Volume 13 Kenshin Chapter 28 Exam Questions for the Sword Abandoned Disciple (2)
"Congratulations to Wu Daoyou!" When Wu Xie walked out of the magic circle located by a small lake, he saw Xiao Buyi with his fists in congratulations.
He smiled, returned the salute, and asked curiously, "How did Xiao Daoyou know that I came out at this time?" Don't you don't use those particularly sharp and accurate calculations?"
"I didn't take advantage of it, but I just had an idea, and I think you should pass the test." Xiao Buyi smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "This is a reaction that comes from its own wisdom, just like when you are hungry, you will want to eat, and when you see a beautiful woman, you can't help but look at it twice, you have formed an instinct, and you have nothing to do!"
Ever since he discovered that his exercises were flawed, he had been trying to make up for and avoid those problems, and his final choice was to use only that low-level method of arithmetic from now on. Those methods are not accurate and fast, but they will put much less pressure on the occupants themselves.
Although it is a way to treat the symptoms but not the root cause, it is better to treat the symptoms than not to even treat the symptoms - Xiao Buyi's current situation is much better than when the hidden dangers occurred, which shows that the cultivation over the years has indeed been very effective.
While the two were talking, Yi Yi and Yi Shou had also come over and congratulated Wu Xie together.
"Senior brother is really powerful!" Yi Shou praised, "When we were chatting before, Senior Brother Yi estimated that it would take you about ten days to come out, and it would take less than three days!"
"Yes, senior brother, you are really hidden!"
Wu Xie smiled and asked, "What about you, Senior Brother Yi?" How many days will it come out?"
"I'm ashamed to say that I've always boasted of my swordsmanship, but I only managed to pass the test half a day ago." Yi Yi shook his head, "Cutting steel with iron is easier said than done!" Wu Xie was stunned: "Cutting steel with iron?" Yes, isn't your exam question different from mine, senior brother?" Yi Yi said suspiciously, "I have asked many people, some of them use wood to cut wood, and some use iron to cut steel...... It seems that the higher the cultivation, the higher the difficulty...... By the way, sister-in-law, she only came out in half a day, but she didn't say what her exam question was......"
"Oh? Where is she?"
"Right there under the tree, she drew a formation and sat inside, saying she didn't like to be seen - we didn't bother."
When Wu Xie heard this, he didn't bother to ask what was going on, and walked straight in the direction of Yi Yi's finger, and after a while, he saw Yin Shuango in a simple hidden magic circle
"You really can't help but use the Tianwen Sword Technique." Yin Shuang saw Wu Xie coming, her red eyes were full of smiles, "I originally planned that if you didn't come out today, you would go directly to challenge the second level." β
Wu Xie touched his nose, laughed awkwardly, and asked curiously about Yin Shuang's topic.
"Cut a stone with wood, and use a long-barreled hardwood sword to split a stone beam thicker than a man." Yin Shuang said, "Although if you really want to practice, it is estimated that there will be ten days and eight days, but I don't want to delay for so long, and after basically mastering the essentials, I will directly use the Tianwen Sword Technique to pass the level." β
Wu Xie was stunned again - he found that it seemed that his exam questions were the most difficult.
What's going on here?
Just when Wu Xie came out of the formation, outside the Sacred Emperor's Offering Hall on the top of the mountain, two old men with simple appearances and even more vicissitudes in their eyes looked at him in unison.
Of the two, one had a pale face, as heavy as a rock on the seashore; The other is covered in green, full of vitality in the simplicity
They are living legends, from the time of the Holy Emperor to the present day. The body of the person called "Qingshi Weng" is a large bluestone by the sea, and the body of the self-proclaimed "Gumu Weng" is an ancient tree.
They were the famous big demons back then, and when the Holy Emperor left Xin to integrate all the factions in the world, he once worshipped with all the powerful people from all walks of life, known as the king of the thirty-six roads, and they were among them.
After Lixin's death, they took the initiative to guard Lixin's tomb and protect the place where the qi veins of the land of Kyushu gathered.
Whether it is ancient wood or bluestone, the lifespan is almost infinite. It's just that in order to avoid the Heavenly Tribulation, they have been forcibly pressing their cultivation at the level of returning the Dan Six Turns, and I don't know how much suffering Lu Dao has suffered for this...... They are not afraid of hardship, but they can't help but sigh when they see the legend that the younger generations of later generations are gradually alienated from Xin.
After the vicissitudes of life, the old people are still there, but the past has gradually dissipated into the dust......
The formation for selecting disciples is presided over by them, and the principle is that the higher the cultivation, the more difficult the question. Although Wu Xie used the method of replacing his physical body to press his cultivation to the level of refining, his divine soul was a real master of Ning Yuan, and this method naturally could not hide from the two old-timers, so the difficulty of the exam questions he faced was beyond imagination.
