Chapter 28 Don’t you want to win first place in the sword-flying competition?
After Mu Fuyun finished studying the scroll, he went over in his mind the other fourteen people who advanced at the same time.
Unlike the one-on-one points race, after entering the secret realm, they are both competitors and fellow travelers. The competition is not about fighting each other, but about who can pass the obstacles in the secret realm faster and get the magic weapon first.
Although her swordsmanship has greatly improved during this period, and she may not be completely at a disadvantage compared to these fourteen people, it is impossible to get out of the secret realm in just one or two battles.
Her biggest weakness is that her spiritual power is easily exhausted. She must find a way to avoid unnecessary fights when necessary, directly cross obstacles and get the magic weapon.
That magic weapon should not be placed in a place where they can easily reach it.
The ice sword hanging in the air probably finally realized that she didn't need to fight it today. When the afterglow of the setting sun gradually disappeared and the entire lake was shrouded in the tranquil moonlight, it slowly sank back into the water.
Mu Fuyun watched it slowly leave, and the scene of Chu Ye, Song Xinghe and others flying with swords inexplicably appeared in his mind.
If you can learn to fly a sword, can you reach places that others cannot reach in the secret realm?
She pondered for a moment, then slowly reached out and grasped her sword.
Currently, no one in the entire outer sect class, including Zhan Yao, has yet to master the art of sword control. Typically, sword cultivators advance to the middle stage of foundation building before beginning to learn sword control.
This is not because flying a sword requires a continuous consumption of a large amount of spiritual power. On the contrary, in order to save energy, monks usually inject a wave of spiritual power into the sword at once, and then control the direction and strength of the sword by manipulating the spiritual power in the sword.
In short, this is the ability to control out-of-body spiritual power.
The cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage have a weak foundation and are still in the stage of practicing hard and accumulating a large amount of spiritual power. The cultivators who have just established their foundation, although their foundation is stable and their spiritual power is gradually becoming stronger, are still very unfamiliar with this kind of continuous and precise control. Therefore, for sword cultivators, the middle stage of foundation building is the best time to learn to fly a sword.
In his previous life, Mu Fuyun was very good at this kind of control.
As a weapon cultivator, the best way to use spiritual fire is to inject spiritual power into the core of the fire, adjust the size of the fire, and consume it bit by bit as the flame burns.
This is what she is best at, maybe she can really give it a try.
The sword was slowly pulled out of the scabbard, emitting a faint silver luster in the moonlight.
She reviewed in her mind the relevant books she had previously read in the library, and recalled the feeling of controlling the spiritual fire in her previous life. She tried to separate some spiritual power from her dantian and pour it into the sword.
After the spiritual power completely penetrated the sword and flowed out from the tip of the sword, she tried to control it to wrap around the entire sword, and then slowly released her hand holding the sword.
Starting from the little finger, he loosened his five fingers one by one, trying to make the sword hover in the air.
However, it only lasted for a very short moment before the sword fell to the ground with a clang. If he hadn't been staring at the sword without blinking, he would have doubted whether that moment really existed.
Mu Fuyun was not disappointed. He simply sat down by the water and tried again and again.
After all, it was a sword issued by the sect, so it was too simple. Even the sword core that was melted into the sword body to guide the spiritual power was only a straight one, without any branches.
This brings great difficulties to learning to fly the sword. With the ability of the late stage of Qi Refining, it is difficult to control the spiritual power to support the sword before it falls.
After trying more than twenty times, although the time of controlling the sword's suspension increased from the initial instant to half a breath, this progress was really insignificant if one wanted to learn to fly a sword within three days.
As a weapon cultivator, Mu Fuyun simply took action himself and tried to add a trace of fire to the spiritual power, and chiseled two tiny protrusions in the straight inner core of the sword.
Her realm was too low, and she had no materials or tools to help her, but she relied on her spiritual power to support herself. After making this small and negligible change, she felt that most of her Qi sea was empty.
But in order to try out the changes brought about by the modification as quickly as possible, she did not stop for a moment, grasped the sword again, and skillfully poured in spiritual power.
With those two small branches, the flow of spiritual power was a little faster than before.
It was this tiny change that made up for the time difference and allowed the sword to hover steadily in the air.
"It's done."
She talked to herself, a satisfied smile on her lips. Although she was so tired that she had to relax and lean on the stone behind her, she was reluctant to break the spiritual power in her palm that controlled the sword.
Until he was exhausted, he had to withdraw all his thoughts, pause for a moment, and let the sword fall from mid-air.
Below was the calm water. She closed her eyes, waiting to hear the sound of the sword falling into the water, but after waiting for a long time, she heard nothing. Instead, she smelled a familiar scent of frost at the tip of her nose.
She suddenly opened her eyes and saw a hand firmly grasping the hilt of the sword.
That hand was extremely beautiful, with slender fingers and distinct joints. Holding the hilt of the sword, it had a sense of balance and strength, as if lifting something with ease. However, the skin covering the skeleton was very pale, as pale as ice and snow. It was only August, but the night wind suddenly became 10% colder.
It's him.
