There were heavy pines and cypresses, blocking the sunlight and human faces. Ren Qi stood in the pavilion.
He was familiar with every tree here, and could almost tell where they were with his eyes closed.
But his mind was not here. Instead, he was staring at the thunderclouds that were about to fall down in the sky at any time. The source of the thunderstorm was in Qintian Prison.
At this time, Ren Qi had some doubts as to whether he should have followed Ma Xiaoyu to Qintian Prison instead of coming to Prince Yu first.
Not allowing him to think too much, Di Wei had already led Prince Jade here.
He was a young man who was very different from his actual age. His face was like a crown jewel, and his eyebrows were feminine.
Prince Jade, judging from his age, he must be nearly a hundred years old.
"Ayi is my nickname."
He was playing with Yu Ruyi in his hand, talking to himself, and then looking at Ren Qi in the pavilion.
"Ren Qi, long time no see."
"Long time no see?"
Ren Qi, who was originally filled with rage, disappeared without a trace. He was very calm.
"When I was a child, you were already a legendary figure who had been dead for many years and was only sung among the elders. I didn't expect you to crawl out of the old books again. It's really unpleasant."
Prince Jade smiled, "It doesn't matter. There were many people who hated me [during my lifetime], and I also hated others. However, later I discovered that these were completely meaningless."
He caressed Yu Ruyi, which was something he had always carried with him. It was the only thing he took away from Prince Yu's palace.
"Now all I care about is what's on the tip of the sword. Everything else is just passing clouds and smoke."
"So you chose me?"
Ren Qi's eyes flickered, "If you want to hit me, just fight with you. Why are you persecuting me and my family like that?"
"Do you think you were good at fighting seven years ago?"
Prince Jade smiled disdainfully, "Ren Qi, what I want is a well-matched opponent, not a dead soul under the sword.
You have talent, but you don't know how to stimulate your talent. It's like a piece of dark iron. Without a swordsmith to polish it, it's just a stone on the roadside. ”
"So, you want to say that you used your own method to temper me?"
"That's right."
Prince Jade nodded, "A swordsman can reach the highest realm only by cutting off love and love."
"Prince Jade, do you feel that you are in the highest realm?" Ren Qi asked him.
"I don't know, because the way of swordsmanship is really a mysterious thing. But what I am sure of is that those people related to me are no longer in the world.
Now Ren Qi, you and I are the same. At least in this aspect, we both have the opportunity to reach the highest level. ”
Ren Qi looked at him coldly, "However, I never thought about becoming a sword immortal or a sword master."
"That's because you don't have enough awareness and you haven't recognized yourself yet."
Prince Jade turned to look at the sky. At this time, the thunder light had dissipated and the sky was peaceful again, except for an extra layer of haze that made people look confused.
"I have competed with many people. They generally have a resounding title. Just like what you just said, they are called sword masters and sword immortals. They are regarded as the bearers of swordsmanship. However, the names do not match Real.
Guanzuo Sword Emperor, I defeated him with three moves and broke his Dragon Bone Sword.
Each of the Nine Swordsmen of Tianshan fought with me. I told them not to dare to go down the mountain again for the rest of their lives.
Sword-eating monk, I ruined his good teeth. ”
The series of names uttered by Prince Jade are each a resounding legend that makes people look up to the mountains.
However, in Prince Jade's words, these strong men seemed to be just ordinary defeated generals. Apart from their names, there was nothing for him to remember.
"I've never seen these people."
Ren Qi said coldly: "However, I know that with your ability, you can easily kill them."
"Anyone is."
Prince Jade put his hands behind his back, "I have seen all the swords of Kyushu."
"You still lack me!"
Ren Qi moved forward and passed behind the two leading eunuchs.
The two eunuchs quickly turned around and rushed toward each other. At the same time, they reached out and took out the dagger from the opponent's sleeve, and stabbed Ren Qi's ribs from the left and right at the same time.
A flash of cold light!
Ren Qi unsheathed his sword, stepped forward, and crossed paths with the two eunuchs.
Then he saw the blood on the two eunuchs splattered three feet away and fell to the ground dead.
Prince Jade cast an appreciative look. He put Yu Ruyi into his arms, took the wooden box from the eunuch behind him, opened it, and took out the sword.
