Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 26 - 025 Wutan City’s Number One Genius
26: Chapter 025: Wutan City’s Number One Genius
26 -025: Wutan City’s Number One Genius
“Bastard!
You just wait!” Watching Xiao Ye’s retreating figure, Gu Yang gritted his teeth, his face twisted with ferocity.
Having walked out of Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, Xiao Ye’s gaze swept around and he found an inn named ‘Wujian Inn’ and walked in.
He dared not carry the Flame Saber openly on the streets.
Spending ten Silver, Xiao Ye checked into a room in the inn.
“Wutan City really burns through Silver.” Xiao Ye sighed.
Now, he had only a little over a hundred silver left, which he estimated could only last a few days.
“No matter, I’ll take it one step at a time.
After getting the scabbard, I’ll inquire about the Blood Cleansing Pool,” Xiao Ye removed the Flame Saber and rubbed it with his palm.
The Flame Saber contained the Martial Arts True Intent of a Martial Artist from the Xuanwu Realm, how should he comprehend it?
Xiao Ye pondered.
Soon, he remembered the scene in the cave that day, where he circulated True Qi to pull the Flame Saber out of the magma.
“Could it be…
that True Qi is necessary to stimulate the Martial Arts True Intent within the saber?” Xiao Ye’s eyes flickered, and then he tried to circulate the True Qi within his body towards the Flame Saber.
Boom!
Xiao Ye’s head thundered, his vision blurred, and by the time he came to his senses, he was already surrounded by a vast expanse of saber shadows.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Layers upon layers of Flame Blade Light appeared in the void, cascading down like a waterfall, roaring towards him, giving him a choking sensation.
Xiao Ye’s cold sweat poured down; the Flame Blade Light was like a cascade of fire, engulfing his figure.
Having experienced it once before, Xiao Ye understood that these were illusory and not real.
He stood amidst the vast saber light, carefully feeling it.
“Suppression…” Soon, a thought flickered in Xiao Ye’s mind, and from the vast saber light, he felt a strong sense of suppression.
It was this suppression that gave him a strong choking sensation.
“Could this be the Martial Arts True Intent?” Xiao Ye seemed to have grasped a thread of Spirit Light, but it quickly vanished.
Just then, the layers of Flame Blade Light in front of him vanished, and he exited from the state of comprehension.
“Huh?
Why did it disappear?” Xiao Ye was puzzled, his expression changed slightly because the True Qi in his Twelve Meridians was completely depleted, leaving him feeling extremely weak.
“In just such a short while, all my True Qi was used up?” Xiao Ye was shocked.
Although his Cultivation was only at the Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage, due to the Twelve Meridian Postnatal Technique Heavenly Net Technique, his True Qi was much denser than that of a Sixth Layer Postnatal Martial Artist.
Even he could only sustain it for such a short while, ordinary Fifth Realm Postnatal Martial Artists probably wouldn’t even be able to stimulate the Martial Arts True Intent within the saber.
“It seems I need to enhance my Cultivation; otherwise, I won’t be able to comprehend the Martial Arts True Intent within the saber.” Xiao Ye chuckled bitterly, suspecting that perhaps only reaching the Postnatal Realm Eight Heavens could allow him to stimulate the Martial Arts True Intent for a long duration.
“The Blood Cleansing Pool!” Two sharp gleams shot from Xiao Ye’s eyes; to rapidly increase his Cultivation in a short period, he could only place his hopes on the Blood Cleansing Pool.
Afterward, Xiao Ye no longer pondered further.
He put away the Flame Saber and plunged his consciousness into the Time Tower, starting his Cultivation.
As he circulated the Heavenly Net Technique, a wisp of True Qi began to form within his meridians, circulating through the Twelve Meridians with each cycle strengthening the True Qi.
Xiao Ye spent the night in intense Cultivation.
When the morning sunlight shone through the window onto Xiao Ye, his eyes suddenly snapped open, a sharp gleam flashing through.
Xiao Ye jumped out of bed, a powerful aura bursting from his body, raising the dust on the floor.
“My Cultivation has broken through to the Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage Mid Stage.” Feeling the denser True Qi within his body, Xiao Ye’s face was filled with joy.
Stimulating the Martial Arts True Intent of the Flame Saber had drained all his True Qi, but this extreme squeezing followed by intensive Cultivation had unexpectedly good results.
With the breakthrough, Xiao Ye was in a much better mood.
He wrapped the blade of the Flame Saber with a cloth strip, then pushed the door and went out.
Wujian Inn had three levels, and the first level was a dining hall where many Martial Artists were having their meals at the moment, creating a noisy atmosphere.
Xiao Ye ordered some food and began eating at a table.
“Have you guys heard?
The city’s Blood Cleansing Pool is about to open soon.
Tsk tsk, the Blood Cleansing Pool is indeed a treasure land for Postnatal Martial Artists,” suddenly, a voice caught Xiao Ye’s attention.
He was just about to inquire about information on the Blood Cleansing Pool, so he pricked his ears to listen.
“Yes, I heard that a Postnatal Martial Artist once soared two major Realms in Cultivation directly after the baptism of the Blood Cleansing Pool, it was truly frightening.”
“It’s a pity though, the slots for entering the Blood Cleansing Pool have always been monopolized by the Ancient, Zhang, and Su families.
Ordinary people can hardly even get close,” someone lamented, mentioning the affairs of the three great families.
Xiao Ye’s mind stirred; he hadn’t expected that the young villain he had taught a lesson yesterday was actually the second young master of the Ancient Family.
“Nowadays among the three great families, the Ancient Family is the strongest, and moreover, the Ancient Family has produced a genius, Gu Chen, hailed as the number one genius of Wutan City.
