Emperor Qiankun

Inside the Time Gate of Qiankun Hall, Li Qingyuan sat quietly cross-legged on the cushion.

He was thinking about what to do in the future. He knew that his realm had broken through too quickly. If he didn't calm down and consolidate his foundation, it might affect his future practice.

Therefore, he decided to concentrate on practicing a technique to enhance his strength.

He thought for a moment, and then found a book of cultivation techniques that he had accidentally obtained in his previous life, called "Qingfeng Sword Technique".

There are nine moves in Qingfeng Sword Technique, and each move is divided into four stages: entry, minor success, major success and perfection.

Each move contains endless changes and mysteries.

Practitioners must possess extremely high swordsmanship talent and understanding in order to appreciate the mysteries involved.

When using the "Qingfeng Sword Technique", the sword moves as light and graceful as the breeze, yet contains a fierce murderous intent; the flashing sword light seems to be able to cut through the void, making it impossible to defend against.

In his previous life, he had gone through untold hardships and expended countless efforts and energy, only to cultivate this peerless sword technique to the sixth level of great perfection. However, relying on such strength, he was already able to sweep across the world, shock the heavens and all realms, and become one of the most powerful sword immortals in the world!

From that day on, Li Qingyuan seemed to have become one with the Black Iron Sword. He wielded it day and night, repeating the three simple and basic movements of 'sweep, chop, and stab' over and over again.

Although these movements may seem ordinary, they are entry-level skills that every sword practitioner must master.

Whenever he took a break, he would leave Qiankun Hall and go to the courtyard to comprehend the first move of the 'Qingfeng Sword Technique'.

The essence of this move lies in being able to allow the long sword in the hand to change direction freely with the flow of the wind. In this way, the sword moves will become as unpredictable as flowing clouds, making it difficult to defend against and grasp.

At this moment, his thoughts seemed to dance with the wind, floating and agile.

In this peaceful atmosphere, his state of mind was like the clear water of a lake, reflecting the twinkling stars in the sky.

The wind seemed to have become his mentor, leading him to explore the secrets of the 'Qingfeng Sword Technique'.

He recalled the sword intent he had comprehended in his previous life - the sword intent of wind.

This kind of sword intent pursues extreme speed. As long as the sword is drawn fast enough, the enemy's life can be taken in an instant, leaving the enemy no time to react.

If you want to reach the level of understanding the sword's meaning, you must first go through the stages of sword energy and sword momentum.

At this moment, Li Qingyuan was thinking about how to comprehend the mysterious sword energy.

With his experience in his previous life, he knew that it would not be difficult for him to do this.

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As the days passed, Li Qingyuan's swordsmanship improved greatly without him realizing it.

His movements became more and more skillful, his sword strokes became faster and faster, and his sword moves became more and more ferocious.

However, he was not satisfied with this. Instead, he worked harder and wanted to break his limits.

He was fully focused, and every sword strike was like a violent storm, accompanied by the sound of whistling wind.

Ten days later, when Li Qingyuan was practicing sword, he suddenly felt an invisible force coming from the sword.

He was delighted, knowing that this was a sign that he was about to comprehend the sword energy.

After a few more days, with Li Qingyuan's hard practice, the power finally condensed into a weak sword energy.

This time he did not slack off at all and continued to hone himself, and his sword energy gradually increased.

A month later, Li Qingyuan's sword energy had made some progress. He was able to attach the sword energy to the sword, greatly increasing its attack power.

Li Qingyuan tightly grasped the black iron sword in his hand, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a satisfied smile.

During this period, Li Qingyuan's aura became more calm and restrained, and his mood, which had been a little impetuous due to the rapid improvement of his realm, gradually calmed down.

Li Qingyuan returned to the Gate of Time again. He no longer suppressed the surging power in his body, allowing it to run rampant through his veins.

He tried his best to break through the bottleneck of his realm. Only half a day had passed outside, but inside this mysterious door of time, a full five days had passed!

During these few days, he finally succeeded in completely refining that mysterious power and integrating it into his own cultivation.

At this moment, his strength has already reached a new peak - the peak of the seventh level of Tongwu Realm!

After two days of rest and recuperation, Li Qingyuan felt that his mental state was unprecedentedly full and uplifting.

Then Li Qingyuan entered the gate of space. With his first experience, he wanted to try to integrate the power of time and space into his sword moves.

He closed his eyes and used his heart to feel the powerful and mysterious force of time and space, which was the most primitive rhythm in the universe.

