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Chapter 97: Not A Hundred Thousand Taels But A Hundred Thousand Spirit Stones
In Qingyun Dao Sect.
Since Ye Ping and Su Changyu went down the mountain, Daoist Tai Hua had been thinking about the construction of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
As for whether Ye Ping and Su Changyu would clinch a good place in the rankings in the Qungzhou Sword Dao Meet, Daoist Tai Hua did not care too much.
He didn't have great expectations and would be very contented if Ye Ping could enter the top 100.
Besides, it wasn't too convenient for the information of the meet to be spread around. The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was only important and popular in Qingzhou, and it was considered insignificant in the Jin Nation. Hence, he would usually only find out the details after the competition ended.
Hence, instead of going around to find out some information, he thought that it would be better to just wait in the sect for Ye Ping and Su Changyu to return.
Today.
As usual, Daoist Tai Hua was refining his Qi at the entrance of the sect.
As a cultivator, one should know how to nourish their body. The spiritual energy in the morning was the densest and the purest.
Most importantly, refining Qi in the morning would save one the need for breakfast while strengthening the body. How could Daoist Tai Hua ignore such a good thing?
However, just when he was preparing for his daily Qi Refinement practice, a familiar figure suddenly appeared before him.
It was Shi Liangjin.
Daoist Tai Hua was immediately a little shocked.
He didn't expect Shi Liangjin to come to the Qingyun Dao Sect.
That was strange.
'What is he here at the Qingyun Dao Sect for?'
'Does he want to return the goods and get a refund?'
'Or does he want to borrow money from me?'
Daoist Tai Hua frowned, feeling as if he had seen a huge enemy.
However, before Daoist Tai Hua could think further, Shi Liangjin broke his silence and spoke.
"Senior Tai Hua, Senior Tai Hua, good news, good news."
When Shi Liangjin saw Daoist Tai Hua, his chubby face was full of agitation and excitement.
'Good news?'
'What good news?'
Daoist Tai Hua found those words somewhat familiar, and the other party's tone seemed to be similar when he first bought the Immortal Cultivation Fund.
Soon, Shi Liangjin walked towards Daoist Tai Hua. He was too exhausted to say anything and was taking deep breaths with his hands on his thighs.
On the other hand, Daoist Tai Hua glanced at him.
"First things first, I'm not going to loan any funds."
Daoist Tai Hua was very direct with his words.
On the other hand, Shi Liangjin waved his hands and took a deep breath.
"No, no. Senior Tai Hua, don't you know? Your disciple is in the top eight places of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."
Shi Liangjin said excitedly.
"What?"
'Top eight of the Sword Dao Meet?'
Daoist Tai Hua was a little shocked.
He really didn't expect that Ye Ping could enter the round for the top eight. 'He is bringing glory to the sect.'
'We're surely going to become a third-rank sect now!'
'This is stable.'
"I did not expect that my disciple would be able to enter the top eight. Not bad, not bad, it seems that our meticulous guidance and teachings these days have been effective."
Daoist Tai Hua said, praising himself and Ye Ping after calming down.
However, Shi Liangjin continued.
"Ye Ping is not the only one. Your eldest disciple has also entered the top eight. Your sect has produced two elites."
Shi Liangjin hurriedly reminded him.
"Huh? Su Changyu? That good-for… Ahem, my eldest disciple has gotten into the top eight too?"
Daoist Tai Hua was dumbfounded.
He thought that it would be reasonable for Ye Ping to be in the top eight, but he was surprised that Su Changyu had made it too. After all, he knew how strong and competent Ye Ping was.
However, the problem was that Su Changyu was in the top eight.
'Are there back doors to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?'
'Or are there only eight contestants for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time?'
'This is absurd.'
He knew Su Changyu's abilities better than anyone else. 'If he can enter the top eight with those abilities, I can too.'
"Yes, now both your disciples are extremely popular, and they're known as the double elites of Qingzhou."
Shi Liangjin said excitedly.
After receiving a definite answer, Daoist Tai Hua immediately fell silent.
After a while, he felt regretful.
If he had known earlier that Su Changyu could enter the top eight, he would have joined the competition too. Each disciple in the top eight would be receiving a thousand inferior-grade Spirit Stones, a robe meant for the top ten, and a flying sword, all of which were extremely valuable.
'I've incurred such a huge loss.'
Daoist Tai Hua felt as if his heart was cut by a knife. He had thought a lot about it, but he did not expect Su Changyu to enter the top eight.
However, at this moment, Shi Liangjin continued to speak.
"Immortal Tai Hua, I have a lucrative business deal, would you be interested?"
Shi Liangjin voiced his purpose of visit.
'Lucrative deal?'
Daoist Tai Hua was immediately enticed by that. Money was his favorite thing in this world, and he was naturally interested in a lucrative business deal that would allow him to strike a fortune.
"Tell me more about it."
Daoist Tai Hua said curiously.
"Immortal Tai Hua, now there are several trade unions in Jin Nation who have joined forces to open bets as bankers for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."
"Both of your two disciples are on the list, how about we cooperate? You send a letter by pigeon to your eldest disciple and tell him to deliberately lose to your youngest disciple. Why don't we take this opportunity to make a fortune?"
Shi Liangjin finally revealed the purpose of his visit.
He was at the Qingyun Dao Sect for that matter.
Su Changyu and Ye Ping were now extremely famous, but unfortunately, no one knew Qingyun Dao Sect. However, Shi Liangjin did.
Having been a businessman for so many years, Shi Liangjin understood the most important part about business.
It was information.
If one knew information that others didn't, they would be able to earn money that others could not.
He knew that Ye Ping and Su Changyu were the disciples of Daoist Tai Hua, so he thought that it would be possible for them to cooperate.
Once Daoist Tai Hua heard that, his expression changed and he looked at Shi Liangjin with his eyes full of contempt.
"How can sword cultivators do such an unscrupulous thing?"
"You're looking down on the Qingyun Dao Sect."
"The Qingyun Dao Sect may be a low-ranking sect, but we still have a bottom line. How could you propose such an unscrupulous thing? Are you insulting me and the Qingyun Dao Sect?"
Daoist Tai Hua reprimanded righteously and sternly.
The latter couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Daoist Tai Hua with an astonished gaze.
'That's not right. I can tell right away that Daoist Tai Hua is a money-grubber like me, why did he suddenly become so righteous?'
'Did I make a mistake?'
Just before Shi Liangjin came back to his senses, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but speak up again.
"My disciples have been training hard in swordsmanship, all for the sake of making a name for themselves in Qingzhou. Yet, you want them to give it up for the sake of a few hundred or a few thousand taels of silver. You're pretty amusing."
"What kind of person do you take me for? A profit-minded person? A man who is greedy for money and lust? Someone, please send him away!"
The more Daoist Tai Hua spoke, the more agitated he became. He wasn't pretending.
Now that they had entered the top eight, they might get lucky and enter the top four. If they were really lucky, one of them might take the first place in Qingzhou.
If one of them could clinch first place, a few hundred or a few thousand taels of silver would be peanuts.
In the past, there had also been bets for the previous Qingzhou Sword Dao Meets, but betters would at most win a few hundred or a few thousand taels of silver. There were rarely returns of tens of thousands of taels of silver.
That was also the reason why Daoist Tai Hua rejected Shi Liangjin right away.
After being reprimanded by Daoist Tai Hua, Shi Liangjin's face was flushed.
In fact, it was quite a bad idea, but most importantly, he felt that Daoist Tai Hua was a mercenary person who was profit-minded.
However, he didn't expect Daoist Tai Hua to be so righteous, so he was wrong.
Thinking of this, Shi Liangjin could not help but smile.
"Immortal Tai Hua, I've misunderstood. I was just too impulsive, and after seeing the large trade unions cooperating to start the bets, I thought that it'd be possible to earn more than a hundred thousand Spirit Stones, or even a hundred thousand taels of silver."
"I was muddled up because I was caught up thinking about the profits. Immortal Tai Hua, please don't get angry."
Shi Liangjin apologized.
He didn't mean it either, but he was mainly preoccupied with thinking about the profits that made him make such an irrational decision.
"So what if I can earn a hundred thousand taels of silver or even millions?"
Daoist Tai Hua said, still as righteous as before.
A hundred thousand taels of silver was really insignificant compared to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.
"Yes, yes, you're right, Immortal Tai Hua. It's not taels of silver but Spirit Stones."
Shi Liangjin smiled awkwardly.
At the next moment, Daoist Tai Hua was stunned.
He then looked at Shi Liangjin in shock.
"More than a hundred thousand Spirit Stones?"
'Are you lying to me?'
"Is it that lucrative?"
Daoist Tai Hua was stunned.
Shi Liangjin was shocked too.
However, he soon understood.
He didn't get the wrong idea about Daoist Tai Hua.
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Chapter 98: What? My Eldest Disciple's Odds Are One To Ten? I'll Bet On Him Losing
Daoist Tai Hua was really stunned.
"More than a hundred thousand Spirit Stones?"
'A few hundred thousand Spirit Stones?'
'What concept is that?'
Ten taels of gold was equivalent to one inferior-grade Spirit Stone.
A hundred thousand or so inferior-grade Spirit Stones were equal to more than one million taels of gold.
An inferior sect would earn only hundreds of taels of gold each year.
A third-rank sect would earn about a thousand taels of gold each year.
A second-rank sect would earn at most tens of thousands of taels of gold.
A first-rank sect would earn about a hundred thousand or hundreds of thousands of taels of gold each year.
In other words, if he was lucky, he'd be able to earn the net annual income of a first-rank sect.
Daoist Tai Hua was dumbfounded.
However, Daoist Tai Hua had underestimated something. A first-grade sect had many means of earning money, which were far beyond that. However, they would not reveal the exact profits.
Those were all Daoist Tai Hua's own guesses.
But no matter how much exactly, hundreds of thousands of inferior-grade Spirit Stones were still a staggering number.
He would never finish spending them.
"Ahem!" Thinking of this, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but cough before looking at Shi Liangjin.
"Cultivators should never be blinded by money, but it suddenly occurred to me that my eldest disciple is easy-going and has a heart of gold. He can't stand seeing the world suffer and would donate whenever he can."
"This might be aligned with justice, but money should not be stolen or snatched. I happen to be worrying about it these days. Why don't you tell me about the overall plans? I'll ask my eldest disciple about it by then."
"However, there are lots of bets for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet and most of them have high limits. I believe that we can earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. But are you fooling me when you said hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones?"
Daoist Tai Hua was calm when he said that, but he was very curious too.
He wasn't unaware of the limits placed on bets, but even if one was lucky enough, they wouldn't dare to take the bet.
Hence, Daoist Tai Hua didn't quite believe that they could earn more than a hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
Shi Liangjin was a smart person too and didn't seem to care about Daoist Tai Hua's attitude towards him. To him, there was nothing bad about suffering that grievance as long as he could earn some money.
'It isn't that easy to earn money these days.'
"Immortal Tai Hua, you might not know much about the outside world since you're in the sect, but the entire nation is paying attention to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."
Shi Liangjin said excitedly.
"The entire nation? Why?"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little nervous.
"Sikong Jiantian is also attending the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."
Shi Liangjin's words made Daoist Tai Hua stunned.
"Sikong Jiantian is here too?"
Daoist Tai Hua was astonished. Everyone in Jin Nation knew about him.
If that was really the case, it would be normal for the nation to pay attention.
"Yes, that's also the reason why everyone is paying attention to this Sword Dao Meet, but Sikong Jiantian is not the only one receiving attention. Your disciples are too."
"Without the trade union as bankers, we can control it ourselves and…"
At this point, Shi Liangjin paused and didn't continue.
However, it was obvious what he meant.
Daoist Tai Hua was a genius too. As soon as he spoke, he immediately understood what Shi Liangjin wanted to express.
In the past, there would be bankers who opened bets for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, but there were upper limits so there were no shams.
This time, due to Sikong Jiantian's presence, the entire Jin Nation paid attention to it, and hence, there were naturally interests involved. Once there were interests involved, it would attract the bankers.
If he could control the outcome, they would be in for a huge winning.
After figuring that out, Daoist Tai Hua was excited.
"What exactly should I do?"
Daoist Tai Hua stopped pretending and simply asked the question.
Everything else except Spirit Stones was fake.
The ranking was nothing either. Ye Ping and Su Changyu had both gotten into the top eight so advancing to the third-rank would definitely be a piece of cake.
Besides, Sikong Jiantian had also joined the competition, and it was basically hard for them to clinch first place. One of them would at most come in second.
However, it didn't matter if they came in second or eighth place. It would be wonderful if they could reap some interests.
Hence, Daoist Tai Hua was moved.
"Immortal Tai Hua, the most popular topic about the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet are your two disciples. I have a simple idea and that is, we will place bets on the top eight, and if your disciples face each other during the round for the top four, that is when we will make a big profit."
"We will let whoever has the highest odds lose so that the trade unions will earn a large number of Spirit Stones while we profit from it too. It's a win-win deal, what do you think?"
Shi Liangjin's words made Daoist Tai Hua tempted.
Thinking about it, he was still a little worried. After all, winning the banker's Spirit Stones would definitely warrant an investigation.
If the banker won and they did too, the ones who were unlucky would be the gamblers.
However, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but say, "If we profit, wouldn't those gamblers…"
He couldn't bear to do it as he felt guilty.
However, Shi Liangjin shook his head with a sneer.
"Immortal Tai Hua, you're wrong about that. Gamblers are rarely good people."
"Even if we don't get involved, will these gamblers definitely win?"
"Even if they can win, will they keep winning for the rest of their lives?"
"Besides, once they win, they will want to win more and they will never stop. If they lose, they would want to recoup their losses. These days, everyone is pitiful except the gamblers."
"It may be inappropriate for us to do that, but this is what life is about. Some are born with an abundance of material comfort while some struggle to make ends meet."
"Immortal, I'm just a mortal. I will give money to the poor whenever I see them, but I have to survive too. These days, the poor are looked down upon. When you're poor, justice is just cheap talk."
Shi Liangjin's words hit the nail on the head.
Daoist Tai Hua's hesitance gradually vanished too.
Shi Liangjin was right.
"How do we calculate the principal?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked.
"Simple, we'll go with a four-six ratio. I'll contribute 60%, you contribute 40%, if you don't have enough, I can borrow you some. We will split the total profit equally."
Shi Liangjin said.
"If we succeed, I want a 30-70 ratio. I will contribute 30% of the capital and you contribute 70%."
Daoist Tai Hua said after thinking about it.
At that moment, Shi Liangjin pondered for a while before gritting his teeth and said, "Okay, 30-70 it is. However, Immortal Tai Hua, you must convince your disciples. After all, if you want to earn more, the principal must be higher. We can't afford to lose."
It didn't matter to him that he had to come up with 70% of the capital, but he wanted to ensure that there were no mistakes. After all, the share of profits was 50:50 and he just had to bear a higher risk.
"I dare not guarantee that, but I will write them a letter. Why don't we place the bets only after we get a definitive answer?"
Daoist Tai Hua was not sure if Su Changyu and Ye Ping were willing to take the job.
If they were not willing, there was nothing he could do. After all, it was up to them.
"Okay, Immortal Tai Hua, let's talk while we make our way down the mountain."
Shi Liangjin nodded. Anyway, it wasn't a 100% chance that they wouldn't do it.
"Oh, by the way, whose odds are the highest now?"
"Sikong Jiantian has the highest odds of 1:20, your eldest disciple's odds are 1:10 while your youngest disciple is 1:5."
"What? My eldest disciple's odds are 1:10? What's the point of sending a letter then? Let's bet on him losing."
Daoist Tai Hua and Shi Liangjin's voices gradually vanished in the Qingyun Mountains.
Just like that, the list of the final eight appeared again, and the opponents who were paired with Ye Ping, Sikong Jiantian, and Su Changyu decided to withdraw again.
The list of the final four was also revealed at noon.
"Ye Ping VS Wang Minghao"
"Sikong Jiantian VS Su Changyu"
Once the list was released, everyone in the Qingzhou Ancient City was overwhelmed with excitement.
In just less than half a day, there was an uproar in the Jin Nation!
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Chapter 99: This Person Is A Peerless Sword Immortal, He Must Be Killed!
The ancient city of Qingzhou.
After the list of the final four was revealed, the entire Qingzhou Ancient City got into a huge uproar.
It was the scene that all cultivators had been waiting for.
Initially, the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was just a state competition that basically only the Qingzhou cultivators paid attention to.
However, with Sikong Jiantian's participation, the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet became a national event that the entire Jin Nation paid attention to.
However, the depressing thing was that the three participating cultivators who were the most talked about basically did not attack much.
After Ye Ping attacked in the first round, his subsequent opponents decided to withdraw from the competition.
On the other hand, Sikong Jiantian and Su Changyu never got to fight at all. Hence, the spectators who were there to watch the sword trials were disappointed.
They were not there for a vacation but to watch the battles between experts. All of a sudden, there were many disputes.
Now, the jury of the Sword Dao Meet had finally done something humane.
They let Ye Ping and Wang Minghao fight.
They also let Sikong Jiantian and Su Changyu engage in a battle.
They were evenly-matched and the arrangement was in line with the thoughts of the cultivators in Qingzhou Ancient City.
After all, if Su Changyu and Wang Minghao fought a battle, it would not be interesting.
Although Wang Minghao won eight bouts in a row and was indeed quite capable, Su Changyu was a mysterious expert in the opinion of the people who also thought that Sikong Jiantian was the only one who could rival him.
On the other hand, it was appropriate for Ye Ping to fight Wang Minghao too because the two of them had extraordinary power.
Hence, as soon as the list was announced, the entire Jin Nation paid attention to the battle.
Ye Ping and Wang Minghao fought first, followed by Su Changyu and Sikong Jiantian.
Those two battles also brought a serious challenge to the underground gambling dens of Jin Nation.
For the battle between Ye Ping and Wang Minghao, Ye Ping's odds of winning were 1:1, while Wang Minghao's odds were 1:2.
For the battle between Sikong Jiantian and Su Changyu, Sikong Jiantian's odds of winning were 1:1 while Su Changyu's odds were 1:3.
The amount of money bet on each side was enough to make the few major trade unions break out in cold sweat.
The first battle was not too bad. After all, Ye Ping and Wang Minghao were evenly matched, though Ye Ping was a little more popular.
However, the second battle was very one-sided. Although many felt that Su Changyu was very remarkable, he was only so compared to Ye Ping.
The problem was that Sikong Jiantian's prestige was too high, and the amount of Spirit Stones bet on Sikong Jiantian's victory in Qingzhou Ancient City alone had already exceeded ten million.
Yes, the amount of Spirit Stones bet on Sikong Jiantian's victory in Qingzhou Ancient City alone had already exceeded ten million.
On the other hand, only less than 300,000 inferior-grade Spirit Stones were bet on Su Changyu's victory.
However, even though Sikong Jiantian's odds kept decreasing, the number of bets kept rising.
Hence, it was a huge challenge for the trade unions who were the true owners of the gambling dens.
However, the gambling dens were not taking a gamble on Su Changyu's victory but on Sikong Jiantian's absence.
Yes, his absence.
They bet that Sikong Jiantian would not take on the battle because he was on a completely different level from Su Changyu, and some even guessed that the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was definitely not the reason why he came to Qingzhou Ancient City this time.
They thought that he was just there to do other things under the guise of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, which was also the reason they dared to open the bets. Otherwise, who would dare to do so for a battle where the winner was obvious?
At this moment, in the garden at the back of Full River House.
Su Changyu was sitting quietly under a willow tree.
His eyes were tightly shut and he seemed to be in enlightenment, which made others curious.
Not far away, Ye Ping was also comprehending the Sword Dao.
He was revising his sword techniques for the battle tomorrow.
At this moment, Li Yu appeared and frantically appeared beside Ye Ping.
"Teacher, Teacher."
Li Yu's voice wasn't too loud.
At this moment, Ye Ping opened his eyes.
"What?"
There was some curiosity in Ye Ping's eyes as he didn't know what Li Yu was calling him for.
"Pardon me for interrupting, but Master, there's something that I don't know if I should tell you about or not."
Li Yu seemed to be stuck in a difficult spot.
"Go ahead."
Ye Ping looked calm.
"Master, I'd like to ask, what are… Uncle-Master's abilities like?"
Li Yu's eyes were filled with curiosity and he couldn't help but ask this.
"What's the point of asking that question?"
Ye Ping was even more curious.
Li Yu immediately smiled awkwardly before answering the truth.
"Master, there are a few trade unions that have joined forces, and the odds of Uncle-Master winning the bout tomorrow has dropped to 1:5. I'm not greedy for money, but my daily expenses are high and I don't get much money from my family. So, I was wondering if I can earn some money to cover my daily expenses."
"Of course, if it's regarding something that I shouldn't be asking about, just take it that I was never here."
Li Yu said.
As the prince of the Jin Nation, Li Yu knew quite a bit about the people's livelihood, agriculture and commerce, and the King's thoughts. Now that the few major trade unions were cooperating, even the prince of Jin Nation, Li Yu, was touched.
After all, he was still the crown prince, and apart from bribery, he also had to spend a large amount of money on other expenses.
Hence, Li Yu also wanted a piece of the pie.
Hearing Li Yu's question, Ye Ping immediately figured it out.
After thinking about it, he answered softly and mysteriously, "I can tell you, but there is one thing that you have to remember."
Ye Ping deliberately lowered his voice.
"Go ahead, Master, I will bear it in mind."
"Remember, you mustn't tell anyone about Eldest Senior Brother's strength after I tell you."
Ye Ping said with extreme seriousness.
After he said that, Li Yu immediately nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm known to be tight-lipped and I definitely won't spread it around."
Li Yu was just as serious.
"Okay then." Ye Ping nodded and said with a serious expression, "My eldest Senior Brother is a peerless Sword Immortal."
After he said that, Li Yu immediately froze.
'Peerless Sword Immortal?'
He could not help but glance at Su Changyu.
'Actually, he does seem like one.'
"There used to be a mighty figure. Do you know how he commented about me?"
Seeing Ye Ping's expression, Li Yu continued.
"What did he comment about you?"
Li Yu swallowed his saliva and was full of curiosity.
"There are three million Sword Immortals in the sky but they all have to bow down to you."
Ye Ping said seriously.
He inhaled sharply.
All of a sudden, Li Yu was dumbfounded.
"There are three million Sword Immortals in the sky but they all have to bow down to you."
'That's so majestic.'
Li Yu's pupils constricted and he was so shocked that he forgot to breathe.
Ye Ping, who was seated cross-legged on the ground, was pleased with Li Yu's expression.
Although he was the mighty figure, he didn't mind it because he wanted to show how much of a peerless expert Su Changyu was. Anyway, Su Changyu was indeed a mighty Sword Immortal in his opinion, so he wasn't too bothered.
"Master, I understand, I'll go bet on Uncle-Master winning now. If I really win, I will share some of my earnings with you and Uncle-Master."
Li Yu was agitated.
He knew that Sikong Jiantian was very strong, but he also felt that Su Changyu was not bad either. However, he never expected Su Changyu to be so strong.
'Peerless Sword Immortal?'
'I'm going to ascend.'
'Fly!'
"Go ahead, but don't bet too much, lest you win too much and the banker doesn't honor it."
Ye Ping nodded and let Li Yu handle it himself.
Li Yu also nodded repeatedly, but he was not afraid that the banker would not honor it since he was the crown prince. Well, unless the banker didn't want to continue making a living in Jin Nation.
After Li Yu left, Ye Ping, on the other hand, could not help but look at Su Changyu, who was not far away.
The latter had his brows furrowed and seemed to be in deep thought about something.
'Maybe, this is what an expert is like. He's thinking about the Great Dao at all times.'
Ye Ping stopped thinking about it and continued comprehending the Sword Dao.
Not far away, Su Changyu kept muttering in his heart.
"The battle robe awarded to the top four should not be green and white, otherwise, it would coincide with this white crane robe of mine and that would be bad."
"I must tell Shuang'er about it later."
Su Changyu thought in his heart.
Six hours passed.
A piece of news suddenly spread in Qingzhou Ancient City.
"Hey, have you guys heard? Su Changyu is a peerless Sword Immortal."
"What? Su Changyu is a peerless Sword Immortal?"
"You still don't know? According to reliable information, Su Changyu was a famous Sword Immortal in the Ten Nations 500 years ago, but due to some reasons, he was reduced to anonymity."
"Really? Senior Su does look like a Sword Immortal, but I've never heard of him before."
"Of course it's true. It was revealed by a big shot. Also, you guys should think with your brains. Everyone can tell that Sikong Jiantian will win the battle against Su Changyu this time. Why did the trade unions cooperate and open bets? What gave them the confidence?"
"Now that you said it, it does seem to be the case. These trade unions are very intelligent. I was just wondering why they were so foolish. I didn't expect them to be so scheming."
"Damn, I've just bet 300 Spirit Stones on Sikong Jiantian winning, but you're telling me now that Su Changyu is a Sword Immortal? No, I have to go to the pawn store and pawn my ancestral flying sword, or I'm going to suffer a huge loss."
"Oh my God, big news. Sikong Jiantian and Su Changyu just fought outside the ancient city, Sikong Jiantian lost without even drawing his sword. He was so shocked and he asked who Su Changyu was. Do you know what Senior Su replied?"
"What did he say?"
He said slowly, "There are three million Sword Immortals in the sky but they all have to bow down to me."
Sss!
"Stop talking, hurry up and bet on Senior Su winning."
"Hurry up and go, Senior Su's odds have dropped to 1:5, any later and we won't have a chance anymore."
No one in Qingzhou Ancient City knew what had happened, and they had merely gotten into a commotion because of a rumor that was being spread around.
Six hours passed.
Outside Qingzhou Ancient City.
In the middle of a barren mountain range.
There were hundreds of people dressed in black gathered there.
Their gazes were all full of indifference.
There was a Confucian scholar with a folded fan standing in front of them.
"Gentlemen, the Jin Nation has discovered our traces lately and gotten familiar with our plans, so this time, the mission has been postponed."
"However, the sect has already given orders for us to assassinate the geniuses when the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet is over, according to plan."
"There's a list and a portrait here. Take a careful look and don't miss any of them."
"Got it?"
The Confucian scholar spoke, his voice extremely cold.
"We understand, and we respectfully obey the orders."
The voices of hundreds of people sounded.
However, someone soon couldn't help but speak up.
"I can deal with ordinary geniuses, but the problem is, how should we deal with Sikong Jiantian?"
The question immediately made the hundreds of people somewhat curious.
They were not afraid of ordinary geniuses, but Sikong Jiantian was extraordinary so they naturally had their guards up.
"You guys don't have to worry. The sect knows that Sikong Jiantian also came to Qingzhou Ancient City and has sent elders to personally kill Sikong Jiantian. However, you should look out too. The strongest person is not Sikong Jiantian."
The words of the Confucian scholar made the hundreds of black-clothed people instantly stunned.
In their eyes, Sikong Jiantian was already considered a top expert, but the Confucian scholar in front of them actually said that Sikong Jiantian was not the strongest.
"Sir, if it's not Sikong Jiantian, who is it?"
Someone bit the bullet and asked.
"Su Changyu."
The Confucian scholar said indifferently as he took out a portrait.
He inhaled sharply.
At this moment, the crowd could not help but be surprised, but they more or less also had some doubts.
The Confucian scholar could tell immediately why they were puzzled.
He did not answer directly but slowly explained.
"Do you guys think that the Jin Nation deliberately invited Sikong Jiantian over because they have already discovered our traces and know of our plans? His real purpose is probably to wait for us to appear."
Everyone nodded because they thought the same.
However, the Confucian scholar shook his head and seemed to be wise.
"That was what I thought at first too, but I soon found some clues."
"Sikong Jiantian's strength might be good, but he took the initiative to appear and dared to expose himself so brazenly. There's obviously something wrong about it, unless he's very confident and fearless of us. However, he obviously isn't fearless."
"I've been thinking about why Sikong Jiantian had the guts to brazenly arrive in Qingzhou Ancient City, but I only figured it out now."
"Actually, he's just trying to cover up for Su Changyu. The Jin Nation has invited a mighty figure who quietly came to the ancient city of Qingzhou, but even if he keeps a low profile, he can't hide his aura."
"Hence, in order to conceal his identity, they invited Sikong Jiantian and let him be the bait to lure us to focus all our attention on him instead of Su Changyu."
"As soon as we make a move, this person will go on a rampage. However, despite their careful arrangements, they still revealed some clues in the end."
"I was in the ancient city when I accidentally chanced upon the crown prince of Jin Nation, Li Yu. He was following a young man whom he addressed as his teacher. Besides, this crown prince Li Yu isn't scheming and he even blatantly said that Su Changyu is a peerless Sword Immortal."
"I suddenly figured out everything and saw all the plans that Jin Nation has made. Think about it yourselves, Sikong Jiantian could have entered Qingzhou Ancient City secretly and quietly, but why did he choose such an attention-grabbing method?"
"He's clearly trying to conceal someone else's identity. They are very smart, but unfortunately, they met me."
The Confucian scholar was full of gusto and confidence, making the hundreds of men in black have an epiphany.
"You are really wise and resourceful."
"It's no wonder you are the smarter one among us."
Everyone praised him sincerely, but the Confucian scholar simply waved his hand composedly and said with a serious expression,
"You guys, remember, after the Sword Dao Meet ends, execute the plan. If you meet him, do not be rash and just run if you can. I've already sent a letter to the cult, and the cult has also urgently sent three elders from the 72 Earthly Fiends to kill him."
"So, this mission is very dangerous and you have to be prepared to die. After you die, you may enter the Great Heavenly Realm where you can enjoy infinite bliss, so don't hesitate. Understand?"
His expression was cold.
"Yes! To die for the cult is an honor for us."
The hundreds of men in black were firm in their tone.
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Chapter 100: Sikong Jiantian's Scheme, Competition
It was the eve of the great battle.
Late at night, the sky was full of stars.
Sikong Jiantian was seated quietly in the main hall of a residence.
There was a figure kneeling before him.
"Lord Sikong, the latest news from the Heavenly Supervisory is that the Fiendcelestial Cult has already sent the 72 Earthly Fiends to the Qingzhou Ancient City."
"The superiors have instructed that all losses will be your full responsibility, Lord Sikong."
His voice was emotionless.
"72 Earthly Fiends? They really think highly of me."
Sikong Jiantian was a little surprised, he didn't expect that he had actually attracted the 72 Earthly Fiends.
The Fiendcelestial Cult was an evil cult that was famous not because of its power but its brutality. They were holding a sacrificial ritual to revive a Fiendcelestial where humans would be sacrificed alive. That was against the bottom line of the orthodox cultivators.
In the Fiendcelestial Cult, there was a sect master and a deputy sect master, as well as the Four Kings of Hell, the 36 Heavenly Spirits, and 72 Earthly Fiends, followed by commanders of troops of 10,000, 1,000, and 100.
The 72 Earthly Fiends were all Golden Core realm cultivators and the highest-ranking ones might have even reached the Nascent Soul realm.
Sikong Jiantian didn't expect them to deploy the 72 Earthly Fiends because of him.
However, that was not the point.
"I have to bear full responsibility? If I settle it perfectly, what reward will the Heavenly Supervisory give me?"
Sikong Jiantian said.
"The higher-ups said that this is your duty and you are supposed to handle it well in the first place. If you fail to do a good job, please go back and prepare to be punished, Lord Sikong."
The other party's voice was calm, indifferent, and void of emotions.
Sikong Jiantian couldn't help but frown.
However, he soon shook his head.
He said, "Go tell the higher-ups that I've deliberately appeared this time to make them reveal themselves. They will definitely come to the Qingzhou Ancient City tomorrow to watch the battle. By then, it will be show time."
"They are shocking others but don't know what I'm thinking."
"Do you really think that I came to Qingzhou Ancient City without any preparation? I'll have all their underlings killed before the arrival of the 72 Earthly Fiends. By then, I will hang all their corpses above the city entrance, so that the people of the Ten Nations can see what happens if they join the Fiendcelestial Cult."
After saying that, he stood up and instructed, "Okay, resume your duties."
"Yes."
The latter did not have any emotions and simply disappeared straight on the spot.
Just like that, time passed slowly.
It was dawn.
The sky was a little bright.
The Qingzhou Ancient City was extremely crowded, especially today, because of the battle between Ye Ping and Wang Minghao, as well as that between Sikong Jiantian and Su Changyu.
The prices of the seats for the viewing of the Sword Dao Meet were hiked to 1,000 taels of gold, allowing the governors of the Qingzhou Ancient City to make a huge profit.
However, a figure looked extremely lonely.
Li Changye dragged his exhausted self out of Qingzhou Ancient City.
The gaze in his eyes was extremely complicated.
Initially, he thought that this was the beginning of his road to invincibility, but he didn't expect it to be the end.
However, he did not feel that his Sword Dao was too weak. He just felt that he had been too careless.
However, defeat is defeat.
Despite his immense reluctance, Li Changye nonetheless chose to leave this sad city.
He wanted to go back and look for his master, but he didn't know if he had failed.
He had no choice but to look for his master.
Just as Li Changye walked out of the ancient city, a figure hurriedly caught up with him.
It was the apothecary who helped the participants heal their wounds.
"Li Changye, Li Changye."
The apothecary looked extremely anxious and panicky.
Li Changye turned around, curious about what the apothecary wanted.
"Li Changye, I'm so forgetful that I forgot to tell you something. Do you still remember Ye Ping?"
The apothecary panted heavily.
"Yes…"
Li Changye felt a little upset when he heard Ye Ping's name, but considering the fact that the other party was an apothecary who saved his life, Li Changye had no choice but to bear with it.
"Ye Ping entrusted me to relay a message to you. He wants me to tell you that he really didn't mean it. He just didn't understand what you meant and he wanted me to ask you for your residential address so that he can visit you one day to apologize to you."
The apothecary said seriously.
Li Changye was speechless and confused.
'What do you mean?'
'You want to come and humiliate me?'
'You didn't mean to defeat me?'
'Ye Ping, I'm going to fight you.'
After hearing that, Li Changye's face was flushed
He was infuriated.
'I'm already leaving and you still want to humiliate me?'
He suddenly wanted to vomit blood again.
The apothecary hurriedly took out a bottle of blood-nourishing pills and said, "Your injuries are serious, take this bottle of pills with you. Don't put on a strong front again in the future, the sword will not have mercy on its targets."
"Changye, why are you crying?"
"Don't cry, men shouldn't cry. You just lost a sword trial. You can just try again next year. This year, there are indeed a lot of experts. Come again next time. If you are lucky, you might be able to get into the top 500."
"Don't cry, don't cry."
The apothecary kept comforting Li Changye.
The latter headed straight towards the city without uttering a single word.
He decided not to go back as he wanted to challenge Ye Ping one-on-one after the Sword Dao Meet ended.
If he didn't win, he wouldn't be able to bear the anger.
"Ah!"
Li Changye walked towards the city, looking unusually agitated.
At this moment, in the ancient city.
A ray of sunlight was cast on Ye Ping's body.
At this moment, Ye Ping could not help but open his eyes.
On the eve of the great battle, he had been comprehending the sword intent.
When he was outside the Qingzhou Ancient City the other day, Ye Ping could have condensed his sword intent, but in the end, he chose not to because the Heavenly River Swordsmanship and Four Thunder Sword Technique were not the most suitable sword intent for him.
