Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Walking into the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, Li Guanqi still felt a bit strange.

Why would an extremely powerful recluse sit so openly at the entrance of the pavilion?

Instead, the old sweeper he thought was a master turned out to be a cripple.

The interior of the pavilion was very tall, and the air was extremely dry.

It seemed that some methods were used to ensure that the cultivation techniques and secrets were not affected by moisture.

The first floor was incredibly spacious, filled only with densely packed bookshelves, each labeled with the type of cultivation technique it held.

However, there were only a dozen or so disciples picking through the shelves.

When he reached the second floor, he clearly felt that the number of books had decreased sharply.

There were only a few scattered bookshelves, with only two or three people present, one of whom happened to be the senior brother who had spoken to him earlier.

As soon as that person saw Li Guanqi, he enthusiastically waved and smiled, "Junior Brother, there are some very good lightning-based techniques here."

"They are all high-grade Yellow-rank techniques, very suitable for you."

Li Guanqi awkwardly pointed upstairs and said with a smile, "Thank you, Senior Brother, but I'm going to the third floor."

The man's hand froze in mid-air. He had spent more than a year accumulating sect points just to gather the 1,500 needed to come to the second floor.

And the minimum requirement for the third floor was 3,000 points!

Li Guanqi seemed to sense his confusion and quickly said, "Senior Brother, you misunderstand, I don't have that many points."

Hearing this, the young man's face relaxed into a smile, and he said softly, "I thought so."

"Junior Brother has just joined the sect, how could you possibly have enough points to go directly to the third floor."

"The better techniques on the first floor are only three to five hundred points, which are also good. The second floor starts at one thousand points. You can take a look at the southeast corner downstairs."

Li Guanqi really didn't want to hurt this senior brother's feelings; he was just too enthusiastic.

Helpless, Li Guanqi shrugged and said, "The Sect Leader made an exception and allowed me to go up there to choose."

The conversation between the two had already attracted the attention of the others.

When they heard the young man say this, they all turned to look at the Tianmu Peak disciple.

They saw a grown man with tears in his eyes, gently biting his lower lip, looking at the departing figure with resentment.

As soon as Li Guanqi stepped onto the third floor, he was blocked by a light screen.

The luminous stones above emitted a soft light that shone on the jade token at Li Guanqi's waist.

After verification, a gap opened in the light screen, and Li Guanqi walked onto the third floor.

When he stepped onto the third floor, Li Guanqi was completely shocked.

Because there wasn't a single bookshelf on the entire third floor. The empty third floor only had countless streams of spiritual light flying around.

And there was actually another person on the entire third floor.

A slender young man with an incredibly handsome face and striking blond hair.

This person was the same disciple who had joined the sect with him!

The young man had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, with a very noticeable mole on the bridge of his nose.

This made his whole demeanor seem somewhat妖异(yaoyi - bewitching/妖异 is kept in pinyin because there isn't a direct english translation but the meaning is provided)

A look of surprise flashed in the young man's eyes. Obviously, he didn't expect anyone else to come to the third floor at this time.

He slowly walked up to Li Guanqi and said softly with a smile, "Hello, Tianjin Peak, Ye Feng."

Looking at the handsome young man, Li Guanqi couldn't help but touch his nose and thought to himself.

"So flashy… this guy must be very popular with the female disciples of Tianshui Peak."

Li Guanqi thought to himself, but still smiled and said, "Tianlei Peak, Li Guanqi."

Ye Feng smiled and said, "I've heard of you, Saint-grade spiritual root, I'm so envious."

"Even someone like me who awakened a King-grade spiritual root didn't cause a stir after you."

Li Guanqi smiled on the surface, but curled his lips inwardly.

This guy was obviously the type who liked to show off. When they tested spiritual roots upon entering the sect, he was behind him, and probably no one thought he was that great.

Then, Ye Feng pointed to the spiritual lights constantly flying around in the sky and said.

"Want to make a bet, and see who gets the highest-grade cultivation technique?"

Li Guanqi didn't know where this inexplicable desire to compete came from.

"It's like hitting a kid on a rainy day, might as well, let's do it."

Hearing this, Ye Feng's eyes lit up, and he waved his hand, taking out hundreds of low-grade spiritual stones.

Then he looked at Li Guanqi and smiled, "My talent is much worse than yours, I've already sensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and I should be able to draw Qi into my body tonight."

Li Guanqi's eyes shifted, and he thought to himself.

"Why does this guy seem to want to compete with me in everything?"

"Besides, doesn't he know that I already broke through to the first level of Qi Refining that day in Tianshui Peak?"

So Li Guanqi didn't humor him, and also took out a hundred or so spiritual stones from his storage bag and placed them on the ground.

He said with a look of regret, "Oh, I can't do it, I haven't sensed spiritual energy yet."

"Then let's use these hundred low-grade spiritual stones as a bet."

A sly look flashed in Ye Feng's eyes, and he pretended to feel sorry and said, "Oh, wouldn't I be taking advantage of you?"

"Like this, if I win, I'll take half of the spiritual stones."

"If I lose, all of my hundred spiritual stones will be yours."

Hearing this, Li Guanqi immediately pretended to be embarrassed and said, "How can that be? We agreed to bet…"

"Okay! Let's do it my way!"

Ye Feng waved his hand, very domineeringly.

Little did he know that this behavior had completely become an image of a 'big fool' in Li Guanqi's eyes.

And it was very simple to obtain the spiritual light in the sky.

When one of them stepped into the barrier range, they would have one incense stick's worth of time to catch these spiritual lights.

The grades of the cultivation techniques ranged from low-grade Mysterious to extreme-grade Mysterious.

Moreover, if it weren't for this opportunity for them to come here to choose, they would have to do more than a year of sect missions just to earn enough points.

Ye Feng extended his hand very gracefully and said, "You go first?"

Li Guanqi said somewhat shyly, "You go first, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch any."

This pretentious scene, in Ye Feng's eyes, was Li Guanqi's expression of being very unconfident in his own strength.

Ye Feng pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Okay, then I'll go first. This thing is also very simple, it mainly depends on speed."

After speaking, Ye Feng jumped down from the high platform, standing firmly on it.

Li Guanqi clicked his tongue. The other party's body tempering was very solid.

No wonder the other party was so confident, it seemed to stem from his own strength.

However, Li Guanqi was a little curious, didn't the other party know what happened that day in Tianshui Peak?

"That's not right... that day, all the disciples were in the hall, except for some who were late..."

"Uh... this brother wouldn't have been late on the first day and didn't even go in, right?"

In the hall, dozens of different colored spiritual lights flew quickly in the air.

Ye Feng, with his blond hair, used the surrounding walls to his advantage, grabbing at these spiritual lights as swiftly as the wind.

However, these spiritual lights would suddenly flash away as they approached him, moving very quickly.

The reason why Ye Feng didn't know what Li Guanqi had done was just as he had guessed.

However, Ye Feng was not late that day, but overslept.

Even the Qi Refining Art was brought back to him by a fellow disciple.