The strength of someone with Innate Sword Bone is definitely different from that of ordinary disciples!
But he forgot that Jing Shu of Sword Protecting Mountain had been unconscious for five years, and no one taught Tian Ning how to use a sword.
His goal achieved, Qin Mingcheng gave a gentle smile to his beloved female disciple, signaling Wenren Xue to rest assured.
Sure enough, Sect Leader Xiao quickly announced that Contract Beasts could not participate.
“Ahem… Little Ning, this is a Sword Cultivator competition.” In terms of personal feelings, he really wanted to see someone with Innate Sword Bone compete with a sword!
The Elder in charge of the competition had already announced the names of the top two, and Tian Ning's opponent was Xie Xingzhi.
The other party's face was full of pride, as if saying: So what if you refused earlier? Aren't you still going to fight him! And now she doesn't even have Explosion Talismans or a Contract Beast!
Tian Ning disliked this brat's provocation; when it came to being annoying, she was far better than him.
“Senior Sister Three, can I borrow your sword?” Tian Ning asked from the stage.
Normally, Sword Cultivators wouldn't lend their swords to others, because there's a saying: a sword is a Sword Cultivator's wife!
Unless they get a better new wife, they might give the old one to someone else.
Wenren Xue's actions were like that.
Shi Qinxin, however, readily took out her beloved sword. It was a delicate sword for women, pure white, made of a special metal, tough yet soft. Shi Qinxin had obtained it in the Sword Tomb. This sword was named—Light Heart—a top-grade sword above high-grade, existing for a thousand years, and very likely to nurture a Sword Spirit.
After receiving the sword, Tian Ning began to sarcastically taunt Xie Xingzhi: “Oh my, my Senior Sister Three is willing to lend me her beloved top-grade sword, but why did your senior sister give you such a cheap mid-grade sword?”
Xie Xingzhi: "..."
Wenren Xue: "..."
Thank you, I've been subtly taunted.
With a top-grade sword, what's a mid-grade sword? Nothing!
Everyone was surprised that Shi Qinxin could actually take out such a sword. Didn't they say that the people of Wanjian Sect were all trash? How could this woman have a top-grade sword!
High-grade and above swords have their own temperaments and won't easily acknowledge a master, let alone a top-grade sword that might nurture a Sword Spirit!
The new disciples who joined these years didn't know, but the Sect Leader and Elders in the upper seats, as well as some old disciples, even now… could recall the spirited Senior Sister Shi's appearance when she showed her prowess in Wanjian Sect.
For the Light Heart Sword to acknowledge a master, Shi Qinxin…
She… was once a highly-regarded Talented Disciple!
For some reason, Sect Leader Xiao's eyes were a little red. She was also one of the children he had watched grow up, but her future was ruined because of what happened five years ago.
Although Tian Ning had a top-grade sword, most people were not optimistic about her.
Xie Xingzhi firmly believed that a top-grade sword in her hands was like a three-year-old child playing with a Broadsword!
He sneered inwardly, would a top-grade sword submit to her? Do you know what unworthiness means? She's exactly that!
He disdainfully raised his head, looking down his nose: “So what if you wield a top-grade sword? Today, I will defeat you with my mid-grade sword! Let you know that strength is the most important thing, more than any external objects!”
After Xie Xingzhi finished his pretentious speech, Tian Ning had already boredly found some melon seeds to crack.
“Crack crack… You talk too much… crack crack…”
Xie Xingzhi: "..."
Can you show some respect?
Xie Xingzhi buried the small flame of hatred in his heart. In today's battle, he would absolutely not let down Senior Sister Xue'er, he would definitely make Tian Ning look bad!
Xie Xingzhi was full of fighting spirit, just waiting for the competition Elder to call the start.
But—
“Crack crack… crack crack…”
The competition Elder actually waited until Tian Ning finished cracking her melon seeds, gave Tian Ning a flattering look, and then called for the start of the competition.
Xie Xingzhi: ???
Wait, why did the Elder wait for her to finish the melon seeds?
And what's with that kind look? Is this girl not a daughter of the Wenren Family? Is she actually the Elder's illegitimate daughter?
But Tian Ning didn't care about Xie Xingzhi's crazy inner monologue. From the moment the competition Elder called for the start, her aura changed.
The young woman stood holding her sword, her eyes sharp, she immediately approached, her sharp sword aimed at the opening Xie Xingzhi revealed!
Xie Xingzhi was startled, narrowly dodging several times. He instantly dared not underestimate Tian Ning anymore, but the young woman didn't give him a moment's respite. She was like a precisely calculated machine, able to predict Xie Xingzhi's evasive direction and strike directly!
Xie Xingzhi clearly knew that if he didn't dodge this attack, he would lose!
But how long had it been since the start? Hadn't it just begun?
How could he be eliminated like this! He had vowed to be the number one among the new disciples!
Xie Xingzhi gritted his teeth. He swung his sword, forced to use the first style of Vanishing Shadow under these circumstances!
Three images of Xie Xingzhi appeared on the stage simultaneously, all looking like real people, making it difficult to tell which was the real one at first glance.
This is Xu Yu Zhenren's unique sword technique, creating true bodies in battle to make it difficult for opponents to distinguish between real and fake!
Xie Xingzhi confidently sent the clone closest to Tian Ning to attack, waiting for his chance. However, Tian Ning directly charged towards him with her sword, completely ignoring the two clones!
How is this possible?!
Xie Xingzhi was pierced in the shoulder, but incredibly used the first style of Vanishing Shadow again, but his technique seemed to be completely ineffective against Tian Ning. Every time… she could accurately find him!
Xie Xingzhi was shocked inwardly, and everyone outside the arena was as well.
Junior Sister Tian Ning has been using Basic Swordsmanship the entire time?
A disciple timidly asked: “Is our Basic Swordsmanship that strong?”
Of course not! But why is she so awesome using it!?
In this competition, Xie Xingzhi had already used several sword techniques, even using Xu Yu Zhenren's ultimate technique, which is a hundred times stronger than Basic Swordsmanship!
But…
The crowd watched Xie Xingzhi taking a beating on the stage. Could Basic Swordsmanship be used to this extent?
Even Long Aotien, who was busy picking up trash, unconsciously stopped his movements. He was a Sword Cultivator, and he knew clearly how powerful she was at this moment!
This wasn't the first time Shi Qinxin had seen Tian Ning use Basic Swordsmanship, but she was still incredibly excited. My junior sister is using my sword!
That's my wife on the stage!
Xie Xingzhi finally realized something was wrong. He felt like his worldview had collapsed: “Impossible! How could you defeat me using only Basic Swordsmanship… Master's Vanishing Shadow Swordsmanship is clearly the strongest!”
Basic Swordsmanship… that weak introductory sword technique! How could this possibly happen?
Tian Ning simply said: “There are no weak sword techniques in the world, only people who use them weakly.”
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