Borrowing a sword

Chapter 162 The Dao Ancestor Reappears!

On the arena, the ultimate battle is about to begin.

With the protection of two inner disciples, the arena's grand formation was activated at this moment.

The competition for the top spot not only increased the size of the arena several times over, allowing the two to perform better, but also strengthened the formation to prevent any unnecessary accidents.

Chu Huaixu could tell that Xu Ziqing was quite eager to fight at this moment.

Although he didn't understand how this brat dared to do that!

According to his original script, he was worried that Xiao Xu would appear timid and hesitant when facing him.

At that point, he would reprimand him a few times, saying in an incredibly pretentious tone, "Don't lose your competitive spirit!"

Then I'll add what I told him back then: "Straighten your back and stand a little forward!"

As a result, Xiao Xu's high fighting spirit today actually made him a little unhappy.

—You've grown wings, huh!
The little chick's feathers have barely grown in, and it's already trying to act like an eagle with me!
"Then let me, your senior brother, properly inspect your recent achievements!"

The two uncouth body cultivators exchanged a glance and immediately reached a tacit understanding.

They all used the exact same technique, [Flying Profound], and then rushed forward, directly confronting the enemy with their refined bodies.

"Bam—!"

"Bam—!"

The fight, with fists and feet clashing, brought everyone the most brutal physical combat showdown.

Fortunately, even the stone bricks on the arena were protected by the formation today; otherwise, the bricks beneath their feet would have shattered the moment they exerted their strength.

The two men's fists collided, and Chu Huaixu was amazed by the power of the "Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method".

The Daoist Canon is, after all, a cultivation method that combines internal and external practice; its body-refining effects are only comparable to those of a low-level cultivation method.

Even with his realm suppressing him by three levels and having just gained 1 point of [Physical Strength], he only had a slight advantage.

A pure body-refining style is indeed more powerful and more extreme than a half-baked one like him!

Both he and Xu Ziqing's fists soon had some cuts and bruises.

However, Chu Huaixu's self-healing speed is significantly faster than Xiao Xu's, which is his advantage.

After forcing him back with another punch, Chu Huaixu smiled and said loudly, "Very good! I didn't expect your body refinement to have improved so much!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi, who was sitting on the high platform, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye.

"This kid's even giving critiques!"

As the junior grandmaster, he personally guided Xu Ziqing for so long, showing meticulous care during this time. He wasn't even this attentive to Shen Man back then.

But now, he's using it all to pose in the ring!

If anyone's coming to inspect the results, it should be me!
Jiang Zhi's brows furrowed instantly.

But Xu Ziqing, who was his opponent, was being "criticized" like this, and he even showed a look of delight.

"My senior brother praised me!" The boy felt a surge of pride.

He felt that all the "mistreatment" he had recently suffered at the Gentleman's Temple was worth it at this moment!
Having gained no advantage in body tempering, Xu Ziqing knew she had to draw her sword.

Otherwise, it would be as if we were wasting our senior brother's time.

Xu Ziqing, dressed in white robes, took a few steps back and said, "Senior brother, be careful, I'm about to draw my sword."

Chu Huaixu smiled and said, "Okay."

Facing Xiao Xu, who held the sword in his left hand, he dared not be arrogant.

A stream of ink-colored air began to swirl around him, and with a wave of his hand, distant autumn leaves began to adhere to the air.

After thinking for a moment, he chose to put the scabbard behind his back and carry it on his body, freeing up his hands.

The sword box behind Xu Ziqing was thus opened.

The boy did not immediately grasp the sword.

He looked up, intending to first tell his senior brother about his recent achievements, and also to warn him to be careful.

"Senior brother, I have mastered the [Six Exits of the Ranks], and I will take this opportunity to demonstrate it to you today!"

After leaving the bamboo house, Xu Ziqing continued to study this technique.

Although Chu Huaixu was no longer there to guide him and tell him whether his revisions and additions were correct, there was still his junior grandmaster!

With Jiang Zhi's keen eyesight, she could naturally tell the difference.

In fact, even Jiang Zhi, a sword cultivator who once stood at the ninth realm, was somewhat amazed by Xu Ziqing's talent in swordsmanship.

"A mere first-level cultivation can actually repair a flawed earth-grade spell on its own?"

"I wonder if the current Sword Master can match such extraordinary comprehension?"

In any case, Jiang Zhi admitted that he was inferior to her in this respect.

Therefore, it is clear that even if Xu Ziqing does not become a sword attendant, as long as he is showered with rare and precious materials and his spiritual embryo quality is forcibly improved, he will definitely become a powerful sword cultivator in the future!

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu felt somewhat overwhelmed.

"It's all done so quickly?" he thought in surprise.

