Chapter 404 Do You Believe in Reincarnation?
"So this is a family seal… there's something mesmerizing about it." Sun Jingjing gently rubbed the word 'Su' on her belly, feeling an indescribable emotion at this moment.
"Um… what should I do now, Su Yang?" Sun Jingjing turned to ask him.
"Just continue doing whatever you have been doing. Having a family seal doesn't necessarily mean you must live differently," he said.
"Is that so… by the way, would you be willing to accept the other disciples into the family as well if they asked?" she suddenly asked him.
Su Yang smiled and said, "In my entire life, I have cultivated with hundreds of thousands of beauties. However, less than a hundred of them are actually a part of my family."
"Wait… what? Hundreds of thousands?" Sun Jingjing looked at him with wide eyes, seemingly confused about his exaggerated number.
Su Yang nodded and continued, "Since you are now a part of my family, there's no reason to not tell you the truth, as you'll learn about it sooner or later anyway."
Sun Jingjing made a swallowing motion and nervously waited for him to continue.
"Before I start, I have to ask you this question — do you believe in reincarnation?"
Sun Jingjing pondered for a moment and said, "While many people believe in the existence of reincarnation, nobody has really been able to prove that it truly exists, so not really…"
Sun Jingjing suddenly came to a realization and looked at Su Yang with wide eyes.
"D-Don't tell me that you…"
Su Yang nodded and said, "This is not my first life, as I have memories of my previous life."
"No way…" Sun Jingjing turned dazed from disbelief.
"Before existing in this world, I was born in a place called Celestial Heaven, one of the Four Divine Heavens. However, after an event that even I cannot explain had occurred, I awoke in this world in my current body."
"T-Then you are not Su Yang?" she asked him, her face clearly still trying to comprehend the situation.
"No, I am indeed Su Yang. Coincidentally, I was born in this world with the same name and also appearance. It's not an exaggeration to say that I am currently a younger version of my previous life."
After a moment of silence, Su Yang asked her, "Are you feeling regret to have joined my family now?"
Hearing his question, Sun Jingjing quickly shook her head. "Of course not! In fact, I am even more excited than before to know that I belong to someone with such an extraordinary background!"
"This also explains why you are so experienced with dual cultivation and all the other things!" Sun Jingjing nodded as if she finally found the missing piece of the puzzle.
Sometime later, Sun Jingjing said to him, "Su Yang, can you tell me some stories from your previous life? I would also like to know more about that world called Celestial Heaven."
Su Yang nodded and said, "The Celestial Heaven is one of four major Heavens called the Four Divine Heavens that exists somewhere in this universe, and it's a place where Cultivators with cultivation bases that you cannot comprehend roam."
"Earth Spirit Realm? Heavenly Spirit Realm? That is no different than trash in the Four Divine Heavens, where undying Immortals fill the streets and powerful gods wander the starry sky!"
Sun Jingjing's eyes shone with excitement, and she asked, "Then what about you? Were you an Immortal in your previous life, too?"
Su Yang nodded with a smile, "I was an Ancient Immortal in my past life, only one step before ascending godhood, but alas…"
"Ancient Immortal? How powerful is that compared to the Heavenly Spirit Realm?"
"Let's just say I could crush a million Cultivators at the Heavenly Spirit Realm without even lifting my fingers."
"That powerful?!" Sun Jingjing couldn't tell if he was exaggerating or if he was actually telling the truth, as she lacked the knowledge and comprehension to do so. In her mind, the Heavenly Spirit Realm is already the peak of the cultivation path and anything beyond that is unknown to her.
"Su Yang, have you ever thought of going back to that world?" Sun Jingjing suddenly asked him.
A solemn expression appeared on Su Yang's face, and he slowly nodded, "Every day I think about returning, but alas, I have yet to find a way to return. But don't worry, I will definitely find a way to return to my world, and when I do..."
"Umm… when you do find a way to go there, would you be willing to take me with you?" Sun Jingjing asked him with a worried face.
Su Yang looked at her and chuckled, "Why are you asking me that now? Even if you hadn't asked, I would've asked you to come with me. But are you sure? What about your family in this world?"
"I am no longer a little girl that they have to constantly look after. They will do fine even without me. However, I'd like to ensure that my family will be living a great life even after I am gone."
Su Yang then said, "Don't worry, I will guarantee you that they will live a carefree life in the near future."
"Really?"
He nodded and continued, "I will help them first by dealing with this Mu Family that's been a needle in your family's skin."
"What do you intend on doing to them?" Sun Jingjing looked at him with wide eyes.
