Chapter 3: Lingzhou Continent

  Encouraged by his grandfather, Shen became even more determined in his conviction.

  However, just as he was about to return to his room to study the Shenmen Fifteen Swords passed down by his grandfather, he saw Shen Yao, who had just completed her coming-of-age ceremony, blocking his way at the door.

  "Shen Du Gege, are you really going to leave?"

  Shen Yao's appearance was already gentle and pleasing to the eye, and her words and tone were extremely soft and gentle, making Shen unable to help but take her seriously.

  "Of course, I made the decision, and when did it change!" Shen Du replied casually as he opened the door and entered the house.

  Shen Yao seemed to be used to Shen Du's attitude, and followed him into the house. The faint, delicate fragrance emanating from her body immediately filled every corner of Shen Du's room.

  "Alright, since Brother Shendu has already made up his mind, there's nothing much for me to say. But why didn't you attend the coming-of-age ceremony? It would have been a great chance to see what tricks our siblings are good at." Shen Yao said with an innocent face.

  "What's the point of seeing it, if you've seen someone else's tricks, shouldn't your own tricks be brought out for people to see too?" Shen Du said with a pout, not in a good mood.

  Shen Yao's attitude towards Shen Du was completely non-repulsive, and instead smiled: "Then you don't want to know about Yu Xi's progress in swordsmanship?"

  Upon hearing the name Yu Xi, Shen's heart skipped a beat. It was such a familiar name. They had grown up together since childhood, sharing almost identical backgrounds - both having lost their parents at a young age and being raised by their grandfathers.

  At that time, they were all six years old. It was their grandfather who told them that in the Lingzhou Continent, it is the sword that is revered, and only those with exceptional swordsmanship can gain more respect.

  The art of swordsmanship was divided into seven levels by the ancestors of Lingzhou Continent: Sword Hand, Sword Master, Sword King, Sword Emperor, Sword Saint, Sword Immortal, and Sword Venerable.

  Sword Hand, Sword Master, and Sword King are divided into three stages: Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced.

  Each level of advancement is increasingly difficult. TXT net. The first time update ordinary sword hand, to break through the barrier of the sword master, at least fifty years, slightly higher talent, also thirty years; while breaking through the sword king is even more difficult for a common person, one hundred years, slightly higher talent, also seventy years.

  Jian Huang, Jian Sheng, and Jian Xian are divided into ten levels;

  Each incremental increase is more difficult than the cumulative improvement of all previous levels, so in the Lingzhou continent, even a Sword Emperor is extremely rare, and ordinary people spend their entire lives without having the opportunity to touch the threshold of a Sword Emperor.

  Grandfather once told them that in the southern part of the Lingzhou continent, where they were located in the Empire of Weights, a third-rate family offended a Sword Emperor. That Sword Emperor later used one day to bloodbath that family, only then did the people of the Lingzhou continent know the terror of the Sword Emperor.

  The Sword King breaking through to the Sword Emperor was already difficult enough, but the Sword Emperor breaking through to the Sword Saint, and the Sword Saint breaking through to the Sword Immortal, would naturally be even more challenging. In the entire Spiritual State Continent, Sword Saints were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, while the Sword Venerable, this abnormal level, was essentially a legendary existence.

  The most important factor is that the Sword Immortal must not only reach the tenth level of cultivation, but also accept heavenly punishment and extreme torture in order to have a chance to break through to the Sword Venerable.

  According to legend, Tian Fa and Ji Xing will appear after the Swordsman's level reaches Sword Immortal 10th Order, but when Tian Fa and Ji Xing appear, it is also the time when the Sword Immortal is most vulnerable. If they are severely injured during that period, they will never be able to transcend again. First-time update

  Shen Du thought of this, but could only shake his head in dismay. He looked at the grade-testing stone on his waist, which every sword practitioner had to wear, and saw that it still showed "Sword Hand". His heart felt a chill, thinking that if he wanted to stand at the peak of the Lingzhou Continent, he would probably have to break through the Sword Emperor's barrier. But how long would that take?

  "Alas!" Shen Du let out a deep sigh, lazily sitting down beside Shen Yao, staring blankly outside the window, thinking that if he couldn't break through the Sword Emperor's barrier and cultivate the art of eternal youth, he would probably end up like ordinary swordsmen, growing old and dying, waiting for his fate to come to an end.

  "What's wrong, Shen Du Gege? This doesn't look like you at all. The Shen Du Gege I know is handsome and elegant, charming and carefree, with a smile that can captivate the city, two smiles that can captivate the country, and three smiles that can captivate the province - an idol-like figure. If people see this worried expression of yours, I'm afraid it will break the hearts of many young girls." Shen Yao said with a hint of teasing, but in her heart, she was not feeling well.

