Ji Tianzun, the Eternal God Emperor

Chapter 115 The Holy Academy starts school

The morning light is dim, the sun is shining, today is the day when the Holy Academy starts school.

Zhang Ji put on a purple robe with brocade patterns, a jade belt around his waist, and a silver crown to tie his hair. He had an extraordinary bearing and looked like an unparalleled prince.

The status of the Saints of the Holy Academy is comparable to that of the golden-robed elders of Wushi Bank, but Zhang Ji has repeatedly defeated powerful enemies in the Wushi Arena and ranked 64th on the Heavenly Ranking, but he can enjoy the treatment of the purple-robed elders.

This is a special honor given by the Holy Academy to the top [-] geniuses on the Heavenly Ranking. It is a symbol of status and strength.

When Zhang Ji came to the Holy Courtyard, the inside and outside of the Holy Courtyard were already full of luxurious bicycles, and there were many talented children from the Holy Family.

Zhang Ji saw Zhang Ruochen and others in the crowd, just met each other and rushed towards their respective departments.

The Eastern Territory Holy Academy has enrolled a total of 600 people this year, of which the Swordsmanship Department occupies 600 places and is the well-deserved number one department. The Swordsmanship Department where Zhang Ji belongs has only [-] people, which is the same as the Swordsmanship Department. There's a huge difference, but it's already a big department.

One thousand, six hundred people were divided into twenty groups according to their rankings. The first five groups were the Semi-Saint group, and the last fifteen groups were the Fish-Dragon group. The teachers of the Semi-Saint group were Half-Saints, and the teachers of the Fish-Dragon group were from the Fish-Dragon realm. The warrior is in charge.

Zhang Ji was the well-deserved first place in the three rounds of assessments, so he was naturally divided into the first semi-saint group. In the same group with him were Bu Ji from the Bu Sheng clan, and Ji Tianhuo from the Ji Sheng clan.

Bu Ji ranked tenth in the three rounds of assessments, and Ji Tianhuo ranked No. 14. They are both among the top freshmen in this batch.

Bu Ji was very calm, but Ji Tianhuo was a red-haired man with a rough temperament.

The Ji Sheng Clan, like the Luo Sheng Clan, has not existed for a long time. It was founded by Ji Kongtong, the ancestor of the Sixth Academy, and it has only been established for more than [-] years.

Zhang Ji stood in a purple robe and stood out among the eighty students. The purple robe represented the top [-] on the Heavenly Ranking. It was an extremely amazing thing for a new student to enter the top [-] on the Heavenly Ranking.

"Brother Bu Ji, I heard that Bu Qianfan, the first genius of your Bu Sheng clan, was defeated by Senior Brother Zhang Ji with three swords. Is this true?" Ji Tianhuo asked loudly.

Bu Ji's face darkened, "This matter has been spread for a long time. So many people have seen it with their own eyes under the pilgrimage ladder. Why should Brother Ji deliberately mention it again?"

"I haven't seen it with my own eyes. I'll ask Brother Buji to confirm.

Hahaha, number one among the freshmen, number one among the kings of the new generation, 64 on the Heavenly Ranking. This time our swordsmanship department has taken all the glory. Even if there is Zhang Ruochen in the swordsmanship department and Luo Shuihan in the boxing department, they can’t compare to our swordsmanship department. I have senior brother Zhang Ji.

I admire senior brother Zhang Ji so much. "Ji Tianhuo laughed loudly.

He had a loud voice and other students were attracted to him.

A disciple of a saint's family saw this and frowned: "It turns out to be Ji Tianhuo, that crazy martial artist. I thought it was who was making such a fuss here."

Zhang Ji naturally heard Ji Tianhuo's voice, but he didn't know the person, so he didn't take the initiative to talk.

Bu Ji stood next to Ji Tianhuo, his head covered with black lines, and he wanted to hide aside immediately. Just as he was about to leave, he was pulled by Ji Tianhuo.

"Brother Buji, let's go quickly. Let's go and pay a visit to Senior Brother Zhang Ji. He is now my idol."

Being dragged to Zhang Ji by Ji Tianhuo, Bu Ji could only helplessly hand over to Zhang Ji.

"Brother Zhang."

"Senior Brother Zhang, I am Ji Tianhuo. Please take good care of me in the future."

Zhang Ji looked at Bu Ji, who looked reluctant, and Ji Tianhuo, who looked excited, and felt quite happy in comparison.

"Brother Bu, Brother Ji, from now on we will all be students in the first group, please take good care of us."

