Chapter 23: Visitors from Tianxu Palace
After a long talk with Master Ziyun, Ling Chen said goodbye and left, returning to Wuchen Courtyard.
Through Master Ziyun, Ling Chen also learned some facts about the great change that happened three months ago.
The situation at that time was that the Holy Witch Cult had indeed launched a surprise attack. A large number of masters of the Holy Witch Cult suddenly attacked the Divine Will Gate in the middle of the night, bringing about a bloody massacre.
If no one had joined forces with them, the Shenyi Sect, known as the number one sect in the martial arts world, would never have been breached through the mountain gate quietly, or even directly invaded into the hinterland without anyone knowing.
It was under such circumstances that the Shenyi Sect was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.
The rumor in the martial arts world now is that the person behind the conspiracy is Ling Chen's mother, the Saint of the Holy Witch Cult, Liu Xiling. But this is obviously not the truth. Ling Chen suspects that it is Ye Nantian who, after betraying the sect, is now throwing dirty water on his mother.
It turns out that my mother was once the saint of the Holy Witch Cult. Now that this has been spread, most of the righteous warriors in the martial arts world must believe it . Few people can doubt the real mastermind.
"It's too difficult to get the truth from Ye Nantian."
Ling Chen frowned. Even though he suspected who was behind this, he didn't have the strength to question the other party.
And it was too far-fetched to think about this now. He should get through his own crisis first. It was not his turn to cause trouble to others now, but trouble would come to him.
He gained a lot from today's battles. Next, he will digest his insights and gains to improve his swordsmanship and cultivation.
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Three days later.
The battle between Ling Chen and Yun Tianhe quickly spread throughout the entire Shenyi Sect, and then quickly spread to the Wind Country, and even the entire Five Kingdoms martial arts world.
Ling Chen, who everyone thought had fallen, once again demonstrated his extraordinary talent and strength, and defeated Yun Tianhe, who was also one of the four genius disciples of the former Shenyi Sect.
The news that Ling Chen was ambushed and his cultivation was completely destroyed was only spread not long ago. In the blink of an eye, Ling Chen achieved such a dramatic reversal, and once again made Ling Chen's name resound throughout the world.
For a time, the entire Divine Will Sect and even the entire Wind Country regarded Ling Chen as a topic of conversation, and talked about him with great relish.
In an inn in a small town at the foot of Shenyimen Mountain.
There were two men and one woman sitting near the window. The leader was an old man in his sixties with a haggard face and eyes closed as if he was asleep. He was wearing a purple robe and a white jade plate hung around his waist.
The purple-robed elders are a symbol of strength in all the major sects, and only those who have reached the level of grandmaster are qualified to wear the purple robes.
Next to the old man was a young man and woman. The man was a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a handsome appearance, wearing a flowing blue robe and a sword on his waist. His fierce aura was restrained within, but he still retained the intimidating edge that only a swordsman could have.
The last person was a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old in plain clothes. The dress she wore was very simple and elegant, but she seemed to be in smoke and fog. She looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. Except for her black hair, her whole body was snow-white and her face was extremely beautiful, but her skin lacked a layer of blood color, making her look abnormally pale.
This girl has a skin as white as ice and bones, and one cannot look at her closely. Her expression is cold and indifferent. She is truly as pure as ice and snow, yet also as cold as ice and snow. One cannot tell whether she is happy or angry, sad or joyful.
Such appearance is rare in the world.
"Junior Sister Ruoyan, your young fiancé has been very popular recently."
The blue-clad swordsman was half lying on his seat, looking unruly.
"It's not a good thing to be too aggressive at this juncture. It might even backfire." The girl said coldly.
"I'm afraid he has already brought disaster upon himself. I don't know what this kid has done to anger the heaven and the people. Even Ye Nantian, the Sword Master of the Divine Sect, has completely disregarded his dignity and wants to kill him directly."
The blue-clothed swordsman stood up from his seat, staring at the girl's delicate face without moving, "Junior sister, your father asked you to come with me to Shenyi Sect this time, but is it to break off the engagement with Ling Chen?"
