Zhu Tian: Becoming a Sword Master from Martial Arts

Chapter 174: Enemies trapped in the dark world, changes in the Honghuang Palace!

Outside that special space, on the plain, Bo Xuan and the Grand Elder of the Temple of Darkness directly fought with the three great masters of Yuanmen.

Bo Xuan had good intentions and wanted to invite the three great masters of Yuan Sect to drink together, seemingly intending to reconcile, but Yuan Sect member Yuan Zi did not appreciate it at all and directly took the initiative to attack. In desperation, Bo Xuan had to use force to defeat him.

"Dark Ancestral Talisman, Realm of Darkness!"

An ancient black rune appeared on Bo Xuan's forehead. Then, boundless darkness, with Bo Xuan as the center, instantly enveloped the entire space.

The moment they were shrouded in darkness, the faces of Tian Yuanzi and the other two suddenly changed. They wanted to find each other's positions, so that they could get together, huddle together for warmth, and fight the enemy together.

However, in this endless darkness, Tian Yuanzi and the other two could not tell the direction at all. Even their senses were completely suppressed, as if they were the only ones in the whole world.

Each of the eight ancestral talismans has its own magic. The space ancestral talisman controls space and has infinite changes. The thunder ancestral talisman is fierce. The primitive ancestral talisman is strong. The devouring ancestral talisman is unpredictable, and the darkness ancestral talisman is mysterious.

Once the power of darkness is released, it is like locking the opponent in a dark cage. Some people with weak minds may go crazy without even having to make a move.

It was precisely because of the mystery of the Dark Ancestral Talisman that the Dark Lord dared to carry a large sickle and directly challenge the Demon Emperor. Unfortunately, although the Dark Ancestral Talisman was mysterious and unparalleled, the Dark Lord's understanding had not yet reached the level of trapping a strong man like the Demon Emperor in a dark prison, so he suffered a miserable defeat.

But even though it was a crushing defeat, the Dark Holy Scythe's sickle spirit was shattered because it helped the Dark Lord block a move, but the Dark Lord managed to save his life, which shows how powerful the Dark Ancestral Talisman is.

Bo Xuan's comprehension of the Dark Ancestral Talisman is naturally not comparable to that of the Dark Lord, but his opponent is even less comparable to the Demon Emperor. In fact, in terms of realm, Bo Xuan has a slight advantage.

If the Dark Holy Scythe had not been there, Bo Xuan would have dared to surround the three great masters of Yuanmen by himself, fighting one against three and swinging the scythe forcefully.

After Bo Xuan enveloped the three great masters of Yuan Sect with the realm of darkness, the Grand Elder of the Dark Temple quietly hid in the darkness.

Although the Grand Elder is not the controller of the Dark Ancestral Talisman, he is the Grand Elder of the Dark Temple after all, and is quite familiar with the Dark Ancestral Talisman. At the same time, he has the help of Bo Xuan, who controls the Dark Realm. Therefore, the Dark Realm has almost no effect on him.

In the endless darkness, Tian Yuanzi could not sense anything, but after all, he was the one who founded Yuanmen and led Yuanmen to hide until now. His mind was naturally firm and he quickly calmed down.

In his mind, Tian Yuanzi had begun to recall the positions of the three of them before. He remembered that because of the strong attack of Bo Xuan and the Supreme Elder of the Dark Temple, the three of them were directly dispersed and could only respond as they pleased. Before entering the Dark Realm, Ren Yuanzi was the closest to him, about ten feet behind his right.

Thinking of this, Tian Yuanzi estimated the general direction and flew towards the other side, but soon, Tian Yuanzi found something wrong. He felt that he had flown enough distance, but did not sense the breath of Ren Yuanzi.

Suddenly, Tian Yuanzi's face changed abruptly, and without saying a word, he slapped his side with his palm.

"boom!"

In the darkness, the two palms collided with each other, and violent Yuanli burst out instantly, causing Tian Yuanzi's face to change slightly, because the Yuanli just now was obviously from Di Yuanzi.

"Di Yuanzi, where are you?"

Tian Yuanzi shouted loudly, but all he got in response was the silence in the endless darkness. He didn't know whether his voice couldn't be heard or the voices of others couldn't reach his ears.

