Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 41: Is He from the Divine Sword Sect?
Listening to everyone’s words, Ye Xiaofan smiled helplessly.
From the fervent gazes around him, he could tell that Qing’Er and the others harbored endless longing for the Divine Sword Sect.
Even the middle-aged cultivators in the caravan wore faces full of envy, jealousy, and resentment. Back then, most of them too dreamed of becoming a part of the Divine Sword Sect, just like Qing’Er and the others.
While everyone was stunned by the appearance of a senior brother from the Divine Sword Sect, the caravan continued to move slowly forward.
When passing by the two Divine Sword Sect disciples, one of them slowly raised his hand and signaled the caravan to stop.
Seeing this, the person in charge of the caravan quickly got off, trotting towards the two, with a humble and respectful demeanor, "Sirs, is there anything I can do for the Divine Sword Sect?"
"Are you the person in charge of this caravan?" one of the Divine Sword Sect disciples asked softly.
"Yes, yes, yes, I am the captain of this caravan, and I am responsible here." The caravan captain repeatedly answered compliantly.
"Hmm." The other Divine Sword Sect senior brother nodded slightly. "Actually, it’s not much, we are just looking for someone."
"Looking for someone?" The caravan captain was stunned upon hearing this, instinctively glancing at all the members behind him.
As he looked at everyone, the two Divine Sword Sect senior brothers’ gazes began to wander among the crowd, slowly walking towards the caravan, leaving the caravan captain and everyone bewildered.
"What does it mean? Divine Sword Sect’s senior brothers coming to a small caravan to find someone?"
"Could it be that there is someone from the Divine Sword Sect in the caravan? Or someone the Divine Sword Sect wants to hide?"
With these words, the entire caravan became involuntarily tense.
It was obvious that they also noticed the attire of these two senior brothers belonging to the Divine Sword Sect’s inner sect, indicating their unusual status.
As the two Divine Sword Sect senior brothers slowly entered the caravan.
Suddenly, ripples emanated from the void, and two ancient figures slowly appeared.
Mu Yan and Ning Canghai no longer needed to hide their presence, immediately appearing in everyone’s sight.
"Disciple Jian Dong, disciple Jian Nan, greet Elder Ning, greet Elder Mu."
The two Divine Sword Sect disciples, upon seeing Mu Yan and Ning Canghai, immediately bowed. The entire caravan was also shocked, bowing down one after another. They couldn’t imagine that two Divine Sword Sect elders were secretly accompanying the caravan all around.
"Divine Sword Sect elders! Many people may never see such elders in their lifetime, and yet I’ve seen two at once, and that too so closely."
Many of the cultivators in the caravan were extremely excited, seeing the elders of the Divine Sword Sect in such a small region was indeed not easy.
Qing’Er and several others were even more breathless, especially the seven young boys who had unjustly mocked Ye Xiaofan earlier out of jealousy. Now they were lost for words, as if the Divine Sword Sect elders were scrutinizing them, making them extremely nervous.
At this moment, Mu Yan and Ning Canghai even looked over to them, causing the seven to become even more flustered, internally monologuing: What should I do? The Divine Sword Sect elders are looking over, could it be that they’ll fancy me and take me directly into the Divine Sword Sect? Should I do something?
Just as the hearts of the seven were racing, Mu Yan was the first to speak.
He nodded slightly before withdrawing his gaze and looked at the two Divine Sword Sect inner sect disciples, "Is everyone who should be here present?"
"Reporting to the elder, everyone who could come is here, only waiting on you two elders’ arrival now." The two Divine Sword Sect disciples slightly bowed.
Seeing Mu Yan and Ning Canghai nod, the two disciples immediately understood. The elders nodding meant Ye Xiaofan qualified, demonstrating that he indeed traversed the Star Moon City region alone; he is now a genuine inner sect disciple of the Divine Sword Sect.
The two Divine Sword Sect senior brothers exchanged glances, then after searching among the crowd, started walking towards Ye Xiaofan.
"Junior Brother Xiaofan, congratulations." One of them smiled, congratulating Ye Xiaofan.
Ye Xiaofan, seeing this, jumped off the carriage and slightly bowed to the two, "Greetings, Senior Brothers."
The sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard, as Qing’Er and the others stared in shock at Ye Xiaofan getting off the carriage to greet them, faces full of astonishment.
Were Divine Sword Sect’s two senior brothers here for this Ye Xiaofan? And what did they call each other? Senior brother? Junior brother?
"Xiaofan, you... you...?" The young boy who had just mocked Ye Xiaofan for never being able to enter the Divine Sword Sect was utterly incredulous.
Upon hearing this, the two Divine Sword Sect senior brothers instinctively glanced at each other, but paid it no mind, continuing to focus their gaze on Ye Xiaofan, showing a slight sign of respect.
"Junior Brother, according to the rules of the Divine Sword Sect, you are now an official inner sect disciple of the Divine Sword Sect."
One of the senior brothers smiled lightly and then took out a set of inner sect attire and a green wood token from the Divine Sword Sect, the three embroidered swords on the garment’s sleeve vivid and lifelike:
"Junior Brother, here is your identity token and inner sect attire. Put them on neatly and accompany us to the gathering site. The Divine Sword Sect’s flying boat will take you back to the sect for the initiation ceremony."
After speaking, the senior brother handed the identity token and sect clothing to Ye Xiaofan.
"Thank you, Senior Brothers." Ye Xiaofan accepted the identity token and sect attire, nodding slightly to the two, for the identity token and sect attire were symbols of being a Divine Sword Sect disciple.
Ye Xiaofan seemed very at ease, while Qing’Er and others watching this scene froze in place, the seven young boys beside her even more so, bewildered for a long time.
