After the old man disappeared, Huan Yin stayed in the tower for a long time before coming out.

As Huan Yin cultivated the way of forging swords, the more he found that he already had a lot of insights and thoughts about this way. These feelings and thoughts are inextricably linked, lingering and lingering in his mind all day long.

Huan Yin knew that these feelings and thoughts were his accumulation of the way of forging swords, but they were too messy and scattered, and they were still far from the real Dao.

Today, the old man's words are like an initiation, allowing Huan Yin to faintly grasp the opportunity to sort out his messy feelings and thoughts. So he sat on the ground in the tower, constantly experiencing the deep meaning of the old man's words, hoping to take advantage of this rare opportunity to deepen his understanding of sword forging to a deeper level.

Early the next morning, Huan Yin and Ji Cangqiong came to the valley where the casual cultivators listened to Zhao Hu's lectures on weekdays, and all the casual cultivators agreed to meet here today, and then went to the fifth order to participate in the selection test together.

When Huan Yin and Ji Cangqiong arrived, most of the scattered cultivation had already arrived, and Zhao Wei also appeared on the hillside as usual.

When most of the people arrived, Zhao Wei looked at the scattered cultivators in the valley, and arrived word by word: "There is one more hour, and it is time for everyone to go to participate in the selection test." Today, this is the last time the old man will give a lecture to you, and I want to say only one thing, that is, I hope you can calm down when you participate in the selection test. ”

"Casting a sword, like alchemy, emphasizes calmness. If the mind is not calm, the thinking will be chaotic, and once it is chaotic, your level will not be able to be fully played. ”

"Zhao can see all your daily efforts clearly, so Zhao believes that as long as you can play normally. You will have a chance to pass this selection test. ”

"Finally, it is an honor for Zhao to be associated with you. You can come here every day to listen to Zhao's preaching, Zhao is grateful! Please accept Zhao Wei's bow!" After speaking, Zhao Wei stood up straight, his somewhat old body, and bowed deeply to the cultivators in the valley.

The monk in the valley looked at Zhao Hu on the hillside. It's all in a daze. This older generation of sword masters, he has no vision in his heart, but only a sincere heart for sword forging and a sense of responsibility for preaching and teaching.

Although at the beginning, he taught casual cultivation because of Wendou's defeat to Huan, but during this year, he was conscientious and conscientious, and his sincerity had already been revealed in front of all the scattered cultivators.

At this moment, Zhao Hu can be said to be both a teacher and a friend to all the scattered cultivators, without his help this year, the scattered cultivators in the valley would not have such a wealth of knowledge as they do today. I won't have the confidence and courage to participate in the selection of appraisers today.

"Master Zhao's grace will never be forgotten!" Under the leadership of Ji Cangqiong, all the monks in the valley bowed deeply to Zhao Wei.

Zhao Wei straightened up, took a deep look at the people in the valley again, glanced at these faces that he was used to seeing every day, and then waved his hand: "Okay, let's go." ”

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On the square where the fifth order of Yijian Peak held the newcomer martial arts meeting, there were more than 1,800 instrument cultivators standing neatly at this moment. These instruments are being repaired. There are more than 1,300 people who belong to Yijian Peak, and there are more than 500 people who are scattered cultivators.

In the presence of these monks. There is a gimbal floating in the air, and there are five seats fixed on the gimbal, and each seat has a senior powerhouse cultivator of Yijian Peak on the seat. And the person on the seat in the middle was none other than Bai Jinfeng, who had successfully comprehended the realm of enlightenment under Huan Yin's light curtain when Huan Yin and Meng Li were trying to break into the tower that day.

When the time came, Bai Jinfeng stood up. He said loudly to the field: "The deity Bai Jinfeng is one of the Venerables of the First Sword Peak. This year's apparatus selection test was presided over by Bai. ”

"I think all of you in front of me have been preparing for this selection for a long time and have spent a lot of energy. I have seen the efforts of all of you, even among you. There have been a very small number of rising stars who have attained attainments in some aspects and have made the deities look up to them. ”

"This test is a test of your efforts over the years, and your daily efforts will be fed back to you in the next three days. Whether or not you can become an instrument master recognized by Yijian Peak depends on your performance in the past few days!"

Speaking of this, Bai Jinfeng paused, and then continued: "This selection test is divided into three assessment items, each of which will be completed within one day, and the results will be announced on the spot. Only those who pass the assessment of the previous project have the opportunity to enter the next project. If you don't pass any of the assessment items, you will be eliminated directly!"

"If anyone can pass the assessment of all three items, then after three days, he will truly become an instrument master recognized by my First Sword Peak!"

When Bai Jinfeng said this, many of the cultivators present frowned, especially the casual cultivators, who finally felt the rigor of the selection of the first sword peak cultivator.

