Volume 1 The Wind Rises in Lingzhou Chapter 7 The Battle of Talents

Seeing that the other party dared to stab the flying sword at him, Xu Yan's face was gloomy, but he was not surprised.

In the Lotus Sect, the disciples of the Chunzi Sect have been strong for a long time, and they have already surpassed the other three factions to become the core and main force of the sect, plus three years ago, they got a disciple like Zhou Xian who is extremely talented and has excellent roots, and it will undoubtedly continue to be strong for a long time in the future.

Zhou Xian is the most proud disciple in the Chunzi Sect today, he is not only second only to Xu Yan in talent, but also quite strong in his own strength. Before he entered the Lotus Sect, he was already a real second-story sword cultivator, and he was only a fraction of a millimeter away from the three-story building, so it can be said that he really belonged to the top-notch type of person, and there was no doubt that he had become the key cultivation object of the sect.

Now, as he has raised his strength to the pinnacle of the lower three realms, his identity has also risen with the tide, and he has basically been able to sit on an equal footing with the ordinary elders in the sect.

As a result, Zhou Xian, with all the special treatment he can enjoy, is undoubtedly rampant and unscrupulous in the sect, and even often takes other disciples under his door to do some dirty things that bully men and women.

For example, not long ago, he seriously injured a certain inner disciple of the Qiuzi Sect, and the injury almost endangered the cultivation foundation of the other party, but this kind of bad incident, which should have been expelled from the sect according to the rules of the sect, turned into a normal martial arts competition between the disciples of the sect under the deliberate protection of the elders of the Chunzi Sect.

Obviously, it was precisely because of the various protections deliberately maintained by his superiors that Zhou Xian dared to act so unscrupulously, so much so that he now dared to take many disciples under his command to the main peak to find trouble with Xu Yan in a big way. You must know that if you fight on the main peak, the punishment you face will be doubled, not only will the troublemaker be expelled from the division, but also be ruined of your cultivation.

But even so, Zhou Xian was still convinced that with his current identity, as long as he didn't kill or maim the other party, he would never be punished too much from the sect. Besides, after learning of his brother's accidental death, he lost control emotionally for a while, no matter how you look at it, this kind of thing is reasonable.

Zhou Xian is not a stupid person, and before acting, he naturally thought about it in his heart.

However, the most unfortunate thing is that Zhou Mi, who is nominally his cousin, but the two are not actually related by any blood, because he would not have expected it until he died, and he tried his best to get rid of Xu Yan for his cousin, and the plan to win the 'Fuyao' was not only successful, but he accidentally lost his life, and what is even more tragic is that he did not get the slightest sympathy from his cousin from beginning to end.

Zhou Xian's trouble with Xu Yan this time, of course, was not to avenge Zhou Mi, for him, the latter was just an orphan left by his father's righteous brother who worshiped his son when he was young, with his own noble status, it was already quite condescending to be able to call the other party a cousin, and the Zhou family gave him a surname, for him to eat and wear, and sent him to the Lotus Sect to practice, and the kindness that should have been repaid has already been repaid.

On the contrary, it was Zhou Mi, who originally swore that he would help him get rid of Xu Yan and seize Fuyao, but the bamboo basket was empty, not only did the plan fail, but also prematurely revealed Zhou Xian's intentions, so Zhou Xian naturally did not have any sympathy for Zhou Mi's death, and even brought Xu Xu anger in it.

He hated Zhou Mi for being exaggerated and incompetent, and finally forced himself to go to the main peak.

But after coming to the main peak, Zhou Xian always felt a little uneasy along the way, but he couldn't tell the specific reason, although he had already relied on this matter in his heart, but in the end, he didn't dare to really make too many moves, such as killing or maiming Xu Yan, but this did not prevent him from letting the other party spend the next few months on the bed.

Zhou Xian knew very well that as long as he could make the other party lie down for a few months, then if the other party wanted to participate in the 'Six Sects Conference' held in the next dynasty, he would have to wait for another twenty years. And once this great opportunity is lost, then the latter's status in the Lotus Sect is likely to plummet.

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Xu Yan didn't know that the other party would inflict so many bad intentions on him, but the flying sword called 'Red Candle' was already close to his chest at this moment, but he didn't panic at all, because when he walked out of the room, he was ready to meet the enemy at any time.

Boom!

The air shone with a splash of brilliant sparks.

Fuyao and the red candle collided violently in the air, and then bounced off each other.

The two flying swords circled in the air in the next moment, as if they were sane, before flying back in front of their masters.

Zhou Xian saw that his sword was fruitless, his face became even more gloomy, and he immediately pinched the sword trick with his hand, and continued to spit out a word in his mouth, "Wind!"

As a result, the red candle in front of him flashed in the air like a gust of wind, and continued to stab Xu Yan's chest.

