Chu Lan took a thousand taels of silver out of the pawnshop, casually found a tavern, ordered a few dishes, and began to feast.

He ate a particularly fragrant meal, a plate of fried shrimp tails, a wine-flavored crab claw, a plate of beef in sauce, and flavored peanuts.

When eaten with monsters with rough skin and thick meat, these carefully cooked side dishes are still delicious.

Chu Lan "finished eating", found a toothpick to pick his teeth, threw a peanut into his mouth from time to time, and watched the heads of people rolling outside the window, everyone had a smile on their faces, and he felt very satisfied.

"Have you heard, the Heavenly Sword Sect is going to accept a batch of students recently, and I don't know which lucky ones can enter it to study. ”

"Yes, it is only accepted once in ten years, and the requirements of the Heavenly Sword Sect can be said to be very harsh, and only two hundred people are accepted each time. ”

Chu Lan opened her ears as usual and "eavesdropped" on other people's conversations, which is why Chu Lan likes to go in and out of this kind of place, and often gets a lot of "big news"

The two men continued, "Although it is difficult, even the outer disciples have been reborn after leaving the school, and they are being fought over by some big families, so ah, there must be many people who want to go in and study this time." ”

"By the way, doesn't your son also practice swordsmanship?

"He, hey, his qualifications are too ordinary, and he basically doesn't play. ”

"Don't, let's try it, maybe I'll be admitted."

The man pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, then let him try." ”

Chu Lan slowly picked her teeth, her fingers tapped on the tabletop, very rhythmic, her face was handsome, and her hair was clear. Live like a boy who travels abroad.

He thought to himself, "I don't know if this Heavenly Sword Gate is as powerful as they say, anyway, I don't know where to go next, so I might as well go there and try my luck." ”

Chu Lan settled the account, and walked all the way east after going out, and there were still many people talking about it along the way, as if in their opinion, this Tianjian Gate enrollment was even more worthy of celebration than the New Year. No wonder Chu Lan felt that this place was very lively when he came!

"Son, make ribs for you to eat tonight, take the test in a few days, and win glory for your father"

An ordinary-looking middle-aged woman said to a young man holding a wooden sword next to her, young man, you nodded a little woodenly, but secretly clenched her fists, and there was a spark of hope flashing in her eyes.

"Okay, but my dad said I was elm head"

"Listen to him fart, believe in yourself, it's okay, whether you can enter the Heavenly Sword Gate or not, you are the pride of our family. ”

Chu Lan sighed, this young man was about the same age as himself, but he looked a little dull, and his sword cultivation realm was not solid until now, let alone a sword master, but Chu Lan liked his honest and hopeful personality very much.

On a bluestone pillar at a four-way intersection, a notice was posted.

There were already many onlookers, and after Chu Lan squeezed in, he found that this was the enrollment introduction of the Heavenly Sword Gate.

The requirements for spiritual power are not very high, but the requirements for swordsmanship are a bit outrageous, and the spirit wheel is more than five grades, and the sword master realm. You can't be more than twenty-five years old, and you can see the importance of talent and potential.

In fact, for most people, the swordsmanship attainment cannot be completely improved with the improvement of the realm cultivation, cultivation is one thing, for the sword moves, the understanding of the sword intent is the other hand, so most people are still sword cultivators in the Linglun realm, and only a few people can be like Steward Zhao, and the Linglun realm can meet the hurdle of the great sword master.

Of course, this is much easier for Chu Lan. However, unless someone recommends it, it will be necessary to go through multiple selections and obtain the qualification to enter the Heavenly Sword Sect in the fierce competition.

According to the route recorded above, Chu Lan turned around and headed north, and after a while, he left the town, and saw an immortal mountain in the distance, towering into the clouds, straight into the sky, like a giant sword, piercing into the heart of the heavenly dome. There is a very strong aura entwined on it, and it exudes multicolored light on the peak, which is beautiful and magnificent.

Before it was time for the Heavenly Sword Sect to officially accept apprentices, Chu Lan found a hotel and stayed for three days, during which he was consolidating his cultivation and practicing swordsmanship at the same time.

What made Chu Lan's confidence greatly increased was that the second move of the Nine Swords of the Asking Dao had made a breakthrough, once again capturing the slightest Dao meaning flowing from the carved diagram. It made his understanding of kendo improve a lot.

On this day, the delicate sun is like a rainbow, brilliant and dazzling, and the sky is cloudless, which makes people's mood unconsciously better.

Chu Lan was still dressed in black and rushed to the immortal blessed land.

The mountains are majestic, magnificent, and sharp, sharp as a sword.

The fairy breath is steaming, the glow is ten thousand ways, the forest is green and quiet, and the sound of the bird crying can be heard in the distance, and it is peaceful.

In front of this mountain, there is a towering gate, made of white marble, there is a stone sword in front of the door, which is three zhang high, which is the symbol building of the Tianjian Gate.

Chu Lan didn't come early, there were already nearly a thousand people waiting in front of the door, most of them were from other towns, the matter of the Heavenly Sword Sect accepting disciples was like a grand event, and all the sword learning teenagers wanted to try their luck.

The square was full of people, noisy, and the eyes were all shining with hope, which was an opportunity to show off their skills and turn into a dragon.

Three figures slowly walked out of the mountain gate, and an old man walked in the front, his waist was straight, his face was full of red light, and he was sharp and restrained, but Chu Lan could see that this was definitely a swordsman.

The two behind him are equipped with long swords at their waists, and their right hands are always on the hilt of the sword, and their breath is much more harsh than that of the old man.

