Chapter 24: The Faceless Young Master
Shenyi Gate, the welcoming hall.
The entire reception hall is built in a very grand, simple, majestic and majestic style. At the top of the hall, there are several flying dragon statues hovering, looking domineering and imposing.
Inside the main hall.
Ye Nantian sat at the main seat with a smile on his face. Originally, the other party only had one purple-robed elder, and he would have sent one purple-robed elder to deal with it. But this time, the ones who came were Feng Piaoling, the Tianxin swordsman, and Xu Ruoyan, the young master of Tianxu Palace, so he had to take it seriously.
Tianxu Palace is known as the second largest sect in the martial arts world. In the past, it was suppressed by Shenyi Sect. But now, the situation has changed, and Tianxu Palace is showing signs of becoming the number one sect in the world.
"Haha, Elder Lu Meng, what brings you here? Why didn't you say hello in advance? I'm sorry for not welcoming you!" Ye Nantian first smiled heartily, then his eyes fell on the purple-robed elder from Tianxu Palace.
The purple-robed elder named Lu Meng smiled faintly, put down the teacup in his hand and said, "How dare we? I hope Sect Master Ye will not blame us for coming uninvited."
"That's not the case, Elder Lu Meng. Deputy Sect Leader Ye heard that you were coming and came out to greet you in person." On the Shenyi Sect's side, a deacon elder also said with a smile.
“It’s a real honor.”
Lu Meng smiled and cupped his hands, "I am naturally fine, it's these two juniors of mine who have problems."
"oh?"
Ye Nantian looked at Feng Piaoling and Xu Ruoyan in surprise, "Why did you two nephews come from afar?"
The two looked at each other, and Xu Ruoyan stepped forward and bowed, "I came to Shenyi Sect to study for three months under my father's order, and by the way, I came to see my fiancé, Ling Chen."
Hearing the word Ling Chen, Ye Nantian's pupils shrank slightly, and then he smiled, "Ling Chen, I almost forgot that you and Ling Chen are still engaged. But in my opinion, Ling Chen is just an ordinary disciple of our Shenyi Sect. How can he be worthy of you , the young master of Tianxu Palace. It's better to cancel this engagement as soon as possible."
"Don't worry about the cancellation of the engagement, Vice Sect Master Ye. I'll know the answer after I meet Ling Chen."
Xu Ruoyan said slowly.
"Okay. I'm just giving you a suggestion from the perspective of an elder." Ye Nantian was nudged by an invisible force and gave a dry laugh, then turned his gaze to Feng Piaoling.
"I came here this time to seek sparring with Master Wuxiang of your sect." Seeing Ye Nantian's gaze, Feng Piaoling also bowed.
"Seeking to spar with Master Wuxiang?"
Ye Nantian was stunned for a moment, then he began to ponder.
"Why, Deputy Sect Leader Ye, is there anything wrong?"
Feng Piaoling then asked, if Ye Nantian did not agree, then this matter would probably be ruined.
"No, but this matter must be approved by Nie Wuxiang himself."
Ye Nantian also had no right to make a decision for Nie Wuxiang, who was the eldest disciple of Shenyi Sect and was known as Young Master Wuxiang in the martial arts world. He was ranked third on the Heavenly Ranking and had unlimited potential. He would definitely be the mainstay of Shenyi Sect in the future. This matter depended on Nie Wuxiang's own opinion.
"Don't ask, I accept the challenge!"
At this moment, a young man in a white robe walked in from the palace gate and answered.
"As expected of Mr. Wuxiang, you agreed so readily."
There was a hint of surprise in Feng Piaoling's eyes. It seemed that his trip was not in vain.
"See you on the training grounds."
Nie Wuxiang dodged, leaving behind an afterimage, and flew out of the hall. Feng Piaoling followed immediately.
"It's going to be a good show."
Xu Ruoyan was also very interested in this battle. Feng Piaoling and Nie Wuxiang were both young talents in the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking. The competition between them would surely be a fierce battle and extremely exciting.
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On the other side, Ling Chen had already arrived at the training ground. When he arrived, he happened to see two figures confronting each other on the fighting stage.
"Is this Nie Wuxiang? Could the person fighting him be the Tianxin Swordsman Feng Piaoling?"
Ling Chen was surprised. Nie Wuxiang was the eldest disciple of Shenyi Sect and ranked third on the Heavenly Ranking. There were probably only a few people in the entire young generation who had the courage to fight him.
Feng Piaoling, the Tianxin swordsman, is a terrifying existence who is also among the top five on the Heavenly Ranking.
"You are Ling Chen? I haven't seen you for five years, and you haven't changed much."
Just when Ling Chen was still pondering the identity of the person in front of him, a cold voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"You are...Xu Ruoyan?"
