Chapter 206 The Power of Sword Spirit

"How far do you think Zhou Ling can go?"

On the judges' bench, Dean Zhong looked at Zhou Ling's competition platform and asked Zhang Daojian and other judges with interest.

All the participants in the inner courtyard competition this time are inner courtyard disciples.

And they are all disciples who have entered the inner courtyard for a few years, and some have even stayed in the inner courtyard for more than ten years.

After all, there is no time limit for cultivation after entering the inner courtyard. Generally, when they reach the late stage of foundation building or the peak.

The disciples begin to leave the Taoist Academy and find their own way out.

Of course, many people choose to stay in the Taoist Academy and become teachers in the outer courtyard, but this also requires strict assessment by the Taoist Academy, and only those who pass will be left.

The only new disciple entering the inner courtyard is Zhou Ling.

So his age is much younger than other inner courtyard disciples.

"It's good to be able to enter the top 32!"

"Although it is a heavenly foundation building, the battle competition is not just about cultivation, but also skills and experience."

"I'm afraid Zhou Ling's combat experience is insufficient!"

Zhang Daojian smiled and said.

"Yes, he is a little young. After a few more years of experience, with his natural foundation, his combat power must be high!"

"Hey, this kid wants to participate in any competition. This actual combat competition is completely different from the technical competition!"

The other judges also agreed with a smile.

"However, this kid's performance is unexpected every time. I hope he can also surprise people in actual combat!"

Dean Zhong smiled.

Now Zhou Ling is the disciple trained by the Taoist Academy.

Although he did not become his disciple, he also hopes to become the face of the Xuanyuan Taoist Academy in Qingyun Immortal City in the future.

Of course, since it is an actual combat competition, in his opinion, it is already very good for Zhou Ling to enter the top 32.

After all, most of the participants this time are mid-stage foundation cultivators.

And the combat methods of technical masters are mostly based on external forces, such as runes, magic arrays, puppets, beast control, etc.

As a weapon refiner, Zhou Ling obviously has no advantage in this regard.

Even for a swordsmith, using a sword to fight is a big consumption.

While the judges were discussing, the situation in each arena was changing rapidly.

On the competition stage, Li Jing's Qianshan Sword Qi was better than the previous one, and it seemed that she was going to defeat Zhou Ling in one fell swoop.

But Zhou Ling condensed the furnace sword energy and refined his Qianshan sword energy.

As the Qianshan sword energy continued to dissipate, his understanding of the earth attribute sword intent was also constantly improving.

This is the advantage of the furnace sword intent. When refining other sword energies, it can improve its own sword intent.

So Zhou Ling did not rush to attack, but refined and integrated the Qianshan sword intent while fighting.

Then with the help of [Intermediate Analysis], the Qianshan sword intent was analyzed and integrated into his own earth attribute sword intent.

Li Jing became more and more frightened as he fought. Originally, he wanted to suppress Zhou Ling as quickly as possible and force him to withdraw from the competition.

But at this time, his Qianshan sword intent did not pose much threat to him.

Instead, he consumed a lot of energy.

If this goes on, even if he can defeat Zhou Ling, it will not be easy to defeat his opponent in the next game.

I thought it would be a good match for Zhou Ling, the new inner court disciple.

I didn't expect it to be so tough.

I didn't dare to hold back and shouted, "Brother Zhou, take my last sword!"

As soon as the words fell, the light of the sword in his hand surged, and the mountain sword light condensed into shape, and Gaia slashed continuously.

This is the advantage of the mountain sword in his hand.

After stimulating the fusion of the sword seal and the sword intent, the power will surge instantly.

It is equivalent to the half-step sword heart like soul.

For ordinary disciples in the middle stage of foundation building, it is basically difficult to block it.

Only those who have reached the sword soul realm or have a third-level treasure can be enough to compete with it.

Li Jing was also forced to use his own finale so quickly.

But only in this way can Zhou Ling's furnace sword energy be broken and defeated.

It's a pity that Zhou Ling has already condensed the sword soul. The reason why he didn't use the furnace sword energy with all his strength is just to study the opponent's Qianshan sword intent.

After all, he has the talent of [Recovery], plus the second-level Lingyuan Pill refined by Wang Xin, in more than an hour, he can restore the spiritual power consumed in his body to its peak.

So he is not worried about the consumption problem.

And with [Meticulous and Detailed], he has a clear advantage in this battle, so he does not consume much.

And as Li Jing activates the strongest sword, Zhou Ling naturally does not dare to be careless.

Immediately condense the sword intent and condense the furnace sword spirit.

As long as he wants, he can condense the furnace sword spirit and defeat his opponent.

And he is only using the second-level middle-grade Fire Gang Sword in his hand.

