Luo Mu's words caught everyone by surprise. Mo Xixi said in disbelief: "Are you crazy? What are you doing back now?"
"I'm not crazy. I have always hidden secrets about the Meteor Sect. Now you all know. As a member of the Canglong Sect, how can I enjoy the resources of the sect with peace of mind but ignore the safety of the sect?"
Mo Xixi was so angry that she said, "With your current cultivation level, how can you help? And we haven't alerted the snake yet, so the sect may not be in trouble. Do you want to waste this precious quota? We have few in the first place." We’re alone, what will we do if you leave again?”
Luo Mu remained silent, expressing his decision.
At this time, Qi Mingchen said: "Do you remember what you said to the Meteor Sect last week?"
"What?" Luo Mu was stunned and looked up at him.
"You said, 'No matter how provocative you are, it's useless. The real competition will be in the final ranking match to see whose sect has more left behind, isn't it?' Is that what you told the people of the Meteor Sect at that time?"
Luo Mu's expression became complicated, as if he was remembering what he said.
"So, without you, there are only five people left in our Canglong Sect. Do we have an advantage against the Meteor Sect which still has seven people?"
He told the facts in a calm tone, and then walked towards the entrance of the secret realm, leaving behind a sentence, "If you really care about the gains and losses of the Canglong Sect, you should do what you can, instead of being passionate."
Luo Mu looked at Qi Mingchen's back and murmured, "Am I wrong?"
Mo Xixi said unceremoniously: "Not only is it wrong, it is also outrageously wrong! If you want to leave now, you are either helping the Canglong Sect or you are evading the responsibilities you have to face!"
"Senior Brother Luo, although this is not the right time for me to interrupt, I still want to say that this is not just a place to practice peacefully. There are many sects here and there is competition. One less person will be a great loss for us!"
Huo Mian scratched his head and looked embarrassed.
"..." The young man with a handsome face lowered his eyes, his whole body became frustrated, as if he had lost his strength, "I know, I won't talk about leaving anymore, but I need to adjust. I won't be with you recently. ”
After speaking, Romu also walked towards the entrance of the secret realm.
"Why did Luo Mu suddenly change like this?" Mo Xixi asked the others in confusion.
"I don't know." Nan Ruijia replied nonchalantly.
"Maybe he's practicing too hard and is homesick!" Li Ming maliciously guessed.
While chatting, they also followed the team to the entrance of the secret realm, and the second round of ranking officially started!
…
As soon as Qi Mingchen arrived at the familiar secret realm, the red figure of Sword King Soul appeared in front of him, and there was no need for Ming Gui to shout.
"Good afternoon." He greeted with a smile, showing no signs of his usual cold demeanor.
"Hello... noon." Sword King Hun didn't seem to be used to saying hello like this, and after a while he got used to it and then said hello.
After saying hello, Sword King Hun stood aside quietly, waiting for him to start the topic.
As a result, when Qi Mingchen arrived, he no longer focused on the soul of the Sword King. Instead, he went deep into the sword tomb and began to understand.
After carefully observing the sword tomb, I found that the swords inside could be roughly divided into five levels.
The first level is equivalent to the strength of the Danjie stage, which is enough for people below the Danjie stage to enter the range, but being able to enter the range and being able to understand the sword's intention are two different concepts.
The second level should be the strength that can be entered in the acquired stage, and the third level seems to be the innate stage, where only the color changes can be seen, but no specific information can be sensed.
There is a huge gap between him and him inside. With his current strength, it is really not enough to go deep and understand.
Therefore, he also felt that it was very difficult to conquer the soul of the Sword King. If it was an experienced consciousness like a ghost, he would not be able to induce it through coaxing.
Besides, with the strength that the Sword King Soul had initially, it was really impossible for him to take a fancy to me. We could only start with its timidity and tendency to fool.
Qi Mingchen found that the place where he could penetrate most deeply was the junction of the acquired stage and the pill formation stage. No matter how deep he went, he would not be able to get in.
"What are you doing?" The sword king's soul floated over and asked, pretending not to know.
"I'm comprehending the sword's will. Last time I was ranked very low. I have to work hard this time." Qi Mingchen replied with a smile.
"You don't have to worry about this. I can control your ranking and even let you take first place!" Sword King Hun said with pride.
He raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this, but on the surface he shook his head, "No, since it is a competition, it must be fair. It is my own problem not to reach the pre-exam ranking, so I should naturally work hard."
Sword King Hun swayed, "But it's your ability to get my help!"
"This kind of ability is not a real ability for me. Only freedom that depends on oneself is real."
