Chapter 134: Testing the Knife

Just when I was about to fall asleep, someone brought me a pillow.

What did Qi Xuansu want to do most after practicing the "Demon Sword"? Without a doubt, it was to test the sword. Unfortunately, this was the Wanxiang Dao Palace, not the Jianghu Green Forest, and Qi Xuansu could only suppress the murderous intent that grew stronger because of practicing the sword.

In fact, the original "Demon Sword" had the intention of killing, but not such a strong killing intent. It should be more of a madness that follows instinctive intuition. However, the Demon Sword that Qi Xuansu learned was the "Demon Sword" improved by Master Ning. Master Ning was known as the "Blood Sword", and his killing intent was imaginable. Therefore, the improved "Demon Sword" had a bit of the meaning of fighting poison with poison, increasing the proportion of killing to offset part of the madness, turning the madness into killing, and striving for a ray of clarity between the conversion and pulling of the two, so it became the current situation where killing and demonic nature are equally important.

It must be said that Master Ning was ingenious. In this way, the lack of extreme madness made the first level of the "Demon Knife" less powerful, but it invisibly matched the second level of the "Demon Knife" to stop the war. Overall, the power of the "Demon Knife" has increased.

This is also one of the defects of the original "Demon Knife", because the "Demon Knife" has been continuously improved and perfected by Song Zheng as he grew from weak to strong. Song Zheng did not have the ambition to rule the world at the beginning. At the beginning, he was just a small figure, struggling in the rivers and lakes. At that time, he was not much different from Qi Xuansu. Except for some thoughts of wealth and honor, he just wanted to survive. The first level of the "Demon Knife" was born from this. Only by being crazy and fearless of life and death can you survive. There is also the intention of climbing up regardless of everything. Anyone who stands in the way must be killed. It sounds a bit naive, but it is the mentality of killing gods and Buddhas. Calling it "Demon Knife" is not slander.

As for the true meaning of stopping war, it is the change of Song Zheng's mentality after he reached the top and became a powerful person. At that time, Song Zheng no longer considered whether he could survive, nor whether he could kill his way to the sky, but wanted to fight for the world. Therefore, the true meaning of stopping killing with killing was born, and the "Demon Sword" began to transform. The yin was born, and the yang was born. It was actually the same as the upright and vast "Heaven Sword".

However, Song Zheng did not intend to pass this skill on to future generations, or he did not have time to think about it, and naturally he would not deliberately modify the first level of true meaning, which also caused a partial separation between the two levels of true meaning. Without the corresponding experience, it is difficult to appreciate Song Zheng's huge transformation from seeking a ray of life, killing gods to aiming at the world and stopping war with killing. If others learn it, they may be stuck between the two true meanings. This is why Sun Hewu said that creating his own unique skills is the most suitable for him.

When Master Kening modified and supplemented the "Demon Knife", he was already sixty years old. Not only did he have a high level of cultivation, he had also experienced many vicissitudes and witnessed the entire process of pacifying the world. Instead, he could look at the "Demon Knife" from a holistic perspective, integrating his own unique skill "Blood Knife" into it, modifying the first level of true meaning, reducing the gap between the two, and lowering the threshold.

This move has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that as long as you can enter the second level of true meaning, you can fight against the "Heaven Knife" and it is easier to keep your mind clear. The disadvantage is that when you are in the first level of true meaning, the power is reduced. Even if you retain your sanity, your murderous intention is heavier, and it is inevitable that you will commit more murderous sins.

For example, when you encounter someone who can be killed or not, you may let him go because of a thought of kindness. After the murderous intention increases, you will kill him without thinking, but you can't say that you have lost your mind. After all, reason itself is affected by emotions, it just depends on who has the upper hand. The "Taishang Wangqing Sutra" is to completely abandon the influence of all emotions and pursue the ultimate reason, while the "Magic Knife" is to let all kinds of emotional instincts dominate themselves over reason, and even amplify them continuously, which is also an extreme.

Qi Xuansu now has no obvious abnormalities in his words and deeds, and even says some polite words. It can't be said that he is irrational. But if someone familiar with Qi Xuansu is here, he will obviously feel that Qi Xuansu is a little different. This is the change brought by the "Magic Knife".

Qi Xuansu also felt this rising murderous intent, and he could only choose to restrain himself, but it is better to block than to release, and restraint is always worse than venting. It happened that Chen Longtu took the initiative to provoke, but he just bumped into his gun.

Wanxiang Dao Palace prohibits private fights, with the exception of Xunyuan, and the premise of private fights is that both parties must agree. Since both of them agree to compete, it is naturally in line with the rules.

The two came from Gen Garden to Xun Garden. This was originally a martial arts training ground. It was here that Grandmaster Ning and Grandmaster Shangguan fought and practiced martial arts. Even though it has now been changed into a residence for alternate and reserve priests, some small training grounds are still retained, which is enough for ordinary people to fight.

It was late at night, and the training ground was naturally empty. The two chose a secluded training ground that would not affect others' deep sleep, and they were on both sides of the training ground.

Qi Xuansu took out "Feiying" from the Xumi object with a calm expression, but he really felt that the moment he held the knife, his murderous intent began to rise continuously, even overshadowing his madness.

An inexplicable impulse forced him to kill the person in front of him immediately.

Chen Longtu also felt Qi Xuansu's murderous intent, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.

He originally thought that Qi Xuansu was a big shot, but he didn't expect that he was just like this.

Provoked by his few words, he became furious and wanted to kill someone. He had no composure at all. With such a narrow mind, how could he accomplish anything?

