Ye Chen, on this side, killed the Ninth Princess of the Celestial Eye Race.

On the other side, Tian Bugui from the True Martial Hall also finally slaughtered that middle-aged man from the Celestial Eye Race.

Tian Bugui flew towards Ye Chen, a look of shock on his face, curiously sizing him up.

The Ninth Princess of the Celestial Eye Race, even after being slashed several times, still wouldn't generally be a match for someone of the Mortal Transformation Realm strength.

Yet this young guy in front, just entering the Primordial Embryo Realm, could kill the Ninth Princess of the Celestial Eye Race, not simple at all!

Just now, Tian Bugui paid attention to the commotion here. Although the battle ended quickly, he sensed an extremely precise calculation!

Every action, every move, was purposeful.

Moreover, this young guy in front had a very special kind of strength, sharp-edged in nature.

His swordsmanship moves were also quite exquisite, and as for speed… many strong individuals of the Mortal Transformation Realm might not match him!

Where did he come from?

Very impressive!

Ye Chen was also sizing up Tian Bugui. To be honest, this guy was strong, but the impression he gave Ye Chen was just average.

Isn't the True Martial Hall supposed to be very formidable?

Is that all?

For some reason, Tian Bugui felt an extremely odd sensation in his heart, as if this young boy in front was despising him?

Impossible, right?

It must be an illusion!

"Little brother, I am Tian Bugui, what's your name?"

"Ye Chen."

Tian Bugui rummaged through his memories but hadn't heard of such a prodigy. However, he didn't care much about this issue; Cangzhou is vast, after all, having unknown prodigies is perfectly normal.

"Ye Chen, just now you helped me deal with the Celestial Eye Race's Ninth Princess, which really helped me a lot. Tell me, what do you want? I can fulfill it for you!" Tian Bugui said boldly.

If it weren't for Ye Chen, the Celestial Eye Race's Ninth Princess might have escaped and hidden. If she managed to set up a guiding array, it would be a huge problem.

"Just now, I heard the people from the Celestial Eye Race saying that Elder Tian is from the True Martial Hall?"

"That's right, I am the Inspector of the Cangzhou branch of the True Martial Hall."

What an Inspector does Ye Chen wasn't sure, but it sounded like not some small fry, so Ye Chen said immediately: "Elder Tian, I'm passing through this place, actually intending to find the True Martial Hall."

Tian Bugui uttered an oh, sized up Ye Chen once again, and said: "With your previous performance, there's a good chance to join the True Martial Hall.

The True Martial Hall recruits without considering background, but there's one thing: you must have an introducer. Who is your introducer?"

This point, Ye Chen indeed didn't know, he replied awkwardly: "I don't have an introducer..."

Tian Bugui pondered for a moment, and said: "How about this, you helped me solve a big trouble, so I'll act as your introducer. But introduction aside, whether you can join the True Martial Hall depends on your own ability."

"Thank you, Elder Tian." Ye Chen expressed his gratitude immediately.

Tian Bugui waved his hand; from his storage ring, a pen and ink on rice paper flew out. Tian Bugui swiftly wrote a few lines on the rice paper.

Then, holding the written introductory letter in his left hand, and a seal appeared in his right; he directly stamped the letter.

"Take it."

Tian Bugui handed the introductory letter to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen took it, examining it closely; the brushwork was like dragons and snakes, each word as sharp as a knife, exuding a tyrannical edge through the text.

"Buzz!"

The Sword Intent inside Ye Chen uncontrollably activated.

Slaughter Sword Intent, Gale Sword Intent, Thunder Sword Intent, the Five Elements Sword Intent: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Yin-Yang Sword Intent, a total of nine kinds of Sword Intent powers surged!

Tian Bugui: "..."

As powerful as he was, even he was dumbfounded now!

Ye Chen had just entered the Primordial Embryo Realm Cultivation, yet he could glean his own Blade Dao from a few casually written words… If it was just that, fine, but Ye Chen even mastered nine kinds of Sword Intents!

Tian Bugui felt even more curious inside.

Where did this freak come from?

And Tian Bugui's shock was just beginning.

In his perception, another new Sword Intent seemed about to be birthed within Ye Chen's surging nine Sword Intents... Moreover, this impending Sword Intent bore many similarities with his Blade Dao…

This freakish kid, gaining Sword Intent insights from my Blade Dao... Tian Bugui didn't even know how to describe his feelings.

