Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 45: Arrival at the Divine Sword Sect, Everyone’s Astonishment
Nangong Jianchen’s words were like a time bomb, instantly causing an uproar among the people.
Even those senior cultivators, who were of an older generation, widened their eyes in disbelief.
"It truly is the power of the Profound Sea Realm—this newly admitted junior brother has actually broken through to the Profound Sea Realm?" Many senior members muttered to themselves, their eyes filled with incredulousness.
Within the crowd, Ye Xiaotian was once again hit hard, shaking his head frantically, "Profound Sea Realm? Impossible, this can’t be. How could he have stepped into the Profound Sea Realm so quickly?"
It wasn’t just Ye Xiaotian who thought this was unrealistic; even those peerless prodigies found this too exaggerated.
A Profound Sea Realm expert was a chasm that a Profound Spirit Realm cultivator could scarcely cross. Even at the pinnacle of the Tenth Layer of Profound Spirit, they appeared like stars compared to the moon—not in the same league at all.
Until today, it had only been four months since the Martial Soul Awakening, so in four months, who truly was the peerless demon fiend?
"Profound Sea Realm—when did this child breakthrough to the Profound Sea Realm?" Even the elders beside Mu Yan and Ning Canghai could not hide their surprise and shock, even feeling a sense of amazement.
"During the time in the Soul Beast Forest..." After Mu Yan finished speaking, he roughly recounted the events involving Ye Xiaofan in the Soul Beast Forest.
All the elders of the Divine Sword Sect were stunned beyond control upon hearing this: "He broke through to the Profound Sea Realm without any resources or Profound Sea Pills?"
The several elders were completely shocked.
Undoubtedly, at this moment, Ye Xiaofan was absolutely the brightest moon among the celestial prodigies of the Ten Cities. All the newly admitted disciples here seemed like stars complementing the bright moon.
On the rapidly flying Ark stood that slightly thin figure, standing quietly like a lone rooster, unique, leaving everyone far behind.
However, Ye Xiaofan did not feel he was any different because of it, nor did it give rise to any sense of superiority.
Because here, there must be at least one person stronger than him.
That person was none other than Nangong Jianchen.
Traveling on the same path, that Nangong Jianchen could arrive at the gathering place a month earlier showed that the other party might have already been a Profound Sea Realm expert before entering the Soul Beast Forest, so he still needed to work hard.
On the other side, Jian Zhu, who struggled to stand up, stared blankly at Ye Xiaofan, his eyes full of astonishment. But he quickly responded, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth first, then slightly clasped his fists toward Ye Xiaofan:
"Thank you, Brother Ye, for being lenient. I’m extremely grateful."
At this moment, Jian Zhu no longer held the arrogant demeanor he once had but adopted a different attitude, his eyes indeed showing a trace of gratitude. He knew very well that if a Profound Sea Realm expert wanted to kill a Profound Spirit Realm cultivator, it would almost be a matter of raising a hand.
Ye Xiaofan had indeed shown mercy.
"You and I are already brothers in the same sect, so why should we be so relentless? Brother Jian need not take it to heart." Ye Xiaofan slightly bowed in return.
Jian Zhu paused slightly before slowly turning to walk toward his ark, his expression extremely disconsolate.
However, after a few steps, he seemed to have made a decision and couldn’t help but turn back to remind Ye Xiaofan: "Brother Ye, though you and I are fellow disciples, we are also competitors. Today you show mercy to others; tomorrow others may not be so kind to you."
Ye Xiaofan raised his brows slightly at this remark: "What do you mean, Brother Jian?"
Jian Zhu sighed deeply and began to speak earnestly.
"As far as I know, there are quite a few prodigies in the Divine Sword Sect who want to compete for the heir of the Sword Saint. They are not as concerned as Brother Ye is with the feelings of those from the same sect. Sometimes the competition within the Divine Sword Sect is more intense than the outside."
"Now you’re the only disciple of the senior Sword Saint and a newly admitted disciple. The path ahead in the Divine Sword Sect may not be easy. These Sword Dao prodigies, to take your place, will certainly try every means to remove you, even resorting to underhanded tactics, so Brother Ye, you must be cautious of them."
"Especially those from the Thirty-Six Holy Peaks, Seventy-Two Small Peaks, the peerless demon fiends of the One Hundred and Eight Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, and even the Sword Dao talents from the Three Hundred and Sixty Celestial Pride Mansions."
At this point, Jian Zhu hesitated, as if he wanted to remind Ye Xiaofan of something more, but after thinking about it, he felt that Ye Xiaofan couldn’t yet come into contact with those people, so he left it at that.
