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Chapter 1596 - Chapter 1596 Chapter 1597 Entry Assessment

Chapter 1596: Chapter 1597: Entry Assessment Chapter 1596: Chapter 1597: Entry Assessment Leaving Quenching Sword Ancient City, Song Jian headed straight for Divine Sword Sect.

Along the way, Song Jian noticed that quite a few players were headed in the same direction as him.

“Hey, buddy, are you also going to seek a master?” A young man dressed in blue leather armor approached Song Jian, who was walking while looking around curiously, and couldn’t help asking.

“Just taking a look at Divine Sword Sect, not seeking a master!” Song Jian said with a smile.

“True, it’s really hard to join Divine Sword Sect, their entrance assessment is downright brutal. I’ve already failed three times … By the way, my name is Zhang Defu, what’s yours?”

“Hehe, I’m Song Jian!”

Song Jian looked at the chubby Zhang Defu and said with a smile.

“Song Jian, that name sounds somewhat familiar, it seems you’re quite the celebrity!” Zhang Defu said with a smile, sneakily opening the level honor roll and quickly scanning through it. Not finding Song Jian’s name, he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Song Jian, considering your level is at the skeleton tier, you seem to be quite the expert. If you joined Divine Sword Sect, you’d probably pass the entrance assessment quite easily, right?” Zhang Defu said.

“I’m just passing by and not planning to join Divine Sword Sect,” Song Jian said with a smile. “I’ve already joined another sect.”

“That’s a shame. Divine Sword Sect is said to have Legendary Level sword techniques, you know. Do you know about Legendary Level sword techniques? They are even more powerful than Dugu’s Nine Swords and Six Vein Divine Swords. If you learn them, you could walk sideways through the game world…” Zhang Defu huffed.

In his view, not joining Divine Sword Sect seemed like a tremendous mistake.

“Hehe, we’ll see. I’ve already learned a Legendary Level sword technique!” Song Jian said with a laugh.

“What, you know a Legendary Level sword technique? You must be bluffing!” Zhang Defu looked at Song Jian with disbelief, as if he were looking at a swindler.

To know, possessing a single golden quality skill was enough for a player to boast for half a month, let alone an epic or Legendary Level one.

Song Jian laughed loudly. Zhang Defu was only over level sixty, and players at this level were typically full of curiosity and excitement about the game world, which was quite interesting. The two chatted and made their way toward Divine Sword Sect.

Today was the day Divine Sword Sect recruited disciples, so there were many players on the road, all discussing Divine Sword Sect. After all, around Quenching Sword Ancient City, it was the only sect of a higher class.

Soon, a group arrived at a grassland, with a range of rolling hills ahead, and even a waterfall to the left, making for a pleasant scenery. In the game world, places with such agreeable environments were rare.

Song Jian looked around; there were roughly a thousand players, not to mention the surrounding NPC professionals, all wishing to join Divine Sword Sect.

Song Jian did not wait with the others but instead made his way toward the gate of Divine Sword Sect.

At the gate of Divine Sword Sect, there were several disciples dressed in blue robes. These disciples were all at the peak of third tier Combat Power and faintly emanated Sword Intent from their bodies, which suggested that they were elite disciples of Divine Sword Sect and not just tasked with guarding the gate.

Approaching them, Song Jian cupped his hands in greeting: “Disciple of Imperial Sword Sect, Song Jian, here to pay respects to Divine Peak Master! I would appreciate if you brothers could announce my arrival.”

“Imperial Sword Sect?” The disciples exchanged glances, shook their heads slightly, and murmured quietly, “Why have we never heard of the Imperial Sword Sect before?”

One of the older disciples returned Song Jian’s salutation and asked, “May I ask, do you have a visiting card?”

Song Jian was taken aback; he had not expected that meeting the Divine Peak Master would require an invitation letter.

“Sorry, my master did not mention it when I left the sect, so I didn’t bring an invitation letter!” Song Jian shook his head.

“This is problematic, today is the grand ceremony for accepting disciples, and the Sect Leader is discussing important matters with the elders in the Heart Sword Hall. If you don’t have an invitation letter, it’s tough for us to go and report your arrival…”

The disciple of the Divine Sword Sect showed a troubled expression on his face, sizing up Song Jian, who didn’t seem like he was there to make trouble or to deceive; after hesitating for a moment, he said, “How about this, you wait here for a bit. After we’ve selected the disciples with potential, when we return to report to the sect, you can come back with us, then you’ll be able to meet the Sect Leader and the other elders.”

Song Jian had no choice but to nod in agreement, standing aside.

The disciples saw Song Jian standing to one side and didn’t mind, withdrawing their gaze to look emotionlessly at the noisy crowd on the grass.

“The talents of these people are diminishing year by year. They’re so old and haven’t even reached the third level of Combat Power yet, and still think about joining our Divine Sword Sect, it’s just wishful thinking…” a young disciple whispered.

“Don’t talk nonsense, it’s not impossible that there are late bloomers!” the previously mentioned older disciple whispered in return.

The disciples exchanged glances, their faces showing disdain, but none retorted.

“Senior Brother, it’s about time,” a disciple said, looking at the sun above.

“Alright, then let’s start,” the older disciple nodded and began to walk forward.

“Senior Brother, would you be interested in trying out the Divine Sword Sect’s entry examination?” Just then, the older disciple suddenly stopped, turned his head back, and looked at Song Jian with a smile, “My name is Fang Dayou, the chief of the outer disciples. Senior Brother Song is a distinguished student of the Imperial Sword Sect; surely, this trivial entry examination won’t pose a problem for you, right?”

“Entry examination?” Song Jian smiled and asked, “What does the entry examination entail?”

“Haha, it’s just a test of the disciple’s temperament. As long as one can walk out of the Heart Inquiry Sword Array, they are considered qualified. The earlier one exits, the higher their talent is considered. Since Senior Brother Song could become a distinguished student of the Imperial Sword Sect, surely your talent is exceptional, and you will definitely be the first to walk out of the Heart Inquiry Sword Array.”

Song Jian had originally thought that after meeting the Divine Peak Master, he would then face a challenge, but to his surprise, such a test had come upon his arrival at the foot of the mountain.

“Alright, I’ll give it a try,” Song Jian laughed. For him, such a challenge was a piece of cake; the system did not even bother to issue a mission.

“Shall we go down together?” Fang Dayou smiled.

“Together,” Song Jian replied.

The disciples of the Divine Sword Sect exchanged glances, all following behind Fang Dayou with smiles on their faces.

Upon reaching the grassy area, everyone quieted down at the sight of the disciples.

Fang Dayou stepped forward and announced loudly, “Everyone, the Divine Sword Sect has recruited disciples before. Many of you must already know about the entry examination. Without further ado, anyone who can exit the Heart Inquiry Sword Array on their own will qualify to join the Divine Sword Sect. The faster you exit, the more talented you are considered; the first person to come out may have the chance to be directly accepted as an inner disciple! Alright, without further ado, get ready to enter the Sword Formation.”

After speaking, Fang Dayou took out a polygonal array plate from his bosom, glanced at Song Jian beside him with a slight smile, flicked his fingers over the array plate, and then threw it into the air.

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