Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 98: The Upper Nine Realms (Part )

night.

The Xianyi Sect once again warmly welcomed everyone who participated in the Four Sects Competition, even though they only achieved second place in the individual competition during the day.

Unlike the scraping between physical cultivators, Bai Jingxuan's battle with the sword cultivators of the Xianyi Sect was extremely dangerous.

But at the last moment, Bai Jingxuan was more ruthless and daring, and forced her opponent to give in with her attitude of burning herself together with him.

This allowed the Zhengyang Sect to win first place in the individual competition for the first time in the history of the Four Sects Competition.

It seemed that after seeing the Xianyi Sect and the Zhengyang Sect fighting like crazy, the fake match that was originally planned in the next arena was abandoned.

One accused the other of being unethical, while the other protested against the other for not abiding by the non-aggression treaty first.

Then a passionate brawl began.

In the end, Lingyun Sect’s unhappiness was still unable to defeat Pingding Sect’s stupidity.

The individual battles among the four sects ended with almost everyone injured.

But the dinner, even though everyone was injured, was much more harmonious and lively than last night.

Hu Feifei came over with a guilty look on her face, and started brewing spiritual wine with Li Qingyu, two physical cultivators.

He followed the forest mindlessly, wanting to learn the skill of shooting while flying.

Lin Jian threw a jade stone to him and asked him to replace the rune of levitation according to the record.

As a result, after just looking at it for a few moments, the boy returned the jade, saying that some techniques were not necessary to learn.

A drunken disciple from the Lingyun Sect came over to challenge him, "Junior Brother Lin, I admit you're very capable, but let me ask you, what are you going to do in tomorrow's team battle?"

God knows how it feels to have a good brother who laughs and jokes with you every day and is at the bottom of the group suddenly take off after working hard. Now all the cultivators in Lingyun Sect, from top to bottom, feel this way.

But they are not completely without a chance of turning the tables.

After all, team battles are different from individual battles, and pure professions like swordsmanship do not have an advantage.

Especially this year's team battle, which will involve various contents such as exploration, breaking formations, decryption, etc., the proportion of combat in it will not be too large.

When encountering some specific guardian monsters, hermits can take them secretly, and magicians can lure them away from the mountain and deceive them.

There are many ways to do this, and fighting is not the only solution.

This is also the reason why every sect must ensure the health of the professional composition of its own team. Team battles are more complex and comprehensive, and pure swordsmen cannot go far.

The most important thing is... everyone in the Zhengyang Sect is injured.

It seemed that the Xianyi Sect and the Zhengyang Sect were both injured in the fight, but in fact, only Hu Feifei was seriously injured. Bai Lingshuang only suffered serious loss of true energy, and the third swordsman who went into battle only suffered minor injuries.

Their condition can be almost recovered in one night, in contrast to the Zhengyang Sect.

Li Qingyu and Hu Feifei sat at the same table. Yun Feiyang and Sun Qinghan were both beaten badly by the Brainless Man. Lin Jian, the main force, was stabbed all over his body. Among the five people in the team, only Bai Jingxuan was in a slightly better condition.

If we go into tomorrow's team battle in this state...if we perform normally, we might have to come back and compete with our good brothers for the last place.

While everyone was in a commotion, someone asked where Bai Lingshuang from the Xianyi Sect had gone.
In an empty corner, the elder of the Xianyi Sect was spitting at the woman with white hair.

"Tomorrow you and the Zhengyang Sect's team will go in two different directions."

"Try to avoid them and don't come into contact with them during the process."

"If you really can't avoid it, let Hu Feifei talk to her. You're not allowed to say a word."

"Especially, you are not allowed to talk to that guy named Lin Jian. Master, let me tell you, the more handsome a man is in this world, the more likely he is to lie."

"If he really comes looking for you, just say you are mute."

"If anyone comes within three meters of you, use an ice cone on him."

"Master is doing this for your own good. My child, you should know that apart from Master, there is no good man in the world."

"Father..." Bai Lingshuang pleaded with pitiful eyes.

"How many times have I told you to address people by their titles in public?"

"I understand, Elder..."

Just when everyone was busy with their own things, an old man and a young boy came to the forest where they were watching everyone laughing and playing.

"Elder Jianxu." Lin Jian stood up respectfully the moment he saw the other party.

