The tombstone at the entrance to the second layer of the Sword Tomb transformed into a stream of Sword Qi and surged into Ye Chen's body, a sensation entirely different from before.

The pain it caused was several times that of every previous tombstone!

Within the pain, there was also a special power!

Sometimes scorching, sometimes freezing, sometimes hard, sometimes numbing...

Apart from this.

There was also a vast memory rushing into Ye Chen's mind.

This was the cultivation technique of the second layer of the Nine Heavens Sword Manual!

In his excitement, the indescribable special pain in Ye Chen's whole body seemed to diminish greatly.

Luo Qingyi, watching this scene, had a strange look in her eyes.

Ye Chen's body was clearly trembling... but this guy had a smile on his lips, like a stupefied old man. If he drooled, he would look even more like one!

Just as she thought this... Ye Chen suddenly trembled all over again.

Drool... actually flowed out!

"What the hell is he doing?" Luo Qingyi really had an impulse to split Ye Chen's head open and see what he was thinking.

Initially, she thought that obtaining the cultivation technique of the second layer of the Nine Heavens Sword Manual would be a process of agony for Ye Chen, but it turned out like this. Luo Qingyi didn't know how to describe her feelings.

Could it be that those inheriting the Sword Tomb are destined to be abnormal, like the Nine Heavens Sword God?

Thinking of the Nine Heavens Sword God... he was also an incorrigibly stubborn man, and Luo Qingyi seemed to understand something.

This is the inheritance, passed down identically!

A half-hour later.

Ye Chen finally obtained the complete cultivation technique of the second layer of the Nine Heavens Sword Manual, and the special pain within him was quickly disappearing.

At the place where the tombstone was thoroughly refined, a pathway appeared.

A fierce aura violently rushed out from inside.

"Get out!"

Luo Qingyi shouted fiercely and immediately charged into the second layer of the Sword Tomb, and Ye Chen dared not act recklessly and quickly exited the Sword Tomb.

In the second layer of the Sword Tomb, Luo Qingyi floated in the air. In front of her, two glowing legs swung mysteriously in the air.

"Tian Can, be honest, or I'll make you regret it!" Luo Qingyi said coldly.

"Yo, tens of thousands of years have passed, your strength hasn't grown much, but you dare to threaten me?" The legs lightly trembled, emitting a voice, disdainful of Luo Qingyi!

Luo Qingyi snorted coldly and said, "You're just a prisoner, and the Sword Tomb space is limited. Opposing me won't end well for you!"

"Am I supposed to be scared of you, little girl?"

As the words fell, a leg suddenly disappeared from its original position and then appeared in front of Luo Qingyi, kicking fiercely towards her.

Luo Qingyi instantly transformed into a sword radiating a dazzling green light, and soon a unique force surged throughout the entire second layer of the Sword Tomb, converging in the green sword.

The green Long Sword chopped fiercely towards the leg.

"Boom!"

The leg exploded with brilliant light, blocking the strike, while the other leg instantly appeared beside the green sword.

The green sword trembled, and streams of Sword Qi shot out, sealing the surroundings!

"Damn it, that old thing actually stripped the Jue Tian Sword Domain for you!"

A panicky voice sounded, and then the two eerie legs started to flee wildly, chased by the green sword...

......

Ye Chen, out of the Sword Tomb, didn't know what Luo Qingyi was going to do.

Knowing would be useless.

His strength was weak, unable to be of help.

Hence, Ye Chen immersed himself again in the cultivation technique of the second layer of the Nine Heavens Sword Manual, read through it several times to confirm no mistakes, and then took out two pieces of inferior Yuan stones from his Storage Ring, holding one in each hand, he began to condense strength, charging towards the True Essence Realm.

Night fell.

Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of cold light in them.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The sound of knocking on the door echoed.

"Brother Ye, don't be nervous, may I come in?"

"Enter!"

Ye Chen was already gripping the sword hilt with one hand.

"Creak!"

The door opened, and a flamboyantly dressed fatty sneaked in.

Seeing Ye Chen holding the sword hilt, Fatty quickly put on a smiling face and said, "Brother Ye, don't draw your sword. I mean no harm. My name is Yu Hui, and like you, I'm here to take the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy examination. The reason I've come to find you is because there's something important to discuss."

Ye Chen asked suspiciously, "What's important?"

Yu Hui said, "Brother Ye, you haven't been outside, so you don't know. Since this afternoon, something strange has been happening outside. I suspect something might happen tonight."

