Zhu Tian: Becoming a Sword Master from Martial Arts

Chapter 154: Hongyadong Mountain Visit

Two months have passed since the Great Desolation Monument sank into the ground again. The shock brought by the birth of the Great Desolation Sutra and the unfinished shocking sword technique has gradually subsided.

Moreover, with the emergence of the Great Desolate Sutra, the entire Dao Sect fell into an even more tense atmosphere, because the palace examinations of the four halls of the Dao Sect would be held soon.

The Desolate Palace, which had always been at the bottom of the four palaces, now has the powerful addition of Lin Dong, and even has mastered the Dao Sect's most powerful martial arts, the Great Desolate Sutra, the first of the four great classics. For the direct disciples of the other three palaces, the pressure is undoubtedly enormous.

In previous years, the Desolate Palace had always provided support for every palace examination. But now, Lin Dong, who had mastered the Great Desolate Sutra, had an amazing record of fighting against powerful men in the Ninth Yuan Nirvana Realm. Naturally, the pressure on the other three palaces was enormous.

However, these things did not have much to do with Lin Xuan on Dao Peak. Although he was nominally the eldest senior brother of Dao Sect, no one in Dao Sect would ever treat him as a disciple. Naturally, he would not be allowed to participate in such competitions among disciples.

After all, this palace examination is a test of the strength among the disciples of the four halls. It is a competition for the strongest among the disciples, not a competition for the strongest in the entire Dao Sect.

Not only does it have nothing to do with Lin Xuan, it even seems to have nothing to do with Ying Xiaoxiao and Ying Huanhuan, who are disciples of the Heavenly Palace.

Ever since the Great Desolate Monument sank into the ground, Ying Xiaoxiao seemed to have completely given up her identity as the eldest senior sister of the Heavenly Palace. She didn't care at all about the upcoming palace examination and practiced on Dao Peak every day.

In any case, Ying Xiaoxiao is still practicing every day. In comparison, Ying Huanhuan seems to be much more idle. Apart from practicing sword every day, she basically spends the rest of the time watching Lin Xuan practice, or she just goes somewhere unknown.

On the top of Dao Peak, Lin Xuan stood with his sword sheathed, lowered his head to stare at the sword in his hand, and shook his head slightly. His understanding of the Supreme Power seemed to have suddenly stagnated. Although he had made some progress in two months, these improvements were natural things. There was no trace of a real breakthrough.

Shaking his head slightly, Lin Xuan looked at the empty ground, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable. After being stunned for a while, he sat alone beside the table, holding a wine jug and drinking wine by himself.

After taking a sip from the wine bottle, the long-lost familiar taste made Lin Xuan a little dazed. He seemed to be slightly touched, but it was fleeting, like a stream of light that he couldn't catch when he wanted to.

Suddenly, Lin Xuan raised his head slightly, his eyes looking somewhere, looking at the girl in white clothes and white pants who landed on Daofeng. He frowned slightly, raised the wine glass in his hand, and quickly drank the remaining wine.

After Ying Huanhuan landed, there was still some joy on her face. However, after seeing Lin Xuan's actions, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. She glanced at Lin Xuan suspiciously, walked over, opened the lid of the wine jug, and lowered her head to smell it.

The next moment, Ying Huanhuan's face turned dark, causing Lin Xuan's gaze to evade a little. He did not dare to look at the faint smile on the girl's face.

"Brother, you are also a wine lover, but I made you drink the bland tea before, which is my fault."

It was the first time that Ying Huanhuan saw that Lin Xuan had such a cute side, and she almost couldn't help laughing out loud. She forced herself to hold back her smile, her face was tense, and her tone of voice was a little strange, just like the tea she was drinking, seemingly elegant but with a long aftertaste.

"Miss Huanhuan, you are joking. I just think that tea has its own subtle and elegant fragrance, and wine has its own endless aftertaste."

Lin Xuan tilted his head slightly, his eyes fixed on the wine jug, and he didn't even dare to look at Ying Huanhuan. He was like a rebellious student who was caught doing something wrong by the teacher.

"Hmph! Forget it. I am a magnanimous lady and I won't bother with you!"

Ying Huanhuan originally wanted to pretend to say a few words, but Lin Xuan's look made the girl almost unable to suppress the smile. She immediately snorted coldly and waved her hand in a pretentious manner.

