Supreme Sword God

True Martial Hall, within a secret chamber.

A middle-aged man stood before an elder.

"Ancestor, Shi Fengchun brought that brat Ye Chen to meet with the Grand Hall Master and the Sixth Elder. They spent most of the day together."

The elder’s gaze sharpened slightly as he said, "I already know. The Grand Hall Master intends to allow Ye Chen to enter the Celestial Essence Sacred Land and the Dao Rhythm Spirit Pool."

"This is..." The middle-aged man furrowed his brow and said, "Ye Chen killed Zuo’Er and You’Er. Now he’s come to East Desolate City, Ancestor. I want to kill Ye Chen to avenge my two sons!"

This middle-aged man was Luo Zuo and Luo You’s father, Luo Kuan.

And the elder was the Second Elder of the Eastern Domain True Martial Hall, Luo Jianren!

"Killing Ye Chen is not something to be rushed, nor should you act personally."

Luo Jianren’s tone was cold as he said, "Lingxiao may have retreated a step against the outsiders this time, but deep down, he still wishes to continue the war with them. Therefore, he will protect unyielding hawks like Shi Fengchun and Ye Chen to the death!

A few days ago, when Shi Fengchun and his group caused such a huge upheaval, Lingxiao tried every means to suppress it, which speaks for itself.

If we act against Ye Chen, Lingxiao’s wrath is more than the Luo Family can bear.

The outsiders despise Ye Chen greatly, so leave Ye Chen for them to kill."

"Ancestor, but in the current situation, the outsiders can’t possibly break into the main hall to take Ye Chen’s life... Ye Chen is hiding in the main hall and won’t come out."

Luo Jianren sneered, "Since Ye Chen has come, he will inevitably participate in the Grand Assembly of Hundred Races. By then, he will surely die!"

"The rules of the Grand Assembly have already been largely set. In the same realm... no one can kill Ye Chen. Even in a Heaven-Reaching Realm-level contest, Ye Chen’s strength is superior.

After all, Ling Fei of the Hundred Spirits Race, who was at the sevenfold of the Five Caverns, was almost crushed to death by him!

Especially since he went to the Celestial Essence Sacred Land and then to the Dao Rhythm Spirit Pool, with his talent, he is likely to experience a massive boost in power. By then, no one at the Heaven-Reaching Realm may be able to kill him!"

Luo Jianren said, "I hold an annual quota for the Celestial Essence Sacred Land and the Dao Rhythm Spirit Pool, and you should discuss with the other elders to borrow a few slots.

Ye Chen practices the integration of spirit and martial arts. He can reach the Heaven-Reaching Realm area in the Celestial Essence Sacred Land, and in the Dao Rhythm Spirit Pool, he can enter the Tier Eight Spirit Master area.

Select people based on these standards. If Ye Chen enters, they enter too. Do not let Ye Chen have the opportunity to increase his strength inside. With his current power going into the Grand Assembly of Hundred Races, he is destined for death!"

"Ancestor, I understand."

Luo Kuan spoke and then prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Luo Jianren called, "If Shi Fengchun wants to see me, refuse him at the door!"

Luo Kuan didn’t understand why, but he didn’t ask. Whatever the ancestor said, he would do.

......

On the other side.

Qiao the Sixth took Feng Wanli to Holy Soul Mountain.

Shi Fengchun was discussing the Celestial Essence Sacred Land and Dao Rhythm Spirit Pool with Ye Chen.

"The Celestial Essence Sacred Land contains Celestial Essence Qi, a very special power that can cleanse the body and purify the primal power. Once inside, absorb as much as you can. When it loses effect, don’t rush out. Take a walk and see if you can chance upon the Celestial Essence Fruit.

If there is Celestial Essence Fruit, swallow it immediately; it’s a great thing for boosting cultivation. Since you established a foundation with Celestial Essence Qi, you won’t have to worry about adverse effects from a sudden spike in cultivation.

If you’re lucky and find enough Celestial Essence Fruits, just keep eating them. Don’t think about bringing them out to share with others. Once out of the Celestial Essence Sacred Land, they’re useless."

Ye Chen asked, "Is there any pattern to the distribution of the Celestial Essence Fruit?"

"Yes, the deeper into the Celestial Essence Sacred Land you go, the higher the chance of finding the Celestial Essence Fruit. With your strength, entering the Heaven-Reaching Realm area should be no problem."

