The dragon ship rocked under the weight of the torrential rain. It was as if it would turn over and sink into the river water at any time.
Those doing their best to fight on the ship deck could feel their legs losing strength and being increasingly uncooperative. Even so, their eyes and hearts were still burning with enthusiasm.
Ye Que was like a flame that would burn forever. As long as he was around, it was as if everyone had no need to worry. It was as if no one would die or there was no demonic beast capable of breaking into the hall.
"See? That's a member of my Qian household! With him around, you people can rest assured. We'll definitely hold out until the reinforcements arrive," Qian Shuxiao said proudly with his head raised. He looked incredibly haughty, but no one found it inappropriate. Right then, being friends with Ye Que was something worth being proud over.
"No, from now on, he's my brother. He's the closest brother of I, Qian
Could a Wolf Cub in the Psychic Realm and his four Post-celestial Realm helpers swallow the dragon ship whole? The answer would've been uncertain two hours ago because Ye Que was around. However, Ye Que now possessed only enough strength for a single attack and the remaining fighters were all exhausted. They were a spent force. To be frank, they were no match for Feng Xingyu and his group without the presence of any untoward incident. To be precise, the moment their group made a move, it would just be a slaughter. Would there be any untoward incident? Ye Que believed there would be. Even so, not even he knew when it would happen. Perhaps it would occur in the next second or at the moment when everyone was massacred. "10 seconds!" "You only have 10 seconds." The loud youngster from the Demon Race began to yell, "We didn't ask you to take out the treasures yoursel
"Immobilizing wind and rain with a single sword strike!" "Sword skill of Shushan!" "Why would a disciple of Shushan appear at this moment? How could they have arrived here so quickly?" thought Feng Xingyu, his brow furrowed as he rode on the back of the whale with a disgruntled expression on his face. He knew that he would not be getting the Secret Key to the River Soldiers today, no matter what. This was because he had counted a total of 37 Shushan disciples in the rain, and 10 of them were of Psychic Realm strength. Seems like Shushan had already gotten wind of this secret and sent out disciples of such level and below, so as not to draw the attention of the other sects. However, this was the Human World after all. As it was not the natural habitat of the Demons, their plan was not as sound as that of Shushan. Judging by the fact that the disciples of Shushan had suppressed their ur
The emotions of the hundreds of guests on the dragon ship fell and rose throughout the day from witnessing the exciting dance by the beauty to the nervy auction of magic treasures, followed by the attack of the Devious Iguanas, the overwhelming aura of the appearance of the youth from the Demon Race, and finally the appearance of the sword master from Shushan out of nowhere. They felt as though their hearts were going to leap out of their chests. Now, the reinforcements that they had been waiting for had arrived, and the danger was finally over. Cheers soon rang out around the dragon ship. "We're saved!" "The sword master of Shushan is really cool!" "We don't have to worry any longer. I nearly died from fright just now. If the young demon did not keep to his word, many of us would have died." The guests of the ship began discussing excitedly, and some of them even embrac
Zhuo Bufan struck at the same moment when he shouted. The first lesson any disciple of Shushan learned when practicing swordcraft was to be quick, hit accurately and viciously. With one glance, Zhuo Bufan had seen through the strength of Ye Que and knew that he was a rookie that had just entered the Pre-celestial Realm. He could act tough in front of ordinary folk or martial artists, but he was nothing but putty in Zhuo Bufan's eyes, something no more than a plaything. Due to his anger, Zhuo Bufan chose to attack in a manner that would be most humiliating to his opponent. He got close instantly. Slap! He smacked the left side of Ye Que's face with his right palm infused with True Energy. Just like Zhou Bufan expected, he was able to smack Ye Que back more than 10 meters back with 30 per cent of his strength at Psychic Realm power. It was not enough to kill him, but his face would definitely have been
Before nightfall, Ye Que and Qian Shuxiao returned to Luoyang City. They did not stop for any rest and headed straight to the Qian Manor. After causing such a huge commotion on the dragon ship, Qian Shuxiao felt a little nervous to return home. "Brother Ye, go back to your room and rest first. I'll go see grandpa. I've to tell him about what happened today, otherwise I'll feel inhibited. Don't you worry, however. As long as I'm alive, no one will dare to look for trouble with you in the Qian Manor. Rest assured about that." One would know who one's true friends are, in times of need. Qian Shuxiao had already begun to treat Ye Que as his own brother, and he would not be dissuaded. "That's Shushan you're talking about. Think carefully," said Ye Que calmly. "Don't trouble the old master too much. Even though you're the only child of his eldest son, your family has many employees. Their liveli
