"This is… "
Chen Zong was surprised, his eyes swept away.
This is the top of the mountain, the sun hangs high, the mountain wind is mighty, and the sea of clouds rises in the distance. The sun shines on the sea of clouds, like a dragon and a snake dancing.
"It's spectacular." A majestic and resonant voice came from behind, Chen Zong quickly turned around and saw that it was Lin Zhonghan, the suzerain of the vertical and horizontal sword sect.
"Sect Master." Chen Zong saluted.
"In the past, when I was not the suzerain, whenever I felt restless in my heart, I would come here to watch the scenery, the wind, the clouds and the light, and the restlessness in my heart would disappear, disappear without a trace, and my mood would be open. With his hands behind his back, Lin Zhonghan walked steadily as if walking on the earth, ignoring all the roughness of the rocks, walking to the highest point, overlooking the earth.
His voice is no longer so sonorous, but a bit deep, with a certain charm.
"Are you full of doubts, why did I say these things to you?" Lin Zhonghan turned around suddenly, and the brilliance in his eyes seemed to see through Chen Zong. In one sentence, he also expressed the doubts in Chen Zong's heart.
That's right, aren't you participating in the assessment of Zongmen Jianzi
Didn't you just break the mechanism wall and pass the first level
How did you come here
Why did the suzerain say these words to himself
Confused.
"Hahahaha." The laughter was loud and powerful, making the sea of clouds seem to surge, "Because...you have passed the assessment and become the new sword of this sect."
"I passed the assessment..." Chen Zong was very surprised. Didn't he say that the assessment was divided into two stages? If I remember correctly, I have only passed the first stage.
"In fact, there is only one level in the assessment. I told you that there are two levels before, just to confuse you." Lin Zhonghan said with a smile.
Chen Zong suddenly realized that this kind of approach is indeed somewhat possible, but for some reason, he still retains a trace of doubt in his heart.
"Let's go, follow me to Zongmen Sword Hall, I want to announce that you have become Zongmen Jianzi." Lin Zhonghan said, walked down with his hands behind his back, walked past Chen Zong, and walked down the mountain.
Chen Zong turned around and saw the palace complex, the largest and tallest of which was the Zonghengjian Palace.
"Could it be that I have passed the examination and become a swordsman of the sect?" Chen Zong walked down the mountain with Lin Zhonghan, but he kept thinking: "This is too easy."
Speaking of which, it is not difficult at all to break through the trap wall, but Chen Zong feels that the sword of this sect is very important. In contrast, it should not be as simple as cracking a trap wall.
But everything that happened was so natural.
"Those three people are not simple, there is no reason why they can't crack the mechanism wall within the specified time?" Chen Zong secretly said again.
"Sovereign, I have something to ask." Chen Zong said.
"What's the matter?" Lin Zhonghan didn't turn his head, but his voice reached Chen Zong's ears.
"When was the last Zongmen Jianzi who passed the assessment? How often does the Zongmen Jianzi assessment take place?" Chen Zong asked.
"Four years ago, once a year." Lin Zhonghan replied without any hesitation.
"Thank you suzerain for clarifying the confusion." Chen Zongdao continued to think.
The Zongmen Jianzi assessment is conducted once a year, but the Zongmen Jianzi of the previous generation was four years ago, which means that within four years, no new Zongmen Jianzi appeared, which means that Zongmen Jianzi The difficulty of the assessment is very high, not generally high.
Just cracking a mechanism wall shouldn't make it impossible for all the people participating in the assessment to pass on time.
Could it be that the people who participated in the assessment in previous years were all trash
No, absolutely not, Zongmen Jianzi has a lot to do with it, and he won't casually invite people to participate in the assessment. Only those truly outstanding geniuses are eligible to participate in the assessment.
That being the case, the assessment shouldn't just be as simple as cracking a mechanism wall.
It seems to be back again.
It's like walking in a circle.
I feel that it should not be that simple, but I was told that I passed the assessment...
"Sovereign, what about the other three?" Chen Zong asked again.
"They all failed, so they were naturally eliminated." Lin Zhonghan replied.
"Have they all failed..." He murmured to himself in a low voice, and the doubts in his heart became more and more intense. Immediately, a thought popped up: "Could it be that the second test exists, and now is the second test. ?”
The moment this idea appeared, Chen Zong immediately saw Lin Zhonghan in front of him walking forward, but his figure gradually faded away, and the palace complex in the distance also gradually became blurred, as if the water It seems to be splashed on the ink painting, and then smeared with a brush.
The wonderful and magnificent scenery all around is also distorted, the sun disappears, the sea of clouds disappears...
"Here is..." Chen Zong looked around intently, only to realize that it was in a room with nothing in it, and he didn't know what was going on just now, it was like a dream, but he was actually there.
Immediately, there was a creaking sound, and a beam of light shone in.
It was a door, a door that opened automatically, Chen Zong didn't feel the slightest sense of disobedience, and walked towards that door.
…
"I have already said that the sword master of the sect is none other than me." Long Changzhi stood vigorously in the hall of vertical and horizontal swords, and said loudly, his eyes glanced at Chen Zongyanhua and Xiao Jinpeng, and the corners of his mouth hung in a stern look. sneer.
