As soon as Lu Chengfeng stepped out the front door, he heard Zhou Tong's laughter and couldn't help but look up.
He saw the fellow looking at him with a grin, "Junior brother, how was it? Didn't get scared by our master, did you!"
Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but feel a bit helpless. This guy seemed proper at first glance, but who would have thought he was so fond of joking in private. He deliberately sighed deeply, "It seems you and I are destined not to be fellow disciples. I accidentally angered our master just now, and have already been driven off the mountain by him."
Zhou Tong was momentarily stunned, "How is that possible?" He furrowed his brows slightly and said, "Wait here, don't go anywhere, I'll go plead with the master to retract his order."
As he was saying this, the corner of his eye caught the book Lu Chengfeng was holding. Realizing the truth, he laughed and scolded, "You, Lu Chengfeng, dared to make fun of your senior brother."
"Hahaha, likewise, didn't I learn it from you, senior brother?" Lu Chengfeng retorted without backing down.
After joking with each other for a bit, Zhou Tong asked, "Junior brother, are you planning to stay here on Jade Immortal Peak to practice, or will you return to your own Bixiao Peak?"
Lu Chengfeng replied without hesitation, "Naturally, I plan to return to Bixiao Peak since I have a lovely wife waiting at home, why would I stay here?
Upon hearing Lu Chengfeng's intentional boast, Zhou Tong's mouth twitched slightly, "You brat, you really are hateful."
"Enough, enough, who told you, you greedy little boy with courage as big as a lion's, dared even to marry your own master's wife. Such blessings, others could only envy."
Lu Chengfeng wasn't annoyed by these words, he only squinted his eyes and said, "Senior brother, you flatter me. It's just that being handsome has its perks."
Zhou Tong said through gritted teeth, "Looks like you don't really understand what respect for your senior brother means. It's time for you to see the Five Elements Returning to Origin Sword Scripture passed down by our late master."
Hearing this, Lu Chengfeng's eyes lit up, knowing the other was intentionally giving him guidance, he did not refuse, "Let's do it then, senior brother. Lead the way, let me witness your prowess."
As they spoke, they quickly traversed, soon arriving at a clearing atop a cliff. As they were at the cliff top, clouds and mist surrounded them. Looking from the high platform, there was a sea of clouds all around, making this place seem like it was situated above the heavens.
"This place is called Yunxiao Golden Peak, it's the place for daily martial practice. When you practice here in the future, you can also come here to train with swords."
While talking, Zhou Tong placed his right hand on his back. Behind him was a broad sword, noticeably wider than an ordinary sword, estimated to be about three inches wide and five feet long, looking extremely formidable.
The broad sword had no sheath, only fastened behind his back with a leather lock. Zhou Tong suddenly shouted, immediately pulling it off his back, both hands gripping the sword hilt, one leg forward, one leg back, body tilted, the sword tip dragging behind him.
"Junior brother, be careful now, this Sword of the Abyss is forged from Profound Iron and Extraterrestrial Wondrous Stone, powerful and heavy, unstoppable. Countless martial world scoundrels and demon beasts have perished under this sword."
"If you can't withstand it, retreat, don't force it."
Lu Chengfeng's eyes also held a fighting spirit, but he did not draw his sword, instead slowly unsheathing the Cold Cicada Sword, "Senior brother, go ahead, although I've not been in the sect as long as you, I dare say I've some skill in swordsmanship and wish to experience your sword techniques."
Zhou Tong saw that he did not draw his sword, his tone slightly heavy, "Junior brother, are you looking down on me because your sword remains sheathed?"
Lu Chengfeng shook his head, "This scabbard was gifted a few days ago by Elder Yun Mo, made from Exotic Gold, more durable than my Cold Cicada Sword. Senior brother's Ancient Abyss Sword is extraordinary, I fear only this Hidden Blade Scabbard can withstand it. Rashly drawing the sword might damage the blade instead."
"In that case..." Zhou Tong stopped speaking, suddenly shouting, "Then take this move."
With that, his entire presence suddenly changed, like an unmatched brave general charging across the battlefield. The Heavy Sword of the Abyss dragged across the diamond-hard ground, sparking a series of electric sparks, emitting a piercing screech.
Boom!
"Mountain-breaking Form of the Five Elements Returning to Origin Scripture, strike!"
Accompanied by a roaring shout echoing above the peak, the Heavy Sword of the Abyss surged from the ground, unleashed an incredibly terrifying speed, engulfing a gust of wind, even tearing the air with a sound akin to tearing silk.
Fierce! Grand! Domineering! Swift!
One sword strike with the power to topple mountains and break cliffs.
Lu Chengfeng felt as if the world around him darkened, akin to a mountain collapsing, even breathing became difficult.
Grasping the Cold Cicada Sword, he suddenly leapt gracefully like a willow in the wind, evading this deadly edge by not drawing his sword, and then lunged from the side.
Wrist flicking, the Cold Cicada Sword trembled violently, delivering thirteen continuous strikes, this was Blue Sea Waves from Bixiao Swordsmanship, most adept at neutralizing force, then borrowing force to exert force, unleashing a Surging Waves maneuver for a deadly blow.
This set of chained sword moves for different opponents exemplifies the subtlety of superior swordsmanship.
However, Zhou Tong was not ordinary. As his opponent's blade came slicing from the side, he suddenly swung his power in a circular motion. The Heavy Sword of the Abyss crashing down like an iron wall.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Thirteen consecutive clashes sounded, ear-piercing sounds of metal meeting metal. Lu Chengfeng felt an overwhelming force from the Cold Cicada Sword, his body couldn't withstand it, and he was forced to step back continuously.
He retreated eight steps before coming to a stop, from his palm to arm entirely numb, even almost dropping the sword to the ground.
"Earth-Splitting Slash from Five Elements Returning to Origin Sword Scripture!" Zhou Tong, not stopping after a successful slash, shouted furiously, the Iron Sword soaring through the air, human and sword in unity, leaping high into the air, slashing downward at Lu Chengfeng.
If this sword hit, even an iron man would be shattered to pieces, let alone flesh and blood.
The wind lashed, the immense force even creating ripples in the sky. The unity of heavy sword and immense force made this Earth-Splitting Slash terrifyingly fast.
"Can't block it!" Lu Chengfeng was shocked. If not for mastering Jade Wave Internal Power by breaking through the Tenth Layer of the Cold Cicada's Inner Cultivation Heart Method, he couldn't even withstand the first move.
At this moment, each of Zhou Tong's strikes surpassed the last, truly with a force akin to splitting mountains and cleaving lands.
His clothes flapped wildly in the fierce wind, hair dancing chaotically in the air, and even his pupils were stung by the terrifying sword's edge.
If it weren't for the absence of killing intent from the opponent, he would almost think Zhou Tong was about to cut him down with one strike.
The aura from him was too wild, like a Mad Tiger, powerful as a black bear, with earth-shattering might!
"How can I let you look down on me!" Lu Chengfeng squinted his eyes, even with his sword sheathed, the end of the sword exuded a foot of Sword Qi, sharp and cold.
Whoosh!
The Sword Qi rose to the sky, clashing fiercely with a loud clatter in the air, accompanied by electric sparks, a sleeve was torn open with a tearing sound, flying high into the sky.