Xu Feng waved his hands and a man walked on top of the stage with a ballot box. The man was wearing a scholar outfit but is very old.

With white beard and white hair, the man jump onto the stage.

But it was her movement that enchanted Xiyun. When he landed it was soundless, like he was drifting among the clouds.

This type of lightness technique is clearly not easily mastered and even harder to train….but the old man flawlessly execute this

Then the old man put the ballot in the middle of the stage and then he jumped back to the ground and then in a few moments the old man disappeared.

Looking at this one of the elders after seeing all this happened in such a fast manner, he screams in excitement.

‘Old Qiao, The Soundless Ghost!’ One of the elder from White Lotus sect yelled but when he said it the old man has already disappeared.

The older elders of course knew Old Qiao.

‘Is that him?’ one of the elder asked looking at the direction where the old man disappeared

‘Who would’ve thought he is on Xiantian Manor!’ One of the spectators said.

Soundless Ghost Qiao is famous during the time of the Two Immortals as an expert in lightness technique.

He could sneak inside your house, rob you all of your belongings and then disappear like a puff of smoke.

But he disappeared for many years already. Who would’ve thought that Old man Qiao is at the Xiantian Manor.

Xiyun then thought inwardly ‘It is true, that there are no weak people in Xiantian Manor.’

Then Xu Feng then said.

Please put their name in the ballot to determine the battle.

A few elders put some parchment inside the ballots and then retreated. Not all people put a name inside the ballot box. Not all here is coveting the manuals especially those that wander in Jianghu.

Those that wanders in jianghu, would not like to possess such precious manual else they lose their life in the treacherous intrigues of the sect and large forces in Jianghu.

Unless, they possess strength like the Immortals, they would do their best to try not to offend the major power in Jianghu.

Since Xiyun has got a few hints about what is going on she intend to watch and at the same time inquire about the Ermeishan sect.

Then Xu Feng asked the crowds.

‘Anyone else?’

No one said anything and he smiles. Then he waved his hand again and then this time that old man appeared again almost like he was there the entire time.

Seeing this mystical technique is enough to make Xiyun admire the old man. To appear without a sound and move without indication, moving like a floating clouds, walking like riding the wind, admiration and awe welled up in Xiyun heart.

The nickname Soundless Ghost is a perfect description for Elder Qiao she inwardly thought.

Then the old man took the ballot and like that heh disappeared again and then for a while there is silence which is then broke by a deep voice resonating inside the courtyard.

‘Xiao Feng of Sun Moon Sect battling Murong Wu of Thousand Sword Sect.’ The voice says this word and the elders of various sect nodded, no question asked.

Their sect cheered and Xiyun smiles. Xiao Feng…the older brother of Xiao De. It seems the elder would be participating.

Xiao Feng is almost the same like his brother. He is muscly but he also has that scholarly aura like the other people in Sun moon Sect.

But people of Jianghu knows that when he is angry he is likely to be seen as a wild animal.

He is charismatic and he has long black hair and his eyes is sharp like a blade.

During the battle of Heaven Peak, he did not participate because he was handling something in the Northern Chu.

From news it is said that he fights the 7 Ghost of Qi and was so domineering that the 7 Ghost of Qi surrendered themselves to the authority.

Murong Wu on the other hand emits this kind of noble aura and his expression is cold and calculating. With one fan fanning his face, he looks noble.

Xiao Feng jump onto the stage from his seat, cracking the stone tiles as he launched himself and landed with forceful impact on the stage as the tile on the stage cracked a bit.

‘Great internal energy’ Xiyun complimented.

Xiyun is sitting on her seat under the tent but some of the elders of the Xiantian Manor is beside her.

They come to her tent because of her invitation and because Xiyun feel lonely to be the only one under such a large tent.

Murong Wu looks at Xiao Feng with his cold expression. He did not even smile, his face has shown no expression whatsoever.

