Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 541 Zhang Yuan's mental state reaches the peak of the Breaking Illusion realm, entering the second realm of the Grandmaster.
“Brother Zhang,” Li Sihuan turned around and looked at Zhang Yuan with a solemn expression, “From today onwards, you will be my Senior Brother Zhang.”

Only those who join the Mountain Sect can address each other as fellow disciples.

Li Sihuan's words at this moment revealed an unusual firmness.

"it is good."

Zhang Yuan nodded, a slight smile on his face: "With your comprehension and a calm mind, you will surely be able to enter the Mountain Sect."

Li Sihuan clenched his fist, nodded emphatically, and then walked straight toward the sword-testing stone where the Duan Yue Sect had carved three sword marks.

Li Changqi glanced at Zhang Yuan, nodded slightly, and quickly caught up with Li Sihuan.

The two hadn't gone far when a figure approached from Zhang Yuan's side and bowed slightly.

"Master Hou."

She wore a blue martial arts robe, a short sword slung across her shoulder, and her hair was tied up with a golden crown. Her face was delicate, but with a pale complexion due to the lack of sunlight. Her eyes and brows exuded a heroic spirit that most women lacked.

Luo Hongxiu, after removing her face armor, is a face that few people have seen before.

"My lord, the Lingfeng Sword Sect acquired the supplementary chapter of the Eastern Wei's 'Azure Netherworld Sword Control Technique' seven days ago, and has completely sided with the Eastern Wei."

Luo Hongxiu's voice was so soft that, apart from Zhang Yuan, no one else could hear it at all.

In the martial arts world, only grandmasters can master the secret method of transmitting sound.

"Leng Guhong's Eclipse Moon Sword in the Crescent Moon Sword Tomb was obtained from a sword cultivator in Yangtianzhou. The Shadow Division is already investigating the connections behind it."

"The Dragon and Tiger List ranks 736. Guo Ang, the sect leader of Chongming Martial Sect, forged the 'Withered Bone Sword Qi' which was mixed with fragments of Xuanlin Armor from the Eastern Wei border army. More than half of the disciples of Chongming Martial Sect have been trained in Eastern Wei."

In the distance, shouts rang out from the disciples carrying the cauldrons during the trials, and the swords struck the testing stones with a crisp, clear sound. Below the waterfall, water splashed everywhere.

Zhang Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking calmly at the square in front of him.

"Lin Suiguang of the Fenguang Sword Sect met with the secret envoy of the Eastern Wei at the Changyun Gambling House."

"The Xuan Tie Heavy Sword of Chongyue Sword Hall is mixed with the cold marrow iron flowing from the Northern Territory. The 'Five Mountains Soul Suppressing Technique' used by Han Kaishan when forging it is a modified version of the 'Mountain Moving and Weapon Refining Record' that was given to a traitor by the Eastern Wei Imperial Court."

"The Cold Crow Sword Sect is a tough nut to crack. When Chen Duange led his disciples to intercept Eastern Wei spies at Yun Cang River, he was ambushed by the Flying Star Sword Sect's 'Meteor Bone-Piercing Nail' and is now seriously injured. The Cold Crow Sword Sect is in danger of being destroyed."

After a pause, Luo Hongxiu whispered, "Chang Jue, the head of the Secret Medicine Department, has already gone to the Cold Crow Sword Sect, accompanied by Yu Wanjun, the Dragon Elephant Grandmaster of the Offering Hall."

"The Thousand Illusions Guard is in seclusion in Leng Guhong, laying out plans. The people of the Immortal Execution Division can destroy the Remnant Moon Sword Tomb at any time."

The Heavenly Gang Sword Guards had long since taken control of the Lingfeng Sword Sect's Nine Heavens Falling Star Formation.

The Xuanjia Dragon Riders were arrayed a hundred miles outside the Flying Star Sword Sect's territory.

The Bai Chen Martial Sect's mountain gate has already been controlled by the experts of the Netherworld Division led by Yin Jiuyou.

……

Zhang Yuan waved for Luo Hongxiu to step aside, then turned his gaze to the location of the Mountain Moving Sect's trial.

The bloody handprints on the bronze tripod's handles were soaked with fresh blood. A burly man with a bushy beard, his arms bulging with muscles like gnarled tree roots, and veins throbbing in his neck, shouted: "Get up, you bastard—"

The eight-thousand-pound bronze cauldron was three inches off the ground, its bulging belly pressing against the man's waist. The man's knee snapped with a "crack," and he fell to the ground, carving two bloody furrows into the bluestone slab.

“This is the seventh one,” the gray-robed old man standing three zhang away from Zhang Yuan, holding a sword, shook his head. “Mountain-Moving Strength emphasizes continuous and unbroken power. This brute’s practice of external martial arts is useless.”

