Chapter 24: Water Painting and Ice Carving
Snap!
Snap!
On the sword-enlightenment stone, rust fell piece by piece.
The edge of the [Xuepo] sword was exposed more and more, and the coldness was getting stronger and stronger.
“It’s so cold!”
"What's going on? Why are they suddenly falling more and more, and falling faster and faster?"
“The rust is almost gone!”
"What a beautiful sword!"
With such a big change, those who were practicing sword skills could no longer practice. They hugged their shoulders, shivering and gathered under the stone.
Even though I was shivering with cold, I couldn't suppress my curiosity and had to take a closer look.
The hilt of the sword was completely exposed.
[Xue Po] is as its name suggests, whiter than snow, and perfectly natural. The sword is clear and sharp, exuding a cold and lonely aura.
It seemed as if it was deliberately exposing itself.
Just as everyone was watching carefully, suddenly a gust of wind blew overhead, and a person appeared on the Sword Enlightenment Stone, and an extra hand appeared on the hilt of the [Xue Po] sword.
“Nice sword.”
The sword was easily pulled out of the stone.
All the rust is gone.
Xue Po was completely held in one person's hand. The biting coldness inexplicably subsided, the frost on the hilt dissipated, and the yin energy instead permeated the sword body.
Everyone was stunned.
It was obvious that it didn't want to hurt its master, and it actually took the initiative to retract its coldness!
Is this the master it found for itself?
Everyone's eyes moved upwards, first seeing the black cloak, then the flying fish with bared fangs and claws beneath the cloak, and then looking up further, to an extremely handsome face.
He was looking at the sword marks left by the master on the Sword Enlightenment Stone, deep in thought.
Legend has it that these sword marks are the core sword moves and sword intent of the [Xuan Yin Sword Technique].
Unfortunately, three hundred years after the master, no disciple in successive generations was able to comprehend it.
Suddenly, a fishy wind blew from behind.
Everyone was surprised and looked back, they were almost scared to death - a huge white snake was flying in the air like lightning and swooped down at them!
“Get out of the way!”
A soft shout was heard in my ear .
Everyone subconsciously spread out to both sides, and a sword light was swung out, shooting straight towards the white snake!
This was followed by the sharp roar of the white snake. The black figure and the white snake shadow fought each other. The sounds of metal clashing and roaring came one after another!
Their speed was so fast that the disciples could only see two shadows, constantly colliding and separating. The sound of the collision was like thunder, and the strong energy exploded, creating a wave of icy air!
The white snake had wounds on its body, and its attacks became more and more frantic .
"Huh? This move seems to be a hidden dragon in the abyss?"
"This move is Frost All Over the Sky!"
"And there's this move called Flying Phoenix Stepping on Snow!"
The disciples were stunned, these were clearly the "Xuan Yin Sword" sword moves that they had practiced for many years!
But there are some differences. When this person uses it, the frosty energy surges, and the changes are more subtle. It looks even stronger than the one used by the master!
Just by taking those few glances, he understood the sword marks of the ancestor?
Sudden!
The situation on the battlefield changed again.
"Roar!"
The figure retreated quickly, but the white snake was somehow entangled on the stone lamppost and couldn't move - upon closer inspection, a large piece of ice had frozen its tail to the stone lamppost!
The white snake struggled frantically.
The figure took the opportunity to retreat, holding the sword at his chest with his right hand and wiping the sword with his left hand. In an instant, the sword intent surged and the sword energy soared into the sky!
The biting cold air centered on this person, turning the surrounding thirty meters area into ice and snow!
“【Painted Water Carved Ice】! This is 【Painted Water Carved Ice】!”
Some disciples screamed, "Drawing Water and Carving Ice" is a unique skill of "Xuan Yin Sword". Everyone of them can do it, but they have never seen such a powerful skill, let alone using it!
The saying "paintings in water and carvings on ice will soon disappear into nothingness" means that paintings in water and carvings on ice will soon disappear into nothingness.
This sword move is the same, fleeting!
But the founder created this sword move just for that moment!
A thought of fireworks, a flash of ephemeral beauty!
This sword is brilliant and gorgeous, and at the same time, it also embodies the sword energy and sword intent of the person who makes the move, and is extremely dangerous!
Cao Jinxing stepped on the ground and flew out with the sword, drawing a white line in the air. Wherever the sword light passed, it seemed that even the air froze into ice!
But just as the fatal sword was about to cut through the White Dragon Gu's vital points, a clear bell suddenly rang out.
"Ding-ling-ling~"
A golden light then came, Cao Jinxing swung his sword to cut it off, and found that it was a three-inch long hidden weapon in the shape of a golden snake.
Cao Jinxing turned his sword again, and the second sword struck at Bai Long Gu! This time, there was a woman in a goose yellow dress in front of Bai Long Gu, with a pair of gold gloves on her hands.
"No matter who comes, it won't work!"
Cao Jinxing had already guessed who this person was, but he had a very bad impression of people who walked their dogs without a leash! His true energy surged, and it passed in an instant!
Clang explosion!
The tip of the Xuepo Sword slashed across her pair of golden gloves!
A streak of sparks burst out from the sword.
Xuepo is a fifth-grade intermediate spiritual weapon, but her gloves are not ordinary ones either, but they couldn't be broken into pieces!
However, due to the erosion of the extremely cold sword energy, a thick layer of frost formed on the gloves.
