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"Watch me, Autumn Water Long Sky!"
A wisp of sword light spread out like autumn water and tore through the sky with a ghastly aura. The sword shadow was cold as it slashed onto the Strength Measuring Pillar. With a bang, the Sword Qi shattered. The Strength Measuring Pillar didn't move in the slightest, but the milky white pillar suddenly emitted a faint red glow that lasted for a breath of time before disappearing.
The swordsman put his sword back into its scabbard and looked at Ling Cangyan nervously, waiting for the result.
"Faint red light, just under the standard. You pass." Ling Cangyan said slowly. One of the elders took out a wooden plate and threw it to the swordsman.
This wooden plate could only be obtained by the swordsman who passed the test. It was a symbol of entering the top hundred.
Everyone only had one chance to test their skills. Therefore, the swordsmen at the beginning all mustered up their strength and attacked with all their might, displaying their strongest killing moves or sword skills. After that, the swordsman gradually figured out the rules and started to control their strength. Anyway, they only needed to make the pillar emit a faint red light to pass.
Of course, there were also those who liked to show off and used their full strength to make the pillar emit a red light or even a dark red light.
Chu He from the Raging Wave Sword Sect, Xu Jianfeng from the Shang Xuan Sword Sect, Li Huaiyu from the Pure Heart Sword Sect, and Zhou Hongyu from the Prefecture Lord's Crown Prince also made their moves. They did not use any killing moves or sword skills, but directly used their Sword Qi to attack the pillar.
The power of Xiantian Sword Qi was indeed very terrifying. With a casual attack, the pillar emitted a dark red light that lasted for three breaths of time before disappearing. It was very shocking.
After the three top rank sword sects and the Prefecture Lord's Crown Prince finished their tests, it was the turn of the eight middle rank sword sects.
Wang Lin went up on stage and used a high-grade sword technique to directly send out a red light. Meanwhile, Lin Luoshui sent out a faint red light. As for Chu Tian and Chu Hong, the faint red light lasted for less than a breath of time and did not pass.
But they were not discouraged. After all, they had only been in the Sword Academy for less than a year. They still had a chance.
Because each person only had one chance to make a move, it was very fast. Not long after, the eight middle grade sword sects finished their test, and it was now the turn of the thirty-six lower grade sword sects.
"Eldest Senior Brother, not only will you pass the test this time, you might even be able to enter the top 100 and go to the Sword Mansion to cultivate. At that time, breaking through to the Qi Transformation Realm won't be difficult," Zhou Jin said with some envy, but more than that, he was happy.
"Yes." Luo Yufeng nodded, feeling somewhat confident. The sword Qi of a half-step Qi Condensation cultivator was much stronger than that of a peak Tenth Stage cultivator. Furthermore, he had frequently sparred with Chu Mu over the past half a year. His improvement in sword techniques was very obvious. He was more than two times stronger than before. Currently, there were less than a hundred disciples who had reached the half-step Qi Transformation stage. If nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to enter the top 100. "I think that besides me, Second Junior Brother, Third Junior Brother, and Youngest Junior Brother should be able to pass the test and enter the top 100. Especially Youngest Junior Brother, there shouldn't be a problem for him to enter the top 100."
"Yes, I believe Youngest Junior Brother will definitely have no problems." Zhou Jin and the others nodded vigorously. They felt that if even Youngest Junior Brother couldn't do it, then there weren't many people in the entire Sword Mansion who could. This was because even Luo Yufeng, who had reached the half-step Qi Transformation stage, wasn't a match for Chu Mu.
Only the Four Heroes of the Sword Mansion could defeat Chu Mu.
"As for the four of you, Fourth Junior Brother, you can also go and test the strength of your attacks. You can also set a goal for yourselves." Luo Yufeng said. Li Yi and the other three nodded. They were only at Middle Stage Tenth Stage.
There weren't many disciples in each of the thirty-six lower grade sword sects. The most disciples were twenty, while the Qingfeng Academy had eight. Thus, it was soon the turn of the Qingfeng Academy's disciples to take the test.
As the eldest senior brother, Luo Yufeng went up first, followed by Zhou Jin and Zheng Xiuran. They went up according to their ranking.
