Liu Suifeng smiled faintly at Liu Ruyue and nodded at Xiao Chen. Then, he quietly looked at the black rock in front of him.
After consuming the Flowing Light Flower that Xiao Chen gave him, Liu Suifeng's Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques had improved very quickly. He had already stabilized his cultivation as a peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master.
As long as he did not make any mistakes, it should not be a problem for him to pass this stage.
"Open!" Liu Suifeng shouted and drew the small saber at his waist. The saber gave off a blazing light as it hacked violently on the hard black rock. "Zi!
Zi! "
The saber cut into the rock and slid down continuously. Liu Suifeng had already succeeded halfway. However, the expression on his face did not relax at all.
There were many inner disciples who had their sabers stuck in the middle of the rock after they cut it, resulting in them failing the test.
The image of Wang Rong's mocking face flashed in Liu Suifeng's mind. He increased the force in his hand. With a 'shua' sound, he quickly split the rock in half.
"Qingyun Peak's Liu Suifeng, test successful!"
Liu Suifeng wiped the sweat off his forehead and walked over to Xiao Chen. He bumped fists with him and said joyfully, "I succeeded!"
"Congratulations!" Xiao Chen said sincerely.
Liu Suifeng withdrew his smile, "I cannot congratulate you now. There are still two more stages to pass. Continue to work hard!"
"Don't be happy too early. Even if you pass the foundational stage, I will chase the two of you down in the arena battles," Zhang Lie suddenly walked over and stared at Xiao Chen.
"Especially you. As long as I am in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, you can forget about becoming a core disciple."
The current Zhang Lie could be said to be flushed with success in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. His future was boundless. The only thing he could not let go of was the matter of him entering Tianyue Peak through the back door.
As long as he completely defeated Xiao Chen and proved his worth, he would be able to get rid of this worry in his heart.
Originally, Xiao Chen did not have much of an impression of Zhang Lie. However, when he heard others mention Zhang Lie's identity, he immediately recalled the matter of the Zhang Clan cultivators plotting against him in Evil Wind Valley.
Repay kindness with kindness and take revenge with hatred. This had always been Xiao Chen's principle. No matter how the Zhang Clan treated him, Xiao Chen would repay it sooner or later. It was just that he had been cultivating in Qingyun Peak and did not have the time to care about this matter.
Now that Zhang Lie had delivered himself to him, Xiao Chen had no reason to let him off. He smiled faintly and said, "That is what I told you as well."
"Let's wait and see!" Zhang Lie coldly snorted and left.
After a while, the first round of the core disciple exam was finally over. The chief examiner counted the number of people and counted them carefully. Out of the three hundred inner disciples, only a hundred were left.
The first stage of the examination had eliminated two-thirds of the people. Just thinking about it made people feel terrified.
After counting the number of people, the chief examiner brought everyone to the other side of the Drill Ground. After they stopped, they saw a piece of land that was more than 800 meters long.
It was covered with a thick layer of black cloth. It was impossible to see what was underneath the black cloth.
"Hua!"
Two deputy examiners rushed forward and quickly removed the black cloth. Instantly, a square formation filled with spear blades appeared before everyone's eyes.
The sharp spear blades faced the blazing sun and flickered with a bright light. When one looked at it, it caused their scalp to go numb.
A small portion of the two meter long spear blades were inserted into the ground. The twenty-centimeter long rhombus-shaped spear head flickered with a cold light under the blazing sun; it was incomparably sharp.
The distance between the spears was rather wide, about one and a half meters. The square formation formed by tens of thousands of spears was about a thousand meters long and four hundred meters wide.
The chief examiner looked at the people who passed the first stage and said, "The second stage tests Movement Techniques. If you can last for two hours on this spear formation, you will pass."
The moment the chief examiner finished speaking, the expressions of the hundred odd people immediately changed. Some were happy and some were worried. Those who normally focused on Movement Techniques or cultivated high ranked Movement Techniques had expressions of joy on their faces.
Those inner disciples who focused on other aspects had unsightly expressions. To be able to enter the inner sect of Heavenly Saber Pavilion, their Movement Techniques were naturally not weak.
However, if they did not spend a lot of time on their Movement Techniques, they would feel uneasy if they wanted to last for an hour on the sharp spear blades.
Last for an hour? I'm afraid it is not that simple, Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he looked at the huge formation. If they only wanted to last for an hour, the range of the spear formation would not be so large.
Furthermore, although it was difficult to last for an hour, if there were no external interference, he believed that most of the people present would be able to pass this test.
"Pu!
Pu! Pu! "Footsteps could be heard. Ten white-robed Jade Maiden Peak elders walked over quickly. After that, they split into groups of three and stood at the four corners of the formation.
When the chief examiner saw this group of people, he said, "After you land, you lose. Aside from that, there are no other rules. The time starts now." "Sou! Sou!
Sou! "
Figures flashed and everyone quickly jumped up. Xiao Chen leaped up gently and found a foothold. He executed the Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and spun around like a flood dragon before landing firmly.
