No hope for eternal life

Although Kaifeng County ranked twelfth among the thirteen counties in this county examination, which was very far behind, it was said that it was because the Jindan realm in Kaifeng County was relatively poor, which lowered the overall ranking of Kaifeng County.

Moreover, anyone who can become the first in the county examination must be very capable and should not be underestimated.

Xu Ming is very similar to Guan Yunbei before, both are sword practitioners and have comprehended the sword intent, but Xu Ming has an additional power training skill than Guan Yunbei, so he is definitely more difficult to deal with.

"The competition begins." the referee announced.

Mu Changsheng immediately used a spirit-summoning talisman first, intending to test it out first. If he used two spirit-summoning talismans right at the beginning, he would be blocking his retreat.

Xu Minghan held a long sword in his hand and looked at Mu Changsheng vigilantly. Just as Mu Changsheng guessed, the fact that Mu Changsheng possessed the third-grade Lihuo Talisman had already been spread by Zhang Yuxu, and Xu Ming naturally knew about it as well.

For cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, the deterrent power of a third-grade talisman is definitely great enough.

"However, Mu Changsheng should not have many third-grade talismans, otherwise he should have used them in the previous competition with Hua Xufei." Xu Minghan guessed in his heart.

What he didn't know was that Mu Changsheng no longer had a third-grade talisman in his hand.

"Take my hit, Liuhe Sword Light." Xu Ming shouted softly, and swung the long sword in his hand, sending out countless sword lights, surrounding and slashing towards Mu Changsheng from all directions.

In response to this, Mu Changsheng activated the ten golden arrow talismans in his hands at the same time, transforming them into ten golden arrows that moved around his body and offset the power of the sword light.

Although the power of the golden arrow talisman was slightly insufficient, it could at least consume some of the power of the sword light. When the consumed sword light hit Mu Changsheng again, it would be difficult to break through Mu Changsheng's physical defense, let alone injure Mu Changsheng.

Mu Changsheng took advantage of the gap when the sword was attacking him to chase after his opponent Xu Minghan, wanting to defeat him in close combat. His physical body was his greatest advantage.

Xu Minghan was not afraid of this. He had understood the power of the sword and was not afraid of close combat with his opponent.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The sounds of iron fists and long swords clashing continued to be heard. After more than a dozen rounds, the two were fighting hard.

Mu Changsheng had already used both his fists and feet, but facing Xu Ming's impeccable defense, Mu Changsheng still failed to launch any effective attack.

Seeing that he was about to be dragged into a war of attrition by Xu Minghan, Mu Changsheng began to get really anxious: "The effect of my summoning talisman can only last for half an hour at most. The more it consumes, the more disadvantageous it is to me."

"Snap." Just when Mu Changsheng was distracted, Xu Minghan immediately seized the opportunity and slashed at Mu Changsheng's shoulder with a knife.

When Mu Changsheng felt the knife, he felt that something was wrong. He was too late to dodge it.

But Mu Changsheng also understood that if he really couldn't dodge the knife, he would most likely lose.

At this moment, a "click" sound was heard, and Mu Changsheng's shoulder moved backwards abruptly, avoiding the fatal knife at an extremely strange angle.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng seized this opportunity and punched Xu Minghan in the chest. Xu Minghan was so scared that he quickly blocked the punch with the blade of his knife and used the force to retreat dozens of steps. The two figures separated temporarily.

"Hmm?" Questions rang in the minds of Mu Changsheng and Xu Ming at the same time. Xu Minghan didn't understand how Mu Changsheng suddenly dodged the knife. Mu Changsheng felt lucky. At that moment, he seemed to have controlled his shoulders to dodge with his mind instead of relying on the coordinated control of his body muscles.

Therefore, the dodging action was extremely quick, and even Xu Minghan did not expect that Mu Changsheng could dodge it.

"That feeling is the artistic conception!" Xu Minghan was the first to react. He himself had comprehended the artistic conception of the sword, and he had a deeper understanding of the mysterious feeling of the artistic conception.

