Chapter 67: Fame Spreads Across Purple Mist Peak (Part 2)

  At this moment, Lu Qing realized the strength of his opponent's sword energy and directly skipped the third move of the Purple Cloud Wind Thunder Sword, using the fourth move instead. Or rather, it was the fourth move evolved from the Big Dipper Thirty-six Hammers, which hadn't been modified at all, so its power was even greater. However, since the difference wasn't huge, Zhao Qianye didn't notice anything unusual. Lu Qing, on the other hand, had never used any moves after this one before, so he could only use the fourth move, and even that made Zhao Qianye, who was usually calm and collected, quite surprised.

  At this moment, Lu Qing's entire body was circulating with the Wind and Thunder Sword Yuan. The original protective Wind and Thunder Sword Yuan around his body flowed like water towards the Lian Xin Sword, converging like a hundred rivers returning to the sea. This was Lu Qing using all of his sword yuan to make an all-out attack.

  As the Lü Qing's body was infused with the Wind and Thunder Sword Yuan, the sword energy cluster in front of him rapidly expanded at a visible speed, growing to the size of two human heads in just an instant. The violent purple lightning mixed with green wind blades tore the surrounding air into shreds, emitting a mournful howling sound.

  His right hand grasped the sword and slightly drew back, Lu Qing's right arm seemed to wave a wave of ripples forward, the Heart Refining Sword stabbed out. In an instant, in Lu Qing's mind, the trajectory of Old Season swinging his copper hammer appeared clearly again, that mysterious trajectory which transformed between lightness and heaviness was clearer than ever before.

  Quietly closing his eyes, Lu Qing slowly struck out with a single move. In the astonished gazes of Zhao Qianye and the others, Lu Qing's sword suddenly became elusive and unpredictable in their eyes. The purple-blue sword energy surrounding the tip of the sword grew even more so after leaving the Heart Refining Sword. Even Nie Qingtian on the side was watching with rapt attention, his eyes fixed intently on the changes in the sword energy.

  "This, how is it possible!" Yi Ruoyu couldn't help but exclaim, such a change, she had only seen it on her master Bi Shuijian Ming Xi Yue, and such a change was called self-transformation of light and heavy by her master!

  It's all up to you!

  Luoxin Yu couldn't believe his eyes, as the second highest master of the entire Zixia Sect and the only son of Jianzong Lu Qianfeng, he had naturally seen his father's swordsmanship before. The changes in that swordsmanship were exactly the same as the one Lu Qing had just stabbed out, perhaps not as refined or mysterious as his father's, but already making it difficult for him to fully grasp the trajectory. Although he could use stronger cultivation to break through, once Lu Qing's cultivation was on par with his, it might be him who would be at a disadvantage.

  This young man, where did he come from? He's so terrifying. If he continues to progress at this speed for another ten years, who among the younger generation will be able to be his opponent? Never has there been a moment when Lu Xingyu felt such a strong sense of crisis. This is a taste that he hasn't experienced in a long time. Not even Ling Yun Jian Gu Yun, currently ranked second, had made him feel this much pressure.

  Luoxin Yu's eyes flashed with a fierce light, revealing a burning fighting spirit and a hint of hidden killing intent. Various thoughts flickered across his face, and Lie Feng, leaning against him, couldn't help but smile wryly at the constant changes in Luoxin Yu's expression. His gaze turned to Lu Qing on the field, and for an instant, a never-before-seen killing intent flashed in his eyes before quickly disappearing.

  In the arena, Li Jingxuan, who had just released his last sword energy, was staring intently at Lu Qing's sword energy sphere. The trajectory of that attack was what he had been pursuing until now, and although it only had its shape, it was enough to shock him. At the same time, he thought about how Lu Qing, at such a young age, could possess the aura of the Feng Lei Jian Yuan's Xu Ri Xin Jing, his gaze flickered with uncertainty for an instant before refocusing on Lu Qing.

  The sword energy and the air sword collided six zhangs in front of the two, a pale blue flame instantly enveloped both, tearing the air apart, and an invisible wave rippled outward in all directions. The onlookers' faces changed color once again as they simultaneously floated up with layers of colored sword energy shields. Notably, Luo Xin Yu's shield was entirely purple-gold, wrapped in faint golden flames, and a circle of black human-shaped silk threads formed around him, almost instantly igniting.

  The sword energy shield expanded several feet outside the body, and both Luoxin Yu and Lie Feng were protected within it. The powerful air wave then crashed over, with almost no ripple at all. When the air wave reached Luoxin Yu, it made a hissing sound like boiling oil, and was completely engulfed by the pale golden flames around it without even touching the shield.

  Unexpectedly, Lu Qing's sword energy merged with Lian Jing's sword energy after a brief collision, transforming into a sword energy sphere that was engulfed in bright red flames and began to expand rapidly.

  His face changed, "Quickly hide, little one——" Li Jingxuan's expression changed as he shouted at Lu Qing, his body transforming into a crimson light that shot towards the sword energy.

  Boom!

  A deafening roar spread almost throughout the surrounding area, and many people rushed to hear the cry. Lu Qing stepped back hastily with his right foot after hearing the shout, and a purple-blue sword energy wave burning with crimson flames expanded in his line of sight.

