It is generally accepted by the world that there are "two major villas" in the world today, one in the south and one in the north.
To the north is the Liaodong Shengdao Villa, while to the south is the Wujian Villa located in the Lingnan area.
If Shen Dao Villa gives people the impression of being famous, wealthy and domineering... then Wu Jian Villa is just the opposite, with the word "mysterious" everywhere in it.
Different from "Magic Sword Song Wudi", Xiao Zhun, the owner of Wujian Villa and "Sword Master", has always kept a very low profile; not to mention people in the world, even those who live in that Villa, there are many I've only seen him once or twice.
But this... does not hinder people's evaluation of Xiao Zhun.
Anyone who has seen Xiao Zhun take action will have the same feeling about his swordsmanship - standard.
Not subtle, not overbearing, not weird...but "standard", which is as rigorous, precise and harmonious as mathematics.
Every move he made seemed so "right" and so just right...
Not only things that can be seen at a glance such as posture, speed, and strength, but also the tightening and releasing of every muscle fiber, every breath that matches the internal strength and moves, and every flow and movement of the internal force... All are neither light nor heavy, neither deep nor shallow, neither more nor less.
You can't find even a single "error" in his sword moves, so his sword skills have no mistakes, no flaws, and no flaws.
His title of "Sword Master" sounds very plain, but in fact it is much better than those of "Qing Tian", "Three Arms", and "Shadowless"; for a swordsman, this is already It is the title second only to "Sword God" and "Sword Master".
As the name suggests, Xiao Zhun is a person who can "teach swordsmen all over the world what swordsmanship is."
Anyone who uses a sword will not be "wrong" as long as they learn from him, or imitate him, and the closer they learn to him, the closer they are to the so-called "correct answer".
Therefore, there is an endless stream of swordsmen who come to Wujian Villa every year to ask for his advice.
As for Xiao Zhun, he also set rules——
To ask for a sword, you must first put down the sword; to know the sword, you must first ask for the sword.
To refine a sword, you need to know the sword, and it will take a long time to master the sword.
Just four lines of big characters were engraved directly on the stone tablet at the entrance of Wujian Villa.
When it comes to details, the key point is actually the first sentence, "To ask for a sword, give up the sword first", which means... If you want to come to my Wujian Villa to ask my sword master to teach you, you must first master your sword skills and skills. Leave it to me, and then follow me and learn from the basics again.
But if you really have "zero foundation" and no martial arts skills, Wujian Villa will not accept you, because this kind of person is not a swordsman at all, and has no sword to give up, or no swordsmanship to offer.
In addition, Wujian Villa also does not want those who are very weak, such as those who only know a third-rate swordsmanship and have not yet mastered it, because nine out of ten such people have no qualifications and will not be able to teach them anything good. , going out will only ruin the reputation of the villa.
As for the few people who have successfully entered the villa, if one day they feel that they have learned enough and want to leave, the owner of the villa will not stop them. After all, "it will take forever to learn the sword", he will not do it for one thing. Things that are far away and may be hopeless for life force you to stay.
Wujian Villa is such a holy place that seems to be aloof from the world and exists only for those who pursue swordsmanship.
At least... that's how it looks on the surface.
However, what is the reality? Let’s not be too careful here. Anyway, everyone knows about this turn of events and has been waiting for a long time.
This Xiao Zhun is naturally ambitious.
Over the years, in the name of learning and teaching swords, he has collected swords and swordsmanship from all over the world, and won over swordsmen from all over the world as his disciples. Although there is part of the true meaning of "seeking the Tao" in this, he undoubtedly also has the desire to dominate the martial arts world.
Of course, the ideas he had in mind were different from those of Gu Qiying and Shen Youran. Xiao Zhun's idea was more simple and direct: I'll be invincible first!
Dear friends, have you ever heard of a saying - "Lily of the valley has no top".
The same is true in the world of martial arts. No one can become the true overlord, not even the leader of the martial arts alliance.
It is extremely difficult for even a great hero and a proud man of heaven to be able to dominate the world for "a decade" during a certain period of his life.
Taking ten years as a boundary, the tide of the times will definitely push another person up to replace you... Standing at the top, even if that person does not mean that, it will still happen.
So what about being "invincible"?
Is there anyone who is truly "invincible"? As long as you are human, you will inevitably die. As long as the time is right, a weakling may easily take your life.
But how many people in the world can figure this out? How many of those who can figure this out are not pretending to be confused and lying to themselves?
Xiao Zhun, at the age of fifty, last year, encountered the biggest bottleneck in his martial arts journey. In about half a year, his martial arts skills failed to improve.
One night, Xiao Zhun was anxious and depressed, so he went to the forbidden area of the villa alone, raised his sword and danced wildly, venting his anger, splitting mountains and rocks.
Unexpectedly, this move made him accidentally discover that under the rock crust vegetation on the surface of the mountain wall, there were several lines of messages written by the ancestors of the villa.
On it, a forbidden and forgotten secret technique is recorded:
First of all, the swords of the seven or forty-nine swordsmen were used as the base material, and the blood of the seven or forty-nine swordsmen themselves were used as the base material. They were soaked in the sword-making pool of Wujian Villa for smelting, and then the legendary swordsmen were used. The "colorful glaze glue" in it condenses and becomes one, which is a huge "blood iron".
Then, beat every day after sunset and stop when the rooster crows. This continues for seven to forty-nine nights. When the blood iron is only the size of a sword, the "Blood Sword Hatchling" is completed. fetal".
Then, within seven days after the "sword fetus" is first formed, use this sword to kill another seven or forty-nine swordsmen to "open up the front". In this way... the "blood sword" is completed.
