It's been three months now, and it's only nine months before the rookie competition. The other areas of improvement are very fast, but the swordsmanship seems to have hit a bottleneck.

Cheng Ling thought hard for a long time, remembering the way to practice swordsmanship in martial arts novels he had seen before, and his eyes lit up, so he planned to try it. He designed a few small traps to keep the leaves falling, and the sword in his hand stabbed at the leaves as fast as possible, so that every round could not be missed.

Sometimes, he will also stab at the fruit that keeps shaking, and in a single breath, try to stab as many swords as possible, from the three or four swords at the beginning, to the eight or nine swords in the back, and the speed of the shot is getting faster and faster.

Sure enough, after the improved practice method, the basic swordsmanship began to improve rapidly again.

Spring goes and autumn comes, and time passes slowly. Soon, the year is coming, and tomorrow is the time for newcomers to compete. Xuan Lingzi also returned to the Taoist temple, watching Cheng Ling slowly collect his work, and his eyes flashed with appreciation.

In the past year, Xuan Lingzi has come back four times, and each time he will bring back some elixirs to improve his cultivation. Cheng Ling also lived up to his expectations, he didn't have the slightest laziness in a year's time, and his qi refining cultivation had been promoted to the peak of the later stage, and he was only a thin line away from consummation.

I have also learned several kinds of spells, and I have practiced basic spells such as earth walking technique, gravity technique, ice blade technique, wind blade technique, etc., and I have gradually matured in the control of my own spiritual power.

Swordsmanship, basic swordsmanship must be practiced every day, and gradually it has become an instinct, and the speed of shooting and reaction is faster.

As for the Baiyun Swordsmanship and the Thunder Light Swordsmanship, they are already well practiced, and the grade of these two swordsmanship is not high, and they are also low-level, but they are more than enough to use during the Qi refining period.

The swordsmanship in his mind, and the subsequent three-style sword moves were also comprehended by him. As soon as this trick came out, it was like a fresh breeze, but there was a hidden trace of murder, which caught people off guard, and there was a bit of an assassination taste, so Cheng Ling named it Qingfeng Xulai. When you play against each other, you can have an unexpected effect.

However, if it is not a matter of life and death, he does not want to use it, this sword art is of a very high grade, and if it is coveted, it is indeed not good.

Having said that for more than a year, he has read all the books in the sect, and he also knows the grade division of swordsmanship and exercises. It is generally divided into four grades, such as lower grade, middle grade, upper grade, and best grade, if Baiyun swordsmanship is inferior, then Qingfeng Xu Lai must at least be the best grade.

One can imagine how difficult it is to cultivate. He is a little monk in the Qi refining period, with superb swordsmanship, if he is obtained by others, he will definitely be swallowed to the point that there is not even dregs left.

Xuan Lingzi saw that he had finished his work, so he said: "Yes, if there can be such a big improvement this year, the old man will not be worried." ”

Cheng Ling didn't relax, and asked, "Master, do you know what level the disciples of the martial arts competition have cultivated?"

"Most of them are in the late stage of qi refining, and there are a few who have reached the perfection of qi refining. ”

"Oh, isn't there a foundation period?"

"The foundation building period can be different from the gas refining period, and it is difficult to break through without the foundation building pill. ”

"Tsukidan. ”

"The Zhuji Pill is the best pill used by Qi refining cultivators to break through to Zhuji, it can increase the success rate of breakthroughs, but unfortunately the materials are very scarce, and it is not easy to refine. ”

"Isn't there a master either?"

"Yes, this elixir will generally become a strategic reserve of the sect, and it will only be awarded to disciples as a reward, and it is difficult to obtain it on weekdays. If you can win the championship in this competition, you may be able to get one. ”

Cheng Ling groaned a little and said, "Master, I don't want to be too showy, just win a few games to save some face for you!"

Xuan Lingzi was stunned for a moment, and asked: "Why? There are few people in my formation who can win in the competition, and from what the old man can see, although your cultivation has not reached perfection, your combat power is definitely not low, and you have a good chance of winning the first place! Besides, I am lying in a coffin for most of my body, so I can't once in a while?"

"No, I have too many enemies, if I am too ostentatious, it will not provoke the enemy even more!"

"Stinky boy, with the old man here, who dares to take you?"

"Then I can't nest in the Taoist temple every day, I've been suffocating for more than a year, I want to go out to practice, and besides, you can protect me for a few years?"

"You kid has a lot of people staring at him anyway, and he's not afraid of a few more. ”

"My day, you old man, you still have to be in the limelight at such an old age, and no little sister will send it to the door, what's so rare. ”

"What do you know, the first seat of Lao Tzu's Array Hall, it was not easy to teach an outstanding disciple, how could he be buried. ”

"Don't you know that don't pretend to be forced to be struck by lightning?"

"I haven't heard of it!"

“......”

The two argued for a long time, Cheng Ling refused to obey, Xuan Lingzi moved with his fists, Xiao Zhi with his feet, and finally retreated gorgeously, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and went back to draw circles.

Early the next morning, Xuan Lingzi woke up Cheng Ling with a black face, and left without saying a word. Cheng Ling was confused, knowing that the old man was not happy, so he went with him, and he didn't have to walk, and continued to have a tryst with Zhou Gong ......!

