Chapter 84 The Sword Under the Eaves

Du Xueling continued:

"You have been granted the title of a true disciple. Logically, the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb was supposed to be opened for you once, but something else had delayed it. Now that we have the chance, you can go and take a look. You don't have to choose your natal sword this time. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If it doesn't work in one go, go a few more times, look around more and choose more. You will always be able to pick one you like."

Nan Wang knew nothing about the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords and the natal sword, so he just nodded in courtesy upon hearing this.

After hearing what the senior sister said, Lingzhi, who knew everything, silently lowered his head and ate chicken wings, not daring to say a word.

The Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords can only be opened once every three years, and each disciple can only enter once. Only those who can be recognized by the precious sword can make achievements in the way of swordsmanship, otherwise they are destined to be mediocre for the rest of their lives.

The reason why cultivators with insufficient cultivation cannot enter the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords is because the swords are spiritual, and cultivators with too low cultivation will most likely not be recognized by the swords.

Others only have one chance, and there is a high chance of failure, but Nanwang is better, look around and choose more...

Lingzhi reasonably suspected that after Du Shuangyan's death, the eldest sister placed all her love for her brothers and sisters on Nanwang.

Now thinking about it, the reason why Du Shuangyan was so ignorant and domineering and did those incredible things, the eldest sister should at least bear half of the responsibility -

It's her habit!

…

Soon it was the day for the opening of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb.

Nan Wang arrived at the Sword Sect early in the morning riding on a fairy crane.

He thought he arrived early, but when he landed, he found that the Sword Sect disciples present had surrounded him in three layers, and all the true disciples had also arrived.

Nan Wang landed beside Zhan Chenming and exclaimed, "Oh my god, there are so many people. Do you want to see the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords so much?"

Zhan Chenming helped Nanwang catch the fairy crane, patted his shoulder and said jokingly: "Actually, everyone is here to see you."

Nan Wang was puzzled and asked, "Ah? Why are you looking at me? What's so good about me?"

Zhan Chenming smiled and said, "It's great, especially great. You're challenging the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords at the initial stage of Qi Refining. Even the senior sister back then wasn't as arrogant as you. If any of the precious swords really responded to you, it would go down in history!"

Nanwang: “???”

Nan Wang was so confused that he couldn't figure out how he would be recorded in history until he was pushed into the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords.

The two elders from the Sword Sect came, and together with Yan Huai from the Law Sect, the three of them joined forces to lift the sealing formation for the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb.

The first two disciples both successfully received responses from the treasured swords, and they also bonded them to become their own natal swords on the spot.

Most disciples will make a pledge to their natal sword when the sword recognizes them. The only exceptions are those who are extremely talented or wealthy.

For example, Du Xueling back then, and another example is Zhu Tianque back then.

Of course, there is also Chu Songping who uses magic weapons instead of swords, and Zhan Chenming who had already chosen his natal gun before choosing his natal sword.

All the true teachings, except for the spirit branch, are not bound to the natal sword in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords.

The situation with the spiritual branches is a bit more complicated.

She had already established her foundation when she transformed, so she entered the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords not long after her transformation.

She was then and she is now two completely different people.

Firstly, under the suggestion of Elder Yu, she thought that she might not be suitable for weapon refining and did plan to leave the Weapon Sect and join the Sword Sect, so she was willing to make a contract with her natal sword. Secondly, at that time, she really needed recognition from the outside world, even if such recognition only came from a sword, it was equally precious to her.

Unfortunately, she is not good at using a sword. After she acquired her natal sword, she put it aside most of the time.

Later, she refined a Thousand Flower Bell that was more suitable for her, but because she already had her natal sword, she could not bind the Thousand Flower Bell into her natal magic weapon.

She should have discarded her natal sword and made the Thousand Flower Bell her natal magic weapon, but she never did so.

She will keep the sword forever to remind herself how big a mistake she made back then.

After the two disciples left, it was Nanwang's turn to enter.

The structure of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb is similar to a basin filled with spiritual springs. It is a sword-breeding pool formed through the cultivation of the natural environment and acquired formations.

Even if it is only a low-grade spiritual sword, if it is nurtured in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords for a few years, there is a high probability that it will become a spiritual sword, and its grade will be improved accordingly.

To date, the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords has existed for thousands of years. It contains swords of various grades, even legendary fairy swords, and they are fairy swords from living beings, with inestimable value.

The spiritual sword of Xiuxian is extremely valuable. Even a low-grade spiritual sword is worth a lot, far beyond the purchasing power of ordinary disciples.

The sword-selecting ceremony of Qingyun Sect is equivalent to giving disciples a precious sword for free, which is a pure welfare. Therefore, most of the disciples who step into the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords are nervous and excited.

The only exception so far is probably Nanwang.

Nan Wang entered the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords with a heavy heart. He silently recited the Heart Purification Sutra while radiating spiritual energy outwards, waiting for the response from the spirit swords.

He also knew that his own strength was insufficient, so he attached two energy-gathering talismans to his chest in advance, which could greatly increase the efficiency and range of his output of spiritual energy.

Waited for a long time... nothing happened.

The disciples watching from above the basin started to complain:

"I'll just say no."

"How can this be possible? This cultivation level is too low."

"The sword has a spirit, you can't force it..."

Amid the whispers, Du Xueling suddenly moved.

Since Du Xueling dared to let Nan Wang come, he would not let him face a situation where he would be helpless.

The Snow Glaze was slowly unsheathed, carrying with it the murderous and chilling Glaze Sword Intent, sweeping across the entire Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords.

