Chen Zong walked out of the market as if he was taking a leisurely stroll. He did not continue. Instead, he returned to his room in the restaurant he had previously opened. He was prepared to carefully study the black ancient stone fragment that he had obtained.
Chen Zong casually set up some seals to isolate its aura. He then took out the black stone fragment and carefully studied it.
Chen Zong hadn't studied the Dao of Seals in depth, but he had dabbled in it before. He had a certain foundation in it, and could set up some relatively simple Seals. Perhaps they wouldn't be of much use, but it was enough to conceal one's aura, unless there was an expert who was deliberately spying on him.
Chen Zong stared and carefully studied it, but he still could not see what kind of profound mysteries it contained.
Soon after, the Space Dao Seal appeared, and the ripples of the Dao of Space spread out, wrapping around the ancient black stone fragment.
That's right. When Chen Zong was at the market, he felt a faint and undetectable ripple of aura from the stone fragment. It was the aura ripple of the Dao of Space.
It was so weak that if he had not comprehended the Space Dao Seal to the large success stage, and if his spiritual senses were not sharper than the majority of fourth realm experts, he would not have been able to sense it.
Spending 100,000 Cosmos God Crystals to buy this object could be a treasure. Of course, it could also be nothing.
After carefully studying it, Chen Zong could not help but feel disappointed.
It was not a treasure.
It was merely tainted with the aura of the Dao of Space. He had wasted 100,000 Cosmos God Crystals for nothing. This was the conclusion Chen Zong came to after repeatedly studying it several times.
However, Chen Zong did not feel heartache for those 100,000 Cosmos God Crystals. They were all obtained from killing many fourth realm bandits in the Chaotic Territory. Adding them up, he had more than one million Cosmos God Crystals. A mere 100,000 Cosmos God Crystals was completely within his acceptable range.
After shattering that stone fragment, Chen Zong did not think too much. He only waited for the time to arrive before attempting the Sword Pass again.
Unexpectedly, someone actually came to find him on the second day.
"It's you." Chen Zong's pupils contracted. Wasn't this person the owner of the small stall from yesterday?
Why did he come to find him?
"Please forgive me for coming uninvited." The swordsman smiled at Chen Zong. His voice was cold, but his words were polite.
"What can I do for you?" Chen Zong asked back.
The other party must have a motive for suddenly coming here.
"Sir, I don't think this is a good place to talk," the man said after looking around. Chen Zong stepped aside and let the man in.
This was a Fourth Realm Sword Cultivator. No matter how powerful he was, Chen Zong was confident that he could escape.
"Sir, have you comprehended the Dao of Space?" The sword cultivator was very direct with his words.
Chen Zong's eyes suddenly narrowed. A beam of light shot out from his eyes, as if it wanted to pierce through the sky and pierce through everything.
For some reason, a chill rose from the sword cultivator's heart, and his scalp went numb.
"Sir, please don't misunderstand. Please listen to my explanation." The sword cultivator immediately said, "My name is Qian Qiu. My companion and I found that piece of broken stone in a secret place. After our research, we found that the secret place was left behind by a strong cultivator who had mastered the Dao of Space. Hence, everything there has the aura of the Dao of Space."
Chen Zong stared at him quietly, listening to his words.
Qian Qiu and his companion had entered a secret place by chance. It was a secret place left behind by a strong cultivator who had mastered the Dao of Space. However, they could only move around the periphery and could not enter the center. After their research, they speculated that they might need to master the Dao of Space to be able to break through and truly enter.
However, this place was hidden and they did not want to spread the news. Hence, they thought of a way to test the waters. They secretly observed to see if anyone had mastered the Dao of Space. It would be best if they were also at the Fourth Realm.
Qian Qiu had originally planned to test the waters directly, but there were no good opportunities in Sword City. After thinking for a while, he came looking for Chen Zong. After all, Chen Zong had bought the piece of broken stone that contained the aura of space from his stall.
"Your Excellency, I would like to invite you to explore the secret place together," Qian Qiu said after his explanation.
"Where is the secret place?" Chen Zong asked casually.
"Your Excellency, this is a secret," Qian Qiu replied directly.
Chen Zong did not answer whether he was willing to explore the secret place together. How could Qian Qiu reveal any information about the secret place? Furthermore, even if Chen Zong was willing to explore the secret place together, he could not reveal it now. When the time came, he would just lead the way.
Chen Zong also understood this point, so he did not ask any more questions.
"When do we set off?" Chen Zong asked. He had accepted Qian Qiu's invitation.
A secret place left behind by a strong cultivator who had mastered the Dao of Space.
In any case, Chen Zong was very interested.
After all, his application of the Dao of Space was still at a relatively ordinary level. It could not be compared to the Dao of Heart, the World Sword Principle, and the Sword Principle.
If he cultivated and meditated on his own, it would undoubtedly take more time and energy. However, if he could obtain the guidance of a senior expert or the treasures left behind, this time and energy could be reduced.