After a while, he heard a voice from beside him, and when he opened his confused eyes, he saw that he had come to a square in front of a large hall. There are a large number of people in the square, all of them are greeting each other, and a ring has been set up in the center of the square, which is obviously a place for martial arts competitions.

Cheng Ling had never been here since he entered the Wuxiang Sword Sect, and he couldn't help but look around curiously. The square is surrounded by a stone-carved fence, and four large vats are placed next to the corners of the fence, and the smoke in the vats is full of smoke, and bursts of sandalwood are transmitted.

Facing south of the ring is a large hall, about three feet high. Along the main gate of the main hall, two rows of thick carved dragon stone pillars tower, both with a semicircular iron pot above the stone pillars, which are supposed to be used for night lighting.

Just as he was looking, a middle-aged man who was full of anger came over, bowed to Xuan Lingzi and said, "Uncle Xuan, I haven't seen you for a long time, is this the disciple you accepted?"

After speaking, his eyes looked at Cheng Ling.

Cheng Ling only felt that the other party's eyes were like two sharp swords piercing into his heart, and his whole body was like a mountain, pressing towards him with great momentum. Busy running the exercises, struggling to resist his momentum, he was secretly shocked in his heart: It's amazing!

Xuan Lingzi took a step forward, blocked the momentum of the Great Khan, and said indifferently: "Senior nephew Song, my little disciple can't stand your momentum!"

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "It's rare to see Uncle Xuan defend the junior like this, presumably this disciple is very satisfying to you!"

"It's easy to say! It's easy to say!" After speaking, he turned his head to Cheng Ling and said, "This is the Song Hanyu Hall Master of the Martial Hall!"

Cheng Ling hurriedly bowed and saluted, "The disciple has seen Hall Master Song!"

Song Hanyu nodded and said, "Yes, you can still hold my momentum, no wonder Uncle Xuan takes a fancy to it, if my stinky boy is like you, he doesn't have to worry about it." ”

"Yingjie, you should come and meet too!"

A teenager in his teens stood up in response, and arched his hand towards Xuan Lingzi and said, "Disciple Song Yingjie, I have seen Xuanshi Uncle Zu!" When it was Cheng Ling's turn, he was stuck, and he couldn't name it.

Cheng Ling smiled and said to him: "Little brother Cheng Ling, I have seen Senior Brother Song. ”

The young man was busy giving gifts, very elegant, completely different from Song Hanyu's fierce style.

After the ceremony, Song Hanyu said: "Uncle Shi, there are many disciples in the Martial Sword Hall and the Martial Arts Hall this time, which is more than ten times that of the previous session. ”

Xuan Lingzi said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, there are many disciples who may not be able to win, Song Xian's nephew and young Yingjie, the sect master and other elders also understand it in their hearts." ”

This sentence was said without beginning or end, Cheng Ling couldn't figure out the meaning for a while, but Song Hanyu nodded, answered, and stopped talking.

Xuan Lingzi said to Cheng Ling: "Ling'er, you see that there is Chen Hai, the master of the Sword Hall, and it is Cheng Yuan of the Sword Hall who is standing with him, you remember!"

Cheng Ling followed the prestige, and saw two middle-aged people standing together, looking at himself and the others, and when Chen Hai's eyes swept over Cheng Ling, a trace of fine light flashed, and he was instantly captured. Cheng Yuan only stared at Song Hanyu, and his eyes were quite unkind.

Cheng Ling secretly wondered, is there any contradiction between the hall masters of these two halls? However, this place is not a good place to ask, so he secretly wrote it down in his heart.

A few people waited for a while, and then they heard a long shout: "The sect master has arrived~!"

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a middle-aged man wearing a golden crown, walking slowly, followed by several old men and disciples.

Several disciples in the square immediately moved, and moved a few wooden chairs and coffee tables in the horizontal direction of the ring, Cheng Ling glanced at it, and saw that there were five seats.

Although the middle-aged man walked slowly, he felt like a mountain, and every step was natural, and all the monks in the audience were eclipsed in front of him. It is the Sect Master of the Phaseless Sword Sect, Xuan Wuxiang!

Xuan Lingzi nodded secretly, and said in a low voice: "The sect master's cultivation has improved again, I'm afraid that it has reached the Jindan Great Consummation!"

Song Hanyu also agreed.

Xuan Wuxiang walked to the side of the seat, and did not sit down immediately, but said to the people in the square: "My Wuxiang Sword Sect is holding a new disciple competition today, this is a tradition of the sect for hundreds of years, all disciples must show their strengths, and live up to the cultivation of the master, okay, let's start!"

After speaking, he nodded to an elder behind him and sat down in the chair in the center.

The elder took two steps forward and said, "Please come forward and sit down." ”

After Xuan Lingzi and Song Hanyu explained a few sentences, they walked to the ring and sat down on their seats with Chen Hai and Cheng Yuan.

After seeing them sit down, the elder said: "There are eighty-six disciples participating in this competition, and each disciple gets his own number by drawing lots, and they will face each other one by one, No. 1 against 86, No. 2 against No. 85, and so on!"

"Dabi will finally take the top five, as the rookie king, you can get the sect reward, the first place will be crowned with the title of the king of newcomers, and the reward will be higher!

Cheng Ling's heart trembled, the king of kings..... Isn't that a ham sausage, it seems that this first place still has to be cautious, and I don't know what the reward is, if only the top five will have a Tsukidan reward.