Chapter 93: The Phantom Swordsman (Part 1)

  Leaving the Tianjian Sect, it has been more than three months. The leave he asked for from the sect is about to expire. Xuantian bid farewell to his parents and set off back to the Tianjian Sect.

  Riding a black unicorn horse, Xuán Tiān left Huáng Bǎi Town and exited Běi Mò County.

  The black unicorn's feet flew quickly, and by noon, it had already passed the Wild Horse Plains and arrived at the town of Wild Horse at the southern end of the Wild Horse Plains.

  When returning to Beiming County from the Tianjian Sect, Yemazhen was the last stop for rest on the way. This time when returning to the Tianjian Sect, Yemazhen became the first stop for rest on the way.

  Tying the black stallion outside the inn, Xuan Tian walked into the only inn in Wild Horse Town.

  Ordered several signature dishes and a pot of good wine, so lunch was settled here.

  Yema Town is connected to the desolate Yema Prairie, which is the only main road leading to Beidao County. Beidao County is surrounded by mountains on three sides and blocked by the Yema Prairie in the south, forming a small basin. The warriors within the county rarely go out, and those outside also rarely come in.

  So, Ye Ma Town seems relatively desolate, except for some nearby warriors, few warriors come here, and those who do are only warriors of the Martial Path.

  Xuantian carried the heavy Yue Sword and the initial Blue Sword, one black and one sky blue, emitting an aura that only a pre-heavenly realm expert could possess. In the Wild Horse Inn, he was quite eye-catching. Several martial artists in the inn cast curious glances at Xuantian, stealing peeks at him.

  "So young and already a master of the Innate Realm, he must be a disciple of one of the Four Great Sects!"

  "Alas, we cultivate for a lifetime and still can't reach the Innate Realm. This young master, looking like he's only 14 or 15 years old, already has an Innate Realm cultivation base. In the future, he will definitely be a top-notch expert in the Divine Knife Dynasty!"

  "Lao Liao, don't compare us to him, it's not comparable. At such a young age, he has already entered the Xiantian realm. Even among the four major sects, he is a talented disciple, and there are only a few people who can compare to him."

  "Right, no comparison can be made. Look at him, although he's young, his height is already comparable to ours, and he's also quite handsome, truly a dragon among men. If my daughter could..."

  "Hum! What kind of person is he, how can he be worthy of your daughter? Old Liao, you're really daydreaming!"

  "Exactly...!"

  ……

  ……

  Although a few warriors' voices were very low, they still fell clearly into Xuántiān's ears, making him unable to help but laugh.

  Suddenly, outside the inn, a horseshoe sound came, the sound reached the inn, three neighs sounded, and the horseshoe sound stopped.

  Three faint sounds entered Xuan Tian's ears, the sound of three people dismounting their horses. Xuan Tian's ears moved slightly, and the sound was extremely subtle. A martial artist in the Martial Dao realm could not possibly make a sound so light when landing on the ground. The arrivals were Pre-Heavenly Martial Artists.

  The town of Wild Horse rarely had a warrior at the Xiantian level come to visit, but now there were three, and Xuantian also showed some interest.

  Three people dismounted, and a female voice rang out: "This Ghost Shadow Swordsman is so cunning. We followed his trail for over a thousand miles, but we haven't even seen his shadow. How infuriating!"

  "A male voice replied: 'Qian Rou, the Ghost Shadow Swordsman won't be able to run too far, he's nearby and can't hide for long. We'll eventually bump into him.'"

  "You're not flustered no matter what, I think even if your eyebrows were on fire, you wouldn't get anxious, humph." The woman let out a low hum, but her tone carried a hint of rebuke, as if she had an intimate relationship with the man who spoke earlier.

  At this time, another male voice said: "Gu Shi Jie, you have to believe what Feng Shixiong says. If Feng Shixiong says that we will meet soon, then we definitely will."

