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

Chapter 125: The Only One in History
After sensing that Shen Ping'an's internal energy had calmed down a little, the other people in the garden immediately came over to Shen Ping'an.

Facing everyone's concerned gazes, Shen Pingan said softly: "It's okay!"

After confirming that Shen was safe and sound, they finally felt relieved.

But then, when Zhang Sanniang and Yao Yue looked at Shen Ping'an, there was a hint of weirdness in their eyes.

Zhang Sanniang sighed, "Master Shen, with the cultivation of the second level of Tiangang Realm, killed a warrior of the third level of Tianren Realm with a single sword strike. This is probably the only one of its kind in history."

"If this kind of record were to get out, I don't know how many people would be scared."

Shen Pingan smiled calmly without explaining in detail.

After all, the Yixi Sword can seal the true energy and keep it for backup, and it is also one of Shen Pingan's trump cards.

Naturally, the fewer people who know about this matter, the better.

The true energy flowed along the hilt into the Yixi Sword and circulated around it.

Feeling the emptiness of the Yixi Sword without a trace of true energy, Shen Pingan sighed in his heart.

"Yes, I have to nourish it again."

It is not difficult to seal the true energy in the Yixi Sword, but to make the true energy in the Yixi Sword sufficient to pose a threat to the Tianren Realm warriors like it does today, either the quantity or the quality must be improved.

But the amount of true energy that can be sealed inside the Yixi Sword is limited.

It is obviously impossible to achieve large volume.

Therefore, if Shen Pingan wanted to make the Qi sealed in the Yixi Sword threatening enough to force him to use this trump card, he would need to continuously compress the Qi sealed in the Yixi Sword and then squeeze out more space to continue sealing the Qi, and repeat this process over and over again.

This caused the quality of the true energy sealed in the Yixi Sword to reach a limit.

For this step, Shen Ping'an had to spend half an hour every day for the past three months on compressing and injecting his true qi.

After sheathing the sword and handing it to Qu Feiyan beside him, Shen Pingan looked up at the corpse of the man in black in the distance.

Walking in front of the man in black, Shen Ping'an tapped his toes lightly, and several strands of sword energy shot out, directly shattering the scarf covering the man's face, revealing his old true face.

As his eyes fell on the face of the man in black, information about the masters of the Heavenly Realm who were on the Heavenly Realm List of Baixiao Pavilion emerged in his mind one after another.

But unfortunately, none of the masters of the Heavenly Realm that Shen Ping'an knew could match the appearance and cultivation level of the old man in front of him.

In response, Shen Pingan turned his head and looked at Zhang Sanniang and the others: "Do any of you know this person?"

In response to Shen Ping'an's question, Yao Yue and the other two shook their heads.

Zhang Sanniang said, "Being able to master the sword's will is enough to prove that this person is also a master of the sword. However, Sanniang has never heard of such a Heavenly Man Realm warrior who is proficient in swordsmanship in the Ming Dynasty."

Shen Qingshan, standing by, was puzzled and said, "Strange! With Bai Xiao Pavilion's intelligence capabilities, how could they not have recorded this guy?"

At this time, Yao Yue spoke up, "Though warriors who can reach the Heavenly Man Realm are rare, there are more than tens of millions of warriors in the world. Looking across the world, how could there only be the few hundred people on the Bai Xiao Pavilion list?"

"There are also some warriors in the Heavenly Man Realm who are not recorded on the Heavenly Man List by Bai Xiao Pavilion. Even Bai Xiao Pavilion will not record these people."

Qu Feiyan looked puzzled and asked, "Why would Baixiao Pavilion do this if they knew about it but didn't report it?"

Shen Pingan said, "Because if Bai Xiao Pavilion doesn't do this, it will really become the target of public criticism."

Listening to Shen Ping'an's words, Yao Yue glanced at Shen Ping'an, as if she didn't expect Shen Ping'an to react so quickly.

He nodded immediately and said, "That's right! The reason why Bai Xiao Pavilion has been able to stand firm in the martial arts world for hundreds of years and why few people have bothered it is probably because of two reasons."

"First, Bai Xiao Pavilion never gets involved in disputes in the martial arts world."

"Secondly, if it involves the hidden agents of various top-tier forces, or the most crucial information, Bai Xiao Pavilion will not arbitrarily release this information to Jianghu Fengyunlu or its various rankings without the consent of the top-tier forces."

"For example, in my Yihua Palace, only my master is on the Heavenly Man List of Baixiao Pavilion. However, there are actually two other Supreme Elders in the palace who entered the Heavenly Man Realm earlier than my master."

"Even if Baixiao Pavilion knows about this, these people cannot reveal the information and identities of these two Supreme Elders."

"The same is true for the other top forces."

Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows, let alone those top forces in the world who are full of cunning minds.

A fool shows his strength to the enemy, while a wise man shows his weakness to the enemy.

In the martial arts world, which force doesn’t have enemies hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to strike?
In order to maintain the stability and longevity of their sect, who would be so foolish as to put all their secret cards on the table? Wouldn't that just make the enemy wary?
At this time, Zhang Sanniang took over the topic and said: "For top-level forces, the sect will always cultivate some extremely talented disciples into both inner strength and outer strength according to the characteristics of the disciples."

