Ch 140: You Can’t Block My One Sword, Grandmaster Arrives

Xu Yan glanced at the Elder, nodding and saying, “You are the only one who understands. You know that my talent is high, my strength is strong, and I can ignore the rules!”

Having said that, he continued to walk upwards, showing no intention of sparring with the Elder.

The Elder was stunned, “Young Friend, you haven’t defeated me yet.”

Xu Yan stopped, his face full of disappointment, “I thought you understood. You said I didn’t have to follow the rules, but you still want me to defeat you according to the rules.

“If you really think I can ignore the rules, you shouldn’t let me make a move. I can bypass you and find stronger opponents above.”

The Elder felt a toothache. I just complimented you, and you directly belittle me for being weak?

Taking a deep breath, he shook the longsword in his hand, and said in a deep voice, “Young Friend, I see you also cultivate the Sword Dao. Old One dares to ask for instruction on your Sword Dao Art!”

Xu Yan shook his head, “Your Sword Dao is too poor. If I draw my sword, it would be bullying you. Let’s stick to the old rules; you take one of my palm strikes.”

What the heck!

The Elder’s face turned green. What arrogant youngster is this?

The onlookers, a group of martial artists and Seven Stars Academy students, all gasped. This guy is truly arrogant; he actually said directly that the Grand Instructor’s Sword Dao is too poor?

Although Seven Stars Academy’s Sword Dao is slightly inferior to Sword Venerable Cliff, it can still be ranked second in the Inner Region.

The Elder before him has spent his whole life cultivating the Sword Dao, constantly refining his Sword Dao, and once defeated a Great Completion Grandmaster of Sword Dao from Sword Venerable Cliff.

Such strength, in the eyes of this youth, is not worthy?

“Arrogant youngster, take my sword!”

The Elder’s face flushed red, he was furious, he held his longsword horizontally, with a loud boom, sword qi burst forth, the cold light was sharp, and layers upon layers of sword light, as if reaching heaven and earth, swept out.

“Is this Heavenly Cold Light? It seems that the Grand Instructor is truly angry. He used this Sword Dao Art to defeat the Great Completion Grandmaster from Sword Venerable Cliff.”

“Amazing! I also cultivate the Sword Dao, but facing this sword, I don’t know how to receive it; there are absolutely no flaws!”

The Seven Stars Academy students were all amazed.

As expected of the Grand Instructor, a Great Completion Grandmaster of Sword Dao, his first move was extraordinary.

Among the onlookers, there were also those who cultivated the Sword Dao. At this moment, they all exclaimed in admiration, as expected of the Grand Instructor of Seven Stars Academy, this Heavenly Cold Light move is extremely sharp, as if reaching heaven and earth, unavoidable, without any flaws.

It also seemed to contain changes.

Among the many onlookers, there was a young man of about twenty. He looked serious, staring at the Elder’s sword without blinking.

“This is the Heavenly Cold Light that defeated the Great Completion Grandmaster from Sword Venerable Cliff? It is truly extremely sharp. I wonder how Senior Brother Xie would counter this move?”

Leng Qiu thought to himself.

He was a disciple of Sword Venerable Cliff, known as the genius second only to Xie Lingfeng. His visit to Seven Stars Academy was to exchange swordsmanship with Seven Stars Academy.

To pave the way for his breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm.

“Flowery and flashy!”

Xu Yan shook his head and struck out with a palm.

A golden dragon roared, suddenly piercing into the heavy sword light. In an instant, the sword light that reached heaven and earth instantly shattered.

“Turn!”

The Elder’s expression was stern. The shattered sword light suddenly rotated. This is one of the killing moves of Heavenly Cold Light.

However, the overwhelmingly powerful golden dragon directly slammed into the sword light he had just rotated, before the sword momentum could form its power, it was a sudden blow.

Bang!

The sword light exploded and collapsed, and the golden dragon swept its tail, directly sweeping the Elder away.

Silence!

The entire field fell silent again.

Such a powerful move, and yet it still couldn’t withstand the youth’s single palm strike?

What kind of cultivation technique is that golden dragon from, it is truly incredibly powerful.

The Elder fell to the ground, also stunned.

For a moment, he was bewildered. His renowned Sword Dao, was it actually so vulnerable?

Xu Yan was about to continue walking upwards, glanced at the Elder, paused, and said, “Sword Dao does not lie in grand momentum, nor in beautiful sword moves, but in concentrating on one sword. This is the true killing art, the rest is merely embellishment.

“You haven’t entered the door of Sword Dao, you don’t understand Sword Intent. For you, fast, ruthless, and sharp is the right way.

“Instead of spreading the useless sword momentum, it’s weak and unsubstantial. Even if there are changing moves, it’s too slow.

“I have a friend who has cultivated his swordsmanship to its peak, far surpassing you. He is the closest to stepping into the Sword Dao.”

The Elder’s Sword Dao, while seemingly powerful and with a grand momentum, looked scary, yet ultimately it was showy and unsubstantial.

Against ordinary martial artists, it was naturally invincible.

