Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 118 - 95: Astonishing Influence, Sword Intent Strike (Part 2)
"The news is true, absolutely, Senior Brother Shou Shan has already agreed and will conduct the test outside the First Grotto Heaven Blessed Land and announce the results on the spot. Everyone, hurry over and take a look."
Many disciples of the Divine Sword Sect were frantically spreading the word, and in an instant, the entire Divine Sword Sect was swept up in a storm.
Countless senior disciples were just discussing Nangong Jianchen in the previous moment, but the next moment they were stunned and bewildered.
"Ye Xiaofan is going to the First Grotto Heaven Blessed Land? This guy really dares to go?"
"No way, he’s serious? Does this kid really think he has the strength to face Senior Brother Shou Shan directly after just three months?"
"Such courage, let’s go have a look too, I’m curious to see how he’s going to embarrass himself."
"Three months, facing Shou Shan directly, ignorant of the limits, he really doesn’t know his bounds. Let’s run over there and see what’s going on."
"This junior brother is really heading to the First Grotto Heaven Blessed Land? And Shou Shan Senior Brother really agreed to the test?"
In an instant, the news of Ye Xiaofan going to the First Grotto Heaven Blessed Land swept through the entire Divine Sword Sect like a hurricane, causing the vast sect to boil over.
Countless disciples of the Divine Sword Sect rushed to the place of the One Hundred and Eight Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands. Previously, Nangong Jianchen was the topic of discussion among the crowd, but now they seemed to have thrown him out of their minds, completely forgetting about him.
But when countless Divine Sword Sect disciples arrived at the One Hundred and Eight Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, it was already a sea of people, black and dense.
Even at the Three Hundred and Sixty Celestial Pride Mansions, countless people had gathered.
Clearly, this is the influence of a ’prominent figure,’ countless senior disciples of the Divine Sword Sect may not be optimistic about that person, may not believe he can earn the qualification to challenge the Seventy-Two Small Peaks in just three months, yet they still came after hearing the news.
For a moment, the surroundings of One Hundred and Eight Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands were crowded, almost blocking the area completely. The sea of people even stretched beyond the Three Hundred and Sixty Celestial Pride Mansions.
"A newly inducted disciple, in the sect for less than a year and a half, has such a terrifying influence? Truly incredible." Many senior disciples were shocked as they witnessed this scene.
Now the influence of that South Peak successor, Sword Saint’s disciple, temporary Saint Heir of Array Peak, is already comparable to the peerless Demon Fiends of the Seventy-Two Small Peaks, some people on the Seventy-Two Small Peaks don’t even have such terrifying influence.
"Indeed, it’s unbelievable, but his influence is probably negative, right?" A senior disciple smiled wryly, and people around him also nodded helplessly.
Clearly, other people’s influence is almost based on followers and admirers, but Ye Xiaofan’s influence is quite peculiar. So many people came after hearing the news, probably not to admire the temporary Saint Heir’s style, but to watch the joke.
But regardless of the reason, reaching such an influence is indeed rare in the Divine Sword Sect.
Even when Nangong Jianchen and Shangguan Wan’Er arrived here, they were dumbfounded by the sea of people.
"Nangong Brother, your limelight seems to be less than a tenth of Xiaofan Brother’s." Shangguan Wan’Er sighed and teased as she looked at the ocean-like crowd.
Nangong Jianchen smiled bitterly, never imagined that one day, the two of them would have to stand miles away to watch Ye Xiaofan because there were too many people in front and they couldn’t get close.
And when most of the Divine Sword Sect’s disciples rushed over, Ye Xiaofan had already climbed onto the First Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, and they could only see two figures standing opposite each other from afar.
In front of Ye Xiaofan, Qin Yi looked at this junior brother who had taken over from him as the new apprentice, his previously indifferent attitude was long gone, replaced by a complicated emotion.
Qin Yi quietly watched the figure opposite him, while his mind echoed with Dugu Nan’s words on the South Peak Back Mountain Peak: ’Fan’Er’s Sword Dao talent is above yours.’
