Ning Que's well-tailored black Academy uniform swayed gently in the warm spring breeze. His black hair was tightly tied up and then tied into a very simple and capable bun. His cheeks were slightly thinner and he looked more handsome than before. This was the image that Ning Que had when he appeared in front of everyone, looking particularly refreshed.
There were many students from the front yard of the Academy watching the battle. Chu Youxian and the others were quite familiar with Ning Que, so they couldn't help cheering loudly when they saw Ning Que. Infected by the atmosphere of the Academy students, the crowd became more excited, and some even started whistling.
Zhong Dajun stood in the crowd and looked at the young man in black on the stone steps in the distance. He thought of the scenes when he first entered the Academy two years ago. A trace of hatred and jealousy flashed in his eyes, and then all those emotions turned into frustration and loneliness. Now he and Ning Que were in two different worlds. Even though he was a disciple of the Yang Guan Family, he could no longer catch Ning Que's clothes, let alone take revenge on him.
Cheers and applause were carried by the spring breeze to the dozens of carriages on the side of the official road on the hillside. The young ladies of Chang 'an, who were yearning for love, eagerly opened the curtains, their faces full of hope and worship. Many people, including Cheng Lixue, the Priest of the Revelation Department of the Divine Hall, became solemn.
In order to watch the battle, all the major cultivation sects in the world came, except for the sadhus of the White Tower Temple of the Yuelun Kingdom, because they had all been driven out of the country by a decree of the Tang Emperor.
These people from the cultivation sects were very interested in Liu Yiqing, who was originally unknown but suddenly gained a great reputation. They wanted to know how powerful the younger brother of the Sage of Sword Liu Bai was. But what they really wanted to see was Ning Que's performance in the battle.
The Academy was the only Unknown Place that was connected to the human world, and it could compete with the Divine Halls of West-Hill. In the minds of those who vaguely knew about the other Unknown Places, the real top power of the Academy was even more terrible than that of the Divine Halls of West-Hill. But the question was, how powerful were the people on the Second floor of the Academy?
Everyone knew that the Headmaster of the Academy was very powerful, but they didn't know how powerful he was. Only a few people had met Mr. First or Mr. Second of the Academy, and they all sighed with emotion afterward, but never revealed any details.
For decades, the people of the Academy had not shown their brilliance to the world.
The reason was that no one from the Academy entered the human world after Mr. Ke.
Until Ning Que appeared.
After Mr. Ke disappeared from the world, the West-Hill Divine Palace forbade anyone from mentioning his name and deeds. However, the strongest man in the world had left too many scars and shocking memories. Therefore, all the cultivation sects in the world wanted to confirm Ning Que's power and state of mind.
The battle between Ning Que and Monk Guan Hai of the Lanke Temple took place in the Taoist hall of the Southern Gate Temple. People only knew that it was a time of great brightness, but they did not know the details inside.
The battle between Ning Que and the Yuelun Kingdom Stone had shocked all the cultivation sects. That was because he had defeated a high monk from the Buddhism Sect from the Unknown Place in a battle of psyche. The Buddhism Sect's Bhadanta ascetic spirit was the strongest in the cultivation world, no matter if it was the Zen psyche or the will.
At the end of the battle on Morning Street, Ning Que had directly chopped off Dao Shi's head. This fact shocked the various cultivation sects and gave rise to some very bad associations.
Kill the Buddha and kill the Gods?
Mr. Ke seemed to have killed his way through and made a name for himself in the Academy. Until today, no one dared to disrespect the Academy. Even though the legend said that this powerful man had been killed by God, even the West-Hill Divine Palace did not dare to openly criticize him.
Everyone left their sects and came to the Academy. They wanted to use this rare opportunity to personally confirm the true power of the Second floor of the Academy. In order to prevent another Mr. Ke from appearing in the human world, they wanted to see the Academy fail.
The title of the weakest World Wayfarer in the history of the Academy had spread from the mouth of the Tao Addict of the West-Hill Divine Palace to the entire cultivation world. Even though Ning Que had won two consecutive battles after entering the human world, and even though he had once defeated Prince Long Qing, everyone still firmly believed that there was something wrong with these victories.
Previously, when they saw Liu Yiqing sitting quietly on the futon, as if he was separated from the world, they were all in awe. They all thought that he was indeed the brother of the Sage of Sword, Liu Bai, who had been immersed in the upper Seethrough State for so many years at such a young age. He even had signs of breaking through the realm. It would be a piece of cake for him to defeat Ning Que in such a state.
However, now that they saw Ning Que standing on the stone steps and felt his casual aura, they could not help but feel that they had underestimated his strength when they thought of the rumor that he had entered the cave to meditate in seclusion.
Cheng Lixue gently stroked his silver-white hair and quietly looked at the side door of the Academy at the foot of the hill. He suddenly asked, "Senior Brother He, who do you think will win?"
He Mingchi smiled and said, "Of course it's Ning Que."
Cheng Lixue asked strangely, "Why are you so sure?"
He Mingchi said, "Because he is a student of the Headmaster of the Academy."
Cheng Lixue suddenly understood and felt that his previous judgment was a little funny. He said, "That's true."
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Ning Que stood on the stone steps and looked at the excited classmates in the front yard. He smiled and waved at them. Then he looked at the man sitting on the futon by the side door.
The man was very young. He sat on the futon like an old tree with thousands of feet of roots. He gave people a feeling that no matter how strong the mountain wind was, it could not move him at all.
