Chapter 145 The Sword Qi Furnace and Entering the Finals (Please subscribe for the big chapter)
Late at night, on the patio, the cool breeze blew.
As Zhou Ling's thoughts turned, a red magic sword roared out, blooming with fiery red sword light, which was extra dazzling in the dark night, like a hot furnace.
“This is the power of sword energy that comprehends the meaning of the sword!”
“It can also incorporate beast flames into it. This power is completely different from the original.”
Zhou Ling took a breath and looked excited.
This time he unexpectedly understood the Burning Sword Intent, and also opened up the first Five Elements Sword Vein of the Five Elements Sword Technique, a fire attribute sword vein, and a sword energy furnace.
Use the flaming sword energy to condense the sword energy furnace. Once the sword energy furnace is completed, it can incinerate and refine the opponent's attacks.
Having mastered this sword energy furnace, he is fully capable of competing against ordinary ninth-level qi-training monks.
“If the beast inflammation is integrated into the meridian circulation, its power may not be weaker than Jin Sheng’s sword energy.”
Zhou Ling touched his chin and thought.
Before he understood the meaning of the sword, he had been practicing the Five Elements Sword Art, but he had been unable to open up the meridian circulation of the sword art.
Even if you control the spiritual flames, you cannot blend into them.
Now the Five Elements Sword Art meridians have been opened, and the first sword art training cycle, the Sword Qi Furnace, has been condensed.
With the help of Burning Sword Intent, the power of condensed Sword Intent is completely different.
Before the sword energy is condensed, the sword energy used is just ordinary sword energy.
Of course, except for the sword energy blessed by the sword attribute.
Most sword cultivators can develop a certain amount of sword energy as long as they practice hard.
The sword energy inspired by the comprehension of sword intention is different.
After all, it is extremely difficult to comprehend the meaning of the sword. In Lingxia Fairy City, sword cultivators who can enter the first realm of swordsmanship may be even rarer than second-level technical mages.
To understand the meaning of the sword, you not only need to have enough talent, but also have high-level swordsmanship skills.
In addition, one must thoroughly master the sword practice and be able to understand the sword intention that suits one's own.
In fact, after comprehending the meaning of the sword, it is the beginning of the true power of the sword.
Zhou Ling's thoughts moved slightly, and the flaming sword energy bloomed with sharp sword energy. Even though it was nearly half a foot away from the ground, it still drew a deep mark on the ground.
Withdrawing the magic sword, Zhou Ling thought thoughtfully, "After understanding the sword's meaning, if the beast flame can be integrated into it, the power of the Five Elements Sword Art will definitely increase by one level."
"Similar to the Five Elements Qianyang True Art, it can integrate the five spiritual flames on the basis of opening the five sword radiance cycles. The power is absolutely terrifying!"
"Now, with the help of the sword energy furnace, I already have With the strength of the ninth level of Qi training, if it is integrated into the beast flames, it is possible that it will be able to block one or two attacks from the foundation-building monks."
"However, let's take advantage of this assessment first! , verify the power of the Sword Qi Furnace!”
“And the new talent [Leigang] condensed today can also produce a certain amount of thunder attack blessing!”
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Among the many spells, thunder spells are the most powerful and the most difficult to learn.
After all, Lei Linggen is extremely rare.
And now that I have this [Thunder Gang] talent, I can gather the power of thunder to attack and defend.
"It's just that there is no thunder attribute spiritual energy in the body. The power of this [Thunder Gang] may not be much stronger!"
Zhou Ling thought to himself.
"Perhaps when [Leigang] reaches the second level, the situation will be different."
"Or, after entering Xuanyuan Taoist Academy, find a thunder attribute technique to practice by yourself!"
Thoughts swirled in Zhou Ling's mind, but he quickly denied it.
I am just the spiritual root of the five elements attributes.
And [Lei Gang] is just a talent. It is very difficult to practice the thunder method like this.
It is obviously impossible to achieve anything in a short period of time.
Unless there will be any changes after [Thunder Gang] is upgraded, it is not suitable at all without the thunder attribute spiritual root.
Zhou Ling exhaled and did not think more about it.
