After sending everyone away, Su Ru looked at her husband in the secret room.
"Tell me the truth."
Realizing he couldn't hide it, Tian Buyi explained everything.
Su Ru's eyes widened in surprise.
"Wan Jianyi — the sword genius from three hundred years ago — is still alive? Then Xiaofan's future will be limitless!"
Tian Buyi nodded slowly.
"In two years, he might reach the ninth level of Jade Purity.
As for breaking into the Upper Purity Realm… that usually takes decades. Only a few in our history have done it faster ... like Patriarch Qingye."
He couldn't imagine how far Zhang Xiaofan might go…
....
Two years later!
In the ancestral temple courtyard, a young man stood practicing with a stick.
Yes, practicing with a stick Nearby, an old man sat at a stone table, sipping tea while watching
intently.
After a long while, Zhang Xiaofan put away his stick and stopped. He looked at Wan Jianyi and asked,
"Uncle Wan,how was my stick
technique?"
Wan Jianyi stroked his beard and
replied, "Natural talent. Your sword-no, stick -technique is divine.
To think you've mastered all my skills in just two years. How can you be so brilliant? Are you even human?"
Zhang Xiaofan straightened up, spread his hands, and said, "Senior, do I look like a monster to
you?" "You look more like a human spirit"
Wan Jianyi joked.
Wan Jianyi was naturally carefree.
After two years together, the two had grown close, their relationship somewhere between master and friend.
Wan Jianyi stroked his white beard, eyeing Zhang Xiaofan's Fire Stick. He remarked,
"Using a stick as a sword... Your skill is extraordinary, but you're still no match for me."
Zhang Xiaofan:"..."
Zhang Xiaofan shook his head and retorted,
"Skill alone is meaningless. True power is what matters."
"Power?" Wan Jianyi muttered, then slowly stood. His aged eyes gleamed as he shouted,
"Sword-come!"
The next moment, a divine sword shot out from the ancestral temple and landed in his hand.
With the sword in his grip, Wan Jianyi's hunched posture straightened instantly, his aura sharp as a blade. He declared.
"Today, I'll test you. Show me what you've learned these past two years!"
"Give it your all!"
"That's exactly what I intended!" Zhang Xiaofan replied, tightening his grip on the Fire Stick as he locked eyes with Wan Jianyi.
Wan Jianyi, wielding the
Dragon-Slaying Sword, leaped into the
air, chanting:
"The righteousness of Heaven and Earth endures eternal. I seek not to slay immortals, but to vanquish ghosts and gods!"
As he spoke, a blue dragon,
condensed from magical energy.
materialized above him.
At the same time, Zhang Xiaofan also leaped up, raising the Fire Stick and
reciting: "The righteousness of Heaven and Earth endures eternal. I seek not
to slay immortals, but to vanquish
ghosts and gods!"
A second blue dragon emerged above his head.
Wan Jianyi's eyes gleamed as he roared,
"Behead!"
He charged at Zhang Xiaofan, the blue
dragon above him lunging forward.
Zhang Xiaofan bellowed in response,
"Behead!"
He met Wan Jianyi's attack head-on, his own blue dragon roaring into the clash
BOOM!
A deafening explosion erupted as the two swords collided, the dragons clashing and dissipating into smoke
Yet, Zhang Xiaofan was sent flying back over ten meters, while Wan Jianyi
stood firm.
The outcome was clear-Zhang
Xiaofan had lost.
But Wan Jianyi stared at him in shock.. "To think you've broken through
from the eighth tier of Yuqing to the Shangqing realm in just two years!"
Zhang Xiaofan landed and smiled.
"Just the first tier of Shangqing. It's nothing compared to Uncle Wan's profound cultivation."
Wan Jianyi:..
Wan Jianyi glared at him, exasperated, "Are you mocking me?It took me over three hundred years to reach this level. You've only trained for five years and.
already broke into Shangqing."
"In all of Qingyun's history, only Patriarch Qingye a millennium ago had talent like yours."
Zhang Xiaofan rubbed his nose,
studying Wan Jianyi. Suddenly, he
asked,
"Uncle Wan,how long did it take you to reach Shangqing back then?"
Wan Jianyi's face twitched with pride, but he faltered. Compared to Zhang
Xiaofan, his progress paled.
He waved a hand dismissively.
"Let's not talk about that."
Abruptly, Zhang Xiaofan bowed deeply. "Uncle Wan,I must take my leave"
Wan Jianyi's expression dimmed,
his shoulders slumping slightly. He stepped forward, placing a heavy hand
on Zhang Xiaofan's shoulder, and said solemnly:
Two years have passed in the blink
of an eye. Soon, it will be time for the Seven Factions Martial Competition, held once every sixty years. It's time
for you to descend the mountain."
Zhang Xiaofan felt the tremor in Wan Jianyi's hand and smiled. "Uncle Wan, how did I fare in these two
years?"
Wan Jianyi huffed "You've mastered all my swordsmanship and insights. Your
cultivation will advance even faster
now."
'But you never learned my way with women. Because..."
"Because you're not as handsome as I
was in my youth!"
Zhang Xiaofan:
He studied Wan Jianyi's aged features, still able to discern the dashing man he must have been. With a chuckle, he
said,
"Uncle Wan, you may be more
handsome, but what if I'm
thicker-skinned?"
Wan Jianyi froze, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha-!"
"Hahaha-l" Zhang Xiaofan joined in. Suddenly, Zhang Xiaofan's laughter
ceased.
"Uncle Wan, I'm leaving." "Mm." Wan Jianyi nodded, turning
away.
Zhang Xiaofan turned and walked out of the courtyard
Wan Jianyi watched his retreating back, then suddenly waved a hand.
The Dragon-Slaying Sword flew toward
Zhang Xiaofan.
Sensing the movement, Zhang Xiaofan turned and caught it, then tossed it back.
"Uncle Wan,have you forgotten? I have the Fire Stick."
Wan Jianyi's face darkened with
concern.
"That Fire Stick is a blood-forged
fusion
of two sinister treasures.Its
power surpasses even the
Dragon-Slaying Sword.
"With your talent, wielding it makes you unstoppable-capable of slaying demons and gods alike."
"But its malevolent energy is
corroding your mind and body. If
you keep using it, you'll become
bloodthirsty, even risking your life. Switch to the Dragon-Slaying Sword..."
Zhang Xiaofan shook his head, gazing
at the Fire Stick. "Everything has its price. The Fire Stick may affect my temperament, but it
also tempers my will."
"As for my life. Once I obtain the
supremely yang Xuanhuo Sword and break through to the Taiqing realm, the harm will be negligible"
He looked up at the sky.
"When I reach Taiqing,comprehend Immortality, and ascend... the Fire Stick's evil will mean nothing
"Immortality?"
Wan Jianyi shuddered at the word.
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