Chapter 1948 Did You Have a Sword During Your Assessment?

Opening the door, he immediately saw Elder Lu Yun and Shan Xiaotian looking at him with nervous expressions.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing their attitude, Zhang Xuan frowned.

Wasn't it just a test? Why were they so tense?

"You're not injured?"

Seeing him safe and sound, Elder Lu Yun breathed a sigh of relief, full of confusion.

"Injured?"

Zhang Xuan was speechless: "Does testing sword intent... require getting injured?"

Could it be that this sword intent test had some injury technique, and without getting injured, you couldn't make it go far?

"No, look..."

Seeing the teacher's bewildered look, Shan Xiaotian scratched his head and pointed around.

Zhang Xuan looked up and was stunned.

He saw that every cultivator emerging from the surrounding testing rooms was spitting blood profusely, their faces pale, as if their essence, energy, and spirit had been crushed.

Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded.

"Does testing sword intent... need to be this dramatic? You didn't spit blood earlier..." Zhang Xuan couldn't help but look over.

When Shan Xiaotian tested, he didn't spit blood, so why were so many people in this state?

"It's not because of the test. Just now, during the test, an extremely powerful sword intent suddenly appeared! The others were too weak and were suppressed, leading to this situation!" Elder Lu Yun said.

As an outer sect elder, he had a high understanding of swordsmanship and knew a lot. Although he hadn't gone in to test, he could still clearly feel the power of that sword intent.

Like a dragon overlooking all beings, so many disciples here who had comprehended sword intent... were like ants in its eyes.

"Powerful sword intent? Could it... have reached the level of a Sword God?"

Zhang Xuan was startled and couldn't help but look over.

"More than that, it probably reached ten li!" Elder Lu Yun nodded.

He had never seen a Ten-Li Sword God, but the most powerful recorded in the sect's history was that value. The pressure just now, a single sword intent challenging everyone, with no one able to resist... was enough to show its strength!

Even if it wasn't exactly a Ten-Li Sword God, it was probably close!

As for higher... he dared not even think about it.

After all, in the thousands of years of Lingyun Sword Pavilion's history, not a single person had surpassed that level.

"Ten-Li Sword God?"

Zhang Xuan was amazed, his eyes shining: "Does the elder know who it is?"

He couldn't even reach one meter, yet the other could make sword intent reach ten li... Such strength was terrifying!

He had to see such a person!

Earlier, he had thought that with his invincible ability at the same level, he could sweep through the Divine Temple and earn the nickname 'Sweeping the Horizon,' but now it seemed it wouldn't be that easy!

A Ten-Li Sword God...

This was a rare and unparalleled genius. Even if he swept the horizon, encountering a Ten-Li Sword God would probably make him kneel!

"I don't know..."

Elder Lu Yun shook his head.

Testing sword intent, unless seen with one's own eyes, only those in adjacent rooms might see each other's results; outsiders couldn't know.

"By the way, you... what was your score in the test just now?"

He couldn't help but look over.

He was still somewhat curious about this Zhang Xuan.

Shan Xiaotian obeyed him completely; even if they were good friends, it shouldn't be to this extent!

Most importantly, Cao Chengli and that Old Yi also respected him greatly.

However, this Zhang Xuan had always been very low-key. After several attempts to pry information, he got nothing, and sometimes he acted confused, as if he knew nothing about many things on the continent, so he stopped asking.

This time, when Zhang Xuan insisted on testing, he agreed with the intention of testing him.

Otherwise, if everyone wanted to test, even an outer sect elder couldn't afford the cost or energy!

"Me?"

Zhang Xuan's face turned green: "If we don't mention it, we're still friends!"

"If you won't say, I'll just go see for myself..."

Seeing he didn't want to talk, Elder Lu Yun shook his head, pushed the door open, and walked in. After a moment, he came out holding a jade token with the test result written on it.

He smiled slightly, looked down, and his mouth twitched.

"Two feet five? Less than... one meter?" Elder Lu Yun was embarrassed.

No wonder he didn't want to say; this result was indeed unspeakable!

Shan Xiaotian glanced at it, then looked at his teacher with even greater admiration.

The teacher always said he was low-key. He had thought it was just talk, but now he understood—it was true low-key!

Casually teaching him a sword technique that produced 499 meters, yet when he himself went up, he couldn't even get one meter... How strong a heart, how noble a character, how indifferent to fame...

Teacher is indeed teacher!

Not at all flashy like himself!

He himself hadn't achieved anything, yet he pretended... He was truly embarrassed!

Seeing this guy take out the jade token in front of his disciple, Zhang Xuan wished he could bang his head against a wall.

He had taken so many disciples on the Master Teacher Continent and never lost face like this!

Full of frustration.

"Let's go back!" Elder Lu Yun broke the awkwardness.

