Chapter 443

"Is that the Great Tang quota?" The Daoist asked.

"Hmm, Tang's quota."

Seeing Pei Ye walked in somewhat blankly, meeting Wang Shousi's equally blank gaze.

It turns out that there is really another way to enter the Sword Academy.

But in fact, it can't be counted as another way, because the form of the admission test itself is varied. Its essence is that the Sword Academy wants to see the quality of this person, so how to hold it is naturally up to the Sword Academy itself.

Disciples come to the Sword Academy for testing, or the supervisor or sword path enlightenment teacher can test their swords at any time and place, or like the Shaolong Sword Path Golden Book, they can get the admission test qualification signature if they can fight into the top twenty-two.

Therefore, even if this teenager claimed that he did not participate in the admission test, as long as the Sword Academy believed that he could enter through other channels, the signature would just be a matter of patching it up.

What made Wang Shousi curious was that since he had never heard of the name "Seeing Pei Ye," how could he not have a recommendation letter?

And the two Daoqi actually really accepted this empty-handed person.

They didn't even want the official document and the Xia Die.

The Ning Shurong and Zhu Shishi who came in later were also quite surprised, but Seeing Pei Ye could not explain it to them.

In fact, this was the first time he heard the name "Tong Jun," which obviously represented the address of that woman in the Divine Capital.

When he realized that no one except him called her "Pavilion Master," he thought of that sentence of Qi Zhaohua on the carriage.

It turned out that his backer was indeed not the Xiuwen Pavilion, his backer just liked to stay in the Xiuwen Pavilion.

Seeing Pei Ye raised his head in thought. There was nothing special inside the Sword Academy gate. White stone paved the ground, deep green vines climbed over the tile walls, and a withered residual lotus was raised in a large jar, with still water.

The only rare place was that everything looked very quiet. Looking up, one could only see high forests and long skies, as if avoiding the world and living in seclusion.

And this was exactly the most precious thing in the Divine Capital.

According to the guidance of the man in Daoist robes, they came to the second courtyard, where they received a long sword with a black scabbard and white handle.

As soon as he got it, Seeing Pei Ye raised his eyebrows and pulled out the sword curiously. The sword inscription was "Dao Sheng Jian Chang'an," and a line of small characters below was "East Sea Sword Furnace, Grade C Lower."

This sword must be worth several dozen taels of silver.

The middle-aged woman in charge of distribution had wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. Seeing Pei Ye was happily carrying the sword and was about to leave when she called him to stop with an "Eh."

Seeing Pei Ye turned his head in a daze: ". Do I need to pay?"

He was already putting down the sword in his hand.

The woman laughed: "Who charges you money!"

She picked up a soft ruler from the case with one hand: "Come over and compare your body size. We have to make sword clothes for you later."

"Oh, oh!"

Seeing Pei Ye walked over and stood in front of the woman. A pair of extremely skilled hands compared his shoulders, waist, legs, hips, etc., and then it was the sound of writing and recording.

"Aren't you still young?"

". Almost eighteen."

The woman looked at him with satisfaction: "It's the time to grow. One set is according to the body, and the other set is slightly larger for you."

"Thank you, thank you."

The sight of the two new friends looking over with a smile made his ears hot, so he went out of the room first.

And then they received a stack of registers, containing two hardcover booklets. Seeing Pei Ye opened them and saw that one was very familiar to him, which was "General Theory of Six Dynasties Sword Arts," and the other had never been seen before. He guessed that it was unlikely to be seen outside, because the title was "Selected Sword Discussions of the Daoqi Society in the Xin Si Year."

When all the processes were finished, the four people crossed the last courtyard, and the view suddenly opened up.

It was a huge sword field.

The sky was high and the clouds were light, and the white stone was the platform. Except for a sword rack, there were no other furnishings.

This was the place for sword discussion.

Seeing Pei Ye suddenly had a feeling that only when he arrived here did he truly enter the Sword Academy. For young sword practitioners, this might be the field where they spent the most time from childhood to adulthood.

More than twenty people had already gathered in the field. They were chatting with each other, and Yang Zhenbing and Zuoqiu Longhua were obviously two vague centers.

Chu Shuiting and Wen Zheng seemed to know each other, not knowing what they were chatting about, while that Lu Xiu was holding a sword book and standing beside Zuoqiu Longhua.

The four people came and also received some nods and smiles, but more people still did not recognize them. They sat down at the end of the line, and before long, the middle-aged man in Daoist robes walked into the sword field with a roster.

This person had an indescribable easygoing and casual air, with the temperament of a mountain hermit.

"Then, our people are all here." He opened his mouth slowly, looked down at the roster, "Except for Jiang Yiner who will be two months late, the twenty-five sword students who should arrive in Chang'an this year are all here—Good day, gentlemen, nice to meet you."

