Chapter 947: Sword Duels (6800-word supplement)

"Greetings, Master!"

Entering the hall, he saw Jiuzhen Xianniang lying lazily on a jade couch, with eight young maidens serving her nearby.

Aaron only took a glance before he dared not look again, and hurriedly performed a salute.

"Oh?"

Jiuzhen Xianniang cast a glance over, but let out a surprised sound: "My good disciple... it has only been a few months, and you have actually already achieved the Condensing Evil Realm? Where did this refined evil energy come from?"

"I traded for it with fellow disciples; after all, my Hunyuan Profound Light does not fuss over the quality or purity of the evil energy..."

Aaron spoke the truth.

Suddenly, she let out a clear, long whistle like the cry of a phoenix, and suddenly thrust her sword out; it was like the majestic sun, with sunlight shining everywhere, leaving one with absolutely no way to dodge!

Aaron complained inwardly: "Is this excitement really worth watching? In the Immortal Cultivation World, how many people have watched the excitement only to end up getting drawn in themselves, fulfilling a bloody tribulation?"

"Uh..."

She gave a light shout, and a Red Phoenix Folding Fan appeared in her hand, which she pointed toward Aaron.

Aaron feigned an expression of great joy and performed another salute to Wu Mei: "Thank you, Senior Sister, for your guidance."

But since he was hitching a ride, it was better to give her some face.

"You little slippery one, your words are insincere."

A few days later, a pavilion draped in countless red silk ribbons and shimmering with brilliant light flew out from Luofu Mountain, heading toward Chixian Shenzhou!

Moreover, the Spirit Snake Sword Technique itself was not particularly brilliant; it was left behind by a Side Door Sword Immortal, and only half of it remained!

Even after Aaron had simplified and refined it... it was still only a second-rate sword technique among Sword Immortals.

"Forget it."

Wu Mei only had Mysterious Light cultivation, and this flying escape Magic Tool was only a Five Turns grade item...

"I didn't expect... you to have such a firm Taoist heart!" Jiuzhen Xianniang looked at this little disciple with slight surprise.

In reality, Wu Mei had already cultivated Mysterious Light for a hundred years, and by relying on a Five Refinements grade flying sword—which was not much stronger than the Golden Snake Hook—she had managed to carve out quite a reputation.

Aaron complained inwardly, discovering that there were at least thirteen flaws in this proud sword strike of Wu Mei's!

But he could not strike at any of them, and could only let Wu Mei's folding fan point at the hand he was holding the sword with, causing the long sword to fly out of his hand, as he called out: "Senior Sister has excellent swordsmanship!"

Aaron nodded repeatedly.

Known as 'Hongfeng Xianzi', she ranked sixty-seventh on the East Sea Hundred Flowers Ranking and was also a renowned female Sword Immortal!

This 'Hundred Flowers Ranking' was a list compiled by bored male cultivators of the Donghai Immortal Continent, ranking female cultivators above the Mysterious Light realm and below the Golden Core realm based on their cultivation, beauty, family background, and so on; those who made the list were all first-class fairies.

Seeing that her movements were slow and she had given a warning beforehand, she must have intended to provide pointers on this Junior Brother's swordsmanship.

But the Mayfly Nine Transformations Sword Formula was different!

Even so, the more Wu Mei gave pointers, the brighter her eyes became: "Master's disciple truly has a talent for swordsmanship, drawing inferences about other cases from one instance, and progressing with incredible speed!"

"Many thanks, Master."

Although Wu Mei was already over a hundred years old... for a Mysterious Light cultivator, age was truly not a big deal.

'At this moment, if I were to trigger the fifty-second change in the third transformation of the Mayfly Nine Transformations, I could easily sever her wrist... provided I had a good flying sword capable of cutting through her protective Mysterious Light!'

Wu Mei laughed and scolded: "Do you think Senior Sister doesn't know? When you first came to Luofu Mountain, you were sent by Yang Xumi in a Dharma Treasure flying boat... Although my Red Embroidery Pavilion has some ingenuity, it is far inferior to a Dharma Treasure, not to mention that it has the Zongdi Jinguang Escape Technique, which ranks among the best in the world? You're asking for a beating!"

