When Qin Wentian heard Liu Yun's words, he wanted nothing more than to find a hole to hide in. He snuck a glance at Ye Lingshuang only to see that this senior apprentice sister of his was also looking at him with a smile that was not a smile. That look of disdain in her eyes made Qin Wentian want to lift his head up and sigh to the heavens. He had just joined the Battle Sword Sect and it seemed like his reputation had already been completely ruined by Little Rascal.
"Little Rascal, scram back here for me." Qin Wentian glared hatefully at Little Rascal, only to see Little Rascal flipping its body over and lazily lying on top of Qin Wentian's ample bosom. Its eyes were narrowed as an expression of intoxication could be seen on its face.
"Junior Brother has taught us well." Ye Lingshuang giggled. Qin Wentian howled in his heart. Even if he jumped into the Heavenly River, he wouldn't be able to wash his name clean.
"Junior Brother, Junior Sister, let me bring you all around the Battle Sword Sect." Lin Shuai spoke, helping Qin Wentian out of this predicament. Qin Wentian nodded his head as the few of them soared up into the air. Ye Lingshuang and the rest followed behind them as they soared into the air.
"The Battle Sword Sect has a span of a few hundred miles and has a total of three thousand disciples. The ancient peaks of the Battle Sword Sect are all connected to each other. The disciples will be staying in wooden houses located in the middle of the mountain peaks. You can choose any wooden house as your residence." Lin Shuai took a step in front of Qin Wentian as he pointed to a wooden house located in the middle of the mountain walls. The scenery was beautiful and the atmosphere was extremely quiet. Also, there was a certain distance between the wooden houses so that the disciples wouldn't disturb each other when cultivating.
"The residences are completely separated from the cultivation grounds of the Battle Sword Sect. Look over there, that's the training grounds of our Battle Sword Sect. Disciples can spar there and if there's a conflict between disciples, the elders can mediate between them. If there's no way to mediate, both parties can request for a final battle." Lin Shuai pointed to a location. Over there, there was a majestic training ground with many disciples gathered below.
Qin Wentian made a mental note in his heart. The Battle Sword Sect was the sect with the least number of disciples out of the nine great sects, and their recruitment process was extremely strict. But who would have thought that they would actually have 3,000 disciples? From this, one could see how terrifying a great sect was. As for the other eight great sects, their disciples should be in the tens of thousands, and all of them were elites.
In fact, if one thought about it carefully, this wasn't anything strange at all. The Royal Sacred Region was incomparably vast, there were countless sects and aristocratic clans, as well as the three empires and many ancient countries. The population of the nine great sects was extremely high, and other than the Royal Sacred Sect, the number of geniuses who wished to join the nine great sects was innumerable. Even if the Battle Sword Sect chose only one out of a thousand, there would still be several hundred of them. After so many years of accumulation, three thousand disciples was definitely considered a small number.
"That place is the Battle Sword Platform. When something big happens in the sect, the drums on the Battle Sword Platform would shake the heavens and all the disciples of the Battle Sword Sect would immediately gather there." Lin Shuai pointed to a vast area.
Qin Wentian committed this to memory and continued following Lin Shuai. Up ahead, nine ancient mountains appeared, each of them occupying an extremely large area.
"This is the Cultivation Mountain. There are too many disciples in the Battle Sword Sect, and it's naturally impossible for us to teach them all at the same time. According to the different specialties of the disciples, there would be nine Sword Sovereigns to guide them. Each of the nine Sword Sovereigns would be in charge of a mountain, and there would also be elders and attendants under the Sword Sovereigns.
"Senior brother, which mountain are you from?" Qin Wentian curiously asked.
"Senior brother is the personal disciple of the first mountain's Sword Sovereign, Sword Sovereign Ling Tian. Sword Sovereign Ling Tian is also the sect leader of our Battle Sword Sect." Ye Lingshuang stared at Qin Wentian as she continued, "As for the rest of us, we are also disciples of Sword Sovereign Ling Tian. It's just that we aren't his personal disciples. Our masters are the elders of the first mountain."
