The whole area around the city gate fell into a strange silence filled with fear. Liang Liuyu seemed to be unaware of it. It was not until he led Shi Xuan a few steps away that he suddenly came to his senses and scolded the disciples in the two rows.
"How can you be so rude! Quickly apologize to Perfected Monarch Shi. " Even though he was also sad, at this time, the dignity of the sect was lost, so he had to reprimand the disciples.
Fu Yuanxiao, Luo Yun, Zhou Yong, and the others hurriedly bowed and said, "We were reckless, please forgive us, Immortal Shi." In panic, their apology was not uniform at all, and it was as noisy as a busy market.
"It doesn't matter." With his hands behind his back, Shi Xuan walked forward leisurely. He would not argue with these low-level disciples. Instead, he was very curious about why they were so afraid of him, and he could not guess what the Baocheng Sect was thinking.
Seeing that they could not calm down in a short time, Liang Liuyu was afraid that they would make a bigger fool of themselves, so he said sternly, "Immortal Shi is extraordinary, so he can forgive you. Hurry up and pick up your flying swords and move to the side. "
Hearing this, Fu Yuanxiao and the others felt as if they had heard an amnesty. They hurriedly picked up their flying swords and took a few steps back. It was not until the cold and sharp feeling of Gengjin came from behind that they seemed to have found support and calmed down a little. Then, they all felt ashamed and resentful about their performance. Some disciples were so depressed that they wanted to swing their swords and cut off all their fear, panic, and retreat. Some disciples still did not dare to raise their heads and look at Shi Xuan …
They were in different postures, but they had one thing in common. They were all very curious about why Shi Xuan came to their sect.
However, the disciples nearby scattered like birds and beasts. It was empty, and no one could be seen.
Such changes were naturally seen by Shi Xuan's immortal senses at a glance. He somewhat understood that the Baocheng Sect was using him as a way for their disciples to hone their state of mind. He could not help but be a little speechless, thinking that it was really whimsical.
After apologizing again, Liang Liuyu continued to lead Shi Xuan forward.
In the still silent and strange atmosphere, Shi Shuan followed Liang Liuyu out of the city gate. He saw the blue sky, the white clouds in the sky that seemed to be condensed from Sword Qi, the towering mountain peaks, the countless pavilions and terraces, and in the distance, there seemed to be many secular countries, the end of which could not be seen at a glance.
"Immortal Shi, please wait with me at the Sword Testing Pavilion." Liang Liuyu reiterated again. Seeing that Shi Shuan nodded his head in agreement, Liang Liuyu brought him to a lofty mountain peak.
Seeing Shi Shuan turn into a streak of light and disappear into the horizon, Fu Yuanxiao heaved a sigh of relief. He sighed and said, "I did not expect Shi Shuan to be like this. He is not as terrifying as I imagined.
"Not scary? Fu Yuanxiao, your face was frighteningly pale just now. "A disciple who didn't get along with Fu Yuanxiao mocked.
Fu Yuanxiao said angrily, "Cai Zhiyuan, aren't you the same? There are many powerful people out there who are not scary. "At least within the Baocheng Sect, everyone knew how powerful Shi Xuan was.
While everyone was arguing, Luo Yun was in a daze. Suddenly, he said loudly, "Just now, Uncle-Master Liang said that he wanted to bring Shi Xuan to the Sword Testing Pavilion?"
All the noise stopped. When they thought back, they all remembered this. Zhou Yong muttered, "Could it be that our sect is going to bury the hatchet with Shi Xuan?"
Once they stepped on the Sword Testing Path, whether they won or lost, all grudges with the Baocheng Sect would be written off. Especially if they won, they would prove their strength and become an honored guest of the Baocheng Sect.
"Which ancestral master will be guarding the path? Ancestral Master Shen, Ancestral Master Xuan, or Ancestral Master Ye? "Subconsciously, they excluded Zhao Hengcheng, who was an ordinary Lord Of Heaven.
