Dual Cultivation: A Carefree Journey Through Another World, the Empress Falls into My Hands

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfan's previously despairing heart was instantly rekindled.

Under the watchful eyes of the dozen or so elders, Chu Yunfan finally nodded in agreement to the enemy's proposal.

Then, the scene in front of Chu Yunfan suddenly disappeared.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself still in the thatched hut.

"Could it be that everything before was just an illusion?"

Chu Yunfan muttered to himself, and then he suddenly realized that his arms were sore and he couldn't move even a single finger.

This tingling sensation was so familiar that Chu Yunfan mistakenly thought he was still in the second level.

Meanwhile, a heated debate erupted in the plaza of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

The people arguing were naturally the dozen or so elders, who were the outer sect elders of the Qingyun Sword Sect and the people in charge of recruiting disciples for the sect.

"In the end, this young man chose to give up the Qingyun Sword Sect."

This kind of person cannot remain in our Qingyun Sword Sect!

The one who spoke was Sun Wuli, the seventh elder of the outer sect.

At this moment, a hint of anger still lingered on his face.

His words immediately resonated with the other outer sect elders.

However, at this point, some people raised a different idea.

"Elder Sun, you can't say that."

Although he gave up the Qingyun Sword Sect, it was to save his parents.

Moreover, he did not agree to join forces with the enemy to deal with the Qingyun Sword Sect, so this cannot be considered a betrayal.

Moreover, he would rather die than betray his sect.

I think his loyalty to the sect is commendable.

This time, it was the fifth elder of the outer sect, Zhang Ruoyu, who spoke.

Zhang Ruoyu's words were also affirmed by the other elders.

Just then, the Second Elder, Li Changkong, suddenly spoke up:

"You've overlooked one point: what he gave up wasn't just the Qingyun Sword Sect, but also the sword in his hand."

"What right does someone who can abandon even a sword have to embark on the path of swordsmanship, or join my Qingyun Sword Sect!"

Upon hearing the Second Elder's words, everyone's expressions changed simultaneously. The previously evenly matched situation was instantly shattered, and the vast majority of elders now believed that Chu Yunfan was not qualified to join the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Even the elders who had just approved of Chu Yunfan were almost all moved by the Second Elder's words and believed that Chu Yunfan should not join the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Only the Fifth Elder, Zhang Ruoyu, still admired Chu Yunfan.

However, seeing the situation, Zhang Ruoyu was alone and powerless to change the outcome, so he could only sigh inwardly and remain silent.

Seeing that no one objected, the Second Elder prepared to announce that Chu Yunfan had failed the test.

However, just as he was about to speak, Elder Liu Rufeng, who had been resting with his eyes closed and remaining silent, suddenly spoke up.

"We practice the way of the sword, not the sword."

A sword is, after all, just a sword.

People are the foundation.

We are the ones who wield the sword, not its slaves.

Though you may have no sword in your hand, you may have a sword in your heart.

To condemn a person because of a sword.

Don't you think this is utterly ridiculous?!

The elder's tone was calm, and his voice was not loud.

But his words, like sharp swords, pierced deeply into the hearts of the other elders.

Especially that sentence:

"We are the ones who wield the sword, not its slaves."

This was a wake-up call for the elders, who were filled with shame and could not bear it.

When they realized what had happened, their faces were filled with admiration, and they bowed to the Grand Elder.

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder. We were too obsessed with swords and almost went astray without realizing it."

The Second Elder, in particular, looked at the First Elder with a complex expression.

At this moment, he truly understood that although two and one differ by only one number, the difference between them is worlds apart.

With the Elder's words, Chu Yunfan successfully passed the test of the Path of Sword Inquiry and became an outer disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

When the words "The Path of Sword Inquiry is over, Chu Yunfan has passed the test" rang in Chu Yunfan's ears, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down, and he then fainted in the thatched hut.

In fact, apart from the third trial, "Questioning the Heart," the first two trials on the Path of Sword Inquiry were real events.

If Chu Yunfan is not strong enough in the second stage, he will become the wolf's meal.

The scenes of him practicing the "Basic Sword Techniques" were all based on real events.

Chu Yunfan's moment of clarity was merely a last sliver of consciousness he was clinging to in order to find out the outcome of the Path of the Sword.

When he learned that he had passed the Path of Sword Inquiry, he immediately relaxed and fell into a deep sleep.

Three days later, when Chu Yunfan woke up again, he was already in the outer sect of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

The outer disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect all live in a huge valley called Outer Valley.

In the innermost corner of the outer sect valley, there is a cluster of stone houses where newly initiated outer sect disciples live.

Chu Yunfan was naturally one of them.

"What is this place?"

Chu Yunfan looked at the unfamiliar stone house with a completely bewildered expression.

Just then, he noticed a storage bag on the stone table inside the stone house.

Seeing this, Chu Yunfan picked up the storage bag without hesitation and took out all the items inside.

The first thing that came into Chu Yunfan's view was a black iron sword about seven feet long.

The Xuan Tie Sword is standard issue for outer disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect, and it is made entirely of Xuan Tie stone.

The characteristic of black iron stone is that it is extremely hard.

The characteristics of a Xuan Tie sword, which is made of Xuan Tie stone, are its hardness and sharpness.

Although the Xuan Tie Sword looks simple, its power is not weak. Ordinary first-level demonic beasts cannot defend against its sharpness, nor can they damage it.

Besides the Xuan Tie Sword, the second thing Chu Yunfan saw was several sets of outer disciple robes from the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Upon seeing this, Chu Yunfan immediately changed into one of the outfits.

The outer disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect wore all-black robes with a long sword embroidered on their chests, giving them a simple yet solemn appearance.

After changing his clothes, Chu Yunfan picked up a white jade bottle from the stone table.

"what is this?"

Chu Yunfan muttered something to himself, then removed the stopper from the jade bottle.

A delicate fragrance immediately wafted from the bottle opening and entered Chu Yunfan's nose.

At the same time, Chu Yunfan also saw what was in the jade bottle: several round, white pills.

Chu Yunfan's intuition told him that the white pills in the jade bottle were definitely something good, but unfortunately he didn't recognize them.

However, at that moment, Chu Yunfan discovered the last item on the stone table, a jade tablet.

As Chu Yunfan held the jade pendant in his hand, a strange message suddenly appeared in his mind.

Then, Chu Yunfan stood motionless in place, as if he had been frozen in place.