Chapter 207

As for Yue Buqun, a seasoned veteran like Dugu Yihe naturally saw through him very clearly.

He knew better than anyone how terrifying Yue Lianxing was, so he didn’t think much of a hypocrite like Yue Buqun.

But after witnessing Yue Buqun’s swordsmanship, his opinion of this hypocrite, whom he had previously thought was only at the level of Xianyu Tong, changed considerably. At least his hand skills were truly impressive, and he was actually able to hold his own against his junior sister who was wielding the Heaven-Slaying Sword.

The Heaven-Slaying Sword is naturally very powerful, with its own golden sword light. It is also easier to unleash sword energy than ordinary divine weapons. Weapons below a certain level will break upon contact. One must wrap the sword body with innate qi and constantly resist with one’s own true qi in order to contend with it.

This is an incredibly powerful piece of equipment that’s extremely overpowered. It can easily handle challenges beyond one’s level. If it weren’t for the appearance of a swordsman who sells weapons on credit, and the fact that each of his divine weapons is more powerful than the last, this would be the ultimate weapon for dominating the Mingzong world.

Of course, the Dragon-Slaying Saber is no less powerful than the Heaven-Reliant Sword, and may even be more powerful. However, there are far more people who use swords than sabers. So, from the perspective of martial arts equipment, the Heaven-Reliant Sword is naturally more sought after. If the Emei Sect had not been strong, they might not have been able to keep such a divine weapon.

However, it’s not entirely impossible to contend with the Heaven Sword. One option is to use a divine weapon of the same level to fight against it, and the other is to use ranged attacks to avoid contact with the Heaven Sword. The Four Ghosts of Xiangxi used this tactic in the past. If you can’t hit someone, even the most powerful divine weapon won’t be effective.

“Such sharp sword energy! His entire face turned purple. Is this the supreme martial art of the Huashan Sword Sect, the Zixia Divine Art, the number one of the nine Huashan martial arts?” Zhou Zhiruo asked excitedly.

“Indeed, this is the Purple Cloud Divine Skill. The title of the number one divine skill of Mount Hua is well-deserved. This is not an ordinary sword energy release. Look at the destructive power of each sword energy. It is fine cracks, which shows that the degree of condensation is very high. Even with the Heaven-Slaying Sword in hand, Junior Sister has to temporarily avoid its edge. This Sect Leader Yue’s swordsmanship is not bad.”

There are many kinds of sword energy. It’s not about shooting as far as possible or having a large scale. It’s about the sharpness and the degree of concentration. The sword energy that Yue Buqun is releasing now, combined with the Zixia Divine Skill, is very condensed and subtle. It’s like a sword cutting through the ground, very smooth.

Such sword energy is actually the most terrifying. Just like a water knife, the finer the water knife and the greater the pressure, the sharper it is. When it reaches a certain level, it can even cut through the earth and diamonds, making it the sharpest weapon in the world.

At this point, Yue Buqun had successfully transitioned from the TV series version to the movie version. It can only be said that the combination of Zixia Divine Skill and Evil-Repelling Sword Manual was truly too perfect, comparable to the original version held by Zen Master Hongye of Putian Shaolin Temple. It was equivalent to the second level of mastery, and even surpassed the realm of Lin Yuantu in the past. This is why Old Yue is so arrogant now.

The most confused person right now is Xianyu Tong. Didn’t we agree to be at the bottom of the class together and be at the very bottom?

So, you, Yue Laoliu, secretly attended tutoring classes and greatly improved your skills?

No wonder they’ve been making such a big move lately; it seems they’ve really gotten a lot of benefits from Zhang Lingyu.

Xianyu Tong regretted that he did not have a beautiful daughter.

Of course, Xianyu Tong wasn’t really afraid of Yue Buqun. His fan contained a secret, and if you were hit by it at a critical moment, no matter what level of expert you were, you would die anyway. This was the most rare poison in the martial arts world, the Golden Silkworm Gu Poison.

