In the early morning at the foot of Mount Tai, an uninvited guest appeared.
The other party carried the sword all the way up the mountain, his steps were light, like walking on the ground, and soon he was outside the Bixiazong gate halfway up the mountain.
Zhao Chiying was leading the disciples to practice swordsmanship when she heard Fan Yuanbai, who was on duty, come to report that someone was coming from the Chunyang Temple in Qingcheng Mountain and was waiting to see you outside.
The relationship between Bixiazong and Chunyangguan is not bad, they have come and go, but with the decline of Bixiazong and the growth of Chunyangguan, the friendship accumulated from the previous generations gradually faded, although Chunyangguan did not dislike it. The temple gate of Bixia Sect is small, but the two sides are far away after all, like the last time Bixia Sect suffered a big change, far water could not save the near fire, if it wasn't for Shen Qiao who fell from the sky, wait for the news from Chunyangguan to come over, and the daylily will also all cold.
The situation at the foot of the mountain came one after another. Zhao Chiying did not know as much as Yan Wushi, but she knew about the rapid expansion of Hehuan Sect and Buddhism. At this time, it must be important to send someone to the door.
Just thinking about it, the visitor has come in under the leadership of Fan Yuanbai.
His face was stern, his appearance was dignified, and his steps were steady. Following his footsteps, the hand holding the sword was very stable, and there was no slight tremor.
It seems that Chunyangguan has a successor. Zhao Chiying sighed silently, a little envious.
"Li Qingyu, a disciple of Chunyang Temple, visits Sect Master Zhao."
Zhao Chiying: "You are the most proud disciple of Lord Analysys? You live up to the name of Qingcheng Twin Jade, Lord Analysys is really a blessing!"
Li Qingyu: "Zhao Sect Master has won the prize."
Zhao Chiying: "I've been in seclusion for a long time, and since I left the seclusion, I haven't seen Yi Guanzhu again. His martial arts level must be better than before?"
Li Qingyu is obviously not a master at chatting and chatting, he said: "To be honest, I came here next time to pass a letter on behalf of Liuli Palace, for the sake of the sword test conference."
Sword test
Zhao Chiying and Yue Kunchi looked at each other.
"If I remember correctly, the sword test conference is held once every ten years, and this year is only the ninth year?"
Li Qingyu: "Nevertheless, people from Liuli Palace approached Chunyang Temple a few days ago and said that they wanted to use the place of Chunyang Temple to hold it earlier this year. Master agreed, so I came to deliver a letter and invited Sect Master Zhao to go. "
Abbot Island is located on an overseas island and cannot be found by ordinary people. There is only one sect on the island, the Liuli Palace. They are self-sufficient and seldom participate in the various battles of the Central Plains martial arts, but they like to record the names of the Central Plains martial arts. The ranking of "Top Ten Masters in the World" is often talked about by people, and it was released by Liuli Palace.
The disciples of Liuli Palace may not have high martial arts skills, nor are they famous, but because of this tradition, if people in Jianghu meet, they will give three points of face. After all, they have nothing to do with the Central Plains martial arts, and they don’t need to fight to the death. , since you can go to the door to find the person in front of you, there is no need to embarrass the Liuli Palace.
If martial arts make great progress in ten years, the rankings on the list will naturally change after ten years. Wen has no first place, martial arts has no second place, and martial arts is not something that can be passed by just trying to get through it. Whoever is the best in the world has the best martial arts. Higher, it is clear at a glance, even if they are equals, as long as they are better than the previous one, they can know the level of victory or defeat.
The Sword Trial Conference is a derivative of the martial arts ranking spectrum. Once every ten years, invitations are widely distributed, and anyone can participate and learn martial arts from each other. The Liuli Palace is located in a remote location, and it will be held in a venue of the Central Plains sect. The sect of the borrowed venue can take the opportunity to become famous, and it is naturally very happy.
The people in charge of the rankings may not have high martial arts, but they must have sharp eyes. The reason why Liuli Palace's ranking spectrum can convince the public is precisely because of their rankings, almost no mistakes have been made, like Qi Fengge, ten years ago, he He has not yet passed away, but he did not participate in the sword test conference, but even so, he still ranked first, well-deserved, and no one was unconvinced.
With the popularity of Liuli Palace in recent years, many rankings of masters have been released. After Qi Fengge, Cui Youliang and others passed away one after another, the sword test conference has not yet been held. He advocated ranking the new "Top Ten in the World". Shen Qiao, who had never appeared in Jianghu before, was also listed because he took over as the headmaster of Xuandu Mountain. Later, Shen Qiao fought Kunxie and was defeated. Falling off the cliff, another good person put the names of Kunxie and Yu Ai on it.
But these are not from the Liuli Palace. The news that the Sword Trial Conference will be held in advance will inevitably make many people excited and eager to try, because in addition to the rankings such as the "Top Ten in the World", the Liuli Palace will also release items such as "Swords". In the rankings of "Public History" and "Knife Pussy", the sword is the top of the hundred soldiers, and there are too many people practicing swords in the world, so the ranking of kendo has also become the focus of many people's attention.
The real master-level masters, when they reach the realm of Qifeng Pavilion, Yi Pichen, and Zen Master Xueting, they don't need to increase their fame through the ranking of Liuli Palace. Whether or not their names are on it, it will not affect their reputation, and the ranking of Liuli Palace is just the icing on the cake.
As for Shen Qiao, he wouldn't care about that. If he was still in charge of Xuandu Mountain, and if Yu Ai hadn't plotted against him now, even if he got the news of the sword test conference, he probably wouldn't send anyone to participate.
