Chapter 499

Jiang Nianqiao and the others stood behind Shi Xuan with pride. Looking at the Luofu Sect's disciples saluting respectfully, they discussed the wonderful battle just now in whispers and excitement. Martial Uncle Shi had actually mastered the legendary Sword Light Division, which was really beyond everyone's expectations. He was even more powerful than the Sword Elder!

After the Luofu Sect's disciples saluted, a tall Leaving Aperture Stage cultivator stood up and said, "After seeing Senior Shi's peerless swordsmanship, disciple Wu Yun admires Penglai's swordsmanship. Therefore, I would like to ask Fellow Penglai for advice. I wonder which Fellow Daoist is willing to teach me?" When he spoke, he looked at Li Bingnan and the other male cultivators with hatred, as if he didn't want to argue with the woman. After all, the one who shouted the most fiercely just now was Jiang Nianqiao.

Ying Juexiao nodded and praised the disciples of his sect for being so courageous to challenge. However, Li Bingnan and the others felt a little weak. The seven of them practiced sword formations. If it was a one-on-one fight, they wouldn't have a deep understanding of swordsmanship, so they couldn't compare with the fanatical disciples of the Luofu Sect.

But Li Bingnan had been in the sect for more than ten years, and his cultivation was much deeper than the others. Now that he was being challenged, if he didn't accept, he would really lose face in front of his junior brothers and sisters. Therefore, he plucked up his courage and took a step forward. Then, he looked at Shi Xuan and waited for him to speak. At least he was reasonable and understood that this kind of thing should be discussed with the elders first.

Shi Xuan said lightly, "It's late now. Let's arrange a time to compete another day." Now, Shi Xuan was very important in the hearts of the Luofu Sect's disciples. He was their first goal in sword cultivation. Therefore, after hearing his words, the disciples all agreed and said, "Senior Shi is right. How about tomorrow afternoon?"

At this time, Ying Juexiao interrupted, "I have an idea. How about we wait until the Golden Core Ceremony and let the disciples of each sect compete in front of everyone? It can also be considered as paving the way for the Boundless Spell Assembly 18 years later."

Gong Xujing glanced at Lou Yizhi and saw her nod slightly. So, she stepped forward and said, "Fellow Ying, this is a good idea. It can also urge the disciples of each sect to work hard, lest they become frogs at the bottom of a well and become arrogant. What do you think, Fellow Shi? "

Shi Xuan didn't expect that the spar would change to the Golden Core Ceremony. At that time, there would be cultivators from various sects and many individual cultivators watching from the side. The pressure on the disciples present could be imagined, but at the same time, this was also a good opportunity for the disciples to temper themselves. Thus, he nodded in agreement and said, "I also think it's not bad. It's just that these Leaving Aperture Stage disciples haven't converted their zhenqi yet, so they usually lose their energy within a dozen or so moves, making it difficult for them to compete with each other. Furthermore, there are too many of them, so it's a waste of time to compete with them one by one. Why don't we have the Leaving Aperture Stage disciples compete together during the Golden Core Ceremony? Not only can we save time, but we can also see if our disciples can work together. "

Ying Juexiao pondered for a moment. He was not a fool. Based on what Shi Shuan had said, their Leaving Aperture Realm disciples must have practiced a combination technique, a secret technique, or a formation. In short, their strength would be greatly increased if they fought together. However, the disciples of the Luofu Faction were sword cultivators, so how could they retreat in the face of adversity? They should become stronger when facing a strong opponent. Defeating the disciples of the Penglai Faction who had unleashed their full strength was the right thing to do.

"I agree." Gong Xujing agreed. In the big sects, disciples of the Orient Body Stage rarely acted alone because of their low strength. Therefore, disciples who were familiar with each other often had a tacit understanding with each other. There were even three to five friends who had practiced True Qi. So, it was Gong Xujing's idea to have them fight together.

"Then, I will inform the other sects." As the master, Ying Juexiao naturally had to do this.

Shi Shuan smiled as he looked at his disciples, but his gaze made them feel goosebumps in their hearts. They felt that their rest time tonight would probably be shortened again. However, even if Shi Shuan didn't request it, they would still do it. If they were to lose miserably under the eyes of countless people in the Golden Core Ceremony, it would really be extremely humiliating, and they wouldn't dare to step out of the sect for the next ten years.

"Well, I will leave now. Senior Lou, fellow Ying and fellow Gong, you don't need to send me off." Shi Xuan cupped his hands and said.

However, right when Shi Xuan was about to lead his disciples back to the Emerald Martial Palace, many sword lights of different colors flew over from the sky. When they landed in the Valley of Light Smoke, Shi Xuan saw a familiar face among the crowd – Hu Yunsong, who was wearing a silver robe. They looked at Shi Xuan and Ying Juexiao anxiously, and among them, Hu Yunsong blurted out, "Fellow Daoist Shi, Senior Martial Brother Ying, are you done with the sword competition?"

Ying Juexiao nodded with an admiring expression, "It has finished for a while. Fellow Shi, you have a great reputation. I am ashamed."

"Ah?!" The cultivators of the Luofu Sect all showed a disappointed expression. They were disappointed that they couldn't see the peak battle below the Golden Core Stage. They came here in a hurry, but it turned out to be a wasted trip. They were also disappointed that Ying Juexiao lost to Shi Xuan. Ying Juexiao was a self-proclaimed sword cultivator and was arrogant in the Sword Principle. It was rare to see him show such an admiring expression to others. It could only mean that there was a big gap between them.

