Zhang Ruochen's eyes were fixed on the upper left side of the stone wall, where there was a word "天".
As his own sword intention and the sword intention of the font overlapped each other, gradually, the words on the stone wall rotated and flew out, turning into a translucent gatekeeper.
The gatekeepers at the first level of the third mountain are obviously many times more powerful than the gatekeepers at the two previous mountains. They are formed by the sword master's sword thoughts.
The gatekeeper just flew out and stood casually on the opposite side, exerting huge pressure on Zhang Ruochen.
"Beat me and you can pass this level."
The gatekeeper's hands were clasped together, and a dazzling light emitted from the junction of his palms.
A three-foot-long sword flew out of the light.
"Whoa!"
Zhang Ruochen also immediately pulled out the Gu Shui Sword, mobilized all the sword intent in his body, and injected it into the sword body together with the true energy in his body.
Suddenly, hundreds of sword-shaped sword energies appeared within a radius of thirty feet, spinning around his body like a whirlpool.
The gatekeeper has cultivated Jianyi to the ninth level, and is in the same league as Zhang Ruochen.
However, the gatekeeper was formed from the sword master's sword thoughts, and his ability in some aspects far exceeded Zhang Ruochen.
Therefore, Zhang Ruochen did not dare to act rashly, but stared at the opponent with all his attention, preparing to deal with any changes by remaining unchanged.
The big man clasped his hands on his chest and looked at Zhang Ruochen from a distance with a calm look, "I hope you won't disappoint me."
"Whoa!"
The gatekeeper took the lead, stabbing his sword forward and attacking.
The man and the sword turned into a stream of white light, like a meteor breaking through the sky, arriving in front of Zhang Ruochen in an instant.
What a fast speed.
It was the first time for Zhang Ruochen to fight against such a powerful swordsman, and he was quite inexperienced. Therefore, at the first time, he was a little unable to adapt and could not think of any moves that could break the opponent's attack.
Therefore, he had no choice but to block it with his sword and push forward the holy energy all over his body.
The sword body of the Gushui Sword collided with the gatekeeper's stabbing sword, bending slightly, and then formed a force of ejection, ejecting Zhang Ruochen backwards.
Zhang Ruochen flew hundreds of meters away and landed on top of the cliff, about to fall off the ancient sacred mountain.
Suddenly, he immediately mobilized the power of the five elements, the spiritual energy of earth, water, and wood, which continuously converged towards him, forming a three-color spiritual cloud.
Pushing his feet on the gas cloud, Zhang Ruochen rushed back again and landed at the foot of the third mountain again.
"What a powerful gatekeeper. Just one sword has such powerful power." Zhang Ruochen held his breath and secretly warned himself that he must be more careful.
After fighting the gatekeeper head-on, Zhang Ruochen truly realized his lack of combat experience, especially his experience in fighting against top swordsman masters.
Qi Feiyu only cultivated her sword to the eighth level and was able to fight the gatekeeper with more than two thousand moves. It was not until the holy energy could no longer be sustained that she was defeated with one move.
He had already cultivated Jianyi to the ninth level, and was even better than Qi Feiyu. However, he was caught off guard by the gatekeeper's attack and almost couldn't block a move.
After all, it's because of too little experience.
In fact, Qi Feiyu may not be more clever than Zhang Ruochen. The key is that this is not the first time she has fought against the gatekeeper, so she knows many strategies to deal with it.
When the big man saw that the gatekeeper had repelled Zhang Ruochen with just one move, a look of disappointment suddenly appeared in his eyes and he shook his head slightly.
Originally, he thought that there really was a swordsman prodigy in the sect, and he couldn't wait to meet this person, but he didn't expect that this person's swordsmanship was so terrible.
Could it be that Lin Yue really just got a chance and became so powerful in a short period of time?
A chance encounter can indeed make a monk's strength reach an astonishing height in a short period of time. But relying on chance encounters alone, one can never become the top powerhouse.
Zhang Ruochen was not discouraged, although the gatekeeper's attack just now did catch him off guard.
But now, he has a certain understanding of the gatekeeper's strength, and naturally knows how to deal with it next.
"Wow"
Zhang Ruochen controlled the martial spirit and released it.
The aura of the martial spirit was very powerful. Behind Zhang Ruochen, it manifested into a huge shadow three lengths high. Under the mobilization of the martial spirit, the surrounding spiritual energy was like a tide, continuously converging towards Zhang Ruochen.
In an instant, Zhang Ruochen's momentum increased a lot, and his overall energy and energy improved greatly.
Zhang Ruochen has not only refined the semi-holy light, but also absorbed a lot of holy dragon energy from the dragon beads. His martial spirit is naturally quite powerful.
The big man was originally very disappointed with Lin Yue and was about to leave. When he saw Lin Yue's martial spirit, a strange light appeared in his eyes, so he temporarily stopped.
"In the Fish and Dragon Realm, I'm afraid there are few people with stronger martial spirits than him." The big man thought in his heart. Moreover, he could clearly feel that the strength of Lin Yue's sword intent had increased a lot.
