Singing with a Sword

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! After Xu An left that day, he returned to the Vanguard Hall and told his senior brother Zhang Qiang about Yi Ranxiao's challenge to their Vanguard Hall again six months later. Zhang Qiang was indifferent, after all, in his opinion, Yi Ranxiao and the Divine Wind Hall posed no threat to him at all, so he didn't take it to heart at all.

After all, Zhang Qiang was a cultivator who was very close to the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm!

However, Xu An also told him that Yi Ranxiao had raised his Yuanli level from the Qi Condensation Realm to the Transcendent Realm in less than a month and a half, and that he had not used any medicine. Therefore, Yi Ranxiao's talent was truly terrifying. This guy should attract your attention, Senior Brother.

Zhang Qiang paused for a moment, thought for a moment, then smiled knowingly and said, "Junior brother, your knowledge is still too shallow. It's almost impossible for a cultivator to advance from the Qi Condensation Realm to the Transcendent Realm in less than a month and a half just by relying on his own talent! In my opinion, either a powerful expert poured all his life's energy into him, or some kind of technique was used to forcibly raise his realm."

Xu An slapped his forehead. "How could I not have thought of that?" Xu An had been foolishly convinced that Yi Ranxiao was exceptionally talented.

Zhang Qiang, a straightforward man, said, "Your knowledge isn't as extensive as your senior brother's, so naturally you wouldn't have thought of this." He paused, then added, "Therefore, that guy named Yi Ranxiao is nothing to worry about. Shenfeng Hall? Hmph, the sect is full of cultivators who have given up on themselves, so they're even less of a concern!"

Xu An nodded in agreement, but the thought of being injured in public by Yi Ranxiao made him want revenge. "Senior Brother, but I was injured in public by that guy Yi Ranxiao. I beg you, Senior Brother, to do me justice!"

Zhang Qiang laughed and said, "Xu An, you were injured by Yi Ranxiao, so of course I want to avenge you. But Shenfeng Hall is too weak and not worth the trouble of our Vanguard Hall experts!"

Xu An's eyes twitched a few times. Could it be that his senior brother was going to leave him to die?

Zhang Qiang then said, "Xu An, you're really stupid. If you want to teach the Shenfeng Hall people a lesson, why don't you just spend some money and have the Shenquan Gang do it for you? Why do you insist on having our Xianfeng Hall people do it? Don't you understand the principle of not using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?"

The Divine Fist Gang is another sect in Jianling City. This sect is neither entirely righteous nor entirely evil. On the surface, it is a sect that teaches people how to cultivate, but in secret, it engages in shady dealings where people take money to solve problems. Fu Wushuang, the "Invincible Divine Fist" who was brutally beaten by Yi Ranxiao in Chunhe Tower that day, came from this sect.

Upon hearing this, Xu An nodded in understanding. Sending out the experts from the Vanguard Hall to teach the people from the Divine Wind Hall a lesson would be too embarrassing, like a high school student beating up an elementary school student.

So, Xu An took the gold coins and went to the headquarters of the Divine Fist Gang. A branch leader surnamed Zheng accepted Xu An's task. This branch leader Zheng's Yuan Power level had already reached the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm, while Yi Ranxiao's swordsmanship was powerful, but he was still only a fifth-level Transcendent Realm cultivator. How could he possibly defeat branch leader Zheng? Therefore, Xu An confidently gave the money to branch leader Zheng.

Actually, after Yi Ranxiao arrived at Shenfeng Hall and made a name for himself in Jianling City, the Shenquan Gang started paying attention to him, especially Fu Wushuang. This guy sent Luo Rong to deal with Yi Ranxiao, but it failed. Having no other option, he had to return to his sect to get reinforcements. Fu Wushuang had the best relationship with Chief Zheng, who agreed to stand up for him. Just then, Yi Ranxiao arrived in Jianling City.

So Chief Zheng had long intended to kill him, but then Xu An sent him a sum of money, which made him extremely happy.

So that night, Chief Zheng went to the Divine Wind Hall alone. He planned to assassinate Yi Ranxiao!

Meanwhile, Yi Ranxiao had just finished absorbing the energy of the Nine Revolutions Rejuvenation Pill, and his Yuan Power level had directly surged to the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm! The vast Yuan Power surged in his Qi Sea, and a portion of it revolved around the Thunder Ball, constantly nourishing it and making it slightly larger.

"This method of increasing strength by taking pills is really awesome," Yi Ranxiao exclaimed sincerely. However, these pills cannot be taken multiple times. If a cultivator takes the second one, he might explode and die.

Feeling the abundant Yuan energy within his body, Yi Ranxiao activated the lightning sphere within him, releasing a bolt of lightning that was indeed much more powerful than before! Immediately, he began to comprehend the Divine Thunder Sword Technique. Now that he had mastered "Swift as Lightning," he began practicing the next move: Roaring Like Thunder!

As the name suggests, this sword strike contains the attack effect of sonic magic! The sword is thrust out, accompanied by a thunderous roar, used to attack the opponent's mind, causing their brain to become dizzy for a short time, and then take the opportunity to kill them!

Yi Ranxiao immediately began cultivating.

Although Xiao had some tricks up his sleeve during this time, relying on the system, pills, and many other external factors, his own aptitude and talent were indeed not bad. In just one hour, he vaguely grasped the threshold of the Roaring Thunder move...

In the blink of an eye, it was almost dawn, and Yi Ranxiao had been cultivating for more than three hours. And just then—

"Who is it?" Yi Ranxiao suddenly opened her eyes and looked out the window.

