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While Chu Mu was consuming the Mind Refining Elixir in the Sword Comprehension Room to comprehend the Tearing Concept, something big happened in the Inner Mansion of the Great Kun Sword Mansion.
On one of the battle arenas of the Inner Sect's First Courtyard, two silhouettes were clashing with one another. Their swords flashed brightly, and when the two swords collided, sand and pebbles were sent flying into the air. Countless sparks were sent flying by the collision of the two swords, accompanied by a piercing sound of metal clashing.
There were many people standing below the battle arena. The Inner Mansion Master, Duanmu Xingkong, was among the crowd. In addition, there were the Great Elder, the various Courtyard Masters, and the Elders.
Apart from them, there were other people who seemed to be of similar age and cultivation but did not belong to the Great Kun Sword Mansion. When they saw the two figures on the battle arena, they either nodded secretly, smiled, or had a look of disdain in their eyes.
"Brother Duanmu, what do you think of my disciple, Liu Zongshan?" One of the Elders looked at Duanmu Xingkong and asked with a smile. His tone seemed to be proud and showing off.
"Not bad," Duanmu Xingkong nodded slightly and said faintly.
"Liu Zongshan is indeed not bad to receive such a comment from Brother Duanmu," the Elder said with a smile. Then, he looked at another Elder beside him and asked, "By the way, what is Liu Zongshan's ranking on the Inner Mansion Bronze Sword Ranking of the Great Kun Sword Mansion?"
"Great Elder, Liu Zongshan is ranked 33rd on the Bronze Sword Ranking of the Sword Mansion," the Elder quickly replied.
These people were from the Great Qian Dynasty, one of the Ten Great Dynasties in the Eastern Sword Region.
The Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Kun Dynasty were at the two extremes of the Eastern Sword Region. If one looked at the map, they were at the top and the other at the bottom.
At the same time, the Great Qian Dynasty was the most powerful among the Ten Great Dynasties in the Eastern Sword Region. Naturally, the Great Qian Sword Mansion in the Great Qian Dynasty was also the most powerful among the Ten Great Dynasties.
This time, according to the Great Qian Sword Mansion's Great Qian Sword Mansion's Great Qian Sword Mansion's Great Qian Sword Mansion's Great Qian Sword Mansion's disciples, who were ranked on the Bronze Sword Ranking, left Great Qian Sword Mansion for the other nine sword mansions in order to enhance their friendship and broaden their horizons through exchanging pointers.
The Great Kun Sword Mansion was their last stop. After they were done, they had to return to the Great Qian Sword Mansion.
At this moment, the battle on the arena was nearing its end. Liu Zongshan from the Great Qian Sword Mansion executed an ancient sword technique. Instantly, it was as if a strong gale was blowing, wreaking havoc in all directions. Whooshing sounds could be heard, and there seemed to be over ten willow branches swaying in the strong gale, sweeping toward his opponent.
"Senior Brother Liu's Wind Willow Swordsmanship has become even purer." There were nine young male and female swordsmen standing beside the elder of the Great Qian Sword Mansion. The youngest of them seemed to be 16 or 17 years old and had a somewhat childish face like that of a child. The oldest one seemed to be 22 or 23 years old and each of them emitted an aura fluctuation that had reached the Qi Transformation Realm or even the peak of it.
They were the students on the Great Qian Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking. This time, they were brought out for an exchange by the elders.
"Senior Brother Liu has already mastered this Wind Willow Swordsmanship to the level of Dacheng. His opponent will definitely not be able to take it."
As expected, the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking student was caught off guard by the Wind Willow Swordsmanship attack. Just as he was about to execute an ancient sword technique, he was immediately struck by a willow shadow. His body trembled and the Xiantian sword Qi that had gathered in his body dissipated. He was powerless and was immediately struck by another willow shadow. His entire body was sent flying out of the arena.
He staggered a few steps back and his face turned from red to green, then from green to white. He was bewildered and the blood in his body was in turmoil.
He was defeated. He was easily defeated by Liu Zongshan, who was ranked 33rd on the Great Qian Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking.
Apart from him, there were over twenty other Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking students beside him. All of them were bewildered.
"You are ranked thirteenth on the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking, right? I originally thought that with your ranking, you should be very powerful. Unfortunately, I was wrong. You didn't even have the ability to make me use eighty percent of my strength." The green-robed young swordsman on the arena, Liu Zongshan, said unhurriedly. His calm tone was extremely ear-piercing.
Indeed, strictly speaking, the ten great sword mansions were of equal status. No one was higher than the other. Therefore, the students of the ten great sword mansions were also of equal status. For a ranking like the Bronze Sword Ranking, the number one and number one should be about the same.
However, that wasn't the case. The ten great sword mansions were of equal status, but there were differences in strength. Other than the strength of the dynasty's foundation, it was also related to the strength of the students in the sword mansions.
If the sword mansions were strong, the students would be strong. If the students were strong, the sword mansions would be stronger. This was a knot, a cycle that cycled endlessly.
It was publicly acknowledged that the Great Qian Sword Mansion was the strongest among the ten great sword mansions. However, it was said that this wasn't the case in the early years. The Great Kun Sword Mansion was the strongest among the ten great sword mansions, and the Great Qian Sword Mansion was ranked second.
Later, when the Great Kun Sword Mansion declined, the Great Qian Sword Mansion took the top spot, while the Great Kun Sword Mansion fell to the bottom of the ten great sword mansions.
