Because of their excellent performance in the Sword Dao Competition, they would all have the opportunity to enter the Sword Pavilion to train for three months. Only, compared to Zhang Ruochen and Qi Fayu, their activities in the Sword Pavilion would be greatly restricted.
Of course, they did not arrive at the top of the third mountain by their own strength, but rather, they were led up the mountain by the nine Half-Saints.
Xun Hua Liu stood amongst the crowd, staring at the Sword Pavilion at the top of the white Sacred Cliff with awe-inspiring gazes, saying, “I really never thought that I, Xun Hua Liu, would actually be able to enter the Sword Pavilion to cultivate as a genius one day. Haha!”
“From now on, I, Mu Jiji, am also a big shot.”Mu Jiji crossed his arms and laughed so hard that his fat body was trembling.
Afterwards, Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji knelt down on the ground with great devotion, bowing in the direction of the Sword Pavilion as if they were on a pilgrimage.
The surrounding cultivators did not despise Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji, after all, in their hearts the Sword Pavilion was indeed an incomparably sacred place, to be able to enter the Sword Pavilion to cultivate once was a great honour. In the future, when they walked the world and spoke with other cultivators, they would definitely attract the respect of countless people.
A holy qi, surged out from the Sword Pavilion, and at the top of the White Stone Sacred Cliff, it coalesced into a man dressed in purple robes, and on his body, a strong and unrivalled sword qi emanated.
Below, the nine Half-Saints, simultaneously bowed to the purple-robed man and said in unison, “Greetings to the Sword Saint.”
“He’s the legendary Buried Moon Sword Saint?”
“Finally meeting Lord Sword Saint, if his old man could instruct me on a move or two, I wonder how much my sword dao would improve?”
The Sword Saint of the Buried Moon was a completely mythological figure in the eyes of the disciples of the Two Element Sect, and seeing him, even a pride of the Fish Dragon Realm would find it difficult to control their excitement.
“Greetings, Lord Sword Saint.”
They knelt down one after another, bowing and saluting in the direction where the Buried Moon Sword Saint was.
Right at this moment, Qi Fayu, Qi Hong, and Gai Tianjiao walked out of the Sword Pavilion and came to the square, standing with the nine Half-Saints.
“All rise!”
The voice of the Buried Moon Sword Saint contained a thick holy aura that spread throughout the entire Third Heavy Mountain.
He added, “Since everyone has arrived, Qi Hong, you will bring them into the Sword Pavilion. For the next three months, you will be responsible for everything they do in the Sword Pavilion.”
“As you command.”
Qi Hong’s gaze, swept around the crowd and did not spot Zhang Ruochen’s figure, so the corner of his mouth curved out, then he bowed to the Burial Moon Sword Saint and said, “Reporting to Master, a month ago, disciple followed your instructions and set up a task for Lin Yue and Qi Fayu.”
“Now, the one-month deadline has come and gone! Shouldn’t we verify their strength so that the Sword Soul Ice Spirit can be rewarded to the one with more strength?”
The Buried Moon Sword Saint nodded and said, “Indeed, there is such a thing, only, in just one month’s time, I’m afraid that the two of them will not be able to comprehend the first layer of the Sword II realm. In this seat’s opinion, it is better to wait for another month.”
Gai Tianjiao had already reported Qi Fayu’s matter to the Buried Moon Sword Saint.
Therefore, the Buried Moon Sword Saint was somewhat guarded against Qi Fayu and the Qi family, and even if he really wanted to reward the Sword Soul Ice Spirit, he would be more willing to reward it to Lin Yue.
The Buried Moon Sword Saint saw that Lin Yue did not show up, thus, that was why he planned to postpone it for another month.
Qi Fayu walked forward and stood in the centre of the square, bowing to the Buried Moon Sword Saint, saying, “Reporting to the Sword Saint, the latecomer has already cultivated Sword II to the first level of the realm.”
All of the nine Half-Saints present were moved by this, because, most of them had not yet crossed the threshold of Sword Two either.
