Wang Yu
Chapter 206 Holding the Line
This was a white-robed woman with a beautiful face and a fiery, alluring figure, but her expression was cold and her face seemed to be covered with a layer of ice.
The woman muttered to herself, her jade hands forming hand seals in front of her.
Strands of white light, like flowing water, emanated from her body, condensing into a white light sphere like a full moon, spinning around and emitting a slight hissing sound.
The next moment, the white-robed woman's hand seal suddenly changed, and the white light sphere around her body split open, suddenly dividing into three, and disappearing into the three stone swords in a flash.
The onlookers were all surprised to see this, and their eyes shone with strange light, obviously wanting to see if this woman could successfully activate three swords in one breath.
The white-robed woman's body shone with white light, and she muttered quickly, her jade hands forming seals like lightning.
Buzz!
A white halo emerged on each of the three stone swords, wrapping the sword bodies, and lifted them up sharply.
The three stone swords trembled slightly at the same time, resonating with each other, as if they were about to fly up together.
But then the black light on the surface of the stone swords shone brightly, and black rays of light, like sharp swords, fiercely stabbed at the white halos around the sword bodies.
The white halos flickered wildly, but they managed to hold on.
The three stone swords shook again, and slowly flew up.
The crowd was slightly silent, and then many people let out a few exclamations.
Finally, someone had driven three stone swords!
Han Li also marveled somewhat.
He remembered this woman; she was also an elder from a rogue cultivator background. Therefore, the people who exclaimed were mostly rogue cultivator elders. In comparison, the faces of those local elders of the sect looked a little unsightly.
This feeling was quite a bit like being suppressed by the other party in terms of momentum, making them feel aggrieved.
The white-robed woman's driving of the three stone swords was obviously already her limit, but she did not give up trying to control the fourth stone sword.
As a result, when a ball of white light entered the fourth stone sword, the patterns of the four stone swords resonated again, and the black light suddenly brightened twice as much, this time easily tearing apart the white halos on the stone sword.
"Three stone swords!" Xiong Shan nodded lightly.
The woman breathed a sigh of relief and walked aside.
The test continued. After the example of the white-robed woman driving three stone swords, the next people seemed to have been enlightened, and their performance was getting better and better. Among the dozen or so people, three people successively drove three stone swords. Among them, in addition to one being a rogue cultivator elder, the other two were from the local elders of the sect.
Although it seemed to be a sword test, the two sides were implicitly competing with each other, but because Xiong Shan was present, no one dared to make too much noise, at most just uttering a few low praises.
But now it seemed that the two sides were temporarily tied.
Xiong Shan knew this well, but he was obviously not interested in which side would win.
Qi Liang suddenly thought of something, closed his eyes, and seemed to have gained some insights.
After a moment, he opened his eyes suddenly, revealing a trace of excitement.
Having watched until now, coupled with Han Li's seemingly unintentional pointers, he was confident that he could activate three stone swords.
"Only three stone swords, I'm afraid, are not foolproof. Brother Qi must go a step further to be sure of victory." Han Li took a deep look at Qi Liang and said through voice transmission.
"How could I not know this? It's just that four stone swords are really too difficult. With my sword cultivation, even if I practice hard for another thousand years, I may not be able to activate them," Qi Liang said with a startled expression and a wry smile.
"There's no need to really activate them. Just use some clever force to perform better than the others who use three swords, and that will be enough..." Han Li's lips moved slightly, and he spoke of a few key points for controlling four swords.
Qi Liang's eyes lit up, and then he fell into contemplation again.
While the two were communicating, more than half of the elders had already participated in the test. Seven people had achieved three swords, of which four were local elders and only three were rogue cultivator elders.
The local elders of the sect felt a sense of vindication, and their gazes towards the other side carried a bit of contempt. The faces of the rogue cultivator elders were naturally unsightly.
Unfortunately, no one was able to control four stone swords.
"Vice Dao Lord Xiong's set of Reverse Yuan Stone Swords is really mysterious. I'll also try it out, and please Vice Dao Lord give me some pointers." Zhu Feng suddenly came out and cupped his hands towards Xiong Shan.
"These Reverse Yuan Stone Swords were not created by Xiong. They were a special magic treasure used by the renowned Wusheng Sword Sect in the Northern Cold Immortal Territory to test the sword cultivation of their disciples. I obtained them by chance in my early years, and it took me a lot of effort to refine them. It is said that only those who have reached the pinnacle of comprehension of the sword path can hope to reach the realm of ten swords. Your sword cultivation is not bad, try to see if you can break through the four-sword realm." Xiong Shan's attitude towards Zhu Feng was obviously different, with a bit of expectation.
"Yes. Zhu Feng is making a fool of himself," Zhu Feng said respectfully.
However, when Han Li heard the words "Wusheng Sword Sect," his heart could not help but move slightly.
He had seen an introduction about this sect in a classic book. It was a very ancient sword cultivation sect that believed in breaking all laws with a sword, attacking as defense, and leaving no gods or ghosts with a sword in hand.
