Chapter 474: Diamond Jade Crystal
At this time, Yu Nianzhen had been defending the main martial stage for more than thirty-five years.
In the past thirty years, he had accepted countless duels.
Some were easy, and others had left him with only a single breath.
Fortunately, he managed to hold on and was never defeated.
Most importantly, his sword dao incorporated a lot of other dao, and his swordsmanship had improved by leaps and bounds.
"I want to challenge." A voice suddenly interrupted Yu Nianzhen’s recollections.
The voice belonged to a young man who looked a little fat.
’Sixth level reincarnation realm cultivator.’ Yu Nianzhen observed, and his eyes narrowed in thought.
Although he had fought many battles, the challengers were at or below the fifth level of the reincarnation realm.
This was the first time he was challenged by a cultivator at the sixth level of the reincarnation realm.
"The fellow Daoist is welcome to challenge." Yu Nianzhen said and looked at the person inquisitively.
Noticing the look, the man smiled and threw a storage ring.
With a quick hand, Yu Nianzhen caught the storage ring and used his consciousness to have a look.
’The reincarnation stones are correct.’ He observed and shifted his attention to the next item.
’This...’ He was suddenly startled, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Is Cangxing mountain master Yu satisfied?" The challenger asked with a smile on his face.
"Satisfied." Yu Nianzhen said, and his eyes hardened in determination.
Over the past thirty years, he had won many treasures.
However, most of them were ordinary and not always suitable for him.
This time, his challenger had worked hard.
Not only was the treasure suitable, but it was almost tailored to him.
"I am glad to hear that." The challenger said and chuckled in amusement.
After he stopped laughing, he looked at Yu Nianzhen with some teasing in his eyes.
"Cangxing mountain master Yu, let me introduce myself. My surname is Yu, and my given name is Shi. I am a cultivator from the Profound Crystal Mountain."
Hearing that, Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but be surprised.
The Profound Crystal World was one of the twelve top-grade worlds.
Cultivators from the Profound Crystal World tended to have crystal-related origins and most focused on defence.
Over the years, he had fought a few, but all were low-level reincarnation realm cultivators.
"For the sake of having the same surname, I can let you surrender to maintain our harmony. What does the mountain master think?" Yu Shi asked.
"Take out your weapon." Yu Nianzhen said as a wooden sword appeared in his right hand.
Hearing that, Yu Shi sighed, and helplessness filled his eyes.
"The mountain master is too spirited." The man said.
However, he didn’t delay his actions, and his body was soon enveloped in a crystal layer.
"Let’s do this..., if the mountain master manages to damage my crystal armour, I will admit defeat." He offered.
"Okay." Yu Nianzhen readily agreed.
If victory or defeat could be determined without resulting in injuries to himself, Yu Nianzhen was willing to cooperate.
After all, there were still sixty-five years before the end of the one hundred years challenge.
When he could avoid injuries, it was best to avoid them.
"Do your best." Yu Shi said and chuckled.
At the same time, he sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to practice.
"This..." A spectator started but couldn’t continue.
"It’s been more than thirty years, and the Cangxing mountain master has yet to lose a fight. Isn’t fellow Daoist Yu underestimating the mountain master too much?" Another asked.
"After all, he is in the sixth level of the reincarnation realm."
"What does it matter if he is in the sixth level? My mountain master Yu is going to win." A female cultivator spoke, her eyes shining brighter than the stars in the sky.
"Your mountain master, are you delusional? He is my mountain master." Another female cultivator argued.
"With that face, do you deserve him?" The first one wasn’t to be outdone.
However, her companion wasn’t a fuel-efficient lamp.
When her face was mentioned, the woman’s eyes turned red, and she glared at her opponent.
"What good is a beautiful face? You and I are the same age, but my cultivation is three small levels higher than yours. If I am not worthy of him, do you think you are?"
"At least he won’t feel nauseated when he looks at me." The first female cultivator sneered.
When she heard that, the second female cultivator became angrier.
She was about to release her weapon when a spectator interrupted the two.
"Are the two of you making sense?" The man chided and then continued.
"Everyone knows mountain master Yu and deputy mountain master Jiang are Taoist companions. Do you think fellow Daoist Jiang is dead when you plot to grab his Taoist companion?"