At this moment.

Ye Chen entered a special state, as if into a very unique world where his nine Sword Intents transformed into nine gigantic swords.

The nine giant swords hovered in a circular formation, their different-colored sword lights converging together. Amidst the mottled colors, a dazzling white light slowly emerged.

Standing beside Ye Chen, Tian Bugui's mouth twitched.

"Seeing that you've helped me greatly, I'll let you take advantage, kid."

With those words, a radiant light erupted from Tian Bugui, representing his Blade Dao, the power of brilliance!

In Cangzhou, Tian Bugui also had a nickname — Bright Saber King!

As the brilliance from Tian Bugui burst forth, Ye Chen, in his special state, found the point of white light in front of him becoming brighter. He walked towards that point of white light, entering it and bathing in the brilliance, the crisp sound of sword ringing growing clearer.

A moment later.

This power of brilliance transformed into a massive sword, floating beside Ye Chen.

Light Sword Intent!

Soon after, Ye Chen exited this special state, with the breath of ten Sword Intents receding into his body like a tide.

"Thank you, Elder Tian, for your guidance." Ye Chen cupped his hands in thanks.

Just now, he touched the threshold but couldn't enter the internal world, thanks to Tian Bugui's push.

Tian Bugui felt turbulent inside but still tried to maintain a calm appearance. As a lofty True Martial Hall Inspector, one accustomed to big storms, how could he lack resolve over something like this?

He had thought Ye Chen seemed to despise him a bit; he couldn't let it happen again.

"I just followed the current; your ability to comprehend Light Sword Intent is mainly due to your deep fortune and exceptional talent.

Given our fated encounter, I must also remind you: no matter how unmatched your talent is, your energy is limited, so don't dabble too broadly; otherwise, you'll bite off more than you can chew."

Ye Chen said: "I understand."

Advice on focusing energy, many at the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy had said before, then... no one mentioned it anymore.

If Tian Bugui became more familiar, he probably wouldn't mention those words again.

Sometimes, after careful thought, Ye Chen also felt he really was quite a freak!

"Elder Tian, are you returning to the True Martial Hall? If so..."

If so, that would be great.

But before Ye Chen could finish, Tian Bugui interrupted him and said, "Recently, there have been signs of celestial gate fluctuations in several places, so I can't return for now."

Though Tian Bugui didn't elaborate, Ye Chen knew celestial gates were those stone gates through which aliens arrived from the heavens to this world.

Then, Tian Bugui began dealing with the Celestial Eye Race corpses left on the battlefield.

Ye Chen's eyes flickered, and ultimately decided not to take out the token from his storage ring.

That was the token of Shen Zhan, the commander of the True Martial Hall's Black Armor Army from three thousand years ago; Shen Zhan's death involved some dark aspects of the True Martial Hall. Before his remaining soul completely dissipated, he said there was a traitor among the seven Grand Elders of the True Martial Hall!

So, if Shen Zhan's token was brought out, it might unleash another storm.

Having experienced an unbearable storm before at the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, Ye Chen didn't want to go through another right after just changing places.

Matters concerning the True Martial Hall were even more complex and dangerous than those at the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Besides, he wasn't familiar with Tian Bugui and didn't know his background.

He'd deal with the token matter later.

A moment later, Tian Bugui finally cleared the traces of the battlefield and casually tossed a storage ring to Ye Chen, saying: "I need to take away some problematic items and destroy them using special methods.

Since you're not a member of the True Martial Hall, even having killed the Ninth Princess of the Celestial Eye Race doesn't get you a reward from the True Martial Hall,

The items in this storage ring have been checked by me; consider them your spoils.

Typically, your strength could pass the True Martial Hall's assessment; however, many promising talents are coming to take the assessment recently. So, to ensure smooth sailing, you still need to find ways to improve your cultivation realm.

I have things to attend to first, but I can take you a part of the way conveniently."

Ye Chen was all smiles.

The sword-shaped pendant had drifted in the turbid river for half a month, and he didn't know his current location, needing a map to find his way.

As for the slight difficulty Tian Bugui mentioned about the True Martial Hall assessment, Ye Chen didn't pay much attention; he had gained confidence through half a year of honing!

Even temporarily unable to wield the Lingwu Unity power, and soon facing fellow prodigies from the Cangzhou region, it couldn't shake his confidence!

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