"Is there a division of power levels inside?"

"Of course. You go to which area depends on your strength. The same applies to the Dao Rhythm Spirit Pool."

"What’s special about the Dao Rhythm Spirit Pool?"

"It’s a place for cultivating Spirit Masters, primarily to delineate Dao Marks for those aiming to advance to Holy Spirit Masters. You don’t need to think about Dao Marks, just focus on absorbing the energy to nourish your Spirit Seal.

Like the Celestial Essence Sacred Land, the deeper into the Dao Rhythm Spirit Pool, the denser the energy.

Your integration of spirit and martial arts involves primal power, Spirit Seal Power, Qi Blood Power; now you’ve got the chance to boost primal power and Spirit Seal Power both.

If you were born a few years earlier, you could’ve used the Heaven and Earth Disc of the True Martial Hall. It’s an excellent item for Body Tempering. Unfortunately, a practitioner on the body cultivation path died inside, and his residual Qi Blood is too domineering. The Heaven and Earth Disc became unusable; anyone who uses it dies."

Ye Chen listened, his mind whirling.

A formidable body cultivation expert died, leaving behind domineering Qi Blood Power?

If there’s a chance, check out what happened.

"No problem. The Celestial Essence Sacred Land also cleanses the body. Besides, last time, I refined the Transforming Divine Marrow from the Outer Heaven; my body’s toughness is already sufficient. Even if I step into the Heaven-Reaching Realm and advance to Tier Eight Ultimate Celestial Seal Spirit Master, the Qi Blood Power won’t hold back the fusion of spirit and martial arts!"

Shi Fengchun said, "Had I known the Transforming Divine Marrow had such a marked effect on you, I wouldn’t have wasted the other two pieces."

Ye Chen said, "... Brother Chun, are there really no more of those two pieces?"

"No, I absorbed a tenth, the rest dissipated during refining."

Ye Chen suddenly felt heartache, a sharp pang! Brother Chun definitely said that on purpose!

"By the way, Brother Chun, can we really drag the mastermind into the light this time?"

Shi Fengchun offered a bland smile and said, "Everyone has a pretty good idea who it is. We just lack evidence. This time, it’ll surely be successful!"

......

The next day.

The Sixth Elder once again found Shi Fengchun and Ye Chen, his face filled with joy, saying, "That kid Feng Wanli is pretty good. As soon as he entered Holy Soul Mountain, he incited a reaction from the Sacred Artifact. He’s quite likely to bring out a Sacred Artifact."

Shi Fengchun said, "He is my disciple after all."

Qiao the Sixth said, "According to seniority, he must also address me as Martial Granduncle!"

Shi Fengchun couldn’t be bothered with trivia and said, "Martial Uncle, can we start with the Celestial Essence Sacred Land matter?"

Qiao the Sixth waved his hand, and an imprint fused into Ye Chen’s body.

"This is the Grand Hall Master’s authority, so you can stay inside as long as you want. Elders like us can allocate one quota per year, but the authority we grant only allows for seven days in the Celestial Essence Sacred Land.

Ye Chen, there’s another piece of news for you.

The Second Elder’s faction is moving in the shadows. They’ve borrowed quotas from the other elders, presumably to stop you, so be careful!"

A glint of cold light appeared in Ye Chen’s eyes as he asked, "Is killing allowed in the Celestial Essence Sacred Land?"

Qiao the Sixth and Shi Fengchun’s voices rang out almost simultaneously.

"No!"

"Crippling is fine!"

Qiao the Sixth glared at Shi Fengchun.

Shi Fengchun said, "They clearly have ill intentions, so why be courteous?"

Ye Chen grinned, "Got it, I won’t kill them, just cripple them. After all, I just arrived in East Desolate City, so I should keep a low profile."

Qiao the Sixth, being the Sixth Elder, couldn’t help but have a muscle spasm on his face, and he said, "Do you have any misunderstanding about what ’low profile’ means?"

As soon as he entered the city, he massacred a group of outsiders and even killed a guy from the Hundred Spirits Race.

Now he’s planning to cripple the forces arranged by Luo Jianren in the Celestial Essence Sacred Land.

This is called keeping a low profile?

Whose idea of low profile is this?

Shi Fengchun calmly said, "He didn’t loudly announce going to cut down a Great Saint, so it’s already considered very low profile."