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Chapter 129: Spatial Array Formation, Essence Demon Mystic Realm
Jin Nation Academy.
Everyone couldn't help but stare at the middle-aged man who had just appeared.
"Greetings, Academy Master!"
They greeted him.
He was the Academy Master of Jin Nation Academy, Li Mocheng.
He had an extremely high status that was not inferior to the king of Jin Nation. In the Ten Nations, he was actually superior to the Jin Nation's king.
It was because most of the geniuses of Jin Nation were trained by him, including Sikong Jiantian, who was his personal disciple.
"Forgo the formality."
Li Mocheng immediately said.
Staring at the thousands of people, he took out three incense sticks and stuck them into the incense burner under the altar.
He said slowly, "The Ten Nations Academy assessment is about to begin. The first round is the True Demon Mystic Realm, and in order to let you familiarize yourselves with it, I and other elders of the academy have jointly set up an Essence Demon Mystic Realm."
"Although this Essence Demon Mystic Realm is not comparable to the True Demon Mystic Realm, it will achieve about a third of the effects. There will be an Essence Demon in this Essence Demon Mystic Realm."
"This Essence Demon is extremely brutal but it is sentient. If it senses that you guys are very strong, it will try to deceive you, gain your trust, and then suddenly attack and kill you while your guard is lowered."
"So, when you enter the mystic realm later, you mustn't trust the Essence Demon."
"In addition, if you can not fight it, you must retreat immediately. Essence Demons are extremely ferocious and brutal. They don't feel pain, so once they start being brutal, no one can suppress them."
"Every time the Essence Demon Mystic Realm opens, there will be disciples who will be seriously injured, and many have also died in the mystic realm, so don't push yourself too hard if you can't defeat it. Being reckless only means you are stupid, no one will think you are brave, do you understand?"
Li Mocheng, the academy master, instructed as he stared at the thousands of disciples with a solemn and firm expression.
He was cautioning them not to be reckless or impulsive, and admonishing them to quit if they couldn't defeat the Essence Demon and let someone else over. Dying in the mystic realm was not an act of bravery but foolishness.
"We understand."
The disciples chorused in unison after Li Mocheng said that.
"Good. Disciples who want to challenge the Essence Demon Mystic Realm, come forth to collect your token for the mystic realm."
Li Mocheng waved his hand, and hundreds of mystic realm ancient tokens floated in the air.
Some among the thousands of disciples soon walked out.
The Essence Demon Mystic Realm was so dangerous that it could only be challenged by true geniuses.
Those who dared to challenge it would earn the admiration of the crowd regardless of whether they won or lost.
The first to come out were five people.
There were four men and one woman.
Fang Lei was among them.
His gaze was full of confidence and he was sauntering over, as if he had no fear of the Essence Demon Mystic Realm.
The remaining four people, too, were all true elites as they all seemed extremely confident.
In particular, one of the women was attracting the attention of the people.
The woman was clad in a long blue dress and holding a blue flying sword in her hand, looking extremely beautiful. She was Duanmu Yun, a popular figure of Jin Nation Academy who belonged to a family who had thousands of years of heritage in Jin Nation Academy. She was the eldest daughter of the third generation and had excellent aptitude and talent. In the Jin Nation Academy, she was at the top and seemed to be about to become the best.
The remaining three were not ordinary people either. Walking side by side, they were full of battle intent.
"Duanmu Yun, I advise you not to participate. The Essence Demon has an extremely tough physical body, but you don't focus on physical cultivation. Don't end up going in and getting beaten up into a pulp. Getting beaten up isn't that serious, but it'll be a terrible loss if your pretty face gets disfigured."
Someone spoke up. It was a man in black who was smiling.
Duanmu Yun retorted, "Instead of worrying about me, why don't you worry about yourselves? You guys are only at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm now. A bunch of good-for-nothings."
It was true that her physical body was not strong, but she had already condensed a pseudo core and could be considered a half-step Golden Core cultivator. As long as she wanted to, she would be able to condense the Golden Core at any time.
Hearing this mockery, Fang Lei spoke up too.
"If the realm can represent everything, what do we need geniuses for?"
"You may now be a half-step Golden Core realm cultivator, but as long as I want to, I can condense the Golden Core at any time too. I just don't want to break through to the Golden Core realm so soon."
Fang Lei's voice was calm as he answered Duanmu Yun. He wasn't being sarcastic either.
"You can condense the Golden Core immediately. I don't need to break through, I can suppress you with one hand."
Duanmu Yun immediately said.
She was domineering and seemed to be a tough and assertive woman.
"There's no need for that. How about we have a fight after the challenge in the Essence Demon Mystic Realm?"
The man in black also interjected in a calm but straightforward tone.
"Sure!"
The four of them chorused.
That was the competition between geniuses where no one was willing to admit defeat to anyone.
Not far away, the senior members of the academy saw everything.
No one tried to stop them or persuade them. In fact, they were even happy to see this kind of fight.
It was because only through fighting could there be outstanding geniuses. If one remained status quo and chose not to fight, they would all be unambitious and the Jin Nation would never be able to become stronger.
It was a good thing for there to be fights and a thirst for more. As long as there were no casualties or severe injuries, bickering and competition were normal.
Soon, the five of them stopped in front of Li Mocheng and each bowed to him respectfully.
After doing so, each of them received a mystic realm ancient token that had a number on the back. They then entered according to the number.
Fang Lei was lucky enough to have drawn token No. 1. Hence, he could be the first to enter the Essence Demon Mystic Realm.
"Brother Fang Lei, you must be careful."
Someone cautioned Fang Lei.
However, the latter looked incredibly confident and arrived at the altar.
Fang Lei was absolutely confident that he would be able to kill the Essence Demon with a single punch later.
"You're so inexperienced!"
At the next moment, Li Mocheng, the academy master, didn't say much nonsense either and simply released a ray of spiritual light.
In an instant, a void crack appeared on top of the altar.
Soon, Fang Lei walked into the crack confidently.
Just like that…
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
After Ye Ping comprehended the spatial array pattern, the stones suddenly vibrated.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Ping's figure disappeared right on the spot.
Soon, he was a little surprised when he opened his eyes.
The surroundings resembled a gladiator arena as it was vast and empty, looking rather eerie.
"Did I succeed?"
Ye Ping was a little surprised because he didn't expect his first attempt at breaking a spatial array formation to be successful.
'But… where is this?'
After coming back to his senses, Ye Ping couldn't help but look around and scrutinize his surroundings carefully.
He was unsure of where he was.
However, at this moment, a figure dashed over.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ground started quaking. The figure was several feet tall and humanoid, but it looked extremely peculiar as it was shrouded in black light and had bloodshot eyes while charging towards Ye Ping.
"This is bad."
Ye Ping instantly moved backwards by dozens of steps. He did not know where he had been sent to, but he didn't waste his breath on any nonsense and instead launched the Golden Wheel of Expiation immediately.
He wanted to expiate the monster.
However, unfortunately, the Golden Wheel of Expiation could not expiate the monster in front of him.
"Is this not a demon? It's not a resentful spirit either, right?"
Ye Ping frowned.
However, there was no time to think more as the humanoid monster started charging towards him again.
"It happens that I can use it to test my cultivation level."
Looking at the ferocious beast that was charging at him, Ye Ping immediately raised his fist and tried to kill it.
Ye Ping's physical body was the Little Godfiend Body.
Although he did not know any profound punching techniques, there were some basic inheritances in the Ancient Godfiend Technique.
His ancient punch caused the entire arena to shake.
A dragon roar sounded as Ye Ping struck with all his might. His physical body was extremely terrifying.
The mere punch directly smashed the demon into bits.
In an instant, the demonic creature turned into clouds of smoke and disappeared on the spot.
"What is this thing?"
"Where exactly is this?"
Ye Ping frowned, clueless as to where he was.
However, at this moment, a crack appeared.
Afterwards, a figure slowly appeared too.
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Chapter 130: Damn, This Essence Demon Is Outrageously Powerful
In the crack, Fang Lei's mood was calm.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, the Essence Demon was terrifying and brutal. But in his eyes, the Essence Demon was no big deal.
As a genius, Fang Lei understood very well the importance of physical cultivation.
Not only was he competent in Dharmic Dao, but Fang Lei had high attainments in physical cultivation too. He cultivated the Six-Nine Arcane Cultivation Method.
He tempered the Immortal Golden Body because he knew that if he encountered trouble in the future, such as reaching an area with no spiritual energy, he would be able to pretend to be impressive.
He could say, "Sorry but my constitution is my forte!"
Thinking about this image, Fang Lei could not help but grin.
As for the Essence Demon, Fang Lei had never fought it personally before, but he knew how strong it was.
He was confident that within three moves, he could kill the Essence Demon, and if he was lucky, he could even kill it with a single move.
With that thought in mind, he smiled.
A distinctive feature of his was his crooked mouth.
At the next moment, as a beam of light appeared, a gladiatorial arena soon appeared in his eyes.
The cold gladiatorial arena seemed incredibly desolate.
There was a refined man standing before him.
"Essence Demon?"
In an instant, Fang Lei couldn't help but frown.
'Shouldn't the Essence Demon be ugly?'
The man in front of him looked extremely elegant and refined, with an excellent aura and good looks that were not inferior to his. Fang Lei was shocked.
However, he soon got reminded of what the Academy Master said, and couldn't help but murmur to himself,
"I never thought that these Essence Demons would actually know the art of illusion, it seems that what the Academy Master said is true."
While thinking about it, he kept his eyes fixed on the refined man in front of him, long keeping his guard up.
The refined man in front of him was none other than Ye Ping.
Yes, Ye Ping happened to be transported to the Essence Demon Mystic Realm after passing through the spatial array formation.
In the Essence Demon Mystic Realm.
Ye Ping looked at the man in purple who appeared in front of him.
He seemed a little curious, but he stayed put and asked a question instead.
"Fellow Daoist, where is this?"
Ye Ping was a little curious as he had no idea where he had come to, nor who Fang Lei was. However, judging from Fang Lei's appearance, he reckoned that Fang Lei was competent.
Fang Lei did not answer Ye Ping's question and instead looked at him with interest.
"Fellow Daoist, I don't mean to intrude, I'm very sorry, but please answer my question."
Ye Ping didn't know why Fang Lei was looking at him that way, but he subconsciously seemed guilty because he mistakenly thought that he had intruded into someone's home.
"So pretentious."
However, Fang Lei stopped looking interested and put on an indifferent demeanor.
In his eyes, Ye Ping was the Essence Demon that was trying to deceive him and make him drop his guard so that he could launch a sneak attack on him. Unfortunately, he had already seen through everything long ago.
"What do you mean, Fellow Daoist?"
Ye Ping also frowned slightly as he could sense the animosity of Fang Lei.
"Still pretending, huh? You're itching for a beating!"
In the next moment, Fang Lei started attacking Ye Ping. His body was emitting a golden glow and he seemed to have transformed into a god of war. His punches were ferocious and he seemed invincible.
Boom!
The terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations spread everywhere. Fang Lei had really moved without hiding anything, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
In an instant, Ye Ping took dozens of steps backwards. He didn't want to fight with Fang Lei. After all, he thought that he was wrong to have trespassed, and hence he decided to just dodge the attack before explaining.
"Fellow Daoist, I trespassed unintentionally, I didn't mean it. I'll disappear within an hour, please forgive me."
Since Ye Ping explained that he was at fault, Fang Lei didn't have a good reason to attack.
"Essence Demon, drop your act. I've already seen through your tricks, and you will die today."
After saying that, Fang Lei threw a hard punch and his gait was extremely terrifying too. Each step of his crushed the ground and golden light was spreading throughout his body, making him look like a god descending on earth.
Ye Ping could not find anyone stronger than him, apart from Sikong Jiantian and Su Changyu.
"Fellow Daoist, you're mistaken. I'm not an Essence Demon, I just happened to accidentally intrude into this place when I was setting up the spatial array formation. If you don't believe me, you can wait for an hour and you'll figure out then."
Ye Ping continued to dodge. Although Fang Lei was powerful, Ye Ping was confident, especially since it was a battle of physical combat. Having cultivated the Ancient Godfiend body, he wasn't inferior to anyone in terms of physical combat.
However, at the end of the day, Ye Ping was still reluctant to fight as he didn't want the misunderstanding to deepen. He thought that it would be best to explain things clearly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
However, Fang Lei did not respond at all. His punches were fierce and ruthless, filled with endless intent to kill.
"Fellow Daoist, calm down!"
Ye Ping continued to ask.
Still remaining silent, Fang Lei reinforced his fist intent and was out to kill, not fight.
"Fellow Daoist, I may be at fault for intruding into this place, but you are being unreasonable and this is indeed too much. If you can stop, I would like to apologize, but if you refuse to listen to my explanation, don't blame me for attacking."
After being forced to retreat repeatedly by Fang Lei, Ye Ping was getting infuriated too.
Everyone had a limit to their temper. Having been attacked continuously, Ye Ping was getting angry. Although he was at fault, he felt that things could be talked over properly.
Firstly, he didn't steal. Secondly, he didn't cause any damage. He also took the beating, but Fang Lei had gone overboard by launching lethal moves.
"Drop the act and just strike, or you might just die."
Fang Lei's gaze was full of arrogance as he stared at Ye Ping coldly.
"Okay!"
Since things had come to this point, Ye Ping didn't procrastinate any longer.
In an instant, Ye Ping started attacking by launching the Godfiend Ancient fist techniques that seemed mediocre but consisted of endless moves.
Roar!
The sound of a dragon roar resounded within Ye Ping's body and a faint black spiritual energy surrounded him. At this moment, Ye Ping seemed to be turning into a Godfiend.
His aura and momentum, too, skyrocketed countless times in an instant.
"Good! Use all your strength, that's how I want to fight."
Fang Lei got even more excited when he saw that Ye Ping had suddenly become stronger.
He raised his fist and went to fight with Ye Ping.
Ye Ping also raised his fist and both of them were extremely quick like a bolt of lightning. However, Ye Ping was obviously much faster than Fang Lei.
Boom!
A terrifying, thunder-like sound filled the air.
In the gladiatorial arena, rocks flew around the two of them and the stones on the ground began cracking, inch by inch.
Ka-cha.
In the next moment, Fang Lei, who was incredibly confident, had an abrupt change in expression.
When his fist collided into Ye Ping's, he felt as if he had punched Divine Metal.
The bones of his hand shattered, but Ye Ping did not react at all as he was just like a Godfiend that was showing its invincibility.
Boom!
Fang Lei flew backwards and was injured, though not severely so.
"Fellow Daoist, I don't want to hurt you. If you have anything to say…"
After blasting Fang Lei away, Ye Ping continued to speak. He did not want to hurt Fang Lei and thought that there must be some misunderstanding.
However, before he finished, Fang Lei charged towards him again, and this time, his aura seemed to be fiercer than before.
"Immortal Golden Body."
"Tyrannical Fist."
At this moment, the golden rays of light that permeated Fang Lei's flesh were fused together, and he was like a golden man. The fist techniques also contained a ferocious fist intent.
It was a full-blown attack of his and he wanted to end the battle.
He felt that the blow just now was Ye Ping's full strength.
However, in reality, Ye Ping did not want to hurt him and thus only used about 30% of his strength.
"Is it necessary?"
Looking at Fang Lei's punch, Ye Ping was bewildered but completely enraged too.
'I've already said that I intruded by mistake, why won't you listen?'
"Excellent!"
'You refuse to listen, huh? I'll beat you up until you do.'
Thinking of this, Ye Ping swung his iron fist without delay and condensed the intent of the Ancient Great Godfiend.
Roar!
At this moment, Ye Ping's Qi and blood turned into a furnace and a loud and clear dragon roar came from his body.
Black gas diffused in the air and it was as if a real Godfiend was coming.
Bang!
The two clashed again.
However, Fang Lei was soon blasted away. His arm was completely broken and he was severely injured, so much that he vomited blood in the air.
For a moment, Fang Lei was dumbfounded.
'This Essence Demon's strength is outrageous!'
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Chapter 131: Mistake… My Foot
In the Essence Demon Mystic Realm.
Fang Lei was severely injured and his internal organs were vibrating as well. His Qi and blood rolled while his tendons and veins were in unrest. There were even some tremors in his dantian.
He spat a few mouthfuls of blood in the air before landing hard on the ground with shock and horror in his eyes.
He was in pain!
There was excruciating pain throughout his body!
However, Fang Lei did not feel any pain and was instead astonished.
He was extremely shocked.
Although he hadn't really fought an Essence Demon before, he had tried fighting other Abyssal Demons, among which there were existences that were not weaker than Essence Demons.
However, he did not expect that the real Essence Demon would be that powerful.
'This doesn't seem right. No matter how strong an Essence Demon may be, it shouldn't be this powerful, right?'
'Is this an Essence Demon King?'
'Damn, is the Academy Master trying to make things hard for me?'
For a moment, Fang Lei was dumbfounded.
Initially, he wasn't afraid of the mystic realm assessment at all, and instead, he felt that all he needed was a pair of hands to pass.
However, he didn't expect the truth to be different from what he imagined.
"Fellow Daoist, there is indeed a misunderstanding between us. I didn't intend to hurt you, I hope you will forgive me, Fellow Daoist."
At this moment, Ye Ping walked out and said that.
He initially didn't want to do that either, but Fang Lei was chasing after him and refusing to let him off. If he didn't retaliate, there was no way he could solve it at all.
However, just as Ye Ping explained politely…
In an instant, Fang Lei's golden body suddenly vanished. Immediately afterwards, there were crackling sounds and his broken bones began healing on their own. He had one last move which would allow him to instantly recover and return to the peak.
It was the Six-Nine Arcane Technique which was a Mystical Ability. Regardless of the severity of the injury, it would be healed with the power of the Golden Body and their strength would be restored to the peak. They might even advance. However, the only troublesome thing was that they would slip into a state of weakness after some time and would have to recuperate for a few days in order to recover.
Hence, one would basically not be able to use that technique unless it was a last resort.
Of course, when forced to such a state, it was basically a last resort.
Boom!
Fang Lei attacked again, but this time, Ye Ping put his guard down, which was the perfect opportunity for Fang Lei.
However, Fang Lei would have never thought that he was worlds apart from Ye Ping.
Not far away, when Ye Ping walked in front of Fang Lei, he subconsciously moved backwards hundreds of meters away. He cultivated the Ancient Godfiend Body and could naturally feel some extraordinary sense of crisis.
As expected, Fang Lei suddenly recovered from all his injuries and his punches were even more ferocious than before. He wanted to kill him right on the spot.
"It seems that you really won't calm down unless I cripple you."
At this moment, there was nothing more for Ye Ping to think about.
He had completely understood that the man in purple in front of him had gone berserk and probably wouldn't stop attacking him unless he crippled him.
In an instant, Ye Ping once again transformed into the Godfiend and executed all his fist techniques like a ferocious figure.
Boom!
Ye Ping used 30% of this power and his physical body was extremely terrifying. If he used 100% of his power, he would be able to crush Fang Lei into bits with a single punch.
Hence, Ye Ping did not go all out and only used 30% of his power.
The dragon roar sounded again.
Ye Ping broke Fang Lei's rib with his punch, but in the next moment, Ye Ping threw a kick into the air and even the air seemed to have been distorted.
One punch!
Two punches!
Three punches!
Four punches!
Ye Ping's punches became faster and more and more ferocious. Towards the end, Fang Lei laid motionlessly on the ground, as if he was at his very last breath.
"Stop hitting me… Stop hitting me… I admit defeat, I admit defeat."
He seemed to have stopped breathing.
Hearing this weak voice, Ye Ping gradually calmed down.
"Fellow Daoist, have you calmed down now?"
Ye Ping walked over and quietly looked at Fang Lei who was laying on the ground.
Fang Lei was speechless.
He wanted to cry.
He called himself the best genius in Jin Nation and also claimed to be the most ferocious man in Jin Nation Academy. However, he didn't expect the Essence Demon Mystic Realm to cause him to be so battered up.
The most unbearable thing for Fang Lei was that Ye Ping seemed to be unscathed while he had taken such a hard beating. Fang Lei wasn't upset about being unable to defeat Ye Ping, but the feeling of being beaten up by someone of the same realm was terrible.
"Fellow Daoist, there must be a misunderstanding."
Ye Ping's voice sounded again.
Fang Lei spoke up too.
"Mistake… my foot!"
Fang Lei used all his energy in that sentence.
In the next moment, a crack appeared and directly sucked him away, leaving Ye Ping who was perplexed alone.
At this moment, at the altar above the mountain.
Thousands of disciples of the Jin Nation Academy were staring hard at the altar.
The cracks appeared again.
Everyone was filled with curiosity.
They didn't know if Fang Lei had defeated the Essence Demon.
"Do you guys think that Senior Brother Fang can defeat the Essence Demon?"
"That's definitely possible. Senior Brother Fang is the most ferocious man in Jin Nation Academy. If he can't defeat the Essence Demon, who can?"
"That's right, I agree."
"Not necessarily, the Essence Demon's physical body is strong, and it has a high inherent defense against Dharmic Dao. The odds are probably 50-50."
"Senior Brother Fang can definitely defeat the Essence Demon. He cultivates the Six-Nine Arcane Technique which is a secret method that can cast the Immortal Golden Body. His physical body is definitely tougher than the demonic beasts."
"Yes, yes, yes, it can definitely be defeated."
As the crack appeared, everyone couldn't help but look into the altar.
Everyone was filled with curiosity.
However, at the next moment, the crack vanished.
Soon, Fang Lei's body was laid on the altar.
"What's going on here?"
"Why is Senior Brother Fang lying on the ground?"
"Senior Brother Fang is injured."
"Guys, look quickly. Senior Brother Fang has already passed out."
"Oh goodness, look guys. Senior Brother Fang has sustained injuries all over his body."
"How is this possible? Has Senior Brother Fang lost?"
"Someone as strong as Senior Brother Fang got defeated too?"
"That's really the case. Seriously? No way."
"The Essence Demon is so strong? What about the True Demon then?"
Fang Lei's appearance caused a huge uproar.
Nobody expected that Fang Lei, the ferocious man in their hearts, would lose.
Besides, it was only the Essence Demon Mystic Realm.
Wouldn't they die in the True Demon Mystic Realm?
The elders of the Jin Nation Academy, as well as other geniuses, even including the Academy Master were shocked, let alone the disciples.
In particular, the Academy Master Li Mocheng knew the abilities of the Essence Demon and Fang Lei. Although Fang Lei might not get an easy win, he at least wouldn't lose.
However, Fang Lei was severely wounded and even fainted, which seemed rather absurd.
"Silence!"
Li Mocheng ordered in the next moment. He frowned and walked towards Fang Lei, heaving a sigh of relief after checking.
Although he was severely wounded, there was no major issue. However, he had to rest and recuperate for a few months.
Albeit not knowing what exactly happened, Li Mocheng also did not say much. After all, the Essence Demon itself was very tough. Perhaps, Fang Lei was being careless or maybe something else happened, but defeat was defeat.
Li Mocheng immediately ordered for Fang Lei to be carried away. He then said with a straight face, "Next!"
He was very composed as it was not the first time this happened.
'So what if he's a genius?'
On the path of immortality cultivation, he had seen countless geniuses who failed. However, that wasn't rare.
"Ah, I never thought that even Senior Brother Fang would not be able to defeat an Essence Demon. It seems I, Mo Xiaoping, should take over his place as the most ferocious man in Jin Nation Academy."
At this juncture, a man in black walked out.
He was up next.
Mo Xiaoping was still confident.
In his opinion, Fang Lei was purely brainless and it wasn't surprising that he would lose.
In the next moment, Mo Xiaoping walked into the crack.
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Chapter 132: Academy Master, Are You Making Things Hard For Me?
In the Essence Demon Mystic Realm.
Ye Ping was a little perplexed.
The preset timing for the array formation to take him back, which he had set up previously, was about an hour or two.
Had he known that earlier, he would have adjusted the time so that he wouldn't have to stay there with those headless flies.
Besides, Ye Ping also realized a problem.
The issue was that he could not get up to any nonsense in the spatial array formation. After all, a careless mistake would cause him to be transported to some strange and bizarre place.
This place was not too bad as there wasn't any great danger involved. However, if he was really sent to some horrifying place, he would be doomed.
"I doubt there is a forbidden place here. Otherwise, that man in purple wouldn't have gone so hard at it."
"It seems that people in the immortal cultivation world are still too conservative. From now on, I should be more careful not to enter any forbidden land. Otherwise, I might get into trouble and that would be terrible."
Ye Ping muttered to himself.
However, at the next moment, another crack suddenly appeared.
Ye Ping looked over.
Soon, a man in black appeared in front of Ye Ping.
The man looked somewhat refined and was holding a folding fan, his eyes full of confidence.
Ye Ping was a little wary, but he did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he looked at the man in black and spoke in a friendly manner.
"Fellow Daoist, I just happened to barge in by mistake, and attacked your friend, but it was an act of helplessness. Please be magnanimous and tell that Fellow Daoist dressed in purple on my behalf that I will definitely apologize if we meet again next time."
Ye Ping's voice sounded.
He knew that no matter what happened, he was at fault in the first place. After all, he had mistakenly intruded into someone else's forbidden place and was naturally the one to blame.
Mo Xiaoping was a little surprised. Unlike Fang Lei, Mo Xiaoping knew a lot about the Essence Demon and he knew what kind of an existence the Essence Demon was.
The Essence Demon was transformed from the demonic energy from the depths of the abyss. It was fearless towards death and did not have the ability to feel pain either. It was a kind of killing machine which only knew to kill. To them, blood was a fatal temptation.
However, most Essence Demons had low intelligence. Although they had some thinking ability, they would lose control over themselves when they saw fresh blood or humans. They wouldn't be bothered despite knowing that there was danger.
Of course, there were some high-level Essence Demons that could not only restrain their killing intent, but also take on a human form and gain the wisdom of ordinary people. They would deceive cultivators and then launch a sudden attack.
However, Mo Xiaoping did not expect the "Essence Demon" in front of him to look exactly like a real human and was even as handsome as he was. That was bizarre.
However, Mo Xiaoping didn't act rashly because the fact that Fang Lei was beaten up so badly simply proved that the Essence Demon was rather powerful, and hence, he didn't want to fight it, less he suffered a loss.
Thinking that Ye Ping was trying to lure him, Mo Xiaoping decided to go with it and gain Ye Ping's trust before catching him off guard.
At the thought of this, Mo Xiaoping could not help but smile faintly.
"Oh, I see. He's my Senior Brother and he's quite hot-tempered. He's pretty silly too, so I think there should be some kind of misunderstanding. By the way, Fellow Daoist, my name is Mo Xiaoping, you are?"
Mo Xiaoping spoke and took a few steps forward at the same time. He slowly made his way towards Ye Ping.
Hearing Mo Xiaoping's words, Ye Ping could not help but sigh in relief, thinking to himself that he had finally encountered a reasonable person.
He could not help but speak up immediately.
"I'm Ye Ping. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Mo."
Ye Ping answered and bowed.
"Ye Ping?"
Mo Xiaoping was a little surprised as Ye Ping's name seemed to ring a bell.
However, Mo Xiaoping soon stopped thinking about it. He had already stopped in front of Ye Ping and had a smile on his face. "Fellow Daoist Ye, have you heard of a sword technique called the Ten Steps Sword Technique?"
"Ten Steps Sword Technique? What does that mean?"
Ye Ping was rather shocked.
However, in the next moment, a sense of crisis arose within him.
Ye Ping instantly attacked and quickly reacted without further delay.
"You actually reacted but you are already dead. The Ten Steps Sword Technique is a sword technique where one will be killed after ten steps. I've practiced this for a total of 20 years. No one can survive under this technique… Psht!"
Mo Xiaoping was a little surprised that Ye Ping actually instantly reacted, but he was still very confident and even explained his sword technique to Ye Ping in layman's terms while attacking ferociously with his sword.
However, before Mo Xiaoping finished speaking, Ye Ping used his finger as a sword and released a dragon-shaped sword energy which immediately shattered the spiritual artifact in Mo Xiaoping's hand. Immediately afterwards, Ye Ping appeared in front of Mo Xiaoping and punched him hard.
Bang!
Mo Xiaoping's figure was blasted backwards and he then landed hard on the ground. The area around him turned into ruins and all his ribs were broken while his organs were displaced. His face was also stained with blood.
"Damn it!"
"Ahem!"
"Academy Master, you call this an Essence Demon?"
"Do you think I, Mo Xiaoping, don't know what an Essence Demon is?"
"Ahem!"
Mo Xiaoping vomited blood and was defeated by the punch.
Fortunately, his foundation wasn't damaged and only his body was severely injured. Although he could be healed, he no longer had any combat power.
"Fellow Daoist Mo, can you tell me why you want to kill me? How exactly did I offend you? I've merely accidentally intruded your forbidden land."
"Can you tell me which sect this is? I'll visit you someday, alright? Why must you kill me?"
Ye Ping was distressed.
He thought that he had finally found a reasonable person.
However, he did not expect this man to be a hundred times more scheming than the man in purple. Although the man in purple was silly, he wouldn't pull such a scheming move.
If not for his quick reaction, he might have really fallen into the trap.
However, Ye Ping really wanted to know what sect they were from and why they wanted to kill him. He felt that it was too extreme for them to want to kill him just because he had accidentally intruded.
They didn't lose anything anyway.
'Are they the disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult?'
'Otherwise, members of the famous sects shouldn't be so extreme as to want to kill someone for trespassing their forbidden land.'
Ye Ping was bewildered.
The fact that Mo Xiaoping ignored him made Ye Ping flustered.
In his eyes, Ye Ping was like a devil. Hence, Mo Xiaoping crushed the ancient token in his hand immediately.
Ye Ping did not have time to react.
The crack appeared again, and Mo Xiaoping disappeared.
"Why did he run away again!?!"
Looking at the disappearing Mo Xiaoping, Ye Ping was really upset.
'Can't he sit down to talk properly?'
'If we hit it off well, I'll treat you to some tea next time.'
At the same time, above the altar outside.
The altar vibrated again.
This time, all eyes were on the altar again.
"What do you think, can Senior Brother Mo win?"
"Yes, Senior Brother Mo will definitely win."
"I believe Senior Brother Mo can definitely win. Senior Brother Mo cultivates a sword technique called the Ten Steps Sword Technique. As long as he's within ten steps of the enemy, he'd be able to kill the enemy even if the enemy is of a higher realm. No matter how strong the Essence Demon may be, it's only at the Foundation Establishment realm."
"Yes, yes, yes. I also believe that Senior Brother Mo will win."
The disciples started discussing again.
However, as the light of the altar flashed, Mo Xiaoping's body appeared lying on the altar.
"What? Senior Brother Mo was defeated too?"
"No way, Senior Brother Mo was actually defeated too?"
"How strong is this Essence Demon? Even Senior Brother Mo was defeated?"
"Senior Brother Fang and Senior Brother Mo were both defeated. Could it be an Essence Demon King?"
"That's a bit absurd."
In an instant, the discussion got louder.
At this moment, the senior members of the Jin Nation Academy were confused too.
Fang Lei's defeat was explainable.
However, Mo Xiaoping had failed too?
It wasn't that Mo Xiaoping was necessarily stronger than Fang Lei, but he should have at least learned from Fang Lei's mistake and not ended up in such a terrible state.
"Academy Master, you didn't really capture an Essence Demon King, did you?"
At this moment, an elder couldn't help but send a voice transmission to the Academy Master.
However, Li Mocheng shook his head.
"How is it possible? I'm certain that it's an ordinary Essence Demon. Maybe, this Essence Demon has hidden part of its strength, but it is definitely not an Essence Demon King."
Li Mocheng answered.
He could confirm that it wasn't an Essence Demon King, but he could not guarantee that this Essence Demon had hidden its strength.
"Mo Xiaoping, what happened inside?"
Li Mocheng walked toward Mo Xiaoping with a burst of spiritual energy that allowed Mo Xiaoping to barely recover.
Mo Xiaoping, who was in a coma, opened his eyes and saw Li Mocheng's face.
He then continued in staccato sentences.
"Academy Master… are you doing this to me on purpose?"
After saying that, Mo Xiaoping passed out again.
Li Mocheng was speechless.
The gazes of the disciples, as well as the senior officials of Jin Nation when they looked at Li Mocheng, became bizarre.
"Next, try again."
At this moment, Li Mocheng also felt a little bewildered because he was absolutely certain that he had nabbed an ordinary Essence Demon, but the situation at hand seemed absurd and ridiculous.
However, Li Mocheng did not delay and immediately sent the third disciple to try again.
The latter wasn't scared. Those who dared to take the initiative to challenge naturally wouldn't be scared.
However, as the third person entered, he came out again in five minutes, covered in severe injuries.
At this point, their gazes became even more peculiar.
"Next!"
Li Mocheng frowned and let the fourth disciple go in.
He just did not believe it.
"Yes."
The fourth person was also fearless.
Five minutes passed again.
There was no change in the outcome.
The thousands of people were completely silent.
In fact, at this moment, an elder couldn't help but speak up.
"Academy Master, although you are stern and you also want us to do well in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, the problem is catching an Essence Demon King is a bit too much, don't you think?"
Some elders looked helpless under the pressure.
"Elder Xu, I really didn't! Forget it, forget it, no matter how I explain, you won't believe me. I'll go and see for myself."
Li Mocheng initially wanted to explain properly, but the people present obviously did not believe him. Hence, Li Mocheng intended to see it for himself.
However, at this moment, Duanmu Yun suddenly spoke.
"Academy Master, let me try. If it is really the Essence Demon King, I won't be injured even if I can't defeat it. If you go, it will affect the mystic realm and there will be huge trouble if the mystic realm collapses and the Essence Demon comes out."
Duanmu Yun was very composed and her eyes were full of confidence.
She wanted to try.
Besides, her words were a half-truth.
It was true that she wanted to go in, but she was lying about not fighting it.
Even if it was the Essence Demon King, she would not be afraid.
In fact, if she defeated the Essence Demon King, she would feel more accomplished.
"Okay! Be careful then. If it is really the Essence Demon King, come out quickly. I will directly destroy this mystic realm and suppress that Essence Demon King so as to prevent it from coming out to cause trouble."
Li Mocheng nodded.
He felt that what Duanmu Yun said made sense.
Of course, he was also well aware of Duanmu Yun's true thoughts.
"Yes."
In the next moment, Duanmu Yun headed straight into the crack.
At this moment, in the mystic realm,
Ye Ping was distraught.
Four people came one after another. The first one was reckless, the second one was scheming, the third one was even more cunning, and the fourth was the most absurd. As soon as he arrived, he said that he would take Ye Ping away. He even claimed to be the incarnation of some abyssal demon, making Ye Ping excited.
Before he could light up the Golden Wheel of Expiation, he suffered a sneak attack.
In the end, Ye Ping gave him a hard beating.
However, Ye Ping also figured out that he should have reached the forbidden place of a demonic sect.
Otherwise, the famous sects wouldn't be so brutal!
When Ye Ping was thinking about it, the crack appeared again all of a sudden.
Soon, the figure of a woman appeared in front of Ye Ping.
"It's indeed the Fiendcelestial Cult."
"They're using beauty to trick me."
"Hah, unfortunately, I'm not interested in women."
"Female Patron, watch my fist."
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Chapter 133: Everyone Cheers
In the crack, Duanmu Yun looked very calm.
She didn't know if the Academy Master had really captured an Essence Demon King.
However, it didn't matter anymore.
Be it an Essence Demon or an Essence Demon King, they were all nothing to Duanmu Yun.