That was also the reason why Ye Ping had been pondering during this period of time and trying to find out what kind of sword intent he needed.
He wanted to know what kind of sword intent he should condense.
There were three realms of swordsmanship.
Sword move, sword momentum, and sword intent.
Once one condensed the sword intent, they would be able to suppress others, regardless of the latter's sword momentum.
Hence, Ye Ping was eager to condense his sword intent sooner.
However, after thinking hard for seven days, he still couldn't condense the sword intent. Fortunately, the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was almost over.
'After the Sword Dao Meet is over, I will return to the sect and ask Senior Brother for some advice.'
Thinking of this, Ye Ping sorted out his emotions and headed to the Sword Dao Meet.
Now that he had made it to the top four, Ye Ping was in quite a good mood.
Although it had been effortless for him, it didn't matter because the Sect Leader told him he would be able to become an official disciple as long as he could get a good ranking.
Ye Ping did not intend to come in first place. The ranking didn't matter to him as long as he could become an official disciple.
With those thoughts in mind, Ye Ping headed to the Sword Dao Meet.
The people at the Sword Dao Meet had already formed a huge wall as it was extremely crowded. Even some nearby restaurants were crowded and packed with people too, which was a rare sight.
As Ye Ping appeared, deafening yelling and cheering filled the air.
"Ye Ping, Ye Ping!"
"Ye Ping is here! Ahh, Senior Brother Ye Ping looks even more suave today."
"Senior Brother? Sister, look at how old you are. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to call him Senior Brother?"
"It's none of your business how old I am. I'm a young woman and I'm young at heart."
"What do you mean? I really don't understand, why do you female cultivators have so many tricks?"
"Please, don't talk anymore, I can't stand it."
Everyone at the Sword Dao Meet was talking incessantly.
Ye Ping had already gotten used to that scene. After all, he had garnered plenty of fans in Jin Nation when he was a famous literary figure. Although it was less exaggerated, he nonetheless had many avid fans. Li Yu was an example.
An hour later, someone spoke.
"The battle of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet final four has begun. Ye Ping VS Wang Minghao."
Two figures slowly appeared in the main ring.
Ye Ping looked refined and easy-going, emitting the aura of a Confucian Immortal.
On the other hand, Wang Minghao looked ordinary, but he definitely had extraordinary abilities since he won eight bouts in a row.
A lot of people were watching that battle with great interest.
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Chapter 101: Su Changyu Fights With Sikong Jiantian
The ancient city of Qingzhou.
The clear sky was cloudless.
Hundreds of thousands of cultivators surrounded the venue of the Sword Dao Meet.
Everyone couldn't help but stare at Ye Ping who was in the ring.
Although Wang Minghao was less competent, the fact that he could go through eight rounds and make it to the top four, he obviously wasn't mediocre or ordinary.
However, Ye Ping was obviously far more popular than Wang Minghao.
Above the ring, Wang Minghao quietly watched the cultivators who were surrounding it.
There were already tens of thousands of cultivators who were spectators.
Almost everyone was cheering for Ye Ping.
At this moment, Wang Minghao didn't sneer or feel any contempt.
It was because he knew that the best way to shut them up was to defeat Ye Ping.
All of a sudden, Wang Minghao couldn't help but wonder what Ye Ping would look like after being defeated by him.
'He should seem very interesting, right?'
He smiled confidently.
In the middle of the ring, Ye Ping couldn't help but frown.
The reason being, he acutely noticed that Wang Minghao's expression was very similar to Li Changye's.
All of a sudden, Ye Ping couldn't help but speak up.
"Fellow Daoist, do you know Li Changye?"
Initially, Ye Ping didn't want to ask about it as he was afraid that he would accidentally cripple the other party. If he did, wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Hence, he hurriedly asked to see if Wang Minghao knew Li Changye.
"Li Changye? Who's that nobody? I don't know him at all."
Standing above the ring, Wang Minghao initially didn't want to answer Ye Ping's question, but since he was being watched by many, he felt that he would leave a bad impression on others if he pretended to be aloof. Hence, he answered calmly.
Hearing Wang Minghao's voice, Ye Ping finally heaved a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that Wang Minghao might know Li Changye.
However, some people started murmuring among the crowd.
"Ah, what a strong sword intent."
"Huh? You haven't even drawn the sword yet? And there's sword intent? Are you trying to fool me?"
"I'm not fooling you. Look at that guy behind, he's already vomited blood. Isn't that sword intent strong enough? We might not have gotten hurt by the sword intent because our realm is high, but this Fellow Daoist is too weak and so started vomiting blood because of the sword intent."
The few of them chatted leisurely and couldn't help but turn around too.
Not far away, there was indeed a man with a flushed face and blood flowing from the corners of his lips. He seemed extremely frustrated and upset.
He was Li Changye.
He was overwhelmed with anger.
It was fine that he had been humiliated by Ye Ping, because he had at least really lost to him.
However, he didn't expect this guy to humiliate him by calling him a nobody.
'A nameless nobody?'
'Says you.'
'You come from a family of nobodies.'
'Your name is Wang Minghao, right?'
'Okay, I will remember your name. When the sword trial is over, I'll kill both of you! Ahhh! Both of you must die!"
Standing among the audience, Li Changye clenched his fist, his gaze fixed on Ye Ping and Wang Minghao.
At this moment, the elder's voice sounded too.
"The sword trial for the top four begins."
At this moment, nobody dared to blink, for fear that they would miss a scene.
Clang!
Wang Minghao drew his sword at this moment.
Ye Ping did so too.
The two men exchanged glances.
Ye Ping's voice sounded again.
"Fellow Daoist, you really don't know Li Changye? Fellow Daoist Li?"
Ye Ping continued to ask.
He wasn't being long-winded by Wang Minghao's expression that was really too similar to Li Changye's.
He was really afraid of killing someone again.
"Since I said I don't know him, I really don't know him. What are you asking so many questions for?"
Wang Minghao was a little perplexed.
'What are you being so inquisitive for? We're having a sword trial now, not a nagging session. Hurry up and attack, do you think you're very impressive? Do you think you're the only person who knows the Four Thunder Sword Technique? if you still don't attack, you will…'
Boom!
While Wang Minghao was criticizing Ye Ping in his heart… terrifying explosive sounds of thunder sounded.
It was followed by incessant sword momentums that swarmed over like waves.
In an instant, Wang Minghao raised his hand and his body then seemed to have been struck by lightning, as if a prehistoric beast had slammed into him.
A trail of blood formed an arc in the air.
No one saw when Ye Ping's sword appeared.
In fact, no one except Wang Minghao knew how powerful that sword was.
However, they knew that it would be hard to resist it.
Bang!
In the next moment, Wang Minghao fell hard onto the ground.
His eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
He had prepared himself for this for a long time.
He thought that he would definitely win.
To his surprise, he was actually defeated by a cultivator with no reputation at all.
'This doesn't make sense.'
'I didn't even get to use my damned Great Sun Demon Subduing Sword."
Wang Minghao's brain was buzzing as thoughts ran through it.
Before he could ponder over it for any longer, he blacked out.
At this moment, all the onlooking cultivators were also flummoxed.
They knew that Ye Ping was ferocious and overpowering.
However, they saw another side of him again today.
'Is this the sword momentum that a cultivator in the Qi Refinement realm can produce?'
'Even a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator can't take this.'
The elders who were watching the battle looked at each other, unclear of how strong Ye Ping was. However, the only thing they knew was that any other Foundation Establishment realm cultivator would end up suffering the same fate.
At this moment, there was complete silence.
The tens of thousands of people were silent.
After a while, the cultivators slipped into confusion.
'I spent so much money on an entry ticket just for this?'
'I thought that there would be intense battles between experts.'
'Yet, it was full of instant defeats?'
'Is Ye Ping too fast or are we too weak?'
"Ye Ping wins the trial for the final four of the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet."
After a moment, the referee was the first to recover from the shock.
He swallowed his saliva, and his voice was slightly shaky.
'This… is a little too exaggerated, isn't it?'
Wang Minghao had broken through eight rounds in a row, and everyone had also witnessed his strength. Yet, he was defeated by Ye Ping.
'How did such a demon come out of Qingzhou?'
'What is the Qingyun Dao Sect? Is it too late to join?'
In the ring.
Looking at Wang Minghao, who had been blasted away, Ye Ping slipped into confusion too.
This time, he really didn't give his all.
'I even gave him a head start, but why did this happen?'
'Didn't they say that it's a battle of hidden experts?'
'Where are the hidden experts?'
'Where did they go?'
Ye Ping's eyes were full of confusion.
However, no matter how confused he was, the first match for the top four was over.
Now, they could only pin their expectations on the second match.
They wanted to watch a battle between experts, not a prodigy abusing a good-for-nothing.
Finally, someone from the crowd spoke up.
"That's it?"
"I thought it was going to be some kind of battle between experts. Wang Minghao is too useless."
"Had we known earlier, they might as well have let me go. We're going to lose anyway, it doesn't matter who takes on the battle."
"Damn it, I bet on Wang Minghao's victory. It seems that he's still a good-for-nothing after all, just like that Li something."
"Li Changye."
"Yes, yes, yes, Li Changye. He was boasting and bragging in Full River Restaurant at first and called himself the best in Qingzhou, claiming that he would go on to eventually become the best in the Ten Nations. Yet, he was defeated as soon as he stepped up. That's hilarious."
"Actually, you might have misunderstood what he meant. Maybe, he meant the best at losing. Hahahaha."
"Yeah, too many people like bragging these days, I wonder who they learned it from."
"Let's just wait for the next match, I hope it won't disappoint me too much."
The people started discussing.
Initially, the discussion was considered normal and Li Changye, who was in the corner, had his spirits lifted when he saw Wang Minghao being sent flying by Ye Ping with a single strike of his sword and falling onto the ground while vomiting blood.
However, after hearing the discussion of the onlooking cultivators, he couldn't help but become flushed.
He wasn't feeling ashamed but enraged.
However, among tens of thousands of cultivators, a Confucian cultivator was quietly watching everything.
He was holding a roster in his hand.
He wrote the word 'Ye Ping' on the first page of the roster and also drew a cross after it.
It was the book of "Must-Kill Persons" belonging to the Fiendcelestial Cult, and all the people whose names were on the roster were the main target of the hunt. Those that had a cross marked after their names would mean that there was a greater urgency to kill them.
The Confucian scholar quietly shifted his gaze onto Ye Ping and waited for the next battle.
"The second bout will begin two hours from now."
At this moment, the elder's voice sounded again.
All of a sudden, the commotion ceased.
Hearing that the second bout would begin in two hours, the crowd was filled with anticipation again.
The round for the top four ended.
Ye Ping left the ring.
He went to the resting area of the Sword Dao Meet and looked around, only to realize that Su Changyu was nowhere in sight. Instead, Li Yu was waiting for him there.
"Where's Eldest Senior Brother?"
Ye Ping asked Li Yu curiously.
"I don't know, I haven't seen Uncle-Master all day. I thought he was with you."
Li Yu was also full of doubts.
While Ye Ping was bewildered, some people started talking.
"He's here, he's here, Sikong Jiantian is here."
"Sikong Jiantian is coming."
"Oh my god, Sikong Jiantian really came? I've lost the bet for sure."
"I'm going to go bankrupt this time."
The voices attracted the attention of countless people.
In the main ring.
Sikong Jiantian stepped onto the void like an aloof immortal, clad in a white robe. He looked dashing and unrestrained.
The appearance of Sikong Jiantian instantly garnered numerous comments.
Ye Ping and Li Yu immediately went onto the viewing deck.
They were staring at Sikong Jiantian who was in the middle of the ring.
However, they didn't see Su Changyu's figure for a long time.
In the ring, Sikong Jiantian had an indifferent smile and his vanity surged.
Although he was already far different from what he used to be, who wouldn't want to be in the limelight?
On the surface, Sikong Jiantian was nonchalant, but deep down, he was continuously sizing up the cultivators in the audience.
Among the audience, the Confucian scholar quietly took out the book of "Must-Kill Persons" and drew three crosses after Sikong Jiantian's name.
Time passed little by little.
Fifteen minutes.
One hour.
Two hours.
It was time for the next bout of the Sword Dao Meet.
However, Su Changyu was nowhere to be found.
"Su Changyu isn't frightened, is he?"
"That can't be. I doubt Senior Su would run away out of fear."
"Was Su Changyu hired by the banker?"
"That's very likely."
"What nonsense are you spouting? Senior Su will definitely come here. He might have encountered a slip-up along the way."
There were endless discussions.
On the viewing deck.
Ye Ping and Li Yu frowned one after another.
They didn't know where Su Changyu had gone.
However, at this moment, a peach blossom petal suddenly appeared above the venue.
Everyone was bewildered.
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Chapter 102: King Of Bragging Reincarnates, Five-Grudge Ancient Poison
At the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.
Everything seemed very calm.
However, at this moment, peach blossom petals began falling from the sky.
'What's going on?'
"Why are there peach blossoms?"
"What's the matter?"
The countless cultivators, who were watching, were dumbfounded.
They didn't know what was going on either, they could only see the peach blossom petals landing on the ground.
On the viewing deck.
Seeing this, Ye Ping somehow suddenly understood something.
"It's Eldest Senior Brother."
Ye Ping's words made Li Yu surprised.
However, before Li Yu could ask about it, a voice suddenly sounded.
The voice said slowly, "There are three million Sword Immortals in the sky, but they all have to bow down to you."
As the voice sounded, a figure appeared in front of the crowd on the main road.
Indeed, it was Su Changyu.
Not far away, clad in the brocade white crane robe, Su Changyu looked handsome and suave, and he had the mannerisms of an expert.
All of a sudden, all eyes were on Su Changyu.
The numerous peach blossom petals in the sky added a poetic vibe to the Sword Dao Meet.
Su Changyu had the favor of countless women, as if he was from a painting.
"He's so handsome! Senior Brother Changyu is really good-looking!"
"I'm dead, I'm dead. I got killed by his dashing good looks."
"How can there be such a handsome man in this world?"
"Senior Brother Changyu may be really handsome, but I prefer his Junior Brother."
"Agreed."
"Haha, who said you have to choose one? I'm taking both."
"If I tie the two of them onto the bed, I'd be dead."
"I have a question, how are you going to die?"
Everyone was discussing and the girls were the loudest and most open with their opinions.
Sikong Jiantian, who was above the ring, was also a little confused.
'What an exaggerated and pompous entrance.'
'Why aren't you guys looking at me anymore? Why are you all looking at him?'
'Hey'
'I'm the main character, okay?'
Sikong Jiantian was really confused, mainly because the way Su Changyu appeared was indeed very exaggerated, and those who did not know might think that he was an immortal who was exiled and descended in the mortal world.
However, when Sikong Jiantian saw Su Changyu's realm, he couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise.
'Fifth level of the Qi Refinement realm?'
???
He knew that the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was mediocre and it was unlikely that there would be any experts there. However, to his surprise, Ye Ping was actually a cultivator at the fifth level of the Qi Refinement realm.
'Just with this?'
'He managed to get into the top four?'
'Is there a mistake?'
Sikong Jiantian was bewildered.
Some of the audience also looked at Sikong Jiantian, and as soon as they saw Sikong Jiantian's reaction, they started discussing.
"Quick, guys look, Sikong Jiantian is surprised."
"Yeah, Sikong Jiantian is actually surprised."
"Is Su Changyu really a peerless expert?"
"Okay, okay, these bankers really know quite a thing or two. Otherwise how could the odds have gone up so high? Oh dear, I bet all my money on Sikong Jiantian to win, I lost terribly this time."
"Hahhaha, I decided to bet on Su Changyu's victory at the last minute. I don't have to work anymore."
The crowd started discussing again, causing Sikong Jiantian who was in the ring to be perplexed again.
'Hey'
'I'm just shocked that his cultivation level is too low, not because he's very strong.'
'Can you guys stop imagining?'
'What exactly is going on? Why are you guys so good at imagining things?'
'Why weren't you guys imagining anything when I was famous?'
'Is it because he's handsome?'
Sikong Jiantian couldn't help but criticize internally.
'These cultivators are too good at jumping to conclusions.'
On the other hand, the Confucian scholar of the Fiendcelestial Cult was continuously drawing crosses on the book.
Su Changyu: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX!
His face was flushed and his eyes were full of anger.
He hated those who were handsome and had high cultivation levels.
He didn't care if Su Changyu was a real expert or not.
Anyway, he was dead meat!
'Die!'
The Confucian scholar's eyes were full of murderous intent, and to him, Su Changyu was already at the top of the must-kill list.
'Kill, kill, kill, kill!'
'Die, die, die, die!'
Perhaps because he was too agitated, the Confucian scholar could not help but reveal his killing intent.
In an instant, it was detected by Sikong Jiantian who was above the ring.
Sikong Jiantian immediately looked at the Confucian scholar.
However, in an instant, the Confucian scholar also caught Sikong Jiantian's gaze.
"This is bad."
The Confucian scholar immediately retracted his murderous intent.
He swallowed his saliva, knowing that his whereabouts had been exposed.
In an instant, he wanted to flee.
However, at this moment, Sikong Jiantian looked away and then started scrutinizing another person.
The Confucian scholar kept a straight face, but his heart was filled with curiosity. He was unclear if Sikong Jiantian had noticed him or not.
All of a sudden, the Confucian scholar did not dare to act rashly, for fear that he would attract the attention of Sikong Jiantian if he left impulsively. If he didn't leave, he was afraid that Sikong Jiantian would play the cat and mouse game with him.
At the thought of this, the Confucian scholar was conflicted.
"Regardless of whether he has discovered my traces or not, the first to strike is the best."
After he muttered, he silently took out an emerald gourd.
Sikong Jiantian, who was above the ring, naturally noticed the Confucian scholar and even confirmed that he was a member of the Fiendcelestial Cult.
However, he did not act rashly, because he knew very well that if he attacked now, he might be able to suppress the other party but he would face the greatest problem.
He did not know how to subdue him without hurting the others around.
That was troublesome.
If he wasn't careful enough and ended up hurting the innocent, the disciples of the Heavenly Supervisory would definitely not let him off.
Hence, he had no choice but to remain put and wait for the sword trial to end before secretly following him.
That was Sikong Jiantian's plan.
It was simple and pure.
At this juncture, Su Changyu had also arrived above the ring.
The sun was bright and the golden rays of sunlight were cast on his body, accentuating his Sword Immortal aura.
Su Changyu was in a good mood the past few days.
He was overjoyed.
Why?
He managed to emerge as one of the top four and was awarded with a robe for no reason. What else could be more gratifying than that?
Su Changyu didn't even think about whether he could win the fight or not.
'When did I, Su Changyu, ever say I wanted to fight?'
'I came here today just to show my face.'
'If you want to fight, go look for my junior brother, why are you coming to me?'
'If I don't fight, I can't take on a battle?'
'Who said so?'
As a professional braggart, he could be absent for anything except pretending to be impressive.
Su Changyu had already thought about it.
As soon as he got on the stage later, he would immediately surrender before his opponent attacked.
When the time came, he would brag again before fleeing. Wouldn't that be awesome? He thought.
Thinking of this, Su Changyu couldn't help but look at Sikong Jiantian.
'Look at this famous Sikong Jiantian.'
Su Changyu felt alright but did not look particularly surprised. After all, the difference between the two of them was too drastic and there was no need to compete.
There was no point in comparing.
However, Su Changyu came to fight this time, not to act cool.
Ever since he learned the Sword Nurturing Technique, Su Changyu had never practiced it and today was a good time for him to try it.
He looked at Sikong Jiantian and then closed his eyes.
He couldn't help but think of the battle that he had with Sikong Jiantian.
In the eyes of everyone, Su Changyu's behavior was surprising.
In fact, even Sikong Jiantian was a bit confused as he couldn't understand what was going on.
The elder, who was the referee, didn't even dare to speak up.
He was afraid of affecting Su Changyu.
There was silence.
There was silence.
It was extremely quiet at the Sword Dao Meet!
After a long while, Su Changyu finally opened his eyes.
He slowly exhaled.
He had won.
After an intense mental battle that lasted for five minutes, he had eventually won, even though it was only by a narrow margin.
Thinking of this, Su Changyu couldn't help but look at Sikong Jiantian.
"You've already lost."
After Su Changyu opened his eyes, an indifferent voice sounded.
The voice was groundbreaking, and it was like a bolt of lightning that exploded in their ears.
'I lost?'
'I lost like that?'
'How did I lose?'
'My mother has always told me that I was a dimwit since I was a child, please explain it to me.'
Everyone was shocked.
Sikong Jiantian also looked confused.
'Brother, I have nothing to say about you being a braggart.'
'But you don't have to do this, right?'
'You're making me feel awkward.'
Sikong Jiantian wanted to vomit.
Su Changyu's pretense was too exaggerated.
He was at a loss for what to do.
He didn't want to strike too hard at first. After all, he had already gotten sick of such a low-level experience.
However, Su Changyu was too much of a braggart.
Even Sikong Jiantian felt that he had to give up his position as the top braggart.
Just as he was about to attack and end Su Changyu's journey as the king of bragging, Sikong Jiantian's expression suddenly changed.
"Oh no! It's the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison!"
Sikong Jiantian's face instantly turned sullen and he immediately looked at the Confucian scholar.
The latter smiled confidently too.
"Oh gosh!"
'I got tricked.'
In an instant, Sikong Jiantian looked even more dismayed.
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Chapter 103: Senior Brother, Run, Don't Care About Me
Among the crowd of spectators, there was some joy in Wei Lin's eyes.
At first, he did not know whether Sikong Jiantian had discovered him or not, but he suddenly thought of an idea.
The Five-Grudge Ancient Poison emitted a colorless and odorless poisonous gas that was produced using all the grievances of the people in the world.
Once inhaled, its effects would not kick in immediately, but it would gradually deepen the resentment and anger in one's heart. Within less than five minutes, the cultivators would become murderous and ruthless. The poison would only dissipate after they died of exhaustion.
Wei Lin was not sure if Sikong Jiantian had discovered him or not so he decided to use that trick. Once the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison was released, Sikong Jiantian would definitely detect it immediately since he had a high cultivation level.
If Sikong Jiantian looked at him as soon as he detected the poison, it would mean that Sikong Jiantian had discovered his identity. However, if Sikong Jiantian did not look at him, it would mean that Sikong Jiantian hadn't discovered his identity.
Wei Lin would also withdraw the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison. He was pleased with the current outcome.
Although his whereabouts had been exposed, he was not in a passive state. Otherwise, once the Sword Dao Meet ended and the crowd dispersed, Sikong Jiantian would kill him.
Now that he had released the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison, Sikong Jiantian would be the one in a passive state.
Above the ring, Sikong Jiantian frowned and his face was extremely sullen.
He knew that he had fallen for Wei Lin's trick and revealed some flaws, which caused him to slip into a passive state. That would be terrible because if anything went wrong, he would have to take full responsibility and it would be extremely troublesome.
Everyone could see that Sikong Jiantian's expression turned even more grim.
They were suddenly even more certain about Su Changyu's identity.
However, at this moment, Sikong Jiantian's voice sounded again.
"Chen Zheng, evacuate the crowd and follow me to ambush."
His voice spread throughout the entire Qingzhou Ancient City.
He no longer hesitated as he felt that it would be better to kill with all his might instead of being in such a passive state. Although Sikong Jiantian knew that he would definitely hurt the innocent by doing so, he also knew that if he did not take the initiative, the loss would be even greater.
In an instant, Chen Zheng the Qingzhou City Lord immediately got ready to cooperate with Sikong Jiantian without any delay.
Hence, when he heard the voice, Chen Zheng immediately yelled.
"Send my orders to activate the city protection array formations and get ready to subdue the demons!"
As Chen Zheng's voice sounded, Wei Lin who was standing among the audience suddenly looked austere.
He didn't expect Sikong Jiantian to actually dare to make a move.
'Isn't he afraid that he would suffer heavy losses?'
Wei Lin gritted his teeth and revealed the talisman paper on the emerald gourd without any hesitation.
Huff!
In an instant, the emerald gourd grew hundreds of times larger, and a large mass of thick black smoke emanated from it.
The Five-Grudge Ancient Poison was originally colorless and odorless. However, the one that emanated from the emerald gourd was extremely rich, so much that it turned black.
"Hurry up and evacuate, hold your breaths. He's a disciple of the Fiendcelestial Cult and this is the Five-Grudge Ancient poisonous gas. Hurry up and flee to the safe area. Seal your spirit acupuncture points, else you will lose your lives."
Sikong Jiantian spoke again.
At this moment, the surrounding cultivators immediately fled as quickly as they could.
Everything happened too suddenly. Things were just fine before but it suddenly turned out like this.
However, the Five-Grudge Ancient poisonous gas had already spread throughout the entire venue of the Sword Dao Meet like black clouds. It was extremely terrifying.
"Hurry up and leave."
Above the ring, Sikong Jiantian immediately sent Su Changyu to the viewing deck. Although Su Changyu was pretending to be impressive, he did not hinder Sikong Jiantian's attempts to rescue.
The reason being, from now on, he was responsible for every human life.
"Quick, run."
"Help, I don't want to die here yet."
"Five-Grudge Ancient Poison? Why did this thing appear again?"
"Fiendcelestial Cult? Haven't they already been exterminated? Why have they surfaced in the world again?"
"It's over, it's over. I'm dead, I'm dead!"
"Don't step on me. Help, don't step on me."
"Pfft!"
"Run out of the city."
The crowd scattered and fled, but due to the fact that there were too many people, a stampede immediately ensued. Some cultivators tried to escape on their flying swords, but it was too crowded for them to see anything. They collided with other people who were using the Sword Flight Kinesis and fainted on the ground.
The elders also sacrificed their magic weapons immediately to resist the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison.
Wei Lin, who was in the middle of the crowd, bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood on the emerald gourd. He then hollered, "Disciples of the clan, follow me to the battle."
His voice echoed in the entire ancient city and beyond.
The Five-Grudge Ancient Poison that came out of the emerald gourd became even more dense and was like flames that made the people feel as if they were being burned in hell.
The Five-Grudge Ancient Poison was a collection of the five human emotions, namely anger, hatred, resentment, frustration, and annoyance that were refined using a terrifying method where living beings were imprisoned and put through a living hell. One would then develop extreme anger, hatred, resentment, frustration, and annoyance.
Wails came from the emerald gourd, and in an instant, various images appeared in the black smoke where hundreds of thousands of souls were tormented.
They were skinned and had their tendons plucked, or lowered into boiling hot oil. They would also have their limbs dismembered or fed to countless snakes.
It was just like Hell on earth and the thought of it scared countless cultivators who fainted right on the spot.
Those were the brutal and cruel means of heretic cultivators.
"Kill!"
Sikong Jiantian roared and as he raised his hand, sword energy traversed through the space, turning into beams of golden sword energy.
Bang!
A large mass of black smoke emanated from the emerald gourd again, completely resisting Sikong Jiantian's attack.
At this moment, hundreds of figures charged into Qingzhou Ancient City too.
The men in black were brutal and ruthless. Some cultivators even fled on their flying swords. In just a moment, they were gone.
At the venue of the Sword Dao Meet, Ye Ping looked at everything in front of him with great astonishment.
He did not expect a wonderful Sword Dao Meet to turn into such a state that he could not comprehend.
Everything happened too quickly and suddenly, which made it a little hard to accept.
On the other hand, Su Changyu was stunned too.
'Is this because I pretended to be impressive?'
'Is that why there are such consequences now?'
'Don't do that, what's the point?'
'At most, I won't pretend again.'
"Master, Uncle-Master, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and flee. Any later and we won't have the chance to anymore."
The first to come back to his senses was Li Yu.
He held onto Su Changyu's and Ye Ping's hands, thinking to himself that the most important thing to do now was to flee, regardless of whether Su Changyu was an expert or not.
As a qualified prince, Li Yu had always been taught that living was the ultimate pursuit ever since he was a child. Since ancient times, many princes of the East Palace had died, and thus Li Yu developed a preference for stability.
When things were undecided, running away would be his first option.
"Prince! The news from the Black Clouds Pavilion is that a large number of disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult have appeared around Qingzhou, and even the 72 Earthly Fiends are here too. We should hurry up and escape."
While Li Yu was fleeing with Ye Ping and Su Changyu, his followers hurriedly rushed over, looking nervous and anxious.
"What? The 72 Earthly Fiends are here too? It's over for us!"
Li Yu's face instantly turned pale. As the Crown Prince of Jin Nation, he naturally knew the significance of the 72 Earthly Fiends.
"However, rest assured, Crown Prince, His Majesty has deployed 3,000 iron-blood knights from Jin Nation, and I managed to summon 300 in the name of the East Palace. They are here to escort you. Besides, the Fiendcelestial Cult are out to kill geniuses this time and they don't plan to attack you. If you hurry up, you can escape."
He hurriedly told Li Yu that the Fiendcelestial Cult only killed geniuses and not the wealthy and powerful people.
Hearing his words, Li Yu, Ye Ping, and Su Changyu heaved sighs of relief unanimously.
'Out to kill geniuses? That has nothing to do with me then.'
Su Changyu, in particular, was overjoyed.
However, to their astonishment, Li Yu was the Crown Prince of Jin Nation. However, it didn't matter if he was the prince or not because nothing else but their lives mattered now.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and leave."
Li Yu hurriedly said.
"Yes, Your Highness. Lords, these are some calming pills that can resist the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison. You must consume it quickly. The consequences of getting poisoned are unimaginable."
The follower hurriedly led the three out of the Sword Dao Meet without further delay.
The Five-Grudge Ancient Poison had already spread out from the Sword Dao Meet venue. If nothing went wrong, the entire ancient city would be enveloped by the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison in an hour's time.
When that happened, there would be a massive disaster.
There were tens of millions of citizens in Qingzhou Ancient City, and a few hundred thousand cultivators were gathered there. If anything went wrong, there would be a huge uproar in the Ten Nations.
The three of them did not delay any further and directly swallowed the calming pills before leaving with the followers to meet up with the knights.
Unfortunately for them, before they could go far, a few black figures appeared.
"Your Highness, flee quickly, I'm here to take care of the rest of the matters."
The guard in front told Li Yu and the other two to flee quickly.
"Crown Prince?"
"Crown Prince of Jin Nation?"
"Catch the Crown Prince alive."
The few black figures froze. They could tell that the few of them were not geniuses, but after hearing that he was the crown prince, they couldn't help but perk up.
If they killed the crown prince, they would be given huge credit.
"What is your name? I will reward you well when I go back."
Li Yu's expression changed. Hopping mad, he was on the verge of vomiting blood.
However, Li Yu didn't delay further and simply scurried into the alley with Su Changyu and Ye Ping.
At this moment, Su Changyu, who followed Li Yu in his fervent escape, hurriedly spoke up.
"Ye Ping, no matter what danger you encounter later, run immediately and flee as far as you can from Qingzhou Ancient City."
"No matter who chases you or who comes to you, just run, don't be stupid, and don't get into trouble. If we end up being separated, make sure you are safe first, and then go back to Qingyun Dao Sect. Don't make any mistakes. Understand?"
Su Changyu was completely flustered. Fortunately, the more flustered he was, the more calm he seemed on the surface. In this circumstance, he managed to get his priorities right, and he continuously instructed Ye Ping to run as soon as he encountered any danger.
He was afraid that Ye Ping might meet with a mishap and get hurt!
'Damn it, why must the heretic cultivators show up now?'
"Okay. But Eldest Senior Brother, what if we can beat them?"
Ye Ping had born Su Changyu's instructions in mind, but he couldn't help but pop that question.
"Then all the more we should run. Ye Ping, remember, most drowning people are able to swim. Being able to beat them does not mean that you can beat the others. You may attack only if there's really no way out, got it?"
"Also, no matter what danger you encounter later, just run if you can. Don't think of even fighting or saving anyone. Your cultivation level is too low and you'll be courting death if you try to save anyone. Got it?"
Su Changyu admonished Ye Ping. Anyway, living would be the ultimate pursuit.
"What about you, Senior Brother?"
Ye Ping couldn't help but ask.
"Me? Don't worry about me. Those nobodies of the Fiendcelestial Cult are like ants to me."
"However, I'm just worried that you guys will distract me if I let you tag along so I decided to flee with you."
"Junior Brother, remember, if we get separated, go straight back to the sect, don't stay behind. Prioritize staying alive, got it?"
Even at this juncture, Su Changyu couldn't help but pretend to be impressive.
"I know, see you back at the sect, Senior Brother."
"Uncle-Master, I understand too, see you next time."
Just as Su Changyu finished speaking, Ye Ping and Li Yu ran away from the two side passages.
Su Changyu couldn't help but be stunned.
'Why do you have to make a turn when we're running fine?'
'Also, what do you guys understand?'
'Next time? Why should we meet next time? Why don't we flee together?'
However, at the next moment, when Su Changyu looked straight ahead, he froze in shock.
The reason being… there were more than ten men in black in front of him.
There was silence.
'Uh?'
'Uh?'
'Uh?'
At this moment, Su Changyu's mind turned blank.
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Chapter 104: Please, I'm Begging, Don't Just Chase Me
Looking at Su Changyu who was in front of them, the members of the Fiendcelestial Cult were stunned.
They even forgot to breathe.
They came here to assassinate geniuses, not to die.
'Su Changyu is a peerless expert whom only the 72 Earthly Fiends can deal with.'
'We're just nobodies who are at the Foundation Establishment realm.'
"Split up, try to survive."
Finally, a voice sounded and more than ten black figures immediately disappeared in the same place, running hysterically in all directions.
They did not dare to oppose Su Changyu and fled for their lives.
Su Changyu, who was in the alley, was dumbfounded.
'Just with this?'
'Didn't they say that the Fiendcelestial Cult would kill without batting an eyelid?'
'Didn't they say that the Fiendcelestial Cult is fearless?'
'Why did they all run away?'
Su Changyu was stunned, but he soon snapped back to his senses and immediately ran towards the exit of the city in a bid to meet Ye Ping outside the city.
At the same time, in Qingzhou Ancient City.
Ye Ping ran all the way. No one expected the Fiendcelestial Cult to suddenly attack.
Although Li Yu had mentioned the Fiendcelestial Cult before, Ye Ping did not expect the Fiendcelestial Cult to dare to enter the city and attack.
Li Yu had once talked about the Fiendcelestial Cult in detail.
The Fiendcelestial Cult was very powerful and it was a sect that even the Ten Nations were wary of. The powerhouses in the sect were all devout believers of the Fiendcelestial and they wouldn't bat an eyelid when killing others. Torturing others was what they liked most, as expected of a heretic cult.
It was because they had to absorb the five grievances of beings, so as to refine sinister weapons or cultivate heretic cultivation methods.
Hence, Ye Ping was a little scared.
He came to cultivate immortality as a human being, not to subdue demons. Hence, he decided to let the saints do such things instead because he didn't want to get involved.
Thinking of this, Ye Ping felt a little upset.
All of a sudden, he couldn't help but recall the experiences that he had been through in the past three years.
After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, he missed his fate to cultivate immortality and studied hard. He woke up extremely early and slept in the wee hours of the night, all for the sake of getting more time to study and get a good ranking.
However, after achieving some success after painstaking efforts, Heaven played a huge prank on him and made him find out that it was a world of immortal cultivation.
"Excellent!"
He decided to just accept it since he was still young anyway. He would be able to work hard even in his twenties.
