Surprised me into a goddess of light

In the next second, those red glows disappeared quickly, fading away like a tide, leaving only calm.

The elders stood in a group behind the sword fetus, looked at the young man who had stabbed out the long sword, and discussed with each other, one of the elders said: "Would you like to go to Yunxing Peak and practice the Canglan Sword with Elder He?" Trick?"

Yunxingfeng ranks sixth in Shushan, with a low sense of presence and relatively low-key strength.

The young man hesitated for a second, seeing that there were no other elders who asked questions, he immediately said: "The disciple is willing!"

After speaking, he quickly walked towards the back of the group of elders.

Then, No. 2 disciple moved forward and drew his sword towards the black sword embryo.

I listened to the whispered discussions of the elders in the distance, and quickly understood the function of the black sword embryo.

Those red lights are not to test the power of the swords of the school disciples, but to test their "sword knowledge" level through the spirit and charm of the sword... a kind of reflection of sword intent and spiritual power in advance.

The brighter the red light, the stronger the sword consciousness of the swordsman, the more likely he will awaken the sword will in the future, the easier it will be to practice sword control, and the more stable and farther the control of the flying sword in the same realm.

Soon, more than ten disciples completed the sword knowledge test, the brightness of which was different, the strongest one was like a waterfall of red light, shining five meters away from the sword fetus, the elders of several peaks rushed to accept disciples, and finally entered Longxia Peak One of the elders... It is rumored that the Dragon Slaying Sword Art is the most powerful sword art among the Seven Peaks.

As for the weakest disciple, the red light only flashed for a moment, shining half a meter away... At that time, the square was quiet, and no elder spoke for half a minute.

However, in the end, an elder from Zhe Mo Peak accepted him.

For sword cultivators, sword skills can be practiced the day after tomorrow, and sooner or later they will pass the first round of tests, but sword knowledge is innate, similar to elemental affinity, no matter how strong it is now, it will still be as strong as it will be in the future.

Although this disciple's sword knowledge is relatively weak and has no potential to become a strong sword cultivator, he can't pass now, and he still can't pass in the future, so he can't keep accepting... So he didn't have high requirements for sword knowledge and majored in alchemy. Mo Feng accepts disciples.

As time passed, the sword cultivators unleashed their swords one by one, no matter how poorly they performed, they would eventually be accepted by a certain elder of a certain peak, and more and more disciples stood behind the elders.

Until it was Gu Zaoli's turn to draw the sword.

Behind the clouds, the white-robed man's eyes were slightly bright, and there was a flash of anticipation in his eyes.

The elders also got up their spirits, ready to open their mouths to snatch people... This kind of genius with outstanding swordsmanship, even if his swordsmanship is poor, will be regarded by Zhu Feng as a potential stock, and they will try to grab them.

clang!

There was a tremor.

The black sword tire did not move at all, and after that, there was no change.

It stood quietly, as dark as ever, without a single ray of light.

This means that the swordsman has no sword knowledge, can't practice the Zhufeng Flying Sword at all, and the possibility of awakening the sword will is very small.

Gu Zaoli was stunned.

The square was instantly dead silent.

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A soft sigh sounded in the sword-testing cloud.

"It's a pity to have such a physique."

High above the sky, the white-robed swordsman shook his head, with no expectation in his expression, he turned away from looking at Gu Zaoli, turned and flew away without any hesitation.

Between the square, dozens of elders stood silently, looking at each other a few times, after all, no one spoke, and no one opened their mouths to announce that Gu Zaoli was accepted as a disciple.

If it's just that the sword knowledge is poor, even if you are weak like a mediocre person, if you learn slowly, you can at least master the method of controlling the sword, and practice the real swords of various lines in Shushan, but you have no spiritual knowledge, which means that you can't even learn the basics of swordsmanship and sword control.

Such a disciple, no matter how good his sword skills are, so what?If you can't learn flying swords, you are basically equivalent to 'waste', and your potential is not as good as that of some laborers who chop wood and carry water.

A group of elders naturally did not want to accept a 'trash' as ​​a disciple.

The person in charge of hosting the Chengjian meeting was an elder from Longxia Peak. He looked at her expressionlessly and asked, "Gu Zaoli, which peak do you want to inherit the sword?"

Gu Zaoli's expression was tense, and his voice was slightly dry: "I dare not choose what my disciples are capable of."

She had already realized what had happened, her heart was heavy, she no longer expected to be contested by the peaks, but only hoped to be selected by an elder to be qualified to practice Shushan swordsmanship.

The square was silent, without any sound.

As time passed, the silence turned to embarrassment.

