Chapter 713: Undefeated

Mount Yu, Heaven One Tower.

On the sixth floor of the Heaven Tower, a man and a woman, both disciples of Heaven One Tower, sat by the window.

Beside the man lay a saber, and before the woman's knees rested a sword.

Both possessed extraordinary bearing, and both were at the cultivation base of Martial Arts Masters!

The man was named Zhong Yu, and the woman was named Huo Xuelan; both were direct disciples of Lin Tianyi.

Lin Tianyi had taken in seven direct disciples; three had reached the realm of Martial Arts Master, and three had reached the True Spirit realm in the path of arts.

In other words, among Lin Tianyi's seven disciples, there were three Martial Arts Masters and three contemporary True Persons!

Such a success rate could be called terrifying.

Thus, the world said that Lin Tianyi was the world's number one in his own cultivation, and the world's number one in teaching disciples as well!

One truly had to admire it.

"Senior Sister, how do you think the result will turn out when Junior Brother goes down the mountain this time to duel Li Fei?"

Zhong Yu's long hair fluttered, his brows like blades, and his voice carried a faint sharpness as he spoke.

Huo Xuelan, sitting opposite him, appeared as gentle as water.

Huo Xuelan was the first disciple Lin Tianyi had taken in; she was forty-two years old this year, but looked like she was twenty-two.

Women always put more thought into this aspect than male martial artists.

"Before Junior Brother went down the mountain, he had already mastered the Three Realms Heaven-Reaching Sword Array. Combined with his martial arts, he can manifest Dao power at the Profound Scene level. Even for you or me, winning against him would not be easy. I don't believe he will lose."

Huo Xuelan had great confidence in their junior brother.

Two years ago, Zhu Fenghua was already able to exchange a hundred moves with a single-divine-ability Martial Arts Master without being defeated. Now that he has mastered Dao power at the Profound Scene level, if he were to fight that Martial Arts Master again, he might even have a chance to win!

Although Li Fei's battle record was also impressive, at the very least, it did not make people feel that he could truly defeat a Martial Arts Master.

"If there were no suspense in the outcome, Master would not have let Junior Brother go down the mountain."

Zhong Yu shook his head.

"Oh?"

Huo Xuelan raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of sharpness at this moment:

"You mean, Master thinks Li Fei might be able to defeat Junior Brother?"

Zhong Yu looked out the window; the sixth floor of the Heaven Tower was already a hundred meters off the ground, and one could see the sea of clouds in the distance.

"Since the day Junior Brother began practicing martial arts, he has never truly known defeat. Master letting him go down the mountain this time might just be to let him lose once."

For a martial artist, victory and defeat are very common things, because everyone starts from zero; who can guarantee they are the strongest at every stage?

But in Zhu Fenghua's martial arts career, he has never been defeated!

From the first day he began practicing, in every realm that followed, whether it was sparring with others or fighting for his life, he had never lost.

Even when he faced that Martial Arts Master, it was agreed upon by both sides before the fight: if Zhu Fenghua could hold out for a hundred moves, he would be considered the winner.

Therefore, whether it was sparring within the same realm or challenging someone of a higher realm, Zhu Fenghua was always the one who emerged victorious!

"Peerless elegance, unprecedented in history"—such a comment applied to him was truly no exaggeration.

"Master wants to let Junior Brother lose once?"

Huo Xuelan was lost in thought.

Zhong Yu nodded: "Junior Brother wants to ascend to the heavens in one step. His talent might truly be able to achieve that, but his mindset might still be lacking. I suspect this might be Master's intention?"

Among Lin Tianyi's seven disciples, the one with the highest cultivation was simultaneously a Martial Arts Master and a contemporary True Person.

Apart from him, Huo Xuelan and the others had not achieved balance in both martial arts and the path of arts.

The difficulty of dual cultivation in arts and martial arts increases the further one goes; after reaching a certain realm in one path, the other path becomes even harder.

Huo Xuelan and Zhong Yu were both Martial Arts Masters, but in the path of arts, they were merely Great Mages at the Possession stage, and they had been stuck for many years.

Both had high spirits at the beginning, feeling they would certainly be able to master dual cultivation.

But now, both had actually resigned themselves to it, gradually shifting their focus to martial arts cultivation.

It was just that because they also practiced the path of arts, it was even harder for them to break through to the Grandmaster realm in martial arts than it was for other Martial Arts Masters.

This was the price to be paid for dual cultivation.

Six years ago, Zhu Fenghua had already cultivated both martial arts and the path of arts to the peak of their corresponding realms.

If he wanted to, he could choose either path to complete his breakthrough at any time.

But he preferred to stop and polish himself for six years, just to break through two realms at once and become both a Martial Arts Master and a contemporary True Person!

This was what Zhong Yu called "ascending to the heavens in one step."

"Let Junior Brother lose once first, and then break through?"

Huo Xuelan did not quite understand why the mindset of a loser would be more suitable for breaking through.

"I am only guessing; how could I fully fathom Master's thoughts?"

Zhong Yu smiled.

Huo Xuelan also smiled: "Then let's see if that Li Fei can make Junior Brother lose once."

Tianshui City.

Huo Xuelan and Zhong Yu, thousands of miles away, did not yet know that their junior brother was about to face the first defeat of his life.

Two sword-Qi heavens constantly collided, and Zhu Fenghua's sword-Qi heaven began to shrink.

Under the pressure of the 【Heart Sword】 attack, he truly could not contend with You Ming's sword-Qi heaven any longer.

Zhu Fenghua's expression remained calm, and his sword-Qi heaven suddenly collapsed completely!