She was a woman, and although men and women were equal in the world of immortal cultivation, females would often be weaker than men in terms of cultivation.
It was not an issue about talent, but rather, in the eyes of female cultivators, beauty was more important than cultivation. They felt that as long as they were beautiful enough, all geniuses and powerhouses would have to succumb to them.
Hence, in the world of immortal cultivation, there was a famous saying, men who mastered cultivation would master the world, women would just need to master men in order to master the world.
However, Duanmu Yun did not agree.
On the contrary, she believed that if she relied on men, she would only be a princess. But if she depended on herself, she would be the queen.
That was also the reason why Duanmu Yun had been working hard to cultivate since she was a child.
She wanted to do what men could.
She also wanted to do what they couldn't.
Hence, she was overjoyed to see that Fang Lei and others like Mo Xiaoping did not pass the test.
The reason being, that was the only way she could prove her strength and capabilities.
At this moment, the crack gradually vanished.
However, in an instant, a loud and clear voice sounded beside her ear.
"Female Patron, watch my fist."
Someone said loudly.
Before Duanmu Yun could react, the terrifying fist technique had already appeared in front of her.
Bang!
With a loud explosive sound, Duanmu Yun immediately flew upwards before landing hard on the ground.
"Pfft!"
In the next moment, Duanmu Yun vomited a mouthful of blood while feeling confused.
'I got punched as soon as I came in?'
'Must you be so straightforward?'
'Who are you?'
Duanmu Yun was really a little dumbfounded as she was not prepared at all. As soon as she appeared in the Essence Demon Mystic Realm, she received a hard punch in her face.
However, Duanmu Yun was indeed very strong. After suffering a punch from Ye Ping who only used 30% of his strength, she was not seriously injured. Indeed, she was much stronger than Fang Lei and the others.
In an instant, Duanmu Yun disappeared on the spot. She pinched her fingers and cast a spell, after which a blue light suddenly engulfed her, forming a shield.
Clang!
At the same time, Duanmu Yun drew her blue flying sword, and in an instant, thousands of sword energy traversed, each with a menacing force that was enough to slash a cultivator at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm.
The thousands of sword Qi converged and surged towards Ye Ping like a thunderstorm.
In the Essence Demon Mystic Realm, Ye Ping turned into a Godfiend. He was fearless towards the sword energy and simply clenched his fist to attack.
"How is it so powerful!?!"
"Is it really an Essence Demon King?"
Seeing this, Duanmu Yun was stunned.
Her Yin Water Sword Qi was so powerful that even Golden Core cultivators wouldn't dare to use their physical body to resist. Yet, Ye Ping, who was not far away, relied on his physical body and charged over domineeringly.
When the Yin Water Sword Qi struck Ye Ping, it was akin to thousands of iron needles being stabbed at an ironstone. There were no effects at all.
"Female Patron, watch my fist."
Ye Ping's voice sounded again, and soon, he punched his iron-like fist at Duanmu Yun's face again before she could react.
Ka-cha.
The sound of her facial bones cracking filled the air. Before Duanmu Yun could shriek in pain, Ye Ping's Godfiend fist struck again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the Essence Demon Mystic Realm, Duanmu Yun was being abused brutally by Ye Ping like a punching bag.
At this moment, Ye Ping was basically already certain that he had come to a forbidden place of the demonic sect.
Otherwise, why was everyone out to kill him?
How many famous sects in this world would be that menacing and hostile?
'Now, they're sending a violent wench to seduce me with her beauty. Isn't that a common trickery of the demonic sects?'
Having figured that out, Ye Ping naturally could not ignore it.
'You can send an expert to hit me.'
'You can send an expert to kill me.'
'However, you can't send a woman to trick me with her beauty because hitting women is what I detest the most in this life.'
Thinking of this, Ye Ping's punches became harder.
What Ye Ping hated most was bullying the weak and bullying women, but he was in the world of immortal cultivation. If he didn't fight, the person to die would be him.
Hence, he gritted his teeth. In order to survive in this cruel world of immortal cultivation, he had no choice but to do it.
"Ah!"
At this moment, Ye Ping's Godfiend fist became harder again. He was just like a Godfiend who went all out, extremely terrifying.
He launched a series of punches.
Duanmu Yun was completely dumbfounded.
'Must you be so exaggerated?'
'Isn't this outrageous?'
'I'm a woman.'
'Hey! Can't you be a little lighter?'
'Is there some feud between us?'
Duanmu Yun broke down into tears. She was extremely miserable. In the beginning, she was full of confidence, but she did not expect this Essence Demon to be the Essence Demon King which had a tough body.
It was so tough that even her Yin Water Sword Qi could not pierce through it. There was nothing to fight then.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Yun instantly wanted to crush the mystic realm ancient token.
However, in an instant, Ye Ping was quick to kick Duanmu Yun's hand, causing the ancient token in her hand to fly away. Immediately afterward, Ye Ping grabbed the token. He was as quick as a bolt of lightning.
"Want to run? No way!"
Ye Ping's voice sounded and his eyes were full of coldness.
He was an orthodox practitioner and had to do justice for heaven today. However, for the goodness of the world, Ye Ping did not want to kill. However, he wanted to completely expiate the female demon in front of him.
Since the Golden Wheel of Expiation could not expiate her, he would use physical expiation to beat her up until she decided to turn over a new leaf.
"Oh dear."
Duanmu Yun felt a chilliness in her heart when she tossed the ancient token out.
With the ancient token, she could at least escape, but without it, she would be in hot soup.
She might really die there.
In an instant, Duanmu Yun took out a purple pill and swallowed it directly. Soon, her injuries healed immediately and she then drew her sword again. She started attacking Ye Ping.
Clang clang clang!
The Yin Water Sword Qi appeared again and it was much stronger than before.
The Sword Qi bombarded Ye Ping.
In an instant, there were various sounds of explosion and each Sword Qi exploded.
Unfortunately, Ye Ping's speed was extremely fast and he was as quick as a bolt of lightning. Not only was he fast, but his physical body was also very tough. He immediately charged at Duanmu Yun.
The dense Sword Qi landed on Ye Ping and the sound of metal clashing rang out.
"Female Patron, it's not too late to turn back. Don't defect to the demonic Dao."
Ye Ping's gaze was calm and clear.
However, his fist did not seem calm at all.
Duanmu Yun's figure once again flew past the gladiatorial arena like a broken kite.
Bang!
With the violent explosion, Duanmu Yun fell hard onto the ground while the area within hundreds of meters around her turned into ruins. The gladiatorial arena itself was not large, and after being ruined by Ye Ping, it became extremely shabby.
"Ahem."
Duanmu Yun was undeniably very strong and powerful. Under such a fierce attack from Ye Ping, she was still hanging on to her very last breath and hadn't passed out yet.
However, at this moment, Ye Ping did not choose to continue with the fierce attacks.
He did not intend to kill, but he didn't want to be killed either. The woman in front of him was stronger than the previous few cultivators he faced. Hence, in a moment of helplessness, Ye Ping decided to strike hard.
Now that Duanmu Yun was completely dumbfounded, Ye Ping was also slightly relieved.
"Patron, I may have mistakenly intruded into your forbidden land, but even if you are a member of the Demonic Dao, shouldn't there be some rules too?"
Ye Ping pinched the mystic realm ancient token and walked towards Duanmu Yun.
Duanmu Yun's eyes were red and teary. She looked at Ye Ping and was at a complete loss for words.
'What do you mean member of the Demonic Dao?'
'You're a member of the Demonic Dao.'
'Your entire family is.'
She couldn't say anything because her injuries were grave and she really didn't have the strength to speak.
Ye Ping continued to speak.
"Patron, I can choose not to harm you but I hope that you can understand the truth. Since ancient times, evil will never trump the good. You may have defected to the Demonic Dao but you don't have any devilish aura. Clearly, you haven't been there for long. So, can you listen to my advice?"
Although he believed that Duanmu Yun was in the Demonic Dao, Ye Ping could tell that she didn't have any demonic aura at all.
He reckoned that it should have been a momentary misstep that led her onto the path of no return.
If he could convince Duanmu Yun to turn over a new leaf, he might receive good merit.
"I… I'm not in the Demonic Dao."
Duanmu Yun's voice slowly sounded as she tried hard to explain with all her might.
Although she did not know why she was trying to explain that to an Essence Demon, she still wanted to clarify that she was not in the Demonic Dao.
However, as soon as she said that, Ye Ping's gaze turned cold and he said slowly, "Oh, it seems you're not convinced, Patron."
His gaze was somewhat cold, and his five fingers were squeezed tightly.
In an instant, Duanmu Yun trembled in fear before using all her might to say those words.
"I am."
At this moment, Duanmu Yun felt incredibly aggrieved as an Essence Demon had actually called her a cultivator of the Demonic Dao.
'What a huge disgrace!'
'What a huge disgrace!'
'This is such a huge disgrace!'
Upon hearing Duanmu Yun admit that she was a member of the Demonic Dao, his gaze turned sullen but it soon became warm and mellow. He even smiled.
"Patron, since ancient times, good and evil have been opposing forces. You are lucky to have met me today. If you had met other unfeeling and ruthless cultivators of the orthodox Dao, you might have long died."
"However, I have always believed that no one in this world is born evil or kind. Sometimes, you just can't help yourself."
"I can tell that you're not a brutal person. Maybe, you entered the Demonic Dao in a moment of folly, but you must believe that after every storm, there is a rainbow,"
"Patron, why are you crying?"
"It seems that you are enlightened. In this case, I hope that you can turn over a new leaf soon."
Ye Ping's words were touching and heartfelt.
Duanmu Yun silently burst into tears too.
However, she was not touched but aggrieved.
She was the daughter of the Duanmu Family, the number one female cultivator in the Jin Nation Academy, and a half-step Golden Core cultivator. She never thought that one day she would be forcibly dealt with by an Essence Demon.
She was very aggrieved.
She wanted to explain but didn't have the strength to do so, and the terrifying expression on Ye Ping's face made her too afraid to explain.
"Patron, I have to go, if fate allows and we meet again, I hope you will have changed your ways and become a good person."
At this point, Ye Ping suddenly discovered that there was light spreading from his feet, and that was a sign of the end of the array formation. Hence, Ye Ping was drowned by the light after he said that.
The mystic realm ancient token also fell into Duanmu Yun's hands.
At this moment, Duanmu Yun could not help but freeze.
'Why did the Essence Demon leave?'
'This is impossible!'
'It is impossible for the Essence Demon to escape from this mystic realm.'
'This is absolutely impossible. If he could escape this mystic realm, he would have run away long ago. Why did he wait until now?'
"He's not an Essence Demon?"
In an instant, a thought appeared in Duanmu Yun's mind.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Duanmu Yun couldn't believe it.
The Essence Demon Mystic Realm was set up jointly by the senior members of the Jin Nation Academy and was considered a small space. One would have to enter the small space using the corresponding mystic realm ancient token.
Without the ancient token, even the Academy Master would not be able to break in, unless… he was a supreme master of array formations.
Of course there was another possibility, which was, someone accidentally broke into the mystic realm during spatial transmission.
Such an incident was not unprecedented but was very rare.
However, no matter what the reason was, Duanmu Yun knew that she had escaped a disaster.
If Ye Ping really had a killing intent, she would have died for sure.
However, Duanmu Yun couldn't help but lament.
'If he wasn't the Essence Demon, why didn't he explain it?'
Duanmu Yun couldn't help but cry again.
Had she known earlier and explained clearly, she would not have had to take a beating for nothing.
After a while, Duanmu Yun finally recovered some Dharmic powers. She got up and dried her tears.
Holding the mystic realm ancient token tightly in hand, she wanted to leave.
However, when Duanmu Yun was about to crush the ancient token, she suddenly fell silent.
'If I go out like this, won't it be very embarrassing?'
'Should I wait for an hour before going out?'
Duanmu Yun fell silent.
Calculating the time, she realized that she had stayed in the mystic realm for five minutes, and if she left just like that, she would be a loser just like Fang Lei and the others.
'Right!'
'I'll wait for an hour before going out.'
'Even if I lose, I will still be proud.'
Duanmu Yun thought to herself.
However, after an hour passed, Duanmu Yun couldn't help but think of a possibility.
Ye Ping was not an Essence Demon!
However, apart from herself, no one should know that Ye Ping was not an Essence Demon.
Would it be better if she went out and claimed that she had defeated the Essence Demon?
As soon as the thought appeared, Duanmu Yun froze in shock.
'Yes, I can just lie and say that I have defeated the Essence Demon.'
'But if I do that, won't I seem a little despicable?'
'If someone finds out, won't it be awkward for me?'
'No, no, how could this be? I'm in the Jin Nation Academy, and I might have to go to the Ten Nations Academy in the future, what are the odds?'
'Also, when I go out later, I won't say that I defeated the Essence Demon, they will naturally think that I defeated the Essence Demon. I just won't admit or deny it, won't that be enough?'
'Yes, yes, I just won't admit or deny it. Good, very good.'
'Is this wisdom?'
'Duanmu Yun, Duanmu Yun, you're so smart.'
'Hey!'
"Ahem."
After some imagining, Duanmu Yun had already determined what she should do next and couldn't help but smile. However, she accidentally stretched her wound and the pain made her frown.
Ye Ping was too fierce and Duanmu Yun would always remember that beating.
However, thinking of the next scenery, Duanmu Yun's resentment gradually vanished.
However, she soon crushed the mystic realm ancient token in her hand.
In an instant, a spatial rift appeared.
Duanmu Yun's figure also disappeared in the middle of the mystic realm.
In the outer world, at the altar.
Thousands of students of the Jin Nation Academy looked at the altar nervously.
Several of the most popular figures in the Jin Nation Academy had basically all lost in the Essence Demon Mystic Realm. Hence, it was obviously a topic of conversation.
It was only the Essence Demon Mystic Realm. If it was the True Demon Mystic Realm, they would be dead.
Even the elders of Jin Nation were anxious, let alone the disciples.
If these disciples couldn't even beat the Essence Demon Mystic Realm, the Ten Nations Grand Tournament would end early.
They could forget about joining the Ten Nations Academy.
While everyone was full of curiosity, a rift finally appeared.
"Quick, look."
"Did Senior Sister Duanmu win?"
"I think it's uncertain."
"Senior Sister Duanmu's Yin Water Sword technique is invincible. If even she loses, we'll be in trouble."
"I think she should be able to win."
"It's hard to say, we'll know the result later."
They were discussing.
On the altar, a figure appeared.
It was Duanmu Yun.
She was pinned in place by her flying sword and her lapel was covered in blood. Although she looked very pale, she did not pass out.
Whoosh!
The Academy Master immediately went to Duanmu Yun and healed her injuries with his spiritual energy.
"What exactly happened inside?"
Li Mocheng frowned and asked Duanmu Yun.
He was truly curious. How could a mere Essence Demon beat the geniuses of the academy into such a miserable state?
"Academy Master, there's indeed an Essence Demon King in there."
Duanmu Yun said, struggling to hang on.
Her words led to an uproar.
Even Li Mocheng was dumbfounded.
'Is it really an Essence Demon King?'
"What happened in the end?"
Li Mocheng continued to ask.
"It's gone."
Duanmu Yun took a deep breath and slowly said those words.
Everyone was suddenly enlightened.
"Gone? What do you mean gone?"
Li Mocheng could not help but continue to ask.
Duanmu Yun was perplexed.
'I've already made it so clear, don't you understand?'
'Academy Master, are you deliberately picking on me?'
To be honest, Duanmu Yun really did not have the cheek to say that she had defeated the Essence Demon King. She could at most mislead them.
Ye Ping was not the Essence Demon King, but he was far stronger than it and he had indeed disappeared too.
Since he had disappeared, didn't that mean that he was gone?
'I stated things so clearly, so why are you still asking?'
Thinking of this, Duanmu Yun could only force herself to hang in there long and continue to speak.
"Academy Master, it means…"
Halfway through her sentence, Duanmu Yun suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood before falling onto the ground.
Since she couldn't explain clearly, she could only play dead.
"Duanmu Yun, make yourself clear. Hey, complete your sentence, don't play dead. Duanmu!"
Seeing that Duanmu Yun had passed out, Li Mocheng was a little dumbstruck.
'How can you fall down in the middle of saying a sentence? You should faint only after you finish.'
He scolded Duanmu Yun.
However, a middle-aged woman came directly to the altar.
She chided furiously, "Academy Master, you had good intentions for wanting to train these disciples but don't go too overboard. You put an Essence Demon King in there? Aren't you afraid that they'd die in there?"
The woman came over and hugged Duanmu Yun, clearly displeased.
"No. Junior Sister, hear me out."
Li Mocheng was dumbfounded.
He remembered that he had just caught an ordinary Essence Demon.
"Academy Master, you really went a bit too far this time."
"Hmph, I was wondering why my disciple couldn't defeat an Essence Demon. I didn't expect it to be an Essence Demon King. Academy Master, you've gone overboard."
In an instant, everyone came to a sudden realization. The elders humphed coldly before leaving.
Li Mocheng was left behind, all perplexed and confused.
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Chapter 134: Start The Fire, Boil The Water, Refine Pills, Ascend!
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
As a beam of white light flashed by, Ye Ping's figure appeared again.
The stones that were placed around him had all turned into powder form at this moment.
Ye Ping opened his eyes too.
The familiar environment and venue made him sigh with relief.
Indeed, he had returned to the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Ye Ping was honestly a little worried in the beginning as he was afraid that he might not be able to make it back.
Fortunately, there was no big issue with the spatial array formation that he had set up. There was just a minor slip-up in the process.
"There must be a point in spatial array formations, but I didn't set up a point properly this time so the spatial transmission was rather random. No matter what, I have to be more careful when setting up a spatial array formation in the future. Otherwise, I'll be in trouble if this happens again."
The spatial array formation itself was extremely complex and the most important thing to do was to confirm the range and direction.
Those had to be adjusted. Otherwise, it would result in random transmissions and no one would dare to use the spatial array formation.
It would be fine to be transported to some peculiar places, but his life would be at risk if he got transported to a dangerous place.
Ye Ping purely wanted to give it a try, and hence, he did not fix a direction or confirm the range.
Therefore, Ye Ping was considered to have succeeded in setting up the first spatial array formation but he didn't handle the details properly. Otherwise, he could have completely avoided the problems just now.
After understanding this point, Ye Ping bore it in mind and immediately started getting ready to study other array formations.
However, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.
"Junior Brother Ye!"
It was the voice of Ye Ping's second Senior Brother, Xu Luochen.
In the middle of the rear cliff, Ye Ping couldn't help but stand up when he heard Xu Luochen's voice.
He was a little surprised as he didn't expect Xu Luochen to come looking for him.
After all, Xu Luochen had never come to see him again after teaching him the Dao of alchemy.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Luochen."
When Xu Luochen approached, Ye Ping hurriedly bowed and looked very polite.
"You're being too formal, Junior Brother Ye."
Not far away, Xu Luochen had already arrived in front of Ye Ping.
At this moment, Xu Luochen's mood had gradually gotten much better.
After having a pleasant conversation with Wang Zhuoyu, Xu Luochen had been pondering over a problem for the past few days.
The question was…
"Why should I feel upset if Ye Ping is a peerless genius?"
Yes.
For the past few days, Xu Luochen had been thinking about this question.
'If Ye Ping is a peerless genius, why should I feel bad?'
Just as Wang Zhuoyu said, regardless of whether Ye Ping was a genius or not, he would still be Ye Ping's Senior Brother.
Just as Su Changyu said, if Ye Ping couldn't pick up the things that he thought, it would prove that he was a wastrel. But if Ye Ping could, it would prove that what he taught was not wrong.
Combining those two points, Xu Luochen completely figured it out.
Yes, he had completely figured it out.
Since Ye Ping could pick it up, it meant that there was nothing wrong with what he taught.
He just wasn't as talented as Ye Ping.
Hence, taking advantage of the sunny weather and the arrangements that he had made for Li Yu, Xu Luochen went over.
Knowing that Ye Ping was a supreme alchemical genius, Xu Luochen naturally had to be more careful.
Otherwise, if Ye Ping really became famous in the future, others would take credit for it and that would be a huge loss.
"Senior Brother, what are you here for?"
Ye Ping's eyes were filled with curiosity, not knowing what Xu Luochen was there for.
"Junior Brother Ye, I came over today with the intention to teach you some new things. Junior Brother, are you free now?"
Xu Luochen expressed his intention of visiting.
He had indeed come over today because he wanted to teach Ye Ping something new.
"New alchemical technique? Sure, sure, I'm naturally free."
Ye Ping was naturally excited to learn something new.
Although the previous alchemical techniques were good, they had a very fatal problem.
The contrast between the spiritual energy contained in the pills that he had refined, and the amount of spiritual energy that he had consumed, made Ye Ping depressed.
After all, Ye Ping mainly wanted to refine pills for his own consumption after learning alchemy. If the spiritual energy spent on alchemy formed a contrast against the spiritual energy contained in the pills, it would be meaningless.
Hence, when he heard that Xu Luochen was going to teach him something new, Ye Ping was naturally elated.
"Yes, Junior Brother, you're still as passionate about learning as ever. Okay, come with me. I'll impart the second chapter of alchemy now."
Xu Luochen subconsciously nodded.
"Yes, Senior Brother."
Ye Ping nodded with a smile too.
At the same time, in the grand hall of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Daoist Tai Hua walked around the hall with furrowed brows, seemingly thinking about something.
On the other hand, Chen Lingrou was holding a spiritual fruit and munching on it while walking towards Daoist Tai Hua.
"Hey! What do I do? What do I do!?!"
Daoist Tai Hua muttered to himself anxiously.
Upon returning to the main hall, Daoist Tai Hua had also completely calmed down.
Previously, he got a great shock from the box of Spirit Stones, but after calming down, Daoist Tai Hua was thankful that he did not accept those Spirit Stones.
If he accepted the Spirit Stones, he would be in huge trouble.
It was not about taking Li Yu in as a grand-disciple.
Although Li Yu was the prince of Jin Nation, he and Ye Ping were old acquaintances and he even insisted on acknowledging Ye Ping as his master. Who knew what the Jin Nation king might say?
'After all, your son insisted that my disciple becomes his master, that has nothing to do with me.'
'However, if I accepted the Spirit Stones, that would be considered fraud.'
However, that was not what Daoist Tai Hua was worried about at the moment.
The Jin Nation Academy was what Daoist Tai Hua was the most anxious about.
Yes, it was the Jin Nation Academy.
The academy that countless sects and cultivators from all over the nation wanted to join.
Hence, Daoist Tai Hua naturally wanted Ye Ping to join the Jin Nation Academy, firstly to bring glory to the ancestors and secondly to learn some real skills. He didn't want Ye Ping to continue getting fooled by his disciples in Qingyun Dao Sect.
Of course if Ye Ping went to the Jin Nation Academy, their sect would also become a second-rank sect, which was a good thing too.
In short, it was a wonderful thing that would allow them to kill three birds with one stone.
However, the problem was that Ye Ping didn't want to go to the Jin Nation Academy.
Although others did not know the reason, Daoist Tai Hua was very clear.
It was because in Ye Ping's eyes, the Qingyun Dao Sect was a hidden sect and a mere Jin Nation Academy was naturally not worth mentioning.
However, the problem was that that was just what Ye Ping thought. In Daoist Tai Hua's eyes, the Qingyun Dao Sect was a lousy sect that was worlds apart compared to the Jin Nation Academy.
Hence, be it for himself or for Ye Ping, Daoist Tai Hua hoped that Ye Ping could go to the Jin Nation Academy.
However, he did not know how he could convince Ye Ping to join the Jin Nation Academy willingly.
"Lingrou, give me a suggestion."
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua looked at Chen Lingrou, thinking that two brains would be better than one.
"Suggestion? What suggestion? Master?"
Chen Lingrou was a little curious as she didn't know what Daoist Tai Hua was thinking about.
"I want to make Ye Ping go to the Jin Nation Academy willingly."
Daoist Tai Hua said.
"That's easy. Master, just order him to go. I can tell that Ye Ping respects you very much."
Chen Lingrou said with some disbelief.
It was as good as saying nothing.
Ye Ping was now determined not to go to Jin Nation Academy, and even if he told Ye Ping to go, the latter wouldn't learn properly.
Most importantly, what was he supposed to go there for?
To learn?
If he went there to learn, wouldn't that be admitting that the Qingyun Dao Sect was inferior to the Jin Nation Academy?
"This solution won't work."
"I want Ye Ping to go to the Jin Nation Academy willingly."
"Ah, if only Changyu was here. I'd let him do this since it's his forte to handle such things."
Daoist Tai Hua shook his head and said.
After hearing his words, Chen Lingrou could not help but fall into deep thought.
However, after a short while, Chen Lingrou spoke up.
"Master, that's simple. Why don't you tell Ye Ping that Eldest Senior Brother has once gone to the Jin Nation Academy and detected a supreme sword technique in the Jin Nation Academy, but even he didn't manage to find it, so it's been a thorn in his heart."
"Once Ye Ping hears this, he will definitely go to the Jin Nation Academy, what do you think?"
Chen Lingrou thought of a solution.
Daoist Tai Hua's eyes lit up and he then slapped his thigh, thinking that it was quite a good idea.
"But what if he can't find it?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked.
"If he can't find it, so be it. Like I said, Eldest Senior Brother didn't find it, so it's normal that Ye Ping can't either."
Chen Lingrou got up and said seriously.
"Yes, this is a great idea. Not bad!"
Daoist Tai Hua nodded profusely. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was a good idea.
"What exactly should I say?"
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Thus Daoist Tai Hua asked Chen Lingrou for help with all the issues he faced.
Chen Lingrou was also happy to prove her worth to Daoist Tai Hua.
"Simple, Master, listen to me. You just have to boast about this sword technique well and make it sound as exaggerated as possible. I don't know exactly what you should say, but you have to convince Ye Ping and make him tempted."
"That's not all. Master, help Ye Ping set a goal too. To be honest, he is quite talented but there are also many geniuses inside the Jin Nation Academy."
"I've heard that the Jin Nation Academy is full of powerhouses and competency is key. We can't let Ye Ping suffer any aggravation after going there. So, you can teach him some means too."
The witty Chen Lingrou was giving Daoist Tai Hua some tips.
"Teach him some means? What means?"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little nervous.
"Master, you teach us not to vie with others but to fight for what we want, right? Just teach Ye Ping the opposite."
"As they say, if you're too kind, you tend to be bullied. You taught us that logic very well. Ye Ping is a genius and since he's a genius, he has to bear with the pain of being a genius. To put it explicitly, tell him to be braver and fight for his prestige."
Chen Lingrou answered.
However, after hearing her words, Daoist Tai Hua was displeased.
"What do you mean I taught you well? I taught you guys that because I genuinely mean it from the bottom of my heart. The world of immortal cultivation is full of deception and danger. What's wrong with having a higher tolerance? As long as you are truly capable, you can always wait to showcase your abilities."
"I won't accept your ideas. You just mean for Ye Ping to go to the Jin Nation Academy and fight his way through, but what if he gets beaten up? What if he gets aggrieved? This is nonsense."
Daoist Tai Hua was a little furious. Although he was being a little cowardly, staying alive was the most important. Creating trouble would only result in unhappiness.
However, Chen Lingrou shook her head as soon as Daoist Tai Hua said that.
"Master, I'm still going to say the same thing. What you taught us is good for us but Ye Ping is different from us. He's a genius."
"The path of a genius will never be the same as ours. To put it bluntly, if Ye Ping really follows what you teach and becomes a coward who is scared of everything, how can he be called a genius?"
"Besides, the path of immortal cultivation is a battle with heavens per se. Ordinary people should choose to tolerate whenever possible, but if geniuses are wimpy, how can they be called geniuses?"
"Think about it yourself. If he shuns and flees in fear whenever something happens, how can his Dao Heart be stable? Even the most powerful genius will sooner or later become a wimp, and even if Junior Brother cultivates to the point of transcending the tribulation, won't he die if he encounters the Thunder Tribulation?"
Chen Lingrou's words struck Daoist Tai Hua's heart, making him speechless.
'Right!'
'Having a high tolerance and fleeing whenever there's trouble may be a choice for ordinary people, because ordinary people just want to live an ordinary life.'
'However, if geniuses flee when there's trouble and end up being timid and cowardly, they would be incompetent. Even the most brilliant genius will eventually die out.'
'If Ye Ping still has such a character when it's time to transcend the tribulation, he would be in trouble when facing the Heavenly Tribulation.'
"Could it really be that I thought wrong?"
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua fell into deep thought.
"Okay, Master, take your time to think about it, I'll leave first."
At this juncture, Chen Lingrou intended to leave.
However, Daoist Tai Hua snapped back to his senses and looked at Chen Lingrou.
"Where did you see those things that you just said?"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little curious. 'Chen Lingrou has only gone down the mountain a few times, how does she know so much?'
"Didn't you buy a lot of books when you went down the mountain previously? There are a few about immortal cultivation and I read it in those books."
Chen Lingrou said with an innocent smile.
As soon as Daoist Tai Hua heard that, he was perplexed because he thought that Chen Lingrou had come up with that on her own. He didn't expect it to be something she had read in novels.
"From now on, don't read those silly immortal cultivation novels anymore. No decent woman will read them."
Daoist Tai Hua instructed.
"Master, you're so old-fashioned. Now all handsome, good-looking cultivators are reading novels about immortal cultivation. You're just an old fogy!"
Chen Lingrou went outside the hall and couldn't help but grimace at Daoist Tai Hua before slipping away merrily.
"Nonsense, I'm not old yet. All you do is learn some nonsense from your Senior Sister all day. You're going to be at a loss in the future."
After Chen Lingrou left, Daoist Tai Hua chided furiously.
However, he soon couldn't help but continue to think about what Chen Lin Rou said just now.
After a while, he muttered to himself, "I'll go look for Ye Ping tomorrow."
He then left the main hall.
At this moment, in a deserted place of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Xu Luochen and Ye Ping appeared.
The place was overgrown with weeds and it was a wasteland.
There was a large iron pot in front of them.
Looking at the black iron pot in front of him, Xu Luochen's eyes were filled with satisfaction.
The iron pot contained all his assets.
He went down the mountains a few days ago to run some errands and chanced upon a street stall on his way back.
It was quite a coincidence. Of all things, Xu Luochen was attracted to the iron pot.
The stall owner said it was an excellent alchemy cauldron but Xu Luochen didn't fall for it, knowing that it was an ordinary iron pot. Of course, it wasn't entirely ordinary.
The material of the iron pot was superior as it was highly resistant to extreme heat and wouldn't be melted by spiritual fire.
Xu Luochen intended to let Ye Ping use this iron pot to refine pills.
Yes, he wanted to let Ye Ping use this iron pot to refine pills.
Ye Ping could easily condense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into a pill, and the pills he refined contained a massive amount of spiritual energy.
What would the outcome be if he used a pot for refinement?
There were three major elements in alchemy.
The first was the cauldron.
The better the quality of the pill cauldron, the better the effect of the refined pills.
The simplest point was that medicine contained some poison too. Hence, in order to refine the toxicity of the herbs, one would have to use spirit fire to melt and refine repeatedly, but using direct flame might damage the herbs.
However, using a cauldron would be different as the temperature in it would remain unchanged, and the toxins would be refined while keeping the medicinal properties intact.
Hence, the more powerful the flames, the better the effect. Besides, ordinary cauldrons would melt as soon as they came into contact with spirit fire.
Hence, heat resistance was an important factor in determining the quality of a cauldron.
The second was the herbs.
There's no need to explain much about this. The better the herbs, the better the effect of the pills.
The third was the heat, which was similar to the cauldron.
The combination of the above three factors was the determinant of a good pill.
Hence, Xu Luochen immediately fell in love with this strange iron pot. Although he could not afford a real alchemy cauldron or tripod, he could afford an iron pot.
After six hours of hesitation, Xu Luochen finally bought the iron pot at a price of three taels of silver.
Now, it was time for Ye Ping to try out the effect of this iron pot.
No, it was a pill pot.
Ye Ping managed to refine the non-poisonous pill without using any herbs, heat, or cauldrons.
If it was with the help of a pill pot, what kind of pill would he refine? Xu Luochen dared not imagine it.
That was precisely the reason why Xu Luochen came to look for Ye Ping today as he wanted to see what kind of pills Ye Ping could refine.
"Ye Ping, today, I will teach you the second chapter of the Supreme Alchemy, the Artifact Refining Technique."
At the next moment, Xu Luochen's voice sounded.
His eyes were full of confidence, and he looked a bit profound and mysterious.
'Artifact Refining Technique?'
Ye Ping couldn't help but be curious.
He totally believed in Xu Luochen's attainments in the Dao of alchemy.
The supreme alchemy method was the refinement of pills using nothing at all. Ye Ping felt that it would be useful for him.
Now that Xu Luochen was going to teach him the Artifact Refining Technique, how powerful would the pills that he refined be?
Ye Ping couldn't help but be shocked.
Without the use of a cauldron, medicinal herbs, and heat, he managed to refine a supreme-grade pill.
Wouldn't he ascend if he had a pill cauldron?
'Refining pills with an iron pot, how can I fail?'
At the thought of this, Ye Ping's eyes were filled with expectation.
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Chapter 135: First Sword Immortal Since Ancient Times
"What is the Artifact Refining Technique?"
"Ye Ping, you have already mastered the art of alchemy without tools."
"However, don't you feel that it's quite meaningless?"
Xu Luochen continued.
"Yes, Senior Brother Luochen."
Ye Ping nodded. Although that would save a lot of time, it was meaningless because the spiritual energy that the pills consumed was too massive.
"That's right. Ye Ping, now listen to me carefully."
"As its name implies, the Artifact Refining Technique is using an artifact to refine pills using a simple method. But you have to remember that the so-called simplicity of the Great Dao means that the more simple it is, the more careful you have to be."
"Only when you're careful can you truly refine a perfect pill."
"Ye Ping, I'll demonstrate it once for you, watch carefully."
At this point, Xu Luochen began. He carried a bucket of water over.
No matter what, medicinal herbs were necessary for pill refinement.
Xu Luochen could not afford medicinal herbs, so he thought about water.
However, it was not ordinary water but rootless water, which meant that it had fallen from the sky.
Using rainwater to refine pills was the best that Xu Luochen could think of.
Besides, Xu Luochen had already thought about it. Once Ye Ping could refine a pill, he would be considered to have set a precedent.
The first rainwater alchemist in the world of immortal cultivation.
'Hah, what an impressive title.'
Of course, Xu Luochen wasn't very concerned about whether he could refine it or not. If Ye Ping failed, he could only say that he had gone in the wrong direction and would just go back and think of other alchemy methods.
Anyway, it mainly depended on Ye Ping's upper limit.
"Start the fire!"
"Boil the water!"
In the next moment, Xu Luochen poured several buckets of rainwater into the iron pot. He then cast a spell and wisps of flames appeared under the iron pot.
The flames burned and the rainwater began to boil in the pot.
Plop, plop, plop, plop…
"Ye Ping, this is roughly the Artifact Refining Technique. Infuse your spiritual energy and combine it with the technique of refinement without an artifact."
When the water was almost boiling, Xu Luochen immediately retreated to the side to let Ye Ping take over.
If he continued to refine, the only result would be that the water would keep boiling.
However, the result might be different if he let Ye Ping take over.
"Excellent!"
Ye Ping nodded, then gathered a large amount of spiritual energy, and poured it into the rainwater.
Xu Luochen didn't idle about either and was controlling the heat.
Just like that, white vapor floated up. The iron pot burned red, and the rainwater in the pot decreased in amount.
However, a shocking change appeared.
