The trial of the sword bearer is full of holiness and solemnity.
This kind of orthodox ceremony of the human race cannot be compared with any other sect, and the different backgrounds make the specifications of the ceremony naturally different.
Rituals are more important in troubled times.
The darker the night, the colder the winter, the more flames will form. This fire... is the inheritance of the human race, the fire of the blood of the human race, and represents the spirit of the human race.
The function of the ceremony is to pass on the spirit.
The more formal and sacred it is, the more impressive the inheritance will be, until it is imprinted in the soul and will last forever.
This is the ritual of the sword bearer, and it is also one of the rituals of the human race.
At this moment, above the sky, the sword-wielders stand solemnly in the shape of two wings. The shape of the wings also has a special meaning for the sword-wielders, which is protection.
Use your own wings to protect the human race, and you are more willing to become the wings of the human race and fly for the rise of the race!
The nine sword-holding elders looked solemn, as if they were witnesses, and this was also part of the ceremony. Four or four stood by, and one was in the middle. They were of different heights, forming mountains and swords.
It represents the sharpness of the sword holder and the sword of the sword holder.
Behind them is the glow of the sky and the statue of the Great Emperor who seems to be able to support the world. She looks down on the earth and guards the inheritance for the human race.
Under the statue is Xu Qing standing at a height of ten thousand feet, holding a command sword.
His clothes were blown by the wind, and his long hair fluttered with the wind, but his body stood there motionless. At this moment, his aura does not need breath to form, just his eyes, just his position, can be natural. rise.
Because, on the highest step, there is only Xu Qing.
But again, the origin of this momentum is very thick!
The heavy part is the overlap of the statue of the great emperor, and the heavy part is the mission of the sword bearer.
The original sword-wielding ceremony should not produce this kind of aura and heaviness that gathers on one person. After all, this is just the introduction ceremony of the sword-wielding person, and it will only be like this after other higher-level occasions and promotions.
But this time, there was Xu Qing.
During the assessment process, he has reached a height that has never been seen in the history of Yinghuangzhou. When others still need to sprint to compete for the place of sword holder, he has already stood on the highest step.
All he needs to do is pick up the command sword.
The moment he holds the command sword, he seems to have changed from a participant to a witness.
Witness the figures rushing forward on the steps below at this moment.
There are only two swords left, and only two people can succeed.
As for Xu Qing's character, he will retaliate. He doesn't want Zhang Siyun to succeed, and the rules don't say that he can't interfere. Obviously, as long as it's not too much, it's probably okay.
"Everyone, be careful with Zhang Siyun. He has a method of changing shape and position, which can only be carried out by looking at him. In the ghost cave, this person showed me this method. He is extremely vicious."
Xu Qing stood at the peak and spoke calmly.
As soon as the words came out, the expressions of everyone on the stairs changed.
The captain didn't hesitate at all, his whole body shone with blue light, his body turned into a lake, so that others couldn't see his figure clearly, and his own speed also exploded rapidly, jumping thousands of feet in an instant, and then rushed out again without any pause.
The target was Ling Jian thousands of feet away on Xu Qing's left.
Zhang Siyun was expressionless, because of the losses in the ghost cave, he was too far behind and was seriously injured, so he really planned to use this technique, and the target was Chen Erniu or Qingqiu.
After all, Xu Qing once broke the law and set a precedent for welcoming Huangzhou. The elders all said the word "great kindness", and now they are holding the command sword. It is extremely risky for him to switch positions with Xu Qing.
But Xu Qing reminded him too quickly, saying that his transposition method has not been fully developed yet, but there is no disturbance in his heart, and he still casts the spell with the goal of Qingqiu.
At the same time, at that extreme speed, the figure of the captain arrived quickly under the pressure of the steps from the sprint stage, picked up the command sword, and turned to look at Xu Qing with excitement in his eyes.
Xu Qing also looked at the captain.
After the two looked at each other and smiled, Xu Qing realized that the sword-wielder in the sky did not stop what he said before, so he spoke downward again.
"Zhang Siyun, you covet the five-cornered wooden house in the ghost cave and want to destroy it, and you know everything about the ghost cave like the back of your hand. If you say you didn't know about this in advance, you didn't go there with a purpose, and no one will believe it."
"If you think about it here, your actions and thoughts are suspicious!"
"Xu Qing, the sword wielder, I implore all the elders of the sword wielding court to check Zhang Siyun!"
Zhang Siyun was galloping forward at more than 7,000 steps, and at the same time, he was casting a spell to target Qing Qiu, who was about to reach 9,000 steps. Hearing Xu Qing's words at this moment, his mind finally became disturbed. He didn't need to care about it like Li Ziliang did. All kinds of thinking methods, because they are all unnecessary, as long as you are firm.