It wasn’t until Ye Xiaofan accepted the identity token and sect attire, and put them on, that the entire caravan came back to their senses.
Wearing the attire of the Divine Sword Sect, Ye Xiaofan’s entire demeanor seemed different, yet he still wore a smile. Before leaving, he didn’t forget to bid farewell to the seven behind Qing’Er:
"Brothers, we’ll meet at the Divine Sword Sect. I believe you will surely pass the assessment and become Outer Disciples. Keep it up."
After nearly ten days of conversation, Ye Xiaofan also understood their intentions. Qing’Er and the others wanted to rely on themselves to cross vast territories to attend the annual outer gate exam of the Divine Sword Sect region.
Cultivators like them are countless every year. They leave their families and rush to the exams, leaving behind their hometowns for the dream of cultivation. This is the strength the world pursues: advancing wave upon wave, never-ending.
But whether these cultivators can pass the outer gate exam of the Divine Sword Sect is another matter. Simply surviving the journey there is no easy task. They may arrive in two or three years, or it may take forever. Some might even die in foreign lands, but the courage to pursue cultivation is truly admirable.
All Ye Xiaofan could do was offer a blessing. After speaking, he walked away slowly under the gaze of several shamefaced youths.
As he passed by the caravan leader, he slightly cupped his hands and bowed lightly to the caravan captain: "Uncle, thanks for your care along the way."
"M—m—m—master, it’s me, a short-sighted fool, failing to recognize a true master and daring to accept your Soul Core. I deserve to die, truly deserve to die." The caravan leader watched, terrified, and hurriedly pulled out Ye Xiaofan’s Soul Core, offering it back with trembling hands.
"We agreed that it was the fee to accompany the group. I volunteered to pay it, so it naturally belongs to you, Uncle. We Divine Sword Sect disciples are not bandits. There’s no need to be so nervous." Ye Xiaofan smiled and pushed the Soul Core back. He had plenty like this Tier Five Soul Core; one or two didn’t matter to him.
"Thank you, Master, thank you," the caravan leader repeatedly thanked with a face full of joy: "So, can I keep this Soul Core?"
"Of course, you can keep it." Ye Xiaofan finished speaking, left a smile, and turned away, leaving the caravan leader overwhelmed with happiness and giving frantic thanks.
The whole caravan watched Ye Xiaofan and the other four gradually go farther away, unable to calm down for a long time.
Until the five disappeared from sight.
"He... he is from the Divine Sword Sect?"
The boy who had mocked the fiercest beside Qing’Er collapsed on the carriage, feeling weak all over.
Before the former had finished speaking, someone reacted immediately and exclaimed: "I got it. Isn’t it the time for the annual Awakening Competition in each city’s region? Could he be the legendary prodigy newly recruited by the Divine Sword Sect?"
With these words, countless caravan members also came to realize.
"It must be. For two Divine Sword Sect Elders to secretly accompany him, he must be a prodigy among prodigies, a key cultivation focus of the Divine Sword Sect."
"Oh my God, we actually traveled with a prodigy of the Divine Sword Sect for nearly ten days?"
People marveled greatly.
This caravan may be weak, but it is not foolish. The fact that two Divine Sword Sect Elders followed him secretly was enough to show Ye Xiaofan’s importance and terror.
However, these words fell into the ears of the seven young people beside Qing’Er, and they all regretted it immensely, wishing they could slap themselves.
"We missed the chance to know a legendary prodigy of the Divine Sword Sect."
"It’s all your fault. We could have been friends with Xiaofan, but your petty words drove us to attack him. We missed an opportunity to befriend a disciple of the Divine Sword Sect."
"Not just a disciple, but a legendary prodigy of the Divine Sword Sect."
Their regret turned their intestines green, as making friends with a disciple of the Divine Sword Sect would have endless benefits, let alone a legendary prodigy.
Moreover, that Ye Xiaofan seemed like a very easy-going person.
After leaving the caravan.
Ye Xiaofan, along with Mu Yan, Ning Canghai, and two Divine Sword Sect disciples who came to meet them, swiftly headed towards the assembly point.
It wasn’t long before the five reached a vast valley above.
At this time, ten massive Arks hovered above the valley, seemingly endless at a glance.
On each Ark stood a dense crowd of disciples dressed in the attire of the Divine Sword Sect.
Among these Divine Sword Sect disciples, most were newly admitted disciples, with only a few Elders and powerful senior brothers, and of course, the Guard Team responsible for this expedition.
Even though this was the assembly point closest to the Divine Sword Sect region, it would still take about a month to fly from here to the Divine Sword Sect, even at the full speed of the renowned Flying Boat.
Ye Xiaofan was seeing the Ark for the first time, having only heard about it before.
It is said to be a large Flying Magical Artifact not only capable of astonishing speeds, covering ten thousand miles overnight while fully loaded, but also possessing terrifying defensive abilities, with a Guardian Array in operation and even horrifying Killing Arrays added, excelling in both offense and defense.
Building such an Ark is extremely time-consuming and laborious.
Even for the Divine Sword Sect, it requires countless High Tier Array Masters, Artifact Refiners, Casting Masters, and Talisman Masters to work together for years continuously before it can be completed, making it a priceless treasure.
As Ye Xiaofan and four others quickly approached the valley, countless eyes on the Ark also focused in their direction, all gazing towards that figure.
At this moment, those lingering on the Ark were not only the legendary prodigies newly recruited by the Divine Sword Sect from the Star Moon City region but also new disciples from the nearby Ten Cities Region.
However, the moment Ye Xiaofan appeared, everyone’s gaze involuntarily focused on him, each with different expressions and peculiar looks.
