Seeing Zhang Xiyi's appearance, not only Perfected Master Guo Xuanshan, but even Tianjiang Laozu and the others frowned.
Lu Ping stared in the direction where Zhang Xiyi had disappeared, deep in thought.
Yao Yong retreated from the arena. Immediately after, a few more third generation disciples from both sides joined in the battle. However, the intensity of the battles was much lower, disappointing many of the late Core Forging cultivators.
Just as a Chong Ming Sect disciple and a Fei Yu Sect disciple finished their battle, a flying sword suddenly flew out from Xuan Ling Sect's camp.
The flying sword spun in the air, and countless gusts of cool wind swept out from it. In an instant, ice shards flew everywhere, and a cold mist was blown in all directions by the cool wind. The potholes on the ground caused by everyone's battle were immediately leveled by the flying sword, and a smooth, mirror-like ice field appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Hehe, Flowing Wind Sword!"
Lu Ping chuckled as he looked at the flying sword in the arena.
"Oh," Perfected Master Xuan Ju suddenly turned his head and asked, "Do you recognize this sword, Martial Nephew Lu?"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "This person is one of the best of Xuan Ling Sect's third generation disciples, Ouyang Weijian!"
Perfected Master Xuan Ju smiled and nodded. "So it's the 'Wind Sword Immortal' that Xuan Ling Sect has been promoting!"
Back then, Lu Ping was called the 'Water Sword Immortal' because of his battle achievements. The younger generations of the North Sea cultivators were willing to call him by this title. Perhaps Zhenling had secretly pushed for this title, but that was all.
Xuan Ling Sect was on par with Zhenling in every aspect, and Ouyang Weijian was indeed a rare genius. Therefore, they also came up with the title 'Wind Sword Immortal' to promote it in the North Sea. However, this title was given by Xuan Ling Sect itself, and it couldn't be compared to Lu Ping's' Water Sword Immortal '. In fact, Ouyang Weijian had been defeated by Lu Ping several times.
In fact, from Lu Ping's point of view, "Wind Sword Immortal" and "Water Sword Immortal" were secondary. The key was that Zhen Ling Sect already had "Water Sword Immortal", so why would Xuan Ling Sect have to create a "Wind Sword Immortal"? Not only would Zhen Ling Sect copy someone else's ideas without any originality, they would also be looked down upon.
Sure enough, Xuan Ling Sect had Ouyang Weijian. As the leader of the third generation of Xuan Ling Sect disciples, Ouyang Weijian had cultivated for less than a hundred years, but his cultivation was already at the peak of Core Forging Stage Six. He was only one step away from advancing to the late Core Forging Stage.
Ouyang Weijian swept his longsword horizontally and glanced at Xuan Ling Sect's camp, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see the most. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he still shouted, "I wonder if Brother Lu Xuanping has arrived? It's been a long time since we last met. I wonder what realm Brother Lu's swordsmanship has reached?
Today, I'm here to learn from you! "As soon as Ouyang Weijian appeared, the third generation disciples in both camps were in an uproar. Ouyang Weijian was ranked second on the North Sea Rookie List, second only to Lu Ping. Just like Lu Ping, Ouyang Weijian's position on the Rookie List was also extremely stable. No one had been able to shake his position for more than a decade. Among the rising stars in the North Sea, Ouyang Weijian's reputation was second only to Lu Ping's.
Coupled with Xuan Ling Sect's deliberate promotion, Ouyang Weijian challenged many mid-stage Core Forging Stage experts from various sects in the North Sea. He even challenged late-stage Core Forging Stage cultivators several times. Although he didn't achieve the same result as Lu Ping, who killed a Seventh Layer Core Forging Stage Demon Cultivator with a cultivation of Fifth Layer Core Forging Stage, he was able to escape unscathed from a late-stage Core Forging Stage cultivator regardless of the outcome.
The Wind Sword Immortal challenging the Water Sword Immortal was something that the third generation disciples were very interested in. All along, the Water Sword Immortal, Lu Ping, had been a lofty existence in the Rookie List. Cultivators like Canghai Sect's Perfected Shang Wu who wanted to challenge Lu Ping were undoubtedly ridiculous in the eyes of the cultivators in the top ten of the Rookie List.
It wasn't impossible to challenge Lu Xuanping, but one had to have the strength to challenge a late-stage Core Forging Stage cultivator first. In the North Sea's Rookie List, the only one who could challenge Lu Xuanping was Ouyang Weijian!
Ouyang Weijian was very disappointed when he didn't see Lu Ping in Zhenling's group. He smiled and said, "What a pity. I thought I could have a chance to spar with Brother Lu's swordsmanship, but it seems I won't have the chance. It's a pity that other than Brother Lu, no one in Zhenling is worthy to spar with me!"
In the void above Zhenling's group, not only the late-stage Core Forging Stage second generation disciples, but even Xuan Hui, Xuan Zhu, and the other late-stage Core Forging Stage third generation disciples also looked at Lu Ping.
Unexpectedly, Lu Ping just smiled and acted as if he didn't hear Ouyang Weijian's provocation.
Xuan Zhu Daoist couldn't help but say, "This Ouyang Weijian is too arrogant. He really thinks he's a Sword Immortal. Junior Brother Lu, are you going to let this Ouyang Weijian continue to be so arrogant?"
Lu Ping looked at Xuan Zhu Daoist and couldn't help but laugh. He shook his head and said, "It's not worth it!"
Xuan Zhu Daoist was stunned. He didn't know what Lu Ping meant. However, the other late-stage Core Forging Stage cultivators looked a little disappointed. Only the four Laozu and Daoist Guo Xuanshan, whose cultivation was sealed, knew what Lu Ping meant by "it's not worth it."
