Fighting flying swords in the Clear Qi stage was like commanding an army on two sides. The spiritual energy in the chest was the army. Now, Feng Ming felt that he had more spiritual energy than his opponent. It was just that his opponent had suddenly used trickery, causing him to be unable to gather his troops in one place. That was why he was at a disadvantage. If he couldn't suppress him in one breath, when he could catch his breath, he firmly believed that his opponent would be the one to lose!
According to his estimation, the spiritual energy in Zhang Yan's chest was at most between thirty-six and forty-two. He just had to hold on for a little longer.
With this in mind, he naturally struggled to hold on under Zhang Yan's pressure, waiting for the moment when the situation could be reversed.
When the two sword pills turned to thirty-six, he saw that Zhang Yan was still fighting with ease. He couldn't help but feel a little flustered, but in the end, he was still calm. However, he felt that his strength was not enough, and a sense of fear rose in his heart for no reason. As time passed, this feeling became more and more intense.
When the forty-second turn passed, a thought that even he didn't believe flashed through Feng Ming's mind. His body gradually trembled, and the movement of controlling the sword pill became more and more strenuous. At this moment, he could only stiffly turn with Zhang Yan's sword pill, and couldn't even talk about fighting back.
When it reached the forty-eighth turn, he could no longer hold on. He couldn't even muster his last breath, and the sword pill couldn't help but stagnate.
But Zhang Yan's sword pill actually turned easily again, and rushed straight towards Feng Ming. The latter could only watch helplessly, but was powerless to stop it.
With a "pa" sound, Feng Ming was hit in the chest by Zhang Yan's sword pill. He took two steps back, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. His expression also changed a few times. First, it was unwillingness, then it was bewilderment, and finally, it was shame and anger.
Zhang Yan smiled faintly, and cupped his hands towards Feng Ming. "Senior Martial Brother, thank you for letting me win."
Feng Ming, however, stood there without speaking or moving. No one knew what he was thinking, but his hands kept shaking.
Elder Chen, who was watching the battle from the stone platform, frowned. He waved his horsetail whisk and said something in a low voice. The Daoist child beside him stepped forward and said, "Patriarch has ordered this senior martial brother to come up and have a chat."
Zhang Yan calmly walked onto the stone platform and saluted Elder Chen. However, he did not salute as a junior, but as an equal.
Seeing this, Elder Chen was displeased and asked coldly, "Let me ask you, have you ever learned this flying sword technique before?"
Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "No."
Elder Chen pointed his horsetail whisk at him and shouted coldly, "Tut! Don't lie to me! Looking at your proficiency in wielding the sword and your movements, it's clear that you've gone through several years of training to be able to have such accomplishments! Tell me honestly, who taught you? "
Under the other party's intense gaze, Zhang Yan's expression did not change. He calmly replied, "I've been in the Upper House for less than a year, and it's only been a month since I broke through the Second Tier of Clear Qi. A few days ago, I was on a diplomatic mission to the Water Country, and I've only returned to the Upper House today. How do you explain the several years of training?"
Actually, what Elder Chen said about the several years of training was very accurate. It was impossible for a flying sword practitioner to put all his energy into practicing the sword in a year, unlike Zhang Yan who had spent two hundred days in the broken jade to train. Therefore, the several years of training was worth it.
"Hmm? Less than a year in the Upper House? "
Elder Chen's frown deepened. He had been in seclusion for many years, and it was only recently that he came out to teach the sword technique at the request of Elder Xun. He had only seen Feng Ming today, so naturally, he would not know about Zhang Yan's matter. Moreover, no one would mention such a trivial matter in front of them.
He asked, "What's your name? Whose disciple are you? Do you have a position? "
Zhang Yan's expression turned serious. He straightened his body and replied, "I'm Zhang Yan. I'm the supervisor of the Danding School, and my master is the headmaster of the Danding School."
Elder Chen was stunned. "He's actually Uncle Zhou's disciple?"
He thought to himself, "No wonder this person was so rude just now. So he's of the same generation as me. There's nothing wrong with this."
Then he turned his head to look at Feng Ming, feeling awkward.
