Invincible!

Chapter 15 Old Grudges
"I remember the people from the Yue King's Mansion are also on the mountain?"

Zhou Juechen asked a question.

"nature."

Ren Qingshan replied: "Yan Kaigui of the Yue Prince's Mansion is quite famous throughout Jiangzhou. He is known as one of the Three Heroes of Lijiang in the capital. Moreover, he is skilled in both literature and martial arts. In the future, he will be able to comprehend the Hunyuan Ruyi in a moment, which is naturally smoother than that of a pure martial artist. He will certainly not miss such a grand event."

He said with some emotion, "The essence of the Sword Tournament is to find investors and pave the way for the next 'Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate' competition. The Sword Saint of Guangyuan is guiding the younger generation, and I brought my disciples here to let the Sword Saint of Guangyuan take a look."

Others think so.

The sword-fighting tournament is not about swordsmanship, but about human relationships and worldly wisdom!

Those who aspire to achieve great things will come to showcase their abilities in exchange for guidance from the Sword Saint of Guangyuan.

The Sword Saint of Guangyuan didn't mind doing him a favor.

Although at this point, those who haven't yet made it onto the list of potential top investors and received substantial investment have virtually no chance, what if they do?
If one person manages to create a miracle, the ultimate reward will be tenfold or even a hundredfold.

Many people, even those who are not good at it themselves, will bring their disciples who are under twenty-five years old and ask them to perform well.

The requirement for the "Leaping the Dragon Gate" competition is that participants must be under thirty years old, and the competition is held every five years.

If this year doesn't work out, there's always the next year.

The combined efforts of a master who has undergone a blood transfusion and marrow cleansing to nurture a disciple, and the combined efforts of a top expert, may ultimately drastically alter the growth potential of this already talented disciple, allowing him to leap over the dragon gate and ascend to the heavens in one step.

"Brother Zhou, is this Li Xian your newly accepted disciple?"

Yu Songnian asked with some curiosity.

"Disciple? I can't afford to take in a disciple like that."

Zhou Juechen snorted.

He never expected that Li Xian, instead of staying at the martial arts school to practice, would actually follow Yan Kaigui, Liu Yanran, and the others after learning that they had gone to Canglang Mountain.

Yes.

Zhou Juechen believed that Li Xian had come to Canglang Mountain to pursue Liu Yanran and continue being his sworn enemy.

The disciple standing nearby, upon hearing Zhou Juechen's words, guessed that the person knew Zhou Juechen, but their relationship was probably just so-so.

He immediately said respectfully, "Then, Master Zhou... this junior will let him go back first?"

"Send him away, don't let him go up the mountain and use my name to swindle people."

Zhou Juechen flicked his hand and said.

"Yes."

The disciple responded and was about to turn and leave.

But Zhou Juechen thought of the three-month agreement, and then of his third uncle...

And the fact that Liu Yanran will inevitably end up with Yan Kai.

To prevent Li Xian from seeing the two of them together and getting carried away, doing something irrational that would lead to him being beaten to death by Yan Kaigui...

He finally spoke again: "Wait, I'll go and drive him away myself."

After saying his apologies to Ren Qingshan and the others, he left with the disciple.

Seeing Zhou Juechen leave, Ren Qingshan couldn't help but feel a little regretful: "When Master Zhou first entered the martial arts world, he was also full of vigor. He started learning martial arts at the age of thirteen, mastered the Ming Jin skill in three months, and achieved mastery of his tendons and bones in three years. At the age of twenty, he completed the internal cultivation of his lungs and began to change his blood and cleanse his marrow. After more than four years, he completed the blood change. Then, he got stuck at the stage of Hunyuan Ruyi and Wuhu Wulou. He was stuck for five years... Now he is twenty-nine years old, and his hope is slim."

"A complete transformation of blood and marrow, a flawless body—this is the dividing line between mediocrity and genius. Not to mention Master Zhou, aren't we all the same?"

Yu Songnian smiled wryly.

