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Chapter 109 Players' Understanding of the Game

Sword-asking Cliff.

The place where the inner disciples of Jiange were tested on their swordsmanship was on an open space on the mountainside.

There are less than a hundred inner disciples today, but their average cultivation level is at the seventh rank, and there are many elite masters at the sixth and fifth ranks.

For example, Qiu He and Qi Linghua are among the best.

The inner disciples also include the true disciples, and it is common for their cultivation to be higher than that of some elders.

However, the five most core elders occupy the five highest peaks in Jiange except the Sword-Asking Cliff. Among them, three are fourth-grade and two are third-grade. Even the true disciples have to look up to them.

From this we can also see that Jiange’s strength is so strong that it is worthy of the title of the largest sect in the southwest.

Although the internal strife had damaged its vitality, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and its scale is still not something that ordinary sects can challenge.

Rather, it can be said that the current Jiange is already a weakened version, which allows the Seven Sects to take advantage of the opportunity.

The combined strength of the seven sects in the four southwest regions can only barely match the overall strength of Jiange.

This does not include Ning Songjun, the biggest killer.

It's no wonder that the Seven Sects came up with such a sinister trick to attack Ning Songjun's sword.

If they don’t do this, how can they have a chance of winning?
At this moment, although the inner disciples of Jiange have vaguely sensed some rumors recently, the elders above are as steady as a rock, so they are naturally not in a hurry.

Among them, the most outstanding disciples of this generation are Zhan Xuesong, the eldest senior brother of the inner sect of the First Peak, and Xu Yuexiu, the true disciple of the Third Peak.

Zhan Xuesong is now 25 years old, but he has already reached the level of a fifth-grade master.

Daily assessments like this have long been exempted. Now, he can even stand in the front seat of the elders and serve as a judge for his junior brothers and sisters, giving them guidance on their swordsmanship.

Among the various lists published by the Yantian Division, Zhan Xuesong ranked sixth on the "Xiaotian List", making him a true leader among the younger generation.

The five ahead of him are truly peerless geniuses among peerless geniuses.

Among them, Gu Youren ranked second and Gu Yuandao ranked fourth, both on the list.

And now the number one is the "God of War" Xiao Yinghao.

Since there is this "Small Heavenly Ranking", the benchmark is naturally the "Heavenly Ranking".

The difference between the two is age. Those under 30 years old are included in the "Small Heaven List", and those over 30 years old are included in the "Heaven List".

Of course, among the list published by Yan Tiansi, only a small number of people have actually fought each other, and the rest are basically compared comprehensively based on the intelligence collected by Yan Tiansi.

Therefore, every time the ranking list is announced, it will attract a large number of people to compare and discuss combat power.

The intensity of the situation is no less than that of the people themselves being listed, and there are even frequent bloody incidents as a result...

One can't help but sigh that the fighting party is everywhere.

As for Xu Yuexiu from the third peak, she is much inferior, only ranking sixteenth on the "Little Heaven List" and has just been promoted to the sixth level.

It’s not that she is not good enough, but Zhan Xuesong of this class is an extraordinary genius.

Gu Lianxian, on the other hand, ranked eleventh thanks to her age advantage.

However, after surviving this battle while being hunted by various forces, he will probably be able to squeeze into the top ten.

Yes, even though Gu Lianxian looked so miserable this time, to outsiders, her record was that she survived a group of sixth-grade and one fifth-grade masters, and was finally saved by a non-Taoist who was not even known to exist.

To put it simply - Gu Lianxian is the MVP, and the Taoist is the one who won without doing anything.

"Next one, the third peak, Xu Yuexiu."

A neat and tidy woman in a purple dress walked to the center of the stage with a sword in hand. As her name suggests, her eyes were bright and her face was as beautiful as the moon.

Xu Yuexiu is also very popular among the inner disciples. As soon as she appeared on the stage, there was a burst of cheers from the audience. Everyone was looking forward to the performance of this second inner disciple.

The elder in charge of the assessment nodded, raised his hand and was about to activate the wooden puppet when he suddenly heard a familiar cold voice in his ears.

"Let go of the control, I'll do it."

The elder's pupils constricted, and he was stunned for a moment. Is this... the voice of the Young Pavilion Master?!

Why did the Young Pavilion Master suddenly think of coming to personally test the inner disciples today?
What a surprise...

Even Zhan Xuesong didn't receive such treatment back then.

The elder was very puzzled. Could it be that there was something special about Xu Yuexiu?
However, no matter how puzzled he was, he naturally would not raise any objections.

The fact that the Young Pavilion Master took action showed that he was optimistic about this disciple. Being taught personally by the Sword Saint was a truly great thing!
The elder said silently in his heart:
"Yes."

Then he released control of the puppet and handed it over to Ning Songjun.

The puppet's cultivation level is just entering the sixth rank. To defeat it, one simply needs to compare the depth of one's swordsmanship attainments.

Ning Songjun transferred the control of the puppet to Gu Fangchen.

Although this puppet is of a higher level than Gu Fangchen, Ning Songjun has unlocked all of its permissions, so even if Gu Fangchen only has an eighth-grade divine cultivation level, it is not difficult to control it.

On the contrary, it is very round and silky.

Gu Fangchen asked the puppet to perform a few simple moves and was satisfied.

This sword puppet has one good thing—

It has a built-in set of basic sword techniques of Jiange, which includes 72 sword techniques, which can be performed directly through commands without the need to actually operate it manually.

A semi-automatic one was realized.

This is much more convenient for Gu Fangchen.

Because he himself doesn't know any swordsmanship at all...

But it would be different if it was through a puppet. Jiange's basic swordsmanship was enough for him to display his skills!
The puppet comes on stage and stands still.

Xu Yuexiu's face was solemn and she was ready for battle.

Ning Songjun said something sarcastic beside him:
"This Xu Yuexiu is the best swordsman among the true disciples of this generation."

"Even Zhan Xuesong is not as accomplished as she is. However, there is a gap in their cultivation and talent. Otherwise, her achievements, given time, would probably be even higher than Zhan Xuesong's."

"How? How are you going to deal with such a person?"

Gu Fangchen remained silent.

Xu Yuexiu rushed to attack.

He used the "Dark Snow Throat" move, which was a killing move, and the puppet immediately retreated.

Xu Yuexiu changed her moves, pointing the tip of the sword downwards, stabbing towards Dantian.

I would rather say:
"What a change! He has mastered the sword moves and can use them as easily as with his own arm."

"You're retreating, are you planning to use 'Empty Pool Pours Moon' to temporarily avoid the attack?"

Gu Fangchen put his arm around Ning Songjun's shoulders, took another sip of wine, and chuckled:
"Wrong, it's 'Broken String Piercing the Sun'."

The puppet suddenly tilted its body as it retreated, slid down, and used the sword body to block the opponent's sword tip, and inserted it into the ground.

Then he blocked the opponent's sword and used the force of the opponent's fierce thrust to instantly break his own sword.

"Click" sound!
The sword in the puppet's hand had broken into two pieces. In the blink of an eye, it bounced up and used the cut end of the broken sword to press against Xu Yuexiu's neck.

The outcome has been decided.

The whole place was in an uproar!

Countless inner disciples stared in astonishment at Xu Yuexiu, who was standing there in disbelief and pale, and were all extremely shocked.

what happened? !
Senior Sister Xu actually lost?!

Lost to the puppet of the same level!
(End of this chapter)