Two days later, Fang Xingjian smiled as he looked at the dragon's scale. He could sense an extremely sharp and majestic aura sweeping to and fro in his body, exuding waves of curiosity.
After another day of temptation, Fang Xingjian handed over half of the Rebirth Sword Technique and finally let the Heaven's Volition Sword Intent continue to circulate in his body.
Although the Heaven's Volition Sword Intent was still unwilling to be subdued, it was still a great improvement.
Fang Xingjian could sense an extremely strong desire to engulf and avarice deep within the Heaven's Volition Sword Intent. He believed that as long as he continued to use sword techniques to tempt the Heaven's Volition Sword Intent, he would eventually be able to subdue it and learn the Heaven's Volition Sword Technique.
Just then, the sound of the door being pushed open rang out again. The Heaven's Volition Sword Intent seemed to be startled and retracted bit by bit. However, this time around, Fang Xingjian could sense that it was reluctant to part with the sword technique in his body. It did not leave so decisively like the first time.
Fang Xingjian smiled and allowed the Heaven's Volition Sword Intent to leave. He turned and saw Sword Saint Sasa walking in.
Sasa greeted him as usual, "How is it, Xingjian? Is everything going well? We've already deciphered 50% of the text. Hehe, everyone is very motivated. "
Fang Xingjian shook his head and said nonchalantly, "Is that so? Then you guys might have to waste time. I'll be able to complete this sword technique in at most half a month's time. "
Sasa's eyes narrowed as he watched coldly as Fang Xingjian left.
Seeing how confident Fang Xingjian was, Sasa also felt a sense of urgency. How could he, who was determined to get his hands on the dragon's scale, allow Fang Xingjian to be one step ahead of him?
'I must hurry up. I mustn't let the secret of the dragon's scale fall into the hands of others.
'I must stop Fang Xingjian from delving deeper.'
Following that, the experts who were working together with Sasa to analyze the ancient characters walked in while yawning. Most of them were just ordinary knights. Some of them were even commoners. After staying up all night, they were very tired. It was impossible for them to be as spirited as Sasa. He didn't even feel tired at all.
Sasa looked at them and said, "What about Jelos and Benjamin? Why aren't they here? "
"They're sick. They've been staying up late for the past few days. They're already in their sixties, and their bodies can't keep up …"
"I have to come even if I can't keep up." Sasa coldly said, "This month's salary will be doubled. From now on, all of you will cancel your rest. In half a month … no … within a week, you must finish analyzing all the Ancient Language."
In an instant, a series of sorrowful cries rang out.
One of the experts said, "You're a Conferred Knight, and you won't have a problem staying up for so long. But for us, there's no way we'll be able to persevere, and it'll even affect our efficiency. Furthermore, you're asking us to explain in sections, so we can't analyze it according to the context. That's why the result is so slow. You should ask us to combine all the sections together … "
Sasa nodded reluctantly. Time was of the essence. Moreover, after analyzing it for so long, he was basically certain that the secret of the dragon's scale was hidden in the sword intent. Even if the people outside knew about the full text, they would not know the secret.
Therefore, he said, "Then let's combine the upper text and analyze it together. The results must be out within three days."
After giving it some thought, he seemed to realize that his demands were really too high. He slowed down and said, "I'll get someone to invite more people over. You guys just need to hang on for this period of time. "As long as you guys are able to finish analyzing the dragon's scale, I'll guarantee the conditions I promised you guys earlier. I'll also add on a reward of 1,000 gold per person."
Hearing this news, everyone present cheered a little. A reward of 1,000 gold was already a huge sum of money. Even Sasa himself felt a little heartache. However, as long as they were able to analyze the full text first, this was an investment that could be tolerated.
"Fang Xingjian …"
…
"This won't do, Xingjian." James shook his head and said, "When we went to investigate, we discovered that the teacher and the three students were no longer around. Someone had hidden them. "It seems that they're determined to do this. We must be prepared for the worst."
Fang Xingjian's brows furrowed deeply. His time was tight, and what he hated the most right now was to spend his time on these messy things.
He asked, "If they were to report this matter to the association, what would happen?"
"The association keeps a very tight watch on each set of martial techniques that are included in the Knight's handbook. It's because each set of sword technique might be cultivated by thousands or even tens of thousands of Knights, and hundreds of thousands or even millions of apprentices.
"As the saying goes, it's better to kill a thousand innocents than to let one go.
"Your Rebirth Sword Technique has also been evaluated by me and the others. It was only after we ascertained that there were no problems that it was included in the Knight's handbook. "Now that a problem has arisen, we're not the only ones affected. They're also in a very passive position. "Therefore, the association will act very quickly. They'll first make an announcement to stop all cultivation and experimentation of the Rebirth Sword Technique.
"Next, they'll ask you to hand over all the relevant information, and they'll conduct questioning and arbitration. If you're unable to prove that there are no problems with the sword technique during the arbitration …
"The Knight Association will then form a team of experts to conduct a new round of experimentation and evaluation on the entire set of sword technique.
"If they're unable to ascertain it, they might send out apprentices with different conditions to go through one, two, or even three rounds of experimental training until they're completely sure that there are no problems."
James frowned and sighed, "If that's the case, it might take a few years before you can prove your innocence. Even if it's proven in the end, the negative effects it will bring will be irreversible. In the end, there might not even be anyone who would dare to cultivate your Rebirth Sword Technique."
Fang Xingjian said, "We can't allow them to continue experimenting and examining it without any restrictions. We must prove that there are no problems with the Rebirth Sword Technique during the arbitration."
The most direct and trustworthy way to prove it would naturally be to get a large number of people to cultivate the Rebirth Sword Technique. However, this would take up too much time and resources. It could be said that it was very rare for any sword technique to be proven in such a way.
Then for many people who were not sword arts experts, how were they to judge the quality of a sword technique? Naturally, they would have to ask a real expert.
It was just like the Knight Association's arbitration. On one hand, it would depend on the materials that Fang Xingjian had prepared. On the other hand, it would depend on whether Fang Xingjian was able to get a sufficiently influential character to testify for him.
Sword arts had always been difficult to understand. Most ordinary people did not understand profound sword theories. When they were unable to rely on their own brains to make a judgment, the only thing they could do was to listen to the suggestions of experts.
The stronger an expert was, the greater their reputation would be, and the more people would listen to their words.
"I'll send people to continue looking for those three students, but we'll have to make sufficient preparations as well." James thought of the scandal of a Conferred Knight from the Great Western Region creating a sword technique which resulted in his students suffering from internal injuries.
"Don't worry, I'll look for a few heavyweight old friends. Even if you go to the arbitration, you won't be at a disadvantage."
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