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Chapter 196: Emperor of The Great Xia Dynasty And Su Changyu
In the mystic realm.
With the departure of the Sword King, everyone couldn't hide the joy on their faces.
The happiest person was Chen Lingrou who originally thought that she had just gotten a useless thing, but to her surprise, the Sword King actually gave her his Sword Dao inheritance.
'Wouldn't I advance greatly in the future?'
Everyone was overjoyed. Gu Jianxian remained very calm but Da Xu was somehow upset.
'I followed them through the danger but I didn't get a single reward?'
Seemingly sensing Da Xu's emotions, Daoist Tai Hua walked down from the stone platform and looked at Da Xu with a smile on his face. "Da Xu, do you feel that you weren't rewarded for the efforts that you've put in throughout this period of time?"
Daoist Tai Hua put away the Heavenly Secret Eight Trigrams diagram and then looked at Da Xu smilingly.
"A little bit."
Da Xu couldn't bring himself to say that he was feeling extremely upset so he just said a little bit.
"Da Xu, although you didn't get any reward, you've gained our recognition. From now on, you'll be the guest elder of Qingyun Dao Sect. How does that sound?"
Daoist Tai Hua also felt that Da Xu was rather pitiful because he didn't get anything after going through so much with them.
"Guest Elder? Sect Leader, I, Da Xu, am an honest person who isn't well educated. You're not lying to me, are you?"
In Da Xu's eyes, treasures were not very useful to him. He was a Ghost King and could only use ghost treasures. Hence, those treasures were not of any use to him
Becoming a guest elder of the Qingyun Dao Sect and entering the Qingyun Dao Sect was a good thing for Da Xu.
"Don't worry, do I seem like someone who would lie to you?"
Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.
"No."
Da Xu replied with a sheepish smile.
Looking at Da Xu who was satisfied with becoming a guest elder, Daoist Tai Hua was pleased.
However, at that moment, Daoist Tai Hua turned to look at Gu Jianxian before continuing to speak.
"Old Gu, I shall make the decision. From now on, you'll be the inner sect disciple of the Qingyun Dao Sect. Are you happy?"
Looking at Gu Jianxian, Daoist Tai Hua also thought to himself that since he had given Da Xu some benefits, he had to also give Gu Jianxian some benefits. Otherwise, he would be being biased.
"I'm happy."
Gu Jianxian said calmly.
Daoist Tai Hua was speechless.
'You call that being happy?'
'Do you think I'm stupid?'
However, thinking that that was Gu Jianxian's normal behavior, he didn't have anything more to say.
"Okay, since we've already obtained the creation, let's go."
It was Daoist Tai Hua's habit to leave after taking advantage.
Leaving such a place quickly would ensure that he would definitely not suffer a loss.
In case someone came later, he would suffer a huge loss.
"Alright."
"Let's go back to the sect."
"Yes, yes, let's go back to the sect. I want to see my treasures."
Everyone nodded. Now, they all wished that they could go back to the sect sooner and look at the treasures they had obtained.
"Okay, let's leave together then."
Daoist Tai Hua said. He was the first to leap out of the Well of This Life.
Since he had obtained the inheritance, Daoist Tai Hua didn't think that the Sword King would get up to any dirty tricks.
Daoist Tai Hua left while Da Xu immediately caught up with him.
Everyone also jumped into the well one after another.
Seeing that the people had already left, Su Changyu too did not say anything. He was the last to leave and just before leaving, Su Changyu took a look around and felt that the place was somewhat clean.
After thinking about it, Su Changyu carved some words on the stone wall with the frosty blade.
"There are three million Sword Immortals in the sky but they all have to bow down to me."
'Yes, that looks much better.'
Su Changyu looked at the writing on the stone wall and couldn't help but be elated.
However, Su Changyu left his name behind after writing the poem.
"A peerless Sword Immortal, Su Changyu."
The words he wrote were quite meaningful.
Soon, Su Changyu jumped directly into the Well of This Life.
"Wait for me, guys."
Su Changyu called.
At the next moment, in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
The weather was pleasant.
As the clear breeze blew over, Daoist Tai Hua and the others immediately appeared one after another.
They were standing there with confusion in their eyes but they soon recovered from the shock.
"We're back. Master, we're back."
"Indeed, we're back. We've made a huge profit this time."
"We didn't lose out at all, we made such a huge profit."
"Hey, where's Eldest Senior Brother? Why hasn't he appeared?"
The disciples of the Qingyun Dao Sect returned to the sect, but Xu Luochen soon noticed that Su Changyu seemed to have gone missing.
"Oh dear."
At this point, Da Xu spoke up.
As Da Xu's voice sounded, everyone looked curious as they were at a loss for what to do.
"What's the matter?"
"Da Xu, what happened?"
Everyone looked at Da Xu curiously.
"The array formation in the Well of This Life is a fixed Teleportation Array. We entered it at the same time, so we will be directly transported within the Dao Sect, but it seems that Senior Su did not come with us."
"If I'm not wrong, Senior Su should have been teleported to other places."
Da Xu was knowledgeable and hence knew what happened.
After he said that, everyone frowned.
"Do you mean to say that Changyu might be teleported to other places and hence cannot return to the sect?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked worriedly.
"If I'm not wrong, that should be the case."
Da Xu nodded solemnly.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but seem worried.
"Where could he have been teleported to?"
"Will there be danger?"
"How can this be?"
The crowd was worried and couldn't help but ask one after another.
"He shouldn't be teleported far and there's a 99% chance that he is within 2,500 kilometers. There definitely wouldn't be danger because there are no dangerous places in Qingzhou."
Da Xu frowned and answered.
The only dangerous place in Qingzhou was probably the Linhe Ghost Grave.
However, the Linhe Ghost Grave was unfortunately not dangerous anymore.
Hence, Su Changyu wouldn't encounter any danger.
After realizing what Da Xu meant, everyone couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
'Good that he seems to be fine.'
"In that case, then let's wait for Changyu to return. I have something to announce!"
"We cultivators must not be lazy. You have obtained the opportunity and creation, but you cannot be lax because of that. So, three months from now, all of you are to go down the mountain and learn well. You can't always rely on others, right?"
Daoist Tai Hua said with a serious expression.
Human desires were endless.
At first, Daoist Tai Hua only hoped that the sect could be advanced to a third-rank sect. He would be content with that.
Now that Ye Ping had appeared and was even going to the Jin Nation Academy, the sect could be completely advanced to a second-rank sect.
However, Daoist Tai Hua felt uneasy about relying entirely on Ye Ping.
However, things were now different. The disciples of the sect had already received creation, and since they had the abilities, they might as well rely on themselves.
What was the point of always relying on others?
Hence, he decided to let them go down the mountain.
The purpose of going down the mountain was very simple, one was to improve themselves. They couldn't waste time in the sect everyday.
They didn't have any abilities in the past, but now that they did, they had no excuse.
Otherwise, it would be unjustified.
The second purpose was even simpler. Daoist Tai Hua knew that with the talent of his disciples, it would be fine to fool Ye Ping for a while, but it would be impossible to fool him forever.
The answer was obviously impossible. Hence, he hoped that they would go down the mountain to train and hone their skills before going to teach Ye Ping.
Not to mention teaching Ye Ping, if he could give Ye Ping some inspiration, it would be a good thing too.
He might not be able to teach Ye Ping any skills but he could inspire him.
If he couldn't, he might as well die.
"Huh? Go down the mountain?"
"Sect Leader, I have to go down the mountain too?"
Everyone was a little surprised as they didn't expect to go down the mountain.
Chen Lingrou was the most curious of them all as she asked Daoist Tai Hua.
"Yes, you also have to go down the mountain. Okay, you guys study it carefully, I'm going to drive all of you out of the sect in three months' time."
Daoist Tai Hua waved his sleeve and then left the place.
The thought of sending them away in three months' time made him feel delighted because he would be able to save some money on food.
As for the safety and security issues, Daoist Tai Hua didn't want to think about that at all. With those treasures, they should not be scared of encountering thieves.
Besides, they were often taught not to be cowards.
They couldn't be sheltered forever.
Soon, as Daoist Tai Hua left, the disciples also did not think much about it and left the rear cliff.
Since their master had already said that, there was nothing else they could say and hence had no choice but to cultivate properly. If they went down the mountain in three months' time and ended up being unable to defeat others despite having treasures, that would be really embarrassing.
After everyone left, Da Xu and Gu Jianxian were the only ones left on the rear cliff.
It wasn't too bad for Gu Jianxian. After watching everyone leave, he vanished on the spot too.
As for Da Xu, he looked at the backs of the departing crowd with great admiration.
"It's indeed worthy of being a hidden sect. They're clearly so strong and yet they're so modest. Aren't they supreme experts? I love it."
Da Xu muttered in his heart, completely convinced by the disciples of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
At the same time, in Chen Nation.
On a green hill, two figures stood on the edge of the cliff, one wearing a black robe with golden thread while the other clad in a light green robe.
They seemed to be in their early forties.
The man in the long black robe seemed mild-mannered, but he was not exactly friendly and amiable. However, he wasn't aloof either.
However, he vaguely gave off an extraordinary vibe.
As for the man in the light green robe, he seemed rather scheming and ambitious as each move of his seemed enigmatic. However, if one did not observe carefully, they would realize that they did not seem normal.
"It's an opportunity. I met Chang Jiao back when I was in Chen Nation."
"Ah, now that I think about it, almost thirty years have passed."
"To be honest, I miss Chang Jiao, but unfortunately, we are not destined to be together."
The man in the golden silk black robe spoke, his eyes full of emotions as he stared at the orange-yellow sky.
"Your Majesty, don't be sad, when the time comes for the Great Xia Dynasty to truly rise and go through Immortal Ascension, Lady Chang Jiao will be revived too."
The man in the light green robe said with a bow.
However, after he said that, the man in the black robe could not help but sigh, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
"Rise of the Great Xia Dynasty? If my tenth son is around, there might really be a chance."
"But he's no longer around, how can the Great Xia Dynasty rise?"
He seemed rather speechless.
"Your Majesty, you're being too worried. His Highness is indeed a true peerless elite. Although he was harmed by thieves, I believe that he must still be alive in this world. Maybe, Heaven intends for him to go through more training."
"Maybe it won't be long before Your Majesty can see His Highness."
The man in the light green robe said.
"Xuan Ji, you don't have to comfort me anymore. My tenth son is already dead and that's an indisputable fact, but the good thing is, Qian'er is not too bad. Although he's a little rash, it's normal for young people to be reckless. He's generally fine."
"I'll step down soon, we'll let Qian'er succeed the throne and change the destiny of the Great Xia Dynasty. I'm not going to last much longer."
The black-robed middle-aged man continued.
However, the man in light green robe immediately knelt on the ground while his expression changed drastically.
"Your Majesty, you must not say that. The Great Xia Dynasty still needs you and the people of the dynasty need your rule. If you step down, it will not be a good thing for the people of the Great Xia Dynasty and the imperial court."
He was extremely agitated as he was determined not to let the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty step down.
Yes, the man in the black robe with golden silk was the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The middle-aged man in light green robe was the Chancellor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Taishang Xuanji.
He held great authority and power in court, and was the top existence of the Great Xia Dynasty. He was terrifying both in terms of background and power, and he was considered to be second only to the emperor.
When Taishang Xuanji heard that the emperor wanted to retire, he, as a subject, definitely wouldn't agree to it no matter what.
Although there was indeed a need to change the destiny of the imperial court, it was Heaven's will and it could not be decided by him. Otherwise, it would appear that the subjects no longer needed the emperor.
"Xuanji, you're good at everything but you see through things too clearly. Sometimes, that's not a good thing. You and I can never be like me and Bo Xuan."
The emperor said with melancholy.
There was neither anger nor joy on his face, and it was hard to tell what he was feeling.
"However, I am as loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty as Bo Xuan is to you, Your Majesty."
Taishang Xuanji hung his head low and said seriously.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not say anything and simply admired the scenery.
At this moment, someone suddenly spoke up.
"What are you doing here? Bullying the elderly? Oh, no, bullying the disabled?"
The voice seemed a bit abrupt.
Taishang Xuanji immediately got up and looked toward the southeast.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did the same too with great interest.
At this moment, in the southeast direction, a figure slowly appeared in front of the two of them.
It was a young man who was wearing a white robe and seemed to be peerless. There was an inexplicable aura around him and he was just like a supreme Sword Immortal.
His aura was cold and indifferent while his gaze was calm. His handsome face made him seem likable too.
In the distance, Su Changyu walked over and couldn't help but frown.
It was because he realized that he didn't seem to have returned to the sect after jumping into the Well of This Life.
Immediately afterwards, he wanted to ask for directions, but as soon as he came over, he saw someone kneeling.
Su Changyu subconsciously thought that someone was getting bullied by a stronger person.
Su Changyu would usually just turn around and leave, for fear that he would be robbed. But now, he was not afraid.
He had a supreme Sword Immortal sword in hand and there was nothing to be scared of.
Hence, with the spirit of helping whenever he could, he hollered and tried to look like an impressive person. He would ask for directions too.
However, after taking another look, he felt that he seemed… to have mistaken something.
"Ah! This?"
"You…"
However, when they looked at Su Changyu, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji were completely stunned.
One reason was that Su Changyu's aura was too startling.
Secondly, it was because Su Changyu surprisingly had an uncanny resemblance to the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's younger self.
"This! This! This!"
In particular, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was dumbfounded as he looked at Su Changyu with astonishment.
It was the same for Taishang Xuanji.
He had seen the young emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty who was indeed extremely dashing. Hence, he won the hearts of all the beauties in the world.
Although Su Changyu's appearance could not be said to be exactly the same, it was at least 80% similar.
"Your Majesty…"
Taishang Xuanji's voice was shaky.
However, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty quickly sent a voice transmission to Xuanji to tell him not to reveal his identity. He was also at a loss.
"Master?"
Taishang Xuanji immediately looked at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, at a complete loss for words.
However, Taishang Xuanji was at a loss for words and so was the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
"Do you guys know each other?"
Looking at their shocked gazes, Su Changyu couldn't help but be stunned.
'Have I misunderstood something?'
However, Su Changyu wasn't embarrassed at all.
As long as one wasn't embarrassed, the ones to be embarrassed would be others.
"Little friend, who are you?"
Looking at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Taishang Xuanji immediately asked about Su Changyu's origin and background.
"Sword Immortal Su Changyu."
Su Changyu said calmly and revealed his identity.
He understood that there were only two types of experts
One was heard of, the other was not heard of.
Besides, the real experts were basically unheard of.
He happened to be the kind that was unheard of. Anyway, no matter which type he was, it would be best if he could deceive others.
"Su Changyu?"
They looked at each other in shock.
However, they gradually snapped back to their senses.
Taishang Xuanji immediately asked, "Little friend, where are you from? Are your parents alive? How old are you this year?"
Taishang Xuanji asked.
However, after he said that, Su Changyu could not help but continue to frown.
'Why ask that for no reason?'
'Do you want to rob me and my sect?'
Su Changyu's logic was strange but he was not to be blamed for it. It was mainly because Daoist Tai Hua often told him to be careful when he was out.
Hence, Su Changyu immediately answered.
"Your Excellency, aren't you asking a bit too much?"
Su Changyu obviously did not want to answer this question.
Taishang Xuanji couldn't help but be awkward.
However, he soon immediately found a reason to explain.
"It's indeed a bit sudden. I have a pretty daughter who unfortunately hasn't found a husband yet. I think you should be compatible with her."
Taishang Xuanji explained it with an excuse.
However, Su Changyu was not a fool and wouldn't be fooled by those words.
Moreover, he needed their help now and hence didn't dwell too much on it.
"May I ask, where is this place?" Su Changyu asked calmly.
He usually wouldn't talk much because the more he said, the more mistakes there would be.
Most importantly, he felt that there was something odd about the two of them, and hence, he dared not interfere much. Anyway, he just wanted to know where he was.
"Oh, this place is the northern county of the Chen Nation, don't you know?"
Taishang Xuanji asked curiously.
In the next moment, Su Changyu was dumbfounded.
'Huh?'
'Chen Nation?'
'Northern County?'
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Chapter 197: Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, Worth 500,000 Superior-grade Spirit Stones?
Su Changyu was confused.
'This is so damned outrageous.'
'Northern County of Chen Nation?'
Even if it was the northern county of Jin Nation, Su Changyu definitely wouldn't brag about anything.
But what kind of a place was the northern county of Chen Nation?
The two were worlds apart.
'This is so damned absurd.'
'I was just about eight minutes late and I got teleported to Chen Nation?'
'Had I been late by another eight minutes, wouldn't I have been sent away from the Great Xia Dynasty?'
It was really outrageous.
"Little friend, what are you doing?"
Taishang Xuanji looked at Su Changyu's expression that had changed slightly and couldn't help but be curious.
To be honest, if Su Changyu didn't have such a striking resemblance to the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's younger self, he probably wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to a stranger.
However, now, for the sake of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, he had no choice but to speak up.
"It's nothing, there was just a slight deviation when I was setting up the Teleportation Array."
Su Changyu stubbornly continued pretending. He could be cowardly and admit defeat but he couldn't not brag because he couldn't kick the habit.
"Deviation? Where are you from then, little friend?"
Taishang Xuanji asked curiously.
"Jin Nation."
Su Changyu said indifferently.
Taishang Xuanji was speechless.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was speechless too.
'Jin Nation.'
'That deviation is quite absurd.'
"If you want to go to Jin Nation from Chen Nation, you have to go straight to the capital of the Chen Nation. We happen to be from the capital, so why don't we go together? That would make the trip less boring."
Taishang Xuanji tried his best to force a smile.
However, as soon as he said that, Su Changyu got even more wary.
'Must these old two fogies insist that I accompany them? Wouldn't it be boring?'
'Could it be that you guys…'
Su Changyu was a little flustered but still looked calm on the surface.
"Okay."
Although there was definitely something wrong with the both of them, he didn't have any other solution so he had no choice but to agree first.
"Okay, okay, okay. In that case, little friend, let's go down the mountain before that."
After getting Su Changyu's reply, Taishang Xuanji smiled.
Su Changyu was very calm. Anyway, he was already ready to draw his sword. If the two of them dared to attack, he would kill them without hesitation.
After all, they were the ones who attacked first.
"Alright."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, who had stayed silent for half a day, also said that it was good at this moment.
Just like that, the three of them embarked on the journey.
Along the way, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had been staying silent but Taishang Xuanji, who was at the side, could feel that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was in a state of turmoil.
Taishang Xuanji was astonished.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was a supreme existence.
What kind of a major scene had he not seen before?
Even if the Crown Prince died, he would not be able to react that way.
He would react that way only if his nation fell.
That showed how shocked he was by Su Changyu.
However, at this moment, Taishang Xuanji hoped that Su Changyu wasn't the Tenth Prince.
If Su Changyu was really the Tenth Prince, the Great Xia Dynasty would really be in turmoil.
The crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty had already been established. If the Great Xia Dynasty Tenth Prince had returned, there might not be any benefits.
Of course, if the Tenth Prince could bring blessings to the Great Xia Dynasty like the legends said, it would naturally be fine.
However, legends were legends and prophecies were prophecies. If prophecies really worked, there wouldn't have been so many fallen dynasties.
The three of them walked side by side down the mountain.
Along the way, Taishang Xuanji tentatively asked Su Changyu about it, using the same reason.
"I have a pretty daughter who, unfortunately, hasn't found a husband yet. I think you should be compatible with her." Hence, he used that excuse to ask about Su Changyu's origin and identity.
If it were a normal person, perhaps he would really be tempted.
However, unfortunately, Taishang Xuanji found the wrong person. He did not know that Su Changyu was not interested in romance or lust.
Besides, Su Changyu had a strong feeling that there was something wrong with the both of them, and hence, he didn't want to bother about them.
Just like that, they arrived at the capital of Chen Nation.
The reason that Su Changyu changed his opinion about them was because they stayed in the Heavenly Fate Pavilion.
The Heavenly Fate Pavilion was the best pavilion in Chen Nation and even Su Changyu, a hillbilly, was aware of it. Clearly, the Heavenly Fate Pavilion was extraordinary.
In Heavenly Fate Pavilion.
There were several buildings that resembled sky palaces that were floating above the sky. Each sky palace seemed luxurious, and even when he was standing below it, Su Changyu was astonished.
The reason he knew about the Heavenly Fate Pavilion was not because he researched a lot on restaurants, but because there was something in the Heavenly Fate Pavilion that was most attractive to him.
It was the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion.
Yes, the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion.
The Heavenly Apparel Pavilion was the best apparel pavilion that was ranked first in the Ten Nations. They would release a new design each year that was not only cool but extremely valuable too.
Previously, Su Changyu bought a piece of clothing that was worth a hundred taels of gold, but in the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, hundreds of taels of gold might only be enough for some thread.
Besides, Su Changyu's biggest dream was to have a new set of clothing produced by the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, which didn't necessarily have to be a limited edition.
As long as it was the clothes of the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion, it would be good enough.
"Old Xia, Old Xuan, do you guys live here?"
Su Changyu looked at Taishang Xuanji and the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty with some surprise.
Along the way, Su Changyu also found out the names of these two people, so he addressed them as Old Xia and Old Xuan.
It was good to be casual.
However, if his words were to spread to the Great Xia Dynasty, it would be incredibly shocking because the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was being called 'Old Xia'.
It sounded awkward.
"Yes, what's wrong? Little friend, are you not satisfied with this place?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's voice sounded.
His tone seemed rather cautious, causing Taishang Xuanji, who was at the side, to somehow feel scared.
It was because he had never seen the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty say such things before. Even if the emperors of the other four dynasties were in front of him, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty probably wouldn't be that cautious.
"Of course I'm satisfied, but I just heard that there's a Heavenly Apparel Pavilion there and I'm wondering if it was true or not."
Su Changyu said with a smile.
It was the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty frowned. He did not know much about that item.
However, Taishang Xuanji knew what the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion was.
"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion is a shop that specializes in producing clothing for the royals of the Ten Nations."
Taishang Xuanji explained.
'Oh!'
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty nodded. He had understood.
"Little friend, do you like the clothes of the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty looked at Su Changyu with his eyes full of curiosity.
"I do like them but I can't afford it."
Su Changyu seemed rather casual.
Those were the words that he meant from the bottom of his heart. He definitely liked the clothes.
All the new designs of the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion would attract the attention of everyone present. As someone who liked bragging, cultivation was not the most important. The clothes he wore had to be the best.
"Can't afford it? You can't afford even a few pieces of clothing?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but continue to speak.
However, he was not being sarcastic, but rather, he took pity on Su Changyu for not being able to even afford some clothes.
"Not everyone is born with a golden spoon in their mouth. I might be a supreme Sword Immortal but I will never commit theft. Since I provide for myself, it's normal that I'd be penniless."
Su Changyu said in a calm voice.
However, after he said that, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty felt even more heartbroken.
He had already treated Su Changyu as his lost son, and hence, he somehow felt that Su Changyu must have suffered a lot of hardships outside.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty seemed even more heartbroken after Su Changyu said that.
Su Changyu obviously didn't come from a rich family. Otherwise, how could he not be able to afford a few pieces of clothing?
He was the supreme emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and all his children were pampered since they were born.
There might be some princes and princesses who were unfavored, but even then, they would still be able to afford a few pieces of clothing.
Yet, Su Changyu was stranded in the world of commoners and couldn't afford to buy a piece of clothing. How could his heart not go out to Su Changyu?
Thinking of this, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but take a deep breath before speaking, "Coincidentally, I am an honored guest of the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, and I kinda feel that you and I are fated with each other. So, if you don't mind, why don't I give you a few pieces of clothing?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said with a calm smile.
However, after hearing his words, Su Changyu was a little stunned.
The clothes of the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion were not the same as the clothes sold at street stalls, and each piece was worth thousands of superior-grade Spirit Stones. Some that were made of good fabric would even cost more than 10,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones.
If it was a limited edition good, it would be priceless.
Yet, the emperor was giving him such a precious item.
Su Changyu couldn't help but frown as he wondered if there was something fishy about it.
Sensing that Su Changyu was a little suspecting, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was suddenly at a loss for words while Taishang Xuanji, who was at the side, couldn't help but speak up immediately.
"Little friend, my master is very generous and he likes helping aspiring youths."
Taishang Xuanji felt that Su Changyu was bewildered, and thus he immediately tried to explain.
After hearing his words, Su Changyu immediately understood something.
He had heard of such things before too. In particular, there were some wealthy experts who had already reached the end and could not increase their cultivation levels further.
Hence, they liked to help some young and outstanding talents. If they one day could soar high and advance by leaps and bounds, they would ask them for benefits.
Of course, that was quite a good thing as both parties would benefit.
Thinking about this, Su Changyu couldn't help but feel excited.
"Little friend, what do you think?"
Taishang Xuanji asked curiously.
"Since we are fated, sure."
Su Changyu immediately nodded.
His master told him not to take small advantages of others.
However, if there were advantages, he ought to take them.
"Sure. Little friend, please come with us."
Taishang Xuanji immediately smiled while the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but smile too.
Soon, the three of them walked into the Heavenly Fate Pavilion while Taishang Xuanji took out a black ancient token, and in an instant, the woman, who received them at the Heavenly Fate Pavilion, immediately had a change of expression. She then hurriedly went to call someone over.
After a while, an extremely beautiful woman walked over. She had a mature charm and there was a golden phoenix hairpin in her hair. She didn't seem tacky at all and instead gave off an inexplicable vibe.
She was the pavilion master of the Heavenly Fate Pavilion. She had come over personally, and upon sight of Taishang Xuanji, she looked extremely respectful.
"Greetings, distinguished guests."
The Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Fate Pavilion did not know Taishang Xuanji's identity, but she could recognize the ancient token in Taishang Xuanji's hand.
It was the Great Xia Dynasty ancient token that could compel all those involved in military, political, and commercial affairs in the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty to obey and cooperate unconditionally.
Besides, there were only a total of five such ancient tokens in the Great Xia Dynasty.
The owner of each ancient token was definitely a person of power and authority in the Great Xia Dynasty. Naturally, she had to greet Taishang Xuanji personally.
She would be in trouble if one of her subordinates offended them.
"Go to the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion."
Taishang Xuanji was still very polite to Su Changyu, but to the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, his tone was very official and formal.
With just one sentence, the latter was even more certain that he was a big shot.
"Guests, please."
She didn't dare to say more and immediately led the three to the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion.
Soon after, Su Changyu stepped into the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion.
He was dumbfounded.
Every piece of clothing in the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion was extremely precious, and each piece was in a style that he had never seen before.
What made Su Changyu even more dumbfounded was that every single piece of clothing was priced as high as 5,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones.
What concept was 5,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones?
They were worth 50,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones which was equivalent to 500,000 inferior-grade Spirit Stones, which were worth 50 million taels of gold.
'What kind of divine place is this?'
However, each piece of clothing in the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion was at the level of a supreme-grade spiritual artifact. Hence, it was not an exaggerated price.
In an instant, Su Changyu froze in shock.
Besides, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not know what was going on with Su Changyu, and hence, he subconsciously thought that Su Changyu was displeased.
He could not help but glance at Taishang Xuanji.
The latter immediately comprehended and looked at the Heavenly Fate Pavilion Master.
"Are there clothes that are of better quality? Show me the best item in the store that my little friend here will like."
His tone was calm but his aura was still domineering.
"Alright, please wait for a moment, Lord."
The Heavenly Fate Pavilion Master nodded and immediately asked someone to bring the best item in the store.
Soon, thirteen robes appeared in front of Su Changyu.
Each robe was protected by a glass cabinet.
Besides, each robe was considered a true treasure.
The functions of being insusceptible to fire and water, and the ability of getting rid of all sorts of bugs, all seemed a little low-end.
For example, the first one was the World Green Robe which was made of threads that was each sewn by nine hibernating ancient silkworms. Those silkworms would spit only ten threads of silk in their lifetime and there was a total of 100,000 threads of silk
The more terrifying thing was that there were 72 array formations in the robe, each with a Spirit Gathering Array and Five Elements Avoidance Arrays. Even the full-force strike of a Golden Core realm cultivator could not break the robe.
It was just that exaggerated and shocking.
"How much is this clothing worth?"
Su Changyu swallowed his saliva as he looked at the World Green Robe and couldn't help but ask.
"Distinguished guest, this robe is worth 500,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones."
The Heavenly Apparel Pavilion Master spoke up. She stood beside the Heavenly Edge Pavilion Master and looked rather careful.
"500,000?"
Su Changyu was dumbfounded.
Not to mention the 500,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones, he didn't even have 500,000 copper coins.
That amount of Spirit Stones was massive to Su Changyu and he was completely dumbfounded.
"Little Friend Su, if you like it, just take it away. It's just a piece of clothing, my master doesn't care."
Taishang Xuanji suddenly spoke, making Su Changyu come back to his senses.
In the eyes of outsiders, Su Changyu still remained calm. However, he would remain silent from time to time, making them feel strange.
Hearing Taishang Xuanji's words, Su Changyu exhaled a breath and then shook his head. "We might be fated but I can't accept such an expensive gift."
Su Changyu shook his head as he turned down the gift.
Not to mention 500,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones, he didn't even dare to ask for 5,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones.
He felt embarrassed to take something from others.
To be honest, Su Changyu was not a fool either.
"It's alright, it's just some Spirit Stones, don't stand on ceremony with me, Little Friend Su."
However, in an instant, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty immediately spoke. He had a good impression of Su Changyu and it was getting better and better.
In the beginning, he thought that Su Changyu was a boor, but after hearing that Su Changyu had turned him down, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty somehow felt that Su Changyu had a good character.
Besides, he even felt that Su Changyu had suffered a lot over the years.
Hence, regardless of whether Su Changyu was the Tenth Prince or not, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was still willing to give him a creation.
If not, he would at most take him in as a godson.
"Uh…"
Su Changyu was a little surprised.
It was a limited edition robe but he felt bad about taking things from others.
After some hesitation, Su Changyu gave in to pragmatism.
He went to try on the clothes.
After Su Changyu left, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but look at Taishang Xuanji and said via a voice transmission.
"Xuanji, do you think he looks like that?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty asked with some unknown emotions.
"Your Majesty, from the first moment I saw him, I almost thought I saw a younger version of you. Your Majesty, do you have a child who is stranded among the commoners?"
Taishang Xuanji looked at Emperor Xia with curiosity.
"Impossible."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty shook his head.
"If I have a son, he should be the Tenth Prince. He really resembles him."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said.
"Your Majesty, there is in fact a way to test this. We can take a drop of his blood and mix it with yours. We will use the ancient True Blood technique as a paternity test."
Taishang Xuanji suggested.
"No need for that, I… I'm still not prepared."
"Also, if anyone else finds out about this, you should understand what I will do."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said calmly, turning down Taishang Xuanji's suggestion.
However, there were reasons for his rejection.
One was that he was indeed not ready.
Secondly, the nation's foundation was shaken. If he was really the Tenth Prince, it would not be a good thing for the whole Great Xia Dynasty once the news was spread, especially for Su Changyu.
Hence, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not want to verify it that way.
If he wanted to, he could always go and verify it. There was no need for Taishang Xuanji to suggest either.
"I understand."
Taishang Xuanji nodded.
He took the initiative to propose that idea, not because he wanted to claim credit, but because he wanted to test what intentions the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had.
Now that he knew what the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty thought, he also became more worried.
He hoped that Su Changyu was not the Tenth Prince.
The reason being, there could only be one outstanding person in the Great Xia Dynasty, and that was the Crown Prince.
If there was a second person to steal the limelight, there would be real trouble.
However, at the next moment, Su Changyu walked over.
In the blink of an eye.
In the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion, everyone froze in shock.
Not far away, Su Changyu slowly walked over, dressed in the World Green Robe.
At this moment, his aura became extremely noble. It was that of a supreme Sword Immortal and his stunning good looks were accentuated too.
