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Chapter 65: What? You Really Signed Me Up For the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?

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Outside the Sincere Gold pawnshop, Shi Liangjin watched the two women leave with an enthusiastic grin on his face.

The two women walked towards the inn one after the other.

"Miss, you are finally satisfied this time, right? Tsk, tsk, I'm getting really curious about what Householder Qing Lian looks like. I hope he isn't a horrid old fogy, or that'll be really sad for you."

The two figures attracted a lot of attention on the street.

The woman in blue didn't sense anything strange and simply chatted with the woman in green.

"If he's a horrid old fogy, so be it. I admire the painting and the literary skills of Householder Qing Lian, not him as a person. After we left the palace, I mean, after we left the residence, you've been mocking me non-stop. Once we go back, I'll get someone to find out the whereabouts of Householder Qing Lian. If he's really a horrid old man, I'll make you marry him."

The woman in green chuckled.

After she said that, the latter had a bitter expression.

"Miss, it's my fault. I shouldn't have made fun of you. Please don't betroth me to an old man."

As she spoke, she looked extremely pitiful.

"That depends on whether you still make fun of me in the future."

The woman in green laughed a little.

"Miss, don't worry. I'll never make fun of you again. By the way, we've been away from home for almost a month. We can stay out for a month and a half at most. Before coming here, I've already come up with a strategy. The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet is beginning soon, should we go and watch?"

The woman in blue asked.

"Of course we have to go. After this trip, who knows when we can go out again? Let's not fly there this time. We'll walk instead and enjoy the beautiful landscape and scenery of the mountains and rivers, and taste the delicacies here. That'd be more meaningful than flying around."

The woman in green said.

"Okay, I'll arrange everything according to your wishes."

After she said that, they arrived at the inn.

At the Qingyun Dao Sect.

Ye Ping sat under the rear cliff.

He looked at the sword mark on the ground with full concentration.

It was a new sword mark that Su Changyu had drawn.

However, after staring at it for an entire day, Ye Ping could not really comprehend any sword moves.

That made him feel complicated again.

He couldn't comprehend a new sword technique.

He did not get anxious. He understood the logic of more haste less speed, and if he really comprehend the sword technique, he would have to stabilize his mindset and stay calm.

Ten hours passed.

Ye Ping drew out his sword, but he didn't use the Green Moon sword. Instead, he took out the sword that Su Changyu had given him previously and began cultivating the basic sword technique.

Stab!

Swing!

Chop!

Slash!

That was the basic stance of the Sword Dao. If it were anyone else, they would probably be bewildered. If he had already comprehended the Four Thunder Sword Technique, why would he still practice the basic sword technique?

However, Ye Ping knew clearly what Su Changyu's purpose was.

What was the basic sword technique?

It was the origin of all sword moves and techniques.

That was the basic sword technique.

Regardless of how impressive and impeccable the sword techniques in the world might be, they were all evolved from the basic sword techniques.

Hence, the more solid one's basic technique was, the better it would be for future development.

That was also the very reason that Ye Ping didn't underestimate the basic sword moves. In fact, he focused entirely on each and every one of them.

Ye Ping was extremely fast.

In one breath, he would be able to launch 72 sword attacks.

That was akin to 15 sword moves in one second.

If he had enhanced it with Dharmic powers, it would have been even faster.

Ye Ping was so fast that as he approached the end, it was barely possible to see his sword clearly with the naked eye.

Time passed little by little.

Ten days passed.

It was less than a month before the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

During the past ten days, Ye Ping relied on the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures to break through.

During the ten hours of comprehension a day, he also relied on the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures to double the time.

Unfortunately, even so, he did not comprehend the sword technique that Su Changyu had mentioned.

Although he didn't comprehend the new sword move, Ye Ping comprehended other things.

Constantly practicing the basic sword technique had made Ye Ping's understanding of the Sword Dao clearer.

He felt that he would be even stronger than before if he could execute the Four Thunder Sword Technique.

In the past ten days, Su Changyu also visited a few times, but he didn't say anything and simply looked at him quietly.

Just like that, he continued all the way until late at night.

It was very peaceful in the Qingyun Dao Sect late at night.

On the front cliff, Xu Luochen stood alone like he had been in the ten-odd days.

At this moment, a familiar figure appeared.

It was Su Changyu.

It was late and dark at night.

There were not many stars above in the sky. The moon was white and the stars seemed lackluster.

Looking at the approaching Su Changyu, Xu Luochen couldn't help but feel touched.

After more than ten days, finally someone came to counsel him.

He was somewhat moved.

"Eldest Senior Brother, you don't need to comfort me or anything. I understand. I just want to be alone."

Xu Luochen's tone was gentle and warm. For the past ten-odd days, he had been sulking in melancholy, but that also made him realize some things and he was gradually getting over it.

However, Su Changyu, who walked up to the front cliff, froze a little.

He looked at Xu Luochen casually and said, "I'm not here to comfort you."

Su Changyu was a little shocked because he wasn't at the front cliff for Xu Luochen.

Xu Luochen was at a loss for words.

'What are you here for then?'

'Are you here to see me make a fool out of myself?'

'Su Changyu, what right do you have to make fun of me?'

'Aren't you a loser compared to Little Junior Brother too?'

Xu Luochen felt even more depressed.

However, before he could ask, Su Changyu raised his hands and gazed at the sky.

All of a sudden, Xu Luochen was stunned.

'What do you mean?'

'Is this severe depression?'

"Eldest Senior Brother? What are you doing?"

Xu Luochen was really a bit puzzled as he didn't understand what Su Changyu was there for.

"It's none of your business. Go sulk at the side, don't disturb me when I'm practicing."

Su Changyu was practicing the Ancient Godfiend Body Tempering Technique and didn't bother paying attention to Xu Luochen. He had completely gotten over it.

However, no matter what, he was the one who taught Ye Ping the Sword Dao and from now on, the better Ye Ping became, the happier he would be.

Thinking of this, Su Changyu couldn't help but smile.

However, all of it seemed bizarre to Xu Luochen.

'Eldest Senior Brother, are you out of your mind?'

Xu Luochen was stunned.

Although he had been dealt a fatal blow, he would at least just mull over it alone, but now, Su Changyu was completely out of his mind.

Somehow, Xu Luochen took pity on Su Changyu.

Perhaps, he empathized with him because they were in the same boat.

Thinking of this, Xu Luochen continued being depressed again.

Some time later, Xu Luochen walked towards the distance. It wasn't that he didn't want to disturb Su Changyu, but because Su Changyu's occasional laughter gave him the goosebumps.

On the front cliff, Chen Lingrou and Wang Zhuoyu quietly watched everything.

In particular, Chen Lingrou was frowning as she looked at the two of them.

Her eyes were full of puzzlement.

She couldn't understand what was going on. In the past few days, Xu Luochen had been standing at the cliff and now, Su Changyu was there too. He even got into an odd stance, which just made it even stranger.

She really couldn't figure it out.

"Senior Brother Wang, go talk to Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, and find out what happened. Why have they become so neurotic and out of sorts ever since Little Junior Brother arrived?"

Chen Lingrou's eyes were filled with curiosity.

Holding a book in his hand, Wang Zhuoyu looked at the two people on the cliff and said indifferently, "I guess it's about Little Junior Brother."

"Your Senior Brothers are really getting worse. Lingrou, don't learn from them. You have to practice hard, the position of the Sect Leader might be yours in the future."

Wang Zhuoyu said as he looked at the two of them.

"Really? Senior Brother Wang, you're not lying to me, are you?"

Hearing about the position of the Sect Leader, Chen Lingrou's beautiful eyes lit up.

"If the two of them go on like this, it's basically set in stone. None of the rest of us like managing the sect and you can forget about Eldest Senior Sister. Even if she wants to be the Sect Leader, Master will not hand the position to her."

"After thinking about it, I realized that you're the only one who can rise to the position, but you have to train hard, don't be like them, got it?"

Wang Zhuoyu said solemnly.

"Yes. Third Senior Brother, don't worry, I'll definitely practice well."

Chen Lingrou nodded seriously.

Just like that, it lasted till early morning.

After Su Changyu kept his hands raised for a long time, they turned sore and numb, but the thought of being able to enhance his looks made him feel much better.

"Luochen, do you see any changes in me? Have I become more handsome?"

Su Changyu spun his arms while calling out to Xu Luochen in the distance.

The latter did not answer Su Changyu's question.

Instead, he silently left the cliff while muttering incessantly.

"Senior Brother has really become a nutcase. Master, it seems that you have to pass on the position of the Sect Leader to me even if you don't want to."

Xu Luochen said to himself.

At this moment, a figure appeared at the bottom of the cliff.

It was Daoist Tai Hua's figure.

"Changyu!"

Daoist Tai Hua's voice startled Su Changyu.

"What's wrong?"

Su Changyu looked at Daoist Tai Hua curiously.

With a smile, Daoist Tai Hua took out two tokens from his pocket mysteriously.

"Changyu, I made a trip down the mountain today and signed you and Ye Ping up for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."

Daoist Tai Hua was all smiles.

At the next moment, Su Changyu froze in shock.

'Huh?'

'Signed me up for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?'

'No way. Master, you took my words seriously?'

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Chapter 66: Do The Opposite Of Whatever Your Little Junior Brother Says

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In Qingyun Dao Sect.

Su Changyu was confused.

He didn't expect that Daoist Tai Hua would really sign him up for the Sword Dao Meet.

'Are you teasing me?'

"Didn't you say you wanted to participate?"

Daoist Tai Hua was a little confused as he wondered, 'Didn't Changyu request this?'

'What do you mean?'

"When did I say I wanted to participate in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet? Master, are you old and muddled up?"

Su Changyu explained.

In the next moment, Daoist Tai Hua understood.

'Is this guy trying to feign ignorance?'

"Don't feign ignorance with me, I've already registered for you. In short, you have to go even if you don't want to."

Daoist Tai Hua was furious.

'The registration of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet cost me 10 taels of gold, which is equivalent to a month's worth of the sect's revenue. Yet, you're telling me now that you don't want to go?'

'Don't you find it funny?'

However, Daoist Tai Hua's austerity made Su Changyu panic.

"Master, I was just saying that casually. I didn't think you'd take me seriously."

"Besides, Master, I'll just be embarrassing myself by participating in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."

"To be honest, if Ye Ping didn't exist, I wouldn't be scared of anything. But now that Ye Ping has joined our sect, won't I be embarrassing myself in front of him if I fail?"

Su Changyu persuaded.

He definitely wouldn't go to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

In fact, he found it ridiculous.

'Why did Daoist Tai Hua sign up for me?'

'You really think I'm a supreme expert?'

Su Changyu was chickening out.

He had no problem bragging to his Junior Brother, and he could even improve his bragging.

However, he knew that he'd only look bad at the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

He wouldn't go even if he had to die.

However, Daoist Tai Hua shook his head and looked at Su Changyu.

"Changyu, do you really think that I asked you to go to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet to test out your swordsmanship techniques?"

Daoist Tai Hua instructed.

After hearing his words, Su Changyu fell silent.

'What else can it be for?'

'To show how suave I am?'

"Changyu, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid?"

"I want you to go to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet to look out for your little Junior Brother."

"His Sword Dao is extraordinary and I reckon that he might get into the top ten places. By then, there will be many people who want to befriend him."

"At that time, you will have to step in to stop them and prevent Ye Ping from being led astray by others, got it?"

Daoist Tai Hua said with some dissatisfaction.

"Oh, I get it."

Su Changyu finally understood what Daoist Tai Hua had in mind.

"Okay then, if that's the case, I'll go."

Su Changyu immediately nodded.

Since he wasn't going to display his swordsmanship, that would be fine.

"Go get ready. We still have some time before the Sword Dao Meet. You and Ye Ping will leave together in three days."

Daoist Tai Hua nodded.

He didn't expect Su Changyu to play a significant role and just wanted him to watch over Ye Ping.

"We're leaving in three days? So urgent? Just me and Ye Ping? Master, aren't you going?"

Su Changyu frowned.

"The Sword Dao Meet is the only hope for the Qingyun Dao Sect to advance to the third-rank sect, so we naturally can't be late. If you set off earlier, you will arrive sooner and avoid chaos."

Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.

"Okay! Master, do I get any allowance this time?"

Su Changyu nodded and asked a very important question.

"Of course, do I seem like a miser?"

Daoist Tai Hua said with some dissatisfaction.

Su Changyu stayed silent and did not answer, causing Daoist Tai Hua's face to grow sullen.

"Okay, considering the fact that this trip concerns Ye Ping, I'll give you 500 taels of gold."

Daoist Tai Hua said with some dissatisfaction.

In an instant, Su Changyu froze in shock.

"500 taels? Master, are you out of your mind?"

Su Changyu was astonished.

'500 taels of gold?'

'The Qingyun Dao Sect only earns a hundred taels of gold a year, but you're giving us an allowance of 500 taels for participating in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?'

'That's equivalent to five years of the Qingyun Dao Sect's income.'

'Are we allowed to spend it lavishly?'

"Dream on, the 500 taels of gold are not for you to squander. They're for Ye Ping. This time, your wellbeing during this trip doesn't matter. The point is that you can't let Ye Ping suffer, got it?"

Daoist Tai Hua said with some dissatisfaction.

However, Su Changyu wasn't upset at all.

Daoist Tai Hua was just making a casual remark. He's not going to let Su Changyu starve.

"Okay, make some preparations. You're going to a faraway place this time. Do your homework well, don't get lost."

"By the way, Changyu, I have a question for you."

Daoist Tai Hua suddenly thought of something and looked at Su Changyu.

"Master, go ahead."

Su Changyu was a little curious.

"Here's the thing. Changyu, Ye Ping has joined the sect for almost two months, but I haven't taught him much yet. This time, I plan to teach him something, but I don't know how to teach him."

Daoist Tai Hua said with some embarrassment.

"Master, your divination algorithm won't be of use to him even if you teach him now. It's not something that can be taught quickly. Besides, regardless of whether you teach it to him or not, it won't make a difference. You might as well wait for Ye Ping to come back before teaching him."

Su Changyu seemed rather nonchalant and casual.

"Who said I'm going to teach Ye Ping the divination algorithm? I mean I want you to teach Ye Ping how to socialize properly."

Hearing how ashamed Su Changyu was of his divination algorithm, Daoist Tai Hua was naturally displeased.

"Oh, I get it. Master, through this period of interaction with Ye Ping, I roughly know how to teach him. However, he's rather passive so we must not take the initiative to say anything to him, but ask questions and get him to answer us."

"No matter what Ye Ping says, we'll just do the opposite. Don't agree with what he says. Master, do you understand?"

Su Changyu got into the mood when it came to teaching Ye Ping, which was his forte.

"Oh, I see, that is to say, I'll ask him a question and then oppose his answer regardless of what it is, right?"

Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.

"Yes."

Su Changyu immediately nodded.

"Okay, go and make preparations then."

After understanding how to teach Ye Ping, Daoist Tai Hua waved his hand and signaled for Su Changyu to leave.

Just like that, an hour later, on the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect, Ye Ping was comprehending the Dao.

However, he had now already reached the second level of Qi Refinement. He could sense that someone was coming in an instant.

Soon, Ye Ping was a little surprised.

"Sect Leader?"

Ye Ping snapped out of his enlightenment and opened his eyes. After putting away the Time Array, he looked at Daoist Tai Hua who was not too far away.

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Chapter 67: Shocking With One Move

Under the cliff of Qingyun Mountain, Daoist Tai Hua was a little nervous.

The nervousness seemed similar to how he felt when he first taught Su Changyu the Sword Dao.

However, the only difference was that he knew Su Changyu was a good-for-nothing, but Ye Ping was a genius.

Fortunately, he wasn't there to teach Ye Ping any skills.

He mainly wanted to teach Ye Ping some truths about the world of immortal cultivation.

'Tai Hua, you can't embarrass yourself in front of a disciple, you have to stay composed! Stay composed!'

Daoist Tai Hua constantly admonished himself to stay calm and not embarrass himself in front of Ye Ping.

While Daoist Tai Hua was continuously reminding himself, Ye Ping had already stood up.

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

Ye Ping's voice made Daoist Tai Hua come back to his senses.

Ye Ping got a little nervous.

During this period of time, he had slightly gotten used to interacting with Su Changyu and the others, but this was only his second meeting with the Sect Leader. Hence, he was naturally nervous.

After all, whether or not he could remain in the hidden sect depended on the Sect Leader's wishes.

"Ye Ping, don't be so formal with me."

Daoist Tai Hua looked calm. He hadn't officially taken in Ye Ping as a disciple yet so he could only address him by his name.

"I came to see you today because I have a few things to say to you."

Daoist Tai Hua looked rather calm and Ye Ping was extremely curious too. He didn't understand why the Sect Leader would suddenly come to see him.

"Please go ahead, Sect Leader."

Ye Ping looked very respectful, not only because Daoist Tai Hua was the Sect Leader, but more importantly, because he had taught him some things. Although Daoist Tai Hua hadn't accepted him as a disciple yet, Ye Ping already saw Daoist Tai Hua as his master.

Even if Daoist Tai Hua really expelled him from the sect one day, Ye Ping wouldn't have any resentment toward him and he would always remember Daoist Tai Hua's kindness.

"Changyu should have told you about the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. You have to work hard, you will be setting off in three days."

"However, I don't expect you to come in first place during the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time. I hope that you will understand the world of immortal cultivation through this training. Of course, it'd be best if you can clinch a good ranking."

"However, you'll probably leave for several months this time. You lack experience and there are a lot of things about the world of immortal cultivation that you don't know about so I'm here to give you some pointers, lest you encounter trouble and don't know how to find a way out."

Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.

Hearing this, Ye Ping couldn't help but feel a warm and fuzzy feeling in his heart. To be honest, it was just a trip down the mountain. However, he didn't expect the Sect Leader to be so worried. How could Ye Ping not be touched?

"Thank you, Sect Leader."

Ye Ping answered with a Dao salute.

"Have a seat, let me ask you a few questions."

Daoist Tai Hua told Ye Ping to sit down while he took a seat as well and made eye contact with Ye Ping.

Soon, Daoist Tai Hua spoke up.

"In the world of immortal cultivation, there are all sorts of people, both good and evil. So, what should you do when you encounter someone doing evil?"

Daoist Tai Hua's expression was serious.

He took the initiative to ask that question.

Ye Ping pondered silently for a while.

Immediately afterwards, he continued,

"As a disciple of the righteous Dao, I should save the victim and lecture the evildoer. I should do justice for the world."

Ye Ping answered seriously.

However, the answer was exactly what Daoist Tai Hua wanted to hear.

"Wrong."

Daoist Tai Hua shook his head straight away.

"The world of immortal cultivation is extremely dangerous and although we're from a proper sect, you have to think about an issue before you go out to help others, and that is, do you have the ability to help?"

"If you don't have the ability to help, you'll only be courting death. If you die, how can you do justice?"

Daoist Tai Hua sounded very reasonable.

After hearing that, Ye Ping couldn't help but nod and truly feel enlightened from the bottom of his heart.

'Yeah, so what if I'm a cultivator of the righteous Dao? If I encounter an evildoer, but I'm no match for him, won't I be courting death?'

'If I die, how can I do justice?'

"So if you encounter someone doing evil, you have to first think about yourself before coming to a decision. Understand?"

Daoist Tai Hua instructed Ye Ping with a serious expression.

"I understand."

Ye Ping bore those words in mind.

"Sect Leader, how can I defeat him?"

Ye Ping asked.

Hearing his words, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but be stunned.

'Beat him?'

He had never considered this question before.

Well because he had never won a fight before.

"If you can defeat him, go all out. Ye Ping, remember what I said, you have to be straightforward when doing things. Don't provoke others, but if you do, you should never let them off."

"You don't have to kill him, but you can beat him up until he's intimidated and scared of you. If you end up forming a huge feud, don't bother about anything else. Do not have mercy."

"The human heart is hard to predict. Sometimes, others won't thank you for being kind."

"Ye Ping, remember my words. If you really want to make someone apologize, you have to use your fist not your mouth. Understand?"

Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.

He had researched a lot about that issue.

"Got it."

Ye Ping nodded. He had understood.

He had to admit that the hidden sect was just different from others.

Ye Ping originally thought that Daoist Tai Hua would tell him that he had to do justice whenever possible because he was from a famous sect.

To his surprise, Daoist Tai Hua told him to think of himself first. He felt that Daoist Tai Hua was genuinely nice to him.

"Ye Ping, I'll ask you again. Let's say you meet an enemy and an inevitable battle ensues. Do you choose to give your opponent mercy or do your best and fight?"

Daoist Tai Hua asked.

"Show mercy!"

Ye Ping answered seriously.

"Wrong."

Daoist Tai Hua soon spoke again.

"You're so wrong. If you get into an inevitable fight with someone, you should not show him any mercy. Instead, you should go all out. Don't underestimate your enemy. Even if you have perfected your Qi Refinement, while he seems to be only at the first level of Qi Refinement, do not belittle him."

"Ye Ping, remember my words. Don't ever underestimate anyone. When you get into an inevitable fight with someone, all you can do is to do your best, don't think of holding back. During a real battle where your life is concerned, your enemy will not give you a second chance, understand?"

For some reason, Daoist Tai Hua looked extremely angry when he said that.

"I understand."

Ye Ping nodded.

He understood those words even more.

'Yes, the world of immortal cultivation is full of hidden experts.'

He seemed to only be at the second level of Qi Refinement, but he had actually done the recasting once and even a cultivator at the seventh or eighth level will be no match for him.

But if he met an enemy like himself, he would die if he belittled the other party while the other party went all out.

'Daoist Tai Hua is right.'

'The enemy will not give me a second chance to strike.'

'If I die, I die.'

'Even if I'm strong, it won't make a difference if I'm dead.'

'Okay.'

'From now on, I'll go all out if I encounter an opponent.'

Ye Ping bore that in mind.

"Ye Ping, remember what I said. You either don't interfere in anything, or go all out once you do. Don't be wishy-washy and make sure to leave no stones unturned to prevent yourself from getting involved with karma. Do you understand?"

Daoist Tai Hua was indeed teaching him.

Although his life had been mediocre, he had at least lived until now and in this life, he had witnessed many of his old friends dying at the hands of demons and members of the same sect.

The world of immortal cultivation was bright, but there was also a dark side to it. Just because one couldn't see it, it didn't mean that it didn't exist.

"Sect Leader, I'll remember everything you said. Thank you very much, Sect Leader."

Ye Ping bowed to Daoist Tai Hua sincerely.

"Since you understand, my trip is not wasted."

"In three days, you will go to the ancient city of Qingzhou together with your eldest Senior Brother. Think carefully about what I said just now."

"There's one more thing. Think more about it. If you encounter anything, you have to think. Once you've decided, don't regret your choice."

"After you're done solving the problem, you have to reflect on yourself too and think about whether you've done the right thing or not. Think about what you've done wrong and what you've done right. Do you understand?"

Daoist Tai Hua patted Ye Ping's shoulder.

"Got it."

Ye Ping nodded solemnly.

"Okay, work hard."

Daoist Tai Hua didn't say anything more because what needed to be said had already been said.

He got up and left with his back facing Ye Ping. Although his back seemed slender, Ye Ping found him to be great and noble.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn out, Ye Ping snapped out of his thoughts and began comprehending the Sword Dao.

He would be going down the mountain in three days' time and he hoped that he would be able to comprehend the new sword move that Su Changyu had taught him.

Hence, he didn't want to cause any delay in time.

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Chapter 68: Endless Sword Diagram, Breaking The Sword

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On the following day.

There were less than two days left before they would leave the mountain.

Su Changyu had already descended from the mountain, but Ye Ping didn't know what he had gone to do.

Below the Qingyun cliff, Ye Ping's sword techniques were being cast more and more quickly.

Although they were just simple basic sword techniques, they seemed to be extraordinary in Ye Ping's hands.

Unfortunately, even until late at night, Ye Ping still hadn't comprehended the new sword move.

Late at night, Ye Ping sat alone under the cliff.

There were only two days to go until their departure.

They couldn't ensure that the trip would be safe, so Ye Ping wanted to comprehend the sword move sooner. Thus, he would have added security if they encountered any danger.

Unfortunately, his aptitude was too poor.

It was almost a month and he still hadn't comprehended it completely.

At this moment, in the Qingyun Dao Sect.

Su Changyu was carrying a bag tightly in his arms with joy and surprise in his eyes.

Daoist Tai Hua was also carrying a bag and he looked at Su Changyu with displeasure.

"Changyu, I've already bought you the embroidered white crane cloud robe that you've always wanted. Take good care of your brother. Don't make any mistakes, else don't blame me for creating trouble for you."

Daoist Tai Hua said with some dissatisfaction.

Su Changyu went to see him bright early in the morning and said that he wanted to buy some new clothes that he could wear to attend the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

In the beginning, Daoist Tai Hua felt that it made sense, but he didn't expect Su Changyu to bring him to the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, where a complete set of long robes cost 100 to 200 taels of gold.

That was the yearly income of the Qingyun Dao Sect.

Besides, they bought several sets. After all, there were many disciples in the sect and Daoist Tai Hua had to be fair.

To be honest, if not for the fact that he had enough money now and that Su Changyu had made a point, he would rather die than buy it.

"Master, don't worry. I'll definitely keep an eye on Ye Ping."

Su Changyu was filled with joy.

The white crane cloud embroidered robe was the latest design of this year, which he had coveted for a long time. He never thought that he'd one day be able to don such a robe.

At this moment, Su Changyu had a sense of superiority.

However, he could not bear to wear it now, and he planned to wear it on the day that they left the mountain.

"Give this to Ye Ping. You have two days. Go and teach him. Changyu, I'm not ambitious. I just need you to get him into the top ten and I will be content."

Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.

He knew that Su Changyu's teaching wouldn't make a difference and that Ye Ping's talent was the most important.

However, he still hoped that Su Changyu would put in some effort. He would be contented even if Ye Ping could only improve by a little.

"I'll go and look for him now."

Su Changyu nodded and grabbed the bag that Daoist Tai Hua handed to him before walking towards the rear cliff.

On his way towards the cliff, Su Changyu met Xu Luochen.

The latter was strolling at night, looking somewhat melancholic. After such a long time, he still hadn't gotten over it.

"Luochen."

Perhaps because he was in high spirits, Su Changyu greeted Xu Luochen.

The latter raised his head with surprise in his eyes.

"Eldest Senior Brother."

He subconsciously called.

"Luochen, the alchemy assessment should be around the corner. You have to work hard and become an alchemist sooner. I have faith in you, don't be dejected."

Su Changyu encouraged Xu Luochen.

However, Xu Luochen was stunned as he looked at Su Changyu with surprise.

He had never heard Su Changyu speak to him that way before.

'What does that mean?'

'He must be mad. Eldest Senior Brother must have gone mad.'

Xu Luochen shook his head bitterly and left, thinking in his heart that Su Changyu must have gone crazy.

On the other hand, Su Changyu didn't think much and simply headed straight to the rear cliff.

Below the rear cliff, Ye Ping was seated cross-legged quietly.

He was very diligent, so much that Su Changyu felt ashamed.

Ye Ping had such incredible talent. Yet, he was still so diligent.

All of a sudden, Su Changyu couldn't help but feel bad for the geniuses of the same age.

Not only was he a genius with incredible talent, but Ye Ping was also very hardworking.

Fortunately, Su Changyu was a good-for-nothing. Otherwise, he would cry if he met Ye Ping.

He would probably feel worse than Xu Luochen.

"Little Junior Brother."

Su Changyu called out to Ye Ping who was comprehending the Sword Dao.

"Eldest Senior Brother, what brings you here?"

Ye Ping woke up from his enlightenment. He was so immersed that he didn't notice Su Changyu's arrival.

"Ye Ping, this is the new set of clothes that the Sect Leader especially bought for you. It's dust-free and wards off snakes, insects, and rats."

Su Changyu placed the bag in front of Ye Ping.

"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother."

Ye Ping took the bag politely. He was not very interested in such things now as all he could think about were sword techniques.

After giving the items to Ye Ping, Su Changyu looked at him.

He could tell that Ye Ping seemed confused.

However, he did not say anything.

Instead, he stood up and walked alone to the cliff.

He gazed at the sky that was dark like ink, leaving Ye Ping behind to look at his back view that was like that of a supreme Sword Immortal.

Below the cliff, Ye Ping looked at Su Changyu.

For some reason, Ye Ping seemed to have an epiphany just by looking at Su Changyu, as if there was a membrane that he couldn't poke through.

Finally, Ye Ping couldn't hold back any longer. He looked at Su Changyu and mustered up the courage.

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

As soon as he spoke, Su Changyu interrupted him.

"Calm down."

Su Changyu's voice was not loud, but it seemed magical as it had the power to make Ye Ping calm down.

"Little Junior Brother, let go of the obsessions in your heart and go feel the beauty between heaven and earth."

"All the answers you want are between this heaven and earth."

"If your heart is not calm, how can you comprehend the Dao?"

Su Changyu said calmly.

His voice rang in Ye Ping's ear.

At this moment, Ye Ping calmed down.

He stopped looking at the sword mark.

He didn't think about the sword move either.

He just drew his sword and then started to practice the basic sword moves.

Stab!

Swing!

Chop!

Slash!

Touch!

Under the moonlight, Ye Ping practiced his basic sword moves.

His mind was blank.

He did not think about anything. Every move he made was according to his desires and it felt natural.

Su Changyu did not look at Ye Ping and instead kept his back facing him.

He had already thought it through and probably waited for an hour before coming back to talk some sense into Ye Ping properly.

He decided to let Ye Ping comprehend it properly.

However, below the cliff, Ye Ping's speed was getting faster and faster.

Below the rear cliff, all the tree leaves were rolled up.

However, the frightening thing was that there wasn't the sound of wind at all.

These leaves seemed to be lifted up by an invisible force.

The leaves were moving with Ye Ping's sword momentum.

Ye Ping's sword was so fast that it was unbelievable.

However, all of a sudden, he slowed down.

Yes, he slowed down.

At this moment, there was only one sentence in Ye Ping's mind.

"If your heart is not calm, how can you comprehend the Dao?"

He got slower and slower.

However, at this moment, Su Changyu's voice sounded again.

A gentle breeze blew by.

On the cliff, Su Changyu shivered slightly, feeling the coolness.

Ye Ping, who was below the cliff, stood rooted to the ground.

The basic sword moves appeared in Ye Ping's mind.

However, those moves were continuously evolving.

Using the basic sword technique as a starting point, he performed endless sword moves.

There was also an additional ancient diagram in Ye Ping's mind.

"Endless Sword Diagram"

It was the sword diagram that used the basic sword techniques as its foundation. Sword techniques could be deduced from it continuously.

The more sword moves that were deduced, the more sword moves could be directly comprehended when comprehending other sword techniques in the future.

In other words, Ye Ping did not need to comprehend other sword techniques in the future. As long as the number of sword strokes in the sword diagram was sufficient, he could directly comprehend them.

For example, there were 1,440 sword moves in the Four Thunder Sword Technique.

If there were 1,440 sword moves in the sword diagram, he would be able to comprehend the sword momentum after just once, thus saving him a large amount of time.

This was the terrifying thing about the endless sword diagram.

However, it was not the most terrifying.

The most terrifying thing was the sword techniques that the endless sword diagram contained.

The sword technique was called…

Sword-Breaking Technique.

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Chapter 69: Heavenly River Sword Momentum, Going Down The Mountain

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Sword-Breaking Technique!

The sword technique that broke all other sword techniques in the world was the Sword-Breaking Technique!

Ye Ping got a clear understanding of the information of the sword technique.

He did not seem happy at all.

Instead, he looked at Su Changyu who was on the cliff.

He was silent, but his eyes were filled with admiration.

He thought that Sword-Breaking Technique was the technique that Su Changyu wanted to impart to him.

The technique that would break all the other sword techniques in the world.

However, in order to truly break all sword techniques in the world, one would have to deduce the Endless Sword Diagram.

Simply put, the Sword-Breaking Technique would be able to break all the sword techniques and sword moves in the endless sword diagram, but if it wasn't deduced, there would be no way to break it.

At this moment, there were already 3,000 sword moves in the Endless Sword Diagram.

The Four Thunder Sword Technique had 1,440 sword moves while the Heavenly River Swordsmanship had 2,400 sword moves. However, they added up to 3,000 because of some overlapping moves.

If someone cast the 3,000 sword moves in front of Ye Ping, he would definitely not be defeated.

There would only be one situation in which he would fail, and that was if the difference in their realms was massive.

Otherwise, Ye Ping would suppress all of them.

There wouldn't be any other outcome.

At this moment, Su Changyu had been standing on the cliff for two hours.

He looked at the sky and thought that the time was just right.

After calming himself down for a while, he said, "You've gained enlightenment."

Those three words rang in Ye Ping's ear.

That was the line that Su Changyu had been preparing to say for a long time, but in fact, he would say that regardless of whether Ye Ping had comprehended it or not.

Anyway, whether he did or not was up to Su Changyu.

Below the cliff, Ye Ping was a little stunned.

He didn't expect Su Changyu to have already detected it although he had just comprehended the Endless Sword Diagram.

'Eldest Senior Brother can tell that I've already comprehended it without even looking at me?'

This!

Suppressing the astonishment in his heart, Ye Ping looked at Su Changyu and bowed respectfully.

"It's all thanks to your good teachings, Senior Brother."

Ye Ping said seriously.

He knew that he was able to comprehend the Endless Sword Diagram all of a sudden, most likely because of the help he received from Su Changyu.

'If it wasn't for the late night guidance from Eldest Senior Brother, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to comprehend the Endless Sword Diagram even if I gave myself a few more months to do so, right?'

'Huh?'

On the cliff.

In an instant, Su Changyu froze in shock.

'You comprehended again?'

'Do you really think I, Su Changyu, am a fool?'

'I've at least learned the Four Thunder Sword Technique that you managed to comprehend previously.'

'However, the problem is that I have never learned any sword technique other than the Four Thunder Sword Technique. I can barely consider that Chuanhe Swordsmanship to be the only other sword technique I've learned.'

'You've already learned the Chuanhe Swordsmanship too.'

'What else can you comprehend?'

'Little Junior Brother, don't act presumptuously as you please just because you're highly talented.'

'Do you really not see me as a human being?'

Su Changyu criticized in his head.

He wasn't making mountains out of molehills, but Ye Ping was behaving too exaggeratedly.

He was convinced that Ye Ping could comprehend the Four Thunder Sword Technique with a single sword mark!

After all, he had really mastered the Four Thunder Sword Technique too.

'You said that you managed to comprehend sword techniques from the second sword mark?'

'Come on, tell me what you've comprehended.'

Su Changyu felt a strong urge to voice out loud his criticism towards Ye Ping, but he held it in after all.

"You spent nearly a month on comprehending the second sword mark. Little Junior Brother, do you know where you went wrong?"

Su Changyu stood with his hands clasped behind his back, not because he was trying to look cool but because he was afraid that he would be unable to stop himself from asking Ye Ping to display the new sword techniques that he had comprehended after seeing him.

However, if Ye Ping did not comprehend the new sword technique, he might end up undermining his confidence and affect the relationship between the two of them.

However, if he comprehended the new sword technique, Su Changyu might end up undermining his own confidence and affect the relationship between the two of them.

Hence, he decided that it was better not to look at Ye Ping.

"I don't know, please enlighten me, Senior Brother."

Ye Ping asked sincerely.

"You're being too eager."

At the next moment, Su Changyu spoke in a calm but firm voice.

