Volume 1: Black Wind Fortress Chapter 153: Flowing Cloud Sword Technique

  "Whoosh!"

  A blood-colored sword aura flashed by, brushing against his cheek and bringing up a thread of blood.

  What a swift sword aura!

  The middle-aged man exclaimed in alarm, the situation has changed, and several people quickly stood together, back to back, afraid of being attacked from behind at any moment.

  "Boom!"

  A figure flashed by, the middle-aged man stood up and swung his sword. A clear and crisp sound was heard, although it blocked the opponent's attack, but strangely, he suddenly felt numbness in both hands.

  Damn it, what's going on?

  Xia Lin appeared gently before everyone's eyes, with a blood-red color like the moon in her eyes.

  The barbarian respects the descent of the world, and it has already begun!

  At this time, Xia Lin had already stepped into the threshold of Qingyun's three changes.

  Looking at the five people defending, Xia Lin smiled and swung his long sword to attack. The basic swordsmanship that Huo Jian had taught him over the past few days came out naturally.

  "Be careful." The middle-aged man swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his rapid defense was terrible, far beyond his imagination. Just this momentum burst made him feel heart palpitations, could it be that he had already entered the third transformation of Qingyun?

  One move, two moves...

  Soon, the middle-aged man's face turned very strange. This young man's swordsmanship... seemed to be just basic swordsmanship. It seemed that he had a strong physique but couldn't use it at all. The basic swordsmanship was not bad, but it didn't exert any power. Looking at the young man, every move was majestic and powerful, but somehow a bit disorganized. Suddenly, an idea popped into the middle-aged man's mind.

  Could it be that he really only knows basic sword techniques?

  At this thought, the middle-aged man's spirit stirred. He switched from defense to offense and launched a set of Flowing Cloud Sword techniques. Xia Lin began his counterattack without hesitation. The technique he used was still the most ordinary basic sword technique.

  Is that so? The middle-aged man's eyes lit up again, and he increased his offense once more.

  Summer arrived in a short time, and several times he was almost stabbed to death. Fortunately, he soon stabilized himself and once again smoothly received the full set of Flowing Cloud Swordsmanship, defending against it without leaking a single drop. As for basic swordsmanship, it seemed even more familiar.

  "Haha, I knew it! You guys are all in this together!" The middle-aged man burst out laughing.

  The rest of them seemed to have seen some clues and immediately rushed up, using the Flowing Cloud Swordsmanship.

  Flowing Cloud Swordsmanship, consisting of twelve forms.

  Like flowing water and clouds, the style is gentle and warm, with offense and defense as one. There are no great advantages, but also no great disadvantages, belonging to a completely neutral sword technique, most suitable for sword cultivators to use. Because of its mediocrity, it is more suitable for expansion. When you have fully developed your own style of Flowing Clouds Sword Technique, it means that your future path and development may be set in stone.

  This is quite popular in the market. The extremely expensive top-grade martial skill, Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, is a must-learn for all core disciples of Jianjia! Every single person who enters Jianjia's core and reaches the Returning Yuan stage has the qualifications to learn this sword technique. With just one sword technique, the master of Jianjia has tied down quite a few people.

  This is a necessary step for every Jianti disciple to take the road to heaven, so almost everyone has a good grasp of the Liuyun Swordsmanship in their hands, but few people can practice it to perfection.

  Generally, after everyone has practiced their own style, they will choose a more suitable swordsmanship for themselves and discard this mediocre swordsmanship.

  And the middle-aged man in front of him, after two changes to the peak, still uses the Flowing Cloud Swordsmanship, which can only explain that his talent is relatively poor, and until now, he has not yet developed his own style. However, precisely because of this, his mastery of the Flowing Cloud Swordsmanship far surpasses others, and he has already reached the tenth form.

  "Whoosh!"

  "Flowing Cloud Sword Technique - Ninth Form!"

  Innumerable sword shadows instantly enveloped Xia Lin, Xia Lin's eyebrows slightly furrowed, the long sword in his hand counterattacked, and suddenly a series of clashing sounds rang out, with great difficulty barely managing to withstand this move before he let out a sigh of relief.

  Not far away, Huo Jian and Ye Jian were watching this battle.

  Ye Jian felt a bit worried, this young man who looked slightly older than himself was actually so terrifying! However, at this moment he was still completely suppressed by the middle-aged man.

  Huo Jian shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry, for him, they might just be a few targets."

  "Target?"

  Ye Jian paused for a moment, then continued reading.

  "Flowing Cloud Sword Technique - Tenth Form!"

  The middle-aged man sneered and burst out with his strongest move, what about Qingyun's three changes? A master of swordsmanship is most suitable for a cross-level challenge, especially this kind of waste that only grasps the basic sword technique.

  A terrifying sword aura struck towards Xia Lin's position, Xia Lin furrowed his brow, attempting to strike back with a single sword, but it had no effect whatsoever. He shook his head in dismay, indeed the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique was a top-notch martial skill of the third rank, and its tenth form possessed such terrifying power.

  Splash!

  A figure flashed by, and a sword energy struck the ground, leaving a pit that went straight into the underground.

  Xia Lin, however, floated among the crowd, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.

  Damn it!

