However, it was said that after Lu Huaiyuan rejected Cao Qiong and refused to practice swordsmanship, the master and apprentice, who were not very harmonious in the first place, became more and more distant. Mei Shuyan saw this and was anxious in her heart. Although Lu Huaiyuan is young, his temperament is exactly the same as Cao Qiong's. He is very stubborn and Mei Shuyan doesn't know how to persuade him.
Without Cao Qiong's daily traction of Qi, Lu Huaiyuan's progress was slow during these days. However, now he has already advanced in martial arts. Even without Cao Qiong's help, his muscles and bones are getting stronger day by day, and there is a faint internal force in his Dantian. Give birth.
And Cao Qiong, who is firmly in the realm of heaven and man, may not have been in seclusion for a long time. In fact, when he has reached Cao Qiong's level, seclusion is no longer of much benefit. Cao Qiong, who is highly motivated to fight, is in urgent need of a fight in the same realm. He can spit out his full sword energy and look at the world. Except for the fact that he has not returned since he went to sea to visit immortals. Outside of Ling Xiaoyun, only the Holy Monk Kongshan who stays at Yunyin Temple all year round is qualified. Is it possible that he really has to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to fight?
Cao Qiong made countless enemies in his life. Although he made it clear that he would not participate in state affairs, to other monarchs, if a swordsman in the realm of heaven and man could not be used for his own purposes, it would be tantamount to a huge hidden danger, so he would kill him quickly. . If you really set foot in the Liang Kingdom and face the encirclement and suppression by several masters cooperating with the Liang Army, even if you are as strong as Cao Qiong, you will still have a narrow escape.
Just as Cao Qiong was weighing the pros and cons, a loud shout suddenly came from the sky: "Ling Xiaoyun has returned from the sea, let's see how this junior's shot goes!" Then, a cold light pierced the sky and came straight towards Cao Qiong.
Cao Qiong was overjoyed and filled with sword spirit. He had nowhere to vent his sorrow, so Ling Xiaoyun came back from visiting the immortal. Cao Qiong did not dare to be careless about the spear shot from the Spear Immortal, thinking that it was unlikely that he would catch it empty-handed. The spear came menacingly, Cao Qiong twisted to dodge, turned back the Feiying Sword, and struck the spear diagonally. With the power of the sword, the spear flew back, Ling Xiaoyun came from behind, held the end of the spear, and struck out with a powerful and heavy blow. Sweep. Cao Qiong jumped up, his spear barely grazing the soles of his feet. The two of them were going back and forth, exchanging dozens of moves in the blink of an eye, and finally exchanged palms and separated left and right.
After some discussion, the two of them reached the point. Cao Qiong was surprised to realize that although Ling Xiaoyun's moves were more powerful, but for some reason, his internal strength did not seem to be as powerful as it was eight years ago. He couldn't help but be a little curious and asked: "Your Excellency, what's going on?" Go, there’s been no news for eight whole years, but what adventures have you had?”
Ling Xiaoyun put the spear aside and said with a smile: "Senior, I don't know. Eight years ago, in order to make a breakthrough in martial arts, I had the plan to go to sea to visit immortals. But the road ahead is long, and no ordinary boatman dares to go. , the junior has no choice but to go alone, facing the vast ocean and the rough waves, no matter how high your cultivation level is, it will be difficult to withstand it. Three days after going to sea, the small boat was also overturned by the waves and swept into the bottom of the sea. The junior is not like the senior , has the magical power to control swords, so he has no choice but to use his spear as a boat and continue to move forward. Several times, he almost died in the deep sea, but the junior was unwilling to die like this. With his cultivation, he overcame all difficulties and finally got there. Seven days later, we arrived at an overseas fairy island."
Ling Xiaoyun said it calmly, but Cao Qiong could imagine the danger of the situation at that time. Facing the boundless sea, strong winds and huge waves, if he was not careful, he would be killed. It can be seen that Ling Xiaoyun did not want to say more and did not continue. He joked: "In ancient times, the Buddha crossed the river with a reed, but now you, Ling Xiaoyun, cross the sea with a spear. It is a good talk."
Ling Xiaoyun smiled sarcastically: "Senior, you are joking. Since I have decided to go to sea to visit immortals, I have already put life and death aside. If something unfortunate happens to me, I can only blame myself for my lack of skills and cannot blame others. Fortunately, I am lucky. It seems that God is not willing to accept me for the time being. , and then we were able to return to Middle-earth safely.”
