Chapter358:TheSwordHall!

"IheardthatguyisnamedSuYiandisanouterdiscipleoftheThirty-SixthSwordPeak!"ayoungmansaid,havingheardalotofinformation.

"Howcouldanouterdisciplehavesuchtalentandstrength?It’sunlikely!"

SomepeoplesuspectedthatthepersonwhocoulddefeatBaYimustnotbeanouterdisciple.Theymurmuredandwondered,"Ishenotanouterdisciple,butratheradirectdiscipleofElderSu?Afterall,thisisElderSu’sterritory."

"It’simpossible.HowcouldElderSutakeondisciples?EvenifElderSudidtakeondisciples,suchabigmatter,howcouldnooneknow?"

Ayoungpersonshookhishead,thisisnotverylikely.

IfElderSureallyacceptsdisciples,itwillshaketheentireDivineSwordSchool,andnobodywillbeunawareofit.

UnderthelivelyThirty-SixthSwordPeak,therewasalotofdiscussion,attractingmoreandmoredisciplesfromDivineSwordSchoolwhocametoexplore.

Atthismoment,SuYihasarrivedatasquareintheDivineSwordSchool.

SincehehadalreadydecidedtostayattheDivineSwordSchoolforafewdaysandpretendtobeElderSu’sdisciple,hedidn’tknowwhetherElderSuwouldpunishhimornot.Therefore,hemightaswelltaketheopportunitytoexploretheDivineSwordSchoolandseeiftherewereanybenefitshecouldgain.Atleasthecouldearnsomerewardforhimself.

AndthebenefitoftheDivineSwordSchool,thefirstthingSuYithoughtof,waswhetherhecouldobtainsomemartialartsandswordtechniques.

ThemightyDivineSwordSchool,atop-tierpowerinCentralState,undoubtedlypossessesexceptionalmartialskillsandswordtechniques.

ButZhangQing’swordsdashedSuYi’shopes.

TheDivineSwordSchoolhasatotalof72peaks,namely:TianjianPeak,Sword-hidingPeak,SpiritSwordPeak,15MysteriousSwordPeaks,18DaoSwordPeaks,andanother36SwordPeaks.

Themartialarts,swordsmanship,andmanypreciousswordsoftheDivineSwordSchoolaresaidtobelocatedonSword-hidingPeak,accessibleonlytoqualifieddisciples.

ToobtainthemartialskillsandswordtechniquesonSword-hidingPeak,onealsoneedstoexchangethemusingpoints.

Eachlevelofmartialartsandswordtechniques,includingvariouslevelsoftrainingresources,mustbeexchangedwithrelativepoints.

Thehighertherankandlevelofthemartialartsswordsmanshipandcultivationresources,themorepointsarerequired.

SuYiisnotreallyadiscipleofDivineSwordSchool,sohenaturallywon’thaveanyDivineSwordSchoolpoints.

SuYiaskedZhangQingifhehadanypoints.ZhangQingexpressedhelplessness,sayingthateventhoughouterdiscipleshaveafixedamountofpointseverymonth,itisverylittle.Attheendoftheyear,theycanonlybarelyexchangeitforasetofgood-levelmartialskills.

SuYi’shopesweredashed,butheeventuallylearnedfromZhangQingthatalthoughhecouldn’tgotoSword-hidingPeak,asanouterdiscipleoftheDivineSwordSchool,hemaynothaveasmanybenefitsasaninnerdisciple,butatleasthewouldhavesomeonetoguidehimwithintheSchool.

Everymonthinthemiddleofthemonth,theseniordirectdisciplesofDivineSwordSchoolwillteachclassesintheSwordHall,passingonvariousknowledgeandhelpingdisciplestocleartheirdoubts.

BothinnerdisciplesandouterdisciplescanattendclassesattheSwordHall.

Andtodayhappenstobethemiddleofthemonth.

SuYihadasuddeninspirationanddecidedtocomeandattendtheclass,whichcouldbeawaytogettoknowmoreabouttheDivineSwordSchool.

Thetwoofthemjumpeddownfromthebackoftheflyingdemonbeast.ZhangQingscannedthesurroundingswithhopefuleyesandsaidtoSuYi,"We’realmostthere.Ifwe’relucky,wemayevengettoattendaLawProtector’slecture.Thatwouldbeabigwin."

SuYismiledslightly,withanopenmindandnotmuchexpectation.

Theso-calledSwordHallisactuallyasquaresurroundedbyacourtyardonallsides,withaconsiderableareathatcanaccommodatenearlyathousandpeople.

