Chapter 279: Chapter 171: Strong in Appearance but Weak in Reality

Chu Qing watched the few people engaged in combat, his gaze indifferent.

Since Mr. Mei has made his move, it indicates that Die Wu’s trick has eventually failed.

Although he was unclear about what changes occurred throughout the process.

But evidently, the Southern Ridge Iron Sword lives up to its name, contending with that scholar without being defeated.

As for the scholar, he had recovered from his daze, and Ling Fei... is indeed a master on the Evil Extermination List.

The previous posture was clearly an act.

Thinking to himself, yet not rushing to take action.

Inside the arena were three people: Southern Ridge Iron Sword Chen Zhengnan, White Horse Golden Sword Cao Qiupu, and an unknown scholar.

None of these three were ordinary people, and together they fought against Mr. Mei.

Even without Chu Qing, this battle had a higher chance of winning.

He summoned the system, displaying the task before his eyes.

Choosing to accept it, he intended to first observe the depths of these three people.

Under favorable conditions, he could directly end this battle unexpectedly.

Before he could comprehend clearly, he found the scholar who originally planned to charge ahead suddenly shifted his gaze toward him.

Chu Qing froze, instantly feeling that things weren’t going well.

As expected, just as the black-clad woman emerged from the room, she caught sight of the scholar.

The next moment, the woman shouted angrily:

"Prepare to die!!"

Despite her frailty and weakness, she intended to rush forward to chase and kill the scholar.

The scholar was overjoyed at this, then turned and fled.

The black-clad woman gritted her teeth and pursued.

Chu Qing’s face turned dark for a moment...

Not only Chu Qing, but the faces of Chen Zhengnan and Cao Qiupu also turned dark.

This Mr. Mei’s skill is extraordinary; the three can still strike down the scholar together, but now the scholar has fled in battle, chased by the woman.

Only two people remained to deal with him, making the situation somewhat difficult.

Mr. Mei was also stunned, then couldn’t help but laugh:

"The fleeing scholar continues to flee, aren’t you two planning on surrendering yet!?"

Fleeing scholar?

Chu Qing turned his head in the direction the scholar had left, and suddenly realized.

It was him indeed.

One of the Three Immortals of Leisure, the fleeing scholar.

However, he always thought the ’fleeing’ in the title meant that others would flee upon seeing him, yet it turned out he himself was constantly fleeing.

While Mr. Mei was speaking, his hands did not stop moving.

He tapped his finger, facing the sword edge of Chen Zhengnan.

The collision of sword qi and finger force stirred a gust of sword wind, and Mr. Mei’s finger force was like falling plum blossoms scattered widely instead of concentrating on a single point.

Though most of the force was directed at Chen Zhengnan’s sword edge.

Yet there remained finger force around, in a scattered state, encircling Chen Zhengnan.

Fortunately, Chen Zhengnan had Taiheng Sword Intent protecting him, enveloping him in sword qi, making it difficult for the finger force to break through for the moment.

Sword qi danced with plum blossoms, leaving mottled sword marks and deeply etched flower petal marks on the surrounding walls.

These marks were indeed identical to those on Lv Zhi’s wounds.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!!

Celestial Tone resounded, and a Golden Sword flew rapidly.

The sound echoed like a galloping horse, wrapped with sword qi as it forged ahead, tearing the surroundings, creating a momentum akin to a thousand troops charging in formation.

This sword was a technique of the Seven Rhymes Celestial Sound Sword Technique known as Golden Spear and Iron Horse.

The Seven Rhymes Celestial Sound Sword Technique differs from ordinary sword techniques, which typically focus on roles like point, thrust, flick, parry, chop, and hang as the main principles.

Although there are numerous sword techniques in the world, the main theme remains unchanged.

Everything is based on these fundamentals, from which different methods are derived.

But Cao Qiupu’s Seven Rhymes Celestial Sound Sword Technique among them incorporated a versatile Sound Skill.

Thus the main theme lies within, while the Sound Skill plays outward.

The transformation of the Sound Skill is embedded within the sword technique’s change.

Therefore, it results in infinite variations, with numerous patterns.

The Seven Rhymes doesn’t merely refer to seven techniques but encompasses the scale of Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, Yu, and the variations of Gong, Zhi.

Different variations occur according to different musical compositions.

And as cultivation progresses, incorporating different compositions can even stimulate different transformations.

Back then, when Cao Qiupu first learned this technique, it included three tunes: Qing Huan, Flowing Water, and Golden Spear.

He extracted the essence of these three compositions into the sword, achieving seventy-two transformations.

Frequently practicing, mastering them adeptly.

Throughout his years, he also collected scores, attempting innovations, and achieved notable results.

Therefore, the transformations of this sword technique are beyond ordinary imagination.

Even a simple forward thrust, with different compositions, undergoes entirely different transformations, making it unpredictable and undefinable.

Now, as this Golden Spear and Iron Horse technique attacks fiercely, even with Mr. Mei’s profound power like an abyss, he can’t help but approach cautiously.

He rotated his wrist, pressing down with finger force. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

First stabilizing Chen Zhengnan’s Sword Intent, he then gently extended a palm.

This palm, imbued with numerous changes, continuously shifted as it descended slowly... Not only was the palm’s momentum slow, but influenced by its Palm Force, everything around seemed to slow down.

The air became sticky, with a subtle push and resistance emerging.

Followed by an extreme silence...

The wind stopped, the rain ceased.

The long night enveloped, silence pervading the world.

Even the layers of Sound Skill wrapped within Cao Qiupu’s Seven Rhymes Celestial Sound Sword Technique were captured by this ’silence’, the galloping horse vanished, momentum turned invisible.

Returning to simplicity, eliminating all appearances.

Eventually, only the sword remained...

Chu Qing looked at Mr. Mei’s technique, feeling a sense of familiarity.

Thinking again, he suddenly realized it was the Ten Thousand Nights Silent Sea!

The secret technique from the Valley of Myriad Nights, obtained by the Celestial Evil Cult.

Chu Qing had once seen Chu Yan perform it in Celestial Dance City.