Long Zhanye's Dragon Pearl was the s.p.a.ce's medium, although he shared the s.p.a.ce together with Huo Zaiyuan but he had one more special ability than Huo Zaiyuan — — time manipulation. After slowing the time, Long Zhanye started to teach Huo Zaiyuan how to use the sword. Huo Zaiyuan's capability to grasp the Taoist Sect's sword was good, he didn't need much time. He fully learned five years of sword, matching it with his spiritual silence's third layer gong ti. The Taoist Sect's younger generation couldn't be blocked {?}.

After practicing the sword, they comfortably bathed together and then held each other when sleeping. They slept trough the night till dawn.

Although yesterday's compet.i.tion removed several thousands of people, but the Martial Exchange Platform didn't reduce. Not even two hours pa.s.sed that thousands of disciples were quickly reduced to 400, and those 400 disciples were all known. The lowest one already broke through the heartbeat phase, some reached the second layer of Spiritual silent phase, many the third layer.

Concerning the last 400 people, the sect consented numerous disciples' requests to cut to 10 sites competing together. So they drew lots for the battle. The winner could choose a quota of people to leave for the Dangerous Boundary.

Long Zhanye drew the fifth site, third turn label. Huo Zaiyuan instead drew the tenth site, tenth turn label. As if they wouldn't take turns in the compet.i.tion, the two sat down together on yesterday's seat to watch the compet.i.tion. Compared to yesterday's 'all show and no go', today there was something worth seeing. Hugging Huo Zaiyuan, Long Zhanye picked faults with the sites' compet.i.tions, often making Huo Zaiyuan laugh.

Although the compet.i.tion was intense, but very quickly it was Long Zhanye's turn, and his opponent was a Taoist Sect's Left Palace Hall's heartbeat phase third layer disciple (Jade Void Mountain's Taoist Sect is divided into: Left Palace Hall, Center Palace Hall, Right Palace Hall, Center Palace Hall's disciples are the most outstanding, followed by Left Palace Hall. Huo Zaiyuan and Long Zhanye were both small disciples). The embodied Gu Linyuan (Long Zhanye) was at the heartbeat phase second layer, therefore that Left Palace Hall's disciple very clearly didn't put that 'small disciple' in his eyes. He had a look of despise: "Small junior brother, it isn't that senior brother didn't remind you, take advantage of the fact that the compet.i.tion hasn't started yet, quickly admit defeat and scram"

Long Zhanye was holding the sword, supporting the point on the compet.i.tion's platform. He heard the words full of despise, he gathered his hair. That indifferent expression, that relaxed appearance… it was clear that he didn't take him seriously.

"You… don't overestimate your strength!!" Left Palace Hall's disciple saw that Long Zhanye treated his words as a puff of wind pa.s.sing his ears. He felt that he {Lzy} was looking down on him. He lowered his head and waved his right hand. A little bell with overflowing Spiritual qi appeared in his hand. He pointed his left hand high up in the air to draw: "Since you won't listen to your senior brother's advice, then don't blame me for bullying you!!" A swift and fierce Taoist seal was shot towards Long Zhanye.

"Zé" Long Zhanye looked at that swift and fierce Taoist seal going towards him, he softly hummed and quickly dodged the seal, and then went to attack that Left Palace Hall disciple.

There were two types of Taoist cultivation: the first type was martial arts, the other one was internal energy (like a master of sutra). The little bell that that Left Palace Hall disciple was holding was an internal energy ritual implement. But Long Zhanye didn't understand the Taoist Sect's laws therefore he chose a sword. Martial arts' disciples fought closely, so they had a lot of stamina. The internal energy was a distant battle, the stamina was low. Each had their own characteristics. Obviously people could cultivate both, like the Taoist Sect's legend — — Tianqi {note1}, Taoist Sect's Chief Feng Chen…

{note1: cough cough! I have a loss of memory, what was his name? Tian qizi, Huo Tianqi or Tian Qi?}

The Left Palace Hall disciple looked at Long Zhanye's sword quickly attacking him, his face abruptly changed, he drew a 'Withdraw' and evaded very fast. Long Zhanye wasn't worried when he saw the opponent dodging, he smiled, suddenly turned and attacked the disciple again. On the compet.i.tion site, one could see two people moving quickly, striking and chasing. Of course, this was what other people saw, sitting outside the compet.i.tion platform, what Huo Zaiyuan saw was different: "Truly bad intentioned" he covered his laugh.

Huo Zaiyuan looked at the two quick flas.h.i.+ng silhouettes. Towards Huo Zaiyuan, who was at the Spiritual silent phase, the two people's chasing wasn't quick at all. His eyes were able to keep up with that fast speed, therefore he saw clearly that disciple had a red face and was breathing heavily when being chased by Long Zhanye. Long Zhanye's face was still calm and relaxed as before.