Ling Chen was slightly surprised. When he saw the other person for the first time, a hint of amazement also appeared on his face. However, it was only a flash in an instant, and he retracted his gaze immediately, "Haha, after not seeing you for five years, you have changed a lot. You are no longer the little fat boy you used to be."
"you!"
Hearing the word "little fatty", Xu Ruoyan's originally cold face suddenly turned pale and she became a little blue with anger.
When she was ten years old, she did gain a lot of weight because of her gluttony. That was her dark history and almost no one dared to mention it in front of her. Unexpectedly, this guy brought up this matter just after meeting her for the first time.
"Okay, let's talk later. The competition is about to begin."
Just when Xu Ruoyan wanted to say more, Ling Chen had already put his hand in front of her mouth, looking like he was not interested in listening.
"Take your stinky hands away."
Xu Ruoyan swept Ling Chen's hand away, her puffy chest heaving with anger, but she was too lazy to argue with Ling Chen now, it was more important to watch the competition first.
At this time, the two people on the fighting stage have already started fighting.
The true energy in his body suddenly burst out. The martial art that Nie Wuxiang practiced was called the Great Wuxiang Gong. A layer of azure true energy emerged around his body. He let out a low shout and suddenly rushed towards Feng Piaoling, and his right palm also chopped out at the same time.
The power has already been achieved before the person arrives, and faint ripples appear in the air.
Nie Wuxiang had a solemn expression on his face. He stepped on the stone slab to crack it, then rushed out like lightning and fought a palm strike with Feng Piaoling.
boom!
The transparent airflow spread out in all directions in a spherical shape, and gravel flew everywhere. At the same time, two figures separated and shot backwards.
"At the martial arts master's level, he is already able to release his true energy. When fighting, he is indeed extraordinary."
A hint of surprise flashed in Ling Chen's eyes. There were two completely different levels between a martial artist and a warrior. Once the true Qi could be released externally, its power would undoubtedly double. It could strike objects from a distance and emit sword energy, knife energy, fist force, and palm strength. When a warrior faced a martial artist, the latter only needed to stand still and could attack people seven or eight meters or even more than ten meters away. So in this way, no matter how strong a warrior was, it would be difficult for him to defeat a martial artist.
"That's right, but you are only at the seventh level of cultivation now, which is further away from the martial arts master realm than before. As for me, I have become a second-level martial arts master a few days ago."
Xu Ruoyan's lips curved up, but she immediately felt that this sentence was redundant. She was not someone who would show off her skills, but in front of Ling Chen, she couldn't help but want to oppress and attack him.
"Don't forget, you are two years older than me."
Ling Chen said lightly.
"Okay, it's better to watch such an exciting competition. It will benefit both you and me. Who do you think will win this battle?"
Ling Chen glanced at Xu Ruoyan, who seemed to be going berserk again, and quickly waved his hand with a dry laugh. Then he returned his gaze to the fighting arena and said solemnly.
"Of course it's my senior brother Feng Piaoling. He came all the way here to challenge Nie Wuxiang because he was sure of winning this time."
Xu Ruoyan has great confidence in her senior brother.
"Maybe. I also want to see the true strength of this Tianxin Swordsman."
Ling Chen was not interested in who would win or lose. What he was interested in was whether the two would fight with all their strength. That way, he would see more from this competition.
“Heavenly Heart Sword Qi!”
At this moment, Feng Piaoling suddenly jumped high up, and then swung out a sword fiercely. At the moment of swinging the sword, an arc-shaped sword energy like a half-moon suddenly shot out.
"No form or shape!"
Nie Wuxiang clasped his palms together, and the Tianxin sword energy fell on him, splitting his body into two. However, in the next moment, Nie Wuxiang's body suddenly dissipated.
Swish!
The next moment after his figure disappeared, Nie Wuxiang suddenly appeared closer to Feng Piaoling and slashed out with a palm knife.
Feng Piaoling glanced to the side, and swung the sword in his hand again. Three half-moon arc-shaped sword energies shot out three times in succession.
At this moment, Ling Chen's eyes kept moving at a high speed, completely locked onto those sword energies, concentrating his full attention. The last time he saw Ye Nantian's Great Thousand Sword Formation, it was also a way of emitting sword energy. However, Ye Nantian's Great Thousand Sword Formation was undoubtedly more wild and overbearing. Once it was deployed, there would be dozens or even hundreds of sword energies. Moreover, the realm difference between Ling Chen and Ye Nantian was too great. It was difficult to see anything just by watching the battle.
As for Feng Piaoling, it was different. Feng Piaoling was a martial artist with limited true energy. The gap between his external sword energy and Ling Chen's was very small, so the difference was relatively clearer.