But he quickly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What am I worried about? I'm no longer the 'wise fool' with low comprehension I used to be!"

"I am now a distinguished [Comprehension Level 5]!"

"I have already met the basic requirements for a mere prefecture-level sword technique."

"Don't panic even if you've completed everything!"

Moreover, the rewards offered by the system for the battle for the top spot in the Eastern Continent are even more generous.

The experience points remain at 10, and then you will receive a full 3 random special attribute points!

Who knows, it might even boost their comprehension and help them continue to develop their brains.

The problem now is that Xiao Xu has never used the phrase "six out of the list".

He had previously held the sword in his left hand, which was equivalent to delivering a basic attack to the enemy.

And with just this basic attack, it's estimated that, apart from Chu Huaixu, among the first-realm cultivators present, only Han Shuangjiang has a certain degree of confidence in blocking it.

But what if we replace the basic attack with [Six Out of Rank]?

How terrifying must that sword strike be!
Outside the ring, many people were holding their breath.

Although everyone didn't quite understand their conversation, it wasn't hard to guess that the sword strike Xu Ziqing unleashed today might be different from any of the previous ones.
"They're already this strong, yet they're still holding back?"

"Let's wait and see!"

"In that case, can Chu Huaixu really stop it?"

Below the stage, only Han Shuangjiang looked worried.

Moreover, she was worried about both sides.

She knew about the "Six Deficiencies" (六出列缺), but her understanding was incomplete. It seemed that this was a task assigned to Xiao Xu by Chu Huaixu.
She knew that when Junior Brother Xu had nothing to do, he would try to complete this incomplete sword technique.

He never uses spiritual power when practicing swordsmanship; he relies solely on his physical body to forcefully execute the techniques.

In this situation, his arms would feel somewhat strained, and after practicing once, they would tremble uncontrollably, taking a long time to calm down.

"If he uses the sword with his left hand, wouldn't that just make things worse?" How could Han Shuangjiang not worry about his health?

Every time Xu Ziqing uses the bronze sword, his left arm is basically crippled on the spot.

In addition, this sword technique seems to have a "self-harming" attribute, isn't he just ruining his own body?
She was afraid the boy wouldn't be able to handle it.

As for Chu Huaixu, she was worried that he wouldn't be able to hold him off. Clearly, her understanding of the man living next door was rather one-sided.

Han Shuangjiang had no idea how much stronger Chu Huaixu had become overnight.

On the high platform, Xiang Yandu asked with some curiosity, "Junior Uncle, what is this [Six Outer Strike Points]?"

As the sect leader, he should theoretically know every detail about the Sword Attendants.

Look at this name, "Liu Chu" refers to snow, and "Lie Que" refers to lightning. Putting them together feels a bit strange.

"It's a fragmented Earth-level sword technique that Xu Ziqing obtained by chance," Jiang Zhi replied calmly, but he was deliberately saying it for Situ Cheng and the others to hear.

"Earth-level sword technique!" Situ Cheng and the others were indeed stunned for a moment.

Having reached the first realm of cultivation, he has already mastered a level-one sword technique?

Moreover, this kid is a body cultivator!

But in fact?
The two body cultivators on the arena both follow the path of "man is sword".

However, Chu Huaixu himself carried the Heart Sword.

Xu Ziqing's body was invaded by the sword spirit of the evil sword!
It's less about body tempering and more about sword forging!
In a sense, this is both a battle between people and a clash of swords.

The bronze sword flew out of its scabbard and hovered in front of Xu Ziqing.

The Taoist disciples below the arena, unaware of the inside story, once again thought to themselves, "What an ugly sword!"

As Chu Huaixu looked at it, a somewhat disrespectful thought popped into his mind.

"Such an ugly sword, and it looks so bad."

"He does bear some resemblance to my junior grandmaster, who is plain-looking but incredibly vain."

He actually thought the man and the sword were quite a good match.

However, he then thought that being too similar might actually make them dislike each other.

As soon as the bronze sword appeared, the small black sword in his sea of ​​consciousness couldn't help but become more excited.

His sickly heart and sword gradually regained their fighting spirit.

It was conveying its attitude, wanting Chu Huaixu to use its power!

Unfortunately, the Heart Sword and the Bronze Sword have similar sword spirit ranks, so neither can influence the other in terms of rank.

Therefore, Chu Huaixu understood that it wanted him to use the spiritual fetus's supernatural powers and the power of the sword heart.

After exchanging a glance with his senior brother, Xu Ziqing gripped the sword hilt with his left hand and let out a hoarse roar.

The burden that the bronze sword brought him, and the negative effects of the [Six Out of Horizon], were now combined.

Before he could even unleash his sword energy, his own body began to experience various problems.

