Chapter 566: Sword Trial (4,000 Words Long Chapter)
Seven days later.
Wenjian Pavilion.
Wenjian Pavilion is a three-story wooden tower, ventilated on all sides, square, with tiles on the top, eaves, and a towering spire like a lightning rod.
This place is adjacent to the place where the leader of Wenjian Sect is located, and not far from Xuanji Terrace. It is usually closed and does not allow other people to enter or leave. It will only be opened when people from Tianjian Sect come to Wenjian Sect and start the trial meeting to recruit disciples.
So, this is also the first time that Jiang Xunyun has entered this place.
Basically, if the disciples of Wenjian Sect fail to be promoted to Xiantian Zhenren, they can only come here once in their lifetime. If they can pass the level of Wenjian, they can go to Tianjian Sect for further study. The excellent ones can stay in Tianjian Sect and become the backbone.
The second-rate ones will return to Wenjian Sect like Xu Huanyan.
Yes, all these Xiantian Zhenren of Wenjian Sect are from Tianjian Sect, but they generally follow the principle of returning to where they came from.
In other words, you came from the Sword-asking Sect and went to the Heavenly Sword Sect, becoming a Xiantian Zhenren, serving the sect for a period of time, and having enough points, but you cannot continue to study, but you have the opportunity to leave the front line of the Immortal Sect and return to your original sect to take charge.
This is the case with Xu Huanyan, Mo Qicai, and Jiang Huashan.
Just like this time, in addition to Mingde Zhenjun, there are also three Xiantian Zhenren who came to the Sword-asking Sect with the Heavenly Sword Sect. Two will return to the Heavenly Sword Sect, and one will stay in the Sword-asking Sect to replace Jian Boyang, who used to be from the Sword-asking Sect.
In the scope of Xu State, only the Heavenly Sword Sect has a gate to the real world.
In other words, only in the Heavenly Sword Sect can you advance to the Xiantian and become a Zhenren, where there is a portal to enter and exit the real world.
Becoming a Xiantian Zhenren, with a Yin Shen, the Yin Shen can naturally break through the barrier at any time to enter the real world for a tour, but before the Yin Shen is condensed, even if the Yuan Shen clone condensed by Nie Wushuang is no worse than the Yin Shen, it cannot enter the real world.
Before this, one had to go through a special portal to reach the real world.
Such portals are often controlled by immortal gates such as Tianjianmen. In the territory of the demon gate, they are controlled by the holy gate. For example, if the demon cubs in Ningguo next door want to enter the real world to worship their saints and condense their bodies, they must pass through the portal controlled by Xuanyin Palace.
The topic has gone too far, let's get back to the present.
Wenjian Pavilion!
Wenjian Sect actually got its name from this.
The so-called Wenjian is the trial of Tianjianmen.
Tianjianmen is an immortal gate and a sword cultivation sect. They practice flying swords. Generally, immortal gates are based on the five elements. Yin gods will basically go to their respective areas when entering the real world. For example, the portals of the wood sects often lead to the real world full of wood spirit.
In addition to their own foundation, the strength of Yin gods is also related to the spirit energy integrated in the real world.
If it is extremely compatible with oneself, it will be the strongest. If it is unlucky, the impurities of the spiritual energy fused are relatively high, and the properties are not very compatible. In the future, the cultivation will be ineffective, and the quality of the condensed Yin Shen will be relatively poor. It is difficult to make further progress.
Sword cultivators mainly practice flying swords.
When entering the real world to condense the Yin Shen, they will also forge flying swords. The Yin Shen will divide a part on the flying sword. Therefore, the combat power of sword cultivators is stronger than that of practitioners of the same realm. He is equivalent to having two Yin Shens, the main one in the sea of consciousness and the flying sword as the auxiliary.
Therefore, after entering the Tianjian Gate, when condensing the Yin Shen and entering the real world, it is necessary to nourish the flying sword.
The so-called sword-asking is actually choosing a flying sword.
Although this sword-asking pavilion is in the sword-asking sect, it is actually a magic array that can directly lead to the sword pool of the Tianjian Gate. However, this magic array is usually closed. Only when the people of the Tianjian Gate come with the key can they open this magic array and make it work.
Moreover, not every cat or dog can carry the key.
This key can only be controlled by the True Lord Yangshen. Only when the True Lord Yangshen takes action can the magic circle be activated to conduct the sword-asking test.
Jiang Xunyun stood behind Jiang Huashan.
There were seven or eight other people like him. These were all true disciples of the inner sect of the Sword-asking Sect who had opened their minds before the age of twenty. They all came from Tianji Peak.
Most of them had the same surname as Jiang Huashan, with only three people from other families.