Originally, he had promised his Elder Xun that he would give the Stars Sword Orb to Feng Ming. Who knew that Zhang Yan would interfere and was even more skilled in controlling the Stars Sword Orb? In front of tens of thousands of disciples, he couldn't act rashly or shamelessly. Therefore, when he called Zhang Yan over, he wanted to pressure him with words and make him withdraw voluntarily. However, after knowing that he was Zhou Chongju's disciple, he gave up on this idea.
Zhou Chongju's status in the sect was special, and his seniority was high. Usually, other than the sect leader, he didn't give face to anyone. Moreover, he was a famous Alchemy Grandmaster in the Donghua Continent. His words might have some effect on other disciples, but it was completely useless against Zhang Yan, because he couldn't control him.
Although he was also an elder, it was only because of his cultivation and seniority, so he only had a title. He couldn't be compared to those elders in the Hall of Duzhen who were called by their Dharma names.
Just as he was in a dilemma, he felt a slight vibration under his feet. His face couldn't help but become slightly happy. He looked up at the sky and said with a smile, "Is it Senior Brother Xun?"
Not long after, a dot of red light appeared in the sky, followed by a bright red flame descending from the sky. Then, the flame exploded and disappeared, revealing a tall and burly cultivator with a full beard. This person walked over with a terrifying aura. Every step he took was soul-stirring, causing the earth to shake and the mountains to shake.
Zhang Yan was secretly shocked. "Body following the wind and fire, movement like a mountain, breath like clouds. This is clearly the second level of the Core Transformation Realm, the Core Aura Leakage."
Before this cultivator even got close, he laughed boldly and said, "So it's Uncle-Master Zhou's disciple. You're indeed a young hero. Since that's the case, as an elder, I can't be stingy."
He strode towards Zhang Yan, and before he got close, he felt a wave of heat hitting his face.
This cultivator stopped in front of Zhang Yan, and he was half a head taller than the latter. He stared at him and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, when I was playing with the wind and fire in the sky, I saw you circulating your spiritual vigor for a total of 48 times. Just now, you defeated Feng Ming. Presumably, like Feng Ming, you also have 49 mouthfuls of spiritual vigor in your chest. You can be considered as outstanding. But if the enemy is a little stronger, what will you do?"
Without waiting for Zhang Yan to speak, he pointed at his chest and said, "I have an incantation here, it's called 'Out of Nothing', and it's one of the secrets of the Zhengyuan Sword Scripture. It can allow you to have three more cycles when your spiritual vigor is exhausted. Since you want this sword pill, I can't separate this incantation from your swordsmanship. But I want to test your temperament, and I'm not limiting your methods. If you can find a thousand Inkstone Fish before sunrise, I'll pass this incantation along with the Stars Sword Pill to you. If not, then you're not fated with this swordsmanship, and naturally, I can't give this sword pill to you. What do you think?"
The Inkstone Fish was a specialty of the Great Pool of Dragon Lake. Not only could the fish's eggs be used in pills, but they were also top-notch delicacies. After cooking them carefully, even a cultivator would find it hard to resist the temptation. Zhou Chongju's fishing boat was an Inkstone Fish that had lived for three thousand years.
It was just that this fish had a membrane under its abdomen, and after cultivating for a long time, it could even grow a pair of wings. Its speed in the water was unparalleled, and its skin was coarse and thick. Its scales were thick and hard, and it was sly by nature. It loved to swim in deep water, so it was very difficult to catch.
Although there was still more than half a day before sunrise, it was difficult to catch a thousand Inkstone Fish. Not to mention a thousand, even if a person was unlucky, they might not be able to catch ten.
Zhang Yan laughed coldly in his heart. They were clearly not willing to let him have the Stars Sword Pill, so they came up with such an excuse. As an elder, they were so shameless and set up so many obstacles just to give the sword pill to Feng Ming. They even called it a test of his temperament, but in reality, they wanted him to give up on this idea.
But did they think that I would back off just because of this?
He immediately agreed without hesitation, saying, "If that's the case, please wait here patiently, I'll be right back."
The two elders couldn't help but be surprised when they saw him agree so quickly, and they glanced at each other. Elder Xun's eyes narrowed as he smiled, and he waved his hand. "Go on, us two brothers will wait here. Whether you succeed or not will depend on your fortune."
Zhang Yan didn't say anything more. He flew out of the flying ship and flew away.