Being able to condense [Leigang] to assist attack and defense is already very good, so it is impossible to think about it so much.
Because the next opponent, Nan Feng, was good at spiritual attacks, Zhou Ling did not continue to choose [Illusion Simulation].
After feeling the power of the sword energy furnace like this, he returned to the room, sat cross-legged and meditated, and started practicing.
In these days, after taking a lot of Heqi pills with Erdan patterns, his cultivation level has also improved rapidly. Now he has fifty-nine spiritual points in his body, which is only seven levels away from practicing Qi. One step away.
Of course, breaking through from the middle stage of Qi training to the late stage of Qi training is a big bottleneck for Qi training monks.
Some people may not be able to break through for more than half a year.
Like casual cultivators without resources, they may not be able to break through in two or three years.
However, what Zhou Ling is practicing now is the "Five Elements Qianyang Zhenjue", which is not low in grade, and is assisted by [Innate Talent], so there is a bottleneck, but it is not a big obstacle.
He is confident that he can hit the seventh level of Qi training in the next one or two months.
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Early the next morning.
Zhou Ling’s family arrived at Lingxia Sect Square.
The red sun rises brightly in the sky.
On a midsummer morning, the cool breeze blows and the air is unusually fresh.
Although there were only four disciples participating in today's semi-finals, many people were paying attention.
I came to the square area early, and there were many Taoist teachers and disciples coming to watch.
The square was also extremely lively, with more people than in the quarter-finals yesterday.
Zhou Ling followed He Zijian and the others to the judges' table.
The air was filled with a heavy and tense atmosphere.
Six strong-breathing figures have already taken their seats at the judges' table.
In addition to the admissions and teaching staff of the Four Great Courts, they are Zhou Ling’s old acquaintances, Deacon Qin and Lu Yunxi.
"Disciples, today is the day to determine the leader, so choose to draw lots for the final."
"According to the ranking order of the competition, Jin Sheng drew the jade slips first."
"Followed by He Zijian, Nan Feng and Zhou Ling."
The ancient jade master of Tianxia Taoist Academy moved his hand lightly, and in Four crystal-clear jade slips were spread out in front of the judges' bench.
“The player who draws number 1 plays against number 4.”
“The player who draws number 1 plays against number 3.”
"Yes, senior!" Jin Sheng walked over confidently, and then stretched out his hand to the jade slip closest to him.
Then came He Zijian, who chose the second jade slip.
When it was Nan Feng's turn, he hesitated for a moment, and then took the last jade slip.
The remaining third jade slip naturally belongs to Zhou Ling.
Taking the jade slip, Zhou Ling looked into it and three characters appeared.
In other words, he is the number three player, and his next opponent is the number two player.
“I wonder who the opponent will be?”
Zhou Ling secretly thought, don’t meet He Zijian.
When he met Jin Sheng, he had nothing to fear and just fought with all his strength.
But against He Zijian, if he fights with all his strength, in the end, it will probably be a lose-lose result.
It is almost impossible to defeat Jin Sheng in the afternoon final.
Of course, he can also just give up and admit defeat.
“If I face Brother He, then I will give in!”
Zhou Ling thought to himself.
Then he handed the jade slip to Gu Jiaoxi again.
"No. 1, Jin Sheng."
"No. 2 Zhou Ling."
"No. 3 Nanfeng."
"No. 4 He Zijian."
"According to the original regulations, No. 2 Zhou Ling and No. 3 Nan Feng will have the first competition!"
"Then No. 1 Jin Sheng and No. 4 He Zijian will have a second test."
"The winners of the two tests will compete in the finals in the afternoon, and the winner will be the leader of this assessment."
" This leader has many benefits. Not only can he choose any Taoist temple, but he can also receive rewards from the Taoist temple where he is located. "
"Of course, there are other benefits, such as entering the Tiangong Department and other departments in the future. , there will be many advantages!"
Gu Jiaoxi announced slowly.
Hearing this, Zhou Ling felt relieved. Such a battle situation is really ideal!
Being able to avoid Jin Sheng and He Zijian and face Nanfeng is his best chance.
Since I have never thought about getting the leader, I wonder how beneficial it will be to get the leader.
