In Yanjing in spring, a light rain had just fallen in the morning.
The ground on the street is wet, the carriage makes a squeaking sound as it rolls over the road paved with bluestones, the early bird flies onto the green tree branches and sings loudly, the high walls of the palace are covered with spring vines, and there are a few peach blossoms.
Stick your head out and peek at the outside world quietly.
In the open space of the garden behind the high wall, the shadow of the sword was full of energy. In the bright and flying sword light, a figure like a swimming dragon appeared and disappeared, constantly changing its position in conjunction with the sword style.
The maids and guards in the palace were accustomed to this strange behavior and deliberately avoided this area to avoid accidentally disturbing the guest's morning repair. That was a guest that His Highness the Seventh Prince valued very much.
This guest is of course Qin Yun.
The sword never leaves your hand!
Powerful sword skills and sword skills have always been cultivated through talent and hard work. The latter is particularly important. Unlike internal strength and true energy, which can be enhanced with the help of external forces.
A true swordsman will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't touch his sword or practice swordsmanship for a day. Some swordsmen even spend most of their lives practicing swordsmanship, even rehearsing swordsmanship in their dreams.
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Although Qin Yun is not the kind of swordsman who practices hard, he deeply understands the power of hard work, especially during the period when the swordsmanship is constantly improving. Any slackness and laziness will be a stumbling block in moving forward in the way of swordsmanship.
Especially after he came to Yanjing, he spent a lot of time on other things and needed to work even harder.
So today before dawn, he got up and went to the garden to practice his sword.
The sword technique that Qin Yun practices is Taiyi Jinhuan Sword Technique. His understanding of this sword technique has reached the level of proficiency, which further makes up for the shortcomings of the sword technique and can produce powerful sword forms.
However, through constant practice and fighting, Qin Yun discovered that there are still many areas for improvement in Taiyi Jinhuan Sword Technique, and the sword style and sword posture can be more powerful and powerful.
Qin Yun has no intention of practicing new sword techniques until he has completely mastered this sword technique.
The powerful and pure Nine Yang Qi surges through the meridians, constantly injecting into the limbs and bones, spreading to the acupoints all over the body and reaching the surface of the skin, making Qin Yun's body movements faster and smoother.
The blade of the Wurcan Sword sliced through the air silently. The jumping sword light was like lightning shining in the sky, passing seven or eight steps in an instant, twisting a falling petal into powder, and then disappeared.
No trace!
Due to the limitations of the site environment, the sword energy was firmly bound within the sword body. Only a small amount was leaked between swings. However, the rapidly changing sword light was enough to prove the maturity and power of this sword technique.
Swinging Thousands of Army Style, Sword Breaking the Sky Style, Monopoly Mountain Style, Golden Crow Burning Yang Style, Long River Falling into the Sun...
While practicing one move after another, Qin Yun gradually sank into the world of the sword, completely forgetting everything outside. At this moment, he and the Nu Cang Sword in his hand became one. He followed the sword as if it were a shadow, and the invisible force of the sword
Continuously expanding in all directions, all the small changes in the sword style are subtly revealed until...
"good!"
A loud cheer suddenly sounded, and Qin Yun suddenly woke up from his trance state.
The wonderful state was suddenly broken. The originally perfect sword posture immediately lost its balance, and the sword energy accumulated in the sword body was uncontrollably released. The surrounding peach trees suffered a great disaster, and broken branches were scattered and red, like
It was a peach blossom rain.
Qin Yun put away the Nu Cang Sword and couldn't help but shook his head.
This proves that his control over his swordsmanship has not yet reached the point where he can fully control his swordsmanship. Otherwise, the sword energy contained within him would be invisible, instead of being so domineeringly vented to the outside.
He turned around and looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw Yan Lingyun, Fang Feicheng, and three men in swordsman costumes looking at him with smiles beside the flowers.
One of the swordsmen was in his thirties, with a huge sword on his back and a huge waist. His eyes were bright and he looked extremely rough.
Yan Lingyun smiled and said: "Junior brother, this is Elder Lei Lilei, the elder of Tianji Palace, as well as Senior Brother Lin and Senior Brother Huang!"
Qin Yun immediately understood. It was the special pilgrimage delegation sent by Jianzong that had arrived!
Came to Yanjing before the ceremony.
"Disciple Qin Yun. I paid homage to Elder Lei and met my two senior brothers. Thank you for your hard work coming from afar!"
Lei Li laughed and said: "It's not hard work, but I met a few groups of blind bandits on the way here. They thought we were fat sheep that were easy to chew, but it wasted a lot of time!"
What kind of bandit dares to attack Tiancheng Sword Sect? Qin Yun was stunned for a moment.
Lei Li looked careless on the outside, but his mind was delicate. He obviously saw Qin Yun's doubts and said: "I also felt strange, so I went to the bandit's lair to find out the root cause, but I didn't get anything.
Don’t waste time because of this.”
He explained a few words and then suddenly changed the subject: "Qin Yun, your swordsmanship is good. I didn't arrive in Yanjing yesterday, but I heard on the way that you defeated a disciple of the Iga Sword Sect?"
