Chapter 71: Venture into the Phantom Spirit Cave

  Shan Zhi raised an eyebrow and asked cautiously: "Fang Shixiong, have you grasped the sword intent?"

  Hundreds of people below fell silent at the same time, looking up at him with sparkling eyes. Fang Ziyuan smiled and nodded: "It's just a very shallow intention, far from the true sword intent."

  "That's right, I've realized..."

  Yamato was somewhat excited.

  Fang Ziyuan smiled again: "Shan Zhishi, you don't have to be anxious either. After the Jinsu Bang disciples enter the divine movement period and cultivate to a profound realm, 60% of them can comprehend the power of sword intent. After all, if even we can't comprehend it, wouldn't this sword intent be too difficult for everyone in the world?"

  Fang Ziyuan's words were extremely arrogant, but others had the ability to be arrogant. Shan Zhi nodded heavily, as a disciple of the Golden Sword List, he had the hope of entering the hall and understanding the sword realm, and Shan Zhi was also quite proud of himself.

  The two of them continued to delve deeper into the topic, making everyone listen with rapt attention. Li Ruo Knife quietly glanced sideways at Qin Gu and saw that they were both looking up at the stage, their eyes shining brightly as if about to burst into flames.

  The mountain wind was gentle, and the lecture had been going on for a long time. When the first two people indicated that they would continue next time, stood up and prepared to leave, the hundreds of people below still felt unsatisfied.

  The crowd dispersed, Qin Fengchuan turned his head to look at Gu Lieyang and Li Rendao, and suddenly said firmly: "I must enter the Golden Sword List, if I don't enter the Golden Sword List, I swear not to break through the Divine Movement."

  Gu Lieyang lowered his voice and shouted: "I'm of the same mind. Feng Chuan, Rong Jian, let's have a gamble among us three, see who can get on the list first!"

  Qin Feng nodded vigorously in agreement, a look of delight on his face.

  Gu Lieyang slowly sank into thought, then said: "Becoming a Golden Sword disciple isn't just about having high strength, but also requires transcendent power. I'll use five years to prepare, and in five years' time, I will definitely charge into the Golden Sword rankings."

  Qin Feng smiled proudly: "Lie Yang, I must have a life-and-death struggle with you. This time, we're competing to see who gets on the list first. How about it? Are you going to continue that unfinished arena match?"

  "Of course we'll continue."

  Qin Feng turned his head to look at Li Ruo Dao, who was deep in thought, and his interest did not diminish: "Ruo Dao, I've talked about you with Wan Xuan before. A few months ago, your strength was still the same, but in these few months, you've made rapid progress. During this time, you must have had an extraordinary encounter that's different from others."

  Li Ran's eyes widened in surprise, and he slowly nodded his head. If rebirth could be considered a strange encounter, then so be it.

  Qin Feng raised his head with a smile and said:

  "Ran Jian, to be honest, although I was defeated by you on the arena, I don't admit defeat. You relied on luck, but I relied on my own innate talent and hard work. Ran Jian, if we really compare our talents, do you dare to acknowledge that I'm better than you?"

  Gu Lieyang also looked at Li Fenger with fiery eyes.

  Li Ran's heart sank, and he nodded silently.

  He knew that if it were true, the two people in front of him were far more talented than he was. Others were considered geniuses, but his talent couldn't even compare to ordinary people. If he hadn't met Master Baicao, who helped him cultivate with spiritual medicine, Li Ruo's previous life would not have reached the high level of Jingyuan Jin.

  Qin Feng's eyes were filled with excitement: "Ran Jian, this time the three of us will have a betting match to see who can enter the Golden Sword List first. No matter what, I won't lose to you again! This time, I must thoroughly defeat you!"

  Gu Lieyang burst out laughing and said with a low smile: "Of course, I'm not convinced either. Let's have another gamble and see who will be the top student of this generation."

  Two geniuses were surpassed by Li Ruo Dao, yet his pride showed no signs of restraint. Li Ruo Dao suddenly smiled and nodded vigorously: "Good!"

  Ma Kong beckoned to Li Ruo Dao from a distance, just as Li Ruo Dao was about to bid farewell to Qin Gu. At this moment, a faint and stern voice suddenly came from above: "Ruo Dao Shidi, stay!"

  The voice made everyone nearby who hadn't left yet freeze, and they suddenly turned their heads to see Shan Zhi walking down from the top, heading straight for Li Ran.

  Li Ruo's face was full of surprise, and he turned his head to exchange a glance with Qin Gu. He saw that they were also bewildered, unsure what the Golden Sword disciple meant by stopping Li Ruo.

  Li Ruo took two quick steps forward and greeted him with a bow: "Shan Zhi Shixiong, you called me for something?"

  Shan Zhi smiled and nodded: "Burning Knife, you actually defeated Ren Tu at the Dragon Gate? I'm very curious how you did it. Do you know what relationship I have with Ren Tu?"

  Upon hearing this, Ma Kong's face suddenly turned pale from a distance.

  Li Ran shook his head.

  Shan Zhi smiled faintly and said: "Ren Tu is my first cousin, the only child of my aunt's family..."

  Li Ruo's eyes widened slightly, his heart tightened, and he furrowed his brow, asking: "Shan Zhi Shixiong, what's going on? Are you trying to beat me up to avenge your nephew?"

  Yamato's strength far surpasses Hitokiri, and Rengoku knows he is no match.