"Shouldn't all human beings value profit? Those who do whatever it takes to get the resources to become stronger. It's obviously not against your human morals if I help, so why not do it?"
If it were normal times, of course he wouldn't mind doing it...
Naturally, he would not express such thoughts.
"Maybe we are friends? I can't do such a thing as using friends." Qi Mingchen stretched out his hand and asked with a serious expression, "Are we friends?"
The Sword King Soul stopped moving for a while, swaying left and right, and finally came over and put a small ball of energy on his palm. It felt like a breeze blowing, without the sharp tingling sensation before. There should be control.
"You are a good person and I like being your friend."
It completely forgot that Qi Mingchen wanted to reach a contract at the beginning, and simply thought that he was a good man with a righteous mind.
"I like you very much, too." Qi Mingchen's smile deepened, and there was no lie in his words. With such pure consciousness, it's hard not to like him.
"Then, I will continue to understand the meaning of the sword." He looked at it with a somewhat guilty expression, "I may not be able to chat with you for the time being."
Sword King Soul was a little disappointed. He wanted to help him but was wary of his desire for fairness. He had no way to take action and could only stand aside and stare at him aggrievedly.
After Qi Mingchen glanced at a nearby group of red with his peripheral vision, he concentrated on understanding that the scope of his current actions should be similar to that of everyone else.
"The range that each person can walk is different." Sword King Soul explained thoughtfully, "Fortunately, only when humans reach the peak of cultivation called the core formation stage, can they reach you."
After Sword King Soul finished speaking, he said in a cheerful tone: "So you are so special!"
【So you are so special~】
The ghost repeated it in his mind in a strange tone. Since he had received the first light, he was no longer so cautious when speaking.
"..."
Qi Mingchen fell silent. Originally, with the tone of a child in Sword King Soul, he didn't think this sentence had anything to do with it, but after Ming Gui repeated it, he couldn't face it anymore.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath slowly, and began to concentrate on comprehending the deepest meaning of the sword.
The sword intent in front of him didn't seem difficult to understand in his eyes. Looking at the extra number fifty in his palm, he didn't pay much attention to it. He raised his hand and took out the black iron sword on his back, imitating the sword intent he just felt. , wave gently!
A sharp sword intent appeared in the air, leaving a trace in the soil.
"I figured it out so quickly, I can take a rest!" Sword King Hun said happily.
"That's not right." Qi Mingchen shook his head. He did simulate part of the sword intent he felt just now, but he only imitated the framework, but the real sword intent was still very different.
Although the ranking criteria are not that strict, his main purpose is not ranking.
He thought for a while and swung the sword slowly and steadily again.
A sword mark deeper than before fell on the ground.
He raised and lowered the sword in his hand again. After repeating this several times, he sighed softly and put the sword away.
"It seems that it cannot be fully displayed for the time being."
Sword King Soul found a chance to speak and said quickly: "Did you also notice it?"
He turned around and asked, "Do you see my problem?"
Think about it, as a consciousness born from the Sword King, how could it not understand the sword?
"Even though I understood the sword's intention very quickly, when I actually used it, I was missing the most important thing..."
Qi Mingchen looked at Sword King Soul and paused.
"skill level!"
"Not skilled enough!"
they said in unison.
After saying that, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they laughed.
"You can be said to be particularly talented in swordsmanship, but most people who use swords have been exposed to swords and practiced since childhood, so they are very comfortable with swords, but you seem to rarely use swords."
Qi Mingchen nodded, "My sect focuses on boxing and rarely uses swords. The weapon I used most was a dagger."
"That makes sense." Sword King Hun thought of something and said, "In fact, as long as you have the memory of a sword master, you can master part of the proficiency."
"How can I have it?" He asked while having a guess in his mind.
"Generally speaking, all you need to do is make a contract with the sword soul. Each sword soul has the memory of its previous owner..."
Halfway through Sword King Soul's words, his tone became entangled, "Do you want to make a contract with another Sword Soul?"
Qi Mingchen looked at it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'd better practice by myself."
"Why?" Sword King Hun looked relieved, but still didn't understand his decision.
"You are my friend, I will not make a contract with another sword soul." Qi Mingchen replied with a smile, then he thought of something and said: "But don't get me wrong, I don't mean to make a contract with you, I know you don’t want to make a contract with me. I said from the beginning that you are free and I will respect your wishes.”
The red energy of the Sword King Soul suddenly became unstable, and disappeared after a few seconds, never to appear again.
[Xiaojian ran away, what should I do? 】
The ghost said in his consciousness.
Qi Mingchen didn't care, and replied lightly in his heart: Don't push too hard.
Then, he continued to understand the meaning of the sword. He picked up the sword and swung it while understanding,
