Return to the Outer Sect
While they were talking, the night deepened. The entire Swordmaster Peak was extremely quiet.
The atmosphere in the hall was the same.
The five of them sank into their thoughts after hearing Chu Xingyun's words, especially the four Sword Masters. Their gazes towards Chu Xingyun had clearly changed. They were now filled with certainty.
Before this, they had treated Chu Xingyun as a junior, helping and supporting him in every way.
However, after this incident, the four of them were surprised to find that Chu Xingyun's perspective on people and things was more profound and penetrating than anyone else's. It could be said that he considered everything.
"Qingcheng." At this moment, Chu Xingyun spoke again, causing everyone to regain their senses.
He looked at Xia Qingcheng and said slowly, "Help me pass down the order. Tomorrow, all the outer disciples will go to the Martial Arts Square. The time is still noon. No one is allowed to be absent."
"Okay!" Xia Qingcheng immediately nodded, turned around, and left.
Normally speaking, unless there was a major announcement, it would normally not gather all the outer court disciples. Such a frequent gathering would cause many people to grumble in their hearts, thus causing unnecessary disputes.
However, when the four Sword Masters saw this scene, they did not ask any questions. After exhorting a few words, they left one after another.
They knew in their hearts that Chu Xingyun's every move had his own reasons and thoughts. The only thing the four of them could do was to trust him and silently support him.
The curtain of night dissipated, and dawn slowly arrived.
The aftermath of yesterday's incident had yet to completely disappear. The entire outer disciple became noisy once again. Countless outer disciples left their residences and headed toward the Martial Plaza in a mighty manner.
Last night, Chu Xingyun's words had thrown Wanjian Pavilion into chaos!
At that time, many people were unwilling to believe this fact. They felt that Chu Xingyun was trying to confuse the public in order to increase his prestige and reputation in the hearts of the Outer Sect disciples.
However, at noon last night, the huge bronze door of the Law Enforcement Hall opened once again.
One after another, cold corpses were brought out and laid out on the mountain path. Blood seeped through the mountain rocks and the corpses covered the mountain path. That shocking scene made it hard for people to recover from their shock.
At that time, someone recognized that those corpses belonged to the elders and attendants who had yet to leave the Law Enforcement Hall.
At this moment, they suddenly realized that Chu Xingyun wasn't lying. More than 1,500 Elders and Deacons had died, and they would never be able to leave the Enforcement Hall again.
It was also because of this that when Chu Xingyun's order was passed down, the outer court once again fell into chaos. None of the outer court disciples dared to ignore this order, and all of them hurried to the Martial Arts Plaza, fearing that they would be delayed.
In addition to the outer disciples, those elders and deacons who were lucky enough to survive also quickly rushed to the Martial Arts Square. They arrived one step ahead of the others and prepared conscientiously.
When Chu Xingyun and Xia Qingcheng arrived at the outer court, the entire Martial Arts Plaza was already filled with people. 70,000 outer court disciples and more than 1,500 deacon elders were all present.
"Sword Master, the outer court disciples have all been gathered. Please give the order." An outer court elder quickly walked over and bowed. He didn't dare to look directly at Chu Xingyun.
Chu Xingyun nodded and said lightly, "Let them wait quietly."
"Yes!" Although he didn't know what Chu Xingyun's intention was, the outer court elder still obeyed the order. He took a few steps back and then turned around, letting the 70,000 outer court disciples wait quietly.
Chu Xingyun glanced at the crowd. His body floated in the air, and he stood proudly in the void.
At this moment, his pitch-black eyes suddenly emitted bursts of light. Spiritual power swept through the void, causing his entire aura to become mysterious and unpredictable.
It was also at this moment that Chu Xingyun saw that the 70,000 outer court disciples began to emit a faint brilliance. The colors of the brilliance were different. Some were red, some were blue, and some were even black and white. It was very strange.
Moreover, the brilliance on each person's body was different. Some people only had two halos, which were flickering. Some people had five halos, which were dazzling.
"No wonder it's one of the six major forces of the Northern Wilderness Region. Its foundation is indeed rich." Chu Xingyun's lips curled up slightly. He was secretly delighted.
