Yan Liren's words were casual, but they seemed to be deafening to Li Yao's ears.
He shook so hard that he almost fell off the mountain. With indescribable feelings flowing out of his eyes, he mumbled, "Years ago, I was set up by my senior brother, Master Black Moon, in the depths of the Southland of Sorcerers. I was poisoned by seventy-two kinds of lethal poisons and fell off a cliff into the Poisonous Dragon Swamp that could melt gold and melt bones. I thought that I was going to die for sure!
"But as it turned out, fighting poison with poison, I was reborn after the collision of the poisons. My greatest misfortune turned out to be an incredible opportunity!
"After decades of hard training in the desolate residence in the remote area, I thought that my belief was flawless and that my Cultivation had reached the peak of perfection. Finally, I could break out of seclusion and roam the world to meet the heroes of the Great Qian Dynasty!
"I didn't expect that I would encounter such an extraordinary person as Fellow Cultivator Yan in my very first battle and witness such a marvelous sword attack!
"I have failed the battle, and I admit defeat wholeheartedly. Fellow Cultivator Yan, you truly deserve to be called 'unparalleled in the world'!"
Li Yao clasped his fists and bowed deeply to Yan Liren, before he said sincerely.
"You are wrong again. I am not unparalleled in the world right now."
Yan Liren shook his head, like an ignorant nerd who had to point out the fallacy in other people's politeness. "A hundred years ago, Wu Suiyun, the best expert of righteousness in the Great Qian Dynasty, and Meng Chixin, who was respected as' Wolf God 'by the hundred and eight tribes on the Dark Cloud Prairies and the master of Han Baling, the leader of Ghost Qin right now, had a soul-stirring confrontation in the darkness above the northernmost glacier. In the end, the two of them disappeared, and there was no news about them in the world of Cultivators anymore.
"Many people suspect that they died together and fell into the deepest part of the Ice Sea. There are also people who suspect that they broke through the void and ascended. But I believe that the two of them did not leave and will definitely reappear in the world."
"Right now, I am not unparalleled in the world yet. I think I will be after I slay Wu Suiyun and Meng Chixin one by one."
"What?!"
Li Yao could not keep up with the Sword Maniac at all. He lost his cool and exclaimed, "Wu Suiyun and Meng Chixin are the last two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector. However strong you are, you are only at the peak of the Yuanying Stage at best, and you are saying that you can slay a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator?
Yan Liren smiled and said, "The so-called Yuanying Stage and the Divinity Transformation Stage are just a division of capability among the Cultivators. For me, they mean nothing at all.
"We are cultivators?"
Li Yao's pupils suddenly contracted. "Could it be that you're not a cultivator? Then what are you?"
"It doesn't matter to me whether I'm a cultivator or not. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Yuanying, Divinity Formation, and the like are just boring games that you boring people play."
Yan Liren touched the handle of the fourth sword on his waist softly, as if he were caressing his lover. With unspeakable delight, he said softly, "I am not a Cultivator. I am a swordsman."
When his words reached everyone's ears, every Cultivator, including the sword Cultivators from the Purple Pole Sword Sect, looked confused and awful!
"Swordsman …"
Li Yao took a deep breath and touched his neck subconsciously, as if a wound had really appeared on his neck. He bowed at Yan Liren again and said, "Thank you for your attack, Fellow Cultivator Yan. Your words have cleared the mist in my heart and allowed me to see a new path. I'm afraid that my level will be improved again!"
"There's no need to thank me. It's all because your soul is too strong."
Yan Liren stared at Li Yao thoughtfully. "I seem to have underestimated you. Your soul is truly weird, tough, and slippery. You were just slashed brutally by my sword aura, but you are already fusing so quickly. There are even signs that you will grow stronger the more you kill!
"If it were a regular Yuanying, even if I didn't really attack with my sword and only slashed with my sword aura, I would've chopped off part of his soul and made his Cultivation plummet. He would've lived in fear for his whole life!
"Huh. Were you intentionally baiting me to attack you?"
Yan Liren was slightly dazed. He looked at Li Yao with eyes that were a hundred times sharper than before!
"You know that your soul is special and that you are not scared of my sword aura. You also consider your value. The Purple Pole Sword Sect is in dire need of visiting elders like you right now. Therefore, it is impossible for me to kill you for real!
"Under such circumstances, you intentionally baited me to attack you. You will not be killed by me for real, and you will be able to experience my most powerful killing intent!
"For people of our level, if such a fatal attack that condenses all my sword aura fails to kill you in a fierce battle, it will certainly make you stronger than before!
"Also, you will be familiar with my sword aura through the attack. Then, when we are truly engaged in a life-and-death battle, you will be able to prepare in advance and significantly increase your odds of winning!"
Li Yao's face was somewhat rigid.
He did not expect that the man, whose nickname was' Sword Maniac ', would be so keen-minded that he had seen through his scheme so quickly.
It was true that Li Yao was not really a lunatic who was addicted to martial arts. How could he abandon his life just to appreciate Yan Liren's strongest attack?
It was true that he had calculated that the Purple Pole Sword Sect was in dire need of a visiting elder such as himself to cheer them on.
Since Yan Liren did not even kill Qi Zhongdao, who was on his opposite side, it was even less likely that he would kill Li Yao.
