Sword Intent Clash

Qin Huan was worried about how to contact Xu Qing in order to "awaken" Xu Qing's identity.

Now that Liu Yuan has challenged Xu Qing, an idea immediately comes to mind.

His Divine Sense swiftly transmitted a message to Liu Yuan.

Although Liu Yuan's status is not as high as that of a prodigy like Sheng Jingcheng, he is still an absolute core disciple of the Sacred Spirit Church and would never betray it. Therefore, even if Xu Qing's identity is exposed, he will not reveal this information to the Azure Cloud Sect.

However, this information had a huge impact on Liu Yuan.

Was that Azure Cloud Sect disciple with the Quick Sword actually a spy for the Sacred Spirit Church?

One of our own?

At this moment, Liu Yuan was somewhat lost in thought.

Meanwhile, the Azure Cloud Sect disciples immediately objected when they heard that someone wanted to challenge Xu Qing.

"We rarely get to fight in this arena, how can we let Junior Brother Xu keep fighting? Wouldn't that tire him out? No way, I have to go next!" Wang Baole said resolutely. "Junior Brother Xu, get down now, it's my turn."

"I'm not tired, I can still play!" Xu Qing shook his head firmly.

He finally gets a day off, and he still hasn't had enough fun!

"Junior Brother Xu, you've already fought one match, it's time to come down!" Zhang Changshan said seriously. "There are over five hundred people waiting, and you're fighting two matches by yourself, is that reasonable? Even excluding those below the Nascent Soul Realm, there are still nearly a hundred of us... Eldest Senior Brother didn't say how much leave we'd get, we need to hurry back!"

They need to go back to training.

Although the ten-year deadline is still far off, every extra day of training means one more day of improvement.

Moreover, after beating Kong Xiuping so badly, they still need to go back and think about how to deal with Kong Xiuping.

Xu Qing immediately became conflicted.

He's already leaving the stage after only a few strikes?

However, he also knew that this was a rare opportunity, with more than a hundred people waiting for it!

Just as he was hesitating, Zhang Yang's voice came. "You have ten days. Return to the team in ten days!"

Kong Xiuping was focused on enlightenment, and although it was a rather inconspicuous Mirror Image, they felt awkward asking Kong Xiuping to put aside his enlightenment and train the Azure Cloud Sect disciples.

In ten days, Kong Xiuping should have finished his enlightenment.

The eyes of many Azure Cloud Sect disciples lit up when they heard about the ten-day holiday.

In ten days, if everyone is lucky, they might get a chance to fight.

Xu Qing smiled and asked, "I don't have to leave, right...? They specifically want to challenge my Sword Dao!"

"Go ahead and hit me, you're getting off easy!" Wang Baole waved his hand dismissively.

At this moment, Liu Yuan finally came to his senses and stepped onto the arena with a strange look in his eyes.

"Is your Sword Intent 'speed'?" Liu Yuan asked.

Xu Qing countered, "And what is your Sword Intent?"

Liu Yuan smiled and said, "You'll find out soon enough."

Then, he took out his sword.

"Start!"

As Ling Yunzi announced, Xu Qing moved his hand, and a sword light flew out.

Just as Xu Qing's sword light flew out, Liu Yuan's sword swung from his hand, creating a curtain of sword light.

This curtain of swords spread outwards like ripples in the sea.

Xu Qing's sword light landed precisely within this curtain of swords.

Then, Xu Qing's sword, which was so fast it was invisible to the eye, was stuck in that curtain of swords.

Then, the sword curtain swirled, forcibly causing Xu Qing's sword to spin.

Xu Qing frowned, gripping his sword tightly to avoid being swept away by the sword curtain. At that moment, he felt as if his sword was caught in a vortex, constantly devouring and dissolving his Sword Intent.

With both sides at roughly the same level, Xu Qing's Sword Intent was constantly being dissolved and devoured, clearly putting him at a disadvantage.

He wanted to draw his sword, but Liu Yuan's sword curtain had already taken shape, making it not so easy to draw the sword.

While Xu Qing was still pondering how to break this stalemate, Liu Yuan Spiritual Sense transmitted his thoughts to Xu Qing's ears. "Junior Brother Xu, do you still remember the jujube tree near your home? The jujube tree that was planted when you were born is bearing a heavy harvest this year!"

"Hmm?" Xu Qing's face showed a strange expression.

"Actually, your home is on the Sacred Spirit Continent, and you are a member of my Sacred Spirit Church!" Liu Yuan said quickly. "No need to resist, let go! We are on the same side!"

However, he discovered that Xu Qing did not let go as expected.

Instead, Xu Qing's face showed a relieved smile.

"So, I was sent by the Sacred Spirit Church!" Xu Qing muttered to himself.

After their spies were exposed in the Langya Continent, Heavenly Heart Island, and Sea-Heaven Pavilion, the core disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect almost all knew the identities of their respective spies.

Of course, there were a few exceptions, such as Wang Baole and Li Er.

There are also spies from the Azure Cloud Continent itself, such as Cao Ying.

No one seemed to mind being undercover.

Almost all of them are undercover agents, so who are they excluding?

Some people may still be concerned about their families.

For those without family, their only curiosity was about their own identities: which side of the family had sent them to them!

Now, Xu Qing has figured out the problem!

But what about the Sacred Spirit Church?

Should they be expected to give thanks to the Sacred Spirit Church?

This is a calculated scheme; everyone knows it.

"Thank you all!" Xu Qing thanked Liu Yuan earnestly. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have met these fellow disciples, let alone someone like Eldest Senior Brother! Speaking of Eldest Senior Brother, I know how to break your Sword Intent now."

The reason he mastered the Quick Sword was because his Eldest Senior Brother had once said that everything in the world has its own trajectory, and following that trajectory leads to unparalleled speed.

Follow the trail!

His sword began to spin, following the direction of the sword curtain, at a speed slightly faster than the curtain itself.

As his sword spun rapidly, he immediately noticed that the stickiness of the sword curtain vanished quickly, leaving only the Sword Intent that devoured and dissolved.

With ease, the sword broke free from the sword curtain's restraints, and Xu Qing withdrew his sword and retreated.

Liu Yuan was greatly surprised. On one hand, he was surprised that Xu Qing had broken his Sword Intent so quickly; on the other hand, he was surprised that Xu Qing had not reacted at all to the fact that he was an undercover agent.

Shouldn't anyone be thrown into turmoil upon learning of such a thing?

Although he was shocked, he didn't hesitate and immediately unleashed a sword curtain, sweeping towards Xu Qing.

Just as his sword curtain swept towards Xu Qing, instead of retreating, advanced with all his might, thrusting his sword towards the center of the sword curtain's vortex as it spun.

Liu Yuan was fully focused on absorbing Xu Qing's Sword Intent, never expecting that Xu Qing would allow him to absorb Sword Intent and unleash his ultimate sword strike.

The sword emerged from the vortex of sword energy, aiming straight for Liu Yuan's chest.

Faced with such a swift sword strike, Liu Yuan had no time to dodge and instinctively cried out, "It's over!"

"Bite--"

With a crisp sound, a Flying Sword arrived in an instant, blocking Xu Qing's deadly strike in front of Liu Yuan's chest.

"Liu Yuan has been defeated!" Ling Yunzi said with a smile.

Looking at the Flying Sword on his chest, Liu Yuan bowed deeply to Ling Yunzi with lingering fear, saying, "Thank you, Senior!"

He gave Xu Qing a deep look, then jumped off the stage.

Xu Qing then jumped off the stage as well.

He's already fought two matches; if he continues, the others in the audience won't be happy about it.