Chapter 123

In fact, whether it was Yan Ye, Yan Qingchi, or Yan Shujing, they were only seeing Ji You for the first time and did not understand him at all.

Only Brother Brother Gongshu Chou understood Ji You to his core.

In the physical sense.

From the moment he accidentally met him in the second forest yesterday and watched the sword for a long while out of curiosity, he had doubts in his heart.

Ji You's strongest technique is clearly 【Seven Swords Return to Sect】, so why did he insist on entering the forest with a single sword?

One must know that with his sword-controlling technique and powerful spiritual sense, entering the Sword Forest would not require such consumption of physical strength.

It wasn't until Yan Shujing went back to re-enter the forest that he understood that the reason Ji You only used a single sword was to comprehend the Dao within the sword Qi in the most intense and direct way.

And while the sword-controlling method might be able to cut away the split-sword styles in the forest for him, it also clouded his clear sword heart.

Now that he had comprehended the sword in the forest with a single sword, only he knew that he still had six swords left.

Thus, he heard a clattering sound by his ears; the sword hums of the seven sharp swords were continuously clear and crisp, ringing out with a metallic clang.

In the third forest, 【Return and Come】 rose again.

At this moment, Ji You's sword intent was boiling. He rode the sword proudly, and as the sword light whistled, the seven swords were like dragons, directly slashing angrily at the 【Return and Come】, with sword Qi surging and splashing.

"It's Little Zhongshan; this is the true Little Zhongshan."

"No, it's Seven Heavy Mountains..."

Hearing Yan Ye speak, Brother Brother Gongshu Chou couldn't help but knit his brows and correct him.

Amidst this wild dance of sword Qi, the powerful 【Return and Come】 was fiercely suppressed by the Seven Heavy Mountains. The rapid sword intent collapsed with a boom amidst wild trembling, and the wind and waves stirred up flew through the forest.

And that white-clad figure disappeared into the sword light, vanishing into the third forest.

Previously, he had observed carefully to comprehend the Dao; now, he was forcing his way through the Sword Forest for the sake of dignity.

Seeing this scene, Yan Ye and Yan Qingchi immediately stepped forward to catch up, directly entering the fourth forest, while Yan Shujing had already chased after him a step ahead of them.

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou naturally did not want to miss this opportunity to observe the sword and immediately wanted to step forward to chase, but he found that a streak of sword Qi suddenly rose across the air, blocking his path.

Suddenly, Brother Brother Gongshu Chou realized.

He had been here for five days and had not yet received this 【Return and Come】.

And at this very moment, the fourth Sword Forest was already surging with wind and waves.

The two elders and Yan Shujing who had chased in stood still and saw that Ji You was no longer stimulating sword intent and shattering it step-by-step as before, but was charging forward with seven swords circling his body.

At this moment, all the sword Qi in the forest was triggered, wantonly slashing fiercely at him.

But Ji You was completely fearless, golden light flaring in his eyes. The seven swords circled like dragons, swirling like a whirlwind, slashing those incoming sword Qi into pieces inch by inch.

The green bamboo trembled wildly, bamboo leaves flew in chaos, and the surging air waves were practically about to penetrate into the third forest.

Afterward, a "hum" was heard, and a straight streak of sword Qi slashed toward him.

Amidst the chaos, there were always some swords that couldn't be defended against, and at this moment, one landed fiercely on his chest, but it didn't cut through before being blocked by his protective spiritual light.

But it was precisely because of the force carried by this sword that it directly tore apart half of his white robe, revealing his sturdy chest, which made the three people in the arena widen their eyes.

This was not because of Ji You's sturdy physique, or rather, not just because of that.

It was because they saw that as Ji You's sword intent continued to surge, different patterns seemed to emerge on his skin, and beneath his skin, energy was also constantly flying, fiercely supporting his meridians.

"His physical body...?"

"How can there be such a powerful physical body in this world?"

"It's truly ridiculously strong. Even without taking elixirs, I'm afraid the split-sword styles couldn't hurt his vital points at all."

In just an instant, they knew what Ji You was relying on to be so confident about forcing his way through the Sword Forest.

And at this very instant, they discovered something they had ignored before because they were attracted by his sword Dao.

That is, he was clearly only at the Realm of Profound Understanding, yet he had come from the first forest to the third forest without a single injury, but there were traces of cuts on his robe.

That was because even if the split-sword styles in the forest cut his clothes, they found it difficult to cut his skin.

The swords in the fourth forest were a bit more powerful, but Ji You, who had taken a large amount of protective elixirs, could still hold on.

Just at this moment, a clear sword rose from high in the sky, its sword Qi exuberant and transparent; it was the guardian sword of this fourth forest.

