Chapter 39: Defeat with One Sword
"how so?"
The disciples under Yun Tianhe were all dumbfounded. Yun Tianhe, who had already advanced to the martial artist realm, was actually not even a match for Ling Chen?
At this moment, Yun Tianhe, who was flying backwards, turned over and stopped five meters away. His face was grim, and then he suddenly shouted in a deep voice, "Asshole, take this move from me!"
He swung his sword suddenly, and a white arc of sword energy was drawn in the air, slashing towards Ling Chen.
As the sword energy came out, a confident smile reappeared on Yun Tianhe's face. This sword energy was his trump card.
"Very weak."
Staring at the white arc-shaped sword energy, a hint of sarcasm seemed to appear on Ling Chen's lips, and then he also drew out the Tianfu heavy sword and slashed it out.
A crescent-shaped pale golden sword energy suddenly shot out.
"Is this... sword energy?"
The joy on Yun Tianhe's face suddenly froze. This guy could actually emit sword energy? How is this possible?
Click!
The two sword energies collided with each other, and in just a moment, Yun Tianhe's sword energy was cut off and split in half, while the remaining sword energy fell heavily on Yun Tianhe's body, splitting the latter away.
A mouthful of blood spurted out and Yun Tianhe fainted.
Looking at this scene , all the disciples had dull eyes and their mouths were open and unable to close.
The field was completely silent, and by the time they reacted, Ling Chen had already left.
"Fuck, what did I see? Sword Qi. Ling Chen only has the cultivation of an eighth-level warrior, but he can actually use sword Qi!"
"Yes. Ling Chen defeated Yun Tianhe with just one sword. Just one sword! How powerful does one need to be to be able to do that."
"It's an overwhelming advantage. The gap is too scary."
"I'm afraid Yun Tianhe will never be able to defeat Ling Chen in this lifetime."
Listening to the discussions of the inner sect disciples, several disciples who obeyed Yun Tianhe's orders looked at each other in bewilderment. Their faces turned green and red, and they had no choice but to quietly carry Yun Tianhe away and leave in shame.
…
The news that Ling Chen defeated Yun Tianhe again spread quickly among the disciples. Most people were stunned when they heard the news. If they were not sure enough, Yun Tianhe was not a fool and would not humiliate himself.
This means that Yun Tianhe challenged Ling Chen with full confidence, but he still lost in the end, and it is said that he was killed instantly.
Poor Yun Tianhe.
A small number of people felt sympathy for Yun Tianhe. After all, he was also a genius, but now he was defeated by Ling Chen, who was as famous as him. It would be difficult for him to hold his head up again in the future.
But the competition between geniuses is inherently cruel. There is always a loser on one side. If one cannot adjust his mentality and catch up, he will always be trampled under the feet of others.
Ling Chen did not pay attention to what others thought of this battle. At this moment, he was still practicing his sword skills. He had only defeated Yun Tianhe, and there was still a long way to go before he could even make it to the Heavenly Ranking, not to mention compared to famous figures like Ye Nantian.
For Ling Chen, cultivation is a race against time and he cannot slack off for even a moment.
On the one hand, Ling Chen consolidated the Ancient Sage King's fighting method that he had just mastered, and on the other hand, he continued to practice the first four moves of the Dragon Seeking Sword Technique, striving to improve the second move, White Dragon Passing Through the Gap, and the third move, Seeking the Dragon Without a Shadow, to 100% proficiency.
Practicing new sword moves is important, but improving the proficiency of sword moves is equally important.
After a day's rest, Ling Chen went out the next morning to prepare to go down the mountain again.
Now it is almost the end of the year, and the royal hunting date agreed with Prince Tai will be around in about a month. Before that, he has to make adequate preparations.
“Ling Chen!”
As soon as Ling Chen stepped out of the door, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him.
"Your injury is healed."
As if it was expected, Ling Chen just glanced at Xu Ruoyan and then looked away.
"You took so long to come back, I thought something happened to you."
Xu Ruoyan felt a little guilty. If she hadn't invited Ling Chen to participate in this mission, such a dangerous thing wouldn't have happened.
But she didn't know that Ling Chen didn't take it seriously at all. When he was considering taking this task, Ling Chen was already prepared for the risk.
"No, Liu Chuanxiong was killed by Elder , what could happen to me?" Ling Chen didn't plan to talk about the matter of General Tianfu's tomb. This matter was a secret, and he would not let anyone else know about it except himself.
"Thank Elder Lu Meng for me. He saved my life. If there is anything you need me to do in the future, just let him know."