Bu Ji smiled and nodded, but Ji Tianhuo suddenly pulled out his flame sword and said loudly: "Senior Brother Zhang, I heard that you are already ranked 64th on the Heavenly Ranking. Let's compete in sword skills as a meeting gift."

Zhang Ji frowned slightly, and Bu Ji hurriedly tried to stop him.

"Ji Tianhuo, you're crazy. Today is the first day of school. If you want to cause trouble, wait until another day."

"I didn't cause trouble. The more I admire a person in my life, the more I want to have a fight with him. My biggest wish in this life is to have a fight with my ancestor." Ji Tianhuo said seriously.

The corner of Bu Ji's mouth twitched, and the other students also looked at the show. What Ji Tianhuo said was indeed true. This guy has been a martial arts madman since he was a child. He would fight whoever he saw was strong. He defeated all his peers from a sideline. A genius, he became the number one among the younger generation of the Ji Sheng family.

Zhang Ji narrowed his eyes and carefully observed Ji Tianhuo's every move. He clearly remembered that Ji Kongtong, the ancestor of the Ji Sheng clan and the leader of the Sixth Academy of the Holy Academy, was an undercover agent in the black market.

As a member of the Ji family, it is still unclear whether Ji Tianhuo is really a martial arts fanatic or just pretending to be a martial arts fanatic, but using him to test himself is a bit too much.

"Senior Brother Zhang, I never meant to offend, I just want to experience the style of the freshman No. 1." Ji Tianhuo said sincerely.

Zhang Ji smiled lightly and said: "Since Brother Ji is so enthusiastic and it is difficult to refuse such hospitality, I will give Brother Ji a try."

When Ji Tianhuo heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. The Huoyan Saber, a tenth-level true martial weapon in his hand, was activated by him and ignited into red flames.

"Senior Brother Zhang, take my blow and the fire will start a prairie fire."

Ji Tianhuo's cultivation has reached the extreme level of Tianji Realm, and he is very powerful, even more powerful than Xu Qing during the pilgrimage to heaven. However, Xu Qing had already died under Zhang Ruochen's sword in the Five Elements Ruins Realm.

Zhang Ji used his hand as a knife and met Ji Tianhuo's knife with the simplest chopping style.

The flame sword struck the ground with one strike. Even with the protection of the formation, it left a deep mark, but it could not even touch the corner of Zhang Ji's clothes. On Ji Tianhuo's neck, Zhang Ji's The palm of his hand stopped there silently, and as long as he advanced an inch further, the palm knife would be able to cut off his throat.

Ji Tianhuo swallowed and did not dare to make any other move.

Zhang Ji took back his palm and said with a faint smile: "Brother Ji, you lose."

Ji Tianhuo put away the flame sword in a daze, and after a long time, he said with bright eyes: "Senior Brother Zhang, among my peers, no one has ever been able to defeat me with one move. From today on, you are the second person I admire. , you will be my big brother from now on."

"Ji Tianhuo pays homage to eldest brother."

Zhang Ji looked at him with a serious look on his face, and for a moment he didn't know whether he was serious or just pretending.

However, it doesn't look like he's pretending, this kid seems to be really stupid.

Ji Tiantong has been hiding in Wu City Academy for hundreds of years, and he has been sitting in the position of the master of the academy. He must be impeccable in his work. Even if his descendants are afraid, not many of his descendants will know his true identity, and they will not go to Zhang Ji in order to deal with Zhang Ji. The Ji Sheng clan specially sent Ji Tianhuo to find trouble. The key is that he doesn't have the ability yet.

At this moment, a slender figure descended from the sky, it was the Half Saint of Galaxy.

As soon as the Galaxy Half-Saint appeared, everyone immediately became quiet and stood neatly together.

"From today on, I am the teacher of the first group of the Sword Art Department. You are the 80 most outstanding freshmen in the Sword Art Department this year, and I have extremely high requirements for you.

Although the Sword Dao Department is not as good as the Sword Dao Department, my requirements for you will not be lower than those of the Sword Dao Department. All students in the first group must enter the top [-] on the Heaven Ranking within three years, and break through the Fish and Dragon Realm within ten years. Otherwise, leave the first group and go to the Fish and Dragon group. "

As soon as Xinghe Semi-Saint's words came out, many students' expressions changed. Although they had confidence in themselves, the requirement of breaking into the top [-] on the Heavenly Ranking in three years and breaking through the Fish-Dragon Realm in ten years was really too high.

Half-Saint Xinghe ignored everyone's expressions and continued: "Hundred schools of thought are competing in the cultivation of swordsmanship. There are many different types of swordsmanship inheritance. You can choose the path of swordsmanship you want to practice. I will tell you about it every month. During one class, teachers from the Fish and Dragon Realm will be stationed here during the rest of the time. If you have any questions, you can ask them."

