dognovel Chapter 448: The Crisis of Zhang Dongwenjian
Chapter 448: The Crisis of Zhang Dongwenjian
"My name is Xiao Chen, a disciple of the Demon-Slaying Sword God. I have come to seek scriptures." Xiao Chen stopped and said truthfully.
A pair of scarlet eyes suddenly lit up from the darkness, filled with murderous intent.
The cold voice sounded again: "What nonsense are you talking about? The Sword God has been ascending for tens of thousands of years, how could he possibly accept you as his disciple!"
As the voice fell, two balls of blood-red flames suddenly lit up.
The dark and terrifying cave was illuminated by blood.
Everything in the cave gradually became clear.
The cave is not big, it is narrow and shallow, and can only accommodate two people.
A blood-armored knight was sitting cross-legged in the cave, with a two-meter-high black giant sword beside him.
He was extremely tall, and even when sitting, he looked extremely majestic and oppressive!
Three inches in front of him, there was a blood-colored ancient jade box. Extremely sharp and terrifying sword energy emanated from the gaps, releasing terrifying pressure.
Xiao Chen glanced at the jade box on the ground with eager eyes.
No need to guess, there must be the second volume of the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Technique inside!
He has already mastered the first volume and can feel the familiar sword intent.
"Answer me, who are you? Why are you lying?" The Blood-Armored Knight spoke again, blood surging through his body, emitting astonishing pressure.
Even though Xiao Chen already possessed the strength to fight against a Grandmaster, he was almost suppressed to the point where he couldn't raise his head.
He quickly protected his body with sword energy, and a brilliant purple haze appeared on his body surface. Only then did he feel the pressure on his body relieved a little.
"The Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Art? You've actually mastered the first volume?" The Blood-Armored Knight said in astonishment.
Although his face was blurred and his facial features were covered in blood, his expression could not be seen clearly.
But from his trembling voice, you can tell that he is shocked!
Tens of thousands of years!
Countless geniuses have come here to seek scriptures!
But no one has ever succeeded!
The Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Technique is too powerful and is destined to be rejected by Heaven. Few people can master it!
Even the descendants of the Ji family are not allowed!
But now, what did he see?
There was actually a secular boy who mastered the first volume of the heaven-defying demon-slaying technique!
"That's right! I am the descendant of the Sword God, and this is the Invulnerability Order!" Xiao Chen handed an ancient token to the Blood Armor Knight!
The Blood-Armored Knight glanced at the token and said, "No Injury Order? Take another look at what it is!"
His voice returned to its coldness, and any good impression he had of Xiao Chen immediately vanished.
This young man is really cunning. He actually used the token of the underworld to pretend to be the Invulnerability Order!
When Xiao Chen took a look, he found that he had taken the wrong token, and it was Liu Sanji's token!
"Really...really a no-injury order!"
Xiao Chen took out another token, and the Blood Armor Knight was both shocked and excited.
"Can I take the sword scripture?" Xiao Chen asked, pointing at the blood-red jade box on the ground.
"No." The Blood Armor Knight shook his head.
Xiao Chen was stunned.
He has already revealed his identity as the successor of the Sword God, so he can't take the Sword Manual away?
"Even if you are the master's descendant, you still have to accept the test!"
Xiao Chen: “…”
"There are two magic circles here. Choose one at random and test it!" The Blood-Armored Knight pointed his finger, a flash of blood light passed by, and two fist-sized balls of light appeared in the void.
The left side is black and the right side is green, both emitting brilliant rays of light, like two tiny stars.
Inside the ball of light, strange phenomena occurred one after another.
But the picture is completely different.
In the picture where the black light ball appears on the left, black stars keep falling from the sky, shining with terrifying black light, burning with flames, smashing down fiercely, destroying countless lives, revealing boundless evil spirit, as terrifying as the end of the world!
The green light ball on the right frequently shows the earth returning to spring, all things reviving, and a vibrant paradise on earth. Everything is so beautiful and perfect.
"The black light ball emits an aura of destruction, which seems to represent ominousness and turmoil. The green light ball exudes tranquility and peace. Just looking at it makes people happy. It should represent luck and opportunity!" Xiao Chen said to himself.
In some ancient books, stars were used to represent luck.
The black king Pluto represents death and destruction.
The green god Jupiter represents luck and beauty.
It corresponds exactly to the two light balls in front of you.
The Blood Armor Knight didn't say anything. He sat cross-legged on the side, watching quietly, waiting for Xiao Chen to make his own choice.
