89: Sword Master of the East China Sea!

Arriving at the entrance of the Tianyan Sect, Chen De looked up.

He felt it was majestic and grand, beyond words.

This is the power of a martial artist!

Changing the world, omnipotent.

Chen De was very clear that in this world, the only thing that could rival power was his morality.

Chen De followed behind Qing Yuzi, who led them to complete the sect entry procedures for Chen De and the others.

The first thing to do was to verify the disciple's talent and aptitude.

Generally speaking, those who could break through to the Ning Yuan Realm at their age, like Chen De and the others, even if they used some external means like spiritual medicines or elixirs, as long as it wasn't too excessive, they could pass this stage.

This was like the entrance exam for Chen De's university in his previous life.

On one hand, it was to collect handwriting information to prevent situations where the examinee and the student were not the same.

On the other hand, it was indeed to test their learning level to some extent.

However, overall, the second aspect didn't matter much as long as it wasn't too bad.

In fact, as long as the first aspect was fine, even if the second aspect was excessively poor, it might not be a problem.

This stage was easy to pass because it was very difficult to accurately detect a person's talent and aptitude.

Because these things are reflected in all aspects, any method used would seem somewhat one-sided.

The main purpose was to check the cultivation realm of Chen De and the others, whether their realm was unstable, their current age, and so on.

Most importantly, it was to check if anyone had tampered with their souls.

This was to prevent old monsters or spies sent by other sects.

Of course, another main point was to prevent some Demon Transformation Realm shapeshifting demon beasts from sneaking in.

After all, there had been precedents for all of this before.

Most of the strange rules now exist because they had happened in the past.

However, Chen De used the power of the Evil God Essence to influence these people.

His methods were much more sophisticated than their detection methods.

Even if the Myriad Transformation Realm martial artists within their sect personally inspected, they wouldn't detect anything.

Chen De had already known all this by influencing Qing Yuzi.

However, Chen De was very confident about these things.

Then, a series of tests began.

Because these things had been established for many years, a mature set of procedures and detection methods was already in place.

It was just like the assembly line in Chen De's previous life, fast and with small errors.

Under the many years of heritage of the Tianyan Sect, this series of tests was quickly completed.

Each test yielded different data, recording Chen De's various values.

Afterward, a comprehensive score was given based on the acquired data.

Those who reached or exceeded the passing score could officially become Outer Sect Disciples of the Tianyan Sect.

During this process, there was no examination of actual combat power or anything similar, presumably because the sect had no such requirements for newly admitted disciples.

Combat power and combat experience could be trained later, but if cultivation, talent, and quality were lacking, then it was truly impossible.

Moreover, the span between each realm was so large that before reaching the peak of a realm, there was generally no need to consider how one's combat power at the same level was.

Simply overwhelming others with power, relying on the realm advantage to slap them to death, was enough; what need was there for tactics?

As for what to do if one encountered someone with a higher realm or a similar realm?

There was no need to worry about this question at all, because if you had chosen to hone your combat power and combat experience, your realm might be even lower than it is now, making it even more impossible to win.

Things like combat power at the same level are only considered when there is no further progress to be made.

After all these procedures were completed, the disciple attire and Outer Sect Disciple identity token, custom-made according to Chen De's body data, were immediately taken out and handed to Chen De.

His aura was clearly imprinted on it, and Chen De's identity information was meticulously recorded.

This item, for every disciple, whether Inner Sect or Outer Sect, was unique and could not be counterfeited.

As soon as the procedures on that side were finished, the items on this side were produced, and they were custom-made.

The speed of the process, even though Chen De had understood it before, still left him a bit astonished.

This was much faster than the efficiency of handling certain tasks in Chen De's previous life.

As for those who did not reach the passing score, they had to return immediately, without delay.

However, at this point, the Outer Affairs Hall Elder no longer needed to accompany them; instead, any disciple would be casually assigned to escort them back.

Those who lingered would be killed without mercy!

Of course, not all scores below the standard were considered unqualified.

The sect still had another set of scoring standards.

If someone had any special abilities, special talents, or was particularly strong in certain aspects, these were all extra credit items and would be re-evaluated based on these characteristics.

However, these special advantages or characteristics also had a passing line.

If one wanted to achieve a lenient outcome, then the special talent or ability had to reach a certain level.

If it was only slightly higher than ordinary people and did not reach the special passing line, then it was considered as not having this talent, and this score was invalid.

One can have characteristics, but they must be obvious!

Chen De and the others had their identity information processed, their entry certificates handled, and their Outer Sect Disciple identity tokens received.

The next step was to arrange accommodation.

Once all these matters were completed, Chen De and the others would be considered fully initiated into the sect.

However, these matters no longer required Qing Yuzi to handle them.

After all, Qing Yuzi was a dignified Outer Sect Elder of the sect; it would be unreasonable for him to show such concern for a newly admitted disciple with no familial ties.

No matter how much he liked this disciple, there was no need to be meticulous about every detail, even following them to arrange a dormitory.

Therefore, Qing Yuzi arranged for two of his disciples, one male and one female, to arrange accommodation for Chen De and the others.

The male disciple was responsible for arranging accommodation for the male disciples, while the female disciple naturally took the female disciples to arrange theirs.

On the way to their accommodation, Chen De heard some disciples discussing major events happening outside.

“Have you heard?”

“Something big happened in the East Sea!”

“What is it? Tell me quickly!”

...

Chen De heard and curiously perked up his ears to listen.

“The thing is, you know the East Sea, right? A sword cultivator who reached the Mortal Transformation Realm, which is the realm of My Heart's Freedom, appeared there.”

“So, His Majesty, the Holy Martial Emperor of the current Shenwu Empire, was interested in recruiting him.

After all, in this era, a Mortal Transformation Realm sword cultivator is indeed very rare.”

“Therefore, he dispatched his Grand General, the Protector of the Nation, to personally go and recruit him.”

“The result!”

“What was the result? Tell me quickly!”

“The result was that the sword cultivator instantly killed him with one move, one move that left no trace!”

Hiss!

Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but gasp.

What was the strength of the Shenwu Empire's Grand General? He was a body cultivator, a peerless body cultivator who had reached the peak of the Eternal Realm.

In terms of combat power alone, he was even more ferocious than a martial artist at the peak of the Heavenly Imperial Realm.

Furthermore, as a body cultivator, the body cultivation system could be said to be the strongest cultivation system in terms of survivability and defense among all systems.

Even so, facing a sword cultivator of the same realm who had reached My Heart's Freedom, he was instantly killed with one move.

Could it be that sword cultivation is the strongest cultivation system?

The person continued,

“That's not all. The Holy Martial Emperor was naturally furious upon learning of this.

One of his subordinates, a body cultivator comparable to a Heavenly Imperial Realm peak expert, was killed.

And he was his Grand General, the Protector of the Nation, who died while working for him.”

“He definitely had to do something, so he took a series of Heavenly Imperial Realm experts under him to seek revenge.”

“As a result, they were once again utterly defeated by that sword cultivator; all the strong individuals the Holy Martial Emperor brought were annihilated.”

“The Holy Martial Emperor also barely found an opportunity at the last moment and used a royal secret treasure to teleport himself back.”

“After this battle, the empire suffered heavy losses, and the Holy Martial Emperor was critically wounded!”

“After this battle, that sword cultivator became famous; the world called him…”

“East! Sea! Sword! Saint!”