Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

"How dare you kill someone from the Blue Bird clan?"

There was only a delicate cry that resounded through the night sky, and then thousands of sword shadows, overlapping each other, fell on Ye Qingzhou's body, pressing down his shoulders so hard that he almost knelt down.

Ye Qingzhou's eyes fixed, and his expression moved slightly: "A piece of feather on my body is as heavy as Mount Tai?"

There is no doubt that this method of turning the virtual into the real can only be performed by a martial artist who has reached the level of Martial Saint.

But this did not pose a problem for Ye Qingzhou. He stood on his feet with his body straight. The falling feathers that fell on him disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the power that originally suppressed his mental image also disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ye Qingzhou looked up at one of the palace-dressed women who had just spoken, and threw Xu Jianming's head to her: "If you want it, I'll give it back to you."

"Humph~ Rude fellow!"

The young woman in palace dress had a hot temper. She glared at Ye Qingzhou with a frown. Without moving, the sword energy around her was automatically activated. A pure white flying feather turned into a sharp sword light, which blew Xu Jianming's head in mid-air.

"Alas, you don't want it when I give it to you, and you keep yelling when I don't give it to you."

Ye Qingzhou shook his head with emotion, secretly sighing that no wonder the saints said that only villains and women are difficult to raise.

"you!"

"Okay, Ningyun."

The other woman in palace dress finally spoke again. She first stopped Xu Ningyun who was about to take action, and then looked at Ye Qingzhou with her bright eyes, her gaze gleaming with coldness: "Why are you killing my Bluebird clan members?"

"He who kills will be killed. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Ye Qingzhou said nonchalantly.

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Jianming was Xu Yuebing's relative, Ye Qingzhou would have defeated him the moment they met. How could he have tolerated him again and again?
It's a pity that some people just take advantage of others and don't know what's good for them.

"Sister, why waste time talking to this man? Anyone who dares to kill my Bluebird clan must be taught a lesson!"

Xu Ningyun's beautiful eyes were filled with anger. Although she had no intention of killing, she wanted to make Ye Qingzhou suffer.

She didn't care much about Xu Jianming, but she couldn't allow the reputation of the Blue Bird family to be challenged by outsiders, especially when Ye Qingzhou, a martial artist who couldn't even condense his mind image, dared to ignore the Blue Bird family, which really made her very angry.

As Xu Ningyun's anger grew, a huge divine bird appeared behind her.

This bird is shaped like a peacock, with pure white feathers except for the tips which are bright red like blood. It is extremely ferocious and has a huge body. When its wings are spread, they can cover half the sky, and when it flaps its wings, it can create a strong gale.

In an instant, the surrounding big trees were uprooted, and some nearby wooden houses collapsed in batches, as if a typhoon had passed through.

"Great wind image?"

Ye Qingzhou could tell the origin of the other party's mental image at a glance.

The people of Yu Kingdom, especially the royal family, mostly regard divine birds as their mental images, with the phoenix being the most revered among them.

The big wind is also called the big phoenix in the Yu Kingdom. It is a divine bird with the bloodline of the phoenix. It has a ferocious temperament, likes fighting and killing, and has extremely strong combat power.

Feng Bo, one of the six great masters of the Heart Evil Flow, was at the level of Martial Saint when his mind was like a strong wind. When he flapped his wings, the wind would rise. He could blow the enemies to and fro on the battlefield. He was one of the fierce generals under Chi You.

Xu Ningyun's mental imagery is that of a strong wind, so one can imagine his violent temper.

Zheng~
The violent wind turned into a sword, and as soon as he made a move, he used the "Formless Sword Sutra" to reach the state of perfection. The sword energy and knife light were so powerful that they could destroy everything in their path, which was breathtaking.

However, facing such a fierce attack, Ye Qingzhou remained calm. He just raised his hand slightly, palm facing forward, and used his palm as a shield to block the opponent's sword and knife frenzy.

"Heh~ a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

Xu Ningyun looked disdainful.

But soon, she froze in place.

It was because the sword light and sword shadow she slashed out were actually blocked by Ye Qingzhou with one hand. His palm was like a black hole, swallowing up everything. Even the sword light and sword energy that came like a tide could not cause the slightest ripple.

"It's rude not to reciprocate, so you should take my move."

shuh~
Ye Qingzhou's figure disappeared in an instant. At sixty times the speed of sound, the violent friction produced high temperature and high pressure of thousands of degrees.

Ye Qingzhou formed his fingers into a sword and suddenly appeared in front of Xu Ningyun like a god bathed in heavenly fire, pointing his finger at her forehead.

"what!"

Xu Ningyun, who was born into a family of destiny, had never been in such a life-threatening situation in her life. In her panic, she only had time to close her eyes instinctively.

Her heart was like the divine bird Dafeng, which folded its wings and crossed them over her chest in an effort to protect her safety.

However, wherever the Wuji mind image goes, all things are empty, all dharmas are void, and all "existence" will disappear into "nothingness".