The water was initially colorless, but as it evaporated, the rainwater gradually turned turquoise.
An entire hour passed.
Only about a bowl's amount of water was left in the pot and the rainwater actually turned into a green, viscous mucus-like substance that gave off an indescribable odor. It was neither pungent nor pleasant.
"Senior Brother Luochen, is this pill mash?"
Seeing this scene, Ye Ping couldn't help but look at Xu Luochen and ask.
Xu Luochen was dumbfounded too.
'You really managed to do it?'
'My method actually worked?'
Xu Luochen was astonished but also full of joy.
He did not expect that his spontaneous and whimsical idea would work.
If this could really produce pills, he would really ascend.
'Am I the first person to create rainwater alchemy in the world of immortal cultivation?'
"Ye Ping, don't be too agitated, keep refining."
After snapping back to his senses, Xu Luochen told Ye Ping not to get excited but continue refining.
It was because the thick green substance in the pot still had quite a lot of water.
Another hour passed.
Finally, there was no more white mist floating up and all the water had basically evaporated.
There was only some green paste left in the iron pot.
There wasn't a lot of the green paste and it only covered the size of a palm. It was viscous and there wasn't much of an odor.
The so-called pill paste was the substance formed after the medicinal herbs fused. It was just like mud with some moisture and the smarters cultivators would use their Dharmic Dao to roll them into pills while others would use some apparatus to condense them into pills.
Xu Luochen, on the other hand, would use both hands to roll it into pill paste.
"Senior Brother, has the pill been refined?"
Ye Ping asked, looking at Xu Luochen with some curiosity after Xu Luochen extinguished the flames.
"Should be the case."
Xu Luochen didn't know if it was refined. Normally, refining rainwater with heat would basically result in a warm mist, but producing this weird green pill paste should be considered a success.
Thinking of this, Xu Luochen could not help but interject, "Ye Ping, go to my room and take the pill bottle. This thing was refined from rainwater, so it can't touch anything made of the Five Elements. I have a special jade bottle for pills, go and get it."
Xu Luochen asked.
Although he did not know what the green viscous thing was, it looked extremely powerful and he decided to roll it into a pill first.
"Okay, I'll be right back."
Ye Ping walked away and headed towards Xu Luochen's residence.
On the other hand, Xu Luochen kept his eyes fixed on the pill cauldron.
He then reached over in a bid to touch it but soon retracted his hand.
It was a little hot.
He had to wait for a while before he could touch it.
However, at this moment, a figure slowly appeared behind Xu Luochen.
"Luochen! What are you doing here?"
A voice sounded.
It was Daoist Tai Hua's voice.
"Master, why are you here?"
Xu Luochen was a little surprised as he didn't expect his master had actually come.
At the thought of this, he hurriedly stood up and looked at Daoist Tai Hua.
As Xu Luochen stood up, Daoist Tai Hua's face instantly became extremely bizarre.
"Luochen, what's this?"
Looking at the thick green substance in the iron pot, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but take a few steps back.
His expression changed greatly.
"Luochen, you're crazy. Did you poop into the pot?"
"Also, what have you eaten recently? Why is it green?"
Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but take a few steps backwards, looking at Xu Luochen with a face full of disgust.
"No. Master, you misunderstood. I didn't poop into it, I'm refining pills."
Hearing Daoist Tai Hua's words, Xu Luochen hurriedly reacted and immediately explained.
"What? You actually refined a pill with this filthy excrement? Ew! No wonder I smell a strange odor. Luochen, are you crazy!?!"
Daoist Tai Hua felt his stomach churning, and he was about to throw up what he ate more than ten years ago.
Coupled with the strange odor that permeated the air, it made Daoist Tai Hua want to retch.
"No, no. Master, you really misunderstood. I was using rootless water to refine pills."
Xu Luochen explained in an extremely panicked manner.
"Rootless water? Luochen, you're out of your mind. I was wondering why it was green. Ew! Stay far away from me."
Daoist Tai Hua's face became even more sullen.
He didn't expect Xu Luochen to be bored to such an extent. Using that to refine pills was just outrageous to him.
"Master, Master, you misunderstood me, you really misunderstood me. You don't believe me? Okay, I'll eat it now to prove that it's definitely not what you think."
At this moment, Xu Luochen could barely explain himself.
In desperation, he directly grabbed a portion of the pill paste and ate it.
'Hey!'
Although it smelled strange, it tasted alright.
"Master, look, I ate it all. It's not what you think, and it's quite tasty, do you want a bite?"
Xu Luochen asked.
"Ew!!!"
"Scram! Ge away from me, don't touch me, ew!!!"
"Get lost, ew!!!"
Daoist Tai Hua turned around and fled.
Initially, he wanted to look for Ye Ping, but after hearing what Wang Zhuoyu said about Xu Luochen taking Ye Ping away, he decided to come here.
However, he didn't expect his disciple to have gone berserk from refining pills. Not only did he refine pills using excrement, he even ate it.
Daoist Tai Hua fled.
While running, he barfed.
"Master, you have wronged me."
Xu Luochen had already burst into tears. He did not expect such a misunderstanding to arise from refining a pill.
However, before he could rush over, rolling spiritual energy exploded in his stomach.
In an instant, two spirit veins were opened up.
Sss!
"I broke through the realm??"
In the next moment, Xu Luochen froze right on the spot.
He did not expect that he had actually broken through the realm.
All because he ate a mouthful of green pill paste.
'It… is a little too exaggerated, isn't it?'
Besides, it was a direct breakthrough from the third level of Qi Refinement realm to the fifth without any after-effects.
Among the elixirs, there was a kind of Qi-breaking pill that would allow cultivators to directly break through a level.
However, putting aside the exorbitant price, the side effects alone were terrifying.
The probability of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm would be reduced by half after taking one.
It would be reduced by half.
One might originally have a 70% probability of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm, but he decided to be greedy and swallow the Qi-breaking Pill, which would result in the probability falling to 30%.
Hence, swallowing a Qi-breaking Pill was akin to taking a gamble with one's future.
However, the green paste allowed him to break through by two levels. In terms of side effects, there were none.
Xu Luochen could still detect it.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly looked at the iron pot before grabbing a small portion of green paste and finishing it carefully.
In less than 15 minutes, he broke through again.
He ascended from the sixth level of Qi Refinement realm to the seventh level of Qi Refinement realm.
Sss!
Xu Luochen began to doubt his life.
It took him nearly ten years to cultivate from the first level of Qi Refinement realm to the fourth. Now, he had advanced from the fourth to the seventh in less than two hours.
'This is unbelievable.'
In the next moment, Xu Luochen also wanted to continue to eat some of the green paste, but he couldn't bear with it anymore. He knew that good things had to be shared and it didn't make sense for him to swallow it alone.
Thinking of this, Xu Luochen began to rub the pills.
However, what made him a little curious was why Ye Ping hadn't returned yet despite having been gone for a long time.
At the same time, Ye Ping, who was rushing towards Xu Luochen, happened to meet Daoist Tai Hua, who was fleeing.
"Sect Leader, you…"
Holding a jade bottle in his hand, Ye Ping looked at Daoist Tai Hua with some surprise, wondering what had happened that caused Daoist Tai Hua to barf while walking, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Ye Ping!"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little surprised. He didn't expect to run into Ye Ping right here.
"Sect Leader, you're back!"
Ye Ping continued to ask. He felt that Daoist Tai Hua looked really strange.
"Nothing, I just encountered something that made me feel like throwing up. Ye Ping, you're here. I have something to talk to you about."
After seeing Ye Ping, Daoist Tai Hua stopped barfing as he indeed had something to discuss with Ye Ping.
"Okay, but Sect Leader, please wait a moment while I go and deliver the pill bottle to Senior Brother Luochen."
Ye Ping nodded, but he had to deliver the pill bottle to Xu Luochen first.
"Don't! Don't mention him to me. Ye Ping, Luochen has gone mad. Don't bother about him, come with me now. I need to talk to you about your conversion to an official disciple."
At the mention of Xu Luochen, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but barf again and he hurriedly asked Ye Ping not to talk about it.
'Become an official disciple?'
Ye Ping immediately perked up and forgot about Xu Luochen.
Soon, Ye Ping followed Daoist Tai Hua and left.
In a moment, they reached the main hall of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Daoist Tai Hua brought Ye Ping in.
Upon entering the hall, Daoist Tai Hua looked somewhat mysterious and deliberately closed the door of the hall.
Ye Ping did not say anything and simply waited for Daoist Tai Hua to speak.
After the door was closed, Daoist Tai Hua walked towards Ye Ping.
"Sit."
Daoist Tai Hua waved his hand and told Ye Ping to sit down and talk.
After Ye Ping sat down, Daoist Tai Hua didn't hesitate and opened the door right away.
"Ye Ping, I promised you before that as long as you achieve a ranking in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, I will make you an official disciple."
"This time, you have achieved great results at the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. Although there were some slip-ups in between, you didn't embarrass the Qingyun Dao Sect no matter what. So, are you willing to become an official disciple?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked with a serious expression in the main hall.
"Of course I'm willing. Thank you for accepting me as your disciple, Sect Leader!"
Hearing these words, Ye Ping was so excited that he knelt down on the ground and saluted Daoist Tai Hua.
In Ye Ping's heart, Daoist Tai Hua had shown him a lot of kindness even though he did not teach him anything. Hence, Ye Ping definitely wouldn't forget it. If not for Daoist Tai Hua, he might still be struggling to seek immortality somewhere.
Now that Daoist Tai Hua was willing to formally accept him as a disciple, Ye Ping was naturally excited.
"You're still calling me Sect Leader?"
Daoist Tai Hua wanted to stroke his beard, but he realized that he didn't have any so he simply forgot about it.
"Thank you so much, Master!"
Ye Ping was overjoyed and directly addressed him as Master.
"Good, good, good."
"Ye Ping, I didn't prepare a gift for you today. Tell me what you want and I'll see if I can give it to you."
Daoist Tai Hua said.
Taking Ye Ping as his disciple was not the main point. He mainly wanted to discuss with Ye Ping about the matter of the Jin Nation Academy.
Hence, Daoist Tai Hua did not prepare much, but it didn't matter since he could just say some nice things to make Ye Ping feel comfortable.
However, after that, Daoist Tai Hua continued.
"Of course, if you want any Dharma artifact, enchanted armaments, or Dharma treasures, you can save it. It's not because I don't have any, but because I think we cultivators shouldn't rely on such things, do you understand?"
Daoist Tai Hua instructed.
He didn't have any Dharma artifacts or Spirit Stones.
"Master, I don't need any Dharma treasures or Dharma artifacts, but recently, I've been liking fist techniques. Can you give me a set of fist technique Mystical Abilities?"
Ye Ping didn't care much about Dharma artifacts and agreed with Daoist Tai Hua too.
A truly powerful cultivator definitely does not rely on external objects, only himself.
Hence, Ye Ping made that request.
"Fist technique Mystical Abilities? Sure, I'll prepare it for you in a few days."
Hearing Ye Ping's request, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but sigh with relief as that was easy for him.
He could just go down the mountain to buy a few manuals. If one wasn't enough, he would get a few more.
However, at this point, Daoist Tai Hua coughed and looked at Ye Ping.
"Ye Ping, there are two things that I have to talk to you about."
Daoist Tai Hua said, looking a little unnatural.
"Please make yourself clear, Master."
Standing in the main hall, Ye Ping made a Dao salute.
"Your eldest Senior Brother sent me a voice transmission to ask me to tell you these two things. Listen up."
Daoist Tai Hua was really a little embarrassed to say that it was his own intention, so he simply shifted the blame to Su Changyu.
"Eldest Senior Brother!"
Ye Ping became even more curious as he wondered what Su Changyu had to instruct him.
"Yes, it's your eldest Senior Brother."
"Your eldest Senior Brother was traveling in the world and honing his Sword Dao. He can't leave the sect for now, but he sent me a voice transmission to ask me to tell you to go to the Jin Nation Academy."
Since he had put the blame on Su Changyu, Daoist Tai Hua could act naturally.
"The Jin Nation Academy?"
Hearing about the Jin Nation Academy, Ye Ping became even more curious.
It wasn't that he had a bad impression of the Jin Nation Academy, but rather, he felt that he ought to stay in the sect and cultivate instead of going elsewhere.
"Yes, he wants you to go to the Jin Nation Academy."
"However, Ye Ping, don't be in a hurry. Let me explain it to you slowly."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded and told Ye Ping not to be anxious.
"Please tell me more about it, Master."
Ye Ping was not in a hurry, but his eyes were filled with curiosity.
"Ye Ping, don't spread a word about this matter."
"When your eldest Senior Brother was young, he also went to the Jin Nation Academy, but he did not go there to study. Instead, he ambushed there, do you know why?"
Daoist Tai Hua started babbling nonsense.
"Why?"
Ye Ping couldn't think of a reason.
"It's all because your eldest Senior Brother once detected a supreme sword intent in the Jin Nation Academy, and based on what your Eldest Senior Brother said, that sword intent can be called the world's best sword intent."
"However, I'm not very clear about what exactly it is, but Changyu thinks that whoever can comprehend that supreme sword intent will be able to prove the path of the Sword Dao and become the top Sword Immortal in history."
Daoist Tai Hua looked extremely stern as he bluffed Ye Ping.
However, in Ye Ping's eyes, Daoist Tai Hua's words had caught his attention.
'To prove the path of the supreme Sword Dao?'
'The top Sword Immortal in history?'
'That's… a bit terrifying.'
"Has Eldest Senior Brother comprehended it?"
Ye Ping could not help but ask about it.
However, Daoist Tai Hua shook his head and said, "Changyu has been cultivating a supreme sword technique since he was a child, and although he has comprehended it, he could not obtain this sword technique nor sword intent."
"So, this time, your eldest Senior Brother stated in his voice transmission that he hopes for you to go to the Jin Nation Academy and comprehend this supreme sword intent."
At this point, Daoist Tai Hua's tone became even more mysterious.
Ye Ping was now overwhelmed with endless astonishment.
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Chapter 136: Setting the Goal, Ancient True Dragon Fist
Supreme sword intent!
In the main hall of Qingyun Dao Sect, Ye Ping's eyes were filled with shock.
Currently, he couldn't say that he didn't lack anything, but the sword intent was the top of his concern.
When Ye Ping was in Qingzhou Ancient City, he wanted to condense his sword intent.
Unfortunately, he had yet to condense his sword intent.
Now that he had heard about the supreme sword intent in the Jin Nation Academy, Ye Ping was undoubtedly excited and agitated.
However, Daoist Tai Hua hadn't finished yet.
He continued to look at Ye Ping again.
"Ye Ping, your eldest Senior Brother has actually asked you to go to the Jin Nation Academy for another purpose."
Daoist Tai Hua stood up and looked at Ye Ping quietly with his hands clasped behind his back.
"Please tell me straight, Master."
Ye Ping asked with a salute, looking like he was all ready to listen.
"Ye Ping, Changyu wanted me to tell you that a truly strong person should learn from the eagle and learn to spread your wings to soar high. You also have to learn to show off your ability, but more importantly, you have to know how to judge the situation."
"You may have made small achievements in Qingzhou this time, and in the beginning, Changyu was worried that you might be conceited. But it seems he had been worrying too much."
"Now, he wants you to go to the Jin Nation Academy, not only for the supreme sword intent, but also mainly to sharpen your Dao Heart. You haven't been in the sect for long, but it has been at least three or four months and you should have learned some skills."
"Your eldest Senior Brother does not want you to be proud and conceited just because of this, but he doesn't want you to be timid and cowardly either. He hopes that you can go to the Jin Nation Academy to show off your abilities."
"Even if an eagle is small, it's the hegemon of the sky. No matter how young a True Dragon is, it's still the king of all beasts."
"How can you see the rainbow if you don't brave through the storm?"
"How can you learn and grow without some training? Ye Ping, do you understand what your eldest Senior Brother means?"
Daoist Tai Hua was full of fervor and those were the words he wanted to say to Ye Ping. But now, he could only push the responsibility to Su Changyu.
'Even if an eagle is small, it's the hegemon of the sky!'
'No matter how young a True Dragon is, it's still the king of all beasts!'
'Without honing, how can there be growth!?'
Daoist Tai Hua's words were like a thunderbolt in Ye Ping's ears.
He understood the meaning of these words.
Su Changyu had said the same thing to him in Qingzhou Ancient City.
"Ye Ping, I understand what your eldest Senior Brother means."
"He doesn't want the tiny Qingzhou to confine and hold you back. In his eyes, Qingzhou is just a small place and so are Jin Nation and the Ten Nations. The real world is out there."
"Only when you truly see the world can you understand how small you are and how much further you have to go."
"Ye Ping, go to the Jin Nation Academy. That's your starting point. Your eldest Senior Brother and I don't care how much prestige and honor you can obtain, but we want you to see the world out there that is even more vast."
"In short, Ye Ping, you must compete and fight whenever you can in the Jin Nation Academy this time. If you win, you will have an undefeated heart. But if you lose, you can hone your Dao Heart. Don't be scared, don't be intimidated. You cannot be afraid, do you understand?"
In the main hall, Daoist Tai Hua stood with his hands by his side, staring at Ye Ping with a serious expression.
If it was according to Daoist Tai Hua's previous character, he would have hoped for Ye Ping to tolerate whenever possible, but he felt that Chen Lingrou was right.
Ordinary people could be taught to endure but not geniuses.
In particular, he didn't want to delay Ye Ping's future or ruin his talent especially since he was a genius.
Of course, if Ye Ping did not like it, he would not say anything more.
At this moment, after hearing those remarks made by Daoist Tai Hua, Ye Ping stayed silent for a long time.
He seemed to be contemplating and being in an epiphany of something.
For a while, the hall was silent.
The sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
A full hour later, Ye Ping finally stopped frowning and was no longer deep in thought. He seemed to have had an epiphany.
"Thank you, Master. I understand."
Ye Ping smiled.
He understood.
He truly did.
"What have you understood?"
Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but ask.
Ye Ping immediately spoke.
"Master, Eldest Senior Brother means to tell me that although I am neither an eagle nor a True Dragon, I have to be tough like an eagle and become unyielding. I also have to be as fearless as a True Dragon and have the guts to fight."
"Only then can I truly become an eagle and a True Dragon, right? Master?"
Ye Ping gave an answer based on his own understanding.
"Yes."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded, more satisfied with Ye Ping's comprehension.
Indeed, Ye Ping never disappointed anyone when it came to comprehension.
"But Master, can I return to the sect for two days every month? During this period of time, Second and Third Senior Brothers would teach me the Dao of alchemy and array formations. If I encounter something I don't understand, I would like to come back and seek their help."
Ye Ping said.
He would go to the Jin Nation Academy. Firstly, he would like to find the supreme sword intent. Secondly, he also wanted to sharpen his Dao Heart. Ye Ping had been pondering for a long time, but he couldn't think of an answer.
Su Changyu and Daoist Tai Hua's words cleared Ye Ping's doubts.
He decided that he would go to the Jin Nation Academy and strive to be invincible. Of course, as Daoist Tai Hua said, he would fight whenever possible and not be bothered even if he was defeated.
The main thing was that whether or not he could return to the sect was a major issue. If he went to the Jin Nation Academy, he would not be allowed to return to the sect for a few years, so Ye Ping did not really want to go.
He still felt that he had not learned well and wanted to learn more.
Hearing Ye Ping's request, Daoist Tai Hua nodded and said, "I'm not sure about this. You can ask that disciple of yours, he probably knows."
Daoist Tai Hua was not sure if Ye Ping could come back. After all, it was the Jin Nation Academy, and students were generally not allowed. But as the prince of Jin Nation, Li Yu definitely knew the answer.
"Okay, I'll ask Li Yu later. By the way, Master, I have another question that I'd like to ask you."
Ye Ping would go and ask in detail about the matter of the Jin Nation Academy later. He now had another question that he had been bewildered about for a long time.
"Go ahead."
Daoist Tai Hua stood up and said calmly.
"Master, I'd like to know if I'm strong or weak."
Ye Ping voiced that question that he had been troubled about for a long time.
It was not that he lacked confidence, but mainly because he naturally couldn't be reckless and arrogant to think that he would be able to dominate the world just because he was a transmigrator.
Novels with zealous characters were not reality.
Having transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation for three years, he still didn't discover that it was a world of immortal cultivation.
After discovering that it was a world of immortal cultivation, he took part in more than 50 Grand Immortal Ascension Meets but couldn't even become an in-name disciple.
Now that he had joined a hidden sect, he had only been cultivating for three or four months.
That made Ye Ping vexed about how he could evaluate his strength. He wasn't strong compared to the many powerhouses in the world, but he didn't feel weak either as the trip to Qingzhou made him feel strong.
Ye Ping originally wanted to ask Su Changyu that question but the latter hadn't returned, so he had no choice but to ask Daoist Tai Hua.
After hearing Ye Ping's question, Daoist Tai Hua fell into silence.
He did not understand the question and wondered why Ye Ping would ask such a question.
'You're not powerful enough?'
'You've only been cultivating for a few months and I can't even see through your cultivation level. You took only a day to comprehend the Four Thunder sword momentum and you're proficient in alchemy, array formations and so on.
'If you're not strong, who is?'
If this question were asked by anyone else, Daoist Tai Hua would feel that he was being deliberately sarcastic. But because Ye Ping was the one who did, Daoist Tai Hua still had to answer in a serious manner despite feeling uncomfortable.
After some thought, Daoist Tai Hua still didn't know how to answer.
Ye Ping was indeed competent, but powerhouses could be found everywhere in the world. However, he wasn't weak either as he was definitely worthy of being called the best of his generation. His future achievements were certainly limitless.
Hence, for a moment, Daoist Tai Hua did not know how to explain. He kept staring at an oil lamp in the hall, pondering about how he should explain it.
However, Ye Ping suddenly seemed to have come to a sudden realization.
"Thank you, Master, I understand."
Daoist Tai Hua was stunned.
'Huh? What did you understand?'
'I didn't say anything.'
'Ye Ping, although you can understand and comprehend things very well, why did you understand something even though I did not say anything?'
'Are you Mr. Know-it-all?'
This time, Daoist Tai Hua was really a little surprised.
He really did not say anything this time, and yet Ye Ping said that he had comprehended something. His imagination was a little too wild.
"Master, you keep staring at the lamp. Aren't you trying to tell me that my strength is just like these flames that can burn everything but will be extinguished upon contact with water or wind?"
"So, my strength is not dependent on myself but on the strength of my enemy and the conditions of the environment."
"I may be strong in Qingzhou, but in Jin Nation and the Ten Nations or even the world at large, I'm just like this fire that will only get smaller and smaller, so I have to continuously improve myself."
"Hence, no one is to deduce how strong I am, but I have to verify my enemy and myself with my fists. Victory will build my confidence and failure will hone my Dao Heart, alright?"
Ye Ping gave an answer based on his own understanding.
Daoist Tai Hua was stunned after hearing Ye Ping's words.
'Good, this is very much like Ye Ping.'
"That's right, that's what I mean."
"Your strength and competency are like flames. When you think that this oil lamp is all you have, you are indeed very strong. But when you know that this hall is all that you have, you will think that you're neither weak nor strong. However, when you think that the whole Dao Sect is all that you have, you will think that you are incredibly vulnerable."
"True cultivators are always exploring the unknown. The higher your realm, the more powerful you are. As soon as you look outside, you will find that you are still not good enough."
"Ye Ping, I didn't expect you to comprehend this. It seems Changyu was right."
Daoist Tai Hua gave a heartfelt praise to Ye Ping.
If his disciples were all like Ye Ping, he wouldn't have to put in so much effort into teaching them.
"What did Eldest Senior Brother say about me?"
Hearing Daoist Tai Hua's words, Ye Ping couldn't help but be curious.
Daoist Tai Hua was a little confused to hear his words.
He kind of regretted his decision to say such a lie. 'How would I know what your eldest Senior Brother said?'
Daoist Tai Hua was a little nervous.
However, looking at Ye Ping's expectant gaze, he could only bite the bullet and make things up.
"Changyu said that although your aptitude is average, you are extremely intelligent."
Daoist Tai Hua casually made up something.
"Is that so? Eldest Senior Brother has flattered me. I'm just a little witty, I'm not intelligent. What else did Eldest Senior Brother say?"
Hearing that Su Changyu had praised him, Ye Ping felt a little embarrassed.
Daoist Tai Hua was speechless.
'What else?'
He looked at Ye Ping with a strange expression.
However, in order not to affect Ye Ping's confidence, Daoist Tai Hua continued to bite the bullet and lie.
"Your eldest Senior Brother also said that although you are intelligent and wise, it's the very reason that you're not as arrogant as you should be at your age. Hence, you lack confidence now."
"It's alright for cultivators to have poor aptitude and luck but determination and confidence are important. If you want to regain self-confidence, you need to compete. In anything you do, strive to be the best and fight whenever you can."
"Of course, you can spar, but if you really encounter any danger, you have to choose your battles. It's good to be courageous, but if you don't have a plan, you're just being silly. Do you understand?"
Daoist Tai Hua explained seriously.
Actually, he could sense that Ye Ping lacked confidence. If Chen Lingrou had not said that to him today, Daoist Tai Hua would have stood firm to his own ideas.
However, after hearing what Chen Lingrou said, Daoist Tai Hua also realized that Ye Ping was a genius, and since he was a genius, he could not let Ye Ping adapt to this world of immortal cultivation in the same way as an ordinary person.
"I understand."
After hearing Daoist Tai Hua's words, Ye Ping gradually had an epiphany. He had realized these problems when he was in Qingzhou, and now that Daoist Tai Hua mentioned that too, he was even more enlightened.
At this moment, Ye Ping had already developed an idea, which would sooner or later grow bigger.
"Alright, good that you have understood. Go and look for Li Yu and ask him for some things to take note of in the Jin Nation Academy. If there's nothing wrong, go to the Jin Nation Academy in three days."
Since Ye Ping understood, Daoist Tai Hua did not say anything more.
"Three days? So soon?"
Ye Ping was a little surprised as he was expecting to leave at least two weeks later.
He wanted to at least learn alchemy or array formations before leaving.
"Ye Ping, it's not that I'm urging you to leave, but it's mainly because Changyu said that the Jin Nation Academy has recruited many geniuses this time and things will get troublesome if someone comprehends the supreme sword intent before you do."
"I know that you can't bear to leave the sect, but learning the sword intent before returning to the sect won't affect your progress much. Do you understand?"
Daoist Tai Hua patted Ye Ping's shoulder.
Ye Ping's expression changed after hearing that.
He had forgotten about this.
'Yes, there must be a lot of geniuses in the Jin Nation Academy, if others were to beat me to it, won't I suffer heavy losses?'
At the thought of this, Ye Ping immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I will discuss with Li Yu first and come back later to see you. I'll set off as soon as possible."
Ye Ping no longer hesitated.
Daoist Tai Hua was right, it was not difficult to learn something in the sect. After all, he had a long way ahead of him, but the supreme sword intent of the Jin Nation Academy was not waiting for him only.
"Okay, go ahead, get going."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded in satisfaction.
Ye Ping soon left the main hall.
After Ye Ping left, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
'Good, I've finally solved the issue of Ye Ping going to the Jin Nation Academy.'
'Very good, great.'
'As long as Ye Ping goes to the Jin Nation Academy, the Qingyun Dao Sect will soar high.'
'Second-rank Sect!'
'Bringing glory to the ancestors!'
It was simply a huge honor to the ancestors.
In the main hall, Daoist Tai Hua laughed out loud, but soon, he covered his mouth, afraid that he would be too loud.
Soon, in the guest residence of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Ye Ping had come to see Li Yu.
"Master, why are you here?"
Li Yu was a little surprised, he didn't expect Ye Ping to come to him.
"I have two things to talk to you about. Firstly, it's regarding the acceptance of you as my disciple. Although my master has given me his approval, this matter must not be rushed. I shall temporarily accept you as an in-name disciple and observe your performance. If you do well, you will become my official disciple. If not, it will prove that you are not fated to be my disciple."
"Secondly, I'm willing to go to the Jin Nation Academy, but can I make a trip back here once every month? I won't stay for too long each time, just four or five days will do."
As soon as Li Yu opened the door, Ye Ping went straight to the point without hiding anything or being too formal.
After all, he was respectful to the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters in the Dao Sect because of their seniority, but Li Yu was his disciple. Hence, Ye Ping was very straightforward.
"No problem, Master, I'll be an in-name disciple then."
"However, you can't leave the Jin Nation Academy privately as that's a strict rule in the academy. You can leave if you get a superior rating from the elders in the academy."
"But don't worry, Master, if you really want to come out, I can get you out even by any means I can think of. This is not a big problem."
Li Yu accepted the fact that he would become an in-name disciple as it didn't matter to him. There was just a period of assessment and probation.
The second problem was a little tricky for Li Yu, but after he thought about it carefully, he felt that there should be no big issue.
"Good that we've solved the second issue. I'll set off in three days."
Ye Ping nodded. It was enough to be able to solve this problem.
"Three days? Sure, I will prepare immediately. Master, in these few days, I will tell you properly about the rules of the Jin Nation Academy, lest you find yourself being clueless."
Li Yu immediately got excited after hearing that Ye Ping had agreed.
He was honestly glad that Ye Ping had agreed to go to the Jin Nation Academy. Firstly, it was because he could avenge his sister. Secondly, if Ye Ping could make a name for himself and become famous in the Jin Nation Academy, he would be able to let Ye Ping assist him when he takes the throne in the future, on the condition that Ye Ping was willing.
Of course, those were just Li Yu's plans.
"Nah, you can tell me on the way there. I want to spend the next few days packing."
Ye Ping waved his hand and left.
He did not want to be disturbed for the next few days. He just wanted to stay in the sect and strengthen his cultivation foundation.
"Okay. Master, take care."
Li Yu nodded and watched Ye Ping leave.
After he left, Ye Ping suddenly thought of something serious.
He had forgotten to deliver the jade bottle to Xu Luochen.
However, when Ye Ping arrived at the alchemy area, he discovered that Xu Luochen was no longer there and the medicine in the pot had vanished.
That made Ye Ping a little curious as he wondered where Xu Luochen had gone.
However, he did not think much about it and went directly to the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
After all, he would be going to the Jin Nation Academy three days later, and thus he planned to stabilize his cultivation first.
Hence, in the blink of an eye, three days passed.
On this day, the sun hadn't risen yet.
At the rear cliff, Daoist Tai Hua came to see Ye Ping with a secret manual.
The words 'Ancient True Dragon Fist' were imprinted on the secret manual.
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Chapter 137: Jin Nation Academy, Su Changyu Accepts A Disciple
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Daoist Tai Hua looked at the secret manual in his hand, his eyes filled with joy.
He had carefully selected this secret manual when he went down the mountain two days ago.
Since Ye Ping said he wanted a secret manual of fist techniques, Daoist Tai Hua immediately went down the mountain to pick one out for him.
Daoist Tai Hua did not consider the things in the Secret Yuan Pavilion. After all, Ye Ping was about to go to Jin Nation Academy, and if he bought a secret manual from Secret Yuan Pavilion, Ye Ping could probably find an exact copy of it in Jin Nation Academy.
In order to avoid causing that embarrassment, Daoist Tai Hua made a trip to the secret manual market.
After another full day of careful selection, Daoist Tai Hua settled on this one.
After spending so much time with Ye Ping, Daoist Tai Hua roughly knew what type of secret manual Ye Ping liked.
First of all, the manuals could not be too wordy because the more words there were, the more mistakes there would be. However, it had to sound reasonable.
He liked the secret manuals that made sense at first but would gradually sound ridiculous after reading carefully.
Hence, such secret manuals were the most suitable for Ye Ping.
Besides, the 'Ancient True Dragon Fist' completely fit the requirements of Daoist Tai Hua. If not for the fact that he had cultivated immortality before, he would have almost been fooled.
Thinking of this, Daoist Tai Hua could not help but mutter to himself.
"Who is this Heavenly Venerable Mo Xuan? Why does this secret manual sound so impressive? I was almost fooled."
Daoist Tai Hua was a little curious.
The author of this secret manual was Heavenly Venerable Mo Xuan who was said to be a relatively well-known secret manual writer. However, of course, she was famous only in Qingzhou.
However, in any case, Daoist Tai Hua was elated that he had found the secret manual.
Daoist Tai Hua had meant for Ye Ping to use the secret manual to ease his boredom during the journey. Hence, he didn't think much about it.
At this moment, in the rear cliff, Ye Ping was staring at the sword mark on the ground while Li Yu was seated at the side and thinking about something.
"Ye Ping."
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua spoke up.
As he did, Ye Ping instantly woke up from his enlightenment. He got up and looked at Daoist Tai Hua.
He then greeted respectfully, "Greetings, Master."
Ye Ping got up and bowed to him while Li Yu hurriedly followed suit. "Greetings, Grandmaster."
"Don't stand on ceremony. Ye Ping, come over."
Seeing that Li Yu was also there, Daoist Tai Hua did not dare to directly give the secret manual to Ye Ping and instead asked him to come over.
Afterwards, when Ye Ping came over, Daoist Tai Hua handed the secret manual to him.
He then said slowly, "Burn it after reading it!"
Those four simple words made Ye Ping instantly understand what he meant. Hence, Ye Ping stowed it away before he could understand what secret manual it was.
"Okay, it's getting late. Set off early, lest you have to suffer the windy weather."
Since he had already given him the secret manual, Daoist Tai Hua did not say anything more and simply patted Ye Ping's shoulder. He told Ye Ping to set off early to avoid causing any delays and end up having to stay outside.
"Yes, Master."
Ye Ping nodded.
However, after a while, Daoist Tai Hua could not help but speak up.
"However, Ye Ping, if you really suffer any aggravation in the Jin Nation Academy or you don't wish to stay any longer, you can come back earlier. Don't let yourself be aggrieved."
At the end of the day, Daoist Tai Hua was still worried about Ye Ping. After all, Ye Ping had only been training for a few months and was going to the Jin Nation Academy where there were many experts. If he really got bullied, he would feel upset too.
"Master, don't worry. I won't bring shame to the Qingyun Dao Sect or make you worry."
Sensing Daoist Tai Hua's concern, Ye Ping felt a warm and fuzzy feeling in his heart.
"Alright, be safe on the journey."
Patting Ye Ping's shoulder, Daoist Tai Hua didn't say anything more.
He turned around and left.
After Daoist Tai Hua left, Ye Ping was also ready to set off.
He didn't have anything to pack and could just go down the mountain.
Before leaving, Ye Ping also looked for the other Senior Brothers to say goodbye to each of them.
Xu Luochen was not there and Ye Ping reckoned that he should have gone down the mountain. Since he finished refining the pills three days ago, Xu Luochen did not know what to do.
Wang Zhuoyu and Chen Lingrou were both in the sect, so Ye Ping bade farewell to them.
Su Changyu and Xiao Muxue were likewise absent. As for the others, Ye Ping had never met them before.
After saying goodbye, Ye Ping and Li Yu left the Qingyun Dao Sect and rushed to the Jin Nation Academy.
In Lizhou of Jin Nation.
In the middle of a barren mountain range, a figure was stumbling through the mountains.
"Is there anyone or not?"
"It's already been more than half a month."
"Is there anyone?"
"My name is Su Changyu and my junior brother is Ye Ping. Can we be friends?"
In the middle of a deserted mountain range, Su Changyu looked a little haggard. He couldn't accept it and he was very vexed too.
Ever since the Fiendcelestial Cult raided Qingzhou, he didn't know where he had gone.
There were mountains everywhere and he had been walking for more than half a month but still hadn't gotten out of the mountain range, and there wasn't a single living person at all.