"I won't do anything to them personally if they don't do anything too arrogant. However, I can take away their influence in the business industry simply by making your Sun Family much more influential than them."
"Taking away their influence by making my family more influential? How do you plan on doing that?"
"It's simple, really. The Sun Family and the Mu Family mostly deal with medicine, right? I have plenty of pill recipes that will shake the foundation of Alchemy in this world if revealed, and if I give a few of them to the Sun Family, they will definitely monopolize the entire market without any competitors."
Hearing this, Sun Jingjing looked at him weirdly and asked, "Su Yang… don't tell me you had something to do with the Earth Advancement Pills?"
Su Yang smiled and said, "Well, I was the one who introduced them to Wang Shuren."
"You were the mysterious Alchemy Master all along?!"
"Did you think that I would only know how to pleasure ladies? There are many things that I know that you are yet aware of. But don't worry, you'll learn most about me sooner or later."
Sun Jingjing showed a warm smile after hearing his words. This is the first time that Su Yang has ever appeared to be truly 'open' to her, and she could feel his trust for her. In the past, Su Yang in her eyes was always shrouded in this mysterious aura, almost like he refuses to open his heart to others.
"Su Yang, can you embrace me?" she suddenly asked him with a slightly flushed face.
Su Yang smiled and said, "Do you want the current Su Yang to embrace you, or would you like to experience the 'other' Su Yang?"
A moment of silence later, Sun Jingjing said, "If it's possible, I would like to see what you were like before."
"Say no more…" Su Yang then retrieved an Appearance Reforming Pill and swallowed it.
A moment later, Su Yang's face became much more mature, his facial features much more refined, and his overall appearance grew taller and larger, just like an adult.
"..."
When Sun Jingjing saw Su Yang's new appearance, her jaw dropped from shock. She didn't think that he could possibly become even more handsome than he already is, but after seeing this Su Yang, her entire body reacted with intense excitement and desire.
Just a glance of Su Yang made her little sister drooling wet from lust.
"Don't pass out just yet, there's still more to come…" Su Yang said as he slowly removed his robes again, showing Sun Jingjing the enormous rod between his legs.
"Oh Heavens…" Sun Jingjing nearly ejaculated Yin Qi just from seeing his divine rod.
She simply could not wait to experience what it would feel like to have that kind of monster insider her body and said, "Please… just stick it inside me! I want it now!"
Su Yang nodded and slowly approached her.
Chapter 405 Entering the Semifinals
After many hours of dual cultivation, Sun Jingjing fell asleep on the bed, while Su Yang cultivated the Yin Qi he'd gathered.
Sometime later, Liu Lanzhi knocked on their door and said, "Su Yang, our next match has been announced."
Su Yang stopped cultivating and opened the door.
"Who are we fighting tomorrow?" he asked.
"Overseeing Guardian Hall."
"Never heard of them." Su Yang casually shrugged.
"They are another Elite Sect, but with Sun Jingjing and Fang Zhelan on our side, we won't need to worry about them, as they only have a single disciple at the Earth Spirit Realm. However, what comes after defeating the Overseeing Guardian Hall is going to be problematic, because we will have a high chance of fighting either the Divine Sword Sect or the Azure Cloud Sect."
"While Fang Zhelan may have an advantage in cultivation bases, the disciples of the Divine Sword Sect are all veteran fighters with countless more experiences than our own disciples in terms of combat, and that experience might be able to take away our only advantage in this tournament — our superior cultivation bases."
"As for the Azure Cloud Sect… I don't even want to mention it…"
Su Yang nodded. "Indeed. Although we may have an advantage in terms of cultivation bases, our disciples truly don't have much experience in combat. However, while that difference may make things slightly more difficult for us, I am pretty confident in our own disciples."
While he did not mention it to Liu Lanzhi, besides dual cultivation, Su Yang had also trained the other disciples with their sword techniques, even sparring with them at times.
And although that might not be enough to make them seasoned swordmasters, they were definitely on par with the Divine Sword Sect's disciples in terms of their insight with the sword, perhaps even superior.
After all, Su Yang used to be a renowned swordmaster before he became a renowned playboy, where he would train with a sword for hundreds of hours at a time. His experience with the sword is not something any expert or swordmaster within the Divine Sword Sect can comprehend, much less compare to.
"By the way, is Sun Jingjing okay? She seemed a bit weird after her conversation with her parents." Liu Lanzhi suddenly asked.
Su Yang pointed at Sun Jingjing, who was sleeping peacefully with his eyes and said, "As you can see, she's doing fine."
Seeing Sun Jingjing's peaceful sleeping face, Liu Lanzhi nodded with a relieved expression.