However, the result was that he lacked talent for immortal cultivation and repeatedly encountered problems that hampered him and resulted in multiple failures. He went from the favored one to a nobody whom all immortals rejected.
Finally, by mistake, he managed to join what he thought was a secretly impressive sect and even thought that Heaven had finally given him a way out.
However, he didn't expect to have such poor aptitude, so much that he could not cultivate anything properly and only managed to barely comprehend a few sword moves. He thought that he could make a name for himself at the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet and become an official disciple.
Yet, the same thing happened again.
At the thought of this, Ye Ping's mood got worse and he became even more frustrated. Finally, he developed some resentment.
Smack!
In the next moment, Ye Ping, who was running madly, smacked his head hard. It was the Golden Light of Expiation.
Ye Ping felt much better and the resentment that just arose vanished instantly too.
"Don't think so much about it, just escape to the sect first. Sect Leader and Eldest Senior Sister are right, the world is in chaos now and I'd better hurry back to the sect. I should just study hard and wait until I reach the Greater Mastery realm before going down the mountain to pretend to be impressive."
Ye Ping's thoughts were clear after he calmed himself down and planned to go back to the sect first and learn the skills taught to him by his Senior Brothers, lest he ran into such circumstances again.
Ye Ping was in the midst of deciding on his following plan.
All of a sudden, five men in black suddenly appeared.
The two of them looked at each other.
In the next second, the men in black suddenly spoke up.
"He's Ye Ping, one of the top three in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet and our top target."
In an instant, the five of them looked at Ye Ping warily while holding onto the sanguine-colored knife.
For a moment, they hesitated.
After all, they might have come over to assassinate geniuses, but if they tried to fight with brute force despite being incapable, that would just be retarded.
However, before they could think clearly, Ye Ping turned around and fled.
Su Changyu's teachings were still fresh in his memory and he would flee regardless of what he encountered.
"Lord, what should we do?"
Someone couldn't help but ask when they saw Ye Ping running away.
"What else can we do? Chase. He ran as soon as he saw us, he's probably not that strong. Besides, his realm is at most at the first level of the Qi Refinement. I reckon he's the type that sells his reputation. His bounty is worth plenty of credit. Brothers, we're going to make a windfall."
The people analyzed attentively with joy in their eyes.
After the rest of the people heard that they would be receiving plenty of merits, they smiled and chased after Ye Ping.
Just like that, in less than half an hour's time, Ye Ping encountered another group of Fiendcelestial Cult members.
"He is Ye Ping, he's worth 3,000 credit badges. Brothers, chase after him."
"Great, so many people are chasing him, brothers, let's chase him too."
"Damn it, why are these geniuses so good at dodging? Look at that guy, is he Ye Ping? It seems like he is. Don't kill these good-for-nothings. Hurry up and chase him. His life is more valuable than the others."
"Damn it, you bastards, I set my sights on Ye Ping first. What do you guys mean?"
"What do you mean you set your sights on him first? The sect rules are that the credit goes to the person who kills him. Since you guys are not going to chase after him, why are you stopping us?"
In the Qingzhou Ancient City, something that made the crowd dumbfounded happened.
A human shuttled through the ancient city quickly while the dozens of men in black vied with each other to chase them.
In front of the crowd.
Ye Ping looked extremely dismayed, as if he had just eaten a dead rat.
He really did not know what to say. No matter where he went, he would definitely run into Fiendcelestial Cult members.
Besides, the Fiendcelestial Cult members were all staring at him.
He turned around to look at the Fiendcelestial Cult followers who were chasing after him.
'Is there something wrong with you?'
'There are so many geniuses, why aren't you chasing after them? Why are you chasing after me instead?'
'Please, go after others, not me.'
Ye Ping was about to vomit blood.
'Eldest Senior Brother is the true genius.'
'Sikong Jiantian is a genius too. Why are you chasing me instead? Anyone would vomit blood if they were in my place.'
Fortunately, they finally arrived at the city gate.
As long as he left the Qingzhou Ancient City, he would be able to go anywhere he wanted!
Thinking about this, Ye Ping gritted his teeth and opened the ten Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures. The surging spiritual energy enhanced his body and made the speed increase by several times.
The city protection array formations of Qingzhou Ancient City had already been activated, and thus Sword Kinesis Flight was prohibited. Ye Ping had no choice but to run on foot.
The Fiendcelestial Cult believers behind him were dumbstruck.
"How can this kid run so fast?"
"Damn it, is this the speed that a Level 1 Qi Refinement cultivator should have?"
"I must catch this kid today. Brothers, the faster he runs, the more it proves that he lacks confidence. As long as we catch him, we'll be living in the lap of luxury in the future."
"Brothers, I'm going to charge."
"Charge! Charge! Charge!"
"Charge!"
The dozens of Fiendcelestial Cult followers immediately swallowed pills that gave their speed a boost before chasing Ye Ping.
However, at this moment, Ye Ping suddenly saw an acquaintance.
Yes, it was an acquaintance.
Li Changye.
Not far away, Li Changye was walking down the street with his sword, seemingly searching for some target. However, at this moment, he heard a familiar voice behind him.
"Brother Li, hurry up and run!"
"There are people chasing us!"
Ye Ping didn't have time to say much and could only hurriedly give that reminder.
In an instant, before Li Changye could regain his senses, Ye Ping brushed past him like a gust of wind.
Soon, the dozens of Fiendcelestial Cult followers couldn't help but look at Li Changye.
However, the people soon started talking.
"Don't mind the others, this is just a nobody, chase and kill Ye Ping."
"Yes, chase Ye Ping and kill him, ignore the others."
"Ye Ping alone trumps hundreds of geniuses. We will never be able to earn 3,000 credit badges in our lifetime. Kill Ye Ping!"
The voices sounded one after another.
Li Changye, who was at the side, was stunned.
'A nameless nobody?'
'Another one who calls me a nameless nobody.'
"Ah!"
'Ye Ping, I have no grudge against you, but you have repeatedly humiliated me, and this time you even got these bastards to gang up and humiliate me again!"
'I will kill all of you! Ahhhh!'
Li Changye was infuriated. Just as he raised his sword, he vomited blood in anger.
At this moment, Ye Ping finally arrived at the East City Gate.
The chance to escape was right in front of him.
However, Ye Ping did not have the time to relax.
Not far away, there was a large crowd of Fiendcelestial Cult followers who were surging over from all directions. There were at least a few thousands of them, which was several times the followers behind him.
'Wow.'
At this moment, Ye Ping couldn't help but curse.
The dozens of Fiendcelestial Cult followers behind him coupled with the thousands in front of him left him with no resort.
"Guys, hurry up and catch him. This person is the top three in the Sword Dao Meet. He's worth 3,000 credit badges. I can't run anymore, hurry and catch up with him."
Behind him, there was a Fiendcelestial Cult follower who really couldn't run anymore, but he didn't want to let the other group reap the benefits. Hence, he hollered and urged the Fiendcelestial Cult followers who were entering the city.
Outside the East City Gate.
There were already hundreds of Fiendcelestial Cult followers who were getting ready to enter the city. After hearing those words, they couldn't help but be stunned.
Soon, hundreds of pairs of eyes were staring deadly at Ye Ping.
That gaze was similar to when a peerless demon saw a prey and wished that they could kill Ye Ping with their gaze.
Sensing the gazes that were cast on him, Ye Ping was flustered.
All the Immortal Apertures were opened and all his Dharmic powers were used on his legs. At this moment, Ye Ping was as fast as lightning and crossed the city gate.
He then headed all the way to the west.
Why didn't he use the Sword Kinesis Flight?
Well, Ye Ping didn't know how to!
Su Changyu had never taught him to use the Sword Kinesis Flight so he could only rely on his legs.
"Chase after him!"
"Don't let him go!"
"Kill him!!!"
The voices were deafening.
After the hundreds of people saw that Ye Ping actually did not use the Sword Kinesis Flight, they panicked even more. In their eyes, Ye Ping was just like a fat sheep.
As long as he was caught, they would be given a large amount of merit.
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Chapter 105: Big Brother, Why Are You Fleeing When You Are So Powerful?
Outside Qingzhou Ancient City.
Ye Ping was extremely fast as he shuttled through the mountains.
However, behind him, hundreds of black figures were chasing after him on their flying swords.
At this moment, Ye Ping's mood was extremely complicated.
'Had I known earlier, I would have learned the Sword Kinesis Flight technique well before going down the mountain. Great, now I have to run on foot even though I can clearly go faster.'
How could he stand that?
'Also Brothers, you have been chasing me for six hours.'
'The sky is almost dark, why are you still chasing me?'
'Aren't you tired at all?'
Ye Ping really wanted to cry because he had never encountered such a miserable thing in this life.
"Ye Ping, stop running, we're not trying to harm you but to give you some luck."
At this moment, a voice told Ye Ping to stop running. After all, they couldn't stand it any longer too. They had been chasing him on their flying swords for more than six hours while Ye Ping was running on foot. Yet, they still couldn't catch up.
They were filled with curiosity about what kind of freak Ye Ping was and how he could run so quickly. 'Can't he give us a chance?'
"I don't want luck. How about this? As long as you guys stop chasing me, I'll send each of you a huge fortune after a hundred years."
Ye Ping ran through the mountains and answered loudly.
However, Ye Ping's words made the Fiendcelestial Cult followers feel a toothache.
"Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, how about we each compromise? We'll stop chasing you and you stop running. Shall we sit down and have some tea?"
"No problem, but I'm in a hurry, how about next time? If you also have urgent matters to handle, you should get going too. Ignore me. I'll treat you to tea next time, alright?"
"Fellow Daoist Ye, what's the point? We really admire you."
"Gentlemen, I am grateful for your admiration, but there won't be happiness if it's forced."
"Fellow Daoist Ye, that might be true but it's still better than nothing."
Ye Ping was speechless.
In the mountains, he was truly at a loss for words.
'These bastards are probably determined to kill me.'
'I can't help it. Since I can't defeat them, I can only run away.'
'So what if I can defeat them?'
He reckoned that once there was a chain battle, he wouldn't be able to leave at all.
'I have to think of a solution.'
'I have to think of a way.'
Ye Ping pondered over it continuously.
However, after a long time, he burst into tears. He had no idea why but ever since he joined the Qingyun Dao Sect, he felt that he had become duller.
He couldn't think of a solution even after a long time of brainstorming.
That made him feel even worse.
He reckoned that his IQ must have been lowered!
At this moment, Ye Ping was a bit miserable and furious.
'Is there anything worse than this in this world?'
While Ye Ping was infuriated…
He suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He was not giving up on survival, but he encountered something even worse than the situation he was in now.
There was a huge gully in front of him that was at least 500 meters wide, below which there was an abyss.
In other words, there was no way for him to escape.
At this moment, Ye Ping barfed.
Indeed, when one was in a miserable state, things would only get worse and miracles were rare.
'It's over, it's over, it's over!'
Ye Ping panicked.
At this moment, the Fiendcelestial Cult followers behind him appeared.
Meanwhile, a pair of eyes was locked onto Ye Ping.
Those gazes were filled with joy, anger, relief, cruelty, and insidiousness.
They had been chasing for more than six hours, but the more they chased, the angrier they became. Now that they had finally stopped Ye Ping, they were definitely pleased and relieved.
"Run! Keep running! Why did you stop?"
"Damn it, don't you like to run? Keep running, why don't you run?"
"I don't want the credit anymore, but I want to kill him myself."
"I'll gouge his eyes out, I'm so furious."
"I want to hit his bones."
"Aren't you quite good at running? Why did you stop running?"
The voices sounded, and the followers of Fiendcelestial Cult were not only extremely scheming, but they were also brutal and inhumane.
That was also the reason why the Fiendcelestial Cult became the public enemy. After all, although some demonic cults had done bad things too, it was all for the struggle of benefits. However, the Fiendcelestial Cult was no longer just a demonic cult but a heretic that even the demonic cults detested.
At this moment, Ye Ping turned around.
He took a deep breath and looked at the crowd, forcing himself to put on an awkward smile.
"Everyone, I actually think that there might be some misunderstanding between us."
Ye Ping tried to get them to sit down for a good talk.
"Misunderstanding? Don't worry, we'll know if there's any misunderstanding later."
"If you kneel down and beg for forgiveness from me now, I can make you suffer less pain later."
"Tsk tsk, what a pity. Your good looks have gone to waste."
Everyone laughed with contemptuous gazes.
After chasing for so long, there must be some anger within them.
'Great, you're not going to run anymore, huh?'
"Everyone, are you really not going to give me a way out?"
On the edge of the cliff, Ye Ping stopped smiling and asked with a solemn expression.
"Hah!"
However, that was all they said.
Seeing this scene, Ye Ping couldn't help but recall Su Changyu's instructions.
"If you can't fight, run!"
"If you can't run, then fight!"
Since they were now forced into a desperate situation, they decided to go all out and try to make some gains without incurring any losses.
Thinking of this, Ye Ping drew his sword immediately without spouting any nonsense.
As soon as they saw Ye Ping drawing his sword, everyone burst into laughter.
"Seriously? You still have the guts to draw your sword? Are you crazy?"
"There can't really be someone who thinks there are miracles in this world, right?"
"Hahahaha, you actually dare to draw your sword? A mere Qi Refinement cultivator like you has the guts to draw a sword?"
"I admire your courage, but unfortunately, miracles don't happen in this world."
They laughed with derision in their eyes.
While they mocked, Ye Ping remained still.
He was not sure whether he could break through the siege or not, but he was now sure that would die if he didn't draw the sword. And if he did, he might have a chance of survival.
Thinking of this, Ye Ping did not delay any further and went all out!
The ten Immortal Apertures were opened and the Endless Sword Diagram began running while the Four Thunder sword momentum and Heavenly River sword momentum fused together perfectly!
Before he even thrust his sword, a powerful sword momentum had already surged out.
In that instant, their laughter ceased…
?????
'Isn't he only at the first level of the Qi Refinement realm? How did he condense the sword momentum?'
'What's going on?'
'Can a big shout come out and explain?'
The Fiendcelestial Cult followers were dumbfounded all at once.
At this moment, someone spoke up.
"Everyone, don't panic, he's just at the first level of the Qi Refinement realm. Even if he is very talented in the Sword Dao, the sword momentum he releases won't be too strong without the support of Dharmic powers…"
However, before he finished, Ye Ping had already attacked.
Boom!
Terrifying thunderbolts emanated from the flying sword.
The bolts of thunder seemed to be flooding the place like a river while the white lightning gave out power that made their scalps turn numb.
There was silence.
Absolute silence!
The Fiendcelestial Cult followers froze right on the spot.
They didn't know what to say anymore.
At the same time, there was no time for them to react at all because when the Four Thunder sword momentum surged over, they all died.
They were heretic cultivators who used the blood of resentment and the essence soul of others to cultivate. They were definitely afraid of things that would strengthen oneself.
For instance, Ye Ping's Four Thunder sword momentum was a destructive disaster to them.
Hence, no one could survive it.
The Fiendcelestial Cult followers were bewildered before they died.
'Brother, since you're so powerful, why did you run?'
'Are you fishing?'
At this moment, something that made Ye Ping even more appalled soon happened.
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Chapter 106: I'm not Betraying My Comrades, I'm Doing Justice
Thousands of kilometers away in Qingzhou Ancient City.
At the edge of the cliff.
Ye Ping was astonished too.
He did not expect his Four Thunder sword momentum to be that horrifying.
It was an instant kill!
He found it outrageous too.
He thought that he would at most be able to break through the crowd, but he didn't expect it to be an instant kill.
'When did I become so strong?'
Ye Ping's heart was full of doubts.
However, soon, a scene appeared in front of Ye Ping and made him temporarily stop thinking.
It was because a resentful spirit appeared in front of him.
Yes, a resentful spirit appeared.
Ye Ping was a bit stunned and had no idea what happened. 'Why did a vengeful soul appear out of nowhere?'
'These bunch of guys are heretical cultivators in the first place. They cultivate using the resentment of all beings, and once they die, they would turn into resentful spirits.'
He looked over and saw that there were 312 resentful spirits.
At this moment, the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees also snapped back to their senses.
Everything happened too quickly just now and they died without feeling anything.
At this moment, they snapped back to their senses.
Their first reaction was grief.
No one expected Ye Ping to carry out a massacre.
They thought that Ye Ping was a pushover who would be at the mercy of others, but they didn't expect him to be an expert who hid his impressive abilities.
They were furious.
They got schemed against and turned into resentful spirits.
Although they did not die, they had turned into resentful spirits, and if they didn't reincarnate, they would have to suffer the pain of the Thunder Punishment every once in a while. They might even get captured by their peers and get refined into heretic artifacts. By then, their lives would be a living hell.
At the thought of this, the spirits wailed in agony and began to feel exasperated after being sad.
They couldn't suppress their anger.
"I want to kill you."
"I'm going to pluck your tendons and skin you alive."
"I'm going to drink your blood."
"Do you think that you can escape by killing us? We're heretical cultivators who will turn into menacing ghosts after we die and you'll end up in an even more terrible state."
They wailed and shrieked in exasperation.
'That's how resentful spirits are like. Their resentment will affect their minds and the most trivial matter would drive them into derangement too.'
However, just as they were shrieking, they were suddenly stunned again.
The reason being, Ye Ping didn't show the slightest fear and instead… there was some joy in his eyes too.
The Fiendcelestial Cult devotees were dumbfounded.
'What do you mean?'
'Big Brother, we've already turned into menacing ghosts, can you cut us some slack?'
'Can you at least look like you're scared?'
'What do you mean by smiling?'
The spirits were dumbfounded, and all of a sudden, they couldn't understand what Ye Ping was thinking.
However, in the next moment, a golden beam of light appeared that confused them.
"Golden Light of Expiation?"
"Damn it, the Golden Light of Expiation? Are you a Daoist expert?"
"You have the Golden Light of Expiation, but you chose not to take it out earlier?"
More than 300 resentful spirits were dumbfounded. They did not expect that Ye Ping actually had the Golden Light of Expiation.
They were scared out of their wits right on the spot, and their anger was replaced by horror.
They were truly horrified.
The Four Thunder Sword Technique was a Yang technique that could kill them easily.
On the other hand, the Golden Light of Expiation was the nemesis of the heretical cultivators.
It was fatal to touch.
Whoosh!
Unfortunately, before they could react, Ye Ping had already attacked.
When they were humans, Ye Ping was a little wary of them.
However, after they turned into resentful spirits, he was no longer flustered.
When he was in the Linhe Ghost Grave, Ye Ping was already aware that his expiation method could be used for dealing with the fancy tricks of the resentful spirits.
No matter how strong they were, they would be subdued by the Golden Light of Expiation.
With one shot of the Golden Light of Expiation, the hundreds of resentful spirits shrieked miserably.
They had deep resentment and had done countless inhumane things in their lives. Hence, under the Golden Light of Expiation, they would have to compensate for the karma.
Wisps of white smoke wafted upwards and all the resentful spirits that the Golden Light of Expiation had shone on were expiated completely without a trace of remnants. They would not be sent to the reincarnation cycle either because they were evil spirits. If they could not get rid of their sins, they would only die.
Just like that, several power of merit entered Ye Ping's body.
That made him even more excited.
"Don't run, stop running, didn't we agree to sit down and have a good talk?"
"Let's talk then, what are you guys running for?"
The remaining 200 resentful spirits escaped and fled to the surroundings.
Ye Ping panicked immediately and hurriedly cast various rays of Golden Light of Expiation. He would not let go of them.
"Brother, please let us off. We're wrong, we were really wrong."
"Senior, we really didn't mean it, we were just joking with you, we didn't mean to harm you."
"Senior, I have something urgent to handle, let's chat again next time."
The Fiendcelestial Cult followers had completely burst into tears.
As humans, they were killed by Ye Ping.
After they became ghosts, they were expiated.
'There's a funeral too? From soup to nuts?'
"What's so urgent that you can't stay for some tea before leaving?"
"Fellow Daoist, there's a new tea available on the market."
"Don't run."
Ye Ping frantically cast the rays of Golden Light of Expiation and the power of merit surged into his body.
In just less than an hour, there were 300 more power of merit in his body.
In the beginning, they were chasing Ye Ping, but it became the other way round instead.
After chasing for six hours, Ye Ping finally caught up with the last resentful spirit.
"Big Brother."
"Father."
"Grandpa."
"Please, let me go, I was just following the crowd. I didn't even want to come to kill you. Please have mercy on me and let me off, will you?"
"Exalted Immortal, the Fiendcelestial Cult has sent numerous disciples, and among them are hundreds of commanders and they have greater resentment. Expiating one of them is better than expiating me alone. Why don't I lead you the way while you let me off?"
The devotee was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy with no concern for his pride.
"Numerous disciples?"
Ye Ping immediately snapped back to his senses and retracted the Golden Light of Expiation.
"How many disciples are there?"
He recalled that there were many Fiendcelestial Cult disciples, but he wasn't clear how many there were exactly.
"There are at least three thousand of them and the 72 Earthly Fiends of the Fiendcelestial Cult are here too. Their resentment power is simply frightening. If you expiate them, you'd definitely become an immortal immediately."
The resentful spirit sounded extremely agitated and wanted to instigate Ye Ping to target the others instead.
"Oh, yes, Exalted Immortal, I can also draw you a map of the hiding places of the Fiendcelestial Cult. There are at least 7,000 to 8,000 people in total. If all of them are expiated, you'd definitely go through Immortal Ascension."
"Besides, you can rest assured that they are all new disciples who can be killed easily. Before I turned into a resentful spirit, I could kill ten of them at once."
It was extremely agitated and had resorted to all means for the sake of surviving.
Ye Ping perked up even more when he heard that there were hiding places.
However, he could not trust this spirit completely, lest he got bewitched.
Thinking of this, Ye Ping could not help but frown.
"You betrayed your fellow cultists. Do you think I will believe you?"
Ye Ping was doubtful and apprehensive.
The resentful spirit hurriedly spoke up.
"Exalted Immortal, don't worry, after this incident, I have already understood that evil will never win and I've gotten a huge enlightenment. Besides, those bastards are extremely malicious and evil. They go around creating trouble. That's why this isn't called a betrayal of my fellow cultists. Instead, I'm exterminating evil for the greater good. I will not be in communion with evil."
"Ah, Exalted Immortal, I think that I've turned over a new leaf."
The resentful spirit in front of Ye Ping was rather eloquent and its righteous words made him hesitate to kill it.
Ye Ping wasn't interested in the map at all.
'I can't possibly go raid their lair, right?'
'With my abilities?'
Sensing the calmness in Ye Ping's eyes, the spirit seemed to have detected what he was thinking.
It immediately spoke again.
"Exalted Immortal, I don't mean anything else. I just think that your ability to condense the Golden Light of Expiation will be enough for you to deal with them. As long as you can find where they are hiding, you can expiate every single one of them."
However, as soon as he heard that, Ye Ping was astonished.
"The Golden Light of Expiation can be used to expiate you directly?"
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Chapter 107: Big Brother, I've Gotten An Epiphany!
Somewhere in the Qingzhou region.
There was no one in the mountains.
Chen Yuan felt extremely upset because he had always liked getting things for free. He would take advantage whenever he could and just slack off. In the end, he was lulled into the Fiendcelestial Cult.
He thought that he could cultivate immortality for free, but to his surprise, his aptitude was too poor and he could only be in the bottom few.
Not to mention that he was in the doldrums. Now that he finally got a major task, he wanted to try his luck and gain some credit while slacking off.
However, he had somehow fallen into Ye Ping's hands.
Chen Yuan was extremely miserable. 'I'm just a copycat who follows the crowd, and yet I died at Ye Ping's hands for no reason.'
Not only did he die, he even got chased around by Ye Ping. Be it when he was dead or alive, he was put through extreme misery.
After hearing Ye Ping's words, Chen Yuan was even more upset.
He had no idea what Ye Ping meant.
However, he had to succumb now that Ye Ping had greater control.
With a look of dismay, Chen Yuan wept and said, "Exalted Immortal, only Dao experts can have the Golden Light of Expiation. We are heretical cultivators who will die as soon as we come into contact with the Golden Light of Expiation. Its power is hundreds of times more terrifying than the Four Thunder sword momentum."
Chen Yuan dared not lie at all.
"Even more terrifying than the Four Thunder sword momentum?"
"Tell me in detail."
Ye Ping was stunned. He knew that his Golden Light of Expiation was powerful and could expiate resentful spirits, but he didn't expect it to be so incredible.
Chen Yuan froze in shock after hearing it.
He didn't know if Ye Ping was genuinely a fool or just pretending to be one.
'You can already condense the Golden Light of Expiation and yet you don't know how powerful it is?'
"Exalted Immortal, are you serious?"
Chen Yuan asked miserably.
"Cut the crap, hurry up and tell me."
Ye Ping really didn't know how powerful his Golden Light of Expiation was, and in fact he didn't even know how strong he really was.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had instantly killed everyone with one move just now, Ye Ping would still think that his cultivation level was mediocre.
However, it was not that Ye Ping was foolish. He was just clueless.
It was just like how he felt that Su Changyu was more complicated than he seemed on the surface.
That was also the reason why Ye Ping did not have a clear idea about the division of realms. He just felt that there were powerhouses everywhere.
Hence, Ye Ping didn't know if he was considered strong or not.
However, when he saw Ye Ping's appearance, Chen Yuan dared not dawdle about any longer.
He hurriedly said, "Exalted Immortal, the Golden Light of Expiation is a supreme Mystical Ability for expiation that is specially used for dealing with demons. It's a great lethal weapon for dealing with these sinister beings."
"You'll understand after I give you an example. You're now a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refinement, and even heretical cultivators who have been Perfected would have to dodge and shun when they meet you. If you're willing, you can expiate them with a single ray of Golden Light of Expiation."
"Even if you encounter an evil cultivator of the Golden Core realm, they would at least be unable to do anything to you."
"Exalted Immortal, do you understand now?"
Chen Yuan explained patiently.
"Even a Golden Core realm powerhouse can't do anything to me? Doesn't that mean that heretical cultivators below the Golden Core realm will probably die when they encounter me?"
Soon, Ye Ping was a little surprised.
"Exalted Immortal, it's not probably but definitely."
Chen Yuan's eyes were full of certainty.
He inhaled sharply.
This time, Ye Ping was truly astonished.
He really didn't expect the Golden Light of Expiation to be so powerful.
"Had I known this earlier, why did I run?"
Ye Ping muttered to himself.
After he said that, Chen Yuan was upset too.
'Yeah if you said that you had the Golden Light of Expiation earlier, who would dare to chase after you? We don't have a death wish.'
"How are my abilities then? You must tell me the truth. Ghosts who lie have to swallow a thousand needles."
Ye Ping continued to ask.
All along, Ye Ping had been filled with doubt.
He often wondered if he was strong or not.
Theoretically speaking, he had entered the Immortal Sect less than three months ago, and anyone who had a brain would know that even a genius wouldn't possibly become very strong after cultivating for just three months.
Besides, as a transmigrator who had read countless novels online, he definitely understood the logic that there would always be people who were stronger.
That was also the reason why Ye Ping often felt that his abilities were mediocre.
Now that he had caught someone who was rather informed, Ye Ping naturally had to question him. After all, the sect had never told him about those problems before.
That question made Chen Yuan feel terrible.
He was very curious as to why Ye Ping would ask such questions.
He managed to kill hundreds of Foundation Establishment Qi Refinement cultivators, and yet he still asked others if he was strong or not.
'If you're not strong, who is?'
'Besides, you're outrageously competent. You're only at the first level of Qi Refinement, but you managed to cast the Four Thunder sword momentum. You're even more brutal than a Foundation Establishment cultivator.'
Chen Yuan really did not want to answer this question.
However, for the sake of staying alive, he had no choice but to answer truthfully.
"Exalted Immortal, you're outrageously competent. You're incredible."
Ye Ping was satisfied with Chen Yuan's answer.
"Be serious."
Ye Ping frowned as he felt like Chen Yuan was lying to him.
"Exalted Immortal, I'm really not fooling you. I might be a wastrel, but I'm at least at the seventh level of Qi Refinement."
"The strike of your sword just now was deadlier than what a Foundation Establishment cultivator can cast. You can almost be considered a half-step Golden Core cultivator."
"Exalted Immortal, there's something I really don't understand. You look just like a level-one Qi Refinement cultivator, but why are you so powerful?"
At this point, Chen Yuan thought about it and began to find it ridiculous.
Ye Ping managed to kill hundreds of high-level Qi Refinement cultivators and a few Foundation Establishment realm cultivators.
'Does that make any sense at all?'
"Half-step Golden Core realm?"
Ye Ping was surprised. He knew that his real cultivation level was beyond the first level of Qi Refinement realm, but he didn't expect to be a half-step Golden Core realm cultivator.
"Given that sword momentum just now, it's not an exaggeration at all."
"Exalted Immortal, pardon my bluntness. Don't be upset, with your strength, you can totally dominate the Qingzhou Ancient City. Among the devotees you killed this time, only Lord Wei Lin is in the Golden Core realm while the rest are only in the Foundation Establishment realm. I don't know why you tried to run."
"Even if you were waiting for us to take the bait, you didn't have to run hundreds of kilometers."
"Besides, you also have the Golden Light of Expiation, and even Lord Wei Lin won't dare to create trouble for you."
Chen Yuan was on the brink of tears.
The more he talked about it, the more upset he felt.
Ye Ping was obviously so strong, but he concealed his abilities and even ran for such a long time. Wasn't that tiring and senseless?
Chen Yuan sounded very upset.
At this point…
Ye Ping slipped into deep thought.
During this period of time, he had been curious about his abilities.
However, Su Changyu had never talked about it before.
The others didn't either.
He finally got the chance to use the Sword Dao Meet to test his strength.
However, he didn't expect to be lucky enough to have met two wastrels who were worse off than him.
If not for the massacre that he launched with a single strike of the sword just now, Ye Ping would have thought that his cultivation was ordinary.
However, after listening to Chen Yuan's words, Ye Ping somehow had an illusion that he was very strong.
"However, if my abilities are far higher than the Fiendcelestial Cult followers like what you mentioned, why did my Senior Brother tell me to run?"
Ye Ping asked with a frown.
Chen Yuan was stunned after hearing his words.
'How would I know why your senior brother told you to run?'
'I'm not Mr. Know-it-all.'
Before Chen Yuan could shake his head, Ye Ping's threatening voice immediately sounded.
"If you can't give me a reason, I'll assume you're lying to me. If you lie to me, then I'll kill you."
Ye Ping was cowardly when facing humans.
However, he was domineering when facing ghosts.
Hearing these words, Chen Yuan really wanted to cry.
He obviously didn't know why Ye Ping's senior brother would tell him to run.
'It's over, it's over, it's over!'
'I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!'
Just as Ye Ping condensed the Golden Light of Expiation.
All of a sudden, Chen Yuan thought of something while he was in extreme horror.
"Exalted Immortal, is your Senior Brother a Sword Immortal too?"
Chen Yuan asked.
"Naturally."
Ye Ping nodded.
After receiving Ye Ping's answer, Chen Yuan couldn't help but immediately look like he had understood the situation.
He then gave him an answer.
"Exalted Immortal, I completely understand what your Senior Brother really wants to do."
"He's trying to get you to establish the sword intent."
Chen Yuan said excitedly.
"Establish sword intent?"
For a moment, Ye Ping was a little surprised, not knowing what Chen Yuan meant.
"Exalted Immortal, it's quite a coincidence actually. I was also a Sword Dao cultivator when I was alive and your attainments have obviously reached the peak."
"If I guess correctly, you should be about to condense your sword intent, right?"
Chen Yuan asked.
"Yes."
Ye Ping nodded.
Chen Yuan continued to speak.
"It should be correct then."
"Exalted Immortal, your Second Brother is just testing you. Sword cultivation is all about thorough sword intent."
"The Sword Dao is all about having an unyielding Dao Heart and the courage to keep going forward in the face of all danger."
"In other words, your Senior Brother might have told you to run on the surface, but he's actually just testing you."
Chen Yuan said excitedly.
"Testing me?"
Ye Ping was surprised.
"Yes, testing you."
"Exalted Immortal, your Senior Brother is actually testing you to see what kind of choices you will make when you encounter danger."
"Exalted Immortal, would a true Sword Dao cultivator choose to flee from the battlefield when he encounters danger?"
"Would a true peerless Sword Immortal choose to retreat in the face of setbacks?"
"Only the weak will choose to retreat."
"A true powerhouse will brave through life-and-death situations."
"Exalted Immortal, do you understand?"
Chen Yuan's words struck a note in his heart.
Ye Ping was astonished.
'Yes, true peerless powerhouses survive after braving through dangerous situations.'
'Would true peerless Sword Immortals choose to retreat?'
'No!'
Ye Ping suddenly thought about the fact that all the protagonists of the novels that he had read, had an indomitable spirit.
He was suddenly shocked.
He froze in place, unable to recover from the shock for a long time.
However, at the next moment, a gentle breeze suddenly blew over.
Soon, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Ah, Eldest Senior Brother, I'm enlightened."
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Chapter 108: Birth Of A Peerless Brave Man
Outside Qingzhou Ancient City.
Ye Ping was enlightened.
The countless confusions in his mind were all cleared at this moment.
He had only been cultivating for three months, and logically speaking, it should not be that impressive.
However, Ye Ping felt that he had made a mistake.
It might seem as if he had only cultivated for three months and was mediocre.
But in reality?
The person who taught him the Sword Dao was a Sword Immortal and learning under him for three days would produce better effects than what others could achieve in three years.
Besides, he had been practicing for three months!
He had always felt that he couldn't make the cut because of the issue about aptitude.
The problem was that he might think that he had low aptitude, but aptitude really didn't matter that much.
'No, aptitude isn't important. What's truly important is my Dao Heart in immortal cultivation.'
'Am I considered powerful?'
'That's obviously relative and varies from person to person.'
'I'm nothing compared to Eldest Senior Brother because he is a supreme Sword Immortal.'
'But what about when compared to ordinary people?'
He was very strong and ferocious, just as Chen Yuan said.
Ye Ping felt especially so when he thought about the fact that Su Changyu told him to run as soon as he encountered danger in the city.
In the beginning, Ye Ping also had doubts as he wondered, 'How can a peerless Sword Immortal say that?'
However, due to the urgent situation then, Ye Ping didn't think much of it. However, he had now come to a realization.
'Eldest Senior Brother is testing me.'
At this moment, Ye Ping completely understood.
He thought that Su Changyu instructed him to run away because he wanted to see his reaction.
He wanted to see if Ye Ping would really run when he encountered danger.
Thinking of this, Ye Ping could not help but break out in cold sweat.
If he hadn't been quick-witted enough, he might have really returned to the Qingyun Dao Sect.
If he had done that, Su Changyu would probably be disappointed in him.
"Very well, I understand."
At this moment, Ye Ping spoke and his aura also changed abruptly.
All his previous confusion and puzzlement were cleared and he was now determined.
His gaze was full of determination too.
"Congratulations on gaining enlightenment, Exalted Immortal, may I leave now?"
Seeing that Ye Ping seemed to have understood, Chen Yuan couldn't help but congratulate him and then ask for permission to leave.
"Not yet, come with me to the Qingzhou Ancient City."
Ye Ping shook his head. Although Chen Yuan had helped him, he was not entirely trusting of his words. Besides, he would be going back to face the Fiendcelestial Cult members now and thought that Chen Yuan would at least be of some help.
