The trial of the swordbearer is full of sacredness and solemnity.
This kind of orthodox ritual of the human race is not comparable to any sect, and the different backgrounds make its specifications in rituals naturally different.
Rituals are more important in troubled times.
The more you are in the night, the more you are in the cold winter, the more flames will form, this fire ...... It is the inheritance of the human race, the fire of the human race's bloodline, and represents the spirit of the human race.
The role of the ritual is to inherit the spirit.
The more formal and sacred it is, the more impressive this inheritance will be until it is imprinted in the soul and will not be lost in this life.
This is the ritual of the sword bearer, and it is also one of the rituals of the human race.
At this moment, above the sky, the sword bearer was arranged in the shape of two wings, standing solemnly, and the shape of the wings also had a special meaning for the sword bearer, that was protection.
With its own wings, it protects the human race, and is even more willing to become the wings of the human race and fly for the rise of the human race!
The nine elders with swords, with solemn expressions, as if witnessing, this is also part of the ceremony, four or four beside them, one person in the middle, different heights from each other, becoming a mountain and a sword.
It represents the edge of the sword bearer, the command sword of the sword bearer.
Behind them was the glow in the sky and the statue of the Great Emperor who seemed to be able to support heaven and earth, she looked down on the earth and guarded the inheritance for the human race.
Under the statue was Xu Qing standing at a height of thousands of feet, holding a command sword.
His sleeves were blown by the wind, his long hair swayed with the wind, but his body stood motionless there, the momentum did not need breath to form at this moment, just the gaze, just the position, it could rise naturally.
Because, on the highest steps, Xu Qing is the only one.
But again, the origin of this momentum is very heavy!
What is thick is the overlap of the emperor's statue, and what is thick is the mission of the sword bearer.
After all, this is only the introductory ceremony of the sword bearer, and it needs to be promoted on other higher-level occasions later.
But this time, a Xu Qing came out.
During the assessment, he reached a height that had never appeared in the history of Yinghuangzhou, and he was already standing on the highest step when others still had to sprint for the sword bearer place.
All he needed to do was pick up the sword.
The moment he held the sword, he seemed to change from a participant to a witness.
Witness the figures rushing towards the steps below at this moment.
There are only two swords left, and only two people can succeed.
And Xu Qing's personality, he will be rewarded, he doesn't want Zhang Siyun to succeed, and the rules don't say that he can't interfere, obviously as long as it's not excessive, there is a high probability that it is possible.
"Everyone, be careful of Zhang Siyun, he has a method of transposition, which needs to be seen by the eyes.
Xu Qing stood at the peak and spoke calmly.
As soon as the words came out, everyone on the stairs moved their expressions.
The captain didn't have any hesitation there, his whole body shone with blue light, his body turned into a mold lake, making it impossible for others to see his figure clearly, and his own speed also exploded rapidly, jumping out of a thousand feet in an instant, and then rushed out again without any pause.
The target was Xu Qing's sword a thousand feet away on the left side.
Zhang Siyun was expressionless, because of the loss in the ghost cave, he was too far behind and was seriously injured, so he did plan to use this technique, targeting Chen Erniu or Qingqiu.
After all, Xu Qing had broken his law and set a precedent for welcoming the emperor, and the great elder said the word great goodness, and now he was already the sword bearer holding the command sword, and he and Xu Qing swapped places, which was extremely risky.
But Xu Qing reminded too quickly, and said in one sentence that his method of transposition had not yet fully unfolded, but there was no wave in his heart, and he still cast the spell, targeting Qingqiu.
At the same time, the captain's figure arrived quickly at that extreme speed, carrying the pressure formed by the steps of the sprint stage, picking up the command sword, with excitement in his eyes, and turning his head to look at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing also looked at the captain.
After the two looked at each other and smiled, Xu Qing realized that the sword bearer in the sky did not stop him from saying what he had said before, so he spoke downwards again.
"Zhang Siyun, you are greedy for the pentagonal wooden house in the ghost cave, want to destroy it, and know everything about the ghost cave well.
"If you are so deliberate, your behavior and thoughts are suspicious!"
"Xu Qing, the sword bearer, I implore the elders of the sword court to check Zhang Siyun!"
Zhang Siyun was galloping forward on more than seven thousand steps, and at the same time cast a spell to change the target to Qingqiu, who was almost nine thousand steps, at this moment hearing Xu Qing's words, his mind finally made waves, he could not care about the method of planting thoughts like Li Ziliang, because it was all unnecessary, as long as he was firm.
Yet...... Xu Qing's words not only revealed his true secret, but also directly begged the elder to check, this kind of thing is no longer a thought, he is leading his army!
