Earth Shakes, Mountains Tremble

Under everyone's gaze, Xiao Changfeng tried a little longer, but in the end, he could only give up.

The Crimson Flame Sword fell back into place.

Xiao Changfeng mocked himself. "It seems that with my talent, I still cannot pull out this Crimson Flame Sword."

The expert from earlier laughed. "Young Master Xiao Changfeng pulled it out one inch last time and two inches this year. In a few more years, you will surely pull it out!"

"If even Young Master Xiao Changfeng, with the bearing of a Divine Physique, cannot pull out the Crimson Flame Sword, then no one else in this world could possibly do so."

The experts who had come with Xiao Changfeng earlier also began speaking one after another.

Xiao Changfeng beamed and humbly demurred for a while before clasping his fists. "I have disturbed you all." Then he turned and left with the group of experts.

Only after Xiao Changfeng had gone did Lu Yiping walk toward the Crimson Flame Sword and stop before it.

The family experts who remained behind to continue comprehending the Sword Wall were stunned when they saw that, just after Xiao Changfeng left, a blue-robed youth walked toward the Crimson Flame Sword.

"What does this youngster want? Don't tell me he wants to imitate Young Master Xiao Changfeng and pull out the Crimson Flame Sword too?" one family expert laughed.

One of the family experts who had accompanied Xiao Changfeng earlier laughed. "Which family is this youngster from? Once he touches the Crimson Flame Sword, he will probably be blasted a hundred and eight thousand miles away by its Sword Qi!"

Such things had often happened before. Many people had tried to pull the Crimson Flame Sword, only to be blasted away by its Sword Qi instead.

Everyone laughed.

Xiao Changfeng had already walked away, but upon hearing the commotion behind him, he stopped and looked back. Seeing that a young man intended to imitate him and pull the Crimson Flame Sword, he shook his head with a smile.

At that moment, Lu Yiping gripped the hilt of the Crimson Flame Sword and suddenly pulled.

The Crimson Flame Sword came free in one pull! Without the slightest resistance!

The instant Lu Yiping pulled out the Crimson Flame Sword and it completely left the ground, an astonishing pillar of flaming sword light shot into the sky. Its fiery glow illuminated the entire Thunder Que Sword Sect.

The countless peaks within the Thunder Que Sword Sect's mountain gate were all dyed crimson by the flaming sword light.

The earth suddenly shook violently, as though a colossal earthquake had struck.

The astonishing Sword Qi erupting from the blade spread between heaven and earth.

A terrifying streak of Sword Qi suddenly shot out. The family expert who had just said Lu Yiping would be blasted a hundred and eight thousand miles away by the Crimson Flame Sword's Sword Qi was struck by it and instantly sent flying, vanishing from sight.

Other than Lu Peng, Xiao Changfeng and the rest were all blasted back again and again by the Crimson Flame Sword's Sword Qi. Some were knocked down by the people in front of them, and chaos erupted all around.

The moment Lu Yiping pulled out the Crimson Flame Sword, Princess Tai Yan, Zheng Yue of the Zheng Family, and the others who had originally entered the assessment hall to undergo the examination all sensed the terrifying Sword Qi filling heaven and earth and saw the fiery red sword light illuminating the world.

"What happened?!" Princess Tai Yan cried out in alarm.

Very soon, a Thunder Que Sword Sect inner disciple rushed into the hall and excitedly reported to the elders inside, "Elders, it is the Crimson Flame Sword! Someone has pulled out Patriarch Yang Dong's Crimson Flame Sword!"

The Crimson Flame Sword had been pulled out!

Princess Tai Yan, Zheng Yue, and the elders in the hall were all stunned.

"Quick, to the Sword Wall!" the Thunder Que Sword Sect elders cried excitedly. They immediately rushed out of the hall and headed for the Sword Wall.

Zheng Yue said, "I wonder which monstrous genius of the sword path managed to pull out the Crimson Flame Sword!"

Princess Tai Yan said, "Let us go as well. We must do our best to befriend such a person!"

The experts of the Wuji Dynasty and the Zheng Family also surged toward the Sword Wall.

Meanwhile, within the Thunder Que Sword Sect's Ancestral Land, Sect Master Song Ning was reporting to Yang Cheng, Chen Hong, and the Thunder Que Sword Sect's patriarchs about the Sword Demon's challenge when he suddenly sensed the astonishing Sword Qi sweeping across heaven and earth.

Then came the earth-shaking tremors.

Song Ning's expression changed. "Could the Sword Demon have arrived?!"

Back then, Sword Demon Xi Lai had been defeated by their Patriarch Yang Dong and fled. Who would have thought that, after so many years, Sword Demon Xi Lai would appear again? A few days ago, the Thunder Que Sword Sect had received Sword Demon Xi Lai's letter of challenge.

Since the fiery red sword light could not be seen from within the Ancestral Land, Song Ning assumed that the Sword Demon had arrived.

Yang Cheng felt the astonishing Sword Qi filling heaven and earth, his eyes flickering. "This is not the Sword Demon's Sword Qi!"

"Come with me and take a look."

Immediately, he and Chen Hong, Song Ning, and the others all rushed out of the Ancestral Land.

When the crowd emerged from the Ancestral Land, they saw the fiery red sword light illuminating heaven and earth.

"The Crimson Flame Sword's light!"

Chen Hong, Song Ning, and the others were shocked.

At that moment, Chen Hong and the others saw a Crimson Flame Sword Sheath shoot into the sky from the Thunder Que Sword Sect's Ancestral Hall, then fly toward the Sword Wall.

Chen Hong, Song Ning, and the others recognized it at once. It was precisely the Crimson Flame Sword Sheath enshrined within the Ancestral Hall.

The Crimson Flame Sword Sheath had been enshrined in the Ancestral Hall for so many years without the slightest movement, yet now it had flown out of the Ancestral Hall!

Even Yang Cheng could not hide his excitement at this moment. He said excitedly, "Someone has pulled out the Crimson Flame Sword!" His father's Crimson Flame Sword had finally been pulled out!

"Master, let us go to the Sword Wall and see who pulled out the Crimson Flame Sword!" Chen Hong said, equally excited.

Yang Cheng nodded with a smile. "Very well. Bring him to the Ancestral Land to see me."

Chen Hong, Song Ning, and the others saluted, then transformed into streaks of sword light and flew toward the Sword Wall.

At the Sword Wall, the Crimson Flame Sword Sheath flew out of the Ancestral Hall and turned into a stream of fiery red light as it arrived before Lu Yiping.

The Crimson Flame Sword automatically slid into its sheath.

The Sword Qi filling heaven and earth slowly began to disperse, while the fiery red sword light high in the sky gradually faded as well.

Xiao Changfeng and the others, who had been blown into a heap on the ground by the Sword Qi, finally stopped rolling.

After catching their breath, Xiao Changfeng and the others climbed to their feet in disarray. Every one of them stared at the Crimson Flame Sword in Lu Yiping's hand, their faces filled with disbelief.

Everyone could see that this blue-robed youth possessed neither True Essence nor inner force, and that he had a Mortal Physique.

Yet the Crimson Flame Sword had actually been pulled out by this blue-robed youth, who did not possess a trace of True Essence or inner force!

Xiao Changfeng looked at Lu Yiping, his brows furrowing.

Many experts at the scene stared at the Crimson Flame Sword, their eyes burning with desire. This was the sword of Yang Dong, the Sword God, from back then. It would have been a lie to say they were not tempted.

Just then, a family elder in the crowd suddenly sprang up and reached for the Crimson Flame Sword in Lu Yiping's hand.