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Liao Yi, his wife and Xuan Yue walked up. Ah-Dai had only been able to control these fourth-generation disciples in the blink of an eye a few times. Liao Yi didn't know what it was like. The uncle in front of him, who was younger than himself, was actually so strong.
So powerful.
Ah-Dai looked around at the disciples who were subdued by him and said calmly: "We are all very good. When suddenly attacked, we can immediately defend or even fight back. But, do you know why you were defeated by me? The reason is only
One, that is because your skills are insufficient. If I were the enemy, I am afraid that none of you would be alive now. What you need is to practice more to improve your strength. My name is Duan, I am a third-generation disciple, and I just came back from outside.
You may stay in Paili for about a month. If you have anything you don't understand about Qi cultivation in the future, just come and ask me." A light flashed in A-Dai's eyes, silver energy appeared again, and the same fighting Qi threads floated out,
It was accurately connected to everyone, even Liao Yi and his wife and the two young disciples. He smiled slightly and said, "It's our first time meeting. Let's give you a small gift. Concentrate your energy and guard your Dantian."
"The golden body in the body was completely mobilized by Ah-Dai, and the surging vitality instantly followed the hundreds of solid fighting qi threads and spread out into the bodies of these fourth-generation disciples.
Liao Yi was overjoyed and immediately understood that Ah-Dai wanted to help all the disciples improve their skills. Although he didn't know what Ah-Dai was going to do, he also understood that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He quickly concentrated on his skills and guarded his Dantian. A warm and surging feeling
Energy was slowly input into his body, and the energy that had the same origin as his own followed the meridians. After a while, it had merged with the vitality in his Dantian. Driven by this energy, Liao Yi was pleasantly surprised.
He found that several meridians that he had been unable to rush through before were suddenly opened by this huge energy, and his true energy gathered towards his Dantian like an ocean containing hundreds of rivers. Judging from the intensity of the energy, he clearly
I know that I have entered the sixth level of life and transformation. I don’t know how long it took, but when the true energy in my body circulated in my body for three days after being promoted, the warm energy that was input into my body was withdrawn from my body.
He came out and disappeared along the way he came.
All the fourth generation disciples almost had the same experience as Liao Yi. Under the influence of this external force from the same source, several important meridians in their bodies were opened. Not only did their skills improve, but it also played a role in their future cultivation.
It played an extremely important role. The hundreds of fourth-generation disciples regained consciousness one by one after the warm energy was withdrawn, and the bodies of those disciples whose meridians were previously sealed have also regained their freedom.
Opening his eyes, the first thing Liao Yi discovered was Ah-Dai not far from him. At this time, Ah-Dai's face was extremely pale, and he could barely stand up with Xuan Yue's help. Just now, he suddenly had a whim and wanted to do something for him.
The Tiangang Sword Sect wanted to do something. So he used his own skills to open up the meridians of these hundreds of fourth-generation disciples at the same time regardless of the consequences. What he didn't know was how dangerous it was to do this. Once his skills were insufficient, not only would he die of exhaustion
, I am afraid that those disciples will also go crazy. However, he still succeeded. With the cultivation of reaching the sixth rebirth, he succeeded. Not only did he open up the meridians of these disciples, but he also completely recovered the fighting energy he had output.
, the main reason for his current weakness is the excessive consumption of mental power, and he can master hundreds of energies at the same time. Even with his mental power that has reached the level of a magister, he cannot bear it. Waves of dizziness are coming from his head, and he can no longer stand still.
Xuan Yue supported Ah-Dai with some blame. Although she didn't know how dangerous everything Ah-Dai did before was, she naturally felt very distressed when she saw her beloved become so tired now.
Liao Yi solemnly walked to Ah-Dai and glanced at the fellow apprentices who were still in astonishment. With a plop, he knelt down in front of Ah-Dai, "Uncle Master, thank you for helping us." After saying that, dong dong dong dong.
He even kowtowed to Ah-Dai three times. The disciples were not fools. They had completely understood the situation at this time. They had no other thoughts in their hearts except respect for Ah-Dai. One by one, including Lu Yiyi, they knelt down.
