<h4>Chapter 1071: Sword Road</h4>
<strong>Trantor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio <strong>Editor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio
ck Wind Swordsman didn’t give a moment’s thought to the opinion of the Sword Pavilion’s disciples. He went to the Sword Pavilion and stood before its gate.
“Do you want to join the Sword Pavilion?” A middle-aged male teacher with a refined bearing was standing in the middle of the courtyard. He was d in a blue robe and possessed an outstanding aura.
“That’s right,” he replied.
“I’m the Deputy Pavilion Master, Deng Chen. Like all other academic establishments, the Sword Pavilion has its own requirements. You must pass a strict test before being allowed to join.”
After passing the test, one would need to pay a hefty tuition fee. However, many people wanted to pay such a fee, but they couldn’t get the chance.
Upon hearing Deputy Pavilion Master’s words, the Sword Pavilion’s disciples rxed. They were all worried that he would open the back door for the ck Wind Swordsman because he was afraid of the great master. But, since he would handle this affair fairly, they didn’t need to worry about anything.
The people who hade to observe this affair thought inwardly, “As expected of the Sword Pavilion, they can stand up to even Master Luo Cheng’s pressure.”
The reason why they put on such airs on this day was that they wanted to express the Sword Pavilion’s attitude: “We would rather have nothing than have mediocre people, and we are all trying to perfect what is already outstanding.” At this moment, the words written outside of the Sword Pavilion had another charm to them.
“I’m aware of this.” ck Wind Swordsman was still as calm andposed as before.
When the Deputy Pavilion Master saw that ck Wind Swordsman hadn’t left after hearing what he had to say, he realized that he wouldn’t give up.
“Let’s start then.” They must give enough respect to the great master, and they would make an exception in allowing ck Wind Swordsman to immediately start the test.
“Everyone who wants to join our Sword Pavilion must walk down the Sword Road, and that is just the beginning,” a female teacher next to the Deputy Pavilion Master said coldly. She seemed strict and severe. Even dealing with this matter, she still wore a stern expression.
After the female teacher spoke, a t Doctrine Road appeared before ck Wind Swordsman. It was filled with astonishing sword energy.
The crowd in the vicinity were just waiting and observing this matter calmly, while the Sword Pavilion’s disciplesughed into their sleeves.
“The Sword Road examines one’s affinity with the sword, and if you aren’t qualified, you can’t walk down it regardless of how hard you struggle.” A familiar-sounding voice echoed, and Yang Jing, who wore the outfit of the Sword Pavilion’s disciples, appeared.
“One’s talent determines everything. It’s the foundation upon which you will strive hard. If youck talent, it doesn’t matter how strong and firm your will is, you will just have to ept your fate.” Yang Jing looked at ck Wind Swordsman and spoke coldly. He wasn’t deliberately mocking him, but everyone could tell that he looked down upon him.
Since the Sundry Goods Store had shown its power, Yang Jing didn’t dare to provoke Master Luo Cheng, and he also didn’t dare to mess around with the man favored by Master Luo Cheng.
However, it was ck Wind Swordsman who wanted to join the Sword Pavilion, and as a member of the pavilion, he wasn’t willing to witness this happen.
“He will embarrass himself after a short while. I wonder whether he can bear it?” The other teacher, who hadn’t spoken up until now, said in a low voice.
“It’s his own choice, and our Sword Pavilion had already given the great master enough respect,” the female teacher said with displeasure.
Deng Chen was now staring at ck Wind Swordsman. It was unclear what he was thinking about.
“Do you think that he’s a rough piece of jade with untapped potential?” Deng Chen said.
The two teachers were surprised by such words, and they started examining ck Wind Swordsman once again. They quickly furrowed their brows because they didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.
“You can’t discern anything from his outward appearance, but I have such a gut feeling,” Deng Chen said.
“Pavilion Master Deng, it’s probably just his manners which have caused you to assume this by mistake.” The female teacher shook her head, and said, “If he’s really a genius, he would have been discovered by people long ago, and he wouldn’t have needed to go to a ce such as the Extreme Doctrine Martial Arts Club.”
“That is really the case.” Deng Chen nodded.
The female teacher wasn’t mistaken, ck Wind Swordsman had already passed his early youth, and a long time had passed. If he was really a genius, people would have noticed it long ago.
ck Wind Swordsman strode forward while facing many skeptical and mocking gazes, and he started walking down the Sword Road.
