"..."
Since the other party was unkind, Xu Ziling certainly didn't mean to talk too much with the other party. He just stood silently ten steps in front of the other party and began to confront the other party with his eyes and the momentum he had just gathered, and tried to see if he could
Use your accumulated vigor to overwhelm the opponent and gain an advantage for the next fierce fight.
After all, when masters fight, the difference between victory and defeat is only a matter of millimeters, and if you can overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum, then no matter what you do next, it will be much easier.
"..."
It's a pity that Hou Xibai acted like a normal person and was completely unaffected by Xu Ziling's momentum. He just continued to wave his beauty fan leisurely and stood under the big tree by the river.
At this time, if you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that the side of the beauty fan in his hand facing Xu Ziling depicts four beautiful women, and even uses pen and ink to describe brief introductions, and they are:
"The Immortal Heart is Unpredictable" Shi Fei Xuan, "The Silent Orchid in the Empty Valley" Shi Qingxuan, "The Beauty of Heaven" Li Xiuning and "Steel Hidden in Silk" Song Yuzhi!
As for whether there are four other women painted on the other side, such as Huanwan, Shang Xiuxun, Shan Wanjing, and Dugufeng, women with whom Xu Ziling is familiar, or acquainted, or with whom Xu Ziling has a close relationship, Xu Ziling does not know.
, and there is no way to verify it.
because……
"!?"
At this moment, just when he had just finished looking at the four beauties on the opponent's beauty fan, the opponent suddenly took action.
turn out to be!
Hou Xibai actually relied on the beauty fan in his hand to create a subtle and weird melody and rhythm, which spread to all directions at the same time, using some secret spiritual evil power of the Huajian sect to unknowingly affect Xu Ziling's spirit.
, and directly integrated the surrounding world and everything into that rhythm.
Then, Xu Ziling discovered that unknowingly, when he was still trying to use his momentum to overwhelm the other party, he himself had actually stepped into the other party's way first?
"!
"
In an instant, Xu Ziling only discovered that his breathing, heartbeat, perception, and even vision and smell, etc., were all involuntarily controlled by the melody and rhythm of the other party's waving beauty fan. How mysterious and abnormal?
But...
Next second!
Before Xu Ziling could fully appreciate and feel the mystery and wonder of the evil skills of the Huajian Sect, he was shocked to discover that as the rhythm of the opponent's swing suddenly became faster, everything around him began to distort?
Under the aura of Hou Xibai's evil power, the big tree behind him suddenly transformed into a huge, half-tree, half-demon monster under Xu Ziling's bewildered gaze, and it lit up several pairs of terrifying...
At the same time as it had orange-red compound eyes, it also opened its huge mouth and lunged at Xu Ziling, launching a ferocious attack.
"!
"
In an instant, the primitive and violent aura enveloped the entire world, and the ferocious attack of the monster transformed by the other party forced Xu Ziling to step back to avoid the edge.
Although he also knew that it was just a mental attack and that kind of monster definitely did not exist, he did not dare to let the monster get hurt easily. At the same time, he began to urgently analyze and perceive it over and over in his heart.
With.
soon!
Under Hou Xibai's slightly surprised gaze, before the monster he transformed could attack again, he saw: Xu Ziling unexpectedly began to close his eyes and concentrate, and then, a huge jade seal suddenly appeared on his body.
Seal, at the same time, the green dragon on the jade seal began to circle and expand, and grew in size with claws and teeth. Like a blue lightning, it rushed straight towards the giant tree monster that Hou Xibai had transformed and prepared to attack again, and also directly
The monster was entangled.
'Roar!
!’
Then, Hou Xibai's monster let out a shrill howl, trying to use its ferocious giant wooden branches to resist the Qinglong's entanglement and bite, and tear off the Qinglong's body.
‘Moo!
!’
But unfortunately, Qinglong was so fast that it only entangled and rubbed the monster's body again and again, and used its fangs and claws to leave a series of deep wounds and scratches on the giant tree trunk of the monster.
"!
"
Hou Xibai saw that it was Xu Ziling's counterattack imitating his Huajian sect's mental attack!
However, although he was amazed by Xu Ziling's keen perception and amazing ability to imitate, he did not give up. He just continued to shake the beauty fan in his hand, making the rhythm faster while continuing to perform the evil technique, making the star
Countless vines with barbs protruded from the body of the monster transformed from the tree, making each barb a sharp weapon that could easily tear any object apart. The vines turned towards the slender body of the green dragon.
Tangled and cut apart.
soon!
The barbs on the vine penetrated deeply into Qinglong's body and began to shrink and pull, causing the Qinglong to let out bursts of painful howls, even if he immediately let go of his snake-like body and wanted to let go.