  The middle-aged man cursed in a low voice, unexpectedly it was footwork, at least it was third-rate, this young man's swordsmanship wasn't good, but his footwork was mastered very skillfully.

  The wandering started, and the scene that was just suppressed by Xia Lin changed. A set of basic swordsmanship, several people's Flowing Cloud Swordsmanship were all repelled. When it couldn't withstand, a flash of body, would dodge to the side, and then attack from another direction again, and confront everyone again.

  "Isn't it just relying on your own strong boundary? Otherwise, how could the basic sword technique possibly suppress the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique?" The middle-aged man thought indignantly, looking at the young man in front of him. As for his own Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, he had only casually used a bit of it, yet it was enough to defend against the other's long sword, and even transmitted a huge force from the opponent's sword, making it almost impossible for him to hold on.

  He didn't know that it wasn't just these things.

  As the five of them continued to demonstrate the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, the tireless barbarian teacher from the Hundred Refinements Pavilion had already risen and begun to wield it, analyzing the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique thoroughly. At this point, not only did Xia Lin's grasp of the basic sword technique deepen, but his mastery of the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique also continued to deepen!

  Even where the weakness of each style lies is also clear, and facing these few people is even more relaxed and familiar.

  "This basic sword technique is getting more and more proficient." Huo Jian sighed from a distance, it's only been a short while, but Xia Lin's comprehension speed of the basic sword technique was actually so fast!

  Ye Jian was already staring with his eyes wide open in shock. When did basic swordsmanship become capable of completely suppressing the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique?!

  That's a difference of three ranks!

  Generally, sword cultivators first learn basic sword techniques and then learn one-style sword techniques, gradually increasing them. Each level has a huge gap; otherwise, why would everyone work so hard?

  But obviously, this situation is clearly not right at this time.

  The basic swordsmanship in Xia's hand, however, burst out with such a terrifying power.

  What's going on? Ye Jian was stunned.

  "Right!"

  Xia Lin once again casually made a move, breaking the ninth form of the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique that the middle-aged man had just executed, and did so with ease.

  After a while, Xia Lin's figure suddenly shook and stopped at a distance, muttering to himself: "It's almost done."

  Several middle-aged people felt something was wrong in an instant, what's going on?

  The match against Xia Lin just now had almost exhausted their patience, and they couldn't fight anymore. The suppression of swordsmanship could only bring about a balance, making it almost impossible to defeat the opponent. He even thought of giving up, but at this moment, his opponent's words "it's almost" made him feel very uneasy.

  At this moment, Xia Lin put down the long sword in his hand, and his right hand turned into a sword finger, pointing towards the sky.

  "Hmm——"

  Innumerable scarlet short swords appeared, instantly filling the upper air of the small courtyard.

  "Not good!"

  The middle-aged man's face changed greatly, and he instantly summoned several people to defend himself. However, at this moment, countless small swords fell from the sky, densely and continuously stabbing towards the five of them.

  Don't forget, Xia Lin's current strength is already at the level of Qing Yun San Bian!

  The sword finger of the three changes of Qingyun, how terrifying its power is. Especially these few people who can withstand the first change of Qingyun? Not to mention, Xia Lin's understanding of Liuyun Swordsmanship is almost every blood-colored small sword, attacking the opponent's weak point.

  In an instant, two were killed and three injured among the five people.

  Those two martial artists who had suddenly changed into a green cloud were completely unable to defend against such an attack and died on the spot.

  Inside the small courtyard, it suddenly became quiet.

  The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, two corpses fell not far away, the two people beside him were also seriously injured, and he himself was also injured.

  Never thought, just one move! Just one move, ah!

  When did Jianye City come to have such a terrifying sword cultivator?

  "Since you are so powerful, why do you toy with us?" the middle-aged man said indignantly.

  "Hmm..." Xia Lin shrugged his shoulders, "If I say that this is all I've got, would you believe me?"

  Letter!

  Believe it or not!

  Go cheat the ghost.

  The middle-aged man cursed in his heart and whispered to the two people beside him, "Attack!"

  The two people beside him had a hint of melancholy in their eyes, but also flashed a thread of inexplicable light. Their right hands suddenly grasped the hilt of their swords and charged towards the distance. Their target was none other than Xia Lin and... Ye Jian!

  "Whoosh!"

  Two dazzling sword edges almost tore through the sky, and two Qingyun Second Changes, who were seriously injured at this time, actually launched such a fierce attack under the drive of their long swords.

  Huo Jian furrowed his brow, made a swift move to block Ye Jian's path, and all the sword energy burst forth at once, combining with the powerful strike in front of him to deflect it.

  That attack came from Qingyun's second transformation, and with a smile, he fell to the ground dead.

  At this time, the middle-aged man's body suddenly retreated and fled towards the door.

  It's clear that these last two moves were made by two disciples who risked their lives to create an opportunity for the middle-aged man to escape. One move blocked Huo Jian, and one move blocked Xia Lin, which was enough.

  "Good calculation."

  A cold smile flashed across Xia's eyes.

  "Take a stroll!"

  "Every step: Boom!"

  With a loud crash, Xia Lin suddenly found himself directly in front of that terrifying sword energy impact!