There are waves in the silence, and there is thunder in the silence.
This is the sword principle that Lu Qingshan understood.
After he understood the sword principle, he finally stopped being defeated when facing Li Qiubai's two-finger sword energy.
But that’s all.
It is still a long way to go to break Li Qiubai's two fingers.
——I have gained the insight, but I have only touched the threshold.
In order to break into the door, you need an opportunity.
Kendo has always been a mountain that is difficult to reach the top of and cannot be achieved in one go.
Even with Lu Qingshan's talent, he couldn't make such a leap and achieve sudden enlightenment in five days.
Even if an immortal touched your head, it would be impossible to do this.
Lu Qingshan was not disappointed, nor was he anxious, and he remained calm.
——Although his cultivation progress stagnated due to the Ten Flower Divine Sect, his swordsmanship has never been interrupted.
You can do it step by step.
He was neither hurried nor slow, but the sword immortal's heart was moved.
"This kid has great ambitions and a bright future ahead of him." He once muttered to himself.
…
As the sound of the tide became louder and louder, Lu Qingshan raised his eyes slightly.
arrive.
The towering walls of Jianfen are already visible.
It is called a sword tomb, but it is actually a city, a river city close to the Lancang River, an isolated city.
Beicang City.
Because it is located on the bank of the Lancang River, Beicang is shrouded in heavy fog. From a distance, it looks hazy, like a blessed land or an immortal city.
What is coming will eventually come.
Sword Tomb Xu Su.
This is a name worthy of being called a legend.
There are three branch branches in Da Xia, and their source is the top-level cultivation family where the three Taoist companions that Daoist Ancestor Xia had formed a pact with belonged.
The Xu family sword tomb is one of them.
The reason why the Sword Tomb is called the Sword Tomb is because there is a story with a long history.
The Xu family is a family that practices physical cultivation, and they follow the purest path of physical cultivation through martial arts.
He practices supernatural martial arts in conjunction with a strong body, and his combat power is unparalleled.
For those who follow the martial arts school of physical training, it is necessary to go through countless actual combats before they can hone their martial arts to be invincible.
In addition, among the cultivators in the world, when it comes to martial arts skills alone, the ones who are considered the best are always sword cultivators, and the Xu family is also dissatisfied.
After weighing the two factors, the head of the Xu family at that time made a decision. Referring to the model of the Lunwu Hall and the Martial Palace, he paid a large sum of money to ask the monks of the Jialou to forge a batch of famous Beicang swords, opened the Beicang city gate, and invited sword practitioners from all over the world to come and challenge him.
The rules are simple.
Challengers must bring their own sword.
If you win, you can choose a magic sword from the famous swords of Beicang that is at least two grades higher than the sword you have and take it away.
If you lose, you leave behind the sword you carry.
This is an opportunity for sword practitioners all over the world to gain big rewards with small investments.
If they win, they will gain fame and a famous sword. The sword practitioners will be extremely happy and the atmosphere will be very lively.
But you can't do a job without the right tools.
The Xu family is so confident, so they must have some skills.
Facing the challenges of sword cultivators, the Xu family cultivators often win ten to one, with more wins than losses.
Over the years, the Xu family's swords in Beicang City accumulated more and more.
Firstly, swords are of little use to physical cultivators. Secondly, in order to establish the reputation of Beicang, the Xu family directly built a high mountain called Sword Tomb in Beicang City and placed all the swords they obtained on the Sword Tomb.
Afterwards, he boldly declared: All the famous swords in the world are within my grasp.
People are fighting for their dignity.
Because of this, there was an endless stream of sword cultivators coming to challenge him.
Many sword cultivators regard picking swords in Beicang as a mission and an honor, and vow to pick all the swords in the sword tomb.
The result was that the sword tomb was not only not empty, but there were more and more swords on it.
Over time, the name of Xu Family Sword Tomb even overshadowed its original name of Beicang City.
Most people know the former, but not the latter.
When people refer to Beicang City, they often refer to it as the Sword Tomb.
The Xu family was also seen as a thorn in the eyes of countless sword cultivators.
