Chapter 211

The night was deep, the stars were shining, and the majestic spiritual energy constantly circled in the horizon, winding into a touch of blue light that constantly sank downward, lasting for half the night.

The night curtain faded from thick to thin, with constant insect chirping, until the east turned white the next morning, and the sunlight shone.

At the Chen hour, the breeze in the academy blew into the east wing of the room where the window was not closed, making the sword purchase list that was casually placed on the table when he returned last night rustle.

At this time, Ji You woke up from his deep sleep, and after being dazed for a long while, his eyes regained vitality; he looked down and found that the sweat on his body had dried, and coupled with the curled-up sleep last night, the clothes on his body were already wrinkled into a ball.

Washing up, changing clothes, he cleared his spiritual soul in the small courtyard with constant breezes.

The fully awake Ji You clenched his fists and dispersed his energy; a powerful wave of energy rushed out, making the whole room hum, and air currents constantly roared wildly along the cracks of the doors and windows, only gradually calming down after half an hour.

The soreness last night was still unusually intense, but he subconsciously suppressed his soft groans of pain.

Previously living in Ding Shijie Wen's courtyard, things could still be blamed on her, but now that he has returned, if he doesn't restrain himself, people in the inner court will say that he can play very happily alone in the courtyard...

At this time, the voice of the Hall of Affairs disciple Wen Wen Siyuan rang out outside the courtyard again, and then he pushed the door and entered, handing a letter sent from Shengjing to Ji You's hand.

The letter was from Xiang Xiang Kuangcheng, saying it had been a long time, and wondering if Brother Ji was still well.

Seeing the four words "long time no see," Ji You's mouth twitched, then he took out paper and pen from the room to reply.

Righteousness is often found among dog butchers, while heartlessness is most common among scholars.

Wen Wen Siyuan couldn't help but open his mouth at this time: "Is Senior Brother Ji not going to the Ascending Immortal Bai Yu Terrace to take a look today?"

"What is there to see at the Bai Yu Terrace?"

"There is a senior brother in the Realm of Merging with the Dao in the academy who went to my Hall of Affairs to submit a post today, wanting to challenge Shi Shi Junhao who is defending the ring."

Ji You raised his head upon hearing the sound, and a touch of surprise appeared in his eyes: "It's actually the first one in the Realm of Merging with the Dao to start fighting?"

Wen Wen Siyuan chuckled in his heart, thinking why did you skip the Realm of Profound Understanding, and the Realm of Merging with the Dao started fighting first; Senior Brother, aren't you clear, it's all because you suppressed this realm, but he still said with a faint smile: "The pre-selection is like this; whoever has a challenger first fights first."

"I thought the disciples in the academy... were all quite cautious."

"The spots for the Realm of Merging with the Dao have already been locked by Ding Shijie He, Ding Shijie Xiao, Ji Shidi Chai, and Senior Brother Shi, so for the Realm of Merging with the Dao, it doesn't make much difference who is first and who is last."

"Locked? How to lock the spots?"

Wen Wen Siyuan pursed his lips: "The four of them agreed to take turns on the stage and won't meet; after Senior Brother Shi wins five times, Chai Hu will come out to defend the ring, then it's Ding Shijie Xiao, and finally Ding Shijie He, so other senior brothers and sisters in the Realm of Merging with the Dao, no matter when they go on stage, will encounter powerful opponents, so there is no distinction between first and last."

Ji You chuckled after hearing this: "Sounds like a harmonious group, but it's still a monopoly; however, He He Lingxiu seems to still be in seclusion, right?"

"Only one step away; the competition for the first three spots takes a month, so there is still time."

"Let's go, go down the mountain and take a look."

Ji You put the letter into his sleeve after reading it, then got up and walked out of the small courtyard, thinking let me see what's going on.

At this time, a large number of people had already gathered in the outer court; looking from the mountain road, it was a sea of people, and the scene was not at all inferior to the Autumn Battle last year.

