Chapter 1: The Seven-Colored Dragon Boat, Azure Pearl...

  Shu Mountain's sword light emerged, and just as it was about to strike, the fierce and proud Hetu, who had been shaken by its sudden appearance, felt his heart skip a beat and restrained his flying sword.

  The flying swords of Mount Emei have emerged!

  The power of Shu Shan's Flying Swordsmanship is recognized as the best in the world. Seventeen years ago, He Tu had already seen a nameless master from Shu Shan engage in a battle with someone, his sword light was like thunder that shook the nine heavens, changing forms endlessly, and within the blink of an eye he killed his opponent.

  White clothes surpass snow, sword energy soars into the sky!

  As he bid farewell to the sword light of Mount Shu, He Tu couldn't help but recall the figure of an unknown Mount Shu master from seventeen years ago.

  The sword light scattered and patrolled in the sky, its speed was so fast that it was almost a hundred miles in an instant. Just looking at this speed made people hold their breath.

  But at this time, it just so happened that Suishou and ōtomo were passing by together. Still unclear about the situation, Mizuki and ōtomo couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Senior brother, what kind of treasure is the Bǎo Zhū after all?"

  "This bead is not a magic treasure." Song Hezi heard Shui Wuyue and Ao Ming's question, his gaze again uncontrollably converged on the blue light-emitting bead in the young man's hand. What surprised Song Hezi was that it wasn't until now that he realized, although this tattered young man's face was pale, his whole body slightly trembling, but he still stood firm. If it were an ordinary mountain boy, seeing such a fierce battle, they would probably have been scared to death and fainted long ago.

  "This young man has a lot of guts! But I wonder how the Baozhu ended up in his hands." Song Hezi thought to himself, while Shui Wuyue and Ao Ming were even more curious, "Isn't it some kind of treasure?! Why are you so shocked when you see it? They value it that much?"

  Song Hezi nodded and said, "Right, this Shengxian pearl is just a kind of water-grown tree that grows on the water, wearing it on the body only has the effect of removing moisture and odor. However, this is the token of Yuantianyi's promise. It is said that in the early years, someone had great kindness to him, and he repaid it with Shengxian pearl, saying that in the future, as long as someone holds the Shengxian pearl and hands it over to him, he will do one thing for him, no matter how difficult or dangerous it is, he must try his best to complete it."

  What's Haruhi's lucky charm?!

  Song Hezi had not finished speaking, and Mizuki and Ao Ming were already shocked, almost shouting out loud.

  Nan Luofu, Beixuele, Luofu and Xuele are two mysterious sects, one located in the southern border and the other in the northern domain. For hundreds of years, it has been rare for disciples to venture out, but whenever they appear, their cultivation is extremely high, astonishing the world.

  Gen no Koi is now the master of Lafleur.

  Fifty years ago, the Yīn Shān sect inexplicably bore a grudge against Yuán Tiānyī and sent all their top experts to surround and kill him. They even went so far as to create a shocking massacre by using the blood and souls of three hundred boys and girls as a catalyst to set up the Yellow Springs Netherworld Array to deal with Yuán Tiānyī. However, after one battle, Yuán Tiānyī emerged unscathed and floated away, while the many top experts of the Yīn Shān sect, who were once on par with the other major sects, suffered a crushing defeat, losing eight out of ten of their members. The sect never recovered from this blow, and even their mountain gate and ancestral temple were occupied by others.

  Thirty years ago, the Emei eccentric Zhongli completed his cultivation of "Golden Lock Flowing Pearl" and had a draw with the leader of Emei in a battle of wits on Jinding Mountain. Later, he met Yuan Tianyi by the Yellow Sea and due to disagreements, they fought each other, but was defeated with his primordial spirit destroyed.

  So the legendary Yuantianyi is both good and evil, doing things solely based on his own likes and dislikes, with extremely heavy karma, but his cultivation has actually reached an unimaginable level.

  According to legend, Yu Tianyi was also just one step away from reaching the realm of transcending tribulations and ascending to immortality, a state that no one had achieved in thousands of years.

  Eliminating moisture and flavor, just a small ordinary formation method can do it, but after getting this bead, either asking Yuantianyi for a powerful treasure or a profound decisive method, I'm afraid it can change the fate of a person, a sect in an instant.

  Ao Meng and Shui Wu Yue, one was born with a thick temperament, the other was born with a calm temperament. Originally, they knew that this pearl was not an ordinary product, but also had no greedy intentions. However, now, the eyes of both people were involuntarily gathered on the Bi Li Zhuan Pearl in the young man's hand.

  "Since it's a pearl formed by an aquatic tree, how can you be sure that this is the one he had?" Water No Moon couldn't help but ask Song Hezi.

