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Chapter 82, page 97: What is the Celestial Sword? This is it! [Requesting monthly votes!]

"..."

Yu Canghai collapsed to the ground.

The chatter, noise, and gambling sounds in the arena completely disappeared, and the vast carriage and horse racing track fell silent in an instant.

The hundreds of people were completely silent, with only the occasional suppressed breath.

Everyone was somewhat bewildered as they watched Yu Canghai lying dead on the ground with his eyes wide open.

Yu Canghai of Qingcheng is not the same kind of person as Tian Boguang.

Yu Canghai was the head of a major sect and a renowned figure in the martial arts world.

Regardless of whether one despises his character, when it comes to his martial arts skills, 99% of the martial artists present would have to acknowledge that he was a master and no match for Yu Canghai.

Especially considering how beautiful his movements and swordsmanship were just now.

But what did they see?
One sword!
He only used one sword!
Known for his "draws" and never losing face, he always fought three hundred moves with any senior swordsman, even young swordsmen would give him face. The young swordsman Lu Chen, who fought for over a hundred moves, actually only used one sword!
It was not a sneak attack or ambush; it was a face-to-face confrontation, and Young Master Lu even gave Yu Canghai the first move.

But the result was exactly the same as Tian Boguang's.

Just one sword.

Yu Canghai, the leader of Qingcheng Sect and a renowned figure in Sichuan, has died!

The betting hasn't even officially started yet...

The deathly silence in the room lasted for an unknown amount of time.

Suddenly, a clear, childlike voice exclaimed in admiration:
"The Celestial Sword... No wonder it's called the Celestial Sword! It truly lives up to its name!"

The girl's voice finally broke the silence.

After witnessing Lu Chen instantly kill Yu Canghai with a single sword strike, the dazzled and shocked crowd finally came to their senses.

"The Celestial Sword, this is the Celestial Sword! Today I've finally seen its true form!"

"Did you all see that sword strike clearly just now? I felt that it was definitely not human swordsmanship. That sword strike, that sword strike..."

"I can't understand it, I really can't understand it, it's like a divine sword flying from the sky!"

The ordinary martial arts practitioners who came to watch the battle were extremely excited, and their discussions were noisy and boisterous.

Linghu Chong touched his brow, feeling somewhat incredulous: I actually fought that person for a hundred moves just now?

Yue Lingshan, Lu Dayou, and other Huashan disciples were terrified when they realized they had just encouraged Linghu Chong to challenge Lu Chen.

Fortunately, the eldest brother was just a drunkard; he was neither a lecher nor did he indiscriminately kill innocent people...

Qu Feiyan winked smugly at Huang Rong and whispered:
"Sister, how did I do?"

Huang Rong smiled sweetly and gave her a thumbs up:

"Well done."

That clear, childlike voice just now belonged to Qu Feiyan.

Huang Rong was really too embarrassed to say those kinds of things herself.

After all, she and Lu Chen were inseparable, and everyone knew that she was Lu Chen's female companion. So she was too embarrassed to repeat Lu Chen's prowess by using a gradual tone to say "Heavenly Divine Sword" three times.

Therefore, Huang Rong greatly admired Qu Feiyan's skill in playing the straight man.

At this moment.

Not only were ordinary martial arts practitioners excitedly discussing the matter, but also renowned guests of the Liu family, such as Mr. Wen and He Sanqi, were deeply shocked and amazed.

They had already guessed that there might be bloodshed today, but even the boldest person would only dare to guess that Lu Chen would not fight Yu Canghai for three hundred moves today, and would probably use his real skills to end the battle within a hundred moves.

But to everyone's surprise, Lu Chen killed Yu Canghai with just one sword strike!
Under Lu Chen's sword, Yu Canghai, the leader of Qingcheng Sect, was no different from Tian Boguang, the lone traveler of ten thousand miles!
"Fortunately, I am never evil; on the contrary, I am quite kind to others, otherwise..."