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Ji and said, "Zhang Ji, come with me."

Zhang Ji immediately walked out after hearing this, followed by the Half-Saint Xinghe, and walked towards the depths of the Holy Courtyard.

The Holy Mountain is located at the core of the Holy Courtyard. There is a branch of the only Holy Vein in the Eastern Region passing through the underground. The Holy Qi is lingering, shrouding the high mountains like clouds and mist.

Only those who have reached the semi-saint level can carve out a cave of their own on the holy mountain.

Semi-Saint Xinghe took Zhang Ji to the bank of a clear stream very quickly. There were several thatched huts beside the stream. On a simple wooden bridge made of wood, an old man in sackcloth was fishing. It was Saint Yixuan.

"Master, I have brought my junior brother."

When Saint Yi Xuan heard the words of Half Saint Xinghe, he did not stand up. Instead, he turned his back to the two of them and said: "Zhang Ji, when we were at Tianmo Ridge, I took you as a disciple before Chen Ying could. At that time, what were you doing? I don't know enough about this lineage yet.

Now that you have understood Daoyi, Xinghe must have told you what the fate of my disciples will be like. Let me ask you again, are you still willing to become my disciple? "

Zhang Ji did not hesitate at all and said sincerely: "Disciple Zhang Ji, I pay my respects to Master. Once you join Master's sect, you will always be Master's disciple."

"Okay, okay." Saint Yi Xuan stood up slowly, the fishing rod in his hand tightened, and a silver fish was immediately pulled out of the water.

There is already a small bulge on the head of the fish, and it has the tendency to turn into a dragon.

"I didn't give you any gifts before I accepted you as my disciple. I will give you this innate spiritual fish that is about to transform into a dragon as a gift."

Zhang Ji was shocked when he heard this. Although there are many dragon species in the world, most of them are hybrids. Only pure-blood dragons have great potential.

In addition to the pure-blooded dragons, there is also the innate dragons, most of which are transformed from the dragon energy in the sacred spiritual veins. They are innate spirits. Each one has great potential and has the qualifications to become a saint.

Zhang Ji originally thought that this inconspicuous silver fish was a descendant of dragon blood, but he never expected that it was actually an innate dragon species.

Semi-Saint Xinghe was also surprised and said: "Master, this spiritual fish is a sacred object that was nurtured by the holy veins under the holy mountain for 3 years before it was born. I heard that the first courtyard master has long been interested in it. How did it fall into your hands, Master?"

A slightly smug smile appeared on Saint Yi Xuan's face, "That old guy made a bet with me that your junior brother's level on the pilgrimage ladder cannot surpass that of the girl named Bei Gonglan from Wushen Mountain.

Doesn't this mean that the spirit fish has been lost to me? Forget about him, his face was blacker than carbon at that time. "

The Half-Saint of Galaxy showed a look of surprise and said with a smile: "I see, then this spiritual fish should be regarded as something that my junior brother won by his own ability. How can it be regarded as a gift? Master, don't you think so?"

Saint Yixuan's face suddenly turned black, as black as carbon.

"Ahem, of course I have... other gifts for your junior brother."

Saint Yixuan took out a piece of brocade silk from his body, used his finger as a pen and his own holy blood as ink, and wrote the seven words 130 on the brocade silk. "Zhang Ji, my master will use my own holy blood to write an imperial edict for you. With this edict, you can use it to escape even if the saint wants to kill you."

Imperial edicts are rare. They can carry the holy way of saints. Imperial edicts written with the blood of saints are even rarer. The blood of saints contains the holy essence of saints, which will consume their own accumulation. Under normal circumstances, saints will never use it. He used his own holy blood to write the imperial edict.

There was a look of emotion in Zhang Ji's eyes. The value of this imperial edict is probably not inferior to that of the innate spiritual fish.

He respectfully took the imperial edict from Saint Yixuan and put away the spiritual fish.

"Disciple thanks Master for the gift."

Saint Yixuan nodded and continued: "You have reached the 97th step on the pilgrimage ladder. Your talent is extremely high. I have discussed it with the first director. As long as you can reach the supreme realm in the heavenly realm, Recommend you as the third Young Master candidate of the Eastern Territory Holy Court.

In the next time, you should go to the Xujie battlefield to practice more. The position of Young Master will be of great benefit to your future development in Wushi Academy and even Wushi Bank. If you have this identity, your martial arts road will be better in the future. It will be much easier to walk. "

Zhang Ji listened carefully to the teachings and replied: "Disciple understands!"