This was the first time Ye Xiaofan had heard such things—the ’Thirty-Six Holy Peaks,’ ’Seventy-Two Small Peaks,’ ’One Hundred and Eight Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands,’ ’Three Hundred and Sixty Celestial Pride Mansions.’
Secretly remembering these things in his heart, Ye Xiaofan thanked Jian Zhu.
Through this incident, Ye Xiaofan also established his might; from then on, the celestial prodigies of the Ten Cities remained silent, and no one else brought up the matter of the Sword Saint heir, allowing Ye Xiaofan a rare peace.
The days that followed were exceptionally tedious and dull; everyone sat quietly on the ark, traveling day and night.
Ye Xiaofan did not practice; during this time, he sat cross-legged, meditating mainly to repair the Martial Soul.
After a month’s recovery, the Martial Soul seedling hovering above the ’Water Pool’ gradually restored from three inches to five inches.
Not only that, but Ye Xiaofan also discovered something astonishing.
The enhancement of the Martial Soul not only doubled his sensitivity to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and the range of his perception but even his ability to sense things was skyrocketing.
Now he could sense the range of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, expanding it from a radius of one li to five li. Do not underestimate this five li; it was almost twenty-five times more than before.
More importantly, Ye Xiaofan found that his comprehension was also increasing with the enhancement of the Martial Soul, which was the most terrifying of all.
To verify if his comprehension had indeed skyrocketed, he even lowered his face to ask Nangong Jianchen for a Heart Method, yet he comprehended it completely in just one night.
This caused Ye Xiaofan to be greatly shocked; if so, then with the enhancement of the Martial Soul, wouldn’t his comprehension in the future also become terrifyingly incredible?
After confirming that his comprehension was skyrocketing, Ye Xiaofan was so excited that he almost jumped up.
Time flew by, and a week passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the originally quiet ark suddenly became lively.
"Heavens, what is that? Such a big bird, the aura it emits is terrifying."
Some celestial prodigies of the Ten Cities exclaimed aloud, only to see, in the distant sky, a gigantic creature blocking out the sun, like a great mountain soaring across. With a slight flap of its wings, the surrounding sky trembled.
"That’s an Armored Peng Bird, a Level Eight Profound Tier mount, comparable to a cultivator at the Eighth Layer of the Profound Sea." A senior from the Divine Sword Sect explained. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Everyone was astonished upon hearing this: "Comparable to the Eighth Layer of the Profound Sea?"
Some were amazed by the Armored Peng Bird’s gigantic size; some were astounded by its formidable power, while others were surprised by its status.
"A Level Eight Profound Tier beast, comparable to an Eighth Layer Profound Sea expert, yet it’s just a mount. How powerful must its owner be?" Shangguan Wan’Er’s beautiful eyes flickered with disbelief.
A soul beast comparable to the Eighth Layer of the Profound Sea Realm would almost be indomitable in the Star Moon City region. Yet here, it was just a mere mount.
For a moment, everyone suddenly understood what it meant to have a heaven beyond this heaven, people beyond people. Compared to the outside world, the Ten Cities were like a wilderness village, and these so-called prodigies were merely the outstanding individuals who emerged from a wild mountain village.
"No need to envy; as long as you work hard in your cultivation in the future, you will naturally be able to tame such a mount." A senior from the Divine Sword Sect spoke, immediately making many celestial sons and daughters sparkle in their eyes with anticipation.
At this moment.
"Alright, everyone be seated, ahead is the area under the Divine Sword Sect’s jurisdiction. The flying boat will accelerate, and soon we will arrive at the mountain gate." Several elders of the Divine Sword Sect spoke, their faces brimming with smiles.
Entering the Divine Sword Sect’s domain also meant reaching safety, free from any prying eyes of rival forces. The flying boat will also proceed at full speed to reach the Divine Sword Sect as swiftly as possible.
All of a sudden, ten flying boats roared through the sky, cutting through the air at an incredible speed.
A group of celestial sons and daughters also became excited, having traveled for several months; they were finally going to see the long-awaited Divine Sect.
The massive Ark sliced through the void, traveling day and night frantically.
Even so, as everyone eagerly awaited, the flying boats continued to speed through the sky for seven whole days and nights, yet they had not reached their destination still.
Thus, it can be seen how vast the area governed by the Divine Sword Sect was; just this seven-day journey had flown over countless Star Moon City regions.
Along the way, Ye Xiaofan and the others saw various terrifying mounts tearing through the sky, even witnessing powerful cultivators cleaving the void with a single sword, their Sword Qi illuminating the Nine States.
It was only at this moment that everyone realized how vast the world truly was, gaining a new understanding of the Martial Soul Continent. They felt like a group of frogs at the bottom of a well, about to step into a breathtaking cultivation world.
