"Clang!"
"Clang!"
High in the sky, above the nine heavens, the wind surged, and sword qi crisscrossed for hundreds of meters. A flock of birds instantly turned into blood mist, their fallen remains turning to ash!
"Is this truly just a battle between two people?"
Nangong Pushi's heart was shocked. She was currently only at the first-grade realm, with a long way to go to reach Li Chungang's current Heavenly Phenomenon realm.
Li Chungang had naturally been in the Land Immortal realm before, but because he had killed his beloved woman, Lu Pao'er, and lost his way in the sword dao, he had severed an arm during his duel with Sui Xiegou, his realm regressing to the Heavenly Phenomenon realm. However, regardless of realm, Li Chungang's true combat power was sufficient to reach the Land Immortal realm.
Just like Zhou Yan, whose realm was only at the sixty-fifth heaven, but whose true combat power could fight the Heavenly Phenomenon realm Li Chungang for so long. This was a demonstration of combat power.
Zhou Yan's foundation was too strong. Not to mention his explosive attribute points, he also possessed a complete set of spiritual artifact sets, top-tier cultivation techniques, and martial skills. These were things Li Chungang lacked.
Coupled with the buffs from his territory, his combat power was naturally formidable.
If Li Chungang were to join Zhou Yan's territory, his combat power would surely increase by at least one or two times. This was the difference between a lord and a non-lord.
The two fought fiercely, changing the color of the sky and earth, attracting the curiosity of everyone in Lingzhou City, who wondered what was happening here.
Li Chungang looked at the sky, then stopped. Zhou Yan also ceased his attack.
Li Chungang laughed heartily, "The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, each generation surpasses the last. It seems I am truly old."
"Sword God Li, you shouldn't be so humble. You haven't shown your true strength. If you had unleashed your full power, I would surely not be your opponent." Zhou Yan knew very well that he couldn't defeat the other party now, but if Li Chungang wanted to keep him, it would be impossible.
"Haha, you young man must have many more tricks up your sleeve," Li Chungang said.
"Actually, Sword God Li's severed arm is not impossible to regrow," Zhou Yan said something that made Li Chungang dumbfounded.
"How is this possible? Even the God of Medicine cannot regrow a severed arm." Li Chungang thought Zhou Yan was joking, but seeing his serious expression, he began to hesitate.
"If Sword God Li believes me, after you fight Wang Xianzhi, leave with me, and I can make your severed arm regrow." Zhou Yan began his recruitment again.
"Are you telling the truth?" Li Chungang still found it hard to believe.
"Haha, of course. I, Zhou Yan, never lie." Zhou Yan was indeed not lying. Although the martial power in this world was quite high, those precious items had not been displayed.
"Alright, I'll come and see then." Li Chungang nodded. If his severed arm could truly regrow, Li Chungang would naturally not wish to be a one-armed hero.
Zhou Yan chuckled internally upon hearing the prompt. He had now secured two individuals, and moreover, it was Li Chungang, the strongest fighter in Xue Zhong. He was very pleased. Who should he recruit next?
Returning to the manor, Zhou Yan patiently awaited Xu Fengnian's departure. During this time, Zhou Yan exchanged insights with Li Chungang and Nangong Pushi daily, benefiting both greatly.
Nangong Pushi even showed signs of an impending breakthrough. Li Chungang commented on them, "Truly a monstrous pair!"
The following spring, Xu Fengnian prepared to set off. Xu Xiao had Qingniao, Wei Shuyang (Grandpa Wei), and Shu Xiu all come. Jiang Ni and Yu Youwei also joined, as did Lin Tanjia, whose real name was Lü Qiantang.
In addition to them, there were naturally Zhou Yan and Li Chungang. Nangong Pushi was on the verge of a breakthrough and remained at Tingchao Pavilion.
Zhou Yan did not travel in the same carriage as Xu Fengnian and the others. Instead, he shared a carriage with Yu Youwei.
Yu Youwei looked at Zhou Yan with great curiosity and asked, "Why aren't you in the same carriage as them?"