At this moment, he was performing a secret technique.
This secret technique didn't have any killing power. Its only function was to spy on the sword intent of others.
Everyone knew that sword intent was divided into seven types.
The Wanjian Pavilion had been passed down for thousands of years, and it only developed the light sword intent. It rarely touched on the other six types of sword intent, so the monstrous geniuses it nurtured were all people with light sword intent.
The reason why Chu Xingyun wanted to manage the outer court of the Wanjian Pavilion was to select those buried geniuses from the 70,000 outer court disciples and take them under his command!
In his eyes, the various colors represented different sword intents. Gold was gold, green was wood, blue was water, red was fire, yellow was earth, white was light, and black was darkness.
As for the number of halos, it represented the grade of the sword intent.
Chu Xingyun's gaze moved over the 70,000 outer court disciples one by one. He looked very carefully and didn't miss a single person.
At this moment, his gaze suddenly stopped and fell on a tall and sturdy outer court disciple.
That outer court disciple's cultivation had already reached the 9th level of the Earth Spirit Realm. However, there wasn't a single trace of brilliance on his body.
"You, step out." Chu Xingyun stretched out his finger and pointed at the outer court disciple from afar as he said with a calm voice, "Ascend that martial arts arena and continue to wait."
That outer court disciple was stunned for a moment, then he hurriedly stood out and ascended the martial arts arena at the side.
This action immediately attracted the puzzlement of many outer court disciples.
"That person's cultivation has already reached the 9th level of the Earth Spirit Realm, and he's only a step away from advancing to the Sky Spirit Realm. Could it be that Luo Yun Sword Lord greatly nurtured him to become an elder or deacon of the outer court?"
"After yesterday's matter, there are a large number of empty positions for elders and deacons. In order to allow the outer court to operate freely, they will definitely support some talented disciples. Otherwise, why would they let him step out?"
The discussions of the crowd became more and more intense. The outer court disciple that ascended the martial arts arena was also immensely pleased with himself as he slightly raised his head, as if he was showing off.
"You, step out!"
At this time, Chu Xingyun's voice sounded out once again.
Following his voice, more and more outer court disciples ascended the martial arts arena. Every single one of their faces were filled with ecstasy, while the crowd below had faces filled with envy, wishing that they could become one of them.
However, as the number of people increased, the expressions of the crowd became strange.
They discovered that the outer court disciples that ascended the martial arts arena had uneven cultivations. The strong had already reached the 9th level of the Earth Spirit Realm, and the weak were only at the 1st level of the Earth Spirit Realm. Moreover, their ages and origins were all different, and there was no pattern to speak of.
But even so, there were still many people whose hearts were filled with desire. They wanted to ascend the martial arts arena and become a new deacon or even an elder of the outer court, controlling a region of power.
Amongst these people, Shui Qianyue also wanted to ascend the martial arts arena.
However, her goal in ascending the martial arts arena wasn't to control a region of power. She only wanted to shorten the distance between her and Chu Xingyun, so that their identities wouldn't be so different.
"Hmm?"
While she was pondering, Chu Xingyun's gaze suddenly fell onto her body, and stopped there.
At this instant, Shui Qianyue's heart started to beat violently, and her breathing became hurried. Even her entire body started to lightly tremble, as if she was blessed by the heavens.
However, Chu Xingyun didn't say anything, and after stopping for a moment, he moved away and continued to look at the other outer court disciples.
"Is it another misconception?" Shui Qianyue's expression was desolate, her head drooped, and her charming face was filled with bitterness.
Time slowly passed, and the blazing sun moved west, and the sunset gradually covered the sky.
Chu Xingyun finally retracted his gaze, and slowly descended from mid-air.
In the martial arts arena, there was a total of four thousand outer court disciples standing. When they saw Chu Xingyun land on the ground, their faces were filled with excitement, as if they were soldiers waiting to receive a medal.
As for the outer court disciples below, they all hung their heads dejectedly, and let out helpless sighs.
"Qingcheng." Chu Xingyun said unhurriedly.
Xia Qingcheng quickly walked out, and came to Chu Xingyun's side.
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