CHAPTER 190: CHAPTER 294: MOCKERY

"Saintess, you all are..."

Not long after, other members of the Profound Moon Sword Sect brought Lu Qing and Wang Xin along. This time, the experts heading to Jubei City were all Heaven-Stepping Realm powerhouses. Although they were not as fast as Luo Qingxuan, they didn’t delay too long.

Moreover, Lu Qing and Wang Xin didn’t receive the same treatment as Su Yuwei. No one explained the matters of the Profound Moon Sword Sect to them; they were directly brought here, where they coincidentally united with Luo Qingxuan and the others.

"It’s nothing. I just want Wang Junze to try Ascending Sword Tier."

With a smile, Luo Qingxuan softly replied, "Didn’t you all feel previously that Junze only had a bit more luck in the relic? This is just the right opportunity to see his Sword Dao talent."

Luo Qingxuan openly pointed out their thoughts, making several people a bit embarrassed, but more than that, they were astonished.

Does Luo Qingxuan really have such confidence in Wang Junze?

To know that once these words are spoken, if Wang Junze cannot ascend the Sword Tier, he would truly have no face to accept the position of True Disciple.

Slightly frowning, seemingly discontented with Luo Qingxuan’s methods, Su Yuwei ultimately didn’t speak up.

"I’m ready!"

As the group was discussing, Wang Junze slowly opened his eyes, rising calmly as though he hadn’t heard their conversation, and bowed to Luo Qingxuan.

"Then let’s go. I’ll wait for you at the Sword Peak."

Looking at Wang Junze, Luo Qingxuan’s face lit up with a radiant smile, speaking gently.

As she spoke, Luo Qingxuan gently waved her hand, and in an instant, a streak of Sword Intent emerged from the mountain, as if a beam of moonlight fell and gathered into countless moon-white Treasure Swords, hovering in the air like a staircase leading straight to Sword Peak!

Sword Tier!

Standing before the mountain, looking at the Sword Edge ahead, Wang Junze seemed to truly understand the meaning of Sword Tier.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Junze no longer hesitated and stepped onto the Sword Tier before him.

Buzz!

In an instant, Wang Junze felt a surge of intense Sword Intent, but this Sword Intent wasn’t a direct attack; it was more like a demonstration of Sword Techniques.

Almost instinctively, Wang Junze wanted to use Chess Swordsmanship to dissect it.

After all, with Wang Junze’s current understanding of Chess Swordsmanship, countering this sword posed no difficulty at all.

Yet, as soon as this thought arose, Wang Junze forcibly suppressed it.

"No, Luo Qingxuan just said these Sword Tier tests don’t measure strength, but Sword Dao talent... so the requirement shouldn’t be to parry the Sword Intent’s attack, but to comprehend the Sword Techniques and Sword Intent within!"

With that, Wang Junze quickly reacted.

Suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, Wang Junze tried to open his heart, allowing the Sword Intent to wash over him, attempting to sense and comprehend this Sword Technique.

The fact proved that this approach was indeed correct.

Moments later, Wang Junze understood the Sword Technique of this sword. In truth, this sword wasn’t complicated; it simply involved condensing True Qi into crescent-shaped Sword Qi and slashing forward.

If merely aiming to pass, then comprehending this sword would be enough for Wang Junze to easily mimic and slash it, directly crossing this Sword Tier.

However, truly wishing to complete the entire Sword Tier, such comprehension alone is definitely insufficient.

It’s like laying a foundation; only by stabilizing every step from the beginning will subsequent, more intricate and brilliant Sword Techniques be easier and smoother to comprehend.

In this regard, Wang Junze isn’t unfamiliar.

Take Chess Swordsmanship for example, if merely casually grasping the first move, Initiate the Game, it isn’t difficult. With a bit of Sword Dao talent and willingness to practice earnestly, anyone can replicate it. But if one fails to truly understand the essence of this sword, then when attempting to comprehend the second, third sword, it will only become increasingly challenging, ultimately leading to stagnation.

The principle is similar, so Wang Junze isn’t satisfied with solely comprehending Sword Techniques but tries to dissect every detail of this sword and further attempt to understand the Sword Intent contained within!

Laying aside how Wang Junze himself comprehends it, this scene seemed rather weak to those present.

Surrounding Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples, at the very least, were Inner Sect disciples, with cultivation levels higher than Wang Junze.

Especially those returning with Wang Xin and Lu Qing, they were True Disciples. Although their talent and potential could not match Luo Qingxuan’s, they too were Heaven-Stepping Realm in cultivation.

In the past, to become True Disciples, each had undergone numerous tests and arduous cultivation.

Regarding the Sword Tier, each had attempted to pass through it. Although they all failed, they still had experience!

The difficulty of the Sword Tier wasn’t at the beginning but started midway; each tier’s challenge nearly doubled.

When they attempted the Sword Tier initially, the first few tiers were passed within mere moments.

But Wang Junze?

Now, over a hundred breaths have passed, yet he hasn’t even stepped beyond the first Sword Tier!

Sword Path Genius? That’s it?!

Even with Luo Qingxuan beside them, soon someone couldn’t resist quietly commenting.

"In the end, he’s only in the Condensing Truth realm; I’ve heard even that he just recently broke through. Coming from such a small family, his foundation is far too weak!"

"Exactly, I’ve heard he got lucky gaining the favor of Princess Changlin, allowing him to enter the relic."

"Just luck, if the Commandery Princess is willing to help, even a tied-up dog could easily enter the relic."

"Tsk, wasn’t the Commandery Princess also a failure?"

"Indeed, indeed! After all, coming from a small place, does he really think he merits the True Disciple rank?"

"Seems like he just seized the moment when the Commandery Princess and Saintess were dueling, and was lucky enough to get the relic’s inheritance."

"Certainly, the Saintess must have seen through his reality long ago, but respecting the Commandery Princess’ face, she brought him back to the sect... yet she didn’t want to really rank him as a True Disciple, thus deliberately letting him ascend the Sword Tier, once he fails, even the Commandery Princess can’t insist he joins our sect."

"Shh, keep it down! The Commandery Princess’ face must still be respected; not accepting him is impossible. Allowing him to become an ordinary Inner Sect disciple might suffice."

"..."

Hearing the Profound Moon Sword Sect’s mockery, Su Yuwei’s expression remained unchanged, though her mouth couldn’t help but show a trace of disdain.

It’s a joke how Luo Qingxuan boasts about Profound Moon Sword Sect’s foundation. Judging by these disciples’ insight, they aren’t even fit to carry Wang Junze’s shoes, this Sword Path Genius.

But, speaking of it, Luo Qingxuan, this woman might just be wanting to take the opportunity to give these disciples a lesson, right?