Martial Cultivator

The monster problem in Huanglong Prefecture is much better than that in neighboring Bailu Prefecture. Especially around Jianqi Mountain, it is very difficult to see monsters. In addition, the swordsmiths on the mountain do not disturb the people. Therefore, as time goes by, There were more and more people living in this area. After the founding of the Liang Dynasty, a new county was established here, named Linjian County. The meaning is straightforward. It was just close to Jianqi Mountain. This city had the shortest history in the Liang Dynasty. Nowadays, many sword-making shops have emerged in the counties and cities. They do not make other weapons, but only make swords. Moreover, some of these shops are really good at craftsmanship. It is said that the sword-smiths of several of them have worked in sword making. Qishan Sword Forging only left Jianqi Mountain to establish its own business due to various reasons. Of course, this statement is even more common in the sword-making shops at the foot of Jianqi Mountain. Almost every swordsmith said that he I used to forge swords in Jianqi Mountain, but I don't have the leisure to refute rumors in Jianqi Mountain. Therefore, there is a mixed bag here. Whether you can find out the mistakes here depends entirely on your own ability.

Xu Bai and his wife had arrived in Linjian County three days ago. They visited more than a dozen sword-making shops but could not choose the flying sword they wanted. After that, Xu Bai was a little discouraged. As for Jiang Ying, she was even more discouraged. It's anxious.

Originally, according to her idea, after getting the demon horn, she could get a flying sword from the Sword Qi Mountain. Let’s not talk about the grade for the time being. Just the flying sword circulated from the Sword Qi Mountain. It's not bad, but now that my idea has failed, I have to accompany my husband to try my luck here.

The two of them once again stepped into a sword-making shop. After looking at the dozens of flying swords displayed in the shop, Xu Bai couldn't help but sigh and shook his head, and then walked out of the shop with a disappointed look on his face. Jiang Ying couldn't help but feel sad when she saw her husband like this. He comforted softly, "Husband, let's take another look, maybe we can find a suitable flying sword."

Xu Bai nodded and forced out a smile, "No need to worry."

Although the battle with Chen Chao was not a so-called life and death fight, it was true that his flying sword was broken, but even so, he could not find any reason to blame the other party. It was just that after losing the flying sword, as a sword cultivator, Xu Bai seemed to have broken off his arm, which made him a swordsman miserable.

But he couldn't express this pain, otherwise Jiang Ying, who had always felt guilty, would feel even more guilty.

Jiang Ying tentatively asked, "Otherwise, I'll go up the mountain again to ask for the sword. It didn't work last time, maybe it will work this time."

It's not like Xu Bai has never gone to Jianqi Mountain to seek a sword, but last time, Xu Bai didn't get his favorite flying sword.

Xu Bai sighed and said, "Like last time, there will probably be no change this time. How can a place like Jianqi Mountain treat casual cultivators like us differently?"

Jiang Ying also looked sad and said softly, "But my husband is not worthy of their flying sword."

Xu Bai quickly thought about it. After reaching out and holding the hand of the woman beside him, he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, there will always be a turning point."

Jiang Ying smiled bitterly and nodded. It was really hard to say anything at this moment.

In fact, she was still a little dissatisfied with the young warrior who broke her husband's flying sword.

Xu Bai saw Jiang Ying's thoughts, shook his head and said, "I'll tell you one last time, don't bear any grudge against that fellow Taoist. If it weren't for him, I would have been separated from you forever."

Jiang Ying nodded and said softly, "I understand."

Xu Bai said, "Go to the foot of Jianqi Mountain to try your luck."

Jiang Ying nodded and did not refuse.

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Linjian County goes all the way south, and after the sword-making shops gradually disappear, there is a green mountain and green water. There are many villages here built on the mountains, living a life of sunrise and sunrise, but it is strange Yes, these villagers who have lived here for generations have almost never been infested by monsters.

It's just that in such a remote place, no one digs into this kind of thing.

Pieces of paddy fields surround each family's yellow mud house, making it a very beautiful landscape.

