Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

After pointing out a few more flaws in Guan Zhuyin's defenses, Yu Wanwu went to look at the others.

Everyone was a top performer selected from their respective sects. They were all exceptionally intelligent and quick to grasp Yu Wanwu's meaning, correcting their shortcomings.

day to day.

The rankings on the Sword and Stone Ranking have changed again and again.

Besides practicing swordsmanship in the Sword Stone Forest every day, Ning Fusang also goes to the cave every ten days to listen to Xuan Yunzi teach Taoist arts.

On the day of the assessment, she asked Master Yu for a day off from the Thirty-Six Arts.

Disciples of the Southern Star Sword Sect entered the cave one after another.

Although it's called a cave, it's actually a hidden paradise inside. After passing through the passage, the view suddenly opens up.

The sky was bright and clear, the stream babbled, the grass grew tall and the birds flew about, and the nimble yellow sparrows fluttered their wings and disappeared into the flower grove.

Xuan Yunzi arrived at the cave early in the morning. With one hand behind his back, he counted the number of people and slowly said, "Our Thirty-Six Dao Techniques course is held three times a month. We have been studying for some time now. Today is the graduation course, which is also the assessment. I hope everyone can achieve good results."

The expressions on everyone's faces varied. Some were confident and radiant, while others were anxious and uneasy.

Xuan Yunzi took in everyone's expressions but said nothing. Having taught Taoist arts for so long, he had a pretty good understanding of his students' levels.

He knew exactly who would pass and who would struggle. However, some people might have been less skilled in magic but would perform exceptionally well during the assessment, which would surprise him.

Xuan Yunzi cleared his throat and said loudly, "Now we will start dividing into groups. Based on your standing positions, count from left to right, five people per group."

Everyone is randomly assigned to their stations, so the grouping is also random.

Besides Ning Fusang, Shen Tu Lei, and Ying Xi Liu, who are her three direct disciples, the remaining two in Ning Fusang's group are Huang Yue and Shi Huan, both of whom are ordinary inner disciples.

While others were being assessed, the crowd watched from the sidelines.

The first test was on the Entangling Technique, one of the Five Elements Taoist arts. The disciple in the blue robe couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw so many eyes on him.

After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself, he looked at Xuan Yunzi.

"let's start."

Xuan Yunzi gestured for everyone to step back a few steps to make room.

The man chanted an incantation, and spiritual energy flowed around him. As the hand seals were completed, a verdant vine rose from the ground and, with lightning speed, snatched back a yellow sparrow.

Xuan Yunzi pointed his finger at the Entangling Technique section corresponding to the man's name in the assessment booklet, and a vermilion cloud pattern appeared on the booklet.

He calmly instructed, "The next test is a fireball spell. Cast the spell into this picture of ancient trees, and your score will be based on the area of ​​ancient trees that are burned."

A scroll flew out from Xuan Yunzi's sleeve, hovered in the air, and slowly unfurled. The painting depicted a forest of ancient trees, a beautiful scene, but it was too quiet, devoid of any living creature.

The man nodded, recalling the hand seals and incantations for the fireball spell. After a moment, he composed himself and made the corresponding hand seals. A faint red light could be seen flashing at his fingertips. He pushed with both palms, and the blazing fireball crashed into the Canglin Diagram.

wow——

Flames licked at the ancient wood, quickly creating a large area of ​​fire that occupied most of the picture.

Even through the Canglin Map, everyone could almost feel the scorching heat inside, making their ears burn.

"What a powerful fireball spell! It knocked down a whole bunch of old trees in one go."

"I just saw him condense four fireballs, right? That's two more than Elder Xuan Yunzi's requirement."

"After seeing other people's Taoist techniques, I became even more nervous." Some people were also secretly observing the man's hand gestures, silently consolidating their own skills.

After completing the Five Elements Taoist Arts assessment, the man returned to his group to rest.

Soon it was Ning Fusang's turn. Shen Tu Lei and Ying Xi Liu were direct disciples. They could ask their own senior brothers and sisters for guidance on these spells after class. For them, it was a piece of cake.

Ning Fusang was the third person in her group to be assessed.

Without any incantation or hand gestures appearing in her mind, she directly made hand seals, flowing smoothly and effortlessly.

The vines danced and swayed, as if controlling an arm or finger, drawing back the yellow sparrows and cranes flying in the air.

The clear, melodious cry of the crane was high-pitched and resounding through the sky. After receiving a signal from Xuan Yunzi, Ning Fusang then withdrew her spell.

The vines that had been wrapped around the crane disappeared. The crane got up, took a few steps toward the pond, flapped its wings, and flew away, leaving behind only a few snow-white feathers.

Following the order of the five elements' mutual generation, the second question tested the art of fireballs, and the Cangmu painting, which had been burned more than ten times, remained intact.

Ning Fusang concentrated his thoughts, calmed his mind, and then activated his spiritual power. The fireball crashed into the Canglin Diagram, sparks flew, and the entire Canglin forest was ignited.

A sea of ​​fire stretched before my eyes, nothing but flames.

After a long time, the fire subsided, and the painting of the ancient forest returned to its original state, but faint charred black marks appeared on the edges of the scroll.

Xuan Yunzi's eyes twitched slightly. He had forgotten that Ning Fusang had already broken through to the seventh level of the spiritual realm and possessed profound spiritual power that was incomparable to ordinary people.

Fortunately, this painting of the ancient forest is a high-level treasure with a special material, and the fireball spell is only a low-level spell; otherwise, it might have really been burned.

But after the assessment, it still needs to be sent for repairs.

Ning Fusang was unaware of Xuan Yunzi's thoughts. He then flawlessly executed the Earth Escape Technique, the Alchemy Technique, and the Rain Summoning Technique. With his higher level of understanding, he grasped many things intuitively and naturally gained clarity.

When casting spells, the trajectory of spiritual energy is crystal clear to her. For example, if the trajectory of spiritual energy in a fireball spell is slightly altered, she can cast a higher-level version called "East Wind Releases a Thousand Trees of Flowers at Night".

For example, the Rain Summoning spell can be slightly modified to condense water arrows. If it is cooled and solidified, it becomes ice arrows. It only requires simple additions to the original spell.

Ning Fusang has a strong ability to draw inferences from one instance to another.

Such a change had not occurred before because she had just begun formally learning Taoist arts and was still in a state of confusion, living in the mountains.

When one's understanding reaches a higher level, standing atop the mountain, one can recognize the true face of Jieqiu.

Among the thirty-six arts, the Five Elements arts are relatively simple, while Cloud Ascension, Void Step, Water Splitting, and Earth Shrinking are the ones that cause the most headaches.

Many disciples fell from the clouds, some not paying attention and falling directly into the stream. If Xuan Yunzi hadn't acted quickly, they would have been bitten by the monsters in the stream.

As for the Shrinking Earth Technique, most people can only take ten or twenty steps, and even the better ones can only take fifty steps, which is already their limit.

"Soaring through the clouds and shrinking the earth are the key points of the assessment. On the first day of class, I already said, 'Fine, I'll give you three more chances. If you still perform like this, you will be considered unqualified.'"

Everyone nodded repeatedly, assuring each other that they would do their best this time.

The inner disciples work five days a week and rest five days a week. Sometimes, there is only one class in the first five days, and the remaining nine days are for self-study. They have plenty of time to practice Taoist arts in private.

However, there are thirty-six techniques, which means less time to practice each one, not to mention the more difficult techniques like cloud-riding and earth-shrinking.

Disciples like Ning Fusang, who passed all the assessments, could leave early.

(End of this chapter)