Chapter 1092: Unrestricted Competition
One hundred core disciples, each of whom was allowed to bring ten helpers, made a total of one hundred teams.
Each of the helpers had been carefully selected and were undoubtedly geniuses in their own right. Even soone as proud as Qing Yue, the top Holy Maiden, had ten helpers behind her.
The scene at the entrance of the Sword Qi Corridor was quite magnificent.
Only Lin Ying's group, including herself, had a re eight people.
"Haha, Senior Sister Lin Ying, has the Lin Clan fallen so far that you can't even gather ten people?"
At this mont, Hong Yu, accompanied by Chen Lang and others, walked over to Lin Ying's group.
Although everyone knew the reason behind Lin Ying's situation, the mockery in their words was unmistakable.
Lin Ying glanced at Hong Yu and retorted without backing down, "You can talk after you've defeated our eight. How dare a loser speak so boldly?"
For Hong Yu, losing to Lin Ying in the Holy Maiden selection was perhaps her only sore point.
Lin Ying's words caused Hong Yu's expression to freeze.
She couldn't find a strong rebuttal.
"Ying'er is as sharp as ever, truly worthy of being the Flying Snow Sword Immortal. I like you more and more.
However, since you couldn't gather ten people this ti, why didn't you inform earlier?
If you had, I might not have accepted Junior Sister Hong Yu's invitation."
As he spoke, Chen Lang opened his folding fan again, revealing an image of Lin Ying in an even more alluring pose.
Lin Ying narrowed her eyes, and a surge of killing intent rose within her.
Every ti she interacted with Chen Lang, his words never failed to provoke her.
However, at this mont, Shengana calmly channeled a pure energy into Lin Ying.
"Miss Lin, stay calm," Shengana's ethereal voice sounded, and Lin Ying imdiately cald down.
She took a deep breath and stopped looking at Hong Yu and Chen Lang.
Her gaze calmly turned to the entrance of the Sword Qi Corridor.
Seeing this, the two of them were slightly surprised. Even the nearby core disciples of Sword Land looked at Lin Ying with renewed respect.
They mistakenly thought that Lin Ying's ability to control her emotions had improved.
"Hmph, putting on an act. You better pray that you won't run into once we enter the Sword Qi Corridor.
As for you, the Sword Qi Corridor of Sword Land is a great place. If you end up being buried there, it would indeed be an honor for you."
Seeing that Lin Ying wasn't responding, Hong Yu no longer held back, her killing intent and hatred reaching their peak.
Her words were now aid directly at Su Jingzhen.
Su Jingzhen glanced at her indifferently and also chose not to respond.
While he took Chen Lang, the smiling tiger, seriously, he wouldn't engage in a war of words at this mont.
Moreover, his target this ti wasn't soone like Hong Yu, a core disciple who couldn't even secure the position of the tenth Holy Maiden. She wasn't worthy of being Su Jingzhen's opponent.
His primary goal was to find Zhang Xiu and help her obtain the opportunities she sought.
His secondary goal, under the right circumstances, was to help Zhang Xiu take revenge, which ant targeting Qing Yue, the top Holy Maiden.
In other words, his opponent would always be the strongest one.
At this mont, Su Jingzhen's gaze, like Lin Ying's, was fixed on the entrance of the Sword Qi Corridor.
The entrance was a snow-covered cliff.
Now, the middle of the cliff had split open and was slowly moving apart.
As the entrance widened, the sacred fluctuations emanating from within beca stronger.
The breathing of the core disciples beca heavier.
After a few dozen breaths, the cliff opened completely.
The entrance resembled a black hole, emitting an intense spatial fluctuation.
The ancient aura emanating from within beca even more intense.
Everyone at the entrance felt their energy being stirred.
At this mont, a figure in white robes suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Sword Qi Corridor.
He was tall and stood in the air like a divine sword.
Upon his appearance, everyone's expression turned solemn.
Even the elders bowed respectfully to him.
"Greetings, Sword Master!"
"Greetings, Sword Master!"
"..."
Wave after wave of greetings echoed, and the eyes of countless Sword Land disciples filled with fervor.
Even Lin Ying beside Su Jingzhen was visibly excited.
Seeing this, Su Jingzhen was stunned for a mont.
Had he just unexpectedly encountered Sword Land's top boss?
While his face showed the sa excitent as everyone else's, Su Jingzhen's heart was filled with caution.
His divine consciousness instinctively probed the Boundless Spirit Beast Bag at his waist, only to find that Bai Suzhen had imrsed herself in a lake within it, entering a state similar to hibernation.
She emitted no trace of her own aura.
After so thought, Su Jingzhen's consciousness within the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss quietly used his authority to channel the world's energy, covering the Spirit Beast bag.
The Sword Master was undoubtedly at the level of an Immortal Emperor, probably one of the top Immortal Emperors.
Although the Sword Master's attention wasn't on them, one could never be too careful with soone of his caliber.
If the Sword Master detected Bai Suzhen's presence, the consequences would be unpredictable.
The incident involving Bai Suzhen might be sothing the Sword Master no longer cared about, or it might be a stain on his reputation.
Until Zhang Xiu's situation was resolved, Su Jingzhen didn't dare gamble on the Sword Master's attitude.
If Lin Ying were to find out that the helper she relied on might be an enemy of her Sword Master, she would likely be shattered.
The Sword Master smiled as he scanned the crowd.
Then he spoke again, "Sword Land's Sword Qi Corridor is our most important heritage site. It contains countless opportunities that you can obtain based on your own destiny.
Of course, it also contains endless dangers. I will not limit your competition, but I hope you will act within your ans."
Hearing the words of the sword master, everyone's hearts trembled.
For Su Jingzhen and the others, nothing else mattered. The key point was one sentence: "unrestricted competition!
In other words, once inside, there were no rules. Killing and fighting were allowed.
This was absolute freedom. At the sa ti, Su Jingzhen's gaze instinctively swept over the helpers invited by each core disciple.
He suddenly understood the true purpose of the core disciples inviting helpers.
The word "cannon fodder" flashed in his mind.
Under the rule of absolute freedom, where killing wasn't forbidden, the best way to minimize losses among the core disciples was to sacrifice outsiders.
After all, they were the top one hundred core disciples, and their cultivation required huge resources.
Once they matured, they would beco the pillars of the sect.
Su Jingzhen could even imagine that each core disciple, including Lin Ying, would have special life-saving thods once they entered the Sword Qi Corridor.
He also recalled how Lin Ying had hurriedly left after arriving at her residence the previous day.
His vigilance increased even more.
The Sword Master then said a few more ceremonial words with no real substance.
Finally, he stepped aside.
"All right, little ones, off you go. I wish you good luck."
The Sword Master smiled, and with Qing Yue leading the way, everyone quickly turned into streams of light and rushed into the Sword Qi Corridor.
"Fellow Daoist Zou, Fellow Daoist Qiu, follow in."
Lin Ying called out to Su Jingzhen and the others, then imdiately moved.
At this mont, Su Jingzhen felt as though the Sword Master had glanced in his direction.
His heart tightened once again.
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