Chapter 65: Fighting Spirit Soaring!

  "Hofa, we also inadvertently brought about——"

  "Shut up, it's not your turn to speak!" Before Duan Qingyun could finish speaking, Li Jingxiao cut him off with a single sentence, her eyes gleaming fiercely as she glared at Duan Qingyun, who felt his heart being struck by a massive hammer and couldn't help but take two steps back.

  Lu Qing's face changed, and he took two steps forward to block Duan Qingyun. Yu Jihua and the others also walked up, while Nie Qingtian stood on one side, still carelessly drinking the almost empty wine, but his hand holding the wine jar tightened slightly.

  Yi Ruoyu's expression also changed, and she couldn't help but turn her head to glance at the female guardian behind Li Jingxuan. She saw that the guardian had subtly shaken her head, indicating that nothing could be done, and let out a faint sigh. Yi Ruoyu shifted her gaze to Lu Qing, and for some reason, she felt that this young man was extraordinary - a feeling she had since their first meeting in front of Chaoyang Palace.

  "I don't know how Master Hufa wants to punish." Lu Qing's voice was neither humble nor arrogant, his expression calm.

  Lü Jing's eyebrows furrowed at the sight, but soon relaxed as he said, "You have a good heart, I won't make things difficult for you. I can let that little wind demon off scot-free this time, but there is one condition."

  A thought flashed through his mind, and Lu Qing asked: "What conditions?"

  "Alright," Lü Jing said after a moment of contemplation, "I see that your swordsmanship is smooth and controlled, which has already reached the threshold of being able to manipulate weight. With your Wind and Thunder Sword Qi, you're qualified to compete with ordinary mid-tier Heaven's Chosen who possess Single Fifth Rank Sword Qi. Here's the deal: if you can withstand my three Fire Attribute Sword Qi, I'll consider this matter settled."

  What!

  The people present were shocked, and the sword master took action against those who had climbed to the top of the Tianyun list. Isn't that looking for death? Although it was only three sword auras, how could the sword master's sword aura be so easy to receive, let alone Lu Qing, who is now only a small heavenly ranked swordsman, no matter how strong the wind and thunder sword aura is, it can't make up for the absolute gap in strength.

  "Lord Protector," Zhao Qianye stepped forward two steps to stand beside Lu Qing, "My junior brother's cultivation is still shallow and he really isn't a match for you. These three swords, let me take them instead."

  Lu Qing was taken aback at first, but then a faint sense of emotion welled up in his heart. However, he didn't back down, for no matter when or what he did, he had to take responsibility for himself and stand behind others to shield them from the wind and rain.

  "Alright," looking at Lu Qing's determined gaze, Zhao Qianye's cold face also slightly revealed a smile, patted Lu Qing's shoulder and said: "Know when to stop, don't force it."

  He nodded, and Lu Qing shifted his gaze to Li Jingxuan. Seeing this scene in front of him, Li Jingxuan also nodded secretly, saying to Lu Qing: "You can rest assured, I won't take advantage of my cultivation to bully you. This sword energy, I'll use it at most to the middle rank of Sword Guest. You can use any technique to resist."

  "Alright, let's get started."

  Upon hearing Lie Jingxuan's words, Duan Qingyun and the others couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. However, they immediately became worried again. Even if Lie Huofa only used the sword energy of a Tian-ranked Sword Guest, that was still fully transformed pure fire sword energy. Whether it was in terms of concentration or power, it wasn't something that the previous Lianfeng's fire sword energy could compare to.

  Several people retreated to one side, leaving the empty space that had been cleared of snow and fog to the two of them. Not far away, on the upper floor of the Outer Affairs Hall, many eyes were fixed on this side, and even more people gathered at the windows.

  "What's going on? Has this person gone mad?"

  "Even if he has improved a lot, he is still just a swordsman of the Sword Guest stage, how dare he confront the fierce protector?"

  "Is he looking for a fight? Does he want to challenge the law?"

  "Let's just watch quietly, a battle of this level isn't something you can see easily."

  "Yes, Li Hu Fa is indeed a strong Sword Master who has ascended to the Tian Yun List. A Sword Master, that would possess what kind of mighty power."

  "If I can reach the Sword Master level in this lifetime, even if I'm asked to die immediately afterwards, I'll have no regrets."

  Just as the people at the window upstairs were discussing it, the two guardians behind Li Jing also retreated to one side, making way for the two.

  The Lianxin sword was tightly grasped in his hand, the tip of the sword slanted, at this moment, a strong sense of combat surged up on Lu Qing's body. Looking at Li Jingyun in front of him, who seemed to have no flaws, he was the strongest swordsman he had met so far. Perhaps he was also someone who pursued an intense and thrilling battle. At this moment, facing such a powerful opponent, even if it was just to receive three sword energies, it still made his blood boil with excitement.

  The majestic battle intent continued to rise, and the falling snow around him began to tremble. It was as if a whirlwind had formed around Lu Qing, sweeping up the snow and blowing it away to one side. At the same time, Lu Qing's martial attire and hair fluttered without any wind, his originally scattered hair now dancing wildly in the air. The fierce aura instantly spread outwards.

