Chapter 7 First Encounter with Ao Xue

　　Cultivating calmly, the days passed quickly, and always without realizing it, time slipped away. In the blink of an eye, Realist Ziyang's March deadline had arrived. On this day, the Violet Sun Realist once again walked into the compound, his eyes roamed around and finally rested on Lu Yun. Looking at Lu Yun, a flame burst out from Real Zi Yang's eyes, and a look of incomparable surprise appeared on his face, the look was truly one of joy. 　　When the crowd saw that Master Ziyang Zhenran had arrived, they all stopped and slowly walked to stand beside him. Zi Yang Zhenren smiled with a joyful expression and said, ''Three months have passed since I've seen you all, you've been here for a while, do you all look like you've made rapid progress. Lu Yun, come over here and let me see how your current cultivation is?" 　　Lu Yun looked at his face and realized that he could already tell more or less. Slightly stepping forward, Lu Yun smiled and said, "Master thinks that the way I am now, is it alright?" Lu Yun's eyes contained a hint of divine splendor that was exceptionally alluring. 　　The Ziyang Realist glanced at the others, and with a smile on his face, he said, "This time I came, I am very happy for Master, because I have discovered our Yang Academy, the hope for the future. This hope is Lu Yun, he has been here for exactly one hundred days, and now, if everyone were to observe carefully, they would find that in one hundred days, he has already cultivated all the first six techniques of our Yi Yuan's 'Twelve Techniques of Yi Heaven', which is something that has never occurred in the Yi Yuan before. According to his natural talent, at this rate, it won't be long before he can catch up with Li Hongfei and Zhang Ao Xue, becoming the third most outstanding person in this term of Yi Garden, and winning supreme honor for our Yang Academy. I'm really so happy!" 　　When the crowd heard this, they also revealed expressions of surprise, and then many of them revealed a look of surprise in their eyes. After so many years, the Yang Academy had also finally met a teenager with excellent heavenly beauty, how happy it was. Everyone looked at Lu Yun with encouraging and supportive gazes, hoping that he would continue to work hard so that he could compete for the Yang Academy in the future. Looking at the many senior brothers, Lu Yun smiled faintly, sort of repaying them for their concern and anticipation for him. 　　After praising Lu Yun, Realist Ziyang took a look at the cultivation of the remaining four, they were all very good, which made him very satisfied. Looking at everyone, Zi Yang Realist smiled, ''My master has now decided to immediately teach Lu Yun the latter part of this sect's spells, and at the same time begin to teach him this sect's 'Fiery Flame Heavenly Dipper Sword Technique' in the hope that he will work hard and strive to catch up with the others as soon as possible. The remaining four disciples, whose cultivation levels are also not weak, will also learn the Sword Skill together. This time, our Yang Courtyard is going to compete with their Qiankun Second Courtyard, so that they too will know that our Yang Courtyard also has outstanding talents. So Lu Yun, you have to work hard and don't let all of us down! Tomorrow, start practicing your swordsmanship, and hopefully you'll have a chance to participate in the Six Courts Martial Arts Competition two years from now. Everyone else, work hard together, and together we'll carry the Yang Academy forward." As the words fell, everyone shouted loudly, looking excited and happy. 　　Lu Yun looked at everyone, a strange light appearing in his eyes. Slightly raising his head to look at the sky, a hint of a smile appeared in Lu Yun's eyes, implicitly containing a few incomprehensible looks from outsiders within, perhaps he was stating something to the sky. From this moment onwards, Lu Yun's name began to circulate in Yi Garden, and in two years' time, it would shake the world and the cultivation world. 　　Ever since the last time, when the Ziyang Realist announced that he would teach Lu Yun the Sword Skill, up until now, it had been a year since Lu Yun came here. During this year, Lu Yun had focused all of his energy on cultivation. In addition to practicing the techniques of the Yi Garden, Lu Yun was also secretly practicing his own five superior techniques, along with his ancestor's original "Heaven and Earth Wuji". He had made rapid progress over the past year, and when he was a child, the five magical and incomparable techniques taught by the weirdo master had all progressed very quickly. At this time, his cultivation had already reached the late stage of Returning Void, and he would soon be able to break through the realm of Returning Void and enter the ninth level of the "Imperishable" realm. At this time, Lu Yun also realized that his cultivation had reached a bottleneck, and if he wanted to go up again, he was afraid that it would not be possible for a while. 　　