As Ji You came down the mountain, the gazes that were originally flying around suddenly began to look over, and even Shi Shi Junhao, who was guarding above the ring, couldn't help but turn his head to lock onto his figure.

After the list for the Realm of Profound Understanding was announced, there had been no challengers to Ji You yet.

Shi Shi Junhao also didn't expect that the first one to be challenged would be himself.

Because logically speaking, the gap between the Realm of Merging with the Dao should be far greater than that of the Realm of Profound Understanding, just like the Merging with the Dao practitioners in those Immortal Manors in Fengzhou, three of them added together might not be better than the Merging with the Dao practitioners of the Immortal Sect.

Such a gap is because in the Realm of Merging with the Dao, there are many factors that affect cultivation, and a slight deviation will lead to falling behind others.

And other disciples looked at Ji You, thinking in their hearts that it was this kind of person who suppressed the disciples of an entire realm.

Among them, there were some newly admitted disciples who were in the same period as Xiang Fu, the daughter of the prefect of Danshui County, and saw Ji You quite often, so they couldn't help but look twice.

Besides that, nobles in the capital also participated, so the crowd was surging.

"Ji Shidi, here!"

In the crowd, Ban Ban Yangshu waved at him.

Beside you were Cao Cao Jingsong and others, as well as the Lu sisters, all looking over.

Ji You walked over: "Who wants to challenge Shi Shi Junhao?"

"Yang Yang Zijin, a practitioner in the Realm of Merging with the Dao who has been trapped for nearly fifteen years; the Heavenly Dao Assembly is his last chance."

"Another old guy, but why didn't Ding Shijie Wen come?"

Ban Ban Yangshu lowered his voice: "She touched the threshold of the Upper Realm, and it is estimated that she will come out of seclusion with He He Lingxiu; the academy should have noticed that she is going to challenge He He Lingxiu again."

Ji You opened his mouth: "Actually, Ding Shijie Wen can also practice Sword Dao with me; although it may not have a decisive influence on the Realm of Merging with the Dao, it is ultimately a bit stronger."

Cao Cao Jingsong couldn't help but speak on the side at this time: "Breaking into the Upper Realm before the Heavenly Dao Assembly, the time is still a bit tight, and your Ding Shijie Wen can only put all her energy into breaking through the realm."

Ji You nodded, then saw a figure walk onto the ring.

Inner court Realm of Merging with the Dao, Yang Yang Zijin.

It is said that he is already nearly fifty years old, which is not considered an old age in the cultivation world; he is just in his prime, an age that needs to go out and fight.

Ji You pondered for a long while, suddenly felt a few gazes looking from the southeast, so he turned his head to look, and saw several elders of the Elders' Pavilion.

Fang, Ge, Yang, Shi, Xiao.

These elders have infinitely approached the Great Dao, their attraction to the Heavenly Dao has deepened, their realm is mystical, and their lifespan is almost exhausted, so their desire to break through the realm is urgent, so the time they sit in the deep mountains is longer than that of the disciples, and they rarely appear in the public eye.

Even the Autumn Battle in the outer court could not attract their attention.

However, the Heavenly Dao Assembly is ultimately a big event, especially since the participating disciples have relationships with the families behind them, so it is normal to come out and take a look.

At this time, Elder Fang's gaze was like a knife, looking at Ji You, his expression indifferent, and after a long while, he snorted coldly.

Ji You looked at him, then raised his middle finger.

"What is Ji Shidi doing?"

"Exercising my fingers."

"Oh."

At this time, with the sound of the copper gong in the Hall of Affairs, a wave of roaring wind instantly set off on the ring.

The disciples gathered outside the venue basically came from the outer court, and their cultivation was not high, so at this moment, feeling the pressure of the Upper Realm of Merging with the Dao, they all couldn't help but hold their breath.

During this time, Lu Lu Hanyan and Lu Lu Qingqiu couldn't help but drive their spiritual energy to resist this pressure, then turned their heads to look at the right side in unison.

Cao Cao Jingsong was originally in the Upper Realm of Merging with the Dao, and this pressure was actually just a breeze to him.