"Great Gale Moves the Forest!" Luo Yufeng used the Great Wind Sword Art's high level killer move, and one sword attack brought out a light cyan colored tornado. It whistled through the air, as if it was going to uproot the entire forest. It landed on the testing pillar, and immediately, a red light flashed for a second before disappearing.
Luo Yufeng naturally passed the test and obtained a wooden tablet.
Next was Zhou Jin. Zhou Jin only had a cultivation base of late tenth phase. Thus, he channeled his sword qi and used all his strength. His face was flushed red as he directly used the Flash Thunder Sword Art's high level killing move. It was like a jumping lightning bolt that struck the strength measuring pillar.
The pillar flashed, and a faint red light appeared, but it disappeared in an instant. In less than a breath's time, he couldn't pass.
Zhou Jin was somewhat depressed. Chu Mu looked at Zhou Jin thoughtfully. Zhou Jin's cultivation should be enough, but he himself was proficient in the Gold Element, but it was an incomplete Gold Element high-grade sword art. He didn't have a high-grade killing move, so he practiced the Thunderflash Sword Art for half a year. He barely achieved a small success and couldn't fully exert its power.
Zheng Xiuran's cultivation was at the peak of Tenth Stage, and the Thunderflash Sword Art was also at the small success level. He was much better than Zhou Jin and passed the test.
Song Guangtao of the Qinglan Courtyard saw that Zhou Jin and Zheng Xiuran were both using the Thunderflash Sword Art. He suddenly gritted his teeth and his face was full of hatred. The veins on the back of his hand bulged, and his heart was filled with anger.
He had won the Thunderflash Sword Art from him.
Li Yi, Yuwen Hua, Wang Tinghao, and Xie Chunlei took action one after another. However, their cultivation was not high, and their swordsmanship was not much different from Zhou Jin's. Therefore, they barely made the pillar flash with a faint red light. They didn't pass the test.
Finally, it was Chu Mu's turn.
When everyone returned to their seats in the Qingfeng Courtyard, they passed by Chu Mu and whispered, "Little Junior Brother, do your best."
"Yes." Chu Mu nodded.
Song Guangtao's eyes were almost spitting fire. Wang Lin's eyes became very cold. Chu He glanced at Chu Mu expressionlessly, but Chu Tian and Chu Hong were a little excited.
Chu Mu didn't care about these gazes. What surprised him was that the old man who claimed to be the Deputy Headmaster was staring at him with a trace of surprise in his eyes. It felt like he was going to see through him. Chu Mu remembered that when the old man looked at others before, he didn't seem to have this kind of gaze. He just glanced at them.
With a trace of doubt, Chu Mu walked step by step toward the pillar. Without stopping, his right hand drew his sword like lightning and used the Thunderflash Sword Art. The Sword Qi was rampant, and the strong wind blew, making people's clothes flutter.
The Great Wind Sword Art's high level killing move bombarded the pillar. Suddenly, the pillar emitted a red light that lasted for two breaths of time before dissipating.
Chu He and the others were stunned. According to the previous rules, any late stage tenth phase sword artist would either not be able to pass the test, or they would only be able to emit a faint red light that would last for a breath of time. Especially disciples of low grade sword sects, their elimination rate was extremely high.
"This disciple does have some skill." Xu Jianfeng smiled and said. Li Huaiyu indifferently stared at Chu Mu for a little while, while Zhou Hongyu glanced at him and no longer paid attention to him.
On the other hand, the other sword faction disciples all stared at Chu Mu. Their hearts were filled with surprise, and they paid more attention to Chu Mu.
Ling Cangyan's eyes flashed with a touch of surprise. Half a year ago, he happened to see a fight in the bamboo forest. Chu Mu used a high level sword skill of the cloud attribute, which was extremely powerful and contained the essence of the cloud.
Therefore, Ling Cangyan subjectively thought that Chu Mu would use a cloud attribute sword skill to attack the pillar. He didn't expect that Chu Mu would use a wind attribute sword skill. Moreover, it seemed that he had practiced the Great Wind Sword Art to Dacheng's level of perfection.
"This Qingfeng Courtyard disciple is really interesting." Ling Cangyan said to himself, "It seems that he is hiding a lot of skills. Well, if you can enter the top hundred, I will look for you again." If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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