Although they didn't want to, they still stopped and gathered around the Multiple Mountain Martial School's Head Elder. Although the number of the Sky Cloud Martial School's Head Elder was one-sixth less than before, the casualties weren't that great. Of course, the Sky Cloud Martial School's people wouldn't chase after them. Instead, they all went back and stood behind the Head Elder.
Between the two groups of Sky Cloud Martial School's Head Elder was a mess, and tens of dead bodies were lying on the ground.
At this moment, the onlookers had already burst into an uproar when they saw the tablet in the Rudra Martial School's Head Elder's hand.
"How could it be in the hands of a rank 8 martial school, the South Rudra Martial School?"
"The owner of the Little Azure Dragon Tablet is not that scary, what's important is his powerful background."
"Yeah, the Little Azure Dragon Tablet appeared in the South Zhuo Region, it's probably not that simple. We have to warn the others when we get back. Tell them not to mess with the South Zhuo Region's disciples or elders. Anyone who dares to do so will be killed."
"Exactly, in case they do something terrible and bring disaster to the Rudra Martial School's Head Elder."
The Purple Sun Martial School's Head Elder widely opened his eyes, staring at the cyan tablet in the Rudra Martial School's Head Elder's hand. The cyan dragon coiled around the tablet was releasing clouds of mist, and it was coldly looking at the world with its cyan eyes, as if it could see through people's hearts and souls.
"How is this possible? She is the descendant of 'that'? What does she want in the Windy Nation? "
He wasn't thinking about the Rudra Martial School's Head Elder, but the leader of the Rudra Martial School, Long Biyi. This mysterious woman had finally revealed her true face.
"No wonder the Rudra Martial School could rise so fast and become one of the top five martial institutions in the Windy Nation over ten years ago. She is the descendant of 'that'. In this case, the revival of the Nine Evil Cult was all within his expectation, and he had been preparing for it since ten years ago."
The Sky Cloud Martial School's Head Elder slowly let out a breath.
The Fourth Elder said worriedly, "Originally, I thought that the remaining forces of the Nine Evil Cult were only left with a few small and big cats. But now, it seems like that is not the case at all. Otherwise, that person wouldn't have arranged for more than ten years ago to be on guard against this day."
The Head Elder nodded and changed his tone, "We are only a rank 9 martial institution. Even though we are as powerful as rank 8 martial institutions, we are nothing but ants in their eyes. Therefore, we just need to do what we are supposed to do. We don't need to worry about other things."
"That's true."
Letting out a bitter laugh, the Fourth Elder rubbed his chin, feeling that he had been worrying a bit too much. A battle at that level, even a thousand of him would only be killed. Instead of worrying about these unrealistic things, he would rather focus on improving his cultivation and try to reach the peak-level Late Clasping Yuan Realm as soon as possible.
Reuniting with Lou Hanshan and the other two, Ye Chen gave the Subtle Fragrance sword back to Zhu Mei and said, "Big sister, thank you for lending me your sword. Without it, it would be very hard for me to beat them."
Zhu Mei smiled and said, "With your current strength and potential, you will soon have your own low-rank sword. I heard that your Ye family has a family heirloom sword, the Absolute Shadow Sword. This sword can break through the obstruction of the air, increase the speed of the sword, and kill people without leaving a trace."
"Uh, there is this sword, but only the current Patriarch can wield it." The Absolute Shadow Sword was one of the best low-grade swords. Its effect was to increase the speed of the sword and kill enemies with speed. However, Ye Chen had never thought about inheriting the position of the Ye Clan Master. That was not his dream.
Looking at the tablet in the Rudra Martial School's Head Elder's hand, Ye Chen suddenly asked, "What is this Little Azure Dragon Tablet? Does it have a powerful background? "
Lou Hanshan, who had always been knowledgeable, shook his head and said, "I don't know either, maybe not at that level yet. You see, none of the outer elders know about it, only some core and inner elders know about it, but they obviously don't want to say it. "
"No matter what, this time, thanks to the Rudra Martial School." Ye Chen was very clear that a rank 7 martial institution was way more powerful than a rank 8 martial institution. A rank 7 martial institution's individual power was one or two levels higher than a Sky Cloud Martial School's Head Elder. They could still fight for a while, but as time went on, the gap between the two martial institutions and the Rudra Martial School's Head Elder would be obvious.
