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Chapter 646: Chapter 646: Awe of Getting off the Horse

The next day, under the guidance of a disciple, Song Jian arrived at the Sword Array Hall.

The Sword Array Hall of the Qingyun Sword Sect was surprisingly located in the belly of the entire mountain, almost hollowing out Qingyun Mountain, utilizing the Earth’s vein firepower to refine sword arrays.

Next to the Sword Array Hall was the Sword Casting Hall, both entrances very close to each other.

“Eh, Song Jian, what are you doing here?” A familiar voice sounded. Song Jian turned to look and saw that it was Swordmaster Wang Hai, who had assessed him before.

“Master Wang!” Song Jian respectfully bowed and greeted him.

“No need for that, you’re a genius who has comprehended Sword Intent and the Sect Leader’s personal disciple. If anything, I should be the one bowing to you.” Wang Hai hurriedly waved his hand and stepped aside.

“Why are you here? Could it be that you joined the Sword Array Hall?” Wang Hai glanced at the entrance leading to the Sword Array Hall and asked.

“Yes, my master knew that I like to study sword arrays, so he let me come here to learn.” Song Jian said with a smile.

Wang Hai gave Song Jian a meaningful look, nodded without saying anything, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then turned and left.

Watching Wang Hai’s retreating figure for a while, Song Jian followed the disciple guiding him and entered the Sword Array Hall.

“Master Song, I’ve brought the person!” The disciple guiding the way saluted a middle-aged man dressed in white and said.

Song Jian looked up and saw that the man appeared to be in his forties with an average build. Although his face showed no wrinkles, there was a wisp of white hair at his temples.

“He doesn’t look like a Swordmaster but rather like a scholar!” Song Jian wondered in his heart but didn’t hesitate at all. He took a step forward and bowed to the Hall Master of the Sword Array Hall, “Greetings, Hall Master.”

“Good, good!” A smile flashed across Master Song’s face, and he raised a hand in a light gesture, “You are the Sect Leader’s personal disciple, no need to be so restrained. The Sect Leader told me that you like to study the way of sword arrays, but to truly master sword arrays, one must possess at least first-order Combat Power, otherwise, a careless mistake could cause severe damage to one’s Mental Strength.”

“I heard that you have already comprehended complete Sword Intent, so you should be able to break through and become a real Swordmaster soon. By then, you will truly understand the power of sword arrays.” Master Song said, smiling.

“Thank you, Master Song!” Song Jian clasped his hands in a salute.

“You will be assisting Master Sun, acting as his deputy for now. Master Sun is our most experienced Junior Sword Array Master in the Sword Array Hall. Learn from him well.” Master Song turned to an elderly man with white hair and a beard and said with a smile, “Sun Changlin, I’m leaving the Sect Leader’s personal disciple to you. Don’t hold anything back, teach him well, and our Sword Array Hall may have another Sword Array Master, and you’ll be credited for it.”

“Cough, cough, that’s fine. I’m getting old, my Mental Strength is weakening a lot, and even holding a talisman blade makes me tremble now. I’m afraid it won’t be long before I can’t even make the simplest Stone-splitting Array.” Sun Changlin seemed somewhat weak, coughing twice, “But teaching this little kid here shouldn’t be a problem. Follow me.”

Sun Changlin took Song Jian to a small room and handed him a four-finger-thick book, saying, “First, understand what a sword array is. These are all basic knowledge about sword arrays, and you must memorize them all. However, it’s necessary to read through them at least once, and preferably, read them thoroughly. This is the most comprehensive basic knowledge regarding sword arrays in the entire Sword Array Hall.”

Song Jian looked at the book in his hands and was dumbfounded. The title of the book was also “Basic Sword Array Analysis”.

“What, is there a problem?” Sun Changlin glanced at Song Jian and asked.

“I had previously bought a book about basic sword arrays as well…” Saying that, Song Jian took out the book he had bought for ten points from his bosom.

“Bought it from the trading area, right?” Sun Changlin just glanced at it and said, “Most of the books sold in the trading area are written by memory from the disciples of the Sword Array Hall. If you buy ten such books, the content inside each of them might be different.”

Song Jian was somewhat speechless, but his face soon showed excitement.

His sword array skill had already reached Level 9, but no matter how he practiced creating Sword Stones, his proficiency could not be improved. It seemed that he had reached a bottleneck.

But the book in front of him might just help his sword array skills continue to improve, and he might even have a chance to break through the Junior Sword Array Master level and reach the Intermediate Sword Array Master level.

From then on, Song Jian began to lead a life of two points and one line. He paid no attention to anything else in the Qingyun Sword Sect, and even the first-order Combat Power assessment task was put aside.

Of course, with his current strength, even if he wanted to complete the assessment task, it would be beyond his reach. The Qingyun Sword Sect was not something he alone could eliminate.

Half a month later, just like before, Song Jian left his residence and headed towards the Sword Array Hall. He was currently only doing some tasks to assist Sun Changlin, such as organizing sword array drawings and collecting materials for making Sword Stones.

However, in fact, Song Jian was already an Intermediate Sword Array Master with his sword array skills breaking through Level 10 and reaching Level 14. In the entire Qingyun Sword Sect, there were only a few people with higher sword array achievements than him.

“Perhaps the key to completing the assessment task lies in this sword array technique.” Song Jian walked and thought with his head down.

Just then, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy ran toward Song Jian, panting.

“Brother, the Sect Leader summoned you!” The young boy said, gasping for breath.

Song Jian smiled gently and said, “Ling’er, speak slowly and don’t rush.”

The boy called Ling’er was Sect Leader Liu Qingyun’s pageboy, making him something like half a personal disciple.

“The other two personal disciples of the Sect Leader have returned to the sect. The Sect Leader, he wants you to meet your other two senior brothers.” Ling’er said.

Song Jian was slightly startled. Since he was accepted as a personal disciple, he had never met these two nominal senior brothers. He didn’t expect they would have already completed their tasks and returned.

“Let’s go quickly.” Song Jian said as he followed Ling’er towards Liu Qingyun’s estate.

The moment Song Jian stepped through the main gate of the estate, he immediately felt a chilling murderous intent. Inside the estate, it seemed as if thousands of sharp swords were stabbing towards him.

Subconsciously, Song Jian activated his “Immortal Sword Body,” condensing a mental longsword over three feet long in his brow and slashing it fiercely forward.

Bang!

A dull sound echoed through the air. Song Jian felt as if the mental longsword he had condensed had struck a thick steel wall, sending a strong rebound sensation through his mind.

Song Jian grunted, blood streaming from his nostrils.

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