Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 120: Prison of the Prodigy
Feeling the sword energy rushing towards him in the air, Ximen Chuxue's expression remained unchanged, but the sword in his hand was unsheathed in an instant.

The sword blade flew across the sky, carrying traces of scars.

Whether it was a point, a slash, a horizontal strike or a stab, he defeated all the sword energy rushing towards him.

It was obvious that he was only using the most basic sword moves, but in Ximen Chuxue's hands, these moves could be described as flowing like water.

Moreover, the fluctuations of true energy revealed in Ximen Chuxue's body at this time were clearly at the first level of Guiyuan Realm.

Seeing that Ximen Chuxue was suppressing his cultivation just like himself, Shen Ping'an's lips curled up with interest.

Immediately, his mind moved, and the sword intent around him was like a spring breeze and drizzle. The moment it flowed out of Shen Ping'an's body, it quietly merged into the sword domain in front of him.

In an instant, hundreds of sword energies as strong as willow branches began to fill the sword domain, and could even be seen with the naked eye.

As the sword intent around him condensed, Ximen Chuxue could clearly feel that the sense of stagnation in the surrounding space became even stronger.

At this moment, Ximen Chuxue suddenly felt like he was wearing a wet cotton coat, and his body speed was inevitably affected a little.

At this moment, Ximen Chuxue suddenly heard several sounds of breaking through the air.

Feeling something unusual, Ximen Chuxue, who had just stood firm, changed his expression slightly and thrust out five consecutive swords with the long sword in his hand. The sword light flashed, just like a plum blossom blooming in winter.

However, just as Ximen Chuxue had just defeated the five sword energies in front of him, several more sword energies as nimble as snakes seemed to appear out of thin air and instantly shot out towards his face.

The speed was several times faster than the previous sword energy.

Faced with the sword energy that was rapidly increasing in speed, Ximen Chuxue no longer cared about suppressing his cultivation. The true energy in his body surged, and when he raised his cultivation to the fifth level of Guiyuan Realm, he held the sword across his chest to block the sword energy.

The remaining force in the sword energy made Ximen Chuxue couldn't help but take half a step back.

Almost at the moment Ximen Chuxue retreated, two sword energies condensed from sword intent just shot out from behind Ximen Chuxue.

Sensing something was wrong, Ximen Chuxue turned around and moved his sword with him, defeating the two sword energies one by one.

But this time, Ximen Chuxue's cultivation had reached the sixth level of Guiyuan Realm.

Afterwards, in just a few breaths, under the attack of the surrounding sword energy, Ximen Chuxue's own cultivation had reached the second level of Tiangang Realm.

But the sword energy around him seemed endless, and was still rushing towards him in an orderly manner.

Moreover, each sword energy is more condensed than the last.

Not only that.

Ximen Chuxue was shocked to find that the sword energy condensed from the sword intent behind was not simple.

As the sword energy shuttled back and forth, due to the changes in sword intent, these sword energies were sometimes like misty drizzle, ethereal and silent, sometimes like violent storms, surging, and sometimes like flowing light, reaching an extreme speed.

These thousands of sword energies seem to be moving in disorder, but in fact their power is unpredictable, fully bringing out the characteristics of sword intent to the extreme.

Not only that, these sword energies clearly contain the sword momentum of sword techniques and martial arts.

This makes the sword energy more unpredictable when attacking.

Just like now, the sword energy around him seemed to be rushing in from all directions. At this moment, Ximen Chuxue felt like he was in a violent storm. Wherever the sword energy passed, it could stir up waves of terrifying force as if it wanted to drown Ximen Chuxue directly.

Only Shen Ping'an, who was in the center of this river of sword energy, was calm and peaceful, like an ancient well without ripples, and the storm suddenly stopped.

At first glance, it seemed as if there was no sword energy gathered around Shen Ping'an.

But Ximen Chuxue knew that all this was just an illusion.

In Ximen Chuxue's perception, Shen Ping'an was like the eye of a storm, as if his body contained thousands of sword energies that were condensed but unreleased.

Once he gets close, the sword energy will immediately lock onto him and then attack him fiercely.

For a full quarter of an hour, even though Ximen Chuxue had displayed all his strength, it was extremely difficult for him to get close to Shen Pingan.

Not to mention breaking out of the area condensed by Shen Ping'an's sword energy.

As a top swordsman, Ximen Chuxue also masters the sword intent.

But Ximen Chuxue had never thought that there was someone in this world who could condense sword intent into sword energy, let alone integrate the sword force of sword moves into the sword energy.

After defeating another sword energy, Ximen Chuxue retreated half a step again.

But at this moment, a sword energy shot out silently without causing any strong wind.

The sword energy was fast, sharp, and extremely obscure.

By the time Ximen Chuxue reacted, the sword energy had already rushed in front of him and passed through his left shoulder.

In an instant, the originally white clothes began to be stained with bright red blood.

Ximen Chuxue felt pain in his shoulder, and beads of sweat slid down his forehead, and his breath fluctuated.

The originally steady breathing has begun to become disordered.

"What method is this?"

Looking up, seeing Shen Pingan who hadn't moved at all from beginning to end, Ximen Chuxue could no longer conceal his shock and curiosity and asked aloud.

Not only Ximen Chuxue, but also Zhang Sanniang, Yaoyue and Lianxing were also curious about the magical skills that Shen Pingan displayed at this moment.