Ban Ban Yangshu's realm was slightly inferior, but he had already touched the threshold of the Middle Realm of Merging with the Dao, so he was not suppressed too obviously by this pressure.

However, Ji You's state was quite surprising; he looked even more composed than Cao Cao Jingsong beside him, as if this pressure that could crush everyone didn't exist, but he was extremely seriously focused on the ring.

It was as if there were two completely different weather conditions in the same sky; some people felt that there was a gale blowing in front of them, and the aura was as heavy as a mountain, while others felt that the sky was clear and the clouds were sparse.

However, few people present noticed this, because Shi Shi Junhao on the ring had already moved.

Accompanied by a sharp roar, the bright Dao sword in his hand carried rolling thunder, slashing out like lightning.

Its sword body was infused with heavy techniques, carrying the momentum of overturning seas, pressing fiercely toward the opponent in front.

Yang Yang Zijin's reaction was also extremely fast, instantly waving his saber to meet it, and the saber body bloomed with a dazzling purple light, just like a meteor in the dark night, pressing straight toward Shi Shi Junhao.

The surrounding disciples all widened their eyes, staring dead at the ring, only to see countless mysterious lights humming in mid-air, weaving into a brilliant light curtain, two figures wrapped in wind and waves, coming and going, colliding fiercely.

A muffled sound of "Boom" made everyone's eardrums ache.

Yang Yang Zijin retreated three steps, gasped fiercely, muttered words in his mouth, and simultaneously reached out to gently stroke the saber body.

In an instant, a dazzling light condensed on the saber body, and he slashed fiercely again.

Looking at Shi Shi Junhao, his whole body was already surrounded by intense mysterious light and surging waves of energy, like a god of war, slashing out with a sword amidst the roar, the powerful force directly making the Bai Yu Terrace roar, and Yang Yang Zijin was forced back by this giant force again.

In the eyes of the disciples, this is better to watch than the Autumn Battle last year.

In the eyes of the disciples, this battle is far more exciting than the Autumn Battle last year.

Because what is in front of them is the fierce bombardment of techniques, and the light is dazzling.

Especially some disciples with lower realms, they are in the Lower Three Realms, and except for seeing such spectacular techniques on Chu He during the Autumn Battle last year, this is the first time they have seen a confrontation of high realms.

So longing and desire rose from the bottom of their eyes together, as if they saw their own future.

According to Cao Cao Jingsong, Shi Shi Junhao follows the path of all methods accompanying the body, melting all the power of the Heavenly Dao he has realized into himself, which is quite similar to the Hun Tian techniques of the Chu family.

While Yang Yang Zijin has practiced several techniques, and did not merge them, but performed them separately.

The one he gave to the iron saber just now was the collapsing thunder aura in the Four Symbols method, based on spiritual energy, focusing on instantaneous explosion, releasing all the great power in an instant.

Ji You listened to Cao Cao Jingsong's explanation while watching the stage, his eyes reflecting countless clouds and splashing sparks.

Then there was another tremor of iron, Yang Yang Zijin's offensive was fierce, his moves were swift and crisp, and it was not hard to see that he was full of strong desire for the Heavenly Dao Assembly.

He is already at this age, trapped in the Realm of Merging with the Dao for many years; if he cannot enter the Realm of Responding to Heaven, he will stay in this realm for the rest of his life, which is the sorrow of a cultivator.

When you step on this road, you think it is a wide road to heaven, so you will be extremely desperate when you see the end.

And the Sages' Enlightenment Ground is the only chance in his heart, so every move and every style he makes pours out all his strength.

However, Shi Shi Junhao appeared even more at ease, and the mysterious light slashed by several straight swords forced Yang Yang Zijin's iron saber to be unable to get close.

With a "clang," Yang Yang Zijin's iron saber suddenly stagnated in the air, as if it were tightly held by an invisible big hand, and the hard saber body was bent at an arc visible to the naked eye.

It is the force of two stagnations.

