As mentioned earlier, the Kunlun Mirror's save/load mechanism follows a certain "breakpoint resume" rule.

For example, in the Shushan line, the time you saved and left the game last time will be the time you start reading next time.

Now Qiu Changtian and Luo Yan have both passed the trial of leaving the palace, while the time point of Lingyunpo on the Shushan side is just when the palace is about to open.

On this day, Ling Yunpo had just finished practicing with Senior Sister An when he saw a sword light suddenly coming from a distance and landing on Qingluo Peak.

Ling Yunpo took a closer look and found that it was Lin Duanshan, the senior brother of Jingang Peak, a dog who licked the elder sister's hand.

“Senior Sister An!” Lin Duanshan came over hurriedly and said as soon as he landed, “The East Sea Palace has been opened this morning, and the disciples of Kunlun and Penglai have entered the secret realm for the trial together.”

"News came down from the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, saying that the three sects all came from the same orthodox religion, and we cannot fall behind, so we have to open the Demon Locking Tower in advance."

"The corresponding Shushan fellow disciples' competition will probably also have to be brought forward!"

"I understand." An Zhisu looked calm, but Lin Duanshan couldn't hold back his temper. He turned around and glared at Ling Yunpo, "The competition is coming soon. Are you ready?"

"It's absolutely safe!" Ling Yunpo replied with a sneer.

Lin Duanshan was slightly startled, then said seriously:

"Since Senior Sister An wants you to participate in the Demon Locking Tower Trial, then according to the rules of Shushan, you must be on the Immortal Sword Ranking in this sect competition."

"On the Immortal Sword Ranking, the strong and the weak are clearly divided. The top one, your Senior Sister An, is in a different level of strength; the second to fourth ones are in a different level; the fifth to the fiftieth ones are in a different level; and the ones after the fiftieth are in another level."

"Within the same tier, if the strength is similar, the ranking of seats will change frequently; if one tier is higher, the strength will have a crushing advantage, and it will be difficult to win in a sword fight."

Lin Duanshan paused for a moment and then said seriously:

"With your talent for swordsmanship, you should aim for a position below the fifth seat and above the fiftieth seat."

"If you end up outside the top 50, it would be a disgrace to Qingluo Peak..."

An Zhisu interrupted him and said calmly:

"My peak has such a bad reputation, so what does it matter if we lose face? Even if we get more than 50 seats, other peaks will not change their attitudes."

"I just want Junior Brother Ling to participate in the Demon Locking Tower Trial and successfully go to the Blood Pond to cleanse his marrow and clear his meridians. As for those empty names, I don't need them."

Lin Duanshan was choked by her and was speechless, and was stuck for a moment.

As the eldest senior brother of the Jingang Peak lineage, he is deeply trusted by his master and his word is what matters in Jingang Peak.

In addition, he himself tends to be serious in character, and he always treats his junior fellow students with strict requirements and rough discipline.

As for "euphemistic tone" and "encouraging teaching", it is impossible and cannot be achieved in ten thousand years.

Therefore, when he met a senior sister like An Zhisu who was so protective of her and unreasonable, he actually felt helpless.

Fortunately, Ling Yunpo didn't let him be embarrassed for too long. In other words, he didn't intend to let him continue to interact with Senior Sister An, so he said:

"Senior Sister, I naturally know what you mean."

"The so-called seat challenge can be launched by any low-ranking seat against a high-ranking seat."

"In other words, if I win a seat, I must have the strength to defeat everyone under that seat. Otherwise, even if I win by chance, I won't be able to keep my position afterwards."

"But what Senior Brother Lin said is also true! Since Master went into seclusion, our Qingluo Peak has gone from being in a difficult situation and being besieged to being not easily taken lightly now. Isn't it Senior Sister who fought and fought hard in one sword fight after another?"

"You know, even if it's a bad reputation, it's still a reputation! If the reputation accumulated by Qingluo Peak is destroyed by me this time, I will never forgive myself!"

[Unyielding character, synchronization value +1. ]

He finished speaking passionately, his tone was so powerful that An Zhisu's beautiful eyes turned red and Lin Duanshan nodded continuously. They were both temporarily intimidated by his spirit and were speechless.

[Unyielding character, synchronization value +1. ]

"Junior brother." After a while, Senior Sister An said softly, "Since you have such lofty ambitions, I will certainly not interfere."

