Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 68 Third Brother's Sword

"Third Senior Brother, what do you want to talk to me about?" Lin Jian looked at the person who came, feeling a little surprised.

The other person is calm and taciturn.

Apart from going to see him myself, I have never seen him outside his workshop.

Why would he take the initiative to look for me and even come to my place as the eldest brother?
What kind of big event could cause Third Senior Brother to act like this?

Is the sky falling?
"Have you heard that the sect's disciples are about to participate in the Four Sects Competition?"

Lin Jian was puzzled. "Isn't this a tradition that happens every three years?"

Do you still need to hear about it?

"This year is different. This year, we will first conduct a screening within the sect. The elder who passed on the skills only announced the news at noon today. Junior brother, weren't you in the main hall square at that time?"

"No... not here."

Lin Jian scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "I had something to do at that time and left first."

After defeating Kongoko, he didn't dare go back to face Shura Field, so he ran away with Haruyuki.

It seems that the elder who passed on the skills announced the news after that.

"What do you mean, Third Brother?"

"This year, five disciples have been chosen by the elders as well. However, these five disciples cannot directly participate in the competition. Instead, they must stand in the ring within the sect for three days. Only those who can successfully defend the ring for three days will be qualified to represent the sect in the final competition. If another disciple is able to successfully win the ring, the successful winner will replace the previous disciple in the competition."

"Is there any reward?" Lin Jian asked curiously.

According to traditions of previous years, disciples who represented the sect in battle would only receive a few spirit stones as a reward at most.

The Zhengyang Sect is of average level among the four sects. It usually maintains the third place and strives for the second place all year round, and occasionally it will hover around the fourth place.

Everything is normal when protecting the third place, and each disciple who goes into battle can generally receive a reward of 30,000 low-grade spirit stones.

When competing for the second place, the sect is happy and often gives out rewards of up to 100,000 low-grade spirit stones.

As for the fourth one... he will be scolded and prodded in the spine!
Rewards? Forget it!
With such fanfare this year, there must be some changes.

"This year is going to be incredible!" The usually dull face of the Third Senior Brother was now glowing red. "If the participating disciples can win first place for the sect, each of them will be rewarded with a fourth-grade magic weapon! Even if they come in second, each of them will receive a third-grade magic weapon!"

"What the hell?" Lin Jian raised his eyebrows, knowing that the sect had invested a huge amount of money this year.

As for the reason... maybe it is related to the riot in Tianyuan?

The pressure on Tianyuan has increased dramatically, and the sect also needs more resources to accelerate its development.

Of course, the total amount of resources is limited. If you eat more, others will have less to eat.

But if there is always someone who will resist to the end, why is it my fellow Taoist and not me?
But why is Third Brother so excited about this?
Could it be that he also wants me to let go of my youthful arrogance? He wants to represent our sect and compete with the geniuses of the other three sects?
"Senior brother is also going to participate?"

"It's not me, it's you!" The third brother took Lin Jian's hand and walked him to a private place. "The defense will start tomorrow. The elders have announced the five names of the defense, and you are one of them! Lin Jian, you are one of the five disciples selected to participate in the battle this year!"

This news was not surprising to Lin Jian.

Zhenyang once said that his name would also be considered as a key consideration in this year's Four Sects Competition, and his recent performance in the sect seemed to be quite good.

His record of being able to fight head-on with even the Jindan-stage Vajra Boy must have caught the eyes of the elders. It was only natural that he was chosen to be one of the five disciples to fight for the sect this time.

But the question remains...what does this have to do with Third Brother?
The third senior brother pulled out a dark longsword. "I originally intended it for you to guard the Sky Abyss Demonic Gap, but Master didn't let you go, so I never gave it to you. Now that you're participating in the Four Sects Competition for the sect, and I see you don't have a flying sword, take this one."

Under the setting sun, Third Senior Brother's honest and dull face lit up for the first time. "This is a sword that I spent a long time secretly refining. Unfortunately, even with all the good materials I could find, it can only be a third-grade sword. My craftsmanship isn't as good as those of the Spirit Sword Sect, but it's a token of my heart, so please accept it."

Lin Jian was stunned, his eyes slightly red.

While he was stunned, he had already got the long sword.

The sword is three feet and one inch long, matte black throughout, with a gradually thinning hexagonal structure, a slightly curved clam-edge blade, and a 25-degree angle on the blade.

There is a dark groove running through two-thirds of the length of the sword spine, and the surface is covered with fine hammer marks, appearing like dragon scales.

"Let's see if it goes smoothly." The third brother was full of anticipation.

"That's it!" Lin Jian waved the sword lightly, and a low-frequency buzzing sound came from the air.

The walnut core is wrapped in monster hide, and the hilt is wrapped with black linen rope, which feels extremely comfortable to hold.

When the spiritual consciousness gently probed, a wooden and regular consciousness response came from the sword body.

The sword's will, with its simple consciousness, is identical to that of the craftsman who created it: honest, silent, steady and reliable.

Of course, Third Senior Brother’s sword is not as “spiritual” as the swords of the Spirit Sword Sect, but it has a unique “stability” that belongs only to Third Senior Brother.

This flying sword doesn't have too many exotic functional enhancements, what it does have... is absolutely reliable toughness.

In the past, Lin Jian worked hard to save money, and when he bought a sword for the first time, he went straight to the Lingjian Sect’s shop.

Not to mention that he did not approve of the quality of flying swords produced by other small, unbranded workshops, he even did not believe in the craftsmanship of people around him like Third Senior Brother.

But after all the trouble, looking back, Third Senior Brother was still the most reliable when he was in need.

Lin Jian once thought that he came to this world alone and was short of money and love, but now he realizes that he has never been so short of money, and he has never been short of love.

"As long as it works." The third brother smiled happily. "I was worried you wouldn't like it. You're the only swordsman among our master's disciples. You must make a name for yourself in swordsmanship!"

……

A third-grade flying sword is already sufficient for practicing the Taibai Gold Forging Technique.

Normal practice during the Shen hour can increase the number of Taibai Xuan Gang strands from five strands per hour to six strands.

What is more important is that Lin Jian can also accumulate three strands of Taibai Xuan Gang every hour during his daily practice.

With Lin Jian's current endurance in cultivation, he can practice the exercises for four hours every day, which means he can obtain fifteen strands of Taibai Xuan Gang every day.

The efficiency is three times faster than before!
More importantly, "Taibai Forging Gold" states that when one obtains more than twelve strands of Taibai Xuan Gang in a single day, the power of the Gengjin attack and killing techniques used on that day will be slightly increased.

After completing a whole night of training, Lin Jian opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Let's go."

He stood up from the forest and made the flying sword gesture with his hands.

The newly acquired flying sword drew a large circle in the air nimbly, and with a "swoosh" it flew into the scabbard behind him in the forest.

"Today I will defend the ring and let Third Senior Brother's sword show the might of the swordsmen in the world!"

(End of this chapter)