All of a sudden, everyone in the entire Heavenly Apparel Pavilion suffocated.
Even Taishang Xuanji and the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but be slightly shocked.
'This is… too extraordinary, isn't it?'
At the same time, in Wei Nation.
It was already late at night.
On the eaves of the pavilion, Ye Ping was sitting cross-legged, pondering about his realm.
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Chapter 198: The End Of The Second Round of The Ten Nations Grand Tournament, Reaching The Third Round
It was nighttime.
Ye Ping sat quietly on the eaves.
He was deep in thought about the Foundation Establishment realm.
After the previous mystic realm was over, someone held a banquet and Ye Ping also learned some secrets about the Foundation Establishment realm during the banquet.
Foundation Establishment realm.
It was the establishment of the Dao foundation of cultivation and thus was called the Foundation Establishment realm.
Besides, the biggest change in the Foundation Establishment realm was the quality of spiritual energy.
Ye Ping was thinking about the perfect Foundation Establishment method.
The degree of perfection was determined by the quality of spiritual energy.
The purer the quality, the more perfect the realm.
Ye Ping could break through to the Major Perfection of the Foundation Establishment realm, but he had been hesitating, in hopes of being able to enter this realm in the most perfect state.
However, unfortunately, it was difficult to comprehend the method of perfect Foundation Establishment.
It was not cultivation, but to open up an unusual path of cultivation using one's abilities.
If one could not open it, it would be a waste of time.
Even after opening it up, it might not necessarily be the right path. Many cultivators who had slipped into obsession had come about like that.
Hence, it was extremely difficult for one to open up a path of their own.
Fortunately, Ye Ping did not know it very well. Otherwise, he might not take the risk.
Currently, the greatest problem that Ye Ping encountered was the division of stages of the Foundation Establishment realm.
There were nine or ten.
The Foundation Establishment realm was divided into the early, middle, late, and Major Perfection stages. In order to make it more perfected, a few more levels had to be added.
Ye Ping had two options.
He could make it nine stages.
The other option was that he could make it ten stages, which meant perfection.
That made Ye Ping feel very conflicted.
Nine was extreme and ten was perfect.
On the eaves, Ye Ping was immersed in pondering and seemed to be vexed.
He could have broken through the Foundation Establishment realm a long time ago but he wanted to be perfect, thus he kept delaying.
If he continued delaying, there wouldn't be any benefit, and on the contrary, it might even shake one's Dao Heart.
Two hours.
Four hours.
Six hours.
After pondering hard for six hours, Ye Ping seemed to have suddenly understood something.
Nine was the extreme number. Although it was one short of perfection, it was in line with the common sense of heaven and earth. If it was really divided into ten stages, it might not be as effective as the extreme number of nine.
Thinking of this, Ye Ping pondered for another hour before finally determining the method of the technique of the nine extremes. He then began to cultivate.
Boom!
At this moment, Ye Ping seemed to have a ringing furnace in his body while spiritual energy entered his dantian.
Pfft.
However, in an instant, Ye Ping broke through the realm, and the aura in his body turned from white to green.
Next, in another instant, Ye Ping broke through the realm again, and the green aura turned red.
As his realm continued to rise, Ye Ping's physical body was also greatly strengthened.
In just one night, Ye Ping had broken through to the seventh level.
He had accumulated too much before, and now that his thoughts had spread, he broke through to the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment realm.
Ye Ping's sudden breakthrough to the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment realm was equivalent to that of a Golden Core realm cultivator.
Even Ye Ping's aura was already infinitely close to that of a Golden Core realm cultivator.
A beam of golden sunlight shone on Ye Ping's body.
It completely reflected Ye Ping's aura of an absolute Confucian immortal. Even his abilities had a qualitative change.
His physical body was once again strengthened and his Dharmic powers became even richer. The spiritual energy also metamorphosed into a light gold color. As long as he went two levels up, Ye Ping could reach the perfected Foundation Establishment realm.
However, the last two levels were very difficult and required more than sufficient spiritual energy.
However, no matter what, Ye Ping had already figured out a new road.
Phew!
After spitting out a turbid mouthful of air, Ye Ping stood up.
It was the second round of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
It was the test of the physical body pagoda.
At this moment, it was already daybreak and the test was set to begin at noon. However, it didn't matter whether he was late or not.
After all, the physical body pagoda assessment itself was not a contest in the first place. It didn't matter how long it would be.
He stood on the eaves.
Ye Ping gazed in the northwest direction.
A large black ancient tower appeared.
It was the physical body pagoda.
The so-called physical body pagoda was the ancient pagoda. There were a total of 81 levels of the pagoda, each of which was guarded by a guardian.
The guardian was neither a demon nor a human cultivator but a puppet beast. Its physical body was extremely strong. Not only was its physical body strong, but it was also a puppet and thus had extremely superb martial arts moves.
After entering the ancient tower, Ye Ping's spiritual energy would be sealed directly. If he wanted to break through, he would be able to use the power of the physical body to defeat the puppet beast.
Besides, during the banquet yesterday, Ye Ping also knew that if he passed the physical body pagoda test, he would be able to enter the Wei Nation yard and participate in the literary test.
The entire Ten Nations Grand Tournament would last for ten days while the mystic realm test lasted for one day. Three days were reserved for the physical body pagoda test, and there were six days for the literary test.
However, if one could end the physical body pagoda test sooner, they would also be able to take the literary test sooner.
After all, the literary examination was not like the illusionary realm and the physical body pagoda, which could be passed using strength. It mainly required intelligence.
Ye Ping's idea was simple. He wanted to take the last two tests directly and then go straight back to the Jin Nation Academy.
He wanted to see if he could comprehend the supreme sword intent.
If he could not, he would just forget it and go back to the sect.
To be honest, Ye Ping was now preoccupied with thoughts about returning to the Qingyun Dao Sect and learning from his Senior Brothers.
In particular, after experiencing this mystic realm test, Ye Ping understood his shortcomings even more.
Hence, he was even more eager about returning to the Qingyun Dao Sect.
The Jin Nation Academy and the Ten Nations Academy were all superficial.
Ye Ping just wanted to hurry back to the sect and listen to his Senior Brother's lectures. In his opinion, that was better than going to the so-called Ten Nations Academy.
Hence, with this idea in mind, Ye Ping was now thinking of hurrying up and leaving.
If it weren't for the elders of the Ten Nations Academy who insisted that he should take all the assessments before he could obtain the rewards…
However, at this moment, Ye Ping had already left.
Phew!
In an instant, Ye Ping disappeared on the spot.
He rushed towards the physical body pagoda.
Huangfu Tianlong had already gone to the physical body pagoda long ago, and hence, Ye Ping left alone.
15 minutes later.
In the south of Wei Nation Capital.
The huge physical body pagoda struck through the clouds. It was a typical octagonal pagoda.
The pagoda was black, giving off a solemn and dignified aura. There were Dharma treasures like gourds and flying swords hovering at each corner of the pagoda.
There were more than 100,000 cultivators surrounding the pagoda. If not for the exclusive passage for participating students, Ye Ping probably wouldn't be able to squeeze his way through.
At this moment, with the appearance of Ye Ping, many people started discussing among themselves.
"It's Ye Ping."
"You're calling him Ye Ping? You have to call him Elite Ye."
"Yes, yes, yes. Elite Ye, Elite Ye."
"Look guys, Elite Ye is here."
"It's Elite Ye."
"Senior Brother Ye is here."
Everyone on the street got into a huge uproar.
After yesterday's mystic realm examination, everyone remembered Ye Ping's name.
At a young age, he possessed the Golden Wheel of Expiation and even managed to force the Fiendcelestial Cult's Devil Son to unveil three talismans.
In an unevenly matched battle with a Golden Core realm cultivator, Ye Ping still managed to make him reveal his trump cards.
Ye Ping could be said to have become famous because of a single battle.
That was precisely why Ye Ping's fame had also increased tremendously. Nowadays, everyone in Wei Nation knew who Ye Ping was and all the onlooking cultivators of the Ten Nations were aware of him.
In addition, Ye Ping refused to join the Ten Nations Academy, which was a shocking move.
Hence, in the eyes of the Ten Nations cultivators, Ye Ping had another nickname.
This nickname was Elite Ye.
He was the absolute elite of the Ten Nations.
On the main road, Ye Ping remained composed without smiling. However, he was not pretending, but rather, Ye Ping understood that it would be best to stay calm.
"Senior Brother Ye, you're here."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Ye."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Ye."
When they walked towards the physical body pagoda, hundreds of students of the Ten Nations, who were preparing to take the test, all bowed towards Ye Ping.
They were all elites of their nations and didn't think they were inferior to anyone.
However, when they saw Ye Ping, they all took the initiative to come over and bow to him. Clearly, Ye Ping had a high status in their eyes.
"You guys are being too polite."
Ye Ping bowed simply.
"Senior Brother Ye, why are you so late? Senior Brother Huangfu has already entered and he's doing pretty well. It's only been fifteen minutes but he has already passed the test."
Someone spoke up and informed Ye Ping that Huangfu Tianlong had already taken the test.
"Did he pass?"
Ye Ping was slightly surprised.
"Yes, perhaps the conditions of the mystic realm yesterday were too harsh and the requirements of the physical body pagoda are not that strict. You just have to break through to the tenth level within an hour."
"Senior Brother Ye, don't you want to try?"
"So far, only the elite of Li Nation has broken through to the 47th level of the 99-level pagoda. Senior Brother Ye, if you go up, you can probably break the record."
Everyone was complimenting him seriously.
He wanted to see what record Ye Ping could create.
They almost all believed that Ye Ping could definitely break the record but they could not imagine which level he could reach.
"You just need to pass the test, you don't have to vie for first place."
Ye Ping smiled bitterly. Anyway, he had already been determined as the top performer of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament so he did not want to display his abilities yet.
However, as soon as he said that, the elder who was guarding the physical body pagoda below suddenly spoke up.
"Little Friend Ye Ping, it's already stated there. I hope that you can display your true abilities during the physical assessment and literary test. If you hold back, you won't get any rewards."
The elder's words made Ye Ping stunned.
'There are such rules too?'
However, after thinking about it, Ye Ping had nothing to say. After all, it wouldn't be right for him to take the reward without joining the academy. Hence, it was reasonable for them to set those rules.
However, at this moment, people suddenly spoke up again.
"Senior Brother Huangfu has stepped up."
"He has crossed over to the 48th floor. Senior Huangfu has surpassed the elite of Li Nation."
"It's really terrifying, Huangfu Tianlong has only gone in for an hour. Yet, he has already reached the 48th floor. The elite of Li Nation has held on for four hours but he's still stuck at the 47th floor."
Everyone spoke up and they were staring at the physical body pagoda.
They were well aware of who would be defeated.
"Everyone, if Senior Brother Huangfu comes later, tell him to wait for me here. I need to see him for something."
Seeing that it was almost past dawn, Ye Ping did not delay any further.
He also planned to pass the physical body pagoda test early and then go to take the literary examination.
After taking the literary examination, he would ask the Ten Nations Academy to give him his rewards. He would then hurry to the Ten Nations bazaar.
Yes, the Ten Nations bazaar.
Ye Ping now wanted to try out the Three Thousand Treasure Appraisal technique that Lin Bei had imparted to him and see if he could get a treasure.
At the thought of this, Ye Ping walked towards the pagoda.
He handed the token to the pagoda elder.
Soon, the doors of the pagoda were opened.
Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Ye Ping took a step across and walked into the pagoda.
Creak!
There was nothing on the first floor of the physical body pagoda. Apart from sunlight, there was nothing else in the pagoda.
As Ye Ping stepped into the ancient pagoda, he soon noticed that his Dharmic powers had been restrained, and since he had restrictions on his spiritual energy, he had no choice but to rely on the power of his physical body.
Before Ye Ping could think more about it, a figure appeared.
It was a burly man who seemed human, but it was in fact the puppet beast who had obvious marks on its face.
Bang!
Without any word of nonsense or hesitation, the figure struck.
Boom.
Ye Ping took a step forward and threw a punch with incredible speed.
The puppet beast split into pieces immediately, and a ray of light soon appeared in the central area.
It was a symbol of passing. If he walked up, he would be transported to the second level.
In an instant, Ye Ping went to the second floor. If there was another puppet on the first floor, it would hit him without hesitation.
Since the other party was emotionless, Ye Ping also did not say another word of nonsense.
Boom!
He punched again.
Ye Ping arrived at the third floor.
Outside the physical body pagoda.
All the cultivators were paying attention to Ye Ping's breakthrough speed.
In just less than eight minutes, Ye Ping had already arrived at the tenth floor.
"He reached the tenth floor in just less than eight minutes. He truly deserves to be an elite."
"It has only been less than eight minutes."
"That's too fast. Even someone as powerful as Huangfu Tianlong took 15 minutes. Yet, Senior Brother Ye reached the tenth floor in less than eight minutes?"
Everyone was discussing as they felt that Ye Ping was too fast.
However, soon, the physical body pagoda lit up.
In one breath, Ye Ping arrived at the 20th floor.
He reached the tenth floor in one go, leading to a huge uproar.
In less than eight minutes, Ye Ping had already reached the 33rd floor.
Each floor of the physical body pagoda was stronger than the one preceding it. It was not doubled but increased by small increments each time.
The setting was meant for providing a clear view of the strength of the disciples' physical bodies.
Ye Ping reached the 45th floor in 15 minutes.
That speed was beyond the knowledge of the students.
Prior to this, there were geniuses but they weren't this incredible.
Huangfu Tianlong reached the tenth floor after fifteen minutes. Yet, Ye Ping used the same amount of time to reach the 45th floor.
'This is absurd.'
The more outrageous thing was…
Although Ye Ping's advancement had slowed down, it was still shocking.
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All the elites almost stagnated at the 45th floor for a long time, but Ye Ping soared all the way up like a divine soldier from the sky.
There were only 81 floors to the pagoda.
Ye Ping had already reached the 65th.
Oh, no, now he had reached the 69th floor.
At this rate, Ye Ping should be able to pass in less than an hour's time.
Indeed, comparison would be hurtful.
Soon, half an hour passed.
Ye Ping had arrived at the 79th floor.
He was two floors away from the 81st floor.
When he reached the 79th floor, Ye Ping began to find it overwhelming.
The puppet beast was strong and experienced in combat. More terrifyingly, its physical body was tough.
Ye Ping fought against it but could not kill it with one blow. If he wasn't careful enough, he might be severely injured.
On the 79th floor, Ye Ping was injured, but the good thing was that he slashed the puppet beast.
On the 80th floor, Ye Ping's left hand and chest were fractured and he almost fell into the hands of the puppet beast. However, fortunately, the Ancient Godfiend Body was extremely tough and it allowed his injuries to recover.
On the 81st floor.
Ye Ping faced a huge enemy.
The puppet beast of the 81st floor was almost invincible. It was indestructible as it was made of ancient gold and its martial arts experience was incredible. Each move seemed ordinary but it contained thousands of his willpower.
Ye Ping was almost fully focused when taking on the puppet beast.
He had dominated his way through and was almost exhausted, but even in this situation, Ye Ping did not choose to give up.
Boom!
The pagoda roared as Ye Ping fought with the puppet beast ferociously.
If it wasn't for the fact that the pagoda was an extremely high quality Dao artifact, it would have been blown to pieces.
At the end of the battle, Ye Ping's body was covered in injuries.
This time, Ye Ping encountered tremendous pressure.
Unlike the desperation of the illusionary realm test, the battle brought about a qualitative change even though he was still getting beaten up.
However, Ye Ping was also learning from it.
He spent an entire hour on it.
At the end of the fight, Ye Ping was covered in blood.
However, at that moment, the puppet beast froze.
In the next moment, the puppet beast destroyed itself.
The puppet beast was made of a puppet and thus could not fight for a long time. The fact that Ye Ping lasted for an hour meant that he had actually already won.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
At this moment, the physical body pagoda roared while the sounds of bells filled the air.
A bright beam of light rose into the sky as an indicator to all the cultivators in Wei Nation that someone had passed the physical body pagoda.
Outside the physical body pagoda.
Countless pairs of eyes were staring straight at this pagoda.
Ye Ping had spent only two hours in total to pass the physical body pagoda test.
Besides, up to now, Huangfu Tianlong was still stuck at the 49th level and was unable to break through.
Huangfu Tianlong was ranked second to Ye Ping.
Everyone was shocked and some people were silent.
Ye Ping was like an insurmountable mountain that appeared in the heart of every cultivator.
They knew that Ye Ping was ferocious and overpowering.
They also knew that Ye Ping's eliteness was unparalleled.
However, they didn't expect that Ye Ping could be this strong and powerful.
It was unbelievable.
Whoosh!
In the physical body pagoda, rays of red light surged into Ye Ping's body.
It was the reward for passing the physical body pagoda.
The Qi and Blood of ancient ferocious beasts.
The physical body pagoda contained the Qi and Blood of ancient ferocious beasts.
Those who passed the level could obtain the enhancement of the Qi and blood.
Ye Ping swallowed the massive amount of Qi and blood while his energy was restored to the peak.
An entire hour later, Ye Ping's realm broke through to the eighth level.
At this moment, Ye Ping opened his eyes and left the physical body pagoda.
Whoosh!
The doors of the physical body pagoda opened.
A figure appeared in front of the crowd.
It was Ye Ping…
There was no light around him, but in the eyes of everyone, he was shining brightly.
In the next moment, Ye Ping walked out of the physical body pagoda.
He discovered that Huangfu Tianlong was not around.
He was still fighting hard in the physical body pagoda.
Hence, Ye Ping asked someone to tell Huangfu Tianlong that he would either wait for Huangfu Tianlong in the Tribute Courtyard or wait for him in One-Line Sky.
After saying that, Ye Ping headed straight to the Tribute Courtyard of Wei Nation.
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Chapter 199: Shocking Literature, The Aptitude of A Saint, The Literati Are Shocked!
In the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard.
There were also quite a few students from the Ten Nations who were there for the final assessment.
Many cultivators rushed directly to the Tribute Courtyard after they passed the physical body pagoda.
They did not want to delay any longer. After all, after knowing that they could not break the record, they decided that it was better to hurry to the Tribute Courtyard and revise.
Besides, because the third round was a literary test, there was a large number of cultivators gathered outside the Tribute Courtyard.
After all, it was interesting to see some literary battles after having watched so many fights between elites.
"It's Elite Ye."
"Senior Brother Ye is here."
"Tsk, tsk, it must be great to have a son like Elite Ye."
"I wonder how good Senior Brother Ye's literary skills are."
"Senior Brother Ye looks just like a literati, I bet his literary skills are excellent."
"Yeah. Senior Brother Ye looks like a learned person, it shouldn't be too bad."
Everyone discussed among themselves and they all felt that Ye Ping's aura was like that of a Confucian scholar. They subconsciously felt that Ye Ping was a well-educated person.
In the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard, Ye Ping bowed at the crowd politely.
At this moment, there were many books placed on the left and right sides below the Tribute Courtyard where several elders were guarding.
"Ye Ping, the literary test questions can be found among the books on these two sides, you may read them first."
"Once you step into the Tribute Courtyard, you cannot leave. You have to be cautious."
The elder informed Ye Ping that the literary test questions could be found among the books placed on both sides.
Once he stepped into the Tribute Courtyard, he would not be able to leave.
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder."
Ye Ping nodded. He wasn't very confident about the literary test, although he had relied on the literature he learned in his previous life to steal the limelight when he first transmigrated.
However, the literary test was different, and no matter how well-written one's essay was, they would not be able to pass the test if the essay was off-topic.
Hence, Ye Ping flipped through the books on the desks on both sides conscientiously and read them carefully.
There was a total of hundreds of books, most of which were the records of events and persons. Ye Ping read them carefully, not daring to miss anything.
Two full hours passed.
Ye Ping read all hundreds of books and remembered them clearly.
After making sure that he had no doubts, Ye Ping entered the Tribute Courtyard.
At this moment…
In the Tribute Courtyard, there were hundreds of books placed on the desks and only half of the participating students were present. Most of them were either still in the physical body pagoda or reading some books outside.
After all, the literary test was a bit of a headache for many cultivators.
Despite being knowledgeable, they were still quite troubled when it came to writing essays.
"Exalted Immortal, come with me."
At this moment, the boy in the Tribute Courtyard led Ye Ping towards a desk.
There were three red wooden blocks.
Pointing at the blocks, the boy said, "Exalted Immortal, the test questions are in these wooden blocks."
Ye Ping nodded and thanked him before turning the wooden blocks over.
The word "Persuasion" was carved on the first block.
The word "Luck" was carved on the second block.
The word "Outstanding Figure" was carved on the third block.
The so-called literary test required the candidate to write an essay based on one of the topics. The three topics were meant for testing the abilities of the literati.
If the essay written was completely in line with the test question, it would be considered a writing of superior quality even if it was essentially inferior.
An essay was an essay. A literary test was a literary test.
The most important thing about a literary test was answering the question and staying relevant to the topic while the most important thing about an essay was its connotation.
After seeing the test questions, Ye Ping couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
At the thought of the books outside, Ye Ping was suddenly enlightened.
Indeed, the test questions were hidden in the books.
Ye Ping did not move his brush immediately and instead pondered about it.
He was thinking about what essay he was going to write.
Persuasion, luck, outstanding figure.
He just had to pick one.
However, if he wanted to score well, the essay he wrote would have to be relevant to the question.
Ye Ping was confident of writing a perfect essay about any of the three topics.
However, it would be difficult to write all three.
"Ah!!! How exactly should I write it?"
In the Tribute Courtyard, a cultivator couldn't help but frown as he dropped his brush and the ink from it stained the essay. He howled while his eyes were bloodshot.
"No one is to be noisy in the Tribute Courtyard, chase him away."
All of a sudden, a loud voice filled the air.
It was the voice of the examiner, the Great Confucian of the Ten Nations. In an instant, an invisible force sent the student flying out of the Tribute Courtyard.
That was the power of the great Confucian who was proficient in language.
Watching everything before him, Ye Ping couldn't help but be emotional as he didn't expect the literati to actually have this ability. If he had known earlier, he might have chosen to take the path of Confucianism.
However, it was now not the time to think about this.
Ye Ping closed his eyes tightly.
He was deep in thought as several excellent essays flashed through his mind.
Unfortunately, none of them was relevant to the topic. To be more precise, none of them fit the three topics given.
"Ah."
He had a headache.
Two full hours passed.
When Ye Ping was thinking about it, a gust of cold breeze suddenly blew over slowly.
The breeze crumpled Ye Ping's long shirt.
However, Ye Ping seemed to have an epiphany in an instant.
'Persuasion, luck, outstanding figure?'
At this moment, there was an essay in Ye Ping's mind.
In the next moment, the article seemed to have appeared in his mind like a bright sun.
"This is the essay!"
"This is the essay!"
"This is the essay!"
Ye Ping clenched his fist in euphoria. For a literati, an epiphany and a clear train of thought was an opportunity that was hard to come by.
After pondering hard for two hours, the feeling of suddenly becoming enlightened made his scalp tingle and turn numb.
Phew!
Ye Ping exhaled deeply and then waved his hand while a light green wolf-fur brush appeared between his fingers.
At the next moment, Ye Ping began writing on the blank sheet of rice paper.
"This world is full of unpredictable possibilities. There are ups and downs in life."
"A centipede has a hundred feet but it's slower than a snake."
"A rooster may have wings but it can't fly like a bird."
"A good stallion can travel across miles but there must be someone riding it."
"Everyone has ambitions, but one can only excel if there's luck and opportunity."
Ye Ping put down his brush. He had put his essence and energy into every word he wrote.
However, the moment Ye Ping put down his brush, a beam of golden light burst out from the entire sheet of rice paper.
Boom!
At this moment, a stone statue in the courtyard trembled. The stone statues were that of the great scholars of the Ten Nations, and the people who could have their statues erected in the Tribute Courtyard were not ordinary Confucians.
They were great Confucians who had been recognized by heaven and earth, and mastered the power of language. Each word they spoke or wrote could convey the orders of heaven, and they were existences who held authority. All their orders would be enforced.
The three examiners of this examination were also the great scholars of the Ten Nations, but they were not qualified to have their statues erected in the Tribute Courtyard.
However, the stone statue of the great Confucian in the courtyard suddenly trembled, attracting the attention of countless spectators.
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
"Guys, look, the essay written by Senior Brother Ye is actually glowing."
"What kind of divine ability is this? I want to learn it too."
"Each word of his is precious as gold. Each word of his is really precious as gold."
"What does that mean?"
"What kind of essay did Senior Brother Ye write? How can each word of it be worth a thousand gold?"
All the participating students in the Tribute Courtyard couldn't help but be shocked, especially a few students who instantly understood what was going on. Their eyes widened greatly as they stared at Ye Ping.
"What exactly does it mean for each word to be worth a thousand gold? Is it very precious?"
Some people still didn't understand and couldn't help but inquire.
"You're such an illiterate. That just means that the essay is very valuable and precious but it's just figurative language. It doesn't really mean that each word of the essay is worth a thousand taels of gold, but rather, it just means that it's very precious."
"Yes, usually, only nation-stabilizing essays would show such signs. Each nation-stabilizing essay is precious and would suppress the luck of a nation. I didn't expect Senior Brother Ye to not only have impressive abilities, but also excellent literary skills."
"It should be a nation-stabilizing essay. Oh my God, a nation-stabilizing essay is one that even a great Confucian cannot write. Since ancient times, a nation-stabilizing essay would appear only during the Ten Nations Examination. This nation-stabilizing essay will stabilize the luck of a nation."
"The essay stabilizes the nation. If Senior Brother Ye completes this essay, he can directly achieve the position of great Confucian and advance greatly."
In the Tribute Courtyard, there were also some cultivators who knew about the literary test and the division of literati. Hence, they couldn't help but be astonished.
"What? He can become a great Confucian with just one essay?"
"Is it true? You can become a great Confucian with just one essay?"
"There are only seven great Confucian scholars in the entire Wei Nation, and you're saying that a random essay is all it takes to become a great Confucian scholar?"
However, some people were shocked and did not believe that a single essay could allow one to become a great Confucian scholar.
In their opinion, no matter how good an essay was, it shouldn't make someone become a great Confucian scholar right away.
"Ridiculous, do you think that Confucianism is the same as cultivation? Confucianism is all about attaining the Dao in one day. Besides, what do you mean a random essay? Open your eyes and take a good look, this is a nation-stabilizing essay. Even a great Confucian scholar might not be able to write it."
"Yes, it's a nation-stabilizing essay. There are seven great Confucian scholars in Wei Nation, but only one of them has written a nation-stabilizing essay and gained the recognition of heaven and earth. As the great Confucian scholar of the world, his words command great power and can reach the sky."
"I'm feeling so sour. Senior Brother Ye is really godly. He has such a terrifying cultivation level and his physical body is intimidating. I didn't expect his literary skills to be so extraordinary too. He managed to write a nation-stabilizing essay. How impressive!"
At this moment, those outside the Tribute Courtyard could sense something too.
An inexplicable aura spread throughout the entire Tribute Courtyard while the great Confucian scholar shivered continuously.
"Silence!"
However, at this moment, in the depths of the Tribute Courtyard,
A voice sounded. It belonged to the great Confucian scholar whose voice seemed to contain a divine power. Each word of his made the entire interior of the Tribute Courtyard and the area outside fall silent.
Even the statues, too, all settled down.
It was the Tribute Courtyard, which was also the examination venue. Of course, there had to be silence.
In the Tribute Courtyard.
The three great Confucian scholars were sitting in the hall. They were all elders who usually looked calm but the shock in their eyes could not be concealed.
"I didn't expect this person to be able to write a nation-stabilizing essay at such a young age. The younger generation really outshines the older generation."
"Yes, he managed to write a nation-stabilizing essay at such a young age. It's really enviable."
"It's such a pity. If he's a great Confucian scholar, he could have been recognized by heaven and earth and become a great Confucian of heaven and earth with his nation-stabilizing essay."
"There's no need to find it a shame. He seems to be less than 25 years old and a great Confucian younger than 25 years old is a rare find in this world. He will definitely become a great Confucian of heaven and earth within a hundred years. The Confucian lineage has finally produced a rare genius."
The three people communicated. They were extremely shocked, but as great Confucian scholars, they wouldn't get flustered because of a nation-stabilizing essay.
On usual days, their reaction might indeed be a little more intense, but now that it was the literary exam, they had to pay more attention to their image since they were examiners.
Hence, they remained seated quietly without reacting much.
Of course, after Ye Ping's essay was written, they would obviously vie with each other to watch.
Outside the Tribute Courtyard.
Ye Ping moved his brush vividly and soon got immersed in writing. Each golden word that appeared on the rice paper was precious and valuable.
There was also some literary talent behind Ye Ping.
There were a total of eight.
The essay written by Ye Ping was called 'Persuasion'.
It was a famous one that spread for thousands of years.
It fit the mood.
The theme of this essay was to advise the world to follow the will of heaven, not to look down on themselves, and not to always think of defying heaven. It was to advocate that sometimes, it would be a good thing to let nature take its course.
Besides, many famous figures were included in the essay, who were mostly villains.
Of course, Ye Ping did not waste time and had read many stories about powerful figures in the Tribute Courtyard, which he edited but retained the core meaning.
In poems, a single word would change the rhyme.
However, in an essay, the general meaning and connotation mattered more than the words themselves. The essence of the essay and the meaning that was to be conveyed were the core of the essay.
Towards the end, Ye Ping's writing speed increased and his creative juices were flowing.
"The poor become rich and the old get stronger. The girls in the palace become concubines and promiscuous women become wives."
"The time and place are wrong, the world is dim, the land is barren, the waves are tumultuous, there is a lack of luck, everything is arranged in this life. Who doesn't like luxury? However, if your birth characters do not allow it, how can you become a minister?"
Ye Ping's speed of writing was increasing and towards the end, he even thought about the time when he had just transmigrated.
He struggled hard for the immortal path, but by chance, he was lucky enough to meet Daoist Tai Hua. He then stepped onto the path of immortality.
Fifteen minutes passed.
When Ye Ping finished writing the last word, he exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
At this moment, his essence and energy were perfected and his thoughts were clear. All his troubles and worries were temporarily forgotten.
However, at this moment, the entire courtyard suddenly became green, and in the next moment, gusts of wind blew over. A bodhi tree appeared behind Ye Ping.
10,000 bodhi tree branches were hanging down and the sounds of sutras filled the air, somehow freeing them of worries.
The Golden Wheel of Expiation appeared behind Ye Ping's head, making him look like a buddha.
However, at this moment…
Boom!
Boom!
An infinite amount of golden light darted out of the rice paper on the desk and shot into the sky.
All the stone statues in the entire courtyard trembled and even the true words of the great Confucian could not suppress it.
Shadows even appeared above the courtyard.
The shadows were holding scrolls in their hands and emitting rolling talent.
"This world is full of unpredictable possibilities. There are ups and downs in life."
"When the weather isn't fair, the sun and moon cannot be seen. When the land is not pleasant, grass cannot grow."
The sounds of the sutra sounded.
It spread throughout the entire Wei Nation, and countless cultivators and people felt that the essay was written by a great Confucian scholar.
In the Tribute Courtyard.
The three great Confucian scholars were completely astonished.
"Supreme essay! This is a supreme essay! It turns out that this is a supreme essay."
"It's a supreme essay that can spread across thousands of worlds?"
"How is that possible? How is this a supreme essay?"
The three great Confucian scholars were stunned, and their eyes were full of disbelief and shock.
Ye Ping's essay was not the so-called nation-stabilizing essay but a high-level supreme essay.
There were five grades to the essays.
Citywide essay, nationwide essay, nation-stabilizing essay, thousand-year essay, and supreme literary essay.
Citywide essays could be spread throughout an ancient city.
Nationwide essays could be spread throughout the nations.
Nation-stabilizing essays would stabilize the luck of a nation.
Thousand-year essays would spread throughout the world for thousands of years, and if a great Confucian scholar could become a Saint, he would be able to spread it to the literati of the world.
