Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 206 Eight Realms
Li Fan and others followed Qin Qing into the Moon-Watching Pavilion.

The Moon-Watching Pavilion located by the lake is elegantly and uniquely decorated. Many people are drinking in the hall, appreciating sword dances, and some are playing chess and swordplay here.

"People who come to Wangyue Pavilion must first be sword cultivators, and they must have a certain reputation." Qin Qing explained to Li Fan: "Mr. Zuo, follow me."

Qin Qing took Li Fan upstairs and walked to the top of Wangyue Pavilion. Outside an independent private room, the privacy here was very good, and there seemed to be people chatting inside.

Qin Qing knocked on the door and said, "Mr. Zuo is here."

"Come in." A voice came from inside. Qin Qing opened the door and saw two people sitting opposite each other inside, enjoying the scenery by the lake. They seemed to be in a carefree and happy mood.

Li Fan was stunned after seeing the two people. Was he wrong?
But then he smiled again and walked in.

Lu Yuan was also a little surprised, but then relieved. Yue Qingqiu's eyes were full of curiosity. The three women followed Li Fan into the private room.

"Mr. Ji, I won't bother you any more." Qin Qing bowed and then stepped back.

The great swordsmen on the famous sword list are treated with the highest standards of courtesy even in the Moon-Watching Pavilion.

After Qin Qing left, Liu Ji closed the door and stood guard outside.

Li Fan walked forward, sat down directly, and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Ji, Junior Brother, you are pushing me into the fire pit."

The two people were Ji Hua and Wen Ruyu.

"Uncle Ji, Wen..." Lu Yuan walked forward and called out. She felt a little weird when facing Wen Ruyu.

"Just follow my junior brother and call me senior brother." Wen Ruyu said to Lu Yuan.

"Senior Brother Wen." Lu Yuan saluted.

In Lishan, Wen Ruyu's seniority is rather confusing.

His father and Mo Yang are of the same generation, so he should have been of the same generation as Lu Yuan, but because he became a disciple of the old blind man, his generation was one generation higher.

Therefore, it is acceptable whether we talk about seniority from his father's side or from the old blind man's side.

"Sit down." Wen Ruyu said, and Lu Yuan sat down next to Li Fan. After all, she was different from Li Fan. Li Fan and Wen Ruyu had a very good relationship, like brothers, and he was also Lishan Sword Master, so they could get along naturally and casually. But when facing the two most famous disciples of Lishan, she still had to observe etiquette.

"You sit down too." Wen Ruyu said to Yue Qingqiu.

Yue Qingqiu nodded slightly. She felt that the aura of the handsome young man who was speaking was extremely sharp.

After the two girls sat down, Wen Ruyu looked at Li Fan and said with a smile: "Junior brother, do you think this is my method?"

Li Fan shook his head and said, "It looks like my senior sister's technique."

"You still understand Senior Sister." Wen Ruyu said, "Apart from Senior Sister, who else would be so playful and yet full of expectations? Senior Sister wants to tell you that she is here."

"Yeah." Li Fan felt a warm feeling in his heart. Every New Year, he was with his senior sister.

Senior sister is not around this year, but she tells him in this way that she is there.

"Junior brother, have you always been in contact with senior sister?" Li Fan asked.

"Can we not contact each other?" Wen Ruyu said a little depressed: "After the incident in Chuzhou City, your senior sister also found out. Later, she heard that you went out alone to gain experience and didn't know where you were going. Your senior sister scolded me and asked me why I didn't follow you secretly."

"So when I knew you were here, I immediately passed the news to my senior sister. Otherwise, I would have been beaten up by her."

Wen Ruyu smiled and shook her head as she spoke.

Li Fan also smiled. The only person who dared to beat up his junior brother was his senior sister.

And she had really done it before in the mountains.

In fact, his senior sister and senior brother are not much older than him. They were both very young when they followed the old blind man up the mountain. When he was young, his senior sister was at her most beautiful age, and his senior brother had just grown up.

Thinking about the youthful days, in the eyes of the senior sister, the boy was sad and lonely at that time, but for Li Fan, he was happy.

He didn't care that Li Shan didn't like him. As long as his senior sisters and brothers were around, Li Fan was very satisfied.

"Junior Sister Ye is an interesting person." Ji Hua said from the side. He had been away from Lishan for too long and was not familiar with the people there.

"Are you Senior Brother Mo Yang's disciple?" Ji Hua looked at Lu Yuan and asked.

"Yes, Lu Yuan, a disciple of Jianshan."

"I heard Junior Brother Wen mention you. You are able to ask five questions of the Sword Valley in Lishan. You will have a chance to inherit the position of the Lord of Sword Mountain in the future. I didn't expect that you and Junior Brother Xiaofan came to Chixiao City together."

"Lu Yuan and I met in Yunmeng City, and then we traveled together." Li Fan said.

"I've also heard about what happened in Yunmeng City. I heard that you went to Yunmengze. This girl must have come from Yunmengze, right?" Ji Hua glanced at Yue Qingqiu.

"The Holy Maiden of Yunmeng Lake, Yue Qingqiu." Li Fan said. "Where is the old blind man?" Wen Ruyu asked.

