Cheng Ling and Fang Jie meditated for a while. After recovering their cultivation, they stood up and walked forward. Along the way, monks kept catching up, obviously they had just passed the second level.
Fang Jie was anxious and said to Cheng Ling: "Let's speed up. There are more people coming from behind, and I'm afraid we don't have enough time!"
Cheng Ling agreed, and the two began to speed up.
After walking for about an incense stick, I heard a roaring sound ahead. The two of them looked up, stunned and speechless.
I saw a very wide waterfall falling from the sky in front of me. It was thousands of feet wide, like the entire Milky Way hanging upside down. The roaring sound of the water made people feel temporarily deaf. Many monks in front of the waterfall were shocked by the sight before them!
After a long time, Fang Jie sent a message and said: "Cheng Ling, this waterfall is too spectacular, and the water flow is so fast. Look below, even the fish can't stay under the waterfall, they can only swim outside. What should we do?" How to get there?"
Cheng Ling said: "Don't worry, let's wait and see what the situation is like!"
Fang Jie nodded, and the two of them slowly came to the waterfall and looked at it carefully. Many monks were seen flying in the air, trying to pass through the waterfall, but the water flow was too fast, and many monks were shot down before they could pass through, and fell under the waterfall.
Fang Jie's face turned pale and he said: "This third level is too difficult. It seems I can't pass it. I know a few of those monks, and their cultivation is higher than mine. Even they can't pass it. I'm even more in danger."
Cheng Ling's eyes flashed and he said, "Wait a minute, let me observe for a while, maybe there is hope!"
Fang Jie was delighted. Along the way, Cheng Ling always made amazing moves. Although his cultivation level was similar to his own, he could always turn the corner at critical moments. I wonder how he could deal with the predicament in front of him.
Cheng Ling had been observing the flow of the waterfall. When the monks entered, the rapid water flowed straight down, like a heavy punch. It covered a wide area and could not be resisted. The only way is to resist the falling water.
Then the flow of the waterfall must be completely cut off the moment the body passes through it. However, this method is obviously not clever, because to cut off such a huge waterfall, the attack power required is not generally strong.
The three levels set up by the Famous Sword Academy definitely do not want the monks who are participating in the election to be unable to pass, it is just a test for them. The first level, thousands of rivers and mountains, is actually a test of one's mind, not to be confused by the sight in front of you.
The second level is difficult for flying birds to cross, and it tests the physical strength and physical strength. As for this third level, it is the most difficult. You need to have a certain foundation in eyesight, speed, body skills, and attack power to pass it.
Forcibly cutting off the flow of the waterfall with attack power is indeed a method, but the loss is too great, which is obviously not the original intention of the investigation. Then you can only observe carefully, find the weak link of the waterfall, and use a small attack force to temporarily cut it off.
He observed for a long time and gradually saw some clues. There are obviously some mechanisms on the back side of the waterfall. On the vertical and horizontal surfaces of the entire waterfall, there are several places where the water flow is obviously slow, so it should be easy to pass through.
It's just that the degree of slowdown is limited. It's not a big problem to pass through alone, but it's difficult for Fang Jie. Unless the attack intensity is increased, the waterfall will be temporarily stagnant. But in this way, he would at least expose his strongest sword move, God Thunder Slayer.
At the moment, we are only participating in the screening stage of the assessment, and we don't want to expose too much, so the only thing left is to try to use the sword. Although he only touched the surface, he believed that with just a hint of sword intent, the waterfall could be stopped for a short time.
A swordsman who understands the meaning of the sword has extraordinary attack power and lethality.
Comparable to monks. Often, only one point of force can be used to achieve the effect of three points for ordinary people. Therefore, in this way, Cheng Ling does not need to expose the ultimate move of Leiyun Swordsmanship.
He turned around and said: "Fang Jie, you must follow me closely later and never leave me a step away, otherwise it will be difficult to cross."
Fang Jie was overjoyed and nodded in agreement!
"Get ready..., get going!"
Cheng Ling warned, and when Fang Jie had enough momentum, he suddenly ejected. Fang Jie followed closely behind him, and the distance between the two was almost closed.
Cheng Ling came to the weak link of the waterfall. When he got closer, a light flashed in his eyes, and a sky-high momentum rose. A dazzling sword light flashed instantly. A gap was cut in the waterfall, and the falling water was stopped!
"rush!"
The gap opened by this sword was not big. Cheng Ling's time to fully understand the meaning of the sword was too short, and his grasp of the power was still a little short. If the two of them entered at the same time, Fang Jie behind him would definitely be knocked down by the waterfall.
He could only let Fang Jie rush into it first, and then slapped him on the back, giving him the final boost. Soon, Fang Jie disappeared into the waterfall.
However, Cheng Ling's body began to fall. Fortunately, he did not enter the waterfall, and the rushing water could not hit him. He took a deep breath, raised his true energy, and struck the waterfall with another sword.
With this sword, he did not hold back at all. The fur of the sword was completely released. In an instant, another gap was cut in the waterfall water, which was larger than the gap created by the first sword. He dived into the gap with one side of his body. Eventually disappearing into the waterfall.
Thousands of meters above the waterfall, the elder who felt the sword intent in front of the mountain gate had a flash of light in his eyes. He looked down and saw Cheng Ling diving into the waterfall.
