Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 297 The tenth successor?

Murong Gang looked at Li Fan. This young man was quite courageous.

"Yang Qingshan, I have heard about what you did. Both sides have their own opinions on right and wrong, but no matter what, you did kill a lot of people on Xidi Island. Among them, Nan Zhengchuan was a practitioner of my Xidi Palace, and Song Xiang was also a deacon of Xidi Palace."

The expressions of Luo Qingyan, Meng Hong and others around Li Fan changed slightly. Could it be that Murong Gang, the great elder of the Western Emperor Palace, was biased towards Southern Chen?
"but……"

Murong Gang continued, "In the battle that day, you made great achievements, killed the four-level monsters, and had no rivals. This greatly boosted the morale of the monks on my Western Emperor Island. No matter why you fought, the result was witnessed by everyone, and it is also a fact."

“Therefore, the merits and demerits offset each other.”

"I don't ask about the process, I only look at the result. Now that you have come to my West Emperor Palace to slay the demon, you are considered a guest of the West Emperor Palace. From now on, Nan Chen, you are not allowed to pursue the past. As for the Song family, it is considered that they did not discipline them strictly, but if they cause trouble, the West Emperor Palace will make up for it as appropriate. Song Siyu can enter the upper three floors of the West Emperor Palace's Sutra Pavilion and choose a sword scripture."

"Grand Elder..." Song Siyu wanted to say something, but Murong Gang waved his hand to stop her from speaking. He said, "This matter is settled like this."

Song Siyu looked pale, she knew there was no point in saying more.

Since the Great Elder Murong Gang said so, then the matter is a foregone conclusion.

The West Emperor Palace would not take action against Li Fan, and it would be even more impossible for her to kill Li Fan for revenge on her own. In the battle with the Song family, she had clearly realized the huge gap between the two sides. Not to mention Li Fan, even Luo Qingyan who was beside him, she could not overcome him.

"Yes, Great Elder." Nan Chen responded with his head down, his voice dull, as if still carrying an unwilling resentment.

"Yang Qingshan, are you satisfied with this?" Murong Gang asked Li Fan.

"Killing the Song family and Nan Zhengchuan were all acts of self-preservation. I don't think there was any wrongdoing. Similarly, slaying demons and monsters is what sword cultivators like me should do, and it doesn't count as an achievement."

Li Fan looked at Murong Gang and replied, "But since the Great Elder said that the merits and demerits offset each other, then I will accept it. Thank you."

After saying this, Li Fan bowed slightly, still neither humble nor arrogant.

He has no merits, and he also doesn't think he has any faults.

He was just doing what he was supposed to do.

"You have personality." Murong Gang said with a smile: "Yang Qingshan, you have extraordinary talent in swordsmanship. You can kill Ningdan when you are in the foundation building stage. Now you are in the Ningdan stage and you can defeat Song Xiang. It can be seen that your swordsmanship is outstanding. You should not be a cultivator from the West Sea, right?"

"I came from the inland." Li Fan replied.

"Oh?" Murong Gang asked again, "I wonder which sword family or sword holy land trained this young swordsman?"

"We are all demon slayers, so why ask where we come from?" Li Fan replied, "It makes no difference where I come from."

"Okay." Murong Gang nodded. "In that case, you can stay as a guest in my West Emperor Palace. Now the West Emperor Palace is gathering heroes from all over the world to prepare for the battle with demons. There are many demon-slaying monks like you who have come from all directions. From now on, we will fight side by side."

Li Fan nodded without saying anything more.

He had no objection to this outcome, as it was roughly what he expected.

It is impossible for the Western Emperor Palace to punish him in front of all the heroes in the world, otherwise, it would chill the hearts of cultivators from all sides.

"Arrange a place for Young Master Yang to rest." Murong Gang said, and someone came forward to greet him.

Li Fan followed the people who came to greet him. At this time, someone called out, "Yang Qingshan."

Li Fan stopped and looked at the person who was speaking. It was Yuwen Jing, the swordsman from Xihuang Island who had killed a fifth-level late-stage dragon. When he went into battle that day, he also killed all the monsters and was invincible.

Li Fan understood that the master of Xihuang Island, Yuwen Jing's master, must be a top-level swordsman.

"I saw you draw your sword that day. It was incredibly fast, with a perfect body and a dragon's roar. I guess you must have learned from a famous master." Yuwen Jing said to Li Fan, "If you have time, you can discuss swordplay with me."

Yuwen Jing himself is also a top-level swordsman. He has been practicing in seclusion on Xihuang Island. Now he goes out into the world to slay demons. When he sees Li Fan, who is also a talented swordsman, he is delighted to see his prey.

The top kendo genius likes to discuss swordplay with people who are also kendo geniuses.

