Chapter 577: Found a Treasure
Lu Ye suspected that Xie Yunhan's strength was only at the seventh level on purpose.
Otherwise, it was impossible for a person who had been in Fox Fairy Valley for twelve years to have only this much cultivation.
Days passed by, and life in Fox Fairy Valley was extremely peaceful. Lu Ye had nothing to do every day except patrolling with Xie Yunhan and maintaining the formation.
After the first few days of busyness, the following time became extremely leisurely.
Almost every day, Lu Ye would contact Feng Yuechan to inform her of Li Baxian's current situation and let her not worry.
In the past few days, Lu Ye also heard a lot of news from Xie Yunhan.
There are quite a few cultivators in the entire Fox Fairy Valley, more than 80 people, of which there are 15 at the ninth level of Yunhe.
Such a huge force is comparable to the number of cultivators in a large Class A spiritual land. Lu Ye once asked Xie Yunhan indirectly what the fox demon's subordinates were going to do with so many cultivators. It can't be that they were just playing house.
However, since it involved the fox demon, Xie Yunhan did not dare to say more, and only said that Lu Ye would understand in a few days.
Every day, a group of cultivators in Fox Fairy Valley would go out to recruit talents. The so-called recruiting talents is nothing more than searching for cultivators everywhere, and then letting the fox demon faint and bring them back, planting the secret technique of the soul for the fox demon to use.
However, this is the deepest part of Taimang Mountain, and there are not many traces of cultivators' activities on weekdays, so there has been no newcomers joining Fox Fairy Valley in recent times.
One day, Lu Ye came back from drinking with Xie Yunhan, and saw two figures intertwined and moving from a distance, and flying swords shuttled through the void.
He stepped forward to take a look and found that Li Baxian and a woman were fighting and learning swordsmanship.
The woman was the woman surnamed Yu who had been guarding in front of the fox demon's bedroom before. She seemed to be called Yu Daiwei, and was also a Yunhe ninth-level cultivator. On that day, she said that as a sword cultivator, she would go to Li Baxian to learn from him when she was free.
Lu Ye has been hanging out with Xie Yunhan these days, but he doesn't know when his fourth senior brother got involved with this woman.
One is at the fifth level of Yunhe Realm, and the other is at the ninth level of Yunhe Realm. If they really fight, Li Baxian will naturally not be his opponent. However, the two of them are just simply exchanging swordsmanship, so the fight is lively and has attracted many passing cultivators to stop and watch, pointing and talking.
The atmosphere in Fox Fairy Valley is harmonious. The cultivators from the two major camps from all over Jiuzhou are as close as a family because of their soul secrets. This kind of skill-based exchange is naturally not prohibited.
Lu Ye also went over to watch for a while, but he didn't know much about swordsmanship. After watching, he only felt that the two people's flying swords shuttled back and forth, and the fight was very beautiful.
Suddenly, his heart moved.
He was practicing swordsmanship, but no one could teach him swordsmanship because no one in the Bixue Sect practiced swordsmanship. Although he had learned a lot of swordsmanship experience from the Kuangdao Sect, what the Kuangdao Sect gave him were only very basic things.
Xia Liang was born in the Kuangdao Sect, and his swordsmanship was undoubtedly the essence of the Kuangdao Sect. Lu Ye felt a lot of pressure when he fought with him before. The angle of the opponent's sword was extremely tricky, and even if he was seriously injured, the blade was sharp.
If I go to Xia Liang to learn from him now... he shouldn't refuse, right? Maybe I can ask him to teach me some swordsmanship experience?
If it were normal, this kind of thing would be impossible to achieve anyway, but now that he has been hit by the fox demon's soul secret technique, this may not be impossible.
With this thought, Lu Ye immediately headed towards Xia Liang's residence. After a while, he arrived in front of an attic and shouted, "Is Fellow Daoist Xia here?"
After three breaths, the window on the second floor was pushed open and Xia Liang's face appeared. The two looked at each other and Xia Liang frowned, "What's the matter?"
The only effect of the soul secret technique planted by the fox demon on a person is loyalty to the fox demon, and it will not destroy the cultivator's own character.
The two had many grudges before, and even if they entered the Fox Fairy Valley together, it would not change Xia Liang's view of Lu Ye. It was just because of the fox demon's order that he would never attack Lu Ye again.
Lu Ye clasped his fists and said, "I came here to ask Brother Xia for swordsmanship!"
Xia Liang raised his eyebrows, looking extremely surprised: "You want to ask me for swordsmanship?"
"Yes, I hope Brother Xia will teach me."
Xia Liang looked at him steadily for a long time, and then his frown relaxed. The corners of his mouth raised, revealing a meaningful smile: "Okay!"
He turned over and jumped down from the attic, flying straight forward, saying, "It's not easy to fight here, follow me."
Lu Ye followed him forward, observing Xia Liang's aura, and the other party's previous injuries should be almost healed.
After a while, they came to an open space. Xia Liang turned around and looked at Lu Ye. He raised his hand and offered his long sword. His aura was vigorous. He said concisely: "Come, let me see your skills!"
Lu Ye clasped his fists: "Please teach me!"
When the words fell, Feng Xing added his blessing, stepped on the ground with both feet, and rushed towards Xia Liang like thunder. He rushed forward, and the Panshan sword was unsheathed, and the fiery red sword light slashed down head-on.
Facing this fierce attack, Xia Liang just raised his sword to meet it.