His heart moved, and he murmured: "It turns out it's him, he's only about twenty years old, and he actually touched the sword's will. His achievements in the future are limitless, and he must be included in his pocket!"
Originally, Cheng Ling's first sword did not use all his strength, and the fluctuations in sword intent were very small, and the old man had not noticed it yet. But the second sword is different. The body is already falling. If it doesn't pass through the waterfall, it can only fall or return, then it will be eliminated.
Of course Cheng Ling didn't want to be eliminated, so he had no choice but to use all his strength, and the fluctuations in sword intent were sensed by the old man.
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, another old man asked: "What, Old Master Jian, have you seen the person you like?"
The old man chuckled and said, "Yes, he is a very good boy. In the future, he will be the mainstay of the Kendo Academy."
Another old man was startled and said: "No, Master Swordsman, just one look at you can confirm that you will become the number one in your kendo academy. It's a bit exaggerated. Hey, you can't change your bragging habit!"
"I say, old man, I appreciate young people. It's none of your business. If you don't believe it, just wait and see."
The old pharaoh smiled bitterly, turned to the third old man and said: "Old Master Wu, look, this old swordsman has committed his old habit again, and you don't even say a few words."
Wu Laodao smiled and said: "You, Pharaoh Dao, only know how to look at other people's faces, and you don't even look at whether there are any interesting monks this year. I did see a few that were pretty good, and they should have great achievements in the future."
The pharaoh shook his head, feeling helpless towards these two old Taoists. This was just a screening process for taking part in the assessment. Their spiritual roots and age were not yet determined. It was a shame that they could draw conclusions about their future achievements so quickly. Disciples and elders.
Let’s not talk about what happened between the three old men. Let’s talk about Cheng Ling. After he passed through the waterfall, he saw Fang Jie waiting in front with a look on his face.
Anxious look.
Seeing that Cheng Ling finally came out, he took a deep breath and said, "Brother Cheng, fortunately you passed the test. If I had prevented you from passing the test just to help me, I would have been uneasy for the rest of my life!"
Cheng Ling smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I'm not very proficient in the sword moves I just learned. I made some mistakes. Otherwise, we could have entered together with the first sword."
Fang Jie said: "I still have to thank Brother Cheng for his help. Fang Jie will remember this kindness and will definitely repay it in the future."
Cheng Ling waved his hand and didn't care. He didn't expect Fang Jie to repay him, and he wouldn't help him if he didn't suit his taste.
After looking around, he saw a huge valley in front of him. The spiritual energy in the valley was very rich, comparable to the thirty times the spirit gathering array arranged by Cheng Ling.
In the valley, birds are chirping and flowers are fragrant, and wooden lofts stand tall. It’s hard to count how many there are.
When his spiritual consciousness swept away, he could not see the edge of the entire valley. He was horrified in his heart. His spiritual consciousness could cover a radius of thousands of miles, but he could not even see the edge. How big was this valley? How big was the Famous Sword Academy? How vast.
Fang Jie looked at his expression and said: "Famous Sword Academy covers an extremely large area. The outer gate alone has a radius of thousands of miles. The area of the inner gate is not much different, but the number of disciples is much smaller. Each inner gate has a very large area." Each disciple can have an independent courtyard."
Cheng Ling asked: "Now that we have passed the three levels, can we directly become inner disciples?"
"Not yet. You must first pass the assessment to become an outer disciple. After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, you can then apply for the assessment as an inner disciple. In fact, there are many secret cultivation realms in the outer disciple area. You can also try to enter, so as to become The inner disciples can lay a good foundation."
"What secret realms are there for cultivation?"
"I only know that there is a training tower to improve your cultivation. The spiritual energy inside is ten times richer than outside, and there is also an Enlightenment Tower to learn martial arts, which can help improve your martial arts. I don't know the rest. Brother Cheng, are you ready? Are you going to enter the Kendo Academy?"
Cheng Ling murmured, "I don't know what kind of place the Cultivation Tower and the Enlightenment Tower are. I must experience them if I have the chance." Then he asked: "What is the Kendo Academy?"
Fang Jie explained: "There are many disciples in Famous Sword Academy, more than three million, and the outer disciples account for the vast majority, about two million. With so many disciples, the direction of cultivation must be different."
"Therefore, the academy is divided into three branches, namely the Kendo Academy, the Law Academy, and the Martial Arts Academy. The number of disciples in the three branches is about the same, each with about 800,000. They compete with each other and the relationship is not harmonious, unless the entire academy is facing Only strong enemies will join hands to fight against each other.”
Cheng Ling nodded. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Only the competition between the three academies can make the academy more prosperous and talented. These were obviously intentional actions by the academy's senior officials. As long as the matter did not escalate into a big deal, no one would care about the disputes among the disciples.
He asked: "Are you going to the martial arts academy?"
Fang Jie's face darkened and he said, "Yes, since I was young, I have been practicing martial arts, and I can only choose the martial arts academy. We are about to separate!"
Cheng Ling smiled casually and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as we work hard together, we will definitely be together one day."
Fang Jie secretly nodded. After arriving at the martial arts academy, he must practice hard, at least not to be thrown away too much by Cheng Ling.
At this moment, the majestic voice came again: "The monks who have passed the three levels, please go to the academy square for the assessment!"
The disciple assessment officially begins!
