“Please enlighten me.”
Qin Li cupped his hands. Although he only had a little more than half of his magic power left, and this person challenging the arena now was taking advantage of the situation, he still politely greeted him.
Lin Xuanye quickly ascended the stage, looked at Qin Li, who was holding a longsword, and said indifferently, “Your swordplay is not bad for the Foundation Establishment Stage, but it is still far from the true Dao of the Sword.”
Seeing the arrogant tone of this Lingjian Peak Disciple in the Middle Stage of Qi Condensation, Qin Li immediately assumed a sword stance and said, “Then please, Your Excellency, let me witness the true Dao of the Sword.”
“I accept with pleasure.”
Lin Xuanye summoned an ordinary, standard longsword from his Storage Pouch and walked towards Qin Li with unhurried steps.
For some reason, looking at this Lingjian Peak Disciple who was strolling leisurely, Qin Li suddenly felt immense pressure.
Even though this person was only at the Middle Stage of Qi Condensation Realm, Qin Li, who was also proficient in sword techniques, could not find any flaws in his approach.
He wanted to swing his sword, but he felt that if he did, he would definitely not hit the Lingjian Peak Disciple in front of him, and instead, he would very likely be caught by him for the flaws in his sword moves.
For a moment, Qin Li actually hesitated to draw his sword.
The distance between the two grew shorter and shorter. A faint smile appeared on Lin Xuanye’s youthful face, and Qin Li’s hand, holding the sword, began to tremble slightly.
Under the pressure of a sword momentum far exceeding his current Realm, Qin Li wanted to abandon his sword and concede, but then Zhou Dage’s words suddenly came to mind.
At that time, he had asked Zhou Dage why his mother, who was already a Fairy at the Nascent Soul Stage, was still treated so domineeringly by Zhou Dage, who would just do as he pleased.
Zhou Dage smiled, took a sip of Hundred Herb Brew, and said meaningfully, “Li Di, many times, people are afraid simply because they are scaring themselves.”
“Actually, at certain moments, you don’t need to think so much.”
“Whether it’s against those high and mighty Fairies, or those seemingly insurmountable enemies, reverence and fear are the most useless emotions.”
“At this time, you just need to inwardly ask him, ‘What the hell are you pretending for?’ Then, face life and death with indifference, and if you’re not convinced, just fight. Only then can you seize that slim chance of survival.”
“So, Zhou Dage also thought that way when he and my mother were harmonizing Yin and Yang?”
“Bah, that’s different. Women are a subject of study. The more you interact, the more you’ll naturally understand what you can do and when.”
Qin Li had understood this vaguely before, but now, looking at the Lingjian Peak Disciple who was only at the mere Middle Stage of Qi Condensation and still dared to pressure him with sword momentum, his face immediately flushed red as he shouted,
“You lowly Qi Condensation ant, what the hell are you pretending for here?!”
Immediately, his Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation was fully unleashed, and he directly used his most skilled sword move, “Autumn Wind,” with sword shadows filling the sky, striking at the still-pressuring Lin Xuanye like a sudden storm.
Lin Xuanye was stunned by this sudden turn of events, then quickly retreated.
He had clearly sensed that this Yin Yang Peak Disciple at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage was about to give up, so why did he still dare to draw his sword against him now?
Lin Xuanye didn’t know Qin Li’s thought process; he only knew that with his current cultivation, he couldn’t possibly withstand a sword move unleashed with full power by someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
He could only retreat. With his retreat, the sword momentum that had seemed to suffocate him weakened by three points.
Seeing that his sword strikes were effective, Qin Li’s confidence instantly surged. He repeatedly used this “Autumn Wind” move, which relied on sheer quantity, continuously compressing Lin Xuanye’s maneuvering space.
Lin Xuanye tried to counterattack. His sword moves were exquisite, perfectly finding the only flaw in this “Autumn Wind” move, and a single sword thrust pierced through layers of sword shadows, aiming directly for Qin Li’s neck.
However, the Sword Qi was blocked by the Medium Grade protective Magical Artifact Qin Li carried before it could reach him.
Qin Li was startled by this sudden, tricky sword strike, but upon realizing that the magic power supporting this strike was too weak to even break his defense, he increasingly felt that this person was merely putting on a show, all flash and no substance.
He continuously unleashed “Autumn Wind,” and his abundant Foundation Establishment Stage magic power fully supported such extravagance.
Lin Xuanye had grievances he couldn’t express. The reason he chose to challenge the Ninth Arena was because the defender of the Ninth Arena also used a sword.
He had thought he could win without a fight, but he never expected this person to suddenly become a brute, only knowing how to win by sheer quantity and overwhelm others with magic power, completely lacking the demeanor of a Sword Cultivator.
Lin Xuanye ultimately lost. He voluntarily conceded and jumped off the arena.
Taking advantage of the remaining time, the shrewd Lin Xuanye planned to observe other arenas to see if he could find another opportunity.
In any case, he no longer wanted to fight this brutish Sword Cultivator on the Ninth Arena.
It was midnight, and the Hai hour had ended.
Qin Li successfully defended the Ninth Arena, entering the top nine of the Nine Peaks Grand Competition.
However, Lin Xuanye failed to find a Breakthrough on other arenas, ending his Nine Peaks Grand Competition journey in the top fifty.
Tomorrow, there would be a ranking competition for the top nine of the Nine Peaks Grand Competition, but it no longer concerned him.
Lin Xuanye left Dao Xuan Peak feeling lost, always sensing that he had inexplicably lost something incredibly important.
Zhou Fan stepped down from the Second Arena, and a System prompt suddenly echoed in his mind.
“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully helping the Son of Destiny Qin Li strike the Son of Destiny Lin Xuanye, causing a portion of Lin Xuanye’s Luck value to flow to Qin Li.”
“This System has successfully intercepted the Luck value that escaped during this process and is now distributing 2000 points to the Host!”
An unexpected gain?
Zhou Fan pondered the System’s prompt and discovered a shocking fact.
No wonder there were so many Sons of Destiny in this world; it turned out that the Luck values of these Sons of Destiny could be mutually devoured and converted.
Isn’t this just raising Gu?
Zhou Fan could already foresee that without his interference, the nineteen regions of this Cultivation World would surely devolve into a chaotic free-for-all among the Sons of Destiny, with only one true fated winner remaining to take all after defeating all other Sons of Destiny.
With a myriad of thoughts swirling in his mind, Zhou Fan thought of something else and asked the System, “System, why did you choose to come to this world to find a bound host? Is it because this world is using Luck to raise Gu?”
“Reporting to the Host! This is only a partial reason. The Host does not need to worry about this. Once the Host reaches the pinnacle of power in this world, this System will naturally inform the Host of all the reasons.”
“Alright, then we’ll talk about it then.”
Zhou Fan had long since come to terms with it. Anyway, if it weren’t for the System, he would have been angered to death by that Rebellious Disciple Chu Yanran ten years ago; how could he have achieved what he has today?
When a person dies, their problems are over; if they don’t die, they live forever.
Why think so much? At worst, it’s just death. After all, even those so-called Sons of Destiny will die, and Zhou Fan never felt he was special.
However, even if he were to die the next moment, it wouldn’t stop Zhou Fan from enjoying himself in the present moment.
After happily returning to Yin Yang Peak with Li Di, Zhou Fan spent a pleasant night with the Fairy Master, who had long been eagerly awaiting him.