One upward, one downward, two different directions of force fiercely restrained the opponent's saber.

At this time, Shi Shi Junhao stepped on the ground like thunder, the technique added to the iron sword roared, and the iron sword slashed fiercely.

Just when everyone felt that Yang Yang Zijin should be unable to resist this sword, he suddenly let go of the saber handle, shook his palms out, and both palms bloomed with an air barrier, fiercely meeting the incoming Dao sword.

Four Symbols method, using air as a barrier, instantly blocked the opponent's offensive.

Shi Shi Junhao retracted his sword, then re-condensed the technique on the sword body, gathered a touch of violent aura, and slashed down again.

Under the roaring technique, both sides fought back and forth.

Facing Shi Shi Junhao's sword, Yang Yang Zijin resisted with an air barrier many times, then suddenly punched, and the instantaneous collapsing thunder came directly from top to bottom, making people dazzled.

This is the real Merging with the Dao, the Merging with the Dao of the Immortal Sect.

Then he moved with spiritual energy, wanting to take back the iron saber many times, but was fiercely blocked by the iron sword slashing from the air, unable to get what he wanted.

But that roaring sword also failed to slash him, still blocked by the air barrier, airtight.

Just when everyone thought Shi Shi Junhao would retract his sword and attack again like last time, the iron sword in his hand suddenly trembled, making a strong sound of gold and iron colliding, and fiercely cut into it.

Another invisible force was directly poured onto the iron sword.

Just like a hammer hitting a nail, suddenly, the force applied gave the iron sword a momentum to move forward again.

Yang Yang Zijin should have withdrawn his force, then pushed horizontally to dodge this sword, and the collapsing thunder would attack his back...

This Shi Shi Junhao's sword is purely a tool for casting spells, relying on techniques, ignoring the front and the back...

However, Yang Yang Zijin did not withdraw his force, but widened his eyes, trying to combine his energy again.

But the next instant, only hearing two "puffs," a wild wave rushed into the sky, Shi Shi Junhao roared, fiercely cut open the air barrier, so that the wild wave roared.

Boom!

Yang Yang Zijin flew out, and the dust settled.

"Shi Junhao's performance is even stronger than it was above the Snow Region."

Elder Ge couldn't help but gently twist his beard, looking at the surrounding elders.

Yang Yang Zijin's clan uncle, Yang Zhiping, is also an elder in the Realm of Responding to Heaven; a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he didn't show it, but like everyone else, he nodded in praise of Shi Shi Junhao's performance.

At this time, Elder Fang couldn't help but frown, looking at the golden figure opposite, not knowing what he saw.

"Seeing the Merging with the Dao confrontation of the Immortal Sect, how does it feel?"

"Very strong."

Ji You came back to his senses, the golden light in his eyes restrained: "If that Yang Yang Zijin were smarter, he should have been able to persist for a while longer, but... the significance is not great."

Cao Cao Jingsong nodded: "The two have an obvious realm gap; no matter what the process is, the outcome is obvious."

"Actually, the timing is just right."

"You mean Shi Shi Junhao's subsequent sword?"

"I mean, it's time to eat."

"?"

The first ring challenge in the Realm of Merging with the Dao was fought with great momentum, attracting countless attention, and until the dust settled, some people were still immersed in the shock and couldn't extricate themselves, unable to leave the venue for a long time.

The Heavenly Tian Shuyuan originally didn't allow disciples to fight privately, and inner court disciples are used to sitting in deep mountains to practice, seeing the head but not the tail.

So battles like this with technique confrontation are indeed rare.

At this time, Shi Shi Junhao had already retracted his sword and left the field, but many people among the onlookers were still looking at the empty venue and constantly sighing.

Even for the defeated Yang Yang Zijin, that Four Symbols method was enough to make people marvel, not to mention Shi Shi Junhao's weird and unpredictable force technique, which made people sigh at the sight.

The most critical thing is that this is only the first match of the Heavenly Dao Assembly pre-selection; except for the non-public elder battles, the remaining battles are enough to make the entire Shengjing boil for two months.