"Okay." Li Fan nodded in response. If there is a chance, he can go to Xihuang Island to see what realm the great swordsman of Xihuang Island has reached. "Brother Yuwen has an outstanding talent in swordsmanship and his Golden Brilliant Sword Intentions are unmatched. If he is willing to give Brother Yang some pointers, it will be a good story." Someone beside Yuwen Jing said with a smile.

"That's right, although Brother Yang is also from a famous school, Brother Yuwen came from Xihuang Island. Brother Yang must seize this rare opportunity to compete with the top swordsman. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Someone else looked at Li Fan and smiled. Li Fan glanced at the person who spoke and saw that the other person's smile was harmless and seemed sincere.

But whether he is sincere or just wants to stir up trouble to create chaos in the world is unknown.

As a talented swordsman, he has his own swordsman style. Although Yuwen Jing is outstanding, he killed Song Xiang when he was in the stage of foundation building and entered the stage of Ningdan. Although he is still not as good as Yuwen Jing who killed the big dragon at the peak of the fifth realm, his realm is lower than Yuwen Jing after all. Who can say that his talent in swordsmanship is weaker than Yuwen Jing?

What is the intention of the person who said this, perhaps only he himself knows.

"To debate with a top swordsman is naturally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You should seize the chance. You can come and debate with my brother Qingshan. Perhaps my brother Qingshan will be willing to teach you a thing or two." Before Li Fan could speak, Luo Qingyan beside him responded with a smile. There was no trace of anger in her voice. She spoke with a smile like the other party, but she was sharp.

The others didn't know, but they were watching Li Fan run rampant. They knew Li Fan's talent best.

Even what about Yuwen Jing from Xihuang Island?

Even though Li Fan's current combat power is inferior, but if they are at the same realm and Li Fan has entered the middle realm of Nascent Soul, Luo Qingyan believes that Yuwen Jing will not be his opponent either.

Therefore, when the two of them interacted, it could at most be considered an equal discussion, not a consultation.

What's more, Li Fan's background is not necessarily weaker than Xihuang Island. Although we don't know who his master is, we can guess that he must be a top swordsman who is famous all over the world.

The man's smile disappeared, he looked a little embarrassed, and glanced at Luo Qingyan coldly.

Seeing Luo Qingyan's sarcasm, Li Fan did not say anything, but left. He had no objection to the verbal advantage. He came to the Western Emperor Palace not to compete with others.

After Li Fan left, everyone looked at his back. The man just now laughed and said, "This young man has such a frivolous personality. It seems that in his eyes, there are no heroes in the world. Even the Western Emperor Palace is not taken seriously."

Many people looked at him and thought that this guy had very bad intentions.

But what he said was not wrong. Li Fan gave them the impression of being frivolous. Even when facing the Western Emperor Palace, he faced it calmly and without fear.

From this point of view, it is likely to have a great origin.

"When you saw his sword skills that day, could you tell which sword force he came from?" someone asked.

"In the battle that day, most of the participants were sea cultivators. They don't know much about inland sword cultivators, so I'm afraid it would be difficult for them to see it."

"Is it possible that he is one of the top ten sword cultivators in the world?" Someone asked with a smile, "As far as I know, there is a sword cultivator from the inland area of ​​the West Sea, who is ranked in the top ten in the world, right?"

After hearing this, everyone was silent for a moment. Someone looked at Yuwen Jing and asked, "Brother Yuwen, do you know anything?"

Yuwen Jing looked thoughtful and said, "Back then, he came to Xihuang Island and had a sword fight with Master."

"Oh?" Many people became interested and asked, "What was the result of the sword fight?"

They had never heard of it.

"I don't know." Yu Wenjing shook his head: "He came and went in a hurry. After the sword fight, Master realized something and practiced in seclusion. As for the winner of the sword fight, I don't know either."

"Could it be that he is really his successor?" someone speculated.

"Master, they are talking about the tenth person on the Dali Sword Saint Ranking, Gu Jinghong." A cultivator beside Wen Renqiu whispered, "Back then, Gu Jinghong came to the West Sea alone to seek a more profound sword path. He disappeared after that and we rarely hear about him. Now it seems that he has been to Xihuang Island, so he should still be in the West Sea. Is that sword cultivator really Gu Jinghong's descendant?"

"No." Wen Renqiu responded firmly. That man was definitely not Gu Jinghong's disciple. He came from Yazhou on the same boat with him.

His master is not one of the top ten sword masters in the world today, but he was an amazing sword master who was famous in Dali back then.

Now the demons are stirring up a storm in the West Sea, and with the wind and clouds gathered, I am afraid that many troubles will arise again.

(End of this chapter)