"Yeah." Li Fan nodded.

"Is everything okay?"

"It's good. Although there were some twists and turns, fortunately everything went well in the end. The old blind man should have returned to Lishan." Li Fan said.

"Has the monster in Yunmengze done anything to you?" A fierce look flashed in Wen Ruyu's eyes. From now on, he will definitely go to Yunmengze.

"There were some misunderstandings before, but later, the Demon Saint and the old blind man reconciled." Li Fan said, and Wen Ruyu nodded. Since the Demon Saint followed him out, they must be getting along peacefully.

"Junior Brother Xiaofan, are you going to the Xuanyuan Sword Arena tomorrow?" Ji Hua asked.

"Yes." Li Fan nodded: "I heard that this Xuanyuan Sword Dojo is one of the three great holy places of swordsmanship in the world of Dali. I want to go and take a look."

"In this case, I'm afraid my identity can't be hidden anymore." Ji Hua said, "But it doesn't matter. The court and Chixiao City have an agreement that they will not get involved in Chixiao City. The great cultivators of the court will not set foot in this city."

"Because of the Xuanyuan Sword?" Li Fan said.

"Yes." Ji Hua said: "The most advanced swordsman can control an entire city. Even the imperial court has to give him some respect."

Li Fan sighed in his heart, this is the deterrent power of a peak practitioner, just like Li Shan back then, the imperial court did not dare to move.

A quasi-saint-level swordsman with no ties, if the imperial court angered the Xuan-Yuan Sword, the destructive power he alone would be catastrophic.

Unless the imperial court is sure it can kill him.

But if the court wants to kill a quasi-saint-level sword cultivator, it might require someone in the eighth realm to take action.

"Does the imperial court have eight realms?" Li Fan asked.

"Yes." Ji Hua replied affirmatively: "The imperial court governs the world of Dali, and the Eight Realms are the foundation of the country. Without the Eight Realms, the Dali imperial court will fall apart and will not be able to deter the world. This is beyond doubt."

Li Fan nodded. After all, this is the world of cultivators.

If the imperial court wants to rule the world, it must have the top practitioners. Otherwise, how can it rule the world?
If the imperial court did not have the Eight Realms, all the top sects and families in the world would probably be dissatisfied.

Therefore, the cultivators in the eighth realm are the Dali court's national weapon and foundation, and no mistakes can be made.

Even though the imperial court wanted to destroy Lishan, there was still no sign of the Eight Realms. Presumably, they had concerns and were worried about accidents.

After all, Lishan had a sword master.

"Apart from the Dali court, are there any other cultivators in the eighth realm?" Li Fan asked again.

"I haven't heard of it." Ji Hua shook his head. Of course, not having heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. After all, Dali is very big, so it can only be said that there is a certain possibility.

"Junior brother, Senior Sister has high hopes for you. If you want to have 70% luck in the sword arts of the world, you have to become a sword saint like Grandmaster." Wen Ruyu said, "If you can become a saint with the sword, no matter if there are any eighth-level cultivators or not, you can suppress them with the sword. If you become a sword saint, you will be the best in the world."

"Little Senior Brother, don't blame me. You too will have the opportunity to become a Sword Saint in the future." Li Fan said with a smile, "In this way, I can be lazy."

When Li Fan first left the mountain, he wanted to live a leisurely life. With his senior brothers and sisters taking care of him, why should he work so hard?
But since there was trouble on the mountain, he had to move forward.

If the junior brother becomes a swordsman, then he can just "lie down". If he has problems, he can just call his senior brother. How happy would that be?

"You two guys, it seems like becoming a Sword Saint is easy." Ji Hua said with a smile, "There is no Sword Saint in the world of Dali right now. Xuanyuan Sword has been a quasi-saint for many years, but he still can't take that last step. Once he takes this step, he may really be the best in the world."

This is also one of the reasons why the Dali court did not want to offend Xuanyuan Sword. He was already at the level of a quasi-saint. How could the court offend a quasi-sword saint?

What if Xuanyuan Sword left, practiced outside for a few decades, and took that final step?

That would be a disaster for the imperial court.

Li Fan thought of the recent rumors and said, "The rumors about the luck of the sword are getting more and more exaggerated. Will it make Xuanyuan Sword unhappy?"

"Don't think too much. Would a swordsman of that level be affected by some rumors of the younger generation?" Ji Hua smiled and shook his head and said, "In Chixiao City, every time the Qingyun Ranking appears, there will be rumors about what kind of qualifications there are. Generation after generation, there have been countless celebrities, but the world's number one swordsman is still sitting there, and no one can shake him."

"That's right." Li Fan said with a smile: "Everyone in the world also says that it's nonsense. Of course, it's also nonsense. The luck of the sword in the world is divided into five parts between us. Maybe it's okay?"

"Eight points." Wen Ruyu looked at Li Fan, then at Ji Hua, himself, and Lu Yuan.

Five points, not enough.

"Okay, eight points." Li Fan raised his glass with a smile. His fellow disciples raised their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

Outside the window, there are cruise ships on the lake, fireworks are blooming, the years are peaceful, and the landscape is picturesque.

(End of this chapter)