Chapter 627 – Three Schools’ Sword Trials (Up)
At one end of the square, at the very front of the thousands of disciples, there were dozens of other eye-catching people standing there. The seven or eight cultivators slightly in front of them were all above JieDan cultivation, calm and relaxed, while the dozens of men and women behind them were above the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation. They were none other than the several masters and elders of the Hundred Dexterous Courtyard, as well as the numerous stewards with various responsibilities.
”Coming!” I don’t know which sharp-eyed disciple, at once, saw something and shouted out with extraordinary excitement. At once, all the low-ranked cultivators, one by one, looked up, only to see a light flickering in the distant sky, followed by a large group of colorful points of light, flying from far and near.
”It’s the Ancient Sword Sect, they’re all flying with sword weapons.” I don’t know who yelled out again.
Upon hearing this, the crowd became even more tumultuous, and many people rushed towards those dots of light, pointing up with different expressions.
”Silence! What’s with this behavior, do you want the other two factions to look at our Hundred Qiao Courtyard as a joke?” A stout old man standing in front of the crowd, his face sank, and suddenly spoke out coldly. This voice resounded throughout the entire arena, and the other disciples who were a bit oblivious, all of them shut their mouths at once, and the large square instantly quieted down.
Seeing this, the burly old man was satisfied with a slightly slower look. Several other JieDan stage cultivators, looked at each other a smile, seems to this scene, has seen strange.
At this time, those Ancient Sword Sect cultivators flew into the sky above the square. Although it couldn’t be said that all of them harnessed their swords, there were only a few of them who didn’t use sword weapons.
”I didn’t expect that Brother Fu and the others would personally come out to greet us, Mister Jiang is truly flattered!” Among the Ancient Sword Sect cultivators, a short old man in his fifties or sixties who flew in front of them, laughed and took the lead to land down.
Next to him, there was another green-robed Confucian and a white-clothed young woman, the two of them were also smiling as they landed side by side, and it looked like they were actually a couple.
At this time. The rest of the Ancient Sword Sect’s young-looking low-ranking cultivators also landed one by one with their weapons.
”This time, it is Brother Jiang Yun who is leading the team to come, Mister Fu and the others should have come out to wait for you, and there is also the presence of the famous Mr. and Mrs. Bai Bi Twin Swords!” The lanky old man looked as normal as he rushed the three of them and said with an arch of his hand.
”Alright, the two of us should stop bragging and not be afraid of those juniors laughing at us! On the contrary, it seems that the people from the Falling Cloud Sect haven’t come yet, their sect is getting less and less interested in the Sword Trial Conference. It can’t be that being at the bottom several times has made them weak-minded, right?” The cultivator surnamed Jiang seemed to have some disdain for the Falling Cloud Sect, and said in a rather gloating manner.
When the old man surnamed Fu heard this, a bitter smile appeared on his face. Their Hundred Qiao Yuan was different from the Ancient Sword Sect, he didn’t dare to say this easily, in case it was spread into the ears of the top management of the Falling Clouds Sect, it would surely set off a storm.
So, before the old man surnamed Fu thought about how to reply to this statement, a middle-aged man in turquoise robes behind the old man, suddenly interjected with a grin: “Fellow Daoist Jiang doesn’t have to be so anxious! This time, the person leading the team of the Falling Cloud Sect, I heard that there is Fairy Song of the White Phoenix Peak, which is a great beauty in our three sects that we can’t see at once. It’s a pity that this Fairy Song has always been hidden in the past, and very few people from our two sects have seen her. Now, it can be considered a taste of a long-cherished wish!”
”Brother Shi is talking about White Phoenix Fairy, right? This woman is rumored to be incomparably gorgeous, and I’ve known about her for a long time. If it’s really this woman leading the group, there’s no harm in waiting for a while.” Jiang Yun said with an interested look in his eyes and nodded his head.
When the pair of male and female cultivators from the Ancient Sword Sect heard this, their faces were filled with surprise, and the green-robed Confucian among them was even more surprised when he said, “I’ve heard that this White Phoenix Immortal possesses a heavenly spiritual root, and has easily succeeded in forming a dan in less than a hundred years, so she can be called a once-in-a-thousand-years cultivation genius in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. This Sword Testing Conference, to see this woman’s figure is really a bit of a big surprise!”
