Two Realms High Martial Arts: Gathering the Heavens to Become a Great Luo Immortal

Chapter 114 A constellation of stars, the focus of everyone's attention

"Um, you're welcome?"

As Li Xijun spoke, she tentatively tried to leave.

But then,

He discovered that an invisible spiritual force was firmly enveloping him.

It was almost as solid as the feeling of being suppressed in the void by Li Boyan before.

Li Xijun briefly probed with his own mental energy.

However, he discovered that his mental strength crumbled at the slightest touch and he was completely unable to resist it.

This made him gasp in surprise.

"How many tons of power does your mental energy currently possess?"

Li Xijun glanced at the visual message that had just popped up after he had relied on the other party for a month of dual cultivation.

[Your mastery of the visualization practice "The Descent of the Unborn Mother Sutra" has increased from 32% to 33%.]

Your mental level has increased from 30.9 to 31.1.

Even with his current mental level of 31.1, he only barely has 12t. For his opponent to defeat him so easily is probably...

"About 32 tons, but I can feel my mental strength is still growing rapidly."

Su Nianyi was slightly surprised when she talked about her improved strength.

After all, her current strength is almost equivalent to that of a Transcendent Realm martial artist at level 18 of the Life Rank.

If they continue to improve, it will be easy for them to rival martial artists who have reached the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm.

Such fighting power is even more outstanding than Li Xijun's.

"32 tons of power... I'm really envious," Li Xijun sighed softly.

Even though it was expected, and even though he sensed the other party's mental transformation during their first visit, which had the feel of being at the Out-of-Body Realm.

However, he was still somewhat shocked when he truly experienced Su Nianyi's strength.

Even if he achieves mastery of embryonic breathing, his power would only be 30 tons.

The other party's data clearly indicates that they are at the beginner level of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

In other words, Su Nianyi could easily defeat all the first-year and most of the second-year Transcendent Realm martial artists.

"It's alright, I definitely won't stop you from achieving your winning streak and completing your six-time number one ranking."

"Moreover, with my current level of mental power, the Qingquan Chunhui Palace will definitely give me a top-tier resource contract. Anyway, I've been sleeping for so long, so it doesn't matter if I get a few less credits."

Su Nianyi was very clear about the value of her displayed spiritual talent.

While others may still face uncertainties, her success in filming on location is already a done deal.

The school administration of Qingquan Chunhui Hall will certainly provide substantial resource support.

"Moreover, the stronger my soul is, the more benefits it will bring to your spiritual cultivation."

"If I'm not mistaken, someone just made a breakthrough by cultivating with me."

Since being defeated by Li Xijun in May,

Su Nianyi felt increasingly anxious as she felt the distance between herself and the other person growing.

But now, the lightning orb within his sea of ​​consciousness, formed since birth, is exerting its power once more.

When her mental strength surpassed her opponent's once again...

She seemed to have returned to the relaxed demeanor she had when she first faced Li Xijun, holding a sketchbook and appearing quiet yet in control of the entire situation.

This left Li Xijun somewhat helpless, so she could only quickly change the subject.

"Now that you're awake, it's the very first day, so you can still register for the [Five Schools Joint Martial Arts Competition]."

"Anyway, it's a martial arts competition taking place in the virtual world."

"With your mastery of the sword and man as one, you should at least be able to enter the top 16 and gain some points."

The method I learned from Vice Principal Lisa really works.

After Li Xijun explained the current situation and the details of the [Five Schools Joint Martial Arts Competition],

Even after months of slumber, Su Nianyi's true nature as a martial artist was undeniable.

They did not continue to tease each other about their spiritual cultivation.

Instead, they contacted Teacher Lisa directly to quickly process her discharge from the hospital, conduct mental strength assessments, upgrade various aspects of the resource contract, register for the martial arts competition, and install a private villa and virtual pod.

After half a day had passed,

While the initial qualifiers were in full swing,

Su Nianyi also entered the virtual space and went to the arena to compete according to the assigned number.

And the result was, of course, without a doubt.

Even though she had been asleep for several months, Su Nianyi had already reached the state of oneness with her sword.

Their martial arts skills are among the top tier for freshmen at Qingquan Chunhui Hall.

In the initial preliminary rounds, which were meant to sift out the weak, it was naturally a chaotic free-for-all.

Half a month later

The eight spots in the round of 16 elimination tournament

On the first day, various virtual arenas featured martial arts prodigies from different schools, engaging in 1v1 battles.

