"Sir, can I..."
Austin trailed off, feeling like no words would suffice.
"You have passed my test, and yes, you can keep going,"
the old man in white informed him.
"Your test? Are there other tests?"
Austin asked, looking around the mountainside. He couldn't see anything else.
"There are five sword servants on the Divine Sword Mountain, me included. We each guard a test field,
meaning you have to pass five tests in total.
My test is just the first,"
the old man in white said with a gentle smile.
"I understand."
Austin had only been prepared for one test. He felt slightly lightheaded at the thought of so many.
"Great. Leave now.
I have confidence in you,"
the middle-aged man beside Austin said.
He was the fifth disciple of Master Sword, so he knew everything about the Divine Sword Mountain.
"All right. I'll try my best,"
Austin replied with a nod.
Without delay, Austin walked up the mountain side by side with the middle-aged man.
"By the way, how should I address you, sir?"
Austin asked the middle-aged man.
Austin had been addressing him as "sir" since they met. He didn't even know his name.
"When I was in the Sword Cosmos, they called me Sword Son Curry,"
the middle-aged man replied.
"Sword Son Curry?"
The name felt strange on Austin's tongue. He looked at Sword Son Curry curiously.
"The reason my name is like that is because the five of us are disciples of Master Sword. It is natural
that we are called Sword Sons.
My master's first disciple is named Sword Son Dyer,
the second disciple Sword Son Lowell,
the third disciple Sword Son Goodwin,
and the fourth disciple Sword Son Harding.
I'm his fifth and youngest disciple,"
the middle-aged man explained. As he spoke, his eyes flashed with memories of a time when the five
of them had been together.
"I understand, sir.
You are all named Sword Son for a reason,"
Austin repeated, nodding.
"Back then, we five Swords Sons had so many glories in the Sword Cosmos. We helped our master
manage the Sword Cosmos and gained popularity, spreading our names to every universe,"
the middle-aged man said, sighing heavily.
Austin and the middle-aged man kept climbing up the Divine Sword Mountain while they talked, walking
back and forth along a zigzag trail.
Behind them,
four figures were currently running up the bottom of the mountain.
The air stirred slightly as they used their bodily movement skills to speed up.
It was Elder Hodge of the Sky Sword Sect, Nash of the Xi'men Clan, Rollins of the Long Sword Sect,
and Elder Cunning of the Flying Immortal Sword Sect.
They were all governing gods,
owing sharp and oppressive auras.
Wherever they passed, horrible sword auras billowed and tremendous sword-light soared into the sky,
blinding people's eyes.
"It's good to see you, sir!"
The four of them ran into the old man in white who had just tested Austin.
"Sir, is there a young man somewhere on the Divine Sword Mountain?"
Rollins asked. His voice was childlike, but it was very harsh and made all the people around feel
uncomfortable.
He could keep his body young like a child because of a magical skill he cultivated.
"Yes, I saw him."
The old man in white nodded at the four governing gods. He was very calm.
The old man was the sword spirit of the Divine Sword Mountain, so he enjoyed a high status on the
Divine Sword Mountain.
Even in the face of the governing gods in the Sword Cosmos, he was treated with equal respect.
The five sword spirits on the Divine Sword Mountain had been around for a very long time.
In fact, the Divine Sword Mountain was created when the Sword Cosmos was made into a supreme
universe,
and the five sword spirits also existed then.
Therefore, the five sword spirits were as old as the Sword Cosmos.
For this reason,
while encountering the five sword spirits on the Divine Sword Mountain, all the governing gods had to
address them as a sir.
"Where is he, sir?
We think he's from the Blade Cosmos.
He must have sneaked into the Divine Sword Mountain to cause trouble.
We must find him and torture him to get the information we want from him!"
Rollins said in a sharp voice.
"Sir, would you please tell me where he is?
He is very suspicious. We need to find him before he does something horrible,"
Elder Hodge pleaded.
"I think you are wrong. There's nothing fishy about the young man.
He is not from the Blade Cosmos.
In fact, right now he is participating in the tests on the Divine Sword Mountain.
If he can pass all the tests, he will have the qualifications to climb to the top of the Divine Sword
Mountain,"
the old man in white answered, shaking his head.
He had the ability to sense the aura of the spiritual soul of Master Sword and his five disciples in
Austin. There wasn't a possibility he could be a spy from the Blade Cosmos.
As the sword spirit of the Divine Sword Mountain, he saw everything clearly all the time. No one had
ever tricked him and if they had, he wouldn't be doing his job justice.
"Sir, what do you mean?
Did you allow a stranger to enter the Divine Sword Mountain?
The Divine Sword Mountain is the foundation of everything we've built in the Sword Cosmos. We can't
afford to risk it.
Sir, you have the responsibility to guard the Divine Sword Mountain. It's of great importance.
How could you do that? You shouldn't have allowed any suspicious people to enter the Divine Sword
Mountain!" Rollins scolded.
His face had darkened with every word of the old man.
"Rollins is right.
We know nothing about this guy's origin, sir. It's very likely that he is a spy from the Blade Cosmos.
We can't let him enter the Divine Sword Mountain!"
Nash said anxiously.
"Don't worry. I can assure you that the young man is not a spy from the Blade Cosmos.
As a matter of fact, his sword skills originated from the Sword Cosmos and are the most authentic and
purest ones here.
As long as he passes the tests, he will have the qualifications to stand on top of the Divine Sword
Mountain,"
the old man in white said in a flat manner.
Austin had learned his sword skills from Sword Son Curry, the fifth disciple of Master Sword.
It meant that his sword skills were inherited knowledge from Master Sword.
Master Sword's skills of swordsmanship were, of course, the most authentic and purest in the Sword
Cosmos.
"His swords skills are the most authentic and purest ones in our Sword Cosmos?!"
Hearing the old man's words, the four governing gods stared at him with shock written all over their
faces.
"Could it be..."
They were all thinking the same possibility.
"No, we can't let that brat climb up the Divine Sword Mountain!
Sir, please tell us where he went,"
Rollins suddenly yelled.
"Do not shout at me! You are not qualified to mess in my business!
Besides, that young man is taking the test now. I hope none of you will disturb him.
All of you shall leave now!"
The old man in white had lost his patience. He waved his sleeve, turned around, and disappeared in an
instant.
"Sword spirits don't lie.
Does the young man really have a connection to Master Sword?"
Elder Cunning of the Flying Immortal Sword Sect asked his companions.
"I don't know, but we have to find him,"
Nash said in a measured tone.
"Yes! And don't forget,
Master Sword and his four disciples disappeared for no reason many years back.
Only his youngest disciple, Sword Son Curry, was left to manage the affairs of the Sword Cosmos.
Under the joint attack of some major forces, Sword Son Curry was killed. Even his spiritual soul was
eliminated by us.
However, the whereabouts of Master Sword and his other four disciples has always been unknown to
us. As of today, we still don't know if they're alive or dead.
Now, this young man appears out of the blue and he has learned the most authentic and purest sword
skills in the Sword Cosmos. He must have a connection with Master Sword!"
Rollins said in his shrilling voice.
"That's true. He must have something to do with Master Sword."
The other three governing gods nodded in agreement, their faces darkened.
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