The sword finger pierced through the white wings, startling the flying catkins in the sky, and gently touched Xu Ningyun's smooth and shiny forehead. The sword energy cut a wound as thin as an ox hair, and crystal clear vermilion blood beads slowly seeped out.

It wasn't that Ye Qingzhou showed mercy, but that Xu Lingxuan took action.

A divine bird that looked like a dragon and a sparrow appeared out of thin air behind her. In the blink of an eye, it spread its wings and flew high, swooping down towards Ye Qingzhou.

Dragon bird!

A divine bird with the bloodline of the phoenix in Kunlun Cave!

It is more ferocious than a strong wind. At this moment, it spreads out its black wings to cover the sky, as if even the sun, moon and stars in the sky are blocked. It is lonely and strong, full of power yet light and agile.

Even Ye Qingzhou felt threatened and had to take the lead in attacking. He used both hands to display the Wuji Heart Image, evolving it into Taiyi, and absorbing all the mighty and fierce power of the dragon bird.

The three martial saints clashed fiercely. Even though Ye Qingzhou absorbed most of the power of their moves with his Wuji mind image, the aftermath of the attack still shook the capital, making the Shen Ce Army that was guarding the imperial capital feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

Jundu Mountain and Longhui Ridge.

Where the three men were fighting, the entire mountaintop disappeared, and trees fell and houses collapsed in an area of ​​dozens of miles.

Fortunately, this place is remote and sparsely populated, so no casualties were caused.

Xu Lingxuan stood in front of her sister Xu Ningyun and looked at Ye Qingzhou with a serious expression: "Yin and Yang have not changed, the vast void is without light or image, without form or name, how come you know the secret of my Feather Clan, the Taiyi Wuxiang Jing?"

"Tai Yi has no image?"

Xu Ningyun realized later that what she had just thought was ridiculously wrong, so when she looked at Ye Qingzhou now, it was as if she had seen a ghost: "Didn't your mind image shatter, and your cultivation and realm both fall?"

The two sisters both had expressions of doubt and surprise on their faces at this moment, because 'Taiyi Wuxiang' was the strongest mental image of the Feather Clan, and since the Sword Emperor Shenyu and the White Emperor Shaohao, no one else had been able to master it.

The reason is very simple. Taiyi represents the boundless and empty state of the universe and is the starting stage of the universe. Wuxiang means everything is empty, nothing exists, and all dharmas are empty.

If one wants to develop such magical powers, the mind and consciousness can easily get lost in the "void", completely losing oneself, and even dying. Therefore, one must first develop the secret art of the Heart Sword to anchor the mind and stabilize the self. Even so, practicing the "Tai Yi Wu Xiang Jing" is a life-or-death struggle, and is extremely difficult to achieve.

But if one does not learn the secret art of the Heart Sword and yet forces himself to practice the Taiyi Wuxiang Sutra, the result will be certain death. Over thousands of years, countless martial arts geniuses of the Feather Clan have personally verified this with their own lives.

After seeing Ye Qingzhou perform the first stage of Wuji Heart Image, Taiyi Wuxiang, Xu Lingxuan and Xu Ningyun's attitudes immediately changed 180 degrees.

Especially Xu Ningyun, who was shouting for war and killing just now, now does not mention Xu Jianming at all, as if he had never existed in this world.

Instead, he came close to Ye Qingzhou and looked him over curiously: "Do you really not have the royal bloodline of my Yu Kingdom?"

"???"

Ye Qingzhou frowned and was speechless. He didn't have the habit of randomly recognizing his ancestors, so he shook his head bluntly: "No, don't randomly claim relatives."

Xu Ningyun still didn't give up. She looked at her sister Xu Lingxuan and said, "Sister, among the many branches of our Bluebird clan, is there a surname called Ye?"

"No."

"Ah? Then among the other branches of the Seven Feathers Clan, there should be a bloodline with the surname Ye?"

Xu Lingxuan first glanced at Ye Qingzhou with a smile, and then nodded to Xu Ningyun: "The Jintian clan and the Dihong clan do have branches with the Ye surname."

“That’s right!”

Xu Ningyun looked at Ye Qingzhou expectantly: "Do you think there is a possibility that you are a descendant of one of the eight royal families of the Feng clan who has been lost?"

"No, I told you not to make random connections."

Ye Qingzhou rolled his eyes, obviously not intending to take this opportunity.

If he had just crossed over and was penniless, with neither martial arts nor resources, if the other party came to claim to be a relative, he would not mind kneeling down and calling him "sugar daddy" a few times.

It’s not shameful to practice.

But now he has reached the realm of Martial Saint, and it is only a matter of time before he is promoted to Martial God. That's why he is too lazy to get involved in the mess of Yu Kingdom and fight with others to the death.

I now have the resources, connections, backers, and skills. What's the point of participating in the Battle of the Eight Feathers to Be King?

But Xu Ningyun still didn't give up: "Why don't you go back and check the family tree carefully? Otherwise, why would the Sword Emperor teach you the Heart Sword Secret Technique? This is too unreasonable."

She pouted her lips, feeling extremely dissatisfied, her resentment almost overflowing from her eyes, but she dared not say it out loud.

