In any case, whenever Sword Master was mentioned in Sky Martial Region, it would be Ye Chen, and no one else. As for the entire True Spirit Continent, it would still take some time to spread. After all, True Spirit Continent was simply too vast. It would take half a year for the news to spread across the continent. It would take even longer for everyone to know.
Ye Chen was the first genius to obtain the title of Sword Master in several hundred years.
Just this one stroke was enough to enter the annals of history.
…
In the pavilion at the center of the lake …
A man and a woman were drinking tea and chatting.
The man was Ye Chen, and the woman was Long Biyi.
"Sect Leader Long, what's the current situation of Dragon God Celestial Palace?" Ye Chen was rather concerned about Dragon God Celestial Palace.
Long Biyi said, "I'm a dozen years older than you. Call me Senior Sister Long!"
Shortly after, she said in a deep voice, "Dragon God Celestial Palace's current situation is very bad. Some time ago, Azure Dragon Hall's deputy Hu Wenhai and his several hundred subordinates were ambushed. They were almost completely wiped out. Only a dozen or so people managed to escape, while Hu Wenhai perished."
"So many losses?" Ye Chen was flabbergasted.
Long Biyi faintly nodded, "Those who survived believe that there's a traitor. Currently, the people of Azure Dragon Hall are restless. Hall Leader and the deputy's prestige has dropped somewhat. Elder Association has already sent people to investigate, but the results are unknown for the time being."
"So that's the case … How did those dozen or so people survive?" Ye Chen's intuition was extremely sharp, and he could see some problems.
Long Biyi said, "I also feel strange. Right, Yellow Dragon Hall's former deputy Yao Yifeng is among them. He's one of the survivors."
"Yao Yifeng?" Ye Chen's brows creased, "Is there something wrong with him?"
"It shouldn't be too likely. There's a special restriction on his body, so it's not likely for him to rebel. Moreover, he didn't know the details of the operation beforehand. Only Azure Dragon Hall's leader and a few deputies knew. Therefore, the problem is very serious. If the traitor is really a deputy or even a hall leader, it will bring a frightening consequence to our Dragon God Celestial Palace."
Long Biyi's heart was heavy.
Ye Chen turned silent. Indeed, if the traitor was Azure Dragon Hall Leader or one of the Deputy Hall Leaders, the impact would not be small. The entire Dragon God Celestial Palace would be thrown into turmoil. After all, Azure Dragon Hall was the head of the five great halls. If there was a traitor among the upper echelons, the other halls would most likely become restless and distrust the higher echelons. Once the subordinates did not trust the higher echelons, it would be troublesome.
"Senior Sister Long, tell the higher-ups of Dragon God Celestial Palace that if they need me, Ye Chen, just say." Ye Chen himself was clear that he couldn't change the big picture by himself. But, he was confident that he could play a big role in a small-scale battle.
"It's good that you have this intention. However, the war between the Fifth Rank Sects is very dangerous. If you get ambushed or surrounded, the chances of dying are quite high." In fact, Long Biyi did not approve of Ye Chen going there. He still had a lot of potential, and there was hope for him to enter the Life and Death Realm in the future. And, a Life and Death King was far more important than an entire war.
"I know, but I still want to help Dragon God Celestial Palace."
Ye Chen was already on the same boat with Dragon God Celestial Palace. Whether it was for Dragon God Celestial Palace or himself, he couldn't cower.
"Alright, I'll tell you."
Long Biyi rejoiced that she had taken a fancy to Ye Chen back then. This youngster was even more outstanding than she had imagined. Potential, talent, and character were all top-notch. In the whole world, there weren't many like him.
…
While the two were chatting, in the Eastern Shallow Ocean, in the Dragon God Celestial Palace's Elder Hall, the sounds of argument never stopped.
"In my opinion, we should place restrictions on the Azure Dragon Palace's Vice Palace Masters, just like Yao Yifeng," a stout, black-haired old man exuding a heavy killing Qi said from the fifth seat of the elder's table.
As soon as these words were spoken, the old man opposite him immediately shook his head, "No! Not to mention the possibility of them being traitors, even if they are traitors, we can't do this. Once we do it, the hearts of the people will become even more unstable. It's tantamount to telling others that our Elder Council is suspecting them. The consequences will be unimaginable."
"There's no need to announce it. Do it in secret."
"That won't do either. If they aren't traitors and are completely loyal to our Dragon God Celestial Palace, wouldn't doing this chill their hearts? If they don't have any rebellious thoughts, we'll force them out."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
The opposing old man smiled bitterly, "Isn't everyone trying to think of a solution? I believe there must be a solution. "
"Sigh, by the time we think of a solution, our Dragon God Celestial Palace will lose a lot of people." The tall and sturdy old man said angrily.
Cough cough!
Sitting on the main seat was a white-haired old man. He was a core member of the Dragon God Celestial Palace, a person of virtue and prestige. He had held the position of Great Elder for more than a hundred years, and his strength was unfathomable. He cleared his throat and said, "This time, we're discussing two topics. First, how to deal with the traitor problem, and second, how to reverse the disadvantageous situation facing the four hostile forces."
"Since we don't have any clues about the traitor problem, let's discuss the second one first!"
Hearing these words, an elder sitting at the end of the table said, "Great Elder, in my opinion, we should dispatch people from the headquarters to support Azure Dragon Hall and Black Dragon Hall."