On the other side, after the fight, Di Yuanzi also discovered the trace of Tian Yuanzi, and also shouted Tian Yuanzi's name loudly, but also got no response.

Such a result made Tian Yuanzi and Di Yuanzi feel depressed. If they could not join forces, the three of them would most likely be defeated one by one in the Dark Realm, unless they could find a way to break through the Dark Realm.

"Damn it!"

Tian Yuanzi cursed inwardly. This discovery made Tian Yuanzi feel that things were very bad. If they could not find a solution in time, they would have no choice but to ask for help from the Palace of the Seven Kings. By then, they would be unable to escape punishment.

Just after he finished cursing, Tian Yuanzi's face changed again. He raised his hand, mobilized his energy, and slapped directly to the other side.

"boom!"

At the moment the two palms collided, an extremely terrifying energy wave, carrying a strong breath of reincarnation, directly rushed into Tian Yuanzi's body, knocking Tian Yuanzi out.

In the darkness, after Tian Yuanzi stabilized his body, he couldn't help but groan. The power of reincarnation in that palm strike just now directly broke through the defense line of his internal energy and rushed into his body, causing him some injuries.

Although these injuries did not seem serious, Tian Yuanzi knew very well that if they continued, he would be at the mercy of others.

Not only Tian Yuanzi was aware of this problem, Ren Yuanzi was even more aware of it because he was the one being cared for by the Grand Elder.

"Oh!"

Another palm was slapped out, Ren Yuanzi's face turned pale, and his body suddenly flew backwards, but then, Ren Yuanzi's face changed again, he forcibly twisted his body, and slapped to the side of his body.

"boom!"

Tianyuanzi!
The powerful force injured Yuanzi again, who was unable to cope with it in a hurry. But what made Yuanzi even more uncomfortable was this damn darkness. In it, it was impossible to distinguish between friend and foe. No matter who it was, he could only treat them as enemies.

This was the sixth time that Ren Yuanzi had fought with his own people. What was even more hateful was that this time, he was even slapped by Tian Yuanzi and vomited blood.

Of course, Ren Yuanzi was also very clear that it was not Tian Yuanzi's fault in this matter. It was all because of that damn old thing Bo Xuan and the immortal old man in the Dark Temple whose half body was buried in the ground.

"Damn it, Bo Xuan, if you have the guts, come out and fight me in a straight fight!"

After another palm strike, Ren Yuanzi, who was spitting blood, shouted angrily in frustration, "Tian Yuanzi, Di Yuanzi and the others can't hear you, but Ren Yuanzi believes that Bo Xuan will definitely be able to hear you."

"Haha, if I don't let others take action, I can beat you into two pieces!"

Bo Xuan couldn't help but sneer when he heard this. This human Yuanzi just dared to make a scene. If it weren't for Tian Yuanzi and Di Yuanzi, there would be no need for his uncle to take action to deal with a mere Human Yuanzi like him. He could just pick up a sickle and cut off the head of a human Yuanzi and kick it like a ball.

Ren Yuanzi became furious when he heard that and wanted to curse again, but the next moment, a withered hand attacked from the side again. Sensing a hint of danger, Ren Yuanzi raised his hand and slapped it again.

"boom!"

The violent force created ripples in the darkness, but before it could spread, it was suppressed by the power of darkness.

This is the reason why Bo Xuan did not take action personally. With him controlling the situation in secret, Tian Yuanzi and the other two were like three headless flies trapped in the dark world. They could only fly around aimlessly and could not get out, let alone join forces.

Moreover, Bo Xuan also knew that they couldn't kill the three major palmism of Yuanmen at all. Therefore, they caught these three old dogs and beat them out. They just avenged their good apprentices. Who asked the last time, these three old dogs bullied Lin Dong's kid and hated it by his baby apprentice?
"what!!!"

Yuanzi, who was knocked out again, felt extremely aggrieved. Deep in his heart, there was a violent aura that was raging.

He had had enough of that old immortal thing in the dark. Every time he attacked him when he wasn't paying attention, he would sneak attack. The most important thing was that the old immortal was really insidious. Every time he hit him, he would run away without fighting with him at all. As a result, every time he noticed someone, he had to attack first.

Ren Yuanzi knew very well that this was the cleverness of the old immortal. In this way, the three of them had to be on guard against each other. If anyone dared not to attack first, he could disguise himself and then attack them unexpectedly and seriously injure them.