Before Lu Ping advanced to the late-stage Core Forging Stage, his cultivation had always been lower than Lu Ping's. At that time, he was already not Lu Ping's opponent. Now that Lu Ping's cultivation had surpassed Ouyang Weijian and advanced to the late-stage Core Forging Stage, Ouyang Weijian was no longer qualified to be called an opponent in Lu Ping's eyes.
When Lu Ping came to Frost Island, many cultivators in Zhenling had seen it. Although they didn't know why Lu Ping didn't come out to fight, Ouyang Weijian's repeated provocations had long since aroused the indignation of the cultivators in Zhenling. Ji Xuanxuan jumped out from Zhenling's group, pointed at Ouyang Weijian and said, "Ouyang Weijian, you sure talk big. As far as I know, you've lost to Senior Brother Lu more than once. Now, you're shamelessly boasting that no one in the same generation can spar with you. May I ask Brother Ouyang, do you know what shame is?"
Ji Xuanxuan usually looked obedient and quiet, but when he flew into a rage, his mouth was never ambiguous when it came to insulting others. These insults that seemed to expose one's past immediately angered Ouyang Weijian.
Back then, during Laozu Liu Tianling's Dharma Manifestation Assembly, Ouyang Weijian, who had advanced to the mid-stage Core Forging Stage, was defeated by Lu Ping, who had merely reached the third level of Core Forging Stage. Although Ouyang Weijian's previous words were meant to provoke Lu Ping, they were still arrogant words.
Ji Xuanxuan was delighted when he saw that his words had angered Ouyang Weijian to the point that his entire body was trembling. He continued to say, "With Senior Brother Lu's current cultivation, I'm afraid it's beneath him to fight you. If you continue to provoke me, then I'll reluctantly fight you!"
Ouyang Weijian laughed out of extreme anger and said, "Ji Xuanxuan, you sure have a good plan. Do you think you can take advantage of me by angering me? Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I, Ouyang Weijian, might not have improved in challenging the experts of the northern sea in these past few decades, but it hasn't reached the point where I'll lose my reason with just a few words from you. "
Ji Xuanxuan's heart sank, yet he still said, "Ha, it's not the first time we've fought. Today, allow me to experience Brother Ouyang's great moves once more!"
Ouyang Weijian glanced at Ji Xuanxuan in disdain and said, "It's not that I'm looking down on you. If Yin Xuanchu was here, then the two of you might really be able to fight me together. But now that Yin Xuanchu has been expelled from the sect by Zhenling, only you, Ji Xuanxuan, are left of the so-called 'Zhenling Twin Heroes.' I, Ouyang Weijian, really can't look down on you."
On the northern sea's Rookie Rankings, Ji Xuanxuan was ranked tenth, and Yin Xuanchu was ranked ninth. Although the two of them were also in the top ten of the Rookie Rankings, they'd only started to be ranked in the last five or six years, whereas Lu Ping and Ouyang Weijian had occupied the top two positions on the Rookie Rankings for over ten years.
In these ten years, how many cultivators who had cultivated for more than a hundred years had lost their qualifications to be ranked on the rankings? At the very least, Ji Xuanxuan knew that his sect originally had two cultivators who were ranked in the top ten. Daoist Xuan Shang and Daoist Xuan Lei had lost their qualifications to be ranked because they had cultivated for more than a hundred years.
Ji Xuanxuan and Yin Xuanchu's positions on the Rookie Rankings had risen again and again. Admittedly, it was due to their own hard work that had greatly increased their strength, but there was still a gap between them and Daoist Xuan Shang and Daoist Xuan Lei.
However, it was precisely because of people like Daoist Xuan Shang and Daoist Xuan Lei that Lu Ping and Ouyang Weijian had forcefully suppressed their positions on the Rookie Rankings for over ten years. Ouyang Weijian wasn't boasting when he said that Ji Xuanxuan didn't have the qualifications to challenge him.
Ji Xuanxuan's expression was gloomy. Suddenly, two tall puppets appeared on both sides of his body. One was in human form with golden armor, and the other was in beast form with black armor. The two puppets flanked Ouyang Weijian from both sides.
Ouyang Weijian laughed lightly and said, "Ji Xuanxuan, when will you learn to use your own strength to defeat your opponent?"
Ji Xuanxuan's expression shook. His teacher, Daoist Xuan Huai, had also said these words before.
Ji Xuanxuan was a genius at making puppets that was rarely seen in Zhenling for hundreds of years. Ji Xuanxuan himself was also obsessed with making puppets. When he was in the middle stage of Core Forging, he was already able to make puppets that were on par with his own strength. Moreover, he was able to skillfully control two puppets that were on par with his own cultivation. This also caused Ji Xuanxuan's strength to always be at the top amongst cultivators of the same level.
However, there was one day when Daoist Xuan Huai looked at Ji Xuanxuan and could not help but advise him, "Although puppets are sharp weapons in battle, they are still external objects in the end. True experts still rely on themselves to gain a foothold in the world. You're so obsessed with puppets and blindly use them as your ability to survive. In the end, you won't be able to compete with the true experts of the cultivation world."
Unfortunately, Ji Xuanxuan didn't listen to his teacher's kind words at all. Today, when he heard Ouyang Weijian say words that were similar to his teacher's, Ji Xuanxuan's heart was immediately thrown into chaos.
Sometimes, what people could truly listen to and believe without a shred of doubt was the words of their opponents!
With Ouyang Weijian's eyesight, he saw that the two puppets that were flanking him suddenly stopped midway for no reason at all.
This flaw was immediately seized by Ouyang Weijian. The Flowing Wind Sword turned into a real flowing wind and disappeared in front of Ouyang Weijian in an instant.
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