A sleepless night. The sun rises yet again. As Ye Que walked out of his house, a ray of warm sunlight shone on him, giving him the look of an impressive swordsman from afar. The Spirit Sword Gathering Formation, a technique that was created using the 13 Mother and Children of Spring and Autumn Swords as its core, allowed him to quickly devour any surrounding Spiritual Force as and when he wished, and it even began to alter his natural qualities. In the past, Ye Que was introverted, but now, he was open and daring, like a sharp sword that had been unsheathed. Just out of the door, Ye Que looked around unexpectedly. Overnight, it seemed that earth-shaking changes had taken place in the Qian manor. No one felt it last night, but now there are so many yogis. In this small courtyard where Ye Que is located alone, he sensed the breath of the three experts of Pre-celestial Realm. " It seems that Qian Shuxiao's grand
" The five-leaf Tianshan Snow Lotus, the purple-red scenery, the seven lines of any first, withered cliff wind dogwood, weak water at the end of the Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, three-leaf licorice, Yundian fog Cherong, South China Sea Peng Ge turtle glue. . . " Qian Shuxiao looked at the thick piece of paper in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. " Ye Ge, are you sure we are just trying to get started? Isn't this a test of immortality? How can you use so many strange herbs! I haven't even heard of many! " " However, don't worry, I'm sure I've collected all these herbs. " Qian Shuxiao dian the paper, " this one? No? Ye Ge, I didn't say you. You probably don't really know my money family well. " " Who said one for each?" Ye Que glanced at Qian Shu and smiled, then said, " Look at the end, look carefully. " Qian Shuxiao was stunned and
In the general's residence. Ye Yunhai looked coldly at Qian Shuhua, as if he had just seen the plague. "Qian Shuhua, no matter what, you're the eldest daughter of the Qian family and from a respectable family of Luoyang City. Aren't you ashamed of yourself for causing a commotion in our residence today? If you aren't, please go out into the streets. You're not welcome here. In fact, we wouldn't welcome anyone from the Qian family." Qian Shuhua's eyes teared up as she looked dazedly at Ye Yunhai. "I didn't come here today to kick up a fuss. I just want to ask if you're marrying Lin Mei'er. Is she your fiance?" she asked. "Does that have anything to do with you?" Ye Yunhai replied in a cold tone. "I'll marry who I want. Do you think that I need your advice on that?" “You're Qian Shuhua, and I'm Ye Yunhai. We don't have anything to do with each other," Ye Yunhai continued,
Li Jianqi was a Formless Realm expert who had absorbed the Battle Soul of the Great Founder. Even though she was not well versed in formations, she did not have to be so careful. However, both Uncle Jiao and her walked extremely carefully. The higher the realm, the more a practitioner was able to understand how tough the path to cultivation was, and the more he or she was able to understand that there was always someone more powerful than them out there. Moreover, the formations gave off an obvious prehistoric aura and were evidently not from any technique of the current Cultivation World. As such, neither of them dared to take the formations lightly. They were not in the royal palace. Who knew what sort of offensive capabilities Ye Que had incorporated into these formations? What if they attacked them without differentiating between friend and foe? They were not really worried about dying in the manor, but mostly they were afr
Even Ye Que himself was not entirely sure of the phenomenon, much less Li Jianqi. However, a lack of understanding would not obstruct him from learning. The Divine Book seemed to have grown increasingly amazing. Till now, there were already more than 20000 Divine Sect Seminary disciples, and its name was already known among all of the people at the bottom of society in Luoyang. It did not collect fees nor commission and imparted cultivation methods for free. It took it upon itself to explain one's doubts in cultivation away, and it was not a front. The methods Ye Que taught his disciples really allowed them to sense Nature's Spiritual Qi. It was only natural that something as wonderful as this was passed on by mouth, and more people began joining. No one was able to withstand the temptation of progressing in the world of cultivation once he or she entered it. Naturally, they would join the wild goose chase. As its
Winning the competition held among the troops stationed in Luoyang with a set of saber skills? One had to know that the Southern Encampment did not consist of troops stationed at the border. Even though they underwent much training, their prowess in battle was still somewhat behind the border troops. During the previous competitions of such small groups of a thousand soldiers each, the four encampments were not favorites to win. Ye Que had just allowed 1000 soldiers from the Southern Encampment to win the competition after teaching them a set of saber techniques consisting of only about a dozen moves over three days! It was no wonder that Zhang Yue would find it necessary to report the matter to Li Jianqi. "Is the saber technique related to the Southern Encampment winning the competition?" Li Jianqi asked somewhat suspiciously. There were battle techniques in the army as well. Each encampment had its own recognize