Facing Ximen Chuixue's gaze, Shen Pingan said calmly: "Wherever the mind reaches, the sword goes. The sword will transform into thousands, forming a domain in itself. This is the Sword Domain."

Ximen Chuxue murmured and repeated Shen Ping'an's description, thinking about it carefully and feeling that it was profound.

At this moment, Ximen Chuxue's peripheral vision seemed to have caught something and he suddenly glanced at his feet, then turned his head to look behind him. He saw two scratches at his feet and behind him, one foot apart.

The scratch farthest from him was clearly where Ximen Chuxue was standing at the beginning.

"One step, one mark. In other words, from beginning to end, I only took three steps forward?"

As a master of swordsmanship, Shen Pingan's swordsmanship skills are far superior to his.

Ximen Chuxue knew that his strength could never match Shen Pingan's.

But what Ximen Chuxue didn't expect was that Shen Ping'an never took the initiative to attack from beginning to end. Just by using this method of sword intent to transform into a domain, he was unable to move forward.

Moreover, this was when Shen Pingan suppressed his own cultivation to the first level of Guiyuan Realm.

"Has the gap actually become this big?"

It's not just Ximen Chuxue.

Even Lu Xiaofeng, Zhang Sanniang and others tasted something different from the three scratches on the ground.

For a moment, several people looked at Shen Pingan in fear.

Facing everyone's gaze, Shen Pingan chuckled in his heart.

The sword intent turns into a domain, which can be a domain or a prison.

With Ximen Chuxue's current strength, Shen Ping'an's sword domain is a prison, enough to trap Ximen Chuxue inside and make it difficult for him to break free.

At the same time, the system's prompt message suddenly popped up in front of Shen Pingan.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for achieving the achievement, Prison-trapped Prodigy, achievement points +2000, First Level Sword Intent Pill (Ao Xue Sword Intent)*1.]

Shen Ping'an's heart moved slightly as he glanced at the system prompt message and the Sword Intent Pill he had obtained.

The sword intent pills that Shen Ping'an had obtained before did not have a fixed sword intent.

After using it, one will comprehend a sword intent based on the user's characteristics.

This time, it was the first time that the sword-intent pill contained fixed sword-intent.

"Because the target is Ximen Chuxue, does that mean the reward is the sword intent that Ximen Chuxue has mastered?"

After muttering to himself, Shen Pingan collected his thoughts and looked again at Ximen Chuxue, whose face still showed a hint of surprise and confusion.

After a moment of hesitation, Shen Pingan spoke again.

"The sword domain formed by this sword intent alone can stop you in your tracks. You are too weak now, even far inferior to Yan Shisan."

"With your current condition, how can you be qualified to take my sword?"

After saying that, Shen Pingan slowly turned around and walked into the pavilion.

In response to what Shen Ping'an said, Ximen Chuxue gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, and because he gripped too hard, the veins on the back of his hand became prominent.

But for Ximen Chuxue, victory is victory and defeat is defeat.

If you can't even admit failure, how can you be worthy of being a swordsman?

Therefore, even though Ximen Chuxue was unwilling to accept what Shen Ping'an said, he did not make any excuses.

"The path of the sword is boundless, and one must take one step at a time. To be ambitious and unrealistic is not the behavior of a swordsman who is truly devoted to the path of the sword."

"When you are able to enter the third realm of swordsmanship, come find me again."

"Besides, today is the day when my Shen family is hosting a banquet for all parties, yet you came to challenge me at such an unspecified time. This is a disgrace to my Shen family. That last sword energy was a small punishment but a big warning."

After he finished speaking, Shen Pingan picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, his tone still gentle and casual.

But in the eyes of Ximen Chuxue and others, Shen Pingan, with his calm temperament, made people feel like they were looking up to a mountain.

Taking a deep breath, Ximen Chuixue said in a deep voice, "When I reach the third realm of the sword path, I will come to ask you for swordsmanship again."

When he spoke, Ximen Chuxue clasped his hands together and his tone became more humble.

Even the word used in the conversation was not "challenge" but "ask the sword".

Hearing this, Shen Pingan nodded slightly.

"I'm looking forward to that day."

After hearing Shen Ping'an's response, Ximen Chuxue's expression became a little more relaxed.

After sheathing his sword, he turned around and headed towards the gate of the villa.

Lu Xiaofeng bowed to Shen Pingan and said, "Thank you for showing mercy."

Shen Pingan responded with a casual smile.

After the two left, Yao Yue looked at Shen Ping'an and said, "Today is the day when the Shen family is hosting a banquet for all parties. Since you know that his sudden challenge to you is intended to embarrass the Shen family and you, why are you still just making light of it?"

In response to Yao Yue's question, Shen Ping'an said in a gentle voice, "In the current Ming Dynasty, besides Yan Shisan, he is the only one who might have the hope of reaching the third realm of the sword path. It would be such a pity if he died here."

As if she understood what Shen Ping'an meant, Yao Yue looked at him with a strange expression and said, "Three steps closer to you is already his limit now. Do you think he will be qualified to be your opponent in the sword art in the future?"

Shen Pingan shook his head and said, "I don't know. Let's just leave some hope! After all, the sword path is vast and it's a pity to have no one to accompany you."

(End of this chapter)