Li Yao was only bold enough to jump out when he was in such a perilous situation.
Otherwise, with Li Yao's personality, if he ran into such an unparalleled tough guy as Yan Liren in a life-and-death battle, he would have long run away and come up with all kinds of sordid and shameless approaches to deal with the guy!
However, there were two things that Yan Liren did not foresee.
Other than polishing his belief and improving his level with Yan Liren's sword, Li Yao was also hoping to have a 'meeting of the two' with Yan Liren so that he could make a name for himself.
In the meantime, Yan Liren was a top-tier expert of the Ancient Sages Sector. Only by fighting him in person would he be able to figure out the limits of the experts of this Sector. Only then would he have something to write in the 'Military Strength Report'!
Li Yao had calculated everything, but he did not foresee that Yan Liren's sword aura would be so strong. It was rather awkward for him to show off.
"Fellow Cultivator Yan, excuse me."
Li Yao coughed and said.
Naturally, he did not want to piss off such an ultimate swordsman like Yan Liren. Such a talent was definitely worth the Federation's efforts to win him over. He would have to kidnap him back to the Federation even if he had to!
"It's fine," Yan Liren said casually.
"This is your way of fighting and your path. Now that you have chosen such a path, of course, you are free to set up a trap and trap me, but you will never be able to defeat me in the sword test field with the sword in your hand!"
His words raised surging tides inside Li Yao's head again. His belief was shaken for a moment, which was quite rare.
No. He had to get out of the rhythm as soon as possible so that he could rise again!
"Fellow Daoist Yan, I'm not an ungrateful person!"
Li Yao said solemnly. "Your attack and your words have indeed benefited me greatly. They are worth ten years of hard training! With your attack alone, I am willing to work as a visiting elder of the Purple Pole Sword Sect for a year! "
Li Yao was not even willing to work as a visiting elder for half a year. He had to meet the other experts of the Three Saints and Four Rapscallions. How could he have the time?
However, after witnessing Yan Liren's attack, he changed his mind.
The guy's combat ability was too ferocious, and he did not seem to have any sense of right and wrong. He would slay anyone regardless of whether they were righteous or evil. If he were on the Federation's side, it would be great to teach him the Constitution of Cultivators and the Regulations on the Control of Sabers of the Federation. But if he was left alone, there would be dire consequences if he was recruited by the Imperium!
Li Yao could not allow such a thing to happen!
Perhaps, if he stayed in the Purple Pole Sword Sect for a while longer and slowly seduced — no, attracted — the guy, it would be possible for him to become the first 'overseas Yuanying mercenary' of the Xing Yao Federation!
Besides, the super experts all had their own circle. After the battle, Yan Liren would be the top expert among the Three Saints of the Great Qian Dynasty. Would he be scared that he would not run into the other members of the Three Saints and Four Rapscallions if he followed him?
Emotionlessly, Yan Liren gave no comment. "Like I said just now, whether or not you work as a visiting elder has nothing to do with me. If you want to thank me, you can focus on your training during the one year of service!
"With the epiphany from my attack just now and the support of the enormous resources of the Purple Pole Sword Sect, one year should be enough for you to reach a higher level. You will become a person whom I will kill without caring about anything and even betray the Purple Pole Sword Sect!
"Then, consider it your best gift of appreciation!"
After saying that, Yan Liren turned around and left without looking at Li Yao at all.
It seemed that Li Yao at this moment was not worth wasting any more of his time.
"Wait!"
Yan Liren had taken all the limelight. How could Li Yao let it go? He shouted.
Yan Liren paused for a moment, but he continued walking forward without looking back.
Li Yao gnashed his teeth. What a guy! How petty of him to be. It seemed that he would have to resort to his ultimate skill. Then, he asked coldly, "Fellow Cultivator Yan, I have one last question. If I may ask, is your fourth sword one foot and three inches long, half an inch and seven inches thick at the thickest part, twenty-two kilograms and four grams heavy? The barycenter is seven inches and six inches below the tip of the sword, and it is made of 'Purple Martial Bronze', 'Cold Mountain Iron', and other materials. The ratio of the two main materials is about five to four, and the rest is miscellaneous materials?"
Yan Liren was about to walk into another fold along the lone peak and disappear in front of everybody.
However, Li Yao's question made him come to an abrupt halt.
After a crack, a few tiny cracks appeared on the rocks below his feet!
The folds had been raised by the collision of Yan Liren and Qi Zhongdao's auras a moment ago, and they were rather fragile in the first place.
However, even with Yan Liren's control over his spiritual energy, he had failed to control the dispersion of his spiritual energy. It was not hard to imagine how shocked he must have been!
Even the Cultivators nearby shook their heads in shock after hearing Li Yao's question.
The reason was simple. Although Purple Martial Bronze and Cold Mountain Iron were Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that had been corrupted by spiritual energy, they contained a lot of impurities that were difficult to be removed. Their quality was not very good, either. They were relatively inferior materials for refining and were close to 'ordinary iron'.
The magical swords made of such materials were often the common flying swords used by the low-level Cultivators outside the sect.
How could an unparalleled swordsman such as Yan Liren, whose strongest sword surpassed the three primeval swords, be made of Purple Martial Bronze and Cold Mountain Iron?
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