"From the day you joined the Qingyun Dao Sect, you have been very eager and I can tell that you want to cultivate immortality very much."

"Yes, immortal cultivation is pursued by everyone. Everyone wants to be the brightest star in the night sky."

"However, the great path of immortal cultivation is long and you mustn't be impatient when it comes to such things. The more impatient you are, the less progress you will make, so sometimes you have to know how to let go."

"If you don't lose sometimes, you won't gain."

Su Changyu said calmly.

His words made Ye Ping fall silent.

'Yeah, looking back, I've only joined the immortal sect for two months. Although my progress has been mediocre, I've been cultivating hard every day and night. I'm either comprehending the Dao or on my way to doing so.'

He didn't admire the beauty of the world or the thrill of cultivating immortality. All he could think about was stepping onto the path of immortal cultivation sooner and becoming stronger.

He was just like a tool, numb and soulless.

"You're right, Eldest Senior Brother, I will definitely reflect seriously."

Ye Ping bowed and admitted to his mistakes. He decided to reflect on them well.

"Little Junior Brother," Su Changyu continued.

He was still standing with his hands behind his back on the cliff, staring at the starry sky.

"What is your purpose of immortal cultivation?"

Su Changyu's strange question that was out of the blue made Ye Ping stunned.

The question seemed simple, but after pondering for a long time, Ye Ping realized that he didn't have an answer.

"Eldest Senior Brother, I… I'm not very clear either. I only know that immortal cultivation can prolong one's lifespan. If I must state a reason, it should be that because I want to be carefree."

He pondered for a long time.

Ye Ping finally gave that answer.

He wasn't very clear about what he was practicing immortal cultivation for.

If he must state a reason…

Immortality was a huge temptation for him.

Living a carefree life was a huge temptation for him too.

Ye Ping didn't covet true immortality and living for a few thousand more years would be enough for him to do everything that he wanted to. That wouldn't be considered a wasted trip then.

He did not have a specific goal or purpose.

At least, not now.

If he had to state one, it would be longevity and freedom.

"Carefree? Unrestrained?"

Su Changyu pondered over those words carefully and did not continue to say anything more. He simply walked down from the cliff and left this place without looking back.

"Ye Ping, we will be setting off the day after tomorrow at dawn. Since you have already comprehended, take a good rest for two days, do not be so hard on yourself again."

Su Changyu did not look back, nor did he look at Ye Ping. He simply left.

Under the moonlight, his figure was elongated, and he was in an indescribable mood.

After seeing Su Changyu leave, Ye Ping stayed silent for a long time.

Half an hour later, he instantly snapped back to his senses.

He smiled calmly and waved his hand, after which the sword rose and landed in his hand.

"Come up, Sword of Great River!"

A voice sounded and in an instant, the leaves on the entire rear cliff floated up and swarmed towards the sea like water.

A terrifying sword momentum was blasted away.

That was the Heavenly River sword momentum.

After comprehending the Endless Sword Diagram and mastering the 3,000 sword moves, Ye Ping comprehended the Heavenly River sword momentum.

After a casual demonstration, he left the rear cliff.

Planning to rest for two days, he returned to his residence.

Just like that, time flew like an arrow and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

It was the day for their descent from the mountain.

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Chapter 70: The Wind Rises in Qingzhou and the Undercurrents Surge

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Outside the Qingyun Dao Sect.

It was already dawn.

Su Changyu was standing quietly not far away.

He was wearing the brocade white crane cloud robe and emitting the aura of a peerless Sword Immortal as he stood still.

His long robe was themed around the color white, with green clouds on the corners and a few cranes spreading out their wings on the fabric at the bottom. It was obvious from the material alone that the robe was a superior-grade garment. The design was striking too.

It was the latest design of the Heavenly Clothing Pavilion, which was priced at 58 taels of gold. However, the demand for it was greater than the supply and thus, the price was hiked to 120 taels of gold per set due to speculation by garment sellers.

Yes, 120 taels of gold a set.

Su Changyu had always wanted to buy such a robe and it was the only dream of his life.

He originally thought that it would be a tall order to fulfill that dream, but he never expected that Daoist Tai Hua would really buy it for him a few days ago.

The brocade white crane cloud robe was not a Dharma artifact, but it had similar effects as it could prevent dust from accumulating. The material was a special type of silk that could provide protection against pests. Besides, it was handmade, so the price was definitely reasonable.

At this moment, Ye Ping also slowly appeared in front of Su Changyu.

Ye Ping was dressed in a long light green robe while Su Changyu was wearing a brocade white crane cloud robe. Ye Ping's robe accentuated his Confucian immortal aura.

Both of them were handsome, but they had different auras. One of them had the aura of the Sword Immortal while the other had the Confucian Immortal aura.

In comparison, Su Changyu was a notch higher than him, but it was subjective. If one preferred a more refined aura, Ye Ping would trump Su Changyu

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

Ye Ping was quite excited about his first trip down the mountain.

In the past, he was just a mortal, but this time, it was different because he was going to see the world of immortal cultivation.

He was naturally excited.

"Little Junior Brother, this is the Sect Token and the token for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. Keep it with you, don't lose it."

Su Changyu handed the sect token and the Sword Dao Meet token to Ye Ping.

Ye Ping took them and put them into his belt immediately after.

"Let's go."

Su Changyu did not say much. It was not his first time going down the mountain anyway, so he was rather calm.

Just like that, the two figures slowly walked towards the bottom of the mountain.

Soon, Daoist Tai Hua slowly appeared on the cliff in front, looking quietly at Su Changyu and Ye Ping who were not far away.

Since his disciples were going on a faraway trip down the mountain, he was naturally worried because he was their master.

However, Daoist Tai Hua wasn't pretentious or anything. He simply stood on the cliff and watched them.

However, after a while, he couldn't help but speak up.

"Changyu, Ye Ping."

Su Changyu and Ye Ping, who were far away, immediately heard Daoist Tai Hua's voice.

The two of them turned around.

They looked at the Daoist Tai Hua who was on the cliff.

Their eyes were filled with curiosity.

"Have a safe trip."

Daoist Tai Hua did not say much.

Hearing these words, Ye Ping and Su Changyu fell silent.

They then bowed to Daoist Tai Hua and turned around to leave without uttering another word.

At the same time, somewhere in Qingzhou.

On a certain cliff, a handsome man was bowing to an elder too.

The old man was dressed in rags and although he was blind, he seemed unfathomable and mysterious.

"Changyu, you've already learned most of my sword techniques. You're the best cultivator of the Sword Dao that I have ever seen."

"I can hardly imagine that I'd be able to find a peerless Sword Dao expert in this tiny Qingzhou."

"In the past 20 years, you've learned a lot and the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet will be your first battle."

"I haven't taught you the last move yet, but I'm not being secretive. I'm just suppressing your destiny. Once you comprehend the Invincible Sword technique, you will take on a path of invincibility."

"This path is extremely harsh and has strict requirements. You can neither fail nor lose. You have to push yourself all the way, until you go on the path of the Sword Dao."

"However, I chose not to teach you the last move yet because this path is too harsh. On the day that you face your first defeat, come to me and I'll impart that sword technique to you."

"If you remain undefeated, you will comprehend the last move yourself."

"Changyu, Qingzhou is your starting point, but you must know that your goal is to be invincible not in Qingzhou, not in the Jin Nation, not in the Ten Kingdoms, not even the Great Xia Dynasty, but the world."

"I don't want you to lose, but I also want you to face defeat. Your greatest enemy will appear in the Great Xia Dynasty, but everything is unknown."

"Go down the mountain. Come to me again when you face your defeat."

The old man said many things in a row.

"Please rest assured, Master. I will push myself hard and aim to become the best in the world before coming to see you."

After that, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed thrice to the old man before leaving.

Qingzhou Mountain Range.

In the Great Sun Demon Subduing Sword Sect.

Chen Li looked at his disciple, Wang Minghao, with a calm gaze in his eyes.

"The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet is about to begin and this is your first battle. Coming in the top three is enough, and I have a hunch that there are hidden experts in Qingzhou."

Chen Li said calmly.

The disciple in front of him couldn't help but reveal some doubts.

"Master, which sect can make you so afraid? The Great Sun Demon Subduing Sword Sect was also one of the three greatest sword sects of the Great Xia Dynasty in the past. What kind of an expert can there be in Qingzhou?"

Wang Minghao was really filled with curiosity.

Over the years, he had heard his master Chen Li say more than once that there were hidden experts in Qingzhou, but he could never understand it.

Qingzhou was a small region in the Jin Nation, and it was not considered an immortal land there. The Great Sun Demon Subduing Sword Sect was ranked among the top three sword sects in the Great Xia Dynasty in the past, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a peerless sect.

However, why was Chen Li so scrupulous?

He couldn't figure it out.

Hearing his disciple's question, Chen Li didn't want to answer at all. He shook his head and sighed.

"However, this matter involves a lot of things. About 300 years ago, the old Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was at his very last breath."

"At that time, there was an uproar in the Great Xia Dynasty and the various sects all had their own intentions. The battle for the throne came even earlier, and the Great Sun Demon Subduing Sect stood on the wrong side. We're not the only ones, almost everyone did."

"We chose the wrong people. Perhaps, no one would have thought that an inconspicuous person would become the king of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"The Great Sun Demon Subduing Sword Sect fell since then, and we went into hiding in this tiny Qingzhou."

"However, this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that there were strange sights in the sky with beams of light shooting in the sky. All the people in the city saw it. The tenth son of the king of the Great Xia Dynasty was born. He was the chosen one."

"However, on the same day, a supreme power infiltrated the palace and killed him when he was an infant. Hence, the courts were shaken. Many died and many clans were involved."

"In particular, a peerless Sword Dao expert was hunted down and disappeared without a trace in the end. However, I seem to have seen him ten years ago. He isn't dead, but he's severely injured. He will definitely not let go of this obsession."

"He will definitely train a disciple and make him become a supreme expert in order to take revenge. The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet is very important and some people want to join the Ten Nations Academy through the Jin Nation Academy. In the end, they will use that identity to set foot in the Grand Xia Dynasty."

"Everyone has a purpose for surviving. Minghao, the Great Sun Demon Subduing Sword Sect bears no hatred. We just want to create glory again."

"As long as you get into the top three of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, that'd be enough. Go head down the mountain."

Chen Li told a story about the past.

It made Wang Minghao fall silent.

At this moment, he understood.

"Master, wait for me to clinch first place in the Qingzhou Sword Dao meet to prove my sword heart."

Wang Minghao stood up, bowed to Chen Li, and then went down the mountain.

The same thing happened several times all over Qingzhou.

In a mansion in the ancient city, hundreds of men in black clothes stood in a large hall.

There was a scholar standing in front of them, holding a folding fan, quietly looking at the group of men in black.

"On the third day of the third lunar month, the sect master is spiritually connected with Heaven and knows that the king of the Great Xia Dynasty has caused trouble and harmed living beings. They are almost perishing, so it is time for the great revival of our sect."

"There has been an order for us to siege and kill all the geniuses of Jin Nation. We are responsible for the territory of Qingzhou. We have to take the opportunity of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet to kill them and establish our dominance."

"The Great Xia Dynasty will perish and fight for all living beings!"

The scholar's voice was full of determination, without a trace of poise. There was nothing but mania.

"We obey the orders of the sect master."

At the next moment, hundreds of voices sounded in the grand hall in unison.

As the voices sounded, hundreds of people disappeared.

No one would know.

The seemingly calm Qingzhou was full of hidden schemes…

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Chapter 71: Bold Demon, Show Yourself

It was the first day of May of the Immortal Martial Era.

There were still 27 days to go before the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

It had also been three days since Ye Ping and Su Changyu left.

It was nighttime.

In Qingyun Dao Sect, Daoist Tai Hua frowned and seemed to be thinking about something.

"What exactly did I forget to do?"

"How strange is it? Why does it feel like something has gone wrong?"

"Why can't I remember it?"

Daoist Tai Hua muttered.

Ever since Ye Ping and Su Changyu left, he felt like there was something he hadn't done, but he couldn't remember exactly what it was.

After thinking for half a day, he shook his head because he was still clueless.

After all, the thing that one had a hard time recalling was usually not an important matter.

At this moment, the sky was dark like ink.

In the midst of a mountain range, two figures walked in the mountains, using the moonlight as a source of light.

Under the moonlight, Su Changyu looked at the map carefully and looked a bit odd.

According to the map, he should have already reached Changlin City, but why was he still in the wilderness?

They had been on the journey for three days and Su Changyu was starting to get exhausted. He just wanted to reach the ancient city sooner to get a good rest.

"Junior Brother, do you find it chilly here?"

Su Changyu frowned in the woods.

He found it chilly and felt uncomfortable, though he didn't know if he was just imagining things, or there were some eerie supernatural existences.

Hearing what Su Changyu said, Ye Ping tried to sense for a while, but he didn't find it chilly nor could he detect any changes.

"Eldest Senior Brother, it's alright. I don't feel chilly."

Ye Ping answered.

Su Changyu's frown became deeper.

The clothes he was clad in were produced by Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, which was dust-proof and windproof. Even if it was snowing in this place, he still wouldn't be able to feel chilly.

"Am I really just being paranoid and suspecting things?"

Su Changyu frowned.

"Junior Brother, be careful."

He said slowly.

Although it was likely that he was being paranoid, Su Changyu still cautioned Ye Ping to be careful.

There was something about Su Changyu that deserved praise from Daoist Tai Hua.

It was the best virtue that he had gotten from Daoist Tai Hua.

Conscientiousness!

Whenever they were away from the sect, Su Changyu would be extremely cautious in many aspects, and he would be able to acutely detect all changes in his surroundings. That was also the reason that he managed to escape from danger on several occasions.

"Yes."

Ye Ping nodded, trusting Su Changyu unconditionally although he did not detect any changes.

'After we pass this mountain, I'll find a random place to rest.'

Su Changyu thought in his heart.

An hour later, the sky became darker and the forest was silent.

Su Changyu took the lead while Ye Ping followed behind.

Both of them looked around vigilantly with their guards up.

A long period of time passed.

Finally, Ye Ping found something amiss.

"Eldest Senior Brother."

Ye Ping's voice sounded again.

Su Changyu, who was walking ahead, stopped walking and turned around to look at Ye Ping, with curiosity in his eyes.

"I think we've been here before."

Ye Ping frowned slightly as he said that.

'We've been here before?'

Su Changyu was a little surprised, and he carefully observed his surroundings.

He realized that it actually seemed a little familiar.

"Yes."

However, Su Changyu didn't seem too shocked and instead nodded calmly to act as if he had long discovered it.

"Junior Brother, do you know what results in this feeling?"

Su Changyu asked calmly.

It was not a question, but rather, he was trying to make it seem like he was testing Ye Ping.

"Array formations."

Ye Ping pondered for a while and gave the answer that he thought about.

"Oh? Do you know about array formations too?"

Su Changyu was taken aback.

"Senior Brother Wang has taught me some array formations, and I've also read some books about array formations in the Sutra Pavilion of the sect."

Ye Ping answered.

'Oh, you learned from him.'

Hearing that he learned about array formations from Wang Zhuoyu, Su Changyu instantly lost interest.

He felt that Ye Ping would do better if he learned on his own, as compared to being taught by Wang Zhuoyu.

"In that case, let me ask you something. Do you know how to break array formations?"

Su Changyu asked calmly.

"Senior Brother, since it's an array formation, there's bound to be a core. Once the core is destroyed, the array formation will be destroyed. However, this is a dangerous method."

Right after detecting the array formation, Ye Ping had already thought of the method to break it.

"Tell me about it."

Su Changyu remained composed, still acting as if he was testing Ye Ping.

"The core of the array is where the array artifact is. Since someone has set up an array here, they naturally have the array artifact. If we go over recklessly, we might be in danger."

'But with Eldest Senior Brother around, I definitely won't be scared.'

Ye Ping did not finish his sentence and just gave a serious analysis.

"Danger?"

Su Changyu couldn't understand what he was talking about, but he only heard the word 'danger'.

'That doesn't make sense.'

'Why would someone deliberately set up an array formation here?'

'What is the purpose of laying an array formation here?'

'Are there still people who like targeting good-for-nothings these days?'

'Do they want to violate me because I'm so handsome?'

'No, maybe they know that I have a huge sum of money with me and want to rob me.'

'I'll let them violate me instead then.'

Su Changyu quickly thought.

"If you don't want to get into trouble, there is another method to break the array formation."

Ye Ping answered seriously.

"What method is it?"

Su Changyu asked with a straight face.

"Eldest Senior Brother, we should have walked into a trapping array formation. That'll prove that they dared not act brazenly."

"In that case, we will sit here and wait patiently. Such array formations are not that powerful. The person who laid it should not have a high cultivation level. I reckon they're waiting for our energy to be depleted before attacking us."

"Junior Brother, so you think that the array formation won't break if we wait here quietly for a while."

That was Ye Ping's method.

It was also the safest one.

He could obviously sense that the trapping array formation was not too strong either, which meant that the cultivation level of that person wasn't strong. Hence, he was wary.

If he didn't take the initiative to seek trouble, he could just wait here quietly for the other party to lose patience and remove the array artifact. The array formation will then break on its own.

'Just wait?'

'You want me to just wait here?'

'Okay then, anyway, I'm a little tired after walking for three days.'

Su Changyu didn't want to encounter any trouble, and after hearing Ye Ping's reasoning, he reckoned that the cultivation level of the person who set up the array wasn't high. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in hiding.

In that case, he would just wait there.

"Let's see what they want to do then."

Su Changyu then sat on the ground and seemed profound and mysterious.

Ye Ping nodded.

He didn't want to be reckless because Daoist Tai Hua had warned him against causing trouble. The purpose of his trip was to participate in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

He wasn't there to fight and compete.

Thinking of this, Ye Ping sat down cross-legged too. Indeed, after traveling for three days, he had to rest.

However, less than two hours later,

A voice sounded like thunder. "Brazen demon, hurry and reveal yourself."

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Chapter 72: Linhe Ghost Grave

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A thunder-like voice sounded.

It sounded particularly ear-piercing in the dark night.

Su Changyu and Ye Ping both opened their eyes at the same time.

Neither of them spoke and simply watched their surroundings vigilantly.

At this moment, a red shadow appeared.

Ye Ping looked over.

It was a woman in red who was flying towards them in midair.

There was a monk in a white robe behind them who looked refined and clean. He emerged from the darkness and stared at the woman in red.

"Venerable, I have no feud with you, why do you have to drive me to death? Isn't Buddhism all about kindness and compassion? Just let me go, I promise I won't dare to do it again."

The woman's voice seemed extremely pitiful.

"Demon, you're already an evil cultivator because you've harmed mortals for the sake of absorbing Yang energy and your cultivation. I may be a Buddhist, but compassion belongs to the Buddha. I'll send you to the Buddha."

The monk in the white robe said.

At the next moment, he tossed out a string of turquoise Buddhist beads that were radiating a bright light, which seemed particularly eye-catching in the night. It then constrained the woman in red.

"Ah!"

A miserable cry sounded. Buddhist beads were Buddhist Dharma artifacts. After tying the woman in red, white smoke emanated, followed by a horrifying shriek of terror.

"Stinky bald man, you only have the audacity to bully small ghosts like us. Ah! Once the ghost king revives, you'll die a horrible death!"

The woman in red kept rolling on the ground while the white smoke floated around her body. She looked extremely miserable.

"Amitabha, your obsession is too deep and it's entangled with resentment. I will expiate you now."

Keeping a straight face, the white-robed monk walked towards the woman in red and applauded. While the light shone, the woman in red turned into ashes.

The ear-piercing sound vanished.

The peace was restored.

Ye Ping saw everything, and his eyes were filled with curiosity as he felt a sense of novelty. It was the first time he saw a fight between cultivators. Although there was a clear victor, it was rather exciting too.

However, Ye Ping acutely discovered that a faint ray of light entered the white-robed monk's body.

"A Buddhist disciple?"

Su Changyu, who was at the side, could not help but ask in surprise.

Dao sects were the norm in Jin Nation, and there were rarely any Buddhist disciples, especially in Qingzhou. Apart from some in ancient temples, Su Changyu had never seen any Buddist disciples, especially such a powerful one.

At this moment, the monk in white retracted all his Dharmic powers and turned to look at Su Changyu and Ye Ping.

The two of them were rather near each other. The monk looked at Su Changyu with his hands placed together.

"Amitabha."

"Heavenly Venerable Wuliang."

Su Changyu snapped back to his senses. He bowed too and did not embarrass the sect.

"Master, what happened?"

At this moment, Ye Ping's voice sounded.

He looked very curious and wondered what had happened.

Hearing Ye Ping's voice, the white-robed monk immediately answered,

"Daoist Master, I was ordered to go to the ghost grave by the river to deal with some matters, and on the way, I encountered the female ghost in red, so I expiated her out of convenience."

Although the monk was menacing and fierce towards such demons, he was very friendly towards cultivators of the proper Dao and did not put on any airs.

However, his answer left Ye Ping speechless.

'That's considered expiating out of convenience?'

'Thank you on behalf of the ghost.'

In the next moment, Su Changyu spoke again.

"Are you saying that this is the Linhe Ghost Grave?"

Su Changyu looked extremely calm on the surface, but his heart was full of excitement.

"Daoist Masters, don't you know?"

The white-robed monk was a little shocked as he thought that they were also there to expiate vengeful spirits.

In the next moment, Su Changyu fell silent.

It was the Linhe Ghost Grave!

Su Changyu looked very composed on the surface, but he was actually very riled up.

There were two forbidden places in Qingzhou, the Linhe Ghost Grave and the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

The cultivators of Qingzhou dared not venture into those two places.

The Cloud Mist Mountain Range wasn't too bad. As long as they didn't delve too deep, they wouldn't encounter any demonic beasts.

However, the Linhe Ghost Grave was different. Those below the Foundation Establishment realm would be courting death if they entered.

'That can't be.'

'We followed the map, how could we have reached the Linhe Ghost Grave?'

Su Changyu was completely dumbfounded.

'This is so damned absurd.'

"Linhe Ghost Grave?"

Ye Ping was rather shocked.

He knew about the Linhe Ghost Grave because there were records about it in the Sutra Pavilion in the sect.

About 150 years ago, there was a ghost cultivator who caused a bloodbath in an ancient city for the sake of refining a treasure.

Millions of people died in that calamity, which resulted in countless vengeful spirits in the ancient city.

The imperial court of Jin Nation cooperated with the ten great immortal sects and even invited the Buddhist experts to suppress the ghost cultivator.

However, even so, in order to completely suppress the ghost king, the ten immortal sects suffered heavy losses. If not for the fact that the Buddhist venerables gave up their lives in exchange for the casting of the Great Sun Demon Subduing Seal, it would have probably been difficult to suppress the ghost king.

That was also the reason that Jin Nation allowed Buddhist monks to enter. Otherwise, they would never be able to set foot in Jin Nation.

The conflict between sects was not a minor issue.

However, even if the ghost king was subdued, the ancient Linhe city had already turned into a ghost region where there were millions of vengeful ghosts. How could all of them be expiated immediately?

Besides, the ghosts were all full of resentment, and they died a miserable death. They were sacrificed alive so they naturally wouldn't be expiated so easily.

Besides, the place of gathering of the vengeful ghosts was also a cultivation land for evil cultivators. The Linhe Ghost Grave became the most terrifying place in Qingzhou.

Of course, there were also advantages to such places as cultivators of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism could go there and train their minds or cultivate the Dao. They could also expiate ghosts like the monk did and obtain merit.

There would be great benefits as long as they didn't die.

However, for Qi Refinement cultivators like Su Changyu and Ye Ping, this place was terrifying.

The murderous Qi in that area alone was not something that a Qi Refinement cultivator could resist.

"It's over, it's over, it's over!"

"We're dead!"

"Linhe Ghost Grave, Linhe Ghost Grave!"

"How did I get here?"

"What kind of sins did I commit in my last life!?!"

Su Changyu's emotions were complicated.

He never expected that he would end up in such a hellish place one day.

He would rather go to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range than come here.

As long as they didn't go too deep in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, they wouldn't encounter any troubles.

The Linhe Ghost Grave was different.

It was the place where millions of vengeful ghosts gathered. There was no need for ghost cultivators to cause trouble for them.

Standing there alone would allow the ferocious aura to surge into his body.

By then, he would fall terribly ill or have his body damaged permanently.

'It's over, it's over, it's over!'

'Master, you jinxed it. Great, now you're really going to prepare for our funeral.'

Su Changyu was extremely upset.

He wanted to cry but he couldn't.

At this moment, the monk in white suddenly spoke up.

"You two must have entered this place by mistake, right? Do you need me to bring you away?"

The monk asked.

After hearing his words, Su Changyu suddenly snapped back to his senses.

'Take me away?'

'Good, good.'

Su Changyu was extremely excited inside, but considering that Ye Ping was right beside him, Su Changyu took a deep breath and said, "I wanted to use this place to train my junior brother, but the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet is about to begin so I shall not stay here for a long time. Venerable, please guide me."

Su Changyu's tone was calm and he was very polite, but he had the vibe of a superior expert.

His behavior made the monk slightly stunned.

The monk stayed silent for a moment.

He immediately sensed that the two of them seemed to at most be at Level 5 of the Qi Refinement realm.

In the spirit of Buddhist compassion, he decided to give them some help. Besides, they were Daoist disciples too.

However… he had a strange feeling.

However, the monk did not think much about it.

He didn't like arguing in the first place. Besides, it was commonplace to cultivate the Dao in Jin Nation, and although the Buddhist disciples had set foot there, they still weren't very welcome. In order to establish a cordial relationship between Taoism and Buddhism, many disciples would give aid whenever they encountered Taoist disciples in need of help.

It was considered an expression of attitude.

After all, the dispute between sects was very terrifying, and it involved too many things. There was no right or wrong, only different positions and perspectives.

"Daoists, please come with me."

"There is a ghost bewitchment array here. Later on, no matter what happens, I hope that the two of you will stay firm and true to your hearts. Don't be confused or you'll be in trouble then."

The white-robed monk told Ye Ping and Su Changyu that there were array formations there and instructed them to look out.

Ye Ping and Su Changyu both nodded and thanked the monk before following him.

Along the way, the three of them briefly communicated.

Ye Ping also learned the name of the monk.

Kong Hai.

He was the second-generation disciple of the Spirit Temple of Jin Nation.

Su Changyu did not talk much.

It was mainly Ye Ping who kept communicating with Kong Hai.

Kong Hai was very patient and answered all his questions without showing any annoyance.

That was also the reason that Ye Ping knew that the light that appeared when Kong Hai expiated the female ghost was the power of merit.

"Patron Ye, the power of merit and virtue has various benefits. It can be sacrificed to the heavens for the treasure of merit and virtue. It can also be used for cultivating the Golden Buddha Body, Taoist teachings, and increasing one's cultivation level. It's even better than Spirit Stones and pills."

"However, the power of virtue is hard to obtain. Usually, only the vengeful spirits that contain a ferocious aura would bring merit after the expiation. The power of merit that the female ghost I expiated just now brought was only equivalent to an inferior-grade Spirit Stone. The only advantage is that the power of merit is pure and untainted."

Kong Hai explained the power of merit and virtue.

Ye Ping listened with great interest.

"How can I expiate then?"

Ye Ping was extremely interested in the method of expiation.

The main thing was that one would be able to obtain the power of merit after expiating vengeful souls. The power of merit was tantamount to being a jack of all trades, with all kinds of benefits.

The most attractive point for Ye Ping was that it could be used as spiritual energy.

He now lacked nothing but spiritual energy.

"There are two kinds of expiation methods. One is to cut off negative karma using Buddhist Dao or Dharmic Dao to slay demons, but this would result in very little merit obtained."

"The second one is the sutra expiation method that convinces one to put down the knife and practice Buddhism. Only high venerables would be able to do that. If you succeed, you will obtain more merit."

Kong Hai explained seriously.

Ye Ping had an epiphany.

At this moment, Kong Hai continued, "Patron Ye, if you are interested in the method of expiation, I have some sutras that you can read."

After hearing his words, Su Changyu suddenly spoke up.

"In terms of expiation, our Dao sect has many of such techniques too. The Buddhist method might be the best, but my junior brother is a disciple of the Dao Sect so it might be hard for him to comprehend it."

Su Changyu suddenly interrupted Kong Hai.

It was not that Su Changyu was petty.

It was actually a deep-rooted sectarian issue.

Ye Ping was a Daoist disciple and if he learned the Buddhist expiation method, he would probably only get half the result with twice the effort, which was not very meaningful.

Hearing his words, Kong Hai didn't seem embarrassed and instead just nodded.

"Please forgive me, I forgot about that."

"It's alright, you have good intentions."

Su Changyu was not angry. After all, it was just a sectarian issue.

However, Ye Ping couldn't help but look at Su Changyu in awe and surprise.

"Eldest Senior Brother, do we have expiation methods too?"

Ye Ping was indeed interested in this method of expiation.

"Naturally."

Su Changyu immediately nodded.

"Senior Brother, do you know how to expiate then?"

Ye Ping continued, his eyes full of excitement.

"Naturally."

Su Changyu wanted to say 'naturally not'. However, he didn't do so in the end. After all, there were outsiders around and if he said no, he would be embarrassed.

"Eldest Senior Brother, can you teach me?"

Hearing that Su Changyu knew the method of expiation, Ye Ping got even more agitated.

All of a sudden, Su Changyu was frustrated.

'Ye Ping, can you stop being such an avid learner?'

'Why do you want to learn everything?'

'Aren't you afraid of biting more than you can chew?'

At this moment, before Su Changyu could respond, white mist came surging over.

"Watch out! The array formation has changed. Do not move, and stay true to your hearts. Don't be bewitched by the ghost."

Kong Hai's voice sounded, appearing extremely serious.

In the next moment, the mist engulfed the three of them.

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Chapter 73: The Disciples of Qingyun Dao Sect Abstain From Lust

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A large ball of fog filled the air.

It engulfed the three of them.

Ye Ping looked very calm.

With Su Changyu around, he wasn't flustered at all.

He knew very well that this kind of danger was nothing because Su Changyu would save him at the critical juncture.

However, Ye Ping also knew that Su Changyu didn't go to his aid immediately because he wanted to test and train him.

Otherwise, how could he grow if he kept pinning his hopes on others?

Besides, Ye Ping didn't want Su Changyu to help him because that would just make him seem weak and cowardly.

The thick fog concealed everything and hid his line of vision.

Ye Ping sat cross-legged on the ground and looked at everything around him vigilantly. Holding the Green Moon Sword in his hand, he was ready to attack any time.

Roar!

In an instant, peculiar sounds filled the air. They seemed to be the roar of beasts but also sounded like the weeping of humans.

That sound made him feel somehow afraid.

It was an intimidating wave of wild shrieks and howls that interfered with the sound waves. It would cause one to be terrified, lose their will to fight, weaken their minds, and wear down their willpower.

Ye Ping had seen some relevant information about it in the sutras in the Sutra Pavilion. Hence, he immediately reacted.

"Calm down."

Ye Ping told himself not to mess up and remain seated quietly to observe what was going on.

Humans might be afraid of ghosts, but ghosts were even more afraid of humans.

Ghost cultivators were of the Yin element while humans were enhanced with Yang energy. In the eyes of ghost cultivators, there were three balls of flames on humans, one on above the head, and two at the shoulders.

Hence, ghosts were more afraid of humans.

However, the three balls of Yang fire represented one's mental energy. If one's mental energy was weak, the Yang fire would cease and ghost cultivators would be able to enter.

"Those who overindulge in lust will have weak minds."

"Those with insufficient blood and qi will be weak in energy."

"Those whose willpower is not firm will be mentally weak."

"So, ghosts would specifically choose those with weaker constitutions when they want to harm humans, and then create illusions and make one lose their Yang energy before brutally harming the other party."

"If they don't fall for it, there will be some terrifying scenes that appear, which will scare one into losing their soul. Losing the soul is the same as losing the spirit, so usually ghosts would often create such illusions."

"On the other hand, I don't indulge in lust, and I cultivate the Fiend Celestial body. I also read the books of Saints and my energy is at its peak."

Ye Ping muttered. His will was continuously being strengthened and there was no need to fear.

He believed that those ghosts dared not approach him. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to resort to so many tricks.

If they could strike directly, those ghost cultivators wouldn't have to resort to so many tricks.

While thinking about it, Ye Ping's willpower became stronger.

At this moment, dozens of ghostly shadows gathered together in the mist.

They ignored the mist and kept their eyes fixed on the three people in it.

"The array has already been activated, what should we do next?"

A voice sounded and a thin man spoke up as he looked at a middle-aged man.

"This monk is not to be trifled with. He has a Buddhist Dharma artifact on him and even if we attack jointly, we can't kill him, so it's better not to provoke him."

"I'll eat those two up. According to our usual rules, you guys will absorb the Yang energy and leave the body to me. It's going to be the Ghost Tribulation soon, I need a physical body."

The middle-aged man said sarcastically.

The other ghost cultivators nodded without much of an opinion.

"Lan'er, go and seduce that man in the white crane robe. He looks just like a lustful person. But don't absorb too much. Leave some behind for everyone."

"Yang Wen, mimic the appearance of the man in the white crane robe and lure the younger one over. They're too near the monk. I'm scared that once we attack, that monk will ruin things for us."

"Remember, the bewitching array formation can only last for two hours. Leave immediately after you get it. Don't let the monk catch you, or your soul will vanish."

The middle-aged man admonished.

He gave the orders and set up the plan.

Two figures walked out immediately.

One was a female ghost dressed in a blue dress with a chiffon layer. She was rather beautiful, but her dressing was dignified.

The other ghost transformed into Su Changyu's appearance in a flash. Be it looks or aura, there were almost no differences.

That was the inherent talent of ghost cultivators. Due to the fact that they didn't have a physical body, they could change drastically, but they wouldn't last long because their main bodies were ghosts, and hence, they couldn't stay in disguise for long. However, they could deceive the enemy for a short period of time.

The two figures disappeared in place and turned into a wisp of green smoke that floated towards Ye Ping.

At this moment, in the mist, Su Changyu was seated properly on the same spot.

He was really flustered now.

He was terrified.

He didn't want to die there.

'Even if I have to die, can I wait until the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet is over before I die?'

'I finally had the chance to wear the brocade white crane robe, but if I die on the journey to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, I'd be really indignant.'

'If I really die, I must turn into a menacing ghost and kill all the ghosts that harmed me. I may be incompetent as a human, but I doubt I'd remain incompetent as a ghost!'

Sitting on the ground, Su Changyu secretly swore in his heart.

He felt that if he died before the Sword Dao Meet, he would turn into a menacing ghost because he couldn't take it lying down.

The greater one's obsession, the greater the resentment. When the time came, he would very likely turn into a menacing ghost.

By then, he would kill whoever harmed him.

He would make their souls dissipate.

At the thought of this, Su Changyu somehow stopped feeling fearful and instead started thinking about what to do after taking revenge, and whether he would return to the Qingyun Dao Sect or start cultivating.

While Su Changyu was letting his imagination run wild, a coquettish and panicky voice suddenly sounded.

"Help, help."

Although the voice was relatively loud, it seemed very tender and soft.

Su Changyu snapped back to his senses and subconsciously gripped the sword in his hand before looking in the direction of the sword.

Soon, a figure appeared in the mist in front.

It was a woman.

She was clad in a blue chiffon dress and had an excellent figure. Although she wasn't gorgeous and couldn't be compared to Chen Lingrou and Xiao Muxue, she was still quite attractive.

