This disciple was Lin Yingliang, a classmate of Liu Shisui in Class A. He also learned sword from Liu Shisui, and was favored by Liangwang Peak.
It was unknown whether he challenged Liu Shisui at this time because of Liangwang Peak's arrangement, or because he was angry that Liu Shisui had received too much attention.
"Senior Brother Lin, please."
Liu Shisui cupped his hands, and the flying sword hovered in front of his hands. This was the salute of the sword.
He was a little surprised by Lin Yingliang's challenge, but he soon calmed down, and no panic could be seen on his face.
Just like Jing Jiu's evaluation of him, this young man was smart, kind, and had perseverance and persistence that didn't match his age.
This kind of young man would rarely be affected by the changes of the outside world. This was the so-called "stay true to your heart".
Liu Shisui and Lin Yingliang stood more than thirty meters apart.
The stream flowed between the rocks, making a soft sound.
The distance of thirty meters was the most effective attack range of the Realm of First Preservation.
The young girl from the Platanus Sect stood at the edge of the cliff, watching the scene below with her eyes wide open, wondering who would win.
The answer came soon. The sword fights of the Aoyama Sect always started suddenly and ended quickly.
Two white lines appeared on the surface of the stream.
Two sword lights illuminated the cliff, and then suddenly disappeared.
Liu Shisui's flying sword stopped in front of Lin Yingliang, three inches away from the center of his eyebrows.
Lin Yingliang's flying sword also stopped in front of Liu Shisui, about a foot away.
The two flying swords seemed to stop at the same time, but in the eyes of the sword masters on the cliff, the difference was obvious.
Liu Shisui's sword was half a second faster than his opponent's.
In daily life, half a second was less than the blink of an eye. The tea would not be cold, and the fragrance would not be short.
But in the sword fights, half a second was enough to determine the winner, or even life and death.
Moreover, Liu Shisui's sword was closer than Lin Yingliang's.
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"That's it?"
The little girl from the Platanus Sect looked at the scene in the stream and said with her eyes wide open.
She often watched her Senior Brothers and Sisters spar with each other in the sect. If both parties had similar realms, they would usually fight for a long time. They might even fight from dawn to dusk, and it would be difficult to determine the winner.
Who would have thought that the duel between fellow disciples of the Aoyama Sect would be so simple and fast? Putting everything else aside … it was really boring.
The young woman said, "The Aoyama Sect has never been particular about fancy tricks. They only care about the speed and power of their flying swords. The sword techniques of the Nine Peaks only use different Dao techniques to make a fuss about these two aspects. When used in battle, they usually kill with one strike. It's extremely dangerous, so not many people dare to provoke them."
The little girl said, "Wouldn't it be easy to injure them by accident? Then how do they practice their swordsmanship? "
The young woman said, "That's right. That's why the Aoyama Sect rarely has duels between fellow disciples. Occasionally, the duels must be conducted under the supervision of the masters. Besides, except during the Inherited Sword Competition and the Sword Trial Competition, the flying swords are strictly forbidden to aim at each other's bodies. They can only aim at the right side of each other's body."
The little girl asked confusedly, "How can they improve their swordsmanship without actual combat?"
The young woman said with a slightly cold expression, "That's why the Aoyama Sect has a place like Liangwang Peak."
The little girl said, "Ah, I know about Liangwang Peak. Senior Sister said that it's full of a group of cold-hearted weirdos …"
The young woman smiled and changed the topic, saying, "Don't think the swordsmanship is boring. If you were standing in the stream, could you have avoided Liu Shisui's sword?"
Thinking of the silent flying sword, the little girl snorted and said, "Even if I couldn't avoid it, I could have set up the Formation of Soul-Bell in advance. How could his sword have pierced in?"
The young woman said, "If you were chatting or drinking wine a few tables away, would you have time to set up the formation if he suddenly attacked?"
The little girl thought of the scene described by her Martial Uncle, and for some reason, she suddenly felt a little cold. She clenched her teeth and said, "Then I'll stay away from him. That guy's flying sword can only attack a hundred feet away … I'll set up the Soul Bell at a hundred feet, no, two hundred feet away. When he comes to attack with his sword, I'll have already borrowed enough spiritual energy to kill him!"
The young woman smiled and didn't say anything else. In her heart, however, she was thinking, "If the disciple of Aoyama Sect you're facing has already entered the State of Inherited Will and can kill people with flying swords, how would you deal with that?" What's more, the swordsmen of the Aoyama Sect in the Broken Sea State could kill people from dozens of miles away with their flying swords. How could you defend against that? What if he was in the Reaching Heaven State?
Would you have to hide under the ground, or in the shell of the Spiritual Turtle, or live in the dark formation all day long? "
Thinking of the miserable lives of the three most famous Hidden Swordsmen in the Cultivation world, she looked at the thick fog where the head of the Aoyama Sect was, feeling a little scared.
Similar conversations between the uncle and nephew of the Platanus Sect were taking place in many places.
Though the disciples participating in the Inherited Sword Competition were still in a low state, being able to witness the sword work of the Aoyama Sect with their own eyes was certainly beneficial to their own disciples' Cultivation. The guests of various sects who came to watch the competition would never miss such an opportunity. They kept explaining the seemingly simple battle of flying swords in a low voice.
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Liu Shisui stood on the rock in the stream, remaining silent.
