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Chapter 1079 The Sword Saint's Personal Instruction, A Prophecy Fulfilled

"Old Gu, you're finally up there! I was just saying I was getting so bored. You haven't done anything impressive in all this time. Go up there and show them what you're capable of!"

As soon as Gu Xiu stood up, Lü Dongshan reacted and immediately came over to say something.

His reaction caused even the cultivators who had been sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed in meditation due to the long wait to open their eyes and look at him.

Although what Lü Dongshan said was somewhat hurtful, it must be admitted that what he said was indeed true. Since the start of this trial of the human candle, it has become more and more boring, except for the beginning when it was quite eye-catching.

Now, apart from a few top-ranked players and a small number of well-known participants, the results for the others can only be described as mediocre and fail to attract much attention.

There's no way around it, it's just too awful.

As of now, Ye Wentian is the only one who has lit the most candles in the human realm, while the second-place Xuan Yin Fairy has only lit 14,000 candles, and the third-place person has lit 12,000 candles.

It can be said.

By now, apart from those who could light ten thousand candles, it was difficult for anyone else to arouse the interest of the crowd. Gu Xiu, who had not yet stepped forward to start the test, was the last hope in the hearts of many people present.

Even Ye Wentian.

They all opened their eyes and looked this way.

Noticing his gaze, Gu Xiu in black robes immediately met his gaze arrogantly, his eyes showing a hint of provocation. Unfortunately for him, Ye Wentian turned his head away as soon as he looked over, ignoring his provocation.

This infuriated Gu Xiu in the black robe, but he could only grit his teeth in silence.

endured.

Lu Dongshan, with his keen mind, was the first to comfort him: "Old Gu, let's not compare ourselves to Ye Wentian. We can't beat him. After all, he is the Northern General of the Tian Ce Mansion. There's no need to compare ourselves to him. Even if he wins more than you, it's not a fair win. You only need to be about the same as me, and that will be more than enough."

"Similar to you? Who do you look down on?" Gu Xiu in black robes immediately became dissatisfied, as if he had been greatly insulted.

Speaking of which, Lü Dongshan is not bad either.

Whether it was because of his position at Wanbaolou or because he had once been Gu Xiu's rival but dared not draw his sword, Lü Dongshan lit over nine thousand candles in this round of the Human Candle competition, which basically guaranteed him a spot in the selection process.

In fact, Gu Xiu in black robes also gained confidence after seeing Lü Dongshan's performance and mentally assessing that even if he was worse than Lü Dongshan, he couldn't possibly be worse.

otherwise.

He was actually a little hesitant to go forward and try.

Ignoring Lü Dongshan's incessant chatter, Gu Xiu in black robes quickened his pace and soon arrived at the location of the longsword. Looking at the hilt before him, it would be a lie to say he wasn't flustered. After all, the lesson of the testing stone was still fresh in his mind, and he was genuinely afraid that something unexpected might happen.

“I’ve seen my true self. That broken stone before was just a momentary lapse in judgment. This time, there will definitely be no accidents.”

"Next, I'm going to make everyone gasp in amazement!"

After silently reciting a few words to suppress all the chaotic restlessness, Gu Xiu, dressed in black robes, finally reached out and grasped the sword hilt.

But at this moment.

"Wait!" a voice suddenly called out.

Gu Xiu, dressed in black, frowned. The others also turned to look. Accompanied by a flash of sword light, a girl hurriedly arrived, gnawing on two chicken feet. But as soon as she landed, seeing everyone staring at her, her face flushed red. She seemed very uncomfortable with being the center of attention and quickly hid behind Jiang Jian Si, stammering:

"My senior brother asked me to pass on a message that he hopes you will wait a moment. He said he will be there soon."

Senior brother?

Who is this, with such a big face?

Many people looked bewildered, and some even became impatient. However, Gu Xiu, dressed in black, suddenly narrowed his eyes and became wary of the seemingly ordinary-looking girl with a somewhat naive appearance.

He knew this person.

Sword Saint Yin Ruozhuo had five personal disciples, and this one was one of them.

"This is Chen Jianwu, the Sword Saint's youngest disciple!"

"It is said that this person is very special. Even the Sword Saint once said that there is no one in the world he fears, but if he really had to pick one, it would definitely be his little disciple."

"What? You mean this little girl is even more powerful than the Sword Saint?"

"What a joke! I observe that her cultivation is only at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. While such cultivation is not weak, it shouldn't be enough to frighten even a Sword Saint, right?"

The surrounding chatter was naturally heard by Gu Xiu in his black robes, but it did not stop him from being wary of Chen Jianwu, because he had seen this woman five hundred years ago when she came to the Tianyuan Sword Sect and knew how powerful she was.

This person's cultivation level is average, and he is extremely unskilled in combat.

but……

She has a very special ability.

Heavenly Curse!

The so-called Heavenly Curse refers to the fact that she can sometimes invoke the curse of the Heavenly Dao. Anyone cursed by her, even if they are as powerful as a supreme immortal, cannot avoid or resist it, and she herself cannot control this power.

Moreover, these curses were not inflicted by her maliciously.

It makes people hard to guard against.

At this moment, facing numerous accusations, Chen Jianwu almost instinctively shrank back and weakly said, "It would be good if they didn't have time to bother with me..."

These words were spoken almost the instant they left his mouth.

Then it was discovered that the people who had previously criticized Chen Jianwu had all run into trouble.

Some people's spiritual energy became disordered without warning, and they almost suffered a qi deviation on the spot.

Someone's magical artifact suddenly went out of control and tried to kill its own master.

There was even one who suddenly received a message that his master had found out about his affair with his master's wife and was coming to kill him. The man was so frightened that he turned pale and ran away immediately.

All those who are relentless in their pursuit of justice have, to varying degrees, run into problems, and these problems are of all kinds.

"Oh no, oh no, why did it trigger at this time?" Chen Jianwu was startled and panicked. Seeing everyone else looking at her strangely, she swallowed hard: "What if they hadn't..."

"Junior Sister, watch your words!" At the crucial moment, Jiang Jiansi spoke up to stop Chen Jianwu from speaking.

Almost the instant Jiang Jiansi spoke, many people present felt their hair stand on end. They had just felt a cold wind blowing on their backs, and only realized it belatedly when the cold wind disappeared.

This is what makes Chen Jianwu special.

A prophecy.

However, her power was different from the curse of Taiwei Yuan. There was no curse power present. Instead, it was as if some unseen force was interfering with everything, and even she herself could not control it.

This is the most difficult to guard against.

Fortunately.

Jiang Jiansi knew his junior sister's strength, so he spoke up to stop her. Chen Jianwu then obediently shut her mouth, just stuffing food into her mouth while staring at Gu Xiu with wide, curious eyes.

She was staring at me.

Even Gu Xiu, who considered himself the master, felt uneasy all over.

Who knows if this person will suddenly say something? Based on his observation just now, he was almost certain that this thing was impossible to defend against.

Fortunately.

Before everyone had to wait long, a voice full of apologies came:

"Oh dear, because I wanted to witness Gu Xiu ignite the Human Candle with my own eyes, I specially asked Xiao Wu to make everyone wait a moment in advance. I hope I haven't caused you any trouble?"

Everyone looked at the sound.

Then, another sword light arrived in an instant.

When the figure appeared, everyone present was startled and hurriedly clasped their hands and bowed.

"Greetings, Sword Saint!"