The main thing was that she was wearing a chiffon dress. If it was thinner, it would probably be see-through.

"Immortal, please save me."

Before Su Changyu could respond, the woman in blue leaped into his arms with a panicked expression. Her body was light and she seemed to have gotten a great shock.

"Lady, please keep your distance."

Su Changyu pushed the woman away and then stood up with an extremely serious expression.

He couldn't keep his guard down against the woman who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Although he felt that she was alive, he was no fool either and he was extremely wary.

The woman in blue was stunned.

She did not expect Su Changyu to push her away.

Although she was not the most beautiful, she could be considered a ravishing beauty.

Besides, she was scantily clad and most men wouldn't bear to push her away.

She was stunned.

However, she soon returned to her senses, wiped her tears, and said pretentiously, "Immortal, I'm being too flustered, please forgive me."

The woman in blue wiped her tears, looking pitiful. Apart from the fact that she was wearing revealing clothes, she looked no different from normal people and Su Changyu could not tell that she was a female ghost.

Su Changyu remained silent and aloof, the bewildered gaze in his eyes represented everything.

Sensing the gaze in Su Changyu's eyes, the woman in blue hurriedly spoke up.

"Immortal, I'm the daughter of the Liu family of Jingping City. I came out for a walk with my family, and we encountered a strange wind that brought me here. I have no idea where this is, please save me, Immortal."

As the girl in blue spoke, she inched closer and looked like she was terrified.

When she approached, she lowered her voice and spoke flirtatiously.

"Immortal, if you can save me, I will definitely serve you well."

She suppressed her voice and her words made his imagination run wild.

However, in the next moment, Su Changyu pushed the woman in blue away impassively.

He looked calm and his actions were extremely resolute.

The woman in blue was dumbfounded.

She was a little confused. When she pulled this trick in the past, she would have already begun to absorb Yang energy at this point.

'Why is he so cold and indifferent towards me?'

'This seems unreasonable.'

"Immortal, are you scared of me?"

The woman in blue couldn't help but ask with bewilderment in her eyes.

"No."

Su Changyu answered indifferently.

"Immortal, do you not like my figure then?"

"Immortal, you may have misunderstood. I may be petite, but I can hide my skills."

The woman in blue continued to lower her voice and provoke Su Changyu with her words before continuing to approach him.

However, before she could throw herself at him again, Su Changyu pushed her away, and this time, his eyes were filled with anger.

The woman in blue was speechless.

"Immortal, what do you dislike about me?"

The woman in blue finally behaved herself. She stopped leaning in, but she was a little angry too.

'I took the initiative to get close to you, but you pushed me away thrice?'

'I have my pride!'

At the same time, she couldn't understand why Su Changyu was indifferent towards her even though she was taking the initiative.

However, at the next moment, Su Changyu finally answered coldly and arrogantly, "The disciples of Qingyun Dao Sect abstain from lust."

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Chapter 74: You Want A Ghost Cultivator To Teach You The Expiation Sutra?

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Su Changyu was a little perplexed.

'Is the woman in blue in front of me sick in the head?'

'If you have something to say, just say it. Why do you keep moving closer towards me?'

'Don't you know that these clothes are very expensive?'

'If you keep rubbing yourself against me and end up damaging my clothes, can you afford to compensate me for it?'

Su Changyu was in a terrible mood.

The woman in blue fell silent.

She could feel that Su Changyu had become disgusted and repulsed by her.

If not for the fact that Kong Hai was nearby, she would have probably already lost her temper.

"Immortal, it's not appropriate for us to keep staying here, right? Why don't we leave first and find our way down the mountain?"

The woman in blue forced herself to smile while saying that.

"No, I'm not going."

Su Changyu's expression was cold and indifferent.

Although he was a little silly at times, he wasn't stupid. If he stayed there, he would at least be near Kong Hai who would be able to step in and help if there was really any danger.

However, if he left that place, God knows what would happen.

Su Changyu didn't think that the woman in front of him would pose any danger.

After all, Su Changyu was still very confident in his own charm. He knew that the woman in blue had done everything for the sake of obtaining his body. Since it wasn't the first time that happened, Su Changyu did not find anything wrong with that.

On the other hand, in the mist, Ye Ping sat cross-legged in silence.

He didn't seem flustered at all, and in fact, he was even thinking about expiation.

'I wonder if our Dao sect's expiation method is better than the Buddhist methods.'

'However, regardless of whether it is the Dao sect's expiation method or the Buddhist expiation method, Eldest Senior Brother's one is the best.'

Ye Ping thought in his heart.

At this moment, the white mist in the surroundings gradually dissipated and his vision became clearer.

Soon, a figure appeared in front of him.

It was Su Changyu, who was also sitting cross-legged on the ground.

"Eldest Senior Brother."

Upon sight of Su Changyu, Ye Ping couldn't help but exclaim in joy.

Not far away, Yang Wen opened his eyes when he heard Ye Ping's voice again.

He was a ghost cultivator who was good at the method of transformation and was there to lure Ye Ping away.

Yang Wen was very confident in his own method of transformation. In fact, at one point, he even suspected that he might have been an actor before he died.

He was great at imitating the tone of voice and actions of others.

He had been sizing up Su Changyu and observing him closely. Hence, he managed to imitate Su Changyu's actions and behavior to a T. The only flaw was that it was difficult to imitate the aura and temperament of others. However, the white mist was spreading in the surroundings, so it was difficult to detect.

Besides, his goal was just to lure Ye Ping away, and the details were basically impossible to be detected.

At the thought of this, Yang Wen couldn't help but get up.

"Junior Brother."

Yang Wen called out to Ye Ping. His tone was calm and the way he imitated Su Changyu was indeed splendid.

Ye Ping walked over without thinking much.

They were not that far apart from each other.

"Eldest Senior Brother, is everything okay?"

Ye Ping walked towards Yang Wen, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"The array formation may have somewhat weakened but it's not the end yet. It's not very safe here. Junior Brother, come with me."

Yang Wen said seriously.

He wanted to trick Ye Ping into leaving this place.

"Are we leaving now? What about Venerable Kong Hai?"

Ye Ping was curious.

"Venerable Kong Hai has the ability to protect himself. I sensed that there is some instability here. Maybe, the Ghost King is about to be revived. We have to leave quickly."

Yang Wen even revealed some news to Ye Ping.

"The Ghost King is going to be revived? Isn't the Ghost King already dead?"

Ye Ping was a little surprised. When he was reading the records of Qingzhou, he read that the Ghost King had been subdued and killed by the Buddhist monks with the Demon Subduing Seal, so how could he still be revived?

"That's just a lie that the Jin Nation spread to stop people from prying further. However, the Ghost King had indeed been severely injured, though he didn't die and has only been sealed."

"Junior Brother, stop being so long-winded and come with me."

Yang Wen did not want to delay any further. The array formation could only last for two hours, and if they waited until the array formation lost its effects, it would be troublesome.

For some reason, Ye Ping felt that there was something wrong with the Su Changyu who was in front of him.

However, he was unclear of what the exact problem was. He just had a gut feeling that the Su Changyu in front of him was a little different from the one he usually faced.

"Junior Brother, what are you still hesitating for? Do you not believe me?"

Yang Wen spoke again, but this time, he looked a little displeased.

"No."

Ye Ping shook his head. He just couldn't put his feelings into words. However, it wasn't a strong feeling, so he simply got up and walked towards Yang Wen.

"Eldest Senior Brother, which expiation sutra were you referring to previously?"

Ye Ping came in front of Yang Wen and looked very curious.

Hearing these words, Yang Wen couldn't help but be stunned.

'Expiation Sutra?'

'What Expiation Sutra?'

'You're asking me, a ghost cultivator, to teach you expiation?'

'Isn't this equivalent to asking a promiscuous woman to teach you the virtues that women should follow?'

'Are you humiliating me?'

'No, are you testing me?'

Yang Wen froze for a moment. Although Ye Ping had walked up to him, Kong Hai was still close by, so he didn't dare to make a move.

However, Ye Ping's question and the peculiar gaze in his eyes just now left Yang Wen with no choice but to guess if Ye Ping was deliberately trying to test him.

Thinking of this, Yang Wen could not help but fall silent.

Immediately afterwards, he spoke slowly.

"Oh, the expiation is not an important mysterious Dharmic Dao. I'll teach you when we return to the sect."

Yang Wen didn't know a thing about the expiation and decided to stall for some time first.

"Return to the sect? Eldest Senior Brother, why don't you show me the expiation sutra first? I'll read it slowly."

Ye Ping persuaded.

He was very interested in the expiation sutra. After all, the expiation of ghosts would bring about merit. Who wouldn't like free things?

After hearing his words, Yang Wen got even more nervous.

He somehow felt that Ye Ping was testing him.

However, the problem was that he didn't know any expiation sutra at all.

'No!'

'It seems that I do know an expiation sutra.'

Yang Wen suddenly thought of an expiation sutra.

It was the expiation sutra that was used to seal the Ghost King, which was inscribed by a Daoist master who tried to use that expiation sutra to wear down the opponent's grievance power.

Unfortunately, the Ghost King had too much resentment.

Thinking of this, Yang Wen couldn't help but cough.

"In that case, I'll read it out to you. Junior Brother, listen up."

Yang Wen had been to the sealing place and seen that expiation sutra before. However, he couldn't remember it very clearly.

Although Yang Wen was a ghost cultivator and didn't know the expiation sutra, he knew what the grievances of a ghost cultivator were.

The so-called expiation was actually a type of counseling to alleviate the grievances in the hearts of the ghost cultivators and to get rid of the negative karma in their hearts.

Hence, he planned to repeat to Ye Ping half of the expiation for sealing the Ghost King and make up the other half on his own.

'Hey!'

'I'm such a smart little ghost.'

"Eldest Senior Brother, please teach me."

Ye Ping was rather shocked.

"Infinite Heavenly Venerable, light up three worlds…"

As Yang Wen spoke, he brought Ye Ping further away too.

"All things come with spirituality. They are born with joy, die with misery, and leave with resentment. Those are all obsessions."

"All resentment turns into a sea of misery. The unwillingness to return ashore and the stubborn obsessions…"

"Obsessions are a double-edged sword that hurts others and oneself. Mahākāśyapa, put down the knife and you can be redeemed."

Yang Wen recited the sutra, the first half of which he copied. However, the second half was a kind of enlightenment.

As a ghost cultivator, his grievances deepened and his pain was unbearable. He wanted to be redeemed, but the grievances in his heart could not be redeemed. He didn't know the root of the grievances at all.

Heaven and earth were like a sea of suffering, Yang Wen felt like a tiny boat in this sea of suffering, wanting to struggle but unwilling to at the same time.

It was easy to pick it up but hard to put down.

'Damn it, I'm making myself cry.'

After reading the last sentence, Yang Wen somehow felt sorrowful.

Ye Ping, who was at the side, started listening to the sutra attentively.

For some reason, he felt a little emotional.

The death of humans was akin to the extinguishing of lamps. All things would come to an end, but if a human could still persistently live in this world, what kind of resentment did it harbor?

What kind of suffering did he suffer in his life to have such great resentment?

He suffered when he was alive and when he was dead too.

All of a sudden, Ye Ping stopped walking.

'Why did you stop walking?'

Yang Wen froze for a moment, thinking that Ye Ping had discovered the flaw.

However, Ye Ping didn't do anything and simply sat cross-legged on the ground to comprehend the expiation sutra.

"Junior Brother, what are you doing?"

Yang Wen was a little confused.

"Senior Brother, I seem to have had an epiphany so I want to ponder over it."

Ye Ping gave an answer based on his own understanding.

He had vaguely sensed something.

Hearing his words, Yang Wen froze in shock.

'You're having an enlightenment here?'

'What are you trying to comprehend?'

'Although the first half of what I said was part of a legitimate sutra, I made up the other half.'

'You can get an enlightenment out of that too?'

'If you can, I'll go reincarnate immediately and give up on taking revenge.'

Yang Wen felt his tooth aching.

They were leaving soon and yet, Ye Ping came up with such an issue. Who would be able to stand it?

Yang Wen was at a loss for words.

He really couldn't figure out if Ye Ping was really comprehending the Dao or not.

After hesitating for the duration it took for one incense stick to burn, Yang Wen finally couldn't wait any longer.

"Junior Brother."

He was just about to speak up and tell Ye Ping to leave first.

However, a clear breeze blew over at this moment.

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Chapter 75: Supreme Expiation Sutra, Expiating Golden Light

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Yang Wen was just about to speak.

The clear breeze caused the white mist to dissipate a little.

He was a little puzzled and wondered, 'Why did a clear breeze appear out of nowhere?'

However, before Yang Wen could say anything, Ye Ping's voice sounded again.

"Ah, Eldest Senior Brother, I'm enlightened."

His calm voice made Yang Wen freeze on the spot.

'You've gained an enlightenment?'

'What did you get enlightened about?'

'You can get enlightenment from this?'

'Have you long seen through my disguise and discovered that I'm not your Eldest Senior Brother so you're deliberately trying to humiliate me?'

Yang Wen froze in place.

He was distressed.

Putting aside the fact that he was confused by Ye Ping's actions, the fact that he had an enlightenment alone was puzzling enough.

The expiation sutra was a subjective thing in the first place, and the speed of cultivation varied depending on individual aptitude. Those with better aptitude would comprehend faster. Ye Ping was obviously the type with ordinary talent.

Otherwise, how could he have only reached the second level of Qi Refinement?

If Ye Ping was truly a genius, he would have long been hidden well and protected by his sect. Why would he go down the mountain and frolic around when he was only at the second level of Qi Refinement?

Since he was not a genius, how did he manage to comprehend the sutra in just an incense stick's worth of time?

'Does he take me for a fool?'

Yang Wen did not mean anything else.

If Ye Ping could really comprehend this expiation sutra in one incense stick's worth of time, he would go straight to reincarnation and stop being a ghost as he was too embarrassed.

'This kid obviously saw through me and is deliberately stalling for time.'

'Forget it, should I just take action right away? Since we've already made it here, that monk can't do anything even if he has sensed it.'

Yang Wen thought to himself.

He was considering if he should take action now and absorb Ye Ping's Yang energy.

However, when Yang Wen was hesitating, Ye Ping suddenly started chanting the sutra.

"All beings are born from suffering and pass away due to hardships. Their resentment is like a sea and their obsession is like a knife. They're filled with greed, anger, hatred, love, resentment, and they can't let it go. All things come and go because of suffering."

"Supreme Dharma, opening a realm with Dharma, those with obsessions may enter the supreme realm. Within the realm, all beings are equal. There are 360 million Dharmic formulations that can wash away all sins, eliminate all hatred, reincarnate, and have a blessed afterlife. They will not fall into the path of beasts or the paths of the Asura."

The chanting of the sutra sounded.

He wasn't very loud, but his words and pronunciation were very clear.

At this moment, the golden light coalesced around Ye Ping, and he looked rather divine and auspicious under the light with golden lotuses emerging from the ground. As they bloomed one after another, a peculiar fragrance emanated and the ancient Sanskrit words sounded like that of the Afterlife Incantation.

Yang Wen's expression changed drastically.

"Golden Light of Expiation?"

Yang Wen was astonished.

The golden light of expiation could only be coalesced by Dao experts.

Back then, the Ghost King of the Linhe Ghost Grave almost got expiated by the Golden Light of Expiation.

'If he can condense that golden light, he should at least be in the Golden Core realm, right?'

'The man in front of me is only at the second level of Qi Refinement.'

'He can condense the Golden Light of Expiation at just level 2 of Qi Refinement? Has he expiated the masses in his previous life? Otherwise, how could he have condensed the Golden Light of Expiation?'

'This is outrageous.'

'Are you putting up a pretense?'

Yang Wen did not know what to say, but his heart was filled with fear and terror.

However, when he was shrouded in the Golden Light of Expiation, Yang Wen froze in shock.

He originally thought that it would be painful, but he didn't expect to feel like he was immersed in warm water when the golden light engulfed him. He felt like he had gained a huge release and felt a burst of relief all over.

When he heard the Sanskrit words, he felt like he was praying for himself.

A burst of black smoke floated out from the body, which was his obsession and sins.

sizzles*

The black smoke rolled and Yang Wen's original appearance was soon restored under Ye Ping's expiation. His resentment had disappeared and was replaced by a state of emptiness.

It was as if he had gained wisdom and everything else had turned into a passing cloud.

He had been expiated, and thus, he had naturally let go of his obsessions. He could start reincarnating.

Yang Wen froze in place. He simply didn't expect that he would one day be reincarnated.

Over the years, he had consumed a large amount of Yang energy even though he hadn't hurt anyone's lives. Hence, he was laden with sins, and if proper cultivators saw him, he would be forced into expiation.

However, Ye Ping's expiation method didn't make him feel a single trace of pain, and instead, he felt an indescribable sense of liberation.

However, even then, Yang Wen was still confused.

He didn't expect Ye Ping to have expiated him.

'Is the expiation sutra used for sealing the Ghost King that powerful?'

'But why was the Ghost King in so much misery while I feel like I'm about to become an immortal?'

'Is it because I'm too weak?'

'Or is it that my obsessions weren't deep enough?'

Yang Wen didn't have time to think about too many things because the light of reincarnation was already shining on his body, and he couldn't resist at all. He could only comply.

At the next moment, Yang Wen vanished on the spot. He proceeded to reincarnate.

As Yang Wen disappeared in the same place, a faint stream of yellow light entered Ye Ping's body.

It was the power of merit and virtue, which was much more obvious than the stream of light that Kong Hai got previously.

Yang Wen vanished.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn out, Ye Ping woke up from his enlightenment.

"Senior Brother, I've been enlightened."

As soon as he woke up, Ye Ping immediately reported the good news to Su Changyu.

However, at the next moment, he realized that there was no one around him and Su Changyu had disappeared too.

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

Ye Ping called out but did not get any response.

That made Ye Ping a little confused.

However, he soon figured it out.

"I guess the Ghost King is going to be revived and Eldest Senior Brother is going to deal with him. Yes, yes, Eldest Senior Brother should have gone to deal with the Ghost King."

"Eldest Senior Brother is really a formidable man."

Ye Ping pondered in his mind.

After thinking it through, it was the only possibility he could come up with.

Thinking of this, Ye Ping did not panic.

Soon, Ye Ping began to slowly comprehend the supreme expiation sutra.

Indeed, the expiation sutra was worthy of its name. Ye Ping took an incense stick's worth of time to comprehend it.

That expiation sutra had two expiation methods.

The first method was through chanting a sutra that would allow the Golden Light of Expiation to be condensed and the resentment to be washed away. They could reincarnate and if the subject of expiation didn't commit any heinous sin, the effects would be the best.

Those whose hands were stained with blood and who had sinned greatly would be in extreme pain and expiation would be difficult.

It was not only effective for ghost cultivators but also for ordinary people. For example, a person with great resentment could also be reincarnated.

In other words, if one formed feuds with others in the future and the enemy resented them, they would be able to expiate them.

It was a supreme Dharmic formulation that would help with the aftermath of forming enemies.

The second one was expiation using the Golden Light of Expiation and turning it into a Dharma artifact that was to be targeted at sinful ghost cultivators who harmed others. It would kill to protect life and exterminate negative karma but not people.

There were a total of four realms to the Supreme Expiation Sutra

They were namely the Golden Light realm, Golden Wheel realm, the Bodhi realm, and the Grand Supreme realm.

A hundred rays of Golden Light of Expiation could turn into a Golden Wheel and a golden halo would appear at the back of one's head, which represented enlightenment and wisdom. There was no need for the chanting of sutras for the expiation to be completed.

When one condensed nine Golden Wheels, one would reach the Bodhi realm. By then, the Light of the Bodhi realm would be used for expiation.

The Grand Supreme realm was a little too distant and Ye Ping wasn't very clear about it.

However, what surprised Ye Ping was that after he comprehended the Supreme Expiation Sutra, there was an additional power of merit.

Ye Ping could not understand where the power of merit came from.

However, after thinking about it, he didn't feel anything.

It was better than nothing. Besides, it wasn't for free, and Ye Ping couldn't help but be in a pleasant mood.

Soon, he mobilized the power of merit in his body in a bid to try if it was menacing or not.

In an instant, as Ye Ping mobilized the power of merit in his body, a surging wave of spiritual energy appeared in his body.

The power of merit seemed to have turned into a torrent that washed his body.

In just ten breaths, Ye Ping's cultivation level had broken through to the third level of Qi Refinement.

Yes, the third level of Qi Refinement.

Sss!

Sensing the increase in his realm, Ye Ping was dumbfounded.

Normally, if one wanted to cultivate from the second level to third level of Qi Refinement, it would take them at least two or three days, and because he had already gone through re-cultivation once, his cultivation speed was much slower.

However, he didn't expect that a single power of merit would allow him to advance by one level.

'What if there are ten? Or a hundred?'

'Wouldn't I ascend then?'

Ye Ping was suddenly shocked.

The power of merit in his body was also depleted directly.

"Merit! I want to get merit!"

After sensing the terrifying power of merit, Ye Ping couldn't sit still and contain his emotions.

After meditating painstakingly for a total of two to three days, he only managed to advance by a single level.

A random power of merit allowed him to advance by one realm.

'Who would be able to stand that?'

At the thought of this, Ye Ping stood up and walked away.

His thoughts were simple. While Su Changyu expiated the Ghost King, he would expiate the smaller ghosts, and if he encountered danger, he would flee. If not, he would expiate as many as he could.

Just like that, Ye Ping's figure disappeared in the white mist.

At this moment, in the white mist, Kong Hai was sitting quietly under a tree.

His gaze was calm and he was fiddling with the Buddhist beads with a peaceful mind.

He wasn't afraid of the ghosts there as he was a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment realm in the first place. Besides, he was proficient in Buddhist teachings, so he was the best at expiating ghosts.

"651, 652, 653, I only need 654 more power of merit to be able to try and condense the Golden Buddha Body."

"If I can condense the Golden Buddha Body before the age of twenty-five, I will be able to nurture the Golden Light of Expiation before the age of thirty."

"Ah, it's time for me to set a new record for the Buddhist sect of Jin Nation by obtaining the Golden Light of Expiation before the age of thirty. Kong Hai, why are you so outstanding?"

"Do you know that you'll make others jealous by being so outstanding? By then, you will create jealousy and be embroiled in more negative karma."

"Kong Hai, promise me you will stop being so outstanding in the future."

Kong Hai muttered to himself. Although he seemed to be warning himself, he also seemed to be bragging conceitedly.

However, before the time it took for an incense stick to burn, a stream of golden light flashed past abruptly.

In an instant, Kong Hai couldn't help but be stunned.

"Golden Light of Expiation?"

"Is there an advanced Dao expert here?"

He was surprised.

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Chapter 76: Scaring Him Out of His Wits

Kong Hai froze in shock.

He saw a beam of golden light flash by not far away.

Unfortunately, the white mist obscured his vision, and he couldn't see clearly who it was.

"Is he an expert from a Dao Sect or a Buddhist monk?"

Kong Hai was a little surprised.

The existences in Jin Nation that could condense the Golden Light of Expiation were few and far between.

It was extremely difficult for a cultivator to condense the Golden Light of Expiation.

Firstly, one would have to condense a thousand powers of merit, which could not be obtained just by killing a thousand vengeful spirits.

Instead, it was a true expiation. Kong Hai spent 15 years, but he only ended up condensing about 670 power of merit.

There was still a long way to go before he could obtain a thousand of them. Besides, even if one had gathered a thousand power of merit, they would only be able to sculpt the Golden Buddha Body and then nurture the golden light afterwards.

Hence, those who could have the Golden Light of Expiation were all Dao experts who were genuinely advanced in the Dao.

The golden light would wash away all resentment.

The Linhe Ghost Grave had been rather tumultuous lately, and the senior monk of the temple thought that it was because the seal of the Linhe Ghost Grave was a little lax. Hence, he sent Kong Hai over to investigate.

Unless the Ghost King was resurrected, it was unlikely that it would attract the attention of an advanced Dao expert.

"I think it should be a senior, but unfortunately, I can't just leave and wander off on my own. There are two patrons here. If I leave, there will definitely be ghost cultivators coming to trouble them."

Kong Hai was feeling rather upset because he wanted to go see that expert.

However, considering the fact that Ye Ping and Su Changyu were right beside him, he dared not leave, for fear that the ghost cultivators would take advantage of the situation.

At this moment, a bunch of lonely ghosts gathered in the white mist.

"Why haven't Lan'er and Yang Wen come back after being away for so long?"

"Yeah, it's already been half an hour. If we keep delaying, the array formation will vanish and we'll be in trouble."

"Could they be in danger?"

There were about 30 of those ghosts, which were considered a small force in the Linhe Ghost Grave. They would usually just capture some cultivators who were on their own and absorb their Yang energy.

"It can't be. Those two are only Qi Refinement cultivators. Yang Wen and Lan'er are at least at the Perfected realm of Ghost Soldiers, which is tantamount to the Perfected realm in Qi Refinement. They won't be in trouble unless they have provoked that monk, but I don't detect any Buddhist power."

The man who was taking the lead said so in a firm tone.

"Lord, could it be that those two cultivators are pretending to be at the Qi Refinement realm but are actually already at the Foundation Establishment all for the sake of luring us there?"

"Otherwise, why would two Qi Refinement cultivators, one of whom is only at Level 2 of Qi Refinement, dare to come to the Linhe Ghost Grave?"

One of the vengeful spirits asked, seemingly very curious.

As soon as he said that, the other ghosts were shocked.

They thought about it and realized that it was indeed possible.

"It shouldn't be possible, there are millions of vengeful spirits in the Linhe Ghost Grave. He can deceive us but not the other evil ghosts. Besides, even if that's the case, there is no need to worry."

"I've already broken through to the Ghost Warrior realm. Even if the two of them are cultivators of Foundation Establishment realm, they won't be able to do anything to me."

"Well, they can't possibly condense the Golden Light of Expiation, right?"

The leader of that bunch of ghosts was very confident. He was a cultivator of the Ghost Warrior realm, which was equivalent to the Foundation Establishment realm for Qi cultivators.

Besides, they were at the Linhe Ghost Grave, which gave them an inherent advantage.

During a battle where both parties were evenly matched in realm, he was confident that they definitely wouldn't die at the hands of the other party. Hence, he was fearless.

Thus, the ghost cultivators nodded.

Indeed, so what if Ye Ping and Su Changyu were really pretending to be weaker than what they really were?

They couldn't be at the Golden Core realm and pretending to be at the Qi Refinement realm, right?

That was basically impossible. Moreover, Golden Core Perfected Ones would not likely come to such places.

'They can't really condense the Golden Light of Expiation, right?'

While the ghost cultivators were pondering about it, a voice suddenly sounded.

"He's here, he's here!"

As the voice sounded, the ghosts quickly perked up one after another.

As expected, a familiar figure appeared in their line of sight.

All of a sudden, they were overwhelmed with excitement.

"Don't move, let him come closer, lest that monk ruins things."

"Also, don't kill him right away. Scare him first, so it'll be easier for us to absorb the Yang energy."

The leader instructed the ghosts not to be agitated and take action only after Ye Ping was closer.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll definitely scare him to death."

"Hehehe, it's rare for someone to show up here. We have to take our time and play."

"Yes, I hope this guy isn't like the one who came previously. We scared him to death right away."

The ghosts guffawed loudly. They were extremely excited and eager.

Not far away, Ye Ping looked extremely relaxed holding onto the flying sword in his hand.

He was vexed.

'Didn't they say this is the Linhe Ghost Grave? Why haven't I seen a single ghost yet even after walking for so long?'

'Where are the ghosts?'

'Where did they go?'

'Have they all been exterminated?'

Ye Ping was really upset. He had finally learned the method of expiation and was thinking of getting some merit, but to his surprise, there were no ghosts at all.

The feeling was so unbearable that Ye Ping couldn't put it into words.

Thinking of this, Ye Ping could not help but bear a grudge.

However, at this moment, he was stunned all of a sudden.

The Supreme Expiation Sutra was not only used for the redemption of the souls of the dead but could also be used to expiate resentment.

'I'm full of resentment now, can I expiate myself?'

'If I do that, will there be merit?'

'If there's merit, wouldn't it be possible for me to create my own merit?'

At the thought of this, Ye Ping couldn't help but pat his head, and a beam of light golden light shot into his body through the top of his head.

It was the Golden Light of Expiation.

At the next moment, he had an indescribable feeling.

He felt as if he had entered the Saint mode as all his worries, stress, and dejection vanished.

The only shame was that there was no merit.

However, it felt wonderful as he felt as if he had been enlightened and gained wisdom. He couldn't help but be in high spirits.

"There may be no power of merit, but it can put me in a state of enlightenment, bring me wisdom, and get rid of my worries. That's not too bad."

Ye Ping evaluated and remarked.

Although there was no power of merit, it could free him from his worries and that was quite good too.

However, just as Ye Ping was thinking about it, a chilly breeze blew over all of a sudden.

Some hoarse and deep voices suddenly sounded.

"I… died… such a terrible death."

The voice was extremely low and even seemed to be wailing, which was definitely hair-raising.

At this moment, Ye Ping was stunned.

Masses of black fog appeared and turned into evil, headless ghosts. Some were limbless and some were stained with blood, forming a ghastly sight.

The chilly wind blew and together with the howling, dozens of vengeful spirits crawled on the ground while glaring at Ye Ping resentfully.

Upon sight of the "dumbfounded" Ye Ping who was standing rooted to the ground, they all secretly rejoiced, thinking that Ye Ping was already shocked silly.

They really enjoyed that horror.

However, at the next moment, Ye Ping snapped back to his senses, and… there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

'Uh?'

'Surprise?'

The ghosts were stunned.

'What does that mean?'

'Shouldn't he be feeling fear?'

'Why does he seem surprised?'

The vengeful spirits were dumbfounded.

Ye Ping, who had just snapped back to his senses, indeed looked pleasantly surprised.

After searching for five minutes, he still didn't find a single vengeful spirit, but to his surprise, dozens appeared all at once.

How could he not be happy about that?

"I… died… such a terrible death."

"I'm in so much pain."

"I'm in so much agony."

At this moment, a bloodied ghost came to Ye Ping's feet, and it grabbed Ye Ping's bare feet with its eyes full of resentment and indignation.

It was a ghost who had died from being hanged on a noose, as evidenced by the green mark on its neck.

The ghost stared at Ye Ping, looking forward to what he would do next.

However, at the next moment, Ye Ping squatted down and looked at that ghost benevolently.

"Are you really in a lot of pain?"

Hearing the voice, the ghost was shocked.

'What do you mean?'

'Why are you asking me if I'm really in a lot of pain?'

'Do you want to expiate me?'

'Come on, be more serious, okay? I am a ghost.'

'Can you give me a normal reaction like most humans do?'

'Can you cry?'

The ghost couldn't help but criticize.

However, despite the criticism, the ghost nonetheless looked at Ye Ping pitifully.

"Yes, I'm in so much pain, can you save me?"

The ghost's words were full of misery, and its gaze contained some vicious resentment.

At this moment, Ye Ping's voice rang in its ears.

"It's okay, you'll be free from pain soon."

Before the ghost could react, a stream of golden light appeared in the middle of Ye Ping's palm.

In an instant, the resentful spirits froze.

"Golden Light of Expiation?"

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Chapter 77: Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Zenith Heaven Incantation

"Golden Light of Expiation?"

They were astounded.

They all froze on the spot one by one, as if they had seen a ghost.

Even the leader, who had been hiding in the dark, was dumbstruck.

To them, the Golden Light of Expiation was a lethal weapon that would expiate even the Ghost King, leaving its victims with no chance to explain.

That's right, even the Ghost King would be expiated straightaway.

In the world of ghost cultivation, the Ghost King was equivalent to the cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm for humans.

The ghosts below the Nascent Soul realm would be forcefully expiated even if they were unwilling and indignant, so long as the Golden Light of Expiation was shone at them.

If it were some wild ghosts, their fate wouldn't be too bad after expiation.

However, it was different for some ghost cultivators who had been training hard for hundreds of years and painstakingly reached the realm of Ghost General.

Who would be willing to be reincarnated?

Even if they would be reincarnated as an emperor, no one would be willing to go. Although they would face many calamities as Ghost Generals, they would at least see some hope, and some day, they might even become a Ghost Immortal.

However, after expiation, the only way out was to be reincarnated.

If they lived this life in unhappiness, why would they think about the next life?

sizzles*

As large amounts of black smoke wafted out, the ghost appeared to be in extreme pain, as if it was being burned by flames. However, it soon returned to normal as white rays of light surrounded it, and after another stream of white light swept past it, it vanished right on the spot. It had gone to reincarnate.

It had sinned and killed before. Hence, when the Golden Light of Expiation shone on its body, it was in extreme pain and agony.

"Quick, run, this guy is really pretending."

Some resentful spirits came back to their senses and couldn't help but scream.

In the next moment, all the resentful spirits scattered around in a frenzy, wishing they had a few more legs so that they could run faster.

They were all terrified and frightened out of their wits, not daring to stay behind any longer.

"Don't go, I'll help you reincarnate. Don't worry, it won't be very painful, you will be fine in a moment."

Seeing all the resentful spirits fleeing, Ye Ping couldn't help but panic as he quickly exclaimed in a bid to persuade them to stay.

He wanted to help them reincarnate.

However, the resentful spirits were already terrorized.

Why would they dare to stay any longer?

As for reincarnation…

'We won't reincarnate! If we wanted to be reincarnated, we would have long ago. Why would we wait for you to do it for us?'

Seeing all the resentful spirits fleeing, Ye Ping got a little more anxious, and he frantically cast rays of the Golden Light of Expiation.

Each one he cast would consume a large amount of his Dharmic powers. Although he had an infinite amount of Dharmic powers, Ye Ping didn't want to waste it.

However, Ye Ping decided to go all out because it was his last resort at this point.

sizzles*

sizzles*

In an instant, Ye Ping cast five or six beams of the Golden Light of Expiation. The resentful spirits that had been shone with the Golden Light of Expiation would immediately be overwhelmed with extreme misery, but in the blink of an eye, they would have their sins removed and be reincarnated. At the same time, the power of merit would also enter Ye Ping's body.

That made Ye Ping overjoyed.

Some were delighted, some were sad. Ye Ping was over the moon, but the resentful spirits couldn't stand it.

They were all frightened to the point of turning pale and some even got scared to tears as they started kneeling on the ground and wailing.

"Immortal, spare my life, we are just following orders. If you want, you may expiate our boss. He's hiding in the northwest, please just let me go."

"Yes, Immortal, we are just following orders. If you want, expiate our boss. He's a Ghost Warrior. If you expiate him, you can obtain a large amount of merit. Please have mercy and let us go."

The group of resentful spirits cried out loudly. They really didn't want to be expiated and thus had no choice but to betray their leader.

Hearing this, Ye Ping was tempted.

'There's a Ghost Warrior hiding in the dark?'

Ye Ping knew of the division of realms of the ghost cultivators. The ones in front of him were only at the seventh or eighth levels and were akin to insignificant minions.

However, Ghost Warriors were different as they were equivalent to Foundation Establishment realm cultivators.

If he could expiate him successfully…

Ye Ping did not dare to think about it.

He waved his hand and dozens of beams of Golden Light of Expiation darted out, expiating the resentful spirits.

Although there was a Ghost Warrior, he wanted to expiate both those spirits and the Ghost Warrior too.

Even if they were insignificant, it was better than nothing. Besides, those resentful spirits gave him a large amount of power of merit.

In the Northwest.

Zhang Ye watched his former subordinates get expiated by Ye Ping and was dumbfounded.

