#207 - Junior Sister, What Do You Think? (4000 words, two in one)
“Chen Yun, ranked second on the Azure Cloud List? So it's him.”
Only when Yue Lou said this name did Xu Ming have some recollection.
Yue Lou sighed: “Young Master Xu, you finally understand now, huh?”
Xu Ming shook his head: “Not really understand. I just know there's such a person. Oh, yes, I know him from the Azure Cloud List. After all, this person is a regular on the Azure Cloud List.”
It's normal that Xu Ming doesn't know much about Chen Yun, because the Azure Cloud List only shows names, and some information only appears when the rankings change.
Moreover, Chen Yun is a very common name. Who would have thought that this Chen Yun from the Heavenly Xuan Sect is the one on the Azure Cloud List?
Yue Lou rolled her eyes at Xu Ming: “Young Master Xu, let me tell you, our Senior Brother Chen started cultivating at the age of five, entered the Mind Illumination stage at six, the Furnace Forging stage at seven, the Qi Refining stage at eight, the Foundation Establishment stage at nine, and entered the Cave Heaven stage at ten.
Before the Seascape stage, he was practically advancing a realm every day.
Even after the Cave Heaven stage, our Senior Brother Chen broke through realms very quickly.
At the age of fourteen, Senior Brother Chen entered the Seascape stage.
At twenty-one, he entered the Golden Core stage.
At twenty-eight, Senior Brother Chen encountered a bottleneck. He went to the Northern Wilderness alone for training. Within the Northern Wilderness, he killed no fewer than fifteen Golden Core stage cultivators, and even killed the infamous Demon Blade King from the Northern Wilderness across realms.
It was in that life-and-death battle that Senior Brother Chen broke through the bottleneck, triggered the White River Heavenly Tribulation, and thus entered the Nascent Soul stage!
The reason Senior Brother Chen came back this time is because he was summoned by the master to participate in the Violet Dawn Grand Ceremony. Otherwise, Senior Brother Chen would still be traveling outside.”
Listening to Yue Lou's introduction, Xu Ming gained some understanding of this Chen Yun.
Advancing a realm every year, that is indeed impressive.
Although Chen Yun's realm advancement speed can't compare to Xu Xuenuo and Qin Qingwan, who entered the Cave Heaven stage as soon as they embarked on the path of cultivation, he is indeed rare in the world.
Moreover, realm advancement speed cannot explain everything.
The speed at which you advance realms can prove your talent to a certain extent, but it absolutely cannot fully represent your talent.
There are countless geniuses who advance realms extremely quickly in the beginning, only to become ordinary later on.
However, it is truly rare for a cultivator like Chen Yun to enter the Nascent Soul stage in less than ten years after entering the Cave Heaven stage.
Especially since Chen Yun comprehended the Dao between life and death and entered the Nascent Soul stage, the quality of this realm is definitely not to be underestimated.
It can only be said that large sects like the Heavenly Xuan Sect indeed have all kinds of people.
There are cultivators who are like mentally retarded villains.
There are also excited young people who are used as pawns.
But there will definitely be no shortage of disciples who can uphold the sect's reputation.
“There's one more thing!” Yue Lou, fearing that Xu Ming wouldn't listen to her advice, added, “It's rumored that our Senior Brother Chen easily loses control in spars and accidentally kills people. Therefore, before a spar, Senior Brother Chen usually signs a life-and-death contract with the other party.”
“Alright, thank you, Miss Yue. I basically understand the general situation.” Xu Ming smiled, looking at Yue Lou's hand, which was still grabbing his sleeve, “But Miss Yue, can you let go first?”
“Then you must not be impulsive!” Yue Lou released Xu Ming's sleeve with some worry, “You have already proven your strength, and no one will say anything more to you. There's no need for you to spar with Senior Brother Chen. What if something happens to you…”
Yue Lou hadn't finished speaking when Xu Ming turned around and flew into the sky.
“Hey! Young Master Xu! Young Master Xu! I told you not to be impulsive! If something happens to you, how am I going to explain it to Martial Aunt Qin?”
Yue Lou shouted on the ground, thinking that she was really done for. Why is this Young Master Xu's personality so stubborn? He's like an ox.
“I am Xu Ming, I have long heard of Brother Chen's great name.”
Xu Ming stood in front of Chen Yun and respectfully bowed.
Previously, Xu Ming's greetings to other disciples of the Heavenly Xuan Sect were merely out of politeness.
But Xu Ming's attitude towards Chen Yun was different. Perhaps because he had spent a few years in the Blood Floating Pagoda, Xu Ming truly admired geniuses who had fought their way to their realms with real swords and spears.
Of course, the main reason was that Xu Ming felt a bit of Jianghu chivalry in Chen Yun, a kind of Jianghu chivalry that was unique to men.
Especially after leaving Wu Capital and experiencing so many sordid things in the cultivation world, he felt that this Jianghu chivalry was even more precious.
