Chapter399:TheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords!

Uponlearning,SuYidiscoveredthatthelocationfortheexaminationwascalledtheHeavenlyStairs.RumorhasitthatonemayascendtothetopoftheHeavenlyStairs,implyingaleaptoheaven.

TheHeavenlyStairspossessatotalofsevenlevels,whichincludetheMortalGrade,FineGrade,GeneralGrade,CommanderGrade,KingGrade,EmperorGrade,andthelegendaryHeavenlyGradelevels.

IfonecanascendtotheSeventhGrade,itisequivalenttopossessingthetalentsoftheHeavenlyGradeasmentionedinlegend,trulyrepresentingaleaptowardsheaven.

ItissaidthatthosewhopossesstheHeavenlyGradeauracancauseextraordinaryphenomenaatbirth,andaredestinedtoachievegreatsuccessandsurpassallbeings.

However,HeavenlyGradeseemstoonlyexistinlegends.ItissaidthateventhediscipleswhohavebeeninDivineSwordSchoolfiveyearsagoweresuperstrong,suchasYunLingfengandLiuYunchuan,havebarelyreachedtheSixthGrade,andhavenotevensteppedintotheSeventhGrade,whichhasshakentheentireDivineSwordSchool.

AsanouterdiscipleontheHeavenlyStairs,aslongastheycansteponthefourthlevel,theycanpassandhavetheopportunitytobecomeinnerdisciples.

Iftheyfail,itislikelythattheywillneverhavethechancetobecomeinnerdisciplesintheirlifetime.

Oncetheouterdisciplepasses,theycandirectlyentertheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords.

TheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwordsisnotjustameretest,butitisalsooneofthecoresoftheGrandSwordsmanshipCompetition,providingopportunitiesforbothinnerandouterdisciplestoexcel.

UnlikeouterdiscipleswhoneedtobetestedattheHeavenlyStairs,allinnerdisciplescandirectlyentertheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords.

TheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwordsisanexpansiveareathathasbeencontrolledlongagobythecultivatorsofDivineSwordSchool.Ithousesmanydemonbeasts,andisarrangedandselectedtohonetheskillsoftheyoungdisciplesoftheschool.

Thedemonbeastsinside,atalevelnottoohighintermsofcultivation,poseafataldangertoinnerdisciplesandyetpossesstheabilitytofightback,trulyaforgingandhoningexperiencewiththeriskofbloodshed.

However,ifonemanagestopassthefinaltrial,thereishopetobecomeadirectdiscipleoftheDivineSwordSchool.

Itmustbesaid,thecompetitionisbrutal.

Nonetheless,suchbrutalityisnotquestionedbyanyoneinaworldwherethestrongruleeverythingandstrengthistheonlylanguagethatmatters.

IntheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,itwouldtakeatleastclosetoamonthtowalkout.

ThevastareaoftheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwordsisbeyondhumanimagination,andtherearemanydangersandcrisestobefacedatanytime.

Accordingtopreviousyears’records,onlyahundredoutoftenthousanddisciplescouldsuccessfullyleave,whichisconsideredremarkable.

InsidetheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,alldisciplesnotonlyhavetodealwithimminentdangerbutalsohavetosearchforatypeofstonecalledtheSword-patternedStone.

ThepowerfulcultivatorsfromDivineSwordSchooldidn’tcontributemanySword-patternedStonestotheentireBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,andonly68discipleswhoobtainedthemostSword-patternedStonescouldproceedtotheultimateshowdownatthepinnacleofSpiritSwordPeak.

ThedirectdiscipleswillentertheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwordsonlyafterhalfamonth.

Thestrengthofdirectdisciplesisfarstrongerthanthatoftheinnerdisciples.Inordertogiveinnerdisciplesachance,thedirectdiscipleswillentertheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwordshalfamonthlater,otherwise,innerdisciplesmayhaveverylittlechancetoobtainanyoftheSword-patternedStones.

OnlybywalkingoutoftheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwordscanonereachtheclimaxoftheGrandSwordsmanshipCompetition.

ThesediscipleswhocanwalkoutfromtheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwordswillhavetheirfinalpeakduelatSpiritSwordPeak.

Onlythetopsixty-eightdiscipleswiththemostSword-patternedStonesarequalifiedtohavetheirfinalduelatSpiritSwordPeak.

