Hearing that, Chen Gao and the others grew serious.
Rather than waiting for their wives, the group headed to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect themselves.
"May I ask what business you have with our sect?" A guard standing at the entrance asked the group.
"I'm an old acquaintance of your sect master. Just tell him Nan Xuan has come to visit," Nan Xuan replied.
"Very well. Please wait a moment," the guard said to Nan Xuan.
The guard then entered the Network World and sent a message to his superiors.
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Sect Master, someone below sent word that an old acquaintance has come to visit. He calls himself Nan Xuan," a steward reported to Ning Fengzhi, who sat upon his throne.
Ning Fengzhi raised an eyebrow. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Let them through. Bring them to the main hall."
"Yes." The steward answered.
Outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Please come in, honored guests." The guard smiled at Nan Xuan and the others.
Nan Xuan nodded and walked into the sect.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect really is extravagant. Even the paving stones are inlaid with gemstones." Chen Gao could not help sighing as he looked at the sparkling gems beneath his feet.
"They're rich, after all. Still, they're nowhere near as rich as Brother Xuan. Hahaha!" Yang Tian said with a grin.
Nan Xuan ignored those two fools. They were making him lose face. Yang Fei was the reliable one.
"Hm?" Nan Xuan noticed that Yang Fei's eyes were darting all around as well; he just was not saying anything.
Nan Xuan did not linger on the road, afraid that these few might stir up some kind of trouble.
Inside the main hall.
After Nan Xuan had waited for half a minute, Ning Fengzhi arrived.
"Sect Master Ning, it has been a long time," Nan Xuan greeted Ning Fengzhi as he entered.
"Mr. Nan Xuan, you are a rare visitor indeed. It has been more than a decade since we last met." Forty-year-old Ning Fengzhi looked at Nan Xuan, who appeared to be only twenty-six or twenty-seven, and sighed deeply.
"Yes, we are no longer the youths we once were," Nan Xuan said, echoing Ning Fengzhi's sentiment.
"Ah, don't say that. You look twenty-six or twenty-seven, while I'm already a middle-aged uncle. The difference is rather huge." Ning Fengzhi felt miserable inside. Why was the other man still so young?
"Mr. Nan Xuan, have you stopped appraising treasures and started working on preserving your health?" Ning Fengzhi asked curiously.
Nan Xuan wondered how he should answer that. This man was a little difficult to deal with.
"Sect Master Ning, don't you know that once one's Soul Power Level becomes high enough, one can maintain a certain degree of youthfulness?" Nan Xuan said with a smile.
Nan Xuan did not intend to hide his strength. He guessed that Sword Douluo had to be watching them somewhere nearby. Otherwise, it would be Bone Douluo. One of those two would always be close by to protect Ning Fengzhi.
"That would require at least the level of a Title Douluo. Could it be that you—" Before Ning Fengzhi could finish, he heard the sound of a sword cry.
A white-haired middle-aged man instantly appeared in front of Ning Fengzhi.
"Which Title Douluo might you be?" Sword Douluo asked Nan Xuan and the others calmly.
"Sword Douluo, there is no need to be alarmed. I did not come here with any other intentions. I merely wish to seek guidance from the greatest sword-wielding Sword Douluo on the continent."
"And discuss some matters that would benefit your side as well," Nan Xuan added calmly.
"You also possess a sword martial soul?" Sword Douluo asked doubtfully.
"Not exactly, but I have several sword-based soul skills. May I ask for a spar?" Nan Xuan did not hide it. His martial soul had never been a sword to begin with.
"You do not have a sword martial soul, yet you possess sword-based soul skills. That is truly rare."
After marveling at the novelty, Sword Douluo continued, "Since you are not here to cause trouble, let us have a match. I've been fighting in Martial Soul Glory so much lately that my bones are getting rusty."
"Thank you." Nan Xuan thanked him. Although he was stronger than his opponent, he had come here to learn, so he still needed to be humble.
"Old Bones, stop playing Glory and get out here," Sword Douluo contacted Bone Douluo.
"What is it? Aren't you on duty today?" A figure emerged from space and spoke unhappily.
"There's a young Title Douluo with sword-based soul skills who wants my guidance. I'm worried Fengzhi will be left unguarded, so..." Sword Douluo said somewhat guiltily.
"Oh, interesting. Then let's go take a look." With that, Bone Douluo took Ning Fengzhi through space first and headed to the battlefield ahead of them.
Nan Xuan smiled and removed the concealment effect around Chen Gao and the others, startling Sword Douluo.
Are young people this powerful now? Or have we really grown old? Sword Douluo asked himself inwardly.
After Sword Douluo Chen Xin shook his head, he stopped dwelling on it and flew toward the battlefield with the others.
When Bone Douluo Gu Rong saw that every member of the opposing group was a Title Douluo, he grew tense and watched Ning Fengzhi even more closely.
