Blade Master

Name: Wang Yue

Bone Structure: Grade A Mid

Talent: Mid-grade Talent [Light Body]

Wang Yue's bone structure was astonishingly the strongest Lu Changfeng had ever seen with his own eyes—a Grade A Mid.

No wonder she was already at the Blood Tempering Fourth Level despite being only sixteen.

Moreover, Wang Yue possessed the Mid-grade Talent [Light Body].

This girl's light-body skill was certainly extraordinary.

Wang Yue stopped just short of completely accepting Lu Changfeng's recruitment.

Soon, a group of more than ten people surrounded Wang Yue as they rode out of the Wang residence.

At the Inner City gates, they joined up with the entourages of several other powerful families' young masters and misses. In the end, a procession of more than a hundred people surged grandly toward the outskirts of Fengcheng.

Their destination was none other than Fengtian Lake, outside Fengcheng.

Fengtian Lake was a freshwater lake thirty li outside Fengcheng. It had a long history and beautiful scenery.

The enormous lake remained calm year-round, reflecting the sky so clearly that it seemed to cradle it tenderly. That was how it had earned the name Fengtian.

The "Feng" in Fengcheng had also been taken from Fengtian Lake.

The group arrived in grand fashion at an open area beside Fengtian Lake.

The fishermen fishing nearby were naturally driven away.

Their servants set up the tents, while the young masters and misses boarded the pleasure boats prepared in advance.

The pleasure boats were extravagantly decorated, with refreshments, fruit, and everything else one could want.

The young masters and misses traveling beyond the city to admire the mountains and water seemed to belong to an entirely different world from the commoners of the Outer City.

As guards, the four of them naturally boarded the pleasure boat together with Wang Yue.

Once they were aboard.

The distance between people drew closer.

Lu Changfeng secretly began examining the bone structures and talents of these young masters.

After investigating, Lu Changfeng made a major discovery: among these young masters and misses, there were several with Grade A Lower bone structures.

There was even one young man whose bone structure, like Wang Yue's, was Grade A Mid!

The bloodlines of these powerful families' descendants had been refined over several generations. Their average bone structures were indeed superior to those of commoners.

Lu Changfeng also made an unexpected discovery regarding talents.

The Ye Family's Third Young Master, Ye Sheng, had a Grade A Lower talent, but he possessed the High-grade Talent [Dark Strike]. Judging from the name, it was probably a talent related to hidden weapons.

Lu Changfeng happened to lack a talent for long-range attacks, so he immediately added [Dark Strike] to his future copying list.

However, the Ye Family was also one of Fengcheng's second-tier families, surpassed only by the Wang Family. He would have to find a way to build a relationship with Ye Sheng so that copying it later would be convenient.

Just as Lu Changfeng was pondering this.

Wang Yue ran into trouble.

The Tong Family's First Young Master, Tong Zhan, was provoking Wang Yue.

The Tong Family was also a second-tier family in Fengcheng. In principle, Tong Zhan should not have dared to provoke Wang Yue.

That was how things appeared on the surface, but in truth, the two held different positions within their respective families.

Tong Zhan was the Tong Family's First Young Master, essentially the nailed-down heir to the Tong Family.

Wang Yue, on the other hand, was the Wang Family's Sixth Miss. Although her bone structure was outstanding, the Wang Family did not have only one promising younger generation.

The Wang Family's Second Young Master was said to have an even better bone structure than Wang Yue!

Taken together, Wang Yue was very likely to be relegated to the Wang Family's Collateral Branch.

That was why Tong Zhan dared to provoke Wang Yue.

By the time Lu Changfeng returned to his senses, Tong Zhan had already challenged Wang Yue to have their subordinates compete in saber techniques.

It had started when a group of young masters began discussing saber techniques.

When Wang Yue voiced her opinion, Tong Zhan had directly picked a quarrel. In the end, it had turned into: Why not each send someone out for a saber-technique match?

The process was childish, but everyone present could see that Tong Zhan was trying to humiliate Wang Yue.

Looking deeper, this was the Tong Family testing the Wang Family's bottom line.

Wang Yue's expression remained calm as she entered the arena, but Lu Changfeng, standing beside her, could still see the faint tension she revealed.