He was the personal bodyguard of the Demon-Slaying Sword God back then, and he had been dead for ten thousand years. Now only a remnant of his soul remains here to guard the Sword Scripture. He will select the person who is qualified to inherit the Sword Scripture according to the rules left by the Demon-Slaying Sword God back then.
Even though Xiao Chen was the descendant of the Sword God, he would not give any additional hints.
Over the years, he has done the same thing when facing the descendants of the Ji family.
"I choose this!" Xiao Chen quickly pointed to the black ball of light floating in the void.
"Why?" The Blood Armor Knight was surprised.
Hearing the whisper just now, he was sure that the boy had discovered the difference between the two balls of light. Why did he still choose the difficult over the easy?
The black light ball represents the realm of destruction. For thousands of years, almost no one dared to choose it!
"Practicing cultivation is a path that goes against the will of heaven. Only by overcoming obstacles and bathing in blood can one achieve the supreme path! Therefore, I choose to fight against the unknown and chaos!" Xiao Chen said.
Choose the green light ball on the right, and it will be easy for him!
But it deviates from the essence of practice!
No one who is the strongest can easily achieve enlightenment without going through hardships.
"Congratulations, you've passed. Take the Sword Manual with you! I can finally rest!" The Blood Armor Knight said with a smile, relief and joy in his eyes.
"Is that how I passed?" Xiao Chen was stunned.
He originally thought that he had to enter the magic circle and fight to eliminate all disasters and misfortunes before he could pass!
I didn’t expect that I passed the test just by making a choice?
"The test has three levels: aptitude, comprehension, and intelligence! I will be in charge of the first two levels, and for the third level, you need to pass the test of the magic circle left by the master! You can even practice the heaven-defying demon-slaying technique. Your aptitude and comprehension are both excellent. And you just passed the third level, so you naturally passed the test!" said the Blood Armor Knight.
Later, Xiao Chen learned from the Blood-Armored Knight that over the past ten thousand years, many people had passed the first two levels, but most people failed at the third level.
Among those who fail, there are many people with strong minds.
But the Supreme Sword Scripture is right in front of me, so I can't help but feel itchy.
The trial ground shown in the black light ball was too terrifying and frightening, so almost everyone would choose a simpler trial content.
Carrying the blood-colored jade box, Xiao Chen bid farewell to the Blood-Armored Knight and left the cave.
"After tens of thousands of years, the master's sword manual finally has a successor. It's time for me to leave." Looking at Xiao Chen's departing back, the Blood Armor Knight whispered, his figure became illusory, gradually turned into a stream of light, and completely annihilated.
He had died of old age long ago and was just a remnant soul. He had been guarding this place with a wisp of obsession.
In order to wait for a destined person who could inherit the sword manual, he had wasted too much time, from his prime until now!
Now, I can finally be free!
"Remnants of the Sword Immortal Academy, stop!"
As Xiao Chen left the cave, he saw a refined young man with a bunch of red hair being stopped by several domineering sword cultivators not far away.
The elegant young man was in a very unfavorable situation, covered in bruises and blood, and was trapped beside a cliff, using a huge blood-red sword to support himself on the ground. Like a wounded lone wolf, he stared at several people angrily, which was quite tragic!
After Xiao Chen saw the young man's face clearly, he was stunned at first, and then his face suddenly became gloomy.
Is the eldest brother being surrounded and attacked?
Judging from the clothes they were wearing, the people chasing Dong Wenjian were from Shenghuang College!
Shenghuang Academy has existed for a long time, has a profound foundation, and also has sword cultivators.
The sword energy of these people is soaring into the sky, and their fighting power is astonishingly strong!
"My Sword Immortal Academy suffered heavy casualties for the sake of the human race, and lost all its foundation. However, the Holy Desolate Academy still refuses to stop and wants to kill us all. It's simply insane!" Xiao Chen's eyes were burning!
He still clearly remembered how Shenghuang Academy had persecuted his Jianxian Academy in the past, suppressing it for many years and wanting to kill them all!
Huang Wuming also implies that he is a person who is envied by God, making him suffer from cold eyes and ridicule.
"Run! Why don't you run anymore!" On the edge of the cliff, several sword cultivators from Shenghuang Academy walked forward with a sneer, aggressive!
"If it weren't for the two kings of my Sword Immortal Academy who died together with the Demon King to protect the human race, would you have the chance to act so presumptuous here?" Dong Wenjian swallowed a mouthful of blood and said through gritted teeth.