Chapter 154: It is better to bend the sword straight than to win the whole hook!
Hearing Ye Fan's confident words, the Taiyi Sect disciple's face showed a smile of success, as if he had foreseen the scene where Ye Fan would kneel down and kowtow.
He couldn't wait to say: "Okay, since you take the face of so many martial arts colleagues and agree to this bet, don't go back on your word when the time comes!"
"Come with me!"
With that said, he turned around and walked in front to lead the way, with Ye Fan and Yu Zihong following closely behind.
At this time, at least most of the thousands of warriors who had originally lined up at the entrance of the dojo followed to join in the fun.
For them, the team can be rearranged, but if they miss this annual drama, they will never see it again!
After walking for about ten minutes and twisting and turning, we arrived at the backyard of Taiyimen Dojo.
Surrounded by green trees and gurgling streams, it feels like a paradise.
After walking a hundred meters, the Taiyi disciple suddenly stopped and pointed at a huge stone not far away and said:
"Boy, that's the test stone! No matter what method you use, punching, kicking, slashing or slashing, as long as you can leave a hair-sized mark on it, I will lose!"
Ye Fan heard the words and looked at the sword test stone from a distance, but found that this strange stone was not small in size, about half a person tall, one foot long, oval-shaped, and placed abruptly on the ground.
The strange stone is as smooth as a mirror, and can almost reflect the appearance of a person, but on the surface, there are many pits and mottled marks, some deep or shallow, which are obviously made with sharp weapons such as swords.
Even from a certain distance, you can feel the sword intent and knife intention attached to it. It is extremely sharp and murderous, making people tremble with fear.
There is no doubt that these traces were left by martial arts masters!
However, what is really shocking is that someone actually left a poem in the center of the sword test stone.
"It is better to break the sword straight than to bend the whole hook!"
There are only ten large characters with iron painted silver hooks. They are vigorous and powerful, and they are completed in one go, just like an angry dragon circling.
Looking from a distance, it gives people a feeling of piercing the sky and tearing apart the void.
Ye Fan looked at the poem carefully and felt that the sharp sword intention in it was about to penetrate the surface of the strange stone and span the world.
The next moment, Ye Fan trembled, his face turned pale, and he quickly looked away.
He was afraid that if he continued to look at it, his consciousness would be stabbed.
Although Ye Fan is now very powerful, he thinks that he is far inferior to the warrior who left this poem.
At this time, Mr. Wei's voice suddenly appeared in his ears: "Tsk tsk... It's really extraordinary to be able to condense such a fierce sword intent on the ancient planet of the earth! But well... it's worse than me.
It’s a thousand miles away!”
After hearing the last sentence, a strange look appeared on Ye Fan's face.
However, being recognized by Mr. Wei is enough to prove the strength of that warrior.
It is better to break the sword straight than to bend the whole hook!
This poem should be derived from Bai Juyi's "Broken Sword Head".
However, the original text is - Do not break the sword lightly, it is better than a straight hook!
It means don't underestimate the broken straight sword, it is stronger than the curved full hook!
Bai Juyi used objects to describe people, and used them to praise those warriors who had noble character, were not afraid of power, and would rather break than bend!
However, the warrior who left the poem on the sword-testing stone only changed two words, changing "Don't take it lightly" to "Ningwei", but the artistic conception was completely different, revealing a tragic and exciting meaning!
Not just to admire those warriors, but to become such a warrior yourself, and even have the courage to "die together" for your own pursuit!
What a monstrous spirit that is!
This heroic intention alone is enough to make people admire and admire you!
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On the other side, looking at Ye Fan's shocked look, the Taiyi Sect disciple looked arrogant and said to Ye Fan:
"Haha...Boy, are you scared? This poem was written by Changhe Sword Immortal, the ancestor of my Taiyi Sect!
The Changhe Sword Immortal was a powerful master hundreds of years ago. He participated in the creation of nature and was the strongest person in the south of the Yangtze River at that time. He cut off the river with one sword, just like a man from heaven! On the day he attained enlightenment, he swung his sword and wrote an inscription on the sword test stone.
