Chapter 6: The Tenth Sword
As the old man's voice fell, the originally noisy square instantly became silent, and all the miscellaneous disciples looked at the old man with blazing eyes, their faces mixed with excitement and apprehension.
Looking at the quiet square, the old man nodded with satisfaction, and landed in the center of the square.
Everyone's eyes followed the old man's figure and fell to a pillar behind him in the center of the square.
Sword Gate, Sword Pillar.
The sword pillar is not tall, only more than three zhang high, and compared to Tianxing Square, it is even so small that it is negligible. But it stood in the middle of the square for thousands of years.
"Old man Chen Di, this root bone test is presided over by me. All the miscellaneous disciples stepped forward in the order of each peak, put their hands on the sword pillar, and after the test, they stood behind the old man and waited for the peaks to be divided. The old man looked around at the crowd and spoke. With the wave of the old man's sleeves, the miscellaneous disciples in the square surged one after another.
"That's the peak master of the Middle Peak Five Rivers Peak, Elder Chen Di, and his cultivation has reached the stage of knotting. Standing up and leading Ye Lingchuan towards the location of Huoyun Peak, Huang Liang explained as he walked.
"Nakamine?"
"Oh, Chen Chong hasn't told you yet? It's okay, when you get to the peak, you will naturally know. Huang Liang didn't explain, and when he arrived at the place, he made a silent gesture to Ye Lingchuan and quietly began to wait.
"Dongyang Peak, the first to start. After all the peaks had found their positions, the old man stood on the side of the sword pillar and began the root bone test.
The first to step forward was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, who was originally a little timid, his face turned red when he heard that he was the first to play, his face turned red, and he hesitated for a long time, and only then took a deep breath under the encouragement of the senior brother behind him, puffed up his chest, and walked quickly to the center of the square.
"Put your hand on the sword pillar and calm down. Looking at the nervous young man, the old man smiled and comforted softly.
With the encouragement of the old man, the young man mustered up his courage and put his hand on the sword pillar. After waiting for a breath or two, a light slowly emitted from the sword pillar, and the sword diagrams gradually lit up, illuminating the young man's face full of anticipation.
"Three sword diagrams, not bad, stand behind me, wait for the peak. Looking at the three sword diagrams lit up on the sword pillar, the old man nodded and said to the young man.
When the young man saw the pattern on the sword pillar, he breathed a sigh of relief, his face was full of excitement, he happily waved his hand to his senior brother, and jumped to the open space behind the sword pillar.
"Next. With the old man's words, the miscellaneous disciples in the field stepped forward one by one, and the sword pillar also lit up with a different number of patterns. Some of the young men and girls who walked down were smiling, some were sad, and they stood behind the sword pillar with joy or sorrow, waiting anxiously for the beginning of the branch.
"My Huoyun Peak is one of the lower peaks, so the position is naturally behind, you don't have to be anxious. Looking at Ye Lingchuan beside him, Huang Liang couldn't help but comfort. Seeing the look on the young man's face, Huang Liang knew that his comfort was too much. There was no trace of impatience on the young man's face, and his delicate face was full of a gentle smile. This is much stronger than he was back then, Huang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Huoyun Peak, step forward. At this moment, the old man's voice came into the ears of everyone in Huoyun Peak, and Huang Liang turned his head to look at Ye Lingchuan, his face full of encouraging smiles.
"Go ahead, don't be nervous. ”
Ye Lingchuan smiled back, did not speak, and walked to the center of the square.
The test was coming to an end, and the originally quiet square was once again filled with the noise of miscellaneous disciples, everyone talking about their test results and looking forward to their future. But when, as they had just done before, they turned their attention to the next person to take the test, and everyone froze, until a somewhat strange voice rang out.
"Isn't that idiot?"
The people who were originally stunned came back to their senses and began to discuss with each other.
"Isn't it him, who can't even distinguish between men and women, and is still sleeping in front of the elders, and he can also come to participate in the root bone test?"