He didn't expect the young and refined-looking cultivator in front of him to be able to produce the Golden Light of Expiation.

'Is there a mistake?'

'He's so young and he can already produce the Golden Light of Expiation. He's going to be splendid in the future.'

'Damn it, is he a reincarnate of the Buddha? Or the Dao Venerable?'

Zhang Ye was speechless.

However, before he was ready to run away, he heard that he had been betrayed by his subordinates and immediately flew into a rage.

However, there was no point in being angry since all his subordinates had been expiated. Even if he wanted to vent his anger, there was no use.

At the thought of this, Zhang Ye turned around and tried to flee far. He dared not stay behind at all.

However, just as he was about to run, Ye Ping's voice sounded behind him.

"Friend, are you in pain?"

Zhang Ye immediately got the creeps after hearing his voice and flew upwards before fleeing north.

"Friend, don't run, I see you are full of resentment. Do you live in misery everyday?"

"Should I help expiate you? Don't worry, it's going to hurt at first, but it will be comfortable later."

Ye Ping's voice kept ringing out behind him.

That made Zhang Ye feel agonized.

He regretted messing with Ye Ping.

However, that was not the most intolerable thing to Zhang Ye. Instead, it was the fact that he liked pretending.

'Is there a point in that?'

'What era is it? Yet, you're still playing such an old-fashioned trick of pretending to be weaker than you are.'

'Can't you be more straightforward?'

Behind him.

Ye Ping detected Zhang Ye immediately.

In Ye Ping's eyes, Zhang Ye was full of resentment that was even more intense than all the resentment of the resentful spirits combined.

All of a sudden, Ye Ping couldn't help but be upset.

He actually had so much resentment. Clearly, he had been mistreated greatly and put through a lot of suffering in his previous life. He felt sad for Zhang Ye.

He decided that he must expiate Zhang Ye and make him happier.

At the thought of this, Ye Ping sped up and took chase.

Ye Ping didn't use the Sword Kinesis Flight because he wasn't good at it. Hence, it would be faster for him to run.

He still had the Ancient Godfiend body and his physical body was no longer ordinary.

As Ye Ping enhanced his legs with Dharmic powers, he ran as fast as the wind, and his speed was on par with Zhang Ye.

"Fellow Daoist, don't run. I'm a good person. I'm here to help you cleanse your resentment and grievances so that you can be a ghost again."

Ye Ping chased after him and said loudly.

"Immortal, I was blind to have offended you. Please be kind and magnanimous to spare me. I promise I won't do anything sinful again from now on."

Zhang Ye sobbed. He was now shivering, especially since Ye Ping was about to catch up to him, which was making him even more horrified.

"Fellow Daoist, you misunderstood, I'm not angry with you. I'm a cultivator of the righteous Dao. I saw how pitiful you are and decided to help expiate you. Trust me."

Ye Ping answered.

"Immortal, I'm fine now. I don't need to be reincarnated, thank you for your kindness. Please just let me go. How about I bring you to the Ghost King? There's no point in expiating a small ghost like me. If you can expiate the Ghost King, you'd be impressive and gain an infinite amount of merit."

Zhang Ye said loudly, even wanting to take him to the Ghost King.

"There's a Ghost King too? Okay then, Fellow Daoist, stop running and take me to the Ghost King. We'll expiate him together and split the merit equally between us. Don't worry, we won't harm you. Our sect is famous and I won't deceive you."

Ye Ping said.

However, Ye Ping was not a fool and knew exactly how competent he was. He definitely wouldn't expiate the Ghost King.

They were on completely different levels. So what if he had the Golden Light of Expiation?

"Immortal, quit joking, please just let me off. I'm begging you."

Zhang Ye said while running with a dismayed expression.

He didn't believe Ye Ping at all.

"Fellow Daoist, you're being too senseless. I've already made a promise and you still don't believe me? Don't blame me then."

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon."

"Zenith Heaven Dharmic Incantation."

"Ksitigharba."

"Prajñā Buddha."

"Prajñā Padme Hūṃ."

Ye Ping roared and mobilized all his Dharmic powers. In an instant, he seemed to have been gilded in gold as he charged towards the fleeing Zhang Ye.

"Ah!"

A miserable shriek sounded.

In the distance, Zhang Ye fell to the ground, screaming in horror.

The Golden Light of Expiation engulfed him and masses of black smoke wafted out of his body.

The black smoke represented sins. He had once sinned greatly, and now, he naturally had to bear with the punishment.

Ye Ping looked at everything.

He didn't show any sympathy at all because it was a tribulation that Zhang Ye had to go through. He had to be punished for his misdeeds and since it was an expiation, he couldn't reincarnate comfortably.

That was the law of nature.

Since he had committed sins, he had to expiate and be cleansed of his sins, which was a painful process.

If one didn't commit heinous sins, they wouldn't be in misery.

Just like that, fifteen minutes passed.

Finally, the black smoke on Zhang Ye's body vanished.

Immediately afterwards, a pure power of merit entered Ye Ping's body.

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Chapter 78: Opening The Aperture Again, Seventh Level of Qi Refinement

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Linhe Ghost Grave.

With all the resentment removed from his body, Zhang Ye's body turned extremely white and clean.

His menace was gone and he had already been purified.

"So, how is it? Fellow Daoist, I didn't lie to you, did I? It only hurt for a bit, right?"

Ye Ping looked at Zhang Ye and said seriously.

After hearing that, the latter could not help but look a bit disgruntled.

Zhang Ye was in a complicated mood. Although he had been expiated and got rid of his resentment, he also lost his cultivation level.

"Fellow Daoist, are you still a bit resentful? Do you want me to expiate you again?"

Looking at Zhang Ye's expression, Ye Ping couldn't help but ask that question, with the Golden Light of Expiation ready in his hand.

"Don't, Immortal. I've already gotten an enlightenment, I don't need to be expiated anymore."

"If you really want to expiate something, go straight and you will find many lonely ghosts there."

As soon as he heard that Ye Ping wanted to expiate him, Zhang Ye panicked and hurriedly told Ye Ping that there were many more ghosts in front, so that he wouldn't expiate him again.

He really couldn't handle it.

"There are many lonely ghosts ahead?"

When Ye Ping heard this, he couldn't help but be energized.

"Yes, there are many lonely ghosts ahead, but Immortal, please don't delve too deep. The Ghost King is right in front. You may have the Golden Light of Expiation, but I doubt you can expiate him."

Zhang Ye reminded kindly.

Now that he had been expiated and received Ye Ping's beneficence, all the menace in his heart was gone too, and naturally, he became kindhearted and wouldn't harm Ye Ping.

"Got it."

Ye Ping nodded. He was clear that he would just be courting death by trying to expiate the Ghost King with his current ability. Although he might not be able to expiate the Ghost King, he could still expiate some Ghost Warriors with no major issues.

"Immortal, the Ghost King of the Linhe Ghost Grave is going to be revived soon. It isn't safe here. Although I don't know your cultivation level, you should try to leave early if there is nothing important."

Zhang Ye told Ye Ping to leave earlier, lest he got into trouble.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist."

Ye Ping said gratefully.

"Immortal, you're being too kind. After I turned into a ghost, I did a lot of evil and suffered a lot of pain. Fortunately, you expiated me and got rid of my evilness. I will definitely be a slave to you in my next life to repay your kindness."

Zhang Ye sounded extremely pious.

He really felt thankful towards Ye Ping.

"Fellow Daoist, since you understand and turn for the better, that's good. You don't have to thank me."

"However, Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you sure that your menace has been expiated completely?"

Ye Ping didn't think that Zhang Ye owed him a favor, but rather, he felt that there was still some hostility within him that hadn't been expiated yet.

Sensing Ye Ping's gaze, Zhang Ye's body was trembling and he grimaced.

"Immortal, I'll get going. Let's contact each other again if we are fated with each other in the next life."

After saying that, he directly disappeared in the same place and went to get reincarnated.

Seeing Zhang Ye leave, Ye Ping felt reluctant because he was a good ghost.

However, since he had already reincarnated, he could only see him in the next life.

After Zhang Ye left, Ye Ping didn't move around casually and instead began to digest the power of merit.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ye Ping checked the power of merit.

There were a total of 31 power of merit.

Most of the power of merit was very little, but the one from expiating Zhang Ye was rather intense.

In the next moment, Ye Ping stopped going on further and instead mobilized the power of merit in his body to open the Immortal Aperture.

Yes, to open the aperture.

For the time being, his current cultivation realm did not have to be upgraded. Besides, the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures were the root of cultivation. After all, he was about to participate in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, and he definitely wouldn't have the time to cultivate properly.

The more Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures, the faster his self-cultivation would be.

Hence, Ye Ping planned to first open up ten Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures before considering the issue of cultivation and the Godfiend body.

In an instant, the power of merit was turned into rich spiritual energy.

Ye Ping immediately started mobilizing the Torch Dragon Immortal Aperture cultivation method.

15 minutes later.

With a loud sound, Ye Ping opened up the third Torch Dragon Immortal Aperture.

Most importantly, he had only consumed five units of power of merit, thus showing how incredible the power of merit was.

In fact, the power of merit was extremely precious to all cultivators.

It was because the power of merit was a panacea that could be used to refine pills and weapons, enhance one's luck, cultivation, and even as a sacrifice for treasures.

In short, the functions of power of merit were as extensive as one could imagine.

Hence, the power of merit was extremely precious, but almost no one dared to use it to cultivate.

After all, it was extremely difficult to obtain a power of merit.

One would have to expiate a resentful spirit and make it forget his obsessions and get reincarnated. The higher the cultivation level, the harder it would be for the expiation to succeed.

However, expiation was possible because the Golden Light of Expiation was also the light of enlightenment.

However, it was extremely difficult to cultivate the Golden Light of Expiation. Those who hadn't cultivated for hundreds or even thousands of years would never be able to condense the Golden Light of Expiation.

Once they really cultivated the Golden Light of Expiation, they would at least be at the Golden Core realm even if they had poor cultivation levels.

Golden Core Perfected Ones definitely wouldn't come to such a place to expiate some small ghosts.

However, Ye Ping was different. He was just a Qi Refinement cultivator, and to him, converting the power of merit that he had gained into spiritual energy would be a huge profit.

Time passed little by little.

Four hours passed.

Ye Ping opened his eyes.

The 30 power of merit turned into a massive amount of spiritual energy that opened up three of his Immortal Apertures.

His cultivation level was now five times faster.

Ye Ping did not use Zhang Ye's power of merit to open the Immortal Apertures and instead used it to improve his cultivation level.

They were in the Linhe Ghost Grave where danger was lurking in every corner. He wouldn't feel safe unless he increased his cultivation level.

Another two hours passed.

As Ye Ping consumed the last power of merit, Ye Ping's cultivation level skyrocketed to the seventh level of Qi Refinement.

Indeed, he improved by four levels at one go.

Sensing the fluctuating Dharmic powers in his body, Ye Ping felt an indescribable feeling of accomplishment.

He felt that his current cultivation level could completely catch up to that of the Ghost Warrior, Zhang Ye.

With his cultivation level raised and the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures opened, Ye Ping stood up and walked over.

Since he had finally found a place to get more merit, he naturally wouldn't leave.

Ye Ping didn't worry much about Su Changyu because there was no need for him to since Su Changyu was already so strong. He decided to take the opportunity to obtain more power of merit, lest his cultivation level stagnated.

Just like that, Ye Ping's figure gradually vanished.

On the other hand, voices sounded.

"Miss, we are in the Linhe Ghost Grave now, don't wander off on your own, lest you encounter ghosts."

"Gentleman, I seem to have heard my family's voices. I'll go meet them now. See you again if we are fated to."

"You may have heard wrongly. I didn't hear anyone calling you. Maybe, there are some resentful spirits nearby that are trying to lure you to them. You'd better stay. There's a Venerable One with a high cultivation level here who can protect you."

Not far away, Su Changyu tugged the sleeve of the woman in blue and said seriously.

He might be useless, but he was very righteous. This was the Linhe Ghost Grave. If the girl in blue left and encountered some resentful spirits, he would feel really guilty about it.

"Immortal, I really heard my father calling my name. Just let me go."

The woman in blue looked rather upset.

She felt terrible.

She originally wanted to seduce Su Changyu, but she realized that he was extremely firm and she could barely faze him. Yet, he even refused to let her leave.

'Once the fog dissipates and Kong Hai comes, I'll die.'

"Miss, please don't throw a tantrum. It's very dangerous here. As a cultivator of the righteous Dao, I can't let you be in danger."

"My friend is here."

Su Changyu pulled the woman in blue and as soon as he finished speaking, he discovered that the fog had instantly vanished and Kong Hai's figure appeared.

"Let go."

The woman in blue screamed, then turned into a black fog and tried to escape.

However, in the next moment, a beam of turquoise light flashed and a string of Buddhist beads restrained her.

The woman let out an ear-piercing scream and her body was engulfed in black smoke. However, her soul instantly dissipated and she didn't have the chance to reincarnate at all, which was worse than getting expiated by Ye Ping.

Her hands were stained with blood, and she had killed many people. The basic expiation method would only make her soul perish.

However, no one would take pity on her because evil begets evil, and it was just a consequence she had to bear.

"Amitabha."

Kong Hai hurriedly walked over and waved his hands, after which the Buddhist beads returned to his hand and he screamed.

Su Changyu, who was beside him, was stunned beyond words.

He didn't expect that woman to be a ghost cultivator.

At this moment, Su Changyu was terrified as he recalled everything.

Fortunately, he stayed calm. Otherwise, it would have been the end for him.

"Sister Xiao is right, I can't be lustful when I'm out there."

Su Changyu thought in his heart.

However, the next moment, he noticed that something was amiss.

'Where did Ye Ping go?'

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Chapter 79: The Ancient City Of Qingzhou, Establishing The Sword Platform

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Su Changyu was a little dumbstruck.

He suddenly discovered that Ye Ping had gone missing.

All of a sudden, Su Changyu froze in shock.

"Where's Patron Ye?"

Kong Hai was also a little curious as he looked around, only to realize that Ye Ping was nowhere to be found.

'It's over!'

"Oh dear."

"Oh dear."

'Ye Ping has gone missing.'

Su Changyu was already dumbfounded.

If Ye Ping disappeared, he felt that he would be skinned alive by Daoist Tai Hua.

'No, it's not going to be as simple as being skinned alive. Everyone in the sect is not going to let me off.'

'Ye Ping, Junior Brother Ye Ping, where did you go?'

'I'll teach you the Supreme Sword Dao, hurry up and come back.'

Su Changyu's spirits were dampened, and he was at a loss for words.

Sensing that Su Changyu was silent, Kong Hai couldn't help but speak up slowly.

"I think Patron Ye is blessed. He definitely wouldn't encounter any danger, don't worry, Patron Su."

He comforted Su Changyu.

Su Changyu couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked, "Venerable Kong Hai, can you accompany me to search for my little Junior Brother?"

Su Changyu knew that he couldn't panic now and that he had to calm down.

However, Su Changyu was mostly worried about Ye Ping. If anything happened to Ye Ping, Su Changyu could never get over the guilt regardless of what Daoist Tai Hua would do to him.

Regardless of whether Ye Ping was a genius or not, the only thing he knew was that Ye Ping was his junior brother so he naturally didn't want anything to happen to him.

"Okay."

Kong Hai answered.

"Thank you, Venerable One."

Su Changyu calmed himself down and proceeded to scout the surroundings, trying to find Ye Ping's whereabouts based on footprints or whatever traces he could find.

Just like that, the two figures also gradually disappeared.

At this moment, something major happened in the ancient city of Qingzhou hundreds of meters away too.

With the arrival of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, many cultivators gathered in the ancient city of Qingzhou.

There were merchants, spectators, and tourists, all of whom made the ancient city of Qingzhou very crowded.

At the east gate of the ancient city, there was a priority lane for the disciples who were going to participate in the meet, so as to prevent delays in the meet.

However, at the East City Gate.

A young man set up a sword platform and greeted his peers.

It was a common practice for every Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. Whenever the meet was about to begin, they would greet their peers with the sword and warm up in advance.

Secondly, it was to increase one's prestige.

After all, the rules of the sword platform were very strict, and once a sword platform was set up, one must accept all battles without refusal or breaks.

In other words, a tournament was permitted and those who won ten rounds in a row would receive a special reward from the ancient city of Qingzhou.

After all, those who could win ten rounds in a row were definitely young and outstanding elites.

Hence, whenever someone set up a sword platform outside the city of Qingzhou, it would definitely attract plenty of spectators.

However, the only difference this time was that someone set up a sword platform at the passage.

The meaning was very simple.

The person who defeated him would be able to take that passage, otherwise, they would have to use another passage.

That attracted the attention of countless cultivators.

Setting up the sword platform and a passage was a rare behavior.

The passage of the Qingzhou ancient city led to the main street and taking the passage would bring a lot of attention to oneself.

Well, most young people liked attention and looking like they were impressive.

However, the passage was intercepted, which angered a lot of cultivators.

What shocked the cultivators of Qingzhou was that the young man, who looked only 17 or 18 years old but had extremely strong swordsmanship, had fought 36 intense battles without getting defeated even once.

All of a sudden, there was a huge uproar in the ancient city and all the channels were blocked, barely leaving any space for the other challengers.

Just 15 minutes ago, there was finally an elite swordsman from Qingzhou.

He was from the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect.

He was the best elite of Qinghzou.

All of a sudden, many discussions broke out, thus attracting the attention of many.

At the east entrance.

Tens of thousands of cultivators formed a human wall, and there were even thousands of figures in the sky who were riding their flying swords and watching the battle.

"I'm Wang Jian of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect, please enlighten me."

At the entrance of the city.

Clad in the Daoist robe of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect, Wang Jian held a silver flying sword in his hand and looked at the teenager in front of him with a gleaming gaze.

The handsome teenager seemed to be 17 or 18 years old, but there was some coldness in his eyes.

He was wearing a starry, black robe that made him look aloof and cold.

Unlike Su Changyu's aloofness of an expert, this teenager seemed indifferent and cold, as if everything in heaven and earth were insignificant to him.

The teenager didn't say anything and simply drew his sword coldly.

In an instant, Wang Jian could not help but frown.

However, he did not say anything in the end and simply made a move.

Boom!

A thunderbolt sounded.

Without hesitation, Wang Jian executed the Four Thunder Sword Technique, and his sword roared loudly with the momentum and might of thunder.

Clang!

In an instant, the teenager immediately attacked with his sword and his terrifying sword momentum appeared, as if the dark night had arrived.

Two flying swords collided, sending Wang Jian flying while his sword darted out of his hand.

He had been defeated.

He was directly defeated.

After a collision, he lost.

At this moment, the whole venue was silent.

Tens of thousands of cultivators looked at this scene in shock.

Wang Jian was a famous Sword Daoist in Qingzhou who was under the tutelage of a certain elder of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect. The elder used to be a top swordsman of Qingzhou back then.

However, he didn't expect him to be unable to withstand the face-off.

At this moment, Wang Jian also froze, knowing that the teenager in front of him was very strong. However, he didn't expect that he couldn't even take a single blow from the other party.

It was rather outrageous.

"That's all the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect has to offer."

After defeating Wang Jian, the teenager did not have the slightest bit of complacency or joy. In fact, his eyes were full of emptiness.

He didn't show any contempt and merely felt emotional.

All of a sudden, everyone could not help but be silent.

Everyone looked at the teenager with their gazes full of envy and jealousy.

Male cultivators were filled with jealousy, while female cultivators were staring at him fondly. They turned to look at him, but unfortunately, they didn't know what his name was. Otherwise, they would have shouted his name.

"Hmph, what are you being smug for? Don't you just know how to perform some sword techniques?"

"Yeah, why is he so arrogant? The Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect is not that impressive. What's so wonderful about bullying a disciple? If he has what it takes, he should go fight with Daoist Siji."

"Exactly, exactly, why are young people these days so brazen?"

"Seriously? Do people think that's suave?"

Some people couldn't help but mock.

However, soon, there were other voices as well.

"Honestly, is it not?"

"Frankly speaking, it's quite suave."

"That's not suave? Why don't you replace him?"

'I'm so sour about it.'

"Damn, why is there such a hunky man in Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet? The elites of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect can't stand such an attack?"

"It seems that someone will clinch first place at the Qingzhou Dao Meet."

"Not necessarily, it is said that there are mysterious rewards in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time that will probably attract a lot of true experts."

The discussions sounded and most of them were male cultivators. Some were envious and some were jealous.

Soon, the female cultivators spoke up.

"Wow, he's so handsome."

"Why don't I have such a good-looking Junior Brother?"

"He's totally my type, I can't stand this any longer. Can you guys go and help me to ask him where his master is from?"

A female cultivator said.

In an instant, it made countless male cultivators even more jealous.

Just like that, seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

There were still less than twenty days to go before the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

The teenager at the city gate had already won a hundred battles in a row.

Word about him spread like wildfire, attracting experts from everywhere.

At the same time, two figures shuttled through the Linhe Ghost Grave.

Su Changyu and Kong Hai had been looking for Ye Ping the past few days.

However, after searching for seven days, they still couldn't find Ye Ping.

That made Su Changyu feel more and more anxious.

"Patron Su, do you find it strange?"

While walking in the mountains, Kong Hai frowned and pondered about something.

"What's strange?"

Su Changyu didn't find anything strange.

"We've been in the Linhe Ghost Grave for seven days, but we haven't encountered a single resentful spirit yet. That doesn't seem to make sense."

Kong Hai frowned.

There were lonely ghosts everywhere in the Linhe Ghost Grave. Although they might not necessarily meet one every step they took, it was absurd for them to encounter none in seven days.

Hearing Kong Hai's words, Su Changyu couldn't help but be surprised.

'Right!'

'We haven't encountered a single resentful spirit in seven days.'

'Isn't this the Linhe Ghost Grave?'

'Where are the ghosts?'

'Have they all been exterminated?'

"Venerable One, what do you think?"

Su Changyu asked calmly.

"I suspect that there might have been a new Ghost King who devoured all the menacing ghosts."

Kong Hai answered.

'Ghost King?'

Su Changyu's expression changed.

However, before he could answer, a miserable cry sounded abruptly.

"Help! Help me!"

Two figures soon appeared.

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Chapter 80: Su Changyu Is Definitely An Expert

"Help! Someone killed a ghost!"

Hearing the cries, Su Changyu and Kong Hai couldn't help but look into the distance.

A ghostly figure appeared.

It ran towards the two in a state of panic.

There was a familiar figure chasing it.

It was Ye Ping!

Su Changyu was dumbfounded.

After searching for seven days but failing to find Ye Ping, Su Changyu had already felt overwhelmed with anxiety, but after seeing that Ye Ping was alive and well, he calmed down.

'Why… Why is Junior Brother chasing a ghost?'

"Fellow Daoist, don't be scared, just bear with it for a while. You'll be able to reincarnate soon. It won't be a loss for you."

Ye Ping's voice sounded as he chased behind the ghost.

As a stream of golden light struck, the ghost cultivator shrieked even more miserably.

"Golden Light of Expiation?"

As Ye Ping cast out the Golden Light of Expiation, Kong Hai, who was in the distance, was dumbfounded.

"Golden Light of Expiation?"

'How can he have the Golden Light of Expiation?'

'Are my eyes playing tricks on me?'

Kong Hai was dumbfounded.

It wasn't that he hadn't seen the Golden Light of Expiation before. He just hadn't seen such a young person having the Golden Light of Expiation.

In the distance, the ghost cultivator that was hit by the Golden Light of Expiation shrieked in misery before turning into a white ray of light and vanishing in the blink of an eye.

After dealing with the last ghost cultivator, Ye Ping could not help but smile.

However, he was soon surprised when he saw Su Changyu because he didn't expect to meet him there.

"Eldest Senior Brother! You're here too."

When Ye Ping saw Su Changyu, he immediately scurried towards him with joy and surprise in his eyes.

"Junior Brother, where have you been all these days? Don't you know that I've been worried sick about you?"

Upon sight of Ye Ping who was safe and sound, Su Changyu was finally relieved.

If anything happened to Ye Ping, he wouldn't be able to account for it.

However, Ye Ping was fortunately alright.

Perhaps because he had been living in fear for seven days, Su Changyu didn't notice what the golden light that Ye Ping cast out just now was. After all, to him, the fact that Ye Ping was safe was already good enough.

As for the golden light, it was none of his business so long as Ye Ping was safe.

"Eldest Senior Brother, after you taught me the method of expiation, you suddenly disappeared and I didn't know where to go, so I went to expiate the ghosts and lost track of time. Please forgive me, Senior Brother."

Ye Ping lowered his head and listened to Su Changyu's compliments.

"Expiation method?"

Su Changyu was slightly stunned.

'Since when did I teach you an expiation method?'

'I know you're talented and good at comprehending.'

'But don't create trouble out of nowhere?'

Su Changyu was a little helpless.

He knew that Ye Ping was extremely gifted.

However, things were getting outrageous, and he thought that Ye Ping had already started making things up.

While Su Changyu was depressed, Kong Hai was still in a daze.

He was almost certain that the golden light that Ye Ping had cast out was the Golden Light of Expiation that he dreamed of.

'This is so absurd.'

'No matter how I look at it, the two of them are wastrels.'

'How can he cast the Golden Light of Expiation?'

'Have they been pretending all this while?'

'Are they acting less competent than they really are?'

'Wait…'

All of a sudden, Kong Hai couldn't help but think of something.

He turned to look at Su Changyu.

The more he looked, the more he felt something odd.

Firstly, how could two people with mediocre cultivation levels dare to appear in the Linhe Ghost Grave?

'Could they have come here by mistake?'

'Is that possible?'

Even Foundation Establishment realm cultivators dared not barge into the Linhe Ghost Grave easily.

However, who would dare to take their lives lightly?

Secondly, they were just Qi Refinement cultivators, and they didn't panic at all when they faced a ghost cultivator. In fact, even Su Changyu, who had been with him the past seven days, seemed fearless during their search for Ye Ping.

'Is this how Qi Refinement cultivators should be behaving?'

Hence, it suddenly dawned on Kong Hai that the two of them were pretending.

'Okay.'

'Okay.'

'So much for thinking that you guys were weak in cultivation and I even offered to help, but I didn't expect you to take me for a fool.'

'Father is right. The disciples of Dao sects do like pretending and hiding their capabilities.'

He was really furious.

Kong Hai was feeling really frustrated. He originally thought he helped to save two weaklings and was showing the friendly spirit of Buddhism.

To his surprise, he encountered two phonies.

How could Kong Hai not be upset?

However, he soon got the main point.

'Expiation method?'

'What expiation method can condense the Golden Light of Expiation?'

All of a sudden, Kong Hai perked up and asked the burning question in his mind.

"Patron Ye, did you just cast the Golden Light of Expiation?"

Kong Hai looked at Ye Ping.

However, after he looked at him, he was stunned.

'What? Tenth level of Qi Refinement?'

'Must you be so outrageous?'

'We haven't met in seven days and you've already broken through to the tenth level of Qi Refinement?'

Ye Ping's cultivation level seven days ago was only the third level of Qi Refinement.

In the blink of an eye, he had reached the tenth level of Qi Refinement.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Kong Hai could naturally see through the two people's realms at a glance.

Cultivators of lower realms could not see through the realm of cultivators at higher realms, but the latter would be able to see the realm of the former.

That was the reason for Kong Hai's astonishment.

Seven days ago, Ye Ping was at the third level of Qi Refinement, and seven days later, he had already reached the tenth level.

One level a day?

Wasn't that outrageous?

'Patron, take my advice and stop cheating, lest you end up on the God roll.'

Kong Hai was really speechless.

Ye Ping shocked him time and time again.

He was already convinced that Su Changyu and Ye Ping were definitely just pretending to be weaker than they really were.

Su Changyu, in particular.

He reckoned that Su Changyu was even stronger.

If Ye Ping was already so atrociously powerful, how could his Senior Brother be any worse?

'He can't be a good-for-nothing.'

Hearing Kong Hai's question, Ye Ping answered truthfully without hiding anything.

"Venerable One, I don't know what this golden light is called, but it's quite good for dealing with ghost cultivators."

Ye Ping stretched out his hand, and in a flash, the Golden Light of Expiation spread on his palm.

Kong Hai's eyes were full of shock.

He could sense that it was the Golden Light of Expiation.

Besides, Ye Ping's Golden Light of Expiation was very pure and much stronger than his master's.

It was extremely absurd.

Ye Ping seemed to only be in his early twenties and was definitely not an old cultivator pretending to be young because Ye Ping was full of vigor. Cultivators could deduce one's age using blood Qi.

Rejuvenated cultivators wouldn't be too vigorous.

In other words, Ye Ping was in his early twenties and had already condensed the Golden Light of Expiation.

Besides, he was already 25 years old and still lacked more than 400 power of merit to condense the first Golden Buddha Body. He would take at least another five to ten years to nurture the Golden Light of Expiation.

In an instant, Kong Hai felt sour about it.

On the other hand, Su Changyu couldn't help but be shocked.

Although he did not know what it was, it felt impressive.

'Why did Ye Ping say that I had passed it on to him?'

'Has Little Junior Brother become so strong that he can communicate with the gods?'

"Patron Ye, I have a request, can you let me see this expiation sutra of yours."

Kong Hai asked awkwardly after coming back to his senses.

Although he knew it was a bit inappropriate to ask this, he really wanted to see what kind of expiation sutra it was that could make a person condense the Golden Light of Expiation at such a young age.

"Huh? You have to ask my Senior Brother, he imparted it to me."

Hearing this, Ye Ping was not displeased, but mainly because this sutra was passed on to him by Su Changyu. Hence, if Su Changyu did not agree, he would not dare to pass on the sutra without permission.

"Patron Su, I know that this request is a bit too much, but I can make a Buddhist vow that I will never spread the sutra. If you're still worried, I can also vow that I will never study it and only use it for reference."

Kong Hai was really curious about what sutra could let a young person like Ye Ping get the Golden Light of Expiation.

He was the top genius of the Buddhist sect of Jin Nation, but his target was to obtain the Golden Light of Expiation before the age of fifty.

However, his master felt that it would be good enough if he could get the Golden Light of Expiation before the age of 100.

As the top Buddhism talent in Jin Nation, Kong Hai would probably only be able to cultivate the Golden Light of Expiation at about 70 years old, but it definitely wouldn't be as good as Ye Ping's.

Hence, he was really curious.

Sensing the desire in Kong Hai's gaze, Su Changyu was a little dumbfounded.

He didn't know anything about the method of expiation.

He wanted to explain, but as soon as he did, the meaning seemed to have changed.

"Fellow Daoist Kong Hai, fate has brought us together. Ye Ping, write a copy of it for Venerable Kong Hai."

Su Changyu said calmly.

His indifferent aura showed again.

Su Changyu looked extremely indifferent.

Kong Hai couldn't help but be overjoyed when he said that.

Ye Ping didn't continue saying anything else and simply took out the brush and ink that he brought around with him. He then started writing down the expiation sutra.

In less than 15 minutes, he completed it.

"Please keep this well, Venerable Kong Hai."

Since Su Changyu didn't care, there was nothing more he could say.

Besides, Kong Hai was indeed a good person, so Ye Ping gave it to him willingly.

Kong Hai took the sutra respectfully.

"Namo Amitabha, thank you for giving this to me. Feel free to tell me if there's anything you need help with."

Feeling very grateful to them, Kong Hai placed his hands together and immediately started scrutinizing the expiation sutra.

He was familiar with the first half of the sutra, but the later half seemed rather elusive. All of sudden, Kong Hai found it hard to enlighten.

However, Kong Hai understood something.

The harder it was to comprehend the sutra, the more mighty the sutra was.

He didn't stare at the sutra. After all, he was in the Linhe Ghost Grave, and thus, he planned to go to a quieter place to read it.

Thinking of this, Kong Hai put the sutra in his arms and then looked at the two of them.

"Patrons, the array formation has now been broken. I know that you two are going to attend the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. If you set off now, you won't be late. If there's any more delay, I am afraid you will be late for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. Why don't I send you down the mountain?"

Kong Hai planned to escort them down the mountain.

Although Kong Hai felt like he was insulting Su Changyu and Ye Ping when he said that, he thought that he ought to be polite.

"Thank you, Venerable One."

Hearing that Kong Hai was willing to escort him down the mountain, Su Changyu was extremely thankful.

Ye Ping nodded too.

They had stayed at the Linhe Ghost Grave for too long and indeed had to speed up. Otherwise, they really might not be able to make it to the conference.

Both of them agreed.

Without any nonsense, Kong Hai headed down with the two of them.

Six hours passed.

Three figures slowly appeared in a small passage.

"Patrons, continue on this path, keep going for about an hour and you will see the Qingzhou path. Head all the way to the west and you will see the ancient city of Qingzhou."

Kong Hai bade farewell to them on the path.

He had a mission to complete and could not accompany them to the ancient city of Qingzhou, so he could only say goodbye to them there.

"Thank you, Venerable."

Ye Ping thanked him and silently memorized the route.

"You're welcome. If you have the opportunity, you can come to Little Spirit Temple to look for me. When we meet again, I will definitely treat you with the best hospitality."

It was considered Kong Hai's last words before parting.

"Daoist Kong Hai, you can also come to the Qingyun Dao Sect and visit us."

"We'll meet again if fate allows!"

Su Changyu said politely.

Immediately afterwards, he took Ye Ping away.

They were indeed in a bit of a hurry. There were less than twenty days before the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, but they had only traveled less than one-fifth of the journey, so if they didn't hurry up a bit, they might really be late.

"We'll meet again if fate allows!"

Kong Hai watched the two of them leave.

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Chapter 81: Qingzhou Passage, Hello, Teacher

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Ten days passed.

The official passage of Qingzhou.

Traffic was heavy there, and it was the official passage that led to the nineteen ancient cities.

The official passage in Jin Nation was used for the transportation of resources and official documents and information. Officials who didn't belong to the imperial court would not be allowed to take that passage.

However, immortal cultivators belonged to the exception and could take that path.

Su Changyu and Ye Ping were walking together.

The official passage was crowded and there were several caravans there. They were all immortal cultivators.

The Sword Dao Meet in the ancient city of Qingzhou happened once every ten years, and the cultivators of the neighboring regions would come over to study and learn too.

That was also the reason that the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was very important to the various trade unions.

It was not as simple as buying and selling things. Sometimes, the value of the store brand was also extremely important.

"Have you heard? A ruthless man has come to the ancient city of Qingzhou and set up a sword platform at the entrance. Those who want to participate in the competition must take that path."

"What? There's such a menacing person? There are so many talents in Qingzhou, but there's still such a brazen person?"

"Brazen? You probably don't know that this person has already won 170 matches and defeated the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect and White Cloud Sword Sect. Basically, the disciples of all the prestigious sects in Qingzhou have lost to him."

"170 consecutive victories? The Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect disciples lost too?"

In the official passage, voices sounded and many people were discussing fervently about the ancient city of Qingzhou.

Not only were the people in Qingzhou discussing it, everyone in Jin Nation were discussing it too.

The sword platform attracted a lot of attention and there were 170 consecutive victories, which was even more exaggerating.

On the official passage, Su Changyu didn't feel much when he heard their discussion.

Those were matters between geniuses, which had nothing to do with him at all.

Anyway, he wasn't going to go join in the discussion. It wouldn't embarrass him either.

At this moment, a commotion sounded from behind.

"Ancient Beast Warhorse?"

"Wow, a warhorse like this is worth at least a few hundred taels of silver, right?"