In this poem, the sword energy is vertical and horizontal, fierce and unparalleled, for future generations to admire!"
He recounted that past event in detail.
Many warriors around him felt excited and shocked when they heard it.
At this time, the Taiyi Sect disciple's face looked like he was sure of victory.
The reason why this sword test stone is famous in the world is not only because of the poems left by Changhe Sword Immortal, but also because of its solidity, which can be described as "indestructible".
Over the years, many warriors with varying strengths have come to challenge.
They tried many methods, including burning, flooding, cutting with knives, chiseling with axes, and some even brought large-caliber rifles. However, they still could not leave even the slightest trace on the sword test stone.
Later, people concluded a rule: only those who are half-step to the master level, and try their best, can barely leave a trace on this sword test stone.
The number and depth of the traces left also represent the strength of the warrior. The stronger the strength, the deeper the traces.
But the deepest one is only an inch or two!
Over the years, except for the Changhe Sword Immortal, no one has ever left any words on it. At most, there are just a few messy strokes.
Therefore, this sword test stone has also become the "touchstone" for half-step masters.
Many warriors from Jiangnan Province, after reaching the half-step master level, will come here in admiration and leave their own traces on this sword test stone.
But just now, the Taiyi Sect disciples put forward such harsh conditions, clearly wanting to make things difficult for Ye Fan.
In his opinion, it was impossible for Ye Fan to leave any traces on this sword-testing stone because he was so young and was at least a seventh- or eighth-grade warrior.
The next moment, he looked at Ye Fan and said: "Boy, don't wait any longer. I have to go back to the dojo to do things. Hurry up and take action!"
As he spoke, he folded his hands in front of his chest, looking at ease.
Around him, hundreds of warriors also looked like they were watching a good show, wanting to see Ye Fan make a fool of himself.
In the arena, the only one who believed in Ye Fan was probably Yu Zihong.
Yu Zihong knew Ye Fan's master strength, and this mere sword-testing stone would not be able to defeat him at all.
At this time, Ye Fan strode forward, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a calm smile, as if he didn't feel any nervousness at all.
Seeing his calm appearance, the disciples of Taiyi Sect smiled disdainfully and thought to themselves:
Huh... you brat, you are still pretending when you are about to die! I want to see if you can still smile later!
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Ye Fan slowly stretched out his hand towards the sword-testing stone that was half a man's height.
He is not a warrior in the secular world, but a cultivator of immortality!
With him currently at the peak of the fifth level of Qi refining, coupled with the power of the white tiger who is the main killer, if the internal energy in the dantian explodes instantly, he will definitely leave a deep palm mark on the sword test stone!
However, just when he was about to do so, Mr. Wei's voice suddenly sounded:
"Xiao Fan, try using the power of the four spirits at the same time. First fuse them together and then release them!"
Ye Fan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, a little surprised.
Before this, he used the power of the Four Spirits separately.
The green dragon governs life and death, and combined with the divine needle to save people, is the best way to treat illnesses and save lives.
The White Tiger is the master of killing and can be used in actual combat. A single strike can penetrate gold and crack rocks and drive away wolves and tigers!
If Xuanwu's main defense is combined with "Golden Light Divine Armor" and "Heavenly Tyrant Body", even a true martial arts master may not be able to cause harm to him.
The master of Suzaku is agile. Once he uses the power of Suzaku, his body is as fast as thunder, which is beyond the limit of what mortal eyes can capture.
However, Ye Fan never thought that he could integrate the power of these four spirits and use them at the same time.
Mr. Wei's words gave him great inspiration, like opening a door to a new world!
The next moment, he tried to activate the inner energy in his Dantian, carefully mobilized the power of the Four Spirits, poured it into his palm, and poured it towards the sword test stone.
Four completely different forces came together and complemented each other, creating a wonderful chemical reaction. The power surged geometrically, just like a volcano erupting.
In just a moment, most of Ye Fan's inner energy was drained.
Realizing this, for fear of running out of energy, Ye Fan quickly moved his hand away and took a few steps back, looking like he was still frightened.
But when this scene fell into the eyes of everyone around, it was a completely different scene.