Xiao Chen was not afraid that the Bai Clan would learn his Four Season Saber Technique and threaten him. The Four Season Saber Technique could only bring out its strongest might when it was compatible with the cultivator's state.
Xiao Chen was able to bring out the might of the Four Season Saber Technique. If others followed his method, they would be able to bring out a tenth of his might. The Bai Clan had taken the wrong path.
Since that was the case, there was no harm in giving it to him. Before a Saber Sage, he did not have much of a choice.
--- Thousands of meters above the Bai Clan's warship, a small warship was hidden in the clouds. A few elders of the Sima Clan stood on the bow of the warship, looking suspiciously at Xiao Chen and Bai Qi's actions.
"First Elder, the Bai Clan and Xiao Chen seem to have reached some sort of agreement. I'm afraid we no longer have a chance to make a move," a gray-robed old man said sullenly.
"If they enter the Great Qin Nation's borders and we make a move, we will attract some unnecessary trouble," another person said.
The Sima Clan's First Elder muttered to himself for a while before saying, "In that case, let's return first. I did not expect this Bai Feng to spoil our plans at such a crucial moment. However, there is still half a year; there will be plenty of opportunities."
Without anyone noticing, the Sima Clan's small warship quietly turned around and returned to where it came from.
Fifteen minutes later, Bai Qi put away the secret manual that Xiao Chen handed him. He felt many emotions in his heart. It was hard to imagine that there could be such a talented person.
Before the age of twenty-two, Bai Qi had already created such a powerful Martial Technique. Compared to the ancient Sages, he was not inferior.
"Little Brother's talent and bearing are truly admirable. If you need this Bai's help in the future, just a word from me will do. The Bai Clan owes you a favor."
Bai Feng used his status as the Bai Clan's Clan Head to make a promise to Xiao Chen. This surprised Xiao Chen somewhat.
Without the Bai Clan obstructing them, their journey was smooth sailing. Three days later, Xiao Chen's group returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When the news of Xiao Chen obtaining the first rank spread, the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion erupted with excitement. The five thousand-odd inner disciples were all extremely excited.
Many disciples would be attracted to the foot of Qingyun Peak every day. Without exception, all of them hoped to join Qingyun Peak.
The only reason was that Xiao Chen had the Luck of a King Grade True Dragon. Of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen would definitely obtain the most Luck.
Luck was ethereal, but comprehension ability. However, its usefulness to cultivators was sometimes even more important than talent. Everyone wanted to benefit from it and obtain more Luck.
Xiao Chen handed all these trifling matters to Liu Suifeng to handle. As for himself, he and Liu Ruyue stayed in the back mountains, living a simple world of the two of them, enjoying the rare leisure time.
One week later, as more and more cultivators returned from Dragon Sealing City, the True Dragon Ranking became popular in every corner of the Great Qin Nation.
The news of the Great Qin Nation's bladesman, Xiao Chen, becoming the champion of this Five Nation Youth Competition spread like wildfire. The reputation of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion soared. There was an endless stream of people coming to learn from them.
There were even people who did not practice the saber in the first place who started practicing the saber all over again. They only wanted to join the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The First Elder, Jiang Chi, was extremely busy every day. However, the smile on his face never faded.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion's accumulations were not bad. However, they lacked an opportunity. Now that they were using Xiao Chen's reputation to recruit disciples, their foundation would be even firmer.
The Luck that Xiao Chen brought would affect the Heavenly Saber Pavilion invisibly. For the next five hundred years, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would continue to prosper, gaining a place in the great age.
The bustling and bustling outside did not affect Xiao Chen's mental state. After spending half a month with Liu Ruyue, he resumed his bitter cultivation.
The road was still very long. This was only the beginning of the great path of cultivation. He had to work even harder; he could not relax at all.
This was especially so after Xiao Chen met Bai Feng. This feeling in his heart became even stronger. Only when he became truly strong could he firmly grasp his fate in his own hands.
If Xiao Chen had a choice, why would he hand over the Saber Technique he comprehended? However, before absolute strength, even if he was extremely intelligent, it would be useless.
"Pu ci!"
The four Superior Grade Spirit Stones in his hand shattered. Xiao Chen recovered from his cultivation and looked at the exhausted Spirit Stones. He shook his head slightly and casually tossed them aside.
After spending half a month, Xiao Chen thoroughly summarized the insights he gained from the Five Nation Youth Competition. Then, he spent all his time on cultivation.
Even though Xiao Chen consumed ten Superior Grade Spirit Stones every day, his progress was still very slow. He was still a long way from reaching the bottleneck of half-step Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat vexed. He asked Ao Jiao, "Ao Jiao, is there any way for me to reach the bottleneck of half-step Martial Monarch within half a year?"
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, "I've been waiting for you to ask. There is definitely a way. It just depends on whether you dare to take this risk or not."
Everything in the world had its risks. It was impossible to reap without sowing and easily achieve success.
Naturally, Xiao Chen understood this principle. He asked, "What is the method?"
Ao Jiao did not answer him directly. Instead, she said, "You know about the Spirit Vein's origin under the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, right? Back then, even the Heavenly Wolf Race's Fiend King wanted that."
The Spirit Vein's origin was the foundation of a Spirit Vein. It contained an immeasurable amount of Spiritual Energy.
