Chapter 1681

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　　Six　days　later.
　　On the day of the first round of the True Martial Sword Championship.
　　Although the competition had not yet started, the stands on the sword flat at the peak of Qilin Peak in Taiyue Mountain of the Nine Mansions were already crowded with people.
　　Sister Linglong, what did Second Senior Brother say about the matter of questioning the sword to Cui Tiegu？
　　After Xu Taiping sat down in the seat on the stand, he suddenly asked Zhao Linglong curiously.
　　Although the sword-questioning competition of Xu Taiping’s group was arranged for tomorrow, because the competition of Second Senior Brother Dugu Qingxiao’s group was today, he still came to the sword flat of Qilin Peak with his senior sister Zhao Linglong and Fairy Lingyue and the others early to watch the battle.
　　Zhao Linglong helplessly sighed and said：
　　We have said everything that should be said, but how much Second Senior Brother can listen to depends on today.
　　Xu Taiping nodded and said：
　　That’s the only way.
　　And at this moment, the mountain-guardian elder of Qilin Peak in the Nine Mansions suddenly jumped up with a “boom” and landed directly on that sword flat.
　　Then, only to hear the elder loudly say：
　　“Today, in the first round of the True Martial Sword Grandmaster Assembly, the Sword Query Trial. The thirty sword cultivators of the Heavenly Rank selected by the Sword Grandmaster Ranking will step forward to query the sword.”
　　“Please, all the sword cultivators of the Heavenly Rank, step forward！”
Immediately, sword lights flew up “whoosh whoosh whoosh” from the seats of the sword cultivators competing below the Sword Query Meadow and landed on the sword meadow one after another.
　　The people sitting in the seats recognized Dugu Qingxiao standing on the east side of the sword meadow at a glance.
　　Zhao Linglong immediately said nervously：
　　“Second Senior, just listen to your junior sister’s advice this time. Don’t take the initiative to query the sword against that Cui Tiegu, or when Cui Tiegu queries the sword against you, choose to refuse.”
　　In this Sword Query, in addition to each sword cultivator having three Sword Query Tokens, they also have one Ceasefire Token.
　　After presenting this Ceasefire Token, one can refuse the sword query of a cultivator.
　　Therefore, Zhao Linglong would say this.
　　At this time, only the Peak Guarding Elder of Qilin Peak was heard loudly saying again：
　　“Everyone, please hold your respective Sword Query Tokens in the palm of your hand. The order of the Sword Query next will be selected by the Sword Grandmaster Ranking.”
　　After his words fell, the thirty sword cultivators including Dugu Qingxiao all held the Sword Query Tokens in their hands.
　　“Zheng！”
　　The　next　moment.
　　Accompanied by the sound of a sword chirping, suddenly, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, it exploded above Qilin Peak.
　　The Asking Sword Tokens held in the hands of the thirty sword cultivators suddenly all emitted a dazzling golden light.
　　Immediately, these clusters of dazzling golden light began to turn into clusters of golden smoke and gather above Jinlin Peak.
　　In just an instant, that golden smoke converged into a name——
　　”Cui Tiegu.”
　　After seeing this name, the cultivators on the stands of Western Zhou Dynasty erupted in an uproar.
　　Even most of the twenty-nine cultivators on the sword platform showed surprised expressions.
　　Obviously, even these outstanding sword cultivators who had obtained the Asking Sword Tokens did not want to be asked to fight by this Cui Tiegu.
And Zhao Linglong on the stands, upon seeing that the Sword Supreme Ranking had selected Cui Tiegu to ask for a fight first, her heart was instantly raised to her throat.
　　In her opinion, there was a high probability that Cui Tiegu would choose to ask to fight Du Gu Qingxiao.
　　And while Xu Taiping was worried, he also carefully sized up that Cui Tiegu.
　　I saw that Cui Tiegu had a long face, with his grizzled hair casually tied into a bun. His figure was thin but tall, and he was only casually wearing a somewhat faded gray long shirt. There was a long sword with an ebony sheath around his waist, hanging loosely.
　　Besides, what people cared most about was his big feet that didn’t wear shoes.
