Sword State City, Sword Sect.
Today was the day of the monthly Spiritual Sword Competition. When Fang Chen appeared on the square, there were already many disciples present.
"As expected of the Sword Sect."
Fang Chen couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the disciples. The Sword Sect was one of the nine two star powers of the Jin Guan Country. Even the outer disciples of the Sect were so strong.
Not long after, all the disciples had arrived. Then, a black-haired old man appeared on the platform.
"Everyone, today is the regular monthly Spiritual Sword Competition. Of course, before that, I would like to announce something." The black-haired old man said.
In the next moment, the black-haired old man pointed at Fang Chen in the crowd and said, "Yesterday, the Sword Sect recruited a new disciple called Fang Chen. Because he is a new disciple, he does not have to participate in this Spiritual Sword Competition."
The new disciples were too weak, even if they competed, they wouldn't be able to get anything. Therefore, in order to allow the new disciples to quickly improve their strength, the Sword Reverence Sect did not allow them to participate in the first Spirit Sword Resource Competition. Instead, they were given one hour of free Spirit Sword Resource Competition.
After hearing this news, many disciples nodded. They were already used to it.
Next was the Spiritual Sword Competition. Although it was called a competition, it was actually a competition of strength.
On the square, there was a testing stone tablet. Every warrior used all their strength and punched the tablet. According to their strength, they would be rewarded with Spiritual Sword resources.
Fang Chen watched silently. The first to go up was the number one disciple of the outer sect. His name was Xia Houwu. He had reached the seventh level of the Qi Hai realm and was very strong.
Xia Houwu tightly clenched his fist, a wild aura gushing out from his body. Immediately after, his fist fiercely smashed onto the stone tablet. Instantly, a wild sound was transmitted into everyone's ears.
On the stone tablet, a number appeared. Fang Chen looked and found that the number was 30.
"Xia Houwu, Spiritual Sword resources for 60 hours."
The black-haired old man's words caused an uproar. Last month, Xia Houwu only got 60 hours. Who would have thought that he would get 60 hours this month? His strength had increased greatly.
"Next."
Time trickled by. In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed. When noon arrived, over a hundred outer disciples had all passed the test.
Fang Chen observed that even the weakest disciple could compete for two hours of spirit sword resources.
"The competition for the Spiritual Sword resources is over. Everyone, work hard in your cultivation." After the black-haired old man finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Some of the disciples were overjoyed, while others were worried.
Some of the disciples looked over at Fang Chen with glittering eyes, causing Fang Chen's scalp to go numb.
Soon after, Fang Chen arrived at the Spirit Sword Square at lightning speed and plunged into the restriction.
Fang Chen was naturally aware of those greedy gazes. They wanted to snatch the resources of his spiritual swords, so he came here as fast as he could and used them directly.
As soon as he entered the restriction, Fang Chen felt an extremely powerful Sword Essence spreading out and pressing down on him.
In the center of the restriction, there was a huge Spiritual Sword. This Spiritual Sword was surrounded by an ancient aura.
"Is this the Spiritual Sword?" Fang Chen looked at the Spiritual Sword with glittering eyes.
In the next moment, Fang Chen began to absorb the majestic Sword Essence of the Spiritual Sword.
Not only did the Spiritual Sword contain majestic Sword Essence, but it also contained a very pure Spirit Qi. Cultivating in the restriction, Fang Chen felt that his bottleneck seemed to have loosened a lot.
Hiss, hiss, hiss.
Fang Chen's body was surrounded by Sword Essence, and his eyes were tightly closed.
At this moment, the golden heart suddenly beat rapidly, wildly absorbing the majestic Sword Essence of the Spiritual Sword.
"Hmm."
After discovering this, Fang Chen's face revealed a look of ecstasy. Because of the golden heart, his body was absorbing the majestic Sword Essence faster and faster.
In this way, Fang Chen's cultivation for two hours was more effective than others who cultivated for several hours.
"Continue to absorb."
Fang Chen worked hard to activate the golden heart, wildly absorbing the majestic Sword Essence.
After two hours, Fang Chen felt a roaring sound coming from within his body. Immediately after, Fang Chen discovered that his cultivation had reached the third level of the Qi Hai realm.
"Third level of the Qi Hai realm?"
Fang Chen was pleasantly surprised. As expected of the Spiritual Sword. Cultivating here for two hours was more effective than cultivating outside for twenty hours.
When the time was up, Fang Chen came out of the Spiritual Sword Restriction Formation.
Seeing Fang Chen come out, some warriors glanced at Fang Chen, and then directly entered the Spiritual Sword Restriction Formation.
As soon as Fang Chen returned to the courtyard, he felt a surge of energy in his mind. He held the Hidden Dragon Sword in his hand and performed the Sword of Water and Fire.
Xiu
The Sword of Water and Fire was pushed to the extreme by Fang Chen. The third level of the Transformative Realm was extremely powerful.
Just as Fang Chen was performing the Sword of Water and Fire, suddenly a roaring sound came from within his mind. Immediately after, Fang Chen discovered that the golden heart was beating rapidly. In his mind, the chants of the fourth level of the Sword of Water and Fire appeared.