If it is replaced with the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword, the power is probably more than doubled.

After all, the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword contains the power of rules, which can completely crush a cultivator like Li Jing.

"How is it possible, you have already comprehended the sword heart like soul!"

Li Jing, who originally thought that he could defeat Zhou Ling with this sword, suddenly exclaimed.

His Qianshan Sword Qi finally penetrated the furnace sword Qi, and just when he was about to suppress it,

Suddenly, a more vigorous sword intent swept out from the furnace sword energy.

It penetrated his Qianshan sword energy layer by layer.

Then, he saw the furnace sword spirit condensed from the furnace sword energy.

His Qianshan sword energy quickly dissipated under the opponent's absolutely superior sword spirit attack.

At this time, Li Jing, who was shocked, had all his trump cards revealed, and facing Zhou Ling's fierce sword energy, he did not have the courage to continue fighting.

We can only give up and admit defeat.

Why did I meet this monster?

Fourteen! Heavenly grade foundation building! He also comprehended the second realm of swordsmanship!

How can others compare to this?

"This is the sword soul? How is it possible? A fourteen-year-old monk condensed the sword soul. How did he do this?"

"Yes! Even if you start practicing swordsmanship from your mother's womb, it won't work!"

"It's really terrifying. Heavenly grade foundation building, second level swordsmanship! This is definitely a genius among geniuses!"

"I read that right! Li Jing was defeated at the third level of foundation building!"

Since Zhou Lingnai is a new disciple in the inner courtyard and a monk of the legendary Tianpin Foundation Establishment Pill, his competition attracts extra attention.

Seeing him condensing the Furnace Sword Spirit and easily defeating Li Jing's Thousand Mountains Sword Spirit, the watching disciples in the square all let out bursts of exclamations.

I originally thought that Zhou Ling, who was so outstanding in weapon refining, would definitely be inferior in actual combat.

After all, a person's energy is limited and it is impossible to achieve all-round development.

But Zhou Ling was beyond everyone's expectations.

Unexpectedly, he defeated the powerful Li Jing with absolute advantage.

"Competition stage No. 7! Zhou Lingsheng!"

As the judges announced, Zhou Ling and Li Jing bowed their hands and said, "I accept!"

Li Jing said helplessly, "Junior Brother Zhou's level of swordsmanship makes me completely convinced that I lost!"

Then the two walked off the competition stage.

"This kid Zhou Ling has actually reached the second level of swordsmanship!"

At the judges' table, Dean Zhong looked shocked.

Zhou Ling once again shocked him with his actions.

Comprehending the soul of the sword requires not only the practice of swordsmanship, but also a unique understanding.

In addition, a certain amount of chance and luck are also required.

For ordinary sword cultivators, it is already very good if they can enter the realm of sword spirit in the later stages of foundation building.

And Zhou Ling, at the age of fourteen, did it!

This talent and luck make people envious.

"This kid is so surprising!"

Zhang Daojian also said with a mysterious look on his face.

Just now, I was not optimistic that Zhou Ling could enter the top 32, but he was slapped in the face so quickly.

Zhou Ling actually entered the second realm of swordsmanship, which he did not expect at all.

The other teachers also looked surprised. They all knew that Zhou Ling was extremely talented in techniques, but they did not expect that Zhou Ling was also so talented in swordsmanship.

"However, with his level of cultivation at the foundation level, how many times can he use Sword Heart Ru Po?"

"Yes, normally speaking, only when you enter the late stage of foundation building can you control the sword heart like soul stably."

In addition to being shocked, other teachers also spoke out curiously.

"This is not easy. Just look at how far this little guy can go!"

Dean Zhong smiled and said.

There are also more expectations for Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling's current performance is enough to enter the Taoist Academy. Until now, for thousands of years, he has ranked among the top thirty talented disciples.

"Hey, I take back what I just said. After understanding the sword spirit, I think I can enter the top sixteen!"

Zhang Daojian also said with a smile.

He didn't have any ill intentions towards Zhou Ling, he was just analyzing the actual situation.

But I didn't expect that Zhou Ling was completely uneasy about playing tricks.

"Sixteen is not that easy!"

"Yes! Look at the competitions just now, there were many disciples in the late stage of foundation building. In the other competitions, none of them were evenly matched and consumed a huge amount of energy!"

Professor Lin shook his head and said loudly.

While the judges were discussing, Zhou Ling had already arrived at the rest area.

"Brother Ling, no wonder you are so confident, it turns out you have comprehended the second realm of sword spirit!"

When Zhou Ling sat on the futon, Sun Dajie walked up behind him and beat his back, stretched his muscles and bones, and said with a look of joy on his face.

In this competition, he put nearly 400 low-grade spiritual stones on Zhou Ling.

