Chapter 381 The First Stop: Invincible Road
On the huge stage, Xu Jun stood in the air.
This time, the invincible road was carried out completely according to the ancient method.
The first stop was the Seven Stars Taoist Palace on Shuiyuan Star. Xu Jun would defend the stage for three days. During these three days, any student of the Seven Stars Taoist Palace, including graduate lecturers, who had a cultivation level below the Golden Core, could challenge at any time.
Of course, because it was the first of the twenty-one stops, there were relatively many restrictions.
The challenger was required to fight one-on-one, and not to fight more against fewer.
Therefore, Ye Wanqing and others standing under the stage had completely different thoughts.
Ye Wanqing and others from the Natural Taoist Palace were extremely relaxed because they knew they were sure to win.
In contrast, Yu Xueqing and others looked quite ugly. The reason was, of course, because they knew before the start of the game that they were in danger.
Even if the graduate students were included, it would be difficult to save the situation.
Therefore, their moods were very different.
"Dear students of the Seven Stars Dao Palace, I am Xu Jun from the Shuiyuanxing Natural Dao Palace. I will defend the ring for three days today. I hope any senior can give me some advice."
Below, there was a chat, but most people's faces were not very good.
But think about it, people from other Dao Palaces came to their territory to try their invincibility, and arrogantly said that they would defend the ring for three days. What an insult.
If possible, they definitely wanted to rush up and slap this arrogant guy to death.
But unfortunately, they were helpless due to the rules.
Ordinary students were naturally indignant, but the most elite students had long been summoned by the Dao Palace's top leaders and discussed countermeasures.
Even if they knew they were no match for the opponent, they had to go on stage.
If they didn't even dare to go on stage for the round-robin battle, then the Seven Stars Dao Palace would really lose face.
With a flash of his figure, a slender man had already stood on the ring.
The voices of the conversation below suddenly doubled in volume. It was obvious that this man had a good reputation in the Seven Stars Taoist Palace.
"Liu Rui from the Sword School of the Seven Stars Taoist Palace, please give me some pointers."
A row of names flashed through Xu Jun's mind.
Before coming here, Ye Wanqing ranked the best students in the Seven Stars Taoist Palace of Shuiyuan Star in the past hundred years.
Of course, those who have been promoted to the Golden Core are not among them.
For example, Qi Tianjiao, Xu Jun actually looked forward to fighting with this Tianjiao who was qualified to take the invincible road.
But unfortunately, on the eve of Xu Jun's college entrance examination, he had successfully formed a Dan.
Although the sword cultivator Liu Rui in front of him was also on this list, he was ranked at the back. If Xu Jun hadn't had a good memory, he might not have been able to remember it.
With a slight smile, Xu Jun said, "Senior Liu, please."
Liu Rui nodded, waved his hand slightly, and immediately took out a second-level magic sword.
As soon as the sword was taken out, it immediately burst into endless light.
Although it is only a second-level magic weapon, it is definitely the top-notch one among magic weapons, and even has the potential to be promoted to a third-level magic weapon.
At this time, the light of the magic weapon kept pressing forward and swept towards Xu Jun.
Liu Rui knew that he could not beat Xu Jun. In this case, it would be better to use the power of the magic weapon in his hand to launch a surprise attack at the beginning. Not seeking to win, as long as Xu Jun can be embarrassed, it would be a small victory.
Xu Jun smiled slightly, and his sword heart was clear, just like watching a fire from the other side of the river. Any action of Liu Rui, even his thoughts, were under Xu Jun's control.
This is an extremely mysterious feeling. According to the opponent's actions, his intentions and the purpose of doing so can be inferred.
This feeling of having the whole situation in hand makes people very excited.
This is the absolute sense of control that high-level cultivators have when facing cultivators who are far inferior to themselves.
However, the two people who are fighting at this moment are both in the middle stage of foundation building in terms of their cultivation realm.
But their actual combat effectiveness is very different.
He flicked his finger slightly.
Whoosh.
A sword energy suddenly shot out. The sword energy was not big, nor was it much, but the sword flew out, like hitting a snake in the weakest place, and suddenly bounced at the origin of the endless sword light.
So, the onlookers below just saw the sword shadows all over the sky, but in an instant, the sword light dissipated, and Liu Rui, holding the magic weapon, retreated in a slightly embarrassed figure.
Those who had a little knowledge couldn't help but take a breath.
They might not understand the mystery, but they could guess it. And those who really understood it frowned.
A sword energy!
Xu Jun actually only shot a sword energy, but it was stronger than Liu Rui holding the top magic weapon.
Including Yu Xueqing, their first feeling was, how could this be possible?
Such a strong sword energy is comparable to the sword energy of the golden elixir level.
However, they didn't know.