At this moment, everyone remained silent.
When ck Wind Swordsman’s foot stepped onto the Sword Road, sword energy erupted and rose to the sky.
The people in the vicinity moved back subconsciously. Once they recovered their senses, they realized that it wouldn’t harm them and moved forward once again. They were quite embarrassed!
ck Wind Swordsman was on the Sword Road and was withstanding a great force. All of the Sword Pavilion’s disciples present were aware of how terrifying it was.
The Sword Road was just twenty-meter-long, and he would have passed the test if he managed to walk past the tenth meter. However, most people would fail before crossing the first five meters.
The Sword Pavilion’s disciples bet that ck Wind Swordsman wouldn’t make it past the first three meters. They could clearly see that ck Wind Swordsman’s expression changed, bing quite grave. Every step he took was strenuous for him.
Yang Jing revealed a mocking smile, and said, “An academic establishment and a martial art clubs aren’t simr to each other.” His voice echoed.
ck Wind Swordsman took a step forward and, before many startled gazes, he took several steps forward and crossed three meters.
Surprise appeared on the faces of the Sword Pavilion’s disciples. But, when they noticed that ck Wind Swordsman’s pace slowed down once again, they felt relieved once more.
ck Wind Swordsman was still far from the tenth meter, and they clearly knew what awaited him if he exhausted his power here.
ck Wind Swordsman stopped in the same ce for several seconds, and just when the others were assuming that he couldn’t continue, he strode forward once again.
Even though he was walkingboriously, he was still advancing forward. The distance he crossed went from three meters, to five meters, then to six meters. When he neared seven meters, the Sword Pavilion’s disciples became nervous.
Yang Jing didn’t dare to mor now, and he lowered his arms which he crossed in front of his chest. He opened his eyes widely.
The female teacher was greatly surprised by what she saw, while Deng Chen’s interest was apparent in his eyes.
After a short while passed, ck Wind Swordsman crossed the ninth meter, and just thest step was left for him. He was greatly exhausted, but his eyes still shone brightly as before.
“He seeded!”
In the end, he took thest step, and amotion arose among the crowd.
However, it seemed like the test hadn’te to an end because ck Wind Swordsman’s gaze was still looking forward.
“Is it possible that he...”
The crowd looked at the ten meters left and started discussing this matter.
“What is the best achievement?”
“It’s neen meters.”
“That’s right, it’s neen meters, and it was made by the Sword Venerable.”
“Don’t hold too much hope out for him. At most, he will walk another two or three meters.”
There were some people looking forward to his performance, while others ridiculed him, and mocked him.
On the other side, Yang Jing became nervous because fifteen meters was his current achievement.
“It’s impossible for this guy to achieve it,” Yang Jing muttered, even though it was obvious from his tone that he wasn’t sure about this.
At first, he had assumed that ck Wind Swordsman couldn’t cross even three meters, but now he had already crossed ten meters.
Since he reached the fourth meter, he seemed like he would copse at any moment. Yet, he didn’t copse at all.
“It seems like I have good acting talent.” Jiang Chen observed the crowd’s reaction out of the corner of his eyes. He found it quite funny!
He mustn’t disy an outstanding performance, and he should just present a reasonable performance, while, his way of walking down while staggering along would be a great encouragement to others.
It was only when Jiang Chen reached the fifteenth meter that he started finding it strenuous, but it was still quite easy for him. However, when he reached the seventeenth meter, he felt like he was bearing a great pressure.
Jiang Chen seemed like someone who was lost in a desert, and who had walked around in it for several days and nights and now on the verge of copse.
“What is going on with him? Why hasn’t he fallen down yet?”
The Sword Pavilion’s disciples almost went crazy, while Yang Jing’s face turned pale.
The reaction of the people in the vicinity was quite calm. They were staring at ck Wind Swordsman’s feet, while silently counting the number of meters crossed by him. It was now neen, the same as the best record.
Deng Chen and the two elders strode forward by several steps with their faces filled with shock.
When ck Wind Swordsman’s swaying footnded on the ground once again, cheering echoed down the whole street.
“He broke it! He broke the record!”
The Sword Pavilion’s disciples looked at each other in dismay. It was difficult for them to believe what they had just witnessed.
But, that tall and upright silhouette was genuine and real, and none could disregard him.