"One more thing… don't think I have forgotten about your promise to teach me this technique."
Lu Lanzhi said, referring to the technique he taught the disciples prior to fighting the Burning Lotus Sect.
"I happen to have some free time right now," he said with a smile.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go cultivate!" Liu Lanzhi said, before dragging Su Yang away into another room, where they'll cultivate until the next day.
The following morning, the Profound Blossom Sect headed to the colosseum as usual, before waiting for their turn to enter the stage.
The Azure Cloud Sect were the first ones to fight on the stage on that day, and as everyone had expected, Hong Yu'er defeated most of their opponents without breaking a single sweat on her body.
After the Azure Cloud Sect's match, it was the Great Sea Cliff versus the Binding Light Hall with the Binding Light Hall being victorious.
The Profound Blossom Sect was the next and last match for the day.
Disciple Lin Na went first, defeating two opponents before leaving the stage.
The next Profound Blossom Sect disciple to fight was a young lady named Lei Tingje, who managed to defeat one opponent before leaving the stage.
Half an hour later, the Profound Blossom Sect defeated the Overseeing Guardian Hall, entering the semifinals for the Regional Tournament.
"This concludes the matches for today! However, before we all leave this place, allow me to say a few words!" Zi Dong said to everybody.
"First and foremost, congratulations to everyone who has managed to enter the semifinals! Your achievements are the results of your Sect Elders' teachings and the Sect's and its disciples' efforts combined."
"Now, as we enter the semifinals tomorrow, the Divine Sword Sect, champion of the previous Regional Tournament, will finally be joining us!"
"Ooooooh!"
The crowd exploded with cheering and sheer excitement when the Divine Sword Sect's name was mentioned, since their status is almost unparalleled within the Eastern Continent.
The Divine Sword Sect has existed for as long as the people could remember, and they have always dominated the Regional Tournaments by remaining in first place ever since the very first tournament.
Furthermore, the Divine Sword Sect is also a part of the Xie Family's military power, so they have the backing from the strongest family on this continent. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Divine Sword Sect is only second to the Xie Family.
"His Majesty, Lord Xie, will now announce the matches for tomorrow." Zi Dong said a moment later.
After a moment of silence, Lord Xie spoke, "The Azure Cloud Sect and the Binding Light Hall will be fighting the first match. The Profound Blossom Sect and the Divine Sword Sect will follow afterward."
When the audience heard the matchups, they began speculating whether the Profound Blossom Sect would be able to defeat the Divine Sword Sect or not, as the Azure Cloud Sect was sure to win against their match.
"If not for Sun Jingjing and Fang Zhelan, the Profound Blossom Sect would not stand a chance against the Divine Sword Sect."
"However, since they have these two geniuses, they might actually have a chance to win."
"I'm willing to bet that the Profound Blossom Sect will win tomorrow's match."
"Impossible! Although they may have impressive cultivation bases, one can tell from their previous matches that they lack the experience. The Divine Sword Sect, on the other hand, are all trained to the extreme by the most qualified swordmasters in this world. The difference is clear, and the Divine Sword Sect will dominate them."
Unlike before, people no longer underestimated the Profound Blossom Sect. With that being said, most of them still would not believe that they could defeat the Divine Sword Sect, the number one Sect in this world in many people's eyes.
Chapter 406 A Bunch of Nonsense
"Welcome back, Sect Master Zhong."
Somewhere in Snowfall City, the Divine Sword Sect's disciples and sect elder greeted Zhong Chao Huang, who'd just returned from a few missions that had been given to him by Lord Xie.
"I apologize for returning so much later than I said, as I had run into a few unexpected situations." Elder Zhong said to them.
"There's no need to apologize to us, Sect Master. You were busy under His Majesty's commands, after all."
One of the Sect Elders poured tea for him as he sat down.
"Mmm…" Elder Zhong nodded after tasting the flavorful tea.
"By the way, our first match for the regional tournament should be coming up tomorrow. Who's our opponent? It should already have been announced by now."
"Uhh…"
The Sect Elders and Disciples exchanged worried looks with each other.
"What's the matter?" Elder Zhong raised an eyebrow in puzzlement.
Because Elder Zhong had been away this entire time, he was unaware of the situation with Hong Yu'er and the Fang Zhelan.
"Our match tomorrow is the Profound Blossom Sect…" said one of the Sect Elders.
"The Profound Blossom Sect?!" Elder Zhong nearly spat the tea in his mouth after hearing their name.
"They actually managed to last this long?! Unbelievable!" Elder Zhong said with a surprised expression.
