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Chapter 566 Qi Xianxia, ​​Victory with a Single Sword

The white-robed Guanyin gracefully departed, giving the impression that she was in a good mood.

With her gone, the monk Longshou, who had been willing to wait for Xu Fengnian for thirty years, had no reason to "draw a circle around himself" and naturally had to return to Lantuo Mountain.

It is worth mentioning that the Six-Bead Bodhisattva clearly shifted his target, and he even made a point of saying goodbye to Zhou Cheng'an when he left.

Watching the two leave, Xu Fengnian withdrew his gaze and asked in a lower voice, "Cheng'an, you don't really intend to cultivate with the female Dharma King of Nalanda Mountain, do you?"

"Do you think I stole your marriage proposal?" Zhou Cheng'an asked with a smile.

"I have no connection with her whatsoever. I just feel that woman has no good intentions, so you'd better watch out."

"Alright, I have my own plans, and besides, I'm not one to suffer a loss."

Zhou Cheng'an just did some calculations and found that he does indeed have a predestined connection with the Six-Bead Bodhisattva, and this connection seems to be related to his Zhou family. He plans to ask his father about it later.

If it were a tragic fate, with his current cultivation level, he could sever it with a single sword strike.

"As long as you have a plan, that's fine," Xu Fengnian said with a smile.

Just as they were about to call everyone into the city, a young Taoist priest flew down from the pavilion of Diaoyutai.

The person who arrived was none other than Qi Xianxia.

Originally, after losing the bet at Longhu Mountain, he was going to leave Wudang Mountain directly.

However, after meeting Zhou Chengan, he changed his mind.

The top-ranked deputy judge in this martial arts competition is Hong Xixiang, the new leader of Wudang.

He doesn't agree!
The second is Zhou Cheng'an, the leader of the Nine Pecks of Rice Sect of Qingcheng Mountain.

He was even more unconvinced!

He had heard of Zhou Yichui's reputation.

Compared to the unknown new leader of Wudang, Zhou Yichui's reputation was much greater, but he did not think Zhou Yichui was more powerful than Hong Xixiang.

Since I just happened to meet Zhou Cheng'an today, I naturally want to see what makes him superior to me, and then go to Wudang to meet the new sect leader.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou," Qi Xianxia bowed.

Zhou Chengan returned the greeting with a kowtow: "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Qi."

He's from Longhu Mountain, and his surname is Qi?
Li Chungang's mind raced. He glanced at Qi Xianxia and asked, "What is your relationship with Qi Xuanzhen?"

Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Li Chungang and Qi Xuanzhen are good friends.

Therefore, Qi Xianxia dared not be negligent in front of Li Chungang and bowed very respectfully.

"Junior Qi Xianxia of Longhu Mountain greets Senior Li. Junior and Grandmaster Qi are not the same Qi."

Upon hearing this, Li Chungang knew why Qi Xianxia had come. While inserting the talisman into his head, he joked with Zhou Chengan, "He's here to see you again. It seems he's not convinced by you, Great Master Zhou."

Xu Fengnian was much more direct. He made a gesture to Zhou Chengan as if to punch him, and then told everyone to make room for the two of them.

"This martial arts evaluation says you excel in the three arts: saber, sword, and fist, especially the sword, making you the number one swordsman among the younger generation," Qi Xianxia said.

“Just look at that thing, there’s no need to take it so seriously.” Zhou Cheng’an shook his head and smiled. “However, they ranked Old Sword God Li eighth… In Xu Fengnian’s words, I’m a million times dissatisfied.”

“I’m not happy about them putting me behind you,” Qi Xianxia said earnestly.

Zhou Chengan laughed: "Yes, let's have a fight, and everyone will be convinced."

"I think so too." Qi Xianxia smiled. "If we win, I'll go to Wudang to retrieve Lu Zu's sword!"

"Then come on!"

"What does 'cheer up' mean?" Qi Xianxia asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's... a way of comforting people," Xu Fengnian explained, answering his question.

Qi Xianxia ignored the prince with his bad reputation and flicked his whisk, unleashing a torrent of sword energy.

Although he could guess what he meant, Zhou Chengan still felt it was better to confirm it.

