Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 201: The Sword Gate Has Opened
Chen Zili nodded, then looked up into the sky, and knelt down again in the direction of Master Bai, kowtowed three times.
"Disciple Chen Zili has been a member of the Soul Devouring Sect all my life. I have to temporarily go to Jianyi Valley to practice. I am here to pay my respects and thank the Immortal!"
Then, Chen Zili stood up and bowed towards the seating area of the Soul Devouring Sect, saying, "Farewell, fellow disciples. Girl Lu, say goodbye to me for me!"
Afterwards, Chen Zili left, and was taken away by Gu Jianjiu in an instant, and along with him, that great terror also disappeared!
Everyone regained their freedom at this moment, but their hearts were still heavy and they were deeply shocked and could not calm down for a long time, especially the people from the Yunxiao Sect, who were looking at the sky at a loss.
High in the sky, Master Bai naturally regained his freedom and knew everything that had happened before. He sighed, rolled up Qiong Xin's body and returned to the light curtain below, returning it to an elder of the Yunxiao Sect who was in the late Jindan stage.
“That’s not what I want!”
Master Bai only said this and returned to his seat without saying anything else.
In the subsequent duels, only the two Jindan elders from Changkong Sect and Changhuan Sect fought more excitingly, but they were not life-and-death duels. Apart from them, most of the duels were hastily concluded until the competition was completely over, which meant the end of the first stage of the sword-fighting competition.
Next comes the second stage, swordplay!
The leader of the Sword Controlling Sect, Xu Shidong, stood up from his seat and bowed in one direction. His high-pitched voice spread in all directions, saying, "Please, ancestor, open the Sword Gate!"
At this moment, everyone stood up in tacit understanding and bowed deeply in the same direction with a respectful look. This bow was a sign of respect for the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the small wasteland!
This is also what the Sword Controlling Sect wants to establish its authority!
Gu Xiaoxing blinked and looked around, hesitating whether to follow their example and bow, but he quickly rejected the idea, thinking it would be too awkward.
At this moment, a figure appeared out of thin air above everyone as if teleporting. Suddenly, an aura belonging to the Nascent Soul spread out, covering all directions, as if a mountain was placed on everyone, making it difficult to breathe!
This person is none other than the Yu Jian Sect’s Nascent Soul Patriarch, Xu Ling!
"No need to be so polite, please go back and sit down!"
Xu Ling's faint voice reached everyone's ears, and the mighty aura like a mountain pressing down on their heads also dissipated, making everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw Xu Ling in the air making a strange seal with his hands, and the entire light curtain shook. Even the nine huge ancient swords that formed a sword ring around it were shaking, and they all emitted strange light, and there was a breathtaking might!
Above the nine heavens, Mo Xuyou looked at the lit sword ring, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"No wonder someone wants to take advantage of it. These nine swords are indeed strange. They look like the center of a formation, controlling the 6,561 swords of the Sword Controlling City below. But in fact, these nine ancient swords are the key! It's a pity that the old man from the Sword Controlling Sect can't bring out their power."
Below, as the Yuanying ancestor of the Yujian Sect continued to make hand gestures, a circle of light appeared at the hilt of one of the nine ancient swords that lit up, just like... a door!
"The sword gate has been opened, and the sword practice has begun. Anyone who has reached the Dan stage can enter. How much cultivation you can gain depends on your luck!" Xu Ling spoke again, and then waved his hand and threw out a bunch of jade sword talismans.
"Those who wish to enter can come here to receive a sword talisman. If you are in danger in the sword, you only need to crush this talisman to be instantly transported outside the sword."
When Xu Ling finished speaking, the next moment, all the Jindan cultivators in the seating area of the Sword Controlling Sect stood up one after another, and several figures flew out one after another. At the same time, more than a dozen figures flew down from the ancient swords. For a moment, there were a total of twenty-one Jindan cultivators in the Sword Controlling Sect!
Among them, there are ten in the early stage of Jindan, seven in the middle stage of Jindan, and four in the late stage of Jindan!
This is the strength of the Sword Controlling Sect!
If we include the Sect Master Xu Shidong and the three supreme elders who have reached the great perfection of the Jindan stage, that means that the Yu Jian Sect has a total of twenty-five Jindan cultivators!
It can be said that even if the Sword Controlling Sect does not have a Nascent Soul Patriarch in charge, it is still worthy of being called the number one sect in Xiaohuang!
When twenty-one Jindan masters stood in the air in unison, even though none of them had reached the great perfection of Jindan, everyone felt shocked!
Even among the three major sects in Xiaohuang, the people from the Lianti Sect and the Yunxiao Sect are no exception, because apart from the supreme elder, they each only have more than ten people who have reached the Jindan stage.
True Man Blackshen sat at the first seat of the Body Refining Sect. After some breathing exercises, his injuries had recovered a lot. At this moment, he was looking at the many Jindan cultivators of the Sword Controlling Sect along with everyone else . He was shocked on the surface, but no one noticed that, deep in his eyes, there was a deep mockery!
The Sword Controlling Sect's leader Xu Shidong was smiling and nodding at this moment, very satisfied with everyone's shock. This was also the effect he wanted, that is, to take this opportunity to tell everyone that his Sword Controlling Sect was not so easy to mess with, and it was best to put away some of those evil thoughts!
The reason why cultivators who have reached the great perfection of the Jindan stage were not arranged to participate in the sword practice is because for cultivators who have reached the great perfection of the Jindan stage, sword practice does not have much significance.
The so-called sword practice means entering the ancient sword and seizing the power of cultivation accumulated in the sword for many years. The great perfection of Jindan is already in a perfect state, and no matter how much cultivation is given to them, it is useless. What they want is not simply to accumulate cultivation, but to break through the shackles and complete the formation of the infant. Only in this way can they move to a higher level!
For example, True Man Blackshen had gone in once when he had reached the great perfection of Jindan, but not only did he not gain any benefit from it, it was also extremely dangerous. So he did not plan to go in this time.
If Qiong Xin were still alive, she would probably make the same choice, because she had been there too!
However, Qiao Yanran, although she has also reached the great perfection realm of Jindan, has never participated in the Sword Competition. There is no other way, she is too talented. It takes dozens or hundreds of years for ordinary people to advance to a small realm after reaching Jindan. Qiao Yanran has only been practicing Taoism for more than 20 years, and she has been unstoppable all the way. When the last Sword Competition was held, she was still in her mother's womb.
Therefore, Qiao Yanran prepared to go in and take a look. Although she knew there was no benefit, being able to accompany the young master was already very satisfying to her. Therefore, she was also the only one who had reached the great perfection of the Jindan stage and participated in the sword exercise in this session!
In fact, it is not only the great perfection of Jindan that requires breaking through the shackles. Small realms like breaking through the middle stage of Jindan also have bottlenecks. However, this bottleneck is much easier than breaking through a large realm. Although it cannot be said that a breakthrough will be achieved if enough cultivation is accumulated, there will at least be benefits!
Unlike the great perfection of Jindan, the bottleneck is as solid as Mount Tai, and no matter how much cultivation you accumulate, it will be useless!
Therefore, except Qiao Yanran, all the Jindan cultivators present whose cultivation level was not yet the great perfection, participated in it, including Gu Xiaoxing naturally!
