Fan Zu’ang listened to the three strange names of the swords in succession, and then became interested in the young man who seemed to be a pure swordsman. In addition, Lin Beichen had cooperated with him to complete the Sword Spirit Enlightening of the Virtue Sword so that his cultivation base could reach a higher level. Therefore, Fan Zu’ang had a very good impression of Lin Beichen.
It was no exaggeration to say that among so many young swordsmen and young geniuses here tonight, the person he liked most was Lin Beichen.
Therefore, he first hesitated, but after Lin Beichen’s confirmation, he engraved the word “Zhengyi” on the blade of the sword.
To tell the truth, in the beginning, Fan Zu’ang had thought that it was the word “Justice”.
Lin Beichen held the “Zhengyi Sword” in his hand and waved it casually.
The sword glowed and was soon fully awakened.
The integrating degree was still 100%.
But this time, Fan Zu’ang didn’t say it out loud.
It was for Lin Beichen’s sake, in order to avoid shocking the world and attracting the attention of some people with ulterior motives.
“Haha, okay, that’s great. I like it very much.” Lin Beichen laughed loudly.
When the others saw that this young man was so excited, they couldn’t help having many speculations in their minds.
Zheng was a surname; Yi could refer to “he” or “she”, but generally speaking, it referred to beautiful girls, especially a person’s beloved girl; and some women used the word “Yi” as a part of their names… Could it be that the name of this sword was actually the name of Lin Beichen’s lover?
“Bah!
“Sure enough, he is a pervert.
“At the solemn and sacred time of expressing a swordsman’s mind, he was still thinking about women.
“Shame on him.”
Lin Beichen carried the L silver sword in his right hand and the M silver sword in his left hand, with the S silver sword hanging at his waist, and returned to his seat with satisfaction.
“Alas, I was too impulsive just now. I shouldn’t have given them those names, which carry my feelings. Now, I don’t even want to sell one of the three swords.”
Sitting in the seat, Lin Beichen was wailing with regret in his heart.
The proud little girl Bai Qinyun looked at Lin Beichen with a strange look and asked in a low voice, “Is that girl named Zheng Yi very beautiful?”
“Pfft!”
Lin Beichen spat out a mouthful of tea.
“Yeah, very beautiful. There is no woman who is more perfect than her in this world,” he said very seriously.
“Hmph!”
Bai Qinyun raised her snow-white chin and added, “You jerk.”
At this time, Li Luoran, the great steward of the Mansion of the City Governor, spoke again.
“Everyone, the first sword selection competition is over. Now please, Master Fan, announce the final result.”
He invited the young master in sword forging to the center.
Under everyone’s gaze, Fan Zu’ang smiled and said, “In this round, Lin Beichen wins.”
Although it seemed that there was no suspense about this result, these young people still felt disappointed when they heard Fan Zu’ang’s announcement. At the same time, they regarded Lin Beichen as the biggest imaginary enemy.
During the whole process of the Young’s Appreciation of Swords, there were only three steps in total.
Lin Beichen’s victory in the first step meant that he had had an extremely large advantage in the total score.
It was intolerable for these proud and arrogant young geniuses to be defeated by a notorious black sheep in the first round with such an obvious and irrefutable advantage.
“Next, let’s proceed to the second step.”
Li Luoran announced loudly, “It’s the Swordsmanship Comprehension Competition.”
The rules were very simple.
A senior master in swordsmanship named “Old Man of the Sea” placed 20 copies of the skill of Waters Swordplay that he carefully created on a square stone table. The participants would each take a copy and have 30 minutes to comprehend and practice it.
After the comprehension was over, they would battle on the spot.
During the battles, they could only use the skill of the Waters Swordplay.
The winner of the battles would be the winner of this round of the competition.
“Waters Swordplay?”
Lin Beichen rubbed his mid-brows with his right middle finger and thought in his heart, “Could this Old Man of the Sea be the reincarnation of a writer of online novels on Earth? His name refers to a large area of water, and the swordplay he developed is even also about water. Maybe he was used to designing and adding some plots as dull as water to the novels in his previous life, right?”
