The Tower of Purging Dust opened and Liang Ban Hu and Qi Jian walked out. The clergy of Li Palace announced that Qi Jian was the victor, causing an uproar amongst the crowd, but they themselves didn't have much of a reaction, whispering to each other, as if they didn't care that their clothes were riddled with wounds, bloodstains were everywhere, and the remnants of Holy Light healing still lingered between their sleeves.
They walked down the stone steps and towards the stream, continuing to whisper along the way.
Some examinees who were closer could hear that these two brothers were actually discussing the previous duel: You didn't use this move correctly, Senior, you used that move too slowly …
These past few years, the Divine State's Seven Laws were the idols or goals of many of the younger generation of xiuzhe cultivators. The battles between these seven disciples of Li Shan Sword Sect were spread throughout the world, becoming a topic of discussion for many. Just like the time when Qi Jian lost to Zhuang Huan Yu by one move, because it was a rare defeat for the Divine State's Seven Laws, it was discussed over and over again.
But very few people had seen the battle between these two brothers.
It wasn't until today that people finally understood why the younger generation of Li Shan Sword Sect was so strong, and why the Divine State's Seven Laws were so dazzling.
In a battle between fellow disciples, they didn't hold back, but they didn't hold grudges or grudges, because in their eyes, this was a common occurrence.
To do such a common occurrence every day was extraordinary, how could Li Shan not be strong?
Tang Thirty Six looked at the four disciples of Li Shan Sword Sect by the stream and said with some disappointment: "So losing to Liang Ban Hu was a matter of course, Qi Jian is also far stronger than me."
Losing and being stronger here wasn't referring to strength, but something else.
Chen Chang Sheng said: "We can learn from them."
Tang Thirty Six glanced at him and said: "How? Didn't you notice that Liang Ban Hu was happy even though he lost, he was truly happy. "
"Hmm?"
"At the Grand Examination, they can use their swords to their heart's content, without worrying about being crippled or dying, this makes them very happy."
"And so?"
"I'm not that kind of monster, I can't learn, I admit defeat."
From entering Li Palace early in the morning to entering the Education Palace within the Green Leaf World, from the Hall of Zhao Wen to the Tower of Purging Dust, the number of Li Palace clergymen that appeared before the examinees weren't many, but in reality, the entire Li Palace, or more accurately, the entire Orthodoxy, was in service for the Grand Examination. There were many clergymen that the examinees couldn't see doing various kinds of work, it was very difficult to die in the Grand Examination.
As he once again entered the tower, Chen Chang Sheng intentionally looked upstairs, he didn't see anyone, then he saw his opponent.
In the third round, his opponent was a little girl. She was precisely the Junior Sister of Holy Maiden Peak who had ridiculed and humiliated him on the divine path, Ye Xiao Lian.
Holy Maiden Peak was the same as the Longevity Sect, they were both one of the two major sects within the Orthodoxy of the South, having many sects under their jurisdiction. Ye Xiao Lian came from Gentle Stream Temple, in the information provided to Orthodox Academy by the Education Board, it was clearly stated that this little girl's cultivation talent wasn't bad, once she was of age, she could directly enter South Stream Temple, of course, she could only enter the outer sect to cultivate.
No matter how good her cultivation talent was, Ye Xiao Lian was still too young, as one of the youngest competitors in the Grand Examination, her cultivation level was very unstable, logically speaking, it would be very difficult for her to enter the third round, but her luck in drawing lots was extremely good, her first round victory was extremely smooth. In the second round, her opponent was a commoner student that could only participate in the Grand Examination by passing the preliminary examination, her cultivation level was similar to her opponent's, but her True Essence wasn't as deep as her opponent's. In the end, she had to rely on the magic tool that she carried with her to luckily win the match. After exiting the tower, she threw herself into her senior's embrace and cried, unable to contain her joy.
In the third round, she heard Chen Chang Sheng's name, she knew that her good luck had finally come to an end.
Ye Xiao Lian looked at Chen Chang Sheng, her young and tender face was filled with nervousness and unease, her face slightly pale.
