Borrowing a sword

Chapter 150 She truly is the woman I admire.

On the arena, the golden aura surrounding Kui Muquan was shaken back slightly.

His dark red eyes gradually regained their clarity.

Chu Huaixu has indeed mastered the Fearless Sword Intent, and has eliminated fear.

But it's clear that the fear won't disappear; it will only shift.

People around him began to be somewhat afraid of him.

But young people are all about not losing face even when they lose, especially since Kui Muquan entered the Dao through madness.

Therefore, after a few seconds of hesitation, he immediately said, "Heh—! Chu Huaixu, I look forward to facing you in the finals!"

After saying that, he sheathed his sword and stepped off the stage.

"finals?"

"What's it to you about the finals?" Chu Huaixu thought to himself indifferently.

He disliked this arrogant guy who acted like he owned the place when he played "Borrowing Swords," and if given the chance, he wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson.

But it certainly won't be in the final battle!
At this moment, the Taoist disciples around him saw him protecting Han Shuangjiang behind him and all cast strange glances at him.

Chu Huaixu could immediately tell the meaning behind that look—he was smitten.

Han Shuangjiang gave him a slightly resentful look.

You've done all the things that made you appear miraculous in public, but I'll have to bear all the gossip and rumors within the Taoist community.

When Chu Huaixu saw her looking at him like that, he immediately understood the meaning in her eyes.

He immediately bowed to his fellow disciples and said, "Junior brother will certainly not diminish the spirit of our Daoist sect! If the opportunity arises, I will definitely humiliate him!"

Seeing his attempt to cover up his true intentions, and Han Shuangjiang's resentful and reproachful gaze, everyone suddenly found him even more likable.

"What a perfect couple they are!"

On the high platform, Chu Yinyin sat on a tall wooden chair, her small feet swinging in the air a few times, feeling only: "That feels so good."

She's definitely not suited to bullying the weak, but she's perfect for my future apprentice!
"Spring and Autumn Mountain is indeed a righteous sect and would not do anything improper, but its cultivation techniques are really annoying and bothersome," she thought to herself.

At this thought, she suddenly remembered that her own cultivation technique also had obvious flaws!
Chu Yinyin immediately slumped down, glancing at the voluptuous Nangong Yue and Mei Chuxue with a troubled expression, feeling a bit dizzy from the milk.

—It only made me more annoyed.

Time passed, and this round of the East Continent Grand Competition came to an end.

The remaining sixteen people are all outstanding individuals from the Eastern Continent.

However, for the people of Luotian Valley, this competition was actually meaningless.

The top seed was eliminated early by Chu Huaixu, and it would be good if the remaining players could make it to the quarterfinals.

From the perspective of the competition format, this format actually depends a bit on luck.

But from the ultimate perspective, the Eastern Continent Grand Competition is only meant to select one supreme individual to enter the Origin Spirit Realm.

The only important thing is the top spot!

After two days of rest, Xu Ziqing's left arm has recovered.

Jiang Zhi looked at him and nodded slightly, saying, "Those who cultivate their bodies do indeed recover from injuries faster."

He looked the boy up and down and said, "But I still have to tell you, if you wield the sword with your left hand, you are no match for Chu Huaixu."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing immediately replied with utmost seriousness, "Grandmaster Uncle, I know that I am far inferior to my senior brother."

Jiang Zhi looked at him and felt a surge of anger rising within her!

As Xu Ziqing continues to win in the Eastern Continent Tournament, the youthful spirit she once lost is gradually returning.

He seemed to have transformed back into that spirited young swordsman from a family of sword masters.

However, when it comes to Chu Huaixu, he changes completely.

"He has absolutely no competitive spirit!" Jiang Zhi cursed inwardly.

These days, every time Xu Ziqing mentions Chu Huaixu, he feels a headache coming on.

At this moment, he looked at the boy and asked, "Didn't you ever think about defeating him? Didn't you ever think about becoming the leader of the Eastern Continent?"

"But Junior Grandmaster Uncle, how could I possibly defeat Senior Brother?" He answered matter-of-factly, his crystal-clear eyes filled with confusion.

A young person possesses the pure heart of a child, and that is how sincere they are.

Jiang Zhi already disliked Chu Huaixu, and the fact that he had been training him for so long made him even angrier.

"You wield the Dao Ancestor Sword, yet you think your skills are inferior to others!" he roared.

Seeing that his elders were angry, Xu Ziqing immediately apologized: "Junior Grandmaster, please calm down. I was wrong."

But he added, "However, if I wield the sword in my right hand, it is not that I have defeated my senior brother, but that the sword has defeated him."

He silently recited the words on the Gentleman's Stele once more: "A gentleman uses things, but is not used by things."

The boy felt that what he said was perfectly reasonable and well-founded.

Jiang Zhi, who was lying on the rattan chair, glanced at him and waved his hand impatiently: "Go down and cultivate. Go to the martial arts arena to draw lots later."

"Yes," Xu Ziqing replied respectfully.

The junior Taoist master watched the boy's retreating figure, but his mind was still preoccupied with his words.

—It was the Dao Ancestor Sword that defeated my senior brother, not me.

He raised his unremarkable face, gazing at the clouds drifting across the sky, lost in thought.

A new round of drawing lots began soon.

As a result, Geng Tianhe did not show up when the lottery was drawn, but instead had a junior brother from the Sword Sect draw the lottery on his behalf.