At sixteen, he broke through to the Postnatal Realm Sixth Layer, causing quite a sensation.
Many people speculate that in the upcoming Chongyang Sect assessments, he could secure a very high rank.”
“That’s right, I’ve also heard about it.
Moreover, with the imminent entry-level assessment of Chongyang Sect, the Ancient Family plans to monopolize the slots of the Su Family, though I’m not sure if it’s true.”
“Affairs of these great families, how could we possibly know?” someone shook their head, and soon the topic changed.
Xiao Ye’s gaze flickered.
Sixteen years old and broke through to the Postnatal Realm Sixth Layer, the top genius of Wutan City, Gu Chen?
“I wonder, compared to me, who is more formidable?” A war intent surged within Xiao Ye.
As he was about to take the entry examination of Chongyang Sect, he would have to compete against geniuses from various cities.
If he could gauge the strength of Wutan City’s top genius now, he would feel more confident.
Even though his current strength allowed him to battle across higher levels, he dared not be careless.
After all, these geniuses from prominent families started at a much higher level, and who knew what trump cards they might have.
Xiao Ye hurriedly finished his meal and left the inn, wandering around the city, waiting for the time to pick up his knife sheath from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
Meanwhile, in a grand and majestic mansion in Wutan City.
“Dad.” The young girl who appeared in the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion yesterday, gently stepped in a lotus pace into a study.
A middle-aged man in a brocade robe sat in the study, his square face exuding an authoritative aura, but at the moment his brows were deeply furrowed with worry.
His face lit up with a smile when he saw the young girl.
“Ying’er, you’re here.”
The girl nodded lightly, stepping in a lotus pace behind the middle-aged man and extended her fair, little hands to massage his shoulders.
“Dad, are you still worried about securing a slot in the Blood Cleansing Pool three days later?” The girl hesitated for a moment before asking softly, her voice as pleasing as wind chimes.
“Yes, the Ancient Family is growing stronger by the day and even threatened to make you marry Gu Yang, who only knows how to squander wealth, unless they monopolize our family’s slot in the Blood Cleansing Pool.”
“Ying’er, dad is sorry!” Tears twinkled in the middle-aged man’s eyes as he spoke guiltily.
“Dad, there’s no need to apologize.
Ying’er is happy to do things for the family.” The girl forced a smile, with a fleeting trace of sadness in her spring-like eyes.
The girl then paused, before slightly parting her lips to say, “Dad, isn’t there another way?”
“Yes, indeed, there is another way.
The Ancient Family said if we could find a junior who can withstand three moves from Gu Chen, they would drop the matter.”
“But this is just their dismissive promise.
Gu Chen is the top genius of Wutan City, undefeated, and there is no junior who can withstand three moves from him,” the middle-aged man sighed.
“What if there is?” The girl suddenly smiled, blooming beautifully like a flower swaying in the breeze.
“What!” The middle-aged man’s eyes widened as he stood up abruptly from his seat, “Ying’er, tell dad quickly.”
The girl smiled and nodded, recounting what happened yesterday in the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
“Fifteen years old, Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage!” Sparkles flashed through the middle-aged man’s eyes as his body trembled with excitement, “This young lad must be able to withstand three moves from Gu Chen; we must find him!”
“Dad, I’ve already inquired.
At this time today, he will go to Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, but how can we persuade him to help us?” the girl asked softly.
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment then slammed the table decisively, “We’ll offer him a slot in the Blood Cleansing Pool, I don’t believe he won’t be tempted!”
…
After wandering around the city for about two hours, Xiao Ye greatly broadened his horizons, and when the time came, he headed straight for Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
“Young Hero, you have arrived, and your knife sheath is ready for you,” the shopkeeper greeted Xiao Ye, summoning someone to bring the knife sheath from the back.
“Thank you, shopkeeper.” The knife sheath was entirely black, weighing at least a hundred pounds.
Xiao Ye drew his Flame Saber, tearing off the wrapped cloth and thrust it sharply into the sheath.
Clang!
The knife sheath and blade fit seamlessly together, concealing the edge of the Flame Saber.
Xiao Ye’s heart surged with excitement, as it was impossible for outsiders to discern the specialty of the Flame Saber by its appearance.
“Young Hero, I advise you to leave Wutan City quickly, the Gu Yang you fought yesterday, is the younger brother of the city’s top genius, Gu Chen,” the shopkeeper kindly reminded.
Xiao Ye simply smiled upon hearing this, as he was not afraid of trouble knocking on his door since he had already offended them.
Besides, he didn’t believe that the Ancient Family could cover the sky with one hand in Wutan City.
“Hehe, thinking of leaving after hitting me?” At that moment, a cold sneer came from outside.
Xiao Ye turned to look, only to see Gu Yang and another youth walking in, one behind the other.
The youth standing in front of Gu Yang, dressed in a black robe with his hands behind his back, carried an arrogant demeanor, as if he disdained everything under the heavens.
“Brother, that’s him!” Gu Yang pointed at Xiao Ye, bitterly saying.
Swish!
A fierce light burst out from the eyes of the black-robed youth, his gaze fixing on Xiao Ye.
“Kid, you are quite arrogant, daring to fight Gu Chen’s brother.
Today, if you don’t give us an explanation, then you’ll be carried out,” the black-robed youth, Gu Chen, said coldly.
Gu Chen?
Xiao Ye’s eyes sharpened.
This was the top genius of Wutan City?
But his words were too full of himself.
“What if I refuse?” Xiao Ye said coldly, war intent surging within him, eager to measure himself against this top genius.
“Hmph, then don’t blame me for being ruthless,” black-robed youth Gu Chen stepped forward, his powerful aura soaring to the skies.
“Stop!”
Just as Xiao Ye was about to make a move, a loud shout came from outside.