It can't be done by attacking the giant tree-transformed monster and using another attack method.
"..."
At the moment when the green dragon he transformed into using the spiritual power of He Shibi was controlled by others, Xu Ziling also felt the huge pressure from the magic tree.
But he knows that in this kind of spiritual duel, he must not give up easily, otherwise, his spirit will definitely be severely damaged!
Then, he will completely lose the opportunity to continue to compete with the other party, and will be completely degraded from then on. There will be huge mental flaws and he will not be able to make any progress in martial arts. That is the most terrifying thing!
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and used the magical power he felt from the 'He's Bi' to transform the green dragon into an even bigger one. At the same time, he attracted thunder and lightning to wrap around the green dragon, guiding it to start a counterattack.
He retreated instead of advancing, and began to use the power of flesh, blood and thunder to engage in a fierce tearing and duel with the giant tree monster and the vines it conjured.
that's all!
Under the struggle between the two sides, the vines began to beat and pull Qinglong, while Qinglong used its huge claws and lightning to tear and burn the vines. The two forces began to compete fiercely in this twisted spiritual space.
Intertwined together, the whole world becomes shaken.
In the end, the Qinglong with the lightning was superior!
It used its flexibility and speed to break away from the entanglement and scraping of the vines, and began to fly quickly between the monster and the vines. Taking advantage of the monster's negligence, it instantly leaped a short distance and appeared brazenly.
In front of Hou Xibai.
"!
"
Seeing this, Hou Xibai raised the beauty fan in his hand in horror and wanted to do something, but it was already too late.
boom!
The next moment, Qinglong used a 'dragon tail swing' and slapped it hard, easily knocking Hou Xibai away, causing his body to slam backwards and hit the big tree, and then made a dull impact sound.
At the same time, the giant tree monster he transformed into disappeared instantly.
"..."
Unfortunately, Hou Xibai, whose illusion was shattered, did not admit defeat.
He endured the severe mental and physical pain and continued to shake the beauty fan in his hand, making the frequency and rhythm faster.
at the same time!
Before Xu Ziling's green dragon could fly down again, his Huajian sect's evil power was activated again. The big tree behind him once again transformed into a huge tree man, which was bigger and stronger than the previous monster!
Then, the branches and leaves of the big tree clustered together, forming a huge shield and resolutely hit the green dragon with lightning that flew down.
boom!
!
There was a loud noise, and amid the flying leaves, the green dragon flew back with a cry of pain.
"..."
Unexpectedly, Hou Xibai was so stubborn. There was nothing he could do. Xu Ziling had to take a deep breath, and then he closed his eyes again with a determined expression.
soon!
Another cyan dragon shadow slowly emerged from the illusion of the 'Heshi Bi' jade seal behind Xu Ziling, and flew up into the sky with fangs and claws to join the previous one.
Then, before the tree monster could approach Xu Ziling, they all roared, accelerated downward, circled each other and struck hard at the second monster transformed by Hou Xibai.
This time, the tree monster was repelled by Qinglong's joint attack, and even Hou Xibai's expression changed greatly and he was shocked and was knocked back several steps.
But he did not back down, but used and activated the evil power even more crazily, making the tree monster become even more violent and vicious, and drove the monster to stride towards Xu Ziling again.
But this time Xu Ziling was ready.
While he controlled the two green dragons to resist the attacks of monsters, he used He Shibi's spiritual powers to slowly influence and erode the spiritual illusion created by Nahou Xibai using the evil skills of the Huajian School.
The battle continued in full swing, both of them exerted their most powerful mental power and fought fiercely.
Hou Xibai's evil skills of the Huajian Sect were pervasive, while Xu Ziling cleverly used and imitated the spiritual powers he experienced from He's Bi to defend at all levels, and continued to fight back.
I don’t know how long it took...
boom!
!
With a loud bang, the spiritual battle finally ended.
"snort!"
Hou Xibai snorted coldly, closed the beauty fan and stepped back several steps, his face a little pale and ugly.
"..."
Xu Ziling also took two steps back with sweat on his face, and almost fell into the Tuojiang River.
At this time, the sky was still the same sky, the river was still the same as before, and the twisted and gnarled ancient tree still looked normal, as if nothing had happened.
In fact, nothing happened, because the confrontation just now was just a duel between two people at the spiritual level. If there was a third party present, it would not be difficult to find that the two of them actually had nothing. What they did was just look at each other lovingly for a while, and then they all stepped back with their expressions changing dramatically.
"Brother Xu is really amazing."
Finally, Hou Xibai, who stood under the old tree with his fan closed, suddenly spoke up and broke the silence.
In this battle, Hou Xibai did not win, and of course, neither did Xu Ziling!
