Outside the Green Leaf Sword School, more and more people were practicing their swords. The whistling of the wind created a beautiful melody.
The living room was silent. Even the sound of breathing was difficult to be heard.
Li Qingye sat quietly on the chair, waiting for Chen Zong to make a decision. His face was peaceful and his eyes were like an ancient well. There was no impatience in them.
Chen Zong was thinking.
This was not a small matter. He could not be reckless.
Without a doubt, becoming a disciple of an upper-class Sect was the best option. However, the only upper-class Sect in the Longtu Dynasty was the Longtu Imperial Family. There was no other choice. There were indeed other upper-class Sects outside of the Longtu Region, but that was just wishful thinking.
With the strength of the Qi Refining Realm, he was destined to not be able to travel far.
The conditions and restrictions of the Longtu Imperial Family also determined that Chen Zong could not join them. He ruled it out.
None of the four middle-class Sect Sects were in Tianjiang Prefecture. They needed to leave the prefecture first before going to the other prefectures. The journey was extremely dangerous. Even the strength of the Qi Refining Realm was not enough to deal with it.
Under normal circumstances, only those who reached the True Martial Realm would have the qualifications to travel far.
All kinds of thoughts appeared in Chen Zong's mind, and he analyzed them one by one.
There were pros and cons to joining a Sect.
The pros were the environment, resources, and inheritances. These were all related to one's cultivation. After all, it would be difficult to compete with others in the Longtu Region with just his two swords.
The cons were the restrictions. There was not the freedom of being a rogue cultivator. However, the degree of restrictions varied depending on the Sect.
There were two sides to everything. The choice depended on what one needed the most, and whether one could accept it or not.
Aside from the Longtu Imperial Family and the four middle-class Sect Sects, the best choice in Tianjiang Prefecture was the four low-class Sect Sects. Among them, the Unhindered Sword Sect might be the best choice.
Sword Sect, as the name suggested, was a Sect that focused on swordsmanship.
After thinking for a while, Chen Zong opened his eyes. His gaze was resolute.
"Senior, I've made up my mind. Let's go to the Unhindered Sword Sect," Chen Zong said.
"Alright." Li Qingye had always been indifferent, but at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little excited. Then, he calmed down and said, "Little brother, before you go, there are some things that I want to make clear."
"Senior, please go ahead." Chen Zong was not surprised.
"The Unhindered Sword Sect is, after all, a ranked sect. It is not something an ordinary sect can compare to. With your talent, it would be easy for you to become an ordinary disciple. However, the Sword Son of the Sect is extremely important. In my entire life, I only have one chance to recommend you." Li Qingye said with a serious expression, "If you can become the Sect's Sword Son, you will receive the best training, but you will also face the greatest challenges. As the one who recommended you, I will naturally be rewarded by the Sect."
"On the other hand, if I fail, I will not receive any rewards. As for you, you will either become an ordinary disciple or leave." Li Qingye continued, "If you fail and are unwilling to become an ordinary disciple, I will personally escort you out of Tianjiang Prefecture to the nearest middle-ranked Sect."
Li Qingye's sincerity was apparent.
"Thank you, senior." Chen Zong stood up and thanked him.
"You don't have to thank me. I have a disciple who has reached the peak of six-star. I originally planned to give this recommendation to him, but I happened to meet you. I feel that you might be a better candidate." Li Qingye said, "But a feeling is just a feeling. Therefore, I will arrange for you to compete with my disciple, Yang Xuanying. If you win, I will truly give the recommendation to you. If you lose, I can only say that you are not destined to be my disciple. What do you think?"
"If you want to gain something, you have to pay a price." Chen Zong smiled. His father had taught him this since he was young. He remembered it in his heart.
"Good." Li Qingye was very happy. It was rare to see such a reasonable genius.
It should be known that the more talented one was, the easier it was for them to be arrogant and develop all kinds of strange temperaments or problems. They were all arrogant and always thought that they were the best. They could not tolerate other people's arrangements.
There were very few people who were as easy to talk to as Chen Zong. This meant that his temperament was better than others. Li Qingye thought highly of him.
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The Green Leaf Sword School had a front yard and a back yard.
The back yard was paved with huge and flat bluestone. It was twenty meters long and wide.
Chen Zong stood in the back yard, facing a young man from afar.
This young man wore a feathered crown and a gold and silver robe. With a sword in his hand, he looked extraordinary.
He was Li Qingye's disciple, Yang Xuanying. He was also from the Yang Family, one of the many forces in River Feather City. His talent was extraordinary. He had practiced the sword with Li Qingye for a few years, and his sword skills were superb. He was famous among the younger generation of Qi Refining Realm martial artists in River Feather City.
Yang Xuanying already knew about the Sword Son of the Unhindered Sword Sect. He thought that his master would use the recommendation to give him a chance to compete for the position of the Sword Son of the Sect. If he could become the Sword Son of the Sect, he would be able to receive the best training from the Sect. At that time, he would be able to build a stronger foundation and compete with stronger geniuses. In the future, he would be able to reach the peak and become a famous expert in the Longtu Empire.
He might even be able to take charge of the Unhindered Sword Sect and become the Sect Master.
His future was infinitely bright, but it was affected by Chen Zong's appearance. His master actually wanted him to compete with him. This clearly meant that he wanted to use this to decide who would be the Sword Son of the Sect.