As soon as she finished speaking, a smile appeared on Ying Huanhuan's lips. She moved closer to Lin Xuan, grabbed Lin Xuan's arm with one hand, and while pulling Lin Xuan, she spoke softly.

"Let's go, Lin Xuan, there's something I need you to handle."

Perhaps feeling a little guilty, Lin Xuan waved his sleeves, put away the wine jug and other things, then stood up. He did not dare to break free and asked Ying Huanhuan softly.

"what's up?"

"Humph, haven't many of our Dao Sect's disciples been in seclusion recently? And then, a sect came to visit us, saying they wanted to exchange ideas. Tsk, aren't they just trying to take advantage of our Dao Sect's reputation to gain power? I guess they've been secretly colluding with the Yuan Sect for a long time."

When Ying Huanhuan spoke, there was a hint of anger in her tone, because the other party's method of taking advantage of others' misfortune really made the girl look down on him. Why didn't the elite disciples of Dao Sect come when they wanted to exchange ideas? Now that they were in seclusion, they jumped out?

Right now, in the entire Dongxuan Region, Dao Sect is in its heyday. First, they defeated Yuan Sect in Baichao Mountain, and then, the Sword Saint killed the eight leaders of Yuan Sect, but Yuan Sect didn't dare to say a word. It can be said that it has begun to impact Yuan Sect's position as the overlord of Dongxuan Region.

At this time, a super sect suddenly took advantage of the retreat of Dao Zong's elite disciples and came to visit and exchange ideas. It was hard not to make people wonder whether they wanted to suppress Dao Zong's momentum and then join Yuan Sect, or they had already secretly joined Yuan Sect.

"Which sect?"

Collude with Yuanmen? The moment he heard this, Lin Xuan thought of some possible connections, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"It's called Hongya Cave. It's a powerful super sect. It's considered one of the top super sects under the eight super sects. Its cave master is at the peak of the Death Profound Realm."

After Ying Huanhuan heard Lin Xuan's question, the smile on her face became even more intense. Originally, this matter should have been handled by Ying Xuanzi, but Ying Huanhuan stopped him.

"After all, the other party is also the leader of a sect. No matter what, our Dao Sect cannot lose its manners in public, and my father and the Grand Elder happen to be in seclusion, so we can only let you come forward on behalf of our Dao Sect, hehe."

When the girl spoke, her bright eyes were sparkling with a star-like smile. Lin Xuan nodded slightly when he heard it, but did not refuse. After all, in Dao Sect, apart from Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui, he was the strongest and had the highest status.

……

Dao Zong, the front hall, the front hall has always been a place to receive visitors, but last time when Taiqing Palace came, Dao Zong directly used the main hall to show his respect for Taiqing Palace. As for Hongya Cave, to be frank, they are not qualified, even if the owner of Hongya Cave himself comes.

In the front hall, on the huge platform in front of the hall, Qi Lei, Chen Zhen, Wudao and other eight hall masters were all here. However, their faces looked a little ugly at this moment, because in the previous two competitions, the disciples of Dao Sect were defeated.

"The disciples of Dao Sect are truly amazing and have strong strength!" A middle-aged man in a green robe said with a chuckle as he watched the competition on the platform. From his elegant face, it can be seen that he was definitely a handsome man in his youth.

This person is none other than the Lord of Hongya Cave, a strong man at the peak of the Death Profound Realm. He was once known as the most promising top strong man in the East Profound Realm who had the greatest hope of breaking through to the Wheel-Turning Realm. However, with the rise of the Sword Saint, this title has been no longer mentioned.

Under normal circumstances, Qi Lei and others would have responded with a smile and praised the Lord of Hongya Cave. But at this moment, after Dao Zong lost two games in a row, it seemed a bit distasteful that he suddenly started to praise him.

At that moment, Qi Lei, Chen Zhen and the others all frowned and remained silent. The man in green robe just chuckled when he heard this and continued to speak.

"I heard that your sect's headmaster, Master Ying Xuanzi, has always liked to collect fine tea. I wonder if I will have the honor to drink with Master Ying today?"

It seemed like he was talking about drinking tea, but in fact, he was secretly saying that Dao Zong was not hospitable enough. He was the master of Hongya Cave and a powerful man at the peak of the Death Profound Realm, but Dao Zong sent several powerful men at the Life Profound Realm to entertain him and did not take him seriously.

"You are too polite, Cave Master. The headmaster is in seclusion. We have sent our disciples to report to the Sword Saint. However, Cave Master, you may not know the Sword Saint's temperament. The Sword Saint is concentrating on his practice. What he thinks is not something we can influence."