With a loud bang, Lu Ye felt a strong force sweeping from the front, making his right hand holding the sword numb, and the tiger's mouth was cracked.
Xia Liang was motionless, and the long sword in his hand chopped down, and Lu Ye's figure immediately flipped out.
The difference in cultivation was too big. Even if Xia Liang asked him to attack first, he suffered a lot.
Fortunately, Xia Liang had no intention of killing him, otherwise Lu Ye would be disabled if he followed the trend with a few more blows.
Lu Ye was able to force Xia Liang into a desperate situation that day and almost had the possibility of killing him, but that was because Xia Liang was severely injured. As a disciple of the Mad Sword Sect, he was ranked among the top ten on the Lingxi Ranking. Xia Liang can also be said to have outstanding talent. How can Lu Ye, who is at the ninth level of Yunhe like him, be able to compete with him.
Landing awkwardly, Lu Ye couldn't help but retreat back. When he regained his balance, he attacked again.
Practicing in the mirage realm can certainly improve your ability to kill enemies, but how can it compare to the benefits of fighting the most orthodox swordsman like Xia Liang?
Every confrontation, every time he was repulsed, Lu Ye could understand something about the angle of the opponent's sword, the timing of the sword, and the stimulation of spiritual power... All these things, even if Xia Liang just simply thought Teach him a lesson, and Lu Ye also benefited a lot from this confrontation.
Lu Ye increasingly felt that it was the right choice for him to come to Xia Liang for discussion.
It would be better if he could give him guidance on how to practice swordsmanship.
However, although Xia Liang said that he would not kill Lu Ye because he was possessed by the fox demon's secret technique, he still had resentment towards Lu Ye in his heart. It was undoubtedly unrealistic to ask him to teach Lu Ye how to practice swordsmanship. This discussion was because Xia Liang wanted to vent his resentment.
During the fight here, Zhou Yuntian came to Xie Yunhan's residence uninvited.
In the entire Fox Fairy Valley, Xie Yunhan has the oldest qualifications. He has stayed here for twelve years, and no one can match him. Likewise, he is also the oldest.
But if the fox demon values the most, it is undoubtedly Zhou Yuntian. It can be said that Zhou Yuntian is the big steward of the entire Fox Fairy Valley. He comes forward to solve all big and small matters. On weekdays, the fox demon always lives deep in his own house. In the dormitory, he basically does not show his face.
In the room, the two of them drank and talked happily at the banquet.
Zhou Yuntian came to see Xie Yunhan this time, mainly because he wanted to ask about Lu Ye's situation. As the only two formation cultivators in the entire Fox Immortal Valley, Zhou Yuntian naturally had to pay more attention to them.
"Brother Xie, what is Fellow Daoist Lu's attainments in the formation?" After drinking a few glasses of wine, Zhou Yuntian explained the purpose of his visit.
"He is a genius!" Xie Yunhan praised him without hesitation.
Zhou Yuntian was stunned for a moment, because the Fox Immortal Valley had recruited several formation cultivators before, but none of those formation cultivators were attracted by Xie Yunhan. Although Xie Yunhan's own cultivation level was not very high, he was very accomplished in the formation path. But it's not too low, otherwise he wouldn't be able to maintain the formation of the entire Fox Fairy Valley.
So when he first heard that he spoke so highly of Lu Ye, Zhou Yuntian was stunned.
"Brother Zhou, Brother Lu's attainments in the formation path are much higher than Xie's. Although I have not made much progress in my cultivation over the years, I have spent a lot of time on the formation path. At the level of Yunhe Realm, what are my attainments in the formation path? There won't be many people who can beat me, unless they are from a major formation cultivation sect, but Brother Lu's attainments in the formation are really admirable. Let's put it this way, give me another ten years to master the formation. I can’t compare to Brother Lu in this area.”
After getting acquainted with Lu Ye, Xie Yunhan also asked Lu Ye for advice on formations. Lu Ye didn't have much to hide about this, so Xie Yunhan benefited a lot.
Zhou Yuntian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said cautiously: "Brother Xie, isn't it a bit exaggerated? I know Brother Xie's attainments in the formation path. Is Brother Xie really as powerful as you say?"
Xie Yunhan shook his head and said: "You are not a formation cultivator, so you don't understand, but I can guarantee that what I said is definitely not an exaggeration. I even feel that Brother Lu did not fully demonstrate his ability in the formation path, maybe because he was afraid of hurting me. "
"If so... wouldn't it be like finding a treasure?" Zhou Yuntian looked excited.
Lu Ye's fourth-level cultivation is nothing in the Fox Immortal Valley, but if his attainments in formation are as exaggerated as Xie Yunhan said, it will definitely be a treasure to the Fox Immortal Valley.
"Speaking of which, even if Brother Zhou doesn't come to me today, I'm going to come find you."
"Brother Xie means..."
"If we take action next time, Brother Lu will be in charge of setting up the formation and I will assist. Maybe it will happen!"
"I want to report this matter to your Majesty, and your Majesty will make the decision. But in this case, thank you, brother..."
Xie Yunhan raised his hand: "As long as it helps your Majesty accomplish something, it doesn't matter who is in charge and who is the assistant. I, Xie Yunhan, have been in the Fox Immortal Valley for so many years, how can I not even see through this?"
"Yes, yes, everything is just to help Your Majesty accomplish this." Saying this, he stood up hurriedly, "This matter is important. I will go to see Your Majesty now and tell her the good news. Your Majesty will definitely be very happy. of."