  Looking at Shen Yao's smiling face, Shen Dou's mood involuntarily improved. "I'm going, where did you get so many adjectives! And what troubles do I have? I was just thinking that three days later, I will leave here and my sisters at home will send me off in a certain way." After finishing speaking, Shen Dou still didn't forget to pretentiously flip his fringe.

  Shen Yao looked at him with a smile and said, "You're really something else. They didn't prepare to see you off, but you should know that the Shen family's Fifteen Swords are unmatched in the southern part of Lingzhou. Even the Emperor of Zhongyuan Empire has said that the Shen family's swordsmanship is flawless. If a highly talented swordsman were born into the Shen family, they would soon be able to look down on all of Lingzhou. So, you're definitely unbeatable."

  "It's just Shenmen Fifteen Swords, what's the big deal." Shen Du had clearly seen the power of Shenmen Fifteen Swords before, but still stubbornly said: "With my iron arm that I've been practicing since childhood, I can easily break through it."

  "Ah!" Shen Yao's smile grew thicker as she swung her fist and landed a solid punch right on Shen Dou's wound.

  "Ah!" Shendu cried out in pain, "It hurts so much!"

  Shen Yao didn't know that Shen Dou had been injured, so he lovingly stroked his own fist and continued to tease: "Look, with your iron arm, you can't even withstand my little pink fist. Do you still think you can take on the Shen family's fifteen swords? In my opinion, it's better for you not to be a dreamer, lest you become a laughing stock in the family."

  "Cut! You little girl, dare to tease me? Watch me not teach you a lesson!" Shen Du said with a playful tone, raising his fist as if to hit Shen Yao. First time update.

  Shen Yao took a look and immediately jumped up from the stool, running towards the courtyard.

  Shen Dou chased after her, shouting: "Little girl, stop and see Master's iron fist!"

  At this moment, a white-clothed girl with a long sword in her hand stood there, her black hair hanging down, revealing an extremely delicate face, and a pair of dark eyes gazing deeply at Shen Du.

  Shen Yao saw her and exclaimed: "Yu Xi, you're here too!"

  "Hmm, Shen Yao, you stand aside first. I'm just here to take a look, and see what this self-righteous guy is capable of!" Shen Yu Xi said with an expressionless face, but in reality, she was somewhat jealous that Shen Yao could receive Shen Dou's doting every day.

  Shen Yao obediently stood aside, knowing what would happen next.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, Shen Yuxi slowly drew out the long sword in his hand. With a "clang", the sword was unsheathed, and immediately, a fierce sword aura filled the courtyard.

  That imposing manner can actually be compared to Shen Xiang's sword aura.

  Shen Yao stood aside with a tense face and shouted: "Brother Shen Dou be careful, Yu Xi has already broken through the Sword Master's barrier!"

  Shen Du was shocked by the words, and a look of astonishment appeared on his handsome face. He stared at the testing stone hanging from Shen Yu Xi's waist, and it really said "Sword Master!"

  "Rain Sorrow, you've actually broken through the Sword Master's barrier!"

  "Hmph, less nonsense!" As he spoke, Shen Yuxi's long sword quivered and he loudly shouted out the skill he was about to use: "Moonlight Spring!" In an instant, dozens of orange sword auras transformed into crescent moons, shooting straight at the major acupoints on Shen Dou's body.

  Shen Du was shocked by the scene, he was very clear that Yue Ya Quan was a high-level sword technique of the Shen family, second only to the Shen Men Fifteen Swords. Only swordsmen who had reached the level of Sword Master had the opportunity to cultivate it. The most important point was that the overbearing sword energy of Yue Ya Quan was not something that ordinary sword masters could control. Had she already reached the middle stage of Sword Master?

  Without hesitation, Shen Du dodged Shen Yu Xi's first strike at the fastest speed and then jumped up again, landing right on the courtyard wall.

  "What a pity, it's too narrow here, let's change places." With that, he flew up and dashed towards the bamboo forest at the back of the mountain.

  Shen Yu Xi and Shen Yao rushed out together.

  But Shen Yu Xi's speed was clearly faster than Shen Yao, and even surpassed Shen Du in an instant.

  Shen Du and Shen Yao were both shocked.

  "So fast speed."

  Shen Du couldn't help but get serious, remembering his grandfather's teachings on "using air to control the sword", he decided to give it a try.

  When he and Shen Yao arrived at the mountain bamboo forest, Shen Yu Xi had been waiting for a long time.

  "For the sake of fairness, let's use bamboo instead of swords!" Shen Yu Xi raised her hand and swung it, a orange sword aura shot out from her palm, cutting off two wrist-thick green bamboos with a swift motion.

  Two people, each with one stick, no longer spoke, and quickly exchanged blows in the bamboo forest.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Standing beside him, Shen Yao was also a sword hand, but he couldn't see the sword moves of Shen Du and Shen Yu Xi clearly, only hearing the sound of bamboo colliding with each other.

  "Too fast!" Shen Yao exclaimed in surprise.