Chapter Eighteen: The Nine Peaks of the Inner Gate

  "I am a true disciple of the inner sect, Xing Jian was born, today I will take you into the inner sect."

  This young man's physique was straight and upright, like a sharp sword in its scabbard, giving off an aura of endless sharpness hidden within. Once unleashed, it would surely be earth-shattering.

  "What is Xingjian Sheng?"

  Someone in the audience began to whisper.

  Apparently someone has heard of Xing Jian Sheng's name.

  Known as a rare talent that appears only once in a hundred years, it is said that he was promoted to the rank of Symbol Master at a young age. However, according to Xing Jian's age, although he looks like he's just in his teens, he's actually over 60 years old.

  According to Xingjian's innate talent, he should have broken through to the Symbolic Realm long ago.

  Once becoming a strong practitioner of the Xuan level, one will no longer be a true disciple and will have an even higher status.

  Xing Jian Sheng claimed to be a true disciple of the sect, which means his cultivation was stuck at the Symbol Master level.

  Xing Jian's expression remained unchanged, but suddenly he waved his hand and a massive sword light burst forth from the symbol on his back, forming a sword dragon that let out a mighty roar. In an instant, the entire hall was filled with the sound of the dragon's cry and the shadow of the sword dragon, causing everyone to become disoriented as if they were being suppressed by a powerful will, turning them into mindless zombies.

  Wang Xuanyang also felt a huge will suppressing his spiritual consciousness.

  But he didn't thoroughly confuse himself, instead became extremely clear.

  His soul was extremely powerful, and although Xingjian was incredibly strong, he still couldn't completely suppress his spiritual consciousness.

  In an instant, Wang Xuanyang only felt his body being locked by some force, and then a huge sword light wrapped around him, flying up, with the wind whistling, and all he could see was the cloud layer in the sky flashing by, at an unimaginable speed.

  It's actually flying!

  And it's still a one-time transport of so many people.

  Wang Xuanyang was thoroughly shocked.

  How terrifying must his Dao heart be?

  As far as he knew, only a strong being at the level of Xuanzun could fly in the air.

  Of course, there are also masters of talismans who can fly with extremely powerful talismans, but those talismans are extremely rare and precious.

  It is said that the artifact has been fully refined and absorbed into the body.

  Looking at the situation where Xingjian was born with a sword on his back, it shouldn't be that level of artifact, but the other party is just a true disciple, it's impossible to be a symbol master, so how can the other party fly?

  Wang Xuanyang was also getting curious.

  Not long after, Wang Xuan Yang felt a shock throughout his body. The restrictive power dissipated and he could move again. However, he found himself appearing in a huge square.

  There were as many as twelve huge pillars on this square.

  Every pillar is carved with countless runes.

  And on the pillars, there are large characters formed by runes.

  Silent Peak, Heavenly Sword Peak, Holy Elephant Peak, Divine Bird Peak, Ten Thousand Tribulations Peak, Unaging Peak, Red Lotus Peak, Nine Evil Peaks, Earthly Extremity Peak.

  "Could it be that these nine pillars represent the Nine Peaks of the Inner Gate?"

  Wang Xuanyang's heart skipped a beat.

  Although there is not much information in memory, he happens to know that the inner gate has nine peaks, each representing a symbol of the Unspoken Symbol Sect's inheritance.

  Entering the inner gate means truly obtaining the inheritance of the Unspoken Symbol Sect.

  At this time, all disciples who enter the inner gate must choose a lineage symbol for their future cultivation.

  This will affect the path of future cultivation.

  Suddenly, Wang Xuanyang found that Xingjian Sheng, who had brought them here earlier, was sitting cross-legged on a pillar.

  Heavenly Sword Peak!

  That is to say, Xing Jian was a true disciple of Tianjian Peak.

  From the name of this peak, it can be seen that Tiān Jiàn Peak is good at the way of symbol sword.

  For the sword, Wang Xuan Yang had some boundless expectations in his heart. In his previous life, he was a swordsman among the martial artists, with one person and one sword, traveling freely in the Jianghu world, how carefree and unrestrained it was. The Sword God Xi Men Blowing Snow, Ye Gu Cheng, the Sword Demon Du Gu Seeking Defeat and others had made him yearn endlessly, having a Swordsman's dream in his heart.

  Of course, dreams are dreams, and the transmission of the Dao is a serious matter that affects one's future path of cultivation, so one cannot be careless or arrogant.

  As for which tradition to choose, it depends on the next internal test.

  More than a hundred newly promoted inner disciples stood quietly waiting, no one making a sound.

