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Chapter 629 A Generation of Talented Individuals (5000 words + 1900 monthly votes bonus chapter)

Li Jianxin stood quietly in the arena, watching Wei Zhou show off his abilities and skills.

"Tch! Another iceberg. How boring. Do you Taishang Ganying Sect like producing iceberg beauties?" Wei Zhou complained unhappily when he saw that Li Jianxin was unmoved by his performance.

The "other iceberg" he was referring to must have been Lin Aoxue from the previous round. Lin Aoxue was also quiet once she stepped on stage, but Li Jianxin was even more straightforward and didn't even show any emotional fluctuations.

"Can we begin?" Li Jianxin asked expressionlessly.

Seeing Li Jianxin's indifferent attitude, Wei Zhou felt inexplicably irritated. He raised his hand and unleashed a palm strike containing the power of wind and thunder at Li Jianxin.

"Alright, then take my Wind and Thunder Palm first."

This palm strike is fast and destructive, with impressive power. A casual strike has already reached the level of the first level of the Nascent Soul realm, which shows that the techniques she has learned are also very strong.

"Hehe, this Wei Zhou is a prodigy of our Kaiyang Shenxiao Sect. Even when fighting against cultivators at the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm, he rarely loses. Yun Xinruo is just an ordinary first-level Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, so he's not worth mentioning at all." Kaiyang Divine Lord said with a smile as he looked at the Heavenly One Ancestor opposite him.

But Tianyi Ancestor was too lazy to pay attention to him, showing an attitude that he didn't take them seriously at all.

Lord Kaiyang was enraged by the disdainful look in the eyes of Ancestor Tianyi.

"Wei Zhou, you absolutely have to win! I've staked a top-grade Earth-rank magic treasure on you. If you lose, I'll be at a huge loss." Kaiyang Divine Lord was both angry and worried as he looked at Tianyi Ancestor's attitude.

It wasn't just him who bet on the treasure; almost all the powerful figures from the Kaiyang Shenxiao Sect and its affiliated forces present bet on Wei Zhou to win.

Their bet was purely a matter of faction, since the Kaiyang Shenxiao Sect now believed that Ye Liuyun's Liuyun Sect was supported by the Taishang Ganying Sect to encroach on their Eastern Wilderness cultivation territory.

So they are now considered enemies.

Although the Taishang Ganying Sect did not take the Kaiyang Shenxiao Sect seriously, this did not prevent them from being hostile to the Taishang Ganying Sect.

As Li Jianxin watched the opponent's attack rapidly approaching her, she calmly formed a sword incantation with her hands and then slashed at the palm print.

This attack was quite ordinary; it merely released a seemingly unremarkable sword aura.

However, in the eyes of the strong, her move was a different kind of display of power.

"Huh? This attack? No, there's something wrong with this little girl." As soon as Li Jianxin made his move, the powerful figures who had bet on Wei Zhou to win immediately realized something was wrong.

Li Jianxin's attack swiftly struck Wei Zhou's handprint. Wei Zhou's seemingly powerful strike was instantly pierced through like paper under Li Jianxin's sword energy attack.

"This?" Seeing that his probing attack had been penetrated, Wei Zhou immediately launched another attack in an attempt to intercept Li Jianxin's sword.

However, Li Jianxin's sword strike was unstoppable, shattering all of Wei Zhou's intercepting attacks, and finally appearing in front of Wei Zhou.

"This is impossible!" Wei Zhou's eyes showed panic. At the same time, he quickly did his best to defend, and even summoned a top-grade Xuan-level defensive magic weapon to strengthen his defense.

However, what Wei Zhou could not accept was that his top-grade Xuan-level defensive magic treasure was also pierced by Li Jianxin's sword energy and finally struck him. His magic defense did not last long before it shattered, and he spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, flying backward and suffering serious injuries.

Those watching from the sidelines, especially the cultivators from the Kaiyang Shenxiao Sect, were utterly astonished. This was completely unexpected. They felt that even if they couldn't win, they shouldn't have lost so badly, being wiped out in a single move.

"No way, he lost in just one move?" Lord Kaiyang's face turned ashen.

"Sword Heart Clarity? Damn it, how come the Supreme Response Sect has produced another top genius?" The Holy Land Lords vaguely noticed that when Li Jianxin made her move, a phantom sword shadow was floating around her.

This "Sword Heart Clarity" is a state of mind, similar to sword intent, but different from sword intent, and it is also the highest known level of state of mind in swordsmanship.

The possessor of a clear and bright sword heart is undoubtedly a swordsman of great skill. Even a casual strike, if not a particularly strong technique, can unleash tremendous destructive power.

Sword cultivators are inherently the strongest attackers among cultivators. Ye Liuyun is a pure body cultivator, while Li Jianxin is a pure sword cultivator.