"You want to have a sword fight with me?"

Qi Xianxia nodded slightly but did not speak.

"I'll borrow your sword for a bit. Don't worry, I won't lend it to you for nothing. How much you learn depends on your skill."

Zhou Chengan said this to Lü Qiantang.

Lu Qiantang was taken aback at first, then a look of pride and honor flashed across his face as he handed over the Crimson Cloud Sword with both hands.

Seeing this, Qi Xianxia was very indignant.

Although he didn't bring a sword, he only had a whisk.

But that's because he always felt that his sword could only be Lu Zu's, and the whisk he was using now was his sword.

It's one thing for Zhou Cheng'an to borrow a sword from someone, but to use him as a teaching subject—how much does he look down on him?!

Qi Xianxia was furious.

Using a whisk as a sword, a torrent of sword energy poured out.

Zhou Chengan held the Crimson Cloud Sword horizontally, blocking most of the sword energy: "Lu Qiantang, you better watch out."

After saying this, Zhou Chengan thrust out a sword.

This sword strike was slow, but extremely powerful.

The principle is "a heavy sword has no edge, great skill is without artifice," using force to overcome all methods, not being bound by form, and acting as one pleases.

It seemed simple, but Qi Xianxia could feel that his weaknesses were all covered by the sword in front of him, forcing him to change his sword moves.

Shu Xiu, who was watching the battle, wanted to speak, but Lü Qiantang beat her to it, saying without turning his head, "If you speak now and distract me, you will become my mortal enemy."

Upon hearing this, Shu Xiu wisely shut her mouth.

Thirty moves!
Within thirty moves, neither of them had gained the upper hand.

However, despite Zhou Cheng'an's attacks being countered by others, he maintained a firm advantage, making Qi Xianxia very uncomfortable with each strike, to the point that Qi Xianxia couldn't even execute a complete sword technique.

"This sword technique seems simple, yet it points directly to the Great Dao. If one grasps its essence, one can become a sword immortal!" Li Chungang exclaimed in amazement, turning to ask Lü Qiantang, "Young Lü, how much of it did you understand?"

"This junior is dull-witted and has only understood half of it."

How much do you remember?

"It's probably about half."

Li Chungang shook his head and looked at Xu Fengnian.

"You little rascal, did you get it?"

“I remembered it, but then I forgot it all!” Xu Fengnian laughed.

Li Chungang nodded in satisfaction: "You have a good future learning swordsmanship, why bother learning the knife?"

By the end, his tone had clearly become resentful.

Zhou Chengan's sword technique was created based on Tai Chi Chuan, with some elements of the Crimson Cloud Sword Technique practiced by Lü Qiantang.

But overall, it is still Tai Chi swordplay, which emphasizes using softness to overcome hardness and the integration of offense and defense. What is really important is the sword intent, not the sword moves.

At this moment, Qi Xianxia felt that there was some reason why this guy was ranked ahead of him.

However, there is only a tiny bit of truth to it.

Zhou Chengan glanced at him and laughed, "Now, I'm going to get serious!"

"Are you saying you were just joking around?" Qi Xianxia asked angrily. "It's not exactly joking around, it was just to repay Brother Lü for lending me his sword," Zhou Chengan replied.

The word "Brother Lü" brought tears to Lü Qiantang's eyes.

Having lived in the Northern Liang royal palace for so many years, he knows firsthand the joys and sorrows of life.

Lin Tanhua, a scholar with lofty ideals of self-cultivation and governing the country, suffered the annihilation of his clan after failing to assassinate Xu Fengnian. He was forced to change his name to Lü Qiantang and join the Northern Liang.

His deep-seated awe of the Northern Liang royal family prevented him from daring to resist in the slightest, but at the same time he felt resentful and indignant about his fate.

Throughout the journey, he was merely one of Xu Fengnian's attendants.

Let alone His Highness Xu Fengnian, even ordinary soldiers of the Fengzi Battalion didn't think much of the three of them. Only Zhou Cheng'an treated them all equally.

Today, the word "Brother Lü" warmed his heart even more.