After a brief silence, the indifferent swords began to tremble one by one. The weaker swords even pulled themselves out of the stone and flew towards Nanwang.

All of a sudden, thousands of swords rang out, and the scene was stunning.

The disciples who were watching the scene began to condemn in their hearts.

Hey, hey, hey, the sword is said to have a spirit!

Is this surrender?

He does have some ambition!

If the precious swords could speak, they would definitely retort to these disciples who were talking without any hesitation.

You know nothing!

Have you ever heard that the sword has to bow its head under the eaves?

It's your turn to experience the power of the Liuli Sword. I guarantee you will kneel down faster than us!

Soon, countless spirit swords gathered in front of Nanwang, forming a huge spirit sword vortex.

Layer upon layer, almost drowning Nanwang.

Nan Wang was so frightened by the scene before him that his scalp went numb.

He reached out his hand tremblingly and tentatively grasped the hilt of one of the swords.

He no longer had any natal sword in his mind. He just wanted to quickly grab a sword and leave, ending this ridiculous sword-selecting ceremony.

Just when Nan Wang grasped the hilt of a sword and was about to pull the sword away, he was suddenly hit hard on the back of his hand.

“Ouch!”

Nan Wang was forced to let go.

The next second, the sword he had just grasped was cut into two pieces by another sword and lay lifeless on the ground.

Nanwang: “…”

The obviously abnormal situation did not arouse Nan Wang's vigilance. The thought of leaving quickly filled his entire mind, making it impossible for him to think about anything else.

So he reached out his hand again.

This time, he couldn't even touch the hilt of the sword.

The two swords closest to him started fighting in front of him, the sword blades slashing against each other, making clanging sounds.

Bang--

The two swords collided and died together.

Then, as if receiving some kind of order, all the swords suddenly began to attack each other. For a moment, the sound of golden swords resounded through the sky, as if there was a war.

It’s a mess, it’s a mess, everything is a mess.

In a flash, countless spiritual swords were shattered, sword fragments kept falling, and spiritual energy rushed straight into the sky like a whirlpool.

The bizarre scene stunned everyone outside the venue.

The disciples opened their mouths wide, staring at this apocalyptic scene in disbelief.

Lingzhi spread his short legs and was about to jump into the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords.

She wants to save fourth senior brother!

Just as the man flew into the air, he was grabbed by the collar by Zhan Chenming's red spear and pulled back.

Zhan Chenming said: "Don't worry, the elders are watching, it's not your turn to take action."

"Close the formation quickly!"

In the sky, the Sword Sect's Great Elder shouted loudly, and the other two elders immediately withdrew the spiritual power that was used to raise the formation.

The seal array suspended in mid-air slowly descended until it sealed off the entire basin.

The chaotic spirit swords stopped hacking at each other and returned to the cracks in the stone.

Before the formation was completely sealed, a stream of spiritual energy flew into the formation, dragged out the confused Nan Wang, and threw him to the ground with a thud.

Nan Wang fell to the ground with a dazed look on his face.

"Fourth Junior Brother, are you okay?"

"Fourth Brother!"

"Old Four..."

Several true disciples came forward to check on Nanwang's condition.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Nanwang climbed up from the ground.

"I, I'm fine... am I in trouble?"

He turned around and looked at the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords, which had returned to peace.

The countless remains of spirit swords seemed to confirm that what had just happened was not an illusion.

"It's not your fault, maybe there's something wrong with the seal..."

Du Xueling's brows furrowed. Although she didn't understand why things turned out like this, helping Nan to shift the blame had become her subconscious instinct.

Zhan Chenming: "... Senior Sister, you are wrong."

The sealing formations in the sect are all under the responsibility of their Formation Sect, so he cannot take the blame.

Moreover, he saw that the sealing array was functioning normally. If it hadn't been effective, all these spirit swords would have been destroyed.

Lingzhi said something fair: "Could it be... the influence of the Glazed Sword?"

Du Xueling looked serious, pursed her lips and said nothing.

This is the Sword Sect's home turf. If it is really her problem, she has no fear of taking responsibility.

In fact, she hoped more than anyone else that this vision was caused by the Glazed Sword.

However, as the top sword arts in the world, the effect of Liuli Sword Arts has never been to cause disputes, but to suppress.

Under the power of the Glazed Sword, all the swords bowed.

As soon as the chaos started, she drew her sword.

Then she was horrified to find that the Glazed Sword had lost its effect.

It was fine if it could only suppress the top-grade and immortal-grade swords, but it couldn't even suppress the lower- and middle-grade swords.

She had never encountered anything like this before.

Even now, her heart is still beating wildly.

That extremely panicky feeling still lingered in her heart and could not be dispelled for a long time.

Zhu Tianque said: "Don't guess, just listen to what the elders say."

This kind of abnormal situation has never happened since the founding of Qingyun Sect. Even several elders could not figure out the cause.

The only thing that is certain is that the current situation is clearly not suitable for continuing with the sword-selection ceremony.

Not long after, the second elder of the Sword Sect announced that today's sword selection ceremony was over and everyone was asked to leave as soon as possible.

When most of the disciples had dispersed, the second elder of the Sword Sect walked up to Nan Wang and said, "I'm sorry, my friend. There seems to be some problem with the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb. Once we find out what the problem is, we will open the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb for you."

"Okay, okay, it's okay with me. I can do anything..."

Nan Wang nodded repeatedly, almost saying that he didn't need his natal sword anymore.