He didn’t ask specifically.
Now I feel that this leader is not very far away from me.
Now it seems that it is only one step away.
Of course, it’s not that easy.
None of the other three are easy to deal with.
“Great!”
A voice of excitement and joy came from his ears. Zhou Ling turned around and saw that it was the young man named Nan Feng.
He seemed to be excited and happy that he met Zhou Ling in this round.
The young man has straight facial features, wearing a mysterious robe, with a slight smile on his face.
"Is it worth being so happy to face me?"
Zhou Ling shook his head slightly. It seemed that everyone thought he was the weakest among the four.
However, this is normal. Who said that I was only practicing the sixth level of Qi?
And everyone else is at the ninth level of Qi training.
It is almost impossible to defeat the ninth level of Qi training with the sixth level of Qi training!
"Okay, let's go back and prepare now. The first competition will begin in half a quarter of an hour!"
Gu Jiaoxi said to the four of them with a smile on his face.
The four people immediately walked down from the judges' table.
Zhou Ling returned to the rest area and told his parents about the battle.
Li Ru and the others were relieved when they heard that they did not confront He Zijian. After all, He Zijian had a good relationship with the Zhou family.
The winery is able to achieve its current scale thanks to the business care of Hejia Winery.
“I didn’t expect that little guy Zhou Ling could reach the semi-finals after practicing at the sixth level. It’s really surprising!”
At the judges’ table, Teacher Hu picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He took a sip of spiritual tea and smiled with a relaxed expression.
Now, in his heart, he was very proud of his decisive decision to give Zhou Ling the spot in the special recruitment assessment two days ago.
My vision is really good.
"Hey, fellow Taoist Hu, if Zhou Ling wins the title, he can also choose other Taoist temples."
Xiao Jiaoxi said with a smile.
Yesterday, he also inquired about it and found out that Zhou Ling had indeed been practicing in Xixia Taoist Academy.
I usually do pretty well, but I didn't expect it to be so good.
Besides, he is still a disciple of the casual cultivator, so he has prepared a gift, which he believes will impress Zhou Ling.
However, we have to wait until Zhou Ling wins this game.
Hearing this, Hu Jiaoxi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "With Zhou Ling's inscription skills, he naturally knows where is the most suitable place for him!"
But there is something in his heart. Be alerted.
After all, Tianxia Taoist Academy, as the first Taoist academy in the Tao Alliance, is not much worse than Xuanyuan Taoist Academy in terms of weapon refining and elixir refining.
It’s just that Gu Jiaoxi is quite arrogant and has no intention of competing with other Taoist schools for disciples.
In her opinion, Tianxia Taoist Temple is the biggest sign, and no other explanation is needed.
What's more, Zhou Ling's qualifications are average and cannot reach the level of Tianxia Taoist College.
As for the Jiutian Sword Academy, it goes without saying that they only recruit disciples with outstanding swordsmanship talents.
From the assessment until now, Zhou Ling has not been seen using the magic sword to fight against the enemy.
So Jiutian Sword Academy can be eliminated.
But think about it, it is not easy for Zhou Ling to enter the semi-finals. It is almost impossible to win the top spot.
Of course, the situation in the competition venue changes rapidly. In this round, Jin Sheng and He Zijian, the two strongest disciples, were the first to meet.
It’s hard to say what kind of sparks will come out.
"Competition stage No. 1, Zhou Ling vs. Nan Feng, let's begin!"
After a while, the ancient bell rang, and the judges announced on the stage.
Zhou Ling looked at the boy opposite him. He was thin and his eyes were bright.
However, when his spiritual consciousness swept over him, he only felt that the person's whole body seemed to be covered by a layer of transparent water bubbles, which seemed blurry and could not be penetrated by his spiritual consciousness.
The other party was also sizing up Zhou Ling secretly.
Maybe it was confirmed that he was actually at the sixth level of Qi training, and his face relaxed slightly.
"Boy, you'd better admit defeat, you can't bear my soul attack!"
Looking at Zhou Ling, Nan Feng said in a rather arrogant tone.
However, what he said is true. There are very few methods for cultivating the soul.