  The Rising Sun Heart Sutra revolves, and the divine consciousness quickly responds to the yuanqi between heaven and earth, which is introduced through the Baihui acupoint, supplementing the empty dantian. Finally, at the moment when the sword energy approaches the body, a sword yuan is refined, and a layer of wind and thunder sword energy about an inch thick quickly wraps around Lu Qing's entire body.

  Pfft——

  It wasn't until the sword energy wave was about to hit Lu Qing that he truly understood how violent its power was. Almost without any obstruction, the sword energy wave instantly tore apart the protective sword energy on Lu Qing's body surface. At the critical moment, Lu Qing held up his refined heart to block in front of his chest.

  It was as if he had been struck by a giant hammer, his heart being bombarded by the sword energy. The backlash hit Lu Qing's chest, and a mouthful of scarlet blood spurted out. Lu Qing only felt that his whole body seemed to have fallen apart, his chest seemed to be blocked, making it difficult to breathe. His entire person flew backwards like a shooting star, slamming into the frozen lake surface behind him.

  Crack!

  The lake surface was smashed by Lu Qing, and instantly, countless cracks like spider webs appeared. With a crash on the ice surface, Lu Qing spat out another mouthful of blood, his face pale as a sheet.

  "Lu Qing——" Yu Ji and Hua shouted in unison, but they were also affected by the sword energy waves and were pushed back, unable to move forward. Nie Qingtian flashed his body repeatedly after realizing something was wrong, but due to the expansion of the sword energy waves being blocked, by the time he broke through, it was already too late to rescue him.

  Lethal Jing Zhong appeared above the sword energy sphere in that instant, standing in mid-air. After the sword energy sphere expanded for a moment, a fiery red sword energy suddenly extended from his finger, eight zhang long and over one chi wide, fiercely inserting itself into the center of the sword energy sphere without any hindrance, passing through it transparently.

  "Give me a break!" With a loud shout from Li Jingxuan, the massive sword energy suddenly burst and shattered into tiny stars, slowly dissipating in the air.

  He flew to Lu Qing's side and fell down. At this time, Nie Qingtian had already taken a piece of silver ginseng from the jade box in his arms and fed it to Lu Qing. With great effort, he sat up cross-legged, enduring the pain on his body, and Lu Qing began to circulate the Xuanri Heart Sutra.

  His divine consciousness swiftly swept over Lu Qing's body, taking in the extent of his injuries. He knew that Lu Qing had suffered a relatively severe internal injury, but it was possible that he had just taken some medicine. At this moment, there was a ball of extremely pure yuanqi slowly nourishing his heart and lungs, and together with the heavenly yuanqi entering through the Baihui acupoint, it was gradually being refined into sword yuan to supplement the dantian qihai.

  After some thought, Li Jingxuan took out a white jade bottle from his bosom and poured out a light yellow medicinal pill with a slightly pungent smell. He handed it to Nie Qingtian and said, "Later, give him this nourishing dan to take, and his injury will heal a bit faster." Having said that, Li Jingxuan turned around and left.

  As he passed by Luoxin Yu, he turned his head to Lie Feng who was barely standing up and said: "You're lucky today, kid. However, if your temperament remains so flighty, I think you'll find it difficult to achieve anything in the way of swordsmanship. That's all I have to say. I won't hold what just happened against you. Take care of yourself."

  He didn't even wait for the fierce wind to finish speaking, and Li Jingxuan glanced at him before walking away towards the distance. The other two guardians who were standing by looked deeply at Lu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged in the distance. Today, this unknown young man named Lu Qing had given them too many surprises and shocks. After today, it is believed that next month's Dragon and Phoenix List will make everyone recognize Lu Qing as a young swordsman rising rapidly like a wave.

  The upper floor of the Foreign Affairs Hall was filled with murmurs and discussions at this time.

  "What a mighty Zixiao Wind and Thunder Sword! This young man's strength is actually this powerful!"

  "Really? It seems like that swordsmanship has already transcended 'light as a feather', is it now 'heavy as a mountain'?"

  "I don't know, but it's fundamentally impossible to touch the trajectory of that sword style—"

  Still the two disciples of Luojiao Peak, both with a look of shock in their eyes. Originally, they had only looked at Lu Qing, this newly emerged pre-heavenly sword guest, with a scrutinizing and curious gaze, but now, there was only deep astonishment left.

  "I dare say, give him three more years and he'll definitely have a place in the top ten of the Dragon and Phoenix List." The young man who was previously called "senior brother" and carried a broadsword sighed, "It seems that this time's Beast Grave riot has given us another opponent."

  "Well, it seems we need to make some arrangements..." As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them retreated and disappeared into the crowd.

  However, after that, the entire Zixia Peak was almost in an uproar. But since Luoxin Yu and others were there, no one dared to come forward. Adding to that, Lijun's arrival earlier also made them only dare to observe from a distance or enter the Outer Affairs Hall in twos and threes to ask the disciples who had watched the whole process about the specific battle situation.

  After another battle with Zhi Jing Sheng, Lu Qing was now truly famous throughout the entire Zi Xia Peak.

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