Zongwu: Storytelling makes you stronger, and female knights compete to be maids

"According to the clan's rules, Deng Tai'a was thrown onto Sword Mountain to practice swordplay and left to fend for himself."

"But the Wu family never expected that this throw would actually produce a sword immortal."

"Deng Tai'a's talent in swordsmanship was astonishing, and he eventually drew the Tai'a Sword, the most murderous sword on Sword Mountain."

"Later, he relied on the flying sword he forged to defeat the Wu family's sword master, but he turned and left without taking a single sword."

"You must know that the Wu family sword tomb has been passed down for thousands of years. Every generation has produced sword masters, and it also hides countless magical weapons. All swordsmen in the world yearn for it."

"Even the Sword God Li Chungang, sixty years ago, after successfully challenging the Wu family's sword master, chose a sword to take back with him."

"And yet Deng Tai'a didn't even take a single sword with him, bringing complete disgrace to the Wu family."

"On the one hand, he never had much affection for the Wu family; and the only person he truly respected and appreciated was Wu Su."

"Because when he was practicing swordsmanship in Jianshan, he was alone and helpless. Only this distant cousin often came to visit him, brought him food, and taught him swordsmanship."

"Therefore, in Deng Tai'a's heart, Wu Su was both a lifesaver and a teacher."

"Later, when he left the Wu Family Sword Tomb, he also made a promise that he would do something for Wu Su in his lifetime."

"As for the second reason, it's because he doesn't like using swords."

"You heard it right."

Chapter 68: Top Ten Sword Immortals

"Deng Tai'a, the renowned sword god in the Dongli martial arts world, never wore a sword in his entire life."

"But even without a sword, his sword energy is sharper and more powerful than any other swordsman."

"Just because he doesn't carry a sword doesn't mean he can't use it, but rather that there's no one in this world worthy of him drawing his sword in a fight."

"Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Deng Tai'a traveled far and wide, challenging masters from all major sects and never losing."

"But few people know that he once went to the East Sea Martial Emperor City and fought against Wang Xianzhi, who was at the peak of martial arts."

"During this journey, he took in an orphan as his apprentice."

"The disciple was a simple man. Seeing that Deng Tai'a was unarmed and often mocked the swordsmen of the world, he used all the money he had to buy him a sword."

"Deng Tai'a naturally didn't know how to use a knife, so he replaced it with a donkey."

"From then on, there was a new Deng Tai'a riding a donkey upside down in the world."

"When they arrived at the gates of Emperor Wu's city, the disciple saw Deng Tai'a about to challenge Wang Xianzhi with his bare hands and hurriedly tried to dissuade him."

"But no matter what he said, Dentea would not use the sword."

"Finally, in desperation, the disciple pointed to a peach tree by the roadside and said, 'Even if I could just break off a peach branch and use it as a sword, it would be fine.'"

"Thus, there appeared in the Jianghu a figure named Deng Tai'a, riding a donkey upside down and holding a peach blossom."

"On the top of Wudi City, Deng Tai'a finally faced the world-famous Wang Xianzhi."

"That battle was so intense that the sky and earth changed color, the sun and moon lost their light, and it ultimately ended in a draw."

"This is enough to show how powerful Deng Tai'a is."

"Although he is only ranked ninth on the Sword Immortal Ranking, he practices swordplay solely for the purpose of killing, so his killing power is extremely strong, and he has almost no rivals in his realm."

"In terms of pure killing power, he is easily ranked among the top three sword immortals in the world!"

The ninth sword immortal—Deng Tai’a!

As Su Chen finished speaking, everyone in the hall exclaimed in low voices, their expressions shocked.

Especially the heroes of Dongli, they could not hide their excitement at this moment.

Because this Deng Tai'a is the most famous sword god in the current Dongli martial arts world. His prestige is comparable to Ximen Chuxue's status in the Qing Dynasty martial arts world, and no one can match him.

In some aspects, his fame is even greater because he has led the Dongli martial arts world for twenty years.

Even if the reputations of Ximen Chuxue and Xie Xiaofeng were combined, they could only barely compete with him.

Before the Land Sword Immortals List was released, many swordsmen from Dongli asserted that Deng Tai'a would definitely be on the list.

However, as the list of sword masters was announced one by one, many people began to waver.

Because each of these people on the list is so amazing, the further down the list goes, the more incredible it seems.

Those Dongli swordsmen who were originally full of confidence gradually began to doubt their own judgment.

Now, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Deng Tai'a was even more powerful than they had imagined, and he actually made it into the top ten of the Sword Immortal List!

This ranking was not prominent when the list was first released, but now it seems to be frighteningly high.

You know, the ones who ranked after him were Dugu Jiansheng who mastered "Sword Twenty-Three" and Huang Jian Yanfei who cultivated two ancient martial arts at the same time.

The weight of these two people alone is enough to illustrate Deng Tai'a's terrifying strength.

And when everyone heard Su Chen's evaluation of Deng Tai'a, they were even more shocked.

No one expected that Deng Tai'a was born in the Wu Family Sword Tomb - the world's top sword family.

