As Xu Taiping had expected, his second senior brother Dugu Qingxiao took the sword.
"Dad, please think of something quickly."
"Then Cui Tiegu took the initiative to ask for the sword, he clearly wanted to take the life of the second senior brother!"
"Dad, don't wait any longer. Cui Tiegu is really going to take action. This competition will be over soon!"
Senior sister Zhao Linglong on the side was eagerly using jade slips to send messages to the head Zhao Qian.
After Xu Taiping listened to a sentence or two, he looked away from his senior sister Zhao Linglong and continued to look down at the sword field where the competition was taking place.
At this time, on the Qilin Peak Sword Ping, the remaining sword cultivators from the Tianzihao group had returned to their respective seats in the audience.
Only Dugu Qingxiao and Cui Tiegu, who were about to question the sword next, were left, slowly walking towards each other.
At this time, Fairy Lingyue suddenly sent a message to Xu Taiping:
"Taiping, if you are worried, I can think of something."
When Xu Taiping looked over curiously, Fairy Lingyue added through a voice message:
"Although the sword leader left by Emperor Zhenwu is a first-class divine object in the world, if you just rescue Dugu Qingxiao under its restriction, your sister and I can still do it."
Xu Taiping nodded gratefully and said:
"If we really get to that point, there will be Sister Lao Lingyue."
Fairy Lingyue nodded, and then reminded Xu Taiping:
"But Taiping, you must be mentally prepared. If I take action, it is very likely that Su Chan will be aware of it."
Xu Taiping has actually thought of this, but in his heart, the safety of the brothers and sisters of Qingxuan Sect is the first priority.
He is not selfless enough to sacrifice his brothers and sisters to save the world.
So he nodded and said:
"Sister Lingyue, if we really get to that point, just go and save her."
When he said this, Xu Taiping's eyes returned to the Jianping, and then continued:
"As for the rest, just take a step and see."
Fairy Lingyue nodded first, and then asked Xu Taiping with some curiosity:
"Xiao Taiping, don't you seem very worried about your second senior brother?"
Xu Taiping shook his head and said:
"Different."
Xu Taiping explained:
"If the second senior brother was just in danger, I would naturally be worried, but this is not the case in this sword quest."
"In my opinion, the reason why the second senior brother did not use the Zhi Ge Ling was not out of shame, but because he wanted to use this sword questioning to hone his sword intention and sword skills."
If it were Xu Taiping in the past, he might be as anxious as Zhao Linglong next to him.
But now, after experiencing several life and death experiences, he could see the intentions of his senior brother Dugu Qingxiao at a glance.
In terms of cultivation, Xu Taiping and Dugu Qingxiao are actually the same type of people.
Xu Taiping stared at the prosthetic leg of his second senior brother Dugu Qingxiao and murmured:
"I heard from Senior Sister Linglong before that while I was missing, Second Senior Brother went to Fallen Dragon Abyss again. When he came back, he fell into a coma for half a year, and then he woke up with his own perseverance."
Fairy Lingyue on the side looked at Xu Taiping deeply, and then said with slight surprise:
"Unexpectedly, Taiping has learned to see the people and things around him with the eyes of a monk."
Although she and Xu Taiping had been together day and night during the decades in Jinting Cave, Xu Taiping's growth rate in cultivation and character still surprised her from time to time.
Therefore, even Fairy Lingyue is not very clear about how powerful Xu Taiping can be in the extreme situation.
"Qingxuanzong, Dugu Qingxiao, met Elder Yu."
At this moment, Dugu Qingxiao and Cui Tiegu, who were on Jianping, walked to the center of the ring one after another.
Dugu Qingxiao, whose body was as straight as a sword, greeted the elder who was guarding the mountain with a face that was neither humble nor arrogant.
Cui Tiegu glanced at the elder guarding the mountain at Qilin Peak with his eyes as dull as a dead fish, and then said in a lazy tone:
"I'm here, a casual cultivator, Cui Tiegu."
Elder Yu frowned, then raised his head, glanced at the surrounding cloud tower stands and said:
"This time I ask the sword, although there is no limit on cultivation level, when the weaker side admits defeat, the stronger side must not continue to take action, otherwise they will be directly expelled from the Taiyue Immortal Mansion by the sword leader, and will be forever. You are not allowed to participate in the Zhenwu Jiangui Association."
These words were obviously a warning to Cui Tiegu.
The monks in the surrounding Yunlou stands obviously heard the implication of Elder Yu's words, and they started talking about it for a while.