"What a pity. The Great Kun Sword Mansion was so impressive back then." An elder from the Great Qian Sword Mansion sighed. His gaze swept across Duanmu Xingkong and the others intentionally or unintentionally.
Duanmu Xingkong looked indifferent. No one could tell what he was thinking. However, some of the elders looked furious.
It was obvious that the purpose of the Great Qian Sword Mansion's visit was to humiliate them. This wasn't the first time such a thing had happened. Ever since the Great Kun Sword Mansion declined, the people from the Great Qian Sword Mansion would come every few years. In the name of an exchange, they were actually bullying and humiliating them before leaving in satisfaction.
Could it be that the Great Kun Sword Mansion was going to repeat the mistakes of the past?
"Is there any other senior brother from the Great Kun Sword Mansion who would like to give me some pointers?" Liu Zongshan held his sword and pointed it at the ground. He was in high spirits and looked insufferably arrogant. His gaze swept across the faces of more than twenty students from the Great Kun Sword Mansion. Among them, there were already a few who had been defeated by his sword.
"I'll do it." One of them shouted. He leaped onto the battle arena and drew his sword to face Liu Zongshan.
"Hold on. Report your ranking on the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking. The senior brother who was ranked thirteenth has already been defeated by my sword. If your ranking is lower than his, you're not qualified to fight with me." Liu Zongshan said coldly. It was a blatant slap to the face.
"My name is Yuan Bupo. I'm ranked sixth on the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking. I'm qualified to be your opponent." Yuan Bupo said coldly, "Take my sword."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Bupo immediately launched his attack. He performed the Ancient Sword Principle sword move. In an instant, there was a huge heat wave and the surrounding air became scorching hot. Waves of red Inborn Sword Qi swept out like a tidal wave or a volcanic eruption. Under the rotation of Yuan Bupo's sword, it turned into circles of flame vortexes and dashed towards Liu Zongshan like a dragon.
Liu Zongshan's face flashed with astonishment. He then sneered and attacked with his sword. It was still the Wild Wind Willow.
Under the attack of the wild wind, the flame vortexes were slightly affected. Yuan Bupo stared. It was as if there was a scorching fire rolling out. The power of the flame vortexes increased by 30%, causing the wild wind to become scorching hot.
Dozens of Wild Wind Willow shadows were thrown out. They whipped onto the flame vortexes and they were shattered. The flame vortexes eventually shattered as well.
The confrontation between the two sword moves ended in a stalemate.
"Not bad. You're able to fight Junior Brother Liu head-on without being defeated." The youngest disciple from the Great Kun Sword Mansion spoke like an old man. He addressed Liu Zongshan as his junior brother, which was enough to prove that he was ranked above Liu Zongshan. "However, Junior Brother Liu didn't use his full strength when performing that sword move. On the other hand, his opponent used his full strength. It's obvious who's stronger and who's weaker. The sixth on the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking is nothing much."
He sighed softly and there was a hint of regret in his words.
"Senior Brother Yao, are you regretting that you didn't have the chance to fight?" A disciple next to him smiled.
The youngest swordsman didn't say anything but nodded his head softly.
"Senior Brother Yao, the Great Kun Sword Mansion has fallen to the bottom of the Top Ten Sword Mansions. There's nothing to look forward to. It's fine if you don't fight. Once you fight, you'll be defeated with a single sword move. Wouldn't that be even more unsatisfying?" Another disciple from the Great Kun Sword Mansion said.
They didn't control their voices when they spoke and the surrounding people could hear them clearly. As such, the disciples from the Great Kun Sword Mansion were furious. There was a ball of fury burning in their hearts that almost burst their chests.
"Junior Brother Li is right." The female swordsman next to Senior Brother Yao nodded her head. "We came to the Great Kun Sword Mansion as a formality to show that we have completed the exchange of the Top Ten Sword Mansions. That's all."
"Alright. This is the Great Kun Sword Mansion, not the Great Kun Sword Mansion. Don't go overboard with your words." An elder from the Great Kun Sword Mansion reprimanded as though he couldn't stand it. However, anyone could tell that he didn't mean to reprimand them. It was just a symbolic statement and there seemed to be a hint of encouragement in his tone.
At this moment, Yuan Bupo, who was fighting with Liu Zongshan, was also defeated. He was defeated by Liu Zongshan's Wind Willow Sword Principle's Wild Wind Willow.
However, there were dozens of willow shadows in the Wild Wind Willow this time. Its power was much stronger than before.
Yuan Bupo was defeated and his face was the same as the defeated disciples from before. His face was green, red and white. He clenched his teeth but had no choice but to retreat. The humiliation in his heart was almost burning him.
"You actually asked me to use eighty percent of my strength. Not bad. However, who else is willing to spar with me?" Liu Zongshan retracted the arrogant look on his face and seemed to be polite again. His gaze swept across the disciples from the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking and a hint of provocation flashed across his eyes.
Over twenty disciples from the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking were furious. However, Yuan Bupo was already the strongest among them. If he was defeated by Yuan Bupo, none of them would be a match for Liu Zongshan.
"My name is Ding Ao. I am ranked third on the Great Kun Sword Mansion's Bronze Sword Ranking. I am here to spar with Senior Brother." A voice came from not far away. Subsequently, a figure flew over. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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