Volume 2 Tian Nan ? Xuan Qing Volume Chapter 39 Dragon at the Horizon Roars with Pride

  Lu Lun, Sun Hui Guang, and Luo Zhi Han all shouted in unison: "Despicable!" Just as they were about to make their move, the crowd suddenly fell silent. The masked man slightly shifted his body, raised his hand, and a few blood-curdling screams echoed through the air as Huang Langzi was sent flying to one side.

  This time, however, Chu Jiu showed no mercy to Huang Langzi. He dodged the sword and quickly grabbed Huang's "Qu Ze Xue" with his sword technique, then used his linked force to dislocate Huang's right elbow joint. After a few painful cries, Chu Jiu slapped him with his right hand, sending him rolling out for over three feet. As soon as he fell to the ground, he fainted from the pain.

  "Heavens! This is the 16th move of the Tian Qing Jian Fa, the 'Slanting Sun Sword' that only Master knows!" Lu Lun's eyes widened in incredulity.

  He and Fifth Brother Sun Hui Guang both recognized that this move was "Sinking Boat Slanting Bank" from the "Slanted Sunset Sword Method". Although the masked man had no sword in his hand, only a sword mantra, he couldn't be mistaken! In the entire Qingcheng Mountain, perhaps only Master would use it, and even Fifth Uncle might not have used it so skillfully. As for Lu Da Shixiong, the first among their fellow disciples, he definitely wouldn't; but Master definitely wasn't someone with such a weak physique, and definitely wouldn't attack his junior.

  Lin Meng'er's heart was also racing wildly, and with just this one move, she would have thought it was her father Lin Ruochi of the Qingyun Palm Gate if she hadn't known in advance that it was Xiao Shixiong Chujiu.

  Gongsun Li was shocked, and loudly asked: "Friend, who are you? Why hide your head and tail?" Chujiu didn't dare respond, but stood with his back to the crowd, muttering unclearly and coldly, letting out a loud "Hmph".

  Gongsun Li knew that tonight, the entire Kongtong Sect could only rely on itself. He gritted his teeth and with a flash of his sword, he swept it through the air and stabbed forward from the side. As he approached Chujiu's side, he suddenly threw out a feint and then made a fierce horizontal sweep. The sword move was complete, carrying a thick sword wind internal force. This move was precisely the seventh move "Sound Left Strike Right" of Kongtong Sect's ultimate technique, "Seven Sorrow Sword".

  He is the second disciple of Lie Chi Yan, the leader of the Kongtong Sect. He has already obtained three points of true transmission from his master and is invincible in the northwest. This move is swift, fierce and poisonous, with changes in direction, using all its power to the extreme. Many masters in the northwest have fallen under this move of the Kongtong Sect!

  Those disciples of the Zhongyun Sect who had just stabilized their footing, although their faces were swollen and bleeding from the broken skin, couldn't help but loudly cheer for their senior brother's exquisite sword move: "Second Senior Brother, great swordsmanship!"

  At the beginning of the ninth movement, the body shape remains still, waiting until the sword wind arrives quickly at the back, then suddenly twisting the waist, Treading Shock as the Trigram position, and directly piercing from the Gate of Death to the Gate of Life. This is the first step "Butterfly Through Flowers" in the 36 steps of "Shooting Heaven Astonishing Dragon", where Yang moves within the Ninth Heaven.

  This is the first time I've practiced the "Shooting Heaven Shocking Dragon, 36 Steps" passed down by Old Man Tian. I didn't expect it to be so effective!

  It was just a flash, and he had already circled around Gong Sunliang's side. Gong Sunliang had never seen such an unusual movement before, but since there was no enemy in front of him, he assumed the enemy must have gone behind him. He quickly reacted, using his unchanging stance to create infinite variations, without turning his head, and directly swung his sword backwards with a swift and unparalleled motion, which was precisely the ninth move of the "Seven Sorrowful Swords" - "Su Qin's Backsword"!

  Lu Lun hated Gong Sun Li, but he admired him, thinking: "Indeed a famous family's disciple, this sword is so sharp!"

  Gongsun Li was also pleased in his heart, according to common sense, this sword of his own would surely hit the person behind him without a doubt. But unexpectedly, it was completely traceless, and the sword swept through an empty space. The surrounding crowd did not utter a single word of praise for his swordsmanship. He felt puzzled in his heart, but only heard his fellow disciples' unanimous terrified cries: "Ah, no!"

  He turned around, no one on the ground, suddenly raised his head and looked up, shocked, with terror in his eyes!

  There is a figure between heaven and earth, that masked man floats in the air, connecting points with his feet moving in tandem. His left hand under the moonlight changes sword moves unpredictably, while his right hand's stick strikes as elusive as clouds in the sky, mysterious and unpredictable! Yet it's fast like lightning, just like the divine dragon of the nine heavens, its tail is seen but not its head, making people unable to dodge!

  Still hearing the rustling sound from his mouth, murmuring with words:

  "Vast and mysterious in heaven, fiery and brilliant on earth;"

  Mystical power bestows the sword, pure and serene heavenly transformation!

