This rainy night was particularly long. It seemed that many things had happened, and nothing seemed to happen. However, the surging in the undercurrent was already on the verge of frequent outbreaks.

On the mountain road outside the Palace Sword Courtyard.

A touch of red clothes was moving forward in the drizzle.

The rain is long, the scenery in the mountains is beautiful, the vegetation washed by the rain emits a more dazzling green fragrance, the mountain scenery in the field of view is more beautiful, and the natural and fresh smell is more abundant.

There is a stone tablet in the middle of the mountain road, which is the boundary inside and outside the Gongshan Gate.

The word "Li Gong" engraved on the stone tablet reveals the extremely powerful sword intent.

That is a huge attraction for the sword cultivator, and he will involuntarily turn his attention to it.

Xiao Zhinan stood quietly in front of the stone tablet, staring at the two words "Li Gong" engraved with sword intent. He was wild and proud. His handwriting was not very good, but he was inexplicably confident, as if he was looking down on the world and fearless.

"Ligong Sword Courtyard... the second sword gate in the world, there is a sword mountain in the Western Jin Dynasty, a sword cliff in Ligong, and a sword furnace in Langhuan. I wonder if there will be a flying sword that once belonged to the sword immortal on the sword cliff in Ligong."

In the golden age when the Sword Gate was not divided, the thirty-three sword immortals in the world each had their own veins. Just as the Sword Pavilion in the Western Jin Dynasty had Ziqi Tianluo, the Sword Court in Ligong had six sword techniques, and the Sword Lu had Jinghong sword intent, all of which belonged to the inheritance of different sword immortals. However, although the inheritance of sword skills and magical powers was different, they were also of the same sect and originated from the same sword gate.

It is rumored that there is the Sword Immortal Sword that fell in the Golden Age in the Sword Mountain in the Western Jin Dynasty. It is the only remaining Sword Gate Holy Land in the World. However, the thirty-three immortal swords are not all in the Sword Mountain in the Western Jin Dynasty. Although Ligong Jian Cliff is not as good as the Sword Mountain in the Western Jin Dynasty, there may be the sword trap left behind when Lishan Jianxian fell.

If you can get in touch with the Sword Immortal Sword Gang and even be lucky enough to understand the true meaning of the Sword Immortal, you will definitely be able to open the road to the Sword Immortal faster.

But Jian Cliff is the treasure of Ligong Sword Court, with countless flying swords of his ancestors left there. Except for the disciples in the inner courtyard, outsiders cannot contact them at all. Even if they are both sword gates, the situation now has always become different. If Xiao Zhinan wants to climb Jian Cliff, he must obtain Xue Wangyou's permission.

On the mountain road covered by light rain, a white oil-paper umbrella floated over. Under the umbrella, there was the person holding the umbrella. It was Ning Haoran who had just returned to Ligong Sword Courtyard.

He looked at Xiao Zhinan standing in front of the stone tablet and said with a smile: "Miss Xiao visited me late at night and was in a farewell welcome."

Xiao Zhinan's gaze moved away from the stone tablet, looked at the white figure holding an umbrella, and said softly: "It was just because of a thought. In addition to visiting Ligong Sword Courtyard, I have three other purposes."

Ning Haoran said: "Miss Xiao is here to challenge? But this is just one purpose, what are the other two?"

He had already lost to Xiao Zhinan in the Wanli Plain. Although he had now realized the true meaning of the sword immortal, it was not perfect and he had no confidence to beat Xiao Zhinan. Although it was a very depressing thing, Ning Haoran must also admit that Xiao Zhinan's visit to Ligong Sword Courtyard would have nothing to do with him.

Xiao Zhinan said: "The first purpose is to challenge Mr. Li Gong San, the second purpose is to visit Dean Xue, and the third purpose is to climb the sword cliff."

She was still as decisive as ever.

Although in her perception, Mr. Li Gong San could not compare with Chen Qiubai and Bei Zangfeng, but it was also a very suitable goal for challenge. She thought that Mr. Li Gong Jianyuan would at least be better than Mr. Fourth.