"Sect Master, you may not know this since you have been away this entire time, but the Profound Blossom Sect has two monsters at the Earth Spirit Realm, and one of them is even in the seventh level… whilst we only have three… and the highest one is at the third level..."
"What?! Seventh level Earth Spirit Realm?!" Elder Zhong's eyes widened with shock.
"It's some young lady named Fang Zhelan. However, that's not even the worst part. Even if we somehow manage to defeat her and the Profound Blossom Sect, we will have to deal with the Azure Cloud Sect..."
"The Azure Cloud Sect also managed to last this long? Although they are definitely better than the Profound Blossom Sect in terms of position, they shouldn't have the capabilities to enter the semifinals! What happened to the other Elite Sects? Did they all decide to not participate in this year's regional tournament?" Elder Zhong was gobsmacked by the current situation of the regional tournament, as he truly did not expect all of the Elite Sects to lose to these low-ranking sects.
"No, they were beaten fair and square by them. In fact, one of them even had their status revoked. The Azure Cloud Sect has been bestowed the elite status by His Majesty not long ago."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Elder Zhong spoke, "Who is it? Who's this genius from the Azure Cloud Sect?"
"Her name is Hong Yu'er, and she's at the Heavenly Spirit Realm..."
"Heavenly Spirit Realm?!" Elder Zhong coughed out the tea in his mouth and stood up from the shock.
"You must think that I am easily fooled now because I am getting old, huh?! If there's really someone at the Heavenly Spirit Realm in the tournament, there would be no point to even host one!" Elder Zhong shouted angrily, thinking that they were playing jokes on him.
If the Heavenly Spirit Realm is so easily achieved by some junior, his entire life would lose its meaning!
The Sect Elders exchanged glances once again.
"But Sect Master, we're not joking." They said to him with serious expressions. "That Hong Yu'er is truly at the Heavenly Spirit Realm, and she's not even twenty years old. We witnessed it with our own eyes."
"Enough!" Elder Zhong quickly interrupted. "I will witness for myself whether she's really at that level tomorrow! Tell me about the Profound Blossom Sect for now. Who are their fighters, and what about that Fang Zhelan?"
Although it was almost unbelievable that the Profound Blossom Sect would have someone at the seventh level Earth Spirit Realm, it was much more believable than a junior reaching the Heavenly Spirit Realm before the age of twenty. Not to mention they also have Su Yang, who is an unfathomable swordmaster even in his eyes.
"Besides two of their fighters, the rest are within the True Spirit Realm with the exception of one, who is only at the Profound Spirit Realm. The first individual at the Earth Spirit Realm is named Sun Jingjing, and she is at the second level. As for Fang Zhelan, she was revealed to be at the seventh level just two days ago."
The Sect Elders began explaining.
"With that being said, I have watched their abilities for the past few days and realized that besides their impressive cultivation base, their techniques and overall combat experiences are lacking."
"Thus, we don't have to worry about their disciples at the True Spirit Realm. As for those two at the Earth Spirit Realm, we can only drag out the fight and exhaust their spiritual energy as much as possible before sending out our own disciples at the Earth Spirit Realm."
"However…"
"However?" Elder Zhong raised an eyebrow.
"That disciple with the Profound Spirit Realm cultivation base… he's an odd one."
"Odd? How?" he asked.
"Even though he's only at the Profound Spirit Realm, he was able to beat a genius at the Earth Spirit Realm from the Burning Lotus Sect, and none of us were able to see the full extent of his powers. He's basically unfathomable."
"What? Someone at the Profound Spirit Realm defeated someone at the Earth Spirit Realm? What kind of nonsense are you spouting again? That's even more unbelievable than some junior reaching the Heavenly Spirit Realm!" Elder Zhong scoffed at them.
"It's true, Sect Master. All of us were there to witness it. Perhaps he's cultivating some kind of devilish technique, but his powers were simply too profound and mysterious." The Sect Elders showed bitter expressions on their faces, as they were well aware of just how ridiculous they sound right now.
"If I recall correctly, that young man was named Su Yang…"
"WHAT?!"
Elder Zhong shouted so loud that everybody there could feel their eardrums trembling.
"I-I-I-Impossible! There's no way that he could enter the tournament!" he continued shouting.
After all, he wouldn't be surprised even if Su Yang was older than him.
"That's it! I will be right back!" Elder Zhong said before rushing for the exit.
"Eh? Where are you going, Sect Master?"
"To speak with Lord Xie!"
"Why…?"
The Sect Elders mumbled in a bewildered voice as Elder Zhong's figure disappeared from the place.
Chapter 407 Regardless of What Happens Tomorrow
"Your Majesty, Divine Sword Master Zhong Chao Huang is waiting in the lobby. He also seemed a bit anxious." A servant notified Lord Xie of Elder Zhong's arrival.