For a cultivator of the Fish Dragon Realm to have such a high level of achievement in the Dao of the Sword was really quite astonishing.
Those other geniuses, of course, were even more surprised, and all of them were whispering.
“Senior Sister Qi’s sword dao talent is also too terrifying, not only did she cultivate Sword 1 to great perfection, but surprisingly, she also cultivated Sword 2 to the first layer of the realm.”
“Senior Sister Qi is worthy of being a Heaven’s Proud Daughter of the Innate Passage, her natural talent and cultivation is considered to be the number one person under Senior Sister.”
“Her talent in the Dao of the Sword exceeds that of Eldest Sister.”
……
With a simple sentence, Qi Fayu had indeed subdued quite a few people.
No matter how much the crowd praised her, Qi Fayu remained in a breezy manner, without a trace of pride or impatience. That kind of breezy aura caused all the Half-Saint Ancestors present to nod their heads repeatedly, revealing appreciative looks.
“How is that possible?”
Gai Tianjiao’s eyes snapped shut as two burning rays of light surged out of her pupils.
How could she not believe that Qi Fayu could have such a high level of achievement in just one month? Unless, Qi Fayyu had already reached that realm a long time ago and had just been hiding it.
Qi Fayu suddenly displaying such extraordinary sword dao talent would have been quite an anomaly, and no one knew what she was actually plotting.
If she were to obtain the Sword Soul Ice Spirit, would it really be a good thing for the Two Element Sect?
Qi Hong laughed, “Since Qi Fayu has cultivated to the first level of Sword Two within a month, it is only natural that the Sword Soul Ice Spirit should be rewarded to her.”
Gai Tianjiao immediately took a step forward, saw Qi Hong, and said, “Sixth Senior Brother, Senior Brother Lin Yue hasn’t appeared yet, so how can you conclude that he is definitely inferior to Senior Sister Qi?”
Both Qi Hong and Gai Tianjiao were disciples of the Burial Moon Sword Saint, and at the same time, both were one of the sword holders of the Sword Pavilion.
Qi Hong said, “If Lin Yue didn’t show up, doesn’t that already mean that he has conceded defeat?”
“He’s probably in seclusion and, therefore, forgot the time.”Gai Tianjiao said.
A cold colour flashed in Qi Hong’s eyes, but his face still showed a rather kind look as he said, “Maybe he has gone wrong with his cultivation? Everyone knows that Lin Yue’s recent cultivation breakthrough was too fast, his mind would definitely be quite unstable, even if he went off the rails, it might not be impossible ……”
Right at this moment, in the crowd, a voice of alarm rang out, “Everyone, look, Senior Brother Lin Yue has come up the mountain!”
Hearing this news, Qi Hong’s face naturally sank and he immediately looked towards the mountain path.
Qi Fayu also turned around, although, she also didn’t expect Lin Yue to appear at this time, but of course, her face continued to act unperturbed.
Gai Tianjiao revealed a delighted expression, however, when she saw Lin Yue, the smile on her face, suddenly faded away, instead, she became quite grave.
It wasn’t just Gai Tianjiao, the cultivators present were all stunned when they saw Lin Yue’s appearance at this moment.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen was cloaked in hair, his entire body was covered in dust, his eyes were densely covered in blood, his face was quite pale, and his entire body was in a muddled state, as if he would fall to the ground at any moment.
“This is …… Lin Yue ……”
Han Chu gently pursed her lips, an unbelievable look in her eyes.
In her mind, Lin Yue should be a sword dao wizard that could be compared to Zhang Ruochen, how could he have turned into this inhuman and ghostly appearance now?
Zhao Wuyan sucked in a breath of cool air and said, ”What happened to him? Could it be that it’s really like what Half-Saint Qi Hong said, that because he was too impatient in his cultivation, he went off the deep end instead.”
“Lin Yue’s cultivation speed is indeed too fast, maybe it’s because he used some forbidden secret technique and suffered a backlash.”One of Qi Fei Yu’s suitors revealed a gloating smile.
