Below Qingfeng Mountain, the Entry Convention

In the following two days, the matches for Jiang Zhong, Zhou Bai, and the others officially began.

Chen Qinglin arrived at the martial arts arena as if nothing had happened.

Eldest Senior Brother Xie Jingjiang also rushed back when the second round of matches started.

This round of matches truly showcased the Iron Sword Martial Arts School's real strength in Dingyuan County.

Only Xie Jingjiang had reached the Body Tempering Ninth Level, Jiang Zhong and Zhou Bai were at the Body Tempering Seventh Level, and Lin Yun was at the Body Tempering Eighth Level.

Compared to other towns, this was not bad. Among the thirteen towns, only two martial arts schools had disciples at the Body Tempering Ninth Level.

However, they were far inferior to county-level martial arts schools like Changfeng and Blood Saber.

After this round of matches, they ranked ninth, similar to previous years.

It was only this year with the emergence of Chen Qinglin that their overall ranking rose to fourth, trailing only Changhe, Blood Saber, and Baoyu martial arts schools.

This was the best result the Iron Sword Martial Arts School had achieved since its establishment.

Over these two days, Xie Feng wrote a letter and asked Chen Qinglin to deliver it to Xie Jingyun when he went to Qingfeng Mountain.

Meanwhile, Zhong Qing often came to find Chen Qinglin, bringing along the arrogant Xin Shuming and the cold Qi Hanwen.

After all, they were young and none of them were irredeemably wicked.

After meeting a few times, the group put aside the minor matters of the matches and began to spar, brew tea, and discuss martial arts together.

Their elders, who were behind them, were happy to see this, often preparing venues for them and blocking visitors.

On the fourth day, they arrived at the County Office and met up with Zhong Qing and the other two.

Shen Shi led the four of them out of the city gate and blew a peculiar whistle. A black dot in the distance gradually grew larger.

As it drew closer, they saw it was a magnificent Divine Green Eagle, its wings spanning over ten meters.

After calling them onto the eagle's back, he took out a round plate, activated a light shield, and covered the eagle's back with it.

The Divine Green Eagle flapped its wings, soared into the sky, and shot towards the clouds.

The eagle moved rapidly, but Chen Qinglin and the other three on its back felt no unusual sensations.

"What a magical item," the four of them exclaimed in surprise.

"This is the Green Feather Eagle unique to our Qingfeng Mountain. It can travel ten thousand li in a day without breaking a sweat. We set off at Chen Shi and will reach the foot of the mountain by You Shi," Shen Shi explained, pointing to the divine eagle beneath them, seeing their astonishment.

"Lord Shen, what is this round plate?" Xin Shuming asked, his demeanor relaxing as Shen Shi was no longer so stern.

Shen Shi did not answer directly. He said, "You have already entered my Qingfeng Mountain. As long as you register at the mountain gate, you can call me Martial Uncle or Steward."

He also said, "This disk was forged by the Weapon Forging Peak of my Qingfeng Mountain. It is a Human-tier Low-grade Magic Tool. When activated with true qi, it can form a protective shield. It is not a rare item."

"..."

As far as Shen Shi knew, weapons in this world were divided into three tiers: Heaven-tier Dao Artifact, Earth-tier Spirit Weapon, and Human-tier Magic Tool.

Each tier was further divided into four grades based on its power and quality: Low-grade, Mid-grade, High-grade, and Top-grade.

The weapons previously used by Chen Qinglin and the others were unranked weapons. A person holding a ranked weapon could easily cut through them.

Shen Shi described the power of Qingfeng Mountain to them along the way, while also answering some of their questions.

In the sky, a green eagle flew over high mountains and rivers, like a streak of green light flashing across the sky, disappearing in an instant.

After flying for an unknown distance, the Green Feather Eagle landed at the foot of a Majestic Green Mountain as the sun was about to set.

Behind the green mountain were continuous mountain ranges, undulating and stretching as far as the eye could see.

White cranes and green eagles flew among the mountains, and exquisite palace complexes were scattered like stars within them.

Below the green mountain lay a Grand City, bustling with people and filled with dazzling, exquisite buildings.

The Green Feather Eagle landed on a huge plaza at the foot of the mountain, and someone immediately came to greet them.

Shen Shi returned the whistle and the disk, then led the few people into the city and arrived at the entrance of an ancient building with "Qingfeng Inn" written above it.

"Steward Shen!" The innkeeper of Qingfeng Inn came out to greet Shen Shi.

"These are the disciples reporting this year. I'll arrange them here for now, and I'll come to take them away tomorrow."

"Yes."

He turned back and instructed the four people, "You all rest first. I will take you to the plaza in front of the mountain to report tomorrow."

After speaking to the four, Shen Shi left the inn.

"Several Junior Brothers, follow me. Rooms have been prepared for you."

"For the time being, all inns under Qingfeng Mountain are not accepting guests. More and more disciples like you will be arriving in the next few days."