In addition to Yijian Peak in Kyushu, there are many other sects that also have instrument cultivation, and there are also ways to assess and recognize the instrument master. However, only Yijian Peak, not only is the difficulty of the assessment recognized as high, but also the deviation of the participants is not allowed in each assessment. As long as there is a slight deviation, then if he wants to obtain the name of an instrument master in Yijian Peak, he can only wait for another ten years.

However, it is precisely because Yijian Peak has such strict requirements for juniors that Yijian Peak's sword-forging method can be famous in Kyushu.

"The next two days of the selection will start at the hour, and I will tell you personally on the same day what the content of the assessment is. Bai Jinfeng continued.

"As for today's assessment, it is also the first assessment of this appraiser selection test, and the content is to identify materials. ”

"Knowing materials is the most basic and critical knowledge of my generation's sword cultivation and casting, and the nine-storied pagoda of my first sword peak takes knowledge of materials as the assessment method for each layer, which shows the importance of knowledge for us. ”

"The land of Kyushu is vast, and the materials for forging swords are endless. Don't say it's you, even I spend a lot of time every day reading the classics and seeking advice from my colleagues to constantly improve my ability to read materials. Because I know that only by laying a solid foundation can I make progress in the way of sword forgery. ”

"Today's test is limited to one hour, and you must discern ten thousand materials in one hour, and you will not allow a single mistake. If it is not completed within an hour, or if there is a material that is misidentified, it will be considered as a failure!"

As soon as these words came out, the disciples in the entire square instantly let out bursts of inhalation. They originally thought that this assessment was already very strict, but they didn't expect that even the difficulty would be so great. You must know that the third-level assessment of the nine-storied pagoda is only 10,000 kinds of materials in total, and even if it is the fourth-level assessment, it is only necessary to identify 5,000 kinds of materials, but the selection test of the appraiser directly requires the identification of 10,000, and it is still within the time limit of one hour. It's just that I don't know how rare these 10,000 materials are, if they are rarer, it will be really too difficult.

Bai Jinfeng saw the reaction in the field, and frowned: "Scared? If you don't have the ability, it's better to leave now and come back after another ten years! What kind of instrument is it if you can't identify 10,000 kinds of materials?"

As soon as he drank, the square fell silent, and no one dared to say anything again.

Then, Bai Jinfeng's eyes began to sweep back and forth in the middle of all the participating instrument cultivators in the square, as if he was looking for something. Soon, his eyes stayed on Huan Yin's body, and then he said loudly: "In this round of selection, there is one exception, he is an external instrument cultivator Huan Yin." ”

When Huan Yin heard this, he looked at Bai Jinfeng with a stunned expression, but saw Bai Jinfeng send him a kind look and continued: "Huan Yin's knowledge and attainments are amazing, he has already passed the eighth layer in the assessment of the Nine-Storied Pagoda, so his ability is far beyond Bai's ability." Even before, Bai was fortunate enough to realize the realm of enlightenment under his light curtain when Master Huan broke through the seventh-story tower, and Bai would like to express his gratitude to Master Huan again today for his kindness!" After speaking, Bai Jinfeng bowed deeply to Huan Yin.

As soon as Bai Jinfeng's move came out, everyone here instantly looked at Huan Yin. Bai Jinfeng is such a profound figure in the hearts of these monks, but today he once again bowed down to Huan Yin in front of all the juniors, and even called Huan Yin "master", this kind of honor, except for the five ancestors of the first sword peak, who else has it?

Huan Yin politely replied to Bai Jinfeng on the cloud platform below, and then Bai Jinfeng arrived: "Today, Lan Yanzi Ancestor personally conveyed his meaning to me, and his original words were: 'Huan has ascended to the ancestral realm because of his knowledge, and he only needs to participate today. "Therefore, this first round of the talent test, Huan Yin does not need to participate!"

At this moment, the juniors present were even more shocked, they couldn't believe that Huan Yin's knowledge and attainments had alarmed their ancestor Lan Yanzi, and they even praised him as the "Ancestral Realm" in person.

The so-called ancestral realm is the realm that can only be reached by the ancestors of Yijian Peak. Lan Yanzi said that Huan Yin's attainment had reached the ancestral realm, which was equivalent to admitting that his knowledge and attainment could be on a par with the four First Sword Peak Ancestors other than himself.

You must know that Lan Yanzi rarely praises his juniors. If anyone can get his praise in a few words, it already means that the person has a deep attainment in a certain aspect of sword forging and can be worthy of the word "master". But today, the words used by Lan Yanzi are obviously not comparable to the words "master".

Huan Yin bowed to Bai Jinfeng again very respectfully: "Thank you Lan Yanzi senior, thank you Bai senior." ”

Bai Jinfeng nodded, and then turned to the middle of the field again: "Okay, others, get ready to start the first round of selection!" (To be continued.) )