"Senior Zhong? Did he leave something behind? He was here just some time ago." Lord Xie raised an eyebrow.
"Allow him to see me," he said to the guard.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
A few minutes later, Elder Zhong entered the room with a look of desperation and bewilderment.
"Y-Your Majesty! There has to be some kind of mistake! Why is 'he' one of the participants?!" Elder Zhong asked him.
"Slow down…" Lord Xie was slightly overwhelmed by Elder Zhong's behavior and said, "What are you talking about?"
"T-That man, Su Yang! Why is he one of the participants?!" Elder Zhong asked again, clearly this time. "There's no way that someone at the Heavenly Spirit Realm could possibly qualify to be a participant!"
"Ah… so you have heard of the news." Lord Xie finally understood why he was acting so strangely.
"I know this might be a pill that's nearly impossible to swallow, but Su Yang… he's actually only 17 years old as of this moment." Lord Xie revealed the truth to him, whose eyes and mouth widened with shock.
"S-S-S-Seventeen…?" Elder Zhong stuttered nonstop.
"T-That's impossible! What kind of talent must one have in order to reach the Heavenly Spirit Realm at that age when the rest of us are all over 100 years old?"
Lord Xie shook his head and said, "Although he denies it, I believe that he has a Master from the mythical Holy Central Continent. Otherwise, I cannot even imagine how he would have achieved such a feat."
"A master from the Holy Central Continent…"
Perhaps the reason why they can't comprehend Su Yang's talent is because he has someone from a place they also cannot comprehend supporting him.
"If you are still feeling doubtful, go look into the Su Family's second son."
"Wait… 'That' Su Family?" Elder Zhong looked at him with disbelief.
Lord Xie nodded and said, "Due to unknown circumstances, Su Yang had been missing for about a year. However, after some deeper investigations, it appears that he'd actually been kicked out of the house and sent to the Profound Blossom Sect as a disciple."
Elder Zhong was speechless. He didn't expect Su Yang would have such a complicated background.
"Although it does not explain how he achieved the Heavenly Spirit Realm, it will remove most of your doubts regarding his identity."
Elder Zhong chuckled in a defeated manner a moment later and said, "First the Earth Advancement Pills, now there are juniors reaching the Heavenly Spirit Realm. It appears that a new cultivation era is approaching, and my cultivation was for naught. If only I was born a little bit later."
"If Su Yang is truly only seventeen years old, then it's safe to believe that this Hong Yu'er from the Azure Cloud Sect is also at the Heavenly Spirit Realm, right?"
"Hong Yu'er…" Lord Xie sighed after hearing her name and said, "Perhaps she also has an expert from the Holy Central Continent supporting her. It's too much of a coincidence that she's also Su Yang's fiancee."
"Wait a moment…"
Elder Zhong rubbed his temples with pressure and continued, "This Hong Yu'er is Su Yang's fiancee?"
"According to the investigation, yes. I had even sent a few irresistible young men with powerful backgrounds to approach her, but they were all instantly shot down by her, who insisted that she already has a fiance. I even investigated the Hong Family, and while they tried to hide the fact, Hong Yu'er was indeed engaged to Su Yang from a young age."
"Well, no matter their relationship, it'll be fun to see what they'll do once they are on the same stage." Lord Xie smiled.
Elder Zhong looked at him with a dissatisfied face.
When Lord Xie noticed it, he said, "I know what you're thinking, but regardless of who I paired your Sect against, the results will be the same. Unless you also have a Heavenly Spirit Realm expert amongst the junior ranks."
"If I had someone like that, the entire world would've known by now." Elder Zhong shook his head.
"It's unfortunate, but I'll have my disciples fight a battle that has already been decided before it even started."
"Do you not intend on telling them about Su Yang?" Lord Xie asked him.
"What's the point? Knowing about his strength won't change anything. In fact, it'll only make them even more depressed than they already are with Fang Zhelan."
"Haaaaa… To think the Divine Sword Sect's unshakable reign would finally come to an end… and in such a sudden fashion. Did I offend a god in my previous life to deserve this?" Elder Zhong sighed deeply.
"Nothing will last forever. In fact, in a few dozen years, I'm sure that Su Yang will eventually surpass my father, who has reached the legendary Sovereign Spirit Realm. Once that happens, he might even become the next Emperor of the Eastern Continent," said Lord Xie.
"However, a cultivator with a limitless future is always unpredictable. Who knows what he'll do in the future when he's all grown. He could remain in the Eastern Continent as a ruler, or he could travel to the other continents. Seeing how his master is from the Holy Central Continent, he might even go over there."