As for Xu Su.
As the current patriarch of the Xu family, this man was neither arrogant nor impatient, and neither hurried nor slow, during the first thousand years of his martial arts training. He remained patient on the top of Beicang City, watching coldly as the sword cultivator who came to challenge him took action.
Just watch and listen, but don't take any action.
How can a golden scale stay in a pond? It turns into a dragon when encountering wind and cloud.
A thousand years later, when Xu Su made his first move, he fought against an opponent of higher level and won completely.
In the previous thousand years, he had not made a single move. But in the following thousand years, he was able to win every battle and became braver with each battle.
Over a thousand years, he fought more than a thousand battles without ever being defeated. Then he stopped fighting again and went into seclusion.
Another thousand years later, when Xu Su appeared again, he had already taken the position of the head of the Xu family and the master of the Sword Tomb.
And in the thousand years after the death of the previous head of the family, he rose rapidly and reached the ninth level. He took another half step and was promoted to the Martial Emperor. His strength is even better than that of the previous head of the family.
With such a high level of physical cultivation and great courage, who wouldn’t be convinced?
…
The ship was approaching Beicang City. Li Qiubai stood at the bow, with his hands behind his back, leaning on the railing and looking at the river, gazing at the huge city gate in the distance.
Speaking of which, there is a certain connection between him and Jianfen.
The Xu family is actually the backer of Prince Qing.
When Xia Xuanji was about to die and three clans were fighting for the throne, Prince Qing's clan had the greatest strength and momentum.
In the past, Prince Qing was extremely talented, and in the future, Xu Su was promoted to Emperor Martial. It was not a delusion to have two Emperor Martial Emperors in the same family in the future. Everyone was most optimistic about Prince Qing taking over the throne.
Even though Xia Xuanji later appointed Xia Zhao as successor, everyone still held this view - after all, how could a weak Xia Zhao fight against Prince Qing's lineage?
As long as Xia Xuanji dies, this position will remain whoever it belongs to.
Then, Li Qiubai appeared.
He entered Chang'an alone and met Prince Qing outside the imperial city. Before he drew his sword, the sword's intent was enough to defeat Prince Qing.
Afterwards, above the sky of Chang'an City, he had a fierce battle with Xu Su, who wanted to avenge Prince Qing.
The sky is like a dome, covering the whole area. Only with a sword can one sit in a well and observe the sky.
In this battle, the sword energy was like the water of a great river coming from the sky and lingering for a long time.
Facing the Sword Tomb Martial Emperor who had never been defeated by a sword cultivator, he finally suffered the first defeat in his life at the hands of the Chang'an Sword Immortal. Since then, he has sealed himself up in Beicang City and has never been out of the world.
And Jian Tomb became much colder because of this battle.
——Your Xu family in Beicang are indeed strong in physical cultivation. It is true that few sword cultivators in the world are sure to defeat you.
But so what?
Isn't it true that the Martial Emperor of the Sword Tomb is no match for the Sword Immortal, who is at the top of our generation of sword cultivators?
Among the most outstanding monks from various schools, who dares to say that he can definitely beat Li Qiubai? Beat Xie Qingyun? Beat Chu Mushen?
As long as these three sword immortals stand proudly in the world, sword practitioners will always have the confidence.
That’s right!
In this sense, Li Qiubai can actually be considered a thorn in Jianfen's side.
However, someone in Jianfen might have always been thinking about Li Qiubai, but Li Qiubai never took Jianfen seriously, and didn't care about the victory that year.
Even though his opponent was the new Emperor Wu, who was unrivaled at the time.
Li Qiubai has always only cared about his swordsmanship...
And her.
Today, the swordsman leaned on the railing and looked into the distance. He did not think of the turmoil of the past at all, but only of the three empty cities.
I already know how vast the universe is, yet I still feel pity for the green grass and trees.
Li Qiubai was born into a mortal merchant family and began practicing after he was twenty years old. However, he never lost his humanity and never lost his compassion for the human race.
Perhaps this is also what makes sword cultivators different from others.
