Chapter 98: Xiao Tingfeng

  Li Ruo's challenge to Xiao Tingfeng's news spread throughout the thirty-three peaks of Xuanji Mountain in an instant.

  Astonishment, incredulity, bewilderment, excitement, all sorts of emotions were overflowing. Everyone was rushing to spread the news, and no one knew what had gotten into Li Ran's head, daring to challenge the 50th ranked Grey Robe Golden Sword at just 13 years old, and actually challenging that headache-inducing Xiao Tingfeng.

  "Are you serious? Li Ruo is going to challenge Xiao Tingfeng?"

  The person who first heard the news was shocked and widened their eyes, seeing the person opposite them nodding vigorously, suddenly holding their belly in laughter: "Haha, not to mention whether Li Ran is crazy or not, but this time he's got a headache!"

  The person opposite him couldn't bear it anymore and burst out laughing too.

  "Come on, let's hurry up and go watch the show."

  "Hurry up, Xiao Tingfeng is going to battle! Good heavens, it's been ages since I last saw Xiao Tingfeng. Has his Wind Sword become even faster?"

  "Isn't Li Rando the new disciple who just entered the mountain gate? Alas, newcomers to the mountain gate don't understand anything. Xiao Tingfeng isn't the strongest, but he's the most troublesome. And Li Rando..."

  "Haha, brother, what's with these? I can already imagine Li Ruo Dao's expression when he saw Xiao Ting Feng. Let's hurry up, or we won't get a good spot."

  Even many powerful young warriors swarmed towards the Golden Sword Pavilion and transmitted away.

  A majestic male mountain, in the middle of the half-mountain waist, the Golden Sword Pavilion is magnificent and elegant, occupying the spiritual peak to overlook the earth. Under the Golden Sword Pavilion, on a mountain waist gentle platform, Li Ran carries his sword on his back, standing against the wind and waiting.

  Under the stage, the mountain path was already densely packed with spectators. Qin Fengchuan and Gu Lieyang were also squeezed among the crowd, their faces heavy as they turned to look at each other, seeing the bitterness in each other's eyes. Regardless of whether Li Rengdiao could win this match or not, just his courage to challenge the 50th ranked Golden Sword was far beyond what they could achieve. On the path of cultivation, these two exceptional geniuses were being left further and further behind by Li Rengdiao.

  Fang Ziyuan also stood on the stage, Xiao Tingfeng had not yet arrived, looking down at the crowd below, the noisy discussions among the people, every face was extremely strange. Fang Ziyuan of course knew why, and couldn't help but smile wryly, walking to Li Ruo's side and saying in a low voice:

  "Ran Jian, Xiao Tingfeng's swordsmanship emphasizes the power of the wind. He uses his heart to perceive the wind's momentum and creates a unique Wind Sword, extremely fast, at that time you will be cautious."

  Li Ran's face was full of determination, and he nodded slowly: "Senior brother, I will definitely go all out later and treat it with utmost seriousness!"

  Fang Ziyuan smiled wryly again and muttered: "Giving it one's all is a must, but treating it with solemnity... Alas, you'll know soon enough..."

  Li Ruo's knife paused, utterly bewildered by what his senior brother had just said. Just then, a commotion erupted from the crowd below, and people automatically parted to make way for a slender, tall figure clad in a crimson-purple long robe, who glided elegantly through the crowd, bowing continuously to both sides: "Thank you, fellow seniors, for your support; thank you, fellow seniors, for coming to witness Feng's battle."

  A warm applause burst forth from the crowd, and someone whistled a sharp whistle, making the atmosphere under the stage even more intense.

  Fang Ziyan shook his head and sighed when he saw this, while Li Ruo's eyes widened in shock.

  The person in the purple long shirt with a bright smile on his face finally squeezed out of the crowd and came to the stage, rushed to Li Ranno's side with a gentle smile, pointed his toes at the ground, and swooped up to the stage, standing opposite Li Ranno, saying softly: "Are you Brother Ranno? Thank you, thank you for challenging me, I can finally let everyone see my elegant figure again."

  After finishing speaking, she lightly covered her mouth and smiled, expressing countless emotions that couldn't be put into words.

  Li Ran's eyes widened as he swallowed an egg whole, his face full of surprise: "Are you senior brother... or senior sister..."

  At this point, there was a thunderous burst of laughter from below the stage.

  The green-clad youth who had previously imagined Li Nian's knife expression now had tears streaming down his face.

  Xiao Tingfeng covered his mouth and stomped his foot, scolding: "Of course it's Shixiong! Hmph, you little stinker, daring to make fun of me the moment you arrived!"

  Li Ranno felt a chill run down his spine, and he quickly turned to look at Fang Ziyuan, who was smiling wryly with a helpless expression. In a loud voice, he said: "Alright, both of you have already taken the stage, so I won't say much about the rules. The match between Li Ranno and Xiao Tingfeng is now underway."

  With a whoosh, Fang Ziyuan instantly "teleported" to the ground below, his speed unparalleled, leaving Li Ran's knife alone on the stage to face off against the golden sword master, and the crowd below erupted into laughter once again.