"The time is set for three months later," Qian Qiu replied immediately. He also told Chen Zong where to meet at that time and told him not to forget.
After that, Qian Qiu left.
Seeing Qian Qiu leave, Chen Zong narrowed his eyes slightly. After thinking for a while, he stopped thinking about it.
The most important thing now was to go through the Sword Pavilion and pass the assessment to enter Taihao Mountain.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the Sword Pavilion. Early in the morning, Chen Zong came to the Sword Challenge. Because Chen Zong's number was number five, he was ranked relatively high among the 36 people.
Not long after, the first person to challenge the Sword Challenge appeared. The challenge lasted less than 15 minutes.
"So short."
"According to the pattern, he probably only passed the first 10 challenges in less than 15 minutes."
"I don't know if he can pass the first 33 challenges today."
There were 99 levels in the Sword Pavilion, and 33 levels were a level. Those who tried the first 33 challenges were the lowest level. It sounded very simple, but when you really tried it, you would find that it was very, very difficult.
Since ancient times, there were not many sword cultivators who could pass the first 33 challenges.
Passing the Sword Challenge had nothing to do with one's strength. It was only related to the level of one's swordsmanship.
A Level Four sword cultivator's swordsmanship might be better than a Level Five sword cultivator's, but it was very rare.
The Sword Challenge was a pure test of swordsmanship.
The second person tried it, but the result was the same after fifteen minutes. He also failed.
The third person failed. The fourth person failed.
The fifth person was Chen Zong.
He handed the number plate to the person guarding the Sword Challenge. It was a disciple of Taihao Mountain.
"Go in," the disciple of Taihao Mountain said to Chen Zong after taking the number plate and glancing at it.
He only recognized the number plate, not the person.
After the number plate was given out, it didn't matter who had it. As long as they came with the number plate, they could challenge the Sword Challenge.
Taking a step forward, Chen Zong stepped into the sword pass, and his figure immediately disappeared as if it had been swallowed.
For a moment, it was as if the world had changed. A figure appeared in front of Chen Zong. It was a figure holding a sword.
He was wearing a white sword robe and holding a bright long sword. His expression was indifferent, and a faint sword aura surrounded him. He was walking toward Chen Zong step by step.
When he got close, he took a step forward and stabbed with the sword in his hand. The sword pierced through the air. This sword made Chen Zong's eyes light up. He had some skills and some attainments. This was the level that most Level Four sword cultivators could reach.
Of course, it was nothing to Chen Zong.
After a few probing moves, he killed him.
In the Sword Sharpening Token of Sword Sharpening Mountain, Chen Zong had experienced a swordsmanship battle like this. After entering Sword Sharpening Mountain, he had fought with the black shadow swordsmanship left behind by the disciples and elders of Sword Sharpening Mountain. In terms of swordsmanship battles, Chen Zong was very surprised. Even some Level Six Sword Emperors might not be as surprised as Chen Zong.
After getting rid of the white-robed swordsman, Chen Zong had passed the first challenge. Then, it was the second challenge. Two white-robed swordsmen appeared. Their swordsmanship attainments were at the same level as in the first challenge. However, because the two of them worked together, the threat was obviously increased. Of course, it was nothing to Chen Zong.
There were three in the third challenge, four in the fourth challenge, five in the fifth challenge, and so on. The further one went, the more one would appear.
However, even though their swordsmanship was at the same level, the more people there were, the more power they could bring when they cooperated with each other. It was not as simple as one plus one. Instead, it was multiplied. It was no wonder that some people could pass the fifth and tenth challenges but could not pass the twentieth challenge, not to mention the thirty-third challenge.
Because Chen Zong was very sensitive to one thing. The more people there were, the more amazing their cooperation would be. It was as if they were about to form a sword formation.
Chen Zong's swordsmanship was superb. It completely surpassed many Level Five Sword Cultivators, and it was not just a little bit better. The low-level Earth Sword Challenge was really not a challenge for Chen Zong.
Soon, Chen Zong reached the thirty-third challenge.
Thirty-three white-robed swordsmen holding bright swords appeared one after another. They formed a circle and directly surrounded Chen Zong.
Lock on.
Suppression.
Chen Zong immediately felt the change in the aura clearly.
"It has become complete." Chen Zong came to a conclusion after observing for a while.
Previously, the sword formation formed by the joint efforts of the thirty-two people felt incomplete. Now, the sword formation formed by the thirty-three people was complete.
The difference between incomplete and complete was only the difference of one person, but there was a different level. The pressure was directly multiplied by several times.
Chen Zong finally understood why so many people could not pass the thirty-third challenge. It was because the pressure of the thirty-third challenge was much stronger than that of the thirty-second challenge. The gap was too big, at least three times.
The gap between the thirty-second challenge and the thirty-first challenge was not even double. At most, it was a few percent increase.
The gap between a few percent and three times was indescribable.
"But for me, this kind of pressure is still not strong enough." Chen Zong suddenly smiled and said to himself.
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