Chapter 119: A Long Way to Go
The ladder to the sky of the nine levels of the green and underworld.
This level is different from the Four-Element True Sword Formation, which purely depends on one's strength and awareness. And going up the ladder is only related to personal perseverance. When a fifth-order martial artist went up, the pressure was twice as high as that of the fourth-order. Therefore, there are a few people who failed to pass the eighth level, but on this ladder, they persevered.
Lu Chengfeng clearly saw that there were already three people who had stepped over the sixty steps and were slowly but firmly climbing up.
Among them, the most prominent young man has only the strength of the beginning of the fifth order. To get here, he was already shaky and sweating profusely. However, the momentum on his body was as firm as a mountain, and he stepped step by step to the ninety steps and began to impact the last ten steps!
If he can pass, he will be the second person in this trial to be able to break through the ladder to heaven.
Above the ninety steps, the pressure on every step is beyond imagination. Moreover, after the previous consumption, it is also the time when the trialist is the weakest and the last to be powerless. As long as the persistence in my heart is relaxed a little, I will never be able to break through again. The young man who participated in the trial obviously knew this too, and gritted his teeth and climbed up.
The last five steps!
His efforts have infected the people who have already cleared the customs above. Even if you know you can't hear it, you still cheer him on loudly. This has nothing to do with rewards and fame, there are just touches in the heart.
Above the ninety-eighth step, the young man struggled with the remaining strength of his whole body and took the last step.
Lu Chengfeng understood that another person who had broken through the ladder to the sky appeared!
Behind him, there are still people who are attacking the level of the ladder one after another. Although most of them failed halfway, when the time was about to end, another person appeared and successfully broke through. In other words, in this year's trial, three people actually completed the ladder to heaven.
Although there is only one person who has passed all nine levels, Lu Chengfeng, there are as many as five people who have passed the eight levels, and there are so many genius masters that the people in the Qingying Dojo can't help but look sideways.
In the previous trials, this result can also be firmly ranked in the top ten.
When it was getting late, the six-hour trial ended. Except for a few people who were still trying in vain, everyone else had already reached the top of the mountain. As soon as the final results were announced, it was natural that a few families were happy and a few were sad. The more than 20 people who did not pass the line and were destined to be eliminated are just that, the key is those who have passed the test but the ranking is uncertain, and they are uneasy. It wasn't until the rankings were set that they were either gloomy or cheering.
Of course, more people with ulterior motives are starting to act.
There are few forces and sects near Kaiyang who don't know the name of the Qingying Nine Passes. They also care very much about the trials of the past. Everyone knows that this is a rare opportunity to discover genius. In particular, this trial, which is a special 100th edition, is particularly eye-catching. Although most of the participants have backgrounds, there are still some lone wanderers who can be wooed. These trialists, after the list was announced, began to take the initiative to contact according to the list.
As the first place in the Nine Passes and the only fourth-order since the 100th session, Lu Chengfeng naturally attracted much attention. More than a dozen people immediately gathered around, either warmly sending out invitations, or introducing their families/forces. There were even those who were in a hurry, and they made conditions on the spot, promising how to do it.
The organizers of the Qingying Dojo were used to this, and they knew that they couldn't stop it, so they simply let it go. After all, the trialists don't have much to do with them, and if the hype is good, it can also help their dojo become famous.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Lu Chengfeng was a little tired, stretched out his hand to push away these overly enthusiastic guys, and said at the same time: "I have already established a relationship with the Liu family in the southeast province some time ago, and the elixir for promotion was given by them. Ladies and gentlemen, don't waste any more effort. ”
"Cut ......"
"Don't say it sooner!"
Several people pursed their lips when they heard this, and immediately turned around to find someone else.
Of course, there are also those who are more patient, or really optimistic about Lu Chengfeng, so they continued: "Your Excellency, don't you think about it anymore? I heard that the Liu family is a magic family, so they won't pay much attention to you." Our Yijian Sect is different, and it is very good to mix in Kaiyang. As long as you join, it doesn't matter if it's a gold coin beauty or status, we can provide it!"
"Our Xiao family is too, as long as Your Excellency is willing to serve as a guest secretary, any conditions can be discussed. ”
Lu Chengfeng had already said what he said, so he didn't bother to pay attention to them anymore. Seeing that there were still people who wanted to persuade him, Lu Chengfeng directly greeted the sword guards of the Qingying Dojo. At this moment, no one dares to pester him anymore - this kind of thing, the Qingying Dojo will not take the initiative to take care of it, but the guests who come to the dojo to practice will open their mouths, and it will be different.
Under the deterrence of the sword guard, Lu Chengfeng escaped smoothly.
The prizes are not issued immediately, but will be distributed only after the results of the ring match are available. After a night's rest, Lu Chengfeng didn't care about his cultivation, and came to the martial arts arena with other martial artists, ready to watch the top ten finals of the ring match. In yesterday's preliminary round, they have eliminated most of the masters, and today they will determine the strongest ten!
