Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

"Zhongzhou, Jiang Li."

Jiang Li smiled calmly, and the next moment, the sword appeared in front of him.

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As the opening stop of the Five Regions Competition, everyone had high expectations for it, and their expectations were not disappointed. In this battle, Zhu Qiutang of the Northern Region's swordsmanship was exquisite and brilliant. Her body and Jiang Li kept moving on the Mirror Lake, and every sword contained murderous intent. If many spectators had to make this sword themselves, they would have been terrified and breathless, and Jiang Li's response was even more exquisite. Many people looked at their sword moves and suddenly realized in their hearts that there was such a solution.

Zhu Qiutang's sword blade was emitting flames, and every sword strike carried the shadow of a black phoenix, as if the shadow medicine was pouring down and burning Jiang Li to ashes. However, Jiang Li's expression had never changed from beginning to end, and he kept disassembling every move of Zhu Qiutang. On this Mingjing Lake, the two fought for enough time of two incense sticks. Some sweat had already appeared on Zhu Qiutang's forehead, but it was obvious that the warm-up had just ended.

Her eyes lighted up slightly, the fireworks of the Black Phoenix attached to her sword blade, and black wings grew behind her. Mist appeared on the surface of Mingjing Lake, which was the evaporated lake water. Jiang Li raised his hand at this moment, and the evaporated water vapor turned into thousands of spirit swords in the air, which stabbed towards Zhu Qiutang in an instant.

Zhu Qiutang was not in a hurry. The black phoenix wings behind him fluttered slightly, and a hot air wave melted all the spiritual swords, turning them into raindrops again, as if it had rained heavily. The bodies of the two disappeared in an instant, and there was no trace of their figures. Only the sword light and the awe-inspiring sword energy could be seen.

The scene in front of them made many people excited. After all, the first battle at the beginning was already dazzling and eye-catching. It turned out that the geniuses in various fields had reached such a level, which was daunting.

Jiang Li seemed to be in a stalemate with Zhu Qiutang in the sword-fighting debate. Half an hour later, Zhu Qiutang had already used up all the moves she could and wanted to use, her cheeks flushed a little. Jiang Li also looked a little exhausted. He moved his lips slightly and asked, "Anything else?"

Zhu Qiutang's eyes were filled with resentment, and he used his divine mind to transmit his thoughts, "I'll deal with you tonight."

After saying that, she gathered all the remaining spiritual energy into the last sword in her hand. The sword's power was also urged to the extreme. The water in the entire Mingjing Lake evaporated in an instant. The scorching black flames seemed to be about to cover the sky and the sun. When the sword came out, everyone saw only a black phoenix light and shadow, and they couldn't help but worry for Jiang Li who was in front of the black phoenix.

Jiang Li looked as if he was facing a great enemy. Probably only the few saint sisters in the audience could see that this guy was smiling. As the owner of the Black Phoenix bloodline, how could he be injured by the black flame? As for Zhu Qiutang's sword power... let alone in front of him, Jiang Li didn't even use sword power the whole time, but Jiang Li still clenched the sword of energy in his hand and shouted, "Sword!"

Mu Xuezhi couldn't help but hold her forehead.

Although it looked like that, he was just playing house like a child, okay? His previous sword moves were not so fancy. The water vapor in the sky turned into a huge sword in front of Jiang Li. The sword came out and the black phoenix was shattered. His cheeks seemed to be a little pale, and he said respectfully, "Fairy sister, thank you for letting me."

Zhu Qiutang glanced at him dimly, then walked down the sword-fighting arena.

In front of the projection stone, countless disciples from all over the Five Regions were still immersed in the grandeur of this battle, unable to come back to their senses for a long time. However, Jiang Li had already walked to the drawing table and started to draw the next lot.

Wen Liqing, who was in charge of drawing lots, glanced at him and said, "You have two hours to rest."

The corner of Jiang Li's mouth twitched, and he sent a telepathic message to her, "Do you think I need a rest?"

He didn't even use 0.5% of his spiritual energy. He was just playing house with Zhu Qiutang and letting Zhu Qiutang perform all his powerful sword moves.

Soon Jiang Li drew his next opponent. Just looking at the name on the draw, the corners of Jiang Li's mouth couldn't help but twitch again.

Su Yaoyao.

