Zhang Ruochen frowned and said: "Disciple is still quite worried. This life and death battle is too risky!"
"Ruochen, you have to remember that when you embark on the road of cultivation, it is an adventure. Every strong person must have gone through countless trials and withstood the test of life and death. Fear of death
Those who practice swordsmanship will only die faster."
Immediately, Xuanji Sword Master smiled and said: "Except for one thing, my life as a master has been complete."
Zhang Ruochen asked: "What's the matter?"
Xuanji Sword Master sighed: "The biggest regret as a teacher is that I failed to teach a successor who can inherit the mantle."
"My master is a sword master, my master is also a sword master, my great master is still a sword master... This lineage has passed down sixteen sword masters. Could it be that in my generation, the sword masters will be cut off?"
inheritance?”
Through the words of Sword Master Xuanji, Zhang Ruochen could feel that the master had indeed calmed down his mind, and had long regarded life and death very lightly, and was even prepared to die in battle.
"Senior Brother, can't you inherit Master's mantle?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Xuanji Sword Master shook his head and said: "Qing Xiao's talent is very high, but unfortunately, he is not suitable for practicing swordsmanship. He can become a saint, but he cannot become a sword master."
"Where are the second and third senior brothers?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Xuanji Sword Master said: "The second child's character is too barbaric. He only pursues absolute power, but does not understand the subtleties and changes of sword techniques. He is destined to fail to reach the level of a sword master. As for the third child... his talent is a bit inferior.
, and it is impossible to become a sword master if you use your mind elsewhere."
"Fourth Senior Brother and Fifth Senior Sister are also first-class geniuses." Zhang Ruochen said.
Xuanji Sword Master continued to shake his head, staring at Zhang Ruochen closely, and said: "Actually, in my heart, you are the only one who can inherit the mantle."
"I?"
Xuanji Sword Master nodded and said: "So, you must perform well during the Sword Discussion Conference. If you can break into the top ten, in the life and death battle, you will no longer have to worry about being a teacher. In this way
, in a battle with Jiuyou Sword Master, the chance of victory for our master will be much greater."
Zhang Ruochen knew that his master had high expectations for him, so he secretly made up his mind not to let his master down at any cost, and he would try his best to break into the top ten, or even higher.
In the next month, Zhang Ruochen decided to stay with Xuanji Sword Master and stay in seclusion for a period of time.
Here, Zhang Ruochen can safely and boldly enter the Divine Tree of Heaven and Earth to practice. Don't worry, the talented woman with the holy book is secretly watching him.
Zhang Ruochen always felt that the behavior of the talented woman with a holy book was quite abnormal. It is possible that she had already doubted Zhang Ruochen's identity, so she did things that Zhang Ruochen could not understand.
From now on, you must be extremely careful in front of her.
Sword Master Xuanji asked: "Have you met your fiancée?"
Zhang Ruochen was silent for a moment and nodded, "I have seen her, but she has not seen me."
Sword Master Xuanji frowned and said, "Are you planning to never tell her the truth?"
"Master, if she knows that I am not dead, she will be happy for a while, but... she will suffer for the rest of her life. Do you think I should tell her?"
Zhang Ruochen smiled bitterly, raised his head, and stared at Xuanji Sword Master.
Xuanji Sword Master let out a long sigh and said: "One is separation through life and death, and the other is love but cannot be together. The former is painful for a while after all. The latter is painful for a lifetime. Although, I don't understand the relationship between men and women.
Although I have no feelings for each other, I still agree with your actions."
As long as Queen Chi Yao is still alive, Zhang Ruochen will always be able to live in a dark corner and dare not show his true colors to others.
You can't force Huang Yanchen to betray her parents, betray her family, run away with Zhang Ruochen, and live a homeless life. No one knows that one day she and Zhang Ruochen will die unexpectedly, leaving no trace of their bodies.
Perhaps Huang Yanchen would be willing.
Zhang Ruochen was unwilling to let her make a difficult decision. In the end, more innocent people might be involved in the grudge between him and Chi Yao.
Of course Zhang Ruochen knew that Huang Yanchen would be very sad about his death.
But this sadness will, after all, become shallower and lighter as time goes by, and finally turn into a bitter memory.
"If you want to talk to her, my teacher can help you."楸/p>
Sword Master Xuanji moved his lips and transmitted a message to Huang Yanchen through the air.
A moment later, Huang Yanchen rushed over as quickly as possible, came to the lotus pond, bowed and saluted Xuanji Sword Master, and said: "Master, why did you ask this disciple to come here?"
Xuanji Sword Master pointed to Zhang Ruochen and said with a smile: "Yanchen, I would like to introduce you to a young hero. This is Lin Yue, the swordsman prodigy of Liangyi Sect."
