Three hours passed very quickly while adjusting the breath.
During this period, more monks came out of the forest and stepped onto the square. Later, the number of people gathered in the square reached about 120.
Qin Tiexin After adjusting the breath, open your eyes.
Li Yun was beside him and had just finished adjusting her breath. She looked towards the center of the square and whispered, "It's almost time."
Before he finished speaking, the golden portal in the center suddenly lit up, bursting out with a dazzling golden light, which illuminated the entire square in a golden light. Immediately afterwards, a line of golden ancient characters appeared above the door frame:
"Golden Realm: Sword Qi Carving Array. Use gold spiritual power to carve a complete array pattern on the metal plate. The time limit is one stick of incense. Those who are not gold Spirit Root will be subject to sharp gas erosion."
After the font appeared for three breaths, the halo of chaos within the Golden Gate stabilized and turned into a golden vortex.
The square was quiet for a moment, and then discussions started.
"Sword Qi engraving formation? What kind of assessment is this?"
"Non-gold Spirit Root will be affected by sharp cavitation... the consumption of spiritual power will be doubled."
"My gold Spirit Root is only 30%, can I get in?"
The woman in red was the first to move. She walked toward the Golden Gate with a leisurely pace, and she had the red whip in her hand before she knew it. When she reached the door, she turned back and glanced at the six fellow disciples behind her, and said softly, "You two don't have gold Spirit Root. Please support me outside, and the rest will come in with me."
The woman in red led the four people into the golden gate first, and her figure disappeared into the golden vortex.
Someone takes the lead, and others follow suit.
Among the five members of the Qingxia sect, only two entered - obviously they were not majoring in the gold system. Among the small and medium-sized sects and Rogue Cultivator, gold Spirit Root or monks who also majored in the gold system entered one after another, and there were about sixty or seventy people.
Qin Tiexin stood up.
Liu Qing also came from the corner and looked at him. "Come in?"
"Come in."
Li Yun also stood up, but her face was a little hesitant. "I am water Spirit Root. If you go in, you will be repelled by the attributes..."
Qin Tiexin looked at her. "Do what you can."
Li Yun bit her lip and nodded. "I'll go in and check the situation. If it doesn't work, I'll get out."
The three of them walked towards the Golden Gate.
The moment he stepped into the golden vortex, Qin Tiexin felt that the nature of the surrounding Spiritual Qi had completely changed.
It is no longer the mixed peace of the five elements in the square, but the pure, sharp, and piercingly cold metallic Spiritual Qi. This Spiritual Qi condenses into pale golden light spots visible to the naked eye in the air, floating and floating.
The scene in front of me was also completely different.
The ground is no longer a bluestone slab, but some kind of dark golden metal plate. The surface is as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the gray-gold sky. The clouds on the sky are also golden, thick and low, and golden electric snakes flash between the clouds from time to time, illuminating the entire space.
The air was filled with the unique cold smell of metal, mixed with a faint smell that sounded like rust and blood.
Qin Tiexin After standing firm, immediately run "Hunyuan Jue".
Five Spirit Root's advantages emerged at this moment - although the surrounding metallic Spiritual Qi was sharp, it did not repel him. He could breathe and move normally, and his body-protecting spiritual energy consumption was no different from the outside world.
But the face of Li Yun next to her had changed.
She breathed slightly, and a light blue water shield appeared on her body - this was automatically activated by the body's protective spiritual power to resist the erosion of external metal Spiritual Qi. However, fine ripples continued to appear on the surface of the shield, as if it was being cut by countless small blades.
"Junior Brother Qin..." Li Yun's voice was a little labored, "I can't hold on for long."
Qin Tiexin looked at her. "Exit first."
Li Yun nodded, turned around without hesitation, stepped into the halo of light and disappeared - she chose to exit and wait for the water that suits her.
Qin Tiexin turned his head and looked into the field.
There were about ninety monks who entered the Golden Realm. Except for those who exited immediately, there were still about sixty people standing scattered on the metal ground. Most of them stimulated the spiritual power of body protection, but except for the golden Spirit Root monk, the protective shields of everyone else were fluctuating violently, obviously consuming a lot of energy.
