The family letters were the same as in his previous life. Gu Jin had become accustomed to using his father's status to suppress Gu Pinglin. Apart from asking Gu Pinglin to practice hard, he also ordered him to exchange more pills and send them back home. He didn't care whether Gu Pinglin had enough for practice. He wanted to send his third son Gu Pingxin and his eldest son Gu Pingzhen to major sects, and the pills were for them. Unfortunately, the two of them had ordinary qualifications, and they couldn't even get into second-rate sects. This is a story for later.
Gu Pinglin already knew the inside story. Thinking of the experience of being hunted by his family in his previous life, he just laughed it off and casually put the letter in the book, with his own thoughts.
In the competition arena, the sun rises into the sky.
The entrance test lasted for three days, but no one challenged Duan Qingming. Gu Pinglin, however, fought one battle after another and finally stood out among dozens of disciples, surprising everyone. Anyone with a discerning eye could see Gu Pinglin's talent in the Lingxin School's techniques.
Chang Jinxin praised: "Xiao Gu's performance has always been very good."
Bu Shuihan immediately said: "It is amazing that he can practice the moves to such a level. Not only is he skilled, but also precise. Even I have never thought of it."
Chen Qian also nodded.
Bu Shuihan struck while the iron was hot: "He has such a talent. If he can be cultivated by the master, he will surely achieve great success in the future."
This was too obvious. Yue Songting glared at him, then looked at Gu Pinglin and frowned slightly, but he never expressed his opinion.
Duan Qingming beside him seemed not to understand and nodded with a smile: "Xiao Jiu is indeed very suitable for the Lingxin Sect's skills."
Seeing that Gu Pinglin was standing alone in the field and no one came up to challenge him, Chen Qian stood up and announced: "The competition ends here. Gu Pinglin, second place."
Gu Pinglin suddenly asked: "I am the second, who is the first?"
Chen Qian said: "When Junior Brother Duan entered the sect, his cultivation was already above the fifth level of Na Yuan. You..."
"Then show your strength at the fifth level of Na Yuan." Gu Pinglin raised his head and questioned without sounding arrogant. "How can I convince others if I haven't won a single match? I will not overestimate my own abilities for once. Please teach me."
Everyone looked at Duan Qingming.
Chen Qian said: "It is indeed hard to convince others that you are the first without winning a single match."
Yue Songting accepted not only a last disciple this time, but also the future head of the Lingxin Sect. If he did not follow the rules at this time, it would be difficult to establish his prestige in the future. So Yue Songting said: "You are not worthy of your reputation, you..."
Duan Qingming pursed his lips slightly, jumped down from the stands, and danced like a black butterfly.
The two men stood opposite each other, their robes fluttering in the wind.
"Gu Xiaojiu, you are so persistent with me."
"I said before that genius may disappoint people," Gu Pinglin said, "You have been watching for so long, I believe you have gained a lot."
Duan Qingming sighed softly: "You have hidden your strength, so I can't tell what you have. It's just that your progress is too fast, which makes me doubt your mentality."
Did he see the problem with his mind method? Gu Pinglin was surprised, but said calmly, "No need to test, let's get started."
"Wait a minute!" Bu Shuihan shouted, "How can realm suppression be fair?"
Chen Qian said: "The gap is too big, there is room for action. Junior Brother Duan knows his limits, and with your Senior Brother Chang supervising, nothing will happen."
Bu Shuihan raised his handsome face: "I will be the supervisor this time!"
Chen Qian said: "Stop making trouble!"
Bu Shuihan simply ignored his rebuke and leaped to Chang Jinxin's side. Chang Jinxin knew that he was worried about Gu Pinglin, so she couldn't help but smile and really moved away.
Duan Qingming took two steps and asked Gu Pinglin: "With such a huge gap in realm, how would you compare?"
Gu Pinglin said without hesitation: "Let's fight with swords."
"Fencing?" Duan Qingming was indeed interested. "I am good at swordsmanship."
Gu Pinglin smiled for the first time and imitated his tone and said, "It feels even better to defeat you in the area you are best at."
Duan Qingming was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "You are really confident." In a blink of an eye, the Gu Ying sword was in his hand. He threw another sword to Gu Pinglin: "This sword is called Qiu Xin, and its quality is not inferior to Gu Ying."