"Right, our Dragon God Celestial Palace has three great secret forces. As long as we dispatch one, we can deal with the problem and catch the four hostile forces unprepared."
The elder beside him agreed.
"I don't think it's appropriate. The most important thing right now is to wait for Sect Leader to come out. Before that, it's best not to provoke the four hostile forces too much. If we dispatch the secret forces, the hostile forces will certainly dispatch their own. This is tantamount to expanding the scale of the war ahead of time, which will only bring more harm than good." The similarly virtuous and prestige second elder vetoed.
"En, second elder is right. This suggestion cannot be accepted." Third elder said.
At this moment, an elder suddenly said, "I have a method that satisfies both sides."
"Oh! What method? "
Everybody's attention was drawn.
This elder was the eighteenth elder. He said with a beaming smile, "I don't know if you've heard the news, but the first Sword Master in several hundred years has appeared on True Spirit Continent. We all know this person. He's Ye Chen."
"Ye Chen, Sword Master? Not possible, right? It's only been a few years. "
"Yeah, eighteenth elder, you didn't hear wrong, did you?"
Hearing these words, the eighteenth elder didn't argue and took out a book from his storage ring. On the cover of the book, there were three big words — Master Ranking.
"This is the second Master Ranking of True Spirit Continent. Take a look and you'll understand."
As he spoke, the eighteenth elder handed over the ranking to the person beside him.
The person beside him flipped to the first page, and his eyes immediately widened, "First Master Ranking, Ye Chen, Sword Master … It's true!"
"Let me take a look!"
The other elders urged.
Soon, the ranking turned around and landed in the hands of the eighteenth elder. The eighteenth elder said, "Now you believe me, right?"
"This is indeed true. But, eighteenth elder, don't forget that individual strength is not that important in a sect war. Moreover, he has a lot of potential. We can't let him take the risk. If we lose a martial genius who has the potential to enter the Life and Death Realm, it will be more painful than losing thousands of experts."
The eighteenth elder said, "Once an individual's strength reaches a certain level, it will actually be very useful. He alone is equivalent to a small group of Sea of Soul realm experts. As long as he is not surrounded, he will basically be unstoppable. As for a large scale war, the four opposing parties have a lot of people, and our Dragon God Celestial Palace has a lot of people as well. Even if it doesn't work out, some of us will be able to escape. Of course, the most important thing is that White Dragon Hall's leader Mo Feng mentioned that Ye Chen has the intention to come. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought him up. "
"This!"
Everybody was a bit hesitant as they looked at the head elder.
The head elder didn't look at them and said to the eighteenth elder, "You said it's the best of both worlds. What about the other one?"
The eighteenth elder said, "Azure Dragon Hall has lost a deputy, Hu Wenhai. Let's let Ye Chen take his place. Moreover, with Ye Chen in the Azure Dragon Hall, there might be some unexpected gains, such as finding a spy."
Faintly nodding, the head elder said, "How about this, eighteenth elder, you go to Windy Nation and have a chat with Ye Chen. Listen to his opinion, but don't force him. It would be best if you could dissuade him. If he insists, I'll talk to the two protectors."
The affairs of the Dragon God Celestial Palace were usually handled by the elders association. Above them were the left and right protectors, who had the same status as the head elder. Usually, when there was an important decision, the head elder would have to discuss it with the four protectors.
"Yes, head elder!"
The eighteenth elder nodded.
"Alright, dismissed!"
The head elder stood up and left.
…
After cultivating the Defensive Sword Art to the second layer, it would be impossible for him to improve it in a short time. As for profound martial skills, apart from Golden Hurricane, all of them were already at perfection. However, Golden Hurricane needed to fuse water profound and metal profound, which was extremely difficult. Ye Chen didn't have much of a clue for the time being.
However, there was always an exception.
On this day, while Ye Chen was practicing his killing move Thunder Devour, he suddenly heard a roar in his head. A silver thunder ball shot out with a world-destroying might, flattening a small mountain near the Ye family. Its might was more than twice as powerful as usual.
"This is … fifth step Destruction Sword Spirit!"
Ye Chen sucked in a deep breath and sank his consciousness into his Sea of Soul.
Inside his Sea of Soul, the Destruction Sword Spirit had grown a lot, emitting a black radiance all over its body. This radiance was like a black hole that seemed capable of devouring souls. On the other hand, the Slaughter Sword Spirit had shrunk a lot, and its color was a bit dimmer than before.
When the Destruction Sword Spirit was formed, it had already started absorbing the power of the Slaughter Sword Spirit. Although it was very small, it was still growing. Ye Chen originally thought that this process would take a long time. After all, the Slaughter Sword Spirit's grade was the same as the Destruction Sword Spirit's. Absorbing its power would not be easy.
However, the current situation was without a doubt that the Destruction Sword Spirit had absorbed enough power from the Slaughter Sword Spirit, reaching the fifth step from peak fourth step. Its might was equivalent to an ordinary sixth step Sword Spirit.
The difference between peak fifth step and sixth step was like the difference between a half-step King and a Life and Death King. It was extremely frightening.
After absorbing the majority of its power, the Slaughter Sword Spirit had fallen from peak fourth step to third step, which was a whole step and a half. Its might had been greatly reduced, and the remaining Slaughter Sword Spirit might not be enough to upgrade the Destruction Sword Spirit to the sixth step. Being able to upgrade it to peak fifth step would already be quite good.
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