Naturally, Xiao Chen knew about the Spirit Vein's origin in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Back then, he had personally experienced it in the underground world of the Spirit Stone Mine.
However, the energy contained in the Spirit Vein's origin was simply too vast. It was not something that Xiao Chen could do anything to. If he tried to swallow it forcefully, he might explode from the energy if he was not careful.
Leng Liusu could cultivate on it because the founder of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had placed restrictions on it, limiting the amount of energy she could absorb from it.
Otherwise, with Leng Liusu's cultivation back then, she would not have been able to cultivate on it.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen shook his head slightly and said, "Could this be the method you are talking about? The Heavenly Saber Pavilion's Spirit Vein's origin has restrictions placed on it, limiting the amount of energy it can absorb. Furthermore, only the descendants of the founder can use that Spirit Vein."
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, "Naturally not. I am just giving an example. There is more than one Spirit Vein in this world."
Xiao Chen reacted and said, "Are you saying that there are other Spirit Veins that have not been discovered by anyone? That is impossible. The existing Spirit Veins have already been divided up by the various sects."
There was no way to hide a Spirit Vein. The Spiritual Energy that it gave off could be felt from five kilometers away.
Its value was immeasurable. There would always be Spirit Stone Mines around Spirit Veins. Spirit Stones were the currency of cultivators. One could easily imagine the wealth that came from controlling a Spirit Vein.
Sometimes, the number of Spirit Veins described a sect. It was a sign of how strong it was. It was the foundation of a sect. Without a Spirit Vein, the sect would automatically disband.
The three great sects of the Great Qin Nation were able to exist for ten thousand years because they each controlled a Spirit Vein.
The various powers had already divided up the Spirit Veins many years ago. Any sect that possessed a Spirit Vein was not something that Xiao Chen could afford to offend.
Ao Jiao scolded jokingly, "Idiot, since I said there is, there is definitely. There is no need for you to doubt it. However, with your current cultivation, there is a seventy percent chance that you will fail to absorb the Spirit Vein's origin. Once you fail, your body will explode and you will die. "
A seventy percent chance of failure … the risk was too high. Xiao Chen thought for a while and made a decision after a while. He said, "I can take a gamble if I have a fifty percent chance. Seventy percent is too high; it is not worth it."
Xiao Chen had already opened his sea of consciousness long ago. Once his cultivation reached that level, he would advance to Martial Monarch. There was no need to risk his life for the sake of advancing to Martial Monarch within half a year.
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, "I have not finished speaking yet. If you can cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Art to the sixth layer, your success rate will increase to fifty percent."
"I'll take the gamble," Xiao Chen said without hesitation, revealing a decisive look in his eyes.
In Dragon Sealing City, the instant the true dragon appeared, Xiao Chen's Firmament Body Tempering Art reached peak Consummation of the fifth layer. If he focused, he would be able to break through to the sixth layer in less than half a month.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, it was time to take action. After saying goodbye to Liu Ruyue, Xiao Chen prepared to embark on a new journey.
The Spirit Vein that Ao Jiao spoke of was in the Ancient Desolate Land's Heavenly Extermination Lake's mountain range at the bottom of the Heavenly Extermination Lake. The environment there was very dangerous, and Demonic Beasts roamed about. Entering it would be very difficult.
The Spirit Vein was discovered by the Thunder King in the past. Because no one cared for it, its Spiritual Energy had been leaking out for thousands of years. It was hard to say how much energy the Spirit Vein's origin still had.
It had already been five thousand years. It was possible that the Spirit Vein had already been abandoned.
For the sake of not wasting time, Xiao Chen only made three days of preparations. The entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion was still in an excited and bustling state. Xiao Chen left silently. Aside from Liu Ruyue, no one knew where he went.
Ten thousand meters above the Great Qin Nation, there was an insignificant scarlet cloud compared to the vast sky. It turned into a scarlet line as it moved forward quickly.
Underground, even a cultivator with good eyesight would not be able to discover the existence of that scarlet cloud. When the strong Spirit Beasts in the sky felt the surging killing Qi from the scarlet cloud, they could not avoid it in time, not daring to clash with it.
There was a scarlet throne above the scarlet cloud. Xiao Chen sat on it, cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art with his eyes closed.
Xiao Chen's long hair fluttered in the wind. The tyrannical air of a king appeared indistinctly. Due to the scarlet throne, even though Xiao Chen withdrew his aura, that might still spread out, unable to leak out.
In reality, from the moment the True Dragon appeared, Xiao Chen discovered that his mentality had changed at some point in time.
In the past, peak Martial Monarchs, like the half-Sage Shen Manjun, could give him a lot of pressure. However, Xiao Chen could remain indifferent to them. He even felt that they were nothing much.
The King Grade True Dragon silently broadened Xiao Chen's horizons, allowing him to slowly recognize his identity as a future king.
The silence did not allow Xiao Chen to reject it. Whether he was willing or not, his future path would be filled with thorns, blood, and wind; it would not be peaceful.
A king would not settle for second place. If Xiao Chen advanced to Martial Monarch, he had to be the strongest among Martial Monarchs. If he advanced to Martial Sage, he had to be the strongest Martial Sage. If he advanced to Emperor Wu, he had to be the King of Emperors.
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