Ning Que knew that this man was Liu Yiqing from the South Jin Kingdom. He had meditated outside the Academy for three months in order to challenge him. He also knew that this man was the brother of the Sage of Sword, Liu Bai.
The Yulin Royal Guards pulled a few extremely long ropes and blocked the crowd outside the ropes. They opened up a large open space in front of the side door of the Academy. That open space was under the stone steps.
The open space was very big, but Ning Que and Liu Yiqing were very close to each other.
Liu Yiqing stood up and looked at him quietly.
After a moment, the futon that had accompanied him for three months under his feet broke into pieces.
He had sat outside the Academy for three whole months without the shelter of the cliff cave. He was weathered by the wind, rain, and sun. His hair was tangled and his clothes were full of dust. The nails on his hands that were exposed outside his sleeves were full of black mud stains. They did not look like hands that were used to hold a sword at all.
Compared to Ning Que, who had just showered and changed into a new set of clothes, Liu Yiqing looked more like a beggar. However, the expression on his face was very calm, as if there was not a speck of dust on his clothes. They were even cleaner than Ning Que's black uniform.
Liu Yiqing looked at Ning Que with extremely bright eyes.
He was indeed very tired and haggard.
But his sword had been washed in the cold wind and rain outside the side door of the Academy for three whole months and it was extremely bright.
He had waited for Ning Que for three whole months. Today, he finally appeared.
This sword that was as bright as spring water happened to have the most majestic sword style.
"Ning Que?"
Liu Yiqing asked.
Ning Que nodded.
Liu Yiqing suddenly laughed.
As he smiled, the pieces of the futon under his feet floated off the ground.
The dust on the ground moved even though there was no wind. It seemed to be rolling in all directions, forming a very strange scene.
When the dust rolled further and further away like a snake, gradually leaving the open space, the people watching the battle behind the ropes looked at the dust rushing toward them and subconsciously wanted to step back, but they could not squeeze out. Just when they secretly thought that it was bad, the dust suddenly stopped in front of the ropes.
It formed a shallow ridge of soil.
Inside and outside the ridge were two different worlds.
Inside the ridge was the world of battle, and it was not to be disturbed.
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Suppressed exclamations sounded around the side door of the Academy, and then it fell into a dead silence.
The dozens of horse carriages on the side of the state highway were also shrouded in a dead atmosphere.
The noble ladies in the horse carriages were shocked and tightly covered their mouths.
The cultivators in the horse carriages looked at Liu Yiqing in silence, not knowing how to react.
They thought about how Liu Bai, the Sage of Sword, had dared to send his own brother to challenge the Academy. This meant that this person's state must be very high and he must be very powerful. Moreover, they had already confirmed that Liu Yiqing was indeed powerful enough. However, they did not expect him to be so powerful.
His Psyche Power moved with his smile, and he could disperse all the dust in the field, and he did it so perfectly. This seemingly strange scene required extremely delicate control of the Qi of Heaven and Earth.
The officials of the Imperial Center Administration of the Tang Empire looked at the side door of the Academy in silence, their faces full of worry. After Liu Yiqing revealed his state, no one was optimistic about Ning Que.
Cheng Lixue looked there and also fell into silence.
Unlike other cultivation sects, the West-Hill Divine Palace, which led the world, had information about Liu Yiqing many years ago, because he was the brother of the Sage of Sword Liu Bai.
Before Liu Yiqing became famous, the West-Hill Divine Palace already knew that he was an extremely rare genius in Sword Taoism, and put him on the list of key observation.
Looking at Liu Yiqing's state, Cheng Lixue realized that this person was even more powerful than what the Divine Hall had imagined. A trace of worry gradually appeared between his brows.
Of course, the West-Hill Divine Palace did not want another person like Mr. Ke to appear in the Academy, but at the same time, they did not want the Sword Garret of South Jin Kingdom to produce another powerful person, the Sage of Sword Liu Bai.
Liu Bai was the chief visiting professor of the Divine Hall, and the South Jin Kingdom was also the Divine Hall's greatest power in the secular world. But if the Sword Garret of South Jin Kingdom grew stronger with Liu Yiqing's growth, then the Divine Hall's influence on the Sword Garret would be relatively weaker. What if the Sword Garret of South Jin Kingdom switched positions in the future?
"So you are a treasure sword that the Sage of Sword has hidden for many years."
Cheng Lixue looked at Liu Yiqing in the distance and said bitterly, "It seems that even if Ning Que is the core disciple of the Headmaster of Academy, he will not be your match today."
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At the side door of the Academy.
Liu Yiqing looked at Ning Que and said, "You're finally here."
His tone was very calm, but the deepest part of his voice revealed undisguised pride and confidence. This was because he was going to defeat the core disciple of the Headmaster of Academy today. Then, even in front of the Academy, he should finally have his own pride and confidence.
According to the usual story, after Liu Yiqing said that he was finally here, Ning Que should be silent for a moment before replying, "What will come will come", and then he would heroically lose this battle.
But Ning Que had never been a person who played his cards according to common sense. In order to win the battle, he would do anything. Even if he did not take the risk of changing cards, he could choose not to look at his opponent's cards.
Ning Que did not look at Liu Yiqing's sharp eyes.
He looked at the untainted blue brick floor, which was so clean that it could reflect one's reflection, and sincerely praised, "I'm afraid your sweeping skills are the same as your brother's, the best in the world."
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(This is the fifth chapter. My eyes are blurry and I am very hungry. I am going to rest for a while and eat something before writing. I will try to finish the sixth chapter before 7: 30.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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