ThetopsixteenwhocangetthehighestrankingwillreceivesupremebenefitsandalargeamountofrewardsfromtheDivineSwordSchool.

"Unsurpassedbenefits,immenserewards!"SuYi’seyessparkledwithlightatthethoughtofDivineSwordSchool’sunsurpassedbenefitsandimmenserewards.Naturally,hewastempted,buthedidn’tknowifhewouldhavethechanceintheend.

Upintheair,SuYiandZhangQingwerestillridingonFierceWindGoldenEagletocollecttheemblemsfromtheschool.

TheFierceWindGoldenEagleseemedtohavemadeupitsmindtofollowSuYi.

AfterSuYiwastakentoSkySwordPeakbytheelder,itreturnedtotheThirty-SixthSwordPeaktowait.

"BrotherSuYi,didyoutamethisFierceWindGoldenEagle?"

ZhangQingwaspuzzled,thiswassupposedtobetheCourtofJustice’smount,yetitseemedtohavebeentamedbySuYi.

SuYismiledslightlyandsatcross-leggedonthebackoftheFierceWindGoldenEagle,gentlypattingitsfeathers.

SuYiwaswellawarethatitwastheauraofhisownSupremeChaoticYuanTechniquethatmadetheFierceWindGoldenEaglechoosetosubmit.Evenafterseveralattemptstoleave,itseemeddeterminedtofollowhim.

Well,ifgiventheopportunity,hecouldgranttheFierceWindGoldenEagleachanceofrebirth.

Itdidn’ttakelongforSuYitoeasilyreceivehisouterdiscipleemblemwiththehelpofZhangQing,undertheorderofthesectleader.

ThematerialofthisemblemseemstobesimilartoYuanStone,withafaintenergyfluctuation,butit’snotYuanStone.Itseemstohavebeenimbuedwithsomekindoftechniquebyapowerfulperson.Afterpledgingwithblood,theemblembecameeffective.

Afterpledgingwithblood,SuYinowseemstohaveacertainconnectionwiththeembleminhisheart,andcanclearlyfeelitscondition.Therearefivebasicpointsinside.

Holdingtheembleminhishand,SuYialsofeltquiteemotional.

AlthoughhewasnotadiscipleoftheDivineSwordSchool,holdingtheemblemrepresentinganouterdiscipleinhishandstillmovedSuYi’sheart.

IntheDivineSwordSchool,healsohadalegitimateidentity.

"Therewillbepointrecordsinsidetheemblem,andyoucanalsouseittoreceivebasicelixirsatdesignatedtimes,"ZhangQinginformedSuYi.

"Points..."

SuYideeplyregrettedthathehadalreadyhandedoverabatchofspacebagstotheRightDharmaProtector,andforgottofirsttakeouttheemblemsinsideandtransferthepoints.

ThesepointswereextremelyvaluableintheDivineSwordSchool,astheycouldbeexchangedforeverything.

AsSuYiandZhangQingreturnedtotheThirty-SixthSwordPeak,thedaywasalmostover,withthesunsettinginthehorizon.

RegardingtheGrandSwordsmanshipCompetition,SuYihadalreadyunderstoodmostofthematter.XuJiahui,ZhangQing,andothershadalsoexplaineditwell,withoutsayingmuchmore.

Moreover,ZhangQingandXuJiahuidarenotrevealanything.ForsomeonewhocoulddefeatJianShiyi,whyshouldheworryaboutclimbingtheHeavenlyStairstomorrow?

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩Ё)

Atthismoment,theyshouldbemostconcernedaboutthemselves.Whethertheyhavethechancetobecomeaninnerdiscipledependsontheirownperformancetomorrow.

Iftheyfail,theywillneverhaveanotherchanceinthislifetime.

Asnightfell,thebrilliantmoonshoneinthesky,castingstarsintoobscurity.

OnSkySwordPeak,SituLiuyun’seyeswerelikestars,lookingupatthebrightmoonasifhehadsomethingonhismind,lostinthought.

"Sectleader,yousaidElderSunevertookondisciplesbefore,butatthistime,heacceptedsuchastudent.Ifitwereanordinarydisciple,itwouldbefine,butifSuYiwereadirectdisciple,then..."

TheRightDharmaProtectorfelthelplessandspeechless.HewasawareofthesituationandprobablyeveryelderandstrongmemberoftheDivineSwordSchoolwouldn’twantElderSutoacceptdisciplesatthemoment.