The Venerable Swordsman

Chapter 10 One Sword Strike Decides Life and Death!

Chapter 10 One Sword Strike Decides Life and Death!

Ye Xuan did not quite understand the mysterious woman’s explanation, but he didn’t care about it. Anyway, it was of no harm to him.

Seemingly thinking of something, Ye Xuan asked again, “Predecessor, you have seen that woman before. What do you think of her?”

That woman naturally referred to An Lanxiu.

The mysterious woman whispered casually, “Just so-so, you and your sister are not worse than her, especially your sister, she is better than her.”

“My sister?”

Ye Xuan stunned, “What do you mean?”

The mysterious woman said, “Forget about it. You have mastered basic swordsmanship, so you can try to practice some sword skills now.”

Hearing this, Ye Xuan hastily asked, “What sword skills?”

Sword skills!

This kind of existence was quite rare. We must know that the Ye Family had accumulated only a dozen low-level martial art skills over these years!

Martial art skills were also divided into different stages: the Heaven Stage, the Earth Stage, the Spirit Stage, the Occult Stage, the Human Stage, and the Vulgar Stage.

The best martial art skill of the Ye Family was only at the inferior Human Stage which could only be cultivated by the Patriarch. Meanwhile, the best martial art in the whole Qing City was one at the inferior Spirit Stage owned by the Chatelain’s Manor!

Martial art skills could be said to be more precious than Dan Pills! As for sword skills, they were much rarer, perhaps there wasn’t even one in the whole Qing City!

At this time, the mysterious woman said, “I have two kinds of sword skills. You can choose one. The first one is a relatively good sword skill which is extremely lethal. However, when you practice it to a certain level, you reach the limit. The other one is an evolutionary skill. It has no stages or limitations. The stronger you are, the stronger it will be. This skill can accompany you for a lifetime. But it has a great defect, that is if your killing intent and your faith in the Tao of the Sword are not firm enough, it will become weaker and weaker. Conversely, if your killing intent and your faith in the Tao of the Sword gets stronger, it will become increasingly stronger without limit!”

Ye Xuan said in a low and deep voice, “Predecessor, can I cultivate both?”

The mysterious woman said, “No, you shouldn’t bite off more than you can chew. It would be better to specialize in one skill than to learn many skills. You can practice other sword skills in the future. But now, it is best for you to practice only one. If you learn too many skills, you can’t learn them well because your experience and your understanding of the Tao of the Sword is not deep. Each kind of sword skill is not a common sword skill, especially the skills I pass on to you. Each skill represents an attitude, a life, and an idea of the Tao of the Sword. Do you understand?”

Ye Xuan glanced around and asked, “Predecessor, are you a Sword Cultivator too?”

The mysterious woman responded lightly, “You ask too many questions.”

Ye Xuan, “…”

The mysterious woman said, “Make your choice, which one?”

Ye Xuan smiled bitterly, “Naturally, the second one.”

The mysterious woman said, “You have a big ambition, but you should remember that your strength should match up to your ambition.”

Ye Xuan nodded slightly, “Understood.”

The mysterious woman said, “My sword skill is called: One Sword Strike Decides Life and Death. The essence of this sword skill is that if I draw my sword, I can decide your life and death. The cultivation method of this sword skill is different from that of other sword skills. So whether you can achieve it or not all depends on yourself!”

As the mysterious woman’s voice fell, something more emerged in Ye Xuan’s mind, which was the operation of the sword skill!

Ye Xuan quickly wielded the Ling Xiao Sword and moved it according to this sword skill. He was horrified to find that there was no effect when he wielded it that way. Not only did it have no effect, but he felt a very uncomfortable tightness in his heart!

Ye Xuan looked around, puzzled. “Predecessor, what is this?”

The mysterious woman said, “The cultivation method of this sword skill is divided into six stages. You have not unlocked the first stage yet, so naturally, you can’t use it. As for when you can wield it, that will depend on you.”