On the ground, "Thank you, Uncle Master." The voice spread throughout the entire martial arts arena. The Tiangang Sword Sect has developed to the fourth generation, and the number of disciples has become very large. There are hundreds of disciples in the fourth generation alone. What Dui did today makes
These four generations of disciples who stayed in the sect have made a lot of money, and they have also laid the foundation of the Tiangang Sword Sect that will last for thousands of years. Even hundreds of years later, the descendants of the Tiangang Sword Sect still talk about the fact that Ah-Dai taught Kung Fu to hundreds of people at the same time.
Talk about it with pleasure.
Although Ah-Dai was very weak, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed when he saw that the cultivation of these fourth-generation disciples had improved due to his own efforts. He forced a smile and said, "Don't be like this, everyone. Get up. You must meditate tonight.
Only in this way can we have better results. We must work hard to practice Sheng Sheng Jue in the future. Our Tiangang Sword Sect was born to safeguard the justice of the mainland. It is up to us to complete the ancestral system set by the master. Ah, by the way, we will take care of you.
Bring all the Tiangang Swords and put them together. Yueyue, I want to trouble you."
Xuan Yue and Ah-Dai had the same mind, so of course they knew what he was going to do, and said softly: "Okay."
The fourth generation of disciples admired Ah-Dai extremely, and no one would go against his will. They all placed the Tiangang Heavy Sword, which they valued more than their lives, not far away in front of Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue.
Duan turned to look at Xuan Yue and said with a smile: "This is my fiancée, Xuan Yue, the red-robed priest of the Holy Vatican. It is our first time here, so let her give you the same gift." After saying that, he nodded at Xuan Yue.
nodded.
Xuan Yue made a stroke in the sky, took out her angel staff, and sang softly: "Great God of Heaven! Please give me your divine power, healing light, divine light, compassionate light, and destroying light. Listen.
I order, merge." In the golden light, Xuan Yue's delicate body slowly floated off the ground, and suddenly a golden cloud floated in the sky, suspended directly above Xuan Yue. Xuan Yue smiled slightly, holding an angel in her hand.
The staff was drawn into the sky, and a golden beam of light fell from the golden auspicious clouds in the sky, accurately hitting the Tiangang heavy swords placed together. These heavy swords were made of hundreds of refined steel, and in the golden light
Under the light, it shimmered. Two slender and wide light wings floated out from behind Xuan Yue. Against the backdrop of the golden light wings, Xuan Yue, who was dressed in a white dress, was full of sacred aura. Coupled with her beautiful
The fourth generation disciples of the Tiangang Sword Sect could not help but be confused by her beautiful face. They all cast their gazes on Xuan Yue. Their eyes were full of reverence and appreciation, without any hint of obscenity.
In their hearts, Xuan Yue is like a goddess descending to earth.
The golden beam of light became thicker after Xuan Yue's wings appeared. The solid light enveloped hundreds of Tiangang epee swords and kept shining. A quarter of an hour seemed to pass in the blink of an eye, the light converged, and the light clouds in the sky disappeared.
, but the hundreds of ordinary heavy swords on the ground were shining with a faint golden light full of sacred aura. No matter who it was, they understood that these swords had changed, and their essence had completely changed. After Xuan Yue transformed these swords,
The one hundred and seven heavy swords were called the "Hundred Divine Swords" by the disciples of the Tiangang Sword Sect in later generations. Only disciples who had reached a certain level of cultivation could use them, and they have been passed down to later generations.
With a smile on her lips, Xuan Yue slowly finished her work. She was still very satisfied with the fusion light that she had improved. She knew that her cultivation had become more refined.
After a quarter of an hour of adjusting his breath, Ah-Dai seemed to be in much better spirits. He smiled and said, "Yueyue, your light magic is really surprising me more and more! It's much stronger than I imagined."
Xuan Yue smiled and said: "Don't flatter me, but these swords have been blessed by my permanent fusion light, and they should be pretty powerful. You can take the swords back. From now on, you can still use them in the original way.
Once Dou Qi is injected into it, there should be a certain amount of sacred energy bonus, so it will be bigger than before."
Liao Yi and the other four generations of disciples looked at each other. After a long while, everyone bowed to Xuan Yue and saluted almost at the same time, saying: "Thank you, Master Aunt, for giving me the sword." For these disciples of the Tiangang Sword Sect, there is nothing better than their own epee.