So whether it was a visit to Xue Wangyou or climbing Jian Cliff, it was not urgent to challenge Mr. Third.

Ning Haoran didn't think there was any problem with the first two, but when he heard Xiao Zhinan's third purpose here, he said in surprise: "You want to climb the sword cliff?"

Jian Cliff is the inheritance of Ligong Sword Academy. Only when your cultivation reaches the state of inheritance and if your disciples from the outer courtyard enter the inner courtyard will you be qualified to climb Jian Cliff and find a suitable sword for you.

There has never been a precedent for letting outsiders climb the sword cliff.

Even though Xiao Zhinan is a disciple of the Sword Sect, he is from the Northern Yan Jianlu after all, not the sword cultivator of Jiang Guo.

Of course, this is not a big problem. The absence of this precedent does not mean that Ligong Jianyuan disagrees, just like the academy never minds where the students come from and are loyal to Heguo.

But because she had never before, Ning Haoran felt a little surprised.

He immediately said, "This matter needs to be informed. If the teacher thinks there is no problem, Miss Xiao can safely climb the sword cliff."

Xiao Zhinan said: "You can go to Jianya at any time. I believe Dean Xue doesn't mind that I took the liberty to visit the Left Palace and did not go to see him as soon as possible. Although it is impolite, I still hope to meet Mr. Third."

Ning Haoran smiled bitterly and said, "The teacher is not careful about the details, so he naturally won't mind. Since Miss Xiao wants to challenge my third senior sister, I will lead the way ahead. But now it's too late now, Senior Sister Third is likely to reject Miss Xiao."

Xiao Zhinan said: "Then I have to wait until I see Mr. Third. Whether to agree or refuse, I will make a decision."

Ning Haoran thought secretly, could the meaning of this statement be that as long as the third senior sister refuses, she will force the third senior sister to draw the sword?

Although he should be looking at his third senior sister, thinking about it, this is quite interesting, so he smiled and said, "Then Miss Xiao, come with me."

The third senior sister is not a good person to meet. If Xiao Zhinan really wants to force the third senior sister to accept the challenge with a tough attitude, it will be really lively to watch.

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The green mountains that are diagonally facing the south gate of the capital are the Ligong Sword Courtyard. The inner courtyard is wider than the outer courtyard. The third senior sister is the most quiet and the scenery is the most magnificent in the entire Ligong.

The path is winding up, and the forest is full of trees. There are large bamboo forests with fairy bamboos planted, as well as gurgling springs, winding streams, and embellishment of arch bridges. At this moment, under the light rain, clouds and mist are shrouded in the mist, which is even more dreamy.

Deep in the bamboo forest, there is a small courtyard, and the elegant fragrance blew gently along the light rain and breeze.

There was even a faint fragrance of ink.

Ning Haoran led Xiao Zhinan here. He stood outside the courtyard and shouted inside: "Sister Third Senior."

The bamboo door slowly opened, revealing a blurred figure inside. She sat quietly on the bamboo chair, holding a pen to describe something, slung her head slightly, and a cold voice had already reached the outside of the courtyard. "It's the Yin hour now, and it has been taking several days to write this letter. If there is nothing important, don't disturb me."

Ning Haoran said: "It's Miss Xiao from Beiyan Langhuan Jianlu that wants to meet the third senior sister."

Xiao Zhinan stared at the graceful figure in the bamboo house and said softly: "Langhuan Zhinan, Mr. San of Ligong Sword Academy, has extraordinary skills in calligraphy. Even if he is a talented academy, he will be defeated. However, Mr. San of Ligong is a sword cultivator, and he thinks his sword skills are extraordinary. I don't understand calligraphy, but I understand swords. Because of a whim, I want to challenge Mr. San of Ligong."

The quiet courtyard is drizzling with light rain, with the gurgling sound of spring water flowing, and the fragrance of literary and ink and books is wrapped in the rain, which is very wonderful.