And those who are preparing to participate in the ring challenge are also thoughtful after seeing this battle.

So after a short while, someone went to the Hall of Affairs alone.

Ji You was in the Immortal Dining Hall at this time, with several bowls piled up in front of him, and sitting behind the bowls was the murderous Cao Cao Jingsong.

Body refinement is like this, the intake is relatively large.

However, despite the large appetite, Ji You's eating posture is extremely elegant, without that kind of wolfing down posture.

But just when he was eating happily, a disciple of the Hall of Affairs suddenly came in a hurry from outside.

The person who came was not Wen Wen Siyuan, because Wen Wen Siyuan was responsible for sending messages to the inner court, and the disciple who came this time was specifically responsible for the Heavenly Dao Assembly pre-selection.

At this time, he looked around in the Immortal Dining Hall for a long time, then locked onto Ji You, who had the best appetite, in the crowd, and handed over a post.

Seeing this scene, the Immortal Dining Hall, which was still discussing the battle just now, instantly became silent, and everyone gathered here couldn't help but look over.

"Senior Brother Ji, you are going to defend the ring tomorrow."

"Good."

Ji You took the post and looked at it twice: "Want to eat something together?"

Cao Cao Jingsong: "?"

The disciple of the Hall of Affairs bowed politely: "Thank you, Senior Brother, but I have already eaten."

"Is that so, then I won't be polite."

"Senior Brother, please enjoy, I will take my leave first."

Ji You nodded, then found that Cao Cao Jingsong took the post and looked at it.

The disciples beside him were also raising their eyes, seeming to want to see the name on it clearly.

And taking advantage of this time, Ji You quietly went to ask for two more bowls of noodles, and it was too late for Cao Cao Jingsong to stop him when he reacted...

Lu Lu Hanyan was beside him at this time: "Senior Brother, who is challenging you tomorrow?"

Ji You put down his chopsticks and sneered with a heavy gaze: "No name, only know that he is from Wuzhen, making it quite mysterious."

Cao Cao Jingsong raised his head at this time: "That person is called Wuzhen."

"?"

Wuzhen, an outer court disciple, has not made a breakthrough in the Realm of Profound Understanding for five years, and he is also the one praised by people around him for his profound cultivation.

Among the Realm of Profound Understanding in the outer court, Wuzhen's combat power is the highest.

It is said that two years ago, after learning that he could not make achievements on the road of enlightenment, he had been looking for another way, and sought many methods.

Ji You listened to Cao Cao Jingsong's introduction and nodded gently.

Not very familiar, and no need to remember.

He was half full, then put away the battle post and returned to the inner court.

And the matter of Wuzhen going on stage to challenge Ji You soon spread through various channels, and was discussed by people until the early morning of the second day.

As the sun rose, countless inner court disciples walked down the mountain, and even Shi Shi Junhao and Xiao Lu Hanyan were among them.

They are in the Realm of Merging with the Dao and shouldn't be so concerned about the battle in the Realm of Profound Understanding, but since the matter involved Ji You, they still couldn't stabilize.

Because they had all seen that sword above the wilderness, so they really wanted to know what Ji You would be like without using the Spirit Sword Mountain Sword Dao.

And family disciples in the capital also flocked to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, with similar thoughts to those in the inner court.

So after a while, the Enlightenment Ground became overcrowded.

Wuzhen came here early, and was familiarizing himself with the venue of the Ascending Immortal Bai Yu Terrace, seeming to be formulating an offensive plan.

When he saw the list of ring defenders in the Realm of Profound Understanding, he didn't want to participate in the first five rounds, because facing Ji You, he didn't have much confidence.

It was the one who entered the inner court by chance the year before last who was his target.

But when he knew that Ji You would not use Sword Dao to defend the ring this time, he suddenly had a kind of eagerness to move.

So he made long preparations, bought countless spirit stones, magic tools, and protective pills, preparing to win a chance for himself to see the clouds open and see the moon.