He Sanqi of the Yandang Sect, who had just compared his swordsmanship with Lu Chen yesterday, was filled with relief.

Before arriving, the members of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, who had just examined the bodies of Ding Mian and the others, fell into an eerie silence.

The sight of Yu Canghai's death...

How come he looks so much like Fei Bin?

But if Lu Chen really killed Ding Mian and the others, he should have tried to cover it up instead of exposing such a murder method in public.

Or is it that... he simply doesn't care?
Master Dingyi stared at the blood-red spot between Yu Canghai's eyebrows, then looked at Lu Chen, who remained calm, her expression somewhat complicated.

Yu Canghai is such a depraved villain, killing him is justified.

But the people of the Songshan Sect...

No, it's not certain yet that Lu Chen killed Ding Mian and the others.

Buddhist disciples cannot accuse someone of murder without evidence, simply because the methods of killing are similar...

Just as I was thinking that...

Hou Renying, one of the "Four Beauties of Qingcheng," roared angrily:
"Give me back my master's life!"

With a clang, he drew his longsword and charged toward Lu Chen alongside the other three of the "Four Heroes of Qingcheng": Hong Renxiong, Yu Renhao, and Luo Renjie.

They didn't think they could defeat Lu Chen.

No matter how arrogant the Four Heroes of Qingcheng were, they were well aware of the gap in strength between themselves and their master, Yu Canghai.

Even their master was killed by Lu Chen with a single sword strike, so they were even less worth mentioning in front of Lu Chen.

But such are the rules of the martial world: if a master is killed, as disciples, even if they know they are no match, they must rush forward to avenge him in full view of everyone.

Otherwise, they will never be able to hold their heads high in the martial arts world again.

Moreover, they were all involved in the massacre of the entire Fuwei Escort Agency, the destruction of its branches in various places, and even the arson.

Lu Chen responded to Lin Pingzhi's plea to help, and having even killed his master, he would probably never let them go.

At this moment, the only option is to rely on our superior numbers and try a desperate gamble.

Dozens of people, dozens of swords, swarmed forward and hacked wildly; perhaps there was still a sliver of hope!
To fight for their lives, the "Heroes and Heroes, the Four Heroes of Qingcheng" led the charge. Among the dozens of other Qingcheng disciples, a small number who were keenly aware of their evil deeds drew their swords without hesitation and followed suit, while the majority hesitated only slightly before charging forward as well.

He hesitated a little longer in the last part, but seeing that his fellow disciples had all gone up, he had no choice but to draw his sword and rush forward.

Furthermore, these Qingcheng disciples all shared a thought:
You've already killed our sect leader, you can't just kill all of us Qingcheng disciples in front of so many martial arts masters, can you?

If you go too far in killing, do you think Master Liu and the others will stand idly by?
They will definitely step in and stop it.

With this in mind, even though the Qingcheng disciples were terrified by Lu Chen's terrifying strength in instantly killing Yu Canghai with a single sword strike, and their hands and feet were trembling, they still gritted their teeth and rushed forward with the crowd.

pity.

The idea is beautiful.

But the reality is cruel.

Lu Chen's sword originates from the "Sword Intent of Immortal Slaughter." It is a sword of slaughter, a sword of destruction, a sword of annihilation!
Once the will to kill is set in, there is no restraint in the slaughter!
Facing the Qingcheng disciples rushing towards him, Lu Chen grabbed Lin Pingzhi, who was kneeling beside him, incoherently kowtowing while crying, and pushed him into the crowd. Then, facing the dozen or so long swords that were slashing and thrusting at him, he leisurely stepped into the forest of swords.

This time, he didn't kill anyone with each step.

With Yu Canghai dead, the Qingcheng Sect's "Pine Breeze Sword Technique" now rests on the shoulders of these Qingcheng disciples.

So, let's all exchange a few moves.