Qin Wentian nodded his head lightly. There were three thousand disciples in the Battle Sword Sect, it was naturally impossible for all of them to be personally taught by the nine Sword Sovereigns. As the personal disciple of the sect leader, it was no wonder that Lin Shuai had such a transcendent status.
"Within the nine mountains, there are library pavilions containing innate techniques, cultivation arts, and ancient records. Disciples of the various mountains are free to browse through them. If we continue forward, that would be the cultivation grounds of the supreme elders of our Battle Sword Sect. Don't go there recklessly," Lin Shuai instructed to Qin Wentian.
"Other than this, within the ancient mountains of the Battle Sword Sect, there would be ancient ruins left behind by the ancestors of our Battle Sword Sect. You are free to browse through them as you wish." Lin Shuai continued, "Also, I want to bring you to an important location."
After speaking, Lin Shuai's silhouette turned as Qin Wentian and the rest followed behind. He cast a puzzled glance at Ye Lingshuang, only to see her, Liu Yun and the rest all had solemn expressions on their faces. It was as though the place Lin Shuai was talking about had an extraordinary significance.
Not long after, Lin Shuai brought him to the peak of a mountain. Over here, there were actually many disciples gathered. When they saw Lin Shuai, they all nodded their heads to him and greeted him as Senior Brother.
Lin Shuai was the personal disciple of the sect leader, and his cultivation base had already broken through to Celestial Phenomenon. He wasn't any weaker compared to some of the attendants in the sect, hence he was naturally respected.
Lin Shuai nodded his head lightly. Standing on the mountain peak, the crowd glanced at Qin Wentian and Qing 'er behind Lin Shuai, feeling bewildered in their hearts. Were these two new disciples of the Battle Sword Sect? They were actually personally brought here by Senior Brother Lin Shuai.
Qin Wentian's aura was reserved, yet he was extraordinarily handsome. Qing 'er was Cold, yet her beauty was unparalleled. Ye Lingshuang was a rare beauty, yet even she paled in comparison to Qin Wentian. This caused the crowd to involuntarily sigh in admiration. These two new disciples seemed to be extraordinary.
Qin Wentian wasn't in the mood to think too much about it. At this moment, his gaze was directed ahead. Opposite the ancient mountain, there was a thatched hut. This thatched hut seemed ordinary and extremely simple, but its surroundings seemed to be filled with a mysterious power, as though it was the only thing in this world. With this thatched hut here, all other sceneries seemed to lose their splendor.
The grass hut deeply attracted Qin Wentian's gaze. The seemingly ordinary grass hut exuded such an extraordinary aura, which was truly shocking. He used his perception to spy on it, but discovered that his perception was blocked by an invisible force, unable to approach the grass hut at all.
"Senior Brother, what's in the thatched cottage?" Qin Wentian asked curiously.
Lin Shuai lightly shook his head, "Nobody knows. Let alone me, even Master has never entered before. Or to put it more accurately, he can't enter at all."
Qin Wentian's heart trembled, he didn't expect the Battle Sword Sect to have such a mystical place.
"This place is the cultivation ground of the founder of the Battle Sword Sect. It's rumored that the founder was a sword immortal-like character. Some people speculate that his sword is hidden within the grass hut, while others say that his sword arts are hidden within. Naturally, there are also some who say that there's nothing inside. However, the path leading to the grass hut contains the essence of the founder's cultivation."
Lin Shuai's countenance was solemn. Only now did Qin Wentian notice that the height of the grass hut was the same as the mountain. Below them, there was a path leading to the grass hut. At this moment, there were several people attempting to ascend it, yet they had only reached the foot of the mountain. The distance to the grass hut was too far, and there was basically no way for them to ascend it.
At this moment, Qin Wentian heard a terrifying sword whistling sound at the top of the mountain path. After which, he saw a terrifying sword rainbow slashing through the air, exuding an extremely terrifying might. The entire area seemed to be filled with thunderous booms.
"Junior Sister Hanyou is so powerful, she actually managed to ascend to the ninth step. As expected of the dragon and phoenix of our Battle Sword Sect." Many people exclaimed in admiration.
