Zhu Tian: Becoming a Sword Master from Martial Arts

Chapter 169: Ice Soul Sword Technique
Looking at Lin Xuan's face, the master of Hongya Cave couldn't help but sigh. Deep down in his heart, he was actually very envious of Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan is so talented. As soon as he shows up, everyone is optimistic about him, everyone wants to win him over, and everyone wants to do everything they can to train him. As long as he goes there, all kinds of resources will be fed to him by others, for fear that even extending a hand will waste his precious time for training.

The Palace Master of Taiqing Palace, Dao Zong, Yuan Clan, and even the big shots of the Demon Prison were all thinking about him, and when they learned that Lin Xuan was unwilling to "turn to the light", they all sighed with regret.

Unlike him, although he had good talent, he had to give up the opportunity to join the eight super sects in order to obtain more resources. However, the resources in Hongya Cave were limited after all, and no one even taught him some experience in overcoming life and death tribulations.

Therefore, for so many years, the master of Hongya Cave has been blocked outside the Wheel-Turning Realm.

The opportunity he finally got turned out to be a candy wrapped in poison. In order to take that step, he sacrificed everything, betrayed his mentor, betrayed his sect, and even betrayed the entire continent. In the end, he became neither human nor ghost.

But even if he sacrificed everything for the sake of strength, at the critical moment, he could still be a chess piece that could be easily discarded. But he no longer had any way out and could only accomplish everything he could to prove his worth and gain enough power.

He was envious. If he could have such a talent, it would be great. Even if he joined the demon world, he would not be easily suppressed by the three Yuanzi of Yuanmen.

"Today, I can finally compete with the Sword Saint!"

Slowly withdrawing his thoughts, the Lord of Hongya Cave stared at Lin Xuan with a glimmer of madness in his eyes. He had betrayed everything, and the only thing he could do was to go all the way to the end.

Therefore, Lin Xuan must die. Only when Lin Xuan dies can he become stronger, climb up, and avoid being bullied by Yuanmen!

"It's a matter of life and death!"

Lin Xuan looked calmly at the master of Hongya Cave who was wearing a black robe in front of him. His eyes were very clear, reflecting the master of Hongya Cave's eyes which were a little grim.

With the long sword in his hand, Lin Xuan slowly pulled out the sword. A trace of sharp sword energy made the already howling cold wind even more biting. The originally flying snowflakes were even more scattered, as if they were stimulated by something and fled in all directions.

The master of Hongya Cave looked at the sword blade and his eyes narrowed slightly. A thick aura of death was constantly surging from the sword blade, and faintly, there seemed to be life hidden underneath.

Just this hidden aura of life and death alone made the master of Hongya Cave realize that his opponent was not simple. In the last tentative fight, he concealed his cultivation, and the opponent also concealed some strength.

"As expected of a Sword Saint, he is the one who can make the Lord of the Seventh Palace come to invite him!"

The Lord of Hongya Cave said in a deep voice, the murderous intent in his eyes became more obvious. Now, it was not just for the sake of merit. If something went wrong today, he might die on the spot.

He is worthy of being the first on the kill list written by the lords of the Demon Prison themselves, a ruthless man who surpasses the eight ancient lords. This strength and talent are indeed worthy of him.

"Lin Xuan will repay His Excellency the Seventh Prince's kindness in the future, but today I hope to see the cave master's skills!"

As Lin Xuan spoke, the long sword in his hand was unsheathed. Then, he waved his right hand, and the long sword trembled. A clear sword chant echoed over the snowy field, even covering up all the sounds of the wind.

"In that case, please ask Sword Saint Axe to correct me!"

When the master of Hongya Cave spoke, his eyes darkened instantly. The next moment, he suddenly raised his hands and punched towards Lin Xuan with two huge fists.

"Tian Shuang Fist!"

When the two fists were swung out, countless frost and snow air quickly gathered from all around and formed two huge frost-white fists in front of the master of Hongya Cave.

The moment the two huge fists were formed, an even frostier breath emanated from them, carrying the frosty air that could freeze the soul, and attacked Lin Xuan.

Obviously, the master of Hongya Cave also practiced some ice and snow martial arts, and even reached a relatively high level. Therefore, with one punch, he was able to mobilize the power of ice and snow on the endless snowfield, thereby greatly enhancing the power of martial arts.

