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"Brat, tomorrow the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect will send over a few newbies, I'll leave them to you. One month later, bring them and the others to hunt for the sword spirit. As for where, that's up to you." Li Xun didn't notice where the old man was speaking, so he casually caught the gourd and received it.

"That's right, if you want to know your origins, you can take this chance to go down the mountain and search for them. Remember, you can always do whatever you want and never ask."

At dawn, Li Xun was lying on a Sword Testing Stone as he watched the sky for the entire night. His mood could be said to be mixed; he once again recalled when he was born and was led by Uncle Saber to flee for his life.

Although most of the people came here to muddle through, there was no lack of people who wanted to learn true skills. However, they were limited by their innate talent, and they all knew that they would not be able to achieve much in their lives.

All of the disciples knew that the person staring blankly at the Sword Testing Stone was their senior apprentice brother. None of them had ever defeated him, but they had never lost to him, because they all realized that their senior apprentice brother only knew defensive sword moves and never used any offensive sword moves. Even when they saw him practice occasionally, they only knew that he was slashing around randomly without any sort of pattern, which was far worse than their own exquisite attack moves. They also discovered that their eldest senior brother had become increasingly silent for some reason these past few years. He was often in a daze, and even when he was practicing his sword, he would be in a daze. Some newcomers often secretly laughed, thinking that their senior brother would turn into a fool. However, those who had hunted down the Sword Soul did their best to protect Li Xun, because they all felt that Li Xun was an expert, but they were not sure. However, one thing was certain; Li Xun was a good person.

The Martial Arts Practice Field gradually became lively. Compared to the other academies, the Sky Worm Academy was the easiest and most undisciplined. If they wanted to practice, they would do so. If they wanted to sleep, they would do so. Only on the fifteenth day of each month did the old man take a look at everyone's practice and demonstrate some new moves to explain the main points. Other than maintaining the usual order in the Martial Arts Practice Grounds, Li Xun also prohibited private duels. Most of the time, he played the role of a sparring partner.

Li Xun would place a bowl full of water on a 1.5m high wooden stake in the training field. As long as someone was able to overturn the bowl under Li Xun's defense, then it would be considered as his win. And if he won, it was said that he would be able to obtain the first move of the Golden Sword. Most people relied on improving their physique to comprehend a few moves that matched with their own. But most of them were too simple, as long as they could enter a few sword sects or large families, they would be able to learn Bronze-ranked sword moves, and for those with a bit of comprehension, they might even be able to learn Silver ranked sword moves. As for Gold-ranked sword moves, they were considered very profound sword moves, and generally, only an old sword faction like the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect and some super powers would be able to learn them.

This old man's monthly sword moves were all Silver rank. This was also the reason why all the Heavenly Court disciples had no objections towards this extremely lazy swordmaster. They also knew that the disciples of the other academies would usually take out a few bronze level sword manuals and practice. Although swordsmen would often give guidance, only those who had mastered it would be selected by their masters and would be taught to practice silver level sword moves. However, there wouldn't be many silver level sword moves, and only those who had become elders of the sword faction would be able to learn gold level sword moves.

On the other hand, the old man often saw Silver ranked sword moves. They were truly something that could only be encountered by chance and not sought for. Furthermore, the majority of those who came here were the children of nobles, and this satisfied their vanity even more. Even if they couldn't learn even a single move, they still had the qualifications to boast to others when they returned home.

Another thing was that in the past ten years, there had never been any accidents while the other academies had always had disciples who had died or been injured while they were hunting for the sword spirit. However, the other branches all attributed this to the fact that the level of the demon beasts hunted by the disciples of the Skysword Academy was too low. There was no way to compare with them.

When it was late in the morning, the six of them arrived at the training field of the Heavenly Academy. The person leading the group was a middle-aged man in his thirties. Just by looking at his clothes, one could tell that he was a Rain Level Elder from the Sword Sect. Wind, rain, lightning, and as for the early advancements of the Elders, they were all at least at the level of Wind, and the standard was that the Elder would be able to last ten moves under the hands of the Rain Elder. The Wind Elder could learn three of the Gold rank sword moves and could then advance to a Rain Elder, which would take him about twenty years to advance to a Wind Elder, while the Rain Elder could learn six of the Gold rank sword moves and could be promoted to a Thunder Elder, which would take about fifty years to advance to a Rain Elder. As for Elder An, he was just an old fogey who would not die. The standard for advancement was to learn a Platinum-level sword move. The reason why the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect was able to flourish for a thousand years was because the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect had Platinum-ranked sword techniques as a deterrent, and also because in the past thousand years, there had been outstanding people who managed to learn the sword sect's inheritance. Some sword sects might have Platinum-ranked sword techniques, but once a talent gap appeared, it would become the sect's greatest crisis.

He should be the third youngest Rain-ranked elder in the history of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect, Duan Peng. Oh my god, someone who could become a Wind ranked elder at the age of forty in the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect is considered a genius. This Elder Duan Peng is definitely a genius amongst geniuses.