A year's time can change a lot of things, at this time Lu Yun, has Yi Garden "Yi Tian 12 skills" cultivation completed the ninth skill, began to enter the tenth skill. This was mainly because of his own powerful cultivation. At the same time, the "Flaming Big Dipper Sword Technique" that he had learned had also been practiced and could be utilized at ten levels. It was only that Lu Yun had intentionally reserved a few points, he didn't want to go too far, or else he would be detected. 　　After practicing swordsmanship all morning, Lu Yun didn't want to practice anymore, and ran to the grass outside the compound alone, lying there in the sun. Not long after lying down, he saw a silhouette appear out of thin air beside Lu Yun, startling him. 　　Lin Yunfeng cracked a smile and said, ''Lu Yun, how come not seeing you for over a year has scared you like this. How have you been this year? I've been badly cleaned up by that old Taoist, he's even more powerful than that old ghost master I used to have, and I've been victimized by him. My cultivation, however, has increased a lot. How about you?" 　　Lu Yun looked at Lin Yunfeng, he hadn't seen him for a year, he still looked the same, with a hehehe smile and a quirky appearance. But upon closer inspection, his cultivation level was indeed much stronger than before, it looked like the Yi Garden's technique, he should have refined it to the eighth technique, not simple. With a faint smile, Lu Yun said, ''Lie down and rest for a while, I have missed you this year. Now that we've met, I realized that your cultivation has greatly improved ah, you're much stronger than me, I'm happy for you ah. As for me, I've made a little progress. This sect's technique has already been cultivated to the seventh technique and is starting to enter the eighth technique." 　　Lin Yunfeng let out a strange cry at his words, "You won't lie to me, you didn't have a foundation at all, and in a year's time you have cultivated to the seventh trick, don't scare me, I'm so scared. We there, a lot of senior brothers, cultivation for decades, has not yet broken through the seventh trick, but you a year on the breakthrough, really genius ah, looks like you want to catch up with that Li Hongfei it. It is said that he has cultivated to the 10th skill now, you have to work hard, that guy is said to be very powerful, and is on par with Zhang Ao Xue of the Kun Academy." 　　Lu Yun laughed, "Alright, don't talk nonsense. How have you learned the Demon Beheading Sword in the past year, have you been able to behead demons? In a year's time, your ghost catching skills must have improved quite a bit again, have you gone to personally experience it?" 　　Lin Yunfeng exclaimed, "That goes without saying, of course it's much more powerful. Now whatever demon he is, it's still a piece of cake for me, hand to hand. I'm now one of the leading experts in our Yin Academy. A year from now, I will have the opportunity to participate in the martial arts conference of the six academies in the world, how about it, great, right?" After saying that, his face was facing high, with a smug look, very funny, making Lu Yun couldn't help but laugh out loud. 　　Lu Yun laughed, "Good job, really awesome, much better than me, let's work together. Let's compete a year later to see whose cultivation level is deep, don't be compared to me as a beginner at that time." 　　Lin Yunfeng don't laugh, "Don't worry, I won't be driven down by you, otherwise didn't I practice in vain before? Okay not to talk about this, I'll tell you a little secret, ten miles away to the east of Yi Garden, there is a Yin Pond where the water is strangely cold. It is said that there is a kind of fish in it, named Moon White, every night, under the moonlight will emit white light, very beautiful. It is said that that kind of fish, tastes great, after eating it, the whole body will produce a hot gas, slowly will be transformed into a true qi, the more you eat, the more true qi, can enhance the cultivation of the. Do you want to go and take a look, I heard that there, recently a beautiful woman can appear, hey, beautiful, let's go and take a look?" 　　