"Brother, can you not embarrass me? This is a warhorse that's the offspring of an Ancient Beast Warhorse that mated with a demonic beast. It's worth at least thousands taels of gold."

"Thousands of taels of gold? Do you think I'm a fool? A horse like this is worth a thousand taels of gold?"

"Duh. See for yourself, this horse is not the same as ordinary horses, this is a warhorse. It can be used in war and survive in all kinds of harsh environments. They also said that it can travel 1,500 kilometers a day, and making it travel 500 kilometers would be an insult. Do you know that it's worth 3,000 taels of gold?"

"Most importantly, this warhorse is usually for the royals of Jin Nation. In other words, it can't be bought with money, and the people on this carriage must be rich or noble."

"3,000 taels of gold for one? That's almost the price of my lunch."

"Brother, stop bragging, it's pointless."

"There's actually so much knowledge involved in a horse, now I know."

The people were actively discussing.

At this moment, the warhorse behind the passage gradually appeared too.

The warhorses were all wearing armor and each horse was far stronger than ordinary ones.

Besides, each one of them had a menacing gaze.

They were galloping uniformly on the passage, attracting the attention of everyone.

It was a team of twenty followers who were riding on ancient beast warhorses, each looking indifferent and aloof.

However, the most luxurious thing was not the ancient beast warhorses, but the carriage among the team.

The entire carriage was pulled by six ancient beast warhorses, and the carriage itself was made of gold and gemstones.

It was a glorious way to travel.

Everyone on the passage was staring at the carriage.

Immortal cultivators were allowed to use the official passage, but Sword Kinesis Flight was prohibited. Hence, the only thing that could be used for showing off was carriages.

Not counting the rest, the 26 warhorses alone were already worth 78,000 taels of gold.

After doing the math in his head, Su Changyu was extremely shocked.

78,000 taels of gold.

What concept was that?

The Qingyun Dao Sect would never earn that much money in an entire lifetime.

'The wealthy people are just that outrageous.'

Looking at the warhorses, Su Changyu's heart was filled with envy, but he soon felt upset again.

He didn't know if he would ever have the chance to sit in such a carriage.

'That should be it.'

Su Changyu watched quietly.

However, he knew that if he never got the chance to board such a carriage in this lifetime, he would have to wait for the next lifetime.

Without saying anything, Su Changyu went forward with Ye Ping.

Meanwhile, Ye Ping was thinking about the issues pertaining to merit.

Ten days ago, he was in the Linhe Ghost Grave. He spent seven days expiating the resentful spirits.

He would expiate every resentful spirit he saw within 500 meters.

Ye Ping had 700 power of merit in total.

Yes, 700.

After all, the resentful spirits were not ordinary ghosts.

Although the Linhe Ghost Grave was said to have a million resentful spirits, the spirits would actually kill each other and devour each other's resentment to improve themselves.

Hence, that was quite an exaggerated number. Within seven days, Ye Ping expiated 700 resentful spirits, which was quite an impressive feat.

The famous Buddhist disciple Kong Hai would rejoice if he could expiate just 100 resentful spirits in seven days.

Ye Ping planned to go to the ancient city of Qingzhou and think about how to use his newly attained power of merit.

"Pull over, pull over."

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

A handsome man got off the carriage and called for the carriage to stop.

In an instant, the whole carriage stopped, and the twenty entourage looked around vigilantly.

The leader was puzzled.

"You are?"

His eyes were full of curiosity.

Even the other cultivators on the official passage were very curious.

"Teacher, Teacher."

The handsome man who came out from inside the carriage shouted to the left, piquing the curiosity of countless cultivators.

His voice sounded.

Ye Ping, who was calculating the power of merit, suddenly came back to his senses.

He looked in the direction of the voice.

It was rather familiar and he turned to the right to take a look.

Soon, a familiar face appeared in front of Ye Ping.

"Li Yu?"

Ye Ping was rather shocked.

He knew the handsome man on the carriage and was on good terms with him.

When he first transmigrated, Ye Ping was focused on studying, and some time later, he attended a few literature gatherings.

Ye Ping built a good reputation in that circle because everyone sang praises of him, and from time to time, he would say some brilliant lines. As he got more famous, he met more and more people too.

Hence, Ye Ping also participated in several large literati gatherings and even set up a drinking contest during a banquet while in a drunken stupor. He then shot to fame.

After becoming famous, Ye Ping came into contact with immortal cultivation by chance and learned that there were immortal cultivators in this world.

Hence, he gave up on literature and started cultivating immortality. In the end, he landed in Qingyun Dao Sect.

The handsome man on the carriage was clearly one of his fans whom he had met during a large event.

Since he wrote an article at the event, Li Yu had been pestering himself everyday, declaring his desire to become Ye Ping's disciple, but Ye Ping didn't take him in because Li Yu was only a few years younger than Ye Ping and Ye Ping was too embarrassed to become his master.

After that, Li Yu left while Ye Ping went to practice immortal cultivation. Hence, they didn't meet for more than half a year.

Ye Ping was surprised as he didn't expect to run into him there.

"I'm Li Yu. Greetings, Teacher."

After seeing Ye Ping's reaction, Li Yu was immediately overjoyed as he leaped off the carriage excitedly and hurried towards Ye Ping to bow to him respectfully.

"Brocade Gold River robe?"

Su Changyu, who was at the side, immediately recognized what Li Yu was wearing and was astonished.

He was even more shocked than when he saw the warhorse.

It was because Li Yu was wearing a brocade robe that was from a limited edition series of the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, which was more than dozens of times more expensive than the robe he was now wearing. It was short in supply too and was simply priceless, as only 600 of those robes were available in the Ten Kingdoms.

Those who could wear such clothes were truly the upper echelons.

'Where did this kid come from?'

'He seems to know Ye Ping too.'

'Who exactly is Ye Ping?'

'A painting of his is worth at least 10,000 taels of gold.'

'He knows a wealthy person too?'

Su Changyu's heart was filled with shock.

He discovered that Ye Ping seemed to have a lot of secrets.

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Chapter 82: Is This The Big Shot's Lair?

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"Teacher, is it really you?"

On the carriage, Li Yu looked extremely excited.

At first, he thought his eyes had been playing tricks on him.

The reason being, the Householder Qing Lian he remembered was not as handsome as the person he was looking at now, and most importantly, his aura was different.

"Why are you here?"

Facing Li Yu, Ye Ping looked extremely composed.

Putting aside the fact that Li Yu used to be his fan, Li Yu was now just a wealthy and authoritative figure, but Ye Ping was now different from what he used to be.

He was now an immortal cultivator.

'Aren't I impressive?'

Besides, he was an immortal cultivator of a supreme hidden sect.

Hence, Ye Ping wouldn't be extra polite just because Li Yu was wealthy. He would just treat him as per normal.

"Teacher, I'm planning to go to the ancient city of Qingzhou to watch the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. What about you?"

Li Yu seemed extremely respectful as he was hesitant in his speech, and there was barely any flaw.

"Oh, that's quite a coincidence."

Ye Ping did not expect that Li Yu was also going to the ancient city of Qingzhou. It was indeed quite a coincidence.

As soon as he heard Ye Ping say that he was also going to the ancient city of Qingzhou, Li Yu hurriedly walked down from the carriage and walked towards Ye Ping. "Teacher, are you also going to the ancient city? This place is about 400 kilometers away from the ancient city, and the journey is going to be arduous. Why don't you let me send you?"

Li Yu exclaimed excitedly, his eyes full of enthusiasm and joy.

As Ye Ping's big fan, how could Li Yu let Ye Ping go to the Qingzhou Ancient City alone?

"Let's go together?"

Ye Ping was a little hesitant and turned to look at Su Changyu in a bid to question him.

Countless cultivators on the official passage were watching them, and they all seemed extremely curious about why the man on the carriage was so polite to a young man.

It really piqued their curiosity.

However, when he saw Ye Ping's gaze, Su Changyu froze in shock.

'Why are you choosing not to board a carriage for free?'

Besides, it was a splendid carriage, and Su Changyu was definitely willing to board it.

"Since he's your disciple, I won't be a killjoy."

Su Changyu's voice was calm, but he was extremely keen on boarding the carriage.

Hearing Su Changyu's answer, Li Yu couldn't help but seem extremely curious.

"Teacher, who's this?"

Li Yu looked at Su Changyu.

In his eyes, Su Changyu had an extraordinary aura, and although his realm seemed mediocre, he had a dignified gaze between his brows and his aura was really rare.

"He's my eldest Senior Brother."

After the introduction, Ye Ping looked at Su Changyu and said, "Eldest Senior Brother, this person hasn't formally acknowledged me yet, so he isn't considered my disciple."

Ye Ping explained seriously. After all, if he had really acknowledged Ye Ping as his master, Li Yu would be a disciple of the Qingyun Dao Sect. He didn't dare to take in disciples on behalf of the sect so he had to explain clearly.

However, although Ye Ping did not take him as a disciple, Li Yu wasn't bothered about it and continued to address Ye Ping as his master. Hence, Ye Ping decided to leave him be since he wouldn't be at a loss anyway.

"So he's Uncle-Master. Greetings, Uncle-Master."

Li Yu did not care about what Ye Ping said but excitedly looked at Su Changyu and said so.

Before Su Changyu could continue, Li Yu had already moved and gestured for the two of them to get onto the carriage.

"Uncle-Master, Master, it's a long journey. Let's take our time and chat in the carriage."

Unable to contain his excitement, Li Yu enthusiastically asked Su Changyu and Ye Ping to get on the carriage.

On the other hand, Ye Ping looked at Su Changyu. If Su Changyu was resistant to the idea, he wouldn't get on the carriage either.

"Thank you very much."

Su Changyu thanked Li Yu calmly.

"Don't mention it, Uncle-Master. It's only right for me to respect my teacher. It'd be my honor and fortune if you can get on the carriage."

Li Yu was neither arrogant nor conceited. In fact, he even personally assisted Su Changyu and Ye Ping to get on the carriage. He was very thorough with his etiquette, and no one could find any flaws in it.

The two of them got into the carriage.

The carriage didn't seem very large from the outside, but when they entered, they discovered that there was a whole new world inside.

The interior of the carriage was spacious and there were long tables on each side, on which there were many fruits and wine. Five other people were seated quietly.

There were three men seated on the left and two women on the right. The division was clear.

When Su Changyu entered, the five of them couldn't help but look at him.

In particular, the two women couldn't take their eyes off him.

When Ye Ping appeared, they couldn't help but be even more astonished.

Su Changyu and Ye Ping were undoubtedly extremely good-looking, and their auras were unique too. They immediately won the favor of the crowd.

That's just what the world was like. Attractive people are often somehow more likable.

"Uncle-Master, Master, please take a seat."

Behind them, Li Yu got into the carriage and immediately asked Ye Ping and Su Changyu to take a seat.

In his mind, Ye Ping was already his teacher, and since Su Changyu was Ye Ping's Senior Brother, that made Su Changyu his Uncle-Master. He naturally had to arrange for them to be seated in the superior seats.

Su Changyu and Ye Ping did not act pretentiously and settled down on the main seats.

However, they soon set off again with Li Yu's orders.

Inside the carriage.

Li Yu was seated in the first seat on the left and looked at everyone. Immediately afterwards, he introduced the two of them to the rest proudly.

"Everyone, this is my master, Householder Qing Lian. The other man here is my Uncle-Master, his name is…"

With some smugness in his eyes, Li Yu introduced Ye Ping and Su Changyu to the crowd. However, when he was introducing Su Changyu, he was at a loss because he didn't know what Su Changyu's name was.

"Su Changyu."

Ye Ping said slowly.

"Oh, Su Changyu, Uncle-Master Su."

Li Yu was slightly embarrassed, but he soon looked at Ye Ping and Su Changyu again.

"Master, Uncle-Master, let me introduce to you, this is the eldest son of the Changsun family, Changsun Gaozhan. This is Nie Xin, the son of the Marquis of Ping Nation, and this is Xu Qiubai, the young master of the Lijian Villa."

Li Yu introduced the three people around him to Ye Ping and Su Changyu.

All three of them were handsome and suave. Although their auras were inferior to Ye Ping and Su Changyu, the clothes they wore and their temperament that they had cultivated since they were young showed that they were extraordinary.

"Greetings, Householder Qing Lian. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Su."

The three spoke in unison and they looked rather respectful. Although Su Changyu's aura was a notch higher than Ye Ping's, it was obvious that his identity as Householder Qing Lian was much more famous.

"Greetings."

Ye Ping smiled and cupped his fists in response.

Although he did not know the identity of those three people, he was no longer a newbie.

The identity of Householder Qing Lian was not just a joke.

However, Su Changyu froze in shock.

'Changsun family?'

'The famous Changsun family that is said to be the best in the nation?'

'The marquis of Ping Nation? The youngest marquis in Jin Nation?'

'Lijian Villa? The Lijian Villa of the Three Thousand Dao Sect?"

Su Changyu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he was extremely agitated too. However, the more agitated he was, the more aloof he seemed.

Changsun Gaozhan, Nie Xin, and Xu Qiubai were also secretly observing Su Changyu and Ye Ping.

When Li Yu revealed their identities, they stared at Su Changyu and Ye Ping.

However, to their surprise…

Su Changyu didn't look shocked and instead remained indifferent.

Ye Ping seemed extremely calm too, as if he didn't care about their identities.

That made them extremely shocked.

The Changsun family, the Marquis of Ping Nation, and the Lijian Villa were all top forces of the Jin Nation.

In such a situation, there were only two possibilities for Su Changyu to not be surprised in any way.

Firstly, it could be that Su Changyu didn't know.

The second was that they didn't care.

They thought that it was clearly the second.

The fact that the prince of the Jin Kingdom had such great respect for Householder Qing Lian was enough to prove that Householder Qing Lian was definitely not as simple as ordinary people.

The three exchanged glances and seemed to be communicating with each other through their gazes.

'We can't afford to provoke them.'

"Young Master Li, why didn't you introduce us?"

At this moment, one of the two women in the carriage voiced up in displeasure.

Hearing her words, Li Yu immediately burst into laughter.

"I was too excited because I met my teacher by chance, please forgive me, Miss Shuang'er."

After saying that, he looked at Ye Ping and Su Changyu.

"Master, Uncle-Master, these two fairies are Miss Shuang'er and Miss Ning'er from the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion."

Li Yu continued to introduce.

"By the way, Uncle-Master, the clothes that you're wearing are designed by Miss Shuang'er, and Master, your clothes are designed by Miss Ning'er."

Li Yu added, "You're fated."

Ye Ping was a little surprised as he didn't expect there to be such a coincidence.

However, Ye Ping was not very shocked. After all, garment-making was not a competent job to him. He felt that it was inferior to immortal cultivation.

On the other hand, Su Changyu was completely speechless.

'What kind of carriage is this?'

'The eldest son of the top family of Jin Nation.'

'The son of the marquis of Jin Nation.'

'The disciple of the Three Thousand Dao Sect.'

'Even the designers of the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion are here.'

'Who is this Li Yu?'

Su Changyu felt dumbstruck.

'This group of people is so powerful, especially the two designers of Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, who are part of the Twelve Golden Hairpins.'

The clothes produced by the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion were famous in the ten kingdoms, and all the wealthy people and cultivators loved the brand.

The Twelve Golden Hairpins were the most authoritative figures who designed and created all the latest designs.

Hence, the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion was not only wealthy, they were well-connected and commanded great respect even from the kings too.

'Have I entered the big shots' lair?"

In an instant, Su Changyu fell silent.

He was at a loss for what to do.

He was extremely uneasy.

He really wanted to pull Ye Ping away because he couldn't get used to it.

"Come on, I'm really happy about meeting my master today. Master, I'll toast to you thrice, let's drink to our hearts' content."

Li Yu hurriedly raised his glass to toast.

Everyone else followed suit.

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Chapter 83: Senior Su, You're Here, Quickly Save Us

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They had three rounds of toasting.

They put down their glasses and Li Yu's voice sounded.

He was the owner of the carriage, so it was inevitable that he would have to be the one striking a conversation and doing the talking.

"Master, what are you going to the Qingzhou Ancient City for?"

Li Yu seemed a little curious about what Ye Ping was going to the Qingzhou Ancient City for.

"To participate in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."

Ye Ping answered truthfully without hiding.

However, as soon as he said that, the people in the carriage couldn't help but seem shocked, but they didn't say much.

"To participate in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?"

Li Yu was even more surprised.

To him, Ye Ping was an impressive literati, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a star of the literature world. However, he didn't expect to hear Ye Ping saying that he was going to participate in the Sword Dao Meet.

"Yeah, I joined an immortal sect a few months ago, and I'm pursuing immortality now. The sect leader has sent me to participate in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet to train."

Ye Ping said.

On the other hand, Su Changyu got somehow nervous.

He was extremely nervous, for fear that Ye Ping would say the wrong thing and end up letting them sense something fishy. However, he did not dare to interrupt or make things worse.

'Immortal sect? Pursuing immortality?'

At this moment, the atmosphere in the carriage began to get strange.

Li Yu was fine because he knew what Ye Ping was like and also knew that Ye Ping was smart enough not to get duped by others.

"Master, will you consider joining the imperial court as an official?"

Ever since Li Yu knew Ye Ping, he had been trying to coerce Ye Ping into joining the imperial court as an official so as to assist him. He even thought that when he ascended to the throne of the King of Jin Nation, he would make Ye Ping the imperial tutor.

However, he discovered that Ye Ping wasn't competitive by nature, although he was talented. Li Yu was conflicted because he was afraid that Ye Ping would end up being taken advantage of in the imperial courts because of his personality. Hence, he hadn't mentioned it earlier.

"Join the court as an official?"

Ye Ping was curious. He sized Li Yu up, and to be frank, Ye Ping also guessed that Li Yu was a wealthy figure of status, but he never expected that he would let him join the court as an official through the back door.

However, if Li Yu had said this to him a year ago, Ye Ping might have agreed. However, now that he had joined a hidden immortal sect, joining the imperial courts as an official had become insignificant to him.

"I have a carefree heart and I can't be confined to one place."

Ye Ping said coldly, revealing his intentions and tactfully turning down Li Yu's offer

Hearing this, Li Yu could not help but sigh.

Although he had already expected it, Li Yu still felt a little upset when he heard Ye Ping's answer.

However, just at that moment, Ye Ping took the initiative to speak.

"What are you guys going to the Qingzhou Ancient City for?"

Ye Ping asked curiously.

"Teacher, we're going there for some trivial matters. Gaozhan is my companion this time, but Nie Xin is heading there for military recruitment while Qiubai is going to watch the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."

"As for the fairies Shuang'er and Ning'er, they are going to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet for the purpose of designing new clothes for the Sword Immortal series."

Li Yu answered on behalf of everyone.

"Military recruitment? Is there going to be a war in Jin Nation?"

Ye Ping's eyes were filled with some curiosity.

"No. It's mainly because there have been some abnormalities in Jin Nation lately so His Majesty intends to make some arrangements in advance to prevent unexpected situations."

"However, those are just trivial matters. Fairy Shuang'er and Ning'er's matters are more important. I heard that there are a few incredible geniuses who are going to attend the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time, and we must watch it." Nie Xin answered.

He obviously didn't want to comment much about this matter. After all, it was a national event and it was not to be discussed indiscriminately. In the end, Nie Xin brought the focus of the conversation back to the Sword Dao Meet.

At the mention of this, Xu Qiubai couldn't help but nod.

"The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet has indeed attracted a lot of geniuses. In the previous years, the first three winners of the Sword Dao Meet were basically all from the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect."

"However, it seems that the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect, which is the best in Qingzhou, probably will not be able to enter the top ten."

As soon as he said that, he immediately attracted the curiosity of Ye Ping and Su Changyu.

However, Su Changyu did not dare to say anything.

On the other hand, Ye Ping couldn't help but ask, "Are there a lot of geniuses coming?"

He was a little curious. After all, as a contestant, he naturally had to pay attention to the Sword Dao Meet.

"Yes, Teacher, you might not know, but the top three winners of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet are all going to enter the Jin Nation Academy."

"If nothing goes wrong, the Jin Nation Academy will be opened, and during spring next year, the Ten Nations Academy will appear again and the top ten disciples of the Ten Nations Academy will definitely be picked from the various academies."

"The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet happens to be the last Sword Dao Meet so there are many cultivators who will be participating. Their goal is to enter the Ten Nations Academy."

Li Yu explained patiently to Ye Ping.

"How competent are they?"

Ye Ping somehow felt a little pressurized, but he just asked a simple question.

"In terms of the Sword Dao, I'm not very sure but Brother Xu knows a lot about it. Brother Xu, what kind of conditions do you think the winner of this championship should have?"

Li Yu did not know much about the Sword Dao, so he could only ask Xu Qubai.

The latter was the young master of Lijian Villa, which was one of the 3,000 Dao sects which was an existence that surpassed the first-grade sects. He naturally knew the Sword Dao better.

Xu Qiubai thought for a moment and then spoke.

"The most famous sword move in Qingzhou is the Four Thunder Sword Technique. In the past, the winner of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet only needed to comprehend two sword moves and they would probably win. However, this time, I think the winner would have to at least comprehend the Four Thunder sword momentum."

"However, due to the Ten Nations Academy, there may be stronger geniuses appearing."

Xu Qiubai made his own judgment.

After saying that, Ye Ping couldn't help but feel slightly pressured.

He had long comprehended the Four Thunder sword momentum but the Sword-Breaking Technique.

Even the Heavenly River sword momentum was several times stronger than the Four Thunder Swordsmanship, but after hearing Xu Qiubai's words, he reckoned that there were hidden talents in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

At this point, Xu Qiubai could not help but think of one thing.

He looked at Ye Ping and said, "I heard that Householder Qing Lian seems to have joined the immortal sect only a few months ago, but you're already attending the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet now. How many types of sword momentum have you comprehended?"

It was purely a casual question from Xu Qiubai.

Ye Ping also answered truthfully.

"I'm a little silly in immortal cultivation. Eldest Senior Brother has been teaching me for several months, but so far, I've only comprehended the Four Thunder sword momentum and the Heavenly River sword momentum. I wonder if I can get a good place in the Sword Dao Meet this time."

Speaking of this, Ye Ping was somewhat displeased.

'He managed to comprehend those sword momentums only in a few months. My aptitude is really poor.'

However, when he said that, everyone in the carriage fell silent.

Xu Qiubai was speechless.

'Damn it.'

'Will it kill you not to brag?'

'You only took a few months to comprehend the Four Thunder sword momentum and Heavenly River sword momentum?'

'I may not know what kind of sword technique the Heavenly River Swordsmanship is.'

'But do you take me for a fool? I'm the young master of the Lijian Villa.'

'The Four Thunder Sword Technique is the number one sword technique in Qingzhou, and I have studied it, okay?'

'A few months… say three months.'

'If you can comprehend a sword technique in three months, you'd already be considered a genius, what more the Four Thunder sword momentum."

'Comprehending the Four Thunder sword momentum in three months?'

'Even I don't dare to brag about that.'

Xu Qiubai was silent.

He really did not know what to say.

He was a Sword Dao talent who was superior to all.

Besides, Xu Qiubai had studied the Four Thunder Swordsmanship before. If he had to comprehend it, he'd take one to three years to completely comprehend the Four Thunder Swordsmanship.

He would only manage to do it after hearing it everyday.

'Comprehending the Four Thunder sword momentum in a few months?'

'You even comprehended the sword momentum of something called the Heavenly River Swordsmanship?'

'If you can do that, I will swallow all the swords of the Lijian Villa.'

'I'll swallow every single one.'

'The most infuriating thing is that you called yourself dull.'

'You call that dull?'

'Are our brains fried then?'

'Are we not worthy of practicing swordsmanship then?'

'Householder Qing Lian.'

'Do you take us for fools?'

Xu Qiubai was not the only one.

Changsun Gaozhan, Nie Xin, Shuang'er, and Ning'er were all silent.

Although they were not practicing the Sword Dao, they also had attainments in the Sword Dao, so they naturally knew how arrogant Ye Ping sounded.

'Even the best Sword Dao expert of the Jin Nation dared not be such a braggart, right?'

'Even the best Sword Dao sect of the Ten Nations would have to consider before bragging.'

However, Ye Ping looked calm and nonchalant, making everyone feel awkward.

Only two people on the carriage seemed extremely calm.

One was Su Changyu.

He knew that Ye Ping was telling the truth.

The other was Li Yu.

Even Li Yu looked at Xu Qiubai with a curious expression.

"Brother Xu, can my master win the championship?"

Xu Qiubai was speechless.

'Duh.'

'He only took a few months to comprehend the Four Thunder sword momentum and the Heavenly River sword momentum.'

'Obviously he'd emerge as the champion.'

'Even if he doesn't, he'll be invincible and unparalleled in one year.'

'Okay.'

'Okay.'

'You like to pretend, right? I shall stay in Qingzhou and see if your master is pretending or not.'

'And.'

'How can you ask such a question?'

'I don't want to answer.'

Xu Qiubai was upset.

"It shouldn't be difficult."

However, in the end, Xu Qiubai still gave a polite answer.

After all, Li Yu was the prince of Jin Nation and he had to show him some respect.

Hence, they chatted with each other.

Li Yu was the most excited and kept chatting with Ye Ping.

Ye Ping reciprocated since he had nothing else to do.

The content of the conversation spanned across various topics.

They even talked about the universe and the stars.

Ye Ping was trying to break down modern cosmology into layman terms for him.

He talked about lightyears, the universe, lower civilization, and higher civilization.

Li Yu was not the only one who was attracted by that theory.

The rest of the people have never heard of such things, and their understanding of the universe and the stars was only a fantasy.

However, Ye Ping's words sounded plausible, and all of a sudden, they were all mesmerized. Even Su Changyu was amazed.

Manly, it was because Ye Ping's theories were so realistic that they couldn't help but have fantasies.

In fact, they even deliberately became more respectful towards Ye Ping.

In the blink of an eye, three more days passed.

The speed of the ancient beast warhorse was obviously faster than walking.

On this day, the carriage arrived outside the Qingzhou Ancient City.

Everyone alighted one after another.

However, as soon as Su Changyu did, several figures scurried over.

"Senior Su, it's really Senior Su."

"It really is."

"Senior Su, you actually came too. Hurry and save us. Qingzhou is almost gone."

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Chapter 84: Who Gave You The Courage To Say That?

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Five minutes ago.

Outside Qingzhou Ancient City.

There were still about ten days to go before the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

The entire Qingzhou Ancient City was already crowded with people, and the prices of food at restaurants had already surged. The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time was much livelier than the previous meets.

Even the prestigious sects and geniuses of the Jin Nation were there.

However, the liveliest event was the sword platform outside the city.

The young man in black had already won 245 rounds so far.

Until now, he hadn't lost a single round.

In fact, in the end, even the expert Sword Dao cultivators of the older generations couldn't help but challenge him.

However, for the sake of fairness, they didn't use any Dharmic powers and simply fought with sword techniques and sword momentum.

However, even so, no one defeated that young man.

That was also the reason that the entire Jin Nation began to pay attention to this matter. In fact, even the imperial court of Jin Nation had heard about it and especially sent people to observe.

The young man in black had already become a popular figure.

Some were glad, some were not.

The young man in black was delighted to have stolen the limelight, but the one who had it worst was the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect.

The Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect was the best in Qingzhou and no matter what, they would have to intervene and stop that young man from gaining too much clout.

However, the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect had lost terribly and only one of the disciples of the younger generation didn't join.

It was not because he was preparing for the finale, but because he couldn't afford to embarrass himself and the sect.

Anyone could tell that none of the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect could trump the young man in black, and they would only end up dying.

Hence, they might as well choose to sit out as they would at least get to save some pride.

At this time, outside the city gate.

The disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect all looked rather dejected.

They were really upset and their eyes were full of shame.

The disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect were all famous figures in the previous Sword Dao Meets.

They dominated the place and were formidable tyrants.

However, this time, it was different because they had been defeated into submission.

The disciples of the younger generation were all embarrassed, and previously, they were still thinking about winning the championship.

Now, it seemed that they would be considered lucky if they could make it to the top ten.

Thinking of this, the crowd felt even worse.

"Is my Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect really going to be utterly embarrassed?"

Some disciples couldn't help but speak up, their expressions and words full of indignation and misery.

"Ah, who would have thought that this Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet would actually attract such a powerful expert?"

"Yeah, this person is seriously absurd. Not only did the disciples of the younger generation fail to defeat him, but even those of the older generation couldn't defeat him either. His attainments in the Sword Dao are unimaginable. How can there be such a person in this world?"

They whispered while someone squeezed in awkwardly.

"Actually, it's not a difficult task to defeat this young man in black."

Someone in the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect suddenly said.

Hearing his words, all the disciples couldn't help but look at this person with their eyes full of curiosity.

"What method is it?"

Everyone was curious.

"Do you guys remember… the inspection commander?"

The disciple's tone was calm, but his voice was also very soft, so much that only the disciples of his sect could hear him.

Everyone came to a sudden realization after hearing that.

"You mean the inspection commander was the one who did that?"

"Yes. If the inspection commander attacks, why would he need a sword? The terrifying sword momentum and power of the commander would be able to kill him."

"Yes, yes. If Elder Su were here, there would be no need to attack at all."

Everyone discussed softly, looking extremely excited.

"But so what if Senior Su is here? Will Senior Su fight against him? Wouldn't that be humiliating for Senior Su?"

Someone said.

There was some truth in this statement.

"There's no need for Senior Su to fight. As long as Senior Su gives me a few pointers, I can defeat this person."

Someone said, thinking that if Su Changyu appeared here, there was no need for him to personally attack as he could just teach them some moves.

"What? You need pointers? I'm not bragging, but Senior Su is a supreme Sword Dao expert. As long as he draws a sword mark on the ground, I'll ascend immediately and comprehend the supreme sword technique."

"Haha, you want him to draw a sword mark? I just need Senior Su to take a look at me and I can comprehend the invincible sword technique immediately. I can defeat that young man in black with one move."

"What a joke, with your aptitude, what's the point of talking about practicing the Sword Dao? As long as Senior Su is within a thousand-mile radius, I don't even need to look at him. I can ascend just by sensing his sword intent."

The few disciples began to brag again.

Since they were getting embarrassed anyway, they might as well have some fun too.

While they were bragging to each other, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

That team was very eye-catching.

The ancient beast warhorses were basically the standard for the royal family, although some powerful big shots might also purchase them. However, the fact that there were so many meant that they were royals.

How could the appearance of royals not catch the attention of everyone?

At this moment, all eyes were on the warhorses.

All the cultivators' eyes were full of curiosity because they didn't know who the person in the carriage was.

At this moment…

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the city.

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of cultivators, someone stepped out.

It was Li Yu.

He was the first to walk out and was ignoring the gazes cast on him because he had already gotten used to it.

Su Changyu then walked over with Ye Ping behind him.

However, when Su Changyu came down, the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect looked at him in astonishment.

"Senior… Senior… Senior Su?"

"Is he Senior Su?"

"Look, is that person on the carriage Senior Su?"

The disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect widened their eyes in shock.

They were a little astonished.

They really didn't expect to really meet Su Changyu there and what shocked them further was seeing Su Changyu get out of such a carriage.

'He's obviously the inspection commander.'

The ancient warhorse was the standard mount of royals and Su Changyu got out of a carriage reigned to those warhorses.

It was concrete evidence.

'He is the inspection commander.'

'The Sect Leader has got a discerning eye.'

"Senior Su is indeed the inspection commander. Previously, we were apprehensive about what the elder said, but it seems to be true."

"Indeed, Senior Su likes to keep up the pretense. Previously, I even suspected that he had made a wrong judgment, but it seems I was overthinking."

"The Sect Leader is right, the inspection commander is extremely low-profile and good at disguise. When I met Senior Su previously, he seemed ordinary, but now, it seems that it's not that Senior Su is a good-for-nothing. He's just good at acting and I almost fell for it."

"Cut the crap, let's go over there, don't be rude."

"No, didn't the Sect Leader say that we should not let Senior Su know that we've discovered his identity?"

The Four Thunder Sword Sect disciples all looked extremely excited. Most of them were actually apprehensive about Su Changyu's identity.

However, now that they saw Su Changyu walking down from this kind of carriage, they were completely convinced that Su Changyu was the inspection commander of Jin Nation.

However, there were also disciples who kept calm and told the crowd not to mess up.

"Are you silly? Can't we just treat him as a senior? As long as we don't say that we know he is the inspector commander, Senior Su won't know that we've already found out."

A disciple hurriedly spoke up and explained.

"Yes, let's treat Senior Su as an ordinary senior. Cut the crap and hurry over."

After the disciple said that, he scurried towards Su Changyu.

They were extremely agitated and their eyes were full of excitement.

At this moment, Su Changyu stepped out of the carriage, and before he could take a breath of fresh air, a voice caught his attention.

"Senior Su, hurry and save us. We're about to embarrass Qingzhou thoroughly."

As a figure rushed in, the gaze in the eyes of Li Yu's escorts turned cold as they were all vigilant.

However, seeing that the other party was a disciple of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect, they relaxed a little.

The disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect walked towards Su Changyu and bowed to him respectfully.

All of a sudden, the onlookers were surprised and even Xu Qiubai and the others who had just alighted from the carriage were astonished too.

The Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect was the best Sword Dao sect in Qingzhou.

The Sect Leader, Daoist Siji, rose to fame in Jin Nation because of the Four Thunder Sword Technique and was now the top Sword Dao powerhouse in Qingzhou too. He could be considered a famous figure of status.

On the other hand, the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect was a first-grade Sword Dao Sect in Jin Nation. Although it was inferior to the Lijian Villa, they were definitely competent.

However, what surprised Xu Qiubai and the other was that the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect were extremely respectful towards Su Changyu.

They were in awe, as if they had seen some big shot.

That was strange.

Xu Qiubai could see through Su Changyu's cultivation level at a glance.

He was only at the fifth level of Qi Refinement.

In the Lijian Villa, he wouldn't qualify to be an outer sect disciple at all.

Yet, why would the prestigious Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect disciples be so respectful towards him?

'Is Su Changyu… really a hidden expert?'

Xu Qiubai was full of curiosity. As the young master of the Lijian Villa, he had heard the elders talk about it.

Some peerless experts just liked pretending to be ordinary cultivators to train in the secular world.

Hence, all of a sudden, Xu Qiubai was confused.

Changsun Gaozhan, Nie Xin, and the two fairies of the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion were also all curious.

However, as the person in question, Su Changyu was a little dumbfounded.

'Who are these people?'

'Why do they know me?'

'Also, why are they calling me Senior?'

'Could it be that this group of people know that I used to be one of the top 500 in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?'

Su Changyu was dumbstruck.

However, the more confused he was, the more indifferent he seemed.

Su Changyu was puzzled about his abilities too.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, his indifference and aura were that of an expert.

'Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect?'

At the next moment, Su Changyu came to a sudden realization when he saw the clothes that the disciples were wearing.

'Wait…'

'These people are the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect. Why are they looking at me?'

'Save them?'

'How?'

'Also, what does it matter to me if Qingzhou loses its pride?'

Su Changyu was in a state of extreme confusion.

However, the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect mistakenly thought that Su Changyu was just aloof.

They immediately seemed embarrassed. After all, forcing Su Changyu to help was indeed a bit too excessive.

However, some disciples still couldn't help but speak up…

"Senior Su, we know that you don't like keeping a high profile, but we're helpless. That man in black has set up a sword platform and won more than 200 rounds in a row. He even defeated many disciples of Qingzhou."

