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Chapter 190 The drama ends
A funny, amusing and insightful duel between the masters of swords ended. After a while of noise, everyone just laughed and sighed at what a great finale it was.

Apart from the Cangjian Pavilion disciples who felt their faces getting hot, the atmosphere around the arena had warmed up a little.

But slowly, the audience's desire to gossip and discuss died down, and the voices gradually became lower.

They knew that the final and most important fencing duel was about to begin.

Or in other words, all the competitions before this sword fight were actually not that important, they were just warm-up performances for this one.

Ninth on the Flying Dragon List, Li Xingtuo, the leader of the Yunshan Sword Sect, recently sat on the edge of a sword and gained enlightenment on the sword. When the sword came out, it went straight up into the sky and broke through the clouds.

When the news spread, Wei Dong, the fifth on the Flying Dragon List and the leader of the Cangjian Pavilion, took the initiative to challenge Li Xingtuo to a duel. He traveled thousands of miles from Donghu in the south of the Yangtze River to Yunshan in the northwest border just to see Li Xingtuo's newly realized sword moves.

In the past few months, the martial arts world in Dali has been paying close attention to this, and everyone is wondering what level Li Xingtuo has reached that would make Wei Dong travel thousands of miles to compete with him?
And now, the answer has finally come to light.

There was silence on the main peak.

The two clan leaders who were sitting nearby looked at each other. Li Xingtuo smiled slightly and extended his hand to lead them:

"Master Wei, please."

"Master Li, please."

Wei Dong stood up and motioned Li Xingtuo to go first.

Li Xingtuo was not polite. He flashed and suddenly disappeared, then suddenly appeared again, standing in the middle of the field with a long sword on his back.

He was wearing a plain white robe, tall and thin, with a young face and deep eyes, as if encompassing the stars in the sky. His silver hair was neatly tied in a bun.

Li Xingtuo looked at Wei Dong quietly. He saw him rising from the viewing platform, stepping in the air one step at a time, as if he were walking on invisible stairs, and then walking down.

The sound of sea waves suddenly rang out from the main peak of Yunshan Mountain.

As Wei Dong walked, everyone on the main peak seemed to hear the overlapping waves, one after another, coming towards them. As his steps got closer and closer, they became louder and louder, until later, it was like a tsunami!
Everyone was nervous and frightened, looking at Wei Dong who finally landed on the field. Although he was of ordinary stature, it was as if they were looking at a huge wave sweeping across the mountains and clouds, rushing towards them!

Many disciples with ordinary cultivation bases were so nervous that they had difficulty breathing, and needed help from their fellow brothers and teachers to successfully resist this momentum.

The audience was all shocked. Just watching the scene was so oppressive. How strong was the Grandmaster at the top of the Flying Dragon Ranking? And how did Li Xingtuo feel when facing this tsunami?
They looked at Li Xingtuo, and saw that as Wei Dong approached, his eyes became brighter and brighter, until later, they were as bright as stars.

Li Xingtuo's eyes lit up, and his momentum suddenly rose, just like the sword peak behind him, breaking through the waves and rushing straight into the sky, not afraid of the tsunami in front of him at all.

Everyone was in awe, knowing that the battle between the two sect leaders had already begun.

And the battle of momentum in this first move was evenly matched.

When masters fight, momentum is extremely important. For them, momentum is not something illusory, but a part of the control of the battlefield. If two masters of similar strength have a weaker momentum at the beginning, it will be like playing away, falling into a passive position and difficult to win.

Xie Yuan looked at the two masters fighting for momentum with a serious expression.

The strength of the top master is even stronger than he imagined.

Moreover, Wei Dong had been building up his strength since he left his seat, just to seize this advantage... Considering that he took the initiative to go up the mountain to challenge Li Xingtuo, his importance to him was unprecedented, and he did not think that he was stronger just because he was ranked higher.

It seems that the top masters have their own estimates of each other.

Xie Yuan was looking forward to the outcome of this competition and continued to watch the field.

Both of them stood on the stage, and the ring seemed to be divided into two halves.

Everyone seemed to vaguely see that there were towering mountains behind Li Xingtuo, and sea waves under Wei Dong's feet. The vaguely strange scene was divided between the two people.

"Master Li, please!"

Wei Dong spoke solemnly and slowly drew out his two-handed sword.

"Master Wei, please give me some advice!"

