Yan Liqiang also saw the fainted female disciple, but he did not stop, but continued to walk forward calmly. The fainted female disciple was carried away in the blink of an eye. At this time, even if the female disciple could wake up in the blink of an eye, she would probably be embarrassed to stay here any longer and could only continue to pretend to be fainted.
The passage on both sides of the Ancestral Hall was crowded with people. Those closest to the door were the elite disciples of the Sword God Sect, and then came the direct disciples and core disciples. The higher the status and the more valuable they were, the deeper they were. In the entire Ancestral Hall, at the end of the hall, the only ones who were qualified to sit in the seats at this moment were the Sect Master Luqiu Mingyue and the seventeen elders.
Among the crowd of elite disciples wearing purple robes, a few figures wearing black and gray clothes were particularly conspicuous.
Those people were Gu Zexuan, Zhao Huipeng, Huo Bin, Hu Tiande, Li Kaihe, and Ma Liang.
According to their status, Gu Zexuan and Hu Tiande were not qualified to enter the ancestral hall, and outer disciples like Ma Liang were not even qualified to go to Tiankui Peak. The reason why they were able to attend the ceremony here was because they were special "guests" invited by Yan Liqiang. As the protagonists of this apprenticeship ceremony, Yan Liqiang was qualified to invite ten of his friends to watch the ceremony. In the Sword God Sect, the only two people with whom he had the closest relationship were Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng. Huo Bin, Hu Tiande and others also had a good relationship with Yan Liqiang. At least they had basically established trust and could cooperate on some things. They were considered friends, so Yan Liqiang also invited Huo Bin and others.
In addition to Gu Zexuan and Hu Tiande, Yan Liqiang also invited two acquaintances from Tianqiao Peak, one is Deacon Huang, and the other is Sun Weizhen. Deacon Huang and Sun Weizhen are currently in the team at Tianqiao Hall, and are also looking at Yan Liqiang with excited expressions.
Needless to say, Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng, although it was only three short days, at this moment, the two of them had already put on the black robes of inner disciples, showing that their identities were no longer the same as before, and they were no longer outer disciples. Looking at the expressions on their faces, if they hadn't been concerned about being in the ancestral hall at the moment, they would probably have shouted with excitement.
Gu Zexuan's eyes were a little cunning. While looking at Yan Liqiang, he also glanced at the female disciples next to him, his eyes rolling around.
As for Huo Bin, Hu Tiande, Li Kaihe, and Ma Liang, when they saw Yan Liqiang looking at them, Hu Tiande and Li Kaihe were still a little reserved and just gave Yan Liqiang a friendly smile, while Huo Bin and Ma Liang smiled at Yan Liqiang like rotten pears, with a fawning look on their faces. When they saw Yan Liqiang nodded at them, they both felt flattered and wanted to shout that Yan Liqiang was their friend!
Not long after he walked away, Yan Liqiang saw Master Su and Manager Qiu in the crowd.
When Master Su saw Yan Liqiang coming, he nodded to him, his eyes full of encouragement and praise. When Butler Qiu saw Yan Liqiang at this moment, the expression on his face was so complicated and wonderful that it was almost difficult to describe in words. Butler Qiu wanted to laugh, but the smile on his face was no different from crying, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes when he looked at Yan Liqiang. For the first time, Butler Qiu began to hate himself for being blind and offending Yan Liqiang. At this moment, Yan Liqiang became the disciple of the sect master and had a bright future. If Yan Liqiang wanted to take revenge on him, then what awaited him must be a very miserable ending...
Apart from these familiar faces, Yan Liqiang didn't recognize most of the others. However, there were a few young people with outstanding temperament who caught Yan Liqiang's attention.
The positions where those young men stood were close to the elders who were sitting there, indicating that their identities were extraordinary in the Sword God Sect. The Flying Tiger Sword Peng Tianjie, whom Yan Liqiang met on the way to Tiankui Peak for the first time three days ago, was among those people. This made Yan Liqiang secretly guess that those people were probably the Three Heroes, Seven Heroes and One Wushuang who were like gods among the disciples of the Sword God Sect.
However, the three heroes, seven outstanding men and one unrivaled one of the Sword God Sect should not all be present at the moment, and some of them may not be in the sect, because Yan Liqiang saw that among those people, although there were both men and women, there were only seven of them, not eleven.
