Life and death battle begins

  That day, from morning on, thick dark clouds gathered, but no rain came. Those thick dark clouds weighed heavily on people's hearts, making them feel somewhat depressed.

  Jian Tai is a platform on the waist of Fengyun Mountain, which is quite flat and has an area that is just right for two people to fight.

  The area around the dueling platform was already packed with outer sect disciples who had come to watch, and more were gathering from afar. The faces of these outer sect disciples were filled with excitement at the prospect of watching a thrilling spectacle. After all, cultivation could be dull and life could be too peaceful, so when a life-or-death duel suddenly appeared, they naturally wanted to go take a look.

  Cultivators are also human, and in the bones of humans, there are factors such as bloodthirstiness, violence, and lust. Among the onlookers, there were some familiar figures, such as Zhang, the male disciple of the Double Moon Valley who had discussed it with Yan Zhen when he was reborn, and Lin, the female disciple. Of course, Situ Guang, who ran a gambling den, was also among the crowd.

  One of the outer sect disciples said: "You guys say, who will win and who will lose in this duel? Who will live and who will die?"

  As soon as the outer door disciple finished speaking, he was immediately ridiculed by another outer door disciple: "Don't joke around, this life-and-death duel is of course going to be Ou Yang Song's victory and Yan Zhen's defeat. Ou Yang Song has a cultivation base of seven layers in the Qi Refining stage, while Yan Zhen only has four layers. The difference between seven layers and four layers is unimaginable. They're not even on the same level. I'm just wondering how many moves Yan Zhen can withstand under Ou Yang Song's hands? Will he die after five moves or ten?"

  "I think it should last no more than ten moves, probably around five." A slightly older outer sect disciple said in a low voice beside him.

  "I also think it's about five moves, but I heard that Yan Zhen has been drinking excessively at the Idle Chatter Wine House every day recently, and his state is extremely poor. A person who has lost their courage and will to fight, might not even be able to hold on for three moves."

  "Heh heh, it's just a matter of three or five moves anyway." Everyone thought that Yan Zhen was sure to lose, because that was originally an ironclad certainty, and there was no way anything unexpected could happen.

  "By the way, have you guys heard? Yan Hu is dead." a disciple from the outer sect said mysteriously.

  "What? Yan Hu is dead?" someone asked incredulously, as it was extremely rare for anyone to die within the Wind Cloud Mountain.

  "Yesterday, my fellow disciple Zhou, who lives with me, was on his way up the mountain when he heard a loud thud in front of him. He went to take a look and found that Yan Hu had died. Brother Zhou immediately reported it to the elder, after all, a death is a big deal." said the outer sect disciple.

  "What was the final result? Did the investigation find out who killed him?" someone asked.

  "The elder also investigated, but according to the elder, the murderer's methods were clever and eliminated many clues, so they couldn't find out who was behind it." The outer door disciple said. Yan Zhen's past life experience was so rich, since he took action to eliminate clues, naturally wouldn't let people easily discover who was behind it.

  "It is also unknown who did it."

  Just as they were discussing, someone suddenly said: "Actually, last night was not only the death of Yan Hu, Qin An, the first servant under Ouyang Song's brother, also died." As soon as this was said, others immediately asked in unison.

  That outer sect disciple said, "Last night, I and several fellow disciples went down the mountain to dig for medicine. As a result, one of my fellow disciples dug and dug, and ended up digging up a corpse. The corpse had been dead for some time, but it was still possible to see that it resembled Qin An. Furthermore, there were two intersecting sword scars on his right hand, so it could be basically confirmed that it was indeed Qin An."

  "Someone else has died."

  "Yes, another death. Our Wind and Cloud Mountain rarely has deaths, I don't know what evil spirit was stirred up last night, but two people died in a row, it's really eerie." Some outer sect disciples felt a chill.

  "Who killed them?" Some outer door disciples felt puzzled.

  "Actually, have you guys noticed that Qin An and Yan Hu are both underlings of Ouyang Song's senior brother? Maybe it was an enemy of Ouyang Song's senior brother who took them out." An outer sect disciple analyzed, and upon hearing this, others felt that it was highly possible. However, Ouyang Song had always been arrogant in his actions and had made many enemies, so if they were to investigate, there would be many people to suspect.

  At this time, an outer door disciple suddenly had a strange idea: "Recently, the most obvious enemy of Ouyang Song and his brother is Yan Zhen. Do you think it was Yan Zhen who killed Yan Hu and Qin An?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of laughter erupted: "Haha, don't make me laugh, okay? Yan Zhen is only at the fourth level of Qi training, and either Qin An or Yan Hu can easily wipe him out. It's too ridiculous."

  "Yes, whoever killed Yan Hu and Qin An, it's impossible for it to be Yan Zhen, Yan Zhen's strength is too weak."