Cai Zhiyuan said worriedly, "Ancestral Master Shen is our sect's number one swordsman and strongest Lord Of Heaven. Even she lost to Shi Xuan. I'm afraid Ancestral Master Xuan and Ancestral Master Ye don't have much confidence unless Ancestral Master Ren comes personally. But that would be too unfair."
"It's been a few hundred years. Ancestral Master Shen's swordsmanship has improved by leaps and bounds. Didn't you see her impressive performance during the 100,000-year celebration? Ancestral Master Xuan and Ancestral Master Ye are the same. How can you say that you don't have much confidence? In my opinion, you have a high chance of winning! "Fu Yuanxiao retorted.
"Regardless of whether you have a high chance of winning or not, this level of swordsmanship competition is a rare opportunity. I really want to watch it." A disciple who was obsessed with swordsmanship looked forward to it.
Hearing this, Zhou Yong was also excited, but he immediately sighed. "But we still have to guard the city gate."
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"I didn't expect Shi Xuan to come looking for us. Now we have no choice but to fight him. I didn't intend to bully him." Ye Piaoling looked at Xuan Jingfeng, Zhao Hengcheng, and the guest True Lord Dao Ming. If it was any other ordinary Lord Of Heaven, they could let Zhao Hengcheng guard the path and resolve their grudges. It didn't matter who won or lost, and no one would look down on the Treasure City Sect.
However, it was Shi Xuan. After so many years of rumors, if they didn't fight Shi Xuan and let him come and go, it would seem that the Treasure City Sect was afraid of him. Their original plan to correct and train their disciples' temperaments would backfire. Therefore, even if they were bullying the weak and had an unfair victory, Ye Piaoling and Xuan Jingfeng couldn't care less.
"Piaoling, are you going, or am I going?" The young-looking Xuan Jingfeng was very confident in both of them. He was a few generations older than Ye Piaoling.
Dressed in white, Zhao Hengcheng, who looked like a noble young master but had an awe-inspiring sword qi, took a step forward and said, "True Lord Xuan, True Lord Ye, let me fight with him first. When he shows the strength of a tribulation level sword technique, you can fight with him, lest people gossip." There were many foreign cultivators in the Treasure City Sect as guests, and bullying the weak was not a good reputation.
Ye Piaoling pondered for a while. "Yes, we'll do as you say. Rumor has it that he has an ordinary flying sword. I think he will use it to fight with you and not take advantage of you, so Hengcheng, you have a chance of winning. "
"Haha, I can't believe I'm able to witness the fight between the Heavenly Cycle Stars Sword Technique and the Taiyi Light and Darkness True Sword Technique so soon. I'm really lucky," True Lord Dao Ming added with a smile.
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After flying for a while, Shi Xuan and Liang Liuyu arrived in front of the lonely and proud mountain. There was a winding path that led straight to the Sword-Testing Pavilion at the top of the mountain.
On the mountain peak, the restriction formations set up by the Three-tribulation Lord of Heaven were dense and shocking. They could dissipate the fluctuations of the fighting methods on the path of sword-testing and not destroy the area of the Grotto-heaven, unless the power generated was as strong as that of a Three-tribulation Lord of Heaven. Moreover, these restrictions could also preserve the process of the competition and play it slowly for the disciples to see, so that they could see the sword techniques, magic skills, and application skills of high-level cultivators, broaden their horizons, and hopefully learn something.
As for the Perfected Ones and Perfected Ones who were above the Primordial Spirit Realm, they could learn a lot from the sword techniques, immortal techniques, and application of Dao, which would benefit them a lot. Although they couldn't reverse the opponent's techniques and sword techniques, there was once a Perfected One who, after watching the video of a fight day and night, comprehended another powerful sword technique from a certain sword technique.
"Immortal Shi, this is as far as I can go. Please go to the Sword-Testing Pavilion by yourself," Liang Liuyu said respectfully.