Lu Yun smiled bashfully at his words and scolded, "You kid doesn't do good things, you specialize in thinking of evil ways, really convinced you. It's been so long since I've seen you, since you want to go and have a look, of course I only have to accompany you for a walk, anyway, I've been bored long enough, it's time to go out and get some fresh air, let's go." After saying that, he got up. 　　Lin Yunfeng looked at Lu Yun and laughed, "You've also been learning for a year, let me see today, how well you've cultivated over the past year. Let's compare, I just want to see your sword skill, how well you have refined it, can you know the art of sword control." After saying that, he only saw Lin Yunfeng's left hand invoke the sword skill, and a long sword on his back immediately flew out and rotated around him in a very marvelous way. Immediately after that, he saw his body floating, his right toe pointing at the hilt of the sword, and his entire body instantly rose up with the sword, instantly flying around in the air before stopping in mid-air and looking at Lu Yun. 　　Lu Yun smiled blandly, pointed his right hand towards the sky, and the longsword beside him instantly shot up in the air, striking Lin Yunfeng directly. Lin Yunfeng let out a strange cry as he spun the longsword under his feet and instantly moved six feet away, avoiding Lu Yun's flying sword. At the same time, he cursed under his breath, "Good ah, you dare to sneak attack me, let's see how I can clean you up." Saying this, the entire personal capital rushed down towards Lu Yun. 　　Lu Yun smiled faintly, a strange light appeared in his eyes, and with a point of his toes, his entire person suddenly rose up in the air. At the same moment, his longsword flew back and appeared right at his feet. Only to see him gently land on the sword, as if he had no weight, his body instantly shot out with the sword at a speed of a hundred feet, the speed was astonishing. Lin Yunfeng shouted and also sent his sword straight after him, and in an instant, the two disappeared from the spot. 　　Right after the two left, five people suddenly appeared in the same spot, including Realist Xuan Yu and the four courtyard masters. The five people looked at the two tiny figures in the air in the distance, and a hint of surprise appeared in their eyes. Realist Xuan Yu laughed, ''This term looks like it's the most rewarding one for our Yi Garden. The Qian courtyard has Li Hongfei, the Kun courtyard has Zhang Aoxue, the Yin courtyard now has a Lin Yunfeng, and that Lu Yun from the Yang courtyard is a genius of heaven and earth, and in a year's time, he can actually fly with a sword, it's really rare. This time, the Six Courts Martial Arts Competition may belong to our Yi Yuan's world. Haha, finally we can raise our eyebrows once again." 　　Qian Yuan Zhen Zhen, the head of the Qian Courtyard, spoke, "It's hard to say about this matter as well, every time the Six Courtyard Martial Arts Conference is held, the first place is either won by the Heavenly Sword Courtyard or by the Bodhi Zen Courtyard. This time, from the news we got, the Heavenly Sword Academy has produced another, once-in-a-century exceptional talent; and the Phoenix Academy has also produced a peerless woman, said to be a beautiful young girl who hasn't been seen for hundreds of years, and whose cultivation is so strong that it's rare in the world. The other Taoist Gardens, Confucian Gardens and Bodhi Zen Academy are mysterious and unpredictable, without a single piece of news, so I don't think they will be as bad as that. We must give it our all this time, and I hope that Hong Fei and Ao Xue can win an honor for Yi Garden." 　　At these words, Realist Xuan Yu only nodded slightly, while Realist Xuan Yin and Realist Ziyang showed an uneven expression on their faces. It seemed to be blaming Realist Qian Yuan for only mentioning their disciples from the Qiankun two courtyards and not the disciples from the other two courtyards at all. It was as if every glory was achieved by the Qiankun Second Academy. Ziyang Zhenran snorted slightly and said, "There is still a year left for the competition, I believe that with my disciple Lu Yun's heavenly beauty and godly progress, when that time comes, he will definitely be able to increase his cultivation greatly, practicing the Twelve Secrets to the ninth, or even the tenth, in that case, he will have the hope to make a name for us, Yi Garden, in the Martial Arts Discourse Grand Meeting." 　　