Then he looked at Ren Qingshan with envy: "Not everyone can be like Layman Ren, who can see through the mysteries of Hunyuan and condense a flawless body. Especially me... When I was young, I damaged my foundation in order to achieve quick success. Although I am about the same age as Layman Ren, I look more than twenty years older."

The same applies to Zhang He.

Before a martial artist achieves complete physical perfection, their body often begins to decline after the age of thirty-five.

Slower metabolism, memory decline, slower reaction time, weakened immune system, etc...

If one practices excessively, like Yu Songnian, who, at only forty-five or forty-six, already looks like an elderly man in his sixties, suffering from kidney deficiency, frequent urination, incomplete urination, insomnia, and excessive dreaming day and night, his skill level drops to only three or four tenths. However, the difference lies in having no leaks throughout the body.

Once you reach this level, you can maintain your peak condition until you are sixty or even seventy years old. Only when your lifespan is about to end will you experience a sharp decline.

That is why all martial artists try every means to pursue the state of perfection.

"My ability to cultivate to the point of perfect perfection was entirely due to luck. I broke through without even realizing it. If you ask me, I can't explain it. Otherwise, why would I have participated in the Sword Saint Guangyuan's Sword Debate Tournament for the sake of my disciple?"

Ren Qingshan said.

It's unclear whether the others believed it or not.

Since Ren Qingshan was unwilling to talk about it, they could only change the subject: "Speaking of which, there are quite a few people attending this conference, including four from the Hidden Dragon Ranking! Especially Su Jianxing, who is ranked sixth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. I didn't expect him to come as well."

"Isn't that right? The Sword Saint of Guangyuan said he was taking a short rest today, but Su Jianxing was able to go straight into the Sword Saint's courtyard to ask for advice. Anyone who didn't know better would think that the Sword Saint of Guangyuan had specially set aside a day to give him private lessons."

"There's no way around it, he's the one who truly has the potential to leap over the dragon gate! Right now, he hasn't leaped over the dragon gate yet, and he still has to consider himself a junior in front of the Guangyuan Sword Saint. Once he successfully leaps over the dragon gate, the Guangyuan Sword Saint will probably have to rush to call him brother."

……

Half-mountain Pavilion.

Disciples of the Canglang Sword Sect came and went, leading martial arts practitioners from all over Jiangzhou in and out.

And these martial artists...

Basically, it was an elder who had cultivated his inner strength and lungs who brought three or five disciples who had reached the level of physical strength and bone cultivation to broaden their horizons.

Blood transfusion and marrow cleansing do occur, but they are extremely rare.

Leaving aside those densely populated sects and holy lands of martial artists, if we consider a prefecture with a population of one million, at most only ten or eight people can undergo blood transfusion and marrow cleansing. On average, it takes one hundred thousand people to create one master of blood transfusion.

This illustrates the difficulty of blood transfusions.

Li Xian sat in the pavilion, waiting patiently.

But this wait didn't last long, as a group of eight people hurriedly arrived from the foot of the mountain.

Among these eight people, there is a clear distinction between master and servant.

The three young people, two men and one woman, were well-dressed, dressed in fine clothes, and their swords at their waists were exquisite and beautiful.

Behind them were five strong and vigorous men, dressed as guards, looking wary.

Li glanced at it casually.

But when his gaze fell on one of the burly middle-aged men, he was slightly taken aback.

Memories of "Li Xian" flooded back instantly.

The stone bridge outside Youlongfang was where the original "Li Xian" was kicked into the river; the person who did it...

"It's him?"

The next moment, Li Xian stood up and strode forward, heading straight for the group of eight.

Almost as they rushed toward the eight people, the others who were about to enter the Canglang Sword Sect also turned their gaze toward him.

When they saw him, several of them showed a distinct change in expression, clearly recognizing him.

"Li Xian?"

One of the men, who was holding a paper fan, asked, "Why is he here?"

"Li Xian? The one with Miss Liu Yanran..."

The other man looked somewhat surprised.

"They have absolutely no self-awareness, how dare they chase us all the way to Canglang Mountain?"

The only woman's expression was cold: "Shen Hong, go and take care of this. I don't want to see such disgusting things in my area."

(End of this chapter)