Xu Minghan understood that Mu Changsheng probably involuntarily realized the artistic conception at the critical moment, which was why he was able to fight back.

In addition, Xu Minghan also knew that this situation was just an accident and did not mean that Mu Changsheng had really comprehended the artistic conception. He himself had also gone through this stage before comprehending the artistic conception of the sword.

"Could that be the artistic conception?" Mu Changsheng was a little uncertain. Regarding the description of artistic conception, all kinds of secret arts would more or less involve some description, but that kind of description was extremely obscure, as if it could only be understood but not expressed in words. Therefore, Mu Changsheng was not sure whether that feeling was the artistic conception or not.

Soon, Mu Changsheng came up with a plan in his mind: "The feeling just now was triggered during the battle. If I want to verify whether it is true or not, it is also very simple."

Then, Mu Changsheng attacked Xu Minghan again. His idea was to continue fighting and continue to feel that special feeling. If he could really comprehend the realm of the physical body, even if he lost the competition, it would be worth it.

On the opposite side, Xu Minghan saw Mu Changsheng attacking again, his face became uncertain. He was hesitant and worried, fearing that Mu Changsheng would really comprehend the realm of physical body during the battle. However, he finally decided to fight.

At the same time, Xu Minghan also used his trump card: "Virtual Demon Body."

As Xu Minghan performed the secret technique, his body instantly swelled and became several inches taller, looking like a giant. He wanted to use this trick to quickly defeat Mu Changsheng.

Mu Changsheng was not panicked when he saw this scene, because he had already known Xu Minghan's information and knew that the other party had this trick.

As the saying goes, no matter how things change, they still remain essentially the same. No matter how Xu Minghan changes, this is just a means to temporarily improve the strength of the cultivator, no different from Mu Changsheng using the spirit-summoning talisman.

In this regard, Mu Changsheng was not in a hurry to use the second summoning talisman. Now that Xu Minghan's strength had increased a lot, the pressure on him was even greater, and he just wanted to feel the wonderful feeling of artistic conception again under this pressure.

Seeing that Mu Changsheng did not use the second summoning talisman, Xu Minghan felt that he was being underestimated. He snorted in his heart: "Humph, I will finish you off within a quarter of an hour."

This is also because his virtual magic secret technique cannot last for too long.

"Whoosh." Xu Minghan raised his sword and slashed towards Mu Changsheng. In front of his tall stature, the long sword in his hand seemed to turn into a short sword, and Mu Changsheng seemed to have turned into a dwarf.

Facing Xu Minghan's vertical chop, Mu Changsheng did not choose to dodge directly, but stepped forward bravely, punched the blade, and then kicked Xu Minghan in the waist.

In Mu Changsheng's opinion, after Xu Minghan became taller, his lower body became a weakness.

However, since Xu Minghan had practiced this secret transformation technique, he was also aware of its disadvantages. He immediately turned around and swung his sword to force back Mu Changsheng's kick, preventing Mu Changsheng's attack from succeeding.

Afterwards, the two of them engaged in close combat again. During this process, Mu Changsheng felt that state of mind twice in succession.

Mu Changsheng became more and more certain that the feeling of the physical body and artistic conception was correct.

Relying on that short-lived physical state of mind, Mu Changsheng's body became stronger and more flexible, allowing him to overcome crises continuously.

On the other side, Xu Minghan really began to feel uneasy. He could feel that Mu Changsheng was quickly comprehending the artistic conception, and he himself had become a sparring partner!

This feeling made Xu Minghan both angry and helpless. Mu Changsheng's body was strong, and it was difficult for him to defeat him easily.

"Break!" Xu Minghan shouted in a deep voice, and slashed at Mu Changsheng head-on with all his strength, forcing Mu Changsheng to retreat temporarily.

Xu Minghan took the opportunity to retreat repeatedly and distance himself. He certainly didn't want to be a sparring partner, so he wanted to keep some distance and get rid of the close combat with Mu Changsheng.