About thirty feet ahead, there is a row of metal platforms. A complex pattern is carved on the wall in front of the metal platform. On each platform is a palm-sized dark silver metal plate, and next to it is a slender golden carving knife - obviously this is an assessment prop.
The woman in red had already walked to a metal table. She picked up the carving knife and looked at the array pattern. She didn't even look at the metal plate carefully. The golden light flashed on her fingertips, and the carving knife made the first stroke on the metal plate.
"Golden Blade Technique", gold type Law Technique, it seems that this woman's proficiency is really not low, her spiritual power is strong and stable, her movements are smooth and flowing, without any sluggishness.
The four Jinyang Sect disciples behind her also each chose a stage to start carving. Although their techniques were not as skillful as the woman in red, they were still smooth and natural. After all, Jinyang Sect is famous for the metal element, so it is normal for them to be good at some metal elements Law Technique.
Qin Tiexin walked towards an empty metal platform.
Liu Qing chose the one next to her.
Qin Tiexin picked up the metal plate and the engraving knife. The metal plate was heavy, hard in texture, and had a smooth surface. The engraving knife was slender and the tip was extremely sharp. Qin Tiexin tried it. The hardness of the engraving knife was lower than that of the metal plate, so it could not be carved directly. It was necessary to use gold Law Technique to enhance the sharpness of the engraving knife.
Qin Tiexin couldn't tell what formation pattern was in front of him, and Liu Qing next to him also shook his head.
It seems that I can only copy it.
Liu Qing was quite proficient in the "Golden Blade Technique". While infusing the carving knife, he copied it according to the formation diagram.
Qin Tiexin I have learned a few little Law Techniques with five elements attributes before, but I have only learned the "Golden Light Curse" for the metallic ones, which are defensive Law Techniques and cannot be poured into the carving knife.
Qin Tiexin stared at the blank metal plate and thought for a moment.
Suddenly an idea flashed, carving knife, metal plate, and pattern. Isn't this another mode of "Law Artifact Carving Spirit Pattern"! He was already familiar with this.
I saw Qin Tiexin put down the carving knife. Just when the people next to him thought he was about to give up, Qin Tiexin stretched out his right index finger and ran the "Hunyuan Jue" to bring out the metallic Spiritual Qi in Dantian. The fingertips exuded a little golden light, forming the Spiritual Qi carving knife. As the finger was slowly placed on the metal plate, a burst of marks crossed it, it works!
Referring to the array diagram in front of them, straight lines, turns, arcs, and closures, although they started late, were faster than the partially metallic monks. The notches on the surface of the metal plates gradually connected together, slowly forming a complex geometric pattern.
Time passed little by little, and exclamations and curses started to sound from all around.
"This damn thing is so hard to carve!"
"My spiritual power is running out!"
"No, I give up!"
Many people chose to quit. Either they could not bear the consumption of attribute rejection, or they were unable to complete the formation carving, so they turned around and stepped out of the halo to leave. The number of people in the field decreased rapidly.
Liu Qing was still insisting. There was sweat on his forehead, and the golden carving knife on his fingertips was trembling slightly, but he was still pushing hard on the metal plate.
Qin Tiexin No distractions.
The last stroke, closing.
When the fingertips leave the metal plate, the entire pattern appears completely, with a complete structure and clear lines.
He put down the metal plate.
Almost at the same time, a golden light rose from the metal platform and enveloped him. An old voice rang in his ears. "The array pattern is complete, rating: medium grade. Passed."
The golden light dispersed.
Qin Tiexin looked around. There were less than twenty people left in the field at this moment.
Liu Qing also finished. He put down the carving knife and breathed a long sigh of relief. The protective shield around him was almost invisible. He looked at Qin Tiexin and forced a smile, "Barely... passed the test."
The woman in red had already finished. She didn't even wait for the golden light to judge. After putting down the metal plate, she stood with her arms folded and her eyes scanned the audience indifferently, as if she was watching a play that had nothing to do with her.
It's time for a stick of incense.
There were only sixteen monks left at the scene.
Those monks who did not finish or gave up midway were enveloped by golden light pillars that appeared out of thin air and were forcibly teleported away - they lost the qualification to continue to participate in the Golden Realm assessment.
The old voice sounded again, "Those who pass the level will be rewarded with a piece of concentrated ore."