But... Xu Qing's words not only revealed his real secret, but also directly begged the elders to check it.
"Nonsense!"
Zhang Siyun knew that this matter could not be explained in a long way, and it was not suitable to explain it at this moment, but he couldn't keep silent, so he pretended to speak calmly and continued to cast spells, but the turmoil in his mind still had a slight impact on the spell after all.
And at the moment when the shape-shifting and transposition unfolded, the eyes of the red girl in front of him flashed, and suddenly her body backed up rapidly.
There is coercion forward here, the speed is naturally not fast, but it is extremely easy to follow the trend, as if being blessed, and its speed is fully developed, so Qingqiu's body retreated to more than three thousand steps in an instant.
Shift shape!
Zhang Siyun successfully shifted from more than 7,000 ranks to more than 3,000 ranks, while Qingqiu was moved to more than 7,000 ranks.
Before the transposition, there was a difference of two thousand steps between them, and after the transposition, the difference was four thousand steps.
Even at the moment when the transposition was successful, a huge evil spirit emerged from Qingqiu's body. It had already been gaining momentum, and at this moment it opened its mouth to Zhang Siyun behind, and swallowed it from the air.
Zhang Siyun's body trembled, his body turned back, his footsteps stopped, and his mind was extremely anxious. Qingqiu's method is very simple, but the simpler it is, the more unexpected it is.
The red girl Qingqiu took advantage of this opportunity, her whole body shone with red light, and she did not hesitate to use the secret method. Multiple ghosts appeared on her body, and she spat out seven mouthfuls of blood in exchange for extreme speed.
Under the ebb and flow, he finally rushed to the peak and grabbed the third command sword.
The moment Ling Jian was in her hand, Qingqiu spat out a mouthful of blood again, and there were even pieces of internal organs in it. Obviously this time the secret method had a huge backlash for her.
At this moment, the whole person was sluggish, and it seemed that she was about to be unable to stand still. She could only stand there with the evil spirit's sickle on the ground, extremely weak, but her eyes showed persistence.
For some reason, Xu Qing faintly felt that he had seen this gaze before.
Just when Xu Qing was searching for the memory and looking for this familiar source, Zhang Siyun saw that he had failed, and his heart was full of anger. He stared at Xu Qing firmly, then raised his head on the stairs, looked at the sword holder in the sky, and spoke loudly.
"Xu Qing slandered me and interfered with my trial, this matter..."
"I'll give you an explanation on my junior brother's behalf. Zhang Siyun, I'm sorry. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. You are a good person." The captain blinked, accepted Zhang Siyun's words, and said with a serious expression. Words were directed at Qingqiu who was out of breath.
"Friend Qingqiu, what do you think?"
Qingqiu hated mad dogs and ghost hands, but she also knew that this matter was related to her ranking, so she spoke coldly.
"I also think it's a misunderstanding, Zhang Siyun, I'm sorry, but you are a good person."
Obviously they all said they were sorry, but the anger in Zhang Siyun's heart didn't dissipate in the slightest, instead it turned into a deep aggrieved, just about to speak.
But in the left wing array of the sky, the middle-aged man who had read the list before stepped out at this moment.
He bowed to the Great Elder Holding the Sword, and after noticing that the Great Elder did not make any judgment on the matter below, as a person who has followed the Great Elder for a long time, he naturally understood the thoughts of the Great Elder. In front of the altar, the person who went to check Xu Qing's identity also thought of the way the Great Elder looked at Xu Qing that day.
So he turned to look at the stairs, and a solemn voice came out of his mouth, echoing the world.
"The assessment of the sword holder is over."
As soon as the voice came out, in an instant, on the 9,999 steps of the colorful stairs, except for Xu Qing, the figures of the others disappeared instantly, moved by a vast force, directly drove out of the steps, and appeared on the ground .
The same is true for Zhang Siyun.
He clenched his fist fiercely, his eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was full of strong resentment. Next to him, Ning Yan, a boy from Xiaozong, who was the one who shot Xu Qing at Li You Zhu in the beginning, his face was pale at the moment, His expression was full of bitterness, but deep in his eyes, there was still a trace of longing.
Most of the others are also like this, because there is a desire in the bitterness, because they still have a chance!
But no matter how unwilling these people are and how their emotions fluctuate in their hearts, at this moment, no one cares about them, and all eyes are on the sacred ladder.
There, there were only three people, Xu Qing, Captain and Hong Nu.
"Three people will be selected to hold the sword this time. They are Xu Qing, Chen Erniu, and Qingqiu. Congratulations."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked at Xu Qing and the three of them, his eyes lingering on Xu Qing the most, then he clasped his fists and bowed to the three of them.