Qi Lei is not a pushover. Don't you want Dao Zong to give you some respect? We gave it to him and sent disciples to invite Sword Saint to receive him. As for whether he comes or not, it has nothing to do with us disciples. If you feel dissatisfied, you can scold him at will. If you think he is unworthy, you can also speak freely!

Hearing Qi Lei's words, the master of Hongya Cave couldn't help but choke for a moment, then he laughed, turned his head to look at the competition in the field, and said softly.

"It seems that Hongyadong is lucky enough to win this competition again. Thank you to all Dao Sect members for your humility!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of Qi Lei, Chen Zhen and others turned even uglier. Even some of the Dao Sect disciples nearby looked a little resentful.

“Swoosh!! Swoosh!”

At this moment, two streams of light flashed through the air, and finally turned into two figures in white, landing on the flat open ground, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

After Lin Xuan and Ying Huanhuan showed up, Chen Zhen, Qi Lei and the others, as well as the disciples of the Tao Sect, all smiled at the same time.

"Sword Saint, I guess I don't need to introduce you to the cave master any more, right?"

Qi Lei chuckled softly, but the gaze of the Lord of Hongya Cave was fixed on Lin Xuan the moment he landed on the ground, because he could sense a hint of danger from Lin Xuan.

"Sword Saint, this is the master of Hongya Cave."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan nodded to the master of Hongya Cave without saying anything. Qi Lei on the side followed suit with a smile.

"Cave Master, I'm sorry. The Sword Saint doesn't like to talk. Please forgive me if I'm being rude!"

Although he knew that the legendary Sword Saint had this kind of temper and didn't like to talk to people, the Lord of Hongya Cave felt that the other party seemed to be doing it on purpose, but he responded with a smile on his face.

“No problem, no problem. Even this cave master has long heard of the name of the Sword Saint.”

"polite!"

Lin Xuan responded softly, but the next moment, he waved his sleeves and a force directly interrupted the two people in the field, making everyone slightly stunned. Some disciples of Hongya Cave looked at Lin Xuan with some anger.

Lin Xuan ignored them and just sat down calmly on the main seat. Since Ying Xuanzi didn't come, there was naturally no problem for him to sit in this seat. He looked calmly at the Dao Sect disciple who was staring at him with some confusion, and spoke softly.

"A competition is a competition. Winning or losing is not the goal. It is to see your own shortcomings clearly and not take advantage of your opponent's distraction."

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. Upon hearing this, the Dao Sect disciple's face became serious, and he quickly clasped his fists in salute and said in a deep voice.

"Master Brother is teaching me that I must learn from my mistakes and practice hard in the future!"

Lin Xuan nodded slightly when he heard that. At this moment, some disciples just reacted and looked at the Hongyadong disciples who were standing there awkwardly. It seemed that the Dao Sect disciples had won the competition just now, but were interrupted by the Sword Saint at the critical moment.

"This is an unfair victory after all, so let's just call it a draw!"

After hearing Lin Xuan's words, the master of Hongya Cave's face slightly grimened. Although Lin Xuan did not say anything about Hongya Cave, those words may not have any other meaning. He was just educating the disciples of Dao Sect. However, to the ears of the disciples of Hongya Cave, it felt like a veiled criticism.

However, the expression and tone of Lin Xuan's words did not contain any extra meaning, which made the owner of Hongya Cave and others feel even more aggrieved.

At that moment, the master of Hongya Cave could only force a smile and responded softly.

"Haha, what the Sword Saint said is absolutely right. A competition is just a competition. Why should we care about winning or losing?"

"Yes, the purpose of sparring is to find one's own weaknesses, communicate with each other, and promote each other. A win or loss at a certain moment cannot determine anything. Some people, facing failure, can become more courageous. Some people have never been defeated and seem to be full of vigor and vitality, but often a failure can completely destroy their beliefs."

Many disciples of Dao Sect were listening to Lin Xuan's teachings seriously. Those words seemed ordinary, but when they came out of Lin Xuan's mouth, they had a persuasive power that made people unable to refute. Not only because he was a sword saint, but also because, when he said this, his voice seemed to carry a convincing power.

Even Ying Huanhuan looked at Lin Xuan with a little more respect. This guy is still very charming when he is serious.

But the next sentence made Ying Huanhuan's eyes become strange again.

(End of this chapter)