Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

Sword Mountain.

It's actually not that big.

It can only be considered a small mound of earth.

The height may be less than twenty meters. If the large area at the foot of the slope is counted, it can barely be said to occupy a radius of one hundred meters, about the size of seven or eight football fields.

This small area, which is not large enough for fighting, is also called the Sword Area.

Because in this area, there are tens of thousands of swords, thick and thin, long and short, rusted and clean, of various shapes... The many long swords formed a huge metal jungle, the scale of which far exceeded the area of ​​Yu Shi in Fulong Town.

Ning Yan was a little confused when he first saw the countless sharp sword blades shining with cold light.

Although he did plan to go to the Sword Domain, this plan had to be put on hold for the time being, as he was going to the Zoo right now.

But how did this zoo become a sword domain?
This unscientific.

He had clearly seen the token of the Yuan-Devouring Bee Deacon, so how come he was here in the blink of an eye?

If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it.

The plan was disrupted, but coming to Sword Domain was barely acceptable.

This was the area where he held an advantage. He had read "Map of the Shenluo Sword Domain" dozens of times before cleaning up the mess, and it was not in vain.

Ning Yan walked forward confidently towards the huge crowd.

Yes, in the Sword Domain, there are a large number of warriors gathered, and these warriors are basically swordsmen who specialize in using swords.

Swords are one of the commonly used weapons among warriors. Even if we leave aside the Jianji Sect, which is composed entirely of swordsmen, there is still a considerable number of swordsmen among the people, even enough to rival the total number of people using other weapons.

Of course, the popularity of swords in Fulong City is related to the Jianji Sect. Many independent practitioners and newcomers want to learn good swordsmanship so that they can pass the Jianji Sect's assessment and become a member of the strongest sect in Fulong.

In addition, the bigger reason lies in this sword domain.

The Sword Domain was undoubtedly left behind by the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect. It is a trial place specifically for swordsmen.

Swordsmen who pass the trial will gain many benefits, such as sword skills, kendo inheritance and so on.

As for why it is the sword domain instead of some knife domain, gun domain or the like that remains here, according to rumors, this should be because there is a top sword-wielding master in the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect who has opened up a path for the disciples in the sect who are interested in swordsmanship to practice.

What is puzzling is that after the demise of the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect, this sword domain has not suffered much damage. There are even some obvious spiritual swords in it. However, unlike the many spiritual weapons in the Divine Weapon Tower, they were not looted by the masters who broke in here.

All we can say is that there must be some unknown secrets in this sword area.

In order to crack this secret, Ning Yan estimated that even if Guan Ruoyu came in person, he would be helpless.

After all, she hadn't even reached the third level.

And the number of third-level strongmen who robbed the inheritance of the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect back then was more than just two hands.
Ning Yan withdrew his thoughts and walked to the edge of the sword domain on his own.

There were many swordsmen gathered here, many of whose clothes were torn and tattered, with some even bleeding, as if they had been cut by swords.

Seeing the few angry warriors retreating in a mess, the warriors who were sitting on the rocks nearby to rest suddenly laughed:

"Are these people fools?"

"You dare to rush in without practicing sword skills? You really think you are unlucky."

"You actually used a shield to block the attack from inside? Now even the shield has been shattered."

……

"Brother Bai, Brother Peng."

Looking at a bald man covered in wounds, and another bald man holding a broken shield in agony, Ning Yan walked over and greeted them.

"Brother Ning, you are here too."

Bai Xunhei took the medicine and replied while taking a breath.

"How did you get so miserable?"

"Hey, don't mention it."

Bai Xunhei glanced at Peng Huasheng beside him and replied with a wry smile:

"We went to the ruins to search for treasures, but it turned out to be more dangerous than we thought. On the way, we encountered a group of marrow-pecking crows, and 40% to 50% of our companions had their heads blown off by the crows.

We were lucky enough to escape, and later found some weapons and skills left by our ancestors. We had planned to leave, but when we came here and saw that the Sword Domain was particularly lively, we planned to go in and explore, hoping to get some inheritance. But you saw it too."

Bai Xunhei spread out his hands with a bitter look on his face.

Peng Huasheng, who was standing next to him, threw away the broken shield and said in great frustration:

“This is a shield that can withstand peak violent attacks, who would have thought it could be shattered so easily?
I shouldn't have relied on luck and used external objects to resist the test. Now, I have lost more than I gained. I am really in trouble."