"That person does not look like a cultivator of Qingzhou. This was intentional. They just want to suppress the confidence of the Sword Dao disciples of Qingzhou. Such behavior is really overboard. I hope you will help us."

A slightly older disciple could not help but speak up righteously while crying, as if he was doing it for the entire Qingzhou and not just himself.

"Senior Su, please help save the pride of Qingzhou."

The rest of the disciples also followed suit and spoke up to plead for Su Changyu's help.

That behavior made countless onlookers curious.

"Who's this? Why are the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect so respectful towards him?"

"I don't know, but it seems that he should be a supreme Sword Dao expert."

"A supreme Sword Dao expert? It can't be, right? His cultivation level is only at the fifth level of Qi Refinement, is that considered an expert too?"

"Yeah, and he's so young, he's at most 24 or 25 years old, how can he be a Sword Dao expert?"

They were all discussing curiously about Su Changyu's identity. Some people thought that he was a supreme Sword Dao master, but soon, many vetoed that idea.

However, soon, different voices sounded.

"How silly, the real experts are hidden, how can you see through them easily?"

"Exactly, there are a lot of supreme experts these days who like to hide their cultivation level. He seems to be at level 5 on the surface, but he's very likely to be a Mahayana cultivator."

"Yes, yes, yes, he's a Qi Refinement cultivator on the surface, but he's actually a Greater Mastery cultivator. I have a friend who once met such an expert who pretended to be a beggar. My friend gave him a pancake out of kindness, but that expert revealed his identity and gave my friend a hundred pancakes. Isn't that impressive?"

"Now I remember, that expert fed him the pancake too, right?"

"He even invited him to his home."

"What are you guys babbling about? Indeed, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Cultivators at higher realms can modify their own realm, this man has an extraordinary aura. I doubt he's at the Qi Refinement realm."

"Me too. He can't have such an aura at the Qi Refinement realm. His aura is splendid. To be honest, I once learned some skill and this person does seem like a king."

The people were discussing fervently, and some were analyzing carefully while some were babbling nonsense. There was a variety of opinions.

However, standing below the carriage, Su Changyu was vexed.

He didn't expect them to want him to challenge the young man in black.

'I'm just a loser. How can I challenge someone who has won more than 200 consecutive rounds?'

'How can they say that?'

'Who gave you the courage to say such words?'

However, before Su Changyu could say anything…

All of a sudden, the dense crowd parted to clear up a passage.

500 meters ahead, a young man in black was standing under a passage and looking at Su Changyu from afar.

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Chapter 85: What Is The Real Sword Dao

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In the Qingzhou Ancient City, the young man in black had a calm gaze in his eyes.

He was watching Su Changyu from 500 meters away.

500 meters ahead, Su Changyu couldn't help but look at the young man in black.

His gaze was composed and indifferent, without any fear or surprise.

It was as if this young man in black was just an ordinary person.

In the eyes of the crowd, Su Changyu's aura of an expert was fully showcased.

Even the people who came with him couldn't help but be shocked at this moment, let alone the outsiders.

The one who was the most shocked was Xu Qiubai.

In fact, Xu Qiubai was not considered radical and was actually rather mild-mannered. Otherwise, he would not have befriended Li Yu.

However, Xu Qiubai always felt that there was something wrong with Su Changyu and Ye Ping.

Firstly, Ye Ping said that he had poor aptitude and that he had only comprehended the Four Thunder sword momentum and Heavenly River sword momentum in a few months.

That was too much of a showoff.

As for Su Changyu, although he had been staying silent throughout, he had been emanating the aura of an expert, thus making Xu Qiubai even more depressed.

'You're clearly only at the fifth level of the Qi Refinement realm, why must you act like an expert?'

Of course, the most important thing was that before Su Changyu and Ye Ping got on the carriage, Shuang'er and Ning'er were basically chatting with Xu Qiubai the entire time.

However, ever since Su Changyu and Ye Ping boarded the carriage, the two of them had been keeping their eyes fixed on Su Changyu and Ye Ping. Although they didn't speak, any conscientious person would know that Shuang'er and Ning'er were more or less attracted to Ye Ping and Su Changyu.

That made Xu Qiubai feel really upset.

He was the esteemed young master of the Lijian Villa and an elite who was respected by many. Everywhere he went, he would be the center of attention.

However, he seemed inferior compared to Su Changyu.

Hence, Xu Qiubai was upset, bitter, and full of jealousy towards Su Changyu. However, he couldn't voice it.

It was against the practices of a gentleman.

However, Xu Qiubai wavered.

It was because Su Changyu's aura was real and not made up. It was completely natural and there was no way to fake it.

Hence, Xu Qiubai really did not dare to be certain if Su Changyu was really pretending or not.

Under the carriage, Su Changyu could not help but look ahead after hearing the words of the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect.

He looked over and happened to make eye contact with the young man in black.

Su Changyu felt a little awkward.

He didn't expect to be able to see him as soon as he raised his head.

That eye contact seemed rather provocative.

Su Changyu wanted to lower his head, but he couldn't. If he did so or looked away, he would seem like a wimp.

He could stand anything except others bragging.

The two people stared at each other for a long time.

Not far away, the young man in black was a little curious.

He saw through Su Changyu's cultivation realm at a glance.

He was at the fifth level of the Qi Refinement realm.

However, he never cared about the realm of cultivation. He was an avid swordsman who only cared about the Sword Dao. One's attainments in the Sword Dao were not linked to cultivation.

However, to the young man in black's bewilderment, Su Changyu's sword intent was very weak, so much that he could not even sense it.

Theoretically speaking, Su Changyu's attainments in the Sword Do were inferior, but the problem was that Su Changyu had the guts to make eye contact with him.

In fact, it was eye contact with sword momentum, and if the other party's Sword Dao attainments were weaker than his own, they would look away uncontrollably.

However, Su Changyu didn't look away and on the contrary, he had an aloof and indifferent gaze in his eyes, which shocked the young man in black.

If he was an ordinary Sword Dao cultivator, it would be impossible for him to have such an expression.

It was definitely impossible to fake it.

No one would have such a realistic pretense.

However, in the next moment, the young man in black suddenly had a change in expression as he sensed an extremely terrifying sword momentum that was as powerful as thunder and seemed to be able to traverse rivers.

In fact, the terrifying sword momentum was only a step away from being condensed into a sword intent.

The young man in black shifted his gaze onto a man.

That person was Ye Ping.

Ye Ping was only a few years older than the young man in black, but there was a terrifying sword momentum in his calm gaze.

It was very powerful!

It was very powerful!

No, it was extremely powerful.

He could sense that the sword momentum Ye Ping revealed was close to being condensed into a sword intent.

That was terrifying.

Sword momentum and sword intent were two completely different concepts.

Even the top Sword Dao expert in Qingzhou, Daoist Siji, had also condensed the Four Thunder sword intent at the age of 300.

It took him more than two hundred years to condense the Four Thunder sword intent.

However, the man in front of him, who looked like he was in his early twenties, gave him the illusion that he was only half a step away from condensing his sword intent.

He managed to come so far in just twenty-odd years. That was really horrifying.

Even though he had been cultivating the Sword Dao for 14 years since the age of three, he was still a step away from condensing the sword intent.

Hence, Ye Ping was really competent!

If he had to be pitted against Ye Ping, the young man in black felt that he would not have a great chance of winning.

However, the young man in black smiled in an instant.

Indeed, he smiled.

He couldn't conceal the joy in his eyes.

He had come to Qingzhou not to clinch the first place or to provoke the Sword Dao cultivators of Qingzhou.

Instead, he was looking for a Sword Dao cultivator who was better than himself.

He wanted to sharpen his own Sword Dao.

Hence, it was necessary to find a Sword Dao cultivator who was stronger than him and only slightly older than him. Otherwise, it would be pointless.

However, after staying here for more than ten days, he did not meet any Sword Dao cultivator who was stronger than him.

He was disappointed, extremely disappointed.

However, he wasn't disappointed now because he finally met the person he had been wanting to see.

'Wait…'

All of a sudden, the young man in black suddenly thought of something.

He couldn't help but look at Su Changyu again.

He had sensed Ye Ping's sword momentum and knew that Ye Ping was indeed a young Sword Dao powerhouse.

However, the person who could be with a Sword Dao expert definitely wouldn't be inferior.

However, he could not sense Su Changyu's sword momentum.

That proved something.

Su Changyu's attainment in the Sword Dao was so strong that he couldn't sense it.

'Yes, that's right, that's the only possibility.'

He reckoned that Su Changyu was the real powerhouse.

Otherwise, how could he have such an aura? How could he have dared to make eye contact?

As he figured everything out, the young man in black looked even more gleeful.

For a moment, the young man wanted to challenge Su Changyu more than Ye Ping.

"I am a nameless swordsman, I have come to Qingzhou to sharpen my Sword Dao, will you give me some guidance?"

The young man's voice sounded.

It was the first time he spoke and initiated a battle.

All of a sudden, it caused an uproar.

"It seems that this person is really a peerless Sword Dao expert."

"Yes, this young man in black has won more than 200 consecutive rounds and is indifferent to all the sects in Qingzhou. However, he's so polite and respectful to this person in front of him. He should have already sensed the latter's sword momentum."

"Yes, that's right, real Sword Dao experts will have a condensed sword momentum even if they do not attack. If two experts stand together, they'd be able to tell who's stronger without a battle. It seems the young man in black has sensed the sword momentum."

"I was just wondering why I sensed such a powerful sword momentum when this carriage appeared. So it was him."

"Brother, please stop bragging, will you? Can you sense the sword momentum too?"

The crowd chatted continuously, and at this moment, many felt that Su Changyu was a supreme expert.

Not far away, Su Changyu was confused after hearing the young man in black's challenge to battle.

'Seriously? I just took one glance at you and you asked to fight?'

'Can't you see that I'm a loser who's only at the fifth level of Qi Refinement?'

'Can't you sense the sword momentum of Ye Ping?'

'You call me a Sword Dao expert?'

'You chose to challenge me instead of Ye Ping?'

'Are you picking me because I'm weaker?'

Su Changyu was a little confused.

With the young man in black's challenge, Su Changyu was completely caught in a dilemma.

He would seem weak if he turned down the challenge.

'Not to mention the surrounding cultivators, perhaps even Ye Ping would think I'm a loser.'

However, if he accepted it, he would be even more embarrassed.

Su Changyu would rather find a shady place to lie down, so that his corpse wouldn't affect others.

Just when Su Changyu was about to refuse, Ye Ping's voice suddenly sounded.

"Eldest Senior Brother, your swordsmanship is very good. You'd definitely win this fight easily, why don't you let me take the challenge?"

He could tell that Su Changyu was not afraid of this person at all, but the reason for the delay in reply was also very simple.

It was because… the young man in black was not worthy.

That's right.

'Eldest Senior Brother is a peerless Sword Dao expert, how can he fight just anyone?'

Su Changyu would only fight against peerless experts.

If he won, it would seem like an easy victory, but if he lost… it was impossible for him to lose.

After figuring that out, Ye Ping took the initiative to battle him.

Hearing that Ye Ping was willing to fight on his behalf, Su Changyu was pleased.

'Good idea.'

'Good, that's great.'

'Leave the bragging to me.'

'You shall do the fighting.'

'There's a clear division of tasks. Wonderful.'

Su Changyu was overjoyed.

He couldn't help but agree.

'Indeed, go and fight this battle, Ye Ping, take it as a training.'

He had long thought of what to say.

However, when he spoke, he said something else.

"It's not a bad thing to be young and full of vigor, but it's not good to be too outstanding either. Junior Brother, take a good look at what the real Sword Dao is."

His voice sounded.

All of a sudden, there were waves.

Hence, no one expected it.

Su Changyu… really took the challenge.

Besides, those words were indeed shocking.

'What is… the real Sword Dao?'

At this moment, tens of thousands of cultivators' eyes glistened.

They were waiting for this big battle.

After all, Su Changyu's words were indeed extremely pretentious.

After Su Changyu said those words, he was dumbfounded.

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Chapter 86: I've Already Attacked

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In Qingzhou Ancient City, everyone was confused, including Su Changyu.

At this moment, Su Changyu slipped into endless confusion.

He wondered if there was something wrong with him.

He clearly wanted to say that he would let Ye Ping fight for him.

However, it changed when he said those words.

Besides, it wasn't the first time.

Thinking carefully, Su Changyu suddenly realized that he had encountered a similar situation in the past.

He ended up saying something different from what he intended.

'What's going on?'

Su Changyu's heart was filled with shock.

He liked pretending to be impressive, but he wasn't retarded. He knew his limits.

He could make one or two frivolous remarks.

However, he couldn't step up to fight someone.

Su Changyu knew better than anyone else how competent he was.

However, he couldn't control his own mouth.

'This is so damned absurd.'

The more he thought about it, the more strange Su Changyu found it to be. However, after some pondering, he still couldn't think of a reasonable answer.

However, regardless of the problem, how could he solve it?

'What do I do?'

'What should I do now?'

Su Changyu panicked.

He felt that he was courting death.

At this moment, Su Changyu could not help but look at Ye Ping again.

The meaning was very simple, he just wanted Ye Ping to give him an out and save him from the embarrassing situation.

On the other hand, Ye Ping sensed that Su Changyu was staring at him.

When he thought about what Su Changyu said, Ye Ping immediately understood.

'Senior Brother wants to fight the battle personally and hopes for me to comprehend the Sword Dao instead.'

At the thought of this, Ye Ping couldn't help but bow. "Eldest Senior Brother, I'll go comprehend the Sword Dao now."

Su Changyu was dumbstruck.

'Are you really going to comprehend the Sword Dao.'

'I'm just giving you an out.'

'Little Junior Brother, don't go, hurry and come back.'

Su Changyu screamed in his head.

Unfortunately, Ye Ping had already started to comprehend the Sword Dao.

Xu Qubai and the others froze.

They did not expect that Ye Ping would sit on the ground to comprehend the Sword Dao.

'What is this? You can still comprehend the Sword Dao in such a situation?'

'Are you teasing me?'

On the contrary, Li Yu quickly asked someone to hold up a partition to shield Ye Ping from the sun, lest he got a sunburn. He behaved truly like a fan.

"Senior, please attack."

At this moment, the young man in black said.

He gazed at Su Changyu and drew the longsword in his hand.

After he said that, everyone couldn't help but look at Su Changyu.

Sensing their gazes, Su Changyu was feeling extremely frustrated.

The situation was indeed a little awkward.

He definitely couldn't go forward, as he would definitely let the cat out of the bag once he did. There was no big deal about that since it wasn't like he hadn't been embarrassed before.

However… what if he got stabbed or hurt by the sword?

He was there to pretend to be impressive, not to court death.

'What should I do? What should I do?'

Su Changyu panicked deep down. However, he remained extremely calm on the surface and was simply staying silent.

However, regardless of how calm Su Changyu was, the fact that he had been hesitating to attack for a long time made him feel strange.

About eighteen minutes passed.

Seeing that Su Changyu still had no signs of making a move, the young man in black could not help but speak out again.

"Senior, please attack."

His tone was even firmer than before as he asked Su Changyu to start the fight.

However, Su Changyu still didn't answer and simply looked at him indifferently, making the young man feel a little puzzled.

'Is this person really pretending?'

The young man in black frowned. He had taken the initiative to start the battle twice, but Su Changyu did not answer, so he could not help but have this thought.

However, he soon dismissed that idea.

After all, if the Su Changyu in front of him was really a good-for-nothing, how could he agree to the battle?

That was obviously impossible.

'Oh! I know.'

The young man in black came to a sudden realization.

"Senior, you must be hesitating because you think that I won't have the chance to attack if you do, right?"

"In this case, I'll embarrass myself."

The young man in black said.

After he said that, the cultivators around him were all stunned as it seemed like a reasonable saying.

However, after hearing those words, Su Changyu couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

'You can imagine that too?'

'Also, don't come over.'

'Give me some time to think about it.'

Su Changyu was extremely anxious because the young man in black had already walked over.

'This is not a joke, I can't pretend to be impressive anymore.'

'Surrender!'

'I surrender!'

Su Changyu yelled in his heart before speaking up.

"You're wrong."

As his voice sounded, the young man in black stopped in his tracks with some doubts. 'Since it's not like what I expected, what is it?'

Hundreds of thousands of cultivators in the Qingzhou Ancient City were curious.

'What is the delay for?'

Sensing that everyone was looking at him, Su Changyu couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He had already thought of an excuse. He would just come clean and explain everything clearly. He didn't want to continue pretending, even if it meant that he would be embarrassing himself because that was at least better than dying.

Soon, after confirming what he wanted to say, Su Changyu spoke up slowly.

However, as soon as he did, he said something different.

"I already have."

Everyone else fell silent.

The cultivators who were watching were dumbfounded.

The young man in black was dumbfounded.

Xu Qiubai was speechless.

Li Yu was speechless.

Su Changyu was speechless.

Everyone was silent.

Hundreds of thousands of cultivators were puzzled.

'You've already attacked?'

'Where's your sword? Are you fooling us? Do you really think we're fools?'

'I know you like pretending, but you don't have to be that pretentious, right?'

'Please, I'm begging you, just hurry up. Damn it, you're being too forceful. I'm about to vomit.'

At this moment, all the cultivators somehow felt awkward.

It was undeniable that Su Changyu did look like an expert.

After all, be it the attitudes of the disciples of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect or the fact that Su Changyu had come down from the ancient beast warhorse, there was nothing they could pick on.

'However, is he going overboard?'

'You've already attacked?'

'Where's your sword?'

'Where is the sword?'

'Show me your sword. It can't be that sword, right'

The cultivators were really speechless. In the beginning, they had some expectations, but now, they were just bored.

At this moment, Xu Qiubai and the others had only retreated slightly and it was obvious what they meant.

'Don't look at me, I'm not very familiar with him.'

Even Su Changyu himself felt very embarrassed, let alone the cultivators of Qingzhou.

Su Changyu felt even more awkward because he knew how competent he was.

'It's not that I didn't want to say it.

'Well, I can't control myself, trust me.'

Su Changyu felt that his condition was getting worse.

He really didn't say what he meant.

None of the cultivators believed Su Changyu.

However, there was only one person who was deep in thought.

Ye Ping.

Yes, it was Ye Ping.

No one understood Su Changyu except Ye Ping.

They didn't understand because they didn't know how strong Su Changyu was.

However, Ye Ping knew.

'He's a supreme Sword Immortal.'

'How can mortals know about immortality?'

At this moment, Ye Ping closed his eyes, and he began to truly understand the Sword Dao.

The Endless Sword Diagram appeared in his mind, and in an instant, numerous sword moves appeared in Ye Ping's mind.

He had sensed the sword move.

However, they were the sword moves of hundreds of thousands of Sword Dao cultivators.

The Endless Sword Diagram itself could be used to deduce any sword move. Besides, there were hundreds of thousands of sword cultivators there.

Ye Ping could naturally sense their sword intent.

However, those who had cultivated the Sword Dao before would condense the sword intent, though it would be extremely weak.

However, no matter how weak it was, the Endless Sword Diagram would definitely be used to deduce those sword moves.

However, Ye Ping had detected a terrifying sword intent.

It was from Su Changyu's body.

The sword intent was extremely terrifying and it gave them a strange illusion, as if the sky and earth would crumble.

Unfortunately, the others couldn't detect it.

However, at this moment, the young man in black's voice sounded.

"Senior, where is your sword?"

The young man in black took a deep breath and looked at Su Changyu as he asked.

His voice sounded.

Su Changyu didn't want to reply, but he couldn't control himself and immediately said so.

"Everywhere."

Su Changyu's voice sounded, and he seemed extremely indifferent when he said that, reaching the extreme of bragging.

All of a sudden, Su Changyu wanted to die.

'Why can't I control my mouth?'

'I clearly didn't want to say that.'

'But why couldn't I control it?'

'I don't want to pretend anymore. I don't want to pretend, I want to go home. I want to go back to the sect.'

Su Changyu was on the verge of crying.

The cultivators around him fell silent.

Su Changyu's pretense was too exaggerated.

'This is Qingzhou.'

'Some people might applaud if this is the Ten Nations Sword Dao Meet, but the problem is this is the small Qingzhou. The highest realm that cultivators can reach is at most the Golden Core realm.'

Most of the cultivators watching were in the Qi Refinement realm, and they couldn't coordinate at all.

It was just like going to a village where trade was all done using copper coins.

Who could stand that? Instead of pretending to be impressive, they might as well start fighting. What's the point of wasting one's breath?

The cultivators of Qingzhou were silent.

The young man in black too.

He didn't know if what Su Changyu said was true or not.

However, he hesitated for a short while.

Finally, the young man in black attacked.

"Senior, I'm going to attack now."

After saying that, he finally attacked.

Clang!

The black longsword in his hand jerked.

In an instant, his sword momentum was out.

The hundreds of thousands of cultivators had a change of expressions.

'Are they finally going to fight?'

Everyone looked forward.

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Chapter 87: Sword of Great River, Qingzhou Sword Noise

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The young man in black was no longer in the mood to wait.

He needed a battle.

Regardless of whether Su Changyu was pretending or not, the battle was inevitable.

When the longsword was launched, it came with a terrifying sword momentum that was like a gale and a thunderstorm.

At this moment, it was as if the sky had turned dark.

It was almost evening time, but as the young man in black drew his sword, the terrifying sword momentum seemed to have made the dark night come in advance.

The powerful sword momentum made the cultivators around them feel a terrifying aura.

Some cultivators with weaker cultivation levels felt their legs go weak under that sword momentum.

Not far away, Su Changyu was confused.

'Why are we fighting as soon as the topic is brought up?'

'Aren't we going to continue chatting?'

'I'm not ready yet.'

'Why did you come straight up?'

'You don't have the Sword Dao spirit at all, who taught you the Sword Dao? Tell him to come out, I'll reason things out with him!'

While Su Changyu was confused, the young man in black's sword momentum was already less than a hundred meters in front of him.

Seeing this scene, Su Changyu was completely flustered.

'It's over! It's over! It's over!'

'I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!'

'Who will save me?'

'Brother Changsheng, help me!'

'Wait, who is Changsheng again?'

'What's wrong with me?'

Su Changyu cried, finding his illness to be getting worse. Not only would he say something different from what he meant, but he had also begun speaking incoherently.

At this moment, Su Changyu was filled with endless regret. Had he known earlier that this would happen, he wouldn't have come down from the mountain.

'It's all the Sect Leader's fault for saying that he might have to handle my funeral. Now, it's really going to come true.'

At this moment, the sword of the young man in black had already reached him.

Su Changyu was hopeless and knew that he would definitely die this time.

He had nothing more to say.

'I shall be an honest man in my next life and not pretend to be impressive.'

Thinking of this, Su Changyu closed his eyes.

Yes, he closed his eyes, but he wasn't trying to pretend again.

He was mainly a little giddy.

Phew!

However, at the next moment, a gust of cold breeze blew over slowly.

It made the corner of Ye Ping's clothes crumpled.

Shortly after, Ye Ping slowly spoke up too.

"Ah, Eldest Senior Brother, I'm enlightened."

As soon as he finished, the young man in black froze and stood rooted to the ground in shock.

He didn't hear Ye Ping's voice.

However, he froze because the longsword in his hand had become stationary.

Yes, he couldn't move it at all.

Buzz!

Buzz!

Buzz!

At the next moment, the sounds of trembling could be heard. However, the cultivators had no idea what was going on, and their eyes were filled with confusion as they were at a loss for what to do.

However, they soon found out where the sound was coming from.

The swords in their hands were vibrating.

Yes, their swords were vibrating at this moment.

"What's going on? Why is the sword in my hand going out of control?"

"What's vibrating so violently?"

"What happened?"

"Is it the sword intent of this person?"

"It can't be, right?"

The voices were filled with disbelief and doubt.

However, more and more swords started vibrating and making loud sounds that intensified like a tsunami.

The cultivators inside and outside the city were all a bit overwhelmed.

The young man in black, in particular, sensed the strongest sword intent.

In front of him, Su Changyu also heard the tsunami-like sound of the swords.

In an instant, he opened his eyes.

He looked at everything with some surprise.

He initially thought that it was really going to be over for him this time, but to his surprise, Ye Ping was so terrifying to have been able to make so many swords vibrate with sounds.

However, Su Changyu didn't relax at all because a flying sword that was as dark as ink was right in front of him. As long as he took a step forward, it would pierce through his heart.

However, the flying sword was constantly trembling and making noises, as if it would hurt Ye Ping at any time.

That made Su Changyu keep his guard up.

However, at the next moment, a loud and clear voice sounded while all the flying swords started flying over.

"The Sword of Great River."

The clear voice came from behind Su Changyu.

In an instant, the swords began flying, and they turned into a sword river that surged towards Ye Ping.

The terrifying sword momentum turned into an indescribable might that spread outwards.

"What a strong sword intent."

"How is that possible? Why did my flying sword fly towards him?"

"Ah! Is he really cultivating the Sword Dao?"

"This… this."

All the Sword Immortals of Qingzhou were stunned.

They didn't expect all the swords in their hands to fly towards Ye Ping, forming a river of swords above Ye Ping's head and condensed into incredible sword momentum.

"Is this the sword intent? Is he going to condense the sword intent?"

All of a sudden, someone screamed and pointed at Ye Ping.

The voice sounded and hundreds of thousands of sword cultivators were once again shocked, each staring at Ye Ping in disbelief with their eyes wide open.

The most shocked one was none other than Xu Qiubai.

He was the young master of the Lijian Villa. He was confident that he was better than all the sword cultivators in Qingzhou in terms of the Sword Dao.

Hence, Xu Qiubai knew what the sword intent represented.

There were three realms of swordsmanship.

The realm of sword moves consisted of learning sword moves that could be used against enemies, but there were flaws in every sword move and the sword move would also have to be combined with other sword moves. During a real battle, no one would give you the opportunity to perform a complete sword move.

In the sword momentum realm, thousands of sword moves condensed into a sword momentum and each sword represented everything. The power of a set of sword moves could be shown with just one strike of the sword.

When one had condensed the sword intent, they would be at the Mahayana realm of the Sword Dao, and all sword momentum would turn into sword intent. Once the sword intent was cast, all enemies would be defeated.

The real Sword Dao powerhouses must condense their own sword intent. If they couldn't even condense the sword intent, they wouldn't be worthy of cultivating the Sword Dao.

Xu Qiubai's father was the one who said that.

However, condensing the sword intent was extremely difficult.

Xu Qiubai was born in a family of Sword Dao, and he started practicing swordsmanship at the age of three, making it 23 years since he stepped into the Sword Dao. Yet, he hadn't even condensed a precursor of the sword intent, let alone the sword intent itself.

Even Daoist Siji, the best Sword Dao expert in Qingzhou who had cultivated for over 200 years, had barely condensed his sword intent a few years ago. Yet, a young man in his twenties had already achieved that feat. How could it not be shocking?

Hence, when someone said that Ye Ping was comprehending the sword intent, Xu Qiubai was completely astonished.

Ye Ping seemed to be about two or three years younger than him. If he could condense the sword intent, he would be the best genius in Jin Nation.

No, the most important thing was that Ye Ping had said that he had only started immortal cultivation a few months ago.

In other words, it only took Ye Ping a few months to comprehend the sword intent.

'No, no, no! This is impossible, absolutely impossible.' Xu Qiubai shook his head, thinking that it was impossible because he had already believed that Ye Ping was a genius of the Sword Dao.

However, he definitely did not believe that Ye Ping could comprehend to this extent after only spending a few months cultivating.

Xu Qiubai was appalled.

The Qingzhou sword cultivators were also extremely shocked.

No one expected that Ye Ping was really comprehending the Sword Dao.

They all thought that Ye Ping was an extra that Su Changyu hired.

However, he never expected that Ye Ping was really comprehending the Sword Dao. Besides, he took only a short period of time to succeed.

"Damn it, seems like this senior is really a peerless Sword Immortal."

"Is he a secret expert? He can make someone comprehend the sword intent with just a casual word of his. I love it."

"I thought he was pretending at first, but now, it seems that I had been too stuck-up."

"Shh, stop talking and comprehend properly. I've already comprehended this senior's sword intent."

"I seem to have felt a strong sword intent too."

"Hush, I've already comprehended it. I'm going to ascend."

"Everyone, are you for real?"

"To be honest, I sensed it too."

Ye Ping's epiphany made the Sword Dao cultivators inside and outside the ancient city of Qingzhou completely convinced that Su Changyu was a peerless expert.

The numerous sword cultivators were all sitting on the ground at this moment, feeling this powerful sword intent. They wanted to comprehend it too and see what they could comprehend.

However, not far away…

The young man in black was gripping his sword tightly.

The sword in his hand was trying to break free and go, but he was restraining it. Otherwise, it would have long darted away.

"Suppress!"

The young man in black roared. At this moment, a terrifying sword momentum erupted from his body too and various sword shadows appeared around him. He wanted to go against Ye Ping's sword momentum.

He was indignant and unconvinced.

Boom!

Boom!

However, just as his sword momentum rose, the Great River sword momentum above his head seemed to have been simulated as even more terrifying power erupted from it, turning the swords into a peerless sword intent that killed the man in black.

A thunderous sound rang out with a sword intent that was like a large river, terrifying and extremely fast.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the young man in black.

It was an elder in a gray robe. He instantly appeared in front of the young man, raised his hand, and resisted against the sword intent with the light that came out of his hand.

"This is just a sword test, not a life and death battle. My young master has already lost due to his inferiority."

The elder's voice was low.

Without hesitation, he knocked the young man in black unconscious and then brought him elsewhere and vanished.

Clearly, the young man in black had a significant background, and when he encountered danger, someone would step in to protect him. That was the treatment that geniuses would enjoy.

However, at this moment, the attention of the entire Qingzhou cultivators was no longer on the young man in black.

All eyes were on Ye Ping.

If Ye Ping was able to condense sword intent, it would be too extraordinary.

A Sword Dao cultivator in his early twenties could condense the peerless sword intent.

He would be considered a hero in the Ten Nations.

Their eyes were full of expectations.

It was extremely silent outside the city of Qingzhou.

At this moment, the river of swords above Ye Ping's head was intertwining and seemingly displaying the sword moves.

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Chapter 88: Qingzhou City Lord, Establishing the Sword Intent

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The ancient city of Qingzhou.

All eyes were on Ye Ping.

The sudden swordsmanship shocked everyone.

He stole the limelight from Su Changyu and the young man in black.

In particular, now that the young man in black had already left, everyone focused their attention on Ye Ping.

There were 100,000 swords above the dome of the sky that were vibrating and making noises. It was a rare sight that would never be seen during normal circumstances.

Ye Ping was comprehending the Sword Dao.

He had already reached a bottleneck in his comprehension of sword moves, and with this opportunity, he wanted to directly condense sword intent.

The swords were like Heavenly Rivers that constantly intertwined above his head.

The Endless Sword Diagram was also being deduced maniacally.

Previously, Ye Ping had comprehended 3,000 sword moves, and his sword moves were increasing rapidly in number.

5,000!

10,000!

30,000!

For half an hour, the Endless Sword Diagram had deduced 30,000 sword moves.

Clang clang clang!

100,000 swords were dancing on the sky dome, and the Heavenly River sword momentum was emanating. The terrifying sword momentum that was like the vast ocean was making the sword cultivators feel pressured and breathless.

That terrifying sword momentum and scene had naturally attracted the strongest powerhouses from the Qingzhou Ancient City.

A figure appeared, riding a purple flying sword and approaching the ancient Qingzhou city.

It was a middle-aged man who was clad in a purple robe, appearing extremely noble and dignified.

"Greetings, City Lord!"

"Greetings, City Lord!"

After hearing his voice, some people who recognized him hurriedly greeted him with respect.

He was the Qingzhou City Lord, a Golden Core cultivator who was also a famous expert in Qingzhou, second only to Daoist Siji in terms of swordsmanship.

The appearance of the Qingzhou City Lord was even more shocking.

When the young man in black set up a sword platform there previously, the City Lord didn't even appear. Now that Ye Ping comprehended the Sword Dao, he actually attracted the City Lord of Qingzhou. How could that not be shocking?

The Qingzhou City Lord looked at Ye Ping, ignoring the respectful gazes.

However, at this moment, an old man spoke up and looked at the Qingzhou City Lord.

"City Lord, is this person really condensing the sword intent?"

The person who asked this was an old man who was an official of Qingzhou Ancient City and was on good terms with the City Lord. Hence, he dared to take the liberty of asking.

As the voice sounded, many Sword Immortals around them were shocked. However, they were merely guessing and were not certain about it.

Hearing the question, the Qingzhou City Lord glanced at Ye Ping, then nodded and said, "Yes."

His words shocked the entire crowd.

Different people saying different words would result in completely different effects.

As the Qingzhou City Lord admitted to it, everyone broke into an uproar.

However, the Qingzhou City Lord's gaze soon landed on Su Changyu.

Yes, he looked at Su Changyu.

Not far away, Su Changyu, who had survived an ordeal, had his mind turn blank at this moment.

For a person who had just experienced a close shave with death, anything that happened would not catch his attention.

Feeling the gaze of the Qingzhou City Lord, Su Changyu subconsciously raised his head.

The two men exchanged glances.

Su Changyu seemed rather calm because he hadn't come back to his senses yet.

The Qingzhou City Lord couldn't help but seem bewildered.

He naturally knew of everything that happened there.

He knew that Ye Ping was Su Changyu's junior brother, and he had seen through Su Changyu's realm at a glance.

He was at the fifth level of the Qi Refinement realm.

That was strange.

How could a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refinement realm have such an aura? The Qingzhou City Lord could see at a glance that Su Changyu's aura and composure were not faked at all.

It was definitely not an aura that a Qi Refinement cultivator would have.

Whereas, the City Lord wasn't sure if Su Changyu was a peerless expert.

However, at this moment, Su Changyu's voice sounded again.'

Above the sky, 100,000 swords suddenly intertwined, and the sword momentum dissipated little by little.

"What's wrong?"

"What's happening?"

"The sword momentum seems to have weakened."

Everyone was filled with curiosity as they voiced their doubts.

"I know, he failed to condense his sword intent."

"Failed to condense the sword intent?"

"Yes, the sword momentum has dissipated and the condensation of sword intent has failed."

"Indeed, it's not an easy thing to condense sword intent. I thought I could see the birth of a peerless Sword Dao genius, but it seems that geniuses in this world are still a minority. I'm one of them."

"Fortunately, he did not condense the sword intent. Otherwise, the current top Sword Dao genius of Qingzhou will have to give up his title."

"Fellow Daoist, can you stop bragging? How can you be the top genius in the Sword Dao in Qingzhou? You are only a little bit better than me, how can you claim to be the best?"

"Are you stupid? If I'm the best, won't you be second to me?"

"You make sense. Okay, you will be the best in Qingzhou from now on while I'm second to you."

"Can I be third then?"

"I want to be fourth."

"Fifth!"

Everyone was discussing and the topic suddenly went off track.

However, most of the cultivators were just watching the fun. They knew that they could not be compared to Ye Ping so they were in great states of mind.

However, there were some cultivators who were different. They were indeed geniuses and were very concerned about whether Ye Ping could succeed or not.

It would be a fatal blow to them if Ye Ping succeeded in condensing the sword intent.

After all, the difference between sword momentum and sword intent was too great, and no matter how strong the sword momentum was, they would still be able to catch up, but if Ye Ping succeeded in condensing the sword intent, they would never be able to catch up.