  Still the "Xuanyang Heaven Sword Manual"! Still the "Xuanyang Heaven Sword Manual" of Diancang Sect, the ultimate killing technique that can change the world - "Xuanyang Heaven Sword Manual"!

  "Heavens! It's the 'Mystic Sun Heaven Sword Technique' again!" Gong Sun shouted loudly, he had just witnessed it this morning and if Shen Que was driving this technique, he would probably not be able to dodge it!

  The masked man is clearly superior to Shen Que in both swordsmanship and internal energy, and has even used the "Xuanyang Tianjian Quan" twice in an instant. Such astonishing martial arts skills are probably unmatched even by Diancang Sanzi. How can I be his opponent?

  Such an astonishing cultivation, who could it be?

  The disciples of Zhonglie had never heard Gong Sunli speak in such a desperate tone before, as if he had seen a ghost!

  This time, Gong Sunli was truly desperate as never before. He felt that his entire body was surrounded by a dense forest of swords, with no place to hide! His opponent's figure had long since merged with the sword, transforming into a dragon shape soaring in the air, its head raised and roaring, while its internal energy shot out like a sword aura, seemingly piercing directly through his own five organs and six entrails!

  He thought to himself, "I, Gong Sun Zhi, have traveled the northwest, righting wrongs and upholding justice. As the second disciple of the prestigious Kongtong Sect, I never expected to be severely injured by a mere stick like this!"

  Ma Qiang did not see Shen Que perform the "Xuanyang Heaven Sword Manual" in the morning, but at this moment, having seen the techniques of the Qing and Zhuang schools twice, even he, as a senior disciple under Heng Yan, was left staring blankly, unsure of what to do.

  Everyone only heard a "pa" sound, Gong Sunli's sword in his hand had been swept to the ground, and then heard a "bang" sound, Gong Sunli shouted and fell out!

  The disciples of the Zhong Yun Sect were all trembling with fear, their faces pale and bloodless, shouting incoherently: "Quickly, go take a look at Second Brother!" "Hurry up..."

  After the masked man landed, he stood with his back to the crowd again, holding a slender rod in his hand, which hung down at an angle. The scene was so majestic that it seemed as if the heavens and earth were about to change! That slender rod appeared to be just an ordinary stick, but who could believe that under this very rod, he had just performed the divine dragon flying in the sky, and with a shocking display of power, had twice demonstrated the "Xuanyang Heaven Sword" technique, the sect-suppressing skill of the Diancang Sect!

  Ma Qiang had just checked that Huang Langzi was unconscious, and the force of separating muscles and bones was far more accurate than what he himself possessed. He was proficient in "Red Practice Palm", his handwork was much higher than his sword work, but he also found that it was far below this masked man!

  Ma Qiang thought: "This time, I'm really afraid that Second Brother will also suffer more serious injuries. Then, tonight, the face of Kongtong Sect can be said to have been lost! Tomorrow, how can we explain it to the two Master Uncles? Even if we return to the mountain, we cannot explain it to the Master Uncle who is in charge!" He hurriedly rushed towards Gong Sun Li, but who knew that Gong Sun Li immediately got up again.

  "Why did you withdraw your stick?" Gong Sun Li suddenly stood up, shouting loudly. Just now, when he felt the stick was about to pierce his throat, he suddenly found that the masked man had withdrawn the stick in an instant, and the sword energy that filled the sky also disappeared instantly! The masked man kicked himself with one leg, kicking him away! Now his shoulder was also extremely painful, the pain was heart-wrenching, it was clear that the masked man's kick was not merciful either!

  At the beginning of the ninth, he didn't want to cause trouble and still didn't dare say a word. He let out a cold "hmm" and knew that even if the people from the Cuiyun Sect wanted to provoke them, his few senior brothers could handle it. So, he suddenly sprang up and went to the left, while Lin Tian'er was hiding on the right side, and he deliberately avoided her.

  He only made two moves, and then disappeared into the darkness. The disciples of the Zhongyue Sect saw that he had used the "Xuanyang Tianjian Quan" twice in a row, but when he retreated, he was still full of energy, his body as swift as lightning, far surpassing even the lightness kung fu of their second brother, Gong Sun Li. They were all terrified.

  Gongsun Li and the Taixuan Sect disciples will not be able to show their faces tonight. Gongsun Li looked at his fellow disciples with swollen, bloody faces and said to Ma Qiang: "Ma brother, you stay behind and tell our two uncles tomorrow that I and my fellow disciples left overnight. This place is really full of evil spirits! How can we face the Shaolin, Wudang, and Kunlun, Qingcheng disciples tomorrow?" They no longer dared to linger, picked up Huang Langzi, and quickly returned to the Guan Nei. Ma Qiang had already reset Huang's dislocated bones, but he was still not comfortable moving around. The Taixuan Sect disciples' faces were painful and they wailed as they hurried back, ignoring Lu Lun and others once again.

