Chapter Seventy-Five: Breaking Through the Pass

  Qin Tianji had just appeared at the bottom of the Divine Communication Stage when someone came up to greet him: "Young brother, judging from your cultivation, you should be at the Great Swordsman level. Are you going to challenge the Divine Communication Stage? Although it's not easy for a Great Swordsman to pass the Divine Communication Stage, it's not impossible either. As the saying goes, 'know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be in danger.' If you can understand the sword techniques and body methods that the guardians of the Divine Communication Stage are good at, you will naturally be able to pass through smoothly. Come on, I have a complete guide to the Divine Communication Stage here, which was compiled by me after spending over a decade collecting materials. It almost records all the sword techniques of the Shengxu Academy. You can buy it from me for just ten Refining Qi Pills..."

  "Little brother, I am Zhao Ruchen. Don't mind him. The essence of Shengu Academy's swordsmanship is not that easy to grasp, is it? Actually, the levels of Shengu Academy can be cleared by two people together. Looking at your age, you should be under twenty, right? Why don't we go together?"

  Less than twenty, only need to face a great swordsman, in this way, the other adventurer will naturally take advantage of it.

  "Sorry, I'm already over twenty years old."

  Qin Tianyi nodded in agreement.

  Seeing this, Zhao Ruchen immediately lost interest in surrounding them.

  Shaking his head, Qin Tianyi no longer paid attention to these people and directly stepped onto the Divine Ascension Stairway.

  As soon as Qin Tianyi stepped onto the Divine Path stage, the people who were originally idle and watching from nearby suddenly came to their senses, one by one lifting their heads to look towards the first platform of the Divine Path stage.

  Although they don't have the strength to break through the Divine Stage now, and the guardians of the Divine Stage change almost every two or three days, witnessing more clashes between these talented swordsmen and learning a few moves from the Shengxu Academy's sword techniques would be a lifelong beneficial thing for them.

  "Who is this young man? I don't seem to have met him before."

  "Should be new here, but very young, could it be nineteen years old?"

  Many people in the audience have been waiting for a long time and are already very familiar with it.

  "Hey, I asked earlier, are you over twenty years old?"

  Zhao Ruchen said, who had previously conversed with Qin Tianyi.

  "Over twenty years old? So young, over twenty years old for just one or two years, not yet twenty-four, what kind of divine stage can be achieved? Looks like you're here to go through the motions."

  This twenty-eight or nine-year-old great swordsman shook his head and swayed back and forth, with an air of being utterly foolish.

  "I don't know how many moves he can withstand in the hands of this Guardian."

  "Want to bet on it? See if he can beat one of them?"

  "Alright, what's there to gamble on? Perhaps by the time we've finished placing our bets, the battle will already be over."

  "That's also true."

  The murmurs of these people did not have any impact on Qin Tianyi, and soon he arrived at the location where the hundred-meter-long Divine Communication Stage was located. There was a platform there, and on it were five young men and women wearing the uniform of the Divine Void Academy, either practicing swordplay, cultivating their energy, or practicing footwork.

  Seeing Qin Tianyi step onto the stage, a man in green clothes who was practicing swordplay glanced around and saw that the others had no intention of moving, so he could only helplessly nod his head: "It's me again."

  "Name, sex, age..."

  "Do both surnames need to be reported?"

  Qin Tianyi had a feeling of being struck by lightning.

  "Alright, actually the others are secondary, you've just been promoted to Great Swordsman not long ago, shouldn't be more than two months, this cultivation is probably just going through the motions, as for names and all that I'm too lazy to remember, just need to inform me of your age."

  "Twenty..."

  "Twenty?"

  This number, not just the man in green clothes, but also the remaining four people, looked in this direction with a rather strange expression.

  At this age, it's a bit of a struggle to make a name for oneself in the spiritual realm.

  "At the age of twenty, you have cultivated to the level of a great swordsman. If you wait nine months and take the assessment at Shenyuan Academy, there is a high probability that you will pass. However, the Divine Communication stage is not something you can currently attempt. Go back, our students at Shenyuan Academy generally possess the ability to challenge those above their level."

  "Please enlighten me."

  Qin Tianyi nodded slightly and said with a firm attitude.

  Seeing this, the man in green also didn't bother to explain and persuade: "Twenty years old, it should be two people working together to deal with you, but... I don't think it's necessary, take it!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, the sword in the hand of the man in green clothes had transformed into a dazzling brilliant light.

  Qin Tianyi had a confrontation with Qingmu, a student of Shenxu Academy, a month ago. Although Qingmu was only a ninth-level swordsman, he almost escaped from the encirclement of Qin Tianyi and Qi Lingyun, two top swordsmen. In terms of combat power, he is no worse than an ordinary top swordsman.

  So even though the man in green was quite casual, Qin Tianyi still concentrated twelve points of his spirit.

  At the moment when the young man in green robe thrust his sword and arrived, the power hidden all over his body surged wildly.

  "Boom!"

  The stone steps beneath his feet seemed to sink slightly, and in the next instant, Qin Tianji had burst out with full force, thrusting a sword straight forward. The perfect combination of strength and aura made this sword thrust out in an instant, bringing up a sharp whistle that pierced the ears.

