Chapter 22 Shadow Sword

"Bang!"

In the Zhang family mansion in Qingyun City, an exquisite teacup was smashed to pieces, and Zhang family head Zhang Shaoxiong's face was gloomy and terrifying.

"Did Chen Hu and his men fail? Isn't he a Qi Hai realm warrior? Can't he kill a small seventh-level body refinement?" Zhang Shaoxiong asked the people below angrily.

"Master, Chen Hu is not only failed, but dead. His Lingfeng Spear was sold, and someone found his body in Yaqi Mountain." A servant who looked like a butler said respectfully.

"Waste!" Zhang Shaoxiong snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "Has this matter been leaked?"

"There is no movement in the martial arts hall, so I think there should be no problem." The butler said.

At the same time, a yellow-maned horse galloped into Qingyun City.

After returning to the city, Luo Xiu changed his clothes and came to the martial arts hall, ready to go to the Tibetan Bai~Wan # ^^ novel to select the third-grade martial arts.

According to the rules of the Martial Hall, a third-grade martial art can choose one at the seventh level of physical training, and there is also an opportunity to choose one at the eighth and ninth levels.

Walking in the Martial Hall, many students who know Luo Xiu can feel some obvious changes in him.

"This Luo Xiu seems to be stronger. When he walks by me, I even feel a sense of oppression."

"Could it be that he has reached the eighth level of physical training? It is said that only when the eighth-level martial artist condenses his qi and blood will he have an oppressive aura."

"Impossible? It was still the seventh level of physical training a month ago. How could he reach the eighth level of physical training so quickly?"

Many people talked about it. It has been a month since Luo Xiu went to Mount Yaqi for training after the last annual assessment.

In fact, it was not only because of the breakthrough in cultivation that Luo Xiu changed. No one knew his transformation in recent days better than him.

Since the fusion of the Life and Death Pearl, his physique and bloodline have been affected by the power of life and death, and began to enter a slow change.

In addition, his strength has improved rapidly recently, and the life-and-death battles have tempered his state of mind and mentality. His temperament has changed dramatically.

On the way to Zang Bai~Wan # ^^ novel, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Luo Xiu.

This is an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a white shirt, smiling, with his hands behind his back, just like an ordinary old man, without any fluctuations in his breath.

But in Luo Xiu's eyes, the life veins of this old man in white shirt are clearly visible, and the meridians and acupoints are surging with great power, which is much stronger than those Qi Hai realm warriors Luo Xiu has seen.

Xiantian realm!

Luo Xiu can completely conclude that the old man in white shirt in front of him is a martial artist of Xiantian realm!

Not only that, this old man looks familiar, it is the old man who gave him the assessment in the Hunter Guild.

Obviously, this old man not only serves in the Hunter Guild, but also is an elder of Qingyun Martial Hall.

"Student Luo Xiu, I meet the elder."

There are five elders in the Martial Hall. Luo Xiu has only seen the elder who was in charge of the assessment and the elder who guarded the collection of hundreds of thousands of novels. He has never seen the other three elders.

"Luo Xiu, follow me." Zhuang Nantian nodded and said with a smile.

After the voice fell, Zhuang Nantian turned and walked away. Luo Xiu was puzzled and followed him. He didn't know what the Martial Hall elder wanted to see him for.

Following the old man in white, Luo Xiu came to a loft in a courtyard deep in the Martial Hall.

"Sit down." Zhuang Nantian said with a smile.

Luo Xiu didn't refuse and sat opposite the old man.

"I'm the elder of the Martial Hall, Zhuang Nantian. We've met before." Zhuang Nantian spoke first, "You heard that in the novel Zang Bai~Wan # ^^, the third-grade internal skill you chose was the Pure Yang Gong?"

Every martial arts student in the Martial Hall will be registered, and Luo Xiu was not surprised that the other party knew the skills they chose.

"Yes, elder." Luo Xiu replied.

Zhuang Nantian's expression was slightly moved, and he said: "I see that your cultivation has reached the eighth level of body refining, and you have broken through again in just one month. This is not just a good talent. It seems that you have practiced the Pure Yang Gong?"

Seeing Luo Xiu nod again to confirm, Zhuang Nantian suddenly laughed.

"Good, good, good! You can master the Pure Yang Gong in such a short time. Among all the students in the Martial Hall, no one can match your talent for martial arts. Even if you look at the entire Yunlong County, your talent can be ranked in the top ten!"

Zhuang Nantian seemed very happy. He looked at Luo Xiu and said, "In two months, it will be the Martial Arts Competition of our Qingyun City Martial Hall. Do you have confidence?"

Luo Xiu naturally knew about the Martial Arts Competition. The Qingyun City Martial Hall would hold it every year. It was mainly for the elites in the advanced class who were in the eighth and ninth levels of physical training. A ranking was conducted.

The higher the ranking, the better the treatment and reward.

"The student has just been promoted to the intermediate class, and his cultivation has just entered the eighth level of physical training. I am afraid that he can't compare with those senior brothers in the advanced class." Luo Xiu said modestly.

Zhuang Nantian smiled, "You don't have to belittle yourself. With your talent, you can get the attention and training of the Martial Hall. But if you want to get better martial arts skills and more training resources, you need to fight for it with your own strength!"

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After a conversation with the elder Zhuang Nantian of the Martial Hall, Luo Xiu was even more excited.

As Elder Zhuang said, better training conditions require strength to fight for, and every year's martial arts competition is an opportunity to fight for them.

As for those students who don't even have the qualifications to participate in the martial arts competition, the Martial Hall will not give them any resources.

This is the law of survival of the fittest!

