Talisman Emperor
Chapter 131 – Hidden Dragon Rank, Begins!
The Oblivionwind Floweringlight Sword Formation was purchased by Chen Xi from the Treasure Heaven Pavilion. Even though it was a complete sword formation diagram with a profound rank, it still required 400,000 kg of spirit liquid, and it could be said to be extremely expensive.
But the power of the Oblivionwind Forgotten Light Sword Formation was indeed worth this price.
Cultivating the first level allowed one to exterminate ordinary Golden Hall Realm cultivators.
After cultivating it to the second level, it was fine for one to fight directly with a Golden Core Realm cultivator!
But with Chen Xi's current cultivation, he was most capable of executing the second level of the Oblivionwind Flowinglight Sword Formation around three times. After these three times, his True Essence would run out and dry up, and it was far from being able to support him permanently in battle.
If I can reach the Golden Hall Realm, then I will be able to easily execute the second level of the sword formation. Chen Xi drew a talisman mark on the flying sword as he pondered.
After the time for the incense to burn, Chen Xi's face was pale, and his entire body was extremely exhausted.
Using Blood Essence to draw talisman marks was an incredible consumption of mind and body. Fortunately, he had already advanced his body refinement cultivation to the 2nd level of the Violet Palace Realm now, he was full of vigor and vitality, and it was not for a moment before he recovered.
In fact, this was not the only benefit after his body advanced to the Violet Palace Realm. When he did not circulate his cultivation, Chen Xi was indeed no different from an ordinary person, yet once he cultivated his cultivation, his body tightened, his skin trembled, and Shaman Energy instantly flowed within his body. This caused his body to be impenetrable to weapons, and even the yellow-ranked flying sword was unable to injure him.
"Good!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Waves of tide-like sword howls rang out within the silent room as 64 flying swords floated under Chen Xi's control before every eight flying swords formed a small sword formation, the, and then all eight small sword formations were linked together and criss-crossed around each other forming a grand sword formation.
When viewed from afar, this great sword formation was like a moving tai chi diagram. Under the lead of the eight Netherezim Flying Swords, it was like a huge and mighty flying sword wave that flowed endlessly through the air.
"Wind is forgotten as the surface, flowing light as the foundation, the eight poles remain motionless, turning into one!" Chen Xi shouted with a clear voice, and the 64 flying swords in the air swung to revolve around him as they emitted a kind of formless and fluttering sharp aura. Each flying sword shone brightly with undulating sword lights that fluctuated indeterminably, causing a hissing sound to be emitted from the air that was sliced by it. It was like a bunch of really angry weapons that were gathering strength while waiting to be deployed, and were eager to drink fresh blood to its satisfaction.
Little Ling Ling crossed her arms in front of her chest as she looked, and she could not help but nod when her gaze showed a trace of surprise. This was not controlling the eight flying swords, but the entire 64 flying swords. With the quality of each flying sword at a top grade yellow rank or so, Chen Xi could still make them form a sword formation that contained a cold aura that pierced through and controlled them freely, and this is already an incredible and remarkable achievement . If it was another Violet Palace Realm cultivator, then not to mention forming a sword formation, it would even be difficult for cultivators to control these flying swords.
Solely in terms of his strength, the strength of his sword formation right now might even cause the Golden Core Realm cultivators to become extremely frightened. Little Ling Ling was a sword soul who had lived for 10,000 years, and he himself had the legacy of the Grand Nirvana Great Dao Sword. Thus his gaze was extremely sharp and he instantly determined the strength of the second level of the Oblivionwind Floweringlight Light Sword Formation.
Fifteen minutes later.
Droplets of sweat were faintly visible on Chen Xi's forehead, and then he could not hold back anymore, causing the 64 flying swords to emit a sigh as they directly fell to the ground. With my current cultivation, executing the second level of the sword formation is indeed too heavy. I could only execute it about four times when exerting all my energy and my strength would probably fail to execute it once again after that …
"Chen Xi, this sword formation of yours made me remember the Forgotten Thousand Moon Sword Formation from 10,000 years ago. The sword formation was formed from over 4,000 flying swords, and once activated, sword qi swept out in all directions and shot into the sky, turning into a thousand bright moons. On every full moon, it could even activate the moon's tidal energy, and its power was enough to rival the heaven-ranked Magic Treasure and obliterate everything. '' Ling Bai looked dreamy as he spoke. “I heard you say that this Forgotten Flowing Sword Formation is just an incomplete sword formation diagram, and may be related to this formation. ”
"Do you know that formation cultivation technique?" Chen Xi asked in surprise. He was actually very satisfied with the strength of the Oblivionwind Light Flowing Sword Formation, and when he thought about how a second level power could already walk forward with a Golden Core Realm cultivator, he was, then what about the third level and the fourth level? Wouldn't they be tougher?