  "Not good, he's a master! Bai Xiu, help!"

  The man in blue robes suddenly changed his expression, and with a casual sword strike, he was about to change his move when Qin Tianyi's sword had already killed him on the side of his scabbard.

  Bang!

  Flames shot out in all directions, the blue-clad man's sword grasped in his palm was shaken open by the force contained within the Mountain River Sword. Afterwards, Qin Tianyi pinched his fingers into a sword shape and with a heavy finger, pointed at the blue-clad man's chest. Despite having true energy protecting his body, he spat out fresh blood and flew backward.

  At the moment he pointed at the man in green, a sudden tearing sound came from behind him.

  Over twenty years old, facing two great swordsmen's siege, at this moment another great swordsman took action - Bai Xiul

  Bai Xi's swordsmanship was swift and surprising, if it were an ordinary cultivator, after just knocking the man in green flying, his old strength would have been exhausted and his new strength not yet born, he would certainly be unable to withstand. However, Qin Tianyi had not only true energy but also internal force.

  Powerful physical strength provides momentum.

  The powerful spiritual sense of the quasi-spiritual master allowed him to capture the first time the sword that Bai Xi had killed, and then the sword shook, incredibly cutting off Bai Xi's sword edge. The counter-shock force made him involuntarily retreat three steps, but this combined attack was ultimately blocked.

  "This..."

  "He's absolutely a master, Wang Mao is going to be tragic, underestimating the enemy is a major taboo for us cultivators. If this time Bai Xiou can defeat this young man, that would be fine, but if he lets this young man get past him, not only will we not gain any contribution points from this college task of applying for the Town Guardian Divine Stage, but we'll even have some deducted."

  One of the three remaining people, who looked younger, said with a hint of schadenfreude.

  "It's up to Bai Xiu now."

  Another woman quietly took note of the matter of Wang Mao, the man in green clothes, and used it as a warning. From then on, no matter what situation she was in, she remembered not to underestimate her opponents. A lion catching a rabbit must also use its full strength; how could someone who dares to charge into the divine communication stage possibly have no confidence?

  "Beat him! Take him down!"

  Wang Mao's face was somewhat pale, and he had already lost the strength to fight again after being knocked flying. Forcing himself to take action would only hinder his hands and feet, interfering with Bai Xiufu's performance. As he cheered on Bai Xiufu, his gaze at Qin Tianyi also turned somewhat gloomy.

  "I will."

  The man known as Bai Xi nodded solemnly, his eyes fixed on Qin Tianyi like an eagle: "I admit, we underestimated you, but don't think that defeating Wang Mao by surprise earlier means you can get past us, next, I will make you..."

  "Too much nonsense."

  Qin Tianyi said indifferently and exerted force under his feet once more. The optimized Fengyun Twenty-Three Swords stabbed out fiercely.

  "Cangsheng Sword Technique! Thousand Mile Rushing Strike!"

  Bai Xi's face turned stern, his exquisite swordsmanship unfolding instantly from his hands, like a white silk ribbon that completely enveloped Qin Tianyi.

  Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Flames shooting in all directions.

  The two of them exchanged over a dozen blows in mid-air in an instant, their speed so fast that it made one's eyes dizzy.

  However, others may be dazzled and even Bai Xiu might be forced into a moment of confusion, but Qin Tianyi absolutely would not.

  The powerful intuition of the quasi-spiritual master allowed him to grasp the battle situation, surpassing any top swordsmen. In the instant he detected a flaw in Bai Xi's sword technique, the sword in his hand suddenly thrust out.

  "Wind Cloud Spell! Back off!"

  "Bang!"

  With a loud crash, Bai Xi's defense was unable to withstand the attack, and his sword technique was directly shattered by Qin Tianyi. The tip of Shanhe Sword then steadily stopped in front of his throat, only needing to move forward slightly to kill this proud son of Shenwu Academy with one sword.

  "Alright."

  Qin Tianyi retrieved the Shanhe Sword and slightly bowed in respect.

  Bai Xi still maintained the motion of his broken sword technique, stiffly turning his head and gazing deeply at Qin Tianyi, as if to thoroughly imprint this young man into his mind.

  Defeating Wang Mao can also be said that he took advantage of Wang Mao's underestimation, but at this moment defeating him is a complete head-on confrontation.

  As the proud son of Shenzu Academy, he had been studying at Shenzu Academy for two years and was unexpectedly defeated by a young swordsman from outside Shenzu Academy. During his time at Shenzu Academy, he had practiced Shenzu Academy's swordsmanship and followed Shenzu Academy's training plan, but in the end, he was not even as good as a young man from outside Shenzu Academy. This was not only a loss of face for him, but also a loss of face for Shenzu Academy.

  "Your strength, even if you can't break through the Divine Realm stage, this year's assessment will surely make you a member of the Divine Void Academy. At that time, I'll have another match with you."

  Qin Tianyi glanced at Bai Xiu and nodded slightly.

  Without saying goodbye to Wang Mao and the other three Shenyuan Academy students, he leaped up and headed towards a small square at the second pass on the mountain.

  It seems that they had noticed what was happening in the small square where a young man and woman, each holding a sword in one hand, were waiting without any carelessness for a long time.