Chapter 9: The Vigor of the Azure Dragon

  The moon is bright and the stars are shining brightly, this is a rare quiet night in summer.

  In the dark of night, only a few stars shone on the martial arts arena. Yet at this moment, there was someone who was ceaselessly displaying his skills, his figure fluttering and elusive, like reality and illusion, as he leapt and dodged, another burst of sword light exploded from his hand!

  Tang An performed his Six Styles of Killing Sword from start to finish once.

  "Withdrawing sword in frosty moonlight, walking alone in an empty courtyard"

  "The flying sword decides the floating cloud, all the princes come from the west"

  "Brilliant light shines across heaven and earth, thunder rages and cannot be withstood."

  "Three cups of spittle can overturn Mount Tai, five mountains are lighter than a feather."

  "Unaware of the green hills at dusk, autumn clouds darken in several layers"

  "Ten steps kill one person, heart stops but hands don't stop."

  Carefree, agile, surging, heavy, dreamy, persistent.

  Each move has its own specific sword intent and matching moves, but after Tang An finished these six moves, he suddenly stopped there. He didn't know how to make the next move. He only created these six moves, and they were all made with his heart moving freely, not intentionally created. He wanted to find that feeling, but couldn't find it no matter what. He had been silent in the dark night for a long time, and his hair was covered with dew drops, each one sparkling and delicate.

  Suddenly, Tang An opened his eyes. A streak of white light shot from the eastern horizon, and it turned out that the sky had already brightened up a bit.

  "Hehehe..."

  A white horse suddenly ran in from outside and galloped around the martial arts arena. The knight on the horse wore a bright white armor, with a large red cloak behind him, a pair of golden drums and hammers on both sides, shining brightly under the sunlight, majestic and extraordinary, as if a god had descended to earth!

  But Tang An looked at it, and suddenly had an epiphany in his heart. In an instant, the long sword in his hand turned, his left foot Shangqiu acupoint, right foot Shangqiu acupoint, chest Zhongting acupoint, a surge of internal energy surged and flowed.

  Yu Wanli on horseback saw Tang An's action, his figure suddenly paused, his eyes narrowed, and he secretly praised: "Indeed good wit!"

  "Secret Technique! Yunlong Jiuxian!"

  Suddenly, Tang An's figure moved, his foot stepped out, and his body flashed onto the empty martial arts field.

  Like a startled swan, like a startled dragon!

  Suddenly, amidst the flickering, a sword beam suddenly shot out from the void, that one sword was like a meteor outside the sky, crossing the horizon, only emitting a moment of dazzling light, directly shooting at a giant stone over ten meters away. And that giant stone suffered from the sword beam, only to hear a "bang" sound, instantly bursting open!

  "The Seventh Sword": "A silver saddle shines on a white horse, swift as a shooting star!"

  Yuan Wanli saw this, his expression stunned for a moment, then he loudly cheered: "Good swordsmanship! Good lightness!" Afterwards, he raised his twin hammers and said magnificently: "Do you dare to receive Old Yuan's one hammer?" After speaking, he didn't wait for Tang An to respond, and with a sudden movement, the horse was startled by pain and suddenly galloped rapidly.

  "Save Zhao with a golden mace, Handan was shocked first!"

  His hammer emitted an aura of unparalleled dominance. That one strike, the heavens and earth shook, the winds began to howl, and even the sky dimmed slightly. It was as if that single strike could reduce all things to dust!

  The mighty warrior of Tianjing, with a single hammer strike, is incredibly powerful!

  Tang An saw that he was unmatched in his aura, with a hint of the majesty of leading an army. Taking the head of a great general would be as easy as reaching into a pocket! At this moment, his heart was filled with heroic passion, and with his long sword in hand, he let out a loud roar: "Take my sword!"

  Swords flashed and soared into the sky.

  "Boom!"

  After a flash, Tang An suddenly started retreating violently.

