Li Chen was unaware of what happened after the two of them left.
The Fox Family Saintess has fallen into deep suspicion and distrust.
After all, the information about Li Chen right now is really too unreliable.
Su Xian, her face dark, said, "That Fox Family Saintess is still so troublesome; no wonder the Daoist Family Saint Son hasn't said much."
Li Chen didn't pay much attention, but he found the woman's inexplicable actions rather strange.
Saying he wanted to see them was really just a way to test them.
As a result, nothing was gained.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
There's only one night left until the start of the Academy Tournament.
Canghai City.
It's now completely packed with people.
The entire street became congested.
This is the charm of the Academy Tournament; it allows you to witness the birth of a prodigy from the Human Race each year, which is one of the reasons why it attracts so many people.
Night.
It is located atop the high walls of Canghai Pass.
Several figures stood there.
The Sword Elder held a cane in his hand, and his eyes were exceptionally sharp.
Jianping looked puzzled and asked, "Master, why is your hand..."
The Sword Elder shook his head and said, "It's nothing, just one sword is broken, it won't affect anything."
Jianping remained silent and asked no further questions.
The Sword Elder looked at Li Chen with great admiration and said, "Release the Demon Blade in your hand and let me see it."
"I never expected that little fellow from Gu Cheng would bestow this Demon Blade upon you. It seems he places great hopes on you."
Li Chen was stunned. He hadn't expected that the old man could see through the Demon Blade hidden in his body with just a glance.
Without saying much, he directly summoned the Demon Blade.
The Sword Elder slightly raised his cane, which transformed into a sword beam and flew into the air. At that moment, he also grasped the Demon Blade in his hand.
"A fine knife, a fine sword."
"But this Demon Blade seems to have already recognized you as its master."
"Very nice."
He gripped the Demon Blade, and because he only had one hand, he seemed to see everything about Demon Blade clearly just by looking at his eyes.
He then tossed the Demon Blade to Li Chen.
The cane, which had transformed into a sword-like beam in the sky, also silently fell down.
It's quite peculiar.
Li Chen was stunned.
Jianping wasn't surprised, but his expression was somewhat indescribable, his gaze fixed on the old man's severed arm.
The Sword Elder was his master and also his family. Moreover, he knew his master's strength. If he could sever one of his hands, then the other party's strength was terrifying. He didn't know how strong he was, but he knew that he was definitely stronger than his master.
The two of them arrived here today, naturally through the old man.
Jianping asked, "Master, why did you call me here today?"
"Does he just want to see Li Chen?"
Li Chen also wanted to know, after all, he was suddenly notified by Jianping that he needed to see him, and as a result, he was brought to this pass.
You should know that for each of the Four Great Passes of the Human Race, many people want to pass through, but almost none of them actually succeed.
After all, every pass is guarded by countless Human Race.
Evil Cults may be hiding among these people.
Without sufficient proof, it would be impossible to allow someone to enter the pass.
But the old man brought the two of them up so easily.
The Sword Elder's sallow face wasn't looking at Jianping, but rather at the pitch-black night beyond the pass.
The area outside Canghai Pass is all sea.
But on the surface of the sea, countless Eerie Monsters could be clearly seen swimming, like one after another black dolphin leaping about.
It's terrifying...
"Jianping, the reason I summoned you here today is to show you the current critical juncture."
"Let me show you what the outside world is like now."
Jianping pursed his lips, his expression not changing much. This feeling of being at the pass didn't really evoke much emotion in him.
After all, although I only fought Eerie Monsters in the Ruined Pass, I still had that feeling, but now it seems I don't feel much.
However, Li Chen's eyes seemed to gleam with a dark light as he saw the outside world clearly, and the Eerie Monsters moving on the sea surface.
One after another, the Eerie Monsters moved about in his eyes like nourishment, like Forbidden Substances.
The Sword Elder tapped his cane on the ground and slowly said, "You are all the backbone of this era."
"Chaos is on the horizon, and as your elder, I simply want you to see the critical juncture we face. Of course, this is also someone else's intention."
Jianping and Li Chen were somewhat confused. What did this mean? Had they been brought to this checkpoint just to take a look? And who was this "someone"?
The Sword Elder shook his head and said nothing more, instead staring at the surging Eerie Monsters.
Suddenly he raised his cane.
It was as if a slash across the entire ocean had fallen from the sky, splitting the world in two.
A crack appeared in the sea, and seawater stained with the blood of countless Eerie Monsters flowed down.
The most incredible thing is that the ocean did not heal immediately, but instead flowed downwards like a waterfall.
That's really exaggerated...
Jianping frowned and asked, "Master, why did you intervene?"
The Sword Elder chuckled, "I took action because I didn't like those Eerie Monsters."
The conversation was awkward, but the words didn't seem to affect either of them.
Li Chen stood silently to the side.
He didn't understand why he had been brought here; was it really just to see what was outside the border?
At that moment, a voice rang out from the sky.
A man dressed in a black robe floated in the air and walked through the void.
His expression was somewhat solemn, but it changed instantly upon seeing that it was Jian Wuqing.
He glanced at Jianping and Li Chen, then floated in front of Jian Wuqing and said, "Sword Elder, what brings you here?"
Are these two young men your disciples?
The Sword Elder nodded slightly and said, "That old fellow asked me to come and take a look at this pass, and also to let my two disciples see the outside world."
The man in black robes said with a wry smile, "Sword Elder, just look, why make such a fuss!"
"You know, the Eerie Monsters outside have finally calmed down."
"Your attack now might just start a riot!"
The Sword Elder glared at him and said, "Are you going to blame me?"
"No, no, I wouldn't dare."
"But if you come again next time, please give me your permission, after all, this is a checkpoint..."
The man in black robes seemed somewhat insecure and quite humble in the face of the Sword Elder.
After nodding slightly, the Sword Elder slowly let out a breath.
Then he looked at Li Chen and Jianping.
He needed to remember the faces of these two young men; he didn't want to offend them and incur the wrath of the old man in front of him.
The Sword Elder had guessed his thoughts and said to Jianping and the other man...
"Let's go, we've seen what we needed to see."
"I've helped that guy with what he meant."
"As for your future path, you'll have to walk it yourselves."