"Waa, there are beauties, and they even come here as the three of them. Could it be that the Sword God opened his eyes and heard my daily prayers, so he intentionally sent them to me to pursue me?"

"You idiot. Don't you know that the female disciples of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect all come from the Mystic Maiden School? That place is full of violent and notorious women, and those who offend them are unlucky."

"..."

The female disciples of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect were all gathered here, and the number of disciples here was more than in a single branch. However, the requirements for the Mystic Maiden School to accept disciples was also the most harsh. Therefore, the competition at the Mystic Maiden School was also very intense. After all, there were too many people with good aptitude.

"Li Xun." Duan Peng walked in front of Li Xun and called out.

Li Xun didn't seem to hear him, but he continued to look up at the sky. Duan Peng only smiled as he looked at the dumbstruck Li Xun; he wasn't angry. He then said to the five people behind him, "The one behind you is your Senior Brother Li Xun. I presume you've all heard of some things in the Sky Harmony Academy, and if you're lucky, you'll be able to learn one or two Silver rank sword moves in the next month. If you can defeat Li Xun in the challenge, you'll still have a chance to learn Gold-rank sword moves.

"Elder, is this true?" She was Tian Fen, aged 28, with a little baby fat on her small face.

"Hehe, I'm sure you guys can learn the Silver Sword Art. The Golden Sword Art depends on your own strength, but in the past ten years, not a single person has been able to break through Li Xun's defense. If you want to learn, you have to work hard. Your aptitudes are all better than mine. Alright, if you have any other questions, ask the other martial brothers in this arena. Don't disturb your Senior Brother Li Xun, he's a good person. "

Duan Peng also didn't continue speaking. After he finished speaking, he left on his own accord.

"Senior Brother Li Xun, I want to challenge you." The tallest of the five new arrivals, a boy, said. After calling out three times in a row, Li Xun didn't pay any attention to him. His name was Zhou Jie, and at the age of 18, he was the strongest person under the age of 20 in the academy. He was definitely the favorite of everyone in the academy, but at this point, Li Xun completely ignored him.

"Senior Brother Zhou Jie, Senior Brother Li Xun seems to be thinking about something. Let's not disturb him for now and ask the other fellow martial brothers first. We don't even have a place to stay. If we have to return to our original residence every day, it will take us four hours to go back and forth." The woman's name was Qin Qing. She had a delicate and pretty face with an egg-shaped face. She could barely be considered a beauty.

"Hey, little brother over there, can you tell us where we can find an empty room? We want to stay here for a month." The one who spoke was the hottest of the three women, Dong Nana.

"What little brother? How am I small? I'm just a bit short." The boy that Dong Nana pointed at said with a wronged expression. His words instantly stirred up a wave of laughter from the other disciples.

The three girls could not help but feel bashful when they heard their words. However, Dong Nana quickly stopped being shy and shouted again, "Who can help me find a place to stay? I'll accompany him to eat at his table for lunch today." As he spoke, he puffed out his chest. He looked as enticing as he could get.

More than half of the disciples swallowed their saliva when they saw this and immediately ran over to introduce the three beauties to their residences. The Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect was the backbone of the Heavenly Mountain Kingdom. Every year, the king of the country would send people to deliver a large amount of money and treasures, and every courtyard of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect would be renovated once a year. There were also many residences for the disciples.

At lunch, there were originally eight people at the table, but there were actually thirteen people at Dong Nana's table. The other four newcomers sat alone at the table, and some of them wanted to go and add up, but they were dismissed by Zhou Jie.

When the dishes were served, Dong Nana and the others were just about to move the chopsticks when she said, "Everyone listen to me, this is the first time I've come to your restaurant and been warmly received. Can you let me eat my fill first?

Seeing the bewitching Dong Nana, how could the twelve boys object?

"Sister Nana is going to play tricks on him again. I hope he can restrain himself a little." Tian Fen said with an awkward expression.

The boy, Cheng Kun, who had been silent all this time, said in disgust, "Sooner or later, I'm going to play myself to death." The other three quietly snickered as they looked at Cheng Kun. They all knew why Cheng Kun had said these words.

Dong Nana's eating posture was very beautiful, causing the 12 boys to feel itchy and craving for food. However, Dong Nana did not stop. When she finally stopped, they were the only ones left in the dining hall. When they looked at the dishes on the table, most of them had already been cleaned up by Dong Nana.

"Aiya, I'm sorry. The food in your Sky Words Academy is just too delicious. I was greedy and ate all of it. I'm really sorry."

Only now did the twelve boys notice the situation on the table, but no matter how they thought about it, they could not understand how a curvaceous and attractive girl like Dong Nana could have such a huge appetite.

The dishes in the dining hall were all fixed. Basically, the Heavenly Court had the children of aristocrats, so their requirements were especially high. Every day's worth of food was paid for by them, and even the chef was specially brought here. They naturally wouldn't eat leftovers, so these twelve people could only starve for a meal.