Chapter 105: The First Person in a Thousand Years!

Of course it was a pass!

If even Ye Yuan's performance didn't count as a pass, then no one could pass.

After the initial shock, Lu Yan's heart was filled with wild joy. With such a genius appearing, how could the Nethercloud Sect worry about not returning to the Northern Domain?

"Ye Yuan, your talent is even greater than that of our founder You Wuya, and your future achievements will likely be no less than his. For the Nethercloud Sect to have you is truly a blessing from heaven!" Lu Yan said with emotion.

"Thank you for the praise, senior."

Ye Yuan had never doubted his own talent.

In his previous life, he simply hadn't focused his mind on martial arts, but his martial talent was not necessarily inferior to Ji Canglan's.

"Azure Rainbow Path! Appear!"

Lu Yan let out a low shout, sending a burst of primal force into the formation, and then a multicolored path appeared at the peak of Nine Heavens Peak.

"Ye Yuan, you have now inherited the legacy of our founder You Wuya. I hope you will not forget your promise today. I am a dying man and will not live to see the day the Nethercloud Sect returns to the Northern Domain. I hope you will take this Canghua Sword with you. If the day of return truly comes, I hope you will bring it to the Northern Domain. Of course, if you do not disdain it, you may also use it in battle, as an extension of my life!"

Lu Yan beckoned with one hand, and a green-tasseled sword flew into Ye Yuan's hand.

As soon as the sword entered his hand, Ye Yuan knew it was extraordinary—it was an eight-restriction spirit artifact!

Martial artists' weapons were divided into treasure artifacts, magical artifacts, and spirit artifacts, corresponding to martial artists at the Primal Qi Realm, Spirit Liquid Realm, and Crystal Condensation Realm and above.

Treasure artifacts and magical artifacts had no restrictions; only spirit artifacts had restrictions imposed to enhance their power.

The vast majority of Crystal Condensation Realm martial artists only wielded magical artifacts. An eight-restriction spirit artifact was considered a good weapon even in the entire Nethercloud Sect.

Clearly, this sword was Lu Yan's former life-bound spirit artifact!

If Ye Yuan's guess was correct, this sword had accompanied Lu Yan at the peak of Nine Heavens Peak for two hundred years, serving as his spiritual sustenance.

Although nominally he asked Ye Yuan to bring the sword back to the Northern Domain, the last sentence was the key point—he was gifting the sword!

Ye Yuan also understood Lu Yan's intentions. He had seen that Ye Yuan's future achievements would be extraordinary, and a small sect like the Nethercloud Sect might not be able to keep him.

Adding flowers to brocade is easy, but offering charcoal in snowy weather is hard.

By giving Ye Yuan small favors now, he only hoped that Ye Yuan would not forget the Nethercloud Sect in the future.

Of course, that was all it amounted to. The steps of a strong man would not be halted by such things.

For martial artists, although the sect was important, the ultimate goal was the supreme Dao!

Once Ye Yuan grew strong, how could a mere eight-restriction spirit artifact catch his eye?

Ye Yuan took the Canghua Sword, his heart filled with emotion.

Though the Canghua Sword was no divine weapon, it held great significance for Lu Yan. His actions were solely for the sake of the sect.

Such a person was undoubtedly worthy of respect.

Ye Yuan immediately cupped his hands to Lu Yan and said, "Senior, rest assured, I will not let the Canghua Sword gather dust!"

Lu Yan stroked his beard and laughed, "Haha, of course I believe you have the strength! Alright, time is about up. You should go."

Ye Yuan respectfully bowed: "Junior takes his leave."

...

A winding, multicolored path cascaded down like a beautiful rainbow.

This was the Azure Rainbow Path!

In the entire history of the Qin Kingdom's Danwu Academy, the Azure Rainbow Path had appeared only five times!

And this time was the sixth!

"Look! It's the Azure Rainbow Path! Heavens, Ye Yuan really succeeded!"

"Passing the Nine Heavens Path at the sixth level of Primal Qi—this guy is terrifying!"

"Come on, he's already at the peak of the ninth level of Primal Qi, okay?"

"Wasn't he at the sixth level when he started the trial? And he passed the first level with the strength of the sixth level!"

"True, this guy isn't human. This is going to be fun—Elder Su's face has been slapped red by Ye Yuan!"

"You mentioning Elder Su reminds me—didn't Ye Yuan say he would take his life within a year? We all took it as a joke then, but now..."

"...Ye Yuan's rate of progress is too astonishing. A freak like him should be competing with the geniuses of the Nethercloud Sect. The Danwu Academy... probably can no longer contain him."

"Yeah, at this rate, surpassing Brother Long will probably take him at most two or three months."

Undoubtedly, Ye Yuan's successful passage of the Nine Heavens Path caused a huge sensation among the students and instructors.

He was the first person in a thousand years!

As he descended from the Azure Rainbow Path, Hu Yanyong and Feng Ruoqing and her niece were the first to greet him.

"Haha, good lad, you've really opened my eyes! Some people went to great lengths to harm you, but now they're left with egg on their faces! Now that you've passed the Nine Heavens Path, let's see what they have to say!"

Hu Yanyong spoke without restraint. Though he didn't name names in front of so many people, everyone knew he was referring to Su Yubai.

But he wasn't wrong—Su Yubai had truly lost face this time.

After all that fuss, with ambushes and the council of elders, he still couldn't kill a mere Ye Yuan, and instead allowed him to pass the Nine Heavens Path.

Having passed the Nine Heavens Path, Ye Yuan now had the status and privileges of a core disciple of the Nethercloud Sect. It was impossible for Su Yubai to kill him openly anymore.

"Ye Yuan, congratulations on passing the Nine Heavens Path." Feng Ruoqing was still as gentle and elegant as ever, simply offering her congratulations.

"Heh, I got lucky." With so many people around, Ye Yuan didn't want to say much, just chuckled.

Feng Zhirou, standing behind Feng Ruoqing, looked at Ye Yuan with a complex expression.

Back then, a single casual strike from her had sent Ye Yuan into a panic. She never expected that in such a short time, he would have narrowed the gap so much.

Although she was still a bit stronger than Ye Yuan now, it was only a matter of time before he caught up and surpassed her.

"Alright, since Ye Yuan is fine, let's go back and talk." Hu Yanyong said.

This place was crowded and noisy, clearly not a good place for conversation.

Everyone returned to Ye Yuan's residence. Ye Yuan first checked on Lü'er and only relaxed after seeing she was unharmed.

"Ye Yuan, you seem... a bit different." As women were more perceptive, Feng Ruoqing was the first to notice the change in Ye Yuan.

She noticed that not only had his realm advanced by leaps and bounds, but his entire temperament seemed to have undergone a great change.

Having just fused with the sword intent, Ye Yuan couldn't yet control it freely. Standing there, he was like an unsheathed sharp sword, a stark contrast to his former frivolous demeanor.

Ye Yuan smiled and nodded: "Heh, you flatter me, Teacher Feng. I gained quite a bit on the Nine Heavens Path, but I can't control it freely yet. I didn't expect you to notice."

Hu Yanyong clicked his tongue in amazement: "Others go through the Nine Heavens Path with only a slim chance of survival; just coming out alive is an achievement. But you actually gained so much. What a freak!"

Hearing Feng Ruoqing's words, Hu Yanyong naturally noticed the change in Ye Yuan as well. Though he cursed verbally, he was overjoyed inside.