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

Chapter 58: Swordsmen should march forward courageously (5,000-word chapter, please pre-order)
The sword intent was blocked, and the two of them stopped practicing and opened their eyes at the same time.

At the moment of exiting the cultivation state, Qu Feiyan, Shen Qingshan and Qu Feiyan calmly mobilized their true energy, and the moment they tapped the ground with their toes, they headed out of the yard, and only after entering the garden did they mobilize the sword intent in their bodies again.

Half an hour later, Qu Feiyan, who had finished his training first, turned around and walked towards the courtyard.

However, as soon as one foot stepped into the courtyard, feeling the heavy pressure like a mountain in the courtyard, Qu Feiyan took a half step back without saying a word, and then turned around.

Seeing Qu Feiyan turning around, Shen Qingshan turned around without saying a word and walked back into the garden.

From beginning to end, the two of them didn't communicate at all, and even their facial expressions didn't change at all.

All the movements are so natural and skillful that it makes people feel distressed.

It was not until another half an hour later that the Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent around Shen Pingan slowly calmed down.

And in Shen Ping'an's middle dantian, there was a small sword that was an inch long, white and translucent, floating in the air.

The Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent that was also flowing in the middle dantian would sometimes penetrate into this small white sword.

It was the sword spirit that Shen Ping'an had just condensed with the sword intent of cutting the sky.

Looking at the Heaven-Slaying Sword Soul in his Dantian, Shen Pingan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As a top-grade martial art of heavenly rank, the "Heaven-Cutting Sword Art" naturally requires more true energy and sword intent than ordinary martial arts.

In addition, this time Shen Pingan even used the accumulated strength.

The consumption of true energy and sword intent is greater.

It took an hour to condense this sword spirit, which almost completely drained the true energy in Shen Ping'an's body.

Even the sword intent took nearly 90% of its strength to barely condense this sword spirit.

However, high costs are often accompanied by high returns.

At least the sword spirit condensed in Shen Ping'an's body is so powerful that even genius warriors like Yao Yue and Zhang Sanniang who have just entered the Tiangang realm would find it difficult to withstand it.

If it were any other ordinary Tiangang Realm warrior, even if his cultivation had reached the third level of the Tiangang Realm, if he took the attack head-on, he would be seriously injured if not killed.

Shen Pingan slowly raised his hand, withdrawing his attention from the middle dantian.

As the sword spirit in his body trembled slightly, a wisp of sword-shaped true energy instantly burst out from Shen Ping'an's fingertips.

His eyes fell on the white sword-shaped true qi. Shen Ping'an could clearly feel the domineering will that could split the sky and split the earth in the sword-shaped true qi.

He flicked his right hand lightly, throwing the strand of true energy towards the wall. This strand of sword-shaped true energy did not stop at all, and directly penetrated the wall inside the house, and then shot out.

Shen Ping'an opened the room and finally saw the remnant of the sword-shaped true energy on a tree in the garden.

This small tree is nearly ten feet away from Shen Ping'an's courtyard.

Without the sword rhythm of the Zhantian Sword Soul, Shen Ping'an's sword-shaped true energy could only penetrate the outer wall of the courtyard at most.

This shows how much the sword-shaped true qi is improved after being blessed by the Zhantian Sword Spirit.

The improvement brought by this Heaven-Slaying Sword Spirit alone is no less than Shen Ping'an's own breakthrough in cultivation.

With Yan Shisan around and his improved strength, Shen Pingan was in a very good mood at the moment.

All the worries about the upcoming trip to Guangmingding were swept away.

"Now that our safety is guaranteed, we should consider carefully how to leverage the siege of Bright Summit by the six major sects to unlock new achievements."

The next day.

As the sun rose, two carriages stopped in front of the Shen family's gate, one in front of the other.

Not to mention the value of the two fine horses, the materials used for the rear carriage and wheels alone are worth a lot of money.

Under Qu Feiyan's command, some servants were loading the things needed for going out onto one of the carriages.

After taking his eyes off the two busy people, Shen Tiannan looked at Shen Pingan, who was dressed in black and as black as ink, and kept reminding him of things to pay attention to when going out.

But Shen Pingan did not show any impatience towards Shen Tiannan's nagging at this time, but listened with a smile.