It is a precious thing. In their hearts, Xuan Yue's actions are no less beneficial than when Ah-Dai taught them skills before.
Xuan Yue held Ah-Dai's arm. The words "Master and aunt" from the disciples made her blush slightly. She glanced at Ah-Dai happily and said with a smile: "You all should continue to practice. Brother Liao, please take us to rest."
For a while, Dui’s consumption was relatively large just now.”
Liao Yi hurriedly agreed, and together with his wife took Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue to the lounge behind the Sword Sect.
Dumb said: "Brother Liao, you go and do your work. During dinner, I will go directly to the meeting hall to see Uncle Xi Wen. If you see him, please tell me."
Liao Yi also wanted to quickly test the power of the Shengsheng Qi that he had just promoted to the sixth level. He quickly agreed, saluted the two of them with Lu Yi one by one and walked out. Looking at their leaving figures, Xuan Yue not only scolded
: "Dumb, why are you spending so much energy? Look, you have consumed so much mental energy now that you can hardly stand still."
Ah Dai sat down on the big bed with Xuan Yue's support, and said with a smile: "The Tiangang Sword Sect's position in my heart is the same as the Holy See's position in your heart. After finally coming back, I always hope to do something for the Sword Sect."
Whatever, my mental strength can be restored anyway, it’s nothing, I’ll be fine after meditating for a while.”
"Hey——, you, meditate quickly, I will protect you." After saying that, she gently helped Ah-Dai take off his coat, and helped him sit cross-legged on the bed. Feeling Xuan Yue's tenderness, Ah-Dai's heart was filled with joy.
Silence, closed his eyes, and gradually entered a state of meditation. He had not meditated for a long time. At the beginning, because his mental power and infuriating energy were completely different, Ah-Dai was still a little uncomfortable. Gradually, through the fusion with the sea of consciousness,
, he just entered the state of cultivation and recovery.
I don’t know how long it took, but after feeling that his consciousness was filled with spiritual energy again, Ah-Dai woke up from his meditative state. When he opened his eyes, he saw someone sitting next to him who was also meditating.
Xuan Yue, looking at her beautiful face wrapped in golden light, Ah-Dai couldn't help but tremble in his heart, this is his wife!
Xuan Yue seemed to feel Ah-Dai's fiery gaze, slowly opened her beautiful eyes, and said with a smile: "Dai, what are you looking at?"
Ah Dai said in a daze: "Of course it's my beautiful wife. Yueyue, you are so beautiful. Every time I see you, I seem to go back to the time when I first saw you in the small town of the Red Hurricane Clan."
It’s an amazing feeling.”
Xuan Yue's eyes became as soft as water, and she whispered: "Although you are not handsome, people can't help but like you. To be honest, I don't even know what I like about you, but it is this kind of inability to
My love for reasons makes me unable to extricate myself."
Duan hugged Xuan Yue into his arms emotionally. Just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly heard slight footsteps coming from outside. It seemed that it was coming from a master. Xuan Yue's spiritual sense was extremely sharp, so naturally he heard it too.
, broke away from Ah-Dai's arms, and the two of them looked in the direction of the door of the room at the same time.
The door opened, and Xi Wen's familiar figure appeared in front of them. Ah-Dai jumped off the bed and said in surprise: "Uncle."
Xi Wen smiled slightly and said: "My child, you are back. I heard Yueyue say that your trip to the Death Mountain was successful. Master is really proud of you!"
Ah-Dai scratched his head and said, "It's just good luck. Uncle, have you and Yueyue met before? Why don't you wake me up."
Xuan Yue said: "You have lost so much mental energy and need time to replenish it. Of course I can't wake you up. You have been meditating for two days and you are almost recovered now. When you were meditating, I felt that you
Your mental power seems to be very strong. If you major in magic, you must also be a magician."
Dumb said: "I don't even know why my mental power improves so fast. Uncle, since I told you Yueyue, I won't go into details. To be honest, the situation over the Death Mountain makes me very worried.
, the undead creatures are more terrifying than we imagined. Those high-level creatures may cause us a lot of trouble. When are you going to set off to the Holy See and join forces with all parties."
