Among the top ten cities in the world, the Sky Martial Region had four.
The Xuan Ming City was a super city near the Northern Regions. Within the Xuan Ming City, it snowed all year round, and the weather was dark and gloomy. There were often strong gusts of wind that could blow away houses that were not very sturdy, and could also blow ordinary people with low cultivation into the sky.
In a manor in the city, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng had been living a peaceful life. When they were free, they would make tea and chat, and forget about each other.
Of course, the two did not forget to cultivate.
On the empty ground of the manor covered in snow, Ye Chen held a normal sword in his hand. His body moved, and the sword light danced in the air. Beams of gold light shot out from the tip of the sword.
"Sword art does not have to be as complicated as possible. It should be as close to the profound as possible. If I can get close to the profound, I will get twice the result with half the effort. If I can't get close to the profound, I will get half the result with twice the effort. The metal profound is all about sharpness, but I always feel that it is missing something."
The metal yuan qi turned into sword qi crisscrossed, and with a few cracking sounds, the thick layer of frost on the surface of the lake was cut open. The lake water surged up, and as the sword qi increased, the frost was broken into pieces, and some of it was directly turned into powder by the sword qi, turning into ice water.
In the lake, circles of ripples spread out.
Inadvertently glancing at the lake, Ye Chen stopped what he was doing and stared at the ripples on the lake.
"Metal, water, metal, water, right, metal gives birth to water!"
Something in Ye Chen's mind seemed to have been opened, and he suddenly understood.
Generally speaking, gold begets water, water begets wood, wood begets fire, fire begets earth, and earth begets gold. Generally speaking, gold mines are always found near rivers, which means that wherever there is gold, there must be water. As for gold begets water, it doesn't mean that when the metal melts, it will turn into liquid metal. Instead, when the metal is left for a period of time, there will be water droplets on the surface of the metal. In a deeper sense, the metal's temperature will moisturize the metal. Therefore, if one wanted to create a sword movement that was more suitable for the metal profound, they couldn't just focus on the metal element, but also on the water element.
After figuring out the breakthrough, Ye Chen continued to practice his sword art. It could be seen that Ye Chen's sword art no longer pursued sharpness and fierceness. Gradually, there was a gentleness to it. This gentleness did not make the sharpness of the sword art dissipate. Instead, it made the sword art more resilient and offensive, increasing its lethality.
Three days later!
Roar!
A crisp sound of a sword rang out. Ye Chen waved his sword, and a few streaks of golden sword Qi spread out like ripples towards the fake mountain next to the lake.
The rockery did not move at all.
With a smile on his face, Ye Chen pushed out with his left hand, and a palm wind blew out.
Swoosh!
The fake mountain was shattered into pieces, falling onto the ground. The cut was smooth and clean, as if it had been carefully polished. There was not even a single speck of dust on it. Normally, when he used his gold profound sword art to cut, there would be some dust. That was because the sword Qi was too sharp and aggressive, which made the power spread out.
The gentleness had made the sword Qi even more condensed.
"This attack is still in its early stages, but I have finally found the right path. Since it was inspired by water, I will call it Gold Pattern!"
Gold Pattern!
It was the first mid rank profound sword art that Ye Chen had created.
Its power was twice as powerful as the Gold Resonant Radiance Sword Art, and that was because it had not been completed yet. Once it was completed, even normal mid rank profound martial arts would not be able to reach such a level of power. Because, this attack was no longer just a simple gold profound sword art.
On this day, the sky was clear, which was rare for it to be. White snow covered the sky, and everything was covered in silver.
"I have been here for a couple of days, and I still have not had the chance to walk around the Xuan Ming City. Let's go for a walk!" After spending some time together, the relationship between Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng had developed naturally. The two were enjoying each other's warmth as they walked out of the mansion hand in hand.
Xuan Ming City was one of the top ten cities in the world, so the flow of people was astonishing. Once the sky cleared up, the streets were filled with people. There were martial artists with sabers and swords, peddlers and servants, travel-worn merchants, and young masters and ladies of rich families.
Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng walked in the crowd, looking like cranes among chickens.
After walking for a while, the two arrived at a restaurant and sat by the window.
"Have you heard? On the eighteenth of September, Xia Houzun from the Godly Finger Martial School is going to battle with Bai Wuxue on the Nine Dragon Mountain." Suddenly, someone said a shocking piece of news.
"What? Xia Houzun and Bai Wuxue are going to battle? Is this news true?"
"Of course it is. Right now, this news has spread all over the Sky Martial Region. The Xuan Ming City is located in the north of the region, so it would take a bit longer for the news to arrive."
"The top five young warriors challenging each other is such a grand occasion. Normally, they would not do it in a big way, and would only do it in the dark. Once they challenge each other, they would have to have a winner, and it would be very intense. In the past five years, only the Sword Master had challenged Xiao Chuhe once. That time, it was the Sword Master who was slightly more powerful, wounding Xiao Chuhe with one sword attack. But, I heard that Xiao Chuhe's power had already grown to an unpredictable level. So, I would not say that he is weaker than the Sword Master. Moreover, Xia Houzun and Bai Wuxue have never revealed their full power. I did not expect that they would challenge each other this time."
Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng heard all of these people, and they could not help but be interested.