Many people had previously lamented the untimely death of Wu Su, the successor of the sword art at the Wu Family Sword Tomb, which caused the Wu family to lose its most dazzling talent in nearly fifty years.

But now it seems that the most dazzling swordsmanship genius of this generation in the Wu Family Sword Tomb is not Wu Su at all, but Deng Tai'a!

It’s not everyone’s fault for not understanding it before.

After all, Deng Tai'a had an uneasy relationship with the Wu family sword tomb, and he even left without choosing his ancestral sword.

Those heroes from Beiliang were extremely excited.

Although Deng Tai'a had no good feelings towards the Wu family sword tomb, he had a very good relationship with Wu Su.

In other words, Deng Tai'a was clearly on the side of Beiliang.

Even if such a top swordsman in the world did not express his position clearly, no one would dare to ignore his inclination.

But what is even more shocking is that Deng Tai'a once fought with Wang Xianzhi.

That’s Wang Xianzhi!

Sitting in the Wudi City of the East China Sea, he faced off against masters from all over the world. He was a top expert who had never been defeated except for Li Chungang in his peak period.

And Deng Tai'a actually dared to challenge this man with his bare hands. What a shocking move.

Everyone still remembered that Su Chen had said before that Deng Tai'a was not incapable of using a sword, but that there were few people in the world who were worthy of him drawing his sword to fight.

Does this mean that, in his eyes, even Wang Xianzhi is not worthy enough for him to give his all?

Subsequent facts also proved that Deng Tai'a did have the confidence to be arrogant - he fought Wang Xianzhi to a draw with just a peach branch.

It was not until this moment that everyone truly realized how terrifying Deng Tai'a's sword skills were.

If Su Chen had not pointed it out, everyone would have found it hard to believe that Deng Tai'a, who rode a donkey upside down, holding a peach blossom and wandered around the world, looking careless and unkempt, actually had the powerful strength to fight Wang Xianzhi to a draw.

The ninth land-based swordsman in the world!

Among the sword immortals, his killing power ranks third!

This is Deng Tai'a!

All of a sudden, all the sword practitioners in the hall became excited and started talking:

"I never thought that the Wu Family Sword Tomb not only produced Wu Su, a leading female swordsman, but also nurtured a figure like Deng Tai'a."

"Originally, I thought that once Wu Su died, the Wu family's Sword Tomb would no longer be able to compete with the Li family's Sword Heart Tomb. Now it seems that the Wu family is still superior."

"I didn't expect Wu Su to be Deng Tai'a's cousin. So, his relationship with Beiliang must be unusual."

"Haha, Beiliang is going to be in great glory now. Just for Wu Su's sake, Deng Tai'a won't stand idly by at this critical moment."

"The Dongli court was already wary of Beiliang, and now that Beiliang has gained the ninth-ranked Sword Immortal Deng Tai'a, they're probably even more worried about it."

"So that's how the donkey and the peach branch came about. It seems he really loves this disciple."

"I didn't expect Deng Tai'a to have fought with Wang Xianzhi before, and even planned to challenge him with his bare hands."

"Crazy! This Deng Tai'a is too arrogant. He doesn't even use a sword. I'm afraid even his opponent is not worthy of him using a sword. He doesn't even take Wang Xianzhi seriously."

"But the fact that he was able to fight Wang Xianzhi on equal terms is enough to prove that his lethality is truly terrifying."

"He practices the sword technique of killing people. His killing power ranks third among the sword immortals in the world. It is rare for my Dongli martial arts world to have such a person."

"I really want to know who those first two are. I'm afraid even Wang Xianzhi might not be able to deal with them."

In the first box on the west side of the third floor.

Jiang Ting opened her eyes wide and said, "The princess is Deng Tai'a's distant cousin. Doesn't that mean Deng Tai'a is your uncle, Xu Fengnian?"

Xu Fengnian was also stunned.

The sudden appearance of an uncle who is ranked ninth among the sword masters is something that no one can digest immediately.

Although Beiliang is also a prominent family.

But a sword immortal of Deng Tai'a's level must be treated with respect even by the Dongli Imperial Court, and he is definitely not comparable to ordinary people.

What shocked him the most was that this uncle who came from heaven actually fought a draw with Wang Xianzhi from the Wudi City in the East China Sea.

"I didn't expect Deng Tai'a to be so powerful. I wanted to spar with him before."

Old Huang touched his chin and said with a bit of surprise in his tone.

In the past twenty years, among the swordsmen in Dongli Jianghu, his reputation is second only to the best in the world.

And the one ranked first was Deng Tai'a.

There was only one person difference between the two, so Lao Huang naturally wanted to compete.

Now I understand that the difference in name is as huge as the difference between heaven and earth.

After all, no one knows better than him how powerful Wang Xianzhi is.

Deng Tai'a was able to compete with him with just a peach branch, which showed that his swordsmanship was far superior to his own.

He is even better than his master Sui Xiegu.

Xu Fengnian seemed to see through Old Huang's thoughts and immediately said, "Old Huang, look, even Deng Tai'a, ranked ninth among the Sword Immortals, can't defeat Wang Xianzhi. Why don't you practice for a few more years before going to Wudi City?"