Sixteen rays of golden light fell from the sky and landed accurately in front of everyone. Qin Tiexin caught it - it was a fist-sized ore with a dark golden luster. It was heavy to hold and contained pure gold Spiritual Qi.
This piece of gold concentrate is worth about ten Spirit Stone on the outside, which is not expensive, but it is a very good training auxiliary material for metallic Spirit Root monks.
The voice continued, "The top three finishers will receive an additional reward of a mid-grade Law Artifact sword embryo."
Three thicker golden lights fell, falling in front of the woman in red and two other golden Spirit Root monks respectively. The woman in red stretched out her hand to catch the sword embryo - it was an unedged metal long sword with no spiritual patterns carved on it. The sword body was smooth and glowed with a pale golden cold light.
She glanced at it and put it away.
Qin Tiexin ranked eighth, not among the top three.
After the rewards were distributed, the old voice paused for a moment and suddenly became solemn. "Golden Realm Guardian, appear."
The metal ground in front suddenly cracked.
A two-foot-tall golden puppet rose from the crack. It was made of dark golden metal, looked like an armored warrior, and held a huge golden epee. There were two dancing golden flames in its eye sockets. It had no expression, but exuded a suffocating pressure - the aura of Half-Step Foundation Establishment.
Golden Armored Sword Guard.
The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became tense.
"In the final assessment, defeat the guardian of the Golden Realm and you will get..."
Before the voice could finish speaking, the woman in red moved.
She stepped towards the golden-armored sword guard. The red whip had been put away at some point, and was replaced by a three-foot-long golden sword.
The golden-armored sword guard looked at the incoming enemy, the flames in his eyes jumped, and he raised his heavy sword.
The woman in red didn't stop, and she ducked sideways when the heavy sword was struck. The golden thin sword was like a poisonous snake spitting a message, and it stabbed straight into the chest of the puppet.
"Clang!"
The tip of the sword pierced the breastplate, sparks bursting out. But the breastplate only left a white spot.
The woman in red didn't care, and her figure was like the wind, spinning around the puppet quickly. Her Swordsmanship was fast, accurate, and ruthless, and each sword hit the puppet's joints, eye sockets, neck and other weak points. Although the golden-armored sword guard was extremely powerful, his movements were a bit clumsy, and the heavy sword repeatedly struck the air.
Everyone on the sidelines watched with bated breath.
Qin Tiexin stared at the woman in red's Movement Method and sword path. Her Swordsmanship clearly passed A Thousand Hammerings and a Hundred Refinements without any unnecessary movements. Each sword was just right, avoiding the puppet's attack and leaving new scars on the puppet's body.
After thirty moves.
The moment the woman in red grabbed the puppet's heavy sword and slashed it into the air and leaned forward, the golden rapier turned into a stream of light and accurately penetrated the gap in the knee joint of the puppet's right leg.
"Click!"
The sound of cracking joints is clearly audible.
The body of the golden-armored sword guard tilted and his movements were sluggish. The woman in red took the opportunity to jump up and pierced the puppet's eye socket with her sword.
The golden flame suddenly went out.
The puppet froze, then suddenly disintegrated, turning into countless golden light spots and dissipating in the air.
Only two things were left on the spot: twelve golden flying needles as thin as ox hair, suspended in mid-air; and a small flower growing on the metal ground, with its entire body as crystal clear as golden crystal.
The woman in red stretched out her hand, and the flying needle fell into her palm. She walked to the little flower again, bent down and picked it off.
"... You can get the Golden Needle and the Sword Heart Flower. The Golden Realm assessment is over." The old voice said lightly.
The woman in red nodded, put away her two things, and turned towards the halo of the entrance without looking at anyone in the room.
After she left, the remaining dozen people also stepped into the halo.
Qin Tiexin and Liu Qing left together.
Back in the square, the golden portal has dimmed and will not light up again until next time.
Li Yun came forward and asked with concern, "How is it?"
Qin Tiexin handed over the gold concentrate ore. "I got this."
Liu Qing also took out her piece and smiled bitterly, "I almost couldn't hold on."
Li Yun breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as you're fine."
Qin Tiexin nodded and looked towards the Jinyang Sect - the woman in red had returned, closing her eyes and adjusting her breath. The Sword Heart Flower was placed in front of her knees, emitting a faint golden halo.