  "Hum! The Ghost Shadow Swordsman actually dares to bully a good family's woman. Just wait until I meet him, and this girl will not let him off easily." The female voice sounded again, still filled with indignation.

  The woman finished speaking, and three young men, about eighteen or nineteen years old, walked into the inn.

  A man and a woman walked side by side in front, while another man followed behind them.

  Three people behind their backs, all carrying long swords, typical swordsmanship sect disciples. The man in front was wearing white clothes, with very fair skin and a handsome face. The woman beside him wore light red clothing, quite elegant, while the man at the back, who looked to be the youngest, wore black clothes and had an slightly elongated face shape.

  On the shirts of the three people, there is a common feature: on the left chest, a circle is drawn with a small sword inside.

  He is a disciple of Tianjian Sect!

  The three had just entered the inn when the handsome man in front of them smiled and said, "It seems that our female hero is angry, with very serious consequences."

  As they spoke, the three of them glanced at the many warriors in the inn.

  The cultivation of the three was at the Second Heaven Realm, and they didn't deliberately suppress their aura like Xuan Tian did. The aura of a First Heaven expert was much more majestic than Xuan Tian's. The few martial artists in the inn were scanned by the three men's gaze, as if pricked by needles, and they didn't dare to breathe loudly.

  The eyes of the three fell on Xuan Tian, and they were slightly startled. They also saw the Tianshen Sect emblem on Xuan Tian's chest, with a Xiantian cultivation base, obviously an inner sect disciple, but they didn't recognize him.

  Three people walked straight up to Xuántiān. Xuántiān stood up and clasped his fists, saying: "Outer sect disciple Huáng Tiān, greetings to the three senior brothers and sisters!"

  The eyes of the three people were somewhat strange, tightly staring at Xu Tian's face, as if observing something.

  "Are you an outer disciple?" asked Feng Shixiong, who looked slightly handsome.

  Seeing the three people's suspicion, Xuan Tian said: "That's right, Shidi is a member of the Huang family in Beimo County. During the New Year, he returned to his family and broke through the Pre-Heavenly realm a few days ago. He is now on his way back to the sect."

  Another senior said, "Feng Shixiong, Gu Shijie, what he said is true. He is Huang Tian, who ranked first in the Outer Sect Disciple Ranking Competition last year. It's said that at that time, his cultivation was only at the 8th level of the Martial Dao Realm, but during the final battle, his cultivation suddenly broke through to the 9th level of the Xiantian Realm. And now, just three months later, he has already entered the Xiantian Realm!"

  "Feng Shixiong" and "Gu Shijie" heard this, their pupils contracted, obviously shocked. Feng Shixiong said: "So it's Huang Tian Shidi, last year's outer door disciple competition, there were also rumors within the inner door, Shixiong Feng Bu Zhi had also heard of it. Today, I see that you are Huang Tian Shidi, so young and only three months old, your cultivation has entered the Xiantian realm from the ninth level of the Wudao realm. Your cultivation speed is truly astonishing, Huang Tian Shidi, nice to meet you!"

  "Sister, I'm also very surprised! My name is Gu Qianrou, nice to meet you, Junior Brother Huang Tian!"

  Gu Qianrou also showed a surprised expression.

  "Sun Yiqiu!"

  Sun Yiqiu also reported his name and said: "Huang Tian's younger brother, I'm afraid it won't take long before you catch up with me."

  After confirming Xuantian's identity, the three people's gaze turned gentle and their words were very polite. It was clear that in their opinion, Xuantian had extraordinary potential and wanted to befriend him.

  Feng Bu Zhi, Gu Qian Rou and Sun Yi Qiu were all over eighteen but not yet nineteen years old. As inner disciples of the Tian Jian Sect, they were considered geniuses by most people. They too were shocked at Xuan Tian's cultivation speed.

