Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 337 The Monk Lost
To save face for Tianlong Temple and to avoid getting involved in other matters, Sun Yanwan publicized the story of Wunian Monk avenging his disciple by killing the master of Jiangxue Sword Pavilion. In order to distance himself from this incident, he said very little.

Few people in the martial arts world know that Sun Yanwan was involved in the death of the master of Jiangxue Sword Sect. In fact, the people of Jiangxue Sword Sect are very grateful to Sun Yanwan for sending their sect leader's body back home.

Anyway, it was just a series of coincidences!

Few people in this world know that Sun Yanwan has been promoted to Grandmaster.

When Monk Minglun left Longzang Temple, he not only brought with him the sect's secret treasure, the Heavenly Dragon Kasaya, but also specifically sought out King Chongtian Zhang Hai and personally defeated him. He believed that his confidence in martial arts had reached its peak, and that defeating Sun Yanwan, who had "just" advanced to the "Innate Realm," was not too difficult. He pushed the True Immovable Sword to its limit, and the Heavenly Dragon Kasaya swept across the sky and earth, with one ingenious move after another.

Sun Yanwan's identity is a secret in Da Lang, but there's really no need for him to keep it shrouded in mystery even within his own territory, making his identity so enigmatic that the people under his rule don't know who the master of this place is. Otherwise, how can he reconcile the Xuanhuang Army and the Heijiao Army? How can he ensure that his decrees are implemented in more than twenty cities?

The cities under his command were originally the territory of Northern Yan, and countless people there believed in the lineage of Longzang Temple. Therefore, Monk Minglun had long known that Sun Yanwan was proficient in supernatural staff techniques.

The handsome monk had great confidence in the True Immovable Sword of Longzang Temple, after all, both martial arts were top-tier, one from the Water Curtain Cave and the other from the Shocking Palace, both with impressive origins and unfathomable depths of unparalleled martial arts. In a short time, the two exchanged seventeen or eighteen blows. The monk Minglun gradually sensed something was amiss, and thought in alarm, "How can Sun Yanwan's martial arts be so high?"

"Even if the supernatural staff technique can borrow energy, my True Immovable Sword has condensed sword energy, so there should be nothing left to borrow, right?"

"How can his staff technique be so wondrous?"

Sun Yanwan was actually thinking about how to explain to Monk Minglun. He really wasn't a liar, nor did he intentionally deceive the other party; he had simply forgotten to remind him about his advancement to Grandmaster.

He originally thought that advancing to the Grandmaster level would be a natural progression!

Many years have passed since the battle for supremacy, and he has not yet grown from an adult to a mature man. He has advanced from the Innate Realm to the Grandmaster Realm. A genius like Monk Minglun should have made some progress by now.

Sun Yanwan genuinely believed that the other party had already advanced to the Grandmaster level before challenging her...

Across the long street, there was a viewing platform. Sun Yanwan had built many such structures to make it convenient for ordinary people to come up and enjoy the scenery and watch the shows. After all, once the spectacle was large, those outside couldn't see inside. The two of them were watching with great interest. Although Namco's martial arts talent wasn't that strong, he was still a master of both martial arts and had learned many techniques from the Sun Family Martial Arts Manual. He couldn't help but say, "This monk Minglun is far from being a match for our Master Sun."

Shi Si then realized what was going on and chuckled softly, "He probably misunderstood, thinking Yan Wan was still a Xiantian cultivator?"

Namco was surprised and asked, "Isn't he a Xiantian (innate) cultivator?"

Shi Si's expression turned slightly strange, and she said in a low voice, "He's already a Grandmaster!"

Namco was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Did he advance to the Grandmaster level during his seclusion this time?"

Xiao Nanmeng thought to herself, "No wonder he secluded himself for a whole month this time; he was trying to advance to the Grandmaster level. He even told me that martial arts are becoming increasingly difficult to improve these days. After a month of seclusion, he only managed to cultivate the ninth transformation of the Xuanhuang Realm and open up a few hidden meridians, without making much progress. It's really infuriating..."

Shi Si shook her head and said, "Of course not. He was already a Grandmaster before he returned to Black Dragon City."

Namco's pretty face flushed red. Suddenly, she noticed something and lowered her voice to say, "Did he not tell anyone about his advancement to Grandmaster? Did Senior Sister also find out?" Shi Si nodded. Sun Yanwan had indeed not mentioned this to her, but she was also a Grandmaster and was too close to Sun Yanwan. She had even been to Yanchi Lake. How could she not know?

Looking at Sun Yanwan, who was engaged in a fierce battle with the monk Minglun, Namco said in a low voice, "Has he forgotten to tell anyone about this?"

"It's like, advancing to the Grandmaster level, is something that should be taken for granted?"

Shi Si thought about it for a moment and realized it was true. She couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I didn't expect that a mere Xiantian monk like Minglun would be so reckless as to challenge me."

"Even Senior Brother Zhang Qingxi was able to defeat her only because Giatanna had just advanced in her cultivation."

"If Giatanna is given a few days to familiarize herself with the game, the outcome of that match will be uncertain."

"Now that Yan Wan has been a Grandmaster for quite some time, there is no reason for him to be defeated by a Xiantian."

Namco recalled that back then, Zhang Qingxi deliberately waited for Giatanna to advance to the Grandmaster level before defeating her. After stepping off the arena of the battle for the throne, Zhang Qingxi, who was only one step away from becoming a Grandmaster, suddenly said, "Grandmaster Zhang Yuanqiao, your ability to teach disciples is truly remarkable. I'm afraid you can be considered the best in history."

Shi Si nodded slightly, deeply agreeing.

Both of them thought for a moment and remembered that Wu Huiming, who had recently become very popular in the martial arts world, had also asked Sun Yanwan about it. Sun Yanwan did not know that he had a third junior brother, but when he sent a letter to Songyang, his master replied and admitted to the matter. Shi Si thought to herself, "If the third junior brother is also so monstrous, then the status of Grandmaster Zhang Yuanqiao will continue to rise."

At this moment, Wu Huiming was thinking about how to find a suitable opponent so that he could break through to the Innate Realm in a martial arts competition!
The only thing that bothered him was that even though he had achieved such an astonishing feat, the rumors in the martial arts world still couldn't catch up with his two senior brothers!

This made him feel really angry!

He's no novice!
After fighting Minglun for thirty or forty moves, Sun Yanwan thought to herself, "It's time to defeat him!"

"If we continue fighting fiercely, and Minglun sees through my plan, it would be bad if I held back."

Sun Yanwan shouted loudly, and his supernatural staff technique suddenly changed. He borrowed the power, but the power he had been suppressing was released in one strike.

The blow struck Tianlong's kasaya like a thunderbolt, and all the onlookers felt as if they had been hit all over their bodies, their heads buzzing.

The monk Minglun felt that the force of the blow was unbelievable, and he knew he couldn't withstand it head-on. The only way was to use his lightness skill to deflect the force. His twenty years of hard-earned Zen skills made the most appropriate choice. But to outsiders, it looked like this monk had been sent flying by Sun Yanwan's blow...

Throughout his life, Monk Minglun was never particularly skilled in "lightness skill"!
He was sent flying seven or eight zhang into the air by Sun Yanwan's blow. He hurriedly unfolded his Heavenly Dragon Kasaya, and as if riding the wind, he spun half a circle before slowly falling down.

The monk Minglun draped the Heavenly Dragon Kasaya over his body, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said with remorse, "This humble monk has lost."

(End of this chapter)