Chapter 197 The Teenage Chief (2/2)

A loud sword howling could be heard from the sky as the clouds disperse. A greenish-white sword gleam over a hundred feet long spanned across the sky. It then struck on the sea water and the force hits the surface of the sea, separating the water as the underwater corals came to sight.

The sword gleam did not stop right there. Like an enormous sea snake, it hastily chased towards a direction. But before it could travel far, it seemed like it hit on an invisible screen and vanished.

In the surging ocean, a relaxed-looking teenage Daoist appeared out of nowhere.

A flock of clouds wrapped Zuo Shaoqi up and paused halfway up in the void. The clouds were suddenly separated and a middle-aged swordsman appeared. The man looked at Shen Lian with a solemn face.

Shen Lian smiled, ”Meng swordsman, why didn't you inform me about your arrival in advance? I would have the honor of hosting.”

The middle-aged swordsman was Meng Xunzhen of the Qingjiang Sword Sect. He has been cultivating for over hundreds of years.

Just by looking at the force of sword gleam, one could tell that this person's mana was out of the world.

Meng Xunzhen coldly replied, ”So you're the new chief of Qing Xuan, Shen Zhenren?”

”It hasn't been more than a hundred days since I've succeeded as the chief and it seems that you've caught the news. Looks like you follow us Qing Xuan pretty closely.” Shen Lian looks relaxed as his words came out in a nice pace like a spring breeze.

Meng Xunzhen has heard that the new chief of Qing Xuan was extremely young and has only achieved Huan Dan not too long ago. He was not too concerned about it at first but after meeting Shen Lian, he knew that he was absolutely wrong.

The Cloud Light Water Sword that he used earlier came out in rage with a mix of the Milky Way Swordsmanship. What made it lethal was not the intensity of the force but the continuous after-shock that was ten times the intensity of the first blow. It hits like everlasting strong waves, billowing endlessly.

But Shen Lian was able to scatter the sword gleam effortlessly during the split second interval between the first and second after-shock.

In the heat of the moment, he could not determine Shen Lian's mana and instead he was overwhelmed by such masterly skills.

The truth was that he did not understand the essence of the Taixu Strategy's 'Interpromotion and Interrestraint'. If he truly mastered the 'Milky Way Swordsmanship', Shen Lian would not have noticed the opportunity.

Unfortunately, he was only mixing other things with one small fraction of the Milky Way Swordsmanship. He was not able to be at one with the Cloud Light Water Sword and that flaw gave him away.

With his finesse, he could have made things a lot more difficult for Shen Lian should he have used the Cloud Light Water Sword totally.

The reason behind it was not something Meng Xunzhen could really fathom in a short time span.

It was Grandmaster Yuanqing's sword will that helped Shen Lian realized the flaw in Meng Xunzhen's sword technique. This sword will be supremely regarded in the world of swordcraft. It was able to instantly help Shen Lian experience the true meaning of vast endlessness and it was not something the Cloud Light Water Sword was capable of.

Looks like the Guangqing Sect is high rollers. First, it was Daoist Shi and now Meng Xunzhen. Who knew that who was going to pop out next.

Shen Lian was distracted by other matters and it was reflected in his expression. From Meng Xunzhen's perspective, he seemed a little unfocused.

And that angered Meng Xunzhen. Even if Shen Lian was the highly prestigious Chief of Qing Xuan, he should not be so ignorant towards others.