Ye Xuan’s face was a little weird, “What the hell, what is this fucking sword skill? It even needs to be unlocked?”

The mysterious woman suddenly said, “Sword Cultivators don’t usually use their swords, but once they do, they can decide their enemies’ life and death. The basic elements of this sword skill are your killing intent and your faith in the Tao of the Sword. You don’t need to pursue these deliberately, as you can achieve it when it is the right time.”

Ye Xuan smiled bitterly. It could only be like this for now.

After that, Ye Xuan did not stop. He practiced with the shadow like mad. By sparring with the shadow, his speed, strength, and reaction time had been greatly improved!

He had experienced many battles. Now not only had he achieved the Hidden Realm, but he had also become a swordsman. His current fighting capacity was far much better than it was at the beginning!

Although he was only in the sixth Qi Varying Realm, a normal person in the Qi Harnessing Realm couldn’t match up to him at all now!

Time went by quickly. Soon, it was time for Ye Xuan and Ye Lang to have their life and death competition.

Some juniors had advertised the life and death competition because of Ye Lang, so almost everyone in Qing City knew of it.

“Ye Xuan!”

Ye Xuan was not a stranger to the people in Qing City because he was the one who had turned around the Ye Family’s adverse situation in the past. It could be said that Ye Xuan was the biggest hero of the Ye Family. But unfortunately, the Ye Family now had Ye Lang.

The royal family didn’t have family affection, and the aristocratic families followed suit. Aristocratic families couldn’t have two leaders at the same time, thus out of all the people in the family, they only extolled the best, which made it even more cruel. After all, there was only one Patriarch. In short, the Ye Family would choose between Ye Xuan and Ye Lang, and even an idiot knew whom they would choose.

Today was the life and death competition between Ye Lang and Ye Xuan. The Ye Family not only invited the other aristocratic families in Qing City, but they also moved the competition site outside Ye’s Manor.

Outside Ye’s Manor, the Ye Family had built a contest platform which was more than thirty meters in width and length.

People who had paid attention would naturally understand the intent of the Ye Family. Ye Lang was in his heyday recently, so the Ye Family wanted to back him up, and they made great efforts to increase Ye Lang’s prestige to a higher level. Of course, this platform was also a deterrent. Ye Lang seldom appeared in public. It was obvious that he wanted to build up his prestige through this appearance.

This arrangement of the Ye Family catered to the need of many people in Qing City who would also like to see how miraculous the chosen one was. Therefore, almost everyone in Qing City rushed to the outside of Ye’s Manor.

At this moment, the outside of Ye’s Manor was packed with people. and looked extremely lively.

In Ye’s Manor.

Within the Ancestral Shrine, the elders of the Ye Family were all present, and Ye Lang was there too.

Ye Lang was dressed in an unusual black robe, the inside of which was woven by gold threads so as to prevent damage from ordinary knives and swords. Besides that, he carried a cyan jade pendant on his waist. This jade pendant named the Frozen Synapse Jade, was not an ordinary object. It could help calm oneself and keep one’s attention. It was of great importance to maintain a conscious mind at crucial moments. And above all, this Frozen Synapse Jade stored refined pure Spiritual Qi. For Ye Lang, having this Frozen Synapse Jade could undoubtedly double his might because he was in the Qi Harnessing Realm at present and could control Qi.

It could be said that the Ye Family paid a large price for Ye Lang. Nevertheless, everyone in the Ye Family thought it was worthwhile.

The Great Elder saluted respectfully to the ancestral tablets of the Ye Family. “God bless, our ancestors are watching, our Ye Family has obtained a chosen one. From now on, our Ye Family will reproduce its former glory.”

With this, everyone deeply saluted as well.

After the ceremony, the Great Elder turned to look at Ye Lang. “Ye Lang, today is your first showing. As for that Ye Xuan, you don’t need to show any mercy.”

Hearing this, the elders at the side all nodded, “This Ye Xuan is a very thorny person. It’s better to kill him.”