In the face of the other party's successive flying sword attacks, Xu Yan was also angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to be careless, obviously the extremely talented Chunzi Sect disciple in front of him was like him was pinned on by the sect, otherwise he would not have been taught the sword technique when he was in the lower three realms, after all, for most sword cultivators in the world, it is true that they can only achieve the sword control after stepping into the middle three realms, this is not only a matter of talent, but also includes having a suitable sword technique, a suitable flying sword, and an excellent root bone that can sense the flying sword。

It can be said that if you want to practice the art of imperial sword in the lower three realms, the conditions you must have are quite harsh.

However, Xu Yan didn't know that Zhou Xian was in the root bone, although he was a cut below him, he was also a rare 'Earth Spirit Root' physique, and this kind of physique, just like the 'Heavenly Spirit Root', was a rare existence in a million, and it was a rare sword cultivation seed.

Therefore, this confrontation between Zhou Xian and Xu Yan at this moment is not so much a confrontation between the imperial sword arts, but a talent battle between the spiritual roots of heaven and earth. They didn't know that after each other showed their strong self-heritage, they had already attracted the group of Chunzi Sect disciples behind them who could only fight with swords, their eyes were red, and their eyes were full of jealousy.

For them, the already powerful Zhou Xian in front of him is just that, he is at least an inner disciple of the Chunzi Sect, but what makes it difficult for them to accept is that the pro-disciple who was passed on three years ago really only took three years to compete with Zhou Xian, who has practiced at least twice as long as him, and he will not fall behind.

It can really be said that people are more angry than people.

However, just when many disciples of the Chunzi Sect were still immersed in their feelings of jealousy and envy, the red candle driven by the Wind Character Technique had approached Xu Yan again.

The speed of this sword has been significantly improved compared to before, and Zhou Xian sneered in his heart when he saw that it only left a red candle like an afterimage in the air. He didn't believe in the four-character sword trick he was most familiar with, and the other party could take it all, although the wind word trick was more than a step worse than the word word because of the excessive pursuit of speed advantage, but as long as it could hurt the other party, the weak physique of the other party as a sword cultivator would also be seriously injured by the flying sword.

But just when Zhou Xian swore that Xu Yan would be stabbed by the red candle, the latter held it in his hand and directly used the not wide sword body to resist his chest, and at the last moment, he directly blocked the red candle's incomparably sharp sword tail.

There was a soft sound of 'nails' in the patio!

In Zhou Xian's undoubted eyes, the red candle stopped!

Immediately, Zhou Xian's eyes were full of anger, but his face was also a little more dignified, obviously the genius disciple in front of him was able to take two moves from him in a row, it was not a fluke, after all, he was not Zhou Mi, he was only the last layer of window paper away from the four floors of the Middle Three Realm, and he could break through at any time. Manipulating the flying sword with the realm of the pinnacle of his third floor, no matter how you say it, you should undoubtedly crush the other party on the second floor, but the other party let himself return twice in succession.

So, Zhou Xian was really angry at this moment, and together with his eyes, he also took away the contempt that he originally had.

The invisible sword intent suddenly burst out on his body, replacing the silk that had surrounded him before, the sword intent appeared incomparably solid and majestic, Zhou Xian took a deep breath, and there seemed to be a flash of lightning in his eyes.

After two breaths, Zhou Xian's mouth continued to spit out one word, "Sudden!"

As soon as the word came out, the red candle in the air disappeared completely, and then, I saw a flash of lightning in the patio, emitting a brilliant silver light, and slashed straight at Xu Yan's head.

In the face of this treacherous and powerful sword, Xu Yan finally felt a sense of crisis in his heart, and it was obvious that the other party's absolute superiority in the realm had brought him a sense of gap that was difficult to fill after all, which was why he had been passively beaten since the battle, but he was powerless to fight back.

Xu Yan didn't dare to hide any more, and immediately tried his best, he held the sway, angrily slashed, the energy in his body was reasonably distributed, and it also poured out like a tide, and he slashed out towards the red candle that turned into electric light in an instant above his head!

The next moment, an extremely dazzling burst of lightning suddenly erupted in the sky, but immediately after, Xu Yan's figure suddenly flew back, directly hitting a certain pillar in the courtyard, shaking down a pile of broken wood.

Bang!

After Xu Yan's body collided with the pillar, there was a solid impact sound, Xu Yan's right hand holding the sword in one hand kept trembling, and he didn't need to look at him to know that his tiger's mouth must have been peeled open.

The blood immediately flowed downstream, staining Fuyao, which was originally a cold light, making it extraordinarily charming, and this was the first time since Fuyao recognized the lord that it was soaked in the blood of its master.

Xu Yan's face was pale, and the corners of his mouth were also overflowing with a trace of blood, but he quickly erased it.

Obviously, Zhou Xian's sword really injured him, and it was not a minor injury, if it weren't for the fact that his physique had changed a lot compared to before, he might even be injured by the other party this time.

But the most bizarre thing is that the other party's sword, not all of it is overpowered, but after the flying sword is transformed into lightning, it actually contains a trace of mysterious thunder and lightning power, and this trace of thunder and lightning power directly enters his body, trying to destroy the qi and tricks in his body, which is tantamount to trying to destroy his cultivation foundation.

At this moment, Xu Yan finally felt the deep malice from the other party.