“It was a secret sword formation from a large sect of sword cultivation 10,000 years ago. My master originally wanted to exchange for his Ten-Way Nirvana Sword Formation, but unfortunately, he was rejected. '' Ling Bai shook his head as he spoke.
Chen Xi was a little disappointed, but she shook her head and did not think about it anymore. He's still satisfied. After all, just the second level of the Oblivionwind Flowing Sword Formation was enough for him to use for a very long period of time.
"Chen Xi, no matter how powerful the might of the sword formation was, it had strayed from the true path of the Sword Dao in the end. Only by being single-minded and persistent when cultivating swords would one be able to walk in the future on the path of the sword Grand Dao. When the Sword Dao was cultivated to a higher realm, it could even destroy all techniques with a single strike, killing the gods and exterminating demons with extremely great power. '' Ling Bai reminded him with good intentions.
"I know this . "Chen Xi nodded. He recalled the scene when he saw Chen Hao last night, he remembered how Daoist Wen Xuan said that in order to cultivate the sword, one must first cultivate the heart; that is the principle behind the Enlightened Heart of the Sword. Now when he combined it with what Ling Bai had said, it instantly allowed him to have a deeper level of knowledge towards the Grand Dao Sword.
A sword cultivator only needed one sword to sweep through the universe without restraint. Why that? Since a sword cultivator was persistent and single-minded, without fear of anything, then a sword cultivator was naturally extremely formidable!
In the next half a month, Chen Xi stayed inside the house. In addition to day-to-day cultivation and exchanging views on sword techniques with Ling Bai, he stayed silent in his quiet room the entire day as he cleared his mind and comprehended the essence and depth of the second level of the Oblivionwind Flowinglight Sword Formation of Light.
Executing the sword formation was extremely easy, yet how to exert the full might of the sword formation instead required diligent and bitter cultivation, and it required careful contemplation and understanding.
During this half a month of time, although Chen Xi's cultivation advanced slowly, his cultivation in Martial Dao instead of advancing rapidly. This was naturally due to Ling Bai's guidance, as the little fellow's understanding of the Dao Sword had surpassed the scope that Chen Xi could understand long ago. He could usually help Chen Xi understand and clear Chen Xi's doubts with a few words, causing Chen Xi to instantly enlighten and clear his mind.
The time until the Hidden Dragon Rank grew closer and closer.
That day the weather suddenly became ice-cold, and a cold wind whistled in the sky all night. Huge snowflakes floated in the sky and earth in large numbers, causing all of Dragon Lake City to be dressed in white and become a world of ice and snow.
"The snow is so heavy!" Chen Xi walked in the courtyard while wearing a thin long dress, yet she did not feel the slightest chill. Snow on the ground was 30cm thick, causing crackling sounds when stepped on. Ice-cold air attacked him while the sight of cold snow delighted him and refreshed his mind, causing his spirit to be refreshed and refreshed because of this.
"Hey, monster, quickly let yourself be captured without putting up a fight!" At the side, Ling Bai shouted as he chased after Bai Kui, and they played in the world of ice and snow with extreme excitement.
Chen Xi smiled lightly, yet unexpectedly, a snowball shot towards her face, and by the time she was caught off guard, the ball smashed into her face with a bang. For a moment, snow fluttered in the air, scattering all over his body and causing him to be in an extremely miserable state.
"Hmph! I'll bury you! ”Chen Xi stuck out her hand and took out a snowball the size of a millstone, and she swung her hand towards Ling Bai, smashing it towards Ling Bai.
Ling Bai would not sit there helplessly to be hit, his figure flashed, instantly dodging. Unexpectedly, it was at this moment that the courtyard door was suddenly pushed by someone and Duanmu Ze walked in excitedly. He opened his mouth and was just about to say something when he saw a white colored object flying directly into his face, and with a bang, the snowball shattered, burying Duanmu Ze's entire body inside.
"Eh, where's Duanmu?" Du Qingxi and Song Lin, who entered after Duanmu Ze, were stunned, and they raised their heads to take a look.
Chen Xi could not bear it anymore and started laughing loudly when she saw this scene.
“Ptoey! Ptoey! Ptoey! ”Mu Ze poked his head out of the pile of snow and violently spat snow into his mouth, then he shouted. "Alright, Chen Xi, you really dare to launch a sneak attack on me, I will kick your ass. ”
Bang out! Bang out! Bang out!
For a time, snowballs flew out in the courtyard, and snow dragons howled as an intense snowball fight ensued between Duanmu Ze and Chen Xi.
But because the courtyard was too small, the battlefield quickly spread to Du Qingxi and Song Lin. The two of them had been extremely envious for a long time, and they did not hesitate to immediately join the battle. One battle was side by side with Chen Xi, the other formed an alliance with Duanmu Ze, and they fought to the point that they were reluctant to stop, they fought cheerfully and without restraint.