Shi Xuan nodded slightly. "Go ahead. I have heard a thing or two about the Sword-Testing Pavilion. I'm not mistaken." It seemed that the Baocheng Faction really wanted to resolve this small grudge. Shi Xuan wasn't worried that the Baocheng Faction would suddenly kill him during the fight. If that happened, the Baocheng Faction would lose the courage of a super large faction, and it would be better for the Three Tribulation Lord Of Heaven to kill him directly. That way, it wouldn't be so embarrassing.
After saying goodbye, Liang Liuyu flew back to the city gate and saw the disciples watching a water mirror that showed the scene of the Soaring Sky Tower.
"Guys, look at this …" Before he finished speaking, Liang Liuyu saw a light screen in the Soaring Sky Tower. On it was the scene of the Sword-Testing Peak, but after two turns, it wasn't so clear.
Seeing that Liang Liuyu had returned, Fu Yuanxiao and the others were about to salute when they heard Cai Zhiyuan say in surprise, "Grandmaster Zhao?!"
Hearing this, Fu Yuanxiao, Luo Yun, and the others immediately turned to look. Sure enough, halfway up the mountain, Zhao Hengcheng stood proudly in a white robe.
"How can they let Grandmaster Zhao fight?!" Liang Liuyu's attention was also drawn over, and he murmured to himself. He was very confused about the faction's decision. Wasn't it obvious that they were letting Shi Xuan win? Could it be that the faction didn't have the confidence and could only hide?
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Shi Xuan walked slowly on the Sword-Testing Path, using his Primordial Spirit to familiarize himself with the environment here. He was afraid that the laws of heaven and earth here were different from the outside world, but the Baocheng Faction was also fair and didn't favor the faction.
When he walked halfway up the mountain, Shi Xuan was slightly surprised. He expected that the one guarding the path would either be Shen Yimo or the other two Lord Of Heaven, but he didn't expect that it would be Zhao Hengcheng, who was at the same level as him. "Greetings, Daoist Zhao."
"To be honest, one of the two Perfected Lords Xuan or Ye will be waiting for you in front of the Sword-Testing Pavilion, unless you lose to me here." Zhao Hengcheng was quite frank.
Shi Xuan understood what the Baocheng Faction was thinking, but he didn't mind. It was a good chance for him to have a real sword fight and test the Lord Of Heaven of the Baocheng Faction. Whether he won or lost, it would be a rare experience and understanding.
As a result, Shi Xuan pointed and a purple lightning-like flying sword appeared in his hand. "I won't take advantage of you, Daoist Zhao. I'll compete with you with this Zi Ying Sword."
Feeling that the Zi Ying Sword's aura was indeed that of a normal Supreme Spiritual Treasure, Zhao Hengcheng released his natal flying sword. "Yin and Yang Jadelight Sword. Please enlighten me, Daoist Shi." It was short and as thick as a finger. It seemed to be condensed from white light, with only a shadow in the middle.
After the greeting, Zhao Hengcheng listened to Shen Yimo talk about Shi Xuan's swordsmanship and strength, so he didn't dare to be careless. He merged with the sword and slashed at Shi Xuan with great momentum. The light from the entire mountain was absorbed into the sword, almost forming a world of light and darkness. It was pitch-black all around.
Shi Xuan operated the mental cultivation method of the Big Dipper and spread out the purple sword light. The Universe of Stars appeared in the light, condensing all kinds of mysterious celestial phenomena to meet the sword light.
With a crisp sound, the two sword lights collided and a crack appeared in the space. Zhao Hengcheng's Primordial Spirit was shocked, but he was a little happy. Shi Xuan was too careless. Although his swordsmanship was better than Zhao Hengcheng's, this flying sword had only been upgraded for a few hundred years and was far from the peak level. There was still a big gap between it and the Yin and Yang Jadelight Sword that Zhao Hengcheng had nourished and refined for more than a thousand years. As Perfected Lord Ye said, Zhao Hengcheng still had a chance of winning if he played to his strengths and avoided his weaknesses!