Ye Que remained in the Southern Encampment for three days. Ye Que began to hypothesize on the third day the reason that caused the strange phenomenon within his Spiritual Sea. With the aid of the soldiers, Ye Que was finally able to come to a conclusion. The Divine Sect Seminary disciples and the soldiers had practiced the Mountain-Splitting, Water-ceasing and Heaven-Splitting techniques, and there was no reaction from his Spiritual Sea if there were 100 or less than them. If there were more than 100 of them, however, his Spiritual Sea would begin to froth, but only when seminary disciples who had learned the Divine Sect's cultivation technique were present. It did not react when soldiers from the Southern Encampment practiced the Mountain-Splitting stroke. Also, if the energy and spirits of the disciples were not in sync, and they were training at their own pace, there would not be any reaction from his Spiritual Sea. Four cri
"Lend me a thousand soldiers. I have to test a hypothesis." The figure in red light armor standing in front of the military monument had just stopped releasing more sword energy when Ye Que walked up to her. When she turned to face him, Li Jianqi's aura had reverted back to the youthful and beautiful young woman, completely devoid of the bloodthirsty battle intent she displayed earlier on. As Ye Que thought about it, he believed that it should be the effects of absorbing her ancestor's Battle Soul in the Imperial Mausoleum. "Ye Que?" Li Jianqi exclaimed, somewhat shocked. "You want to borrow a thousand soldiers? For a deduction?" "Stop asking me so many questions. I can't explain all of them right away. Just tell me if you would lend them to me?" Ye Que asked somewhat impatiently. Anyone would also be in a hurry to prove his or her theory correct after experiencing so many amazing things and a way of amplifying the power of one's own cultiva
Three saber strokes were made before the gates of the seminary. Ye Que's Spiritual Sea exploded thrice. Ye Que nearly stumbled off the Bridge of Long Life and looked incredulously at the disciples not far away from him. They had still not noticed him and were still practicing their saber techniques. This was because they had also discovered something amazing. It was common for practitioners to be unable to grasp the essence of their training while practicing saber techniques on their own. Their physical selves, sabers, Spiritual Forces, Spiritual Seas and pathways of their sabers were always in disharmony. Training with thousands of other people, however, would speed things up, causing man and saber to reach a state of harmony very quickly, as if the larger the number of practitioners, the greater the benefits. Some of the practitioners had not realized this fact during the first round of training, but by the third round, even
Xichuan Town was a small ordinary town at the western border of Tang State, but it was renowned far and wide. This was because it was situated at a position that was nearly as far away from each of the six neighboring nations at the western border. During a normal day, cargo and trade flowed in and out of the town, as did merchants and travelers. A teahouse was located at the entrance to the town, and two elders sat at a table near the windows. Both of them had white hair, and a chess set was placed right in front of them. The black and white chess pieces were engaged in a titanic battle, and the moves they made were so complicated that it was hard to tell who would emerge as the victor. The elder on the left of the table pinched up a white chess piece with his fingers. "The Tang State has sent out 30 thousand light cavalries to Western Xia. Looks like they are expecting a quick victory." The other elder at the opposite end of the table laug
Gradually, the sky took on a marble-white color as dawn arrived. Frost and dew gathered on the walls of the palace. Li Chunzhi's brows were decorated with a layer of frost. The Chief Councillor of the Grand Council of Tang State trailed behind him, with the imperial bodyguards staying put a short distance away. Countless cultivators from the Judicature lay in ambush at all corners. Tang State continued to be compromised from all sides. If anything happened to Li Chunzhi, it would be the cherry on top of their misfortune. No one went up to stop him. Neither did they dare to. They could all tell that this soon-to-be Emperor was stewed in worries underneath his expressionless face. At dawn, Li Jianqi draped a white robe over her shoulders and climbed up the tower atop the walls. She stood behind Li Chunzhi and contemplated for some time before saying gently, "Father, you should mind your health. You've stood here for an entire nig
Inside the quiet General's Manor, a black-clothed man was shouting himself hoarse. Ye Que didn't think he would be ambushed on his first official return to the manor or that the assassins would be survivors of the Ye Army. These people must have mistaken him for being a Devil Seed after he used his Sword Qi to bind them. Perhaps the battle in You Prefecture left too deep a trauma in them that they would mistake anyone with supernatural powers as a cultivator, a devil, and the culprit behind their brothers' massacre. "Did all of you run from the city of You Prefecture?" Ye Que had released the bind his Sword Qi placed on them. The group of men remained deeply wary of him even after they were freed. However, they refused to let Ye Que distort the truth out of principle. "I'll repeat this again. We didn't flee from the battle. We broke out of the siege under Chief Wu's orders. We didn't run." The person repeated hims