  In the midst of such laughter, even the outer sect disciple who had come up with this idea felt that it was too absurd and didn't discuss the possibility any further. Just as these people were discussing it heatedly, a woman in purple clothes holding a purple umbrella walked slowly from afar, her small steps seeming like a jasmine flower in the rain. She gave people a stunning feeling, those who knew her stared at her without blinking, while those who didn't know her asked about her identity, and upon inquiry, they found out that this was none other than Yan Xiaozi, the heroine of this life-and-death duel. This woman was indeed beautiful and delicate, evoking sympathy from others. No wonder Yan Zhen had issued a ruthless challenge to Ouyang Song.

  Yan Xiaozhi arrived at the side of the Decisive Sword Platform, without saying a word, quietly sitting to one side, her expression somewhat sorrowful and resentful, as if she couldn't bear to watch this trial take place. This caused even more male disciples to feel sympathy for her. Of course, if Yan Zhen were here, they would probably praise Yan Xiaozhi's great acting skills - this level of acting is truly admirable, leaving one no choice but to give in.

  Moreover, someone noticed that Yan Xiaozhi's left sleeve was tied with a white cloth, apparently she had already learned of Yan Hu's death. Yan Xiaozhi was actually thinking deeply in her heart, how did her cousin Yan Hu die? Yan Hu's trouble with Yan Zhen had not been revealed to Yan Xiaozhi, and Yan Xiaozhi pondered in her heart, perhaps Yan Hu had provoked others again. Her cousin always caused trouble. It's good that he's dead, Yan Xiaozhi thought coldly in her heart, originally in the mortal world she still relied on this cousin Yan Hu, but now in the cultivation world, it didn't matter whether he was there or not.

  After a while, another person came from afar, the leader of them was extremely tall, about 1.8 meters high. This man had a square-shaped face, extremely thick eyebrows, and his eyes showed a fierce aura. He wore a light gray cloak, his exposed hands had explosive muscles, with an astonishing power within. On his back, he carried an extremely long sword, the sword in its scabbard seemed to have a bit of ferocity.

  Man is fierce! Sword is also fierce!

  Ouyang Song wore his Victory Cloak which he rarely wore except for important battles and brought his Blood Flame Sword.

  Ouyang Song, however, is a figure with great reputation among the outer door disciples.

  There were several outer disciples around Ouyang Song, all of whom were Ouyang Song's sworn brothers. However, these outer disciples did not attract as much attention as Ouyang Song. Ouyang Song walked with a steady pace, exuding an aura of majesty. He arrived at the side of the Decisive Sword Platform, leapt onto it in one bound, and sat down cross-legged, focusing his energy and spirit. He wanted to defeat Yan Zhen in the best state possible. Ouyang Song's body carried a very heavy killing intent due to the deaths of Qin An and Yan Hu, making his killing intent even heavier. He planned to brutally slaughter Yan Zhen.

  And by killing Yan Zhen, warn those who are hiding in the dark and want to be enemies with me, to weigh their own strength first.

  Ouyang Song glanced at Yan Xiaozhi, he was still quite infatuated with this delicate woman, then he sat on the Decisive Sword Platform, waiting for his opponent.

  ……

  Time, bit by bit, is passing away.

  Yan Zhen, however, had yet to appear. This couldn't help but make people feel slightly disappointed, and some were already quietly discussing among themselves, wondering if Yan Zhen was afraid to come? Otherwise, why hadn't he appeared yet? But thinking carefully about it, it was normal for Yan Zhen not to dare come. At the beginning, Yan Zhen had shown a momentary burst of bravery, seeing himself being cornered and losing his beauty, so he suddenly engaged in a life-or-death battle, challenging Ouyang Song. But soon after, he realized that something wasn't right - Yan Zhen was no match for Ouyang Song, and the life-or-death battle would absolutely be a one-sided slaughter. In such a situation, it was normal to feel afraid, lose courage, and not dare come.

  But if he doesn't dare to come, then Yan Zhen will truly be infamous and won't be able to hold his head up in the Wind Cloud Mountain. After all, signing a life-and-death duel agreement and not daring to come is a very shameful thing. Just as everyone was discussing and blaming Yan Zhen, someone said that a white-clothed youth appeared on the side of the road, seemingly Yan Zhen. In an instant, everyone looked in that direction.

  On the other side of the road, a young man in white robes indeed appeared, carrying a sword.

  The white-clothed youth's hair was like a sword, his eyebrows were like swords that shot straight up to the sky, his eyes were as sharp as a sword's edge, unparalleled in their keenness. His lips were like a sword, his clothes were like a sword, his shoes were like a sword, his hands were like a sword. The entire person was just like a sword shooting up to the sky, with an aura that oppressed others, and a sword energy that directly overpowered them.

  Yan Zhen, he's here.

  Yan Zhen walked step by step and finally arrived at the Decisive Sword Platform, facing off against Ouyang Song.

  Ouyang Song is like a fierce tiger, full of explosive power.

  Swallows are like sharp swords, their aura pierces the sky.

  At a glance, the confrontation between the two is quite interesting. However, onlookers think that Yan Zhen is just pretending to be strong and actually weak in everyone's eyes. Now he's just putting on a strong front; it would be a miracle if Yan Zhen doesn't lose this battle.

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