"Go with you? Exalted Immortal, I really can't go, if they find out that I'm with you, they'd probably resent me."
Chen Yuan panicked. 'He wants to take me along too? I don't want to.'
In case he was caught by other disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult, he would be in deep trouble. They were completely inhumane, and to them, there was no such thing as a fellow member. Once they caught him, they would use him for the refinement of heretical objects. When that happened, he would wish he was better off dead.
"You have to go even if you don't want to. If it's proven that you didn't lie to me, I will give you some merit when I subdue the demons and let you atone for your mistakes, but if I find out that you've lied to me, I won't let you have a good time even before my death. I'll take it that you deserve it. Cut the crap and go."
Ye Ping did not waste his breath any longer. He had already wasted eight to ten hours out there and had no idea what happened in the ancient city.
'If Senior Brother gets the wrong idea and thinks that I've fled out of fear because I haven't appeared in a long time, wouldn't that be a huge loss?'
Hence, Ye Ping immediately turned his power of merit into a rope and wrapped it around Chen Yuan before scurrying towards the Qingzhou Ancient City.
"Exalted Immortal, I really can't go, please, please let me off."
"Exalted Immortal, can I treat you to tea some other time? I promise the tea will be new."
"Exalted Immortal…"
Chen Yuan's sobbing and pleading gradually vanished in the mountains.
At this moment, the entire ancient city of Qingzhou turned into a hell on earth as there were killings and bloodshed everywhere.
The Five-Grudge Ancient Poison was called a killing machine by many as it would amplify the hatred and resentment in one's heart, and turn it into murderous intent.
That was the terrifying thing about the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison.
Many Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were also carrying out a huge massacre. Previously, they had come over to assassinate geniuses, but now that they had barged into the ancient city, they were in a passive state and could only kill anyone they saw to make sure they didn't miss their target.
At the venue of the Sword Dao Meet, Sikong Jiantian's face was extremely sullen. He had thought about it thoroughly but he never expected that the Fiendcelestial Cult would give the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison emerald gourd to Wei Lin.
It was a treasure that was extremely precious. It would release a large amount of Five-Grudge Ancient Poison and create a prison backdrop. He was extremely passive now and needed a large amount of time to break it because he was now restricted.
However, the longer the delay, the more deaths there would be. Besides, the Five Grudge emerald gourd was also constantly absorbing the power of resentment. At this rate, it was likely that he might not be able to suppress Wei Lin and might even let him run away.
"If I had known, I shouldn't have been so reckless."
"Oh dear, those guys from the Heavenly Supervisory have something to do now."
Sikong Jiantian was under tremendous pressure.
At this moment, Wei Lin was overjoyed as he really didn't expect to complete the mission and even exceeded his quota by mistake. As soon as the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison was released, the entire Qingzhou Ancient City would turn into a ghost town.
Although Wei Lin knew that Sikong Jiantian was developing an antidote for it, the gourd was continuously absorbing the resentment of beings, and thus he could use that treasure to escape Qingzhou Ancient City.
Not only did he complete his mission, but he also escaped. By then, it would be time for him to climb to the top.
At the thought of this, Wei Lin could not help but sneer.
"Sikong Jiantian, do not struggle, the matter has already been set in stone. If I were you, I'd stop immediately and give myself a way out. Otherwise, after I finish absorbing the power of resentment of the beings here, you'll have to die too."
Wei Lin's tone was extremely arrogant.
"Hmph!"
Sikong Jiantian humphed coldly. He didn't answer, but he knew that what Wei Lin said was not entirely wrong.
However, he had no other option now. If he really fled, Qingzhou Ancient City would turn into a ghost town, and he couldn't afford to bear that responsibility at all. Hence, he had no choice but to persist on.
At this moment… Outside Qingzhou Ancient City, a figure slowly appeared outside the southern city gate.
Ye Ping furrowed his brows.
The entire ancient city had been engulfed by the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison and the people inside were likely to be in danger.
"Exalted Immortal, hurry up and run, don't go in. The Five-Grudge Ancient Poison has already changed and it is much scarier than before. If you go in, you'll be in great danger."
Outside the city gate, Chen Yuan really couldn't voice his sorrow. He truly regretted saying so much nonsense and landing himself and others into trouble.
However, Ye Ping, who was outside the city, ignored Chen Yuan. Instead, he strode towards the ancient city.
At this moment, his eyes were full of determination, and after pondering about it on the way, he was even more certain that Chen Yuan was right.
It was indeed the test that his eldest Senior Brother had given him.
It was the test of a peerless Sword Immortal.
Hence, he couldn't be a coward anymore.
"Eldest Senior Brother, don't worry, I won't let you down."
In the next moment, Ye Ping drew out his Green Moon Dharmic Sword and his gaze became even more determined at this moment. His aura soared too.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Ye Ping crossed the city gate and entered the Qingzhou Ancient City.
"Exalted Immortal, hurry up and shroud yourself in the power of merit so that the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison can't hurt you."
"You can also save these poisoned cultivators with the Golden Light of Expiation. Each one you save will bring you merit."
Seeing that Ye Ping was fearless, Chen Yuan had no choice but to teach Ye Ping to hurry up and use the power of merit lest he courted death.
"Excellent!"
Without any nonsense, Ye Ping released the power of merit in his body and turned it into a faint golden light that engulfed his body
Indeed, after he was wrapped in the power of merit, the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison avoided him.
'Good, taking Chen Yuan along was a wise choice.'
Ye Ping was pleased.
Just as he stepped into the ancient city, more than ten black figures suddenly appeared, each holding a machete and staring at Ye Ping sinisterly.
They charged towards Ye Ping without hesitation.
Boom!
However, at this moment, Ye Ping also did not delay and even his gaze didn't change much.
He raised his sword and cast the Four Thunder sword momentum while the sword energy filled the air. Before the group of people could react, they turned into ashes on the spot.
In the next moment, Ye Ping raised his right hand and cast the Golden Light of Expiation. Before they could speak, it turned into more than ten portions of power of merit that surged into Ye Ping's body.
"So ferocious!"
Chen Yuan was astonished. Although he had experienced it once, he was still incredibly shocked when he saw it again.
Whoosh!
Soon, dozens of figures appeared. However, they were not from the Fiendcelestial Cult but ordinary cultivators who were poisoned. Their eyes were bloodshot but they did not fear death.
Ye Ping did not strike at the ordinary cultivators with his sword and instead cast the Golden Light of Expiation.
In an instant, their eyes became clear, and the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison was dispelled from their bodies.
"Don't stay, leave quickly."
After saying that, Ye Ping continued to walk towards the city.
Inside the ancient city, there were killings everywhere, and Fiendcelestial Cult disciples could be found in every corner.
Many people were being chased and killed by the Fiendcelestial Cult which caused them great misery.
On one street, hundreds of cultivators got into a formation to defend against the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees.
Most of them were female cultivators, each with a look of hopelessness because their elder who had set up the formation had died tragically at the hands of the Fiendcelestial Cult.
The formation was about to be dysfunctional too and they reckoned that they would be dying soon.
"Hurry up and break the formation, when the time comes, all the men will be killed and the women will have their cultivation levels stripped away."
"Tsk, all of them are so beautiful. Brothers, we're lucky."
"Hahahahaha, usually you guys ignore us and give us the cold shoulder. We'll leave you begging for more after this."
The hundreds of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were surrounding them, each revealing their desires in their eyes.
The hundreds of cultivators trapped there were all terrified and uneasy.
Some even wanted to commit suicide but never had the courage to do so.
However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared.
"Lord, someone is coming."
"Great, there's another one who wants to be a hero and save the damsel in distress?"
"Kill him."
The Fiendcelestial Cult members instantly spotted the figure and were not surprised at all. Instead, their eyes were full of disdain.
However, the besieged crowd was all astonished.
"It's Ye Ping! Look guys, it's Ye Ping!"
"It's really Ye Ping. Is Senior Brother Ye Ping here to save us?"
"Senior Brother Ye Ping, we're here."
"Senior Brother Ye Ping, don't come over, there's a cultivator who is in the Perfected Foundation Establishment realm. Hurry up and run away."
Among the besieged crowd, some were exhilarated while some were extremely worried and told Ye Ping not to come over.
However, at this moment…
Not far away, Ye Ping gazed at the hundreds of men in black before launching a strike of his sword.
Boom!
The thunderous sword energy surged and drowned the entire street like a large river.
The hundreds of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were killed by Ye Ping.
It was simple and direct.
Afterwards, under a beam of golden light, the disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult who had just turned into resentful spirits instantly turned into power of merit that entered Ye Ping's body.
There was silence!
Complete silence!
The street, which was originally full of chaotic ruckuses and noise, became extremely silent.
It was so quiet.
"Hurry up and flee, leave the rest to me."
At the next moment, Ye Ping spoke with an indifferent voice.
His voice was extremely calm too.
Coupled with his stunning good looks, he took them by storm.
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Chapter 109: Did You Think A Dao Expert Would Appear?
In Qingzhou Ancient City.
The hundreds of people who were rescued were still in shock.
Initially, they all thought they were definitely going to die, but to their surprise, Ye Ping was like a heavenly soldier who descended and managed to kill all the hundreds of disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult with a single strike of his sword.
How could they not be shocked by his power?
In particular, Ye Ping's words made them think that he was great and noble.
"Senior Brother Ye is invincible."
"Senior Brother Ye should be a ferocious person."
"Thank you so much, Senior Brother Ye."
After they came back to their senses, they immediately thanked him with gusto. They were filled with inexplicable excitement and agitation.
However, Ye Ping's figure had already disappeared, and he did not linger, but went forward without fear of endangering his life.
Looking at Ye Ping's receding back, the female cultivators were in awe and at a loss for words to describe him.
However, they were well aware that if they continued to stay there, they would certainly be in danger, so fleeing was what they had to do now.
In the distance.
Ye Ping was extremely quick and the ten Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures in his body were opened to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in order to replenish his Dharmic powers.
Everytime he completed a Four Thunder Sword Technique, about a fifth of his Dharmic powers would be consumed. If he didn't activate the Immortal Apertures, he probably would not be able to continue.
However, Ye Ping was no fool and knew that there were bound to be many Fiendcelestial Cult members lurking in Qingzhou Ancient City, among which were definitely experts. If he continued to remain status quo, he would definitely encounter trouble in the future.
Hence, while rushing during the journey, he refined the power of merit in his body.
Fortunately, it was the power of merit and Ye Ping's body was the Ancient Godfiend body.
Otherwise, he would be killing himself with such a cultivation method if he had a different constitution or did not use the power of merit.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The wisps of power of merit turned into rolling spiritual energy that spread throughout Ye Ping's body.
Ye Ping's realm and cultivation level were increasing rapidly too.
He went from the second level of Qi Refinement to the third, the fourth, the fifth…
Apart from Chen Yuan, no one else could see that scene.
Chen Yuan was shocked too.
He knew that Ye Ping was a ferocious man, but he never thought that Ye Ping would reach such an extent.
When others broke through their realm, it was as painstaking and arduous as labor during childbirth.
Ye Ping broke through the realm as if it was just child's play. In the blink of an eye, he broke through to the tenth level of Qi Refinement realm.
Most importantly, he was refining the power of merit.
'Brother, do you have an abundance of merit?'
Chen Yuan was really dumbfounded as he had never seen anyone extract spiritual energy from merit.
'This is the power of merit, which is precious and valuable. How can you waste it like that?'
Chen Yuan was continuously lamenting in his head.
In the next moment, Ye Ping again attacked with his sword, and as the sword energy moved, another ten-odd power of merit surged into his body.
Chen Yuan immediately shut up.
To Ye Ping, the power of merit really wasn't worth much because he had plenty.
In Qingzhou Ancient City.
Ye Ping was like a god.
His gilded body was extraordinarily blinding in the pitch darkness.
His energy was exuberant and he was like a ferocious Godfiend that was reborn.
His sword energy was sharp like an unsheathed immortal sword.
When Ye Ping saw the Fiendcelestial Cult members, he released the Four Thunder Sword Technique without holding back.
Chen Yuan's heart pounded wildly upon sight of it.
However, Chen Yuan felt rather fortunate and was thankful that he had surrendered early. If he met Ye Ping later, he probably would not even have the opportunity to beg for mercy.
"What should I do? What can I do? If I let my fellow officers find out that I brought him here, I'd probably die without a burial ground."
At this moment, Chen Yuan was thankful that he had surrendered early, but he was also extremely ill at ease.
However, at this moment, a faint golden light appeared. It was a power of merit, but it flew into Chen Yuan's body instead of Ye Ping.
Chen Yuan was bewildered.
He was confused.
He never expected that he could actually obtain merit.
Besides, the power of merit was so pure that after it entered his body, it purified all sins immediately and eliminated his negative karma.
In other words, Chen Yuan was no longer a resentful spirit but a kind spirit now. Not only could he directly enter the reincarnation, but he would also be able to reincarnate into a wealthy family in his next life and live in luxury.
That was the benefit of the power of merit.
Chen Yuan did not expect that he could actually obtain the power of merit one day.
He had committed plenty of sins in his past life, but fortunately, he stayed firm to his bottom line. However, Chen Yuan also knew that if he died, he had to bear a lot of karma, and he was even ready to be caught by his fellow members later and allow them to refine him into heretical objects.
However, now that he had obtained the merit, his mood was lifted.
"Exalted Immortal, head north, I can feel it, there are many disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult in the north."
Chen Yuan soon understood why he could get merit, and after enjoying the benefit, he immediately asked Ye Ping to hurry to subdue the demons.
It was because he did not share communion with sin.
"Excellent!"
Ye Ping didn't say anything else as he believed what Chen Yuan said. After all, Chen Yuan had been tied up by him. If Ye Ping was in trouble, Chen Yuan would be too.
He headed all the way to the north.
Ye Ping was extremely fast and his cultivation realm was rapidly increasing too.
He had now completed the tenth Qi Refinement.
Chen Yuan saw everything.
Apart from shock, he was well aware of something.
He had gotten close to someone powerful.
In the north.
As Chen Yuan said, there was indeed a large number of disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult.
In fact, almost all the disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult were there.
It was the martial arts arena of the ancient city.
There were tens of thousands of cultivators hiding there. They had already gathered there before the second wave of the Fiendcelestial Cult's surprise attack.
They were the reason why the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were gathered there too.
The martial arts arena was enveloped by a silvery white light and tens of thousands of cultivators were hiding in the light curtain.
Outside the light curtain, the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were bombarding them with various Dharma artifacts in a bid to break the formation with the simplest method.
Inside the light curtain, the cultivators did not sit back and wait. Instead, they launched their weapons too and turned into rays of light that killed many.
In particular, the Lord of Qingzhou City was holding a blue flying sword in his hand and releasing sword energy, killing tens of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.
However, unfortunately, even after killing the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples, the other party would turn into resentful spirits in an instant and devour the power of resentment before attacking the light curtain.
The Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were all out of their minds as they were crazily fearless and only a few were scrupulous. Most of them didn't take their lives seriously at all as their eyes were full of menace.
"Chen Zheng, I'll give you a chance. As long as you are willing to surrender and retract the array formation, I will spare your life and even recommend you to the superiors for an official position. How does that sound?"
At this moment, the commander of the Fiendcelestial Cult spoke up.
He was a cultivator who had reached the Perfected Foundation Establishment realm of cultivation. Looking at Chen Zheng who was near him, he offered that condition indifferently, hoping that Chen Zheng could retract the array formation.
After all, many members of the Fiendcelestial Cult had died, and at this rate, there might be some changes. Hence, it would naturally be extremely good for him to end the battle sooner.
"You're all so delusional. I, Chen Zheng, am an official of the imperial court and a cultivator of the orthodox Dao. You're being so ridiculous by asking me to join the Fiendcelestial Cult."
Chen Zheng's face was full of disdain.
"Chen Zheng, don't be too quick to say anything. These days, many orthodox cultivators have joined our Fiendcelestial Cult for the sake of living."
"Lord Chen Zheng, no matter how good the imperial court is, you're just a lowly City Lord who's actually insignificant in the eyes of the Jin Nation's imperial court. Who in the Ten Nations knows who you are?"
"Our sect is an existence that can make even the Great Xia Dynasty troubled and cause a huge problem for them. Yet, you refuse to agree. Are you just embarrassed because there are so many people around?"
"However, I can promise you, as long as you retract the array formation, I promise that apart from those who are close to you, the rest will never live to see tomorrow within five minutes."
"After you join my cult, I will tell everyone to help you be enlightened and enhance your Dharmic powers in order to let you break through to the Golden Core realm in one go. In another 30 to 50 years, who will still remember that you were Chen Zheng? When the sect prospers, you will deserve credit."
The commander's offers were extremely tempting.
"City Lord, don't believe the nonsense of these people, they are heretics who are best at deception."
"City Lord, do not waver. We are orthodox Dao cultivators. If we betray the Dao and defect to the demons, it would be a huge sin."
In the array formation.
The tens of thousands of cultivators could not help but look at Chen Zheng, for fear that he would agree.
"Everyone, rest assured. Even if I die here in battle, I will never surrender to the demonic Dao."
Chen Zheng did not choose to surrender, and instead, his eyes became even more determined.
"Seems like you want to do this the hard way. Chen Zheng, you don't think a Dao expert is going to appear and save you, do you?"
"How old are you? Are you still dreaming?"
"Good, when the array formation breaks, I will let you experience a living hell."
After hearing Chen Zheng's reply again, the Fiendcelestial Cult commander was furious and chagrined.
He had said so much and thought that Chen Zheng would take the bait, but things turned out differently. How could he not be furious?
But at the thought of the fact that he mastered victory, he stopped hiding and put down the facade.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Look guys, is that Ye Ping?"
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Chapter 110: Golden Light of Expiation Heavenly Thunder Sword
"Ye Ping?"
"It's Senior Brother Ye Ping."
"Why is Senior Brother Ye Ping here?"
"Look guys, why is there a resentful spirit following Senior Brother Ye Ping?"
"What's going on? Is it possible that Ye Ping has betrayed the Dao sect?"
"That must be the case. Great. I thought Ye Ping was an orthodox Dao cultivator, but I didn't expect him to betray us and defect to the demons. He's worse than a beast."
"Take it that I was blind to have fallen in love with a scumbag."
"Senior Brother Ye, why did you join the Demon cult? Righteousness and evil have always been at odds. It seems we're not fated in this life."
In the array formation, the cultivators were shocked when they saw Ye Ping. However, they soon realized that there was a resentful spirit behind Ye Ping.
All of a sudden, there were angry voices and they subconsciously thought that Ye Ping had defected to the demonic cult.
They were not the only ones. Even the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees were curious.
Most importantly, there was a resentful spirit behind Ye Ping, which didn't seem reasonable.
"Commander, Commander, I've already convinced Ye Ping to join us. We are friendly forces."
At this moment, Chen Yuan's voice sounded and he looked extremely agitated as he told the people that Ye Ping had already defected to the cult and betrayed them so that they would let their guards down.
Indeed, after he said that, the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees smiled one after another.
In particular, the commander grinned widely.
It wasn't that he was too dull, but rather, there were too many greedy people these days. Besides, geniuses treasured their lives greatly and knew to weigh their priorities.
"Chen Zheng, look at others, now look at you. I'll give you one last chance. If you surrender, I promise you'll live in endless luxury."
The commander of the Fiendcelestial Cult looked at Chen Zheng, as if to be offering a helping hand.
"Get lost!"
However, that was the only response he got.
In the array formation, everyone looked cold and sullen as they glared at Ye Ping hostilely.
They were furious and disdainful, revealing all their hatred and resentment.
However, at this moment, Ye Ping had already arrived in front of the Fiendcelestial Cult commander.
Ye Ping initially planned to attack them with his sword right away, but after hearing Chen Yuan's voice, he instantly understood what Chen Yuan was planning to do.
Hence, he went along with the plan and walked over right away.
"Ye Ping, you're really such a coward who's scared of dying."
"Ye Ping, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. Take it that I was blind."
"So much for being a cultivator in Qingzhou. You're really the greatest… glory of Qingzhou. Brother Ye, you're really a ferocious person."
When Ye Ping appeared in front of the Fiendcelestial Cult commander, people started cursing and the tens of thousands of people glared at Ye Ping resentfully.
However, while they were cursing furiously, Ye Ping suddenly attacked with his sword.
Boom!
He cast the Four Thunder sword momentum and the golden sword energy filled the air. It was the Golden Light of Expiation Heavenly Thunder sword technique. Ye Ping added the Golden Light of Expiation to the Heavenly Thunder sword energy, thus saving him the hassle of expiation.
That strike of the sword drained half of Ye Ping's Dharmic powers.
Ye Ping now seemed to be only at the first level of the Qi Refinement realm, but in fact, it was the first level after the tenth re-refinement.
Thousands of rays of Golden Light of Expiation were cast and all the places that the sword energy reached were full of wailing.
sizzles*
sizzles*
Peculiar noises filled the air and the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees who were being slashed were instantly turned into ashes without the chance to turn into resentful spirits at all. They would never get to be expiated.
"Hurry up and run, he hasn't defected. Chen Yuan, you bastard, the person who defected is you."
"This is the Golden Light of Expiation. Oh dear, we've fallen into the trap."
"Chen Yuan, you're dead meat. Once I catch you, I'll make you land in hell forever."
"Chen Yuan, I hate you. I didn't expect you to betray us. Ah!"
They hollered furiously as they didn't expect Chen Yuan to be the traitor.
"This is called abandoning the evil to go on the righteous path instead. Don't you guys who died innocently know of my motto?"
"I do not share the same fate as sins."
Chen Yuan was not a good person either. After hearing the insults of the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples. He immediately retaliated.
"Hurry up and run. Don't loiter around, just run if you can."
"Chen Yuan, just you wait and see."
"Everyone, hurry up and run. He's condensing the Golden Light of Expiation. We're not his opponent at all!"
The devotees started speaking. They resented Chen Yuan, but no one expected Ye Ping's sword to be so powerful. They didn't expect Ye Ping to have the ability to condense the Golden Light of Expiation either. Hence, they had no choice but to run.
Ye Ping managed to kill thousands of devotees with his sword. Who could stand that?
The worst was the commander. He was killed by Ye Ping's sword before he could even react.
However, the most dumbfounded ones were the Qingzhou cultivators in the array formation.
No one expected Ye Ping to only be pretending to defect.
They didn't expect him to be so ferocious either!
"The Golden Light of Expiation! He has mastered the Golden Light of Expiation!"
In the array formation, Chen Zheng was the most shocked one. He was already considered a half-step Golden Core cultivator who naturally knew how terrifying the Golden Light of Expiation was. He simply did not expect that Ye Ping would be able to condense it at such a young age.
"An expert has appeared in Qingzhou!"
"City Lord, is Ye Ping one of the cultivators in Qingzhou?"
"Ah, he has a promising future. City Lord, do you see?"
A few cultivators of the older generation were astonished.
Ye Ping killed thousands of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples with a single strike of the sword so they were obviously shocked. How could they not be excited?
They thought that they had reached a dead end, but they never expected Ye Ping to descend from heaven like a divine soldier and get them out of the situation. It was truly unexpected.
"Senior Brother Ye is invincible."
"I really didn't make a mistake. Senior Brother Ye, I love you!"
"Senior Brother Ye, I want to have children with you."
"We still have a share of Senior Brother."
"Who was the one who insulted Senior Brother Ye just now? Stand out and keep your eyes wide open. Is Senior Brother Ye the kind to betray us? Do you know what hatching schemes is? You're a reckless bunch."
"He's brave and good at scheming."
"I knew it. Senior Brother Ye is a righteous cultivator, and you guys are the only ones who like looking down on others and get all agitated at the slightest issues. Senior Brother Ye, I'll let my Dao companion, whom I've never met before, have children with you."
"Damn it, you're really ruthless."
"Senior Brother Ye is invincible."
A few moments later, after the crowd of cultivators had snapped back to their senses, deafening voices sounded, and everyone was so agitated that they couldn't get a grip on themselves.
'What in this world is more blissful than surviving after a calamity?'
However, at this moment, Chen Zheng, the Lord of Qingzhou City, recovered from the shock and had a determined gaze in his eyes.
"Everyone, my fellow peers of the orthodox Dao, Ye Ping has fought the cultists hard with his weak body and was fearless of death. We cultivators of Qingzhou are not wimps who are afraid of death either. Let's kill them and let the cultists see if we are brutal or not! Charge!!!"
At this moment, Chen Zheng's voice was full of fearlessness and he was holding a spiritual artifact with his eyes full of murderous intent. He walked straight out of the array formation and chased the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.
"Damn it, my blood is boiling with zeal, let's charge! Kill these scums!"
"I may not be a cultivator of Qingzhou, but I'm a cultivator of the orthodox Dao too. These scums must die."
"Charge, fellow Daoists, I'll go."
"Fiendcelestial Cult, we're here to deal with you."
"Sisters, let's join in!"
"Fellow Daoists, you guys better run. Leave these things to us male cultivators."
"Get lost, why should we run when there's danger? Sisters, stand up, kill! Let the male cultivators see what we're capable of."
'Kill, kill, kill, kill!'
Perhaps because of Ye Ping's fearless behavior, all the cultivators in the array formation had ardor and zeal coursing through their blood as they charged at the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.
Their previous anger all erupted at this moment.
Perhaps, that was herd mentality.
Outside the array formation.
When Ye Ping saw all the people running out, he couldn't help but be stunned.
'What's going on?'
'Are they snatching business?'
'Seriously? Do people vie to subdue demons these days?'
"Exalted Immortal, don't freeze. Hurry up and kill before they're gone."
Chen Yuan suddenly urged Ye Ping, his eyes full of anxiety.
He had already gotten addicted.
Just now, Ye Ping killed thousands of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples and allowed him to gain plenty of merits. Although it was less than a hundredth of how much Ye Ping gained, it was enough for him.
"Woohoo~~~"
'Ascend!'
Boom!
In the next moment, Ye Ping didn't waste his breath and simply struck with his sword. When he ran out of Dharmic powers, he replenished it with the power of merit.
With the strike of the sword, at least hundreds of Fiendcelestial Cult devotees died.
As long as there were enough of them, Ye Ping could turn them into a constant power source.
"Hurry up and look for Lord Wei Lin."
"Quick, run, go and look for Lord Wei Lin."
The Fiendcelestial Cult devotees who were all high and mighty a second ago were all scurrying towards the Sword Dao Meet venue like dogs.
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Chapter 111: Golden Light of Expiation Advances, Wei Lin Is Dumbfounded
"Exalted Immortal, to the left, to the left!"
"Exalted Immortal, to the right, to the right!"
"Exalted Immortal, there's one more hidden in the alley."
In the Qingzhou Ancient City.
Chen Yuan talked non-stop as he stared at the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees who were fleeing.
There were originally more than three thousand Fiendcelestial Cult devotees at first, but 80% of them were exterminated by Ye Ping.
About 10% of the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees were killed by Qingzhou cultivators, and the remaining 10% basically fled towards the Sword Dao Meet venue.
At this moment, Ye Ping's cultivation level had not only risen to the tenth level of Qi Refinement, but he also had more than 2,000 power of merit.
Relying on these power of merit, he could increase his cultivation level again.
However, he couldn't delay any longer, and hence, he couldn't calm down and cultivate.
Whoosh!
At this moment, Ye Ping had just killed more than ten Fiendcelestial Cult devotees within seconds and his Golden Light of Expiation had also started changing.
The color became purer.
'What's going on?'
Ye Ping was somewhat surprised and could not help but ask Chen Yuan.
Upon sight of this scene, the latter immediately explained too.
"Exalted Immortal, congratulations, your Golden Light of Expiation has metamorphosed again. After nine metamorphoses, it will be advanced to the Golden Wheel realm."
"If you can really condense the Golden Wheel realm, even a Nascent Soul realm elder will have to be terrified when he encounters you."
'Golden Wheel realm of expiation?'
Ye Ping was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that it would be possible to upgrade the Golden Light of Expiation.
"That's good, subduing demons can allow me to increase the power of the Golden Light of Expiation. That's not bad."
Ye Ping's eyes were full of surprise.
Chen Yuan hurriedly spoke up.
"Exalted Immortal, it's not just about subduing demons, you can also directly inject merit into the Golden Light of Expiation. That way, you'd be able to accelerate the completion of the metamorphosis."
"You can inject merit too?"
Ye Ping was a little surprised. He really had no idea what to say and simply thought that merit was valuable and versatile.
At the thought of this, he tried to inject ten power of merit into the Golden Light of Expiation.
In an instant, the Golden Light of Expiation became even more golden.
Not only did it become dazzlingly golden, but it also seemed to have turned thicker.
The completion of the second metamorphosis only required ten power of merit.
Feeling the pleasure brought about by the Golden Light of Expiation, Ye Ping injected another ten power of merit.
However, the Golden Light of Expiation didn't metamorphose. There was obviously insufficient merit.
Ye Ping injected another ten power of merit without hesitation.
Soon, the Golden Light of Expiation became even more dazzling. It was the third metamorphosis.
In the end, Ye Ping used up nearly 500 power of merit to barely complete the fifth metamorphosis.
As he progressed, the amount of power of merit he needed increased too.
In order to condense the Golden Wheel of expiation, the amount of power of merit he had now was still far insufficient.
Fortunately, he didn't manage to metamorphose the Golden Light of Expiation. The current Golden Light of Expiation was not only larger and thicker than before, its power had increased greatly too.
The devotees who had been in contact with the Golden Light of Expiation previously would still wail loudly, but now, those that touched it would instantly die without shrieking at all. The range was large too.
"Exalted Immortal, you're so ruthless!"
Chen Yuan was actually the happiest to see how ferocious Ye Ping was because he would gain a bit of merit for every Fiendcelestial Cult disciple he killed. Although it was insignificant compared to the amount of merit Ye Ping received, it was better than nothing.
Chen Yuan felt that it was even possible to re-sculpt his physical body. Although the chances were slim, there was still some hope.
"Exalted Immortal, you're basically invincible now and you can kill anything that gets in your way. Even Lord Wei Lin will run when he sees you."
Chen Yuan was bootlicking him endlessly.
"Even Wei Lin can't defeat me?"
Ye Ping was a little astonished. He knew that Wei Lin was a Golden Core cultivator, and thus he felt that Chen Yuan was being overly exaggerated.
"Exalted Immortal, I'm not belittling you. Given your previous abilities, you'd never be able to defeat Lord Wei Lin even if there were ten of you. However, now that you have the Golden Light of Expiation, it's different. You're the nemesis of heretical cultivators."
"It's just like burning paper with fire. All papers would be burned into ashes by the flames regardless of how thick and many there are. The heretical cultivators are like paper while the Golden Light of Expiation is the fire. In the eyes of ordinary heretical cultivators, your Golden Light of Expiation is a blazing flame."
"In the face of the heretical leader Wei Lin, your Golden Light of Expiation might just be a small spark. But as your Golden Light of Expiation metamorphosed, it might turn into a small cluster of flames, but even then, it would be enough to burn Wei Lin to death."
Chen Yuan explained word by word.
Ye Ping also finally understood how terrifying his Golden Light of Expiation was.
He completely believed what Chen Yuan said, because no one knew more about the Golden Light of Expiation than he did.
At the thought of this, Ye Ping didn't waste his breath on any nonsense. Without striking with his sword, he shot out a ray of golden light that instantly killed all the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees within a radius of a few hundred meters.
That wasn't all. All the cultivators who had been poisoned or gotten into contact with the golden light immediately sobered up.
That was the power of the Golden Light of Expiation.
"Chen Yuan, you will die a horrible death."
"Chen Yuan, you actually abandoned the darkness and defected to the light, what a shame and insult to the cult."
"Chen Yuan, sooner or later you will pay for what you have done."
Sensing that Ye Ping had become stronger again, the Fiendcelestial Cult devotees who were fleeing frantically couldn't help but holler furiously.
What else could they do now apart from feeling helpless, incapable, and exasperated?
"Exalted Immortal, these guys have strong resentment, you should get plenty of merit from expiating them."
However, Chen Yuan was in an extremely good mood, and thus he urged Ye Ping to hurry up and expiate them.
Just like that, at the venue of the Sword Dao Meet.
The clueless Wei Lin looked at Sikong Jiantian with a look of confidence.
The emerald gourd was continuously devouring the resentment, and as long as his subordinates activated their massacre mode, they would be able to condense a massive amount of resentment. By then, Sikong Jiantian would die there too.
However, there was something Wei Lin was bewildered about.
'Logically speaking, the massacre should have already started, right? Why isn't there a reaction after such a long time?'
'They're probably breaking the formation now, right?'
At the thought of this, Wei Lin's smile widened.
Oh right, his smile was a little twisted too.
"Sikong Jiantian, do you really want to continue with the delay?"
"I know what you're thinking about. You want to stall for time and wait until the reinforcements of Jin Nation arrive, don't you?"
"I'm telling you, the cult has long thought of that and they've already ambushed every official passage. Do you think we're only targeting Qingzhou? We have plans in all 33 states of Jin Nation."
"If I were you, I'd escape now, at least I'd get to stay alive."
Wei Lin said confidently.
However, he didn't really give a kind reminder, he just didn't want to continue being in a stalemate with Sikong Jiantian.
After all, no one would be able to guess the variables at all. If Sikong Jiantian retreated, he'd be glad. But of course, if Sikong Jiantian chose to stay, he wouldn't be afraid either.
In all, he would have a solution regardless of whether Sikong Jiantian chose to retreat or stay.
"Are you scared?"
Sikong Jiantian asked with an icy cold gaze.
This time, a major incident broke out in Qingzhou and no one would be able to shirk the responsibility. Since things had already come to this point, they decided to kill as many as they could.
With that thought in mind, Sikong Jiantian didn't leave and instead chose to stay in a stalemate with Wei Lin.
"Hahahaha, scared? Sikong Jiantian, are you kidding me? Why would I, Wei Lin, be afraid of you?"
"What would I be afraid of?"
"That you'd invite a Dao expert? Wake up, stop dreaming."
Wei Lin mocked loudly.
He wasn't being too confident, but mainly because it wasn't difficult to find a Golden Core cultivator in this world of immortal cultivation. However, it was difficult to find a Dao expert.
However, before Sikong Jiantian could answer, people suddenly started wailing.
"Lord Wei, help! There's a Dao expert!"
"Lord Wei, run quickly! There's a Dao expert coming!"
"Lord Wei, there is… Ah, I'm dead!"
As the wailing sounded, black figures soon surged in from the Southern gate. They were disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult.
Wei Lin was dumbfounded.
'What nonsense are you babbling in broad daylight?'
'There's a Dao expert? Where?'
'Are you trying to scare me?'
However, in the next moment, Wei Lin was dumbfounded.
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Chapter 112: Condensing The Golden Wheel Of Expiation?
"Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?"
Wei Lin was stunned.
Figures appeared at the entrance to the north gate, all of whom were his subordinates who were recognizable.
'Why did all of my men come here?'
'What's happening?'
'What Dao expert? Hey, make yourselves clear.'
Wei Lin had no idea what happened, but he felt that something was amiss.
However, at this moment, a golden figure appeared, shrouded in golden light like a divine soldier who descended from heaven.