In Xu Yan’s opinion, the Elder’s move was not as good as Xie Lingfeng’s Myriad Rivers Sword Technique, nor as good as the Flying Rainbow Sword Technique.

If he encountered Xie Lingfeng, this Heavenly Cold Light would be broken with one Flying Rainbow Sword Technique.

So far, among the Sword Dao martial artists Xu Yan had seen, only Xie Lingfeng had truly touched the threshold of Sword Dao, and cultivated his swordsmanship to its peak.

Moreover, he was almost breaking through the shackles of swordsmanship.

However, he was still lacking something to step into the Sword Dao.

“I wonder if Brother Xie has achieved Sword Heart Clarity?”

Xu Yan thought to himself.

It probably hasn’t happened yet, after all, achieving Sword Heart Clarity is not that easy.

The Elder was stunned, his head buzzing. After cultivating for most of his life, he hadn’t even entered the door of the Sword Dao?

He wanted to retort, but the defeated had no right to retort.

Finally, he sighed, “I’ve learned a lot!”

Leng Qiu stood there, looking at Xu Yan, completely shocked. He gained some new insights from those words.

“Who is he? His talent in Sword Dao, has it already surpassed Senior Brother?”

Xu Yan nodded. The Grandmasters of Seven Stars Academy were not bad. They didn’t fly into a rage, didn’t feel humiliated; they lost, and they directly admitted it.

Continuing upwards.

Eighth Floor.

The guardian was a Peak Grandmaster.

Xu Yan had defeated seven Seven Stars Academy guardian Grandmasters along the way, all with one palm strike. Now, Seven Stars Academy couldn’t sit still.

The Eighth Floor guardian was among the top Peak Grandmasters of Seven Stars Academy.

“Hiss, it’s Grand Instructor Ding Yan!”

A Seven Stars Academy student exclaimed in shock.

“What, it’s Grandmaster Ding Yan?”

The onlookers were also shocked.

A youth had actually alarmed the famous Grandmaster Ding Yan to come to guard the floor, showing that Seven Stars Academy felt the pressure.

Grand Instructor Ding Yan was very famous, and among the Peak Grandmasters in the Inner Region, he was ranked among the top thirty.

On the martial platform, a man wearing a wide-sleeved robe, with three strands of long beard, stood elegantly. He held a three-foot-long large brush, a Precious Artifact.

“Young Friend, do I have the qualifications to let you enter the platform for a sparring match?”

Ding Yan smiled and said.

Xu Yan nodded and said, “Yes, you are the first one who has the strength to let me enter the platform for a sparring match.”

Ding Yan was very strong, not much weaker than Yin Hong, the Half-Step Grandmaster.

And he was only a Peak Grandmaster.

But in Xu Yan’s view, the so-called Half-Step Grandmaster is just someone whose strength is insufficient and cannot break through to the Grandmaster realm in one go, so they only broke through halfway.

He didn’t care much for such Half-Step Grandmasters.

Ding Yan was different. He was a Peak Grandmaster, perfecting himself, preparing to break through to Grandmaster. With his Martial Dao foundation and strength, once he perfects his Martial Dao, he will surely be able to break through to Grandmaster in one go.

Xu Yan stepped onto the martial platform.

The onlookers were all excited; a great battle was about to begin.

“Young Friend, do I have the strength to let you draw your sword?”

Ding Yan glanced at the Treasured Sword at Xu Yan’s waist and smiled.

Xu Yan pondered for a moment, and said truthfully, “If I draw my sword, you may not be able to withstand one of my swords. Are you sure you want me to draw my sword?”

Hiss!

Although the crowd was almost used to the youth’s arrogance, at this moment, they still couldn’t help but gasp.

This is Grandmaster Ding Yan.

He actually boasted that he couldn’t withstand one of his swords?

In the Inner Region, among the Grandmaster realm, probably no one had the qualifications to say this.

Only Grandmasters had the qualifications to say this.

Even Xie Tianheng, the Sword Venerable Cliff Sword Master, did not dare to say this when he was at the Peak Grandmaster realm!

What an arrogant youth!

Ding Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, “Young Friend has such confidence, Ding would like to see what kind of Sword Dao it is that Ding cannot even withstand a single sword!”

Xu Yan thought for a moment, looked up at the Ninth Floor Martial Arena, the highest floor. After passing it, he could almost read all the Martial Dao classics of Seven Stars Academy.

“Is the guardian above a Grandmaster?”

Ding Yan nodded, “Yes!”

A Grandmaster. Xu Yan felt a little regretful. With his current strength, he couldn’t pass.

But there might be a chance.

As long as it’s not a Grandmaster, wouldn’t that be fine?

Rules are always meant to be broken by the strong.

So, Xu Yan said, “I can draw my sword, but if you can’t withstand one of my swords, the Ninth Floor guardian doesn’t have to be a Grandmaster. How about this?

“Replace the Grandmaster with ten Peak Grandmasters. I’ll fight ten, and if I win, it counts as me passing. How about that?”

