She is Jianxiu

Chapter 1473: The Third Chapter Stirs Up Turbulent Times

On the Benxing Platform, Suotuyi steadied his mind and used his divine sense to dissolve the golden body. In an instant, the three divine warriors on the platform dispersed into hundreds of wisps of invisible smoke, quickly merging into the surrounding environment.

Once the smoke dissipates, it is difficult for ordinary people to find its whereabouts. However, with just a thought from Suotuyi, it can return and take on various forms according to his will.

Zhao Chun pressed her sword without moving, carefully observing the surrounding scenery. Although she could sense a few strands of divine consciousness from Suotuyi manipulating the golden body in the vicinity, the external energy that had been gathered and condensed by him to form the shell of the golden body had now vanished without a trace.

She glanced at it and immediately understood. She nodded and said, "The so-called martial arts technique ultimately originates from the primordial soul. Even if one can gather qi into weapons with divine sense, this borrowed true qi is by no means one's own. Once released back, the qi will dissipate into nothingness, leaving no trace. If one wants to borrow qi again in the future, it is nothing more than repeating the same old trick."

Since it involves borrowing energy, the loss will not occur on one's own, and it can be borrowed whenever needed. This adds more flexibility and convenience than the fighting techniques of ordinary Taoist practitioners. It can be seen that the Taoist tradition of the Mind School is not entirely without merit; on the contrary, it has its unique advantages in certain aspects.

Zhao Chun agreed to Suo Tu Yi's challenge because she wanted to take this opportunity to learn about the intricacies of martial arts. Now that Suo Tu Yi had made a move, it was exactly what she wanted.

After a moment's thought, she suddenly pointed her hand, and the sword energy arranged in the air split into three streams. In each stream, countless sword lights could be seen flashing like stars, converging together to form three silver sword shadow dragons that darted and danced in the air, sometimes rising up and sometimes suddenly plunging down.

The three dragons each went their own way, but seemed to wander aimlessly, leaving the students below the stage completely bewildered and unable to figure out the purpose of this tactic.

Scholars like Yi Ling, who were well-versed in martial arts, could see through the situation. She frowned slightly, her expression turning sour. She realized that Suo Tu Yi had withdrawn his soul consciousness and dispersed the three golden bodies to lay a trap, luring Zhao Chun to actively search for him. In order to wear down Zhao Chun's strength, he would lure him into a trap, gradually putting him in a passive position, making him dependent on Suo Tu Yi's every move.

If Zhao Chun were proficient in this art, she could see through this trick at a glance. However, she has only recently entered the academy and even her understanding of the sages' teachings is superficial. How could she possibly be familiar with such a martial arts technique that could mislead the enemy?

Yi Ling sighed and said that Suo Tu Yi was indeed experienced. After this round of teasing, he would probably wear down most of the opponent's strength in no time.

Benxingtai, scholars of similar level to her all had the same thought, but only the masters with deeper cultivation and stronger insight, and the academy priests on Jieyue Peak, could see the true meaning of this battle.

As Suotuyi watched the dragons swimming on the field, his thoughts were finally put into practice, causing him to abandon his previous underestimation and no longer dare to look down on the person in front of him.

There are three reasons why he dispelled his golden body: first, to escape from Zhao Chun's sword formation; second, as Yi Ling had thought, to lay a trap to see how far Zhao Chun could go; and third, which was the real contingency plan he wanted to lay after successfully testing the waters.

He looked up and watched the three sword shadows move like dragons. Although they seemed to be aimless and only knew how to swing their bodies in the air, the dragon's head was also the place that thousands of sword energies always followed. It was the three strands of his soul consciousness that he separated to condense his golden body!

In other words, Zhao Chun's actions, though seemingly chaotic, were actually based on her initial insight into the location of his soul. Among all the members of the Gushe Academy, aside from the four high-ranking priests, only three or five experienced individuals could discern this in an instant.

Suo Tuyi lowered his gaze, but the scene in mid-air was vividly presented in his mind. His three strands of soul consciousness moved freely, and although they weren't caught up by the sword energy, the sword energy relentlessly pursued them as they dodged, refusing to let them go. During this time, he tried several old tricks to see if he could fool the opponent and allow his soul consciousness to avoid the sword energy's pursuit, thus escaping completely.

However, Zhao Chun was no ordinary person. His methods of confusing others had no effect on her. Instead, she found an opportunity and almost destroyed one of his souls.

Sotu Yi, therefore, had to reconsider and start thinking from elsewhere.

His expression brightened, and the three soul consciousnesses in mid-air immediately sensed it. In an instant, a gale suddenly arose on the Benxing Platform, and the clouds surged. In the midst of this man-made storm, tens of thousands of dazzling golden rays shot out and collided with the thousands of sword energies, generating a deafening sound of metal clashing against metal!

The sword energy surged forward, and the golden light refused to yield an inch. The two fought fiercely, and then crashed into the Milky Way together, causing the clouds above to change drastically in an instant. Dark clouds filled the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, as if a torrential downpour was about to pour down!

The students below the stage had never seen such a sight before. Looking up, they were filled with fear and dread. Little did they know that the clash between three-rank scholars could cause such a change in the celestial phenomena. Compared to the splendid writings they had learned in their daily lives, this ability to summon wind and rain was far more awe-inspiring.

Si Queyi stood still, the approaching wind and rain almost soaking her hair, making her speechless, she just stood there blankly.

The thousands of students stood motionless, yet they raised their heads high to watch the rolling thunderclouds gathering on the horizon, like a surging torrent, threatening to engulf the heavens and the earth!

Golden light and sword shadows clashed, sparks flying like lightning above the clouds.

It wasn't just the students of Gushe Academy who were watching; even the aristocratic scholars of the capital, Lijing, were startled and rushed out of their homes, saying solemnly, "What a commotion! Which family's patriarch is fighting with someone? How dare they stir up trouble in the capital? Aren't they afraid of being punished by the heads of Gushe Academy?"

Someone else took a closer look and exclaimed in horror, "Judging from the location of that commotion, it's coming from the direction of the academy! Could something terrible have happened?"

Even inside the Forbidden City, King Jinlai, who was still composing poems and making merry with his ministers, suddenly stood up, his face showing surprise, and quickly ordered his ministers: "Why has the celestial phenomenon suddenly changed? Has the evil spirit in the Milky Way struck down? Quickly send people to the academy to see what the chief priests have to say! Be quick!"

The people below were also in a panic, shouting a few times before they took any action. But before that person could fly out of the Forbidden Palace, the imperial edict of the Academy Chancellor was issued first.

This order came from the Martial Arts School, issued by the Chancellor Yingtai Zhiqiu. He said that the change in the celestial phenomena was actually caused by the martial arts competition at the academy, and told all the scholars not to think too much about it and to continue as usual.

Unexpectedly, the scholars who received the imperial edict were not at ease at all. Instead, they were filled with doubt and suspicion. They couldn't help but rush to the academy, wondering which two masters were fighting. Perhaps it was one of the reclusive senior masters in the palace who had shown their faces.