He carefully guided this force, but found it unruly and difficult to control, and seemed to disdain his orders.

However, Li Qingyuan was not discouraged. He knew very well that it was not easy to master this supreme power.

So, he calmed his mind, adjusted his breathing, and made his mood more calm as water.

Suddenly, an idea came to him.

He decided to mobilize the time and space divine body in his body to see if he could change the situation.

When he used the Space-Time Divine Body, something wonderful happened - the originally strange and powerful force actually began to resonate with him!

As time went on, this resonance grew stronger and stronger, as if there was an invisible bond between the two.

Gradually, he finally succeeded in integrating part of the power of time and space into his sword moves.

When he swung the sword in his hand again, a strange light flashed out, sweeping forward with unparalleled power, causing a distorted wave in the space.

The power of this sword far exceeded his expectations, and even he himself was shocked by it.

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Qingyuan's eyes. He didn't expect that he could actually do it!

Although it was just a small and insignificant step, it was a big step on the road of martial arts for him!

This feeling made Li Qingyuan excited. He silently felt the surging power in his body and was eager to verify his current strength through actual combat.

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Li Qingyuan came to the family martial arts training ground.

He looked around and his eyes finally fell on the teacher in charge of teaching martial arts - Li Quan.

Li Qingyuan strode over, then saluted Li Quan with a fist, and briefly explained the purpose of his visit.

Li Quan nodded slightly to show that he understood. He glanced at Li Qingyuan, then turned around and waved to a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old in the martial arts field.

Seeing this, the young man immediately ran over and quickly stood beside Li Quan.

Li Quan pointed at Li Qingyuan and said to the young man in front of him, "Li Xiang, have a sparring match."

Hearing this, Li Xiang's eyes followed Li Quan's finger. When he saw that the other person was Li Qingyuan, his heart tightened.

You know, although he is at the peak of the ninth level of Tongwu Realm, Li Qingyuan is only thirteen years old and he is already sixteen years old. What a difference in talent!

Although he was a little flustered, Li Xiang forced himself to remain calm, nodded, and walked up to Li Qingyuan.

With a smile on his face, he bowed to Li Qingyuan and said, "I am Li Xiang. Please go easy on me later."

Li Qingyuan also nodded in response with a smile.

In the martial arts arena, the two stood facing each other.

With Li Quan's order, the battle officially began.

Li Xiang's figure flashed and he rushed towards Li Qingyuan like a gust of wind, holding a black iron knife emitting a cold light in his hand.

His movements were swift and fierce, and each of his sword strikes was accompanied by the sound of breaking wind, which attracted the attention of the family members around the martial arts field.

Li Qingyuan quickly dodged Li Xiang's attack by moving sideways. He flexibly displayed the first move of the 'Qingfeng Sword Technique'. Every time he drew his sword, it was like a gust of wind, making Li Xiang feel as if he was in the breeze, making it difficult to track him.

Li Xiang knew that his advantage was that he was two levels higher than his opponent, so he kept changing his sword techniques, trying to crush his opponent with strength.

But Li Qingyuan kept jumping and moving, not giving him any chance at all.

The flashing of swords and the collision of golden spears made a "clang" sound.

After dozens of moves, Li Xiang was becoming more and more exhausted. He began to get a little impatient and his attacks became more fierce.

In just a moment, his breath became weaker and his face became paler.

After dozens of moves, Li Qingyuan seized the opportunity and swung his sword fiercely. A sword energy mixed with the power of time and space shot out.

Li Xiang was shocked and quickly dodged to the side, but he was still too late. The sword energy passed through his shoulder, leaving a trace of blood.

The Li family members who were watching expressed regret.

Everyone thought that Li Qingyuan was not as good as Li Xiang, but he used a little trick to drag Li Xiang to exhaustion, and then took the opportunity to defeat Li Xiang.

However, Li Xiang understood that if the opponent had used that last sword at the beginning, he would not have been able to block even one move, so he was full of gratitude.

Li Qingyuan didn't say much about this.

In fact, if he really took action, it would not be impossible to defeat Li Xiang in one move.

But not only would it attract too much attention, but as they were all members of the Li family and had no grudges against each other, there was no need to not give each other any face in a normal exchange.

This time he at least had a rough idea of ​​how powerful this sword energy was.

Thinking of this, he left the training ground directly. The competition would begin in three days, and he needed to get a good sleep for a few days.

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