Could it be that he didn't show his full strength before?
If this is the case, then the next battle is still worth looking forward to.
The gatekeeper held the sword with one hand and drew a sword energy circle with a diameter of three feet in mid-air. Eighty-one powerful sword energy rotated rapidly in the circle, making the sound of wind and thunder.
As the gatekeeper swung out, the sword energy circle set off a huge storm, covering Zhang Ruochen.
"Bang!"
Zhang Ruochen grabbed the Gushui Sword and struck the ground suddenly. Suddenly, the ground shook violently, tearing open a long ravine that extended towards the gatekeeper.
"Stewardship of the sword."
The Gu Shui Sword passed through the ravine and shot straight up from the ground, forming a biting cold air. Even though the gatekeeper retreated very quickly, half of his body was still frozen by the cold air on the sword.
Taking this opportunity, Zhang Ruochen rushed forward, moved his fingers forward quickly, and fired a sword wave, hitting the center of the sword energy circle.
Because it lost the control of the gatekeeper, the power contained in the sword energy circle naturally dropped a lot. It was attacked by the sword wave and shattered in an instant.
After breaking through the circle of sword energy, Zhang Ruochen immediately galloped over and quickly attacked the gatekeeper.
"Bang bang!"
The two exchanged blows quickly, constantly attacking with swordsmanship, and the fight was evenly matched.
After fighting one hundred and thirty-eight moves in a row, the gatekeeper was the superior in the end. He penetrated Zhang Ruochen's body-protecting Holy Gang with one sword. The tip of the sword pierced the skin around his heart, leaving a blood spot.
In fact, even if the gatekeeper continued to stab him, he could not do anything to Zhang Ruochen.
Because there is a dragon ball guarding Zhang Ruochen's heart, which is enough to bounce back the gatekeeper's sword.
The gatekeeper didn't know this, he only thought that he had the ability to penetrate Zhang Ruochen's heart with the sword just now.
The gatekeeper took back his sword and said expressionlessly: "You failed to break through the gate the first time. After an hour, you have a second chance to break through."
Immediately, the gatekeeper quickly stepped back, leaped back to the stone wall, and transformed into a text again.
Zhang Ruochen looked at the blood spot on his heart and smiled helplessly. Although he had the ability to defend against this sword, it was undeniable that he had indeed been defeated by the gatekeeper just now.
There is only one chance to pass the first level of the first mountain on the first day of each month.
On the first day of every month, there are three opportunities to pass the first level of the third mountain.
In the fight with the gatekeeper just now, Zhang Ruochen was not seriously injured, but only consumed part of his true energy.
Anyway, there were still two chances to break through the level, so Zhang Ruochen was not in a hurry. He swallowed a mouthful of Mu Ling Hong Chan, sat cross-legged on the ground, started to use his skills, and began to restore his true energy.
Of course, Zhang Ruochen also allocated a spiritual force to secretly guard against the big man.
After all, he still offended many people in Liangyi Sect. Qi Feiyu and Xu Changsheng may invite experts to deal with him. There is no harm in being careful.
"Quite cautious."
The big man smiled slightly, and with just a slight lift of his palm, Zhang Ruochen's mental energy was knocked back and he was forced to retreat three feet away, unable to get close to his body.
After spending an hour, Zhang Ruochen not only restored his true energy to its peak state, but also made full use of this time to digest the previous battle again.
In Qihai, he used the heart of the sword to break down every move of the gatekeeper, carefully comprehending its subtleties, and carefully looking for flaws.
It seemed like it was only a short hour, but Zhang Ruochen's understanding of the way of swordsmanship improved a lot.
"Cross the level again and give it a try."
Zhang Ruochen stood up, with a sharp light in his eyes, and strode towards the stone wall.
This time, his eyes were still fixed on the word "Heaven", and the gatekeeper flew out of the stone wall again.
Without any words, the two of them quickly fought together.
Zhang Ruochen didn't take the initiative to launch an attack, he just tried to spot the attacks and kept observing the gatekeeper's methods of attack.
Soon, a hundred moves passed, and Zhang Ruochen still seemed calm and unhurried, showing no signs of defeat.
Next, two hundred moves, three hundred moves, four hundred moves...
After Zhang Ruochen and the gatekeeper exchanged a thousand moves, the big man standing by was finally moved. He couldn't help showing an expression of approval and said to himself: "In just one hour, the progress has been so huge. This guy's progress is so huge."
His understanding is too astonishing. From this point of view, the second level of the third mountain should not be able to stop him."
After fighting for two thousand moves, Zhang Ruochen and the gatekeeper couldn't decide the winner.
However, Zhang Ruochen took the initiative to admit defeat.
Zhang Ruochen took Mu Ling Hong Chan again and continued to restore his true energy.
It took a full hour for Zhang Ruochen to restore his true energy and reach its peak state again.
He glanced toward the top of the mountain, locked on the location of the sword pavilion, took a deep breath, and murmured to himself: "This time, it should be almost done!"
Even the big man was looking forward to it.
He wanted to know how high Lin Yue's strength had risen after this training?