A farmer had just finished working in his paddy field. He came to a nearby waterwheel and washed the mud off his legs with mountain spring water. Then he sat down on the field ridge and began to take out a dry cigarette from his arms and start smoking. Lingering, as if all the fatigue had disappeared at this moment.

Just as the man was smoking a dry cigarette, he saw a young man slowly approaching the waterwheel on the path leading to the outside of the village.

When the man saw it, he saw an unfamiliar face. He quickly became interested and said, "Where are our guests coming from?"

When the young man heard the noise, he stopped next to the waterwheel. He first reached out and held a handful of water and took a few sips. Then he responded with a smile, "Come from afar."

The man was not angry after hearing this ambiguous answer. He just said cheerfully, "It's been a long time since I saw a stranger coming. Who are you looking for? I know all the dozens of people in this village."

The young man shook his head and just smiled and said, "I borrowed the road."

Hearing this answer, the man was startled and asked curiously, "Does the guest want to go through the back mountain?"

The young man had never been to this place before, but after hearing this, he probably confirmed that it was the place he was looking for, so he nodded, "Brother, are you familiar with it? Tell me about it?"

The man glanced at the young man in front of him inexplicably, and then

He said, "There is an iron chain at the top of the back mountain, and the mountain further inside is only a few hundred feet high, and there is only an iron chain. No one in the village dares to walk up it, but you strangers, I heard that one will come in a few decades.”

At this point, the man let out a confused sound, "I heard from the old people in the village that when you foreigners come here, don't you have to bring swords?"

The young man didn't say much. He just stretched out his hand, and a flying sword appeared in the palm of his hand, and then tied it around his waist. Then he smiled and said, "Originally, I thought I was afraid of scaring my brother. Now that I say it, I'm overly worried."

The man took a puff of cigarette and said nonchalantly, "Although ordinary people like us in the back mountain can't go there, there are people coming out from time to time. They all carry swords and have good tempers. Sometimes they even help us plant rice. The old people in the village He said, there are immortal masters living there. If it weren’t for them, our village would never be at peace.”

The young man nodded and said with a smile, "It looks really good."

The man nodded and smiled and said, "Actually, you are not bad. It seems that the immortal master who has been here before is not as good-tempered as you. He always has a cold face and is unwilling to say more."

The young man smiled and said nothing.

The man suddenly asked, "You haven't eaten yet? How about you eat at my house before leaving?"

The young man thought for a while, and then did not refuse. He just smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you, brother."

The man laughed, stood up, picked up his hoe, and led the young man to his home.

But along the way, the man talked a lot.

"I've also heard that you foreigners come here to challenge the gods in the mountains. It seems to be called a sword show. Is this the saying?"

"Wenjian is almost the same as swordsman, that's what I say."

"Hey, I haven't seen the foreigners who came before, but I heard that some people came happily and finally left dejected. Does this mean they have lost?"

"If you win, why don't you go away happily?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose. No one can win or lose in this life. But I've heard that some people never come back after going there. I don't know if they just stay there."

"Eighty percent dead."

"Ah, then it's not worth it. Why are you risking your life?"

The young man smiled and said, "Some people like to get into trouble, and you can't stop them."

The man sighed and didn't know what to say. Finally he came to his house and shouted at the top of his voice, "Mother, take a piece of last year's bacon and kill a chicken. We have guests!"

Listening to her man's shouting, a woman immediately poked her head out, glanced here, laughed immediately, and then turned around to catch chickens in the chicken pen.

After that, the man dragged out a bench from the house, sat on the stone slab in front of his house with the young man, and took a puff of the dry cigarette. Then he smiled and said, "I heard that there are children in the village who were watched by the immortal master in the back mountain." It was only a few hundred years ago that the child was brought to the mountains, and I don’t know if the child is still alive.”

The young man thought for a while and said nothing. He just glanced at the child who was secretly looking at him by the door not far away, and then waved to him.

"You bastard, don't act like a girl, come out and call someone!"

The man also noticed his little cub and waved with some annoyance.

