the battlefield. It's just that it's been lost for a long time, but you didn't expect it to be all you learned. Looking at Fang Cai's knife posture, it seems to be better than before. ”
Lu Zhenyuan smiled proudly: "Sword Immortal has good eyesight. Yes, this is the Badao. When I was six years old, I studied knife art diligently, and I studied it very deeply. Since the guidance of his teacher, he learned to dominate the knife at the age of sixteen, integrating hundreds of schools, and removing the chaff, which is even better. At the age of twenty, he created the name of the Sword Emperor. You are different from me, you have a prominent family background, and you have been guided by famous teachers since you were a child, but your practical experience may not be as rich as mine. In today's battle, if I can take your head, it will be my greatest honor. After Lu Zhenyuan finished speaking, the long knife in his hand shone brightly, and the chasing wind and moon knife seemed to feel the master's high-spirited fighting spirit, and let out a soft roar, and the sword was full of energy, and the incomparable cyclone slashed violently towards Baiyucheng.
In the face of Lu Zhenyuan's indomitable momentum, Bai Yucheng, who was in a desperate situation, was not flustered. Instead, he calmly twisted the sword trick in his hand, and read in a low voice: "The desert is lonely, and the sun sets on the long river." The Longyuan sword suddenly shone restrained, the light flowed, Bai Yucheng swung the sword, suddenly put it on the body of the knife, the sword body turned, drawing a Taiji circle, chasing the wind and the moon knife seemed to be hit hard, the light dimmed, and the momentum dropped greatly. On the contrary, the Longyuan sword disappeared from the other, the brilliance was magnificent, and the sword edge was straight, like a long rainbow through the sun, and it attacked Lu Zhenyuan's chest, Lu Zhenyuan was shocked, and hurriedly returned the knife to block, chasing the wind and catching the moon, and the knife shook violently, and he couldn't stand this understatement sword. Hearing only the sound of 'bell~', Lu Zhenyuan almost couldn't hold it, and hurriedly used 120,000 points of strength to stabilize the blade, retreated back more than a dozen steps, and finally unloaded all the sword qi.
Lu Zhenyuan glanced at the white jade city that was standing still in disbelief. The unbeliever slashed again. I saw Lu Zhenyuan fly up into the air and slash down at the head of the White Jade City. Because this knife was slashed in the air, it was powerful and heavy, and he thought that Bai Yucheng was so powerful that it would not be cut off. But Bai Yucheng was still unhurried, drawing circles in the air, and the trajectory of the sword body was sometimes clearly visible, sometimes erratic, and sometimes fast. fell in Lu Zhenyuan's eyes, but it was like two different swords, one moving and one static, one fast and one slow, and after a few swords, Lu Zhenyuan's knife was sharpened cleanly, and he stabbed Lu Zhenyuan with a sword again. This sword seemed to be even more powerful than Fang Cai, and its brilliance was as dazzling as a star. Lu Zhenyuan's secret path was not good, and before he could react, he was surged by a strong force and flew out.
"Wow!" Lu Zhenyuan struggled to stand up, a mouthful of blood gushed out, and said with a miserable smile: "Good swordsmanship!" I didn't expect Brother Bai to keep a hand, with such a subtle swordsmanship. Admire, admire!"
"This swordsmanship is called the Long River Sunset Sword, the Tang Dynasty poet chanted, 'The desert is lonely, the long river is full of sunset', my ancestor Bai Yuxian took its poetry, turned into a sword, only two moves, has been a circle. One movement and one stillness, one positive and one side, mutual restraint and complement each other. It not only contains the ancient and modern boxing scriptures and kendo, and even the world, and the mystical Zen principles are all in it. Although the sword has two moves, it has infinite changes, the road is strong, and the road is soft. Compassion is the foundation. If you do many unrighteous acts, and think that you have great power, you will be able to do evil. Don't you know that there are people outside this person, and there is heaven outside the sky, even if you really practice martial arts, you can escape the way of heaven? Evil does not prevail over good, and it has been like this since ancient times. The reason why the queen of heaven can lead the heroes is because of her martial arts and resourcefulness? The queen of heaven adheres to the way of heaven, eliminates evil and promotes good, helps the needy, and graces are all over the martial arts of the Central Plains. Who does not miss his kindness? Today, for the sake of the Queen of Heaven, I will spare your life. Reform your ways, and don't be delusional. Bai Yucheng looked at Lu Zhenyuan, who was on the ground, and couldn't help feeling pity, so he turned around and left without looking at him.
"Slow!" Lu Zhenyuan suddenly shouted, and Bai Yucheng turned around and said strangely: "Brother Lu is not convinced, and he has to teach again." Lu Zhenyuan smiled bitterly: "Lu underestimated the people of the world, and today's fiasco under Brother Bai was to blame." Lu was convinced orally. It's just that today I saw Brother Bai's exquisite swordsmanship, if Brother Bai is left in this world, Lu is afraid that he will have trouble sleeping day and night. Only after the white brother is faster. ”
Bai Yucheng laughed angrily: "Lu Zhenyuan, you really don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin." Okay, I'll ask Brother Lu for his knife again... Ugh!" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a cramping pain in his abdomen. His eyes were black, and he collapsed to the ground. "This is..."
"This is a scattered. At this moment, a delicate voice suddenly came. Bai Yucheng looked back, and a delicate and familiar face came into view. "Zhou Die?"