Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 180 Sword Enters the Blue Cloud
Chixiao City, this world-famous holy city of swordsmanship, the people living in this city obviously know a lot about sword cultivation.

This is the world of swordsmanship.

Those sword masters who are famous throughout the world will leave their names here and be praised by the world.

The Sword Master List of Chixiao City ranks the top ten sword practitioners in the world. Those who are not sword practitioners are not included in this list.

Li Fan and Lu Yuan were also moved when they heard the old man's remarks about Li Shan. In the past, Li Shan dominated the Sword Saint list, but now, Li Shan is not even on the Sword Saint list.

From here one can also feel the decline of Lishan. The disaster that year caused Lishan to fracture.

Of course, even so, although there are no one on the Sword Saint List in the Lishan Fault, the top sword cultivators in Lishan are still the most numerous force in the world of Dali.

The old blind man, Gu Qingyang, Mo Yang, Wu Tong, Ji Hua and others, all of them are top-level sword cultivators, and the masters of other peaks are also great practitioners.

In addition, if the old blind man could return to the peak of his sword skills, he would still be one of the best sword cultivators in the world. In Yunmengze, he injured the Demon Saint with one sword, which shows the attack power of a top sword cultivator.

Senior Brother Ji Hua has now reached the seventh realm and is still young. In the future, he should have the opportunity to enter the Sword Saint List and become one of the top ten sword practitioners in the world.

Junior brother is the youngest fifth-level swordsman in Dali, and he will have the same opportunities in the future.

"In addition to the Sword Saint Ranking, Chixiao City also has the Famous Sword Ranking and the Azure Cloud Ranking." The old man continued to talk. Lu Yuan asked curiously, "The Famous Sword Ranking is for swords?"

"No, it also refers to people." The old man shook his head. "It refers to the world's most famous swordsmen. They are also known as famous swordsmen. The people on the list are not only judged by their strength, but also by their talent. The Sword Saint List is basically made up of great swordsmen at the peak of the seventh realm. The number one is even known as a quasi-saint. The people on the Famous Sword List are all great swordsmen at the sixth and seventh realms. They are also the swordsmen who have the greatest hope of entering the Sword Saint List in the future."

The Sword Saint List is not about saints. All sword practitioners in the world of Dali pursue the ultimate swordsmanship and the realm of Sword Saint. Therefore, the Sword Saint List is the one with the greatest hope of becoming a Sword Saint.

The person ranked first is known as the Quasi-Sword Saint and also a Half-Step Sword Saint, and is stationed in Chixiao City.

His strength is at the top in the entire Dali world.

Some even claim that he is the best person in the world.

The Famous Swords List is for those famous figures who have the hope of being included in the Sword Saint List.

"As for the Qingyun Ranking, it is for the younger generation of talented swordsmen, and only the talented swordsmen under the age of 25 can enter Qingyun, which means they are the youngest talented swordsmen." The old man said with a smile: "Entering Qingyun is also the dream of every young talented swordsman. Countless swordsmen have come to this city one after another to prove themselves, hoping to enter Qingyun."

"In addition, there are ten people on the Sword Saint Ranking and the Famous Sword Ranking, and thirty-six people on the Azure Cloud Ranking."

Lu Yuan nodded slightly and said to the old man: "Thank you for your guidance, old man."

"You're welcome. You can stay here. You can come to me if you need anything. I wish you all great success." The old man smiled and walked out, glancing at Li Fan who was standing there quietly.

This young man has always been calm and composed, and he has an outstanding temperament and a figure as straight as a sword. However, he is still too young, probably less than 20 years old.

In a few years, I wonder if I will have the chance to ascend to the sky.

Of course, in his opinion, it is still difficult.

Although he thought Li Fan was definitely not a simple person, there were too many simple people in Chixiao City.

This is where kendo geniuses gather.

"This Chixiao City is quite interesting." Li Fan said softly after the old man left.

"The top three sword rankings in Chixiao City attracted sword cultivators from all over the world and also made Chixiao City a famous sword sanctuary." Lu Yuan seemed to have thought of something, her eyes alternated between light and dark, and then her beautiful eyes fell on Li Fan again, smiling and saying, "From now on, your name will be on the Sword Saint Ranking, Yang Qingshan... No, Zuo Tu."

"The old blind man was at the top back then, and I can't embarrass him." Li Fan said.

He didn't understand before, he only knew that the old blind man was very kind to him, but in his impression, the old blind man was an old man in his twilight years. He only realized this after he went out into the world.

The name Zuo Canglan was famous throughout the world back then.

I don’t know how the old blind man has been living these years.

How much courage does it take for ordinary people in this world to bear such a gap?

The most glorious time in this world is when things go from the lowest point to the highest point, while the most difficult time is when things go from prosperity to decline, which is unbearable for ordinary people.

Li Fan and his group settled down here.

This time they came to Chixiao City, they planned to stay for a long time, and it was hard to say how long, maybe a year and a half, or two or three years.

Practicing in the Holy City of Sword Dao would probably help me improve my sword skills.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

They also became more familiar with Qixing Lane.

Just as that old man Cai said, there are quite a few people living in Qixing Lane, and most of them are sword cultivators. Many of them are very young, and they come from all over the place.

Moreover, the house in Qixing Lane does not belong to Old Man Cai. He only manages it for his employer, and the employer of Qixing Lane is a local family in Chixiao City, the Lu family.