Ling Chen is a man who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and grudges. He will repay grudges and thank favors. If it weren't for Elder Lu Meng this time, he would have died at the hands of Liu Chuanxiong.
"You also saved my life. From now on, we owe each other nothing." Xu Ruoyan said.
Hearing this, Ling Chen thought for a moment and nodded, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave you alone for now."
After saying that, Ling Chen wanted to avoid Xu Ruoyan.
"If there is anything, you can't tell me. Putting aside other relationships between us, we are at least friends in need." Xu Ruoyan's voice came from behind.
Hearing this, Ling Chen also smiled bitterly and shook his head. It seemed that he couldn't get rid of this young lady. He could only smile and turned around and said, "Let's go to Wucheng's black market to buy some things. If you are interested, let's go together."
"I am very interested."
A smile appeared on Xu Ruoyan's beautiful face, and she followed Ling Chen without any hesitation.
"Then let's go."
Ling Chen sighed and was about to move forward. At this moment, a bright figure came towards him from the front.
But it was Xiao Muyu.
"Senior Sister Xiao, long time no see."
Ling Chen smiled and clasped his fists towards Xiao Muyu. The latter was two years older than him and had helped him before, so it was only natural for him to call her senior sister.
"I don't deserve the title of Senior Sister. Just call me Mu Yu. "
Xiao Muyu shook her head. Even Yun Tianhe could defeat Ling Chen with one sword. She estimated that she would not be Ling Chen's opponent. At most, she would be about the same as Ling Chen. How could she be worthy of the other party calling her senior sister?
"Oh well!"
Ling Chen is not a pretentious person. Since Xiao Muyu has said so, it would be a bit deliberate for him to call her senior sister again.
"Hey, isn't this your fiancée, Junior Sister Xu Ruoyan?" Xiao Muyu's eyes shifted to Xu Ruoyan beside him at this time, and then he seemed to understand something, revealing a hint of apology, "It seems that I came at the wrong time and disturbed you two."
"That's not true." Ling Chen shook his head quickly, "She and I have no relationship at all. The engagement will be cancelled in two months."
Seeing that Ling Chen seemed to be eager to distance himself from her, Xu Ruoyan's pretty face darkened. If it were someone else, they would probably be eager to stick with her, but this guy was an exception.
Yes, if Ling Chen really did that, he wouldn't be like this guy anymore.
"I see."
Xiao Muyu looked at Ling Chen with some sympathy, and his impression of Xu Ruoyan was much worse. "Your status is different now. It is understandable that Tianxu Palace wants to choose another good son-in-law. But Lingchen, you can rest assured. A man will never have trouble finding a wife. With your amazing talent and beauty, there will be many good women in the future."
After hearing this, Xu Ruoyan felt a little unhappy, but the other party was right. It was indeed she who first proposed to cancel the engagement.
"Let's not talk about this for now," Ling Chen was also a little amused. It seemed that Xiao Muyu had misunderstood him. It was not appropriate to go into this topic any further. Then he changed the subject, "You didn't come here just to tell me this, did you?"
"Oh, I almost forgot," Xiao Muyu straightened her pretty face, "I came here to talk to you about this royal autumn hunt."
"Will you also participate in this autumn hunt?"
Ling Chen was slightly surprised.
"Yes. Our Xiao family is a famous family in the Wind Country, and we have a good relationship with the royal family." Xiao Muyu smiled slightly, bright and charming, "We will definitely participate in this kind of event."
"That's great. I was just about to ask you for some information about this autumn hunt. I know nothing about it right now."
Ling Chen's eyes lit up. Xiao Muyu's family had a good relationship with the royal family, so the latter must be well aware of the royal autumn hunt.
"We can talk about this tomorrow." Seeing the two of them chatting happily, Xu Ruoyan felt a little depressed and couldn't help but remind them, "Ling Chen, don't you have to go to the Wucheng black market today?"
"Black market?" Xiao Muyu's beautiful eyes lit up. "Your words remind me that I was just thinking of buying some medicinal pills for this autumn hunt."
"Then let's talk while we walk."
Ling Chen smiled widely and made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Muyu, as if he had completely ignored Xu Ruoyan's existence.
Looking at the backs of the two people who had walked a distance away, Xu Ruoyan took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling, her eyes seemed to be burning with anger, "Asshole, I don't know where you have been hiding these days, having fun, making me worried and uneasy for you, but you dare to ignore my existence. Lingchen, you will cry in the future."
Suppressing the anger in her chest, Xu Ruoyan originally planned to leave, but after thinking about it, she finally followed him.