"Senior!" Mu Fuyun rested one hand on the stone surface and wanted to stand up and salute him.
"Sit down." Xie Hanyi approached, sword in hand, and stood in front of her, his back to the moonlight. His tall figure cast a shadow in front of her. "Why are you learning this? Don't you want to win first place in the competition?"
The "competition" he mentioned was naturally the final competition in three days. After hearing this, Mu Fuyun's first reaction was a hint of joy - he really already knew about her advancement.
"I want to be first, and I must be first. I'm learning this just to be first."
She answered without hesitation.
Even if others didn't get first place, they still had the opportunity to be chosen by the elders of each peak and accepted as disciples, but she didn't.
She was someone that the headmaster Qi Yuanbai had personally said was not suitable for cultivation. Even for Qi Yuanbai's sake, the elders would not take the initiative to accept her as a disciple.
Chu Ye and Song Xinghe must have been looking forward to seeing her run into obstacles everywhere, with no one paying attention to her and forcing her to beg them to let her stay.
She insisted on getting first place and would not let them get what they wanted.
If other people heard her "bold words", they would definitely laugh at her for dreaming and overestimating her own abilities.
But Xie Hanyi didn't show any surprise after hearing this. He nodded gently as if he had heard something very ordinary. "Then learn it."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand slightly.
Mu Fuyun felt his weak body being lifted up by a gentle force and moved towards Xie Hanyi.
Before she could react, her hand felt cold and he was holding it.
The slender, pale hand was like white jade, with a slight chill, but not biting. The moonlight reflected on the pale skin, and blue veins could be seen.
"Pay attention."
Xie Hanyi glanced at her and intentionally opened the veins all over her body so that she could feel the direction and speed of the spiritual power flowing in her body.
Mu Fuyun finally came back to his senses. His previous words "Then learn it" actually meant that he wanted to teach her how to wield a sword himself.
Without time to feel surprised, she quickly held her breath and focused all her attention on Xie Hanyi, feeling how he was controlling it.
I saw him gently release the hand holding the sword and let it fall down naturally, leaving only a trace of invisible spiritual power continuing to connect it.
The sword just hung quietly at first, and then, as if it had consciousness, it flew lightly on the wind, piercing through the heavy night sky, passing over the calm water surface, and leaving traces of water.
"Did you see it clearly?" Xie Hanyi asked softly.
The two men held hands, and spiritual power surged, as if connecting them into one.
Mu Fuyun closed his eyes and focused more on the surge of spiritual energy he felt in his palm. After a moment, he opened his eyes again and nodded firmly: "I see it clearly."
Xie Hanyi didn't say anything, but just put the invisible thread connected in his palm into her palm, and then, before she could react, he let go of her hand.
Mu Fuyun felt his palms suddenly feel empty.
"You try it."
Xie Hanyi's voice rang in her ears, and she subconsciously imitated him to control the sword several feet away.
At first, because it happened so suddenly, she lost control and almost let the sword fall directly into the water.
Fortunately, when the sword just touched the water, she adjusted her state in time, found the feeling, and immediately raised the sword to the surface and flew steadily again.
A hint of admiration flashed in Xie Hanyi's eyes, which were as quiet as a deep pool.
As he expected, she learned quickly, just like her previous sword practice.
"The sword must be steady before the person can go up."
After saying this, he waved his hand to recall the sword and put it back into the scabbard.
The bright moonlight shone on the sword, leaving two small gaps.
This sword is not suitable after all.
He took another look at it, said nothing, and after saying "rest enough before practicing", he was about to leave.
Seeing this, Mu Fuyun stepped aside and said, "Thank you for taking the time to guide me. I was able to persevere through the assessment until now because of your guidance."
Her words sounded the same as before, just a sincere thank you, but she deliberately mentioned the word "assessment", like an immature child who had just done something to be proud of and was standing in front of adults with her chest puffed out to ask for praise.
I can't explain why I suddenly did this, it was just a momentary impulse.
She didn't know how many years it had been since she had hoped for recognition from others. When she was on Yuya Mountain, except for the first two years, she also hoped to get recognition from her master who never showed up.
But over time, after hearing so much boasting and envy, she gradually became numb and learned to ignore the looks and comments of others.
Xie Hanyi just glanced at her with a dull expression. It was unclear whether he didn't understand what she meant or simply didn't want to pay attention to her.
Mu Fuyun himself felt a little awkward, so he stopped talking silently and didn't expect Xie Hanyi to respond.
She lowered her eyes and stood aside to see him off respectfully.
Xie Hanyi paused slightly, opened his mouth, but said nothing.
…
Thousands of miles away, in the waters off the coast of Dongji Island, a wooden boat was floating up and down in the waves with the sea breeze.
The wooden boat was not big, with only a few temporary shelters on the deck for people to rest. It was exposed to the overly bright and hot sunshine of Dongji day and night, and the wooden slats on it looked loose.
If you don’t know, you might think it is an unknown boat abandoned in the sea. After being exposed to wind, sun and rain for who knows how long, it has long become a pile of rotten wood that will fall apart at the slightest touch.
