Sword King, Fallen Genius

"Sword King?"

Xu Yan was taken aback for a moment, shaking his head and saying, "I am not the Sword King, I am the Sword God!"

The title of Sword King is not worthy of himself.

Woman: ???

She was a bit confused. How did a Sword God suddenly appear?

"Benefactor, aren't you the Sword King? In the vast Bi Hai, only the Sword King possesses such swordsmanship!"

The woman said incredulously.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan became interested.

There is a Sword King in Bi Hai? Where is he and how strong is he?

As someone who claims to be the Sword God, Xu Yan wanted to meet this Sword King and see how his swordsmanship compares. But he assumes it is probably similar to the swordsmanship of the Qianwu Hall.

The woman was convinced that this person was not the rumored Sword King. She was even more shocked to think that another powerful sword martial artist had emerged in Bi Hai.

"The Sword King is in the Yun Tian City. With his sword and his skills, he has defeated all the sword martial artists in Bi Hai, sweeping through the swordsmanship of Yun Tian City. All the sword martial artists in Bi Hai are in awe of him."

"They say that only the Sword King's sword is the true essence of swordsmanship."

"It is rumored that the Sword King is a very arrogant person. Although he says that my swordsmanship is only at the entry level, he has just stepped into the realm of swordsmanship and has not yet comprehended the true essence of swordsmanship."

"But in his eyes, all the sword martial artists in Yun Tian City are considered trash."

The more Xu Yan listened, the more familiar this style of behavior seemed to him.

Unable to help himself, he asked, "What is the name of the Sword King you mentioned?"

The woman was a little embarrassed and said, "I only know him as the Sword King, but I don't know his actual name."

At this moment, among the Soul Refining martial artists who were originally fleeing, one person was targeted by the Blood Blade Bandits because of his relatively strong strength and was unable to escape immediately.

It wasn't until Xu Yan took action and killed a group of Blood Blade Bandits that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the person walked over and said, "The Sword King's name is Xie Tianheng!"

Xu Yan suddenly realized why this style of behavior seemed so familiar. It turned out to be Xie Tianheng!

"I didn't expect Xie Tianheng to have achieved the title of Sword King."

Xu Yan sighed in his heart. In that case, Xie Tianheng must have rapidly improved his strength during the years he entered the inner domain. He was probably already among the strongest.

"Have you heard of Xie Lingfeng?"

Xu Yan asked.

Since Xie Tianheng has achieved the title of Sword King, Xie Lingfeng, who also has great talent, should not be weaker in swordsmanship. He should have also made a name for himself.

"Is he the son of the Sword King?"

The martial artist pondered and asked.

Xu Yan nodded.

"The son of the Sword King was once a genius in Yun Tian City, but in these years, he has made no progress and has been surpassed by his former subordinates. The name of the genius has already been tarnished and has long since fallen into obscurity."

The martial artist sighed.

"The fallen genius, the son of the Sword King, has been mocked as a waste!"

Xu Yan was astonished. Has Xie Lingfeng fallen to such a state?

It is conceivable that Xie Lingfeng, with his talent, has probably already cultivated the Divine Intent Realm to perfection. With his talent and the perfection of the Divine Intent Realm, it should not be a problem for him to fight against a Soul Refining Initial Stage opponent.

But he has been unable to break through, while his former subordinates have continuously made breakthroughs, reaching the Soul Refining Late Stage and the peak of the Soul Refining stage. Naturally, Xie Lingfeng is no longer their match.

No wonder it's so quiet.

I just didn't expect to be mocked as useless!

"Brother Xie, please wait a little longer. I will come find you and we will rise again, suppressing those who were once under your command."

Xu Yan muttered to himself.

The Xie father and son in the Yun Tian Bi Hai City must have experienced something, otherwise they wouldn't have such a reputation without acting low-key.

Xu Yan asked for more information about the Xie Tianheng father and son.

The martial artist didn't know much, only that a few years ago, Xie Tianheng first made a name for himself by challenging a Martial Artist in the early stage of Soul Refining Heavenly Being.

