northernbook Chapter 554 Sword Cave Test
Chapter 554 Sword Cave Test
Pei Yun rode on the Suzaku puppet and hurried all the way, and finally arrived at Jitian City half a month later. At this time, the sword-fighting competition had already started for three days, but this sword-fighting competition would last for a whole year, and anyone could participate before it ended.
The city was bustling with people. The inns, restaurants, surrounding shops, etc. were all packed with people, and topics about the sword-fighting conference could be heard from time to time.
Pei Yun did not stay in the city, but followed the surging crowd up the mountain to the Extreme Sword Sect...
When we reached the stone steps halfway up the mountain, we saw several disciples of the Extreme Sword Sect standing in front of us. The leading disciple kept reminding everyone who had come to participate:
"...If you have an invitation, please show it. If you don't have an invitation, please go to the right. Only by passing the sword cave test in the right front can you enter the Extreme Sword Sect and participate in the Sword Competition..."
Hearing this, Pei Yun was slightly startled. The invitation was in Luo Rufeng's hand, not hers. However, she thought about it and did not contact Luo Rufeng. Instead, she turned right and headed towards the Sword Cave with the other people who did not have an invitation...
Pei Yun observed that ninety-nine percent of the people who came to participate in the sword-discussing conference were uninvited and had no invitations. There were sword cultivators who came alone, as well as some children from small families and sects. These people lined up under the guidance of the disciples of the Extreme Sword Sect, whispering and discussing...
"Big Brother, you've practiced for many years, and your swordsmanship has reached perfection. In terms of strength, you're the most powerful in the sect besides my father. This time, you'll definitely be able to pass the Sword Cave test and participate in the Sword Competition..."
"Big Brother, as long as you pass the Sword Cave test, Junior Sister Wang and I will be able to benefit from it and enter the Extreme Sword Sect with you. That Extreme Sword Sect disciple said that as long as you pass the Sword Cave test, you can bring up to two companions with you. The Extreme Sword Sect is the number one sect on the continent. I really want to see it for myself..."
"Fang'er, you must work hard this time. Even if you don't make it into the top 500 and don't get a place in the Extreme Sword Sect for further training, it will still be good to learn swordsmanship from the sword cultivators gathered from all over the place and broaden your horizons!"
"Brother Sun, we must pass the Sword Cave test this time and participate in the Sword Competition. Only then will the direct branch of the family allow us to return to the main family to train..."
"...This line is too long. Second sister, we need to pass the Sword Cave test quickly and enter the Extreme Sword Sect. I heard that the 500 spots for further training are ranked based on total points. If we enter one day later, we will lose one day of competition opportunities..."
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Pei Yun stood in the middle of a long line, listening to the constant discussions coming from the front and back, but he didn't feel bored.
Although there were tens of thousands of people in front of her, the queue was still quite fast and it was her turn in less than an hour.
She was at the gate on the other side of the Jijian Sect. Once she stepped in, she could see two water curtain-like barrier barriers, one being the entrance and the other the exit.
"Those who wish to participate in the Sword Cave Test, please come here to receive a sword talisman and enter. Those who are not participating in the test, please wait outside..."
Pei Yun followed the crowd in front of him and walked forward. After receiving the sword talisman from the Extreme Sword Sect disciple, he walked into the water curtain...
The moment she stepped into the water curtain, the sword talisman in her hand was activated and ignited spontaneously without fire. The next moment, she seemed to be in a dark and narrow cave. She was the only one around her, and the people who came in with her disappeared.
Pei Yun was about to use his spiritual sense to investigate, but he found that his spiritual sense and spiritual power were both restrained!
While he was stunned, the cave walls on both sides in front of him suddenly lit up with golden light. Pei Yun looked over and saw pictures of little people performing various sword moves on the cave walls.
"Interesting!" Pei Yun raised the corner of his lips slightly. While carefully studying the sword moves on the cave wall, he walked forward along the only path...
The sword moves written on the cave wall were very basic, without any artistic conception or rules. It looked like a sword technique that even a beginner could learn.
After an unknown amount of time, she finally reached the end of the cave, where there was also a water curtain. Just as Pei Yun was about to step forward, a figure walked out from the water curtain. It was a human form condensed from the water flow, and in a few breaths, it transformed into her appearance.
"Huh?" Pei Yun asked in confusion.
The "person" opposite her who looked exactly like her did not speak. The next second, a wooden sword appeared in front of both of them.
When the other party attacked her with a wooden sword, Pei Yun understood the content of the test.
Pei Yun was full of confidence and easily blocked the opponent's sword. With a turn of his wrist, he switched between offense and defense in an instant, and the force of his sword forced the opponent to retreat again and again.
Although her talent in swordsmanship was average, she was a cultivator in the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, and her strength could defeat even the most skilled.
Furthermore, the sword techniques she practiced, such as the Nine Gates Return to One Sword Technique, were top-grade earth-level sword techniques, and the Injury Sword was a lower-grade heaven-level sword technique. Even if she could not use spiritual power to activate the sword technique, she would not be unable to pass the entry test.
As Pei Yun thought this, the wooden sword in his hand had already pierced the opponent's chest. The water man "Pei Yun" looked down at his chest. Just when Pei Yun thought he had passed the test, he didn't expect that the "Pei Yun" on the opposite side condensed the wound on his chest with water, and it instantly recovered to its original state. He continued to attack with the sword...
Pei Yun frowned slightly. In the next half cup of tea, she hit the opponent's body again and again, but the opponent was made of water. Even if a sword pierced its body, it could recover in an instant. In fact, its strength not only did not weaken, but was increasing.
Pei Yun was really a little surprised. This was just an entry test to participate in the sword-fighting competition, but it was so difficult!
However, she quickly calmed down and fought the enemy while observing his every move.
Gradually, she discovered that every move and style of the opponent was the sword move she had seen on the cave wall before. These basic sword moves were separated when they were presented on the cave wall, but the water man in front of her connected these sword moves together.
However, its moves are not rigid, but rather flexible. They are obviously just very basic sword moves, but in its hands they can be so varied that it is impossible to predict.
Sword intent!
Pei Yun felt a unique sword intent from the opponent's sword moves, as if mountains and flowing water were right in front of her, but when she wanted to find out, the mountains and water disappeared again.
Although Pei Yun was not a sword cultivator, she had also comprehended the meaning of sword. After thinking about it for a while, she understood what the sword cave really wanted to test.
She smiled slightly, holding the wooden sword, and began to perform the sword moves on the cave wall. She used the sword intent to drive the sword moves to compete with the opponent. After a while, she killed the opponent with one sword!
This time the water man did not return to his original form, but turned into a pool of water.
Pei Yun's wooden sword also disappeared, and she walked towards the water curtain at the end...
"Congratulations to this sword cultivator. You have passed the Sword Cave test and can participate in the Sword Competition."
A disciple of the Extreme Sword Sect guarding outside the water curtain handed Pei Yun an invitation. "May I ask if you have any companions? After passing the test, you can bring up to two companions to enter the Extreme Sword Sect..."
Pei Yun glanced around and found that she had arrived at the Jijian Sect. The Jijian Sect was much more lively now than when she came here before. It was not so lively last time when she participated in the Air Domain Secret Realm. People came and went, and many of them were not wearing Jijian Sect uniforms. They were obviously foreign guests participating in the sword debate conference.
Pei Yun replied, "I am an elder of the Yunshan Sect. My companion has already come to the Jijian Sect with an invitation. Please help me find out where the elders and disciples of the Yunshan Sect live. I can then reunite with my companion..."