For the third stage, other than the opponent's identity being a little special, the biggest difference between the third stage and the first two stages was that there was no time limit. No matter how long Lu Xuan fought with Li Wei, as long as he could defeat Li Wei, he would be able to pass.
However, this didn't mean that the difficulty had decreased. On the contrary, the difficulty had greatly increased. For the first two stages, Ye Tian knew that as long as Lu Xuan was given enough time, Lu Xuan would definitely be able to pass. But for the third stage, Ye Tian didn't have a time limit. It could only mean that he had confidence in his former senior brother's strength. Unless Lu Xuan's strength truly surpassed Li Wei's, it was impossible for him to pass by dragging the time.
In fact, Lu Xuan was already mentally prepared. This third stage wouldn't be easy to pass. It could be seen from the opponents that Ye Tian arranged for in the first two stages. Although the opponents that Ye Tian arranged for weren't considered strong, they were definitely the strongest in their respective realms.
This time, Li Wei might only have the strength of an initial stage Origin Realm martial artist, but his combat strength was probably comparable to a middle stage Origin Realm martial artist. With Ye Tian's current peak stage Soul Refinement standard, it would be extremely difficult to defeat Li Wei.
Because there was no time limit, Lu Xuan wasn't in a hurry to make a move. He was going into this battle with the mentality of learning and gaining experience.
After carefully sizing up Li Wei, Lu Xuan suddenly realized that Li Wei's body was like a sword. He was obviously holding a sword in his hand, but you couldn't help but notice the sword. His entire body and the sword were incomparably compatible. This was a natural swordsman. No wonder even with Ye Tian's strength at the peak stage of the God Realm, he wouldn't be stingy with his praise of Li Wei's sword dao talent.
Seeing that Lu Xuan didn't move, Li Wei finally moved. He slowly raised his sword and stabbed out. Just as Lu Xuan was wondering why this sword strike was so weak and powerless, he suddenly woke up from his daze. This was because this sword strike was clearly extremely slow, but in the time it took for him to think, the tip of the sword was already less than ten feet away from him!
A distance of ten feet was nothing to an Origin Realm martial artist. Just the sword qi alone was enough to extend the distance by a few feet. Therefore, before Lu Xuan could react, he had already appeared at the entrance of the examination passageway.
Lu Xuan lost, defeated by Li Wei with one sword strike. He did not even understand how he lost. This was definitely the most confused loss Lu Xuan had ever suffered.
He had only seen Li Wei draw his sword, and then the sword had already arrived. If this had been a real battle, he would not have been defeated but would have died.
"Exactly what martial skill is this sword? It is actually so fast that I can't even react to it? "Lu Xuan stood at the entrance of the examination passageway and fell into deep thought.
Although he saw that this sword strike was extremely slow, he knew that this sword strike was in fact extremely fast. It was so fast that he thought it was incomparably slow.
After pondering for a long time, Lu Xuan was still confused. Hence, he decided to watch it again. Failure wasn't a big deal. If he could comprehend something useful from Li Wei's sword strike, then it would be a huge gain. It wouldn't be too much even if he failed a hundred times. Besides the Battle God Temple, where else could he experience failure without paying the price of death or even injury?
When Li Wei appeared in front of Lu Xuan again, Lu Xuan guarded his mind and stared at Li Wei. He did not make any defensive or offensive movements because he had never intended to fight. He was only here to observe this sword strike. He wanted to see what was so miraculous about this sword strike.
Indeed, Li Wei made another move. It was the same sword strike. It was an extremely slow sword strike, but it arrived in front of Lu Xuan at an extremely fast speed. The formless sharp sword Qi directly 'killed' Lu Xuan. After that, Li Wei reappeared.
"That's not right. This is not a martial skill." Lu Xuan furrowed his brows tightly as he kept replaying that sword attack in his mind. This time, he watched it in great detail. He was certain that it was definitely an ordinary sword attack, a very ordinary sword attack. Even an ordinary person would be able to wield such a sword attack. Furthermore, Li Wei did not give off any special Origin Power ripples. He was certain that he did not use any martial arts techniques.
How could he be defeated by such a simple sword strike? Lu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If Li Wei's strength was at the peak stage of the Origin Realm, or the Great Void Realm, or even higher, then a casual sword strike could defeat Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan could still accept it. After all, it was a suppression of strength. However, Li Wei was only at the initial stage of the Origin Realm. Lu Xuan could tell from his Essence Energy fluctuations that Ye Tian wasn't lying.
Hence, Lu Xuan, who was unwilling to give up, entered the passageway again. Once, twice, thrice, four times. After failing four times in a row and observing this sword strike four times, Lu Xuan finally had a clue. In order to verify his conjecture, Lu Xuan stepped into the passageway for the fifth time and faced Li Wei.
However, what was different from the previous times was that after Lu Xuan entered, he didn't pay attention to Li Wei's movements. Instead, he closed his eyes, as though he was waiting for Li Wei to do whatever he wanted.