Afterwards, all the sword holders in the surrounding area did the same, all with serious expressions, and bowed together.
This is the obeisance to welcome the Tao, regardless of seniority or inferiority, it is the respect that every sword holder enjoys when he enters the door.
Xu Qing and the three looked dignified, and bowed back to the sword bearers in the sky.
"From today onwards, the three of you will officially become sword bearers." In the sky, the middle-aged man who read these words said calmly.
"According to the resolution of the Sword-holding Court, Ning Yan, a disciple of the human race, is given an exceptional qualification to hold the sword. He is allowed to go to the Sword-holding Palace in Shangjun for seal-up and sharpening. If he succeeds, he will get the sword and become an official sword-holder."
"According to the order passed down by the Sword-Holding Palace, Zhang Siyun, a disciple of the human race, is exempted from the test to become a sword-wielder, but there are only three command swords in Yinghuangzhou. You need to go to the Sword-Holding Palace in Fenghai County and ask for the command sword yourself."
"Now, you two come forward."
As soon as the words came out, Ning Yan's figure rushed out, leaping towards the stairs ahead. While running, there was a strong light in his eyes, his breathing was short of breath, and his body was shaking.
Everyone on the earth felt turmoil in their hearts. As for the other testers, they sighed helplessly.
What they were waiting for was this opportunity to break the rules. Every time a sword-bearer is selected, there will be such a break.
Although in the end not all quasi-swordholders can be successfully sealed in Shangjun, this is at least an opportunity.
Only Zhang Siyun, still full of resentment in his heart, stepped forward at this moment, stepped on the stairs, and reached the peak height with Ning Yan, but in terms of standing, he was on the edge.
Xu Qing turned her head calmly and glanced at Ning Yan.
Under his gaze, Ning Yan shrank his head, his heart trembled, the previous ecstasy seemed to be poured on his head by a basin of cold water at this moment, and he didn't dare to look into Xu Qing's eyes.
Xu Qing withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhang Siyun again, what he saw was the coldness deep in Zhang Siyun's eyes.
Xu Qing was expressionless, without any waves in his eyes. He withdrew his eyes and looked at the sky calmly, waiting for the end of this ceremony.
"Now, the five of you will walk towards the statue of the Great Emperor under the witness of all the sword holders, take the sword holder's heart-to-heart oath, and be blessed by the Emperor." The middle-aged voice slowly came out, with solemn meaning at this moment, More intense.
It seems that this link is extremely important to the sword bearer.
"This is the last and necessary part of becoming a sword-wielder. Under the watchful eyes of the Great Emperor, you need to focus on nothing else, follow your own heart in everything, and answer the Emperor's inquiries in your mind."
"I don't know your answers, only you and the emperor know, and the statue of the emperor will also shine according to your answers."
"The height of Huaguang represents the emperor's approval of your answer. Throughout the ages, I have met the sword bearer with the least Huaguang in Huangzhou, who has gained sixty feet of light diffusion, and the most has reached thousands of feet."
As the middle-aged monk's voice spread in the sky, the captain secretly winked at Xu Qing. On this solemn occasion, he still boldly transmitted the voice to Xu Qing.
"Little Ah Qing, I know about this test. It is said to be a blessing, but in fact it is all ignorant."
"Let me tell you, this level has two purposes. One is to finally check whether it is really a human race, and the other is to make an oath. When the time comes, the statue of the emperor will ask us questions in our minds, and we will brag."
"This achievement does not affect our status as sword bearers, and there is no reward, at most it is just face."
"However, you have to think about how to brag. After all, although it doesn't affect it, it is said that it will be recorded in our identity resume, and it will be useful in future promotions."
"So you have to think about it, but I'm different."
"I have prepared for this for a long time. After I came to Yinghuang State, I spent a lot of money to buy all the questions asked by the emperor for thousands of years. I tried my best to get them from other states. A total of 1,780 Nine frequently asked questions."
"At that time, your senior brother, I had already started to ponder over the rhetoric. I had already memorized all the answers, and each of them was perfect!"
"Hmph, you won just now, but this time, I can announce in advance that I will definitely shine the brightest."
Complacent, the captain raised his eyebrows at Xu Qing, as if he was planning his own strategy and was extremely wise.
Xu Qing ignored it.
He doesn't care about Huaguang's height, since it doesn't affect the identity of the sword wielder, and there is no reward, if it's just a false name, then answer everything according to his heart.
While Xu Qing was thinking this in his heart, the solemn voice in the sky resounded through the sky.
"Wait, go up to Baizhang!"
Xu Qing raised his head and walked forward, and the others did the same. They stepped forward hundreds of feet one after another, getting closer to the statue of the Great Emperor.