The sword tower is located on a peak in the outer hall. When Cheng Ling arrived, many monks had gathered on the platform on the top of the mountain, pointing at the sword tower from time to time.
Cheng Ling raised his eyes and saw that the sword tower had thirty-three floors. It was completely black, deep and mysterious, simple and unpretentious. It looked like a huge sword reaching into the sky standing on the top of the mountain, with sharp edges condensed and pointed directly at the sky.
Noisy sounds reached his ears. Cheng Ling followed the sound and saw monks crowded in twos and threes in front of a black sword tablet, seemingly arguing about something.
"For more than ten years, Senior Brother Wudao has been occupying the first place in the Sword Tower of the Outer Palace, and no one can shake him."
"I can't see it. Senior brother Xiao Gu has accumulated a lot of experience and has now reached the twenty-ninth level. He will definitely surpass senior brother Wudao and reach the first place."
"I asked you why you are so stubborn. Although Senior Brother Xiao Gu is good, he is simply not good enough in front of Senior Brother Wudao. It is impossible to surpass him."
"Don't argue. One of these two senior brothers is ranked first and the other is second. I'm tired of seeing them after so many years. I think there will be new changes this time."
"Tch, this is simply nonsense. Unless the two of them enter the inner hall, their rankings in the outer hall will disappear. The rest of the people will not have a chance."
"Look! Senior Brother Xiao Gu has reached the thirtieth floor..."
Everyone looked around and saw that the 30th floor of the sword tower suddenly lit up, like a lighthouse, with light pouring down and illuminating the entire square under the sword tower.
But unfortunately, after the light flickered for three breaths, it gradually dimmed and eventually went out.
All the disciples exclaimed, some were thankful, and some were unwilling.
"Thirty floors... It's a pity that we are only one floor away from catching up with Brother Wudao."
"Take them down. Although there is only one level difference, the difficulty is vastly different. According to me, the first one who can clear the 33rd floor and go to the inner hall must be Senior Brother Wudao."
Cheng Ling shook his head slowly, showing no interest in the disputes among these disciples. He stepped forward and walked straight towards the sword tower.
"What's going on? Who is he? He dares to break into the sword tower behind Senior Brother Xiao Gu. Isn't this looking for abuse?"
"That's right, although Senior Brother Xiao Gu is not as good as Senior Brother Wudao, he has managed to reach the thirtieth floor. Now if he breaks into the Sword Tower, if he is separated by a gap of more than ten floors, he will not be able to see anyone."
"I seem to know this person. Jianzi brought him back before."
"Jianzi...isn't it? Could it be that his cultivation level is very high?"
"I can't see through it. At least above the Immortal Lord, I might not be able to get past the 33rd floor."
"Interesting, let's wait and see about the friends Jianzi brought back."
Cheng Ling's actions immediately attracted everyone's attention. He moved lightly, and in less than a few breaths, he rushed into the sword tower and disappeared as if he had been swallowed.
After a moment, he seemed to have suddenly entered another world. He couldn't feel the slightest fluctuation of immortal energy, couldn't even see the slightest light, and even his spiritual consciousness was suppressed a lot.
Immediately afterwards, he felt another breath coming from nowhere. It seemed very erratic, sweeping over his body, as if even his soul had been swept away, and then disappeared in an instant, like an illusion.
Although he was surprised, Cheng Ling did not resist. He had already understood that this was an inevitable process. This sword tower was said to be a legacy of ancient sword cultivators. It was so mysterious that even the Immortal Emperor's attack could not damage it.
It is said that the sword tower has a spirit, but it has never appeared. Anyone who enters the sword tower to challenge will be tested by the spirit of the sword tower in order to arrange a suitable challenge.
Just after the sword tower spirit detection was completed, he was teleported to the first floor of the sword tower and began the challenge. The way to challenge is to let the sword tower spirit arrange the opponent. The strength of the opponent will be adjusted according to the strength of the challenger.
To put it simply, the opponents arranged on the first floor of the sword tower are virtual powerful enemies condensed by the power of the sword tower after the spirit of the sword tower detects the challengers in all directions.
Of course, due to limitations in cultivation, the highest cultivation level for the sword tower in the outer palace is the Immortal King stage, while the inner palace is at the Immortal Emperor stage. As for the True Palace, the highest cultivation level is the Nine-Star Immortal Emperor.
With Cheng Ling's cultivation level, the opponents arranged by the outer palace sword tower were obviously not good enough. In order to better obtain the inheritance of ancient sword cultivation, he decided to take it step by step, lay a solid foundation first, and then challenge to higher levels step by step.
His mind was calm, and he waited quietly for the challenger to arrive. After a moment, the surroundings suddenly lit up, and Cheng Ling found himself in a closed space. This space was very strange, it seemed small, and it seemed infinite.
In surprise, a shadow appeared slowly in front of Cheng Ling as if it came out of nothingness, without any trace of fireworks.
He had an expressionless face, long hair hanging vertically on the back of his head, and was wearing a white robe. His appearance made Cheng Ling feel familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but Cheng Ling was certain that he had never seen him like this before.
There was a sonorous and piercing sound, and a sword light was like lightning coming from the sky, and fierce murderous intent swept over.
Cheng Ling remained motionless until the opponent's sword came to him, then he unsheathed the long sword in his hand and flipped it back.
In an instant, the two swords were crossed, and the two people passed each other, standing back to back without moving.