When they saw Ye Ping's failure to condense sword intent, some young cultivators couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Some even couldn't help but speak up.

"In this world, geniuses are the minority. It's impossible to condense sword intent at the age of twenty."

"Yeah, he may have a significant background, but he is too conceited. He's only in his twenties, but he wants to condense the sword intent. He's really conceited."

"Should I say he's confident or conceited?"

They didn't mock Ye Ping, but they were clearly rather sarcastic with their tone.

All of a sudden, it drew the attention of another group of people.

"Hah, I was wondering where the rancid smell came from. I didn't expect this to be the source."

"What a joke. This little Junior Brother may not have condensed the sword intent, but he at least almost succeeded. Look at yourselves. How dare you have the cheek to talk about him?"

"Yeah, we have to rub our eyes clean and take a clear look. Some people just like mocking others when they're incompetent themselves."

"Sisters, I have put the names of these people on the list of bottom feeders in cultivation. I will share it with you later, so that we do not marry the wrong person in the future."

Among the crowd, the voices of some female cultivators could be heard. In the world of immortal cultivation, great strength was respectable and the genders were equal. Anyone who had a higher cultivation level would have a higher status.

Hence, the ratio of men to women was basically 50/50, and among the 100,000 cultivators inside and outside the ancient Qingzhou city, there were about 30,000 to 40,000 women.

They all had incredible combat power, and their words would immediately cause their opponents to fall silent.

In fact, some female cultivators even came up with a list of bottom feeders, causing many male cultivators into keeping their mouths shut.

As the name implied, the list included men with poor morals and character, and the purpose of it was to prevent the females from marrying the wrong person in the future. Once one's name was written in the list, there would be no turning back.

Unless they went elsewhere and started anew, they would have to be extremely careful. But once they met a female cultivator from the same city, things would get awkward.

After all, women were the most vindictive people in the world.

However, just as the crowd was arguing, the Qingzhou City Lord couldn't help but speak up.

"Failed to condense sword intent? You people are really ignorant."

His voice immediately caught a lot of attention.

"City Lord, what do you mean by that?"

Some people were puzzled. 'His sword momentum has clearly dissipated, why did you say that?'

"This is not a failure of the condensation of sword intent, but the establishment of sword intent. It's the laying of the foundation so as to prevent premature condensation of the sword intent. Some prefer to wait until their real Sword Dao is perfected before doing so. However, some people are foolish and ignorant to mock others when they're so incompetent. What a joke."

"Sword Dao cultivators should not be narrow-minded or jealous. Even if you are talented, you won't achieve much in the future if you have a flawed character."

The Qingzhou City Lord was making sarcastic remarks at those who were being derisive.

He could tell at a glance what Ye Ping was doing. He originally did not want to intervene, but in the end, he couldn't help but mock them.

All of a sudden, those people who were making sarcastic remarks all seemed extremely shocked and ashamed. In the end, they secretly left the crowd.

At this juncture…

The swords in the sky flew back into their hands.

The abnormalities vanished and Ye Ping opened his eyes too.

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Chapter 89: Li Changye, Wang Minghao Arrive

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All the swords returned to the hands of the people.

Everything seemed calm and serene, and peace was restored.

If not for the fact that everyone was staring at Ye Ping, it would seem as if nothing had happened before.

At this moment, Ye Ping opened his eyes.

He ignored the gazes of the crowd and instead looked at Su Changyu ashamedly.

"Eldest Senior Brother, my aptitude is poor and I haven't been able to comprehend the sword intent, please forgive me."

Ye Ping was full of shame and was indeed about to comprehend the sword intent, but he somehow felt that neither the Four Thunder sword intent nor the Heavenly River sword intent was suitable for him. Hence, he ultimately chose not to condense the sword intent.

However, after he said that, the hundreds of thousands of cultivators fell silent.

The Qingzhou cultivators were bewildered.

Xu Qiubai was speechless.

The Qingzhou City Lord was confused too.

Except for Su Changyu, all the cultivators were a bit puzzled.

Ye Ping's words really sounded a bit harsh to their ears.

Yes, it was harsh to the ears.

'This is called poor aptitude?'

'Are you insulting me? Forget it if you're insulting me, but the City Lord hasn't condensed the sword intent either. Are you going to insult the City Lord too?'

However, before the crowd came back to their senses, Su Changyu had already recovered from the shock.

'The brutal fights are over, now it's my turn to pretend to be impressive.'

He looked at Ye Ping with a calm gaze in his eyes and initially wanted to say a few words, but after thinking about it, he didn't know what to say. Hence, he didn't answer Ye Ping's question and simply walked towards the Qingzhou Ancient City while everyone watched.

"Let's go into the city."

Those three words intensified his Sword Immortal aura.

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Ye Ping hurriedly got up and walked towards Su Changyu, ignoring Li Yu and the others.

"Teacher, Teacher, wait for me, let's go together."

Seeing Ye Ping walking towards the city, Li Yu also hurriedly scurried behind him to catch up.

At this moment, the Qingzhou City Lord had a drastic change of expression as he looked at Li Yu with his eyes full of shock.

"Crown Prince?"

The Qingzhou City Lord was a little stunned because he didn't expect that the Crown Prince of Jin Nation was actually there.

"Why is the crown prince here? He even called that young man his teacher. Wait!"

At this moment, the Qingzhou City Lord seemed to have thought of something as he couldn't help but shudder.

'The inspection commander of Jin Nation?'

'Yes, it's the inspection commander.'

"So that's how it is, I see."

The Qingzhou City Lord was shocked and had already guessed Su Changyu's identity, which made him overjoyed after he recovered from the shock.

However, although he guessed part of it, he did not act rashly and instead left the city entrance quietly.

At this moment, in Qingzhou.

As Su Changyu and Ye Ping walked out of the passageway, all eyes were on them.

Some were envious and jealous while many were full of admiration and affection.

The feeling of getting attention from so many people made Su Changyu's skin tingle with pleasure. If not for the fact that there were so many people, he would have probably laughed out loud.

'Awesome! Wonderful! Superb!'

'What else in this world can be more pleasant than pretending to be impressive?'

'Unfortunately, such opportunities are rare.'

'At the end of the day, I'm just too much of a loser. If only I'm as talented as Ye Ping.'

Thinking of this, Su Changyu could not help but sigh.

At this moment, the sounds of the crowd discussing could be heard.

"It's hard to imagine that there are actually two such strong experts in Qingzhou at the same time. Besides, they are young and handsome, and their auras are excellent. The most incredible thing is that they are extremely capable too. I'm in awe."

"I'm so furious. My position as the most handsome man in Qingzhou was actually snatched away from me by two men on the same day. Now, I can only settle for third place."

"What? Fellow Daoist, have you got any shame? I'm clearly in third place, okay?"

"Stop arguing. You two are in third and fourth place while I'm in the fifth place, alright?"

"I'll bear with it and make do with being in sixth place then."

"Since all of you are so shameless, I shall be in seventh place."

"I'll be in eighth."

The male cultivators' voices were softer, mainly because they wanted to save themselves the embarrassment. Even though they were envious, they were too embarrassed to talk loudly.

However, the female cultivators' discussion was different.

"I like this Eldest Senior Brother so much. He's so aloof and domineering, totally my type. Ah, I can't take this."

"I like him so much too. Eldest Senior Brother, shall we go on a date? I'm not clingy."

"Ah, I can totally tell that you guys are inexperienced. This Eldest Senior Brother is indeed handsome, but his junior brother is a gem. He looks so scholarly and has an excellent aura. Eldest Senior Brother is obviously devoted to the Sword Dao, and you definitely won't be happy after you get together with him."

"Yes, yes, I like his junior brother. Ah, I can't stand it either. I've already decided that I'll become his suitor."

"Sisters, I have a question. My master's wife said that handsome men usually have small members. Is that true?"

"Uh… I'm not very clear about that."

"Sister, your question is beyond my knowledge."

"Size doesn't matter to me. At most, I'll do it myself."

"If all handsome men are small down there, I'll choose the junior brother and ask him to comprehend the sword move every now and then."

"Ah! You guys do know a lot about this, I've been defeated."

The female cultivator's voice was not very loud, but it was definitely not soft. Besides, they were discussing such an explicit topic in broad daylight. All of a sudden, Ye Ping, who was walking behind Su Changyu, could not help but be more certain of Xiao Muxue's lust-abstinence technique.

"Master, Uncle-Master, I've already booked a private room in Full River House. It's quiet there, and the Sword Dao Meet is round the corner. Let's rest well and not be disturbed. How does that sound?"

At this moment, Li Yu came to Ye Ping and said that to him.

However, Ye Ping shook his head and said, "The Sect Leader has taught us not to take advantage of others when we're outside. Otherwise, we will always be owing someone a favor."

"Li Yu, you have important things to do too. Why don't you go ahead and get busy?"

Ye Ping had a good impression of Li Yu, but he didn't want to owe him a favor.

Su Changyu, who was walking in front, couldn't help but nod after hearing this.

He would have definitely taken advantage of this in the past, but now that he had a few hundred taels of gold in his pocket, he didn't need someone to pay for him to stay in an inn.

However, in the next moment, Li Yu could not help but continue to insist.

"Master, I have booked a room. If you and Uncle-Master don't check into it, it's going to go to waste. Besides, it's not expensive either. It only costs a hundred taels of gold a day."

Li Yu indeed didn't care about the money and mainly wanted to please Ye Ping and Su Changyu.

"No, I'm not going."

Ye Ping was also not interested in money and shook his head directly.

However, Su Changyu was stunned when he heard that.

'100 taels of gold a day?'

'What kind of an inn is that? It's so expensive.'

'Wait…'

'Full River House?'

'The most famous Full River House in Qingzhou Ancient City?'

'The five-star inn?'

He inhaled sharply.

Su Changyu suddenly remembered what the Full River House was. That explained why it sounded so familiar to him previously.

It was the only five-star inn in Qingzhou and was extremely luxurious. Rumor had it that every piece of wood in the inn was rosewood.

At the thought of this, Su Changyu couldn't help but say, "Junior Brother, I thought about it and I feel that Li Yu is your disciple after all. He's not considered an outsider, so why don't we go and get some rest?"

Su Changyu tried to make himself look calm and less like a mercenary snob.

"Yeah, Master, since Uncle-Master has already said that, let's go to Full River House."

Li Yu chimed in excitedly.

Ye Ping didn't think much about it either. Since Su Changyu had already said so, he had nothing more to say.

Just like that, they arrived at Full River Restaurant.

Six hours passed.

A figure slowly appeared outside Qingzhou.

Li Changye slowly observed the Qingzhou Ancient City.

He was extremely handsome and cold. This time, he especially bought a brocade white crane cloud robe in a bid to highlight his aura as a Sword Immortal.

Li Changye did have a good aura, but unfortunately, he was far inferior to Su Changyu.

Outside Qingzhou Ancient City.

Li Changye's face was calm as he gazed at the ancient city, and he couldn't help but mutter.

"Is my path to invincibility going to start here?"

"Hah… I'm really looking forward to it."

After saying this, Li Changye slowly walked into the ancient city.

Several gazes were cast on him.

Sensing the gazes, Li Changye did not behave abnormally and instead became even calmer.

He knew that he was an elite, and they were all looking at him with envy.

'Ah, this is the life of geniuses, especially geniuses who are as good-looking as me.'

'Changye, you're so brilliant.'

Thinking of this, Li Changye couldn't help but smile and take a large stride forward.

However, the chatter among the crowd seemed very odd.

"Guys, quickly look, a copycat has appeared."

"Tsk, Eldest Senior Brother has just appeared, but someone is already trying to copy him. This is so disgusting."

"Yes, yes, there are so many copycats nowadays."

"Damn it, look, he's still smiling, isn't he? Seriously? Does he really think he's very handsome?"

The male cultivators were not talking too loudly, but they were bragging softly while the female cultivators were discussing loudly.

"I retched. This person is so ugly compared to Eldest Senior Brother. He's wearing the same clothes as him too. Who gave him that confidence?"

"Cut it out, Sisters. I'm going to wash my eyes."

"He's a typical wastrel who looks good but is incompetent. Sisters, you must be careful not to be duped by such a person in the future. Got it?"

Unfortunately, Li Changye didn't hear those voices…

Another two hours passed.

Wang Minghao also appeared outside the Qingzhou Ancient City.

He was indifferent.

He was even more indifferent than Li Changye.

He came from a real hidden sect of experts that was extremely powerful.

Hence, he had a natural sense of superiority.

In his eyes, a mere Qingzhou was just a stepping stone for him.

With an aloof expression, Wang Minghao walked through the passage.

Similarly, he attracted a lot of gazes.

Sensing the gazes, Wang Minghao stayed calm because he knew that that was the attention that a genius should be receiving.

He wasn't bragging because he was already extremely conceited.

Just like that, he continued all the way until late at night.

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Chapter 90: Do You Want To Be The Peerless Sword Immortal Who Enjoys The Attention Of All In The World?

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Late at night, the sky was as dark as ink.

Su Changyu stood alone on the eaves of the house, gazing quietly at the moonlight.

The wind there was so strong that he regretted coming up, but in order to maintain his demeanor of an expert, Su Changyu had to bear with it.

Everything was peaceful and the faint moonlight was cast on his body.

The scenery was beautiful and mesmerizing.

Standing on the eaves, Su Changyu quietly pondered over some things.

He couldn't stop thinking about what happened today.

The feeling of being in the limelight was still lingering in his heart.

However, he knew that it was all an illusion.

He was still a good-for-nothing at the end of the day.

'I can't get Ye Ping to save me every time, can I?'

At this moment, Su Changyu couldn't help but have a question in his mind.

'Why am I so handsome but my aptitude is so mediocre?'

'Why does Ye Ping have such an impressive aptitude even though his looks are average?'

'I'm so sour about it.'

Su Changyu was extremely upset.

"Am I really not suitable for the Sword Dao?"

At this moment, Su Changyu's heart was filled with curiosity.

"No! Su Changyu, you must not give up on yourself, you are definitely a genius in the Sword Dao. It's just that the swordsmanship you've been practicing is not suitable for you. The things that suit you are the best."

"Su Changyu, you have to believe in yourself, but don't give up the dream of becoming the best Sword Immortal in the world."

Standing on the eaves, Su Changyu seriously told himself that he wasn't a good-for-nothing but because the sword technique that he learned wasn't suitable for him.

However, although he found a reason to comfort himself with, Su Changyu was well aware that there was no bad sword technique, only incompetent Sword Dao cultivators.

At the thought of this, he somehow felt melancholic.

However, at the next moment, a breeze suddenly blew over on the Northwest street of the Qingzhou Ancient City, which blew up a thin book that was being sold at the stall at the end of the street.

At the next moment, Su Changyu was about to go back to sleep when a breeze blew the book over. It then landed in front of him.

"???"

Su Changyu was slightly stunned, and he couldn't help but look at the green book.

Using the moonlight as a source, three words appeared in front of Su Changyu.

"Sword Nurturing Technique"

"What is this?"

Su Changyu was a little curious. He picked up the swordsmanship secret manual, which was very thin. There were only a few pages.

He turned the first page, and a few lines soon appeared in his eyes.

"Do you want to be a peerless Sword Immortal?"

"Do you want to be in the limelight?"

"Turn to the next page and you will find what you want."

"However, before you do, you must think carefully. This method can make you the best Sword Immortal and let you be in the limelight, but this path is also the loneliest path to becoming a Sword Immortal."

"Are you ready?"

All of a sudden, Su Changyu was stunned.

Although he subconsciously felt that this secret manual should have been made up by someone, Su Changyu was indeed tempted.

In the next moment, he turned to the second page, and new words soon appeared.

"Very good, when you are reading this, you are already qualified to be a peerless Sword Immortal. Now, turn the next page and you will master the most powerful sword technique in the world."

The fonts were large and the words took up an entire page.

Su Changyu felt like his IQ was being insulted. It was obviously a secret manual used for fooling newbie immortal cultivators.

However, for some reason, Su Changyu couldn't help but want to turn the next page.

"There's no one around anyway, I'll just read it."

Su Changyu gritted his teeth. During normal circumstances, he would burn the secret manual right away, but somehow, he wasn't like his usual self today.

He turned to the third page.

A new font appeared.

"Sword Nurturing Technique is the most powerful sword technique in the world. If you learn this technique, you have to fight with the best Sword Dao expert in this world, and after each victory, you can obtain the opponent's sword intent and seal it in an ordinary sword. When you accumulate 9,999 sword intents, it can be turned into the peerless Immortal Sword."

"By then, the sky and earth will crumble when you draw your sword. Killing immortals will be a piece of cake."

"Caution 1: You cannot draw the sword until you have collected all 9,999 sword intents. Otherwise, you will end up losing everything."

"Caution 2: Only if you defeat a Sword Dao expert who is stronger than you can you condense the sword intent, and your opponent must have comprehended the complete sword momentum. Otherwise, you cannot condense the sword intent."

"Caution 3: If you draw your sword without gathering the full sword intent, your efforts will be in vain. Try not to mistakenly hurt others."

Seeing this, Su Changyu fell silent.

He felt humiliated.

'Damn it, if I can defeat the world's strongest Sword Dao expert, why would I still need to practice this stupid technique?'

'How can I fight others without drawing the sword?'

'With my fist? Or my mouth?'

'Damn it, secret manual writers these days are vile. How can they write such an absurd thing?'

'They're harming others and themselves.'

At the thought of this, Su Changyu couldn't help but snort coldly before throwing it away.

However, thinking about it, Su Changyu turned to the next page to see what content there was. Anyway, he was bored out of his wits.

Su Changyu was stunned after doing so.

"Are you curious about how to defeat the enemy without drawing a sword?"

"Remember, true Sword Dao experts will never rely on their swords, but the swords of one's spirit. When you encounter a Sword Dao powerhouse, you have to fantasize about defeating your opponent to obtain their sword intent."

"So, the method of nurturing is not actual combat but an advanced mental battle. However, this is very difficult and only Sword Dao geniuses can comprehend it. If you don't have a good aptitude, you cannot learn it."

The content of the last page made Su Changyu freeze.

'Spiritual combat method?'

'That's great.'

'This battle method is good, it's very suitable for me.'

'No, this is simply customized for me.'

The more Su Changyu thought about it, the more he felt that this sword technique was suitable for him.

When facing his opponent, he could fantasize about winning the battle and then trump them in terms of mental strength. Not only would he not have to fight and kill, it wasn't time-consuming either and he would definitely win.

'That's great.'

'What a wonderful idea.'

'But… is this useful?'

Su Changyu suddenly thought of that issue.

During the cultivation process, Su Changyu did not have any opinion, but whether it was effective or not was another thing.

However, after a while, he couldn't help but mutter to himself in his head.

"Regardless of whether it works or not, there's no harm in trying. If it doesn't work, it won't affect much since I'm a good-for-nothing in the first place."

"If it works, I'd be reaping a huge profit."

"Yes, yes, yes. From now on, I will cultivate this sword technique. It must be Heaven's will that this secret manual suddenly appeared in front of me. Since that's the case, it proves that this secret manual is at least somewhat useful."

"Good, very good, very good. It seems that I, Su Changyu, am going to ascend."

"Woohoo~~~"

Su Changyu was in an extremely good mood as he felt that he had found a sword technique that truly suited him.

'Hahahaha'

At the same time, in Room No. 2 of Full River House.

Ye Ping sat cross-legged on the bed.

Beside him, there was a strange fragrance of incense wafting over.

After being on the road for more than ten days, Ye Ping didn't have the time to cultivate at all. Now that he finally had some time to rest, Ye Ping hurriedly seized the time to digest the power of merit without hesitation.

The large amount of power of merit was converted into spiritual energy by Ye Ping.

Each power of merit was transformed into rolling spiritual energy.

The first thing he did was to consider the Torch Dragon Immortal Aperture.

He had already opened five apertures and was now aiming for ten.

A terrifying aura filled his body.

With a slight boing sound, the sixth aperture was opened.

After that, he opened the next four consecutively.

As he progressed, the amount of spiritual energy he needed also increased.

Only after consuming one-third of the power of merit did Ye Ping barely open the tenth aperture.

However, the reward was huge too.

As the ten Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures ran, terrifying spiritual energy surged into Ye Ping's body immediately. After cultivating for an hour, Ye Ping did not break through any realm, but he had stabilized it at the tenth level of Qi Refinement.

After calculations, he realized that the cultivation speed of the ten Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures allowed him to get one power of merit a day.

Besides, once he opened the 36th Immortal Aperture, he would be able to comprehend a mystical ability. That was the greatest ability of the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures.

After the tenth Immortal Aperture was opened, Ye Ping did not stop or waste a single second. He immediately started refining his body.

The next moment, Ye Ping began to run the Ancient Godfiend Body Tempering Technique.

Six hours later, with the help of a large amount of power of merit, Ye Ping finished tempering his body thrice.

So far, his body had been tempered five times in total.

The result was the strengthening of his body, which was now tougher than steel. In the past, a superior-grade flying sword would not be able to pierce through Ye Ping's body, but now, even if he were to be slashed by a spiritual object, he would barely be injured, unless it was a superior-grade one.

His physique had also been strengthened greatly.

Moo.

At this moment, the faint sound of an elephant's roar came from Ye Ping's body. It was the sign of reaching the Greater Mastery realm of one's physique. If he advanced further, he would be able to condense the dragon's aura and be as strong as a dragon with a physique like that of an elephant.

Besides, Ye Ping's spirit meridians had also been increased while his Dharmic powers were intensified. The thicker his spirit meridians, the greater the amount of spiritual energy they contained.

Although Ye Ping's cultivation level was now at the tenth level of Qi Refinement, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could not withstand a punch from him.

Even if they didn't die, they would be crippled.

He had completed the cultivation of his body.

Next, it would be his realm.

Ye Ping turned the last-third of the power of merit into spiritual energy and began to break through his realm.

He continued until daybreak.

He opened his eyes.

His realm returned to the first level of Qi Refinement.

Overnight, Ye Ping completed the recasting twice and was now doing it for the fifth time.

At this moment, Ye Ping's mental strength was perfected, and his physique was like that of an elephant while his blood energy was strong like a dragon's.

Previously, one punch of his could blast a Foundation Establishment cultivator to death.

Now, Ye Ping would be able to kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with a single punch.

However, Ye Ping soon retracted his breath and returned to his harmless appearance while his Confucian aura appeared.

A major event happened in Qingzhou Ancient City today.

To be more precise, a Sword Dao talent, who had long risen to fame, arrived in Qingzhou Ancient City today.

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Chapter 91: Duel List Appears

"Sikong Jiantian has come to Qingzhou."

On the following day.

As the news spread, the entire Qingzhou Ancient City got into an uproar.

There was a lot of discussion in the Full River House.

"I didn't expect Sikong Jiantian to be here in the Qingzhou Ancient City too. It seems that the competition at the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time is going to be stiff."

"Stiff competition? You're overthinking. If Sikong Jiantian really came to compete, there is no one who can contend with him."

"He's the greatest Sword Dao genius in Jin Nation. Hasn't he already entered the Ten Nations Academy ten years ago? Why is he back?"

"Is Sikong Jiantian even coming to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet? Wouldn't that be bullying?"

"I heard that the rewards for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time are going to be generous. Sikong Jiantian is probably here for the rewards."

"No way, what kind of reward can attract Sikong Jiantian to come here personally?"

"Who exactly is this Sikong Jiantian you guys are talking about? Why haven't I heard of him before?"

The voices of the people in the Qingzhou Ancient City drowned out the comments about the young man in black and even overshadowed Ye Ping who was the talk of the town a short while ago.

In the Full River House.

Many cultivators were gathered there to discuss the matter.

"You don't even know Sikong Jiantian? Are you from Qingzhou?"

"You don't even know who Sikong Jiantian is. It seems like you're not a native cultivator of Qingzhou."

"Sikong Jiantian is the only sword genius from Qingzhou, and he is known as the most outstanding prodigy in the Ten Nations. He practiced swordsmanship at the age of three, comprehended the sword momentum at seven, and became an invincible swordsman at ten. By eleven, he had already entered the Jin Nation Academy to study, and when he was thirteen, he entered the Ten Nations Academy. Besides, he's top among the elites of the Ten Nations Academy. You should have heard of him before."

"Yeah, Sikong Jiantian is only 23 years old now, but he has already achieved something that others have never been able to do in their lifetime. Even Senior Siji praised him and said that he's a rare young genius in Qingzhou."

The people were discussing and talking about the background and origin of Sikong Jiantian.

"He's such a powerful person, what's the point of coming to the Sword Dao Meet?"

Some were curious and felt that it was a bit inappropriate for Sikong Jiantian, who was already so powerful, to join the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

However, someone soon revealed a secret.

"During the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time, the top ten places will receive a Taixuan Sword Tower entry token. I reckon Sikong Jiantian is here for that thing."

"Entry token to the Taixuan Sword Pagoda?"

"There's going to be a good show. No wonder all the contestants of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet are so competent. Tsk, tsk, who do you guys think will win the first place in the Sword Dao Meet this time?"

"Sikong Jiantian for sure. I don't even have to think about it."

"If Sikong Jiantian really joins the competition, it will be him."

"I'm not certain. Yesterday, I felt that Eldest Senior Brother and his junior brother are not bad."

"I'm a fan of the senior brother!"

"I'm a fan of the junior brother!"

The crowd in Full River House disputed.

However, at this moment, an indifferent voice sounded.

"Hah… a bunch of hillbillies who haven't seen much of the world."

The voice attracted the attention of many.

After all, everyone was talking and laughing, and suddenly someone made a snide remark out of nowhere. Who could tolerate that?

Everyone looked over.

Their expressions changed a little, but they soon sighed with relief.

The person who spoke was wearing a brocade embroidered white crane cloud robe, and they thought he was Su Changyu at first. However, after taking a closer look and realizing that it wasn't him, they felt relieved.

If he was Su Changyu, they certainly would not dare to say anything.

However, since it wasn't Su Changyu, it didn't matter.

That person was Li Changye.

"Why do you say so?"

Someone spoke up, maintaining his composure without getting angry.

After all, those who could stay in Full River House were wealthy nobles, and although Li Changye's remark was unkind, they still dared not offend him easily.

"Your horizons are too narrow and are constrained to a tiny Qingzhou. I may have never met Sikong Jiantian, but those who can enter the Ten Kingdoms Academy are indeed extraordinary. He obviously wouldn't come all the way to Qingzhou just for a small reward."

Li Changye drank a mouthful of fruit wine. His aura was not tacky, but unfortunately, everyone was quick to jump to conclusions. After comparing him to Su Changyu, they felt that Li Changye was mediocre.

"A tiny Qingzhou? Well, you're in the Qingzhou Ancient City now, so aren't you stooping low too?"

Someone couldn't help but gibe sarcastically.

However, Li Changye did not get angry and instead spoke with even more confidence.

"I'm indeed here in Qingzhou to attend the Sword Dao Meet, but the difference is that I'm here to prove the Dao of invincibility. You guys, remember me. Qingzhou is just my first stepping stone. After conquering Qingzhou, I'm going to aim to be the first in Jin Nation, followed by the first in the Ten Nations, and then the best in the entire Great Xia Dynasty."

Li Changye was extremely confident, but it somehow made others feel a little awkward.

"Hah, people like making huge verbal promises these days."

"If bragging counts, I can be the best in the world of immortal cultivation too."

"Hahahaha."

At this moment, the crowd couldn't help but sneer because many of them were angered by Li Changye's arrogance.

However, Li Changye still wasn't annoyed and simply tossed a gold ingot over before standing up and saying, "Remember what you people are saying now. When I become the best in Qingzhou, I doubt you people can still laugh."

He went upstairs like a supreme expert, giving off great confidence that had indeed made many fall silent.

There might be fools these days, but they wouldn't be that foolish. Clearly, Li Changye was quite something, but they didn't know exactly how strong he was.

"Forget it, forget it, ignore him. Let's sit down and continue drinking."

"Yeah, he's just a nobody who's trying to use this method to gain attention. I didn't expect people to still be interested in such tricks."

"Drink up."

After Li Changye left, everyone returned to normal, eating and chatting like they were just now.

In a corner of Full River House, Wang Minghao drank wine alone, but his eyes were filled with disdain.

'Best in Qingzhou?'

'Best in Jin Nation?'

'Best in the Ten Nations?'

'Best in the Great Xia Dynasty?'

'Haha, how arrogant. How dare he brag in front of me?'

That was what Wang Minghao thought.

However, he didn't stand out to speak up.

Wang Minghao felt that Li Changye was not worthy.

Indeed, Li Changye had no right to make him speak. He was destined to be the best in the world, how could he argue with others?

If he became famous in the future, others might rake up his controversial past.

Hence, Wang Minghao knew that he had to be careful with his words.

That person just now was extremely arrogant just because he had some cultivation level. If he was really impressive, he'd be outrageous.

After finishing his glass of wine, Wang Minghao also got up to leave.

Hence, the arrival of Sikong Jiantian quickly spread throughout the entire Jin Nation.

After all, Sikong Jiantian's reputation in the Jin Nation was great, far beyond that of Ye Ping and Su Changyu.

The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet instantly became a meet that everyone in Jin Nation paid attention to.

There were only less than seven days left before the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

In these seven days, more and more people came to the ancient city of Qingzhou in a bid to witness the meet.

Four days later.

A piece of even more shocking news was spread.

Sikong Jiantian confirmed his registration for the Sword Dao Meet.

They even saw Ye Ping and Su Changyu's names on the contestant list.

Ye Ping's participation did not surprise anyone, but Su Changyu's participation made countless people imagine.

Some people even thought that Su Changyu was participating in this competition just to compete against Sikong Jiantian.

Time flew like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed, and the Sword Dao Meet registration closed with a total of 1,024 contestants.

The meet would be held for seven days.

Eight matches would be held on the first four days to select the top eight.

In the last three days, there would be one match a day until the first emerged.

If there were special conditions, it would be adjusted accordingly.

The duel name list appeared too.

In the Full River House, Li Yu handed the list that he had someone copy to Su Changyu and Ye Ping.

Both of them were very curious to see who their opponent for the first match would be.

"Ye Ping VS Li Changye"

"Su Changyu VS Wang Lei."

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Chapter 92: Fiendcelestial Cult

In the Full River House.

When the list appeared, Li Yu spoke too.

"Master, Uncle-Master, I've deliberately gone to investigate these two people."

"Wang Lei is a disciple of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect and has now comprehended Summer Thunder and Spring Thunder sword momentum. His abilities are mediocre."

"Li Changye's origin is somewhat unknown. I used the power and authority of the Black Clouds Pavilion of the Jin Nation, but I couldn't quite find his origin. I think he must be a nobody."

Li Yu looked at Ye Ping and Su Changyu as he said so calmly.

When he got the name list, he had already asked the Black Clouds Pavilion to investigate the two men. Wang Lei's information was rather easy to find.

On the contrary, Li Changye's information was difficult to find. Even when he used the Black Clouds Pavilion's authority to investigate, he couldn't find out much. Hence, Li Yu subconsciously thought that Li Changye was just a nobody.

After all, the Black Clouds Pavilion was the most supreme secret intelligence pavilion in Jin Nation, and they were in control of all the affairs in Jin Nation. Those who were a little famous would have their information noted down on a scroll and put away in the Black Clouds Pavilion.

That was the reason that Li Yu thought that Li Changye was a nobody.

In the guest room.

After listening to Li Yu, Ye Ping did not take it lightly or let his guard down. Instead, he had some expectations.

After all, it was the first sword competition in his life. It would be impossible to say that he wasn't agitated.

As for Su Changyu who was at the side…

He was even calmer.

Firstly, it was because he had mastered the Sword Nurturing Technique, which made his confidence soar. Secondly, it was because he didn't plan to get a good place in the ranking. He would just say a few words after getting on the arena.

For example, he would say that Sword Dao cultivators should not bully their juniors or that they should just take the competition this time as a memory. After saying that, he would walk down the platform.

Hence, Su Changyu remained calm.

"Junior Brother."

In the next moment, Su Changyu spoke again.

"What's the matter? Senior Brother?"

Ye Ping, who was pondering about the Sword Dao meet tomorrow, couldn't help but be curious after he heard Su Changyu's voice.

"There are many hidden experts in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet today. Don't be overconfident and arrogant. You must always have the heart of a disciple. Remember, if you step in the ring, you must leave without regrets. You have to go all out, remember?"

Su Changyu lectured Ye Ping.

The focus of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was on Ye Ping.

Ye Ping would be the one to defend the Qingyun Dao Sect's pride.

It would be exaggerated to clinch the first place, but he had to at least get into the top ten.

Hence, Su Changyu had no choice but to remind Ye Ping, lest Ye Ping got arrogant and conceited. It would be bad if it backfired.

"You're right, Senior Brother. I will definitely go all out and leave with no regrets."

Ye Ping nodded.

Su Changyu's words were reasonable. After all, that was what he thought too. Even if he was facing a nobody, he would definitely not let his guard down since it was the first battle of his life. He had to put in all his efforts to take on the battle.

"You're right, Uncle-Master. Besides, there are indeed experts hidden in the Sword Dao Meet this time. Even Sikong Jiantian is here. Uncle-Master, do you want to fight Sikong Jiantian?"

Li Yu, who was at the side, chimed in attentively too. At the same time, he sounded curious too.

However, Su Changyu was shocked after hearing what he said.

"Is Sikong Jiantian here too?"

Su Changyu was astonished. In the past few days, he had been staying in the room to study the Sword Nurturing Technique. He really didn't know why Sikong Jiantian was there too.

However, the more shocked Su Changyu was, the more indifferent and composed he seemed to be on the surface.

Li Yu did not detect any abnormal changes and instead, he was shocked.

"It turns out you're here to participate in the competition, not for Sikong Jiantian's sake."

Li Yu was a little surprised. There were too many experts in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time, and the most famous one was none other than Sikong Jiantian.

He thought that Su Changyu was participating because he heard that Sikong Jiantian was also participating, so he wanted to compete against the latter. But now, it seemed that Su Changyu didn't know about Sikong Jiantian at all.

"I'm participating this time, purely for the sake of comprehension. I'm not targeting anyone." Su Changyu explained casually before continuing, "Sikong Jiantian, why is he here? It's just a small Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, what brings him here?"

Su Changyu was curious.

He knew what kind of person Sikong Jiantian was. He was known as a rare Sword Dao genius in Qingzhou whom the younger generation of sword cultivators in Qingzhou looked up to. However, he did not expect that such a long-established figure would also come to the Qingzhou Ancient City and attend the competition.

Even Ye Ping, who didn't know much, knew about Sikong Jiantian, what more Su Changyu. He had read some information about Sikong Jiantian in the Qingyun records found in the Sutra Pavilion.

"If I didn't guess wrongly, Sikong Jiantian should have other motives for attending the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time. However, I'm not clear about the details."

Li Yu answered calmly, believing that Sikong Jiantian definitely wasn't there just for the competition.

"There should be other purposes."

Su Changyu couldn't help but nod. After all, Sikong Jiantian's status was extraordinary. To put it bluntly, it would be a waste of his talent if he was invited to be a judge, let alone a contestant.

After saying this, Su Changyu stopped bothering about those trivial matters, and instructed Ye Ping to comprehend the Sword Dao properly.

Su Changyu left.

In the guest room, only Ye Ping and Li Yu were left.

In the room, the incense was burning and all Ye Ping could think about was the Sword Dao Meet tomorrow.

However, Li Yu's voice suddenly broke the silence.

"Master."

Li Yu's words made Ye Ping snap back to his senses.

He looked at Li Yu with some curiosity, but he did not speak and waited quietly.

