"So that's how it is."
When he saw Zhang Yan impatiently executing an attack at Chen Shao Shuai and Chen Shao Shuai smoothly blocking it, Duan Lingtian's eyes lit up as he came to a sudden understanding.
In terms of attack.
Chen Shao Shuai was slightly superior to Zhang Yan.
In terms of speed.
Chen Shao Shuai was inferior to Zhang Yan.
So, Chen Shao Shuai chose to defend and not attack.
Because he knew that if he attacked blindly, it would give Zhang Yan an opportunity to take advantage of.
"So Sword Young Master has such thoughts."
"In this way, Sword Young Master will surely be in an invincible position!"
…
In next to no time, many people guessed Chen Shao Shuai's intentions.
Zhang Yan reacted to it, and his face went grim as he looked at Chen Shao Shuai and shouted out angrily. "Sword Young Master, could it be that you don't even have the courage to attack me?"
Obviously, Zhang Yan wanted to use reverse psychology.
However, Chen Shao Shuai paid no attention to him and had a calm expression.
Zhang Yan's expression was exceedingly gloomy.
After waiting for a while and noticing it was impossible for Chen Shao Shuai to take the initiative to launch an attack, Zhang Yan launched an attack once more.
If this continued, it could only be a tie, and he would be eliminated.
Only now did he realize.
Sword Young Master had calculated all this since long ago.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
…
Numerous material Origin Energy finger forces tore through the sky as they shot out.
They swept towards Chen Shao Shuai.
Every single time, the sword in Chen Shao Shuai's hand was able to shatter Zhang Yan's Origin Energy point forces in time.
Chen Shao Shuai's movement technique was only slow.
The speed of the sword in his hand wasn't slow in the slightest.
Sword force was unable to increase the speed of his figure.
But the speed of the sword could be increased.
In the end, the battle between Chen Shao Shuai and Zhang Yan ended in a tie.
According to Chen Shao Shuai's conditions earlier, Zhang Yan narrowly missed out on the five positions.
"Hmph!"
The Emperor of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom glanced indifferently at Zhang Yan and grunted in a low voice.
Zhang Yan's body trembled when he heard this.
He knew.
He'd disappointed his Imperial Father.
"The five of you gather at the Imperial Palace three days from now and depart to the Darkstone Empire!"
The gaze of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom's Emperor passed by Duan Ling Tian's group of five.
Duan Lingtian's group of five's nodded and agreed.
Subsequently, the gaze of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom's Emperor descended onto Luo Rong. "Guild Master Luo, I'll be taking my leave first."
"Take care, Your Majesty."
Luo Rong nodded.
After the Emperor of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom left, the curtains to the Genius Competition fell.
Zhang Yan dragged his lonely back and walked step by step into the depths of the palace.
There was a palace that belonged to him.
For the first time, he didn't pester the Flute Fairy or Zi Yan.
The others dispersed.
When Duan Ling Tian left, he could feel the burning gazes of the two people behind him on his back.
These two gazes were filled with killing intent.
The owners of those gazes were Prince Sheng and his son.
"Royal Father, are we just going to let this Duan Lingtian head to the Darkstone Empire?"
Zhang Heng's face was filled with unwillingness.
"Don't worry … He won't be able to reach the Darkstone Empire!"
Prince Sheng's eyes were filled with extreme killing intent. "It's impossible for someone who humiliated my Prince Sheng's residence to live."
"Father, do you have a plan?"
Hearing this, Zhang Heng's eyes lit up, and the haze on his face was swept away.
Prince Sheng nodded.
And now, outside the palace.
In the spacious carriage that left, there were five people sitting in it.
There were only three people in the carriage.
Duan Lingtian, Luo Rong, and Luo Zhan.
Yet at this moment, there were two more people.
Chen Shao Shuai, Su Li.
"Su Li, exactly what fortuitous encounter did you obtain in these past few years? You actually possess such a shocking cultivation. "
Duan Lingtian looked at Su Li and asked via voice transmission.
Su Li replied via voice transmission. "Duan Ling Tian, not long after I left Paladin Academy that day, I brought my parents along and left our original residence … After that, I entered the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom by myself to wander about, and I just happened to encounter my current master."
As he finished speaking, Su Li's eyes were filled with respect.
Evidently, he respected his' master 'very much.
"Master?"
Duan Lingtian was stunned.
There's someone in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom that's capable of fostering a genius in the Martial Dao like Su Li?
"Yes."
Su Li nodded.
"Your Master is a member of the Azure Forest Tri-Sect?"
Duan Lingtian frowned and asked.
This time, the voice transmission was mixed with a bit of gloominess.
The reason Duan Lingtian guessed like this was because of Duan Lingtian.
It was also because Su Li had addressed Long Yun as Junior Brother Long earlier.
Whereas Long Yun was a member of the Demonic Lotusblade Sect and a member of the current Azure Forest Tri-Sect.
"Azure Forest Tri-Sect?"
A wisp of disdain appeared on the corners of Su Li's mouth when he heard Duan Lingtian. "My Master isn't related to the Azure Forest Tri-Sect in the slightest … Besides that, Long Yun's Master isn't a member of the Azure Forest Tri-Sect as well!"
Not a member of the Azure Forest Tri-Sect?
Duan Lingtian heaved a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, he really didn't know how to face Su Li, this good friend of his.
"Do you know the origins of that Master of yours?"
Duan Lingtian asked curiously.
Su Li shook his head. "I don't know, Master has always been extremely mysterious … But according to what he said, he ought to have come from a distant place. Right, he has a Senior Brother that's lifelong sworn enemy of his, and that Senior Brother is the Master of Long Yun. "
Duan Lingtian came to a sudden understanding.
He remembered.
