In the void of space, all the runes were glowing brightly. The warp formation had been completed.
Looking at the time, it only took 2 breaths' worth of time.
Every single warp formation at the frontline was created by the Holy Gate, a sect that specializes in formations. Every single warp formation took at least a few dozen days to complete, and required 7-8 cultivators to do it at the same time.
Comparing the two, the difference was like heaven and earth.
The runes flashed.
The ferryman and Gu Qing Shan quickly disappeared.
Glazed tiles. Red brick walls.
The city towers were stacked on top of each other, with carved beams and painted rafters.
Bai Hua royal city. Like a heavenly palace.
In the royal city, there was a large green jade screen. A normal person wouldn't even reach 3% of the screen's height if they stood under it.
In front of the green jade screen, Gu Qing Shan and the ferryman appeared.
A palace maid carrying a long scroll walked over and bowed to the boatman.
"Is this the person who wants to try for the Sword ranking today?" the maid asked.
"Yes" the ferryman answered.
"Only one today?" the maid continued to ask.
"Those people's sword qi isn't righteous, they won't be able to do anything if they enter the palace, they'll only pollute the spirit energy here" the ferryman answered.
"Alright, I've brought them here, do as you see fit" after saying so, the ferryman disappeared without a trace.
The maid seemed to be used to seeing this, so she turned to Gu Qing Shan and asked: "Are you here to try for the Sword ranking?"
"That's right" Gu Qing Shan quickly bowed.
The maid looked at him, seeing his outstanding appearance, bright eyes, and respectful attitude, she was a bit pleased.
"Very well" the maid took out an incense burner and lit a stick of incense.
She gave the scroll in her hand to Gu Qing Shan and said: "Go in, if you can pass the test within 1 incense's worth of time, you'll be qualified to try for the Sword ranking"
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised and asked: "The ferryman has already been tested twice, there's another test?"
The maid answered: "Yes"
"Very well then"
Gu Qing Shan nodded.
Another test.
They haven't even seen the Sword ranking yet, and this is already the 3rd test.
If it was any other Sword Cultivator with a bad temper, they might have been displeased or even angry at this moment.
However, Gu Qing Shan was quite patient when it came to asking for help.
Not to mention, he was reborn. In his previous life, he knew very well the temperament of the Hundred Flowers Fairy.
Gu Qing Shan silently received the scroll and infused her spirit energy into it.
Pa.
The scroll fell to the ground, but Gu Qing Shan was nowhere to be seen.
The palace maid picked up the painting and placed it on a mahogany table. She murmured softly, "His temperament is not bad."
Inside the scroll.
A scholar stood opposite Gu Qing Shan.
The scholar politely clasped his hands towards Gu Qing Shan and said: "This swordsmanship of mine was passed down through my family, normal cultivators wouldn't even be able to parry it, but I feel like there are still a few flaws, please take a look and help me find out what's wrong"
"Please" Gu Qing Shan returned the greeting.
"Then I'll begin. Don't worry, I'll suppress my spirit energy to qi training stage 7, that'll make it easier for you to fight" the scholar said.
"Thank you" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The scholar smiled and took out a sword.
As he drew the sword, his aura changed.
A frenzied roar came from the scholar's mouth.
"Kill kill kill kill kill! There is nothing in this world that cannot be killed! "
The sword suddenly moved. The scholar's figure was drowned in the rain of sword qi.
The scholar and his sword turned into a frenzied blur, quickly approaching Gu Qing Shan.
"Wind Slash"
Gu Qing Shan grabbed the void of space with her hand. The Sharp-grade sword appeared in her hand.
The ferryman left so quickly that he didn't even put his sword away.
— — -perhaps he took a liking to him and purposely kept it.
"Kai Shan 5th Strike!"
Gu Qing Shan uttered a shout, raised her sword, and slashed downwards.
Kai Shan Style is heavy and slow, while the scholar's sword was as fast as a blur, so fast that you couldn't even see it clearly.
One slow, one fast, the two swords suddenly clashed.
Bam!
The scholar was sent flying along with his sword, crashing into the wall, then fell to the ground.
"How strange, why did that happen?" the scholar didn't seem defeated at all, instead he seemed excited.
Gu Qing Shan lowered her sword: "From what I know about swordsmanship, I believe that there is only a single strike"
The scholar was surprised: "Only a single strike? Which strike? "
Gu Qing Shan replied: "The strike that can kill at the time"
"At the time … can kill at the time"
The scholar chewed on his words, then slowly repeated himself.
"That's right, in the blink of an eye, you have too many strikes. Although this will make the other party's eyes blur, you'll also have more openings" Gu Qing Shan patiently explained.
These are all swordsmanship insights that Gu Qing Shan gained from fighting demons, risking his life countless times and risking his own blood as the price.
To save Gongsun Zhi and Ning Yuechan, for his own survival, he has to fully display his swordsmanship talent.
Hundred Flowers Fairy's eyes are the highest in the world.
As a Great Sword Saint, Gu Qing Shan's eyes and experience go without saying. Although there's still a bit of a gap between her and a Sainted realm cultivator like Hundred Flowers Fairy, she's still close to Hundred Flowers Fairy.
Right now, the System's seal has been undone, so Gu Qing Shan's swordsmanship has been restored. However, there are still a lot of sword strikes that require Soul Points to awaken.
This is also the System's way of protecting him.
Some of the more powerful sword strikes, even just thinking about it will cause damage to Gu Qing Shan's qi training realm soul vessel.
If his cultivation is too low, he won't be able to endure this damage, so he can only do it step by step.
The scholar stood still for a bit, then swung his sword again.
This time, his strikes were a lot slower.
Each strike was still as fast as lightning, but at the same time, there's only one strike.
The fewer sword strikes he has to use, the more powerful his sword is.
Simple, direct, full force.
The sword's aura is becoming sharper and sharper.
While performing his sword strikes, the scholar muttered: "Wrong, wrong, so I've always been pursuing speed and complexity, even my direction was wrong"
Gu Qing Shan glanced at him, then stepped forward with her sword and exchanged a few dozen strikes with him.
"Hah!"
The scholar shouted and suddenly put his sword away.
He solemnly clasped his fist and thanked her: "Fellow Dao seeker, your words have enlightened me, you've passed my test"
"Thank you" Gu Qing Shan clasped her fist in return.
Outside the painting, the maid seemed to sense something and smiled: "This [Vacuum Lightning Slash] technique, to think that someone would slow down and use it, quite the ingenuity"
She glanced at the incense stick, only 10% of it has been burned.
It was now that the maid was a bit interested.
She continued to look at the painting.
Inside the painting, the scholar nodded. His figure slowly faded away.
Another cultivator appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan.
This was a monk, wielding a sword with a confused look in his eyes.
"My question, is to ask the sword heart" the monk blankly stared at the sword in his hand and said.
"Please" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Using the sword to kill living beings, even if living beings enter the cycle of reincarnation, they won't be able to get rid of their delusions and obsessions, instead becoming the cause of karma in the future"
"If that's the case, why not kill living beings, why not use the sword?"
"May I ask, benefactor, how does a person who uses the sword feel?" the monk asked.
Good question!
Gu Qing Shan's expression became serious.
If this question is answered too deeply, it'll destroy his Dao heart.
The two of them standing there and discussing Dao in a friendly manner is actually much more dangerous than killing their way through a horde of demons.
If Gu Qing Shan is shaken by the question, his Dao heart will also shatter.
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