Xu Jun once competed with Ye Wanqing in the Natural Dao Palace in a single sword energy contest.
Although he was slightly inferior in the end, Ye Wanqing was a sword cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core, which was not comparable to a mere mid-stage foundation building cultivator.
Therefore, Xu Jun's single sword energy was strong, even if it was not as strong as a sword cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core, it was enough to be comparable to an ordinary sword cultivator above the mid-stage Golden Core.
Facing Liu Rui, even if he had a magic weapon in his hand, Xu Jun could still break it with one sword.
Liu Rui's face flushed red. He whistled and put two talismans on his body. Suddenly, his aura surged.
With a light shout, the long sword in his hand flew, and countless sword lights bloomed, crushing towards Xu Jun like a blooming crabapple.
The huge crabapple rolled in the sky. Regardless of its power, the effect of its brilliance was at its peak.
The people below cheered. They naturally understood that this attack would most likely fail. But seeing their own students take action, they naturally could not boo.
Xu Jun nodded slightly. At this stage of the middle stage of foundation building, such a method was indeed quite good.
So, he raised his hand and flicked his fingers upwards.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Ten sword qi rushed into the sky in succession, and in full view of the crowd, they rushed into the huge crabapple.
These ten sword qi were not big. Compared with the blooming crabapple in the sky, they seemed to be weak.
In the eyes of the crowd, it was just ten thin sword energies going against the wind.
However, when these ten sword energies rushed into the crabapple, something strange happened.
The huge crabapple seemed to stagnate for a moment, and then it burst apart.
These ten sword energies were like ten sharp scalpels, dismembering the huge crabapple in mid-air.
Just like a butcher cutting a cow, the sword energy flexibly moved in the gaps of the crabapple, moving forward all the way, with almost no obstacles.
"Boom..."
A loud noise came from the sky, and then countless lights fell, and the huge crabapple disappeared instantly.
There was a cry of surprise from below, and many of them sighed.
They actually understood that since Xu Jun dared to take the invincible road, he would never lose in the first game.
Otherwise, this invincible road would be a big joke.
However, when they saw that Liu Rui, who was also quite famous in the Seven Stars Taoist Palace, was easily resolved by others in two attacks...
They naturally understood that this was because the strength gap between the two sides was too big.
When they thought of this, everyone couldn't help but worry in their hearts.
This Taoist Xu Jun was really powerful.
Liu Rui's face flushed, and he attacked again. Every time he attacked, he was very powerful. Among ordinary mid-stage foundation building, his strength could barely be called top-notch.
After all, this is one of the three major Taoist palaces. How could the people who can represent the Taoist palace in the first battle be some shrimp soldiers and crab generals?
But unfortunately, Liu Rui met Xu Jun.
An hour later, Xu Jun estimated in his heart that it was almost done.
Liu Rui was the first cultivator to appear in the Seven Stars Taoist Palace, and Xu Jun must give him some face. It's impossible for him to sweep off the stage as soon as he appeared.
Although cultivators respect strength, sometimes, necessary human relations still need to be a little bit particular.
Xu Jun didn't want to make the Seven Stars Dao Palace his mortal enemy, so he had to be careful when he attacked, and he couldn't just kill them with one sword.
Of course, this was also because the difference in strength between the two sides was too big, and Xu Jun was confident that he could easily control it. If the strength of the two sides was equal, then when Xu Jun attacked, he would definitely go all out, and those who could be killed with one sword would never stay overnight.
With a flick of his finger, another ten sword energies rose into the air.
After these ten sword energies suddenly joined, the sword light, talismans, etc. released by Liu Rui were instantly blasted into a piece of slag, and he himself was intimidated by this great force and retreated dozens of meters directly.
That is, the arena is big enough, otherwise, he would be knocked off the arena directly.
Xu Jun clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Senior Liu Rui, thank you for your guidance."
Liu Rui's face flushed, and he reluctantly returned the salute, saying, "Thank you Daozi for your mercy." After saying that, he turned around and jumped off the ring, spread his legs, and ran away without a trace in an instant.
On the surface, he fought with Xu Jun for an hour and then lost with one move.
But everyone knew what the situation was actually like. And Liu Rui's face was not that thick, so once he was defeated, he immediately ran away. At least, he would not show up before the end of this invincible road ring match.
Xu Jun smiled slightly, turned his head and said, "Which other senior please come on stage to teach me."
The chaotic voices below suddenly stagnated, and everyone looked at him with shining eyes. Many people even rubbed their hands and wanted to jump up to fight.
However, at this moment, someone suddenly came from below.
He was slender and slim, like a long snake. When he appeared, the noisy voices suddenly calmed down and finally disappeared completely.
Xu Jun's eyes turned and his eyes lit up slightly.