But even though they knew it, it was an unsolvable problem. It was an open conspiracy. They had to do this, so they had to endure the consequences of "killing each other" on the one hand and being ambushed by others on the other.

To break this situation...

"Roar!!"

Ren Yuanzi's face turned grim, and then he raised his head and roared angrily. Then, the evil energy hidden in the deepest part of his body instantly erupted.

In an instant, the originally human-like Ren Yuanzi had completely transformed into a hideous, ferocious, evil and tyrannical demon.

The sudden outbreak of demonic energy in the dark world directly alarmed Tian Yuanzi and Di Yuanzi, but before the two of them could figure out the location of the demonic energy, the demonic energy was isolated by the darkness.

Outside the realm of darkness, a smile appeared on Bo Xuan's lips. The result he wanted had been achieved. From the very beginning, he had not thought about how great the results would be. All he had to do was to stop Tian Yuanzi and others. It would be best if these demon cubs would reveal their identities themselves.

However, one is not enough. It would be best if the old fox Tian Yuanzi could reveal his true colors.

"Grand Elder, from now on, don't target Ren Yuan Zi. I will try my best to separate Ren Yuan Zi and prevent them from joining together!"

Bo Xuan immediately sent a message to the Grand Elder who was hiding in the dark world. The Grand Elder did not refute when he heard it. Now that the demons have appeared in the world, they are naturally led by the Palace Master. Not to mention, their Palace Master also has some friendship with the spirit of the ancestral stone.

……

Dao Domain, Dao Sect, central region.

Today is the day of Dao Sect's palace examination. Almost all Dao Sect disciples have gathered here in the central area, because every palace examination is held here.

On the largest peak in the center, there is a huge platform. Countless Dao Sect disciples have gathered on the platform. Above, Dao Sect warriors headed by Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui are all sitting at the table.

In the field, Lin Dong and Wang Yan were fighting. Both of them were extremely powerful. Wang Yan had many adventures, and Lin Dong had countless high-level martial arts. The fight was extremely exciting.

The Lord of the Deserted Palace, Chen Zhen, watched Lin Dong’s competition and could not help but nod with satisfaction, then said to Qi Lei with a smile.

"Well, Senior Brother Qi, how strong are the disciples of my Desolate Palace? Are they worthy of your attention?"

While speaking, Chen Zhen kept glancing at Ying Xuanzi out of the corner of his eye, which made Qi Lei, who was sitting beside him, roll his eyes and speak with some disgust.

“Your Huang Palace has only produced one Lin Dong, so why are you so proud? Don’t forget, the Sword Saint is a disciple of my Tian Palace.” After hearing the title of Sword Saint, Chen Zhen’s breath was held, and then he quickly added.

"The Sword Saint doesn't count. He was never one of the four halls' disciples. It's just that someone was shameless and added the Sword Saint to the roster of your Heavenly Hall's disciples."

When Lin Xuan joined Dao Sect, he was nominally a disciple. Since he was a disciple, he would naturally be divided into four halls. Lin Xuan didn't care about these, and Ying Xuanzi didn't ask about them either. To put it bluntly, this was just a formality, and no one would regard Lin Xuan as a disciple of Dao Sect.

Then, Qi Lei quietly brought Lin Xuan's name into their Heavenly Palace. After Chen Zhen and others knew about it, they couldn't make a fuss about it.

But now, Chen Zhen felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have fought for it. Even if he couldn't enter their Huang Palace, he couldn't enter their Tian Palace, right?

Qi Lei was not annoyed at all when he heard this. Instead, he smiled and continued speaking along with Chen Zhen's words.

“Well, even if we don’t count Sword Saint, we still have Xiaoxiao in our Heavenly Palace. Besides Xiaoxiao, we also have Wang Yan. Lin Dong’s strength is certainly not bad, but defeating Wang Yan is almost his limit. He can’t be Xiaoxiao’s opponent at all!”

After hearing Qi Lei's words, Chen Zhen subconsciously looked towards the cloud-white figure standing in the front of the Heavenly Palace disciples.

Ying Xiaoxiao today is very different from before. She no longer has that sharp edge she once had. Instead, she has a gentle temperament, a temperament as soft as water.