"Pu!"
There was a miserable cry. Because an inner disciple did not control his strength well, the sharp spear blade pierced through his shoes. He lost his footing and immediately fell down.
The Jade Maiden Peak elders guarding at the side immediately flew over to where this person landed. They brought him out of the formation and took off his shoes and socks to treat his wounds.
The sudden situation gave everyone a better understanding of the sharpness of the spear blades. They could not help but become even more cautious.
Liu Suifeng leaped up gently and landed beside Xiao Chen. He said in a low voice, "Ye Chen, why do I feel that something is wrong? This formation is too big. I know those Jade Maiden Peak elders. They have a very high position in Jade Maiden Peak. Furthermore, they all cultivate healing Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques."
Xiao Chen's expression did not change. He was on high alert as he said in a deep voice, "Just adapt to the situation. This second test will definitely not be so simple."
Xiao Chen was thinking further ahead. The chief examiner's last sentence also caught his attention. Did the so-called no rules mean that he could attack others as he pleased while standing on the formation?
Although he did not have such a strong heart to attack, he still had to be wary of others. He had to keep an eye out.
Standing on the sharp spear blades, aside from testing the strength of a cultivator's Movement Technique, it also required a strong mental fortitude. Otherwise, it would be very easy to lose one's footing.
Just standing on the sharp spear blades alone was already difficult. If one could not maintain their balance and jumped around, the spear blades would quickly injure their ankles and cause them to fall to the ground.
Thus, one could not lose their footing. If there was an unstable situation, one could not jump onto the other spear blades. One had to calm down first and stabilize one's footing.
The blazing sun hung high in the sky and the harsh sunlight mercilessly shone on everyone. There was not even a slight breeze in the huge drill grounds. It was very frustrating.
A few inner disciples lost their footing due to their frustration. They had no choice but to jump onto the spear formation. Soon, the spear blades pierced through their soles.
After their soles were injured, they immediately fell to the ground. Then, the Jade Maiden Peak elders carried them out of the formation, completely losing their right to continue the test.
The sweat on Liu Suifeng's forehead flowed continuously into his eyes. It was very uncomfortable, but he did not dare to use his hands to wipe it away.
It was not easy for him to maintain his balance. If he made a casual move now, it would be disrupted. Then, there would be a chain reaction and he would fall.
However, it was very uncomfortable to ignore the sweat on his forehead. The sweat in his eyes caused his eyes to bleed continuously. His body started to sway slowly. "Hu!
Hu! "
Just as Liu Suifeng could not hold on any longer, a cool breeze blew. It was very refreshing under the blazing sun. It blew away the sweat in his eyes.
Liu Suifeng opened his eyes. The uncomfortable feeling had completely disappeared. He looked at Xiao Chen beside him with a grateful expression.
This cool breeze was naturally the palm wind that Xiao Chen sent out. With the Small Perfection Blue Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he could walk on the river without getting wet. To him, this formation was nothing.
Currently, there were only about ten or twenty people who could do it as easily as Xiao Chen. As time passed, something appeared in the gazes of these people.
Finally, someone could no longer hold it in. He shouted and quickly leaped towards Xiao Chen, "Attack!"
Xiao Chen's expression did not change. However, when he saw the clothes these people were wearing, he felt somewhat surprised.
Originally, he thought that Zhang Lie would be the first to make a move. He did not expect the inner disciples of Biyun Peak to make a move first.
"Huang dang!" Four Biyun Peak disciples drew their sabers and hacked at Xiao Chen.
To be able to clear the first stage and jump freely on the spear, these four people were not simple. They were not ordinary Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters; they were all peak Martial Grand Masters. They were only a step away from advancing to Martial Saint.
"Ye Chen, what should we do?" Liu Suifeng was somewhat flustered. Movement Techniques were not his forte. It was already difficult for him to stand on the spear. If he wanted to fight, there was no hope for him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "There is no need to panic. They are just a bunch of jumping clowns."
If they were fighting on flat ground, Xiao Chen would have to spend some effort to deal with these four people. However, on the spear, as long as he wanted to, he could knock them down within ten moves.
However, he had to take care of Liu Suifeng. He could not leave the spear below him and could not move freely.
"Hu chi!"
Four saber lights hacked at Xiao Chen from four different angles. The dazzling saber light was incomparably piercing under the sunlight.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the spear tip and spun around. He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand with a 'huang dang' sound. An even more intense saber light moved as fast as lightning, chopping down four times. "Bang! Bang!
Bang! "
The weapons containing strong Essence clashed in the air. Saber lights flew everywhere, giving off four metallic sounds. Xiao Chen was fighting one against four, but he was not at a disadvantage.
Holding the Lunar Shadow Saber, Xiao Chen landed firmly on the ground. On the other hand, the Biyun Peak disciples were knocked back by the force of the saber.
These four people were quite impressive. They somersaulted in the air and after the force dissipated, they landed back on the spear. They pointed their sabers at Xiao Chen.
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