Although Lin Aoxue had comprehended the sword intent, she mainly relied on techniques to fight, which was completely different from Li Jianxin. Li Jianxin didn't have any sword moves, only pure sword energy and swordsmanship.

Therefore, the possessor of Sword Heart Clarity is an absolute genius in swordsmanship, and this has nothing to do with how high one's cultivation level is.

"Next." Li Jianxin looked at Wei Zhou, who had collapsed and was coughing up blood, and calmly announced the start of the second challenge.

Wei Zhou was embarrassed. He struggled to his feet and left the battlefield with a dejected expression. He had been defeated head-on, and he couldn't find any excuse for his defeat.

Alright, Lin Tianya smiled again. Another wave of treasures had arrived. Although the quality of the treasures was not high this time, it was better than nothing. He could keep them for the new disciples to use in the future.

"Junior Brother Tianjian, you're quite impressive. You've actually managed to recruit such a top-tier sword prodigy. Congratulations! Your Tianjian Peak has a worthy successor." After taking the treasure, Lin Tianya smiled and looked at Elder Tianjian beside him.

However, the cultivators from the Yunxia Sect were even happier, because Li Jianxin represented the Yunxia Sect, not the Taishang Ganying Sect.

"Yes, her future is limitless. Perhaps she will become a sword god, or at least a sword saint." Tianjian had high expectations for Li Jianxin, but he also knew that Li Jianxin's heart was not in the Supreme Response Sect, but in the Cloud Mist Sect.

The Yunxia Sect is a small sect that doesn't need both Lin Aoxue and Li Jianxin to support it at the same time; Li Jianxin alone is enough.

As for whether Yunxia Sect can continue to improve, it still needs time. Yunyan, the strongest person in Yunxia Sect at present, is only at the early stage of the Divine Body Realm of the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Moreover, she has to rely on the support of the Supreme Response Sect every year. Whether she can break through to the Mysterious Transformation Realm is currently unknown.

Yun Yun is only at the Divine Intent Realm, while the others, like Yun Xiao, have seen their cultivation progress even slower, only reaching the Divine Form Realm.

"I don't understand. How come such a top disciple isn't from the Nine Heavens Holy Land, but from the Supreme Induction Sect? Where does the Supreme Induction Sect get so many talented people? They might surpass the Nine Heavens Holy Land in the future." The surrounding Holy Land Lords couldn't help but look at the Nine Heavens Holy Lord.

The Nine Heavens Holy Land must know that the Supreme Response Sect has many disciples with exceptional talent, and they have already made preparations to win over these disciples.

There is a limit to cultivation in the Supreme Response Sect, which is the peak of the ninth level of the Primordial Spirit Realm. They do not have any more profound Nirvana Secret Methods. To break through to the Nirvana Realm, one must either have extremely high comprehension or extremely good luck.

For example, Tianjian and Tianmu, among others, will probably be stuck at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm for the rest of their lives; the Nirvana Realm is too far away for them.

"Another talent. This Yun Xin is the disciple of Tianjian of the Supreme Response Sect, Xuan Xin, right? Why is she representing a small sect at the Yaochi Immortal Gathering? It seems she and the Supreme Response Sect are not of one mind. Holy Master, find an opportunity to contact her. It's such a waste to keep such outstanding talents in the Supreme Response Sect. They can't properly cultivate so many top-notch disciples there," said the patriarch of Ziwei Palace.

The Holy Lord of the Nine Heavens nodded. This Jade Pool Immortal Gathering was originally prepared to recruit outstanding disciples.

Li Jianxin's powerful performance once again aroused great interest among the cultivators of the holy lands, especially after they heard their holy lord say that he had reached the realm of sword heart enlightenment.

“Interesting. I’ve read the information about all the Sword Heart Clarity owners in the Eastern Continent. The last Sword Heart Clarity owner, I remember, was the Ancient Sword Emperor ten thousand years ago. He was a Sword Heart Clarity owner who reached the pinnacle of his time with the ultimate swordsmanship.” A Nascent Soul Level 3 cultivator from the Azure Sky Holy Land couldn’t sit still.

This person is named Fang Shaohong, and he is also a sword cultivator.

After greeting the Holy Lord of their Azure Sky Holy Land, Fang Shaohong stood up.

"Fang Shaohong from the Sacred Land of the Azure Sky, at the third level of the Nascent Soul Realm, requests guidance from Fellow Daoist Yunxin." After introducing himself, Fang Shaohong immediately drew his sword and flew into the arena.

After he entered the arena, Lin Tianya started another betting game outside the arena. Although these holy land lords really wanted to see Lin Tianya lose the bet, the problem was that, judging from the current situation, Li Jianxin might not necessarily lose to Fang Shaohong.

However, the Celestial Holy Land definitely bet on Fang Shaohong to win.

