The two men were seven paces apart, locked in a silent standoff, neither making the first move.

  Whoever makes the first move will definitely reveal their weakness first.

  At this moment, they didn't even blink their eyes, staring straight at each other.

  Within seven steps, who dares to blink?

  In the blink of an eye, you have already lost.

  This is a showdown between masters, where even the slightest mistake cannot be made. It's not just about comparing swords, but also about comparing spiritual power, willpower, and endurance.

  They stood still for half an hour, unmoving.

  Gradually, the blue, red and white eyes began to feel sour, and the eyelids also started to twitch slightly.

  Looking at Zhang Ruochen, he remained as calm as Mount Tai, still and unmoving, without any change.

  It's worth noting that Zhang Ruochen has opened up his eye meridians and can directly inject true energy into his eyes, so he can naturally last longer than Qing Chi Bai.

  "Can't wait any longer, waiting any longer would be very unfavorable for me." The hand holding the sword tightened slightly.

  "Whoosh"

  Without any warning, Qing Chi Bai suddenly took a step forward, his true energy entering the meridians of his legs and accelerating his speed to the fastest degree.

  Before the crowd below could react, the cyan, red and white sword had already pierced through Zhang Ruochen's body.

  But Zhang Ruochen's body gradually faded away and finally disappeared completely.

  It turned out that Qing Chi Bai was just a virtual shadow that pierced Zhang Ruochen's body, and did not pierce his real body.

  At the moment when Qing Chi Bai made his move, Zhang Ruochen had already jumped up in advance, and from mid-air, he slashed down at Qing Chi Bai with a sword, his speed one fraction faster than Qing Chi Bai's.

  Qing Chi Bai, at the moment of a sword piercing the air, immediately changed moves and slashed upwards.

  "Boom"

  Two broken swords collided with each other, splashing out a large piece of flame.

  At the same time, Zhang Ruochen's left hand struck out with a palm, unleashing the move "Flying Dragon in the Sky", striking towards Qing Chi Bai's chest.

  Only when spiritual power is cultivated above the 20th level can one achieve a state of mind where one hand wields a sword and the other hand uses palm techniques without interfering with each other.

  "Cloud Crashing Fist"

  His left hand, clad in a sleeve of azure, crimson and white, also stretched out before him, punching out with his fist as the air around it vibrated.

  Boom

  The two of them parted ways at the same time.

  After a brief moment, the two collided again and continued to fight.

  "Like pearls on a string."

  A low-grade, spirit-level sword technique was unleashed, with the true energy propelling the war sword to swing rapidly, transforming into a shadowy, gigantic dragon. The surrounding air emitted the sound of surging tidal waves.

  A giant dragon formed by converging sword energy charged towards Zhang Ruochen.

  Qing Chi Bai followed closely behind, his sword flashing continuously, forming a series of sword circles that seemed like a giant dragon spitting out beads of dragon pearls.

  Eight consecutive sword circles converge together, forming a perfect and exquisite sword technique that is both comprehensive and thorough.

  Under the attack of Jian Qi giant dragon and eight sword circles, Zhang Ruochen could only passively defend himself, retreating step by step.

  Finally, Zhang Ruochen retreated to the edge of the War Wu Platform, his foot tapping, his arms spread out, his body as light as a swallow, flying backwards and falling into the water pool below.

  "Where to go"

  Qing Chi Bai grasped the war sword with one hand and hid the other behind his back, standing at the edge of the martial arts platform. He flew out and chased after Zhang Ruochen.

  At this moment, Zhang Ruochen unfolded the Wind Dragon Shadow, and his originally falling body paused slightly, then leaped up three zhang high, flying above Qing Chi Bai.

  "Full Moon in Heaven's Heart"

  Zhang Ruochen grasped his sword with both hands and poured all his true energy into the blade, condensing a bright giant sword circle that slashed down towards Qing Chi Bai.

  "Good posture"

  Qing Chi Bai shouted "Good!" and pushed his hands upwards, using the counterforce to propel his body downwards at high speed. He fell onto the surface of the water pool below the War Wu platform.

  If it were another warrior, they would definitely fall into the water at this moment.