Realist Xuan Yu glanced at everyone, seeing that Xuan Yin also had an uneven face and wanted to speak, Realist Xuan Yu couldn't help but slightly shake his head and said, "Alright, I understand all of your words, we all came out of the same Yi Yuan, so why bother to talk about those meaningless words? Now that there is still a year before the Martial Argument Conference, how to raise their cultivation in this last year, that is the most important thing. There is another thing, that is, about the area around Shu Nan, the frequent appearance of Yin souls and ghosts, Xuan Yin Senior Brother you still have time to go and see for yourself. It's close to Fengdu Ghost City and is the only entrance to the Ghost Domain. Although it was sealed by the six houses jointly a thousand years ago, it has always been the place where the ghostly aura is the heaviest, and it's also been so many years since then, so we have to be careful. We, Yi Yuan, have been stationed here, and everyone should understand that it is actually to guard the entrance of this ghostly realm, so as not to allow the ghostly realm spirits to invade the earth. Alright, everyone go back individually, I will go to the Confucian Garden and return in a day or two at most." After saying that, he only saw the body of the Xuan Yu Realist instantly turn pale, and disappeared in the twinkling of an eye. What a subtle gong method. 　　Piercing through the clouds and moving towards the moon, proudly whistling in the green clouds. Lu Yun's sword transformed into a long wind, carrying him at an incomparably fast speed as he sped towards the front. Lin Yunfeng's clothes danced wildly as he chased after him with all his might. In the sky, only two flashes of haze could be seen, and the two silhouettes disappeared in the sky in an instant like a dream. Ten miles of road, for Lu Yun and Lin Yunfeng who were flying with their imperial swords, they arrived in the blink of an eye. 　　Lin Yunfeng laughed, ''Good, you are truly a genius, raising your cultivation to such a realm in a year's time is truly appalling, I'm afraid that the entire Cultivation Solution won't be able to find a wunderkind like you. Well, we are here, go down." After saying that, the longsword was withdrawn and automatically flew back into the scabbard on his back, and the whole person slowly fell down towards the woods below. 　　Lu Yun circled in mid-air and looked at the woods below, a strange look appearing in his eyes. Lu Yun realized that the woods, when viewed from above, was actually a strange formation, could it be that there was something hidden within. Looking at this formation, it actually looked like it was enclosing something, like it was sealing something. Seeing that Lin Yunfeng had already gone down, Lu Yun also floated down and gently landed beside Lin Yunfeng. 　　Lin Yunfeng laughed, ''That Little Cold Pool is just before coming, I could have come here three times. One of those times, I inadvertently saw a beautiful woman practicing her sword right here, her sword technique is so domineering and amazing ah. Hey, hey, you'll know it when you see it. She's here again today, did you hear that voice?" 　　Lu Yun listened carefully, there was indeed a very strange sound that came from the depths of the woods, it couldn't be heard without being careful, I can't imagine that this Lin Yunfeng's hearing was so good. Lu Yun's face was a bit astonished as he asked, "Yun Feng, do you know who that person is, listening to that voice, does it seem very powerful? If we go in like this, will we be discovered by her and be misunderstood?" 　　Lin Yunfeng hemmed and hawed and whispered, "Don't be so loud, when the time comes, I'll make sure you'll never forget it after you see it. We're best friends now, that's why I brought you here, if it was someone else ah, I wouldn't have told him. Now let's be careful, go in quietly, don't make any noise when you go, so you have to cast a little spell, otherwise she'll find out, and then it'll be, hehehe, you'll know later. Better pull out your sword, hehehe, let's go." After saying this, he pulled Lu Yun's hand and recited under his breath, "Qiankun Wuji, yin and yang borrowing method, hidden!" Words fell a burst of light smoke flashed, the two disappeared silhouette. 　　Lu Yun looked at Lin Yunfeng, and in his heart, he was surprised at his Taoist skills. It was unthinkable that he was very proficient in these Taoist techniques, and even knew the strange art of "Yin Yang Borrowing", it was really a bit mysterious. Along with Lin Yunfeng, the two of them did not make a sound. The surrounding area was quiet, and the two of them moved quickly and silently towards the depths of the woods. 　　