The sky was gloomy.
Dense black clouds hung in the mid-air, obscuring the sky and sun, giving an overwhelming sense of oppression.
The howling wind swept in, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.
It was the rainy season of the year again.
Every year during this season, there are several heavy bouts of rain.
Even so.
A myriad of Sword Pavilion disciples gathered at the dojo, all watching the direction of the ceremonial stage.
The reason was nothing else. Today, Xu Wendong was to be apprenticed under Xu Canghai, becoming his eighth and last disciple.
Although Xu Wendong’s strength was formidable and inspiring awe.
Today’s apprentice ceremony was destined not to be liked by everyone.
After all.
He understood nothing about swordsmanship.
His existence made the Sword Pavilion disciples feel unfairly treated.
But so things.
They couldn’t influence at all.
They could only hide their emotions deep in their hearts.
"Please welco the Sect Leader and the Wife of the Sect Leader!"
With a loud and clear voice, Xu Canghai in a black brocade robe and Si Youyou in a white long dress appeared under the watchful eyes of everyone.
One stood tall with an aura of arrogance.
While Si Youyou exuded an elegant and noble deanor.
The two walked onto the ceremonial stage and sat down on two chairs respectively.
The Grand Elder looked at the crowd and said so auspicious words, which were indispensable rituals in the apprentice ceremony.
After all the procedures were completed, he loudly declared, "Next, please welco Xu Wendong!"
Xu Wendong proudly walked up to the stage in a white brocade robe under the watchful eyes of all.
Logically, thunderous applause and cheers should have erupted from the audience at this mont.
But quite the opposite happened.
The audience was silent; no one clapped or cheered for him.
The Sword Pavilion disciples seed to be expressing their discontent in such a way.
At this mont.
Xu Canghai also understood the saying that silence is deafening.
But what more could he say?
The bitterness in his heart was sothing no one could understand.
Because when Xu Wendong was acknowledged by the Lingxiao Sword, it was foretold that he would beco the future Sect Leader of the Sword Pavilion.
Yet, he couldn’t reveal such a matter to everyone.
The Seven Heroes of Sword Pavilion noted the overly quiet scene and imdiately took the lead in applauding and cheering.
It was only then.
That the silence was broken.
But the scattered applause made the atmosphere even more awkward.
It seed this scene shouldn’t have occurred in the Sword Pavilion.
Boom!
Without any forewarning.
A deafening thunderclap resounded in the air.
It seed as if Xu Wendong’s apprenticeship had angered the slumbering Thunder God.
Rolling thunder descended from the Nine Heavens, causing an ominous feeling to rise in everyone’s heart.
A middle-aged man knelt on the ground with a thud: "Sect Leader, Xu Wendong’s apprenticeship violates our Sword Pavilion’s rules. The sky thunder is a sign of having offended divine might, I implore you to reconsider!"
"I also hope the Sect Leader reconsiders!"
Where there was one, there was a second.
In a mont.
Dozens of strong cultivators of the Golden Core Stage Realm knelt one after another, believing Xu Wendong’s apprenticeship to be an ill on and hoping Xu Canghai would withdraw the command.
Seeing more and more disciples kneeling, a strong surge of anger rose in Xu Canghai’s heart: "We cultivators dedicate our lives pursuing the path of immortality, a path of defiance against heaven, if that be the case, what harm is touching divine might?"
His voice bood, surpassing even the thunder and the wind.
In truth, when he decided to take Xu Wendong as a disciple, he had anticipated objections from the Sword Pavilion disciples.
Having objections was very normal.
Raising them was very normal too, not only would he not be angry, but he would feel comforted.
As the Sect Leader of the Sword Pavilion, his greatest fear was that the disciples would have opinions they dared not express.
In his view, he and the Sword Pavilion disciples are striving together.
Only in this way can they go further together.
So, raising issues was a good thing.
But this ti.
He was truly furious!
Because he hadn’t expected them to use the reason of offending divine might to compel him to abandon the apprenticeship!
They could propose any reason.
He could even accept being cursed or slandered.
Because he himself was at fault in this matter.
What he couldn’t accept was the reason of offending divine might!
As cultivators who don’t fear life and death, how could they fear divine might?
If one fears divine might, it ans this person is already finished.
Hmm.
At present, more than half of the Sword Pavilion disciples are finished!
This pained him.
Made him sad.
Xu Wendong awkwardly stood on the ceremonial stage.
Who could have thought, last night when drinking others were so hospitable to him, calling him Senior Brother Xu with high praise, saying he was exceptional, transcendent, yet today they publicly embarrassed him?
Fate indeed loves to mock people.
He anxiously looked at Xu Canghai, hoping he would reverse his decision, but Xu Canghai seed to see nothing, calmly saying, "Continue the apprenticeship ceremony!"
The elder hosting the apprenticeship ceremony nervously swallowed, just about to speak, when another thunderclap descended from above.
Then a torrential downpour fell from the sky.
Xu Canghai imdiately instructed: "Quick, open umbrellas, do not let the rain wet the incense offering!"
"Yes!"
An elder imdiately opened a prepared umbrella to keep the incense offering dry from the rain, as such an event was considered very unlucky for them.
At the sa ti.
Everyone subconsciously released their Protective True Qi, blocking the heavy rain, preventing themselves from becoming drenched like drowned rats.
Xu Wendong did the sa.
Because facing the rain, whether ordinary people or powerful cultivators, would instinctively choose to avoid it.
Boom!
Upon seeing this scene.
It was as if a bomb exploded in Xu Wendong’s mind.
The swordsmanship he had seen before all flashed through his mind at this mont.
All the swordsmanships fused together at this mont.
Transforming into the shape of a drop of rain.
At the sa ti.
A suprely gentle sword intent emanated from within Xu Wendong.
Though suprely gentle.
It gave a sensation of overwhelming destruction.
"What...what’s going on?"
Everyone was dumbfounded, including Xu Canghai who was also full of shock.
Because to their astonishnt, they discovered.
The pouring rain mysteriously halted in mid-air, giving the illusion of ti freezing.
Though lightning flashed and thunder roared in the air, and the wind howled fiercely.
"This guy... this guy seems to have achieved a sudden enlightennt!" Jian Chi exclaid in shock while observing Xu Wendong, who was just standing there quietly, his gaze vacant.
The exceedingly gentle force rapidly expanded from within him like an endless tide.
"Gasp!"
Si Youyou gasped, shock filled her beautiful eyes: "Could he be creating a new form of swordsmanship?"
"How could it be... how could he achieve sudden enlightennt in such a short ti?"
Si Youyou knew Xu Wendong was uniquely talented and suspected he could create his own swordsmanship, but she hadn’t expected that this day would co so soon.
Xu Canghai’s shocked face showed an unmistakable joy, as he looked at the crowd below, a slight smile forming on his lips: "Who among you dares say that Xu Wendong lacks unique insight into swordsmanship?"
"Who among you dares to stop this Sect Leader from accepting a disciple?"
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