Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age - Chapter 211:

Chapter 211: Chapter 180 Transcendent Swordsmanship_1

“Sister Bai, this is the magic artifact that Brother Wu specially found for you. The imprint inside has been erased!”

A young disciple from the Sacrificial Sword Peak, made his way through the crowd, handing a bronze-colored hand bell magic artifact to Bai Yingwu.

“I see!”

Bai Yingwu took the magic artifact, turning it over in her hand. Her gaze flickered slightly before she infused it with spiritual power to refine it.

After refining the purple bell magic artifact, she stored it in her storage bag and then her gaze passed over the crowd, looking at a silhouette not far away.

“I must win!”

She muttered to herself silently.

Lu Baiyu, Qu Qingdream, and Qi Yue took their turns on stage. Apart from Qi Yue who had a hard fight, the other two surprisingly won easily.

It was not that their opponents were too weak, but that they were too strong.

Soon, it was Bai Yingwu’s turn.

With a light tap of her toes on the ground, she gracefully flew onto the stage, her head full of silver hair swirling in the mist, just like a goddess from heaven.

On the other side, Xu Mu also flew up, landing several hundred steps away from Bai Yingwu.

“Sister Bai, I’ve always admired you!”

Xu Mu greeted her cheerfully with cupped hands.

“Humph!”

Bai Yingwu snorted coldly without saying a word.

Because of Luo Qingchen, she had no good feelings towards people from Lonely Sword Peak.

Seeing her reaction, Xu Mu didn’t continue talking, quietly waiting for the match to start.

As for her match with Luo Qingchen, Xu Mu didn’t feel anything. A match is a match. There’s no need to resent anyone as long as it’s within the rules.

Dong!

The bell rang, and the match began!

“Ice Approaches!”

As if the impression of Xu Mu defeating Gu Jianyi was too deep, Bai Yingwu also chose to make the first move. Her flying sword flew out of her sleeve and fragmented into several pieces. It was exuding a cold air as it enveloped Xu Mu.

“Dragon Roams!”

Xu Mu didn’t passively defend. He released his flying sword, transforming it into a mighty sword qi dragon, colliding with the fragmented flying sword coming at him.

The moment the sword qi transformed into a dragon, everyone’s eyes lit up. Although it was still part of the Great Azure Dragon Sword Jue, its power had risen more than one level.

“This fellow’s Great Azure Dragon Sword Jue must have reached the Grandmaster level!”

A discerning disciple recognized it at a glance.

“I told you he was great!”

Shang YaoYao boasted in front of her father.

Shang Lian didn’t say anything, only stroked his beard. Xu Mu’s talent was good, but it was not worth his extra attention, as he was only at the Qi Cultivation Stage.

As for the contract between Shang YaoYao and Xu Mu, he thought it was just nonsense. It was full of loopholes and couldn’t be taken seriously.

However, if Xu Mu could make the top ten, it would be worth considering to win him over.

He had heard about Xu Mu, so he set such a high standard.

As for the top three, it’s absolutely impossible!

Boom!

The two attacks collided, creating a violent sound.

Xu Mu’s sword qi dragon was pierced, the spiritual energy scales falling one after another. At the same time, Bai Yingwu’s several fragments of magic artifact were hit by the giant dragon, breaking their formation.

“Freeze!”

Bai Yingwu’s brows furrowed slightly. She hadn’t expected Xu Mu’s swordsmanship to be so profound. Her hands quickly changed spells, and dozens of magic artifact fragments simultaneously emitted light, connecting with each other as if forming a prison cage, trapping Xu Mu and his sword qi dragon within.

At the same time, an intense cold spread out, and a layer of frost covered the Sword Qi Dragon, as if it were about to be frozen into ice.

“These two, whether in spiritual power or sword control, have already equaled the average Foundation Establishment Stage!”

Many people in the audience were amazed.

Although every disciple joining the Tianhe Sect was a genius, very few could compete with the Foundation Establishment Stage while in the Qi Cultivation Stage.

Based on this battle alone, the talents of the two could be ranked in the top ten of this group of disciples.

It’s just a pity that the two encountered each other, which meant one of them would be eliminated.

Considering the situation on the stage, most people leaned towards Xu Mu being eliminated.

Although his sword qi transformation level was high and not weaker than Bai Yingwu’s, he was at a big disadvantage when it came to magic artifacts.

How could a single magic artifact compete with more than ten? The power that burst out was several times weaker.

Shang Lian glanced at his daughter from the comer of his eye. He originally thought she would be upset and worried, but instead, he saw a smile playing at the comers of her mouth, as if she was not worried at all.

Does this kid still have some sort of trump card?

An inkling of doubt rose in Shang Lian’s heart.

He’d heard that Xu Mu was proficient in illusions, but in the current tense situation, there was no way to use them without distraction.