The third senior sister was silent for a moment, slowly placed her pen, looked sideways at Xiao Zhinan outside the courtyard, and said, "I have heard of you, the first sword cultivator in the younger generation of Beiyan. I heard that you defeated Xiao Si in the Wanli Plain and even fought with Mr. Bei of the Academy. But because you were about to challenge me on a whim, can I also reject you because I was disturbed at this moment?"

Ning Haoran's expression was a little embarrassed. Although he tried his best to defeat Xiao Zhinan, it was not a shame, because Xiao Zhinan's cultivation level was still higher than him, but when he was mentioned in person by the third senior sister, he felt a little ashamed.

He stood aside very well and didn't talk to each other. He just listened silently to the conversation between the third senior sister and Xiao Zhinan.

Xiao Zhinan was very straightforward to challenge the third senior sister, and the third senior sister refused as expected. In Ning Haoran's eyes, the third senior sister was a very gentle woman, but she just didn't like to talk, but she often spoke very straightforwardly. It is normal for Xiao Zhinan to refuse such a disrespectful person.

The third senior sister is very beautiful and has outstanding temperament, as light and elegant as a fairy. Xiao Zhinan's appearance is even more beautiful. If you simply talk about appearance, Xiao Zhinan is even better, but the overall situation is different.

Most of the so-called beautiful girls cannot be friends, but they will not be mortal enemies when they meet. However, the first meeting between Xiao Zhinan and his third senior sister was indeed not very beautiful.

"Although Mr. San is not the only girl in Ligong Jianyuan, he is the only female lady. In terms of temperament, a woman should not lose to a man. If Mr. San feels a little unhappy because of my arrival, interrupting your interest in writing, he should draw his sword to beat me, rather than refuse."

Xiao Zhinan's pride is better than Ning Haoran, and her style of behavior is not at all tactful.

The third senior sister sat upright in the bamboo house. Even when she was practicing in the world many years ago, she rarely drew her sword. That is, when she met Xu Beihan, she drew her sword more times.

The third sword in Ligong Sword Court is known as the unparalleled sword, and it is not just a rumor, because the third sword in Ligong is rarely published.

The first time she drew her sword in many years, when she was asking, the disciple of Youyu King tried to make small moves and murder the disciples of the Sword Academy. Ning Haoran happened to be not in the Sword Academy, so the third senior sister had to go out of the mountain gate and draw her sword to defend the face of Ligong.

If it weren't for this, the third sword in Ligong Sword Academy might not have been sheathed for a long time. Compared to this, the brush in the third senior sister's hand was more like the sword in her hand.

She thought fighting was boring, and being challenged was even more boring. She took the initiative to draw a sword, which was completely different from passing sword. This was the first time that the third senior sister met Xiao Zhinan, but she had also heard of Xiao Zhinan's warlike reputation. Almost once she arrived in Jiang Kingdom, she had already fought many practitioners who could represent the younger generation of Jiang Kingdom.

Xiao Zhinan found Ligong Jianyuan at this moment, and the third senior sister had expected it.

But this does not mean that she must agree to Xiao Zhinan's challenge.

"That's your own thoughts. Nothing is more important to me than writing. Just like your pride of kendo, will you give up the opportunity to draw the sword that you have thought about day and night because of some trivial matters around you?"

Senior Sister Third said: "Everyone pursues a different path. When encountering problems, the answers given are different. Just like writing. If you cannot take them seriously, the words will not be well written. If something else is mixed in your emotions, the words that should have been perfect will become garbage."

"Because my mind is not there, it is impossible to be serious about doing things. Even if I agree to your challenge, I am still thinking about those copybooks. I believe you will be affected and you will not get the battle you really want in the end."

As the listener, Ning Haoran nodded silently. His words made sense and he was worthy of being the third senior sister.

