Chapter Thirteen: Hidden Sword in Sleeve, Three Styles of One Sword

  He Qiong was taken aback, what is the treasure of the Demon Sect? He had never even heard of it, and he knew that if he asked, the Kunlun School would definitely not tell him!

  He thought again, and saw that the fierce red flame was that Liu Hei Meng had concealed many things from himself about the Qingcheng Sect. The flying letter of the Kongtong Sect he had not seen personally, there must be many more things on it that he did not know.

  He thought of this and naturally had another plan in mind. Today's battle against the demon was crucial, and preserving the Qingcheng Sect's strength was the top priority.

  Those two Kongtong disciples had long been furious with the demonic sect, and for over a decade they had practiced their martial arts in anticipation of one day eradicating evil and upholding justice. Today was supposed to be the day they would finally showcase their skills, but after more than half an hour, they barely heard any signs of their master taking action, only to be entangled by Chu Jiu and Lin Xiang'er for nearly another minute. How could they not be enraged?

  The two of them suddenly shouted loudly: "Bring it quickly!" Before they had even finished speaking, they stretched out their hands and respectively grabbed at Chu Jiu's and Lin Meng'er's waists, completely without rules or politeness!

  Lin Meng'er was actually a daughter, and for decades she had been the only beloved daughter of Lin Ruochi, the leader of the Diancang Sect. How could she have seen such disrespect?

  She saw that this person was completely unscrupulous, directly coming to touch her waist, and she felt angry in her heart, her face flushing red, and with a stumble of her feet, she had already avoided that disciple of the Kunlun Sect.

  At the ninth hour, he simply shifted his body slightly to avoid a grab from a Qingyun Sect disciple. His martial arts skills were far superior to those of the Qingyun Sect disciples. Although Lin Meng'er's martial arts skills were not as good as those of the top ten disciples of the Diancang Sect, she had the advantage of being instructed by Gu Baiyun, Lin Ruoqi, and other senior brothers who spent their days practicing swordsmanship together. As a result, her martial arts skills and sword techniques were still far superior to those of these ordinary Qingyun Sect disciples.

  Liu Hei Meng let out a cold snort and said, "You two refuse to be searched, you must have guilty consciences!" After he finished speaking, he turned sideways again, facing the disciples of the Cui Yun Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect: "What are you standing there for? Why haven't you taken action yet? Hurry up!"

  He didn't even think about why the two of them should stand there obediently and let him search them.

  The other two disciples of the Kongtong Sect at the stairs, and the two disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, upon hearing his words, hastily drew their swords and went up. Now there were six people surrounding Chu Jiu and Lin Meng'er.

  On the ninth day, his face changed, and he hastily turned back to shout: "Liang Zhangmen, I've long heard that the Kongtong Sect is one of the seven major orthodox sects in the Western Xia, shaking the land with its prestige, renowned throughout the world. Are your disciples really so rude?"

  Lie Chi Yan just let out a cold hum, not saying anything. As the leader of his generation, he couldn't exchange blows with Chu Jiu and Lin Meng'er, but his disciples could. As for taking advantage of being outnumbered, he pretended not to see it. Chu Jiu's heart was slightly angry, thinking: "What Master Shibo said is indeed true, even if the Qingtong Sect's martial arts are the best in the world, they still have such a style, what's the use? It can only make people feel colder!"

  Madam Wan Dao sneered, "Young hero, why must you speak unfairly? This is the excellent tradition of Quan Zhen Sect since its founding!"

  Lietuo Yan's mouth opened slightly, and he said faintly, "My disciples only need to capture the two of them!"

  Lin Meng'er was so angry that she didn't dare to be careless, seeing the three people in front of her simultaneously stabbing their swords. With a "whoosh" sound, the sword at her waist was already in her hand, and with a circular motion, she sealed off all directions, blocking two swords. As for the remaining middle sword that came quickly, just as she was anxious and prepared to retreat, it suddenly withdrew on its own.

  She suddenly felt a figure flash by, and Shī Xiōng was already standing beside her. Just now, Shī Xiōng had used the defensive move "Kong Que Kai Ping" from his "Zhōng Hé Sword Method" to deflect the three swords attacking him and another sword aimed at his junior sister.

  And with this step, he was performing the tenth move of "Shooting Heaven Shocking Dragon, Thirty-six Steps", "Seamless Needle Insertion". No one on the upper floor could recognize it, and those few disciples only felt a flash before their eyes, and the figure had already disappeared.

  On the ninth day, there was a hint of fear in his heart. He himself used the Diancang Swordsmanship. If he were to be recognized by the Kongtong Sect crowd, what would happen? However, he didn't know. Gong Sunli reported to Lie Chiyan about the events that took place on Mount Diancang that day, including which members of the Diancang Sect and other major sects had gone down the mountain, who were in Jianghu, and who had entered Shu. As a result, Lie Chiyan and the Kongtong Sect crowd believed that there was absolutely no Diancang disciple in Shu!