At that time, Xie Tianheng was in the Great Heaven Human Realm.

Everyone thought he would definitely lose.

But Xie Tianheng rose up strongly, displaying extraordinary swordsmanship, and defeated his opponent across realms, thus gaining fame.

"It is rumored that the Sword King's wife has an extraordinary background. Otherwise, with the Sword King's arrogance back then, he would have been beaten to death."

The martial artist sighed.

Xu Yan nodded. Xie Tianheng's wife was from the Spirit Realm. He didn't expect her to have such an impressive background. However, he didn't know how Xie Tianheng, a Martial Artist from the Inner Realm, managed to marry a woman from the Spirit Realm.

He asked about Xie Lingfeng's situation, but the martial artist didn't know much. Unable to get any more information, Xu Yan bid farewell and left.

The sea beast pulled the sea escape boat and sped across the Bi Hai.

"Sword God? Could it be that we will witness a battle of swordsmanship again?"

The martial artist was excited. Such a grand event couldn't be missed.

If the Sword King heard that someone dared to call themselves the Sword God, he would probably explode with anger, right?

...

In the Yun Tian Bi Hai City, the transcendent Ling Zong of the Bi Hai ruled over the entire Bi Hai. Even the Bi Hai Overlord, the Sea Spirit Clan, had to obey the orders of the City Lord's Mansion.

The Fu family, the city lord's family of the Yun Tian City, had become even more powerful under the current city lord, Fu Tianhai. It was rumored that his strength had surpassed that of the previous city lords.

He was undoubtedly the number one powerhouse in the Bi Hai.

Although the Yun Tian City was under the rule of the City Lord's Mansion, there were also many forces within it. The Sea Spirit Clan held important positions in the City Lord's Mansion and enjoyed a prominent status.

There have always been rumors that from ancient times to the present, there was a contract between the Yun Tian City and the Sea Spirit Clan, jointly ruling over the Bi Hai. And at certain times, the Sea Spirit Clan needed to obey the commands of the Yun Tian City.

The specific content and terms of the contract were only known by the true high-level members of the Yun Tian City and the Sea Spirit Clan.

Among the several major forces in the Yun Tian City, the Wan Xing Martial Dao Academy was one of them. Since retreating from the Eighteen States, it had settled in the Yun Tian City and established the Martial Dao Academy, training many renowned martial artists.

The dean of the Wan Xing Martial Dao Academy was rumored to have a close relationship with City Lord Fu, so the Wan Xing Martial Dao Academy was also seen as having the support of the City Lord's Mansion.

By now, the influence of the Wan Xing Martial Dao Academy in the Yun Tian City and even the entire Bi Hai was already significant.

The students of the Martial Dao Academy included talents from all directions of the Bi Hai, as well as some descendants of the noble families of the Yun Tian City, especially those from declining noble families.

There were also students from the Sea Spirit Clan in the academy. The Sea Spirit Clan increasingly liked to send their descendants to the academy for learning and cultivation.

A few years ago, something happened in the Yun Tian City.

The Crown Prince of the Da Zhou Qing Wang Mansion was sent to the Wan Xing Martial Dao Academy for learning and cultivation. Another thing was that City Lord Fu Tianhai suddenly gained a son-in-law and a grandson!

What was even more outrageous was that it was rumored that his son-in-law came from the Inner Realm and came to the Yun Tian City with the Fu family's Jade Order.

All the major forces in the Yun Tian City were dumbfounded.

And those who had always admired the City Lord's daughter were dumbfounded as well. They realized that they were inferior to someone from the Inner Realm.

Their goddess had actually married someone from the Inner Realm.

And she even gave birth to a son in the Inner Realm?

This matter spread among the major forces in the Yun Tian City, and many people couldn't help but recall an incident that happened in the past.

The City Lord's daughter had once gone to the Eighteen States. It was rumored that it was because news of the philandering of the Wood Family's playboy had reached the Bi Hai, and the City Lord's daughter thought that Wood Qianliu was too despicable and was planning to kill him.