It seems they possess a soul skill that conceals their strength, Gu Rong thought to himself.
After learning that Nan Xuan was a Title Douluo, Ning Fengzhi had remained silent. The youth who had once gambled on stones with him had already become a Title Douluo, while he himself was limited by the flaw in his martial soul. Alas.
Nan Xuan and Sword Douluo Chen Xin had already stepped into the center of the field and begun a battle of sword techniques.
"Youngster, I'll let you make the first move," Sword Douluo said with a smile.
"Since Senior says so, then I won't stand on ceremony." Nan Xuan did not refuse and summoned his martial soul, the Wireless Router.
"Hm? This martial soul looks familiar." Chen Xin had spent years fighting in the canyon and was extremely sensitive to this martial soul.
After all, these things stood atop the walls on both sides of the canyon.
Sword Douluo felt that something was wrong, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "You're young, but you sure do talk a lot."
Nan Xuan's lips curled upward. He revealed his soul rings and called out in a low voice, "Eighth Soul Skill, Network Sanction."
"What? Two hundred-thousand-year soul rings?" Everyone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stared in shock at the blood-red rings behind Nan Xuan.
In an instant, countless willow leaves and branches appeared behind Nan Xuan before transforming into longswords.
Nan Xuan lightly waved his palm toward Sword Douluo.
"Biubiu." The speeding longswords tore through the air as they slashed sharply toward Sword Douluo.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin cursed inwardly that his opponent had no martial virtue.
"Second Soul Skill, Spirit Sword Protection." Sword Douluo did not dare underestimate him and hurriedly used his only defensive skill.
Countless green longswords shattered Sword Douluo's barrier. Seeing that the attack was about to strike him, Sword Douluo quickly unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill, Power Shaking All Directions.
Nan Xuan's green longswords were greatly depleted by the move. Just as they were about to dissolve into light, Nan Xuan closed his palm, and the motes of light rapidly gathered together to form a giant green sword.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin felt some contempt for his opponent. What kind of request for guidance was this? This was clearly a challenge.
Nan Xuan unleashed his Soul Power avatar. A massive dark-blue figure stood behind him, holding a huge green sword and staring sharply at Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
"Sword Douluo, this soul skill of mine is a little special. You'll have to take this strike head-on," Nan Xuan called out softly.
"Didn't we agree to compare sword techniques? Why are you using soul skills?" Sword Douluo Chen Xin said to Nan Xuan helplessly.
"Yes, we're of the same rank. My sword techniques require Soul Power to use, so how else could we compare?" Nan Xuan replied with a light laugh.
Sword Douluo felt that made some sense. Left with no choice, he also unleashed his Martial Soul True Body. A giant blue phantom appeared behind him, gripping a sword with both hands. Bone-piercing cold swept through the surroundings—Sword Douluo's killing intent, the killing intent unique to the Seven Kill Sword.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Moving Mountains and Filling Seas." Sword Douluo's face carried a trace of excitement as he used the move. He had not encountered such an opponent in a long time, especially one who also used sword techniques.
"Slash!" Nan Xuan shouted excitedly as he swung the huge green sword at Sword Douluo.
The two soul skills collided. The blue Soul Power was gradually swallowed by the dark-blue force, making the outcome obvious.
Sword Douluo took a step back, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Ninth Soul Skill, God and Demon Dual Slash."
Watching Sword Douluo gather his momentum, Nan Xuan chuckled. "So you're finally using your ultimate move? In that case, I'll also show you a little of my strongest sword technique."
The ninth soul ring behind Nan Xuan lit up. He raised his right hand toward the sky, and suddenly, a dark-blue halo appeared in the air above Sword Douluo within a hundred-meter radius, accompanied by an unceasing chorus of sword cries.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Saint Emperor Sword Domain."
Nan Xuan lowered his palm, and countless giant dark-blue swords descended from the halo in the sky, striking the hundred-meter area around Sword Douluo.
Faced with this overwhelmingly oppressive move, Sword Douluo Chen Xin leaped into the air and slashed at the countless giant swords in the sky with his fully charged Ninth Soul Skill.
"Senior, mine cannot be evaded just by cutting it apart," Nan Xuan reminded Sword Douluo. This was currently his strongest area-of-effect offensive soul skill, but it possessed another trait as well: a domain, the Sword Domain.
He had slowly researched and developed this afterward. Since Network Sanction, one of his Eighth Soul Skills, could be split apart, this Sword Domain could naturally be used both independently and in a group attack.
However, those had only been sword techniques and had not achieved the effect of a domain.
Nan Xuan's lips curved slightly upward.
After using his soul skill, Sword Douluo landed on the ground.
The giant swords that had missed Sword Douluo and embedded themselves in the ground began to tremble.
Then they tore free from the earth and flew into the air. The remaining giant swords linked together, forming a Sword Chain, while the shattered fragments of the swords below turned into motes of light that formed chains around Sword Douluo's feet.
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