Chapter 21 The Furious LI Hanyi!
“What brings the Second City Lord to see me today?”
Jiang Che ignored Li Hanyi’s earlier question and instead asked with mild curiosity.
Since the pills hadn’t been refined yet, he knew she wouldn’t believe him anyway, and he didn’t bother to explain.
“To spar with swords.”
Li Hanyi spoke coldly, drawing her Iron Horse Ice River Sword from her waist.
“I refuse. You’re too weak—it’s boring.”
Jiang Che shook his head solemnly.
Li Hanyi: ....
Even with her calm temperament, Li Hanyi felt her composure falter at Jiang Che’s words.
Her chest heaved slightly, her breath growing irregular.
“If you want me to spar with you, you’ll need to agree to one condition,” Jiang Che said suddenly, as if an idea had struck him.
“What condition?”
Li Hanyi remained as cold and aloof as ever.
“Teach me your Moonlit Blossoms Sword Technique.”
Grinning widely, Jiang Che stated his demand.
“With so many secret techniques already in your possession, why do you want to learn my Moonlit Blossoms Sword Technique?”
Li Hanyi frowned, genuinely puzzled.
She couldn’t understand why Jiang Che, who already wielded numerous powerful secret techniques, would want to learn her swordsmanship.
Though her Moonlit Blossoms Sword Technique was formidable, it was far from being as devastating as the swordsmanship Jiang Che had displayed earlier.
“To look cool and impress girls...”
Shrugging, Jiang Che answered with complete honesty.
While the Moonlit Blossoms Sword Technique wasn’t exactly a world-shattering technique, it was undeniably beautiful.
Though neither was injured, the surroundings weren’t as lucky.
Li Hanyi’s sword light flattened the garden, and even Jiang Che’s residence collapsed in a cloud of dust.
“Take this to Mount Cang! Not here!”
Dodging her attack, Jiang Che quickly shouted.
He was genuinely worried. If they continued here, the entire estate would be reduced to rubble.
“Fine.”
Li Hanyi nodded, realizing the problem as well. She sheathed her sword and swiftly flew toward the summit of Mount Cang, disappearing in an instant.
Jiang Che instructed the servants to clean up the ruins before following her.
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Mount Cang
As one of the four iconic landscapes of Snow Moon City, representing “snow,” Mount Cang was perpetually blanketed in white.
From afar, it resembled a silver-clad wonderland.
The biting wind howled, and snowflakes danced in the air.
While the temperature in Snow Moon City hovered around 20°C, Mount Cang’s summit was well below freezing.
However, both Jiang Che and Li Hanyi were seasoned martial artists at the peak of the Grandmaster Realm and were unaffected by such conditions.
The two arrived at the mountain’s summit, one after the other.
“I have a sword technique—Still Water Sword Technique. Test it for me.”
Li Hanyi wasted no time, her Iron Horse Ice River Sword resting across her chest, radiating killing intent.
The Still Water Sword Technique was a Heaven-tier martial art passed down to Li Hanyi by her master, Li Changsheng.
The technique had four realms:
Seeing mountains as mountains, seeing water as water.Seeing mountains as not mountains, seeing water as not water.Seeing mountains once again as mountains, seeing water once again as water.
At just twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, Li Hanyi had already reached the peak of the third realm.
Once she comprehended the fourth realm, she could achieve enlightenment and ascend to the Heavenly Unity Realm with a single strike.
This pursuit of mastery was why Li Hanyi constantly challenged experts from all factions, finding an opportunity to breakthrough.