"Haha, I guess he's no better than two swords. ”
"Don't talk nonsense, they are the best of our miscellaneous disciples, and they may be able to light up the ten swords. ”
Listening to the ridicule of everyone on the field, Ye Lingchuan smiled, his footsteps did not stop, and in Huang Liang's worried gaze, he walked straight to the front of the sword pillar and looked at the old man in front of him.
"Elder, can we begin?"
Chen Di already knew the general situation from the discussions of the people around him. Looking at the young man in front of him, Chen Di couldn't help but feel a little strange, because this young man's performance so far is not at all what everyone said, just this pampered and unfazed calmness is enough to show that he has a good heart. Hearing the young man's inquiry, Chen Di nodded.
"Stretch out your hand and put it on top of the pillar of the sword. ”
Looking at the sword pillar in front of him, Ye Lingchuan took a deep breath, stretched out his hand, and slowly stuck to the sword pillar.
Huang Liang clenched his fingers hard, and his knuckles were a little white. The best result so far is to light up the five sword diagrams, so how many can Ye Lingchuan light up?
One breath, two breaths, a full ten breaths passed, and there was no light emitting from the sword pillar.
Chen Di couldn't help frowning, the disciples who came to participate in the root bone test had already been screened, although it was not that there had never been a situation where the sword had not been lit, but it was also very rare. After waiting for more than ten breaths, there was still no movement on the sword pillar, Chen Di shook his head, this is the result of no qualifications at all, he felt a little pity for such a heart but without any cultivation talent.
"Stand behind the pillar of the sword. ”
Looking at the sword pillar in front of him, Ye Lingchuan slowly withdrew his palm. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and let out a long exhale, then turned and walked into the crowd behind the sword pillar.
"Hahaha, I didn't even light up a sword, it's really a genius, no one can match it. ”
"An idiot is really an idiot, he shouldn't have come to the root bone test, it's a shame for nothing. ”
A large circle was vacant where Ye Lingchuan was standing, and every miscellaneous disciple stepped back, for fear that he would have something to do with the idiot in front of him. At this moment, Ye Lingchuan seemed to be standing on the opposite side of the whole world, like a reef in the sea, which would be flooded by the tide at any time.
Huang Liang in the distance frowned, his palms opened and closed unconsciously, could he have seen it wrong? No, he should never be able to light up a sword! But, but the sword pillar can't lie, does he really have no qualifications?
Looking at Huang Liang beside him, who was full of anxiety, Chen Chong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, sure enough, it was impossible to have any induction in the dark during the condensation period, but when he thought that Ye Lingchuan was brought back by himself, Chen Chong also felt a little unhappy in his heart, and felt that the young man should not be so bad.
When all the miscellaneous disciples had finished testing, Chen Di turned around and looked at the young boys and girls standing in front of him, and finally his eyes fell on Ye Lingchuan's body. Among all the miscellaneous disciples, he was the only one who didn't light a sword. According to the door rules, Ye Lingchuan should be expelled from the Sword Gate and sent back. But when he thought of Ye Lingchuan's performance all the way, Chen Di felt a little pity in his heart. It was just when I was in distress that a scattered voice suddenly came from the square.
"Old Ghost Chen, if you feel embarrassed, this disciple will give it to me. ”
Chen Di looked for prestige, and when he saw the person who spoke clearly, his face couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.
"Wen Lun, you..."
It was a white-haired old man who spoke, dressed in a purple shirt, looking at Chen Di's appearance, and a trace of ridicule appeared on the old man's face.
"What's the matter, the old man can't accept this disciple?"
"It's not that I can't take it, it's just, it's just him..."
"No qualifications?" the old man's face was even more sarcastic, "I'm not like him, being ridiculed by the Sword Gate is the weakest pill? Why are you so embarrassed? Could it be that your conscience suddenly found out and felt that you shouldn't treat me like that on weekdays?"