  "Except for Master and Master's brother, I have never seen such a powerful martial art. As for being able to use the 'Slanting Sun Sword Technique' and also casually use the 'Mysterious Sun Heaven Sword Key' twice, and in the final critical moment, easily withdraw the sword move and sword energy... except for Master and Master's brother, I really don't know who else it could be. But, it clearly isn't Master or Master's brother!" Lu Lun was truly at a loss, unable to think of any explanation, and so he said.

  Luo Zhi was also astonished in his heart, he thought: "The Dian Cang Sect's 'Xuan Yang Tian Jian Jue' is indeed invincible under the heavens. If I can master this divine skill, there's hope for avenging my sect!"

  Sun Hui Guang also came back to his senses from the shock, saying: "The martial arts of this masked man are probably even higher than those of the four senior brothers, how can we believe it?"

  Xiao Qi Zi and Si Tui were also discussing and sighing, but no one came to a conclusion. Lu Lun only bid farewell to Xiao Qi Zi and Si Tui with Sun Hui Guang and Luo Zhi Han, and they returned to their quarters. They planned to report to their master the next day and ask for his decision.

  Luo Zhihan was even more certain that the sword that killed his master that night belonged to the Kuangtong Sect. Ma Qiang didn't say anything, but he must have gone into his room to find that sharp weapon and planned to report it to Gu Baiyun the next day, asking Master Gu to enlighten him.

  After everyone left, Lin Meng'er was still excited and had just stood up when Chu Jiu walked over from afar. His veil had been lifted, and Lin Meng'er ran forward, excitedly saying: "Chu Jiu, was that really you just now? If I didn't know it was you, I would have thought it was Master or Father!"

  She was excited, her big eyes staring at Chunjiu, the hazy moonlight making her even more lovely, but she couldn't control her excitement, and Shixiong also stopped calling out, directly addressing her as "Chunjiu".

  She was just far away, but she actually broke a sweat for Chunjiu. Although the fight wasn't entirely clear, however, when Chunjiu used "Xuan Yang Tian Jian Jue" twice in a row, she saw it clearly and unmistakably!

  At the beginning of the ninth hour, he grasped Lin Meng'er's hand and saw that her soft little hand was covered in sweat. He naturally worried about his own sweat and, with a sudden movement of his heart, involuntarily blurted out: "Meng'er, my junior sister!"

  He was at a loss for words, and then said: "Master Bo and Master Wu's martial arts are far superior to mine by ten times. The first 'Xuanyang Tianjian Jue' I used just now was just a pose, which scared those junior disciples with low martial arts skills. The real 'Xuanyang Tianjian Jue' was used to deal with Gong Sunli, and as for Huang Langzi, he should also be taught a lesson, and there's no need to show him mercy!"

  He had just gone up to the enemy lines, not wanting to reveal his identity, so he wore a mask, switched swords, and intentionally made his voice seven parts hoarse. Therefore, even with the faint moonlight in the sky, the disciples of the Cuiyun Sect could not see that it was him.

  In fact, he was overly humble. His first "Xuanyang Tianjian Jue" may not have faced a strong opponent, but it also consumed a lot of internal energy when used.

  Chu Jiu was able to use "Xuan Yang Tian Jian Jue" twice in a row because he discovered that the "She Tian Xin Fa" passed down by She Tian Lao Ren was incredibly effective when gathering internal energy. Now, Chu Jiu's cultivation of "She Tian Xin Fa" had reached a level where it was not just enough to protect his body, and whenever his internal energy was depleted, using "She Tian Xin Fa" could quickly restore it, which left him pleasantly surprised!

  However, his current inner strength is still inferior to that of his senior master "Baiyun Sword Guest". His masters are too numerous, and the "Cangyang Xuanqing Qi" is still wandering in the "Yunqi Realm", fearing that his inner strength cultivation is still somewhat inferior to that of the first generation masters of the Cuiyun Sect's "Honglian Palm" such as Cheng Meng. Nevertheless, his swordsmanship and inner strength are superior to those of Gong Sunli, not inferior to Shen Que, Lu Shaohang, or Lian Tian.

  However, on the ninth day, he secretly sighed and knew that if he were to face a truly top-notch opponent, he would likely suffer from internal energy depletion after using his killer move "Xuanyang Tiānjiàn" once, leaving him no chance to make a second move. And earlier, when he first wielded "Xuanyang Tiānjiàn", it took him a moment to adjust his breath.

  Lin Meng'er looked at Chu Jiu with admiration and adoration, her face flushing red. Suddenly, she remembered that tomorrow, Shang Shan's Master Bo, Father, and many of the senior brothers would be leaving, and the mountain would be desolate afterwards. She also saw that Chu Jiu's martial arts skills were actually so powerful, not at all like the weakest among the disciples of Diancang, but rather comparable to the great masters.

  She thought of this, and an idea suddenly came up. She pulled Chunjiu to the back door of Xuanclear Temple and said: "Young Master, wait for me at the back door, I'll go back to my room first, and come out in a moment."

  On the ninth day, I knew that this little junior sister of mine had always been full of clever ideas since she was a child, and there was nothing to be done about it, so I could only smile and wait for her.