As he spoke, he grimaced and applied medicine to the sword wound on his body with trembling hands.

Ning Yan glanced at the sharp cut on the edge of the shield and said curiously:

"Brother Peng, forgive me for being so offensive, but this sword move that shatters shields is extremely sharp, and even a peak Violent Aura warrior would not be able to block it. How come you don't seem to be seriously injured?"

“Brother Ning, you don’t know this. This sword domain is worthy of being created by the almighty. It is extremely evil. When it detected that I used the shield during the trial, it suddenly launched an attack and shattered my shield, but did not hurt me.

But I also knew that I couldn’t go on by myself, so I withdrew in time. Otherwise, my injuries would be much more serious than they are now.”

Then, after the explanations from Bai Xunhei and Peng Huasheng, Ning Yan roughly understood the situation in the Sword Domain.

The trial in the Sword Domain is known to be divided into four levels, with difficulty increasing gradually from the outside to the inside, namely Sword Qi, Swordsman, Sword Intent, and Sword Heart.

The Sword Qi Level is a level where sword energy bursts out from countless long swords to attack the trial-takers. The trial-takers can use their own physical strength to withstand it, or use sword moves or other moves to counter the attack. Using armor, shields or other external objects to cheat will result in unimaginable attacks.

Basically, only those who have entered the realm of strength and a very small number of the top-level violent peaks can pass this first level, which shows how difficult the trial is.

Bai Xunhei and Peng Huasheng did not expect to pass the first level, they just wanted to see how far they could go and whether they could inherit the skills based on their own performance.

As a result, they had only walked less than a quarter of the distance through the Sword Qi Pass when they were beaten back by the sword energy all around them and had to flee in panic.

After listening to the explanations about each level and seeing the injuries on their bodies, Ning Yan had a general idea of ​​the difficulty of this sword domain.

He looked at the countless swords and the many warriors struggling forward among the swords, and said eagerly:
"It seems like I have to go to this sword realm as well!"

Hearing this, Bai Xunhei immediately looked worried and said:
"This sword domain is actually quite dangerous. Many swordsmen have died there in the past. Brother Ning, since you have obtained the Red Gold Order, there is no need to take this risk."

On the side, Peng Huasheng retorted:

"I think it's a good idea to go in and give it a try. No matter how powerful the Red Gold Order is, it can't always provide him with resources. There will always be a time when the Red Gold Order can't meet his needs.

What we warriors need most is a high-spirited and enterprising spirit. If we are afraid of even this small sword domain now, how can we have the courage to face more arduous risks when we reach a higher level in the future?"

Ning Yan smiled and said:

"It's all here."

Seeing that he was determined, Bai Xunhei stopped trying to persuade him and watched him walk away. At this time, he heard the people on the big rock nearby say something sarcastic:
"You are so self-righteous. This is the Sword Domain, not the Wanfa Pavilion. The Wanfa Pavilion recognizes the Red Gold Order, but this Sword Domain will not recognize you." "As the saying goes, a son of a wealthy family should not sit in a hall. This guy clearly got the Red Gold Order but insisted on going in to fight. Even if he succeeds, he can only get one or two more sword manuals. Why bother?"

"I don't think he can get the sword scripture even if he does. Don't forget, he carries a knife, not a sword."

"A f*cking swordsman going to the sword domain, is he crazy?"

"Haha, I bet he can't even get halfway through the Sword Qi Pass!"

"Too many, too many. I bet he can't even reach a quarter of it!"

"I bet he can get through the sword energy barrier!!"

Hearing this discordant voice, everyone hurriedly looked towards Peng Huasheng.

The leader with long eyebrows teased angrily:

"Did you shave your brain off when you shaved your hair, bald guy? Even with his advanced level of rage, he still wants to pass the Sword Qi Gate. Do you think the Sword Qi Gate is opened by your family?"

Peng Huasheng knew that he had spoken out of turn.

But besides being stubborn, he was also very stubborn:
"Anyway, I'm betting that he can pass the sword energy barrier!"

Long Mei's anger made him laugh:
"Okay, okay, then I'll make a bet with you! How about 100,000 taels of gold? Do you dare to follow?"

Peng Huasheng opened his mouth and wanted to agree, but then he realized that he really didn't have that much money.

At this time, Bai Xunhei's response came from the side:

"Then it's 100,000 taels. It's a deal!"

"it is good!"