"Nonsense!"
Zhang Siyun knew that this matter could not be explained at length, and it was not suitable to explain it at the moment, but he couldn't say a word, so he pretended to speak calmly and continued to cast spells, but the waves in his mind still had a slight impact on the technique after all.
And at the moment when the transposition unfolded, the red girl's eyes flashed in front of her, and suddenly her body retreated backwards rapidly.
There is coercion in the front of this place, and the speed is naturally not fast, but it is extremely easy to go backwards with the trend, as if it is blessed, and its speed is fully unfolded, so in an instant, Zhong Qingqiu's body actually retreated to more than three thousand steps.
Transposition and transposition!
Zhang Siyun successfully changed from more than 7,000 steps to more than 3,000 steps, while Qingqiu was moved to more than 7,000 steps by him.
Before the change of position, they were two thousand steps apart, and after the change of position, they were four thousand steps apart.
At the moment of successful transposition, a huge evil ghost appeared on Qingqiu's body, it had already gained momentum, and at this moment it opened its mouth to Zhang Siyun behind and swallowed it in the air.
Zhang Siyun's body shook, his body backlashed, his footsteps couldn't help but pause, and his heart was even more anxious and angry, Qingqiu's method was very simple, but the simpler it was, the more unexpected it was often the other.
The red girl Qingqiu took advantage of this opportunity to shine red all over her body, and unfolded the secret method at any cost, and multiple ghosts appeared on herself, fighting to spew out seven mouthfuls of blood in exchange for extreme speed.
Under the rise and fall of one another, he finally rushed to the peak and grabbed the third command sword.
The moment Ling Jian got it in her hand, Qingqiu spat out a mouthful of blood again, and there were even fragments of internal organs in it.
At this moment, her whole body was sluggish, and she seemed to be unable to stand steadily, so she could only hold the evil ghost scythe on the ground and barely stand there, extremely weak, but her eyes showed persistence.
This gaze made Xu Qing somehow feel as if he had seen it before.
Just when Xu Qing was chasing memories and looking for this familiar source, Zhang Siyun saw that he had failed, and his heart was filled with anger, staring at Xu Qing intently, and then he looked up in the stairs, looked at the sword bearer in the sky, and spoke loudly.
"Xu Qing slandered me and interfered with my trials, this matter ......"
"I'll give you an explanation for my little junior brother, Zhang Siyun, I'm sorry, it turned out to be a misunderstanding, you are a good person." The captain blinked, took Zhang Siyun's words, spoke with a serious expression, and after speaking, he spoke to the panting Qingqiu.
"Qingqiu Daoist, what do you think?"
Qingqiu hated mad dogs and ghost hands, but she also knew that this matter was related to her ranking, so she spoke coldly.
"I also think it's a misunderstanding, Zhang Siyun, I'm sorry, you are a good person."
Obviously they all said they were sorry, but the anger in Zhang Siyun's heart did not dissipate at all, but turned into a thick grievance, and he was about to speak.
But in the left wing array of the sky, the middle-aged man who had read the list before stepped out at this moment.
He bowed to the Great Elder with the Sword, and after noticing that the Great Elder did not make any judgments about the things below, as a person who had followed the Great Elder for a long time, he naturally understood the Great Elder's thoughts, he was the one who went to check Xu Qing's identity in front of the Great Elder with the Sword in front of the Taoist altar that day, and at this moment he also thought of the Great Elder's gaze at Xu Qing that day.
So he turned around and looked at the stairs, and a solemn sound came out of his mouth, echoing through the heavens and the earth.
"The sword bearer is assessed, and the ceremony is over."
As soon as the voice came out, in an instant, on the colorful stairs of the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps, except for Xu Qing and the others, the figures of others disappeared instantly, moved by a vast force, and directly drove out of the steps and appeared on the earth.
Zhang Siyun is the same.
He clenched his fists fiercely, his eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was full of strong resentment, and Ning Yan, the young man of the small sect next to him, was the person who had attacked Xu Qing in the early days of the Taichu Youzhu, his face was pale at the moment, and his expression was full of bitterness, but deep in his eyes, there was still a trace of longing.
Most of the others are like this, there is a desire in the bitterness, because they still have a chance!
But no matter how unwilling these people were, no matter how moody their hearts were, at this moment, no one cared about them, and all their eyes fell on the sacred staircase.
There, there were only Xu Qing, the captain and the red girl.
"This time, three sword bearers were selected, namely Xu Qing, Chen Erniu, and Qingqiu, congratulations to you."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked at Xu Qing and the others, his eyes stayed on Xu Qing the most, and then he clenched his fists and bowed to the three of them.