"I am Daoist End Yu, a descendant of Shangqing. Counting from the current highest-ranking Jihua Immortal in the sect, I should be his little junior nephew." End Yu closed the roster, "But I haven't returned to the sect for seventeen years. I have been a sword student Daoist here. In the future, I will be responsible for teaching Daoist swords and will often meet with you all."

"According to the convention, gentlemen, this is your first time entering the academy. I will announce some necessary matters."

He paused, and the field was quiet. Everyone was listening quietly.

"First, why enter the Sword Academy?"

"The Sword Academy has many names outside: the Immortal Terrace's means of controlling the Jianghu; the Thirty-Three Sword Sects' monopoly on the sword path; the holy land for sword practitioners to refine sword arts. All are words of others."

"Great Tang Thirty-Three Sword Bearers Daoqi Society." End Yu said slowly, "No matter what way you gentlemen enter the academy and what purpose you hold, there is only one thing here."

"It is not to repair swords, but to seek the Dao."

"In the recommendation letters of you gentlemen, most of them end with 'willing to seek the ultimate truth of the sword'; when the Xia Die is returned, you gentlemen will see the four characters 【Sword Dao Student】 engraved under your names, and for the vast majority of people, until the completion of their studies, these four characters will not be changed." End Yu looked at them, "Because this is 'Daoqi'. I and you gentlemen are students seeking the Dao for a lifetime."

"Precisely because the road is long and the repair is far, the Thirty-Three Mountains established the Daoqi Society. What is hoped for is that you gentlemen can step on this road earlier."

"In the eyes of outsiders, those who enter the Daoqi Society are top-notch sword talents that people in the world can look up to but cannot reach. Walking out of the Sword Academy, you gentlemen will sooner or later stand at the top of the world's sword path."

"But before the true 'Dao', we are just a group of small moths. The road is far, the white fog is vast, and no matter how many ten years we seek bitterly, most of us, or all of us, will not be able to see that point of true meaning in our lives." End Yu looked at them quietly.

"But I hope you gentlemen can never give up, because no matter how slim it is, as long as you stand here, it means you have the possibility of reaching the end. I take you gentlemen as fellow travelers, and I also hope you gentlemen take me as a fellow traveler. If you hear the Dao in the morning, you can die in the evening."

"Second, how to cultivate sword industry?"

"Sword cultivation in the academy is divided into three parts, the so-called knowing swords, practicing swords, and using swords."

"To seek the true Dao of the sword, one must first know the swords of the world. It is not hearing and shallow understanding, but exhaustive analysis. The Sword Academy will teach you gentlemen the sword theory of the world. The Thirty-Three Sword Sects of the Daoqi Society will each send predecessors to teach, the order is uncertain, but within five years, a round will be completed. There are other sword sects not in the Daoqi Society, and we will also provide as deep an explanation as possible."

"Knowing sword industry is taught every three days, three hours per teaching, and on weekdays, you gentlemen can also ask the Daoist in the academy at any time and place."

"Knowing without practicing is a castle in the air. The most precious thing about the Sword Academy is that you can practice the swords of other sects. Practicing sword industry is the most important industry in the academy, and it is also the most important part of the graduation assessment. Everyone's choice is different, and the swords that can be practiced are also different, but as long as they are listed in the Sword Building, you gentlemen will have Daoist guidance after choosing, until you have cultivated them."

"Practicing sword industry will start the day after tomorrow. This matter involves evaluation, so let's talk about it later."

"Those who enter the Sword Academy have few deviations in using swords, but the high and low are extremely obvious. It is not taboo to say here that using swords is 90% a matter of talent. It can be refined, but it is difficult to change fate. But for now, you gentlemen have only been on the road for a short time in your own talent, and there is still a very long way to go. Combined with the difference in the number of sword arts practiced, the level of the realm, and the number of years of sword practice, who is high and who is low, it still needs to be seen over the years."

"There is nothing to teach in this Dao. Just play more and think more, play against stronger people, talk to the failed self, and refine like this."

"Sword playing industry opens every seven days, right on this sword field, lasting for one day. You gentlemen will fight in turns, and the victory or defeat will be recorded. You can also discuss with each other on weekdays. Those who entered the academy in previous years are also in the academy, and there are some people with quite a reputation. You gentlemen can also invite them."

"Third, how does the Sword Academy graduate?"

End Yu stopped his words here and raised his hand: "Starting from today, with a period of five years, the studies you gentlemen need to complete in sword cultivation have been written on the slip. Please read it yourself."