Murong Wu then jumped from his seat but unlike Xiao Feng burst of energy, Murong Wu jump only produce a small gust of wind under his feet but pack enough force for him to fly to the stage, graceful like a fairy and opening his fan he directed it to Xiao Feng and a gust of wind appeared then he landed slowly on top of the stage.

The moment he landed winds scattered about on the stage.

‘Great control of internal energy’ one of the spectator commented. Xiyun nodded.

This would be a great fight she thinks to herself. Xiao Feng has great internal energy but Murong Wu has great control.

Two of them are the geniuses of Jianghu. Xiao Feng is young and so is Murong Wu. Then Xiao Feng looks glaringly at Murong Wu

‘Murong Wu we meet again!’ Xiao Feng said his roar like a roar of tiger. Murong Wu did not say anything only waved his fan as his open fan closed again.

He just nodded.

‘You may begin’ the word resonated again.

Who is the owner of this voice? Xiyun asked herself. Could it be the great ancestor of Xiantian Manor?

Then Xiao Feng he unsheathed his saber. It was a black saber etched with some inscription and a design of a flood dragon.

Then rushing to Murong Wu he unleashes the power of his saber and with one slash the wall behind Murong Wu exploded.

Heat exploded out and the smell of soothing burning could be smelled. Murong Wu has already dodged the strike the moment he saw Xiao Feng unsheathe his saber.

‘Burning Sun Saber!’ One of the elders from other sect recognize the saber. The Burning Sun Saber is one of the treasures of the Sun moon Sect.

It has a very powerful Yang energy inside it, cutting gold or jade like tofu, and almost as famous as the Dragon Slaying Saber on the Ming Continent.

The Dragon Slaying Saber is made from Enochian steel cutting though iron hammer like tofu without making a sound, cutting mountain with one strike, its sharpness is the stuff of legends.

But Burning Sun Saber is also quite formidable. One of the spectators who was near the stage jumped to examine the wall and he could see the stone wall was melting and could smell the charred smells from the walls.

Murong Wu creased his eyebrow but did not say anything.

Even though such weapon is very powerful but the people of Thousand Sword Sect is not worried about Murong Wu.

Murong Wu is very famous as someone who is calm and very calculative.

And even though some of the people in the crowd is anxious for the fate of Murong Wu, the man involved is not very worried.

Murong Wu dodges left and right every time Xiao Feng attacked. Xiao Feng only attack the air, while Murong Wu rides the wind and gracefully moving on the stage, carefree and unrestrained.

His foot movement was truly like walking in water, riding the clouds like an immortal. Each time that Xiao Feng though his strike would hit, Murong Wu would be at another place.

But the weird thing is, that after dozens of attacks, the crowds began to realize even though Xiao Feng attack was powerful Murong Wu is coming closer and closer to him.

Then Xiao Feng screams and with a swoop he unleashes a pure Yang energy and with his single swoop his saber energy cut through 24 tents like it was a twig.

For a moment the tent did not move which baffles the spectator but then when the wind blows, the top part of the tent came down.

Because of the purity of the energy and the sharpness of the saber and not to mention Xiao Feng slice was horizontal, the tents did not fall down upon cut.

Then the rest of tent fall down and even Xiyun had to move out of the way with his teacher lightness technique, the Wind God technique.

Some junior of some school and sect was too late and crashed under the tent.

But because the tent is not heavy there is not heavy injuries only some scratches and wounds.

While they are shocked in their heart of such powerful weapon the battle on top of the stage did not stop for a moment.

Xiao Feng is getting angrier and angrier at Murong Wu.

from the very first moment of their battle on top of the stage, Murong Wu did not once attack him and only decided to dodge him.

The frustrating part even though he is only using dodging skills, the fact remains that Xiao Feng could not land even one strike on Murong Wu.

‘MURONG WU! ARE YOU PLAYING WITH ME?’

He screamed with anger written all over his face. He feels like he is being look down upon by Murong Wu.

