"Your Majesty King Wuqiu, your exam question... we three black-clad deacons may not be able to take care of it!"

Watching the group of disciples from the outer sect running out of the valley, a white-haired old man said with a wry smile.

In the past, ranking battles for the disciples of the outer sect were held on Douwu Mountain, with ring battles as the main focus. Although the seventh-level kings who presided over the ranking battles were different every year, the test questions were similar. Unexpectedly, King Wu Qiu hosted this year, and there was actually something wrong.

Such a question.

There are hundreds of disciples from the outer sect running in the dangerous practice area, and monsters are intercepting and blocking them. The three black-clothed deacons will definitely not be able to take care of them.

"How can martial arts practice be without danger? It's only a mere two thousand miles away. If something can happen to you, then you're not worthy of being a disciple of another sect." King Wu Qiu snorted coldly.

"That's what the King said." The three white-haired old men quickly bowed.

There was a hint of helplessness on their lowered faces.

That being said, if something happens, it will definitely be the three old guys who will be held accountable. Who dares to blame King Wu Qiu?

"The three of us should set off quickly and take care of the front, middle and back areas respectively, in case anything happens to those disciples of the outer sect." The three white-haired old men secretly communicated with each other and discussed secretly.

"Okay, let's go quickly!"

After the three black-clothed deacons bowed to King Wuqiu, they also followed the footsteps of the disciples from the outer sect and left the valley.

…

In the practice area, somewhere in the forest, a fourth-order porcupine with dark red pupils was dormant in the grass, its nose constantly sniffing the surrounding smells.

Suddenly, a figure passed in front of it. The fourth-level porcupine jumped up without hesitation, opened its bloody fangs, and bit the figure.

"Evil beast, seeking death!" This figure was suddenly attacked and instinctively waved his weapon to block the porcupine's fatal blow.

When the fourth-level porcupine saw that it missed a hit, it turned around and ran towards the depths of the jungle, disappearing deep into the woods in the blink of an eye.

"Humph, you can run fast!"

A fierce look flashed in the eyes of the outer sect disciple who was attacked. A mere fourth-level monster actually dared to sneak attack him. In normal times, he would definitely not let this porcupine go, but today, in order to compete for ranking, he could only watch helplessly.

Run away with this monster.

"I was delayed for a while by this monster, and the people behind me are probably going to catch up, so I have to speed up."

This disciple of the outer sect activated his body skills and shuttled through the forest like a phantom, sprinting towards the north.

Soon, a disciple of the foreign sect passed by this area one after another, and from time to time some people were attacked by monsters.

These monsters seemed to have known for a long time that someone would pass by this area. They hid deep in the grass one by one. When they saw a figure passing by, they rushed up to bite them. Some disciples of the outer sect who were caught off guard were actually attacked by monsters.

Success is already a blessing in disguise.

Among the disciples of the outer sect

At the end, fourteen students were walking forward at a leisurely pace. Among these students, there were eight freshmen and six disciples from the outer sect who were least good at speed.

They all knew that they were destined to be at the bottom when it comes to body and speed competition, so they simply moved forward as a group, at least to be safer.

"I really didn't expect that this year's test question was actually a competition in Qinggong and Shenqi. Now I can only be ranked at the bottom!" Among the fourteen people, a tall, muscular young man kept sighing.

He is best at strength and endurance. If it were an arena battle, this outer sect disciple would be sure to win the top fifty spot, but in terms of body skills, he might not be as good as the new students.

Except for this young man, the other students looked indifferent, especially the eight freshmen.

As freshmen, their strength is already at the bottom among the disciples of the outer sect. No matter what the competition is, they will never be able to enter the top fifty. In this case, it doesn't matter what they test.

"Brother Dugu, I didn't expect that you actually understood the meaning of the sword. This is something that many fifth-level sword cultivators have not been able to do. Now among the new students, you are probably the first one!" Hai Tianya said to him as he walked forward.

Dugu Wuxin said next to him.

"Brother Hai is exaggerating. What I have understood is the sword intention seeds left by the elders in the clan. In terms of power, I am afraid it is not as powerful as the vitality seeds of Dan Yan Bai Ling and the others." Dugu Wuxin shook his head and smiled.

"The two of them?" Hai Tianya glanced at the two people with the corner of his eyes, and there was a bit of disdain at the corner of his mouth, "The vitality seeds are indeed powerful, but they are the result of the loss of a king's cultivation. They themselves do not need any understanding, as long as

It can be activated if there is true energy, but in the final analysis, it is just the shadow of our ancestors."

