After the catastrophe, the Sword Testing Square in the center of Chaoyang City turned into a huge pit, and all the buildings within a radius of a hundred feet collapsed and cracked.
Fortunately, the Chaoyang City Lord's Mansion was not affected.
When Li Changan followed Baili Batian to the City Lord's Mansion, Li Qinghan, Lu Hong and other important officials of Chaoyang were already there. Zong Baiye stood at the top position with his hands behind his back, waiting for Li Changan's arrival.
The atmosphere is a bit depressing.
Li Changan was very nervous.
"You're here?" Zong Baiye turned around and looked at Li Changan, a rare smile appearing on his cold face.
Well, you seem to be in a good mood.
Li Changan felt a little relieved.
"I've asked you to come here for two reasons. The first is to thank you for helping me extinguish the calamity fire," Zong Baiye said solemnly. "I want you to be the honorary sword master of my Chaoyang City, and establish an everlasting friendship with my Chaoyang City. How do you do that?"
Li Changan's breathing stopped.
The Sword Master is different from an ordinary swordsman. It is an honorary title for people who have made great contributions to Chaoyang City, either helping Chaoyang City survive a life-and-death situation, or being recruited by Chaoyang City and having cultivation of at least the Anti-Void Realm.
As far as is known, there are only four sword masters in Chaoyang City, and three of them are the patriarchs of the three major families of Li, Lu and Baili.
"Boy, it took me hundreds of years to become a sword master, and you just came to Chaoyang and want to be on equal footing with me. How about that? Isn't that nice?"
Baili Batian patted Li Changan on the shoulder and laughed.
Li Changan felt like half of his body was about to be paralyzed and forced a smile. On the other side, Lu Hong and Li Qinghan looked calm, obviously having known about this decision for a long time.
"I already know what happened in the Sword Tomb. Since Zong Ting has gained the recognition of the Sword Tomb Spirit with your help, he will be the next City Lord after me. However, his cultivation is still lacking and he needs more experience. I want him to follow you to the Taixuan Nine Peaks to practice. What do you think?"
Li Changan opened his mouth wide, "This...isn't it bad?"
"Chaoyang City is the holy land of swordsmanship in Northern Continent, and you are the strongest swordsman in Northern Continent. Now that you have transcended the tribulation and ascended to heaven... well, even if you haven't ascended, you are definitely the strongest in this world. It's better for you to teach Zong Ting than a half-baked person like me..."
Baili Batian laughed heartily. "Since Zong Ting has inherited the sword path from Master Sword Spirit, it doesn't matter where he cultivates. However, you have great fortune and your Dao rhyme is beyond ordinary people. I think it would be more beneficial for him to be with you."
Li Changan shrugged and said, "Well, if that's the case, then just follow me."
Hehe, I am the Sword Master of Chaoyang City, which means I am the elder of the young man Zong Ting. If he follows me in the future, won’t he be the most loyal lackey?
Not bad, very OK.
"Here, this is the sword energy I condensed, which will serve as the tuition for Zong Ting's studies." Zong Baiye said, flicking his fingers, and a white sword light flashed out, hovering at the center of Li Changan's eyebrows.
The entire City Lord's Mansion seemed to be frozen, and it was terribly cold.
"Haha, how embarrassing..."
Li Changan grabbed the sword energy in his hand, and his brows flew with joy in an instant. He had seen the horror of Zong Baiye destroying the catastrophe and slaying the dragon, and then chopping off the palm of the immortal. With this sword energy protecting his body, even the top practitioners at the peak of the Anti-Void Realm or even the top practitioners at the Hedao Realm would not dare to act presumptuously in front of him.
"As for the second thing..." Zong Baiye's expression was slightly tense. "Can you explain to me what you said before?"
You can survive the tribulation, but you cannot ascend to heaven!
Everyone in the hall looked over at the same time, their eyes solemn.
They originally did not take this statement seriously, but with the appearance of the Immortal Bridge and the Immortal Envoy, they finally had a different opinion.
Judging from the attitude of the immortal messenger who appeared, the immortal world might really be different from their imagination.
At least in their understanding, whether or not one can ascend is their own business and should have nothing to do with other immortals who are high above them.
Seeing these big guys' eyes fixed on him, Li Changan hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth.
"Actually...it's the information my master gave me."
"Your master? Zhang Hengzhi?" Everyone in the hall was startled, and Li Qinghan, who had been standing aside and remained silent, asked.
Li Changan nodded. "I don't know how my master managed to cross the barrier between immortals and mortals, but not long ago, I did receive a message from my master saying that he can survive the tribulation, but he cannot ascend to heaven!"
"I don't know the specific reason, but I think something unexpected happened in the fairy world. At least, I don't think my master would lie to me."
There was a brief silence in the hall.
If it was a message from Zhang Hengzhi, then it would have a certain degree of credibility. As for why it could be transmitted across the barrier between the two worlds, it should be the means of an immortal, which is not difficult to imagine. However, Zhang Hengzhi is the only person to ascend in a thousand years. Why would he pass this information to his apprentice?
Fairyland? What happened?
"City Lord, could it be related to what happened a thousand years ago?" Baili Batian suddenly asked.
Zong Baiye frowned and shook his head.
"I'm not sure. I'll go into the Sword Tomb later and ask that old man."
The topic came to an end, and in the brief silence, Li Changan felt a little embarrassed. "I only stopped you out of desperation, but I didn't expect what would happen next... Senior, do you have any other plans?"
Failure to ascend to immortality cut short his path to becoming an immortal, and his subsequent cultivation became uncontrollable. Now that he has reached the peak of Hedao... no, he should be Zong Baiye, who has the body of an immortal. How should he proceed in his cultivation?
Zong Baiye smiled and said, "It's okay, you should know the Great Sage of the Human Race."
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