Boom!
Boom! Boom!
Huge holes that were dozens of meters deep appeared on the ground. That horrifying Zhen yuan flow had brought up the natural yuan qi, bringing up a horrifying qi wave, forcing all of the sword artists to leave the place.
"So aggressive!"
The sword elder had almost been hit by a Zhen yuan flow, his face turning black. Song Yan's luck was not so good, as his clothes had been torn apart by the qi wave, revealing the low-rank inner armor underneath.
"The thirteenth plant!" Activating his Zhen yuan, Ye Chen's body flashed as he grabbed onto the thirteenth plant, preparing to leave.
"Huh! How dare you try to steal the plant right under our noses!"
"Make him spit out all of the plants."
Seven to eight Astral Reaching Realm warriors had noticed Ye Chen, so they all rushed over, each throwing out a horrifying Zhen yuan flow.
Ye Chen frowned as he took out his Star Scar Sword, using his Green Lotus Flower Seizing Seal to block out the incoming attack.
"How dare you! How dare you fight back!"
"Hand over all of the plants, and we will let you live."
These people saw that Ye Chen had blocked out their attacks so easily, so they were quite shocked. Although there were only two Mid Astral Reaching Realm warriors among them, their combined power was so powerful that even Late Astral Reaching Realm warriors would not dare to take it head on. However, Ye Chen had managed to take it all with one attack. With the advantage in numbers, the two leading warriors had a dark look on their faces as they pointed at Ye Chen and yelled.
Backing out to the safe area, Ye Chen stood on the ground and said with a cold voice, "I have no problem with you locking down the Natural Moat Gorge. But, I will not hand over the plants."
"Even if you don't want to, you will have to. Don't force us to kill you."
Ye Chen squeezed his eyes slightly. To be honest, as long as Sea of Souls Realm warriors did not show up, he would not be afraid of anyone. Right now, his sword intent had already reached ninety-three percent, and because it contained the immortal mentality, it was almost equivalent to the completed sword intent. He was confident that he could beat Jin Huang even if he ran into him. Although there were a lot of powerful martial artists stationed in the canyon, as long as they did not surround him, they would not be able to do anything to him. Therefore, asking him to hand over the plants would be a pipe dream. Not to mention the fact that they would be useful to him, even if they were not, he would not hand them over.
Just as Ye Chen was about to attack, the ghost head took a step out, "You guys, don't push it too far. I, the sword head, have been in the South Rudra Region for so many years, and even the leaders of rank 7 martial institutions would have to be polite to me. Who do you think you are? How dare you yell at me like this? Who attacked me before? Are you blind?"
"What? It's Sword Elder! "
"One of the top ten sword artists in the Astral Reaching Realm, the sword elder, and the one right next to him seems to be Song Yan, right? Although Song Yan is not in the top ten sword artists, but he is still one of the top ten sword artists. "
The few of them were a bit scared. The sword elder was a loner, without any family or friends. His own power was horrifying, and he was ranked at the top of the top ten sword artists. Below the Sea of Souls Realm, there were barely any powerful warriors who could compete with him. Therefore, most of the time, rank 7 martial institutions would not dare to mess with the sword elder, since there would not be any Sea of Souls Realm warriors in the martial institutions. If they messed with the sword elder, he could easily kill a couple of people and then run away, then come back in a few days to kill more people. Without a certain amount of Astral Reaching Realm warriors, it would be impossible to kill him.
If it were only these, then it would not be a big deal.
A few years ago, there was a powerful sword artist who was called the Blood Sword Artist. Just like the sword elder, he was one of the top ten sword artists in the Astral Reaching Realm.
At that time, a master of a rank 7 martial institution had bullied others, and was killed by the Blood Sword Artist. The leader of the rank 7 martial institution was furious, and sent out a lot of Astral Reaching Realm warriors to chase after the Blood Sword Artist. However, the Blood Sword Artist's battling power was extremely powerful. He fought while running, and eventually killed a lot of his pursuers.
The leader of the rank 7 martial institution regretted it. The number of Astral Reaching Realm warriors in a rank 7 martial institution was limited, and a lot of them had been killed by the Blood Sword Artist. Their overall power had dropped drastically, and it would not be worth it. However, it would be impossible for him to let go of his pride, so he could only send out a notice, asking the Blood Sword Artist to come and apologize.
However, who was the Blood Sword Artist? He was a famous brutal warrior in the whole South Rudra Region. His killing intent was extremely heavy. As long as he did not cause any trouble, it would be fine. But, if he did, he would exhaust you to death.
In the past two years, the rank 7 martial institutions that had messed with the Blood Sword Artist had been forced to hide in their martial institutions, not daring to go out. Their disciples had left the martial institutions one after another, and a lot of the masters could not stand it either. Some of them had left the martial institutions, while others had joined other martial institutions. Not long after, this rank 7 martial institution had fallen completely, and was forced to become a rank 8 martial institution.
One had to admit that the Blood Sword Artist was too brutal. He had messed up the martial institutions, but he still did not want to let it go.
Finally, one day, he sneaked in and killed the leader of the martial institution. Then, he started a massacre, killing all of the Astral Reaching Realm warriors in the martial institutions, completing the miracle of one man destroying a martial institution. It was the first time in hundreds of years that something like this had happened.
With the example of the Blood Sword Artist, all of the rank 7 martial institutions had come to the same conclusion: never mess with an Astral Reaching Realm warrior with super powerful battling power, unless you had the confidence to kill him with one attack. Otherwise, if he did not die, then the future would be hard to live. The martial institutions that they were in might become the second sacrifice in hundreds of years.