At this time, he walked around the Bai Yu Terrace and found that several elders of the Elders' Pavilion were looking at him, a trace of praise flashing in their eyes, and his heart had even more deep victory.

Subsequently, the Lu sisters also rushed to the Ascending Immortal Bai Yu Terrace from their own courtyard.

Lu Lu Qingqiu was dragged all the way, looking at the hurried look on her sister's face.

So between stumbling, she couldn't help but look at her sister's buttocks.

It's perky again...

However, as they walked, a figure made their brows instantly wrinkle.

That person was wearing a brocade robe, his hair bun was neat, and it was Fang Fang Jincheng himself.

After Fang Fang Jincheng was defeated in the Sword Forest that day, he was taken into the inner court by Elder Fang in the name of healing, but it is said that he was personally trained by Elder Fang.

At this time, he was standing on the left side of the Ascending Immortal Bai Yu Terrace, looking at Lu Lu Hanyan, revealing a sneer.

"Miss Lu, all is well."

"So it's Young Master Fang, any advice?"

"Your Senior Brother Ji cannot use Spirit Sword Mountain Sword Dao to defend the ring today, maybe he will directly become a toothless tiger. Do you know that all this is thanks to you? In this Profound Heaven Continent, personal strength is not the most important; the most important is the strength background. Today, let you recognize this fact."

Lu Lu Hanyan instantly pursed her red lips, a touch of anger flashing in her beautiful eyes.

And these words were also heard by others on both sides, and there was another constant discussion.

Lu Lu Qingqiu grabbed her sister's arm at this time and brought her to the right side: "Ji Shidi Fang, do you really think Young Master Ji will lose?"

"Both you and I know that his biggest reliance is just the Sword Dao stolen from my Spirit Sword Mountain."

A voice suddenly sounded behind Fang Fang Jincheng, attracting everyone's gaze to look over.

Zhao Zhao Yunyue walked over, looking at Lu Lu Qingqiu with cold and arrogant eyes.

Lu Lu Qingqiu looked at her: "Your Spirit Sword Mountain?"

"Although I didn't cultivate in Spirit Sword Mountain, I am a registered disciple of Spirit Sword Mountain. It is not too much for me to say that Ji You stole the Sword Dao of my Spirit Sword Mountain, right? Both you and I know clearly that if he really doesn't use the Sword Dao of Spirit Sword Mountain as promised, he will definitely fall into a bitter battle."

Zhao Zhao Yunyue said, her gaze slightly glanced, as if unintentionally glancing at the gap between Lu Lu Qingqiu and Lu Lu Hanyan's legs: "A wild private cultivator, being served by the Lu family's daughters every night, can also be passed down as a good story."

Lu Lu Hanyan's brows wrinkled: "Senior Brother has a family, Princess, please don't call him a wild private cultivator anymore."

"This is not important, just that the second young lady of the Lu family feels that if he loses, will he regret passing you Sword Dao on impulse?"

"Lose? If that Wuzhen really had such ability, he should have entered the inner court back then."

"But don't forget, it's not just Wuzhen."

Fang Fang Jincheng took the words: "He is just the first one, there are four more behind, and they will be stronger one by one."

Cao Cao Jingsong, Ban Ban Yangshu, and Bai Bai Rulong also came to the front at this time, frowning slightly at the noisy sound.

But at this time, the dispute of words had no meaning at all, just increasing annoyance.

The three of them turned their heads and saw Ji You carrying a Dao sword walking toward the Ascending Immortal Bai Yu Terrace.

He was wearing a Heavenly Tian Shuyuan immortal robe today, his hair crown was neat, and he was carrying an iron sword in his hand.

During this time, the three Hall Masters of the Hall of Affairs and the five elders of the Elders' Pavilion couldn't help but look at him.

And among them, there were many in the Realm of Profound Understanding on the challenger list, all holding their breath and looking at the two on the ring.

All things in this world are the most difficult at the beginning.