Soon the old man, on a crutch with light-green long hair and eyebrows, finished putting down the 20 correct techniques of the Waters Swordplay and turned around with a smile, saying, “My children, you are the most outstanding teenagers in the Wind-language Province. Your conquest is the sea of stars. Let’s start. I hope that the two-star swordplay I created can be carried forward by you!”
After that, he lit a stick of incense.
“Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!’
Several figures flashed past.
Some young swordsmen rushed over and picked up a manual as soon as possible.
Cao Potian smiled and walked over at a steady pace. He picked up one of the manuals and began to read it slowly.
“Well, good. He can stay calm and has the style of a great swordsman.” Old Man of the Sea nodded and praised him.
At this time, Bai Qinyun had already grabbed one. She opened it and found that there were both pictures and notes inside. It seemed to be extremely detailed, but after carefully reading it, she noticed that the notes were obscure, the pictures were abstract, and the operating routes and frequency of Mystery Energy were indistinct. It was as difficult for them to climb up into the sky as it was to completely comprehend it in 30 minutes.
She habitually turned her head and wanted to ask, only to find that at this time, Lin Beichen was still sitting in his seat leisurely.
“Come here quickly.”
She said angrily, “Don’t put on an act. This swordplay is very difficult. Be careful not to get yourself into trouble.”
Chu Hen and Ding Sanshi also looked at Lin Beichen.
Chu Hen hoped that no matter what method this guy used, he would be able to win another round. Thus, he would have an extremely high chance of getting first place.
What Ding Sanshi was thinking was that this little bastard could only cultivate after he had fallen into a dream. He wondered if Lin Beichen could fall asleep in such a tense and noisy scene.
Old Man of the Sea also looked at Lin Beichen and smiled, “Lin Beichen, you seem to be confident, don’t you?”
After putting on an act, Lin Beichen came over to the stone table and picked up a brochure casually. Holding the first page, he flipped through the contents of the brochure in three breaths. Then, he put it back and said, “It’s done.”
Old Man of the Sea was stunned. “What do you mean by ‘it’s done’?”
Dongfang Zhan sneered and said, “You know that you have limited comprehension capability, so you directly give up in such an ostentatious way, right?”
“Haha, this black sheep knows his limitations. Actually, there was a great uncertainty about the previous step of choosing the sword and giving sword names. Luck was a powerful factor, so someone could win in that kind of situation. However, the step of comprehending and practicing the swordplay is to test one’s real ability. By giving up, he won’t embarrass himself too much,” Xue Yan, the red-haired, square-faced young man said.
“A real swordsman won’t retreat in the face of difficulties,” Lin Haitang said while focusing his eyes on the manual.
Cao Potian closed the book and said, “Everyone, please focus on reading and comprehending the swordplay. Don’t let such a clown as Lin Beichen delay your time or affect your state of mind.”
So everyone withdrew their contemptuous looks and put their attention back on the book.
Lin Beichen raised his hand and gently pulled his hair back. Then, he looked up at the sky and the moon, and said with much emotion, “The wind will destroy the trees standing out in the forest. I, Lin Beichen, am just too excellent. I’m like a crane standing among a flock of chickens, so I’m excluded by you stupid people… Don’t use your poorly developed brains to try and value such a peerless man as me…”
Everyone was speechless.
Bai Qinyun almost threw up.
A trace of displeasure appeared on the face of Old Man of the Sea, and he said seriously, “Young man, don’t joke around. Even if there’s no hope of winning, you should do your best. It wasn’t easy for me to create martial arts skills, so you should be in awe of your senior.”
“Oh, you misunderstood me. I didn’t mean to be disrespectful to you. Instead, I have used the Quantum Speed Reading method to memorize all the contents of the book in my mind, and I have grasped 30 percent of it. I will definitely win this round,” Lin Beichen said confidently. “If I don’t win, I will broadcast a show of me doing a one-finger handstand and shitting.”