The Sword Sect disciple said to Niu Yuanshan, "Steward, Senior Brother Geng has recently had some insights and is currently in seclusion. Would it be alright if I helped him draw the essence?"

"Sure," Old Niu smiled.

Those around them listened to their conversation, trying to decipher the hidden information within it.

"Is Geng Tianhe about to break through?" everyone wondered.

Everyone knows that he has already reached the half-step sword intent realm.

"If he also comprehends sword intent, wouldn't that mean there are three heaven-defying sword cultivators at the first level in this Eastern Continent Grand Competition?" Many people felt increasingly desperate.

"No more competition! Let the top spots go to you sword cultivators!" Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang exchanged a glance, but didn't think too much about it.

Xu Ziqing followed behind them, and he didn't even think about it.

He was so focused on thinking to himself, "My senior brother said he's already broken through to the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm. That's incredibly fast!"

Everyone lined up and took turns drawing their own lot from the box.

The Sword Sect disciple who helped Geng Tianhe draw lots was in a relatively late position.

After drawing his lot, he held up the one with the number 6 written on it and cautiously asked, "Um...may I ask which senior brother or sister has the number six?"

After he finished speaking, he silently recited two names in his heart and began to pray to the Xuanhuang Sword Dao: "Please don't let Senior Brother Geng draw those two, please don't let it be them!"

His prayer was quickly answered.

A voice came from the left.

Chu Huaixu slightly raised the slip of paper in his hand and said, "Oh, I'm number six."

In an instant, the Sword Sect disciple was struck as if by lightning.

Ugh! My filthy hands!

When I go back this time, my fellow disciples will definitely curse me to death!

The other participants breathed a sigh of relief.

Some people were even gloating.

"They should fight with sword intent! That way, at least one of them can be eliminated!"

The others also began to look for their assigned opponents.

The female cultivator from Luo Tian Valley, whose strength was second only to Zhao Xinghan, drew Xu Ziqing.

The rather attractive female disciple's face instantly turned extremely ugly, feeling that her luck in the divination was so bad!
This means that Luo Tiangu's group's participation in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition is likely to come to an end here.

Besides her, there was one other person from Luo Tiangu who also made it into this round.

But that junior brother was able to advance all the way through the rounds purely by luck. He won the last round by a narrow margin, which was just because his cultivation technique had an attribute that countered the opponent's.

The female disciple named Feng Qiushui sighed deeply.

"We might end up with the worst record in Luo Tian Valley's history, with not a single person advancing to the top eight."

"How can I face my sect now?" She felt the pressure was simply too great.

Among the four major sects, there are naturally some who are happy and some who are sad.

Kui Muquan of Chunqiu Mountain was secretly gloating at that moment.

"Haha, Geng Tianhe has run into Chu Huaixu. Even if he has truly comprehended the sword intent, he might not necessarily win!"

"Luo Tiangu is even more ridiculous; they're likely to be completely wiped out this round!"

He felt that as long as his luck in the next round of draws wasn't too bad, he would already be firmly in the top four.

Kui Muquan, holding his own slip of paper, asked loudly:

"I'm number two, who's number two?"

A pleasant yet somewhat cold voice rang out from the left.

"it's me."

Kui Muquan looked over there abruptly, only to see an absolutely beautiful face.

He was taken aback when he saw that his opponent was Han Shuangjiang.

The atmosphere at the scene instantly became even more heated.

Everyone remembers clearly that Kui Muquan had previously challenged this Taoist genius girl on the arena with a long sword!
"Wonderful! Tomorrow's competition is truly going to be spectacular!"

The usually aloof ice block wasn't as quiet as usual today.

Chu Huaixu looked at her, not at all surprised.

After all, she's the one who takes the lead role in "Borrowing the Sword".

Moreover, she has a strong personality and is also stubborn.

The family of three living in the bamboo house are all stubborn.

Han Shuangjiang looked at Kui Muquan and said, "What, are you surprised to draw me? Didn't you want to fight me?"

The smell of gunpowder instantly filled the air.

Clearly, Kui Muquan's provocation had displeased this talented young Daoist girl.

That makes sense. Anyone would be unhappy to be pointed at with a knife and mocked in public like that.

Moreover, he was surrounded by the aura of metal at the time, and when he pointed his knife at people, he also brought a wave of energy that made the girl's long black hair fly backward.

At this time, Kui Muquan's repulsive personality was still in full swing.

The practitioners of Chunqiu Mountain, who enter the Dao in this unconventional way, do indeed gain many benefits on their path of cultivation.

However, the drawbacks are also obvious.

He then said, "Since Chu Huaixu has already protected you, if you are smart, you should let this matter go. If you bring it up now and lose in the arena, it will be embarrassing."

Still incredibly arrogant.

Based on Han Shuangjiang's current performance, he believed he could beat her, even if it came at a certain cost.

Moreover, this is already a confrontation, a psychological battle.

Kui Muquan may be arrogant, but he's not stupid.

Chu Huaixu remained discreetly hidden to the side, merely smiling gently at the large ice block without uttering a word or trying to make his presence known.

He knew in his heart: "This is my sister Han's party!"

He was actually quite happy to see this scene, to see her radiate the light of a protagonist in her own world!

Han Shuangjiang looked at Kui Muquan, whose overall demeanor remained incredibly aloof.

She spoke indifferently:
"I will show you that I can defeat you without him standing up for me."

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