Deduct 1 for merit. I am really not a child of luck.

Chapter 81: The Sword Outside the Body! Sword Cultivator and Sword Servant!

One by one, contestants appeared on the large stage, among them there were many familiar figures, and the tavern suddenly became lively.

"It's Zhao Jian, our Guangzhong's number one!"

"I saw him. Isn't that the number one scholar in Lin County?"

"Come on, Brother Fan! Go, go, go!"

"..."

The new students who are able to enter the nine academies are all geniuses from all over the hundreds of provinces in Qinzhou. They are the best among their peers and are even famous young geniuses in the local area.

Even the most ordinary freshman on the 7th level Enlightenment Platform is like this.

Old Hu looked around the crowd and asked, "Huh? Why can't I see Chu Wange and Lin Mo?"

The third son laughed and said:

"What are you thinking! They are all top-level geniuses on the ninth floor. How could they appear in the first stage? At the very least, they have to wait until the second stage of the challenge."

Old Hu nodded: "That's right."

Then he asked curiously: "What about Ye Chen? Isn't he also on the 7th floor?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong, and immediately shut his mouth and looked at Zhu Hongyuan next to him.

Sanzi and the others glared at him.

Whichever pot you don’t want to open, you shouldn’t pick up, right?
Everyone knows that Zhu Hongyuan was defeated by Ye Chen before the Immortal Examination, and it almost affected the Immortal Examination. He also had some minor frictions with the other party when he first went up to the Cliff of Enlightenment.

The relationship between the two sides did not reach the level of enemies, but they were also annoyed with each other.

As a result, they did not have a very good relationship with Li Feng and others who were at another table and were hanging out with Ye Chen.

However, Zhu Hongyuan's reaction was not as angry as expected. Instead, he smiled and waved his hands:
"Don't worry about it. I've let it go a long time ago."

After saying that, he immediately changed the subject and said, "There are more people on the 7th floor. I guess he doesn't have..."

"Look, it's Brother Chen!!"

Li Feng from another table interrupted him and pointed at Mirror Flowers and Water Moon and said excitedly.

Following the direction he pointed, Zhu Hongyuan and others noticed Ye Chen in the corner of the arena. The latter was wearing a green Taoist robe and was not conspicuous.

"Ye Chen has also entered the Qingshan Sect, right? It's a Taoist temple famous for sword cultivation. I'm so envious!"

Old Hu couldn't help but sigh.

The third son pursed his lips and said, "So what? He can't become a sword cultivator. Only those with sword spirit roots can breed their own flying sword and become sword cultivators!"

"Oh, you are so ignorant!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Feng in front of him turned around and sneered at him with disdain.

The third son immediately said in dissatisfaction: "What do you mean by ignorant? The conditions for sword cultivation are recognized as the most difficult in the entire Diyuan Star. Isn't what I said the truth?"

In the past, they only knew one thing but not the other.

However, after being admitted to the Taoist Academy, they learned more about the monks of various professions.

If you want to become a sword cultivator, you must cultivate your own flying sword before building your foundation.

The basic condition for nurturing one's own flying sword is to possess a sword spirit root.

Therefore, it is the most difficult for sword cultivators to change their professions. This is a fact recognized by the entire Jiuzhou.

Of course, sword cultivation is also recognized as the most lethal profession among all cultivator professions, without a doubt.

Compared to sword cultivators, other common magic cultivators only need to complete the most basic Taoist foundation before building the foundation.

This is the [Hundred-Day Foundation Building Method] that they are practicing.

When Li Feng heard his words, he not only did not agree, but sneered:
"That's right. After all, your level is too low. It's normal that you don't understand."

"Then let me be kind and explain it to you. It's not that you only need to breed your own flying sword to become a sword cultivator. There is another way to become a sword cultivator, and that is..."

"Refine the sword outside the body!"

When these words were spoken, not only Sanzi and others were stunned, but many freshmen around were also stunned.