Zhou Ling is also a disciple of casual cultivators, so it is even more impossible for him to have any divine soul skills.
Therefore, the power of the soul cannot be that strong.
What a pity, he didn’t know about Zhou Ling refining the soul seal. After all, not many people know about this matter, only Deacon Qin and brother and sister He Zijian.
So no one in the outside world knows how powerful Zhou Ling’s spiritual knowledge is.
Zhou Ling's face was calm. Now that he had condensed the Sword Qi Furnace and the Hundred Sword Formation, he was not afraid whether it was the eighth or ninth level of Qi training.
He can even deal with the opponent's spiritual attacks.
Now, his goal for this competition has been improved. He wants to win the leader and obtain more resources.
So naturally we have to go all out.
“Please give me some advice!”
Zhou Ling smiled and held up his hands.
"I don't know whether to live or die!"
Nan Feng raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Today, I will let you understand the big difference between the ninth level of Qi training and the sixth level of Qi training!"
said After finishing, Nan Feng moved his palm, and the rich fire spirit power condensed into three flaming sword energy.
These sword auras are half a foot long, accompanied by a whirlpool of flames that are constantly flowing.
“Go!”
The flame sword energy condensed, Nan Feng gave a sharp shout and waved his hand towards Zhou Ling.
Three flaming swordsmanship appeared in a row and violently blasted towards Zhou Ling.
Looking at the flaming sword, from far to near.
Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment. Isn't this guy good at soul attacks?
How to play with yourself and hold on until you are full?
Immediately, the flames in his hands burned blazingly, accompanied by the flash of lightning.
"Fire thunder in the palm!"
Four fire thunders instantly condensed in Zhou Ling's hand, and with a wave, they violently blasted towards the flaming sword energy.
[You are casting the Fire Thunder in the Palm, Thunder Gang +1, the Fire Thunder in the Palm proficiency +1]
[You are casting the Fire Thunder in the Palm, Thunder Gang +1, the Fire Thunder in the Palm proficiency Degree +1】
Three fire thunders and three flaming sword energies violently bombarded him.
Peng Peng sounds, annihilating each other.
The other one struck Nan Feng at an extremely alarming speed, but was only blocked by the defensive shield condensed by his robe.
“Can actually condense four fire thunders!”
Nan Feng’s eyes narrowed and he snorted, his fire sword technique was just a concentrated attack of three sword energy.
And it also contains about 80% of his strength, which is enough to crush ordinary eighth-level qi-training monks.
But not only was he blocked, the opponent still had the energy to launch a counterattack.
The power of Zhou Ling's attack was beyond his expectation.
Soon his expression darkened, and he did not dare to hold anything back anymore, so he patted the storage bag on his waist.
Soon a black compass floated in front of him.
I saw that the compass was densely covered with inscriptions, the dark light flickered, and the pressure was astonishing.
A cold light flashed in Nan Feng's eyes, and he chanted the spell in his mouth. The compass flew up in front of him, spinning in the air.
A flame shield of several feet was condensed and moved towards Zhou Ling.
Zhou Ling looked wary. If he used the fire thunder in his palm to attack the flame shield, it would consume too much.
The gain outweighs the loss.
"Flame sword, cut!"
Zhou Ling also slapped the storage bag, and the flaming sword flew out. The flames were blazing, and the sword energy was spitting out, with a trace of Lei Gang's energy, fiercely. The flames shrouded in the air.
"Bang!"
The two collided violently in the air, splashing hot fire all over the sky, and the flames burst out above the compass.
The flame shield then expanded in a circle, and the flame sword was about to be swallowed into it.
"This little guy Zhou Ling is in danger now!"
Seeing such a scene, Xiao Jiaoxi at the judges' table shook his head.
“This black compass was specially made by the Nan family for Nan Feng’s son. During the refining process, soul wood that can shield spiritual consciousness was incorporated.”
“Zhou Ling’s magic sword went in. It’s like a sheep entering a tiger’s mouth!”
Hu Jiaoxi also shook his head.
However, I am very satisfied with Zhou Ling's performance.
Even if he loses, it is normal. The inscription master still has to put more energy into refining the weapon.
