Chapter 279: An Uninvited Guest!

Ye Yuan had once broken through three minor realms in a row on the Nine Heavens Path, shocking everyone at the Danwu Academy.

But compared to now, that was nothing at all.

The Spirit Liquid Realm was nothing like the Yuan Qi Realm; raising one minor realm was more than ten times harder!

Yet even so, Ye Yuan resolutely went ahead.

For him, there was simply no such thing as a bottleneck. Moreover, Ye Yuan had already comprehended the embryonic form of Supreme True Intent and had also comprehended the True Intent of Transmission.

Breaking through three realms in a row was no longer a big deal for Ye Yuan.

One must know that the vast majority of martial artists in the Boundless Realm could never comprehend a single True Intent in their entire lives, which shows how high the starting point of True Intent is.

But in the eyes of others, it was completely different.

"This... is he about to break through to the seventh level of Spirit Liquid? Is this for real?"

"Since when can breaking through realms be done in such leaps and bounds?"

"This is no minor realm! Ye Yuan is directly breaking through from the mid Spirit Liquid Realm to the late Spirit Liquid Realm! Although Senior Brother Tianyu and the others focus on comprehending artistic conception, even if they went all out to break through, they couldn't do it like Ye Yuan, could they?"

It was no wonder they were astonished. According to normal breakthroughs, even geniuses like Tianyu and Ti Wujiu would probably take several months.

Breaking through like Ye Yuan, not to mention whether he would be overwhelmed by the Yuan force storm, even if he succeeded, he would likely spend even more time consolidating.

In that case, it would be more of a loss than a gain.

...

Just then, a disciple reported to Luo Qingfeng: "Sect Master, an envoy from the Heavenly Qian Sect has arrived! He... he's already at Desheng Peak!"

Luo Qingfeng frowned and said, "How can he be so ignorant of etiquette? Do I need to teach you this?"

When visiting other sects, one should generally wait in the main hall for the host, and only meet after the disciple has announced the visit. There is absolutely no reason to wander around.

The behavior of the Heavenly Qian Sect envoy was extremely rude to the host.

Upon hearing that the Heavenly Qian Sect envoy had already arrived at Desheng Peak, Luo Qingfeng's first reaction was that the reporting disciple had been careless and had led the man here directly.

The disciple said aggrievedly, "I asked the envoy to wait in the main hall while I reported to the Sect Master, but he followed me directly! He also said... said..."

"Said what?"

"This disciple dare not say."

"If I tell you to say it, then say it. Why are you hesitating?"

The disciple gritted his teeth and said, "He said that our Nethercloud Sect is only slightly stronger than a second-rate sect and is unworthy of the title of one of the eight great sects. The Heavenly Qian Sect is the leading sect in the Southern Domain, and as its envoy, he was doing us a favor by looking around! I... I was afraid... so I brought him here directly."

The disciple spoke with righteous indignation, clearly holding back a bellyful of anger.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jian flew into a rage and said, "The Heavenly Qian Sect is going too far! Sect Master, in my opinion, we should just kick him out! With such provocation against our Nethercloud Sect, we have every right to speak up no matter where we go!"

The disciple beside him was also indignant, clearly in full agreement with Hall Master Xiao's opinion.

The envoy had just been so arrogant that he might as well have slapped them.

Luo Qingfeng, however, was not as agitated as Xiao Jian. He said to the disciple, "Didn't he come with you? Where is he?"

"The envoy seemed to have seen something interesting on the square and stayed behind. This disciple was afraid of delaying matters, so he hurried over to report to the Sect Master," said the disciple.

Luo Qingfeng's expression had now returned to normal. He nodded and said, "You did very well. I was wrong to blame you. Take me to see this envoy."

"Sect Master! We've put up with the Heavenly Qian Sect's bullying for years. Now even a mere envoy dares to ride roughshod over us!" Xiao Jian said angrily.

Luo Qingfeng looked at Xiao Jian and sighed, "Rather to be a shattered vessel of jade than an unbroken tile is indeed a noble quality, but in my position, I must consider the future of the sect! Both Ye Yuan, Ti Wujiu, and Tianyu are the future of the sect! Our task is not to act on momentary bravery, but to ensure the growth of these geniuses!"

Xiao Jian's expression stiffened, and he said, "But... the Heavenly Qian Sect is too overbearing! Now even a mere envoy dares to throw his weight around in front of us, let alone others! We are, after all, high-ranking members of the sect. We can't be groveling before an envoy, can we?"

Luo Qingfeng's face darkened as he said, "Xiao Jian! You are too naive! The world of martial artists has always been ruled by the strong. Don't you even understand that? Dignity is not given to you by others; it is earned by yourself! If you and I had the strength of the Soul Sea Realm, why would we have to kowtow to them? Now that our sect has finally produced a few good seedlings, we must not let them be destroyed at our hands!"

Luo Qingfeng's words left Xiao Jian dejected.

The world of martial artists has always been ruled by the strong; the weak are only eliminated and never sympathized with.

It was because the Heavenly Qian Sect was powerful that their disciples dared to be so arrogant!

Although Xiao Jian's approach would provide momentary satisfaction, the consequences afterward would be too severe.

Once they gave the enemy a handle, the Heavenly Qian Sect might use it as an opportunity to launch a sect war against the Nethercloud Sect!

If that happened, the consequences would be dire!

This was no exaggeration; the Heavenly Qian Sect's ambitions were already clear for all to see, and launching a sect war was not impossible.

Given the Heavenly Qian Sect's strength, the Nethercloud Sect would be hard-pressed to escape annihilation.

The gap between the number one sect and a low-ranking sect was simply too great!

Within the Heavenly Qian Sect, there were several Soul Sea Realm powerhouses! In the Nethercloud Sect, there was only one Soul Sea Realm powerhouse: Tianfeng.

Supreme Elder Tianfeng was only an alchemist, and his combat strength could be ignored.

With such a huge disparity, it was only natural for the Heavenly Qian Sect to be a bit arrogant.

As the sect master, Luo Qingfeng naturally could not think like Xiao Jian; he had to consider the overall situation.

Especially after witnessing the earlier duel, Luo Qingfeng was even less inclined to start a war with the Heavenly Qian Sect.

As long as Ye Yuan could rise quickly, what was the Heavenly Qian Sect?

Before their wings were fully grown, forbearance was very necessary.

Before long, the disciple led Luo Qingfeng and Xiao Jian to meet the Heavenly Qian Sect envoy.

"Senior Brother Changyu, Sect Master Luo is here," the disciple introduced.

The envoy cast a faint glance at Luo Qingfeng but made no move to greet him. Instead, his gaze returned to Ye Yuan, who was in the midst of breaking through.

His arrogant attitude was fully exposed!

"Sect Master Luo, is the breakthrough of a mere Spirit Liquid Realm martial artist worth such a crowd? When did the Nethercloud Sect sink to such a level?"

The envoy looked at Ye Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged, and his words were full of mockery.

The envoy was a young man, about eighteen or nineteen years old, yet he already had a cultivation of the fourth level of the Crystal Condensation Realm.

At such an age and with such strength, he would definitely be a core disciple in the Nethercloud Sect.

But his very first words upon meeting were extremely unpleasant.