Even if there is Zhou in the north and Chen in the south, and they go their separate ways, the rivers and lakes are not divided into northern rivers and lakes or southern rivers and lakes, because the world does not divide the north and the south, and is basically one.
Therefore, the turbulent expansion of the Hehuan Sect and Buddhism has not only panicked the hearts of the northern factions, but even the Linchuan Academy also feels threatened.
The holding of the sword test conference naturally gave the best opportunity for various factions to connect with each other. The Linchuan Academy was interested in forming an alliance, so Zhan Ziqian was sent over to ask for directions. Things will come naturally. At that time, the union of Confucianism and Taoism will greatly curb the rise of Hehuan Sect and Buddhism.
However, Zhan Ziqian's trip was not smooth, Yi Pichen was obviously unable and unwilling to be subservient to others, and Zhan Ziqian was destined to return empty-handed.
Without the participation of the Confucian sect, the Sword Trial Conference would definitely lose its color.
After listening to the ins and outs, Shen Qiao shook his head and said, "Since there is a common goal, why does it matter who is the master?"
Zhan Ziqian smiled bitterly: "Not everyone is like Daochang Shen who doesn't care about his reputation outside the body. Now Xuandu Mountain has been attached to the Turks' wings. The head of the Confucian sect, Confucianism and Taoism are different, dragon and phoenix compete, who is willing to be the foil of green leaves?"
Shen Qiao frowned and said nothing.
As Zhan Ziqian said, Ru Yan Kehui and Yi Pichen are both masters in the world, and the weight of the alliance leader is not low. Whoever is in charge, the other will not be comfortable, not to mention that they are both the heads of the same faction, and they represent the Confucianism. With Taoism, no one is willing to easily put their own sect in a position of inferiority and leadership. This is not only a matter of face, but also a change in the status of Taoism.
Shen Qiao: "Analysis Master must be unwilling to accept it."
Zhan Ziqian: "Yes, after Lord Analysys heard my intention, he declined the proposal to form an alliance, presumably my teacher had already expected this outcome, so this trip only sent me here, not my junior or senior. Others will go out. But it is not a secret that Yi Guanzhu wants an alliance to fight against the Acacia Sect and Buddhism. Friends, why don't you go to Linchuan Academy with me as a guest? Since we said goodbye to the Su family last time, my apprentice and brother have also highly respected Daoist Shen, and I would be very happy to see you."
Shen Qiao smiled and said, "Thank you Brother Zhan for your kindness, but Pindao still has to stay."
Zhan Ziqian asked curiously, "Why?"
Shen Qiao: "The sects of Taoism are closely related. This is not a disaster for the Pure Yang Temple. If the Pure Yang Temple is annexed by the Hehuan Sect, the disasters of other sects will not be far away. What's more, I have already promised the Bixia Sect to help them in the A hand in the sword test conference."
Zhan Ziqian expressed his regret: "It's impossible to do this, but Lord Yi Guan's wish to promote the alliance this time, I'm afraid it will come to nothing."
Shen Qiao: "Chunyang Temple is thriving now, and its scale and prestige are not inferior to Xuandu Mountain. It is reasonable to say that many people should come to defect."
Zhan Ziqian: "Even so, people have different people's hearts, not to mention me, Taoist Shen looked at the brothers of the Wang family, and Lord Yi Guan personally invited them to the main hall, and not without one of them, but they kept saying that it was only for the sword test conference. I came here, but said nothing about the alliance, obviously seeing that the pure Yangguan is hard to say, only willing to stand on the sidelines and refuse to be involved in the whirlpool, the word alliance is easier said than done?"
He is a good-natured person. Although he is a disciple of Confucianism, his stance is not fierce, and his words are quite regretful. The two sighed for a while, and Zhan Ziqian mentioned painting again and invited him to visit Linchuan Academy on another day. Shen Qiao naturally agreed.
Zhan Ziqian had just left, and the Su brothers came to visit again, in order to thank Shen Qiao for helping each other in Chang'an last time. Although the Su family has temporarily avoided Qingcheng Mountain, their foundation in Chang'an has not been completely destroyed. When the time is right, I still have to go back.
In addition, there were many sects who sent famous posts to visit Shen Qiao.
It was only then that he realized that, before he knew it, he was no longer the former headmaster of Xuandu Mountain, who was despised and ridiculed by everyone. Many people mentioned the word Shen Qiao, and more often they linked him to the first battle in Chang'an. , and because everyone is afraid of the expansion of the Hehuan Sect, Shen Qiaojian's killing of two elders of the Hehuan Sect is more and more talked about.