“Chen Yun, Nascent Soul stage.” Chen Yun slowly opened his mouth, looking at Xu Ming with respect, “You do have some courage, not bad.”
“Not as good as Brother Chen going to the Northern Wilderness alone.” Xu Ming smiled.
“The Northern Wilderness, ah, that place is a bit desolate, with nothing but the Gobi Desert and grasslands. However, the wine is quite good, the people are very bold, and the girls are very open, very moist.” Chen Yun commented.
Xu Ming, everyone: “…”
Xu Ming didn't know what to say for a moment.
I was just asking casually, but you're telling me that the girls in the Northern Wilderness are very moist?
Isn't that a little inappropriate?
There are so many female cultivators here.
However, Xu Ming secretly made a decision in his heart, which was that he must go to the Northern Wilderness to take a look.
Whether the girls are moist or not is one thing, but the main thing is that he wants to see the world and experience different customs and cultures.
However, Chen Yun didn't seem to care about other people's gazes: “Your blood energy is strong, and your martial artist's true energy also carries killing intent. Have you been trained in the army?”
Xu Ming nodded: “I did train in the army for a few years.”
“No wonder.” Chen Yun nodded, “When sparring with me, swords and blades are silent. I might not be able to control my strength, and you might die. Are you sure you still want to spar with me?”
Xu Ming smiled: “Since I've come to the Heavenly Xuan Sect and met Brother Chen, wouldn't it be a waste if I didn't have a fight?”
“Good!” Chen Yun looked at Xu Ming with increasing appreciation, “You are a true man, much more straightforward than those effeminate cultivators. You are at the Soul Manifestation stage and the Seascape stage, right? Then I will spar with you at the same realm.”
Xu Ming: “Brother Chen, please do as you see fit.”
“Hahahaha, you are quite confident.” Chen Yun stared at Xu Ming, “Then come on, you make the first move and let me see the rumored Wu Kingdom martial artist!”
“Then I'll have to offend you.”
As Xu Ming's words landed, the spiritual energy beneath Xu Ming's feet was shattered, making a muffled cracking sound.
“Boom!”
No one saw Xu Ming's punch clearly.
By the time they reacted, Xu Ming had already thrown a punch towards Chen Yun's head.
Chen Yun drew the giant sword in his hand.
The fist collided with the sword's body.
Spiritual energy and martial artist's true energy exploded.
Both of them took seven steps back.
Xu Ming loosened and clenched his fist, shaking his fist.
Chen Yun also clenched the giant sword in his hand.
Xu Ming's mind focused.
Judging from Chen Yun's spiritual energy just now, he suppressed his realm to the Seascape stage.
Even if Chen Yun in the Golden Core stage suppressed his realm to the Seascape stage, it would still be the Seascape stage at its peak, and it would surpass ordinary Seascape stage peaks by a lot. After all, Chen Yun had reached a higher level and had a deeper understanding of the Great Dao.
Xu Ming actually had some psychological preparation for this.
However, Xu Ming didn't expect that his Seascape stage would be much stronger than he had anticipated.
Chen Yun's Seascape stage realm quality was extremely high! It could be said to be the strongest Seascape stage he had ever encountered.
On the other side, Chen Yun also felt that it was interesting.
This man is not bad.
Just based on that punch just now, he would have believed him if he said he was an Indestructible Body stage martial artist.
Is this really the strength that a Soul Manifestation stage martial artist should have?
Chen Yun straightened his back: “Come, continue!”
Xu Ming didn't waste any words. He circulated his spiritual energy, used the Cloud Stepping Step, quickly closed in, and then smashed out with the Sky Opening Fist.
Chen Yun raised the giant sword and slashed down with each strike.
Xu Ming's fist was wrapped in martial artist's true energy, and he directly resisted the opponent's blade.
Chen Yun's sword waves spread out, slashing on the various peaks of the Heavenly Xuan Sect. The Heavenly Xuan Sect's formation was forced to activate and absorb the sword waves.
“Boom boom boom boom!”
Xu Ming's fists were like thunder, each punch heavier than the last. Chen Yun also became braver and braver in battle. Chen Yun, holding the giant sword, seemed to have completely entered the state, and each sword was extremely violent.
Xu Ming's eyes gradually changed, and Dao patterns appeared in his pupils.
Xu Ming had long wanted to try out his newly evolved Dao Pattern Eyes, and this Chen Yun was a very good opponent!
“Hmm?”
Sensing the change in Xu Ming's eyes, Chen Yun was shocked.
Chen Yun had never had this feeling before.
It was as if his whole person had been seen through by the other party.
Chen Yun slashed out with a sword, and Xu Ming crucially saw the weak point of this sword. Xu Ming punched the three inches below the sword hilt.
The giant sword trembled, causing Chen Yun's tiger's mouth to feel a little numb.
And in that instant, Xu Ming's Mountain Shaking Fist smashed towards Chen Yun's chest.
Chen Yun's chest showed a magic pattern, forming a formation that blocked this punch.
Chen Yun was knocked back thirty meters.