Li Xingtuo's expression became serious. He pulled out a long sword from behind his back and swung it suddenly.

The sword was swung out calmly, as if nothing had happened.

However, Wei Dong's eyes darkened slightly, and he held the sword upright, horizontally to the side.

With a ding sound, Li Xingtuo suddenly appeared beside Wei Dong, and his long sword just hit the big sword.

And his shadow at the original place disappeared at this time.

He sheathed his sword, turned around, and walked away, as if leaving his back to Wei Dong.

Wei Dong didn't even look at it, and stabbed the sword to the side again. With a ding sound, it just blocked Li Xingtuo who appeared in the opposite direction.

There seemed to be two Li Xingtuo on the left and right of the field, which looked very strange for a moment.

"The Floating Light Sword! It's the Floating Light Sword!"

Some disciples of Yunshan Sword Sect couldn't help but shout excitedly!

The sword of fleeting light!
The Yunshan Sword Sect's unique sword technique is a magnificent and extremely powerful one.

This set of sword techniques brings out the ever-changing and elusive characteristics of the Yunshan Sword Sect's sword techniques to the extreme. When the sword moves are released, they are both real and illusory, and it is impossible to tell which is real and which is fake!

Someone sighed:

"As expected of the Floating Light Sword, this illusion looks just like the real thing, it's impossible to tell the difference."

"If that's all, the Floating Light Sword can't be called a peerless divine sword."

Someone else commented.

"Why?"

"False can be true, true can be false, fleeting, true and false interchange. Look."

There were now several more shadows of Li Xingtuo on the field, all heading in different directions and using different movements, which was extremely confusing.

However, in an instant, several shadows suddenly turned around one after another and swung their swords towards Wei Dong!
Ding ding ding ding, the sound like raindrops rang out, and Wei Dong swung his sword so tightly that it seemed as if he was being besieged by several Li Xingtuo at the same time!
Xie Yuan was shocked when he saw this. Is this the Fleeting Light Sword?
It's almost like the Three Pure Ones!
"There is still a subtle difference. They are not attacking at the same time. They are using a high speed that is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. It is so fast..."

Li Tai commented from the side, his eyes surprisingly bright and obviously very interested.

Wei Dong felt a sudden surge of pressure. Li Xingtuo was already extremely strong, on par with him. At this point the density of his sword moves had almost doubled, making him a little overwhelmed.

This won't work. He growled, took a sudden step forward, and swung his sword in a whirlwind.

The waves under his feet also swung in a circle with his spinning slash, and the water arrows that were swung up were also extremely powerful.

The audience only felt a puff of water vapor blowing in their faces, and when they looked closely, they found that the waves on the stage were no longer an illusion, but there were real waves around Wei Dong!
Li Xingtuo's illusions moved away from the swirling tides around Wei Dong and returned to being one person again.

Wei Dong took a breath, and swung his sword fiercely across the stage.

A wave rose up and attacked Li Xingtuo, but it just missed. But Wei Dong was not discouraged, and he swung another sword in an instant, and the wave rose into the air and pressed towards the seemingly empty direction.

Li Xingtuo suddenly appeared, his eyes narrowed, and he suddenly raised his sword, splitting the incoming waves in half, and then chopped it out with the sword, with a force like a mountain pressing down, lowering the tide.

Wei Dong raised his sword to block, but not willing to be outdone, he struck back with his sword, and the sea waves surged.

At one point the two masters attacked with all their might, each of their moves faster and more powerful than the previous opponent's swords.

Gradually the audience could not keep up. Unless they reached the Grandmaster level, they could no longer see what was happening. They only knew that there were surging waves, rising peaks, and flying illusions on the stage, and they shuttled through the waves and suddenly disappeared.

Such a sword fight was beyond the comprehension of many people. Although all present were veterans of martial arts competitions, most people were witnessing the battle between the top masters of the Flying Dragon Ranking for the first time.

Suddenly, Wei Dong shouted loudly, stepped into the sky, raised his sword, and a tsunami suddenly rose behind him, which was even higher than the peak of the sword!
"Master Li, let's decide the outcome with one sword!"

He stood in the air, shouted, and swung the sword horizontally, creating a blue light!

The raging tsunami suddenly stagnated and was suppressed by the sword force. It also condensed into a small semi-arc, accompanied by sword light, and slashed towards Li Xingtuo.