Lin Xuan looked at the two huge frost fists attacking him with a calm face. As the reflection of the frost fists in his pupils became bigger and bigger, the long sword in his hand was gradually covered by an ice-blue light.

The originally frosty white sword blade took on a hint of light blue as the icy air covered it, and it actually looked like it had some icy essence.

When the pair of giant icy fists came in front of him, Lin Xuan raised his wrist and swung the sword.

"Ice Soul Sword Technique! The ice and snow melt!"

A stream of sword energy swung out from the ice-blue sword in his hand, and when it met the pair of giant frost fists, there was no head-on collision as imagined. Instead, it was like ice and snow meeting the early sun. In the surprised eyes of the master of Hongya Cave, the pair of giant frost fists actually melted away under the sword energy.

The pupils of the Hongya Cave master suddenly shrank, and there was a hint of solemnity in his eyes when he looked at Lin Xuan. He had never thought that Lin Xuan was actually proficient in ice and snow martial arts.

"The Sword Master has great swordsmanship!"

"The cave master's boxing skills are also quite good, but Lin Xuan would like to ask for advice on the unique skills of Hongya Cave, the Hongya Cave Scripture. I hope the cave master can teach me!"

Lin Xuan turned his wrist, and the ice-blue sword drew an ice-blue sword flower in the wind and snow. Then, Lin Xuan pointed his toes, and his whole body turned into an ice-blue light, heading straight for the master of Hongya Cave.

"Ice Soul Sword Technique, Snow is as clear as the sky!"

The moment he saw Lin Xuan attacking, the master of Hongya Cave was slightly startled. He was well aware of how powerful Lin Xuan's swordsmanship was. In a close combat, he could directly suppress his opponent's strength by a large margin. Even those as strong as Tian Yuanzi and his two companions were beaten to a pulp by Lin Xuan alone in a close combat.

Therefore, the moment he saw Lin Xuan attacking, the master of Hongya Cave wanted to control the power of space and create some distance first. Only by creating some distance and using one's strength to attack the enemy's strength can he have the greatest chance of winning. If he used his own weakness to attack the enemy's strength, the best that could be a draw.

But the next moment, the face of the master of Hongya Cave changed slightly, because the surrounding space was suppressed by the power of ice and snow. Although he could barely control it, he obviously could not avoid this sword.

"Eighteen Palms of Heaven-Fighting!"

Since you can't hide, then fight!
The master of Hongya Cave also knew that he could not give in at this moment, so he immediately waved his palms and slapped Lin Xuan one after another.

The Eighteen War Palms of Heaven is a martial art second only to the Hongya Cave Sutra in Hongya Cave. Each palm represents a step. It is said that when one reaches the eighteenth palm, the momentum can penetrate the sky and its power is extremely impressive.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Ice-blue sword energy continued to burst out from the long sword, colliding with the continuous palm prints, and bursting out strong energy fluctuations. Small blizzards formed under the two hands and swept around. However, as the sword energy continued to surge, the eighteen palms soon ended. After the last palm was slapped, the powerful force contained in the palm print finally wiped out the sword energy.

But at this moment, a piece of ice-blue sword blade suddenly emerged from the flying snowflakes.

"Shh!"

The ice-blue sword slashed across the head of the Hongya Cave Master. The Hongya Cave Master, who was bending over, did not relax after dodging the sword. Instead, his face suddenly changed, and he raised his hands and pushed them forward.

"boom!"

After a one-handed clash with Lin Xuan, the master of Hongya Cave took the opportunity to retreat directly, quickly creating a certain distance between himself and Lin Xuan.

After standing still, his back straightened instantly. The master of Hongya Cave looked at Lin Xuan, who had a calm expression not far away, with serious eyes, and a look of lingering fear on his face.

It has to be said that even though it is widely rumored in the outside world that the Sword Saint's swordsmanship is extraordinary, only when one is actually facing the long sword in the Sword Saint's hand, will one understand the meaning of this "extraordinary and holy".

It is beyond words to describe. His swordsmanship, the terrifying suppressive power, the control of fighter planes, and the mastery of strength are simply not comparable to those of normal humans.

Each sword strikes the opponent's weakest point. Moreover, each sword, seemingly ending, is actually the beginning of the next one, and each sword is stronger than the last, truly achieving an endless and continuous cycle.

Lin Xuan looked calmly at the master of Hongya Cave in front of him, the sword in his hand was slightly clenched, and streams of icy air continued to gather on the sword.

