Chapter 37: Xiao Jian's Secret (4)

  The tall and slender man in green clothes had a voice that was both surprised and angry, his throat was slightly hoarse, his fingers were pinched red due to excitement, he suddenly stood up and looked towards Li Ruo's knife in the depths of the mountain cave, with eyes blazing like fire.

  Li Ruo saw this figure at first glance, and his heart was so bitter that he almost spat out bitter water.

  He recognized that the slender, tall man in green was one of the three people he had met when killing the iron beast some time ago. At that time, he was responsible for chasing after the hunter who had taken away the demon pill.

  Li Ruo thought this mountain cave was extremely safe, who would have thought that the person opposite could find here so accurately? Now thinking about it, there must be a way for these green-clothed people to communicate with each other. That Huafeng must have passed on the message before being stung to death by the wild bees, which allowed this slender green-clothed man to find this place.

  "I was still too careless!"

  Li Ran regretted his actions in his heart and knew it was too late to say anything now.

  The slender, tall man in green clothes slowly took two steps towards Li Ruo Dao, his sharp gaze piercing like a sword as he stared at Li Ruo Dao, slightly stunned, and hoarsely said:

  "It was you all along. I underestimated you that day, never thought Huafeng would fall into your trap. You're indeed ruthless and cunning."

  Li Ran's expression was already aware that explaining anything further would be useless, furrowed his brow in deep thought, but at the moment he was being blocked by someone else's Jingyuan Jin's seven-layered powerful technique in the cave, what other way could he think of?

  Even if he successfully broke through the fivefold power, there was still a bit of hard work, but now it's clearly a situation where he's waiting to be slaughtered.

  Li Ruo's mind was in a mess, his breathing was filled with anxious flames, fine beads of sweat seeped out on his forehead, and he was thinking hard about countermeasures.

  The man in the green robe opposite him raised his hand, and the long sword behind him jumped out with a "ding" sound and fell into his hand. Holding the long sword, he vigilantly stared at Li Fenger's knife, then turned his head to look around, seeing that this mountain cave was empty and desolate, with no possibility of setting up any traps, only then did he completely put down his guard.

  He guessed that the Hua Feng Shidi was killed by Li Nian's trap, and this vendetta would be avenged by the Qin family no matter what. As long as there were no more conspiracies or traps ahead, and he didn't give this old man time to set up another scheme, he would still be able to kill him with one sword!

  The slender man in green clothes was extremely vigilant, taking one step at a time towards Li Ranno. Behind Li Ranno's back, not far away, was the mountain wall, with no room to retreat, his expression clearly panicked.

  The people of Qingyi no longer had any doubts in their hearts, and with a relaxed expression, they coldly laughed and said:

  "Old man, you've finally run out of tricks, haven't you? Come and surrender!"

  He took a step forward and his long sword flashed like light as it stabbed out.

  Li Ranbiao gritted his teeth with all his might, steeled himself and decided to fight back in this desperate situation.

  A long sword in his hand was like a flowing light in the clouds, swiftly slashing at the sword tip of the man in green clothes. The two swords simultaneously swung open, Li Ran's knife gained momentum and didn't let up, the long sword followed the trend and slanted to wipe from top to bottom with a "hua" sound.

  Li Ruo's sword light was so swift and sharp that the man in green clothes was greatly shocked. The old man's sword light was much more ruthless than he had expected, and he did not think that a cultivator with four layers of Jing Yuan Qi could display such exquisite swordsmanship.

  Changjian quickly withdrew and held down Li Neng's sword with his scabbard.

  Li Ran's long sword suddenly transformed into three, like three layers of furious waves surging up. A bright light filled his vision.

  "Good swordsmanship!"

  The man in blue clothes had sparkling eyes and let out a loud cry, once again deeply astonished. Li Ran's swordsmanship suddenly ignited his fierce intent.

  With a fierce and heroic spirit, the man in green clothes wielded his long sword with grandeur, exuding an air of elegance amidst his ruggedness. The powerful wind swirled around him as he unleashed his seven-layered energy to its fullest extent.