"Well, please step back. There is a library in the Sword Dao Department. Only disciples of my lineage can enter the seventh floor of the library. If you have time, go inside and take a look. It is all left by your senior brothers and sisters. The legacy, my imperial edict will allow you to enter it." Saint Yi Xuan waved his hand.

"The disciple retire."

Zhang Ji respectfully stepped back, and only Saint Yixuan and Semi-Saint Xinghe were left on the wooden bridge.

“Master, it’s not that you can become a Young Master candidate after your junior brother breaks through the Fish-Dragon Realm. Why is there now an additional requirement to reach the Supreme Realm of the Heavenly Realm?
In the past 200 years in the Eastern Region, only Master Luo Xu has done this. Is there someone who doesn't want his junior brother to become a young master? "Half Saint Xinghe asked with a frown.

“This is the intention of the First Academy Master, and also the intention of the people from the Martial God Mountain.

After all, Wushi Bank is a complex interest group. Now there are only three of you and me left in our lineage. Although I have the name of the dean, I can’t even fully control the Sword Dao system. What I can give you is a small The help provided by the junior brother is limited.

I have tried my best to retain my qualifications as a Young Master candidate. "

"Why would the First Academy Master object? It would be good for him to have a genius come out of the Eastern Territory Holy Academy, right? Is it for his disciples?"

"No, he did it for your junior brother. Without a dazzling record, he rashly became a Young Master candidate. It would not be good for him, but would be harmful.

As far as I know, the imperial court is planning a major event, and wants to select the next century-old representative of Kunlun Realm. The competition for the position of Young Master this time will be even more fierce. "Sage Yi Xuan said with deep eyes.

After walking out of the Holy Mountain, Zhang Ji followed Saint Yixuan's instructions and went straight back to the Sword Dao Department and came to the library.

The library of the Sword Dao Department has seven floors, and the entrance is guarded by two hybrid beasts. The beasts are legendary beasts. Even if they are only hybrids, their strength can rival those of the Nine Transformations of Fish and Dragon.

Zhang Ji showed his identity token, and the two beasts just glanced at him and let him in.

The library of the swordsmanship department is naturally open to all rivers and contains countless top swordsmanship and martial arts.

The collection of books inside is of the lowest spiritual level at worst.

But if you want to borrow these books, you need a lot of contribution points.

The first three floors of the library contain spirit-level sword and martial arts, while the fourth, fifth and sixth floors contain ghost-level martial arts and exercises.

As for the king level, there is none even in the library. It’s not that there are no king level martial arts and king level exercises in the Holy Court. It’s just that those who have reached that level are the top inheritances that saints also long for. Even if they are taken out, they will not be available. It is not something that students can afford.

In fact, even for ghost-level martial arts and techniques, the library only contains a total of 120 volumes.

Among them, one hundred and three volumes are low-grade ghost-level, and 23 volumes are medium-grade ghost-level. The only high-grade ghost-level is a sword technique.

Saints of the Sword Dao Department can train in the Holy Academy for ten years. It is already impressive to be able to practice low-grade ghost-level martial arts. Those who can cultivate to the middle-grade ghost-level are very rare. As for the high-grade ghost-level, no one can do it. arrive.

The contribution value of the Holy Academy and the military merit value of the Heavenly Ranking are interoperable. Zhang Ji is currently ranked 64th on the Heavenly Ranking and has a military merit value of [-]. However, he is not very interested in these martial arts and martial arts, so he came straight to The entrance to the seventh floor of the library.

After taking out the imperial edict of Saint Yixuan, a light door was opened after the formation induction on the seventh level.

Zhang Ji stepped in.

The space on the seventh floor is not large, but it is filled with bookshelves, which are densely packed with books, divided into categories, with more than 30 kinds in total.

Zhang Ji took a closer look and found that the books were not divided by type, but by name.

On one of the bookshelves, the words Li Xinghe were written clearly.

The other bookshelves are the same, "Zhai Kexiu", "Lin Yunru", "Qin Yue"...

The penultimate bookshelf inside is written with Yixuan, and the penultimate one is written with Yi Nie.

Zhang Ji took down the first book from the bookshelf belonging to the Galaxy Half-Saint, opened it and looked at it, and found that it contained his insights and summary of Dao Yi.

He had a very deep understanding of Daoyi and recorded it in detail. Zhang Ji was fascinated by it, but the more he looked back, the more he felt that something was wrong.

After releasing the Galaxy Semi-Saint's annotation, Zhang Ji pulled out a book from another bookshelf, which also contained extremely detailed insights into Dao Yi's cultivation.

After reading through the Daoyi insights left by more than a dozen different people, Zhang Jifei not only did not feel enlightened, but became more and more confused.

