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The triennial Sword Art Is the King Competition was highly valued by the Sword Mansion.
In the world of swordsmen, the Sword Qi realm was only the foundation. The Qi Transformation realm was the real door of swordsmanship.
In the Sword Qi realm, the importance of basic sword techniques was not clear. This was because the introductory sword techniques and low-level sword techniques were more powerful than basic sword techniques. However, once one broke through to the Qi Transformation realm, the importance of basic sword techniques would become obvious.
Swordsmen in the Qi Transformation realm were qualified to practice ancient sword techniques. There were three indispensable conditions to practice ancient sword techniques: innate Sword Qi, intent realm, and basic sword technique attainment.
However, relatively speaking, intent realm was the most important and strict requirement. If one did not have enough intent realm to practice ancient sword techniques, they would only suffer from backlash.
If one's Sword Qi cultivation was not high enough, they would not be able to practice it even if they wanted to. As for basic sword technique, it was actually the most uncertain one.
Many people believed that to practice ancient sword techniques, one would only be able to master basic sword techniques after reaching a certain level. If one's basic sword technique attainment was not high enough, it would be very difficult to practice ancient sword techniques. It would also be difficult to fully unleash the power of the ancient sword techniques.
However, it was still impossible to explain the principles behind it.
In short, it had been proven that it would be more beneficial to practice ancient sword techniques with profound basic sword technique attainment as the foundation.
Moreover, the battles in the Qi Transformation realm were different from those in the Sword Qi realm.
The battles in the Sword Qi realm were usually flashy and grand. However, after entering the Qi Transformation realm, especially after practicing ancient sword techniques, one would pay more attention to power and not flashy visual effects. Instead, one would pay more attention to the essence.
As a result, basic sword technique attainment became more important.
Therefore, when there was still a month before the Sword Art Is the King Competition, the Sword Mansion had already made all the preparations and mobilized everyone.
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"When I entered the Inner Mansion, the Sword Art Is the King Competition ended, so I couldn't participate. It's a pity, but I must participate this time." Liang Haishan said excitedly, "Even if I can't get into the top 1,000 in the end, my swordsmanship attainments will definitely be improved."
Chu Mu nodded. Sparring with a swordsmanship expert would greatly improve one's understanding of swordsmanship. This was also one of the reasons why Chu Mu participated in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament.
Especially for Liang Haishan, who had just been enlightened by Chu Mu's guidance, he needed to consolidate and improve through actual combat.
The two of them walked side by side towards the location where Astral-9's Sword Is the King Tournament would be held.
There were ten academies in the Inner House, and there were more than seventy thousand students in total. Even if not all of them participated in the Sword Art King Tournament, there were at least fifty thousand participants.
There were simply too many people. No matter what, it was impossible to get all 50,000 people onto the arena.
Therefore, before the real Swordsmanship King Competition began, there would be an elimination round. Liang Haishan had told Chu Mu about this.
"From what I understand, the elimination round is divided into three stages, which are also known as the three stages of swordsmanship." Liang Haishan spoke frankly, and it was obvious that he had worked hard in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament. "Swordsmanship is unconventional. We swordsmen's swordsmanship emphasizes speed, accuracy, stability, and ruthlessness. Furthermore, the attack power of the sword is extremely strong. Therefore, the three stages of swordsmanship mainly target these few aspects of swordsmanship."
Chu Mu fell into deep thought.
"In summary, the three stages of swordsmanship mainly test one's defense, swordsmanship, and attack. Only by passing all three stages will one be qualified to participate in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament. Otherwise, one will only be a spectator." Liang Haishan's voice was filled with anticipation and excitement. "In the past, I wouldn't have had the confidence to pass the three stages, but after receiving your guidance in the Blood Demon Realm, my swordsmanship has improved significantly. Now, I'm confident that I can pass the three stages and participate in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament."
The three stages of swordsmanship Tournament were held in the various academies to prevent too many people from complicating matters.
Besides Chu Mu and Liang Haishan, there was a constant stream of people coming from afar. They were all talking about the King of Swordsmanship Tournament.
It was obvious that the triennial King of Swordsmanship Tournament held by the Sword Manor was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The three stages of swordsmanship Tournament were held in a very large plaza in Astral-9. When Chu Mu and Liang Haishan arrived, there were already thousands of people gathered there.
Chu Mu also noticed that there were many houses in the center of the plaza, all of them lined up side by side.
"That's where the three stages of swordsmanship Tournament are held," Liang Haishan said as he pointed at the neatly arranged houses.
Chu Mu was immediately puzzled. These houses looked very simple from the outside, and there was nothing special about them. Normally, no one would take a second look at them.
However, such an ordinary place was where the three stages of the King of Swordsmanship Tournament were held?
Chu Mu was even more curious now. How exactly did the tournament work?
Chu Mu looked around carefully as if he wanted to figure it out. He immediately discovered that there were a total of twenty neatly arranged houses.
These twenty houses were arranged in a row of ten, so there were two rows in total. The two rows were about a hundred meters apart from each other, and the doors of the houses were all open. However, it was pitch black inside, and Lu Yin couldn't see anything at first glance. About a hundred meters away from the back of the house, in a straight line with the house, there were ten wooden shelves. There seemed to be some swords on them.