Xu Jing, who didn't like to talk, didn't say anything. She glanced sideways and saw the Emerald Martial Palace's Head Elder staring at that Little Azure Dragon Tablet with a gloomy face.
In the middle of the battlefield, the Rudra Martial School's Head Elder slowly descended from the sky, stepped on the sand and said, "The Heavenly Dream Ancient Region is not only a place of adventure, but also a place of slaughter. Our disciples have entered the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, their lives are all in the hands of fate. Not to mention the fact that you don't have any evidence, even if you do, you can't do whatever you want. As for the dead disciples, they are no longer geniuses, why do you have to fight for them? It's not worth it."
The Multiple Mountain Martial School's Head Elder said unwillingly, "Then our eldest disciple died in vain."
"Since you've entered the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, you should be prepared to die. If everyone died like your Multiple Mountain Martial School, who would the other fallen disciples find to take revenge?"
"How can they compare with Hong Qianjun?" A Multiple Mountain Martial School's inner elder retorted.
The Rudra Martial School's Head Elder's face darkened, "Two disciples of our Rudra Martial School have died as well. Now, I suspect that it was your Multiple Mountain Martial School's disciples who did it. Can I take revenge on you? Once the Little Azure Dragon Token is sent out, the entire area with a radius of a thousand miles around the Rudra Martial School will be flattened."
"How, how could it be our Multiple Mountain Martial School …"
The Multiple Mountain Martial School's inner elder's voice turned weak. He couldn't refute the Rudra Martial School's words, and if he insisted, the Rudra Martial School might really start a fight with the Multiple Mountain Martial School. The Multiple Mountain Martial School might be one of the most powerful institutions in the nine nations, but compared to the Rudra Martial School's background, the Multiple Mountain Martial School was not even worth mentioning.
"Alright, let's call it a day. Let's all go back to our respective institutions!"
At the same time, the cyan light that had been soaring into the sky gradually dissipated, and the light gate had already disappeared into the air. The next time they saw it would be another ten years later.
"Evil Blood Martial School, let's go!"
"Shapeless Martial School, let's go!"
"White Deer Cave …"
"Yuehua Martial School …"
People from all institutions leaped onto their gigantic beasts and flew into the air in groups. Within a few blinks of an eye, they had all disappeared into the clouds.
Glancing at Ye Chen, the Multiple Mountain Martial School's Head Elder snorted coldly in his head. A strong intent of killing emerged in his pupils, then he turned around and said loudly, "Let's go back as well!"
After all the people from the other eight nations had left, the Emerald Martial School and the Purple Sun Martial School's Head Elder also left one after another. Soon, only the people from the Rudra Martial School and the Sky Cloud Martial School were left.
The Sky Cloud Martial School's Head Elder cupped his hands and said, "Elder Long, this time, our Sky Cloud Martial School owes the Rudra Martial School a huge favor. We will certainly report this to our leader when we get back."
The Rudra Martial School's Head Elder had the same surname as Long Biyi, the Rudra Martial School's Head Elder said in a mysterious tone, "I didn't do this to help the Sky Cloud Martial School, but to help that little bastard."
The Head Elder followed her gaze and asked curiously, "Ye Chen?"
"Indeed, he has great potential, he doesn't deserve to die in this unfair fight. But of course, he still has to walk his own path in the future. No one can help him, powerful people can't become powerful without help."
The Head Elder nodded. She was right, those who could truly become powerful were all those who had survived. As for those so-called geniuses who had been living under the protection of their elders, they were like flowers in a greenhouse, they could never become powerful people. Only those who had gone through thousands of hardships could have a slight hope of becoming powerful.
"About the Little Azure Dragon Token, only you leaders should know about it. They don't need to know about it, because it won't do them any good." Elder Long said again.
"I know about this."
