Beiluo.
Lake Heart Isle.
Lu sat in his Thousand Blade Chair, arranging a chess game to restore soul strength.
Little Yinglong spouted water, frolicking happily with the sky-machine pigeons.
Suddenly.
Lu's eyes flickered mid-move.
He placed a piece; soft clack against the board.
Head up; calm gaze pierced the spirit qi mist outside the isle.
Saw Ximen Xianzhi gliding on a sword.
"Young Master Lu, dare to fight!"
Ximen hands behind; robes hunting; confident; swordsman arrogance.
Lu knew him well—taught his light sword method.
But challenging on Beiluo Lake...
Lu speechless.
Who gave courage?
Sword Saint Hua Dongliu?
Didn't matter.
"Long since anyone dared challenge me."
Lu leaned back; gaze shimmered; smile half-smile.
Ximen like lost goose; plunged mist; knew Lu's might—world first; none underestimate.
Full power first strike.
Boom!
Sword underfoot shook water; lake near boil.
Ximen soared.
Two fingers together; eyes brilliant; light condensed sword!
Beiluo Lake dimmed; Ximen grasped twisting light sword.
Huge; slashed at Baiyujing pavilion figure.
Fast; lake cleaved.
Body Storage peak strike; power no joke.
Beiluo lakeside.
Onlookers condensed.
Ximen's move unexpected; even Jing Yue, Nie Changqing serious.
Pity...
Jing Yue shook head.
Far short.
Ximen long secluded; unaware Young Master's terror.
Crowd Overlord sneered.
This level; can't breach his defense; challenge monster Lu Ping'an...
Sword fanatic; truly mad.
Isle.
Lu laughed.
Not loud; spread lake; ripples.
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"Such strength... challenge this Young Master; insult?"
Flat words; clamor stilled.
Waves; mist; frozen.
Ximen chilled; vast pressure; breathless; body near burst.
Head up; stared pavilion sitter.
Light sword fearless slash.
Pavilion.
Lu two fingers; light clamp.
Ximen light sword exploded; light points.
Ximen pupils shrank.
Lu wheelchair; one finger remote point.
Ximen danger surge.
Low roar.
Foot "Morning Chrysanthemum" sword rose; gripped.
But...
Ant shaking tree.
Crack...
Lu light point.
Morning Chrysanthemum shattered.
Fragments grazed cheek; blood.
Lu finger forward point.
Dong!
Ximen dazed; terrible impact.
Lake exploded; finger shockwave; mist torn.
Hit Ximen.
Ximen gritted; blood cough; back Green Peach sword unsheathed; block.
But...
Shockwave; Green Peach shattered fragments.
Ximen giant force; endless blood.
Head blank...
Bang!
Blast.
Ximen blasted fly; lake out; lakeside saw mist enter 3-4 seconds; fly out; faces odd.
Ximen arced; spun.
Overlord etc eyes flicker; thrill.
Shot chase.
Ximen flew ten li street.
Finally...
Smashed Beiluo wall.
Bang!
Huge sound.
Ximen embedded wall.
Wall top.
Guards stunned.
Down; eyed embedded; odd curious.
Ximen sword heart near collapse; dazed gloomy sky; snow.
Body Storage... top realm?
Why...
Ant-like?
Ximen confused; hard fight loss; no confusion; fought before.
Now... what?
Lu one finger...
Pinned wall; shattered Hua's two swords.
Ximen depressed; urge cry.
Young Master Lu beyond Body Storage!
Absolute gap; despair.
Challenge strong right.
Pressure breakthrough.
But no crush; else mindset shatter.
Recalled Mo Tianyu hexagram.
Unwilling; where "great auspicious"?
Isle.
Lu smiled.
Palm open; void grab.
Wall Ximen pupils shrank; fear.
Not over?
Boom!
Huge suction isle.
Ximen pried wall; ten li street; mist isle.
