Li Chengfeng's face darkened at the thought of this. Was this a joke?
However, it seemed like he had used this True Yuan to heal himself twice when he was unconscious?
Could this energy be used to heal wounds?
Li Chengfeng took out a small knife that was used to cut flesh and cut his finger. Fresh blood immediately gushed out of the wound. Li Chengfeng then secretly circulated his True Yuan, wanting to use the Qi of the flowers and grass around him to heal his wound.
But no matter how Li Chengfeng tried to manipulate the spiritual energy from the flowers and grass around him, the spiritual energy could not enter Li Chengfeng's body. This made Li Chengfeng very angry. His expression grew uglier and uglier. Xiaobao's shouts were getting louder and louder.
"Stop howling, I'm here!" Li Chengfeng yelled.
Xiaobao heaved a sigh of relief and quickly followed the voice. However, the first thing he saw was Li Chengfeng clenching his fists tightly, blood dripping from his fists. His expression was extremely ugly.
Xiaobao was shocked. He quickly rushed over and knelt down. He hugged Li Chengfeng's leg and begged, "Young Master, please don't do this!
What happened in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords wasn't your fault. Even if you didn't get the Sword of Destiny, please don't do this!
If Young Master really can't get over it, Xiaobao … Xiaobao will give my sword to Young Master! "
Li Chengfeng snapped out of his daze and gave Xiaobao a light kick. "Who wants a sword from a woman like you?
It's just a cut, who's going to do this?
Do you think I'm such a petty person? "
Xiaobao heaved a sigh of relief. He quickly stood up and smiled, "Xiaobao was wrong. Xiaobao was scared to death just now. Since Young Master hasn't returned for so long, Xiaobao thought something had happened."
Li Chengfeng laughed. "Pfft, don't curse me!"
The two of them chatted as they walked back. When night fell, Li Chengfeng closed his eyes and fell asleep. He was filled with anticipation, wanting to enter the mysterious dream. However, when he opened his eyes again, he saw Yuehan.
"Young Master, it's five in the morning, time to wake up." Yuehan held a wet towel in front of Li Chengfeng, her eyes sparkling.
Li Chengfeng looked around, then pinched himself hard. The pain made him gasp. "Oh my god, what should I do?"
She was puzzled. "Young Master, what's wrong?"
Li Chengfeng listlessly took the towel and wiped his face. As they did not have a basin, they had been using the stream behind their house for simple washing. The cold air made him shiver and perk up. He passed the towel to Yuehan and said, "You should go buy some household items today, it'll be too inconvenient."
Yuehan replied, "I understand. Did Young Master have something on his mind just now?"
Li Chengfeng sighed. "You won't be able to solve it. You should go down the mountain later. Remember to wear your cultivator's robes and try to avoid the cultivators from the other three courts."
Yuehan agreed. Li Chengfeng and Xiaobao packed their things. The two of them took their personal weapons and carefully hid them. Then, they walked towards the stone platform in the square.
Once again, there were only six people on the wide stone platform. It was a desolate scene.
Grand Senior Brother had arrived early. Li Chengfeng took a closer look and realised that Mieqin, Ouyang Nan and the rest were not there. When Grand Senior Brother saw Li Chengfeng, he said, "Let's go."
Among them, a man with a large head said in a low, muffled voice, "Senior Brother Qin and the rest are not here yet."
Grand Senior Brother walked forward and said without turning his head, "They have a mission."
This sentence made everyone's expression turn cold. As members of the Hidden Sword Court, they knew very well what this sentence meant. It was very likely that one of them would never return.
His clothes would be buried in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords, and his magical sword would become a member of the Dragon of Ten Thousand Swords.
As for them, they would also go on a mission in the future, and it was very likely that they would never return.
Among them, a man with a goatee said indignantly, "Why do they still want us to go on a mission at a time like this!
Why does Senior Brother Qin and the rest still want to go? "
Grand Senior Brother smiled coldly and said, "If we don't go, they can use the commandments to deal with us. It's perfectly justifiable.
Besides, when have we, the people of Hidden Sword Court, ever retreated at the last minute? "
The rest of the people looked at each other, as if they wanted to say something, but hesitated.
Li Chengfeng was secretly puzzled. If that's the case, why didn't the other three courts directly use a difficult mission to weaken Hidden Sword Court? Why did they choose such an underhanded method?
He pondered this question along the way as he followed Grand Senior Brother and the group across the stone plaza to Yanjian Hall at the back of the mountain.
In front of Li Chengfeng was a huge … castle. It was a three storey tall building with carved walls. The square in front of it was the size of a football field. As for how big it was inside, it was impossible to tell, because the back half of the building was hidden in the mountain. At each corner of the hall stood four stone statues holding swords. These four statues were like pillars, bearing the weight of Yanjian Hall.
They held stone swords in their hands and half-knelt at each of the four corners. Their gazes were fixed on the square, giving off a strong sense of oppression.
Grand Senior Brother came to the center of the field. He raised one of his hands, revealing the Hidden Sword Bracelet on his hand. Then, both of his hands flew up and down, quickly forming eight hand seals. Finally, he stopped at the Heavy Sword Technique. Suddenly, a dull roar came from the depths of the huge castle, followed by the sound of a mechanism clicking.
Grand Senior Brother turned to Li Chengfeng and the rest. "Today, this is Hidden Sword Court's most important place: Yanjian Hall.
There are eighty-one arrays hidden here. Today, you will have to pass three arrays.
Listen up, these are the Hidden Sword Array, the Killing Sword Array and the Chaotic Sword Array.
These are the most basic sword arrays of Hidden Sword Court. If you can't even pass a few, heh … don't ever come out again. "
Grand Senior Brother looked at everyone in front of him. "It's not too late to regret your decision now."
Everyone hesitated. After yesterday's impulsive battle, some of them had calmed down and started to think rationally. Was it not good to be alive?
Li Chengfeng stepped forward and bowed. "Grand Senior Brother, I'm new here. Isn't it … too dangerous for a beginner to challenge a sword array?"
Grand Senior Brother smirked. "You can tell your enemies this: I'm weak, please be gentle when you kill me, I'm afraid of pain!"
Li Chengfeng was not angry. He asked, "But shouldn't we start by practising arrays?
Why do we have to start by breaking arrays? "
"Because time waits for no man!
The best way to understand an array is to break it first!
Understanding it in battle is far more unforgettable than understanding it in books! "Grand Senior Brother said coldly," Every generation of Hidden Sword Court has been passed down this way!
I'll say it again, if you're afraid of death, scram! "
Li Chengfeng took a deep breath and turned to look at Xiaobao. Although he was a little scared, he still nodded. Li Chengfeng smiled and patted his shoulder. "Follow me closely, we'll act according to the situation."
Sometimes, a good example was the most effective. Li Chengfeng and Xiaobao walked towards the huge stone door of the Hall of Martial Arts, followed by the tall and burly man. The others looked left and right, then followed suit.
When Li Chengfeng entered Yanjian Hall, he saw that it was a two-storey stone room the size of two football fields. The stone room was paved with one square metre square of bluestone slabs. Most of the slabs were filled with cracks and weeds grew between the cracks.
The huge stone room was surrounded by eight huge round stone pillars that stood in eight different directions.
In front of Li Chengfeng and the rest, the ground rumbled with the sound of a mechanism. After a while, the bluestone ground caved in, and in its place, five stone statues about two metres tall rose.
These stone statues each had four arms, and each of them held a longsword. They looked like armored warriors. After they appeared, they charged toward the group with a murderous aura.
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