Ye Wenjun's eagerness made everyone's hearts itch. One by one, they found a place to sit and began to meditate on the mysteries of the Enlightenment Pavilion.
Ye Wenyan smiled when he saw that everyone was gathered together. He waved at Lu Xuan and said, "Little Xuan, come with me for a moment."
Lu Xuan put Little Tanuki down and followed Ye Wenyan out of the Enlightenment Pavilion.
Ye Wenyan patted Lu Xuan's shoulder as they walked down the long corridors of the Heavenly Emperor Palace. "Xuan 'er, I'll leave this place to you. Now that I've paid my respects to the ancestors, I should return to the Jiuhua Alliance."
Although Ye Wenyan had already informed Lu Xuan, Lu Xuan didn't expect that nothing in the Heavenly Emperor Palace would pique his interest. He asked, "Won't you stay here a little longer and meditate on the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth with Granduncle?"
"I don't need it." Ye Wenyan shook his head. "I don't need it anymore. I've spent all these years on Mount Jiuhua and I've learned everything I should. Besides … I'm old. I'm going to die soon, I don't need this."
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "You're at the peak of your strength. How can you call yourself old? Granduncle is about the same age as you, but look at him. Isn't he about the same age as a young man?"
Ye Wenyan laughed. "He was born for the sword, his heart is not old. I'm different. I'm old, and so is my heart. Alright, let's not talk about this. You don't need to try and persuade me. When I return to Jiuehua, your father will be able to put aside his duties and come here to meditate. The future belongs to you, and us old men can only do what we can for you. "
After a pause, Ye Wenyan continued. "I'll take the rubbing of the Mountain Guardian Formation and the Seven Saints Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation with me. I'll make arrangements when I get back. You stay here and cultivate. In the future, you'll have to bear the burden of dealing with Saul. Saul hasn't shown himself yet, but I have a feeling that it won't be long before he shows himself. "
"Alright then, I'll send you out. If there's any news from the outside world, you must inform us immediately."
Ye Wenyan nodded and said no more. He was led out of the Heaven Emperor Palace by Lu Xuan. Before they parted, Ye Wenyan patted Lu Xuan's shoulder again and said, "You have to remember that you are shouldering the mission given to you by your ancestors. No matter when and no matter what happens, you have to consider the overall situation. As long as you are alive, you will never lack firewood. Staying alive is the most important thing."
As he watched Ye Wenyan leave, Lu Xuan actually felt a heavy sense of lethargy coming from Ye Wenyan. Strangely, Ye Wenyan and Ye Wenjun were obviously brothers, but the auras they exuded were completely different. Ye Wenjun was frivolous and could even hang out with Lu Xuan, but Ye Wenyan behaved like an old man past his prime. The difference was really too big.
Lu Xuan shook his head and no longer thought about it. He turned around and flew back to the ancient forest. Before returning to the Heaven Emperor Palace, Lu Xuan first went to the cold pond outside the Heaven Emperor Palace. The ten-thousand-year-old profound ice at the bottom of the cold pond was still there, but the coldness was far from what it used to be.
Lu Xuan took out the newly obtained ten-thousand-year-old profound ice and placed it on top of it. At the same time, he left the Profound Ice Phoenix Blood Sword there. This place would allow the ice spirit in the Profound Ice Phoenix Blood Sword to better absorb the coldness and recover. As for how long it would take, it was up to fate.
Back at the Heaven Emperor Palace, Lu Xuan went straight to the Dao Enlightenment Pavilion. Ye Wenjun, who was supposed to be immersed in sword dao, was unexpectedly waiting for him outside the door.
Seeing Lu Xuan return, Ye Wenjun asked, "Big brother has left?"
"Yes, he just left." Lu Xuan joked, "Great-grandfather Gao told me to watch over you and not let you fall into a trance again. I didn't expect you to come out by yourself."
Ye Wenjun smiled and shook his head, "He, ah, has been worrying his whole life. Xuan 'er, between me and your Great-grandfather Gao, who do you think is more talented? "
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Although Great-grandfather Gao should be a little stronger than you, I feel that you should be a little stronger."
"Wrong!" Ye Wenjun stretched out his index finger and waved it.
Lu Xuan revealed a look of doubt. Could it be that he had guessed wrong?
But then, Ye Wenjun said, "Not a little stronger, but a lot stronger. This gap … might be like the gap between you and your companions."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but be surprised. Although he felt that Ye Wenjun was more talented, he didn't expect there to be such a big gap. It should be known that Ye Wenyan's strength was above Ye Wenjun's. If one day, Lin Tian and the others' strength would surpass him, Lu Xuan didn't believe it. Talent really couldn't be completely made up for by hard work.
Seeing Lu Xuan's expression, Ye Wenjun said with a smile, "You can't believe it, right? Actually, everyone thinks it's a little unimaginable, but in reality, your Great-grandfather Gao almost traded his life for it. "
"What do you mean?" Lu Xuan was a little confused, but he had a vague feeling that perhaps Ye Wenjun was going to tell him about the past.
As expected, he heard Ye Wenjun sigh softly, "Actually, I should have been the one in charge of the Jiuhua Alliance. At that time, I was the only one in the Ye family, far surpassing the others of my age. But I was obsessed with swordsmanship, and didn't care about the mundane things in the Alliance. I only thought about cultivation, and in order to avoid the responsibilities imposed by the elders, I even ran away from home three times, narrowly escaping death."
"And when I was about to run away from home for the fourth time, big brother stopped me. He didn't want me to leave, and he said he would be the Patriarch. At that time, I didn't believe him, because at that time, I had already reached the late stage of the Origin Realm, and he hadn't even stepped into the Origin Realm yet. The Ye Clan was based on martial arts, and even if the Patriarch didn't have to be too outstanding, he couldn't be too weak. So, big brother wouldn't be recognized by the elders. "
"But, unexpectedly, the elders actually agreed. Then, something even more unexpected happened. Big brother's strength increased by leaps and bounds. In a short half a year, he went from the Spirit Refinement Realm to the peak stage of the Origin Realm, and his strength was already on par with me."
"After that, I asked my father and found out that when I ran away for the third time, big brother risked his life to ask the Ye Clan's old ancestor to perform the Golden Needle Crossing Calamity Technique for him. He inserted 108 golden needles into the acupoints of his body, and completely stimulated his body's potential. Only then did he reverse the situation and increase big brother's talent."
Lu Xuan was a little confused, "Isn't this good? There's actually such a heaven-defying needle technique, why not promote it? This is equivalent to defying the heavens and changing one's fate. "
Ye Wenjun looked at Lu Xuan with deep meaning and said, "Do you really think there's such a good thing in this world? If you defy the heavens, the heavens will naturally want you to use other things to exchange for it. According to what my father said, using the Golden Needle Crossing Calamity Technique requires a nine out of ten chance of death, and a slight carelessness will cause one to die on the spot. Even if one is lucky enough to succeed, the lifespan after success will be at most sixteen years, and the shortest … … is only ten years! "
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