The Head Elder was not stupid, he understood a lot of things right away. If he guessed it right, Ye Chen had been selected for now, but he should not be the only one. There were countless geniuses in the South Zhuo Region, and even the entire True Spirit Continent. Some of them had great achievements in the early stages, but became mediocre in the later stages. Some of them were just ordinary in the early stages, but could amaze the world in the later stages. No one could tell for sure. The only way was to replace them with numbers, and then slowly eliminate the unqualified ones.
Under Elder Long's lead, the people of the Rudra Martial School got on their demonic beasts and flew towards the Windy Nation.
Clearing his throat, the Head Elder said, "Don't ask too much about what happened today."
"Yes."
Ye Chen and the other three were a bit confused, but they still nodded.
"Alright, let's go back."
Screech!
Screech!
Riding on the Windy Eagle, the group of people carried the dead bodies of the Sky Cloud Martial School's elders and flew into the air, soon disappearing into the horizon.
Ten days later.
The group returned to the Sky Cloud Martial School.
That night, the leaders of the Sky Cloud Martial School had a meeting.
The next day, Ye Chen exchanged all the things he had gained from the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region for a huge amount of low-rank and mid-rank soul stones.
Originally, he didn't plan to hand over the Great Mystery Art manual, because the other mid-rank Earth Realm palm art manual was more than enough for him. However, the battle in the desert had made him realize something. Since those elders of the Sky Cloud Martial School were willing to risk their lives for him, why should he keep it to himself? He believed that with these two mid-rank Earth Realm manuals, the Sky Cloud Martial School would be able to return to its peak within a few years, and might even become a rank 7 institution.
During this trip to the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, Ye Chen had gained a lot. Except for the two mid-rank Earth Realm manuals, he had exchanged all the other things he had gained for a hundred thousand low-rank soul stones. Adding the mid-rank Earth Realm manuals, he had gained a total of a hundred thousand low-rank soul stones and six thousand mid-rank soul stones. According to the actual value, that was four hundred thousand low-rank soul stones.
Four hundred thousand low-rank soul stones was a huge amount to the entire Sky Cloud Martial School. After all, every single member of the Sky Cloud Martial School needed soul stones for their cultivation. Day by day, it would accumulate to an astonishing amount. These four hundred thousand low-rank soul stones equaled to the Sky Cloud Martial School's storage for years. Normally, an inner elder wouldn't be able to earn so many soul stones even if he spent ten or twenty years, because they didn't have anything more precious than a mid-rank Earth Realm manual.
With such a huge amount of soul stones, Ye Chen wouldn't have to worry about not having enough soul stones to cultivate for a long time in the future.
Of course, his previous worries were not without reason.
At the Early Condensing Reality Realm, one low-rank soul stone would be consumed every five days. Ye Chen's consumption rate was twice as fast as the others, which meant that he would consume two low-rank soul stones every five days.
At the Mid Condensing Reality Realm, Ye Chen would consume two low-rank soul stones every three days.
At the Late Condensing Reality Realm, he would consume two low-rank soul stones every day.
And at the Early Clasping Yuan Realm, he would consume ten low-rank soul stones every day, which meant that he would consume three hundred soul stones every month, and three thousand six hundred soul stones every year.
With his original storage of low-rank soul stones, he would only be able to cultivate for three years. After three years, he would have to do some tasks for the school to exchange for soul stones, or just like this time when he came to the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region, he would have to exchange for some precious treasures. How much he could exchange for would depend on his luck.
At the very least, after reaching the Clasping Yuan Realm, he wouldn't have to worry about money anymore. Instead, he would have to worry about the number of soul stones. It was said that in large-scale auctions, items would no longer be auctioned with gold, but with soul stones. Whoever had more soul stones would be able to buy what they wanted.
At the moment, Ye Chen just needed a low-rank great sword, so he would need to use soul stones for sure.
A few more days passed. During this period, Ye Chen didn't start to cultivate the Mysterious Great Art right away. Instead, he spent some time digesting the experience he gained from the fights, and turned it into his own. After he had fully comprehended it, he started to cultivate the mid-rank Earth Realm martial art – the Mysterious Great Art.
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