Xi Wen said: "I just received a letter from your second uncle today. He also got the news. He is reorganizing the most elite army and magician group. It is estimated that it will take some time to reach the Holy See. The situation of other forces is also the same.
It should be about the same. The traitors who appeared a few days ago made a big fuss and made them a little busy now. I'm afraid it will take some time to get together. If they can get it together, it will take March at the earliest. There are still more than ten days to go.
The four major sword masters compete once every ten years. After you and the other three sword masters finish competing, we will set off immediately to the Holy See."
Duan smiled and said: "You and I thought of going together. Master, don't worry, I will never let Master down. I will never lose in this competition."
Xi Wen's expression became solemn, "Child, it's good to have confidence, but you must not be careless. The other three sword masters, like your master, have been famous on the mainland for decades and are not so easy to deal with.
As long as you can fight them to a draw, your master's reputation will no longer be weakened."
Duan nodded and said: "Uncle, I understand. In fact, you have also broken through the ninth level of Shengsheng Zhenqi, and you have the strength of a sword master."
Xi Wen smiled slightly and said: "I have to thank you for this. If I hadn't practiced with you at the beginning, I don't know how long it would have taken me to break through that barrier. My Sheng Sheng Transformation has now reached the third transformation, but
, I’m getting older, and I’m afraid it will be difficult to make any breakthroughs in the future. I’m afraid that in the remaining years, I won’t be able to reach your current state. You also know how difficult it is to improve every level.”
Of course Dumb understood that if he hadn't been absorbing the energy of the second golden body injected into his body by the Tiangang Sword Master, he would never have been able to reach the sixth transformation state in such a short period of time. "Master, you are only eighty this year.
How old you are, you’re not too old!”
Xi Wen walked to the chair in the room and sat down, and said: "Silly boy, why are you over eighty? My uncle is already over ninety. I don't have the advanced skills of your master. At most, I can only live another life."
One, twenty years only. From now on, you will still have to shoulder the heavy burden of the Tiangang Sword Sect! If we succeed in wiping out the dark forces in the Death Mountain this time, the master will not be planning to practice any more. You and I will
Several uncles have decided that we will spend more than half of our lives in cultivation. In the last days, we will live for ourselves, prepare to go to the beautiful places in the mainland, and finally come back to wait for death."
As soon as he heard Xi Wen say the word "death", Ah-Dai couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in his eyes, "Uncle..."
Xi Wen shook his hand and said: "If a person's life span lasts only a hundred years, he will always die. Death is not a terrible thing. The end of one soul is also the beginning of another soul. Don't think too much. Wait for me in a hundred years.
, if you are willing, come here to take over the position of leader. If you are not willing, I will not force you. Just take more care of me. Only now do I understand the painstaking efforts that the master put into teaching you the skills. As long as the sword sect has one
Sword Master, then no one can challenge our status on the mainland. By the way, I already know about the day you came to teach the fourth generation of children. Only now do I fully believe what Prophet Pulin said. You are worthy of it.
You are the savior of the mainland. Those naughty children seem to be practicing hard as if they were on stimulants. I have never seen them so serious before. Master, I really want to thank you."
Ah-Dai shook his head and said: "This is what I should do. As a disciple of the Tiangang Sword Sect, I have done too little for the Sword Sect. Don't worry, this is Ah-Dai's home at all times. As long as Ah-Dai
As long as we live, we will never let anyone offend the dignity of our Tiangang Sword Sect."
Xi Wen smiled with satisfaction, nodded and said, "I really admire your master's discernment. It seems that the Tiangang Sword Sect can live without worries for a hundred years."
Dumb said: "Uncle, I will compete with three other sword masters soon. I want to practice in seclusion for more than ten days and try to improve my cultivation again, so that I will be more confident."
Xi Wen nodded and said: "I think so too. By the way, I heard the master tell me some rules about the competition between their four sword masters before. Let me tell you about it. In fact, their competition method is very simple. Every time
It's a round-robin battle, which means you have to fight three other people respectively, and finally you will be ranked according to the winning rate. The Eastern Sword Saint Yunyi has always been second only to your master. His cultivation is extremely profound. It's funny to say that these days
The results of these competitions were exactly the same. Your master won all three battles, Yunyi won two, and Northern Sword Master Falcon Tu won one. The most contested one was Western Sword Master Harry, who seemed to have never won before.