Chasing after the playboy of the Mu family, it was rumored that he was chased to the inner domain and only returned to the Cloud Heaven City after many years.

As for the matter of Ka Cha Mu Qianliu, there have been no more rumors.

And the playboy of the Mu family seemed to have disappeared too. There were rumors in the Cloud Heaven City that the playboy of the Mu family was probably killed by the city lord's daughter.

But then, he went to the inner domain and actually had a son?

Those who admired him were thunderstruck and wanted to see for themselves what was so outstanding about the person in the inner domain that he managed to capture the heart of the city lord's daughter.

There were rumors that City Lord Fu Tianhai almost died of anger when he learned that he suddenly had a son-in-law and a grandson, but it was too late to do anything about it. He could only hold his nose and endure it. After all, he couldn't just kill the person, right?

Moreover, the son-in-law seemed to have some talent. He broke through the Small Celestial Human Realm shortly after arriving in the Spirit Domain.

At first, to avoid trouble, the city lord's son-in-law stayed hidden in the city lord's mansion and never went out, allowing rumors to spread. He appeared very low-key and obedient to the city lord's orders.

However, after the city lord's son-in-law broke through to the Great Celestial Human Realm, he became arrogant.

The first thing he did was to beat up a certain young master from a prestigious family who admired his wife.

Then, he challenged another early-stage Soul Refining Martial Artist from another prestigious family, calling him trash and showing extreme disdain and arrogance, infuriating the person.

As a result, the city lord's son-in-law, at the level of a Great Celestial Human, defeated the early-stage Soul Refining Martial Artist.

Now, all the major forces couldn't help but look at him with different eyes.

When the city lord's son-in-law broke through to the Soul Refining Heavenly Being Realm, he became even more arrogant, treating everyone as trash and beating up everyone who had once admired his wife.

The city lord's grandson also gradually showed his talent, defeating one genius from a prestigious family after another.

However, now the city lord's grandson had become a fallen genius. Once glorious, he was now miserable, surpassed by his former subordinates and mocked by them.

With no improvement in strength, he had become a representative of waste.

Under the push of those with ulterior motives in the Cloud Heaven City, a saying even spread: "A momentary genius may not be a true genius, but may also be a waste, just like the Sword King's son!"

The Sword King's son, the once brilliant genius, fell silent, but the Sword King himself became more and more arrogant, more and more domineering, just like his name.

He even disdained his father-in-law and ended up being beaten up.

In a small courtyard in the city lord's mansion.

A young man sat cross-legged on the edge of a pond in the courtyard, a sword lying across his knees. Sword Intent surrounded him, like surging waves, and the sound of rushing water emanated from the Sword Intent.

"What Martial Dao did you make Feng'er cultivate? Now he has stopped progressing!" A beautiful woman stood at the entrance of the courtyard, one hand on her waist, her face full of dissatisfaction.

She was Fu Tianhai's cherished pearl, Fu Yun.

Xie Tianheng grinned and said, "It was his own choice. Besides, stopping progress is just a matter of not having follow-up techniques. It's a small matter. I'll go to the Eighteen Provinces when I have time and bring back some techniques."

"What kind of powerful Martial Dao is this Great Desolation Martial Dao that you mentioned? If it's really that powerful, why didn't you record more techniques back then?" Fu Yun remained dissatisfied.

"I remembered too many, and it's not easy to comprehend them," Xie Tianheng said helplessly.

"Don't worry, I'll go to the Eighteen Provinces in a few days. Although Feng'er hasn't made a breakthrough, his Sword Intent has become more refined, and his understanding of the sword path has deepened. Once he breaks through, his strength will definitely be stronger," Fu Yun sighed and said, "I suddenly realized that I was deceived by you when we went to the inner domain. It's all because I was too young!"

Xie Tianheng smirked and said, "Madam, I didn't deceive you. I fulfilled everything I promised you. In the vast sea, I am the lord of the sword!"