"The eighteenth of September … There is still one and a half months from now." Murong Qingcheng said.
Ye Chen said, "I have seen Bai Wuxue once before. His power is unpredictable, and his aura is everywhere. He is much more powerful than Lin Tian, Mu, and Yun He. The top five young warriors should all be at the peak of the Sea of Souls Realm. If they continue to break through, they would be heading toward the Life and Death Realm."
"I wonder if those famous master level warriors from the older generation would be able to compete with these five?" Murong Qingcheng said.
Ye Chen shook his head, "There might not be many who could beat the top five young warriors. Of course, it is not like there are none. The leader of the Dragon God Celestial Palace, Zhang Zhengguang, is already close to the top five young warriors. As for the other four palaces, such as the Black Dragon Palace, Azure Dragon Palace, White Dragon Palace, and Red Dragon Palace, there might be some palace leaders who are as powerful as the top five young warriors, or even more powerful. There are also the top three blade master level warriors. Xiao Chuhe had only beaten one of them, Shen Qianlang."
"Yeah!" Murong Qingcheng nodded and laughed, "Right now, there are rumors in the Sky Martial Region saying that you are the number one warrior just below the top five young warriors. Even Dugu Jue and Dantai Mingyue have been left behind by you."
Ye Chen chuckled, "That is not necessarily true. You know that I have improved really fast in the past couple of months, and now I have slowed down. So, the others must have their periods of rapid improvement and slow improvement as well. Sometimes, it does not mean much."
As the two were talking, the restaurant became more and more lively.
"You guys, who do you think is stronger? Xia Houzun or Bai Wuxue?"
"That is hard to say. Xia Houzun and Bai Wuxue both have their own glorious sides. Xia Houzun is one of the top master level warriors in finger arts, while Bai Wuxue is the only Sea of Souls Realm warrior who made it out of the Blood Crying Ghost Region alive in the past twenty years. Without a battle, it would be hard to tell who is stronger. "
"Although that is the case, I still think Xia Houzun will win. You did not see his finger art. It is so shocking. I heard that it is something called the Void Shattering Finger, which contains the space profound!"
"Space profound!"
Gasps were heard one after another.
Ye Chen's pupils had shrunk as well.
"Ye Chen, what is it?"
Murong Qingcheng asked.
Ye Chen forced a smile and said, "You should know that I have a finger art, which also contains the space profound. It is called the Void Shattering Finger. If I have guessed it right, Xia Houzun's Void Shattering Finger and my Void Shattering Finger come from the same source. They are two movements of the Void Shattering Finger."
"Two movements of the Void Shattering Finger? So, besides the two of you, there might be other Void Shattering Finger Arts out there? "
Ye Chen said, "I do not know how many movements of the Void Shattering Finger Arts Xia Houzun has. But, he and I will cross paths in the future. I just do not know where things will go."
The Void Shattering Finger Art and the white key that he got from the goat head mountain contained a shocking treasure. Until now, Ye Chen still did not know what it represented. He vaguely knew that it was a graveyard, the graveyard of a titled emperor. Of course, it was just a literal understanding, and no one knew what it actually was. After all, there were just too few clues.
"Then, you should try not to expose your Void Shattering Finger Art in the future."
Murong Qingcheng reminded him.
Ye Chen said, "I will. This battle between Xia Houzun and Bai Wuxue is a great opportunity for me. Perhaps, my Void Shattering Finger Art will also make a breakthrough to the profound level."
Without even thinking about it, Xia Houzun's achievement in the Void Shattering Finger Art would definitely be higher than Ye Chen's, since he was at least ten years older than Ye Chen. Otherwise, he would not have been able to become one of the top five young warriors. Xia Houzun would definitely use his Void Shattering Finger Art during his battle with Bai Wuxue. By then, Ye Chen would be able to observe his Void Shattering Finger Art and learn the profound of space.
"Haha, it is less than a month and a half until the eighteenth of September. With my speed, I should be able to reach the Nine Dragon Mountain just in time. After drinking, I will leave immediately."
"You are right. It would be such a pity if I did not go and take a look at such a grand occasion. Plus, the top five young warriors have invited each other to battle, so all of the top young warriors in the world would definitely come to watch."
"Not just the top young warriors, even the master level warriors from the older generation would come. They would also like to see how powerful the top five young warriors are."
The news about the battle between Xia Houzun and Bai Wuxue was just too shocking. The atmosphere in the restaurant was extremely heated, and it had not calmed down yet.
"Let's go!"
Putting down a piece of gold, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng walked out of the restaurant.
Among the people who were drinking, someone accidentally glanced at Ye Chen from the side. He poked the person next to him and said, "Why do I feel like he looks a bit like Ye Chen who had beaten Lin Tian?"
"Ye Chen? Let me see. " The person next to him looked over and frowned. Then, he looked at Murong Qingcheng who was right next to Ye Chen, "It is Ye Chen. After what happened in the West Ling City, there was a lady in a purple dress with a light veil on her face right next to Ye Chen."
"Ye Chen!"
Everyone's attention had been attracted, but unfortunately, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng had already walked out of the restaurant.
There was a rumor in the Sky Martial Region that Ye Chen was the top young warrior just below the top five young warriors. This news had already reached the Xuan Ming City.
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