Surrounded by countless gazes and cheers, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. He looked to somewhere subconsciously.
Jing Jiu was sitting on the green rock, looking at him with a smile.
Liu Shisui seemed to have thought of something, and turned his face away, feeling a little panicked.
Though Lin Yingliang had lost the sword fight, his performance was excellent. His flying sword was steady and swift.
A master of Shiyue Peak sent him an invitation, and he chose to accept it. Liangwang Peak remained silent during the whole process, not knowing what it meant.
The next step was to find out where Liu Shisui would go.
It suddenly became quiet in the cliffs, and no one spoke for a long time.
The young girl of the Platanus Sect felt strange, saying, "Isn't he of natural Dao quality? Why doesn't anyone want him? Though his face is a little dark and ugly, he obviously won! "
Her Senior Master said with a smile, "Silly girl, it's not that nobody wants him; it's that too many people want him."
Liu Shisui would go to Liangwang Peak eventually, but it was also important to know who he would go to Liangwang Peak with.
In order to obtain this inherited sword with natural Dao quality, the nine peaks had communicated with each other in secret many times beforehand, and each had used different methods.
Qingrong Peak proposed to recruit Liu Shisui to the nine peaks a year ago. Even though it didn't work out, it was still a gesture of goodwill.
Shanghai Peak took an unconventional approach and tried to investigate him directly … They intended to use this method to plan ahead of time.
However, Liu Shisui had learned the Breathing Method of Yumen before he entered the sect.
It was the method personally taught by the Sect Master.
As expected, a clear and gentle voice came out from the deep end of the quiet clouds and fog.
"Liu Shisui, are you willing to learn sword work from Elder Bai?"
Was this the voice of the Sect Master of Aoyama Sect?
Many ordinary disciples and guests thought to themselves.
The Sect Master took Zhuo Rusui as his personal disciple, and never took any more disciples.
Bai Rujing was an elder of the Tianguang Peak branch, and had reached the upper state of the Broken Sea. It was a great opportunity to learn sword work from such a powerful swordsman.
All the peaks had guessed this a year ago, but they were sure that Liu Shisui was a pawn of the Sect Master when they heard this.
The crowd remained silent, perhaps out of disappointment or for other reasons.
Liu Shisui looked at the cliffs.
Gu Han nodded slightly.
"This disciple is willing," said Liu Shisui.
Having said that, he rode his sword up into the clouds and fog, and a personal disciple of Tianguang Peak welcomed him in.
"After learning sword work from Senior Master Bai for a year and building a solid foundation, he can go out and gain experience."
Guo Nanshan said.
Gu Han said, "Shisui won't disappoint you, Big Brother."
As for whether Elder Bai would agree to let Liu Shisui go to Liangwang Peak, it was not something they needed to consider.
Which young disciple of the Aoyama Sect didn't want to come to Liangwang Peak? And no master would stop them, because it was the rule.
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The number of disciples waiting by the stream was getting smaller and smaller.
Yunxing Peak, Shiyue Peak, Qingrong Peak, and Xilai Peak had all chosen a few disciples they had long ago, and even Shangde Peak had chosen two disciples with good potential. Bihu Peak, which had always been popular in the past, was the only one who didn't get chosen. Bihu Peak had been defeated in the competition with other peaks a few times, and wasn't chosen. Everybody knew it had something to do with that event. There were three disciples whose performances were too ordinary, so they were not selected by any of the peaks. They could only wait for the next Inherited Sword Competition, or directly give up and choose a peak to be a deacon.
Jing Jiu noticed that Liu Shisui glanced at Gu Han before agreeing to inherit the sword.
This scene made him feel … interesting.
"What happened between you and him?"
Asked Zhao Layue.
Jing Jiu said, "I didn't know you would care about this."
Zhao Layue said, "People are the same as the Principal Guards; they all have curiosity."
Jing Jiu said, "I'm also curious about which peak are you going to, Qingrong or Shiyue?"
Zhao Layue said, "What about you? Why don't you get out? "
Jing Jiu said with a smile, "You know I'm going to inherit the sword?"
Zhao Layue said, "A lazy person like you wouldn't waste time."
Generally speaking, to say a person was lazy meant that he liked to waste time.
She said Jing Jiu was lazy, but she thought it was because he didn't want to waste time.
This was a very interesting interpretation.
"I don't like being stared at either," said Zhao Layue.
They had talked about this topic last year on the day of the first snow.
"But as you said, it's impossible for the sun to be blocked by clouds every day. The sun is there, so who wouldn't look at it?"
She looked at the side of Jing Jiu's face and continued, "So when it's time to stand out, you have to stand out."
Jing Jiu said, "You're right, but if you don't want to be stared at all the time, there is another way."
"How?" asked Zhao Layue.
"Become the real sun."
Jing Jiu said, "The light is too bright, so few people dare look at us directly."
Having said that, he stood up and walked toward the stream.
The disciples by the stream didn't know what he was going to do, and there was a slight commotion.
The elder of Shiyue Peak, who was in charge of the Inherited Sword Competition, asked confusedly, "What are you going to do, young man?"
Jing Jiu said confusedly, "To inherit the sword …"
The elder of Shiyue Peak turned the register to the end and saw his name.
There was an uproar by the stream.
Xue Yong 'e stood up abruptly, pointing at Jing Jiu. After a while, he finally refrained from saying that.
Sister Yushan covered her mouth with her hands.
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