Chapter 81: Sword Outside the Body! Sword Cultivator and Sword Servant!

One by one, the contestants appeared on that large arena, among them many familiar backs, and the tavern instantly became lively.

"It's Zhao Jian, the number one from our Guangzhong!"

"I see him, isn't that the Top Graduate from our Lin County?"

"Go for it, Brother Fan! Charge, charge, charge!"

"..."

The freshmen who could enter the Nine Great Academies were all geniuses from every part of the hundred provinces of Qinzhou, the best among their peers, and famous young geniuses in their local areas.

Even the most ordinary freshman on the 7th level of the Enlightenment Platform was like this.

Old Hu's eyes searched through the crowd and he said, "Eh? How come I don't see Chu Wange and Lin Mo?"

Sanzi laughed and said:

"What are you thinking! They are top-tier prodigies of the ninth level; how could they possibly appear in the first stage? At the very least, we have to wait until the challenge matches of the second stage."

Old Hu nodded: "That's true."

Then he asked curiously: "Then what about Ye Chen? Isn't he also on the 7th level?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong and immediately shut his mouth, looking at Zhu Hongyuan beside him.

Sanzi and the others all glared at him.

You just had to bring up the sore spot, didn't you!

Who didn't know that Zhu Hongyuan had been defeated by Ye Chen before the Immortal Examination, which even nearly affected his exam, and that he had had some small friction with the other party when he first ascended the Enlightenment Cliff.

The relationship between the two sides didn't reach the level of being mortal enemies, but they were mutually annoying existences.

This led to their relationship with Li Feng and the others at another table, who followed Ye Chen, not being very good either.

However, Zhu Hongyuan's reaction was not as angry as imagined; instead, he smiled and waved his hand:

"No need to be so concerned, I saw through it long ago."

After saying this, he immediately changed the subject: "There are quite a lot of people on the 7th level, he probably hasn't..."

"Look quickly, it's Brother Chen!!"

Li Feng at the other table interrupted his words, pointing at the Mirror Flower Water Moon and saying excitedly.

Following the direction he pointed, Zhu Hongyuan and the others finally noticed Ye Chen in the corner of the arena; the latter was in a green shirt and Daoist robe, not very conspicuous.

"Ye Chen also entered the Qingshan Sect, right? That is an academy famous for sword cultivators, I'm envious!"

Old Hu couldn't help but sigh.

Sanzi curled his lips and said: "So what, it's impossible for him to become a sword cultivator. Only those who possess a Sword Spirit Root can nurture a natal flying sword and become a sword cultivator!"

"Heh, ignorant!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Feng turned his head from the front and mocked him with disdain.

Sanzi immediately said unhappily: "What do you mean ignorant? The conditions for a sword cultivator are recognized as the most difficult in the entire Diyuan Star, am I not stating a fact?"

Before, they only knew the first part and not the second.

However, after being admitted to the Dao Academy, they knew more about the cultivators of various professions.

To become a sword cultivator, one must nurture a natal flying sword before Foundation Establishment.

And the basic condition for wanting to nurture a natal flying sword is that one must possess a Sword Spirit Root.

Therefore, changing professions to a sword cultivator is the most difficult; this is a fact recognized by the entire Diyuan Nine Provinces.

Of course, sword cultivators are also recognized as the profession with the greatest killing power among all cultivator professions, without exception.

Compared to sword cultivators, for other ordinary Dharma cultivator professions, one only needs to complete the most basic Dao Foundation before Foundation Establishment.

That is the 【Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment Technique】 they are currently practicing.

Li Feng heard his words and not only did not agree, but instead sneered:

"Also, your level is too low after all, it's normal that you don't understand."

"Then let me be kind and explain it to you. It's not that only by nurturing a natal flying sword can one become a sword cultivator; there is another way to become a sword cultivator, and that is..."

"Refining a sword outside the body!"

Once these words were out, not only were Sanzi and the others stunned, but many freshmen around were also dumbfounded.

"Really or fake? Sword cultivators have this kind of saying?"

