The youth called Qin Hao bid farewell and left. Chen Zong learned more about Bright Sword Continent from Qin Hao, as well as the Skyscraper Society and the Skyscraper Society.
Whether it was the Skyscraper Society or the Skyscraper Society, they were both very mysterious organizations, especially the Skyscraper Society, which had been established over a thousand years ago. It was mysterious and powerful, and almost no one knew where its headquarters were.
The Skyscraper Society was unscrupulous and powerful, and couldn't be provoked. They were tyrannical in Bright Sword Continent, and the mere mention of them made people pale.
As for who founded the Skyscraper Society, very few people knew, and even if they did, they wouldn't say it.
If the Skyscraper Society knew that Chen Zong had killed their people, they would definitely seek revenge on Chen Zong.
As for the Skyscraper Society, it had been established hundreds of years ago. Qin Hao didn't reveal much about it. Although Chen Zong had saved him, the Skyscraper Society had been targeted by the Skyscraper Society, and was their primary target. If they weren't careful enough, they would have been wiped out by the Skyscraper Society long ago.
Chen Zong returned to White Sword City.
The cities of Bright Sword Continent all had the word "sword" in their names.
For example, White Sword City, Red Sword City, Green Sword City, and so on.
There were a total of seven large sword cities, and White Sword City was one of them.
Although Chen Zong had stepped into White Sword City before, he had only been passing by, and hadn't paid much attention to it. Now that he had returned from the ruins of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect, he once again stepped into White Sword City and carefully browsed through it.
The buildings of White Sword City were closely related to swords.
There were many sword towers, and it could be said that many buildings were built in the shape of sword towers, such as restaurants and merchant houses.
Sword pavilions were everywhere, and they taught people how to use the sword.
But the most famous buildings in the sword cities weren't sword towers or pavilions, but sword pagodas.
There were seventy-seven sword pagodas in each of the seven sword cities, and each sword pagoda had its own story, which was closely related to its first master.
It was rumored that the first master of each sword pagoda was an expert, and had extraordinary attainments in the way of the sword.
Similarly, each Sword Pagoda contained the first master's insights on the Way of the Sword for future generations to comprehend.
However, not everyone was qualified to comprehend it, and it was not something that could be easily comprehended.
Things that were easy to obtain would always be looked down upon. Only things that were hard to obtain were more precious.
If you want to comprehend the insights of the Dao of Swords in the Sword Pagoda, you can challenge it. As long as you defeat the current Pagoda Master, you will be able to comprehend it for as long as you want. There is no time limit.
"Sword Pagodas …" Chen Zong stared at the seventy-seven Sword Pagodas that stood on the ground. They were scattered all around White Sword City. If one were to look at them from above, they would discover that the arrangement of the seventy-seven Sword Pagodas followed a certain pattern, like the outline of a huge sword.
Naturally, Chen Zong was also interested in the insights of the Way of the Sword left by the predecessors. He also wanted to study them.
One of the reasons why he came to Bright Sword Continent was because of the rich Way of the Sword here. He wanted to further perfect the Sword Principle of Mind, so the insights of the Way of the Sword in the Sword Pagodas were very suitable.
If he wanted to comprehend the insights of the Sword Pagodas, he had to challenge the current Pagoda Master and defeat him to become the new Pagoda Master. Challenges were not trivial. Therefore, Chen Zong wanted to have a deeper understanding of the seventy-seven Sword Pagodas first.
Fortunately, the information of the seventy-seven Sword Pagodas was not a secret. It was easy to find out.
Sitting in a restaurant near a Sword Pagoda, Chen Zong leaned against the window. He could see the towering Sword Pagodas when he turned his head slightly. They were like giant swords that pointed to the sky, majestic and imposing.
"Yesterday, the White Mountain Sword defeated the Black Water Sword and became the Pagoda Master of the seventy-third Sword Pagoda."
"I know. I saw it with my own eyes. The White Mountain Sword defeated the Black Water Sword by a small margin. It was a very difficult victory."
"When the White Mountain Sword comprehends the insights of the Way of the Sword in the seventy-third Sword Pagoda, he will become even stronger."
"Is there anyone who wants to challenge the Sword Pagodas today?"
"Yes, I have received news that someone is going to challenge the fifty-seventh Sword Pagoda in the afternoon."
"The current Pagoda Master of the fifty-seventh Sword Pagoda is Sword Saint Green Bamboo."
"Who is so bold to challenge Sword Saint Green Bamboo?"
Sword Saint!
This was an honorific title that was below the Sword King. It also represented a kind of Sword Dao realm.
Those who could obtain the title of Sword Saint not only had high cultivation, but their attainments in the Way of the Sword were also astonishing. Therefore, it was very difficult to defeat them.
"I vaguely know. It is said that he is a genius from one of the Sword Dao aristocratic families."
Chen Zong listened to the discussions in the restaurant while drinking wine and sorting out the information he had received.
There were seventy-seven Sword Pagodas, and their names were very simple. They were the First Sword Pagoda, Second Sword Pagoda, and Third Sword Pagoda. Such names were easy to remember and were very intuitive.
Among them, the First Sword Pagoda to the Seventh Sword Pagoda were the tallest, being four hundred and ninety feet tall.
The Eighth Sword Pagoda to the Seventeenth Sword Pagoda were four hundred and twenty feet tall.
The Eighteenth Sword Pagoda to the Thirty-Seventh Sword Pagoda were three hundred and fifty feet tall.
The Thirty-Eighth Sword Pagoda to the Fifty-Seventh Sword Pagoda were two hundred and eighty feet tall.
The fifty-eighth to seventy-seventh Sword Pagodas were two hundred and twenty feet tall.
