After talking to Little Mouse, Fang Chen was shocked. According to Little Mouse, there seemed to be something at the bottom of the Body Tempering Pool.
However, Little Mouse did not know what it was.
When Fang Chen heard the news, he was puzzled. The Body Tempering Pool had been built a long time ago. Why was there something at the bottom of the pool that the Barren Sect did not know?
Could it be because of Little Mouse's keen sense of smell?
His intuition told him that this was not an ordinary matter.
"It's a pity that the water pressure at the bottom of the Body Tempering Pool is too strong. I can't go in."
Fang Chen thought to himself. Then, he shook his head and said, "I'll go in and take a look when I have the strength."
With Fang Chen's current strength, he could definitely become an official disciple of the Barren Sect. However, his cultivation level was too low. Moreover, it was not yet time for the Barren Sect to choose an official disciple.
During this period, he had to double his efforts and raise his cultivation level as soon as possible.
In the following period of time, Fang Chen would go into the Sea of Soul to temper his soul whenever he had nothing to do. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
During this half a month of tempering in the Sea of Soul, his soul had completely stabilized at the early Orange level. His soul cultivation level had also completely stabilized.
The current Fang Chen, with the power of the Great Luo Soul Killing Flame, was enough to kill a peak First Level Condensing Reality Realm warrior. Facing an early Second Level Condensing Reality Realm warrior, he was not afraid at all.
Of course, during this period of time, Fang Chen would also go into the Body Tempering Pool to temper his body.
Although Fang Chen's body had become a sword body, its essence was not much different from a Dao body. Of course, sword bodies were also divided into different grades.
Fang Chen's sword body was only the lowest grade.
Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, and Peak grade. These were the four grades of sword bodies. Of course, these were only the grades in the Ancient Sword Continent.
On the Ancient Sword Continent, there were very few martial artists who had a sword body. Those who had a sword body were definitely super geniuses who practiced the way of the sword.
Fang Chen's current Sword Body could only be considered a Primary Sword Body. Even so, his cultivation of the Sword Principle was much faster than the average martialist. This was the strength of the Sword Body.
It was said that when one's Sword Physique was cultivated to the highest level, one would be able to cultivate swordsmanship with just a glance. Furthermore, it could increase the power of one's swordsmanship.
As for the realm above Peak Sword Physique, no one in the entire Ancient Sword Continent had ever seen one.
Indestructible Sword Body, however, it was still the Indestructible Sword Body.
It was said that if one could cultivate the Sword Physique to the Indestructible Sword Physique, then even if one did not use swordsmanship, just the Sword Essence emitted from the Sword Physique would be able to easily kill an enemy.
The Ancient Sword Continent had existed for countless years, but there had never been an Indestructible Sword Body. This Indestructible Sword Body only existed in legends.
Fang Chen wasn't someone who would bite off more than he could chew. His main goal now was to improve his strength. Therefore, he didn't think too much about the top-notch Sword Body and the Undying Sword Body.
After half a month, Fang Chen's cultivation had reached the peak of the Eighth Qi Hai Realm. The reason why he was able to improve so quickly was because of his solid foundation.
After reaching the peak of the Eighth Qi Hai Realm, Fang Chen's overall strength had increased. Now, he would not be afraid of a Mid Condensing Reality Realm warrior. He could even challenge a Late Condensing Reality Realm warrior.
In this half a month, the Bronze Ancestor had gained the most. His Remnant Spirit had existed for countless years and was already very weak. However, after absorbing a large amount of soul power in the Sea of Soul, his Remnant Spirit had also grown a little stronger. This made the Bronze Ancestor smile from ear to ear.
One day, Fang Chen stopped his cultivation because some of the elders in the official disciple area had come to the Novice Disciple area to pick a disciple.
On this day, the whole Novice Disciple area was very lively. With Elder Han and Elder Li as the leaders, many of the Novice Disciple area elders were in the square, welcoming the other elders of the official disciples.
When Fang Chen arrived at the square, the whole square was already filled with fifty Novice Disciples. Their eyes were shining with excitement.
The opportunity to become an official disciple was right in front of them. If they could become an official disciple, their future would be limitless.
Just as everyone was waiting, a few elders appeared. On their faces, there was a trace of a wild smile.
"Elder Jin." Elder Han led the other elders to greet the other elders.
"Elder Wu, Elder Mo."
The three elders in the front were the three leaders of the three big sects in the official disciple area. They were in charge of the selection this time.
After greeting Elder Han and the others, the three elders sat on the rostrum.
"Three elders, this time, there are a few good seedlings in our Novice Disciple area. Maybe they can become official disciples." Elder Han said with a smile.
"Yeah, there will definitely be disciples in our Novice Disciple area who will become official disciples this time." Elder Li said.
Hearing the words of the two elders, before Elder Jin could say anything, Elder Wu spoke first. His words were filled with displeasure.
"Hmph, it has been a long time since your Novice Disciple area had a disciple who became an official disciple. The Novice Disciples nowadays are getting more and more useless." Elder Wu said.