The tavern owner behind the front desk stood out at the right time to explain to the guests sitting there:

"Hehe, the refining of a sword outside the body that this little brother mentioned is not considered a secret in the cultivation world, but the conditions are not simple either."

"It requires a Qi Refiner to become a sword servant for a sword cultivator, and then use the sword cultivator's natal flying sword to help them refine a sword outside the body. In this way, they can also build a Dao Foundation with the sword outside the body and become a sword cultivator."

Can it still be played like this?

Everyone suddenly realized.

It's just that in ordinary Dao Academies, sword cultivators are also rare existences.

Even if there are some, they wouldn't recruit sword servants so easily.

However, those capable of such an operation are probably only the Qingshan Sect, which is famous for sword cultivators, or the Asking Dao Academy.

They turned their heads one after another to look at the green shirt in the Mirror Flower Water Moon and immediately reacted.

"This guy is wearing the Daoist robe of the Qingshan Sect, could it be that he has become a sword servant?"

Someone exclaimed.

Being watched by so many people, Li Feng's vanity was also greatly satisfied, and a proud smile appeared on his face as he said:

"That's right, Brother Chen carries luck and has already been valued by a sword cultivator senior brother in the same academy, and is currently moving forward on the path of a sword cultivator, and his progress is extremely fast."

"In this stage of the melee, Brother Chen will definitely take it!"

Hearing him say this, everyone indeed began to pay attention to that figure on the arena who originally didn't seem very conspicuous.

Old Hu and the others, who had been shown off to by the other party, all had somewhat unhappy expressions.

Even if Ye Chen can become a sword cultivator, so what? What does that have to do with you?

Let alone Zhu Hongyuan, even the Immortal Examination scores and cultivation bases of the few of them were much higher than Li Feng at the very bottom.

But under Zhu Hongyuan's eye signal, they could only temporarily suppress it and not flare up.

Under the gaze of countless spectators, the host on the arena quickly blew the signal to start the battle:

"All contestants, please be prepared; everyone around you is an opponent."

"Remember! You must 'kill' the other party in the Void Space to gain points."

"In addition, your order has been disrupted; do not attempt to find fellow disciples to cooperate. Once discovered, you will be directly eliminated."

"The rules have been read out, the first arena melee—"

"Starts now!"

As his voice fell, the contestants on the arena seemed to have had some restriction lifted, and their originally fixed figures suddenly relaxed.

Before the audience could look closely, they saw a talisman turn into a burst of Dao fire, speeding out from the hand of a contestant.

"Fire Blowing Urgent Incantation!"

"Boom!"

They saw the fire incantation hit a contestant directly; in just an instant, his whole body was burning with raging fire.

"Ahhh!!!"

Screams came from the Mirror Flower Water Moon; the contestant didn't even have a chance to resist and directly turned into a beam of white light in the raging fire, being eliminated.

Hiss~!

Many freshmen in the tavern shrank their necks.

My god, is the opening so explosive?

With the first contestant as an example, the remaining ninety-eight contestants on the arena also began to attack the people around them one after another.

Strike first to gain the advantage, strike later and suffer; no one wanted to follow in the other party's footsteps.

Moreover, there were only 100 people in each round of the arena battle, and at most, fewer than 10 people could advance to the second stage of the challenge match.

And Ye Chen, whom everyone was paying attention to before the start, was not to be outdone at this moment, holding a long sword in his right hand and pinching a Dao technique with his left hand—

"Mysterious Ice Turns into Sword Radiance, Frost Descends in All Directions!"

They saw him flick his single hand, splitting a talisman attack, and then stepped forward, slashing towards the contestant beside him with the long sword carrying frost sword qi.

"Swish!"

The sword qi crossed the throat, and the other party clutched his throat, turning into a beam of white light with an unwilling expression.

"Good! Brother Chen is awesome!"

Li Feng in the tavern hall shouted excitedly.

And Old Hu and the others sitting a bit further back looked at that scene in the Mirror Flower Water Moon, with a trace of wariness revealed in their expressions.

Zhu Hongyuan's heart also sank; this guy has become even stronger...