The key to cross the Life-claiming Bridge was the rightness in one's heart which was also the secret of the martial arts on swords of the Taoism. The Mountain Rosy Clouds was established basing on rightness, so did the martial arts cultivated by its disciples.
Xiao Naihe perceived that very much, no wonder Li Jiaolong made highly praise on him. The other martial artists, in contrast, though spending less time on it, didn't grasp its real meaning. Therefore, they were just passing across the iron chain, but not the Life-claiming Bridge.
The first examination had killed more than two hundred lives and only about five thousand were alive to continue. After counting the number of people left, Li Jiaolong pronounced coldly, "The second examination begins!"
He activated the formation once again and everyone was delivered to another place.
A huge tomb of swords flashed into their eyes, which could contain thousands of people.
Numerous kinds of swords were plied in it, seeming to fill up the world.
"The second examination was to go through the Swords Tomb. It has existed for more than a thousand years, burying a lot of broken swords of many Rosy Clouds predecessors. Though the swords in it are broken, their powerful sword gas still envelops the tomb."
Li Jiaolong paused for a second and explained more clearly, "With the sword gas in it, the tomb's great danger is obvious. The strongest sword gas has already reached the Ghost Immortal Realm, while the weakest one the highest level of the Sky Spirit Realm."
What?
The sword gas in the Ghost Immortal Realm? Everyone's face got pale. One in the highest of the Sky Spirit Realm could take their lives easily, let alone the Ghost Immortal Realm!
Some of them, at present, held the intention to beat a retreat, for they didn't want to die here.
"Same old, for those who refused to go through the Swords Tomb, there are two choices: one is to be an outer disciple, the other to leave the Mountain Rosy Clouds! It's up to you and you have half an hour to consider it. "Li Jiaolong's voice was still cold and indifferent.
Having managed to pass the iron chain, it was impossible for the candidates to leave. But facing the extremely dangerous Swords Tomb, they possessed little confidence.
"Sister……"
"I know, basing on your present cultivation, inferior to the Sky Spirit Realm, you must die in the tomb. So, be an outer disciple, okay? It might be a good choice." Yun Weixue persuaded her younger brother without any hesitation, for she was surprised enough to see him pass the Life-claiming Bridge.
Yun Yonghuai decided to quit as his sister suggested.
So did half of the participants. Those who insisted to continue the examination were all endowed with Sky-Spirit-Realm cultivation base; some even with Full-Immortal-Realm one.
Different from the first examination, this one was to test the disciples' luck and strength. Xiao Naihe had again seen through it at once.
One must die as if he encountered the Ghost-Immortal-Realm sword gas! So, luck was a significant factor for a martial artist.
The Mountain Rosy Clouds rejected to admit those unfortunate disciples too!
"Thirty-six sword gates opened! Those who can't get out of the tomb within an hour will be regarded as failure to pass!"
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At the peak of the mountain not afar stood an old man, looking like a Taoism master. Guo Ruochen stood behind him dutifully, "Ancestor Elder, the Swords Tomb has already opened."
"Well!" The old man closed his eyes.
All of a sudden, he pinched his fingers and spoke up, "Are there any talented disciples this time?"
"Ancestor Elder, half of them are in the Sky Spirit Realm with tough spirit, and among them, there are more than a dozen who are about to break through the Pre-celestial Greater Heaven, and even three who have already in the Full Immortal Realm."