Sword energy quickly filled the arena. Fang Shaohong didn't waste any words and launched an attack on Li Jianxin after entering the arena.

As sword cultivators, they almost always engage in pure sword energy attacks or close-quarters speed duels.

Fang Shaohong is very strong, and Li Jianxin is clearly struggling. He is almost always on the defensive, but he doesn't seem to be losing.

Fang Shaohong was extremely ruthless; every move he made was aimed at killing. He was also significantly faster than Li Jianxin.

This scene made the cultivators who had bet on Fang Shaohong to win breathe a sigh of relief, as they felt that Li Jianxin couldn't win.

"It seems we're finally going to win this round. Lin Tianya can't keep winning forever, can he?" The Five Elements Saint Master chuckled.

Ye Liuyun stroked his chin as he watched Li Jianxin's passive defensive posture.

"Strange, Master, something doesn't feel right," Ye Liuyun asked Lin Qingyou.

“You can sense something’s wrong, and that’s the right thing to do. Li Jianxin is quickly getting used to and observing Fang Shaohong’s attack patterns. Just watch, in a minute at most, Fang Shaohong will be on the defensive,” Lin Qingyou said.

Not long after Lin Qingyou finished speaking, sure enough, Li Jianxin's gaze on the stage suddenly sharpened. Holding a low-grade earth-level magic weapon with wind attributes, she suddenly launched a counterattack, and each strike was aimed at Fang Shaohong's weak point.

Every cultivator has weaknesses. These weaknesses are not necessarily your defensive vulnerabilities, but rather the positions you are not used to defending.

As expected, Li Jianxin first thrust a sword qi towards Fang Shaohong's brow. Fang Shaohong instinctively turned his head away, but Li Jianxin's next sword was aimed at Fang Shaohong's right foot. Fang Shaohong dodged again, but after dodging, he began to dodge continuously, trying to counterattack, but his attacks couldn't land at all.

"Damn it, what's going on? Why am I suddenly forced to defend? Has she gotten used to my attacks? How did it happen so quickly?" Fang Shaohong knew that the owner of Sword Heart Clarity was a sword genius with first-rate comprehension and learning ability.

Li Jianxin's attack speed was getting faster and faster, and Fang Shaohong's dodging speed was also increasing. However, no matter how Fang Shaohong tried to dodge and turn the tide, he could not launch a counterattack.

Finally, Li Jianxin seized an opening in Fang Shaohong's defenses and suddenly changed his move, slashing at Fang Shaohong's neck with his sword. However, the sword did not fall; it simply stopped at Fang Shaohong's neck.

Fang Shaohong himself was sweating profusely as he looked at the sword blade at his neck.

"You lost." Li Jianxin's tone remained as cold as ever.

Fang Shaohong was a little annoyed, but a loss is a loss. The two of them were competing in swordsmanship, and neither of them used any sword techniques. He clearly had the advantage in speed, but he still lost, so there was nothing to say about it.

"Ah! As expected of the possessor of Sword Heart Clarity, you were able to find the flaw in my swordsmanship so quickly. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly." After saying this, Fang Shaohong turned and left the arena.

The spectators outside couldn't help but gasp. The pressure Li Jianxin exerted on them was even stronger than that of Lin Aoxue.

Because Lin Aoxue can be described as a cultivator with cheat codes, able to improve her cultivation anytime, anywhere, and even by two or three levels or higher at once, it always feels a bit unsettling, or rather, it evokes envy, jealousy, and hatred.

But Li Jianxin's victory was a clear case of the weak defeating the strong. Without any secret techniques to enhance his cultivation, he relied purely on his understanding and comprehension of the sword to unleash combat power beyond his own realm, which was a very straightforward victory.

The difference between her and Lin Aoxue is that one is a favorite of Heaven, while the other has an extraordinary level of comprehension.

"In the third round, are there any fellow Daoists willing to offer their guidance?" Li Jianxin asked once again.

Soon another cultivator skilled in swordsmanship stepped onto the stage. However, this time, he learned to fight much faster than the last, and his opponent was defeated in less than three minutes. Thus, Li Jianxin won three consecutive matches, ending today's arena competition and advancing to the next round.

The next round of the arena competition will be a challenge between cultivators who have won three consecutive matches.

There are people recording information here at the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

"Haha, little girl, well done. This top-grade earth-rank sword with wind attribute is yours. Consider it a reward for winning so many treasures for me." As soon as Li Jianxin returned, Lin Tianya tossed her a treasure.

A sword flew towards her from Li Jianxin, which she quickly caught. After catching it, she drew the sword, glanced at it, and then bowed to Lin Tianya.

"Thank you for the gift, Elder." Li Jianxin accepted it without hesitation, without any intention of refusing.

Elder Tianjian couldn't produce this; her own weapon was only of the upper-grade Earth rank.

