# Chapter 2101: One Sword
Green Mountain Swift Sword, as the fastest sword among the younger generation, had his original name long forgotten by others. Seeing him appear, it seemed this battle had no more suspense. They looked at the person the Feng Family had invited, a trace of sympathy flashing in their eyes. What a pity—Green Mountain Swift Sword's blade spared no lives. His sword was a merciless sword.
"Green Mountain Swift Sword," Lin Feng said upon hearing the other's name, a hint of amusement appearing on his face. Unfortunately, this battle wasn't for Sword Blind to fight; otherwise, Green Mountain Swift Sword would have seen an even faster sword.
Of course, would Ruoxie's sword be slower than his?
"Who do you think will win this battle?" Yu Xin asked, seeing the smile curling at the corner of Lin Feng's lips.
"Green Mountain Swift Sword will lose," Lin Feng said calmly, causing Yu Xin to show a surprised expression. She smiled in disbelief. Green Mountain Swift Sword was extremely renowned in Green Mountain City. If one set aside array dao mastery and simply compared pure combat strength, he could probably fight Yu Lin on equal footing. Yet Lin Feng said Green Mountain Swift Sword would lose.
On the array mine, both were silent. They were the same kind of people—their eyes held only their opponent.
A cold wind swept past, sword intent spreading across the void, carrying a killing chill. Under that chill, Green Mountain Swift Sword's body moved, charging toward Ruoxie. His speed didn't seem that fast, but every step was extremely steady. His hand was already on the sword hilt. It was a very ordinary sword—true sword cultivators didn't use famous swords.
Those were extremely steady hands. When his hand gripped the sword hilt, there wouldn't be even the slightest tremor. A sword cultivator—killing and being killed were separated by a single thought, allowing no margin for error.
Ruoxie also moved, with the same motion. His hand also rested on his sword hilt. The sword's length was just right—as long as he drew his blade, he could strike in any direction.
Seeing their movements, everyone felt a suffocating pressure. The void seemed to freeze. Their eyes were fixed solely on the two people on the array mine.
The most nervous people were the Feng Family. From the moment Green Mountain Swift Sword appeared, they understood that the Jing Family's true ambition seemed far greater than merely swallowing the Yu Family's array mine. Otherwise, Green Mountain Swift Sword wouldn't have appeared here.
This first battle could not be lost. The Feng Family couldn't afford to lose. Yet facing Green Mountain Swift Sword, could Ruoxie win?
Green Mountain Swift Sword's blade finally came out. A single sword's cold light illuminated the sky. His footwork wasn't fast, but his sword-drawing motion was like thunder, like lightning, like a beam of light—it was law, it was dao. The limit of speed, a speed that eyes couldn't follow. That stretch of void lost all radiance, leaving only that one sword.
Ruoxie's sword also came out. In contrast to Green Mountain Swift Sword, his sword seemed very slow, especially against the backdrop of Green Mountain's swift blade, making it appear even slower. It seemed the crowd could already see Green Mountain Swift Sword cutting off his head.
Even though Ruoxie's sword was slow, it was only because Green Mountain's sword highlighted it. In reality, it was also very fast. Thus, their movements lasted only an instant. The brilliance after that instant was what truly captured everyone's attention. Their bodies appeared on the same line, both standing motionless. There was no blood. They hadn't even seen the final trajectory of the swords.
Only a few people's pupils contracted slightly, and some even furrowed their brows.
A cold wind swept past. One body suddenly turned to dust—person and corpse, all completely vanished. At that moment, everyone felt their hearts pound violently.
This... how was this possible!
Green Mountain Swift Sword had lost. Not only lost, but died, without even a trace remaining.
The person in gray finally moved. His movements still seemed slow as he slowly sheathed his sword, his expression blank. Then he turned and walked toward the Feng Family's direction. At that moment, the crowd seemed to truly wake up, recognizing the outcome of this battle.
"Whoosh..." The Feng Family's strong cultivator let out a heavy breath.
"Good! Ruoxie, incredible!"
Many of the Feng Family's strong cultivators stood up, their faces showing excitement. So strong. Although they knew Ruoxie was formidable, they hadn't expected him to be this formidable. Green Mountain Swift Sword, killed in one strike. They knew how perilous that sword had been. One sword—either Green Mountain Swift Sword died, or Ruoxie fell. That was the struggle of sword cultivators, fighting only for the sword. Ruoxie had won.
And at this moment, many people from the Jing Family wore extremely ugly expressions. The first battle—Green Mountain Swift Sword had been sent out—and he had lost, lost so cleanly, so thoroughly. This meant that in the next battle, when the Jing Family sent someone out, the initiative would shift to the Feng Family's side. The Feng Family could choose their fighter based on who the Jing Family sent.
"Green Mountain Swift Sword actually lost. Who is that person?" From the Yu Family's direction, many gazes fell on Ruoxie. The Feng Family had actually invited such a powerful helper.
