I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 365 Senior Sister, Save Me! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Only eighteen figures remain in the forest of steles, rising one after another from their seated or contemplative positions.

The fatigue from days of meditation left its mark on everyone's faces. Whether they could join the three major sword sects depended on this one moment.

Someone gripped their longsword tightly, their eyes sharp and full of confidence.

Some people breathed silently, their eyes darting around, filled with unease.

At the heart of the lake on the mountainside, the ancient Qingwei Sword Stele is reflected on the calm water. Liu Taozhi sits cross-legged opposite the stele, his eyes closed in meditation, his aura as still and focused as the ice-cold lake.

Just then, a drop of cool water seemed to be drawn by an invisible sword intent, suddenly leaping from the water's surface and striking Liu Taozhi precisely on the brow and heart altar with a snap.

Liu Taozhi shuddered almost imperceptibly, and the tranquil aura around her surged instantly before quickly receding and settling back down.

She suddenly opened her eyes, and a clear stream flowed through them, slowly merging into a deep, serene stillness.

After more than half a month of contemplation, Liu Taozhi's aura subtly changed.

She already carried the unique aura of Qingwei Sword Intent: 'clear and unobstructed, nourishing silently'.

A knowing look flashed across Liu Tao's eyes. She stood up respectfully and bowed deeply to the Qingwei Sword Stele in front of her.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior. I now have a clear understanding of the path to the future."

A pleased smile curved Liu Tao's lips as she picked up her Cold Moon Sword and walked briskly toward the mountaintop.

Meanwhile, somewhere on the mountaintop.

The atmosphere in front of the Primordial Sword Stele was completely different. Luo Qingsi was like a little animal guarding its food, using both hands and feet to sit on the ground and cling to the ancient stone stele inscribed with the words 'Primordial'. Her eyes were wide open as she warily stared at Lu Zhanqiu not far away.

"Mine! It's all mine!"

Lu Zhanqiu ended his meditation and opened his eyes to see Luo Qingsi's ridiculous possessive posture.

He rose gracefully, brushed the grass blades off his clothes, and his posture still carried the arrogance that was ingrained in his bones.

"Comprehending sword intent relies on the clarity of one's divine sense and the resonance of one's mind with the sword intent within the sword tablet. Only a fool would cling to a stone like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. If it were truly useful, you might as well just eat the stone tablet; that might be better!"

Thinking of this, he felt even more confident.

Although he failed to fully comprehend the profound and unfathomable true meaning of the 'Primordial Beginning', he had been immersed in it these past few days. The sword Dao rhythm, which contained the primordial chaos and thunder of the beginning of heaven and earth, nourished his own sword intent like sweet spring water, making it sharper and more harmonious.

Lu Zhanqiu was full of confidence about the upcoming sword-testing ceremony, certain that he could carve a deep enough mark on the legendary sword-testing stone wall.

He glanced one last time at Luo Qingsi, who was still clinging to the stone tablet, shook his head, turned around, and walked towards the sword-testing platform at the mountain peak.

Only after Lu Zhanqiu's figure disappeared did Luo Qingsi breathe a sigh of relief and slightly loosen her grip on the sword monument.

"Is this intangible relic actually absorbed into my brain? I just feel a tingling sensation, a constant tingling sensation."

Luo Qingsi pressed her forehead back against the words 'Primordial Beginning', closed her eyes, and concentrated, trying to sense the numbing power within.

"If you don't get into my head soon, I'm leaving!"

In a daze, Luo Qingsi's consciousness seemed to sink into a state of chaos.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, a purple lightning bolt seemed to explode violently, as if splitting the heavens and earth!

That pure, violent power suddenly tore through the hazy chaos, bringing indescribable pain!

Luo Qingsi let out a short cry of pain, opened her eyes, and clutched her head.

Immediately afterwards, the Primordial Sword Stele suddenly cracked and shattered into pieces, scattering into a pile of lifeless pebbles that rolled to the ground.

Luo Qingsi jumped up in fright, her face turning pale, completely at a loss.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Luo Qingsi turned and ran.