He lifted his hand and cast a Golden Light of Expiation that expiated the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples who were fleeing, thoroughly.
"Damn, Daoist Master?"
Wei Lin was dumbfounded.
'Speak of the devil. Who wouldn't be shocked?'
Even Sikong Jiantian was dumbstruck, let alone Wei Lin.
Daoist Master!
He really didn't expect that there would be such a young Daoist Master in a small place like Qingzhou.
There were only four Daoist masters in the entire Jin Nation, but all of them were more than 500 years old.
Ye Ping became a Daoist Master at such a young age, what would become of him when he got older?
Even in the Heavenly Supervisory, there wasn't such a young Daoist Master.
It was no longer as simple as a phoenix appearing in a bird nest. Instead, it was akin to a divine dragon appearing in a bird nest.
Sikong Jiantian inhaled sharply.
All of a sudden, he could not help but think of another thing.
Ye Ping's Senior Brother was Su Changyu.
'If he's already so strong, what about his senior brother?'
'Is Su Changyu… really secretly an expert?'
However, before Sikong Jiantian could continue thinking, Wei Lin, who was at a stalemate with him, panicked and wanted to take away the Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd and leave.
Now that there was a Daoist Master, Wei Lin was scared.
No matter how strong Ye Ping really was, as long as he teamed up with Sikong Jiantian, Wei Lin would definitely die.
Hence, Wei Lin decided to flee as a gentleman wouldn't suffer a loss.
However, Sikong Jiantian immediately sensed what Wei Lin was thinking, and he couldn't help but holler at Ye Ping.
"Ye Ping, quickly use the Golden Light of Expiation to expiate him."
Sikong Jiantian roared. The only way he could subdue the demon was with Ye Ping's Golden Light of Expiation.
"Excellent!"
Ye Ping agreed immediately. He was there for the sake of subduing demons. Now that Wei Lin was the greatest enemy he had to fight, he naturally wouldn't let him go.
He cast the Golden Light of Expiation and a golden light shrouded Wei Lin.
In an instant, the Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd began vibrating while a massive amount of Five-Grudge Ancient Poison was retracted. Thick black flames spewed out of it too. It was a heretical artifact that contained countless resentful spirits that were imprisoned and put through endless suffering that resulted in endless resentment. Finally, it was refined into the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison by the gourd.
It was an ancient treasure.
Basically, only Nascent Soul realm elders would have it and it was also the reason why Sikong Jiantian was restrained.
However, the main problem was that Sikong Jiantian was too careless.
On the other hand, Wei Lin had also received an extremely serious blow, and he really felt like he was being baked under real fire when the Golden Light of Expiation shone on him.
In an instant, Wei Lin let out a miserable scream.
In the next moment, Sikong Jiantian finally made his move.
His gaze became extremely sharp at this moment.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Wisps of pure white sword energy were darted out. They were specially meant for dealing with heretic cultivators.
The sword energy became coated with a layer of faint golden light that penetrated through Wei Lin's body.
"Huh?"
Wei Lin shrieked.
At the same time, tens of thousands of cultivators in Qingzhou also happened to arrive at the Sword Dao Meet venue just in time to see this scene.
Sikong Jiantian was truly furious.
His sword energy shuttled through and hundreds of sword energy crushed Wei Lin's body.
"I surrender, I surrender. Sikong Jiantian, if you spare my life, I can tell you where the Fiendcelestial Cult's lair is."
Wei Lin shrieked.
He could not defeat Sikong Jiantian, and now he was being suppressed by the Golden Light of Expiation. Who would be able to stand it?
Hence, Wei Lin immediately wanted to surrender.
"It's too late to surrender now!"
Sikong Jiantian didn't give Wei Lin a chance.
He didn't have to anyway.
The sword energy erupted and even the void was cracked. Sikong Jiantian was a peak Golden Core realm expert after all, and his attainments in the Sword Dao were extremely terrifying. He had already comprehended the existence of sword intent. Usually, he would be able to kill Wei Lin instantly.
If he hadn't been careless, how could he have delayed until now?
"Sikong Jiantian, I still have many secrets that you must want to know. Sikong Jiantian, you can capture me alive. Yet, you insist on killing me. Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the king of Jin Nation?"
Wei Lin panicked.
He was completely flustered and was spluttering incessantly, in hopes that Sikong Jiantian would hesitate.
Unfortunately, Sikong Jiantian did not hesitate and even had some derision in his eyes.
'King of Jin Nation?'
'What is he to me?'
'Psht!'
In the next moment, Wei Lin was badly mangled and a Golden Core emerged from his body. However, it was crushed by Sikong Jiantian's sword energy.
It was a bloody scene, but the tens of thousands of people didn't close their eyes.
The sudden attack of the Fiendcelestial Cult had killed countless cultivators in Qingzhou.
They would not pity their enemies and felt that their fellow cultivators had died innocent deaths.
"Sikong Jiantian, I'm not convinced by you!" Wei Lin yelled hysterically.
His resentful spirit had formed. It was about four to five meters tall.
Besides, the even more terrifying thing was that Wei Lin's resentful spirit was directly attached to the Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd.
In an instant, the ancient gourd swayed and the wailing of countless resentful spirits could be heard. The scene of hell on earth appeared again. The cultivators with lower cultivation levels passed out on the spot.
"Ye Ping, Golden Light of Expiation!"
Sikong Jiantian raised his hand and endless sword energy darted out, suppressing the resentful spirits. At the same time, he called Ye Ping along. After all, relying on his strength alone would be difficult to suppress such a horrible resentment.
"Excellent!"
At this moment, Ye Ping was like an emotionless expiation tool.
He spread his hands out and a golden canopy appeared while countless resentful spirits transcended under the Golden Light of Expiation. They weren't actually considered resentful spirits but souls of the dead, because they were ordinary people who had been tormented by the Fiendcelestial Cult.
Now, they all chose to reincarnate under the Golden Light of Expiation.
At this moment, it was as if a golden rain had fallen on the Sword Dao Meet.
At the same time, a large amount of merit surged into Ye Ping's body too.
Boom!
However, the Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd was indeed extremely terrifying. Even under the double suppression of Ye Ping and Sikong Jiantian, it still erupted with terrifying power, and the countless souls surged throughout the entire Qingzhou Ancient City.
"Damn it!"
Sikong Jiantian didn't expect Wei Lin's resentment to be so great as it couldn't be suppressed even with his sword energy and the Golden Light of Expiation.
"Everyone flee quickly!"
Sikong Jiantian yelled and told everyone not to stay any longer.
Chen Yuan spoke up too.
"Exalted Immortal, hurry up and use the Golden Light of Expiation. There are millions of resentful spirits here. If you expiate all of them, you'd definitely ascend. Don't be stingy with the merit."
Chen Yuan reminded Ye Ping to hurry up and strengthen his Golden Light of Expiation. Otherwise, if the souls reincarnated, he would be in huge trouble.
"Excellent!"
Ye Ping didn't delay any further because he understood the importance of the matter.
He injected all the power of merit in his body into the Golden Light of Expiation.
More than 2,000 power of merit were metamorphosed altogether.
It was the sixth metamorphosis.
As long as he metamorphosed thrice, he would be able to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation.
As Ye Ping upgraded the Golden Light of Expiation, the golden canopy became larger and its power increased too.
sizzles*
Countless power of merit entered Ye Ping's body.
The souls in the Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd were not ordinary. They had been through endless suffering in the heretical artifact and were full of resentment.
It was extremely difficult to expiate all of them and that was also the reason why Wei Lin would rather risk the possibility of never being reincarnated than let go of the opportunity. He possessed the ancient gourd and released the souls with the intention to turn the Qingzhou Ancient City into a ghost city.
He wanted to create a second Linhe Ghost Grave.
Unfortunately, he encountered Ye Ping.
A massive amount of merit entered Ye Ping's body.
Ye Ping, too, injected the merit into the Golden Light of Expiation.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn out, the Golden Light of Expiation metamorphosed again.
The speed of expiation increased and it became more vigorous.
Some of the souls with great resentment had no choice but to let go of their obsessions and go to the Golden Light of Expiation.
"Ye Ping! You're courting death!" Wei Lin exclaimed.
He gathered the power of a million resentful spirits and wanted to kill Ye Ping.
However, Sikong Jiantian immediately released his sword intent.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The swords in the hands of all the Sword Dao cultivators began buzzing.
In the next moment, more than ten thousand swords condensed in front of Sikong Jiantian, turning into a shield that resisted Wei Lin's attacks.
"Ye Ping, put your mind at ease and carry out the expiation."
Sikong Jiantian spoke again.
He knew that if he wanted to truly solve this trouble now, he would have to rely on Ye Ping's Golden Light of Expiation. Otherwise, the last attack that Wei Lin launched at the expense of losing his chance to reincarnate would be enough to make the Qingzhou Ancient City turn into a ghost city.
Ah!!!
A massive amount of merit gushed into Ye Ping's body.
15 minutes passed.
He completed the eighth metamorphosis of the Golden Light of Expiation.
However, Wei Lin's attack got even more ferocious and the million portions of resentment surged into the sky. Even Sikong Jiantian could hardly resist it.
He had invincible sword intent that was blocking the impact of the resentful spirits. However, he was also severely injured.
At this rate, he would be doomed too.
However, Sikong Jiantian understood that as long as he delayed until Ye Ping condensed the Golden Wheel of Expiation, it would all be over.
However, Sikong Jiantian was aware of another fact.
The Golden Wheel of Expiation did not rely only on the power of merit to be condensed.
It required an epiphany too!
However, he couldn't say it and could only expect a miracle to happen.
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Chapter 113: Ye Ping Comprehends The Dao, The Breeze Blows Over
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He wanted to truly condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation.
However, it was not as simple as injecting merit.
If it was that casual, the Daoist Masters would not have to do anything much at all. They could just expiate resentful spirits, and within decades, they would be able to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation.
However, the Golden Wheel of Expiation was not simple. It required wisdom for comprehension.
One had to comprehend the Dao in order to condense it.
If one could not condense it, they would not be able to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation even if more merit was added.
Sikong Jiantian did not expect Ye Ping to be able to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation. He simply hoped that Ye Ping would be able to reach the ninth metamorphosis sooner and increase the power of the Golden Light of Expiation so that he could effectively suppress Wei Lin.
That would keep Wei Lin wary.
A huge amount of merit entered Ye Ping's body.
Finally, two hours passed.
Ye Ping completed the ninth metamorphosis of the Golden Light of Expiation.
The Golden Light of Expiation was like a golden paint that no resentful spirits dared to defy.
Even Wei Lin found it extremely unbearable.
"Do you want to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation? Sikong Jiantian, you're really delusional. You want to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation with him?"
"You probably don't know what the Golden Wheel of Expiation represents, do you? Let me tell you, the Golden Wheel of Expiation can only be condensed after opening the wisdom aperture."
"You haven't cultivated for a thousand years, but you're thinking of condensing the Golden Wheel of Expiation. You're really ridiculous."
"Hahahahaha, Sikong Jiantian, as soon as I gain full control of the Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd, I will make all of you die here."
"I will turn all of you into resentful spirits and seal you in the emerald gourd so that you will suffer pain in every waking moment of your life, all day and night."
"Hahahahahaha!"
Wei Lin laughed.
The faces of the tens of thousands of cultivators of Qingzhou turned extremely sullen.
Above the dome of the sky, Wei Lin's body was getting bigger and bigger as he fused with the Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd. Once the fusion was completed successfully, Wei Lin would merge with the ancient gourd and never be reborn again.
However, he had great resentment as the gourd would suck everyone into it and make them sink into inner purgatory. By then, all lives within a radius of thousands of kilometers would cease. The second Linhe Ghost Grave might appear because of it.
"Ye Ping, try condensing the Golden Wheel of Expiation. It'd naturally be great if you can do it. I'll make sure you survive no matter what."
At this moment, Sikong Jiantian spoke up. His tone was calm, but he looked extremely confident.
He wanted Ye Ping to be calm and comprehend the Dao without getting affected. Hence, he gave Ye Ping that assurance.
"Thank you, Senior Sikong. But Senior Brother has taught me that Sword Dao cultivators should be brave and go forward. If I really encounter danger, I hope you will bring the others away, Senior Sikong. I'm fearless of death."
Ye Ping's voice sounded again.
His gaze was full of determination and perseverance. He was not pretending to be benevolent, but rather, he had a rare Dao Heart.
Sikong Jiantian was surprised.
He did not expect that Ye Ping would have such a resilient and firm Dao Heart at such a young age.
He thought that Ye Ping's future achievements were unimaginable.
At this moment, that thought surfaced in Sikong Jiantian's heart and he felt that Ye Ping would probably take away his position as the best in Qingzhou.
Despite being young, he had a high cultivation level, remarkable attainments in the Sword Dao, possessed the Golden Light of Expiation, and even had a resilient Dao Heart. His future achievements were simply unimaginable.
All of a sudden, Sikong Jiantian couldn't help but be reminded of Su Changyu again.
"Senior Brother Ye, you have to believe in yourself."
"Senior Brother Ye, you and I are on the same side. If you die, we won't live well either."
"Senior Brother Ye, there is not a coward in Qingzhou who is afraid of death. Don't feel burdened. If you die, at least you'll die in glory."
"Senior Brother Ye is invincible."
The tens of thousands of cultivators of Qingzhou behind them spoke up. They did not wish to become Ye Ping's burden.
Hence, they spoke up and told Ye Ping to ignore them.
Hearing these words, Ye Ping smiled and sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed. He decided not to think much about it.
The Golden Light of Expiation was cast on the entire Sword Dao Meet venue.
Countless pairs of eyes were on Ye Ping.
The cultivators with lower realms believed that Ye Ping would condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation.
However, those with higher cultivation levels sighed helplessly.
They knew how difficult it was to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation. Although there was a glimmer of hope, the chances were too slim.
"City Lord, can Senior Brother Ye condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation?"
Some cultivators couldn't help but ask Chen Zheng as they weren't confident about it.
"It's a Herculean task."
Chen Zheng shook his head and answered. In an instant, the hearts of tens of the thousands of cultivators sank. Although some of them had already guessed it, they couldn't help but be overwhelmed with heartlessness after hearing the answer straight from Chen Zheng's mouth.
"One will have to activate the wisdom aperture in order to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation. Be it Buddhist monks or Daoist experts, one can only obtain the power of merit after doing justice and getting rid of demons."
"After gathering a thousand power of merit, the Golden Light of Expiation can be condensed. And after nine revolutions, the Golden Light of Expiation can be condensed into the Golden Wheel of Expiation."
"However, it will require the comprehension of wisdom. If he can't comprehend wisdom, he can't condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation."
"The so-called Golden Wheel of Expiation is also a symbol of great wisdom. No one in the Jin Nation has condensed the Golden Wheel of Expiation and even in the Ten Nations, only one person can condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation. In order to do so, that person sealed his memory, transformed into a mortal, and cultivated. After going through 300 years of trials and tribulations, he finally comprehended wisdom.
"Although Ye Ping has extraordinary qualifications, it's almost impossible for him to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation within a short period of time."
Chen Zheng told them about the difficulty of condensing the Golden Wheel of Expiation.
All of a sudden, their hearts got heavier.
"What should we do then!?!"
"It's over, we're really dead meat this time."
"Ah, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come to Qingzhou Ancient City."
"What are you guys doing saying such things now? Everything is destined and decided by Heaven. This is a destined tribulation, there's no escape."
"Gentlemen, if Senior Brother Ye does not condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation, we will have to put up our last fight. It's at least better than being absorbed into the ancient gourd and getting tortured.
The crowd of cultivators discussed. Although many of them spoke up and hoped that everyone would cheer up, only a few of them could come to terms with death.
At this moment, in the main ring of the Sword Dao Meet.
The expiation sutra that Su Changyu had taught him the other day appeared in Ye Ping's mind.
The sutra flickered in his mind.
However, he kept feeling that there was something wrong with it. However, Ye Ping was unsure what was really wrong, nor did he understand it.
He was pondering.
If he comprehended it, everything would be on the right track. However, if he didn't, he would be stuck in this realm.
Five minutes!
Two hours!
Four hours!
Six hours!
Wei Lin's resentment was getting stronger and stronger, and his murderous intent became more intense.
He was almost going to fuse with the ancient gourd, but when he was one step away, Wei Lin stabilized himself. He didn't plan to take action now either. He planned to kill everyone only after he had truly fused with it.
At this moment, the sky was as dark as ink.
It was nighttime.
Ye Ping was like an old monk in meditation as he stayed still.
Everyone was silent.
No one made a sound as they didn't want to disturb Ye Ping.
It was as if the entire Qingzhou Ancient City had quietened down.
Phew!
The fallen leaves moved.
Clear breezes began blowing over slowly, gently making Ye Ping's waterfall-like hair flutter.
Soon, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Ah, Eldest Senior Brother, I'm enlightened."
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Chapter 114: The Golden Wheel of Expiation, Ancient Bodhi Tree
The ancient city of Qingzhou.
The venue of the Sword Dao Meet.
Tens of thousands of cultivators looked at Ye Ping in shock.
When Ye Ping's voice sounded, even Wei Lin couldn't help but look at him.
He simply did not believe that Ye Ping could condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation.
However, at this moment, as a gentle breeze blew past, a smile of epiphany appeared on Ye Ping's peerlessly handsome face.
In the next moment, Ye Ping opened his eyes.
At the same time, the Golden Light of Expiation vanished.
It was as if the entire Qingzhou Ancient City had slipped into eternal darkness.
"Hahahaha! You call this an epiphany? I really thought you had comprehended something, but I didn't think you were actually pretending to be impressive here, hahahaha!"
"If you can condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation, I, Wei Lin, will eat the poop of everyone in Qingzhou, hahahaha!"
Wei Lin sneered.
His voice was full of maniacal derision.
However, at this moment, Ye Ping opened his eyes and spoke up.
"At the very beginning, the first person to be expiated by the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning is of superior-grade. The Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning tells the sutra."
There were ancient sounds.
As the breeze blew over, Ye Ping suddenly thought of a sutra.
The supreme Daoist sutra, the expiation sutra.
Ye Ping had chanced upon that sutra when he was hunting.
In the past, Ye Ping did not understand the mystery of that sutra, but now, he understood a portion of it.
He recited the sutra.
When he recited the first word, a beam of light, which seemed to be from the Nine Heavens, shone from above.
The dazzling golden light shone in the entire Qingzhou Ancient City.
The ancient sounds were like thunder that spread throughout the ancient city, and the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison gas dissipated too. All the cultivators who were still confused or in the midst of killing stopped their attacks.
Their gazes became clear.
The millions of resentful spirits stopped wailing too and instead fell silent.
"Hurry up and look at the ground."
Someone exclaimed out loud.
All the cultivators could not help but look at the ground either.
With Ye Ping as the center, several golden lotuses suddenly appeared in the surroundings.
"This is the Earthly Golden Lotus!"
"Look at the spot above the sky dome, there are petals falling, aren't there?"
"Ah, this is such a messy scene. Great, great, Senior Brother Ye has really comprehended it."
"Earthly Golden Lotuses are everywhere, I never thought that I would get to witness this sight in my lifetime. I will die without regrets."
"I've comprehended, I've really comprehended."
"Hahahaha, long live Senior Brother Ye!"
"Long live Senior Brother Ye."
The tens of thousands of cultivators at the venue were so excited that they couldn't contain their emotions at all. They really didn't expect that Ye Ping had really comprehended it himself.
"Hurry up and look, guys. Look what has appeared behind Senior Brother Ye!"
At this moment, someone noticed a golden light appearing behind Ye Ping's head.
"It's the Golden Wheel! The Golden Wheel! The Golden Wheel of wisdom. Oh my God, he has really condensed the Golden Wheel of Expiation."
"Heavenly Venerable, Ye Ping is the best in Qingzhou."
"Heroes are all young. The ancient people are right!"
Several cultivators of the older generation spoke up one after another. They were astonished.
The Qingzhou City Lord laughed bitterly and said, "He's such a genius. I wonder how many geniuses have been dealt a heavy blow because of this."
Ye Ping's aptitude was incredible. If word about it got out, the Qingzhou cultivators would be anguished.
At this moment, a dazzling Golden Wheel of Expiation appeared behind Ye Ping's head, which represented the supreme realm of wisdom and enlightenment.
Once the golden wheel appeared, Wei Lin wailed miserably immediately, as if he had been burned.
"Impossible! Impossible! How is it possible to really condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation!?!"
"This is impossible, this is impossible. Is Heaven out to kill me? Is Heaven out to kill me?"
Wei Lin refused to believe that Ye Ping could really condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation.
However, the problem was that Ye Ping had indeed managed to do it. Not only had he condensed it, but it was also an extraordinary Golden Wheel of Expiation.
It was the Supreme Golden Wheel of Expiation.
That wasn't all. At this moment, an ancient tree suddenly appeared behind Ye Ping. It was emerald green and had ten thousand tree branches that emitted turquoise light. They drooped and made Ye Ping look extremely wise.
"Ancient Bodhi Tree!"
"This is strange, it's the Ancient Bodhi Tree."
"What a strange sight. What a strange sight!"
Everyone was shocked.
Sikong Jiantian, who was on the battlefield, was just as stunned.
Not only was he surprised, but he was a little sour too.
"Ancient Bodhi Tree and the Golden Wheel of Expiation. How can there be such an extraordinary figure in Qingzhou? I thought that I'm the best genius in Jin Nation and can stay in my position for hundreds of years, but it seems like it won't be long before this kid takes it away from me."
Sikong Jiantian was a little upset.
He hoped that Ye Ping would be able to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation, but he really didn't want Ye Ping to produce such strange phenomena.
After all, once Ye Ping had condensed it, the gap between the two of them would become much larger.
"Expiate."
Under the Ancient Bodhi Tree, Ye Ping slowly spoke up. He didn't have any means and merely said that word.
At this moment, countless resentful spirits were reincarnated.
The millions of resentful spirits, too, completely disappeared with a single thought.
At this moment, Wei Lin's resentful spirit was also suffering an inexplicable pain. He had committed too many sins in his life and was rendered powerless in the face of the Golden Wheel of Expiation. Hence, he had to pay the due price for all that he had done in the past.
At this moment, the Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd could no longer struggle either as it landed in Ye Ping's hand shakily.
It was an ancient treasure.
However, with the enhancement of the resentment, it turned into a heretical object.
Now that Ye Ping had cleansed the resentment it contained, the original appearance of the emerald gourd was revealed too.
It was a Connate Emerald Spiritual Gourd.
Ye Ping naturally stowed it away in his pocket.
Just like that, all his troubles were resolved.
Peace was restored completely in the Qingzhou Ancient City.
Ye Ping's phenomena gradually vanished.
There was silence.
Absolute silence!
Everyone was watching everything in shock.
It was because everything seemed particularly unreal.
A second ago, they were still struggling and some were even ready to die.
However, at this moment, all the troubles seemed to have been resolved.
The drastic changes seemed surreal.
The reason being, they happened too quickly.
Ye Ping's speed of subduing Wei Lin was way too quick and he didn't need a fancy process at all. All he needed was one word to subdue the terrifying demon.
For cultivators with low cultivation levels, it all seemed surreal. But for Chen Zheng and the others, they were very clear about how terrifying the Golden Wheel of Expiation was.
Wei Lin wasn't too weak, Ye Ping was just too strong.
The method of expiation was not a cultivation level, but another path, and those who possessed the Golden Light of Expiation did not necessarily have to be Golden Core cultivators. Meanwhile, those who had the Golden Wheel of Expiation were not as simple as cultivators at the Nascent Soul realm.
However, they were unclear of how powerful it was exactly because everyone's Golden Wheel of Expiation was different and naturally, the power was different.
At this moment, tens of thousands of people spoke up after they snapped back to their senses.
"Thank you for intervening to help us and to save the lives in Jin Nation."
Chen Zheng and the others spoke.
They turned towards Ye Ping and bowed to him respectfully.
At this moment, Sikong Jiantian could not help but look at Ye Ping.
He didn't thank him but he was smiling.
Sensing the emotions of the crowd, Ye Ping did not say anything more.
Ye Ping returned to Qingzhou this time to establish his sword intent in hopes of letting Su Changyu understand his Heart of the Sword Dao.
His intervention was mainly for himself and the people of the world were of second priority.
Hence, he didn't think he was all that noble and benevolent. Of course, he was glad to have obtained merit and saved the world too.
However, Ye Ping did not want to continue staying any longer since the matter had already been resolved.
He believed that Su Changyu must have been hiding in the shadows and watching him. He felt that Su Changyu definitely couldn't appear at this juncture because he was a peerless Sword Immortal.
Hence, Ye Ping got up and bowed.
After a while, he slowly spoke up.
"Since the matter has been resolved, I plan to return to the sect. I've been away for several months and I'm afraid that I might worry my Senior Brothers."
Ye Ping planned to go back to the sect instead of staying behind.
First of all, he had been out for almost two months but he hadn't learned anything yet.
He felt that staying in the sect was much more relaxing and he could learn some things too.
"Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, are you just going to go back? How about taking a good rest in the Qingzhou Ancient City?" Chen Zheng hurriedly asked.
He no longer addressed Ye Ping as his junior and instead saw him as an equal. After all, Ye Ping's actions were enough for him to be considered a Fellow Daoist.
Upon hearing that Ye Ping was intending to leave, Chen Zheng hurriedly tried to make Ye Ping stay too. After all, Ye Ping had done him a great favor and he felt that that called for a celebration.
"Yes, Senior Brother Ye, why don't you stay for a few more days?"
"Senior Brother Ye, where is your sect? I must visit you when I have the time."
Everyone spoke up one after another, hoping that Ye Ping would stay for a celebration.
"Nah, the Qingzhou is in a mess now. If I stay behind, I will affect the recovery."
"Please don't disturb the sect either. My master likes being quiet, I hope you will understand. If we meet again in the future, we can drink and chat, but as for visiting the sect… forget it."
Ye Ping hurriedly interjected when he heard that someone wanted to visit him at the sect to thank him.
It wasn't that Ye Ping was afraid of receiving visitors, but mainly because the sect was full of experts with eccentric personalities.
The hidden sects had to be in quietness. If someone came to disturb them every now and then, he would never get to become an official disciple.
Indeed, as soon as Ye Ping said that, everyone came to a sudden realization. They had more or less already guessed that Ye Ping's sect was secretly a sect of experts, which was the reason that he was told not to let anyone disturb them.
At this moment, Sikong Jiantian suddenly spoke up.
"Ye Ping, there are some things I have to talk to you about. Come with me to a quieter place."
His voice attracted the curiosity of many.
Not far away, Chen Zheng seemed to have understood something after hearing Sikong Jiantian's voice.
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Chapter 115: Heavenly Supervisory? The Turmoil of Jin Nation's Imperial Court!
In a pavilion.
Sikong Jiantian and Ye Ping stood looking at each other.
"Senior Sikong, what can I do for you?"
Walking towards the middle of the pavilion, Ye Ping looked at Sikong Jiantian with some curiosity, unsure of what Sikong Jiantian wanted to do.
"Ye Ping, this time, you've saved the entire Qingzhou Ancient City and you deserve huge credit. Let me ask you, have you ever thought about becoming an official?"
Sikong Jiantian asked as he looked at Ye Ping.
"No."
However, Ye Ping refuted.
'What's the point of becoming an official?'
If he wanted to be an official, he would have done so long ago. He still preferred immortal cultivation as he found it more interesting.
"Uh…"
Sikong Jiantian knew that Ye Ping would refute, but he didn't expect Ye Ping to be so decisive about it.
"Ye Ping, have you heard of the Heavenly Supervisory before?"
Sikong Jiantian said.
"No."
Ye Ping shook his head as he was really clueless about the Heavenly Supervisory. He only knew a little bit about Qingzhou and the Jin Nation's system. The Heavenly Supervisory was beyond his knowledge.
"It's alright if you haven't heard of it before. I'm telling you, the Heavenly Supervisory is the organization that monitors the world on behalf of the imperial court. Not only does it hold great power and authority, but it can even deploy all troops of the world. Once the Heavenly Supervisory token is shown, all the sects and imperial court have to obey. Well, are you interested?"
Sikong Jiantian sounded domineering and his eyes were full of smugness.
He wanted to poach Ye Ping and convince him to join the Heavenly Supervisory. Although he did not have the authority to let Ye Ping start serving in the Heavenly Supervisory immediately, he had the right to recommend a suitable candidate.
He felt that Ye Ping had great potential and would catch the Heavenly Supervisory's attention sooner or later. Hence, he might as well recommend Ye Ping earlier. If Ye Ping managed to make a name for himself in the Heavenly Supervisory, Sikong Jiantian would obtain plenty of rewards too.
However, unfortunately…
Ye Ping shook his head.
"Senior Sikong, if this is what it's about, I'll get going. I'm devoted to immortal cultivation and I'm not enticed by owning power and authority."
Ye Ping said.
He had never thought of joining any forces as he felt that cultivating alone was good enough.
Ye Ping didn't like the idea of getting involved in power struggles either.
"It's the Heavenly Supervisory that holds great power. Ye Ping, what are you worried about? Do you know how many people wanted to join the Heavenly Supervisory but got rejected?"
"I get it, you don't understand how extraordinary the Heavenly Supervisory is yet. Let me explain to you. Hey, Ye Ping, don't go. Surely you don't think I'm lying to you, are you?"
"Hey, Ye Ping, why are you leaving just like that?"
Sikong Jiantian was surprised.
'It's the Heavenly Supervisory.'
'What kind of an organization do you think it is?'
'So many people are dying to go join us and even the 27 royal princes and princesses of Great Xia Dynasty want to join the organization. It's a supreme and heavenly organization.'
The Heavenly Supervisory held unimaginable power, but he never expected Ye Ping to turn down the offer without any hesitation.
'That's not the way to play hard to get, right?'
Since Ye Ping had already left, Sikong Jiantian could not continue chasing him because he couldn't directly let Ye Ping join the Heavenly Supervisory. After all, he could only recommend him.
If Ye Ping really agreed but the Heavenly Supervisory refused to take him in, it would be embarrassing.
'Are geniuses so bold these days?'
Looking at Ye Ping who was leaving, Sikong Jiantian felt a little depressed.
He left the pavilion.
Ye Ping returned to the Sword Dao Meet venue.
"Exalted Immortal, Exalted Immortal."
Someone spoke.
It was Chen Yuan.
At this moment, Chen Yuan's body was full of merit as he had naturally reaped a lot of benefits from Ye Ping's expiation of millions of resentful spirits. However, he was still far from forming a Merit Body.
"What's the matter?"
Seeing Chen Yuan floating over with excitement written all over his face, Ye Ping was a little curious.
"Exalted Immortal, thank you so much for granting me merit. I plan to reincarnate and go back, but before I do, I want to bid you farewell."
All smiles, Chen Yuan floated over.
He planned to reincarnate and return. After all, he might have obtained a lot of merit this time, but in fact, he was well aware that the Fiendcelestial Cult definitely wouldn't let him off. Instead of waiting for the Merit Body to be forged, he decided that it would be better to reincarnate.
With so much merit, he might get reincarnated as an emperor in his next life. If not, he would at least be a prince.
Hence, he was there to bid Ye Ping goodbye.
"Okay, remember to be a good person in the next life."
Ye Ping smiled and nodded.
"Exalted Immortal, rest assured. I do not resonate with sin and I'll definitely be a good person in my next life. Exalted Immortal, I'm going to get going. If we get to meet again in the next life, I will be your slave."
Chen Yuan immediately went to reincarnate smilingly.
However, at this moment, Ye Ping waved his hand, and a large amount of merit surged into Chen Yuan's body. It was his final gift for Chen Yuan.
After all, Chen Yuan did give him a lot of help and that was considered a removal of karma.
Feeling the merit in his body, Chen Yuan couldn't help but be stunned. His eyes were a little red, but unfortunately, he couldn't bring himself to cry.
However, he turned around to kowtow to Ye Ping respectfully thrice before going to reincarnate.
"I'm going to be a good person in the next life!"
"If there is a chance, I will do anything for you, Exalted Immortal!"
Before reincarnating, Chen Yuan muttered and affirmed his decision.
He reincarnated.
Ye Ping also bid farewell to the City Lord of Qingzhou Ancient City and left alone.
After Ye Ping left, Sikong Jiantian walked out of the pavilion.
At that moment, Chen Zheng hurriedly walked over.
"Lord Sikong."
"Relay my orders. Tell everyone to quickly spread the word about what happened in Qingzhou Ancient City today, but make sure to exaggerate things and say that Ye Ping is truly the reincarnate of a Dao god or Bodhisattva. Tell everyone that he expiated all the members of the Fiendcelestial Cult with a single point of his finger, got it?"
Sikong Jiantian sent a voice transmission to Chen Zheng and instructed him to handle that matter.
"Lord Sikong, why? If this gets out, won't Ye Ping be targeted by the Demon cults?"
Chen Zheng frowned, feeling a bit confused.
Although the matter seemed to have already blown over now, the following matters were troublesome and Ye Ping would definitely end up being targeted by the Fiendcelestial Cult. Once they targeted Ye Ping, it would be truly troublesome. Previously, he had been thinking about how he could suppress this matter.
However, he did not expect that Sikong Jiantian would ask him to publicize that matter and spread it around.
"Fool."
In the next moment, Sikong Jiantian humphed coldly before continuing to speak slowly.
"You want to keep the news under wraps, but the problem is that what Ye Ping did was witnessed by tens of thousands of cultivators. To put it bluntly, can you stop the tongues of gossipers from wagging? Can you possibly kill all of them?"
"I want you to send some people to spread the word about it so as to make it seem unrealistic. As long as you boast about it enough, the less plausible it would seem. By then, we will send people to spread the news that Ye Ping is your distant nephew."
"That way, everyone will feel that this matter was resolved by me, but I don't like pursuing fame and fortune. Use this matter to rally for Ye Ping and in due course, no one will pay attention to Ye Ping."
"That's the only way to ensure that Ye Ping will be completely safe. Otherwise, once the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples target Ye Ping, they won't send ordinary cultivators to deal with Ye Ping because that will only give Ye Ping the chance to gain merit. They might send the Heavenly Dipper elders to handle this matter."
Sikong Jiantian's words made Chen Zheng come to a sudden realization.
He thought about it carefully and felt that Sikong Jiantian was right.
Since tens of thousands of cultivators had already seen it, how could they suppress it?
Only by exaggerating endlessly to create a sense of surreality and then saying that Ye Ping was his distant relative would the people feel that they were just creating clout for Ye Ping. Although he would be criticized, he would save Ye Ping's life.
"Greetings, Lord Sikong."
Chen Zheng hurriedly praised Sikong Jiantian, but at the end, he continued to ask, "Lord Sikong, you just called Ye Ping to go in. You're planning to poach him and ask him to join the Heavenly Supervisory, aren't you?"
Sikong Jiantian glanced at Chen Zheng before nodding.
"What about his wishes then?"
Chen Zheng continued to ask.
"He was really happy, he's now packing up to go to the Heavenly Supervisory."
At the mention of this, Sikong Jiantian got a little furious, but since he couldn't say that Ye Ping had rejected him, so he had no choice but to make it up.
"He has a promising future."
Hearing his answer, Chen Zheng couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Okay, keep it to yourself, or you'll know the consequences."
"Go deal with the affairs of the ancient city. I will stay here for the next few days lest something goes wrong again."