This was obviously an unexpected result of Shen Qiao. He was a bit dumbfounded, but he refused to reject these visits one by one on the grounds that it was too late. After sending Su Wei and Su Qiao away, he meditated alone in the house, quietly Wait for the next day to come.
As soon as the next day was dawn, someone brought hot water for washing and breakfast. Shen Qiao took care of everything and was about to go out when Zhao Chiying was already standing outside knocking on the door, and the two went to the main hall together.
Shen Qiao: "Where are Yuan Bai and the others?"
Zhao Chiying: "They have already gone to collect the license plate. If there is no accident, it will probably be arranged in the first round."
At this time, Shen Qiao didn't quite understand the rules of the Sword Trial Conference, so he took advantage of the situation to ask.
Zhao Chiying said: "When we came here yesterday, the disciples of Chunyang Temple had already recorded their names and sects. Today, they will sort them in the order they arrived here, and give the list to the people in Liuli Palace, and Liuli Palace will also refer to everyone in the palace. The martial arts record on the rivers and lakes, arrange some people of comparable ability to compete in the same match, if you don't intend to end, just tell the other party in advance today. This is only a rule that applies to ordinary sect disciples, like us, generally will not be included in it, unless you want to end the competition."
Shen Qiao: "Everyone's martial arts achievements in the rivers and lakes, even he himself may not know, Liuli Palace is isolated from the crowd, how to know?"
Zhao Chiying smiled and said: "I have this question too, but presumably they are only making a vague positioning based on the information obtained from all parties. This is also the purpose of holding the sword test conference, so that the ranking can be completely determined. It is said that the eyes of Liuli Palace are like torches. , As long as you have seen a person's hands, you can know the level of the other's martial arts in the arena, and everyone who sees it will be amazed. I didn't have the chance to see it ten years ago, and this time I will definitely open my eyes."
While talking, the two walked through the backyard of Chunyang Temple and came to the front main hall.
At this time, a lot of people have already come. It is different from the spaciousness they saw yesterday. The main hall is now covered with soft seats and scattered, and the doors of the main hall are all open, so as long as you sit in the hall, you can talk to the opponents outside the house. The situation is clear at a glance, avoiding the suffering of the sun and rain.
Yesterday, Zhan Ziqian left early, and the Wang brothers had no interest in forming an alliance. Shen Qiao and Zhao Chiying thought that there would not be too many people coming today. It was full of seven, seven, eight, eight, and the sects that came were also very complicated, not only Feixianmen, Qingyang Villa and other small sects and small families, but also Jiuhuazong and Chixia Swordsmen who were hovering between the first and second tiers. The sect, although the famous Confucian and Buddhist sects such as Linchuan Academy and Tiantai Sect were not present, but seeing this battle, it will not be much worse.
Zhao Chiying and Shen Qiao took their seats separately and said in a low voice, "With Li Qingyu's aptitude, he will be able to win the top spot today. When the Lord of Analysys proposes an alliance again, it will surely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Shen Qiao nodded and thought so.
The other, Yi Pichen, was surrounded by his disciples, and he first greeted everyone, and then said loudly: "Thank you for taking the time to come to the conference, the sword test conference, which is held once every ten years. Chunyang Temple is also deeply honored, and I hope that you will use martial arts to meet friends, and stop when you click, don't hurt your peace!"
Yi Pichen's voice was warm, neither high nor low, but when he was sent with internal force, there was naturally no omission at the scene, and all of them could be heard clearly.
After he finished speaking, he gave up another half step and introduced a purple-shirted woman next to everyone.
"This is Lady Yuan Zixiao of Liuli Palace."
Many people only heard the name of Liuli Palace, but never saw it with their own eyes. At this time, they saw that the famous Liuli Palace sent a woman to come as the referee of the sword test conference.
"Master Yi Guan, it's not that we don't give you face, the sword test conference is held every ten years, and its martial arts rankings are all people in the rivers and lakes looking forward to it. Now not only is it held in advance, but only one woman has been sent. This is not true. But contempt for us is also contempt for you!"
"Yeah, is it possible that the Liuli Palace is afraid of the power of the Hehuan Sect and Buddhism, and is only willing to let a weak woman fool us?"
"That's right, then what's the point of this sword test meeting! Why don't you go home and sleep early!"
One person started, and the others naturally followed one after another. For a while, there were voices of doubt, and the scene was a little overwhelming. The disciples of Chunyang Guan couldn't help but look anxious and looked at their master.
