The Legend of the Young Swordsman: A Prequel - A Phantom Melody Embarks on a Journey Through the Mar

Helian Yun Shen was unaware of the thoughts of the families and sects on the stage. At this moment, he quietly watched the battle on the sword-testing tournament stage.

So many talented young men were competing here, and seeing all sorts of moves, Helian Yun deeply memorized every single one of them.

Such memories can enrich the content of his "Water Moon Mirror", and when he plays it, the characters reflected in the mirror will be even more numerous.

"Young Master Helian, why don't you go down and have a match with them? You're not that old, it'll be no problem for you to compete with them."

When Wen Hujiu, who was drinking, saw Helian Yun Shen looking at the situation on the stage, he paused his drinking and asked Helian Yun Shen with a slight smile.

When asked, he turned to look at the warm wine pot and shook his head.

"I really want to go down and compete with these young talents, but I don't think these families and sects would be happy to let me go down, and the Famous Sword Manor wouldn't be happy either."

To put it bluntly, there's no one capable of fighting down there. Going down there would just be bullying weaklings, it's pointless. After saying this, Helian Yun Shen indeed felt a sense of loneliness.

Many years ago, when I wasn't this powerful, I was able to encounter battles that made me happy and that I could fight with joy.

But now, my cultivation level has increased very quickly.

Gradually, this happiness disappeared.

"That's true. Even I couldn't defeat Young Master Helian in a fight. Looking at his cultivation level, it feels like all my years of training have been wasted."

After listening to Wenhujiu, he said this with great emotion.

He indeed felt the same way, after all, Helian Yun Shen was only about the same age as his nephew, yet he had already reached a level of strength and cultivation that he himself had not achieved.

It seems like all the time spent cultivating has been wasted.

"Master Wen, you are too kind. You are also very capable. I still admire your deeds of poisoning an entire city back then."

"Young Master Helian is too modest. Your feat of crushing 100,000 troops in the Southern Clan with a single song of golden spears and iron horses is what people talk about and admire."

As they talked, the two of them began to flatter each other, recounting each other's glorious achievements. No one else could get a word in edgewise, and Baili Dongjun, sitting next to Wenhu Jiu, simply picked up the wine pot and gulped it down.

"Young master, please drink less."

Seeing Baili Dongjun drinking like this, Xiaobai tried to persuade him to stop. Baili Dongjun, of course, wouldn't listen and continued drinking as if nothing was wrong.

On the dueling stage of the sword-testing tournament

What was supposed to be a perfectly normal competition turned out to be suspicious to onlookers.

"I never expected that Qingcheng Mountain would have such a disciple!"

“Patriarch Wen, this young disciple from Qingcheng Mountain must have been influenced by the young man below the stage to do this. After all, I can sense that this young disciple's sword control skills are quite good; it's impossible for him to have ended up like this in defeat.”

Wen Hujiu listened to Helian Yunshen's words and noticed the young man below the stage. He also noticed the young man's gaze and smiled slightly at him.

"This young man has taken a liking to the woman on stage, and I reckon he deliberately caused his nephew to lose."

"Can Taoist priests also marry and have children?"

"Qingcheng Mountain belongs to the Zhengyi sect, where it is permissible to marry, have children, and eat meat. The sect that does not allow marriage and children is the Quanzhen sect of Taoism."

"So this is ah!"

With the explanation of the warm wine pot, Helian Yunshen understood.

Near the arena where the two were watching, something unexpected happened. The Taoist priest from Qingcheng Mountain directly expressed his affection for the woman on the stage and asked her directly if she was married.

It ended with a single word about a lecherous man and a slap across the face.

"If you don't want to tell me, then don't! Did you have to resort to violence?"

Wang Yihang complained in a low voice.

The female disciple said nothing and left the dueling platform.

"What a straightforward Taoist."

Seeing this scene, Wen Hujiu could only utter such words. Helian Yunshen, however, was at a loss for words, as he himself knew nothing about such matters.

Unable to say anything, I could only hold the glass of wine in my hand and continue drinking.

The moment he swallowed the wine, Helian Yun Shen, who had been relaxed and carefree, suddenly felt his internal energy change again, uncontrollably beginning to circulate throughout his body.

"Another breakthrough?"

He spoke those words in a very soft, faint voice.

Wen Hujiu sensed the changes in Helian Yunshen's body and turned to look at him in surprise.

'What on earth did Helian Yun Shen eat to grow up like this? He's about to break through to the next level just by having a normal drink here? And there's nothing special about this drink.'

I drank quite a bit during the sword-testing tournament, didn't I?

He muttered these words to himself, filled with doubt and confusion.

At the same time, he subconsciously picked up the wine in front of Helian Yun Shen, looked at it, and smelled it.

There was nothing there; it was exactly the same as mine.

"Luo Xuan, do you think Yun Shen doesn't have any bottlenecks? He's about to break through again. If this continues, won't Yun Shen soon reach the legendary Divine Travel Profound Realm?"

"Don't talk to me!"

Upon being questioned by Lei Mengsha, Luo Xuan immediately uttered those words, then picked up his wine glass and downed a glass of wine. At that moment, he was also very frustrated, wondering why, when everyone is human, the differences could be so vast.

In Inviting Moon's Eyes

'His breakthrough might be due to someone born with a martial vein. If his strength weren't so great, capturing him and taking him back to the Outer Heavens would be a good option.'

Seeing Helian Yun Shen's breakthrough, Yue Xi thought to herself. After saying this, she could only bury these thoughts deep in her heart.

Should we capture Helian Yun Shen and take him back?

How is this possible!

Even if all of them came together, they might not be a match for this guy. So what's the point of trying to catch him?

…………

The strange movements on Helian Yun Shen's body lasted for only a few breaths before ending. At the moment they ended, Helian Yun Shen could clearly feel that his strength had risen from the initial mid-stage of the Great Free and Unfettered Heaven Realm to its peak.

He was just one step away from successfully entering the half-step divine realm.

"Young Master Helian, congratulations!"

"Young Master Helian, congratulations!"

…………

Congratulations rang in Helian Yun Shen's ears, and he was a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of people offering their congratulations.

Not knowing how to reply, my shy personality was exposed once again.

"Young Master Helian, you have truly impressed me! If my daughter weren't still so young, I would have already betrothed her to you."

"Master Wen, you flatter me."