Murong Wu did not say anything his face is as expressionless as ever, looking at Xiao Feng like he was beneath him.

It was a look of confidence Xiyun noted. The same look like her teacher. But to Xiao Feng eyes, this look of confidence looks like a face of arrogance.

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So, Xiao Feng attack becomes more erratic and powerful. It was so powerful it was like a storm is brewing on the stage.

But Murong Wu look in his eyes did not change, calm and peaceful.

Now Murong Wu whispered as his hand fan open his fan. As his hand open the fan a bolt of wind blade shout out as he fanned his fan toward Xiao Feng, fast as lightning, ripping the air.

There was only a slight noise but the elders and the expert could clearly see that this technique is very exquisite.

And then Xiao Feng was thrown back a deep slice on his chest, and blood went gushing out from his wound as he kneel down because of the pain.

Murong Wu stopped his movement and is in front of the defeated Xiao Feng his fan is still open and he looks at him with boredness.

Xiao Feng looks at Murong Wu with astonishment. One strike is all he needs to render Xiao Feng powerless.

With white clothes and cold black eyes, Murong Wu looks like a very gentlemanly noble. He did not talk much, he did not do much but he still won.

Fighting without ostentation, elegant and graceful at all moments, using the most minimal force to win.

His technique could be described as effective and elegant.

Then he closed his fan and he turned away from Xiao Feng jumped down from the stage and walked away.

His long white robe flew in the wind, as ethereal as an immortal deity.

Without looking at anybody else, he took big strides towards his sect and then sit down at his seat.

Defeated by a single blow. After a temporary moment of silence, the spectators at the tents exploded into cheers.

The technique was incisive and sharp. If he decided to kill Xiao Feng then today Xiao Feng would die. Strength versus control…and control wins.

Xiyun look at that cold man and remarked.

‘Such a handsome face, too bad his technique is very cruel.’

Xiao Feng looked at his wound and laughed.

‘Today I lost again. One day, I will seek pointers again from you, Murong Wu!’ He said as he gets up.

Even though his blood is spilling with higher intensity he stubbornly wills himself to get up. Throwing his saber on to the ground, the ground shakes a bit.

Then he jumped down from the sage and one of the Sun Moon Sect junior come and helps prop Xiao Feng.

Admirable Xiyun thought of Xiao Feng. Even though he lost he did not grudge the fact he lost instead he treated it as a training.

This man would be an expert one day if only he reigns on his emotions.

‘Murong Wu wi-‘

‘HAHAHAHA’ a laugh suddenly rung out inside the courtyard and outside the courtyard. This laughter even force Xiyun to close her ears but the sounds still penetrate her eardrums.

Then suddenly a man could be seen flying to one of the rooftops near the courtyard standing there loftily, with one sword on his left hip.

He wears a purple robe but it was clearly stained by blood considering the color on his robe right now.

The man was young, lean and has long hair which is tied on the back of his head.

He looked roguish even though he wears a robe and confident. His eyes shined with a glint of madness and the way he stood and the aura he gave off is the same as her master Xiyun thought.

Overbearing, powerful and proud.

‘WHO ARE YOU!’ Xu Feng yelled.

‘Xiantian Manor!’ He screamed and his scream shook the hearts of everyone that is present. Then he shoved down something from a sack and it was a head.

‘Xia Yu!’ Xu Feng said as he looked at the head.

‘You killed Xia Yu!’ Xu Feng said. Xia Yu is Xu Feng senior brother. He was the one who announces the match.

Who would have thought he has been killed by this young man dressed in purple? And not only that, this young man was able to decapitate him….which must mean that this young man must be very powerful.

One of the elders from the Sun Moon Sect then asked.

‘Please tell me your name senior since we have never met. Why did you come to Xiantian Manor and start killing people?’

The young man smiled and showing his bright teeth and then he loomed around and said

‘Why did everyone else come here?’

