Ironclad, but the dungeon is in Hell difficulty.

"The bandit leader has been defeated, and this victory is already a sure thing."

They threw the Nest Father onto the deck, and soon thousands of Cloud Knights quickly took out a four-piece set of restraints: the Gnawing Cage, Lead Stone Shackles, Suffocation Bindings, and Foot Locks, and firmly restrained the burly werewolf who was several men tall.

“Jing Yuan’s strength has also improved considerably, and he already possesses eight or nine tenths of the general’s imposing presence. I think the general can rest assured.”

Jing Liu looked at the spirited Jing Yuan, compared him to Teng Xiao in his youth, and nodded slightly.

"General Teng Xiao is naturally pleased that Luo Fu has a successor. Now Jing Yuan has taken over many of his affairs, and it seems that the day he takes over as general will come sooner than I thought."

Yu Tianyi returned the Blazing Crossbow to Qingyang. The other party intended to give it to him as a gift, but Yu Tianyi politely declined with a smile, saying that he was just a craftsman and could not accept such a gift.

Qingyang shook his head speechlessly, but considering the other party's lifespan, he did not insist. He simply took the Blazing Fire Crossbow with a sense of regret and put it back into his personal small cave.

"Leaving my affairs aside for now, Jingliu, do you have any plans for a successor to your position as Sword Master?"

Jing Yuan, who was listening to the two boasting about themselves, felt his face burning and quickly interrupted their conversation.

"I have no disciples, so during the Starry Sky Martial Arts Competition, once the swordsmanship competition is over, I will select the winner as the Sword Master."

Jingliu, who is not a sword fanatic, does not cherish his own swordsmanship and has no intention of training a successor, so he answered very calmly.

"So who do you think will win the championship in this martial arts ceremony?"

Upon hearing Jing Yuan's question, not only him, but also Yu Tianyi, Qingyang and others standing nearby perked up their ears.

It's important to know that although Jingliu has stepped down as the sword master, her vision will not be diminished by this action. Therefore, her answer can largely determine the champion in advance.

"Well."

A hint of confusion flashed in her gradually changing red and white eyes. The moment Jingliu was asked this question, many figures flashed through her mind. They were all soldiers who had fought alongside her and fought side by side.

However, those figures also faded away in an instant, leaving little trace. Although these people were not badly skilled, they were still far from being worthy of the title of Sword Master.

"As far as I know, none of the swordsmen in Luofu today are worthy of the title of Sword Master."

Her calm words echoed across the deck, silencing the slightly noisy space for a moment.

This answer was not unexpected for Tianyi. According to the original plot, after Jingliu disappeared, even though Xingtian Martial Arts Competition never resumed, the name of the Sword Master was no longer mentioned.

However, if one is highly skilled, one can also become the leader of the sword. However, even eight hundred years later, the strongest person in the army, apart from Jing Yuan, was Yan Qing, who was only a child. This shows the lack of successors in the Luofu Cloud Cavalry.

Of course, the chaos has not yet occurred in this timeline, and the Cloud Cavalry of Luofu has not suffered heavy casualties, so there are still quite a few Xiaowei. However, if we take the title of Sword Master as the standard of Jingliu, then there is indeed no one who can take on this important task.

"However, among the Yao Qingyun Cavalry that came to provide support this time, I discovered a promising talent."

Jingliu's words immediately drew everyone's attention back, making them curious about who she was that deserved such praise.

"I do have some guesses. Jingliu, you're referring to the one in plain clothes who performed exceptionally well a few days ago, right?"

"It is this person. I observed that he is quite skilled in using the Cloud Riding Sword Manual, and he fought against that giant Longbo with ease. Moreover, he is no more than twenty years old."

"Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Jingliu. Although Suyi is not from the prestigious Yaoqing family, there are rumors that she has some connection with the Marshal. I'm afraid she won't stay in Luofu."

Upon hearing this, Jing Yuan sighed. He knew some inside information; this person was no ordinary person. He had only come to Luofu to provide support and gain experience, and it was impossible for him to stay for long.

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PS:

Another day without monthly passes or razor blades (灬? ?灬).

Chapter 154 First Encounter with Plain Clothes

"Qin Suying, Su Chang's mother, is still just a little girl."

Upon hearing this familiar name, Yu Tianyi immediately knew who the two were talking about. Although that person had not appeared in the game before the transmigration and was only mentioned in Su Chang's family letter, she was quite famous in the other game.