Qi Xianxia grew up in Longhu Mountain, where he was pampered with a life of luxury. He never lacked martial arts manuals, elixirs, or other precious medicines, and his status was highly respected. He had never experienced any hardship in life, so he couldn't understand why Lü Qiantang would lose his composure so much just because Zhou Chengan called him "Brother Lü."

They didn't understand why Zhou Cheng'an would go out of his way to repay a favor just because a servant had lent him a sword.

Qi Xianxia frowned slightly because he didn't understand.

However, he didn't say anything about it, but simply said to Zhou Cheng'an, "Draw your sword, let me see your true swordsmanship!"

After saying that, he took the initiative.

With a flick of his whisk, three sword energies shot straight toward Zhou Cheng'an.

“This Qi Xianxia is really different from that old fellow Qi Xuanzhen,” Li Chungang said with a smile.

"Oh, what's different?" Jiang Ni asked curiously.

“That old Taoist Qi Xuanzhen believes that only the Heavenly Dao is real and everything else is false. He even looks down on Lu Zu’s swordsmanship. He even ascended to heaven in broad daylight in front of me, which greatly damaged my swordsmanship. If Cheng An hadn’t pointed it out that night, I’m afraid I would not have been able to return to my peak.”

As Li Chungang spoke, he sighed and then laughed, "But this young Taoist Qi, I can't tell whether he has cultivated the Heavenly Dao or not, but his swordsmanship... is really quite impressive."

"Can Master Zhou win?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fengnian laughed arrogantly, "Little Mudman, you should remove the word 'ma'. That Qi the Ox-Nose couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from my brother Cheng'an, do you believe it or not?"

Ginger Mud: "..."

Li Chungang laughed loudly and said, "To be honest, that kid really couldn't withstand Cheng'an's sword."

that's the truth.

In the arena, Zhou Cheng'an watched the three sword energies approach and smiled faintly: "As I said before, ranking Li Jianshen eighth is a bit too low for me."

He was indifferent to fame and fortune and didn't care about them.

But since I am his student, I should at least stand up for him.

"Today I'll let you, little Lu Zu, see his sword!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Chengan had already swung his sword.

Green snake with two sleeves!

But the sword energy was not a snake, but a dragon!
The sword energy transformed into a dragon, seemingly unleashing a deafening roar, and with unstoppable force, shattered Qi Xianxia's three sword energies.

Immediately afterwards, the sharp energy froze, as if it could tear the opponent apart at any moment.

Qi Xianxia's hand holding the whisk trembled slightly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

next moment.

As the sword energy dissipated, Zhou Cheng'an returned the Crimson Cloud Sword to Lü Qiantang.

"Senior, Cheng An's sword strike just now, was it the Two Green Snakes in His Sleeves?" Xu Fengnian asked in shock.

Li Chungang was also somewhat surprised: "It is a pair of green snakes in two sleeves, but since Cheng'an used it, it would be more appropriate to call it a pair of green dragons in two sleeves."

“Only a snake that has not yet transformed into a dragon has the desire to cut through everything, but once the sword heart is clear, what it seeks should not be so simple.” Zhou Cheng’an walked over to Xu Fengnian and Li Chungang and said, “What you seek with your two green snakes is actually similar to a fish leaping over the Dragon Gate. After a fish leaps over the Dragon Gate, it becomes a dragon. Your sword has opened the Heavenly Gate, and it should also transform into a dragon. Above the nine heavens, my sword is invincible. The way of the sword is also a kind of Heavenly Way. This is my humble opinion. What do you think, senior?”

Li Chungang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Haha, not bad, the way of the sword is also the way of heaven, the way of the sword is also the way of heaven..."

Qi Xianxia remained stunned in place until Zhou Cheng'an and his group entered the city. Only then did he come to his senses and exclaim, "Zhou Cheng'an, I am not as good as you!"

"Keep up the good work, and you might just end up like me." Zhou Chengan turned his head and smiled. "However, I suggest you don't go to Wudang Mountain. Senior Brother Hong is really amazing."

"Impressive, incredibly impressive. Every time I try to hit his hand, he protects his face, and I can't hit him," Xu Fengnian laughed heartily.