The sword technique of calming the sea and calming the tide!

Li Xingtuo felt the sword light condensed from the tsunami, his expression solemn, and he raised the long sword in his hand high.

The sword peak seemed to shake, and everyone was unsteady on their feet for a moment, staggering left and right, staring in horror at the sword in Li Xingtuo's hand pointing to the sky. The mountains behind him rose higher and higher, as if to have become a real sword peak!
A burst of sword energy shot out from the tip of the sword and hit the tsunami.

There was a loud bang, accompanied by a light like the scorching sun. Everyone, including the master, closed their eyes and covered their ears, feeling the shaking of the mountains, which gradually stopped after a while.

People slowly opened their eyes, eager to know the result.

The arena that had been reinforced by the formation had been destroyed, and the two masters stood still in the air, facing each other.

Wei Dong looked solemn, and said after a while:
"As expected of Sect Leader Li, this is really eye-opening."

"Pavilion Master Wei's swordsmanship is as boundless as the ocean. Li has also been deeply touched."

Li Xingtuo raised his sword and saluted.

"With a leader like this, the Yunshan Sword Sect will surely prosper."

Wei Dong bowed, stepped down from the platform, and left gracefully.

Leaving now?

The disciples of Cangjian Pavilion were a little confused, but they still followed the sect master under the guidance of the elders and their respective teachers. Only the disciple holding Song Qingping's sword hesitated for a moment, and had to bite the bullet and stay to look for their own Fengliu elder.

The audience all looked at each other in bewilderment. Who won this final competition?

“No one wins, no one loses.”

At the Huagu Guesthouse in the middle of the mountain, Li Tai analyzed the situation to the others:
"It's just that Wei Dong made a big fanfare and took the initiative to attack, but in the end he was unable to do anything to Li Xingtuo. He also confirmed that Li Xingtuo's strength was no weaker than his, so he lost half a move. After this battle, the reputation of Yunshan Sword Sect and Li Xingtuo will surely increase, and Li Xingtuo's ranking on the Flying Dragon Ranking will definitely rise."

"I see."

Situ Qin nodded thoughtfully, turned around and smiled at Xie Yuan:

"It looks like your sect is going to take off!"

"Then I hope you can take me, a little errand boy, with you."

Xie Yuan smiled slightly and felt somewhat happy for the Yunshan Sword Sect.

A few people chatted for a while about this epic sword fight. The battle between the top masters was completely beyond imagination. And this was just a competition in the ring, not a life-and-death fight where all the cards were revealed.

If the top figures on the Flying Dragon List really try their best, can they really shake mountains and destroy cities?

And what kind of power will the Grand Masters of the Unity Realm who are above them have?
Was the Taoist priest at that time also of such strength?
Xie Yuan couldn't help but imagine.

"Thank you, Chief Escort. I'll take my leave now."

Situ Qin packed up her things and said goodbye to Xie Yuan:

"Although I want to come visit you as soon as possible, if I come too often, I might expose you as a mysterious master. I'm afraid it will take some time for us to meet again."

She had something else in her mind that she hadn't said yet. Seeing Xie Yuan's rapid progress, almost catching up with her, and Aunt Taibo Hong stopping her because of her concern for Yao Tianchuan, these two things combined stimulated her, and she decided to go back and practice well.

Xie Yuan was reluctant, but still nodded and said:
"It's okay. I'll go down the mountain to find you when I'm free."

Situ Qin's eyes lit up, and he said subconsciously:

"Really? It's a deal."

"Of course, I lied to you when."

"Haha, what's going on with Mu Chaoyun?"

"Forehead……"

Seeing the two of them whispering and Situ Qin jumping for joy over his words, Aunt Hong shook her head and completely gave up.

After seeing off Situ Qin and his party, Xie Yuan got busy after the event. He cleaned and tidied up several guest houses in the eastern half of the mountain. There were also many other chores, which took him several days to finish.

Finally, I can practice meditation in peace.

Thinking of the battle between the two sect leaders, Xie Yuan's eyes flickered and he secretly clenched his fists.

Sooner or later, I will have that kind of cultivation.

However, less than ten days after resuming his regular practice, Xie Yuan's life suddenly changed drastically:
"Zhang Shan, congratulations! The stewards think that you have performed well and are a role model for the menial servants, so they are ready to accept you as a formal outer sect disciple!"

(End of this chapter)