There were many versions of the origin of the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar, but as the Sect Leader of the Sword Reverence Sect, he was the clearest about it. This secret had been passed down from generation to generation.
A long, long time ago, the Sword Reverence Sect didn't exist yet. The founder of the Sword Reverence Sect established the Sword Reverence Sect.
At that time, the founder of the Sword Reverence Sect chose the Reverence Sword Peak. Coincidentally, at that time, there was a stone pillar on the Reverence Sword Peak. This stone pillar was so tall that it pierced through the clouds.
However, the founder of the Sword Reverence Sect knew that this stone pillar was just an ordinary stone pillar, so he didn't think too much about it.
In the following days, the disciples of the Sword Reverence Sect cultivated here every day. As time passed, the Sword Reverence Sect was filled with an incomparably dense aura.
After that, the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar continuously absorbed the tyrannical sword intent, and in the end, it evolved into an extremely mysterious stone pillar.
It was said that if a cultivator could climb this stone pillar, they would be a natural sword cultivator. Their talent in the Sword Dao was astonishing.
Later, the Sword Reverence Sect sealed the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar. Every time a peerless genius appeared, they would unseal the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
And every time the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar appeared, a Heaven Sword Son would be born.
Heaven Sword Son meant a Sword Son bestowed by the heavens. To become the Heaven Sword Son, not only must one climb the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar, but one must also be unrivalled in the same generation.
Moreover, once one became the Heaven Sword Son, they would automatically become the next Sect Leader. Once the Sect Leader abdicated or died, he would become the new Sect Leader.
The Heaven Sword Son was a symbol of status in the Sword Reverence Sect. Because Heaven Sword Son became the Heaven Sword Son, he changed his name to Heaven Sword Son.
Ever since Heaven Sword Son, there hadn't been a Heaven Sword Son in the Sword Reverence Sect for a long time. And this time, Heaven Sword Son was going to unseal the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar himself. This caused many disciples to be extremely excited, especially the top five disciples.
In other words, the Heaven Sword Son would be born among the five of them.
At this moment, the eyes of the five disciples were filled with passion. The other three disciples had already regarded Xiahou Wu as their greatest enemy. They looked at him with vigilance.
As for Fang Chen, they chose to ignore him. They didn't believe that Fang Chen would become the Heaven Sword Son.
Rumble
While everyone was still in shock, a deafening sound suddenly rang out from the top of the Reverence Sword Peak. Following that, the ground trembled as a stone pillar suddenly appeared at the top of the peak.
The moment the stone pillar appeared, it began to rise at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
Not long after, the heaven-piercing divine pillar quietly stood at the top of the Reverence Sword Peak, emitting a terrifying Sword Essence around it.
"This is the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar?"
Seeing the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar appear, countless disciples retreated because they could not withstand the powerful sword intent emitted by the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
Only Fang Chen and the other four stood there quietly, not retreating.
After the Sky Piercing Pillar appeared, Tian Jianzi and the others stood up and looked at the Sky Piercing Pillar with smiles on their faces.
"This pillar is the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar. In this generation of disciples, I see the shadow of the Heaven Sword Son. If you want to become the Heaven Sword Son, you have to climb the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar," said Tian Jianzi loudly.
"You should already know the specific rules. You only have one incense stick's worth of time. Within this incense stick's worth of time, you can do anything you want, even if it's to deal with other disciples. The Heaven Sword Son selection is based on results, not process," Heaven Sword Son said.
Hearing Tian Jianzi's words, Zhu Yuan and the others glanced at each other, and then looked at Xiahou Wu. From start to finish, Xiahou Wu's expression had not changed. Only when the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar appeared did he become slightly excited.
"Alright, now the competition begins."
Following Tian Jianzi's words, Zhu Yuan and the others' figures flickered, and a powerful energy erupted from them. They joined hands to surround Xiahou Wu.
BANG!
Xiahou Wu prepared to move, but he was stopped by Zhu Yuan and the others.
"You want to stop me?" Xiahou Wu's expression was extremely gloomy as he looked at the three people in front of him and said coldly.
"Xiahou Wu, you are the strongest. Only by defeating you can we become the Heaven Sword Son. Otherwise, all our efforts will be in vain."
"That's right, Xiahou Wu. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too strong."