Changmei stood up angrily, bowed to the warriors watching the excitement, and said:
"Please be a witness, everyone. Don't wait until I, Wu Xuanbo, win the bet and someone else cheats and refuses to admit it."

Bai Xunhei said coldly:

"I, Bai Xunhei of Liushui Sect, am not a person who goes back on my word, but if you lose, you must prepare the money for me."

Wu Xuanbo laughed:
"My family runs a gambling house. I have never lost a gambling game since I was a child. Just wait and pay the money!"

Bai Xunhei raised his eyebrows slightly, stopped looking at him, and turned to look at Ning Yan.

Wu Xuanbo and others also looked over.

Then Ning Yan was seen like a street urchin, rubbing left and right outside countless long swords, but he just wouldn't go in.

Hey, everyone was so anxious that Peng Huasheng really wanted to go forward and lead the way himself.

Wu Xuanbo stared at her for a while, his long eyebrows raised in beauty:
"Could it be that you don't even dare to enter? Then I have to be the winner."

Peng Huasheng said with a sour face:
"Our brothers are not as cowardly as you think! Take care of yourself!"

"Quack, quack, quack..."

Wu Xuanbo laughed like a duck, but it suddenly stopped.

Ning Yan went in.

Ning Yan did go in, taking a particularly dangerous and narrow path.

Tens of thousands of swords were arranged in a sword field of a hundred feet in radius. Even if they were separated, the distance between them was only a few feet at most. Some swords were so crowded that they seemed to be stuck together.

Once you enter this sword domain, you will be attacked by sword energy from all directions, and the sword energy is emitted by the long swords themselves.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, if you want to take a shortcut, if you want to make the trial easier, you must go to the place where the long swords are arranged more sparsely.

This is indeed the case. There are countless passages leading to the Sword Domain. Some of the most sparsely populated ones have even been trampled into flat roads. This just proves that many warriors have followed those paths to get in.

However, few people know that the sparseness of the long swords does not mean that the attack power is weak. In fact, there is a shortcut, but the shortcut that suffers less attack power happens to be right under his feet.

That’s right, this is exactly the route recorded in the “Shenluo Sword Domain Map”.

According to the above statement, this is a shortcut that was summarized after countless experiments. Not only does it incur the lightest attack, which allows the trial-taker to save more effort, but it is also shorter than the next level.

Ning Yan was wandering around outside just now in search of this path. To accurately find the corresponding path among so many sword blades, one still needs a bit of eyesight.
Fortunately, he found it in the end.

After stepping into the sword realm, it was as if I had entered another world. There were countless murderous intentions all around, and enemies seemed to pop up at any time and anywhere.

Ning Yan stretched out his right index finger and blocked it to the right.

There was a crisp "ding" sound, like the collision of metal.

"This touch is like being bitten by a mosquito."

But the power of this bite is almost equivalent to a full-strength attack from an ordinary violent enemy.

The attack intensity is like this right after we come in. It is hard to imagine how intense the levels will be in the following levels.

Ning Yan frowned slightly and walked forward with a serious expression.

Every step he took was very solid.

He easily pushed away all the sword energy that attacked him along the way, just like pushing away weeds blocking the road.

Wu Xuanbo, who was outside the Sword Domain, originally wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks, but when he saw Ning Yan's leisurely pace, he couldn't say a word.

A moment later, Ning Yan reached the end of the Sword Qi Pass.

All the warriors who were left behind by him along the way were filled with astonishment.

You know, many of them are at the peak of their anger, and they are still struggling in this level, unable to make any progress. Who would have thought that someone would walk past them leisurely like taking a stroll in the garden.

It would be fine if the opponent was just getting into the game, but he was clearly a veteran in the temper department.

Has there ever been a senior violent person in history who could pass the sword energy barrier so easily?

At the moment when everyone was stunned, more and more eyes outside the sword domain were also cast on Ning Yan. Shock, horror, disbelief and other emotions spread uncontrollably in all directions.

At this time, Ning Yan, who was standing at the junction of the two checkpoints, frowned slightly.

He successfully passed the sword energy barrier.

But he received no reward.

Be it sword moves, sword manuals, or even insights into the way of the sword, there was nothing.

"Are you discriminating against me, the one who carried the knife?"

Ning Yan pondered secretly and looked at the figure opposite who turned his head to look at him.

It's time to challenge the swordsman level. (End of this chapter)