Everyone left here has a different understanding of Dao Yi, and some even contradict each other.

"How could this be?"

"Young man, are you confused?"

An old voice sounded, and then an old figure in white robes and white hair appeared in front of Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji couldn't see through the reality of this person, so he immediately raised his hands and said: "Greetings to senior, I wonder what you call senior?"

The old man replied calmly: "My name is Zheng Nanqiu, you can call me uncle."

Zhang Ji looked at the seventh to last bookshelf in the back. The name written on it was "Zheng Nanqiu".

"Zhang Ji pays homage to his uncle."

"You must be wondering why I am here, I am dead, and what you see now is just my holy soul.

My holy soul became the instrument spirit on the seventh floor of the library, responsible for guarding this place. "Zheng Nanqiu said.

Seeing that Zhang Ji was still full of doubts, Zheng Nanqiu continued: "My master, also your ancestor, has spent his whole life trying to create a general outline of swordsmanship that is comparable to the wordless sword manual, but he has exhausted all his efforts. I just perfected it to the Six of Swords, leaving the fragment Seven of Swords, and the end has come.

He originally wanted to let us younger disciples continue to improve, but he did not expect that the wordless sword manual we understood was completely different from the one he created. The more we practice, the more contradictory they become. conflict.

Later, among the brothers, only your master and I were the only ones who could keep their Taoist minds clear. I made a mistake in my cultivation, and my body was destroyed by the retrograde holy energy. I can only live here with my holy soul.

Your master has been cultivating the Holy Spirit for 300 years, but he has been unable to take any further steps.

His disciples have also embarked on the same path as our senior brothers. Now only Xinghe and you, who have just started, are left. "

Zhang Ji frowned. A wordless sword manual almost ruined the whole family's inheritance. This sword manual was too evil.

"Uncle Master, do you know what is causing this?"

Zheng Nanqiu shook his head and said: "I don't know, the root of the Wordless Sword Manual comes from the Sword Enlightenment Stone deep in the Tianmo Ridge. Every disciple of our lineage must first realize the Sword Enlightenment Stone through the Sword Enlightenment Stone." His own way of swordsmanship.

The problem also lies in the Enlightenment Stone. The way of swordsmanship realized by each disciple is completely different. Although they are all explanations of wordless swordsmanship, they often contradict themselves as they go on, using their own spears to attack. The shield of self leads to the collapse of Taoist heart and leads to obsession. "

"Didn't Master and all the masters and uncles leave behind some experience in solving problems?
Their understanding of the wordless knife manual should be inconsistent. Zhang Ji asked in confusion.

"Of course there is, otherwise your master wouldn't be able to cultivate to the sixth level of Sword Seven.

According to our speculations over the past hundreds of years, the only way to truly solve the hidden dangers of wordless sword manuals is to understand the complete Seven Swordsmen.

Among kendo monks, there is a saying that the Seventh Sword can be canonized. Only those who have mastered the Seventh Sword can be called a Sword Saint.

The same is true for the way of swordsmanship. Only when the Seven Swordsmen are fully understood can the general outline of the wordless swordsmanship be considered to have a complete preliminary framework.

This is the conclusion I came to after discussing with your master and Master Xuanji.

The kendo that kendo monks learn from practicing the Wordless Sword Manual is completely different, but this problem does not arise. The reason is that the founder of the Wuzi Sword Manual is a senior kendo master with immeasurable cultivation. The general outline is fully explained in the sword manual.

Although the later generations understood the way of swordsmanship differently, they were all just side branches derived from the general outline and remained unchanged. "

"It turns out that Master has already cultivated Sword Seven to the sixth level, and there is only one step left to fully cultivate Sword Seven.

I think I should be able to figure it out soon and complete the general outline of the wordless sword manual. "Zhang Ji said.

"It's difficult. The canonization of the Seven Swordsmen may be a matter of a thought, or it may not be possible in a lifetime. It's so difficult to create a brand new path of swordsmanship.

Your cultivation level is still weak, so there is no need to worry about these things for the time being. Although the Wordless Sword Manual is not perfect, it still did not have much influence before Sword Four.

Although the classics here have different understandings of the way of swordsmanship, they all explain the meaning of swordsmanship. By analogy, they will be of great help to you in practicing swordsmanship. You should study it carefully here. "Zheng Nanqiu said.

Zhang Ji nodded, and when he saw Zheng Nanqiu disappearing, he continued to browse the bookshelf about Dao Yi's insights.

As for the so-called hidden dangers, as Zheng Nanqiu said, his cultivation level is still low, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.

(End of this chapter)