70: The first clash with Sword Master Xiao Wuqing! The Ruthless Sword Intent

Their quarters were arranged in a guest courtyard near a massive Sword Discussion Platform. The environment was serene and rich in Spiritual Qi. After settling in, many Disciples couldn't wait to go out and explore, wanting to experience the style of this sword Dao Holy Land.

Lu Yu was in no hurry to go out. He first regulated his breathing in the quiet room to adapt to the dense Sword Intent environment here. At the same time, he let his Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent absorb the residual Sword Intent in the air to slightly increase his strength.

Strength is accumulated bit by bit!

Li Miaoer transformed back into human form and stretched.

"Junior Martial Brother, let's go for a stroll! I heard the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect's Sword Market is very famous, with many strange sword Materials and fragments of ancient sword techniques!"

"You're interested in swords too?"

Lu Yu raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, I can buy them for you! Plus, I want to see if there are any pretty little things~"

Li Miaoer approached with a grin.

Lu Yu was helpless. Just as he was about to speak, Mu Lingxi's voice came from outside the quiet room.

"Junior Martial Uncle, the Fourth Martial Uncle wants us to go to the Sword Discussion Platform. It seems Sects from other domains have arrived, and we need to pay our respects."

Li Miaoer sighed helplessly.

The Sword Discussion Platform was located in the core area of the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect. It was a vast White Marble Square, its ground smooth as a mirror yet covered in countless scratches of varying depths, said to be left by past Revered Masters of the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect during sword duels.

At this moment, many people had already gathered around the Sword Discussion Platform, belonging to different factions, wearing various clothes, and possessing diverse auras, though most carried the sharpness of a sword.

The arrival of the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect crowd naturally attracted many gazes.

Especially Yun Guying's cold and solitary temperament, and Mu Lingxi's newly attained Soul Transformation and peerless beauty, drew the attention of many young Sword Cultivators.

Lu Yu was also sized up by many because of his unique temperament.

This Tianyan Immortal Sect Divine Son had been known by name for years, but never seen. Now, they finally saw him.

"That one is Yun Guying of the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect. I heard that during her Soul Transformation Stage trial, she defeated the Sword Child of that time with a single sword strike. She unleashed a supreme and terrifying Sword Intent before the sword stele, alarming the old monsters in seclusion deep within the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect. Finally, she carved the character 'Yun' at the top of the sword stele. I wonder if she will carve her full name this time!"

"Who is the woman beside her? So beautiful... and her aura is also very strong. Did she just achieve a Breakthrough to Soul Transformation?"

Faint whispers could be heard.

Yun Guying remained expressionless, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding discussions, simply leading everyone to the spot designated for the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect.

Mu Lingxi stood by her side with a calm expression.

Lu Yu looked at the visitors from other domains with interest, sensing the different sword Dao auras they emitted.

Some were incomparably sharp, some heavy and steady, some strange and tricky, some elegant and agile... Truly a diverse collection, making his Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent even more excited.

Just then, a slight commotion occurred in the crowd, which automatically parted to create a path.

A group of people walked slowly from the other end of the Sword Discussion Platform.

Leading them was a young man dressed in simple white clothes, standing tall like a pine tree.

His appearance could be considered handsome, but the most striking part was his eyes—clear and calm, yet seemingly containing a sharpness that could cut through everything.

An ancient-style sheathed long sword hung at his waist. He walked with steady steps and a restrained aura, yet naturally exuded a solitary and cold arrogance, as if he were out of place with his surroundings.

As soon as he appeared, the entire Sword Discussion Platform seemed to quiet down. Countless gazes focused on him—awe, admiration, Battle Intent, and jealousy.

"It's Senior Brother Xiao!"

"The Sword Child is here!"

"What a strong Sword Intent... even though it hasn't been released, one doesn't dare to look directly at him..."

The contemporary Sword Child of the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect—Xiao Wuqing!

Xiao Wuqing scanned the scene with a flat gaze, and finally, his eyes landed on the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect's position.

His gaze first passed over Yun Guying, pausing slightly as if remembering something, and he let out a helpless sigh, but immediately steadied himself and looked away.

He knew his current achievements still couldn't compare to the Yun Guying of back then, but he wasn't discouraged. Cultivators look to the future and the final outcome!

A temporary deficiency didn't represent anything!

Then, his gaze fell upon Lu Yu.

Their eyes met.

Lu Yu could clearly feel a tiny, sharp light flash deep within the other's calm eyes, as if he had seen an enemy worthy of drawing his sword!

Simultaneously, an invisible yet extremely condensed and pure Sword Intent, carrying an aura of annihilation, locked onto him like an unsheathed peerless blade!

Like a fierce tiger watching its prey.

This Sword Intent was so strong it far surpassed any Sword Intent Lu Yu had felt before! (Previously, Yun Guying hadn't used her Sword Intent when instructing him.)

Cold and pure, as if born only to sever, carrying a decisiveness that could extinguish the vitality of all things!