After saying that, Sikong Jiantian left.
Chen Zheng didn't say much either. He immediately went to handle the miscellaneous affairs.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye…
On the following day, 33 urgent secret reports appeared in the Jin Nation's imperial court.
There was an uproar in the Jin Nation's imperial court.
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Chapter 116: Qingyun Dao Sect, I'm Back!
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In the court of Jin Nation.
The civil and military officials stood on both sides.
Seated on the dragon's throne, an old man looked at the messenger in front of him.
There was extreme silence in the imperial court.
"Reporting!"
"Your Majesty, this time, the Fiendcelestial Cult has raided 33 states of Jin Nation and the City Lords of all the cities have completely subdued them in a joint effort with the Jin Nation's iron soldiers."
"However, the State of Yu, State of Jin, State of Xu, and State of Jiang suffered more than a million casualties. And in the remaining 29 states, a total of 4.5 million people have died or gotten injured."
"The Jin Nation iron soldiers suffered 45,000 casualties. In the 33 states, 12 City Lords and 71 deputy City Lords have been killed by the Fiendcelestial Cult. 21 City Lords and 144 deputy City Lords have defected. The whereabouts of 94 deputy City Lords are unknown."
"120,000 soldiers have been killed in battle but none of the states fell."
"Among them, Qingzhou was the most outstanding, with less than 30,000 casualties among the people and less than 500 casualties among the soldiers. They have achieved a great victory by killing 99% of the Fiendcelestial Cult traitors."
In the court, the messenger knelt on the ground and reported the information of the casualties caused by the Fiendcelestial Cult's raid on the 33 states of Jin Nation.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was extreme silence in the court.
That was not good news.
More than ten million people were killed and injured in the 33 states, which was really detrimental to Jin Nation.
In particular, more than ten City Lords had died in battle, and most importantly, 21 of them defected to the Fiendcelestial Cult. That was infuriating and disappointing.
As for those whose whereabouts were unknown, they had either defected or died. There was almost no other possibility.
It wasn't too bad in Qingzhou, but what's the point of having one strong state?
Overall, there were a large number of casualties.
'Damned Fiendcelestial Cult.'
Bang!
In an instant, the king of the Jin Nation smacked his hand hard on the throne. At this moment, the civil and military officials were all astonished.
"Pass on my decree, gather all the forces of the nation and investigate the whereabouts of the Fiendcelestial Cult. Kill all the cultists you encounter."
"The officials of the six ministries, do your best to placate the citizens of Jin Nation and lower taxes so that the people can feel at ease."
"The Fiendcelestial Cult must have made all necessary preparations before they raided the Jin Nation, so there are definitely spies of the Fiendcelestial Cult in the imperial court. Investigate thoroughly, and if the culprit is found, he shall be sentenced by the laws of the Jin Nation."
"The City Lord of Qingzhou shall be rewarded with a promotion by three ranks. All officials under him shall be promoted by one rank."
"In order to prevent the Fiendcelestial Cult from attacking again, the Jin Nation Academy shall be opened in advance to recruit all the geniuses of Jin Nation for the purpose of defense and preparation for the battle of the Ten Nations Academy."
The king of Jin Nation declared.
Although he was old, his voice was as loud as a bell.
"Yes."
The civil and military officials spoke one after another. At this juncture, no one dared to propose anything nor question anything.
This time, Jin Nation had indeed encountered trouble, but fortunately, it had not reached the worst. They had already found out about the matter half a month in advance.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have deployed the military to guard the ancient cities. The plans they had made at the beginning were to prepare them for a scenario that was worse than the current situation.
They had already made plans in case a state fell, but fortunately, that didn't happen. Although the losses were still heavy for Jin Nation, it at least didn't rock the foundation.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, three more days had passed.
The story of the Fiendcelestial Cult's raid on the 33 states of Jin Nation instantly spread like wildfire in the Ten Nations.
That was not a trivial matter, so naturally, the entire nation was concerned.
However, the most attention-grabbing thing was the matter of Qingzhou.
Most of the thirty-three states, except Qingzhou, had suffered huge blows. Whereas, Qingzhou was the only one that not only suffered the least casualties, but also annihilated the Fiendcelestial Cult.
Even the upper echelons of the Ten Nations were curious as to how Qingzhou could remain unscathed.
However, a piece of insider news soon appeared.
"Let me tell you, do you know why Qingzhou is fine? I have a close friend who happened to be in Qingzhou that day and witnessed everything that happened. There is an invincible talent in Qingzhou called Ye Ping who had condensed the Golden Wheel of Expiation at a young age and killed all the disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult."
"Yes, yes, my friend also told me the same thing. He said that Ye Ping was like a god that descended on earth as he killed 3,000 Fiendcelestial Cult disciples with a single strike of his sword. Legend has it that Ye Ping's senior brother is a Sword Immortal."
"What Sword Immortal? Where did you get those news from? Let me tell you, my friend was present too and the situation that he told me about was different. He said that Ye Ping is the reincarnation of a Dao Sect god. At the critical juncture, he called for the god and the figure of the True God immediately appeared to kill those disciples."
"Bullsh*t, I was there in person so I have the most right to speak. Ye Ping is not the reincarnate of the true god but that of Bodhisattva. He condensed Bodhisattva's Dharma diagram and expiated all the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples."
"Yes, yes, yes, that was what happened. I was present at that time too. There were not only the disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult in Qingzhou at that time, but the cult master was present too. They initially wanted to kill everyone in Qingzhou, but after Ye Ping's Dharma manifested, the Fiendcelestial Cult master was instantly expiated. He fell onto the ground and wailed in pain, vowing to be a good person in his next life."
"Yes, my friend said so too. There was a voice at the time that said that he would not resonate with evil, and it turns out that it was the Fiendcelestial Cult master. In short, Ye Ping is impressive!"
"Seriously? Why is it getting so far-fetched? Bodhisattva's reincarnate? The reincarnate of the true god? Brother, let's earn money together, count me in."
"I just asked Senior Yangyang, what she said is true."
"Senior Yangyang said it's true? It must be true then."
"I don't believe it, you guys are too good at boasting."
"We should earn money together,"
This day, there was a new trend in Jin Nation and everyone was singing praises about Ye Ping, calling him the reincarnation of Bodhisattva and the true god of Taoism. Some were even bold to say that Ye Ping had long gone through Immortal Ascension and had come to the mortal world to rescue lives because he saw that Jin Nation was in trouble.
In short, the stories became more and more exaggerated and confusing.
It caused countless gossipy cultivators of Jin Nation to be confused.
In fact, the trend even spread to the Ten Nations.
However, it made everyone else feel disdainful.
The story of Ye Ping being the reincarnation of Bodhisattva and the true god seemed too unreal.
However, just when the crowd was still sitting on the fence, a piece of news was released, which instantly shed light on the truth.
Following the promotion of the City Lord of Qingzhou by three ranks, he set up a feast to celebrate his achievements and accidentally revealed that Ye Ping was his distant nephew when he was drunk. He also mentioned that the reason why Qingzhou was unscathed this time was entirely because Sikong Jiantian brought a Daoist Master.
However, Sikong Jiantian didn't like fame and fortune, so he didn't publicize it. While Chen Zheng, the City Lord of Qingzhou, made a false statement in order to get his nephew Ye Ping a place in the imperial court. He even sent people to boast about Ye Ping.
Once this news came out, the cultivators of the entire Jin Nation came to a sudden realization.
All of a sudden, countless cultivators condemned Chen Zheng.
However, there was nothing they could say to criticize Ye Ping. After all, Chen Zheng was the one who planned everything. After learning that Ye Ping was not as godly as the rumors made him out to be, they felt a lot less sour.
In the end, Chen Zheng was demoted by one rank by the court and was fined three years of his salary.
However, the king of Jin Nation knew that it was all just to keep matters under wraps. Although Chen Zheng was getting demoted on the surface, he actually received plenty of benefits in private. The criticism he faced was just a little harsh.
However, to Chen Zheng, it was all worth it. Getting scolded was nothing to him as long as he could protect a genius.
Sometimes, that's just how it is. Many people think what they see is the truth but little do they know that it's just what others want them to see.
25th of May of the Immortal Martial Era.
A piece of news that made the geniuses in Jin Nation excited arrived.
The Jin Nation Academy was opened in advance.
At the same time, in the distant State of Li.
In a dilapidated mountain range, a figure appeared to stumble and broke the tranquility of the place.
"Master, what kind of map did you give me? Where exactly am I!?!"
"Little Junior Brother, I hope nothing happens to you."
"Ahhhh! Where the hell is this? Is there someone here?"
"There are three million Sword Immortals in the sky but they all have to bow down to me. Is there anyone below me? Come out, let's be friends."
He called out intermittently in the mountains.
It was Su Changyu.
He had been completely lost since he escaped from Qingzhou Ancient City.
He had no idea where he was either.
The worst thing was that he had been walking for ten days, but he still hadn't met a single person.
That made Su Changyu feel uncomfortable and scared.
If he had known earlier, he would have just stayed in Qingzhou Ancient City. At least, there were people there.
However, at this point, in Qingyun Mountain Range, a figure appeared among the mountains.
It was Ye Ping.
However, a voice broke the serenity in the mountain.
"Is it you, Ye Ping?"
The voice belonged to his Third Senior Brother, Wang Zhuoyu.
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Chapter 117: Rest Well For The Next Few Days, I'll Teach You The Dao of Array Formations Sometime Later
In Qingyun Mountain Range, the mountains were steep and the rocks were odd-shaped.
Wang Zhuoyu was in a good mood.
He had passed the preliminary array formation master assessment.
He would be able to take the final assessment next month.
As long as he passed the final assessment, he would be able to become a qualified array formation master.
In the future, he would be able to earn at least seven or eight Spirit Stones for every array formation he set up for others. If he met a wealthy customer, he might even be remunerated with more than ten Spirit Stones.
Besides, there were also rules in the Qingyun Dao Sect where 60% of each individual's earnings would have to be given to the sect. Ten years after accomplishing success in learning, one would be able to keep 60% of their earnings while returning only 40% to the sect.
At the thought of this, Wang Zhuoyu's mood got even better.
After all, he had been sulking all day lately and didn't have a single tael of gold with him at all, let alone Spirit Stones. This time, Daoist Tai Hua was kind enough to give him 20 taels of gold for allowance when he went down the mountain.
Hence, Wang Zhuoyu was full of anticipation for his future.
However, when he went up the mountain, he was shocked to see a familiar figure.
'Is that Ye Ping?'
Wang Zhuoyu was shocked.
'Hasn't Ye Ping already gone to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet? Why is he back so soon?'
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but call out loudly.
"Is it you, Ye Ping?"
As Wang Zhuoyu's voice sounded, Ye Ping, who was distracted, was suddenly shocked.
He was standing on the mountain and perhaps because he was too eager to return to the sect, he didn't realize that there was a person in the distance.
Ye Ping looked overjoyed as soon as he turned around.
"Senior Brother Wang!"
Ye Ping was a little surprised and gleeful. It had been more than two months since he saw his Senior Brothers so he naturally missed them.
Ye Ping hurriedly walked over and stood in front of Wang Zhuoyu.
"Little Junior Brother, didn't you go to Qingzhou Ancient City? Why are you back so early? Where's Eldest Senior Brother?"
Wang Zhuoyu was a little curious and his main concern was where Su Changyu had gone.
"After the Sword Dao Meet ended, Eldest Senior Brother left. I don't know where he went, he probably returned to the sect long ago. Senior Brother Wang, where did you come from?"
Ye Ping was in an extremely good mood. He had been rushing through the city for four days straight and now that he had finally returned to the Qingyun Dao Sect and met Wang Zhuoyu, he was somehow in a much better mood.
"Oh, Little Junior Brother, I went out to run some errands. Let's walk while we talk."
Wang Zhuoyu was in high spirits.
"Which place did you come in for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet this time?"
Wang Zhuoyu casually asked.
"Um…"
Ye Ping pondered for a while as he didn't know what to say. It was fine to say that he had come in second place, but the issue was that he didn't fight in the last round and the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was canceled because of the matter of the Fiendcelestial Cult.
Hence, he was at a loss for words.
Seeing that Ye Ping was staying silent for a long time, Wang Zhuoyu immediately understood what was going on.
He reckoned that Ye Ping was too embarrassed to answer because he didn't get a good ranking.
At the thought of this, Wang Zhuoyu patted Ye Ping's shoulder and said slowly, "Ye Ping, cultivating the Sword Dao is indeed tough, but don't be dejected. When you return to the sect, rest for a few days. After that, I'll teach you the Dao of array formations."
Wang Zhuoyu said confidently.
He had been focusing all his attention on the array formation assessment and had no idea what happened in Qingzhou at all. Hence, he looked rather natural and casual.
Upon hearing that Wang Zhuoyu wanted to teach him the Dao of array formations, Ye Ping immediately perked up.
The time array formations that he had learned previously were all used well, and after going down the mountain, Ye Ping knew how important array formations truly were.
For example, if he was proficient in array formations, he would have been able to break the array formations in the Linhe Ghost Grave.
At the thought of this, Ye Ping couldn't help but be grateful. "Thank you so much, Senior Brother Wang."
"It's alright, we are all family. Why do you have to be so polite?"
Wang Zhuoyu did not feel anything. After all, if he could teach Ye Ping array formations, he could also take Ye Ping to work and let Ye Ping help him after he passed the array formations assessment and became an array formation master.
Firstly, it would save him a lot of hassle and he would be able to earn more money.
At the thought of this, Wang Zhuoyu couldn't help but smile.
At this moment, in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Daoist Tai Hua stood on the cliff and looked down quietly.
It was impossible that he didn't know that such a major event happened in Qingzhou.
Previously, he had gone to place bets with Shi Liangjin, but before he could place his bet, he learned that something had happened in Qingzhou Ancient City.
Daoist Tai Hua was on tenterhooks and for the past few days, he couldn't eat, drink, or even sleep.
He was really worried and scared that Su Changyu and Ye Ping would encounter some misfortune.
Had he known earlier, he would have never let Ye Ping and Su Changyu go to the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.
Daoist Tai Hua didn't even blink and simply looked down the mountain, looking forward to seeing Ye Ping and Su Changyu.
Ever since Daoist Tai Hua learned of what happened in Qingzhou, he returned.
Hence, he didn't know about the rumors that were being spread in the outside world.
Perhaps he was fearful, or perhaps he was trying to evade, but Daoist Tai Hua would rather stay in the sect alone to wait for Ye Ping and Su Changyu than hear any news of their deaths.
However, Daoist Tai Hua had also thought about it carefully. If Ye Ping and Su Changyu did not return within seven days, he would take the risk and go to Qingzhou Ancient City to find out.
While Daoist Tai Hua was thinking about it, two figures suddenly appeared not far away.
Daoist Tai Hua suddenly fell silent.
He looked over and soon got even more excited.
It was Ye Ping!
When Daoist Tai Hua saw that the person was Ye Ping, he got even more agitated.
He finally felt relieved.
'Good that they're fine.'
'Good that they're fine.'
Daoist Tai Hua muttered to himself incessantly. As for the other person, Daoist Tai Hua simply glanced at him. It wasn't Su Changyu but Wang Zhuoyu.
'Where did Su Changyu go?'
Daoist Tai Hua was a little puzzled, but he didn't have time to be puzzled now so he hurriedly moved towards Ye Ping.
"Ye Ping, I'm not bragging. Eldest Senior Brother's Sword Dao might be great, but compared to me, he's really nothing."
"Maybe you won't believe me now, but I'll show you the Dao of array formations in a few days."
Wang Zhuoyu, who was in a very good mood, began to boast about himself. But he felt that he wasn't boasting. It wasn't that he was too strong, but rather, Su Changyu was too weak.
If he really passed the array formation assessment and became an officially certified array formation master, even ten Su Changyus would not be able to beat him.
However, at this moment, Daoist Tai Hua's voice sounded.
All of a sudden, he appeared in front of the two of them.
Upon sight of Daoist Tai Hua, Wang Zhuoyu immediately said proudly, "Master, I've passed…"
"Get lost."
Before Wang Zhuoyu could finish saying that he had passed the preliminary assessment, Daoist Tai Hua's voice sounded. His harsh tone made Wang Zhuoyu feel a little dumbfounded.
'I have gone through a lot of trouble and painstaking efforts to pass the preliminary array formation assessment and you told me to get lost?'
'You told me to get lost?'
'You told the future money tree of Qingyun Dao Sect to get lost?'
'Okay, Master, go ahead. I'll get going first.'
After recovering from the shock, Wang Zhuoyu left.
On the other hand, Daoist Tai Hua looked extremely anxious.
"Ye Ping, where is your eldest Senior Brother?"
Daoist Tai Hua said.
"Huh? Hasn't Eldest Senior Brother returned yet?"
After hearing the Sect Leader's question, Ye Ping was shocked.
He thought that Su Changyu had already returned. He didn't expect that Su Changyu hadn't returned yet.
"Isn't he with you?"
Daoist Tai Hua somehow felt that something was amiss.
"Sect Leader, when the Fiendcelestial Cult raided Qingzhou, I got separated from Eldest Senior Brother, but he should have already left the city. After that, I didn't get to meet him in Qingzhou Ancient City, so I thought that perhaps he had gone to handle other matters. Sect Leader, don't worry, you know that Eldest Senior Brother is strong enough to not encounter any danger."
Ye Ping hurriedly said.
However, Daoist Tai Hua got even more flustered after hearing that.
He was flustered precisely because he knew Su Changyu's strength.
Although he panicked, Daoist Tai Hua remained calm on the surface.
"Okay, since you are back, stay in the sect during this period of time and learn from your other Senior Brothers. I'll make a trip down the mountain. When I return, I'll officially accept you as a disciple."
Daoist Tai Hua was calm on the surface, but he was still filled with anxiety. He planned to go down the mountain to ask about Su Changyu's whereabouts.
"Yes, Sect Leader!"
Hearing that he was going to be formally accepted as a disciple, Ye Ping was extremely excited.
After that, Daoist Tai Hua didn't say anything and simply headed down the mountain alone.
Ye Ping also immediately ran to the rear cliff and started to cultivate.
Having obtained so much merit in Qingzhou Ancient City, he thought that he had to make use of it well.
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Chapter 118: Breaking Through The Realm, Jin Nation Academy
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At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect, Ye Ping was seated.
This time, in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, he had gained a lot of merit even though there were no tangible benefits as he hadn't comprehended the Sword Dao yet at this point.
However, he had gained plenty of benefits overall.
The Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd was an example.
The Dharma artifacts of the world of immortal cultivation were divided into five qualities, namely Dharma artifacts, spiritual artifacts, ancient artifacts, Dao artifacts, and immortal artifacts.
Ancient artifacts could also be called ancient treasures, or treasure artifacts, but it generally meant the treasure of Dharma artifacts.
The Five-Grudge Ancient Emerald Gourd was actually a first-grade treasure artifact which could absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth before turning it into connate spiritual energy, which would help with speeding up cultivation.
However, after the Fiendcelestial Cult obtained it, they turned it into a heretical weapon and used it to absorb resentful spirits to form the Five-Grudge Ancient Poison. Now that it was in Ye Ping's hands, it could exert its effects. Besides, it was also a storage Dharma treasure.
It happened that Ye Ping didn't have any storage Dharma treasures, so the emerald gourd was just right for him.
He did not study the emerald gourd for the time being and decided to put it aside and let it absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for now. After the absorption was almost done, he would refine the innate spiritual energy in it.
What he had to do immediately was to break through his realm.
Yes, he had to break through his realm.
This trip to Qingzhou had made Ye Ping realize his shortcomings in three aspects.
Firstly, he lacked knowledge!
He was clueless about a lot of things and being ignorant when faced with problems would definitely do more harm than good.
However, there were very few books in Qingyun Dao Sect, and at best, there was a Qingyun Dao Sect record. Hence, if he had the opportunity in the future, he would have to read plenty of books and get a better understanding of everything. Even if he didn't understand it well, he would at least not be clueless about everything.
Secondly, his realm was not high enough!
For example, when he headed back to Qingzhou, he depleted almost all the Dharmic powers in his body. Fortunately, the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples in Qingzhou were few in number and they were not that strong either. If he encountered true powerhouses or got outnumbered by them, he would be in hot soup.
Thirdly, he lacked a strong Dao Heart!
When it came to unexpected situations, he would be completely indecisive and the lack of Su Changyu's guidance caused him to end up getting too busy and wasting too much time.
Hence, before going down the mountain next time, he decided that he had to be firm about his Dao Heart, lest he was hesitant again.
Those were the flaws that Ye Ping had found after reflecting on himself.
The first and third points could be improved on slowly. After all, he had now returned to the sect and wouldn't be going down the mountain within a short period of time. Hence, he had ample time.
As for the second flaw, it was what Ye Ping wanted to do now.
The ancient emerald gourd contained millions of resentful spirits while his body contained countless power of merit which had even transformed into a merit golden lotus that symbolized supreme merit.
With so much merit, Ye Ping intended to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm in one go.
Yes, Ye Ping wanted to step into the Foundation Establishment realm earlier.
That would allow him to protect himself better if he went down the mountain again.
At the thought of this, he began to cultivate.
In an instant, the merits turned into an endless source of spiritual energy and with the spurring of Ye Ping's willpower, the merit in his body turned into a river that impacted his spirit vein.
Due to the massive amount of merit, Ye Ping once again broke through.
The eleventh time.
The twelfth time.
The thirteenth time…
Time passed, bit by bit.
Two hours.
Six hours.
Twelve hours.
Twenty-four hours.
Two days.
Three days.
Five days.
Seven days.
In the rear cliff, Ye Ping meditated for seven days in a row. Some people from the sect had come over to take a look, but when they discovered that Ye Ping was cultivating, they decided not to disturb him.
After all, it was normal for cultivators to meditate for three to five days, and sometimes they might even meditate for a few months or even a few years.
Within seven days, Ye Ping had completed it 35 times.
However, as he advanced, the amount of spiritual energy he needed became more and more exaggerated.
Previously, he could break through with hundreds of merit, but now, he would not be able to break through his realm even with thousands or tens of thousands of merit.
If not for the fact that he had expiated millions of resentful spirits, Ye Ping really did not want to break through the current realm.
Finally, on the tenth day, when the sun rose, Ye Ping officially started the 36th re-cultivation.
One-third of the power of merit in his body was fully consumed.
However, he could still go for the final time.
Ye Ping did not rest and instead continued to cultivate.
He wanted to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.
No matter what, he had to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.
At this moment, in a grand and majestic palace in the capital of Jin Nation.
It was the Jin Nation Academy.
In the capital, apart from the palaces of the royals, none other places could be called palaces no matter how luxurious and opulent they were.
However, the Jin Nation Academy could be called a palace, because it was the place that produced the powerhouses of Jin Nation. Not every genius came from the Jin Nation Academy, but those from Jin Nation who could really be considered famous were basically from the Jin Nation Academy.
In the Jin Nation Academy, there were countless secret manuals, as well as many wealthy and powerful people. There were also many schools, refinement tools, pills, array formations, astrological items, mystic techniques, and all sorts of things in the Jin Nation Academy.
Since the king of Jin Nation ordered for the Jin Nation Academy to be opened in advance ten days ago, countless geniuses of the 33 states of the entire Jin Nation flocked to the Jin Nation Academy to attend the assessment.
The disciples of all major sects, including hidden sects, were each displaying their Mystical Abilities, all of whom were undoubtedly geniuses.
It was much livelier than the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet.
The Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet was a state sword trial and the champions of the previous Sword Dao Meets had at most only condensed the Four Thunder sword momentum. However, in the Jin Nation Academy, the person with the worst aptitude had abilities that were far beyond just having condensed the Four Thunder sword momentum.
Under the great hall of the Jin Nation Academy, a young man clad in purple was standing with his hands by his side as he watched the hundreds of people outside the hall in silence.
There was another man standing behind him with a book in hand.
"Senior Brother, this time, the Jin Nation Academy opened in advance and there are a total of 13,672 applicants. After the first round, we eliminated 12,600 candidates, followed by 542 people in the second round, and then 130 candidates in the third round. At last, a total of 400 candidates have passed the test."
"However, the 12 schools have made exceptions and accepted 32 more people. As of now, there are 432 newly matriculated students. Most of them belong to the State of Li."
"They're outside the hall now."
The man behind him spoke seriously while holding the booklet in hand.
"432? That's more than double the number of students in the previous cohort. It seems that they are all here for the Ten Nations Academy."
The man in purple had an extraordinary cultivation level, which was at the Perfected Foundation Establishment realm. However, he was full of vigor and was definitely not an ordinary Foundation Establishment realm cultivator.
"Maybe, but the strongest of them has an extraordinary competency. He reached the Perfected Foundation Establishment realm at the age of sixteen, and he seems to cultivate the Dragon Elephant cultivation method."
He had no interest in the people's agenda for coming to the Jin Nation Academy.
"Dragon Elephant cultivation method? Oh, right, that Qingzhou… what's his name? Ye Ping, right, Ye Ping, is he here?"
The man in purple continued to ask.
"Ye Ping? Qingzhou? I checked, no one in the whole Qingzhou passed."
The latter checked the booklet.
"Hah, he's just someone who relied on his uncle to create clout. I doubt he'd dare to come forth."
The man in purple sneered.
Immediately afterwards, he walked out of the hall and stared at the 432 people outside with an intense gaze.
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Chapter 119: Perfect Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment Green Lotus
Outside the hall of the Jin Nation Academy, 432 people were bathing in the golden sun.
The 432 people consisted of both men and women, but there were at least a few hundred women.
Everyone stayed silent, still keeping their eyes fixed on the man in purple in the middle of the main hall.
He was their Senior Brother and a scholar of the older generation in Jin Nation.
Some knew his name, but most people still didn't know where he came from.
However, they could tell from his demeanor and aura that he was not to be trifled with.
The man in purple walked out of the main hall.
He looked at the newly promoted disciples in the front row who were all handsome and refined, with confidence and pride in their eyes
"First of all, congratulations on joining the Jin Nation Academy and becoming a student of the academy."
"However, don't rejoice too soon or think that joining the Jin Nation Academy is the same as being at the peak of your life."
"I can tell you responsibly that after joining the Jin Nation Academy, you will be facing huge blows."
The man in purple didn't seem very friendly or particularly austere. He simply remained calm.
"I know what you are thinking, some of you have spent your whole life yearning to join the Jin Nation Academy and excel as a student so that you can return and bring glory to your ancestors."
"However, the Jin Nation Academy will not teach you any supreme skill or teach you how to become stronger. The original intent during the establishment of the Jin Nation Academy was to broaden the horizons of students."
"That's right, to broaden your horizons."
"Why would I say that you would face heavy blows after you join the Jin Nation Academy?"
"It's because after you join the Jin Nation Academy, you will realize how mediocre you are. You will realize that you think that you're talented geniuses now only because you think that this state is your entire world."
"Hence, you think you're impressive and strong, but after you truly join the Jin Nation Academy, you will realize how large this world is."
"Only then will you understand how competent the true geniuses of Jin Nation really are and as you progress, you will find out just how many more geniuses there are in the Ten Nations, what more the Great Xia Dynasty. Then, you will discover how small you are."
"So, put away the pride and conceitedness that you have in your hearts. Don't be complacent and think that you're elite just because you have joined the Jin Nation Academy. Don't develop a sense of superiority and act like tyrants."
"I can tell you clearly that after joining the Jin Nation Academy, you will become more and more aware of how weak you really are and how vast this world really is as you advance further."
"So, I advise you to leave the Jin Nation Academy as soon as possible if you don't wish to suffer a huge blow."
"Take Ye Ping, who is now the talk of the town, for example!"
The man in purple sounded passionate, but he suddenly mentioned Ye Ping at the end of his speech.
"I believe you have all heard of Ye Ping before. They call him the savior of Qingzhou and even the top genius of Qingzhou, but at the end of the day, he's just a relative of the Qingzhou City Lord."
"If I ever meet such a person, I'd definitely let him know what a true genius is, and I'll also make him realize that clout is nothing in the face of true powerhouses."
"However, he's smart enough not to appear here. If he dares to show up here, I'll let him know how strong a genius really is."
"Among you, there will definitely be people like Ye Ping, I advise you to leave on your own accord and make sure you don't land in my hands."
The man in purple looked calm.
He stopped speaking at this point as he had already said what he should.
Those who could understand would know what he was driving at.
Afterwards, the man in purple left while the man with the booklet in his hand followed suit, leaving the 432 people behind. They were all standing still quietly and pondering about what the man in purple said.
After the man in purple left, there were some who couldn't help but speak up.
"Senior Brother Fang Lei is indeed impartial and ruthless like he is rumored to be."
"Exactly, Senior Brother Fang Lei might only be at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm, but legend has it that he's a ruthless person who likes challenging Golden Core powerhouses every now and then. He's extremely ferocious."
"He's the only son of the Fang Family of Jin Nation. His father is the great general of Jin Nation, and since he grew up in such an environment, he's definitely ferocious."
"Ah, we were too unlucky. It was hard for us to get into the Jin Nation Academy, but I didn't expect Senior Brother Fang to become our guide. Our future is going to be agonizing."
The people were discussing incessantly.
In the distance, Fang Lei walked in front silently.
The man behind him spoke up.
"Senior Brother, in a while, it will be the grand competition of Jin Nation Academy. I heard that the assessment this time will be held in the Essence Demon Mystic Realm, did you know?"
The man asked.
"I knew long ago. This time, the competition is meant to prepare all candidates for the assessment of the Ten Nations Academy. Legend has it that the first assessment for the entry to the Ten Nations Academy is the Essence Demon Mystic Realm. Hence, the academies in the Ten Nations have each spent plenty of money on setting up a pseudo Essence Demon Mystic Realm in the sect so that their students can prepare well and enter the Ten Nations Academy."
"However, I'm 100% confident of conquering the Essence Demon Mystic Realm this time. Do you want to bet? Remember to bet 100,000 Spirit Stones on me winning."
Fang Lei sounded extremely confident, seemingly having already known.
"Ah, Senior Brother, you are really confident. The Essence Demon Mystic Realm may be inferior to the True Demon Mystic Realm, but it's at least known as one of the three great arrays of the assessment. I heard that an Essence Demon will form in this Essence Demon Mystic Realm, which will not feel pain or fear death. It's just like a killing machine."
"Even if you reach a draw, it'd be considered a remarkable feat. Senior Brother, aren't you being a little overconfident?"
The man smiled.
"Overconfident? You'll find out in a few days if I'm being overconfident. It's just an Essence Demon, I can knock one out with a single punch."
Fang Lei sounded even more confident.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, three more days had passed.
At the back cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Compared to before, Ye Ping's current breakthrough speed became slower and slower. With the enhancement of a large amount of merit in the first ten days, he re-cultivated at least 25 times.
However, Ye Ping spent a total of ten days on the last one, only to re-cultivate to the ninth level of the Qi Refinement realm.
However, Ye Ping fortunately reached the tenth level of Qi Refinement on the eleventh day.
He re-cultivated 36 times.
He was basically about to reach perfection.
He just had to perfect the last part before he could complete the Qi Refinement realm and break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.
Half of the Merit Golden Lotus was depleted too.
Ye Ping was not stingy with his merit during the last charge.
The massive amount of merit turned into spiritual energy.
Ye Ping started his last charge.
He had ten spirit veins in his body.
Each spirit vein was like a river that contained a massive amount of Dharmic powers which were more than a hundred times stronger than when he was in Qingzhou.
However, at this moment, with the infusion of a large amount of spiritual energy, the eleventh spirit vein appeared.
Soon, the twelfth one was opened too.
Next, it was the thirteenth.
The fourteenth.
The fifteenth.
Finally, thirty-six spirit veins appeared in his body.
The thirty-six spirit veins led to the dantian in his body.
The 36 spirit veins were like 36 rivers as the terrifying spiritual energy surged over.
He had to open up the dantian in order to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.
The characteristics of the Qi Refinement realm were that the Dharmic powers were hidden in the spirit veins, but they would deplete every moment.
The characteristics of the Foundation Establishment realm were that the Dharmic powers were condensed in the dantian through the spirit veins, and the capacity of one's dantian would be more than ten times that of the spirit veins. At the Foundation Establishment realm, one would not have to meditate frequently to replenish Dharmic powers either.
When the Dharmic powers were condensed in the dantian, the quality would also be improved.
That was the difference between Foundation Establishment and Qi Refinement cultivators.
The quality of the Dharmic power would be improved and become more than ten times as strong as that of a Qi Refinement cultivator.
Thus, a Foundation Establishment cultivator could perform the same sword technique ten times or even a hundred times with a power that's several times more powerful than that of Qi Refinement cultivators.
Ye Ping was facing the same thing.
The place where the 36 spirit veins condensed Dharmic powers was the dantian.
He had to open up the dantian in one go.
Boom!
An hour later, all the spiritual energy in the Qingyun Mountain Range surged into Ye Ping's body.
Soon, there was a loud explosion that could be heard throughout the entire mountain range.
Countless people were awakened, and the ones who reacted the most vigorously were the disciples of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
"It's going to rain, hurry up and collect your clothes."
Xu Luochen said as he hurriedly went out to collect the clothes as he thought that it was about to rain.
In the rear cliff, Ye Ping's body was dazzling and a faint golden light shrouded him like a heavenly god.
At this moment, the 36 spirit veins in his body had already been connected to the dantian and a massive amount of spiritual energy surged into the dry dantian.
At the same time, a green lotus appeared in Ye Ping's dantian too.
The green lotus had 36 petals, each of which seemed to represent one re-cultivation.
That was the thirty-sixth-grade Green Lotus.
It symbolized supreme perfection.
It also meant that Ye Ping had broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm.
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Chapter 120: Ye Ping Gains An Epiphany, The Jin Nation Geniuses Cried
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Ye Ping opened his eyes.
At this moment, an unprecedented feeling surfaced.
Everything in the world seemed to have become clearer and everything seemed to be within his grasp.
More importantly, an unprecedented sense of fullness made Ye Ping feel elated.
His Dharmic power was more than a hundred times stronger than before. In the past, a single Heavenly Thunder sword momentum would consume one-third of his Dharmic power.
However, Ye Ping now felt that he would lose only 10% of his Dharmic powers even if he cast a hundred Heavenly Thunder sword momentum as its power was several times more powerful.
That was Ye Ping's current strength.
To put it simply, his HP was maximized and so was his damage level.
"Awesome!"
In an instant, Ye Ping somehow felt a great sense of pleasure.
'Is this the thrill of becoming stronger?'
However, he suppressed his joy and continued to comprehend.
He had to re-cultivate 36 times in the Qi Refinement realm.
He wanted to find out if the Foundation Establishment realm also required 36 re-cultivations.
After an hour, Ye Ping heaved a sigh of relief.
In the Foundation Establishment realm, one did not have to re-cultivate 36 times.
Normal cultivation was divided into four stages, early-stage, mid-stage, late-stage, and perfected.
The Qi Refinement realm was meant for refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The Foundation Establishment realm was the conversion of the quality of Dharmic powers and the higher the quality, the more powerful the Dharmic Dao.
At the early stage of Foundation Establishment, there would be the first quality conversion in order to determine the color of Dharmic powers.
However, Ye Ping did not break through his realm for the time being.