SurroundingtheSwordHallweremanycarvedswordpatterns,ancientandweathered.

Inthesquare,therewereneatlyarrangedcushions.Atthismoment,theplacewascompletelyovercrowdedanddenselypackedwithpeople.Therewasnospacetobefound,andmanypeoplecouldonlystandincornerstolisten.

Onthestoneplatformatthefront,therewereseveralyoungmenandwomenstandingrespectfullyatthismoment.

Theseyoungmenandwomen,someintheirlatetwentiesandsomeintheirthirties,allhavedecentdemeanors,brighteyes,andsolemnexpressions.Theystandbehindanelderlymanwhoappearstobearoundsixtyyearsold.

Theoldmansatcross-legged,withaleanandslenderfigure,givingofftheimpressionofbeingimmortalinbothlooksanddemeanor.Hisflowingwhitebeardcomplementedhisgentleyetgraveexpression,ashevehementlyimpartedhisteachings.

Below,thousandsofdisciplesweresilentasapindrop,listeningattentively.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩Й)

Manyofthedisciplessittinginthefrontwereobviouslyinnerdisciplesjudgingfromtheirdress.

SuYiandZhangQingwalkedintotheSwordHall,butnoonelookedatthem.Onlyafewseniordisciplesatthetopglancedatthemfromafarandthenresumedtheircalmgaze.

"OhmyGod,it’sanelder!Ican’tbelievethere’sanelderteachingtoday!"

AsZhangQinggazedattheoldman,whopossessedafairy-likeappearanceandadignifiedbearing,hefeltasurgeofexcitement,causinghisentirebodytotremble.Inalow,tremblingvoice,heexpressedhisexcitementattherareopportunitytoreceiveteachingsfromsuchanesteemedelder,aneventthatonlyoccurredonceayear.

SuYiwasalsosurprisedthattheeldersoftheDivineSwordSchoolcouldteachouterdisciples.Hewassurprisedandsuddenlybecameinterested.

SuYigazedattheoldmaninthedistance,whohadanairofeleganceandmasteryabouthim.Hesecretlyobservedhim,butcouldn’tsenseanyauraormovement.

ButthatfiguremadeSuYilookatitforafewmoremoments,andhisheartinexplicablytrembled.

Theseveralseniordisciplesstandingbehindtheelderexudedaninvisible,strong,andaggressiveaura.

"AbovetheYuanTrueRealm."

Thoseseniordisciplesdidn’tintentionallyreleasetheiraura,buttheinvisiblefluctuationsintheirbodiesmadeSuYisecretlyestimatethattheircultivationmusthavesurpassedtheYuanSpiritRealm.

SuYiandZhangQingcouldn’tfindemptyseats,sotheyquietlysatcross-leggedinacorner.

Listeningtotheelderwithanimmortal-likedemeanoratthefront,hisvoicewasboomingandclearenoughtoreachtheearsofalldisciplesintheaudience.

"Today,Iwilltalktoeveryoneabouttheoriginofmartialarts.Asmartialartists,weshouldn’tjustfocusoncultivatingtechniquesandskills,butalsohaveacertainunderstandingoftheirorigins.Itisrumoredthatinancienttimes,therewerefewhumanbeingsandmanywildanimals.Theancienthumanbeingshadtobeconstantlyvigilantagainstbeastattacks,andovertime,throughconstantimprovementoftheirphysicalandintellectualabilities,theseedofmartialartsemergedastheinitialformofmartialarts."

"Underthiskindofdevelopment,inancienttimes,therewereancestorswhopursuedmartialartsandreveredthewayofmartialarts,theywerebraveandskilledincombat,abletoshattermountainswithfists,splittheskywithpalms,treadonthestars,andbreakthroughthevoid!"

Uponhearingthis,everydiscipleintheroomfeltfulloflonging,theireyesshiningwithexcitement,theirheartsoverflowingwithemotions.Theyfeltasiftheycouldtreaduponthestarsandbreakthroughthevoid.

"Martialartshavealonghistoryandadeepculturalfoundation.Fromancienttimestothepresentday,ourhumanancestorshaveundergonearduoustrainingandconstantlyrefinedtheirskills,leadingtotheevolutionofmartialarts.Today,inthesixlands,threecontinents,andoneocean,therearemanysectsandnumerousskilledcultivatorswhoexcelinthisart."

Withapauseinhisspeech,theoldmanglancedbrieflyatthegroupofdisciplesinfrontofhimbeforecontinuinginaloudandclearvoice.