In the penthouse of No. 25,000, Cheng Ling sat cross-legged in the hall, running the body-training technique.
Three days have passed. In these three days, Cheng Ling's name has reached the ears of almost every disciple in the outer sect. A new disciple, he meditated on the Stone Pillar for five consecutive hours, swept the Iron Sword Society, defeated Tiger Tyrant with his sword, and ranked fifth on the Top 100 list.
Various deeds were spread to everyone, and Cheng Ling's name could often be heard from the disciples in the teahouse in the complex.
And not only the disciples, but also the senior officials of the outer courtyard have heard about it. The swordsmanship used by Cheng Ling and Wu Haichao in the battle is somewhat similar to that of Four Seasons Swordsmanship and Pointing Star Swordsmanship, and the artistic conception of swordsmanship seems to be of the same origin.
Thinking back to the fact that he broke through the Kendo Tower before his duel with Lu Yiqing, could it be that he only learned that high-end swordsmanship after breaking through the eighth floor? Although Fu Qingsong also made it to the eighth level, he did not pass the level. He failed after persisting for a short time.
The Four Seasons Swordsmanship was contributed by Fu Qingsong to the Outer Gate Library. For this, he received a reward of 50,000 contribution points. Originally, the elder deacon intended to reward achievement points, but the swordsmanship of the Four Seasons was only not much higher than the swordsmanship of the Pointing Star, so he gave up in the end.
However, according to the report of the elder who presided over Cheng Ling's decisive battle at that time, the swordsmanship used by Cheng Ling was a level higher than the swordsmanship of the Four Seasons, and should have reached the mid-level earth level.
This is not simple. The top martial arts of the four major families and three major sects in the south are only at the low-level prefecture level. Only the Famous Sword Academy has the mid-level prefecture-level kung fu, and there is only one, and there is no supporting swordsmanship. .
Now that they know that Cheng Ling may have intermediate-level swordsmanship at the prefectural level, the senior officials of the outer gate of the academy are not calm. Everyone wanted to take action and persuade Cheng Ling to contribute his sword skills. But following Jian Laodao's words, all the senior officials fell into deep thought.
"If Cheng Ling contributed to that swordsmanship, how should we reward him?"
Yes, prefecture-level mid-level swordsmanship is not a popular product. There is still no outer gate of the academy. If Cheng Ling contributes, just rewarding contribution points will definitely not be convincing. Do we really need to reward achievement points?
But achievement points are not simple. Only the core disciples of the inner sect of the academy can receive a few points every month. Achievement points are very useful. As long as they are in the academy's inventory, they can be directly exchanged. This is already a core secret involving the academy, so you must be careful about rewards!
All the big guys in the outer sect were deep in thought. Cheng Ling's time in entering the academy was too short. Neither his background nor his temperament are familiar to him, so who knows whether it will be detrimental to the academy.
After a long time, an elder said, "How about we let Cheng Ling choose any treasure from the outer courtyard's warehouse?"
Jian Laodao was the first to object and said: "Intermediate level swordsmanship only rewards one treasure. Who among the disciples is willing to contribute the secret book to the academy in the future? In my opinion, at least three treasures must be rewarded, and achievement points are mandatory. few!"
The dean of the outer courtyard looked at Old Jian in surprise and asked doubtfully: "Old Jian, this is inconsistent with your past temperament. You rarely express opinions on such matters. Does it mean that Cheng Ling has anything to do with you?"
Jian Laodao shook his head and said: "I have nothing to do with Cheng Ling, but I know that this boy has amazing potential and will definitely grow into the backbone of Famous Sword Academy in the future!"
The elders were in an uproar. With such a high evaluation, has Old Jian Dao gone crazy again?
Jian Laodao glanced at them and said calmly: "Because I know that Cheng Ling has probably understood the meaning of the sword. Therefore, not to mention Hu Batian, even Fu Qingsong is not his opponent!"
"What!"