After all, a breakthrough from the Qi Cultivation realm to the Foundation Establishment realm was good enough for now. As the saying went, more haste less speed. If he tried to force his way through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, then to the late-stage and lastly to the perfected stage, it would be rather meaningless.
He had to comprehend properly in each realm in order to gain enlightenment.
He had achieved a breakthrough in realm.
That was considered the fulfillment of one of his wishes.
However, Ye Ping still had other things to do next.
Less than half of the power of merit in his body was left and Ye Ping planned to use it to refine the Godfiend Body and open up the Immortal Apertures.
His first priority was to open up the Immortal Aperture. After all, he had already experienced all the benefits of the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures.
Ye Ping withdrew a large amount of power of merit in a bid to try to see how many Immortal Apertures he could open.
At this moment, Ye Ping roughly understood that be it the Cultivation Heart technique or opening the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures and the Ancient Godfiend Body Tempering Technique, they were all cultivation techniques that would get increasingly intense as one progressed.
Hence, he would try to advance in all of them together instead of focusing on one.
It was just like in the Qi Refinement realm where the spiritual energy needed for the 36th re-cultivation would allow him to open up at least 20 or 30 Immortal Apertures.
However, the problem was that improving all of them together was better than that. He just needed to have sufficient overall strength.
After figuring that out, Ye Ping began to open the Immortal Apertures.
That was also because Ye Ping had obtained a million merit. Otherwise, he would not be able to improve his realm even if he wanted to.
The reason why he chose the Torch Dragon Immortal Aperture was mainly because he would obtain Mystical Abilities after opening up the 36th one.
Ye Ping was curious to activate the 36th one and see which Mystical Ability he would obtain.
Just like that, three days passed in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, in Jin Nation Academy.
Many new talents of Jin Nation appeared one after another. As of now, there were more than 600 people who were selected to join Jin Nation Academy.
Two hundred more people had been added.
The entrance examination of the Jin Nation Academy lasted for a month and applications would be open for a month. However, if they missed it, they would not be able to resit for the examination no matter how outstanding they were.
There were only three people in the entire Jin Nation who were qualified to nominate disciples for a resit of the examination. One was the king of Jin Nation, one was the head of the Jin Nation Academy, and the last was the Supreme Elder of the academy.
Those three could nominate other geniuses too.
As of today, the application for the Jin Nation Academy had been terminated. In other words, no one else would have the chance to join this cohort of students unless they could get the help of those three individuals.
However, at this moment, in the Jin Nation Academy's combat arena.
630 students were dressed in uniform robes of the academy.
The main color of the robe was white and the hems were light green in color. The words "Sixth Generation" were embroidered on the chest. The robes looked extremely refreshing, thus accentuating their auras as geniuses.
In the combat arena.
The 630 students looked a little curious. They were there since morning but no one came to them even till noon.
It made them very puzzled.
However, at this moment, several figures suddenly walked in from the four entrances of the North, South, East, and West.
They were all around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, each with a determined gaze and full of vigor.
The words "Fifth Generation" were embroidered on their clothes.
They were the fifth generation of students of Jin Nation. The Jin Nation Academy would have a change of head once every 60 years. Hence, there would be one new batch every 60 generations. The first batch of disciples was called the first generation, while the second batch was called the second generation, and the third batch was called the third generation.
The Jin Nation Academy would be opened once every ten years and it happened to be time for a change of head now.
These fifth generation disciples were the Senior Brothers of the batch of freshmen.
Looking at the sudden arrival of the Senior Brothers of the fifth generation, someone in the crowd seemed to have guessed something and his face turned sullen.
In the combat arena, the group of fifth generation disciples all had a hostile smile on each of their faces, which sent chills down their spines.
At this moment, someone suddenly spoke up.
"Junior Brothers, I'm Li Yan, one of the top ten talents of the fifth generation."
"Today, I have gathered you here to carry out the customary practice for freshmen."
"I believe that some of you must know what it is, but I'd better explain it to all of you Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters in the spirit of passing on the teachings."
Li Yan had a warm and tender smile on his face.
However, his smile seemed terrifying to some people.
"Next, we will hold a friendly match between existing and new students."
"The rules are simple. Firstly, no lives shall be killed. Secondly, no magic weapon is to be used. Thirdly, use of Dharmic Dao is not permitted."
"In other words, it is a round of pure physical combat. Apart from that, there are no other rules. Of course, you're not allowed to tear each other's clothes too."
"Understood?"
Although Li Yan's voice was calm, everyone was dumbfounded.
'What does this mean?'
'Does he want us to fight?'
"Senior Brother Li, does it mean we're going to fight against you?"
Someone asked.
"You are smart, that's right."
Li Yan nodded while stretching his muscles, and the rest of the disciples also started to stretch like devoted disciples getting ready to fight.
"Senior Brother Li, this doesn't make sense. We have just entered the Jin Nation Academy and haven't learned anything yet. You guys have been in the Jin Nation Academy for ten years. Besides, we haven't refined our bodies either."
"Yes. Senior Brother Li, isn't this just blatant bullying?"
"Can I sit this one out?"
"Can we just surrender?"
The 600-something newly matriculated scholars panicked.
'Who can take this?'
Those fifth generation disciples all looked strong and powerful and had clearly refined their bodies. Without using Dharmic Dao and Dharma artifacts, how could they fight?
"Firstly, you are not allowed to sit out!"
"Secondly, you're right. This is just blatant bullying."
"Thirdly, you cannot surrender. Regardless of gender, you have to fight to the very last breath."
"Fourthly, begin!"
Li Yan exclaimed.
Hundreds of fifth generation disciples descended like ferocious tigers, hitting everyone in sight.
They were all like brutal beasts as their bodies were extremely strong. They could blast several people away with a single punch.
That batch of newly matriculated disciples had never seen such a scene before.
They began to panic but some of the newly promoted students, who are also in fort battles, immediately realized something and fought with the fifth generation disciples.
Some were extremely intelligent and racked their brains to do everything possible to get hurt as little as possible.
This battle was simply oppressive and they couldn't beat their Senior Brothers at all.
One or two would be fine, but there was no chance to fight with hundreds of them who used to be talents of Qingzhou.
"My leg is broken! Ahh!"
"My ribs are broken, it hurts."
"I surrender, I surrender."
"Senior Brothers, you guys don't even spare women, how cruel."
"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me. Please, I beg you, stop."
"I'll go all out and fight with you guys. Oh, I was wrong, please don't hit me anymore."
"What's the big deal about beating someone who is outnumbered? Come fight me one-on-one if you can!"
"Sure, ten of us will fight you alone then."
The entire combat arena was in chaos and many Senior Brothers of the older generation outside were watching.
That was the characteristic of each major academy. Whenever there was a new batch of students, there would definitely be some arrogant ones who tried to bully and suppress them with their menacing aura.
That was an unwritten rule that the senior members of the Jin Nation Academy were aware of too.
They had a simple opinion of that matter and wanted to make sure everyone was still alive. They would avoid inflicting serious injuries too.
Just like that, two hours passed.
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Chapter 121: The Power of Torch Dragon, Godfiend Body
Jin Nation Academy.
The 632 newly matriculated disciples were all sprawled across the ground at this moment.
They had all been defeated.
Regardless of gender, they all suffered at least a few broken bones.
The one who was the most seriously injured had the upper half of his body covered in blood. He was the genius who cultivated the Dragon Elephant cultivation method.
He was the most hot-tempered and retaliated immediately after he was hit. However, the more he retaliated, the worse the attacks he suffered. Hence, he was beaten up to the point of falling silent because he knew that if he was stubborn, he would only end up getting hit even more.
Standing in the ring, Li Yan looked at the scholars lying on the ground and smiled in satisfaction.
There were professional apothecaries in Jin Nation Academy who could easily treat them right on the spot. Hence, those injuries were no big deal.
Looking at the newly matriculated disciples who were lying on the ground and begging for mercy, Li Yan didn't feel guilty at all.
He was doing that not to vent his anger but to assert his authority.
Those who could be enrolled in the Jin Nation Academy were all intelligent people and geniuses from all over the world.
Besides, those geniuses would often have a sense of superiority, and if they were treated nicely, they would think that others were pushovers.
Hence, for generations, all the new disciples would have to take a beating upon joining the academy, lest they became too arrogant.
Looking at this group of disciples, Li Yan could not help but recall the scene when he was getting beaten up.
However, although the 600-odd people were silent in the combat arena, there were still many who were staring at him with indignation.
Sensing their refusal to comply, Li Yan did not get angry and instead found it even more interesting.
"Are you guys feeling disgruntled?"
At this moment, Li Yan was staring at the new disciples as he asked that question.
After hearing his words, many of them felt perturbed because they thought that he was asking the obvious.
'Who would willingly accept this?'
As soon as they joined the academy, they had to fight with the older generation. Not only were they in lower realms than their opponents, but they were also not allowed to use any weapons or Dharmic Dao at all. Who would be willing to accept that?
Most of the people remained silent, but it was obvious from the look in their eyes what they meant.
Yes, they all found it unjust.
Of course, there were few people who voiced out.
"We are extremely disgruntled! Having dozens of people beat up a single person and ganging up to bully the weak is completely unfair."
Some were staring at Li Yan with resentment.
They were all geniuses who were usually admired and praised by many. Although they had been beaten up before, they had never been so aggrieved.
However, Li Yan laughed upon hearing that.
So did the disciples of the fifth generation.
"What are you guys laughing at? Did I say something wrong? It'd be somewhat fairer if we fight one-on-one, even though our realms are lower. You guys have been in the Jin Nation Academy for ten years and yet you still gang up to attack individuals. You're not behaving like Senior Brothers at all. You lack the spirit of the Jin Nation Academy."
That person clenched his fists as he spoke, feeling extremely aggrieved.
In fact, he wasn't alone as many others felt the same as he did. However, most of them stayed silent. Now that he had opened the floodgates, they decided to chime in too.
"Trust you to have the cheek to call yourselves Senior Brothers? You don't even dare to fight one-on-one. All you do is bully us new disciples."
"Must you go to such an extent to establish your dominance?"
"I won't let this matter go just like that."
The voices sounded one after another.
More and more new disciples began complaining and their voices were getting increasingly louder.
However, at this moment, Li Yan suddenly spoke up.
"Shut up!"
His interjection made everyone fall silent.
At this moment, Li Yan stopped smiling too.
He was staring at them coldly.
The new disciples, who had been stared at, were overwhelmed with fear.
"Fool."
"Do you guys think that I'm just establishing dominance by doing so?"
"This is so silly."
"Do you guys also think that we're bullying those who are weaker than us?"
"You have to remember that there are at least still some rules in the Jin Nation Academy that will protect your lives."
"However, if you one day encounter the disciples of the demonic sects or enemies who are after your lives, do you think they'd care about rules!?!"
"Will they be willing to fight fairly?"
Li Yan lectured the newly matriculated disciples.
"Your Senior Brother, Fang Lei, should have told you this a few days ago."
"The Jin Nation Academy is not a place for you to learn to cultivate or pick up Mystical Abilities and Dao skills. The Jin Nation Academy is a place where you learn how to become a truly qualified and competent genius."
"The vast majority of you come from extraordinary beginnings and you are all talents of each state. Since a young age, you have gotten used to being in the limelight and admired by all. Hence, you have developed a repulsive sense of superiority."
"In the eyes of true geniuses, the kind of superiority you show is disgusting and extremely deplorable."
"Don't compare the academy to the sects that you have come from. Treat the Jin Nation Academy as a whole new world."
"As long as you conform to the rules, you can do whatever you want here. You can play tricks, fight, or even form gangs and cliques as you wish."
"But you guys are very unconvinced and you find this unjust, don't you!?!"
"Well then, remember hard what we look like and bear our faces in mind. You can come looking for us one day or you can also attack us when we're alone and take revenge."
"However if we find out who you are, we will retaliate too."
"Fairness is a non-issue here! Your background means nothing when you're here because in the Jin Nation Academy, you have to earn your status and authority in your own right!"
"Understood?"
Li Yan had an icy cold gaze in his eyes as he made the impassioned speech.
The disciples of the fifth generation around him all seemed austere too.
'That's right.'
'This is the Jin Nation Academy.'
'A unique academy that stands out from others.'
The six hundred or so newly matriculated disciples were basically dumbfounded at this point, except for a very small number of people who seemed to have known from the start that that was how things were in the Jin Nation Academy.
In the eyes of the vast majority, the Jin Nation Academy should be full of humble scholars who respected their teachers and peers, and had loyalty, good morals, and virtues.
However, they never expected the Jin Nation Academy to be so strange.
"However, it is also true that this is an assertion of dominance. You are lucky that more than six hundred of you are being beaten up together."
"In the past, there would often be two batches of people in the Jin Nation Academy, one with the most people and the other with the least, who are specially recruited disciples. So, don't worry, these disciples who come afterwards will enjoy the same treatment as you have."
"When the time comes, hundreds of Senior Brothers will be beating up a few freshmen. That's why they're going to have it worse."
Li Yan seemed to be implying that they should consider themselves lucky.
"Senior Brother, the Jin Nation Academy recruitment window has closed. Doesn't that mean that those who join later are all geniuses of geniuses? What would happen if you can't beat them?"
Someone lying on the ground couldn't help but ask.
"Hahahahaha!"
"This kid must be crazy, huh?"
"Can't beat them? Hahahaha!"
At this moment, the fifth generation Senior Brothers laughed one after another.
Li Yan, in particular, was laughing confidently.
"Don't worry, since the establishment of Jin Nation Academy, there has never been a single disciple who has not been beaten."
"Moreover, if a hundred Senior Brothers can't beat them, all the Senior Brothers of the fifth generation will come together. If that doesn't work, the fourth generation Senior Brothers will join the fight too. Likewise, if that fails, the Senior Brothers of the third generation will fight them too."
"If they can't we'll have the Senior Brothers of the second generation, and if they can't either, the first generation will take over."
"I can tell you clearly that there are only three Senior Brothers of the first generation left in the academy, all of whom are already cultivators of the Greater Mastery of the Golden Core realm. Although it's just a physical combat battle, do you think it'd be possible for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to defeat a Golden Core cultivator?"
"If someone can win, I, Li Yan, will lick the top and bottom of the combat arena."
Li Yan laughed as he said so.
However, in the eyes of the crowd, he was being utterly shameless.
If the Senior Brothers of the previous generations would join in the fights, they would really be unbeatable.
Most importantly, they were all shameless and thick-skinned. What if they really decided to disregard the rules and bully them?
Just like that, the first lesson for the newly matriculated disciples ended.
At the same time, in the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
With the low roar of a dragon, the 36th Torch Dragon Immortal Aperture was completely opened.
Roar!
The dragon roar sounded in Ye Ping's mind.
In an instant, an inherent Mystical Ability appeared too.
"Torch Dragon Ancient Seal."
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Chapter 122: Qi And Blood Like A Furnace, A Body Like A Dragon
"Torch Dragon Ancient Seal."
That was the Mystical Ability that he had obtained after opening the 36th Immortal Aperture.
This Mystical Ability could gather the power of the Torch Dragon and from the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal to kill the enemy. It could also be used to gather the power of the Torch Dragon and enhance one's abilities.
However, adding it to one's body would consume a large amount of Dharmic powers. Fortunately, Ye Ping had abundant Dharmic powers.
Now, all thirty-six Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures had been opened. Not only did he manage to obtain the Mystical Ability, but the effect of the Immortal Apertures had also been enhanced greatly.
The thirty-six Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures had been opened and his cultivation speed was definitely not as simple as being enhanced by 36 times.
Ye Ping could sense that the spiritual energy absorbed by the thirty-six Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures in two hours today was equivalent to 36 merits.
In other words, if he did nothing all day, he would gain 432 power of merit in 24 hours a day.
That was in the situation of doing nothing. If he actively cultivated, it would be doubled.
In other words, a day of meditation and cultivation would be equivalent to 800 power of merit.
Although it didn't seem like much compared to the power of merit obtained by expiating millions of resentful spirits, such a good opportunity would not come by everyday.
However, if he got 800 merits a day, they would add up to more than 300,000 power of merit after the accumulation of over a year.
That was the result of having only 36 Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures opened. What if he opened up 3,000 of them?
He dared not imagine it at all.
Soon, Ye Ping checked the power of merit in his body.
There was one portion remaining.
Ye Ping did not intend to keep that portion either.
He decided to use them for tempering the Godfiend Body.
Now that he had reached a new realm and opened the 36th Immortal Aperture, the only thing left for him to work on was his constitution.
This time, Ye Ping had already gained an epiphany. It was just like how although he didn't know how to perform Sword Kinesis Flight, he could still be extremely fast by relying on the power of his body.
Besides, there were also many benefits to Body Tempering. Well, he couldn't always be the one to hit others without getting hit.
It was also recorded in the Qingzhou Record that there were some places in this world where spiritual energy was scarce. There were also places that would seal the spiritual energy in the body of the cultivator, causing their Dharmic powers to be rendered useless.
That was the reason why many geniuses chose to temper their bodies. Of course, generally, only geniuses would do so.
Most cultivators would cultivate properly and just strengthen their bodies. After all, they didn't have that much time to spare on tempering their bodies.
Besides, Ye Ping not only had an abundance of time, he also had a supreme Body Tempering method. Hence, he naturally wouldn't waste it.
Anyway, learning more would definitely benefit him.
Ye Ping immediately began practicing the Godfiend Body Tempering Technique.
He closed his eyes and watched.
The remaining merit in his body, which was equivalent to a quarter of the initial amount, began to be rapidly converted into spiritual energy.
Under the acceleration of the thirty-six Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures, the process was very quick and due to the fact that he had already reached the Foundation Establishment realm, Ye Ping's body could hold more spiritual energy.
Hence, it didn't require too much time.
Boom!
Boom!
The thunder-like sound of iron clanging filled the air.
However, only Ye Ping the cultivator could hear the sound of hammering heaven and earth.
A Divine Hammer was transformed using the power of heaven before being used to hammer one's body and get rid of impurities until perfection.
With the power of the earth, the Divine Furnace was formed and it was then used to refine one's body, turning it into a dragon in the furnace of blood and Qi.
That was refinement with heaven and earth.
Due to his advancement in the realm and the opening of the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures, Ye Ping's tempering speed was becoming increasingly faster.
After three days and three nights.
A fiery red furnace condensed behind Ye Ping with the sound of a dragon's roar.
It was the symbol of having a furnace of blood and Qi, a body like a dragon.
Ye Ping finished tempering his body eighteen times.
The Little Godfiend body had also been thoroughly tempered until perfection.
At this moment, his Qi and blood were terrifyingly vigorous. In the eyes of ordinary heretical cultivators, Ye Ping was as dazzling as the sun and his body was also strong and terrifying like a dragon's.
However, the completion of the Little Godfiend body was accompanied by the depletion of the power of merit.
In fact, during this period of time, the connate spiritual energy that was gathered in the ancient emerald gourd had also been depleted entirely.
The Little Godfiend body had been perfected.
At this moment, Ye Ping could not help but open his eyes.
Unlike when reaching the Foundation Establishment realm, he felt a sense of fullness when his body became stronger. Besides, there was also a qualitative change in his strength.
However, Ye Ping was unclear of how strong it was exactly. He would only know if he tried it on someone.
"If only Eldest Senior Brother were here."
For a moment, Ye Ping somewhat missed Su Changyu.
Soon, he looked at the ancient emerald gourd beside him and somehow felt an urge to smash it against himself to see how strong his physical body was.
However, after some thought, Ye Ping gave it up. After all, it was an ancient artifact and if he overestimated himself, it would be terrible.
While Ye Ping was deep in thought…
In the Qingyun residence.
Wang Zhuoyu was fixing his clothes and smiling at the mirror. He was trying to practice how to smile.
In a few days, he would be going to sit for the final array formation master assessment.
He planned to teach Ye Ping the Dao of array formation before attending the assessment.
After all, after taking the final assessment, he would become a qualified array formation master. By then, he probably wouldn't have the time to teach Ye Ping array formations.
When a qualified array formation master was lucky, he would be busy setting up array formations everyday. Hence, Wang Zhuoyu intended to participate in the examination before teaching Ye Ping.
As for how much Ye Ping could comprehend, it would depend on Ye Ping's fate.
Knock-knock.
When Wang Zhuoyu was practicing his smile, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
"Who's there?"
Wang Zhuoyu pushed open the door of his room and asked.
Soon, he saw an acquaintance.
It was his second Senior Brother, Xu Luochen.
"Senior Brother Luochen, what brings you here?"
Wang Zhuoyu was a little surprised as he did not expect Xu Luochen to look for him.
Outside the door, Xu Luochen's aura was completely different from before.
In the beginning, Xu Luochen would often have a gentle smile on his face and seemed happy everyday.
However, he now seemed listless, as if he had suffered some fatal blow as he looked extremely melancholic.
Wang Zhuoyu was curious.
He really couldn't understand what could have happened that made such a cheery person like Xu Luochen so dejected.
"Do you have time to talk for a few minutes?"
Xu Luochen's voice still sounded as low and melancholic as ever. He seemed rather pitiful.
"Senior Brother, please come in."
Wang Zhuoyu hurriedly invited Xu Luochen into the room.
He then closed the door of the room.
"Senior Brother Luochen, what is wrong with you? It feels like you've changed drastically all of a sudden."
Wang Zhuoyu poured a cup of tea for Xu Luochen with a curious expression.
However, Xu Luochen did not drink the tea and instead looked at Wang Zhuoyu and asked, "Zhuoyu, are you planning to teach your Junior Brother array formations?"
"Yes, why?"
Wang Zhuoyu was a little curious. 'Isn't it normal for a Senior Brother to teach his Junior Brother?'
"Zhuoyu, I suggest you don't go."
Xu Luochen tried to dissuade Wang Zhuoyu from courting death.
Wang Zhuoyu disagreed with him.
"Senior Brother Luochen, I know that Ye Ping's aptitude is poor, but we can't give up on him just because of that, right?"
"Senior Brother Luochen, ask yourself, do we have good aptitude? To put it bluntly, Eldest Senior Brother doesn't have good aptitude either. However, has Sect Leader ever given up on us?"
"Senior Brother Luochen, it's not that I'm trying to lecture you, but as his Senior Brother, we have to be compromising."
Wang Zhuoyu said earnestly, looking rather noble.
However, Xu Luochen simply glanced at Wang Zhuoyu. He only spoke after Wang Zhuoyu finished.
"But what if Ye Ping is a genius?"
Xu Luochen asked slowly.
After he heard that, Wang Zhuoyu couldn't help but be stunned.
'Huh?'
'What did you say?'
'Genius?'
Wang Zhuoyu froze.
He was a little confused about what Xu Luochen meant.
However, after a while, Wang Zhuoyu coughed a little and continued to speak.
"If he's a genius, that'd be even better. Being the initiation master of a genius is such a glorious thing."
Wang Zhuoyu obviously still did not realize what Xu Luochen meant.
"What if he's a genius who can surpass ten years' worth of your efforts in a single day?"
Xu Luochen continued.
"That's even better! It's also an honor to be able to personally teach an incredible genius. Senior Brother Luochen, Master is right, you just can't take a little hit."
"It'd be good if he's a genius, and even better if he's an incredible one. If people like us become the teacher of a supreme genius, would we be at a loss?"
"Wouldn't it be good if he can surpass our efforts of more than ten years overnight?"
"Senior Brother Luochen, is there no other genius in this world other than Ye Ping?"
"Think about it. If such a genius is from another sect, would you be even more furious after seeing him?"
"However, if a genius like him is from our sect, what is there to be angry about? If Ye Ping is a peerless genius, his achievements will bring glory to us.
"Are you jealous of Ye Ping?"
Wang Zhuoyu didn't believe that Ye Ping was a peerless genius at all.
He just felt that Xu Luochen wanted to drag others down with him just because he was incompetent himself.
If Ye Ping was a peerless genius, why was Su Changyu still so happy after teaching Ye Ping the Sword Dao every single day?
'Why are you so depressed?'
'At the end of the day, you're just narrow-minded and can't stand seeing others doing better than you.'
That was what Wang Zhuoyu thought.
"Okay, Senior Brother Luochen, it's getting late and I have to go look for Ye Ping. Think about it yourself."
After saying that, Wang Zhuoyu got up and left.
In the room, Xu Luochen was stunned.
After a long time, he couldn't help but smack his thigh and mutter to himself.
"Yeah. Wouldn't it be great if Ye Ping is a peerless genius? Why should I be depressed all day?"
"Yes! I'm enlightened!"
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Chapter 123: Senior Brother Has Set Up An Array Formation, See If You Can Break It
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
The warm rays of the sun were cast on his body.
Wang Zhuoyu had a smile on his face.
He did not take to heart the things that Xu Luochen had just said.
In fact, in Wang Zhuoyu's opinion, Xu Luochen was impatient and couldn't stand being alone. Hence, he was angered by Ye Ping.
However, it wasn't appropriate for him to disobey the Sect Leader. Hence, he had been feeling dejected and miserable. Now, Xu Luochen had even come to see him and dissuade him from teaching Ye Ping. He thought that Xu Luochen was scared that he might seem even more incompetent after Ye Ping learned the Dao of array formations.
Putting that aside, Wang Zhuoyu somehow frankly thought that Su Changyu was the most incompetent piece of garbage in the entire sect, who was unlikely to succeed the position in the future. On the other hand, he felt that Xu Luochen was too narrow-minded and was easily depressed because he couldn't take a hit.
His fourth and fifth junior brothers were often missing too.
There was nothing much to say about Xiao Muxue as he didn't think that she would achieve anything great. As for Chen Lingrou, she was way too young and didn't know how she should treat others. He reckoned that it would be unlikely for her to take over.
He thought about it carefully and wondered who else could succeed the Sect Leader.
He inhaled sharply.
'Aren't I the only one left?'
Wang Zhuoyu suddenly frowned.
'But I don't want to be the Sect Leader either.'
Wang Zhuoyu didn't want to be the Sect Leader because he preferred leading a simpler life.
"But what if Sect Leader wants me to take over? What if he kneels in front of me and begs me to become the Sect Leader?"
"If I agree, I won't be doing it out of willingness. But if I don't, wouldn't I seem like an ingrate? After all, he's like a fatherly figure to me."
"Ah, forget it, forget it. We'll see when the time comes. If there is really no one in the sect who can bear such a huge responsibility, I'll reluctantly take over."
"Ah, Wang Zhuoyu, Wang Zhuoyu, you're just too honest and reliable."
He walked towards the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Wang Zhuoyu was letting his imagination run wild.
At this juncture, Ye Ping's voice made Wang Zhuoyu snap back to his senses.
"Senior Brother Wang, you're here."
On the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect, Ye Ping did not expect Wang Zhuoyu to show up.
However, he understood that Wang Zhuoyu must have been there to teach him the Dao of array formations.
"Yes."
Hearing Ye Ping's voice, Wang Zhuoyu returned to reality and looked at Ye Ping with his eyes full of satisfaction.
Ye Ping was rather good-looking and seemed personable and easy-going too.
"Ye Ping, I have some important matters to deal with in a few days, so I plan to teach you the Supreme Array Formation Dao before I leave."
"However, Ye Ping, the matter that I have to handle is very important, so how much you can learn depends on your own ability."
Wang Zhuoyu said to Ye Ping after walking towards him.
In about ten days, he would be leaving for the final array formation assessment. Hence, he only had ten days to teach Ye Ping the Dao of array formations.
Wang Zhuoyu naturally felt that ten days was insufficient as he didn't think that Ye Ping was a genius.
To put it bluntly, in Wang Zhuoyu's eyes, the Array Formation Dao was extremely complex and cumbersome, something that the Sword Dao and alchemy could not compare to.
For example, for the Sword Dao and alchemy, one just had to have a pair of hands.
However, the Array Formation Dao was different as it involved plenty of things.
It required more than just a pair of hands.
"Thank you so much, Senior Brother Wang. I will definitely work hard and not let you down."
Ye Ping was extremely interested in array formations. Hence, he was full of anticipation.
"Sit."
Wang Zhuoyu sat on the ground, not minding it at all.
Ye Ping sat down too.
The two of them looked at each other.
Wang Zhuoyu said slowly, "Little Junior Brother, I gave you a book of array formation insights previously, do you still remember?"
"I do."
Ye Ping nodded.
"Have you comprehended anything?"
Wang Zhuoyu asked calmly.
"Senior Brother, I comprehended only a small part of it."
Ye Ping answered after giving it some thought.
Wang Zhuoyu was slightly stunned by his words.
'You managed to comprehend a part of something that I randomly fabricated?'
'Are you lying to me?'
'Of all things, you learned how to lie? Indeed, people tend to be affected by others around them. This is what happens when you learn from Su Changyu.'
Wang Zhuoyu sighed in his heart.
However, he looked rather calm on the surface.
"I wrote those insights spontaneously. You'd have a good level of comprehension if you can comprehend it. However, I'm going to teach you the real Dao of array formations next."
At this point, Wang Zhuoyu's gaze was gleaming.
"The so-called Dao of array formations is mysterious and there are countless types of array formations. Its uses are also infinite."
"For example, some people engrave the array formation in their body and turn themselves into a weapon that can kill enemies with a single thought."
"There are also people who engrave the array formations on Dharma artifacts to enhance them."
"No one can be certain of the wonders of array formations, but no matter what, array formations can be used everywhere."
"Ye Ping, you are now a beginner in the Array Formation Dao. This book records the most basic information of the Array Formation Dao, read it in your free time."
Wang Zhuoyu took out a thick book and handed it to Ye Ping.
The book was extremely thick. He casually flipped through the pages to see that the fonts were extremely small and there were at least a million words on it.
"Thank you very much, Senior Brother."
Ye Ping said gratefully.
"Ye Ping, in order to let you gain a deep understanding of how powerful array formations are, why don't I set up a trapping array now?"
At this moment, Wang Zhuoyu slowly spoke.
He had come prepared today and intended to give Ye Ping a lesson on the basics of array formations. Secondly, he also wanted to showboat in front of Ye Ping and show him what a true master of array formations was like.
"Sure, just don't set up one that's too overpowering."
Hearing that Wang Zhuoyu wanted to personally set up an array to teach him, Ye Ping immediately nodded. His only concern was that the array that Wang Zhuoyu set up might be too strong for him.
"Don't worry, I know when to stop. Besides, I just want to see how talented you are in array formation."
Wang Zhuoyu said.
Soon, he took out a wooden box from his sleeves, in which there were four small magnetic rods.
They were Wang Zhuoyu's array artifacts.
They were cheap and extremely ordinary array artifacts.
"Array!"
As soon as Wang Zhuoyu said that, several Dharmic powers entered the four magnetic rods.
In the next moment, the four magnetic rods formed a square, with five meters in between each other.
Wang Zhuoyu immediately got up and retreated to outside the array artifact.
"Ye Ping, close your eyes and open them again in five minutes."
Wang Zhuoyu said.
The array that he had set up was actually a small disorientation array formation. If Ye Ping didn't close his eyes, he would be able to see through it easily. That would then be embarrassing.
"Excellent!"
Ye Ping closed his eyes without babbling any nonsense.
After Ye Ping closed his eyes, Wang Zhuoyu continuously added array formation techniques.
Five minutes passed.
Finally, the small disorientation array was completed.
Wang Zhuoyu's head was covered in sweat.
The disorientation array was the array formation that he was best at. He intended to use it to pass the assessment too.
"Ye Ping, you can open your eyes now."
Wang Zhuoyu said at this point.
His eyes were filled with confidence.
Back then, even the Sect Leader could not crack that array formation.
He didn't believe that Ye Ping could break the disorientation array either.
In the array formation, Ye Ping opened his eyes.
At the next moment, the surrounding white fog blocked his vision.
At the same time, Wang Zhuoyu continued to speak, "Ye Ping, there are three ways to break the array, so listen to me carefully."
"The first method is to find the position of the array artifact and destroy it, or shift it away from the array formation. It will then be broken on its own. However, there are array formation masters that would control the array artifact and change it. Hence, it's very difficult."
"The second method is to break the array formation with another array formation. This is extremely difficult because setting up your own array formation in another person's array formation will require high attainments in array artifacts. In fact, using the enemy's array artifact is good."
"The third method is to use the resonance point of the array formation and bypass its position. For example, if it's a disorientation array, you will either step onto a path towards death or survival. If it's the former, you will never leave once you step into it. However, if it's the latter, you will be able to get out of it easily."
"However, there is one more that is the simplest yet also the hardest, and that is breaking the array formation with power. You shall sense the location of the array artifact and use a sword technique or a Mystical Ability to strike and destroy the array artifact. The array formation will be broken on its own too."
"The crux of these four ways to break the array formations is to find the array artifact as soon as possible. A person's talent is measured by his ability to resonate with the array artifact. Little Junior Brother, I've already said what I should. Try breaking it slowly, but don't be too anxious. The more impatient you are, the harder it will be…"
Just as Wang Zhuoyu was guiding him…
In the array formation, a figure walked out.
It was Ye Ping…
Wang Zhuoyu was dumbstruck.
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Chapter 124: I'm Not Listening, I'm Not Listening
Looking at Ye Ping who walked out from the middle of the array formation, Wang Zhuoyu was stunned.
He didn't expect Ye Ping to be able to effortlessly walk out of the disorientation array formation that he had set up and was full of confidence about.
'This doesn't make sense.'
'Did he cheat?'
Under the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect, Wang Zhuoyu was completely stunned.
He did not expect Ye Ping to break the disorientation array at all.
Although the disorientation array was not a particularly powerful array formation, it would not be broken easily by those who were clueless about array formations. Although it might not be fatal, the person might be trapped for at least half a month.
Yet, Ye Ping actually walked out of it in less than fifteen minutes.
'This is absurd.'
"How did you walk out?"
Upon sight of Ye Ping who had walked out, Wang Zhuoyu recovered from the shock and looked at Ye Ping, his eyes full of bewilderment.
"Senior Brother, I managed to find the exit according to the patterns of the array artifacts. That's how I came out."
Ye Ping answered naturally.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he managed to detect where the array artifact was. He then made some rough deductions according to where it was and saw the array pattern.
After seeing the array pattern, it was easy for him to find the exit.
Hence, he managed to get out of the array within a short period of time.
However, Ye Ping subconsciously thought that Wang Zhuoyu was deliberately making things easier for him. After all, it was just a test and Wang Zhuoyu wasn't really his enemy. Naturally, he couldn't have set up such a strong array formation to test him.
Wang Zhuoyu was shocked.
For some reason, he couldn't help but be reminded of what Xu Luochen had said to him previously.
'Is Ye Ping really a peerless genius?'
'No.'
'No.'
'The fact that he can break the array doesn't mean that he's a peerless genius. The disorientation array is not that difficult to break and he might have done it with luck. I want to try it.'
Wang Zhuoyu simply did not believe that a sect like the Qingyun Dao Sect would be able to recruit such a peerless genius!
He did not believe it.
He didn't believe it at all!
'Besides, the fact that Ye Ping has broken the array doesn't mean that he's a genius. There are many elements to breaking arrays.'
However, it would be simple to prove if Ye Ping was a talent or not.
He could just make Ye Ping set up an array.
At the thought of this, Wang Zhuoyu immediately spoke up.
"I didn't expect you to be quite talented, Junior Brother. I shall not teach you using ordinary methods. Show me how you set up an array formation."
Wang Zhuoyu said.
"Set up an array formation? Senior Brother, I only know how to set up the time array for now, I don't know about the rest."