The woman took several steps back. Her entire right arm was frostbitten and hung down naturally, trembling slightly.
"The Cold Toad Technique..."
Just as Cao Jinxing was about to strike with his third sword to teach the broken snake a lesson he would never forget, he suddenly heard these three words from her mouth and paused.
Only then did he look the woman straight in the eye.
She was wearing a yellow dress, had black hair, two silver earrings in Miao style, several bells on her wrists, and a slender golden snake-shaped soft sword wrapped around her waist.
The woman was in her early twenties, with picturesque features and an absolutely beautiful face, but this beauty was also a bit weird and captivating.
Cao Jinxing frowned: "Baiyunxiu?"
The Five Poison Sect, the contemporary serpent master, Bai Yunxiu.
"yes."
Bai Yunxiu is not a Miao girl and she speaks with a standard accent.
She first used her energy to dispel the cold.
The White Dragon Gu finally broke free from the ice, and angrily used a whip to smash the stone sculpture to vent its anger. Then it didn't even care about Cao Jinxing, put away its murderous aura, and flew to Bai Yunxiu. It stretched its huge snake head under her palm and rubbed it gently to please her, as obedient as a dog.
The picture of beauty and giant snake is very tense, but Cao Jinxing has no intention of appreciating it.
Bai Yunxiu got rid of the coldness and her face relaxed a little. She glared at Bai Long Gu and said, "I'll settle the score with you when I get back!"
The White Dragon Gu shrank back, looking very scared.
Bai Yunxiu looked at Cao Jinxing and said sincerely, "Two months ago, I was in seclusion in Black Dragon Pond. The white dragon was in the molting stage. I originally placed it in a nearby cave, but this naughty thing was playful and actually sneaked out with an outer disciple... If it offended you, I apologize on its behalf."
She bowed.
When Bailong Gu saw this, he quickly followed suit and lowered his head, acting obediently as if he had become a different snake.
Bai Yunxiu then took out a bottle of pills and a emerald green bead - he didn't give them directly to Cao Jinxing, fearing that he might be worried about the poison and not take them, so he placed them on the open space in front of him.
"This bottle contains the secret elixir of the Five Poison Sect, the [Shengyuan Pill], and this one is the [Poison Avoidance Pearl]. The former can cure poison and heal injuries, and the latter can prevent poisonous miasma. It's just a small gift, please accept it."
The fifth-grade [Shengyuan Dan] is secondary. The Five Poison Sect is famous for its witchcraft and poison. She used the [Poison-avoiding Pearl] as an apology, which can be said to be full of sincerity.
Of course, the main reason is still the "Han Chan Gong".
Cao Jinxing glanced at the two things and said nothing: "My sword just now should not be able to kill it. I didn't expect that the "Cold Toad Skill" has such a big reputation..."
The White Dragon Gu is a large Gu formed by three thousand snake Gu. All its previous innate abilities such as Gu and poison are useless. It can fight Cao Jinxing who holds the [Snow Soul] with its physical body alone. This abnormal creature is not so easy to kill.
Bai Yunxiu gently pulled up her long hair and said with a smile: "The Cold Toad Skill is what Uncle has learned in his life. You are his successor, so of course everyone in the Five Poison Sect should respect you."
"Your 'old man' is ..."
“…”
Bai Yunxiu looked at him up and down with a strange expression, and suddenly said, "...I see. You only have the mental method, but no magic. You must have obtained the fragments by chance...So, you don't know his whereabouts either?"
Cao Jinxing had been paying attention to her expression and confirmed that she was not pretending, so he said, "The last time I saw him was at Wohu Mountain in Binzhou. He was captured by three peak-level acquired bandits, tied up in a dungeon, and tortured. The Cold Toad Skill was obtained through torture by those three bandits..."
"????"
Bai Yunxiu was stunned, her mouth slightly opened, and she suspected that there was something wrong with her ears. It took her a long time to come back to her senses: "How could this happen?"
Cao Jinxing thought to himself, I am also confused.
At that time, everyone thought he was dead.
Bai Yunxiu lowered his head and said nothing. After thinking for a while, he realized something: "He must have been seriously injured while trying to get the treasure, so he hid in the bandits' lair to avoid being searched by his enemies... No wonder he hasn't returned for so long... Something is wrong!"
She suddenly became anxious: "Something has changed in the church, and I urgently need you to return to the Shiwan Mountains. I still need to go find him! We'll talk some other day!"
After saying that, he slapped the White Dragon Gu.
The body of the White Dragon Gu suddenly swelled several times larger. Bai Yunxiu jumped onto its back. The big snake roared and flew into the sky!
"Hello……"
Cao Jinxing looked at the giant beast rising into the air in front of him and felt that the world was becoming more and more outrageous!
"You haven't told him who he is yet!"
When Cao Jinxing was searching the archives for the Five Poison Sect, he looked through all the books, but there was no such thing as the "Cold Toad Skill" or any ice-type masters.
Now that he had finally gotten some information, he didn't want to let it go.
"My real name is Song Chengxi..."
Bai Yunxiu's voice came to my ears intermittently: "Don't worry... He will come to find you... By then, Yunxiu will be in the Shiwan Mountains, waiting for you..."
The white snake disappeared into the horizon.
Song Chengxi?
Cao Jinxing was startled, and quickly searched for relevant information in his mind: The previous leader of the Five Poison Sect? But hasn't he been dead for more than 40 years? !
