The Sword Dynasty was the leader of the Hundred Great Dynasties in the South Horizon Region.
In the Sword Dynasty, everyone practiced the sword.
Although there were other warriors, there was no doubt that only sword cultivators could obtain the greatest cultivation and growth in the Sword Dynasty.
On the other hand, only geniuses of the Sword Dao could be listed on the Sword Ranking, which was filled with endless halos.
The Sword Alliance was a gathering of many sword cultivators in the South Horizon Region. It was extremely prosperous.
For various reasons, the Sword Dynasty became a sword cultivator's kingdom in the South Horizon Region.
It could be said that other than the overlord forces, the Sword Dynasty was a paradise for all sword cultivators in the South Horizon Region.
After more than ten days, Ye Guchen and Han Lingxuan finally entered the Sword Dynasty's territory.
The Sword Dynasty was extremely vast, with a total of three hundred and sixty ridges.
The size of each territory was comparable to a prefecture in the Saint Origin Dynasty.
The Saint Origin Dynasty only had ten prefectures, but the Sword Dynasty had three hundred and sixty.
In other words, the Sword Dynasty's area was comparable to thirty-six Saint Origin Dynasties added together.
One could imagine how vast the land was.
Han Lingxuan led Ye Guchen to the Heavenly Wind Ridge of the three hundred and sixty ridges.
"I'm good friends with the princess of the Heavenly Wind Ridge, Qin Peisi. With her help, our chances of entering the Five Great Academies will be higher." Han Lingxuan said.
Ye Guchen nodded and looked into the distance.
A towering city sat on the ground.
It was prosperous and bustling, far surpassing the Saint Origin Dynasty's Imperial Capital.
"The Heavenly Wind City is in front." Han Lingxuan said.
The Heavenly Wind City was the largest city in the Heavenly Wind Ridge. It was also the residence of the Lord of the Heavenly Wind Ridge.
Each of the three hundred and sixty ridges in the Sword Dynasty was governed by a Lord.
It was equivalent to the Lord of the Ten Prefectures in the Saint Origin Dynasty.
The Qin Peisi that Han Lingxuan mentioned was the daughter of the Lord of the Heavenly Wind Ridge.
After a while, the airship landed outside the Heavenly Wind City.
Flying was not allowed in the capital.
Ye Guchen and Han Lingxuan walked towards Heavenly Wind City.
The city walls were dark green in color, looking as if they had gone through the vicissitudes of life. The wide city gate was at least ten feet high, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going.
After paying the entrance fee, Ye Guchen and Ye Zichen entered the city.
Ye Guchen glanced around and was surprised to find that almost everyone on the road carried a sword or had sword Qi on them.
Although there were other ancient martial art practitioners, most of them were swordsmen.
"So this is the Sword Dynasty?" Ye Guchen's eyes lit up.
He was a Sword Demon, born for the sword.
In a place like the Sword Dynasty, he should be like a fish in water.
Ye Guchen was also looking forward to the wonderful experiences he would have in the Sword Dynasty.
"Hey, have you guys heard? The Lord will be holding the Heavenly Wind Banquet in five days."
"Yeah, the Heavenly Wind Banquet is inviting talents from all over. It seems like he's preparing for the selection of the five great academies."
"Indeed, during the last recruitment, our Heavenly Wind Ridge was targeted by the Yellow Dragon Ridge, Purple Smoke Ridge, and other places, causing no one to enter the academy. If the same thing happens again, I'm afraid the Heavenly Wind Lord will be replaced."
"Shh, don't say such things …"
On the streets, in some restaurants and teahouses, some ancient martial art practitioners were whispering to each other.
"The Heavenly Wind Banquet is about to start. Let's find a place to stay first, then I'll go find Pei Si." Han Lingxuan said.
Ye Guchen didn't mind.
Soon after, the two of them found an inn and asked for two rooms.
"Young Master Dugu, I'll go find Pei Si. Be careful." Han Lingxuan warned.
Ye Guchen nodded. He knew that Han Lingxuan was warning him to be careful of the Hua family.
Although it was impossible for Hua Tengfei to suddenly come to Heavenly Wind Ridge, the Hua family had a lot of power in the Sword Dynasty.
After Han Lingxuan left, Ye Guchen casually strolled around the streets.
The feeling of being surrounded by sword cultivators was quite good.
Most of the items sold in the Armament Pavilion on the streets were swords.
Three year old children were also waving bamboo swords around.
"What's that?"
Ye Guchen saw that at the end of the street, there was an incomparably majestic building that occupied a large area.
On top of the building, there was a plaque with the words "Sword Ranking Temple" written on it.
"Sword Ranking Temple, is it related to the Sword Ranking?"
Ye Gu Chen thought to himself. He found a passerby and asked.
"Brother, this must be your first time in the Sword Dynasty. You don't even know about the Sword Ranking Temple?" The martial art practitioner chuckled.
"I'd like to hear more about it," Ye Guchen said.
"The Sword Ranking Temple is an institution set up by the Sword Dao Alliance. There are some sword moves left behind by the prodigies of the Sword Ranking that can be cultivated for free. Of course, if one is powerful enough, they can even break the sword moves. However, such people are too rare." The martial art practitioner shook his head and said.
"I see. Thank you." Ye Guchen nodded slightly and then directly entered the Sword Ranking Temple.
The Sword Ranking Temple was extremely large and there was an endless stream of sword cultivators coming and going.
"Tsk tsk, as expected of an expert on the Sword Ranking. Even if he's ranked at the bottom, his sword moves are too powerful."
"Yeah, I'm not considered weak, but I was defeated by the 86th ranked Zhao Yifeng's shadow in one strike. There's no way I can break it."
As soon as Ye Guchen entered the Sword Ranking Temple, he heard the whispers of the sword cultivators around him.
Many sword cultivators would come to the Sword Ranking Temple to fight with the shadows left behind by the prodigies of the Sword Ranking to hone their swordsmanship.
There were even more ambitious people who wanted to break the swordsmanship of the prodigies of the Sword Ranking and become famous.
Of course, there were too few of them.
"Sir, are you also here to challenge the shadows of the prodigies of the Sword Ranking?" A beautiful maid stepped forward.
She glanced at Ye Guchen and found that he had no aura at all.
He looked just like a mortal.
A trace of contempt flashed in her eyes, but she did not show it. Her words were still appropriate.
"May I know how to challenge these shadows?" Ye Guchen asked.
"So he's a mortal from another dynasty …" The maid thought to herself.
She said with a smile, "If you want to challenge the shadows, you can directly enter the arena after concealing your identity. If you're lucky enough to break the sword move, it'll be less troublesome to conceal your identity. After all, those prodigies of the Sword Ranking are all arrogant people."
"Is that so?" Ye Guchen's eyes flickered.
But on second thought, it was human nature.
If the sword move he left behind was broken by someone else, how could he not fight with the person who broke it?
It was also because of this that the Sword Ranking Temple set up a rule that all those who wanted to challenge the shadows had to conceal their identity.
Of course, if he was willing to expose himself, it did not matter. He just had to bear the consequences.
Seeing Ye Guchen's indifferent expression, the maid felt even more disdain in her heart.
"Another ignorant person who thinks he can break the moves of the prodigies of the Sword Ranking …"
The maid had seen many people like this.
They thought they were so powerful that they could sweep through all directions with their swords.
But the prodigies of the Sword Dao who could be on the Sword Ranking were not ordinary people.
In the end, most of the challengers ended up being defeated miserably.
"When the real challenge comes, you'll know how big the gap is between you and the prodigies of the Sword Ranking." The maid shook her head slightly and thought to herself.