As soon as this sword comes out, the heaven and earth will move, and ghosts and gods will be shocked.
At the moment when the sword is completed, the sword master will gain the sword power of all the souls who have died under this sword so far, and can integrate them and gather them together to reach the ultimate state.
When the blood sword is made, so is the sword demon. There is no one in the world who can defeat him.
Even if the above record is true, it is obvious at a glance that it is a kind of evil magic.
Ordinarily, there is no need for people like Xiao Zhun to do this...
Even if he is not number one in the world, even if he stays at his current level for the rest of his life, he is still a super-class, infinitely close to the "top" master.
Unfortunately, there is often only a fine line between seeking the truth and becoming possessed.
It can be seen from Xiao Zhun's swordsmanship that he is a person who pursues "perfection", and the more such a person is, the easier it is to fall into extremes.
He didn't care whether the secret technique was real or not, let alone whether it was a witchcraft or not, he already believed it anyway.
After that, Xiao Zhun began to secretly recruit troops... People like Kang Haijiao and Terashima Yasuhei who were less visible but had good martial arts skills were exactly what he wanted.
Of course, Xiao Zhun will not tell these executors all the information about the "Blood Sword". He just gives them the task of collecting the swordsman's sword and blood; Terashima and Kang Haijiao are not the only ones doing this. The people responsible for this matter are also performing the same tasks as them in other places, and like them, they disguise this matter as an ordinary "duel between rivers and lakes, swordsman competition", and outsiders will not investigate them deeply. What is the purpose of seizing the sword? After all, taking away the dead opponent's weapon is nothing special in the world.
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Kang Haijiao actually didn't know much, so it didn't take him long to tell what he knew.
Sun Yixie finally summed it up in his mind, which was actually just one sentence - Xiao Zhun, the owner of Wujian Villa, had been secretly collecting swordsmen's swords and blood for several months.
As for what kind of conspiracy is behind this, it's hard to say...but it is definitely there, and it might be very big, otherwise he would not have the need to use people like Kang Haijiao and Terashima as a "sword master".
"That's it?" After hearing this, Sun Yixie deliberately put on an expression that was nothing more than that and said to Kang Haijiao, "You also want to change your life?"
"Ah? Sun Shaoxia, Xiao Zhun is one of the best swordsmen in the martial arts world, and Wujian Villa is also one of the second largest in the world. I have sold such a big shot. Isn't that enough?" Kang Haijiao asked with his eyes widened.
"Not enough." Sun Yixie crossed his hands on his chest and continued as if he was haggling at the fish market, "Terashima is now dead and has no proof. How do I know whether your words are true or false? What you said... …Is there any evidence?”
"Yes! Yes, yes..." Kang Haijiao first said yes, then thought about it and said, "According to the master...oh no...Xiao Zhun's instructions, every time Terashima and I collect four swords, we will We need to send the swords to a 'connector'; before tonight, we got a total of fifteen swords, and I have given twelve of them to the connector. Now I still have three swords, if you count them. The ones Terashima has in his hand at the moment are four more..." He paused and said in a deep voice, "Young Shaoxia Sun, Shaoxia Lin... I can take you to that joint in the name of 'sending swords' tonight. As long as you hide in the dark and listen to us, you will know that what I just said is true."
"Oh...that's right." Sun Yixie nodded pretendingly, then turned to look at Lin Yuancheng, "Brother Lin, this muddy water...can you go out?"
This question must be asked first.
Because Lin Yuancheng came to the "Seven Heroes Association" as a spy of Xingyimen this time, it stands to reason that he has nothing to do with the current matter, and there is no need for him to risk further pursuing the matter.
Anyway, Kang Haijiao has now exposed his master's name. If Lin Yuancheng doesn't want to cause any more trouble, he can kill him with one sword now and be more careful with Xiao Zhun in the future.
However...
"Wu Jian Villa..." When Lin Yuancheng said these words, his eyes became a little subtle.
Back then, Lin Yuancheng, who had just killed his master, actually considered going to Wujian Villa, but in the end he gave up because he had to "give up his sword" before going there, and Lin Yuancheng's situation was very special - if he chose to give up his sword, "Seven Star Sword Technique", wouldn't it be exposed that he is Fan Zhengting's apprentice? And if he had sacrificed his own creation of "Ling Fu Tan", people would definitely question, how could such a superb swordsmanship be created by a fourteen-year-old boy like you?
After much deliberation, it is really difficult to get into one of the "Two Villages in the World". For a person like Lin Yuancheng who had a secretive childhood, if someone asked him about something and couldn't explain it clearly, they wouldn't let him go. , which is even more troublesome.
However, Lin Yuancheng has always cared about the name of "Sword Master". If Xiao Zhun had not lived in seclusion, he would not have attended the Young Heroes Association, sword debates of various sword sects, and various Communist alliance conferences... Lin Yuancheng had long thought that I looked for an opportunity to ask him for advice.
But he didn't expect that before he saw anyone, he heard the conspiracy related to it. How could Lin Yuancheng not explore it.
"Brother Sun, regarding this matter...even if you don't go, I will still go." Lin Yuancheng said, "You don't have to worry about me."
When Sun Yixie heard this, he thought to himself: Am I worried about you? I'm a little worried about myself now! That Wujian Villa is a bit off-putting at first glance. You kid, can't you just say no and give me a step down, and then we can destroy this Kanghai Jiao, isn't that the end?
But I can't say what's in my heart.
Sun Yixie could only pretend to be calm and smiled slightly: "Ah... OK." He looked at Kang Haijiao again, "Then let's walk with you again and see how you use the formula."