The seven or eight-year-old child came out timidly, but when he arrived in front of the young man, he hesitated for a long time, not knowing what to say.

The young man reached out and touched the child's head, then smiled and took out a piece of candy from his arms. After handing it to the child, he smiled and said, "Brother, if your son is noticed by the gods in the back mountain, he will take him to practice." , are you willing?"

The man was startled, then smiled and said, "If this brat is chosen, it will be his blessing. There is no need to be willing or unwilling."

The young man nodded and smiled without saying a word.

After that, the two of them talked about some trivial things before eating.

The child probably hadn't eaten such a sumptuous meal for a long time, so he ate so much that he didn't care about anything else.

After having enough wine and food, the man took the young man to the back mountain.

It didn't take long before we arrived at the iron chain on the top of the mountain.

The iron chain leads into the thick fog ahead, with no end in sight, but the height in the middle is definitely more than a hundred feet. If you fall from here, there is only one word of death.

The man pointed at the iron chain and said softly, "I saw those immortal masters coming out of here before, but if it were me, I wouldn't dare to go forward. Those who can get through are all capable."

The young man smiled and said, "If you can come back, come and chat with me again."

The man was stunned and didn't understand what the young man was talking about, but he didn't take it seriously. He just nodded and said with a smile, "Then I'll treat you to a meal."

Young people point

He nodded, then just took a step forward, landed on the chain, and walked forward calmly.

The man stood there, still not surprised. He just took two puffs of dry smoke and said with emotion, "They are all gods."

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After reaching the end of the chain and deep into the thick fog, the young man was so shocked by the spectacle in front of him that he was speechless.

What comes into view is a high mountain suspended in the world. The mountain is hidden in the sea of ​​clouds. Outside the mountain, there are countless flying swords wandering around, as if they are guarding the mountain, and they seem to be just cruising around. After that, there are endless swords. The Qi is revealed, as if there is a peerless sword between heaven and earth, right in front of you, showing its edge.

At this moment, no one would doubt that the mountain in front of them was the most mysterious sect in the world.

That sword sect that dares to say that among the world's sword cultivators, only those who come from my sword sect are true sword cultivators!

The young man gathered his thoughts, stretched out his hand to hold down the flying sword that could no longer stop trembling, and then said softly, "Don't worry."

After taking a deep breath, the young man said in a deep voice, "Liu Banbi of the Academy has come to the Sword Sect to ask the seniors about swordsmanship!"

The sound was not loud, but it was enough to reach the top of the mountain.

But before he finished speaking, a flying sword flew towards Liu Banbi from in front of the high mountain. The sword energy was billowing with great force.

Liu Banbi remained silent, and at the same time he pulled out the flying sword and held the cicada, and held out a sword. The sword was also full of energy. Then Liu Banbi let go of the flying sword and held the cicada, and allowed the two flying swords to fight. Liu Banbi then continued to laugh. He said, "This junior comes to the Sword Sect to inquire about swordsmanship. I don't ask the sect master to give me any advice on swords, but why should I learn a few moves from a senior swordsman?"

There was laughter from the other side of the mountain, "Liu Banbi, if you want to see the sect master draw his sword, it's not difficult. If you can challenge me with swordsmanship, you will naturally see the sect master draw his sword."

Liu Banbi smiled and asked, "Senior, how many sword immortals are there in the Sword Sect?"

The other side didn't answer, just said, "Then it depends on how many swords you can hold."

Liu Banbi smiled and said nothing. At this moment, his sword intention had reached its peak state. Facing this mysterious sect, he did not dare to relax at all. The sword sect had not participated in worldly affairs for many years. Although they practice swordsmanship behind closed doors, the world's swordsmen still regard it as a holy place, which shows how extraordinary this sword sect is.

Liu Banbi asked about swordsmanship this time. He did not seek truth and overwhelmed the entire swordsmanship. He only wanted to defeat at least one of the swordsmen among them, so that the swordsmanship would know that not all swordsmen in the world were inferior. Sword Clan Sword Cultivator.