  The full strength of the man in blue was revealed, and the mountain cave was like a muffled thunder that kept rolling over, with the long sword drawing one streak after another of sharp light in the cloud layer, and the overwhelming pressure almost crushed Li Fenger down instantly.

  Li Ran's swordsmanship was exquisite and barely supported him.

  His opponent's strength was too great, and every sword wind could easily knock his long sword off, but Li Ran's knife was defeated without chaos, biting tightly on the rhythm of the battle, relying on his exquisite footwork and sharp swordsmanship, bit by bit to regain the upper hand.

  The whole person is like a small boat in the midst of a raging stormy sea.

  He had been holding on for over twenty moves, and the person in green across from him was getting more and more astonished, looking at Li Ran's knife with an incredulous expression.

  Normally when fighting with others, his strength of Jing Yuan Jin Si Chong can absolutely win in seconds. It's extremely rare to have cultivators of this level who can last three moves against him.

  However, Li Ran's sword had persisted for over twenty moves, still with both offense and defense, that tenacity was like a thin thread carrying a weight of thousands of catties, clearly already stretched to the limit yet still unbroken.

  To know, his absolute strength is at least twenty times that of Li Ran's knife.

  In the midst of the flying swords, the man in green couldn't help but admire this frail old man before him. Suddenly, he let out a loud shout and his long sword transformed again, its blade growing even deeper. The sword danced horizontally like the wind, its power reaching an extreme. With a single strike, it knocked Li Furan's sword aside and pierced straight into the heart of the matter.

  Li Ran's face suddenly turned pale with fright, and he hastily swung his sword to meet the opponent's blade. Three swift strikes were exchanged before Li finally managed to parry the attack.

  The blue-clothed man's long sword suddenly split into three, and the originally sharp sword unexpectedly transformed into three blades, its power surging forth even more fiercely. Li Ran's knife was immediately caught off guard, his hands and feet in disarray, looking utterly flustered.

  In the midst of crisis, Li Ran took a deep breath and furrowed his brow. The situation before him was hopeless, and he knew he couldn't escape. As he desperately resisted, scenes from his past life's intense sword training suddenly flashed through his mind:

  Li Ruo had spent his entire previous life studying the art of swordsmanship, but due to his limited talent, he was never able to break through the shackles of sword techniques and grasp the realm of sword intent. He could clearly feel that the great way was right in front of him, yet whenever he reached out to grab it, it remained elusive.

  The sword intent is a momentum of heaven and earth, which can make human essence, energy and spirit reach perfect unity. When the sword intent is swung out, man and nature become one, producing an incredibly powerful force that is beyond imagination. This is the first step for a swordsman to comprehend the way of heaven and earth.

  In his previous life, Li Ran had spent his entire life pursuing that state, but he was never able to achieve it.

  "My current strength is still too weak, even with exquisite swordsmanship, it's hard to make up for the disadvantage. If I had finally broken through the shackles of the sword and grasped the intent of the sword in my previous life, reaching a higher level of swordsmanship, today wouldn't be so miserable."

  Li Ruo's heart was now completely desolate, and he knew that there were no such things as "what ifs" in this world.

  At this moment, the man in green robes shouted loudly again, his long sword's momentum unabated, its power increasing, and the light on the sword suddenly surged up a notch. With another loud shout, he knocked Li Ran's sword aside once more, striking directly at his middle palace.

  This sword is absolutely the ultimate of Qingyi's power, its strength is terrifying, Li Ran's arm is numb with shock, a stream of light in front of his eyes is infinitely magnified, the bone-carved killing intent on the sword makes Li Ran's blood want to congeal.

  Before he could even react, a chill ran down his spine and Li Ran's vision suddenly went completely dark.

  "Is my life going to end like this again? So many wishes unfulfilled, Su Su has not yet met me, and I'm going to die again? Unwilling, I am unwilling, I still have too many wishes unfulfilled."