"Yeah, Junior Sister Hanyou is a personal disciple of the Plum Mountain Sword Sovereigness. Her talent is the highest among the new disciples this year."
Those who could join the Battle Sword Sect were all outstanding characters. Yet these people were praising Junior Sister Hanyou unceasingly. Naturally, Qin Wentian had also noticed that the sword rainbow earlier was unleashed by a maiden clad in a fiery phoenix feather robe. This maiden was naturally none other than the Junior Sister Hanyou they were talking about.
This maiden's countenance was as cold as frost and her figure was like fire. Her robes were the color of fire, as though they were weaved from phoenix feathers. Just a single glance at her would cause one to be mesmerized by her heroic bearing.
"This is Junior Sister Li Hanyou. She joined the Battle Sword Sovereigness not too long ago and was accepted as a personal disciple by the Plum Mountain Sword Sovereigness. Her background is also extraordinary, she's a descendant of the Li Clan of the Southern Domain and possesses the bloodline of the Blood Phoenix. Although her cultivation base is only at the peak of the fifth level of Heavenly Dipper, it's easy for her to defeat ordinary cultivators at the peak of the sixth level.
She's truly a rare genius. "Lin Shuai spoke in a low voice to Qin Wentian, his eyes flashing with admiration. Evidently, he regarded Li Hanyou very highly.
There were so many geniuses in the Battle Sword Sect. It was already extremely difficult to join the Battle Sword Sect, let alone becoming a personal disciple of the Nine Mountains Sword Sovereigns.
"Senior Brother, who should I become a disciple of?" Qin Wentian asked with some bewilderment in his voice. The Nine Mountains Sword Sovereigns were the nine factions of the Battle Sword Sect. At this moment, he still didn't know which mountain he should join.
"Naturally, you should join my master, Sword Sovereigness Ling Tian." Lin Shuai smiled. "The path up the grass hut is extremely rugged, ordinary people would find it hard to even take a single step. Junior Brother Qin, do you want to give it a try?"
"What's on the path up the grass hut? Why is it so difficult?" Qin Wentian asked.
"You'll know after you take a look. The path up the grass hut is a supreme treasure of our Battle Sword Sect. Its value isn't inferior to the library of the Nine Mountains Sword Sovereigns. Not only that, it's open to you unconditionally as long as you are able to ascend it. I've heard that there was once a senior in our Battle Sword Sect who managed to ascend the grass hut and reached the peak. After that, he became the number one genius in our Battle Sword Sect."
Lin Shuai laughed, his words causing Qin Wentian to be even more curious. After which, he nodded his head, "I'll give it a try then. Qing'Er, do you want to go?"
"I'm not going."
Qing'Er didn't seem to be too interested as she shook her head. Back then, there was an expert from her clan who passed on many cultivation arts to her. Regardless of cultivation arts or innate techniques, she didn't lack any of them. In fact, she even had many secret arts. The only reason why she joined the Battle Sword Sect was because of Qin Wentian. If not, given the strength of the Battle Sword Sect, it would be impossible for her to follow Qin Wentian in the dark. Hence, she could only follow Qin Wentian.
"Mhm, wait for me here." Qin Wentian nodded his head to Qing'Er. After which, his silhouette flickered as he descended from the air. An instant later, he arrived at the bottom of the grass hut and stared at the mountain path ahead. When he inclined his head and stared at the grass hut again, he felt that it was extremely far away, as though it would be impossible for him to cross it.
Qin Wentian took a step forward. Instantly, everything changed. In front of him, there was no longer a mountain path, but an ancient path. The grass hut appeared at the end of the ancient path, and in front of Qin Wentian, a mountain rampart appeared. On this mountain rampart, there was an incomparably exquisite diagram inscribed on it.
Upon seeing the diagram on the mountain rampart, Qin Wentian was instantly immersed in it. He couldn't help but sigh in admiration. No wonder Lin Shuai said that the value of this place wasn't any lower than the library. This ancient path itself was a treasure trove!
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