Yu Xin's gaze fell on Lin Feng, a surprised expression on her face. Clearly, she hadn't expected this result either.
"How did you know?" Yu Xin asked.
"Bring your ear closer," Lin Feng said to Yu Xin with a mysterious smile, making her even more curious. This guy could have just transmitted his voice, why be so mysterious? But she still did as he said.
Lin Feng leaned close to Yu Xin's ear and whispered, "Because, he's my senior brother."
After saying this, Lin Feng smiled and moved his mouth away, while Yu Xin stood frozen. It took her a moment to recover, and she looked deeply at Lin Feng. "You bastard, just how many secrets are you hiding?"
She seemed to recall Lin Feng's words—if Mu Chen appeared, he would help the Jing Family seize three mines; if Mu Chen didn't appear, he would seize the Jing Family's mines. Could those words really be true?
"Now, with four battles remaining, the Feng Family holds the initiative. This battle situation is very likely to be won by the Feng Family," Yu Kun said calmly. Everyone nodded. Although the Feng Family's strength wasn't as good as the Jing Family or the Yu Family, they were still a noble clan. They also had monstrous talents and had invited strong cultivators. With the Jing Family's strongest batch not appearing, and having won the first battle, their winning chances naturally increased.
"The Jing Family has sent out Jing Qiong. This person's talent is second only to Jing Xiaoyue. Combined with his array dao mastery, his combat power is definitely very formidable," the crowd thought to themselves when they saw the Jing Family's second battle fighter. However, when the Feng Family's fighter stepped out, they all believed the outcome of this battle was already decided. The Feng Family's strongest genius, Feng Ye, had stepped out. This battle had no suspense.
And indeed, as the crowd had predicted, the second battle was also won by the Feng Family. The Jing Family had lost two consecutive rounds.
The Feng Family didn't hesitate to let Feng Ye fight, determined to secure two consecutive victories.
"Having lost the initiative, the Jing Family's entire game plan will fail," the crowd thought to themselves. For a battle of evenly matched strength, whoever won the first battle seized the initiative. If the Jing Family had won the first battle, they could have sent anyone in the second—even if they lost, it wouldn't matter. In the third battle, they could have arranged their strategy against the Feng Family.
Everything had changed because of the first battle's outcome.
In the third battle, the Jing Family directly sent out a random person. Clearly, they had already given up on this battle. They wouldn't get the Feng Family's mine. They would conserve their strength for the battle against the Wen Family. The fighters they hadn't used could be deployed against the Wen Family.
"We won." The Feng Family finally breathed a sigh of relief. The reason they dared to let Feng Ye fight in the second battle was that the Feng Family had Hou Qinglin backing them. Hou Qinglin was Ruoxie's senior brother, and Ruoxie seemed to respect him greatly. With his strength, he could surely secure another victory. So as long as Ruoxie won that battle, the situation was already decided.
This victory seemed easy, but who wasn't holding their breath? It had been very dangerous.
"Brother Hou, Brother Ruoxie, thank you. If there's ever anything you need in the future, just say the word," a strong cultivator from the Feng Family said, cupping his hands toward Hou Qinglin and Ruoxie. When Green Mountain Swift Sword appeared, they had truly felt immense pressure. Fortunately, Ruoxie had held firm, making the Jing Family suffer three consecutive losses. This could be considered a great relief for the Feng Family. Against the Jing Family, a record of three wins in three battles—even though the Jing Family had given up on this battle in the end.
But the Feng Family's victory had shifted all the pressure onto the Wen Family. The Jing Family's second target felt an extremely threatening pressure bearing down on them.
The Jing Family had prepared Green Mountain Swift Sword for the first battle, and although they ultimately lost, their ambition was exposed. Then, by giving up later, they had hidden two fighters. Those two or three people originally prepared for the Feng Family would now become the Wen Family's opponents. This pressure made the Wen Family very uncomfortable. Many of them turned their gazes toward Tian Chi and the others, hoping that the external help they had invited could, like Ruoxie, secure victory for the Wen Family.
Everyone rose into the air and left this place. Since the Jing Family hadn't taken this array mine, the next battlefield would head to the Wen Family's mine. Everyone followed along. How would this second battle go? Could the Jing Family seize the Wen Family's mine?
Everything was no longer in the Jing Family's control, nor in the Wen Family's. No one knew that among the Yu Family's crowd, an unremarkable figure was leading his senior and junior brothers, quietly controlling all of this.
In the first battle, Heavenly Terrace had only deployed Ruoxie. Second Senior Brother Hou Qinglin hadn't fought, conserving his strength. In the following battles, while others thought the Jing Family had brought pressure to the Wen Family, Lin Feng and his group felt the pressure had lessened significantly. Defending three family mines was absolutely no problem.