Huang Yanchen glanced at Zhang Ruochen, looking very indifferent, but he still held his hand to Zhang Ruochen and said, "I have met Senior Brother Lin Yue."
Zhang Ruochen observed Huang Yanchen at close range, showed a faint smile, and said: "Junior Sister Yanchen, if you encounter trouble in Liangyi Sect, please come to me as soon as possible."
Huang Yanchen smiled coldly: "I'm afraid you can't help me with my trouble."
The trouble Huang Yanchen was referring to was naturally Xue Wuye.
Of course she wouldn't believe that the so-called swordsman prodigy in front of her could be Xue Wuye's opponent. It was estimated that when he heard Xue Wuye's name, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.
She has seen too much of such a genius, so naturally she is quite disdainful.
Zhang Ruochen could probably guess what Huang Yanchen was thinking, and said, "If you don't tell me, how do you know I can't help?"
Huang Yanchen turned his head away, too lazy to pay attention to him.
In her opinion, Lin Yue's words were very frivolous, and his eyes were staring at her from beginning to end, making her feel uncomfortable all over.
If the master hadn't come forward to let her meet Lin Yue, she would have left long ago.
If a stranger takes the initiative to be attentive, she will of course be very defensive and even disgusted.
If she had known that the man standing opposite was Zhang Ruochen, she would have had another idea.
Xuanji Sword Master said: "Yanchen, Ruochen's matter has been going on for so long, you should let it go. There are many places of interest in Liangyi Sect, among which there are also relics left by the ancient saints. I have made my own decision to help you.
Arrange and let Lin Yue take you out to relax. Only when you get out of the haze of the past, maybe you will see some different beautiful scenery."
Huang Yanchen's eyes were very firm: "Master, I don't want to go out to relax. I just want to practice swordsmanship in seclusion."
Sword Master Xuanji glanced at Zhang Ruochen with a helpless expression.
Zhang Ruochen understood Huang Yanchen's character quite well, so he said coldly: "Sword cultivator should have an indomitable spirit. If you blindly practice in seclusion, your sword will become dull. If you blindly escape from reality, your swordsmanship will never stop.
forward."
He added: "A person like you is only qualified to be a slave of the sword and cannot be a sword cultivator. It turns out that the disciples of the Sword Master are nothing more than this. I am really disappointed."
Immediately, Zhang Ruochen turned around and left.
Before leaving, he deliberately glanced at Huang Yanchen with a sarcastic expression.
"Wait a minute." Huang Yanchen raised his head, with a cold light in his eyes.
Zhang Ruochen curled his lips and stopped.
Huang Yanchen smiled coldly and said: "Since you are so arrogant, I will take you to a place to see how arrogant you are."
After saying this, Huang Yanchen walked out first.
Zhang Ruochen immediately followed and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Wan Kong Cliff." Huang Yanchen said.
Wankong Cliff is located to the north of Shentai City. It is a thousand-foot-high cliff that extends from the ground to the ground.
Wankong Cliff is divided into East Cliff and West Cliff. At the bottom of the two cliffs, there is a red river of magma, rolling. The firelight emitted from the river makes the black stone wall reflect a layer of red light patterns.
On the cliff, stone staircases were dug out, connecting the grottoes.
Every grotto is a shop, either selling weapons, elixirs, or wild beasts... Monks from all the major forces in the Eastern Region are coming and going, buying some rare and rare cultivation items.
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At the bottom of the east cliff, there is a central grotto, supported by one hundred and seventy-two stone pillars. Inside, it appears to be very empty and can accommodate thousands of people.
At this time, the descendants of the major saints in the Eastern Region, the proud sons and daughters of the major sects, all gathered here. When Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yanchen arrived, there were already many young monks in the central grotto.
Zhang Ruochen saw many familiar figures, including talented students from Wushi Bank, such as Nie Honglou, Si Xingkong, Chang Qiqi, Ao Xinyan, Luo Shuihan. There were also some young outstanding figures from the black market, such as Zifengxing
Envoy, Red Desire Star Envoy, Orange Moon Star Envoy.
The geniuses of the Demon Cult all wear black robes, with a silver crescent mark embroidered on the waistcoat of the robe.
Mu Lingxi was also wearing a black silver-moon robe, looking stunningly beautiful. She was also gathering with the geniuses of the Demon Cult, and seemed to be talking about something.
The descendants of the major saints also gathered in small groups, in groups of three or five, and were communicating with each other, or discussing some major events that had happened recently, or talking about the top geniuses in various fields, or exchanging sword skills with each other.
Experience.
Entering the grotto, Zhang Ruochen released his mental power and carefully observed the young monks present. Withdrawing his mental power, Zhang Ruochen was secretly surprised. He found eight of them in just the holy body, and each of them exuded a very tyrannical aura.
There were even a few people who Zhang Ruochen couldn't see through.
It is indeed an event for the top talents of the young generation in the Eastern Region.