Thinking of this, Yang Xuanying's eyes became colder and colder. It was as if the tip of a sword was going to pierce through Chen Zong and tear him apart.
Li Qingye stood not far away and watched.
Chen Zong had both swords at his waist and the Red Thunder Sword on his back. As for the Raging Dragon Bow and Arrow, he put it aside for the time being.
Yang Xuanying's eyes grew colder and colder as his anger flared. Suddenly, sword light flashed and fell like a meteor from outer space, tearing through the wind and shattering mountains. It carried an astonishing power as it pierced through the air.
In the blink of an eye, the sword light crossed a dozen meters and arrived in front of Chen Zong.
Both swords were unsheathed. The cross-shaped sword light cut the air in front of Chen Zong into four pieces.
According to Li Qingye, his disciple Yang Xuanying's combat strength was at the peak of Six-Star. Chen Zong didn't need to use the Enlightenment Realm.
The sword poured down like a rainstorm and flashed across the sky like lightning.
Yang Xuanying was using a peerless earth-tier sword art, the Azure Sword Art that Li Qingye had imparted to him. His sword was like an azure meteor piercing through the sky, drawing a straight or curved trajectory. It was as if there were dozens or hundreds of swords slashing at him at the same time. The storm-like aura was suffocating.
Any martial artist with extraordinary talent who had cultivated a complete Peerless Earth Class Cultivation Method to the highest level and cultivated a Peerless Earth Class Martial Art to the Imperceptible Realm, together with other auxiliary Cultivation Methods, would usually have the combat strength of Six-Star. However, it was not so easy to reach the peak of Six-Star.
Chen Zong could feel that Yang Xuanying's cultivation was at the peak of the Ninth Transformation of the Force Training Realm. He was not at the completion of the Force Training Realm. This also showed that he was quite talented. If he could break through to the completion of the Force Training Realm, his combat strength would definitely reach Seven-Star.
Countless green meteors with shocking coldness and sharpness pierced through the void and mercilessly attacked Chen Zong with all his strength.
Li Qingye frowned. With his eyesight, he could naturally see that his disciple did not hold back at all except for not using any secret method. He directly activated the Green Sword Art to the extreme. Every move was filled with fierce killing intent, as if he had a grudge against his opponent.
However, Li Qingye was not worried about Chen Zong. After all, he had seen Chen Zong fight with a Lv 2 Genuine Martial Realm martial artist. Even if it was only one move, he could see some clues.
Sure enough, Chen Zong seemed to be calm and at ease when facing Yang Xuanying's sword technique that was executed with his full strength. His swords weaved through it, shattering green meteor after green meteor, and he was even able to counterattack.
Li Qingye could see that Chen Zong did not use any Peerless Earth Class Sword Art. His sword art was changeable and varied. Obviously, he had cultivated many sword arts and derived his own understanding of them, making them his own.
Just this level of attainment in sword art had already surpassed his disciple Yang Xuanying.
Li Qingye could also see that Chen Zong's counterattack was not fatal. Perhaps it was because Yang Xuanying was his disciple.
In fact, if Yang Xuanying was not Li Qingye's disciple and tried to kill him, he would have been killed by Chen Zong.
The higher the combat strength, the lower the enhancement of the Wuzhen Realm.
For example, when Chen Zong's combat strength was at Five-Star, the Wuzhen Realm could increase his combat strength by at least one star. However, when he was at Six-Star, the Wuzhen Realm could not increase his combat strength by one star.
Without using the Wuzhen Realm, Chen Zong's combat strength could surpass the peak of Six-Star and reach the limit of Six-Star.
As he moved his two swords, he destroyed all of Yang Xuanying's sword art.
"Sword Pupil Technique!" With a low shout, Yang Xuanying's eyes suddenly emitted a shocking cold light. It was as sharp as the edge of a sword. It turned into two streaks of silver light that could not be seen by the naked eye and shot out like two streaks of Sword Qi.
It was too fast and too close. Chen Zong could not react in time. The two streaks of silver light shot into Chen Zong's eyes. He felt as if he had been pierced by a sword and was in excruciating pain. Immediately, he felt as if his spirit was about to be torn apart by the two streaks of Sword Qi.
This was a secret technique that attacked the spirit.
After using the Sword Pupil Technique, Yang Xuanying immediately used another secret technique, which increased his internal force in an instant. He attacked with his sword. This sword was like a green comet that broke through the sky and destroyed everything. Its power reached the limit of Six-Star.
Li Qingye frowned and gathered power in his hand. He was ready to save Chen Zong at any time.
"Slash!"
The two swords seemed to have turned into thunderbolts. After tearing the sky apart, they turned into a lightning dragon. It shattered the green comet and rushed toward Yang Xuanying with terrifying power.
"No …" Yang Xuanying was stunned. He was hit in the chest before he could react. The fierce power seemed to have destroyed his body and sent him flying backward.
The sword light disappeared, and so did the dragon. Chen Zong put his swords back into the sheaths. A trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.
Yang Xuanying wanted to kill him, but at the last moment, Chen Zong withdrew most of his power and only injured and killed Yang Xuanying. This was all for Li Qingye.
Li Qingye frowned slightly. He was quite disappointed with his disciple's performance. But after all, Yang Xuanying was his disciple. After a quick check, he found that Yang Xuanying only had minor internal injuries. He would recover after taking some elixirs and resting for a few days. There would be no sequelae.
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