Chapter 48: Communication (2)

  The older generation of masters from the Hengyue Sect had gloomy faces, not saying a word, but their eyes revealed a cold glint, and the gaze they cast towards the Xuandao Sect was not benevolent.

  Sun Dazhu smiled slyly and whispered to Wang Lin beside him, "Disciple, take a good look. This exchange is much more intense than before. It's the first time that Xuan Dao Sect has been so arrogant."

  Wang Lin looked around at the angry expressions of his fellow disciples, carefully sizing up Liu Feng. On his body, there was still a layer of mist blocking his divine sense, making it impossible to discern his true cultivation level.

  Liu Feng stood on the stone platform, elegant and refined, smiling lightly: "Zhao Shixiong, since our sect's elder has given orders, this time I will only use 50% of my cultivation."

  Zhao Long was of medium build and had a dark complexion, looking quite robust, not like an immortal cultivator, but rather more like a mortal martial artist from the Jianghu schools.

  He cautiously glanced at Liu Feng, clasped his fists and said: "Liu Shixiong, please!" As soon as he finished speaking, a white lotus flower emerged from under his feet. These lotus flowers quickly rose into the air, immediately swelling up and hovering around his body.

  A thread of sword energy emanated from each lotus leaf, and at this moment, Zhao Long's clothes rustled without wind, making a blowing sound.

  The gatekeeper Huang Long Zhenren smiled and said: "Zhao Long's lotus sword intent has already possessed the power of a medium-grade, not bad."

  "Haha, Eldest Brother Zhangmen, this Zhao Long is my most satisfying disciple. He was originally quite talented, and what's even more precious is that he cultivates extremely diligently. This Lotus Sword Qi is something he himself chose from the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, and after five years of cultivation, he has finally reached the middle-grade realm!" The red-faced old man said with pride beside him.

  "The Lotus Sword Aura is renowned for its attacking power. You inner disciples, take a good look and learn from it. Such an opportunity is rare and precious, grasp it well!" Daoxu Shifu said with a smile to the surrounding disciples.

  Wang Zhuo narrowed his eyes, outwardly agreeing, but inwardly thinking: "Lotus Flower Sword Qi? Hmph, I can do it too. After I cultivate for five years, I'll definitely be more powerful than him."

  "Brother Zhao is usually quiet and doesn't speak much, I didn't expect that he would pick up the lotus flower and practice it to this level!" Sun Hao secretly admired him and watched carefully.

  At this time on the stone platform, Zhao Long shouted loudly: "Liu Shidi, my lotus flower sword energy is extremely powerful, you must be careful!"

  At this moment, the lotus flowers wandering around suddenly rotated quickly, and a green sword energy shot towards Liu Feng like a storm.

  Liu Feng's face remained calm, but his body quickly retreated, his hands swiftly forming a seal as he shouted: "Water Curtain!" In that instant, the entire sky suddenly darkened, and then only saw tiny sparkling lights floating from all directions, turning out to be water droplets.

  These water droplets gathered in front of Liu Feng like lightning, forming a layer of water curtain. When the sunlight flashed, it shone with seven colors and was really beautiful to look at.

  Old man Ou Yang smiled and said to his disciples behind him, "The lotus sword energy of the Heng Yue Sect is very difficult to practice, especially this Zhao Long, who has already cultivated to the realm of sword intent. Its attacking power is excellent. You must remember that when you encounter it in the future, you cannot defeat it head-on and must win by circling around. Unless you have a single water spirit root like Liu Feng, with the water attribute between heaven and earth, your heart will follow your will."

  All the disciples nodded in agreement, except for a middle-aged man standing at the back, who showed a hint of disdain.

  On the stone platform, the lotus sword energy that seemed like a violent rainstorm all landed on the water curtain. Zhao Long's face sank, this water curtain was too strange, the sword energy hit it without producing any effect, and all silently disappeared.

  He furrowed his brow, just about to cast another spell, when suddenly, Liu Feng inside the water curtain revealed a strange smile and said softly: "Zhao Shixiong, coming but not going is impolite, this lotus flower sword energy, you try receiving it first!"

  Ripples of water splashed, and circles of ripples floated on its surface. The lotus sword energy that Zhao Long had just released was immediately refracted from within the water screen, with the same magic and the same sword intent.

  Zhao Long's face changed drastically, his body rapidly retreating, but the sword energy's speed was even faster. Just as it seemed he wouldn't be able to dodge in time, Zhao Long gritted his teeth and swiftly threw out over a dozen talismans from his storage bag. As soon as these talismans appeared, they immediately flickered with yellow light, spontaneously combusting without fire, transforming into streaks of black mist.

  The sword energy shot onto it, dispersing and dissipating, the black fog also quickly dissolving, finally barely dissolving most of the sword energy, but still some sword energy had not dissolved, bursting out from the black fog, directly piercing through Zhao Long's body.

  Zhao Long's body was lifted by the impact of the sword energy and thrown far back, continuously spitting out blood in mid-air, his pale face smashing to the ground, struggling for half a day without getting up again.

  There were several penetrating small holes on his body, fortunately without harming vital organs and no life-threatening danger.

  Liu Feng's face showed a pleased expression as he turned around and jumped down from the stone platform, saying to Old Man Ouyang: "Luckily, I didn't disappoint you, using only half of the water curtain to counterattack."

  The old man with a red face moved, transformed into a red cloud, and quickly arrived beside Zhao Long. With a gloomy expression, he patted Zhao Long's body several times, fed him a few precious medicinal pills, and after doing so, he said in a deep voice: "What a Water Curtain Refraction! Without a condensation period of eight layers or higher, it is impossible to break through. My disciple's skills are not yet refined, and losing is normal."

  Xuandao Sect disciples, each with a joyful expression, discussing and debating among themselves.

  "Just a mere sixth layer of the Condensation stage and you think you can compare with Brother Liu Feng? I knew we'd win this first round from the start!"

  "It's true, Liu Shixiong's water curtain is incredibly powerful, even the elder couldn't help but praise it. For them to think they can break through it is simply a pipe dream."

  "It's not that the Hengyue Sect is getting weaker by the year, I've been observing the inner disciples for days and haven't seen a single one who poses a threat to us."

  "It can't be said that way, the purple-robed disciples of the Hengyue Sect have not appeared yet. I heard from the elder that these are the core disciples of the Hengyue Sect."