Although he didn't know why this senior suppressed the elders of his own sect and supported him without ever meeting him, Lin Jian knew that he definitely didn't come here for any personal purpose.

“Today’s individual battles were very exciting.”

Lin Jian blinked obediently. If you hadn't arrived after my last personal match, I would have believed your words were true.

Jian Xu was silent for a moment, then forced a smile onto his face. He decided to play it straight, "Actually, I followed you here after asking your sect about your whereabouts."

"What?!" Lin Jian was shocked. "What advice do you have, Elder?"

"It's not really a matter of instruction, but one of the Golden Spirit Pills you refined got mixed into your senior brother's, and we in the Pure Yang Sword Sect really like it."

Lin Jian nodded seriously, "I also like the pills I made."

"..."

"..."

Jianxu hinted, "The alchemy concepts involved are very interesting, and quite different from what we currently use. And only someone with a gold spiritual root like you can refine it?"

"Really?" Lin Jian suddenly realized, "When I was teaching my senior brother, why didn't he want to learn? It turns out he can't practice, haha..."

"So... I wonder where did you get this special alchemy method?"

"That... I found it!" Lin Jian replied as if it was a matter of course. "To be honest, Senior, I went down the mountain two months ago and found a piece of cloth. At the time, I just thought it might be a treasure because it wouldn't burn or pierce. Later, I found something written on it, so I tried it and I didn't expect it to actually work."

As he spoke, Lin Jian seemed to rummage through his storage ring and said, "Found it!"

Lin Jian held a diamond-shaped piece of pearly white woven cloth in his hand and said, "This is the senior."

Jianxu was a little anxious. He took the cloth and scanned it with his spiritual sense. His face instantly darkened. "Star Pattern Sky Satin..."

The things are indeed things from the Upper Nine Realms, but... they are just things.

"Elder, are you going to place an order? Or are you interested in this recipe?" Lin Jian rubbed his hands in a mercenary manner, his eyes full of anticipation.

"No need..." Jian Xu staggered back a step, his eyes dim and disappointed.

He was looking for someone from the Upper Nine Realms.

As for the piece of cloth from the Upper Nine Realms, or this kind of elixir that can only occasionally work on special people, they are of no use to him.

All the enthusiasm he had before coming here had cooled down, and Jianxu became a little confused.

Before leaving, he still gave Lin Jian a tip, "This piece of cloth with the recipe written on it is a good thing. It is invulnerable to swords and spears and is not afraid of the five elements. Wrap it around your vital parts. Maybe it can save your life one day."

"Oh?" Lin Jian replied and tried to fit the cloth on his body, which inexplicably made him feel like a bellyband.

Wait! This cloth was given to her by Haruyuki, and she currently has no other way to store it, so...

What the hell?

After Jianxu and the other two left, Lin Jian sat there and watched the other disciples making a fuss for a long time.

It wasn't until the bonfire dimmed a little that I found Haruyuki, who was still eating and drinking.

"Why spread the Golden Spirit Pill through me?"

"Hmm?" Haruyuki's face puffed up into a puffy mess and he looked over. "You know?"

Lin Jian reached out and wiped the sauce off her face, smiling helplessly, "You've already thought of an excuse for me. Aren't you stupid enough to not think that you did it on purpose?"

Dan Fang's excuse was given to him by Haruyuki before he was about to teach his senior brother Dan Fang.

No one has ever asked.

But today, someone asked, and Lin Jian instantly realized Haruyuki's intention.

She deliberately used her own hands to spread this thing that could represent the Upper Nine Realms to a certain extent...

but why?
"I'm not trying to hide it from you." Chunxue took a sip of the fruit drink and thrust the cup towards Lin Jian. "Try this, it's delicious."

Lin Jian took a sip and found it sour, sweet and icy cool.

Accompanied by nourishing spiritual energy, it penetrates deep into the internal organs.

"What's your impression of the Upper Nine Realms?" Chunxue suddenly asked.

"The Upper Nine Realms?" Lin Jian frowned slightly. "I don't know. Is it the place where the cultivators from the Lower Nine Realms ascend to heaven?"

During his eight years of cultivation, no one in the sect had ever mentioned this matter. It was rarely mentioned in daily conversations, not to mention that he had very little free time.

His understanding of this aspect only came from the online articles he had read before.

"No..." Haruyuki shook his head, "We are equals."

(End of this chapter)