  Liu Hei Meng saw that at the beginning of the ninth day, with just one lift of his hand, one step out, and one sword drawn, he knew that this young man's martial arts skills were far beyond what he and his senior brother had expected. Several disciples couldn't even stop him, and Liu was also shocked. He quickly stepped forward and said: "Good kid, I didn't expect it! Your martial arts skills are not bad! Come on, let's exchange a few moves!"

  After finishing speaking, he disregarded his own identity being higher than this youth by a notch, and swung the pair of large bronze hammers towards Chu Jiu.

  Bai Zhu Ye's face turned red with anger, but she knew Liu Hei Meng's martial arts skills, so she turned her head and shouted loudly: "Qing Cheng Sect's He Da Xia, your sect has always been known for its chivalrous behavior in Shu, the ancient traditions of Shu are still prevalent, can you tolerate such bullying of the weak by the strong?" She was very clever and knew that ridiculing the Cang Tang Sect would have little effect, so she asked Qing Cheng Sect's "Three-Handed Fire Sword" He Yan Bao.

  He Zhuo Bao had not spoken yet, but the disciples of Qingcheng Sect had already rushed to say: "The disciples of Qingcheng Sect have always put chivalry first, and Master Shu is even more a great hero in Shu... This kind of thing... We absolutely will not..." However, behind the scenes, they were restrained by the face of Cangshan Sect and Lie Chi Yan, and could not continue speaking!

  However, since the two factions merged, the disciples of both factions have been secretly competing with each other. The answer from the Qingcheng faction's disciple was not a strategy by Zhong Bai Zhu Ye, but rather something that slipped out unintentionally!

  He Jingbao felt extremely embarrassed, and when he glanced at Lie Huoyan, the latter remained expressionless. He couldn't help but think that this person's depth was indeed immeasurable, just as his junior fellow disciple had said!

  Liu Hei Meng heard the words of the Qing Cheng Sect disciple, and his heart was involuntarily annoyed. He thought that the sooner he could take down this young man, the more face the Cui Tuo Sect would gain. Therefore, his large hammer technique did not stop, and his internal energy increased by several degrees. As soon as he joined the battle group, the pressure on Chu Jiu suddenly doubled, and he had to raise the Tian Xuan Su Mu sword wrapped in tattered cloth to block Liu Hei Meng's copper hammer weighing over 30 kilograms. After one block, Chu Jiu's chest felt a heat, and the internal energy transmitted from the copper hammer almost made his wooden sword slip out of his hand.

  Even if his meridians are open, but his internal strength is only at the level of a 17 or 18 year old, how can he have the profound skills of Liu Hei Mao who has been famous in Jianghu for over twenty years?

  After retreating two steps, he calmed down and was relieved to find that the Tianxuan Fragmented Wood Sword was unharmed and he himself had not been injured. He circulated his inner energy within the Small Week Heavenly Cycle, operated the Cangyang Xuanqing Qi, connected all the meridians, and adjusted his breath evenly throughout his body. His whole body felt warm and cozy. Then, with a series of changing sword moves, he thought to himself that he could no longer passively receive attacks, and in order to have any chance of survival, he had to switch from defense to offense!

  He was the first to take action, but he had no time to take care of Lin Meng'er. After three or four moves, Lin Meng'er's side was already in a precarious situation under the attack of six disciples!

  After a few moves, Chu Jiu realized that Lin Ming'er was in even greater danger. Just as he was getting anxious, he heard two "whooshing" sounds and saw that the Curved Blade Lady had already rushed over. She raised her hand to help Lin Ming'er, but before she could do so, Hei Yan's sword light flashed horizontally across his vision. One sword, three moves, a linked series of three attacks, with another three deadly moves following closely behind, aimed solely at forcing her back!

  "Three-handed Fire Sword" He Zhuo exploded, but still had feelings for Bai Zhuye, however, as for the curved knife lady among the Devil Sect's elders, how could he dare to show mercy, only using his full strength to resist the enemy!

  Mrs. Wan saw He Zhuobao's sword coming towards her left hand, but she didn't flinch. Instead, her left arm moved forward to meet the sword. He Zhuobao was taken aback - his sword was a sharp blade from Qingcheng Sect in Shu, and she was using her bare arm to block it. Was this some kind of trick?

  He thought that he must be doubly careful, and in the brief moment of hesitation, his sword had already chopped down heavily on Madame Curved Blade's left forearm!

  While Madame Wan Dao was about to be struck by He Zhuo's sword, she took advantage of this brief pause. Her empty right hand suddenly produced a silver short gun with a small red tassel on the end, which dazzled everyone. Before anyone could react, the three Kongtong disciples who were attacking Lin Bi'er had already fallen down the stairs.

