Liu Xuanji was furious upon hearing this: "Ye Guichen, are you afraid? I never expected that the man Miss Fengying likes would be such a coward! Useless!"

Ye Guichen frowned, his face already showing displeasure.

Luo Huasheng was also angry: "Hey, how can you speak like that! You came to challenge Brother Ye, and now you're slandering him with your words, what kind of person are you!"

"And who are you?" Liu Xuanji was taken aback when he saw a bald man standing up for Ye Guichen.

"Luo Huasheng, my master is Master Kongwu, from the Thousand Buddha Temple." Luo Huasheng was unafraid and directly announced his name.

Zhang Chongchen was at a loss.

Why are all these guys so hot-tempered?

Liu Xuanji was straightforward, but from their conversation, Zhang Chongchen basically understood.

Zhang Chongchen knew before that his Fifth Brother liked Gongsun Fengying, but he didn't expect Liu Xuanji would fight for her.

"Fifth Brother, you may have misunderstood, misunderstood, there's nothing between Brother Ye and Miss Gongsun." Zhang Chongchen explained softly while pulling Liu Xuanji aside: "Didn't I visit Jinling last time? I already know Brother Ye and Miss Gongsun, if there really was a problem, would I not tell you?"

Liu Xuanji was doubtful, turning his head toward Zhang Chongchen: "Really?"

"Absolutely, I guarantee it." Zhang Chongchen quickly raised his hand.

"Fifth Master, if you can defeat Ye Guichen, I'll marry you!"

Unexpectedly, just as Liu Xuanji hesitated, another voice emerged.

Zhang Chongchen felt a headache upon hearing this voice.

Wasn't it Gongsun Fengying? Who else could it be?

What's this young lady's intention?

Zhang Chongchen turned his head to look at Gongsun Fengying.

But Gongsun Fengying ignored Zhang Chongchen and walked straight to Liu Xuanji: "Fifth Master, if you can't defeat Ye Guichen, then you can't bring up anything between us in the future, dare to bet with me?"

Liu Xuanji couldn't stand being looked down upon by Gongsun Fengying.

"Rest assured, if I can't even beat a snot-nosed kid, then I don't deserve to be with you!" Liu Xuanji felt the blood rush: "Miss Fengying, watch me!"

After saying that, he pointed his sword at Ye Guichen again: "Stand there, do you dare to compete with me!"

Zhang Chongchen leaned over to Gongsun Fengying, whispering urgently: "Miss Gongsun, what are you doing?"

Gongsun Fengying seemed indifferent: "Nothing much? Junior Master Zhang, Fifth Master is a sword fanatic, are you worried he might lose?"

Zhang Chongchen was speechless, though he said nothing, he muttered to himself: More than worried Fifth Brother might lose. How could that boy Ye Guichen possibly hold back, if Fifth Master loses, Ye Guichen might face hostility from many in the Heavenly Master Tao.

After all, Liu Xuanji is a member of the Heavenly Master Tao, if he loses, other Taoists might not say anything, but they'd definitely have some animosity towards Ye Guichen.

Isn't this Gongsun Fengying intentionally creating enmity for Ye Guichen?

When the other people from the Taoist sects saw Liu Xuanji actually wanting to challenge Ye Guichen, they got excited.

"Heavens, who's that person in white holding a sword?"

"You don't know? It's Liu Xuanji, known as the Sword Fanatic, a top Sword Dao expert among our sects."

"That's Liu Xuanji? Why is he challenging Senior Ye?"

"Not sure, but there's definitely a good show to watch today, wonder how many moves it'll take for Senior Ye to defeat Liu Xuanji."

"Right, right, Senior Ye is an expert from a hidden noble family, it's going to be amazing to see him in action?"

A group of other sect members widened their eyes, ready to watch.

In their eyes, Ye Guichen must be some ageless monster, how could beating Liu Xuanji not be easy?

And to witness a hidden noble family's master in action is indeed a rare sight.

Not far away, Zhang Chonglou and Gongsun Zhi were also watching.

"Old man, what level has Liu Xuanji's Sword Dao reached now?" Gongsun Zhi couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Chonglou stroked his beard: "Taiyin Golden Light Sword has reached the third level."

"What?" Gongsun Zhi looked at Zhang Chonglou in shock: "Third level? Does that mean that with his sword now, Liu Xuanji can battle against Grandmaster Realm experts?"

Zhang Chonglou nodded: "Should be about right, if possible, he might even be able to defeat a Grandmaster within ten moves."

"Hiss..." Gongsun Zhi couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The Taiyin Golden Light Sword is reputed as the most famous swordsmanship in all of Heavenly Master Tao, with a total of nine levels, reaching the ninth level supposedly leads one into a legendary Sword Immortal Realm.

It could even cut down half a mountain with one sword.

Of course, that's just legend.

To date, even Zhang Chonglou has only reached the fifth level.

And those who reached the second level are rare as well.

Yet Liu Xuanji had already reached the third level, showcasing his formidable strength.

"Aren't you worried that Ye Guichen might accidentally be killed?" Gongsun Zhi expressed concern.

Zhang Chonglou smiled lightly: "If Ye Guichen can't even break the Taiyin Sword Technique, then I'd have been mistaken. Hehe, but from the looks of it, Old Liu might not last even three moves."

Gongsun Zhi felt as if he heard an incredible tale, turning to Zhang Chonglou: "Old man, are you joking, from what you imply, is this Ye Guichen actually some kind of immortal? As far as I know, even the hidden noble family's experts can't crack the Taiyin Golden Light Sword within three moves, right?"

Zhang Chonglou said: "But he's not an expert from the hidden noble families."

Amidst the discussions, Ye Guichen turned again to look at Liu Xuanji: "Are you sure you want to challenge me?"

Liu Xuanji's face was flushed: "Yes!"

Ye Guichen said "oh": "But if you lose, then what?"

Liu Xuanji burst into laughter: "Me lose? Do you have some misunderstanding about your martial arts?"

Ye Guichen shook his head: "Forget it, I can't explain to you, so let's set a bet, if I beat you in one move, you'll drink ten bottles of liquor, in two moves, nine bottles, and so on. Of course, if I lose, the same applies, how's that?"

"We won't drink..."

Before Liu Xuanji could finish, Ye Guichen interrupted: "Enough with that useless talk, not drinking doesn't make you a man! Even Old Man Zhang has hidden good liquor, did you know he drinks it secretly? Just say whether you dare to compete!"

Liu Xuanji gritted his teeth, glancing at the hopeful Gongsun Fengying: "Anyone who doesn't compete is a loser, let's do it!"

"Good! You're a real man!" Ye Guichen chuckled and winked at Luo Huasheng: "In that case, I'll meet your challenge with this Gold Snake Dagger."