Start with the fisherman

The Falling Star Blade swung, and each blade no longer emitted a brilliant blade light, but instead a variety of complex artistic conceptions, such as striking the sea, the wind shadow step, and thunder...

Cao Ze displayed all the artistic conceptions he had comprehended, one artistic conception for each sword. Finally, these artistic conceptions merged in mid-air and gathered into a point. With the power of the entire heaven and earth, he blasted towards Ling Xiaoyu in front.

Ling Xiaoyu's eyes narrowed slightly. He was not surprised when Cao Ze imitated his swordsmanship. There was no secret in the eyes of a true master about such skills, but the most crucial trick was not something that could be seen at a glance. This was also the reason why Cao Ze was defeated by him even though he had a higher level of Dao cultivation.

But now, he suddenly felt convinced.

The other party was able to integrate the new techniques into his own system in such a short time, and there didn't seem to be any sense of incompatibility.

This is the insight of a genius!
But giving in doesn't mean you have to admit defeat.

He had already sensed that Cao Ze's Dao Seed realm should be higher than his, but the outcome of a battle was never determined solely by realm.

Feathering and Flying Slash!
Ling Xiaoyu shouted softly in his heart, and some kind of magical power between heaven and earth was aroused, surrounding Ling Xiaoyu, making him seem as if he was about to transcend the world.

Everyone present was a top grandmaster, so they could naturally recognize that it was the energy of Ascension, the unique sword energy of the Ascension Sword Technique. Of course, these special forces of heaven and earth are also called the power of origin!

This has already transcended the realm of grandmaster and has reached the level of Dharmakaya!
No wonder Ling Xiaoyu was able to escape from the hands of the powerful being in the Dharmakaya realm!

With a clear whistle, Ling Xiaoyu rose from the ground, and the sword light cut through the sky, like an immortal riding a sword, slashing straight down with unstoppable force.

Rumble…

There was another roar like the sky falling and the earth collapsing.

The sword light and the knife light were annihilated at the same time.

But this time, Ling Xiaoyu flew backwards and landed back on the first lotus platform.

"happy!"

Cao Ze had not expected to meet such an opponent in the blood pool. His fighting spirit grew stronger, and before Ling Xiaoyu could draw his sword again, he had already rushed forward in person.

Rumble…

The two men kept fighting, and the blood pool roared continuously.

It sounds long, but in fact it was only a few dozen breaths, and the two had exchanged dozens of moves.

But this is enough. Ling Xiaoyu has already performed all of his sword techniques for ascension, and Cao Ze has also displayed all he has learned in his life.

This battle was not a life-and-death fight from the very beginning, but more like a sparring match. So unlike in the past, Cao Ze did not try to end the battle quickly with all his strength right from the start, but instead exchanged a few moves with Ling Xiaoyu.

Now that he has seen all of Ling Xiaoyu's moves, it's time to decide the winner!

Ling Xiaoyu also understood Cao Ze's meaning. He had the same intention. He also gained a lot from the battle with Cao Ze.

Only by fighting with geniuses of the same level can you create brilliant sparks. This is a precious treasure that cannot be obtained even if you fight with powerful people in the Dharmakaya realm, because only a genius can understand the genius's fighting methods and his understanding of the world!

Even the understanding of heaven and earth by the great masters in the Dharmakaya realm could not move Ling Xiaoyu.

But now, he felt that he had been able to comprehend the last move of the Sword Art of Ascension. With this move, he could completely ascend to heaven and create a Dharma body!
The long sword in his hand changed again. Lines of sword energy emerged out of thin air, crisscrossing and covering the entire battlefield. In an instant, Cao Ze felt that he had lost his sense of the power of heaven and earth.

Flying Immortal Sword Formation!

Ling Xiaoyu's lips curled up slightly. This was the reason why he was so confident from beginning to end, and it was also the trump card that helped him escape from the powerful man in the Dharmakaya realm.

During the battle just now, he had quietly left sword energy around him, waiting for this moment to explode.