This was Elder Qi's straightest sword, and also his cleanest sword.

Because it was straight and clean, it was also the strongest sword in the entire Sea of Swords.

And at this moment, Ji You's sword heart was clear, his sword intent even more vast. He swung his sword toward 【Thinking Without Evil】, his entire body's muscles filled with explosive tension, like coiling dragons writhing, his Qi and blood surging continuously.

With a boom, heavenly light descended, and two streaks of sword Qi rose in opposition. As their auras climbed continuously, the bamboo forest trembled.

And in stark contrast to this was the quiet and silent atmosphere outside the first forest.

Only when the afternoon breeze blew gently would it stir up a rustling sound, but it was not noisy; instead, it added a touch of tranquility.

Ding Yao and Huang Hui were both looking confused at this moment, staring at the bamboo forest that had remained motionless, not knowing what to do.

Elder Yan Ye had originally become interested upon hearing that Ji You wanted to see 【Return and Come】, intending to take a look during the gap in the first round of the Dao-Seeking Battle, after which he would return.

But the second round had already started half an hour ago, and the sword hums from the foot of the mountain were rising and falling, and the sounds of Daoist techniques were whistling around the mountains, yet Elder Yan Ye still hadn't come out.

"Senior brother, should we go and see what happened in the forest?"

"I... I still can't receive 【Willow Color New】."

Ding Yao frowned upon hearing this, but her disdain was not revealed; however, a bit of anxiety appeared on her face.

The first round of the competition only took a little over an hour to decide the winner, and in her view, this second round would surely be over within an hour as well.

In just an hour, that direct disciple of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan would be defeated on the stage.

By that time, Elder Yan Ye would surely have to go to the stage to make a summary and announce the failure of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan's Dao-Seeking.

But the second round had already been going on for half an hour, and there wasn't much time to waste. Elder Yan Ye still hadn't come out; could it be that he had fallen asleep in the forest?

And Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi were also wearing anxious expressions at this time, unable to help but clench each other's hands.

They had originally thought about breaking through the second Sword Forest to call their junior brother back, but after hearing that he had broken into the third, they changed their minds.

It would also take time for them to break through the Sword Forest, and it was said that the third Sword Forest was even more powerful. Thus, after discussing for a long while, they felt that their junior brother would surely come out soon after tossing around in there.

But until now, the sun had already begun to descend, yet there was still no sign of him.

Wang Yue had also come by earlier, sternly scolding him to get down the mountain, but after waiting and waiting, he returned to the foot of the mountain.

After all, compared to Ji You, he was more worried about the battle situation between You Buyu and Zhuang You.

Just as the four were lost in thought, a sound of air-piercing came from the mountain, and then two more elders flew over, entering the Sword Forest with gloomy expressions.

"Why have more elders come? This... what on earth is going on?"

"I don't know..."

Ding Yao was thinking about whether to go down the mountain, not expecting that the air-piercing sound did not disappear with the landing of the two elders.

Because following closely behind was a surge of immortal light, and a woman of peerless beauty flew through the air, making the entire mountain breeze carry a bit more of a faint fragrance.

The four looked up and saw that the woman was wearing a scarlet Inspector's immortal robe and a glazed immortal crown, entering directly into the fourth forest.

Huang Hui was instantly dumbfounded, not understanding why the Little Inspector would personally come to the Sword Forest at this moment, while Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi only thought of who she was after a long while, feeling even more astonished.

Only Ding Yao was relatively calm, just feeling a bit suspicious and uncertain.

Among those who entered the Sword Forest, one was a man favored by the Inspector, so it was not strange for the Inspector to come personally, but what was strange was why.

What on earth had happened in the Sword Forest to attract so many people?

But what they didn't expect was that the Spirit Sword Mountain's Little Inspector was not the last person to arrive here.

Because before long, Ban Yangshu and Bai Rulong also went up the mountain, finding Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi with gloomy and stern expressions.

"Where is Ji Shidi Ji?"

"Still in the forest..." Pei Ruyi answered, suddenly having a bad premonition, "What's wrong?"

Ban Yangshu and Bai Rulong looked at each other: "The battle situation is bad; I have a premonition that You Buyu will lose."

"How could it be so fast?"

"I don't know what kind of sword Dao that Zhuang You is using; it's unreasonably strong."

As the words fell, the crowd heard a loud sword hum coming from the valley, accompanied by wind sounds like a tiger's roar circling the mountains.

At this moment, on the Sword-Viewing Platform, Zhuang You, holding an iron sword, wore a ruthless expression, his killing intent towering.

And You Buyu, accompanied by various methods, was already covered in blood. Seeing this, he retreated rapidly, but he saw that sword light directly traverse the entire Sword-Viewing Platform; there was practically nowhere to hide.

