In the world of Sword Intent, a faint spark ignited before Ye Chen.

Sparks dotted the sky, soon resembling a swarm of fireflies. Suddenly, a spark fell to the ground.

Raging flames instantly swept across the earth!

A sea of fire soared into the sky, consuming everything, as if a deity was furious within the roaring flames.

Ye Chen slowly walked into the terrifying blaze. His clothes, flesh, bones, and even his soul dissipated under the searing heat, as if he had become one with the flames.

A Demon Race Warrior formed from a remnant soul of a Celestial Demon appeared in the fiery sea, but without a sound, it was slashed into oblivion by a sword formed of flames.

Half an hour passed swiftly.

The Sword Intent of the flames dissipated, leaving Ye Chen frowning, just a sliver away from comprehension.

A special insight lingered in his heart.

If he exited the Sword Tomb now, he might have to start over the next time he came in!

Therefore, Ye Chen walked to another tombstone, channeling his energy to refine it.

......

Outside, Yuan Polu, who had finally eaten his fill, returned to his original spot.

Quickly, his eyes widened in panic!

The junior disciple... was missing!

"The junior disciple was clearly planning to rest here for a while..." Yuan Polu, feeling vexed, immediately extended his spiritual power to its maximum range.

Find him!

If they lose him, trouble would ensue.

Shortly, Yuan Polu passed by the entrance of a cave, even peeking inside, but finding nothing, had to move on to search elsewhere.

......

In a secluded forest.

Two figures wearing ghost-faced masks stood before a middle-aged man with disheveled hair.

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Brother Ying, Ying the Second, there's something you might not know yet—your five brothers are all dead!"

"What? Impossible, how could my five brothers fail to kill a mere Ye Chen! Bai Sha, stop talking nonsense." Ying the Second, clearly the leader, shouted.

The middle-aged man called Bai Sha waved his hand, and a young girl walked out carrying a box.

The girl threw the box to the ground and opened it.

Inside the box were some pieces of flesh and five broken ghost-faced masks.

"Damn it!"

Ying the Second clenched his fist, exuding a savage aura.

"I've warned you before that Ye Chen has the strength to fight Sea of Qi Realm martial artists, but you refused to believe." Bai Sha, too, showed anger on his face, "Now look, you've failed, and Ye Chen will surely be on guard. It'll be hard to kill him again."

Ying the Second suddenly drew the long knife from his waist.

"Bai Sha, add another two hundred thousand taels of silver, and I'll go with Ying the Second to kill him personally!"

"Fine, at most two days, I need to see Ye Chen's corpse!"

Ying the Second looked at Ying the Third, "Ying the Third, let's go!"

The two left.

Bai Sha followed secretly.

The girl said, "Father, why do we still have to show ourselves? This is too risky."

"Xin'Er, your grandfather, and your two elder brothers were all killed by Ye Chen. Yet, Ye Chen joined Cangxing Martial Arts Academy and even became a disciple of the Star Martial System.

It's very difficult for our Bai Family to take revenge.

This is a rare opportunity that we cannot miss.

The Blood Slaughter Seven Eagles are just a bunch of brainless guys.

Even if they manage to kill Ye Chen, Cangxing Martial Arts Academy would easily find out.

Just in case, after Ying the Second and Ying the Third kill Ye Chen, they too, must die.

Moreover, they might not even be able to kill Ye Chen."

"Father, Ying the Third is at the Peak of the Sea of Qi, and Ying the Second is at the Elemental Wheel Realm First Layer, how can they not kill Ye Chen?"

"Do you really believe those five worthless guys were killed by Ye Chen? Ye Chen may have the strength to fight Sea of Qi Realm martial artists, but he couldn't have done it so cleanly. Clearly, someone from the Martial Arts Academy is secretly protecting him.

If Ying the Second and Ying the Third can kill Ye Chen, that's the best outcome.

If they can't, they'll serve as bait, attracting Ye Chen's protectors, allowing us to attack Ye Chen from the shadows with ease!"

"What if Ying the Second and Ying the Third are caught by Ye Chen's protectors? Wouldn't our Bai Family be exposed?"

"If they're caught, they will die immediately, because when they were paid the deposit for killing Ye Chen, they were already poisoned by the Yin Yang Seven Corrosion Powder. As long as a special item is sent near them, the poison will be triggered, and they will die."

Although the Bai Family is not a major power,

Bai Sha, as the patriarch of the Bai Family, is far from incompetent.

He has meticulously planned for a long time to kill Ye Chen!

......

In the Sword Tomb, after refining two tombstones and spending a full hour, Ye Chen finally gained a preliminary understanding of Blazing Fire Sword Intent.

Now, he has grasped five types of Sword Intent!