Although they were from other families, they were all related to the Jiang family. If they were not relatives by marriage, they were from the vassal families and sects below. In short, they were all from Tianji Peak.
Jiang Xunyun looked up from time to time.
Opposite them were people from Tianheng Peak. Xu Huanyan was sitting upright, and five beautiful girls stood behind her. Although the girls were more beautiful than flowers, each with their own colors, Cheng Lijun was still the most unique one. She had picturesque eyebrows and a heroic spirit that soared into the sky.
What a pity!
Jiang Xunyun sighed in his heart.
The reason why he wanted to take Cheng Lijun as a concubine was not because of her beauty. To be honest, Cheng Lijun was a very beautiful woman, and he liked her, but it was not just for her beauty. In fact, he wanted to take a concubine for other reasons.
Three years ago, at the age of 18, he had just entered the realm of enlightenment.
He opened eighty-nine acupoints, which was considered a genius to some extent. You should know that Jiang Huashan only opened seventy-two acupoints.
If he had eighty-nine acupoints, if he was lucky, Yangshen Zhenjun would not be without hope.
At that time, Jiang Xunyun was proud. He practiced step by step. He was sure to pass the test of Wenjian Pavilion a year later, and then enter Tianjianmen to practice.
If he entered Tianjian Sect at the age of 21 and everything went well, he might be able to achieve Xiantian in his 30s.
However, he missed that trial. Before the Sword-asking Trial, some people from the Demon Sect crossed Mangcang Mountain and entered the territory of Xu State.
The Sword-asking Sect was the main force of resistance.
He was also in the combat team. He had a background, a backer, strength and a future. People like him participated in the battle mainly to gild and get points.
In short, he didn't do dangerous things, but his merits were great.
However, Jiang Xunyun was unlucky and had an accident. He was rushed into the main formation by a crazy demon cub. At that time, the Xiantian Zhenren in charge of their team died in the battle, and the entire team died. He was lucky to survive.
However, his soul was harassed by the demonic energy.
It was difficult to make up for the inner demon by relying on one's own strength. It would take a lot of time and resources to get rid of the inner demon.
In short, it was difficult.
Jiang Xunyun also changed from a child of destiny to an ordinary person.
Of course, he would not accept his fate. The reason why he wanted to take a concubine, and Cheng Lijun had to be the one, was because he had an adventure when he was in his teens.
He got a bronze mirror.
The bronze mirror contained a method of Yin Yang and Heaven and Earth.
This was a skill from the Yin Yang Hehe Huan Sect of the Holy Sect. As long as you have sex with a woman with a special physique, you can strengthen your mind and expel the alien breath.
Cheng Lijun was the woman with a special physique.
The bronze mirror has its own sense.
Jiang Xunyun regretted it a little. What he regretted was that if he had known that Cheng Lijun was so talented, he should not have treated her as a concubine. If he had broken off the engagement and married her as the first wife, it might be...
This is the first reason for regret.
There is also a second reason.
At that time, he should not have been indecisive. He wanted to expel the inner demon through this method of Yin Yang and Heaven and Earth, but he was afraid that practicing this magic skill would be exposed, so that he would be doomed. Therefore, he did not mobilize all resources to match this matter with all his strength. In the end, he missed the opportunity in hesitation.
Otherwise, if he had taken away the other party's talent.
Now...
Jiang Xunyun sighed and shook his head.
In the end, he still didn't practice the Yin-Yang Heaven and Earth Intercourse Method, still afraid that practicing magic skills would give off a different aura.
However, in general, the result was not bad.
Jiang Huashan came forward, and he didn't know how much favor he had consumed, and invited Mingde Zhenjun to take action to expel the Xuanyin Qi entangled in Jiang Xunyun's soul.
For Yangshen Zhenjun, the big thing that troubled Jiang Xunyun was nothing.
In Tianjianmen, the Jiang family from the Wenjian Sect and Mingde Zhenjun are from the same faction. Perhaps it was for this reason that Mingde Zhenjun took action after consuming favors.
Jiang Xunyun took another look at Mingde Zhenjun standing on the top of Wenjian Pavilion.
A short sword flashing with colorful light was held in Mingde Zhenjun's hand, and the colorful light spread from top to bottom along the lightning rod-like thing.
The entire third floor of Wenjian Pavilion also changed its appearance.
Privately, Master Mingde also praised Jiang Xunyun, saying that the Jiang family had successors, and Master Haohong might have another younger Master of the same clan in the future.
Jiang Haohong, this is the biggest supporter of the Jiang family.
Master Yangshen, who is over 300 years old, is from the same faction as Master Mingde, and both belong to the Guizang Hall and serve under the command of the Guizang Patriarch.
