C5

Finally, it was time to set out on a hunt for the Sword Soul. This time, other than Zhou Jie's team of five, there were eleven other students from the Sky Worm Academy who were hunting for the Sword Soul. It was only the first time that they hunted a Sword Soul that they did not need to pay much attention to it, but in principle, the deeper their understanding of sword techniques was, the better it was. Old established sword sects like the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect usually required disciples to master five moves of bronze sword technique or silver sword technique before they hunted the Sword Soul. Perhaps it was the arrival of Zhou Jie and the other four members of the team that had put pressure on Zhang Shuai and the others. During this month, Zhang Shuai and Su Mu had also sensed the need to kill the Sword Soul. In fact, Zhou Jie's group of five also came with their own understanding of the sword techniques of their respective academies. As they continued to interact with each other, Zhang Shuai and the others naturally benefited from this.

When Li Xun led the other sixteen people down the mountain, he even ran into disciples from other branches. Every year, the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect would arrange for a group to hunt down the sword spirit twice, mainly for safety, so they always had some swordsmen accompanying them. Of course, those who thought they had enough strength could hunt down the sword spirit on their own.

Because absorbing sword spirits was something anyone could do, there were often cases of people stealing sword souls. Of course, there were dangers in absorbing sword souls, and if the absorption of sword souls was too strong, then the absorber's body couldn't bear it, then there would be a backlash and the absorber would be controlled by the sword spirit to become a zombie.

On the way, Li Xun and the others were well-received. Along the way, all the hotels knew that the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect arranged the date of killing the sword spirit twice a year. The Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect was extremely strict in their rules, and it forbade the use of force to harass the citizens. Furthermore, the disciples who went down the mountain to gain experience would often do things to help the strong and the weak, and most importantly, it was because of the existence of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect that war was rare in the Heavenly Mountain Country.

After more than ten days of travel, Li Xun and the others finally arrived at the outskirts of Sky Mountain Country and the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. When they arrived, there were already several disciples of the academy waiting. In the evening, the disciples of the twelve academies had finally all arrived. Unlike the other academies, which only had three to five swordsmen leading their teams, the Skysoul Institute only had Li Xun leading their team. However, the swordsmen were used to it since this was how they had spent their years here.

"Summoning everyone here is the same as always. The safety of the disciples is the top priority. If you encounter any danger, send a signal to the Sword Sect to come and help." Li Xun, your Sky Academy is still the same as always, prioritizing your own safety. You don't need to rescue others even if you see a distress signal, and if you are in danger, you must immediately send out a distress signal. The swordsmen who had come to lead the team were all over forty years old, but all of them were only around the sixth or seventh stage.

The individual strength of the Sword Soul Continent was divided into twelve levels, which was one to twelve levels, with each stage being divided into three stages, namely Elementary, Intermediate and Peak. However, there was no special symbol, it was completely dependent on the individual's overall strength, and at the same time, it was also aimed at the twelve levels of demon beasts. However, generally speaking, people with outstanding aptitude would be able to sense the general level of strength of other people from a certain distance, unless the other party was much stronger than them or knew a concealing technique. If one's strength was much higher, they would be able to see the approximate strength of a low level person.

The youngest of these sword masters was at least twice as old as Li Xun. Asking them to seek help from Li Jun was naturally a bit embarrassing, but if they were to rescue Li Xun, then it was only right and proper. Furthermore, in their opinion, if they were unable to deal with the danger themselves, then the more help Li Xun brought along, the more they would need to help.

Of course, Li Xun understood what they were thinking. He thought that it would be better to avoid unnecessary trouble and complete the mission this old man assigned to me as soon as possible.

After returning to the temporary encampment, Li Xun brought his men into the Demonic Beast Mountain Range overnight. This confused Zhou Jie and the rest. In the past, their academy's swordmasters would bring people into the academy during the day and rest during the night. After all, the Demon Beast Mountain Range was much more dangerous during the night than during the day.

"Senior Brother Zhang Shuai, why did Senior Brother Li Xun allow us to enter the Demon Beast Mountain Range overnight?"

"Hehe, we are already used to it. After all, this is only the outer perimeter, there won't be much danger. We won't be able to travel that far in one night, so when we rest tomorrow morning, we'll probably only be in the second or third stage demon beast territory. With our team's strength, naturally it won't be a problem, and the sword spirits of our juniors can also be settled in one day. Once their strength has increased, it'll be safer to follow us into the deeper parts of the city. This is already an old rule, isn't it more exciting than before? "

The five of them nodded, and their blood boiled. Compared to the past, when his school was organized and organized, the Sky Academy was indeed a novel, and it was a lot more radical.

At ten in the morning, Li Xun found an empty space and asked Zhang Shuai and the others to set up their tents before bringing the six weakest students to the surroundings to search for a suitable sword spirit demon beast. In the evening, Li Xun returned with six people. All five of them had died, but judging from their excited expressions, it was obvious that they were not severely injured. Furthermore, they had all gained something.