Seeing so many people spitting blood while this one was fine, he had thought maybe he was the Ten-Li Sword God. But seeing the record on the jade token, he realized... he was overthinking!

Sword intent less than one meter was essentially none. Without sword intent, he naturally couldn't sense the other's power and wouldn't be injured!

As for who this Sword God was, he was just an outer sect elder, too low in rank to be involved. How to investigate would be decided by the sect's higher-ups.

Returning to the residence, Elder Lu Yun took his leave.

After Shan Xiaotian's assessment, he still had to take the jade token to the Elder Council to apply for an inner disciple token. Recruiting a super genius who could extend sword intent to 499 meters would surely bring rewards from the sect.

Perhaps he could use this to break through his current shackles, advance to a higher level, and become an inner sect elder!

Riding a flying sacred beast, he hurried along and soon arrived at the Elder Hall.

Before he even got close, he saw several familiar elders rushing over anxiously.

These were all inner sect elders, once his friends, but after breaking through that shackle and advancing to higher levels, they had less contact.

"Elder Mu, why are you in such a hurry? What happened?"

Seeing everyone in a rush with worried faces, Elder Lu Yun couldn't help but stop one of them, his former closest friend, and ask.

"Such a big thing happened, and you don't know?" Elder Mu was a somewhat gaunt old man with a green beard and light gray robe: "Oh, right, you're just an outer sect elder, not qualified to attend the Elder Council. It's normal not to know..."

"..."

Elder Lu Yun was embarrassed.

"Don't be angry. You know I always speak bluntly and say what's on my mind..."

Elder Mu said expressionlessly: "You've heard of Grand Elder He Tian, right?"

"Yes!" Elder Lu Yun nodded.

He Tian was the sect's most core elder, and as the number one grand elder, he had authority over all matters when the sect master was away.

"It's okay if you don't know. No need to be embarrassed. Given your status, there's no need to pretend..." Elder Mu continued.

"Ahem, could you just tell me what's going on with Elder He Tian?" Knowing this friend was long-winded but meant no harm, Elder Lu Yun quickly interrupted.

"It's like this: Elder He just sent a message to all elders at inner sect level and above, saying that... the mountain gate and the giant sword... have collapsed!"

Elder Mu nodded: "Your level is too low; you're not qualified to be notified..."

"The mountain gate collapsed?"

Elder Lu Yun didn't hear the rest of his words; his eyes widened.

The mountain gate and the giant sword were symbols of Lingyun Sword Pavilion, representing 'Lingyun ambition, piercing the nine heavens!'

Collapsed...

That would be a great blow to the sect's dignity!

"Why did it collapse?" Interrupting his rambling, he quickly looked over.

"I don't know either. Just now, a powerful and unmatched sword intent suddenly appeared. You should have felt it too. It seems this sword intent connected with the sword intent within the giant sword, causing the collapse..." Elder Mu was also confused and shook his head: "Alright, let's not talk about this. I have to go to the Elder Council now. I won't chat with you."

With that, he turned and disappeared in an instant.

"This guy, still the same, hasn't changed a bit..."

Elder Lu Yun was helpless.

This guy had offended many people with his mouth. He hadn't expected that after years, he was still the same, still not pleasant to hear.

But through him, he learned the shocking news that the mountain gate had collapsed!

"Sword intent, could it be that... Ten-Li Sword God?"

His mind stirred.

He had also clearly felt that sword intent and knew it was extraordinary, but he hadn't expected it to be this extraordinary!

It could even connect with the sword intent sealed in the mountain gate's giant sword...

Who could it be?

"The elders are all in a meeting. Would it be inappropriate for me to go report an inner disciple now?"

Everyone was discussing major matters. For him, an outer sect elder, to barge in just to report an inner disciple seemed out of place.

"Forget it, I'll go in anyway. Shan Xiaotian's first test yielded 499 meters, far surpassing many core disciples. Moreover, his current cultivation is only at the First Level of Ancient Sage. With many elders present, they will surely value him more, and I'll get more rewards!"

After hesitating for a moment, Elder Lu Yun gritted his teeth.

With more elders, it was better. He was reporting a true genius, not a fake. Perhaps he could gain even greater attention!

No longer hesitating, he hurried toward the Elder Hall.

...

While Elder Lu Yun went to the Elder Hall, Zhang Xuan looked at his disciple and could no longer suppress his curiosity.

"You... how did you make your sword intent reach over four hundred meters?"

He couldn't even reach one meter, yet this half-baked student could achieve so far. He really couldn't understand.

"I..." Hearing the teacher's question, Shan Xiaotian was embarrassed: "I used the sword technique you taught me and just threw the sword out. I didn't expect the sword intent... to go that far!"

"Throwing the sword? The sword intent of this technique is indeed not weak... Wait!"

Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched as he looked over: "You said... during your assessment, you had a sword?"