Silkworm Winter frowned with some regret and said, “Looking at his state, it’s likely that he really is practising the sword to become a demon. A sword dao prodigy, could it be that he just practiced himself into oblivion?”
Zhang Ruochen’s appearance at this moment was indeed a bit frightening, and at a glance, it was truly as if he had gone off the deep end.
Seeing him like this, there were both people who were feeling sorry for him, and there were also people who were very happy.
“Boss, what’s wrong with you?”
“Boss, you must not scare me.”
Xun Hua Liu and Mu Jiji were quite worried that Zhang Ruochen had really gone off the deep end, so they immediately rushed over to Zhang Ruochen.
The Buried Moon Sword Saint was also carefully observing Lin Yue, and suddenly, it was as if he could tell something, and a hint of shock appeared within those wise eyes as he said in his heart, “How is it possible? It’s only been a month, could it be that he’s already on the verge of reaching that realm?”
Seeing Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji rushing towards Lin Yue, the Buried Moon Sword Saint immediately flicked his finger. A speck of light flew out from his fingertip, transforming into a sword qi light shield that completely guarded Lin Yue’s body.
“Boom! Boom!”
Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji couldn’t collect their footsteps and crashed on top of the Sword Qi Light Shield, their bodies flew backwards and fell to the ground.
The Buried Moon Sword Saint said, “Don’t disturb him, he’s in the middle of sword enlightenment.”
“Enlightening the sword?”
Qi Hong naturally didn’t believe that Zhang Ruochen was really in sword enlightenment, and immediately looked towards the Buried Moon Sword Saint, saying, “Master, I understand that you appreciate Lin Yue’s talent in the Dao of the Sword, but I feel that his state is really a little bit bad, and that it’s better for him to heal in a timely manner, and in case he is delayed by hours, I’m afraid that the consequences …… are unthinkable!.”
The Burial Moon Sword Saint revealed a sharp look and stared towards Qi Hong, saying, “What’s the harm in waiting? If an accident does occur, this seat will naturally take full responsibility.”
Qi Hong’s entire body was covered in cold sweat, closing his mouth and carefully retreating.
His eyes, looking over towards Lin Yue, he had some doubts in his heart, “Master is so protective of him, could it be that he is really in the midst of sword enlightenment and is about to reach the first layer of the second level of the sword realm?”
Qi Fayu didn’t have a hint of panic, she was still confident, even if Zhang Ruochen reached the first layer of the Sword One realm, he wouldn’t be able to threaten her at all. The same first layer realm also had its highs and lows.
Time quickly drained away, and an hour soon passed.
Just as the crowd was about to lose their patience, suddenly, Lin Yue, who was standing in the light shield of sword qi, raised his head, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and a hint of a smile appeared on his face, “I finally understand, so Sword Two is surprisingly so subtle.”
When he opened his eyes again, the blood in his eyes, had all disappeared.
Afterwards, he took out two Spirit Crystals and pinched them in his hands as he sat on the ground and began to recover the severely depleted True Qi in his body.
The crowd waited for another half an hour before Zhang Ruochen stood up again.
Although, he was still quite tired, his aura had recovered quite a bit as he bowed and bowed to the Sword Saint of the Burying Moon, saying, “Many thanks to the Sword Saint.”
The Buried Moon Sword Saint looked at Zhang Ruochen below, then, with a movement of his body, he appeared in front of Zhang Ruochen, and a “tsk” sound came out of his mouth as he said, “You’ve already reached the second level of the second level of the Sword Two realm, ‘Yin-Yang Chaos’? ”
“Nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the Sword Saint.”Zhang Ruochen smiled faintly.
Even with the state of mind of the Burial Moon Sword Saint, hearing Zhang Ruochen admit it himself was quite a shock.
If this son was truly able to cultivate to the second level of the Sword Two realm within a month, then his enlightenment, his talent in the Sword Dao, had simply reached a perverse level. Even the astonishingly talented Sword Emperor might not be even more outstanding than him.
Was this a demon?
The dialogue between Zhang Ruochen and the Buried Moon Sword Saint was clearly heard by everyone present, and all of them sucked in a breath of cool air.