  Xiao Tingfeng's eyes were filled with a flirtatious smile, and he stared at Li Ruo Dao with great interest, nodding his head to ask: "Ruo Dao Shidi, I heard that you've only been in the mountain for a few months, but you already have the courage to challenge me. You must have heard of my Wind Sword style before."

  Li Rengdao nodded solemnly. He could sense the realm of the sword from the wind, and no matter what kind of person his opponent was, Li Rengdao respected him.

  Xiao Tingfeng's eyes lit up, and he hastily took a step forward, urging: "Then, Brother, tell me, when you mentioned Wind Sword to that person, what did they say about me? Did they mention what kind of wind would be produced after Wind Sword is unleashed?"

  Li Ran took a step back, looking cautiously at the opposite side, shaking his head slowly: "That's not it, just tell me, the wind is heavy on speed, your sword speed is extremely fast, and its power is strong."

  Xiao Tingfeng stomped his foot and scolded, "Disciple brother, the competition hasn't started yet, I won't make a move, what are you afraid of? Hmph, let me tell you, that person is truly blind to the beauty of jade. Is Wind's realm just about speed? Don't you think that when the wind blows, it's extremely beautiful? When the gentle breeze caresses your body, don't you feel that it can take on the shape of all things, and have all the colors of nature? The most beautiful thing in the world is beyond this..."

  The people under the stage were desperately holding back their laughter.

  But Li Ran's heart was getting heavier, quietly comprehending, the wind at his fingertips flowed gently, and in his mind a piece of clarity emerged, as if he had really sensed the wind that Xiao Tingfeng spoke of, like a gentle sword technique that wrapped around his fingers, with an inexplicable meaning.

  Suddenly a whirlwind swept past, and Li Ran's knife was instantly awakened from that state of mind. He felt the sword in the wind was extremely sharp, leaving him unprepared and unable to defend himself.

  Li Ruo Knife hastily made a deep bow to Xiao Tingfeng and said seriously: "Thank you, senior brother, for pointing it out. I didn't realize the wind was so wonderfully indescribable."

  Li Ranno's knife was as sharp as a sword, and he was most sensitive to the momentum of heaven and earth. As soon as Xiao Tingfeng mentioned it, Li Ranno immediately had an epiphany.

  Xiao Tingfeng's eyes lit up, his beautiful eyes sparkled, and he nodded extremely satisfactorily: "Ran Dao Shidi, indeed a genius emerges in youth, you can actually understand the connotation described by Shixiong at once. It turns out that Shixiong's confidant has only appeared today."

  Li Ran's knife flashed with a chill, and he came back to his senses from the realm of the sword.

  Xiao Tingfeng sighed softly and shook his head, "What a pity, what a pity. My junior brother wants to challenge me, for the sake of the Golden Sword List, I won't hold back. Burning Knife Junior Brother, the Wind Sword Realm is most beautiful in its ethereal elegance, speed comes second, but even that secondary speed is absolutely astonishing. Do you have confidence in dealing with such swift swordsmanship?"

  Li Ran Dao nodded vigorously: "Ran Dao will go all out."

  Xiao Tingfeng nodded slightly and sighed again, "Alright, my junior brother has just entered the mountain gate and doesn't know what kind of speed my Wind Sword is. I won't use my fastest sword speed at the beginning, I have to give you some time to adapt. Ran Jian, are you ready?"

  Li Ran's eyes narrowed tightly, staring intently at the purple figure opposite him, nodding vigorously.

  "Alright, Big Brother is going to take action."

  Before the words had fallen, the figure in front of him suddenly disappeared, and a flash of light like lightning flashed to his chest. Li Ran's knife was shocked, and his feet mysteriously retreated one step, flashing past. The opponent, Xiao Tingfeng, lightly turned his wrist, and the long sword swooped up from below, accelerating again to stab. Li Ran's knife flashed open again, and the light on Xiao Tingfeng's long sword changed from a straight stab to a slanting wipe, wiping to Li Ran's ribs.

  Li Ran's dagger flashed again with a swift slash, and the grey-robed figure ripped open a long gash.

  Qin Fengchuan was shocked at the bottom of the stage, shouting "ah", and just now Xiao Tingfeng's three swords were so fast that they didn't give him time to react, making him dizzy. Standing at the bottom of the stage, he still felt his heart racing wildly. If he were standing on the stage at this moment, he would probably have been injured by the sword and conceded defeat under these three swords.

  Li Ran's sword flashed and his body dodged out two zhang away. The thunderous applause from the audience below had just begun to sound.

  Xiao Tingfeng's eccentricities were harmless and amusing to the crowd, but his swordsmanship was truly astonishing. The speed of his Wind Sword and its unpredictable style made Xiao Tingfeng a headache for others, despite being ranked only 50th on the Golden Sword List.

  Xiao Tingfeng also stopped and covered his mouth to laugh: "Younger brother's clothes are torn, one day find an older sister to help you mend them."

  Someone below the stage burst out laughing and said: "He heard that Wind Master has already helped your junior brother mend his clothes."

  Xiao Tingfeng stomped her foot and scolded, "How can a big man like you be so skilled at women's needlework?"

  The audience below burst into laughter again.

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  Those who read this chapter in the middle of the night will bear their own consequences.