Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 449: Hidden Sword Pavilion

This tall building stands in the deepest part of the Sword Repairing Institute. There is only one road leading to its door. In the courtyard in front of the building, a white stone tablet is carved into a stone tablet with the words "Dao Qi Hui Chang'an Sword Collection" engraved on it.

This is the most core and precious place of Daoqihui, and it is also the cornerstone of Xiujian Academy.

The Thirty-Three Sword Sects and the Tang Dynasty each have their own superb sword skills that have been passed down for thousands of years and are never shown to others easily. Thousands of sword techniques are hidden in one pavilion, and there is absolutely no one to make up the numbers. It is said that this building encompasses all the treasures of swordsmanship in the world, which is not an exaggeration.

But swordsmanship will always be the highest, most core and most sensitive interest of Jianmen.

At the beginning of the formation of Daoqihui, the sword techniques brought out by each family were of different levels and quantities. They have been continuously supplemented over the past 30 years. Although each family has opened up more and more sword techniques, another insurmountable threshold lies before them - Huashan can never produce a sword like Yun Lang.

It is common knowledge that Yun Lang does not mind opening up swordsmanship to those who are truly gifted, but there are also five other families under him, such as the Bailu Palace, Longjun Dongting, and below them there are also big sects like Tianshan and Daowu. Even though each family has inherited the legacy that has been tempered by time, there are still clear levels of superiority and inferiority in swordsmanship.

A very fair approach is that the disciples of Jianmen can learn the same sword as the other swords.

On this basis, the evaluation is then adjusted upward based on the swordsman's own talent, family reputation, degree of recognition from other sects, etc. This is the "Sword Collection Evaluation".

Of course, the rule of only going up and not down is still a push for the interests of the Jianmen sect at a higher place, but on the one hand, the philosophy of the Daoqi Society is to cultivate sword talents and break down sectarianism; on the other hand, the highest point is Yunlang Mountain, and Yunlang Mountain does not mind giving up this interest.

"Brother Pei, where did you go last night?"

The sword students stopped in front of the stele, at the front of the team. Duan Yu took a stack of registers and walked up the stairs to the front of the building, whispering something to the two guards.

The team waited quietly.

The four acquaintances were still standing in the back row outside the Sword Academy. Wang Shousi tilted his head and whispered, "Fellow cultivator Ning and I wanted to invite you to have a drink together, but we didn't see you."

Pei Ye said "Oh" and laughed: "I went to Pingkangfang to have some fun last night."

Ning Shuhong beside him suddenly widened her eyes and looked at him with a frown.

Pei Ye was somewhat puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Ning Shuhong retracted her gaze: "Nothing."

She glanced at him, gave him a thumbs-up, and took two steps away.

Wang Shousi smiled and said, "Ignore her. We'll go together next time."

During the conversation, there was a slight silence in the field, and it was Duan Yu who stood in front.

"Jian Zang's Evaluation." Duan Yu was sorting a stack of books in his hand. He looked up at the sword students and said these four words, which made the place quiet down. "It basically involves two parts: 'self' and 'external'."

He said slowly, "We will ask you to fill out the sword book in my hand later to examine your sword talent and progress, and determine what level of sword you can learn for the time being and what level of sword you will learn."

"The 'outside' part is more complicated. Generally speaking, it is based on the origin of the swordsman, and the recognition of other sword sects." Duan Yu said calmly, "The exchange of interests in this regard is completed by you all beforehand. In addition, the final result will be submitted to the Daoqi Council for review. It is no secret that if you are born in a sword sect and have a bad relationship with other sects, it will be difficult to make further progress."

"I want to emphasize again that the assessment of the authority of the Hidden Sword Pavilion is not a classification of the levels of the sword students themselves. In the Sword Cultivation Academy, everyone is treated equally. This authority will be re-evaluated every year. If there are people with poor backgrounds who have made outstanding progress, the Sword Academy will recommend you to the Dao Qi Association to remove the barriers to advancement. This is also the original intention of the establishment of the Dao Qi Association."