Before the inside story was revealed, the plot of the seven disciples killing their master left a deep impression on many people regarding these traitorous disciples, and Yu Tianyi was no exception.

"However, on this side of the Milky Way, Su Yi, who is also one of the Seven Disciples, is about to show her talent, but Yan Qing is still more than seven hundred years away from being born."

Life is unpredictable, it's truly lamentable. I wonder what kind of person Marshal Hua is here, and what kind of charisma he possesses.

After witnessing the perseverance of another Hua, Yu Tianyi couldn't help but become somewhat curious about this elusive Cloud Cavalry Marshal.

Even he himself didn't realize that he, who had never been particularly interested in these things before, would suddenly start to care about them.

This is the change in mindset brought about by the difference in confidence. Although Yu Tianyi was not worried about his lifespan before, he was powerless to resist the overwhelming trend due to his strength, so he subconsciously did not consider things other than the people around him.

Now, simply put, Yu Tianyi feels that he has some ability to withstand risks, so he has some focus on external matters.

While the group was talking, some changes occurred on the sea surface below Tiantong.

"An anomaly has been detected in the sea below. It's the artifact beasts cultivated by the Bu Li people in this world. Every so often, these overconfident hunting groups try to obtain the remnants of the divine miracles here."

"It seems this is the power they've been secretly accumulating in this world. Seeing Chao Fu captured, those Bu Li people are now unleashing their accumulated strength, preparing for a desperate last stand."

As Jing Yuan looked at the intelligence sent by Yu Zhao, a huge shadow rapidly rose from the deep sea. Judging from its shape, it was a deep-sea behemoth resembling a whale.

After being modified by the biotechnology of the Buli people, it was transformed into a giant biological warship capable of space travel, and usually hides in the deepest part of the seabed of Tarasa to avoid the detection of the fairy ship.

Now that the moment has come, the hunting party is naturally going all out and has no reason to hold back.

It was clear that the hunting group had high hopes for this beast ship, as could be seen from the look in the eyes of the Nest Father, who had not yet been taken away.

However, that hope only lasted for a few minutes. This hunting group had obviously overestimated its own strength. Even though they had heard about the Immortal Boat's strength from other hunting groups, without a direct confrontation, they would always have some unrealistic fantasies.

Before Jing Yuan's Tian Tong could make a move, the Yun Qi, who had already formed their battle formation, began long-range attacks on the distant islands. Countless arrows fell like meteors, and a violent roar echoed across the sea.

The Demon-Slaying Arrow is an arrowhead forged from starlight and celestial essence. Although it is no bigger than a finger's width, it can easily pierce through the monster's hard, stone-like shell when used with an electromagnetic crossbow.

"Disgusting wretch."

Then, the sky changed color instantly, and thunder roared throughout the hundred-day sky. A red figure streaked across the sky, easily piercing through the beast from top to bottom amidst its mournful cry.

"It seems the battle in the sky has ended as well."

Yu Tianyi looked down at the imposing figure of the man who had suppressed the magical beast, wielding a long spear, and already knew the outcome of the battle in the sky.

"Without the divine man's precise and blazing fire, which greatly dampened the morale of those wretched creatures, it would indeed take some time for the flying warriors to achieve victory, as those aircraft are quite fast."

As they spoke, a figure with black hair, red clothes, and dragon horns on his forehead stepped onto the sky. Luo Xiu's body appeared to be without a single wound, and the spear in his hand was as clean as new, seemingly untouched by blood.

She wouldn't have returned to the surface so quickly, but unexpectedly, her side had a sharpshooter whose precise fire was like the Grim Reaper descending. Every shot either blocked or killed, and none missed. The Bu Li people were terrified and lost their spirit, while her side's morale soared, and they easily won a great victory.

"This is an unexpected surprise, but it doesn't seem surprising."

Upon hearing of his achievements, Yu Tianyi was somewhat surprised, but then realized that those Bu Li people were also intelligent beings, and just because they could instill fear in others did not mean that he himself would not be afraid.

If one has no will to fight, even if one's forces outnumber the enemy several times over, one will still be defeated, as seen in the Battle of Hefei, which established the famous legend of the God of War at Xiaoyao Ford and the story of sending 100,000 soldiers to their deaths. Moreover, this time, the Immortal Ship is the one with the advantage.

The next battle will be a simple and uninteresting final encirclement, and soon a record of a great victory will be added to the Shence Prefecture's records.