"The gold refiner forged three heavy swords, two soft swords, one double-edged sword, and six fast swords in his lifetime. He regarded these weapons as treasures."
Prince Jade removed the scabbard and held a dull sword in his hand.
"The heavy sword in the world, look back."
Looking back, the sword was not sharpened, and in Prince Jade's hand it was just like a piece of iron. However, the cold air emanating from the sword was something Ren Qi could not despise.
When Dewei saw this, he quietly retreated. He regarded himself as an outsider from beginning to end, and naturally he was unwilling to get involved in the duel between the two swordsmen.
Prince Jade leaned the heavy sword on the ground and stared at the sword on the ground. He did not use his eyes but his heart to observe, watch and sense Ren Qi's actions.
Ren Qi took out another red long sword and held it in his hand, forming a double sword posture, one behind the other.
laugh!
There was smoke under Ren Qi's feet, an arrow shot out, and he stabbed Prince Jade with a sword.
Prince Jade's ears seemed to be blown by the wind, and they swayed sharply, and then he slashed out with the heavy sword, the last strike coming first.
Ren Qi's pupils suddenly shrank, sheathed her sword and retreated, returning to its original position in the blink of an eye.
It was only then that a sound like a cannonball breaking through the wind was heard in the courtyard, and Ren Qi's collar shattered.
With only one point left, the heavy sword in Prince Jade's hand could kill him and slit Ren Qi's throat.
Zheng!
Ren Qi grabbed it with his hand, and the other four swords on his back fell together and were inserted at his feet.
Prince Jade still maintained his previous posture, as if he had not struck out with the sword that seemed to tear apart the thunder.
Four of Swords!
Six swords came out at the same time. Ren Qishen followed the sword and ran into the arms of Prince Jade. At the same time, he reached back and a sword fell into his hand. He held it back and drew it towards Prince Jade.
drink!
Prince Jade raised his sword, swung away the sword that was stabbing his vitals, drew an arc in the air, and then slashed at Ren Qi.
Ren Qi's eyes were filled with desire and he raised his sword to resist.
Under his feet, the ground immediately cracked and shattered.
Ren Qi was pressed by the heavy sword and felt depressed in his heart, with a mouthful of blood about to spurt out.
Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the injury.
"Two moves."
Prince Jade was very dissatisfied, "If you can't catch my three swords, wouldn't you be as good as Guanzuo Sword Emperor? In that case, how can you be my opponent?"
He seemed to feel that he had made a mistake and became increasingly angry.
This emotion was reflected on the sword, and the sword buzzed when I looked back.
Three swords!
Ren Qi abandoned a sword, put his palm against the sword, and used his skill to flip the heavy sword in Prince Jade's hand. Taking advantage of the situation, he pushed the sword towards Prince Jade with his palm.
Prince Jade struck again with his sword. Ren Qi stretched out his sword and lightly knocked on the heavy sword. With the force of the rebound, he changed direction and stabbed Prince Jade in the throat.
Prince Jade dodged to the side, avoiding the sword, and missed Ren Qi.
As a sleeve fell down, Prince Jade smiled.
"Yes, you are already the best among Kyushu swordsmen."
Prince Jade's tone was relaxed, but Ren Qi's expression was serious.
Because his back had been slashed by Prince Jade in the previous body-changing incident, and his clothes were stained with blood.
Prince Jade was walking around leisurely. As he walked, he used the sword in his hand to hit the fast swords that fell on the ground back to Ren Qi one by one. It seemed that he wanted to return the sword to Ren Qi and ask him to use another sword move. .
"What is a sword? It's just a human soul. Using a sword is to be a human being, and swordsmanship is also to practice a person's creed and philosophy."
Prince Jade once again leaned his sword on the ground, defending like an iron wall, waiting for Ren Qi's attack.
Faced with this unsolvable iron wall, Ren Qi had no intention of retreating, but was determined to run into it like a bull that couldn't see the way forward. Either the wall was shattered, or his skull was smashed.
Six of Swords!
Ren Qi once again used the six swords to attack Prince Jade, with the same angle and speed as before.
Prince Jade had a lot of time to wait for his offensive.
Just when the six fast swords were about to fall, Ren Qi changed his moves again.
Sword·One!
