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Chapter 1089: Chapter 189: Wondering How High His Sword Dao Talent Is?
When Yang Xiaotian and others finally entered Guiyi Continent after a perilous journey, Yang Xiaotian did not stop. He continued to pilot the Hanhai Boat towards Guiyi Academy.
Upon arriving in the territory of Guiyi Academy, Yang Xiaotian stowed away the Hanhai Boat, and he and Godslayer King and a few others flew towards Guiyi Academy.
Throughout their flight, Guiyi Continent was extremely peaceful.
The weather was sunny and pleasant.
City after city they passed was prosperous and tranquil.
This was in stark contrast to the surrounding slaughters and bloody roads they had encountered along the way.
Yang Xiaotian basked in the sunlight, inhaling the unique scent it cast around.
A few days later, they arrived at Bishui City.
Bishui City was the largest city in the territory of Guiyi Academy, bustling with an abundance of business associations.
Not far past Bishui City stood the mountain gate of Guiyi Academy.
Yang Xiaotian did not head directly to Guiyi Academy but entered Bishui City first.
Though bustling, Bishui City had a certain calmness, unlike Chaos City’s overwhelming hustle and bustle that struck awe and exerted immense pressure. Bishui City, though grand, did not impose such pressure but conveyed a rather pleasant feeling.
The streets were busy with people who were quite friendly.
Yang Xiaotian noticed that Bishui City had few taverns but many teahouses, a few pharmacies, and numerous sword shops and bookstores.
Moreover, there were shops selling ancient zithers.
Disciples in teahouses generally discussed which genius from Guiyi Academy and Wentian Sect excelled in swordsmanship, without touching upon any alchemy competitions in Chaos Domain.
It seemed as if the alchemy competition in Chaos Domain was entirely unrelated to Guiyi Continent.
Yang Xiaotian chose a tavern where he and Godslayer King and their companions rented a courtyard to stay temporarily and began inquiring about news concerning Guiyi Academy and Wentian Sect.
One day, when they ordered several jars of good wine and dishes at the tavern, they spoke to the tavern clerk about Guiyi Academy. The clerk did not withhold information and shared all he knew before saying, "If young master and gentlemen are inquiring about Guiyi Academy, are you thinking of joining it?"
"However, Guiyi Academy accepts new disciples only once every five years, and they just finished recruitment a few months ago."
Speaking of this, the tavern clerk suddenly remembered something and said, "However, I heard that in a few days, the Book Pavilion at Guiyi Academy is planning to hire a manager. The young master and gentlemen might want to try for it."
"The Book Pavilion at Guiyi Academy is hiring a manager?" Yang Xiaotian and his companions were surprised.
"Why wouldn’t they select from their core disciples?" Godslayer King asked in confusion.
"I don’t know about that," the tavern clerk shook his head. "Previously, when the Book Pavilion, Qin Pavilion, and Sword Pavilion of Guiyi Academy recruited managers, they often recruited from outsiders as well."
"However, the recruitment for a manager at Guiyi Academy is very strict. They require candidates to be at Divine Emperor Realm, and they must pass several levels of screening. It’s difficult!"
"This time, for the Book Pavilion’s manager position, there might be tens of thousands of applicants."
Yang Xiaotian asked, "Only one person is recruited?"
"Yes, only one person!" the tavern clerk affirmed confidently. "As usual, they will likely test knowledge in various areas, such as alchemy, formations, swordsmanship, and many other subjects."
"The first place winner will be selected." 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Red-Haired Old Demon, puzzled, said, "To recruit a Book Pavilion Manager, they need to assess alchemy, formation, and swordsmanship as well?"
Being a manager of the Book Pavilion meant supervising the pavilion, yet they also needed to be assessed in alchemy and formation?
Assessing swordsmanship was understandable, but the inclusion of alchemy and formation was somewhat beyond his comprehension.
The tavern waiter explained, "This is just my guess. Previously, when the Guiyi Academy’s Qin Pavilion and Sword Pavilion recruited managers, they assessed those three aspects."