At the end of the battle, Yu Tianyi also saw the woman in plain clothes that Jing Liu had deliberately mentioned.

She was dressed in white, her black hair flowing, and she held the family heirloom sword 'Xuanyuan' in her hand. What was most memorable were her rather strange eyes. At first glance, they seemed no different from ordinary people, but if you looked into them, you would find that they were a pair of deep brown eyes with dark red pupils.

"If the characteristics of the Xuanyuan Sword in this space-time are not much different from what I know, then the Xuanyuan Sword has not yet revealed its true form."

Watching the golden Xuanyuan Sword slice through the body of the beast 'Fangfeng', cutting into its most vulnerable beak like a gazelle leaping through the air, with a flick and a pull, it had already shredded its brain into a pulp.

"His skill level has reached the point where grass, trees, bamboo and stones can all be used as swords, which suggests that he has made some progress in his mental cultivation."

"You have such a deep understanding of the Void Sword Qi?"

Jing Liu's words made Yu Tianyi a little curious. It seemed that his wife already knew the Tai Xu Sword Qi very well. Could it be that it could not suppress the arrival of the Demon Yin Body?

"I practice martial arts, so I naturally have some knowledge of the sword techniques of various immortal ships. Therefore, I can learn from the strengths of many schools and make them my own. This Taixu Sword Qi is naturally among them."

Jingliu shook his head at this point.

"I have never read the records of the Taixu Sword Qi, but according to the records, it requires the practitioner to have a stable mind and go through the four realms of Still Water, Dustless, Clear Mirror and Taixu before it can be considered complete."

But I was haunted by inner demons, so I only used a portion of my thoughts to solidify the distracting ideas, as if sealing them in ice, thus allowing me to continue my progress.

This was the first time Jingliu had shared his cultivation experience with Yu Tianyi.

Even from just a few words, he could sense just how terrifying Jingliu's talent in swordsmanship was. He could create his own mental techniques to solve his problems based on just a few descriptions. Could someone create something like that so easily?

Jing Liu's words dispelled Yu Tianyi's idea of ​​going to Chapter One to borrow Su Chang's Tai Xu Sword Qi for a look.

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PS:

That said, Lu Ming's live stream technical skills were truly outrageous. I barely watched her; I was mostly watching the table and the snow on the floor, and that ponytail that never clipped through the screen.

Chapter 155 Development Bottlenecks

"It seems that what we said about the girl we were gossiping about has been overheard, and now she's come knocking on our door."

Looking at the message sent by Jing Yuan, Yu Tianyi raised the jade tablet and showed it to Jing Liu.

"This young lady in plain clothes wishes to learn some swordsmanship from the Sword Master of Luofu? If it's just a friendly spar, that's fine."

As Jingliu brought the food to the table, her eyebrows twitched, as if she had thought of something. She looked at her husband with a slightly questioning gaze.

One day has passed since Luofu's great victory at Talassa, and the immortal ship has once again embarked on the ancient sea route opened up by Youyun Tianjun, heading towards its next destination.

As for why Yu Tianyi is still here, it's not that he delayed entering the locust plague, but rather that he returned to work on some general aspects of the situation.

For example, the game "Locust Plague Apocalypse" was updated, some geniuses in various fields were recruited within the resistance territory, and the search for the escapee's "Ark" continued.

After waiting for fifteen days until the cooling-off period of the agency event ended, a one-year deadline was set again before leaving once more.

Of course, even though the Jianmu clone in the incident is many times stronger than before it entered, as long as the matter is not settled, Yu Tianyi's strength in reality will not change.

After resting, Yao Qing and Fang Huyun, who came to provide support, planned to return in three days. This had nothing to do with Yu Tianyi and the other person.

This news, delivered so early in the morning, left him somewhat bewildered and amused.

“Your situation is fine as long as you simply offer guidance, but I’m worried that she might do something irrational.”

For example, since it is the Taixu Sword Qi, could it contain the divine essence that he knows? Although it is highly unlikely that the opponent can use that move at his age, there is always a chance.

"She probably wouldn't."

Do you think it's a very rational thing to suddenly ask to spar with you before leaving?

After all, she was still just a young girl, and there was no trace of the feeling she had when replying to Su Chang. Yu Tianyi casually sent Jing Yuan a rejection emoji, to which the other party responded with a smiley face.

Neither of them felt anything about Su Yi's request. In Yu Tianyi's eyes, she was still like a child, so naturally they didn't take it to heart.