After some instructions, Shen Tiannan took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and handed it to Shen Pingan.

Seeing this, Shen Pingan shook his head and said, "My nephew has enough money on him, and this trip is not an outing, so he doesn't need too much money."

Not to mention the banknotes Cao Zhengchun had given him before, Shen Ping'an kept 5,000 taels for Qu Feiyan.

The gold obtained from opening the treasure chests these few times is enough for Shen Pingan to spend lavishly outside, so there is no need for Shen Tiannan to give him money.

Shen Tiannan, who was unaware of this, said with a sullen face, "Nonsense! After all, you are now a prodigy ranked equally on both the Prodigy Ranking and the Grandmaster Ranking. You must not embarrass yourself when you go out. Keep it."

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Shen Ping'an could only helplessly hand the banknote to Qu Feiyan beside him and ask her to keep it.

"Although with the current reputation of the Shen family, even Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wusi dare not easily set their sights on the Shen family, but people are treacherous. Second uncle, it is better for you to take the remaining people in the mansion and move to Yuyang as soon as possible."

Shen Tiannan nodded and said, "Don't worry. In another month, both the shop and the house will be sold. I will then immediately take the remaining people in the mansion to Yuyang and supervise the construction so that the house in Yuyang can be completed sooner."

Shen Pingan responded with a smile.

Only after all the necessary things were moved onto the carriage did Shen Ping'an get on it.

As Shen Tiannan and several other members of the Shen family watched, the two carriages driven by Shen Pingan and the other two gradually headed towards the city gate.

But as they were driving, Qu Feiyan couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Master, didn't Yan Shisan agree to be your bodyguard yesterday? Why hasn't he shown up yet? Did he change his mind?"

Shen Pingan shook his head and said, "For a pure swordsman like Yan Shisan, once he makes a promise, he will definitely complete it, even if the price is his own life."

"Since he took the wine, he will definitely come."

After listening to Shen Ping'an's words, Qu Feiyan said "Oh" and turned around to control the horse pulling in front of him.

And things happened just as Shen Pingan expected.

As the carriage had just driven out of the city gate for only three miles, Qu Feiyan discovered Yan Shisan standing beside the official road.

Yan Shisan was still dressed the same as yesterday.

The long sword in his hand, the terrifying tattoo on his face and the cold, keep-away-from-entry demeanor made the pedestrians on the official road look nervous.

It was not until he walked past Yan Shisan and confirmed that the other party had no intention of robbing him that he breathed a sigh of relief and cursed in his heart.

As the carriage driven by Qu Feiyan and Shen Qingshan approached, Yan Shisan, who had originally closed his eyes, slowly opened them.

When he took a step forward, he crossed a distance of several feet and instantly appeared on the roof of the carriage driven by Shen Qingshan.

The little girl leaned out and looked back at Yan Shisan who was sitting cross-legged on the roof of a carriage behind her. She curled her lips and continued to drive the carriage forward.

It was also when the two carriages were moving along the official road and getting farther and farther away from the capital that Cao Zhengchun in the East Factory received the news at the first time.

"Lord, the spies outside the city gate have reported that Shen Ping'an has already left from the east side of the city."

Cao Zhengchun, who was sitting at the desk, did not respond, but frowned slightly and tapped the table unconsciously with his fingertips.

After a while, Cao Zhengchun sighed and said, "Whatever! It's better to leave. At least it's one less thing to worry about."

As a person in a superior position, the thing that cannot be tolerated the most is having an uncontrollable variable around you.

The strength displayed by Shen Pingan was too high.

Every day Cao Zhengchun stayed in the capital meant he had to worry for one more day.

This is also the reason why Cao Zhengchun had someone arrange to speed up the processing of the documents for the Shen family's site construction.

In the afternoon, the carriage stopped on the green grass beside the official road, and Shen Qingshan stood in front of the horse with feed and water to feed it.

Yan Shisan still stood aside.

Just as he closed his eyes, Yan Shisan's brows were furrowed and his body was shaking from time to time, as if he was experiencing some pain. The fluctuations of the true energy in his body were sometimes calm and sometimes violent.

After taking in Yan Shisan's situation, Qu Feiyan turned to look at Shen Pingan, who was gazing into the distance. "Sir, what's going on with Senior Yan?"