  Not long after, suddenly several rays of light descended from the sky, each ray of light was filled with an incredibly powerful aura, colorful and resplendent. Some rays of light were like a divine dragon walking, some rays of light were mysterious and misty, and some rays of light emitted an atmosphere that could destroy everything. Each type of ray of light had its own unique and extraordinary aura.

  As the twilight faded away, human figures appeared on all eight pillars.

  The number of people is not equal, with a minimum of two or three and a maximum of four or five.

  The least of which belongs to Tianjianfeng, and there is only one Xingjiansheng.

  "Except for Xingjian Sheng, the other eight peaks have all dispatched Yu Zong-level powerhouses. Although these Yu Zongs might just be recognition of divine bodies, it can be seen that they attach great importance to this inner disciple's promotion."

  Wang Xuanyang thought to himself in secret.

  "Now that everyone is here, let's start testing!"

  The one who spoke was Xing Jian Sheng.

  Judging from his tone, he seems to be on an equal footing with other top-notch strongmen of the Eight Peaks.

  However, Xing Jian was able to represent Tianjian Peak and standing on this pillar explained his position in the Unspoken Sect.

  "Heh heh, Xing Jian Sheng, I heard that this time a rare genius was born. Don't know if it's true or not?"

  On the top of Mount Nanshan, an old man with half white and half black hair spoke in a clear voice.

  "That's right."

  Xing Jian said calmly.

  "That's good, haha, I reckon this time's extraordinary genius will probably enter the Unaging Peak."

  The old man of Bao Lao Peak burst out laughing.

  "Old thing, what you don't know is Lao Feng, it should be Wan Jie Feng."

  A middle-aged beautiful woman sneered.

  "You all stop arguing too. In my opinion, let's just follow the old rules and have a gamble fight, how about it? I have a piece of Cloud Feather Amber here, which will be the stake."

  A middle-aged man wearing a purple robe smiled slightly, and with a flick of his wrist, a fist-sized strange amber crystal appeared, its entire body a bright yellow color, and faintly visible inside was a snow-white strange airflow.

  In the world, there are many strange species that, after death, due to various factors, eventually condensed into peculiar crystal stones.

  Such crystal is called amber stone.

  Each piece of amber is extremely precious and can be called priceless treasure.

  "Ye Wushuang, you really are generous. This Cloud Wing Amberite, aren't you afraid of losing the bet? Later on, I'm afraid it will hurt a lot."

  The speaker was a young scholar in a green robe with a high hat and a wide belt, elegant and refined, giving off an air of being surrounded by books.

  This is Shengxiang Peak's Zhu Zong.

  Shengxiang Peak, born with the talent of overpowering others, pursues strength, like a giant elephant trampling and crushing. However, from this young scholar in green clothes, one can't see such an aura at all.

  Of course, this is just on the surface.

  Once this young scholar in a green robe truly reveals his true face, I fear it will be a catastrophic event that shakes the heavens and earth, and even the sun and moon will lose their light.

  "Don't worry about it anymore."

  A middle-aged man in purple robes, Ye Wushuang, burst out laughing.

  "Alright then, I have a piece of Golden Time here, let's use it as a stake."

  The young man in the green robe smiled faintly, and also took out something that was only the size of a fingernail, but emitted a brilliant golden light, giving people a feeling of time passing by, with the passage of time like gold.

  The Light of Eternity is said to grow in a spatial domain where time is distorted, imbuing it with the essence of time. For those who follow the Symbolic Path, it is an extremely precious treasure that allows one to comprehend the power of time within the Light of Eternity.

  It is said that for a strong practitioner of the Symbolic Order to break through their current level and enter a higher realm, they must comprehend a certain principle. The power of time belongs to the extension of the temporal principle, which can allow one to break free from the shackles of their lifespan, liberating both body and soul. Meanwhile, the power of space can allow one to no longer be confined to this narrow world, freely roaming the heavens and traversing the myriad realms.

  "Cloudy jade, dark gold, all are good things, I'll have one too..."

  "Such good things, how can I possibly miss out..."

  Soon, other peaks' Zongzi strongmen joined in the gamble fight one after another.

  What they brought out was extremely extraordinary and exceptionally precious.

  Xing Jian Sheng also joined in, taking out a small teleportation talisman. This kind of talisman is equivalent to an extra life and can be used to narrowly escape death at critical moments. Because the small teleportation talisman has something to do with the laws, it must be refined by someone who surpasses the Symbol Sect's strong practitioners, so it is extremely precious to the Symbol Sect as well.

  Wang Xuanyang and others saw the Jiufeng's Fu Zong gambling fight, took out one by one the ultimate treasures, all were shocked.

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