Chapter 498 Grant A Robe

The appointment of a swordsman was a big deal for Great Xia.

After all, swordsmen possessed many privileges in the martial arts world. They could be called the law enforcers of the martial arts world of Great Xia. In fact, every swordsman's inauguration and retirement would be communicated to all parts of Great Xia through the decrees issued by the Imperial Court.

Therefore, the ceremony of appointing the new swordsman was also attended by representatives from the Imperial Court and various sects.

"My surname is Xu. Why do I feel that the old man is always looking at us? Could it be that he's moved by the beauty of this girl?" Fang Ziyu, who was standing in the courtyard of the Sword Handling Pavilion, turned his head to look at Xu Han beside him and said worriedly.

Naturally, Xu Han was well aware of Miss Fang's ability to not choose her words, and he did not care about it. However, he did feel that the gazes of a few people sitting on the stage would occasionally fall on them, so he was somewhat puzzled.

"Miss Fang, don't speak nonsense. That old man is Great Xia's Confucian and Taoist master, Mr. Tai Fu Du." At this moment, Yan Zhan suddenly spoke. From his tone, it wasn't hard to tell how respectful he was towards Mr. Du.

Hearing this, Xu Han's expression changed slightly. He had heard of this Mr. Du. This was not because he was knowledgeable, but because the other party's reputation was too great. There were countless cultivation methods in this world. Other than the internal skills cultivated by ordinary cultivators, such as body refinement, subduing beasts, and even the demon refinement methods of the previous dynasty's imperial clan, these cultivation methods were all this cultivation method. However, no matter how strange these cultivation methods were, they were mostly divided into different realms.

Only this Confucianism and Taoism had two levels to speak of.

Breaking through the realm to become an immortal, picking stars and taking the moon was not a problem. Compared to ordinary immortals, it was no weaker.

Beneath the Earthly Immortal was a Confucian scholar.

There were some who had read the text a thousand times, had mountains and rivers in their chests, and concealed heaven and earth in their bellies. What they were talking about was this Confucian scholar.

Naturally, there was no need to say anything about the unique majestic righteousness of the scholarly scholar. Many times, a powerful scholar would use the majestic righteousness to support his own formation, enough to change the situation of one side of the battlefield. However, this Confucian scholar's cultivation was the most mysterious. His cultivation was not the amount of spiritual energy he absorbed, the strength of his true essence, but only the comprehension of a single word.

Some people flipped through the scroll and learned the Four Books and Five Scriptures in their hearts, memorizing them like flowing water. However, they were not recognized by the heavens and the earth, nor did they have the slightest bit of majestic righteousness. Some people could read every single word, and they had majestic dao in their chests.

Therefore, there were tens of millions of Confucian scholars in this world. Other than that Supreme True Man from the Lunar Temple and Wang Muji from the Northern Region who had long since died outside Big Yellow City, the only person who could become an immortal with Confucianism and Taoism was Du Taifu.

Thinking of this, Xu Han couldn't help but glance at the old man. Coincidentally, the old man also looked at him at this moment. Their gazes met. Xu Han was still in a daze, but the old man smiled at Xu Han.

"How about this?" Hearing this, Fang Ziyu stuck out his tongue and put away his words in embarrassment.

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The ceremony of appointing the swordsman began very quickly, Unlike the swordsman competition, There were many people watching the ceremony. Apart from Du Tai Fu and Xu Han's old acquaintance, Li Moding , the Li family's prince, was also accompanied by a middle-aged man. Both of them looked at Xu Han with hostile gazes, especially the middle-aged man who came with Li Moding . His gaze was filled with unconcealed killing intent.

Xu Han was still puzzled. Yan Zhan said to him, "This person is one of the elders of the Crimson Firmament Sect. I heard that Xie Min Yu has already passed the third Heavenly Tribulation a few days ago. He must be prepared to take revenge on you. You must be more careful."

Xu Han secretly nodded. However, when he killed Lu Houde and the others, he had already anticipated this matter and did not take it to heart. He had a lot of enemies. Compared to the people in the sky, the Crimson Firmament Sect was nothing.

The fat-haired Xiao Ran arrived in front of the crowd. After speaking in an official tone for a while, the appointment ceremony officially began.

This swordsman was divided into three colors, gold, silver, and bronze, and each level of swordsman was distinguished according to the number of three-colored lines embroidered on his sleeves. Although the Sword Handling Pavilion didn't have many people, and the total number of three-colored swordsmen was only a thousand, each of them was an expert in Great Xia's Jianghu, and their ranks were extremely strict.

Although the newly promoted swordsmen were also divided into three colors, they could only be awarded a rank of one to three regardless of their cultivation level. In order to upgrade such a rank, they could only rely on how many missions they had completed. For example, Nangong Jing's seven-stringed golden robe had risked her life in exchange for it during these battles. Now, she could be considered the number one person in the Sword Handling Pavilion below Xiao Ran, who had removed the nine-stringed golden robe.

The ceremony lasted from bronze to gold.

This progress was very fast. Most likely, it was to introduce the name of the person who was entrusted with the mission, and then the sect from which he came from. Finally, it was to announce the rank that was granted to him.