The Daozi of this session of the Seven Stars Dao Palace was Zhong Xinyue, whom he had seen before.
This person was also a sword cultivator, and he had cultivated the Hundred Swords Chart.
However, in this challenge, Xu Jun's biggest opponent was not Zhong Xinyue. It was the Daozi of the Seven Stars Dao Palace twenty years ago.
Snake Fairy Li Honglin.
His real name was not this, but after practicing, because he was good at driving spirit beasts, and by chance, he signed a life and death contract with a red-scaled sky python.
So, he changed his name to Li Honglin.
This person is not well-known now, but twenty years ago he was also a genius.
Although he could not be compared with the peerless strongman like Qi Tianjiao, he was also the second strongest person.
Twenty years ago, Li Honglin competed with Zhen Yulian, the natural Daozi of that generation, for the title of the first person in the three Dao Palaces of Shuiyuan Star.
Unfortunately, he failed in the end and was inferior to others, so he retired from the world.
However, the Natural Dao Palace certainly knew his whereabouts.
He was admitted to the graduate school of the Seven Star Dao Palace. When he was a lecturer, he chose a less high-profile way of practice, and he looked like an ordinary person.
However, Ye Wanqing had warned him.
This Li Honglin is definitely one of the trump cards of the Seven Star Dao Palace. If you meet him, you must not underestimate him.
Xu Jun glanced at it and saw it clearly.
This person who suddenly appeared and made people silent involuntarily was this person.
Xu Jun was quite looking forward to it. Could it be that this person would take action next?
However, a figure suddenly came on the stage and said loudly: "Zhenran Daozi, I am...please teach me."
Xu Jun's ears automatically filtered out the other party's name, and he withdrew his gaze with regret.
It seems that if you want to fight with these real top cultivators of the Seven Star Dao Palace, you still have to go through five levels and kill six generals.
After a fist-clasp, both sides exchanged greetings and attacked.
The person who appeared at this time was a physical cultivator. He was holding a huge mace in his hand, and the front end of the mace was emitting a strong blood-colored evil spirit.
Xu Jun was not the kind of lady who never left the house. As soon as he felt this evil spirit, he knew that countless lives had died on this mace.
This was a magical weapon that was almost about to fall into the devil's way.
Of course, in the Immortal Alliance, there are countless means to keep it from falling into the devil's way.
It is almost impossible for a normal cultivator to have such a weapon.
However, if this person often participates in the battlefield outside the domain, then it is not surprising even if the evil spirit on the weapon is twice as strong.
This person is a good fighter.
Sure enough, after a command, this person immediately held the mace and forced towards Xu Jun at the fastest speed.
This posture is just like a madman fighting, without any rules, and winning completely by momentum.
Behind this man, a giant elephant phantom appeared, with its long nose raised high, and it smashed down on his head with his mace.
The cultivation method this man practiced, the top magic weapon in his hand, and the timing of his attack, etc., all cooperated perfectly.
The power of this attack was much stronger than that of Liu Rui before.
Xu Jun felt itchy in his heart.
He could have released the sword energy. If the thousand swords formed a formation, the sword energy alone could crush this physical cultivator.
However, seeing the opponent attack with physical skills, Xu Jun was actually itching to use his skills.
With a light shout, Xu Jun stretched out his hand, clenched his fist, and punched straight ahead.
"Bang..."
The punch was like a tiger, with great force and heavy power.
After a loud noise, Xu Jun stood still and did not move.
However, the seven-star student who had rushed over with a mace in his hand took several steps back.
The phantom of the giant elephant behind him turned into nothingness and never appeared again.
In this round of head-on confrontation, Xu Jun won a great victory.
The physical cultivator stared at Xu Jun with eyes wide open, looking at him in disbelief, his face seemed to be full of surprise of "who am I".
The spectators below were even more noisy.
What happened?
Xu Jun Daozi met him with his physical body, and actually blasted away the physical cultivator of the same level who was holding the top magic weapon.
When the physical cultivator rushed over, it was like a giant beast rushing forward. And when it flew backwards at this time, it was even more powerful, and every step on the ground was a loud noise, shocking people's minds.
"Physical cultivator, he is also a physical cultivator."
Suddenly, someone in the audience exclaimed.
Some people also exclaimed, but some people looked calm, as if Xu Jun's being a physical cultivator did not cause them any fluctuations.
"How can a physical cultivator form a thousand swords into a formation? You must have made a mistake."
"No, this generation of natural Taoists, swordsmanship and physical cultivation, don't you know?"
Many people looked at each other in bewilderment. It was the first time they heard about this.
However, it was not their fault. Although Xu Jun was very famous, the deed that really made these people know was the thousand swords into a formation.
This matter was much more well-known than other things, and it suppressed other rumors about Xu Jun.
So, most people thought that Xu Jun was a sword cultivator.