More students arrived, and they were all discussing the tournament.
"How does the King of Swordsmanship Tournament work?" Chu Mu couldn't understand, so he asked.
"I'm not too sure either." Liang Haishan smiled. "I just know that these houses are related to the three stages of swordsmanship Tournament. Once you pass the three stages, you'll be qualified to participate in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament. After that, each academy will hold a preliminary round for the tournament. It's said that only the top one hundred students will be qualified to participate in the finals of the tournament. Only the top one hundred students in the finals will receive rewards from the Sword Manor. It's said that the top ten will receive even better rewards, especially the top three. "
Chu Mu immediately understood what was going on.
"In the last King of Swordsmanship Tournament, Senior Situ Kou was ranked ninety-third in Astral-9, and he was ranked nine hundred and twenty-third in the finals," Liang Haishan said.
Chu Mu nodded. He couldn't help but think of Huang Shaoan, who had ranked higher than Situ Kou. He then thought of Han Ruoxue and Zhuge Ming, who had probably ranked higher than Situ Kou as well.
"Perhaps the people on the bronze sword ranking can all enter the top 100 of the Sword Technique King Competition." Chu Mu thought to himself.
"Chu Mu, your swordsmanship is amazing. I'm sure that you'll be able to rank in the top one thousand, but it's hard to say if you'll rank in the top one hundred." Liang Haishan continued, "That's because the top one hundred spots are all occupied by those on the Bronze Sword Rankings. It's said that this has been the case for the past hundred years. No student who isn't on the Bronze Sword Rankings has ever ranked in the top one hundred of the tournament."
"So that's how it is." Chu Mu couldn't help but smile. "Nothing is absolute in this world. Maybe something that hasn't happened in the past hundred years will happen this time."
"That's true, but it'll be very difficult." Liang Haishan laughed.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd.
"Look, that's Senior Sister Han Ruoxue. I heard that she ranked fifth in the last King of Swordsmanship Tournament and fifty-ninth in the inner courtyard."
"That's Senior Brother Zhu Tianzhao. I remember that he ranked fourth in the last King of Swordsmanship Tournament and fifty-second in the inner courtyard."
"I see Senior Brother Huang Buju. He ranked third in the last King of Swordsmanship Tournament and forty-seventh in the inner courtyard. He's ranked even higher than Senior Sister Han and Senior Brother Zhu."
With the arrival of these people, the students were all very excited.
Liang Haishan was also very excited. He stood on his tiptoes and stretched his neck to look around, but because he was in the middle of the crowd, all he could see were heads. He could only stand there with some regret.
"Who ranked in the top one hundred of the King of Swordsmanship Tournament last year?" Chu Mu asked. In his eyes, only the top one hundred of the entire inner courtyard were worthy of his attention. Chu Mu wasn't interested in the rest.
"You've asked the right person." Since he couldn't see them, Liang Haishan decided to divert his attention and explain to Chu Mu, "In the last King of Swordsmanship Tournament, there were seven students who ranked in the top one hundred of the King of Swordsmanship Tournament. Senior Brother Yang Jian, we ranked seventh in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, 88th in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, and 89th in the Bronze Sword Tournament. "
"Senior Brother Tang Shaobo, we ranked sixth in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, 81st in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, and 78th in the Bronze Sword Tournament."
"Senior Sister Han Ruoxue, you've met her before. We ranked fifth in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, 59th in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, and 53rd in the Bronze Sword Tournament."
"Senior Brother Zhu Tianzhao, he's the current leader of the Proudsword Gang. We ranked fourth in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, 52nd in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, and 45th in the Bronze Sword Tournament. I heard that Senior Brother Zhu is very proud. You've offended the Proudsword Gang, so be careful. "
"Senior Brother Huang Buju, we ranked third in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, 47th in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, and 43rd in the Bronze Sword Tournament."
"Senior Sister Tang Hai Ruo, we ranked second in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, 41st in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, and 39th in the Bronze Sword Tournament."
"Senior Brother Zhuge Ming, we ranked first in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, 35th in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, and 35th in the Bronze Sword Tournament."
"All seven of them have Qi Perfection Realm Sword Qi, and they've also practiced ancient sword arts. It's said that they've all reached more than fifty percent Sword Qi, and some of them have even reached sixty percent Sword Qi. They're very scary." Liang Haishan concluded, "Oh right, the rankings of each school are not really a competition. They're based on the overall ranking."
Chu Mu listened in silence. After he finished listening, he repeated the names of the seven people in his mind.
He knew that he would have to fight against some of them. When that time came, he would have to decide who was better.
At this time, a majestic aura spread out, like the water of the sea, sweeping past.
Under this vast aura, the students who were discussing animatedly shuddered and subconsciously shut their mouths. The square, which had been as noisy and lively as a market, suddenly quieted down and became silent. Only the faint sound of breathing could be heard.
Then, a majestic voice resounded through the sky, "Among the ten inner schools, who dares to claim to be the king of swordsmanship …" If you like this work, you're welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.
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