Soon, many sword test disciples were eliminated, and candidates who passed the preliminary test were gradually revealed.
There are a total of five people from the Nangong family, six from the Ou family, and four from the Li family. The Li family is already doing well this year, with one single seedling passing the preliminary test.
Li Jin was extremely happy when one member of the Li family passed the preliminary examination, but Li Chengzai was not happy. Li Jin was happy because in his third year of taking charge of the Li family, finally one of the Li family's disciples could pass the preliminary sword test, compared to none in the previous two years, which was already considered good. However, Li Jin really has nothing to be happy about, because the disciple who passed the preliminary examination is not his, but a disciple of Li Chengzai, but the appearance of the Li family is already much better.
Li Chengzai was unhappy, but he had his reasons. Because the number of disciples who entered the house was originally limited, with only two people per family. Now, just after the first test, the Li family has only one seedling left. This means that the other place of their Li family has been taken away by three other families.
Just after the first test, the Li family has already lost a place. If his disciple fails to pass the retest, it will mean that the Li family will be wiped out again this year. Ever since the Star Sword Sect was co-founded by the four patriarchs, a family has not had a disciple break into the family for three consecutive years. Such a thing has never happened before. If this were the case, the Li family would be completely embarrassed.
After the preliminary examination, students who pass the preliminary examination will usually be given some preparation time, and then the re-examination will begin the next day.
The retest is not a competition between the disciples who are trying the sword. Instead, the elders assign formal disciples to test the disciples who are trying the sword. It is usually limited to fifty or one hundred moves. If the talent is high, it is also possible. Ask him to take one hundred and fifty moves. The outcome of the retest is no longer important. The most important thing is to see the performance of the swordsman disciple and see if he has any training value. Because no matter how powerful the sword test disciple is, it is absolutely impossible to beat the disciple assigned by the elder. If he can already beat the candidate pointed out by the elder, then he does not need to go to the sword trial competition and can go out to travel in the world.
The result of the re-examination, whether you win or lose, or how many moves you lose, doesn't matter. In short, you have to have highlights and make the elders think you are a talent, and then they will select you and train you. After the re-examination, the results are generally not announced immediately. Instead, the elders will discuss with each other to see who is suitable and who is not, and then decide together on the candidates.
However, there is a bottom line for the re-examination. If a disciple in the re-examination cannot even pass the fifty-move test of the most recent book, then he will directly lose the qualification to become a disciple, which is a true defeat.
The only disciple of Li Chengzai who passed the sword test meeting was Li Yishuang. What made Li Chengzai happy was that Li Yishuang performed well in the sword test meeting and was unanimously recognized by everyone. They all believed that he had a good chance of passing the retest.
Yes, it's better than nothing.
Li Chengzai could only comfort himself this way.
At night, everyone went back to their own homes. The disciples who passed the reexamination that night naturally had something on their minds, and most of them couldn't sleep.
When Li Chengzai was young, he also participated in the sword trial competition, so he especially understood Li Yishuang's current mood. The Li family has not elected a new disciple for two years, and the Li family has high expectations for him.
Xiling Mountain, Li Chengzai's residence.
It was almost midnight, but Li Chengzai was not asleep yet. He was still giving instructions to his proud disciple Li Yishuang.
"It feels good, remember! In the retest tomorrow, don't care who your opponent is, or the outcome. Just try your best and perform well. With your talent, the elders will see it as long as they are not blind. "Li Chengzai's tone obviously criticized the elders. It's as if the elders are blind if they don't choose my disciple.
"Yes, Master. I remember it." Li Yishuang nodded and replied.
"How are you doing with the swordsmanship I taught you recently?" Li Chengzai asked again.
"I've already mastered it. Otherwise, master can give me some guidance." Li Yishuang replied.
"No, it's too late today. You have to compete tomorrow. That's it. You go back first." Li Chengzai replied.
"Yes, Master." Li Yishuang said and planned to leave.
"Oh! You will retest tomorrow. The sword skills I taught you should not be used unless absolutely necessary." Li Chengzai warned.
"Why?" Li Yishuang asked puzzled.
"Don't ask too many questions, just do as I say." Li Chengzai said sternly.
"Okay, disciple, I'm leaving." Li Yishuang said, then turned and left.
After Li Yishuang left, Li Chengzai also returned to the room and was about to fall asleep. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something again, then he picked up his sword and walked out of the room in three steps and two steps.
Instead of taking the right path, he jumped out of the wall with his sword and went straight into the mountains and woods.
The grass and trees in Xiling Mountain are lush, and it is still night and dark at this time, so I can't see anything. I don't know where he is going or what he is going to do.
Li Chengzai came to an open space and suddenly stopped.
He didn't speak, he was observing, as if he was looking for something.
There was a sound of the sword, and Li Chengzai's sword was unsheathed and stabbed straight into the back of a big tree. His swordsmanship is extremely fast and his sword moves are fierce, even compared with the top ten swordsmen, he is not inferior in any way.
The sound of the sword passed by, a black shadow flashed, and a masked man appeared from behind the big tree, holding a fine steel rod in his hand.
Li Chengzai was unyielding and pursued him with his sword moves. The man's martial arts skills were as strong as Li Chengzai's. He swung the iron rod, made several "clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, etc., and the fire flashed, and all Li Chengzai's sword moves were blocked." Li Chengzai said "Huh", and thrust out his sword one after another. The black shadow's body style was strange, and Li Chengzai had never seen it before. However, Li Chengzai was a very brave man and was not afraid at all. He used his sword moves only to attack but not to defend, forcing the man in black to retreat continuously.
Seeing that Li Chengzai's sword moves were powerful, the shadow man tried to resist him head-on, fearing that he would be defeated, so he suddenly bent his body and flashed a strange arc. Then he came behind Li Chengzai, and then struck back with his long stick. The offensive was also very powerful. .
Li Chengzai was slightly shocked, because he had never seen or even heard of this body technique.
Li Chengzai retreated with his sword moves, switched from offense to defense, and calmly neutralized the offensive of the man in black.
Suddenly, the two stopped at the same time, as if they had reached some kind of agreement.
"Master Li's swordsmanship is indeed superb, I admire you." The visitor spoke first.
"Your Excellency has excellent martial arts skills. Why did you break into our Xiling Mountain for several days in a row and didn't bother to leave? What is your purpose?" Li Chengzai asked in a dull voice.