Internal energy gong ti was originally weak, confronting the enemy that close meant to quit {?}. Long Zhanye was afraid that Taoist Sect's higher ups would notice that something was wrong, so he used this chasing method. The two people have moved for quite a long time, that Left Palace Hall's disciple speed gradually decreased. At the same time, Long Zhanye's speed suddenly quickened, he rotated his sword and knocked all the disciple's stamina down with the hilt of the sword. It was followed by a heavy sound of falling on the ground. That Left Palace Hall disciple tumbled on the ground and fainted.

In the meantime, a shout came out from the whole site. After declaring the compet.i.tion's results, that Left Palace Hall disciple was carried away. Long Zhanye just laughed on platform and then went to Huo Zaiyuan straight away: "Darling, I'm amazing, right?" with a demanding a reward expression.

"Amazing" since this is what he wanted to hear, Huo Zaiyuan said it.

Long Zhanye looked at Huo Zaiyuan's serious face, he couldn't help but hug him and kissed a few times on his fair and soft face. His gaze fell on the label that he {Hzy} was grasping tightly: "What's up? Are you scared?"

"È, no… no. I'm just a little nervous" without the past memories, he was just a normal disciple who entered in the Taoist Sect from a young age, and also he has never fought with anyone, so he will inevitably feel nervous.

"Don't be scared, no matter who is your opponent, I believe in little Yuan's strength" Long Zhanye rubbed his {Hzy} soft silver hair.

In the Cultivation Boundary only high ranked cultivators possessed silver hair. Huo Zaiyuan had it from when he was young…

In outsiders' eyes it seemed like the youngster was losing colors, but for Long Zhanye this wasn't true. Yuan and the body united. Pa.s.sing through the cracks back and forth caused him {Hzy} to return to his childhood, so his cultivation was sealed. Only by resuming the memories he would become the first man of the Taoist Sect, but he won't make it happen, he won't let Taoist Sect's people know Huo Zaiyuan's existence.

Only two ranks left: gold cinnabar phase and Yuan phase.

"Zhan… Zhanye?" Huo Zaiyuan called out while looking at the man lost in thought: "What are you thinking of?"

Wasn't he alright a moment ago? How come he suddenly was blank?

"È, no… nothing" Long Zhanye shook his head and then swept a glance at the compet.i.tion site: "Soon it will be your turn, go. I will be right here looking at you"

"En"

…

Enemies were bound to meet on a narrow end, Huo Zaiyuan deeply felt it, because he would never have thought that this time his opponent of the match would unexpectedly be — — Xu Ruoming.

Huo Zaiyuan shut off for five years, it pa.s.sed in a flash when he opened his eyes, therefore, his memories of Xu Ruoming were of five years ago. But looking at the gloomy face holding a long sword standing opposite him, Huo Zaiyuan wouldn't naively believe that his relations.h.i.+p with Xu Ruoming has eased up.

"Heng, Heaven is truly helping me, I never expected that the opponent I drew would be you. Huo Zaiyuan, even if you kowtow and admit defeat, I will definitely not let you!!" Xu Ruoming showed a cold smile. He pointed his sword at Huo Zaiyuan: "Heartbeat phase first layer layer like wants to beat a heartbeat phase second layer like me… what a wishful thinking!"

Towards Xu Ruoming's deep hostility, Huo Zaiyuan felt extremely innocent and helpless. He waved his hand, a silver light flickered and a long sword appeared in his hand: "Right… wishful thinking… I have been thinking wishfully from when I was young, senior brother Xu"

Those gentle words, like a blasting fuse instantly ignited Xu Ruoming's fury. Along with a loud shout, he leapt in the air to attack him.

Huo Zaiyuan didn't retreat and met the opponent head on with the sword. The swords intersected, a formidable Taoist Yuan qi radiated, the compet.i.tion site was flowing with swift and fierce qi. The two swords were extremely quick, intersecting numerous times, but there was no victory or defeat. Facing Xu Ruoming's violent attacks, Huo Zaiyuan was focused. At the same time, he couldn't refrain himself from praising this person's exceptionally good talent. Huo Zaiyuan returned to his childhood, his cultivation already reached Spiritual silent phase third layer and he was personally guided by Long Zhanye on how to use the sword…

Xu Ruoming was able to fiercely strike back even under attack… look at that youngster's ferocious face, his swift and fierce swordsmans.h.i.+p…

He didn't know, but there was a peculiar feeling from the bottom of Huo Zaiyuan's heart. He felt that there were more rooms of development for this guys, he could be more powerful. He was looking forward for this youngster's growth… and also, he couldn't let him win. He narrowed his eyes. Powerful qi erupted from his own body. His hair band broke, the white Taoist robe flew, Huo Zaiyuan combined the two finger of his left hand, the long sword slipped out his hand, circling his body.

Clang clang clang — — some noise, the swords intersected, the powerful qi a.s.saulted Xu Ruoming who was then shot outside the compet.i.tion site.

"Senior brother Xu, you lost" soft voice, exquisite facial features, floating silver hair, white robe fluttering in the wind, the whole body silver circulating, the slender youngster was exuding was one kind of a transcendent being.

At the same time, the Taoist Sect's Chief Feng Chen sitting on a mat witnessed the scene. He abruptly stood up with an amazed expression.

This disciple…