Li Chen defeated the head of Tianyin Temple, Master Tianyin, and successfully ranked among the top three.

His next opponent will be Shen Lang, known as the Sword God.

This will be the peak duel in the swordsmanship, even far beyond the match between the sword god Shen Lang and the sword saint Wan Jianyi a hundred years ago.

Li Chen is very excited about this battle, and Shen Lang is also very excited about it.

As for other onlookers, they have been waiting for it for a long time.

The game time is set after seven days.

The location is the Greedy Lang Mountains, on the top of a mountain called Jianlai Peak.

After all, a peak duel like them cannot be used with all its strength on the ring.

Moreover, it is easy to cause accidental injury to nearby onlookers.

Therefore, the final venue was set on the top of the mountain.

On the eve of the war:

Shen Lang was sharpening his sword over and over again in the deep courtyard.

This is a habit he has developed since childhood. He will sharpen his sword on the eve of a war.

In fact, when he reaches his level, there is no need to sharpen his sword.

It's just that it's a habit.

This also shows that he attached enough importance to Li Chen, the opponent.

Just as Shen Lang was polishing his sword, a beautiful figure walked over from outside.

Her facial features are as delicate as picturesque, her eyes are as long as autumn water, her skin is fairer than snow, and her body is filled with a faint fragrance like orchids in the valley.

Shen Lang didn't have to look up and knew that the person coming was Shen Mengxi, the pearl in his hand.

"Father, I haven't seen you sharpen your sword for a long time!"

Shen Lang flicked Tan Jianfeng with his finger and said, "Daughter, why are you here?"

Shen Mengxi said: "I haven't chatted with you for a long time, come and see you!"

Shen Lang looked at his daughter with a bit of doting gaze.

"If you have any worries, just tell me, did you come for that kid?"

Shen Mengxi felt like he was caught on the spot as a thief. Her pretty face blushed slightly, and she quickly defended: "Father, what are you talking about? Li Chen and I have nothing to do with each other, how could we come for him?"

Shen Lang looked at Shen Mengxi with interest and said, "I didn't say that boy was Li Chen, how did you know it was him?"

Hearing Shen Lang's words, Shen Mengxi knew that he had lost his words and quickly covered his mouth with his little hands.

My face, which was already blushing, became even more red.

Shen Lang looked at his daughter and said with a bit of envious tone: "That Li Chen, at a young age, can defeat Wan Jianyi. Master Tianyin is a monster that has never been seen in a thousand years and can be called a peerless genius. His future achievements are absolutely limitless. Maybe he may surpass the wolf god, the Lord of the Greedy Wolf Palace, and become the supreme existence in this star field!"

Seeing that his father gave Li Chen such a high evaluation, Shen Mengxi thought for a while, then he opened his lips lightly and asked:

"Then father, how confident are you to beat him?"

Shen Lang thought for a moment, stretched out five fingers and said, "It's a 55-5 number!"

...

The same conversation was also staged in another place.

Li Chen was sitting upright in the courtyard, watching the clouds rolling in the sky quite comfortably.

Gu Qingcheng was making tea for him, Xia Ning'er played the piano for him, Bei Hanwu danced for him, and Zhou Yan'er squeezed his shoulders for him.

"Young Master, the tea is ready!"

Gu Qingcheng handed the hot and fragrant tea to Li Chen.

Li Chen took the white jade teacup, took a sip, and then put down the tea again.

Gu Qingcheng put away the teacup and asked tentatively: "Young Master, I will face the sword god tomorrow. How confident are you to defeat him?"

Li Chen pondered for a moment and stretched out a hand.

"It's a 55-5 number!"

The number of five or five is a very modest and conservative statement.

In fact, if he uses the Nine Heavens Star Art, he will be at least 90% sure to beat him.

However, if you are really forced to that point, even if you can defeat the sword god Shen Lang, you will be unable to fight against the wolf god of the Greedy Wolf Palace.

Therefore, unless he had no choice, he could not use the ace of the Nine Heavens Star Art.

The next day, early morning:

At the foot of the sword, there were already a crowd of people.

On Jianlai Peak, Li Chen and Shen Lang were already looking at each other from a distance.

