In the dim old forest, from time to time, there would be flashes of lightning flashing, making crackling noises non-stop. Lin Tian held the Broken Wound Sword with one hand and remained motionless. He closed his eyes and circulated the Azure Thunder Sword Art's specific True Yuan circulation route.
"Chi!"
"Chi!"
"Chi!"
Electric sparks flickered around his body as if lightning was intertwining, making him look like a Thunder God.
With a whoosh, Lin Tian moved. With a swing of his sword, it swept across the heavens and earth like rolling thunder.
With a clang, an old tree in the distance exploded. The broken part was charred black as if it was struck by lightning.
Lin Tian opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
Although it was only a swing of his sword, he revealed a smile as he looked in front of him. He was very satisfied.
"Continue."
With a low roar, Lin Tian displayed his sword aura and moved like a clap of thunder.
Lightning intertwined around his body. Every swing of his sword would cause the dim space to brighten slightly. It was like a comet streaking across the sky. The momentum was vast and magnificent.
"Slash!"
Holding the sword hilt with both hands, he swung his sword down and the entire old forest seemed to shake.
In this Corrosive Poison Forest, Lin Tian did not have the slightest scruple as he wantonly cultivated.
When he was full of energy, he would constantly use the Azure Thunder Sword Art. When he was hungry, there were plenty of demonic beast corpses in the old forest. It was not difficult to get some roasted meat. When he was tired, he did not even need to worry about being attacked by demonic beasts.
Just like that, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
… …
It was early in the morning. At the edge of the Demonic Beast Ridge, the freshmen walked out one after another.
The middle-aged man in charge of the Northern Flame Imperial Courtyard's assessment had his hands behind his back. Behind him stood Leng Feng and the other four senior disciples.
"Not bad."
The middle-aged man smiled.
This middle-aged man was called Han He, an elder of the Northern Flame Imperial Courtyard.
At this moment, there were many people gathered at the edge of the Demonic Beast Ridge. Other than Han He, Leng Feng, and the other four senior disciples, the others were here to watch the show. At this moment, on the other side of the edge, a sedan stopped there. Ji Yu stared at the edge of the Demonic Beast Ridge without blinking. His gaze was calm as if he was waiting for something.
"Leng Feng, your brother is out."
Someone beside Leng Feng said.
Leng Feng was expressionless. He looked ahead and nodded at Leng Yitong who was walking out.
Leng Yitong smiled. Suddenly, she saw the sedan chair at the edge and immediately went up to it.
"Xiao Yu, what are you doing here?"
Leng Yitong said gently.
"Waiting for someone."
Ji Yu said.
"Who is it?" Leng Yitong's heart turned cold, but she smiled and said, "Are you waiting for me? I'm honored."
Ji Yu didn't say anything else. He leaned against the sedan chair and stared at the edge of Demon Beast Ridge without blinking.
Someone noticed the commotion and looked over.
"So beautiful!"
"Is that number one prodigy waiting for the young master of the Leng family?"
"I'm so happy. If only I was born in a big family."
"I beg the heavens to let me exchange places with Young Master Leng. I'm willing to give up twenty years of my life."
"Scram."
Many people stared in the direction of the sedan.
Gradually, no one stepped out from the Demonic Beast Ridge.
Out of the 239 new students, a total of 221 people walked out alive.
"Not bad. It's much better than the previous years."
Han He said.
Ji Yu kept looking at the edge of the Demonic Beast Ridge. However, even after two hours, Lin Tian still didn't appear.
"Where is he?"
Ji Yu asked Leng Yitong.
"Who?"
Leng Yitong pretended to be confused.
"Lin Tian. You know him?"
Leng Yitong was a little unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face. She said casually, "A bumpkin from the countryside. I guess he died in the mouth of a demonic beast."
"He's stronger than you. You came out alive. He can't be dead."
Ji Yu said calmly.
A cold light flashed in Leng Yitong's eyes. She clenched her fist tightly, but loosened it in the end.
"Who knows? Maybe he encountered some terrifying demonic beasts."
Leng Yitong turned and left.
On the other side, Han He was calling the 221 new students back to the imperial courtyard. As a new student, Leng Yitong naturally had to listen to his orders.
"Congratulations on officially becoming a member of my Northern Flame Imperial Courtyard. Next, there will be a new disciple ranking battle that will last for eight days. I wish you all good luck in getting a good ranking because it will affect your cultivation resources."
Han He looked at the group of new students that walked out alive.
Most of the new students clenched their fists. Just like when they first entered the Demonic Beast Ridge, all of them were eager to try.
"Now, run back to the imperial courtyard!"
Han He shouted.
"Yes!"
The group of new students replied in unison. In an instant, the sound of footsteps could be heard, and a thick cloud of dust was swept up.
"These young people are the true pillars of the empire's future!"
"221 people, all of them are peerless geniuses. I'm really envious of them."
"Who said they aren't?"
Staring at the two hundred new students, many people's eyes flickered.
Gradually, the crowd started to disperse. Soon, the surroundings became much quieter.
At this moment, only Ji Yu was still staring at the edge of the Demonic Beast Ridge.
"Young lady, are we going back?"
The coachman asked.
The coachman was a powerful old man named Liu Wen. His cultivation was at the seventh level of the Divine Range Realm and he was an old servant of the General's Residence.
"No, Uncle Liu, you can go back first."
Ji Yu shook her head.
…
In the Demonic Beast Ridge, Lin Tian was still in the Poison Forest, wantonly brandishing the Azure Thunder Sword Art.
"Clang!"
