As the holy land of swordsmanship, Myriad Blades State attracts countless seekers every year.
They hope to gain the appreciation of a major sword sect and thus begin their dashing and handsome journey as sword cultivators.
Today, in front of the various major sects in Myriad Blades State, long lines of aspiring students stretched out as usual, but the atmosphere was more lively than usual.
“Did you hear? That monster named Jiang Ke’er killed Grandmaster Yuchi Benzhin again!”
“No way! Yuchi Benzhin? He’s a grandmaster I’ve heard about even outside!”
“Maybe he’s old. After all, he only has a cultivation of the Three Talents Realm, and his state will decline with age. Grandmaster Yuchi Benzhin is no longer the Little Sword God he once was.”
“Hmm, that’s true, but even defeating an aging Grandmaster Yuchi Benzhin is still very impressive! By the way, what’s Jiang Ke’er’s cultivation?”
“One Yuan Realm.”
“???”
“Maybe I misheard, but everyone says she’s in the One Yuan Realm… And it’s said that an hour ago, she ran to the entrance of Feiyan Sword Sect and challenged them, claiming to seek defeat. News should be coming in soon.”
Many aspiring students discussed animatedly.
At this time, the crowd was still noisy and cheerful, with most people viewing these two “flops” with a laugh.
Strange things happen every year, and such minor incidents were not enough to cause too much emotional fluctuation among people.
They were just casual topics of conversation…
Although being humiliated by a demon and having two sword halls “kicked” was a bit irritating, it was only a little bit.
After all, it didn’t concern them, and they were just two small sword halls.
“News is here!” exclaimed a cultivator wearing a glasses-like magical artifact, looking at the crystal in his hand.
“What’s there to be so surprised about?” a nearby cultivator scoffed.
“Do we even need to see the result?”
Basically, except for a few cultivators who were bored and checking the news for entertainment, everyone else was too lazy to take out their crystals to check the message.
But the bespectacled cultivator’s face gradually fell.
It suddenly became a bit quiet around them.
The few cultivators who were just looking at the crystal and checking the news all seemed to have turned into zombies, staring at the screen without a word.
“What’s wrong?”
They couldn’t help but lean over to look at the screen.
[Feiyan Sword Sect Outer Disciples who fought: 5 people, 0 wins. Inner Disciples who fought: 3 people, 0 wins. Elementary Realm Deacon Elder who fought: 1 person, 0 wins. Sect Leader’s personal disciple fought, outcome not yet revealed.]
Not revealed? Don’t leave us hanging! The editor must pay double for groceries tonight!
Seeing the string of bad news, everyone’s hearts jumped to their throats in nervousness.
Fortunately, not long after, a new message notification box popped up on the screen.
[…Sect Leader’s personal disciple defeated, Jiang Ke’er undefeated.]
“I knew it… Huh? The personal disciple also lost?”
The well-prepared celebratory words were stuck in their throats, half-spoken and then swallowed back.
The atmosphere started to feel a bit off; the human seekers didn’t know what to say for a moment.
At first, Ma Qi was just an unknown junior, and even if he was killed by a demon in a sword duel, it wouldn’t cause much of a stir.
Yuchi Benzhin was also old and frail, his strength far from his peak, so even if he lost, it didn’t prove how powerful his opponent was.
But the ten people from Feiyan Sword Sect were basically all the masters in the Elementary Realm within the sect.
Being completely wiped out by a single demon meant there was no longer any room for chance.
While Feiyan Sword Sect wasn’t a particularly powerful sect in the Divine Land, only ranking as a fifth or sixth-tier minor sect, it was still a sect! It had sword art inheritances, spiritual energy springs, and a highly efficient teaching system! The sect disciples were all excellent cultivators who had been screened layer by layer, and those sent to the ancient realm for advanced studies were truly one in ten thousand talents.
It was a legitimate sect, much stronger than those Jianghu Sword Halls that helped beginners with enlightenment! Not to mention, there were also battle-hardened Deacon Elders and a Sect Leader’s personal disciple.
But…
“That’s just a little demon in the One Yuan Realm!” a cultivator indignantly shouted.
“I say Feiyan Sword Sect is trash! They threw the fight, bah! What a disgrace!”
“Exactly, exactly! Good thing I didn’t choose Feiyan Sword Sect and came here instead.”
“Three thousand years ago, Grand Tutor Yuwen issued a strict order, strictly forbidding humans from the Four Continents to teach sword techniques to demons. The major sects have kept their promise to this day, not daring to violate it. Therefore, demons lacking inherited knowledge cannot produce excellent sword cultivators…”
“So the question is! Which bastard violated the promise and taught her sword techniques?”
“If not…”
The aspiring cultivators who realized this couldn’t help but shiver.
Self-taught?
No, impossible…
Her self-taught techniques are stronger than those inherited and refined over thousands of years by others?
A strong sense of sourness emerged from the bottom of these aspiring cultivators’ hearts.
A coincidence, it must be a coincidence.
Feiyan Sword Sect is either garbage or they threw the fight.
Bah! Traitors to humanity!
If that little demon dares to keep causing trouble, the major sects of Myriad Blades State will make her pay!
“She went to Rakshasa Sword Sect again!”
“Ah? What’s she trying to do? Smash all the small sects within a hundred li radius?”
“She’s quite rich, how many magic crystals did she spend buying actors?” A sour voice came from around.
“This time she’s hit a steel plate. The guys at Rakshasa Sword Sect fight dirty! Although their sect is just a fifth-tier minor sect, their life-and-death combat ability is comparable to a second-tier sect. If you’re not careful, they’ll cripple you for the rest of your life…”
“Heh, those guys from Rakshasa Sword Sect have always been arrogant and care about their reputation. There’s no way they’d take black money from a demon to throw a fight.”
“She’s done for this time!”