  Shan Zhi suddenly laughed and shook his head, saying:

  "How can it be so serious? We are all fellow disciples, how can there be such a big personal grudge? Do you think the Golden Sword Sect's disciples would disregard their status and bully people for no reason?"

  "Uh..."

  Li Ruo's face was full of doubt, and Shan Zhi smiled: "That kid Ren Tu has too much self-esteem. Losing to a new junior like you will make him feel uneasy for a long time, I'm afraid it will affect his cultivation. Li Ruo, I want to fight with you within ten moves. If I can defeat you within ten moves, it's just to help Ren Tu save face. You losing to me doesn't count as losing either."

  "If you can withstand my ten moves, I won't be stingy and will give you 100 points."

  Even Qin Fengchuan and Gu Lieyang couldn't help but feel a little tempted, both of them looked at Li Rengdao with excitement on their faces, where could they find such a good thing?

  Jin Jian's disciple indeed has a grand attitude, Li Ruo Dao even if he loses doesn't lose anything at all, once he can really take on ten moves, he can win one hundred points ah, that is equivalent to Li Ruo Dao saving money for one hundred days.

  Gu Lieyang said with a sneer: "Feng Knife, agree to it, agree to it, let's see the power of Jin Jianzi again? With your skills, it's not impossible to hold on for ten moves."

  Shan Zhi looked at Li Ruo Dao with a determined gaze, and saw that Li Ruo Dao hesitated for a moment before slowly shaking his head: "No, brother, I don't want to fight you."

  Ignoring Shan Zhi's astonishment, Li Ran slowly turned around and walked towards Ma Kong, descending the mountain together.

  Shan Zhi was stunned and couldn't understand what Li Ruo Dao was thinking. However, this was just a small matter, slightly disappointing, didn't take it to heart, shook his head and left. Qin Gu's two people looked at each other in dismay, Gu Lieyang asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with Ruo Dao? Could it be that after becoming the top disciple, he's afraid of losing face?"

  Li Ran returned to his own cave, the Xuanhuo Cave, and tightly closed the stone door. He felt a hard-to-express sense of oppression in his heart. The bold challenge from Qin Gu and the strong pressure from Shan Zhi...

  Li Ruo Dao did not accept Shan Zhi's challenge of ten moves, he wasn't afraid, but had a more long-term plan in mind. In these days, Li Ruo Dao was eager to change something.

  Sitting cross-legged on a stone bed, he took off his gourd and drank a big mouthful of medicine.

  The week-long rotation, countless energy threads were forcibly refined and absorbed into the dantian, where the energy grew stronger bit by bit. For two whole nights and a day, Li Ruo's dwelling stone gate was motionless, Ma Kong and others nodded secretly, knowing that this famous disciple had not relied on luck, but indeed had extraordinary diligence in his cultivation.

  Li Ruo has made up his mind, and he will take all four days' worth of medicine at once to see how far he can go.

  Without a word, the medicinal energy was constantly being refined and transformed, unaware of how much time had passed or how much medicinal energy had been absorbed into the dantian. Time flowed silently by, and in the next moment, there was a sudden loud rumble in his chest, Li Fenger suddenly felt his heart and lungs infinitely expansive, opening up a constraint, and the energy throughout his body rushed towards an infinitely vast world at high speed.

  Li Ran's eyes snapped open, and a joyful expression appeared on his face.

  Unexpectedly, the spiritual medicine still had more than a day's worth left, and he successfully broke through to the seventh realm of Jingyuan Qi. The seventh level of the checkpoint was finally broken through by him after so long, and it happened after the entire Mountain Fighting Arena tournament ended.

  But it's also an unexpected gain. Li Ruo originally planned to break through after refining the elixir, but now it seems that the plan needs to be changed.

  My heart is excited and cannot be suppressed, quietly sensing the energy inside, it's boiling and flowing endlessly. Taking a deep breath, my bones seem to crackle with energy, and the spark in my eyes flashes and disappears.

  A boundary breakthrough, yet the power grows exponentially, Li Ran's body is overflowing with boundless power, excitingly eager to shout towards the sky.

  Compared with that person's strength at this time, Li Ran will win more easily.

  Li Ranno jumped down from the bed, put away other long objects, and walked out the door with a long sword on his back. After turning several winding stone caves, he found Qingyi Ma Kong and said straightforwardly: "Ma Kong Shixiong, I want to go to Huanling Cave, where is the transmission array?"

  Ma Kong and Tu Shun, who was standing next to him, were startled. Tu Shun took a step forward and advised, "Ran Jian, new disciples indeed have the opportunity to experience the Huan Ling Cave once, but it's a rare chance, you should cherish it. Wait until your strength increases and you're confident in your heart before going again, going now would be a waste..."

  Li Ran shook his head slightly: "Tushun Shixiong, I understand..."

  Ma Kong saw Li Ran's determined expression and didn't dare to persuade him further, shaking his head: "Tú Shùn, since you're not on duty now, take Ran with you to the transmission array."

  Two people walked out of the Xuanhuo Cave, Ma Kongfang suddenly jumped up excitedly and loudly shouted into the cave: "Wen Hua, Tian Yu, quickly, quickly help me spread the news, just say that Reng Jian went to venture into the Huanling Cave, Reng Jian is preparing to challenge the Golden Sword List!"

  The news spread among the thirteen peaks' disciples in an instant.