The sword roared like thunder, and the ground of the Poison Forest was scorched.
Wholeheartedly immersed in his cultivation, Lin Tian had already forgotten the passage of time.
In half a month, he had mastered fifty-five percent of the Azure Thunder Sword Art. Its power was much stronger than before. Every slash of his sword could bring about a wild lightning radiance, as though he was the ruler of lightning.
"Just a little bit more, and I can fully master sixty percent of the Azure Thunder Sword Art."
Lin Tian muttered to himself.
His right hand shook, and the sound of thunder resounded in all directions. It was even more ear-piercing.
In the blink of an eye, another seven days had passed.
Early in the morning, Lin Tian finally stopped his cultivation. He had fully mastered sixty percent of the Azure Thunder Sword Art. Moreover, these days, he had been cultivating his body from time to time. He was only one step away from the completion of the fourth Holy Vein.
Putting away the Broken Wound Sword, Lin Tian looked out of the forest.
"It's time to go."
Muttering to himself, Lin Tian stepped out.
Walking out of the Poison Forest, Lin Tian walked along the familiar path. He realized that the forest was filled with the roars of demonic beasts. After walking for a long time, he still couldn't see anyone.
"Roar!"
A demonic beast at the peak of the Fourth Level pounced at Lin Tian. It was ten meters tall, and it opened its huge mouth to bite him.
Lin Tian tilted his head and punched out.
The demonic beast at the peak of the Fourth Level let out a miserable cry and was immediately sent flying.
"Just in time. The assessment requires me to kill a demonic beast at the peak of the Fourth Level and obtain its beast core as proof."
Lin Tian flashed over.
After a dozen breaths, the demonic beast was killed. Lin Tian took its beast core and walked toward the edge of the Demonic Beasts Ridge.
Not long after, Lin Tian walked out of the Demonic Beasts Ridge. What he saw was an empty space.
"I missed the time to come out."
Lin Tian muttered to himself.
Lin Tian wasn't stupid. He didn't think that he had come out early.
After thinking for a while, Lin Tian didn't care. The imperial courtyard only said that one could survive for more than half a month in the Demonic Beasts Ridge, but it didn't say that one would be disqualified if they came out late.
Thinking of this, Lin Tian walked toward the imperial city.
"Lin Tian."
A familiar voice rang out.
Lin Tianyi was stunned. He tilted his head and saw a girl sitting on a bluestone not far away.
It was Ji Yu.
"You …"
Looking at Ji Yu, Lin Tian was a little surprised.
However, in the next moment, he thought of something and felt a little touched.
"How long have you been waiting?"
He asked.
"Not long. Only seven days."
Ji Yu walked over.
Lin Tian smiled bitterly. Seven days? Was that not long? If others knew that the number one prodigy in the imperial city had been waiting for him for seven days, they would probably swarm over to kill him.
After a pause, Lin Tian reacted. "So, the assessment has been over for seven days?"
Ji Yu nodded and asked again, "Why did you come out so late?"
Seven days ago, Han He called all the imperial courtyard freshmen to return to the Northern Flame Imperial Courtyard. Ji Yu still believed that Lin Tian was still alive and had been waiting here. When he saw Lin Tian come out, he was a little happy. Of course, he was also a little confused.
"I encountered some small matters, so I was cultivating in an old forest. In the end … cough, I forgot the time."
Lin Tian said awkwardly.
Ji Yu was stunned and couldn't help but roll his eyes. "How can you be like this? You actually forgot the time while cultivating."
Seeing Ji Yu's actions, Lin Tian was a little stunned. He was also a young man. It was impossible for him not to be moved by such a beautiful girl.
"What are you looking at?"
Ji Yu blinked.
"Nothing."
Lin Tian hurriedly shifted his gaze.
Ji Yu snickered. "Idiot."
Lin Tian had already walked out of the Beast Demon Ridge. The two of them walked towards the imperial city together. About four hours later, the two of them returned to the imperial city. When they passed by the General's Mansion, Ji Yu stopped.
"I won't send you to the imperial courtyard. Be careful."
Ji Yu smiled.
As the granddaughter of the imperial general, Ji Yu's talent was amazing. Many elders of the imperial courtyard had come to invite Ji Yu to cultivate in the imperial courtyard. Unfortunately, they were all rejected. The reason was that she didn't like noise. Even so, Ji Yu's cultivation was not weak at all. In addition, as the number one beauty in the imperial city, she was ranked sixth on the billboard.
"Well, thank you."
Lin Tian nodded.
Ji Yu waved at Lin Tian before walking into the mansion.
The two experts guarding the General's Mansion glanced at their young miss and then at Lin Tian. Both of them had an ambiguous expression.
"Ahem."
Lin Tian was a little embarrassed. He coughed twice and walked towards the imperial courtyard.
The General's Mansion was still some distance away from the Northern Flame Imperial Courtyard. After about an hour, Lin Tian appeared outside the Northern Flame Imperial Courtyard. At this moment, the Northern Flame Imperial Courtyard was very lively. This was because the new students of the imperial courtyard were having a ranking battle. Since it was a ranking battle, it naturally attracted many disciples and mentors of the imperial courtyard.
"Northern Flame Imperial Courtyard, Leng Feng, Leng Yi Tong, I, Lin Tian, am back."
Lin Tian Leng sneered.
Lin Tian took out the imperial courtyard's nameplate and handed it to the experts guarding the imperial courtyard. His expression was calm as he walked into the imperial courtyard. Only his eyes were exceptionally cold, as if cold blades were being nurtured in them.
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