Today, Long Yun and Su Li had arrived at the Imperial Palace one after the other.
Long Yun seemed to have mentioned something about Martial Uncle Sword.
Whereas Su Li seemed to have mentioned something about Martial Uncle Saber.
Su Li didn't know anything about the origins of his Master and Long Yun's Master.
It was even to the extent that he didn't even know how formidable his Master's strength was.
"I only know that Master seemed to have wandered here … Whereas that Martial Uncle Saber instead followed Master all the way here!"
Su Li continued.
"They're sworn enemies?"
Duan Lingtian asked curiously.
"How do you know?"
Su Li couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
Duan Lingtian smiled as a matter of course. "From the beginning until the end, you and Long Yun had quite a bit of enmity towards each other … Besides that, since that Martial Uncle Saber of yours pestered your Master to come to the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom, I presume it's not very likely that he's a Senior Brother with a good relationship."
"Their relationship is indeed not very good … That Martial Uncle Saber has always refused to admit defeat before my Master. It's even to the extent that he would look for my Master to battle every once in a while! "
When he spoke up to here, the corners of Su Li's mouth curled into a wisp of a smile. "But unfortunately, that Martial Uncle Saber lost every single time!"
Subsequently, Su Li said, "As for Long Yun, he's a disciple that Martial Uncle Saber took later on … Martial Uncle Saber knows that it's extremely difficult for him to defeat my Master in this lifetime. So he had the intention of fostering a disciple that can surpass me. "
"Martial Uncle Saber is extremely eager to be strong, and he must surpass my Master in some aspect before he'll stop."
Su Li finished speaking in a single breath.
Duan Lingtian couldn't help but shake his head.
He thought in his heart.
Looks like Su Li's Master isn't simple.
He's able to make Su Li undergo such a great change in a short few years.
As far as Duan Lingtian was concerned, even an expert that stood at the peak of the Darkhan Dynasty might not be able to accomplish this.
In other words.
It was extremely likely that Su Li's Master was from the Foreign Lands.
Whereas Long Yun's Master was extremely likely to be from the Foreign Lands as well.
"Duan Lingtian, I haven't returned to the Crimson Sky Kingdom for a period of time as well … Are Xiao Yu, Xiao Xun, and Tian Hu doing well?"
Su Li looked at Duan Lingtian as he asked.
This time, he didn't condense his voice using Origin Energy.
His voice entered into the ears of everyone within the carriage.
"They're fine."
Duan Lingtian nodded with a light smile. "I returned to the Crimson Sky Kingdom two years ago and met them."
"That's good."
Su Li nodded, and his gaze was slightly distant. "In the blink of an eye, six or seven years have passed … I presume their changes aren't small. Time really passes quickly. "
"Yeah, time waits for no man."
Duan Lingtian deeply agreed.
"All of you are so young, yet you're sighing about how time waits for no man … How should an old man like me feel?"
Luo Rong shook his head and laughed bitterly when he heard the conversation between Duan Lingtian and Su Li.
"Duan Lingtian, Su Li, tell us about your past."
Chen Shao Shuai's eyes flashed as he asked curiously.
He'd always been someone that was familiar with others.
Through Duan Lingtian's introduction, he could be considered to have gotten acquainted with Su Li and made friends with Su Li.
Duan Lingtian smiled and casually spoke of some matters of the past.
Most of it was related to Su Li leaving that day.
"In other words, Su Li's strength was far inferior to you when he left that day?"
Luo Zhan looked at Duan Lingtian and asked.
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"Su Li … How did you survive these past few years? How could he have such a terrifying cultivation and comprehension of the Advanced Sword Force? "
Chen Shao Shuai looked at Su Li with a dumbstruck expression.
He originally thought that Duan Lingtian and Su Li's strengths in the past ought to be similar.
Who would have imagined that.
At that time, Su Li's strength was actually far inferior to Duan Lingtian.
Although Luo Rong didn't speak, his pair of muddy eyes still imperceptibly flashed with a bright light.
Su Li's improvement caused him to feel that it was slightly inconceivable.
"I was just lucky."
Su Li smiled lightly and didn't intend to speak of it in detail.
Luo Zhan and Chen Shao Shuai were sensible people and didn't ask any further.
"Luck is a part of strength as well."
Right at this moment, Luo Rong interjected.
"Su Li, if you don't find a place to stay these few days, then stay at the Weapons Craftsman Association's headquarters as well."
Duan Lingtian looked at Su Li and suggested.
Su Li looked at Luo Rong when he heard this. "I have no problem … I just don't know if I'll be disturbing Guild Leader Luo."
"You won't be disturbing."
Luo Rong hurriedly shook his head.
He didn't dare slight someone that Duan Lingtian invited.
Just like this, Su Li temporarily stayed on the fifth floor of the Alchemist Association's headquarters.
The fifth floor that originally only had Luo Rong staying on was bustling with noise and excitement for a time.
The next day.
Duan Lingtian stayed in his room and cultivated in meditation.
Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, Lightning Wyrm Transformation!
Duan Lingtian's mind was immersed in cultivation and was isolated from the world.
"Master!"
Only when a voice transmission sounded out from outside his room and entered Duan Lingtian's ears did he recover from his shock.
"Is something the matter?"
Duan Lingtian was able to discern that this was the voice of the Weapons Craftsman Association's Guild Leader, Luo Rong.
"Master, there's news of the thing you're looking for!"
Luo Rong's voice transmission sounded out once more.
What?!
Luo Rong's voice transmission caused Duan Lingtian who'd just awoken from cultivation and was still slightly dazed to shudder and instantly sober up.
"Is it the Phoenix Wing Herb or the Ageless Root?"
Duan Lingtian revealed a pleasantly surprised expression and asked with slight excitement.
He was able to guess.
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