"The fourth level of the Sword of Water and Fire."
Fang Chen's face was filled with joy. He didn't expect that after breaking through the bottleneck, even the Sword of Water and Fire had reached the fourth level.
Huala
Fang Chen put away the Hidden Dragon Sword, and the energy around his body was instantly restrained.
"Wait until next month, my Spiritual Sword resources will definitely be abundant." Fang Chen thought to himself.
The next day, Fang Chen was walking on the tree-lined road outside the Sword Sect. Suddenly, a warrior stood in front of Fang Chen, blocking his path.
Seeing this, Fang Chen didn't frown. He didn't say anything and prepared to take a detour.
However, the warrior in front of him directly blocked Fang Chen's path.
At this moment, some of the warriors in the distance started to discuss.
"Liu Shi is bullying the newcomers again."
"Liu Shi is bullying the newcomers. It has already become the management of the Sword Sect's outer sect. Almost every new disciple will be bullied by Liu Shi."
"Yeah, if you don't want to be bullied by Liu Shi, you have to obediently hand over your Spiritual Sword resources."
"This kid is also courting death. He used up his Spiritual Sword resources on the first day. How can Liu Shi not be angry?"
Hearing the discussions of the surrounding disciples, Fang Chen was slightly startled. He immediately looked up at the person in front of him and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"Kid, you just entered the Sword Sect. Don't you know the rules?" Liu Shi said coldly.
"What rules?" Fang Chen asked.
"A newcomer who enters the Sword Sect naturally has to show filial piety to the elders. You received two hours of Spiritual Sword resources, but not only did you not show filial piety to the elders, you actually used it up yourself."
"What do I get for showing filial piety to you?" Fang Chen retorted.
Liu Shi sneered and said, "This is the Sword Sect, not the secular world. Put away your arrogance. In the past, there were also new disciples who spoke to me like this, but in the end, they were beaten into a pig's head. Every month, they would give me two hours of Spiritual Sword resources."
Fang Chen smiled and prepared to leave.
Liu Ji extended his hand to stop Fang Chen, "Kid, seeing that you've just entered the Sword Reverence Sect, I won't bicker with you this month. But for next month's spiritual sword resources, you have to give me two hours."
Fang Chen directly ignored Liu Shi and turned to leave.
Liu Shi looked at Fang Chen's departing figure, and a trace of invisibility appeared on his face.
In the outer sect of the Sword Sect, other than being threatened by Liu Shi, Fang Chen hadn't interacted with any other disciples.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.
At one point, Fang Chen had a conflict with an outer sect disciple. The reason was that the outer sect disciple was cultivating in the Martial Arts Practice Field. When Fang Chen passed by, he disturbed the outer sect disciple, causing the outer sect disciple to be furious.
But anyone could see that this disciple had a good relationship with Liu Shi. His actions must have been ordered by Liu Shi.
The reason for this was to let Fang Chen know that offending him, Liu Shi, would not end well.
"Kid, you disturbed my cultivation." Bian Yu said coldly.
"This is the path of the Sword Sect. Why can't I pass by here? You knew this was a path, but you chose to cultivate here. Who can you blame?" Fang Chen said coldly.
Bian Yu's cultivation was only at the mid fifth level of the Qi Hai realm. In Fang Chen's eyes, it wasn't worth mentioning.
Bian Yu had entered the Sect earlier than Fang Chen. He wanted to use this to suppress Fang Chen.
Seeing that Fang Chen didn't give him face, Bian Yu's face turned cold. He said coldly, "Kid, are you looking for death?"
"The one looking for death is you." Fang Chen said domineeringly.
"Good, today I will let you know that the Sword Sect is not a place where a newcomer like you can behave atrociously."
Bian Yu let out a low growl. She clenched her fist tightly and threw a punch at Fang Chen.
Seeing Bian Yu's attack, Fang Chen sneered and punched back.
Bang
With a loud sound, Bian Yu's body flew out and fell to the ground. This scene was seen by many disciples in the Martial Arts Practice Field. Their faces were filled with shock.
"He sent Bian Yu flying with one punch. Looks like this new disciple is not to be trifled with."
"He sent Bian Yu flying and completely offended Liu Shi. From now on, he will have a hard time in the Outer Sect."
"What a pity for such a talented disciple." In the Martial Arts Practice Field, many disciples had different opinions.
After sending Bian Yu flying, Fang Chen turned around and left.
In a separate courtyard, Liu Shi sat quietly on a stone bench and drank tea. Beside him stood a battered and exhausted Bian Yu.
After drinking a mouthful of tea, Liu Shi said coldly, "What a waste. He can't even deal with a new disciple."
"Senior brother Liu Shi, that Fang Chen is a bit strange. His strength doesn't seem like a new disciple." Bian Yu explained.
"How long until the next Spiritual Sword resource?" Liu Shi asked.
"There are less than twenty days left." Bian Yu replied.
Hearing this, Liu Shi nodded. A terrifying golden light shot out from his eyes.