"Brother Dugu, you are different. The realization of sword intention requires a deep understanding of the way of the sword. This cannot be achieved by a seed. I also have the sword intention seed planted by my father in my body, but I have not said that I can activate it so far.

, even understanding it is extremely difficult.”

Hai Tianya was filled with emotion. He also practiced swordsmanship, and his father was a swordsman king. It was precisely because of the swordsmanship that he also understood how amazing it was that Dugu Wuxin could master the sword at the third level.

one thing.

Dugu Wuxin smiled, noncommittal.

Hai Tianya is right, Sword Intent Seeds are completely different from Vitality Seeds.

In the final analysis, vitality seeds are just a special kind of energy. As long as they are activated by true energy, they can exert the power of vitality fire, but sword intention seeds are completely different.

The activation of sword intention requires a deep understanding of the way of swordsmanship. Qin Xuan also has the seeds of sword intention left by Dugu Yinfeng, but he cannot activate the sword intention. This is because his level of swordsmanship is not enough.

In fact, anyone who practices swordsmanship will ask a strong swordsman to plant the seeds of his sword intention in order to speed up his swordsmanship practice.

In this regard, strong swordsmen generally will not refuse, because sword intention seeds are different from vitality seeds. Sword intention is just a state of perception. Planting sword intention in others will have no impact on one's own practice.

…

On a journey of two thousand miles, these outer sect disciples walked for a full seven hours before they all arrived at Thunder Peak.

Among them, the fastest one took less than two hours, while the slowest ones were naturally the eight new disciples of the outer sect.

By the time Qin Xuan and others arrived at Thunder Peak, nearly a hundred disciples of the outer sect had already begun climbing the Thunder Pillar in the center of the peak under the command of King Wu Qiu.

Thunder Peak is very short, only a few hundred feet high. It resembles a huge millstone. There is a black rusty iron pillar inserted into the sky on the top. This iron pillar is connected to each other. Every time it rises a hundred feet, there is a protrusion.

A platform for warriors to rest and practice.

"This pillar is called the Thunder God Pillar. It was a thunder pillar built by the Sun Moon Sect when it opened up the Sun Moon Island in the early years. It is said that when the Sun Moon Island was first discovered, there were endless thunder clouds in the sky, and the island would come from time to time.

When thunder and lightning fall, ordinary warriors simply cannot survive."

"Therefore, the emperor of the sect took action, split the Thunder Peak, built this thunder pillar, and introduced the thunder and lightning from the sky into the depths of the earth. Later, he built the spirit gathering array to channel the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth, and we have what we have today.

Sun Moon Island." Seeing the eight freshmen arriving at Thunder Peak, the white-haired old man who had been waiting here quickly stepped forward to explain.

"The second test question for King Wu Qiu is to ask you to climb the Thunder Pillar and bear the bombardment of thunder and lightning. It is winter now, and the thunder clouds are thin. As long as you do not climb to a height of more than three hundred feet, your lives will not be in danger.

." The white-haired old man pointed to the sacred pillar in the center.

Lightning flashed from time to time on the dark iron pillars. Many disciples of the outer sect who were climbing were accidentally struck by lightning and their bodies were numb and they fell down.

Seeing this scene, Qin Xuan and others couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Go up and be struck by lightning. King Wuqiu's test questions are really..." Huangshi wanted to complain a few words, but halfway through his words, he held back. Although King Wuqiu is not at Thunder Peak now, he can't tell where he is watching them!

"Boy, the king has deep meaning in everything he does. He also does it for the good of you little guys. Go and climb the sacred pillar! King Wuqiu said that your cultivation is not enough, so you only need to step onto the second resting platform.

, I will give you a quota of the first fifty."

At the end of the sentence, the white-haired old man blinked. His words undoubtedly boosted the fighting spirit of the eight freshmen, and Huang Shi rushed over in a hurry.

"Huangshi, this guy is still such a hot-tempered guy." Qin Xuan smiled, shook his head, and followed.

The other six people were not too excited. They watched the barren stone rush over, and they all stood behind and watched.

Among the eight freshmen, Qin Xuan and Huang Shi are undoubtedly the ones with the highest physical strength and the strongest resistance to lightning. If they cannot climb to the second floor, then there will be no hope for the others!

The same is true for Dan Yan and Bai Ling. They also have self-awareness. In terms of strength, they are no less than Qin Xuan and Huang Shi, but that is the contribution of the vitality seeds. Compared with the physical defense power, apart from Qin Xuan, Huang Shi is definitely the strongest among the new students.
Chapter completed!