In response to Qu Feiyan's question, Shen Pingan turned his head and glanced at Yan Shisan before saying calmly, "He's still trying to control the fifteenth sword."

After listening to Shen Ping'an's reply, Qu Feiyan's doubts increased instead of decreasing.

"It's been over half a month, and he still hasn't mastered the fifteenth sword?"

Shen Pingan shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy?"

To Qu Feiyan's confusion, Shen Ping'an explained, "To master the first fourteen sword techniques, Yan Shisan nurtured his sword moves with hatred and murderous intent, gradually transforming himself into a 'vessel of murderous intent.'" "The fifteenth sword technique is the complete opposite of the fourteenth. It requires Yan Shisan to completely release his murderous intent and condense it into the sword techniques he holds."

"So, with this sword, there are only two possible outcomes: the person controls the sword, or the sword controls the person."

"If you want to control this sword, Yan Shisan must first be able to completely control the killing intent in his body."

"However, judging from his current situation, it will take at least half a year for him to fully master this move."

Qu Feiyan blinked in surprise and asked, "So long?"

Hearing this, Shen Pingan said calmly: "A swordsman should forge ahead courageously and would rather break than bend."

"And the killing intent originates from within oneself. If one cannot even face up to one's own killing intent, how can one control it?"

What Shen Ping'an said was not very profound, but with Qu Feiyan's current strength and understanding of martial arts, she still could not understand what Shen Ping'an meant.

However, when Shen Ping'an's words fell into Yan Shisan's ears, it was like an epiphany, breaking through the fog that had been lingering in his heart.

Feeling the situation inside his body, Yan Shisan took a deep breath and took the initiative to release some of his true energy, allowing a little of the sword intent in his dantian to flow out.

As the sword intent was freed, it rushed up into the brain as if it had its own consciousness.

In an instant, a sword intent filled with violence and hatred began to resonate in Yan Shisan's heart.

Although this amount of murderous intent could affect Yan Shisan's state of mind, it was far from enough to make him lose control.

On the other hand, Yan Shisan could actually feel that the hostility in his heart had subsided as time went by.

"Sure enough."

Yan Shisan's heart was moved, and he couldn't help but feel a little more happy.

After a moment, as the sword intent and true energy in his body calmed down, Yan Shisan also opened his eyes.

Turning his head to look at Shen Pingan, Yan Shisan said in a deep voice: "Thank you!"

Shen Pingan waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Senior Yan, you're too polite. It was just a few casual remarks."

Yan Shisan shook his head and said, "Although it was just a few words, it undoubtedly pointed out a suitable path for me. I owe you another favor."

Shen Pingan smiled and said, "This place is a long way from Guangmingding. Just a few casual words will make you owe a favor. Senior Yan, don't you worry that the favors you owe later will be too many to repay?"

Yan Shisan said calmly, "There will always be a time to pay it back."

There was a hint of not worrying about having too much debt in his words, which made Shen Pingan smile.

Afterwards, looking at Shen Qingshan who was happily feeding the horses, and then glancing at Qu Feiyan who was looking around beside him, Shen Pingan's heart moved.

Then a malicious smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Then he looked at Yan Shisan and said, "We can talk about the future later. How about Senior Yan return this favor to me now?"

"Ok?"

Listening to Shen Ping'an's words, Yan Shisan couldn't help but reveal a hint of doubt on his face.

The setting sun shone over the bamboos, staining the chessboard a honey-stained amber. A wind chime rustled gently from the eaves, startling two newly hatched swallows that were pecking at the mud. Their wings skimmed the velvety green moss growing in the cracks of the stone steps.

South of Daming.

Outside a bamboo house, two figures sat facing each other in the dim sunlight, with a chessboard in the middle.

One of them had silver hair falling like frost and snow, and a silver-gilt mask covered his face. The winding Nine Netherworld dark patterns glowed with a faint glow of underworld fire in the twilight.

The man opposite was already in his eighties. He was wearing a wide-sleeved robe with a gray crane pattern, and a black hairband hanging from his frosty temples. He exuded a sense of elegance from head to toe.

In front of the two men, a chess pot carved from bamboo roots exuded the cool fragrance of pre-Qingming tea. The old man twirled his beard and raised his wrist, and the white jade chess pieces "clicked" to cut off the retreat of the three black pieces.