”That’s right! Even as a daughter, I am equally curious about this famous Fairy Song. If I could see it today, it would naturally be a beautiful thing!” Although the white-clothed young woman’s posture was usual, her voice was mellow and melodious, making it pleasing to the ear.
”This …… Huh! It seems like the Falling Cloud Sect’s people are coming!” Under a smile, the old man surnamed Fu was about to say something when he suddenly looked to the sky and said offhandedly.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the vicinity raised their eyes at the same time, only to see that in the direction of the east, there really was a huge black dot gradually approaching.
”This is?” The Ancient Sword Sect’s Jiang cultivator’s expression moved, as if he knew what it was.
When it got a little closer, the others finally saw it clearly, it was actually a monstrous bird with a huge and abnormal body shape, speeding towards this place at an astonishing speed. On the back of the bird were clusters of silhouettes, and it seemed like there were numerous cultivators standing.
”Hmph! The Falling Clouds Sect only has this Fae Green Light Eagle that is worth taking out to show off a bit, and this strange bird can merely change its body size, it’s only a fifth level demonic beast!” Cultivator surnamed Jiang looked at this big bird and said with some sourness in his mouth.
The old man surnamed Fu and a few other Hundred Qiao Yuan JieDan cultivators turned a blind eye to it, and just acted as if they hadn’t heard the words. However, the presence of young disciples, apparently never seen such a large spirit beast, a time to suck the sound of cool air, one after another sounded, everyone is wide open eyes, staring at the giant bird amazing posture, eyes showed horrified color.
Giant bird recluse speed is also really amazing, waving a few scattered green light giant wings, in a flash to the crowd in the sky. The huge body of the giant eagle wings spread, a large shadow, covering part of the square, at the same time a fishy wind blowing violently, so that in the gusts of wind unsteady some low-ranking disciples, each face white up.
”Stop!” A man’s voice on the giant bird suddenly issued, the giant eagle’s wings under a collection, motionless floating in mid-air. It was only then on the back of the bird that a multitude of cultivators had imperial weapons down.
”Huh, isn’t this Brother Duan from Fire Cloud Peak? What a rare guest!” The old man with the surname Fu saw the red-shirted old man at the head at a glance, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly greeted him.
”Where! After the last time we parted in Yunzhou, I too have been thinking about brother Fu a lot!” The red-shirted old man snorted and said with a smile, while his gaze swept over the others behind the other party.
”Brother Duan wants to find Elder Chang Zheng, right? Unfortunately, Elder Brother Chang has something to go out for. However, at the later stages of the conference, Senior Brother Chang should be able to make it back!” The old man with the surname Fu said in a disinterested manner.
”In that case, then it doesn’t matter! Whether or not we can catch up is also a matter of chance. This is Senior Brother Yu, there’s no need for me to introduce him, everyone knows him. But Senior Sister Song, this is the first time all of you have seen her, right? I’ll introduce you all for a moment or two!” The red-shirted old man revealed a hint of disappointment, but then he looked as normal and pointed to the stunning blue-clothed woman beside him, saying with a smile.
”The great name of White Phoenix Fairy, Mister Fu has been hearing about it in recent years! Now that I’ve been able to catch a glimpse of her face, it’s truly a name that lives up to its name!” The old man surnamed Fu’s eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced at the female surnamed Song, and after the color of amazement flashed in his eyes, he praised under his breath.
”Senior brother Fu has praised me too much, my daughter is not worthy of the title of Fairy!” A gentle smile appeared on the blue-clothed woman’s jade face, and her voice softly returned. This woman’s quiet and lovely demeanor made some of the nearby low-ranked male cultivators look at each of them with a heartbeat, revealing a few moments of infatuation. And those high-ranking cultivators although better, but the eyes also more or less show a point of hot color.
At this time, the red-shirted old man and the others also saw the people of the Ancient Sword Sect and similarly went up to greet them.
That Jiang cultivator, although he was not cold or warm, he also reluctantly replied with two voices. On the contrary, it was that white-clothed young woman, hand pulling the female cultivator surnamed Song, enthusiastically talking non-stop, as if sisters.