After all, with the power of this black compass, ordinary ninth-level Qi-training monks cannot stop it.
What's more, Zhou Ling is only at the sixth level of Qi training. Even if he has strong spiritual power, it is impossible for his divine soul power to be able to compete with Nan Feng, who practices the secret technique of divine soul.
“This black compass was originally prepared for Jin Sheng and He Zijian, but now it is used against you, you are proud enough!”
Nan Feng smiled proudly, then waved his hand, and two more flaming sword energy condensed out and bombarded Zhou Ling.
What he practices is the fire attribute skill, the Fire Splitting Technique.
The Flame Sword Qi is his strongest magical attack. It is very powerful and does not consume much.
Zhou Ling's face also darkened. At this moment, he was fully controlling the flame sword to deal with the flame shield.
The fire thunder in the palm cannot be condensed for a while, which is the weakness of low cultivation level.
He could only hastily activate the mysterious robe on his body and condense a defensive light shield.
"Boom!"
The first flaming sword energy violently bombarded the defensive light shield, causing the light shield to tremble.
Then there was another roar, and the second flaming sword light also struck down.
“Boom!”
The defensive shield that was originally flashing with light broke instantly, and the mysterious robe became dim.
Zhou Ling felt heartbroken. This mysterious robe was worth a lot of money.
It was just ruined.
However, it was considered worth the money as it blocked these two fierce sword attacks.
At this moment, Zhou Ling can still control the flaming sword enveloped by the flaming compass.
It's hard for anyone to imagine that his consciousness is no weaker than Nan Feng's.
The isolation power of the Black Compass cannot yet cut off his connection with the Flame Sword.
The damage to the mysterious robe also bought him time to react.
"Hundred Swords Formation!"
Chen Ling shouted angrily and immediately launched the Hundred Swords Formation. Four other magic swords with different attributes appeared around him, and the magic swords shone brightly.
In front of him, sword shadows all over the sky condensed, and a dazzling sword net emerged.
The sword radiance is dense and terrifying!
“What, this is a sword formation!”
“How can this kid’s soul condense so much sword radiance at once? ?”
Xiao Jiaoxi’s eyes narrowed and his expression was extremely shocked.
Other teachers were also quite surprised.
“Is this kid still a sword cultivator?”
“The power of the soul is still so powerful!”
No wonder they were all shocked by their knowledge and cultivation. It was really Zhou Ling's performance was too exaggerated.
Repairing the second level imprint, refining the body in the late stage of the first level, and instantaneously casting the secret technique of fire and thunder, these do not require a lot of time and hard work to achieve.
Now he has mastered the Hundred Sword Formation, an astonishingly powerful sword formation, which means that he is still a swordsman with considerable strength.
What a terrifying cultivation talent this is!
With this cultivation talent alone, Zhou Ling is no less than a genius disciple of the Fourth Avenue Academy.
“This guy is really a casual cultivator!”
Looking at Zhou Ling’s harmless face, Hu Jiaoxi also had a happy smile on his face.
I made a lot of money this time!
“I didn’t expect that the talents of the disciples of Lingxia Fairy City would be so high this time!”
Gu Jiaoxi, who was extremely demanding, also had a look of praise on his face.
According to the talents displayed by Jin Sheng, He Zijian, and Zhou Ling, they have great potential in the future and have a great chance of entering the golden elixir.
Even though Zhou Ling’s spiritual roots are ordinary, his cultivation talent is more than enough to make up for it.
"How could he be so strong!"
Nan Feng looked in disbelief!
I dare not show any contempt anymore.
I originally thought that facing this person, I was just practicing the sixth level of Qi, and that I would be lucky.
After successfully avoiding the two major opponents, He Zijian and Jin Sheng, I will definitely be able to enter the finals.
Moreover, no matter who wins in this battle between the two, it will definitely cost a lot of money.
This is a big plus for myself.
The finals in the afternoon also gained a little more confidence out of thin air.
I didn’t expect that this casual cultivator at the sixth level of Qi training in front of me would be so difficult to deal with.
The combat power does not seem to be much weaker than that of He Zijian and the others!
