"Pfft!"
Chen Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood, splattering the immortal boat!
He turned to look at Yun Ze, his eyes filled with disbelief, and the others on the immortal boat wore the same expression.
Especially... Ji Kun!
At this distance, at this speed, Chen Xiao couldn't react, but Ji Kun could!
When Yun Ze spoke, he wanted to pull Chen Xiao away, but in the next instant, he saw what Yun Ze had unleashed and abandoned all action!
That was... sword qi!?
To unleash sword qi at the Qi Refining stage meant being a born Sword Child!
Even though it was born after hearing the myriad swords sing in unison, it was still a Sword Child!
Had the Guiwu Sword Sect produced two Sword Children in this generation?
This was indeed interesting!
Just right, let's see the power of this kid's sword qi, whether it could compare to that other Sword Child.
Yun Ze didn't know anything about sword qi or not. He quickly stepped forward and helped Chen Xiao up, laughing inwardly but with a face full of worry.
"Senior Brother! Senior Brother, are you alright?"
Chen Xiao didn't speak, he just looked at Ji Kun.
"Cough, cough, don't worry, your Senior Brother's sword qi has just entered his body. He'll be fine after taking the pill."
Ji Kun coughed twice and said, casually taking a pill from his Qiankun bag and handing it to Chen Xiao. "Little Chen, don't keep such a long face. Your junior brother has become a Sword Child, you should be happy."
"Sword Child?"
Su Ling'er was the first to react, turning to look at Yun Ze. "Elder Ji, you mean... what Yun Ze unleashed just now was sword qi?"
Ever since Yun Ze refused to give her the reward for changing his name, Su Ling'er had changed her address for him from Senior Brother Yun to Yun Ze.
How realistic!
"Unparalleled sharpness, capable of piercing the body and cutting the heart and lungs, yet with no spiritual energy fluctuations. It can be nothing but sword qi!"
Ji Kun's face was beaming with a proud smile. "Those at Qi Refining triple level and below, if they comprehend sword qi, can be called Sword Children!"
To be able to injure and make a Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator bleed without any defense, the power of this sword qi should be around Qi Refining fourth level, even stronger than that other Sword Child!
A hint of joy flashed in Yun Ze's eyes!
Sword qi!
He had sword qi too!
"I didn't expect Junior Brother to comprehend sword qi and successfully enter the Dao just by listening to the sword's cry once. Unlike Senior Brother, who is already at Qi Refining ninth level but hasn't touched the threshold of entering the Dao."
Chen Xiao took the pill and swallowed it.
When he heard the words 'Sword Child', he knew that with his aptitude, he would never dare to oppose Yun Ze before breaking through to Foundation Establishment, otherwise, he would only have a dead end!
This idiot, he truly was a fool with good fortune!
To comprehend sword qi like this!
A Foundation Establishment disciple quickly flattered, "The moment I saw Junior Brother Yun, I knew he was no ordinary person. Now, it is indeed so!"
"Congratulations, Junior Brother!"
Li Shi, who had been silent, also spoke to congratulate him.
The potential of a Sword Child.
This was the aptitude that countless sword cultivators dreamed of, even if it wasn't one in ten thousand, it could be considered one in a thousand!
Take Yun Ze for example, if he hadn't expanded his Qi Sea back then, he wouldn't be at Qi Refining triple level now, and if he comprehended sword qi, he naturally wouldn't be considered a Sword Child.
"Thank you, everyone, Senior Brothers!"
Yun Ze also stood up and cupped his hands towards everyone. "Junior Brother was just lucky. After entering the sect, I will still have to rely on all of you Senior Brothers for your care."
"Certainly, certainly!"
Chen Xiao endured his injuries and stood up, placing his hand on Yun Ze's shoulder, and looked at Ji Kun. "Master, doesn't my courtyard still have an empty room? How about..."
"Excellent!"
Ji Kun said with a smile, but still looked at Yun Ze. "Little Yun, after you receive your outer disciple attire, you will return with your Senior Brother Chen. His courtyard is considered excellent among outer disciples, and it will be beneficial for your cultivation!"
"Yes, thank you Elder Ji, thank you Senior Brother Chen!"
Yun Ze smiled and agreed on the surface, but a hint of wariness arose in his heart. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Arranging me near Chen Xiao?
Is he starting to suspect me?
Or is it that Chen Xiao simply wants revenge for that sword strike, or does he truly want to win me over?
I have no reason to refuse now, so I can only take it one step at a time.
The immortal boat started again and soon arrived at the foot of a lone peak.
Before the immortal boat even landed, Yun Ze felt a surge of spiritual energy!
The concentration of this spiritual energy was already comparable to the spiritual energy he had condensed when he broke through to Qi Refining triple level!
He now understood why the Immortal Sect was called a cultivation holy land!
