Just as the flame-like saber energy was about to strike the long whip, everyone suddenly heard a sharp whistling sound. The saber energy seemed to collide with something and exploded apart.
There was no shortage of experts present. Those with sharp eyes had already seen that what struck the saber energy was a leaf. Although the leaf was quickly burned to ashes by the Burning Wood Saber Technique's flames, many people had still seen it clearly.
"To destroy Xu Zhu's saber energy with nothing but a leaf—could this truly be the legendary Flying Flowers and Falling Leaves, where anything could wound a man? No, many people here can use flowers and leaves to injure others, but reaching this level is extraordinarily difficult." This was the thought in nearly everyone's mind.
"Sword energy. That leaf had sword energy attached to it, which was why it could scatter Xu Zhu's saber energy." Xuan Cheng and several of the foremost experts present quickly understood and instinctively looked toward the direction from which the sword energy had come.
Song Qingshu had already climbed down from the tree and slowly walked toward the center of the clearing. "Everyone, it has been a long time." He had Zhao Min remain in the tree to keep her from getting hurt if fighting broke out. Shaolin had the advantage in numbers, and if things truly turned violent, he might not be able to protect her.
"Song Qingshu!" When the Shaolin monks saw him, their expressions changed. The relationship between both sides had never been friendly, and they had clashed many times over the past two years. Though none of those conflicts had reached the point of a fight to the death, they had come close.
"Greetings, Masters." Song Qingshu smiled at the monks. Given their respective positions—one ruling