With Cultivation Simulator in a Chaotic World-Chapter 194 - 191: Grand Tournament

[Celestial Sword Calendar year 97,933, you had a sudden enlightenment on Cloud Mountain and realized the A-Class Sword Scripture Thick Earth Heavy Sword Technique’s beginner level, gathering the embryo of Sword Intent, equivalent to the proficiency in Cyan Yuan Sword Technique.]

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[Celestial Sword Calendar year 97,935, you exchanged for the Water Attribute A-Class Sword Scripture, Eighteen Layers of Waves Chaotic Sword.]

[In the same year, you unexpectedly acquired the Heartfast Sword Manual from senior sister Huang Shan, and you discovered it was a rather wicked sword technique in terms of spirit. You suppressed it with Vast Righteous Qi, extracted its essence, and transformed the deviant Sword Scripture into a proper sword technique.]

[Your Vast Sword Intent has achieved a staged breakthrough.]

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[Celestial Sword Calendar year 97,938, during an external mission, you acquired the Gold Attribute A-Class Sword Scripture, Golden Rainbow Sword Technique. You felt this Sword Technique to be quite profound, hinting at a level beyond the Gathering Yuan Realm.]

[In the same year, you have initially gathered five types of Sword Intent.]

[Your actions were unintentionally discovered by your friend Fang Jie, who sternly criticized you. You provided no explanation, merely ignoring him.]

[Three months later, Fang Jie shattered his Foundation Establishment barrier with three powerful Sword Intent, achieving Foundation Establishment Powerhouse.]

[He came again, hoping you would refrain from cultivating so many Sword Intent.]

[Several Elders also became aware of your actions. Some believed you had your own plans, while others were somewhat disappointed in you.]

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[Celestial Sword Calendar year 97,940, you felt the several Sword Intent within you growing increasingly strong, vaguely showing a tendency to break through the Foundation Establishment Barrier on their own. You suppressed them with Vast Righteous Qi.]

[In the same year, you first attempted to gather different Sword Intent of Martial Dao within the framework of Five Elements Swordsmanship, but failed, suffering severe injuries.]

[Your cultivation suffered some damage; everyone in the Third Institute of the Outer Courtyard of the Battle Absolute Sword Institute lamented, thinking a talent was about to fall.]

[Three months later, Leng Mei came to visit, you were a little surprised, yet she seemed even more surprised by you. Without saying much, she merely left a jade sword talisman, saying it was just a meeting gift.]

[Celestial Sword Calendar year 97,942, the Outer Sect Competition began.]

[You attempted to fuse the Five Elements Sword Intent again, but alas, Old Ning was a mere mortal. Despite being a natural genius in Sword Dao, his realm was too low, and the framework he relied on simply couldn’t bear the strong Sword Intent that would result from fusing the basic Five A-Class Sword Intent with a large amount of ordinary Sword Intent.]

[You began to reflect as the Outer Sect Competition started, with all nine institutes of the Battle Absolute Sword Institute participating.]

[Your contemporaries, the A-Class Seeds Leng Mei and Fang Jie, had already broken through Foundation Establishment, while those who entered earlier in the Wood Element Ding Domain also stepped into Foundation Establishment.]

[The A-Class Seeds had long completed all understanding and realms in the Gathering Yuan Realm, generally only needing resources to swiftly gather three powerful Sword Intent to break through to Foundation Establishment Stage. Yet among the hundred in Sword Essence capable of breaking through Foundation Establishment, only five or six succeeded.]

[Though you were young, many Elders thought you were the most promising among the three A-Class Seeds, only to find you stuck at this point.]

Pei Min’s gaze carried a slight daze, as a subtly five-colored Flowing Light flickered in the depth of his eyes.

He seemingly moved like a walking corpse into the vast Martial Arts Arena, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands, for the Outer Academy’s competition.

Surrounding disciples gazed at Pei Min with complex expressions.

Some considered Pei Min incredibly arrogant, some pitied the fall of a talent, and others saw the chance to rise by stepping over Pei Min to become the best among the Outer Sect of the Battle Absolute Sword Institute.

Pei Min ignored them all.

His hair was somewhat disheveled, but the white robe he wore remained clean.

"Pei Min, how are you..." Huang Shan was one of Pei Min’s few friends in the Battle Absolute Sword Institute.

"No issues." Pei Min’s voice was without inflection.

"Brother Pei, maybe we should participate another time." A black-clad male beside him stepped forward, concern evident in his gaze.

This person was named Cai Xiu, and like Huang Shan, was a disciple in the External Affairs Department of the Outer Courtyard of the Battle Absolute Sword Institute. As Huang Shan, he had been Pei Min’s friend for nine years.

However, the attitudes of these two towards Pei Min differed slightly; Huang Shan carried some feelings between men and women within their friendship, while Cai Xiu held pure admiration.

Ordinarily, Pei Min had little contact with others, only practicing swordplay alone. Besides these two who approached him, only Yuu Dingshan and those around Yuu Dingshan interacted with him.

"It’s fine, finishing early would be enough..." Pei Min’s eyes completely lost their focus.

Cai Xiu and Huang Shan both showed concern.

"The frontrunners from the first two Outer Sect Competitions automatically enter the finals; others proceed to the Martial Arts Arena."

The Outer Courtyard Minor Competitions happened annually, Major Competitions every five years, and Total Competitions every ten years.

The Outer Courtyard of the Battle Absolute Sword Institute divided into nine institutes.

Minor Competitions were frequent and well-known members generally did not participate, with the rewards not being rich. They were prepared for disciples with lower talent but high motivation and newcomers.

Winning in Minor Competitions also marked one as a quality seed.

Major Competitions happened within each institute individually, deciding the strongest of each. Winning in Major Competitions came with rich rewards, like top-tier Sword Embryos and significant merits.

Total Competition was a match of the entire Outer Courtyard, happening the year after the second Major Competitions.

Major Competitions represented the peak richness in opportunities and the chance to prematurely touch the core inheritance of the Sword Institute.

Of course, for A-Class Seeds, they could inherently touch core inheritances; it was unwise to delay their cultivation for the decennial Total Competitions for fame.

After winning once in Total Competitions, one wouldn’t participate in the next.

Fifteen individuals stepped out from the crowd.

Some had grasped rare breakthrough Spiritual Mechanisms early and broke through Foundation Establishment, stepping into the Inner Courtyard.

Others tragically died during external missions, leading to sighs.

The fifteen who stepped out were renowned across the immense Outer Courtyard, each exhibiting an aura of rhinestone, their brows beaming with sharpness.

Only Pei Min looked like he hadn’t fully awakened from his great dream, creating an incongruous and somewhat humorous contrast.

In the sky, several silhouettes watched over the earth.

They were the high-ranking members of the Sword Institute. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Dean... this Pei Min... really shouldn’t..." An elder hesitated momentarily and spoke to a youthful, charming male beside him.

From appearance alone, the elder was old enough to be the young man’s grandfather, yet his attitude was exceedingly respectful.