"In that case, let Junior Brother Lin teach you about the Shushan Fellow Disciple Competition."

Lingyunpo: ???

Wait, I just don’t want him to interact with Senior Sister anymore, I don’t want to interact with him!

Lin Duanshan ignored his thoughts and just laughed and said:

"That's great! Since Junior Brother Ling has such lofty ambitions, I will not be stingy with my skills and will definitely teach you everything I know."

"Without further delay, let's start fencing right away!"

…

The so-called fencing is, of course, just an ordinary duel of flying swords, and has no special meaning.

If the Seven Killing Swords of Qingluo Peak emphasize "strike first" and "speed is the only way to defeat the enemy";

As for the Wanxiang Sword lineage of Jingang Peak, it is important to "take advantage of the situation" and "have a myriad of changes".

There are thousands of sword techniques, and there is no absolute distinction between good and bad. In the end, it all depends on the sword master's own hard power.

As it was necessary to simulate the Shushan Competition, this time Lin Duanshan directly used his cultivation and transformed his palace-level true essence to control the Kaiyue Sword. Every strike was so powerful that Ling Yunpo could not resist at all and was repeatedly forced to the limit.

An Zhisu watched silently. Whenever Ling Yunpo couldn't hold on any longer, she would put her hand on the hilt of the Frost Sword, which would make Lin Duanshan break out in cold sweat and feel creepy.

"Well, after entering the Marrow Cleansing Stage, I have a rough idea of ​​your strength level."

Feeling that if he continued to fight, the probability of being killed would increase, Lin Duanshan immediately stopped and put away the Kaiyue Sword, saying solemnly:

"It's just as I expected. As long as you can maintain your strength during the Shushan Competition, you will have no problem getting more than 50 seats."

After hearing Lin Duanshan's judgment, An Zhisu agreed with a smile:

"Indeed, with your abilities, Junior Brother, you really don't have to worry too much."

"Senior Sister only hopes that you won't put pressure on yourself. The reputation of Qingluo Peak is not important. What's important is whether you can improve your swordsmanship and enhance your cultivation."

"Indeed." Lin Duanshan said with a straight face, "As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy. In addition to your own strength level, you also need to understand the strength of other competitors."

"On the Immortal Sword Ranking, only the top four can be said to be better than you. Let's start with these top four."

"The number one on the list, 'Frost', is your Senior Sister An. Since she entered the sect, she has never lost a single battle, whether in a seated challenge or a private sword fight."

"You are very familiar with her fighting style and strength level, so I don't need to explain more."

"The second on the list, 'Cang Tie', is Huang Longfeng's senior brother Duan Fenhai. He was born a hero in the martial arts world, but he is not reckless and ruthless. Instead, he is known for his calm personality and rich experience. His qualities in all aspects are far better than yours."

"The third place on the list, 'Kaiyue', is me, so I won't mention it for now; the fourth place, 'Suiyue', is the senior sister Guan Shanyue from Cuizhu Peak."

"She was born in the Longxi Guan family, a family of sword immortals. She has many difficult sword-controlling secrets. Even I am not completely confident in fighting her, let alone you."

Lin Duanshan spoke frankly, but noticed An Zhisu's gloomy face next to him, and quickly added:

"Of course, I mean that you are not their opponent right now... In time, with your talent for swordsmanship, your achievements will not be too far behind."

"In short, if you are accidentally picked in the top four of the Shushan Competition, just admit defeat. There is no need to hold on."

"The Shushan Competition is divided into two parts. The first half is the promotion and elimination rounds, where the matches are randomly arranged by drawing lots. If you lose, you will be relegated, and if you win, you will be promoted."

"The top 100 disciples who advance to the next level will be ranked according to their sword fighting results and will be listed on the Immortal Sword Ranking."

"The second half is about challenging the leaderboard. All disciples can choose to challenge an opponent with a higher seat than themselves on the leaderboard. If they win, they take the seat. If they lose, there is no punishment."

"In other words, apart from the top four, you must keep in mind the corresponding fighting styles and sword-wielding habits of the remaining ninety-six opponents on the current Immortal Sword Ranking."

"Because, in the upcoming Shushan Competition, you might run into them during the draw, or you might be picked out by them when you challenge for the rankings!"