Because of her outstanding performance, Fang Ziyu was awarded the white robe of a third-line bronze clerk and officially became a swordsman. However, she was only involved in this matter because she was bored at the beginning. She did not care about such an identity. She was just secretly curious.

Very quickly, the ceremony for awarding the Bronze and Silver Deacons ended. The ceremony for awarding the Golden Deacons began, and the atmosphere in the arena immediately quieted down.

Although Copper and Silver were also swordsmen, their status was not high. To a large extent, this Golden Swordsman was considered to be the ruler of the Swordsmanship Pavilion. Such an identity was naturally worthy of the respect of everyone present.

Previously, when the two-colored swordsmen awarded the white robes to them, they were given by some famous figures in Jianghu, but when they arrived in Gold Sword Holder, they were all personally awarded by the Pavilion Master of the Swordsmanship Pavilion, Xiao Ran. From this, one could not see the huge difference in status between the two.

However, Xu Han could clearly feel that after the Golden Execution Ceremony began, the gaze of the Scarlet Firmament Sect's elder on him gradually became cold, and Nangong Jing's gaze at the side also became somewhat complicated.

Xu Han's heart sank. Although he had long anticipated that the swordsman's awarding ceremony might cause some unnecessary trouble for Nangong Jing, However, he had already thought of a solution in his heart. However, what he hadn't expected was that Xie Min Yu had passed the third Heavenly Tribulation. As the status of the Crimson Firmament Sect rose, if they were to exert pressure on the Sword Handling Pavilion, some of Xu Han's calculations would no longer be applicable.

As he thought about it, it was very quickly Yan Zhan's turn.

He was awarded a two-stranded golden robe. This golden-robed swordsman's cultivation was mostly at the Great Evolution Realm. After all, Yan Zhan was only thirty-five to sixteen years old. He was not surprising among Great Evolution Realm experts. Being awarded a two-stranded golden robe was not bad either.

Although the awarding ceremony for the golden-robed swordsman was a bit more complicated than before, there weren't many people. Soon, the awarding ceremony for the golden-robed swordsman was completed one by one, leaving only Xu Han alone.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Pavilion Master of the Sword Handling Pavilion purposely stopped at this moment.

This method naturally attracted everyone's attention for Xu Han.

Rumors about Xu Han's identity and the pressure exerted by the Crimson Firmament Sect said, Most of these Jianghu people knew a little, Originally, they had doubts about whether Xu Han could be awarded the position of swordsman. Seeing the complacent expression of the Scarlet Firmament Sect Elder and Xiao Ran who suddenly stopped and frowned thoughtfully, such speculation surged in the hearts of everyone. They all thought to themselves, "I'm afraid Xu Han is in big trouble today."

"About this last swordsman." After pondering for a long time, Xiao Ran 's voice suddenly sounded.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present immediately pricked up their ears.

"It's Young Master Xu Han. His situation is somewhat special. I believe everyone has heard of this as well." Xiao Ran continued, and his expression gradually became grave as he spoke.

Xu Han also frowned. He subconsciously clenched his fists. The sword intent in his body and the boundless power hidden in his body were all mobilized by him. He was ready to deal with any situation. Similarly, there were Yan Zhan and Fang Ziyu beside him.

However, he could not conceal his actions from the elder of the Crimson Firmament Sect who had been watching this place the entire time.

He also gathered the true essence around him. If the Xiao Ran disqualified Xu Han as a swordsman, it wouldn't be difficult for the Crimson Firmament Sect to retaliate against Xu Han without the protective umbrella of the Sword Handling Pavilion. However, if the Xiao Ran were to take down Xu Han directly, they would have no shirk their responsibility and strive to take him down at once.

However, Nangong Jing frowned. She also sensed Xu Han's abnormal state. Of course, she did not want Xu Han, who was the Young Manor Master of Tiance Prefecture, to sneak into the Sword Handling Pavilion. But at the same time, Xu Han was grateful to her. She did not want Xu Han to die here. If it was possible, she hoped that Xu Han would retreat despite the difficulties, so she still had a way to send him out of Great Xia. However, if Xu Han clashed with the Sword Handling Pavilion in front of many important figures of Great Xia, then even if she came from behind, she would not be able to protect Xu Han.

"Therefore, after discussing with many seniors, I decided…"

As the central task of this undercurrent, Xiao Ran did not consider the feelings of the crowd at all. He continued to speak his clich é slowly.

"Let Xu Han…"

Following Xiao Ran's words, the hearts of the crowd were raised to their throats. Xu Han and the others had already reached the verge of rising, and the gazes of those who had been invited to the ceremony became gloomy. A strange atmosphere spread throughout the newly forged mansion of the Sword Handling Pavilion.

However, at this moment, the words of the Grand Pavilion Master Xiao stopped again.

His gaze flashed across the people around him one by one, and finally stopped on Xu Han's body for a few breaths.

In the next moment, a smile suddenly appeared on his fleshy face. Then, he spoke in a tone that was several points higher than before.

"Promote to Seven-Line Golden Robe!"

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