The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 437 - 436: The Elder of the Pagoda Town

Chapter 437: Chapter 436: The Elder of the Pagoda Town

The Divine Alliance and Sword Alliance were on the verge of battle in front of the Martial God Tower, sending a chill of terror through all the warriors who had come to watch, their eyes wide with shock and their faces pale with fright.

"This year’s Core Martial Artist Assessment is intense, the Sword Alliance is actually challenging the Divine Alliance!"

"Yes, the two major alliances in the Spirit Sword Sect have finally torn off their masks."

"The Sword Oath! It’s been a long time since we heard a Sword Oath from the Sword Alliance, the last time we heard it was in that war ten years ago, where the Sword Alliance fell and the Divine Alliance rose."

"Yes, it was ten years ago indeed."

"I think the Sword Alliance is courting death. Currently, the only standout genius in the Sword Alliance is Lu Yuan and that Lin Bai is merely a paper tiger."

"After this battle, the Sword Alliance will be discredited, and the Divine Alliance will hold absolute power in the Spirit Sword Sect."

Many spectators began to analyze the situation.

Before long, the Elder Pavilion was ready.

The Grand Elder stepped forward, signaling for everyone to quiet down, and said, "The Core Martial Artist Assessment was originally designed to test whether the strength of the nine core martial artists has improved, and also to examine whether other disciples have reached the level of core martial artists."

"Therefore, this competition is held."

"Becoming a Core Disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect, you will be the next elder in the Elder Pavilion. In addition, you will receive a reward of 100,000 Spirit Stones, ten Heavenly Spirit Pills, and have unrestricted access to any martial arts techniques in the Martial Arts Pavilion..."

The Grand Elder slowly listed all the rewards of becoming a Core Martial Artist.

He talked for quite a while, making it clear that the benefits of becoming a Core Martial Artist outweighed the drawbacks significantly.

Being the next member of the Elder Pavilion, means having near supreme authority in the Spirit Sword Sect.

A reward of 100,000 Spirit Stones was quite substantial for a warrior of the Heaven Martial Realm.

The ten Heavenly Spirit Pills were the crux of it all. Each Heavenly Spirit Pill was worth a million Spirit Stones, so ten would equal ten million, which was the greatest reward the Spirit Sword Sect could offer.

These ten Heavenly Spirit Pills could allow an average martial artist to break through to a higher realm.

However, for Lin Bai back then when he was in the East Sea, he had calculated that he would need at least five hundred Heavenly Spirit Pills to break into the next realm.

So, ten Heavenly Spirit Pills were of little value to the current Lin Bai, they were better than nothing but not a necessity.

After the Grand Elder finished the list of rewards, all the warriors of the Spirit Sword Sect were excited.

"Mad, the reward is so generous, I want to become a Core Martial Artist too, too bad I only have the Sixth Level of Earth Martial Realm."

"Indeed, if I become a Core Martial Artist in this lifetime, I could strut around the Shenwu Kingdom."

"Being an elder of the Spirit Sword Sect, even the Royal Family would have to give way to us."

"I wish to become a Core Martial Artist too."

Many warriors were more determined than before, vowing to train hard and become a Core Martial Artist.

The status of a Core Martial Artist in the Spirit Sword Sect was high.

Aside from the Sect Leader Supreme and the Ten Great Elders, the position belonged to Core Martial Artist.

The position of the Core Martial Artist was much higher than that of an ordinary Elder.

The Grand Elder continued, "The Core Martial Artist Assessment consists of two stages, the first stage is the preliminary examination. All the participating martial artists need to pass the Martial God Tower and obtain a pass token."

"There will be Ninth Elder of the Heaven Martial Realm guarding the Martial God Tower on the Ninth Floor."

"But don’t worry, these elders will not go all out. As long as they think you have talents or potential, they will let you pass."

Lin Bai, hearing the rules of the preliminary examination, nodded slightly.

He already understood the rules, as Ji Bei had previously explained everything to him.

"The second stage is called Positioning. All the martial artists who pass the Martial God Tower examination will go on the Martial Arts Stage to compete. The winner takes the pass tokens from the opponent’s hand, and the order will be determined based on the number of pass tokens acquired."

