Chapter Fifteen: The Duel (Part Two)

  Dawn breaks, a sun rises slowly, infinite sunlight shines on the earth.

  All glory, all wonder, in the face of nature's power, under that red wheel of a sun, becomes quite ridiculous.

  Heaven and earth are eternal, the sun is eternal, forever unchanging.

  At this time, at the North Peak of Mount Hua, a place where immortals gather, in the midst of Yun Gu (Cloud Valley) on the North Peak, there was a competition underway.

  "One move"

  "One move"

  "The cry of 'one move' grew louder and louder, Sima Hao's face turned darker and darker, even Sima Changbai's face had a tendency to turn iron blue. Now, it has reached the final stage. In previous years, the North Peak Grand Comparison generally entered the final stage when the top ten true transmission disciples were in the third stage, but this time, the North Peak Grand Comparison entered the final stage at this moment."

  has indeed entered ** period.

  Among the two, Sima Hao thought to himself that his strength was not inferior to Situ Zuo's. He must hold on for about twenty moves no matter what. He had already unsheathed his paired sword, Haohuosword.

  Lu Yuan also slowly calmed down.

  Nothing is taken to heart.

  In my mind, many things flashed by, such as six months ago, Sima Hao boasted in front of me, saying that he would be better than me at the North Peak Grand Competition in six months. I also remembered earlier times when Sima Hao was constantly provoking me, using all sorts of despicable methods and tricks!

  Of course, this is still not the most hateful thing.

  The most despicable thing is what Sima Changbai did, taking advantage of Master's limited lifespan to seize Master's property, which is too excessive.

  For Master Li Yuanbai, Lu Yuan still has a deep affection. After all, it was the master who brought himself into the Huashan Xianmen with his own hands, and it was the master who taught him to cultivate immortality with his own hands. If not for the master, he would probably be in Donglin Town now, inheriting his father's medical skills that he didn't like at all.

  If it were oneself, it would be quite detestable.

  Now it's clear that you don't want to give your master any face, and you're taking advantage of the situation to seize the industry, which is even more detestable.

  A mighty anger, burning in his heart.

  Getting angrier!

  One hundred and eight sword moves flashed through his mind, every single move he made with Situ Zuo, Situ You, Sima Wen and Sima Huo earlier was etched into his brain, countless sword styles changing rapidly in his mind, until finally, his hands moved involuntarily without control from his brain.

  The sword flashed out of its scabbard, a cold light flashing beside him.

  My sword is in my hand.

  Anger in heart.

  He left with his sword.

  This sword is the 107th move of the "Wind and Cloud 108 Swords", called "Feng Nu Yun Nu". This move is notoriously difficult to learn and master, and even if one does manage to learn it, few people can bring out its full power. As a result, although this move exists within the Wind and Cloud 108 Swords, very few people use it. At this moment, Lu Yuan used this sword.

  The sword moves, the wind and clouds move! This sword carries a cold and clear light, with an absolute chill, with the intention of the sword, with anger, with countless memories of the past, towards Sima Hao, like a meteor chasing the moon, slashing away.

  What a swift sword! What an urgent arrival of a sword! …… What a powerful arrival of a sword!

  Simahao only felt that in his own world, except for this sword, all other scenery had disappeared. When facing this sword, Simahao only managed to wield his sword once, using the "Like Fire Like Splendor" move from the Taiyi Sword Art. Then, there was a loud crash, followed by an eerie silence.

  Lu Yuan stood upright, gently stroking the long sword in his hand, the long sword hummed softly, with a hint of blood light.

  At this time, Sima Hao, due to a sudden movement, was already half-kneeling in front of Lu Yuan. He stumbled for a moment and finally fell to his knees with a loud thud, a long trail of blood on his chest.

  "It turns out that Eleventh Brother knew he was wrong and now wants to kneel before me, but there's no need for such grand courtesy between us brothers." Lu Yuan said with a hearty laugh.

  Simahao was both angry and anxious in his heart, damned, even if he lost again and again, he shouldn't kneel in front of Luyuan. He had an unresigned heart, but actually didn't have the strength, finally with a thud, from half-kneeling to completely falling to the ground, which was slightly better than before. Although humiliated, it wasn't as humiliating as earlier.

