Chapter 139: The Autumn Battle

"Chu He is back, his aura is very strong."

"I heard he was personally trained by Chu Xian, the personal disciple of the Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion. That Chu family foundation is indeed not to be underestimated..."

"How strong is very strong? Is he as strong as Ji You?"

"It feels about the same, but I don't know exactly how it is..."

It was common knowledge that Chu He would return from the Chu family before autumn to participate in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan's Autumn Battle.

But the aura he displayed upon returning at this time was worlds apart from when he left, mysterious and profound, which was shocking.

No one knew what he had experienced in the Chu family, but the four words "worthy of the Chu family" began to be mentioned again.

Ji You hadn't seen Chu He and didn't know how strong his aura was, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, instead continuing to refine his physical body in the room.

It was Ban Yangshu and the others who would send some hearsay news every day, then sit in the courtyard and discuss it, the key being that they always came empty-handed and drank his tea, making Ji You feel like he was facing a great enemy.

"My father is here too."

"Your father?"

Bai Rulong returned from outside at this time and sat down to drink some tea.

Bai Zhengze, the head of the Bai family, lost his wife in his early years and later remarried, not caring much about his eldest son Bai Rulong, and it was said that he rarely even sent letters on weekdays.

And because Bai Rulong liked to go to the Sword Trial Forest to watch female cultivators dance with swords, he wasted his time cultivating the Dao, so he didn't reach the Profound Understanding Realm, naturally couldn't touch the threshold of entering the Inner Court, and didn't intend to participate in the Autumn Battle.

So he felt very puzzled about his father's arrival at the courtyard this time.

And besides his father, Du Zhu's father, the current head of the Du family, also came.

His son had been chasing hard half a year ago, erupting with a momentum of catching up from behind, and had currently reached the Initial Realm of Profound Understanding.

But in front of Chu He and Ji You, he basically had no possibility of entering the Inner Court.

Bai Rulong didn't know what they were excited about, and coupled with the estrangement from his father, he ran over to hide and seek peace.

And in the next courtyard, also in the Bishui Lake Ya Garden, Lu Qingqiu and several fellow sisters were also discussing this.

They had seen Chu He yesterday and indeed felt the incomparably powerful aura on him, and they had also felt a similar aura on Ji You.

"Who do you think, Ji You or Chu He, will be able to enter the Inner Court?"

"I still think Ji You can."

"I think Chu He returned with plenty of confidence."

Amidst the noisy discussion, everyone looked at Lu Qingqiu, who had been drinking tea without speaking: "Qingqiu, what do you think?"

Lu Qingqiu came back to her senses and couldn't help but shake her head gently: "I don't know either..."

During the time Ji You entered the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, he had indeed shown everyone enough heaven-defying talent.

But when things involved the Chu family, it still made people feel that he was facing a behemoth that was not yet known.

Everyone's confidence in Ji You was given by his talent, while their confidence in Chu He was given by his noble family.

And in fact, Lu Qingqiu hoped that Ji You would lose.

Because if Chu He lost, he would definitely return to their Chu family after leaving the court, but if Ji You lost, he had no noble family to return to, and this was the Lu family's opportunity.

Not to mention whether the inherited physique was true or false, just the strength Ji You displayed was enough for major noble families to treat him as an honored guest.

Lou Siyi couldn't help but speak at this time: "Actually, none of us have seen the two of them make a move, right? We haven't seen Ji You's sword Dao, and we haven't seen the Chu family's mysterious techniques. It's really hard to determine just by looking at the aura."

Sun Qiaozhi raised her eyes: "What about Ji You's reaction?"

"Saw him once at the Immortal Food Workshop at noon, didn't feel he was very nervous."

After Lou Siyi finished speaking, she looked at Lu Qingqiu: "Qingqiu will also participate in the Autumn Battle, right?"

Lu Qingqiu smiled: "Just an ordinary duel, stop at a touch, not quite the same as them."

"What a pity, you were clearly only one step away from Profound Understanding..."

"There's nothing to pity, everyone has their own talent limitations, no one is an exception."

Lu Qingqiu's Profound Light had almost finished condensing, but she was still one step away from breaking through her realm, unable to enter the Realm of Profound Understanding.

She had focused all her attention on Ji You at the beginning, always feeling that breaking through a realm was a very simple thing, as natural as eating and drinking water.

But only when she did it herself did she understand how difficult this matter was.

Because the Internal Body Realm and the Realm of All Methods are different after all; one only needs to melt oneself, while the other needs to comprehend the Heavenly Dao, and brute force won't work.

Her instructor often told her the word "sudden enlightenment," but until now, Lu Qingqiu still hadn't had sudden enlightenment.

And the one who felt the most deeply about talent limitations was Fang Ruoyao, who was sitting in the corner at this time.

She had successfully awakened her spirit long after entering the court, but now she was still at the Dim Illumination Realm without making any progress.

So when she recalled last year in Yuyang County, thinking that Ji You had already secretly reached the perfection of the Lower Three Realms, she became even more silent.

And at that time, she had never thought that Ji You would have a chance to enter the Inner Court.

Amidst this discussion, the day of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan's Autumn Battle arrived quietly.

It was the day of the Beginning of Autumn, but the heat had not completely dissipated, and it would still be somewhat sultry at noon.