  "That aquatic tree is called Jingtao, it's only found in Luofu, it blooms once every hundred years and bears fruit once every thousand years. According to legend, the only Jingtao tree has long since withered and died, so under the vast sky, this pearl might be the only one left."

  As they spoke, the several flashes of sword light that had been flying back and forth within a hundred miles disappeared after a few rounds, as if nothing had been found, and suddenly vanished into the night sky.

  In this land of Taoist rituals, the primordial energy of heaven and earth must have undergone changes. How could these Shu Mountain disciples not discover it?

  Could it be that these were just ordinary disciples of the Shan Mountain Sect, with low cultivation?

  For a moment, the sword light disappeared, and several people on the scene had their own thoughts, mutually restrained, standing still.

  The pitch-black burial mound and the nearby Shu Mountain seemed like two completely different worlds.

  He Tu looked deeply at the youth's hand holding the Huo Luo Pearl, and suddenly smiled, "The origin of this Huo Luo Pearl, I suppose everyone is quite clear about it."

  Liezhen True Man and Songhezi and others did not expect that Hetu would suddenly say such a sentence, and for a while they all didn't speak, not understanding what Hetu meant by saying this.

  He Tu continued, "Now we're probably not capable of monopolizing this alone. The people in Shu Mountain have already sensed something. If we make another big move, forget about the Bi Xiu Pearl! The owner of the Bi Xiu Pearl is a man of his word. Why don't we go to Luo Fu together and split any benefits equally?"

  "Pah! Let me and you guys flow together in the same muddy waters, don't even think about it!" He Tu's words had just fallen when Lie Yang Zhen Ren burst out in anger.

  "What can you do then? With the combined strength of my fellow disciples, even if you're not our opponent, it's unlikely to be a difficult task to retreat unscathed." He Tu said: "Everyone is clear about the owner of this bead's ferocity. Relying on this bead, wanting to see a cultivation method, isn't difficult."

  As soon as He Tu said this, for a moment, it wasn't just the three people from Qingcheng who couldn't help but feel their hearts stir, even Lieyang True Person's heart was stirred.

  All cultivation is about opportunity, with the innate talents of many people, the heart method of this school, and then diligent practice, the achievement has basically been determined. But Yuan Tianyi's cultivation had already reached an unimaginable level, so his cultivation methods must have been ordinary cultivation methods that cannot be compared. Now this Xuanhuang Pearl can be said to be a rare opportunity.

  So that in the future when people see the sword light of Mount Shu, they will no longer have to resort to today's kind of contrived coincidence!

  He Tu Cha Yan observed the color, and saw that Lie Yang Zhen Ren's heart was already moved. He continued to say, "Lie Yang Zhen Ren, we are both cultivators of the Tao, there is no need for pretenses. Today, if we fight, neither of us will benefit. If you must avenge Jie Tong, let us go to Luo Fu first and then talk about it later, what do you think?"

  Liezhen True Person hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded heavily, "Alright!"

  "Song Hezi, how about you?"

  He Tu looked at the three people in Qingcheng and smiled. The smile of this gloomy black-robed man made Lieyang Zhenren secretly sigh that Yin Xiaodao's two disciples would definitely become heroes one day. For a moment, he thought to himself, was he really still going to be their enemy?

  Song Hezi and Ao Ming, Shui Wu Yue, the three of them exchanged a glance, just about to nod, when suddenly, the faces of all the people present changed in an instant.

  "Who is it?"

  A person appeared out of nowhere in the faint night fog, suddenly appearing in everyone's line of sight without any warning.

  A man of extremely beautiful face.

  Logically speaking, a man should not be described with the word "beauty", but at this moment, when he appeared in front of Mizuki, the only word that came to mind was "beautiful".

  Because this young man's face is more delicate and beautiful than most women, his skin is like jade, shining with a soft luster.

  The man is feminine, but it doesn't make people feel sissy.

  The man's attire can be said to be simple to the extreme, a single moon-white coarse linen robe with no decorations on it. Moreover, this man has bare feet, giving people a feeling of being natural and unpretentious, without any worldly air about him.

  "What do you want to do!" The man's pace seemed neither slow nor urgent, but with just one step, he was already standing in front of the young beggar. Hetu's entire attention was focused on the Huilian Pearl in the young beggar's hand, and suddenly seeing the man already in front of the young beggar, he was shocked and lost his color. However, his voice had just sounded, and three sword lights, one black, one red, and one white, had already struck towards the man.