The masked man's gaze fell on the chessboard. After a slight pause, he shook his head and threw the white piece back into the chess box.

As his slender fingers moved the white pieces on the chessboard back into the chess box one by one, the man's voice, with a hint of magnetism, slowly rang out.

"In all these years, this is the first time I've seen you take such a big interest in a rising star."

The old man chuckled and responded while picking out the chess pieces.

"Being able to face a group of Jinyiwei in the East Factory and only injure them instead of killing them is a sign of careful planning before taking action."

"After leaving the East Factory, he immediately went to Hulong Villa to find Zhu Wusi. This is enough to show that this boy is as perceptive as a savior."

"Add to that the talent and cultivation he displayed in the way of the sword. Looking at the world today, he can be called 'unparalleled'. As a current know-it-all, why would it be surprising for me to pay more attention to him?"

If anyone else heard the old man's words, they would certainly know that the elegant old man in front of them was the current head of Baixiao Pavilion, Bai Xiaosheng.

Hearing this, the man looked up at Bai Xiaosheng in surprise.

"You have such a high opinion of him before we even meet?"

Bai Xiaosheng shook his head and said, "A glimpse of a part reveals the whole picture. There are so many ways to understand a person, so why bother meeting him in person?"

The masked man pondered for a moment, and then a low voice sounded from under the mask.

"He remained silent for ten years while drawing the sword. He possessed such talent, yet he was able to meticulously practice the Art of Sword Drawing for ten years. This person's mental fortitude is truly astonishing. Unfortunately, people with such a mindset are often unwilling to be controlled by others."

"I know."

Bai Xiaosheng kept picking out chess pieces, and his expression and behavior gave people a sense of calmness and understanding.

After throwing all the dozen or so chess pieces in his hand into the chess box, the old man slowly said: "Since you can't control it, then make friends. Money is easy to return, but favors are hard to repay."

The masked man's tone was a little more playful: "So that's why you told him that Shen Qingfeng would join Wudang in attacking Guangmingding?"

The old man dropped the last white piece on the chessboard into the chess box and said calmly, "A simple matter can earn a swordsmanship prodigy a favor. Such a deal will never lose money. Since that's the case, why not do it?"

The masked man sighed and said, "When it comes to scheming, I still can't compare to you."

Bai Xiaosheng smiled and said, "As people age, they become more intelligent. As they get older, they think more and consider more things."

Hearing this, the man did not respond to Bai Xiaosheng's words, not knowing whether he disagreed or knew that Bai Xiaosheng's words were just a joke.

He raised his hand slightly, and without any movement from the masked man, a black piece in the chess box seemed to be pulled up by an invisible energy and fell between the man's index and middle fingers.

After the chess piece landed on the board, the masked man spoke again.

"Between Zhu Wusi and Cao Zhengchun, have you decided which one you'll choose?"

Bai Xiaosheng nodded in agreement.

After making the same move, he spoke again: "The way of the emperor is about balance. A single dominant force is never a good thing."

"Instead of having to take excessive precautions later on, it's better to have both, one open and one hidden, to have the best of both worlds."

The masked man nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking. These two men can be of use both now and in the future. It would be a shame to kill them."

At this time, Bai Xiaosheng suddenly spoke up: "However, after the matter is done, Zhu Wusi still cannot stay."

As the masked man watched, Bai Xiaosheng said, "This man has the eyes of an eagle and the back of a wolf. He is definitely not a good person. He can be used for a while, but not for a lifetime. If you keep him around, he will eventually bite you."

The masked man said calmly, "He's just Zhu Wusi, just do as you wish."

As he spoke, the masked man looked towards the capital.

"We've been preparing for ten years, and we'll be able to start in another year. It's really exciting!"

Bai Xiaosheng, who was standing by, pondered for a moment before suddenly speaking, "Actually, you don't have to be so anxious. There's still plenty of time."

Bai Xiaosheng had just finished speaking when the masked man shook his head and said, "I know my body well. I don't have much time left!"

The man's voice was very natural, as if he was talking about something that had already happened.

Faced with the man's attitude, Bai Xiaosheng closed his open mouth again.

His eyes once again focused on the chessboard in front of him.

However, the relaxed atmosphere created by the conversation just now was gone.

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