　　Although he was tall, he still couldn’t suppress these big feet.
　　“Patta, patta, patta！ ……”
　　At this time, Cui Tiegu walked towards the center of the sword field with extremely heavy steps.
Although he seemed to be walking very slowly, the sight of the people on the viewing platform could not keep up with his steps.
　　Finally, just three or five steps, and that Cui Tiegu had already walked to the center of the sword field with a radius of a thousand zhang.
　　This incredible pace and body method once again caused an uproar among the people on the viewing platform.
　　After staring at that Cui Tiegu for a long time, the Fairy Lingyue said with a hint of admiration in her tone：
　　“It is really rare to be able to cultivate one’s own body method to such a natural state under the shackles of the cultivation base of the Asking Heaven Realm.”
　　Only cultivators who have reached the realm of the Fairy Lingyue will understand that the cultivation of the cultivator’s pace and body method is not only about speed.
　　“Bang！”
　　At this moment, the crowd saw Cui Tiegu take off the long sword with the ebony sheath, smash it heavily onto the ground together with the sheath, and then hold the handle of the sword with both hands, sweeping his turbid eyes towards the twenty-nine cultivators standing at the edge of the Sword Flat.
　　Although Cui Tiegu did not deliberately release his might at this moment.
　　But when his gaze swept over, many sword cultivators still lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.
　　Among them, Du Gu Qingxiao and a few other sword cultivators were exceptions.
　　These people were not afraid of Cui Tiegu’s gaze and looked at him with neither humility nor arrogance.
　　After a long time, the crowd saw Cui Tiegu lift the long sword with the ebony sheath in his hand and point it at Du Gu Qingxiao who was right in front of him at the edge of the Sword Flat and said, “Du Gu Qingxiao, do you dare to take a sword from this old man？”
　　Although many cultivators present had long known the grudge between Du Gu Qingxiao and Cui Tiegu.
　　They knew that Cui Tiegu was very likely to ask Du Gu Qingxiao for a sword.
　　But after Cui Tiegu’s words came out, there was still a commotion on the grandstands in the west of the Sword Flat.
　　Zhao Linglong on the grandstand even turned pale after this sound.
　　And in the midst of the hubbub of the cultivators on the stands, the voice of Du Gu Qingxiao suddenly cut through the hubbub like a sharp sword – “Cui Tiegu, what you are doing is not a proper challenge. If you want to challenge me, then follow the rules of the True Martial Heavenly Sword Championship.”
　　As he spoke, Du Gu Qingxiao took a step forward, as if waiting for Cui Tiegu’s formal challenge.
　　Seeing this scene, Zhao Linglong immediately said with a helpless expression：
“Second Senior Brother, this matter is no joke!”
　　Almost at the same time as Zhao Linglong’s voice fell, the voice of Cui Tiegu rang out again –
　　”With the True Martial Great Emperor as witness, the casual cultivator Cui Tiegu challenges the disciple of the Qingxuan Sect, Du Gu Qingxiao, today！”
　　I saw that Cui Tiegu, who was standing in the center of the sword platform, held a long sword in his hand and said in a very solemn tone, bowing his head and cupping his hands towards the sky.
　　”Zheng！”
　　As soon as the voice fell, only heard that above the Qilin Peak, a sword chirping sound suddenly rang out again.
　　At the same time, the illusory shadow of the True Martial Sword Champion List flickered and disappeared in the sky above Qilin Peak.
　　Seeing this scene, Zhao Linglong’s heart sank.
　　The appearance of this sword chirping sound and the illusory shadow of the Sword Champion List just now clearly indicated that the Sword Champion List had recognized Cui Tiegu’s challenge.
　　Seeing this scene, Zhao Linglong immediately joined her hands again and said：
　　”Second senior brother, consider it as junior sister pleading with you. Quickly use the Zhige Order to reject this sword challenge, reject this sword challenge！”
　　But as soon as Zhao Linglong’s voice fell, Du Gu Qingxiao’s voice resounded on the sword flat of Qilin Peak——
　　”With the True Martial Great Emperor above, Du Gu Qingxiao, a disciple of Qingxuan Sect, is willing to accept this sword！”