For other cultivators, the higher they reach, the weaker their emotions may become, and the closer they are to the so-called "immortals" or "inhumane" immortals.
But sword cultivators will not do that. They just follow their hearts, and their innocent hearts will never dim.
Although the pinnacle of sword cultivation is called Sword Immortal, in reality, sword cultivation is more like a "knight" rather than an immortal.
…
The swordsman stood at the bow.
Lu Qingshan and his two disciples stood behind him, looking at this outstanding figure who had thousands of sword intentions without even drawing his sword.
After a moment, Li Qiubai finally spoke.
"Xu Su, Li Qiubai is here to visit the sword tomb, why don't you come out of the city to meet him!"
This sentence was infused with powerful Yuan power and instantly resounded throughout the entire city of Beicang.
"What kind of lunatic is this? He actually dared to challenge our master directly. He is so audacious!"
Ten thousand years is really too long , and time can often wear away everything.
Even if it's like a mountain falling down on your head and crashing into the sea, the waves it creates are often only temporary. After hundreds or thousands of years, not even a ripple will remain.
So, after going through the Chang'an years and entering Tianyuan, coupled with the fact that the Chang'an Sword Immortal became famous too early and disappeared for too long after becoming famous, nowadays, even the older generation of cultivators only consider the name Li Qiubai to be a mere title, let alone the new generation of cultivators.
Therefore, many people in Beicang City did not react at that moment and thought like this.
After a moment, these people began to realize that something was wrong. "Li Qiubai, that seems to be... the Sword Immortal?"
It was Li Qiubai who had once defeated Xu Su, the head of the Xu family, and it was the Chang'an Sword Immortal who made their Jianfen jump down from the cusp of the storm.
After a brief period of silence, the city suddenly exploded with a sound louder than the waves.
"Is it really the Chang'an Sword Immortal?"
"Why did he come to my sword tomb? What's his reason?"
The main road, the restaurant, and the interior of the house were all bustling with people.
Everyone had a lot of thoughts in their mind, and they all went out, rushing to the top of the tall city wall of Beicang City, or rushing out of the city, trying to see what was going on.
Everyone could see that Li Qiubai had ill intentions.
Regardless of whether it is the Chang'an Sword Immortal or the Martial Emperor Xu Su, both are rare figures. Now the two are very likely to confront each other, tit for tat, who wouldn't be jealous?
Soon, a torrent of people gathered on the top of the tall Beicang City Wall.
At this time.
"Xu Su has been staying indoors for ten thousand years and has sealed his own sword tomb. I'm sorry that I can't welcome you. Please go somewhere else, Fellow Daoist Li." A powerful voice, also filled with surging Yuan Force, came from the interior of Beicang City, passed all the way out of the city, and reached the Lancang River.
It is Emperor Wu of Jianfen, Xu Su.
"Xu Su, if you don't dare to see me, I will have to break into the city." At this time, Li Qiubai jumped up and leaped straight into the sky from the bow of the ship.
Everyone couldn't help but raise their heads and look up at the figure.
Just like the thousands and thousands of cultivators during the Chang'an period, in front of the Chang'an Sword Immortal, they had no choice but to look up to him.
Beicang City is a big city, and the Xu family is not the only one living in the city.
"The Sword Immortal came to visit, but Emperor Xu Wu refused to see him. This is too much of a pretense." Someone murmured in the city.
There are more than one or two people who hold this idea.
"Beicang City is not something that can be conquered by everyone!" That powerful voice sounded again.
"Senior Li is a sword immortal!" Finally, a sword cultivator in the city couldn't stand it anymore and shouted loudly.
The Sword Immortal can’t break through Beicang City?
Don't forget how you were defeated by the sword of Chang'an Sword Immortal.
For a while, shouts came one after another.
Sword Immortal has always been the highest pursuit of sword practitioners and the belief of sword practitioners, and it cannot be insulted.
"If you really are a sword immortal, Xu will naturally go out of the city to welcome you. However... this is a different time. Li Qiubai, you have broken even the ears of the cow. Without a sword in your hand, how can you be called a sword cultivator, let alone a sword immortal?" Xu Su responded as if he had heard the chaotic noise.