Supreme essays were peerless and unique. Those who could write supreme essays would become half-Saints of the literati of this world.
He would be worshiped by the imperial dynasty and revered by the literati of the world.
Such essays would appear only once in 5,000 years.
However, they didn't expect there to be a supreme essay in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
Whoosh.
At this moment, a figure appeared in the middle of the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard. It was the powerhouse of the Ten Nations Academy who had rushed here immediately with unparalleled shock on his face.
In the imperial palace of Wei Nation, the literati were discussing something.
However, a loud and clear voice suddenly sounded.
"There are bound to be unpredictable things in this world."
"When the weather isn't fair, the sun and moon cannot be seen. When the land is not pleasant, grass cannot grow."
The ancient voice resounded. It was the spirit of the great Confucian of heaven and earth chanting scriptures.
It spread throughout Wei Nation.
The people in the imperial palace were naturally the first to hear it.
In an instant, all the court officials froze. No one knew what was happening.
However, in an instant, the chancellor of the Wei Nation Dynasty couldn't help but stiffen and freeze in shock before going outside the hall while trembling.
"This is truly a supreme essay. Someone has written a supreme essay. Is there going to be a saint in the Confucian lineage?"
His voice was full of excitement and he simply ran towards the Tribute Courtyard without concern for the emperor.
"What? A supreme essay? Xu Xiang, wait for me."
"Ah, a saint would appear in this world once in 5,000 years, is it possible that someone among us is going to become a Saint?"
"Quick, quick, quick, it's at the Tribute Courtyard of Wei Nation. Quick, go."
In an instant, all the civil officials ran towards the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard.
They were literati who still had the pride of literati even though they had joined the court as officials.
When they heard that someone had written a supreme essay, they were naturally excited.
'As for the emperor?'
They would at most face punishment when they returned. If they could not read the supreme essay, they would really live in regret for 10,000 years.
All the civil officials ran away.
At this moment, the people in the court were all dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, these civil officials are simply defiant of the law. How dare they leave the court without permission?"
At this moment, some military officials hollered furiously and wanted to join them.
However, in an instant, the emperor of Wei Nation spoke up.
"Wait for me, guys, I'll go with you. Court adjourned, court adjourned!"
After saying that, the emperor of Wei Nation vanished in the next moment too.
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Chapter 200: One Million Superior-grade Spirit Stones? No, 100 Inferior-grade Spirit Stones?
People were astonished and some were in disbelief that a supreme essay appeared.
The voices spread throughout the streets of Wei Nation.
The voice of the Great Confucian resounded over and over again, spreading throughout the place.
It was the voice of the Great Confucian of heaven and earth.
There was countless talent in the Wei Nation Courtyard.
Ye Ping was at the Bodhi ancient tree where there were countless rays of wisdom.
With Golden Wheels of Expiation behind Ye Ping's head, he seemed like a Buddha of enlightenment and a Daoist Master. The light of his Golden Wheel of Expiation shone on the world.
At this moment, a loud voice sounded.
"There are all sorts of unpredictable things in this world."
The voice made the expressions of the literati of the world change.
That was the voice of the Sage of literati.
In the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard, the three examiners walked over and arrived in front of Ye Ping.
However, he was staring straight at the essay on the table.
Some people also looked at it, but what they saw was an endless golden aura, so they couldn't see the content of the essay clearly. They might even get hurt while trying to read it.
"Don't look at it, it's a supreme essay that only Great Confucian scholars can read."
A Great Confucian scholar told them not to look at the essay, lest it affected them.
Since it was a supreme essay, it naturally couldn't be looked at casually.
The three Great Confucian scholars wanted to take a look but they had to ask for Ye Ping's permission.
Otherwise, it would be extremely impolite and disrespectful to Ye Ping if they did so without asking.
However, Ye Ping was now in enlightenment. They could not disturb him and could only wait anxiously at the side.
The literary saint was chanting a sutra that made everyone shocked.
Wei Nation, Jin Nation, Qing Nation.
As the voice sounded, more and more literati of various nations heard it.
Every literati was filled with shock as no one thought that someone would suddenly write a supreme essay.
It was too astonishing.
The Ten Nations were astonished.
The spirit of the Literature Sage had appeared.
Dong.
With the sound of bells and drums, a beam of purple starlight shot up above the sky and landed on Ye Ping.
A Palace of Literature evolved and immediately appeared behind Ye Ping. It was the palace of the scholar, Wen Qu, which was a symbol of the perfection of talent.
The terrifying Palace of Literature appeared, allowing Ye Ping to ascend entirely.
The Golden Wheel of Expiation at the back of his head also had three more rings.
The Golden Wheel of Expiation had a total of nine rings, and when the ninth ring was formed, it would be Major Perfection.
However, it was an impressive feat for an ordinary Daoist Master to condense the Golden Light of Expiation in his lifetime. If he could condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation, he would not have lived his life in vain.
Ye Ping had now condensed three rings of the Golden Wheel of Expiation, which was an increase in quality.
At this level, each additional Golden Wheel of Expiation would bring about a shocking difference.
Ye Ping's Golden Wheel of Expiation had three rings, and if he encountered an existence like the Nine Talismans Devil Son, he would completely be able to force him to unveil Nine Talismans.
The terrifying talent allowed Ye Ping's realm to be increased by a massive margin.
The golden Dharmic powers of a cultivator at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment would be shining brightly.
There was endless wisdom under the Bodhi tree.
The elders of the Ten Nations were all shocked as no one expected Ye Ping to have such incredible and exaggerated abilities. He could tell that it was a mystic realm and managed to pass the physical body pagoda and the literary test, which was the most difficult, with flying colors.
'Are you still human?'
Boom!
The literature halls of all nations were filled with sounds.
The Great Confucian scholars had some detection as they bowed at Ye Ping.
In the Chen Nation.
Taishang Xuanji also seemed astonished as he sensed the peerless talent.
"Your Majesty! I never thought that someone from the Great Xia Dynasty would be able to create such a supreme essay and attract the resonance of the literati of heaven and earth. It's His Majesty's luck."
In the middle of the room, Taishang Xuanji looked at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and said with great respect.
He looked extremely shocked. He was the chancellor of the Great Xia Dynasty and thus was educated. He understood the terror of the supreme essay.
In the room, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty took a deep breath. He did not give any answer and instead smiled.
At this moment, Taishang Xuanji suddenly froze.
He seemed to have understood something as he couldn't help but look to the left.
The room on the left was occupied by Su Changyu.
He had just met Su Changyu and the Great Xia Dynasty had already gained such a fortune. Wasn't that the same as the legend?
At this moment, Taishang Xuanji somehow felt that Su Changyu was the tenth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. He didn't even need any other evidence to prove it.
Such a blessing was rare in 10,000 years and a supreme essay would condense the fortune of the dynasty. Even a Great Confucian scholar who wrote essays everyday might not be able to write a supreme essay.
After they had just met Su Changyu, such a blessing occurred.
'How is he not the Tenth Prince?'
Taishang Xuanji understood the intentions of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. He knew what the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was thinking, but he also knew that he could not take the initiative to get involved.
Otherwise, there would be huge trouble.
At this moment…
In the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard.
The Literature Palace behind Ye Ping completely emerged and a Great Confucian scholar's spirit entered the palace too.
An unparalleled talent entered Ye Ping's body.
At this moment, Ye Ping felt a strange power which was the power of language.
The lineage of Confucianism was not about the cultivation of spiritual energy, but talent in poetry and painting.
Heaven and earth had already recognized Ye Ping and it represented the intention of the Great Confucian of heaven and earth.
In other words, Ye Ping was already a Great Confucian who was recognized by heaven and earth, mastering the power of words and reaching the heavens with every word and action of his.
The terrifying Confucian aura diffused around Ye Ping, and when the three great scholars in the Tribute Courtyard saw this scene, they could not help but bow at Ye Ping.
"Greetings, Sir."
The ages of the three of them combined were almost a thousand years old, but they did not boast in front of Ye Ping and even called him the Great Confucian.
The so-called Great Confucian scholar was one who had been recognized by heaven and hearth and had extraordinary status. They were a step below the Sage of Literati.
A level higher would be a half-step Sage who could have his statue erected in the imperial dynasty. For thousands of years, all literati would have to bow and pay respects to it. Even the most powerful figures would have to respect half-step Sages.
The last stage was the Literature Sage who held absolute power and could master the power of heaven and earth. He could kill even the strongest demon.
Ye Ping was one step away from reaching the realm of the Heaven and Earth Confucian. Faced with the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples, there was no need to use the Golden Wheel of Expiation at all. One word would be enough to kill all demons.
That was the terrifying nature of the Great Confucian and also the power of literature lineage.
However, it was a Herculean task to become a Great Confucian of heaven and earth, which was even harder than cultivating to the Tribulation Transcendence realm.
There were only seven Great Confucian scholars in the Wei Nation, but none of them could be called the Great Confucian of heaven and earth, and there was only one Great Confucian of heaven and earth in the Han Mo Academy.
The most direct ability of the Great Confucian of heaven and earth was that he could reprimand the emperor for being muddled up and immoral. He could also channel heaven and earth powers and depreciate the fortune and luck of the nation. Even the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty would have to be respectful to him.
Hence, the three Great Confucian scholars were obviously envious of Ye Ping for becoming a Great Confucian of heaven and earth in such a short period of time.
However, in fact, Ye Ping's essay was about persuading the world and dissuading the world's literati. It was a supreme essay that got more terrifying in the later paragraphs.
If a Great Confucian of heaven and earth wanted to advance further, he would have to be worshiped with the talent of countless literati.
Besides, Ye Ping's supreme essay could be passed down for thousands of generations, and the persuasion essay itself would attract countless literati. If there were literati who could understand a different mood within it, Ye Ping would be given credit too.
Hence, sooner or later, Ye Ping would be able to become a second Sage. Although it might be difficult to become a half-step Sage, it was not impossible.
Becoming a Literature Sage would be extremely difficult.
A true Sage would establish teachings and academies. It would be impossible for one to become a Sage with a single essay.
All the brilliance was constrained in oneself.
All the abnormalities vanished.
At this moment, it was extremely quiet in the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard.
Ye Ping opened his eyes too.
He was just in the process of enlightenment of the Dao.
Now that the enlightenment was over, all the visions disappeared.
Looking at everything in front of him, especially the three Great Confucian scholars bowing to him, Ye Ping did not dare to be arrogant. Hence, he immediately bowed again.
"Greetings, Sirs."
Although he was now a Great Confucian of heaven and earth, Ye Ping knew that he had to respect others.
"Mr. Ye, you're being too polite. We have read plenty of books and written lots of essays but we can't even write a supreme essay. You are very talented to have written a supreme essay at such a young age. We ought to be ashamed."
The three of them laughed bitterly, thinking that they did not deserve to be treated so respectfully by Ye Ping.
"You guys are being too serious. You are the Great Confucian scholars of the Wei Nation who have plenty of students. I just wrote an essay. I'm inferior to you."
Being modest, Ye Ping did not think he was particularly powerful. After all, the essay wasn't an original work of his and he wasn't that thick-skinned as to claim credit.
"Sir, don't argue, we really can't make the cut. However, can we read your essay?"
The three Great Confucian scholars laughed bitterly. They didn't want to argue about such things either and were just eager to read Ye Ping's essay.
"Please go ahead, Sirs. I still have some things to do, so I will leave first."
Since he had already written the essay, Ye Ping did not intend to stay here any longer. The Ten Nations bazaar was what he cared about now.
Although the essay was good, it was a pity that he was no longer on this path.
"Take care, Sir."
The three Great Confucian scholars were extremely polite, but in the next moment, they walked towards the desk and vied to read the essay.
The three of them were Great Confucian scholars who could read the supreme essays.
At that moment, the chancellor and the king of Wei Nation arrived personally at the Tribute Courtyard to read the essay. However, since the Great Confucian scholars were around, they didn't have the cheek to vie to read it.
An entire hour passed.
The three Great Confucian scholars put the essay on the table like it was a treasure.
"It's really a supreme essay."
"He's not just a Great Confucian scholar. It won't be an exaggeration to call him a half-step Sage."
"This essay is destined to be passed down for a thousand generations, it won't be long before we have to call him a half-step Sage."
The three of them were emotional and their tones were full of shock.
All the cultivators in the Tribute Courtyard were shocked too.
At the same time, in the physical body pagoda.
As the door opened, Huangfu Tianlong appeared.
He was smiling confidently.
After more than half a day of efforts, he finally broke through the 59th floor.
59 floors.
'How exaggerated is that?'
'I'd probably break the record, right?'
Huangfu Tianlong walked out smilingly, but he soon couldn't help but sigh again. Although he had broken a record, Ye Ping was clearly able to break his own record.
However, Huangfu Tianlong couldn't help but smile again. No matter what, he had broken his own record.
Thinking of this, Huangfu Tianlong strode out with a face full of confidence.
However, at this very moment, someone immediately walked over.
"Senior Brother Huangfu, Senior Brother Ye said that he is waiting for you at the Tribute Courtyard but he seems to have left for the Ten Nations Bazaar."
Someone spoke up and informed Huangfu Tianlong.
Huangfu Tianlong was stunned after hearing what he said.
"Senior Brother Ye is here?"
Huangfu Tianlong was overwhelmed with shock.
"He was here long ago. It has been more than two hours since he left."
The other party nodded.
"Two hours? How many levels did Senior Brother Ye reach?"
Huangfu Tianlong asked.
"He reached the 81st floor. By the way, congratulations for reaching the 59th floor, Senior Brother Huangfu. If not for Senior Brother Ye, you would be the first to reach."
"Senior Brother Huangfu, why are you suddenly sulking?"
"Senior Brother Huangfu, you're not jealous of Senior Brother Ye, are you?"
The other party congratulated but his tone was mellow. When he noticed the slight changes in Huangfu Tianlong's face, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Huangfu Tianlong was speechless.
He did not answer but directly disappeared in place to go to the Wei Nation Tribute Court.
After 15 minutes, Huangfu Tianlong left the Wei Nation Tribute Courtyard again and went to One-Line Sky instead of the Ten Nations Bazaar.
He was incredibly upset. He wasn't jealous of Ye Ping, but Ye Ping was like a divine mountain who appeared in his heart. He was insurmountable and it made him somehow melancholic.
Back in One-Line Sky.
Soon, Huangfu Tianlong discovered that there were many people standing quietly on the eaves.
Chen Hongfei, Nangong Xing, Zhang Ren, and some famous geniuses were all standing quietly on the eaves.
At this moment, in the Ten Nations Bazaar.
Ye Ping rushed there immediately with a simple agenda and that was to check if there were any treasures.
If there were no treasures, he would take it as an eye opening experience. If there were any treasures, it would naturally be better.
The bazaar was overcrowded and full of cultivators from the Ten Nations who had set up stalls there.
As Ye Ping appeared, it resulted in a huge commotion.
"Elite Ye?"
"Isn't this Elite Ye?"
"Elite Ye, were you the one who created the phenomena in the Tribute Courtyard just now?"
"Guys, Elite Ye is here!"
The voices sounded one after another.
In an instant, Ye Ping was surrounded by the crowd. After all, he was too famous and could not stay hidden at all.
Faced with the crowd's flattery, Ye Ping seemed helpless and had no choice but to smile bitterly. After saying some words, he asked them to leave.
After all, the purpose of coming here was to identify and appraise treasures.
However, even so, there were quite a few people paying attention to Ye Ping, which made him feel really uncomfortable.
Hence, Ye Ping cast a disguise Dharma spell when he was at a corner and changed his aura and appearance. Otherwise, with those people following him, the treasures he found would be snatched away.
After the disguise, no one really noticed him.
Soon, Ye Ping was doing treasure appraisal in the Ten Nations Bazaar.
He did not enter the stores.
There were three rules to treasure appraisal, according to Lin Bei.
The true treasures had to be ordinary, defective, and inconspicuous.
How could the treasures in the stores be ordinary-looking? How could they be defective? They couldn't be inconspicuous either.
Only the items sold at stalls would fit those conditions.
However, there were many people stopping in front of most of the stalls. Ye Ping took another approach and specifically browsed at some unattended stalls.
Four hours passed.
Finally, Ye Ping saw a stall.
The stall owner was an old man with a full head of white hair who was beside a girl. They were sitting in a corner and could easily go unnoticed.
Soon, Ye Ping came to the old man's stall.
He looked very calm as he stared at the goods on the ground.
Most of them were some copper artifacts. There were also some flying swords of inferior quality.
However, soon, there were a few things that caught Ye Ping's eye.
A black token.
A broken piece of iron.
A stone that weighed down the cloth of the stall.
"Elder, what is the price of this flying sword?"
Ye Ping was cautious and did not directly ask the price of these three items, and instead asked for the price of a flying sword.
"50 inferior-grade Spirit Stones."
The elder smiled when he saw that a customer had arrived.
Ye Ping frowned and picked up another item and said, "What about this one?"
"This one costs 30 inferior-grade Spirit Stones."
The elder smiled.
"What about this one?"
Ye Ping looked for another item and asked casually.
"This one is even cheaper. 20 inferior-grade Spirit Stones."
The stall owner smiled benevolently.
"What about that token?"
Ye Ping pretended to be casual.
"Oh, this one is worth 550,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones."
The old man smiled gently.
Ye Ping was speechless.
'What? 550,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones?'
'Are you kidding me? Everything else is worth dozens of inferior-grade Spirit Stones. This token is worth 550,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones?'
'Do you take me for a fool?'
Ye Ping's eyes widened as he looked at the old man with a peculiar gaze.
"Exalted Immortal, don't think it's expensive. Do you know the origin of this item?"
The stall owner was still smiling and pointing at the ancient token.
"This is the ancient Immortal Slayer King token. With this token, you can activate the Immortal Slayer King's inheritance. Impressive, huh?"
The elder said with a serious expression.
Ye Ping was speechless.
Ye Ping knew of the Immortal Slayer King. He was one of the twelve Immortal Kings of the ancient times who had once single-handedly killed twelve immortals. Hence, the so-called Immortal Slayer King itself was a legend.
Besides, why would the true Immortal Slayer King appear here? Ye Ping thought that he was lying.
"Exalted Immortal, how about 480,000 since we are fated? That's an auspicious number which is also considered good karma."
The stall owner laughed.
However, Ye Ping didn't want to answer him at all.
"What about this fragment?"
Ye Ping continued to ask.
"Oh, this one's cheaper. It's worth 490,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones. Exalted Immortal, you've got a discerning eye. This is a fragment of the Great Dao Creation Cauldron. There are only five of them in the whole world. If you can get all of them, you will be able to recast the Great Dao Creation Cauldron, then you can return to your true self and become an immortal."
The stall owner continued.
Ye Ping was speechless.
He fell into silence.
He couldn't understand if it was because of his disguise that made him seem gullible or what. Otherwise, why would anyone dare to say that to him?
Did he think he was a fool?
"What about this stone?"
Ye Ping continued to ask.
"Exalted Immortal, impressive, impressive. There are only three treasures at my stall, I didn't expect that you found them all. You're the most noble treasure appraiser that I've ever seen."
"The stone is named the White Sun Flying Immortal Stone that contains immortal fate. However, since you are fated with me, it shouldn't be overboard to charge you a million superior-grade Spirit Stones, right?"
The elder continued to boast.
Ye Ping was stunned again.
He looked down at the black oval-shaped stone that didn't have any special characteristics. It was actually extremely ordinary.
'White Sun Flying Immortal Stone?'
'Impressive. What a braggart. He's so much better at boasting than those books?'
Ye Ping took a deep breath and got up to leave.
The stall owner was simply treating him as a fool.
'Why aren't you leaving?'
'Waiting to be slaughtered?'
As soon as Ye Ping got up to leave, the stall owner followed suit and looked at Ye Ping.
"Immortal, don't be in such a hurry. The price can be negotiated. Isn't business all about negotiation? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The stall owner was so excited that he pulled Ye Ping and continued to negotiate the price.
"Elder, I'm not anxious. These items of yours are worth dozens of inferior-grade Spirit Stones. Oh, why would these things be worth hundreds of thousands of superior-grade Spirit Stones? Aren't you treating me like a fool?"
Ye Ping was a little perplexed.
"Hey, that's not the way to do business. How about this? Name your price and take these three items away together."
The old man said with a smile and asked Ye Ping to name his price.
"How about one?"
Ye Ping asked.
"One million superior-grade Spirit Stones? That'd be a bit of a loss but I'll take it that we're forming a friendship."
The stall owner said with a frown.
"No, 100 inferior-grade Spirit Stones."
Ye Ping shook his head and named his price.
The stall owner was speechless.
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Chapter 201: Returning To The Qingyun Dao Sect, Meeting Su Changyu!
At the Ten Nations Bazaar.
The stall owner looked at Ye Ping with a dumbfounded expression.
He had honestly expected Ye Ping to say one million middle-grade Spirit Stones or at least inferior-grade Spirit Stones.
He could also accept it.
'100 inferior-grade Spirit Stones? Young man, you're not being very ethical.'
"Exalted Immortal, that's too much of a bargain. 100 inferior-grade Spirit Stones? I don't mean anything else but 100 inferior-grade Spirit Stones is not even enough for you to touch these things."
The stall owner cried and looked at Ye Ping.
"Senior, quit joking. You're expecting to sell these lousy goods for a million Spirit Stones? I don't mean anything else but if I howl right now, do you believe that everyone will come here and scold you?"
Ye Ping did not really want to buy those things, but rather, he felt that those three items really fit the description of treasures that Lin Bei told him. However, he was nonchalant because he was unsure if they were treasures or not.
"Exalted Immortal, I really did not lie to you, these three things are really the Immortal Slayer King token, the Great Dao Creation Cauldron, and the White Sun Flying Immortal Stone. I won't ask more from you. How about 100,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones? I'll take it as a friendly price."
The stall owner continued.
"500 inferior-grade Spirit Stones. Take it or leave it."
Ye Ping also did not want to waste any more time. It was stated clearly in Lin Bei's treasure appraisal insights that regardless of whether an item was a treasure or not, it would not matter anymore if someone paid a high price for it because it had already lost its value.
"Exalted Immortal, 10,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones is the lowest I can go. I really can't go any lower. Will you just take it that you're taking pity on me? I still have a family to feed."
The stall owner had a miserable expression.
"10 superior-grade Spirit Stones."
Ye Ping said with a solemn expression.
If the stall owner tried to bargain again, Ye Ping would just leave.
"Deal!"
The elder said, seemingly having understood what Ye Ping was thinking. He agreed without hesitation.
Ye Ping was speechless.
'How hasty.'
Soon, after Ye Ping took out 10 superior-grade Spirit Stones and handed them to the old man, he got hold of those three items too.
"Exalted Immortal, you must treat this creation opportunity well."
After selling those items, the elder watched Ye Ping leave smilingly.
Obviously, he had earned quite a lot of money by accepting the price of 10 superior-grade Spirit Stones.
"If we're really fated, I'll see you again next time, Elder. I'll thank you properly then."
Ye Ping nodded, took his things, and left the place.
After Ye Ping left, the stall owner could not help but look at the girl beside him with a smug expression on his face.
"See? Grandpa didn't lie to you, did I? The more ordinary and inconspicuous something looks, the more likely someone would fall for it."
"These days, there are just a bunch of fools who read too many strange and bizarre books, and then think that they're all that impressive."
"No way, no way someone really thinks that treasures will be hidden in such small stalls, right?"
The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile on his face.
"Grandpa, if you do that, won't you get beaten up?"
The girl spoke with her chin in her hand.
"What are you scared of? I move to a different place every once in a while. Are you scared that someone might come looking for me?"
"At the end of the day, in all the years I've been peddling goods, the buyer who left the deepest impression on me is Cultivator Lin."
"I'll forever remember what happened then. At that time, I had been a stall owner for three months but I didn't sell a single thing yet. I was almost going to starve to death but someone among the crowd immediately took a liking to something I sold."
"I knew right away that he was the person I was destined to meet."
The old man said with an emotional gaze.
"What happened in the end?"
The girl at the side asked.
"In the end, I bought a house back in our hometown."
The stall owner said with a smile.
Five minutes passed.
A figure appeared at the stall.
It was a woman in purple who was wearing a veil and squinting her beautiful eyes while sizing up the stall.
Immediately afterwards, she asked, "Sir, where is that token sold at your stall? Where's the copper fragment and stone?"
The woman asked with a somewhat anxious tone.
"Oh, those items have already been bought by someone. Girl, do you want to look at something else?"
The old man was a little surprised as he didn't expect to meet two oddballs at the same time in just one day. Both of them had even taken a liking to his items.
"Bought them? Sir, why would someone be willing to buy those kinds of things? Cut it out. Since you're doing business, it's just a matter of price."
"I'm willing to pay 100,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones for those three items. Here are some Great Xia Dynasty banknotes. Please count them."
The woman in purple said and even took out ten banknotes, each of which was worth 10,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones.
In an instant, the stall owner froze.
'100,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones?'
'What concept is that?'
He would never finish spending them.
Looking at the old man who was surprised, the woman in purple didn't continue spouting any nonsense and instead continued, "Elder, where are the items?"
She continued to ask.
The old man was dumbfounded, and after hearing the woman in purple's voice again, he couldn't help but subconsciously say, "I've already sold them."
'Sold them?'
The woman in purple frowned. It was not that she did not trust the stall owner, but rather, she felt that no one would buy such an item.
"Sir, 100,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones is already quite a lot. Those three things may be worthless to you but they're of some value to me."
"How about this? I'll top up to 300,000 Spirit Stones, not a single cent left. If you can sell it to me, everything can be negotiated, but if you want to put on airs, you should reflect on yourself before doing that."
The woman in purple was sharp and straightforward. She didn't lack money but she wouldn't let others rip her off either. 300,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones was her limit.
"300,000?"
The old man's eyes widened. He had never seen 30,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones in his life, let alone 300,000.
In an instant, the stall owner was distressed.
300,000.
300,000.
If the woman in purple had come 15 minutes earlier, he would have reached the peak of his life.
Unfortunately, she was 15 minutes late.
The owner of the stall cried.
The woman in purple was a bit confused as she watched the stall owner bursting into tears.
'It's just 300,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones? Must you cry?'
"Miss, the items have already been sold."
At this moment, the girl at the side spoke up and seemed rather innocent.
"They've really been sold?"
She did not believe the words of the stall owner but she subconsciously chose to trust the girl.
"Yes, 15 minutes ago, a man came to buy those three items you mentioned."
The girl answered.
"Oh dear."
The woman in purple couldn't help but clench her fist while furrowing her brows tightly.
"What a waste."
The woman in purple took a deep breath, looked at the stall owner, and couldn't help but say so.
After saying this, she couldn't help but look at the girl again and said, "Girl, do you know what that person looks like?"
She continued to ask.
At that moment, the girl carefully described Ye Ping's looks while the woman nodded and then took out one banknote. She handed it to the girl and said, "Thank you. Take this money to buy some tasty food."
She was very generous. Each banknote was worth 10,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones and she gave it away just like that. She was obviously rich and generous.
"Exalted Immortal, pardon me for asking but what exactly are those three things?"
At this time, the stall owner snapped back to his senses and looked at the woman in purple with curiosity and sorrow in her eyes.
"You don't even know what the things that you sell are? How can you set up a stall here then?"
At the mention of this, the woman in purple was displeased, but she nevertheless said, "The token you are selling is indeed the Immortal Slayer King token. Do you understand now?"
The woman in purple said indifferently with some curiosity in her eyes.
"It's hard to imagine how you got those things."
The woman in purple's words made the stall owner dumbfounded.
'Immortal Slayer King token?'
'It's really the Immortal Slayer King token?'
'This is unbelievable.'
What kind of existence was the Immortal Slayer King? The Immortal Slayer King had once killed immortals, and the stall owner did not expect the random token that he had found to really be the Immortal Slayer King token.
'This… is a little too absurd, isn't it?'
'No this is no longer absurd, this is simply unbelievable.'
'Immortal Slayer King token.'
'Immortal Slayer King token.'
That item was worth a massive amount of money. It couldn't be bought even with 10 million superior-grade Spirit Stones, let alone 100,000 superior-grade Spirit Stones.
The woman in purple ignored the stall owner and left directly to look for Ye Ping whom the girl mentioned.
After the woman in purple left, the stall owner froze in place, unable to snap back to his senses for a long time.
At this moment…
In One-Line Sky.
Ye Ping, who had already restored his original appearance, returned to the One-Line Sky restaurant.
He had gained a lot this time. He had merely spent 10 superior-grade Spirit Stones and managed to get three items.
Regardless of whether the quality was good or not, he at least definitely didn't incur a loss.
Ye Ping intended to take the items back to study them carefully. What he had to do now was to leave Wei Nation.
He wanted to go back sooner.
"Master!"
Li Yu had long been waiting outside One-Line Sky, and now that Ye Ping had appeared, Li Yu immediately walked towards him excitedly.
"Master, did you write that supreme essay just now?"
Li Yu clenched his fist. As the crown prince of the Jin Nation, how could he not be pleased with the fact that Ye Ping had performed outstandingly at the Ten Nations Grand Tournament?
In particular, Ye Ping had been shining brighter and brighter.
Now that he had written a supreme essay, Li Yu was on the verge of crying tears of joy.
Ye Ping was from Jin Nation and Li Yu was the crown prince of the Jin Nation. Clearly, the Jin Nation was going to shine bright this time. By then, the Great Xia Dynasty would increase efforts to support Jin Nation.
Besides, he was about to accede to the throne soon. Once he did, he would increase Jin Nation's ranking. It was simply a huge glory, and when the time came, he would become an intelligent ruler of the Jin Nation.
Furthermore, Ye Ping was his master. The more famous Ye Ping was, the more his prestige would rise. The thought of it made Li Yu overjoyed.
"Don't think too much, the essay has nothing to do with you no matter how good it may be."
However, outside One-Line Sky, Ye Ping saw through Li Yu's thoughts.
He did not want Li Yu to be just a monarch who relied on others, instead he wanted Li Yu to rely on himself to accede to the throne and rule over the nation.
After hearing what Ye Ping said, Li Yu immediately smiled sarcastically and asked Ye Ping.
"Master, now that the Ten Nations Grand Tournament has ended, what are your next plans?"
Li Yu asked Ye Ping with curiosity.
"I intend to return to the sect to study and learn properly."
Ye Ping wanted to leave, and in fact, he was extremely eager to do so because he felt that it would be better to return to the sect sooner.
His Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters in the sect were all talents. To put it nicely, he would be able to learn some things, and by staying there, he would have a bright future.
"Master, you're already so strong, do you still need to return to the sect? This is a little…"
After hearing what Ye Ping said, Li Yu couldn't help but look a little depressed.
To be honest, he really hoped that Ye Ping would go to the Ten Nations Academy and then fight the geniuses of the Ten Nations Academy before trampling over the elite of the Great Xia Dynasty. That would be awesome.
He felt that it would be a waste for Ye Ping to return to the sect.
"Li Yu, remember well, there will always be people who are better than you. I may seem too strong, but in fact, between heaven and earth, there are too many people who are far stronger than me."
"It's just like the mystic realm this time. What if it wasn't a mystic realm? The world outside is full of dangers and continuously increasing one's strength is the right thing to do."
Ye Ping said seriously.
However, Li Yu had heard those words countless times before and had already gotten used to hearing them. He had a childlike character and thus couldn't understand it.
"Senior Brother Ye, are you really not going to the Ten Nations Academy?"
However, at this moment, Huangfu Tianlong appeared. He sensed that Ye Ping had come, so he immediately came outside the One-Line Sky. When he saw Ye Ping, he first bowed before asking seriously.
"Yes, I'm not going."
Seeing Huangfu Tianlong walking towards him, Ye Ping once again nodded and gave his answer.
"Senior Brother Ye, if you don't go to the Ten Nations Academy, you won't be able to join the Great Xia Dynasty Academy, and this time, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Are you really not going to go?"
