The Holy Sage Pavilion had prepared a banquet to welcome Ye Futian and the others out. Many people from the Holy Zhi Palace had come to attend.
"Why does it look like a victory banquet?" Ye Futian smiled speechlessly. They had never fought outside.
"In the past year, the bell of the Sage Hall has been ringing frequently. To the Holy Zhi Palace, this means more than a victory in a battle. Furthermore, all of you have improved greatly in the past year. Are you not prepared to share your cultivation experiences with the disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace?" Sage Daozang smiled and said, "All of you missed the sparring sessions last year."
"Alright, Uncle Daozang it is," Ye Futian smiled and said.
The group sat down. Ye Futian sat in the main seat, Yuan Hong and the other five Palace Lords sat beside him.
At the banquet, the Holy Zhi Palace disciples who came felt a little strange. In the past, the Holy Zhi Palace had never been so relaxed. After Ye Futian became Palace Lord, the atmosphere of the entire Holy Zhi Palace was changing subtly, bit by bit.
"Palace Lord, how do you feel about breaking into the Sage Plane?" the Sword Demon asked with a smile.
Ye Futian looked at everyone and said, "A Sage's thoughts can reach the heavens and the earth. It seems that my understanding of nature has deepened. I have heard before that to break into the Sage Plane, one must be determined and open-minded in order to be able to tolerate all things. Although this sounds unrelated to cultivation, in the process of cultivation, if one is not open-minded enough, one's thoughts will not be able to reach the heavens and earth. If one's thoughts are not clear, one will not be able to fully integrate with the heavens and earth and reach another level of power.
"There are many disciples in the Holy Zhi Palace, but even some talented people are often stuck at the threshold of the peak of the Noble Plane, unable to break through. Sometimes it is not because one's talent is not enough, but because one's state of mind is not there.
Many people nodded. Everything in the world had its own rules. It was very strange. Some things seemed unrelated, but in fact, they were closely related. However, without reaching that level, one would not be able to comprehend it no matter what.
The Holy Zhi Palace disciples admired Ye Futian even more. This genius who defeated Bai Luli was not even 30 years old, but had already officially entered the Sage Plane. His actual combat ability would be even stronger. This was too terrifying. It was rarely seen in the history of the Holy Zhi Palace. They faintly understood why the old Palace Lord passed down the position of Palace Lord to Ye Futian at the cost of his life.
Of course, there were also a few who were not convinced. First, they were not convinced by Ye Futian's plane. Second, they were not convinced by Ye Futian's selfishness.
For example, Ximen Hanjiang, who was once number one on the Law Rank, did not enter the Sage Hall this time. The Holy Sage Pavilion did not choose him.
In the past, the threshold to enter the Sage Hall was high. Although he was not happy about it, he still felt that he was not good enough. When Ye Futian was chosen, he fought in anger. He was defeated, so he accepted it.
But now, everyone had entered the Sage Hall to cultivate, and they were all people who had a good relationship with Ye Futian, but not him. Why?
After drinking a cup of wine, Ximen Hanjiang said, "There are some things that I do not understand. I would like to ask you, Palace Lord."
Hearing Ximen Hanjiang's words, Ye Futian looked at him. His heart was as clear as a mirror, but he sighed inwardly. He looked at the Sword Demon, Daozang, and the others beside him.
Before this, he had considered Ximen Hanjiang and discussed it with the Sword Demon, Daozang, and the others. In the end, they decided to test Ximen Hanjiang with this.
When they were deciding who was qualified to enter the Sage Hall, other than talent, the most important thing to test was character and temperament. To the Holy Zhi Palace, the Sage Hall was a kind of lineage. There were no limits to teaching disciples, but the Holy Zhi Palace naturally wanted to nurture people who could stand firm in times of danger. At the very least, they could not nurture people who did not stand firm.
Otherwise, if they were to be tempted like Kong Yao and fall to Zhisheng Cliffs, such people would be a threat to the Holy Zhi Palace.
"Speak, Palace Lord," Ye Futian said calmly.
"Palace Lord, you said that cultivation cultivates the heart, and sages should have the bearing to tolerate all things. But why do I see that the people who entered the Sage Hall this time are all good friends of the Palace Lord?" Ximen Hanjiang said. As soon as he said this, the banquet fell silent. Very few people had the same thoughts as Ximen Hanjiang, and they all turned to look at Ye Futian.
There were many disciples in the Holy Zhi Palace. Their talents had all been tested, but their temperament was not.
"If I have offended you, I hope you will forgive me, Palace Lord," Ximen Hanjiang said. Ximen Hanjiang asked. He had Zhuge Xing as an example, but he did not mind. He had reached a bottleneck in his training, and even if he were to be expelled from the Holy Zhi Palace, he would still be able to return to the Ximen clan to train, which was why he asked.
"It's fine." Ye Futian shook his head and said, "Many of the people who entered the Sage Hall entered the Holy Zhi Palace later than you, but they are not weaker than you now. If you have any questions, you can choose anyone to challenge. If you win, I will immediately allow you to cultivate in the Sage Hall."
Everyone's eyes froze when they heard Ye Futian's words. Ximen Hanjiang could choose anyone he wanted.
While Ximen Hanjiang was considered the worst first on the Law Rank in recent generations, he had still been first. How could he be looked down upon like this?