Before Chen Yun could steady his feet, he held the giant sword and rushed forward again.
Chen Yun slashed Xu Ming's shoulder with a sword. Xu Ming dodged sideways, but what he didn't expect was that this giant talisman sword actually exploded.
Xu Ming blocked with his sword, and the heat wave generated by the explosion knocked Xu Ming away.
Before Xu Ming could even steady his feet, the talisman sword in Chen Yun's hand actually dispersed directly, turning into hundreds of talismans.
“What the hell is this sword?” Xu Ming felt that he had really broadened his horizons.
In an instant, the talismans wrapped around Xu Ming.
“Boom!!!!”
There was another loud noise, and all the talismans exploded.
Waves of spiritual energy, like ripples on a lake, kept spreading around.
As the dust settled, Xu Ming emerged from the haze, Nine Heavens Cloud Lightning Sword in hand, his body wreathed in fierce sword energy.
Xu Ming's top was completely torn, revealing his well-defined chest and abdominal muscles, causing many female disciples to blush; some shyly turned their heads, but couldn't resist stealing glances.
"Brother Chen, are you a swordsman or a mage?" Xu Ming asked.
His opponent's sword energy was genuine, his skill was extremely high, but each strike was infused with some of his magic.
Chen Yun smiled and retorted, "Little brother Xu, are you a sword cultivator or a martial artist?"
Xu Ming's lips curled up, and he asked no further questions.
Xu Ming took a step forward, no longer holding back.
The blood-frenzied Xu Ming was like a ferocious beast, and Chen Yun was taken aback.
He was surprised.
Surprised that he actually felt fear.
"Clang!"
Xu Ming arrived in front of Chen Yun, and with a sword, he parried upwards.
Chen Yun didn't dare to take it head-on, dodging directly; the sword energy soared upwards, carving a large hole in the clouds of the firmament.
Chen Yun chanted an incantation, his magic palm thrusting out, mixed with the might of thunder.
Xu Ming met it with a punch; palm and fist collided, and spiritual energy and martial artist's true energy burst open once again.
Xu Ming then kicked Chen Yun in the face, Chen Yun blocking with his arm.
Accompanied by the sound of cracking bones, Chen Yun was smashed downwards like a cannonball.
The ground kicked up several meters of dust.
The dust was suddenly torn apart, and a sword light slashed towards Xu Ming.
Xu Ming casually flicked the long sword in his hand, shattering the sword light.
Xu Ming didn't want to continue; the Dao Pattern Eye and Blood Qi Berserk Transformation consumed a lot of stamina.
Xu Ming didn't want to be exhausted on someone else's turf.
Xu Ming raised the long sword in his hand, and the sword energy was like a surging ocean, expanding and then condensing, condensing and then expanding.
In the end, the sword energy actually formed a substantial wave without gravity.
Xu Ming's sword energy and sword intent continued to climb!
The surrounding Heavenly Mystery Sect disciples had to quickly distance themselves, fearing that they would be accidentally injured; they knew that Xu Ming was about to use his strongest strike to determine the outcome.
At the same time, Chen Yun also stopped holding back.
A Dharma Idol appeared behind Chen Yun, the Dharma Idol opened its eyes, holding a giant sword; behind the Dharma Idol was a Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams diagram.
Feeling the changes in Chen Yun's spiritual power.
The Heavenly Mystery Sect disciples were all shocked.
Senior Brother Chen had suppressed his realm to the Dragon Gate Realm!
Before, when Senior Brother Chen competed with Xu Ming, he had always suppressed his realm to the Sea Watching Realm.
But now, Senior Brother Chen had actually taken the initiative to raise his realm!
Sea Watching Realm fighting Sea Watching Realm, even if Xu Ming also had a martial artist's Heroic Soul Realm, it would be an inglorious victory.
At the same time, they also had a new understanding of Xu Ming.
In their hearts, they already felt that Xu Ming was an unparalleled genius, his strength frighteningly terrifying.
What they didn't expect was that when Xu Ming competed with them just now, he didn't use his full strength at all.
Xu Ming slashed down with his sword.
The sword wave swept towards Chen Yun's direction.
Chen Yun thrust his sword upwards, wanting to shatter this sword wave and cut Xu Ming in half!
"Whoosh."
The strongest moves of both sides collided, a whirlwind swept through, and the Heavenly Mystery Sect's Guardian Formation resounded loudly.
At the same time.
Ten miles outside the Heavenly Mystery Sect, six people arrived.
Among the six people, one was an old elder, and the other five were young disciples.
They were all wearing sword robes, with long swords at their waists.
On the other side of their waists, there was a wooden plaque.
There were only two words on the plaque—
Sword Sect.
As they walked, the six people stopped at the same time, and almost simultaneously raised their heads.
"What a fierce sword energy." The old man stroked his chin, savoring it, "It's a pity, it lacks some polishing."
The old man turned his head and asked the disciple beside him, "Junior Sister, what do you think?"
The young woman who was addressed as Junior Sister by the old man said indifferently, "Average."