Three breaths later, the white-robed swordsman's body exploded, and the sword exchange just now had cut him into pieces.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how powerful the swordsman is, he will die if he is cut into pieces by the sword energy. The virtual object created by the spirit of the sword tower also has such an effect.
After a breath, Cheng Ling only felt that his body shape changed, and he returned to his peak state with just a trace of consumption. He knew that he had entered the second level of the sword tower, but the second level looked nothing like the first level. difference.
Immediately afterwards, two figures seemed to come out of nothingness. Both of them were wearing white robes and had the same expressionless faces. They seemed to have the same appearance, but when they looked at it again, they were different. Cheng Ling looked at them. They later discovered that he had forgotten what his opponent on the first floor looked like and had no memory of it in his mind.
The two of them drew their swords and attacked at the same time. One sword thrust and the other slashed. Their murderous intent was extremely fierce. They attacked from Cheng Ling's left and right sides. Their timing was perfect and their coordination was perfect.
But even so, the difference in cultivation between the two sides was too big. Cheng Ling only flicked his sword and killed them instantly.
Outside the sword tower, in less than three breaths, the second floor of the tower lit up. Everyone exclaimed: "It's so fast to break through the tower. Look, the third floor is also lit up."
"Although the first few levels are relatively simple, they are not so fast."
"This person is extraordinary. He might really be able to surpass Senior Brother Wudao."
The light on the fourth, fifth, and layer-by-layer seemed to be a straight line connecting the city. The front layer had not yet been extinguished, but the back layer was already lit up. Before it was time to have a cup of tea, we had already reached the ninth floor. An unprecedented light fell on the top of the mountain, shining like daylight.
Because the sword tower emits light, most disciples like to do it at night, but there has never been a moment when the sword tower emitted such a bright light.
On the ninth floor, we faced nine swordsmen. Cheng Ling became a little more cautious. It was not that the nine swordsmen of the Immortal Lord stage could pose any threat to him, but the swordsmanship of these swordsmen made him a little interested.
From the first level to the ninth level, the swordsman's swordsmanship can be said to be of the same origin. Although he only saw a few moves, he keenly discovered that these swordsmanship can actually be used to cultivate power control. Not only that, there is also a hint of the prototype of the sword domain.
Power control was something he learned in the Mountain and River Void Realm. There are five levels, namely: initial control, proficient control, excellent control, flawless control, and perfect control.
Although I have some understanding, it is just a practice method, the details still need to be understood and experienced by myself, a little bit of exploration, and slowly mastered with super understanding and experience, there is a kind of mystery that can only be understood but cannot be expressed.
But the swordsmanship used by these swordsmen is different. They integrate the practice of power control into the swordsmanship. Using swordsmanship can increase the power and practice power control more clearly and orderly.
Not only that, but also the Sword Domain. In the floors he had passed through before, the swordsman's sword domain was still very immature, and Cheng Ling killed too quickly, so he never felt anything. It was not until the eight swordsmen on the eighth floor appeared that there was a slight delay, allowing him to capture the sword domain. prototype.
He has been scratching the surface of the Sword Domain since the Immortal Lord stage, and he also has no teachers to teach him. He can only rely on his own understanding along the way, and his gains are limited after all. Especially after seeing the domain power displayed by Immortal Emperor Wu Nian and Immortal Emperor Wu Ying, he once again felt his lack of knowledge of the Sword Domain.
The swordsmanship in the sword tower is like a template for practicing the sword domain, from shallow to deep, step by step.
It is more exquisite than any sword technique that Cheng Ling has ever seen before. This sword field is derived from the basic sword technique, and it is a very complete basic sword technique. The ancient monk who created this sword technique has a swordsmanship level that is better than He is much smarter.
He immediately calmed down. The basic swordsmanship movements such as stabbing, point, slash, chop, block, sweep, tease, etc. are all included in it, and there are thousands of variations. It looks simple, but in fact contains mystery and is endless.
He kept remembering and imitating in his mind. He did not kill the swordsmen, but kept observing the entire set of swordsmanship displayed. With the practice of each move, the control of power is also deepened, and the original incorrect force exertion techniques are corrected one by one, and the sword domain is constructed more perfectly.
Half an hour passed like this, and all the thirty-three sword techniques used by the swordsman were memorized in his mind. However, Cheng Ling felt that there was something unfinished. It seemed that the whole set of sword techniques was not just thirty-three moves. Perhaps the swordsmen who came into contact with on the ninth level had limited cultivation and were unable to truly appreciate the power of swordsmanship.
Thinking of this, he immediately took action, killed nine swordsmen, and entered the tenth floor.
Just by understanding the power-generating techniques and sword domain in the sword tower, the speed of breaking through the tower slowed down.
"What's going on? His speed of breaking through the tower suddenly became so slow. It took him half an hour to break through the ninth floor?"
"I think he must be at his wits end, and he will be unable to continue after reaching the ninth floor."
"Yes, although he was brought back by Jianzi, his talent is limited after all. His previous performance can only be said to be an accident."
"Damn it, if it keeps going so slowly, I won't have to wait for a long time. I still want to break through."
One characteristic of the Sword Tower is that when someone breaks into the Tower, others cannot enter unless the person who breaks into the Tower leaves the Sword Tower.
On the tenth floor, facing ten swordsmen, he felt that the strength of these swordsmen was a little higher than that on the ninth floor, but was extremely limited. It did not help much in the skills of exerting force and the understanding of the sword field. At that moment, the long sword swept across, They killed them all and entered the eleventh floor.
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