"Whatever it is that he might do, I'm sure that it'll shake the entire world."
Sometime later, Elder Zhong returned to his disciples.
"Is everything fine, Sect Master?"
They asked him with a worried face.
"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. By the way, regardless of what happens tomorrow, just focus on doing your best and try not to make a fool out of yourselves." Elder Zhong said to them.
"Anyways, I have a huge headache right now, so I will be retiring for the day."
After he disappeared into his room, the Sect Elders looked at each other with dumbfounded looks.
"To make a Heavenly Spirit Realm master experience headaches, it must have been fairly serious."
"But alas, there's nothing we can do. Let's just hope that it's nothing too bad and focus on getting through tomorrow without losing too much face."
Chapter 408 The Divine Sword Sect Makes Their Appearance
On the following day, everyone in the Profound Blossom Sect gathered at the front of the hotel, including the Elders that had been in closed cultivation.
"Hahaha… I didn't think that I would be able to reach the Earth Spirit Realm without another 50 years!" Elder Sun laughed loudly after leaving his seclusion.
"You're embarrassing yourself, grandfather…" Sun Jingjing looked at him weirdly.
"Of course, I cannot compare you to, who has reached the Earth Spirit Realm at such a young age! However, this is still a huge achievement for me!" he said.
"By the way, I heard from the Sect Master that your parents had visited us while I was in seclusion. What did they say to you?"
"Don't worry, grandfather. It's not something that you need to know about. But if you really want to know, you should ask them yourself."
"Hoh? Since when did you become so independent?" Elder Sun raised an eyebrow, as he noticed something different about his granddaughter, who had a more mature aura than before.
"A lot has happened since you entered seclusion, but you'll learn about it sooner or later." Sun Jingjing said, but she was not willing to reveal anything to him just yet.
"Hmph. You can keep your secrets. But don't come crying to me when your parents make things difficult for you in the future." Elder Sun said before ignoring her.
A few moments later, Liu Lanzhi appeared before them and spoke, "Are we all here?"
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Everybody shouted with excitement, especially the Junior Disciples.
"Good." Liu Lanzhi nodded.
Sometime later, the Profound Blossom Sect reached the colosseum.
As they reached the gates, the people there would turn to stare at them with gazes filled with admiration.
There were even a few young men and women who approached them with the intent of joining them.
"Excuse me, Sect Master and Seniors, when will the Profound Blossom Sect start recruiting disciples again?"
"Ever since I saw the Profound Blossom Sect's disciple defeat the Burning Lotus Sect, I have been wanting to be a part of it!"
"Me, too! I also want to become a disciple at the Profound Blossom Sect!"
Although she was taken aback by their enthusiasm, Liu Lanzhi spoke with a professional expression, "The next recruitment for the Profound Blossom Sect is planned to be one month after the regional tournament. However, due to some changes to the Profound Blossom Sect, it may be delayed, so wait until after the regional tournament for an official statement."
Although only a few people approached them, there were many there who were interested in the Profound Blossom Sect but were too shy to approach them and were silently noting Liu Lanzhi's words in the background.
Almost two hours later, the regional tournament finally began.
"Welcome to the semifinals for the regional tournament! Although it's only been a few years since the last tournament, it's obvious that there were many changes in the cultivation world throughout these short years."
After spending a few minutes to recall the rules, Zi Dong called out the participants for the first match.
"Without further ado, allow me to introduce our contestants for the first match, the Profound Blossom Sect, one of the few dark horses of this generation, and their opponents, the regional tournament's indomitable champion for many years, Divine Sword Sect!"
The crowd roared with intense excitement as the Divine Sword Sect finally appeared on the stage, as they have been waiting for their return since the tournament began.
However, not even a minute had passed since the Divine Sword Sect stood on the stage and the audience already noticed something different about them.
"What's this…? There's something different about the Divine Sword Sect this year, but I cannot pinpoint the difference…"
"You're right. Although I might be wrong, they seem less radiant compared to their previous appearances, almost like they are not as domineering."
"Now that you mention it, that might be the reason! After all, there's the Profound Blossom Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect this year. Compared to their geniuses that defy logic, the Divine Sword Sect doesn't appear as powerful anymore. Look at them. Their strongest cultivator is only at the 3rd level Earth Spirit Realm, which is nothing when compared to Fang Zhelan, much less Hong Yu'er."
While there were some people that looked down on the Divine Sword Sect, there were more that defended them.
"Although they cannot compare to Fang Zhelan or Hong Yu'er in terms of cultivation base, the Divine Sword Sect has many renowned swordmasters and hundreds of years of experience in combat."
