Chapter 257: True Intent!

At Ye Yuan's words, Nanfeng Ruoqing and Nanfeng Zhirou were both startled.

What did it mean to be the strongest in the Boundless Realm?

With their current cultivation, they simply couldn't imagine it!

"The strongest in the Boundless Realm? You sure have a big mouth!" A cold laugh came from the side.

Ye Yuan looked over and saw a young man with a face like jade, about eighteen or nineteen years old. This was Tianyu, who was also idle.

After leaving Elder Feng, he had decided to come see Long Tang, another challenger of the Nine Heavens Path. He hadn't expected to hear Ye Yuan "spouting nonsense" as soon as he arrived.

Ye Yuan just smiled and didn't defend himself: "Haha, senior brother, just take it as a joke and let it pass."

With Ye Yuan saying that, Tianyu found it hard to pursue the matter.

Becoming the strongest in the Boundless Realm was the lifelong pursuit of all martial artists. Ye Yuan's prediction sounded a bit odd, but it was harmless.

Tianyu sized up Ye Yuan, his mind stirred, and he asked, "Are you Ye Yuan?"

This time it was Ye Yuan's turn to be surprised: "Senior brother knows me?"

"It seems my guess was right. I am Tianyu. You should have heard of me," Tianyu said calmly.

Only a genius like Tianyu would dare to speak with such overwhelming arrogance.

Though a bit arrogant, it was true—Ye Yuan had indeed heard of him.

Ye Yuan's expression turned serious. He hadn't expected this young man to be Tianyu, the absolute top-ranked core disciple!

"So it's Senior Brother Tianyu. I've heard so much about you," Ye Yuan greeted with a cupped fist.

He had heard of Tianyu's prowess just yesterday, but he hadn't expected to run into him today. Why was he here?

Tianyu was slightly displeased with Ye Yuan's attitude.

Generally, when new disciples met him for the first time, most would show admiration and reverence. But Ye Yuan didn't.

It was an interaction between equals.

Though he had passed the Nine Heavens Path and had exceptional talent, he was only at the fourth layer of Liquid Essence. Did he think he could already stand on equal footing with him?

As a newcomer, shouldn't he be more humble?

This person would never amount to much!

Tianyu gave Ye Yuan that assessment in his heart.

Tianfeng had always taught Tianyu not to be arrogant and conceited, or his future achievements would be limited!

This wasn't to say that a flawed character hindered cultivation, but that arrogance easily led to looking down on everything. Such a personality was also prone to setbacks. Some people grew stronger with setbacks, but arrogant geniuses rarely matured because they couldn't withstand failure.

Though Tianyu had pride, he was never arrogant. When he was weak, he knew to respect his seniors.

Judging others by himself, Tianyu naturally felt that Ye Yuan, relying on his talent, looked down on others.

Tianyu just nodded without saying much. Pointing at Long Tang, he asked, "You say he can become the strongest in the Boundless Realm. Why? Because of that punch? I saw that punch just now. Though its power was decent, saying he can become the strongest based on that is ridiculous, don't you think?"

If Ye Yuan had said he himself could become the strongest, Tianyu would have sneered and left.

Such arrogance wasn't worth his attention.

But Ye Yuan had said it about Long Tang, not himself, which piqued Tianyu's curiosity.

Ye Yuan hadn't expected Tianyu to take it seriously. He smiled and said, "Does Senior Brother Tianyu really want to know?"

Tianyu said, "Of course! I want to know if you're talking nonsense or if you have a basis."

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Senior Brother Tianyu cultivates the Azure Sun Sword Intent, right?"

"That's right. You're not saying my sword intent can't compare to his fist intent, are you?" Tianyu caught Ye Yuan's implication.

Ye Yuan laughed and said, "To some extent, I'm afraid Senior Brother Tianyu's sword intent really can't match his fist intent!"

At these words, not only Tianyu but also Nanfeng Ruoqing and Nanfeng Zhirou thought he was talking nonsense.

Tianyu's understanding of the Azure Sun Sword Intent was extremely profound. How could it be inferior to Long Tang's, who had just passed the Nine Heavens Path?

Tianyu wasn't angry, but asked, "To what extent?"

If Ye Yuan's reasoning was sound, he could tell. If it was nonsense, there was no need to continue.

"Senior brother, how does your sword intent compare to that of Patriarch You Wuyai?"

"Naturally, I'm far inferior! Patriarch You Wuyai was a genius of heaven. My current sword intent is at most sixty percent of his. What? You're not going to say Long Tang can match Patriarch You Wuyai, are you?"

"I don't know if he can match him, but he might have a chance to reach Patriarch You Wuyai's height! Senior brother, don't rush. Hear me out. Though the methods of predecessors are good, what is one's own is the strongest! Senior brother may not want to hear this, but no matter how you cultivate the Azure Sun Sword Intent, you can never reach Patriarch You Wuyai's realm! Because this sword intent was created by him! In contrast, Long Tang's fist intent has already been born from the Azure Sun Sword Intent, finding his own martial path! If he can continuously perfect this path, his future achievements will at least reach the height of Patriarch You Wuyai!"

Ye Yuan paused and added, "Long Tang's fist intent already has the rudiments of True Intent!"

Tianyu had shown disdain earlier, but by the end, his face was full of gravity.

When he heard the words 'True Intent,' Tianyu looked at Ye Yuan with utter shock!

In the entire Boundless Realm, martial artists with True Intent could be counted on one hand! And those who possessed True Intent were legends!

As far as Tianyu knew, only a few extremely powerful beings in the Northern Domain had their own True Intent!

Yet now Ye Yuan was telling him that that unremarkable young man over there actually possessed True Intent!

Even if it was just a rudiment, it was still astonishing enough for the entire Southern Domain!

No one could clearly explain what the Heavenly Dao was, but martial artists could understand their own Heavenly Dao through certain things!

True Intent was such a thing!

The Azure Sun Sword Intent was actually a True Intent! The Falling Blossom Sword Intent was also a True Intent!

Understanding a True Intent to its utmost made breaking through the void and ascending to the Divine Realm an easy task.

That was why Ye Yuan said Long Tang might become the strongest in the Boundless Realm!

Though Tianyu was formidable now, he was walking someone else's path.

If he couldn't comprehend his own True Intent, he would never surpass You Wuyai!

No matter how deeply one understood someone else's True Intent, one could never surpass the predecessor.

Learning from others was a shortcut, but it could easily lead into a dead end.

Of course, learning nothing and trying to comprehend True Intent out of thin air was extremely difficult. Unless one was a freak like Ye Yuan, who comprehended a True Intent just by watching a scene of falling blossoms.

And of course, Ye Yuan wouldn't tell Tianyu that the Azure Falling Sword Intent, formed by merging the Azure Sun Sword Intent and the Falling Blossom Sword Intent, already had the rudiments of Supreme True Intent!