It was not rare for him to get lost either. After all, it was easy to go missing without a map under normal circumstances.
However, the issue was that there was not a single person in more than half a month. Wasn't this ridiculous?
He was really furious.
The more Su Changyu thought about it, the angrier he became. In the end, he couldn't help but slap himself.
If not for the fact that he was scared of getting disfigured, Su Changyu would have already hit himself.
Just as Su Changyu was aimlessly searching for an exit, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Su Changyu.
"Is there someone?"
Su Changyu was stunned.
After searching for half a month without meeting a single person, how could Su Changyu not be agitated after seeing a living person?
"Fellow Daoist!"
"Fellow Daoist!"
After snapping back to his senses, Su Changyu immediately got agitated. He called out, and at the same time, he rushed over.
Soon, Su Changyu got a clear glimpse of their appearance.
It was a middle-aged man who seemed a little thin and was wearing a green robe with a wooden sword beside his feet. He was staring quietly into the distance, as if he was zoning out.
"Fellow Daoist, I am Su Changyu of the Qingyun Dao Sect and I got lost in the mountains. Can you tell me where this is? Where's the nearest ancient city?"
Su Changyu looked very polite, but his tone was impatient.
After all, he had been trapped here for more than half a month and what he wanted to do most now was to leave this place and return to the Qingyun Dao Sect where he could peacefully rest for some time.
However, after a moment, the middle-aged man still didn't respond, thus making Su Changyu a little stunned.
"Fellow Daoist?"
Su Changyu tried to call out.
After a moment, the man still didn't answer.
"Old friend?"
"Brother?"
"Big Brother?"
Refusing to give up, Su Changyu continued to call him.
However, the middle-aged man was still ignoring him regardless of how he called out, as if he was a stone.
That made Su Changyu even more perplexed.
He had painstakingly found someone, and yet the middle-aged man refused to speak.
'I'm so unlucky.'
Just when Su Changyu was feeling troubled, he noticed a few words at the middle-aged man's feet.
After taking a closer look, Su Changyu got excited.
'What is the Sword Dao?'
'I'm familiar with that.'
When he saw the wooden sword, Su Changyu instantly understood what was going on.
The middle-aged man in front of him was probably a Sword Dao cultivator who had been failing in everything he did. He was probably doubting the Sword Dao and was thinking about life there.
Thinking of this, Su Changyu could not help but carefully observe this middle-aged man.
After a short while, Su Changyu was sure of his guesses.
It was because he thought that the middle-aged man didn't seem ambitious and seemed to be full of confusion.
After seeing the four words on the ground, Su Changyu was even more certain of his idea.
After figuring out what happened to the other party, Su Changyu also thought of a countermeasure.
"Ahem."
He coughed and moistened his throat before continuing.
'What is the Sword Dao?'
"Cutting through the sun, moon, and stars with a single blade of grass."
"It's for the Sword Dao."
Su Changyu's voice was soft, but when he mentioned that, it was rather penetrative.
The middle-aged man, who was as motionless as a rock, could not help but snap back to his senses after hearing these words.
His gaze was soulless but there was now some life.
At this moment, the middle-aged man moved.
He turned around, somewhat dumbfounded. He then gazed at Su Changyu with curiosity.
"Cutting through the sun, moon, and stars with a single blade of grass?"
The middle-aged man murmured. He then looked at Su Changyu and seemed to still be in a daze. However, he was shocked.
At this moment, Su Changyu stayed silent.
In fact, he even took a step forward to the edge of the cliff and stood still with his hands folded while looking at the sky.
'No one is my match when it comes to bragging.'
Soon, the middle-aged man completely snapped back to his senses.
He turned to look at Su Changyu.
As a ray of sunlight sprinkled on Su Changyu's body on the edge of the cliff, he looked somehow illusory, as if he was a peerless Sword Immortal.
However, the middle-aged man could see at a glance that Su Changyu was not a Sword Immortal but an ordinary cultivator.
However, what made him curious and surprised was why an ordinary person like him would say that.
'Oh, no, his looks are extraordinary. In fact, he has the most extraordinary looks I've ever seen.'
'Unfortunately, he's a good-for-nothing.'
He looked at Su Changyu curiously but didn't speak.
Sensing the other party's gaze, Su Changyu couldn't help but smile.
Indeed, there was nothing that couldn't be solved by pretending to be impressive. If he couldn't solve it once, he would do it again.
"Are you very confused about what the real Sword Dao is?"
The two of them were silent for a long time. When he saw that the middle-aged man was not speaking up, Su Changyu couldn't help but take the initiative to speak up.
After all, he wanted to leave this place. If he kept staying there, he would be delaying his own schedule.
Hearing Su Changyu's voice, the man could not help but stare at him before smiling.
However, Su Changyu had his back facing the man so he didn't know that the other party had long seen through everything.
"Yes."
The middle-aged man responded. Perhaps in a moment of playfulness, he was willing to play along with Su Changyu.
After he said that, Su Changyu continued to speak.
"I am Su Changyu and I'm a peerless Sword Immortal. Today, fate has allowed us to meet and I would like to take you as a disciple. I wonder if you're willing."
Su Changyu continued to speak. For the sake of leaving this hellhole, Su Changyu was willing to forgo his pride. As long as he could leave, he would flee.
'Disciple? You and I just met each other, you won't take it seriously, right? It's just for fun.'
However, after Su Changyu spoke up, the middle-aged man froze in place.
His eyes were full of surprise.
The reason being… very few people in the world would dare to ask to take him as their disciple.
At the thought of this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but speak.
"Senior, do you know Gu Jianxian?"
The middle-aged man asked slowly.
Su Changyu was slightly stunned.
'Ancient Sword Immortal?'
'What is Gu Jianxian?'
He had heard of the heretical Sword Immortals but not Gu Jianxian.
"Ancient Sword Immortal? Is he very famous?"
Su Changyu said.
'Is there such a person in Qingzhou?'
'Is he very powerful?'
Su Changyu's answer made the middle-aged man dumbfounded.
He did not know how to describe it.
The ancient Sword Immortal was an insurmountable mountain for the world's Sword Dao cultivators.
However, it would be too conceited of him to say that he was invincible.
He was just shocked that Su Changyu didn't know who he was.
However, it made sense. Lizhou was just a small state and it was normal for others not to know him.
When Gu Jianxian wanted to clarify, he suddenly fell silent again and smiled.
"Oh, Senior, are you willing to accept me as a disciple? I have poor aptitude, please don't mind."
Gu Jianxian seemed flattered and surprised.
'Poor aptitude?'
Hearing that he had poor aptitude, Su Changyu couldn't help but feel at ease.
If he had good aptitude, Su Changyu wouldn't have dared to mess around.
At the thought of this, Su Changyu couldn't help but say, "Cultivators can conquer nature, so what if you have poor aptitude? I have a junior brother who has extremely poor aptitude, but he managed to come in second place in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. Pardon me, I'm not bragging. So, do you think aptitude is important?"
Su Changyu said slowly.
'Second in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?"
Gu Jianxian fell silent.
The last impression he had of this kind of Sword Dao Meet was still stagnated at 300 years ago. However, back then, it wasn't a Sword Dao Meet but an Ancient Martial God Arena.
Thinking of this, Gu Jianxian couldn't help but nod and say, "You're right. I was being silly."
Next, he smiled and said, "If you don't mind, I'm willing to acknowledge you as my master."
Gu Jianxian said.
"Okay, in this case, I will accept you as a disciple but just an in-name disciple. At the same time, I'm also not a very particular person. We can spare the formalities and wait until you become my official disciple."
"Are you willing?"
Su Changyu wanted to deceive him in the first place so he naturally wouldn't accept Gu Jianxian as a disciple.
"I'm naturally willing."
Gu Jianxian chuckled.
Su Changyu could not help but sigh with relief after hearing that he had agreed.
'Good, I've succeeded in fooling him.'
"Since you're willing, I shall not be stingy. When we return to the sect, I will impart a supreme sword technique to you. By the way, what is your name?"
Su Changyu asked sternly.
"My name is Gu Mingshi."
Gu Jianxian said his name.
"Gu Mingshi? There's such a name? How about I call you Old Gu from now on?"
Su Changyu said.
After all, Gu Mingshi was old and it would be strange to call him Little Gu.
"It's up to you, Master, it's just a name anyway."
Gu Jianxian said casually.
He did not care what name he was going to be called. Besides, it was good for him to have a new name, at least he could try to be an ordinary person.
"Okay, good. In this case, Old Gu, you lead the way ahead, I want to discuss the Sword Dao with you properly."
Su Changyu said.
He wanted Gu Jianxian to lead the way.
The latter had no complaints either as he merrily took the lead.
However, Su Changyu would never know that this random disciple he had taken in was one of the strongest Sword Immortals in the entire world of immortal cultivation. In fact, he was probably the strongest.
Immortal Martial Era.
The 5th of May.
Outside the capital of Jin Nation.
Two carriages were moving slowly towards the capital of the country.
Among the carriages in front.
Ye Ping closed the Ancient True Dragon Fist secret manual in his hand and cast a spirit fire which burnt the manual immediately.
That was the Sect Leader's instruction.
He was told to burn it after reading it.
After the secret manual was burned, Ye Ping closed his eyes.
His mind was filled with the insights of the Ancient True Dragon Fist.
The secret manual was extremely arcane and it was the supreme cultivation method of the True Dragon clan.
There were four realms.
Turning into the dragon with the fist.
Turning into the dragon with Qi!
Turning into the dragon with one's body!
Turning into the dragon with one's senses!
However, in order to truly comprehend the Ancient True Dragon Fist, one had to visualize the spirit of the True Dragon.
At this moment, Ye Ping began to visualize the soul of the True Dragon.
However, when he closed his eyes and began to visualize…
All of a sudden, a dragon shadow appeared in his mind and he almost didn't have the time to breathe.
However, the dragon shadow could not be seen clearly and could only be seen that it was red.
Roar!
In the next moment, a terrifying dragon roar sounded.
Ye Ping instantly woke up and the fist techniques appeared in his head.
It was the Ancient True Dragon Fist.
This set of fist techniques was running through his mind.
The fist techniques were domineering and contained endless killing intent. In fact, if they were put to practice, their bodies would be strengthened too.
It was a supreme cultivation method.
Besides, he was just at the stage of practicing fist techniques. If he reached the extent of transforming into a True Dragon with Qi and Dharmic powers, he would be able to simulate the True Dragon shadow. The momentum was terrifying.
It wouldn't be difficult but it would take some time.
Just like that, the two carriages entered the capital of Jin Nation.
That night, Li Yu brought Ye Ping to the middle of the imperial palace.
Ye Ping had learned about Li Yu's identity when they were in Qingzhou, so he wasn't very shocked.
On the other hand, as soon as Li Yu returned to the palace, Princess Taihe came to his door.
As soon as she saw Li Yu, Princess Taihe directly took out an ancient token, which was the special token of the Jin Nation Academy.
Soon, Princess Taihe looked a little nervous and said, "Brother, this is the special token of the Jin Nation Academy, but let me tell you something. I heard that this time, the Jin Nation Academy has more than one special enrollment student. Both the Academy Master and a Grand Elder have used their special privilege. There will be three including you, and the Senior Brothers of the academy are now just waiting for them."
"Brother, I bet that those guys are bent on finding new disciples to vent their anger on. Why don't we just forget about this? After all, you invited him here and if you cause him to take a beating for nothing, won't it ruin your reputation?"
Princess Taihe said with some concern.
However, after hearing her words, Li Yu didn't feel scared at all. Firstly, it was because he believed in Ye Ping's abilities. Secondly, it was because he couldn't ask Ye Ping to leave since they had just reached.
Thinking of this, Li Yu could not help but speak.
"Sister, you can rest assured that the person I invited here is not ordinary."
"But don't spread the word for the time being. Anyway, just don't worry. Go back and rest, leave the rest to me."
Li Yu said with utmost confidence.
"Alright, I'll leave everything to you. Brother, like I said, if you can help me deal with those people, those girlfriends of mine are at your disposal."
"The lantern festival is going to take place in seven days. Haven't you always wanted to go? I'll take you there."
Since Li Yu was so confident, Princess Taihe had nothing more to say.
"Good, I'll hold you to your word. Don't lie to me."
Li Yu immediately perked up after hearing about the lantern festival.
"Okay, okay, don't worry, let's go. I stole this. If anyone from the academy finds out, I'll be doomed."
Princess Taihe didn't say anything more and turned around to leave.
After Princess Taihe left, Li Yu thought about it and decided to go and talk to Ye Ping about this matter.
After all, there would be trouble if he had overestimated Ye Ping's abilities.
Hence, Li Yu went to see Ye Ping that night.
He managed to give a clear explanation.
In the hall, Li Yu was making tea for Ye Ping and spoke to him while doing so.
"Master, don't worry, those fourth generation disciples aren't all impressive and many of them are good-for-nothings. It shouldn't be difficult for you to deal with them."
"However, if they really dare to bully the weak, I'll definitely let my father intervene and ensure your safety."
After saying that, Li Yu lifted his teacup and handed it to Ye Ping respectfully.
"It doesn't matter, since it's the rule of the Jin Nation Academy, you don't need to interfere. I'll win if I can."
Ye Ping shook his head. He didn't bother about it and it just so happened that he had recently learned the Ancient True Dragon Fist which he had to sharpen in actual combat. Hence, it was just the right opportunity.
Of course, it'd be best if he could win, but if he couldn't, he would just take it as an opportunity to sharpen his Dao Heart.
After hearing Ye Ping's words, Li Yu was relieved.
"Alright, since you have said so, I have nothing more to say."
Li Yu didn't have much to say anymore. Seeing that it was getting late, he put down the teapot.
"Master, it's getting late. I'll head back to handle some matters before coming to see you tomorrow morning. I'll take you to get familiar with the Jin Nation Academy."
Li Yu said.
"Excellent!"
Ye Ping nodded, seemingly casual.
At the same time, in the main hall of the Jin Nation Academy.
The two figures stood facing each other.
Li Mocheng looked at the old man in front of him and seemed to be somewhat silent.
On the other hand, the old man in front of him seemed a little crazy as his hair was all messy and unkempt. He was holding a black gourd in one hand and sipping on some wine.
After finishing a large mouthful of wine, the old man wiped his mouth with his sleeve and burped before speaking.
"Take good care of this girl, she's quite talented. Senior Brother, I don't like teaching others, so stay here and teach her. You don't have to take too much care of her, just do what you want."
The old man said casually.
"It's a trivial matter."
Li Mocheng answered calmly, but after that, he looked at the elder in front of him.
He couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother, are you really not going to go back?"
Li Mocheng continued to ask.
The old man shook his head before waving his hand and saying, "Don't ask such questions again from now on. Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"I'll leave that girl to you. By the way, her name is Mo Xuan. Bye."
The old man waved his hand and disappeared on the spot the next moment.
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Chapter 138: Fellow Daoist Mo Xuan, Thousands of People Gather
On the following day, it was just dawn.
In the Chess Palace of Jin Nation Academy.
There were more than 300 fourth generation disciples who were arguing frantically.
"Li Yan, don't go too far, you guys were the ones who entertained the newcomers last time they came. This time, there are finally two more, and yet you want to vie with me. Aren't you guys going a bit too far?"
The person's voice was loud, clear, and full of anger.
"What's wrong with that? Xu Chao, Senior Brother Fang Lei said previously that the newly recruited students will be entertained by us. You guys can go and request for it if you want."
Li Yan's voice sounded in the academy's palace.
At this moment, two groups of people were glowering at each other furiously.
Li Yan was the leader of hundreds of people and was in a stalemate with the other side.
On the other hand, there was another man opposite Li Yan who seemed to be of the same age as him but was much more civilized.
He was Xu Chao, who was also a fourth-generation disciple.
The two were arguing here because of the matter of a new disciple coming tomorrow.
That was the rule of the Jin Nation Academy. Regardless of whether the newcomers came in groups or as individuals, the students of the previous batches would teach them how to behave.
That rule had been in place since the first day the academy was established, and it was also practiced in the other academies of the Ten Nations.
However, although it was an unwritten rule, the senior members of the academy all chose to turn a blind eye as long as the problem wasn't overboard.
It would be enough to teach the new disciples a lesson and let them suffer a bit of mistreatment.
Hence, the process was usually enjoyable for the perpetrators.
Firstly, they could establish majesty in front of the junior brothers.
Secondly, they could pretend to be impressive in front of their junior brothers.
Who wouldn't want to do such a good thing?
In particular, the disciples of the fourth generation had been bullied badly in the Jin Nation Academy before the fifth generation disciples arrived. Whenever they met the disciples of the third generation, they would have to be polite and respectful.
Although they were not bullied in all ways, they were still inferior in status.
However, now that the fifth generation disciples had appeared, the fourth generation disciples were overjoyed, especially during this period of time where they got to deal with them.
Many people, who had a discerning eye and knew how to judge the situation, would take the initiative to curry favor with them by addressing them respectfully.
Besides, there were also a lot of young girls who were extremely obedient and meek, which made the fourth generation disciples finally enjoy how the third generation disciples felt back then.
However, there was good and bad to everything. Some were happy and some were definitely displeased.
In the academic palace, the fourth generation disciples were also divided into different cliques. In the Jin Nation Academy, disciples were allowed to form cliques in their own freedom.
The two strongest cliques among the fourth generation disciples were led by Li Yan and Xu Chao respectively.
The person superior to Li Yan was Fang Lei.
The person superior to Xu Chao was Mo Xiaoping.
Both of them were aggressive existences who enjoyed prestige and respect among the fourth generation disciples.
A few days ago, Li Yan led a group of people and taught a lesson to the new disciples, resulting in them trying to curry favor with Li Yan and the others.
Although this group of newly matriculated fifth generation disciples also respected them quite a lot, they mainly tried to butter up Li Yan and the others.
That made Xu Chao and the others displeased, although they knew that they had no choice.
After all, Li Yan and others had already left a permanent mark on the hearts of the new disciples.
However, what they didn't expect was that two additional people would come to join this batch of the Jin Nation Academy.
The fourth generation disciples were now gleeful.
After Li Yan and the others tasted the sweetness of establishing dominance, they wanted to continue to "entertain" the two newcomers who were about to arrive.
On the other hand, Xu Chao and the others also wanted to establish their dominance but not in front of these two. Instead, they wanted to do so in front of the new disciples of the fifth generation and let them watch, so that they would indirectly be intimidated.
At this moment, Li Yan and Xu Chao were arguing about that matter.
Li Yan thought that since he was the one who received them in the beginning, he would go ahead with it again.
On the other hand, Xu Chao felt that since Li Yan had already received them once, he should give them the chance.
After all, if they missed the opportunity, it would not come by again. This was the rule of the Jin Nation Academy. The previous generation could pressure the next generation and even challenge them, but the gap in between the two parties could not be more than two generations. After all, if the gap was too large, it would be atrocious.
However, the new disciples could challenge any Senior Brother at will, as long as they had the ability to. They could even challenge the Academy Master.
In the future, if there was a sixth generation of disciples, it would be the fifth generation's turn to establish authority.
It wouldn't be their turn and that was the reason Xu Chao had put in so much effort.
Unfortunately, Xu Chao had a good plan but Li Yan refused to give in. After having received the benefit, how could he let go of such an opportunity?
"Brother Fang Lei is still recovering from his injuries. Li Yan, let me ask you, are you going to give in or not?"
Xu Chao asked with a cold gaze.
"No, what are you going to do about it?"
Li Yan looked at Xu Chao and began to get more and more aggressive.
'You're being tyrannical, huh?'
In an instant, tension arose in the palace and the two batches of students were looking at each other, as if they were about to start a fight at any moment.
At this very moment, Xu Chao looked at Li Yan and clenched his fist.
"Okay, Li Yan, bear this in mind, you will be doomed one day, hmph!"
Xu Chao looked a little furious, but he knew that the task of receiving the new disciples was indeed on Li Yan.
That was something that Fang Lei had already instructed, and thus he couldn't snatch it at all.
Xu Chao was furious.
However, there was nothing he could do about it, so he could only lead the people away.
After Xu Chao left, Li Yan couldn't help but smile in satisfaction.
"You guys prepare yourselves well. The newbies will be coming later, so remember to come over. Get the newly matriculated disciples to come along too, so that they can take a good look."
Li Yan's eyes were full of an expectant gaze.
The rest of the people could not help but look forward to it, let alone Li Yan.
They had gotten a taste of the joy of establishing dominance previously. If they could do it again, they reckoned that the Junior Sisters and Junior Brothers would butter them up even more.
At the thought of this, everyone was excited and began rubbing their fists while waiting to abuse the newbies.
At this moment, someone suddenly spoke up.
"Don't you guys think these two newbies are very competent since they can be recruited?"
"What if we can't beat them?"
Someone suddenly analyzed rationally.
However, as soon as he said that, he was mocked.
"You must be thinking too much, huh? Even if they're competent, can they beat us?"
"Yes. You have to remember, we are definitely going to outnumber them, and no matter how competent they are, they're not facing rookies!"
"You're worrying too much. Not to mention the fact that those who are recruited do not necessarily get recruited because of their strength, so what if they are? There are so many of us, why should we be scared?"
"Yes, yes, there are so many of us, why should we be scared?"
"When they arrive later, I'll be the first to attack and give them some leeway, lest they say that we are bullying the two of them."
They debated, finding it unnecessary to be scared of the new disciples.
However, at this moment, a figure appeared in the academic palace. It was a fourth generation disciple who was hurrying in and speaking agitatedly.
"They're here, they're here. The newbies are here."
He sounded extremely excited, and for a moment, all the disciples were agitated too as they started shrieking and exclaiming in excitement.
"Silence!"
Li Yan ordered.
"Send someone to bring those two to the combat arena!"
"Then, send someone to bring the new disciples over again. We'll meet at the combat arena in two hours."
Li Yan told everyone to calm down.
"Yes!"
The people spoke up and after Li Yan left, everyone did too.
At this moment, in the main hall.
Ye Ping and a woman were standing in the middle of the main hall while Li Yu stood beside Ye Ping with an iron token.
"Master, this is the identity arrow of the Jin Nation Academy. From now on, you will need this token to enter and leave the Jin Nation Academy."
Li Yu handed the ancient token to Ye Ping, and then couldn't help but look at the woman beside him.
The woman was in her early twenties and was looking beautiful in a long black robe. Her aura was good too and she was now standing at the side and looking around.
Sensing Li Yu's gaze, the latter could not help but speak.
"Are you also a new disciple?"
The woman in the black robe wasn't awkward at all and seemed to be able to feel comfortable around strangers.
"I'm not, my master is," Li Yu answered. Although he had a noble status, he did not have the arrogance of a royal and treated everyone well. That was also the reason why Ye Ping decided to take Li Yu under his wing.
After all, in Ye Ping's opinion, character came first be it when making friends or accepting disciples.
"Oh! Master? You two seem to be about the same age. I'm Mo Xuan, greetings, Fellow Daoist."
The woman in black said.
"Mo Xuan?"
Upon hearing her name, Ye Ping was shocked.
He remembered Mo Xuan's name very well because the author of the Ancient Fiendcelestial Technique was Heavenly Venerable Mo Xuan.
However, the woman in front of him had ordinary strength and had yet to even reach the Foundation Establishment realm. Hence, he subconsciously thought that they merely shared the same name and didn't dwell further on it.
"Yes, what are your names?"
Mo Xuan asked.
"I'm Ye Ping. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Mo."
"I'm Li…"
Before Li Yu could introduce himself, dozens of people suddenly walked into the main hall.
They were wearing the robes of the Jin Nation Academy, with the word 'Fourth Generation' embroidered on the back. They seemed calm but aloof.
"Are you the new disciples?"
The people walked over and someone asked while sizing Ye Ping and the other two up.
"They are, I'm not!"
Li Yu took a half step forward and hurriedly explained.
"You're not? Why are you here then?"
He frowned but soon, the person beside him lowered his voice and whispered, "He's the prince of Jin Nation, and he's not to be trifled with."
The person who spoke could not help but be stunned and immediately spoke in a gentler tone.
"I'm here on Senior Brother's order to bring the new disciples to the combat arena."
He looked at Ye Ping and Mo Xuan.
Hearing these words, Ye Ping looked calm and there was barely any fluctuation in his expression. However, Mo Xuan panicked.
"My stomach feels a bit uncomfortable, can I not go?"
Mo Xuan seemed to know something and wanted to play dead.
Unfortunately, that person ignored her and said indifferently, "Absence is considered voluntarily giving up your status as a student of Jin Nation."
He was adamant.
She could choose not to go, but the consequence of not going was expulsion from the Jin Nation Academy.
Hearing this, Mo Xuan couldn't help but look very uncomfortable, but in the end, she gritted her teeth and chose to go.
Ye Ping saw all of Mo Xuan's expressions and attitude, after which he was even more certain that she wasn't Heavenly Venerable Mo Xuan.
"Can I follow you there?"
Li Yu suddenly asked. He wanted to tag along, lest Ye Ping really suffered.
"No, only the students of Jin Nation Academy are allowed."
Although the latter's attitude was somewhat mellow, he still refused to compromise and let Li Yu tag along.
Before Li Yu could speak, Ye Ping spoke.
"Okay, Li Yu, go back and take care of your own affairs. Since I'm here, I'm already prepared."
Ye Ping instructed Li Yu to go back and told him that he did not need his help.
After saying that, Li Yu fell silent and nodded immediately afterwards. "Yes."
Li Yu bowed to Ye Ping.
He deliberately did that because he wanted others to know that Ye Ping was his master. Since he was the prince, it would be considered a warning.
Sure enough, as Li Yu bowed, the expressions of the people changed.
They did not expect that the man in front of them was actually the master of the Crown Prince Li Yu. Hence, they had to respect him.
"Junior Sister, Junior Brother, come with me."
However, they eventually spoke, though their attitudes became much gentler.
Just like that, Ye Ping moved while Mo Xuan followed behind him and they headed for the combat arena.
Five minutes passed.
Finally, Ye Ping and Mo Xuan both arrived at the Jin Nation Academy's combat arena.
The massive ring could house a few hundred people and the area below the ring was also extremely spacious.
That was the place where the disciples of the Jin Nation Academy cultivated, so the space was naturally large.
"Okay, you two wait here. We'll be back soon."
When Ye Ping and Mo Xuan arrived at the center of the ring, the fourth generation disciples couldn't help but speak up and told them to wait right there.
Besides, they left without giving the two of them the chance to ask anything. That somehow made them feel inexplicably pressured.
After they left, Mo Xuan's expression changed completely.
"It's over, it's over, it's over!"
"I thought this rule was gone, but I didn't expect it to continue, it's over for me this time."
"My life is so hard."
Mo Xuan suddenly said. She looked extremely nervous and seemed to feel hopeless.
As a freelance writer of immortal cultivation secret manuals, Mo Xuan usually spent her free time reading a large variety of books, especially some about strange tales.
That was also the reason why Mo Xuan knew of the rule of Jin Nation Academy.
Mo Xuan's original plan was simple, and that was that she would arrive at Jin Nation Academy earlier.
However, after she thought about it, she suddenly realized that if she went to the Jin Nation Academy later, she probably would not have to take a beating, especially since she was a woman.
That was also the reason why Mo Xuan started relaxing and playing around, so much that she was late to the Jin Nation Academy.
She thought that she wouldn't get beaten up since she was alone.
However, it seemed that it was difficult for her to escape the ordeal this time.
At the thought of this, Mo Xuan was regretful and furious. Had she known that this would be the outcome, she would have come earlier and suffered the beating with everyone else. She could then feign dead sooner and escape the physical pain.
However, she reckoned that she wouldn't be able to flee now.
'Oh dear, it's over for me this time.'
Mo Xuan cried. Perhaps, she was being a smart alec and caused her plans to backfire.
However, Mo Xuan soon realized that Ye Ping, who was beside her, was not terrified at all. She did not know if he was fearless or just confident.
However, whatever it was, Mo Xuan still took the initiative to speak up and gave him a reminder.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, I don't know what to say, but in short, we may both have to take a beating later."
"However, Fellow Daoist Ye, remember, if you get beaten up later, just lie down on the ground sooner and do not beg for mercy or cry. That way, you will be beaten up less. We're here to study after all, not to die."
Mo Xuan did not know how to put it in words but she had given the reminder that she ought to. As for whether Ye Ping could comprehend it or not, it would depend on himself.
Just as Mo Xuan finished speaking, the sounds of footsteps filled the air.
The footsteps sounded neat and unified.
Soon, figures walked out from all directions.
There were two to three hundred people.
They were the fourth generation disciples and they were all standing uniformly around Ye Ping and Mo Xuan.
Somehow, a sense of oppression was formed and Mo Xuan, who was in the center, felt extremely pressurized.
On the contrary, Ye Ping was calm.
Li Yu had told him about that matter yesterday, and in order to deal with today's situation, Ye Ping even spent the night deducing the Ancient True Dragon Fist.
Although he did not know if he could win, Ye Ping was confident that he wouldn't be defeated so quickly.
However, the exact outcome would be revealed later.
Tap Tap Tap Tap!
At this moment, hundreds of people suddenly appeared, all of whom belonged to the fourth generation.
Xu Chao was the leader.
He brought them over by force, but Xu Chao didn't say anything and simply instructed them to surround the two while staring at Li Yan
Li Yan, who had just walked up to Ye Ping and Mo Xuan, had a change of expression before he could pretend to be impressive.
However, Li Yan knew very well that he couldn't argue at this point, and even if he did, it would be detrimental to his image and reputation.
He glanced at Xu Chao and thought to himself that the grudge had been born. However, for the sake of establishing dominance, Li Yan chose to stay silent.
However, at this moment, the sounds of footsteps echoed in the arena.
Once again, hundreds of people appeared.
However, they were all fifth generation disciples who were new to the academy and had their eyes full of curiosity.
There were more than 400 new disciples who were standing behind the fourth generation disciples and looking at Ye Ping and Mo Xuan who were in the arena.
In the beginning, they were curious, but soon, they understood something.
The people started discussing fervently.
"The two of them are by themselves?"
"They're in hot soup. There were more than 400 of us when we got beaten up, and even then, we couldn't get out of bed for three days after the beating. They probably won't be able to get out of bed for three months, right?"
"They're really unlucky."
"This poor Junior Sister has to be beaten up alone as soon as she arrived. It's over for her now."
"I wonder who started this vicious habit. When the sixth generation disciples come in the future, I definitely won't bully them like this."
"These two are so unlucky. Previously, only about 200 Senior Brothers beat us up, but this time, there are almost 400 of them."
"This Junior Brother is really good-looking."
"Yes, his aura is excellent too. I reckon he's going to get disfigured."
"Don't you know that the handsome ones have to be beaten up more severely?"
"Poor thing."
"Cut it out, I'll go and prepare superior-class healing medicine for them. Maybe this Junior Brother will fall in love with me at first sight."
"I'll go and prepare too then."
"I'm ready."
"When did you get prepared?"
"I was born with an inherent medicinal body and I can condense recovery medicine when I'm extremely happy. I can save anyone who is still breathing."
"????"
"????"
The disciples discussed.
There was a huge commotion.
At this moment, Li Yan interjected, "Silence!"
Everyone fell silent one after another.
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Chapter 139: Ye Ping Is Like A Dragon, Bulldozing Through Everything
In the Jin Nation Academy's combat arena.
Thousands of people gathered there.
It looked extremely grand.
One by one, the newly matriculated disciples of the fifth generation looked at Ye Ping and Mo Xuan who were in the combat arena.
In their eyes, it wouldn't be long before Ye Ping and Mo Xuan collapsed onto the ground.
Although they were a bit repulsed by the rules that the newly matriculated students of Jin Nation Academy were subjected to, most of the cultivators were still gloating after all.
Since they had been beaten up, they naturally wanted to see others getting hit too. Otherwise, they would find it unjust.
At this moment, Li Yan interjected, "Ye Ping, Mo Xuan!"
As Li Yan's voice sounded, the two of them unanimously looked at him.
Everyone was astonished.
"Ye Ping?"
"What's his name?"
"Ye Ping? Do you mean Ye Ping from Qingzhou?"
"Is he that nephew of the Qingzhou Ancient City Lord?"
"Is he that Ye Ping?"
"Ye Ping's name sounds so familiar, but I just can't remember who he is now."
"Is he the person Senior Brother Fang Lei mentioned?"
"Oh, oh, oh, I remember now."
The people started discussing again and Li Yan looked over, only to see that everyone had suddenly fallen silent.
They didn't dare to continue the discussion for fear of getting into trouble.
After the crowd had completely quieted down, Ye Ping and Mo Xuan spoke up.
"We're here."
Both of them spoke in unison and looked at Li Yan.
Li Yan continued to speak.
"The two of you are cultivators who have been specially recruited by the academy. Although I don't know how you managed to enter, there are rules in the academy that you have to follow."
"Next, we, your Senior Brothers of the fourth generation will have a friendly match with you. Let me brief you on the rules before that. Do not strike any fatal moves and you are not allowed to rip each other's clothes either. Do you understand?"
Li Yan repeated the things that he said that day.
After hearing that, Mo Xuan spoke up.
"Can I surrender?"
Mo Xuan did not have any backbone at all and decided to surrender before anything else.
However, her words made many of them burst into laughter.
"No!"
Li Yan answered straightforwardly.
However, after some thought, he added, "However, since there are two of you, we can go easy."
After all, since there were only two of them, Li Yan couldn't let everyone attack together. Otherwise, they would be bullying them.
Of course, he was just making a casual remark by saying that they would go easy on the two of them. No matter what, Ye Ping and Mo Xuan would not escape the beating.
Mo Xuan's face became sullen. She wanted to cry but was unable to.
As for Ye Ping, his expression had been very calm.
Even he was ready to fight.
"Do you guys have any more questions?"
"If not, we can begin now."
Li Yan looked at the two people and continued to ask.
As soon as he said that, the fourth generation disciples began warming up one after another with joy in their eyes that they could not conceal.
At this moment, Ye Ping's voice sounded.
His gaze was calm and he looked at Li Yan.
"What if we end up hurting someone accidentally?"
Ye Ping asked.
The reason being, he had carefully surveyed the cultivation level of the fourth generation disciples and learned that they were basically all at the Foundation Establishment realm. Although they were full of vigor and energy, they were inferior to him.
Besides, Ye Ping did not feel that the cultivators of the Jin Nation Academy were very strong.
If it were not for the Jin Nation Academy's supreme sword intent, Ye Ping would not have gone to the Jin Nation Academy at all.
He was not looking down on this group of people, but rather, the difference in their strength made Ye Ping feel worried that he might hurt them, instead of the other way around.
After he said that, everyone burst into laughter.
Even Xu Chao and the others couldn't help but laugh.
No one would have expected that Ye Ping would actually dare to say such a thing.
They could also see that Ye Ping's realm was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
All the fourth generation disciples were at least in the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm and some were even cultivators who had perfected the Foundation Establishment realm.
Even if one was a genius, it would be no big deal to defeat one of them.
However, there were more than 400 Foundation Establishment realm cultivators. How many could he beat?
'You want to hurt us?'
'You should count yourself lucky if we don't hurt you."
"As long as you don't beat them up to death or cripple them, it won't matter. There are fifth-rank apothecaries in the academy who can heal those who are injured as long as the wounds are not fatal. You don't need to worry about that."
Li Yan did not laugh and instead seemed extremely stern. However, it was not that he thought that Ye Ping was very strong, but rather, he wanted to assert dominance. If he laughed easily, it would seem like he wasn't impressive enough.