"Something happening?" Ye Chen said, "This place is right at the foot of Cangxing Martial Arts Academy. Who would dare cause trouble here?"

Just as he finished speaking, before Yu Hui could respond, Ye Chen thought of an answer himself.

Others wouldn't dare, but what about people from inside the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy?

"Brother Ye, you're a smart man, so I won't beat around the bush. According to past practices, by now, we should already know the contents of the examination. However, what is the examination process now? Everyone is in the dark. They say the examination starts tomorrow, but tonight... who knows if someone in the academy might suddenly decide to start the examination... wouldn't you agree!"

Ye Chen eyed Yu Hui.

This Fatty, he's quite bold.

Bear in mind, only one person in the academy can suddenly change the examination, and that's the headmaster.

Yet Fatty dares to whisper behind the headmaster's back that he might be out of his mind!

It's best to stay away from this Fatty in the future, this guy is surely a troublemaker!

"So, what do you want to do?"

Yu Hui chuckled and said, "Brother Ye, if something does happen tonight, the most likely thing is that they want to test our on-the-spot reactions. Why don't we set a trap, how about that?

If anyone comes, we can play a game of catching turtles in a jar. By then, both of us can get good scores, right!"

"Keep talking!"

"Well, Brother Ye, can you put down your sword first... It's making me nervous," Yu Hui said.

Ye Chen placed the sword aside. Although he wasn't holding the sword hilt, he was still prepared to unsheath it at the first sign of trouble!

"My plan is this: I'll set up the formation, and you'll capture them. With my skills and Brother Ye's strength, even if a novice in the Sea of Qi Realm comes, it won't be a big problem!"

"Are you a Spirit Master?" Ye Chen stared at Fatty and asked. Setting up formations is something only a Spirit Master could do.

Yu Hui's face showed a hint of pride as he said, "Not exactly, but I'm barely a Tier Two Spirit Master."

Ye Chen frowned and examined Fatty more carefully. He really couldn't see it.

Spirit Masters symbolize nobility and mystery. This Fatty doesn't match at all. It really damages the image of Spirit Masters in Ye Chen's mind.

"Why did you come to me?"

"Brother Ye, you look like someone trustworthy..."

"Speak plainly!"

Yu Hui said awkwardly, "Those outside, they're too weak to cooperate, and inside this room, you're the only one willing to let me in..."

In fact, just after coming in, Yu Hui somewhat regretted it.

Ye Chen did let him in.

But Ye Chen held the sword, clearly intending to chop him!

......

In a grand hall on the mountain top, an elderly man in a robe, exuding an air of grace, with frost lining his temples, sat in the central position.

Outer Courtyard Instructor Lin Ying stood before this elder, bending low and bowing his head, "Headmaster, everything is ready. When should we begin?"

"A little later, the later, the more they'll lower their guard."

"Headmaster, these youngsters already have no sense of vigilance... Soon, they'll have a hard time of it."

"This will be their first lesson at the academy." The elder smiled and said, "Right, that kid named Ye Chen, it was Qian Xue who arranged for him, wasn't it?"

"Headmaster, please calm your anger..." Lin Ying's demeanor became extremely flustered.

"Alright, it's nothing major. You haven't done anything wrong." The elder waved a hand and said, "Qian Xue has high standards, she wouldn't casually arrange for someone. I've heard about this kid's issue with Bai Sen as well, but just being ruthless isn't enough reason for Qian Xue to personally introduce him to you. I'm rather curious to see what this kid will do!"

Lin Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

The elder continued, "By the way, isn't there a fatty named Yu Hui?"

Lin Ying immediately took out a roster from his chest, checked it over, and said, "Reporting to the Headmaster, indeed there is a Yu Hui, recorded as having Fourth-Layer of True Essence Cultivation."

"Arrange for someone to give special attention." The elder said indifferently.

"Headmaster... this..." Lin Ying couldn't figure out what direction to take this special attention.

The elder said, "This kid is the grandson of that old guy Yu Sheng!"

Lin Ying was shocked, immediately understanding what to do.

Yu Sheng, headmaster of Luofeng Martial Arts Academy, ranked fourth among the top ten academies of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

Cangxing Martial Arts Academy is ranked third among the top ten academies of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The two academies have always been rivals, especially with Yu Sheng, the headmaster of Luofeng Martial Arts Academy. Together with the headmaster of Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, they have been competing from youth to old age, quarrelling every time they meet, sparking fights at the drop of a hat!

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