But he didn't know that this had nothing to do with the pattern, or even Qi Xuansu's temperament, but that the "magic knife" continuously amplified and even alienated Qi Xuansu's various negative emotions, especially after holding the knife and having a sharp blade in mind, the murderous intention aroused. Even if the two of them have no grievances, they can still create a murderous intention out of thin air. If you are not careful, you can even wield a knife against your closest relatives and loved ones.

Qi Xuansu held the knife in his right hand, and the index and middle fingers of his left hand came together and slowly wiped across the narrow body of the knife, which was as clear as water, reflecting Qi Xuansu's eyes.

Qi Xuansu was shocked to realize that his eyes had become bloodshot at some point.

Chen Longtu also took out his own weapon, which turned out to be a big gun.

One inch is longer and one inch is stronger. If one has the same level of cultivation and equal strength, a short sword cannot hold up a big spear.

Chen Longtu looked at Qi Xuansu with his eyes and said in a brisk tone: "Please enlighten me on Quanzhen Tao's 'Wuji Spear'."

Qi Xuansu wanted to say a few words that were neither humble nor arrogant, but when he just opened his mouth, he said with a rather mocking tone: "'Wuji Spear'? I saw Deputy Hall Master Zhang play it before, but it was not as good as her 'Cihang Pudu Sword Code'" ”

Chen Longtu smiled lightly and said: "It may be insufficient to compete with Deputy Hall Master Zhang. But it is more than enough to kill you."

Qi Xuansu knew that he had lost control, so he decided not to say anything more and just pulled out a sword.

Chen Longtu took one step forward, and as if he had shrunk to an inch, he crossed most of the school grounds in an instant, rushed to a few feet in front of Qi Xuansu, and pierced Qi Xuansu's chest with the big gun in his hand.

Qi Xuansu stumbled backwards and barely dodged the shot, but did not draw the sword immediately.

Chen Longtu deserves to have the word "dragon" in his name. He really shoots out his gun like a dragon, and fires out his gun non-stop. The harsh wind from the gun shook the surrounding trees, and countless leaves rustled down. The momentum was really compelling.

If you look carefully, you will find a small vortex at the tip of the spear, which contains the power of the spiral. If you fall into it, you may be involuntarily controlled by the tip of the spear, or you may lose your weapon directly.

Qi Xuansu still dodged and did not fight back.

Chen Longtu kept firing his gun, and said in amusement, "Fellow Daoist Qi, can you just hide? How could Deputy Hall Master Zhang fall in love with someone like you?"

Qi Xuansu's eyes were filled with more and more blood. If he looked carefully, he could see that the "Feiying" in his hand was trembling slightly, as if he was struggling.

After more than ten moves, Chen Longtu still failed to hurt Qi Xuansu at all. His previous cynicism was no longer there, and his expression gradually became serious.

Qi Xuansu could barely dodge his big guns every time. If it happened once, it was good luck, but if it happened every time, wouldn't it mean that every move he made was expected by Qi Xuansu?

This is the mystery of the "Magic Sword". The "Heavenly Sword" calculates various possibilities through celestial calculations, as if predicting the future, and then responds in advance. The "Magic Knife" fights the enemy through instinctive reactions and intuition, eliminating the need for thinking and maximizing the speed of reaction. At first glance, the reaction is so fast that it does not look like a temporary reaction, but rather like it has been anticipated. It is completely different. It's an extreme, but the final result is the same.

The violent storm could not last long. After Chen Longtu fired more than ten shots in a row, he finally inevitably fell into decline. At this moment, Qi Xuansu rose up and struck directly at Chen Longtu's weakness.

If the "Heavenly Sword" is said to have seen through and calculated the flaws. Then the "Magic Sword" smells and feels the flaw, which is the same as relying on feeling to avoid attacks.

Chen Longtu immediately sensed a huge crisis and did not dare to take it lightly. The big gun moved like a tornado within a radius of ten feet.

Qi Xuansu, on the other hand, was not afraid of the fierce energy and continued to strike wildly with his sword.

Each sword was directed at the flaw in Chen Longtu's marksmanship, causing Chen Longtu to focus on one thing and miss the other.

Chen Longtu also thought about using offense instead of defense, but he found that Qi Xuansu didn't care.

In other words, it's not that Qi Xuansu doesn't care, how can anyone not care about their own body? It's that the "magic sword" doesn't care. Just as a person doesn't care if the blade in his hand is broken, then how can a sword care about the life or death of the person wielding it if he controls a person with a sword?

The difference between victory and defeat in a competition is completely different from the difference between life and death in a fight.

At this time, Qi Xuansu seemed to be deciding between life and death.

If the realms are equal and there is no real difference in skills, then the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road.

The two exchanged wounds for injuries. Chen Longtu stabbed Qi Xuansu once, but Qi Xuansu returned the blow three times. He lost all courage and could only defend blindly, but Qi Xuansu was like a ghost, looking forward and suddenly behind, changing. No trace.

As Qi Xuansu continued to use his sword, Chen Longtu felt that countless sharp blades were coming from all directions, leaving him unable to hide and defend himself.

Frightened and angry, Chen Longtu fired a shot at the last moment.

"Wuji Spear" is different from other marksmanship. Its core essence lies in drawing an arc into a circle, rather than picking a line with the gun.

The victory or defeat was decided in an instant. Qi Xuansu allowed Chen Longtu's big gun to cut off his calf, but "Feiying" stabbed into Chen Longtu's throat.

Blood kept pouring out of Chen Longtu's mouth and he was speechless.

The gun fell to the ground.

Qi Xuansu was about to cut off the man's head, but a palm stretched out from the side and held down Qi Xuansu's wrist.