Reflecting on this sentence, Qin Yi’s face remained unchanged, as he gently smiled at Ye Xiaofan and said, "Junior Brother Ye, three months have passed, have you mastered any of Senior Sword Saint’s Sword Techniques?"
Faced with Qin Yi’s inquiry, Ye Xiaofan smiled nonchalantly, perhaps wary of last time’s contact, he dared not hide the truth from this terrifying senior brother, and honestly said: "I’m inexperienced, been in the sect for so long but only mastered less than a third of Master’s, only thirty-two swords."
"Thirty-two swords?" Qin Yi murmured, a flash of surprise flickering in his eyes.
The thirty-two swords Ye Xiaofan mentioned naturally refer to thirty-two Sword Techniques out of Dugu Nan’s One Hundred and Eight Sword Techniques, and each Sword Technique has been cultivated to the Break and Rebuild realm, mastering a sword unique to Ye Xiaofan himself, hence called thirty-two swords.
"Three months, fourteen swords." A ripple appeared in Qin Yi’s eyes, the fourteen swords he referred to were naturally the new Sword Techniques Ye Xiaofan mastered in the past three months. Three months ago, the person in front was at eighteen swords, now thirty-two swords, meaning fourteen Sword Techniques were newly mastered.
Qin Yi calculated in his mind, yet there was a trace of doubt; three months and fourteen swords, in his past three months after mastering the initial eighteen swords, he had mastered fifteen, so it seems he had one more than this junior brother.
If that’s the case, why did Master say this junior brother’s Sword Dao talent is above his? Was Master comforting him? Trying to lessen his sense of guilt?
However, what Qin Yi didn’t know was that Ye Xiaofan hadn’t devoted his entire heart to Sword Dao in those three months. If he had, he might already have more than thirty-two swords now.
Thinking about this, Qin Yi slowly looked at Ye Xiaofan: "Since Junior Brother is a Sword Dao Demon Fiend, your Sword Dao talent must be unparalleled, since this is the case, will Junior Brother attack me with Sword Intent today? If the Sword Intent reaches the qualification to challenge the Seventy-Two Peaks, it will also count as passing."
Ye Xiaofan paused slightly at the sound, wasn’t it supposed to be a full-power strike? He was ready, why suddenly change to Sword Intent strike?
Not only that.
For some reason, Ye Xiaofan always felt that when facing this senior brother again, although his expression hadn’t changed much, in his eyes, Ye Xiaofan saw a different emotional fluctuation.
As for what kind of emotion it was, he couldn’t say for sure at the moment.
But Ye Xiaofan didn’t think much about it, the Mountain Guardian is the decider, and the method of passing naturally is decided by the opponent, the Divine Sword Sect doesn’t specifically require a full-power strike, regardless of the form, it’s not important, what’s important is making the Mountain Guardian nod.
Fortunately, in these three months, Ye Xiaofan didn’t neglect the insight of Sword Intent, after hell-level training, his improvement on Sword Intent can also be described as terrifying.
Thinking in his heart, Ye Xiaofan immediately bowed slightly and said: "It’s entirely up to Senior Brother’s instruction, I’ll comply."
Qin Yi nodded slowly at the sound, then raised his gaze to look quietly at Ye Xiaofan, seemingly waiting for the opponent’s Sword Intent strike.
Judging a person’s Sword Dao talent, Sword Intent is undoubtedly the most direct aspect.
Qin Yi’s reason for asking Ye Xiaofan to attack with Sword Intent was mainly to see whether this person truly excelled over him as Dugu Nan claimed in Sword Dao talent.
Ye Xiaofan saw the situation, also slowly closed his eyes and entered the Sword Intent Realm.
For a moment, the surroundings of the One Hundred and Eight Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands were silent, all Divine Sword Sect disciples knew the Mountain Guardian’s screening was about to begin. Countless new and old disciples stretched their necks, wanting to see what posture that figure would take to conclude.
As for successfully obtaining the qualification to challenge the Seventy-Two Small Peaks, in their view, it’s entirely impossible to achieve within less than a year and a half in the sect.