Yunyi's Qingfeng Mingyue swordsmanship is highly praised by your master. He is almost 110 years old this year, not much younger than your master. Among the other three sword masters, he and your master are also the best.
The deepest friendship. The characteristic of his swordsmanship is that it penetrates all holes. The fighting spirit is very penetrating. It was not easy for the master to defeat him back then. He is your biggest opponent. As long as you can fight him to a draw, it will be enough. Twenty
Years have passed, and I wonder if he has developed any new martial arts skills. The Northern Sword Saint Falcon Tu's Fire Nightmare Qi is very domineering, with a power that shakes the heavens and the earth. Combined with his fierce Fire Nightmare sword technique, it is even more powerful than Yunyi's.
The difference is not much, he is the one who practices the hardest, but his understanding is worse than your master and senior Yunyi, so he ranks third. As for the Western Sword Master Harry, he is good at Qinglian Dou Qi. With you
The current skill should be enough to win a sure victory, but you should not be careless. Senior Harry often comes up with some strange moves, which are also quite troublesome. I still remember the last stop, the master took me with him.
, I originally wanted to watch the battle, but the fighting spirit generated during the competition between them was too strong. I only watched it for a while, and then my master sent me out in daze. Later, they fought for twenty days.
, so we went out hand in hand. To be honest, among the current warriors, there are only three of them who can be your master's friends. After meeting them, you must be more respectful and hold the disciple ceremony, do you understand?"
Duan nodded and said with a wry smile: "Among these three seniors, I am the only one I have never met, senior Yunyi. I have learned from both the Western Sword Master and the Northern Sword Master, and their cultivation is indeed very profound."
Xi Wen was startled and said: "Have you seen two sword masters? When did this happen? Why haven't I heard you say it?"
At that moment, Ah-Dai completely explained how he met Harry, the Western Sword Saint, and how he had enmity with the Northern Sword Saint, Falcon Tu. After listening to Ah-Dai’s narration, Xi Wen sighed softly and said, "What about the matter with Senior Falcon Tu?"
Don’t worry too much about it. But to be honest, you have indeed committed a lot of murders in the past few years of wandering on the mainland. Fortunately, almost all the people you killed had a way to die, otherwise my uncle would not be able to spare you."
Listening to Xi Wen's words, cold sweat ran down Ah-Dai's back. Thinking back to what he had done before, he could not help but tremble slightly in his heart. Yes! He had killed so many people that even he could not count them.
.Although those people all have ways to die, it is always a life. It is really harmful to Tianhe to kill so heavily.
Xi Wen said: "Okay, don't think too much about it. It has already happened, and there is no point in regretting it. Although Senior Falcon Tu is overbearing, he is not a disrespectful person. With the other two sword masters here, as long as the matter is explained clearly
, if you are more respectful and admit your mistake to him, he won't make it too difficult for you."
Duan sighed softly, remembering the melancholy scene when the girl died, and said calmly: "Killing Tiro is the thing I have the least regret about. Even if I had to do it over a hundred times, I would still do the same thing.
Although I respect the other three sword masters, I will never admit that I was wrong in this matter. I am not afraid of the Falcon being in trouble. When I started killing people, I had already thought that I would have a conflict with him."
Xi Wen was silent for a long time, then shook his head and said: "We'll talk about it at that time. But you can't be too aggressive. After all, you have to leave some sympathy for those seniors. No matter what time, your uncle will always stand by you.
This side.”
Ah-Dai's eyes turned red, and he said gratefully: "Thank you, Master."
Xi Wen stood up and walked, saying: "Where are you planning to go for meditation? There are many people in the sect, so it is easy to affect you."
Ah-Dai thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the back mountain grotto where our master used to practice." Thinking of the kind smile of Tiangang Sword Master, Ah-Dai couldn't help but feel intense grief in his heart, and tears fell down his cheeks.
Xi Wen walked up to Ah-Dai, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Good boy, don't be sad. If your master sees what you have achieved today, he will definitely be proud of you. Let's go, I'll do it now
I'll take you there. Yueyue! I'll have to worry about taking care of Dumb."