The decisive battle of this ring match has received more attention.
The Qing Ming Dojo obviously also had a heart to prosper, and it didn't stop others from visiting. Therefore, many big powers sent people to watch the battle. The originally spacious martial arts arena actually felt a little crowded after hundreds of people poured in again.
Regarding the top ten matches of the ring competition itself, Lu Chengfeng didn't care. Before he was reborn, he had even watched many battles of Saint-rank masters, and he didn't care about the battles of some seventh- and eighth-order masters. The reason why I came to see it was that I wanted to understand the development of the martial arts of the Mofeng Continent after a thousand years through their battles.
Before this, Lu Chengfeng had only been in contact with some fifth- and sixth-order martial artists. Although there is an understanding, it is not comprehensive. Nowadays, most of the contestants here come from the major powers in the capital of the Lanwu Empire. From their performance, Lu Chengfeng can clearly judge the level of appearance.
However, the results are clearly not encouraging.
After watching eight games in a row, the strength shown by these seventh- and eighth-order masters could not satisfy Lu Chengfeng. Although there are some tricks that are quite innovative and make Lu Chengfeng's eyes shine, there are still great deficiencies on the whole. Compared with the great era when the Heavenly Wind Empire was contended, the current sword skills and fighting spirit level were roughly a notch weaker. Many tricks and sword skills are too routine, and they have not been able to get out of the trap of their predecessors.
In fact, one or two can be seen from the decline of the lightsaber school in the past thousand years.
As a genre that dominated the world thousands of years ago, those who practice lightsabers have extremely high requirements for qualifications. Now that it has declined, of course, there is a blood moon catastrophe, but it also proves that the overall strength of the mainland is declining. Although there are some ancient families who have escaped the catastrophe and have a thousand-year-old inheritance, due to various factors, there are not many that can carry forward and go further.
In such an environment, it is not easy to revitalize the lightsaber.
At this moment, in the eyes of others, Lu Chengfeng was stunned by the wonderful battle in the ring. If you knew what he was thinking, I'm afraid you would have to laugh. A small fourth-order, who gave the courage to that idleness? Changing to a saint-level master may be about the same!
After his thoughts flew wildly for a long time, Lu Chengfeng also found that he was thinking too much, so he returned his attention to the ring fight.
At this time, it seems that it is already the final decisive battle.
The two masters, both of whom are of the eighth order, are extremely passionate in this ring. The vertical and horizontal sword qi caused explosions one after another, and the escaping shock wave could reach at least 100 meters. When many fourth- and fifth-order masters saw such a scene, they were dumbfounded one by one, and they were stunned by the divine power displayed by the two masters. More masters applauded. Only Lu Chengfeng, a freak whose knowledge and strength do not match at all, is quite boring to watch.
If it was replaced by him before he was reborn, with the strength of the eighth order, against these two people, I am afraid that it would not take ten moves to directly overturn.
The name of the lightsaber royal family, that's not called for nothing!
Fortunately, the battle didn't last long. As one of the masters deliberately exposed his flaws, and then countered the enemy with a single move of the sky-breaking sword qi, the dust settled on the highest-level decisive battle of the Blue Immortal Dojo. Those masters sent by the big forces rushed to the front, and the two people who were vying for a decisive battle issued invitations.
Of course, compared to the straightforwardness when recruiting Lu Chengfeng, there are too many tactfuls here. After all, they were two eighth-order masters, and even if those people had ideas, they only said that they must be invited to the banquet, and no fool dared to solicit them directly. This kind of politeness is also the treatment of the strong.
"Now, here's the reward you deserve. Our dojo master will personally distribute the prizes to you. Of course, if you have an undecided question, or if you don't want to show up, you can also contact us privately. We will wholeheartedly provide our guests with considerate service......"
The masters who can participate in the ring battle and win awards are basically quite famous, and they are naturally not afraid to come forward to receive the award. After all, this is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself and get in touch with the owner of the dojo. However, Lu Chengfeng, whose strength was not yet the fifth order, had no idea of going up. There are a lot of people here, and he can choose two treasures, if someone is really greedy, even the Qingying Dojo may not be able to protect him.
The safest way is naturally to directly point out the treasure and let the people from the Qingying Dojo send it to the door privately.
For the Qing Ming Dojo, this time the Qing Ying Sword Discussion, they have prepared such a rich prize, naturally they want to hype it up. Lu Chengfeng's request was undoubtedly contrary to their wishes. It's just that when he contacted the organizer, Lu Chengfeng's tone was very firm. After persuading them to no avail, they could only respect the wishes of the guests and send the prizes selected by Lu Chengfeng privately.
Because he has the right of first choice, it is not too much to do so.