However, the disciples and elders of the Huashan Sect felt ashamed. They were all leaders of the Huashan Sect, and their own leader was truly not worth mentioning.

The Deadly Three Immortal Swords is the ultimate technique of the Huashan School’s Sword Sect, consisting of three sword strikes executed in one continuous motion.

The initial strike is a straight slash to the head; if the opponent dodges to the side, the sword is swirled around and slashed horizontally at the waist; if the opponent can still avoid it, they will inevitably leap over the sword, at which point the sword is reversed and thrusts swiftly into the opponent’s back.

The other party has no eyes in the back, so it’s hard to hide.

During the grand sword competition a long time ago on Jade Maiden Peak, disciples of the Sword Sect used this sword technique to kill several Qi Sect masters.

Now, however, it was being used again by Yue Buqun, the leader of the Qi Sect. Even Abbess Miejue, who was holding the Heaven-Slaying Sword, changed her expression and desperately resisted, facing a rather dangerous situation.

Because of Zuo Lengchan’s death, Yue Buqun suddenly took the position of leader of the Five Mountains Alliance. With the Songshan Sect’s defection, the remnants of the original Sword Sect could only return to the Huashan Sword Sect.

After Yue Buqun, whose strength had greatly improved, used his words to persuade people with virtue (physical strength), the three great masters of the Sword Sect, Feng Buping, Cheng Buyou, and Cong Buqi, eventually joined the Huashan Sword Sect and became elders. Therefore, the Huashan Sword Sect still has some masters today.

Feng Buping is a fourth-rank martial artist, and a vice-leader level expert in the entire Five Mountains Sword Sect. Only a few people of the older generation can compete with him. Among the middle generation, he is considered one of the top five experts, even above the Three Ding, second only to Yue Buqun and Mo Da, and on par with the Three Great Protectors and Liu Zhengfeng.

The other two were ordinary bodyguards, that is, fifth-rank masters in the martial arts world. This was just the normal level of second-generation disciples of the Huashan Sword Sect who had accumulated years of service. One can imagine how powerful the Huashan Sword Sect was in the past.

After roughly assessing his own strength, Yue Buqun realized that he should be able to defeat Abbess Miejue. He had a clear understanding of his current strength and was considered to be among the strongest people below the Innate Grandmaster level. He was no less powerful than ordinary famous swords in the martial arts world. If he had a divine weapon that was no less powerful than the Heaven-Slaying Sword, he might be able to compete with the Innate Grandmaster.

Thinking about this, Yue Buqun suddenly felt that everything he had done was right and worthwhile, and that he was not the one who was wrong.

“Alas… I can’t go on. My inner strength is limited after all. Your cultivation is excellent, Master. I am indeed exhausted and have no way to continue. You have won this round, Master. You will take charge of the rest of the journey.” Yue Buqun quickly took a few steps back to avoid the range of the Heaven-Slaying Sword, showing that he was exhausted and had no strength left, and directly admitted defeat.

Although Abbess Miejue was more passive on the field, Yue Buqun basically kept a distance of ten meters and dared not get close at all. He had been using sword energy to attack. His cultivation level was already terrifying to have reached this point, so it was normal for him to run out of steam.

Abbess Miejue certainly didn’t lose. You didn’t dare get close, and you didn’t really do anything to her. If the fight had continued, you might have actually died under the Heaven-Slaying Sword, which is quite reasonable.

Normally, Abbess Miejue still possessed the demeanor of a grandmaster, and said with an air of great magnanimity, “Senior Brother Yue, you are too kind. Let’s consider this a draw. As expected of a great teacher producing a great student, the Zixia Divine Skill lives up to its reputation.”

Ordinary people don’t understand the Sunflower Manual, nor do they understand what the combination of the Purple Cloud Divine Skill and the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual means. So they really think that the Purple Cloud Divine Skill is powerful. After all, there is Zhang Lingyu as a shining example. If the Purple Cloud Divine Skill wasn’t powerful enough, he wouldn’t have made a special trip to Mount Hua to become a disciple and learn from him.