"Perhaps, it's true that the Ten Nations Academy won't be able to let you learn anything, but the Great Xia Dynasty Academy will definitely exceed your imagination."
Huangfu Tianlong looked very serious.
He knew that Ye Ping was not impressed by the Ten Nations Academy, and in fact, Huangfu Tianlong despised them too.
However, Huangfu Tianlong knew that the Great Xia Academy was the true goal of the cultivators.
In the Great Xia Dynasty Academy, one could not only learn supreme Mystical Abilities, they could have an eyeopener too.
Broad horizons was something that could not be cultivated in the sect.
"Yes, Master, even if you don't like the Ten Nations Academy, the Great Xia Dynasty Academy is really different. I heard that the worst student of the Great Xia Dynasty Academy can dominate the Ten Nations."
"That is where the real elites go to. If you go to the Ten Nations Academy, it probably won't take you too long to get to the Great Xia Dynasty Academy."
Li Yu also spoke up in a bid to urge Ye Ping to go to the Ten Nations Academy. After all, joining the Ten Nations Academy was the only way to advance to the Great Xia Dynasty Academy.
If Ye Ping gave up and missed the Great Xia Dynasty Academy, he would have to wait a long time before the next admission.
"I understand that the Great Xia Dynasty Academy is supreme and is a sacred place for cultivators of the Great Xia Dynasty, but I understand even more that with my current strength, I will be a nobody even if I go there."
"My mind has been made up, don't try to persuade me anymore."
Ye Ping answered seriously.
He insisted on not going.
Ye Ping hadn't changed his thoughts at all.
At this point, both of them seemed to be full of regret.
However, at this moment, a familiar voice sounded.
"Fellow Daoist Huangfu, there's something wrong with what you just said. The Ten Nations Academy is not the only way to the Great Xia Dynasty Academy. In fact, if there really is a supreme talent, the Great Xia Dynasty Academy will also make an exception and accept him or her."
"Senior Brother Ye, you were given the chance to enter the Great Xia Dynasty Academy with just one essay that you wrote. It probably won't be long before someone comes to invite you to the Great Xia Dynasty Academy.
It was Chen Hongfei who said that.
Since the mystic realm assessment, Chen Hongfei had also personally apologized to Ye Ping and the others at the banquet.
Although they did not become close friends, they had at least buried the hatchet. Besides, they only had a verbal dispute and did not bear a huge grudge against each other.
Like an understanding brother, Chen Hongfei said that in front of everyone.
"Is that true?"
Huangfu Tianlong was a little surprised as he had never heard that rule before.
However, before Chen Hongfei could speak, another few figures appeared.
"You are right, Brother Chen. If it is really an elite of the generation, the Great Xia Dynasty Academy would make an exception to recruit him or her. With a single supreme essay, you can totally join the Great Xia Dynasty Academy."
"Yes, maybe tonight, the people of the Great Xia Dynasty Academy will personally come to look for Ye Ping and recruit him. I hereby congratulate you in advance."
Nangong Xing and Zhang Ren appeared. They both seemed to know something.
Indeed, after they said that, Huangfu Tianlong and Li Yu couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
"You guys are being too polite. Actually, regardless of whether the Great Xia Dynasty Academy is recruiting or not, I have to return to the sect. There is a vast amount of knowledge in this world, and since my cultivation level is low, I have to train hard."
Ye Ping knew that everyone was giving him their well wishes with utmost sincerity, but he was also clear that he had only been cultivating for half a year.
If he went straight to the Great Xia Dynasty, it would indeed be a little too fast. Hence, he wanted to take a break and calm his mind, lest his foundation became unstable and he ended up affecting himself. That would be really troublesome.
After he said that, everyone continued being silent.
However, Nangong Xing soon couldn't help but be emotional.
"Senior Brother Ye, you really deserve to be a supreme elite. If anyone else were in your place, they probably won't be able to turn down the invitation of the Great Xia Dynasty Academy. However, you are aware of your situation at all times. We really have to learn from you."
Nangong Xing said.
Everyone couldn't help but nod too.
"You guys are really praising me too much, but if nothing goes wrong, I should have to leave tomorrow, so I will drink some more wine with you today as an early celebration of you guys joining the Ten Nations Academy."
Ye Ping said.
This time, he took the initiative to host a banquet in One-Line Sky.
After all, he was leaving tomorrow and didn't want to leave quietly.
"You're leaving tomorrow?"
The crowd was a little surprised, but they didn't say anything more.
They could tell that Ye Ping was determined to leave this time. Since he had already made up his mind, there was nothing else they could say.
On this day, Ye Ping set up a banquet and invited the students of the Ten Nations Academy.
He had also met lots of people.
He continued all the way until late at night.
The banquet ended and Ye Ping left alone. Li Yu wanted to tag along with Ye Ping, but the rewards of the Ten Nations Academy hadn't been issued yet. Hence, Ye Ping told Li Yu to stay there to collect the rewards before going to the sect to look for him.
However, just as Ye Ping was preparing to leave, the elders of the Ten Nations Academy also came.
They still tried to persuade Ye Ping and talked to Ye Ping for several hours.
In the end, Ye Ping nonetheless turned down the Ten Nations Academy's invitation and chose to leave.
Besides, the Ten Nations Academy also respected Ye Ping's decision.
However, the Ten Nations Academy also promised Ye Ping that as long as Ye Ping was willing to join them, they would always open their doors to him.
Hence, Ye Ping stepped onto the Wei Nation Teleportation Array in the morning and returned to Jin Nation.
15 minutes later.
In the capital of Jin Nation.
In the Teleportation Array, Ye Ping opened his eyes.
He stepped out of the Teleportation Array.
Soon, an extremely eye-catching and familiar figure appeared in front of Ye Ping.
It was…
His eldest Senior Brother, Su Changyu.
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Chapter 202: Little Junior Brother, I'm Going To Customize A Tough Training Plan For You
In the capital of Jin Nation.
As Ye Ping walked out of the Teleportation Array, an extremely familiar figure appeared in front of Ye Ping.
It was Su Changyu.
Not far away, Su Changyu was dressed in a light white long robe which was extraordinary as it looked like snow from afar. There were also faint rays of white light surrounding it.
The robe alone attracted the gazes of countless people on the streets.
Coupled with Su Changyu's stunning appearance and his extraordinary aura, he could be considered the center of attention as people of all ages and gender on the street were staring at him.
"Eldest Senior Brother!"
Ye Ping's voice sounded. He was smiling with some excitement in his eyes.
On the street, Su Changyu quietly sensed the envious gazes of the crowd.
However, a familiar voice suddenly sounded, making Su Changyu stunned.
"It's Ye Ping?"
Su Changyu was stunned and soon couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He turned around and looked in the direction of the voice, only to discover Ye Ping.
In an instant, Su Changyu saw Ye Ping.
"Little Junior Brother."
Su Changyu spoke, his voice filled with excitement. However, his unique aura made him look extremely calm.
"Greetings, Senior Brother."
Ye Ping quickly walked over and stood in front of Su Changyu before bowing to him, unable to hide the joy on his face.
"Yes."
Su Changyu nodded before turning to look at Ye Ping curiously.
"Aren't you in the Jin Nation Academy? Why have you returned?"
Su Changyu's eyes were full of curiosity as he wondered why Ye Ping was back again even though he had gone to the Jin Nation Academy.
"Senior Brother, I spent the past few days participating in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. Now that it has ended, I came back."
Ye Ping asked.
"Ten Nations Grand Tournament?"
Su Changyu was slightly stunned. He didn't know what the Ten Nations Grand Tournament was.
At this point, he spoke up.
"Ten Nations Grand Tournament? I'm afraid that the Ten Nations Grand Tournament still hasn't ended yet, right?"
The person who spoke was Taishang Xuanji.
He said slowly, full of curiosity.
Indeed, the Ten Nations Grand Tournament had yet to end for others, but for Ye Ping, the Ten Nations Grand Tournament had already ended.
"Who is this?"
Ye Ping looked at Su Changyu curiously and asked. After all, he had seen Su Changyu standing with those two people just now.
"These are Fellow Daoists, Old Xia and Old Xuan."
At the mention of Taishang Xuanji and the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Su Changyu couldn't help but be overjoyed.
They were both good people.
They were truly nice people who had given him lots of clothes without asking for anything in return.
Su Changyu introduced the two of them to Ye Ping.
"Fellow Daoist?"
Ye Ping glanced at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji before saying respectfully, "Greetings, Senior Brother Xia, Senior Brother Xuan."
Ye Ping seemed very respectful and well-mannered.
However, when he said that, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji couldn't help but be stunned.
They suddenly had a Junior Brother out of nowhere and they were both caught between laughter and tears. However, after thinking about it, the two of them still had nothing to say, especially the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. As long as Su Changyu was happy, he would be fine.
"Junior Brother, although you did not do well in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, you don't have to be too dejected. Do you plan to return to the sect for a short stay of a few days or a long stay?"
Su Changyu asked Ye Ping.
He subconsciously felt that Ye Ping had lost in the Ten Nations Competition, so he tried to comfort him.
Although Su Changyu knew that his junior brother was extremely talented and was a supreme elite, he felt that he could not compare to others in the Ten Nations.
That was also the reason why he thought that Ye Ping had lost.
"Senior Brother, after participating in the Ten Nations Competition, I understood many of my shortcomings, so this time, I intend to stay in the sect for a long time."
Ye Ping said extremely seriously.
This time, during the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, Ye Ping had understood a lot of things and knew that he had a lot of flaws too. Hence, he decided to cultivate well in the sect until he was strong enough before leaving.
"Good."
Su Changyu nodded. He seemed extremely calm and mysterious.
"I'm heartened to know that you're aware of your own shortcomings."
"A true powerhouse doesn't become strong at all times, they only know of their own shortcomings."
"Junior Brother, it's good that you have the heart of a peerless powerhouse."
Su Changyu spoke again.
Coupled with his extraordinary aura and mysterious gaze, he couldn't help but feel a sense of enlightenment.
Even Taishang Xuanji and the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty at the side froze in shock.
The reason being, when Su Changyu said those words, he somehow gave others a good impression.
It was as if there was a supreme truth.
He looked at Su Changyu's realm and cultivation level.
'Uh…'
He couldn't bear to look at it.
Taishang Xuanji knew in an instant that Su Changyu was fooling others, and at the same time, he couldn't help but tense up too.
The reason being, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty hated such pretentious people. The Crown Prince once tried boasting in front of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and he almost had his legs broken.
Would the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty start feeling disgusted towards Su Changyu?
Thinking of this, Taishang Xuanji could not help but look at him.
However, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, who was at the side, did not seem displeased at all. In fact, he was even smiling and seemed to be very pleased with Su Changyu.
Taishang Xuanji was at a loss for words.
He was praying silently for the Crown Prince.
However, although Su Changyu was pretending, he made it seem very real.
If Su Changyu could cover up his realm, it would really be perfect.
Thinking of this, Taishang Xuanji could not help but stare at him. He somehow thought of something but finally fell silent.
"Thank you for your compliment, Senior Brother."
Upon hearing Su Changyu's compliment, Ye Ping was overjoyed.
However, in the next moment, Su Changyu's expression was extremely calm as he looked at Ye Ping.
"Junior Brother, now that you're back for a long stay, I'll put you through rigorous training."
"The rest of your Senior Brothers will also put you through harsh training, got it?"
Su Changyu said, looking extremely calm.
Now, he had gotten the inheritance of the Seven Ancient Kings. Although he had only obtained a white flying sword, Su Changyu was an incredible person.
Usually, he would have a sense of superiority without doing anything and now that he had gone out to obtain an inheritance, Su Changyu felt that he was about to ascend.
Hence, Su Changyu intended to give Ye Ping some pointers, it had indeed been a long time since he gave Ye Ping some guidance.
He decided to take advantage of Ye Ping's loss in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament to give him some guidance. That would not be too bad.
"Alright."
Upon hearing the harsh training plan, Ye Ping not only did not feel upset, he even seemed rather pleased.
He wished that he could learn more things. During the Ten Nations Grand Tournament this time, he really wanted to ascend.
"Let's go."
Su Changyu did not say anything more and simply brought Ye Ping back to the Qingyun Dao Sect.
He could reach the Qingyun Dao Sect from the capital of the Jin Nation. Normally speaking, it wouldn't take long if he used the Teleportation Array.
However, Su Changyu did not choose to use the Teleportation Array and instead chose to use a flying sword to cross over cities.
It didn't matter to Ye Ping. As for Taishang Xuanji, he mainly respected the decisions of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. If the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was happy, he would definitely be overjoyed.
Seven full days passed.
Everyone arrived below the Qingyun Dao Sect.
However, the only difference was that…
In the past, there was basically no one in the Qingyun Dao Sect, but this time, there were lots of craftsmen.
Su Changyu was curious.
He didn't know what was going on in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Ye Ping seemed rather curious too, but after thinking about it, he felt that the Sect Leader should be building the foundation.
The four of them went up the mountain together.
They soon heard Daoist Tai Hua's voice.
"Be gentle, don't damage it. These are superior-class glazed tiles, each piece costs two taels of silver."
"When will the fireproof wood be delivered? Go back and tell your boss that we'll have to dock the remunerations if he's so slow with the delivery."
"Yes, yes, place this golden tripod at the main entrance."
Before Ye Ping and Su Changyu could walk in, they heard the voice of Daoist Taihua at the entrance of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Daoist Tai Hua's voice was very loud as he commanded many craftsmen who were working on a huge construction.
"Master!"
After walking out of the mountain, Ye Ping exclaimed.
Daoist Tai Hua, who was overseeing the construction, couldn't help but stare at Ye Ping, followed by Su Changyu too.
'Indeed, Changyu always survives.'
When Daoist Tai Hua saw Su Changyu, he couldn't help but sigh with relief. All the worries that he had before vanished after seeing Su Changyu.
"Ye Ping, Changyu, you guys are back."
Daoist Tai Hua adjusted his robe and immediately walked towards Su Changyu and Ye Ping.
At the same time, Daoist Tai Hua could not help but look at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji with a slight frown.
Perhaps Ye Ping and Su Changyu did not know how to judge others, but the intelligent Daoist Tai Hua could tell at a glance that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji were not ordinary people.
"Who are those two people?"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little curious as he looked at Taishang Xuanji and the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty with his eyes full of doubt.
"They are my friends, Old Xia and Old Xuan."
Su Changyu explained.
"Oh." Daoist Tai Hua nodded and said, "Since they're Changyu's friends, that makes them guests of my Qingyun Dao Sect. I'll cook later to receive them."
Daoist Tai Hua was actually more hospitable, but no one came to Qingyun Dao Sect, so he couldn't show off his culinary skills. Now that the Qingyun Dao Sect had improved, he had to improve the hospitality too.
"You're being too polite."
"Sir, you're standing on ceremony."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji said with faint smiles on their faces. After all, since they were guests, they couldn't pull a long face all the time.
"No, no, Changyu, quickly go and arrange the accommodation for our guests. During your absence, I built a new room, just in time for the guests to stay."
Daoist Tai Hua was all smiles.
Su Changyu nodded and led the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji inside.
"Ye Ping, stay back. I have something to ask you."
Daoist Tai Hua asked Ye Ping to stay.
"Alright."
Ye Ping nodded.
After Su Changyu left, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but speak up.
"Ye Ping, what is the origin of these two people?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked Ye Ping with his eyes full of curiosity.
"Master, I'm not sure either. Eldest Senior Brother and I met at the Jin Nation Teleportation Array. I don't know."
"However, after hearing what Eldest Senior Brother said, he seems to have met them along the journey. They're very generous too. The apparel that Eldest Senior Brother is wearing now is a gift from them."
Ye Ping did not know much about the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji, and only knew a small part of what happened.
"The clothes are gifts from them? That explains it. The clothes he's wearing are worth lots of money. It's at least a few thousands of taels of gold. It's such a waste."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded and continued immediately afterwards.
"Ye Ping, why are you back again?"
Since Ye Ping did not know where the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty came from, Daoist Tai Hua could not help but look a little curious and asked for the reason why Ye Ping had returned again.
"Master, I participated in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament some days ago and discovered my shortcomings. Now, I'm back because I want to study and learn properly within the sect to strengthen my foundation."
Ye Pinge explained to Daoist Tai Hua.
"Ten Nations Grand Tournament?"
Unfortunately, Daoist Tai Hua did not know what Ye Ping was talking about because he had little to no knowledge of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
"Yes."
Ye Ping nodded.
"Okay, since you are willing to come back, I won't say anything more. It just so happens that your Senior Brothers have received some creation some days ago, they might be able to teach you some more things."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded. Just like Su Changyu, Daoist Tai Hua thought that Ye Ping had lost at the Ten Nations Competition and had been dealt a blow, which was the reason he chose to return to the sect for a period of rest.
However, after thinking about it, he felt that it made sense. Ye Ping had only been cultivating for less than half a year. Even though he was an elite who excelled in Qingzhou, it would be normal for him to suffer some setbacks in the Ten Nations.
"Creation?"
Ye Ping was a little curious and looked at Daoist Tai Hua.
"Yes, some days ago, Changyu happened to learn of a mystic realm which he could enter with his own abilities. So, he invited your Senior Brothers and of course I joined them too."
"It's not that I'm bragging, but if it wasn't for me, I'm afraid it would be impossible for Changyu and the others to even get the opportunity."
At the mention of the Seven Ancient Kings mystic realm, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but be a little smug.
"You guys entered the mystic realm together?"
However, Ye Ping was a little shocked after hearing Daoist Tai Hua's words.
The Senior Brothers in the sect were all talents and elites. Yet, they had to enter the mystic realm together?
That seemed a little exaggerated to Ye Ping.
'What kind of mystic realm was that?'
At the same time, Ye Ping felt rather upset as he thought, 'Why did they find the mystic realm only after I left? Had I known, I wouldn't have gone to Jin Nation Academy.'
He wouldn't participate in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament either.
In Ye Ping's opinion, the Ten Nations Grand Tournament was not as good as the mystic realm.
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua spoke again.
"By the way, Ye Ping, I've done some divination for you."
Daoist Tai Hua suddenly spoke. Ever since he obtained the Eight Trigrams diagram, he didn't have the chance to use it at all. However, now that Ye Ping had arrived, he naturally had to showcase his abilities in front of Ye Ping.
Otherwise, what if Ye Ping thought that he was a good-for-nothing?
"Alright, thank you, Master."
Ye Ping nodded.
Daoist Tai Hua immediately took out the Eight Trigrams diagram.
In an instant, the light of the Eight Trigrams diagram shot everywhere while runic shadows surrounded Daoist Tai Hua's hands.
"Supreme heavenly secret."
Daoist Tai Hua moved his hands and there was soon an explosive sound.
Immediately afterwards, several runic characters appeared.
"Too ominous."
He inhaled sharply.
In an instant, Daoist Tai Hua furrowed his brows.
"This is bad."
He had an extremely grave expression which made Ye Ping somehow become nervous.
"Master, what's the matter?"
Ye Ping asked with some curiosity.
"Ye Ping, you're going to encounter a huge tribulation recently, so you have to be very careful and stay in the sect. Do not go anywhere, do you understand?"
"I'll help you see how we can resolve it."
Daoist Tai Hua put away the Eight Trigrams diagram. Immediately afterwards, he looked at Ye Ping seriously.
"A huge tribulation? Alright, Master, rest assured. I won't go anywhere during this period of time. I'll just stay in the sect."
Hearing what Daoist Tai Hua said, Ye Ping was not particularly afraid and was instead extremely grateful.
Fortunately, he had returned to the sect.
Otherwise, he wouldn't know how he died if there was a huge tribulation.
"Okay, go back and get some rest. I'll think of a solution for you."
Daoist Tai Hua got serious too.
To be honest, if Ye Ping really encountered a huge tribulation, he would naturally do his best to help Ye Ping overcome it.
However, in the end, Daoist Tai Hua did another divination for him.
It was huge auspiciousness.
Daoist Tai Hua immediately heaved a sigh of relief. Clearly, Ye Ping's tribulation was a personal one.
Seeing that Ye Ping was going to encounter a huge calamity, Daoist Tai Hua was rather worried because he was scared that the Seven Ancient Kings mystic realm might affect Ye Ping.
However, after looking at it now, it was obviously not related to the Seven Ancient Kings mystic realm.
That was a good thing.
He could resolve it slowly.
He would at most use his great auspiciousness to resolve Ye Ping's ominousness.
At the thought of this, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but look at Ye Ping who had already gone far.
At the same time, in another place.
The new residence building of the Qingyun Dao Sect was indeed extraordinary.
There were dragon sculptures and phoenix paintings which looked much grander and splendid than before.
"Little Friend Changyu, where did you live before this?"
Looking at the brand new residence building, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was extremely curious as they asked Su Changyu where he was living before this.
"Oh, I'm not particular about my residence. I live here."
Su Changyu pointed to the house near him.
The house was very shabby and it was obviously not a good place.
Seeing this scene, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty felt a little sad.
He stayed silent while Taishang Xuanji couldn't help but speak up.
"It seems that your sect has improved greatly now. A new residence has been built. It's not bad."
"However, why did they choose fire-resistant wood? Are they scared that there would be rampant fires?"
Taishang Xuanji chuckled with his eyes full of curiosity.
He could tell at a glance that the wood was fireproof and was curious.
Su Changyu answered, "I don't know."
"By the way, Little Friend Changyu, is that one outside your Master?"
Taishang Xuanji did not dwell on the fireproof wood and instead asked another question.
As Taishang Xuanji asked that question, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty tensed up.
He looked at Su Changyu and for some reason, he somehow felt a little nervous.
"Naturally."
Su Changyu answered subconsciously.
However, Taishang Xuanji immediately spoke up.
"Little friend, what about your parents?"
Taishang Xuanji asked curiously.
After hearing that, Su Changyu couldn't help but frown.
Along the way, the two of them had been asking him some strange questions from time to time.
Su Changyu was puzzled.
'Why do they keep asking about my parents?'
'Do they know each other?'
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Chapter 203: Father and Son Reconcile?
Su Changyu did get a little confused.
During this period of time, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji had been asking him about his parents every now and then.
He didn't know why they were so curious.
However, Su Changyu finally sighed and said, "I don't know where my parents are."
He gave his answer.
Although he didn't know why they kept asking such questions, he felt that it was not a big deal.
"You don't know where your parents are? What does this mean?"
Taishang Xuanji couldn't help but continue to ask. He knew that it was something that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty wanted to ask and thus asked on his behalf.
Su Changyu did not answer directly and instead looked into the spot below the cliff in the distance.
He looked at Daoist Tai Hua who was still giving instructions to the craftsmen.
"All of us in the sect are orphans. Since we were children, we don't know who our parents are."
"Master said that a few decades ago, there were two Nascent Soul realm cultivators in Qingzhou who crushed several mountains, causing a huge calamity in Qingzhou. That resulted in many orphans."
"We were lucky to have been saved by Master. Although our lifestyles are ordinary, we basically get to eat and live properly."
For some reason, Su Changyu said some more things, which were rather rare.
He felt somewhat emotional, perhaps because his parents whom he had never met had appeared.
After he said that, there was a strange gaze in the eyes of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty while Taishang Xuanji was at a loss for words.
Su Changyu resembled the younger self of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty greatly. Besides, Su Changyu was an orphan and shortly after they met Su Changyu, a Great Confucian scholar appeared in the Great Xia Dynasty.
He felt compelled to admit that Su Changyu was the Tenth Prince.
At this moment, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty spoke up.
"Do you miss your parents?"
He asked cautiously.
There was some nervousness in his eyes.
"I've never seen them before, why would I miss them?"
However, Su Changyu's tone was even calmer.
'Have I ever missed my parents?'
Su Changyu had honestly thought about them before but it was not because he missed them. Rather, he wanted to know what kind of people his parents were.
However, those words left the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty somehow speechless.
'Yeah, how can he miss them if he's never met them before?'
'Why should he miss his parents if he's never seen them before?'
"Well, what kind of people do you think your parents are?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty continued.
'What kind of people are they?'
Su Changyu frowned, and the more he thought about it, the more he found the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty to be strange. However, afterwards, Su Changyu nevertheless gave his answer.
After all, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had bought him so many clothes. If he disagreed, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty might not buy him clothes again.
"To be able to give birth to a genius like me, I think my father should be an expert who's one in a million."
Su Changyu answered seriously.
After hearing what he said, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's eyes were filled with pride. However, before he could continue to speak, Su Changyu spoke up again.
"However, Old Xia, your son should be very ordinary, right?"
Su Changyu was extremely straightforward and his words made the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty fall silent.
Pfft.
Taishang Xuanji, who was at the side, couldn't help but show his displeasure. Although he soon looked normal again, Su Changyu noticed everything.
"Old Xuan, don't laugh, your daughter probably looks ordinary too."
"I know what the two of you have in mind, both of you want to let your daughter marry me."
"However, Old Xia, Old Xuan, I acknowledge you guys as my friends."
Su Changyu said seriously, "But don't mention this anymore because I'm not interested in women."
Although he did not understand why the two of them kept asking about his parents, he thought about the things they said previously.
Su Changyu subconsciously thought that the two of them really wanted to introduce him to a woman.
Unfortunately, he was not interested in women.
After hearing Su Changyu's words, Taishang Xuanji couldn't laugh anymore.
He was a bit upset. If not for the fact that Su Changyu was suspected to be the tenth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, he would have definitely tried to reason things with Su Changyu.
'What do you mean my daughter is definitely not good-looking?'
'Do you know how beautiful she is?'
'So what if you're the Tenth Prince? Do you think you can undermine me just because you're the Tenth Prince?'
Taishang Xuanji felt his tooth ache but he still had to smile on the surface.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty felt alright. After all, the ignorant was not to be blamed. Besides, no matter what Su Changyu did, he wouldn't blame him.
"Do you hate your parents for abandoning you?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was extremely abrupt and seemed rather anxious too. Not to mention Su Changyu, even Taishang Xuanji felt that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was too hasty.
Faced with the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's inquiry, Su Changyu's brows furrowed even more.
He did not understand what the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty wanted to express, or what he wanted to say.
Even if it was for his daughter, he couldn't possibly go into such detail.
Looking at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. Su Changyu's gaze became ambiguous as he seemed to be in thought. He somehow got nervous all of a sudden.
Taishang Xuanji remained silent. He knew that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was completely flustered. Otherwise, as the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, how could he have gotten anxious?
However, Taishang Xuanji also knew that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty cared about the Tenth Prince extremely much.
It was not only because the Tenth Prince was born extraordinary, but most importantly because the Tenth Prince's mother was the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's most beloved consort.
After she gave birth to the Tenth Prince, she died a peculiar death. It was said that she had contracted a strange illness that would make her die once she gave birth. Even an immortal would not be able to return.
Hence, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty pampered and favored the Tenth Prince greatly. If not for his abnormal disappearance, the position of Crown Prince honestly wouldn't have been given to Xia Qian.
That was also the reason why the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was in a state of emotional turmoil.
He was flustered when he faced Su Changyu, which was the reason why he kept making those mistakes.
However, he was the emperor and that was a matter that wasn't that important either. Hence, Taishang Xuanji had nothing else to say but there was something he understood.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was human and not as heartless as he imagined.
Faced with the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's question, Su Changyu chose to answer.
He was extremely calm. Gazing at the Qingyun Dao Sect, he continued to speak slowly.
"Yes!"
He said indifferently.
However, after saying that, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty felt a heartache. He wanted to explain something but he knew that he couldn't.
However, Su Changyu shook his head and said, "I don't hate my parents but heaven's will."
"The disaster in Qingzhou was not something that my parents could have prevented either, perhaps they passed away long ago in that disaster."
"I know that they definitely didn't want that to happen. My master has said that no parent would want to abandon their children unless it is the last resort."
Su Changyu said calmly.
His answer made the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty feel some soreness in his nose. However, he was the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty who could not and would not cry.
"Do you miss your parents then?"
"Or rather, if one day your father appeared in front of you, would you accept him?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty continued.
However, that question involved his privacy. Su Changyu shook his head, clearly not wanting to continue talking about this topic.
He tried to make himself seem casual.
"Forget it."
"If they're still alive, I hope that they'd be able to live better. It'd be best if they can give birth to another child and not miss me. I won't have to worry about them either."
"The Qingyun Dao Sect is my home. Although my biological father is not with me, my master is more like a father to me."
"Old Xia, Old Xuan, don't ask me such questions again in the future. I reiterate for the last time, I'm not interested in women."
Su Changyu said seriously.
Immediately afterwards, he sent the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji into the guest room.
After Daoist Tai Hua's efforts, the guest room had indeed become more luxurious-looking.
"Old Xia, Old Xuan, you guys will stay here."
"If there is anything you need, just tell me."
"I still have something to do, I have to leave first."
Although Su Changyu had said more than usual, his sentences were all short and he looked just like an expert.
He intended to leave directly after settling down with the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji.
After being gone for such a long time, it was indeed time to rest for a while, and at the same time, he had to formulate a vigorous training plan for Ye Ping.
Hence, he had to go back earlier.
"Alright, it's been hard on you these days too, Little Friend. Go back and get some rest."
Taishang Xuanjia said while the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty nodded. They smiled and watched Su Changyu leave.
After Su Changyu left, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was still smiling and only after a long while did he hide the joy within him.
After a while, the emperor of Great Xia Dynasty spoke up without looking at Taishang Xuanji.
"I didn't expect him to live in such a place, he must have been aggrieved."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was still not completely sure if Su Changyu was his flesh and blood, but he had already treated Su Changyu as the stranded Tenth Prince.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty felt a huge heartache.
Taishang Xuanji continued, "Yeah, it seems that Changyu has suffered a lot, but Heaven has rewarded him and given him talent. Although he has suffered greatly, he also has grown and turned out better than those who grew up in the lap of luxury."
Taishang Xuanji said.
"Do you mean that the princes and princesses of mine are all pampered and spoiled?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood."
Taishang Xuanji was stunned. 'How can you blame me for saying that? I was speaking the truth.'
However, he soon figured out what was going on. Clearly, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty remembered that he had secretly snickered just now.
Taishang Xuanji was perplexed.
"Misunderstood? If your son lived in such harsh living conditions without having a single decent piece of clothing, wouldn't your heart break?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty spoke in displeasure.
Taishang Xuanji did not say anything else. He could not imagine why the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, who had always been intelligent, would suddenly become like that.
'He's being too protective.'
"I know my mistake."
Taishang Xuanji answered with his head hung low. He understood that regardless of whether Su Changyu was the Tenth Prince or not, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was certain that he was.
Perhaps, it was a way for him to make things up to his imperial consort or to the Tenth Prince. It was probably to make up for the guilt within him.
Regardless of whether Su Changyu was the Tenth Prince or not, he would not be affected.
If Su Changyu was really the Tenth Prince, the Crown Prince would probably have to give up his position.
If Su Changyu was not the Tenth Prince, the Crown Prince would probably fall out of favor.
In short, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty would give all the attention and favor to Su Changyu.
Taishang Xuanji could see through that very clearly.
"After we go back this time, get your son to go to the border and suffer some hardships. That wouldn't be a bad thing either."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said calmly.
As soon as he said that, Taishang Xuanji no longer had anything to say. After all, the emperor's orders were not to be defied.
Besides, he had indeed done the wrong thing previously and that punishment was not considered much.
Anyway, he was not the one suffering. If his son could suffer, it would be a good thing as that would be better than suffering a loss.
"Yes."
Taishang Xuanji acknowledged, but after a while, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty spoke again.
"Xuanji, what do you think will happen if I tell him that he's my son?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said.
In fact, he could feel that Su Changyu was his Tenth Prince.
The reason why he did not use the ancient method of mixing blood was because he had other plans.
"Your Majesty, you can't…"
Taishang Xuanji immediately stopped the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty from having those thoughts.
If the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty recognized Su Changyu, it would be a shocking thing to the entire dynasty.