  Song Hezi and the other two originally formed a triangular shape to surround the young beggar, but this suddenly appearing young man directly approached the young beggar. These three had cultivated flying swords for so long, yet they had never encountered someone who could get close without being detected. Their divine sense naturally sensed extreme danger, releasing their flying swords. Therefore, the speed at which they drew out their flying swords was even faster than He Tu's first reaction.

  These three people were only a few feet away from the young beggar, and their flying swords were also sensed by their yuan souls, so they burst out on their own. In the blink of an eye, before the three had time to react, the sword light had already enveloped that young man.

  The flowing light rose, and without seeing any movement from the young man with bare feet, Song Hezi and the other two were already severely shaken in their primordial spirits, and they all flew out along with their sword lights.

  Mi Luo's eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't believe that someone could instantly break the flying swords of Song Hezi and the other two. However, his gaze also caught a black light flashing towards the young man's head, and it turned out that He Tu had also released his flying sword. But before he could react, there was a "ding" sound, and the young man didn't even look up, his hand flashed with golden light, and a small golden lotus bloomed, causing He Tu's flying sword to suddenly turn into ashes. With his life-and-death linked flying sword lost, He Tu immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, fell backwards, and fainted. Meanwhile, Mi Luo saw the young man standing silently with his head bowed, staring at the Qiong Qi pearl in the boy's hand, as if recalling something. Suddenly, Mi Luo thought of someone and blurted out: "You're the master of this Qiong Qi pearl, Yuan Tianyi, the sect leader of the Luofu Sect?!"

  "Indeed!" Seeing the young man gazing at the jade pendant, seemingly lost in thought, and seeing the night wind blowing by, the young man's carelessly hanging black hair slightly fluttering, as if merging with the entire universe, without distinction. In Lieyang Zhenren's mind, there was a sudden buzz, his whole body feeling like it had been struck by lightning. "Without dust or impurities, heaven and man united, under the vast sky, aside from Luo Fu Sect's sect master Yuan Tianyi, who else could instantly break through Song Hezi's three flying sword combined attack, and effortlessly destroy He Tu's flying sword?"

  "Yu Tianyi was already renowned fifty years ago, who would have thought that his appearance is still like a young man in his twenties! Not far away, Song Hezi, Ao Ming and Shui Wuyue, holding flying swords, were trembling slightly all over their bodies. Seeing the scene of He Tu fainting, they realized that Yu Tianyi had shown mercy earlier. They immediately bowed down and said: "May we ask if you are Senior Yu Tianyi? We apologize for our offense just now, thank you for your mercy."

  A man in a white robe with bare feet had a faint ripple in his eyes, as if he had just woken up from deep thought. He slowly nodded and waved his hand, saying, "You can go."

  Seeing him seemed to have a natural feeling of overlooking the world, and seeing him nod, Lieyang Zhenren and Qingcheng Sanren had no more doubts, and did not dare to disobey in the slightest. After exchanging a glance with each other, they immediately prepared to fly away on their swords. But just as they were about to leave, Miro suddenly spoke out loudly: "It's said that Senior's words are always kept, no matter who it is, as long as they hold this Ruyi Pearl in front of you, you will grant them a request. Is this true?"

  Yuan Tianyi nodded, "Not idle talk."

  Mi Luo suddenly pointed at the young man and said: "Now that this young man is holding the Hu Lu pearl, can you grant him a request?"

  Yuan Tianyi glanced at Miro lightly and said, "Of course."

  Mi Luo shouted loudly: "Youngster, did you hear that? This senior is the Sect Master of the Luo Float Sect, a figure who can be counted among the best in the world. Why don't you quickly ask him to impart his teachings to us..." But before he could finish speaking, a golden light filled the entire field of vision, and both body and soul seemed to be melting simultaneously, suddenly feeling extremely shocked and unable to speak.

  "How dare you! In my presence, how can you be so reckless!" It wasn't until the feeling of his physical body and divine soul almost melting away had dissipated that Miro heard the voice of Yuantianyi ring out. Before him was still the night-shrouded burial mound, Leng Yangzhenren and Songhezi were standing there with faces as pale as his own, but Yuan Tianyi and the young beggar boy were nowhere to be seen.

  When Miro was speaking to the young beggar, he exerted his spiritual pressure, wanting to make the young beggar lose his composure and say something that would allow Yuantianyi to pass on a powerful technique. However, just as Miro opened his mouth, Yuantianyi had already seen through his intentions. The golden light that filled the air was actually Yuantianyi exerting his own spiritual pressure. At this moment, Yuantianyi and the young beggar had already disappeared, but thinking back to Yuantianyi's earlier movement, Miro felt as though his body and spirit were being melted by the pressure, like they were about to dissolve. He couldn't help but feel that compared to Yuantianyi, he was like a tiny grain of sand in the ocean, and cold sweat began to roll down his face.