In the inner city, a burly middle-aged man sitting cross-legged opened his eyes and looked towards the city gate.
Even though there were countless architectural obstacles along the way, his gaze seemed to penetrate everything and he met Li Qiubai outside Beicang City from afar.
Li Qiubai is praised by the world as the leader of kendo. One reason is that his attainments in kendo are at the top of the world and others cannot reach it.
The second reason is that Li Qiubai practiced the single sword style, and his only natal sword was named Niu Er.
The pearl is called Yeguang and the sword is called Niu'er.
This sentence was well-known during the Chang'an period.
Under Li Qiubai's leadership, many great men failed.
"Niu Erzhe?" When the crowd, which was like a torrent, heard Xu Su's words, it was as if a thunder exploded in their ears, making them dizzy.
"The cow's ears are broken?" On the big ship, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he heard Xu Su's words from Jianfen, "How is it possible!"
As a sword cultivator himself, he was extremely aware of the importance of his natal sword to a sword cultivator.
He was a swordsman who practiced multiple sword styles, but because one of his natal swords, the Dragon Bird, was defiled, his cultivation had stagnated.
For Li Qiubai, the impact of his natal sword being broken was even greater.
If what Xu Su of Jian Tomb said was true, then what he said "How to talk about Sword Immortal" was not really a provocation, but just the truth.
Is Li Qiubai still a sword immortal today?
This thought popped up in Lu Qingshan's mind.
But it only took a moment for him to put the thought behind him.
Apart from the sword immortal, who else can wield the magic sword on the Lancang River?
If he can wield a magical sword like that, what does it matter if he is not a sword immortal?
But, no wonder Li Qiubai has never been seen drawing his sword.
Previously, Lu Qingshan thought that those people were not worthy of Li Qiubai's sword.
Now it seems that although this may be a certain reason, it is more likely because Li Qiubai's army has been defeated and he has no sword to use!
In the sky, Li Qiubai sighed.
For him at this moment, there was not much difference between having a sword or not, and it didn't matter too much.
However, since Xu Su wanted the sword, why not give it to him?
The next moment, everyone stared in silence, held their breath, and looked sideways.
I saw the middle-aged man standing proudly in the sky and above the waves, his sleeves fluttering in the wind.
In an instant, Beicang City, which was shrouded in the heavy fog of the Lancang River, suddenly became clear, and all the fog spread out and melted away.
In the city, in the center.
The towering sword tomb, which had buried countless sharp swords and famous swords for thousands of years, began to tremble slightly, barely perceptible.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The sword tomb was shaking more and more violently, and countless ownerless swords inserted across it began to hum, as if they were being summoned by something.
Li Qiubai raised his arm and whispered to Beicang City, "Come."
finally.
whoosh!
A black sword turned into a black light, broke free from the confinement of the sword tomb for ten thousand years, soared into the air, and hung high above Beicang City, hanging among the clouds.
It's like a signal.
After counting the breaths.
An incredible scene appeared.
Long swords broke free from the sword tomb.
One sword after another flew up, closely connected, slid through an extremely delicate arc, inserted into the clouds, and finally stopped suddenly in mid-air, gently falling and floating.
Thousands of long swords were arranged in an orderly manner above Beicang City, with the tips of the swords pointing downwards, pointing directly at Beicang City.
Sword light floats above the sword body and sword aura flickers.
There are as many sword auras as there are long swords.
It's like a curtain of waterfall cascading down.
It was like a shocking sword curtain.
Furious.
The moment before, Li Qiubai had no sword in his hand.
But at this moment, the sword of an entire city was already in his hand.
Heaven and earth were moved.
On this day, this magnificent and beautiful vision arose from the sword tomb, shocking the world and destined to cause a sensation under the heavens.
A voice as loud as a bell once again resounded throughout the city.
"Xu Su, if you don't leave the city again, I will teach you a lesson on the rain of swords in Beicang. Do you believe it?"