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Chapter 99 - 99: 099, (No Sword Domain)
Chapter 99 - 99: 099, (No Sword Domain)
Chapter 99: 099, (No Sword Domain)
Translator: 549690339
“Click!” Just as Lu Xun was preparing to challenge the trial, a wooden sign fell from the sky and landed securely on the table, echoing through the silent room.
The wooden label was inscribed with [Demon Sect’s Ji Li]. Elder E’s voice soon echoed, “Ji Li, ranked 59th.”
The disciples of the Demon Sect couldn’t help but steal glances at the petite, cute girl. Their fellow disciple, who was no more than attractive, had actually made it to the rankings!
Even though she was not ranked very high, her Cultivation Base was still growing, and being her first year in the challenge of Turtle’s Longevity, this was a promising start. Who knows, next year she might just break into the top thirty!
Deserving of being brought here by the Young Elder. Could it be that this disciple has been marked by him to be accepted under his tutelage whenever she advances to the inner circle of disciples?
“The Young Elder indeed has discerning eyes!”
This was partly due to the peculiarity of Turtle’s Longevity’s dungeon. It did not just test their current powers but something beyond. Or else, with Ji Li’s current Cultivation Base, it would have been strange for her to make the ranking.
Leading the crowd, a disciple of the Demon Sect hung up the wooden sign with Ji Li’s name on it in the 59th place, in full view of anyone who cared to look.
“Focus on your meditation, digest your insights, ignore me.” After giving Ji Li instructions, Lu Xun got up and walked towards the Stone Door.
Everyone knew they couldn’t witness the happenings inside, but they still strained their necks to catch even the slightest glimpse of the mysterious Stone Door.
After all, everyone was the least bit curious about Lu Xun – the respected Young Elder’s junior brother and the curious new addition to the Demon Sect.
Elder E, who was partially lying in a distant pool, was also using his Divine Sense to perceive even the minutest movements of Lu Xun.
“I want to see what’s so special about Yan Li’s junior brother,” the old crocodile mused to himself.
When Lu Xun reached the Stone Door, it opened up on its own, creating only a tiny gap just big enough for a single person to pass.
A prompt popped up before his eyes.
[Ding! Would you like to enter the instance – Turtle’s Longevity?] Lu Xun selected [Yes].
Take a step forward, and his whole body went into the Stone Door, immediately wrapped by a warm current.
he had the sensation of falling, and after a few seconds, his surroundings changed dramatically.
It appeared that he was in a Stone Forest.
There were numerous rocks of varying sizes. Some giant ones were dozens of meters high, while the small ones were roughly fist-sized.
The entirety of this area was huge; to get through the Stone Forest from here, he would need to cover a distance of almost a kilometer.
At this very moment, Lu Xun was standing at the starting line. One step ahead would officially mean the start of the instance.
Prior to entering, as per the rules, all Magical Weapons on him had to be kept in storage, none could be carried inside.
There weren’t really any Magical Weapons on Lu Xun, save the old-fashioned and unrefined storage ring given to him by Mao Nanbei, and Sword Qi’s Sword
Sheath.
He removed the ring and placed it aside, then took off the Sword Sheath and placed it on the ground.
The black cord bound to the Sword Sheath fluttered, giving a gentle brush against Lu Xun’s hand, seemingly saying, “come back soon.”
The sentient little imp, I wonder if you were this clingy when you were with Sword Qi.
After pacifying the Sword Sheath, Lu Xun stepped into the Stone Forest without a worry.
He knew exactly what he was about to face; what seemed like stones were actually a big Formation in front of him!
To successfully pass through the formation was to pass the first trial!
Lu Xun leisurely walked on. After no more than three steps, he abruptly halted, casually flicking a finger. Radiating Sword Qi, he aimed his attack towards the northwest.
“Bang—” His Sword Qi clashed against a short sword, causing the suddenly appearing sword to drop on the ground.
Lu Xun continued forth but quickly negated his movement. He flicked both his hands, each towards a different direction, and deflected two longswords flying towards him.
That was the trial in the Stone Forest; swords could emerge from any hiding spot.
“They’re just sharp mortal iron, not even on the level of Yellow Martial.” , Lu Xun assessed the power of the swords dismissively.
“This first trial does not seem challenging, perhaps because my level is still relatively low. ”
Yes, the premise of Turtle’s Longevity is interesting. Players below level ten receive an easy version while those above ten receive a difficult version, with variations in difficulty.
“If I were in my teens, the projectiles might not be Grey Martial, they might be directly Yellow Martial,” Lu Xun surmised.
In contrast to that, the character of each test would slightly adjust depending upon the level of cultivation. For example, the swords flying at Ji Li from the first stage didn’t indeed touch the intensity of what might’ve been hurdled at
Lu Xun.
In his previous life, Lu Xun had seen numerous posts related to Turtle’s Longevity, and since the formations varied a lot, it made players scratch their heads in confusion, unable to figure out the pattern.
God only knew where these swords would pop out from; their positions were random, but the total count was constant.
Also, it was worth mentioning that Sword Cultivators would face swords, Knife repair would face knives, spear cultivators would face spears… And if one belonged to a rather uncommon category, they’d be out of luck because the options for those don’t exist.
The Demon Sect hadn’t yet reached the financial capacity to tailor every weapon according to their master.
But the major weapons in the Cultivation World were accounted for.
As a Sword Cultivator, like Lu Xun, the first trial they face is conquering 81 hidden swords. The locations were not fixed but the quantity was.
In the second trial, they are faced with 36 swords, which, unlike the first trial, were not mortal iron but Inferior Yellow Martial swords.
As for the third and final trial, they face 11 swords, all of Yellow Martial mid-grade.
Within the first trial, the 81 swords were all hidden but were still very much capable of launching surprise attacks!
The moment they flung out, they were equivalent to a person aiming a sword at you.
Each sword moved at a different trajectory, the effects were also varying, similar to facing numerous sword techniques at the same time.
This was meant to test the candidates’ ability to combat different sword techniques.
Concurrently, each sword was well-hidden; if you found them early, you could launch a preemptive strike.
No matter what way is used, as long as the 81 swords were defeated, the first, and the simplest, trial was completed.
This was not a cause of concern for Lu Xun.
Even though all his magical weapons were left outside, he himself was in fact like a magical weapon.
The mini-sword in the Sword Heart remained. That was his biggest reliance to tackle Turtle’s Longevity!
He was well aware of the ranking rules; if multiple people got the same score in the last trial, say for instance they all pass two trials, then it would boil down to how many trials in the third were taken.
If the number of trials taken in the was also the same, then they’ll be ranked according to the time spent on each stage.
Thus, wanting to rank higher in the leaderboard, time was of the essence!
“If time is to be saved, then I have to act fast, accurately, and ruthlessly,” there was no room for mulling things over for Lu Xun.
The first trial was the easiest and hence, the phase where time could be conserved the most.
Rather than waiting for the swords to come out, he decided to make the first move himself.
Lu Xun did not continue to walk; instead, he closed his eyes.
He relied on the Sword Heart’s small sword to locate the hiding places of the trial swords.
A normal person wouldn’t be able to perceive them, but the jealous “lemon spirit” in his Sword Heart might just be able to.
The small sword in the Sword Heart was extremely sensitive to every sword they were all seen as “rivals”, so they were watched closely!
“I found them!” Lu Xun opened his eyes then took a step forward.
The small sword in the Sword Heart vibrated vehemently; Lu Xun, following its cue, vigorously swung his arm, sending his sleeve fluttering.
In an instant, dozens of swords, hidden in the shadows and waiting to strike…
were forcibly shot out from their hiding places!