However, he didn't go to find the Inkstone Puppet. Instead, he went straight back to Spirit Page Island. As soon as the restriction was opened, Luo Xiao came out to greet him. She bowed and said, "Master has returned."
Zhang Yan looked around and saw a group of beautiful fish demons swimming in the water, creating ripples in the water. Originally, they could only swim within a five-kilometer radius of the Spirit Page Island's waters when the restriction wasn't opened. But now, they were truly 'fish in water'.
However, at this moment, Zhang Yan couldn't let them rest. He shouted and gathered them together. Then, he told them his intention. With a single order, the hundreds of fish demons responded in unison and swam towards the depths of the water.
The strongmen living on the shore immediately found a dozen bamboo baskets that were as tall as a person from the utensils they brought from Red Cloud Island and placed them on the shore.
Zhang Yan nodded. With a flick of his sleeve, everyone was rewarded with pills. Now that he was the supervisor of the Dan Ding Institute and Zhou Chongju didn't restrict him in this aspect, he naturally didn't lack pills. He casually distributed a lot of good stuff.
After the strong men moved to the island, they hadn't seen him much. Now that they saw that he was even more generous than Wang Pan, they couldn't help but feel that they had followed the right person. They all knelt down and paid their respects.
More than two hours later, the Fish Demons and Beauties returned one after another. Each of them had an impermeable and delicate pouch by their side. One or two lively Inkstone Carps were poured out from each pouch, but it was still far from a thousand. Zhang Xin said, "The people of the Water Nation claim that the Fish Demons are especially good at catching fish and can dive deep into the sea. Could the rumor be wrong?"
The fish demons were all good at reading people's expressions. At this moment, when they saw Zhang Yan's expression, they didn't dare to say much. They hurriedly threw down the Inkstone Carps and dove back into the water. However, one of them was rather bold. She popped her head out and said, "Don't worry, Master. We are still not familiar with the habits of these Inkstone Carps. That's why we don't have enough now. Give me another two hours and it won't be hard to gather them all."
However, Zhang Yan smiled and said, "It's fine. Even if it's not enough, I won't blame you. Just do your best." He was strong-willed. Although external objects were helpful to cultivation, he would be happy if he had them, but he would be calm if he didn't have them. Even if he couldn't get the sword pellet today, he wouldn't be sad about it.
However, after hearing this, the fish demons were all excited, as if there was a burden in their hearts. They redoubled their efforts. Among the Water Tribe, they were the most emotional. They were often sad because of sorrow, so their lifespans weren't long.
Another two hours later, when the fish demons rushed back again, this time everyone poured out their pouches. There were seven or eight Inkstone Carps, and some had more than a dozen. In addition to the ones they had caught before, the number was close to two thousand. It was far beyond Zhang Yan's expectations. He couldn't help but feel very satisfied. He didn't hesitate to reward them. With a wave of his sleeve, a large number of pills were scattered.
He asked the fish demon who had popped her head out just now, "What's your name?"
The fish demon answered obediently, "My name is Shang Shang."
Zhang Yan nodded, and with a flick of his finger, a pill landed in her hand. "This Form Transformation Pill is for you. It will help you shed your fins and scales, so you can enjoy a human body."
Shang Shang was stunned at first, and then she looked at Zhang Yan in a daze. Two lines of tears fell down her cheeks. She thought she would be a slave for the rest of her life, and she would never be free. But now, she suddenly saw hope. Not only could she shed half of her fish body, but she could also transform into a human and come ashore. There was hope for her to achieve Dao. She couldn't help but be moved, and she raised her head to sing.
She sang happily first, and when they felt the joy in her voice, the hundred or so fish demons also sang together. For a moment, it was like a moving music lingering on Spirit Page Island.
Luo Xiao sighed and said, "Master, the singing of Yu Ji can make a person with a heart of stone lower his head and shed tears, make a person who has committed a heinous crime feel remorse, and cheer up a person who has no way out. It's rare to hear."
Zhang Yan nodded in agreement and said, "It's indeed pleasing to the ear. It's rare in the world."
However, he didn't know that a person was flying in the sky a thousand feet above them. When he heard the voice, he couldn't help but frown and snort coldly, "Obscene and evil song, bewitching people's hearts! Where did such a monster come from in the hinterland of my Yue Cang Sect? "
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