Lu Chen darted and weaved through the crowd, his sword light occasionally encircling several Qingcheng disciples at the same time. Just like in a normal sword fight, he clashed with their swords to dissect their sword moves and probe their methods of exerting force.

Ordinary Qingcheng disciples would be swept away by the sword light and fall headfirst after a few exchanges of blows.

None of the Qingcheng disciples who followed Yu Canghai to Hengshan City were innocent; they all participated in the massacre of the Fuwei Escort Agency's headquarters, the destruction of its branches in various places, and the arson that harmed the common people.

Lu Chen kills without any burden.

However, he did not kill the four disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, who, although their martial arts skills were average, had mastered the true essence of the "Pine Breeze Sword Technique," immediately.

He used his movement techniques and swordplay to restrict the Four Heroes of Qingcheng, confining them to a certain area and stabbing down the Qingcheng disciples around them one by one. While continuously stabbing down ordinary Qingcheng disciples, he would occasionally turn back to exchange a few sword strikes with the Four Heroes of Qingcheng.

His movements also underwent even more bizarre changes.

His movements were sometimes fast and sometimes slow. When he was fast, he was like a phantom flashing by, dazzling the eye. When he was slow, he was like a still frame in a movie, flashing and pausing. Yet, even with these flashes, he always managed to dodge the enemy swords that were thrusting or slashing at him from all around.

This bizarre movement, so unpredictable, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes sporadic, sometimes erratic, is enough to make anyone dizzy.

Many martial artists with mediocre skills, after watching for a while, suddenly vomited.

Even if you can resist vomiting, you still feel extremely dizzy.

Qu Feiyan covered her forehead with one hand and reached out to Huang Rong with the other, her face pale, and cried out in distress:

"No, no, I'm about to faint, sister, help me..."

They ended up helping nothing.

However, Huang Rong saw that several Qingcheng disciples on the periphery had lost their fighting spirit and wanted to escape into the crowd. She immediately stepped forward, lashed out with her long whip, and lashed those Qingcheng disciples back.

Hearing the crisp cracking sound of Huang Rong cracking her whip.

Liu Zhengfeng and the others then seemed to wake up from their daze.

Just now, Lu Chen surrounded a group of Qingcheng disciples by himself. His movements were so swaying that even they were a little dizzy. Yet, his sword light was completely devoid of any firepower, like the misty rain of Jiangnan, gentle and hazy, with almost no hint of killing intent.

The strange movement and the gentle swordsmanship seemed to possess a peculiar magic, making them somewhat dizzy and disoriented, so much so that they didn't even notice that the number of Qingcheng disciples standing in the arena was dwindling.

Only when they were awakened by Huang Rong's cracking whip did they realize that of the dozens of Qingcheng disciples who were originally standing, less than ten remained!
And it's still decreasing!

Liu Zhengfeng opened his mouth to shout, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the bloodstain between the eyebrows on Yu Canghai's corpse, and then he remembered the almost identical bloodstain between Fei Bin's eyebrows. Considering the lineup of the Songshan Sect and their sneaky behavior...

So the words were on the tip of his tongue, but he fell silent.

Tianmen Daoist pursed his lips and kept a straight face, showing no intention of speaking.

He was an upright man. Yu Canghai was not only the leader of a sect, but also the head of the Taoist temple "Songfeng Temple". He led his disciples to harm hundreds of innocent people and ruined the reputation of Taoist disciples. He deserved this retribution.

Master Dingyi's expression was complicated.

She didn't want to believe that Lu Chen was the murderer who killed Ding Mian and the others.

But now, Huang Rong has brandished her whip again.

Lu Bai died from a broken neck caused by a weapon resembling a whip, with a conspicuous ligature mark on his neck.

Master Dingyi had a very good impression of Lu Chen and Huang Rong.

Lu Chen also killed Tian Boguang and saved her disciple Yilin.

However, the Songshan Sect is the leader of the Five Sacred Mountains Alliance and is closely connected with the Hengshan Sect...