"One thing that needs to be noted is that there are nine floors in the Martial God Tower. Each elder on each floor will have pass tokens, which means that as long as you get one pass token, you can participate in the Positioning Battle."

"Of course, the more pass tokens you get, the higher your starting point will be."

As the rules were gradually completed by the Grand Elder.

"The nine floors of the Martial God Tower, I remember, last year Senior Brother Qu Feng was the first martial artist to pass the ninth floor of the Martial God Tower, and he came out with nine tokens."

"Exactly, Senior Brother Qu Feng got nine last year, he will surely get nine this year as well."

"Ye Mobei, Long Xiangtian and others have shown a lot of progress this year. They each got eight last year. It’s a wonder how much they’d get this time."

"Within the Sword Alliance, Lin Bai and Lu Yuan, oh, if they could get one or two, that would be a miracle."

"The number of geniuses in the Sword Alliance is too low."

Many warriors silently shook their heads upon hearing the rules, not holding any hopes for the Sword Alliance.

The Grand Elder continued: "An announcement to the disciples at the Heaven Martial Realm who will participate in the Core Martial Artist Assessment, come to me for the assessment order tokens."

To become a Core Martial Artist, one first needed the cultivation of the Heaven Martial Realm.

As soon as the words of the Grand Elder fell, Su Cang was the first to receive a token, giving Lin Bai a severe look in the process.

Following him, eight core martial artists, the top ten martial artists of the Inner Gate, also collected their tokens.

It was only after they received theirs that the other warriors went to pick up their tokens.

Lu Yuan said, "Let’s go, Lin Bai. We’ll go get our tokens."

"Alright."

Lin Bai nodded and walked towards the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder handed the tokens to Lu Yuan and Lin Bai, then sneered at Lin Bai and said, "Lin Bai, I hope today you’ll meet a fitting end!"

Lin Bai sneered back, "There are many in the Under Heaven who want me dead, yet I’m still alive and kicking."

The Grand Elder gave a cold smile and did not respond.

At this time, the Second Elder warned Lu Yuan and Lin Bai, "You should tread carefully."

"Thanks for the reminder, Elder." Lin Bai and Lu Yuan replied respectfully.

In no time,

all the warriors participating in the Core Martial Artist Assessment received their tokens.

At this time, the Grand Elder said, "I request the Elders guarding the Martial God Tower to enter!"

Upon the Grand Elder’s call, nine of the elders emerged from the Elder Pavilion.

Hearing this, the Second Elder looked back and was horrified by the sight of the elders who stepped forward, "Why are they all from the 11th to the 19th Elder!"

"Grand Elder, these weren’t the elders we had agreed upon!"

The Second Elder indignantly stated.

Grand Elder coldly replied, "Yes, Second Elder, the elders we decided earlier would have been here, but they all had unexpected events crop up today. Hence, I made a temporary decision to have the 11th to the 19th elders of the Elder Pavilion step forward."

"What!" The Second Elder couldn’t hold back his outrage.

Core Martial Artists were potential members of the Elder Pavilion.

The seats of the Elder Pavilion were also lined up, from the first elder all the way to the twentieth elder.

But within the Spirit Sword Sect, only the top ten elders from the Elder Pavilion had the strongest reputation, particularly the Grand Elder, Second Elder, Ji Bei, Ji Bai, and so on.

Of the top ten elders of the Elder Pavilion, nine of them were from the Sword Alliance faction, except for the Grand Elder.

But the members from the 11th elder to the 20th elder were loyal to the Divine Alliance.

This was the only support that the Grand Elder had inside the Elder Pavilion of the Spirit Sword Sect.

The Second Elder was all nervous. This year, all the elders guarding the Martial God Tower were switched at the last minute to those from the Divine Alliance faction, and this wasn’t good news for the Sword Alliance.

"Grand Elder, Su Cang, you’re shameless!" The Second Elder roared angrily.

Su Cang burst into laughter: "Ha ha ha, Second Elder, as an elder, you should not be insulting others in front of everyone."

"Lin Bai, let me make it clear- the elders guarding the Martial God Tower this year are all my people from the Divine Alliance! You’ll have a hard time even getting one token!"

"If you dare to step into the Martial God Tower, we will cripple you!"