Chapter 1960: I Challenge All of You!

As the strongest inner disciple, his comprehension of swordsmanship had long reached a state of perfection. Although the battle was brief, he could tell at a glance that his opponent, 'I Am Very Low-Key,' possessed an understanding of swordsmanship no less than his own.

One Sword Xiaoxiang, nine swords combined into one, yet its flaw was spotted instantly—even he found that difficult to do.

Of course... it was also possible that the opponent had studied this technique beforehand. After all, as fellow inner disciples, as long as one had enough Sword Pavilion coins, one had the opportunity to learn it.

But... studying One Sword Xiaoxiang was one thing, but could he have also studied the subsequent Swift Wind Quick Sword?

Moreover, for the many sword moves that followed, the opponent seemed as familiar as if he had traveled the road a hundred times, easily finding the flaws and breaking them with a single strike!

The Lingyun Sword Pavilion, with a heritage of thousands of years, had an endless array of sword techniques and martial skills. There were tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands. To stand out among the many disciples, many practitioners would choose unique and extraordinary moves to train in, striving to make a stunning debut.

Even if the opponent had studied One Sword Xiaoxiang, it was impossible for him to have studied all these sword moves!

Not to mention anything else, there simply wasn't enough time!

From this alone, it was clear that the opponent was not familiar with the moves themselves, but rather... had a profound understanding of swordsmanship.

Continuing to watch, he soon saw the battle against 'Entering Night,' which was easily won with a single sword strike.

This person's strength is... not inferior to mine at all!

Tossing the recording crystal to Zhu Yanzhi, Liu Lujie narrowed his eyes.

Indeed, this person's strength is truly formidable. I only came to find you after watching it all... Wang Jiandong smiled. So, are you interested in having a match with him?

Of course! With eyes like lightning, Liu Lujie revealed an intense desire for battle. My understanding of the sword has long reached its peak. I need to fight someone of comparable strength to stimulate my potential and break through. This person... is the perfect opponent!

The reason he had been suppressing his cultivation and not breaking through was precisely to better temper his sword intent and make his swordsmanship more exquisite.

However, there were no more opponents within the inner sect. Whenever he wanted to spar, he had to deliberately suppress himself. Now, this person's appearance filled him with excitement.

Perhaps... he truly was worthy of a battle!

With such a strong understanding of the sword, why haven't we seen him before? Could he be a core disciple in disguise?

Wang Jiandong looked over curiously.

No... Liu Lujie shook his head. Core disciples value their status and rarely stoop to such boredom as causing trouble in the inner sect's Divine Communication Hall.

But... if such a powerful person truly existed, we would have surely seen him in all our years at the Sword Pavilion! Wang Jiandong was puzzled.

He understood what the other was saying.

Core disciples, each standing at the pinnacle of the Sword Pavilion, how could they be so bored as to come and tease some inner disciples, thereby lowering their own status?

The Lingyun Sword Pavilion has a heritage of thousands of years, with countless masters. Many inner disciples cultivate pure sword intent and have a calm disposition, unwilling to compete for fame and fortune. On the surface, I am the number one inner disciple, but in reality, there are many hidden disciples whose true strength is no less than mine!

Liu Lujie said.

Although he was hailed as the number one inner disciple, he was not arrogant.

Among the disciples of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, there were many true sword cultivators.

These so-called sword cultivators, like ascetic monks, abandoned all luxury and used the harshest environments to temper their minds and sword intent, making their understanding of the sword purer!

Such people would at most complete the sect's assessments and cared little about rankings among disciples. Therefore, their rankings were not high!

But their strength could not be underestimated!

Even he, if he truly encountered them, would not dare to be careless.

Indeed, these ascetics are truly formidable... Wang Jiandong nodded.

Notify me when this 'I Am Very Low-Key' goes to the Divine Communication Hall. I want to meet him in person!

After his exclamation, Liu Lujie looked at Zhu Yanzhi and the other.

Rest assured, Senior Brother, I have already arranged for someone to notify me immediately once he arrives...

Zhu Yanzhi smiled, about to finish his sentence, when suddenly he flipped his wrist, and a communication jade slip appeared in his palm. He glanced down, and his eyes lit up. Senior Brother, this 'I Am Very Low-Key' has entered the Divine Communication Hall!

Jiandong, let's go take a look!

A flash of light shone in Liu Lujie's eyes. He took out his own communication jade slip and directly entered the Divine Communication Hall, with the others following closely.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Figures flickered, and the next moment, the four appeared simultaneously inside the Divine Communication Hall, walking toward the arena.

Senior Brother Liu, that is 'I Am Very Low-Key.'

Zhu Yanzhi pointed ahead.

Liu Lujie looked and saw a young man standing idly by the arena, yawning incessantly, as if the matches on stage were utterly uninteresting and he was growing bored.

A nearby disciple, seeing his attitude, couldn't stand it and said with a dark expression, 'If you want to watch, watch; if not, get lost...'

