Just like since its founding hundreds of years ago, life in Qingfeng Valley passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, not only the tail of winter slipped away quietly, but also the spring girl disappeared.
It is midsummer now, and there are originally many birds and animals in the trees in the valley. In this prosperous season, all the vitality that has nowhere to vent is released, so the sounds of birds, cicadas, and wild beasts in the valley are endless.
Unexpectedly, almost half a year has passed so quickly, and there is only half a month left before the Taoist meeting of Zixia Sect.
Everyone knows about such a grand event, and everyone wants to participate. After all, it is a competition for young talents from the entire East Fuyao Continent, and everyone is eager to stand out.
However, after several rounds of selection in Qingfeng Valley, only three people were selected to participate in the final conference, namely Liu Waner, Xu Huaigu, and Du Lezhan, a disciple of Qingfeng Valley.
Xu Huaigu has naturally been cultivating in Qingfeng Valley for a period of time, constantly refining the sword elixir in his heart.
The facts are indeed as Xie Qingyun said, that sword pill has greatly assisted his practice. Every trace of sword intention can be swallowed up by his lotus seed sword and then turned into his own practice, so his practice speed is very fast. Come on, now compared to the last time I broke through at Xiaoluoxia Peak, I have broken through one more realm, and now I have five realms.
But Liu Waner is not bad either. She followed Xu Huaigu closely and broke through the fourth realm. After only four months of training, she unexpectedly broke through another realm. It can be said that she broke through the fourth realm and the fifth realm the fastest in the history of Qingfeng Valley.
And this is even better than Xu Huaigu, who was born with a sword without the help of sword pills.
So now Liu Waner has been accepted as the direct descendant of the Ancestral Master Hall, alongside An Xiaoyu and another male monk of the Sixth Realm.
However, everyone knows that with Liu Waner's talent, if she continues to break through, she will surpass the other two sooner or later. Therefore, everyone recognizes that Liu Waner is now the number one among the younger generation in Qingfeng Valley.
But corresponding to this, Liu Waner became more and more lonely and deserted. She no longer had the lively temperament she had before, and she was always irritable when meeting people. Except for Xu Huaigu or Yu Qin, who could still smile when she saw them, and a few low-level disciples who were patrolling the mountain, she almost didn't smile at the rest of them. .
I can't say whether it's good or bad, Xu Huaigu is just a little worried, that's all. He has been keeping the safe and sound sign that Liu Waner gave him. He believes that this sign can bring him peace because it contains true feelings.
As for the last sword cultivator named Du Lezhan, he is a well-known figure in Qingfeng Valley. He is not usually very outstanding, but he stood out in several rounds of selections and naturally became a Qingfeng Valley participant. the third person.
After Li Siqing obeyed Xie Qingyun's order and faced the wall for three months, his mind became much calmer. He no longer thought about things like the direct descendant of the ancestral hall or Taoist companions, but quietly began to practice.
During this period, he also went to Xu Huaigu for drinks several times. When he talked about this matter, Li Siqing had no complaints. Instead, he felt that Xie Qingyun did the right thing, which made Xu Huaigu look at Li Siqing with admiration again.
Li Siqing also joked that if he hadn't broken through to the Sixth Realm in Lichuan Mountain, he might have had a share in this Zixia Sect Conference.
It's just a pity that he doesn't have the chance to compete with the outstanding generation from East Fuyao Continent. While everyone was gearing up for this Zixia Sect Conference, Xu Huaigu didn't care.
He had no interest in this kind of conference at all. He only stayed because Xie Qingyun saved his life and gave him such a great blessing that it was difficult to refute her.
Since he wanted to earn some face for Qingfeng Valley, Xu Huaigu just had to prepare for a good ranking, not too high or too low.
Qingfeng Valley has been very lively recently. In addition to the reason for this Taoist meeting, there are also many sects coming to visit.
Both Qingfeng Valley and Zixia Sect are not far apart from each other in the Kingdom of Yamato. Therefore, many sects will stop by to visit this sect before going to Zixia Sect. After all, the owner of Qingfeng Valley is also a monk in the Ninth Realm. Worth a good relationship.
Regarding the gossip about this kind of sect's visit, there is naturally no place in Qingfeng Valley that is better informed than the restaurant. Therefore, the restaurant's business has been booming recently, and the seats are often packed.
Xu Huaigu made several appointments with Liu Waner to go to a restaurant for a drink, but there were no seats available, so he had to buy wine and drink while walking on the road, feeling a little helpless.
After all, the restaurant is not a place of cultivation. It only emphasizes first-come, first-served. No one will get a seat just because of his or her cultivation level.
There are no such rules when it comes to drinking in restaurants, at least not in this one in Qingfeng Valley. However, with the gentle breeze and bright moon in the mountains as their companions, both Xu Huaigu and Liu Waner could drink happily. However, today's drinking in the restaurant was not a private meeting between the two of them, but a third person - Du Lezhan.
They approached him because the three of them had to represent Qingfeng Valley at the Zixia Sect Taoist Association together, so they could get acquainted with each other in advance. However, Du Lezhan has a reserved temperament, like a boring gourd, and is not very good at talking, so the drink was not very smooth. After the three of them exchanged greetings, Du Lezhan also knew that he was not likeable, so he left first, leaving Liu Waner behind. He and Xu Huaigu continued to drink.
Xu Huaigu's drinking capacity has grown as rapidly as his cultivation during these days. When he first came to Qingfeng Valley, he could only drink two bowls. Now, even if a jar of wine is placed in front of him, he can drink it clean.
Liu Waner was less likely to laugh than before, and Xu Huaigu had nothing to do about it. After all, growth was inevitable.