And now, a sword cultivator and a physical cultivator fought hard with their physical bodies, but they won in the end.
It was like a human throwing an elephant into the air with a wave of his hand, and such a great power immediately received a cry of surprise.
The physical cultivator's face turned slightly pale. They were all physical cultivators, and they immediately understood each other's approximate strength after a slight touch.
Xu Jun's punch actually defeated his attack that had condensed all his strength head-on.
How else can this battle be fought?
At this moment, his heart was full of frustration.
There is actually a freak like Xu Jun in the world. You are a good sword cultivator, but you want to play physical cultivation. You are not giving people a way to live.
He roared and rushed up again with gritted teeth.
Although he knew he was no match for him, he dared not give up in front of so many students.
Otherwise, his name would be nailed on the Dao Palace's shame rack and cursed by countless people.
The only thing he can do now is to attack with all his strength. He doesn't ask for victory, but only for a decent exit.
With a clear sweep of the sword's heart, Xu Jun immediately understood what he was thinking.
With a slight smile, Xu Jun continued to punch.
"Boom boom boom..."
Dozens of punches were passed in succession. At the beginning, the two sides still seemed to be going back and forth. However, after dozens of punches, Xu Jun clearly had the upper hand.
But that man was like the toughest old tree. No matter how dangerous the situation was, he would fight to the death.
After more than half an hour, the man's energy was completely exhausted, and then Xu Jun grabbed his arm and threw him out of the ring.
The man was in mid-air, staring at Xu Jun with a pair of eyes filled with gratitude.
What else can he say after being able to let off steam in public for so long?
In this way, Qixing Dao Palace continued to send people to fight, while Xu Jun stood on the high platform to fight.
Two full days and nights passed, and no one knew how many students and even graduate lecturers were defeated by Xu Jun's sword.
At the beginning, the cheers from the spectators were endless.
But at this moment, the scene became quieter and quieter.
Because everyone has a hunch that Xu Jun will be able to hold on to the arena for these three days.
In the past two days or so, many of the people who took the stage did not even show a trace of embarrassment from Xu Jun Daozi.
It seems that people can win with just a few moves.
This attitude caused a huge blow and damage to their self-confidence.
Xu Jun stretched out his hand a little, and sword energy fell like rain, forcing the enemy in front of him to have no way to retreat. In the end, the sword energy broke through the defense and he voluntarily gave up.
Although after more than two days of non-stop fierce fighting, Xu Jun was still in high spirits, as if he had endless power in his body, and there was no sign of fatigue.
Yu Xueqing sighed secretly. He knew that his only hope was beyond hope. Because, Xu Jun Daozi of the Natural Dao Palace has unfathomable endurance.
He nodded slightly and glanced in a certain direction.
So, the next moment a figure stepped onto the ring.
Xu Jun glanced at it, couldn't help but laugh, and said: "Senior Zhong, you are finally here."
The person on stage is none other than Zhong Xinyue, the current Daoist disciple of Qixing Dao Palace.
Seeing Zhong Xinyue on stage, the crowd finally burst into long-awaited cheers.
In fact, they also know that although both parties are the current Taoist disciples of their respective Taoist palaces, Zhong Xinyue is definitely not as good as Xu Jun.
However, the meeting between two palace ministers is a rare sight, and they will naturally not miss it.
What's more, Zhong Xinyue has an invincible reputation in the Seven Star Dao Palace. What if it breaks out in today's battle?
Even though they knew that the probability was less than one in ten thousand, they still expected a miracle to happen.
Zhong Xinyue gave a wry smile and said, "I'm avoiding the battle this far and making my juniors laugh."
Xu Jun waved his hand and said, "Being able to come here already shows your courage."
Zhong Xinyue chuckled lightly, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said loudly: "Seven Star Dao Palace, Taoist Zhong Xinyue, please give me advice from the Taoist Master of Nature."
According to his temperament, he actually wants to be the first to appear.
However, he was stopped by the instructors in the Dao Palace and asked to watch the battle from the sidelines. It was not until this moment that he stepped forward without waiting for anyone.
Of course Zhong Xinyue understands the painstaking efforts of the teachers.
This is to consume Xu Jun's energy and mana as much as possible, and then recharge his batteries to see if he can win in one fell swoop.
But Zhong Xinyue understood that this was just a beautiful wish.
However, as a Seven-Star Daozi, he could not refuse the goodwill from so many mentors in the Dao Palace.
Now that the two sides were standing on the same competitive field, Zhong Xinyue immediately put away all distracting thoughts.
A light tap of your finger.
Boo hoo hoo.
The sword energy was released one after another, and in an instant, a colorful sword pattern was formed in front of Zhong Xinyue.
Xu Jun smiled indifferently, it was... such a familiar feeling!