"Thank you, Shopkeeper."

"It's my duty. After resting for a while, you can come downstairs to eat. Afterwards, you can go out and explore the city. The night scenery of Qingfeng City is quite good."

"Junior Brothers, if you need anything, you can call me. I'll take my leave now."

"Senior Brother, you are busy. Don't mind us."

The day's sights had already left the young disciples feeling somewhat weary. After agreeing to have dinner together, the four returned to their rooms, awaiting tomorrow's events.

The next morning, before the sun had even risen, the mountain square was already filled with disciples from the three commanderies.

Compliments, catching up, showing off, and taunts mingled together.

Chen Qinglin and the others were also conversing amongst themselves.

"Silence!" A thunderous, resonant voice boomed. It belonged to an elder with white hair and a youthful complexion, clad in a white robe. His expression exuded authority.

Once the square quieted down, the elder spoke slowly.

"Welcome, disciples, to Qingfeng Mountain. Here, you will enter the true world of Martial Dao."

"As a Martial Dao Sect with over a thousand years of heritage, Qingfeng Mountain possesses numerous profound martial arts. Our sect's traditions are orderly. By coming here, you will reach higher Martial Dao realms. I hope you..."

"Finally, you will..."

"..."

Chen Qinglin's scalp tingled, as if he were back in his previous life, dominated by principals and leaders.

Looking around, everyone else also had a look of utter despair. Some were already fishing on the spot.

"Now, the Sect Entrance Tournament officially begins!" Chen Qinglin only heard this sentence clearly and immediately snapped back to attention.

He tugged at Xin Shuming, who was looking groggy beside him, and stood up straight.

"Line up according to your respective commanderies. Cangzhou disciples on the left, Yunzhou disciples in the middle, and Youzhou on the right. Proceed to the corresponding detection points; do not wander."

"Begin the detection!"

"Yunzhou Ling Commandery's Ye Tian, sixteen years old, Body Tempering Seventh Level. Grip this stone." Green light emanated from the stone. The detection deacon observed the light, then picked up his brush to write before stating:

"Faint Green Qi, Mediocre Talent. Yunqing Courtyard."

"Youzhou Ling Commandery's Tian Fugui, fifteen years old, Body Tempering Seventh Level, Average Talent. Yunqing Courtyard."

"Cangzhou Annan Commandery's Lin Wangyu..."

"Yunzhou Changling Commandery's Xiao Muyu, fourteen years old, Body Tempering Ninth Level! Hmm?"

Crimson Radiance flashed from the stone, shooting towards the sky. "Exceptional Talent." The detection deacon was shocked. Before the outer sect deacon or elder beside him could speak, a Green-robed Figure descended rapidly from the sky.

"My Green Lotus Peak wants this disciple. Young lady, are you willing to take me as your master? You can directly become an Inner Disciple." The figure who appeared was a charming and dashing young man in green.

"Disciple is willing." The young lady replied with a look of surprise and joy.

"Good, come with me!" Saying this, he pulled the female disciple and transformed into a green stream of light, flying towards the green mountain and disappearing from sight.

"Where is the person? Where is the person who just had the crimson glow detected?" Before the disciples could recover, several more figures descended. A purple-robed woman among them asked.

"Elder Yunhua took him away," the testing deacon replied quickly.

"Ah! You shameless Mo Yunhua! You actually made a move first!"

"Junior Sister Yun Ling, there are still many disciples behind. Why not watch a bit longer?" A man in a white robe with a warm smile on his face said.

"Hmph (◣_◢), don't let me meet him!"

"You continue the testing, don't delay," the white-robed elder said to the testing deacon.

"Yes, Elder."

The testing continued.

"Qi Feng of Youzhou An Commandery, fifteen years old, Body Tempering Eighth Level, Above Average Talent, Yunqing Courtyard."

"Hua Yunqing of Cangzhou Baihua Commandery, fifteen, Body Tempering Ninth Level, Superior Talent." Another red glow appeared. She was taken in by Elder Yun Ling.

By noon, it was finally Chen Qinglin and the other three's turn.

"Excite your qi and blood, then hold the testing stone," the testing deacon said, feeling his hand bones.

"Yes."

"Chen Qinglin of Cangzhou Changyang Commandery, fourteen, Body Tempering Eighth Level, Above Average Talent, Yunqing Courtyard."

"You go over there. A disciple will take you to Yunqing Courtyard."

"Yes."

"Xin Shuming of Cangzhou Changyang Commandery, fifteen years old, Body Tempering Seventh Level, Average Talent, Yunqing Courtyard."

"Qi Hanwen of Cangzhou Changyang Commandery, fifteen years old, Body Tempering Seventh Level, Above Average Talent, Yunqing Courtyard."

"Zhong Qing of Cangzhou Changyang Commandery, sixteen years old, Body Tempering Seventh Level, Mediocre Talent, Yunqing Courtyard."