Too fast; blur.
Clear.
Ximen body stuffed earth...
Tight; breathless despair.
Buried; head out.
Immobile; finger no.
Ximen blank.
Planted like scallion?
Baiyujing.
Lu unconcerned; bronze cup sip; breeze.
Long no scallion plant; skill intact.
Lakeside boat; slow.
Lü Dongxuan Jing Yue lone boat isle.
Saw head-out Ximen; faces twitch.
Jing familiar; lips purse.
Recalled Mo Tianyu planted.
Without daily talk; Mo lose hope.
Now Ximen.
Pitiful.
Jing head shake; back Jing Tian sword to Ximen.
"Brother Ximen... told no challenge Young Master... wouldn't listen."
"Luck Young Master kind; no palm kill; just plant; for Sword Pavilion lord face... lord pull; live."
"Last planted... Master's chief disciple Mo Tianyu; Master came pull."
"To save Mo; heart broken..."
"Brother; accompany? Talk? Say early; else no know."
Jing squatted; chattered.
Missed Ximen lifeless.
Truth; tears.
Lü Dongxuan pity.
Miserable...
"Xianzhi; challenge courage; but Heaven Lock first..."
"Body Storage challenge; nonsense?"
"Hua old unreliable; dislike; send nonsense."
Lü.
Ximen silent.
Lü Jing saw planted; relieved.
Planted: no kill intent.
Else Young Master temper; Ximen no three seconds.
"You idle?"
Sudden.
Lu flat pavilion.
Chattering Jing jumped.
Lü hand rub; full smile.
"Long; no Heaven Lock; disappointed."
Lu tone neutral.
Jing tight.
Not favored child?!
"Young Master; Jing insight; trial tower!"
Jing.
Turn; Jing Tian unsheathed; sword light; over lake.
Lü smiled; boat; drifted vanish.
Isle quiet.
Lu chess; breeze.
Ximen ignore; new scenery.
Morning chrysanthemum green peach under; head out; desolate.
Sudden.
Ximen head heavy.
Something atop.
Tail down; swayed eyes.
Little Yinglong curious circle head play.
Mouth pout; "zi" water arrow face.
Pain; tears near.
He... miserable.
Mo Tianyu... next meet; blades blind; life death no blame!
But buried.
Heart quiet.
Isle breeze; bamboo rustle; restless calm.
Eyed pavilion chess idle lonely; transcendent; immortal; admire.
Ximen challenge Lu; outcome obvious.
No waves.
Curious fate; entered isle; no out; perhaps peaceful.
Sima Qingshan head shake smile.
Side umbrella An Miaoyu lips purse; shock.
"Rumor Young Master bad temper; today... true."
An.
"Miaoyu wrong; today mild."
"Weak challenge strong; authority provoke; death self; besides alive."
Sima.
An stunned: "Alive?"
"Breath remains..." Sima.
"Master; Ximen strong? Vs you...?"
An curious; umbrella; red cloak light.
Sima book box; smile.
"Even; I no kill."
"Go; trial tower; after; visit Young Master."
Sima no more.
Two West Mountain.
West Mountain.
Trial tower base.
Figures gather.
Overlord Jing Yue Sima entered tower.
Isle.
Lu piece board; gaze condensed.
Head; white jade tower; clouds vortex top.
Overlord Nie Changqing Ning Zhao Sima Heaven Lock hopes; tower.
This time; Heaven Lock birth?
Lu thought.
Eyed buried head Ximen; thoughtful.
Weak challenge strong; progress.
Heaven Lock enter; Overlord Nie etc; unless challenge him; no pressure foes.
Today after; few dare.
Need pressure.
Body Storage; wanderers pressure; faster cultivate.
Heaven Lock; pressure where?
Lu rail listen snow.
Ximen challenge; inspiration.
Fingers tap; eyes bright; thought.
Mind; preaching platform.
Pressure; bold idea.