Qin Yun came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "Yes."
This is exactly what the saying goes: A big tree attracts the wind. Putting himself on the cusp of the storm is not what Qin Yun wants to see.
Lei Li smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about anything. On the contrary, you have promoted the reputation of my Tiancheng Sword Sect, and you have done nothing but merit!"
After a pause, his tiger eyes revealed a sharp light, and he said in a deep voice: "Xiaoyingzhou Shuiyue Sect has been coveting Yan Yun for a long time, and this is not the first time that he has made a move. As long as he dares to provoke, of course we will
Fight back without hesitation and let them know that our Sword Sect cannot be insulted lightly!"
Without waiting for Qin Yun to answer, Lei Li waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Let's talk in the room. There are still important things to talk about!"
Elder Lei was so domineering that even with the dignity of Prince Yan Lingyun, he could only bow his head and obey orders. Of course, Qin Yun would not be able to disobey his decision and quickly followed him.
In the side hall of the palace, Qin Yun saw other fellow disciples from the special envoy, and a huge iron-wood box nearly as tall as a man, which was darkly placed on the ground. It was quite shocking to look at it.
Lei Li pointed at the wooden box and said: "This is a tribute from our Sword Sect to His Majesty Longwu..."
It was indeed a tribute! Qin Yun secretly marveled at how big the size was.
It's just that it's definitely puzzling that Lei Li didn't send the tribute directly to the Ouchi Palace, but placed it in Yan Lingyun's mansion first.
Lei Li immediately gave an explanation: "Someone covets this tribute, and they are also challenging the authority of our Sword Sect. If we send the tribute directly to Da Nei now, I am afraid we will never be able to find the main messenger. If they don't give up,
Then today will be the last chance!"
That’s it! Qin Yun understood immediately.
Lei Li actually wanted the tribute as bait to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes, so he continued: "Yan Lingyun, you have to inform His Majesty Longwu about this matter. We are setting up this trap in your mansion today. Of course the opponent will fall into the trap."
It’s the best, it doesn’t matter if you don’t take the bait, we will escort you into the palace early tomorrow morning!”
There is no doubt that the incident of being blocked on the road has completely annoyed the elder of Tianji Palace, and he is determined to give the mastermind behind the scenes a good look.
Yan Lingyun had obviously known about his plan for a long time, and said without hesitation: "No problem, I will go to the palace in the afternoon to see my father, and I will not return to the house in the evening."
This is certainly not because Yan Lingyun is timid. His absence at home can give opponents the opportunity to take advantage of him. If anything happens, he can always send elite troops to reinforce the palace.
Lei Li nodded with satisfaction, turned to Qin Yun and said, "Qin Yun, you will be responsible for guarding the tributes here at night. Is there any problem?"
After understanding the cause and effect, Qin Yun agreed without hesitation: "No problem!"
He couldn't help but ask: "Elder Lei, what exactly is this tribute?"
Qin Yun was really curious about what kind of treasure someone could try to seize without offending the Tiancheng Sword Sect.
Lei Li smiled and said: "What is placed in this thousand-year-old iron and wood box is a piece of earth-fire glazed jade, which weighs one thousand five hundred and thirty-seven kilograms. In the jade heart there is at least one piece of red blood marrow jade that has been formed for more than ten thousand years!"
The earth fire glazed jade weighed more than a thousand kilograms! Qin Yun was immediately shocked.
Earth-fire glazed jade is produced from the depths of the Fire Dragon Cave. It is a jade body formed by the jade in the earth veins being calcined and melted by the earth-fire and then re-condensed. It is not particularly rare.
Earth Fire Glazed Jade cannot be used as spiritual jade, but it is crystal clear and extremely beautiful. It is an excellent material for making jewelry and accessories. And because it contains fire, it is very suitable for people with weak constitutions to carry around, even in winter.
It keeps your hands warm, so the value is not very low.
A piece of high-quality earth-fire glazed jade can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver, and the sect will not confiscate the ordinary jade collected by the disciples who entered the cave. If it is sold in Xuanwu City, it will be very popular among merchants.
The most special thing is that large pieces of earth fire glazed jade deep in certain earth veins can form the core of red blood marrow jade, which is a very precious and rare product. Qin Yun once spent a lot of time in the Fire Dragon Cave when he was in the Sword Sect.
Time, of course, is no stranger to Earth Fire Glazed Jade.
It's just that the earth fire glazed jade he had seen before was all in pieces. Jade embryos of several kilograms or even more than ten kilograms were considered rare. Today's tribute actually weighed over a thousand kilograms and contained red blood marrow jade that had been shaped for thousands of years.
That is absolutely priceless.
It is no wonder that someone would take the huge risk of offending the Tiancheng Sword Sect and the Great Yan Empire to rob such a treasure. Qin Yun keenly felt that things might not be as simple and easy as Lei Li said. Their journey here must be thrilling.
It's extremely dangerous, otherwise it wouldn't have taken such a long time.
But as a disciple of the sect, it is his unshirkable duty to serve the sect, so Qin Yun's determination has not wavered in the slightest.
He secretly made up his mind to protect this rare treasure!