You Buyu opened his terrified eyes, having long lost the heart to fight, but helplessly could only pour the Wind and Thunder method to forcefully receive this sword. His wrist practically snapped, and greater fear arose in his heart.

Seeing this scene, the light in the eyes of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples completely vanished.

And the disciples of the Dao-Seeking Sect, Mountain Sea Pavilion, and Spirit Sword Mountain let out a burst of wanton laughter, instantly looking at the wilted Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples.

"Hey, why are there so many fewer people on the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan side?"

"Perhaps they knew they were going to lose and left in a hurry, hahahaha."

"That's not necessarily true; I just saw two of them, seemingly heading toward the Sword Forest direction of Heavenly Jianfeng."

"I remember now, there seems to be another Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciple breaking into the Sword Forest on the mountain...?"

"That's right, I guess they knew they were going to lose and wanted to call the disciple down, so they could leave sneakily after the exit."

"Heh, coming to seek the Dao with heads held high, and wanting to leave after losing? There's no such good thing!"

As soon as the words fell, the crowd saw an even more intense sword Qi rise. Zhuang You was already shrouded in his own sword light, his eyes pale red, his sword intent boiling to the extreme.

You Buyu instantly clenched his fists, seeing a faint black Qi constantly surging on the opponent's sword-wielding arm.

Afterward, golden light flashed in his pupils, his entire body's profound light became even more magnificent, and after the various methods condensed, his aura skyrocketed.

As a direct disciple of the Freedom Hall, he always had some skills inherited from his aunt!

With a boom, Zhuang You's sword Dao fell fiercely, like a thunderclap.

The Sword-Viewing Platform was a sheet of white light at this moment, causing countless people to lose their vision for a short moment.

Afterward, a "puff" sound was heard, and the naturally proud You Buyu flew horizontally off the Sword-Viewing Platform. As blood spilled into the air, he fell fiercely outside the arena, blood flowing from his back, clean and decisive.

"Senior Brother Zhuang won..."

"Senior Brother You lost..."

Two diametrically opposed emotions spread instantly in the hearts of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples and Spirit Sword Mountain disciples as You Buyu landed.

The next instant, countless people stood up suddenly.

The Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples among them all ran toward You Buyu, while the Spirit Sword Mountain disciples had faces full of ecstasy, the cheers they had been brewing for a long time about to burst forth at this moment.

Heavenly Tian Shuyuan direct disciple seeks the Dao at Spirit Sword Mountain, both defeated.

But just at this moment, a strong rumbling sound also came from the high part of Heavenly Jianfeng, instantly interrupting the cheers of the Spirit Sword Mountain disciples.

Only to see under the distant sky, a magnificent and clear sword Qi blooming all over the mountain, then charging straight into the heavens, and stirring up a whistling gale that came down the mountain.

The several elders on the high platform stood up instantly, and even that son of the Demon Emperor turned his head to look at this moment, a flash of astonishment in his demon-blue pupils.

The Sword Forest can isolate sound and sword Qi, and each layer of the Sword Forest can be independent of each other.

But at this moment, that sword Qi being able to bloom all over the mountain meant that the final layer had been slashed open, because only when the Sword Forest was slashed open could sword Qi pass through the forest and emerge.

The Spirit Sword Mountain's Little Inspector had gone to break the sword out of boredom earlier; no one else knew about this.

So in the eyes of the crowd at this moment, this was the first time Elder Qi's Sword Forest had been broken by someone, so when they looked up and gazed at that sword Qi, their hearts were full of shock.

"Is it Yan Shimei Yan?"

"It must be Yan Shimei Yan; she has been in the fourth layer for several days, it's time for her to break it!"

"Double happiness, great victory in Dao-Seeking, first breaking of the Sword Forest, it's simply double happiness!"

A more jubilant atmosphere rose around the Sword-Viewing Platform, and responding to them from the mountain was a bare-chested figure rising into the air.

That person was flying extremely unsteadily, swaying left and right, and the smell of blood was constantly circling in the wind around his body, but at this moment, he suddenly raised his voice.

"I stand in the biting wind, hating that I cannot sweep away the endless heartache!"

"Looking at the heavens, the clouds move in all directions, sword in hand, asking the world who is the hero!"

The voice, which was neither singing nor not singing, was incomparably sharp, seemingly carrying sword intent that had not yet faded, falling all over the mountains, leaving the Sword-Viewing Platform in dead silence.

The son of the Demon Emperor was standing on the high platform with his hands behind his back at this moment, suddenly stunned upon hearing these two lines.

And that figure in the scarlet immortal robe in the mountain breeze also stopped there, her dark eyebrows slightly raised, and a look of surprise slowly emerging in her eyes.

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