  But just as Qing Chi Bai was about to hit the water's surface, a green cloud of true energy suddenly appeared under his feet, supporting his body.

  His feet just sank slightly, as if treading on flat ground, and flew swiftly towards the distance.

  Boom

  Qing Chi Bai had just dodged, Zhang Ruochen immediately slashed down with one sword, chopping at the position where Qing Chi Bai was standing earlier, breaking open the water surface and splashing up a large piece of water flowers.

  Zhang Ruochen stepped on the waves, riding the wind and moving forward. His body was as agile as a white-clothed young swordsman, treading on the water's surface, rapidly chasing after Qing Chi Bai.

  The green and red and white "stepping on the clouds" was indeed a very powerful physical skill, but in terms of speed, it was not as fast as "Wind Chasing Flying Dragon Shadow", and soon Zhang Ruochen caught up.

  "Heavenly Heart Plays with the Waves"

  Zhang Ruochen's body spun rapidly, his head down and feet up, whipping the water in the pool into waves that, driven by the sword energy, surged towards Qing Chi Bai.

  Just as Qing Chi Bai was about to be swept into the pool by the waves, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around abruptly, and struck down with his sword, muttering a single word: "Break"

  Boom

  A ten-meter-long sword energy broke through the waves and slashed towards Zhang Ruochen.

  Zhang Ruochen's toes touched the water surface, like a flying dragon, soaring over 30 meters high, lightly floating down to the top of a willow tree by the pool, stepping on the branches and leaves, his body suspended in mid-air.

  "Qing Chi Bai is indeed the most outstanding genius of Qian Shui Prefecture in the past hundred years. When he was at the extreme position of the Xuan Ji boundary, it's estimated that he wasn't much weaker than Luo Xu of the same boundary. Although he has now suppressed his boundary to the extreme position of the Xuan Ji boundary, after all, his cultivation is only at the middle stage of the Di Ji boundary. Whether it's the degree of true energy condensation, or the intensity of his physique, or the precision of his martial skills, it's far from being comparable to a warrior at the extreme position of the Xuan Ji boundary." Zhang Ruo Chen thought to himself.

  In other words, Qing Chi Bai can now suppress the boundary to the extreme position of Xuan Ji Realm, but with his current strength, he can easily defeat his six-year-ago self when he was in the extreme position of Xuan Ji Realm.

  If Zhang Ruochen really regarded him as a warrior in the extreme position of the Xuanji boundary, then he was greatly mistaken.

  "I originally thought that Qing Chi Bai would have an absolute advantage and could defeat Zhang Ruochen in a few moves. But I didn't expect it to be a stalemate. Taotie Linsu was defeated by Zhang Ruochen, and he still had some resentment, but after seeing Zhang Ruochen fight against Qing Chi Bai, he completely conceded."

  Liu Xin's face was quite ferocious, and he said indignantly: "How can he be so strong? Qing Chi Bai is about to enter the realm of sword intent, and has cultivated it to the peak realm where the sword follows his heart."

  Tuoba Lin's face was cold and stern, with a hint of a smile: "Can't you see that Zhang Ruochen has also cultivated his sword intent to the peak of 'the sword follows the heart'?"

  "What"

  Liu Xian had always thought that Zhang Ruochen would lose miserably, but he hadn't carefully watched the confrontation between Zhang Ruochen and Qing Chi Bai, so he didn't notice that Zhang Ruochen's swordsmanship was actually not inferior to Qing Chi Bai's.

  "If Zhang Wuji hadn't cultivated his swordsmanship to the pinnacle where his sword moves with his heart, he would have already been defeated by Qing, Chi and Bai."

  At the age of seventeen, and only in the middle of the Xuanji boundary, he has already cultivated his swordsmanship to the peak of "the sword follows the heart", this kind of talent is too shocking.

  Actually, Xun Guihai was also a bit jealous of Zhang Ruochen, but the purpose of his trip was to make Yan Chendu more beautiful, excellent and valued by Qian Shui Junwang, not the thirteenth princess. In terms of interest, he and Zhang Ruochen did not conflict, so he didn't behave as aggressively as Liu Xin.