Hearing Elder Wu's words, Elder Han and Elder Li's faces changed slightly. However, they returned to normal in an instant. Although Elder Wu's words were a little unpleasant, he was still an elder in the official disciple area. His position in the Barren Sect was much higher than Elder Han and Elder Li.
At this moment, in the crowd, the Soaring Dragon Marquis and Fang Chen stood together. The Soaring Dragon Marquis introduced the three elders to Fang Chen.
"Brother Fang, the one who spoke is Elder Wu. He is the leader of one of the three big sects, the Martial Way. He has a bad temper and often speaks like this." The Soaring Dragon Marquis said.
Fang Chen glanced at Elder Wu. This person did not emit any aura. From afar, he looked like an ordinary person.
If Fang Chen did not know this person's identity in advance, he would definitely think that this person was an ordinary person.
"The elders of the Barren Sect are really scary." Fang Chen said inwardly.
Even Wu He, who was at the Third Level of the Condensing Reality Realm, could sense Wu He's aura when he was chasing after him. However, these three elders actually looked like ordinary people. There was only one possibility for such a situation, and that was that the three of them had extraordinary strength.
"The one beside Elder Wu is Elder Jin. He is the leader of the Physical Body Sect. It is said that the strength of his physical body has already reached the Seven Star Dao Body. It is extremely powerful."
"The last one is Elder Mo. He is the leader of the Soul Sect. Looking at his face, he is a little gloomy. In the official disciple area, not a single elder dares to offend him. This is because his soul attack is everywhere. It is too terrifying." The Soaring Dragon Marquis introduced.
Fang Chen nodded and looked at Elder Mo.
Just as he was observing Elder Mo, the latter seemed to have noticed that someone was looking at him. His eyes turned and looked directly at Fang Chen.
At that moment, Fang Chen felt that his soul was trembling. His body swayed a little. Elder Mo only glanced at Fang Chen once before turning away.
"What a terrifying soul." Fang Chen said with lingering fear.
Elder Mo only glanced at him once, and it was enough to make his soul tremble. With this kind of strength, it would be too easy for him to kill him.
"The Barren Sect is really full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons." Fang Chen thought inwardly.
Just as Fang Chen was pondering, Elder Han began to speak on the rostrum.
"In our Nominal Disciple area, there are a total of fifty-one Nominal Disciples. Every one of you has the opportunity to become an official disciple. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to pass the test." Elder Han said.
"The test this time is very simple. There are three main sects, three different tests. As long as you pass one of them, you can become an official disciple of one of the three main sects."
Hearing Elder Han's words, some of the warriors who were confident in themselves were extremely excited.
After Elder Han finished speaking, Elder Jin stood up. He looked around at the crowd and said with a smile, "The test for our Physical Body Style is to have your physical body reach a Three Star Dao Body."
Hearing Elder Jin's words, many of the Nominal Disciples' faces were filled with helplessness. This test was too difficult.
Fang Chen grinned. As expected of the Barren Sect, even the test was so difficult.
When he was in the Golden Guan Country, there were only a handful of warriors who had a Three Star Dao Body. However, after coming to the Southern Mountain Land, the Three Star Dao Body was only the most basic test.
"Alright, there is a Physical Body Strength Testing Stone Tablet here. Every one of you, come here and test it." After Elder Jin finished speaking, he returned to the rostrum.
In the middle of the square, there was a stone tablet. This stone tablet was used to test one's physical body strength. There were numbers carved on it, and within the stone tablet, there was liquefied spiritual energy.
As long as one's fist landed on the stone tablet, the liquefied spiritual energy would rise. The stronger the fist, the higher the liquefied spiritual energy would rise.
In the end, when the liquefied spiritual energy stopped above the number, it would mean that the warrior's physical body strength had reached a certain level.
"Who will go first?" Elder Han laughed.
At this moment, a figure arrived in front of the stone tablet.
"I, Han He, will give it a try."
Han He's cultivation had reached the peak of the First Layer of the Condensing Reality Realm. His true strength had already reached the Second Layer of the Condensing Reality Realm. This time, Han He was very confident that he could pass the test.
Boom!
Han He stood in front of the stone tablet and gathered all the strength in his body. Finally, he threw out a punch. Immediately, the stone tablet was surrounded by an incomparably dense spiritual energy. The liquefied spiritual energy within the stone tablet instantly rose under the immense pressure.
Under everyone's gaze, the liquefied spiritual energy finally stopped at the number three. Seeing this, Han He withdrew his fist with satisfaction.
"Han He's physical body strength has reached the Three Star Dao Body. He has passed our physical body test." Elder Jin said with a grin.
This time, there was finally a disciple who passed the physical body test. This also meant that the Physical Body School would not return empty-handed in this selection.
"Next."
Elder Han said with a smile.
Han He was very satisfied with his result. While enjoying everyone's envious gazes, he returned to his original position.
In the following tests, a few of the nominal disciples failed. Their physical strength was basically at the Two Star Dao Body level.
Of course, there were also some disciples whose physical strength was almost at the Three Star Dao Body level. Unfortunately, they were just a little bit away.