  Refreshing! At this moment, Lu Yuan only felt refreshing, and Sima Hao, who had tried to harm him several times, was unaware.

  Now, finally kneeling in front of myself.

  ——————

  The whole audience was shocked at this moment.

  Just now, although many onlookers were shouting "one move" and the like, to be honest, no one thought that Lu Yuan could really win over Sima Hao in just one move. After all, Sima Hao was also a Fourth-Order cultivator with a robust physique that wouldn't lose to Situ Zuo. Although Lu Yuan was strong, he should have needed at least ten moves to defeat Situ Zuo. Shouting "one move" was just for fun, but unexpectedly, Lu Yuan really won over Sima Hao in one move. The ordinary disciples are now buzzing with excitement and cheering, all of them astonished by the sword move from earlier.

  Lu Yuan was also secretly shocked in his heart at this time. The sword just now, he had performed beyond his level. Sometimes, some people can perform beyond their level, and he was unlucky enough to have done so earlier. Otherwise, if he wanted to defeat Sima Hao, it would take at least ten or twenty moves. Although his swordsmanship was stronger than Sima's, and his magical powers were also stronger, the battles of cultivators rarely ended in just a few moves. Most lasted for dozens, hundreds, or thousands of moves, unless there was an overwhelming difference in strength. Of course, occasionally performing at a high level was also possible.

  That last sword was great, but for me to use that sword's power again, it's not too possible, at least not now.

  Lu Yuan understood that his previous sword strike was beyond his normal abilities.

  But the Northern Peak's Six Swords Sage, whose eyesight was far superior to his, understood that Lu Yuan's previous sword move was a super-level performance. However, being able to perform beyond one's level indicates that this disciple has great potential, and even greater potential than he currently possesses. Moreover, regardless of potential, just his current abilities were enough to surprise most of the Northern Peak's Six Swords Sage, except for Sima Changbai.

  Sword Intention!

  Sword Intention!

  This is the will of the sword!

  It was Yun Yi, the eldest disciple of the tenth generation, and Yun Ping. The two of them didn't understand what sword intent was, but they felt that their sixth junior brother's swordsmanship had suddenly become much stronger, and could be called exquisite. However, the ninth-generation elders who held power were extremely sharp-eyed, and at a glance, they saw that it was sword intent.

  Now, even among the ninth-generation elders, there are no more than ten people who have grasped the sword intent, the wind sword intent, and the cloud sword intent.

  Yu Yuanshang looked like an immortal with a refined and elegant demeanor, just like the Star of Longevity in traditional Chinese paintings. He gazed at Li Yuanbai: "Li Shidi has indeed cultivated a good disciple, rare, truly rare."

  Li Yuanbai smiled slightly, and although it was just a smile, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride towards his disciple: "Generally speaking, he's been working quite hard." As soon as he finished saying this, Li Yuanbai noticed that his face had turned red. His lazy disciple, except for recently, had never really put in any effort before.

  It's just been six months recently, and I've tried my best.

  Of course, if this were to be said, it would probably make Sima Changbai, who was already furious with a pale face, vomit blood. With such achievements after just six months of hard work, wouldn't that mean that Sima Changbai's subordinates, all those people who have been working so hard, are all stupid and useless?

  At this time, Sima's face turned iron blue and he let out a cold hum. Up to now, his plan had been completely ruined. He had thought that his perfect plan was flawless, but it had actually been destroyed by a junior. Of course, he didn't think it was really Lu Yuan who had ruined it, but rather suspected that Li Yuanbai was behind the scenes. However, Lu Yuan's sword intent was something that could only be understood personally and couldn't be taught, so what method did Li Yuanbai use to make Lu Yuan understand the sword intent of the Wind Cloud 108 Swords?

  Of course, don't think that Sima Changbai has given up on plotting against Li Yuanbai's industry. This is just a temporary setback. After experiencing this failure, Sima Changbai will retreat for a short time before taking action again. After all, an elderly person with a vast industry and limited lifespan is too enticing to ignore.