Chapter 56

Seeing that Xia Chenxi and the others were preparing to go to Green Mountain Town with Lu Xuan, Xia Ye immediately said to her, "Chenxi, I won’t go with you. I’ll go home first."

Xia Chenxi lightly nodded, "Tell my father. I’ll come back after I finish my business."

Xia Ye nodded and then turned to say goodbye to Lu Xuan before leaving.

As Xia Ye walked away, Uncle Jiu said, "Sun has already taken Long Tai’s body and is likely heading to the Long family. We can’t afford to delay, let’s set off."

Lu Xuan naturally had no objections. After being reminded by Xia Chenxi, he was also worried about his father and sister, fearing something might happen.

"Green Mountain Town is quite a distance from Lincheng. Let’s take my carriage together; it will be much faster," Xia Chenxi suggested.

Everyone readily agreed. Although Uncle Jiu and Elder Xu could fly, Lu Xuan and the others could only travel on foot.

Following Xia Chenxi’s instructions, a guard from the city lord’s residence quickly drove the carriage over. Uncle Jiu, Elder Xu, Xia Chenxi, Lin Xinyi, Lu Xuan, and Yao Lei, six people in total, got into the carriage one after another.

Lu Xuan was fine, but Yao Lei was extremely excited. This was the city lord’s carriage, something he had never thought he would ride in. This time, he was able to hitch a ride thanks to Lu Xuan.

Xia Chenxi’s carriage was not only very luxurious and noble in appearance, but the interior was also spacious and comfortable. Six people sitting inside did not feel crowded at all.

At Xia Chenxi’s command, the guard driving the carriage immediately urged the horses toward Green Mountain Town. After leaving the city, the speed of the carriage increased, being at least three times faster than an ordinary carriage!

The horses pulling the carriage were not ordinary horses but four Snow Dragon Horses, which were excellent in both speed and appearance.

As the carriage sped toward Green Mountain Town, Elder Xu was the first to speak to Lu Xuan inside the carriage.

"Lu Xuan, your insight is the best I have seen in all these years, especially your talent in swordsmanship, which can be described as monstrous. I assume your main focus will be on the sword in the future?"

Lu Xuan nodded. Whether it was due to his own talent or the existence of the sword crystal, he felt a deep affinity for the sword. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have grasped the threshold of sword intent so quickly. Not utilizing such great talent would make him a fool.

Seeing Lu Xuan nod, Elder Xu couldn’t help but laugh heartily, "If so, it seems our Sword Sect will welcome a world-class genius. Heaven has shown mercy; our Sword Sect finally has a chance to rise again!"

Hearing Elder Xu’s words, Uncle Jiu couldn’t help but interject, "Has the Sword Sect been as desolate as it was back then for so many years?"

"Alas, yes, even worse than when you were around. Now, the Wind Sword Sect is a mere shadow of its former self," Elder Xu sighed lightly, then became cheerful again, "But now that we have Lu Xuan, the Sword Sect will surely rise again!"

Lu Xuan was completely puzzled by their conversation. The Wind Sword Sect was just the Wind Sword Sect, so what was this Sword Sect?

Thinking about this, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but ask, "Elder Xu, I know very little about the Wind Sword Sect. Could you please enlighten me, Elder?"

As soon as Lu Xuan spoke, Yao Lei and Lin Xinyi also perked up their ears, listening carefully. They were about to enter the Wind Sword Sect, and if Elder Xu could provide some information, it would undoubtedly be very helpful in the future.

Elder Xu stroked his long beard and said, "I would have explained this to you even if you hadn’t asked. Although the Wind Sword Sect has the word 'sword' in its name, after so many years of development, the sect is not purely focused on swordsmanship. It is divided into several sub-sects, each specializing in a different weapon."

"Currently, the Wind Sword Sect is divided into nine sub-sects: sword, knife, spear, axe, bow, staff, whip, fist, and the mysterious sect. These nine sub-sects cover all weapons."

Hearing this, Lin Xinyi couldn’t help but interject, "The Wind Sword Sect was founded on the sword. So, the Sword Sect should be the strongest, right? But from what you just said, it seems the Sword Sect is not doing well?"

Elder Xu smiled bitterly, "Not just not doing well, the Sword Sect is now the weakest of the nine sub-sects."

His words shocked everyone except Uncle Jiu. Clearly, they had never expected the Sword Sect to be in such a low position, which was almost inconceivable.

Lu Xuan spoke up, "From what I know, the most martial artists in Lincheng practice the sword. So, the number of people entering the Sword Sect should be the highest. Why has it fallen to such a state?"

Everyone nodded. What Lu Xuan said was indeed true. In the carriage, except for Yao Lei, who had recently decided to practice the knife, Lu Xuan, Xia Chenxi, Lin Xinyi, and Xia Ye, who had just left, all practiced the sword. The high proportion was evident.

"Indeed, after each new disciple assessment, the Sword Sect is always the most popular. However, within half a year, these new disciples will gradually transfer to other sub-sects."

Pausing, Elder Xu continued, "You must understand that the sword is a weapon for geniuses. Practicing the sword tests one’s insight. If one’s insight is insufficient, no matter how much effort is put in, the results will be minimal. Unlike other weapons, such as knives or spears, as long as one is willing to put in the hard work, even if they cannot achieve great success in martial arts, they can still have considerable strength."

"However, the insight of most martial artists is only average. Finding a genius with exceptional insight is not easy. Even if one is found, they may not want to practice the sword. Therefore, many new disciples who enter the Sword Sect, after practicing for half a year, find their progress unsatisfactory and are gradually overtaken by disciples from other sub-sects. As a result, they choose to abandon the Sword Sect and join other sub-sects."

"For twenty years, twenty whole years, our Sword Sect has not produced a genius. Each time the sect holds a major competition, our performance gets worse. Three years ago, we fell to the last place. The resources of the sect are limited. The higher a sub-sect’s ranking, the more resources it receives. The Sword Sect, being in the last place, receives the least resources, which undoubtedly leads more disciples to abandon the Sword Sect, creating an unbreakable vicious cycle."

Elder Xu’s words echoed in the carriage, and Lu Xuan was silent. From Elder Xu’s words, he could hear deep sighs and an intense longing for geniuses!

He took a deep breath and said, "I am not sure if I am the genius you speak of, but I will do my utmost to practice diligently and swear to open a new chapter for the Sword Sect!"

Lu Xuan’s resolute words reached everyone’s ears, and they felt a strong sense of confidence and unwavering determination!