Seeing Pei Ye was stunned. He turned out a hard slip from the books he had just received. His eyes fell, and the four ink characters 【Sword Dao Student】 were written in the center.

The four characters "Sword Dao Student" will be engraved on the Xia Die of the sword students in the academy, which is used to enjoy some convenience of the Daoqi Society, but only after completing the studies will these four characters be settled, cast in gold, and become the name of 【Sword Dao Student】. From then on, for the rest of their lives, as long as there is a need to refine sword arts, the Daoqi Society will assist as a fellow traveler.

From another aspect, these four characters have an unimaginable status in the outside world. It means that the Daoqi Society has recognized that you have completed "Daoqi" and are from now on a person chasing the sword path.

In the Thirty-Three Sword Sects, they are their own people, and in the Great Tang court, this identity also exceeds the Jianghu. It can be said that wherever they go, they are distinguished guests.

And under this name, it was the dense list that made Seeing Pei Ye's eyes dazzled.

"Pass the sword theory test of forty-seven sects."

"Learn seven clumsy swords above 'Pulse Transmission'."

"Learn three 'Wonderful Wild' meaning swords or one 'Miracle' meaning sword with evaluation."

"Step into the 【Meaning】 realm of the sword path."

"Sword heart evaluation above 【All Control】."

"Complete one of the following sword playing tests: get the top thirty in the Heavenly Gate Sword Test; ten rounds without defeat in the Yunlang Sword Questioning; climb the Phoenix Terrace in the Chang'an Awakening Sword Gathering; get an evaluation above 【Grade A】 in the Imperial Sword Gathering; locate in the top three hundred of the Fu List in the Feather Scale Test with a sword; get the qualification of matching ribbon in the Divine Capital Martial Examination with a sword."

"Sword ladder is smooth."

Seeing Pei Ye looked at these requirements in a daze, and suddenly understood very truly why Ming Qitian wanted him to come to the Sword Academy to practice swords. He only felt that all his omissions in the sword and all his unstable foundations were reflected by this slip.

Especially the line "Pass the sword theory test of forty-seven sects" made him purse his lips several times.

He still hasn't learned the Jade Jade sword theory thoroughly. Where can he find forty-seven sword theories?

And when Seeing Pei Ye's gaze fell again, it was another stun.

Where the requirements for 【Sword Dao Student】 ended, separated by two lines, were another four characters with sharp pen tips.

【Monarch Vessel Bearer】

"Achieve all conditions of 'Sword Dao Student'."

"Sword heart evaluation above 【Holding Heart Not Invaded】."

"Create one 'Wonderful Wild' meaning sword."

"Sword heart cultivation seed."

"Get one championship in the sword playing test."

"Yunlang agrees to grant the title."

"." Seeing Pei Ye gently rubbed these four characters and was somewhat dazed. Wang Shousi beside him read faster and smiled: "I heard that those who are granted this title can enter the Yunlang Salvation Pavilion to choose a sword art. However, in the past thirty years, they have been rare in the entire Daoqi Society."

Seeing Pei Ye nodded slowly.

"The study requirements will be engraved in many places. The Sword Academy does not make any regulations. It can be completed in one year, two years, or five years." End Yu opened his mouth and smiled, "The so-called necessary matters are these. Then, report to you gentlemen the arrangements for the next two days."

End Yu's expression was slightly solemn: "Tomorrow, we will take you gentlemen to the Sword Collection Building for the first time and complete the evaluation of the qualification for practicing swords there. You gentlemen are clear that the Thirty-Three Sword Sects are not one family after all. There are many considerations for who can practice which layer of swords, but generally speaking, it depends on background and talent. In addition, various honors and recognitions by famous scholars also have an impact. You gentlemen remember to prepare recommendation letters and other materials tomorrow, and we will make a comprehensive evaluation."

"The day after tomorrow, we will try to build a sword ladder for you gentlemen for the first time."

"The reason why the Daoqi Society is 'Daoqi' lies in the two words 'Sword Ladder'. Sword cultivation is for seeking the Dao. If you don't repair the ladder to the sky, it is just self-deception. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is to build, no matter how difficult it is to climb, even if it is repaired while climbing, the Daoqi Society will definitely do this. Since you gentlemen have arrived here, you should be prepared."

Except for Seeing Pei Ye who was somewhat blank, the twenty-odd people in the field were silent. So End Yu looked at the roster in his hand for the last time, clapped his hands together and said: "Okay! The admission matter is over. You gentlemen can do whatever you want for the rest of the time. If it gets late, you can follow the academy affairs to stay in the guest rooms. The small accommodation courtyard will be assigned in two or three tomorrow after the evaluation."

Seeing Pei Ye's eyes, which were studying the small slip, suddenly lifted.

They actually provide accommodation!