Wu Mei smiled with self-satisfaction: "It's a pity that you, Junior Brother, do not have a flying sword and do not like watching sword duels, otherwise you could have witnessed my 'Wanzhang Hongchen Sword'..."

In truth, compared to the Earth-Splitting Golden Light Shuttle, it was quite a bit worse.

Jiuzhen Xianniang waved her hand, sighing slightly: "Do this as soon as possible, otherwise, once you achieve Mysterious Light, a hundred years will pass, and there won't be any close relatives left in the world... Your Dharma Power is shallow, and you have no flying escape Magic Tool, so I will have your Second Senior Sister give you a lift on her way."

Jiuzhen Xianniang was just about to tell her little disciple to go back and continue working hard, when she heard Aaron say: "It is just that this disciple has achieved the Condensing Evil Realm and wishes to go out to find sufficient Gang-Evil energy; at the same time, I also wish to return to Shushan Prefecture to visit my relatives, and I ask for Master's permission!"

He did not see Wu Mei beside him secretly rolling her eyes, thinking to herself: 'Master, you don't know how wild this little Junior Brother plays in the Outer Sect... It's just that our Luofu Mountain doesn't forbid this; if it were the Orthodox Xuan Sect, he would probably have been expelled from the sect...'

Aaron smiled slightly, took a mundane sword from his Magic Treasure Pouch, and began to break down the moves, one by one, using the Mayfly Nine Transformations Sword Formula.

"Since that is the case..."

Although this was not his style, his treasures were all at Emei Mountain, so he had to go back and retrieve them!

"Hmm, the Hunyuan Profound Light is indeed better the more Gang-Evil energy one refines; visiting relatives is human nature, so I grant this as well."

Although he had practiced the Spirit Snake Sword Technique, he really had not had many opportunities to use it.

Now, he had recovered to the Condensing Evil Realm and could use his Dharma Power.

This sword formula was a rare True Disciple technique among the Side Door; the sword light changes were complex, and every move and style was mixed with countless variations, just like a kaleidoscope!

When Wu Mei made her move, Aaron immediately knew that this Senior Sister had also practiced this sword technique!

Although he complained inwardly, Aaron suppressed his own foundation in swordsmanship, appearing just like a newcomer who had only just dabbled in sword techniques.

'It is a pity... she doesn't seem to have grasped the method. Mayflies are tiny things; the Mayfly Nine Transformations requires true energy to change in extremely subtle places to maneuver the flying sword... This Senior Sister has managed to practice a delicate and nimble sword technique into something grand and imposing; she is truly worthy of being an Emperor by birth.'

Although Wu Mei complained inwardly, on the surface, she still agreed with grace and poise.

Jiuzhen Xianniang said: "I summoned you here this time just to ask one thing: Emei is going to have a sword duel with the Mysterious Heaven Tao, would you like to go with your Second Senior Sister to observe the ceremony?"

"Not bad, not bad."

On the top of the pavilion, Wu Mei asked with a grin: "Junior Brother, how is Senior Sister's Ten-Mile Red Embroidery Pavilion?"

In truth...

"It is, of course, a good sword technique!"

After all, he had always been cautious; he would not make a move unless he had to.

"Exquisite and peerless, with unparalleled escape speed!"

"Master, please listen: this disciple is devoted to the Tao and does not wish to watch this excitement."

Wu Mei was naturally able to make the list because of her excellent talent and peerless beauty; at this moment, facing the sea breeze, she shouted: "In this Flower God Mansion sword duel, I must let the Central Plains cultivators know the name of Wu Mei of the East Sea!"

Aaron silently put away his long sword and said nothing.

He secretly compared Wu Mei with Baimei from the Mysterious Light Realm of Emei, and even with Yang Xumi, then shook his head inwardly: "If I were to fight Baimei, perhaps I could hold out for ten moves... If I were to duel Yang Xumi with the Flying Sword, and the opponent were to launch a sneak attack, it would probably be over in one strike, right?"

This is not just a gap in the mastery of Swordsmanship, but even more so a gap in the Flying Sword!

Compared to a Six Refinements Flying Sword, a Five Refinements one is simply like rubble compared to Zhenzhu; the difference cannot be measured by Taoism!

(End of this chapter)