There were arenas on the Bai Yu Terrace from morning to night, with sword chants and blade light endless, all being duels of disciples about to leave the court.

"Senior Brother Cao Wei won."

"Ding Shijie Qiao Rong lost..."

News of this kind would be passed around in the courtyard every day.

And unlike the three duels for entering the Inner Court, these duels of disciples leaving the court were basically decided in one match.

So most of those who came to watch the fun were Outer Court disciples, and no one else paid attention.

Unless someone wanted to find a Dao companion to take home before leaving the court, which was more eye-catching than the duels on the Bai Yu Terrace, making Bai Rulong feel itchy and unbearable.

At the same time, news of duels in the Inner Court often came out, but Outer Court disciples could not enter the Inner Court, so they could not watch the battle in person.

Ban Yangshu came to watch the Outer Court duels several times and couldn't help but click his tongue.

He had seen Ji You's sword strikes at every realm and had felt that other Outer Court disciples couldn't be that much worse, but now he knew what was called a difference.

By the si time of the third day, the sun was high, a period with heat but also autumn wind.

Bai Rulong and Qian Yunxiao arrived in front of the Bai Yu Terrace and saw Lu Qingqiu holding a delicate long sword, walking onto the Bai Yu Terrace to duel with an Outer Court Ding Shijie.

This kind of duel was a ring system, the winner was the ring master, and it would be replaced until the ring master was defeated.

Seeing on the Bai Yu Terrace, the Lu young lady from Yunzhou had spiritual energy roaring, waving her sword toward an Outer Court Ding Shijie, her sword dance like the wind.

She had also learned for quite some time with Wang Jiaoxi in the Sword Trial Forest, and her sword technique was learned quite well.

That Ding Shijie had a similar realm to her, and after several sword clashes, the clanging sound was endless, and the clear wind danced amidst the roaring spiritual energy, making it hard to distinguish between top and bottom for a time.

However, just as that Ding Shijie was infusing spiritual energy into the sword body, a humming sound suddenly rose from the corner, and then another sharp sword whistled out, instantly intercepting that Ding Shijie's offensive.

The next second, Lu Qingqiu's sword light was like a wave, slashing fiercely with the flying sword that was controlled, which caused a burst of exclamation.

"Feels like Lu Qingqiu is deliberately learning Brother Ji's fighting style..."

Qian Yunxiao saw this scene and couldn't help but open his mouth slightly.

Bai Rulong didn't speak, but immediately watched a few more sword strikes, instantly as if recognizing something, and suddenly spoke: "That's it, isn't this the sword Brother Ji used to save us when we were attacked on the street that day?"

"It seems that Brother Ji's sword that day indeed left an indelible impression in Miss Lu's heart."

Lou Siyi was not far away, and hearing these words from the two of them, she thought to herself, more than just Lu Qingqiu.

Since going to the Sword Forest, even she and Sun Qiaozhi had begged Wang Jiaoxi to teach them this style of using the sword, because that sword strike was truly unforgettable.

Then the sun moved west, and until the beginning of the Wei time, Lu Qingqiu was already drenched in sweat, and then bowed and stepped down when facing a Ding Shijie at the Profound Understanding Realm.

"How was my sword just now?"

Bai Rulong and Qian Yunxiao hurriedly applauded: "Looked extremely familiar."

Lu Qingqiu smiled lightly: "How is Young Master Ji now?"

"Still the same, meditating in the room every day, rarely going to the Dao Comprehension Field."

"Tomorrow, the Autumn Battle for entering the Inner Court is about to begin..."

Amidst the murmurs, Lu Qingqiu suddenly saw a figure standing outside the Bai Yu Terrace, it was Chu He.

He seemed to be thinking about tomorrow's battle, and at this time was looking coldly at the Bai Yu Terrace.

Lu Qingqiu walked over: "Young Master Chu, how do you have time to come out and walk around?"

"Feeling bored staying in the room, just happened to see Miss Lu's sword strike, it's quite similar to that Ji You, this kind of trick looks quite interesting, but it's actually very boring."

"Young Master Chu seems very confident?"

Chu He looked at him without changing his expression: "Do you really think my Chu family is just a name?"

Since returning from home, he had a feeling that he could hold up the sky, and as long as he thought of Ji You, his fighting spirit surged, and his killing intent could almost not be restrained.

His eldest brother and father once told him that in the current cultivation world, as long as it is not the Merging with the Dao Realm, absolutely no one can defeat him.

Even if it is really someone at the Merging with the Dao Realm making a move against him, it would be very difficult to kill him.

He would enter the Inner Court this time and would soon become a personal disciple of the Hall Master, while Ji You was just a small interlude in his life, even though this interlude had been singing in his ears for too long.

Lu Qingqiu was looking at him at this time, her brow slightly furrowed.

She couldn't see Chu He's realm and state, but she could feel that surging aura.

The Lu family was also a famous noble family, although it couldn't be compared with the Chu family, they knew each other.

She knew the Chu family had many mysterious techniques, but she had never heard of someone being able to have a sky-swallowing momentum in two months.

(The accident report came down, now I have to go to the parking lot to pick up the car for damage assessment and repair. The other party was indeed drinking, blood test 49, insurance and 4S shop call every day, plus it's almost Chinese New Year, I feel upset during this time, it really affects my state, everyone please bear with me.)

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