This was his Sword Intent, the Ruthless Sword Intent!

If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator locked by such a Sword Intent, their mind would likely have already trembled and their spiritual power stagnated.

But Lu Yu was different.

The Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent inside him seemed to be provoked and trembled slightly. An invisible aura, encompassing all things and feeling like the beginning of Chaos, spread out. It didn't clash head-on but was like a boundless deep sea, silently enveloping and containing the incoming Annihilation Sword Intent, neutralizing it.

At the same time, a more vast and majestic Slaughtering Sword Intent, as if all rivers were flowing into the sea, erupted and swept over!

His Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent wasn't just about inclusion; it also possessed a sharp Slaughtering Intent!

The two invisible, majestic Sword Intents crashed together!

Xiao Wuqing's brow twitched imperceptibly.

In his eyes, which were usually as calm as an ancient well, emotions of thirty percent surprise and seventy percent interest appeared for the first time.

This person was extraordinary. He could feel that the other's Sword Intent seemed to have suppressed his own!

Is this the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect?

After Ye Hanshuang and Yun Guying, another sword Dao Prodigy has appeared!

"Tianyan Divine Son, you are indeed extraordinary. I look forward to our battle later!"

Xiao Wuqing looked at Lu Yu with a smile. He had come this time simply to test Lu Yu. After all, Lu Yu's Revered Master, Yun Mengli, had specifically come to provoke his own Revered Master, saying her Disciple Lu Yu was invincible in the sword Dao and would crush him, the Sword Child!

Xiao Wuqing naturally had his own pride.

Lu Yu also looked at Xiao Wuqing with a smile.

"I have long heard of the great name of Sword Child Xiao Wuqing. Seeing you today, you truly live up to your reputation!"

The two exchanged pleasantries. Lu Yu put away his usual carefree attitude; outside, he represented the Face of the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect!

Xiao Wuqing withdrew his gaze, nodded slightly in greeting toward Yun Guying's direction, and then led the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect Disciples to the main seats at the very front of the Sword Discussion Platform.

But that brief exchange of gazes and clash of Sword Intent had been caught by many sharp-eyed people in the field.

"Just now... did Senior Brother Xiao test the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect's Divine Son, Lu Yu?"

"I felt it too. Both of them possess such strong Sword Intent! I'm completely no match for them!"

"Tell us something we don't know."

"Interesting... it seems the Nascent Soul group's trial this time will be worth watching."

Mu Lingxi frowned slightly, approached Lu Yu, and whispered.

"Junior Martial Uncle, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Lu Yu smiled and looked at Xiao Wuqing's tall back. Instead of fear, a burning Battle Intent blazed in his eyes.

"Very strong, but that's what makes it interesting. Ruthless Sword Intent, huh? Not bad."

He licked his dry lips.

The Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent had shown its sharpness for the first time, and the effect was unexpectedly good.

Xiao Wuqing's Annihilation Sword Intent was indeed terrifying, but before the supreme-level Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent, it didn't seem unshakable.

This Heavenly Sword Trial was definitely worth the trip.

Yun Guying looked at Lu Yu with a slight frown, somewhat puzzled. When did he comprehend such a strong Sword Intent?

On the Sword Discussion Platform, Sects from various domains arrived one after another. The atmosphere became increasingly heated, and the air was filled with invisible sparks of competition.

In a pavilion in the distance.

A young man dressed in a brocade robe, with a handsome Face but a depth in his eyes that carried a vicissitude and gloominess inconsistent with his age, was slowly wiping a Small Bronze Tripod. It was palm-sized, covered in cracks, yet emitted an ancient and heavy aura.

He was the young Revered Master of the Tang Family, a sword Dao family in the Heavenly Sword Domain, named Tang Jia Third Young Master.

The corner of his mouth curled into an imperceptible arc, mixing greed and pleasure.

"The Sword Soul Secret Realm... is finally about to open again."

"This time, it won't be as simple as just finding some Legacies."

He looked up at the light distorted by the Formation above the courtyard, his eyes becoming deep.

"Tang San's proposal has high risks, but the reward is enough to greatly increase the potential of this ordinary body, so it's no longer a drag on me."

"After that... you won't be able to escape my grasp either!"

"Mother..."

He murmured in a low voice, his tone complex, mixed with a hint of twisted attachment and burning possessiveness.

"Wait a little longer... soon, you won't have to suffer from that illness anymore... we will be together forever."

He scanned the ancient, cracked small tripod in his Sea of Consciousness with his Divine Sense, stood up, and walked to the window. His gaze seemed to penetrate space, landing on Xiao Wuqing and the people of the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect who were being watched by the crowd in the distance.

"Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect. I heard that this time, there's someone named Lu Yu who's very prominent and wants to compete with Xiao Wuqing for the top spot in the Nascent Soul Stage."

"I hope... you don't get in the way."

"Otherwise, this Sword Soul Secret Realm will be your burial ground."

Only his low, chilling chuckle remained in the courtyard, slowly dissipating in the glow of the Formation.