Pear blossoms with rain, it was unimaginable that Li Qinghe would actually speak these words.

Xu Fan's heart rippled with waves as he smiled and wiped away the teardrops on her fair cheeks, saying, "Wait for me to return."

He bore too much on his own shoulders, and he could not allow himself to just die here on Floating Mountain Island.

In front of Lingyin Temple tonight, blood would certainly be spilled, but it definitely wouldn't be his!

With a determined look in his eyes, Xu Fan gave Li Qinghe a glance, then, without turning his head, he left the room.

...

The night had deepened over Floating Mountain Island, at the Lingyin Temple.

Earlier on, with the help of the Li Family's strength, all nearby people had already been dispersed. Now, only Xu Fan stood sword in hand in front of the pagoda.

At this moment, he closed his eyes to conserve energy, yet his consciousness spread out, attuned to every rustle of wind and grass around him.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open with a piercing gaze, like two bolts of lightning streaking through the night!

"They're here."

In the faint moonlight, a dark figure could be seen approaching from the stone steps leading up the mountain.

His steps seemed leisurely, yet they covered ground extremely quickly. A distance of nearly a hundred meters was closed in just an instant.

At this time, it couldn't be anyone else arriving.

Different from before, the longsword that was usually carried on the back of the Sword Slave was now directly strapped to Li Xiaochen's back.

It seemed he hadn't expected Xu Fan to be truly waiting here, and one could see a flash of surprise in Li Xiaochen's eyes.

That was immediately followed by a sneer.

With a swish! Li Xiaochen's white robed longsword was swiftly unsheathed, and with a palm strike, it directly pressed against the blue stone slab underfoot!

With a resounding boom, the sword scabbard, powered by Inner Strength, shattered the blue stone slab! The shock caused the surrounding stone slabs to fracture like a spider's web, embedding directly into the ground.

"Xu Fan, you've chosen a good spot indeed."

As his gaze swept past the pagoda behind Xu Fan, Li Xiaochen's smile grew increasingly cold.

"Unfortunately, Li Xiaochen has neither gods nor Buddha in his heart! Even if there were a real Buddha seated in this broken temple today, my longsword would slay it too!"

In the past few days, constrained by many things, Li Xiaochen never found a chance to exert himself, and now he could no longer contain himself!

Casting aside these shackles, even if the gods and Buddha came to the rescue tonight, they couldn't stop his Yanluo Sword from being drawn!

With just his Inner Strength, he had effortlessly penetrated the blue stone slabs; one could hardly imagine what splendour Li Xiaochen's Yanluo Sword would exhibit once drawn.

At this moment, Xu Fan raised his head indifferently and drew his Qingyue Sword from its sheath.

Moonlight skimmed the blade, and a streak of light flashed by as Xu Fan pointed to his own neck.

"Li Xiaochen, my head is right here,"

"If you're capable, come take it."

"An insolent whelp, daring to run wild in front of my Yanluo Sword?"

Looking at the youth's raised neck, a murderous intent surged in Li Xiaochen's eyes! Suddenly, he slapped his palm on the scabbard in front of him!

"Sword Sweeps the Eight Desolates!"

All of a sudden, the scabbard before him trembled violently, emitting a series of dragon-like sword cries!

The web of cracks centered on the scabbard spread out like lightning!

The stone slabs on the ground, lifted and entwined with pale white Qi Force, shot towards Xu Fan with ferocity!

A series of howling noises erupted! Countless blue stones assailed like a barrage, covering the sky and earth, with a velocity that could tear the air apart! If they struck the body, they would be no less powerful than sniper rifle bullets!

Today, personally carrying a sword had already been an exception, now facing this youngster decades his junior, Li Xiaochen was convinced that killing him would not require him to draw his sword!

Boom boom boom!

A smug smile had just begun to form at the corner of his mouth when an explosion rang out near his ear!

Surprised, Li Xiaochen looked forward to see Xu Fan's longsword dancing in the air, his sword Qi exploding all around him, and the blue stones that had been shot towards him were all shattered!

Sword Qi rippled out, dissolving Li Xiaochen's assault! The blue stones that had been bearing down before were now without exception destroyed by Xu Fan's Sword Qi!

"Don't think that you are the only one who knows how to wield a sword."

Gunpowder smoke lingered in the air when suddenly, Xu Fan emerged, sword in hand, and walked out coldly! The smile on Li Xiaochen's face instantly froze.

His gaze swept over the longsword in Xu Fan's hand, and his expression turned even colder.

Could this guy have actually blocked his own strike?

"Hmph, weakling, you just barely managed to block one of my moves," he scoffed.

With a muffled grunt, Li Xiaochen stomped down, and the Yanluo Sword, which had been embedded in the bluestone floor, wooshed up like a dragon ascending to the heavens and was immediately grasped in his hand.

With the Yanluo Sword in hand, Li Xiaochen's aura underwent a complete transformation!

"Sword Sweep of the Universe!"

Just as before, he did not draw the blade, but the scabbard blazed with a brilliant white light!

The Innate Qi Energy wrapped around the scabbard, dazzlingly bright, even outshining the silver moon above!

Suddenly, the Innate Qi Energy encasing the scabbard burst forth! Accompanying Li Xiaochen's sword slash was a silver arc that swept directly towards Xu Fan!

This one strike, returning to simplicity and truth, was merely the most unadorned horizontal slash, but under Li Xiaochen's Innate Sword Qi, even an Innate expert would not dare to be careless!

Otherwise, they would be bisected at the waist!

As the silver arc swept through, this one sword seemed to split the night in two, creating a whirlwind of energy.

Black Snake's words, "unmatched in swordsmanship," echoed in Xu Fan's mind, and he couldn't help but darken his expression.

Indeed, Li Xiaochen was truly unmatched in the Sword Dao!

In the blink of an eye, Xu Fan swung his longsword!

With the slash, it was as though he had stirred up a massive wave!

From within the Qingyue Sword, Sword Qi erupted like a huge wave crashing forward! The azure Sword Qi turned into a tidal wave and directly dispelled Li Xiaochen's Sword Sweep of the Universe!

"This..."

After the exchange of two sword moves, the young man's face remained as calm as still water, without even a hint of panic.

Li Xiaochen's face began to take on an even more eerie hue.

Although he still hadn't drawn the Yanluo Sword, his previous move had already been several times stronger!

This guy...

Apart from that person, yet another had managed to withstand one of his sword moves.

"Li Xiaochen."

Seeing Li Xiaochen's face changing unpredictably, Xu Fan looked over with a serene gaze.

"Since ancient times, those who posture invite lightning strikes, without drawing your sword, you'll never be able to harm me, Xu Fan, not even in the slightest."

If Li Xiaochen dared, he could keep up his act.

Approaching, Xu Fan's eyes twinkled with a golden light, and as he raised his sword, he suddenly morphed into a phantom that charged straight at Li Xiaochen!

One becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes the Bagua!

Xu Fan's footsteps became even more rapid and suddenly, to the naked eye, there appeared to be a full eight figures!

With the Clear Moon Sword in hand, the Sword Qi surged, outshining the moonlight above! Layer upon layer, enveloping and forcing Li Xiaochen to retreat step by step!

"Damn it..."

Holding the Yanluo Sword and fighting while retreating, Li Xiaochen's face swelled into the color of a liver!

He felt utterly humiliated!

He couldn't believe that this guy had pushed him to this realm!

Draw the sword?

What a joke!

The mighty Yanluo Sword, needing to be drawn against such a young braggart?

As he watched Xu Fan's increasingly fierce sword moves, Li Xiaochen was no longer able to withstand them.

"You're forcing my hand!"

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