Boy, you've fallen into the trap!
I'm waiting for the ultimate CD, what are you waiting for?
Cao Ze smiled, this move looks so familiar!

It seemed that quite a few people fell into his hands back then.

Playing this in front of the ancestors who are playing the game of gathering strength is really like showing off one's skills in front of an expert!

Does the light of a firefly dare to compete with the stars?

Boom!

Suddenly, a thunder sounded, and everyone realized that the blood pool was not only covered by blood mist, but also by a large dark cloud that almost covered the entire blood pool!
puff!

Under the terrifying pressure of thunder, the sword energy that made up the sword formation quietly dissipated.

Puff... Puff...

Then more and more sword energy quietly dissipated, and there was naturally no way to block the power of heaven and earth.

puff!

A mouthful of blood spurted out, the sword formation was broken, and Ling Xiaoyu suffered a backlash, suffering serious injuries.

The outcome is decided!

Ling Xiaoyu understood. It turned out that while he was waiting for the CD of his ultimate move, his opponent was also not idle.

It’s not like he’s the only one who has the secret technique of accumulating strength.

The outcome has been decided?

But he still has a sword, and he won’t be quick if he doesn’t use it!

Ling Xiaoyu clenched the sword in his hand, and his eyes regained their firmness.

This move was something he figured out during his fight with Cao Ze. It’s not perfect yet, but if he doesn’t use it now, he’s worried that he’ll never have another chance to use it!

Whoosh whoosh!
The free original power between heaven and earth gathered together madly, and a vortex seemed to appear around Ling Xiaoyu, gathering these original powers around him.

The surging original power brought up gusts of wind. Ling Xiao, who was at the center of the storm, had his feathery sleeves fluttering, his white clothes were whiter than snow, and he really looked like he had ascended to heaven.

Ling Xiaoyu stood on the lotus platform, raised his sword and pointed it diagonally upwards at the terrifying dark clouds in the sky. He understood that his opponent had never been Cao Ze, nor himself, but the sky that suppressed hundreds of millions of warriors!

Today, he will break through the sky and leave.

The next moment, a figure in white broke through the air and soared into the sky.

A sword flies to heaven!
Boom!

A knot of lightning broke out of the dark clouds and hit Ling Xiaoyu.

Like falling stars!

The terrifying shock wave spread in all directions, and Ling Xiaoyu fell into the lake at a faster speed than when he came.

It fell into the lake with a splash, causing ripples to spread out in all directions. There was no sound for a long while and the lake returned to calm again.

Ling Xiaoyu, the sword sect's true disciple who was at the top of the Tianjiao list, feared by all the people in Daqian and had once escaped from the hands of a great master in the Dharmakaya realm, was defeated just like that?

Everyone was stunned, staring at the calm lake, unable to come back to their senses for a while.

Wow!

The clear sound of water was heard, and Cao Ze took another step forward.

He put his hands behind his back, feeling a little regretful. If Ling Xiaoyu was stronger, perhaps he could put pressure on him. Then, he might be able to break through his potential under tremendous pressure and gain greater rewards.

But at this level now, it is still far from enough.

He also knew that such a request was a bit too much to ask, so he didn't think any more about it. He walked up to the first lotus platform and sat down cross-legged.

If the intensity of the blood pool's mental shock is 1, then the intensity on the lotus platform is 100. No wonder even though the third lotus platform was vacant, Yun Che and his men did not move forward to occupy it.

But for Cao Ze, this is just right. This degree of soul shock is just right. It will confuse him but will not hurt his brain, and it can temper his soul.

The stronger the mental shock, the stronger the energy and blood that flow in. Dan Ding Jue turns into a Taotie, frantically grabbing that special energy. The nine dragons in the lower Dantian devour it frantically, and a huge transformation occurs every second.

Quietly enduring the mental impact of the blood pool, allowing it to temper his soul, silently grabbing the special energy from the lotus platform, Cao Ze entered a state of cultivation.

At this moment, the entire core area of ​​the blood pool was in complete silence.