"The so-called face refers to people like the leaders of top-tier factions, who appear glamorous and respected in front of others."

"The inner circle refers to those who work silently behind the scenes and secretly help the sect deal with some shady matters."

"One bright and one dark, only then can the sect last longer."

After saying that, Zhang Sanniang looked at Shen Pingan and said, "Master Shen, do you think this person might be a hidden pawn cultivated by other top forces?"

Shen Pingan nodded gently and said, "Since there is no corresponding candidate even on the Heavenly Man Ranking, this is the most likely possibility."

Qu Feiyan thought for a moment and said, "This man is also mainly skilled in swordsmanship. Young Master, you just fought with him. Can you tell which school of martial arts he uses?"

Shen Pingan shook his head and said, "The swordsmanship he used is not particularly profound. Its power is only at the upper level of the Earth Rank at most. It is not comparable to the martial arts of the top forces."

Qu Feiyan frowned and said, "They've even considered the issue of martial arts. The forces behind this guy are really careful."

Lian Xing sighed softly, "It's a pity that Master Shen had already held back just now, only using his Tiangang Realm Second Level cultivation to deal with it. I never thought that this guy couldn't even take a single blow."

"If he is still alive, we can torture him and perhaps find out the power behind him." The others nodded after hearing this.

Only Shen Pingan didn't think so.

Know your own affairs.

If the old man cannot be killed in the first place, it means that Shen Pingan will have to waste a character experience card.

For Shen Ping'an, the first priority was to ensure that the old man would not pose a threat to him.

Destroying him with one sword is the best option, but killing him with one sword is also acceptable.

As for subsequent investigations, there are always other ways.

It's better to be careful.

Then, Shen Qingshan squatted in front of the old man and searched his body.

All that was found were some loose silver and gold beads.

Nothing special or able to indicate the old man's identity was found.

Seeing this, after a moment of hesitation, Shen Pingan said, "Fei Yan, write down his appearance and draw a portrait later. Then ask someone to ask him about it."

Qu Feiyan was so smart that when she heard Shen Ping'an's words, she immediately understood that Shen Ping'an was planning to take this man's portrait to ask Bai Xiaosheng.

He nodded immediately, then lowered his head and continued to look at the old man, memorizing every detail of the old man's face.

When Qu Feiyan and Shen Qingshan set out to deal with the old man's body, Shen Ping'an looked at the three women.

"This man came here for me, but he almost hurt the three girls and frightened them."

Zhang Sanniang smiled and said, "It's okay! The Shen family has Master Shen here, so why should we worry?"

Although Yao Yue and Lian Xing did not respond, it was obvious that neither of them took what had just happened seriously.

Afterwards, after chatting for a while, Shen Pingan, who was concerned about the achievement treasure chest, smiled and said, "It's getting late, the three of you should go to bed early."

The three women nodded in response.

Only then did Shen Ping'an turn around and walk towards his own courtyard.

The night breeze blew by, bringing with it a sweet aroma mixed with the scent of wine.

As the fragrance entered their noses, the three women knew that before coming, Shen Ping'an must have been drinking under the moon.

If they were in the capital, Zhang Sanniang might even take the initiative to invite Shen Pingan to have a few drinks together.

But looking at Yao Yue and Lian Xing standing beside her, Zhang Sanniang gave up the idea.

Noticed Yao Yue and Lian Xing who were staring at Shen Ping'an's back.

Suddenly I felt that it was a wrong decision to invite Shen Ping'an to the Maple Leaf River to watch the final battle between Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng in the capital.

If not.

It will not have anything to do with Yao Yue and Lian Xing.

You're really asking for trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhang Sanniang sighed softly and turned to walk towards the villa.

After returning to his own courtyard, Shen Pingan took out the wine jug from his system backpack again.

After taking a big sip, Shen Ping'an's thoughts raced.

In fact, the identity of the old man who broke into the Shen family tonight is still unknown.

However, being able to command a warrior at the Heavenly Man Realm requires a top-tier force.

There are only a few top forces in the Ming Dynasty now.

Wudang and Northern Shaolin can be ruled out first.

The two palace masters of Yihua Palace are in the garden, and the old man just now is a man, so Shenshui Palace does not need to worry.

Excluding these four, there are only a few top forces left in the Ming Dynasty.

They are nothing more than the six top forces, namely Yuandao Sect, Shenjian Villa, Cihang Jingzhai, Wuming Island, Qinglong Society, and Nujiao Gang, as well as the imperial court.

The reason why Cihang Jingzhai was not excluded by Shen Pingan was because there were too many mistresses among the disciples under Cihang Jingzhai.

Even the current abbot of Cihang Jingzhai, Yan Jing'an, was a beauty on the Hundred Flowers List when she was young.

She attracted the hearts of many talented people in the martial arts world.

Who knows if the old man is Yan Jing'an's bootlicker, sent by Cihang Jingzhai?
It was just today that I rejected Qin Mengyao's invitation. Even if Cihang Jingzhai was dissatisfied, it would not act so quickly.

Moreover, just because I rejected Qin Mengyao's invitation, he immediately arranged for a warrior at the third level of the Heavenly Man Realm to cause trouble for me. This was a bit too petty.

The people at Cihang Jingzhai wouldn't be so petty as to do things this way.

(End of this chapter)