April has passed and May has arrived.
Time flies in the mountains, and this day has arrived when Sword Competition is officially held.
As a grand ceremony held once every ten years by Zhongnan Sword Sect Lower Court, it is naturally very grand and grand, with lights and colors and a lively atmosphere.
At the meeting, the elders attended the meeting in full dress.
As the fencing competition progresses and the top four are determined, Upper Court will send people to observe.
The name is "observation", but in reality it is to select the fairy seedlings that will enter Upper Court.
Upper Court has its own criteria for selection. It does not just look at rankings, nor only at cultivation level, but also based on comprehensive considerations.
Just like that time Chen Jin won the championship and was in the limelight. If there were no accidents, Upper Court should be the one to win.
But an accident happened. It was detected that Qi Seed was broken, which meant that its potential was exhausted, and Dao Path was hopeless.
Since then, he has been defeated and unable to recover.
Compared with previous editions, the competition format of this year's sword competition has remained almost unchanged.
First, the ten seeded players are named, and they can directly enter the fourth round.
Except for the seeds, everyone is an ordinary disciple.
With the current situation of Chen Jin, it is natural that it cannot become a seed and must start from the first round. The lottery system is adopted, and whoever is drawn will be the winner.
The results of the lottery came out quickly.
Chen Jin's opponent in the first round is named "Yu Chengzhi", a new disciple who just became Lower Court at the beginning of this year. He is only seventeen years old and can be said to be full of energy.
Good luck.
Others will definitely think so anyway.
In fact, it is because in the past two years, the sword sect Lower Court has expanded and recruited a large number of new disciples.
The more new people there are, the higher the chance of encountering them.
The one drawn by Huang Mengliang is also a new disciple with a nice smile and a good mood. For a veteran Mesozoic disciple like him, if he signs up to participate in Sword Competition, he will be guaranteed at least three rounds. But if he is unlucky and faces the same Mesozoic disciple in the first round, it is hard to say whether he will win or lose in the end.
Therefore, Dao Path is long and fortune is very important.
If your fortune is poor, you may accidentally encounter a disaster or even be in danger of death.
As the saying goes, "Drinking cold water will clog your teeth." This is probably true.
At the same time, a new opponent was drawn, but Huang Mengliang was happy for Chen Jin. The different situations between the two determined that they were under completely different pressures.
If Chen Jin were drawn from the same class as Fifth Realm in the first round, and then lost, it would be an ugly scene, and many people would laugh.
Fortunately, this didn't happen.
To deal with a new disciple, even if Chen Jin's cultivation level drops drastically, there will be no problem.
If you think like this, you may be suspected of bullying the newcomers, and you will not win with force. However, when you actually stand on the stage and become opponents, who cares about the old and the new?
There is only victory or defeat.
If Chen Jin loses, others will only laugh at his incompetence, without any excuse.
"Junior Brother Chen, Brother Yu wishes you success immediately!"
Huang Mengliang said, cupping his hands and heading towards the arena where he was competing.
With so many people in one round, it is naturally divided into multiple arenas to compete at the same time.
Looking at his back, Chen Jin smiled slightly: This Senior Brother Huang is not only enthusiastic, but also quite measured. He is really a friend worth making.
He also went to find his own arena. When he saw that the time was not up, he found a place to sit down under the stage and began to close his eyes and meditate.
Others' "close their eyes and rest their mind" are mostly to temporarily adjust their mental state; Chen Jin's is actually visualizing Sun and Moon Grotto-Heaven to truly rest their mind.
The strength of his soul is his major advantage. He has a keen sense of perception and can see things that others cannot see.
After a while, I felt something. I slowly opened my eyes and saw the hustle and bustle around me. There was a mass of people in the darkness, and they were all crowded to see him.
There is no way, before Sword Competition, all kinds of news about Chen Jin were flying all over the sky, attracting too many people's attention.
When the sword fair officially started, the first round of Chen Jin was naturally packed with spectators.
Some people come to observe, some people come because they are curious, and many people come to watch the jokes.
There are so many and so many.
Being surrounded by onlookers, Chen Jin calmed down and slowly walked onto the ring.
"Tell me, can senior brother Chen Jin win the first round?"
"Isn't this nonsense?"
"But looking at him like this, he is too old to be true. How much cultivation strength does he still have?"
"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Don't look down on people. The last time Wu Jing dared to challenge senior brother Chen Jin, it is said that he was blinded by Sword Intent after only one look at him by senior brother Chen Jin."
"Sword Intent?"
"Hey, after all, senior brother Chen Jin stepped into the realm of Innate with one foot at his peak, and condensed it into Sword Intent. What's so strange about it? As long as he doesn't meet Fifth Realm opponents, he can kill through three rounds with Sword Intent alone."
People's hearts are full of right and wrong, and they prefer to listen to stories.
Chen Jin's ups and downs experience is a good story in itself.
In fact, for many new disciples, they have no contact with Chen Jin. It can even be said that they have never met. Many things are just heard.
Hearing and hearing things are inevitably distorted and can be cast in various colors, some of which are good and some are bad.
In the final analysis, those who have malicious intentions towards Chen Jin are just a handful of people.
As for the other people, they basically maintained a neutral attitude and mainly came to watch the fun.
As long as it's lively and exciting, it's worth a trip.
Chen Jin stood on the ring and looked at his opponent Yu Chengzhi.
This is really a young man, with a kind of nervousness on his childish face. The five fingers of his left hand tightly grasp the hilt of the sword at his waist, as if he would draw the sword out of its sheath at the slightest movement.
Seeing his appearance, Chen Jin couldn't help but think of himself. Before the one that won the championship, he had participated in another Sword Competition.
That was his first session.
When I went on stage for the first time, I seemed to feel so embarrassed in front of everyone.
So he smiled and said, "Junior Brother Yu, you are too nervous, this is not okay."
Yu Chengzhi was startled and subconsciously asked, "Then what should I do?"
Chen Jin said slowly, "When you are facing an enemy, you should guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and do not be frightened or timid. To do this, you must first restrain your mind, stretch your will, and not be disturbed by external objects..."
Tell it eloquently.
What I said is not a profound truth, but practical experience.
Yu Chengzhi listened immediately.
Due to the restructuring and recruitment of new students, many new disciples did not formally become disciples after joining Lower Court, but needed a period of adaptation to study.
Their learning channels are mainly through going to the Sword Lecture Hall to listen to sermons, joining small groups, and listening to explanations from senior brothers and sisters.
Therefore, the gap in strength can be imagined.
However, Lower Court does not restrict new disciples from participating in Sword Competition. Firstly, it happens once every ten years. If you miss one session, you have to wait for ten years, which is really long. Secondly, newcomers have the courage to compete on stage. Their courage is commendable and worthy of encouragement.
Not to mention, in every Sword Competition, there will always be some rookies with good qualifications. They are not afraid of tigers when they are just born. They can even defeat their older brothers and sisters, thus temporarily making their mark.
In short, various situations are possible.
But on-the-spot teaching like this is really a bit strange.
The audience in the audience looked at each other:
Is this okay?