Xu Feng is looking at the man angrily but since the sun Moon Sect is talking and they even tries to mediate the matter Xu Feng will be patient.

But his hand is forming into a fist. And he is gritting his teeth.It took all of him not to rush to the man.

‘Xiantian Manor acquired a precious manual from the Ming continent. They just simply ask the heroes to come and look at it.’

‘Is that so?’ and the man smiled deviously.

‘HAHAHAHA’ he laughed again and this time like before his laugh could destroy eardrums and like thunders splitting the land.

The man then looked at the direction of the east and then he thinks of something.

‘My name is Dugu Qiubai!’

The young man said and the elders of various sects then remembered the old tales of the old generation that spoke of one of the great heroes during the first formation of Ancient Xia.

One of the heroes back then was a swordsman by the name of Dugu Qiubai.

The Loner Who Seeks Defeat.

The fact that this young man is using his name is truly arrogant. The Elder has died for such a long time and now using that name it is simply ridiculing them.

‘I have grievance with the Xiantian Manor for something they have done during their days roaming the Jianghu. What respectable force in Jianghu? Killing people under heavens like dogs, I Sword Devil will uphold justice and exact vengeance. My grievance is absolutely irreconcilable! Xian Fu, if I don’t tear your body to shreds, then I am not human!”

His voice shook like thunder

Saying this he suddenly fly downward and then attacked Xu Feng with no regard to the sects.

He uses his palm to shot an energy attack to Xu Feng chest killing him instantly. Suddenly the surrounding turns chaotic.

Xiyun was trying to run away as Dugu Qiubai is killing people like cutting cabbages. The others immediately attacked Dugu Qiubai.

Dugu Qiubai then kick a tripod weighted heavy and it hit three people as they exploded into a pool of blood.

Everyone gasped at what happened. Xiyun has seen many powerful fighters in jianghu but never someone of this caliber other than his master.

She knew she had no chance against this monster so she is trying to run away.

Other than her master, Arial Vermont she could not think of a second person that is this man match.

Some people fought Dugu Qiubai with sword but he could counter it like he was the master of sword using his thin sword which has reaped so many souls.

Xiyun was hiding inside a large drum and she poked a hole to see what is happening.

Those that tries to run was killed easily by Dugu Qiubai.

Blood flowed on the tiles courtyard and even after the Xiantian manor elite disciple comes to join they did not gain any advantage.

This man uses hundreds of variations and many forms in his attack. One of the famous figures in Jianghu who uses Saber, Saber Master Jiang Yu was defeated by Dugu Qiubai in merely a few seconds.

Dugu Qiubai counters broadsword, cutlass, large cleaver like it was child play. When people use spears against him he counters it almost effortlessly.

Every weapon that is used against him is useless. He counters all of it like he has learned everything there is about weapons.

Even the heroes who uses their qi is easily countered by him. With 9 stances he was undefeated. With 9 stances he was invincible; his sword flies reaping heads, taking souls.

Xiyun is trembling in fear inside the drum but she tries as best as she can not to make any suspicious movement.

She saw from the pee hole she made that Xiao Feng. Murong Wu, Xiao De, Shun Liang and Zhu Wu all managed to escape aided by their elders and sect leaders.

It is hard to believe that Dugu Qiubai is this powerful; breaking all attacks, countering all strikes, domineering at every move.

Like her master people need to bow under him, invincible with the sword.

For an hour people keep fighting him only to die either by a stab, a strike or by his palm attack.

Some choses to run away. Some succeeded some failed. Xiyun wanted to run to but she knows her capabilities.

The moment she sets out of the drum would be the moment she will lost her life which is why she did not want to come out the drum even for a step.

In an hour, all the people inside the Xiantian Manor was annihilated even the servants and the maids.

Dugu Qiubai did not leave anyone alive. Then for a while there is only the sound of winds and slowly a footsteps could be heard…inching closer and closer to the drum and Xiyun heart was about to explode.

He is coming for me! She screamed inwardly

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