That day on the divine avenue, she had called Chen Chang Sheng a toad that wanted to eat the flesh of the Phoenix, she had always believed that Chen Chang Sheng was a useless piece of trash, but who could have guessed that Chen Chang Sheng would actually win two rounds in a row, and in the previous round, he had even defeated Scholartree Manor's Huo Guang. This was different from her extremely good luck in drawing lots, he had obviously relied on his own strength.
Ye Xiao Lian knew that she wasn't Chen Chang Sheng's match, thinking of how she had previously offended this person, she became even more nervous.
At this moment, the examiner's voice came from the second floor: "If you're ready, then begin."
Chen Chang Sheng looked towards Ye Xiao Lian, nodding his head in acknowledgment.
Being glanced at by him, Ye Xiao Lian couldn't help but feel afraid, the rims of her eyes slightly reddened and her dress slightly trembled.
Chen Chang Sheng was slightly startled, thinking to himself, what's going on?
Ye Xiao Lian was truly afraid, her body couldn't stop trembling, the string of bells on her wrist also began to tremble, giving off a clear ringing sound.
The clear ringing of the bells caused her to become slightly more clear-headed, she gathered her courage and threw the bells on her wrist towards Chen Chang Sheng.
She was separated from Chen Chang Sheng by a distance of over ten metres, but the string of bells had actually arrived before Chen Chang Sheng in an instant.
This string of bells was Gentle Stream Temple's magic tool, the Bells of Sanskrit, it couldn't be compared to a legendary level magic tool like the Thousand Mile Button, but it still possessed an extremely powerful might, not much weaker than the umbrella that Luo Luo had faced in the first round, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to rely on this magic tool to directly defeat her opponent in the second round.
It was unknown what kind of metal this string of bells was made from, the strings faintly contained a swift and forceful sword intent, the clear ringing concealed a certain aura that could interfere with a cultivator's True Essence circulation, but Ye Xiao Lian's luck seemed to have truly been used up in the first few rounds, her current opponent, Chen Chang Sheng, was most lacking in True Essence, he also didn't need True Essence to battle.
His right hand formed a fist and punched forward, then his fingers spread out in the air, like a blossoming flower, accurately grabbing onto this string of Bells of Sanskrit.
The Bells of Sanskrit incessantly trembled in his hand, looking as if it was struggling, transmitting a massive force to its surroundings, at the same time, the aura that interfered with the circulation of True Essence became increasingly forceful.
The circulation of True Essence within Chen Chang Sheng's body was indeed greatly affected, but the problem was, even if the Bells of Sanskrit didn't do anything, his True Essence circulation was originally difficult to smooth, his meridians were originally broken.
He didn't use True Essence, only his physical strength, he was able to tightly grasp this string of Bells of Sanskrit in his hand.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The Bells of Sanskrit violently trembled, struggling, wanting to escape from his grasp, but ultimately failing.
After a few breaths of time, the Bells of Sanskrit finally calmed down, stopping within his palm.
Seeing this scene, Ye Xiao Lian had completely forgotten that she was in the middle of a battle, using her hand to cover her mouth, she was extremely shocked.
The Bells of Sanskrit were given to her by a teacher from Gentle Stream Temple, she was very clear on how much power this string of Bells of Sanskrit carried when it danced, it was very hard to control. She had thought that Chen Chang Sheng would have many methods to easily cause the Bells of Sanskrit to lose their effect, but she never could have imagined that Chen Chang Sheng would actually use his palm to directly grasp the Bells of Sanskrit.
The clear ringing of the bells disappeared, the tower was silent.
Ye Xiao Lian was shocked speechless, she didn't make any further movements.
Chen Chang Sheng also didn't continue, he gripped the string of bells and looked towards the second floor.
The room on the second floor was still quiet, unknown if it was due to the shock of Chen Chang Sheng's inhuman strength, or some other reason, no one spoke.
Mo Yu's expression was indifferent as she said: "Do you really think he would humiliate a little girl? He's not Tang Tang. "
These words revealed some hidden intentions, and also made a conclusion.
A Li Palace clergyman appeared by the second floor's railing, looked towards Ye Xiao Lian and asked: "Admit defeat?"
Ye Xiao Lian nodded, the rims of her eyes were slightly red.
Chen Chang Sheng placed the Bells of Sanskrit on the sand by his feet, turned around and walked out of the tower.
He didn't say any malicious words to this little girl who had once humiliated him, nor did he pay attention to her.