Then all the sword bearers around were the same, with serious expressions and bowing in unison.
This is a welcome worship, regardless of age or status, and is the respect that every sword bearer enjoys when he enters.
Xu Qing and the three of them looked solemn and bowed back to the sword-wielding people in the sky.
"From today onwards, the three of you will officially become sword bearers." In the sky, the middle-aged man who read these words spoke calmly.
"According to the resolution of the Sword Holding Court, the disciple of the human race, Ning Yan, was given an exceptional qualification, and in order to hold the sword, he was allowed to go to the Shangjun Sword Palace for sealing and sharpening.
"According to the order of the Sword Holding Palace, Zhang Siyun, a disciple of the human race, is exempt from the test to become a sword bearer, but there are only three swords to welcome the emperor, you need to go to the Sword Palace in Fenghai County and ask for the sword yourself."
"Now, you two step forward."
As soon as the words came out, Ning Yan's figure rushed out and jumped rapidly towards the stairs in front of him. As she ran, her eyes flashed with a strong light, her breathing was short, and her body was shaking.
Everyone on the earth was in turmoil, and as for the other trialists, they sighed helplessly.
What they are waiting for is this unconventional opportunity, and every time the sword bearer is selected, there will be this kind of breakthrough.
Although not all quasi-swordsmen can be successfully sealed in Shangjun in the end, this is at least an opportunity.
Only Zhang Siyun, who was still filled with resentment in his heart, took a step forward at this moment, stepped on the stairs, and reached the peak height with Ning Yan one after another, but in terms of position, he was on the edge.
Xu Qing turned his head calmly and glanced at Ning Yan.
Under his gaze, Ning Yan's head shrank, his heart trembled, and the previous ecstasy seemed to be poured on his head by a basin of cold water at this moment, and he didn't dare to look into Xu Qing's eyes.
Xu Qing withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhang Siyun again, and what he saw was the coldness in the depths of Zhang Siyun's eyes.
Xu Qing was expressionless, there was no wave in his eyes, he withdrew his gaze, looked at the sky calmly, and waited for the end of this ceremony.
"Now, the five of you will walk to the statue of the Great Emperor under the witness of all the sword bearers, take the oath of the sword bearer, and be blessed by the Great Emperor." The middle-aged voice slowly came out, and the solemn meaning was even stronger at this moment.
It seems that this link is extremely important for the sword bearer.
"This is the last and necessary link to become a sword bearer, under the watchful eye of the emperor, you need to be distracted, follow your own heart, and answer the emperor's inquiries in your heart."
"I don't know your answer, only you and the emperor know, and the statue of the great emperor will also radiate brilliance according to your answer."
"The height of Huaguang represents the emperor's recognition of your answer, throughout the ages, I have welcomed the fewest swordsmen in Huangzhou Huaguang, and the light spread sixty zhang, and the most has reached a thousand zhang."
As the voice of the middle-aged monk in the sky spread, the captain secretly winked at Xu Qing, on this solemn occasion, he still had the courage to transmit the message to Xu Qing.
"Xiao Aqing, I know this level, I say it's a blessing, but in fact it's all confusing."
"Let me tell you, there are two purposes for this level, one is to finally check whether it is really a human race, and the other is to take an oath, when the Great Emperor statue asks us questions in our minds, we boast about it."
"This achievement does not affect our identity as sword bearers, and there is no reward, at most it is just face."
"But you have to think about how to brag, after all, although it doesn't matter, it is said that it will be recorded in our identity resume, and it will have some effect when we are promoted in the future."
"So you have to think about it, but I'm different."
"I have been preparing for this for a long, long time, and after coming to Yinghuang Prefecture, I spent a lot of money to buy all the questions that the emperor had asked for thousands of years, and I found a way to get them in other states, a total of 1,789 common questions."
"At that time, your senior brother and I had already begun to think about words with foresight, and I had memorized all the answers, each of which was extremely perfect!"
"Hmph, you won just now, but this time, I can announce in advance that I must be the brightest."
The captain was proud and raised his eyebrows at Xu Qing, looking like he was strategizing and extremely wise.
Xu Qing ignored.
He didn't care about the height of Huaguang, since it didn't affect the identity of the sword bearer, and there was no reward, just a false name, then everything was answered according to his heart.
While Xu Qing was thinking so here, the solemn sound in the sky resounded through the sky.
"Wait, step forward a hundred feet!"
Xu Qing raised his head and stepped forward, and the others did the same, one after another, one after another, a hundred feet forward, closer to the statue of the Great Emperor.