Wu Tian might have looked down on Senior Disciple Luo and refused to call him "Senior Brother," but he had already accepted Meng Fan.
These days, he couldn't stop calling Meng Fan "Senior Brother," without feeling the slightest bit embarrassed.
Of course, his goal was to defeat Meng Fan and make Meng Fan call him "Senior Brother Wu."
In Wu Tian's world, there was no such thing as seniority; only the strong ruled!
With this sword strike, Meng Fan saw the shadow of the Ice Heart Sword Technique.
Elder Lin had given Wu Tian the Ice Heart Sword Scriptures to help him cultivate his temperament, to remain calm and unshaken even if the sky fell.
But this kid had turned this sword technique into a terrifying killing intent.
"Ice Heart" originally meant to be calm, with a peaceful mindset and no emotional fluctuations.
This way, there would be no anger or agitation, and certainly no killing intent.
But in Wu Tian's hands, "Ice Heart" had become cold and ruthless!
This guy, as always, did things his own way.
He even subtly altered other people's sword techniques to make them his own.
"Huh?" As Wu Tian unleashed this sword strike, a hint of surprise appeared on Meng Fan's face.
At first glance, Wu Tian's sword seemed to be at the level of Sword Momentum.
But in fact, it concealed a Sword Soul.
A very insidious strike!
Using the external Sword Momentum to hide the hidden Sword Soul.
The Sword Soul was undoubtedly an extremely terrifying sword art!
Whether it was Sword Intent, Sword Momentum, or even Sword Soul and Sword Spirit, they were all essentially forms of swordsmanship.
So, describing the Sword Soul as swordsmanship wasn't wrong.
"This strike is not bad!" Meng Fan commented.
If he hadn't previously cultivated a Sword Soul with Hong Qi and experienced numerous Sword Souls and Sword Spirits in the inheritance sword formation of the Sword Immortal of Alchemy, he might not have detected the Sword Soul hidden beneath Wu Tian's Sword Momentum.
If he had treated it as ordinary Sword Momentum, Meng Fan would have suffered, and might even have been defeated by this strike.
One had to admit, this young monk Wu Tian had astonishing talent and potential, standing out among the younger generation!
Looking at the entire Shu Mountain Sword Sect, perhaps only Lin Jian could compare to him.
Unfortunately, like Wu Tian, Lin Jian was now also an abandoned disciple.
Abandoned disciples of Shu Mountain no longer belonged to the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.
A sword light shot up from Meng Fan's body.
The Hong Qi Sword!
As Meng Fan's personal Law Sword, the Hong Qi Sword had reached the Unity of Man and Sword with Meng Fan, truly moving with his thoughts.
He didn't even need to expend much Divine Sense or True Qi to control it!
If Meng Fan borrowed Hong Qi's power, he could also unleash swordsmanship at the level of Sword Soul.
But although Wu Tian's strike had reached the level of Sword Soul, it wasn't enough to force Meng Fan to use his Sword Soul.
After all, Meng Fan's foundation in the Sword Dao was much stronger than Wu Tian's!
Moreover, Meng Fan's current cultivation level had caught up with Wu Tian, both at the sixth level of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
Meng Fan, who had always been able to defeat opponents of higher realms, wouldn't be exaggerating to claim invincibility in the same realm, right?
Meng Fan casually performed the Shu Mountain ultimate technique, the "Heavenly Sword," achieving Unity of Man and Sword, and even faintly carrying the Sword Rhyme of Unity of Heaven and Man.
As soon as the "Heavenly Sword" was unleashed, it crushed everything in its path, obliterating Wu Tian's Sword Momentum and Sword Soul.
Crushed!
Wu Tian's eyes widened like copper bells, staring blankly at Meng Fan.
He had cultivated a Sword Soul, originally full of confidence to crush Meng Fan and make Meng Fan call him "Senior Brother."
But the result… was too absurd!
He had clearly cultivated a Sword Soul, and someone who could achieve this in the Heavenly Origin Realm was one in ten thousand.
Even in a top-tier sword sect like Shu Mountain, it would be hard to find a second person.
Yet, Meng Fan had casually broken his Sword Soul with one strike!
Why?
Why!
So frustrating!!!!!!
"Why?" Wu Tian asked Meng Fan, unwilling and puzzled.
He felt it shouldn't be like this.
Something was off!
"No reason. Although you've cultivated a Sword Soul, your foundation in the Sword Dao is still much weaker than mine, incomparable. Moreover, your Ice Heart Sword Soul has gone astray; you've twisted the meaning of 'Ice Heart.'" Meng Fan looked at Wu Tian calmly.
"You, who haven't cultivated a Sword Soul, dare to lecture me on Sword Soul?" Wu Tian frowned.
"How do you know I haven't cultivated a Sword Soul? Is it possible that your strength is too weak for me to bother using my Sword Soul?" Meng Fan retorted mercilessly.
Wu Tian was speechless.
Thinking about how Meng Fan had effortlessly broken his Sword Soul, he felt like a clown.
But why was this guy so strong?
Before meeting Meng Fan, Wu Tian had thought he was the number one among the younger generation.
During his travels after leaving the Vajra Temple, he had met many renowned chosen ones, including first disciples and personal disciples of sect masters.
But compared to him, they were far inferior, just names without substance!
So over time, he had become arrogant, considering himself the number one (among the younger generation).
But after meeting Meng Fan, he couldn't stay arrogant, being deflated time and again.
"Why is your Sword Dao so strong? This isn't something a sword cultivator at the Heavenly Origin Realm should be capable of. I even think that even those at the Condensation Pill Realm are far behind you!" Wu Tian asked, puzzled.
"And, what was the name of that strike you just used?"
Breaking his Sword Soul with one strike was certainly related to Meng Fan's own Sword Dao cultivation, but that strike must also have been an extremely terrifying sword technique.
Meng Fan smiled, "You have so many questions, like a curious baby. I'm not your elder, why should I answer your questions?"
Wu Tian replied earnestly, "Senior Brother Meng, Senior Brother, an elder brother is like a father. You are my elder!"
Meng Fan's eyes widened in surprise, staring at Wu Tian.
This kid, how did he not notice his shamelessness before?
Meng Fan scolded, "Nonsense! If I were like your father, wouldn't that make me the same generation as my master? How inappropriate!"
"Yes, yes, Senior Brother Meng is right, everything Senior Brother Meng says is right." Wu Tian nodded quickly.
Meng Fan sighed, "Flattering me won't work! The technique I just used is a Shu Mountain ultimate technique, a secret that can't be taught to you."
Wu Tian shook his head, "Senior Brother Meng, I'm not looking to learn the sword technique. The essence of sword techniques is the Sword Dao. I want to improve my Sword Dao. I want to know how you have such a terrifying foundation in the Sword Dao."
Meng Fan smiled, this kid had big ambitions.
"What you want, I can give you, but you have to pay for what you want!"
Actually, Meng Fan had planned to find Wu Tian this time to seek a shortcut to cultivate the Divine Soul.
This young monk Wu Tian, being able to cultivate a Divine Soul at this realm, must have a special secret.
Meng Fan's task was to uncover this secret.
Now it was simple, no need to probe, just a direct trade, each getting what they needed!
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