Originally, Li Xijun had no interest in this at all and had been practicing swordsmanship with Lisa.

I also came to this virtual world to watch the game because of Su Nianyi.

Because this is a competition between the geniuses of the top five schools in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Almost all the students in the Nine Schools Alliance who had started to be equipped with virtual pods began to engage in daily martial arts competitions to keep up with the latest developments.

As a prestigious university in the Great Xia Dynasty, they knew better than anyone the strength of these five geniuses.

Especially as round after round of brutal elimination matches came to an end,

Almost all the competitors possessed extremely high levels of martial arts skills, and simply watching their exquisite exchanges was a pleasure for many.

This competition is for the eight spots that will allow us to challenge the Qingquan Chunhui Hall and the Weiming Linlang Pavilion.

Almost every performance attracted large crowds of students from eleven schools.

"Su Nianyi! Su Nianyi!"

"Kill him in a second! My sister can kill him in a second!"

Relying on the state of perfect harmony between man and sword, and the sword technique "One-Word Lightning Sword" which emphasizes killing the enemy with a single strike upon first encounter,

Su Nianyi, who has been winning big all the way, has extremely high popularity.

The virtual competition arena was filled with cheers from tens of thousands of people from all directions.

It can be a different kind of pressure exerted.

This caused Zhou Tiancheng, the martial arts prodigy from the Zhen Dan Guanghua Palace wielding a sword and shield on the arena, to become somewhat breathless.

On the one hand, he became increasingly eager to kill his opponent to prove himself.

On the other hand, Su Nianyi's "First Encounter Killing Sword Technique," which allowed her to instantly kill enemies one after another, also put a lot of psychological pressure on him.

Even if he knew it was wrong,

But his eyes remained fixed on the sword sheath at the other man's waist, and he kept telling himself:

"I have also reached the state of 'mind, body, and body' as one."

"If I can block their most crucial first strike with my sword and shield, I'll win!"

"Yes, as long as we can block her first sword strike, even if we suffer minor injuries, it will be worth it."

His gaze became increasingly focused on Su Nianyi's sword, his concentration so intense it was almost excessive.

So much so that when Su Nianyi suddenly kicked out diagonally, almost hitting his temple, he suddenly realized that he was too unbalanced.

But it was too late. Having lost such an early advantage, Zhou Tiancheng's head was suddenly and severely injured by this kick.

Even though he had already executed a perfect defense using the combined sword and shield technique in a very timely manner,

However, the technique, which he could not perfectly control, still appeared full of flaws in front of Su Nianyi, who was in the same realm and had become one with her sword. In an instant, his heart was pierced by a sword.

"I got impatient; my mindset was off."

Zhou Tiancheng, who only realized what had happened afterward, was somewhat frustrated.

But I also felt something was strange about my previous unbalanced mindset.

"That's strange. What happened to me just now? I'm not usually the type to get overly nervous."

For this,

Although I cannot use my mental powers

However, Su Nianyi, who already possessed a soul at the Out-of-Body Realm and could influence the opponent's spirit to a certain extent,

He had already stepped off the ring and was preparing for the real battle against the eight seeded players from the Imperial Capital over the next two days.

And as the actual round of 16 matches began...

Today, the information on the eight individuals who emerged from countless geniuses, as well as the eight seeded players from Qingquan Chunhui Hall and Weiming Linlang Pavilion, is being circulated among various schools, making it difficult to conceal their identities.

Having just made headlines with the news of "Huaqing taking down Jinghang," Qingquan Chunhui Palace, whose influence is described by many online as overwhelming, easily obtained information on the top 16 contestants.

After Principal Lisa sent the materials to Qin Lingfeng and Fang Jiekong again,

I called Li Xijun and Su Nianyi directly and asked them to come to the attic.

While reviewing the materials, help them analyze the martial arts skills and characteristics of the other top 16 contestants.

"Ding-dong."

Unaware that Li Xijun's fingerprints had already been entered into the system, Su Nianyi pressed the doorbell.

"Come on, let's get this hot!"

A figure leaped down from the second floor and rushed over to open the door.

Looking at my best friend Jiang Qiyue, who was wearing a sports vest on her upper body and shorts on her lower body, with fine water droplets on her body, as if she had just finished practicing shooting.