Just when everyone thought Xu Mu was about to lose, Xu Mu squeezed the spell, the Sword Qi dragon trapped by layers of magic artifacts suddenly erupted, its entire body radiating a green hue. In an instant, it shook off its shackles and sent Bai Yingwu’s magic artifact fragments scattering.

The Sword Qi dragon now appeared as solid as a huge entity, as if it had come to life.

“Transcendent Stage!!”

Even Shang Lian couldn’t help but stand up from his chair in excitement.

The audience under the stage was also in an uproar.

It’s very rare to be able to cultivate a skill to the Grandmaster Stage during the Qi Cultivation Stage, let alone cultivating to the Transcendent Stage which is rarer than a phoenix feather or qilin horn.

Because it’s too difficult, ten times harder than cultivating to the Grandmaster Stage.

At least among this batch of disciples, none had demonstrated either skill or swordsmanship, including Lu Baiyu and Qu Qingdream.

Of course, this didn’t mean that Xu Mu was invincible.

It just so happened that he was slightly ahead of Bai Yingwu, making up for the difference in magic artifacts.

What truly astonished everyone was his cultivation talent.

This talent could definitely be ranked in the top three, but whether he could win was another matter.

“What a pity!”

Shang Lian sighed quietly.

If he had known earlier that Xu Mu had such strength, he could have helped Xu Mu find a suitable magic artifact, perhaps he would have had a chance to win this competition.

Yes, even at this point, Shang Lian still believed that Xu Mu’s chances of winning were not great.

He looked again at his daughter, and found that she was still calm.

Did she have any more tricks up her sleeve?

Could it be that her martial method has also reached the Transcendent Stage?

Shang Lian was stunned by his incredible speculation.

The difficulty of cultivating Martial Methods far exceeds that of skills. Moreover, Xu Mu has only cultivated for ten years, it’s impossible even for a genius to cultivate both Sword Jue and Martial Method to the Transcendent Stage at the same time.

Just as Shang Lian was at a loss for words, the battle on the stage took a turn. Relying on his Transcendent Stage Sword Jue, Xu Mu firmly suppressed Bai Yingwu. Judging from the situation, if Bai Yingwu had no other tricks up her sleeve, failure was just a matter of time.

“Damn it! How can this guy be so strong?”

Feeling a large amount of Spiritual Power consumed from her body, Bai Yingwu realized that she couldn’t delay any longer.

She had not initially wanted to use such an ignoble method to win, but now she didn’t have much of a choice. Her goal was to compete with Qu Qingdream and Lu Baiyu for the top three. If she were eliminated in this round, it would be too humiliating.

“Come back!”

Bai Yingwu shouted lowly, the magic artifact fragments instantly combined into a flying sword and flew to her side, transforming into a defensive state. “What is she trying to do? Why isn’t she attacking anymore? Could it be that she’s going to surrender?”

The audience below the stage was in a heated discussion.

At that moment, Bai Yingwu took out the bronze handbell and shook it frantically. Waves of urgent bells sounds emanated from her hand, transforming into layers of sound waves spreading around.

For a moment, everyone’s vision blurred as if the whole world was shaking.

“That crafty girl was really prepared!”

Shang Lian stroked his beard, revealing a slight smile.

He wasn’t hoping for Xu Mu to lose, rather, he was just pleased at guessing Bai Yingwu’s intentions correctly.

Looking again at Shang YaoYao, her expression had turned solemn.

Shang Lian couldn’t help but feel even more triumphant.

The reason being he didn’t want someone to snatch his little cabbage.

The magic artifact used by Bai Yingwu was obviously a direct assault on the soul. And it was common knowledge that Xu Mu had deficiencies in his soul. So everyone was worried for him, believing he was in a precarious position.

Roar!

The Sword Qi transformed into a dragon, the roar shook the heavens!

In an unobstructed state, it blasted towards Bai Yingwu, sending her flying and crashing heavily on the light screen.

“How…how is this possible?”

Bai Yingwu staggered to her feet with her clothes torn by the Sword Qi, revealing large areas of fair skin.

Wasn’t his soul supposed to have deficiencies? How come the bell didn’t affect him at all?

“I’m not an idiot who doesn’t mend my weaknesses,” Xu Mu laughed.

To overcome his soul defects, he had cultivated more than one secret soul­defensive skill. It wasn’t so easy for Bai Yingwu to simply find a soul-based magic artifact and break through his defense.

“How could this be?!!”

Bai Yingwu was still unwilling to admit it, but the reality was in front of her.

She might have still had a glimmer of hope in a fair battle, but because she took out the handbell in an attempt to be tricky, it completely backfired.

The Elder announced the result and Xu Mu came down from the stage.

Shang YaoYao ran over to celebrate with Xu Mu, and pulled him over to her father to introduce him to Shang Lian.

“Nephew Xu, are you interested in joining our Shang Family? If you’re willing, I can marry my daughter to you!”