Gu Pinglin did not refuse, he took it in his hand and weighed it: "Thank you, go ahead."
Duan Qingming said: "It is your style to strike first, please."
"Strike first, that's my style." Before he finished speaking, Gu Pinglin jumped up and swung his sword.
Duan Qingming did not respond, but quickly retreated to avoid the Earthbind Technique's attack: "You are indeed good at control."
In just a few rounds, the two had exchanged dozens of moves, and both were testing each other, not using their full strength. Even so, the two's very different fighting styles opened everyone's eyes.
Gu Pinglin planned carefully before taking action, combining sword formations, advancing and retreating in moderation, and his moves were in line with the characteristics of the Lingxin School's martial arts. He brought out the strength of the Lingxin School's swordsmanship, which is good at control, to the fullest.
On the other hand, Duan Qingming did not use his realm suppression, and only raised 30% of his true energy. He just kept blocking and dodging. He seemed a little overwhelmed under Gu Pinglin's advance, but everyone did not underestimate him because of this, after all, he had not yet drawn his sword.
"You can't force me to draw my sword, Gu Xiaojiu, where is your hidden strength?"
"Your sword moves are totally unremarkable. I am disappointed."
…
Gu Pinglin had long been accustomed to his provocative words and was not affected at all, and continued to fight steadily.
After a few dozen more moves, Duan Qingming seemed to have finally lost interest: "It's over."
He gently pushed his left arm upwards and the Gu Ying sword came out of its sheath!
The dark purple sword in his hand was like a flowing light. Duan Qingming had become a completely different person. His gentle temperament was gone, and his whole body was filled with cold and sharp momentum. He was like a sword drawn from its sheath, with a dazzling edge.
Every move he made was brilliant.
The gentle swordsmanship of the Lingxin school became extremely sharp in his hands. Strictly speaking, his swordsmanship was no longer completely the Lingxin school's swordsmanship. It not only had the sword moves of the Lingxin school, but also mixed with the sword moves of the Duan family. The wonderful thing was that he even completely abandoned the sword moves of the two schools. The changes were complicated, and the changes he made were mostly based on offense. He abandoned the overly conservative sword moves, which just made up for the shortcomings of the Lingxin school's swordsmanship.
Things turned out to be more difficult than expected, and Gu Pinglin became more and more frightened. He had taken advantage of his rebirth, but he never expected that Duan Qingming would change so much. In his previous life, he was able to create the world-renowned "Bu Tian Jue" and Gu Ying Swordsmanship in Xuanming Sect. What kind of achievements will he have in this life in Lingxin Sect
Yue Songting in the stands was so excited that he couldn't hide his joy.
If Gu Pinglin brought the advantages of Lingxin swordsmanship to the extreme, then Duan Qingming was completely innovative and found a new way. With two such outstanding disciples under his tutelage, Lingxin Sect had no worries about its future!
Gu Pinglin had a lot of experience in fighting Duan Qingming, so he was not at a disadvantage for a while. When the long swords collided and passed by each other, Duan Qingming suddenly turned his wrist. Gu Pinglin immediately turned his face skillfully to avoid the dazzling sword light and caught the palm that followed in time.
The palm force was just within the range that the second level of Na Yuan could withstand, but Gu Pinglin remained calm.
"There is still strength left. Could it be the third level of Na Yuan?" Duan Qingming was indeed surprised.
"Guess." Gu Pinglin still used the same word.
"How are you going to impress me?" Duan Qingming lightly pressed his sword technique, a cold light flashing in his eyes, "Pay attention to this move."
The sword's momentum suddenly changed, and in the blink of an eye, hundreds of sword flowers were drawn, forming a gorgeous sword net. The speed was so fast that it was hard to match.
Yue Songting nodded repeatedly.
Chen Qian was moved: "Good idea!".
Bu Shuihan had a complicated expression, and he was sure that Gu Pinglin had no chance of winning. He could not help but hold the hilt of his sword, ready to intercept. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Gu Pinglin suddenly sneered and decisively met those sword flowers.
In the eyes of the onlookers, he was using the most authentic sword moves of the Lingxin School, and the "Phoenix Rising from the South Mountain" seemed a little different. The Creation Technique was secretly used, attracting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body, dividing it into yin and yang, like a strange Tai Chi millstone, grinding away all the external forces that were close to him.