"What's wrong with that?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, there are three things that are wrong with this."
Taishang Xuanji took a deep breath and then slowly spoke.
"What are the three unacceptable things?"
At this moment, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's gaze was somewhat cold. He wanted to reunite with his flesh and blood. Yet, someone said that it was impossible. He was definitely furious.
"Your Majesty, please listen to me."
"The dynasty is now stable and the Crown Prince is diligent and hardworking while presiding over the nation. If you acknowledge the Tenth Prince, there might be unnecessary trouble. Besides, the Crown Prince is your flesh and blood, so is the Tenth Prince. I'm sure you don't want to see the brothers fight each other, do you?"
Taishang Xuanji knelt on the ground without saying anything.
"Brothers fight? With me around, would he dare to do that?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty answered coldly.
Taishang Xuanji stayed silent without answering because there was no need for him to answer that question. The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was very clear about it.
Since ancient times, there had been incidents of brothers fighting for the sake of the emperor's throne, though not often.
After all, the emperor was still around.
In this world, it was only normal for the emperor to change all the time. Be it the king of a small nation or a dynasty, their reign would last no longer than 200 years.
Once it exceeded two hundred years, it would lead to endless natural disasters.
Even the best was within 100 to 150 years.
If it was within 100 years, there would be no natural disasters, but if it exceeded 100 years, there would more or less be some disasters.
If it exceeded 200 years, it would result in terrifying disasters.
That was also the reason why there had to be a change in the ruler every 200 years.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had already reigned for 125 years.
If the dynasty was in its heyday, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty would have continued in his position for 74 more years.
However, since the disappearance of the Tenth Prince more than twenty years ago, the dynasty's fortunes had declined, so the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not intend to remain in power.
He planned to retire within 20 years.
After all, the old emperor's abdication and the new emperor's ascension to the throne might bring great benefits to the Great Xia Dynasty and enhance the national fortune.
Hence, at this juncture, the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty was the sole leader while the other princes also did their best to claim credit.
They were fighting for the throne.
However, it was difficult for them to vie with the Crown Prince, so although they continuously claimed credit, they did not go overboard.
Besides with the emperor around, the new one could not intervene.
However, Su Changyu was different.
He was the Tenth Prince, and even now, there were still many people in the Great Xia Dynasty who believed in the legend of the Tenth Prince.
The Tenth Prince was considered to be the future master of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Once it was confirmed that Su Changyu was the Tenth Prince and he entered the palace, many people would take the initiative to defect to him and support him to ascend to the throne.
How could the Crown Prince bear with it then?
When the time came, it might be more than just a fight between brothers.
Anyone else in his place would not be able to accept giving up a throne that he had worked hard for and dedicated himself to for 30 years.
Yet, someone else snatched it away easily when he was only a step away.
Who would be willing to accept it?
Besides, that brother of his was one whom he had only met a few times and the two did not spend their childhood together.
In such a situation, how could anyone remain sane?
Those were Taishang Xuanji's concerns, but he also believed that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was clear about it. The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty just didn't want to accept it.
Who would be willing to accept the idea of his sons fighting with each other?
"Go on."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said with an expressionless face.
"Your Majesty, the second thing is that if the Tenth Prince is really like what the predictions say, all the more you can't acknowledge him. The Tenth Prince is said to be a blessing to the Great Xia Dynasty so he should have kept a low profile, but now, the fortune of the Great Xia Dynasty is gradually declining."
"If the Tenth Prince can really help the Great Xia Dynasty and improve the national fortune, you can't acknowledge him. Once you do, how can the other dynasties ignore it?"
Taishang Xuanji asked curiously.
That was the second reason.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty could accept that.
After all, the five dynasties were all aware of that prophecy.
Later on, the Tenth Prince disappeared and the other four dynasties were also searching. After all, they naturally did not hope for the Great Xia Dynasty to prosper.
Hence, if they really reunited, it would indeed result in unnecessary trouble.
For Su Changyu, there would be an additional crisis.
"What else?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty continued.
"Your Majesty, the third reason is that the reunion is too sudden and it will cause the Tenth Prince to be unable to accept it. It might even ruin your relationship with him."
"After all, it was too sudden so we might as well let nature take its course."
Taishang Xuanji said.
As Taishang Xuanji spoke, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was speechless.
He understood that what Taishang Xuanji said was exactly right.
Logically speaking, he could not reunite with his son.
However, he was the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and could do what was not allowed.
However, what the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty cared the most about was not the fight between the Crown Prince and the other princes. He wasn't scared that the other four dynasties would attack Su Changyu either.
He could swear that if the four dynasties dared to harm Su Changyu, he would kill all the princes and princesses of the four dynasties.
He wouldn't care even if he had to declare war.
However, what he really cared about was whether Su Changyu would accept him as his father or not.
He was worried if Su Changyu was willing or not.
That was the only thing he was worried about.
The reason being, he could tell that Su Changyu seemed to not care about his father, and in fact, he even seemed to hope that his father would not come looking for him.
He did not know if this was his own illusion or not.
However, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not dare to confirm it.
"Forget it, let's leave this matter aside for now. Xuanji, now pass the order to have the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion make more sets of clothes."
"No, actually, just have everyone in the Imperial Clothing Palace make dozens of sets of Sword Immortal clothes and robes and send them to Changyu."
"Remember, they have to fit his aura. No, just do it according to the current scale. Don't make any mistakes, get it?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said.
"Yes!"
Taishang Xuanji was no longer nervous, as having clothes made was not a huge matter either.
Just like that…
In the blink of an eye, it was late at night.
On the Qingyun cliff, a familiar figure appeared.
It was Su Changyu.
He stood quietly on the front cliff, still pondering something.
It was something related to his father.
'Maybe it's because Old Xia mentioned it."
It was now late at night and Su Changyu couldn't help but think of a question.
'What if my biological father really comes looking for me?'
'Do I accept him or not?'
Su Changyu did not dwell on that issue.
After all, it was his biological father so he could accept him.
However, he would remain in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Soon, he was faced with another question that made him feel troubled.
If his father was wealthy and came to him with all sorts of clothes from the Heavenly Apparel Pavilion…
What should he do?
Even after pondering for over two hours, he still couldn't figure it out.
At this moment, Chen Lingrou suddenly spoke up.
"Eldest Senior Brother, they're here."
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Chapter 204: Changyu Is So Pitiful
On the front cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect, Chen Lingrou, Wang Zhuoyu, Xu Luochen, Xue Zhuan, and Lin Bei appeared.
Five figures appeared on the front cliff of Qingyun.
Everyone's expression was full of curiosity as they looked at Su Changyu.
They really didn't know what Su Changyu planned to do by calling all of them over in the middle of the night.
"Eldest Senior Brother, what did you call us here in the middle of the night for?"
Xu Luochen looked at Su Changyu with curiosity.
"Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, I asked you here today for an important matter."
Su Changyu said with a serious expression.
"Important matter? What is it?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, is your biological father here to look for you?"
"Yeah, Eldest Senior Brother, what happened?"
Everyone looked at Su Changyu with curiosity, unable to figure out what the big matter Su Changyu wanted to talk to them about was.
Looking at the curious crowd, Su Changyu did not leave them hanging and got straight to the point.
"Ye Ping may have suffered a huge blow after participating in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament this time. Isn't that an important matter?"
Su Changyu said in a slightly calm tone but his words made everyone even more curious.
"What is the Ten Nations Grand Tournament?"
"It sounds impressive."
"Ten Nations Grand Tournament? Is it as impressive as the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet?"
Everyone was somewhat bewildered because they knew nothing about the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, mainly because their levels of cultivation and statuses were too low. Their social circle was limited to only Baiyun Ancient City.
They couldn't even imagine what the Jin Nation Grand Tournament was like, let alone the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. They didn't feel anything about it.
It was akin to telling a less educated person, who had never even studied in any private schools, that a certain person participated in the National Academy competition.
They were completely clueless about it and had never even heard of a National Academy competition.
All of a sudden, Su Changyu froze in shock.
He had previously thought about the reactions that his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters might have, and also prepared many countermeasures to deal with it.
For example, they might ask, "What should we do, Eldest Senior Brother?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, what do you mean?"
"What? Ye Ping has suffered a huge blow? Eldest Senior Brother, hurry up and think of a solution."
However, he didn't expect his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters to ask about what the Ten Nations Grand Tournament was.
That left Su Changyu somewhat speechless.
He felt really upset.
It was just like an emperor issuing an edict to pardon the sins of the world, only to have the people ask what an edict was.
It was almost the same feeling.
For a moment, Su Changyu was extremely upset as he didn't know how he should answer their questions.
"Eldest Senior Brother, quick tell us what the Ten Nations Grand Tournament is."
"Yes, Eldest Senior Brother, why do you like keeping us in suspense all the time?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, could it be that you don't know what the Ten Nations Grand Tournament is?"
Everyone looked at Su Changyu with their eyes full of curiosity.
After hearing that question, Su Changyu couldn't help but be stunned.
'I don't know?'
'Why would I not know what the Ten Nations Grand Tournament is?'
'Actually… I really don't.'
However, although he really didn't know what the Ten Nations Grand Tournament was, Su Changyu knew that they were clueless about it. In that case, he could just make things up.
At the thought of this, Su Changyu couldn't help but say, "Hah, what a joke."
"You guys have no idea what it is but you think I don't either."
"You guys are frogs in the well."
Su Changyu seemed extremely confident and aloof.
Immediately afterwards, he continued, "The so-called Ten Nations Grand Tournament is a competition between the ten strongest nations."
Su Changyu said after deciphering the literal meaning of the tournament.
'Just with this?'
"Eldest Senior Brother, we can understand what the competition is about by taking the name of it literally. What else is there to the competition?"
"Yes, what else is there?"
Everyone looked at Su Changyu curiously. They could understand the literal meaning of the name of the competition and didn't need Su Changyu to tell them about it.
"I'm not finished yet."
Su Changyu looked at them in displeasure while various thoughts flashed through his mind. At this moment, Su Changyu's brain was functioning rapidly.
"The content of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament consists of the Sword Dao, alchemy, Dao of array formations, Dao of talismans, and the Dao of treasure appraisal. We are all responsible for Ye Ping's loss in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament this time."
"This time, I have called all of you here for a discussion of a major issue."
The content that Su Changyu made up seemed plausible and he really looked the part. Anyway, they did not know anything about it so he felt that none of them would know if it was true or not.
"Oh I see."
"Sword Dao, alchemy, Dao of array formations, Dao of talismans, and the Dao of treasure appraisal? Isn't that in line with what we've learned?"
"Yes, Eldest Senior Brother, surely you didn't make it up, did you?"
Everyone looked at Su Changyu. Chen Lingrou seemed innocent and simply believed Su Changyu, but Xu Luochen and the others were not fools. They were well aware of what Su Changyu was like.
They discovered the flaw within it.
"Ridiculous!"
Su Changyu sneered but he didn't continue to dwell on the matter of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. After all, the more he said, the more mistakes he might make.
At the same time, Su Changyu also felt a little depressed because he had never failed when boasting to others outside, but in the sect, he would often get exposed.
At the end of the day, it was all because they understood him too well.
Thinking of this, Su Changyu understood that he really had to showcase some of his abilities. Otherwise, his lies would be exposed all the time.
"Okay, what we're going to talk about now concerns Ye Ping, don't talk about the other pointless issues."
Su Changyu spoke up. He did not want the crowd to continue to dwell on the so-called Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
That was not the point at all.
"Senior Brother, what exactly do you mean then? What can we do now that Ye Ping has lost in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament?"
"Yes, it's not like you don't know who we are. We're not confident to join the Baiyun Ancient City competition, let alone the Ten Nations Grand Tournament."
"Right, Eldest Senior Brother, what exactly are you trying to express?"
The curiosity on their faces never dissipated.
After all, they did not know what Su Changyu was trying to express.
In the face of the crowd's questioning, Su Changyu coughed slightly and then slowly spoke.
"What I mean is very simple."
"In the past, we've been casually giving Ye Ping pointers without paying serious attention at all."
"If things are still the same as they used to, that'd be fine."
"But we can't go on like this now that things are different."
Su Changyu told them of the plans he had.
However, as soon as he said that, Wang Zhuoyu spoke up too.
"Eldest Senior Brother, I understand what you mean but the problem is, as much as we want to teach Ye Ping seriously, it's not that easy to teach him."
After Wang Zhuoyu, Xu Luochen immediately spoke up too.
"Yes, it's not that we're not willing to teach him, but rather, what if we ended up messing up and led him astray?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, your theory doesn't work at all. I used to think that you make some sense, but after thinking about it, I feel that if we can't teach him, there's nothing we can change about that. Ye Ping is talented. If we don't do a good job, won't we end up misleading him?"
Xu Luochen and Wang Zhuoyu spoke up one after another. They felt that they couldn't teach Ye Ping.
However, Xue Zhuan and Lin Bei felt that he was average.
"Why do I think it's not too bad?"
"Yes, Ye Ping might be somewhat talented but you don't have to do this. He doesn't have excellent aptitude, does he?"
The two of them had only met Ye Ping a few times. Hence, they subconsciously felt that he was average.
Seeing their replies, even Su Changyu couldn't help but unanimously have the same thought in mind.
'He's a toad.'
Faced with the words of the crowd, Su Changyu stayed calm.
"Wrong."
He vetoed their words indifferently.
"I know what you're thinking."
"But have you guys ever thought that while Ye Ping is improving, you guys are improving too?"
"You both got creation in the mystic realm this time. Didn't you grow at all?"
"Don't you all have any sense of enlightenment?"
Su Changyu said.
He looked at everyone.
After he said that, everyone indeed fell silent.
"Besides, you guys keep saying that you're scared of misleading Ye Ping."
"Let me ask you guys one more thing, did Ye Ping manage to learn what you have taught him?"
Everything that Su Changyu said came from the bottom of his heart.
Everyone fell silent again.
Looking at the silent crowd, Su Changyu continued.
"Since Ye Ping has learned everything that we taught him, that just proves that what we taught was useful and not nonsense."
"Now that Ye Ping has lost in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament and suffered a setback, he has fallen to rock bottom. As his Senior Brothers, are we supposed to stand by and do nothing?"
What Su Changyu said made the crowd speechless. He had said the right thing.
"Eldest Senior Brother, what do you think we should do?"
"To be honest, these days, I have gained some enlightenment. Eldest Senior Brother, tell us what you want us to do."
"Yes, Eldest Senior Brother, just tell us straight and we'll do it."
Everyone was influenced by Su Changyu's words.
What Su Changyu said was right.
In the beginning, they did teach Ye Ping casually, and that was because they didn't have any strengths themselves.
However, now that they had received the inheritance of the Seven Kings, it was impossible that they hadn't progressed at all.
They just didn't know what to do next.
"Simple."
Su Changyu took a deep breath before stating his plan.
"Let's each formulate a rigorous training plan to increase his confidence."
Su Changyu stated his plan, and now the crowd was confused again.
"Rigorous training plan?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, what training plan?"
"What do you mean?"
The crowd was full of curiosity as they couldn't understand what he meant.
"To put it simply, it means that we should set some goals for Ye Ping in the fields that each of us are good in, which are impossible to achieve. To put it bluntly, we can't let Ye Ping idle about."
Su Changyu stated the core concept.
Regardless of whether there was a rigorous plan or not, they could not let Ye Ping slack off.
He could tell that Ye Ping had suffered a severe blow that caused him to be so despondent and decrepit.
Hence, he wanted to use his own methods to save Ye Ping.
He wanted to salvage Ye Ping's confidence.
"We can't let him idle about?"
"An unachievable goal?"
"I somehow feel like I've understood something."
"Eldest Senior Brother, continue."
Everyone spoke up and Xu Luochen seemed to have understood something.
"Let me tell you guys carefully."
"Ye Ping must be in an extremely bad mood after losing the Ten Nations Grand Tournament but he naturally won't blame us for it."
"Actually, he could have gone back to the Jin Nation Academy this time, but why did he return to the sect instead?"
"What is it for at the end of the day?"
"In the end, it's because Ye Ping thinks that only we can teach him real things."
At this point, Su Changyu took a deep breath.
"So, in this situation, we absolutely cannot let Ye Ping down."
"I know that you guys are afraid and worried that you can't do a good job at teaching Ye Ping and will end up misleading him."
"But have you guys ever thought that we don't actually need to teach him at all? We just have to guide him along."
Su Changyu said with a serious expression.
Everyone looked even more curious.
'Guide? What is considered guiding?'
"The so-called guidance is to teach Ye Ping the true core of cultivation, which is to point straight to the Great Dao."
"Simply put, we should let Ye Ping comprehend it himself but we can't stand back and do nothing."
"Do you understand?"
Su Changyu voiced the thoughts that he meant from the bottom of his heart.
His idea was actually very simple. He wanted to help Ye Ping with emotional healing.
'Ye Ping must be devastated now, huh?'
If they ignored him now, Ye Ping would be even sadder.
Hence, they thought that they had to go and comfort Ye Ping.
However, Su Changyu was clear about Ye Ping's character and knew that if they went forth to comfort Ye Ping verbally, it definitely wouldn't work. It didn't match their image either.
Hence, they could only try to teach Ye Ping all sorts of new knowledge so that he could overcome the trauma.
"Eldest Senior Brother, I roughly understand what you mean. To put it bluntly, it's to give Ye Ping some things to do when he's idling about but we can't go overboard with it. We have to teach Ye Ping real things. Is that what you mean?"
"We should indirectly let Ye Ping understand that we still care about him and that we're his strong backer and shield. right?"
Xu Luochen sort of understood and stated his theory.
"That's right."
Su Changyu immediately nodded.
"I understand too but what does it mean to point straight to the Great Dao? I'm thick in the head, can you explain?"
Chen Lingrou said with some disbelief.
"You don't even understand that? Lingrou, are you cultivating sword techniques again now?"
Xu Luochen spoke up and asked Chen Lingrou.
"Yes, that's right."
Chen Lingrou nodded. Ever since she went to the Seven Ancient Kings mystic realm, she had obtained the inheritance of the Sword King, and hence, she had been diligently learning sword techniques.
"In this case, is the core of the Sword Dao about breaking all laws with a single sword? Is it that everything in this world is just a sword?"
Xu Luochen continued.
"It seems to be the case."
Chen Lingrou nodded.
"Isn't that enough then? We just need to let Ye Ping go in that direction and leave the remaining parts for him to comprehend."
"Is that the case, Eldest Senior Brother?"
Chen Lingrou immediately understood something.
Su Changyu, who was at the side, was a little stunned.
'Breaking through everything with one sword? Everything in this world is just a sword?'
'That's impressive.'
'Is this the ultimate core of the Sword Dao? It seems impressive.'
Su Changyu was a little surprised. 'Why does Xu Luochen know so much about the Sword Dao?'
However, after hearing Xu Luochen's voice, Su Changyu instantly came back to his senses and nodded.
"Pretty much."
He seemed profound and mysterious.
"I understand, it's just that I'll be going down the mountain in a few days, so I won't have time to teach Ye Ping."
Chen Lingrou said with a slight frown.
"It's okay, with Eldest Senior Brother around, you don't have to teach the Sword Dao."
Wang Zhuoyu told Chen Lingrou to rest assured.
"By the way, Eldest Senior Brother, it'll take some time to draw up a training plan. Who will be the first to teach?"
Lin Bei asked Su Changyu.
"Since I'm the Eldest Senior Brother, I'll be the first, but this time you all have to get serious."
"Don't slack around all day. Our agenda is not to let Ye Ping become stronger but to build his confidence again."
"Ye Ping is a hardworking person who enjoys hardships, so what you teach him must be extremely difficult and impossible to accomplish."
"You should also prepare a second training plan. In case Ye Ping is extremely talented and ends up learning it well, we'll at least have a backup plan. Do you understand?"
Su Changyu was the one who thought of that plan, and hence, he had long come up with a way to teach Ye Ping.
There was nothing wrong with being the first one.
"Got it."
"Eldest Senior Brother, you're really saving up for a rainy day this time."
"Eldest Senior Brother, if Ye Ping finds out that you're doing these all for him, I reckon he'd definitely be moved to tears."
"Stop it, I'll cry first."
"Hey, Ye Ping lost the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, he's clearly suffered a huge blow. It seems that the hopes of the Qingyun Dao Sect will fall on me. The pressure is massive."
Everyone spoke up and Chen Lingrou, in particular, seemed a little upset.
However, her words made them even more helpless.
Su Changyu was speechless.
Xu Luochen was at a loss for words.
So was Wang Zhuoyu.
"Okay, go back and draw up your training plans."
Su Changyu told everyone to go back, and at the same time, he continued to contemplate if he should stay there or go back to get some rest.
After thinking about it, he thought that it would be better to go back and get some rest.
After all, there was nothing bothering him at the moment.
However, at this moment, Chen Lingrou suddenly walked over.
"Eldest Senior Brother, let me ask you something."
She came and looked at Su Changyu with great curiosity, her eyes full of doubts.
"Shoot."
Even when facing his junior sister, Su Changyu was still aloof and indifferent.
"Eldest Senior Brother, didn't I get the Sword King's inheritance a few days ago? During your absence, I practiced the sword techniques in the manual and managed to cultivate the Four Thunder sword momentum."
"I wanted to cultivate the sword intent at first, but I heard from Senior Brother Luochen that you've also taught him other sword techniques that are stronger than the Four Thunder Sword Technique."
"I thought that it would be better to learn a new sword technique. Eldest Senior Brother, teach me."
Chen Lingrou said.
Su Changyu was speechless.
'What?'
"Four Thunder sword momentum?"
'I've only been gone for less than half a month.'
'Yet, you've already learned the Four Thunder sword momentum?'
'Are you lying to me?'
'Do you think you're Ye Ping too?'
'You're just my ordinary little Junior Sister."
Su Changyu was confused.
"Show it to me once."
He didn't believe that Chen Lingrou had condensed the Four Thunder sword momentum.
Clang!
Without saying anything, Chen Lingrou raised her arm, and in an instant, an ordinary metal sword appeared. She then swung it backwards.
In an instant, there were sounds of thunder.
The Four Thunder sword momentum appeared.
Su Changyu was speechless.
"Eldest Senior Brother, how is it?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, why aren't you talking?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, why are you looking at the stars again?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, are you afraid that I will outclass you and so you don't want to teach me anymore?"
On the front cliff.
Chen Lingrou eventually left, somewhat exasperated.
On the other hand, Su Changyu looked at the stars alone with his back facing them, tilting his head 45 degrees to the sky as he tried to hold his tears back.
He was feeling terrible.
At the same time, In the guest room of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was quietly watching Su Changyu who was on the front cliff.
Looking at Su Changyu's lean and lonely back, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was incredibly upset and somehow felt miserable.
His eyes were full of heartache.
He decided that he would protect Su Changyu well regardless of whether he was his own flesh and blood or not.
'Changyu is so pitiful.'
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Chapter 205: Little Junior Brother, Why Didn't You Imagine it Yourself?
On the following day.
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Ye Ping sat in the middle of the rear cliff and listened to Da Xu's passionate recount about the mystic realm this time.
"Exalted Immortal, you really don't know how fierce those experts were at the time."
"To be honest, I, Da Xu, have never admired anyone in my life but your Eldest Senior Brother is really an elite."
"Faced with the crisis, I almost peed myself but your Eldest Senior Brother remained cool and sane."
"And your master, Daoist Tai Hua, seems to have encountered issues with divination, but in fact, all his divination was opposite and he relied on that to search for the true answer. He's truly an expert."
Da Xu's saliva spattered everywhere as he told Ye Ping about the Seven Ancient Kings mystic realm.
There were several levels in the Seven Ancient Kings mystic realm and each level made Da Xu extremely shocked. At the same time, he also exaggerated some things in order to make Ye Ping strive for better.
At this moment, Ye Ping felt a little regretful. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he shouldn't have joined the Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
If he did not participate…
He might have gotten a chance to enter the mystic realm.
Ye Ping felt a huge heartache. Seated on the front cliff, he somehow felt a little depressed.
However, at this moment, the temperatures seemed to have dropped.
Ye Ping and Da Xu immediately sensed the aura.
Both of them looked over.
A figure appeared in front of them.
Not far away, Su Changyu stepped on a snow-white immortal sword which was emitting a faint white light with frost around it. It matched Su Changyu's snowy white robe.
'Sword immortal!'
'Peerless Sword Immortal!'
'This is no longer perfectly in line with what people think about Sword Immortals. This is a Sword Immortal.'
Su Changyu stepped on the sword and frost appeared in the sky, making him stunned.
Ye Ping froze in shock and so did Da Xu.
"There are three million Sword Immortals in this world."
"But all of them have to bow down to me."
Su Changyu spoke in a calm voice which seemed a little ethereal.
His gaze was very calm and coupled with what he just said, even a supreme Sword Immortal would feel ashamed to see him.
Indeed, Gu Jianxian was watching Su Changyu quietly a short distance away. During his stay in the Qingyun Dao Sect, there had been gradual changes in his mental state as he was no longer as detached as he used to be.
Hence, after seeing Su Changyu, Gu Jianxian somehow felt that others would probably believe it if he admitted that he was an ancient Sword Immortal.
"Greetings, Senior Brother."
At this moment, Ye Ping came back to his senses and bowed at Su Changyu.
Besides, Da Xu had also snapped back to his senses, but he didn't have to bow or salute. After all, he was now a guest elder of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
According to the seniority, he was also slighter more senior than Su Changyu.
"Elder Da Xu, I have something to see Ye Ping for."
Su Changyu said while standing on the frosty white Sword Dao.
He wanted to see Ye Ping for some matters, but the problem was that Da Xu was at the side so it was somewhat inappropriate.
After all, what he taught Ye Ping sounded strange to outsiders.
"Okay, I'll get going first then."
Da Xu nodded and left the place consciously.
After Da Xu left, Su Changyu's voice sounded.
"Ye Ping, have you comprehended the sword intent of the Jin Nation Academy?"
Su Changyu asked calmly.
"Senior Brother, I have poor aptitude and I haven't comprehended the sword intent yet."
Ye Ping answered seriously.
Hearing this answer, Su Changyu couldn't help but sigh with relief.
He was afraid that Ye Ping would say that he had comprehended it.
"Just as I expected."
Su Changyu said as if he had already guessed it long ago.
He then continued to speak.
"Ye Ping, I've already told you before we went up the mountain that I want to formulate a new training plan for you."
"However…"
At this point, Su Changyu fell silent.
That made Ye Ping curious.
"Eldest Senior Brother, but what?"
Ye Ping asked curiously.
"However, I won't be kind to you this time, I'm going to teach you the real Sword Dao."
"But you have to suffer pain and hardship before you can gain."
Su Changyu said with a smile.
He asked Ye Ping if he could suffer hardship.
Hearing this, Ye Ping almost said without hesitation.
"Eldest Senior Brother, I can take the hardship."
To be honest, Ye Ping thought that Su Changyu was going to say something, but he didn't expect it to be just that.
'Just suffer hardship?'
Ye Ping could take all hardships except losing out.
Besides, one would have to go through hardships to become an elite.
Ye Ping was bent on taking it.
There would be no point even if the Buddha came.
"Alright."
After receiving Ye Ping's answer, Su Changyu nodded in satisfaction and continued immediately afterwards.
"In that case, I will be relieved to impart to you, the true Sword Dao."
Su Changyu nodded with great satisfaction before continuing.
As soon as he said that, Ye Ping got excited.
'Here it comes, here it comes, that indescribable feeling is back.'
Ye Ping took a deep breath. He was extremely excited.
'True Sword Dao!'
He was filled with anticipation.
At this moment, Su Changyu couldn't help but nod.
In fact, in the past six months, he had indeed gained a different understanding of the Sword Dao.
Su Changyu felt as if he hadn't done anything in the past few days.
However, in reality, he had been fighting the sword battle.
Why did Su Changyu insist on going by foot instead of using a Teleportation Array?
'Is it really meant for showing off clothes?'
'Is it really for the sake of saving money?'
Ever since he got the Sword Nurturing Technique, Su Changyu had been defeating lots of heroes every day and night.
He wasn't trying to show off at all. Su Changyu had already defeated tens of thousands of sword cultivators.
There were some who were strong and some who were weak too.
Hence, Su Changyu felt that he couldn't make it anymore.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to give Ye Ping any pointers.
"Please guide me, Senior Brother."
Ye Ping's voice sounded and he then looked at Su Changyu while looking forward to his pointers.
Su Changyu nodded and then walked down the flying sword before turning to look at Ye Ping.
"Junior Brother, do you still remember the question I asked you back then?"
Su Changyu tried to nurture his emotions.
"Yes, I remember. Eldest Senior Brother, you asked me that day what the Sword Dao is."
Ye Ping said without thinking.
"Yes, now I'll ask you once more. What is the Sword Dao?"
Su Changyu asked calmly.
It was not that he wanted to change what he said, but rather, he had a new enlightenment.
Hearing this, Ye Ping could not help but fall into silence.
'What is the Sword Dao?'
It was the second time Su Changyu asked him that question.
Clearly, the answer was that it was not the first time.
Ye Ping took a deep breath.
He was thinking about it.
'What is the Sword Dao?'
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Ye Ping sat on the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect and pondered quietly.
'What is the Sword Dao?'
He had an understanding of the Sword Dao but it was not very deep. He had no choice but to understand it with his own thoughts.
He spent an entire hour on it.
Ye Ping still could not come up with an answer.
On the rear cliff.
Su Changyu somewhat regretted walking down from the Frost White flying sword.
He had been standing for an entire hour and his legs had turned numb. Had he known earlier, he wouldn't have asked so many questions.
'Why does Ye Ping take so long to think every time?'
'Can't he hurry up?'
'It's all wrong anyway, so why not say it quickly?'
He felt terrible.
"Eldest Senior Brother, forgive me for being silly, I can't think of it."
Ye Ping really could not understand what the second level of the Sword Dao meant.
After hearing what Ye Ping said, Su Changyu spoke up immediately.
"Ye Ping, remember what I have to say next."
He then paused for a while.
"The supreme Sword Dao is divided into three realms."
Su Changyu began to make up things.
To be more precise, it was not made up, but rather, Su Changyu's understanding of it.
After Ye Ping heard his words again, he could not help but be excited.
'Supreme Sword Dao.'
'What concept is that?'
'This is Eldest Senior Brother's masterpiece, isn't it?'
Ye Ping paid attention and waited attentively for Su Changyu to speak up.
"Ye Ping, the first level of the supreme Sword Dao is breaking ten thousand sword techniques with ten thousand swords."
Su Changyu said coldly. Although his voice was calm, it was like a loud bell that made everyone wake up.
"Eldest Senior Brother, what is that?"
Ye Ping could not help but ask about it.
"It's just a description. It means cultivating ten thousand sword techniques to counterattack another ten thousand sword techniques."
"After a first sword cultivator comprehends the sword intent, he would step onto the first realm of the supreme Sword Dao."
"Little Junior Brother, you haven't comprehended the sword intent yet."
"Little Junior Brother, my first request is for you to condense the sword intent."
Su Changyu revealed the first level of the supreme Sword Dao.
At the same time, he informed Ye Ping that he needed Ye Ping to comprehend the sword intent.
Speaking of sword intent, Ye Ping could not help but sigh.
He hadn't comprehended any sword techniques at all in the Jin Nation Academy.
To be honest, if he wasn't in a hurry to return to the clan, Ye Ping actually wanted to go to the Jin Nation Academy first.
Ye Ping was very enthusiastic about the supreme sword intent of the Jin Nation Academy.
"Eldest Senior Brother, the supreme sword intent of the Jin Nation Academy is too difficult to comprehend. Do you want me to go to the Jin Nation Academy?"
Ye Ping asked.
However, Su Changyu shook his head and sighed before looking at Ye Ping.
"Ye Ping, you still haven't understood yet."
Su Changyu made Ye Ping even more dumbfounded.
He frowned and thought about those words.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a mystery within his words.
However, he couldn't figure it out for a while, and hence, he couldn't help it.
