() stepped into the hole with one foot. Just as Jiang Wen was getting ready for a new round of formation restrictions, suddenly a gentle voice rang in his ears, "Wen'er, come here!"
Then, all the formation restrictions were hidden in the space again, leaving a dark hole.
The entrance to the cave is very deep and trumpet-shaped. The further you go in, the wider it becomes. After walking forward for about three hundred meters, the humid air gradually gained a hint of murderous aura, as well as a sense of coldness.
The breath of deathly silence is chilling.
"What a strong sense of sadness!"
Along the way, Jiang Wen clearly saw a broken sword stuck diagonally on the surrounding stone walls. Some of the broken swords were completely rotten, and some were broken into dozens of pieces. The air was filled with the aura of killing and death.
They are all released from the bodies of these broken swords, broken swords, and waste swords, which is very moving.
After walking dozens of steps, a man-made cave appeared in front of him, and he suddenly became enlightened. The next moment, a feeling of extreme danger came over him, causing Jiang Wen to stop involuntarily.
Looking up, he saw tens of thousands of broken swords on the surrounding stone walls. He immediately understood that this was where the real sword pool was. The aura emanating from the tens of thousands of broken swords made the murderous intention in the air extremely strong.
, a warrior with a weaker will may soon be eroded by the breath of death after stepping into this sword pool.
Meng Guxuan's figure was sitting cross-legged among the thousands of swords. When he saw Jiang Wen's arrival, he stretched out his hand and an invisible force immediately pulled Jiang Wen's body and came to him.
"Disciple Jiang Wen, pay homage to Master!" Jiang Wen immediately saluted respectfully as his feet landed.
Meng Guxuan nodded slightly, glanced at Jiang Wen, with a smile on his eyebrows, "I haven't seen you for a month, and I am deeply pleased that your cultivation has improved so much. Moreover, your sword power is restrained and full of charm.
If I guess correctly, the fusion degree of your Gust Wind Sword Power and Flowing Cloud Sword Power should have reached the fourth level!"
"Exactly!" Jiang Wen responded calmly, "When the disciple was in retreat, he received the blessing of heaven, had an epiphany, and the fusion of sword power improved again! However, the disciple still felt that he had many shortcomings, so he came to the master
I want the master to give me some advice on this."
Ever since he met Yao Suling a month ago, Jiang Wen understood that there were many geniuses in this world who were not inferior to him.
And Yao Suling is just a princess in the Zhennan Palace. There are hundreds of princesses and princes like her in the entire Dayao Dynasty. There are countless geniuses among them, and the entire world of cultivation is said to be countless.
There are hundreds of dynasties, large and small, and the number of geniuses is like a crucian carp crossing the river.
This discovery made him understand that he was just a frog in the well. Only by looking at the entire world of cultivation could he truly see his status. However, he did not feel discouraged by this. On the contrary, it aroused his fighting spirit even more.
He continues to work hard towards a higher level.
"Well, I'm pretty solid. I'm not complacent just because I've achieved some results. That's good!"
Meng Guxuan nodded and said calmly: "Our Lingyun Sect is one of the five most powerful sects in the Dayao Dynasty. In the annual inner sect disciple selection competition, dozens of disciples enter the inner sect, but now our Lingyun Sect
There are only 556 registered inner disciples in the Twelve Peaks of the Sect, do you know why this is?"
Jiang Wen raised his head and looked at Meng Guxuan, listening carefully!
"The Dayao Dynasty was located at the southernmost end of the Zhizhen territory, bordering the three dynasties of Dayan, Zhao and Dafan. Due to competition for resources such as minerals and elixirs, large-scale wars broke out between the four dynasties every year.
, and small-scale conflicts on the border are even more commonplace."
Having said this, Meng Guxuan's face showed a hint of pity, he paused for a moment, and then said: "Every year, tens of thousands of soldiers die at the border and on the battlefield, and tens of thousands of ordinary people also die.
They were forcibly recruited and became new recruits for the garrison. However, it was very easy to recruit ordinary soldiers, but it was more difficult to recruit those elite soldiers composed entirely of warriors. Therefore, the royal family of the Dayao Dynasty recruited
The idea is on the heads of the five major sects and the major cultivating families!"
Jiang Wen nodded lightly!
In the past, he didn't care about family affairs. He just knew that every year, the Jiang family would select some young disciples to serve in the army of the Dayao Dynasty. But he didn't understand why. Now he suddenly realized that they were members of the royal family of the Dayao Dynasty.
Order.
Most of these disciples who were sent to the battlefield were from side sects, and their enlightenment and qualifications were relatively low. They did not have much of a future. Even if they entered the army, they would be destined to become cannon fodder. Even if they could return after completing their service period,
The family is also covered in scars and serious illnesses, and it is rare for them to die well.
"The battlefield is changing rapidly, and injuries and deaths are commonplace. The five major sects have thousands of years of inheritance. Naturally, they will not let their core disciples enter the battlefield to die and destroy their foundation!"