Looking at Ying Xiaoxiao's figure, Chen Zhen couldn't help but recall the scene when Ying Xiaoxiao took action before. It was very different from the past. Even the Great Tian Moyun Sword she used was completely different from before.

What surprised Chen Zhen and others the most was Ying Xiaoxiao's strength. She had quietly crossed the peak of Nirvana Realm and entered the Shengxuan Realm without anyone noticing.

"Master Xiaoxiao, your strength has indeed improved greatly recently."

Wu Dao on the side shook his head slightly. Even though he knew that Lin Dong possessed the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, he didn't think that Lin Dong would be a match for Ying Xiaoxiao.

"Xiaoxiao seems to have changed his training method recently, and has made rapid progress. It seems that the Sword Saint is not only gifted, but also extremely intelligent. His ability to guide others is also far beyond that of ordinary people!"

Old Ghost Qian who was sitting in the middle couldn't help but chuckle and said this, which made Chen Zhen and the others' eyes gleam, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Let's watch the competition. It looks like Lin Dong is going to win!"

Ying Xuanzi said with a chuckle, but there was a flash of surprise in his eyes. Upon hearing this, Chen Zhen and others on the side turned their attention back to the competition in the field, and soon, they all showed a look of surprise.

In the field, after Lin Dong and Wang Yan exchanged a fight, they distanced themselves from each other again. Then, Lin Dong stretched out his five fingers, and the void behind him collapsed again. In the void, that tall and vast figure walked out again.

"The Great Desolate Prisoner of Heaven's Hand!"

Lin Dong didn't waste any words and used a ruthless move as soon as he attacked. He slapped Wang Yan in front of him with his palm.

"boom!"

As Lin Dong clapped his palm, the light and shadow in the void behind him also stretched out a palm and gently pressed down towards Wang Yan. However, when the seemingly light palm fell, an extremely huge palm appeared out of thin air, exuding a domineering aura and pressing towards Wang Yan.

At the same time as he slapped his palm, a strange demon eye quietly emerged between Lin Dong’s eyebrows, and then, a monstrous gray light burst out from it, and it actually summoned the spirit of a wild beast.

"call out!"

The huge single eye on the head of the wild beast spirit quickly opened, and then a gray beam of light that seemed to penetrate the sky and the earth burst out from the single eye.

Above the sky, that huge palm print and that gray light fell towards Wang Yan at the same time. The vast momentum made countless people's scalps numb.

Below, Wang Yan looked up at the terrifying palm print and the strange gray light, with a solemn look in his eyes. It was hard to imagine that such an attack could only be launched by Lin Dong, who was in the Six Element Nirvana Realm.

The next moment, Wang Yan suddenly thrust the heavy sword in his hand into the ground, then quickly formed seals with his hands, and a series of astonishing waves swept out from Wang Yan's body.

"Emperor's Scripture, Emperor's Bell!"

The Yuan force between heaven and earth quickly gathered towards Wang Yan, forming clouds. Then, countless clouds quickly gathered together, and soon, a huge ancient bell covered with cloud patterns appeared out of thin air, completely covering Wang Yan's figure.

At the moment the Emperor Bell was formed, the terrifying giant palm and the strange gray light fell one after another. Finally, under the gaze of countless Dao Sect disciples, they bombarded the giant bell.

"Boom!"

In an instant, dull bell sounds echoed between this world and powerful energy ripples swept over again. However, before the horrible energy could wreak havoc, two invisible forces smoothed out all the energy ripples.

Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui acted in perfect harmony to prevent the two little fellows from destroying their Taoist sect's blessed land.

Qi Lei, Chen Zhen and others beside the two were all watching the competition closely. Even though Ying Xuanzi had just said that Lin Dong would win, Qi Lei and Chen Zhen did not quite believe it. The main reason was that their headmaster had made too many mistakes and was not as accurate as the Sword Saint.

"Crack!"

Under the watchful eyes of Chen Zhen, Wu Dao and others, the surface of the huge ancient bell, after enduring such a terrible attack, cracks appeared on it, and finally, it exploded with a loud bang.

Looking at the exploding ancient bell, Lin Dong let out a sigh of relief. If it was his previous opponent, Qingye from the Earth Palace, he would not be able to withstand his moves at all, but Wang Yan was able to receive them intact, which showed how difficult this guy was.