"Eldest Senior Brother, can you clarify?"
Ye Ping couldn't help but ask.
Su Changyu froze a little when he heard that.
'This script doesn't seem right.'
'Don't you usually imagine yourself?'
'How do you want me to clarify things this time?'
'Ye Ping, what's wrong with you? Did your personality change?'
Su Changyu was indeed a bit confused as he didn't know anything.
'What did you say? I just said it casually, how do you want me to say it?'
Su Changyu stayed silent as he didn't know how to answer.
However, when dealing with others, Su Changyu could not avoid that.
But he knew how to deal with Ye Ping.
"Ye Ping, you need to comprehend this yourself."
"Go and comprehend releasing a sword."
"Go and comprehend holding a sword."
"You can't rest or eat."
"Come to me again once you've comprehended it."
Su Changyu said.
He thought that he would inform Ye Ping about it after having thought of the answer.
"Good."
Perfect.
Su Changyu was filled with joy.
"Okay, I have understood."
Ye Ping nodded.
Although he could not understand, he would agree to it first.
In short, he felt that everything Su Changyu said was definitely right.
"Alright."
Su Changyu didn't say much and left straight on his flying sword.
However, he was somewhat curious.
He didn't think that Ye Ping could comprehend anything.
After thinking about it, Su Changyu shook his head.
'Just with this?'
'What can he comprehend out of this?'
He really did not believe that Ye Ping could comprehend anything out of it.
Just like that…
On the cliff, Ye Ping began to comprehend releasing and taking the sword.
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Chapter 206: My Son Changyu Has What It Takes To Be an Emperor
Su Changyu left.
Ye Ping was the only one left on the rear cliff.
On the rear cliff, Ye Ping was constantly thinking about releasing the sword and holding the sword.
However, after thinking about it, he couldn't understand the meaning of the words.
In the end, Ye Ping placed the sword in his hand on the ground before picking it up again.
He put it down.
He picked it up.
He put it down again.
He picked it up again.
Ye Ping kept repeating this action.
He did it once, ten times, a hundred times, and then a thousand times.
Ye Ping kept repeating it.
He did not understand the meaning of what he did.
However, he understood that Su Changyu would never let him do such things for no reason.
'Is Eldest Senior Brother just trying to get rid of me?'
That was impossible.
Ye Ping seriously comprehended while pondering about the mystery within.
Time passed bit by bit.
One day.
Three days.
Five days.
Ten days.
Ye Ping spent all day holding and releasing his sword.
In this situation, Ye Ping felt a little autistic.
He did not understand the point of doing this.
He was unclear of what Su Changyu was trying to tell him.
However, Ye Ping was aware.
A real wonderful Dharmic formulation was not to be spread around.
The true Dharmic formulation could not be described in words.
One had to comprehend it himself in order to make it his own.
If he relied on learning it from others, it would only be akin to comprehending the Dharmic formulation of others.
The tenth day.
Not far away, Da Xu took a pear and sat at a distance away from Ye Ping while staring at him with curiosity in his eyes.
The person sitting next to him was Gu Jianxian.
At this moment, Gu Jianxian was peeling the pear for Da Xu, and he would look at Ye Ping every now and then. He would also occasionally look at the scenery in the distance.
"Old Gu, let me ask you, what is Exalted Immortal doing? Why does he keep picking up the sword and then putting it down on the ground?"
"He's already been doing this back and forth for so many days. What is he trying to do?"
Da Xu really couldn't understand what Ye Ping was doing and he was a little confused.
"He is comprehending the Sword Dao."
Gu Jianxian said calmly.
'Comprehending the Sword Dao?'
'Just with this?'
Da Xu glanced at Gu Jianxian with his eyes full of contempt.
"Old Gu, I'm not criticizing you, but it's no wonder that you're still a good-for-nothing even though you are middle-aged."
"He's just been picking up the sword and putting it down. You call that comprehending the Sword Dao? Can my breathing be considered the Great Dao?"
Da Xu said in displeasure.
As soon as he said that, Gu Jianxian fell silent before nodding afterwards. "That might be the case."
Da Xu was speechless.
He did not say anything and merely continued to look at Ye Ping.
At the same time, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Old Gu, Da Xu, come over and help me."
As the voice sounded, Da Xu immediately got up. It was Daoist Tai Hua's voice. He seemed extremely agitated, and now that he was the guest elder of the Qingyun Dao Sect, Da Xu was extremely busy.
There was no major matter in the Qingyun Dao Sect, and hence, Da Xu did not feel tired. Instead, he felt that it was very fulfilling.
"Alright."
Da Xu answered before walking towards the front cliff with Gu Jianxian.
Soon, both of them arrived at the front cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
There were now various large and small buildings in the Qingyun Dao Sect. There were 19 more buildings and now it looked even more decent than it used to in the past.
It had to be said that appearance really mattered.
As the several buildings appeared, the entire Qingyun Dao Sect seemed even more glorious than before.
Their appearance didn't mean much but Daoist Tai Hua had gotten someone to erect a Grandmaster statue, which was to be placed in the main hall.
Da Xu and Gu Jianxian could do such hard labor easily.
However, at this moment, their voices sounded.
It was Su Changyu's voice.
"Are you guys leaving?"
Not far away, Su Changyu walked over with the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji.
He looked at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji curiously.
"Little Friend Changyu, we've imposed on you this time but we have some things to handle so we can't stay here for long. We can only come again next time."
Taishang Xuanji said.
He and the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had been staying in the room during this period of time and they would occasionally let Su Changyu take them on a tour around the Qingyun Dao Sect.
In fact, five days ago, the two of them were about to leave, and if not for the fact that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty refused to go, they would have left long ago.
They had now delayed their journey by ten days, and there were still lots of things for them to handle in the dynasty.
Hence, they had no choice but to leave.
"Okay, do visit us often."
Su Changyu did not have much to say. After all, it was not his business and there was no point in dragging on any longer.
"Little Friend Changyu, you may visit us at the Great Xia Dynasty when you're free in the future. Oh, by the way, this is my token. When you come to the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future, you just have to ask for the address of Xuan Residence."
Taishang Xuanji smilingly took out a token and handed it to Su Changyu, asking him to look for him at the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future.
The token was made of rosewood.
Su Changyu took the token and then sent the two of them away.
However, at this moment, Daoist Tai Hua spoke up.
"Are the two of you going to leave just like that?"
Hearing that the two of them were about to leave, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but walk over.
"Yes, I still have something to handle. I'll have to trouble you these days, Fellow Daoist."
Taishang Xuanji said with a chuckle.
"You guys are Changyu's friends so you're naturally the honored guests of the Qingyun Dao Sect too. If you have something important to handle, I won't make you two stay behind either. If you come over again, we'll definitely host you well."
Daoist Tai Hua was all smiles.
"You're being too polite, you're being too polite."
Taishang Xuanji smiled but he soon looked at Gu Jianxian again.
In an instant, Gu Jianxian looked at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji.
"Gu!"
The moment Taishang Xuanji saw Gu Jianxian, he couldn't help but freeze.
His gaze was full of astonishment.
He couldn't believe that the person in front of him was Gu Jianxian.
As the chancellor of the Great Xia Dynasty, who was an existence that had power over the dynasty, how could he not know Gu Jianxian?
In fact, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty even seemed shocked at this moment.
Gu Jianxian's gaze was gradually full of surprise.
He had never expected that the emperor and chancellor of the Great Xia Dynasty would appear in such a lowly sect.
'What a miracle.'
"Oh? You know each other?"
Daoist Tai Hua looked at the change in Taishang Xuanji's expression and couldn't help but be curious.
"No."
"He just looks like a friend of mine but my eyes were playing tricks on me."
Taishang Xuanji immediately said. He could tell that they probably didn't know of Gu Jianxian's identity and hence did not reveal it. He just feigned ignorance.
"Oh, so that's how it is, this is Changyu's disciple, Gu Mingshi."
"Old Gu, hurry up and greet them, your Uncle-Masters."
Daoist Tai Hua introduced Gu Jianxian.
Gu Jianxian immediately came forward and looked at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji with a deadpan expression.
"Greetings, Uncle-Masters."
A voice sounded.
Taishang Xuanji was dumbstruck.
'Uncle-Master?'
'Su Changyu's eldest disciple?'
'Are you teasing me?'
'This is the alliance leader of the Itinerant Cultivators, Gu Jianxian, who is the best Sword Dao cultivator in the world.'
He was an invincible existence.
Even the five dynasties had to be respectful to him.
'Call me Uncle-Master?'
'He calls Su Changyu his master?'
'Is there a mistake?'
Taishang Xuanji was full of shock.
Although he had been here for a full ten days, he hadn't left at all during this time except when following the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty around. Hence, he naturally hadn't bothered to contact other people.
Besides, he would not use his divine senses to check on others.
After all, it was just a small clan and he didn't think that there would be a major figure hiding there.
However, he didn't expect that there would be such an amazing mighty figure there.
In particular, Gu Jianxian was said to be Su Changyu's disciple.
Not to mention Taishang Xuanji. Even the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was stunned at this point.
It was no longer as simple as outrageous. It was completely unbelievable.
'The world's number one Sword Dao cultivator actually worshiped a good-for-nothing as his master?'
That was what Taishang Xuanji thought.
In the eyes of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Su Changyu wasn't a good-for-nothing at all. In fact, his first reaction was to think to himself, 'Can the Tenth Prince actually subdue Gu Jianxian?'
That was not a small thing.
To be honest, who in the five dynasties did not want to get close to Gu Jianxian?
However, the problem was, who was Gu Jianxian?
How could he be poached easily?
Who would have thought that such a powerful existence had become Su Changyu's disciple?
If word about this were to get out, the whole immortal cultivation world would be in an uproar, right?
'My son has what it takes to be the king.'
The more the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty looked at Su Changyu, the more he liked him.
He compared Su Changyu to the Crown Prince.
'All the crown prince does is try to get all the civil and military officials on his side.'
'What a joke, can they influence the decision for who to take the throne?'
No matter who became the emperor, those officials were the subjects of the Great Xia Dynasty who would forever be fence sitters. Until the very last moment, they would never be at the forefront.
That was the importance of order.
Cozying up to Gu Jianxian was better than cozying up to all the civil and military officials of the Great Xia Dynasty.
He didn't know how many times he hinted at the Crown Prince to have greater foresight.
Yet, what happened in the end? He was still spending his days trying to poach everyone in the Great Xia Dynasty.
He had finally gotten close to the Great Ze Dynasty but he tried to beg the Great Ze Dynasty to help him become the emperor.
'How ridiculous.'
At this point, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but be furious.
The crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty…
He was the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Yet, he took the initiative to please the Great Ze Dynasty for the sake of becoming emperor.
It was truly degrading and an insult to the nation.
On the other hand, Gu Jianxian was Su Changyu's disciple. That was the glory that the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty ought to have.
However, no matter what he was thinking, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not reveal it.
Faced with Gu Jianxian's salute, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty returned the gesture, which was rare of him.
However, considering Gu Jianxian's identity, which was not inferior to the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, it was normal for him to return the gesture.
"In this case, I'll bid you farewell."
Taishang Xuanji regained his composure and then said to everyone.
They were indeed leaving and thus did not want to continue delaying.
"Sure, bon voyage."
"Take care."
"Visit us again next time."
Daoist Tai Hua, Su Changyu, Da Xu and the others spoke while seeing the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and Taishang Xuanji off.
They did not disappear right on the spot and instead walked down the mountain.
In the Qingyun Mountains, both of them remained silent. The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty walked in front while Taishang Xuanji followed closely behind.
However, just as the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was about to speak…
A figure appeared in front of them.
It was a gorgeous woman who was dressed in white, looking as aloof as an ice mountain.
"It's her!"
When he saw the woman's appearance, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but be shocked.
Taishang Xuanji was a little confused at this point, but in an instant, he also sensed that there was something different about her.
"The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty?"
The woman in white walked over with a gourd in hand and was looking at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty with her beautiful eyes. She then drank a mouthful of wine with her eyes full of astonishment.
She pointed out the identity of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty right away.
"I didn't expect you to show up here."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was surprised too.
"Since this is my sect, of course I'm here. What are you doing in such a ravine, Emperor?"
Xiao Muxue said.
Her eyes were full of curiosity.
Yes, that figure was Xiao Muxue, the Senior Sister of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
"This is your sect? Is Su Changyu your Senior Brother?"
At this moment, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's eyes were also full of curiosity.
"Somewhat."
Xiao Muxue did not answer in detail and merely gave a vague reply.
At this moment, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was completely heartbroken.
"Emperor, you still haven't answered my question yet. Why are you here?"
Xiao Muxue continued. Although she sounded polite, there was no respect in her voice.
"I happened to come here by chance."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's answer was vague too.
"By chance? Then, did you discover anything?"
Xiao Muxue said with a smile.
"Discover? Discover what? Did you discover something?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was calm again. Perhaps because of Gu Jianxian, he wasn't too shocked about it.
"For the time being, I have not discovered yet but even the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty has come here. I reckon the conjectures are real."
"After investigating carefully, we will have someone relay it to you."
"However, there are so many affairs to handle in the imperial court these days but you seem to be very free. You're here on a jaunt, aren't you afraid of impeachment?"
Xiao Muxue asked.
At this point, Taishang Xuanji was dumbfounded.
'Impeachment?'
'How dare someone say impeachment?'
'How dare this person threaten the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty?'
There was only one place in the entire Great Xia Dynasty where impeachment could happen, apart from the Great Confucian scholars academy.
He was a little confused and dumbfounded because he didn't know who that woman was.
"I'm going to retire soon. Impeachment doesn't matter anymore."
"Okay, if you discover anything, inform me as soon as you can."
After the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said that, he left resolutely without looking at Xiao Muxue at all.
Taishang Xuanji was tagging along behind, overwhelmed with fright.
It was not because of this woman.
It was because of this bizarre sect.
The problem was that most of the members of the clan were good-for-nothings, and apart from Ye Ping, the rest were all garbage.
However, the sect that seemed lowly and inconspicuous, housed the best Sword Dao cultivator in the world and a big shot who dared to talk about impeachment to the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
'Damn it, what kind of a horrible place is this?'
'Hidden sect?'
Taishang Xuanji was completely dumbfounded.
He couldn't understand it at all.
He looked down and left together with the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
After a long time, he really couldn't help it and spoke up.
"Your Majesty, although I know that I'm in no place to ask about some matters, I'm still really curious. Who is that woman?"
Taishang Xuanji was really curious.
Otherwise, he would not have asked the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
As the Chancellor, he knew what to say and what not to.
"Can't you guess?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's tone was calm, and as usual, his emotions could not be heard from his tone.
"Is she from the… Heavenly Supervisory?"
Taishang Xuanji guessed some of it.
Apart from the Great Confucian scholar academy, the only ones who dared to mention impeachment were those from the Heavenly Supervisory.
However, the Heavenly Supervisory did not belong to the jurisdiction of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Rather, it was a large institution of the entire immortal cultivation world.
The so-called Heavenly Supervisory was meant for doing justice and supervising the world. Each dynasty had to establish a Heavenly Supervisory.
In the Heavenly Supervisory, everything that was done was targeted at the world.
For example, there were great demons and devils to harm the world or some impending calamities that were unpredictable.
The Heavenly Supervisory would have to intervene.
There were five Heavenly Supervisories in the five dynasties but above the Heavenly Supervisory, there was one headquarters.
The headquarters could handle some matters and transfer the five Heavenly Supervisory at will, but they could not intervene with the national affairs.
Everything was related to the people and the cultivators of the world.
Hence, the Heavenly Supervisory had the responsibility to impeach the emperor.
After all, every action and decision of the emperor would be enough to make the people of the world wish they were dead.
The main responsibility of the Heavenly Supervisory was to be in charge of supervising the world.
Naturally, they could impeach the king.
However, it was not a huge matter.
After all, unless it was a big deal, the king would not be impeached easily.
To a certain extent, the king could do whatever he wanted. For example, he could have as many concubines as possible and enjoy life as he wished. As long as he did not harm the cultivators and the people, there would not be anything major.
That was also the reason why Taishang Xuanji thought about the Heavenly Supervisory.
After all, Xiao Muxue was too young to be a Great Confucian scholar of heaven and earth.
"Yes."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty nodded as an answer to Taishang Xuanji's question.
After receiving the answer, Taishang Xuanji couldn't help but take a deep breath before continuing to ask.
"What is that lady's status in the Heavenly Supervisory?"
He couldn't help but ask.
However, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not answer.
"I know my mistake."
At this moment, Taishang Xuanji knew that he was not to learn of Xiao Muxue's identity.
Hence, he did not continue asking.
In fact, he knew that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was already telling him more than he should know by informing him where Xiao Muxue was from.
If he continued asking, he would lose his position as the chancellor.
Taishang Xuanji was silent.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, who was walking in front, had some joy in his eyes.
'Changyu's disciple is Gu Jianxian, the world's best Sword Immortal.'
'His junior sister is a big shot of the Heavenly Supervisory who holds great power.'
'That power alone is enough to make him superior to the Crown Prince who has worked hard for decades.'
'It's no wonder he's my son.'
'He does have what it takes to be the emperor.'
'Should I replace the current Crown Prince?'
At this moment, that idea popped up in the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's mind.
It was not that he really didn't like the Crown Prince.
Rather, it was because Su Changyu was just too outstanding.
He was so outstanding that it would be unforgivable if he did not let Su Changyu ascend to the throne.
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Chapter 207: Do You Really Think That I Don't Dare To Change The Crown Prince?
In the Qingyun Mountains.
Xiao Muxue sipped on some wine with her eyes full of bewilderment.
She was curious as to how the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty would arrive in such a place.
However, she immediately guessed something.
"Tenth Prince?"
Her eyes were full of curiosity.
However, immediately after that, Xiao Muxue gurgled her mouth with some wine and couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"Is Su Changyu really the Tenth Prince? In that case, things are getting interesting."
Xiao Muxue thought to herself.
However, in the next moment, she couldn't help but shake her head again.
"However, it no longer matters whether Changyu is the Tenth Prince or not. The Immortal King's relics are the most important for now. Let's hope others won't pick the fruit."
Xiao Muxue murmured to herself before walking towards the sect quietly.
Soon, Xiao Muxue arrived at the Qingyun Dao Sect.
The changes in the sect made Xiao Muxue a little dumbfounded.
In particular, when she saw Daoist Tai Hua giving out various commands, she couldn't help but be confused.
"Muxue, you're here too. Come and see how our sect is."
Daoist Tai Hua was a little surprised to see Xiao Muxue and soon walked towards her and pointed at the buildings excitedly.
"Sect Leader, tell us honestly, how many taels of silver did you borrow?"
Xiao Muxue asked.
Daoist Tai Hua's face turned sullen immediately.
'What do you mean how many did I borrow?'
'Am I such a person?'
Seeing Daoist Tai Hua's reaction, Xiao Muxue did not continue dwelling on that problem.
"Has Ye Ping come back?"
Xiao Muxue asked casually.
"He's back, do you need to see him for something?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked curiously.
"Yes."
Xiao Muxue had indeed come back this time to look for Ye Ping, because there was something that she needed him to do.
"I advise you to not look for him."
Daoist Tai Hua said earnestly.
"Why?"
In an instant, Xiao Muxue was a little curious.
"When Ye Ping returned, I did a divination for him and discovered that he might face a huge calamity lately."
"You're not planning to make him go out, are you? If so, I'll be the first to object."
Daoist Tai Hua said with an extremely serious expression.
"Huge calamity?"
Xiao Muxue frowned slightly.
"Yes, the divination gave us an inauspicious outcome. During this period of time, I have been thinking of ways to help him resolve it."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded and said so.
Xiao Muxue instantly sighed with relief after hearing his words.
It seemed that there was a high rate of success in the matter that she wanted to achieve.
"Muxue, what are you doing? Don't go to Ye Ping. You're away from the sect all the time and you probably got into trouble out there but don't take Ye Ping along with you."
At this point, before Daoist Tai Hua finished speaking, Xiao Muxue had already left, making Daoist Tai Hua a little anxious.
Ye Ping was really going to face some inauspicious matters, and if he really encountered a mishap, who could be responsible?
However, Xiao Muxue ignored Daoist Tai Hua and simply left the place.
At the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Xiao Muxue walked over slowly.
She stared at Ye Ping, who was on the rear cliff, with bewilderment in her eyes.
She really couldn't understand what Ye Ping was trying to do.
However, Xiao Muxue did not bother Ye Ping and instead sat at the side to watch him quietly.
Moreover, she had come over this time to ask Ye Ping for a favor.
In fact, it would be better to say that she was sending Ye Ping an opportunity.
The Immortal King Relic was going to appear soon.
That was the relic that the five dynasties had dreamed of.
Initially, finding the Immortal King's relics had nothing to do with Ye Ping, but when they discovered it, it contained the Ancient Lock Spirit Array.
Once one stepped into the relic, their cultivation level would be suppressed to the Golden Core realm regardless of how strong they were.
That was also the reason why the five dynasties were doing their best to groom Golden Core realm elites.
There was still one year to go before the Immortal King Relic would be opened.
Xiao Muxue came over this time to make Ye Ping start his rigorous training regime.
She believed in Ye Ping's strength.
At this moment, Xiao Muxue gazed at Ye Ping, who was not far away, with a golden glint in her eyes. She saw through him immediately.
"Your Qi and Blood is like a True Dragon and your Dharmic Dao is like an ancient bell. Ye Ping, what cultivation technique do you cultivate?"
"Both your physical body and Dharmic Dao are extremely strong."
"Even the other elites can't reach your level."
Xiao Muxue was astounded.
Be it his physical body or his Dharmic Dao, Ye Ping was extremely strong.
It was completely unbelievable. Ye Ping was just like a freak.
The only thing that made Xiao Muxue somewhat silent and confused was Ye Ping's repeated action of picking up the sword and putting it down again
'What is going on?'
'You can get enlightenment from this?'
Her eyes were full of curiosity.
Thus, four hours passed.
At this moment…
In the Great Xia Dynasty Palace, the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty was in the main hall.
Below the hall, there was a eunuch standing at the bottom and speaking to the crown prince subserviently.
"Congratulations to the Crown Prince, congratulations to the Crown Prince."
The eunuch was kneeling on the ground, seemingly extremely excited.
"Oh? Eunuch Li, what's the joyous occasion? What brings you here?"
Hearing this, Xia Qian couldn't help but stand up and look at Eunuch Li who was in front of him.
His eyes were filled with curiosity.
Eunuch Li was the eunuch who served the emperor and could not be considered a favored person. However, he was a close servant of the emperor. Since he was there to congratulate them, he must have something to say.
"Crown Prince, a few days ago, His Majesty asked the people of the Imperial Clothing Pavilion to expedite the customization of the ten-odd sets of robes."
"All the clothes are tailored according to the emperor's instructions. I think that no one else in this world except the emperor can have clothes made on such a large scale."
"After thinking about it, I think that only you are worthy of wearing these clothes, Your Highness."
Eunuch Li chuckled and congratulated the Crown Prince.
As soon as he said that, Xia Qian couldn't help but be overjoyed. Although he held the power of supervising the nation, he obviously did not know about the production of the robes.
After hearing Eunuch Li's words, he couldn't help but be over the moon.
However, Xia Qian seemed hesitant.
"Maybe Father made those clothes for himself. Eunuch Li, why do you think that they're for me?"
The Crown Prince was curious. Clothes-making was not that rare of a matter.
He was a little curious as to why it was said to have been created for him.
"Your Highness, you probably don't know about this."
"I'm often staying by His Majesty's side and he has more than enough clothes. Besides, even if he needs more clothes, he won't have to ask for it. The Four Seasons Clothing House produces lots of clothes for His Majesty each year."
"Besides, if His Majesty needs to have his clothes made, there's no need for him to send an order personally."
Eunuch Li's reasonable words made Xia Qian more and more delighted.
However, he was still a little curious.
"But why does Father want to reward me with new clothes?"
Xia Qian continued to ask.
"It must be because Your Highness has worked hard to supervise the nation so His Majesty specifically got them to tailor-make some clothes for you as a reward."
Eunuch Li said smilingly.
After hearing his words, Xia Qian couldn't hide the joy on his face.
"Hahaha, since that's the case, then thank you, Eunuch Li."
As he spoke, Xia Qian waved his hand, and in an instant, a precious jade appeared in Eunuch Li's hand.
It was the Psychic Jade treasure which was often used as a reward for others by the powerful nobles of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The Psychic Jade was exclusive to the royals. It was not considered rare but there weren't many in the world either. It could speed up the cultivation of cultivators and it was naturally very precious for the royals.
To the royals, it was naturally best for it to be used as a reward.
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness."
Having received a benefit, Eunuch Li naturally smiled and bowed continuously towards the Crown Prince.
"It's just a trivial token. Eunuch Li, you have to put in a good word for me in front of my father often."
Xia Qian said politely.
That was what his character was like. He had almost no enemies because in his opinion, he would basically not take the initiative to provoke the other party as long as it was not a big feud.
His goal was to become the emperor, and hence, he was very clear about what he wanted to do and what he didn't.
He could please a lackey for the sake of the throne, but he knew that as long as he ascended the throne, all his efforts to suck up to the lackey would be worth it.
He would at most kill them. That would be enough.
Eunuch Li left smilingly.
Xia Qian also smiled and returned to his seat. He didn't care about this matter at all.
It was just a few pieces of clothing, and even if his father had gotten them made for him, he wouldn't feel anything much.
As long as it wasn't a gift for others, he wouldn't mind.
The reason why the reward was given to Eunuch Li was entirely because Eunuch Li had gone to him immediately after receiving the news.
If he had the intention to do it, it would mean that Eunuch Li supported him.
Since he supported him, he wouldn't mind giving him a Psychic Jade.
After all, it wouldn't matter no matter how many gifts he gave away now.
At the end of the day, as long as he ascended the throne, the entire Great Xia Dynasty would belong to him.
If he gave out more treasures, it wouldn't mean much to the entire treasure vault of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Five minutes later, in the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was wearing a black dragon robe. There were major changes in his aura.
Seated in the main hall, he was just like a huge divine mountain that made them feel terrified.
The current emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was the true emperor.
He was the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty who swallowed the mountain and river, and dominated the world.
"Li Si."
Within the main hall, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's voice resounded.
Soon, Eunuch Li walked in.
As he stepped into the main hall, he seemed extremely nervous.
Regardless of how many times he had met the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, he would be uncontrollably nervous. After all, he was the king of the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, Li Si nevertheless walked over slowly before kneeling on the ground.
Unlike now, when Li Si met the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, he didn't have to kneel down like he did now in front of the emperor. That was the greatest difference between the Crown Prince and the Emperor.
"Has the matter of the clothes been settled?"
In the Heart-Nurturing Palace, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was seated on his seat and looking through some appraisals without even looking at Li Si.
He said calmly, "The completion date is estimated to be within three days. By then, I will have someone send the clothes to the Crown Prince's residence."
Li Si knelt on the ground and said without any intention to overstep his bounds.
However, as soon as he said that, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but ask calmly, "Who said that the clothes are to be delivered to the Crown Prince's residence?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's tone was calm as he asked Li Si that question.
As soon as he said that, Li Si was immediately stunned.
'Not for the Crown Prince?'
'Who is it for then?'
There was still one thing that he hadn't told the Crown Prince about, and that was that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had ordered had a youthful style. That was the reason why he was certain that it was for the Crown Prince.
However, he did not expect the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty to say that it was not for the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my fault for being self-righteous. Please spare me."
Li Si was kneeling on the ground and shivering in shock.
Looking at Li Si who was on the ground, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not feel any hint of emotion, but in an instant, he saw the Psychic Jade in Li Si's interspatial ring.
Soon, the Emperor's eyes were full of disgust.
He was full of disdain
What did emperors hate the most?
An emperor hated having someone try to poach their loyal subjects.
What else did they hate more? Their loyal subjects being successfully poached away.
However, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty understood that he was about to step down from the throne soon, and hence, there were naturally people who coveted the throne. Twenty years ago, Li Si probably wouldn't waver even if the Crown Prince offered him countless benefits.
Now that he had accepted the benefits, he naturally had to stand on the Crown Prince's side. There was nothing much to comment about that.
However, the disgust that he had shown previously was not because of that.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty naturally wouldn't be disgusted about such things.
He mainly thought about Su Changyu, whom he thought was the Tenth Prince. Su Changyu managed to make Gu Jianxian his disciple and become the Senior Brother of a prominent figure of the Heavenly Supervisory.
Yet, the Crown Prince tried to suck up to a eunuch.
It made him feel disgusted.
"Send all the clothes to Taishang Xuanji. Go get the Crown Prince to come here."
Li Si got up and then hurriedly walked out of the hall with his heart beating rapidly, feeling as if he had survived an ordeal.
However, at this moment, Li Si felt that he was overly eager.
He was too anxious.
Although the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was about to step down, he still had at least ten years to go, so laying plans ahead was an act of betrayal in the eyes of the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Fortunately, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty did not care about it. If he did, he would have probably died thousands of times.
At this moment, Li Si completely understood why the authoritative ministers in the dynasty did not dare to get involved in the battle for the throne.
15 minutes later.
Xia Qian appeared outside the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
"Father."
Xia Qian spoke calmly. Without a word, he called out towards the hall.
"Come in."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's voice sounded.
Xia Qian then slowly entered the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
He was still composed and collected. As the Crown Prince, there was nothing he was afraid of.
"On 2nd January, the Fiendcelestial Cult suddenly attacked the Li Nation and there were countless casualties."
"On 15th January, the calamity of the sea happened and 20 treasure ships were destroyed."
"On 19th January, we won the border conflict."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty sounded extremely calm in the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
The Crown Prince, Xia Qian, couldn't help but be silent after hearing those voices.
Five minutes later, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's voice ceased.
In the next moment, all the appraisals on the table were immediately swept onto the ground.
In an instant, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty stood up, and there was unconcealable anger in his gaze.
"Xia Qian! Do you know what you have done wrong?"
His thunderous voice made Xia Qian turn pale in shock.
He took a deep breath and clenched his fists, hoping to calm himself down, but standing in front of his father, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xia Qian could not calm down at all.
"I know my mistakes, please forgive me."
Xia Qian kneeled on the ground with his head hung low while his heart beat rapidly.
"You know your mistakes? Tell me what you've done wrong then."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's voice became calm again, but his calmness made everyone even more terrified.
As soon as he said that, Xia Qian answered slowly.
"I failed to supervise the nation properly and caused the Great Xia Dynasty to suffer consecutive calamities."
Xia Qian said.
"You failed to supervise the nation properly?"
"Hah, what a great excuse."
"You really hold out hope until you're faced with the grim reality."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty sneered, making Xia Qian turn pale.
"Three years ago, I gave you the task of supervising the nation and you did a good job in the first year."
"However, during the second year, you have changed. You took advantage of the responsibility of the supervision of the country to see the appraisals and grasp business opportunities for personal gains. You even raked in earnings from the disasters the nation suffered."
"At that time, I put up with you."
"I knew that since you're the Crown Prince, you have lots to take care of, and I knew that you had to spend a lot of money to bribe others."
"However, in the third year, you saw that I did not control you, and so you got more and more greedy. You even drew a salary without doing your job."
"But you know what? Even if you had done that, I would not be angry."
"Due to the fact that you are the Crown Prince, you need money and by doing that, you might have affected some people, but in general, there was no effect on the Great Xia Dynasty."
"Do you know what exactly is wrong with you?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty stated Xia Qian's actions clearly.
However, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was not furious about those matters.
The reason being, the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xia Qian, was just trying to get money. Besides, the amount he got was just a drop in the bucket.
What really made him angry was another matter.
"Father, please enlighten me. I really have no idea."
Knowing that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was not upset with him for trying to earn money, Xia Qian got even more terrified because he did not know what else he had done wrong.
"You want me to get straight to the point?"
"Sure, I'll tell you directly."