Gathering, scattering, and gathering again, like a flower blooming, blooming and withering, it is dazzling.
Five of Swords!
However, Prince Jade remained motionless in the iron rain that was like a torrential rain, letting the cold light brush against his body, eyes, and pass by the door.
Every sword strike by Ren Qi was precise, reaching the limit, but in the end, none of his swords could hit the Jade Prince. The Jade Prince was like a waterfall falling from a ten-thousand-meter-long stone wall. He kept slashing but could not hit him.
Bang!
Prince Jade raised his sword and swept forward, and six swords scattered out. Ren Qi was also thrown out with these swords and fell to the ground.
"You lost." Prince Jade said coldly. There was a hint of disappointment in his tone.
Ren Qi was lying on the ground, and the gray sky was just pale. It was impossible to tell where the sun was and where the clouds were.
He didn't feel defeated or panicked, he just said calmly: "I haven't lost yet."
Prince Jade frowned, "Huh?"
In response, Ren Qi raised the sword in his hand.
A swordsman has not lost as long as the sword in his hand has not fallen to the ground.
Prince Jade knew from this that Ren Qi would continue to fight him.
"I have seen all your sword moves. After all, they are just the ultimate in mortal swordsmanship. No matter how fast or powerful you are, you are only a mortal."
"Then what do you think is the Sword Immortal?"
Ren Qi stood up, "Do you think you are a sword fairy?"
Prince Jade just replied: "I have seen all the swords in Kyushu, but no swordsman in the past generations can hurt me."
"So you think you have seen through the swords of mortals, and you feel that these sword moves are completely devoid of new ideas and spirituality?"
Prince Jade nodded, "What I want to see is the sword of the immortal."
As he spoke, he started pacing again, dragging his sword.
"The sword of an immortal can move mountains and fill seas, slay ghosts and gods, and slay dragons. Perhaps that sword is not dazzling or magnificent, but it is rare in the world and cannot be imitated by future generations. Swordsmanship, I’m waiting for this sword.”
"Crazy!"
Ren Qi spat, "You don't treat people as human beings, nor do you treat yourself as a human being.
The meaning of your existence is to wait for this sword to appear, so you killed countless swordsmen in the name of competition.
And in order to wait for this sword, you killed my family, and all my men died tragically.
You are not a self-proclaimed swordsman, you are just a monster. ”
Prince Jade didn't care what Ren Qi thought of him, because he knew that Ren Qi would soon die by his sword.
He only felt disappointed, "You are obviously separated from love and emotion, why can't you still be invincible?"
"I originally thought that I had no blood or tears."
Ren Qi said coldly: "Especially after all my relatives are dead, the whole world is chasing me and using me as a stepping stone to become an official.
I was drowning in Hong Kong Island for seven years. I only used tobacco and alcohol to numb myself every day. Sometimes it was just one of them, sometimes it was both together, or I could find another woman who was also just like mud, and I would fool around all day and night.
I often lose consciousness. When I wake up, I don't know the time, whether it's day or night, or whether I'm still alive or in an endless hell.
One day when I was sleeping on the roadside, an old newspaper flew over and covered my face, almost suffocating me to death.
I took down the newspaper. It was covered tightly with sewage and dust, and most of the words could not be read clearly.
The rest also remember the news from a few months ago.
However, I saw on one of the pages that there was a boxer called the Emperor in the Kowloon Walled City, who won consecutive battles and became the last champion of the Kowloon Boxing Ring.
I was thinking at the time, these bastards are really desperate for their lives. They are all nicknamed princes and emperors. They really think that their relatives and friends have long lives.
But somehow, I became a little interested in that person.
That was the first time I took the initiative to do something, to leave the mud pile and go outside.
I thought that if the man called Emperor had no ability and only had a reputation, I would kill him. ”
"Then what?" Prince Jade became interested.
"And?"
Ren Qi smiled, "I came all the way to Yujing."
He pointed at his feet, "When I got here, I already understood that a person without blood and tears cannot become a real swordsman.
A person is invincible only when he wields his sword to defend something. ”
"I also drew the sword to defend my position." Prince Jade retorted.
"That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about morality, responsibility, friends, and family. Only by drawing a sword for these people and these things can you be invincible."
"Ha, as a master of Ouchi, Ren Qi surprised me by saying something like this."