"It's too crowded," Zhou Yan replied.
"Oh." Yu Youwei shifted to the side.
Zhou Yan chatted with Yu Youwei along the way. This woman was destined to leave with him sooner or later.
After traveling for a day, it rained the next. Furthermore, the Hidden General in Red Armor appeared. Zhou Yan knew this was sent by Zhao Yu. When everyone else was unable to deal with the red armor, Xu Fengnian finally couldn't help but say to Zhou Yan, "Brother Zhou Yan, why don't you make a move?"
"Alright!"
Since Li Chungang wouldn't intervene, he had to trouble him. Zhou Yan flew out directly, his spiritual power radiating outwards, making the rainwater unable to touch him. He then held his Duan Yun, condensed a sword qi, and slashed it towards the person in red armor.
"Boom!"
The impenetrable person in red armor was thus cleaved in two by Zhou Yan, leaving Zhao Yu in the distance dumbfounded, exclaiming, "Holy cow! This young man is so powerful, to have even cleaved the Hidden General in Red Armor in half. This is too terrifying!"
Everyone admired Zhou Yan greatly. Only Li Chungang remarked, "It's alright. There are still three more of these red armors in the forest."
"Who exactly are you?" Xu Fengnian also realized that the old man was extraordinary.
"Li Chungang!" Li Chungang replied.
"What! You are the Sword God Li Chungang!"
Everyone was shocked, never expecting him to be the renowned Sword God Li Chungang.
Subsequently, Zhou Yan looked in the direction of Zhao Yu, scaring him into a hasty retreat. He dared not appear easily again.
Xu Fengnian soon arrived at the first stop, Qingcheng Mountain. Zhou Yan then watched the situation unfold. Xu Fengnian entered, and Li Chungang followed with Jiang Ni into the mountain.
After a long while, Xu Fengnian emerged and took away the Great Liang Dragon Sparrow, a gift from his mother.
However, Zhou Yan had already gone to the back mountain and found the pregnant Tiger Kui, knocking it unconscious and collecting it with a prop. Even if he hadn't, the Tiger Kui would have died anyway, so it was better for him to have it.
As for Xu Fengnian having two fewer pets, that was none of his concern. Dafenghg Novel Network.
Xu Fengnian and his group traveled by water to Qingzhou. Along the way, Li Chungang continuously guided Xu Fengnian in his sword practice, praising him but also remarking that he was still far behind Zhou Yan.
This left Xu Fengnian somewhat dejected. However, Li Chungang explained that martial arts prodigies like Zhou Yan were rare, appearing perhaps once in ten thousand years, and that there was no need to compare himself to him. This somewhat eased Xu Fengnian's feelings.
Xu Fengnian arrived at Laoshan Island. Wang Linquan and the others knelt to greet Xu Fengnian. Xu Fengnian told Wang Linquan and his group to rise, acknowledging that although Wang Linquan was not currently in Beiliang, he was still a soldier of Beiliang.
Wang Linquan introduced his daughter, Wang Chudong, to Xu Fengnian and suggested she serve him that night. Xu Fengnian was greatly surprised and quickly refused.
However, that evening, Zhou Yan was practicing his sword when Wang Chudong saw him. Seeing Zhou Yan's elegant and immortal demeanor, she was immediately captivated and asked curiously, "What is your name?"
"My name is Zhou Yan. Do you want to learn martial arts too?" Zhou Yan inquired.
"Yes, can you teach me? Can I become as powerful as you?" Wang Chudong asked.
"Yes, you can." Zhou Yan had not expected to meet Wang Chudong, and upon closer inspection, it seemed this woman could also be taken away.
Afterward, Zhou Yan began to teach Wang Chudong martial arts. Wang Chudong's heart was not on martial arts at all; she was completely drawn to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan didn't mind taking one more person with him and thus began a conversation with Wang Chudong. After this conversation, Wang Chudong's heart was filled with admiration for Zhou Yan.