Yang Xiaotian nodded.
It seemed that Guiyi Academy was looking to recruit an all-around genius.
However, he always felt that Guiyi Academy’s recruitment was not just about selecting a manager.
At that moment, suddenly, there was an uproar outside the tavern. Yang Xiaotian and his friends were seated by the second-floor window of the tavern. Looking out, they saw a handsome young man riding a Dragon Beast approaching from afar, followed by several guards.
It was the arrival of the young man that had caused the commotion on the street.
"Who is this young man?" Yang Xiaotian asked.
The tavern waiter looked at Yang Xiaotian with surprise and said, "Young Master doesn’t recognize Young Master Long? He is Master Long Xuan, a Core Disciple of the Guiyi Academy and a direct disciple of the Jiuli Sword God."
"Master Long Xuan is a direct disciple of the Jiuli Sword God, one of the ten great Sword Gods in the Chaos Domain, who is as famous as the Great Sorrow Sword God of the Lord of Chaos City’s Mansion."
Saying this, the tavern waiter seemed somewhat excited, "Master Long Xuan is one of the Four Great Sword Dao Sons of the Guiyi Academy, and even the Guiyi Ancestor has praised his Sword Dao talent."
Yang Xiaotian was astonished.
A direct disciple of the Jiuli Sword God?
The Jiuli Sword God, on par with the Great Sorrow Sword God from the Lord of Chaos City’s Mansion, was one of the ten great Sword Gods of the Chaos Domain, and Master Long Xuan turned out to be his disciple.
And the Guiyi Ancestor was the founder of Guiyi Academy and also one of the ten great masters of the Chaos Domain, a powerhouse on par with Invincible Zhantian and Lei Wantian.
If even the Guiyi Ancestor had praised Master Long Xuan’s Sword Dao talent, then it must be remarkably high.
"Master Long Xuan’s Sword Dao talent is praised even by the Guiyi Ancestor?" Godslayer King also expressed his surprise, then asked, "I wonder how high his talent in Sword Dao is?"
The tavern waiter said, "It’s said that Master Long Xuan has been practicing a Supreme Sword Art Divine Technique, and he reached the Minor Accomplishment Realm in just a month, and the Great Accomplishment Realm in just a year!"
Then, with a look of admiration, he said, "Now, Master Long Xuan has cultivated a total of ten Supreme Sword Art Divine Techniques to the Perfection Realm!"
"Some say that Master Long Xuan will eventually cultivate these ten Supreme Sword Art Divine Techniques to the Summit Mastery Realm and, when breaking through to the Divine Monarch Realm, he will surely condense a top-tier Life-Bound Talisman!"
The Supreme Sword Art Divine Techniques are extremely difficult to master, and reaching the Minor Accomplishment Realm after several years is already phenomenal, yet Master Long Xuan achieved that in a month.
In the Chaos Domain, very few at the Divine Emperor Realm have mastered ten Supreme Sword Art Divine Techniques to the Perfection Realm, and if Master Long Xuan eventually masters these to the Summit Mastery Realm, it will certainly shake the entire Chaos Domain.
"Is he from the Long Family?" Yang Xiaotian asked.
There is a Long Family in the Guiyi Continent, and its ancestor, Long Hui, was the direct disciple of the Ancestor of the Azure Dragon Clan among the ten great families of the Dragon Clan.
"Yes, he is from the Long Family," the tavern waiter nodded and said, "Aside from Master Long Xuan, there is another disciple from the Long Family who is exceptionally talented, named Long Zhi. It’s said that Young Master Long Zhi is also participating in the assessment for the position of the Book Pavilion Manager at Guiyi Academy this time."
"Many people know that Young Master Long Zhi is participating in the assessment for the position of the Book Pavilion Manager at Guiyi Academy, and they are in despair, for if Young Master Long Zhi participates, none of the others stand a chance."
With this, he shook his head.