"Master, there are some things that I don't know if I should say. In short, if you encounter some strange or suspicious people, you have to avoid them. Otherwise, there will be trouble."

Li Yu reminded.

Ye Ping was curious.

'Why did he suddenly say that?'

'And, what does he mean?'

Ye Ping's eyes were filled with bewilderment. Li Yu finally explained, "Master, I shouldn't be allowed to say this as it is a secret of the imperial court, but I believe that your identity is clean, so I'd like to remind you."

"The imperial court has received some insider news that the Fiendcelestial Cult has been revived, and it seems to be planning to conduct a purge in the 33 states of the Jin Nation and establish their dominance. The Jin Nation has made thorough arrangements, but the Fiendcelestial Cult is vicious and scheming. They even infiltrated the imperial court."

"We can't find out who the followers of the Fiendcelestial Cult are or when they will strike. The only thing we can know is that they will definitely strike, so you have to be prepared and stay away from danger."

Li Yu said, gritting his teeth.

Ye Ping couldn't help but be surprised by his words. Although he did not know what religion the Fiendcelestial Cult was, he once heard it was a heretic way. However, they did not expect to run into it.

"Since it's going to be dangerous, why don't they cancel the Sword Dao Meet?"

Ye Ping frowned a little.

"Master, there's no point in canceling it. The Fiendcelestial Cult has a great history, and the disciples are all good at concealment and stealth. Once the Sword Dao Meet is canceled, it will expose the spies of the court. Besides, there are going to be subsequent Sword Dao Meets too."

"However, you don't have to worry, Master. Qingzhou has placed a lot of experts hidden in ambush. If those beasts of the Fiendcelestial Cult dare to reveal themselves, they'd definitely die. Besides, I also guess that Sikong Jiantian is here for that matter.

Li Yu said so because he didn't want Ye Ping to be too worried. He just wanted Ye Ping to keep his guard up.

"Got it."

Ye Ping nodded. He did not want to get involved and just wanted to practice immortal cultivation. He didn't care about fame and planned to retire when he was near the extreme limit, and then go to the mortal world to enjoy life.

That was Ye Ping's purpose of immortal cultivation. He didn't want to be involved in a power struggle and was only interested in living the best out of his life.

"Master, I can only say these to you. Uncle-Master is carefree and I'm worried that he's too nonchalant and might spread this. If he does, I will have to bear heavy consequences so you mustn't tell anyone else about this."

Li Yu reminded him.

Ye Ping nodded too.

He could tell that Li Yu was under great pressure when he told him that secret, so Ye Ping was very grateful.

However, Ye Ping was not very worried about it.

The imperial courts had already made preparations.

Besides, even if he really met those disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult, so what?

What was there to be afraid of since he had Su Changyu's protection?

Soon, Ye Ping continued to think about the Sword Dao Meet again.

At this moment, in the City Lord's residence.

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Chapter 93: Sikong Jiantian, Jian Tian Courtyard

In the residence of City Lord.

In the main hall.

The Qingzhou City Lord looked at the man in front of him respectfully.

The man was seven feet tall and was clad in a white robe, with his hair combed suavely. He was extremely handsome, but he covered his eyes with a strip of white cloth.

He was Sikong Jiantian, the genius whom the younger generation of Qingzhou admired. He was also the only sword Dao cultivator in three years who entered the Ten Nations Academy.

Sikong Jiantian's current status was far more authoritative than the Qingzhou City Lord, and even the royals had to be respectful towards him. In the world of immortal cultivation, his abilities were supreme.

Be it the imperial court or the sect, one would be able to be above all as long as their personal abilities surpassed everything.

"Fellow Daoist Sikong, what brings you here to the City Lord residence?"

The Qingzhou City Lord looked at Sikong Jiantian, extremely polite with his words.

"The traces of the Fiendcelestial Cult are obvious, and I have come here to conduct an investigation. The Fiendcelestial Cult is trying to assassinate the talents of Jin Nation to revive and establish their dominance and power in the Ten Nations. Have there been any changes in Qingzhou city?"

Sikong Jiantian's tone was calm, and his expression couldn't be seen because his eyes were covered.

"Fiendcelestial Cult? Have they already appeared?"

However, the Qingzhou City Lord could not help but look surprised, as if he was hearing this news for the first time.

"City Lord, please drop the act. Since you said that you're here on orders, you must have already gotten hold of the news."

Sikong Jiantian continued.

"Fellow Daoist Sikong, whose orders did I receive? I really don't know."

The Qingzhou City Lord still looked like he was clueless.

After he said that, Sikong Jiantian did not get angry at all. He simply took out a token.

The token was octagonal and made of iron, and the words 'Heavenly Supervisory' were written.

The Qingzhou City Lord's expression instantly changed drastically, and he bowed at Sikong Jiantian with great respect.

"Greetings, Lord."

The Qingzhou City Lord, Chen Zheng, looked extremely respectful, even more so than before. Previously, he was respectful because of the identity of Sikong Jiantian, but now, he was respectful because he was his subordinate.

He really did not expect that Sikong Jiantian, who was in front of him, had actually joined the Great Xia Dynasty Heavenly Supervisory.

Indeed, it was the Great Xia Dynasty Heavenly Supervisory.

It was an important institution of the Grand Xia Dynasty that was above the Ten Nations.

The so-called Heavenly Supervisory Court actually monitored heaven and earth on behalf of Heaven. Besides, they had the authority to act before reporting, and the lower levels would control the livelihood of farmers and agricultural businesses while the higher authorities would manage the court officials.

Besides, once the orders were given, the immortal sects of Great Xia Dynasty would have to cooperate fully, and those who did not comply would face the death penalty. That was the terror of the Heavenly Supervisory.

However, the Heavenly Supervisory was not something that ordinary people could enter. Only talented elites would have the chance to be spotted by the Heavenly Supervisory. However, even then, they might not be given a position.

That was also the reason for the drastic change in Chen Zheng's expression when he saw the token.

In the Ten Nations, there was a saying that roughly meant that one would rather join the Heavenly Supervisory than become the king of a nation.

To Chen Zheng, the Heavenly Supervisory was extremely far from him. In fact, he was worlds apart.

Even the crown prince of Jin Nation could not compare to the most ordinary envoys of the Heavenly Supervisory.

After putting away the token, Sikong Jiantian did not put on airs just because he was from the Heavenly Supervisory. Instead, he acted as per normal.

"You can say it now, right?"

Sikong Jiantian asked.

"Lord Sikong, a few months ago, the Jin Nation imperial court has issued a notice of the deployment of 3,000 elite cavalries who will be ambushed in Qingzhou Ancient City. However, due to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, there are a lot of people in the ancient city and it's difficult to investigate one by one. Currently, there are no traces of the Fiendcelestial Cult yet."

The Qingzhou City Lord answered truthfully.

"Still no traces found yet?"

Sikong Jiantian sounded a little puzzled, but after thinking about it, he continued, "That's true, the Fiendcelestial Cult is very smart. They should have long found out about your department, and I reckon they are going to take action either during the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet or when it comes to an end."

"City Lord, you still have to take control these days. If you're outside the city, it'd be fine. But if you get into a fight in the city, you probably will not be able to keep your status as the City Lord if any talent dies."

Sikong Jiantian said calmly.

After he said that, Chen Zheng immediately replied.

"I will protect the juniors of Qingzhou even if I have to die. I won't let the beasts of the Fiendcelestial Cult get their way. However, since you're here this time, I doubt the Fiendcelestial Cult would dare to launch a sudden attack. After all, you are famous in the Ten Nations, who would dare to go against you?"

Chen Zheng was also sucking up to Sikong Jiantian by saying that.

However, Sikong Jiantian laughed lightly, as if he was enjoying the bootlicking. He soon shook his head.

"No, the Fiendcelestial Cult will definitely launch a surprise attack in Qingzhou precisely because I'm here. Their plan is to assassinate geniuses, so as to assert their dominance in the Ten Nations. If they kill plenty of ordinary geniuses, it will be meaningless. But if they assassinate me, it will be different. I'm a Sword Dao genius who is famous in the Ten Nations. If I die at the hands of the Fiendcelestial Cult…"

Sikong Jiantian did not continue, but Chen Zheng understood what he meant.

Chen Zheng immediately said respectfully, "I didn't expect you to risk your life and use yourself as a bait to lure the Fiendcelestial Cult. I'm really impressed!"

"Oh, no, Lord, you taking the risk personally is akin to the Buddha cutting his flesh to feed it to the vultures. Lord Sikong, you're so noble."

"I'll have someone set up a banquet to honor your act of nobility."

Chen Zheng was bootlicking seriously and his words were extremely mushy, making one feel extremely… uneasy.

However, Sikong Jiantian shook his head.

"That's not necessary. Also, you don't have to think that well of me, I'm just following orders. I'm not that noble."

"Okay, since I've already found out about the situation, I'll leave now."

Sikong Jiantian wasn't pretentious at all as he said his true thoughts without hiding or pretending.

"Take care, Lord Sikong."

"By the way, Lord Sikong, your participation in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time is just a front, right?"

Chen Zheng personally sent Sikong Jiantian away, but in the end, he got a little curious and asked Sikong Jiantian about the matter.

"Sort of, but not necessarily. I've been studying a new sword technique lately, and I plan to test the strength of the juniors in Qingzhou. However, you can rest assured that I know my limits and I won't bully them."

"By the way, City Lord, don't tell anyone of my identity. Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary problems."

Sikong Jiantian was very polite.

On the other hand, Chen Zheng nodded, surprised and flattered.

Just like that, the second day arrived in the blink of an eye.

On the following day.

The Qingzhou Ancient City was already lively.

Ye Ping, who hadn't slept at all last night, also picked up his Green Moon flying sword and headed to the Sword Dao Meet alone.

Su Changyu's turn was scheduled for seven in the morning, and he planned to get some rest so he told Ye Ping to go alone.

At this moment, the venue of the Sword Dao Meet was already crowded with people.

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Chapter 94: Is The Road To Invincibility Going To Start Soon?

The sun hadn't risen yet.

The Qingzhou Ancient City was already overcrowded.

In particular, the venue of the Sword Dao Meet was extremely crowded. If not for the fact that there were contestants who helped to clear the path, there would probably be no chance for them to practice and try.

The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was held in the arena of the Qingzhou Ancient City, which was rather spacious and housed hundreds of rings. There was no time limit for each round, but if the victory wasn't decided within two hours, both fighters would be considered to have failed. However, there was no such restriction for the top eight.

The Sword Dao Meet was a test of swordplay and sword momentum. Hence, theoretically, any cultivator would be allowed to participate, regardless of whether they were Qi Refinement cultivators or Foundation Establishment cultivators. The only premise was that no cultivation beyond the Qi Refinement realm was allowed. Those found flouting that rule would be disqualified.

That was the reason Sikong Jiantian could register for the competition.

"Fang Xiaoming, Chen Sheng, Ring No. 26."

"Xu Jingteng, Wang Bubai, Ring No. 17."

"Ye Ping, Li Changye, Ring No. 78."

As the announcements were made, the participating cultivators in the resting area of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet stood up and walked towards the rings.

At the resting area, Ye Ping was a little nervous, and it got worse when he heard his name again.

For him, it was his first time competing in swordsmanship.

He didn't know how strong he was, but he felt that he was better than ordinary people. However, the problem was that the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was full of hidden experts, so who knew how strong his opponent would be?

Besides, he thought that Su Changyu who had imparted the Sword Dao to him was a peerless Sword Immortal. To put it bluntly, it would be an insult to Su Changyu if he was compared to an ordinary person.

Thinking of this, Ye Ping could not help but become more nervous.

He walked out of the main hall and headed towards Ring No. 78.

Soon, he saw a figure.

His opponent, Li Changye, was clad in an outfit that was extremely similar to Su Changyu's, and he looked cold and suave.

However, the difference was that his looks and aura were inferior to Su Changyu's. Besides, Su Changyu had an indifferent and solitude aura that was like that of a peerless expert.

However, that man's coldness was due to his arrogance as he disregarded everything in the world.

Ye Ping stared at Li Changye.

Similarly, Li Changye also felt Ye Ping's gaze.

At this moment, it was already dawn.

As a golden ray of sunlight was cast on his body, Li Changye slowly shifted his gaze onto Ye Ping who was standing near him.

"First level of Qi Refinement?"

When Li Changye saw through Ye Ping's realm, a look of disappointment appeared in his eyes in an instant.

Yes, it was disappointment.

He initially thought that the first opponent in his life might not be overpowering, but he shouldn't be too weak either.

However, he never expected it to be a cultivator who was only at the first level of the Qi Refinement realm.

He was just a weak Qi Refinement cultivator.

He was disappointed.

He was overwhelmed with disappointment.

At this moment, Li Changye could not help but retract his gaze and look into the distance with some vague arrogance.

It was the first battle of his life.

It was also the start of his road to invincibility.

Before this, he was full of expectations but was also slightly nervous.

He was looking forward to the beginning of his path to immortality.

He was nervous because he was unsure if he could bear the title of the world's number one.

However, everything had now disappeared.

Li Changye somehow had a different epiphany, as if he was emptying himself.

However, Li Changye somehow felt melancholic.

All of a sudden, he felt that he would feel rather lonely if he became the best in the world.

The world is vast, and if he didn't have a friend or an enemy, it was because he was too invincible.

At the thought of this, Li Changye got increasingly sorrowful.

However, he soon exhaled and smiled calmly.

Although he was destined to be lonely on that path, he had to take the pressure since he wanted to be the best.

Some people were born to be the brightest star, while others were born to be dull like dust.

'I'm destined to be the brightest star in the world while Ye Ping is born to be a speck of dust.'

He then looked at the surrounding spectators, all of whom were beautiful women.

However, Li Changye did not feel any joy at all. On the contrary, he felt very normal. Not only was he a genius in the Sword Dao, but he was also a rare hunk in this world.

'It's only normal that I've attracted the attention of these female cultivators, but I'm destined to be the best Sword Immortal in the world. How can I be lustful and be attracted to the beauty of women?'

'I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you're lucky because you're going to witness the first battle of the future top Sword Immortal of the world.'

'This battle will be remarkable enough to be recorded in the history books, you are the witnesses of this glorious part of history. I'm so glad for you.'

Li Changye had a lot of thoughts in mind.

However, not far away, groups of female cultivators also started discussing.

"Sisters, is this Li Changye sick? Why does he keep looking at us while smiling like a fool?"

"Exactly, is he sick? Does he think he's very good-looking?"

"He's just a copycat and I feel so repulsed when I see him. Sisters, ignore him, he's just a nobody."

"Yeah, yeah, looking at this guy, I know he's a nobody. If it's not for the fact that he's fighting against Junior Brother Ye Ping today, I wouldn't want to look at him at all."

The female cultivators were discussing softly.

At this moment, someone suddenly noticed Ye Ping appearing and started exclaiming loudly.

"Ah! Junior Brother Ye Ping is here. Sisters, Junior Brother Ye Ping is here."

"What? Where is he? Where is he? Oh, I see him, I see him. Junior Brother Ye Ping, I like you so much!"

"Ahhh! It's really Junior Brother Ye Ping! He's so handsome!!!"

"Wow, Junior Brother Ye Ping is here. He seems to have gotten more suave than he was a few days ago."

"Ah, look, Junior Brother Ye Ping has just taken a glance at me. I can't stand it anymore, I'm about to faint."

"Stop it, I'm wet."

"???? Is that necessary? You can get wet from that too?"

"Ye Ping, Ye Ping!"

At this moment, the entire Sword Dao Meet was in an uproar, and the hundreds of voices sounded at the same time, attracting countless gazes.

Even the cultivators above the ring, who were waiting for the sword trials to begin, couldn't help but look over.

Their appearance had long attracted a lot of attention, and in the beginning, they thought that this group of female cultivators were there to watch the trials.

However, they didn't expect that all of them were actually there for Ye Ping.

In an instant, countless male cultivators looked dejected and envious.

They were envious of Ye Ping's popularity but also dejected because they were already prepared to perform well. But to their surprise, the numerous female cultivators were all there for Ye Ping.

"Junior Sister, didn't you say you would shout and cheer for me? How can you do this?"

Someone above the ring felt extremely bitter when he realized that his Junior Sister was cheering for Ye Ping too.

"Senior Brother, focus on the competition. Ah, ah, Ye Ping, Ye Ping, the best in Qingzhou."

The latter casually responded before cheering for Ye Ping again.

Su Changyu and Ye Ping had indeed attracted the attention of a large number of female cultivators outside Qingzhou Ancient City a few days ago. There were even a large number of female cultivators who were divided into two camps.

One side supported Su Changyu while the other supported Ye Ping. There were tens of thousands of female cultivators who were all beautiful.

Not far away, Ye Ping didn't expect himself to be that popular.

To be honest, even when he was famous for his literary talent, he had a lot of admirers, but they weren't that crazy over him.

'Indeed, immortal cultivators know what's up.'

Amidst the screaming and swooning of the female cultivators, Ye Ping walked into Ring No. 78.

"I'm Ye Ping from the Qingyun Dao Sect. Greetings, Fellow Daoist."

After stepping onto the platform, Ye Ping bowed at Li Changye out of courtesy, which made him look amicable and refined.

"Li Changye from the Nameless Sword Sect. Greetings, Fellow Daoist."

Li Changye bowed simply.

Although he was arrogant, he had basic manners.

After the two of them bowed to each other simply, Li Changye looked at the group of women with some surprise. He didn't expect that those female cultivators were actually there for Ye Ping.

However, he wasn't dejected or angry. Instead, he was full of a sense of anticipation.

If he easily defeated Ye Ping later, what would happen to them?

It was indeed very interesting.

Thinking of this, Li Changye looked at Ye Ping again. The sword trial hadn't started yet, and there were still 15 minutes to go. He was in a particularly good mood for the first battle.

Hence, he couldn't help but speak, "You're lucky to have met me."

Li Changye said with a smile.

"Huh? Fellow Daoist, what do you mean?"

Ye Ping was a bit confused about what he meant.

'Why am I lucky?'

What does that mean?

"You'll know later."

Li Changye did not explain and instead revealed a meaningful smile.

Ye Ping found it familiar.

'Oh right, Li Changye's mouth is a little crooked when he smiles, very much like Second Senior Brother.'

Soon, a voice suddenly sounded.

"The Sword Dao Meet has officially begun. The cultivators outside the venue, please stay quiet. Do not cause any loud noises and affect the conference."

As the voice sounded, everyone watched the Sword Dao Meet which officially began.

Li Changye looked at Ye Ping with a meaningful glance.

His thoughts were simple.

'Am I going to embark on the path to invincibility soon?'

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Chapter 95: Fellow Daoist Li, Don't Die, I Really Didn't Know Your Cultivation Is So Poor

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Three sounds of the bell rang.

At this moment, the Sword Dao Meet officially began.

The cultivators outside the arena stopped talking and were watching the match quietly.

At this moment, there were already people who started to fight in the ring.

However, in Ring No. 78.

Ye Ping gripped the Green Moon Flying Sword tightly and looked at Li Changye with full concentration. He did not attack for the time being.

On the other hand, Li Changye looked extremely calm without glancing at Ye Ping at all.

He planned to let Ye Ping make three moves first.

Yes, Li Changye planned to let Ye Ping attack thrice first since he was the first opponent of his life. He took it as a form of compensation for Ye Ping.

'In this case, Ye Ping will be bragging for the rest of his life, right?'

'Hahaha. Years later, Ye Ping will be bragging to his descendants that his opponent in a sword battle was me, Li Changye, the best Sword Immortal in the world. I defeated him even though I gave him a head start by three moves.'

'That'd be so interesting.'

At this moment, Li Changye suddenly felt a sword momentum.

He was slightly surprised.

'I really did not expect that a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refinement would have comprehended the sword momentum.'

'Oh? Four Thunder sword momentum? I really didn't expect it. He's only at the first level of Qi Refinement, and he had actually condensed the Summer Thunder, Spring Thunder, Autumn Thunder, and Winter Thunder sword momentum…'

'Four Thunder sword momentum?'

Li Changye instantly snapped out of his imagination.

He looked at Ye Ping and seemed rather surprised.

It was because he had sensed the Four Thunder sword momentum, which he was very familiar with.

'This is impossible!'

'He's just a Qi Refinement cultivator who's at the first level, and yet, he can condense the complete Four Thunder sword momentum?'

'That's a bit unexpected.'

However, he had fortunately made thorough preparations and wasn't worried at all. He didn't feel pressurized either, but he was extremely surprised. In his opinion, Ye Ping was already quite competent since he could condense a sword momentum.

Condensing the sword momentum of all Four Thunder Sword Techniques was a little beyond expectations.

'He's a genius, but unfortunately, he met me…'

Li Changye once again felt sorry for Ye Ping.

At this moment, Ye Ping, who was opposite him, kept thinking about one sentence.

'Do your best, don't hold back!'

'That's right, do your best, don't hold back.'

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

At this moment, Ye Ping dashed over with his sword, and the Four Thunder sword momentum exploded like thunder in the sky during the Sword Dao Meet.

Like a shocking bolt of thunder, it made their ears ring.

All the cultivators at the entire Sword Dao Meet were dumbfounded. Even the cultivators who were currently competing were stunned.

The terrifying and monstrous sword momentum pervaded and suppressed the crowd.

In the referee's stand, the seniors from the major states also stood up and looked at Ring No. 78 with astonishment.

"Four Thunder sword momentum?"

"The complete Four Thunder sword momentum."

"No, it's not just the Four Thunder sword momentum, there seems to be a stronger sword momentum mixed with it too."

"This is only the preliminary round and there are already such experts?"

The terrifying sound of thunder shocked everyone.

Some people knew that Ye Ping was strong, but they didn't expect him to be that strong. Back then, Ye Ping was merely comprehending the sword intent outside the city, but he eventually failed. The strength Ye Ping showed now made many people gasp in amazement.

At the same time, most of the cultivators, who had only heard of Ye Ping but never seen him before, were completely astounded.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of thunder roared. It was true that Ye Ping's sword momentum did not contain only the Four Thunder sword momentum, and it was wide and ferocious like a great river.

It was a fused version of the Four Thunder Sword Technique and the Heavenly River Sword Technique.

Ye Ping called it the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique.

Thunder was turned into a river. It was ferocious and powerful, and the sword move was incredible as it made all the cultivators in the arena of the entire Sword Dao Meet shudder.

When Ye Ping performed the Four Thunder sword momentum, Li Changye was only a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it because he wasn't afraid of the Four Thunder sword momentum.

However, when Ye Ping enhanced the Heavenly River sword momentum, Li Changye was stunned because after he enhanced the second sword momentum, the power was increased by more than ten times.

It only took a second for Li Changye's confidence to turn into confusion.

He was really a little dumbfounded.

'There's a second type of sword momentum?'

'Must you be so outrageous?'

'Are you really at the first level of Qi Refinement?'

'Is this the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet? Is it not the Ten Nations Sword Dao Meet?'

'Is someone there? I want to report him for duping!'

Li Changye was dumbfounded as he didn't expect Ye Ping to be so strong. His sword momentum was so ferocious, and he couldn't withstand it at all.

However, Li Changye snapped back to his senses in the nick of time. He was still confident because the sword technique he learned was the invincible sword technique. Hence, he still trusted himself.

Clang!

Once Li Changye struck, Ye Ping's last trump card was revealed.

Sword-Breaking Technique.

Yes, it was the Sword-Breaking Technique!

An unparalleled sword momentum appeared. It did not belong to any specific sword technique, but it could break all sword techniques in the world.

It was the Sword-Breaking Technique, Ye Ping's strongest sword move.

Whoosh!

A ray of white light flashed and a figure was seen being blasted away from the ring with the thunderous explosion.

The blood formed an arc in the air, but fortunately, Li Changye had an extremely strong physique and Ye Ping had only used part of his Dharmic powers because the rules of the Sword Dao Meet stated that one could only use the Dharmic powers of the Qi Refinement realm, and once they exceeded the limit, they would be disqualified from the competition.

Besides, Ye Ping would also suppress his Dharmic powers to the ordinary Qi Refinement realm. Otherwise, once it was in full swing, Li Changye would definitely die.

At this moment, the whole venue was silent.

The other cultivators were silent too.

Everyone including the elders and the surrounding cultivators looked at Ye Ping.

Apart from shock, his eyes were filled with disbelief. At the same time, he felt a little… scared.

'It's just a sword trial, must you be so ferocious?'

Many cultivators subconsciously swallowed saliva. They were filled with curiosity and couldn't help but wonder what they should do if they were the ones to fight Ye Ping.

They reckoned that they would probably die.

Everyone fell silent.

Li Changye was dumbfounded too.

He was severely injured, but fortunately, he didn't hurt his foundation because Ye Ping did not want to kill him. Besides, his body was stronger than the ordinary cultivator so it didn't hurt his foundation, but it would be difficult for him to fight again.

However, he watched everything in disbelief.

'I lost?'

'I was defeated?'

'I actually lost?'

'This is impossible!'

'This is impossible!'

'That can't be.'

'I'm destined to walk the path of invincibility, how could I have lost?'

'I can't possibly be defeated.'

'Oh, I know, I must have underestimated my opponent. Hence, I haven't made a move with my sword.'

'I was careless, I was too careless.'

'Referee, I want a rematch.'

Li Changye came back to his senses in an instant. He didn't think that he lost because of his poor strength, but because he had underestimated his opponent and was too careless. Hence, he lost to Ye Ping,

In the ring.

Ye Ping looked at Li Changye, who had fallen from the ring, and couldn't help but look surprised.

It was because he did not expect his first battle to be that easy.

However, Ye Ping soon suddenly remembered what Li Changye said just now, and after comparing it with the current situation, he had an epiphany.

'Oh, it turns out Li Changye said that I'm lucky to have met him because he's very weak.'

'I get it now, I get it.'

Thinking of this, Ye Ping could not help but look at Li Changye before bowing.

"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist, I understand now."

Ye Ping bowed with some guilt in his expression. After all, he had just beaten his opponent up to the point of vomiting blood and that wasn't a good thing. However, he couldn't help it since his master and Senior Brothers had been instructing him to do his best so as not to leave regrets.

However, Ye Ping did not go all out and still had some reservations. After all, he was worried that he might get into trouble if his opponent was weaker and he ended up killing them.

However, Li Changye, who fell to the ground, could not help but snap back to his senses after hearing Ye Ping's words again.

He gradually looked less confused.

He was stunned again, especially when he heard that Ye Ping had understood.

'What did you understand?'

'You don't think I'm a good-for-nothing, do you?'

'I was just too careless.'

'Elder, I want a rematch.'

"No, I…"

Li Changye wanted to force himself to bear with the discomfort and stand up to ask for a rematch.

However, in the next moment, the remaining sword momentum in his body made him vomit blood again.

Ye Ping hurriedly walked down from the ring and stood in front of Li Changye before hurriedly infusing his Dharmic powers to heal Li Changye.

At the same time, Ye Ping spoke in an apologetic tone.

"Fellow Daoist Li, don't go on. I understand that I was reckless, I really didn't know that your cultivation level is so poor. You must believe me, I didn't understand what you said at first. If I had known that your cultivation level was so poor, I definitely wouldn't have struck so hard. Fellow Daoist Li, please persist on."

Ye Ping was a little nervous and encouraged Li Changye.

When Li Changye heard Ye Ping's words again, he felt worse.

"It's not like that… I…"

He still wanted to continue explaining.

However, Ye Ping held him down.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I understand, I get it. You don't need to explain, I understand."

Ye Ping comforted Li Changye.

Li Changye was really on the verge of tears.

'What do you know?'

'What have you understood?'

'It's not like what you think.'

'I… I…'

In the end, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

At this moment, his vision turned black.

He passed out on the spot.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Li… Don't die, I really didn't know that your cultivation level was so poor. Fellow Daoist Li?"

Ye Ping called out, but Li Changye had already blacked out.

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Chapter 96: Emerging As One Of The Top Eight, Catching The Attention Of The Nation

At the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Ye Ping.

The Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique had indeed frightened the crowd.

It was only the preliminary round and Ye Ping's opponent was just a nobody, but he was so ferocious in his attack.

If he encountered a famous sword cultivator, his attacks would have been even more shocking.

All of a sudden, many cultivators could not help but tremble, secretly praying that they wouldn't have to face Ye Ping. Otherwise, they would only be courting death.

Li Changye was carried away.

There were professional physicians at the Sword Dao Meet who were there to treat the wounded participants. However, Li Changye's injuries were too serious.

The few physicians felt awkward.

"Senior, when he wakes up, you must tell him that I didn't mean for this to happen. I couldn't figure out what he meant, and I wouldn't have been so reckless if I had known that his cultivation level is so poor."

Tugging the physician, Ye Ping repeatedly gave him instructions, for fear that Li Changye would hold a grudge against him.

After all, the more friends you have, the more options you have in life. He didn't want to make enemies for no reason.

"Not to worry, accidents tend to happen during sword competitions. I know you didn't mean for this to happen. Rest assured, I will convey your words to him when he regains consciousness."

The physician nodded and comforted Ye Ping so that Ye Ping wouldn't feel burdened.

After Li Changye left, the elder in charge of presiding over the competition immediately declared loudly, "The victory of the first match in Ring No. 78 goes to Ye Ping."

As he said so, the female cultivators immediately spoke up at that instant too.

"Ye Ping, Ye Ping!"

"Junior Brother Ye Ping is really a ferocious man."

"Ye Ping, Ye Ping!"

The cheering was deafening, and Ye Ping once again made many cultivators envious.

After the first match, they would have to wait for four hours before the order of the bouts for the second match would be released.

Hence, they could use those four hours to rest and recuperate, lest they were too exhausted from consecutive bouts and end up affecting their performance.

Ye Ping returned to the resting area, and soon Li Yu appeared.

"Master, congratulations on obtaining victory."

Li Yu rushed to Ye Ping and congratulated him, appearing unusually excited.

"It's only the first round. There's nothing much to congratulate me for."

Hearing Li Yu's congratulatory words, Ye Ping really couldn't bring himself to be happy.

Ye Ping was even more upset, especially since his opponent in the first match was so poor in cultivation.

"Master, you can't say that. One will lead to more. However, Li Changye is indeed an insignificant nobody. At first, I was really worried that he might be some hidden successor, but now, it seems that I had been thinking too much."

Li Yu said.

However, he soon continued to speak.

"Master, there's one more thing I have to tell Uncle-Master about."

"What is it?"

Ye Ping was a little curious, not understanding what Li Yu had to see Su Changyu for.

"Wang Lei has withdrawn from the competition."

Li Yu's tone was casual.

Ye Ping was stunned after hearing what he said.

"Withdrawn from the competition? That's possible?"

Ye Ping did not expect that Wang Lei had actually withdrawn from the competition.

"Master, you cast the Four Thunder Sword Technique as soon as you raised your arm. To be honest, in the past Qingzhou Sword Dao Meets, one would be able to emerge among the top few as long as they mastered three sword momentums, what more the Four Thunder sword momentum."

"Who would dare to provoke you after seeing how you cast the Four Thunder sword momentum as soon as you stepped up? It's only reasonable for Wang Lei to be scared into withdrawing, lest he gets flung off the stage by Uncle-Master. At least, he knows what to do."

Li Yu thought it was normal for Wang Lei to withdraw.

'Aren't you withdrawing? What are you waiting for? Death?'

'It's just a competition, must you risk your life?'

"Master, I think you don't have to wait here from now on. I reckon all the opponents who are going to be pitted against you will give up immediately."

Li Yu added.

"Seriously? The Sect Leader said that there are hidden experts in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time. Maybe I was just lucky to have met a weaker cultivator."

Ye Ping said with a frown.

Li Yu stayed silent for a while and glanced at Ye Ping, feeling an urge to say, "Aren't you one of them?" However, after thinking about it, he still did not do so.

Soon, Li Yu said goodbye to Ye Ping and went to the Full River House to convey the message to Su Changyu.

He had to admit that Li Yu was indeed not bad. He respected his teacher very much and had a Confucian aura. Unfortunately, he was only a disciple on probation. Otherwise, Ye Ping could take Li Yu as a disciple.

Four hours passed.

The first round of the Sword Dao Meet ended. There had been a total of 510 bouts and five out of 1204 contestants withdrew.

The second round of the Sword Dao Meet was also in full swing.

However, as Li Yu said, the second opponent Ye Ping faced withdrew before even meeting him and revealing his face.

Rumor had it that when he left, he kept cursing the Sword Dao Meet and saying that he was being nitpicked as he felt that it was unfair for him to face Ye Ping.

However, Su Changyu's second opponent withdrew too.

In other words, Ye Ping and Su Changyu successfully advanced to the top 256.

At night.

In the Full River House.

When Su Changyu heard the news, he was dumbstruck too.

"I made it to the top 500 again?"

Su Changyu was indeed shocked. He had already prepared to be defeated in the first round, but he didn't expect to make it into the top 500.

It had already been six or seven years since the last time he got into the top 500.

"Won't I be able to get a new robe for getting into the top 500 even though I didn't put in any effort?"

Su Changyu was immediately in high spirits while he was in the room.

In fact, he even imagined getting into the top 100 if he had been luckier.

The reward for being in the top 100 of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was even greater than that of getting into the top 500. The reward was a robe that was custom made by the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, and a symbol of supreme glory.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

In those two days, Ye Ping continued to compete as promised, but as Li Yu said, all of Ye Ping's subsequent opponents for the four rounds chose to withdraw on their own accord.

Even Su Changyu's opponents did too.

Ye Ping was extremely powerful as soon as he attacked and no one could stand that.

They were all there to compete in swordsmanship, not there to die. Even if they knew that they couldn't beat Ye Ping, they were still pleased to step into the ring and learn the Sword Dao from the powerhouses.

However, Ye Ping didn't seem to be competing.

He used the Four Thunder sword momentum as soon as he attacked. Who could stand that?

They thought that since Ye Ping was already so overbearing, his senior brother, Su Changyu, would probably be worse.

Hence, the disciples who were matched with Ye Ping or Su Changyu would immediately pack up and go home without hesitation.

Anyone who was interested could take their place.

Thus, Ye Ping and Su Changyu entered the ranks of the top 16 without understanding why.

They were not the only ones in the limelight either.

Sikong Jiantian was just as famous, and like Su Changyu, he also never got a chance to fight because his opponents all chose to withdraw.

There were a few other famous figures too.

Wang Minghao, Xu Jin, Zhang Yue, and Wang Feipeng.

The four of them had a winning streak, and they all had remarkable performances.

However, those people combined were not as famous as Ye Ping alone.

Now, all the cultivators in the entire Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet were focused on Sikong Jiantian, Ye Ping, and Su Changyu.

They were expecting a battle between Sikong Jiantian and Su Changyu, or a battle between Sikong Jiantian and Ye Ping.

As for Wang Minghao, there was no great concern. After all, with those three, who would care about some less important characters?

In the following morning, the tournament table for the top sixteen appeared.

It drew a lot of attention, but unfortunately, Ye Ping, Sikong Jiantian, and Su Changyu were perfectly separated.

As before, the disciples who had been drawn to compete with the three of them also chose to withdraw immediately.

Just like that, Ye Ping and Su Changyu successfully entered the final eight.

Due to Sikong Jiantian's appearance, countless cultivators from all over the Jin Nation had long paid attention to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

In fact, there were even a few major trade unions that cooperated to open bets for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.

Countless cultivators of Jin Nation went forth to place their bets.

At this moment, a figure appeared in the Qingyun Mountain Range.

It was Shi Liangjin.

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