"You're only showing off in the vast sea. I heard that there is a Sword God in the Eighteen Provinces, who is only in his twenties and has already suppressed the geniuses of the Spirit Domain."

"He even blocked the entrance of the Thousand Martial Hall and challenged the geniuses of the Thousand Martial Hall, killing one of them in front of a group of powerful Thousand Martial Hall experts, and even took away a Divine Weapon, and the Thousand Martial Hall couldn't do anything about it."

Fu Yun gave him a disdainful look and said, "Such a genius has emerged in the Eighteen Provinces? What's his name?"

In his heart, he muttered, "Could it be Xu Yan?"

Directly challenging the mountain gate of the Transcendent Spirit Sect, such a bold style, and also claiming to be the Sword God, he immediately thought of Xu Yan.

"Xu Yan, the Sword God Xu Yan, is famous in the Eighteen Provinces."

Fu Yun spoke up.

Sure enough!

Xie Tianheng sighed in his heart. Xu Yan is as impressive as ever. He truly lives up to being the disciple of the senior. I still have a long way to go.

"Set a small goal. When I have the strength to suppress my father-in-law, I can be even more arrogant!"

Xie Tianheng muttered to himself.

"What other rumors are there about the Eighteen Provinces? For example, someone who is skilled in using knives, or someone who is good at alchemy."

Xie Tianheng asked.

Fu Yun looked at him with confusion and said, "Do you already know?"

"I don't know. I've been busy settling accounts with those bastards. I don't have time to inquire about these things."

Xie Tianheng shook his head.

"There is someone called Knife Venerable Meng Chong, who is also powerful, second only to Xu Yan. And there is Evergreen Pavilion, rumored to have a miraculous doctor who can revive the dead and heal injuries. The effects of their elixirs are incredible."

"It is said that they can easily heal and recover damaged foundations, collapsed Spirit Bodies, and old injuries."

"The rumors are unbelievable. I really want to go to the Eighteen Provinces and see for myself."

Fu Yun spoke with an incredulous expression on his face.

Xie Tianheng nodded. This was within his expectations. With his reputation in the Yun Tian Bi Hai City, how could Xu Yan and Meng Chong be weak?

They would only be stronger.

He glanced at Xie Lingfeng, who was still honing his Sword Intent, and couldn't help but feel helpless. His son had finally stopped his rapid progress.

"In a few days, I will take Feng'er to the Eighteen Provinces."

Xie Tianheng thought for a moment and said.

"Is it for Feng'er's cultivation technique?"

Fu Yun asked.

Xie Tianheng nodded and said, "The competition for the Heavenly Prodigy has already begun. Only by going to the Eighteen Provinces can Feng'er have a chance to participate. Otherwise, with his current strength, he won't be able to participate in the battle of the Heavenly Prodigies."

Fu Yun sighed and said, "To participate in the battle of the Heavenly Prodigies, it's probably too late. You know, the Heavenly Prodigies who can participate in the decisive battle are at least powerful individuals who have condensed a trace of the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi."

"That's not necessarily true!"

Xie Tianheng smiled and said.

"Where does your confidence come from? You are only on par with a Martial Artist who has condensed a trace of the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi. Feng'er is even further behind. There is less than three years left until the decisive battle of the Heavenly Prodigies. Even if Feng'er obtains a follow-up cultivation technique, can he cultivate to the level of a powerful individual within two years?"

Fu Yun furrowed his brows.

"That's why we have to go to the Eighteen Provinces for a chance."

Xie Tianheng said with a smile.

By going to the Eighteen Provinces, with the assistance of elixirs and guidance, two years would be enough!

At this moment, a steward hurriedly arrived.

"What's the matter? Who wants to challenge Feng'er? Don't let them in!"

Fu Yun's face darkened as soon as he saw the steward.

"Miss, there is someone named Xu Yan outside the City Lord's Mansion. He claims to be a former acquaintance of the Young Master..."

The steward spoke up.