novelden Chapter 735 Is this sword test really courting death?
Chapter 735 Is this sword test really courting death?
Inviting Su Mei and the others didn't actually take up much of Li Ming's time, because Li Ming was already prepared to wait for half a year.
In any case, judging from the exchange rate of stamina, if I don't want to go to Paradise, I can only come to Taixu Mountain to retire.
Li Ming was quite relaxed last night, since neither Su Mei nor Cheng Ling Shuang were particularly fond of lively gatherings.
It was Li Heng's retainers and Li Ming's reformed followers who had come to join him who were causing quite a stir.
In fact, Li Ming was also quite surprised. He didn't expect that so many of Li Heng's retainers and their families were from Jingzhou and Yangzhou.
Isn't his family from the Sichuan region?
The next morning, Li Ming got up early to practice his boxing. His internal style of power generation was more restrained, allowing him to unleash the full force of his body and shatter stones with his fists and palms.
The changes in Li Shi are not just about exerting force, but also about observing many traces, observing the weakest points of the enemy and things, and being able to penetrate that point with a single strike, thus breaking through the surface with a single point.
"My martial uncle's Inch Heart Fist technique has improved even further." Su Mei held the sword in her arms; the bronze-colored Xuanyuan Sword remained unchanged when she wasn't using the sword technique.
Li Ming looked up at Su Mei and asked, "Your Tai Xu Sword Technique is stuck too?"
Although Li Ming did not pay attention to Su Mei's morning exercise routine, the concentration of Honkai energy around Su Mei did not increase at all.
In ancient Chinese terms, it's called internal energy or true qi, which is actually the discomfort caused by the radiation of Honkai energy.
Especially with high concentrations of Honkai energy, the more skilled the user, the more sensitive they are. In modern terms, those who have already been affected by Honkai energy are more likely to sense changes in it.
Just like those who have awakened their Stigmata, they will also exhibit some special behaviors, and will be more sensitive to places with high concentrations of Honkai energy.
"Yes, Uncle is right. Indeed, my progress in sword techniques has slowed down somewhat."
Su Mei wasn't embarrassed at all; in fact, Su Mei felt that her martial uncle's cultivation level was indeed higher than that of many others.
"You're still overthinking things!" Li Ming tapped her forehead. Su Mei's thoughts were much more delicate than those of her senior and junior sisters, perhaps because she was the second senior sister.
Su Mei had been under the protection of Lin Chaoyu and Master Chiyuan, so her mind was rather fickle. Therefore, even after she had junior brothers and sisters, she still seemed a bit cunning and would occasionally slack off. Although she started to work hard to cultivate sword techniques, compared to Cheng Ling Shuang, it was obvious that there was a gap between people.
And because his talent wasn't that high, although he cared about cultivation, he wasn't particularly dedicated to it.
Su Mei covered her forehead. Her martial uncle didn't know to be gentle, and wasn't this behavior a bit overstepping his bounds?
Li Ming had no idea how strong his grip was, especially since he had just finished his morning exercise and hadn't yet released his tension.
"Did you come here to exterminate the demonic beasts on Li Island?"
After finishing her morning practice, Cheng Ling Shuang carried her sword and walked into the courtyard. She remained remarkably calm as she watched her second senior sister being bullied by Li Ming.
For Cheng Ling Shuang, this was something she was used to, considering that Li Ming had bullied Jiang Wan Xi and Jiang Wan Ru more than once or twice.
It's not surprising that she bullied her second senior sister; she could just find someone else to bully. Actually, she was quite envious.
But her uncle would only pat her head each time, which left her feeling a little helpless.
"Oh, Ling Shuang! If you go down the mountain, are you at the point where you need to test your sword now?" Li Ming was also a little surprised. With Cheng Ling Shuang's talent, she still needs to test her sword to break through her limits. At that time, wouldn't it take a meteorite falling from the sky to ensure that Jiang Wanru, that lazy girl who always slacks off, can successfully break through her sword heart?
“Hmm…” Cheng Ling Shuang nodded. With her rather indifferent personality and expressionless face, she was not good at speaking. Therefore, she seemed to be very similar to Lin Chao Yu. Perhaps only Chi Yuan Zhenren, Lin Chao Yu and Cheng Ling Shuang in the entire Tai Xu Mountain seemed to be of the same lineage!
"Actually, I originally came here to suppress bandits because I heard that there were many bandits in the East China Sea area. But now I find out that the Red Dragon Gang is the source of all the banditry. However, Huang Shun is cunning, and the bandit leader Qin Baijiang is very skilled. I have been searching for his whereabouts at sea for many days but have not been able to find him. This shows how cunning he is." Li Ming explained to Cheng Ling Shuang, because Cheng Ling Shuang was focused on cultivation, unlike Su Mei, who knew about the collusion between these bandits.
“I see…” Cheng Ling Shuang looked at Su Mei, then at Li Ming, “…Master ordered my senior sister and me to go down the mountain to help our uncle subdue demons and monsters. As for testing the sword, that was just a side thing.”
Cheng Ling Shuang spoke a lot in one breath, and Li Ming could feel that the little guy was panting. Obviously, being able to say so much at once was already very rare for Cheng Ling Shuang.
Su Mei covered her mouth and chuckled, but agreed, "Yes, Uncle-Master. Master sent us down the mountain to help you. As for Junior Sister Cheng's sword trial, there's no need to worry. It's just that Junior Sister has mostly practiced hard but has little experience, so we chose to follow you and train together."
"Is it really just a training exercise?" Li Ming's expression was somewhat doubtful. To be honest, sending Cheng Ling Shuang to Li Island for training was no less frightening than Jiang Wan Xi encountering [Yong] in the Southern Frontier.
Li Ming once suspected that Master Chiyuan might want to send away his three disciples, especially considering Jiang Wanxi and Cheng Ling Shuang's situation.
Is it a bit absurd to directly confront a Honkai Beast of the Emperor level?
While one can gain profound enlightenment between life and death, this is merely an insight, not a death wish!
In Li Ming's opinion, every sword test was practically a gift!
I wonder how Lin Chaoyu and Su Mei got through their sword trials.
However, Su Mei and Lin Chaoyu had to say that every time there was a sword trial, there was either a senior uncle or a master. Aren't the senior uncle and master there to protect and escort the sword trial?
Who knew that Li Ming, the senior apprentice, was often unreliable.
"Seriously, fine, you guys can stay here for the next few days. Ling Shuang, your bandit-suppression skills haven't deteriorated, have they?"
Li Ming sighed, then looked at Cheng Ling Shuang, who nodded slightly without speaking. Clearly, speaking had already exhausted her.
Then Li Ming looked at Su Mei and said, "In that case, Su Mei, you take Ling Shuang and clear out these bandits around here. Many of them were wiped out back then and are still wandering in the nearby mountains and forests. Of course, we don't have the power to convict them, but we Jianghu people can act first and report later."
Li Ming smiled; he knew Su Mei understood what he meant.
"Okay, I'll take my junior sister to experience the ways of doing things in the martial arts world during this time."