"Let's join hands and defeat Xiahou Wu. The three of us will rely on our own strength to climb the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar."
The three of them reached an agreement and started attacking Xiahou Wu together. Although Xiahou Wu's strength was tyrannical, when facing three Peak Qi Hai warriors, he was unable to break free in a short time.
"Damn it!"
Xiahou Wu was forced back by the three of them. His expression was gloomy as he cursed inwardly. Shortly after, a transparent longsword appeared in his hand.
When the crowd saw the transparent longsword, they were all shocked.
Xiahou Wu hadn't taken out his weapon in a long time in the outer court.
That year, when Xiahou Wu wasn't the number one outer court disciple, he used the Black Tortoise Sword in his hand and defeated all the outer court disciples by himself and became the number one outer court disciple. Since then, no one had seen Xiahou Wu use the Black Tortoise Sword again.
And this time, Zhu Yuan and the other two joined hands and finally forced Xiahou Wu to take out the Black Tortoise Sword.
"Black Tortoise Sword Technique."
When Xiahou Wu took out the Black Tortoise Sword, he shouted in a low voice and used the Black Tortoise Sword Technique. Countless sword lights shot out from the Black Tortoise Sword and floated above Xiahou Wu's head.
Under Xiahou Wu's control, the countless sword lights gathered together and formed a huge Black Tortoise.
"Black Tortoise!"
Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuan and the other two were shocked. They immediately used their fierce methods to stop Xiahou Wu from using the Black Tortoise Sword Technique.
On the square, countless disciples' gazes were all attracted by Xiahou Wu. Even Tian Jianzi and the others on the platform were paying attention to this battle.
However, on the square not far from where Xiahou Wu and the others were fighting, Fang Chen scratched his head and said, "Could it be that I don't have a presence?"
Fang Chen shook his head slightly and glanced at the four people who were locked in battle. He then turned around and walked towards the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh
In a short moment, Fang Chen had reached the halfway point of the Reverence Sword Peak and was about to reach the summit. As long as he reached the summit, he would be able to touch the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
Boom
After a loud explosion, Xiahou Wu held the Black Tortoise Sword and directly slashed at the three people's attacks. Immediately, the four of them were pushed back.
Xiahou Wu, who had just stabilized himself, suddenly saw Fang Chen halfway up the mountain. He coldly snorted and said, "A bunch of idiots."
Hearing Xiahou Wu's words, the three of them realized that something was wrong. They turned around and saw that Fang Chen was easily reaching the summit.
"Damn it, stop him. Don't let him go up." Zhu Yuan coldly said.
"Hmph, trash like you dares to touch the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar. You're really looking for death."
"Attack together and kill him. Then we'll surround Xiahou Wu."
The three of them angrily roared. At the same time, the three of them flashed and rushed towards the summit, wanting to stop Fang Chen.
Xiahou Wu's eyes flashed as he followed closely behind and climbed up the mountain.
Without the obstruction of the three people, Xiahou Wu's speed was very fast. In a short while, he had reached the summit. However, when he reached the summit, Xiahou Wu encountered a huge resistance.
"Is this the resistance of the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar?" Xiahou Wu had already understood the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar and knew that there was a huge resistance around the Sky Piercing Divine Pillar.
"Kill Fang Chen and then stop Xiahou Wu." Zhu Yuan loudly shouted.
In Zhu Yuan's view, Fang Chen's strength was very weak. If the three of them worked together, they would be able to kill Fang Chen and then quickly stop Xiahou Wu.
"Brat, go die."
The three of them caught up to Fang Chen and each of them displayed a powerful attack. Three majestic sword-lights directly appeared behind Fang Chen.
Fang Chen sensed the strength of these three auras and stopped. His expression slightly changed as he coldly said, "Do you really think I'm a pushover?"
As soon as Fang Chen's voice faded, he suddenly displayed the sixth level of the Fire and Water Sword Technique.
When he executed the sixth level of the Water-Fire Sword Technique, Fang Chen also activated his Three-Star Dao Body and blasted a punch at Zhu Yuan.
Crack!
The three majestic sword-lights collided with the Fire and Water Sword Technique and instantly exploded.
At the same time, Fang Chen's fist also smashed into Zhu Yuan's body. With a bang, Zhu Yuan was caught off guard and was directly forced back by Fang Chen's fist.