Meng Guxuan continued: "After the active mediation of the top leaders of the five major sects, the royal family of the Dayao Dynasty made concessions and promised that as long as they are inner disciples of the five major sects, they can directly serve as centurions after entering the army, and
You only need to serve for three years before you can leave the army and return to the sect. Although the Centurion Commander is only the lowest military attache, he can be in charge of a group of soldiers and horses. The chance of survival will be greatly increased, and he can also better
He made great achievements in battle. So since then, all the major cultivating families have attached themselves to the five major sects and sent their direct disciples to the sects to practice in order to gain the sect’s blessing!”
"What if I can't become an inner disciple?" Jiang Wen asked quickly.
"If you can't become an inner disciple, you will definitely be sent to the army, starting from the lowest rank as a soldier, and you will be allowed to leave after ten years of service!" Meng Guxuan responded, saying: "Let's take the twelve of our Lingyun Sect as our example.
Take Feng as an example. The total number of outer sect disciples recruited every year exceeds a thousand. If they cannot be promoted to inner sect disciples before the age of twenty, they will be sent to serve in the army. Otherwise, the mountain will be overcrowded.
The Dayao Dynasty gave corresponding rewards to the Lingyun Sect based on the military exploits of these people, which was an exchange of interests."
"I see!"
Jiang Wen nodded as if he had some understanding. No wonder Lingyun Sect recruits so many outer disciples every year, but the total number has not fluctuated much. It turns out that the older outer disciples were all sent to Dayao.
They went to the army of the dynasty. And based on the death rate of the army, nine out of ten of them would not be able to survive until the day of retirement.
"Even with various favorable conditions, after the inner disciples entered the army, the casualty rate has remained high!"
Meng Guxuan's face sank slightly and continued: "In the army, regardless of background, only cultivation and military merit are considered. The higher the cultivation, the higher the chance of survival, and the more military merit, the more training resources can be obtained
There are more. As long as there are enough military merits, elixirs, magic weapons, exercises, etc. can all be exchanged, and each of them is the best among the best. Even military merits can be used to hire Gangyuan Realm people.
Experts provide personal and all-round guidance to themselves, which is fatally attractive to those casual cultivators who have no sects and no sects, and they all work hard to earn military merit. Once the disciples of the five major sects enter the army, if they do not want to be
Those who suppress the casual cultivators also have to work hard to earn military merits, and military merits need to be won in wars, and wars are often accompanied by bloody killings and deaths!"
Having said this, Meng Guxuan suddenly raised his head, looked at Jiang Wen, and said: "The essence of martial arts is the way to kill. How to kill your enemies in a faster, less laborious and safer way is the essence of martial arts. You
Although your sword power is now great, you have never killed anyone. There is no murderous intention in your sword energy. It is just a showpiece but not useful. When you meet those real murderers in the army, even if their cultivation is
Even if I'm much lower than you, I can easily kill you!"
"Killing intent?"
Hearing what Meng Guxuan said, Jiang Wen suddenly understood what the flaw in his swordsmanship that he had been looking for was!
Human beings are one of the living creatures. After a murderer successfully commits a murder, his body will inevitably be stained with a trace of blood evil. This is the resentment of the murdered person before his death and is difficult to remove.
The evil spirit is also a kind of power of heaven and earth. The more people kill, the richer the blood evil spirit becomes. Over time, the blood evil spirit will invade the body. In addition, the more people kill, the more reverence for life will be.
Increasing indifference, this change in mental will makes the blood evil energy and true energy blend with each other to form a special 'aura', which is killing intent.
Ordinary people, when they kill someone for the first time, will always feel panic, hesitation, or even timidity. This is a sign of lack of murderous intention. But those masters who kill wildly can let themselves be killed simply by relying on their own terrifying killing intention.
The opponent retreats without a fight, and this is where the gap lies.
Perhaps Meng Guxuan did not realize that there was actually no lack of murderous intent in Jiang Wen's sword energy, but this murderous intent was extremely restrained and would only emerge when necessary. You must know that Jiang Wen in his previous life was not only
A person with spiritual powers and an elite agent, the missions he performed were also very dangerous. The number of enemy agents who died when he was injured was not even a hundred but eighty, but in terms of murderous intent, he
Not inferior to any elite soldier in all battles.
At this moment, Meng Guxuan spoke again, "Ordinary inner disciples will only enter the military training after they are twenty years old. But you are different. I have higher requirements for you. This year's inner disciple selection competition
After it is over, you will join the army with other inner disciples who have reached the age of service and will be allowed to return to the sect only when you can accumulate 100,000 military merits!"
According to the laws of the Yao Dynasty, killing an ordinary enemy soldier can only get a little military merit. In other words, Jiang Wen must kill at least 100,000 ordinary soldiers to complete the mission. After hearing this, he finally
I understand why Meng Guxuan doesn't care about the strong death silence and murderous intent in the sword pool. It turns out that his own murderous intent is more terrifying than the death aura emanating from these broken swords.