Slaughter Sword Intent, Dripping Water Sword Intent, Whirling Wind Sword Intent, Thunderclap Sword Intent, Blazing Fire Sword Intent.

The fastest way to enhance Sword Intent proficiency is to continue refining tombstones and enter the World of Sword Intent.

But the tombstones are limited, and there aren't many on the second level of the Sword Tomb.

Occasionally using them to improve Sword Intent proficiency is fine, but most of the time, he must rely on his own understanding.

Ye Chen glanced at Luo Qingyi.

He noticed that Luo Qingyi's gaze at him was filled with coldness, anger, and resentment.

Was it necessary?

It's just because I didn't give it to you!

Here you go!

Ye Chen let out a cry and spat out some essence blood.

"Elder Qingyi, I really can't handle it... Can you take a little less?" Ye Chen said helplessly.

Luo Qingyi's eyes lit up, the dissatisfaction disappeared, and with a wave of her hand, she captured Ye Chen's essence blood in her palm.

"By the way, your senior brother was looking for you. He entered the cave half an hour ago and then left."

Leaving these words, Luo Qingyi's figure flashed and she disappeared.

Ye Chen quickly left the Sword Tomb too.

This time, it wasn't that his senior brother lost track of him, but rather he lost track of his senior brother...

But there wasn't much difference.

Lost is lost.

Whether they could find each other again... depended on luck!

Ye Chen sighed and left the cave.

Just a few steps out of the cave, suddenly in front, a young man wearing Martial Arts Academy clothes appeared, carrying a large sword on his back.

Ye Chen had some impression of this young man.

Had seen him before at the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy's foothill gathering, from the Star Martial System.

Didn't see him during the assessment.

Must be one of those pre-selected candidates.

This person also noticed Ye Chen, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he started walking towards Ye Chen.

Ye Chen's expression slightly tensed and he gripped the sword hilt tightly!

This wasn't Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, not many rules to speak of, although his conflict with the Star Martial System wasn't as severe as with the Star Spirit System, he mustn't be careless.

"Ye Chen, I've been looking for you for a long time."

The young man from the Star Martial System looked at Ye Chen and said.

Ye Chen also scrutinized this person.

His eyebrows were thick, like two unsheathed swords.

"What are you seeking me for?"

The thick-eyebrowed man said: "You're very strong, you can battle nine people from the Star Spirit System's junior class alone without defeat."

"They were all mediocre and useless, nothing to be proud of." Ye Chen said humbly.

The thick-eyebrowed man surprisingly nodded in agreement, suddenly gripping the large sword on his back with his right hand.

Streams of Sword Qi shot out.

The cloth binding the large sword exploded.

Ye Chen glanced at this sword, it was genuinely big.

"I'm Luo Tian, eighteen, True Essence Ninth Layer, Ye Chen, draw your sword!"

"Why?"

"I want to prove that I'm stronger than you!"

The reason was straightforward.

No grievances.

Just wanted to prove himself.

This kind of thing was very common in the Cultivation Realm.

Ye Chen nodded, and in the next moment, his sword was unsheathed, his figure suddenly shot out bombarding towards Luo Tian, slashing down a sword.

The gale howled!

Luo Tian's eyes gleamed, his large sword in hand fiercely struck at Ye Chen's slash.

But suddenly, Ye Chen's sword, which was gathered with the fierce wind, became light and graceful, and the move became exceptionally nimble, drawing a half-circle in the air easily avoiding Luo Tian's great sword, slanting towards Luo Tian's armpit.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared.

The sword edge, pierced straight between Luo Tian's waist and ribs.

The scene seemed frozen!

Blood flowed along Ye Chen's sword tip.

Ye Chen withdrew his sword.

Luo Tian's face turned pale, Ye Chen's mastery over Sword Intent left him in the dust.

Moreover, Ye Chen's control over power was even more exquisite.

Suddenly changing the sword move, transforming from a fierce wind to a gentle breeze, then to thunder, piercing his skin before halting abruptly...

Luo Tian looked at Ye Chen, admiration in his eyes, and said: "I wholeheartedly admit you are superior, but in the future, I will definitely surpass you!"

Ye Chen nodded.

If you don't give it a shot, how will you ever know the meaning of despair?

"Next time you challenge me, it's three hundred points each time." Ye Chen said.

Luo Tian was quite strong, but against Ye Chen, he appeared weak.

However, at Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, this person should stand out quickly.

Charging him three hundred points per match wasn't excessive, right?

He should be able to afford it.

Of course, Ye Chen was just casually saying.

But unexpectedly, Luo Tian nodded directly and said: "Alright, every martial contest must come with a cost to drive me harder!"

Ye Chen: "Are we continuing now, or resting a little before continuing?"

Three hundred points per contest, I can fight you a hundred matches consecutively!

I guarantee not to tire.

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