Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 54 Tiandu Linghu
After two Group C competitions, it was Group A's turn to compete, but many people were too preoccupied to return to the competition arena.

Pei Han, Madam Wei and Jiang Yan no longer participated in the sect competition, so only the twelve true disciples were competing for the ranking. However, the two people on the field at this time were not among the twelve true disciples. Their martial arts skills were not low, both were above the fifth rank, and they were not young. They had been in the martial arts world for many years and were as famous as Jun Tingyun, the Tiger Roar and the Dragon Roar.

In fact, the original intention of the Seven Clans Martial Arts Competition of the Songyang Sect was not to compete for rankings, but to test the martial arts progress of the disciples of each branch. Ranking was just a matter of incidentality. Therefore, although most of the disciples participating in the competition had no hope of competing for the top spot, they still gave their all.

Afterwards, they would either ask their teachers for guidance, or review the game with their fellow disciples, or even challenge their opponents to a duel. After each Seven Clans Martial Arts Competition, many Songyang School disciples would make great progress in martial arts, so this tradition gradually became a very important matter within the sect.

Sun Yan went to the Spirit Sword Tower at night. There were no outsiders there. He was very happy and shouted, "Big Brother, I won the first game."

Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "That's good news. Keep up the good work."

Sun Lingdie hesitantly called out, "Are you really the Little Sword God Zhang Qingxi?"

Namco couldn't help but ask, "Is Sun Yanwan really a disciple of Grandmaster Zhang Lao Shenxian?"

The two spoke almost at the same time, looking at each other with murderous eyes.

Zhang Qingxi smiled slightly and replied, "Exactly. He is also the senior brother of this good-for-nothing kid."

Even though they already knew the truth, the two women still felt a buzzing sensation in their heads.

Zhang Qingxi raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Master accepted Second Junior Brother as his disciple three or four years ago. Now I'm bringing him back to recognize his ancestry and to let Master Uncle know so that Second Junior Brother can inherit Lingjian Peak and become the head of our lineage."

Sun Yanwan felt at ease in front of his senior brother and asked a few questions about how his sword skills went.

Zhang Qingxi helped him review a few sentences and pointed out that there were still a few imperfections.

Gao Yuan couldn't see the flaws in Sun Yanwan's swordsmanship, but Zhang Qingxi saw them clearly. Every word he said was insightful and made his second junior brother admire him deeply.

After reviewing the game for a while, Sun Yanwan closed his eyes and meditated, preparing for the second competition.

Although there are two beautiful girls around him, he always knows that he has to take care of the "important things" first.

Besides, he is only twelve years old, what kind of love relationship is he talking about?

In this world, twelve years old might already be old enough to be picked, even old enough to get married, but Sun Yanwan was from Earth after all, so she was a little hesitant about premature love...

Sun Yanwan practiced his skills for a long time, and heard someone calling his name. He suddenly opened his eyes, and the true energy in his body seemed to have become more harmonious, but he was still far from opening up another meridian.

He said hello to his senior brother, Sun Lingdie, and the two girls from Namco, then floated down to the Lingjian Tower.

This time his opponent was a young Taoist nun, only about thirteen or fourteen years old, slightly older than Sun Yanwan. Her face was tense and she was obviously extremely nervous.

Sun Yanwan also knew whose disciple this little Taoist nun was. In the arena, one would only sing out the name and the peak from which she came. As for a true disciple of Songyang, he would know it immediately. As for the identity and origin of his opponent, he had only been back in the mountain for a few days and had no idea about it. Afraid of addressing her incorrectly, he simply kept silent and drew out the Jingchan Sword, lightly pointing it at her.

The little nun let go of the sword and responded with a move of the Chaoxia sword technique.

Sun Yanwan had not learned this type of sword technique, but she had seen Yan Sheng practice it. He turned the Jingchan Sword in his hand slightly, still using the basic sword style, and pointed it at the little nun's left shoulder from an unexpected angle.