  "This scoundrel actually hid his strength, and has cultivated the sword intent realm to the peak of 'the sword follows the heart', how much more strength is he hiding?" Huang Yanchen widened her almond-shaped eyes, having an urge to take action herself, forcing Zhang Ruochen's full strength out.

  It turns out that Huang Yanchen had only cultivated his sword intent realm to the high level of "Sword Following Heart" a few days ago.

  She was thrilled for a long time, but didn't expect that after just a few days of excitement, she would be struck down again by Zhang Ruochen.

  "With the strength of Qing, Chi and Bai, he should be able to force out his true strength." Huang Yanchen's mouth slightly curved upwards, revealing a row of snow-white teeth.

  A green-red-white figure stands steadily on the water's surface, with the green clothes on its body greener than the pool water, and the neat long hair on its head moving automatically without wind.

  Even if he just stood still, there were invisible sword auras around his body, making "whooshing" sounds. If anyone dared to step within five steps of him, they would definitely be torn apart by the invisible sword aura.

  This is the realm where the sword follows one's heart and reaches its peak.

  To ordinary people, the current Qing Chi Bai is no different from the legendary Sword God.

  Qing Chi Bai is a person who cherishes his own reputation, as the half-sage's disciple, he must do his best and defeat Zhang Ruo Chen in the shortest time possible.

  Zhang Ruochen did not have the burden of Qing Chi Bai, but Zhang Ruochen also wanted to win and wanted to use this battle with Qing Chi Bai to impact a higher realm of swordsmanship.

  That boundary is called "Sword Heart Transparency".

  Green red white has just reached the peak of Sword Following Heart, but to reach the state of Sword Heart Transparency, it is still 108,000 miles away.

  Zhang Ruochen's previous life was already at the realm of Sword Heart Transparency, so it is much easier to reach this realm compared to Qing, Chi and Bai. Currently, Zhang Ruochen's realm in swordsmanship is already very close to Sword Heart Transparency.

  Similarly, it is the realm of the sword following the heart to the peak, but Zhang Ruochen's realm is higher than Qing Chi Bai.

  Of course, Qing Chi and Bai also have many advantages that Zhang Ruochen does not possess, which is why the two are evenly matched.

  "If I use the Time-Space Domain, then I have an 80% chance of defeating Qing, Chi and Bai."

  After thinking seriously for a moment, Zhang Ruochen shook his head again. The power of the time and space domain was better not to be exposed.

  Those big shots in Qian Shui County must also be secretly paying attention to this battle.

  All other trump cards can be exposed, but the time and space domain is Zhang Ruochen's biggest trump card, it must not be exposed.

  Swallows skim the water

  After a brief confrontation, Qing Chi Bai made the first move, like a swallow flying over the water's surface. His green battle sword was like the swallow's tail, constantly trembling and forming a series of sword shadows.

  Soul-level mid-grade martial skill, Swallow Sword Technique.

  Zhang Ruochen had never cultivated a mid-grade Ling-level sword technique and could only continue using the low-grade Ling-level Tianxin Sword Technique to fight against Qing, Chi and Bai.

  "Plum Blossom in the Heavenly Heart"

  Zhang Ruochen flew up from the top of the willow tree and stabbed forward with his sword, shattering all the green, red, and white sword energy.

  The green, red and white threads were not flustered at all, and immediately changed their move: "Swallow Returns to Nest"

  The blue sword thrust directly at Zhang Ruochen's heart.

  Sensing the sharpness of the sword energy, Zhang Ruochen quickly retreated, but his sleeve was still shredded by the sword energy, making a "ripping" sound.

  The white sleeves were torn into pieces by the sword energy and fell onto the water surface.

  With a surge of red and white, he took advantage of his victory to launch a pursuit attack. The sword in his hand was like a swallow in flight, rapidly stabbing towards Zhang Ruochen's neck.

  Today I'll stop here for now, had an outburst, and I'm exhausted. In order to save the draft, I haven't slept more than six hours in a day for the past week, now I can finally take a breather.

  Although Xiaoyu knows there's little hope for the monthly ticket chart, she still hopes everyone will vote for her with their monthly tickets. Thank you!