10: Chapter 10: If you want to challenge my master, you'll have to get past me first!

A moment later, Li Hanyi opened her eyes, her gaze filled with shock.

"This... it actually carves out an entirely new path of Sword Dao!"

Her tone was excited. Compared to the Su Sisters, she had walked much further along the path of the Sword Dao, so she could naturally better appreciate the mysteries within.

"First, practice the Yue Maiden Sword Technique to Perfection, then we can talk about the rest."

Su Rui reminded her.

"Yes!" There was a bit more reverence in the gaze Li Hanyi directed at Su Rui.

Just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly heard a burst of exclamations and commotion coming from the street.

"It's Fairy Luoxia!"

"I really didn't expect that just after arriving in Snow Moon City, I would be able to catch a glimpse of Fairy Luoxia's elegance. This trip was worth it!"

Su Rui's eyebrows twitched slightly.

He sensed a figure quietly descend and land in front of the martial arts hall.

"Is the Hall Master in? Yin Luoxia has come specifically to seek guidance!"

A clear and melodious voice came from outside the door.

By the time Su Rui walked to the door, quite a few people had already gathered outside.

Most of them were Martial Artists from within Snow Moon City, all looking at Yin Luoxia with reverent eyes.

"She is truly a beauty on the Beauty List; Fairy Luoxia is indeed breathtakingly beautiful!"

The surrounding crowd kept exclaiming in admiration.

Yin Luoxia looked toward Su Rui, who had walked out of the martial arts hall, followed by Li Hanyi and the others. Her gaze lingered briefly on Sikong Qianluo.

Finally, she turned her attention to the tall and handsome Su Rui.

She let out a soft exclamation of slight surprise, then immediately cupped her hands in a salute.

"Are you the Hall Master? I heard that challenges are accepted here?"

Su Rui was slightly puzzled as to why Yin Luoxia had suddenly come to challenge him.

She was already an expert of the Zizai Earth Realm; there was no need for her to go around seeking Masters anymore.

Moreover, after joining Snow Moon City, she almost never appeared in public.

"Elder Yin, why do you want to challenge my Master?"

Sikong Qianluo suddenly asked.

Yin Luoxia looked at Sikong Qianluo, who had spoken, and chuckled.

"Little Qianluo, as for this matter, you should go ask your father."

Ask her father? Sikong Qianluo looked bewildered.

This matter actually involved her father?

"If you want to challenge my Master, you must first get past me!"

At this moment, Li Hanyi stepped out with her sword in hand, looking directly at Yin Luoxia as she spoke.

Seeing a young girl leap out and stand not far from Yin Luoxia, the crowd was taken aback.

Her stunningly beautiful face was no less inferior to Fairy Luoxia's, and the crowd couldn't help but be astonished.

Could this young girl also be on the Beauty List?

But there didn't seem to be such a person on the Beauty List.

Yet, seeing how young she was, it was probably only a matter of time before she made the list.

But for such a young girl to dare to challenge Fairy Luoxia?

Everyone knew of Fairy Luoxia's strength.

As an Elder of Snow Moon City, the weakest were at the Vajra Mortal Realm, and most had already reached the Zizai Earth Realm.

And Yin Luoxia had even once split a river with a single palm strike; she had likely already touched the threshold of the Carefree Heaven Realm.

How could a mere young girl contend with such an expert?

...At this moment, there were many spies sent by various factions hidden within the crowd.

Their purpose in coming was to observe Yin Luoxia's strength.

Compared to the ordinary public who only knew of Yin Luoxia's beauty, these people truly understood how terrifying she was.

Apart from that shocking palm strike that split a river when she first entered Snow Moon City, she rarely made a move in her daily life.

Even so, everyone knew that this Fairy Luoxia was definitely not an ordinary person.

And Yin Luoxia herself thought the same.

Watching Li Hanyi draw her sword and step out, she looked her up and down, marveling at her temperament and talent.

But Yin Luoxia could still see that Li Hanyi was only at the Peak of the Ninth Grade Realm, having not yet stepped into the Vajra Mortal Realm.

There was a major Realm separating them; the gap was incredibly vast.

"For such a young little sister to have such cultivation is indeed rare. However, you are still not my match; you had better ask your Master to come out!"

Yin Luoxia said with a smile, then turned her gaze toward Su Rui.

The man before her was handsome as a painting, but was he really like the person who emitted Sword Intent that night? He looked more like a scholar. She pondered inwardly.

Li Hanyi's expression turned slightly cold. Just as she was about to retort, Su Rui pressed a hand on her shoulder.

"Fairy Luoxia, don't look down on my student!"

Su Rui's tone was calm; he seemed unconcerned about Yin Luoxia's challenge.

"I am not looking down on her, it's just that she is still young and needs to gain more experience."

Yin Luoxia shook her head slightly, her expression serious.

The crowd watching heard her say this and also nodded in agreement.

Some knew that the day before yesterday, Li Hanyi had accepted dozens of challenges at the martial arts hall and had not lost a single one.

But those were just ordinary experts in the Jianghu; compared to an Elder of Snow Moon City, the gap was simply too great.

Moreover, this young girl looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old. No matter how high her talent was, it was impossible for her to have reached Fairy Luoxia's Realm.

Generally speaking, a Martial Artist's progress is fastest at sixteen or seventeen. By then, the body is basically fully formed, and the muscles and bones are stable, making it suitable to break through to higher Realms.

For those with extraordinary talent, entering the top four Realms within a few years is not a fantasy.

Sensing the crowd's expressions, Su Rui sighed and shook his head.