For the past two weeks, Su Nianyi has been staying in a private villa, participating in daily elimination matches, and hasn't even had a chance to formally meet the other party.

A feeling of longing for my best friend welled up inside me.

"Qi"

Su Nianyi was about to give Jiang Qiyue a hug, but before she could finish speaking...

But then she saw this energetic and enthusiastic young girl come up and affectionately put her arm around Li Xijun's neck.

"hope-kun, you're here! I feel like my marksmanship has been improving faster and faster since my breakthrough. Shall we have a match later?"

Watching Jiang Qiyue put her arm around Li Xijun's shoulder and familiarly pull him into the attic.

The sisterly affection that had been rising in Su Nianyi's heart vanished instantly, and the corners of her lips that had been turned up became tightly pursed.

She closed the door silently, her outward expression revealing no emotion, but inwardly she was already thinking about finding an opportunity to spar with Jiang Qiyue and let her witness the power of 32t.

"Qiyue, today is for you all to look at the documents together. Also, didn't you notice that Nianyi is here too? Why isn't she enthusiastic at all?"

As an elder, Teacher Lisa sat on the living room sofa, with a video of a battle displayed on a large light screen.

As she watched the video, she took in everything around the attic before criticizing Jiang Qiyue.

"Hehe, haven't we met in the virtual space before? I've watched Nianyi's matches several times."

Jiang Qiyue let out a hearty laugh, seemingly casually pulling Li Xijun to sit on the other side of the sofa.

Su Nianyi suddenly slipped in and squeezed between the two before they sat down.

"Yes, Qiyue is right."

She smiled and said, firmly separating Li Xijun and Jiang Qiyue:

"Our focus today is on our opponents. Ms. Lisa, please tell us about them."

"Yes, this year's 'Ten-Year Talent Cultivation Program' has indeed produced quite a few talents, including several martial arts prodigies. You must pay close attention!"

When the female principal got down to business, her expression became extremely serious.

"First of all, most of the eight people selected in this elimination round are basically at the initial stage of the 'Mind, Body, and Weapon' three-in-one realm. They are all at a lower level than Qiyue and Nianyi, so there's nothing to worry about."

Lisa played images of six people on the screen.

Li Xijun initially didn't take it seriously, but at the last moment, he let out a soft "Eh":

"Flowing clouds?"

Upon seeing Ye Liuyun's picture and learning about Qinglan Yunxianfu School, Li Xijun instantly recognized him as her high school friend.

"His level is that he has just recently broken through the three-in-one level of 'mind, body and weapon'. He should be the weakest among the top 16. According to the previous management, he is very likely to be ranked against you or Ye Ningxue."

Li Xijun nodded slightly, and the other two were not surprised.

These kinds of competitions are generally not truly random. The strongest players often don't meet each other at the beginning. Instead, they are implicitly divided into two halves, constantly feeding the weaker players to them.

"Besides these six, you must be careful of the martial arts geniuses from Qiushi Lianzhenyuan."

The person's name and picture appeared on the screen.

[Chu Chenhuan, Qiushi Lianzhenyuan, Martial Arts Level: Perfected Unity of Man and Sword, Sword Technique: Thirteen Deadly Swords.]

"His blood and qi level in the college entrance examination did not meet the standard, not even 9.0, but he was admitted despite not meeting the requirements."

"Because this person was already at an intermediate level of 'mind, body, and weapon' when he took the college entrance examination, and what he had mastered was a demonic killing sword technique that was extremely difficult and was even considered to be sealed and banned at one point."

"The killing power of this sword technique is extremely strong. Among those of the same skill level, almost no one can defeat him."

"However, this killing sword demands too much from one's mental state. It can easily backfire, causing one's mind to shatter or even drive one insane. The fact that he has mastered it to such a level makes him one of the favorites to win the championship."

Jiang Qiyue and Su Nianyi nodded solemnly.

Li Xijun became somewhat interested and considered that if they could actually face off, he would like to witness the killing power of each other's swordsmanship.

"After these eight people finished speaking, those were the four from our old rival, the Unnamed Linglang Pavilion."

That's what they said, but the screen first showed three avatars: two men and one woman.

"Ding Wei, Hong Tao, Qiao Ning'er."

"The first two are quite proficient in the integration of mind, body, and weapon, while the last one has already achieved perfect integration of man and weapon."

"There will be videos of their previous martial arts competitions at school in a little while, so watch them carefully."

