With Tian Bugui giving him a ride along the way, Ye Chen saved a lot of time.

Half a day passed, and Tian Bugui delivered Ye Chen to a large city boasting a Cloud Ship.

The Cloud Ship is a commonly used large long-distance transportation tool in the Cultivation Realm, unheard of in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it's Ye Chen's first time hearing about it.

All the Cloud Ships in Cangzhou belong to the Celestial Soldier Pavilion.

Ye Chen is familiar with the Celestial Soldier Pavilion, as there are quite a few in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Previously, Ye Chen had obtained a Magical Artifact, the Wuchen Sword, from the Pavilion in Unparalleled County.

However, the Wuchen Sword has since been fused using the Sword Control Celestial Scripture into his current Celestial Mark Sword.

The Celestial Mark Sword is currently at the highest level of magic swords.

"Kid, wait here for a while, and the Cloud Ship will land. I'm leaving now. I hope to see you when I return to the True Martial Hall," Tian Bugui said.

"Definitely." Ye Chen's face showed determined confidence.

Tian Bugui acknowledged with a grunt and then tore through space to leave.

After Tian Bugui left, Ye Chen released Little Phoenix Zizi and moved toward the Cloud Ship registration desk ahead.

Beside the registration desk, a Cloud Ship pricing list was posted.

This place is called Fenghua City, and the Cloud Ship can take you directly to Celestial Cyan City.

Celestial Cyan City is Ye Chen's destination, located in the center of Cangzhou, where the True Martial Hall is situated.

The journey from Fenghua City to Celestial Cyan City takes eight days.

First-class seat, one hundred thousand low-grade Yuan Stones, includes a luxury private room with a highly effective Gathering Array, along with a cultivation room and Alchemy Room.

Second-class seat, fifty thousand low-grade Yuan Stones, includes a private room with a cultivation room and Alchemy Room.

Third-class seat, twenty thousand low-grade Yuan Stones, includes a private room.

Ordinary seat, three thousand low-grade Yuan Stones, with ten people sharing a room.

Ye Chen wasn't short of low-grade Yuan Stones, but he wasn't one to squander them, so he paid twenty thousand low-grade Yuan Stones for a third-class seat.

As for Little Phoenix Zizi, she was considered a small pet and didn't incur any additional Yuan Stone charges.

If the pet were larger, additional Yuan Stones would be required.

After registering, Ye Chen entered a vacant hall to wait for the Cloud Ship.

Such a place wasn't suitable for cultivation; although he was alone for now, others with third-class seats might come in to wait as well.

Unable to cultivate, Ye Chen didn't idle; he centered his mind to comprehend the Light Sword Intent he had just learned.

Previously, while understanding Sword Intent in the Sword Tomb, he had encountered the Light Sword Intent, but at the time, he was focused on cultivating the Five Elements Extreme Sword Technique, so his attention was on the Five Elements Sword Intent.

This time, his ability to touch the threshold of the Light Sword Intent through a letter of introduction from Tian Bugui was greatly related to his recent experiences.

In the past months, he had been engulfed in darkness, surrounded by devious schemes targeting him, yet relying on his sword, he slashed through the darkness, revealing light.

He was always yearning for light!

Hence.

Tian Bugui's Light Blade Intent acted as a catalyst, triggering Ye Chen's inner longing for light!

Ye Chen understood that his Light Sword Intent differed significantly from Tian Bugui's Light Blade Intent.

Tian Bugui's Light Blade Intent manifested in form as ordinary brightness, while his Light Sword Intent, concentrated in his heart, embodied his resolve for the future.

As Ye Chen delved deeper into his newly grasped Light Sword Intent, unknowingly, light began to flicker around him.

"Zizi!"

Suddenly, a frightened cry came from Little Phoenix.

Ye Chen quickly snapped out of the Light Sword Intent state to see Little Phoenix flying toward him in a hurry.

"Ahhh!"

A scream followed into Ye Chen's ears. He looked in the direction of the noise and saw a young man in another part of the hall, covered in black smoke with his hair and eyebrows burned away...

Ye Chen frowned slightly and grabbed Little Phoenix from his shoulder.

The little creature has caused trouble!

"It's not my fault... he tried to grab me..." Little Phoenix struggled and shouted.

"Kid, hand over that little bird, or else you're in for trouble!"

The man, covered in soot from the fire, extinguished the flames and angrily rushed in front of Ye Chen, his eyes gleaming fiercely!

Ye Chen replied, "The little one just said you tried to grab her?"

"Humph, so what? It's the little creature's fortune for me to take interest in her!"

Ye Chen sneered, placing Little Phoenix back on his shoulder. Since she had done nothing wrong, the matter was simple.

Just like at Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, when he had done nothing wrong, the Martial Arts Academy protected him to the end!

Now, since Little Phoenix Zizi had done nothing wrong, Ye Chen didn't care about the man's status or background; he resolved to fight!

The young man continued to shout angrily, "I'll give you one more chance to hand over the little thing, or you'll regret it!"

Ye Chen calmly asked, "If I give her to you, what would you do?"

The young man snorted, "I originally thought this little creature had some potential and planned to train her well, but since she dared to burn me, I won't spare her!"

"If I wasn't a bit weak right now, I'd burn you to ashes!" Little Phoenix on Ye Chen's shoulder said furiously.

That wasn't entirely false. The last time Little Phoenix enlarged her body to carry Ye Chen in flight, she expended a significant amount of energy, and since Ye Chen didn't have any ancient source energy for her to absorb during this period, she had become much weaker.

"Ahhh, you're infuriating me! I'll kill you!"

The young man shouted, and with a swoosh, he drew a large sword, fiercely slashing at Little Phoenix on Ye Chen's shoulder.

Ye Chen's eyes flashed with cold light as the Celestial Mark Sword unsheathed swiftly. With a slanted arc, the sword rose, causing a violent wind. With a clang, it sent both the young man and his sword flying away.

"Bang!"

The young man hit the hall's wall, slid down against it, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"You dare to strike back and injure me; I'll make you pay!"

The young man got up again, recklessly charging at Ye Chen, gripping his sword with both hands, and leaping to deliver a downward blow toward Ye Chen's head.

The sword was about to hit Ye Chen's head.

Ye Chen snorted, and his Invincible Slaughtering Sword momentum instantly unleashed.

The young man's heart shuddered, with boundless fear arising within, causing his sword-gripping hands to tremble.

Ye Chen swept out with his sword, a mighty thunder rolling.

The young man let out another miserable cry, his body shot backward, this time smashing the special material wall into spider-web-like cracks.

Lying on the ground, the young man couldn't even crawl up. His chest was horizontally split, with all ribs broken; if not for the decent inner armor he wore that blocked most of the force of Ye Chen's sweeping strike, his body would have been cut in two!

Little Phoenix on Ye Chen's shoulder gleefully jumped around, all the earlier grievances vanishing.

At that moment, an elder entered the hall with several guards, storming in aggressively.

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