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Southern State is the largest state in the Southern Region, known for its vastness and prosperity, and it is home to the superpower Cangjian Mountain Villa. There are two dominant forces in the state, namely the Tiandao Sect and the Juyi Hall. Its strength far exceeds that of the other eight states in the Southern Region. This place attracts numerous talented martial artists, making it the true center of the Southern Region. Any martial artist with ability and ambition will come to Southern State to make a name for themselves.
Nanzhou City is the largest and most prosperous city in Southern State, with a population exceeding eight billion, truly deserving to be called a royal city. Its vastness stretches as far as the eye can see, and those who live here take great pride in it.
One hundred miles outside of Nanzhou City, there stands a tall tower known as the Sword Testing Tower. This tower has ninety floors; the first thirty floors serve as a trial ground for Sword Masters, the middle thirty floors for Sword Sects, and the last thirty floors for Sword Kings.
In front of the testing tower are three stone tablets: the Sword Master Ranking, Sword Sect Ranking, and Sword King Ranking. These tablets record the rankings of those who have challenged the Sword Testing Tower, limited to the Top One Hundred. It is said that this tower was established by a god-level swordsman, which is why it is also called the Sword Testing Tower. It serves as a trial ground specifically for those who practice swordsmanship. Being listed among these ranks is equivalent to gaining fame throughout the Southern Region.
If you are someone without a powerful background, you will receive many invitations from major forces. It can be said that your future is limitless and your achievements boundless. Thus, this place has become a competitive arena for various geniuses, especially those who wish to stand out and gain recognition.
Every day, countless individuals challenge the tower; even if there are hundreds who can enter simultaneously, many still wait outside. Among them are geniuses from powerful factions in Nanzhou City, as well as talents from other states and even some from other regions seeking experience. Here, geniuses abound like fish crossing a river or stars in the sky.
Of course, not only sword practitioners can challenge this Sword Testing Tower; other martial artists can also participate, though they cannot be ranked on the sword rankings. However, there is another stone tablet nearby that records rankings for Martial Master Realm, Martial Sovereign Realm, and Martial King Realm. As long as one is not a sword practitioner, their ranking will be listed here.
Each of these four stone tablets features exclusive titles for those ranked on them, along with the number of levels they have passed to show the differences between each individual and between sword rankings and martial rankings.
Currently, at the top of the Sword Master Ranking is Xiao Cangjian from Cangjian Mountain Villa, who has reached the twenty-eighth level of the Sword Testing Tower. The top of the Warrior Honor List is Tianfeng from Tiandao Sect, who has also reached the twenty-eighth level of the Sword Testing Tower. The second place goes to Long Yi from Juyi Hall, who has reached the same level but held on for a shorter time.
These three individuals are considered outstanding representatives of their generation in Southern State, all being exceptional talents with Monsters potential. They also represent three major forces, signifying their status in Southern State.
On this day, a man and a woman arrived in Nanzhou City. The man appeared to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old, dressed in green with a calm smile on his face; his indifferent eyes seemed capable of seeing through everything. The woman looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in white like snow. Her long black hair flowed in the wind. With a slender waist and stunning beauty, her face bore an expression of curiosity that made her look like an ungrown child.
These two were Ren Pingsheng and Yi Qingyi. Initially, they had traveled to Southern Region using a flying artifact. They had expected it would take three years; although these two states were adjacent, they were still vast and boundless. It should be noted that Southern State is at the center of the entire Southern Region, even more expansive than others. However, they managed to reach Nanzhou City in just two years.
Their speed along the way was remarkably fast; with sufficient spirit stones, they hardly stopped at all. It took them one and a half years to enter Southern Region. However, since Southern Region is so large, reaching its center would still require about two years.
Yet when they spent half a year entering Sky Star City, a first-tier city in Southern Region, they discovered direct teleportation arrays leading to Nanzhou City. Although it cost more, it saved them considerable time as they directly used these arrays to arrive at Nanzhou City.
Nanzhou City is a royal city; this was also Ren Pingsheng's first encounter with such a city. As he and Yi Qingyi emerged from the teleportation array, they saw crowds bustling about in the distance amidst stunning architecture and exquisite sculptures radiating grandeur—something he had never seen before in any city; even first-tier cities could not compare.
“Ren Brother, this Nanzhou City is so prosperous! We have seen so many cities, but none can compare,” Yi Qingyi exclaimed in astonishment.
"Ha ha, this is the royal city, so it naturally has to be much more magnificent and bustling," Ren Pingsheng said with a smile.
"Then there must be a lot of delicious food and fun things here. We should explore to our heart's content."
"Sure, such a big city is enough for you to wander around. Let's find a place to rest for a bit."
He felt somewhat helpless towards Yi Qingyi, who was always thinking about eating, drinking, and having fun. He had never seen her practice, yet her cultivation had surprisingly increased over the past two years, and she had now reached the initial stage of the Sect level. When he first met her, she was merely a high-level Honorary Warrior. Now, in the blink of an eye, she had become a Sect-level powerhouse, with a cultivation level even higher than his. It was truly enviable.