Lin Xuan could feel that the strength of the Hongya Cave Master had not yet been fully stimulated. The current Hongya Cave Master could actually only be regarded as a pseudo-wheel-turning realm, because he did not break through by himself. At the same time, he reached the wheel-turning realm in a short time and had no time to comprehend the meaning of the wheel of life and death.

To put it bluntly, the current master of Hongya Cave is not even as comprehension as Lin Xuan, he is just a little stronger.

It is actually not difficult to suppress such a pseudo-Wheel-Turning Realm strongman. As long as your perception is better than that of the opponent, and you can suppress the opponent in some aspects, then you just need to keep suppressing him and that will be enough.

But what the master of Hongya Cave really relies on is not his strength in the Wheel-Turning Realm, but the means given by the alien demon. The power of the alien demon in his body is the real combat power of the Wheel-Turning Realm. Even Lin Xuan is now in a bit of a dilemma.

"Since the Sword Saint has always wanted to see the unique martial arts of Hongya Cave, then let the Sword Saint fulfill his wish."

The master of Hongya Cave stared at Lin Xuan, and suddenly, strange seals appeared on his hands. Then, tremendous energy rushed out from the main body of Hongya Cave and gathered towards the top of his head.

Soon, a huge mountain of about a hundred feet in height condensed above the head of the owner of Hongya Cave. On top of the huge mountain, there were countless caves. In each cave, there were special energy fluctuations. Countless caves were connected together, forming a special formation, which increased the momentum of the entire mountain.

"Hongyadong Sutra!"

Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Even from Lin Xuan's perspective, this martial art was an extremely powerful martial art. It was extremely special and had terrifying power. Moreover, the master of Hongya Cave had also made great achievements in the Hongya Cave Sutra.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Gusts of cold wind began to whistle around the ice-blue sword in Lin Xuan's hand. As the wind whistled, the power of ice and snow gradually began to gather on it.

As the power of ice and snow continued to gather, some ice crystals began to condense on the blade of the sword, and soon spread all over the sword.

The next moment, Lin Xuan raised the long sword in his hand and swung it down towards the huge mountain. The moment the long sword was swung, the ice-blue sword energy directly shattered all the ice. Then, all the shattered ice flew forward, and then an ice-blue lotus quickly condensed and took shape, flying towards the huge mountain.

"Po Bing emerges from the lotus!"

The ice-blue lotus was spinning in the air, transforming into an ice-blue stream of light and flying towards the huge mountain.

The master of Hongya Cave stared at the ice-blue lotus, feeling vaguely uneasy. The lotus, which seemed only a few feet wide, contained an astonishing chill.

"call out!"

The ice lotus turned into a stream of light and instantly arrived in front of the hundred-meter-high mountain. The next moment, in front of the incredulous eyes of the master of Hongya Cave, it actually drilled directly into one of the caves.

After the ice lotus flew into the cave, a streak of ice-blue light quietly appeared above the cave, and then quickly spread around.

Soon, Binglian flew out of another cave, and in the blink of an eye, it drilled into yet another cave.

In a short while, the entire huge mountain was completely covered by light blue ice crystals, and the entire mountain was suspended in mid-air, motionless.

The eyes of the master of Hongya Cave sank, and then his mind moved. The next moment, the entire ice-blue mountain exploded.

"boom!"

The violent energy burst out instantly, rolling up endless ice and snow, sweeping in all directions and directly bringing up blizzards.

Snowflakes were flying everywhere, blocking all vision. The flying snow even engulfed the figures of the master of Hongya Cave and Lin Xuan.

However, at the moment when the iceberg exploded, Lin Xuan's eyes had already been closed tightly, and invisible forces had already "seen" the entire space in their hearts.

In the midst of the wind and snow, Lin Xuan's figure instantly disappeared from the spot. When he appeared again, he was already behind the owner of Hongya Cave. The ice-blue sword in his hand, carrying the cold power of ice and snow, was swung directly towards the owner of Hongya Cave.

Although his vision was completely blocked and the sweeping energy fluctuations also interfered with his perception, the master of Hongya Cave still had his instincts. The moment the crisis appeared, the master of Hongya Cave turned around and slapped Lin Xuan with one palm.

"boom!"

The sword energy instantly broke through the Yuanli and left a faint blood mark on the palm.

(End of this chapter)