Lord Shadow

In the cave, as his saber once again going down trying to hack off any part of Xi Feng body, Xi Feng martial uncle is feeling unease.

It is clear that he is on the advantage right now but it could not make him happy. And Xi Feng notices it and he also knows what his martial uncle is trying to do right now

While Xi Feng Martial Uncle tries to hide it, it is clear in Xi Feng eyes that his Martial Uncle is trying to drive him out from this cave.

Like Xi Feng, everyone that is inside this cave right now all believe that inside this there must be some reclusive martial artist that is meditating or comprehending their martial arts.

Xi Feng did not have time to think who that person might be as he could only dodge and dodge the attack without the possibility of counter attacking.

They traded slashes and blows but it is clear that his martial uncle has the advantages. It does not mean his Martial uncle have the more superior technique.

It is just that Xi Feng himself could not bring out the full potential of his swordsmanship. The Flowing Swordsmanship is one of the top three sword technique in the martial art world.

Xi Feng out of everybody knows how powerful this technique was. Ten moves are enough for him to be on par with his Martial Uncle and even his Senior Brother and Sister.

It would have taken him ten years of training to reach the same level as his Martial Uncle but with the Flowing Swordsmanship, ten moves and one year is enough.

That is how potent and powerful the Flowing Swordsmanship is and why it became such an obsession for martial artist.

The legend of this technique has been passed down in the martial arts world for a long time.

The originator of this sword art technique is from an official during the Yong dynasty. His name was Qu Yuan.

He was recruited by then future Emperor of Yong dynasty, Li Yan and follow him into battle to unite the fragmented lands.

While Qu Yuan was an official, he was also a martial artist. When the Yong dynasty unites the land, he returns to his residence on top of the Yong Mountain to live his life in peace.

He never bothers about the worldly affairs of the matter of the dynasty after Li Yan won the world.

He retired from the court life and went to the Yong Mountain to live his life freely

Even though the Emperor have come to the mountain and persuade him to come back to the Court, he did not want to return.

He was titled the King of Chang and he was given honor and was widely respected in the official and military circle both for his aversion to fame and glory, and his military arts.

But while he lives freely and carefree on top of the Yong Mountain, there he found an inspiration for his sword technique.

There, on top of the Yong Mountain he compiled all the swords technique he saw and comprehended when he follows the Emperor in his conquest.

He did not create a martial arts school or sect but he did come down from his mountain to test the sword technique once.

At that time, his age was fifty years old. He challenged all the sword schools in the martial art world that culminated in the Sword Competition on top of the Yong Mountain.

He fought all the sword schools in the martial art world. None of their sword could break his move.

When they thought they have broken his move, it was actually a precursor to another move. From what the legends say, the variation of the sword moves is endless and those who sees it confused.

Without high attainment in sword technique, those disciple of the sword school that gaze upon the many intricacies of the sword move of the Flowing Swordsmanship all had their head feeling terrible headache.

The more they see, the more their heads hurts and some of them even fainted.

The Flowing Swordsmanship is a curios technique. Any breaking move is an opportunity to execute another sword move.

It is not a swordsmanship that could not be broken, instead it is a sword technique that even when broken, could still flow like water, calm and tranquil.

Just cut into it, and it still flows, endlessly and without disturbance.

Most sword technique in the martial art world is created so that it could not be broken.

Like the Xihu Peak school that created the Xihu Sword technique or the Golden Deer Hills sword school that created the Golden Sword Cutting the World sword technique.

Each of those technique was created with its sole purpose for its sword technique to not be broken.

None of them is like the Flowing Sword Arts technique which its sole purpose is to be broken.

That is why when Xi Feng remember that moves he made outside the cave, he felt that kick and that subsequent move with him moving his sword felt like it was the natural move of the Flowing Swordsmanship.

It was a free movement, a moves like he was not thinking of anything, like he is letting his body to move like the flow of water

CLANG!

His sword clashed again with his Martial uncle and Xi Feng is slowly feeling numb on his hand.

His hand is bleeding because of the friction between him holding his grip and the constant force bombarding his sword

It is fortunate that this sword on his hand is a high quality sword, if not it would have already been broken.

Xi Feng blood drips down from his palm, and his hand is trembling

‘Yu Rong!’ Xi Feng shouted. He no longer called him Martial Uncle

Yu Rong look at his former martial nephew and shakes his head

‘You are to honorable and just. You were lucky that you met the Old Dragon Li and learn the Flowing Swordsmanship. You fought the Elder of Bihu Peak and gain instant fame in the martial arts world. Your name in the Martial Alliance is rising while we were forgotten. Xi Feng, Xi Feng. Do you really think the Martial Alliance is a good force? Who do you think plotted against our Heaven and Earth Gate sect?’ Then he laughs bitterly.

‘I wanted to spare your life because after all we used to come from the same sect but you are too stubborn for your own good. Since that is the case, then don’t blame me’ Yu Rong said.

Xi Feng on the other hand was shaken when hearing about what Yu Rong said about his sect.

Xi Feng did feel that there is something suspicious about the massacre of his sect sixteen years ago.

The moment he hesitated, he already makes a mistake.

Xi Feng rhythm slowed for a second, and then his martial uncle sees it. And he would not let go of such advantages.

When he saw that his beat is late for a second, Yu Rong quickly closed his distance with a sudden spurt of speed, arriving almost instantly in front of Xi Feng.

Xi Feng was shocked and he tries to distance himself

He knows that movement technique. It is the One Step Treading the Clouds from his former sect.

Then Yu Rong brought down his saber on him.

Right then and there, suddenly he felt like his entire body had been trapped in the energy stream from the saber slicing down.

He couldn’t breathe but he could see form the corner of his eyes of how his Senior Brother and sister look excited at the prospect of him dying.

It was then that they all heard the sound again. First, they hear the wind swooshing

A sound ripping shriek could be heard as something hit Xi Feng blade. It hits the edge of the edges of his blade.

Outside the thunder suddenly booms and lightning exploded making it look like a day for second. This time everyone could see the stone pebble, shooting to the saber.

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