Chapter 241 Tianyang City (First Update)

What Shi Xuan did not expect was that the one with the highest talent in swordsmanship among these disciples was not the extrovert Li Bingnan, but the shy Ren Shuiyao. Shi Xuan saw the sharpness and determination in her swordsmanship that others did not show.

So, when they finished practicing, Shi Xuan slowly said, "I am very satisfied with the performance of the disciples. At least everyone knows that they should work hard and never slack off after going down." When he said this, Shi Xuan kept staring at the seven disciples. Their performances were different. Some held their heads high and looked proud, some blushed and seemed a little shy, some had shining eyes and were full of confidence, and some smiled but did not dare to look directly into Shi Xuan's eyes. After a pause, Shi Xuan continued, "However, there are some inappropriate points in your assignment of swordsmanship to each person. Li Bingnan, you should switch with Ren Shuiyao, and let her be the leader of the Blue Dragon Seven Stars."

"What?" Not only Li Bingnan asked in surprise, but others were also surprised. They couldn't figure out why Shi Shishu let Ren Shuiyao, a shy and introverted girl, be the leader of the main attack. Even Ren Shuiyao herself showed an unbelievable look, as if she had never thought about her talent in swordsmanship.

Shi Xuan chuckled and said, "Don't look at the fact that Ren Shijie is a little introverted, but her talent in swordsmanship is the highest among you. Maybe she has a resolute, direct and fierce side in her heart."

Resolute? Direct? Sharp? Everyone looked at Ren Shuiyao's blushing face, and seemed to be completely unable to associate these words with her. It was really hard to imagine that such a little white rabbit would suddenly become a colorful tiger.

However, despite being surprised, everyone believed it quickly, because they all thought in their hearts, what kind of person is Shi Shishu? He is a master of swordsmanship, how could he make a mistake in swordsmanship!

So, on the second day of the drill.

Everyone looked at the green sword light in the air, and its momentum was extremely sharp. They were all secretly shocked. Why didn't they see that the delicate and elegant sister Ren was so sharp in her heart before? Especially Jiang Nianqiao couldn't believe that a friend who had known each other for many years could have such a side. She kept sighing in her heart that people's hearts are too complicated! Many completely opposite personalities are manifested in the same person.

As Ren Shuiyao's last sword turned into a green rainbow, it flew out without turning back, splitting a crack more than ten feet deep on the ground of the performance platform. The disciples under the stage almost bulged their eyes. Although most of this was due to the good flying sword, when everyone saw the amazing effect, they could not think of it, but were amazed at the improvement of Ren Shuiyao's strength.

Ren Shuiyao walked down from the stage, walked excitedly to Shi Xuan, bowed down, and said with a breath: "Disciple thanks Uncle Shi for his guidance. Uncle Shi's kindness will be unforgettable to me." Although she was talented, she was introverted and timid, so it was extremely difficult for Ren Shuiyao to walk on the path of cultivation. Also because of her personality, Ren Shuiyao was often coldly treated and ridiculed behind the back by others, so she didn't have many friends. Compared with a lively person like Jiang Nianqiao, her popularity was much worse.

In this environment, Ren Shuiyao gradually became more timid, less confident, and more afraid to interact with others. Until today, Ren Shuiyao seemed to see a path suitable for her. How could she not be excited and burst into tears? And all this was because of Uncle Shi's guidance!

Shi Xuan looked at Ren Shuiyao. She used to be shy and timid, but now she was shy but confident, like a budding flower slowly blooming: "We are all fellow disciples of Penglai Sect. As your elder, it is my duty to guide you. The most important thing is your own efforts." Then he signaled Ren Shuiyao not to say more, "Okay, everyone has mastered 40% to 50% of the sword skills. Now let's start practicing the sword formation. We have to set off in the afternoon."

The seven outer disciples walked onto the stage confidently. The sword marks on it had disappeared, but they didn't expect that this was the beginning of a nightmare.

After half a day, Li Bing, Jiang Nianqiao, Ren Shuiyao and others were so tired that they almost couldn't stand steadily. They had a total of 17 sword formations, all of which failed. The recovery of spirit in the out-of-body stage was slow, so they became what they are now, but what scared them the most was the expressionless face of Shi Shishu under the stage, which made them uneasy and full of guilt. It was really wrong to disappoint the amiable Shishu.

"Okay, don't be discouraged. It's normal to fail in the first drill, because the most difficult part of this sword formation is coordination. Just work hard in the future. Let's go." Shi Xuan didn't hold out hope, so he wasn't disappointed. When he was heading to Tianshu Peak, he also told them in detail where the coordination failed seventeen times.

These encouraging words made these outer disciples feel that Uncle Shi was a really good person, a respected senior, and completely different from the arrogant, arrogant, and ruthless people in the cultivation world. So they all looked at Shi Xuan with gratitude and admiration.

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Tianyang City in the Southern Barbarian Continent.

Shi Xuan led ten disciples out of the teleportation array and saw the bustling and crowded streets outside. Whether it was the monks and mortals coming and going, or the clothes and dress, they were full of the unique flavor of the Southern Barbarian Continent.