Su Yaoyao's fox ears twitched. She was usually so gentle and obedient, and she didn't put on any airs. Even the dress she was wearing was the maid dress Jiang Li made for her. She also flew to the Mirror Lake, looked at Jiang Li, and then whispered with her divine mind, "No, don't ruin my clothes."

"How could I be willing to do that?" Jiang Li replied using telepathy, but on the surface, Jiang Li still looked like a gentle and serious gentleman. He took a branch from the tree beside Mingjing Lake, but Su Yaoyao's cheeks suddenly turned red.

Jiang Li hurriedly sent her a message, "Don't worry, don't worry. How could I bear to bully you in front of others?"

Things like spanking should definitely be done in secret during a sword fight. After all, the fun part is to see Su Yaoyao blushing and shy, and it can't be seen by others.

Jiang Li took the starting stance for the sword fight and said again, "Zhongzhou, Jiang Li."

"Western Regions, Su Yaoyao." Su Yaoyao answered in a low voice, tightly gripping the magic sword in his hand.

Half an hour later.

It was another splendid sword fight.

It was yet another unfathomable battle.

So fierce and oppressive. The seemingly harmless little fox's sword moves were full of murderous intent, while the jade-faced swordsman who looked like a gentleman was still evenly matched with him, and seemed to have won by a narrow margin.

Finally, Su Yaoyao gathered all her spiritual energy and swung a sword at Jiang Li. That sword was as powerful as covering the sky and blocking the sun. Jiang Li "tried his best" to block it, and then whispered to Su Yaoyao in front of him, "Thank you."

Su Yaoyao looked a little aggrieved. She whispered to Jiang Li, "My socks are torn."

She was still wearing white stockings on her slender legs. A wisp of spiritual energy had passed through her spiritual energy shield and accidentally snagged her socks. Jiang Li secretly sent her a message, "Change them to new ones tonight."

“I really like this pair.”

"I'll pay you back tonight."

"Hmm... but it's a pity to lose it." Su Yaoyao raised her head and said, "I give up," but she used her divine consciousness to send a message to Jiang Li, "I'll use it to step on you again tonight."

The corners of Jiang Li's mouth almost started to twitch.

Hold on, hold on, Jiang Xiaoli!

Idol burden is crucial!

Chapter 360: Chapter Flowing

Jiang Li has to draw lots for the third time.

He was already praying silently in his heart that he wouldn't draw someone he knew again. He was going to be beaten by two people tonight. Jiang Li was praying silently while drawing the lots. When he saw that lot, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Yay, golden legend!

This time the opponent is Ji Tongtong, Lingyin's direct disciple.

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Ji Tongtong was wearing a purple dress and carrying a guqin on her back. She came to Mingjing Lake and sat cross-legged. The spiritual energy made her float above the lake. The guqin behind her also flew in front of her. She raised her hand, and her fingertips were lightly placed on the strings.

Jiang Li still remembered that he owed Ling Yin a favor. Ling Yin had said that she hoped he could play a song for her seriously. Now seemed to be the chance to repay the favor, and he had to do it in public instead of playing it in private. What if she couldn't control herself if he played it for her in private?

Sometimes being too dazzling is a sin.

Jiang Li cast his gaze on Zhu Junhuang, and his lips moved slightly, and Zhu Junhuang understood what he meant. She raised her hand, and a seven-stringed zither flew out from her sleeve. Jiang Li caught the zither steadily, placed it in front of him, and pressed his hands on the strings.

The projection stone and the sound transmission stone can transmit all the images and piano sounds here.

Ji Tongtong actually felt a little uneasy in her heart. When she plucked the first string of the zither, the water in the Mingjing Lake trembled, and water droplets floated up from the water. Guided by the sound of the zither, they turned into spirit swords and floated in the air.

Jiang Li also started playing a tune. When her first syllable fell, the sword came out, and Jiang Li's first syllable also sounded. The lake water rose from the surface of the lake under his feet and condensed into a spirit sword, which accurately touched the spirit sword that Ji Tongtong stabbed, and then melted into the water again.

This was naturally just an appetizer to test each other. The next moment, Ji Tongtong's fingertips were flying rapidly on the strings. But what was even more surprising was that Jiang Li was playing the same song as Ji Tongtong. Almost at the moment when Ji Tongtong's sound came out, the same sound as Ji Tongtong's came out from Jiang Li's piano, as if the two of them were deliberately playing together.