"Senior Sister! Help, Senior Sister—"

The morning mist on the mountaintop was like a veil. The mountain wall opposite the Sword Testing Platform rose abruptly from the ground, its surface smooth and lustrous like jade, as if cleaved by the sword of an ancient sword god. The stone wall and the Sword Testing Platform faced each other across the abyss, with a sea of ​​clouds churning between them.

Several sword cultivators, unable to contain themselves any longer, took the lead and stood on the sword-testing platform, holding their breath and concentrating on the essence they had gained in the Stele Forest these past few days.

Zheng!
The sword light suddenly flashed, carrying different sword intents and sharpnesses, sometimes like a clear stream surging, sometimes like a sudden burst of cold stars, sometimes containing the power of thunder, fiercely slashing towards the ancient and unyielding hard stone wall.

Each collision of the sword's edge with the stone wall was accompanied by a tremendous sound, like the clanging of metal and stone, echoing through the valley and stirring up the clouds and mist below.

Unfortunately, even with the enhancement of the testing platform, the sword light unleashed by the first few people failed to leave the slightest mark on the testing stone wall opposite them.

This shows that their understanding of sword intent is not deep enough.

The remaining sword cultivators stepped forward one after another. When Lu Zhanqiu saw Liu Taozhi, he actually politely stepped aside, indicating that Liu Taozhi should go first.

Liu Tao ignored him and turned to look for Jiang Yi and Luo Qingsi.

At that time, Luo Qingsi found Jiang Yi by the cliff. Because Jiang Yi trusted her, she was not repelled by the invisible aura surrounding Jiang Yi.

"Senior Sister, wake up! I think I've gotten into trouble again! Please save me!"

No matter how much Luo Qingsi shook Jiang Yi, Jiang Yi remained unawakened.

Jiang Yi didn't not want to wake up; someone was preventing her from waking up.

Previously, outside the Forest of Ten Thousand Swords, she mistook the dream traces of the sleeping sword cultivators for the remnants of ancient sword cultivators. However, after sleeping for about seven or eight days next to the Lingxu Sword Stele, she actually encountered the remnants remaining in the sword stele.

In a chaotic void, surrounded by swirling mist, obscuring the sun, only a deep, thunderous voice resounded in one's ears.

"Ling (凌) represents the heart that dispels illusions. Xu (虚) represents the vessel of the origin."

With each word uttered, countless sword lights burst forth from the void.

Jiang Yi hurriedly dodged, and an invisible sword aura grazed past her ear, severing a few strands of her hair.

"Senior, wait!"

As soon as Jiang Yi shouted, the void beneath his feet suddenly collapsed.

In the midst of the dizzying chaos, dozens of sword lights attacked from all directions, forcing her to activate the Heavenly Gang Star Sword in her sea of ​​consciousness.

The sword shadow formed by divine sense collided with the sword energy in the void, exploding into a dazzling golden light.

"...Sharpness in the eye, depth in the void... movement and stillness, sharpness and concealment..."

"Master, please stop chanting!"

Jiang Yi shouted wildly, only to feel a chill on her back as another sword aura pierced through her ethereal form. Although it did not harm her physical body, the pain made her soul tremble.

"...The void is the sheath, heaven and earth are the blade..."

"How can you force me to buy like this? We're really not a good match!"

As Jiang Yi dodged and shouted, his Divine Sense Star Sword danced with a blue rainbow. Suddenly, the void above his head cracked open, and a sword light powerful enough to split mountains slashed down.

clang!
The moment the Heavenly Star Sword collided with that sword energy, Jiang Yi felt as if his soul was about to shatter.

"I don't want to learn, and I can't learn it!"

"The ability to transcend the mundane is not acquired through learning, but rather through destruction and then construction."

"I will make you..."

Before Jiang Yi could even utter a curse, countless sword energies transformed into dragons, swarming in from all directions once more.

"Damn it!"

As a stubborn person, it's absolutely impossible for me to hold back my swear words.

Actually, Jiang Yi wasn't the only one who encountered this situation; it's just that, so far, she's the one who has persevered the longest in this regret.

　See you tomorrow~
　　(End of this chapter)