However, in reality, Lu Xuan had already extended his perception to the maximum. He could sense all the changes in his surroundings and wouldn't miss a single change. Lu Xuan was here to verify his conjecture.
Just as Lu Xuan was focusing his senses, Li Wei made his move. At the same time, Lu Xuan's brows couldn't help but twitch slightly. His face revealed a trace of ecstasy. It was indeed so!
Although an instant later, Lu Xuan was once again defeated and returned to the Battle God Temple, the joy on his face couldn't be suppressed.
"Sword dao! This is actually the sword dao above sword intent! " Lu Xuan muttered excitedly to himself. That's right. After experiencing it several times, he finally found the crux of the matter. Li Wei did not use a Martial Technique or a powerful Origin Energy to defeat him. Instead, he used the sword dao. It was an illusory yet real sword dao. Furthermore, it was an extremely powerful sword dao!
Lu Xuan was able to sense a hint of the power of laws the moment Li Wei made his move. That was the law of the sword, commonly known as the way of the sword. If Lu Xuan had not been cultivating his soul, he might not have been able to sense the power of laws the moment Li Wei made his move. However, his soul power was extremely powerful for someone at his level. He was able to sense even the tiniest of fluctuations. That was why he was able to grasp the technique and sense the presence of the way of the sword.
"So, this is the sword dao. So, the sword dao is so powerful. Compared to it, sword intent is child's play." Lu Xuan excitedly muttered to himself.
Sword intent emphasized the sword, but the sword dao emphasized the dao. If one didn't have a sword in hand, the power of the sword intent would be greatly reduced. However, having a sword in hand didn't affect the sword dao at all. Even if Li Wei wanted to, he could still execute a move with boundless power.
No wonder Ye Tian allowed him to deal with Li Wei without any time restrictions. An existence that had reached the Origin Realm and grasped the sword dao was definitely not someone Lu Xuan could defeat with his current strength. Lu Xuan even felt that even if he used soul spirit techniques and divine abilities, he still wouldn't have any chance of defeating Li Wei.
The reason why Ye Tian forbade him from using the Soul Refining Technique and Body Tempering Technique wasn't because he was worried that Lu Xuan would defeat Li Wei. It was to allow Lu Xuan to better comprehend the sword dao.
"Then, let's go again!" Lu Xuan licked his lips as excitement flashed in his eyes. His fighting spirit and fighting spirit had already been ignited. Although he already knew about the existence of the sword dao back in the Mystic Ice Hidden Domain, he didn't know what the sword dao was at that time. Now, he had a martial artist who grasped the sword dao to spar with him. Where else in the world could he find such a good opportunity?
Once again, Lu Xuan didn't use his eyes to look at Li Wei. With his current strength, it would be pointless to look at Li Wei. Instead, it was his powerful Soul Energy that could help him better comprehend the sword dao and detect Li Wei's moves.
In the air, a trace of law energy suddenly fluctuated. Lu Xuan's heart tightened. Although he didn't see, he knew that Li Wei had already made his move. At this moment, Lu Xuan's mind was constantly simulating the scene of Li Wei making his move.
The extremely fast sword broke through the spatial seal and pierced towards him at an unimaginable speed. In less than an instant, the extremely sharp sword qi had already arrived. If Lu Xuan didn't block it, his head would be separated from his body in the next moment.
However, at this moment, Lu Xuan suddenly used the Masked Sword and executed the Seeing the Dragon in the Field. The longsword was placed horizontally in front of him.
"Ding!"
A crisp sound rang out. When Lu Xuan opened his eyes, he saw the tip of Li Wei's sword stabbing into his own blade. A smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face. He had succeeded!
Of course, he didn't want to be defeated after only seeing one move every time. The might of the sword dao far surpassed Lu Xuan's imagination. Even if Li Wei's sword contained the power of the sword dao, it wasn't all of it. Only by truly fighting Li Wei would he be able to clearly understand the sword intent. If he wanted to fight Li Wei, he would first have to receive his attack. At the very least, Lu Xuan had already received the first move.
Li Wei's expression remained indifferent. However, at this moment, he quickly raised two fingers with his left hand. At this moment, not only was his right hand holding a sword, his left hand was also holding a sword!
Lu Xuan could only watch as Li Wei's left hand turned into a sword and thrust at him. This time, he was unable to block the attack in time and failed again.
However, this time, Lu Xuan was able to successfully take on Li Wei's first move and see the latter's second move. The benefits brought to his comprehension of the way of the sword were unparalleled. Lu Xuan did not even think before sitting down cross-legged on the spot after appearing in the War God Hall. He wanted to seize this moment of comprehension and digest it as quickly as possible, turning it into his own power. That was how cultivation was built, bit by bit.
Lu Xuan wasn't just comprehending the sword dao, he was also laying the foundation for breaking through to the Origin Realm. There wasn't any special method to break through to the Origin Realm. As long as he had enough accumulation, success would naturally follow.
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