When Ice Emperor heard this name, his eyes showed shock. After a while, a trace of bitterness appeared on his face.
He has not forgotten that the young man once looked up to the sky and roared those words in front of the Jinluan Palace: Hate me for not being an immortal!!!
These few words would appear in his countless dreams.
He still remembered the sad and desperate look in his eyes. He personally destroyed this young man's dream and made him provoke a behemoth like the Tianhe Sect.
But at this moment, this young man, as a resident of the Cangxue Empire, is participating in this continent-wide competition!
Bring supreme glory to Cangxue Empire!
He looked complicated, and after a long time, he sighed, as if he had aged hundreds of years in an instant.
On this day, Tang Lin's name completely resounded throughout the Cangxue Empire!
No matter how many years pass, no one will forget that there was once a young man who came out of this empire and became famous throughout the continent!
In the past, Tang Lin was only known to the upper class celebrities, but now he is known to everyone among smugglers, peddlers and businessmen, and he has become a peerless genius that everyone talks about after dinner.
"Do you think he will be among the top ten in the Nine Swords Championship?" A general on the left side of the hall couldn't help but ask.
"Top ten? How is that possible!"
"Although he is ranked fifth in the knockout points, it does not mean that he will be able to enter the top ten in the finals! You must know that there are many geniuses who have hidden abilities."
"Yes, thousands of years ago, there seemed to be a young master of the demon-suppressing clan who won first place in the knockout competition. In the end, he barely made it into the top 100."
"This matter is too uncertain, I hope."
Everyone was talking about it. At this moment, someone suddenly said: "Do you think that if Tang Lin becomes stronger in the future, will he take revenge on us?"
"Retaliation?" The others looked at the person who spoke in confusion.
"Everyone knows that Tang Lin liked the Ninth Princess at the beginning, and later betrothed the Ninth Princess to the young master of the Tianhe Sect for the sake of the safety of the country. This Tang Lin must have left the empire because he had a grudge," the man said.
After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
The scene that happened in front of the Jinluan Palace is still fresh in everyone's memory, especially the young man's cry full of sadness and despair, which still seems to be echoing in his ears.
In this silence, a sneer suddenly said: "Fart!"
The person who spoke was a burly man wearing a general's armor. He sneered: "If he can take revenge, why did he say that he is from the Cangxue Empire in the Nine Swords Summit? Now that he is famous all over the world, we Cangxue
The empire's prestige will spread throughout the continent. The three neighboring empires that originally had a peaceful relationship with us will now show their kindness to us."
"You don't know about this kind of interest relationship, right?"
After hearing the words of this burly man, everyone was startled. Then they suddenly came to their senses. The expressions of those who were still a little worried at first became complicated, and they felt a little ashamed.
Tang Lin was just a young man, but he had such a tolerant mind, which completely impressed them.
…
Nine Swords Realm.
In the dark valley.
Tang Lin was bathed in blood, holding two swords, one gold and one black. His body was like a hurricane, fighting among the demons.
With three thousand phantoms, Tang Lin's speed in killing demons increased by three thousand times!
With such a killing speed, if it were the same before, Tang Lin would be very confident and feel that he is definitely the first!
But after passing the Nine Swords Tower, he restrained his sharpness and knew that there is a better world. Although he felt that his ranking would be high at this moment, he still felt that he needed to work hard.
After the first day of killing.
Tang Lin didn't know how many demons he had killed. He was completely immersed in it. His sword skills improved greatly, and his body skills quickly mastered "shrinking the ground into an inch".
When killing, Tang Lin used the chaotic air flow in his body to quickly assimilate the surrounding energy, keeping his body in a peak state at all times.
…
More than half a month has passed.
The top floor pavilion of Hongchen Inn.
At noon, it’s time to report on the rankings again.
Iron Lion and the young man in white arrived here on time. Although the ranking was basically a foregone conclusion from the first day, as long as the people on the ranking did not die midway, they would remain at the original ranking.
Tang Lin has always been in fifth place.
Although he knew that the rankings had not changed much, Iron Lion still couldn't help coming over to watch every day.
The people on the void projection began to report. The person in first place was still the person named "Ming", with a record of more than 1.2 million points.
The second place is Gu Yue, who suppresses the demon clan, with a record of more than 400,000 points.
When the fourth place was reported, Tieshi suddenly heard the word "Tang Lin" and his eyes immediately lit up. After about twenty days of persistence, Tang Lin's ranking did not fall, but rose. This shows that Tang Lin has never relaxed.
Pass.
"This boy is very good." The young man in white showed a smile on his lips.
Iron Lion chuckled, feeling very happy in his heart.
He knew that the young man in white never praised others, and the number of people he could praise would never exceed three in a thousand years.
"I'll treat you today." Tie Shi said with a hearty smile.
"I won't be polite." The young man in white said with a smile.