"It is the Sword Elder. We were blind and could not recognize you. Please forgive us." The attitude of the group of people had changed drastically, as they cupped their fists and apologized.
Right next to the Sword Elder, Song Yan snorted, "My brother Ye had already left that area, yet you still dared to chase after him. I am not afraid to tell you that his battling power is not weaker than mine. Even if he killed you, your martial institutions might not be able to do anything about it."
Song Yan did not know what level Ye Chen's battling power was at, but he had a feeling that Ye Chen's battling power might not be weaker than his, and might even be above it. It could be seen from the Sword Elder's shocked expression. Plus, Ye Chen was the number one martial genius in the whole South Rudra Region. As a top martial genius, how could he only have sword intent as his ace? His sword movements and poetic perspectives were equally horrifying.
"Not weaker than Song Yan!"
The few of them looked at each other. Who was Song Yan? Even if he was not one of the top ten Astral Reaching Realm sword artists, he should at least be in the top twenty. He was listed as a second class warrior by the rank 7 martial institutions, and Ye Chen's power was not weaker than him. Did it not mean that he was also a second class warrior by the rank 7 martial institutions?
"Sorry!"
The leader of the group took a deep breath, feeling extremely regretful. Judging from Ye Chen's tough tone, Song Yan's words might not be fake. Compared to his life, what was an apology? He was afraid that he would be too shy and refuse to admit his mistake, which would make him a powerful enemy.
Putting away his sword intent, Ye Chen looked very calm. He did not accept the apology, but he did not reject it either.
The Sword Elder opened his mouth, "Alright, you guys go and remind the others not to push it too far. The sword-shaped plant belongs to the individual."
"Yes, then we will leave now."
The few of them were still afraid of the Sword Elder. It was easy to tell that the Sword Elder and Song Yan were good friends. Song Yan had called Ye Chen brother Ye, which meant that they were quite close.
Waiting until the few of them left, the Sword Elder turned around and smiled at Ye Chen, "This is how the South Rudra Region is. Only the powerful ones are respected. Don't think that they have martial institutions behind them. As long as it is not a rank 6 martial institution, they would not dare to yell at me. Blood Sword is an example right there."
Ye Chen held his fists towards Song Yan and the Sword Elder, "Thank you for your help, seniors."
Without their help, Ye Chen would have been fine as well. But those were two different things, and it had nothing to do with his battling power. He would still have to thank them, since he was not someone who did not know what was good for him.
At the same time, he had also learned about the power of the top ten sword artists in the Astral Reaching Realm. Even the powerful warriors from rank 7 martial institutions would not dare to mess with them. If he wanted to reach that level, he would have to show enough battling power. Otherwise, he would not be able to win the approval of the whole world.
Just like the Sword Elder had said, in the South Rudra Region, only the powerful ones were respected.
Who had the bigger fist would be the most powerful one!
Everything would be decided by power!
The Sword Elder shook his head with a smile, "Your potential is way more powerful than mine. I am just the icing on the cake. It seems like Song Yan thinks very highly of you."
Song Yan introduced to Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, this is one of the famous top ten sword artists in the Astral Reaching Realm, the Sword Elder. He is the teacher who guided me on the path of a sword artist."
The three of them were all sword artists, so they had a lot of topics to talk about.
With the Sword Elder's warning, all of the powerful martial institutions that were stationed in the Natural Moat Gorge started to behave themselves. No one tried to kick them out again. Although those sword artists were not happy about it, they knew that there were too many of them, and they had the support of their martial institutions, which was not something they could compete with. So, they left the gorge one by one.
In the afternoon, Ye Chen and the Sword Elder said goodbye to Song Yan.
"Seniors, I still have to go to the Martial City. I will say goodbye for now."
The Sword Elder nodded, "Young man, it is better to be busy. When you have time, we can catch up. Your understanding of the sword art is very unique, and it has helped me a lot."
"The Sword Elder's experience has also helped Ye Chen a lot. If there is a chance, I will definitely come and visit."
"Hehe, I will wait for you."
After separating from the two, Ye Chen did not stop and headed towards the Martial City.
This time, Ye Chen was going to the Martial City for no other reason than to find some great medicines to increase his cultivation.
Right now, his cultivation had already been stabilized, and he could definitely reach the peak level of Early Astral Reaching Realm. Once he reached that level, his battling power would definitely increase by a small level, which would be very useful to him. He knew very well that his battling power was not as powerful as the Sword Elder yet, and not as powerful as the top ten sword artists in the Astral Reaching Realm. To be able to be in the top ten, one's cultivation would have to be at least at the Late Astral Reaching Realm, and the martial arts and sword arts that they trained would have to be at least high-rank Earth Realm. Their sword intent would also have to be at least ninety percent. All in all, their battling power would be amazing. Even if Ye Chen had a lot of advantages, he would still not be able to compete with them.
Of course, the only thing that Ye Chen lacked was his cultivation, which was relatively easy to increase, since it was where his potential lied.
Secondly, he had gotten thirteen Sword-shaped Plants this time, which would be perfect for him to train his sword intent in the training room in the Martial City, which would be more peaceful than anywhere else.
"Although I am not alone, and I am not as free as the Sword Elder and the Blood Sword Artist, who are able to fight against rank 7 martial institutions without any worries, but with that powerful man and the South Rudra Martial School, the Sky Cloud Martial School and the Ye family are pretty safe. Once my power reaches the level of the top ten Astral Reaching Realm sword artists, there would be very few things in the South Rudra Region that could threaten me."
Ye Chen kept thinking and thinking about other things at the same time.
A couple of days later …
Ye Chen arrived at the Martial City.
Without stopping, he walked straight to the trading palace in the inner city.
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