Chapter 33 (1/2)
Chapter 33: Special Intuition for Winning Without Contributing
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Chatter broke out at the tunnel entrance
The students could no longer contain their excitees prior to Chao Xiaojian’s announceardless, the tunnel was no stranger to most sword disciples
The students present were talented cultivators frooal was to be recruited into the sects after the I for the Sword Guild
Thus, they were fas of the Sword Guild and the tunnel test
It was a triennial test that outer sect disciples went through in order to join the inner sect The test was known for its difficulty
They could not believe the tunnel test—which participation was li used for the competition’s individual event
Everyone had their sights set on the floating sword at the end of the tunnel According to Vice Leader Chao, anyone who held the sword could claim it for their own
Every student present had the chance to own the sword!
The prospect excited the Dynasty’s First Sword, Sect Leader Xuanyuan Taihua’s personal sword!
Whoever wields the sword ht to beco idea!
At that moment, realization dawned on randson, Lu Ze, and Donglu’s God of Blades’s disciple, Lin Yun, entered the Gathering of Swords this year…
‘They’re ai was surprised too He wondered, ‘Is this the ‘great opportunity’ Mentor Wen hinted at? The sword is i an ordinary person can obtain’
According to their textbooks, the tunnel existed for centuries Numerous batches of Sword Guild disciples had taken the test, yet the sword reed fro river against the steel blade but neverLang wondered, ‘Will I be able to retrieve the sword?’
He shrugged away the idea aahead of myself’
The fact that Chao Xiaojian dared to rile them up with the promise of ownershi+p meant he was confident no one could touch the sword
Fang Lang kept his expectations low
Chao Xiaojian left soon after The responsibility of hosting the event was delegated to an elderly swordexpression—an intense aura surrounded hiave off a stench of blood He swung the blade at the ground, causing a large crack across the floor
“The test will be conducted in batches of a hundred participants Stand behind this line when it’s not your turn Participants from the same academies will be split up
“Additionally, Vice Leader Chao has mentioned anyone who can walk past the 800-meter mark will earn additional 20 points,” the old sword master announced in a hoarse voice
The Sword Guild had e the announcement, the students were overjoyed
The first batch of participants quickly lined up before the tunnel entrance Under the old sword master’s co was in the fifth batch He took a few steps back and observed silently
Jiang Linglong stood beside him Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the sword at the end of the tunnel
Fang Lang turned toward her and asked, “Was this yourof Swords?”
Jiang Linglong was caught off guard by his question, but nodded soon after
Initially, she had no intentions of replying to hiot the best of her She explained, “This sword… it holds a special place in the heart of a person very dear to ave her a knowing nod
Meanwhile, the first batch of participants stepped into the tunnel All sorts of eerness and er to show off took off running
Every ti sword at the end of the tunnel trey
Like an open floodgate, waves of energy poured out into the tunnel!
Every sword present tre as if they wanted to be unsheathed
Whoosh!+
The students running in the tunnel were boy In a blink of an eye, they lost control of their bodies and were flung out of the tunnel
Many participants had blood dripping out their nose and mouth, trau Linglong’s red lips parted de the pheno took a deep breath ‘Sword intent?’
“When going through the tunnel, you can’t rush in Every step you take must be full of confidence and determination Otherwise… your will poill be shattered by the sword intent in an instant”
Jiang Linglong shared her knowledge with Fang Lang
Fang Lang nodded and paid attention
The few students who had rushed into the tunnel were swiftly ejected They had traveled less than ten meters in
The old sword master with the scar on his face snickered With a wave of his hand, he instructed the nearby Sword Guild disciples to take the injured participants away for treat students continued their journey into the tunnel They tottered and trudged Evidently, the test was not as siined
As time passed, participants exited the tunnel one after another—dejection and grief on their pale faces
The average distance the first batch achieved was between 100 to 200 lu Academy had the best result but it was only 400 meters
The outer sect disciples of the Sword Guild had to walk 800 meters to earn their place in the inner sect
The best participant from the first batch could only achieve half of the requireet ready”
The old, scar-faced swordresults
The students in the second batch quickly gathered behind the line on the ground Within this batch, Fang Lang noticed a fa Academy
Under the swordfrom the mistakes of the first batch, they entered the tunnel with steady steps This time, no one was instantly disqualified