Before he could finish, the 'I Am Very Low-Key' opposite looked over with a smile. 'Want to make a bet with me? No need for a big bet, just a few hundred Sword Pavilion coins...'

'You...'

The disciple clenched his fists.

Arrogant!

Too arrogant!

Even when others placed bets or set up gambling tables, they did so quietly and kept a low profile. But this guy actually asked outright like this...

He simply didn't care about the Sword Pavilion's rules!

'A few hundred Sword Pavilion coins... why don't you just rob us!' the disciple shouted, his face red.

'Uh... can I rob you?' 'I Am Very Low-Key' paused, looking a bit embarrassed.

'Yes, you can!' The disciple sneered, angered by the other's attitude. 'There are so many people here. If you can defeat them all with just one sword, all the Sword Pavilion coins on them can be yours!'

'Really?' 'I Am Very Low-Key''s eyes lit up. 'Wouldn't that... violate the sect rules?'

'Robbing one person certainly violates the rules, but if you truly can defeat everyone with just one sword, even if blame is assigned, it will only be because we are unskilled. Do you think they would come after you?'

The disciple snorted.

Although angry, what he said was true.

The Lingyun Sword Pavilion did not allow disciples to rob each other... However, if one person could single-handedly challenge everyone and win, and take all their Sword Pavilion coins, no one would say anything.

Kill one, and you are a criminal; kill ten thousand, and you are a hero; kill a million, and you are the hero of heroes!

The victor is king, the loser a bandit. If you are slightly stronger, you invite jealousy; if you are overwhelmingly strong, you can only be admired.

If such a thing truly happened, the Lingyun Sword Pavilion would only punish the losers and would never blame the victor.

The Sword Pavilion had precedents for this. Back then, the legendary Ten-Mile Sword God once challenged thirty inner disciples single-handedly and won easily, thus making a name for himself in the inner sect.

The disciple said this, expecting the opponent to back down and shut up, but instead saw his eyes grow brighter and brighter, filled with excitement. 'If that's really the case, that would be great...'

'Great?'

Seeing his expression, the disciple was completely baffled.

Was this fool brain-dead?

The inner sect was a gathering of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, with countless experts. Challenging everyone alone... was nearly impossible!

Even the strongest core disciples couldn't do it!

Not because their understanding of swordsmanship was insufficient, but because... the body you were using had the same cultivation and true qi reserves as everyone else. Winning against one or two was fine, three or five was possible, but dozens... was utterly hopeless!

There wouldn't even be enough true qi!

Moreover, since everyone was a genius, their swordsmanship was not far apart... Winning against one was already difficult, let alone challenging everyone and taking all their Sword Pavilion coins... It was a pipe dream!

Just as he was about to reason with the other and bring him back to his senses, he saw the 'I Am Very Low-Key' in front of him laugh heartily, look around, and announce in a clear voice that suddenly rang out: 'I challenge all of you! Let the bet be all the Sword Pavilion coins on your persons! Do you dare to accept...'

'Challenge all of us?'

'And bet all the Sword Pavilion coins on us?'

'Is this a robbery?'

'Not just a robbery, but taking all our savings... Who is this guy? How dare he?'

'Even Senior Brother Liu, the number one inner disciple, wouldn't dare say that...'

'Too arrogant, simply too arrogant... I'll fight you!'

...

Hearing such arrogant words, all the disciples present exploded.

There were no less than eight hundred people observing the matches here. A nobody who popped out of nowhere dared to challenge so many at once... He didn't know his place and was asking for death!

'This... is called low-key?'

Witnessing this scene, Liu Lujie and Wang Jiandong exchanged glances and nearly spat blood.

Damn!

When they heard his nickname earlier, they thought he was truly low-key, which was why he had remained unknown for so many years, even they didn't know who he was...

But now, he opened his mouth to challenge everyone and clearly intended to rob them...

This had nothing to do with 'low-key' at all!

In fact, it could be called extremely high-profile!

'Should we go up?'

After a long pause, Wang Jiandong finally closed his mouth and couldn't help but look over.

What nerve.

He considered himself one of the few in the inner sect who could defeat him, but he would never dare to boast like that here!

Even if these people didn't gang up on him all at once, a war of attrition would exhaust his true qi, body, and spirit!

'Since he challenges everyone, and we are present, it would be improper not to accept. We will surely be looked down upon by everyone... Jiandong, take your and my cards and put them up front... If he can defeat me and take my Sword Pavilion coins, that's nothing! If he loses, we don't need to act; the Sword Pavilion will not let him off and will certainly impose the severest punishment!'

Liu Lujie's eyes turned cold.

Challenging everyone and openly robbing so many people of their Sword Pavilion coins—if he won, the sect would say nothing, but if he lost... he would definitely receive a most miserable punishment.

Even a genius could not escape!

Otherwise, if everyone followed suit, where would the Sword Pavilion's rules stand?