Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sounds came from behind, it was his senior wife, Ning Zhong Ze, and his senior brother, Linghu Chong, who had ascended to the Cliff of Reflection.
The two were about to greet him, but were attracted by the words engraved on the cliff wall.
Although the seal script was quite old, generally hard to recognize, the two of them could immediately tell it was Li Bai's "Xia Ke Xing". Whether it was an illusion or not, they could feel a unique martial art in the lines of the poem.
"Cheng'er, this is..." Ning Zhong Ze asked with doubt.
"Senior wife, senior brother, you've come."
Lian Cheng smiled, "I've gained a new martial art from the "Xia Ke Xing", and successfully stepped into the first-rate realm. This poem is engraved with the sword technique I've learned."
So it's like... wait a minute?!
Both Ning Zhong Ze and Linghu Chong were stunned, their gazes towards Lian Cheng were both shocked and delighted: "You're first-rate?! So fast?!"
The two of them found it a little hard to believe, after all, it wasn't long since Lian Cheng entered the second-rate realm after practicing the Zi Xia Divine Art, and now he says he stepped into the first-rate realm after three months of seclusion, which is too absurd.
But they couldn't help but believe it.
Because the internal energy Lian Cheng had just unleashed was still faintly present, giving both of them a feeling of immense pressure.
Moreover, engraving words on a cliff wall could only be done by someone who could truly externalize their internal energy. And being able to externalize internal energy means having enough internal energy and strength, which is the first-rate realm, where one has opened all the meridians!
"Good! Good! Good! This is truly wonderful!"
Ning Zhong Ze cried with joy, "Cheng'er, you truly haven't let down me and your master. You are now truly capable of standing on your own two feet!"
Linghu Chong was filled with joy and envy: "Second junior brother is already first-rate, huh? You could fight first-rate masters even when you were second-rate. Now that you're first-rate, can't you fight against top-tier masters? Otherwise, let's go and challenge Zuo Leng Chan now!"
This made both Lian Cheng and Ning Zhong Ze speechless, then they couldn't help but laugh.
This guy, he thinks too highly of Zuo Leng Chan.
Moreover, even if they could really fight Zuo Leng Chan, they couldn't act rashly, because the Song Mountain Sect didn't only have Zuo Leng Chan, they also had the Thirteen Tai Bao, thirteen first-rate masters in total, not to mention the unknown number of first-rate masters hidden in the shadows.
If the Huashan Sect truly went to war with the Song Mountain Sect, the Huashan Sect wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Fortunately, everyone knew Linghu Chong was joking.
So they didn't mind much.
Ning Zhong Ze smiled: "Cheng'er, now that you've achieved your cultivation, why don't you spar with your senior wife? Let your senior wife see how far you've come."
Lian Cheng naturally wouldn't refuse, this was the best time to test his strength.
"Then please enlighten me, senior wife!"
Lian Cheng casually flicked his sword, facing his senior wife.
Ning Zhong Ze didn't hesitate, she directly used the Jade Maiden Nineteen Swords to probe. The sword light was exceptionally sharp, the offensive was extremely fierce.
However, Lian Cheng just smiled, as if he was merely taking a few steps casually, easily dodging all the attacks. At the same time, he instantly locked onto his senior wife's weak point, and stabbed out with his sword.
His senior wife was startled and quickly retreated using the Ling Bo Wei Bu.
But Lian Cheng was even faster. With a light step on the ground, his whole person vanished, the next moment he was already behind his senior wife, casually striking another sword towards her weak point, forcing his senior wife to dodge again.
Linghu Chong was dumbfounded.
He often sparred with his senior wife, naturally knowing how strong his senior wife was. It wasn't just the difference between first-rate and second-rate, but also the difference in combat experience. Even if he entered the first-rate realm, he might not be able to defeat his senior wife.
But now he saw that his second junior brother, facing his senior wife's attacks, was handling them with such ease.
He even casually used his moves, effortlessly suppressing his senior wife.
Such strength, it's simply absurd!
"Is this new sword technique learned from "Xia Ke Xing" so powerful? It seems like a casual strike, but it contains the essence of various sword techniques, making it impossible to resist, one can only choose to dodge. Moreover, second junior brother is holding back, otherwise, senior wife wouldn't be able to dodge at all!"
Linghu Chong thought this way, for a while he couldn't tell how strong Lian Cheng actually was.
First-rate? No, he's probably already capable of fighting top-tier masters!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ning Zhong Ze used all her sword techniques with full strength, all while using the Ling Bo Wei Bu to assist, but she couldn't gain any advantage at all. She couldn't even put much pressure on Lian Cheng.
Finally, Lian Cheng easily parried her long sword, placing his sword on her shoulder.
"Senior wife, I apologize." Lian Cheng immediately sheathed his sword.
The sparring officially ended.
She lost!
She lost completely!
Ning Zhong Ze looked at her second disciple, his breath not disturbed at all, without any annoyance of losing, instead, she was filled with joy.
"Cheng'er, it seems your senior wife is no longer your match. If your senior wife isn't mistaken, you probably haven't even used half your strength. Compared to those top first-rate masters, you are no weaker. Hehe, if your master knew, he would be so happy he wouldn't know what to do!"
"Hahaha! What my junior sister said is true! I'm too happy!"
Yue Buqun's voice suddenly came from down the mountain.
The three of them looked in the direction of the sound, but they saw a black shadow flash a few times, in the blink of an eye, it flashed from the mountainside to the top of the mountain, the speed was so fast that their eyes couldn't even react, even a residual shadow could be seen on the mountainside.
Lian Cheng's strength was superior, naturally, he could see clearly, he immediately said loudly, "Congratulations, master, on entering the top-tier realm!"
Top-tier!!!
Ning Zhong Ze and Linghu Chong were startled first, then overjoyed: "Senior brother/master, you/you succeeded?! This is truly wonderful!"
Yue Buqun had a joyful curve at the corner of his mouth, he nodded with a smile to his wife and two disciples: "The Profound Nether Palm is very mysterious and difficult to practice. I've been in seclusion for more than half a year, and I've finally gained some understanding. Just now, Cheng'er's long howl caused the yin-cold internal energy in my body to surge. I used this opportunity to break through all the acupoints, and thus successfully entered the top-tier realm. To be honest, it was thanks to Cheng'er's blessing!"
This wasn't a lie.
Yue Buqun clearly knew that his talent wasn't good enough.
After half a year of seclusion, the Profound Nether Palm couldn't be cultivated to a high level, fortunately, the Profound Nether internal energy and Zi Xia internal energy complemented each other, also increasing his strength, only waiting to break through all the acupoints in his body.
However, the last step was extremely difficult, he had been trying for so long and only broke through half of them.
Just now, Lian Cheng's long howl, carrying internal energy, exploded out, causing the Profound Nether internal energy in his body to surge, like oil meeting fire, extremely violent.
He also took the opportunity to break through all the acupoints in one go, otherwise, he would have had to stay in seclusion for a few more years.
Successfully stepping into the top-tier realm also gave him enough confidence to face Zuo Leng Chan, and things should be much easier in the future.
Of course, the growth of his second disciple was the most surprising thing.
A first-rate master at the age of fifteen, whose strength was not weaker than veteran first-rate masters, his future achievements were definitely limitless. The Huashan Sect would definitely return to its peak because of him, even surpassing its former glory!