Ye Lang smiled gently, “Of course I will!”

The Great Elder nodded. “I have received some information. There are people from the surrounding Yan City and Luo City who have come to Qing City. I suppose they are sent here by the forces of these cities. The aim of your competition today with Ye Xuan is to make an impact. After you kill that Ye Xuan, the forces of the other families which can help you raise your prestige will definitely try to bond with our Ye Family. By that time, you will have a great chance to get the attention of the people on the mountain, and even attention from Cangmu College!”

Ye Lang nodded slightly, “Understood.”

The Great Elder walked to Ye Lang’s front and patted Ye Lang on his shoulder. “The chosen ones have memories of their prior lives. No matter who you were in the past, you have a blood relationship with the Ye Family. You are not against this, are you?”

Ye Lang smiled and said, “Of course, my soul and blood all belong to the Ye Family.” However, there was a hint of irony on the corner of his mouth. Ye Xuan was his stepping stone, and the Ye Family was his stepping board!

The Great Elder showed a smile on his face. “That is good. Let’s go!”

Soon, behind the lead of the Great Elder and the other elders, Ye Lang went out of Ye’s Manor and came to the newly built contest platform.

Seeing Ye Lang, people near the platform became excited.

“A genius!”

“A super-genius who can attract the vision of heaven and earth, a figure which has never been seen in Qing City.”

Ye Lang glanced at the crowds below. He had a smile on his lips. “In the past, I was one of them who sat below and looked at people on the platform. But in this life, god treated me well and let me attract the vision of heaven and earth.”

“In this life, I am destined to be one of the many dazzling talents in Qing Cang World!”

“I will take a place in the list of legendary marvels!”

At this point, the smile on Ye Lang’s mouth gradually widened. After a while, he suddenly turned to look at Ye’s Manor, “Ye Xuan, come out and prepare to die!”

His roar was like thunder that resounded through the sky.

“Ye Xuan!”

In the field, countless people looked toward Ye’s Manor.

“Where is Ye Xuan?”

Ye Xuan did not come out from the gate of Ye’s Manor.

“Is he scared?”

“It can’t be. This Ye Xuan used to be called Ruthless Ye. He is not the kind of person who would be afraid of death.”

“Ruthless Ye? Bah, don’t you see who his current opponent is? It is the chosen one, and also the chosen one who can attract the vision of heaven and earth.”

“Stop it, let’s wait and see. The Ye Family will definitely give us an explanation!”

Not far away, on the built platform, the Great Elder of Ye’s Manor cast an eye at Ye’s Manor and his brow furrowed. “What the hell is he doing? Go and see.”

Hearing his words, Ye Ku nodded and turned away.

In Ye’s Manor.

In the room, Ye Xuan carried a bowl of herbal food and then fed Ye Ling one mouthful after another.

He came out two hours before.

“Brother, today is your life and death competition with Ye Lang.” Ye Ling said softly.

Ye Xuan smiled gently, “Don’t worry! Come on, drink this medicine, open your mouth, there there…”

After a while, Ye Xuan got up. “Brother has to go out.”

Ye Ling nodded tamely.

Ye Xuan leaned over to kiss Ye Ling’s forehead, then turned and left. When he walked to the door, Ye Ling’s voice suddenly sounded behind him, “Brother will come back, right?”

Ye Xuan nodded, “Definitely.”

After that, he pushed the door and went out.

In bed, Ye Ling’s eyes slowly closed. Her right hand reached under the sheets, where there was a pair of scissors. A long time ago, she wanted to kill herself because she did not want to be a burden to Ye Xuan. However, every time she saw Ye Xuan, she did not want to die.

She was not afraid of death. She was afraid that after she died, Ye Xuan would become a loner.

Ye Ling took out the scissors and then squeezed it tightly.

But if Ye Xuan was gone, she would have no reason to live anymore!

In life, she would accompany her brother. In death, she would also accompany her brother!