Immediately, another mana was fired and injected into the compass.
The compass exploded with light, and the flame mask enveloping it grew a bit larger, becoming more powerful.
Zhou Ling's eyes narrowed, and he felt that the connection between the flame sword and him was gradually weakening.
[You really control the magic sword, sword control +1, hundred sword formation proficiency +1]
With the emergence of the talent of [sword control], Zhou Ling felt the connection with the flaming sword Significantly enhanced.
"Break it!"
Zhou Ling quickly controlled the sword net and bombarded the compass.
Boom!
As the sword light shone down like sword rain, the flame shield was finally annihilated, and the flaming sword flew out, shining with sword light, and merged into the Hundred Sword Formation.
"Compass Burning Blade!"
Seeing the flame shield being broken like this, Nanfeng's expression became more and more solemn, and he continuously injected spiritual power into the compass from the air.
I saw a sudden flash of flame light on the black compass, like an explosion of flame magma, with surging flame light bursting out from it.
The flame blade instantly condensed and shot towards the sword net.
“Hmph!”
Staring at the compass, Zhou Ling’s expression remained unchanged. His consciousness controlled the five-element magic sword that gathered together, condensing dozens of sword rays, like sword waves. , a wave is better than a wave of violent and orderly bombardment.
Boom!
The sword light is so powerful that it breaks through the flaming blade one after another.
With the bombardment like a storm, there was a loud sound.
The brilliance of the black compass suddenly dimmed.
“Not good!”
Nan Feng exclaimed, not expecting the opponent's sword formation to be so terrifyingly powerful.
As the thoughts turned, the power of the soul surged out from the sea of consciousness.
Originally, I wanted to retain the power of the soul to face the afternoon finals. Now it seems that if I don’t use the power of the soul, I can’t defeat this kid.
"Ang!"
Suddenly, Zhou Ling felt a sharp and frightening sound wave sound in the sea of consciousness, and the sound wave launched a fierce attack on his sea of consciousness.
"What a powerful sonic attack!"
"What a pity! Little guy Zhou Ling may not be able to stop it!"
Xiao Jiaoxi shook his head with a hint of regret.
On the competition stage, the sword was shining brightly, and Zhou Ling's expression was extremely solemn.
“Let’s see what you do this time!”
After confirming that Zhou Ling had been attacked by the soul wave, Nan Feng's expression relaxed slightly, and he gathered the remaining 30% of the spiritual power in his body, preparing to finally activate the compass and defeat Zhou Ling.
In this battle, he used all his trump cards , even if he wins, he will have no advantage against Jin Sheng or He Zijian in the afternoon.
Especially if you use the soul attack now, you will not be able to fully recover in the afternoon. If you use it forcefully by then, the power will be less than 70%.
But there is no way. Without using the soul attack, he has no chance of winning this battle.
Puff puff puff!
At this time, a popping sound was heard.
“How is it possible?”
Nan Feng felt a sharp sting in the sea of consciousness.
At this time, in Zhou Ling's sea of consciousness, a divine soul sword condensed out, unstoppably cutting through his divine soul sound waves one after another.
“Ah!”
Nan Feng screamed, and his body fell to the ground, wailing in pain.
Obviously the blow from Zhou Ling had greatly traumatized his soul. If Zhou Ling had not been merciful, he would have been crippled.
With a pop, the compass without mana control fell directly from the air.
“This?”
“What is going on?”
Everyone was stunned by the situation in front of them. How could Nanfeng, which had the absolute upper hand, suddenly lose?
"Zhou Ling's spiritual consciousness is actually stronger than Nan Feng! It's incredible!"
After a moment, Xiao Jiaoxi shouted in disbelief.
Even the cultivation of the soul is so strong, and this talent is definitely no less than that of any genius disciple.
This is what all the judges are thinking at this moment.
"Competition No. 1, Zhou Lingsheng!"
At this time, the judges' voices finally sounded.
Zhou Ling exhaled, put away the five magic swords, and then slowly walked off the competition platform.
And Nanfeng looked at Zhou Ling's figure with a dull look in his eyes, he was actually defeated!
(End of this chapter)