These people were truly ignorant; daring to underestimate his Disciple, he would have to show a little of his methods.

Thinking of this, Su Rui looked at Yin Luoxia and said: "Please wait a moment!"

"Please, go ahead!" Yin Luoxia did not urge him, but she was slightly puzzled, wondering what the Hall Master intended to do.

Su Rui immediately took Li Hanyi back into the martial arts hall.

Sikong Qianluo, Mu Liangyue, and the other four followed in, full of curiosity.

"Master, I can still fight. Although she is powerful, if I use the Yue Maiden Sword Technique to face the enemy, I can still uphold the reputation of the martial arts hall!"

Li Hanyi, not understanding the reason, blurted out her thoughts.

"And then?" Su Rui looked at the stubborn young girl with a smile.

"Your talent is indeed good, and your sword technique has begun to show some proficiency, but that Yin Luoxia's cultivation is nearly at the Carefree Heaven Realm; you are currently definitely not her match."

"Master is right, even my father wouldn't dare claim he could defeat her!" Sikong Qianluo immediately agreed.

Among those present, when it came to understanding Yin Luoxia, no one could compare to Sikong Qianluo.

"Then what does Master intend to do?" Li Hanyi heard this, turned her head to look at Su Rui, her eyes filled with inquiry.

She knew well that her Master never did anything without a reason.

"Since that Yin Luoxia looks down on the Disciples under my tutelage, I naturally cannot accept that. I have a set of sword techniques that I originally intended to teach you after you had fully mastered the Yue Maiden Sword Technique, but now it seems I can only teach you in advance."

Sword techniques? Mu Liangyue and the others were all stunned, questions arising in their hearts.

Teaching sword techniques at this time must have a deeper meaning. It was obviously because he believed that after Li Hanyi mastered them, she would be enough to deal with Yin Luoxia.

But what kind of sword technique could allow her to fight across Realms?

Su Rui lightly tapped the center of Li Hanyi's forehead with his fingertip, directly imprinting the Ten Thousand Swords Art into her Sea of Consciousness.

A moment later, Li Hanyi opened her eyes, a sharp gleam of sword light flashing within them.

"I didn't expect that there would be such sword techniques in the world; no, this is already beyond the reach of the mundane world!" She exclaimed in genuine admiration.

"Senior Sister, tell me about it!" Sikong Qianluo hopped over, grabbing Li Hanyi's arm.

"It is hard for me to explain, but you will know in a moment. This set of sword techniques is extremely similar to the legendary Immortal Sword Control Technique."

Li Hanyi's tone was filled with shock, and she looked at Su Rui with eyes full of awe.

In her heart, she was secretly speculating just how deep the origins of this Master were.

Mu Liangyue and the other three only understood half of what was said, but because they were not yet familiar with Li Hanyi, it was not convenient to ask further.

"Grasp it with your heart. Once you have mastered this set of sword techniques, Master has also prepared a Sword Control Technique for you."

"Sword Control Art? Is it the one from Wushuang City?" Sikong Qianluo asked curiously.

"You will know in the future." Su Rui did not say anything more.

Just at this moment, Yin Luoxia's voice came from outside. "How long do you intend to make me wait?"

Hearing this questioning, Su Rui looked at Li Hanyi and said calmly. "Go."

"Yes!" Li Hanyi replied respectfully, tightened her grip on her sword, and turned to walk out of the martial arts hall.

Sikong Qianluo and the others followed closely behind, but stood at the entrance to watch the battle.

Li Hanyi understood that the Ten Thousand Swords Art was exceptionally powerful and absolutely could not be used inside the hall, otherwise, it was feared that the martial arts hall would be destroyed.

Outside the martial arts hall, Yin Luoxia and the surrounding crowd saw Li Hanyi walking out slowly. Although they felt that her aura was different, they couldn't immediately say what the specific change was.

Yin Luoxia focused her attention to look closely, finally suppressing the doubts in her heart. After all, in such a short time, could she really have made a sudden, massive leap in progress?

Her perception clearly told her that Li Hanyi was still only at the Ninth Grade.

"Li Hanyi, please enlighten me." She stood not far in front of Yin Luoxia, her tone calm and her voice cold, as if she were imitating Su Rui's steady style.

"I am not your match, let your Master come out." Yin Luoxia frowned, not understanding why this young girl was still so stubborn. A dignified Hall Master, how could he always let his Disciple step forward?

"I have also said, if you want to see my Master, you must first get past me." Li Hanyi had no intention of backing down. She paused and then added: "I heard that Fairy Luoxia is fond of the path of gambling?"

"That's right, so what?"

"Let's make a bet, let's bet on which of us will win. If you win, naturally my Master will personally instruct you. But if you lose, then join our martial arts hall and become my Junior Sister, how about that?"

A flash of spirited light darted through Li Hanyi's cold eyes.

"Join the martial arts hall and be your Junior Sister?" Yin Luoxia almost laughed out loud.

"This bet is quite interesting, I accept!"

As long as it was a gamble, Yin Luoxia never backed down.

She suddenly felt that the young girl before her was somewhat interesting; perhaps they could become confidants in the future. She wondered if she would participate in this Grand Competition at the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

She even had a slight urge to take her as an apprentice. What a pity! Yin Luoxia glanced at Su Rui, who was standing not far away. Damn it, someone had beaten her to it!

However, after she won against Li Hanyi in a moment, she would have another fight with that Hall Master. If he was just a man of hollow reputation, then she would take this apprentice away.

With the image of Li Hanyi calling her Master appearing in her mind, Yin Luoxia's eyes curved into crescents.