"Your name is Wei Gaofei, you were born in Feixianmen, you are good at swordsmanship, and Feixianmen's set is very imaginary, and you have practiced it to perfection." The purple-clothed woman standing beside Yi Bichen suddenly made a sound, her voice was like the collision of jade stones , echoed in the hall, although crisp and pleasant, but it was cold and did not contain a trace of emotion, and there was no anger caused by being questioned.
"That's right, so what?" The young man who initially questioned was stunned for a moment, then asked back.
Yuan Zixiao: "But there is a fatal flaw in your swordsmanship, or a hurdle that you can't overcome no matter what, so you can't bring out the essence of your swordsmanship to the fullest. The reason for losing to him in the fight."
Wei Gaofei's face changed greatly: "You, how did you know?"
Yuan Zixiao ignored it and continued to say coldly: "Dao Xutian's sword technique requires speed and accuracy, but your wrist is not flexible enough to keep up with the speed. ."
At this time, Wei Gaofei could no longer care about questioning how the other party knew about his own flaws, and hurriedly asked, "Is there a way to solve it?"
Yuan Zixiao: "Yes, since you are limited by your own body and cannot reach the peak state required by the empty sky, why do you have to go all the way to the dark? It is better to switch to another Xuanguang sword technique in your sect. , with your aptitude, it is not difficult to reach the realm of Dacheng.”
"Lifting weights lightly..." Wei Gaofei murmured, with a thoughtful expression on his face, his expression changed, he suddenly shouted after a long while, and bowed to Yuan Zixiao to the end: "Thank you for your advice, thank you for your kindness, it will be repaid in the future!"
After all, he didn't care about the others, he got up and left the hall, and he didn't look back no matter how his fellow apprentices and brothers called from behind.
Others looked at his performance and knew that he must have learned something from Yuan Zixiao's words. Those who practice martial arts occasionally have a flash of inspiration and overcome difficulties.
Yuan Zixiao successively called out the origins of other people's martial arts and their weaknesses. These people were all questioned just now.
At this time, the others only knew the power of Liuli Palace, for fear that Yuan Zixiao would also speak out about the weaknesses of his martial arts, so that he had already been seen by his opponents before he even started, so how dare he speak out.
Zhao Chiying said in a low voice: "This woman is really powerful, and the Liuli Palace is well-deserved. She must also know the martial arts flaws of my Bixia Sect."
Between the words, there is quite a bit of fear.
Shen Qiao said with a smile: "Everything in the world has yin and yang, both advantages and disadvantages. No matter how brilliant martial arts are, it is impossible to have flaws. She can make flaws one by one. The higher the level, the fewer the weaknesses, so instead of bothering to remember the weaknesses of others, it is better to improve your own martial arts.
Zhao Chiying nodded: "This is what the master said, I'm not as good!"
That Yi Pichen saw that Yuan Zixiao himself was able to control the scene, and did not interfere, and saw that everyone was quiet, so he said: "Since you have no objection, then follow the rules!"
As his voice fell, the disciples of Chunyangguan rang the jade chime in the field, the voiceless voice was far away, and the sword-testing conference officially started.
The first scene was Wang Saburo and Zhou Yexue, the brothers of the Wang family.
This pair of men and women had had quarrels before. At this time, when they met on the field, they didn't like each other. Zhou Yexue was obviously not Wang Saburo's opponent.
Although Zhao Chiying is regretful, she has no choice. Bixiazong may have to rely on herself if she wants to regain her strength. She is determined to end the game today, but in which game she will end up depends on her opponent. The martial arts are low, and even if she wins, her face will be dull.
Zhou Yexue is a stubborn little girl. Although she knows the outcome, she refuses to surrender without a fight. She still uses her sword to deal with Wang Saburo.
The square is very spacious, in order to save time, in addition to them, there are two other pairs of opponents who end up at the same time.
Su Qiao was also among them. His opponent was a direct disciple of the Jiuhua Sect Master. He was of the same age and was also a rising star. The battle between the two was even better than Zhou Yexue and Wang Sanlang. Most of the attention was on the two of them. On his body, he could not take his eyes off for a while, sighing that the back waves pushed the front waves.
Right here, a disciple of Chunyang Temple came down from the mountain, with another person behind him.
Seeing the man's face from a distance, Shen Qiao couldn't help but move slightly, obviously very surprised and deeply shocked.
Zhao Chiying sat next to him, naturally aware of his surprise, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"