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Nine Swords Realm.
Tang Lin held two swords and stood in a pile of monster corpses. Countless monster corpses fell behind him. After the fierce fighting, Tang Lin's breathing was still steady.
"After fighting for so long, my body and sword skills have only become more proficient, but they have not improved." Tang Lin continued to move forward while holding both swords.
Every day when hunting monsters, he would think of the swordsman he faced in the Nine Swords Tower.
"The ninth-level swordsman already possesses the martial arts realm of the 'Tao' realm."
"road……"
"What is Tao?"
"Back when I was in the Cangxue Empire, I had already touched the 'Tao'. Although I could only sense it vaguely, I understood it to some extent."
Tang Lin was walking on the desolate land, alone, with demon corpses at his feet, thinking about things in his mind.
"The realm of martial arts divides heaven and man into one. Transcendence into the sage, and then this is the 'Tao'."
"Understanding the unity of heaven and man, you can use the rules of heaven and earth to integrate your body into heaven and earth. Sword moves are everywhere. There is no sword in your hand, but there is a sword in your heart."
"Extraordinary and holy. Able to forcibly defy heaven, sail against the current, and defy heaven and earth."
"And what is Tao?"
"Go to the next level. How should we practice?"
Tang Lin frowned tightly, came to a hillside and sat down, looking at the dark clouds in the sky. He put the two swords in his hands upside down in front of him.
"After fighting for so long, with the accumulated achievement points, it should be no problem to rank in the tens of thousands, but if you want to make progress, you still have to understand the 'Tao'."
The mountain breeze blew against Tang Lin's body, and his black hair was stained with blood and fluttered slightly in the wind.
"According to what Master Iron Lion said, there are more than a dozen people who have broken through the ninth level. In other words, there are more than a dozen people who have understood the 'Tao'."
"There are so many geniuses in the entire vast continent, and smart people are like crucian carp crossing the river." Tang Lin clenched his fists, "I will never admit defeat!"
He looked up at the sky.
The distant sky is so untouchable.
Tang Lin thought about "what is Tao" in his heart, and slowly and suddenly thought of his dead second sister, his wandering eldest brother, his missing father, and his mother who was far away in the Barbarian God tribe.
Then Tang Lin thought of Xiao Nianfeng again.
"I've been here for so long. I wonder if the six-eared cheetah has treated her well and given her milk. With the black devil watching, it should be fine."
Tang Lin looked at the dim sky, with a hint of loneliness and loneliness on his face.
"Father, where did you disappear? Now that the second sister is dead and the eldest brother is wandering away, there is no news. Why are you missing?"
Tang Lin frowned, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He thought that Master Iron Lion must have the Tianji realm. If he asked him to help calculate, he should be able to know the whereabouts of his father and eldest brother.
"As soon as I get out, I'll ask the master." Tang Lin thought to himself.
Immediately, Tang Lin gathered his thoughts and began to think hard about "Tao".
Tao Tao Tao!
Tang Lin’s mind is full of “Tao”!
"My father once said that there are thousands of great ways and all kinds of small ways in the world, and reading is one of the great ways! What is the biggest in the world? The truth is the biggest! What scholars read is Tao and reason!"
"Everything is reasonable. The Tao of this principle should refer to the rules of heaven and earth. So, can we understand that understanding the 'Tao' means understanding the rules of heaven and earth?"
Tang Lin's eyes suddenly lit up, and a door seemed to open in his heart.
"There should be many rules of heaven and earth, such as flowers blooming and fading, water flowing to lower places, and people dying when they grow old. These are the rules of heaven and earth and cannot be changed."
"The unity of nature and man is the use of rules!"
"Becoming a saint is against the rules!"
"The realm of Tao should be transformed into rules!"
"I am the rule, and the rule is me. This is not a simple use! It's like a person fighting with a sword, and I am the sword, and the sword is me!"
Tang Lin understood instantly and was trembling slightly with excitement.
"That's it, that's it." Tang Lin's eyes lit up and he said: "Although I have reached transcendence and sainthood, I have not yet understood the Tao, and I am not the rule!"
"There are all kinds of great roads and all kinds of small ways in the world, what is my way?" Tang Lin's heart immediately became confused again.
Although we clearly understand what Tao is, there are countless Tao in the world. How can we transform ourselves into Tao?
Tang Lin fell into hard thinking again.
…
Time passes day by day.
On the top floor of Hongchen Inn, Iron Lion checked the rankings every day as usual, but found that Tang Lin's record points had not moved. He was surpassed by the fifth place behind him and returned to fifth place.
Three more days passed.
Tang Lin's record points remained unchanged and he dropped to eighth place.
Iron Lion frowned and murmured: "Did something happen to this kid in there, or did he feel that he was already number one, so he was too lazy to fight again?"
His idea makes sense.
After all, geniuses are very proud.
…
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