Shumen Sword Mountain

To reach the Shu Gate Holy Land, one must pass through the 'Shu Gate Holy City' in front of the gate.

Each of the Ten Great Holy Lands has its own holy city, built outside the mountain gate.

The reason for building the Holy City is simple: as a sacred place for cultivators in the Central Province, it naturally attracts many cultivators to worship every day. At the same time, when grand celebrations are held, many cultivators flock to the Holy City.

The vacant rooms in the holy land are only reserved for a few cultivators of high status; the vast majority of cultivators are not qualified to stay in the holy land.

Therefore, the Holy City is very useful; if you can't live in the Holy Land, you can at least live in the Holy City.

Moreover, due to the Holy Land's reputation, countless cultivators naturally gathered there. After all, it's good to have a powerful backer, and with so many people, business in the Holy City flourished, and the annual tax revenue was extremely considerable, becoming one of the Holy Land's main sources of income.

The Shu Gate Main Road is 666 li long and several hundred meters wide, enough for more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages to travel side by side.

Furthermore, out of respect for the Shu Gate Holy Land, flying on the main road is not permitted unless there is an emergency or the person has a special status, such as Lu Changsheng.

However, Lu Changsheng didn't like being too flashy; being more normal was better.

The main path was bustling with activity, mostly young people, and all of them were sword cultivators.

He was either holding a sword in his hand or carrying a sword on his back.

After all, this is within the territory of the Shu Gate Holy Land.

The Shu Gate Holy Land is the largest sword cultivation sect in the world. All disciples must practice Swordsmanship and enter the Dao through the sword.

Moreover, the vast majority of cultivators are at the Foundation Establishment stage, and it is rare to see Core Formation or Golden Core cultivators.

Even if they saw it, they weren't young people.

"I never expected that so many people would come to the Shu Gate Holy Land's disciple-acceptance ceremony."

Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised. The main road was so spacious, yet it was packed with people. At a glance, there were probably hundreds of thousands of young cultivators.

Moreover, this is only the number of people for one day; there are probably countless disciples already waiting in the Holy City.

It's probably even more terrifying than the college entrance exam.

"Senior, these people are not many yet. There are still seven days until the disciple recruitment ceremony. I'm afraid the Holy City will already be overcrowded. In previous Shu Gate Holy Land Disciple Recruitment Ceremony, tens of millions of sword cultivators participated, but only a few thousand were actually admitted."

Li Lingyun's words carried an unspeakable sense of helplessness.

Of the tens of millions of sword cultivators, fewer than a thousand were accepted.

A probability of one in ten thousand is indeed more terrifying than the college entrance examination.

"The road to Shu is difficult, more difficult than ascending to heaven."

Lu Changsheng sighed.

Everyone was stunned, clearly surprised by Lu Changsheng's literary talent.

"But what kind of assessment does the Shu Gate Holy Land conduct?"

Lu Changsheng asked curiously.

"The assessment includes age and qualifications, Sword Art Comprehension, and finally, Sword Mountain's approval."

Li Lingyun said this.

"Sword Mountain's approval?"

Lu Changsheng understood the importance of age and aptitude. The so-called age meant that one could not exceed a certain age. After all, if one was too old, firstly, one's origins would be unclear, and secondly, it would affect the balance. Moreover, Sword Art Comprehension was also very simple. If one did not have a unique understanding of the way of the sword, or a unique talent, the Shu Gate Holy Land would naturally not want one.

But Lu Changsheng still couldn't understand why Sword Mountain recognized it.

"Replying to senior, the so-called Sword Mountain's recognition means gaining the recognition of the Shu Gate Sword Mountain. Within the Shu Sect, there is a Sword Mountain Sword Mountain, which contains countless flying swords. It is said that there are even peerless Peerless Immortal Sword within. As long as one makes a vow at the Under Sword Mountain and expresses one's heart for the sword path, if one can resonate with the spiritual swords within the Sword Mountain, one will gain recognition and be able to join the Shu Gate Sword Mountain. However, if one cannot gain recognition, it is considered a failure."

"Often, the first test has a 50% success rate, the Second Trial has a 30% success rate, and the Third Trial is the most brutal, truly one in ten thousand. Last time, I failed because of the Sword Mountain's recognition. If I fail to gain recognition this second time, I will be barred from the Shu Gate Holy Land."

Li Lingyun explained this to Lu Changsheng.

"Understood."

Lu Changsheng nodded.

He finally understood what this Sword Mountain's approval meant.

"I wonder if I can gain the approval of Sword Mountain?"

"It seems that I still don't have a suitable flying sword, right?"

Suddenly, Lu Changsheng thought of something.

Although he had obtained many Law Treasure, Lu Changsheng discovered that he did not seem to have any weapon-type Law Treasure.

The Langya Immortal Treasury has many Law Treasure, but among swords, there is only the Heavenly Demon Ancient Sword Peerless Dao Artifact. Although it is powerful, it is still a sword of the Demon Race. If I, as the senior Daoist Eldest Senior Brother, were to wear a demon sword, wouldn't I become a laughing stock?

Moreover, Lu Changsheng didn't find the other Law Treasure aesthetically pleasing.

He is handsome and dashing, like Fallen Immortal descended to earth. If he were to fight with a large knife or an iron rod, the image would be terrifying.

Sword cultivators are the greatest cultivators in the world.

The reason is not only because sword cultivators are powerful, but more importantly because they are elegant and graceful.

Imagine a peerless woman, wielding an ancient jade sword, Sword Qi movements graceful and ethereal, brimming with beauty as she wields the sword's energy.

But if it were a peerless woman drawing a large cleaver, even if the movements were graceful, it would still feel somewhat awkward.

Therefore, if Lu Changsheng were to choose a weapon, a flying sword would naturally be his primary choice.

Now that he has learned that there is a Sword Mountain in the Shu Gate Holy Land, which anyone can choose from, Lu Changsheng is naturally tempted.

It might attract the attention of the Peerless Immortal Sword, which would be quite nice.

Lu Changsheng pondered in his heart.

However, this is just wishful thinking, after all, Peerless Immortal Sword is not so easy to obtain.

And so, we continued on our journey.

Without the ability to fly, the journey of a thousand miles would obviously take a very long time.

However, Lu Changsheng was not in a hurry. He treated the journey as an opportunity to enjoy the scenery and cultivate himself.

Three days later.

Finally, Lu Changsheng arrived at the Shu Gate Holy City.

Standing beneath the Holy City, Lu Changsheng also saw a Sword Mountain behind it.

About three thousand miles away.

A towering Sword Mountain, piercing the clouds, stood there.

Look closely.

Above Sword Mountain, mist swirled, and countless flying swords were embedded in the mountainside. Their number was unknown, but could be estimated to be in the tens of millions. The swords were of all shapes and sizes: some were short swords, some were long swords, some were simple, and some were fancy. Some were gold, some were silver, and some were white.

It was as if the most famous swords in the world had been gathered together. The entire Sword Mountain looked terrifying, and even from three thousand miles away, it exuded a terrifying Sword Qi.

Its sharp edge and brilliance made it appear exceptionally extraordinary.

Entering the holy city.

Soon, we passed through a long passage.

Then, a bustling street scene appeared before my eyes, full of the atmosphere of the mortal world.

"Qing Feng"

Lu Changsheng called out instinctively, but there was no reply from the side.

He forgot about Liu Qingfeng for a moment.

And at this very moment.

The Extremely Northern Land of Central Province!

Vast glaciers.

A boy, shivering, walks through the glacier.