The flying sword quickly got rid of the cicada and returned, and another majestic voice came from the mountain, "You have some skills, no wonder you didn't die on that Great Wall."

Afterwards, the sea of ​​clouds dispersed, and a middle-aged swordsman with a sword hanging from his waist appeared in Liu Banbi's sight.

The middle-aged sword cultivator hovered in mid-air and quickly announced his home address, "Sword Master Chen Tianzhen."

Liu Banbi was startled. He had never heard the name of the sword cultivator in front of him, which meant that this person had never walked in the world. However, the opponent's sword energy showed that he was undoubtedly a swordsman.

Is this the foundation of the world's number one sword sect?

Liu Banbi recalled Feijian Cicada and did not rush to take action. He just asked, "I have two questions, please answer them, senior."

Chen Tianzhen smiled and nodded, "But it doesn't matter."

"I dare to ask senior, how many sword cultivators have fought at most during the past hundred years who have come to the Sword Sect to inquire about swords?"

Asking how many battles there were, in fact, it was asking how many times the current sword cultivator had defeated this sword sect sword cultivator?

Chen Tianzhen said calmly, "In the past hundred years, there have been very few sword cultivators who have come here, and none of them has defeated me, the sword cultivator of the Sword Sect."

Liu Banbi smiled and said, "It looks like this junior is going to start this."

Chen Tianzhen smiled and looked at the young man in front of him. Although Jian Zong was the number one sword sect in the world, he did not regard other sword cultivators as rivals. As for the so-called saying that all sword cultivators in the world came from Jian Zong, it was nothing but a fact.

"One more question?"

Liu Banbi nodded and said, "The second question for me is, how can I go into the mountain and see the scenery of the Sword Sect?"

Chen Tianzhen shook his head and said, "Jianzong has never allowed outsiders to go to Jianshan. If you really want to set foot in Jianzong, other than being a disciple of my Jianzong, if you can defeat the sect master, no one in Jianzong will stop you."

Liu Banbi smiled bitterly and said, "Junior is still somewhat self-aware. I have seen the Sect Master's Sword Sect Talisman a few days ago. I am no rival."

Chen Tianzhen remembered something and said with a smile, "The juniors in the sect have mentioned your name before and received a lot of praise."

Liu Banbi took a deep breath. He naturally knew that the other person was talking about Yu Xiyi. However, at this moment, the sword cultivator who came out of the academy was unwilling to mention it. He just said, "Then I will ask senior for advice."

Chen Tianzhen stretched out his hand and signaled Liu Banbi to take the lead in drawing his sword.

Liu Banbi didn't waste any time, he stretched out his hand, held the cicada in his hand and lifted it up into the air, his sword energy rolling around, which was quite impressive.

Chen Tianzhen praised, "It is not unreasonable to say that the flying sword of Jianqi Mountain is the strongest in the world."

Then he thought about it and was still calm

He said, "At your age, I didn't have your swordsmanship."

Liu Banbi didn't talk nonsense. He held out a sword that contained a lifetime of swordsmanship. After a moment, the billowing sword intent was extremely terrifying. Even in front of this Sword Sect with countless flying swords, it was still shining brightly.

Chen Tianzhen muttered silently and unsheathed the flying sword at his waist. The billowing sword energy cut through the surrounding sea of ​​clouds with the attack of the sword. This sword cultivator who has never had much fame in the world has actually been doing it all these years. He practices in the mountains and occasionally walks around the world with an extremely low profile. He has never told the world about his identity as a swordsman. He has been unknown for decades. This is unacceptable to many monks, but for the swordsman of this sword sect, Said, it's just commonplace. If they care about the worldly reputation, they are not qualified to enter this sword sect to learn swordsmanship.

Moreover, even the sect master who is called the best swordsman in the world hardly walks around in the world. How can these sword cultivators have the face to seek fame?

Just like the name of Jian Zong, without adding any title in front, just the two words Jian Zong can explain everything.

Liu Banbi's cicada was already heading towards the flying sword. The two swords intersected for the first time. Chen Tianzhen's flying sword retreated an inch, and the sword energy spread out in all directions, advancing layer by layer in the sea of ​​clouds.