  Looking at Lu Qing's transformation in front of him, Lie Jingxuan's face revealed a hint of surprise. This kid has an unexpectedly strong will to fight.

  While Duan Qingyun and others who were watching from the side also showed a shocked expression, let alone Ming Xue'er next to them, as if she had just recognized Lu Qing for the first time. Her beautiful eyes stared tightly at Lu Qing, with a faintly bewildered look in her gaze.

  Nie Qingtian, who was standing beside him, swung his hand at this moment, and the wine jug in his hand flew out: "Catch!"

  With a swift movement, Lu Qing's left hand grasped the wine jug and tilted his head to pour the remaining liquor into his mouth. It was top-grade liquor that transformed into a fiery warm current flowing directly into his heart and lungs, causing Lu Qing's battle intent to almost reach its peak. The Lianxin Sword emitted bursts of purple electric light.

  Regardless of the strong wine spilling from his mouth and wetting his collar, he swung his hand and threw the wine jug at Nie Qingtian. At the same time, Lu Qing's right foot stomped heavily on the ground, causing the accumulated snow within a radius of several meters to be shaken up by several feet. The intense vibration was even felt clearly by the disciples in the outer hall upstairs.

  His entire body emitted an extremely powerful gust of wind and thunder sword energy, Lu Qing's body was wrapped in a purple-green swirling sword energy, his waist arched back into a large bow, Lu Qing's eyes showed a fierce and unyielding battle intent, the Heart Refining Sword extended a foot-long wind and thunder sword energy, the powerful wind and thunder sword energy instantly melted and shattered the surrounding snow.

  Although at this moment his blood and battle intent were boiling up simultaneously, Lu Qing's mind was still clear and calm, with the Soul Refining Mantra tightly guarding his heart.

  Witnessing Lu Qing's imposing manner, Lijun Song's face finally showed a hint of solemnity. "First Sword, the pinnacle of the Small Heavenly Realm!"

  As soon as Ji Kuang's voice fell, his sword pointed to the sky and a three-foot-long fiery red sword energy burst out. The scorching red light almost illuminated the surrounding area of tens of meters, and the snow on the ground began to melt rapidly. Watching from the sidelines, Yi Ruoyu and others knew that this fiery red sword energy was the pure Yang attribute sword energy re-condensed by the swordsman after crossing the Yuan Qi tribulation, which was fundamentally incomparable to ordinary Yang attribute sword energy.

  In almost an instant, the sword energy shot forth with scorching hot air that had been strongly distorted right in front of Lu Qing.

  At this moment, seeing the sword energy in front of him, Lu Qing's eyes sparkled with a sharp light. His originally arched body suddenly straightened like a bowstring, and at the same time, his hand holding the Lianxin Sword emitted a piercingly loud thunderclap sound as it shot forward.

  It is Zi Xuan's Wind and Thunder Sword first move: Gathering of Wind and Thunder.

  Boom!

  A mighty wave of energy suddenly erupted on the flat ground, with lightning and flames raging in all directions, clearing away the accumulated snow on the ground, leaving behind a faintly misty expanse of bluestone. The scattered sword energy and thunderfire reached the vicinity of Duan Qingyun and others, who separately activated their defensive sword energies to deflect them. However, the powerful force still left everyone somewhat pale, while Ming Xue'er was shielded by Yi Ruoyu behind her back. Several people simultaneously retreated several zhangs backwards, the momentum of the two people's duel subtly surpassing their imagination.

  "Hmm, hmm" two sounds, Lu Qing was forced back two steps by the powerful sword energy, but the sword energy shot out by Li Jingxuan also shattered and dissipated at the same time. With a flip of his right hand, Lu Qing calmed down the turbulent blood and qi that had been shaken up, and looked up at Li Jingxuan.

  "Good!" Seemingly infected by the overwhelming battle intent in Lu Qing's eyes, as well as his powerful Wind and Thunder Sword Qi, Li Jingxuan also shouted out loud, with a hint of obvious admiration in his eyes. "Next, the second sword, Sword Guest Zhong Tian rank!"

  As Ji Jing's reminder, everyone saw his sword pointing forward again, and three four-foot-long sword auras shot out in succession. The sword aura behind quickly followed the front sword aura, and when it reached the middle of the two people, it had merged into a fire-red gas sword that was several inches wide and more than one meter long. The powerful momentum heavily pressed on the surrounding air, and with the stimulation of the hot sword aura, it instantly turned into an invisible air wall that pushed towards Lu Qing.

  Feeling the wind pressure rushing towards him, Lu Qing's face revealed a solemn expression, and his battle intent almost ignited. His great sword drew a perfect arc, as if it were light as a feather, yet contained an extremely swift speed. Lu Qing's body turned over half of a strange arc, and the Heart-Refining Sword emitted a strong gust of wind and thunder as it slashed forward.

  In an instant, the wind and thunder sword energy on the sword blade intersected with the incoming zhang-long sword energy. Time seemed to have stagnated, and the two energies confronted each other in mid-air. The air around the two sword energies seemed to be dry branches that had ignited a faint blue flame, and the surrounding air crackled and popped. At the same time, a more intense wave of energy spread out than before.

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