Shen Lang took out the wine pot he carried with him and raised it twice in front of Li Chen.

"This is the thousand-year-old fairy wine I asked for from Baihua Palace. Can you drink it?"

Li Chen seemed a little surprised when he heard Shen Lang's words.

Immediately, he laughed and replied, "Whether you have any wine, how can you not drink it?"

When Shen Lang heard Li Chen's words, he said something so pleased, and threw the wine pot over.

Li Chen took the wine pot, raised his neck and started drinking.

After half of the wine pot, it was returned to Shen Lang.

Shen Lang looked at Li Chen with some surprise and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will poison myself in the wine, or may you suddenly take action while you are drinking?"

Li Chen smiled frankly and asked casually.

"Do you do?"

Shen Lang was stunned. This sounded like a nonsense.

However, after he carefully savored it, he burst into laughter again.

He is the sword god Shen Lang. Although he is not a gentleman, he will not be despicable to use such despicable means of sneak attacks and poisoning.

Moreover, once this is the case, it means that I fear Li Chen in my heart and do not have the confidence to defeat him.

Therefore, using this despicable means, even if you win by luck, you will plant your inner demons.

If the inner demon is not removed, it will stop here forever and there will be no possibility of moving forward.

Shen Lang smiled awkwardly and said, "Li Chen, I didn't expect that you are young and act so openly, and you are as obedient as you can see the fire. Instead, I am inferior and dare not judge a gentleman by the heart of a villain. It should be a big deal!"

After saying that, he picked up the wine pot and started drinking it loudly.

After drinking the wine, he threw the wine pot out.

"Li Chen, it's rare to have a confidant in life. Let's talk a few words first while it's still early?"

When Li Chen heard Shen Lang's words, he refused and agreed on the spot.

"Okay, what do you want to talk about?"

Shen Lang pondered for a moment and said, "I want to know, how do you think of the path of kendo?"

Li Chen thought for a moment, stretched out three fingers, and said, "I think the path of swordsmanship is divided into three realms!"

Shen Lang's eyes narrowed and he couldn't wait to ask: "What three realms?"

Li Chen paused for a moment, stretched out his first finger and said:

"The first realm: Last night, the west wind withered the green trees, climbed the tall buildings alone, looking at the end of the world."

When Shen Lang heard Li Chen's words, he was stunned at first and began to carefully recall his two poems.

After thinking about it repeatedly, he suddenly realized.

This is a process of finding and chasing the sword path but unattainable.

"What a person who climbs up a tall building alone and looks at the end of the world. What about the second realm?"

Li Chen raised his second finger and said, "I will never regret it if my belt gets looser and I will become haggard for her!"

When Shen Lang heard these two poems from Li Chen, he was immediately moved.

The road of swordsmanship is difficult and tortuous, and the road ahead is vast. No one knows how far you can go and where you can go?

If you don’t have a perseverance in Taoism and cannot stand the loneliness in the middle of the journey, you will definitely not be able to go far in the sword path.

Thinking of this, Shen Lang's pupils suddenly shrank, like a child with a strong desire for knowledge, crazyly absorbing knowledge and couldn't wait to ask:

"What about the third realm?"

Li Chen stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, and responded slowly: "I searched for him in the crowd for thousands of times, but when I looked back, the man was in the dim light!"

Hearing the four words "Looking back", Shen Lang's heartstring suddenly became touched, as if the door to a new world was opened.

Now he is in a mysterious and wonderful state, as if the things he has been pursuing for his whole life are right in front of him, but he can't touch them no matter how hard he is.

Seeing this, Li Chen knew that he was enlightened, so he did not bother him anymore, but just watched quietly.

Even if Shen Lang had an epiphany, he would definitely have a breakthrough in the sword path.

When you fight him again, it will be detrimental to you.

However, there are so many mysterious opportunities for enlightenment like this in life.

This is Shen Lang's opportunity, and Li Chen really doesn't want to disturb him...

...

Note: The three realms that Li Chen said were about showing off his literary talent were the three realms of life written by Mr. Wang Guowei, a great scholar in the Republic of China, in "The Book of Ci" by the author. Here is a way to apply it.

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