This forest was not very big, but the trees in between were very dense, making it seem a bit gloomy. Lu Yun took a careful look around, and his mind instantly imprinted everything here, clearly in his mind. At this moment, an extremely hidden seven-colored light flashed through his eyes, and the thoughts in his mind fluctuated at high speeds at a rate of 6,400 times in an instant, reacting to all the things around him clearly in his mind. 　　Lu Yun's face changed slightly, because from what he had gotten, he knew that there was a Yin Qi pooling in the depths of this forest that was very strong, yet extremely hidden. If not for the fact that he had practiced the "Heaven and Earth Without Limit" and had entered the seventh level of the realm, "Heaven and Earth with Spring", it would have been very difficult for him to discover this. Another powerful aura also appeared at the place where the Yin Qi gathered, the aura was somewhat familiar, but extremely powerful, appearing to be of extremely high cultivation level. 　　Lin Yunfeng led Lu Yun and quickly passed through the layers of trees and appeared near a small pool. Just as soon as the two appeared, instantly once a powerful and incomparable sword qi rolled wildly, from the power of the great, shocking, making the two hearts startled, Lu Yun heart is very shocked, even the silhouette of the people are good not seen, was found, really unexpected. 　　Lin Yunfeng saw that his whereabouts had been exposed, he was no longer invisible, and the two of them with Lu Yun showed up at once. Taking a look around, seeing nothing, Lin Yunfeng let out a strange cry and said, "Ah, there are demons, ah, quickly run for your life." After saying that, his body shook and instantly disappeared, leaving Lu Yun alone to fight against the incomparably powerful sword qi. 　　Lu Yun's face changed slightly as he cursed, "Yun Feng, you damn kid, you even fled alone. You brought me here and disregarded my safety when you met a strong enemy, what a heartless fellow." As he said that, Lu Yun raised his longsword, and a flame instantly erupted, illuminating the gloomy woods. 　　Lu Yun had unleashed one of Yi Garden's Four Great Mastery Techniques, the "Flaming Big Dipper Sword Technique", only to see the longsword emitting a piercing red light that was as dazzling as a flame. The long sword was like a fiery dragon in mid-air, and with an incomparably powerful aura, it instantly blocked in front of Lu Yun, receiving the other party's powerful sword. The two sword qi connected, instantly generating a big explosion, the surrounding trees were forcefully destroyed by the incomparably strong sword qi, and a ten feet square open field appeared all of a sudden. Weeds flew across the ground, and a deep pit appeared there out of nowhere, very appalling. 　　Lu Yun withdrew three feet and said loudly, ''What kind of person, why the innocent attack? Come out quickly, this might be a misunderstanding." As the words fell, there was no reply, but another even more powerful sword qi attacked, instantly breaking through Lu Yun's body shield of true qi outside his body. Lu Yun's face changed slightly, and his body instantly disappeared in place, appearing in the next moment under a large tree four feet away to his right. 　　The other party's high cultivation level and skillful swordsmanship was the most powerful person Lu Yun had ever seen, except for his master, but of course, that meant so far. Lu Yun looked around, there were no silhouettes to find where the other party was hiding. At the same time, looking around, Lin Yunfeng, that kid, also didn't know where he was hiding, ghosts and shadows couldn't be found. 　　Lu Yun shouted, ''Yun Feng you still don't give me come out, say clearly what's going on, why are we being attacked for no reason, and who is that person who attacked us? Come out quickly, or else when we go back, let's see how I'll clean you up." At this moment, he had realized why Lin Yunfeng had reminded him to get his sword ready when he entered the woods, so he had known that there was such an outcome. Lu Yun's body flickered and moved away by a foot, avoiding the other party's sword that came at him silently. The large tree at the original location, however, was shattered by the powerful sword qi, turning into fine powder and scattering into the forest. 　　Lin Yunfeng didn't know where to hide, he must have used the Yin Yang Transportation Technique to hide nearby and was snickering. Lu Yun's body has been constantly dodging, the other party's attack is becoming more and more severe, the entire forest has been the other party's sword qi, split branches flying, the ground appeared a thirty feet square circle of large open space. 　　