Cao Qiong asked deliberately: "Look at your face, your face is glowing, but you got guidance from the immortals on the Immortal Island, and your cultivation has improved further?"
Ling Xiaoyun shook his head and sighed: "Senior, I don't know something, please listen to me carefully."
"After I landed on the so-called fairy island, I searched everywhere on the island for a long time. I didn't even see a single person, let alone any trace of the fairy. I originally thought that the opportunity hadn't come yet and I couldn't see the real face of the fairy. But now I see Seeing that more than half a year has passed, I still can't find him. I thought about it over and over again, maybe there are no immortals in this world, but I am really unwilling to go to such a waste. After another half a year, one evening, I I suddenly realized that the so-called immortals are just the imaginary imagination of the world. I am already a spear immortal in this world, so there is no need to look for immortals again."
Cao Qiong secretly marveled. The Ling Xiaoyun in front of him was only about forty years old now, and his cultivation level was already astonishing. But what was even more commendable was that this person had unparalleled spirit. With such a broad mind, it was no wonder that he could stand at the top of the world at such a young age. Above, he then asked: "In that case, why don't you return as soon as possible and come back after so many years?"
Ling Xiaoyun smiled and said: "That isolated island is far away from the Middle Earth. It really feels like a paradise. I can't seek immortality, so I thought about it. Instead of returning to the Middle Earth and being troubled by everything, I might as well take this opportunity to practice with concentration, and maybe I can make a breakthrough. I just wanted to make a breakthrough. A palm, the senior must have noticed that the internal strength of the junior has not improved compared to eight years ago, but it is all because of the junior's own decline. Today's Ling Xiaoyun has nothing to do with the magical power, vision and means of heaven and man. There is no more power within the realm of heaven and man.”
Falling into a realm is harmful to a warrior without any benefit, especially for a peerless master like Ling Xiaoyun. Every step forward is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Falling down does not only mean a fall in realm, but more importantly, his character will also be affected. The impact has made Ming Che's heart clouded with dust, and it will only be more difficult to return to the past. Cao Qiong was well aware of the dangers of falling, but he didn't know what Ling Xiaoyun meant by taking the initiative to fall. He quickly asked: "Then are you in a trance or in a trance now? It's embarrassing to say that even I can't see clearly."
But Ling Xiaoyun shook his head and said with a smile: "It is neither trance nor trance. This junior has now entered an unprecedented state. I will call it the 'spiritual state', which is between the realm of heaven and man and the state of trance." I hit the mysterious realm by mistake, but I firmly believe that once I understand the mystery of this realm, it will be easy to return to the realm of gods and humans. I can even break through the perfection of heaven and humans in one fell swoop and reach the legendary realm of immortals! By that time, It is definitely not difficult to break the old bald donkey’s indestructibility.”
Cao Qiong couldn't help but be dumbfounded, thinking that it was not unreasonable for Ling Xiaoyun to be firmly among the top three in the world at the age of thirty, leaving all the strong men behind him. This person's obsession with martial arts was more important than his own swordsmanship. Crazy devil, worthy of the name of martial arts idiot.
Seeing that Cao Qiong was silent, Ling Xiaoyun did not want to say anything more and changed the subject: "By the way, senior, before I went to sea, I gave you a gun manual. Now eight years have passed, have you found a suitable weapon for me?" successor?"
As soon as this issue was mentioned, Cao Qiong became very angry, his old face turned red, and he said: "I'm really sorry, I can't teach my disciples myself, let alone find a successor for you. You can't teach me this gun manual." Take it back, don’t waste it on my hands.”
Ling Xiaoyun seemed to be intrigued and asked with a smile: "Senior, that disciple is actually difficult to discipline?"
Cao Qiong snorted coldly and said angrily: "My disciple is so naughty. A few days ago, I taught him how to practice swordsmanship, but this brat refused to learn! Earlier, when this brat arrested Zhou, he was actually arrested. The sword energy forced me to retreat, and I finally chose a spear, which really pissed me off!"
When Ling Xiaoyun saw Cao Qiong blowing his beard and staring, he couldn't help but laugh, and then a bold idea came to his mind: "Zhao Zhou chose the spear? It seems that this kid has some fate with me, why not teach him the gun manual? Got it!"
