The First Awakened Warrior! Chapter 13: Sword Pointing at the Top Ten! Fifth Update

  "This kid must have encountered something." The young man in white clothes said to Iron Lion, "Don't worry too much, based on the previous ranking, even if there are no additional battle points later, it's still stable within the top 100."

  The iron lion nodded slightly.

  Thirty days have passed.

  The Jiujianjie ranking battle has finally come to an end.

  In the center of the square, the entrance to the Nine Swords Boundary, a large number of geniuses walked out, each with an exhausted expression, after a month of fierce battles, everyone had exhausted all their strength.

  As soon as they left the entrance, almost everyone looked at a ten-zhang-long bright red notice stuck beside the high stone platform.

  The above records the final ranking situation.

  Tang Lin walked out of Jiujian Boundary and a month passed. Now the aura on his body had completely changed, filled with a quiet breath.

  It's like a lake, and when people take a glance, their mood will calm down.

  Tang Lin's expression remained unchanged as he followed the crowd to the announcement board, his eyes scanning down from the first place.

  It is almost always so with geniuses.

  "Ming? What a strange name." Tang Lin raised an eyebrow as he looked at the first name, then continued to scroll down and saw the people of the Demon-Suppressing Tribe. The three words "Demon-Suppressing Tribe" made him feel somewhat familiar.

  "It's mine."

  Tang Lin continued to look down.

  It wasn't until I saw over ten names that I still didn't see my own name.

  "Could it be further back?" Tang Lin furrowed his brow, and afterwards he was immersed in "enlightenment", not going to hunt demons. Although this was the case, Tang Lin was confident that the demons he had hunted should be within a hundred names.

  Indeed.

  Tang Lin looked down and found himself in thirty-seventh place.

  "Hmm, although it's a bit late, it's still passable." Tang Lin took a glance and then turned around to leave.

  The rest of the geniuses looked down, their faces getting uglier and uglier. Some geniuses read through the entire list without finding their own names and burst into tears on the spot.

  Return to Jiuxiang Building.

  As soon as Tang Lin entered the courtyard, he saw his master Tie Shi sitting on a stone table, pouring and drinking fine wine by himself.

  "Back?" Iron Lion poured a cup of wine and said, "Come sit down."

  Tang Lin's expression remained unchanged as he walked over and sat down in front of him. "Master."

  "What happened to you in that Jiu Jianjie?" Tie Shi took a sip of wine, looked up and stared at Tang Lin.

  Later, he gained some insight and closed his doors to cultivate. Tang Lin's heart moved, and he asked Tie Shou: "Master, how many 'Dao' are there in the world, and how can one transform oneself into Dao?"

  Iron Lion was taken aback, looking at him in surprise and saying: "You have already touched the realm of 'Tao'?"

  Tang Lin shook his head and said: "I just know that, but I still don't know how to transform myself into the Tao."

  The iron lion gazed at him in astonishment, clicking his tongue and saying: "I've really picked up a treasure this time! With your qualifications, it's very likely that you'll reach the Realm of Asking the Dao in the future!"

  Tang Lin looked at him with doubt, "Why say that?"

  "You should know that the saints are divided into six realms." Tie Shi looked at Tang Lin and sighed, "The realm of inquiring about the Tao is to seek the Tao. Many saints who have reached the other shore realm have not gained insight into the 'Tao', only by gaining insight into the 'Tao' can one enter the realm of inquiring about the Tao!"

  "If you now have an epiphany about 'the Way', then later on entering the realm of inquiring about the Way, it's basically a done deal!"

  Tang Lin suddenly came to his senses.

  He thought of the stone sword he had encountered a few years ago when he was fighting in Longxiang City, although it hadn't awakened as a warrior, but had reached the realm of unity between heaven and man.

  Isn't this just the same?

  "In that case, as long as I comprehend the 'Way', I can then enter the Realm of Inquiring into the Way. After that, if I elevate another level, it will be the Realm of Shackles, and I'll be able to glimpse the Realm of Immortals!"

  Thinking of this, Tang Lin's head was burning with anger.

  "These big shots in the Small Fairy Realm, why come to the Mortal Realm to select disciples, it's just this point." Tie Sheng sighed: "I have been cultivating for 9,000 years, and now I am already at the Jiaolou boundary. If you can comprehend the 'Dao', within a thousand years, you should be able to reach the Wenda boundary!"

  "A disciple of the Taoist sect is hard to come by."

  Moreover, those who have gained insight into the 'Way' are destined to become enlightened, and such people have infinite potential. It is highly likely that in the future, at the end of their lifespan, they will gain insight into the realm of immortals. Therefore, this Nine Swords Contest has attracted attention from all over the Small Fairy Realm.

  Iron Lion said to Tang Lin, "Throughout the ages, those who ranked first in the Nine Swords' competition, as long as they didn't die prematurely, seven or eight out of ten eventually reached the Locking Cage Realm and were able to glimpse the Immortal's realm!"

  Tang Lin suddenly came to his senses.

  To become an immortal, one needs infinite time, but human life is limited. Although Tang Lin's current lifespan is over 10,000 years, it is still extremely short on the long journey of cultivating immortality, and thousands of years pass in the blink of an eye.

  "Get ready, the real Jiu Jian competition is about to begin. I hope you can successfully advance to the top 100." Tie Shi said to Tang Lin: "Before the competition, be sure to keep your heart calm."

  Tang Lin nodded slightly.

  After Tiew Lion left, Tang Lin immediately took out the Wu Qing Xian Fu and checked on Little Nian Feng. Calculating the time, she had been born into this world for more than two months already.