He had actively disintegrated his own sword-Qi heaven.

Subsequently, three sword lights transformed into three long rainbows, flying into You Ming's sword-Qi heaven.

These three sword lights shuttled through You Ming's sword-Qi heaven at extreme speed; wherever the sword lights passed, the sword Qi disintegrated one after another.

Soon, You Ming's sword-Qi heaven also began to collapse!

This sword-Qi heaven was Zhu Fenghua's strongest means; naturally, he knew better than anyone where its weaknesses lay.

And most importantly, although You Ming's 【Heart Mirror】 divine ability could perfectly replicate others' power, it could not replicate substances that truly existed.

For example, flying swords.

This sword-Qi heaven of Zhu Fenghua's was formed through his dual cultivation of arts and martial arts, and the three flying swords were the key to it.

Although You Ming had perfectly replicated the sword-Qi heaven, there were no flying swords within the replicated version, so the flaws were even more obvious.

In just a few seconds, Zhu Fenghua had completely broken You Ming's sword-Qi heaven!

You Ming let out a cold snort, and the black canopy once again shrouded the mansion.

【Nether Heaven】 reappeared.

You Ming's train of thought was also very clear: since Zhu Fenghua had broken the sword-Qi heaven, he would immediately use 【Nether Heaven】.

If Zhu Fenghua wanted to break 【Nether Heaven】, he would have to use the sword-Qi heaven again, and You Ming could continue to use 【Heart Mirror】 to replicate it.

In this cycle, the one who would consume more would be Zhu Fenghua, because he was wielding Profound Scene level Dao power while at the Dao Foundation stage, like a child swinging a heavy hammer.

Zhu Fenghua also immediately saw through You Ming's intention, so he did not rush to manifest the sword-Qi heaven.

The two's situation returned to what it was just before; Zhu Fenghua was completely restrained.

"You don't seem to intend to kill me."

Zhu Fenghua, who had been silent from beginning to end, suddenly spoke.

"Oh?"

"You have no killing intent."

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You Ming was silent for a moment, then spoke:

"Do you think I dare not kill you?"

"Yes."

Zhu Fenghua's answer was very direct.

He was the direct disciple of the world's number one; killing him meant offending that "Supreme."

Without sufficient benefit, who would kill him?

And Zhu Fenghua truly could not think of what benefit there could be in killing him.

He rarely went down the mountain and had never been involved in any grudges.

"Is it because of the Tianshui Tomb?"

Zhu Fenghua continued to ask, "You, or the organization behind you, don't want me to enter?"

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"It seems I guessed right."

Zhu Fenghua said.

"So what if you guessed it?"

You Ming finally spoke, "Can you resist?"

He intensified his offensive, and he could already vaguely feel that Zhu Fenghua was being increasingly affected by the 【Heart Sword】.

With his strength and mental energy being rapidly consumed, and under the condition of being severely restrained, it was becoming increasingly difficult for Zhu Fenghua to resist the attacks of the 【Heart Sword】.

You Ming indeed dared not kill Zhu Fenghua, and the New Heaven Society did not want to offend that "Supreme" to the death.

But even without killing, there were many ways to ensure Zhu Fenghua could not enter the Tianshui Tomb.

For example, by severely wounding him!

At this moment, although Zhu San's illusion barrier had been broken, people outside were unaware of what had happened here.

Within this Tianshui City, everyone capable of posing a threat to You Ming is on Li Fei's side; by the time those people react and rush over here, it will already be enough for You Ming to severely wound Zhu Fenghua.

Inside the 【Nether Heaven】, Zhu Fenghua's strength, mental power, and void thoughts are all being continuously consumed.

The three flying swords are flying slower and slower, and the sword Qi they erupt with is also growing weaker.

Wounds have begun to appear on Zhu Fenghua's body, the most severe of which was nearly having his arm pierced through by a single sword strike from You Ming!

You Ming is waiting for a turning point; when Zhu Fenghua is weakened below a certain critical threshold, that will be the moment he strikes to severely wound his opponent.

When he once again hits a flying sword with his 【Heart Sword】, this flying sword suddenly loses control and falls to the ground.

You Ming feels a surge of joy, knowing that this magic treasure has given out first; the implants contained within the flying sword have suffered heavy damage and cannot be driven again for a short time.

And with one less flying sword, Zhu Fenghua's situation immediately becomes precarious.

"I hear you have never been defeated; today, I shall let you taste defeat once!"

You Ming laughs, continuing to exert psychological pressure on Zhu Fenghua.

Yet, despite clearly being about to lose, Zhu Fenghua suddenly starts to laugh.

When he descended the mountain, he had actually pondered his Master's intentions, and his guess was similar to that of Zhong Yu.

He felt that his Master also wanted him to be defeated once.

It was just that he did not understand why the mindset of a loser would be more suitable for breaking through a realm.

Until this moment, he finally understands a little.

Facing the sword light thrusting toward him from You Ming, Zhu Fenghua reaches out his hand:

"I will indeed be defeated today, but not by you."

You Ming feels a sense of foreboding.

The next second, Zhu Fenghua's aura begins to soar.

He is breaking through his realm!

"Delusional!"

You Ming immediately attacks with a 【Heart Sword】.

To dare to break through a realm on the spot right in front of him is truly wishful thinking!

But this 【Heart Sword】 seems to collide with a surging torrent, and it is instantly submerged.

"How—"

Boom—

A mountain-toppling and sea-draining torrent knocks You Ming back!

In an instant, Zhu Fenghua breaks through to become a Martial Arts Master!

"I will indeed be defeated, but only by myself."

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