Before doing things, some people will hesitate, wait, be uneasy, shrink back from unknown things, and choose to watch how others do it first.

But once this matter has a beginning, things will be smooth, and Wuzhen is this beginning.

Through this battle, other Realm of Profound Understanding practitioners waiting to challenge will know that Ji You, who has lost the Spirit Sword Mountain Sword Dao, is actually very weak, far from as scary as his reputation suggests.

Even without using Spirit Sword Mountain Sword Dao, Ji You can still win, but his means will not be too many.

After this match, everyone can have a number in their hearts about how Ji You responds and how he breaks moves; when the sword moves are broken, what else can a toothless tiger do.

At this time, Wuzhen raised his head to look at Ji You, then the spiritual light around his body floated faintly, and the protective pills in his body began to take effect, causing the spiritual energy around his body to form a hazy layer of light.

Then he took out a flat square box; this box was hollowed out, and there was a polished spirit stone in the middle, which was embedded in his belt.

"What is that?"

"Magic tool, equivalent to another spiritual element, but has no auxiliary effect, only can help cultivators replenish quickly."

Lu Lu Qingqiu opened her mouth and explained to Cao Cao Jingsong who asked.

Another thing poor people haven't seen, Cao Cao Jingsong frowned slightly: "This is too foul..."

Ban Ban Yangshu pursed his lips: "The rules are like this, no way."

The Lu sisters wrinkled their brows, thinking that this kind of spiritual tool is not cheap, and it is not easy to buy.

Otherwise, those disciples sent to Qiling back then could have one per person to resist the suppression of the evil aura on the spiritual element.

They don't know much about Wuzhen, but they know the Wu family of Yunzhou very well, a family that can't even join the Spirit Stone Chamber of Commerce, and how much financial power it has can be seen.

Wuzhen will not get such support, even if the Heavenly Dao Assembly may allow him to break through the current bottleneck, but this is only a pre-selection.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that even if he can defend the ring for five rounds and enter the Heavenly Dao Assembly, the chance of entering the top ten is extremely slim; family investment has always hoped for immediate results, so the source of this magic tool should be strange.

Lu Lu Hanyan's peripheral vision couldn't help but sweep to Fang Fang Jincheng beside her, and she saw the other party revealing a resentful and excited expression.

Before the second young lady of the Lu family could show annoyance, a sound of copper gongs suddenly rang out, and the ring challenge officially began!

In an instant, violent spiritual currents began to set off around Wuzhen, although his aura was not as good as Shi Shi Junhao and Yang Yang Zijin, it still made the surrounding outer court disciples feel a hidden pressure.

But most people's attention was actually focused on Ji You.

At this time, Ji You drew his sword from the scabbard, the muscles of his arms slightly bulged, and at the same time, a scorching aura began to permeate out of his body.

However, his aura was not intense, and even appeared dull, and the momentum was not even as good as Wuzhen opposite, seeming to be just a simple sword draw.

Compared with the Ji You who fought Chu He back then with surging momentum, it was simply like two different people.

The next instant, Wuzhen stepped on the ground and rushed forward, the iron sword in his hand suddenly slashed horizontally forward.

Surging spiritual energy instantly gathered on the sword scabbard, roaring and surging like a surging tide, straight toward Ji You.

And Ji You slowly raised his sword at this time, the muscles from his arm to his shoulder tightened like a bowstring in an instant, powerful force quickly condensed between his arms, then raised his sword, still an ordinary sword raise.

But the moment he raised his hand, with a "hum," a scorching wave of air suddenly danced wildly.

Everyone's gaze was actually following Wuzhen who moved first, but at this moment they turned their heads suddenly, instantly widened their eyes, and felt a heart-palpitating sense of crisis.

But this was not pressure, because pressure is attacked from the outside, is generated during the induction of heaven and man, and comes from the power of the Heavenly Dao.

But this feeling seemed to be generated from the inside out, coming from the human instinct of vigilance toward the outside world, instantly making the scalp constantly numb, and even some disciples with low realms couldn't help but tremble all over.