"Zundu, fake du? Is there such a saying among sword cultivators?"

The owner of the tavern behind the front desk stepped forward at the right time to explain to the guests:
"Haha, the refining of the sword outside the body that this little brother mentioned is not a secret in the cultivation world, but the conditions are not simple either."

"A Qi cultivator needs to become a sword servant of a sword cultivator, and then use the sword cultivator's natal flying sword to help him refine a sword outside his body. In this way, he can also use the sword outside his body to build a foundation for the Tao and become a sword cultivator."

Can you still play like this?
Everyone suddenly realized that even in ordinary Taoist temples, sword cultivators were rare.

Even if there were, it would not be so easy to recruit sword servants.

However, the only ones capable of doing this are probably the Qingshan Sect, which is famous for its sword skills, or the Taoist Academy.

They all turned their heads to look at the figure in the green shirt in the mirror and water, and immediately reacted.

"This guy is wearing the Taoist robes of the Qingshan Sect. Could it be that he has become a sword servant?"

Someone exclaimed.

Being watched by so many people, Li Feng's vanity was greatly satisfied. He smiled proudly and said:

"That's right. Brother Chen is blessed with good fortune and has been valued by his fellow sword cultivators. He is on the path of sword cultivation and is making rapid progress."

"Brother Chen will definitely win this stage of the melee!"

After hearing what he said, everyone really began to pay attention to the originally inconspicuous figure on the stage.

Lao Hu and others, who were tricked by the other party, looked a little unhappy.

Even if Ye Chen can practice swordsmanship, what does that have to do with you?
Not to mention Zhu Hongyuan, even their immortal exam scores and cultivation levels were much higher than Li Feng, who was at the bottom.

But under Zhu Hongyuan's eye signal, they could only hold back for the time being and not flare up.

Under the gaze of countless spectators, the host on the stage quickly blew the signal to start the fight:

"Please be prepared, all the players. Everyone around you is an opponent."

"Remember! You must 'kill' the opponent within a short period of time to gain points."

"Also, your order has been disrupted. Don't try to find your fellow disciples to cooperate with you. Once you are discovered, you will be eliminated directly."

"The rules have been read out, the first melee in the ring——"

"Start now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the contestants on the ring seemed to be freed from some kind of restriction, and their originally fixed bodies suddenly relaxed.

Before the audience could take a closer look, they saw a talisman transform into a flame and rush out from the hand of a contestant.

"Blow the fire spell!"

"Oh!"

The fire curse hit one of the contestants directly, and in just a moment, his whole body was burning with flames.

"Ahhh!!!"

Screams were heard from the mirror and water. The contestant didn't even have a chance to resist. He was directly turned into a beam of white light in the flames and was eliminated.

hiss~!

Many freshmen in the tavern shrank their necks.

Oh my god, is the opening so exciting?

With the first contestant's example, the remaining ninety-eight contestants on the ring also began to attack the people around them.

He who strikes first gains the advantage, and he who strikes last suffers. No one wants to follow in the other's footsteps.

Moreover, there are only one hundred people in each round of the ring battle, and at most less than ten people can advance to the second stage of the challenge.

Ye Chen, who everyone had been paying attention to before the show started, was not to be outdone. He held a long sword in his right hand and pinched the Dao formula with his left hand.

"Mysterious ice turns into sword light, and frost falls in all directions!"

He just swung his hand and blocked a talisman attack, then stepped forward and slashed at the contestant next to him with the long sword that was carrying frost sword energy.

"Shh!"

The sword energy passed through the throat, and the opponent covered his throat, and turned into a beam of white light with an unwilling expression.

……

"Good! Brother Chen is awesome!"

Li Feng in the tavern hall shouted excitedly.

Old Hu and others who were sitting a little further back were looking at the scene with a hint of fear in their expressions.

Zhu Hongyuan's heart sank. This guy has become even stronger...

(End of this chapter)