Chapter 1604 - 1605: Trash Swordsmanship
Lin Chen didn't go directly to Heishui City.
After all, his current strength was too weak. In the video, Hu Liuyi's strength was at least at the Immortal Lord realm. Therefore, Lin Chen's primary task now was to enhance his own strength.
Lin Chen leaped up, landing on the tallest tree in the forest. He needed to find a suitable place to train here.
Soon, the Tianyan Divine Eye was activated, and the surroundings were filled with dense Spiritual Energy.
"There!"
Soon, Lin Chen chose a spot where the Spiritual Energy was extremely abundant.
With Lin Chen's speed, it took about ten minutes for him to arrive at that abundant location.
It turned out to be a spiritual lake, constantly emitting abundant Spiritual Energy.
However, upon reaching the edge of the lake in the woods, Lin Chen frowned. The best spot for training he had found was already occupied.
In the jungle, a young girl was practicing her swordsmanship.
Her movement technique was graceful, and the sword in her hand flew about, creating trails of light and shadows.
Beside her, an old man was stroking his beard, clearly satisfied with the girl's Swordsmanship.
However, Lin Chen shook his head secretly.
Although the girl was practicing her sword skills, she had already noticed someone behind the jungle.
Because she thought the person wanted to secretly learn her Swordsmanship, she kept an eye on Lin Chen.
However, when she saw Lin Chen watching for a moment and then shaking his head with disdain, about to leave, she was immediately displeased.
She was practicing the Xu family's unique Swordsmanship, which was originally a top-grade technique. Unfortunately, due to a fire, only fragments of the technique remained.
Even as fragments, this Swordsmanship was still a high-grade technique.
From Lin Chen's expression, his eyes were full of disappointment and disdain.
"Hold on a second."
Just when Lin Chen was about to leave, the girl suddenly spoke.
Lin Chen paused, stopping his steps: "What is it?"
"Hmph, what are you sneaking around there for, trying to steal my Swordsmanship?" Xu Wei said angrily.
"Sorry, I was just passing by and curiously took a look or two, and I'm not interested in your trash Swordsmanship," Lin Chen said in a deep voice.
"What did you say?" Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Xu Wei's pretty face darkened.
Just now, Lin Chen's expression of disdain had already made Xu Wei somewhat angry. Now, this guy actually called her family's Swordsmanship a trash technique, which was unbearable for her.
The old man beside her was about to stop his granddaughter from being impulsive, but hearing Lin Chen's words, his expression also turned unhappy.
"I said your Swordsmanship is a bit trash, although if it was complete, it would be okay. Unfortunately, it's just fragments, so it's hard to avoid being trash," Lin Chen said with a faint smile.
"Kid, you keep calling it trash, do you have the guts to compete with me?" Xu Wei said angrily.
Lin Chen shook his head: "Sorry, I'm really busy."
Saying that, Lin Chen turned around and prepared to leave.
"Kid, you dare insult the Swordsmanship left by our ancestors and think you can escape so easily? Don't think about leaving."
As she spoke, Xu Wei didn't allow any arguments and turned into a bolt of lightning, charging at Lin Chen.
Seeing this, Lin Chen also furrowed his brow.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Wei appeared in front of Lin Chen, reaching out with one hand, directly stabbing towards Lin Chen's throat.
Seeing the opponent launch a lethal move right away, Lin Chen's gaze also turned slightly cold.
He had just made a comment on her Swordsmanship, and Lin Chen felt his evaluation was very fair, yet this girl directly went for a deadly move, which was a bit excessive.
Lin Chen's footwork changed, and the sword brushed past Lin Chen's neck.
With one missed strike, Xu Wei was momentarily stunned. Then she let out a cold snort, using a move called "Autumn Wind Cuts Leaves" to slice horizontally towards Lin Chen.
"Another lethal move!" Lin Chen's face grew increasingly somber.
There was clearly no deep hatred between him and this girl, yet she kept using deadly moves, which was too much.
Watching the opponent's sword slash towards him, Lin Chen leaped and grabbed a tree branch from the tree.
"Little girl, you refuse to accept your Swordsmanship is trash. Today, I'll show you what true top-grade Swordsmanship is."
As he spoke, the willow branch in Lin Chen's hand danced as he engaged in battle with the girl.
Xu Wei swung her sword, and Lin Chen's willow branch struck out as well.
Xu Wei sliced horizontally, and Lin Chen did the same.
The old man watching the two entangled in battle frowned.
Because he noticed that Lin Chen's Swordsmanship was exactly the same as Xu Wei's.
This guy was indeed secretly learning our family's Swordsmanship.
The old man's eyes filled with murderous intent.
But suddenly, the moves in Lin Chen's hand with the tree branch changed.
"This..."
Seeing Lin Chen's changing moves, the old man's expression immediately shifted.
Just now, Xu Wei could still battle Lin Chen to a stalemate, but once Lin Chen changed his moves, Xu Wei was suddenly struggling to cope.
Although many of their moves were similar, it was clear that Lin Chen's subsequent moves completely overwhelmed Xu Wei.
Swish, swish, swish!
In just a few moves, the tree branch in Lin Chen's hand struck Xu Wei's wrist.
"Ah!"
Xu Wei let out a startled cry, and her treasured sword dropped to the ground.
Lin Chen snorted coldly: "This time, do you admit your Swordsmanship is trash?"
"You..." Xu Wei stomped her foot in anger, but she couldn't say a word.
The old man beside her, seeing this scene, was so excited his whole body trembled.
"This, this is the lost Xu family Swordsmanship!"
Xu Wei was also stunned upon hearing her grandfather's words: "What, wasn't our Xu family's Swordsmanship lost? How does this guy know it?"
This time, the old man couldn't care about his identity any longer and hurriedly chased after him: "Young hero, please stay."
Lin Chen stopped his footsteps and turned back, speaking indifferently: "Do you have more to say?"
The old man, full of excitement, said: "Young brother, do you have the complete Swordsmanship of our Xu family?"
Lin Chen shook his head: "I don't!"
"Hmph, you say you don't, but you were clearly practicing our Xu family's Swordsmanship just now," Xu Wei said insistently.
Lin Chen said impatiently: "I said no means no. Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll go."
"Young brother, if you don't hand over the Swordsmanship, I won't let you leave." The old man's face suddenly grew cold, and an overwhelming aura pressed towards Lin Chen.
That aura suddenly pressed down, and Lin Chen felt like a mountain was crushing down on him. His legs buckled, almost causing him to kneel.
However, Lin Chen quickly stood up straight, channeling a domineering aura.
The old man watched Lin Chen's actions, a smug smile playing at the corner of his mouth.
But suddenly he felt his gaze lock, because he discovered that Lin Chen's body also emitted an aura pressing back against him.
This kid not only resisted my aura but also counterattacked?
The old man's face changed slightly, and with a thought, he increased the pressure on Lin Chen.
However, the old man was shocked to find that Lin Chen's aura was growing stronger little by little, and finally, they were evenly matched.
"How is this possible? This kid is only at the initial stage of the Immortal realm; how can his aura be so strong?" The old man was dumbfounded.