  With a single collision, the long sword in his hand suddenly shattered into pieces. Instantly, Tang An felt a suffocating sensation in his chest, and a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth. Just now, he had seen that behind Yuan Wanli, there were flashes of thunder, and the power of heaven and earth was coming, making it impossible for him to resist!

  Yu Wanli took one look at Tang An and saw that he was spitting blood. Instantly, he became very anxious: "Brother Tang, are you alright?"

  Tang Anyun felt a sudden surge of life energy gushing out from the Shangqiu acupoint on his left foot, the Shangqiu acupoint on his right foot, and the Zhongting acupoint on his chest! He was shocked and didn't care that Yuan Wanli was still by his side, hastily sat down to meditate and investigate the condition of these three acupoints.

  It turned out that after he just used Yunlong Jiuxian, these three acupoints suddenly burst out with a strong life energy to replenish the lost energy after his injury.

  After operating for a while, he suddenly found that the life essence emanating from these three acupoints was actually entering his dantian. As he circulated his true qi in circles, he discovered that golden yellow true qi was emitted from these three acupoints, and this golden true qi did not conflict with the Shu Mountain true qi he cultivated, but could even merge with each other. After a while, the true qi inside his body had all turned pale gold!

  Tang An sat on the ground, circulating his true energy in circles until after a long time, the true energy inside his body had all transformed into this pale golden color. Only then did he slowly open his eyes. At this moment, his entire person looked extremely eerie under the sunlight.

  His skin was flowing with a brilliant light. Under his inner vision, he found that his blood and bones were also filled with this radiant light. He moved lightly and found himself more powerful than before. Every inch of his skin was full of strength, and his body seemed to be cast in fine steel, vaguely, Tang An had a feeling of rebirth, and his body became lighter and more agile.

  His body moved freely, and he suddenly used the "Cloud Dragon Nine Manifestations" again. Under the flashing of his figure, he found that the stagnation feeling when he previously used the "Cloud Dragon Nine Manifestations" had completely disappeared. His figure was as fast as lightning, flashing on the square, instantly leaving a trail of residual shadows.

  "Ding~ System Prompt: Congratulations, host! You have excavated the innate True Qi attribute of the Secret Technique Cloud Dragon Nine Presentations, [Green Dragon Vigor], which belongs to a special True Qi. Your host's physical strength and power will be greatly enhanced by Green Dragon Vigor."

  Tang An clenched his fist tightly upon hearing this. He had been stuck at the fifth peak of Tian Ren for several years, and every step forward was harder than ascending to heaven. This time's cultivation breakthrough was a timely help, and he was even more confident about the upcoming trial half a month later.

  Tang An stood up, standing in the empty and spacious martial arts arena. His body shone with a radiant glow, facing the sunlight, emitting a unique luster. Yuan Wanli saw that he was fine, but felt somewhat embarrassed. Earlier, he had gotten too excited, lost control of his hands, and almost injured Tang An, leaving him feeling guilty.

  "Tang brothers, your sword is broken. We won a great victory over the Rongdi this time and captured many good things. I know that General Commander has an extraordinary famous sword called 'Ningfeng'. It was forged from the rare cold iron of Wan Nian, which is hard to find in the world and can cut through anything. Originally, it was meant to be presented to His Majesty the Emperor. But I, Old Yuan, will personally go ask for it, and General Commander will definitely give me face. Wait for me, I'll go talk to him." Yuan Wanli said, patted his white horse, and turned into a white shadow, galloping away.

  Tang An dispersed the inner energy, and the five-colored light on his body gradually dissipated. Just then, someone came to report. This person was the steward of the mansion, one of the few people in the mansion who were not military personnel. Seeing Tang An, he teased: "Young Master Tang, a little girl has come to the door, crying and shouting that she wants to see you. She even threatened us, saying that if we don't let her see you, she'll steal all the valuable things in the Nian Mansion. Our general has never been wealthy, and our days are already difficult, but with her threats, this old slave can't take it."

  Tang An thought of the visitor and also burst out laughing: "It must be my sister coming to look for me, it's really making the old steward laugh."

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