Therefore, when Tian Yanzong's disciples landed on the deck, they could not help but move lightly and carefully, for fear that they would break the boat with one step.
Most of them were visiting Dongji Island for the first time and were not familiar with anything here. They had only read the mission files before coming and were roughly aware of the location of every restriction and every ancient beast on Dongji Island.
Only Chu Ye was not here for the first time.
When he first entered the inner sect as a disciple, he also followed the team and was brought here by the elders to check the seal and spiritual life. This time, he, the eldest brother, became the backbone of the team and led his younger brothers and sisters to complete the task.
"This ship is surrounded by restrictions set up by our ancestors. Although its decoration is simple, it is as solid as a rock. There is no need to be too restrained."
After Chu Ye finished speaking, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and started to clean up the warehouse on the ship. They sat in the house and discussed the distribution of tasks.
Chu Ye sat at one end of the long table, took out the map of Dongji Island from the mustard bag, and spread it on the table so that everyone could see it clearly.
"We're currently located here," he pointed the tip of his sword at a small red mark on the map. "The seals on the island are located in the east, west, south, north, and center. Each is guarded by an ancient spirit beast. Aside from the middle-level phoenix, which is docile and non-aggressive, the others are extremely ferocious. Be extremely careful. Are there any of you who would like to go to the center?"
The sixteen disciples sitting beside the long table looked at each other, and no one nodded.
Tian Yan expects his disciples to have the courage to challenge the strong.
Their mission was to avoid the attacks of the spirit beasts without harming them, get close to them, check the condition of the seal, and then add a new seal according to the requirements in the mission file.
Since Chu Ye clearly stated that the middle-level phoenix is docile and not very aggressive, it means that the task here is the easiest. If someone takes the initiative to ask to go there, wouldn't they be laughed at by others?
"Big Brother, before we came, we were fully prepared. No matter how ferocious the spirit beasts are, we are not afraid. You don't need to worry about us." One of the disciples said carefully.
He didn't say it explicitly, but everyone understood.
The situation of going out of the sect to complete a mission will be recorded in everyone's file. The better the performance, the easier it is to get rewards and respect from the sect. They come here to strive for a good performance.
Chu Ye glanced around at everyone and finally nodded, saying, "It's a good thing that you have such determination, and it deserves recognition. In that case, divide into teams of four, with each team responsible for inspecting one side. As for the middle position—I'll go."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Chu Ye with a smile and a hint of admiration in their eyes: "Thank you, Senior Brother. We will definitely complete the task well and live up to your good intentions."
In their opinion, Chu Ye was intentionally fulfilling their desire to perform well, so he took the initiative to undertake this unchallenging task.
Senior Brother Chu has always been a role model for many disciples in the sect. Although he encountered some setbacks when he advanced to the Nascent Soul stage last time, he is protected by the sect leader and has recovered after recuperation for some time.
He has such great strength, but he is still willing to give the credit to his junior brothers and sisters. It is really admirable.
Chu Ye met more than a dozen pairs of grateful eyes. Without much explanation, he just went over their strengths and characteristics in his mind and directly divided them into teams.
"Tonight, let's rest a little on the boat and set off early tomorrow morning to finish the job as soon as possible."
Everyone nodded, thinking about tomorrow's tasks, and seemed to be eager to get started. They walked out to the rooms they had just been assigned, discussing the matter.
"We are doing a mission here, and the sect's assessment is probably very intense."
"Yes, this year's situation will definitely be more intense than in previous years."
"I just received a message from Senior Brother Qian yesterday, saying that the results of the points race have come out, and they are a bit surprising."
…
Chu Ye did not join their discussion and seemed to be indifferent to it.
However, after entering the room where he lived alone, he couldn't help himself and took out the jade token from the mustard seed bag.
The jade token flashed, and it contained the sect's news that he had not had time to check before. There were instructions from the sect leader, elders from other peaks asking him to help keep an eye on the disciples who came to complete the mission, and greetings from other junior brothers and sisters who were close to him.
Naturally, someone also told him about the outer sect assessment.
He saw the name at the end at a glance and was subconsciously surprised. He didn't expect that she not only passed the literary test, but also climbed to the 15th place in the martial arts test.
However, considering that her realm had risen two levels in the past few months, such a huge progress did not seem so abrupt.
He held the jade token in his hand, stroking it gently, and his fingertips unconsciously moved to the three words.
At this time, she must have been so happy that she had forgotten everything else.
Chu Ye couldn't explain what he was feeling, he just inexplicably wanted to say something to her.
However, his fingertips brushed past, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly moved away.
No need.
If she really wanted to enter the inner gate, she would have to ask him for help. The other elders would not accept her. Even if Song Xinghe was willing to help, he might not be able to convince them.
Only he, the eldest brother, can do this.
Anyway, with her strength, getting into the top 15 would be her limit. There is no way she could defeat Zhan Yao and take the top spot.
Quickly, he put away the jade token, opened the mustard seed bag, and prepared the porcelain bottle to be used tomorrow.
The most important purpose of this trip was to obtain the Phoenix Heart Blood. The middle-level task was to be completed by him alone, without being discovered by others.
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