Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 428: Chapter 61 All Old Acquaintances
 

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Invisible Thousand Swords Art, nearly ten thousand intangible Sword Qi burst forth, and even though the onlookers couldn’t capture the contours of the Sword Qi, the almost tangible sense of danger and murderous intent still made everyone’s scalp tingle.

Ling Yunpo’s heart tightened as he watched, for he too understood the power of this Invisible Thousand Swords Art.

Ordinary cultivators, startled by the sense of danger, would instinctively react by using a defensive magical treasure.

But in fact, this is a trap, because no matter how powerful the magical treasure is, its defensive strength is not enough to block nearly ten thousand Sword Qi.

Once the magical treasure is broken through, there will be no time to change tactics.

The correct course of action is to meet offense with offense, for example, if Qiu Changtian were here, he could use “Tai Yi Thunder” to break it.

Tai Yi Thunder covers a very wide range, whether it’s ten thousand or a hundred million intangible Sword Qi, all of them would be obliterated by a single Divine Thunder.

But Senior Sister An doesn’t have such a wide-ranging Daoist magic… One could only see her tossing out the Flying Smoke Sword, the Sword Light merging with her figure in an instant, then the Sword Light surged several meters, rapidly shooting towards Fayuan Zhi.

Unity of Body and Sword!

As the ultimate move of the Shushan Sword Immortal, Unity of Body and Sword was to merge the body with the sword, greatly enhancing the Flying Sword’s strength, speed, and lethality.

Of course, since this move consumes a great amount of True Yuan, it could only be used as a trump card.

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And An Zhisu’s timing was just perfect, catching the exact moment the Invisible Thousand Swords Art was launched, precisely when Fayuan Zhi was most complacent.

By the time he snapped back to reality from his confidence, An Zhisu’s Sword Light had already pierced through his chest.

And then time seemed to suddenly stand still.

When Fayuan Zhi came to his senses, he only saw that there was no wound at all in his chest, only a faint sense of pain — just like when Ling Yunpo initially entered the White Jade Capital Secret Realm and was defeated by the Sword Spirit piercing his chest, he wasn’t actually harmed.

The crowd only heard another voice in their ears, but it was not the original female voice of the White Jade Capital Secret Realm; it was another unfamiliar Artifact Spirit’s tone:

“The victor, Shushan, An Zhisu.”

Ling Yunpo breathed a sigh of relief.

Heh, worthy of being my Senior Sister.

The surrounding Shushan disciples also cheered: The first one!

The first disciple from an outside sect cut down by Weed-Cutting Sword Immortal!

The hardships we’ve endured over the years are finally making you realize our power!

On the other hand, the expressions of the Kunlun disciples were somewhat unpleasant, especially those younger brothers and sisters called over by Fayuan Zhi, who looked almost as if they were about to cry.

Master, it’s bad! Brother Fayuan has been eliminated in the first round!

An Zhisu huffed and, without boasting or speaking, simply turned and walked out of the arena.

Ling Yunpo quickly descended the stairs, greeted his Senior Sister with a smile, and said:

“Congratulations to Senior Sister for the splendid victory.”

“The opponent was quite formidable.” In response to her junior brother’s compliments, An Zhisu was quite modest, smiling as she said, “That person’s Intangible Sword Qi were really powerful; one would fall for it if not careful. You should be more cautious if you encounter it in the future.”

“In the future?” Ling Yunpo laughed, “He’s been eliminated by Senior Sister, where will the ‘in the future’ come from?”

“Ahem, even if it’s not during the competition, there’s still a chance to meet up later,” An Zhisu explained somewhat awkwardly, but still defended herself.

Chatting and laughing, the two of them left the ninth pavilion, under the awe-filled gazes of the surrounding Shushan disciples.

As soon as they stepped out the door, they saw Shi Liuli and Luo Yan just right at the moment of landing, descending upon the nearby platform.

“Why are there so many people here?” Miss Shi asked curiously.

“It’s said that two high rank disciples from Shushan and Kunlun were fighting inside.” Luo Yan answered.

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“Oh?” Shi Liuli asked doubtfully, “Junior Brother, you have been with me this whole time, how do you know that the disciples from Shushan and Kunlun are engaged in battle?”