The dean of the outer courtyard was shocked and said loudly: "You said he understood the sword's intention? How old is he?"
"twenty!"
"Hiss~!"
Everyone made a sour sound. He understood the meaning of the sword at the age of twenty. What is the concept? Elders like them, some of whom have lived for hundreds of years, are still pondering on the path to understanding the sword's meaning, hoping that one day God will open his eyes and a thunderbolt will fall to help them achieve the sword's meaning.
Even the dean of the outer courtyard only realized the sword's intention when he was more than a hundred years old. The following is the old swordsman who realized the sword's intention in his early five hundred years. As for the elders at the back, there were only five people who realized the sword's intention, and they were all under eight hundred. How old does it take to get started!
Sword intention is the highest artistic conception that a swordsman can comprehend. A swordsman who understands the meaning of the sword is generally several times more powerful than a monk of the same level. Moreover, sword intent can be improved. The sooner you realize it, the greater the improvement will be.
For example, Master Jian, who understood the sword intention at the age of five hundred years, has only raised the sword intention to 30% after almost five hundred years. As for the master of the outer courtyard, he understood the meaning of the sword when he was more than a hundred years old. Now, three hundred years later, he has reached the 50% level.
If Cheng Ling really understood the sword intention at the age of twenty, how high will his sword intention be in another hundred years? Everyone couldn't imagine that they didn't know that Cheng Ling's sword intent had reached the edge of 10%.
The head of the outer courtyard glanced at the elders and finally said: "This matter is of great concern. I want to see with my own eyes what kind of swordsman genius Cheng Ling is!"
Zhi Ling didn't know about the closed-door meeting of the bosses in the outer courtyard. He was watching Wu Chenlong practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard. Before breaking through the Nascent Soul, he decided to let Wu Chenlong enter the top 100 outer disciples.
During this period, in addition to practicing physical training techniques, Wu Chenlong was also urged to practice swordsmanship. Cheng Ling gave him one million contribution points and asked him to change to better skills and body skills. As for swordsmanship, practicing the swordsmanship taught by oneself is enough.
Wu Chenlong replaced the academy's outer sect's top skill "Three Yuan Gong". Sanyuan Gong is the only local mid-level skill in the outer sect, and can be exchanged for up to 600,000 contribution points. In the entire outer sect, no one can cultivate more than one palm.
The Three Yuan Kung Fu is very powerful, and the pure essence produced by it is many times stronger than the high-grade human-level Kung Fu he practiced before. After only five days of practice, Wu Chenlong broke through the late stage of Jindan and reached the state of perfection.
Coupled with Cheng Ling's endless supply of elixirs and spiritual fruits, Wu Chenlong's cultivation level improved by leaps and bounds. On the way to the peak of perfection!
He sincerely thanked Cheng Ling. Without his help, it would have taken at least a month to reach perfection. Now not only his cultivation level has steadily improved, but his swordsmanship has also improved a lot. He named the swordsmanship taught by Cheng Ling Jin Ling's swordsmanship!
After more than half a month of getting along, he also knew that Cheng Ling's cultivation had reached the limit of the golden elixir, and he could break through the Nascent Soul at any time. He didn't break through now just to protect himself.
While feeling grateful in my heart, I also practiced crazily. As a younger brother, I cannot always be a drag on my elder brother. He wanted to improve his strength as soon as possible and break into the top 100 in the outer sect, so that Cheng Ling could go to the inner sect with peace of mind.
The sun was gradually setting in the west, and the setting sun was like blood, reflecting Wu Chenlong's bronze skin, giving off a shiny light.
Cheng Ling nodded slowly. During this period, he has made great progress. If he keeps this momentum, he will be able to reach the top 100 in ten days at most. Just as he was about to remind Wu Chenlong to take a rest, there was a fluctuation in the ban outside.
Cheng Ling frowned slightly. Ever since the sword defeated Tiger Tyrant, the past half month had finally become much quieter, and no one came to disturb him. Today, I don’t know who is the blind person who came to give contribution points.