Lu Yun was very surprised by this hidden opponent and had been secretly looking for the other party's whereabouts. In order to find out the opponent's whereabouts, the true qi around his body was instantly detecting all the hidden things around him at a high speed frequency of 4,800 times per breath. Finally, he found out about Lin Yunfeng and that opponent in hiding. It was a woman, something that surprised Lu Yun greatly, but unfortunately, she was moving too fast to see her face. 　　Lu Yun was about to dodge and retreat, calling out to the other party to make this clear, but unfortunately, the other party's attack came again, and this time it was exceptionally powerful, only a single blow caused Lu Yun's body to retreat wildly, and he was immediately caught in a predicament. The "Fiery Big Dipper Sword Technique" in his hand was actually suppressed by the other party's set of miraculous and incomparable sword techniques, which really surprised Lu Yun. 　　Lu Yun's body flipped sideways and rotated, and every time the long sword in his hand rotated for a week, he slashed out nine incomparably powerful Big Dipper Sword Qi, hoping to be able to stop his opponent's attack. Unfortunately, the opponent's attack was very powerful, and the overbearing sword qi actually forced Lu Yun to find it difficult to breathe, which was truly astonishing. Since Lin Yunfeng was present, Lu Yun didn't dare to display his true skills and had to cope with the cultivation techniques he had learned in the Yi Garden over the past year. 　　In the woods, a wild wind rose angrily, and in an instant, hundreds of colorful sword qi gathered into a dense sword net, like a multicolored haze, falling from Lu Yun's head and covering him in it. Lu Yun's face changed and he shouted under his breath, "Yun Feng, if you keep hiding in that big tree on the left and don't come to help, I'll be dead, don't make a move to help me deal with this hidden and mysterious opponent." 　　Lin Yunfeng said in a surprised tone, "Lu Yun, how did you know that I was hiding there, that's my unique technique and you were able to see through it, in the end how much have you learned in this year." 　　Lu Yun exclaimed, "Cut the crap and make your move, I can't resist any longer." After saying that, the longsword in his hand trembled, the ground around him instantly fluctuated, and an incomparably powerful crimson sword qi, instantly swung out, instantly colliding with the thousands of sword qi, emitting a piercing light, and a huge sound shook the sky. Only to see a dazzling light, instantly spread in all directions, the speed of the speed, the power of the power, in the twinkling of an eye will be hundreds of big trees cut across the waist, have fallen, the momentum is horrifying. 　　Lin Yunfeng's body suddenly flashed in mid-air, only to hear him shout, then he saw his left hand invoke the knuckle, his right hand took out a talisman at some unknown time, and recited under his breath, "Qiankun Wuji, yin and yang borrowing method, now!" As the words fell, an incomparably powerful sword qi, in the form of a phoenix spreading its wings, slashed down furiously at Lin Yunfeng. And at the same moment, a white figure appeared in mid-air not far away. 　　Only to see white clothes like snow, a silhouette slowly floated down, the surrounding breeze gently flicked the snow-white long skirt, appearing like a snow lotus in the wind, white and flawless. Silently landed on a large tree, cool eyes quietly looking at Lu Yun and Lin Yunfeng two people, without a trace of emotional fluctuations. 　　Lu Yun looked at the young girl in front of him and was stunned in his heart. White clothes that were snowy, ethereal like an immortal, clear and cold eyes, a hint of shallowness. What kind of face was that, as cold as a cold winter night moon, as noble as a snowy lotus flower, delicate features, beautiful face, snowy jade skin, slender figure, everything indicated that this was a stunningly beautiful young girl that was hard to find in the world. Twenty-two years old, but has a light and elegant temperament like a fairy, bright eyes contain a holy and lonely. A sword glowing with lavender light, quietly standing horizontally above her head, like a guardian umbrella, quietly, firmly guarding her inside. 　　Who was this? Lu Yun's heart was filled with a question, looking at the incomparably beautiful, world-unrivaled young girl, Lu Yun couldn't guess who this was in his heart. Glanced at Lin Yun divided maple, but found that his eyes flashed a trace of panic, seems to be a little afraid of this young girl, could it be that he knows who this person is, with this young girl to recognize?