“Look.” Luo Yan pointed towards the tower’s main gate with a smile, “The cultivators coming out to watch the battle are mostly dressed in Kunlun’s and Shushan’s attire, with the least from Penglai. Doesn’t that suggest that it was Kunlun and Shushan’s cultivators who just fought inside?”

“Besides, since everyone is coming out now, it suggests that the battle has already ended… Senior Sister, look!”

Shi Liuli looked up to see yet another Sword Token flying from a distance, plunging straight into the plaque atop the tower.

Clearly, a new pair of duelists was scheduled to fight inside this ninth tower.

“Hmph.” Shi Liuli was clearly a bit irritated that her junior brother’s observational skills had surpassed her own.

Turned her head to see An Zhisu and Ling Yunpo passing by, Miss Shi suddenly made a surprised noise.

“Eh, Junior Brother,” she called out, staring at Ling Yunpo’s retreating figure, “that person… Have I seen him before?”

Ling Yunpo, however, didn’t know and just flew away with An Zhisu on their swords.

“Shall we take a stroll around Mount Tianmu outside?” Ling Yunpo suggested with a smile.

“Your number is three one seven, right?” Senior Sister An was attentive, “It seems it will be your turn soon. Why don’t we wait until you’re done with today’s match before leaving?”

“Indeed.” Ling Yunpo nodded in agreement.

About half an hour later, Ling Yunpo’s Sword Token indeed reacted, shooting out promptly and flying straight ahead.

The two hurriedly followed with Sword Control, and saw the Sword Token descending once again, landing in the plaque of the first tower.

“Junior Brother, it’s your turn.” An Zhisu said with a smile, clearly very confident in her junior brother’s abilities.

“Senior Sister might as well warm a cup of wine, so I can drink it when I return victorious,” Ling Yunpo joked.

“Alright.” Senior Sister An actually poured two cups of wine and placed them flat on the blade of the Flying Smoke Sword, starting to heat them.

Ling Yunpo: ………

Alright then, just don’t drink it while I’m not around.

Stepping into the first tower, Ling Yunpo saw that standing across the field was another familiar face:

a disciple of the Divine Elixir Pavilion from Yuqing View, Bi Lian.

“This is bad,” Ling Yunpo inwardly sighed, but it was more out of concern for Luo Yan and Yuqing View.

It’s known that unlike Kunlun’s and Shushan’s almost mass mobilization of Foundation Establishment Realm disciples, the disciples from Penglai Yuqing View were quite indifferent to the grand competition at the White Jade Capital. So much so that they couldn’t even fill the first round’s roster without higher-ups forcefully assigning spots just to meet the numbers.

Since they were strong-armed into participating, one could imagine the enthusiasm for battle among these disciples. It was uncertain whether they would last more than a few rounds in the competition.

The ones truly entrusted with the expectations of the Master of Xuandu and others were no more than seven… and now they were going to be one less prematurely.

However, thinking about it carefully, Senior Sister Bi Lian’s combat strength was indeed not strong. Even if she hadn’t encountered Ling Yunpo, she would still likely face defeat against Qiu Changtian, Xu Yinglian, An Zhisu, wouldn’t she?

By defeating her early, I’ve actually helped her to start her holiday earlier, sparing her the worry for the subsequent matches.

From this perspective, she ought to thank me!

With that thought, Ling Yunpo calmly gave a fist-and-palm salute.

Bi Lian on the other hand clearly did her homework beforehand, recognizing that the one entering was the second-ranked Po Yun Sword Immortal on the Shushan Immortal Sword Ranking, her face immediately turned unsightly.

Seeing him salute with a fist, she guessed that he would likely show mercy and not let her lose too badly, so Bi Lian breathed a sigh of relief and slightly bowed back in return.

But in the next second, Ling Yunpo swiftly summoned the Qing Ping, Thunderbane, and Myriad Bamboo swords, positioning them in mid-air to form a chilling battlefront that nearly scared her soul out of her body.

I knew about Shushan’s signature Two-Handed Sword Control Technique, but what the heck is this handling three swords at once!