At this time, the iron sword in Ji You's hand swung down, and the bones of his entire arm made a bowstring-stretching sound.

The air that was originally still was instantly squeezed to both sides, and the rolling air waves were full of muffled sounds of being cut and exploded, and the sword edge was already red when it cut down.

Clang!

A harsh collision sound, the crisp iron sword slashed down.

Wuzhen, who had rushed to the front with his sword, stopped abruptly and instantly froze on the stage.

He had rushed over with a slashing sword momentum, carrying strong fighting intent, seeming to be invincible, and even gods and Buddhas could not stop him.

But in the process, he suddenly changed to a horizontal sword, making a defensive posture. When Ji You's sword fell, it slashed directly on his horizontal sword, and the clang sound came from this.

Those closer, such as Lu Lu Qingqiu and Lu Lu Hanyan who arrived early, only felt that when the "clang" sound rang out, their feet were numb, and their round and jade-like toes couldn't help but curl up together.

Looking at Wuzhen again, at this time he was still in the posture of holding the sword horizontally, but had no movement for a long time, as if he had frozen on the stage.

Seeing this scene, the people in the Elders' Pavilion suddenly had a kind of ominous premonition, but didn't understand where this premonition came from.

Then they heard a "crack" sound from the stage; the magic tool embedded in Wuzhen's belt suddenly cracked, shattering all over the floor, and the spiritual light formed by the protective pill energy was like thin ice meeting a soldering iron, instantly collapsing.

Then there was a "bang," Wuzhen's mouth and nose overflowed with blood, and he fell straight backward to the ground.

In the field, there was a piece of astonishment.

【Even if he doesn't use Spirit Sword Mountain Sword Dao, I only have a 60% winning rate.】

【Without Spirit Sword Mountain Sword Dao, Ji You is just a toothless tiger.】

【Don't forget, Miss Lu, there are five more behind.】

【Even if Ji You can still win with difficulty in the first match, his means will not be too many, and then see moves and break moves...】

【The beginning is the most difficult, but once it starts, no one will be afraid of him who cannot use Sword Dao.】

After a few breaths of silence, the entire Ascending Immortal Bai Yu Terrace instantly erupted into strong exclamations.

Fang Fang Jincheng's face changed drastically, while Zhao Zhao Yunyue's beautiful eyes trembled wildly, and even the inner court elders who were always light and airy suddenly widened their eyes, revealing a trace of disbelief.

There was no bitter battle, no lucky win.

There was no seeing moves and breaking moves, and no helplessness after being unable to use Sword Dao.

All there was was a sword swing, raised, swung down, as clean as a child waving a wooden stick.

From Lu Lu Hanyan's feeling, that sword was not even as swift as the one Senior Brother Ji used to hit her buttocks, but it directly slashed and crippled a practitioner in the Realm of Profound Understanding.

No one cared if Wuzhen was dead.

Even the disciples of the Hall of Affairs had already forgotten to beat the gong, only staring dead at the figure on the stage.

Ji You clenched his sword hilt at this time, savoring the feeling of cutting off everything when he swung his sword just now.

It is power, pure and simple power, originating from himself, and then slashed out without reservation at that instant.

Because of this, there was neither pressure brought by the induction of heaven and man around him, nor surging air waves formed by the crazy stacking of spiritual energy, and even no magnificent and majestic aura permeated when the realm was running.

All there was was the powerful force that suddenly erupted from his Merging with the Dao level flesh.

This force linked his bones and muscles, making this sword he swung look like a towering mountain pressing down, carrying an irresistible momentum.

This force sprayed out from the depths of the bone marrow, making every inch of bone tremble and resonate, every muscle bulge and tighten, making this sword he swung as heavy as a thousand jun, but not a single bit of force leaked out.

Cool, but not completely cool.

Because the opponent was too weak, his sword focused on force penetration and didn't really slash down with the momentum.

(Eight thousand words, asking for tomorrow's monthly ticket...)

(End of chapter)