Chen Tianzhen's expression changed slightly. The junior sword cultivator in front of him was humble enough, but his sword intent was truly aggressive and he had no intention of holding back.

Knowing that this man had been killing monsters in the north for many years, and that the word "kill" was more important in the way of swordsmanship, Chen Tianzhen thought with a thought, and made the flying sword leave the battlefield, and then fell back into his hand, then he sighed and said, "I underestimate you." "

Liu Banbi remained silent, moved slightly, came into the air, held the cicada in his hand, and then held out a sword reluctantly. At this moment, there was like a tidal wave between heaven and earth, roaring in and surging to the extreme.

Chen Tianzhen blocked it with his sword, but after a moment, he couldn't help but take a few steps back.

After that, he sheathed the sword and said calmly, "I lost."

Since there is a sword competition, there is no need to fight to the death, and it does not matter that you have to support yourself even when you know you are at a disadvantage. Most of the sword cultivators who went to the Sword Sect to challenge before were like this, but as a Sword Sect sword cultivator, he has this ability. I still have the courage to admit defeat calmly.

This sword duel was decided within a quarter of an hour, but Liu Banbi was still a little unsatisfied.

Chen Tianzhen turned around and said loudly, "Senior Brother Ji, Junior Brother has lost."

Then a laugh came from the mountain, "Junior brother, you should practice your sword more diligently."

Chen Tianzhen ignored the noise in the mountain and just smiled at Liu Banbi and said, "The second game will be fought between Senior Brother Ji and Liu Jianxian. Just watch the sword from the side."

Liu Banbi nodded, and at the same time, he felt a sense of respect for the sword sect in front of him. He came to ask about the sword, saying that it was just for a discussion, but in fact, in the eyes of other sects, this was a matter of the sect's face. When someone comes to fight, the best thing is to defeat him in the first game.

But Jian Zong doesn't seem to care about face. The Chen Tianzhen in front of him and his swordsmanship skills are not the strongest among the Jian Zong generation. Sending him to lead the battle is actually part of Jian Zong's hospitality. road.

All swordsmen in the world are friends.

A moment later, a handsome-looking swordsman in black clothes appeared not far in front of Liu Banbi. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "In the next season, Bai Li will wield a sword, Qingxing. Please ask Liu Jianxian for advice."

Liu Banbi did not rush to draw his sword, but simply asked, "Senior, how many sword immortals are there in this generation?"

Ji Baili shook his head and said, "It's the same thing. If Liu Jianxian wants to know how many swordsmen there are in this sword sect, it depends on Liu Jianxian's own ability."

Liu Banbi took a deep breath and marveled more and more at the Sword Sect's heritage in front of him.

There are probably no fewer strong men in this Sword Sect than there are in Chixin Temple.

Liu Banbi smiled and said, "Speaking of which, if I had known that I wanted to learn swords, I would have come to the Sword Sect to become a disciple."

Ji Baili, who knew the background of the swordsman in front of him, smiled and said, "Speaking of this, I'm afraid the dean will be sad."

"Sir, you have a good temper. I don't think you will be like this."

After Liu Banbi finished speaking, he reached out his hand and held the cicada in his palm again. The cicada chirped immediately.

Ji Baili's sword energy rose slightly, like a spring breeze, without murderous intent, only a warm spring feeling.

The flying sword in his sheath slowly came out of its sheath, and the blade of the sword was green, like the color of spring.

The flying sword named Qing Xing has a long and slender blade with sharp edges.

The two flying swords that also came from the Sword Qi Mountain were each held in the hands of their respective owners at the moment, and the sword Qi was flowing.

A war is about to break out.

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Deep in the Sword Sect, there is a cave with a strong sword energy. In front of the cave, several rusty flying swords are halfway inserted into the mountain.

During the first battle between Liu Banbi and Chen Tianzhen, there was no sound in the cave. It was not until the sound of cicadas started chirping later that someone's word "hmm" came from the cave.

Somewhat satisfying, but not enough.

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