"It's a pity that it was tricky." Qingshi Weng sighed, "If he can really train the first in only three days to such a situation, I am afraid that his talent is not under the sword boy." β
"No matter what means he uses, passing the test is passing." Gu Mu Weng said with a smile, "When the sword boy broke through the level back then, didn't he follow the requirements of the virtuous brother? I think ...... The methods he used with the little girl from the Demon Gate seemed to be closer to what Brother Lixian had asked back then......
As soon as he said this, Qingshi Weng also showed a thoughtful look.
After a while, the old-timer who had turned his body into bluestone slabs all over the Holy Emperor's Mausoleum, and who could react to anything here at any time, also nodded slightly.
"It seems that this is indeed the case, Brother Lixian said back then that the people who can be qualified to enter the depths of his mausoleum are the descendants who can destroy everything and break all laws-he didn't say that he had to use a sword. Compared to the sword boy's simply unreasonable methods, the tricks of these two little guys are closer to what he told him at the beginning......"
"But it's just close, whether they have enough ability will depend on another look."
"yes, let's take a look."
At this time, Wu Xie and Yin Shuang had already come to the front of the formation leading to the second level again with their friends.
In just three days, more than half of the more than 100 swordsmanship masters who entered the Valley of No Return had already passed the test. The vast majority of them hurried to the second level after a short restβthe temptation to learn the supreme sword would be difficult for those who love swordsmanship to resist.
According to Xiao Buyi's statistics, the fastest one to pass the level is not a monk, but a martial artist in the realm of hundred refinements - in fact, almost all of the people who pass the level faster are martial artists, even Yin Shuang, who is the fastest among the monks, is a lot later than them.
This is a matter of course, the sword abandonment disciple was originally a peerless powerhouse who entered the Tao with martial arts, and his swordsmanship was originally more suitable for martial artists. And in this valley of no return, the most important thing is the martial arts powerhouse - don't forget, this place is a holy place for martial artists, and the number of martial arts powerhouses gathered here is actually not a lot.
"The Martial Saint who has made the fastest progress has even gone through the third level?" When he heard the news, Wu Xie couldn't help but be startled, "It only took three days to pass two levels in a row?!" He's too good, isn't he?"
"In fact, it only took him a quarter of an hour to pass the first level, and he probably had already practiced that method." Xiao Buyi said with a smile, "This old gentleman entered the Valley of No Return two hundred years ago, and after so many years of hard training, his cultivation in the martial arts has already become superb. We Qi Refiners don't usually cultivate martial arts, so it's normal that we can't compare to him. Saying this, Wu Xie was also relieved. A Qi Refiner competes in martial arts with a martial arts saint who has been cultivating longer than himself, isn't it boring to be self-deprecating!
The light flashed, and this time he came to a shallow pond.
The stone by the lake is still engraved with the words in the style of the abandoned swordsman, arrogant and arrogant. The second type, the water dividing sword. "Manpower is sometimes poor, maybe you will find that the strength condensed to the extreme cannot break through some of the monks' magic circles, that is because these magic circles will disperse the attacks encountered, and the power you have condensed will be dispersed again, making your attacks lose their power."
"To deal with this, you have to master the second weapon, speed."
"The so-called speed does not mean that you swing the sword extremely fast, but that you increase the speed to the extreme at the moment of attack, so that the enemy will not even have time to react."
"This sword can pierce through the flowing water without touching the body. That's why I named it the Water Dividing Sword. β
According to his request, Wu Xie lifted the iron sword, which weighed at least two hundred catties, aimed it at a golden stone at the bottom of the clear water, and rushed over with the sword.
His castration was extremely fast, and there was even a howling wind everywhere he passed, but when he rushed out with his sword, he found that he had returned to the same place, in a daze with his sword raised. This proves that his sword is not fast enough. Wu Xie tried several times, and found that even if he cast a spell that could increase his speed, the sword momentum was still not fast enough, so he had to sit down and ponder again. He thought for a moment, then stood up and tried again. This time, his sword castrated slowly, and only accelerated suddenly until it was almost on the water.
But the situation remained the same, and he still failed the test.
"If you want to increase your speed to the extreme in an instant, it's really not easy......" Wu Xie muttered, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.
Seem...... He did have a way to do that!
This time, the light of several spells flashed on his body one after another, and a powerful aura spontaneously appeared, but it was forcibly suppressed like a volcano that had not yet erupted.
The slightly trembling blade slowly approached the water, and then accelerated violently.
A loud bang like thunder exploded by the pond, but Wu Xie had already appeared in the formation that left the examination room. This time, he passed the test in just one day. "Huh? How did you get through so fast?" Seeing him come out, Xiao Buyi's face was full of surprise.
Wu Xie smiled and did not speak, but raised his hand and wrote four words in the air with flames.
The combination of law and force.