"Indeed. And they have many geniuses that can fight those above their own realm, so you cannot underestimate them."
"Speaking of fighting against those above their own realm, what about that young man from the Profound Blossom Sect? He defeated somebody at the Earth Spirit Realm whilst being only at the Profound Spirit Realm! If you ask me, that's even more shocking than Hong Yu'er's Heavenly Spirit Realm cultivation base!"
"His name was Su Yang, right? It's hard to judge his prowess from what we've seen so far, since he hasn't really displayed anything too shocking, and he's barely made any appearances on the stage. In fact, I still don't understand how he managed to beat Fairy Lin Shao Shang."
"Well, let's hope he fights the Divine Sword Sect, so we can get a better understanding of his power."
Meanwhile, on the stage, Elder Zhong stared at Su Yang, who was standing a few meters away from him with a nonchalant expression on his face.
"You little brat, I didn't think you were actually my junior due to the way you speak! Were you making fun of me this entire time?" Elder Zhong said to him with narrowed eyes.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Su Yang casually shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh? You don't know what I am talking about? Good! Then let's see if you'll remember after wFine defeat you!"
A smile appeared on Su Yang's face as he spoke, "You can go ahead and try."
Chapter 409 Their True Potential
After giving their greetings, each sect returned to the edge of the stage before they sent out their first fighter.
A few moments later, the Divine Sword Sect sends out a disciple at the peak of the True Spirit Realm.
"Who wants to fight first?" Liu Lanzhi asked them.
"Oh! Me! Allow me to experience their swords first, Sect Master!" Disciple Jin Xi immediately raised her hand.
Liu Lanzhi looked at her and nodded. "Be careful, your opponent is not only three stages above you, but his Profound Qi is incredibly thick for someone at his level. He most likely has strength equal to someone who just entered the Earth Spirit Realm."
Jin Xi nodded with a serious expression.
However, just as Jin Xi prepared to enter the stage, Su Yang spoke, "Wait a second."
He then approached her and gave her a gentle tap on her forehead.
Jin Xi suddenly felt as though something had been unleashed within her body, and a profound energy sprouted within her aura.
"I have removed your limiter. Go wild." Su Yang said to her with a smile.
Jin Xi showed a wide smile and nodded excitement, "I will not disappoint you!"
Once Jin Xi stepped onto the stage, Liu Lanzhi asked Su Yang with, "What on earth did you just do to her? How did her Profound Qi suddenly grow stronger?"
"I didn't mention this, but the disciples have not been using their full abilities before, as I have placed a limit on their Dantian," said Su Yang, revealing this shocking information to her.
"What?! You mean to tell me that they have been fighting with only some of their potential this entire time?! Why would you limit their strength?"
Being dumbfounded can't even describe what Liu Lanzhi was feeling right now.
"You'll understand in just a moment. It won't be fun if they dominate all of the matches with ease, right?"
Liu Lanzhi did not immediately respond and turned to look at Jin Xi instead.
"Are the two of you ready?" Zi Dong asked them after both sides had a fighter on the stage.
Jin Xi and the young man in front of her nodded.
"Then let the first match for the semifinals begin!" Zi Dong waved his hand before retreating to the edge of the stage.
The moment the match began, the young man from the Divine Sword Sect roared, causing his aura to sharpen like the blade of a sword.
"Is that Sword Intent?!"
The audience was shocked upon feeling the sharp aura from the young man, almost like they were looking at a swordmaster.
"No, that's not real sword intent. It's only an imitation of the real thing. There's no way any of them would be able to emit real sword intent, as that would require decades of training to even understand sword intent, much less create it."
"However, even if it's fake, it's quite impressive, as not just anybody can imitate sword intent, and you can tell that he has a profound understanding of the sword."
The real experts there gave their insights.
"While I have to give you guys credits for reaching this far, this is as far as you'll go."
The Divine Sword Sect's disciple pointed his sword at Jin Xi, who stood there calmly.
"Indeed, even I could've never expected that I would come this far before." Jin Xi spoke with a smile on her face.
"However, I will have to disagree with you on one thing — that this is our end. We will not only defeat you, but we all also defeat the Azure Cloud Sect and become the champions."
The young man burst out laughing after hearing her words and said, "You wish to defeat us? Although you may have an impressive cultivation base, that's all you guys have, and that won't be enough to defeat us!"
Jin Xi suddenly grasped the sword by her side and said, "While we do not have much experience in real combat, we have sparred with a swordmaster plenty of times — enough to deal with people like you."