"This fellow Taoist is right. Deputy mountain master Jiang is not easy to mess with. If you want to rob his Taoist companion, you can expect him to have an opinion."
"Most importantly, fellow Daoist Jiang is both beautiful and powerful. He and mountain master Yu are perfect for each other."
"Weren’t we talking about fellow Daoist Yu Shi; why did the topic become like this?" Someone asked, a hint of displeasure in his voice.
"Fellow Daoist Yu Shi is doing a little too much." Someone said, and several people agreed.
However, one person did not agree, and the others turned to him for an explanation.
"I was lucky to see fellow Daoist Yu Shi facing a siege a few years back." The person started, and the others looked at him eagerly.
Wanting to prolong this rare moment in the limelight, the spectator didn’t continue speaking until someone spoke out to urge him.
"Fellow Daoist Yu Shi has a diamond jade crystal origin." The person said, and someone subconsciously took a deep breath.
"What is a diamond jade crystal origin?" Someone asked.
"There are many types of crystal origins in the Profound Crystal world. However, if the diamond jade crystal origin claimed to be the second-best kind, no other crystal origin would dare to claim first." Another explained.
"Exactly." Someone said and continued to explain.
"The diamond jade crystal is perfect for defence. This time, mountain master Yu may fail."
"I don’t know how long he will persist before he gives up."
"I reckon he will persist for one week."
"I think it will be two weeks."
As the audience speculated, Yu Nianzhen was considering his options.
Like some of the spectators, he knew about the diamond jade crystal defence.
If he was facing a first, second, or even third-level reincarnation realm cultivator, Yu Nianzhen wouldn’t be so troubled.
However, he was facing a sixth-level reincarnation realm cultivator.
Even with his level suppressed, Yu Shi was still stronger than Yu Nianzhen.
Frankly, Yu Nianzhen didn’t know if he could damage the defence of his current opponent.
"Let’s try it first." He muttered and directly swung his sword arm.
A moment later, a silver sword intent issued from the sword tip and cantered towards the opponent.
However, the opponent didn’t move, but his defence neutralised the attack effortlessly.
Seeing this, Yu Nianzhen wasn’t discouraged.
Over the next three days, he continuously attacked the crystal defence, but the result was always the same.
After three days, Yu Nianzhen also sat cross-legged.
"Is the mountain master going to give up?" Yu Shi suddenly opened his eyes and asked.
"No." Yu Nianzhen answered without hesitation.
"I see."
After that, Yu Shi continued to meditate, and Yu Nianzhen began to ponder his previous attacks.
Except for the infinite blizzard, infinite cyclone, space annihilation, void mirror, the heaven-suppressing sword art and the dao transcending sword art, Yu Nianzhen had tried all the sword moves and sword arts he knew.
Unfortunately, everything was for nought.
Let alone damage the opponent’s defence, his attacks didn’t even leave a temporary scar on the crystal layer.
However, Yu Nianzhen didn’t believe the diamond jade crystal defence was invincible.
If it was invincible, the monks with the diamond jade crystal origins would have long become the masters of the world.
’I must be missing something.’ He thought and continued to ponder the fight.
An incense stick later, a thought crossed his mind, and Yu Nianzhen quickly grasped it.
’If I remember correctly, diamond jade crystal is a weapon refining material. If it’s so sturdy, how is it refined?’ He suddenly wondered.
Over the next day, Yu Nianzhen tried to think about it, but he couldn’t remember.
After all, he wasn’t a weapon refiner and had never paid attention to refining methods.
Most importantly, the diamond jade crystal was a rare precious material, and its refining method was likely not ordinary.
After failing to figure it out, Yu Nianzhen gave up that line of thinking.
’Can’t I break it because my sword intent is not strong enough?’ He wondered and continued to think about it.
However, Yu Nianzhen was unwilling to admit defeat.
At the first level of the reincarnation realm, he couldn’t defeat Yu Shi, but the opponent’s cultivation was currently suppressed.
If he still couldn’t defeat him, Yu Nianzhen wasn’t convinced!
After all, his dao didn’t allow him to fall short of those at the same level.
’What am I doing wrong?’ He wondered.
