Chapter 137 - Fourth Round Begins!

"What about you guys? Do you still want to continue?"

Do they want to continue?

Of course, they wanted to continue, but did they have the ability to do well in the next round?

Their determination started to waver as they recalled the strength of the people whose names had been written on the stone monument.

Suddenly, a helpless feeling and unwillingness rose inside their hearts. It was as if there were sumptuous dishes in front of their faces but they didn't have the ability to taste them.

"That's the reason we call it an opportunity," as though she could read what was inside the heads of the examinees, Elder Lan chuckled, "and it's voluntarily, not obligatory for you to join this round anyway. Remember, only if you are willing to brave the danger will you get a reward and a fortuitous encounter."

"Okay now you know what the deal is. Chop, chop, make a decision quickly! We don't have all the time here! For those who want to join in the fourth round, you can go in front of the entrance. For those who want to forfeit, please step backward!" added Elder Lan.

Just after Elder Lan issued her command, Snowy headed into the front of Sword Pagoda's entrance without many words nor much hesitation. On the contrary, she felt slightly impatient to enter.

Snowy had already made her decision, so the girls looked at each other and nodded, having also decided what to do.

"I might not be strong enough, but I don't want to just let Snowy leave me behind. At least I want to have the courage to chase her back," said Meng Qi.

"Yes! It's not fair if only Snowy has the fun! "

"Yes, yes, let's go."

With sparkles in her eyes, Qi Ying'er hurriedly grabbed Qi Ning'er's hand and followed Meng Qi to go over where Snowy stood.

Then another person stepped forward, it was Li Rui.

I think I'll give it a shot; who knows, maybe this is the last time I'll be able to enter the pagoda? I don't want to miss it."

Then another person went, followed by the remaining examinees.

"Yeah, if just a little danger can make me give up, I don't need to be a cultivator anymore!"

"I also want my glory written on the stone monument!"

"Sword Pagoda, here I come!"

Seeing none of the examinees decided to give up, Elder Lan shook her head, but a faint smile bloomed on her lips. In the face of an impossible challenge, bravery and foolishness are often distinguished only by the thin line of life and death.

But, whether it was bravery or foolishness, she didn't dislike those feelings. For her, the sword Dao was the courage to boldly stride forward despite the obstacle or difficulty, and nothing couldn't be solved by the swing of the sword.

"The Sword Pagoda could be entered by at most 10 people at the same time, fortunately, we have the right numbers here so you all can enter the pagoda together. I'm sure you've heard this, but I will once again remind you that we don't know anything about what is happening inside. Basically, you're on your own, so please stay vigilant and be careful. Without further ado, hereby, the fourth round begins!"

"I'm going first."

Snowy turned around and looked at the trio before moving forward and entering the Sword Pagoda. After that, the trio went inside without hesitation and was soon followed by the rest of the examinees.

***

Outside the Sword Pagoda.

After all the examinees had entered into the pagoda, the window on the first floor was lit, signifying that the trial for the first floor had already begun.

Elder Lan was waiting outside with several examiners while looking at the pagoda worryingly. She was still puzzled why the Sect Master insisted on allowing this batch of new recruits to challenge the trial that even a Golden Core stage cultivator found difficult and dangerous.

'Is it because of Snowy?'

Surely, until now, Snowy's performance was beyond her expectations. Other than her result in the first test, which Elder Lan believed Snowy had deliberately tampered with, everything she did was nothing but miraculous.

Passing the ninth gate while she was still in Qi Transformation gate and breaking the record; learning almost all of the sword techniques in the Sword Pavilion in only 7 hours; defeating the berserk Xian Bu Yu, who had the strength comparable to a Nascent Soul Cultivator without breaking a sweat; she was the youngest Sword Grandmaster, at the same time also the youngest Grand Alchemist in the Eastern Region, and so on…

Who was this girl, really?

Even if someone called her the child of destiny or the darling of Heaven Dao, looking back at her records, Elder Lan would still believe it. After all, it was really exaggerated.

Could she perform another miracle?

It's not about whether she could or couldn't, because she will get her name on that stone tablet for sure. The real question was how far she could go.

No one had ever gone to the top floor, and even the Sect Master failed to pass beyond the fifth floor; he could only reach halfway there. Strangely, she believed if it was that girl, she would be able to do it somehow.

Time just passed, not longer than ten breaths of time. Elder Lan gave a sidelong glance at the stone monument beside her, waiting anxiously for the change in the monument that she believed would soon occur.

A light suddenly flashed.

But this time it wasn't coming from inside the pagoda but from outside.

In the blink of an eye, some figures appeared out of thin air. All of them seemingly lost consciousness, and their bodies were full of injuries.

Elder Lan looked at them gravely but didn't panic. She quickly counted the number of bodies laying on the ground and found that all the examinees had been expelled except for Snowy. This was within her expectations, so she didn't feel surprised about it.

She quickly gave an order to the elders nearby, "Quick, check their condition!"

The elders hurriedly went to rescue the examinees and probed their condition, saying, "Although their injuries are quite heavy, none of them are life-threatening injuries, nor are they affecting their cultivation. We could give them some blood regeneration pills and spirit replenishing pills, and they'll soon get better and wake up."

"Good, bring them to Medicine Hall and treat them properly."

"Yes, Elder Lan."

The other examiners carefully picked up the examinees' bodies and immediately left toward the medicine hall.

Suddenly, another bright light shone outside the Sword Pavilion, and Elder Lan's expression immediately tensed up.