Taking a deep breath, Luo Xiu was very confident in himself. With his own strength, it was not difficult to get a good ranking in the martial arts competition. Even if he wanted to, it would not be a problem to get the first place.

Leaving the attic, Luo Xiu went straight to the second floor of the Cang Bai~Wan # ^^ novel, and chose a sword-like martial arts that he had been thinking about day and night, the Thunder Sword!

This sword-like martial arts focuses on speed. As the saying goes, the world's martial arts can only be broken by speed. When the sword is drawn, it is as fast as thunder, like a lightning, making the opponent unable to defend and not giving the opponent any chance to react.

There were 1,300 low-grade vitality stones in the storage wristband. After choosing the sword technique, Luo Xiu first went to the weapon shop.

When fighting with Chen Hu, the Qingfeng sword broke because ordinary weapons could not withstand the power of the war weapon.

In the weapon shop, Luo Xiu looked around. A low-grade human-level war weapon had different powers due to different materials and forging techniques, so the price ranged from 300 to 800 low-grade vitality stones.

And among the war weapons, the price of swords was relatively high because most warriors used swords.

A long sword forged with tungsten iron, which was completely black, attracted Luo Xiu's attention.

This sword did not have too many gorgeous and exquisite shapes. The sword body and the hilt were both black, with a simple and primitive flavor.

Luo Xiu reached out and picked up the sword. The sword body was slightly heavy, much heavier than an ordinary long sword. There was a word engraved on the hilt, "Dark".

Then, Luo Xiu used his internal energy to infuse and bless it, and waved it a few times, feeling quite comfortable.

"Shopkeeper, how much is this sword?" Luo Xiu asked casually.

"Sir, you have a good eye. This sword was obtained by other hunters from ancient ruins. It has been identified by the foundry master. The material is special. Even if a human-level top-grade warrior chops it, it can't be damaged at all." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"Oh?" Luo Xiu didn't know whether the shopkeeper was exaggerating. The level of warriors is strictly divided. Generally, low-level warriors cannot withstand the chops of high-level warriors. Even if they don't break, they will be damaged.

"But the power of this sword is a little worse. It is relatively ordinary among human-level low-grade warriors. If you want it, you only need 800 low-grade Yuanqi stones." The shopkeeper continued.

"Eight hundred?" Luo Xiu's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "How can a low-grade sword with ordinary power be so expensive? I have seen some swords with power comparable to that of a mid-grade human-level sword, and they are only priced at around eight hundred."

Eight hundred low-grade Yuanqi stones is not a small number. Many Qi Hai realm warriors have a net worth of more than a thousand low-grade Yuanshi.

"Although the power is average, the special material of this sword can withstand the slashing of a high-grade human-level warrior, so the price is naturally relatively expensive." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

In fact, this sword has been here for several years. It was purchased for three hundred low-grade Yuanqi stones at the beginning, and it was also because of its special material.

However, many foundry masters simply cannot identify what kind of material it is, and they cannot smelt it if they want to re-forge it. Therefore, it has been placed here for several years, and no one has ever asked for it. After all, for warriors, the power of a weapon is relatively more important.

However, the foundry master behind the weapon shop thought that this sword might have an extraordinary origin, so he marked a price of six hundred.

The reason why the owner of the weapon shop sold it for 800 yuan was because he saw that Luo Xiu was young. If he really bought it, wouldn't he be able to earn an extra 200 Yuanqi stones?

"Too expensive, I don't want it." Luo Xiu said as he was about to put the sword back to its original place.

"Sir, we can still negotiate the price." The owner's eyelids jumped and he said quickly.

"How about 700 yuan? This price can't be lower." The owner gritted his teeth, as if he had made a very difficult decision.

Although Luo Xiu was young, he was not completely ignorant of the world. As soon as he saw the owner's appearance, he knew that the other party wanted to cheat him.

"I think the owner seems to have no sincerity at all. There are many weapon shops on this street. I'll go to another one to have a look." Luo Xiu snorted coldly and made a gesture to leave.

The owner was a little panicked when he saw this posture. If this customer really left, he would lose all his commission.

"Six hundred! Sir, this is the lowest price this time. If you are still not satisfied, I can't do anything about it."

Although the price of six hundred is slightly more expensive than the ordinary low-grade human-level sword, the special material can withstand the slashing of high-level soldiers, so this price is not outrageous.

Luo Xiu did think that this sword was special. After a little hesitation, he took out the Yuanqi Stone and bought it.

Seeing Luo Xiu buy it, the shopkeeper smiled again.

"It's all black, and there's the word 'dark' on the hilt, so I'll call it the Shadow Sword!" Luo Xiu was quite satisfied, and returned the sword to the sheath and carried it on his back.

This was the first combat weapon in his life, and he was quite excited.

After leaving the weapon shop, Luo Xiu went to the pill shop, intending to buy some pills to help increase the speed of cultivation.

The pills sold in Qingyun City are all first- and second-grade. The Yangqi Pill is an ordinary first-grade pill, which is most suitable for martial artists in the body refining realm. It can speed up the speed of swallowing and exhaling vital energy and condensing internal energy.

In addition, there are other pills for different stages, such as tendon refining pills, bone quenching pills, and blood and qi pills.

Luo Xiu came here this time to buy blood and qi pills. This first-grade pill is most suitable for martial artists who condense blood and qi in the eighth level of body refining.

Just as Luo Xiu was selecting the pills, he smelled a fragrant breeze and heard a voice, "Boss, do you have any Ice Spirit Pills?"

Luo Xiu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in a white plain dress standing beside him, her graceful curves looming.

"Teacher Lu?" Luo Xiu recognized at a glance that the woman with a faint fragrance was the teacher in the martial arts hall, Lu Mengyao.