It was rumored that the first Pagoda Masters of the first to seventh Sword Pagodas were sword cultivators of the Profound Heaven Realm.
The first Pagoda Masters of the eighth to seventeenth Sword Pagodas were Emperor-Ranked sword cultivators, which meant that they were Sword Emperor-Ranked martial artists.
The first Pagoda Masters of the eighteenth to the thirty-seventh Sword Pagodas were powerful Earthly Spirit Realm sword cultivators.
The first Pagoda Masters of the thirty-eighth to the fifty-seventh Sword Pagodas were King-Ranked sword cultivators and Sword Kings.
The first Pagoda Masters of the fifty-eighth to the seventy-seventh Sword Pagodas were Sword Monarch-Ranked martial artists.
The seventy-seven Sword Pagodas were not built in a day. They took close to two thousand years to build.
The current Pagoda Masters of the seventy-seven Sword Pagodas were not as powerful as the first Pagoda Master.
For example, the Tower Masters of the 58th Sword Tower to the 77th Sword Tower were all Sword Monarch Realm experts. But now, the Tower Masters of the 60th Sword Tower and onward were only Sword Monarch Realm experts. As for the 61st to 77th Sword Towers, they weren't Sword Monarch Realm experts.
If one wanted to challenge the current Pagoda Master, they would have to make arrangements with the Sword Controller Department of White Sword City. The challenge would be carried out in front of everyone, and the winner would become the new Pagoda Master.
After finishing his meal, Chen Zong stood up and left the restaurant. He walked towards the Sword Controller Department.
"You want to challenge?" A member of the Sword Controller Department looked at Chen Zong suspiciously. From his appearance, Chen Zong looked very young. This was because Chen Zong had broken through to the Transcendent Realm at a relatively young age.
"Yes." Chen Zong nodded.
"Which Sword Pagodas do you want to challenge?"
"The seventy-seventh," Chen Zong said.
The first Pagoda Master of the seventy-seventh Sword Pagodas was a Sword Monarch-Ranked martial artist. He also had profound attainments in the Sword Dao. Whether or not he could be compared to Chen Zong, he should be able to inspire Chen Zong. At the very least, he could deepen his understanding of the Sword Dao.
"The challenge fee is one thousand Low-Rank Spirit Sources. If the challenge is successful, the fee will be refunded." The member said directly.
The challenge fee of one thousand Low-Rank Spirit Sources was actually a threshold. For an ordinary Extreme Mortal Realm martial artist, one thousand Low-Rank Spirit Sources was not a small amount. Not everyone could afford it.
However, if one was strong enough, it was not too difficult to obtain one thousand Low-Rank Spirit Sources.
Therefore, one thousand Low-Rank Spirit Sources was like a watershed. If one was not strong enough and still insisted on challenging, the consequence would be losing one thousand Low-Rank Spirit Sources. The price was very high, so one had to think twice.
One thousand Low-Rank Spirit Sources was nothing to Chen Zong. He could easily take it out and pay the fee.
"Your challenge will be held in the afternoon. Remember, do not leave. Otherwise, it will be counted as a failure." The member of the Sword Controller Department said, "Also, during the challenge, your Spiritual Energy will be temporarily restrained. Only your Sword Dao attainments will determine the winner."
Chen Zong nodded. He took the challenge token and left the Sword Controller Department.
In the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon. At the Thousand Swords Arena not far from the Sword Controller Department, countless heads were moving. They were people who had come to watch the battle.
Chen Zong was not in the crowd. As he was the challenger, he was arranged to rest in a Sword Tower. Through the open windows of the Sword Tower, he could clearly see everything on the Thousand Swords Arena.
Under the gazes of thousands of people, a figure flew past like a gust of wind and appeared on the heptagonal Thousand Swords Arena. He was as quiet as a scholar. He wore a long green robe with bamboo patterns on it. He carried a long sword on his back and his robe fluttered in the wind.
"It's Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo."
"Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo is here."
"I have never seen Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo fight before."
"I have seen it once. It was when Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo challenged the 60th Sword Tower. It was very exciting."
"I wonder who Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo's opponent is?"
In the midst of all the discussions, Chen Zong's gaze fell on Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo.
A cool breeze blew past. Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo's long robe fluttered in the wind like bamboo leaves swaying.
His eyes were calm and there was no sharpness in them. There was only a kind of indifference. When one looked into his eyes, one would feel a sense of calmness.
At this moment, another figure flew out from another Sword Tower. He was as fast as a stream of light. In an instant, he appeared on the Thousand Swords Arena and stood in front of Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo.
Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo had the appearance of a middle-aged man. However, he looked rather young. He seemed to be a young man in his thirties.
His eyebrows were slanted upwards like swords. His eyes were resplendent and filled with radiance. They were incomparably sharp. He was like an unsheathed sword that pierced through the air.
His purple-gold long robe was covered with countless sword patterns. The sword patterns were like dragons, luxurious and mysterious.
"He is …"
"Tang Tianlong of the Longjian family."
"Tang Tianlong of the Heavenly Dragon Sword!"
"It's actually him."
After recognizing the young man's identity, there was a series of exclamations.
Be it Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo or Tang Tianlong of the Heavenly Dragon Sword, Chen Zong did not know them nor had he heard of them. However, from the enthusiastic tone and atmosphere of the crowd, he could feel that they were very famous.
In the world of martial artists, being famous often meant having strength. Chen Zong could not help but be interested.
"Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo. From now on, I will be the 57th Sword Pagoda Master." Tang Tianlong spoke with astonishing confidence.
"Then you will have to defeat me first." Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo smiled but his tone was very calm.
"I will defeat you." Tang Tianlong's tone was filled with supreme confidence. It was as though defeating Sword Gentleman Green Bamboo was not a difficult task.
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