No one expected that a remote country boy, a good-for-nothing who was poisoned and had no hope of becoming a Dharma body, would actually top the list of the Prodigies List!
"Brother!"

Chu Feng, who was sitting on the ninth lotus platform, had an anxious look on his face as he looked towards the lake which had returned to calm. Although they were both from the same Sword Sect and did not have the same master, Ling Xiaoyu and he were indeed brothers and good friends!

Ling Xiaoyu hasn’t come out yet!
But he couldn't move forward. Being able to stand on the ninth lotus pedestal was already his limit, and Ling Xiaoyu fell near the first lotus pedestal, so he couldn't get through at all.

Wow!

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Feng stood up, stepped down from the lotus platform, and walked out of the blood pool. He wanted to leave the blood pool and find the seniors of the Sword Sect to save Ling Xiaoyu.

His action also awakened the others who were in shock, especially the group of older generation ninth-level grandmasters, many of whom turned around after hesitating for a moment.

Wow... Wow...

Among the crowd of the older generation of ninth-level grandmasters, people left from time to time.

They understood their situation. Even if they continued to stay in the blood pool, they could gain some benefits, but it was wishful thinking to forge a Dharma body.

Therefore, giving up the opportunity of the blood pool was not unacceptable to them.

What's more important now is to report back what happened here. It would be best if we could respond when that kid bleeds into the pool, and use our speed to defeat the slow!

……

In the middle of the blood pool, several figures were moving forward slowly and with difficulty.

After each step forward, they had to rest for a long time. Obviously, they were approaching their limit.

"I'll just practice here!"

Taking another step forward, Ye Shijie withdrew his gaze from the front, stood still, and was not prepared to move forward.

"Junior sister, you should be able to go a little further. Don't worry about me."

"We can't get into the core area even if we go forward!"

Qin Yaoguang shook her head. Although her family had used a large number of precious treasures to improve her cultivation, including her body and soul, allowing her to surpass Ye Shijie in realm.

But her improvement was different from Cao Ze's. After all, it was not achieved through her own hard work and was very superficial.

Although he could go deeper into the blood pool than Ye Shijie and gain greater benefits, this benefit was almost nothing compared to entering the core area.

Ye Shijie also sighed a little, and once again looked up at the front covered by blood mist, "The gap between us and him is getting bigger and bigger!"

Qin Yaoguang also sighed, "It's a pity that I can't enter the core area and see my junior brother and those geniuses discuss martial arts with my own eyes."

Coming from powerful families, they certainly knew the situation in the core area of ​​the blood pool, and naturally knew of the existence of the lotus platform. In the past, there had been fierce battles among the geniuses for the lotus platform, and there had even been a dark horse that rushed to the top of the genius list.

"Junior Brother Cao should have entered the core area by now. I wonder if he can get a seat on the lotus platform."

"Junior brother was able to defeat Chu Feng. With his speed of improvement, it shouldn't be a problem for him to stand on the ninth lotus platform."

Qin Yaoguang has great confidence in Cao Ze, "I just don't know if he can go one step further and stand on the eighth lotus pedestal, or even defeat Yun Che and stand on the seventh lotus pedestal."

When you reach the core area, even if the difference is just a lotus platform, the benefits you can get are huge.

Ye Shijie shook his head. "It's hard to say. There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Daqian. No one knows if there are any who are hiding their strength."

“However, with Junior Brother Cao’s rate of improvement, there is still hope for him to stand on the ninth lotus pedestal.

As for the eighth lotus platform, I think it’s uncertain!

The direct gap between each of the top ten on the Tianjiao list may be greater than the gap between humans and dogs.

Therefore, I am afraid there is no hope for the Seventh Lotus Platform."

puff...

Suddenly, a burst of laughter was heard nearby.

"I'm sorry, I'm professionally trained and I couldn't help myself."

The young man who laughed raised his hand to apologize to Ye Shijie and the other man.

It is not difficult to tell from the sword robe on this person that he is a disciple of the Sword Sect. At his age and level of cultivation, he is considered a genius in Donghai County.