Gu Pinglin fearlessly passed through hundreds of dangerous sword flowers, unstoppable. The awe-inspiring sword intent that gathered the righteousness of heaven and earth seemed to be more imposing than Duan Qingming's gorgeous sword, and it had a faint sense of suppression.
Even Yue Songting could not see any problem with the integration of the god-level skills into the sword moves, but he vaguely felt that something was wrong. He nodded in confusion, then shook his head, and finally showed a look of appreciation.
"Hmm?" Duan Qingming saw the problem.
The Creation Art is indeed a god-level martial art. Gu Pinglin went straight for Duan Qingming. The sword flowers around him dissipated one by one and were transformed into usable power, which continued to accumulate.
The long sword retracted and reflected on his handsome face, and a cold light flashed in Duan Qingming's eyes.
Gu Pinglin was familiar with that look and knew that he was interested in this sword and was extremely excited. This was not surprising. How could a swordsmanship genius remain indifferent when he suddenly saw a rare and wonderful sword move
Changes occurred again, and all the unbroken sword flowers instantly gathered together, turning into a solid and sharp sword energy line, trying to stop Gu Pinglin.
Gu Pinglin raised the corners of his lips.
Most of the famous sword techniques in the cultivation world pursue returning to the original simplicity, and are best done with plainness and simplicity, and the best is "invisible moves". However, Duan Qingming is an outlier. He goes the other way and develops his sword techniques in an extremely complex direction. In his previous life, his Gu Ying sword technique had hundreds of variations in one move. Gu Pinglin was also wondering if his mind had more holes than others. Gu Ying sword technique is a sword technique that can only be used by geniuses. Ordinary people cannot even remember so many variations, let alone learn and imitate them.
Unfortunately, Duan Qingming does not have the Bu Tian Jue yet. No matter how exquisite his moves are, without the coordination of the same level of skills, how can they compete with the Creation Jue
The sword energy line was worn away, and the sword wall was reborn... All the changes were broken by Gu Pinglin.
Looking at the high-spirited Gu Pinglin rushing towards him, Duan Qingming's eyes were burning, and his fighting spirit burst out, causing his long hair to fly. He decisively withdrew his move, spun around and fell to the ground, overlapping his palms and pressing the Gu Ying sword down.
When Gu Pinglin saw this familiar action, his heart skipped a beat.
This trick…
The purple sword energy rose up like a rainbow, and suddenly split into four, flying in all directions like a frightened purple goose fleeing.
After the move was revealed, Gu Pinglin finally confirmed it, and his face changed in shock: "A passing shadow?"
"A Passing Shadow" is the first move of the famous Gu Ying sword technique in the previous life. Now in the hands of Duan Qingming of the Lingxin School, it lacks the power of the Xuanming School's sword technique and seems a little lacking in confidence.
This move is definitely not something that can be used by those in the Lesser Zhoutian realm!
However, Gu Pinglin no longer had the energy to guess his cultivation level. He used the Jinghong Passing Shadow at this moment, which was equivalent to meeting on a narrow road, and both of them had no room for maneuver. Knowing that he had no guarantee of victory, he still refused to use the realm suppression, and even refused to avoid it. He was as conceited as in his previous life. In a duel of extreme moves, it would be either death or injury. He actually dared to test the sword with his life!
Madman! This madman!
"Stop!" Yue Songting's voice had changed, "Stop them!"
"Bastard!" Chen Qian shouted angrily and rushed down from the stands.
There was chaos outside the stadium as well.
It was a wonderful battle just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye it turned into a matter of life and death. If nothing is done to stop it, one of them will surely be injured or killed!
His pupils suddenly contracted, and before Bu Shuihan could rush to stop him, Gu Pinglin gritted his teeth and forcibly withdrew his attack!
The accumulated power failed to explode and immediately backfired.
Gu Pinglin felt as if his chest was hit by a heavy hammer and fell to the ground on the spot with an extremely ugly look on his face.
Duan Qingming was unable to retract his sword and was blocked by Bu Shuihan in time. Even though the sword move only contained 30% to 40% of his true energy, Bu Shuihan was still shocked and took a step back before he could stand firm. Such power was enough to make people imagine the consequences of continuing.
Bu Shuihan didn't care to get angry at Duan Qingming, he strode over and asked, "Xiao Gu, how are you?"