Xuan Yue took Ah-Dai's big hand and said with a smile: "Uncle, this is what I should do. It's not troublesome at all."
Eighteen days later, at the Tiangang Sword Sect back mountain grotto, Xuan Yue looked anxiously at Ah-Dai, who was sitting cross-legged on a big rock ten meters away. The place where Ah-Dai was sitting was exactly where the Tiangang Sword Master practiced. He had already meditated for eighteen years.
It was a day, but there was still no sign of waking up. Instead, the day for the competition between the four sword masters was today. Although the other three sword masters had not arrived yet, if Duan could not wake up in time, he would not be able to compete. His body
The surrounding body-protecting true energy seemed extremely unstable, with waves of silver and gold appearing alternately. Xuan Yue's heart was extremely anxious. Ah-Dai had become like this since five days ago. She was afraid that Ah-Dai would go crazy and become possessed.
Xi Wen came to find him. But Xi Wen didn't know why Ah-Dai became like this, and he didn't dare to take action easily, for fear of affecting Ah-Dai's cultivation and causing serious consequences. He told Xuan Yue that all he could do now was wait.
Go down and wait for Ah-Dai to wake up from his cultivation state. The energy around Ah-Dai's body is not only unstable, but also extremely repellent. Even with Xuan Yue's cultivation level, he cannot get close to ten meters around his body. He can only watch helplessly.
I watched him practice in the alternation of gold and silver energy.
Suddenly, when Xuan Yue was extremely anxious, Ah-Dai's protective fighting spirit changed. A brilliant golden light suddenly shone from his chest, and the energy around Ah-Dai's body suddenly surged, keeping Xuan Yue's body...
He pushed to the wall of the grotto and stopped. Under the huge pressure, Xuan Yue could only summon a phoenix body to protect his body, and looked at Dumb in surprise.
The golden light on Ah-Dai's chest suddenly brightened and gradually moved downwards. The dazzling golden light made Xuan Yue subconsciously close her eyes. The golden light had quickly integrated into Ah-Dai's dantian. There was originally gold around Ah-Dai's body.
, the alternating two-color light of silver completely transformed into gold, wrapped in light, like a god.
"Ah -" A long whistle came from Ah-Dai's mouth, and the golden light suddenly gathered and rushed upward. The thick wall of the grotto melted quickly like ice meeting fire, without stirring up a trace of dust. The golden ray
The light has penetrated the dozens of meters thick grotto roof and shines straight into the sky. A clear whistling sound is accompanied by the light rising into the sky. The entire Tiangang Mountain seems to be trembling slightly in this long whistling sound.
.A ray of sunlight shines directly on Ah-Dai from the roof of the cave, which is penetrated by huge energy. Under the sunlight, the golden light protecting Ah-Dai’s body becomes even more brilliant.
Halfway up the main peak of Tiangang Mountain, nine figures who were climbing up suddenly stopped. The three people leading them all had white beards and hair, and were wearing blue, red, and green robes. The old man wearing a green robe smiled and said: "
Did you hear that? That old guy Dis is welcoming us? It seems that his skill has increased a lot!"
The old man in red robe snorted, took off his iron gourd from his waist, took a sip of wine, and said: "What kind of welcome? It's obviously a demonstration. This old guy said that I am competitive. Doesn't that mean he is weak?"
What?"
The old man in blue robes had a simple face, with a faint smile on his face, "You old falcon, your temper has not changed at all at such an old age! Dis's skill has grown so fast, it is really unexpected.
It's beyond my expectation. This time I can have a good fight with him. We old friends haven't seen each other for twenty years, so you should change your temper." These three people are exactly the number who have become famous in mainland China.
The ten-year-old Eastern Sword Saint Yunyi, the Northern Sword Saint Falcon Tu and the Western Sword Saint Harry. Following them were the four disciples of Falcon Tu, the four skeletons who formed the Skeleton Mercenary Group, and the Eastern Sword Master.
Two disciples of Sheng Yunyi, Lian Shan and Zhu Yuan, the chief and deputy leaders of the Red Hurricane Mercenary Group. How could they not come to watch this once-in-a-lifetime scene where the four sword masters were fighting?