"Thank you so much, Senior Brother Tianyu, for bestowing such a precious gift upon my disciple," Tianjian said gratefully.

"Of course, this child is good, we should nurture him well," Lin Tianya said.

Elder Tianjian sighed.

"Senior brother, I plan to send Xuanxin to the Nine Heavens Holy Land for cultivation."

This statement startled Lin Tianya, but he could understand it. Tianjian could only be a master on Li Jianxin's cultivation path, not his final master.

The Supreme Response Sect also lacked a suitable Nirvana Secret Method for Li Jianxin's cultivation; only by joining the Nine Heavens Holy Land could he achieve long-term development.

“I understand, it’s a wise choice.” Lin Tianya nodded.

"Third Sister, Little Sister, and all the seniors, I'd like to go up and have a go too." After seeing Li Jianxin win, Chen Yao immediately greeted everyone and then transformed into a streak of seven-colored light, disappearing into the arena.

Those around them were annoyed to see that it was the cultivators from the Supreme Response Sect entering again. They wondered if this was a performance match for the Supreme Response Sect, since it was all their people. Were they not giving other forces a chance to shine?

"What a peculiar power! This girl must have a special physique, and not just any ordinary one." The Holy Lords marveled at Chen Yao's entrance.

The power emanating from Chen Yao was clearly extraordinary.

"Chen Yao, of the Supreme Response Sect, at the first level of the Nascent Soul Realm, challenges cultivators below the third level of the Nascent Soul Realm," Chen Yao announced with a smile as she stepped onto the stage.

"It's the Supreme Response Sect again. Are all their disciples so confident? Holy Lord, let me go up and give it a try." A female cultivator at the first level of the Nascent Soul stage from the Canglan Holy Land said.

The Holy Lord of Canglan did not stop him. Although he knew that the other party had a problem, he still had to go on stage himself to try and find out the result of this kind of arena competition.

However, the female cultivator was defeated shortly after entering the arena and exchanging blows with Chen Yao.

Chen Yao's power can disintegrate the power of other cultivators, and even defensive magic treasures can be destroyed. Although the female cultivator from Canglan Holy Land is very powerful, her methods are basically useless in front of Chen Yao. To deal with Chen Yao, one must have a cultivator with strong close combat power or a cultivation level much higher than hers. If someone of the same realm cannot cope with Chen Yao's abilities, they will undoubtedly be defeated.

"This? Could this be the legendary Immaculate Body? It can actually disintegrate magic power! This is unbelievable! Can you all see it? Is this the Immaculate Body?" The Holy Lord of Canglan exclaimed in surprise after seeing his disciple's defeat.

After some thought, the other Holy Lords nodded. At present, they could only tell that it resembled the Immaculate Body, but they could not be sure.

"How can we fight like this? Her power is like the nemesis of our magic. Although there is an upper limit, within the realm she limits, there is definitely no one who can handle it. What a freak! How come the Supreme Induction Sect is full of monster-level disciples? Who are the cultivators from the Holy Land?" The contestants from the Nine Heavens Holy Land felt extremely discouraged.

"Tsk tsk, if this continues, the Holy Land might lose its composure."

Ye Liuyun glanced at the Nine Heavens Holy Land and noticed that, apart from Li Muyun, the other disciples of the Nine Heavens Holy Land did not look very happy and were not happy at all.

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It's perfectly normal that the cultivators of the Nine Heavens Holy Land couldn't laugh, since this was hardly a glorious thing for the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

Soon, Chen Yao also won all three battles. After Chen Yao won, Yan Yu went on stage, and the fighting power that Yan Yu displayed was even more astonishing. None of the people who came out of the Supreme Response Sect were ordinary.

Whether they were spectators from the Jade Pool Immortal Palace or from other areas, they all stared blankly at the projection of the arena match in front of them.

"This Supreme Response Sect is probably going to cause a huge uproar, showing off like this. How can the Holy Land bear this?" Some direct cultivators of the Nine Heavens Holy Land couldn't help but say.

In their view, if these disciples do not join the Nine Heavens Holy Land after the Yaochi Immortal Gathering, the higher-ups of the Nine Heavens Holy Land will probably not be able to sleep at night.

With four people taking the stage in succession, Lin Tianya's pockets were full again.

Seeing that no one else was going on stage, Ye Liuyun thought to himself, "Now it's my turn."

Ye Liuyun estimated that she would have to wait a little longer, because another person had already gone on stage before her.

"Ye Fei, from the Kaiyang Shenxiao Sect, at the peak of the Divine Intent Realm, challenges cultivators below the first level of the Nascent Soul Realm." Indeed, it was Ye Liuyun's precious eldest daughter who stood up.

Ye Liuyun had just stood up halfway when he heard his eldest daughter go on stage, and he helplessly sat back down.