But this was a piece of music created by Ji Tongtong herself, and she had never played it in front of anyone before, so there was only one explanation... Jiang Li started playing along the moment she played. Not only the technique of playing the piano, but also the Taoist rhythm, hidden murderous intent, and fierce power in the sound of the piano were all stolen by him in an instant.

So the picture on the projection stone turned into two people constantly plucking the strings of a musical instrument, and spirit swords kept appearing under their bodies, performing various moves, entangled together and then broken. Gradually, the number of spirit swords increased, and the speed of the swords on both sides became faster and faster. At this moment, the sky above the entire Mingjing Lake was filled with sword rain, and Jiang Li and Ji Tongtong were in the center of the sword rain, without moving at all.

One after another, the broken spiritual swords fell into the lake, and immediately, another spiritual sword emerged from the lake again. Gradually, what emerged from Ji Tongtong was no longer just a sword, but a phantom of a sword cultivator, who slashed towards Jiang Li with the sword. That was the sword power that Ji Tongtong had copied from the sword stele of the predecessors. As Ling Yin's direct disciple, how could her talent be bad?

But Jiang Li's expression remained unchanged. He simply closed his eyes. The approaching sword force failed to hurt him at all. Instead, it naturally disappeared before it even touched him.

Ji Tongtong played for three incense sticks.

Jiang Li never took the initiative to attack. He would just use the same attack to neutralize Ji Tongtong's attack. Overall, he looked extremely nonchalant and didn't seem to be struggling at all.

Hehe, I was just acting out a big show with my wife just now, so there is naturally no need to show mercy now.

During these three incense sticks of time, Jiang Li closed his eyes and played the same syllables as Ji Tongtong. Ji Tongtong had taken out all the things he had hidden in the bottom of the box, but Jiang Li still sat there quietly, without moving.

Ji Tongtong bit her lip lightly to calm herself down. Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Li happened to open his eyes.

"It's my turn."

he said softly.

Ji Tongtong suddenly felt as if facing a great enemy, but Jiang Li suddenly smiled at this moment, and his smile was very gentle.

Su Xixi in the audience looked at his profile quietly. This guy was very gentle when he smiled, but he always hid it, as if he would rather others think of him as a heartless bastard.

"Don't worry, I'll play a cheerful little song to repay your master's favor." Jiang Li chuckled and finally started playing the song.

It's really a cheerful little song.

A very relaxing and joyful melody flowed from his strings.

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Zhongzhou.

Naturally, all the disciples from Zhongzhou were waiting in front of the huge projection screen on time to watch the live broadcast of the Five Regions Competition.

The first one to go into battle was Jiang Li from their sect. The disciples in the audience had already cheered early on. The first ones to cheer were the female disciples, who chattered about the situation. Some of them revealed subtly that they had a dispute with Senior Brother Jiang Li in the past... The audience was very lively at the moment, and the male disciples were all concerned about Jiang Li's sword, sighing that the sword power was truly unheard of.

Yue Ji, Bai Sheng, Jiang Jinbie, and Jiang Chuyue, the four girls naturally sat in the front row. Just looking at Jiang Li, Zhu Qiutang, and Su Yaoyao who seemed to be practicing sword skills very seriously, Yue Ji knew... this guy was playing tricks again.

It's not like Zhu Qiutang and Su Yaoyao had not stayed in Xuantian Dao Ji Sect before, so Yue Ji knew exactly how their strength compared to Jiang Li. This Five Realms Competition was probably more like nonsense to him.

Now it turns into playing the piano again.

But... when Jiang Li's piano music sounded, Jiang Jinbie, who was sitting there quietly, suddenly burst out laughing. Her eyes immediately moved to Yue Ji's face. Yue Ji seemed to be stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Bai Sheng and Jiang Chuyue blinked, fortunately Jiang Jin explained quickly.

"This is the song that Brother Jiang Li often played for me and Sister Yueji when we were young."

When they were young, Jiang Li often played some songs to make Yue Ji and Jiang Jin Bie happy. This song was the one he played the most because it was very simple and easy to learn, so Yue Ji and Jiang Jin Bie both learned it from Jiang Li.

Jiang Jin's eyes were particularly bright at this moment.

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Ji Tongtong seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

The song Jiang Li played was really simple. Even someone who knew how to play the piano a little would be able to learn most of it after listening to it once. She knew that Jiang Li wanted to fulfill his promise to his master and play his favorite song, but such a simple song...what was so good about it?

The entire surface of Silver Mirror Lake gradually calmed down.