The young sword cultivator who joined Shushan together with Gu Zaoli, Lu Ren, Xiao Han and others looked at her with a trace of unbearable eyes, and the younger Su Xun and Zhao Fei even turned their faces away, nervously daring not to look at her again.

Although there are few cases where no elders are willing to accept apprentices and Cheng Jian fails, it is not impossible. If Gu Zaoli fails today, he will have to wait at least another three years, and even the next time Cheng Jian has no chance...

How many three years can young people have?

If she fails consecutively, even if she is a genius transferred from Biezong, she will eventually become a low-level deacon in Shushan, or even a handyman...

In the dead silence, Gu Zaoli still maintained his superficial calm, raised his head with unimaginable determination, and looked at the elders, like criminals waiting for the final sentence.

She knew that if she lowered her head at this time, or showed a little bit of frustration, the elders might think that her sword heart was not stable, and she would not be able to succeed in inheriting the sword. If she persisted, there might be a glimmer of hope. Appreciate yourself...

However, reality does not depend on individual will.

Silence lasted 1 minutes.

The elders of Longxia Peak looked back, glanced at the indifferent and calm eyes of the elders, and calmly announced: "Gu Zaoli lacks sword knowledge, and he failed to inherit the sword."

Gu Zaoli only felt a buzzing in his head, his body shook undetectably a few times, and he stood there with a pale face, then he heard the elder continue to announce: "The next disciple."

Like a puppet with a disconnected string, she forgot to act until a few seconds later, the next disciple walked up to her side and called her three times before realizing it.

The pupils that lost focus gradually regained their senses, Gu Zaoli pursed his lips, bowed stiffly to the elders, turned around and walked out of the square.

The only loser among nearly a hundred Chengjian disciples, his back naturally showed a lonely temperament.

Several elders of Qingzhu Peak watched her leave the square in a daze, sighed inwardly, retracted their gaze, and refocused on the next disciple who was about to unleash the sword.

......

Outside the square is a forest surrounded by ancient trees.

It was hot in the forest in the morning, but Gu Zaoli's heart was extremely cold. His thoughts were messy and formed a sticky net. He was so disheartened that he didn't even have the energy to walk. After walking for a few minutes, he finally squatted down slowly and buried his face in his hands. within the arm.

"sorry..."

A dull voice came from the sleeve, and it was unknown who she was apologizing to, and then the forest was quiet.

She began to cry, silent, unstoppable tears.

Suddenly, a voice as cold as a sword sounded above her head.

"What will happen if Chengjian fails?"

Gu Zaoli's movements froze, only to realize that the sunlight above her head was blocked by a shadow... There was someone standing in front of her, but she hadn't noticed anyone coming around just now.

She wiped her sleeves vigorously, looked up, and saw two people...the two women in hats who went up the mountain with her last night, one in front and one behind.

"Yi Ye, Eve... what are you doing here?" Gu Zaoli stood up, looked up at the two of them and said.

I looked at her steady and calm eyes, and felt a little bit in my heart, this child seems to be quite strong.Although there are no tears on her face at the moment, the red eye sockets and the wet water on her sleeves clearly show what happened just now... Compared with her 14-year-old peers, this performance is very strong.

I said, "We want to know what you plan to do if Cheng Jian fails."

Gu Zaoli was slightly silent, and said: "Wait three years for the next sword."

Shiliuye looked at her, and said in a cold and blunt voice: "Three years is too long, and you don't have sword sense, so you may not succeed next time."

Gu Zaoli looked at Shiliuye, and slowly clenched his fists. He didn't understand what the other party's purpose was to humiliate him.

Sixteen nights continued: "I can teach you."

Gu Zaoli was startled suddenly: "What?"

Izayoi repeated: "I can teach you how to sword."

Gu Zaoli's eyes lit up, she had already noticed that Shiliuye's sword was sharp and powerful, and said tremblingly, "Are you serious?"

Shiliuye nodded: "As long as you learn with sincerity and are willing to endure hardships, my sword will not be weaker than Shushan's Feijian swordsmanship."

The next second, beyond my expectation, Gu Zaoli knelt down directly to Shiliuye.

boom!

She kowtowed heavily: "Master is honored, I will be worshiped by my disciples."

I was surprised and said: "You are not familiar with us, so you are not afraid that we are monsters and villains? And you have already joined Shushan, is it wrong to rashly learn other sword skills?"

Gu Zaoli said: "I know that you are not bad people, and monsters will not set foot on Mount Shu... And as long as I can learn advanced sword skills and kill monsters, even if I am expelled from Mount Shu, I am willing!"