After hearing what Xu Taiping said, the little monkey lying on his lap suddenly raised his head curiously and asked him:
"Brother, why doesn't the Sword Leader List directly stipulate that high-level monks are not allowed to kill when they encounter low-level monks?"
Xu Taiping actually didn't know much about this issue, so he looked at Fairy Lingyue.
Fairy Lingyue reached out and lifted the little monkey into her arms, then looked at the stands below without blinking and explained:
"The Zhenwu Sword Leader List was originally established to select the strongest sword cultivators. If high-level monks are not allowed to kill, it would be equivalent to limiting their combat power. This is inconsistent with the original intention of establishing the Sword Leader List."
"So most of the time, low-level monks either choose to use the Killing Order or admit defeat on the spot."
"Dugu Qingxiao's situation is actually rare."
Hearing this, Ping An nodded with a sudden look on his face.
And these words also solved some doubts in Xu Taiping's mind.
I saw him murmuring thoughtfully:
"In the first round of the Zhenwu Sword Leader Association, the reason why we find our opponents to ask for swordsmanship on our own is probably to increase the chances of monks with low cultivation levels to win the Zhenwu Emperor's reward."
Fairy Lingyue nodded and said:
"Taiping, you are right. The rewards for the first round of the Zhenwu Sword Leader Association's sword test are actually reserved for the younger generation and monks who are not that high in cultivation."
"Because once a high-level monk receives a reward in the second or third round, the reward in the first round will be automatically deferred to the monk next to him."
With this explanation, Xu Taiping and the others became clearer.
"when!……"
At this time, the bronze bell suspended in the sky above Jianping was suddenly hit by the strong wind from Elder Yu's sleeves.
Then, Elder Yu flew back to his seat and announced:
"After three bells, the competition begins."
"If you take action before the bell ends, you will also be removed from the sword leader list!"
Hearing this sound, everyone in the stands around Jianping who were still discussing stopped talking and looked at the ring below.
"when!"
Soon, the second bell rang.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Amidst the sound of the bell, Dugu Qingxiao and Cui Tiegu activated their true energy while retreating.
Immediately, two extremely violent aura fluctuations spread from Jianping.
Judging from the aura fluctuations emanating from the two of them, the gap between Dugu Qingxiao and Cui Tiegu is not that big.
But Xu Taiping knew that this was because Cui Tiegu had not activated all his blood and true energy.
"when!……"
Soon, the third bell rang.
"Zheng!..."
Almost at the moment when the bell stopped ringing, there was a roaring sword sound, and Dugu Qingxiao's figure rolled up the flaming lotus made of sword energy all over the sky, and the sword force was like a raging wave lapping the shore. That Cui Tiegugu swept away.
And the blossoming fire lotus in his sword power was full of destruction.
Any monk with some level of cultivation can sense the terrifying aura of destruction contained in the blossoming fire lotus.
I just feel that if they are the ones who encounter Dugu Qingxiao, they will definitely lose this battle.
However, when Cui Tiegou faced Dugu Qingxiao's sword, he just stood up straight, holding the scabbard with one hand and the hilt with the other, holding the ebony sheathed sword flat in front of his chest.
Then his face remained calm, and with his eyes like a dead fish, he stared coldly at Dugu Qingxiao, who was slashing with his sword.
"Zheng!"
It was not until the moment when Dugu Qingxiao's sword force was about to engulf him that he firmly grasped the hilt of the sword and suddenly pulled the sword out of its sheath.
"boom!"
The moment Cui Tiegu's long sword was unsheathed, a harsh sound broke through the air, followed by an explosion in the world.
Then the monks in the surrounding stands of the Cloud Tower all saw with astonishment on their faces that Dugu Qingxiao's sword power and the fire lotuses condensed with sword energy were all cut off by a straight sword light.
Even the white clouds floating in the sky behind Dugu Qingxiao were cut into two by this sword.
"Zheng!"
But before everyone could react, another harsh sword sound suddenly exploded over the sword flat.
Everyone who was suddenly awakened looked around, only to see that Lonely Qingxiao actually left his body directly with his soul, controlled a flying sword with his soul, and cut away Cui Tiegugu's sword light with one sword. .
"boom!"
Immediately, everyone was dumbfounded to see that Dugu Qingxiao's soul merged with his natal flying sword. The sword was like a star falling from the sky, turning into a straight sword light of three to four hundred feet. With one sword, Cui fell down. Iron bones.
"boom!"
Amidst the huge earthquake, Cui Tiegu's sword force was actually broken by Dugu Qingxiao's sword, and his figure flew out with a "bang".
Seeing this scene, some people couldn't help but exclaimed:
"This Dugu Qingxiao is risking his life!"