"It's not that I want to hurt others, it's just that since we have to fight, we have to put in all our effort and do our best. I'm just scared I may not be able to control myself."
Ye Ping continued.
He was very serious and was afraid that he might get into trouble for hurting others.
However, in the eyes of the crowd, he was just bragging.
"Wow, this person is pretty arrogant."
"I guess he's afraid and is deliberately stalling for time."
"I think so too."
"This guy has so much crap to say, I must teach him a lesson later."
Everyone was discussing.
Some of the fifth generation disciples spoke up too.
"Senior Sister Li, is this the expert your brother invited? He looks handsome and speaks arrogantly, but he somehow seems less competent than he makes himself out to be."
"Yes, I'd believe it if he said that he's a scholar and a prodigy in poetry, but I don't think he can fight well."
The few of them discussed and couldn't help but look at Princess Taihe.
"Just watch quietly, don't make a sound lest you attract attention."
Among the crowd, Princess Taihe was at a loss for words because she did not know about his strength. Hence, she could only brush them off.
In the combat arena, Li Yan could not help but frown.
'This kid is being too pretentious.'
However, he still answered.
"If you have what it takes, just fight."
Ye Ping couldn't help but ask again,
"I have one more question."
This time, the crowd couldn't help but frown.
'Why does he have so much crap to say?'
'Is he going to fight or not?'
"Is it true that I can advance if I beat everyone?"
Ye Ping glanced at the people and asked with some doubts.
Li Yan was speechless.
Xu Chao too.
Everyone was speechless.
If Ye Ping's previous words were pretentious, he was now going overboard with the pretense.
"Fight!"
Li Yan did not waste any more time. In his opinion, Ye Ping was just deliberately stalling for time, and thus, with that thought, he instructed everyone to attack.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Li Yan's voice sounded, the fourth generation disciples jumped onto the battlefield at this moment.
The hundreds of people surrounded Ye Ping.
Seeing this, Mo Xuan was frightened and she turned pale.
On the other hand, Ye Ping's expression remained unchanged throughout.
After all, in Ye Ping's opinion, the Jin Nation Academy was a completely different concept compared to his own hidden sect.
"Kid, you shouldn't have come to the Jin Nation Academy. This is not the place for you."
"You're too arrogant, the Jin Nation Academy doesn't like arrogant people."
"It's okay to be arrogant, but you must have what it takes to be arrogant. If you concede defeat now, we can go easy on you."
The group of fourth generation disciples surrounded Ye Ping and the hundreds of people blocked him. Once the fight started, Ye Ping wouldn't be able to escape at all.
"I concede, I concede!"
Mo Xuan's voice sounded and she immediately conceded defeat. She was very straightforward and didn't have any concern for her pride.
However, Ye Ping struck at this moment.
Roar!
A dragon roar filled the air.
It was loud and clear, and everyone in the combat arena could hear it clearly.
In the next moment, Ye Ping turned into a lightning bolt and struck the Ancient True Dragon Fist.
Boom!
A fourth generation disciple was sent flying like a kite with a broken string and even crashed into the fence.
At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
No one could have expected that Ye Ping would actually dare to make the first move, and even really send a fourth generation Senior Brother flying away with a single punch.
"Strike, don't give him a chance."
"Don't let him off."
"Kid, how dare you launch a sneak attack?"
"It seems you really don't take us, your Senior Brothers, seriously, huh?"
"Fight!"
In just a moment, the group of fourth generation disciples screamed.
Boom!
In an instant, all kinds of fist techniques were thrown. The dragon roar made the place quake and the hundreds of people attacked.
Getting defeated by a newly matriculated disciple was the greatest shame of their life, so they naturally couldn't tolerate it.
They put all their fist techniques to use.
However, at this moment, Ye Ping clenched his fists and roared continuously like a dragon.
"Torch Dragon Ancient Seal."
Without any nonsense, Ye Ping directly activated the Torch Dragon Immortal Aperture in his body, followed by the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal.
Hundreds of cultivators of the same realm were attacking, and even Ye Ping did not dare to be reckless.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He activated the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal.
Ye Ping immediately turned into a Godfiend with black hair and strong fists while black Dharmic powers engulfed his body.
His Confucian immortal aura instantly turned into the aura of a Godfiend.
Ye Ping struck with his fist menacingly, his eyes full of an ancient vibe. It was the Ancient True Dragon Fist.
The True Dragon fist techniques were executed entirely. Ye Ping was as quick as a bolt of lightning, and each punch of his sent a fourth generation disciple flying away.
The sound of vomiting blood, coughing blood, constantly resounded.
The entire combat arena was also completely torn apart.
In the combat arena, all the disciples looked dumbfounded, especially the newly matriculated disciples who didn't expect Ye Ping to be that ruthless.
'This is so damned absurd.'
Defeating one Senior Brother was not a glorious thing.
However, the problem was that he managed to defeat tens of Senior Brothers despite being besieged by hundreds of fourth generation Senior Brothers. That was rather outrageous.
Ye Ping took several punches to his body, but he wasn't hurt at all. It was as if the punches had landed on a rock. Instead, their arms began to hurt.
They were hopeless and astonished.
"Gather and attack him altogether, fight with me."
"Kill!"
"What kind of constitution does this guy have? What cultivation technique did he use? Why is his physical body so terrifying?"
"Damn, it's indeed true that the specially recruited cultivators are all freaks."
"Cut the crap, fight!"
In the combat arena, the only remaining fifty or so fourth generation disciples frantically bombarded Ye Ping in a frenzy.
After all, being defeated by a newly matriculated disciple would do great damage to their reputation as fourth generation disciples.
"Kill!"
However, at this moment, Ye Ping became even more aggressive and brave.
Like a Godfiend, his fists formed the True Qi of a dragon.
The dozens of people were blasted away, and one by one, their ribs were all broken, leaving them in a terrible state. Those who were stronger could still hold on for a while before passing out while the weaker ones simply blacked out.
"All fourth generation disciples, fight!"
In the combat arena, Li Yan's face became extremely sullen.
He did not expect Ye Ping to be a freak whom the hundred fourth generation disciples could not beat.
However, Li Yan didn't spout any nonsense and simply instructed everyone to fight together and defeat Ye Ping. They had to defeat him or else, their reputation would be marred.
As Li Yan's voice sounded, more than 200 fourth generation disciples rushed up at this moment.
They also knew that if they couldn't suppress Ye Ping, they would be embarrassed.
They would be humiliated and ashamed.
In fact, at this moment, Xu Chao couldn't help but frown.
He came over because he wanted to gain some attention, but he didn't expect that this would actually turn out this way.
"Senior Brother Xu, what should we do?"
Someone tried to ask Xu Chao what to do.
Xu Chao remained silent, but after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Go!"
Xu Chao decided that they had to step up.
In case Li Yan's underlings couldn't fight and they got defeated too, the word of the fourth generation of disciples of Jin Nation Academy failing to defeat the newly matriculated disciples would bring them shame.
It would be a disaster for them.
Hence, Xu Chao let them step up for the greater good!
They had to bite the bullet and do it.
"Kill!"
"Fight!"
"Senior Brothers, don't hold back, go for it."
In an instant, various people started shouting.
The entire combat arena suddenly became noisy.
After the fourth generation disciples stepped on the arena, Ye Ping became even more aggressive.
The Ancient True Dragon Fist seemed invincible and Ye Ping's fists formed the dragon-shaped Qi. A golden dragon figure appeared and he managed to blast more than ten people away with a single punch.
However, there were clanging sounds of iron when their fists landed on Ye Ping's body.
The scene made everyone present dumbfounded.
'His physical body is too terrifying.'
'If this is a normal cultivator, he ought to react in a siege of hundreds of people even if he doesn't die, right?'
However, Ye Ping's body was like a piece of divine iron as no one could shake him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dozens more figures flew across the arena and Ye Ping managed to punch all of them, sending them flying like a tyrant.
Every single fourth generation disciple who was blown away by Ye Ping started vomiting blood.
"Xu Chao!"
At this moment, Li Yan's voice sounded in the combat arena.
He clenched his fist and shouted Xu Chao's name.
The latter couldn't help but look at Li Yan with apprehension in his eyes.
"Strike together and suppress him!"
Li Yan had an indifferent expression as he gazed coldly at Ye Ping on the battlefield.
Hearing these words, Xu Chao faintly froze.
He and Li Yan were the strongest existences among the fourth generation disciples. During such events, it was usually impossible for them to make a move. If they attacked, things would escalate to an uncontrollable extent.
Xu Chao hesitated silently because even if he won, it wouldn't be a glorious victory.
However, at this moment, Li Yan's voice sounded again.
"Xu Chao! If you don't make a move, there will be more trouble!"
Li Yan looked at Xu Chao coldly.
The meaning of his words was simple.
If the two of them didn't make a move, there would be trouble once all the fourth generation disciples lost.
Not to mention the entire Jin Nation, probably all the cultivators of the Ten Nations would know about it.
When that time came, they would become the joke of the Ten Nations.
Hence, Li Yan almost hollered.
"Go!"
Hearing Li Yan's roar, Xu Chao gritted his teeth as he stepped out and joined the battle.
Li Yan did not waste any more time and entered the battlefield at the same time.
Boom!
All sorts of light converged, and in the middle of the battlefield, Ye Ping was like an unbeatable Godfiend as his fist techniques were just simply too horrifying. Being domineering and extremely fast, he avoided almost everyone's attacks. But under the siege, he had taken some beatings.
However, in this situation, Ye Ping threw a punch and dozens more people were knocked away.
Each punch was accompanied by a dozen figures being blasted away.
The fifth generation disciples were completely dumbfounded.
They had only seen such scenes in their dreams.
They didn't expect that a freak had really come to the Jin Nation Academy.
In particular, a small group of people in the corner was astonished.
"Senior Sister Li, the person your brother invited here is really ferocious."
"Senior Sister Li, what kind of freak have you invited here?"
"He's really outrageous."
Shell-shocked, they swallowed their saliva.
Previously, they thought that the person Princess Taihe had invited might be strong, but they felt that it would be impossible for him to defeat all the fourth generation disciples.
However, they didn't expect Ye Ping to be like a god of war who sent more than ten Senior Brothers flying at once.
That was extremely exaggerated.
Even Princess Taihe was a bit confused.
She also did not expect that her brother, who was not very reliable even in normal times, could really invite such a ferocious person.
'This… is a little too exaggerated, isn't it?'
Everyone was shocked.
They all looked astonished.
They knew that even if Ye Ping lost, this battle was definitely going to shock the entire Jin nation.
It was a battle between disciples of the same realm but he fought a hundred of them alone.
Who wouldn't be shocked?
However, at this moment, Li Yan and Xu Chao had already joined the battlefield.
The aura of the two was very powerful. They were cultivators of the perfected Foundation Establishment realm and were powerhouses who practiced physical cultivation.
Although they were fourth generation disciples, their strength was not even weaker than some third-generation disciples.
The two of them were powerful and in fact, they could also fight a hundred people on their own.
Of course, they had never had any battle results, so no one knew how strong the two of them really were.
On the battlefield, more than 400 fourth generation disciples were sized down to less than a hundred.
They were all shocked and staring at Ye Ping, not daring to act rashly.
However, after Li Yan and Xu Chao went on the battlefield, they regained some confidence.
"You are very strong, I would like to honor you as the strongest of the five generations. But if this is all, you're going to lose."
When Li Yan stepped up, he did not attack directly and instead stared at Ye Ping before speaking up slowly.
He could sense Ye Ping's current strength.
He was very powerful!
He was indeed very powerful!
He was in the early-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm.
However, Li Yan knew that he was stronger.
If that was all Ye Ping had, he would lose.
"Even if you hide part of your strength, you will definitely be defeated once we join forces. However, your strength is beyond our expectations. Not bad."
At this moment, Xu Chao spoke up.
He couldn't help but praise Ye Ping.
Ye Ping was indeed very strong.
However, Xu Chao agreed with Li Yan.
If Ye Ping's power was only that level, everything would be over for him.
As soon as they finished…
All of a sudden, a powerful aura emanated from Ye Ping's body.
At this moment, Li Yan and Xu Chao's expressions changed.
All the disciples were astonished.
'He was really holding back?'
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Chapter 140: Qi and Blood Furnace, Taking The Academy By Storm
In the combat arena of the Jin Nation Academy.
Everyone was astonished.
The entire combat arena was dead silent.
No one would have thought that Ye Ping had actually hidden his strength.
In particular, Li Yan and Xu Chao both thought that Ye Ping had already displayed the extreme of his strength. However, they didn't expect Ye Ping to have hidden his strength.
In the arena, Mo Xuan was probably the most shocked.
She thought that they would escape the ordeal today, but she didn't expect Ye Ping to be so ferocious.
He could hold out against ten thousand.
He was really a peerless ferocious figure.
'What cultivation technique did he use to get such a strong body?'
'I have to learn from him in the future.'
Mo Xuan secretly thought to herself.
At this moment…
Roar!
The roar of a True Dragon echoed in the arena.
The terrifying dragon roar shook all the cultivators' Qi and blood. Even though they didn't fight Ye Ping, they could somehow sense the horrifying pressure.
On the battlefield, Ye Ping watched Li Yan and Xu Chao.
Frankly, Ye Ping had indeed hidden his strength. He wasn't willing to create trouble as he was afraid that he could not control his strength.
However, as Li Yan and Xu Chao appeared, Ye Ping did not hide his strength.
Previously, he had only used half his strength.
However, at this moment, all thirty-six spirit veins in Ye Ping's body were activated and the thirty-six Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures were absorbing spiritual energy in a frenzy. The more terrifying thing was that the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal was gathering some strange power.
Together with the Ancient Godfiend Body, Ye Ping felt that he could condense his Qi and blood into a dragon figure.
"Cut the crap, fight!"
Sensing that Ye Ping's abilities were continuously improving, Li Yan couldn't help but roar loudly. At this point, he would be embarrassing himself if he left.
Boom!
Li Yan struck, and with the mooing of a cow, a green aura appeared. It was the Eight Stances of the Green Ox.
In ancient times, the Green Ox was an extremely terrifying beast with infinite strength, which could trample a hundred thousand mountains.
The Eight Stances of the Green Ox was a martial Mystical Ability that was deduced from the attack trajectory of the Green Ox by ancient saints.
Li Yan cultivated the Eight Stances of the Green Ox.
A giant black bull shadow evolved behind him and it was full of a green aura. All of a sudden, a fist was thrown over and the ring under his feet began to crack, resulting in a massive sound of an explosion.
Roar!
With Li Yan's strike, Xu Chao stopped wasting time and simply raised his hand to launch a fatal move. The black flying bird behind him was not weaker.
The two of them joined forces, and indeed, it was pressurizing.
All the disciples couldn't help but stare at the battle with a deadpan expression.
The battle between a fifth generation disciple and fourth generation disciples was unevenly matched in the first place.
The fact that a fifth-generation disciple defeated the fourth generation disciples was already a glorious thing.
However, Ye Ping not only defeated the fourth generation disciples, but he also challenged all of them alone.
Now, if he really defeated Xu Chao and Li Yan, Ye Ping would rise to fame in Jin Nation,
In fact, even the people in the Ten Nations would pay attention to him.
Since the establishment of the Jin Nation Academy, there had never been a new disciple who defeated the disciples of previous generations.
Not even once.
Defeating a few was normal as there would occasionally be one or two freaks in each batch.
However, there had never been anyone who managed to defeat all disciples of the previous generation in one go.
However, Ye Ping managed to do it, thus breaking the record of the Jin Nation Academy.
He would definitely be famous in Jin Nation.
Thinking of this, everyone kept their eyes fixed on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, Li Yan and Xu Chao pounced onto Ye Ping.
Bang!
With a loud sound, golden rays of light emanated from Ye Ping's body, and a furnace appeared behind him.
The furnace was thirty feet high and the golden light shone over the entire combat arena while Ye Ping's Qi and blood were full of vigor like a dragon.
"Blood and Qi furnace?"
"This guy condensed his blood and Qi into a furnace?"
"He's simply a freak."
"A ruthless figure has appeared in Jin Nation."
"Seriously? Blood and Qi Furnace?"
When Ye Ping's Blood and Qi Furnace appeared, everyone was astonished.
They were even more shocked than they were when Ye Ping defeated hundreds of people.
Blood and Qi Furnaces were somewhat unfamiliar to Dao cultivators.
However, for physical cultivators, the Blood and Qi Furnace could be considered a symbol that all physical cultivators dreamed of.
His blood and Qi were flourishing like a furnace.
A person's vitality was like a flame, so the stronger their vitality, the greater the flame.
The Blood and Qi Furnace was the evolution of the pinnacle of vitality, which represented the perfection of physical cultivation.
Once the Blood and Qi Furnace was condensed, the person's foundation would be extremely strong and there would also be countless benefits.
The greatest advantage of physical cultivation was having an invincible body where each punch could destroy heaven and earth.
Even if Dao cultivators had high levels of cultivation, they would need a powerful technique. Otherwise, it would be impossible to destroy heaven and earth with one's Dharmic powers alone, unless their realm reached a certain extent.
Physical cultivators had invincible punches and kicks.
However, the process of physical cultivation was really unbearable. It was fine for the normal tempering of the body, but it was extremely difficult to condense the Blood and Qi Furnace.
If one did not condense the Blood and Qi Furnace, there would only be supportive effects even if one had a tough physical body.
However, if one condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace, there would be incredible power.
The entire process was extremely difficult, and there was no time limit. However, it would still take at least hundreds of years or even thousands of years.
There were even some Daoist cultivators who had already reached the Nascent Soul realm and lived for thousands of years but still hadn't condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace.
In other words, condensing the Blood and Qi Furnace required incredible power and strength even after one had practiced it.
The Dharmic powers were condensed in one's Qi and blood, and their fists and blood were terrifying.
There was utter horror.
In the eyes of physical cultivators, the condensation of the Blood and Qi Furnace was equivalent to condensing the Buddha Gold.
One word.
Outrageous!
Two words.
Extremely outrageous.
He could condense the Blood and Qi Furnace even though he was only in his early twenties.
Wouldn't he achieve greater things in the future?
"Don't be afraid, keep going. He may have condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace, but his martial Dao willpower is not strong enough. There's still a chance to fight, Xu Chao, go!"
As Li Yan spoke, the demonic ox shadow behind him became even more solidified.
Standing at the side, Xu Chao couldn't help but be stunned.
He glanced at Li Yan, and then glanced at the Blood and Qi Furnace behind Ye Ping.
He then looked at Li Yan again, his eyes full of apprehension.
'You want me to fight him?'
'Why don't you go?'
It was simple what Xu Chao meant. He felt that it was impossible to fight Ye Ping since he had already condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace.
How could he fight him then?
"Xu Chao, don't be afraid. He may have condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace, but his martial Dao experience is absolutely insufficient. It's impossible to condense the Blood and Qi Furnace in his early twenties."
"So, he's not that strong. Let's beat him up first. Even if we get beaten up in the future, we can brag about this."
It was clear what Li Yan meant.
Ye Ping condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace and was indeed very strong. However, Li Yan did not believe that Ye Ping had condensed it himself and felt that it should have been because he consumed some treasures. He even thought that Ye Ping might have been enlightened, which resulted in the Blood and Qi Furnace.
Xu Chao couldn't help but ponder over it quietly.
Indeed, it was obviously impossible to condense a Blood and Qi Furnace at such a young age, so there were only other possibilities.
Most importantly, Li Yan was right. No matter how strong Ye Ping might be in the future, he would beat him up first.
'Well at least, I can beat Ye Ping.'
Ye Ping managed to condense the Blood and Qi Furnace, and regardless of his means, he had to admit that Ye Ping had good potential and aptitude.
Ye Ping was destined to have a promising future and would definitely surpass them.
If they could beat up Ye Ping before he became famous, they would be able to brag about it for the rest of their lives.
Thinking of this, Xu Chao gritted his teeth and put up a fight.
Li Yan did not spout any nonsense and instead joined forces with Xu Chao to attack Ye Ping.
The shadows of the demonic ox and demonic bird became even more terrifying. The two of them were too fast and they were barely hiding anything. They wanted to give it their all and try.
However, at this moment, the Blood and Qi Furnace behind Ye Ping soared into the air with incredible power and might. It shattered the shadows of the demonic ox and bird.
The terrifying Dharmic powers produced ripples and intense aftershocks that even blasted the hundreds of people, including Mo Xuan, away.
Fortunately, she did not suffer any serious injuries.
Pfft!
Li Yan and Xu Chao were blown away by Ye Ping, and they ended up suffering severe injuries.
Their ribs were all broken and their organs rolled while their Qi and blood surged. The two of them coughed out a few mouthfuls of blood and their faces turned pale.
In particular, Xu Chao looked at Li Yan in shock.
Although he did not speak, the gaze in his eyes meant everything.
"Is this what you mean by not very strong?"
Xu Chao felt that his internal organs had shifted, and there was an indescribable discomfort.
Li Yan cried too.
He didn't expect Ye Ping to be so strong that he could blast the both of them away with a single lift of his hand and even cause them to suffer severe injuries.
Fortunately, it was not a life-and-death struggle. Otherwise, they would definitely die.
The two of them swallowed some saliva and looked at Ye Ping with incredible shock in their eyes.
At this moment, Ye Ping was just like a god to them.
There were red flames surrounding Ye Ping's Blood and Qi Furnace that was glistening, and the more terrifying thing was that there were vague sounds of dragon roars in the furnace.
The image was too horrifying.
It became a permanent mark on their hearts.
In just one move, he defeated all the fourth generation disciples.
The combat arena was dead silent.
At the same time, some people had already left.
They were the fourth generation disciples.
They scurried towards the palace and were extremely eager.
They were headed to the third generation Academic Palace in a frenzy.
There were five Academic Palaces in the Jin Nation Academy, and each academy palace corresponded to the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth generation disciples.
Boom!
With a loud sound, the door of the third generation Academic Palace was pushed open.
In an instant, hundreds of pairs of eyes were fixed on the door.
After the crowd noticed that the person who pushed the door was a fourth generation disciple, they started reprimanding loudly.
"What are you doing?"
"Why did you suddenly open the door?"
"Don't you know that we are listening to the Dao teachings? How dare you disturb our meditation?"
"That's how the fourth generation disciples are like, they're very impatient."
As they reprimanded, they stared at the fourth generation disciple at the door with some anger.
They were there to meditate and listen to the Dao teachings and now that the elder who was preaching the Dao had reached the key point, they were suddenly interrupted, making them feel an indescribable emotion.
They were disgusted.
"Oh dear, bad news. Senior Brothers, there is a peerless ferocious man in Jin Nation Academy."
"Senior Brothers, something happened."
The fourth generation disciples who barged into the academy hollered loudly. They were speaking extremely quickly and had anxiety written all over their faces.
"What happened? Speak slowly."
"How can you be so impatient? You fourth generation disciples are such a huge disgrace to the Jin Nation Academy."
"Indeed, the younger generations are getting worse."
"Ferocious man? What ferocious man?"
The third generation disciples spoke up. They still looked very arrogant. After all, they were the third generation disciples and basically had the highest status among the disciples of the Jin Nation Academy because there were only dozens of disciples in the second generation.
As for the first generation, there were only three disciples but they were often away from the academy.
Hence, the third generation disciples were basically the mainstay of the Jin Nation Academy.
"It's really bad news. Senior Brothers, there's a ferocious man among the newly matriculated disciples who beat Li Yan and Xu Chao up to the point of vomiting blood."
The fourth generation disciples who were there immediately explained after taking a deep breath and trying to calm themselves down.
After he said that, the entire palace fell silent.
After a while, they broke into discussion.
"Li Yan and Xu Chao have been defeated?"
"What are you saying?"
"Li Yan got defeated? He got defeated by a newly matriculated disciple?"
"Li Yan and Xu Chao are both cultivators at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm. Yet, they were defeated by a newly matriculated disciple?"
All of a sudden, the third generation disciples were surprised.
They knew who Li Yan and Xu Chao were, but they didn't expect the two of them to lose too.
It was unbelievable.
In fact, in their eyes, it seemed that Li Yan and Xu Chao were qualified to be on par with some of the third generation disciples.
"Senior Brothers, how dare I lie about such things? Not only did he defeat Senior Brothers Li Yan and Xu Chao, but all the fourth generation disciples lost to him too."
The disciple continued and revealed another piece of information that caused all the third generation disciples to be in an uproar.
"They were all defeated?"
"You guys can't even defeat a newly matriculated disciple?"
"Tell me clearly what exactly happened? You're being unclear."
The third generation disciples were a little anxious.
After a long time, the fourth generation disciple still didn't get to the main point.
"No, Senior Brothers, this person is a freak. He actually condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace."
He was panting heavily and sounded rather panicky too.
However, as soon as he said that, the third generation disciples were completely in an uproar.
"What? He has condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace?"
"Are you lying to us?"
"Condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace? Is he from the Ten Nations Academy?"
"Have you been beaten silly? A newly matriculated disciple condensed a Blood and Qi Furnace?"
The voices sounded.
The third generation disciples were completely shocked.
There was no way they didn't know what a Blood and Qi Furnace meant. It was akin to telling them that there was a newly matriculated disciple who was in his twenties but had reached the Nascent Soul realm.
"Senior Brother, how could I lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can go and take a look."
The fourth generation disciple said with a miserable expression.
He really did not know how to explain and had no choice but to get them to take a look for themselves.
All of a sudden, the third generation disciples looked at each other and did not know what to say to each other.
The fourth generation disciple indeed wouldn't lie to him.
It was because there was no point in lying to them. If he really lied to them, his future would be arduous.
"Why so?"
Someone asked, looking a bit puzzled.
"What else is there to say? Let's go over and take a look."
"A newly matriculated disciple has condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace, of course we have to go and see."
"What should we do if he has really condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace?"
"Why? If he has really condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace, wouldn't that be a godsend? A newly matriculated disciple who can condense a Blood and Qi Furnace is destined to have a glorious future."
"Are we going to go and suck up to him? I wouldn't dare to do that."
"What for? We'll go and beat him up. Once he becomes famous in the Ten Nations, won't we be able to get some glory too?"
"Ah, this makes sense. Let's hurry up and go over."
They started discussing.
The third generation disciples were also excited.
Their thoughts were simple. Since a freak had appeared in the Jin Nation Academy, they had to go and abuse him. Since he hadn't become strong yet, they would beat him up and then brag about it for the rest of their lives.
Although he would take revenge on them, so what? They were all from the same sect, so they didn't mind taking a beating.
After the anger was vented, they would still be members of the same sect and the matter would blow over soon. If it still could not be solved, they would have some tea.
At the thought of this, the third generation disciples got excited.
One by one, they walked towards the combat arena.
At the same time, in the combat arena.
Ye Ping was standing on the ring by himself.
He was scrutinizing the fourth generation disciples who had fallen to the ground.
As expected, there were no experts in the Jin Nation Academy, just as he had guessed.
However, Ye Ping soon turned to look at the group of newly matriculated disciples, and then he could not help but speak.
"Are they going to be defeated as well?"
Ye Ping's voice was calm.
Everyone was stunned to hear his words.
In particular, the newly matriculated disciples.
After they saw the group of fourth generation disciples being blown away by Ye Ping, they were in high spirits.
Some time ago, they had been bullied by this group of fourth generation disciples.
However, they didn't expect a freak to appear in the Jin Nation Academy and beat the fourth generation disciples all by himself.
The scene caused them to have ardor and zeal coursing through their blood.
However, before they could cheer for Ye Ping, he focused on them.
All of a sudden, the newly matriculated disciples panicked.
They had received a beating some time ago, surely they wouldn't receive another one, right?
However, before they could answer, figures dashed in directly from the south gate all of a sudden.
Each of the figures was full of zeal and they were no weaker than Li Yan and Xu Chao. In fact, they were even better than them.
They were dressed in the robes of the Jin Nation Academy with the words "third generation" embroidered on the back.
"The third generation Senior Brothers are here too?"
"Why did you get the third generation disciples here too?"
"Who invited these people?"
"Oh dear, I heard that the third generation disciples are even more ruthless and shameless than the fourth generation disciples."
"This has never happened before, this has never happened before. The Jin Nation Academy has received new disciples but there has never been such a situation. Even if Ye Ping fails, he would have lost in glory."
When the group of third generation disciples appeared, the crowd couldn't help but be stunned.
However, before they could react, many started discussing.
"Indeed, he has condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace! Wow, he is only in his early twenties but is already so terrifying."
"Cut the crap, go!"
"Stop hesitating, go together!"
"He has condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace, let's go together."
As the voices sounded, the newly matriculated disciples, who were spectating, were dumbfounded.
Indeed, as the rumors stated, the third generation disciples were more shameless.
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Chapter 141: Like a God! Like An Invincible Expert! The Third Generation Fails!
In the combat arena of the Jin Nation Academy.
When the third generation disciples saw Ye Ping, they shrieked.
They were extremely excited because they were usually bored in the Jin Nation Academy and there was generally nothing for them to do everyday apart from listening to the Dao preachings.
In particular, the entire sect had entered a state of frantic cultivation because of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament that was round the corner.
The long hours of crazy cultivation made that group of third generation disciples incredibly depressed.
Now that there was such a freak in the Jin Nation Academy, the group of third generation disciples were naturally excited.
Ye Ping, who was on the battlefield, couldn't help but frown.
'Why is there a new batch again?'
Ye Ping honestly didn't want to continue fighting anymore.
It was not that he looked down on those cultivators, but rather, a battle between members of the same realm in order to hone one's skills.
To put it bluntly, if their strength was equal, it would sharpen their will in the martial Dao.
However, there was no other benefit apart from a sense of vanity if he simply suppressed them.
In fact, if he suppressed the enemies for a long time without a battle, he would not get to grow. In this case, there would be effects in the long run.
Those were the things that Ye Ping had perceived through the Ancient True Dragon Fist.
However, regardless of whether Ye Ping wanted to fight or not, this group of third generation disciples didn't care so much as they simply jumped onto the battlefield.
"Kill!"
"Senior Brothers, let's strike together and suppress this guy."
"This guy's Qi is really intense. If I didn't know, I would have thought I was facing a real dragon."
"It's rare to find such a young cultivator with such vigorous Qi and blood. Seems like the physical cultivation lineage is going to rise."
"I heard that there is an unparalleled physical cultivator in the Ten Nations Academy. I didn't expect that the Jin Nation country has also produced one."
The group of third generation disciples stepped onto the arena and looked at Ye Ping ferociously.
Although they had come over to beat Ye Ping, they had to admit that Ye Ping was strong, and thus they did not show any contempt and knew that they still had to fight.
Before Ye Ping had risen completely, they would hurry and beat him up lest they never get to do so again.
With that thought in mind, the third generation disciples got even more agitated.
The Jin Nation Academy advocated martial arts combat. As long as no one was killed, they would be free to fight however they wanted. If they failed they would just cultivate harder before beating him up again.
Of course, a martial arts battle was different from a battle between enemies.
There were pros and cons to such a method. The pros were that it could spark their will to fight, but one of the cons was it would easily result in violence.
However, each academy had its unique will, depending on the dynasty's environment.
Jin Nation was considered one of the worst in the Ten Nations, and hence, it was necessary to enforce stronger policies in such an environment.
Boom!
At this moment, someone threw a punch and the light was a dazzling green color. His aura was like that of a ferocious beast.
In an instant, Ye Ping instantly struck, his fist shining like a golden wheel that was as dazzling as the sun.
Boom!
The third generation disciple struck and his body was as tough as a steel tower. His fist glowed brightly, colliding with Ye Ping's.
Ka-cha.
The sound of bones breaking filled the air as the third generation disciple's arm was broken and he was blasted away.
That wasn't all. The power from Ye Ping's body formed a terrifying impact that sent the dozens of people flying at once.
They immediately vomited blood, as if they had been struck by thunder.
The figures flew out. Even though they were the third generation disciples, they couldn't resist against Ye Ping's divine fist.
Ye Ping was too ferocious as he could destroy heaven and earth. His fists were like dragons and his palms godly, each of his strikes came with a massive sound.
It was as if the void was about to be shattered too.
That was Ye Ping's physical body strength, so powerful that it was outrageous.
Once a physical cultivator condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace and turned their Dharmic powers into pure power, they would be almost invincible in close combat, unless their opponent could also condense the Blood and Qi Furnace.
Hence, if they really wanted to defeat Ye Ping, the only way to do so would be through a siege. The third generation disciples were very clear about that. Although they were shameless, they were not stupid.
After all, it would be almost impossible to win.
The reason being it was a physical battle between physical cultivators. If it were a Dao battle, things would be different.
In the event of facing hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators who cast one Dharmic Dao each, even Ye Ping would not be able to resist it.
However, Ye Ping could defeat everyone with one move.
Pfft.
The third generation disciples were like raindrops. As they fell onto the ground, they coughed blood and seemed to be suffering from serious injuries.
Fortunately, their foundation was not hurt.
At this moment, all the newly matriculated disciples were dumbfounded.
They were astonished as they watched everything in horror.
They knew that Ye Ping was ferocious and overpowering.
However, they didn't expect Ye Ping to be this menacing.
He could even fight the third generation Senior Brothers.
That was extremely outrageous.
However, there were still some third generation disciples who were surrounding Ye Ping on the battlefield.
Although they were shameless and used a siege, they had a bottom line and did not use Dharmic Dao.
However, for Ye Ping, this kind of battle was completely meaningless.
Although the physical bodies of these people were strong, they were simply fragile compared to Ye Ping.
Ye Ping condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace and his vitality had been perfected. His fists were emitting a golden glow and he was surrounded by wisps of black gas. His absolutely handsome face made him look like an immortal god.
His physical body was terrifying as no one could move him at all.
That was Ye Ping's current strength.
Under the augmentation of the Ancient Godfiend Body and the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal, Ye Ping's physical body was just like a treasure.
The only pity was that he was not yet perfect in martial arts, otherwise, why would he need to fight here?
He would have defeated all of them with a single move.
Roar!
However, at this moment, Ye Ping's vitality and spirit were fused and the furnace behind him transformed into a blazing dragon-shaped light, which was ten feet in size.
In an instant, it jerked all the third generation disciples away.
No one could resist Ye Ping's attack, he was too invincible and had left them feeling hopeless.
In the blink of an eye, the combat arena was quiet.
Everyone looked at Ye Ping with some bewilderment.
It was dead silent.
It was an unprecedented event in the history of the Jin Nation Academy.
A newly matriculated disciple defeating all the older generation disciples was already incredible, and Ye Ping not only defeated the fourth generation disciples but also the third generation disciples on his own.
It was astonishing.
"Senior Brother Ye is invincible."
While everyone was shocked, a voice suddenly sounded.
It belonged to Mo Xuan.
She was the first to come back to her senses, and her beautiful eyes were filled with shock and excitement.
She did not expect Ye Ping, who had entered with her, to be so terrifying. She swallowed her saliva and made up her mind to cozy up to him.
As Mo Xuan spoke, all the newly matriculated disciples could not help but come back to their senses in an instant.
Soon, there were voices.
"Senior Brother Ye is invincible."
"Senior Brother Ye, you're really ferocious."
'This… is a little too exaggerated, isn't it?'
"I have an illusion that the Jin Nation Academy is going to rise."
"Aren't you stating the obvious? If we still don't rise this time, the Jin Nation Academy can close down."
"I thought I was the strongest among this batch of newly matriculated disciples, it seems that I have to give this position away."
"You? The strongest? Have you got any shame?"
The crowd discussed and started clamoring.
With his own strength, Ye Ping had suppressed almost all the disciples of the fourth and third generations of the Jin Nation Academy.