The concentration of spiritual energy alone was enough to instantly kill most cultivators in the mortal world!
Everyone disembarked from the immortal boat. Ji Kun put it away and, upon arriving at the mountain gate, saw an outer disciple bowing.
"Elder Ji, you're finally back. The other elders are waiting for you upstairs."
"Mm."
Ji Kun didn't say much, he just responded and led everyone up the mountain, his smile unable to be concealed!
There were a total of nine elders in the outer sect, who jointly deliberated on outer sect matters and were also responsible for recruiting disciples.
He was the shortest-serving elder and had the lowest cultivation, so he was usually assigned to the farthest and most remote places to recruit disciples, and the quotas were the smallest.
This was why he was so excited when he saw Yun Ze!
It was equivalent to finding a phoenix egg in a chicken coop!
But when he heard that there was a Sword Child among this batch of disciples, the phoenix egg had gone to someone else. Just when he thought he would be ridiculed again this time, who would have thought the phoenix egg would fly back!
Wouldn't this be his chance to hold his head high?
On the way up the mountain, Ji Kun became more and more excited. He looked back at Yun Ze. "Little Yun, come to my side."
"Yes!"
Yun Ze took several steps and came to Ji Kun's side.
Ji Kun placed his hand on his shoulder and patted him affectionately twice. "After we go up, there will be another assessment, regarding sword dao talent. You will be the last to go.
Do you understand?"
"Understood."
Yun Ze understood immediately. This guy was planning to play the humble game!
He was being used as a pawn!
But it didn't matter. Improving his relationship with him now would make him trust himself more, and it would be easier to extract information in the future.
Everyone ascended the mountain. After about a hundred meters, they arrived at a platform built against the mountain.
Eight groups of people were already waiting on the platform. Eight people wearing the same elder robes as Ji Kun were chatting and laughing in the center of the platform, while several people in outer disciple robes were maintaining order.
"Yo, Old Ji is here."
One of the elders saw Ji Kun and called out, "How many talents have you recruited to be arriving this late?"
"Old Sun, are you teasing me?"
Ji Kun glanced at Yun Ze, signaling him to wait outside, and then walked into the crowd. "What talents can come from that remote corner? As for you, I heard you found a Sword Child among the Ice Heavenly Royal Family? That's truly amazing!"
"Hey! There's nothing amazing about it!"
That Elder Sun smiled. "It's just a bit of luck, but it's still not as good as you, Old Ji. With such discerning eyes, you only found two disciples!"
"Isn't it because the Grand Elder has returned to the sect? I had to rush back and didn't have time to pick a third person."
Ji Kun said casually, seemingly not wanting to prolong the pleasantries and getting straight to the point. "Hey, since everyone is here, why don't we start the assessment?"
"Alright."
Elder Sun responded and stepped forward, taking his rightful place in the center, scanning all the new disciples. "New disciples, step forward and prepare for the entrance assessment!"
Yun Ze and the others stepped forward and came before the elders.
He scanned them briefly and understood Ji Kun's current predicament.
There were nearly a hundred new disciples, but he only had a quota of three!
If he used his status among the elders, he might still be able to make some arrangements.
"There are ninety-eight people in this entrance assessment."
Elder Sun's voice rang out again, pulling Yun Ze back from his thoughts. "Regardless of your spiritual root aptitude or soul level, upon entering my Guiwu Sword Sect, the first thing we look at is your sword dao talent!
According to the tradition, this assessment will be divided into thirty people of lower grade, thirty people of middle grade, thirty people of upper grade, seven people of supreme grade, and one person of special grade!
Lower grade: no salary, no resources, no cave dwelling, only allowed to reside below one hundred meters of the lone peak.
Middle grade: ten first-grade spirit stones per month, allowed to reside above one hundred meters and below two hundred meters!
Upper grade: one hundred first-grade spirit stones per month, allowed to reside above two hundred meters and below three hundred meters, and can borrow one Yellow-tier low-grade cultivation technique from the Scripture Hall.
Supreme grade: five hundred first-grade spirit stones per month, allowed to reside below five hundred meters, and can borrow three Yellow-tier low-grade cultivation techniques from the Scripture Hall.
Special grade: one thousand first-grade spirit stones per month, allowed to reside below one thousand meters, and can borrow Yellow-tier low-grade cultivation techniques from the Scripture Hall at will!
The benefits of the grade will be maintained for one hundred years, until the breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.
Those below special grade can challenge those above them once a month. The loser will lose their benefits for that month, which will go to the winner.
Special grade can challenge fellow disciples from the previous session. If they win ten matches, they can be exempted from the rule and study one Yellow-tier middle-grade cultivation technique. If they win one hundred matches, they will be awarded a Foundation Establishment Pill. If they win one thousand matches, they can enter the Sword Pool!
If they lose, their benefits for the month will go to the winner."
"Do you all understand?"