After the ancient bell exploded, Wang Yan’s figure slowly emerged, and there was a hint of complexity in his eyes as he looked at Lin Dong.

Just as Lin Dong was preparing to face Wang Yan's next move, Wang Yan ignored Lin Dong and turned to Ying Xuanzi and others sitting at the top, clasped his fists and said.

"In this battle, Wang Yan admits defeat!"

"Wow!"

As soon as Wang Yan finished speaking, an uproar broke out all around. Countless Dao Sect disciples looked at Wang Yan's back in confusion, even Lin Dong did the same.

"Brother Wang Yan, you..."

Lin Dong opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He could feel that Wang Yan still had a trump card to play. Although he also had one, Lin Dong did not expect Wang Yan to admit defeat just like that.

Wang Yan ignored Lin Dong, and didn't even look at Ying Xuanzi. He just stared at Qi Lei, and then did something that stunned countless people.

"Snapped!"

Wang Yan fell to his knees, bowed deeply to Qi Lei, and said in a deep voice.

"Master, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me and allow me to worship you!"

Qi Lei did not expect that Wang Yan would suddenly do this. For a moment, the somewhat lonely figure in front of him gradually overlapped with the young man who was full of vigor and vitality back then. In an instant, his eyes became red.

Thinking back to the past, he was also a middle-aged man full of vigor and vitality. He had two disciples, each more outstanding than the other, and they were also a brother and sister. He had even agreed with the head master early on that in the future, the positions of the chief and deputy chief of the Heavenly Palace would be passed directly to them.

But things don't always go as planned. Almost overnight, Uncle Qi Lei, who used to always have a smile on his face, lost two of his beloved disciples. One was killed and the other fled far away.

Wang Yan encountered danger many times outside, and Dao Zong secretly sent people to help him. It was not done by Ying Xuanzi. Of course, he also acquiesced to these things. After all, how could the Supreme Master, with such a high status, ask about everything and arrange everything? All these were done by Qi Lei.

Qi Lei opened his mouth several times, but found that he dared not make a sound at all, because he was afraid that he, the dignified Lord of the Heavenly Palace, would choke up in front of countless disciples.

However, Chen Zhen on the side sighed softly, patted Qi Lei's arm, and took the initiative to speak to Wang Yan.

"Alright, get up. Your master was just speaking in anger. Now that you know you are wrong, come back!"

Wang Yan slowly stood up after hearing that. He did not stand up immediately, but looked at Qi Lei. After seeing Qi Lei nod, he slowly stood up and looked at his mentor who seemed to have aged a lot with guilt. Then, he seemed to have discovered something.

Qi Lei, with red eyes, saw that this traitor dared to look at him openly, so he glared back and snorted coldly.

"Humph! If you lose, just go back to your own courtyard and practice hard. Do you really want me to help you get back at him? Why are you kneeling in public? I, your master, am not dead yet. Why are you embarrassing yourself here?"

Chen Zhen and others on the side lowered their heads when they heard this, trying not to laugh out loud. It turns out that Qi Lei, this shameless old man, also knows shame!

Ying Xuanzi couldn't help but smile and shook his head when he saw this. These old guys were the same as they were back then, except that Zhou Tong, that unruly kid, was missing. Otherwise, it might have been even more lively.

"Alright, since Wang Yan admitted defeat, Lin Dong will advance. In the last match, Lin Dong will face Ying Xiaoxiao. I see that you are both in good shape, so continue the competition over there."

Ying Xuanzi said with a smile, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes. He wanted to see Lin Dong's strength, and also wanted to understand the strength of his daughter.

"Yes, Headmaster!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong clasped his fists in response, then turned to look at Ying Xiaoxiao who had walked out from the team of Heavenly Palace disciples. The two looked at each other, clasped their fists in salute, and prepared to take action.

Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui were also watching with a smile, looking forward to the next competition, but the next moment, Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui's faces changed at the same time, because they realized that one of their talismans was crushed.

They turned their heads and looked at each other. After exchanging glances, Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui's expressions became more solemn, and they crushed their two talismans at the same time, indicating that it must be an extremely urgent situation.

What made Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui most uneasy was that the place where the news came from was actually Honghuang Palace!
(End of this chapter)