"Now, as the sword son of the sect, I propose to expel these three people from the Zongheng Sword Sect." Long Changzhi said again.
"Agree." The fourth elder said.
"agree."
"agree."
"Everything is based on Jianzi's wishes."
The other three elders also spoke in agreement.
"Since this is the case, the sect announces that Chen Zong, Yan Hua, and Xiao Jinpeng will be expelled from the Zongheng Jianzong. From now on, they are not allowed to step into the Zonghengjian Zong's mountain gate. Violators will be treated as invasions and will be killed without mercy." Suzerain Lin Zhonghan finally said, the final word.
"Hahahaha..." Long Changzhi couldn't help laughing loudly, especially when he saw the panic on the faces of the three of Chen Zong, he laughed more freely and recklessly.
…
"Sovereign, you say that I... I passed the examination?" Yan Hua's eyes widened, his body trembled slightly, and he was very excited.
Chen Zong is stronger than himself, and Long Changzhi said that he has a seven-star combat power, so he is even stronger. Although the assessment is not a direct assessment of combat power, those with strong combat power will often have some advantages. Zongmen Jianzi, Yan Hua didn't have much hope, but just insisted on trying his best to fight for it, if he can succeed, he can succeed, and if he can't, he can accept it.
Didn't expect him to pass the test
Ecstasy, excitement, directly filled the whole body, unable to think more.
The same situation also happened to Xiao Jinpeng.
Different from Yan Hua's mentality, even if he was defeated by Chen Zong, the arrogant Xiao Jinpeng regained his confidence after some adjustments and wanted to fight for the Zongmen sword with all his strength.
He couldn't aspire to become a swordsman of the sect, so he became even more fanatical. Now, when he learned from the suzerain Lin Zhonghan that he had successfully passed the examination and became a swordsman of the sect, Xiao Jinpeng was completely surrounded by that kind of ecstasy. All thinking ability.
…
"Sect Master." Chen Zong bowed to the person in front of him, and then looked at the old man next to the suzerain, who looked like a fairy. He didn't know who the other party was, but he also bowed and saluted.
"Congratulations, Chen Zong." Lin Zhonghan smiled.
Chen Zong knew the meaning of the other party's congratulations, that is, he had passed the two tests and became a sect swordsman.
As for the other three, they are probably still under assessment.
According to the regulations, the first person to break through the two tests within the specified time will be the winner of the assessment, and will be able to become the sword of the sect.
"This one is the only surviving elder of this sect." Lin Zhonghan introduced.
"Disciple Chen Zong pays respects to the elder." Chen Zong bowed again.
"Hehe, there is no need to be too polite." The elder smiled, looked at Chen Zong carefully, and nodded, seemingly quite satisfied.
Since Chen Zong was the first to pass the examination within the stipulated time and could become the Zongmen swordsman, the other three failed. After a while, those three opened the door and walked out, still in a trance.
Immediately, when they saw Chen Zong, their expressions changed one after another.
"Unfortunately, the three of you failed the assessment." Lin Zhonghan said.
Yan Hua smiled bitterly, but still accepted it calmly. Xiao Jinpeng's complexion changed again, and his complexion was a little ugly. As for Long Changzhi, his complexion changed drastically, which was completely unacceptable.
Just now, he himself was still a swordsman of the sect, and he was so high-spirited that he took life and death against the disciples in the sect, but now he was told that he had failed the assessment, what is that.
"Okay, Zongheng Jianzong, play me for a while, I will remember this humiliation." With resentment in his heart, Long Changzhi also glanced at Chen Zong, the cruelty in it was like a tide, and seemed to be drowned Like Chen Zong, Long Changzhi then turned around and strode away.
Neither Lin Zhonghan nor the elders took action. First, it was inappropriate to use their identities to deal with a junior. Second, this person's surname was Long, who was related to the royal family. If he was killed, there was no guarantee that he would not offend the royal family.
You must know that the royal family is very willing to annex the various sects, but they dare not do it forcefully because there is no suitable reason. They are afraid of triggering a joint resistance of the various sects, causing turmoil in the dynasty and being taken advantage of by foreign forces.
"Junior Brother Chen, congratulations." Yan Hua bowed his hands to Chen Zong and said with a smile, since he could not become a swordsman, but being able to make friends with Chen Zong was a good harvest.
As for Xiao Jinpeng glanced at Chen Zong, he snorted coldly and didn't say anything.
"Okay, you two go down the mountain by yourself and return to the area of the outer disciples, so that you can practice." Lin Zhonghan smiled, his eyes fell on Chen Zong's face: "Chen Zong, follow me to the Zongmen Sword Palace, I want to announce you The news of becoming the sword son of the sect."
"Yes." Chen Zong's heart was actually quite excited, but he was used to indifference, and looked calm on the surface.
Zongmen Jianzi.
Next, I can practice better, get through the zenith, and truly step into the realm of strength training, and then, after further strengthening the foundation of my body, I can really hit the real martial arts realm and step into the world of real warriors. Stepping into the world of true geniuses, it must be even more exciting.
(end of this chapter)