Chapter 18: The Puppet Gorge Road, and the Aperture Opening Realm! (Begging for flowers!)

Hum!

The long sword hummed lightly and broke through the air!

Nine sword shadows flashed in total!

All of them struck the wall not far away.

The house shook.

The incredibly sturdy wall actually shattered directly!

Pale yellow light shone in.

It took shape amidst some dust and smoke.

"So strong!"

Meng Zhangqing instinctively tightened his grip on the long sword in his hand.

After all, this was a Zong Sect building, made of quite hard material.

He remembered that yesterday he could only pierce through, leaving sword marks.

But now it was directly collapsed!

And he hadn't even used his full strength.

Just a casual slash!

"The increase in cultivation base is part of the reason, but the sword momentum is even more important!"

Meng Zhangqing thought in his heart.

Sword momentum is a mysterious power.

With sword momentum, the power of any sword technique will be amplified.

Specifically, it depends on the grade of the sword technique.

"Can I challenge the Aperture Opening Realm now?"

Meng Zhangqing looked at the long sword in his hand.

Above the Tempered Meridian Realm lies the Aperture Opening Realm.

So what is the Aperture Opening Realm?

The human body has many apertures and mysterious gates, called Yuan Apertures.

The Yuan Apertures contain Yuan Blood, which is innate blood possessing extraordinary power.

After absorbing it, the functions of the physical body in all aspects will undergo a qualitative transformation!

It is not comparable to the Tempered Meridian Realm.

However, with sword momentum, Meng Zhangqing felt he should be able to fight a martial artist who had just entered the Aperture Opening Realm.

"Next, I will cultivate peacefully and strive to reach the Aperture Opening Realm as soon as possible!"

Meng Zhangqing sheathed his sword.

Bright light appeared in his eyes.

Only by breaking through to the Aperture Opening Realm could he qualify to enter the Runei Sect!

"Cultivate!"

He turned and went to the room next door.

In the Zongdewai Sect, if one has money, one can rent a large courtyard.

No need to squeeze in with others.

——

Time flies like a shuttle.

Half a month passed very quickly.

Half a month passed very quickly.

The loud bell sound rang out again throughout the territory of the Xuan Sect.

It was shocking to the heart.

At this time, many people were running towards the depths of the Zongdewai Sect.

Because today was the end of the month.

It was also the day the Puppet Gorge Road opened.

The requirements the Xuan Sect sets for disciples can be said to be extremely strict.

To enter the Runei Sect from the Zongdewai Sect.

Merely becoming the Aperture Opening Realm is not enough.

One must also pass the Puppet Gorge Road!

The gorge road is not long, only three hundred meters.

But inside are arranged countless human-shaped puppets.

The strength gets stronger the further back one goes.

It is said that at the very end, there is a level-two puppet comparable to the Aperture Opening Realm!

Over the years.

Many Zongdewai Sect disciples, although they had become the Aperture Opening Realm, were still blocked by the gorge road and could not enter the Runei Sect.

They had to polish themselves for another year or two, or even longer, before they could pass.

The Zongdewai Sect disciples of the Xuan Sect are actually very numerous; after all, it is one of the few Erpinzong Sects within the Lingzhou!

Roughly estimated, there are tens of thousands of them.

Therefore.

Every so often, someone reaches the Aperture Opening Realm.

Today is such a case.

Before the Puppet Gorge, which is filled with a chilling aura, three figures stand.

All are martial artists of the Aperture Opening Realm from the Outer Sect.

Their strength is at the First Stage Realm.

"Do you think these three can make it through today?"

Someone nearby, among the many watching, asks.

"They should be able to; these three seem to have broken through to the Aperture Opening Realm a year ago, showing how deep their preparation has been."

Someone immediately replies.

Hearing the crowd's murmurs,

the three puff out their chests slightly.

A look of confidence appears on their faces.