Chapter 242

Chapter 242: Chapter 242 Sword God Zhou Recruited Disciples

“My children, charge! Haha!” A fifteen-meter tall tiger demon roared with a sinister expression . The giant saber in his hand was tainted with blood, and a bale aura soared into the sky .

At his words, thousands of demons charged toward the stone wall .

The old general on the city wall looked bitter . His eyes were filled with despair .

Facing such an overwhelming attack, their city would fall for sure .

Now that the humans and the demons were entirely at war, there would not be any reinforcements .

“Stone Forest City will be destroyed just like this?” The old general mumbled to himself . The soldiers around him heard it, and everyone shuddered .

Fear and despair filled their hearts .

They were not afraid of death .

They were afraid of seeing no hope as they waited for their deaths .

“Humph!” At this moment, a cold snort could be heard . Next, a stream of sword light illuminated the entire battlefield .

Pssshhh! Pssshhh! Psshhhh…

Countless demons were shredded into pieces, and even that great demon was cut into half by the sword Qi .

Within three breaths, all the demons in front of the city gate were dead .

Everyone was stunned .

The demons located at the other places looked with wide-open eyes and could not believe what they had seen .

Before they could even react, numerous legendary swords flew over swiftly and decimated the demons .

“Run!”

“Someone powerful is here!”

“So many swords… Which sword sect is that?”

“Such a horrifying sword Qi!”

“How could it turn out like this?” The demons shrieked . Even if they fled as fast as they could, they were slower than the legendary swords .

In the stone city, everyone looked up with their jaws dropped .

Dozens of legendary swords were in pursuit of the demon army . This scene would be seared into their hearts forever .

They would never forget!

At the same time, Zhou Xuanji and his companions walked over from the horizon .

“Master, your control over swords is something I can only admire but cannot achieve,” Ning Zifeng said in admiration .

He had tried to control multiple swords but could not get them to move individually .

He had never admired someone so much in terms of the Sword’s Way .

Admiration had become worship in his heart .

“After we enter the city, we will recruit disciples . I want quality, not quantity . All of you understand?”

“If we encounter others who are especially talented, we can be flexible when recruiting them,” Zhou Xuanji looked at the Stone Forest City and said with a smile .

The group nodded, each looking expectant .

There should be some geniuses in such a massive city, right?

A while later .

The group came to the city gate . The old general was already standing at the entrance with thousands of injured soldiers, and they knelt down together in gratitude .

“Thank you, Senior, for your help!” The old general thanked him . Tears streamed down from his eyes as he kowtow-ed continuously .

“No need for the formality . Tell me about the situation in your city,” Zhou Xuanji said with a nod while the soldiers looked toward Zhou Xiaoqi and the dragon eagles fearfully, especially the dragon eagles because of their massive bodies .

The old general told him everything . He was the governor of the city, which did not belong to any empire . It was isolated from the world, and the war between the two races inevitably pulled them into this mess .

Stone Forest City was established close to three thousand years ago . The highest cultivator was Astral Projection, who was summoned to return to his own sect . And because of this, Stone Forest City lost its guardian, which resulted in its dire state today .

After listening to him, Zhou Xuanji said directly, “I will stay in Stone Forest City temporarily for ten days . How about that?”

Temporarily?

The old general frowned instinctively . Although this group of people saved the city, who could be sure that they had no ill-will toward the city?

“Don’t worry . We want to recruit disciples in the Sword’s Way . Wait until they cultivate enough, and Stone Forest City will be able to rely on them,” Zhou Xuanji continued, which pleasantly surprised the old general .

Because of how secluded they were, Stone Forest City’s cultivation traditions were scarce and could only nurture a few powerful cultivators .

“That’s no problem, of course,” the old general said, barely holding back his excitement . After that, he brought Zhou Xuanji and his companions into the city .

And so, Zhou Xuanji and the others entered Stone Forest City . Along the way, many came to show their gratitude . The entire city was in ruins, and dead bodies and bloodstains were everywhere, which made it dreadful .

With the old general’s hospitality, they settled down in a residence that was still in good shape . That day, the news about a sword sect recruiting disciples spread across the city .

After witnessing the battle that day, everyone was moved and crazy over cultivation .

Within two hours, a long queue formed outside the gate of the residence .

In the courtyard .

Zhou Xuanji, Jiang Xue, and Huang Lianxin sat in a stone pavilion . They enjoyed their tea, while Xiao Jinghong, Zhao Congjian, and Ning Zifeng stood shoulder to shoulder outside the pavilion to evaluate the people who came to them .

Chongming Demon Monarch, Zhou Xiaoqi, the little black snake, Ah Big, Small Er, and Daoya Old Man stood aside to enjoy the show .

Meanwhile, Beixiao Wangjian and Han Shenbo collected information about humans and demons .

“Have you trained the sword before?”

“I did…”

“Show me a sword technique . ”

“Okay…”

Ning Zifeng instructed emotionlessly . The lean young man in front of him was extremely nervous . The young man drew his sword with his trembling right hand and began to swing it .

It looked very awkward . Apparently, he did not practice often .

Someone was showing their swordplay in front of Xiao Jinghong and Zhao Congjian as well .

Both of them spoke and gave some pointers, trying to see how insightful these people were .

Just getting taught with words, the three people had no apparent improvement and were finally persuaded to leave before the next group took over .

“I wonder how many people can pass,” Jiang Xue propped her chin up with her hand and said . Seeing how stern Xiao Jinghong and the others were, she wanted to laugh .

They were like sheep in front of Zhou Xuanji, but they looked so different now .

Huang Lianxin smiled and said, “Five is good enough . These three guys are very extremely talented in the Sword’s Way, after all . To receive their recognition will be difficult . ”

Zhou Xuanji did not interject . At first, he was interested to see, but he quickly lost interest and began to cultivate .

At the entrance of the courtyard, the people waiting to be evaluated discussed among themselves softly .

“Is that a dragon eagle? Two dragon eagles . Could he be Sword God Zhou?”

“He might really be . Look at those two girls in the stone pavilion . It’s just like what we heard . ”

“How fortunate . No one can surpass Zhou Xuanji in the Sword’s Way . ”

“Isn’t he the Vice Sect Lord of Tanhua Sect?”

“Tanhua Sect is not a sword sect . Those are all rumors . I’ve told you before, Zhou Xuanji is someone upright and will never follow the wicked . ”

Zhou Xuanji and the others could hear them but chose to ignore it .

They did not want to hide their identity anyway .

Night approached and the evaluation was still ongoing .

Beixiao Wangjian and Han Shenbo returned . They relayed to Zhou Xuanji all the information they had gathered .

The Jihuang Demon Lord had already come out from his chambers and commanded the demons to attack again . He went to Merciful Melody Cliff to destroy the Sanctum, and this greatly demoralized the humans .

The other seven Sanctums were furious and were prepared to capture the Jihuang Demon Lord together .

However, the Jihuang Demon Lord had Ninth Rank demons around him . There was even one that surpassed the Ninth Rank, which made it even harder to go near him .

What’s worth mentioning was that the Huangquan Drake King was helping the Jihuang Demon Lord, which meant that the humans had plummeted deeper into crisis .