Ye Xiao Lian blankly stared at his footsteps, suddenly feeling a little helpless.
She had previously prepared herself to be defeated by Chen Chang Sheng and then humiliated, but she didn't expect that he wouldn't do so.
Exiting the tower, Chen Chang Sheng returned to the woodlands.
Ye Xiao Lian returned to her senior's side, lifted her sleeve and wiped her tears.
"Have tender feelings for the fairer sex?"
Tang Thirty Six looked at Chen Chang Sheng and sneered: "Then what kind of person would I be?"
Chen Chang Sheng asked: "Then if it was you, what would you do?"
Tang Thirty Six thought about it, and found that he couldn't do anything. He didn't like that little girl named Ye Xiao Lian, he could be harsh with his words, because arguments relied on words, cultivation methods, lung capacity and shamelessness, but he couldn't really say that he would beat her up, right? Wouldn't that be bullying the weak?
Next up was Luo Luo.
Of the four scholars from Scholartree Manor that participated in the Grand Examination, only two remained. Her opponent for this match was the other person apart from Zhong Hui.
She and that scholar from Scholartree Manor entered the tower.
Footsteps could be heard from the second floor.
A few important personages came to the window to observe the match. They were really curious as to what level Her Highness had reached, to be able to cause the Council of Divine Ordinance to specifically change the Proclamation of Azure Clouds. In the first round, Luo Luo's opponent was too weak, causing Tian Hai Sheng Xue to directly forfeit in the second round, then she would have to fight in this round, right?
Luo Luo untied the Falling Rain Whip from her side, looked at the scholar from Scholartree Manor and said: "You first."
In Orthodox Academy, she was respectful and well-behaved towards Chen Chang Sheng, occasionally acting coquettishly, but in front of others, her bearing was completely different. Previously, at the Ivy League gathering, whether it was Heavenly Academy's professor or Li Mountain's Elder Xiao Song Gong, they weren't even worthy of her attention, let alone this scholar from Scholartree Manor.
She didn't purposefully look down on him, nor did she have an overbearing air, she was only graceful and calm, her tone was indifferent, yet she had an air of nobility and might.
The scholar's expression slightly changed, he slowly unsheathed his longsword from its sheath.
His movements were slow, but the sound of the longsword leaving its sheath was extremely crisp.
A clang!
A bright flash of the sword, in an instant, traversed a distance of over ten metres, arriving before Luo Luo's eyes!
Luo Luo's eyes didn't even blink, her eyelashes didn't even tremble.
Rising Yellow!
The Falling Rain Whip in her hand wildly danced.
Zhong Shan's Sword of Wind and Rain was imbued with an incomparably majestic True Essence, easily annihilating the flash of the sword, it then charged towards the scholar from Scholartree Manor.
The Education Palace was a miniature world, the reaction of Heaven and Earth was even more sensitive, following her display of Zhong Shan's Sword of Wind and Rain, a strange phenomenon appeared in the dark blue skies.
A dark cloud floated over from an unknown place, enveloping the entire tower.
Then, it began to rain.
Just like before the match began, the black eaves of the tower were once again washed.
She was using the Falling Rain Whip, the raindrops were the tip of the whip.
The raindrops fell upon the eaves, falling upon the yellow sand, making pitter-patter sounds.
It was like the sound of a whip striking a person's body.
The rain gradually increased in intensity, a torrential downpour. Within the tower, the curtain of rain was dense, making it impossible to see anything.
Occasionally, a flash of a sword would flash, but it was instantly swallowed up by the torrential rain.
After a moment, an extremely clear sound resounded within the tower. Pa!
The torrential rain suddenly stopped.
The scholar from Scholartree Manor powerlessly collapsed in a corner, his body covered in wounds, blood and rainwater mixed together.
His face was pale, his slightly blue lips slightly trembled and his eyes were filled with despair.
That was the despair of being crushed by an absolute power.
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(One, a few days ago, I wrote Gentle Stream Temple as Tiger Stream Temple, I'll find some time to change it. Two, when the Sacred Sound Bell clangs, everyone knows what song I want to sing. Three, Ye Xiao Lian blankly stared at Chen Chang Sheng's footsteps, she was actually so helpless. She was a child, so of course, this was that song. See you tomorrow.)
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