  Other warriors in the inn, after hearing a few words, were stunned one by one. They had spent their entire lives and still hadn't reached the Innate Realm, but Xuan Tian had broken through to the Innate Realm from the Ninth Stage of the Martial Dao in just three months. The few people exchanged glances, and their eyes all showed shock: Could this be the legendary prodigy?

  "Ah, ah!" Xuan Tian chuckled and said: "Running into three senior brothers and sisters is a fate, junior brother will be the host, let's get together with Senior Brother Feng, Senior Sister Gu, and Senior Brother Sun!"

  Feng Bu Zhi nodded and said: "Alright, but with the three of us here, how can we let Huang Shidi treat us? I'll get this one!"

  Xuantian waved his hand and said: "Younger brother, you come first this time. Next time we meet, I'll invite you again, no need to be polite. Please sit down."

  Feng Mo didn't make many excuses and said: "Alright then, next time I'll treat."

  Feng Buji sat on the right side of Xuantian, Gu Qianrou sat opposite him, and Sun Yiqiu sat on the left. The three men took their seats one after another. Xuantian said loudly: "Shopkeeper, bring us three more jugs of good wine and some fine dishes to go with it."

  "Alright, sir!" The voice of the innkeeper and the young waiter came from behind the counter.

  Three people sat down, Xuan Tian said: "Feng Shixiong, Ye Ma Town is very desolate, few pre-heavenly realm warriors come here, how did you guys end up here?"

  "Hmph! Still chasing after that damned Ghost Shadow Swordsman." Feng Bu Zhi hadn't even spoken, but Gu Qian Rou had already huffed out the words.

  "Who is this Ghost Shadow Swordsman?" asked Xuan Tian.

  This time it was Feng Buji who spoke up, saying: "In the past half year, a great thief suddenly appeared, with a cultivation base of Xiantian Second Heaven. He is a master swordsman, extremely fast on his feet, and calls himself the Ghost Shadow Swordsman. There has never been such a figure before, possibly he came from another dynasty."

  This man is ruthless and cruel, in the past six months, he has committed many bloody crimes, and also killed two inner door disciples of our sect. The sect and the families of the victims are all wanted for this person. We three have taken on the task of pursuing the Ghost Shadow Swordsman, and coincidentally obtained news of him, and have been chasing him all the way to here.

  "This person is extremely cunning and has many disguises, we've only seen his back a few times. Huang Shidi, when we saw you earlier, we suspected that you were the Ghost Shadow Swordsman in disguise because he stole our sect's disciple's clothes to disguise himself as one of us and then ** three virtuous women from good families, it's truly detestable."

  "So it was!"

  Xuantian's heart was clear and he said: "It seems that this person is not simple, Feng Shixiong, Gu Shijie, Sun Shixiong, the three of you have encountered him, be careful."

  Sun Yiqiu said, "Huang Shidi doesn't need to worry, Feng Shixiong's cultivation has reached the second peak of the Pre-Heaven Realm, and he is about to break through to the third. Among the martial artists at the second peak of the Pre-Heaven Realm, no one can match Feng Shixiong. Although Guisheng Sword Guest is cunning, someone has fought him before, and he only has a cultivation level of the second peak of the Pre-Heaven Realm. As long as they meet, Feng Shixiong will definitely be able to kill him. And with me and Gu Shijie here, what I'm afraid of is not meeting him. Once we do, we won't let him escape again."

  Feng Buqi's face was filled with confidence, and Gu Qianrou on the side also nodded in agreement.

  The people of the Great Sect are much stronger than ordinary Jianghu grass and weeds. Feng Bu Zhi, Gu Qian Rou, and Sun Yi Qiu are all at the Second Heaven of Xiantian cultivation, so they naturally have full confidence in dealing with a lone Ghost Shadow Swordsman.

  Feng Bu Zhi Dao said: "Huang Shidi, you should be careful, the Ghost Shadow Swordsman is nearby, he has ambushed two of our sect's inner disciples and succeeded every time. When you return to the sect, only take the main road, don't take the small paths, remember!"