  Entering the immortal mansion, only to see Little Nianfeng lying in the arms of a charming woman, Hei Mo staring at him from the side, occasionally lifting his fluffy paws to caress Little Nianfeng's legs.

  Xiaonian Feng's calf was as crystal clear as frozen fat, smooth and delicate, like a white lotus root.

  "Master." Seeing Tang Lin, Hei Mo hastily shouted.

  Tang Lin nodded slightly and walked to the front of Xiao Nianfeng. This delicate woman saw Tang Lin, her heart trembled, after a month, Tang Lin's temperament had changed greatly, his body was shrouded in a faint aura of killing intent, as if he had just emerged from the Asura Hell.

  Anyone who goes on a killing spree against demons for a month will end up like this.

  Tang Lin took Little Nianfeng from her hands, hugged her in his arms, and immediately felt calm. Looking at her smooth little face, he felt a warmth in his heart.

  Like an arid desert suddenly receiving rain.

  The murderous aura in his heart slowly dissipated. The entire person's breath gradually returned to calmness.

  "It won't be long before I take you to meet your mother's master, and have him recreate her physical form for you." Tang Lin said softly as he held Little Nian Feng.

  Xiao Nianfeng blinked her shiny black eyes, full of innocence and curiosity as she looked at Tang Lin, stretching out her small hand to grab his nose.

  Tang Lin felt warmth in his heart and kissed her cheek. Then he handed her over to the charming woman, saying: "Take good care of her."

  The charming woman hastily nodded her head.

  Tang Lin put down Xiao Nian Feng and left the ruthless immortal mansion.

  Although that warm feeling made him miss it very much, but at this moment he was not indulging in tenderness, but striving to cultivate!

  For the top ten!

  For Second Sister!

  For Xiaonian Feng to grow up and see her own mother!

  Tang Lin must work hard. Give it his all!

  Even if all the blood is shed, we must rush towards the top ten!

  This is a matchless move. With an unyielding determination, he clenched his fists and began to grit his teeth, practicing his moves in the courtyard.

  "After shrinking the earth to an inch, it's just a foot away from the ends of the earth!"

  Tang Lin's body technique flashed rapidly, unfolding the shrinking land into inches, and dozens of feet of distance were reduced to an inch, crossing over with a single step.

  "Quick! Quick! Quick!"

  Tang Lin gritted his teeth and wildly increased his speed. His two legs were almost breaking apart, the muscles twisting and cramping.

  "Faster! A bit faster!!"

  Tang Lin's heart was furious, his body crazily flashing in the courtyard. In an instant, he transformed into thousands of residual shadows, and the ordinary treasure boots on his feet were rubbing violently, like a red-hot branding iron, as if the soles of his feet were being scorched and stuck to the boots.

  Tang Lin gritted his teeth and forcibly increased his speed.

  His body was gradually speeding up, bit by bit getting faster, although it wasn't obvious, but indeed increasing, even if only a little, made him see hope.

  ……

  The Ninth Swordsman Competition has officially begun!

  On this day, the entire Tianyu City was boiling, and the entire continent was boiling. After two rounds of strict elimination, from hundreds of millions of talents, 10,000 talents were selected to participate in the real competition!

  Everyone's goal is to be number one!

  But there is only one first place.

  Anyone can feel it, a stormy breath is surging in Tianyu City, and the fierce battle of genius will soon unfold.

  And those eliminated geniuses still lived in Tianyu City, wanting to see the strength of the remaining geniuses.

  "Finally, the day has arrived." Tang Lin changed into a brand new set of clothes, which was one of the many magical artifacts in the ruthless immortal mansion - a Water Moon Robe, grayish-white in color, with an embroidered crescent moon tattoo on the chest that could ward off water and dust, and also possessed certain defensive properties.

  Leaving Jiuxiang Building, Tang Lin arrived at the huge square in the center of the city.

  There is a railing outside this square, and no one is allowed to enter except for the contestants.

  Tang Lin showed his token and entered smoothly.

  The entire scene was projected onto the entire Tianyu City, and even every corner of the continent through numerous talismans.

  All eyes on!

  Everyone is holding their breath waiting for this day to arrive!

  All the contestants gradually entered, at noon, after the scheduled entry time ended, a white-robed old man appeared from that high stone platform, looking down on the crowd and said: "First of all, congratulations to you, after two rounds of elimination, you have persisted until now."

  "Now, you are the real geniuses! You will engage in a true battle of wits!"

  "The rules of the Nine Swords Asking for the Tripod are simple, divided into eight battle platforms, with each player drawing a number from their hand, and then engaging in one-on-one combat!"

  "Everyone has three chances to fight in the lottery, and if they win two out of three times, they can advance!"

  The old man in white robes looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone is already clear about the rules. Your names and plate numbers are recorded by Tianyu City, and you have been randomly drawn three times. Each of you will fight three battles!"

  The whole audience was silent.

  Someone in the crowd shouted: "If someone is unlucky and draws a very strong opponent three times in a row, isn't that unfair? Then this final ranking, isn't it still up to luck?"

  The old man in white robes smiled and said: "Luck is a kind of strength, in the principle of cultivation, hard work ranks second, and opportunity comes first!"

  "If someone has really bad luck, they won't have any opportunities, what's the point of becoming a strong person in the future?"

  Everyone was stunned.

  ……

  The fifth watch has exploded!!!!!!

  In the last 10 minutes, I'm asking for a monthly ticket and help from fellow monthly ticket holders to make up the difference. If not, it will be invalid. The gap is very small, and at this point, it's possible to turn things around.

  If stable in top ten, explode at sixth place!!!!!! (......)