This is most of his net worth. If he loses, he will have to live on grass for the next few months.

Zhou Ling smiled and said, "I'm a little lucky!"

"Brother Ling, you are too humble!"

Sun Dajie flattered him.

Then he looked at the competition table and reminded Zhou Ling, "Brother Ling, the next opponent is Lu Li, a rune master in the middle stage of foundation building. This test has been consumed!"

"Also, Lu Li ranked thirty-seventh in this competition, but there is a lot of hope that he can enter the top thirty-two!"

"And it is said that there are many second-level mid-grade runes on hand, and even second-order high-grade runes!"

Zhou Ling nodded and said with a smile, "Sword cultivator, what matters is that one sword can defeat all kinds of magic!"

Then he took out the pill bottle, poured out a Lingyuan Pill, drank it, sat cross-legged, and recovered.

Sun Dajie began to collect other news from around him.

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In the afternoon, the second round of eliminations also started soon.

The spiritual power in Zhou Ling's body has also been completely restored.

"Lu Li!"

"Zhou Ling!"

On the competition stage, the two people bowed their hands.

Standing opposite Zhou Ling was a tall young man in his mid-twenties or sixties.

"Junior Brother Zhou, then try the power of my runes!"

Immediately, Lu Li shouted and threw out three yellow talismans.

There were three booms and explosions, and the runes instantly burst into flames. Three huge fireballs condensed out and bombarded Zhou Ling.

A wave of heat swept over and was about to swallow Zhou Ling up.

But the next moment, a thick flying sword soared into the sky and slashed down into the air.

A huge mountain sword energy slashed out.

The sword energy condensed, like a thousand peaks stacked up, unstoppable, instantly crushing the three fireballs, turning into flames all over the sky and dissipating.

"Is this the Thousand Mountains Sword Intent?"

Lu Li couldn't help but exclaimed slightly.

Originally, he was worried about Zhou Ling's furnace sword spirit, so he was ready to fight a war of attrition with Zhou Ling in this battle.

Use runes to consume Zhou Ling.

After all, Zhou Ling was only at the first level of foundation building, and it was impossible for him to use sword spirit attacks in succession.

But he didn't expect that Zhou Ling actually comprehended other sword intents.

And this was the Thousand Mountains Sword Intent of his opponent Li Jing in the morning.

What a terrifying talent.

"Then I want to see how many swords you can cast!"

Lu Li said in a deep voice, even if the Thousand Mountains Sword Intent was cast, it would be a big consumption.

You have to know that there were three second-level middle-grade fireball runes just now, and their power was no less than the magic attack of the mid-stage foundation-building cultivator, but they were easily resolved by Zhou Ling.

Instead of consuming him, he was consumed.

Immediately, two more green runes were cast in his hand, and the green light bloomed, condensing two green sword beams of several feet.

It looked sharp!

"Second-level upper-grade sword rune!"

Zhou Ling's eyes condensed slightly. This rune master was indeed not easy to deal with.

Fortunately, these two sword runes only contained sword energy, and did not integrate sword intent and sword spirit.

Otherwise, these two sword beams would be difficult to deal with.

With [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling could see that although these two green sword beams were powerful, they were only integrated with the formed sword intent.

"You are proud enough to lose to my two second-level upper-grade Qingfeng sword runes!"

Lu Li seemed very confident.

After all, the attack power of two second-level high-quality sword talismans is comparable to that of a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building.

Even with his current mid-stage foundation building, he seems to be a little overwhelmed when controlling it.

This Qingfeng sword talisman is already one of his biggest trump cards.

He recited the spell, pointed his finger at Zhou Ling, and two green sword beams in the air, with sword energy whistling, slashed down towards Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling did not dare to be careless when he saw this scene.

With a thought, the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword flew out, and the flames whistled.

The spiritual power in the body was injected into the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword, and in an instant, the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword slashed like a flame.

The flame sword beam whistled across the ring, and cracks were cut into the extremely hard material on the ground.

Like a dark cloud of fire pressing down, it collided with the two Qingfeng sword beams driven by Lu Li.

There was a thunderous roar, and the Five Elements Xuanyang Sword burst out with endless sword energy like a fire cloud filling the sky in front of Lu Li's unbelievable eyes.

It exhausted and broke the two Qingfeng sword beams.

Finally, there was a huge residual force that pounced on Lu Li.

Lu Li hurriedly activated a shield rune and condensed a huge battle armor in front of him.

Hoping to block the fire cloud sword beam.

A loud bang!

The ring shook violently.

The battle armor broke directly, and Lu Li's body was also shaken away and fell to the ring, his face pale.

He could only wave his hand and admit defeat!

"Competition stage No. 5! Zhou Ling wins!"

The voice of the judges sounded.