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Cao Jun looked at the pile of trinkets. It was as if they were a bunch of heavily armored infantry standing in formation and resolutely defending their general, Li Xisheng.
He noticed something special about them after a while, and he said in admiration, "You're definitely very skilled at Go. Moreover, you're definitely proficient at the School of Naturalists' methods of divination."
Li Xisheng was only a sixth tier Qi refiner, so unless he was the reincarnation of one of the founders of the three largest teachings, there was no way he should have been able to manipulate so many items at once. However, it was clear that the young scholar in azure was using another, more efficient technique. Each time he defended against the short sword's strikes, he would first calculate the rough trajectory and target of the sword. Thus, apart from using some of his energy to keep the spring leaves, autumn wind, and other items hovering in mid-air, there was only a small region where he actually needed to focus the large majority of his spiritual energy.
This battle was like the defense of a city. Cao Jun was a powerful attacker, yet he didn't have enough soldiers at his disposal. As a result, he could only focus on attacking a single side of the city. Meanwhile, even though Li Xisheng looked like he had a large number of soldiers stationed on each wall, the reality was that three walls would always be guarded by unusable soldiers. However, he simply needed to predict the future and accurately calculate the target of Cao Jun's next attack. With this done, he appeared extremely relaxed as he defended against the swordsman's attacks.
With a single thought, Cao Jun's snow-white sword retreated from the battlefield and returned to his side. Cao Jun glanced down at it, and he saw that both the tip and blade of the sword were slightly burred from battle. It was more damaged than he had anticipated. Fortunately, White Fish's sword intent rose slightly after the short sword was struck and tempered hundreds of times. At the end of the day, this was still a profitable exchange.
Cao Jun felt slightly conflicted at this moment. The emperor of the Great Li Empire indeed hadn't dared to go against the hidden forces of the three teachings for the sake of Qi Jingchun. However, he would most likely be willing to enter conflict with the Cao Clan — which had already taken root and settled down in another continent — for the sake of a local Qi refiner who had hopes of advancing to the Upper Five Tiers.
This was a rare moment of hesitation for Cao Jun....
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