That said, the Songshan Sect members arrived outside Hengshan City without a sound, dressed as masked men in black, showing none of the grand and righteous air of the Five Mountains Alliance's leading sect. Their actions were indeed quite suspicious.

Could there be some misunderstanding?
Even now, Abbess Dingyi still felt that, given Lu Chen and Huang Rong's temperament, they wouldn't indiscriminately kill innocent people.

Otherwise, if he were truly an enemy of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, wouldn't he have already wiped out the entire Hengshan Sect?
at this time.

The last few Qingcheng disciples in the arena, including the Four Heroes of Qingcheng, were all knocked down by Lu Chen's longsword.

Of course, not everyone died.

Two of the Four Heroes of Qingcheng survived, and several ordinary disciples also survived.

This was not because Lu Chen was soft-hearted and wanted to leave some seeds for the Qingcheng Sect.

He nodded to Huang Rong, who immediately understood. She swung her long whip, sweeping the Qingcheng disciples aside, and used her not-so-skilled Peach Blossom Island family heirloom, the "Bone-Piercing Needle," to interrogate Lin Zhennan and his wife about their whereabouts.

Looking at the Qingcheng Sect members lying dead on the ground.

The hundreds of onlookers were all somewhat dazed.

The Qingcheng Sect, a renowned martial arts school, has lost all its elite members?

Even the sect leader, dozens of elites, including the renowned "Heroes and Heroes of Qingcheng" who have gained fame in recent years, were all wiped out by one person, who was still so young...

Looking at the silent black-clad youth standing amidst the corpses, the previously noisy scene gradually quieted down. Hundreds of martial arts practitioners involuntarily shut their mouths, held their breath, and looked at Lu Chen with awe.

This applies not only to ordinary martial arts practitioners.

Disciples of the Huashan Sect, disciples of the Taishan Sect, disciples of the Hengshan Sect, disciples of the Hengshan Sect...

Martial arts masters such as Mr. Wen and He Sanqi, who came to observe the ceremony, and high-ranking members of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, including Liu Zhengfeng, Tianmen, Tiansong, and Dingyi...

This is true.

Even a scholar in a blue robe, who appeared to be only in his forties and had a long, flowing beard, looked at Lu Chen with a gaze full of shock and solemnity. Recalling Lu Chen's movements and swordsmanship just now, he muttered to himself:

"What kind of sword technique is that? How can it be so strange?"

What kind of sword technique is that?
That was a killing move that Lu Chen had developed based on his understanding of "Sword Two" back in the Zhongtiao Mountains, and it was only now that it was gradually taking shape!
In the past few days, he has been "fed" a lot of sword techniques in Hengshan City, and has successively learned the Yandang Sword Technique, Taishan Sword Technique and Songshan Sword Technique. His second killing move is about to be unleashed.

The increasingly bizarre movement was a sign that this killing move was gradually taking shape.

Now that he has also acquired the Qingcheng Sect's "Pine Breeze Sword Technique," perhaps all he needs is the Hengshan Sword Sect's "Hundred Transformations and Thousand Illusions Cloud and Mist Thirteen Styles" to provide him with some nourishment related to the principles of "illusion and reality," and his killing move will be fully formed.
This killer move is very important to him.

It is related to unlocking "JX3".

So, while Huang Rong was still interrogating him, in this eerily silent setting, Lu Chen bowed respectfully to Liu Zhengfeng:
"Mr. Liu San".

He then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards a certain spot in the crowd:

"Master Mo, I have long admired the ever-changing and unfathomable Hengshan swordsmanship. I am deeply impressed and today I humbly request your guidance. This exchange will be conducted in a spirit of mutual respect and will end when we have reached a point of mutual respect."

This statement came out.

The previously eerie and heavy atmosphere instantly eased; someone breathed a sigh of relief, patted their chest, and was deeply moved.

came back!
The peaceful and benevolent "Peaceful Sword" is back!
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