Ximen Hanjiang's expression was rather ugly. While he was still stuck at the pinnacle of the Noble Plane and unable to break through, his rules had matured. How could he be humiliated like this?
"If you say so, then I won't hold back." Ximen Hanjiang stood up and said, "I cultivate in swordsmanship, so I'll choose Ye Wuchen, a disciple of the Sword Palace."
He naturally would not choose Ye Futian or Yu Sheng, and it would be rather indecent to challenge a woman. Xu Que was the descendant of Xu Shang, and he did not have absolute confidence. There was no doubt that he would challenge Ye Wuchen.
"Alright." Ye Futian nodded and looked at Ximen Hanjiang. The Sword Demon and the others beside him were rather disappointed.
In reality, it was the Sword Demon who decided not to let Ximen Hanjiang enter the Sage Hall, wanting to test him. After all, when Ye Futian was allowed to enter the Sage Hall last time, Ximen Hanjiang had shown dissatisfaction and challenged him. As such, the Sword Demon decided to observe him. If Ximen Hanjiang could withstand the loneliness, they would train him. However, Ximen Hanjiang had obviously disappointed them. He even chose Ye Wuchen, who was the most low-profile.
It was obvious that he was intentionally avoiding strong cultivators, choosing those he thought weak to challenge. This was even more shameful, and it was normal that he could not break through.
Ximen Hanjiang did not know that he had lost his future opportunity by standing up.
Ye Wuchen walked towards the disciples of the Sword Palace. The one-armed swordsman flashed and stepped into the air.
Ximen Hanjiang's body flickered as well, following closely behind him into the air.
Both of them released a powerful current of swordsmanship, which spread to the surrounding space. A power of ice rules was born in an instant, and a crisp cracking sound was heard. The space where Ye Wuchen was was frozen, and the power of the ice covered his body.
Terrifying sword aura burst from Ye Wuchen's body all of a sudden, and the sound of ice shattering was heard. Ximen Hanjiang's body flashed, turning into an afterimage as he approached Ye Wuchen. At the same time, terrifying sword will of rules flowed from the sword in his hand, cutting through the air as if it could cut through the very air itself.
Ximen Hanjiang had comprehended the power of the rules of swordsmanship, and his destructive power was shocking. All defenses were easily cut through before his swordsmanship rules.
Ye Wuchen was still standing there. His eyes suddenly became extremely frightening, like a pair of swords. In an instant, Ximen Hanjiang's body stopped. His eyes seemed to have fallen, creating illusions. It was as if he was already trapped in a prison of swordsmanship, surrounded by terrifying sword will.
Ye Wuchen's figure grew rapidly in his eyes, and a sword flew towards him, piercing his brow.
Ximen Hanjiang's expression was cold, and the power of ice rules was released, freezing Ye Wuchen's body. At the same time, his sword slashed out at extreme speed.
But at that moment, everyone had a strange look on their faces. The people below only saw Ye Wuchen turn into an illusory shadow and attack Ximen Hanjiang. His original body stood where it was, not moving at all.
It was only when Ximen Hanjiang's sword slashed out that he moved.
The sword was as dazzling as light, and Ximen Hanjiang was startled awake. He wanted to resist, but it was too late.
Terrifying currents of swordsmanship rushed towards him, and the tip of the sword appeared right at his throat. In that instant, Ximen Hanjiang's face was ashen, and his expression was extremely ugly.
"Illusory sword rules?" The Sword Demon stared at Ye Wuchen. Illusory sword rules were a rather rare type of rule power. Essentially, it relied on the use of the spiritual element to create illusory swords, which were no different from the real thing.
Ye Wuchen sheathed his sword and returned to the ground below. Ximen Hanjiang was also too ashamed to stand in the air, and he returned to his seat and sat down, not looking up at Ye Futian.
The former number one on the Law Rank had become someone he could not defeat at will.
Many disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace could not help but sigh. Now, no one could question Ye Futian anymore.
Ye Futian looked at Ximen Hanjiang calmly and did not say anything. While Ximen Hanjiang's temperament was not good, he was not like Zhuge Xing. If he could realize and change on his own, he would be a genius.
As such, he did not continue to attack Ximen Hanjiang.
"The people who were selected to enter the Sage Hall were all personally reviewed and approved by the Palace Lords, not just because they are my good friends. If any disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace are dissatisfied, they can report it to the Palace Lords directly, and I will not pursue it." Ye Futian looked at the crowd and said, "However, I hope that the disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace should not only set their sights on the Sage Hall, but also on those who are also disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace."
"What do you mean, Palace Lord?" someone looked at Ye Futian and asked.
"The first batch of people to enter the Sage Hall to cultivate has already come out. I will not only limit this batch to the Holy Zhi Palace, but will also bring them to the Nine States to train and experience the strength of the geniuses of the Nine States." Ye Futian looked at the crowd and continued, "There are often some grand events in the Nine States, and only the Barren State has no saints, so we are excluded. However, the Barren State cannot be like before, limiting our sights to the Barren State just because the Nine States excluded us. In the past, only the top geniuses of the Holy Zhi Palace were able to go out. I hope that in the future, all disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace can go far away."
(End of Chapter)
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