The restaurant seemed to be particularly lively today, with many people enthusiastically discussing the new group of people coming to Qingfeng Valley.
The identity of this group of people is very unusual, which is why it caused such a heated discussion. Xu Huaigu had already heard the words of the people around him, and said to Liu Waner: "They said that people from the Fuyao Sect have also come to Qingfeng Valley. Is this news true or false?" Liu Waner said: "It is true, that group of people The mountain gate I entered yesterday was specially summoned by the Valley Master today." Xu Huaigu asked curiously: "How are these people doing and their cultivation level?" As the largest sword sect in East Fuyao Continent, he has a close relationship with him. Xu Huaigu cannot ignore the innumerable connections.
Liu Waner replied: "There were five people in total. One of them was the leading elder, who should be from the Nine Realms. The last four were all here to participate in the Zixia Sect Taoist Meeting. The leader of the four was a swordsman named Yin Zushi. Xiu, he is only nineteen years old this year. It is said that he is extremely talented in swordsmanship. He has only been in Fuyao Sect for five years, and he has overcome obstacles all the way to the fifth realm. Now he is at the peak of the five realms. He is one of the candidates to win the championship in this Taoist meeting. . As for the other three, they are all in the fifth realm, so the specific situation is not clear." Xu Huaigu nodded solemnly, keeping the name Yin Zushi in mind.
Xu Huaigu started practicing Buddhism in Binxi at the age of ten and is now sixteen years old. Six years have passed, and although he is now in the fifth realm, he clearly knows that among the five realms, his contribution to the sword pill ranks first. If he had not obtained this sword pill by chance, he would be in the fourth realm now. And this sword cultivator named Yin Zushi actually only took five years to reach the peak of the fifth realm. Now he is only nineteen years old, and he is even better than Zuo Qiu Xun, who was in the fifth realm in his early twenties.
When he thought that Yin Zushi might be stronger than Zuo Qiuxun, he naturally did not dare to slack off at all. Xu Huaigu knew very well how many trump cards and tricks Zuo Qiuxun had, and Yin Zishi must be there as well.
It seems that the world of swordsmanship does not only value the sword-born child. There are still many people in the world who are not born with the sword-child, like Yin Zushi or Liu Waner, but their practice is no worse than the sword-born child.
It's just that the extra Heart Lake Flying Sword born from the sword fetus is their unique advantage.
Xu Huaigu listened to the noisy conversations in his ears. It seemed that many people were not friendly to the group of people from the Fuyao Sect. They said that the people from the Fuyao Sect relied on the sect's high-definition Fenggu end, so they were arrogant and did not regard the disciples of Qingfeng Gu. Something happened.
Someone proposed to write a letter to the elders to expel this group of people quickly, which was immediately supported by the people around, so the atmosphere in the entire restaurant became restless.
Just at this time, five people walked in from outside the restaurant. The leader was an old man with a gray beard, followed by four people. Those four people were all in the fifth realm. It was self-evident who came.
Just at the cusp of the storm, five people from the Fuyao Sect broke into the restaurant, which was not bad. Suddenly, the entire restaurant's eyes were focused on this group of people, who were very unkind.
However, the five people who came seemed to have expected this scene and did not care. They stood at the door of the restaurant. One of them came out, smiled and said loudly to everyone in the restaurant: "I am Ye Leng, from the Fuyao Sect. , I have long heard about the name of Qingfeng Valley and came here to pay a visit." He sneered and said: "But I heard from a friend that although Qingfeng Valley's swordsmanship is superb, it is outclassed by our Fuyao Sect. The reason is Qingfeng Valley. Their swordsmanship focuses on skills rather than strength, and their moves are often beautiful but not very lethal, which is not worthy of the name. After hearing this, I was very confused. Is it that our second largest swordsman in East Fuyao Continent is so unworthy in other people's mouths? So today I am lucky When I come to Qingfeng Valley, I hope you can answer my questions and solve my problems so that I can see if it is what the man said."
"Please enlighten me." As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the Qingfeng Valley Restaurant. He made such rude remarks and it was clear that he was here to cause trouble. The sword cultivator in Qingfeng Valley was not necessarily a good-tempered person. For a moment, the restaurant heard the sound of wine bowls being smashed on the table angrily. Everyone looked at him as if they wanted to eat him alive. he.
Ye Leng, who was speaking, stayed where he was and looked around the restaurant. The old man with a white beard who was the leader said with a smile: "Don't be offended, everyone. I, Junior Brother Ye Leng, am a swordsmaniac and can't speak. I usually get into trouble when I go out. , please forgive me. But since someone dares to question Qingfeng Gu’s swordsmanship, I think you all want to prove it more than me, so you might as well fulfill his wish, let my junior brother suffer a little, and let him go back and tell his friend, Qingfeng Gu Only if your swordsmanship is well-deserved." Then he led the other three people to the counter, ordered a few jars of wine, and explained: "You can teach him a lesson, the rest of us just want to taste the wine of Qingfeng Valley, so don't worry." After that, a few people found a table to sit down, and actually poured wine and started drinking.
Xu Huaigu looked at the old man with a white beard who was fanning the flames, and then his eyes shifted to the other three people around him, trying to find out who Yin Zushi was.
However, the three people seemed to be immersed in drinking. Xu Huaigu did not notice the difference between the three people, so he did not know who Yin Zushi was.
When Liu Waner saw where he was looking, she reminded him, "The man in blue is Yin Zushi." Xu Huaigu suddenly understood. At this moment, the man in green also looked up, met Xu Huaigu's gaze, and smiled.
Xu Huaigu frowned, always feeling that this man's smile towards him was a bit strange, as if he was hiding something.
