As we all know, Lin Ping is really good at swordsmanship.
Last year, when the kendo grand ceremony opened, Lin Pingzhen went and amazed everyone. It is said that a highly respected and powerful person in the field fell in love with him at first sight and praised him lavishly. He even called him the first person to eliminate the swordsmanship at that time. He will definitely shine in the future.
That great power has a relatively long lifespan, and his end is near. His cultivation is stagnant, and he doesn't know how many more days he will have. But don't look down upon him just because he seems to be in his twilight years and living the rest of his life.
This man and the sword in his palm once crushed a generation. Until he retired to practice, the sword cultivators in the southeastern border lived under his haze. Someone once said, "What a shame! Three generations of ancestors and grandsons asked for swords and met you, but they all died in depression. If Ming'an was born, why should I be born?"
It can be said that he alone almost took away the light of all the sword cultivators of that era. There were not without outstanding sword cultivators during this period, but in the end they were all submerged under the blazing light like the sun, and could no longer find any warmth. It can be said that this is an era where sword cultivators collectively lost their lives.
It was not until he retired and concentrated on practicing that the legendary era passed, and all the sword cultivators had a chance to breathe, and a new generation began to gradually rise. And those rumors and legends circulated by the older generation have gradually lost their original color over the years.
When he was in his prime, no one could compare to him. Now that his cultivation has become increasingly advanced, he has always been alone, and few people can pry into his depth.
To this day, no one dares to step on his line, because no one knows what kind of behemoth will be alarmed and what kind of waves it will stir up.
When he appeared at this sword ceremony, it could be said to have caused a huge response. Not long after the event was already famous, it attracted a large number of admiring monks. They are all here for this Lord Ming'an...
Lin Ping was really able to receive such praise from the other party, which was considered the first in the southeastern border.
Although it is possible that the other party's preference is a bit exaggerated, it is impossible to boast with closed eyes, which shows Lin Pingzhen's aptitude for winning in the way of swordsmanship.
Even Zhenjun Xuanyang couldn't help but praise during an internal discussion, "My Qilin son is also a gentleman in the sword."
There are also many rumors about his swordsmanship, and all of them are positive or neutral evaluations without exception. He even has a good reputation among middle- and upper-class monks.
This is not an easy task. You must know that these monks are the main force of the sect now. Before they retire and are most active, a dark horse like Lin Pingzhen who lands in the air is their potential rival. This delicate relationship would be fine if we don't step on each other's feet. Under such circumstances, he can still have a good reputation among this group of people, which shows that he is really good.
However, these are only established when the gap is not large.
It had only been a few years since Lin Pingzhen was promoted to Jindan. He had just stabilized his cultivation and started to show off his abilities. Where is Pingyang Zhenren?
The long-famous Jindan monk has experienced several great secret realms before, and he is probably very lucky. Now he is on the threshold of the peak of the middle stage of Jindan, and he is only a little short of crossing this barrier to advance to the later stage.
How big is the gap between the early stage of Jindan and the peak of middle stage of Jindan? It seems like the difference is just a small step, but in fact it's really a lot different.
As long as the spiritual power is not adulterated, a middle-stage golden elixir can beat two to three ordinary early-stage golden elixir monks.
Of course, Lin Pingzhen is not an ordinary golden elixir monk. But Pingyang Zhenren is not an ordinary middle-stage golden elixir, and his current level is not an exaggeration to call him late-stage.
One can imagine the consequences of such a fight between two people.
Normally, Lin Pingzhen is very likely to lose. Everyone knows this, and Ningxia has been worried about Lin Pingzhen from the beginning... So in fact, everyone knows that it will be difficult for him to win.
However, people often like the drama of desperate counterattack or defeating superiors.
What's more, compared to Pingyang Zhenren, who has a bad reputation, Lin Pingzhen, who is as gentle as jade and has a graceful demeanor, is naturally more popular.
Many people still have great hopes for this competition...
But these luck and optimism were soon shattered by the cruel reality.
The gap between the peak of the golden elixir in the middle stage and the early stage of the golden elixir is still too big. The difference in spiritual power base alone is more than half.
Lin Pingzhen was suppressed by the whole dimension from the beginning, and he seemed a little embarrassed for a while.
In addition, this man's swordsmanship is calm and accumulated, which makes him somewhat restrained by Lin Pingzhen's more agile swordsmanship. In the case where spiritual power is completely suppressed, this is even worse.
"...It's still too forced." Some people were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths for a long time.
"Yeah, who would have thought of it. It seems that we take it too much for granted. There are still not so many miracles in the world of cultivation." The person opposite shook his head, as if he was laughing at his true feelings at that moment, and suddenly felt a little stupid.
"You can't say that. This competition has only started not long ago. Let's see, maybe there will be a reversal?" Then he said regretfully: "Besides, victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers. A monk with such a gap can't be replaced by anyone." It has the same effect. I can only blame Senior Brother Lin for being so unlucky that he encountered such a strong opponent in the first round..."
There were many such conversations at the same time, and most of the disciples were not very optimistic about Lin Pingzhen's current situation. After all, the cultivation level is there, it’s really hard to ignore.
But some people think differently. Just like Ningxia——
"Uncle Lin's situation doesn't look good..." Jin Lin looked at it for a while and said to Ning Xia.
He had met this Uncle Lin more than once. He appeared around Ningxia quite frequently, so Jin Lin also seemed familiar to him.
He naturally prefers Lin Pingzhen to Zhenren Pingyang, who has many conflicts with the Formation Hall.
Although I don't want to admit it, although Master Pingyang has a very disgusting temperament, his cultivation and Taoism are really good, and he has made it to where he is today with his cultivation. As a monk who was not even a fraction of his age, it was normal for Lin Pingzhen to be unable to defeat him.
"...Didn't Xingdieye say that he would choose people with similar strength?" Lin Pingzhen and Pingyang Zhenren's cultivation levels were more than a little bit different, which was a bit confusing.
"There are always some small accidents. Recently, I have seen many opponents who were unequal in strength and power, and they won and fell off the stage in one fell swoop."
Ningxia felt that this was nothing strange. After all, the butterfly leaves were chosen from dead things, so there would always be mistakes.
Didn't she witness a ridiculous battle a few days ago, the foundation building period versus the Qi training period, and the weaker one actually won... Although the example given is not typical, it can still explain some problems.
But Jin Lin shook his head and said: "Probably not. Those who seem to be wrongly matched actually have reasons. Most of them feel that the match is very appropriate, and the opponents are usually people of similar strength."
So can it be understood that Lin Pingzhen's strength is not far from that of Pingyang Zhenren, at least to the point of rivaling him. But this doesn't seem to be the case...