"Just now..."
"I saw He's Bi and the Qinglong..."
"Presumably, that's the spiritual cultivation that the three of you, master and disciple, gained based on the supernatural powers of the 'He's Jade' that you snatched in Luoyang?"
"Hou admires me!"
After saying that, Hou Xibai bowed his hands and saluted, while at the same time he mentioned the old things again in a weird way.
When he was in Luoyang, he fought against Kou Zhong alone and almost won, or should I say he already won?
As a result, the little girl of the two, the great master, took the beauty fan away from him. He was so tired that he lost even though he was beaten, and was stabbed in vain by Xu Ziling, who did not follow the moral principles of the world. In this regard, he was heartbroken. The resentment I felt must have never fully subsided.
And this time, maybe there was a reason why he took the opportunity to intercept Xu Ziling?
"Brother Hou is not weak either."
Xu Ziling responded dully.
"The spiritual evil skills of the Huajian Sect are indeed very powerful."
"but……"
"The He family's jade is not the property of one person or one sect. It can be obtained by those who are destined to get it. How can there be any talk of 'robbing' it?"
Anyway, Xu Ziling would not admit that the 'He's Bi' was snatched by the three of them from the Jing Nian Temple.
As we all know, the 'He's Bi' is the property of the co-lord of the world, and it is the national jade seal. Now that it is in the hands of his brother Kou Zhong, it proves that Kou Zhong is expected to become the master of the world. It is a gift from God. It is beyond human intervention.
Therefore, what they did in the beginning was just in compliance with God's will.
"..."
Hou Xibai smiled slightly and said nothing more.
Obviously, he didn't believe Xu Ziling's words, so the two people who didn't talk to each other continued to confront each other silently, and allowed the wind by the Tuojiang River to blow the fine rainwater on them.
They all knew that the spiritual duel just now was just the beginning. Since there was no winner or loser, the next direct duel was the highlight.
"..."
However, after a confrontation for a while, Xu Ziling couldn't bear it anymore.
After all, he still had very important things to go to Bashu, but he didn't have the time or leisure to continue fighting with Hou Xibai, whose martial arts skills were not weaker than his own.
Let’s not talk about what will happen if he loses. Even if he wins, he will definitely not feel too good in his opinion. Maybe he will get injured and affect his subsequent trip to Bashu?
And once you really make a mistake, you will suffer!
"Brother Hou!"
"I don't know why you are stopping me here?"
"Brother Hou, please speak clearly?"
Therefore, Xu Ziling, who was anxious, simply showed weakness and asked doubtfully.
"Ah!"
"Since Brother Xu talks quickly, Hou will stop talking nonsense."
"It's true!"
"Now the master concubine Xuan Shixianzi has entered Shu, and is preparing to persuade the heroes of Bashu to join the Li clan, but Hou Mou is here. At this time, seeing Brother Xu's expression in a hurry, he also wanted to enter Shu. He must have done it for Sichuan.
Is Hou Mou right about the ownership of Shu?"
"So..."
"In order to prevent Brother Xu from ruining Shi Xianzi's good deeds, Hou Mou has no choice but to shamelessly persuade me here."
Hou Xibai was a bachelor, and he didn't hide anything. He directly said that he was actually just trying to help Shi Fei Xuan, so after discovering that Xu Ziling was also planning to enter Shu, he took the initiative to wait here and intervened to stop her.
"!
"
"Concubine Xuan has entered Shu?"
"You still want to persuade the heroes of Shu to submit to the Li clan, but this is possible?!"
I didn't expect to hear such news unexpectedly. I didn't expect that when the Shuanglong Army was joining forces with the Song clan to take over Jiangnan, the Li clan actually started to attack Shu. Xu Ziling would not be surprised by such shocking news.
That is definitely impossible!
"But!"
"Brother Hou, Ziling's entry into Shu this time is not what you said!"
"It's just to help everyone in Shi Qingxuanshi!"
However, he was surprised, and Xu Ziling didn't have time to think too much.
Immediately afterwards, he did not hide anything and directly said that the reason why he came here was because he received the letter from Shi Qingxuan. It happened that their master Anne was not in Yuhang at that time, and he was not sure whether his master would come to Bashu.
Next, Xu Ziling decided to let him come here after discussing with Kou Zhong.
He actually came here to protect Shi Qingxuan and prevent the "Seal of Immortality" from being taken away. As for why Shi Qingxuan deliberately released the "Seal of Immortality" in her hands and attracted those people from the Demon Sect, then he
It's unknown.
"What?!"
""The Immortal Seal"?"
"There are still people who want to harm Master Shi's daughter?"
"!
"
"Brother Xu, why didn't you tell me earlier!"