Not only him, but many of the warriors around him also couldn't help laughing.

"Brother Yang, you don't need to apologize at all."

Next to him, another Sword Sect disciple said bluntly, "Return the Seventh Lotus Platform. Even if your Junior Brother Cao can really enter the core area, he has to pass the test of our Senior Brother Chu first!"

"Brother Chu has been defeated and rebuilt this time, and his strength has greatly increased. I hope your brother Cao will not regret entering the blood pool!"

Qin Yaoguang and Ye Shijie were both startled. Chu Feng was also a genius. If he could really break through and then stand up again, and his strength would increase greatly, Cao Ze would be in great danger.

When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. Chu Feng will definitely not let Cao Ze stay in the core area easily. They also know that there is a certain risk in being defeated in the blood pool.

"It's a pity that I can't enter the core area to see Senior Brother Chu Feng's revenge battle."

The Sword Sect disciple also pretended to mutter something.

Rumble…

Suddenly, a terrifying roar came from the core area. The horrifying vibration made the entire blood pool tremble, as if the whole world was shaking, and it seemed that the world would break apart in the next moment.

Ye Shijie and Qin Yaoguang's expressions changed instantly. They had experienced such a commotion once before.

In the secret realm of the cave, when Cao Ze fought with the former master of Lingquan Peak, the secret realm of the cave was almost shattered, and the same movement occurred at that time.

But the Blood Pool is a grandmaster-level secret realm, which means that the Blood Pool can withstand any battle at the grandmaster level.

So, could it be that the one who could have caused such a commotion was a powerful being in the Dharmakaya realm who had infiltrated the blood pool?
No, this is impossible!

This is because those in the Dharmakaya realm will be rejected by the blood pool and will not be able to enter at all.

So, someone is fighting with Ling Xiaoyu!

Soon, everyone came to this conclusion. They all knew that Ling Xiaoyu had fought against a powerful person in the Dharmakaya Realm and escaped unscathed.

The only question is, who was the person who fought with Ling Xiaoyu?

Swish!
At this moment, blood mist surged in front, and a figure rushed out from the blood mist at a terrifying speed.

Everyone scattered and avoided him. From the speed of the person coming, they knew that this person was not someone they could afford to offend.

However, this person did not even glance at the crowd. He walked past them without even looking back and ran wildly out of the blood pool.

"It's him!"

“Withered and flourishing fingers, Mo Shang!”

Soon, someone recognized the person.

"The Withered and Flourishing Finger, who is ranked third on the Tianjiao Ranking? Why is he running out of the blood pool with a look of panic on his face? What on earth happened in the core area?"

Everyone was shocked and thought that something must have happened in the blood pool. Combined with the shaking that felt like the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing, everyone couldn't help but panic and hesitated whether to leave the blood pool.

Fortunately, the roar in the core area ended not long after, and everything seemed to have returned to calm again.

However, not long after, another figure rushed out from the blood mist.

"The Three Ultimate Sword Shadows, Chu Feng!"

"It's Senior Brother Chu!"

"Brother Chu, who hurt you?"

The Sword Sect disciples were relieved to see Chu Feng, but they were also horrified when they saw Chu Feng's miserable appearance with torn clothes and blood on his body. They didn't know what terrible incident had happened in the core area.

Chu Feng ignored these fellow disciples and continued to run towards the blood pool without stopping. Time was life, and he had to get outside the blood pool and ask for help from his senior disciples.

shhhhhh...

After Chu Feng left, people continued to rush out from the blood mist in front, all of them were top grandmasters of the older generation.

"Senior Wei, do you know who hurt our Senior Brother Chu Feng?"

Finally, another top grandmaster rushed out from the blood mist. A disciple of the Sword Sect's eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists and spoke loudly.

The peak grandmaster stopped and said that this little elder was his close friend.

As he stopped, everyone in the area looked over. The mystery of the incident in the core area was finally solved! (End of this chapter)