However, speaking of geniuses...
This time, Jiang Xunyun is not counted, the real genius is still the woman on the opposite side. There are a total of 24 inner sect disciples participating in the Wenjian Pavilion trial this time, and Cheng Lijun can be regarded as unique. Privately, at the banquet, Master Mingde let it slip that the other party has the opportunity to become a big figure like the Guizang Patriarch.
Cheng Lijun is not a worm in Jiang Xunyun's heart, so naturally she doesn't know what the other party is thinking.
Even if she is about to enter the Wenjian Pavilion trial, she is still meditating, racing against time to enhance her divine consciousness and make it more pure.
Generally, when one meditates in the later stage of enlightenment, there is a time limit.
That is to say, the time for meditation in a day is limited. After meditating for an hour, one must rest for a while to buffer. Only in this way can the consumption of the soul not have a counter-effect. To put it simply, it is just like ordinary people must sleep.
If you meditate all the time without any rest time.
Doing so will have no effect and may even cause irreversible damage to yourself.
Even a so-called genius like Jiang Xunyun can only meditate for a maximum of two hours a day, one in the morning and one in the evening.
If this time limit is exceeded, the cultivation will not improve but regress.
However, Cheng Lijun is an exception.
When she meditates, her soul does not feel any fatigue or backlash. She can even use meditation to replace sleep.
Unlike other people who need to be alone, quiet, and sit or stand in a special posture when meditating.
She doesn't need anything. She can meditate while walking, sitting, eating, or standing while receiving external information like now.
In other words, she can meditate at all twelve hours.
Gifted?
No one knows what happened.
Only Xu Huanyan knows about this matter. Just like all 360 acupoints are opened, Xu Huanyan did not spread this matter around, but kept it in his heart, and asked Cheng Lijun not to tell anyone, not even Nie Wushuang.
Some secrets should be known by as few people as possible.
Telling others is a burden to them.
Cheng Lijun listened to Xu Huanyan's words and did not tell Nie Wushuang, fearing that Nie Wushuang would be hurt by the secret after knowing it.
Two days ago, Mingde Zhenjun appeared in Tianheng Peak in private.
Xu Huanyan's master in Tianjianmen is Mingde Zhenjun's junior sister, but the other party is not a Zhenjun, and has passed away a few years ago.
In short, it can be regarded as some incense.
Mingde Zhenjun wanted to meet Chen Lijun in private first, and Xu Huanyan naturally could not stop him. When they met, the other party allowed her to stand aside, which was already a respect.
This private meeting, Cheng Lijun revealed some secrets.
The fact that the three hundred and sixty acupoints were fully opened could not be concealed, and Xu Huanyan did not intend to hide it from Mingde Zhenjun. When she went to Tianjianmen, Cheng Lijun was naturally a member of Guizang Hall. Her direct master had passed away, and it would be better if she could get the support of Mingde Zhenjun.
There is no such record in the classics of Tianjianmen that the three hundred and sixty acupoints were fully opened.
The strongest one only opened 299 acupoints, and he was a certain ancestor of Tianjianmen. Now, he has entered the ninth heaven.
Privately, Cheng Lijun proposed a condition to Mingde Zhenjun. If this condition is met, she will worship under Mingde Zhenjun.
When she suddenly proposed the condition, Xu Huanyan was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.
In front of Yangshen Zhenjun, let alone you have opened your acupoints and seen the true realm, even if you are a Xiantian Zhenren, you can only obey his orders. Even if you have any ideas, you can only suppress them in your heart.
Propose conditions?
You don't know how high the sky is!
However, Mingde Zhenjun did not get angry, but smiled and let Cheng Lijun say whatever she wanted.
The so-called condition is to take Nie Wushuang with him to Tianjianmen, although Nie Wushuang does not meet the conditions for Tianjianmen to accept disciples.
After hearing this condition, Mingde Zhenjun laughed dumbly.
He did not agree immediately, but put forward his own conditions. If, during this trial of the Sword Pavilion, Cheng Lijun entered the sword pool and could catch the shadow of the top-grade flying sword among the thousands of flying swords and obtain the recognition of the top-grade flying sword, then he would agree to Cheng Lijun's conditions.
However, if Cheng Lijun could not obtain the recognition of the top-grade flying sword, and only merged an ordinary flying sword, even if it was a top-grade flying sword, it would be considered a failure.
In this case, Master Mingde would need to consider whether to break the rules for Cheng Lijun.
Cheng Lijun agreed to his condition.
She was confident that she could do it.
"The gate of heaven opens, and the sword pool rises!"
"The Sword Trial begins!"
Master Mingde's voice echoed in the inner gate of the Sword Sect, like a huge bell.