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Yan Liqiang came and stood two meters in front of Luqiu Mingyue. Elder Guo, who presided over the ceremony, stood not far from him.
"Sword God Sect disciple Yan Liqiang offers incense to the Sword God Sect's ancestors!"
Following Elder Guo's loud shout, a deacon from the Patriarch's Hall immediately came over, carrying three thumb-thick yellow incense sticks on a pure gold tray.
Yan Liqiang picked up three long incense sticks from the tray, then walked solemnly to the incense tablets of the Sword God Sect's ancestors, lit the three incense sticks on an oil lamp, and respectfully inserted them into the incense burner in front of the tablets. Then he stepped back a few steps, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to the tablets nine times. Then he stood up, lifted his robe, and stepped back to his original position.
"Sword God Sect disciple Yan Liqiang kneels down to pay homage to the master!"
As soon as Elder Guo finished speaking, Yan Liqiang knelt down in front of Luqiu Mingyue who was sitting upright, and kowtowed three times.
"Serve tea to Enshi!"
A disciple brought a cup of tea on a pure gold tray. Yan Liqiang knelt forward a few steps, took the teacup with both hands, raised it high above his head, and placed it in front of Green Ball Bright Moon. He said loudly, "Disciple Yan Liqiang, please have some tea, Master!"
Luqiu Mingyue nodded, took the tea, took a sip, and then placed the teacup on the small table beside her.
"Please give me a sword, Master!"
A deacon standing nearby came to Luqiu Mingyue holding a long pure gold tray and bent down. Luqiu Mingyue lifted the silk cover on the tray, and an antique long sword appeared on the tray. Luqiu Mingyue picked up the sword and gently stroked the bronze hilt. His deep and emotional gaze moved from the hilt of the sword to the end of the scabbard.
"This sword is called Zhengdao. It was the sword that I used when I was young to travel the world to eliminate demons and defend the Way. I don't know how many evil people were killed by this sword. Today, I will give this sword to you. I hope you can never go against your original intention and always stay on the right path!"
After saying this, Luqiu Mingyue handed the sword to Yan Liqiang.
Don’t forget your original intention and always stay on the right path!
These eight words made Yan Liqiang excited. He took a deep breath and took the sword with both hands. "Thank you for the sword, Master. I will definitely live up to your expectations!"
Yan Liqiang took over Changjiang and stood up.
"Open the Sword Cave..."
Following Elder Guo's shout, at the end of the Patriarch's Hall, behind the spirit tablets, two heavy iron doors slowly opened with a creaking sound. At this moment, everyone in the Patriarch's Hall looked behind the heavy iron doors. Many people's eyes were filled with desire, envy, and even a hint of greed...
Behind the two heavy iron doors is a cave so deep that you can’t see the bottom!
As disciples of the Sword God Sect, many people may not have the opportunity to enter or exit the Sword Cave once in their lifetime. This Sword Cave is the most mysterious and important place in the Sword God Sect, and it can be said to be the foundation of the Sword God Sect.
Those who enter it are lucky and have good luck. Those without good luck and good fortune will only wander around for seven days and then come out. Those with good luck and good fortune will gain the peerless magical skills and swordsmanship of the Sword God Sect. The elders and sect master of the Sword God Sect, as well as the disciples and idols of the Sword God Sect, such as the Three Heroes and Seven Heroes, have all entered the Sword Cave and returned with great success...
Anyone who has not made great contributions or sufficient merits to the Sword God Sect has no qualifications to enter the Sword Cave.
After taking a look at the open sword cave, Yan Liqiang took a deep breath, and without looking back, he walked straight towards the two iron doors and entered the cave behind them.
As Yan Liqiang entered, the two opened iron doors creaked shut again with a loud bang, instantly blocking out all the gazes in the Ancestral Hall that were looking there.
"The apprenticeship ceremony is over. Disciples, please leave the Ancestral Hall in an orderly manner..." Elder Guo's voice sounded calmly, and all the disciples in the Ancestral Hall began to leave in an orderly manner. After a short while, only Luqiu Mingyue and a group of elders were left in the entire Ancestral Hall. Everyone's eyes were now looking towards the two closed iron doors.
"I'm really curious. I wonder what kind of sword techniques and secrets Yan Liqiang can learn in there?" an elder murmured.
"We'll know in seven days..." Luqiu Mingyue turned her gaze away from the two iron doors and said calmly...
(End of this chapter)