As the sound of the piano sounded, the green grass beside the Silver Mirror Lake seemed to sway naturally with the music. Today's sunshine was warm and the wind was gentle. Ji Tongtong sat there, and she seemed to slowly sense it. Her mood gradually calmed down, and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corners of her lips. She couldn't tell why she was laughing, but she just... felt very happy.

When she came to her senses, her eyes suddenly widened and she stared blankly at Jiang Li in front of her.

Not only did she feel calm and peaceful inside, but when she looked around, she found that everyone watching the game on Mingjing Mountain felt the same way. There seemed to be a hint of a smile on the corners of their mouths, as if they were all deeply immersed in the cheerful piano music, and recalled certain memories from the music.

She also recalled the days when she danced in the snow in the southern region. Although she felt lonely sometimes, the vast snow made the world so quiet. She liked this quietness and played her own music solo in the wind and snow.

Ji Tongtong's lips moved slightly and she murmured softly.

"Enter the Tao with emotion, return to the original nature, and follow the natural way."

This was the state she had always sought but could not achieve. She had already reached perfection in musical technique, but her master always said that her piano lacked some melody. She suddenly understood what melody was. When he was playing this happy song, he must have been thinking of the person who would make him happy, right?

Before he knew it, Jiang Li had finished playing the piano.

It took Ji Tongtong a while to come back to her senses. She lowered her head and said softly, "I lost."

She was a little afraid to look into her master's eyes. Her master had taught her for many years, but she lost to a man who didn't seem to have studied music seriously. Lingyin's voice soon rang out, "Your loss is not unfair."

Lingyin's figure suddenly disappeared from the stage, and the next moment, she appeared on Mingjing Lake.

Today, Lingyin was wearing a light purple palace dress, with her snow-white feet bare. A bamboo flute was hanging around her waist. At this moment, she stared into Jiang Li's eyes seriously and asked, "Is this the best song you've ever played?"

"Yes." Jiang Li nodded.

"No." Lingyin shook her head, "There's something else hidden in your piano playing."

Jiang Li's expression remained unchanged, "You are not me, so how do you know if I am hiding something?"

"That's not your obsession."

Jiang Li sighed softly, "So should I be stuck in my obsession and stop moving forward?"

Lingyin was unable to answer Jiang Li's words, and even her eyes revealed a bit of confusion. She didn't think that she was much better than Jiang Li at the moment, but she stubbornly felt that the song Jiang Li played just now did not represent the emotions hidden in his heart.

Jiang Li seemed a little helpless. He stretched out his hand and said, "Lend me your flute."

Lingyin hesitated for a moment, took off the flute from her waist, walked to Jiang Li, and handed it to him with both hands.

"There is no such thing as obsession or no obsession... As long as you deceive yourself, you won't have any obsession. Humans are creatures that rely on deceiving themselves to survive. Even if you cultivate immortality for tens of millions of years, you are still a human being. It will remain the same and there will be no change."

"If you really want to hear it, I'll play it for you."

Jiang Li picked up the jade bamboo flute and put it to his lips.

In fact, he was not very good at playing the flute, but he remembered that there was someone who was very good at it. No, in fact, he was not particularly good at it, but because he had learned it for a period of time in a university club, he always wanted to play it for him. At that time, he would occasionally be impatient, but he could not bear to let her expectations down, so he always sat quietly by the side, waiting for her to finish playing and praising her for her good performance. However, his performance was always exposed. Ling Wei would always say with resentment that he was perfunctory, but would look up, as if with some pride, and say that one day he would think it sounded good.

He didn't want to listen at that time, but Ling Wei was always persistent. What she enjoyed was probably the lazy time of sitting on him, snuggling in his arms and being held tightly.

But now when he wanted to listen, the flute player was gone.

In this life, he learned how to play the flute, but he had never played the song in his memory again. When he began to look through his memories, he suddenly realized that he had not forgotten anything. The memories were still quietly frozen there until the first note flowed out. Those memories seemed to press the play button again and began to come alive.

Ling Yin stopped talking and looked quietly at Jiang Li in front of him, but Jiang Li's eyes were no longer looking at him, but rather a little distracted, as if he was recalling something.

Gradually, the smiles of everyone in the audience faded.

In the Fifth Domain, the crowd in front of the projection stone gradually quieted down.

The whole world seemed to be left with only the quiet sound of a flute flowing slowly.