Huhu~

Suddenly, a figure burst through the window and stood ten steps in front of Yi Ranxiao. The newcomer was none other than Chief Zheng! Chief Zheng made no attempt to conceal his appearance or aura, revealing his true face and looking at Yi Ranxiao with ill intent.

"You're from the Divine Fist Gang, aren't you?" After taking over the Divine Wind Hall, Yi Ranxiao had investigated the major forces in Jianling City. Chief Zheng was considered the second or third most important figure in the Divine Fist Gang, so Yi Ranxiao knew him. "What are you planning to do, barging into my Divine Wind Hall in the middle of the night?"

Leader Zheng chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Of course, if you take someone's money, you have to solve their problems."

He chuckled and said, "Oh, so you've come to assassinate me. But you're not even wearing a mask. Aren't you afraid that if you fail, our sect will cause trouble for your Divine Fist Gang?"

"Mistake? Your strength is only at the fifth level of the Transcendent Realm, while I am a cultivator at the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm. How could you possibly be my opponent?" Chief Zheng said disdainfully.

Yi Ranxiao's lips curled up slightly as she smiled and said, "Oh, really?" After speaking, she suddenly released a strong wave of Yuan energy!

hum~ hum~ hum~

Sensing this fluctuation, Chief Zheng's expression immediately changed. This...this Yuan Power fluctuation is clearly...clearly at the level of the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm! How is this possible? Didn't Xu An say that he was only at the level of the fifth level of the Transcendent Realm? How could he have broken through to the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm in less than a day?

"Master Zheng, do you think you can still beat me now?" Yi Ranxiao asked confidently.

Chief Zheng forced himself to calm down, then sneered, "Damn it, you've only just entered the sixth level of the Transcendent Realm, while I've been at that level for a long time. So, your realm is still inferior to mine! So, how could you possibly defeat me? Unless you possess extremely advanced techniques! Hmph, with your dilapidated and shabby Divine Wind Hall, you think you're worthy of advanced techniques? Heh heh, Yiran Xiao, I'm going to kill you tonight!"

Later, Chief Zheng regained the arrogance he had when he first arrived.

He still laughed heartily. "Since you want to kill me, then I have no choice but to kill you!" He flipped his hand and took out his green sword. He secretly activated the Yuan power in his body, causing a wisp of lightning-type Yuan power to surge out from the lightning ball and be injected into the green sword!

Hiss~ Hiss~

The blade of the Azure Sword emitted an azure light, and at the same time, there were also electric snakes coiling around it!

With a roar, Chief Zheng unleashed a surge of Yuan Power, his entire body enveloped in energy, his clothes billowing without wind. He then unleashed two fists the size of sandbags! Two phantom images shaped like tiger heads appeared out of thin air, their massive mouths agape as they charged toward Yi Ranxiao!

Hoo~ho~

Yi Ranxiao did not rush to use Swift as Lightning, but instead used the sect's sword technique, releasing one sword beam after another!

call out!call out!

The sword's edge shot head-on towards the phantom!

boom!

The sword light dissipated first! Although the tiger-head phantom continued to advance, its power had been reduced! Yi Ranxiao immediately dodged, using the elusive shadow footwork, and in a flash, he was on Zheng's side, thrusting out his sword!

The Divine Thunder Sword Technique is as swift as lightning!

call out----

Fast! Extremely fast! It was truly as swift as lightning! Chief Zheng had absolutely no chance to dodge!

But Chief Zheng snorted coldly and shouted, "Invincible Iron Shirt!" The next second, Yi Ranxiao's green sword pierced Chief Zheng's waist! But—

Clang!

The green sword seemed to have struck metal! It didn't pierce Zheng's body at all!

Yi Ranxiao's expression changed. Although his sword was fast, the opponent's Iron Shirt made his body extremely stiff, and he couldn't pierce through it at all!

Leader Zheng smiled smugly, "I already investigated you before coming to kill you! Hmph, a fast sword is useless against me! Yi Ranxiao, you'd better surrender!" After saying that, he didn't throw a punch, but instead flipped his hand and took out a white heavy sword! This white heavy sword was as wide as a young man's waist, and it was indeed a heavy weapon of mass destruction!

"Yiranxiao, my heavy sword is at the late stage of Xuanbing! Die!" A dazzling white sword light erupted from the white heavy sword, and it slashed towards Yiranxiao with a thunderous roar!

Chief Zheng used 100% of his power in this attack! He knew that the commotion had definitely attracted the attention of the Divine Wind Hall disciples. If he waited until they all arrived before trying to kill Yi Ranxiao, it would be much more troublesome. Therefore, he had to kill her with one blow! So he took out the most powerful weapon he had ever used, a heavy sword at the late stage of the Profound Weapon level!

Wow~

The greatsword, though heavy, was incredibly fast! In the blink of an eye, it was above Yi Ranxiao's head, but just then—

Boom boom~ Boom boom~

Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap resounded!

Divine Thunder Sword Technique, roaring like thunder!

The thunderous roar, like two arrows, reached Zheng's ears with perfect accuracy! In that instant, Zheng's head spun, and he temporarily lost consciousness! The white heavy sword in his hand paused for a second!

Although Xiao had not yet mastered the Roar of Thunder, his unexpected use of it still proved extremely effective against Chief Zheng! Next, the Azure Sword thrust out fiercely!

Puchi~

Having lost consciousness, how could Chief Zheng possibly use Iron Shirt? So he was directly stabbed! And this sword struck his vital point! Chief Zheng died under Yi Ranxiao's sword, the white heavy sword crashing heavily to the ground.

Yi Ranxiao showed no mercy!