  In the midst of crisis, Li Ran's mind was a complete mess with no thoughts whatsoever. Just then, a faint golden wave flashed through his mind.

  Li Ran's eyes saw clearly, it was the faint golden secret pattern in the small sword that transformed his body, the secret pattern seemed to be branded on his soul, and he could feel it as soon as he thought about it.

  "Huh? Could it be, could this really be..."

  Li Ran's heart seemed to shine with a dazzling light, and before he could think, his long sword swung out lightly, as if pouring the secret pattern into the sword.

  A loud sound was heard right next to his ear, the green-clothed man's long sword snapped instantly, Li Ran's knife-long sword moved swiftly without stopping, shining brightly and flashing rapidly, with a "chi" sound, one sword pierced into the green-clothed man's heart.

  The sword tip emerged from the back of the man in green clothes, and a burst of fresh blood shot out from his back.

  "You, you..."

  The man in blue had a pale face, full of shock and disbelief. The speed and power of this sword, as well as the subtle and profound meaning of the sword, made him completely unable to defend himself.

  One hand trembled as it pointed at Li Ruo's knife, the man in green had no more strength, his arm thudded and fell, the sword in his hand clattered to the ground, the man in green stood upright and could not breathe again.

  Until death, the people in green shirts could not believe such a result.

  The frail old man in front of him, without setting up any traps or using any tricks, was defeated by his strongest sword move with just one long sword, and was killed by a single sword from the front.

  "How is this possible? What kind of swordsmanship is this? What kind of power and intent?"

  The man in green clothes had an unsatisfied expression on his face, and after he died, his eyes remained wide open, refusing to close.

  Li Ran Dao stood still, panting rapidly, his eyes wide with incredulity as he stared at all of this.

  "Could it be, could it be that I just..."

  Li Ran's sword flashed back to the moment when he had just stabbed out that one sword, and the mysterious flavor of Xuan Qi once again appeared in his heart. The original Sword Intention Realm, which was separated by a layer of misty veil, now seemed to have opened up the clouds and fog to see the sunlight, and his heart was clear and bright.

  "Original spirit, essence of energy, physical strength, and that mysterious wave pattern merged into one place, I can borrow the momentum of heaven and earth... I understand, I understand...... Haha, haha......"

  Li Ran's heart was filled with wild joy, and he suddenly burst out laughing loudly.

  The man in the green robe, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly moved his sword, and the secret pattern etched in his mind merged with the long sword. A mysterious sword light appeared at the edge of the cave, and the mountain rocks that were touched by it seemed to have fallen like a luxurious stone rain, with shattered stones falling down and filling the entire cave with smoke and dust.

  After a long while, Li Ran sheathed his sword and stood up, looking at the cave that he had ruined, laughing with extreme joy.

  He finally broke through the sword's constraints and successfully grasped the momentum of the sword's intent, transcending the realm he had pursued but never reached in his previous life.

  The sword intent, the sword intent, now Li Ran's knife can be used with ease, although the sword intent he has realized is still a bit rough and not even half of the true sword intent, but that is also standing on a brand new realm.

  At this moment, Li Ran's knife power surged, and his confidence greatly increased. He knew that as long as he continued on this path, the name Li Rando would eventually shine brightly in the Yunqin continent.

  Overjoyed and excited, with hot blood surging, Li Rendao pressed the small sword at his waist again. The magic of the small sword made him infinitely excited. Li Rendao knew that his painstaking efforts to finally get the small sword were correct. If it weren't for the mysterious pattern in the small sword guiding him, Li Rendao didn't know how many more years he would have had to wait to comprehend the sword's intent.

  At the same time, Li Ruo had a hint of enlightenment in his heart, knowing that the faint golden secret pattern on the small sword was actually the Sword Realm, and making the Yuan Shen stronger was just an additional purpose.

  That mysterious pattern was only activated a little bit and it allowed him to break through the sword intent, so what if he were to activate it even more in the future...