The embarrassment on Chen Di's face was even stronger, he had been in charge of the branch for so many years, and because of some special reasons, he had never assigned a disciple to Wen Lun. And today, no matter what, the other party did him a favor, which made Chen Di feel a little difficult to speak.
Ignoring Chen Di, the purple-shirted old man turned to look at Ye Lingchuan, his gaze softened.
"Boy, would you like to be assigned to my Qinglian Peak?"
"What if I don't want to?" Looking at the old man in front of him, Ye Lingchuan asked.
"That's naturally a matter of getting out of the house, where did you come from, where did you go back. ”
"Then what if I agree?" Ye Lingchuan felt that the old man in front of him was very interesting.
"Haha, then you will be with Lao Tzu and become the disgrace of this sword sect and the object of ridicule of the whole sect. The old man laughed, put away all his expressions in a blink of an eye, looked at Ye Lingchuan, and said seriously.
A smile bloomed on Ye Lingchuan's face, who was originally indifferent, and he tilted his head and looked at Chen Di beside him.
"Elder, is that okay?"
Chen Di looked at Ye Lingchuan, then at Wen Lun, opened his mouth, and finally didn't speak, sighed, and nodded.
Looking at Ye Lingchuan, who followed the purple-shirted old man in the center of the square, Huang Liang's originally anxious expression slowly relaxed, and just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. A hint of hesitation flashed in Huang Liang's eyes, but when he saw Ye Lingchuan who was about to leave, he remembered the ancient book he had read, Huang Liang gritted his teeth, and he died, and he fought hard! I saw Huang Liang take a step forward suddenly, arched his hands, and looked at Chen Di.
"Elder, disciple Huoyun Peak Huang Liang, I ask to let Ye Lingchuan take a new test. ”
Chen Di, who was originally in a better mood, frowned, and looked at this disciple who jumped out, his tone was a little unhappy.
"Huoyun Peak?" Looking at Ye Lingchuan, who was about to leave, Chen Di snorted, "What, are you questioning the sword pillar for making a mistake?"
"The disciple doesn't dare," Huang Liang stiffened, and then said, "The disciple asks to use his blood to test again." ”
Chen Di's brows furrowed even tighter, and he was just about to speak, when he suddenly raised his eyebrows, and looked at Huang Liang with a somewhat moved expression.
"You mean..."
The disciple just guessed, didn't dare to say anything, and only asked the elder to give him another chance and retest. ”
Thinking of Huang Liang's speculation, Chen Di's originally calm heart became surging. Looking at Ye Lingchuan, who had stopped, Chen Di's face was a little excited.
"Would you like to test again. ”
Looking at Wen Lun beside him, after the other party nodded, Ye Lingchuan returned to the sword pillar.
I saw Chen Di's face solemn, and with a stroke of his right hand, a small wound appeared in Ye Lingchuan's palm. As soon as Chen Di pulled his right hand, a few drops of blood flew out of the wound and landed on the sword pillar. Everyone in the square, either disdainful or expectant, all focused their eyes on the sword pillar.
The moment the blood fell on the sword pillar, a sky-high light burst out from the sword pillar in an instant. Before everyone could react, the ten sword diagrams on the sword pillar lit up in an instant almost in unison, and a pillar of light that soared into the sky went straight to the sky, directing the eyes of the entire sword gate to Tianxing Square, and also illuminating the dull faces of everyone in the square.
The entire Tianxing Square was silent, and everyone was stunned to see the scene in front of them that only existed in legends.
Never before, the tenth sword!
Looking at the ten sword diagrams on the sword pillar, Chen Di looked away with difficulty and looked at Wen Lun, who was stunned beside him, and his voice was extremely difficult.
"Innate Dao body, no leaks, no defects, Wen Lun, you... You've found a treasure. ”
Hearing Chen Di's words, Wen Lun's sluggish face twitched a little, and he muttered.
"His grandmother's, after this, the sword gate was ridiculed, and Lao Tzu was alone. ”