"It would be great if the engagement was really called off."
The girl sighed, "My father absolutely disagrees with me canceling my engagement with Ling Chen. Last time, that guy lost all his cultivation, and I thought it was time to cancel the engagement, but I didn't expect him to defeat Yun Tianhe, who is as famous as him. This time, my father will definitely not agree."
"Palace Master, this is too embarrassing," the blue-clothed swordsman murmured, "You and Ling Chen only met when you were children, and now you don't even know what he looks like. What if he grows up to be a fat man, are you going to marry him?"
"I came with you this time, firstly to watch the fight between you and the senior disciple of the Divine Will Sect, and secondly, to test that guy, right? Don't worry, I will do everything I can to find his flaws, and then find an excuse to break off the engagement with him."
"How can I, Xu Ruoyan, marry a stranger so casually? It must be someone who satisfies me."
A gleam of light flashed in the girl's beautiful eyes, and a beautiful smile appeared on her face.
"Well said, I support you, brother."
The blue-clothed swordsman smiled, "You are the apple of our Tianxu Palace's eye. There are so many young talents in the palace, are you not as good as this little Ling Chen?"
"Besides, the strength of the Divine Will Sect has declined, and Supreme Tianyu has also fallen. It is meaningless for you to marry Ling Chen again. With this kid's current status, he is not worthy of you at all. I believe that the Palace Master only disagrees with you to break off the engagement with Supreme Tianyu in order not to violate the engagement."
"Big shots all like to save face. I believe that after a while, when the Palace Master has thought it through, he will definitely agree to your request."
"I hope so ."
The girl nodded and said nothing more.
Dust-free courtyard.
Ling Chen held the long sword in his hand, like a white dragon emerging from the water, striking one sword after another, his speed sometimes fast, sometimes slow, just like a real dragon, swallowing clouds and spitting out mist, stretching and shrinking unpredictably.
hold head high!
Suddenly, a dragon roar sounded, loud and clear. Ling Chen's sword light, vaguely in the shape of a dragon, slashed out quickly and violently.
Wherever it passed, strong winds blew and leaves fell down with a rustling sound.
The fourth move of the Dragon-Seeking Sword Technique: See the Dragon in the Field!
During these three days, Ling Chen's training progressed very smoothly. His cultivation reached the peak of the seventh level, and his swordsmanship also made a breakthrough. Not only this move of "Seeing the Dragon in the Field", but other swordsmanship such as the Thirteen Swords of the Divine Gate also had new improvements.
If one can cultivate to the level of a martial artist and be able to emit true qi externally, then the power of this move will surely be raised to a higher level. Even if one cannot reach the level of a martial artist, if one can practice the second level of the Lingtian Sword Sutra, one will be able to display the essence of this sword.
However, no matter which of these two things is done, it will take some time, and it will take a long time.
However, the way to practice martial arts is to follow a step-by-step approach and not just rush for speed.
Ling Chen's training speed was already fast enough before. In just three months, he went from nothing to the seventh level of warrior. This was undoubtedly incredible to ordinary people. Now, in addition to speed, stability was more important.
"Ling Chen, the deputy sect leader has ordered you to go to the training ground."
Just as Ling Chen was lowering his head in deep thought, suddenly, a deacon disciple entered the courtyard and reported to Ling Chen.
"Deputy Sect Leader?"
Ling Chen couldn't help but be surprised. Why did Ye Nantian look for him? Could it be that he wanted to play some tricks on him?
"People from Tianxu Palace have come, they are Feng Piaoling, the Tianxin swordsman, and Xu Ruoyan, the daughter of the Palace Master of Tianxu Palace." The deacon disciple continued.
"Feng Piaoling, Xu Ruoyan?"
Ling Chen had only heard of the former, but the latter's name stirred up an inexplicable wave in his heart.
Isn’t Xu Ruoyan, the daughter of the Palace Master of Tianxu Palace, his fiancée whom he had only met once?
What is the other party's purpose in coming to Shenyi Gate at this time?
Ling Chen shook his head and put away his sword. It was useless to think too much. He would have to go and see him to know for sure.
