Chapter 272: Heavenly Qian Sect

The news that Ye Yuan had advanced to the finals not only caused a huge stir among the disciples but also moved the upper echelons of Youyun Sect.

Unlike those disciples, these elders all knew that Ye Yuan's attainments in the Dao of alchemy were extremely remarkable.

To have such astonishing achievements in both alchemy and martial arts—was this kid even human?

"Human strength has its limits! I really wonder what kind of existence Ye Yuan's master behind him is, to have trained such a monstrous talent as Ye Yuan!" Luo Qingfeng remarked with emotion.

"No matter what kind of existence, it's one that our Youyun Sect cannot afford to provoke! I feel that Ye Yuan's master is probably one of the top few in the Boundless Realm today! That esteemed one will likely ascend to the Divine Realm before long, and thus took a whim to find a disciple to inherit his mantle. But the master leads you in, cultivation depends on the individual. Ye Yuan's astonishing progress is also inseparable from his own hard work." Xiao Jian responded.

Luo Qingfeng nodded, evidently his judgment was similar to Xiao Jian's.

Ye Yuan's identity could not be clearer; he was a native of the Qin Kingdom. Only the strongest few in the Boundless Realm had the ability to train a genius like Ye Yuan.

Moreover, this esteemed one's method of training disciples was also unconventional. He did not keep Ye Yuan by his side, but merely taught him a set of skills before drifting away, leaving Ye Yuan to his own devices.

Of course, perhaps that esteemed one was watching Ye Yuan at all times, but for such an existence, as long as he didn't want to be discovered, others would never find him!

"You're right. No matter how monstrous the talent, one must strive for it oneself. Judging from Ye Yuan's performance in the Qin Kingdom, this child has both talent and character; no wonder that esteemed one took a liking to him. But his meteoric rise is inseparable from the Nine Heavens Road! Given Ye Yuan's nature, I think he will feel some gratitude toward our Youyun Sect." Luo Qingfeng said.

Xiao Jian agreed: "This child shows no mercy to his enemies but protects those close to him with his life. As long as we don't do anything to chill his heart, when he succeeds in the future, he will surely lend a hand. It's just that... the Heavenly Qian Sect has been getting more and more restless lately! I don't know if we can wait until the day Ye Yuan grows up."

At the mention of the Heavenly Qian Sect, Luo Qingfeng also furrowed his brow, a deep look of wariness in his eyes.

Compared to the vastness of the Northern Domain, the Southern Domain was not vast in territory. Although sects stood everywhere, overall it was controlled by eight major sects.

Youyun Sect was one of these eight major sects!

However, Youyun Sect's strength could only rank near the bottom among these eight.

And the Heavenly Qian Sect was the strongest among the eight!

Because it was the strongest, it was arrogant!

The Heavenly Qian Sect's various domineering acts in the Southern Domain were well known.

Especially in recent years, the Heavenly Qian Sect's various moves had become increasingly frequent, naturally making weaker sects like Youyun Sect nervous.

As the sect master, the pressure on Luo Qingfeng's shoulders was unimaginable to outsiders!

With Ye Yuan's monstrous talent, given ten years, breaking through to the Soul Sea Realm should not be a problem.

By then, with a heaven-defying Soul Sea Realm powerhouse like Ye Yuan guarding Youyun Sect, it would likely leap to become an upper-tier force among the eight sects, naturally no longer fearing the threat of the Heavenly Qian Sect.

But the question was, would the Heavenly Qian Sect give Youyun Sect ten years of peaceful development?

Luo Qingfeng sighed softly and said, "The urgent task is for our Youyun Sect to produce another Soul Sea Realm powerhouse as soon as possible, or else I fear we cannot escape the fate of being annexed!"

Xiao Jian also sighed and said helplessly, "Soul entering the sea—easy to say, but harder than reaching heaven! Uncle-Master Tianfeng, with his heaven-gifted talent, only barely broke through to the Soul Sea by luck. Back then, when our Youyun Sect migrated from the Northern Domain, those fellows chased us until we had no way to heaven and no door to earth, causing us to lose two volumes of the 'Azure Sun Sword Art.' Otherwise, what place would the Heavenly Qian Sect have in the Southern Domain today?"

The starting point determines the height!

A thousand years ago, during the great migration of Youyun Sect, two volumes of the sect's core techniques were lost, making it extremely difficult for disciples to break through to the Soul Sea Realm.

Otherwise, with Youyun Sect's foundation, even if driven to the Southern Domain, it would not have fallen so low.

And although the 'Purple Central Soul Art' was relatively complete, without martial arts techniques to elevate the realm, the later parts were beyond reach.

Fortunately, Youyun Sect had a deep foundation, and each generation produced some geniuses who could forcibly break through to the Soul Sea Realm by comprehending the sword intent on the Nine Heavens Road or relying on their own insight.

Tianfeng was one of them.

But to fully comprehend the Azure Sun Sword Intent on the Nine Heavens Road was nearly impossible.

If sword intent were so easy to comprehend, why would You Wuyou have left behind techniques and martial skills?

Techniques and martial skills were expressed through words, relatively easy to understand, and thus easier to cultivate.

However, in terms of the completeness of sword intent, direct comprehension was more straightforward.

No matter how far one cultivated the techniques, one could never fully grasp You Wuyou's true intent!

But on the Nine Heavens Road, through that final sword, one could completely master that true intent!

Yet such things could only be sensed, not explained. Even if Ye Yuan fully comprehended the Azure Sun Sword Intent, he could not describe it.

Otherwise, Xiao Jian and Luo Qingfeng would have long kidnapped Ye Yuan and forced him to dictate the 'Azure Sun Sword Art' every day.

"Each generation does its own work! Among this batch of children, there are indeed many good seedlings! Once they grow up, our Youyun Sect will surely rise again! And what we old folks need to do is provide them with an environment to grow!" Luo Qingfeng said.

Xiao Jian nodded: "Naturally."

Luo Qingfeng's gaze fell on the distant arena again, and he asked, "What do you think of the match between Tianyu and Ye Yuan?"

Returning his thoughts to the competition, Xiao Jian also relaxed a bit and smiled, "Tianyu is definitely not one to be slaughtered. Even if his strongest sword path is sealed off, he won't sit idly and wait for death."

Luo Qingfeng nodded: "Uncle-Master Tianfeng raised a good grandson! His progress in the past two years has been so fast that even I feel ashamed! It seems that when he went up the Nine Heavens Road, he comprehended much more than I did! So you mean... you favor Tianyu?"

In his youth, Luo Qingfeng was the number one genius of Youyun Sect, much like Tianyu and Ti Wujiu today.

But Luo Qingfeng had witnessed Tianyu's progress, and comparing it to his own younger days, he felt somewhat inferior.

Xiao Jian shook his head: "No! In comparison, I still favor Ye Yuan!"

"Oh? Why is that? From my understanding of Tianyu, this child should have other trump cards!"

Xiao Jian smiled and said, "Simple! This Ye Yuan cannot be judged by common sense!"