Sun Yanwan knew that the Demon-Slaying Sword Technique could not be used lightly, so he spent a lot of energy breaking it down into the most basic sword style. He also sought advice from his senior brother Zhang Qingxi. Later, he learned the Hunyuan Sword Technique, which gave him a deeper understanding of the basic sword styles. Although he would definitely not be able to defeat a strong enemy using only the basic sword technique, he could handle this kind of competition with relative ease.

The little nun quickly lowered her shoulders and pulled back her wrists, making a sword flower and pointing it at Sun Yanwan's chest. With a crisp sound!
Sun Yanwan gently hit the little Taoist nun's sword near her wrist.

He swung the sword in a circle and pulled it down with great force. The little nun was not very good at swordsmanship and could not exert her strength in time, so the sword was pulled out of her hand. She was stunned for a moment and did not even pick up the sword. She covered her face and jumped off the stone platform.

Sun Yanwan felt a little embarrassed. The little nun was about to cry, but it was not convenient for him to go and comfort her. After all, there were two girls watching her in the Lingjian Tower on the west cliff!
This little nun is of average appearance, so it would be a bad idea to "lose the big picture for the small".

Sun Yanwan sheathed his sword, but saw a young Taoist priest jump up, pick up the sword that the little Taoist nun had dropped on the ground, bowed to him, and jumped down again. He secretly praised in his heart: "What a genuine bootlicker."

He got off the stone platform and was about to go back to Lingjian Tower when he was stopped by a Taoist nun in white.

Sun Yanwan did recognize the Taoist nun; they had passed each other on the road before, but she hadn't noticed him. He had even asked his senior brother about this, and Zhang Qingxi had said they had fought each other in a sect competition, but he hadn't been so embarrassed as to admit that he had beaten her to tears.

The Taoist nun in white was dressed in white clothes as white as snow, and her pretty face was frosty. Even on Earth, she would be a school beauty. She said calmly, "Has your senior brother returned yet?"

Sun Yanwan was slightly surprised and said, "Do you still want to compete with my senior brother?"

"You are no match for him."

"My senior brother is cruel and ruthless. What if he beats you until you cry?"

The Taoist nun in white blushed, gave him a fierce look, and turned away.

She was really beaten to tears in public by Zhang Qingxi.

Sun Yanwan shook her head. As a modern person, she had some knowledge of psychology. She guessed that the little nun had been beaten by the eldest brother, and thus the shadow of the eldest brother was ingrained in her heart.

Well, this is sin!
As soon as Sun Yanwan entered the Spirit Sword Tower, she saw Sun Lingdie and Namco looking at each other strangely, and hurriedly explained, "I'm not familiar with that Taoist nun in white. She's an acquaintance of my senior brother, and she asked me if he's back yet?"

Zhang Qingxi didn't expect that "when you are in the building, the blame will come from the sky", so he smiled slightly and didn't explain at all.

The eldest senior brother was very patient and gave Sun Yanwan some pointers on the shortcomings in his swordsmanship.

After a while, a young Taoist priest came outside the building and called out, "Two young masters, the teacher asked me to ask, are we still going to have a martial arts competition today?"

Sun Yanwan thought to himself, "These two duels didn't exhaust me much energy," and immediately replied, "We can have another one."

The young Taoist priest responded and left quietly.

After a while, Sun Yanwan's name was called out again outside. This time, the opponent's name was very strange. It was a double surname, Linghu, and a single given name, Shao. He was born in Tiandu Peak.

Sun Yanwan came down from the Spirit Sword Tower and saw a young man with a rectangular face and a pair of bright eyes. He had a wild and unrestrained temperament. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old and was holding a long sword. When he saw Sun Yanwan, he bowed and called out, "Junior Brother Sun!"

Sun Yanwan asked, "Is Senior Brother Linghu a disciple of Senior Uncle Yin Bailian?"

Linghu Shao smiled and said, "That's right."

(End of this chapter)