And the blue-clothed woman always replied with gentle elegance and generosity, her gentle and courteous demeanor, letting people not be able to pick the slightest fault out.
The next thing is simple, the Hundred Qiao Yuan for the two factions after the wind, for the ancient sword door and drop cloud clan empty two big pieces of mansion, let them rest for a day after, tomorrow then start the official competition.
And this night nothing, the second day early in the morning, the three factions of intense competition began.
Competition is divided into three groups, each faction are each selected ten players and the other two factions of twenty disciples to form a group, each group through the two by two competition, only selected the top four, and then twelve disciples and then began to draw lots to fight, to determine the final winner and the top ten out.
Because not many disciples to participate in, naturally will not be several venues at the same time for the competition, according to the order of precedence held in the same venue. The order of appearance of the match was decided by the draw of lots by the leading cultivators of the three sects, so there was nothing to say. As for the referee, the third faction of the cultivators who have nothing to do with the competition, this is also very fair.
As a result, when many Hundred Qiao Yuan disciples surrounded the arena, a bald man from Hundred Qiao Yuan stood in the middle of the shield and slowly announced without moving, “Group 1, Falling Cloud Sect’s Han Li versus Ancient Sword Sect’s Yao Feng!”
As the big man’s voice fell, a disciple came out from each of the Falling Cloud Sect and Ancient Sword Sect queues. Upon taking a clear look at the two opponents, there was a commotion and whispering among the surrounding Hundred Qiao Courtyard disciples who had gathered around.
”Did I see it right? One is at the eleventh level of the Qi Refining Stage, and the other is at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage!”
”Their cultivation levels, the difference is too much!”
The disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect who had both long and short sword weapons inserted on his back looked at the opponent in front of him with the same expression of surprise, and then the color of contempt flickered on his face. To him, with his opponent’s cultivation, defeating him was simply effortless.
As for his opponent, the green-colored power suit, ordinary-looking youth also frowned, seeming to be in some difficulty and confused.
Outside the light shield, the JieDan stage cultivators of the three sects naturally wouldn’t mix with those disciples, and instead gathered alone in a small piece of open space, leisurely talking about something.
”I say Brother Duan, is the Falling Cloud Sect really planning to give up on this Sword Trial Conference? How is it that even a disciple at the eleventh level of the Qi Refining Stage like this can pass the clan’s selection? It’s not something you guys just use to make up the numbers, right?” That Ancient Sword Sect’s Jiang Yun couldn’t help but laugh dumbly once he saw the youth from the Falling Cloud Sect who appeared on the stage.
”Huh, eleventh level? Not bad! I remember that this disciple seems to have passed the sect selection when he was still only at the tenth level of the Qi Refining Stage, to have refined his cultivation so quickly, rare!” The red-shirted old man heard the other party’s words, but did not move as he said back.
”What, passing the tenth layer at the selection? Brother Duan, you’re joking, right?” Jiang Yun of the Ancient Sword Sect revealed a look of disbelief when he heard these words.
This time, the red-shirted old man laughed but did not reply up.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun also muttered a little in his heart and no longer said anything as he began to pay attention to the situation in the arena.
”The match begins!” The bald big man finally announced in a deep voice in the air.
As soon as the youth heard this, he did not hesitate to shrug both shoulders, and instantly a red and a blue flying sword shot out from his back at the same time and floated in the air above his head, and at the same time green light flashed in his hands, and a green light shield surfaced on his body. Only then did the youth’s hands quickly pinch the knives, ready to drive the flying swords to attack the enemy.
However, when he finished doing this skillfully, what suddenly appeared in front of his eyes were as many as fifty or sixty reddish fireballs, which were entrained with scorching waves of fire, surging towards him.
”Ah!” This Yao Feng was startled and his face turned white with horror.
However, he was worthy of being a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, his experience against the enemy was rich, and in his haste, he gave up driving the magic weapon without thinking, while his body immediately flung itself to the ground, and many fireballs swarmed over his body. At once, he was shocked into a cold sweat. However, he became even more enraged as a result. When he rolled over in shock and anger, wanting to jump back up to give the other party some color, a big black foot appeared on his head, relentlessly stepping down hard. Suddenly this ancient sword door senior disciple, two eyes under the black, on the personnel do not know.