Ye Ping answered truthfully.
He knew only one array formation for now.
'Time array formation?'
Wang Zhuoyu was stunned again.
"It's the one you taught me last time."
Ye Ping quickly explained when he realized that Wang Zhuoyu seemed a little puzzled.
Wang Zhuoyu was stunned again.
'I taught it to him?'
'Since when have I ever taught you the time array formation?'
'Wait…'
Wang Zhuoyu soon recalled it.
He immediately fell silent.
He did not know if what Ye Ping said was true or not.
He felt that Ye Ping's boasting was getting more and more outrageous.
'You managed to master the time array formation just by reading a random book of insights that I made up?'
'If you have that ability, why do you need me to teach you? Why don't you teach me instead?'
After coming back to his senses, Wang Zhuoyu took a deep breath. He didn't care if Ye Ping knew the time array formation or not and simply pointed at the book of basic array formations.
"There are 12 different array diagrams in the book of basic array formations that I gave you. Study it on your own. Once you're done, I'll come and look for you again and see how talented you are."
It didn't matter if Ye Ping didn't know the other array formations. Anyway, there were twelve different types, and hence, he decided to let Ye Ping learn a random one to gauge his talent.
"Okay, Senior Brother."
Ye Ping nodded. He was naturally delighted because he definitely wouldn't be able to set up an array formation now. He only knew one array formation now so he thought that it would be better to learn a few more types. Hence, he decided to let Wang Zhuoyu evaluate his talent.
"That's fine. Junior Brother Ye, ready the book and study properly. I'll come and see you again in a few days."
Since they were at that subject, Wang Zhuoyu also intended to leave first and let Ye Ping study carefully. He would drop by again before going down the mountain for the assessment.
"Okay, goodbye, Senior Brother."
Soon, Ye Ping respectfully saw Wang Zhuoyu off.
After Wang Zhuoyu left, Ye Ping immediately picked up the book of basic array formations and started studying it.
There were millions of words in the book of basic array formations.
There was a detailed explanation of the origin of the array formations and the concept of array formations. Although Ye Ping knew a portion of it, the feeling of learning from the basics felt extremely enriching for Ye Ping.
He was carefully reading the book.
He skimmed through ten lines at a glance and with his extraordinary memory, he managed to memorize almost all one million words.
At this moment, Ye Ping also instantly grasped a lot of knowledge about array formations.
However, he was very clear that memorizing and understanding were very different. The Dao of array formations required more than memorizing. One would have to understand the mysteriousness and significance of array formations.
Hence, after reading the book, Ye Ping did not rush to look for Wang Zhuoyu and instead stayed in the rear cliff alone to comprehend it carefully instead of remembering it.
At this moment…
In the Crown Prince's hall in the royal palace of Jin Nation.
The sounds of crying could be heard from inside the Crown Prince's hall. The eunuchs and palace maids outside were all frowning.
"Brother, no matter what, you have to avenge me."
"When have I ever been so aggrieved? I went to Jin Nation Academy and ended up suffering a beating."
"Those guys are inhumane. Regardless of gender and status, they beat all of us up. I was almost disfigured."
He sobbed incessantly.
In the hall.
A beautiful woman was seated in the middle of the hall and weeping loudly, with almost no regard for her image.
Li Yu was standing opposite her.
"My dear sister, can you stop crying? I was in a good mood but your crying made me frustrated."
Li Yu, who was in the main hall, began to get a headache.
The woman in front of him was his biological sister, Princess Taihe of Jin Nation.
As the Crown Prince's biological sister, Princess Taihe was naturally favored and pampered. Ever since she was a child, she had never been aggrieved.
However, some time ago, she insisted on joining the Jin Nation Academy and refused to drop the idea regardless of who tried to persuade her.
Yet, before she could throw her weight around in the Jin Nation Academy with her status as the princess, she suffered a beating.
Li Yu was furious and frustrated.
He was frustrated at the fact that his sister insisted on going to the Jin Nation Academy even though it seemed pointless to him.
He was furious because she was the princess of Jin Nation, and yet the members of the Jin Nation Academy actually beat her up without consideration.
However, those were the rules of the Jin Nation Academy. As the Crown Prince, he was well aware that his father definitely wouldn't bother about such things and would merely consider it bad luck even though she was a pampered princess.
It was because the Jin Nation Academy did not care about the king at all. The Jin Nation Academy's famous saying was that one should not spoil the talents they wanted to cultivate.
Hence, regardless of their identity, they would all have to take a beating.
"I don't care, I don't care. Anyway, you must avenge me, or I will publicize your scandals. If I get embarrassed, you won't live well either."
Princess Taihe threw a tantrum and insisted that Li Yu intervene to avenge her.
"My dear sister, why? Will you be happy if I get embarrassed?"
"Besides, how do you expect me to take revenge? It's not like you don't know what kind of a cultivation talent I am."
"Besides, don't you know the rules of Jin Nation Academy? Even if Father intervenes, justice won't be done for you."
Li Yu was a little depressed.
That was the bad thing about having a biological sister. She knew all the sordid things that he had done and was completely unrestrained. Other princesses would have rushed to suck up to him. Only his biological sister would dare to threaten him, the Crown Prince of the imperial dynasty.
"I don't want to listen to it, I don't want to listen to it. If you can't solve it, we'll perish together. Anyway, I'm going to get married in the future while you'll take over the throne of the emperor. Who will remember what mistakes a princess has made in Jin Nation? They'll only be focusing on you."
Princess Taihe was incredibly spoiled and insisted that Li Yu take revenge for her.
All of a sudden, Li Yu's headache worsened.
"What do you want me to do?"
Li Yu asked.
"Get someone to go to the Jin Nation Academy and take revenge on everyone who hit me."
Princess Taihe clenched her fist and said viciously.
"Think about it, there's no such person who can do that. Even if there is, do you think he can go there? The Jin Nation Academy assessment is already over."
Li Yu shook his head.
"I can get Mother or Father to let that person join the academy. He will have some privileges, but I don't care who this person is. You can decide."
Princess Taihe said seriously.
Her eyes were red and swollen, not from crying but from the beating that she had suffered.
"Sister, don't be capricious and willful, alright? You don't know the rules of the Jin Nation Academy at all. You want one person to fight a group of people? In the entire Jin Nation… Uh!"
Li Yu subconsciously refuted and was suddenly stunned.
He seemed to have thought of something.
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Chapter 125: Don't Worry, I Definitely Avenge You
In the Crown Prince's hall in the royal palace of Jin Nation.
Li Yu suddenly froze in place.
On the other hand, Princess Taihe who was seated on the chair stopped crying and looked at Li Yu with some confusion. "Brother, what's the matter with you?"
"Sister, let me ask you, is there a person called Ye Ping in the Jin Nation Academy?"
"He's very handsome, second only to me."
Li Yu asked seriously.
"Ye Ping? There doesn't seem to be such a person. As for those who are more handsome than you are, there are plenty."
Princess Taihe answered seriously.
Li Yu was speechless.
"Brother, I seem to have heard about Ye Ping somewhere. Oh, I remember, Senior Brother Fang Lei mentioned him before and he seemed to have criticized him to the point of making him sound worthless. What happened to him?"
Princess Taihe was a little curious. In the beginning, she didn't remember who Ye Ping was, but she suddenly recalled about him.
"Criticized him to the point of making him seem worthless?"
Li Yu frowned slightly.
"Yes, Senior Brother Fang Lei said that Ye Ping is a clout chaser and he even said that if he meets Ye Ping one day, he will make Ye Ping know what a genius is. It seems that Senior Brother Fang Lei dislikes Ye Ping."
"Brother, do you know Ye Ping? Is he like what Senior Brother Fang Lei said?"
Princess Taihe was even more curious.
She wasn't a fool and knew that although Li Yu had poor aptitude, he knew all sorts of geniuses because he was the Crown Prince of Jin Nation. Those who could be remembered by him were naturally extraordinary.
"Hmph, he's ignorant."
Hearing Fang Lei's malicious comment about his master, Li Yu couldn't help but humph coldly before looking at Princess Taihe.
"Sister, I have an idea. I'll take revenge for you, but you have to go to Mother and ask her to get an extra place for an additional student in the Jin Nation Academy. As long as you can do that, I guarantee that I will be able to help you seek revenge."
Li Yu said seriously.
Others might not know Ye Ping, but Li Yu knew him well.
Previously, there were rumors that Ye Ping had shown incredible might by defeating 3,000 Fiendcelestial Cult disciples, and he completely believed it regardless of how absurd the rumors seemed to be.
He was displeased to hear that Ye Ping was said to be Chen Zheng's nephew and ended up getting criticized by the masses in Jin Nation. Hence, he specifically asked the king to make a trip to Jin Nation, but to his surprise, his father actually knew who Ye Ping was.
Later on, he understood why Chen Zheng said Ye Ping was his nephew, and so he did not continue to explain anything.
Now that his biological sister had been bullied, Li Yu naturally wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
It was not that his younger sister was really precious and couldn't take a beating. It was mainly because the fifth generation of the disciples of the Jin Nation Academy were indeed too inhumane to have beaten up such a beautiful woman, so much that her face was all swollen and bruised.
Princess Taihe only dared to come out after recuperating for a few days. The faces of a few palace maids were as swollen as that of a pig's.
'Why did you have to hit her face, especially since she's a woman?' Besides, she was his biological sister and be it for personal reasons or not, he had to avenge her.
"Really? Brother, if you can help me to get revenge, you can pick any of my girlfriends at will to be your consort."
Princess Taihe was instantly overjoyed after hearing those words.
Li Yu did not seem particularly interested and instead looked at Princess Taihe.
"Sister, I'll definitely take revenge for you while achieving my other agenda. However, no matter what, I will avenge you, but there's one thing you have to bear in mind."
"You're a princess and Father has always pampered you while I've always doted on you since you were a child. That's the reason you're lawless and spoiled rotten. You want to go to the Jin Nation Academy to prove your talent and capabilities, not your status."
"So, if you suffer any aggravation in the Jin Nation Academy in the future, I won't help you, regardless if you're at fault or not."
"I know what you're thinking. You want to resist the fate of having to be married off, but if you continue being willful and come to me or Father whenever you encounter an issue, going to the Jin Nation Academy would be meaningless for you."
"You can't resist fate too, do you know that?"
Li Yu was firm in his tone.
Since ancient times, the princesses of most nations would be married off to a faraway country in order to build diplomatic relations between the two nations or to stabilize the imperial court. It was definitely unfortunate for the princesses.
It wouldn't be too bad if the person they had to marry was someone they liked, but it was rare for true love to exist in marriage alliances.
Li Yu could tell why Princess Taihe joined the Jin Nation Academy, but he said so precisely because he could tell what she was thinking.
Otherwise, he would leave her to do whatever she wanted since it was all just for fun anyway.
After hearing these words, Princess Taihe froze in place.
She looked at Li Yu in shock.
After a long time, Princess Taihe stopped being willful and answered from the bottom of her heart.
"Brother, I understand."
"However, I suddenly realized that you seem to have matured and changed drastically."
Princess Taihe did not expect that her brother, who used to dote on her greatly, would say something like this today. However, she understood that Li Yu said that only because she was his biological sister.
If it were any other princess, Li Yu would never say such things.
"Hey, am I handsome?"
Before Li Yu could establish his noble image, he grinned and asked.
Princess Taihe was speechless.
"Okay, I'll go first. Don't worry about the Jin Nation Academy quota, I'll look for you if there's anything."
Princess Taihe was immediately in high spirits. She did not continue to annoy Li Yu and left the hall.
Li Yu was the only one left in the spacious hall.
Remaining calm, he watched Princess Taihe leave.
After Princess Taihe left, Li Yu also walked out of the hall and talked to the eunuchs.
"Dispatch 800 escort guards immediately. I'm going out of town."
After saying that, Li Yu walked out.
Three days later.
It wasn't daybreak yet.
At the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Daoist Tai Hua walked towards the sect with a look of exhaustion.
He went to Qingzhou Ancient City in the past month.
He found out three things.
Firstly, his eldest disciple Su Changyu was admired by many in Qingzhou Ancient City and his reputation was almost godlike.
Secondly, Su Changyu did not die and many found out that only hundreds of people died and got injured in Qingzhou. Besides, most of them were itinerant cultivators and none of them was Su Changyu. Otherwise, everyone in Qingzhou would have found out.
Thirdly, the standards of living in Qingzhou Ancient City were very high.
When he found out that Su Changyu was not dead, Daoist Tai Hua was completely relieved.
Although he did not know why Su Changyu did not return to the sect, Daoist Tai Hua believed that with Su Changyu's luck and wisdom, he definitely would protect himself well.
In particular, Su Changyu was lucky.
Daoist Tai Hua always remembered that there was a huge flood in the Qingyun Mountain Range and it was rumored that there was a fight between two supreme experts that resulted in a huge flood.
In the situation where there were countless deaths and injuries, Su Changyu was lying inside a wooden basin and survived.
Hence, since then, Daoist Tai Hua knew that Su Changyu was tough and would definitely live long even though he was a good-for-nothing.
Many cultivators and people died in that disaster, but Su Changyu, who was a baby then, managed to survive and was unscathed.
Who could be luckier than him?
Hence, since there was no other valuable news, Daoist Tai Hua returned to the sect.
He wanted to see if Su Changyu had returned.
It would be best if he did, but if not, he would continue to wait in the sect. He believed that Su Changyu would come back sooner or later.
However, as soon as Daoist Tai Hua returned to the sect, he was dumbfounded.
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Chapter 126: Prince of Jin Nation? My Grand-Disciple?
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but be dumbstruck when he saw the Qingyun Dao Sect.
The entire Qingyun Dao Sect was surrounded by countless officials and soldiers, making it seem like there was a solemn event going on.
'What's going on?'
'Is the palace ordering for a demolition?'
'This is a damned loss.'
The first thing that came to Daoist Tai Hua's mind was a demolition.
The people in front of him were clad in armor and looking extremely aggressive. They were obviously from the imperial court.
Generally speaking, the officials of the court would usually only show up when there was a serious case or demolition.
Daoist Tai Hua was confident that his disciples wouldn't dare to get involved in any serious case, nor did they have the ability to.
Hence, demolition was the only possibility.
However, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but be upset when he thought that the sect was going to be demolished.
At this moment, Xu Luochen and Chen Lingrou suddenly walked over, looking a little anxious.
"Sect Leader!"
The two of them walked over and were somewhat at a loss for what to do.
"Keep your mouth shut."
Daoist Tai Hua hurriedly spoke up before asking with an expectant look on his face, "How much per square meter? Is there at least 500?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"Master, it's not a demolition. There's just a big shot from the imperial court who claims to be your Grand-disciple."
Chen Lingrou immediately understood what Daoist Tai Hua meant and quickly explained to him.
"Huh? It's not a demolition?"
"My Grand-disciple?"
"Who's that big shot? How authoritative is he?"
Daoist Tai Hua was dumbfounded.
'Grand-disciple?'
'Since when have I taken in a Grand-disciple?'
'Did Su Changyu manage to deceive someone into becoming his disciple out there?'
'This is not going to work. We can fool Ye Ping but not big shots as such. If he gets exposed, he'll have his legs broken.'
"The Crown Prince of Jin Nation," Chen Lingrou whispered slowly into Daoist Tai Hua's ear.
Daoist Tai Hu inhaled sharply.
In the next moment, he was overwhelmed with shock.
'The Crown Prince of Jin Nation!'
'What kind of an existence is he?'
'How dare Su Changyu cheat the Crown Prince of Jin Nation?'
'Is he not afraid that his entire family will be killed?'
'Oh dear.'
Daoist Tai Hua was in the midst of being dumbfounded.
One of the soldiers walked out.
"Grandmaster! Grandmaster! Greetings, Grandmaster."
Li Yu dashed over excitedly from afar and greeted Daoist Tai Hua repeatedly, making the latter confused.
The Crown Prince of Jin Nation called him his Grandmaster.
In other words, wouldn't he be of higher seniority than the king of Jin Nation?
If this were to get out, it would cause big trouble.
Daoist Tai Hua was in awe.
"Your Highness, don't address me that way. I can't accept it. I can't accept it."
Daoist Tai Hua instructed.
He was not being timid, but rather, Li Yu's identity was too terrifying.
'The Crown Prince of Jin Nation!'
To put it bluntly, the City Lord of Qingzhou seemed like a behemoth to him, what more the Crown Prince of Jin Nation.
The current Crown Prince was the future emperor of Jin Nation. If he dared to randomly assume connections with him, he would be courting death.
If he was capable, he would dare to acknowledge it, but the Qingyun Dao Sect was just an incompetent sect that. If the king of Jin Nation found out, he would be in hot soup.
Which father would want their child to hang out with a bunch of good-for-nothings all day?
At this point, Daoist Tai Hua asked with a look of misery, "Your Highness, who took you in as a disciple?"
If he knew who the culprit was, he would beat him up and then kick him out of the sect so as to settle things.
"Grandmaster, my master is Ye Ping, but we didn't hold an official acknowledgment ceremony. I'm here to complete it today and visit Master at the same time."
Li Yu hurriedly answered modestly and respectfully.
"Ye Ping?"
Daoist Tai Hua was stunned.
He really didn't expect it to be Ye Ping who had accepted Li Yu as his disciple. It rendered Daoist Tai Hua speechless.
However, Daoist Tai Hua could make some sense of what was going on.
"You haven't acknowledged him officially?"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little curious.
"Yeah, three years ago, I got to meet my master and at that time, he was well known in Qingzhou Ancient City. He goes by the name of Householder Qing Lian. I've always wanted to become his disciple, but he kept turning me down. However, I met Master by chance in Qingzhou Ancient City some time ago, and he said that I would be able to become his disciple as long as you agree, Grandmaster!"
Li Yu looked very excited.
At this juncture, he even clapped his hands.
In an instant, several boxes were carried towards them.
"Grandmaster, I really want to acknowledge Master, I hope you will agree. I didn't know what gift to bring this time, so I brought a small token. I hope you can feel my sincerity."
Li Yu even saluted and knelt on the ground, looking extremely sincere.
He really wanted Ye Ping to take him under his wing, even if he was just going to be an in-name disciple.
"No, no, no, no, I can't. Your Highness, hear me out. We are actually just a bunch of…"
Hearing that Li Yu knew Ye Ping for a long time, Daoist Tai Hua felt a little relieved.
However, just as he was about to tell the truth, a box was suddenly opened.
In an instant, dense spiritual energy filled the air and was replaced by emerald green light.
This!
Superior-grade Spirit Stones!
Daoist Tai Hua was dumbfounded.
Xu Luochen and Chen Lingrou were also confused.
In their worldview, the division of currency was copper, silver nuggets, taels of silver, taels of gold, followed by inferior-grade Spirit Stones.
Having a few nuggets of silver was considered a joyous thing, let alone inferior-grade Spirit Stones.
However, the box of superior-grade Spirit Stones made them completely dumbfounded.
One superior-grade Spirit Stone was worth 10 middle-grade Spirit Stones while one middle-grade Spirit Stone was worth 10 inferior-grade Spirit Stones.
One inferior-grade Spirit Stone was equal to a hundred taels of gold. In other words, one superior-grade Spirit Stone was worth 10,000 taels of gold.
There were at least several thousand superior-grade Spirit Stones in this box.
There were ten boxes in total, which meant that there were tens of thousands of superior-grade Spirit Stones which were worth hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones.
'Oh my God!'
At this moment, Xu Luochen and Chen Lingrou continuously had one thought in mind.
They would never finish spending them!
Daoist Tai Hua held his breath.
Someone said that a 50% profit would make people not hesitate to take risks; a 100% profit would spur one to take desperate measures regardless of danger, while a 200% profit could make one forget about the fear of death.
Hundreds of thousands of taels of gold was an amount of money that Daoist Tai Hua would never be able to earn in his lifetime.
Even if Ye Ping made one painting a day and sold each one for 10,000 taels of gold, it would take him almost 30 years to earn that amount, assuming that there was no depreciation.
Daoist Tai Hua clenched his teeth at the thought of this.
He would take it on.
Success is proportional to bravery. If he failed, he would suffer the consequences alone, but if he succeeded, his disciples would enjoy life and he would be able to retire in advance too.
Daoist Tai Hua asked, "Your Highness, we are a group of advanced people, what are you doing?"
He came back to his senses and stared at Li Yu.
In the next moment, before Li Yu could say anything, Daoist Tai Hua continued to speak.
"However…"
As soon as Daoist Tai Hua started to speak, Ye Ping interrupted him.
"Li Yu! Why are you here?"
"Sect Leader, you're back!"
"Second Senior Brother, Little Senior Sister."
He interrupted Daoist Tai Hua.
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Chapter 127: Jin Nation Academy? I'm Not Going, Isn't It Nice To Stay In The Sect?
Ye Ping was rather shocked.
When he was cultivating just now, he had already detected an extremely dense spiritual energy.
At first, he didn't pay much attention to it, but later on, he discovered that the spiritual energy was getting increasingly dense.
Only when he walked out of the Qingyun Dao Sect did he realize that there were a bunch of people gathered there.
Soon, Ye Ping discovered that Li Yu had actually gone to the Qingyun Dao Sect, making Ye Ping even more shocked.
That was the reason he stopped communicating with them and appeared there.
"Master!"
When Li Yu saw Ye Ping, he immediately got excited and hurriedly stood up to bow at Ye Ping.
"Didn't I say that you don't need to call me your master since I haven't accepted you as my disciple?"
Ye Ping hurriedly interjected when Li Yu bowed at him.
It was fine at first. After all, he was alone and Li Yu could address him however he wanted to.
However, now that he had already joined the Qingyun Dao Sect as a trainee disciple, he would be overstepping the rules if the Sect Leader knew that he had accepted a disciple out there.
That wasn't too serious. If the Sect Leader knew how unreliable he was and kicked him out of the sect, what would happen to him?
So for the sake of his own position, Ye Ping immediately drew the line so that he wouldn't get involved.
"Master, Grandmaster just said that he would accept me as a disciple. Even if you don't want to, you should accept me on Grandmaster's account. Right, Grandmaster?"
Li Yu begged Ye Ping to take him as his disciple.
Even the 800 escort guards were bewildered when they saw that, let alone Daoist Tai Hua.
His Highness, the Crown Prince, actually had to stoop so low as to beg others to accept him as a disciple.
That was outrageous. After all, Li Yu had the power to make any sect in Jin Nation accept him as his disciple.
The Qingyun Dao Sect was faraway and poor. Besides, the so-called disciples of the sect all seemed like good-for-nothings while Ye Ping seemed mysterious too.
"Huh? I… Oh right, Ye Ping, your disciple seems to have good potential. Besides, I think that Li Yu is fated to join the Qingyun Dao Sect."
Daoist Tai Hua was first stunned. Afterwards, he glanced at the boxes of superior-grade Spirit Stones and bit the bullet to say that.
As soon as he said that, Li Yu immediately said excitedly, "Greetings, Grandmaster and Master."
He knelt down and bowed to Daoist Tai Hua and Ye Ping, seemingly worried that Ye Ping and Daoist Tai Hua would change their minds.
Seeing this, Ye Ping was somewhat at a loss for words.
However, since the Sect Leader had already promised, he couldn't say much as a disciple.
However, Ye Ping looked at the boxes on the ground with his eyes full of curiosity.
"Did you bring all these Spirit Stones here?"
Ye Ping asked with some curiosity.
"Yes. Master, I came over in a hurry this time and didn't know what gifts to prepare, so I got them to bring some Spirit Stones over."
" I hope you won't mind me, Master."
Li Yu nodded.
However, at the next moment, Ye Ping's expression changed before chastising coldly.
"Fool!"
Li Yu couldn't help but be stunned.
"Master, why?"
He was a little confused. 'How am I a fool for bringing gifts over personally?'
"Li Yu, let's put aside the fact that you're at least a literati. Even if you're not, you are looking down on the Qingyun Dao Sect."
"The Qingyun Dao Sect may seem poor, but in fact, this is just simplicity. What do you mean by bringing these things here? Do you think the Sect Leader cares for these Spirit Stones?"
Ye Ping was a little furious as he reprimanded Li Yu.
In Ye Ping's eyes, Qingyun Dao Sect was a peerless hidden sect, and if Li Yu brought some hometown specialties instead, Ye Ping wouldn't say much.
However, what did he mean by bringing Spirit Stones over?
'Does he think the Qingyun Dao Sect lacks these Spirit Stones?'
It was akin to a person running to the world's richest person and giving them boxes of silver.
Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
However, after Ye Ping said that, Daoist Tai Hua panicked.
'We are short of Spirit Stones!'
The Qingyun Dao Sect lacked nothing but Spirit Stones.
'Ye Ping, what are you doing?'
'Why are you so fierce to our benefactor?'
'Who taught you that?'
Not to mention Daoist Tai Hua, even Chen Lingrou and Xu Luochen were anxious too.
Who wouldn't be enticed by so many Spirit Stones?
After hearing his words, the stunned Li Yu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Before waiting for Daoist Tai Hua to speak, Li Yu hurriedly bowed and said, "Master, I've been too presumptuous and ignorant."
"You guys, bring these things back and tell my father that I'll go home after some time."
Li Yu was enlightened.
When he met Ye Ping three years ago, he knew that Ye Ping was not the kind who would bend over backwards for the sake of money as money and material things were like dirt to him.
Well, it actually made sense. Ye Ping was lofty, and hence, the sect he joined probably wouldn't consist of a bunch of money grubbers.
At the thought of this, Li Yu felt that he was indeed being rather silly.
"Yes!"
The escort soldiers immediately brought the boxes away without any more nonsense.
Daoist Tai Hua suddenly wanted to vomit blood.
There were hundreds of thousands of taels of gold.
'I've never seen so much money in my life.'
'You're turning it down?'
'Besides, I really lack money. You're a defiant disciple!'
Although he felt the pinch, Daoist Tai Hua had to maintain a polite smile on the surface.
He could not show too much agitation. Otherwise, he would suffer a double loss if Li Yu discovered something fishy.
However, at this moment, Li Yu's voice sounded again.
"Master, Grandmaster, I came this time to invite Master to the Jin Nation Academy."
Daoist Tai Hua, Xu Luochen, and Chen Lingrou were confused again.
They had been dumbfounded several times today and felt that their brains were not enough for them to process what was going on.
Perhaps Ye Ping did not know what the Jin Nation Academy meant.
However, the three of them were well aware.
The Jin Nation Academy was a supreme academy that was beyond the reach of any sect.
The power of the imperial court was greater than the sects and all obstacles were nothing in the face of the country's weapons.
On the other hand, the Jin Nation Academy had the most powerful Heart Manual in the entire Jin Nation and all the elders of the sect were popular figures of Jin Nation.
Those who could take hardship would be in Jin Nation Academy.
Those who could become a part of Jin Nation Academy were elites.
One would be superior and dominate Jin Nation as long as they joined Jin Nation Academy.
If there was a disciple of the Qingyun Dao Sect who was chosen by the Jin Nation Academy, even the City Lord of Baiyun City would rejoice and throw a huge banquet to celebrate after hearing that news.
However, they didn't expect Li Yu to pay them a visit this time to invite Ye Ping to the Jin Nation Academy.
He was indeed authoritative, as expected of the Crown Prince of Jin Nation.
Impressive!
However, while they were being excited, Li Yu watched with great anticipation.
Ye Ping frowned and gave a calm answer.
"No, I'm not going!"
'Yes.'
'I'm not going.'
'What should I go to the Jin Nation Academy for?'
'Isn't it nice being in the sect?'
"Master, you're not going?"
Li Yu was puzzled.
He had thought about it and made several predictions, but he never expected Ye Ping to refute so resolutely.
"Why? Is the Jin Nation Academy really that impressive?"
Ye Ping asked.
Li Yu was speechless.
"Li Yu, let me ask you, are there any experts in the Jin Nation Academy? Are there any who can cut through sun, moon, and stars with a single blade of grass?"
Ye Ping continued to ask.
Li Yu answered, "No."
"Does the Jin Nation Academy have a supreme heart cultivation method?"
Ye Ping asked again.
"No."
Li Yu shook his head.
In the next moment, Ye Ping humphed coldly and shook his head. He stopped talking to Li Yu and looked at Daoist Tai Hua instead.
"Sect Leader, Senior Brother has taught me the Dao of array formations. I'm going to the rear cliff to comprehend the Dao. Goodbye."
At this point, Ye Ping bowed to Daoist Tai Hua before turning around to leave.
Everyone else was dumbfounded.
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Chapter 128: Spatial Array Formation, Essence Demon Mystic Realm
Everyone was dumbfounded.
The Jin Nation Academy was the most supreme academy in Jin Nation which many geniuses and outstanding talents dreamed of entering.
Every year, the geniuses who were not selected by the Jin Nation Academy would slip into dejection.
However, they didn't expect Ye Ping to not be tempted by Jin Nation Academy, and he even seemed to think that the Jin Nation Academy was really ordinary.
'Terrible disciple!'
'Terrible disciple!'
'He's such a sinful disciple!'
Daoist Tai Hua was in agony. He could forgo the Spirit Stones but not the Jin Nation Academy.
There were rules in Jin Nation that stated explicitly that any sect that could produce disciples who could enter Jin Nation Academy would be advanced straight to a second-rank sect.
If the sect was a second-rank one in the first place, it would be advanced to a first-rank sect.
If Ye Ping joined the Jin Nation Academy, it would be a glorious thing for the sect.
They would be advanced to a second-rank sect.
It was simply like a milestone for Daoist Tai Hua.
Second-rank Sect!
The Qingyun Dao Sect had not been advanced to a second-rank sect even though it had been passed down 18 generations. If he could do it, it would be a supreme glory.
However, Ye Ping turned the chance down right away.
Daoist Tai Hua's heart was dripping blood as he was filled with anguish.
He knew why Ye Ping refuted.
It was because Ye Ping was too preoccupied with the assumption that the Qingyun Dao Sect was really a hidden sect.
After all, compared to the hidden sects, Jin Nation Academy was indeed less attractive. However, the problem was that they were not a hidden sect.
"Grandmaster, what should we do?"
At this moment, Li Yu's voice sounded as he looked at Daoist Tai Hua.
"Don't panic, your master should have encountered some problems these few days. Let's wait a few days, I'll try to talk some sense into him."
Daoist Tai Hua first calmed Li Yu down, and at the same time, he also understood that this kind of thing absolutely could not be rushed. He knew that he had to lead Ye Ping to join the Jin Nation Academy willingly.
Ye Ping would definitely be displeased if he forced him and that would easily reveal some clues. Hence, he had to do it step by step and wait for a few days before talking to Ye Ping about it calmly.
"Okay, Grandmaster, I shall stay here. Let me know if there's anything you need my help with. Although I can't do hard labor, I know how to command people to work."
Li Yu nodded.
He really wanted Ye Ping to go to the Jin Nation Academy.
One reason was that he wanted to avenge his sister, and the other was that he wanted to bring some glory to Jin Nation. The opening of the Jin Nation Academy signified that the Ten Nations Grand Tournament was round the corner.
In previous years, the Jin Nation had always been at the bottom of the ranks of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. However, if Ye Ping participated, he believed that they would be able to emerge at least among the top five.
If they could get a good ranking in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, he would receive great credit.
In all, for personal reasons and what not, Li Yu hoped that Ye Ping would be able to join the Jin Nation Academy, but he also understood that Ye Ping wasn't interested so he could not be too impatient about it.
He would wait for his Grandmaster to make arrangements.
"Oh, it's nothing much, Luochen, Lingrou, hurry up and take His Highness to get some rest. Make sure you serve him well."
Daoist Tai Hua instructed.
He wanted Xu Luochen to hurry and entertain them.
"Grandmaster, save the honorifics. Since I've acknowledged Ye Ping as my master, I'm your Grand-disciple. Feel free to tell me if there is anything I can help you with in the future."
Li Yu patted his chest and said.
Daoist Tai Hua nodded with a bitter smile and told Xu Luochen to hurry up and arrange a resting place for Li Yu. He told him not to take Li Yu's words seriously.
He really did not have the guts to command Li Yu. If Li Yu wasn't bent on making Ye Ping his master, Daoist Tai Hua honestly would not have the courage to even talk to Li Yu.
After all, he was the Crown Prince of Jin Nation!
He was the future king!
In the face of Li Yu the future king of Jin Nation, he, the Sect Leader of a lowly sect, was just a nobody.
Daoist was well aware of that.
Just like that, the 800 guards left. There were naturally people to protect Li Yu and they were undoubtedly just there as handymen who performed miscellaneous tasks. Now that there was no longer a need for them, they could go back.
At this moment, below the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Ye Ping returned to the back of the cliff and continued to comprehend the Dao of array formations.
He was almost enlightened, but he was suddenly interrupted by the spiritual energy fluctuation that caused a delay in time.
Now that he knew what had happened, Ye Ping continued to comprehend the Array Formation Dao at ease.
These days, Ye Ping had already read through the book of basic array formations hundreds of times and memorized 12 of the array diagrams in it.
There were four killing array formations, four trapping array formations, two defensive array formations, one spirit-calming array formation, and one spatial array formation.
The first eleven array formations were relatively ordinary, with the most profound one being the spatial array formation.
Ye Ping was most interested in the spatial array formation.
The so-called spatial array formation gave one the ability to cross hundreds to thousands of kilometers.
For example, the Qingyun Dao Sect was a total of 1,500 kilometers away from Qingzhou Ancient City.
With Ye Ping's previous speed, it would take about three days to get there.
Even if he used Sword Kinesis Flight, it would take him one day.
However, if he used an array formation, he would be able to cover that distance with a single thought.
However, spatial array formations were also the most troublesome and difficult.
Ye Ping planned to try it.
Yes, he wanted to try it.
There was no harm in trying anyway.
At the thought of this, Ye Ping waved his hand and more than ten stones landed on his hand in an instant.
Array artifacts were required for setting up array formations.
However, Ye Ping did not have an array artifact, and hence, he decided to use stones.
After all, Wang Zhuoyu had mentioned in his insights that everything in heaven and earth could be turned into an array artifact.
Hence, Ye Ping decided to try using stones as his array artifacts. If he succeeded, he would be somewhat talented. If he failed, it would be normal too.
Ye Ping laid the 27 stones neatly according to the array diagram, forming an array pattern.
After the array formation pattern was formed, Ye Ping closed his eyes immediately.
He began to comprehend the spatial array formation.
Two hours.
Four hours.
Six hours.
Ye Ping entered the state of enlightenment.
In his mind, the guidance array diagram appeared. Ye Ping wanted to set up a spatial array formation, but he decided to see if he could activate the spatial array pattern before anything else.
Just like setting up the time array formation, if he could activate the spatial array pattern, his success rate would increase greatly.
At this moment, the sun and moon, mountains and rivers, heaven and earth, stars, grass and trees, essence array patterns all emerged.
However, at this moment…
A word suddenly lit up brightly.
"Space"
At the next moment, the 27 stones arranged around Ye Ping suddenly started vibrating.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Ping's figure disappeared right on the spot.
At the same time, in the middle of a large mountain, thousands of people gathered there.
They were all students of the Jin Nation Academy who were wearing robes that were embroidered with the words "Second Generation" and "Third Generation".
Thousands of people were surrounding an ancient altar.
In the next moment, a middle-aged man appeared under the altar.
"Greetings, Academy Master!"
The crowd chorused immediately.
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