Ding Yan was stunned. To say that the youth is arrogant, he has self-awareness, he can’t defeat a Grandmaster.

To say that he is not arrogant, he claims to fight ten Peak Grandmasters!

The onlookers were numb; this youth is getting more and more arrogant!

“The Ninth Floor, according to the rules, is guarded by a Grandmaster. Young Friend’s suggestion…”

Ding Yan didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

He couldn’t change this rule.

It belongs to the Grandmasters!

“Although I can’t beat a Grandmaster now, it won’t be long before I can. It’s just a matter of time.

“You can’t withstand one of my swords, and I want to pass the Ninth Floor. Letting you send ten Peak Grandmasters to replace the Grandmaster is reasonable, right?”

Xu Yan didn’t want to wait until he broke through before challenging again.

He wanted to pass all at once and read the Martial Dao classics of Seven Stars Academy.

Ding Yan shook his head with a wry smile, about to refuse.

A figure came fluttering, also wearing a wide-sleeved robe, holding a yellowed book, seeming to be studying the contents.

“As long as you defeat Ding Yan with one sword, I will let ten Peak Grandmasters spar with you!”

Upon seeing the newcomer, Ding Yan immediately bowed respectfully, “Greetings, Grand Supervisor Fu!”

The Seven Stars Academy students were shocked. Is this the legendary Grand Supervisor Fu Yuntian?

One of the five Grand Supervisors of Seven Stars Academy.

“Greetings, Grand Supervisor Fu!”

The Seven Stars Academy students all bowed.

Fu Yuntian nodded, glanced at Xu Yan, and continued to look at the book in his hand.

Xu Yan’s heart tightened, a Grandmaster!

This Grandmaster was very strong, much stronger than the one his Master had blown away with one palm strike.

A powerful Grandmaster!

“With his strength, even if I break through to Innate Realm Great Completion, I can’t blow him away with one palm strike. Maybe I need ten or more palm strikes? Or several swords?”

Xu Yan muttered to himself.

Then he became excited and said, “No problem. He can’t withstand one of my swords. If I defeat the ten Peak Grandmasters guarding the Ninth Floor, can I read all the classics?”

Fu Yuntian looked up, smiling, “Our Seven Stars Academy classics, especially those on the Ninth Floor, are not something everyone can read.

“Even if you pass, you need some conditions to read them.

“For example, whether your identity is suitable to view the classics there. After all, the Ninth Floor involves too much, it is only open to those wholeheartedly devoted to Martial Dao.

“Young man, let’s talk about reading the Ninth Floor classics after you pass.”

Xu Yan nodded, not dissatisfied; what the other party said made sense.

It involved too many things, not everyone could enter.

“Senior Brother Xie’s identity should work, right?”

Xu Yan muttered to himself.

“Good!”

He looked at Ding Yan and said in a deep voice, “Are you ready? I’m going to draw my sword!”

Ding Yan also became serious. Although the youth seemed arrogant, his strength was truly strong, he dared not be careless.

Holding the Precious Artifact brush, the momentum of a Peak Grandmaster was evident.

“Young Friend, please!”

Clank!

The sword was drawn. In an instant, the onlookers felt a daze, as if they saw mountains and rivers appearing on the martial platform, and a giant dragon circling.

Roar!

A dragon’s roar came, and in an instant, everyone seemed to see mountains and rivers in their eyes.

The moment Xu Yan drew his sword, Fu Yuntian shifted his gaze from the book, looking at the youth in shock. What kind of sword technique is this?

It seemed to contain the mysteries of heaven and earth.

Are those mountains and rivers? How could swordsmanship have the meaning of mountains and rivers?

Xu Yan’s first move was Mountain River Dragon’s Roar. In an instant, mountains and rivers appeared, and a dragon’s roar sounded.

Ding Yan felt a daze. The dragon’s roar sounded, and he seemed to enter a world of mountains and rivers. He saw desolate mountains and rivers, and sharp slaughter.

The vast mountains and rivers suddenly collapsed, as if extinguishing all beings.

“No good!”

His heart was filled with terror. What kind of sword technique is this?

An illusion?

Boom!

His momentum burst forth, the brush in his hand stabbed out, and his body madly retreated.

This retreat seemed as if the mountains and rivers were receding.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the mountains and rivers disappeared, his mind returned, and when his vision was restored, he felt a chill at his throat.

The sword tip was only an inch from his throat.

His retreat just now seemed like he had retreated far away, yet it also seemed like his body hadn’t moved at all, he had only retreated from the mountains and rivers.

“I’ve lost!”

At this moment, Ding Yan smiled bitterly.

He really didn’t even receive a single sword!

Silence!

The surroundings were silent, everyone was shocked.

What kind of sword was that!

Is there really such a Sword Dao in the world?

Sword Venerable Cliff, known as the number one Sword Dao sect in the Inner Region, doesn’t seem to have such an incredible Sword Dao, does it?

Leng Qiu’s eyes widened, his heart was filled with turmoil. What kind of sword technique is this?

Probably even Senior Brother wouldn’t be able to receive this sword, right?