No wonder this child has a firm mind. It turned out that hatred turned into motivation. Could it be that one of her relatives was eaten by a monster?

I vaguely guessed, and heard Xiao Ye say: "I am just willing to teach you, I didn't say I would accept you as a disciple, and I stated in advance that my sword is different from Shushan, not a flying sword."

"Not a flying sword?"

It is common knowledge in Shenzhou to cultivate swords and control flying swords. This is also the point that Gu Zaoli was hit the hardest when he learned that he had no knowledge of swords... It was not only the failure of inheriting the sword, but also her inability to practice the technique of controlling the sword.

She was at a loss for a second and asked, "Can you kill a demon?"

Izayoi said, "Yes."

boom!

"Master is on top, please accept your disciples!"

Gu Zaoli kowtowed again, raised his head and said, "Whether you accept or not, since you are willing to teach me, you are my master!"

Sixteen nights looked at the girl's meticulous and serious expression, remained silent for a long time, finally hummed, and said, "Do you know why I am willing to teach you?"

Gu Zaoli said: "The disciple is ignorant, please tell the master clearly."

Izayoi said, "How do you think your talent is?"

Thinking of the picture of the black sword fetus just now, Gu Zaoli lowered his head and said sadly, "I have no talent."

Sixteen nights helped her up and said, "Actually, you are very talented."

Gu Zaoli looked at Shiliuye in astonishment, puzzled.

Izayoi said: "You have excellent swordsmanship and perseverance. This is the best talent."

"Well, Xiaoye's swordsmanship does not require sword knowledge, it mainly depends on swordsmanship and perseverance. I saw your first round of sword skills performance. The ability to quickly dismantle sword moves and attack the enemy's flaws is a very powerful talent. , it’s just that the elders in Shushan have bad eyesight and can’t see it...or they don’t pay attention to it.”

I added a few words to explain, and suddenly remembered a theory from my previous life: "By the way, have you heard of the barrel theory?"

Gu Zaoli shook his head.

"The wooden barrel theory means that how much water a wooden barrel can hold does not depend on the tallest piece of wood on the wall of the barrel, but the shortest one."

I looked at Gu Zaoli: "Do you think it makes sense?"

Gu Zaoli thought seriously, nodded and said, "It makes sense."

"I don't think it makes sense."

I said: "Maybe it is reasonable for a wooden barrel, but if you borrow something to describe someone, there is no absolute reason in the world."

"The elders think that if you don't have sword knowledge, you have no talent in sword cultivation, but in fact, the journey of the sword is not limited to flying sword sword knowledge... As far as I know, many powerful figures in history are partial science geniuses, the wooden barrel theory It is only suitable for truly perfect hexagonal fighters, and it is difficult for normal people to reach the top of their field of expertise, let alone complement their shortcomings?"

"The so-called short board is that you are not good at it. There is a reason for not being good at it. If you have to force it, you will only spend more energy and the effect will not be good. If a person wants to improve faster, he should use his strengths to avoid weaknesses and give full play to his strengths..."

Thinking of this, I recalled the few students I met in high school in my previous life. Although there were a few students who participated in the competition and made achievements, most of them were limited by the conditions and were pulled away by the shortcomings. The results were not good. to my liking...

"Ah~"

I sighed inexplicably.

Izayoi held my hand: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I think of some less than perfect things, but it's okay."

I smiled faintly, turned my head to look at the square: "Xiao Ye, did you see anything about that black sword fetus?"

Izayoi said: "That sword embryo should hold some special sword intents above the fourth level, which are attracted by the sword's sword momentum and echo each other, thus judging the potential of the swordsman's sword intent."

I said, "What if the person who casts the sword has sword intent?"

Sixteen nights thought for a while: "The sword intentions of the two sides are drawn to each other, and the appearance of the sword image may make the swordsman have a clearer understanding of his own sword intention."

"That's it."

I said: "I want to find a chance to stab that sword embryo and get to know my own sword intent."

......

Xiaoye and I are not Shushan disciples, so we definitely can't run over and stab directly, at least we have to wait for the rest of the disciples to finish the test.And I'm always worried that with the ability of 'Positive Sword Intent', the movement of stabbing a sword will be relatively large, or even directly destroy the sword fetus.

The two returned to the square with Gu Zaoli, intending to borrow it when the elders ran out.

However, the strange thing is that after Chengjian was over and all the disciples had completed their assessment, the elders of Qifeng didn't stay in the square at all, and they didn't intend to deal with the black sword fetus, they just took the newly recruited disciples away.. .

On the square, the crowd dispersed, leaving only the black sword body standing.