Just like this, the four people who had not been young for a long time had started playing childish snowball fights. In their hands, the snow turned into flying cranes, old apes, great dragons, white tigers, swords, swords, spears, spears, and they played very happily.
"I'm out! This movement technique of Chen Xi's fellow was too fast, and Qingxi purposely helped him. The two of us could only take a hit, it was too unfair! ”After a long time, Duanmu Ze, whose face was covered in snow, angrily retreated from the battle. Song Lin was alone and helpless, and she could only admit defeat after Duanmu Ze. Until now, Chen Xi and Du Qingxi had been the final winners.
“Why don't you play anymore? Let's go again, again. '' Du Qingxi pursed her lips in dissatisfaction as she enthusiastically wanted to continue. At this moment, she was just like a playful little girl, and she had no trace of her cold and silent graceful disposition anymore.
Duanmu Ze's eyes turned around as he grinned and said, “No, unless you're on the same team as me. ”
"You wish!" Du Qingxi rolled her eyes at Duanmu Ze.
“Childish, you two are really childish. "Song Lin muttered from the side.
"Right, why are you all looking for me today?" Chen Xi felt her previous actions were a little childish as well. At this moment, when he thought about it, he felt amused and embarrassed at the same time, and he hurriedly changed the subject.
"Of course to participate in the Hidden Dragon Rank," Duanmu Ze said casually, then his face became grim as he shouted. "Dirt! We've wasted a lot of time, let's hurry, if we're late then we won't make it. ”
The Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition today? Chen Xi silently counted the time in her heart and was instantly startled, and she hurriedly ran out with Du Qingxi's three-man group.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Among the huge snowflakes covering the sky, waves of bell rings sounded suddenly in the air throughout Dragon Lake City for a long time.
When Chen Xi's group walked out of the courtyard, they saw the people on the street all quickly rushing towards the center of Dragon Lake City. If one looked down from the sky, one would see that streams of human-shaped currents gathered towards the center of Dragon Lake City from all directions.
Most of these people did not have the qualifications to participate in the Hidden Dragon Rank. They did not have the strength or age they exceeded the rules, yet they could go to the Buddha Trail Pagoda to watch carefully and use this to improve their own cultivation, various battle techniques, etc, and the experience of life fighting.
“I heard that the number of people participating in the Hidden Dragon Rank this time was the most in recent years, over 10,000 people, and among them were countless genius figures who had possessed great reputations long ago. Such a big event was rare in a thousand years, and missing it would be a pity. ”
"Yes, I heard that almost all the leading figures in the younger generation of the eight great sects, three great institutions, and six great clans participated, he said, and it could be said to be a collection of prominent figures where geniuses were numerous in number like clouds. ”
"The "Stars Assembly of the Darchu Dynasty is in existence in a few more years. After the Hidden Dragon Rank this time, some of the most outstanding talents will be chosen to represent the entire cultivation world of our southern region and participate in the Star Assembly of the Darchu Dynasty. I wonder who would be lucky to participate in it and compete with the experts in the world? "
“Have you all heard? Chen Xi, who exterminated six Golden Hall Realm cultivators and one Golden Core Realm cultivator from the Su Clan some time ago, would also participate in the Hidden Dragon Rank. The way I see it, there must be room for him in the top 10. ”
“Cheh, your information is outdated. Half a month ago, Chen Xi defeated the 8th star Violet Palace Realm genius in the Immortal Assembling Pavilion before using a profound sword technique to annihilate a School of Fiendgod Body Refinement expert right after that. His strength was so great that even the Xie Clan's Xie Zhan was unwilling to fight him. ”
“No wonder. This way, Chen Xi did indeed have the potential to advance to the top ten. ”
"Hmph! Top ten? He might not even be able to sustain his life! This guy's causing trouble everywhere. He had already completely offended the Su Clan and had now contracted enmity with the Little Genius of the Xie Clan. There are 100 plus disciples from the Su Clan participating in the Hidden Dragon Rankin this time, do you really think whether they will let go? ”
“I've heard this too. The Su Clan had spread the word that anyone who could force Chen Xi to admit defeat at the Buddhist Trial Pagoda would be able to obtain a huge reward of 500,000 kg of spirit liquid and three yellow ranked Magic Treasures high-grade! ”
…
Among the crowd of people who were running quickly in the streets, various animated discussions flowed into Chen Xi's ears, but his expression remained unchanged. There was no happiness or sadness in his heart; it was pure and cold like ice and snow.
From afar, he saw a tall pagoda that pierced into the sky and stood high up in the center of Dragon Lake City. The pagoda was entirely pure white, as if it was made of gemstones. Under the thick snow fluttering across the sky, it felt extremely overwhelming and heavenly.