"You took the initiative to form friendly ties with the Great Ze Dynasty for the sake of securing your throne."
"However, the last thing you should have done is to inform the Great Ze Dynasty of the non-poisonous pill formula."
"That concerns the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty!"
"Besides, you are the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. Yet, you were so subservient to the Great Ze Dynasty."
"You've really disgraced the Great Xia Dynasty."
"Even though the Great Ze Dynasty is inferior to the Great Xia Dynasty, we are both dynasties."
"Today, you are respectful to the Great Xia Dynasty, but after you ascend the throne, are you going to make the Great Xia Dynasty a vassal state of the Great Ze Dynasty?"
At this point, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's voice was as loud as thunder.
The Crown Prince was so frightened that he immediately fell to the ground.
Shock was written all over his face.
Due to the deal that he had made with the Great Ze Dynasty, he was certain that his father definitely did not know about it.
However, he didn't expect his father to have found out.
'This… this… this is unbelievable.'
However, at this moment,
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty spoke again, making Xia Qian dumbfounded.
"You got up to all these sordid acts. Do you really think I wouldn't dare to change the Crown Prince?"
A voice sounded.
It was immediately silent in the main hall.
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Chapter 208: Termination Of The Crown Prince's Responsibilities To Supervise The Nation, Taishang Xuanji Tells The Truth
In the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
It was extremely quiet.
Xia Qian's face was extremely pale.
He did not dare to look directly at the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty because it involved too much.
On the other hand, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was extremely disappointed with Xia Qian's behavior.
Things like non-poisonous pills had miraculous uses that could not be put into words. However, Xia Qian actually gave the formula away to someone else. Even though Xia Qian had his own plans, it was something that irked the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, what really made the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty furious was not just the non-poisonous formula, but what Xia Qian did.
The Great Xia Dynasty would sooner or later belong to Xia Qian, but he actually handed over the non-poisonous pill formula to someone else for the sake of securing his position and the throne. No matter what, it was a silly thing to do.
"Father!"
At this moment, Xia Qian was kneeling on the ground with agony all over his face as he wept miserably.
"I know I'm at fault but I have my reasons for doing that. As long as I haven't ascended the throne, my brothers are all going to covet my position."
"Over the years, I have been supervising the nation as the Crown Prince, and in the past three years, I've made lots of enemies."
"I'm really scared that I might not be able to ascend the throne one day."
"No matter how good the position of the Crown Prince may be, I will never be king unless I ascend the throne. That's the reason that I committed such a huge mistake, please believe me."
"I promise that I'll never commit this mistake again."
The Crown Prince knelt on the ground. He could tell that his father was really enraged.
Hence, he hurriedly took the initiative to admit his mistake. Although he still had to be punished, he would at least not lose his position as the Crown Prince.
If he didn't speak up, his father might really replace him as the crown prince and he would not be able to accept it at all.
"Ridiculous."
"This is really ridiculous."
"Since you're the Crown Prince who was personally crowned by me, who would dare to stop you?"
"You're clearly just looking for excuses."
"Not only are you foolish, you even have so many excuses."
"Are you worthy of being the Crown Prince?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty rebuked.
In his opinion, the Crown Prince was making excuses for himself.
The reasons he gave were also so disgusting.
'He will live in anxiety as long as he doesn't ascend the throne?'
'He won't be able to eat or sleep in peace as long as he doesn't ascend the throne?'
'Just a bunch of excuses.'
"Father."
The Crown Prince wanted to continue defending himself, but the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty interjected.
"You don't have to say anything else. Return to your hall. You're not allowed to step out again for a year."
"Stop meddling with the matter of the non-poisonous pill formula too. If I find out that you are still getting involved, don't blame me for being heartless."
"Reflect well on yourself during this one-year period."
"For the time being, you don't have to supervise the nation."
"Got it?"
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty's tone was very calm and he withdrew the Crown Prince's rights quietly.
However, the Crown Prince wasn't furious at all. In fact, after hearing that, he felt a little thankful.
"Thank you, Father. I'll certainly reflect on myself."
The Crown Prince nodded and agreed.
After a while, he got up and left the Heart-Nurturing Palace.
After the Crown Prince left, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty also slowly returned to his seat.
He looked at the Crown Prince, who was leaving, with misery in his eyes.
Although he liked Su Changyu, the Crown Prince was also his flesh and blood.
Since he had conferred Xia Qian the title of Crown Prince, he naturally favored and pampered his son but he knew that he could not overindulge him.
He was the future king of the Great Xia Dynasty, and hence, he had to be harsh to him and have strict requirements of him.
The Crown Prince could make mistakes now and it wouldn't matter regardless of how big his mistakes were because the emperor was there to support him.
However, if one day, the Crown Prince became the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and made a grave mistake, what would happen?
One mistake on his part might cause the people of the world to suffer.
It might also make the Great Xia Dynasty fall.
That was also the reason that he was so strict with the Crown Prince.
However, he also doted on him greatly.
At the very least, he didn't really punish the Crown Prince even though the latter had committed such a huge mistake.
He merely terminated his duties.
If it were any other prince, he definitely wouldn't spare them so easily.
"Ah."
Seated on the dragon chair, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty rubbed his temples while sighing as Su Changyu's appearance continuously flashed through his mind.
Indeed, people could not be compared with each other.
Xia Qian and Su Changyu were simply worlds apart.
However, the emperor of Great Xia Dynasty's gaze instantly became extremely calm and peaceful.
The noises of mosquitoes filled the hall.
"Xia Qian, I hope that you're really doing this only to secure your throne."
His voice was so soft that none of the eunuchs outside could hear him.
An hour later.
In the Crown Prince's Hall.
Xia Qian was pacing back and forth nervously in the Crown Prince's Hall.
In the beginning, he had been too frightened by the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty and hence didn't process the fact that he had been stripped of his duties.
However, it now dawned on Xia Qian that he had lost the responsibility of supervising the nation. To him, it was simply a fatal blow.
He suffered two huge blows.
One was that he could no longer go around getting money in the name of supervising the nation, but that wasn't too bad because he had obtained plenty of money in the past three years which would at least be enough to last him for some time.
The main point was the second one. Once he was stripped of his duties, his younger brothers would be the first to know.
When the time came, they would probably think that he had fallen out of favor and once that happened, they would begin to hatch conspiracies.
That wasn't all. The civil and military officials in court had yet to pick a side. If they heard this news, those sly old foxes would definitely shun him.
That was the very reason that he immediately got someone to call Taishang Xuanji over.
Taishang Xuanji was his uncle and the Chancellor of the court who had always been his father's loyal follower.
Xia Qian reckoned that there must be a reason that his father had lost his temper as soon as he returned. He thought that perhaps someone had secretly informed the emperor. Hence, he couldn't stand it.
He desperately wanted to know the answer.
"Your Highness, Chancellor Xuanji is here."
At this moment, a lackey walked in and announced loudly.
"Quick, ask him to come in."
Xia Qian sounded extremely eager.
He would never be in such a hurry when he encountered anything. Only after being reprimanded by the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty would he act this way.
In his eyes, the only person who could oppress him in the entire Great Xia Dynasty was the emperor.
He was terrified of his father, just like how most sons in the world were afraid of their fathers.
Soon, a figure walked in. It was Taishang Xuanji.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Taishang Xuanji walked in respectfully and bowed to the Crown Prince.
"Uncle, there's no need for the formalities."
Seeing Taishang Xuanji appear, Xia Qian was instantly overjoyed, and he soon bowed to him as a junior.
"Your Highness, you're the Crown Prince and I'm just a chancellor after all. I cannot forgo the rules."
Taishang Xuanji shook his head and bowed again towards Xia Qian.
"Hey Uncle, only you and I are left in the hall now, don't be so formal."
Xia Qian was good at guessing others' thoughts and manipulating the hearts of people. Hence, he insisted on calling Taishang Xuanji his uncle.
"Your Highness, what's the matter? Tell me straight."
Taishang Xuanji knew that if it was not a major matter, Xia Qian wouldn't have secretly asked him to come to the palace.
"Uncle, it's a huge matter. I got reprimanded by Father today and he even stripped me of my rights to supervise the nation."
The Crown Prince told Taishang Xuanji about the trouble he had encountered.
However, as soon as he said that, Taishang Xuanji's expression changed drastically.
"What, you're stripped of your rights to supervise the nation?"
He frowned with a look of shock as he stared at Xia Qian in utter disbelief.
After all, it was only natural for the Crown Prince to oversee the affairs of the nation before succeeding to the throne.
It was a major thing for him to be stripped of his duties to oversee the affairs of the nation. It would at least cause an uproar in the imperial court and even a few princes would get agitated.
In the beginning, their chances of getting the throne were extremely small, but if the Crown Prince was punished, they would have hope.
However, instead of directly asking the Crown Prince what mistake he had made, Taishang Xuanji thought of another possibility.
As soon as that thought appeared, Taishang Xuanji couldn't help but be full of worries.
"Yes, it's all my fault for being greedy and informing the Crown Prince of the Great Ze Dynasty about the non-poisonous pill formula for the sake of getting closer to him."
Xia Qian hung his head low and seemed a little helpless.
However, after hearing his words, Taishang Xuanji immediately had an epiphany.
"Ridiculous!"
"This is really ridiculous."
Taishang Xuanji sighed in relief. In the beginning, he thought that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty really wanted to let Su Changyu take over the throne.
However, now that Xia Qian had told him about the reason, Taishang Xuanji understood why the emperor wanted to strip him of his responsibilities of supervising the nation.
That was simply too absurd.
"Uncle."
Xia Qian seemed very uncomfortable.
"Don't call me uncle."
"Your Highness, you are really muddled up."
"Do you know that the non-poisonous pill formula is the foundation for the rise of the Great Xia Dynasty? Do you know how happy His Majesty was when he got the non-poisonous pill formula?"
"Over the years, the Great Xia Dynasty has been suffering several consecutive disasters, so His Majesty thought that it was the will of heaven."
"However, after the non-poisonous pill formula appeared, His Majesty was relieved because the non-poisonous pill formula is the foundation of the future of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"This thing can be used to bless countless people of the Great Xia Dynasty, but you actually informed the enemies of such a precious item."
"You are really, unbelievably foolish."
Taishang Xuanji bellowed furiously. A short while ago, he was addressing the Crown Prince politely but he was now almost lashing out at him.
He knew that even if the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty liked Su Changyu, he wouldn't stop doting on the Crown Prince.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty seemed to be harsh on the Crown Prince but he knew that it was because he favored him.
That was precisely the reason he was that harsh to the Crown Prince.
However, he didn't expect the Crown Prince to be so muddled up as to do such a thing. It was… incomprehensible.
He couldn't understand why.
He really could not imagine what the Crown Prince was thinking and why he was that foolish.
Poof.
In the next moment, the Crown Prince knelt on the ground and looked at Taishang Xuanji with tears all over his face.
"Uncle, I was just being anxious, I didn't know it would result in such a grave mistake."
Xia Qian did not kneel as the Crown Prince but as Taishang Xuanji's nephew. Hence, it was reasonable.
"You…"
"Ugh! I really don't know what to say about you."
Taishang Xuanji was also getting dizzy because of his anger.
However, in the next moment, his gaze immediately became sharp as he stared at Xia Qian.
"Xia Qian, let me ask you something, you have to answer truthfully. If you hide anything from me, I won't take pity on you even if you really lose your position in the future."
Taishang Xuanji suddenly thought of something, and he questioned the Crown Prince with an extremely frightening gaze.
"Please speak, uncle."
Xia Qian was a little confused, not knowing why his uncle suddenly said this.
"Did you deliberately inform the Great Ze Dynasty of the non-poisonous pill formula so that your father will be forced to retire!?!"
Taishang Xuanji asked in a deep voice.
His words were like a thunderbolt that blasted Xia Qian's brain.
"Uncle, you… you… how can you say such things?"
"Even if I wanted to become the emperor, I couldn't have done that."
"Otherwise, I'd be no different from a beast."
Xia Qian was dumbfounded because he did not expect to hear that from his uncle at all.
Taishang Xuanji was relieved to see Xia Qian's reaction.
To be honest, he really couldn't think of any reason for his nephew to reveal the matter of the non-poisonous pill formula.
Xia Qian definitely knew the importance of the non-poisonous pill formula.
Such things were extremely precious to the Great Xia Dynasty, and once it was refined, it would be of great help to the Great Xia Dynasty.
In less than five hundred years, it would be possible to trump the five dynasties. Hence, it was an object that concerned the foundation.
Even if the merit was credited to the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xia Qian would stand to gain too. After he ascended the throne, he used the non-poisonous pill formula to stabilize the nation.
In fact, he could even become immortal.
Hence, under normal circumstances, the Crown Prince would not use such a thing as a bargaining chip.
The only possibility was that the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty had deliberately leaked it and borrowed the power of the Great Ze Dynasty to suppress the Great Xia Dynasty.
The matter of the non-poisonous pills must be blocked. It just meant that heaven wouldn't allow it and by then, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty might really retire and let Xia Qian take the throne.
If that were the case, Xia Qian would really go crazy.
The emperor definitely wouldn't spare Xia Qian. The responsibility of supervising the nation was trivial, and it wasn't uncommon for a Crown Prince to be stripped of his position.
"Xia Qian, if you really don't have that idea in mind, everything will be salvaged."
"Although you've done a major thing, His Majesty is just stripping you of your title for the time being. This is a good thing but also a bad thing."
"At least no matter what, you are still the Crown Prince, and in your father's heart, you are still the future emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"Your father is only disappointed in you, but not completely so."
"During this period of time, you must not get involved in anything anymore."
"Don't try to rope in officials or meddle with the affairs of the dynasty. Just remain in the palace quietly and read or drink some wine to entertain yourself. Do you understand?"
Taishang Xuanji comforted Xia Qian.
In the current situation, staying still was the best thing to do. If he got up to any nonsense again, there might really be some issues.
No matter what, he wanted his nephew to become the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
It was from the bottom of his heart.
That was the reason that he instructed Xia Qian because he didn't want Xia Qian to make mistakes again.
"Okay, I understand, thank you for your pointers."
After hearing Taishang Xuanji's words, Xia Qian immediately felt relieved. As long as his uncle could give some advice, it would mean that he was not in a desperate situation yet.
However, at this moment, Xia Qian couldn't help but speak.
"Uncle, there are some things that I find strange."
"Father obviously resents me so much, but why did he order clothes for me?"
Xia Qian asked casually.
He just didn't know what to say, so he casually struck up a conversation about a certain topic.
However, as soon as he said that, Taishang Xuanji fell a little silent.
In an instant, Xia Qian immediately noticed the changes in his uncle's expression.
He was truly a smart person. Otherwise, how could he have become the Crown Prince?
"Uncle? Are the clothes not for me?"
Xia Qian hurriedly asked Taishang Xuanji.
"I don't know about this matter, Your Highness, don't bother asking about this. It's just some clothes, it's nothing much."
Taishang Xuanji did not want to get involved in this matter.
He shook his head to deny it.
However, Xia Qian smelled a rat about that matter because he understood his uncle too well.
When it came to tricky situations, his uncle would choose to stay out of them as long as he could. Clearly, there was something fishy about that matter.
"Uncle, what exactly is going on?"
"After Father made a trip out, he has changed drastically."
"You must know something."
"Uncle, I'm your nephew, you can hide it from the world, but you can't hide it from me."
"Mother has mentioned before that the first person I called after I was born was you, Uncle."
"I don't trust anyone in the entire Great Xia Dynasty except you, Uncle. If you know something but are hiding it from me, wouldn't I really be a loner?"
Xia Qian asked agitatedly.
In the end, he immediately cried.
Indeed, as soon as he said that, Taishang Xuanji couldn't help but shake his head as he took a deep breath.
He knew that he had said something wrong.
In the beginning, he really didn't want to say it but Xia Qian had a point.
He was Xia Qian's uncle, and the first person Xia Qian called out to after he was born.
Thinking of this, Taishang Xuanji couldn't help but answer him.
"Xia Qian, I can let you know but you must remember to pretend that you didn't hear anything after I tell you."
"Don't act presumptuously or I'm really afraid that… you will lose your position."
Those words made Xia Qian a little shocked. Even though he had informed the enemies about the non-poisonous pill formula, he had merely been stripped of his responsibilities.
What else could be more major than that?
Xia Qian was full of curiosity.
"Uncle, tell me, I'll definitely pretend that I've never heard it."
"I can even make an oath."
Xia Qian nodded with a look of determination.
However, Taishang Xuanji did not say anything and instead went to the tea table where he dipped his finger into some tea and then wrote a word on the table.
"Ten."
When Xia Qian saw that word, he immediately froze as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Ten."
He knew what it meant.
Tenth Prince.
The legendary Tenth Prince, who could bring supreme blessing to the Great Xia Dynasty.
He was also the person that Xia Qian feared the most.
It was because the Tenth Prince did not die, and rumor had it that he could be stranded among the mortals.
Now that Taishang Xuanji wrote such a word…
How could Xia Qian not understand?
Xia Qian completely understood everything.
'No wonder.'
'Why would Father do this to me?'
'No wonder Father thought of replacing the Crown Prince.'
'Seems like Father has… found the Tenth Prince!'
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Chapter 209: Ye Ping Gains Enlightenment, Supreme Sword Immortal!
Xia Qian was silent.
He completely understood why his father's character had changed drastically after he returned.
It turned out…
It turned out that he had found the Tenth Prince.
He was not the only one who knew about the legend of the Tenth Prince. In fact, many people in the dynasty knew about it.
Back then, when the Tenth Prince was born, there was auspiciousness that descended from the sky and golden dragons and golden phoenixes circled around the entire Great Xia Dynasty Palace for 18 hours.
There were even people who saw immortals giving blessings.
The people worshiped, and the other four dynasties were also moved.
At that time, some people concluded that the Tenth Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty was blessed by the heavens to help the Great Xia Dynasty complete the intended unification, which was unprecedented.
That was also the reason why the Tenth Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty had been receiving lots of attention after he was born.
The reason that Xia Qian remembered it so clearly was because he was seven years old that year and was reciting an essay he had written in class.
He thought he would be praised and rewarded by his father, but to his surprise, after the birth of the Tenth Prince, his father simply walked out of the hall without even looking at him.
Everyone in the hall left.
That was also the reason that an unknown seed appeared in his heart.
He had longed for the limelight since he was a child and wanted to be the center of attention of countless people. However, there was not a single person who wanted to listen to the essay that he had prepared confidently for half a year.
That made him furious.
Xia Qian even resented the Tenth Prince, especially because of the many things that happened later.
However, one day, the Tenth Prince suddenly disappeared and that made Xia Qian feel very relieved.
He was even filled with unparalleled joy.
The only pity was that the Tenth Prince did not die and had merely gone missing.
Although there were rumors that the Tenth Prince might have died, Xia Qian was not very convinced. After all, nothing could be confirmed unless the corpse was found.
However, as time passed little by little, Xia Qian became the Crown Prince and gradually forgot about the Tenth Prince.
However, he did not genuinely forget about him.
The Tenth Prince was like a thorn in his heart that could not be removed.
The scene that happened that year gave Xia Qian a huge impact.
He could never forget the scene of everyone celebrating the birth of the Tenth Prince in the Great Xia Dynasty Palace back then.
The feeling of being in the limelight and receiving everyone's attention was his greatest desire.
However, it was all taken away by someone else. Hence, he was naturally disgruntled and full of jealousy and resentment.
However, he did not expect that the Tenth Prince had actually returned.
The Tenth Prince actually appeared in his world again.
He was completely terrified.
In the imperial palace, he wasn't afraid of the other princes at all.
He knew that the princes would not be able to do anything even if he gained lots of merit.
'Can they shake my position?'
'No, obviously not.'
However, the Tenth Prince was different because he might really shake their position.
'No wonder.'
'No wonder.'
'No wonder Father said: do you really think I wouldn't dare to change the Crown Prince?'
'Father had obviously met the Tenth Prince so he wants to replace me with him.'
Various thoughts shuttled through Xia Qian's mind.
Seeing the way Xia Qian was behaving, Taishang Xuanji immediately grabbed Xia Qian's arm.
"Crown Prince, bear this in mind!"
"You are the Crown Prince, the future emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"No one will be able to change your father's mind. No matter who it may be, what you have to do now is to pretend you know nothing."
"You can do and eat whatever you want in the palace but don't get up to anything foolish. Don't be negligent either."
"Your father still wants you to be the emperor, you hear?" Taishang Xuanji said.
He was well aware of everything and knew what the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was thinking too. Hence, he had been continuously comforting Xia Qian, lest he suffered a huge blow because of the matter.
In fact, it wouldn't matter even if he suffered a blow. Most importantly, he shouldn't get up to any nonsense.
Otherwise, no one would be able to save him.
Sensing Taishang Xuanji's arm, Xia Qian gradually regained his composure.
He took a deep breath.
He took another deep breath.
His body trembled slightly, and in the end, he even took out a red pill, which was the Mind-Calming Jade Pill.
He swallowed the pill, and after a short while, he fell silent.
His eyes were clear and clean.
"I understand now, Uncle."
"Regardless of whether he's alive or not, I'm still the Crown Prince, and since I'm the Crown Prince, no one can shake me."
"What I have to do now is to be quiet and do nothing, which is better than doing anything."
"Is that so?"
Xia Qian's voice was calm and he no longer sounded as flustered as he used to be. After seeing this scene, Taishang Xuanji was slightly silent for some reason.
Xia Qian was right, but Taishang Xuanji felt that something was amiss.
It was not a good thing that the Crown Prince had suddenly become so calm and collected.
He had a secret. Actually, to be more precise, the Crown Prince had a secret which was known to only two people besides the Crown Prince himself.
One was Taishang Xuanji, and the other was Taishang Xuanji's mother.
The secret was that whenever the Crown Prince was extremely agitated, he would become really intelligent in a single moment.
He would also become extremely calm and smart like an emotionless person.
The Crown Prince was suffering a relapse.
Legend had it that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty who established the dynasty had similar symptoms.
In the opinion of the bystanders, it might be a good thing but for Taishang Xuanji, it was not a good thing.
At this point, he could no longer see through Xia Qian.
"Uncle, it's going to be hard on you. I'll stay in the palace and not meddle with the affairs."
Xia Qian said with a calm gaze.
As soon as he said that, Taishang Xuanji fell silent too.
He did not know if what he said today was right or wrong.
However, no matter what, he hoped that the Crown Prince would not mess around because the best way to deal with the current situation was to stay put and not do anything.
"In this case, I'll take my leave."
Taishang Xuanji didn't say anything else.
He turned around and left.
However, when he reached the door, Xia Qian spoke again.
"Uncle, you will be supporting me, right?"
His voice made Taishang Xuanji freeze in shock.
He was at a complete loss for words.
'Do I support him?'
Of course he supported his nephew but after Xia Qian asked such a question, many things seemed to have a different connotation.
However, he thought about it and finally gave an answer.
"I support the Crown Prince."
After saying that, he left.
There were two meanings to those words.
If Xia Qian was still the Crown Prince, he would naturally support him, but it's hard to say now that Xia Qian was no longer the Crown Prince.
After hearing his reply, Xia Qian was neither angry nor displeased.
Instead, he said with a smile, "Take care, Uncle."
After saying that, he was the only one left in the main hall.
He stayed silent for a long time.
At the same time, in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Xiao Muxue was bewildered.
She had been watching Ye Ping picking up his sword and then releasing it again for the entire day.
She still didn't know what Ye Ping was trying to do.
However, she was too embarrassed to disturb Ye Ping and could only wait there quietly.
However, Xiao Muxue had already thought about it. If Ye Ping were to continue going on like this, she would interrupt him.
Time passed little by little.
On the rear cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect.
Half a month passed.
In the past half a month, Ye Ping had been constantly holding his sword and putting it down.
His eyes were full of confusion.
In the beginning, he really could not comprehend anything, but as time passed little by little, he gradually discovered the subtleties and arcaneness within.
Unfortunately, he wanted to grasp it but he felt like he couldn't.
Ye Ping was very troubled.
Fifteen days.
For a full fifteen days, he had been repeating those actions without stopping to eat or rest. He lost track of time too.
It was not something that an ordinary person could do at all.
He was vexed!
He was vexed!
He was obsessed!
He was obsessed!
Ye Ping felt like his brain was about to explode, but he just couldn't imagine what logic was behind it.
At this moment, Ye Ping closed his eyes.
This was the first time he had closed his eyes in fifteen days.
It was his first time resting.
At this moment, Ye Ping suddenly became enlightened.
However, when he closed his eyes…
All of a sudden, several gusts of wind blew over.
The clear breeze blew over and made the strands of hair on Ye Ping's forehead fly up.
At this moment, Ye Ping was enlightened.
He was suddenly enlightened.
Su Changyu wanted him to comprehend the Dao and not just pick up the sword and put it down.
Yes, he wanted him to comprehend the Dao.
He wanted him to comprehend all of that.
He first had to understand Su Changyu's purpose of making him hold the sword and then put it down again.
He couldn't understand it at first and simply repeated the action.
However, in fact, the sword that Su Changyu wanted him to hold was not the one before him.
Instead, it was the one in his heart.
In particular, the words that he had said before.
Su Changyu wanted him to first release the sword before picking it up.
Under normal circumstances, one would be asked to pick up the sword before putting it down.
However, Su Changyu asked him to put it down before picking it up.
That was the subtlety of it.
Release the sword! Release the sword!
'Put down the sword in my heart.'
'What is the sword in my heart?'
'My obsession must be the sword in my heart.'
Thinking of this, Ye Ping took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
He forgot all the sword techniques in his mind.
Four Thunder Sword Technique? Forget it!
Heavenly River Swordsmanship? Forget it!
Endless Sword Diagram? Forget it!
Ye Ping forgot all his sword techniques.
The entire process was extremely painful, but Ye Ping still managed to forget them all.
It took two hours.
Ye Ping no longer had any sword techniques in his memory.
However, he didn't choose to practice his sword techniques immediately and instead got up to walk to the sword mark left behind by Su Changyu again.
Looking at the sword mark on the ground which was already blurry, Ye Ping closed his eyes again.
He no longer knew any sword techniques or swordsmanship.
He tried to learn again.
Forgetting the sword meant forgetting the obsession in one's heart.
Holding the sword meant picking up the supreme sword in one's heart.
This time, Ye Ping was not trying to comprehend anything, but rather, he wanted to find the Heart of the Sword he had at first.
There was now another difficult problem in front of him.
There were 30,000 types of sword techniques.
'What is the supreme sword?'
Ye Ping once again slipped into deep thought.
'What is the supreme sword?'
There was the supreme sword intent in the Jin Nation Academy.
Unfortunately, he did not comprehend anything.
Meanwhile, another gust of clear wind blew over.
At this moment, Ye Ping was enlightened.
"Senior Brother, I understand."
Below the rear cliff, Ye Ping smiled.
He had completely understood.
Previously, he informed Su Changyu that he had not comprehended the supreme sword intent of the Jin Nation Academy.
Su Changyu said that he still didn't understand, and at first Ye Ping could not quite figure out what Su Changyu meant.
However, Ye Ping now completely understood.
What Su Changyu meant was not that he felt that Ye Ping had not comprehended the supreme sword intent, but that he had not comprehended the meaning of his words.
The supreme sword intent was in the Jin Nation Academy but not either.
Yes, the supreme sword intent was in the Jin Nation Academy but not either.
Due to the fact that the supreme sword intent was omnipresent, it was contained in everything.
It was up to him to comprehend it.
Hence, the real sword intent was in heaven and earth, between the moon and the sun, and in the mountains and rivers.
Ye Ping was overjoyed as he felt that he had gained a complete epiphany.
However, as Ye Ping was overjoyed, a wind that appeared out of nowhere blew in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
Several fallen leaves were blown up, and the leaves of an ancient tree rustled.
It was a mountain breeze that grew stronger and stronger, from the Qingyun Dao Sect all the way to the Qingyun Mountains.
Ye Ping was continuously pondering about it and had gained a complete comprehension and enlightenment.
'There is supreme sword intent in the heaven and earth.'
'There is supreme sword intent in the sun and moon.'
'There is supreme sword intent in the mountains and rivers.'
'But where is the true supreme sword intent?'
'The answer is, in my heart.'
Buzz!
Buzz!
At this moment, faint rays of golden light began to spread around Ye Ping while a flying sword appeared behind him.
The flying sword was simple and plain but it emitted an inexplicable terror.
It was Ye Ping's Sword of the Heart.
It was also Ye Ping's supreme sword intent and supreme Sword Dao.
Buzz!
Inside the Qingyun Dao Sect, Su Changyu, who was reading the 'Express Four Thunder Swordsmanship', suddenly discovered that his sword, Frosty White, was trembling violently.
However, Su Changyu had no idea and was simply pressing the sword down with a frown.
"Do you want to run?"
All the swords in the Qingyun Dao Sect were buzzing.
Countless swords in the entire Qingyun Mountain Range were also trembling, even those in the Baiyun Ancient City also began buzzing.
Towards the end, all the swords in Qingzhou buzzed too.
Countless flying swords in the entire Jin Nation started buzzing.
In the Jin Nation Academy.
Countless elders and scholars, too, were astonished. They did not know what was going on but it seemed impressive.
The swords in their hands were also buzzing.
"Elder, what exactly is going on?"
"Yeah, Elder, what's going on? Why are our swords all contending for no reason?"
All the students were curious and unaware of what was going on.
Even some elders had no idea what happened.
However, Li Jiang knew what happened.
He stood on top of the cliff and stroked his beard calmly.
"A supreme Sword Immortal is going to appear in Jin Nation."
He chuckled and his words made all the students of the Jin Nation shocked.
'Peerless Sword Immortal?'
'What does that mean?'
In less than five minutes, all the swords in the entire Ten Nations were buzzing and contending.
The people were stunned as they did not know what happened.
However, powerhouses soon came out of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion to reveal the truth.
Someone had comprehended the supreme sword intent and broke through the first and most important realm. He could prove the Dao of the supreme Sword Immortal in the future.
As soon as the news was released, the Ten Nations were in an uproar.
What did the supreme Dao of Sword Immortals mean?
It meant that it was invincible.
In ancient times, there were immortal positions.
In the supreme Sword Immortal Dao, anyone who comprehended it would become a supreme Sword Immortal.
How could the people of the world not be shocked?
What did a supreme Sword Immortal mean?
It could contend with the five dynasties of the world and the individual strength was akin to the strength of a nation.
Of course, he must be the best Sword Immortal, not a half-step one.
Those who had high attainments in the Sword Dao knew that the path of the Sword Immortal was divided into three realms.
After breaking through the third level, one would be the ultimate Sword Immortal.
However, not to mention the breakthrough of the third, even a breakthrough through the first was the dream of countless Sword Dao cultivators.
Legend had it that the world's best Sword Immortal, Gu Jianxian, was only at the second realm.
However, he would never be able to break through to the third realm in this lifetime.
Now, someone actually stepped into the first realm of the supreme Sword Immortal Dao.
Naturally, it attracted the attention of many parties.
In the Great Xia Dynasty Palace.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was in the main hall and there was a man clad in golden armor kneeling in front of him.
"Your Majesty, there is a young man at the Heavenly Secret Platform who has stepped into the first realm of the supreme Sword Immortal Dao."
"It is near the Baiyun Ancient City of Jin Nation."
"Your Majesty, should we send someone to investigate?"
The man said.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, who was seated high in the main hall, couldn't help but have a slight change in expression.
Baiyun Ancient City?
This!
This!
'Isn't that where Changyu lives?'
'Changyu Is the person who proved the Dao?'
'Even if it's not Changyu, it should be Changyu's juniors, right?'
'Okay.'
'Okay.'
'Okay.'
'My son really has what it takes to be an emperor.'
'Hahahaha'
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was very calm on the surface, but deep down, he was smiling gleefully.
He was very agitated.
He was extremely excited.
"Your Majesty?"
The man in golden armor lowered his head and continued to ask with his eyes full of curiosity.
