He Shaobing retreated in fear, but Lin Xuan's sword was faster than him.
A brilliant red light flashed past, as fast as lightning, stunning everyone.
When everyone came back to their senses, they realized that Lin Xuan's Red Flame Sword was pressed against He Shaobing's chest. With just a little bit of force, it would pierce through his heart. As for He Shaobing, he did not dare to move. His face was pale and his eyes were filled with fear.
What a fast sword!
What precise control!
There were also experts in the top 100 on the martial arts field. When they saw such a battle, they could not help but take a deep breath. Lin Xuan's strength was above their expectations. How much confidence did he need to dare to aim for a vital point like the heart?
One must know that killing was not allowed in the sect. Especially for an elite like He Shaobing who was likely to become an inner disciple, he was not allowed to be killed for no reason.
However, Lin Xuan actually dared to aim for his opponent's heart during a spar. This meant that he had enough confidence to control it well. Under such speed and power, to suddenly withdraw one's attack without the slightest mistake, these spectating disciples admitted that they couldn't do it.
"I, I lost …" He Shaobing said dejectedly.
Whoosh! Lin Xuan put away his Red Flame Sword and left the array flag arena.
"Your sword technique is not bad, but your grasp of timing is not very good. You need to practice in real combat."
"Huh?" He Shaobing was stunned. Lin Xuan was giving him pointers?
He scratched his head. Lin Xuan was right. He rarely hunted ferocious beasts, and he rarely sparred with his fellow disciples. Most of the time, he spent his time cultivating alone.
"Many, many thanks." He Shaobing said seriously, "Your strength is enough to enter the top 100. I was too impulsive this time."
"Top 100?" Lin Xuan asked, "What top 100? I really don't know why you fought with me."
"Because of this." The chubby youth called Little Wei walked forward and handed Lin Xuan a roster.
"Outer Sect Ranking." Lin Xuan was curious about the results and quickly looked through it. Ranked first was a disciple called Shangguan Liuyun, followed by Jiang Yulong, Duan Fei, and the others.
Lin Xuan found his name in the 100th position, and then He Shaobing's name in the 101st position. Only then did he understand what had happened.
"The eyes of this ranking person are really sharp. I really overestimated myself!" He Shaobing mocked himself.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it. Believe in yourself." Lin Xuan smiled. He didn't think that he only had the strength of 100th place. His goal was to get first place!
"What?" He Shaobing's eyes widened. This Lin Xuan didn't seem to believe the rankings on the leaderboard. The two of them hesitated for a long time, but in the end, they didn't say anything.
"You can always find me to spar in the future." Lin Xuan patted He Shaobing's shoulder.
He Shaobing was stunned for a moment, then said happily, "Yes, I'll definitely improve next time!" With that, he left with his good friend Xiao Wei.
"Shaobing, this Lin Xuan seems to be different from the others!" Xiao Wei said.
"Yes, I have a feeling that he's definitely not just in the 100th position. I really hope that someone can break the curse of the rankings!" He Shaobing's eyes were filled with anticipation.
When the surrounding youths saw that Lin Xuan wasn't arrogant after winning and even gave his opponent some pointers, they immediately looked at him in a new light. Other than the disciples of the three major factions who laughed in disdain, the disciples who didn't join any groups had an inexplicable feeling towards Lin Xuan.
"Lin Xuan, right? My name is Guan Yunfei. I wonder if I can spar with you." Not long after, a disciple went up to challenge him. Lin Xuan gladly accepted. In his opinion, cultivating in seclusion wasn't as fast as improving in actual combat.
After Guan Yunfei, many disciples came to spar with Lin Xuan. There were two reasons. First, Lin Xuan's swordsmanship was brilliant. They could learn a lot from fighting with him. Second, his attacks were very accurate. Those who fought with him didn't have to worry about getting injured.
Soon, a day passed. Lin Xuan fought with a dozen youths one by one. Finally, he sat on the martial arts field to rest.
The sun was setting in the west. The afterglow shone on the martial arts field as if it was draped with a layer of golden gauze.
"Older brother Xuan, are you even human? You're like a monster. After fighting so many battles, you're actually not tired at all!" Guan Yunfei said enviously.
"That's right. We're all exhausted, but you're actually acting like nothing happened!"
Lin Xuan laughed. When his Secret Art of Long Life opened the fifth spiritual vein, it gradually revealed its power. Although his cultivation was still at the fifth stage of the Meridians Condensation Stage, his spiritual energy was twice that of a normal fifth stage spiritual knight. It was even more than a normal willow stage spiritual knight. This greatly increased the duration of his battle.
"Older brother Xuan, how about we fight again tomorrow?" The youths asked expectantly.
"Okay, no problem." Lin Xuan just happened to want to practice the Shadow Step to the Large Success Stage, so he straightforwardly agreed.
Under the illumination of the setting sun, the youths quickly ran towards the dormitory area.
… …
As the day of the Inner Sect Selection approached, the number of disciples who went to the Mission Hall to accept missions decreased. Chen Dazheng finally had a day of leisure.
"Ai, I really envy those who can enter the Inner Sect!" Chen Dazheng began to organize the information.
"Excuse me, senior brother, can I issue a mission?" A weak voice sounded.
"What?" The voice was too soft, so Chen Dazheng didn't hear it clearly.
"So-sorry, I want to issue a mission." This time, the voice was a bit louder, but it was still like the buzzing of a mosquito.
Chen Dazheng helplessly turned around and discovered that it was actually a young girl standing in front of him. She had a head full of jet-black hair and a pair of eyes that were like gems. Because of shyness, there was a faint blush on her fair face. She had a weak and helpless appearance.
"Oh, sure. What mission do you want to issue?" Chen Dazheng seemed to have never seen such a delicate disciple before. He couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The young girl shyly lowered her head and muttered, "My long sword is broken. I want to fix it."
Finished speaking, she handed over the long sword in her hand.
Chen Dazheng glanced at it, then said, "Why don't you leave it here first. I'll issue the mission for you. When it's fixed, I'll inform you. However, there will be a handling fee and mission fee."
"Ah?" The young girl didn't seem to think that it would be so troublesome. She whispered, "Then, then forget it."
The young girl gently put the long sword away, then turned around and prepared to leave.
"Hey, wait a minute!" Chen Dazheng sighed. He quickly wrote a line of words on a piece of white paper and handed it over.
"If you want to fix your long sword, go find him. In the entire Outer Sect, I'm afraid that only he can fix your weapon."
The young girl took the slip of paper and curiously looked at it. She discovered that it was an Outer Sect disciple's dormitory disciple. She thanked him, then lowered her head and left.
It was noon and the sun was just right.
Lin Xuan didn't go to the dojo today. He needed to digest what he had gained from cultivating these past few days and examine the results of his cultivation. First was the Thunder Movement Sword Art. The first stage had already reached the stage of great mastery, the second stage had reached the stage of small mastery and would soon reach great mastery.
The Lonely Mountain Sword Art had reached the stage of perfection, the Flickering Shadow Step had reached great mastery, and the Golden Jade Body Tempering Secret had reached great mastery. Right now, he could completely suppress a fifth level spirit knight just by relying on the power of his body.
Very good, the martial arts in his hands were pretty much practiced. The next step was to break through to ningmai sixth level. Lin Xuan's eyes were filled with confidence.
Dong dong dong!
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