This girl wanted to take that step toward becoming the Wang Family's heir. Her ambitions were lofty, and she had done quite well, but unfortunately, she was still a little too young.

Still, this gave Lu Changfeng an opportunity.

It could be predicted that Lu Changfeng would be residing in the Wang Family for a long time in the future, copying all kinds of bone structures and talents and learning all kinds of martial arts.

Building a good relationship with Wang Yue, the slightly ambitious Sixth Miss of the Wang Family, would be extremely beneficial to him.

At this moment, Tong Zhan's side had already sent out a bald blade wielder at the Blood Tempering Fifth Level.

Lu Changfeng swept him with a glance. He indeed possessed a Low-grade Blade Technique Talent. No wonder that brat Tong Zhan had dared to send him out.

Wang Yue was still agonizing over whom to send.

Sending Mo Tian, who was at the Muscle Tendon Realm, would be bullying him and difficult to justify.

As for the other three attendants.

Shangguan Zheng had dabbled in every aspect of martial arts, but his performance was mediocre.

Liu An was indeed devoted to martial arts, but his specialty was swordsmanship.

Lu Ren

Wang Yue's gaze fell on Lu Changfeng's back. He had a saber and a sword strapped there.

"Lu Ren, are you skilled in saber techniques?"

Lu Changfeng's expression remained calm. "So-so."

Wang Yue's expression dimmed slightly. From those words, it seemed Lu Ren did not have much confidence.

But Lu Changfeng immediately followed with a sentence that lifted her spirits. "However, dealing with this baldie in front of us shouldn't be a problem."

Tong Zhan and his subordinate blade wielder both changed expressions.

Wang Yue could not help covering her mouth and giggling. "Then, Attendant Lu, go ahead and make your move. Let them see whether the Wang Family's saber technique is truly sharper."

Lu Changfeng nodded lightly in response.

Soon, the center of the pleasure boat's deck was cleared, leaving Lu Changfeng and the bald blade wielder from the Tong Family standing opposite each other.

"Old Hu, take his arm off for me! Teach him a lesson for being so arrogant!" Tong Zhan shouted, intending to put pressure on Lu Changfeng.

The moment he said this, Mo Tian shot Tong Zhan a fierce glare without even waiting for Wang Yue to speak.

Although Mo Tian was also an attendant, his cultivation realm spoke for itself. Tong Zhan tactfully lowered his eyes and thought to himself that next time, he had to bring along a Muscle Tendon Realm attendant as well.

"Then let us begin," Wang Yue said softly.

As her voice fell, the bald blade wielder surnamed Hu swiftly drew his saber and slashed at Lu Changfeng. His saber was fast and sharp!

It seemed he had learned a martial art following the path of the Quick Blade!

Lu Changfeng was a step slower. He drew the long saber from his back, suppressing his strength to appear as though he was at the Blood Tempering Fifth Level.

He unleashed the Falling Leaf Saber Technique at the perfected realm. With a light turn, he blocked the bald blade wielder's first slash!

Yet this was only the beginning.

"Ha!" The bald blade wielder roared and began striking repeatedly, each slash faster than the last.

Clearly, this middle-aged blade wielder in his forties had also cultivated this saber technique to perfection.

But who was Lu Changfeng?

Lu Changfeng was an unparalleled blade wielder who possessed the High-grade Blade Technique Talent [Blade Supremacy]!

Lu Changfeng's expression remained composed. His saber moved neither hurriedly nor slowly, effortlessly stopping each of the bald man's attacks.

Not only that, as the bald blade wielder continued striking, he discovered that Lu Changfeng was blocking his attacks with increasing ease.

This was the effect of Lu Changfeng's [Blade Supremacy] talent. From the moment the battle began, Lu Changfeng had already started analyzing the bald blade wielder's moves and attack patterns, then improving the way he used the Falling Leaf Saber Technique to counter them!

The sky was azure, the lake tranquil. On the pleasure boat's deck, the elegantly dressed young men watched in astonishment. At the very center, two blade wielders—one attacking, one defending—fought in a formation that drew every eye.

The scene was fierce yet carried an exquisite beauty.

Lu Changfeng sensed that something was about to be born within the center.