After all, the Sword Emperor is the founding monarch of the Yu Kingdom, and one of the bloodline sources of the eight royal families of the Feng clan. The ancestors are the most important in the world, and no matter how willful and capricious she is, she dare not criticize her ancestors.

"Okay, Ningyun, stop messing around."

Xu Lingxuan took a step forward, looked at Ye Qingzhou carefully, and then said seriously: "Ye Jiansheng, this time, the fault lies with my Bluebird clan, please don't blame me."

Ye Qingzhou rolled his eyes and complained in his heart.

If he had not demonstrated his cultivation as a Martial Saint, and had not possessed the Feather Clan's strongest magical power, Taiyi Wuxiang, Xu Lingxuan would never have been so easy to talk to.

As for an apology, that is even more impossible.

"When you give a gift to someone, you must ask for something. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Ye Qingzhou was not a fool, so he naturally understood Xu Lingxuan's thoughts.

"I, Bluebird, have already found the Secret Art of the Heart Sword, but no one has been able to successfully practice the Taiyi Wuxiang Sutra since the Sword Emperor and the White Emperor, so I hope that Sword Saint Ye can give me some advice."

Xu Lingxuan speaks very directly.

"What do I get?"

Ye Qingzhou did not refuse. Although the Blue Bird clan was still shouting and killing him just now, there is no overnight hatred between adults. As long as there are benefits, Ye Qingzhou does not mind making a deal with the other party.

Xu Lingxuan smiled and said, "Sword Saint Ye, in fact, the people in the Blue Bird Clan who are dissatisfied with you are all the older generation of the clan. In this competition for the throne of the Eight Feathers, the most promising ones are the Jintian Clan and the Dihong Clan. My Blue Bird Clan was eliminated early. The reason why they are targeting you is nothing more than to form an alliance with the Jintian Clan."

Ye Qingzhou understood the meaning of this sentence in an instant: "It turns out that they are coming for Xu Yuebing. I just happened to be blocking someone's way."

"good."

Xu Lingxuan nodded: "Sisters Xu Yuebing and Xu Yunxi were both found to have the fate of the Immortal Phoenix, so the elders planned to marry them to the Jintian clan and the Dihong clan respectively, so that no matter which side wins the battle for the throne, my Qingniao clan can sit back and enjoy the throne. But Xu Yuebing is in love with you, so there is no way she will agree, so..."

"Beauty is a disaster..."

Ye Qingzhou said this, but in his heart he was recalling every detail of his encounter with Xu Yuebing, and the corners of his mouth suddenly became harder to suppress than AK.

Afterwards, Xu Lingxuan, who had successfully eased the relationship between the two parties, offered Ye Qingzhou a lot of conditions.

But Ye Qingzhou remained silent and did not agree. Finally, he suggested, "Does the ruler of Yu Country have to be a man?"

"That's not true."

Xu Lingxuan shook her head and patiently explained to Ye Qingzhou: "The Sword Emperor and the White Emperor are both men, but the strong are respected in the Yu Kingdom, so in theory, both men and women can participate in the battle for the throne. Over the past thousands of years, there have been female monarchs, but they are a minority after all, and not the norm."

To put it bluntly, the Feather Clan's skills are more complete, and they are not dominated by female martial artists like the Linjiang Xu Clan. Men are better at fighting and killing, which leads to the fact that most of the rulers of the Feather Clan are men.

"I will only pass on the cultivation secrets of the Taiyi Wuxiang Sutra to Xu Yunxi and Xu Yuebing. In this way, when the Eight Feathers compete for the throne, the Blue Bird clan will not be without a chance."

Ye Qingzhou smiled indifferently.

He knew very well how tempting this condition was to the Bluebird family.

Xu Lingxuan was very excited. She was even confident that she could convince the elders of the Blue Bird clan. After all, the Immortal Phoenix Fate would help the Jintian clan and the Dihong clan. How could the benefits be greater than those from successfully competing for the throne behind her?
But she soon frowned again and asked anxiously, "The battle for the throne is imminent, will there be enough time?"

Ye Qingzhou was quite confident about this, so he smiled calmly at Xu Lingxuan: "Xu Yuebing's cultivation is not enough, and her accumulation is not enough. It is too difficult for her to become a martial saint in a short period of time. But Xu Yunxi is different. She has the innate Gengjin sword energy, and her heart sword has already been perfected. Practicing the Taiyi Wuxiang Sutra will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

During the Tianjian Cup competition, Ye Qingzhou witnessed with his own eyes how amazing Xu Yunxi's progress was. In just one month, he went from being a beginner master to a grandmaster.

Good luck is flourishing and everything goes well.

To a certain extent, Xu Yunxi is also a girl of destiny who is favored by heaven.

In a blink of an eye, the two sides went from a relationship of fighting to a relationship of being inseparable. Ye Qingzhou and Xu Lingxuan had a pleasant conversation, and neither of them mentioned Xu Jianming's death.

Even though his headless body was lying on the ground, the blood was still wet.

But this is the world, this is life. (End of this chapter)