Prince Jade sneered: "However, when you say such things, I am disappointed, because you are no longer worthy of being called a swordsman."
Prince Jade raised his sword and pointed it at Ren Qi, just like a craftsman raising his hammer and aiming it at the defective porcelain fired from the furnace.
Ren Qi had entered a state of clarity at this time, and everything in the world seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Putting the sword back into the scabbard, he took his mind away from the duel and remembered Liu Banxian's previous questions to him.
"Brother Gao Shou, your name is Ren Qi. Why don't you use seven swords instead of only six?"
"What is my name and how many swords I use have anything to do with it? Does your name Liu Banxian mean you are really a half-xian?"
"I think I'm a half-immortal. Wait, don't leave, Brother Gao Shou, I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about, your surname is [Ren], and you are a swordsman [Blade], so I have a question, why are you called Ren Qi? And only use six swords? ”
"Then why do you think it is?"
"It's possible, that's because your destined seventh sword hasn't appeared yet."
"The seventh sword? What sword do you think it is? Fast sword? Heavy sword? Double-edged sword?"
"No, what I mean is that your swordsmanship should have reached a state of perfection. If you want to take another step forward, the change in quantity is meaningless. The seventh sword should be hidden in yourself, which is [Blade] Seven. .”
Ren Qi held his breath and concentrated. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said to Prince Jade: "Prince Jade, I don't think there is anything great about the so-called Immortal Sword. Even if I lose here, it doesn't seem to matter much.
However, I remember that my friends are still here, and I can't ask you to go find trouble with them, so I will tell you not to blink when you see this sword. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ren Qi's face quickly lost color and his body became stiff.
! ! !
Dewei had killed countless people, and his perception of death was unparalleled. He immediately felt keenly that Ren Qi had expired.
Ren Qi, who was talking to Prince Jade a second ago, suddenly died?
This made De Wei deeply unbelievable, but it was a fact. Ren Qi was no longer breathing.
Prince Jade is also aware of this fact. Is it because of an injury or because he is exhausted?
The blade of the Looking Back Sword began to buzz, and the five swords that fell on the ground were also trembling.
Prince Jade's eyes widened as he saw a shadow emerge from Ren Qi's body and float towards him.
That was Ren Qi's soul, which had left his body.
Prince Jade could see it, and Di Wei could also see it, and both of them held their breath.
Ren Qi was floating in the air, turned around a little, and six swords flew out and floated beside him.
Sword·Seven!
Ren Qi paid the price with his life and unleashed the most brilliant sword in his life.
The unparalleled sword came towards him. The corners of Prince Jade's eyes were cracked, and he raised his sword to slash forward.
After a burst of white light, Ren Qi's soul dissipated, and the six swords lost control and scattered on the ground.
Prince Jade still maintained the posture of raising his sword, recalling the sword strike just now, his face full of reverence.
"The hall is full of flowers and three thousand guests are drunk, and the light of a sword chills nineteen continents."
The jade in Prince Jade's arms was shattered as he wished, and he looked back and broke his sword several times.
Yin Xiu was among the palace walls when she felt a twinge of pain in her heart. She couldn't help but bend down and cough violently.
"Cough! Cough!!"
Ren Qi opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face still pale.
He raised his head and looked at Dewey, whose face was even uglier than his own.
"You didn't take the opportunity to kill me?"
"You were dead just now."
Dewey broke into cold sweat, "But I don't know why, you came back to life again."
"Is this difficult to explain?"
Ren Qi glanced at him and said, "I have obtained the three secret treasures."
"The realm of heaven and man?"
Dewei didn't know what to say, so he just murmured: "Synaesthesia, spiritual consciousness, incarnation...
I heard that obtaining the three secret treasures will open all the mysteries of the body, and you will become immortal and ascend. But why are you still here?
You have obtained the three secret treasures. By now you should have become an immortal and ascended from the world. ”
"Isn't it simple?"
Ren Qi smiled and said: "Because I refused."
With that said, he turned and left.
"By the way, I have a favor for you. Tell Yin Xiu and the others that I have returned to southern Xinjiang."
"Shouldn't you still..."
"What should I do? Kill you?"
Ren Qi walked further and further, "I entrusted him with all the rest." (End of Chapter)