The flesh on Xiao Xu's left arm began to tear open instantly, the skin and flesh splitting open to the point where blood splattered directly out.

A series of cracking sounds rang out, starting from his five fingers and wrists, going all the way up, and even affecting his left shoulder.

Specifically, he used the bronze sword with his left hand, but he only injured his left arm.

However, the rather wicked sword technique, "Six Out of Deficiencies," can even injure the internal organs.

Therefore, Xu Ziqing's external injuries are already so frightening, but she has also suffered a certain degree of internal injuries.

However, since he was cultivating the "Ice Skin Jade Bone Heart Method," his internal organs were significantly strengthened.

Therefore, from this perspective, this technique was simply created for this protagonist of the world!
He swiftly swung his sword, a strike that was incredibly difficult to execute.

An incredibly terrifying black sword aura, surrounded by a bluish-black aura, slashed forward.

This was vastly different from every sword strike he had previously unleashed with his left hand; they were simply not on the same level!

Chu Huaixu was very fast, and in an instant, he flicked all the autumn leaves off.

The Great Perfection level [Fingertip Lightning] rushed forward in a very violent form of true energy.

This made Li Chunsong and the others on the high platform restless!

He and Zhao Shuqi each gave Chu Huaixu a True Qi and a Body Technique, respectively.

But in such a short time, he actually reached the Great Perfection realm!

"The previous minor achievement was actually a concealment!" These great cultivators found it unbelievable.

No one thought that Chu Huaixu would suddenly realize so much in such a short time.

Because that would be far too unrealistic.

Seven fallen leaves, carrying with them a violent burst of true energy, crashed into the sword energy at an extremely high speed.

Each strand of true energy also contains the fearless sword intent!

Situ Cheng narrowed his eyes: "This boy can actually apply sword intent to True Qi?"

"This is not something that can be done by someone who has just entered the realm of sword intent."

If this scene were to fall into Geng Tianhe's eyes, he would probably become even more convinced that his insights from that day were correct.

He was too attached to appearances, too fixated on the sword in Chu Huaixu's hand.

We sword cultivators, what in the world cannot be our sword?

Therefore he said: You have seen my sword!

In fact, Geng Tianhe did not understand Chu Huaixu's true meaning, but he was not entirely wrong.

Chu Huaixu was able to do this because he himself was a sword!

Whether it's true qi, fist techniques, or anything else, it all originates from this sword body.

Therefore, they can all be imbued with sword intent!
Faced with such a terrifying sword strike, he didn't hesitate for a moment and charged forward to meet it head-on.

Why should I avoid it!

—Fearless!
Seven streams of true energy cleared the way ahead, but the sword energy at his fingertips was different from before.

If we say that when he was "instructing" Han Shuangjiang, he was only using a wisp of his sword heart power.

Seven fallen leaves, each carrying true energy and sword intent, instantly collided with the unstoppable sword energy.

Chu Huaixu's fingertip sword energy also slashed out at this moment.

The power of [Sword Heart] and the power of [Heart Sword] erupt together at this moment!
With a loud shout, this seemingly invincible sword energy was forcefully annihilated!
After the black sword energy was dispersed, its residual aura fell to the ground, and wisps of black energy were even generated, spreading throughout the entire arena, looking extremely eerie.

A man dressed in black robes stood amidst countless wisps of black mist, bringing an immense sense of oppression to the crowd below the arena!
Chu Huaixu was too strong. His powerful performance at this moment filled all the cultivators in the first realm with terror and despair.

Xu Ziqing, who was seriously injured, had her left arm hanging down, her face was deathly pale, and blood was oozing from the corner of her mouth.

He hung his head, his body trembling uncontrollably, as if he were at the end of his rope.

But a blinding golden light began to flash in the palm of his right hand!

Golden restrictions appeared in his palm, and obscure runes began to pulsate, as if they had come to life.

"Senior brother, please be careful. What happens next will be beyond my control."

His already crippled left hand seemed unable to grip the sword anymore, and it might fall to the ground at any moment.

But for some reason, the sword appeared in his right hand as if by teleportation.

Xiang Yan sat high on the stage and immediately gave Lu Pan a look.

Once the formation master understood, he immediately waved his hand and cast a formation on the arena to isolate the aura, preventing the surrounding audience from noticing the aura on the bronze sword and isolating all spirituality from this evil sword!
Chu Huaixu looked at Xiao Xu, who was holding a sword in his right hand, and his expression immediately became more serious.

This young man, who cultivated the Daoist Canon and carried the Dao Ancestor's sword sheath on his back, spoke loudly at this moment:
"Han Shuangjiang".

The girl looked at him in astonishment, and then heard a sentence.
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"Borrow the sword and use it!"

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