Although he had only used the power of the physical body to suppress everything, it was still a suppression, and at this point, no one dared to deny that Ye Ping was powerful.
At this moment, on the battlefield, Ye Ping looked at Li Yan and Xu Chao.
The two of them had been lying on the ground and watching the third generation disciples fight ever since they were injured by Ye Ping.
Now that they felt Ye Ping's gaze, the two of them couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines as they subconsciously thought that Ye Ping wanted to continue to fight.
Thinking of this, Li Yan could not help but bear with the pain of his injuries.
"Ye Ping, you have passed this test, there is no need to fight again."
Li Yan said.
In his eyes, Ye Ping was almost a battle fanatic, so he didn't want to give Ye Ping the chance to continue fighting.
Otherwise, if that went on, no one would be able to withstand Ye Ping's attacks.
On the battlefield, Ye Ping could not help but sigh with relief after hearing Li Yan say that he had passed the test.
Ye Ping was relieved, not because he dared not continue to fight, but because he felt that it was simply meaningless.
Hence, he thought that it would be better to end it sooner.
"Thank you for your teachings, Senior Brothers."
After it ended, Ye Ping wasn't arrogant either. Instead, he bowed to them and got up immediately afterwards to walk towards a woman.
It was Princess Taihe.
Ye Ping had seen Princess Taihe's portrait, so he recognized Princess Taihe at a glance.
At this moment, Princess Taihe was wearing the disciples' robe of Jin Nation Academy, looking valiant and less effeminate.
Princess Taihe was a ravishing beauty.
After all, she was a princess so her genes were naturally not bad.
Looking at the approaching Ye Ping, Princess Taihe was excited.
"You must be Li Yu's sister, Li Yue."
Soon, Ye Ping came in front of Princess Taihe and asked that question while ignoring others.
"Greetings Senior Brother Ye, I am indeed Li Yue."
Hearing Ye Ping call out her name, Li Yue's heart pounded rapidly.
After all, Ye Ping had formed a deep impression on her when he dominated the battle just now.
Which woman wouldn't like such a man?
Besides, Ye Ping had good looks and was elegant. All the girls of the fifth generation disciples were fond of him.
"In terms of seniority, Li Yu is my in-name disciple and you're my junior, but since we are in Jin Nation Academy, you should call me Senior Brother."
"Junior Sister Li Yue, can you take me to the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion of the academy? I'd like to read some books."
Hearing Li Yue's reply, Ye Ping nodded. He looked gentle and refined, making him likable.
"Kṣitigarbha Pavilion? Sure, Senior Brother Ye, come with me. I will take you to the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion."
Li Yue was a little surprised, not knowing why Ye Ping wanted to go to the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, but she soon agreed and brought him there.
"Thank you so much, Junior Sister."
Ye Ping thanked Li Yue who hurriedly shook her head and said, "It's only my duty. Don't stand on ceremony, Senior Brother Ye."
Li Yue replied and led Ye Ping away without uttering another word.
Hence, Li Yue took Ye Ping away while everyone watched.
However, as Li Yue was leaving, she took a glance at Li Yan and Xu Chao as well as the other third generation disciples.
She was somewhat breaking the rules by taking Ye Ping away. After all, without her Senior Brother's permission, she would not be allowed to leave on her own.
Those were the rules.
However, when Li Yue's gaze fell on this group of fourth and third generation disciples, none of them dared to look directly at her.
Not a single person dared to stop Ye Ping either.
Who would dare to stop him?
They were afraid of getting beaten up.
Seeing that none of the Senior Brothers dared to look at her, Li Yue immediately understood what was going on.
Without further ado, she led Ye Ping away.
After leaving the combat arena, Li Yue, who was walking ahead, finally couldn't help but speak.
"Senior Brother Ye, you're too ferocious. You're the strongest man I have ever seen."
"You have no idea. These Senior Brothers are usually arrogant and tyrannical as they treat us newly matriculated disciples like their servants. They force us to be at their beck and call."
"However, after today, this group of Senior Brothers will probably all behave themselves."
Li Yue sounded extremely agitated and excited.
She was right. These days, they had been leading a tough life.
Outside, they were all geniuses from all over the Jin Nation. Although they might not be the best, they were still elites whom everyone respected.
However, after they came to the Jin Nation Academy, they were all subjected to bullying and unbearable suffering.
"There may not be a hierarchy in the Jin Nation Academy, but they shouldn't bully the disciples, right?"
On the way to the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, Ye Ping became somewhat curious.
He didn't know much about the Jin Nation Academy but Li Yu had mentioned it during the journey there.
To be able to become a national academy, it should be the example of all the sects and academies in the entire Jin Nation, right?
How could they bully the newbies? That seemed to be unreasonable.
"Senior Brother Ye, you may have grown up living in a sect, so you don't know much about the outside world."
"The Jin Nation Academy is special. After all, it is one of the best academies in the Ten Nations. In the earlier years, the Jin Nation Academy was just like an ordinary academy."
"Later on, they realized that this approach is difficult to truly motivate geniuses. Besides, the last head of the academy was said to be from the Great Xia Academic Palace, so they changed the teaching style."
"They hope to motivate the disciples through this suppression. Although this approach has resulted in many flaws, the Jin Nation Academy has indeed produced many geniuses."
"There's no doubt about that."
Li Yue explained the flaws of the Jin Nation Academy.
Hearing this, Ye Ping nodded slightly.
After some careful thought, he realized that it was true.
After all, the people of the world lived in worry and died in peace.
An academy that could really inspire everyone's fighting spirit would indeed have to spur them to fight for what they wanted so as to produce a true genius.
If all the resources were given by the sect, the genius would be pampered and fragile even if he could become one.
Just about everything has advantages and disadvantages, and it all depends on the individual.
However, Ye Ping was not resistant to that and he instead felt that there would be joy only if there was competition. It would indeed be boring if everything went by the book.
Just like that, Ye Ping arrived at the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
The Kṣitigarbha Pavilion of the Jin Nation Academy was a pagoda with eight floors in total.
Even in the Jin Nation Academy, the number nine was taboo. Hence, there were only eight floors.
Standing in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, Ye Ping could not help but smile.
Previously, he had already thought about what he was going to do.
He would read.
Yes, he would read books.
Ye Ping still didn't know much about the world of immortal cultivation.
Ye Ping wanted to completely understand something. At least, he wanted to know more than he did now.
Otherwise, he would have to keep asking everyone about everything if he stayed clueless.
Besides, the Qingyun Dao Sect was a hidden sect, and there was no other information other than the Qingyun records.
Ye Ping learned from Li Yu that the Jin Nation Academy not only gathered all the talents of Jin Nation, but also the books of strange tales and secret manuals.
The answers to all questions could be found in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
Hence, Ye Ping confirmed his plan.
He decided to first go to the Jin Nation Academy to read some books.
He would then see if he could comprehend the supreme sword intent hidden in the Jin Nation Academy.
If he could, he would be able to kill two birds with one stone.
That was the reason why Ye Ping asked Li Yue to bring him there after the assessment.
"Junior Sister Li, you may go back and get busy with your own matters, I plan to stay here for a few days."
In the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, Ye Ping looked at Li Yue and said. He intended to spend a few days reading some books in Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
"Alright, I'll take my leave then, Senior Brother Ye. If there's anything, I'll come and see you again."
Li Yue nodded obediently.
"Okay, if there's anything, feel free to come to me. No matter what, you are Li Yu's sister. I will help you as much as possible."
Ye Ping nodded and said.
"Thank you for taking care of me, Senior Brother."
Li Yue was overjoyed. Immediately afterwards, she watched Ye Ping walk into Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, and she then returned to the combat arena.
At this moment, in the Academy Master's main hall.
Basically, all the senior members of Jin Nation Academy were gathered in the main hall to discuss the Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
In the main hall, the head of the school, Li Mocheng, frowned and looked at the crowd.
"The Ten Nations Grand Tournament is just around the corner, and according to the information we've received, the Li Nation, Chen Nation, and Shang Nation have each produced a great genius while the Jin Nation Academy has been getting worse."
'If this goes on, the Jin Nation Academy will sooner or later be eliminated by the Ten Nations. And if we don't do something about it, the Jin Nation Academy will cease."
In the middle of the main hall, Li Mocheng sounded a little agitated.
He was a little furious because he had been helming the Jin Nation Academy for 15 years, and yet he failed to produce a true genius, causing the Jin Nation to continuously be in the doldrums.
How could Li Mocheng not be furious?
However, at this moment, before the other elders could answer, the door of the main hall was suddenly pushed open.
"Demon! Demon! Demon!"
There was a white-haired old man outside the door who was extremely agitated.
A voice sounded.
In the middle of the main hall, dozens of elders stood up with grim expressions.
"What's happening?"
"Have the demons invaded?"
"Is the Fiendcelestial Cult attacking the Jin Nation?"
The elders seemed to be rather curious.
Even the Academy Master, Li Mocheng, couldn't help but stand up and look at the old man.
"No, no, it's not the Fiendcelestial Cult, but our academy. There's a demonic disciple in our academy."
"His name is Ye Ping or something. He challenged the fourth generation and third generation disciples by himself. He's only in his early twenties, but he has already condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace."
The elder was so agitated that he stammered.
However, in the next moment, all the elders in the hall were dumbfounded.
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Chapter 142: If Ye Ping Is My Disciple, I'll Lead The Academy To The Moon!
In the main hall of the Jin Nation Academy.
All the elders were dumbfounded, Li Mocheng in particular.
'I just said that there has never been a single genius in the Jin Nation Academy ever since its establishment decades ago. Yet, there's one now? Are we that lucky?'
"Elder Sun, what do you mean? Can you make yourself clearer?"
"He condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace even though he's only in his twenties? Were your eyes playing tricks on you?"
"He defeated all the third generation and fourth generation disciples alone? Really?"
"Elder Sun, liars are to be punished, you know about that, right?"
After the elders came back to their senses, people began to speak up.
They were a little dumbfounded.
"What else can it mean? A demon has come to the Jin Nation Academy. I was preaching to the third generation disciples previously."
"Yet, someone suddenly appeared and said that a newly matriculated disciple has defeated all the fourth generation disciples in one go and the third generation disciples were called to provide aid."
"I was surprised when I heard it, and the third generation disciples who were listening to my lecture all scurried over. I decided to follow them too."
"Do you guys know what I saw?"
"Ye Ping is just like a Fiendcelestial who managed to defeat more than ten third generation disciples with a single punch, and his Blood and Qi Furnace is really powerful."
"I took a look at Ye Ping with the Qi-watching technique, do you know what I saw?"
Elder Sun was extremely agitated and his words made the hearts of the other elders pound rapidly, especially Li Mocheng who was full of expectations.
"What did you see? Quickly tell us!"
"Yes, hurry up and tell us. Don't keep us in suspense."
"Stop arguing, let Elder Sun speak slowly."
The elders were so anxious that they wanted Elder Sun to finish up quickly. Amidst the commotion, Li Mocheng couldn't help but roar loudly and tell everyone to quieten down instead of interrupting Elder Sun.
Elder Sun swallowed saliva again.
"I saw a dragon!"
"This new disciple Ye Ping has the power of the True Dragon. His Dharmic powers, Qi, blood, and vitality formed a Dragon of Luck."
"Academy Master, Senior Brothers, and Junior Brothers, I have been practicing the Qi-watching technique for 350 years, but I have never seen a Dragon of Luck before."
"Do you guys know what that means?"
"It is written in the ancient books that when one's physical body is perfected, it can be transformed into a furnace. When one's Dharmic powers are perfected, they can be turned into the four seas. When one's vitality is perfected, it can be transformed into a dragon form, when the Qi is supreme and one's life is like a True Dragon, the Dragon of Luck can be formed."
"This Dragon of Luck signifies that the Dharmic powers, physical body, vitality, and luck are all perfected. Only then can it be condensed. He's a true demon, I've never heard of this all my life."
"The Jin Nation Academy has really produced an elite this time."
When he said the last sentence, Elder Sun was even more excited, so much that his Qi and blood were surging and his heart was pounding rapidly.
He mainly cultivated the Qi-watching technique and could rely on the Qi-watching technique to observe each and every person accurately. In fact, they could even see a person's luck using it.
A Qi-watcher had an esteemed and prestigious status among the sects and academies as they had a pair of wise eyes that no genius could escape.
Hence, the crowd believed every word that Elder Sun said.
However, they did not understand it very well.
"Elder Sun, just tell us, how strong is this Ye Ping? In a way that we can understand."
Li Mocheng spoke up. He didn't really understand either and just felt that Ye Ping was very powerful, though he didn't know how powerful exactly.
As Li Mocheng said that, the other elders felt the same. They couldn't help but all look at Elder Sun.
The latter pondered for a while.
Immediately afterwards, his expression became extremely stern.
"Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers, it is recorded in the Qi-watching technique that there are seven types of geniuses; one in a hundred, one in a thousand, one in 10,000, Inherent King, Inherent Emperor, Inherent Thearach, and Immortal-like."
"Do you still remember Sikong Jiantian? He is fated to be a king and Ye Ping is at least born with the fate of an emperor. After all, the seventh is basically impossible to exist."
"To put it more simply, with a few tips from us, Ye Ping will be able to defeat and outshine the geniuses of the Ten Nations and even the Great Xia Dynasty's academy. Do you understand now?"
Elder Sun said seriously, but halfway through his sentence, he discovered that Li Mocheng and the others still didn't understand. In the end, he gritted his teeth and described Ye Ping's aptitude.
As expected, after the elders heard what he said, they were astonished.
They didn't understand the large chunk of things that Elder Sun said just now.
However, they understood the latter half of the sentence.
'He just needs a pointer and he can defeat the geniuses of the Ten Nations?'
'Damn it, why is it so terrifying?"
"Elder Sun, is what you said true or not? Don't lie to me, I can't stand this agitation!"
Li Mocheng swallowed some saliva and recovered from the shock immediately.
The Ten Nations Grand Tournament was just around the corner. Although they would not be kicked out by the Ten Nations Grand Tournament even if they came in last place this time, there was an issue.
If they failed repeatedly, the academy would be disbanded.
In particular, he still had ten more years to go before he stepped down. If they lost this time, Li Mocheng would be extremely embarrassed.
Hence, Li Mocheng was the most nervous and most anxious for the Jin Nation Academy to have a new genius.
"Academy Master, what would I lie to you for? If you don't believe me, just go to the combat arena and take a look. All the third generation and fourth generation disciples are now still lying there."
Elder Sun was a bit perplexed.
However, as soon as he said that, various figures vanished on the spot and flew towards the combat arena.
To be honest, it was not that the people didn't believe Elder Sun, but rather, Elder Sun was being too much of a braggart.
The saying that involved the Dragon of Luck, Inherent Thearch, random pointers, beating the geniuses of Ten Nations, and trampling over the elites of Great Xia Dynasty was just too exaggerated.
Hence, in order to verify what Elder Sun said, they could only see it for themselves.
Right after, only Elder Sun was left alone in the entire hall.
The latter froze for a moment, and he also immediately followed them.
In the combat arena.
In less than three breaths, all the elders arrived at the combat arena.
They saw hundreds of injured people lying inside the combat arena while all the newly matriculated disciples were supporting them and sending them to have their wounds healed.
With the appearance of the elders, the group of disciples were a little surprised.
"Greetings, Elder."
The newly matriculated disciples greeted one after another.
On the other hand, the third generation and fourth generation disciples dared not speak. Some couldn't while some were too embarrassed to do so.
Seeing this scene, the elders looked at each other.
At this moment, they completely believed what Elder Sun said just now.
In an instant, the elders fell silent, and immediately afterwards, someone stopped directly in front of Li Yan.
He asked agitatedly, "Who beat you up?"
He was Li Yan's master and seemed to be very anxious.
"Huh?"
Li Yan was slightly stunned, but he nonetheless subconsciously answered, "Master, it's a newly matriculated disciple called Ye Ping."
Li Yan answered truthfully and did not dare to lie at all.
"Indeed, it's really Ye Ping. Where is he now?"
The latter became even more excited.
"Where? It seems that he went to the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion. Master, I was too incompetent this time. Don't blame Ye Ping, please don't make things hard for him."
At the same time, Li Yan mistakenly thought that his master was going to exact revenge on Ye Ping after seeing his injuries. Hence, he spoke up, lest his master went to look for Ye Ping and ended up embarrassing him.
However, the latter couldn't help but speak up afterwards.
"You're thinking too much. I'm just going to go take him in as a disciple. And you, Li Yan, couldn't even beat a new disciple. You've truly embarrassed me. You're not allowed to leave the Jin Nation Academy again this year. If I find out that you've left, I'll break your legs."
Li Yan's master berated furiously before running towards Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
Indeed, he was going to take Ye Ping as his disciple.
A newly matriculated disciple managed to defeat the third generation and fourth generation disciples with the power of his own body. He was simply a demon.
If he took Ye Ping as his disciple, wouldn't he ascend?
Just like what Elder Sun said, one or two pointers were all Ye Ping needed to defeat the geniuses of the Ten Nations and trample on the Great Xia Dynasty.
If that was really the case, when Ye Ping became invincible in the future, people would not only remember who Ye Ping was but also his master.
Who would refuse the chance to indirectly rise to fame?
However, after watching Li Yan's master leave, the other elders also snapped back to their senses.
All of a sudden, all the elders vanished and flew towards Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
They were extremely excited and were casting their Mystical Abilities, feeling as if they were going to snatch some treasures.
Inside the combat arena, the disciples were a little confused.
However, Li Yan and the others were the ones who were the most upset.
When they saw their masters coming, they thought that their masters would show them some concern, but they didn't expect to be reprimanded.
In the end, they even vied to take Ye Ping in as their disciple. How could they not be upset?
Comparison really makes one's blood boil.
In the Jin Nation Academy, dozens of rays of light were flashing.
Soon, the elders arrived at the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion in groups.
They scrambled to get into Kṣitigarbha Pavilion and argued while running.
"When I was gazing at the sky yesterday, I discovered that there was an extra star beside mine. Previously, I was confused, but now, I understand that Heaven wants me to take in one more disciple. Senior Brothers, Junior Brothers, will you let me?"
"Senior Brother Xu, I counted my fingers yesterday and discovered that I'm going to have an extra disciple and I reckon it's Ye Ping. Senior Brothers, Heaven's will is not to be defied, so let me have Ye Ping."
"Senior Brother Xu, Senior Brother Zhang, you are so shameless. How many disciples have you taken in these years? You still don't have enough? I haven't received a single disciple in the past ten years, I must make Ye Ping my disciple."
"You? Who do you think you are? Are you qualified? Don't end up leading the disciple astray. You'd better let me have Ye Ping."
"Are you asking for trouble? I'm not qualified? If I'm not qualified, who else is? Don't blame me for being harsh, but how many people can teach better than I do?"
"Senior Brother Deng, you really aren't fit for it."
"Screw you, I'll make myself clear today. This Ye Ping must become my disciple. Otherwise, I'll leave Jin Nation Academy."
"Sure, hurry up and leave. I'll have one less competitor then."
"Great, inform the kitchen to cook for one less person today."
In the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, more than thirty Jin Nation elders were bickering incessantly and mocking each other, all just to become Ye Ping's master.
"Silence!"
However, just at that moment, Li Mocheng's voice sounded.
His voice was extremely loud, and all of a sudden, the elders quietened down.
Standing in front of the elders, Li Mocheng frowned and looked at everyone with anger in his eyes.
"Outrageous!"
"Outrageous!"
"This is outrageous!"
Li Mocheng roared three sentences in a row, his eyes full of anger as he glowered at them.
At that moment, everyone fell silent and stopped arguing.
"You elders are all influential figures of Jin Nation."
"Yet, you're getting into a heated argument and fighting over a disciple. Do you take me seriously?"
Li Mocheng pointed at the crowd with the dominance of an Academy Master.
"Academy Master, I don't mean anything else, but please make a judgment. All the geniuses of the academy have been snatched away, and now that there's one, they still want to snatch him away. Is that even fair?"
Some elders couldn't help but speak up in disgruntlement.
"A talented person chooses a patron of integrity. Elder Xu, the geniuses choose us, not the other way around. You're incompetent, so those geniuses chose not to take you as their master. Do you want to take in disciples even though you're a bad teacher?"
"Yes, I agree with what Elder Wang said. Besides, the disciples we took in before can't be considered geniuses at all. If you like, you can have all of them, let me have Ye Ping."
"What do you mean let you have Ye Ping? Aren't you going to ask for my opinion?"
"A talented person chooses a patron of integrity? What a joke, you people? Are you worthy?"
"Why not? You don't seem very convinced. Why don't we go out for a fight? Do you dare to step up?"
"No way, you guys don't think I'm too scared to fight, do you?"
"No one really thinks you dare to fight, right?"
All of a sudden, the crowd began to argue again and they were all furious.
It was really hard to imagine the scene of a bunch of old men, who were hundreds of years old, getting into a fight.
However, that was very normal too. There was indeed no genius in Jin Nation Academy, and now that there was a peerless genius like Ye Ping, everyone wanted to take him as their disciple.
"All of you, shut up."
Seeing that the group of elders were about to argue again, Li Mocheng couldn't help but scold them and tell them to shut up.
However, Li Mocheng, the Academy Master, did have some authority in Jin Nation Academy. As soon as he spoke, the crowd once again fell silent and did not bother to argue.
"Your ages add up to more than 10,000 years old, and yet you're still arguing like three-year-old children. You are simply disgracing the Jin Nation Academy."
"Ye Ping is extraordinary and indeed a supreme genius, but if he were to see you all like this, it'd be better for him to take a stone as his master than you guys."
"You don't act like elders and experts at all. Don't end up making a fool out of yourselves and embarrassing the Jin Nation Academy."
Li Mocheng's words rendered the crowd speechless.
Indeed, if Ye Ping were to see the scene that they had created, it might really make Ye Ping look down on the Jin Nation Academy.
However, that could not be blamed on them. After all, they had seen geniuses but not supreme geniuses.
To them, there was no future for their cultivation anymore and teaching was their only hope, and they were counting on their disciples to surpass themselves. In this case, it was considered a different way of pretending to be impressive.'
"Academy Master, what do you say we should do? We will listen to you."
"Yes, we'll listen to you. Tell us."
The elders nodded and understood that they had lost some of their composure just now.
Hearing their answer, the anger in Li Mocheng's eyes gradually vanished.
"You're going to obey me, right?"
"In this case, let Ye Ping learn from me for a period of time and stabilize his foundation. We'll let Ye Ping choose for himself in a year or two from now on, okay?"
Li Mocheng said, voicing his thoughts.
However, after he said that, the gazes of the crowd became… a little peculiar in an instant.
That made Li Mocheng a little embarrassed.
'What do you guys mean by looking at me like that?'
'Is my solution not good?'
'If you have an opinion, raise it.'
'Why don't you guys say anything?'
'What do you want to do by staring at me like this? Want to fight?'
Li Mocheng was looking more and more embarrassed.
"Well, Academy Master, I thought you were a decent person, but I didn't expect you to take us for fools, huh?"
"Do you take us for fools? First let Ye Ping follow you for a year or two? Wouldn't that make him your disciple?"
"I thought you had a good solution. Academy Master, that's all you have?"
"Academy Master, if you say so, I will object."
"I object too."
"Academy Master, you'd better go away. You're not suitable for being a teacher."
The elders spoke out. They were not fools. If they let Li Mocheng take Ye Ping under his wing, wouldn't that make him Li Mocheng's disciple?
"Gentlemen, how about this? Give Ye Ping to me and I can guarantee that within three Ten Nations Grand Tournaments, I will definitely let Jin Nation emerge as champion. How about that?"
"Three? I want two!"
"I can do it in one then."
"Your goal for such a genius is only the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers, if Ye Ping becomes my disciple, I will lead the Jin Nation Academy to glory and become on par with the Great Xia Academy within a hundred years."
"You want to brag, huh? I'll achieve that in ten years!"
"How much have you guys been drinking? Fine, I'll make the Jin Nation Academy take off within a year."
"Hah, all of you are such braggarts. Sure, if Ye Ping becomes my disciple, I will not only lead the Jin Nation Academy to become the best in the world of immortal cultivation, but also take off to the moon and establish a branch."
"I support Elder Li, he said he will lead us to the moon."
The elders began to argue again.
One by one, they were dead set on harping on it.
On the other hand, Li Mocheng was so angry that he was speechless and simply looked at them.
"You're projecting your shortcomings on me. Do I seem like such a person?"
"You guys are belittling me."
Li Mocheng cursed.
"Academy Master, you are almost 300 years old. Stop getting up to these tricks, we know what kind of a person you are."
"Exactly, exactly."
"Why don't we fight and the winner can be Ye Ping's master?"
"Sure, I'm good at fighting."
"I object, we are all educated, how can we fight? How about a literary battle?"
"Screw you, let's just fight."
The elders were arguing outside the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
However, at this moment,
Elder Sun suddenly spoke.
"I've got an idea."
As his voice sounded, everyone couldn't help but look at Elder Sun, their eyes filled with curiosity.
They wondered what good idea Elder Sun had.
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Chapter 143: We'll Each Teach Him One Thing And See Who He Prefers
Below Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
The elders looked at Elder Sun, wondering what good plan he had.
Sensing the gazes of the crowd, Elder Sun stroked his beard and slowly spoke.
"You don't have to be so anxious and impatient."
"How about we do not get up to any tricks and each create an academic schedule to teach Ye Ping what we are good at?"
"For example, I'm good at the Qi-watching technique so if Ye Ping likes it and thinks I'm more suitable to be his teacher, we won't have to fight anymore."
"Likewise, if Ye Ping likes alchemy, refining pills, and array formations, he is free to choose for himself. We don't have to argue about anything and let Ye Ping decide, what do you think?"
Elder Sun spoke slowly as that was the only solution he could think of.
After he said that, the elders were a little surprised.
They pondered carefully for a long time.
'Hey! This is actually a good idea.'
"This is a good idea, I think it's feasible."
"I think it's feasible too. Not bad."
"Elder Sun, your idea is very good, it's hundreds of times better than the Academy Master's suggestion."
"That's feasible, each of us will impart a portion of knowledge to Ye Ping, and it's up to him to choose. Whether or not we can take him in as our disciple will depend on our abilities."
"This is a great idea."
The elders nodded. The more they thought about it, the more they thought that the solution was great.
Everyone had a chance to become Ye Ping's master and the determinant was the type of Dharmic Dao Ye Ping liked.
All of a sudden, everyone was full of confidence. They believed that Ye Ping would definitely shine if he was their disciple.
However, at this moment, someone suddenly spoke up.
"But what if Ye Ping's aptitude is too good and not only do we fail to teach him, we end up leading him astray?"
Some elders couldn't help but speak up in disgruntlement.
However, after hearing his words, the elders smiled in contempt.
"Elder Zhou, aren't you being a little too exaggerated? Ye Ping may have an extremely high aptitude but he won't say that about us, right?"
"Yes, yes, I just don't believe it. I am the best alchemist in Jin Nation and I have to be taught by him?"
"It's normal that you look down on yourself but don't look down on us too. I'm the best array formation master in Jin Nation, does he have the ability to set up an array that I can't?"
"You're thinking too much."
The elders said nonchalantly while Elder Zhou didn't say much.
"I think what Elder Sun said is exactly right, let's follow that. "
The crowd still felt that Elder Sun was right.
The Academy Master also nodded in agreement, thinking that it was extremely feasible.
"In this case, we'll do as Elder Sun said and create an academic schedule. Whoever can take Ye Ping as their disciple will depend on their abilities."
"Let's stop arguing now, lest Ye Ping sees it and thinks that we are too impulsive and irritable. Let's go back to the main hall for a discussion," Li Mocheng said.
After all, it was rare for there to be a genius in the Jin Nation Academy, and if Ye Ping saw them arguing, it would make them seem less impressive.
As Li Mocheng said that, the elders agreed and then followed Li Mocheng to the main hall.
Although it was a good approach, the problem was who would be the first to teach Ye Ping. That was an issue that they now had to discuss.
At the same time, in the Sutra Pavilion.
Ye Ping was sitting cross-legged in a deserted place with a pile of books in front of him.
Ancient people could read ten lines at a glance, but Ye Ping could read a hundred books at once.
Hundreds of books were laid out in front of Ye Ping and the pages were being flipped automatically while a massive amount of information flooded Ye Ping's brain.
In the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion of Jin Nation, there were a total of 1,432,650 books.
70% of them were information, historical records, and strange tales. They were not cultivation method secret manuals.
On the other hand, Ye Ping managed to gain a massive amount of information from reading the books.
The more knowledge gained, the more Ye Ping's state of mind changed.
Just like that, time passed bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, seven days and seven nights had passed.
During those seven days, the entire Jin Nation Academy was discussing about Ye Ping.
How could a newly matriculated disciple not shock the Jin Nation Academy by beating up the third generation and fourth generation disciples alone?
Even the first and second generation disciples were astonished and they really wanted to see who Ye Ping was.
However, since Ye Ping went to Kṣitigarbha Pavilion seven days ago, he had never come out again, which made them even more curious.
However, the senior members of the academy had also issued an order to prevent the news of Ye Ping from being spread and to disallow discussions. However, even then, there was still some news that got out.
After all, nothing could be kept under wraps forever.
On this day, Li Yue appeared in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
At this moment, she held a light red piece of paper in her hand and walked into the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.
Soon, Li Yue saw Ye Ping.
Not far away, Ye Ping was still flipping through books. He had not closed his eyes for seven days and seven nights, and had read at least hundreds of thousands of books that allowed him to gain lots of knowledge.
Seeing that Ye Ping was still reading, Li Yue stood at the side quietly and dared not disturb him.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, another day had passed.
Finally, when Ye Ping finished reading the last book, he exhaled a long breath of turbid air.
He read a total of 795,432 books in just eight days and eight nights.
He almost read 100,000 ancient books in one day and finished them all.
Such an incredible reading speed and volume was not something that ordinary people could achieve.
Only a demon like Ye Ping could finish reading close to 800,000 books in eight days.
After exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, Ye Ping closed his eyes and rested a little.
The 800,000 books of strange tales gave Ye Ping a new knowledge of the world.
The information spanned across various genres.
In these eight days, Ye Ping's knowledge was greatly enhanced, and it was because he knew so many things that Ye Ping's mentality also underwent many subtle changes.
However, what surprised him the most was the information about this world.
In Ye Ping's impression, the world of immortal cultivation should not be considered large and people would cultivate immortality to achieve the Dao, and then ascend to become immortals and ancestors.
However, the world he lived in was not that simple.
The novels often made immortal cultivation out to be very simple. There was a type where if one continuously absorbed spiritual energy, they would be able to ascend soon.
However, Immortal Ascension was extremely difficult and complicated in this world.
The difficulty of immortal cultivation could be explained by the fact that there would be one immortal in a hundred years in ancient times, and one immortal in a thousand years.
It was simple. In ancient times, one would ascend to become immortal within a hundred years, but now, an immortal would appear in thousands of years. That was how difficult it was to achieve Immortal Ascension.
Besides, Ye Ping also found out that the nation he was now in was called Jin Nation and there were Ten Nations in total.
Li Nation, Chen Nation, Jing Nation, Nan Nation, Qing Nation, Zhao Nation, Chu Nation, Yan Nation, Jin Nation, and Wei Nation.
Among them, Li Nation, Chen Nation, and Jing Nation were the most famous, with the Jin Nation being ranked nine and at the bottom. That was also the reason why Ye Ping was more and more disapproving of the teaching method of the Jin Nation Academy.
Since they were already at the bottom, they would be wiped out of the Ten Nations sooner or later if they didn't undergo a reform.
However, there were also other nations, but those ten were the strongest ones within the jurisdiction of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The Great Xia Dynasty was above the Ten Nations.
That was a true country and it was called a dynasty. The Great Xia Dynasty had jurisdiction over 321 nations, of which the strongest ten were called the Ten Nations.
The Great Xia Dynasty was located in the north and further up was the rest of the world which was divided into five areas.
The Great Qian Dynasty was located in the center of the world.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was located in the eastern part of the world.
The Great Li Dynasty was located in the southern part of the world.
The Great Ze Dynasty was located in the western part of the world.
The Great Xia Dynasty was located in the northern part of the world.
Those were the five major dynasties that governed the entire immortal cultivation world.
Of course, there were also other powerful forces apart from the five dynasties, but the five dynasties were the most terrifying.
There were records.
There were also the Divine Palaces, Holy Lands, Demon Lands, Forbidden Lands, 33 other immortal islands and 3,000 immortals.
It wouldn't be too much to say that there were hidden experts everywhere.
However, Ye Ping knew through those books that it was a fight of luck.
The so-called fight of luck was the key thing in Immortal Ascension.
There were records in the ancient classics that during ancient times, cultivators had to have immortal positions in order to become immortals and metamorphose into saints to go through Immortal Ascension.
Hence, there had been instances where immortals emerged in a hundred years or even ten years.
However, the ancient glory fell, and there were various speculations but the outcome was that they had fallen.
The immortal positions did too.
Since the end of the ancient era, the immortal positions vanished too. Hence, no one could go through Immortal Ascension in tens of thousands of years.
When the world thought that no immortals would appear in this world of immortal cultivation again, an emperor of the ancient dynasty ascended in front of everyone.
All of a sudden, the world was shocked. After hundreds of years of calculations, they finally found the opportunity of Immortal Ascension.
Luck.
The ancient era of immortal positions had passed and was replaced by the era of luck.
In this era, one would have to vie in terms of luck in order to become an immortal.
The fight for luck was approved by heaven and earth.
The simplest method was to unify the world and have the dynasties compete for luck.
If one established a dynasty and unified the world, they would be able to obtain the luck of heavens and directly go through Immortal Ascension. In fact, it would not be an individual, but a group of people becoming immortals.
If one did not wish to use such a method, they could resort to others, such as trying to reach the extreme of the Sword Dao and use the supreme sword intent to prove the supreme Sword Dao.
There were also the Dao of alchemy and array formations.
No one was sure of what method it was, but it was not recorded in detail in the secret manuals.
The only thing that was known was that there were 3,000 Great Dao and many ways to prove the Dao. Regardless of right or wrong and stance, what mattered was that one's ideas followed Heaven's will.
Hence, the paths of faith, dynasty, invincibility, teleology, and even literature could be used to enter the Dao.
There was only one core point, and that was "contend".
Regardless of the path chosen, one had to strive to be the best.
The world's luck was limited and could not be distributed to everyone, nor could everyone become immortal.
Some mighty figures deduced that the luck of heaven and earth could only allow a small number of people to become immortal at the same time.
If one had gone through Immortal Ascension, no one would be able to become immortal for hundreds or even thousands of years in the future, not because of a lack of strength, but because of a lack of luck.
However, when a dynasty reigned over the world, it might result in the lack of an immortal for tens of thousands of years in the world of immortal cultivation.
There might even be some incredible things that would happen, which might be detrimental to the world of immortal cultivation.
That was also the reason why so many sects were fighting against the dynasty.
What the major dynasties wanted was not as simple as ruling over other dynasties as they wanted to truly unify all the sects.
However, the problem was that they dared not attack the sects, for fear of creating trouble.
In short, this world was far larger, tumultuous, and grander than one could imagine.
It was also because of this that Ye Ping felt that the Qingyun Dao Sect was remarkable.
Ye Ping did not read only those strange tales, but also theories about aptitude, talent, cultivation level, Sword Dao, and many others.
At this moment, Ye Ping finally understood how strong he was.
For example, in the Sword Dao, there was a clear division of Sword Dao aptitude.