"Have you managed to hunt down the sword spirit?" Zhang Shuai asked with concern. Being called boss by this group of people everyday naturally made him look a bit like a boss.

The six of them took out their Soul Swords. Two were second rank Orange ranked swords, and four were first rank Red ranked swords. Judging from the energy contained within the gems, the gems they had just absorbed already contained an abundant amount of energy. This proved that they were the most suited for hunting down sword souls. After just absorbing the Sword Soul and evolving the Soul Sword and Sword Skill Gemstones, the Sword Skill Gemstones would not have enough energy and would need a certain amount of time to replenish. Therefore, cultivators were very cautious about using the energy in the sword skill gems. Normally, they rarely used the energy in the sword skill gems in sparring. The higher the grade of the soul sword, the more gems there were.

"The six of you should quickly meditate, digest today's combat experience, and experience the changes brought to you by the new power."

"Yes, senior brother." The six of them replied in unison.

After absorbing the sword spirits, other than being able to make the soul sword evolve and obtain a sword skill gem, it would also be able to strengthen the human body. Of course, the higher the rank of the sword soul absorbed, the stronger the strengthening effect would be.

Seeing that the six of them had started to meditate, Li Xun turned around and entered the surrounding dense forest.

"Senior Brother Zhang Shuai, Senior Brother Li Xun, why did he leave alone?" Tian Fen asked fearfully. No matter what, this place was within the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. If a powerful Demonic Beast appeared, everyone would be in danger.

"Hehe, scared? Let me tell you a small secret. Actually, every time Senior Brother Li Xun and I come out to hunt for the sword spirit, we are extremely happy and look forward to it, because we can eat a lot of top quality food. "

Zhou Jie and the others didn't comment. However, the four disciples that were just about to enter meditation opened their eyes and looked at Zhang Shuai with great anticipation. They had long since heard that the people that came with Li Xun would be able to eat some strange things every time. When the disciples that hunted the soul swords went back, they would go all out to show off their strength. Those who had experience would also go along with it, making those who had no experience salivate.

One of them could not help but ask, "Boss, is it true?"

"Nonsense. The four of you are as anxious as monkeys, hurry up and meditate. Look at the two Senior Brothers around you. Be careful, if Senior Brother Li Xun comes back, you won't get any food."

In this Demon Beast Mountain Range, you can't have any carelessness. Marshal Zhang had already divided the ten people into two groups and took turns to be in charge of the security.

After around an hour or so, Li Xun returned with a large bag. He took out the items in his pockets one by one and started to plant some plants that were similar to ginseng, causing everyone to flash with light. However, most of them gradually frowned as they smelled an unpleasant stench.

"Marshal Zhang, you can split these items equally into sixteen portions. Everyone can have one portion. You can't be biased." Li Xun pointed at the fishy smell.

Zhang Shuai immediately divided the ingredients evenly into sixteen portions. He couldn't make it in time so he poured his own into his mouth. Su Mu and a few others also ate his portion with a worried look on their faces. Zhou Jie's group of five and the other four disciples who had just entered the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts all looked at each other.

"If you don't eat, then just give it to us." As he spoke, Marshal Zhang swallowed his saliva. Su Mu and the others also acted as if they were going to snatch the food if it wasn't eaten.

The remaining nine people all started to suspect if Zhang Shuai and his team had set them up on purpose. How could they eat something like this raw? He should at least get rid of the fishy smell and eat it when it was cooked.

Among the nine, Qin Qing was the first to pick up the plate and swallow all the food. When the remaining six boys saw that Qin Qing had already eaten, they started to eat as well. However, they all ate very slowly and their expressions were clearly very difficult. When Dong Nana and Tian Fen saw this, they found it even more difficult.

"Eat faster. With the way you guys eat, when will you finish the rest?" Li Xun's expression was cold and grim. In fact, he was overjoyed in his heart. I'll let all of you know how I came to this place in the past. I ate like this for seven years.

When Dong Nana finished her last meal, Zhou Jie actually started vomiting. The others also felt like they were infected and wanted to vomit as well.

"Endure it." Li Xun slapped the back of every person who wanted to vomit. The few of them immediately stopped. Very soon, they felt their dantian becoming hotter and hotter.

"Don't waste time, look at the other senior brothers around you and quickly meditate."

An hour later, Qin Qing was the first to wake up. Li Xun nodded at her. Then the others woke up one after another.

Zhou Jie seemed a little excited as he mumbled, "I-I broke through the mental cultivation method of Tianshan and entered the third level."

"Hehe, me too." Tian Fen said excitedly.

Dong Nana and Cheng Kun also indicated that Tianshan mental cultivation method had entered the third level. The four of them were around the same strength in every aspect, so it was normal for them to break through at the same time.

Of the four new disciples, two of them also indicated that they had reached the second stage of their mental cultivation method, while the other two indicated that they were not far away from breaking through. On the other hand, Zhang Shuai and the others only expressed that their mental cultivation had improved quite a bit. After all, it wasn't their first time taking it, so the effects were slightly worse.