But in addition, many people need to use Liuli Palace to become famous, and Liuli Palace also needs such a way to show their existence and benefit from both sides.
Zhao Chiying is not keen on fame and fortune, but for the long-term development of the sect, Bixia Sect now needs to recruit more new disciples. If he or Yue Kunchi can make some achievements in the sword test conference, there will definitely be many people who come here to learn the arts. .
"Thank you, Lord Yi Guan, for letting you come to inform us that Bixia Sect is located in a remote location. If you wait for outside news to come and leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in time."
Li Qingyu: "If Sect Master Zhao is ready, you can accompany him to go, and there will be someone to take care of you along the way."
Zhao Chiying: "Does Li Daoyou not need to go to another sect to communicate?"
Li Qingyu: "Liu Li Palace was responsible for informing all sects in the world about this matter. Only because Chunyangguan and Bixia sect have always had contacts, Master just let me come. I heard that Bixia sect suffered a change a while ago. The door is far away, and there is no time for support, so please don’t blame Sect Master Zhao.”
He is Yi Bichen's direct disciple, and his status is extraordinary. It is rumored that he is Yi Bichen's successor, that is, the future master of Chunyang Guan. In terms of martial arts, Zhao Chiying may be a little inferior. Being able to get him to come and report the letter in person has actually given Bixiazong enough face. Zhao Chiying will not be ignorant, so he is also very polite to Li Qingyu, and does not pretend to be the head.
Zhao Chiying: "I also know that far water can't save near fire, so I don't dare to work Yi Guanzhu. I am very grateful that Yi Guanzhu can remember this time, and I will be able to leave tomorrow after I explain it to my disciples. If you don't dislike it, fellow Daoist Li, please rest here for a night."
Li Qingyu nodded: "Zhao Sect Master, please do it yourself."
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something: "Dare to ask Sect Master Zhao, I wonder if Brother Shen Qiao is also in Bixia Sect?"
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Shen Qiao wanted to teach his disciples to practice swordsmanship in the early morning, but was asked by Yan Wushi to go to the top of the mountain to learn from each other. Yan Wushi said that he had not practiced swordsmanship for a long time, and wanted Shen Qiao to compete with him, and borrowed a sword from Yue Kunchi. , Who knew that Shen Qiao remembered old things and asked him, "What about the Taihua sword you exchanged from Sang Jingxing that day?"
Yan Wushi lost the fight against Cui Youli that year, and even the Taihua Sword fell into the opponent's hands, and later it came into the hands of Cui Youliang's disciple Sang Jingxing. But Yan Wushi is a conceited person. He believes that no matter how good the sword is, it is still something outside the body. If it is taken by an opponent, it will give someone a handle and humiliation. world.
So that time he used Shen Qiao to exchange Taihua sword, in fact, he didn't care about the sword at all, but wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Shen Qiao and let him understand that he was not as good as a sword, so he fell into a situation of complete despair towards people's hearts.
As for the Taihua sword, after he took it back from Sang Jingxing's hands, he threw it to Yu Shengyan in a blink of an eye, and he didn't even look at it at all.
But no matter how arrogant Yan Wushi is, he knows that this kind of thought is obviously not suitable to say, otherwise it will only destroy Shen Qiao's peace of mind towards him.
Maybe Yan Wushi at that time never imagined that one day, he himself would step into the pit he dug...
But fortunately, Shen Qiao didn't go to the bottom of it, and he took it with him after a little question.
The two fought on the top of the mountain. After hundreds of moves, the sun had already emerged, and the golden light was shining in all directions. Shen Qiao narrowly lost, not because his sword moves were not exquisite, but because his internal strength had not yet recovered to its peak. Period, and with the help of the scraps, Yan Wushi was able to repair the flaws in the devil's heart in just three months, and it was even better.
People with extraordinary talents are often arrogant and arrogant, and it is difficult to accept the existence of people who are better than their own talents. Shen Qiao does not have this problem, he has a gentle temperament, and he has a tolerant heart towards people and things. When he examines himself beforehand and then blames others, he puts his sword back and holds his hands. In a few years, Sect Master Yan has been able to be on par with him, and as expected now, I would like to thank you for your teaching, and the poor road has benefited a lot."
His compliments are not flattery, but sincerely feel that the other party is better than him, and his thanks are also sincere. He is not jealous and angry because of defeat. Victory is victory, and defeat is defeat. Qiao seems so simple.
Yan Wushi felt that his serious appearance was really hard to see. How much he wanted to see this person completely fall into the dark abyss and become cynical, how much he likes this gentle and clear heart now.
He recalled the other party's expression again and again, and said with a smile: "A Qiao, with our relationship today, what you said is too outrageous."
What do we have to do with today? Shen Qiao twitched the corners of his mouth, and reluctantly endured the other party's indiscriminate words. If he couldn't help but refute, he would have thousands of false arguments waiting for him.
He secretly murmured several times in his heart, "It's always justified": "It's getting late, I should also go and instruct Shifu and Qilang to practice swords."
Going down from the top of the mountain, the two are one after the other, the one in front is a little hasty, and the one in the back is not in a hurry, but it is always within five steps, as if the relationship between the two is now.
Between innocence and ambiguity, the connection is broken, and if you want to talk, then you will stop.
When Shen Qiao returned to Bixiazong's backyard, he saw a person standing at his door. The other party obviously saw Shen Qiao approaching from far and near, and his young and stern face showed a smile that was never even shown in front of Zhao Chiying.
"Brother Shen, long time no see."