With a wave of his right hand, the ban was opened. I saw someone standing outside the ban
A deacon disciple, after meeting Cheng Ling, hurriedly bowed and said: "Senior Brother Cheng, the master of the hospital invites you!"
"Master?" Cheng Ling was startled. What did the master want from him? He had only been in the academy for less than a month and had never had any contact with the master!
He looked at Wu Chenlong in confusion. Wu Chenlong was also confused and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know.
Cheng Ling had no choice but to ask the deacon disciple: "Why does the master want me?"
"I don't know either. Please ask Brother Cheng to come over as soon as possible. The master of the hospital is still waiting!"
"Okay then, lead the way!"
When Cheng Ling came out of the confinement, the deacon's disciple asked him to get into the beast carriage. Cheng Ling took a look and said, "Hey, this is a purple electric demon horse, a level five demon beast, very fast."
Just thinking about it, my residence is too far away, and it would be too time-consuming to get to the residence of the hospital master. He didn't refuse and went straight to the beast cart. The deacon disciple flicked the reins, and the demon horse started running quickly. Cheng Ling felt the speed, and it turned out to be faster than using his full strength.
I was pounding in my heart, why did the master of the hospital summon him so urgently? It seems like I didn’t break any rules! It's like a high school student going to the dean's office.
The purple electric demon horse was extremely fast, and in less than a quarter of an hour, Cheng Ling arrived at the courtyard master's residence. The residence is very large, many times larger than the disciples' attic, and it is also very grandly built, with carved beams and jade columns, flying eaves and corridors, which is even better than the palaces in the Forbidden City.
As the deacon disciples entered the gate, they saw a large garden in front of them, planted with many precious flowers, plants and spiritual fruits. Pavilions, pavilions, rockeries, cloisters and lakes are all available in the garden, and they are perfectly matched.
Along the winding corridor, as the deacon disciple came to a sitting loft, the disciple said: "Senior Brother Cheng, go in, the master of the courtyard is inside!"
Cheng Ling nodded and walked in bravely.
Inside the house is a living room. Turning around the carved screen behind the door, you see a middle-aged man wearing a blue gown, standing in front of him with his hands behind his back, looking at the paintings and calligraphy on the wall in a trance.
Cheng Ling took two steps closer, bowed to him, and said, "Disciple Cheng Ling, I have met the master!"
"Oh!" The middle-aged man turned around and asked, "Are you Cheng Ling?"
Cheng Ling raised his eyes and saw that the person in front of him was about thirty years old, with a majestic face, wearing a turban on his head and long hair shawl. He looked a bit like Duan Yu in the Hong Kong TV series. It's just less bookish and more majestic than a superior!
He glanced twice, nodded and said, "Yes, the disciple is Cheng Ling."
The director glanced at him and asked, "Where are you from?"
"I was born in the Chen family of Luoye City, but I was not liked by my father since I was a child and lived outside the home, so I changed my name and took on my mother's surname!"
The director of the hospital was noncommittal and just stared at him closely. Cheng Ling felt a powerful sword force approaching, and he quickly used his skills to resist it. It's just that the master's sword power was so amazing that Cheng Ling's cultivation couldn't resist it. After holding on for a while, he had to release his sword intent to resist.
The hospital master's heart moved. Sure enough, he really understood the meaning of the sword. Slowly putting away his momentum, he asked again: "Is that all?"
Cheng Ling breathed a sigh of relief and smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that he couldn't hide it, so he could only say helplessly: "After leaving, I joined the Wuxiang Sword Sect and later became the leader of the Wuxiang Sword Sect!"
"Oh! Master of the Wuxiang Sword Sect? Since your surname is Cheng, and you say you followed your maternal instincts, what is your relationship with the Cheng family?"
The dean's voice turned cold and his piercing eyes stared at Cheng Ling. Cheng Ling felt that the power of the sword began to gather again, and it slowly pressed towards him!