A reasonable sword cultivator is also very difficult to deal with. Although the third senior sister can only reason when writing, she really can't refute it. Of course, the battle must be extremely perfect. If the opponent's mind is not here, the battle process will become very boring. As the saying goes, the forced melon is not sweet. If you want to eat the sweetest melon, of course, you have to wait patiently for the moment when the melon is ripe.

Xiao Zhinan also frowned. If he could not experience the real battle, it would be better to give up the opportunity to draw the sword. This is indeed a difficult problem.

At least for Xiao Zhinan, the purpose of her challenge to the third sister was to defeat Mr. San from Ligong Sword Academy, and thus absorb the mystery of Ligong Sword's magical powers. If all this cannot be obtained, the fact that the sword drawing seems to have lost its meaning.

But this is something that is unwilling to accept.

She quietly stared at the third senior sister in the bamboo house and said, "I just want to challenge Mr. San, nothing else matters. If Mr. San is willing to lose to me, whether you can be serious or not will it not matter to me."

The third senior sister is Mr. Third from Ligong Sword Academy. It is very shameful to be challenged by someone to lose. Even if the third senior sister doesn't care, she should also care about the entire Ligong Sword Academy. As long as the sword is pulled out, there will inevitably be a result.

For Ning Haoran, this kind of thing must not be hesitant. Even if he is destined to lose, he has to do his best to draw the sword. Although he does not think that the third senior sister will definitely lose, it is just a matter of the face of Ligong Jianyuan, so the third senior sister can only draw the sword.

To be honest, Ning Haoran has a deep understanding of how strong his third senior sister was, but since the third senior sister's sword was rarely unsheathed, even Ning Haoran didn't know how strong his third senior sister was.

Instead, he was looking forward to the third senior sister being able to draw the sword.

The third senior sister did not refute any more and slowly stood up. She had no sword in her hand, but just gently pinched the pen of writing and stood under the eaves.

The drizzle hit the doors and windows, covering Lin Ye. The third senior sister's eyebrows and eyes were as beautiful as usual. A moon-white long dress gently fluttered with the night breeze, revealing her elegant and cold temperament to the fullest.

Her expression was very calm, and she stood there quietly, looking at Xiao Zhinan outside the courtyard.

"Since that's the case, I hope this battle won't delay me too long."

Xiao Zhinan slowly closed his eyes, sensed the movement of the light rain wet the green leaves, listened to the drizzle of rain, and burst into waves of the stream, and opened his eyes again and said softly: "Please hand over the sword by Mr. Third."

Senior Sister Third said softly: "The pen in my hand is my sword."

Of course, that pen was not the third senior sister's sword, but she used it as a sword.

Ning Haoran was a little worried. Senior Sister Third used a pen instead of the sword, so naturally she did not have the power to hold the natal sword. Xiao Zhinan's strength was beyond doubt. He felt that Senior Sister Third was a little inappropriate in this move.

But in such an occasion, he could not directly remind him that if the third senior sister was despising Xiao Zhinan's misunderstanding, the situation would be very bad.

Xiao Zhinan didn't know what Mr. San's sword in Ligong Jianyuan looked like. Although he thought it was strange to use that pen as a sword, he thought that since Mr. San loved calligraphy, there seemed to be nothing wrong with forging a small sword like a brush.

Unfortunately, it was really just a brush, and it couldn't turn into a sword.

Xiao Zhinan first performed a sword ceremony, then slowly pulled out the Sword of the Flower, and a stream of light appeared very clearly, dazzling than the stars and moon in the night sky, and colder than the coolness of the light rain accompanied by the night wind.

Facing Mr. Third in Ligong Sword Academy, Xiao Zhinan probably guessed in his heart that the gap between Senior Sister Third and Ning Haoran might not be big, but he also handed out the first sword very seriously.

The dazzling sword light rushed towards him like a meteor.

The third senior sister stood quietly under the eaves, holding a brush with a delicate jade finger, as if she was depicting something in the void. A sword intent emerged, and a rushing river roared towards the sword light, submerging it in an instant.
To be continued...