After speaking,

Teacher Lisa pressed the button with a solemn expression.

A girl with long silver-white hair and a figure as beautiful as a snow lotus appeared on the light screen.

Even through the screen, one could vaguely sense the chill and powerful aura emanating from that person.

"Ye Ningxue is currently known as a genius whose compatibility is almost identical to that of the Water Saint."

"He was already at the Subtlety Level when he entered the academy, and now he's very likely at the Perfection Level, which is the biggest obstacle for hope Jun if he wants to win the championship!"

"If you encounter her, try your best to learn and understand her martial arts skills."

"At the same time, hope Jun, your progress in the realm of subtle perception has been very rapid recently."

"If they fight their way into the finals, they might still have a fighting chance."

"Of course, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just enjoy the competition and appreciate the benefits of fighting against top martial arts masters."

Lisa's words were somewhat euphemistic.

But Su Nianyi and Jiang Qiyue could tell.

It seems even she lacks sufficient confidence to believe:

Could Li Xijun possibly defeat this top prodigy of the Unnamed Pavilion?!

Seeking Truth and Refining the Garden

Principal's Office

A towering, muscular man taps the screen, eventually freezing on a particular image.

On the left side of the light screen was Li Xijun's portrait, and on the right side was Ye Ningxue's picture.

Below each person's name is a label indicating their school and current martial arts skill level.

"I won't say much about Ye Ningxue. She's a prodigy who's already likely reached the Perfection of the Microscopic Realm in her first year of university. Just do your best."

"And Li Xijun of Qingquan Chunhui Palace is said to be at the Subtle Realm as well, but his level is not high."

"Chen Huan, my expectation for you is that you can use him to break through to the Subtle Realm. If you succeed, with the terrifying killing power of your sword technique, you might be able to defeat the strong and win the runner-up position!"

Weiming Linlang Pavilion

Meeting room

"As the two prodigies of the capital, if anyone loses in the round of 16, I will give him a complete set of intensive training."

A middle-aged male teacher, wearing non-prescription glasses and looking quite refined, pointed a pointer at the two people in the picture.

"And if you happen to encounter these two people,"

"The teacher also allows you to fight with your best personal effort."

Ding Wei, Hong Tao, and Qiao Ning'er looked at the two people in the picture with curiosity.

"Chu Chenhuan's killing sword from Qiushi Lianzhenyuan is almost impossible to resist at the same level. You can fight with all your might. If you have the courage to face death, you have a chance of winning."

"However, Li Xijun of Qingquan Chunhui Palace."

The refined-looking male teacher adjusted his glasses, recalling the information he had recently received from next door, and began to speak:

"If you can withstand three moves, you'll be considered successful. If you can withstand five moves, I'll personally award you academic credits when you come back."

This didn't surprise the three people sitting below; instead, they stared at Li Xijun on the screen in disbelief.

"It's best to let your Chief Ye deal with such a prodigy."

"Of course, it wouldn't be bad if that genius from Qiushi Lianzhenyuan led the way,"

"No matter how strong you are, you still have to fight a rabbit like a lion. It's always good to gather more combat information."

After speaking,

The teacher looked at the figure in the corner as if seeking opinions.

He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the person nod slightly in approval.

Time flies.

When the month is halfway through

The round of 16 matches has officially begun.

After the draw,

As expected, Li Xijun was assigned to Ye Liuyun, the weakest contestant among the top 16.

However, he did not have a match that day.

Li Xijun continued to focus on controlling the various tributaries within his body.

He has now raised his proficiency in [Ten Thousand Blades Return to the Flow] to Master 75%.

After the results came out on the first day...

Almost all the geniuses from other schools who had emerged from among the geniuses were wiped out.

Only Chu Chenhuan from Qiushi Lianzhenyuan successfully killed Fang Jiekong and advanced to the top 8.

And as a result, he became famous and won the support of almost all the students in the Nine Schools Alliance.

For this,

Li Xijun continued to practice his swordsmanship silently.

The following day, in the morning,

Li Xijun attended the five-school joint martial arts competition for the first time.

When Ye Liuyun of Qinglan Yunxian Mansion took the stage, and with hope held by countless people who dreamed of another Chu Chenhuan emerging,

Upon seeing Li Xijun step onto the stage, Ye Liuyun on the platform greeted her enthusiastically:

"Brother Li! It's been so long since we've sparred."

(End of this chapter)