  Two men were shot in the chest, with the bullet passing through their hearts, and they died instantly. Another disciple's right arm was cut by Lady Silver's curved knife, which was wielded like a falling swallow knife. The arm was almost severed, and after letting out a loud, mournful cry, he fainted and fell to the ground!

  The first floor of the inn was already empty, and on the streets, people were just watching from a distance the fight on the second floor of the "Waiting for the Moon Inn", not daring to get closer.

  He Zhuang's heart was bursting with joy, thinking that this one sword would have the power of a thousand jun, and that her opponent's arm would surely be severed!

  However, he himself only heard the muffled sound of metal colliding "dang" coming from in front of him, and when his eyes lit up again, Mrs. Curved Knife had also acquired a silver short gun in her left hand.

  These two guns are indeed the Silver Gun Elder's Blood-Soaked Twin Guns!

  At the beginning of the ninth hour, a sudden shout was heard. It seemed that Madame Wan Dao was exceptionally clever and had already hidden the Blood Silver Twin Swords in her sleeves. Now, she unexpectedly revealed them, and indeed toyed with the famous "Three-Handed Fire Sword" He Duanbao. Taking advantage of the situation, she seized the initiative and dealt with the three disciples of Congtong Sect. As for the two disciples of Qingcheng Sect, she seemed to have shown mercy.

  "Haha, Silver Gun Old Man has already been cut into a thousand pieces by us. You, dull and curved knife stinky woman, are still holding onto your old lover's dual guns. Are you missing him? Missing him? Today, we'll send you to the Western Heaven!" Liu Hei Meng fought against Chu Jiu with ease, but didn't know how to deal with this young man. While exchanging blows with Chu Jiu, he was waiting for his senior brother's orders!

  At the same time, Liu Hei Meng was also observing the situation in the arena. Seeing that the curved knife lady was using a trick, she actually took out the "Blood Silver Gun" of Huang Zhidong, the silver gun elder of the Demon Sect, which made He Zhuo explode with anger and feel heartbroken for the death and injury of his three disciples. Thinking again about what their master had said in the past about Wu Gou, Wan Dao, and Yin Qiang's past affairs, he shouted loudly.

  He Xuan was extremely ashamed, he had unknowingly fallen into Madame Wan Dao's trap, causing three Qingcheng Sect disciples to be injured or killed. He was furious in his heart, his name was "Three Hands Fire Sword", first because his personality was as fierce as fire, secondly because the sword technique he practiced was the unique "One Hand Three Swords, One Sword Three Styles, Thirty-Three Linked Rings, Ninety-Nine Linked Attacks!" of Qingcheng Sect.

  Now he was truly angry, a long sword like a dragon killing towards Mrs. Curved Knife, in the sword energy, his white hair stood up straight, obviously he had moved true fire!

  Liu Hei Meng saw this attack, like a violent storm, dense and unrelenting. The sound of the sword and silver spear colliding was incessant, and he couldn't help but praise in his heart: "This Hei Yan's explosion may be old, but his martial arts are indeed brilliant! It seems that Master Shixiong's words were correct, and Qingcheng Sect's martial arts should not be underestimated!"

  However, no matter how he changed his moves, the curved knife lady simply dissolved them with her pair of silver guns in a casual manner. It seemed that even her simple silver guns had all sorts of changes. Everyone knew that her weapon was a pair of curved knives, and now seeing her use the silver guns so naturally, they were also shocked. And the right-hand silver gun still dripped blood, how frightening!

  The remaining disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, upon seeing blood, suddenly shouted loudly and rushed forward, once again surrounding Lin Meng'er, who had the weakest martial arts skills.

  Bai Zhu Ye, Xiao Qing Mang shouted loudly: "Really shameless!" The two had already drawn their swords and charged forward, joining forces with Lin Ming Er to resist the attack of dozens of disciples from the two major sects!

  Fortunately, Bai Zhu Ye's martial arts were far superior to those of Lin Meng Er and the disciples of the two sects. Xiao Qing's martial arts were on par with Lin Meng Er's. The ordinary disciples were wary of Bai Zhu Ye as the leader of the Five Poison Sect and suspected that she and her companions had used poison, so although they surrounded the three women, they only attacked them from a distance with their swords, and for the time being, none of the three were seriously injured!

  The second floor is now a scene of fierce fighting, with flashing knives and swords, shouts filling the air, and chaos reigning supreme!

  Only Wu Gou and Lie Chi Yan were still sitting there, gazing at each other across the table, not speaking, nor drinking again, their eyes fixed tightly on each other, seemingly oblivious to the fighting in the arena!

  However, Chu Jiu knew that Lie Chi Yan and Wu Gou were the two people with the highest martial arts skills on both sides. If they took action, the battle would be ten times more brutal!

  Now they have no choice but to take action!