The old man put his hands behind his back, Mai raised a corner in the breeze, and he glanced around, with a kind of momentum that was not angry and arrogant.

"Sao Nian, today the Heavenly Sword Gate is open to accept apprentices, those over twenty-five years old, or those who have not reached the realm of sword masters can leave first. ”

There was a commotion in the crowd, but no one left, many of whom were fishing in troubled waters.

Chu Lan saw the young man in the crowd at a glance, his wooden sword was broken, his face was flushed, and he looked a little cramped, it was the one he met on the street that day, Chu Lan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"It's okay, I'll cover you. ”

Chu Lan showed a mouthful of snow-white teeth, his smile was bright, the wooden young man's face turned red for no reason, and he also laughed stupidly, he didn't even ask Chu Lan's origin and origin, this black-robed swordsman had a convincing temperament.

"What's your name, my name is Chu Lan"

"I, my name is Si Long"

", dead dragon, why isn't it called a living dragon?"

The young man named Si Long scratched the back of his head, and he didn't know what Chu Lan was talking about, so he just lowered his head and smirked.

Chu Lan put his arm around his shoulder, he had a good impression of this young man, as if he should be friends in this life, Chu Lan didn't know why, but he had always been a person who believed in intuition.

"From now on, you are my little brother. ”

Si Long nodded, as if it was a very honorable thing to be this person's little brother.

The old man swept in the direction of Chu Lan, displeased with Chu Lan's whispering below.

"Don't you think that the Heavenly Sword Gate is so easy to enter, if you don't leave, then let's start. ”

A wave of qi that was invisible to the naked eye instantly enveloped everyone, and one person behind said in a voice, "You each distance yourself and release your sword intent, and those who fail to meet the requirements will be disqualified." ”

Chu Lan felt a soft energy, and when he was checking his body, the Bagang Sword was not unsheathed, and an extremely sharp sword qi had been released, but it was deliberately covered up by him, and it quickly returned to normal, just in the realm of the sword master.

Si Long next to him took out the wooden sword and tried his best to release the sword qi, but it was very unstable and could not reach the realm of a sword master, which made his face flush in a hurry, Chu Lan put his hand on Si Long's shoulder and gave him a part of the hidden sword qi.

That breath circulated in Si Long's body and left, barely qualified.

A moment later, nearly a hundred people were pulled out by this power, their faces full of shame and unwillingness.

The old man waved the sleeves of his robe and did not speak, and the young people who were eliminated did not hesitate, and turned around and left with a disgraced face.

Si Long turned around and smiled at Chu Lan, who nodded.

The remaining about 800 people will be tested for the rest of the day.

The crowd was very excited, thinking that the cow was coaxing, and passing the first layer of testing was enough for many of them to brag.

The old man smiled, "You guys are good, the number of people who have been brushed off by the first wave this year has decreased a lot, but don't be proud, this is only the first level, not even the first level, there are two more levels, talent test, ladder climbing"

Another person in the back added, "Consciously line up, and when it's your turn, step forward to test." ”

Then a small table was carefully brought up, with a clear crystal bead on it.

"This is the Heavenly Diving Pearl, and when you inject spiritual power into it, it will shine differently according to your natural potential. ”

"There are six grades, which are, white, green, orange, purple, red, and black. Only those with green or higher will be eligible to advance to the next round. ”

The crowd was swaying, and soon there was a queue, as if whoever stood in front could be ready for admission. Chu Lan and Si Long were squeezed to the rear.

The young man at the front put his palm trembling on the crystal ball, and then injected spiritual power, like a stone sinking into the sea, and it took a long time before a light flashed, a white light.

"Zhang Xiaoxuan, a first-level talent, is not eligible to enter the next round, please leave from the side. ”

"Wang Da Worm, a second-level talent, barely qualified to enter the next round. ”

"Zhao Guangsheng, talent level 1, unqualified. ”

Chu Lan originally thought that it would be easy to just reach the second level of talent, but so far, there have been more than a dozen people who have been brushed off, and only three or five have passed, which seems to be not as simple as imagined.

Hundreds of people waited in a long line, time passed very slowly, and now the sun had risen to the middle, so hot and scorching that the waiters all felt irritated, and sweat was running down their cheeks.

Si Long wiped the sweat from his face, turned his head and saw Chu Lan like an enlightened old monk, closing his eyes and recuperating with a calm expression, without a drop of sweat on his body, and admired this young man who recognized him as a big brother when they met for the first time.

At this moment, a very loud and clear voice came.

"Heavenly Sword Gate, boy Ye Liuyun came to pay a visit. ”

Chu Lan opened his eyes, only a figure with a calm expression slowly walked in the distance, the person had not yet arrived, the sound had arrived first, he was carrying a black sheath long sword, the style was simple and elegant, decorated with red spikes, he did not line up, just stood by the side, bowed and saluted, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.

This young man is extremely handsome, with two sword eyebrows pierced into his eyebrows, full of heroism.

The old man with his hands behind his back had a slight ripple in his eyes, and said lightly

"Step forward. ”

"Yes"

The crowd slowly parted, making way for him, and the young man came straight to the front of the line.

Chu Lan was not convinced, why was everyone else queuing, he came so late, and without going through the first layer of screening, he went directly to the front of hundreds of people to be tested.

Someone in front of him turned around and made a silent gesture.

"I said little brother, you don't know this person, this time the Heavenly Sword Gate is already very face-saving, in the past, people from their family came here to study, and they could enter the inner gate directly without taking the test!"

"Who is he?"

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