"Banyu, look, that's a real tiger man!" Li Bingnan pointed at a passing tiger man cultivator and said in amazement.

Zhou Banyu also looked over curiously: "Well, tiger head, tiger tail, tiger claws, tiger eyes." This made Li Bingnan's mouth twitch slightly. He wanted to pretend that he didn't know him. It was really stupid!

The tiger cultivator didn't seem to like being criticized. He looked at this side fiercely, but found that there were two Qi-inducing masters, so he gave up the idea and left quickly.

Jiang Nianqiao looked at the fox and cat women and said with envy: "Shuiyao, look, their ears and tails look so cute! I want them too!"

Ren Shuiyao and other women nodded frequently, seeming to agree with Jiang Nianqiao's opinion. Even the two male disciples, Lu Feihu and Jia Song, nodded involuntarily while watching.

Hearing the whispers of the disciples behind them, Shi Xuan and Luo Banshan smiled at each other. Both of them had been to the Southern Barbarian Continent when they were traveling. They only had nostalgia for these scenes but no surprise.

Tianyang City is located in the southwest of the central part of the Nanman Continent. It is the largest city closest to the Luofu Sect. It is surrounded by swamps and has many exotic spiritual herbs and swamp monsters.

Shi Xuan walked out of the city with this group of excited disciples, and then looked at Tang Youqiu. Tang Youqiu immediately took out a boat-shaped magic weapon and threw it into the air. Suddenly, a huge white ship appeared above. There were pavilions and towers on the ship, and the scenery was picturesque, which attracted passers-by to stop and watch, and they all sighed that this group of cultivators had a great style.

"This Baiyun Boat is a famous high-grade magic weapon of the sect. It is more than enough to accommodate thousands of cultivators. And there are dozens or hundreds of stone puppets as chores and attendants inside, which is extremely comfortable." Tang Youqiu introduced to his junior brothers and sisters.

Shi Xuan looked around and said, "Okay, let's all go up. Luofu Sect is still three days away from here, so don't delay." This refers to the normal speed of the Baiyun Boat. If Shi Xuan flies by himself, he will arrive in five or six hours. Moreover, Luofu Sect is opening its gates this time, so Shi Xuan does not need to go to Tianyang City to find disciples of Luofu Sect to lead the way.

Under Shi Xuan's command, the Baiyun Boat dropped down the Qingguang steps, allowing all the disciples to walk up with great ease. As soon as they went up, stone statues and puppets came over. Some took them to their respective courtyards, and some held teacups and teapots... So all the disciples sighed at the spaciousness and comfort of the Baiyun Boat and the exquisiteness and agility of the stone statues and puppets.

"Don't feel relaxed and comfortable. Take a rest and continue to practice the sword formation." Shi Xuan's words with a smile were like a basin of cold water poured on their heads, but it was also their wish to practice the sword formation well as soon as possible, so there was no resistance to laziness.

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Morning three days later.

There were white clouds beside, above, and below the White Cloud Boat. With the north wind in the air, they changed into different shapes. Even if you stretched out your hand from the boat, you could touch those white clouds. Not to mention that when you looked down, the magnificent scenery of the mountains and rivers was something that the outer disciples had never seen before.

However, they didn't have the leisure to appreciate the scenery. They rested when they were tired every day, and practiced the sword formation after a good rest. Finally, they slowly figured out the feeling of coordination, and they kept meditating every day to restore their spirits. Everyone felt that their soul power had increased slightly.

Shi Xuan sat on a wooden bench and watched the seven disciples practice. On the other side, Zhou Banyu was trying to get familiar with the Soul-Bewitching Banner, and behind him were Luo Banshan and Tang Youqiu controlling the White Cloud Boat. Their strength had also been demonstrated in front of Shi Xuan, and Shi Xuan was quite confident in them.

The interlaced green sword lights suddenly merged and turned into a huge green dragon more than ten feet long, shaking its head and tail, and pounced out with extraordinary power. At the beginning, it was fine. The green dragon opened its mouth and danced with its claws in a proper manner, but in the end, the green dragon seemed to have lost control and went straight to the deck of the Baiyun Boat. Shi Xuan waved his sleeves, and seven green flying swords appeared in his hands. It was just some small use of the Yin-Yang Qi Bottle.

"Uncle Shi..." Li Bingnan and the other six disciples looked at Shi Xuan with shame on their faces. After successfully practicing the formation just now, they were so excited that they lost control of the flying swords. If it weren't for Uncle Shi watching, I'm afraid it would cause a disaster. But Uncle Shi's method was really clever. He took the flying sword into his hand without seeing the smoke of fireworks.

Shi Xuan nodded: "You were able to practice the formation so quickly, which was beyond my expectation. Not bad. Some mistakes are inevitable, so be careful next time. Well, we will arrive at Luofu Sect soon, so don't forget to continue practicing in the next two days." Luofu Mountain was visible in front.

Before the disciples could answer, a huge carriage appeared in the distance, the whole body was blood red, and it was pulled by eight blood dragons with distinct scales and horns.