Hearing this, Hou Xibai, who was originally calm and determined to fight Xu Ziling again, was instantly shocked.
"In this case, I should lend a helping hand to Brother Xu!"
"Walk!"
"Without further ado, you and I will go to Chengdu together!"
Saying that, Hou Xibai, who was anxious, folded his folding fan and signaled Xu Ziling to set off with him quickly.
Although, the fairy master is very important to him, so that he can be a licking dog, but since it is about his stone master's daughter Shi Qingxuan and the Immortal Seal, he has no choice but to send the master to him first.
Let's put the fairy thing aside for a while, and prepare to go solve the problem for Shi Qingxuanshi and everyone first.
"..."
Seeing this, Xu Ziling opened his mouth, but for a long time he didn't know what to say.
After all, the two sides had just had a fierce battle in the form of a mental duel. As a result, the other party suddenly said that he wanted to help him. With such a gap, Xu Zi would of course be a little hesitant.
"That's fine!"
"Then let's go together!"
However, he didn't want to continue fighting with the other party so as not to cause trouble. He thought about it and finally nodded slowly to express his agreement.
…
Three days later.
Before Xu Ziling and Hou Xibai arrived in Chengdu, Duzun Castle welcomed a distinguished guest, and that distinguished guest was none other than the descendant of Cihang Jingzhai—Shifei Xuan!
Duzunbao naturally had nothing to deal with or reject the meeting request from Shi Feixuan, so soon she met the tall and burly Xie Hui, who was known as the "Martial Arts Judge" and explained passionately
Got the intention.
But...
"Xie knows."
"Master Fairy, please come back!"
That Xie Hui, who was a close brother to "Heavenly Sword" Song Que, and who also dominated Sichuan and Shu, did not give any reply to Shi Fei Xuan, but instead stood up after pondering for a while and asked someone to see the guests off?
"!
"
"What does the Lord of the Fortress mean?"
Unexpectedly, the result was completely different from what she expected. Master Fei Xuan panicked and hurriedly asked with pale face.
"snort!"
"My brother Song Que received a letter yesterday. I have made a decision in my mind. Fairy, please come back!"
"Xie is ill, so I won't send you any more."
With that said, Xie Hui, the owner of Duzun Fort, turned around and left.
And looking at his striding and vigorous steps, how could he look like he was ill? "Lord of the Castle!"
"Have you made your decision?"
Although Shi Feixuan already understood what the other party meant, she still wanted to continue fighting for it.
"snort!"
"Master Fairy, don't try to trick me!"
""Heavenly Sword" Song Que is my in-law. Since he has been defeated by that person, what else can I say?"
"Now, as far as I know, that man came to Bashu three days ago. If I don't know what is good and what is bad, am I going to follow in the footsteps of you and others?"
"The incident in Luoyang has been widely spread in Jianghu. Doesn't Master Shixian think that I have no information about Sichuan and Shu?"
"Anyway!"
"Don't mention the matter of taking refuge with Li Clan or cooperating with me again!"
"Although Mr. Xie is not talented, he will not do anything unkind or unjust like his brother!"
After saying that, the owner of the Duzun Castle, Xie Hui, waved his sleeves with disdain and left proudly, without even looking at the concubine Xuan, who was sought after by people in the world and regarded as a fairy.
"..."
The master's concubine remained silent and just stood silently in the empty hall.
The reason why she was in a hurry to come to Duzun Castle today was because she wanted to catch Xie Hui before some news spread and tie him to Li Clan's chariot. However, the other party
Did he actually know what happened in Lingnan, and also knew that the little girl was currently in Shu?
Now, Song Que, the "Heavenly Sword", was defeated by the "ferocious bear" and dared to be a vanguard and attack the Chu Kingdom with the Shuanglong Army; and the overlord of Bashu, the Lord of the Sovereign Fort, Xie Hui, also started from the beginning.
The preference for them has turned into choosing the Double Dragon Army... In this way, once Duzunbao changes its banner in the future, there will be no hope for Bashu's belonging!
By then, half of the country in the south of the Yangtze River, except for Xiao Mian, would have fallen into the hands of the combined forces of Kou Zhong and the Song clan!
"..."
After thinking about it, Shi Feixuan gritted her teeth and felt that she could not just let the situation continue to deteriorate, she had to do something.
"Master Fairy?"
"Master Fairy, please clear it!"
But at this time, before Shi Feixuan could continue to think about it and find the key to breaking the situation, the steward of Duzun Fort walked in and stretched out his hand towards Shi Feixuan with a smile, indicating that she could leave with him.
After all, their castle master had just issued an eviction order. As a steward, he did not dare to let her stay here any longer.
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Chapter completed!