"Okay, now, please submit your prepared letters of recommendation as called upon." He lowered his head and looked at the first sword book, "White Deer Palace, Yang Zhenbing."

Pei Ye watched the silent young man walk up, hand over four pieces of paper of different colors, and take his sword book back. Wang Shousi raised his head slightly, in awe.

Pei Ye tilted his head in confusion. Wang Shousi glanced at him and said with a smile, "The White Deer Palace is already one of the top five sword gates in the world. He handed over four letters. What's there to say?"

At this time, Duan Yu called out again: "Tianshan, Zuoqiu Longhua."

But Pei Ye frowned as he watched everyone go up one by one. In fact, he was a little unfamiliar with this process: "Brother Wang, wasn't this so-called 'letter of recommendation' checked upon admission?"

Wang Shousi was startled, then smiled: "These two kinds of recommendation letters are not the same thing. The recommendation letter for admission is basically issued by your own master, which means that the master has selected you as the admission quota for this year. It is a necessary qualification certificate for admission, and everyone must have it. However, the recommendation letter for evaluation depends entirely on yourself. Your own master's ability, whether you have it or not, how much you have, and the quality are not certain."

Pei Ye then understood - if a sword sect with a lower ranking wanted its disciples to learn higher-level sword skills, it would of course have to get the consent of a higher-ranked sword sect. A "letter of recommendation" was such a thing. If a higher-ranked sword sect approved it, then the disciple could learn sword skills of a more corresponding level.

As for why others recognized it, as Duan Yu said, it was "completed by themselves before."

Pei Ye looked at Wang Shousi, and Wang Shousi smiled and said, "The Jianmen of the same level in our south will recommend each other. In addition, Master helped me to seek the Qingwei and Dongting families."

"Dragon King Dongting?" Pei Ye was surprised.

"Ah."

Ning Shuhong also said: "Emei has a good relationship with both families. I have Shushan and Bailu Palace."

Pei Ye hesitated for a moment. Miss Ming gave him a recommendation letter for admission, but he had never opened it and didn't know if it would be useful. He felt awkward and uneasy. Ning Shuhong saw him frowning and comforted him, "Pei, fellow practitioner, don't worry. You are a Tang Dynasty student, so you naturally have a Tang Dynasty support. Generally speaking, you are at the fifth level. Most of the Tang Dynasty students don't have a recommendation letter."

Pei Ye frowned and said, "I have a letter of recommendation from Yun Langshan."

The two were stunned for a moment.

"But there is only one letter, and it seems to be for admission to the hospital."

Wang Shousi suddenly realized: "It takes great skill and luck to be recognized by the people of Yunlang Mountain - but generally speaking, there are only admission letters."

Pei Ye nodded. He actually believed that Miss Ming would be willing to give him a letter of evaluation, but he suspected that Miss Ming didn't even know about this matter.

But no matter what, it was finally his turn. He stood up and handed over the snow-white envelope, telling the Taoist in green about his doubts. Duan Yu was startled and looked at him deeply for a few times: "Why not open it and take a look?"

Pei Ye was startled: "Can it be dismantled?"

Duan Yu did not answer, but tore the letter open, took out the letter and read it for a while - shook his head, and showed it to Pei Ye.

Pei Ye took a look and found that it was indeed just a short note with a woman's handwriting on it, but it only had two simple sentences, recommending him to enter the Sword Academy.

"Oh!" Pei Ye was a little disappointed, thinking that it was indeed because he did not study it carefully that he made the mistake. He took the envelope back and nodded, then politely took the sword book and turned back.

Duan Yu handed out the last Sword Book, sorted out the materials at hand and said, "Next, I will check the recommendation letters with the three cabinet keepers. You will fill out this Sword Book in half an hour. It must be accurate and as detailed as possible. This book will be involved in the evaluation of the sword collection in the future, and will be involved from time to time in the next five years."

"Once you have finished writing, you can hand it in. For those who have both the sword book and the evaluation letter complete, we will discuss and announce the evaluation immediately."

(End of this chapter)