This conclusion was something that the cultivators of the Luofu Sect did not dare to accept. Others might not know what level Ying Juexiao's swordsmanship was, but how could they not know? There were even many people who thought that Ying Juexiao's swordsmanship should be at the limit of the Divine Soul Stage, and any higher would be at the Golden Core Stage. But now, Shi Xuan was much better than Ying Juexiao. They couldn't imagine what level it was, so a cultivator in a yellow robe asked in disbelief, "Senior Brother Ying, is fellow Shi really so powerful?"

Ying Juexiao sighed with both satisfaction and shame, "Junior Brother Qi, fellow Shi is really the number one swordsman in the Divine Soul Stage since the Middle Ages. He has already mastered the Sword Light Differentiation. Ah, Sword Light Differentiation!"

These words were too flattering. Shi Xuan felt goosebumps all over his body, but he couldn't refute it, so he pretended not to hear it. However, Jiang Nianqiao, Ren Shuiyao, and the others were happier every time they heard someone praise Shi Xuan, as if they were the ones being praised.

"Sword Light Differentiation? Sword Light Differentiation! " Not only Junior Brother Qi, but all the other cultivators, including Hu Yunsong, were dumbfounded and repeated these four words. After a while, Hu Yunsong swallowed and asked, "Senior Brother Ying, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" It was not that he didn't believe Senior Brother Ying, but it was just too unbelievable.

Ying Juexiao looked slightly angry, "Could I have seen it wrong?" The Luofu Sect's disciples behind him also rushed to answer, "It's true, I saw it too!"

Now, the Luofu Sect's cultivators really believed it. They looked at Shi Xuan with strange and fanatical eyes. Strange because when they looked at Shi Xuan, it was as if they were looking at an incomprehensible monster, and fanatical because their desire to learn from each other was too strong.

Shi Xuan smiled and shook his head. Then, under the disappointed gazes of the group of cultivators, he led his disciples back to the Emerald Valley.

…

Outside the Emerald Valley, a beautiful female cultivator was asking, "Is fellow Penglai Shi here? Xu Yu from the Medicine King Sect is here to visit." She had dark eyebrows, watery eyes, a fine nose, and pink lips. She seemed to be a bit more beautiful than before, but her cold arrogance was a bit heavier.

A Luofu Sect's odd-job worker walked out. When he saw Xu Yu, he was first intimidated by her beauty and was stunned for a moment. Then, he quickly apologized and said, "Senior Xu, please know that Senior Shi and our sect's Senior Ying went to the Valley of Light Smoke to compete in swordsmanship."

Xu Yu was speechless. He had only returned to his resting place after watching Ying Juexiao win against Hu Yunsong. Not long after, because he heard that the person Penglai sent was Shi Xuan, he remembered his help back then, so he quickly went to pay his respects. Who knew that Ying Juexiao would come to challenge Shi Xuan without stopping. These guys from Luofu Sect seemed to have gone a bit astray, "If that's the case, I'll take my leave first. When fellow Daoist Shi comes back, please pass on my message."

"Junior understands." The odd-job worker didn't even dare to look at Xu Yu, he just lowered his head and answered.

"So it's fellow Daoist Xu who came to visit, I almost missed the opportunity." A voice suddenly came from the sky. Then, 11 rays of light descended. The one leading them was Shi Xuan, who was dressed in a moon-white robe.

Xu Yu smiled and said in a cold voice, "Xu Yu didn't expect fellow Shi to return so soon, otherwise I would have waited for a while. May I know the result of the battle between fellow Daoist Shi and fellow Ying?"

"I won by luck." Shi Xuan answered simply, "Fellow Daoist Xu, please come in." Although Xu Yu had already achieved a superior-grade Gold Core, the two of them had a predestined relationship, so it was still okay for him to call her fellow Daoist. In the past ten years, there had been a few superior-grade Gold Cores in the cultivation world.

Xu Yu followed Shi Xuan inside without the slightest awkwardness. After they were seated, he said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shi, for your help in the past. I was busy notifying my fellow sect members, so I forgot to thank you, so I had to come today to make up for it. "

"Actually, I also benefited from fellow Daoist Xu back then. Otherwise, it would have been a disaster if I had encountered Yang Fei by myself," Shi Xuan said modestly.

After Xu Yu thanked him, he considered that his wish had been fulfilled, so he did not dwell on it. Moreover, the two of them were not familiar with each other, so after exchanging some pleasantries and discussing Dharma for a while, they got up and left.

After that, the middle-grade Jindan Grandmaster of the Yingzhou Sect, Dong Yuanzi, also came to visit Shi Xuan. Originally, according to the relationship between the two sects and their cultivation, Shi Xuan had planned to visit him the next day. However, Dong Yuanzi heard that Shi Xuan had defeated Ying Juexiao with sword light division, so he came first out of curiosity.

"I've always heard that nephew Shi is a grandmaster in swordsmanship, and today I finally know that it's true." Dong Yuanzi touched his white beard and said, "Haha, it's not a waste of Lao Dao's trip to be able to coincide with this once-in-a-lifetime event." It seemed that Dong Yuanzi also felt that coming to congratulate him was a waste of time, just like the Presidents and Elders in Penglai's sect.

Shi Xuan could not say anything about this, so he could only say, "Senior, you flatter me."

After that, Shi Xuan asked about Daoquan Zi and was relieved to know that his Black Bear was doing well in the Yingzhou Sect.

Because of the Golden Core Ceremony, no one came to visit Shi Xuan the next day, as they were all training their own disciples.