He didn't know if he should deal with it or not.
However, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty shook his head.
"You don't have to check. Seal off all information and get the people at the Heavenly Secret Platform to disrupt the Heavenly Secret. Don't let the enemies find out."
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty said.
"Yes!"
The latter did not hesitate and agreed directly before leaving.
After he left, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was as happy as a lark as he paced back and forth in the hall while continuously muttering to himself.
"My son has the aptitude of an emperor."
"My son has the aptitude of an emperor."
In the Qingyun Dao Sect.
The wind swept through the entire Qingyun Mountain Range, and there were dark clouds that covered the sky while lightning flashed.
Those who didn't know might think that a powerhouse was going through a Tribulation Transcendence.
Xiao Muxue's eyes were full of shock.
She immediately knew what Ye Ping was doing.
He had succeeded in comprehending the Dao.
He was about to comprehend the supreme sword intent and step out of the first level of the supreme Sword Dao.
It was an unprecedented event.
However, it was quite outrageous because it happened to Ye Ping.
It was absurd.
'This is unbelievable.'
'How old is Ye Ping?'
'About 24, huh?'
'How many years has Ye Ping been in immortal cultivation?'
'About a little over half a year, right?'
'This… is a little too exaggerated, isn't it?'
Under normal circumstances, even a supreme genius of the Sword Dao would take 3,000 years to take the first step. Even then, it felt quick to her.
Besides, he was a 24-year-old man.
It wasn't just him.
Not far away, Gu Jianxian appeared there too.
He was looking at Ye Ping in shock.
His eyes contained a hint of envy.
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Chapter 210: Breaking All Laws
On the rear cliff of the Qingyun Dao Sect, even Gu Jianxian couldn't help but be envious at this moment.
When he broke through the first realm of the Supreme Sword Immortal Dao, he was already a thousand years old.
However, Ye Ping was only 24 years old, and yet he had already reached the first realm. At the rate of his growth, Ye Ping might just prove the Supreme Sword Dao one day.
Thinking of this, Gu Jianxian somehow wanted to impart some sword techniques to Ye Ping.
However, after thinking about it, he finally shook his head.
Everyone had their own path. Although his Sword Dao was strong and powerful, it might not be suitable for Ye Ping.
At the thought of this, Gu Jianxian fell silent.
At this moment, the disciples of the sect had already rushed over.
There was no way they couldn't have detected the phenomena going on on the back cliff. After walking over and realizing that it was Ye Ping, they turned around and left one after another.
If it was someone else, they might have been really shocked, but finding out it was Ye Ping, there was nothing they had to say.
Apart from Xue Zhuan and Lin Bei who were stationed there, the rest all left.
However, Chen Lingrou was not there to see Ye Ping, but to look for Gu Jianxian.
"Old Gu, I'll be going down the mountain tomorrow, so will you give me some more pointers on my sword techniques?"
Chen Lingrou was asking Gu Jianxian for some tips on sword techniques.
She wanted to learn sword techniques in the sect, but unfortunately, Su Changyu refused to teach her. Hence, she decided to ask Gu Jianxian for help.
However, she really did not expect that Gu Jianxian was really quite competent in the Sword Dao. Hence, she naturally learned from him seriously.
Now that she was about to go down the mountain, Chen Lingrou was worried that she might encounter trouble, hence she couldn't help but go to Gu Jianxian and ask him to teach her sword techniques.
"Alright."
As indolent as before, he nodded before going over to give Chen Lingrou some pointers.
On the rear cliff.
The gloomy clouds were heavy and the sight and sounds of the lightning made Daoist Tai Hua, who was standing nearby, a little worried.
He could tell that Ye Ping seemed to have broken through something again, and he understood that it was the Thunder Tribulation.
Those things were not within his scope of knowledge and Daoist Tai Hua knew that it would be difficult to pass the Thunder Tribulation. However, he also knew that anyone who could pass the Thunder Tribulation was definitely not an ordinary person.
If he stopped Ye Ping, it wouldn't be appropriate. Hence, he could only watch from the side.
At the same time, Daoist Tai Hua could not help but murmur in his heart.
"Heaven, please bless my disciple Ye Ping. I'm willing to exchange my fortune for his safety and offset the calamity that he is set to face."
Daoist Tai Hua swore an oath and vowed that he was willing to offset Ye Ping's calamity with his good fortune.
Boom.
A shocking thunderbolt struck at Ye Ping and slashed him.
The Thunder Tribulation contained a vast amount of terrifying power.
It was the Thunder Tribulation, which cultivators were the most terrified of.
Boom!
The Thunder Tribulation struck.
At this moment, all the cultivators of the entire Qingyun Dao Sect could not remain calm.
They did not expect that Ye Ping was crossing the tribulation.
They initially thought that Ye Ping had just broken through the realm and thus led to some phenomena.
However, now it seemed that it was far more complicated than that.
They exclaimed in amazement and Chen Lingrou wanted to go over and take a look too. She was immediately disinterested in asking for pointers in sword techniques.
"Don't worry, he will be able to transcend it soon."
However, Gu Jianxian's voice made Chen Lingrou feel slightly more at ease. Hence, she continued asking him for pointers in sword techniques.
In the rear cliff of the Qingyun Dao Sect.
The first Thunder Tribulation struck Ye Ping but it did not bring him much pain.
In fact, Ye Ping merely felt that his body had turned numb while his mind was blank.
His physical body was too strong. Hence, ordinary Thunder Tribulations had no effect on Ye Ping.
However, the terrifying Thunder Tribulation was absorbed and devoured by the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures.
The rolling Thunder Tribulations struck and the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures turned into 36 fountains that seemed to be devouring the power of the Thunder Tribulation.
The power of the Thunder Tribulation was extremely terrifying, and hence, Ye Ping did not waste it.
He used the power of the Thunder Tribulation and continued to temper his body.
Crack!
At this moment, Ye Ping's physical body was greatly enhanced.
The Thunder Tribulation was something in this world that would strengthen one's Yang energy in the first place.
Such Yang-energy-boosting power was what the Ancient Godfiend Body Tempering Technique needed.
For cultivators, the power of Thunder Tribulation would provide benefits that could not be put into words if it was used well.
The power of thunderbolt would irrigate one's physical body.
Ye Ping's constitution metamorphosed again immediately.
He reached the mid-stage of the Great Godfiend body and his physical body had become much purer. The tendons and his meridians contained immense power.
However, due to the issue of the realm, Ye Ping had obtained the terrifying power of thunder but his realm was still too low.
Even till now, he was only at the Foundation Establishment realm.
It could not withstand the constant metamorphosis of the physical body.
One's realm was just like a bucket while their physical body and Dharmic Dao were like water.
If the bucket did not increase in size, it would not have the capacity for more water.
At the thought of this, Ye Ping immediately channeled all the thunder power into his body and began his extreme breakthrough.
Ye Ping was a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator who had now reached the ninth level of tempering.
With the power of thunder, Ye Ping officially broke through to the Golden Core realm.
He had already stagnated for a long time and there was no need to prolong it. There wouldn't be greater benefit even if he did.
Just like that, Ye Ping's cultivation level was also metamorphosing.
In the end, a nine-colored lotus appeared in Ye Ping's dantian.
The lotus unfolded to reveal nine colors and a beautiful outline. There was also a white Golden Core in the middle of the lotus flower.
There were nine lotus holes in the lotus flower which represented that it could contain nine Golden Cores.
That was Ye Ping's Golden Core realm.
With the appearance of the Golden Core, a powerful aura spread through the entire Baiyun ancient city.
Ye Ping's Dharmic powers were greatly boosted too.
Everything came to fruition. Without the Thunder Tribulation, Ye Ping would have been able to break through to the Golden Core with his own abilities in less than six months.
Now with the help of the Thunder Tribulation, Ye Ping managed to save half a year's time and condensed the Golden Core right away.
He stepped into the Golden Core realm.
On the rear cliff of the Qingyun Dao Sect, a lotus flower emerged behind Ye Ping and a white Golden Core gradually appeared on the lotus flower too.
Xiao Muxue, who was nearby, was at a loss for words when she saw that.
She wasn't surprised about him breaking through the Golden Core realm. After all, she had seen plenty of geniuses before.
Some geniuses managed to condense the Golden Core before the age of ten.
However, Ye Ping's Golden Core was different. It was not an ordinary Golden Core but a special one that was absolutely shocking.
Xiao Muxue was well aware that Ye Ping had only just stepped into the Golden Core realm, but the power he possessed was probably no weaker than that of a Nascent Soul realm cultivator.
Boom.
Soon, the second Thunder Tribulation struck.
As he broke through his realm, Ye Ping could completely withstand having a powerful physical body.
At this moment, his Ancient Godfiend Body had also reached the late stage of the Great Godfiend body.
Although it was still only a small improvement in the realm, the enhancement of his physical body was extremely terrifying.
Each small improvement was a major metamorphosis.
However, the power of thunder was undoubtedly the purest Yang energy in this world.
The second power of thunder allowed Ye Ping to break through to the late-stage of the Great Godfiend body,
Under normal circumstances, one might not be able to break through to the late-stage of the realm even if he cultivated for ten years.
It was difficult to use external forces to break through one's realm and a breakthrough had to be achieved with one's own comprehension. However, the constitution was different from Dharmic Dao.
Boom.
As the third thunderbolt fell, Ye Ping's physical body seemed unparalleled and extremely dazzling like a glazed object.
Just like that, Ye Ping's Great Godfiend reached Major Perfection.
Major Perfection of the Great Godfiend.
He took another step forward and broke through to the supreme Godfiend Body. By then, it would be a whole new world.
However, the process to cross that realm was extremely difficult, and relying on a Thunder Tribulation of such a level was definitely not enough.
Hence, at the critical moment, Ye Ping did not continue to guide the power of thunder into his body to refine his physical body and instead, opened the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures.
He had only opened 36 Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures.
That was obviously not enough and Ye Ping guided the Thunder Tribulation. Soon, another Torch Dragon Immortal Aperture was opened.
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The third Thunder Tribulation doubled his power.
There were now 72 Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures which meant that his cultivation speed had been multiplied by 72 times and a Dharmic Dao had also appeared in Ye Ping's mind.
Torch Dragon Great Hand Seal.
He had opened 36 Torch Dragon Ancient Seal Immortal Apertures and obtained the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal.
Now that he had opened 72 Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures, Ye Ping once again obtained a new Dharmic Dao Mystical Ability.
Torch Dragon Great Hand Seal.
Unlike the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal which was used to increase one's strength, the Torch Dragon Great Hand Seal was a type of offensive Divine Ability that would evolve the Torch Dragon to suppress the enemy.
Boom.
The fourth thunderbolt fell.
Ye Ping stopped continuing to open up the Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures.
Opening 72 Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures was enough for now. He could not be too hasty and had to progress step by step.
He just had to stop at an appropriate time.
If he simply pursued speed, he would easily shake his foundation.
The fourth thunderbolt fell and Ye Ping used it to stabilize his cultivation level.
Soon, the fifth thunderbolt fell too.
It seemed to be the last thunderbolt that contained even more power than the previous four thunderbolts.
It was a meter thick in girth and when it descended from the sky, it splattered everywhere, drowning Ye Ping.
It was the last Thunder Tribulation.
Ye Ping did not try to resist nor did he try to guide the Thunder Tribulation. Instead, he tried to sense it.
When the thunderbolt struck his flesh, Ye Ping felt an inexplicable emotion. It was neither pain nor discomfort but a feeling of evolving.
After the last Thunder Tribulation, Ye Ping completely comprehended the sword in his heart.
A sword intent appeared around Ye Ping.
That was Ye Ping's supreme sword intent.
That sword intent did not contain any moves or any Dharmic Dao and Mystical Abilities. However, it represented Ye Ping's Sword of Mind, Sword of Body, and Sword of Mystical Abilities.
The combination of his mind and energy was the supreme Sword of the Heart.
A single sword intent and sword technique could break through all Dao.
At this moment, Ye Ping also officially stepped into the first realm of the Supreme Sword Immortal Dao.
"Supreme Sword Intent."
After mastering the supreme sword intent, Ye Ping was almost invincible in the Sword Dao. If the enemy did not master the sword intent, he would be defeated by Ye Ping in one move no matter how strong his attainments in the Sword Dao were.
That was Ye Ping's supreme sword intent.
Each supreme sword intent was different, and Ye Ping's supreme sword intent was all about breaking all laws with a single sword.
At this moment, all the rays of light vanished.
On the rear cliff, Ye Ping smiled in satisfaction.
He had guessed correctly. Returning to the sect meant that he would become stronger.
He had only been back for a while, and yet he could already comprehend the supreme sword intent and greatly enhance his physical body and Dharmic Dao.
Who in the Ten Nations Academy could do that?
It was not that Ye Ping was being arrogant. In fact, he felt that no one in the Great Xia Dynasty Academy could defeat Su Changyu.
'Eldest Senior Brother is forever going to be a god.'
When Ye Ping was smiling with joy, a wisp of fragrance wafted up to his nose.
Soon, a beautiful figure appeared in front of Ye Ping.
It was Xiao Muxue.
"Eldest Senior Sister?"
Ye Ping was a little surprised because he didn't expect the first person he saw to be Xiao Muxue.
"Why? You don't seem too glad to see me."
Xiao Muxue's tone was extremely sluggish.
"No! I'm very happy, Eldest Senior Sister."
Ye Ping tried to force a smile.
However, his smile made Xiao Muxue somewhat displeased.
"I really don't know what you guys are thinking. I'm so beautiful but you're not tempted. Ah, you just like following your eldest Senior Brother around all day. Are you impotent?"
Xiao Muxue said with some disgruntlement.
As soon as she said that, Ye Ping was dismayed.
'Here it comes.'
'As long as I meet Senior Sister, there will not be reason.'
"Eldest Senior Sister, what are you saying…"
Ye Ping had a glum expression and didn't know how to continue.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore."
Xiao Muxue chuckled and immediately said with a stern expression.
"Ye Ping, what do you have to do next?"
Xiao Muxue asked Ye Ping if there was anything else he had to do.
"Yes."
Ye Ping immediately answered that there was plenty he had to do next.
"What is it?"
Xiao Muxue asked with a puzzled expression on her beautiful face.
"Eldest Senior Brother and the rest want to impart some techniques to me. I have to learn well during this period of time."
Ye Ping answered seriously.
However, after he said that, Xiao Muxue immediately shook her head before continuing to speak.
"It won't matter even if you don't learn the Dharmic Dao that that bunch of good-for-nothings impart to you."
"However, I'm not an overbearing and unreasonable person. I'll give you three months to prepare. In three months' time, I'll come to see you for something."
Xiao Muxue said.
However, she gave Ye Ping three months.
"Eldest Senior Sister, can you tell me what it's for?"
Ye Ping asked curiously.
"I want you to work."
Xiao Muxue did not state it clearly and merely gave a vague reply.
"Work? What work?"
Ye Ping's eyes were full of curiosity.
'Why does she want me to work for no reason?'
However, as soon as he said that, Xiao Muxue couldn't help but chuckle. She had clearly already understood what Ye Ping meant.
"What do you think?"
As she spoke, she sat down in front of Ye Ping with a smile. At the same time, she raised her slender hand, making Ye Ping's heart race.
'Who can take this?'
Boom!
In the next moment, Ye Ping felt some pain in his forehead because Xiao Muxue flicked her finger against it.
In an instant, all the illusions were shattered. Rubbing his forehead, Ye Ping continued to speak to Xiao Muxue.
"This time, I came to look for you because I want to put you through a special training. This regime is different from competitions within sects. There might be real bloodshed."
"So, for the next three months, learn as much as you can. Otherwise, when you encounter real danger, I won't be able to protect you either."
Xiao Muxue said with a serious expression.
She was going to take Ye Ping to the Immortal King Ruins, but before she did, she wanted to put him through special training.
After all, in her eyes, Ye Ping was still a flower of a greenhouse who had been living a sheltered life, and although he had been through a few dangerous situations, he had yet to truly come into contact with this Immortal Martial world.
There were many things that Ye Ping did not know.
The path to immortality was extremely difficult.
Now that Ye Ping had broken through to the Golden Core realm, she no longer hesitated and instead asked Ye Ping to go for the special training regime.
Looking at Xiao Muxue who looked extremely serious, Ye Ping also realized that she had really come to him because of an important matter.
"Eldest Senior Sister, Master said that I will be experiencing a calamity recently and he wants me to stay within the sect."
Ye Ping was not afraid of a special training regime, but rather, Daoist Tai Hua had mentioned before that he would be encountering a calamity soon so he should try avoiding going down the mountain.
"You trust Sect Leader's divination?"
Xiao Muxue asked in displeasure.
"Yes, Eldest Senior Sister."
Ye Ping nodded honestly.
In an instant, Xiao Muxue fell silent because she didn't know how to explain Daoist Tai Hua's divination to Ye Ping.
"Okay, I'll give you about three months. Prepare yourself."
"Besides, it's difficult to escape blessings and disasters so staying in the sect is not necessarily a good thing. All in all, you won't disobey me, right?"
Xiao Muxue did not have anything more to say and she simply used her status to compel Ye Ping.
At this point, Ye Ping really did not dare to disobey her.
However, he still had three months to go so he nodded and agreed.
Xiao Muxue was pleased to see that Ye Ping had agreed.
She patted Ye Ping's shoulder.
"However, you don't have to be scared. If you can really help me out, I'll definitely give you some benefits."
Xiao Muxue was not going to let Ye Ping help her out for free.
"Benefits? What benefits?"
Ye Ping immediately perked up after hearing that he might be given benefits.
He naturally didn't care about the benefits of ordinary people, but Ye Ping definitely cared about the benefits that he would be getting from Xiao Muxue.
"What benefits? I'll give myself to you, do you want me?"
"As long as you can help me with this matter, I'll let you do whatever you want to me. Will that do?"
Xiao Muxue chuckled but her voice was sluggish and sultry. Ye Ping couldn't resist it at all.
Ye Ping was speechless.
'There she goes again.'
'Can you stop this?'
Ye Ping fell silent.
Xiao Muxue couldn't help but take another sip of wine. She then patted Ye Ping's head and said in displeasure, "I really don't know what you're thinking, I'm the dream girl of countless men out there. Why are you so disinterested in me?"
Xiao Muxue asked in displeasure.
"Eldest Senior Sister, cut it out."
Ye Ping hung his head low, at a complete loss for words.
"Enough, during this period of time, just stay in the sect. You have to seize the three months that you have."
Xiao Muxue said.
She got up and left too.
After Xiao Muxue left, a voice suddenly sounded.
It was Xu Luochen's voice.
"Little Junior Brother!"
Xu Luochen exclaimed.
He called out to Ye Ping from afar.
"Coming."
Ye Ping was a little curious about why Xu Luochen was looking for him but he immediately went over.
However, Ye Ping soon discovered that Xu Luochen was not the only one there.
Su Changyu, Wang Zhuoyu, Xue Zhuan, Lin Bei, and Chen Lingrou were all there too.
There seemed to be a major matter.
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Chapter 211: Changyu, Do You Want To Know Who Your Parents Are?
On the front cliff of Qingyun Dao Sect, Ye Ping quickly walked over.
His eyes were full of curiosity as he looked at Su Changyu and the others.
He didn't know what was happening and he was as curious as a cat.
"Second Senior Brother, what's going on?"
As Ye Ping arrived, Xu Luochen couldn't help but speak.
"Ye Ping, Lingrou is going down the mountain today, let's send her down the mountain together. Then, come with me to take part in the alchemy assessment."
Xu Luochen revealed his intentions.
"Alchemy assessment?"
At this moment, Ye Ping was somewhat curious but not because Chen Lingrou was going down the mountain.
He had heard about it before, but Ye Ping couldn't help but be curious about the alchemy assessment.
"Second Senior Brother, do you still need to go through this assessment with your current alchemy techniques?"
Ye Ping knew about the alchemy assessment, but he felt that Xu Luochen was already very competent and didn't have to attend such an assessment.
As soon as he heard that, Xu Luochen didn't seem flustered at all, and on the contrary, he seemed to have long gotten ready.
He couldn't help but say slowly, "Ye Ping, I've indeed reached the peak of alchemy, but I still feel that I have some shortcomings so I decided to restart and experience the life of an ordinary alchemy master."
Xu Luochen seemed extremely natural but his answer was even more profound.
"I understand, Second Senior Brother, it's no wonder that you're a supreme alchemy master."
As soon as he said that, Ye Ping naturally understood the logic of it.
At the end of the day, it was all about re-cultivation.
Hence, Ye Ping naturally admired him. Since ancient times, those who re-cultivated would have great willpower, wisdom, and boldness.
After all, making a cultivator who was already at the pinnacle re-cultivate was an expression of wisdom and boldness.
Although it was alchemy, Ye Ping had no choice but to accommodate and go along with Xu Luochen.
After seeing that Ye Ping had had an epiphany, Xu Luochen couldn't help but continue.
"But, I plan to forget everything and take the examination using another method this time. Ordinary people might not be able to understand and I might even fail the assessment."
"However, I'm still willing to give it a try and take it as opening up a different path as an alchemist. Regardless of failure or success, I've at least put in some effort."
Xu Luochen's voice was extremely calm, but it contained some melancholy as if he was not participating in the alchemy assessment for himself but for the world.
After Su Changyu and the others saw this scene, they couldn't help but seem bewildered.
In particular, Su Changyu really did not expect Xu Luochen to have become so impressive after a period of time of not meeting each other.
'It's no wonder he's my Junior Brother.'
On the other hand, Wang Zhuoyu, Xue Zhuan, and Lin Bei couldn't help but criticize Xu Luochen in their hearts as they felt that he was becoming more and more boastful like Su Changyu.
However, Chen Lingrou did not care about what Xu Luochen said. After all, she was very nervous now.
It was her first time going down the mountain. How could she not be nervous?
What if she encountered enemies?
What if she encountered trouble?
What if she encountered thugs who tried to rob and molest her?
All in all, going down the mountain was a terrifying thing in Chen Lingrou's eyes.
"Okay, it's getting late."
"Junior Sister, let's go down the mountain together."
At this moment, Su Changyu's voice sounded again. He had his back facing everyone and was dressed in a long blue cloud robe that made him seem extremely elegant.
The robe accentuated his handsome good looks and made him seem extremely eye-catching.
As Su Changyu spoke, the crowd followed him and left the Qingyun Dao Sect.
However, Ye Ping did not go down the mountain.
"Ye Ping, why aren't you leaving?"
Xu Luochen was a little curious.
This time, he had his reasons for asking Ye Ping along as he kept teaching Ye Ping some strange alchemy techniques.
He couldn't make it up every single time so he might as well make Ye Ping start from the basics. He could also lead by example.
Wasn't simplifying the Great Dao wonderful?
However, he didn't expect Ye Ping to not leave. That made him curious.
"Second Senior Brother, Master said that I'm about to face a huge calamity lately so I can't go down the mountain for no reason."
Ye Ping actually wanted to leave with Xu Luochen.
However, when he thought of Daoist Tai Hua's instructions, Ye Ping felt that it was inappropriate to leave.
Xu Luochen couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief as he thought that it was something serious.
"No worries, Sect Leader's divination has always been the opposite of the truth. Since he said you're about to face a huge calamity, it means that you're about to have great fortune."
"What do you guys say?"
Xu Luochen seemed extremely casual.
The first thought that came to everyone's mind was that Xu Luochen made a lot of sense.
However, in the next moment, everyone saw Daoist Tai Hua.
After everyone saw Daoist Tai Hua, they couldn't help but speak up.
"Second Senior Brother, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"Yes, Sect Leader's divination has always been very accurate, what are you talking about?"
"Luochen, why are you smearing someone else?"
Wang Zhuoyu, Chen Lingrou, and Su Changyu spoke up one after another, and even Lin Bei shot him a glance to hint him.
Unfortunately, Xu Luochen didn't catch what he meant, and instead, he thought that there was something wrong with them.
"What are you guys saying again? Master's divination is lousy and it's the opposite of the truth. When has he ever been accurate?"
"No way, are you guys going to be so shameless for the sake of becoming the next Sect Leader?"
"Ye Ping, there's a rule of thumb in the Qingyun Dao Sect, and that is, Master's words are the last thing you should trust."
"And you, Lin Bei, why do you keep winking at me? If there's something wrong with you, take some medicine."
Xu Luochen was rather displeased.
'I'm telling the truth. You guys are usually more aggressive than me, why are you putting the blame on me instead?'
Seeing that Xu Luochen was continuously making things worse for himself, everyone fell silent.
There was nothing to say. They couldn't stop someone who was bent on getting himself in trouble.
Just as Xu Luochen was looking indignant, someone spoke up slowly.
"Luochen, I didn't expect you to think so badly of me."
Daoist Tai Hua's voice seemed low and deep, and he had already arrived behind Xu Luochen.
His voice made Xu Luochen shudder.
He looked at everyone who naturally ignored Xu Luochen. Anyway, they had already said what they should and Xu Luochen was the one who was stubborn.
There was nothing they could do.
"Ye Ping, I was just babbling nonsense just now. Actually, I'm just jealous of Master's talent and abilities."
"You mustn't take it seriously."
"Master, can you listen to my explanation?"
Xu Luochen turned around and looked at Daoist Tai Hua with a strong desire to live.
"Master, leave it to us, don't dirty your hands."
"Ye Ping, go dig a hole in the ground."
Wang Zhuoyu and Xue Zhuan spoke up too.
"Enough, stop this nonsense."
What the crowd didn't expect was that Daoist Tai Hua actually didn't get angry and instead told everyone to stop fooling around.
Immediately afterwards, Daoist Tai Hua patted Xu Luochen on his shoulder.
"Luochen, when you go down the mountain this time, buy more ingots and candles if you don't pass the alchemy assessment this time, do you understand?"
Daoist Tai Hua's mirthless smile made Xu Luochen even more flustered.
He naturally understood the hidden meaning in his words and he was also aware that Daoist Tai Hua meant it.
However, Daoist Tai Hua came here this time specifically for Ye Ping.
"Ye Ping, I've already offset your calamity with my great fortune."
"As they say, disasters often come with blessings. Now that you're facing a greater disaster, you'll gain a huge fortune too. Head down the mountain with your Senior Brothers, you might get a chance of creation."
Daoist Tai Hua came over this time to give him those instructions.
As soon as he said that, Ye Ping was delighted but he soon seemed worried.
"Master, you offset the great calamity for me, does that mean that… you're going to face danger soon too?"
Ye Ping was indeed very happy at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that his master had done a lot for him but he hadn't done anything in return.
"Ye Ping, for the past half a year, I didn't teach you anything or give you any gifts. This creation will be considered as a gift to welcome you as my disciple."
"Besides, I've encountered more than one crisis in my life, so don't worry about me and just seize the upcoming opportunity. Don't let my efforts go in vain."
Daoist Tai Hua seemed to be sacrificing himself for the greater good.
Ye Ping was extremely touched.
Su Changyu and the others had peculiar gazes in their eyes as they didn't believe that nonsense.
He could fool Ye Ping with those words.
However, Su Changyu's voice suddenly sounded at that moment.
"Okay, Master, it's getting late, we have to get going. If we delay any longer, Lingrou is not going to make it to Baiyun Ancient City before the sky turns dark."
Su Changyu interrupted Daoist Tai Hua's boasting.
Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but nod. He knew that he had to stop. If they were to go down any later, Chen Lingrou would indeed have to sleep on the streets.
"Okay, you guys get going. Changyu, come back after you send Lingrou down the mountain, I have something to say to you."
Daoist Tai Hua spoke up and told Su Changyu to come back early because he had something to say to him.
"Alright."
Su Changyu also did not say anything more and simply left with the rest.
Since his misfortune had been offset, Ye Ping was naturally willing to follow Xu Luochen and leave.
In case he could learn something, he would be in for a huge earning.
Just like that, the crowd gradually left the Qingyun Dao Sect.
On the other hand, Daoist Tai Hua watched them leave quietly.
He fixed his gaze on Chen Lingrou for a while, followed by Ye Ping. In the end, he stared at Su Changyu.
At this moment, in the middle of the Qingyun Mountain Range.
Ye Ping spoke up, his voice disrupting the silence and peace.
"Ah, Eldest Senior Brother, I'm enlightened."
In the mountain range, Ye Ping walked towards Su Changyu.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Ye Ping.
In particular, Su Changyu had been repeatedly thinking about what the Sect Leader wanted to see him for.
Su Changyu froze in shock when he suddenly heard what Ye Ping said.
'Huh?'
'Comprehended?'
'What have you comprehended again?'
'Ye Ping, don't spout nonsense.'
'I really didn't teach you anything this time.'
Su Changyu was confused.
'What did you get enlightened about?'
However, Su Changyu was still very curious and wondered what Ye Ping's enlightenment was about.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you asked me to put down the sword and pick it up again because you want me to put down my obsessions and pick up the sword of supreme will."
"I was too dense at first and failed to comprehend what you meant, but fortunately, I had an epiphany at the critical moment. Now, I have condensed the supreme sword intent."
Ye Ping looked slightly modest when he spoke.
Su Changyu was speechless.
Xu Luochen was at a loss for words.
Wang Zhuoyu was confused too.
Everyone was dumbfounded. 'You could comprehend the supreme sword intent with that?'
Su Changyu, in particular.
He told Ye Ping to pick up and put down the sword repeatedly, purely for the sake of making Ye Ping spend his time comprehending it.
He just wanted to tell Ye Ping that cultivators had to scare their enemies just by picking up their swords and putting them down. Hence, Ye Ping had to quickly condense the sword intent.
However, he didn't expect Ye Ping to comprehend the obsession.
'Ye Ping, you're forever so godly.'
"Yes, it's not too bad. After you return, I'll impart you the Sword Dao."
Su Changyu didn't have much to say. He had already gotten used to it.
"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother."
Ye Ping was overjoyed because he was going down the mountain this time to chaperon Xu Luochen. He wouldn't go elsewhere so it shouldn't be long before he returned to the sect.
Hence, Ye Ping was overjoyed.
Five minutes later, Su Changyu walked Chen Lingrou to the foot of the mountain and then turned around to leave.
He had other things to handle so he had to leave.
Wang Zhuoyu would return after sending her to Baiyun Ancient City too.
As for Xue Zhuan and Lin Bei, they would send her to Qingchang Ancient City before returning.
After all, it was her first time going down the mountain so it had to be grand. Well, she was the only junior sister in the Qingyun Dao Sect.
After Su Changyu left, everyone walked towards Baiyun Ancient City.
Another five minutes passed.
Su Changyu returned.
On the other hand, Daoist Tai Hua, who had been waiting for him on the mountain, seemed extremely serious to Su Changyu.
"Greetings, Master."
Su Changyu looked at Daoist Tai Hua with curiosity in his eyes.
"Changyu, you come with me."
Daoist Tai Hua didn't say anything and walked directly towards the main hall.
After a while, Su Changyu entered the main hall.
"Master, what exactly is the matter?"
Su Changyu looked at Daoist Tai Hua with great curiosity, wondering what exactly he wanted to say.
Inside the main hall, Daoist Tai Hua was silent and hesitant to speak.
After a while, he finally sighed and slowly spoke.
"Changyu, I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Daoist Tai Hua appeared somewhat hesitant.
"Master, just tell me straight if there's something."
"How many bonds have you bought again?"
After hearing Su Changyu's words, Daoist Tai Hua was upset.
'Why did you bring that up again?'
"It's not about that."
Daoist Tai Hua said seriously.
"What exactly is the matter? Master, why do you like keeping me in suspense too?"
Su Changyu was a little confused about what Daoist Tai Hua meant.
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua spoke again.
"Changyu, do you… want to know about your biological parents?"
Daoist Tai Hua asked.
His words were like a thunderstorm that exploded in Su Changyu's mind.
However, Su Changyu seemed extremely calm on the surface.
After a while, Su Changyu slowly spoke.
"Master, how many taels of silver do you owe others?"
Su Changyu asked solemnly with a serious gaze.
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