What was special was that it was said that the sect had very few members, never exceeding ten people at most, which seemed very mysterious.
However, the reason why this sect was well-known was mainly because the Sect Master Wusheng Taoist used to gallop in the Northern Cold Immortal Territory alone with a sword, leaving behind many undefeated legends.
It was just that a million years ago, this sect suddenly disappeared completely for some unknown reason, and now it had completely disappeared.
While he was thinking, Zhu Feng had already entered the arena and began to cast spells, but seeing his whole body shining with blue light, he did not see how he moved.
Chih chih chih!
Countless blue filaments shot out from his body, as many as thousands.
Waves of blue light rippled out around, and an incomparably sharp sword intent suddenly burst out, enveloping the entire main peak of Sky Sword Peak.
Everyone present immediately felt as if their bodies were pierced and cut by thousands of small knives, and waves of icy coldness penetrated directly into the deepest part of their hearts.
This point of sword intent was naturally like a spring breeze to Han Li, but Qi Liang next to him shuddered and woke up, a flash of anger flashing in his eyes.
The few words that Han Li had pointed out had vaguely dispelled some of the fog of his sword cultivation, and he was feeling the critical moment when he was interrupted.
Seeing the situation in front of him, Qi Liang snorted lightly, concealed the anger in his eyes, and continued to meditate.
Zhu Feng pinched his fingers, and thousands of blue threads immediately shot out, directly wrapped around the three stone swords, and disappeared into them.
Rumble!
The three stone swords trembled and slowly floated up.
Bright black light erupted from the stone swords, trying to break free from the blue threads, but the blue threads were extremely tough. Although they trembled under the impact of the black light, they were tightly stretched and unbroken.
Although Zhu Feng's face was solemn at the moment, he did not look too strenuous, and he opened his mouth.
Another burst of blue filaments shot out and wrapped around the fourth stone sword.
Buzz!
The four stone swords shone brightly with black light, and black sword auras manifested, slashing fiercely at the blue filaments.
Bang bang bang!
Most of the blue sword threads were immediately cut off, and Zhu Feng's face suddenly turned pale, and he groaned.
These filaments were not ordinary sword threads, but were transformed by his natal essence energy, mixed with the power of his divine soul. At this moment, being cut off had already injured his divine soul.
Although most of the blue threads were cut off, some stubbornly remained.
Zhu Feng's eyes shone with sharp light, and he shouted loudly.
The remaining blue threads shone brightly, pulling on the fourth stone sword.
Rumble!
An invisible thunderclap exploded, and the fourth stone sword suddenly lifted off the ground and floated in mid-air.
The next moment, even more fierce black sword auras emerged, easily cutting off all the remaining blue threads.
Zhu Feng's face turned pale again, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, but a hint of excitement flashed in his expression.
Although it was only for a moment, he did control four stone swords.
"With each additional sword, the difficulty of these Reverse Yuan Stone Swords immediately increases tenfold. Although it was勉强, you can be considered to have reached the four-sword realm. Considering the time you have spent cultivating, it is already very good." Xiong Shan nodded, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Thank you for the praise, Vice Dao Lord Xiong." Zhu Feng's face lit up when he heard this, and he thanked him with cupped hands.
"Continue, next person." Xiong Shan waved his hand and said loudly.
Zhu Feng retreated, took out a pill and swallowed it, and his pale face quickly recovered.
As soon as he retreated, the local elders immediately surrounded him, and all kinds of praises poured in like a tide.
In contrast, the faces of the rogue cultivator elders looked even more ugly, and their momentum was far inferior to before.
The test continued, and there were less than ten people left. However, after watching and studying for so long, they had gained some insights. Soon, three more people achieved three swords, and two of them belonged to the rogue cultivator elders.
In this way, both sides had five people who had achieved three swords, but Zhu Feng on the side of the local elders had reached four swords, steadily suppressing the other side in terms of momentum.
Qi Liang's face was slightly gloomy. Now, if he wanted to be selected, he had to perform more prominently than the three swords to have a chance.
"Brother Qi, I'll try it first." At this moment, Han Li's voice came from next to him.
"With Brother Li's skills, this small test is naturally no problem. If possible, please challenge the four swords and let those sect elders see the power of us rogue cultivator elders!" Qi Liang replied with a voice transmission upon hearing this.
"Li will do his best," Han Li's mouth twitched and said.
Then he took a deep breath, as if gathering strength, and walked to the stone sword.
At this time, he had already made a decision in his heart. The reason why he had watched until now was not that he was really worried about not being able to control more swords, but that he was worried that if he controlled too many, he would attract too much attention.
Especially in front of Xiong Shan, the Vice Dao Lord in the True Immortal Realm peak stage, he had to grasp the proportions well and did not want to be in the limelight.
When Xiong Shan saw Han Li, he was slightly startled, and then he seemed to recognize him immediately. Han Li had deliberately stood in the corner just now, and he had not paid attention to it for a while.
Seeing Han Li, Xiong Shan immediately recalled the events of the Zhaoyao Hall, and could not help but sneer and directly turned his gaze away.