An eight-thousand-pound cauldron is simply not something a trial participant whose cultivation has not yet reached the Innate Realm can lift.

In fact, the test conducted by the Mountain Moving Sect is not about the trainees' cultivation level or strength.

"This junior, Sun Jiujin from Sunjiagou, has come to undergo the trial." Before the bronze cauldron, the boy in hemp clothing knelt on one knee, his five fingers digging into the grooves of the cauldron's legs.

His eyes widened, and his blood and qi surged. He was in the mid-stage of the acquired realm, and he poured a thousand pounds of force into his arms.

The 8,000-pound cauldron swayed slightly.

The boy exerted force with both hands, and the cauldron, which initially swayed, eventually tilted to the side, seemingly about to tumble away. "Mountain-Moving Strength, this kid has some skill." In front of the Mountain-Moving Sect's gate, Cao Chunbao chuckled, his hands behind his back.

“Sunjiagou, isn’t that Senior Brother Sun Ze’s family?” The elder of the Moving Mountain Sect turned his head to look around, a smile appearing on his lips. “No wonder Senior Brother Sun went into seclusion; it turns out he was avoiding suspicion.”

The sect leader, Yue Cengshan, who was standing in front, chuckled and shook his head, saying in a low voice, "He is a good prospect, and the sect will definitely accept him. Junior Brother Sun is still too honest."

To everyone's eyes, the bronze cauldron spun faster and faster.

"rise--"

With a long shout, the boy in hemp clothing hugged the cauldron tightly with both arms, and using the cauldron's spinning force, he actually lifted the bronze cauldron half a foot off the ground!
He took three steps forward, and the cauldron crashed onto the bluestone, sinking a foot into the ground.

The tripod legs just passed the golden lines.

Passing through the Dragon Gate, entering the Mountain Gate.

Although it was a shortcut, it still got me through.

"It's done! This kid has actually joined the Mountain Moving Sect!" Exclamations rang out from the plaza, with many people looking on with envy.

"A good foundation. He'll be a Xiantian level cultivator in three to five years after joining the Mountain and Mountain Sect." On the viewing platform, Steward Zhao, standing at the front, stroked his beard and chuckled.

“Innate…” The middle-aged scholar beside him flicked his folding fan and shook his head. “The Mountain Sect is somewhat lagging behind the times.”

The Qin Dynasty is now incredibly powerful, with powerful figures emerging from all sides and grandmasters appearing in endless streams.

The Mountain Sect is still following the old path, which is really too far behind others.

On the bluestone square, the boy, feeling weak all over, collapsed to the ground, but grinned and said, "I've done it! Once I've completed my cultivation in the Mountain Sect, I'll join the army and earn a military merit arch for my parents!"

The trial participants around the bronze cauldron of the Mountain Moving Sect were stirred by the young man's words, their blood and qi surging, and they rushed to move the cauldron.

A glint of light flashed in Zhang Yuan's eyes, and a smile appeared on his face.

That was his purpose in coming to the Mountain Sect.

If it weren't for his extraordinary encounter, his achievements in this life would probably not even be comparable to anyone else present.

Zhang Yuan doesn't even have the right to set foot in this world.

Looking at these passionate young people, full of hope for the future, striving for their dreams, he felt a pang of envy.

This sudden realization sent a jolt through him, and a look of joy flashed across his face.

Dispel illusions.

The four realms of a Grandmaster: the first realm is breaking through delusion.

At this moment, Zhang Yuan's mind had clearly reached the peak of breaking through illusions, entering the second realm of Grandmaster, the realm of penetrating the netherworld.

Communicate with the netherworld, and control the life and death energies of Yin and Yang!

This sudden breakthrough in mental perception caused a swirling yin-yang light to flash and then fall silent in Zhang Yuan's eyes.

Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles; it turns out that you have to experience life to truly understand it.

"Zheng——"

From the direction of the Sword Testing Stone, came the resounding clang of a sword striking down.

Zhang Yuan turned his head and saw that the snow in front of the sword-testing stone had been swept away by the sword wind, creating a three-foot vacuum. The swordsman in the green robe had ice crystals on his fingertips as he stroked the sword marks on the cracked stone.

The mottled grooves on the stone surface suddenly gleamed with a bronze luster, and the fine steel sword at his waist was drawn from its sheath on its own.

The swordsman reached out and grabbed the longsword, its blade leaving seven afterimages in the snow!
"Taking an unorthodox approach is not as good as taking a straightforward and righteous one!"

With a low shout, the sword cultivator thrust his sword, imbued with innate true essence, straight at the testing stone.

Innate Realm!
(End of this chapter)