Over these two years, Ren Pingsheng's cultivation remained at the peak of the Honorary Warrior realm. After two years of accumulation, he could say that his cultivation was absolutely at its pinnacle; however, his understanding of Artistic Conception and Sword Intent still fell short, and he had not managed to break through. To become a Sect-level powerhouse, one must have mastery over both Sword Intent and Artistic Conception. Yet even with his cultivation level reached, he still found it difficult to break through.
His Wind Artistic Conception and Golden Realm were both comprehended to sixty-five percent, while his Cloud Artistic Conception was at fifty percent. His Sword Intent had rapidly advanced through continuous refinement with Magic Crystals and had also reached sixty-five percent.
However, the Magic Crystals had been completely consumed when they first entered the Southern Region. If he could continue refining them, he believed that within half a year at most, his Sword Intent would reach great mastery.
Although he had not broken through in these two years, he still made significant gains. First was the Nine Transformations Body Refinement Technique. Initially, it was this body refinement technique that allowed him to be much stronger than others at the same level. However, after breaking through to the Warrior Realm, he practiced it less frequently because he had been very busy with many things to learn.
Now that he had some free time, he practiced again. He also utilized the extreme cold power from the Extreme Ice Cold Pool encountered on the road and the essence from the Golden Essence Stone to break through two levels consecutively. He had now reached the eighth layer of the Nine Transformations Body Refinement Technique and only needed one more layer to achieve perfection. Even with his current cultivation level, he could clearly feel that during the breakthrough of the body refinement technique, his body had been significantly strengthened.
The final layer required an environment related to lightning for him to break through; unfortunately, he had not encountered such an environment in these two years, which delayed his progress.
Another aspect was that he was close to breaking through the third layer of his Soul Refinement Technique. The first layer required devouring one gray cloud; the second layer required devouring three gray clouds; and the third layer required devouring nine gray clouds. He had already devoured eight clouds along this journey and had consumed half of the ninth one as well; thus, it could be said that he would soon break through.
His sea of consciousness had expanded twice compared to before, and his soul had also grown significantly stronger. His comprehension of various sword techniques was faster than before, and his understanding of different sword arts became more profound.
He had fully mastered the last move of the Wind and Cloud Sword Technique—Wind Rising and Clouds Gathering—and could skillfully merge both Wind and Cloud Artistic Conceptions. He was getting closer to minor mastery. The power of this move could be said to have increased several times compared to before; it was even stronger than high-level Heavenly Sword Techniques by several degrees.
"Kid, your current strength makes it very difficult for you to progress further; what you need to do now is to break through as soon as possible. Otherwise, it's just wasting time," a voice floated out from within the inn—it was Demon Emperor speaking softly.
"I know that; it's just that understanding Artistic Conception and Sword Intent becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses. Without Magic Crystals assisting me now, I'm afraid I won't be able to achieve great mastery in a short time," Ren Pingsheng said helplessly as he opened his eyes.
"Actually, this is not much of a problem. There is a place in this Southern Region where you can quickly comprehend both Artistic Conception and Sword Intent."
"Oh, where is such a place? You should know that some sects have methods to assist in comprehending Artistic Conception, but once you reach a certain level, they will also become ineffective."
"Hehe, this place is different; it's a very magical location just outside of Nanzhou City. Not only can it help with the comprehension of Artistic Conception, but it can also be used for understanding Profound Meaning."
"What place? Hurry up and tell me!" Ren Pingsheng asked impatiently.
"Trial Sword Tower, which is said to have been established by the Sword God of Ancient Times, is specifically for those who cultivate swordsmanship. It has ninety floors, with the first thirty corresponding to the strength of Sword Sovereign. There is also the Sword Master Rankings; if you enter the Sword Master Rankings, you will receive invitations from various major forces," Demon Emperor said, his expression somewhat dazed.
"Trial Sword Tower? Can it really aid in cultivating Sword Momentum and Artistic Conception?"
"Of course! This tower actually has another name, which is the Tower of Trials. All martial artists can enter it; as long as you can pass a certain number of floors, you will receive a Reward. At that time, you will enter a state of Unity of Heaven and Man, allowing you to comprehend Sword Momentum and Artistic Conception. However, this state is not as good as when you break through."
"Oh, then when you came to the Southern Region, you must have passed through it, right? What specific conditions do you need to meet?" Ren Pingsheng asked with interest.
"Yes, I did pass through it back then. In fact, your current strength is completely sufficient. Passing through the first ten floors will grant you one Reward, passing through the Twentieth Layer will grant another Reward, and passing through the Thirty-Third Layer will give yet another Reward. Moreover, each Reward is better than the last, and each comprehension becomes deeper. The first time you can only comprehend for half an hour, the second time for one hour, and for the third time, I don't know; it's said that you can comprehend up to your limit."
"Is it true that one can comprehend their limit? Has no one ever passed through the Thirty-Third Layer?"
"Hehe, it's not that easy. In my time, no one succeeded. As long as your cultivation surpasses the Supreme Realm, you lose your qualification. In these two thousand years, I fear no one has succeeded."
"Trial Sword Tower? Then I will go see what miraculous things it has tomorrow," Ren Pingsheng said while looking out the window with a sense of longing.
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