Taking a hundred years to condense the sword momentum was considered superior.
If one took ten years to condense the sword momentum, they would be considered a genius.
If one took a year to condense the sword momentum, they would be the genius of the nation.
If one took a month to condense the sword momentum, they would be a supreme Sword Dao genius.
What about condensing the sword momentum in one day?
Even if Ye Ping did not know much, he completely understood how strong he was at this point.
Be it in terms of his realm, physical body, or Qi and blood, or sword technique, he was a supreme existence.
That was also the reason why Ye Ping understood how terrifying the Qingyun Dao Sect really was.
He was just a wastrel, but he managed to become so strong within less than three months of being in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
'If I had better aptitude, won't I ascend?'
Thinking of this, Ye Ping felt a little upset.
However, it didn't matter because at least he was doing well now.
Of course, after reading books for so many days, there was one thing that Ye Ping guessed right.
The Jin Nation Academy was indeed very mediocre.
There were barely any talents in the entire academy and even the Academy Master seemed very average.
However, Ye Ping had nothing to regret. Since his master had told him to go to the Jin Nation Academy, his master definitely had his plans in mind.
The supreme sword intent was indeed hidden there.
However, he had to comprehend it himself.
At the thought of this, Ye Ping couldn't help but settle on his goal.
He wanted to comprehend the supreme sword intent.
If he could comprehend it, he would leave and return to the sect.
Of course, if he really comprehended the supreme sword intent, he would owe the Jin Nation Academy a favor.
If the Jin Nation Academy faced any difficulties, he would be able to help.
Ye Ping did not plan to acknowledge a master after joining the Jin Nation Academy, but if he comprehended the supreme sword intent, he would owe the Jin Nation Academy a favor.
At this moment, he retracted his attention.
He had learned too many things in one go and had to slowly digest what he had learned.
"Ah~"
Ye Ping stretched and smiled.
Indeed, knowledge is power. After learning so many things in one go, he felt that he had ascended.
Most importantly, he had learned a lot and had understood the basic things. Hence, he would not be considered clueless.
If he was cowardly when doing things, he would just end up being frustrated.
After understanding it, there was a drastic change in Ye Ping's state of mind.
It was a true improvement.
One that was indescribable.
At this moment, Ye Ping finally snapped out of his thoughts and quickly discovered Li Yue's figure.
"Senior Brother, you're awake?"
Li Yue, who was standing not far away, could not help but speak immediately after seeing Ye Ping open his eyes.
"Yes, what is the matter, Junior Sister Li?"
Ye Ping was smiling tenderly as he looked at Li Yue and asked that question.
"Senior Brother Ye, the Academy Master asked me to bring this academic schedule to you."
Li Yue answered while handing the notes to Ye Ping.
"Academic schedule?"
Ye Ping was somewhat curious as he took the academic notes.
Generally speaking, in the Jin Nation Academy, the disciples would be taught by Senior Brothers of the previous generation and there would be an elder coming over once every month to teach them.
"Just tell me what academic schedule it is."
"Yes, we are also surprised. The academic schedule was issued by the academy seven days ago. There hasn't been such a situation in the past."
"However, I heard that the academy wants to strengthen the disciples because of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, but the exact reason is unclear."
Li Yue explained.
"Can I not go?"
Ye Ping took a look at the note and realized that it was extremely packed and there was basically something to do everyday.
"Senior Brother Ye, this is the rule of the academy, so it's mandatory to go. However, if you can get a good evaluation, you won't have to go."
Li Yue was caught between laughter and tears.
Generally speaking, when one joined an academy, their goal would be to learn something, and the elders of the Jin Nation Academy basically represented the entire Jin Nation.
All elders in Jin Nation Academy were influential figures.
If not for the elders, no one would be willing to leave their hometowns and go to the Jin Nation Academy to study since there were so many geniuses in Jin Nation, such as the best alchemist and the best array formation master.
Wouldn't it be good to stay in the sect?
"Good evaluation?"
Ye Ping muttered to himself, unsure of what it meant.
The so-called good evaluation meant that one would be able to comprehend three sentences for every sentence that an elder said, be it in alchemy or array formations.
That way, after learning for several months, one could choose not to attend it.
It was not that one would have to learn everything, but for the sake of other disciples, he would have to study the other things.
It was impossible for others to give up on learning just because one person had succeeded in learning.
Of course, if one was talented, the elders would basically make some exceptions and let them learn more.
That was what good evaluation meant.
At the thought of this, Ye Ping nodded and looked at the academic schedule in his hand.
The first column was "Sword Dao"
"Alright, I will attend it on time tomorrow. Thank you, Junior Sister Li."
Ye Ping nodded and said.
After he said that, Li Yue could not help but smile and said, "You're being too polite, Senior Brother Ye. Oh, by the way, there will be a lantern festival in a few days. I don't know if you're interested. Many talented disciples will attend it, it's the grandest event in the capital of Jin Nation."
Li Yue invited Ye Ping to the so-called lantern festival.
"Lantern festival? We'll see."
Ye Ping knew about the Lantern Festival, which was the grandest festival in Jin Nation. Jin Nation was civilized and through literature, and hence, the officials and people were more friendly and respectful to the literati. Thus the Lantern Festival was a grand festival in the hearts of the literati in all the Ten Nations.
However, the most important thing at the moment was comprehending the supreme sword intent of the Jin Nation Academy.
Ye Ping preferred cultivating to such a leisurely program.
"Alright, I'll wait for a few days before asking Senior Brother about it. I'm not in a hurry anyway. In this case, Senior Brother Ye, I'll get going."
After saying that, Li Yue turned around and left.
After Li Yue left, Ye Ping continued to read books.
However, this time, he was not reading the book of strange tales, but the Sword Dao.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, it was the second day.
At this moment, the sun hadn't risen yet.
However, Elder Li had arrived in the Sword Washing Pool of the Jin Nation Academy with his eyes full of expectations.
The reason being, he was going to impart the sword techniques to Ye Ping today.
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Chapter 144: What do you think of Elder Li's Sword Technique?
In the Jin Nation Academy, beside the Sword Washing Pool.
Li Jiang stood on a cliff and looked at the group of Jin Nation disciples beneath the cliff with a calm expression.
He was the best Sword Dao cultivator in Jin Nation who was at the perfected Golden Core realm and was just half a step away from condensing the sword intent. In fact, it would be modest to say that he was half a step away because he was only a tiny bit away from condensing the sword intent.
However, it was still a huge gap and if he really wanted to condense his own sword intent, he would need an opportunity. It could take several years or he might never be able to condense it even in his lifetime.
However, under the cliff, four to five hundred disciples stood by the Sword Washing Pool where they raised their heads one after another and looked at Li Jiang.
Although the newly matriculated disciples did not know who Li Jiang was, they knew that Li Jiang was an elder and were respectful towards him.
However, the fourth generation and even third generation disciples were full of admiration for Li Jiang.
"Senior Brother, who is this Elder Li? He seems very strong."
"Yeah, he does."
"Just by looking at Elder Li, I feel an inexplicable aura."
The group of newly matriculated disciples couldn't help but ask.
As soon as they heard that, some fourth generation Senior Brothers spoke up.
"Very strong? Heh, you guys are too ignorant."
"Elder Li Jiang is the best Sword Dao cultivator in Jin Nation. He comprehended the Sword Dao at the age of five and stepped into the Sword Dao at the age of ten. He condensed his sword momentum at the age of twelve, and now at the age of five hundred and fifty, he is ranked first in the Sword Dao of the Jin Nation."
"It can be said that there is not a single person in Jin Nation who is strong in the Sword Dao and does not revere Elder Li."
A fourth generation Senior Brother spoke up and told them the origins of Elder Li Jiang.
However, soon, a third generation Senior Brother followed suit and spoke up.
"That's not all. Elder Li is just one step away from condensing the sword intent, and once he crosses this step, his achievements will be shockingly remarkable."
"Elder Li's sword intent is extremely terrifying. He has integrated the sword intent into his realm. Don't think that Elder Li has only reached the perfected Golden Core realm."
"However, in reality, as long as Elder Li condenses his sword intent, he can condense the Nascent Soul, and by then, he will become one of the top 100 of the Ten Nations in Sword Dao."
A third generation Senior Brother added, his expression full of admiration.
After he said that, the newly matriculated disciples couldn't help but marvel and exclaim in awe.
"You guys are lucky to have been able to listen to Elder Li's teachings as soon as you joined the Jin Nation Academy. To be honest, I've only had the chance to listen to Elder Li's teachings twice in the 15 years that I've been in Jin Nation Academy."
"Yes, you fifth generation disciples are really lucky, every elder of the Jin Nation Academy is a famous existence within Jin Nation, and every word they say contains the Dao."
"Later on, go and listen and pay attention to every single word Elder Li says. They will be of infinite use to you, and of course to us."
"Why does Elder Li suddenly want to come over and preach the teachings to us?"
The third and fourth generation disciples were talking and discussing because none of them expected Elder Li to suddenly preach the Dao. The other elders had also set up Dao platforms.
It surprised many cultivators in the academy.
"Huh!? Isn't that Senior Brother Ye Ping?"
When the crowd was feeling emotional, a voice suddenly sounded, and for a moment, everyone couldn't help but look into the distance.
In the distance, a person in a white robe appeared in front of everyone.
It was Ye Ping who was wearing a white robe and looking extremely handsome. He had an excellent aura and he was starry-eyed, but nothing about him seemed harsh at all. In fact, he even had the aura of a peerless Confucian Immortal which made him feel extremely affable.
"We haven't met for a few days and Senior Brother Ye has become much more handsome."
"Yeah, he's so handsome. Senior Brother Ye is not only competent and powerful, he has extremely extraordinary good looks too. He's such a rare find."
"If I can marry Senior Brother Ye, I'm afraid it'd be a huge blessing."
"Not to mention marrying Senior Brother Ye, even if I can become Senior Brother Ye's concubine, I'd be absolutely willing."
Some of the female cultivators began talking and swooning over Ye Ping while staring at him adoringly, their eyes full of affection and admiration.
"Seriously? Can't you guys be more restrained? He's just competent and handsome. What's the big deal?"
"Yeah, not all women like handsome and competent men, right?"
"I've heard that those who are handsome are often scumbags who cheat you women out of your feelings."
Some male cultivators spoke up, their tone full of jealousy.
"Hmph, so what if he's a scumbag? I like it and I'm pleased."
"Yeah, even if it's only for one night, it'd at least be better than being with some ugly scumbags."
"Female cultivators love male cultivators who are jerks. Do you understand?"
"Stop being so sour, don't you male cultivators get attracted to gorgeous and competent female cultivators?"
The group of women spoke up and retorted aggressively.
After they said that, the male cultivators fell silent.
Those female cultivators were right.
The newly matriculated disciples were not too bad as they could speak.
However, the third generation and fourth generation Senior Brothers were different. After Ye Ping appeared, their faces were covered in embarrassment and shame.
After all, they had been taught a good lesson by Ye Ping just a few days ago, so how could they not be embarrassed when they met again?
"Greetings, Senior Brothers, Senior Sisters, Junior Brothers, Junior Sisters."
Ye Ping stood in front of the crowd with a calm expression and a gentle salute.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Ye."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Ye."
Hearing Ye Ping's word, all the newly matriculated disciples bowed to Ye Ping in unison.
Ever since Ye Ping defeated all the fourth and third generation disciples in the combat arena with his own strength, they had already seen him as the leader of the fifth generation disciples.
Hence, when they saw Ye Ping, they treated him like a Senior Brother and were extremely respectful towards him.
In fact, they were just as respectful towards him as they were towards Elder Li Jiang.
The few third and fourth generation disciples, on the other hand, felt rather embarrassed and were at a loss for words. They didn't have the cheek to bring themselves to call Ye Ping their junior brother.
However, they couldn't bring themselves to call Ye Ping their Senior Brother either. Hence, they had no choice but to be awkward and nod.
"Senior Brother Ye, do you remember me?"
At this moment, a woman in black walked over and acted as if she knew Ye Ping well.
She was Mo Xuan.
"I naturally do, Junior Sister Mo."
Mo Xuan had left a deep impression on Ye Ping, mainly because of her name.
Hence, he quite liked her as a person.
"Senior Brother Ye, I haven't seen you for a few days, but it feels like your strength has improved again, you really deserve to be a supreme genius."
Mo Xuan was the type to act close to others. Besides, she wanted to cozy up to Ye Ping, and hence, she was rather deferential and helpful towards him.
"You're too kind, Junior Sister Mo."
Ye Ping smiled calmly, not repulsed by Mo Xuan's compliment. After all, who would be repulsed by someone who admired them?
However, at the next moment, on the cliff.
When Li Jiang noticed that Ye Ping had appeared, he couldn't help but be extremely excited.
Eight days ago, all the elders of the academy had been vying intensely with each other to be the first one to impart Dharmic Dao to Ye Ping. In the end, they decided the sequence by drawing lots.
What made Li Jiang feel happy and excited was that he became the first person to impart the Dao to Ye Ping.
Hence, Li Jiang thought that he was destined to be Ye Ping's master. Otherwise, why was he the first and not the others?
That was also the reason why Li Jiang had prepared his lessons for eight days and decided to teach Ye Ping the sword techniques.
By shocking Ye Ping, the latter would definitely think that he was the strongest existence in the Jin Nation Academy.
When the time came, Ye Ping would beg him to be his master.
Thinking of this, Li Jiang got excited. If not for the fact that the disciples had all gathered there, Li Jiang would have laughed out loud.
"Ahem."
In the next moment, Li Jiang withdrew his attention and coughed gently, but his coughing attracted the attention of all the people.
In an instant, all the disciples couldn't help but turn to look at Li Jiang, including Ye Ping.
Sensing the gaze of the crowd, Li Jiang slowly glanced at them, but he did not fix his gaze on Ye Ping for a while longer.
The reason being, he had to pretend to be composed and impressive in order to attract Ye Ping.
"Of the 3,000 Great Dao, the Sword Dao is supreme."
After taking a look at the crowd, Li Jiang slowly said.
His voice was not loud but it was enriched with mana, and hence, everyone could hear him. Besides, he had a composed aura and a menacing sword momentum.
He indeed felt like a Dao expert.
The crowd was in awe, and their eyes were filled with anticipation.
However, Ye Ping frowned slightly.
'Of the 3,000 Great Dao, the Sword Dao is supreme?'
'That seems like an exaggeration.'
Ye Ping frowned, because in his memory, Su Changyu, Xu Luochen, and even Wang Zhuoyu would never say how strong their Dao was.
Instead, they believed that all of the 3,000 Great Dao could be used to enter the Dao.
Even a person as strong as Su Changyu, the eldest Senior Brother, never said that the Sword Dao was supreme.
'Indeed, the Jin Nation Academy is inferior to the Qingyun Dao Sect.'
'Those who can say such words seem to have weak sword intent.'
Ye Ping couldn't help but feel disappointed. He initially thought that the elders of the Jin Nation Academy should be somewhat capable at least.
However, he did not expect the elders to be that confident. 'No wonder the Jin Nation Academy has been in the doldrums.'
Ye Ping thought in his heart.
On the cliff.
Although Li Jiang did not look at Ye Ping, he had been staring at the crowd with his peripheral vision, especially Ye Ping, as he wanted to see his expression.
Everyone looked shocked, and even many of them were full of expectations, but Ye Ping was frowning, which made Li Jiang couldn't help but be puzzled.
'What does Ye Ping's frown mean?'
'Does he think that what I said is not good enough?'
'This can't be, my words were so domineering. Of the 3,000 Great Dao, the Sword Dao is supreme. Am I wrong?'
"Oh, I get it."
Li Jiang suddenly understood.
It was not that Ye Ping thought that he was inferior, but rather, his words had made Ye Ping ponder.
When ordinary people heard others speak, their first reaction was either to approve or deny.
However, when a true genius listened to someone's words, they would think and judge for themselves.
'Yes, yes, yes, that's it.'
'Tsk, it's true that geniuses and ordinary people are just different.'
Li Jiang was in awe of Ye Ping.
'But why is someone else frowning too?'
'Your aptitude is so poor, what are you frowning for?'
'Oh, no, those with poor aptitude should indeed frown. It's normal not to understand.'
Li Jiang stopped letting his imagination run wild.
Instead, he continued to speak, "Today, I will teach you the true meaning of the Sword Dao."
As soon as Li Jiang finished speaking, he pulled out a flying sword.
The flying sword was golden in color and shone even more under the sun.
In the next moment, Li Jiang raised his hand, and for a moment, thousands of golden sword shadows overlapped and drowned out the area.
"The so-called Sword Dao is supreme, and the true Sword Dao is about sword moves and sword momentum."
"So a truly powerful Sword Dao expert must know many sword moves. The more sword moves you have, the more powerful your Sword Dao will be."
"There are 36,000 volumes of sword manuals in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion. If you can comprehend them all, you will be listed in the top ten of the Sword Dao cultivators of Jin Nation."
Li Jiang was imparting the Dao and giving a simple narration with his own understanding of the Sword Dao.
However, he was indeed pretending to be impressive when imparting the Dao.
As soon as he struck, he gave out several thousands of Sword Qi that gave off an indescribable sense of oppression, as if everyone present would die if the sword was slashed.
"Elder Lu, do you mean that the ultimate of the Sword Dao is to comprehend endless sword moves?"
A disciple spoke up and asked Li Jiang.
On the cliff, Li Jiang nodded.
"Yes, the ultimate of the Sword Dao is to comprehend endless sword moves. When cultivating, you tend to often get stuck in bottlenecks, not because of insufficient comprehension."
"But rather, it's because you have comprehended too few sword moves, so naturally, it is easy to get stuck in a bottleneck."
"If you can master 30,000 different sword moves, you will naturally be able to condense the sword momentum."
"If you can master a million different sword moves, you can then condense sword intent."
Li Jiang answered.
The disciples came to a sudden realization after hearing his words, but Ye Ping was still frowning and his frown had even deepened.
The reason being, Ye Ping discovered that every word that Li Jiang said was completely opposite to the Sword Dao that Su Changyu had taught him.
There was no problem with the statement that the more sword moves one had, the more powerful they would be.
However, the problem was that a breakthrough in the Sword Dao could not be achieved through sword moves only.
It was just like how when he comprehended the sword momentum, he only comprehended 144 sword moves. Even in the Heavenly River Swordsmanship, there were only a few thousand sword moves.
Although he did not comprehend the sword intent, it had nothing to do with sword moves, but the comprehension of sword intent was still insufficient and he hadn't found a sword intent that truly belonged to him.
However, everyone had their own understanding of the Sword Dao.
Ye Ping understood that point and hence did not say anything.
However, there was one thing that Ye Ping was sure of, and that was, Li Jiang was inferior to his eldest Senior Brother.
That was perhaps the difference between a supreme sword immortal and an ordinary Sword Dao practitioner.
Ye Ping thought in his heart.
"Elder Li, how many sword moves have you comprehended?"
A disciple asked.
After he said that, Li Jiang couldn't help but glance at him.
'Good, he's a sensible disciple.'
'He knows what to ask.'
"Ahem, I have average aptitude. So far, I have only comprehended 36,000 sword moves."
Li Jiang said slowly. Although his words seemed modest, he actually sounded very smug.
Sure enough, once he said that, the disciples were all astonished.
36,000 sword moves, what kind of a concept was that? Among them, the best qualified people had probably only mastered 2,000 to 3,000 sword moves at most, right?
Could anyone remember 36,000 sword moves?
Feeling the shock of the crowd, Li Jiang felt fine. Although he was a little conceited, he was paying more attention to Ye Ping.
He didn't care that the others were shocked because his focus was on Ye Ping.
He would be satisfied only if Ye Ping was shocked.
However, when Li Jiang looked at Ye Ping, he realized that the latter was still frowning, thus making him feel inexplicably awkward.
'Why do you have to take so long to think about a question?'
'Can't you change your expression?'
'Give me some reaction, okay?'
'Is it because what I said is too exaggerated, so Ye Ping can't snap back to his senses for a long time?'
Li Jiang thought to himself.
At this point, Li Jiang continued to speak.
He started making a long speech.
In order to make Ye Ping shocked, Li Jiang almost said everything he had kept a secret.
It was an astonishing Sword Dao theory.
The group of disciples were mesmerized.
However, Ye Ping was frowning more and more.
The more he listened, the more he felt that there was something wrong.
On the other hand, Mo Xuan, who was at the side, was taking down notes maniacally with a smile on her face.
For others, such Dao preaching was enlightening and would enhance one's abilities, but to Mo Xuan, it was something that would generate a fortune.
The insights of the best Sword Dao cultivation powerhouse in Jin Nation would definitely bring her great benefits if she copied it and made some modifications.
However, Mo Xuan soon noticed Ye Ping's expression.
As a secret manual writer who had sharp senses, Mo Xuan immediately felt that Ye Ping seemed to have a bit of an objection.
Thinking of this, Mo Xuan could not help but speak up.
"Senior Brother Ye, what do you think of what Elder Li said?"
Mo Xuan asked.
Her voice made Ye Ping snap back to his senses, and he looked at Mo Xuan before turning to look at Li Jiang who was talking incessantly on the cliff.
Finally, he lowered his voice.
"Elder Li's sword technique may look good, but it focuses on the form rather than the intention, so it's not a superior sword technique."
"In fact… it's inferior."
Ye Ping voiced his concerns and understanding.
However, after he said that, Li Jiang, who was on the cliff, froze.
Below the cliff, all the disciples also froze.
The Sword Washing Pool suddenly fell silent.
Phew!
Phew!
A gust of wind rose and blew at the Sword Washing Pool.
Everyone was silent.
All eyes were on Ye Ping.
Everyone's eyes were filled with astonishment.
Ye Ping's voice was not loud.
However, the problem was that everyone present was a cultivator and the poorest of them all was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Not to mention whispering, they could even hear the sounds of mosquitoes flapping their wings a hundred meters away.
Everyone was stunned.
They really did not expect that Ye Ping actually dared to say such things.
Li Jiang was the best Sword Dao cultivator in Jin Nation.
He had cultivated the Sword Dao for 500 years and could be said to have great attainments.
It might be true that everyone's Sword Dao was different.
However, how dare a newly matriculated disciple say that Elder Li Jiang's Sword Dao was inferior?
'Brother, we know you are ferocious.'
'But can you not be so ruthless?'
'You even dare to criticize an elder?'
'Why don't you teach instead?'
Even Li Jiang, who was on the cliff, froze on the spot.
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Chapter 145: The Heavy Sword Has No Blade
In the Sword Washing Pool of Jin Nation Academy.
Everyone was stunned.
They knew that Ye Ping was strong, and they knew that Ye Ping was a demon.
However, they couldn't just say that Elder Li Jiang's Sword Dao was inferior, right?
No matter what, Elder Li Jiang was the best Sword Dao cultivator in Jin Nation.
Li Jiang, who was on the cliff, was dumbfounded too.
'I'm standing here and teaching you everything I know for an entire hour. I even told you the things I've been keeping.'
'Yet, you said that my Sword Dao is inferior?'
'Ye Ping, you might be a genius, but you can't smear my Sword Dao.'
"Ye Ping."
"Tell me the insights that you have."
Li Jiang, who was on the cliff, spoke up. He was not angry and was instead curious about why Ye Ping said that.
The fact that he could become the best Sword Dao powerhouse and a famous elder of Jin Nation Academy meant that Li Jiang was naturally not a narrow-minded person.
Of course, since Ye Ping said that his Sword Dao was inferior, he definitely felt upset.
However, Li Jiang could tolerate Ye Ping because Ye Ping was a genius and geniuses had the right to doubt. Li Jiang felt that he had to guide geniuses.
Below the cliff, Ye Ping knew that he had said something wrong.
However, he did not feel that what he said was wrong. It was just that he suddenly neglected that it was a world of immortal cultivation and hence spoke without thinking.
And hearing Li Jiang's voice, Ye Ping instantly bowed and said,
"Please forgive me, I spoke without restraint, but I don't have any evil intentions."
Li Jiang was a senior after all, and hence, Ye Ping had to speak to him respectfully as a junior.
"It's alright, I'm not that petty."
"The Jin Nation Academy also advocates disciples to give their opinions. Ye Ping, you may voice your opinions, and if you're right, I'll be willing to accept it. But if you're wrong, I'd be willing to give you some pointers too."
Even then, Li Jiang still wanted to take Ye Ping as his disciple and could take the chance to let Ye Ping get to know him well. He would be killing two birds with one stone.
After hearing his words, Ye Ping was a little surprised and his opinion of the Jin Nation Academy had changed.
After all, it was rare that there would be an academy that could accept the opinions of disciples.
Thinking of this, Ye Ping decided not to hide anything more.
'If this goes on, I'll seem hypocritical.'
"Elder Li, I think…"
"The true Sword Dao is dependent on one's competency and not the sword."
"As long as one does not have any lustful desires, they can achieve greatness."
"The words of the Sword Dao that you just said sound great and even the sword technique that you performed is really powerful too."
"However, your emphasis on form rather than intention has fallen short."
Ye Ping's words were simple and clear.
However, the disciples were confused and couldn't figure it out for a while.
However, Li Jiang, who was on the cliff, suddenly froze.
'The level of Sword Dao is not dependent on the sword but one's competency!'
'Greatness can only be achieved when one is without lust!'
Li Jiang froze in shock. He did not understand those words in the beginning, but after thinking about it for a while, Li Jiang was stunned.
Ye Ping's words were like a bolt from the blue.
In fact, the more Li Jiang thought about it, the more he felt that those words were full of Dao runes.
'The level of Sword Dao is not dependent on the sword but one's competency! Greatness can only be achieved when one is without lust!'
Li Jiang froze on the spot while those famous words about the Sword Dao resounded in his mind continuously.
Below the cliff.
Seeing that Li Jiang was not speaking, Ye Ping continued.
"I think that the true Sword Dao…"
"The emphasis should be on the intention and not form."
"Be it one sword move, ten sword moves, a hundred sword moves, or even a thousand and ten thousand sword moves…"
"These are just variations in quantity. A true Sword Dao powerhouse does not focus on the variety of moves, but in the intention of the Sword Dao."
Ye Ping stated his theory.
The theory was Ye Ping's own theory of practicing the Sword Dao. Although he had mastered the Endless Sword Diagram and could reproduce countless sword moves, Ye Ping did not think that having many sword moves meant that a person was strong.
Sword moves did not represent high attainments in the Sword Dao.
It was the sword intent that determined everything.
However, the sword intent Ye Ping was referring to was not the Sword Dao intent, but the intent of sword moves.
The disciples' faces were covered in confusion because they couldn't understand what Ye Ping meant at all.
On the other hand, Mo Xuan, who was at the side, nodded and seemed to be deep in thought.
On the cliff, Li Jiang could not help but be a little confused. He looked at Ye Ping and seemed to have grasped something just now but not exactly.
It was as if a spiritual light had suddenly appeared in his mind and then vanished again. That made Li Jiang's heart feel itchy and uncomfortable.
"Can you be more specific?"
On the cliff, Li Jiang spoke and looked at Ye Ping with bewilderment in his eyes.
That question made Ye Ping a little unsure of how to answer.
He remained silent while thinking about it.
In the Sword Washing Pool, the clear sky was cloudless.
Everyone could not help but look at Ye Ping, curious to hear what he would say.
At this moment, Ye Ping woke up from his epiphany.
He thought of what to say.
He decided to use what Su Changyu had taught him.
Ye Ping immediately spoke up. He was not loud, but his voice filled everyone's ears.
"There are three realms to the Sword Dao."
"The first realm is perceiving everything in the superficial sense."
"A sword cultivator at the first realm would always think that the more the sword moves, the greater the power. Learning a large number of sword moves to the point of infinity is inferior."
"The second realm is looking beyond the superficial sense of things."
"A sword cultivator at the second realm does not care how many sword techniques there are. Instead, he believes that if a sword technique is powerful, one will be enough. So, they will focus on one sword technique for the rest of their lives."
"In the third realm, one still is perceiving everything in the superficial sense."
"This is the true supreme Sword Dao where everything is back to reality. Thousands of sword techniques can be transformed into one move, while one sword move can be transformed into tens of thousands."
Ye Ping said the supreme sword technique that Su Changyu had once told him about.
However, when he saw that the people were still unclear, Ye Ping didn't say much at this moment.
He took a step forward.
In an instant, a flying sword appeared in Ye Ping's hand.
Boom!
With a groundbreaking sound, the flying sword in Ye Ping's hand instantly transformed into 84,000 sword moves.
They were the sword moves deduced from the Endless Sword Diagram. Ye Ping had also read many sword manuals in Kṣitigarbha Pavilion and had also deduced many sword moves previously.
He now mastered 84,000 sword moves.
The terrifying sword shadow seemed to cover the sky.
At this moment, Ye Ping's sword momentum gave out an incomparable might which shocked all the disciples present.
In particular, the third and fourth generation disciples.
They knew that Ye Ping's physical body was extremely strong and he was like a True Dragon, but they didn't expect Ye Ping's sword technique to be that strong too.
"Supreme sword momentum!"
"He actually condensed the supreme sword momentum?"
"So many sword moves? What kind of a demon is he? Even if his physical body is strong, his sword technique attainment is actually so terrifying."
"There are more than 80,000 sword strokes. So much for thinking that I had good attainments in the Sword Dao. I managed to comprehend 1,500 sword moves at such a young age, but when I compare myself to Ye Ping, I suddenly feel like a wastrel."
"Stop it, I feel the same way."
"The sword momentum is too strong. I somehow have an indescribable feeling. It's as if I don't even have a chance to draw my sword under this sword momentum."
The people swallowed their saliva and looked at Ye Ping in astonishment.
They were shocked that Ye Ping's sword momentum actually contained so many sword moves.
However, what made them even more shocked was…
When Ye Ping started performing with his sword, the entire Sword Washing Pool suddenly became riled up, and the terrifying sword shadows covered the sky.
The powerful sword momentum made Li Jiang dumbfounded.
However, in an instant, all the sword moves disappeared and were replaced by a white light.
The 84,000 sword moves were transformed into one sword move in an instant.
"I am looking beyond the superficial sense of things!"
Someone screamed, instantly associating it with the second realm Ye Ping had just described.
"100,000 sword strokes transformed into one."
"Just now I felt that Ye Ping's sword momentum was very strong and mighty, but now, Ye Ping's sword move seems really terrifying."
"Indeed, I felt I still had a chance of surviving under Ye Ping's sword momentum previously, but now, I feel like I can't. Is this the second realm?"
"It's the same realm and the same sword moves, but the sword intent is different. The power exerted is actually so different. Is this… the second realm?"
"It's really hard to imagine. It's the same sword move and the same realm, but as the sword intent changes, it can actually be enhanced so much."
Everyone looked at Ye Ping in shock.
Perhaps, they didn't quite understand the triple realm Ye Ping was talking about previously but at this moment, they completely understood how terrifying this triple realm was.
However, at this moment, the sword momentum in Ye Ping's hand metamorphosed once again.
Boom!
With the intense light of a sharp sword, one turned into two, two turned into three, and three turned into ten thousand.
The infinite sword moves directly erupted at this moment.
Various Sword Qi appeared above the Sword Washing Pool and its might was several times stronger.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sounds of thunder rang out and each Sword Qi exploded above the sky. The terrifying sounds exploded in their ears.
Everyone in the entire Jin Nation Academy heard the loud sound.
The sword momentum was so powerful that it even forced the Golden Core realm cultivator to strike. It made their hairs stand on end.
Everyone fell silent.
Everyone was astonished.
Dumbfounded, they looked at Ye Ping.
Ye Ping had given everyone a good lesson.
A real lesson of the Sword Dao.
He didn't care about sword moves nor cultivation level, but only the sword intent.
Before that, they all thought that sword intent was not something that ordinary people could cultivate.
However, Ye Ping had changed their perceptions.
Anyone could condense the sword intent and master it, but that sword intent was not the other sword intent.
On the cliff, Li Jiang was completely frozen.
Ye Ping's triple realm theory was a complete reversal of his lifelong perception of the Sword Dao.
All of a sudden, Li Jiang suddenly felt as if he was about to comprehend something, but he could not grasp the idea.
Feeling upset, Li Jiang frowned.
After thinking hard, Li Jiang finally looked at Ye Ping and seemed to be consulting him.
"Can you be… more specific?"
Li Jiang felt embarrassed. Indeed, it was a bit awkward and embarrassing for him, the best Sword Dao cultivator in the Jin Nation, to ask a newly matriculated disciple for advice.
Below the cliff.
Ye Ping fell silent for a while.
He looked at Elder Li Jiang before giving his answer.
"Elder Li, although you have mastered 360,000 sword moves, too much can be messy. You might as well forget everything and forget all sword techniques. You might have a different insight."
That was Ye Ping's advice to Li Jiang.
What could be done by learning more sword moves?
It would be better to forget about it all. Only by giving up on these sword moves and changing the concept of the Sword Dao could you embark on a different path.
Sure enough, once he said that, the disciples were all astonished.
Forget all sword moves? Li Jiang was the most proud of his sword moves.
However, Ye Ping wanted him to forget everything. Wouldn't that be forgetting five hundred years of hard work?
Indeed, when Li Jiang heard Ye Ping's words, his body couldn't help but stiffen.
Forget all sword moves?
To him, it was a huge blow because he had cultivated hard for five hundred years to condense 360,000 sword moves.
It was what he was most proud of.
It was also his own Dao.
He couldn't bear to give up on his own Dao.
However, after seeing Ye Ping's clear eyes and thinking about Ye Ping's triple realm theory, Li Jiang's eyes were still filled with hesitation.
He couldn't let go!
He couldn't bear to let go!
Forgetting all his sword techniques was simply self-destruction.
He hesitated. He fell into a deep hesitation.
He was at a loss for what to do.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
It belonged to Ye Ping.
"Elder Li!"
"No pain, no gain!"
His voice was loud and clear, like a huge bell. He had the wisdom of a Buddha and it seemed to be the sound of the Dao.
His voice was like a bolt of lightning that flashed past Li Jiang's mind. It was like a shocking thunderbolt that made Li Jiang quake.
"No pain, no gain!"
"No pain, no gain!"
"No pain, no gain!"
The words kept ringing in his mind.
He inhaled sharply.
At the next moment, Li Jiang's eyes widened and he no longer hesitated. His unwillingness turned into shock.
Soon, Li Jiang took a deep breath.
He stood on the cliff and looked at the flying sword in his hand.
In front of everyone, Li Jiang slowly threw the flying sword onto the ground.
Clang!
As the flying sword landed on the ground, Li Jiang closed his eyes.
For a moment, the sword moves in his mind disappeared, bit by bit.
His 360,000 sword moves were disappearing continuously.
It was hard to learn, but for a cultivator like Li Jiang, it was even easier to forget.
In the Sword Washing Pool, everything was calm and quiet.
All the disciples were waiting for the elders' instructions because they could not leave without the elders' instructions.
An entire hour passed.
Above the dome of the sky, a mass of black clouds suddenly appeared.
The black clouds covered the sky and the Jin Nation Academy.
Huff!
Huff!
Huff!
At this moment, the wind was blowing and the sand was flying while there were rustling sounds coming from the ancient trees.
Under the cliff of the Sword Washing Pool, the disciples looked at Li Jiang with their eyes full of curiosity.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
At the same time, the sounds of swords clanging sounded.
The flying sword at Li Jiang's feet was the first to tremble, and the sound of swords began to spread from it.
Soon, the flying swords in the hands of all the disciples below the cliff also began to shake.
It was the sound of contention.
It was the contention between swords.