Qi Xianxia didn't say anything, but simply bowed to Zhou Cheng'an before turning and leaving.

The direction he left was Wudang Mountain.

When Zhou Cheng'an and his group entered the city, it was already evening. After entering the city, they wandered around for an hour. During this time, several groups of patrolling guards took the initiative to keep their distance. In the end, Shu Xiu found an inn by one of the famous lakes in the world, Shouyang Lake, and let everyone stay there.

The journey was quite different from my impression of the eerie and sinister Fengdu Ghost City.

The interior of Xiangfan is quite beautiful and prosperous, and the scenery around Shouyang Lake is even more delightful.

Having endured wind and rain all the way, and finally settled into an inn, the group naturally wouldn't go back to their rooms to rest as soon as they entered the city.

After having a few drinks, Xu Fengnian arranged for a boat trip on the lake.

Slender Sheep Lake is renowned throughout the world. In terms of scenery alone, it ranks third among famous lakes. With one mountain, two dikes, three pagodas, four lakes, and five wells, Slender Sheep Lake is unparalleled in both the north and south. There are more than a hundred scenic spots, large and small, that can be named in historical records.

The selection of the ten scenic spots of Shouhu Lake sparked a heated debate among scholars and literati, each with their own preferences, arguing until they were red in the face. In the end, it was the Grand Master of Shangyin Academy who made the final decision.

Zhou Chengan naturally also had refined tastes.

Although I had the intention of making Qingcheng Mountain's Jiudoumi Dao famous, I also wanted to travel around and see the sights.

There are always places in the world with beautiful scenery that are pleasing to the eye.

The next day.

Xu Fengnian sent Lü Qiantang to the Jing'an Prince's Mansion to deliver a message, only to learn that the Jing'an Prince was chanting scriptures at the mansion. Xu Fengnian then decided to wander around Xiangfan City and wait for the Jing'an Prince, Zhao Heng, to come and see him.

After wandering around for a morning, the group randomly chose a restaurant for lunch.

Zhou Chengan and Li Chungang sat at the same table.

At the next table were Xu Fengnian, Jiang Ni, Yu Youwei, and others.

Wu Lingsu and Lü Qiantang got together.

At this moment, the guests in the restaurant were talking loudly, their spittle flying everywhere.

"Hey, have you heard? Yesterday, that Little Lu Zu from Longhu Mountain had a fight with Zhou Yichui, the leader of the Shenxiao Sect from Qingcheng Mountain?"

"Wait a minute, isn't Wu Lingsu the leader of the Shenxiao Sect of Qingcheng Mountain? How come it's suddenly Zhou Yichui? Could it be that Zhou Yichui is Wu Lingsu's disciple, and Wu Lingsu passed the position of leader to him?"

"You guys don't know this, do you? I heard that Zhou Yichui is a Taoist priest of the Nine Pecks of Rice Sect. A few years ago, he reclaimed Qingcheng Mountain. Now, Qingcheng Mountain is under Zhou Yichui's control. Qingcheng Mountain now has not only Shenxiao, but also Yuxiao, Jingxiao, Danxiao and several other sects. It is said that Zhou Yichui is not only the leader of the Shenxiao sect, but also the Taoist Venerable of the Nine Pecks of Rice Sect."

"That King Wu Lingsu of Qingcheng was personally appointed a king by the old emperor. Isn't Zhou Yichui afraid that the court will cause him trouble?"

"Then who knows?"

"I don't care who's in charge of Qingcheng Mountain. I just want to know, in yesterday's battle at the city gate, who really won between Little Lu Zu of Longhu Mountain and Zhou Sanjue?"

"That goes without saying. Zhou Yichui was second in the vice-competition, while Qi Xiaotianshi from Longhu Mountain was only third. Of course, Zhou Yichui won. However, Qi Xiaotianshi was also formidable, and Zhou Yichui narrowly won by one move."

Wrapped in a sheepskin coat, Li Chungang rolled his eyes as he listened to the conversations around him. With one leg propped up on a bench, he chewed on meat while picking his ear, and muttered something to Zhou Cheng'an.

"These people are so ignorant!"

Zhou Chengan simply smiled and did not respond.

(End of this chapter)