Being able to own such a large industry in Chixiao City, one can imagine the power of the Lu family. Its leader is said to be a great swordsman at the peak of the sixth realm.

In other places in Dali, great swordsmen of this level are not common, but in Chixiao City, it is not uncommon.

Outside the shop, two figures, one old and one young, were playing chess. They were Old Man Cai and Li Fan. Yue Qingqiu was watching curiously. She seemed to be full of curiosity about everything in the human world, and was gradually understanding every aspect of the human world.

"You are a boy who is very unconventional in swordplay." Old man Cai said with a smile. He and Li Fan have known each other for a few days. This boy learned chess from him. At the beginning, his chess skills were still very clumsy, but in just half a month, he was already better than him. Young people's comprehension is indeed high. I wonder how this boy's comprehension of kendo is.

"Old man Cai, you lost." Li Fan said with a smile, looking towards a corner not far away. There was a ragged young man sitting there drinking alone, with messy hair, but he seemed calm and composed, leaning there.

The young man's name seemed to be Yan Qi, and he was said to be a swordsman. He had been here for a few months and had nothing to show for it. He just loved drinking, and because he had spent all his money on buying alcohol, he had no place to live and had to use the roof as his bed and the ground as his blanket.

“There are many sword cultivators in Chixiao City, but wandering sword cultivators are rare.” Old Man Cai said with a smile, “Besides, his sword is very fast.”

"Have you seen it?" Li Fan asked. The reason why he played chess with Old Man Cai these days was that he wanted to know something about Chixiao City, and now he knew a lot.

"Seen."

Old man Cai nodded: "Before, someone humiliated him, and he endured it. But the other party humiliated him again and again, so he drew his sword. The sword was very fast and killed him in one blow."

"With such skills, he should not be without a place to stay. It is easy for him to get money, but he doesn't have it. This shows that there are many things that Yan Qi is unwilling to do." Old Man Cai said, "He is a principled man."

"That makes sense." Li Fan nodded: "Besides being principled, you can also say you're lazy?"

Old Man Cai was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your idea is novel, but it is true."

"Old man Cai." A voice came. Old man Cai looked over and saw a young man with a sword on his back walking towards them. Li Fan also glanced at him.

This young man exuded an air of nobility and was dressed gorgeously, completely different from Yan Qi. The swords he carried on his back were inlaid with gems and sparkled brightly.

"Brother Zuo." The young man smiled and greeted Li Fan when he saw him. This man's name was Su Chen, and he was naturally also a swordsman.

Li Fan also smiled and nodded in response. Su Chen glanced at Yue Qingqiu beside him and asked with a smile: "Why don't you see Miss Lu?"

"Practicing." Li Fan responded with a smile.

"I'll ask Miss Lu for advice when I get the chance." Su Chen smiled brightly, then he glanced at Yan Qi not far away, with a hint of contempt in his eyes.

He is a bit of a mysophobe, likes bright and beautiful things and dislikes dirty things.

"Uncle Cai."

At this time, several figures came over here, led by a woman who was radiant.

Old man Cai stood up, bent over and said, "The young lady is here."

Li Fan and Su Chen looked at each other at the same time. Is this the daughter of the owner of Qixing Lane?
"Give me a pot of good wine." said the woman.

"Okay." Old man Cai turned and went into the store. The woman nodded slightly to Li Fan and Su Chen and said, "Lu Yuhuan."

"Su Chen, hello, Miss Lu." Su Chen responded with a smile.

"Zuotu." Li Fan also responded.

Old Man Cai took out a pot of wine and handed it to Lu Yuhuan. She held the jar in her hand and said, "Give me another bowl."

Old man Cai went to get it.

Lu Yuhuan walked towards Yan Qi.

Yan Qi still sat there quietly. He looked up at her and then continued to drink.

Lu Yuhuan squatted down, sat next to him, poured herself a bowl of wine, and whispered: "Won't it be boring to drink alone?"

Yan Qi was stunned, then he looked up at her.

Lu Yuhuan smiled and raised the bowl, saying to Yan Qi: "Lu Yuhuan."

Having said that, he drank from the bowl.

Yan Qi looked at him and also drank it all in one gulp.

"This wine is aged and has a strong flavor. Try it." Lu Yuhuan poured wine for Yan Qi and poured herself a bowl. The two of them drank in silence.

After a while, Yan Qi couldn't help but ask, "Miss Lu, do you have something to ask me?"

"I heard from Uncle Cai that you refused to accept his kindness, so I came to see you. I know that sword cultivators have the character of sword cultivators, but since you are a wine lover, why are you so unfree and easy?" Lu Yuhuan looked at him and asked.

"Not free and easy?" Yan Qi was stunned.

"Of course." Lu Yuhuan said, "Why did you come to Chixiao City? It was for the sword, but you are obsessed with these trivial matters and waste your time on them. Isn't that unfree and easy? Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are all useless to sword practitioners. Since they are useless, why bother about them? Just stay there. Can I ask you to do something for me just because I provide you with a place to live?"

"My Lu family runs these businesses in Qixing Lane in the hope of providing convenience to sword cultivators from all over the world, so that they can pursue their own sword path."

As she spoke she drank another bowl of wine and turned to leave, leaving Yan Qi staring at her back in a daze.

"Interesting." Su Chen smiled and whispered as he looked over there.

Li Fan also took a serious look at Lu Yuhuan and thought to himself what a powerful woman she was.

(End of this chapter)