At this moment, the sword moves in Li Jiang's mind had completely vanished and he could not remember a single thing about the Sword Dao.
It was as if he was a beginner and was going back to the basics.
Boom!
Boom!
Above the dome of the sky, the black clouds loomed over the entire Jin Nation Academy and the capital of Jin Nation.
Amidst the dark clouds, the lightning flashed, and lighting intertwined, forming a terrifying might.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In an instant, all the sword weapons in the Jin Nation Academy began to contend with each other.
In the hall of the academy.
The elders were discussing some things.
However, at this moment, the swords of all the people in the hall began to vibrate, and the sound of swords filled the air too.
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
"Why did such a terrifying sword momentum suddenly appear?"
The elders were surprised and did not know what had happened.
However, soon, the Academy Master Li Mocheng suddenly stood up and hollered, his eyes full of shock.
"Elder Li is going to condense the sword intent!"
All the elders in the main hall froze in shock.
Condensing the sword intent!
That was not a small thing.
They knew what kind of Sword Dao Li Jiang was practicing and were aware that he needed to comprehend millions of sword techniques before he could condense his sword intent.
Besides, Li Jiang had bound his sword intent and realm together, so if Li Jiang condensed his sword intent, his cultivation level could directly break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
That wasn't all. Everyone in the Jin Nation Academy knew that Li Jiang could have actually condensed the sword intent long ago, but he delayed the process.
It was because he wanted to condense a powerful sword intent, not an ordinary one.
That was also the reason why Li Jiang had been stuck in the perfected Golden Core realm for 200 years.
However, no one expected that he suddenly wanted to condense the sword intent.
The people even thought that Li Jiang might not be able to condense the sword intent in his lifetime.
However, they didn't expect him to be about to condense the sword intent silently.
"Quick, go take a look!"
Li Mocheng then turned into a ray of light, pushed open the door, and rushed towards the Sword Washing Pool.
Soon, the other elders in the hall also rushed towards the Sword Washing Pool like a madman.
Their eyes were filled with shock.
In the next moment, in the Jin Nation Sword Washing Pool, dozens of elders appeared.
They quietly gazed at Li Jiang who was on the cliff.
Li Jiang was wearing a green shirt and his eyes were tightly shut, as if he was comprehending the Dao.
In the entire Jin Nation Academy, all the swords were clanging and the terrifying sounds were deafening.
The sky was as dark as ink.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared.
There was a terrifying wind on the ground and the sand was flying while the ancient trees were rustling and shaking.
Everyone was staring at Li Jiang at this moment.
Their eyes were full of curiosity and expectations.
However, the clouds on the sky dome became denser and darker.
Hundreds of feet of lightning flashed like a giant dragon, emitting an inexplicable terror and pressure that felt creepy.
However, at this moment, Li Mocheng's expression suddenly changed drastically while people yelled behind him.
"Sword Intent Thunder Tribulation! This is not a phenomenon, it's the Sword Intent Thunder Tribulation!"
As Li Mocheng spoke, the expressions of all the people changed.
Ye Ping couldn't help but be stunned.
The so-called Thunder Tribulation.
It was the Thunder Tribulation that would appear only when a Sword Dao powerhouse was condensing a supreme sword intent.
As long as there was a Thunder Tribulation, the sword intent that was condensed could be considered a supreme sword intent.
Boom!
At the next moment, a bucket-thick Thunder Tribulation crashed down on Li Jiang.
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Chapter 146: Supreme Sword Intent, Li Jiang Acknowledges A New Master
Gloomy dark clouds spanned across 1,500 kilometers in the sky above the capital of Jin Nation and lightning flashed.
Be it in the Jin Nation Academy or the capital of Jin Nation, many powerful experts had sensed the terrifying sight.
The ones who were the most nervous were the people in the Jin Nation Palace, but they all heaved a sigh of relief when they learned that it was an elder of the academy who was condensing the sword intent.
In the academy, by the Sword Washing Pool.
Li Mocheng looked at Li Jiang in a daze.
As the head of the Jin Nation Academy, he knew what Li Jiang was doing.
However, as Li Jiang's close friend, he knew even better what condensing sword intent meant to Li Jiang.
Li Jiang's realm had been stuck at the Golden Core realm, and he needed to condense his sword intent in order to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
However, Li Jiang had been stuck in this realm for 500 years.
A thousand years in the Golden Core realm and ten thousand years in the Nascent Soul realm.
The lifespan of a Golden Core realm cultivator was about a thousand years. In other words, there were only 500 years left in Li Jiang's lifespan.
The older he is, the harder it would be to break through. If Li Jiang waited another two hundred years but still could not condense the sword intent, his path would come to an end.
However, everyone in the entire Jin Nation Academy knew that the sword intent that Li Jiang had condensed must be very strong.
He was the best Sword Dao powerhouse in Jin Nation.
Hence, his sword intent was definitely much, much stronger than ordinary Sword Dao cultivators.
Today, Li Jiang was going to condense his sword intent quietly, which was a good thing for the Jin Nation Academy and the Jin Nation.
However, Li Mocheng felt a little sour.
Although he had long broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, the issue was that once Li Jiang condensed his sword intent, Li Jiang's future achievements would definitely surpass his.
While being sour, Li Mocheng was also extremely curious about why Li Jiang was suddenly going to condense the sword intent.
However, at this moment, the dark clouds rolled above the sky, a bucket-thick lightning bolt descended.
It blasted directly onto Li Jiang's body.
It was the sword intent Thunder Tribulation.
Some people exclaimed in shock, feeling overwhelmed with amazement.
Everyone in the entire Jin Nation Academy was astonished as no one thought that Li Jiang would be able to attract the Thunder Tribulation when condensing the sword intent.
This time, even the senior members of Jin Nation Academy were shocked, let alone the disciples.
In fact, even the king of Jin Nation, who was standing outside the main hall inside the Jin Palace, could not help but look astonished.
"Is this the Sword Dao Thunder Tribulation?"
The king of Jin Nation's eyes widened in shock, and he seemed to be unable to process what was going on. However, he gave off an indescribable mighty aura while wearing the king's robe.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed the Sword Dao True Dragon, an elite is truly going to appear in Jin Nation this time."
There was a middle-aged man standing next to the king, who had a square face and seemed rather mighty. Clad in an embroidered robe with a long jeweled sword hanging on his waist, he was obviously esteemed.
"Sword Intent Thunder Tribulation. I didn't expect the Jin Nation to be able to produce such an elite existence. I wonder what exactly happened."
"However, no matter what, this is a good thing for the Jin Nation. This time, the Jin Nation can at least emerge as one of the top five in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament."
"Pass on my decree to reward the Jin Nation Academy."
The king of Jin Nation said slowly as he gradually looked less shocked.
On the other hand, the middle-aged man at the side nodded and said, "Yes."
After saying that, he couldn't help but look at the lightning above the sky dome, his eyes filled with envy.
The sword intent itself was extremely difficult to condense.
A Sword Dao genius would usually need to cultivate for several hundred years before he could condense the sword intent.
For ordinary sword cultivators, condensing the Sword Dao sword intent was simply impossible.
There were naturally divisions in the sword intent that was condensed.
The strongest sword intent would attract the Thunder Tribulation when it was being condensed.
Now that Li Jiang had forgotten the 360,000 sword moves he mastered previously, he severed his old path and embarked on a new one, only to condense his own supreme sword intent.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The swords in the entire capital of Jin Nation were clanging.
Gloomy dark clouds spanned across 1,500 kilometers in the sky above, while a wild gust of wind blew in the Jin Nation Academy.
The bucket-thick lightning struck Li Jiang.
On the cliff.
When the lightning was about to fall on Li Jiang, the flying sword under his feet suddenly appeared in his hand.
"The level of Sword Dao is not dependent on the sword, but one's competency!"
"True craftsmanship is not manifested through delicate touches!"
As Elder Li Jiang hollered, a terrifying sword momentum emerged, and he was extremely fast with his sword.
Various sword momentum and sword shadows resisted the Thunder Tribulation.
That was the first realm of perceiving things as they really were.
360,000 sword moves poured out at this moment, turning into an unparalleled sword river that blasted and dissipated the Thunder Tribulation.
Boom!
The second thunderbolt struck. It was several times more ferocious than before.
The people exclaimed in awe and amazement. Under the brilliant power of heavens, such Thunder Tribulation was impossible to resist. Even if one was not transcending the tribulation, they would be able to feel the terrifying pressure from afar.
However, among the crowd, Ye Ping was the only one watching the Thunder Tribulation calmly.
"As long as one does not have any desires, they can achieve greatness."
When the second Thunder Tribulation struck, Elder Li Jiang once again struck with his sword, and at this moment, all of his sword moves disappeared and turned into a single sword technique.
The blazing light surged into the sky and crushed the thunderbolt to shatter it.
That was the first realm of perceiving things as they really were.
Li Jiang had always been piling his sword moves and using them as a foundation, constantly learning and breaking through. However, that was precisely why he lost.
He had forgotten the true meaning of the Sword Dao.
Now, he chose to forget everything but not entirely. Instead, he merged the 360,000 sword moves into a single technique.
That sword lit up the entire Jin Nation capital.
Everyone saw the power of this sword.
All the Tribulation Clouds above the sky dome had completely been shaken apart.
The sky was clear.
There was no third Thunder Tribulation.
An unparalleled sword intent appeared behind Elder Li Jiang.
That sword intent was almost solid and was emitting an incredible pressure that frightened everyone present.
Elder Li Jiang had transcended.
He had transcended the sword intent Thunder Tribulation.
He successfully condensed his own sword intent.
At this moment, a terrifying force emerged from his body and spread everywhere.
The Golden Core in his body shattered immediately and turned into a Nascent Soul.
Elder Li Jiang's strength also broke through to the Nascent Soul realm in an instant.
The bottleneck that he had been troubled about for 500 years had been broken.
At this moment, the sky was clear and the wind was calm.
Above the cliff, Elder Li Jiang had completely evolved, and below the cliff, countless people witnessed it.
The swords had already stopped contending.
Their clamoring was replaced by an inexplicable peace and calmness.
The disciples did not know how strong Elder Li Jiang's strength was anymore.
However, the elders of the Jin Nation Academy could see at a glance how strong Li Jiang had become.
He was strong.
He was very powerful!
He was outrageously strong.
Although Elder Li Jiang had just broken through the Nascent Soul realm, his strength, however, had skyrocketed by at least a hundred times. Even the mid-stage and late-stage Nascent Soul realm were no match for Li Jiang.
In particular, Li Mocheng was well aware that after Li Jiang condensed this sword intent, the position of the best in Jin Nation would go to Li Jiang. He could even be among the top ten in the Ten Nations.
Indeed, the top ten of the Ten Nations were ranked so because of the supreme sword intent.
It was not a small breakthrough, but a qualitative leap. Being among the top ten best sword cultivators of the Ten Nations was an extremely terrifying title that could shock countless people.
He was sour and envious.
However, before the crowd congratulated him, Elder Li Jiang, who was on the cliff, snapped back to his senses.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, Elder Li Jiang appeared in front of Ye Ping.
He knelt in front of Ye Ping under the gaze of the crowd.
He then said, "Thank you for your teachings, Master."
Li Jiang knelt on the ground, his body trembling.
It was impossible for Li Jiang not to be excited about breaking through the bottleneck and reaching the Nascent Soul realm while also condensing his sword intent.
He had been stuck in this realm for a full 500 years, and to be frank, he had fantasized about condensing the sword intent before.
However, he wouldn't have been able to do it even after a thousand years if he stuck with his previous path. Li Jiang and everyone else were clear of that.
However, today, Ye Ping's pointer allowed him to snap out of his dilemma and break through the bottleneck. He also managed to condense the supreme sword intent, so how could he not be agitated and shocked?
He was willing to worship Ye Ping as his master, as he felt that Ye Ping had done him a huge favor.
However, Li Jiang's words caught everyone off guard.
Li Mocheng and the elders of the academy in particular.
Wasn't it Li Jiang who taught Ye Ping the sword technique and wanted to take him as his disciple?
Why did it become the other way around?
'What does this mean?'
'You condensed the supreme sword intent and you're the best Sword Dao cultivator in Jin Nation. Yet, you're acknowledging Ye Ping as your master?'
All the elders were dumbfounded.
The other disciples were astonished too. They were aware of the cause, but they did not expect Li Jiang to take Ye Ping as his master.
'This… is a little too exaggerated, isn't it?'
Under the cliff, Ye Ping looked at Li Jiang, who was kneeling in front of him, and could not help but smile bitterly.
"Elder Li, please don't do this. You're my senior, how can I take you as my disciple?"
Ye Ping seemed a little helpless. He had merely casually stated some Sword Dao theories. He couldn't take Li Jiang as his disciple, nor did he dare to.
"No, no, no, there is no division in seniority in the academy. Master Ye, you allowed me to break through the realm and understand the true logic with just a few words. You've shown me great kindness and it's only right that I acknowledge you as my master."
"Please don't mind me for being foolish and having a poor aptitude."
Li Jiang ignored the gazes of everyone and remained on his knees as he sincerely begged Ye Ping to accept him as his disciple.
"Elder Li, I really can't accept you as a disciple. Besides, I already belong to a sect and I have no right to take in a disciple. What you said was not my insight but my Senior Brother's."
Ye Ping immediately explained that he really did not want to take Li Jiang as his disciple and could not do so either.
However, his words made everyone present dumbfounded.
'Not your insight?'
'Whose is it then?'
'Your Senior Brother?'
'Who is your Senior Brother?'
The disciples of the academy were a little surprised, and the elders of Jin Nation Academy roughly understood what had happened, and thus couldn't help but be shocked.
Li Jiang, who was kneeling in front of Ye Ping, was the most shocked.
He raised his head and looked at Ye Ping with his eyes full of bewilderment. "Senior Brother?"
"Yes."
Ye Ping nodded, his eyes full of admiration at the mention of Su Changyu.
"All the sword techniques I know, I learned from my Senior Brother."
Ye Ping said with a serious expression.
"Who is your Senior Brother then?"
Li Jiang couldn't help but continue to ask.
He could see that Ye Ping's Sword Dao attainment was extremely extraordinary, but he didn't expect the person who taught Ye Ping the Sword Dao to be his Senior Brother. He thought that it would be Ye Ping's master.
"A peerless Sword Immortal, Su Changyu."
Ye Ping said slowly, revealing Su Changyu's identity.
Li Jiang was speechless.
When Ye Ping said Su Changyu's name, all the people present could not help but be filled with curiosity as they had never heard his name before.
However, they somehow felt that his name sounded impressive.
"Where is your Senior Brother now?"
Li Jiang continued to ask because he wanted to meet Su Changyu.
However, Ye Ping immediately shook his head and said,
"My Senior Brother is a supreme sword immortal, but he has been living in reclusion in the mountain because he's tired of the battles in this world. I don't know where he is."
Ye Ping explained, he indeed did not know where Su Changyu had gone, so he could not give an answer.
At that moment, Li Jiang's eyes were filled with disappointment, but soon, he continued, "Can you introduce me to him if there's an opportunity, Fellow Daoist Ye?"
Ye Ping insisted on not accepting him as a disciple, and hence, Li Jiang did not continue to insist. However, he did not have the cheek to call Ye Ping a junior and thus addressed him as 'Fellow Daoist' which was a term used for people of the same level.
"Yes, if there is an opportunity, I will see if I can invite my eldest Senior Brother to the academy and preach to all of you."
Ye Ping nodded and answered.
However, whether or not he could invite Su Changyu was another story.
"Elder Li, is today's lesson over?"
Ye Ping asked.
"Yes, it's over. Fellow Daoist Ye, you don't have to be so polite. If you don't mind, just call me Old Li, you and I are of the same generation. If you call me Elder, that'd be distant."
Li Jiang stood up and hurriedly said.
"In this case, I'll take my leave."
Despite saying that, Ye Ping did not want to be careless with the seniority, and hence, he was as polite as he could be.
"Sure, Fellow Daoist Ye, if anything happens in the future, you can come to me directly. No matter what, I will bear this kindness in mind."
Li Jiang was extremely excited to have broken through his realm in one go and condense the supreme sword intent.
He had also gotten a definite answer.
Ye Ping bowed and bade farewell.
However, this time, Ye Ping did not go to the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, but he returned to his own residence which was in a separate courtyard.
There was a supreme sword intent hidden in the Jin Nation Academy.
Ye Ping had not forgotten about it.
He originally wanted to see if he could find any relevant information from the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, but after reading the books in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, he did not find any records about the supreme sword intent.
Ye Ping planned to comprehend it himself.
Ye Ping thought that since the Jin Nation Academy had a supreme sword intent, it definitely wasn't hidden in a book. If it was, it would have been discovered long ago.
Hence, he reckoned that the sword intent should have been hidden in the Jin Nation Academy.
Ye Ping did not know where it was hidden so he could only perceive it through his own comprehension.
That was also the reason why Ye Ping sat cross-legged and began to comprehend the sword intent after returning to his residence, in hopes of detecting the supreme sword intent.
After Ye Ping left, in the Sword Washing Pool, the rest of the elders had also completely snapped back to their senses.
They came forward to congratulate Li Jiang, their eyes full of envy.
However, there were many elders who could not help but ask Li Jiang what had happened.
Li Jiang didn't hide anything and told the elders what happened.
After that, all the elders were shocked.
"The true Sword Dao is dependent on one's competency and not the sword."
"As long as one does not have any desires, they can achieve greatness."
After hearing the process of everything that happened, Li Mocheng couldn't help but freeze on the spot. He looked extremely astonished as he repeated those two phrases over and over again.
Who would have thought that a newly matriculated disciple would have such a high attainment in the Sword Dao?
They were shocked.
However, in the end, they were at a loss for what to say for a long time.
"I didn't expect my disciple to have such a terrifying attainment in the Sword Dao."
Some elders couldn't help but speak up in disgruntlement.
"Have you got any shame? Your disciple? He's obviously my disciple."
"What a joke, are you guys worthy?"
"Exactly, Ye Ping is obviously my disciple."
"Stop arguing, stop arguing, it doesn't matter whose disciple Ye Ping is, as long as I'm his Uncle-Master."
The group of elders started arguing again.
They thought that although Ye Ping had extremely terrifying attainments in the Sword Dao, the problem was that they were not practicing the Sword Dao.
It had nothing to do with them whether or not Ye Ping's Sword Dao was strong or not. After all, they had their own agenda.
However, Li Jiang could not help but speak.
"For some reason, I suddenly feel that Ye Ping is definitely not as simple as we thought. All of you want to take him as a disciple, I suggest that you should dismiss that thought as soon as possible."
Li Jiang advised them to drop the idea as soon as possible
However, when he said that, the other cultivators couldn't help but chuckle.
"Elder Li, it's true that Ye Ping's Sword Dao is extraordinary. But is his attainment in alchemy that impressive too?"
"Yeah, even if he's good at alchemy, he can't be that good in array formations."
"I don't believe that none of us can teach Ye Ping."
The elders said with immense confidence.
Li Jiang did not argue about anything, but he was eager to head back and solidify his cultivation.
Everyone gradually left too.
Soon, the events that happened in the academy today were spread like wildfire.
Firstly, under the publicity of more than four hundred disciples, all sorts of versions of the matter of Ye Ping instructing Elder Li Jiang spread within the Jin Nation Academy.
Next, there was the Jin Nation palace. In the beginning, only the king of Jin Nation knew about it, but soon, all the officials, princes, and princesses found out.
In fact, in less than half a day, all the powerful people in the entire capital of Jin Nation had heard about the matter.
In an instant, Ye Ping's name spread throughout the entire capital of Jin Nation.
Everyone was asking about what Ye Ping had done, and as they investigated, they found out that Ye Ping was actually the master of the Crown Prince of Jin Nation.
All of a sudden, there was an uproar in the imperial courts.
However, none of this affected Ye Ping.
On the very next day, a piece of news was released.
It took the Ten Nations by storm and led to heated discussions. It even overshadowed Ye Ping's deeds yesterday.
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Chapter 147: Southern Demon, Crisis Of Jin Nation
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25th of May of the Immortal Martial Era.
As a piece of information appeared, it spread through the superior sectors of the Ten Nations, leading to endless heated discussions.
An eighteen-year-old genius emerged in Nan Nation. He cultivated the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique to the sixth level and had already condensed the Essence Elephant Body.
The Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique was the best body tempering technique in the Ten Nations, with a total of thirteen levels, each of which was a realm of heaven and earth. There were no aptitude requirements nor restrictions.
However, for most cultivators, it would take 20 years to cultivate the first level while the second would take 40 years, followed by the third which would take 80 years, then the fourth which would take 160 years, and the fifth that would take 320 years.
As for the sixth level, it would require 640 years of hard cultivation. After each advancement, the duration would be doubled. Under normal circumstances, it would take more than 80,000 years to cultivate to the thirteenth level.
80,000 years was simply a terrifying number.
The first five levels of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique had almost no effect, and would merely strengthen one's body and soul while building a strong foundation.
Besides, the cultivation process was also extremely difficult as it required one to cultivate all the time, so much that they simply would not have any time to cultivate one's heart technique or do other things.
However, once one took a big step to cross over to the sixth level, there would be a qualitative metamorphosis. At the sixth level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique, one would be able to condense the power of the ancient Essence Elephant and have incredible power to suppress everything.
If not for the extremely difficult and painstaking cultivation process, the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique would be more than the best Body Tempering technique in the Ten Nations, even the best in the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, even then, there were many who practiced the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique. Unfortunately, almost 10% of the practitioners were stuck in the first three levels. Even if one was lucky enough to break through to the fourth level, there would be no effect.
Only when one reached the sixth level would they be considered to have formally started cultivating it, going through a metamorphosis into a master and condensing the Blood and Qi Furnace.
Cultivators who could condense the Blood and Qi Furnace would not necessarily cultivate the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique, but once they reached the sixth level, they must be able to condense the Blood and Qi Furnace.
Now, a genius who was just 18 years old had emerged in Nan Nation and had even condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace. All of a sudden, he shot to fame in the Ten Nations, and in fact, it was said that the people of the Great Xia Dynasty were aware of these news too.
Reaching the sixth level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique was simply demonic.
Ordinary cultivators would have to cultivate for 640 years, but the problem was that if one put all their energy on the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique, they would not have any time to cultivate, nor any time to learn other Dharmic Dao.
Besides, could one live for 640 years?
Even if one swallowed some special herbs and forcibly extended their lifespan to 640 years and then broke through to the sixth level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique, so what?
Ordinary geniuses would reach at least the Golden Core realm after cultivating for more than 600 years. No matter how strong one's physical body was, could they resist tens of thousands of Dharmic Dao?
How many people could be like Ye Ping and have excellent cultivation realm, physical body, and sword techniques?
Hence, the fact that the genius from Nan Nation could cultivate to the sixth level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique had indeed shocked the people of the Ten Nations.
However, what really shocked people was not this, but the fact that the demonic genius threatened to challenge all the juniors of the Ten Nations Academy before the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, before he stepped into the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique.
The elites of Nan Nation were included too. To put it bluntly, he wanted to fight his fellow countrymen too.
All of a sudden, everyone understood that the genius from Nan Nation wanted to build an invincible Dao foundation and cultivate his heart, use battles to hone his skills and Dharmic Dao. He wanted to use this method to build an invincible heart.
He wanted to quickly break through to the seventh level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique.
Hence, when this news spread, all of the people of the Ten Nations were shocked, and all the great academies felt an unparalleled sense of oppression.
What did battles between academies signify? A battle between disciples.
The disciple represented the academy, and hence, the academy with the winning disciple would be the stronger one. Nan Nation was among the top ten of the Ten Nations, and now that there was such a genius, they were hopeless and pressurized.
In short, once the news came out, the people of the Ten Nations got into an uproar.
Take the Jin Nation for an example.
Initially, the people of the Jin Nation were all discussing the matter of Ye Ping instructing Elder Li Jiang, and the discussions revolving around that topic could have lasted at least half a month, but because of this matter…
Everyone in the entire Jin Nation was discussing the incredible genius of Nan Nation.
First, they were shocked, then envious, and lastly, hopeless.
They were shocked by his insane abilities to have been able to reach such a high level of cultivation in the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique, envious that they were not in his place, and hopeless because of a simpler reason.
The Ten Nations did not consist of only ten countries, but rather, the Ten Nations were the ten strongest ones among the 300-odd nations.
Even the weakest of them all was at least in the top ten. The stronger the nation, the higher their status and the better the welfare benefits enjoyed.
Disciples of Nan Nation would enjoy preferential benefits and treatment wherever they went. Those who knew that they were from Nan Nation would be kind to them, including the imperial court.
However, those from nations of lower status would not enjoy this treatment.
Over the years, the Jin Nation had been gradually improving after the policy change brought about by the new king. They were expected to reach the top five within a hundred years.
However, if there was such a genius in Nan Nation, it would probably be impossible to enter the top five in 500 years, let alone a hundred.
However, although the news spread throughout the Ten Nations overnight, everyone was still waiting for the results.
If the genius of Nan Nation could really defeat the Ten Nations, that would make everyone hopeless.
Fortunately, the Chen Nation, Li Nation, and Jing Nation also had supreme geniuses who might make the Nan Nation genius suffer if they really fought.
According to the news, this genius of Nan Nation planned to start emerging as the best of his academy, followed by the Chen Nation and all the way up.
At this moment, in the hall of the Jin Nation Academy.
Li Mocheng was seated on the main seat, making the entire hall seem oppressive and grim.
The rest of the elders in the hall could not help but frown. They were busy with the matter at hand when they were suddenly called over by the Academy Master. Hence, they were a little curious and surprised.
Even the elders who were in seclusion were woken up, so it was obvious that something big had happened. Otherwise, it would not be like this.
"Academy Master, what exactly has happened? Why were we suddenly summoned here?"
"Yeah, Academy Master. Did something big happen?"
"Is it about the genius of Nan Nation?"
After the elders appeared, someone finally couldn't help but speak up and ask the Academy Master what had happened.
Seeing that all the elders had arrived, Li Mocheng finally spoke up.
"It's not the matter of the genius of Nan Nation but something greater."
Li Mocheng's words made all the elders in the hall inevitably stunned.
'Is there something more major than the genius of Nan Nation?'
They had found out about the genius of Nan Nation immediately and had also felt the unprecedented pressure.
However, what they didn't expect was that it was actually even bigger than this matter.
For a moment, the elders were both curious and a bit nervous.
"Academy Master, stop keeping us in suspense. What exactly is it about?"
"Yes, what exactly happened?"
The crowd looked very curious and couldn't help but look at the Academy Master.
Li Mocheng stopped leaving them hanging and looked at them before answering.
"The princess of the Great Xia Dynasty has gone missing in the territory of Jin Nation and is now confirmed to be in Qingzhou."
Li Mocheng's words made the faces of all the elders present turn sullen.
"What? The princess of the Great Xia Dynasty went missing in Jin Nation?"
"Academy Master, you're not kidding, right? This is a huge matter."
"How did the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty go missing in Jin Nation without our knowledge?"
"Which princess of the Great Xia Dynasty is it?"
The elders spoke up one after another, feeling as if they were struck by lightning.
The disappearance of the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty within Jin Nation was not a trivial matter.
They would be punished for being negligent in security or even other offenses that were even more serious. Even if it was the least favored princess, the king of Great Xia Dynasty would definitely have to punish Jin Nation since she had gone missing in Jin Nation.
Such punishment was definitely not something that they could afford to take responsibility for.
"The Tenth Princess."
Li Mocheng answered while the elders breathed a slight sigh of relief and the tension on their faces eased slightly.
Everyone knew that the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty was not favored by the king, and in fact, she was disliked. Rumor had it that her mother was sent by the enemies to assassinate the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Later, the assassination failed and her mother eventually killed herself in the palace, leaving behind a baby.
The royals were heartless in the first place. Besides, the fact that the tenth princess' mother had tried to assassinate the emperor was already a heinous crime. If not for the fact that the emperor considered the old ties he had with her, the princess would have been killed too.
Hence, the tenth princess had never been favored since she was born. Although she was a princess, she had an extremely low status.
However, no matter what, she was still the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, and everyone was aware of that. The severity of the punishment was the main matter of concern.
Looking at the expressions of the elders, Li Mocheng's face turned stern.
"Are you all relieved to hear that it's the Tenth Princess who is unfavored?"
Li Mocheng revealed their thoughts.
However, before the elders could answer, Li Mocheng continued.
"If she was just the tenth princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, that would be alright, but the problem is that months ago, the Great Xia Dynasty and the Great Ze Dynasty agreed to have the tenth princess marry the third prince of Great Ze dynasty for the sake of establishing deep diplomatic relations."
Li Mocheng said.
For a moment, the faces of the elders became even more sullen.
"A royal marriage?"
"Why weren't we aware of such a major thing?"
"Hasn't there always been a conflict at the border between Great Ze Dynasty and Great Xia Dynasty? Could the marriage alliance be for the sake of that?"
"It should be more than just for the border conflict. Nowadays, the Great Xia Dynasty has internal and external troubles and they need help in everything. At such a level, we can't guess what they want."
The elders discussed and speculated.
However, Li Mocheng shook his head.
"The matter of the marriage alliance involves too many things and has nothing to do with us either. Yesterday, I went to the king to talk about this for an entire day and night."
"The third prince of the Great Ze Dynasty is said to have fallen in love with the tenth princess at first sight, but if he's unfavored too, it won't matter."
"However, the brother of the third prince of the Great Ze Dynasty is the crown prince of the Great Ze Dynasty who is extremely favored. 70% of the officials of the dynasty supported him and he's destined to rule the world. He pampers the third prince too."
"So if the Great Xia Dynasty is unable to fulfill this marriage alliance, the imperial court of the Great Ze Dynasty will also cease all diplomatic relations with the Great Xia Dynasty immediately."
"Currently, among the five dynasties, the Great Qian and Great Ze Dynasties are getting stronger and stronger, while the Great Li Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty are also rising. The Great Xia Dynasty seems to be alienated."
"In addition, these years, so much has happened in the Great Xia Dynasty, with the demons at the border and the Fiendcelestial Cult. There's likely to be chaos."
At this point, Li Mocheng shook his head again.
"However, these are just wild guesses, don't think too much about it. For now, the biggest issue the Jin Nation is facing is the disappearance of the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, and once the marriage alliance fails, the Great Xia Dynasty will suffer losses."
"By then, the Great Xia Dynasty will definitely punish Jin Nation severely, which will be a disaster for the Jin Nation imperial court and the people of Jin Nation."
"I invited you all here today, because I hope that you will personally step up to find the whereabouts of the Great Xia Dynasty Princess."
"Besides, I've already discussed with the king, who has already sent all the guards out to search for her in Qingzhou."
"The most troublesome thing about this matter is that firstly, it cannot be publicized because it involves the prestige of the Great Xia Dynasty. If the news of a princess goes missing within the dynasty gets out, many will die."
"Secondly, we've investigated and found out that this has a great relation to the Fiendcelestial Cult, and in fact, the sudden attack they launched on the 33 states of Jin Nation was meant to confuse everyone. Now, the Fiendcelestial Cult has a huge scheme and no one knows what they really want to do, but the only thing we know is that if the princess of Great Xia Dynasty is not rescued, the Jin Nation will be in huge danger."
"Thirdly, we must find the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty and ensure she's alive. If she dies, there will be trouble and chaos in Jin Nation, or even in the Ten Nations. Once the marriage alliance fails, the Great Ze Dynasty will be furious and hold someone responsible."
At this point, Li Mocheng sighed deeply.
He got up and looked at the crowd.
"If such a thing really happens, the king and I will make a trip to the Great Xia Dynasty."
"However, everyone, there are traces of the Fiendcelestial Cult this time, so it's likely that you will never return after this. I implore you to risk your lives to bring back the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"She represents the entire Jin Nation and the hundreds of thousands of people. Thank you."
Li Mocheng got up and bowed to the elders.
In fact, there was one thing that he did not mention and that was the imperial court of Great Xia Dynasty was already enraged about the disappearance of the princess and even a royal edict had appeared in the hands of the king of Jin Nation yesterday. However, there were only two simple sentences.
"The crown prince will ascend the throne if the princess returns."
"If not, Jin Nation will be removed from the Ten Nations."
The meaning was simple. Even if the princess returned, safe and sound, the king of Jin Nation would have to pay the corresponding price and step down to let the crown prince take the throne.
However, if she did not, the Jin Nation would no longer be one of the Ten Nations.
Those words were the greatest blow to a nation.
Li Mocheng did not tell the elders about it because he didn't want them to feel pressurized. However, he understood that it concerned the fate of the entire Jin Nation.
At this moment, the Ten Nations Grand Tournament and genius of Nan Nation seemed insignificant in comparison.
In the main hall, the elders stood up after seeing Li Mocheng's attitude.
Dozens of pairs of eyes were fixed on him, and finally, 32 elders bowed to Li Mocheng.
"We will bring the princess back."
They added calmly.
"Even if we die."
Li Mocheng bowed even more deeply.
No one would know that a huge crisis was looming over the Jin Nation.
No one would know that above the dome of the sky of the Great Xia Dynasty, there were dense dark clouds instead of clear skies.
That day.
Hundreds of elders of the Jin Nation Academy left quietly without a trace.
The Jin Nation Academy remained the same and no one knew what happened.
They were clueless and fearless.
On the following day, the sound of a rooster crowing filled the air, and a ray of sunlight penetrated through the darkness, landing on Ye Ping.
In the courtyard, Ye Ping opened his clear eyes calmly.
A night of comprehension had allowed Ye Ping's Sword Dao attainment to progress slightly, but he had not comprehended the sword intent.
Not even a trace of it was comprehended.
That made Ye Ping a little regretful, and he could not help but feel reverence for Su Changyu once again.
During that night, he did not even see the shadow of the supreme sword intent, and yet, Su Changyu managed to do it and even master the sword intent.
He had probably comprehended long ago.
Indeed, peerless Sword Immortals were different.
Bright early in the morning, a voice came from outside the door.
It was Li Yue's voice.
"Senior Brother Ye, today is Elder Xu's morning class, are you here?"
Li Yue's voice was not too loud.
In the courtyard, Ye Ping immediately got up, and after he took out the academic schedule to take a glance, he knew who Elder Xu was.
He was the alchemy elder of Jin Nation Academy and also the number one alchemist in Jin Nation.
Ye Ping was indeed quite interested in alchemy. Although it was obvious that Elder Xu's alchemy attainments were inferior to Xu Luochen's in his opinion, Ye Ping was still willing to go to listen to the lesson.
After all, his own attainments in alchemy were lower than that of his attainments in the Sword Dao. Hence, he wanted to see what Elder Xu had to say, and whether he could learn anything from it.
Of course, if Ye Ping really couldn't learn anything, he would find a way to get a good evaluation so that he would be allowed to skip lessons in the future.
Thinking of this, Ye Ping could not help but get up and push open the door of the room.
After the door of the room was pushed open, Li Yue was not the only one outside. There were three women and one man, among whom one of them Ye Ping knew.
"Mo Xuan?"
Yes, it was Junior Sister Mo Xuan.
Among the four, Li Yue was beautiful, especially after she had obviously dressed up meticulously.
As for the other two, one looked petite while the other one, who was the only male, looked very puerile. However, based on his aura, it was obvious that he had an extraordinary identity.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Ye!"
Li Yue, Mo Xuan, and the other two bowed to Ye Ping as soon as they saw him, their eyes full of admiration.
"Greetings, Junior Brother, Junior Sisters."
Ye Ping bowed too with a warm and gentle smile. He then headed to the lesson venue together with them.
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