Gu Pinglin stood with his sword in hand for a long while, and finally couldn't help but lower his head and spit out a mouthful of blood. He waved his hand to indicate that Bu Shuihan didn't need to support him, raised his eyes to look at the person opposite him, and said with difficulty: "You..."
"You are at the fourth level of Na Yuan and you can use such a sword move. It really surprised me." Duan Qingming sheathed his sword, his eyes unreadable. "But you guessed wrong. I am not at the Small Zhou Tian realm, but at the Great Zhou Tian realm."
"How about the Great Zhoutian Realm? Are you very proud of yourself?" Yue Songting walked down from the stands himself, his face pale with anger, and pointed at him, "You are so self-reliant on your talent, disregarding the safety of your fellow disciples. You are too obsessed with winning. You are so extreme, it will be difficult for you to follow the right path!"
This kind of scolding was so serious that Duan Qingming did not respond.
Gu Pinglin stared at him.
The sword-testing behavior completely exposed his extreme personality, which was obviously not liked by Yue Songting, and he didn't care. When did Duan Qingming care about other people's opinions when doing things
After scolding one person, Yue Songting turned to Gu Pinglin and said, "You have a unique understanding of our sect's swordsmanship, but taking elixirs and relying on external forces to break through is not the right way. You also challenged my brother without knowing your own limitations and almost made a big mistake!" He paused and said, "You know to stop, so you still have some merits."
"I was the one who asked him to use the elixir," Bu Shuihan said immediately, "Master is scolding me. This matter has nothing to do with Junior Brother Gu."
"You haven't caused enough trouble!" Yue Songting became even angrier.
"He didn't take the Meridian-Opening Pill," Duan Qingming suddenly said. He put away the Gu Ying Sword, walked over, and took out the jade bottle from Gu Pinglin's arms. Ignoring Gu Pinglin's angry eyes, he smiled and said, "Xiao Jiu's fourth level of Na Yuan cultivation was achieved through his own practice."
Yue Songting stared at the jade bottle for a long while, then his expression relaxed. After a while, he nodded and said, "Good boy, good, very good."
"I'm going to take Xiaojiu to the pharmacy. I'll take my leave first." Duan Qingming dragged Gu Pinglin away.
Yue Songting nodded.
Seeing the two people going far away, Bu Shuihan hurriedly said: "Little Gu is not only smart, but also has good character."
Chen Qian said, "Young people are bound to be competitive. Junior Brother Duan's talent in swordsmanship is unmatched."
Yue Songting just sighed.
The Lingxin Sect unexpectedly produced two promising talents. Unfortunately, I don't have much time left and I don't have enough energy. Cultivating one is already my limit. The inheritance of the Lingxin Sect is the most important.
One is a true genius, but acts in an extreme way;
One with less talent but a gentle and steady temperament is undoubtedly more suitable for one's requirements.
But Yue Songting was reluctant to give up the former, and this became a difficult problem.
As the two of them left the competition arena and walked onto the corridor, Gu Pinglin coldly pushed Duan Qingming away and said, "Duan Qingming, what is the meaning of this humility?"
"oh?"
"You did it on purpose," Gu Pinglin suppressed his anger, "you used this trick to make the leader give up on you and choose me."
Duan Qingming asked: "Don't you really want to be Yue Songting's last disciple?"
"But I don't need this method to win. It's an insult to my opponent," Gu Pinglin sneered, "Or do you think I can't beat you?"
Duan Qingming looked at him for a long while, then suddenly smiled: "Gu Xiaojiu, you don't want to hurt me."
Without waiting for Gu Pinglin to speak, he turned to look at the trees outside the corridor: "Bu Shuihan has the ability to stop it, and he will definitely save you. He chose to hurt me. You are so smart, how could you not think of this? Withdraw before he does..."
"You're overthinking it," Gu Pinglin interrupted him calmly, "I'm not as smart as you think. In that situation, I just didn't want to go crazy with you, and I didn't want to risk my life. Besides, we're fellow disciples, and if I hurt you and make the headmaster unhappy, it would be more trouble than it's worth."
"Really?" Duan Qingming answered casually, with no emotion in his voice. "Then, maybe I just don't want to be Yue Songting's apprentice, and I didn't ask you to?"
"I hope so." Gu Pinglin walked along the corridor alone.