"Hahahaha! A swordmaster? Just because someone can hold a sword, it does not make them a swordmaster!" The young man snorted in disdain.
"Speak for yourself. Just because they are called swordmaster does not really make them one!" Jin Xi unsheathed her sword.
The second she drew her sword, Jin Xi's aura shot into the sky and sharpened like a blade, making it seem as though her entire body had turned into a sword.
"T-This is — impossible!"
When the Divine Sword Sect disciple realized that it was sword intent coming from Jin Xi's body, his legs gave up and he fell to the floor.
"T-That's real sword intent?! How is that possible?!"
It was not just the Divine Sword Sect's disciples, even the others were baffled by this situation.
"What is going on? How could she have sword intent?!" Elder Zhong's entire body was trembling from shock and disbelief at this moment.
"This is truly unexpected…" Even Lord Xie couldn't comprehend the situation. "I wasn't able to sense any sword intent from her before this, yet she can suddenly emit sword intent. What the hell is going on?"
"S-S-S-Su Yang! What is going on?! How come she can suddenly use sword intent?! I don't remember the Profound Blossom Sect having any sword techniques besides the Profound Blossom Art, and understanding the sword arts enough to create sword intent with that Mortal-grade technique is simply impossible!" Liu Lanzhi said to him.
"Hm? Oh, I taught them a thing or two about swords whenever we are not cultivating." Su Yang casually responded.
"Eh? D-Does this mean they can all emit sword intent?" Liu Lanzhi looked at the other disciples with wide eyes.
"Of course." Su Yang nodded. "It's just that I have sealed their sword intent inside their Dantian at the moment, so you won't be able to tell."
"U-Unbelievable…" Liu Lanzhi didn't know what to think of this and could only accept reality as it is.
Chapter 410 Fighting the Divine Sword Sec
"T-There has to be some kind of mistake! I must be dreaming or something! There's simply no way that anyone in the True Spirit Realm could emit sword intent!" Elder Zhong felt as though the world was spinning much faster than before, causing him to have headaches.
After all, as a swordmaster himself, Elder Zhong knew very well how hard it was to comprehend sword intent, much less create it. The requirements were simply too profound for someone at the True Spirit Realm.
Although Su Yang could also create sword intent, he was in the Heavenly Spirit Realm, so Elder Zhong did not find it too weird despite his young age. Furthermore, it was not as though these disciples could have a master from the Holy Central Continent lecture them.
"I...I give up…"
Despite having a huge advantage over Jin Xi with his superior cultivation, the Divine Sword Sect disciple surrendered without even lifting his sword, as he had no intent fighting someone who has already mastered sword intent, something even most of their Sect Elders cannot achieve.
"What?!" Elder Zhong looked at his disciple with wide eyes.
"Why did you surrender without fighting her?!" He immediately lectured the disciple after he returned.
"B-Because she has sword intent… Anyone that can create sword intent is a formidable expert regardless of their cultivation base. Just looking at her sword intent, I can tell that her understanding with the sword is much higher than mine. I am no match for her." The disciple shook his head and explained the reason behind his actions.
"In other words, you were scared of her, huh?" Elder Zhong shook his head and sighed, "To think my sect would raise such cowards. It appears that we all have gotten complacent over these years."
He then turned to look at the other disciples with narrowed eyes and spoke in a grim tone, "I don't care if you have no chance of winning, you will not surrender without putting up a fight and bring shame to the entire Divine Sword Sect! As for those of you who surrender, you can consider today your last day as a disciple of the Sect!"
"S-Sect Master! I-I was wrong!" The disciple who surrendered immediately kowtowed with despair in his expression.
However, Elder Zhong merely snorted with a cold expression and said, "No matter how talented you are, if you cannot act with at least some dignity, I do not want you in my sect. Now scram!"
"..."
The other disciples remained silent, as they did not want to anger Elder Zhong any further.
'The Sect Master is probably pissed that some random junior had managed to understand sword intent when it took him nearly his entire life to do so…' The disciples thought to themselves as they looked at Elder Zhong.
"Disciple Lu… No, Lu Xuan, you can only blame yourself for being a coward and bringing shame to the Divine Sword Sect." One of the disciples suddenly said.
"S-Senior sister Ye… can you please help me out here?"
"Hah? Senior sister? Don't try and act like we have any kind of relationship now, Lu Xuan." The young lady coldly snorted. "You have betrayed us the moment you stepped off that stage without a fight. If not for the millions of people here watching us, I would've already killed you."
"..."
"Anyway, we can continue this conversation later. Right now, we must focus on the match." Elder Zhong said to them.
A few moments later, the Divine Sword Sect sends another disciple onto the stage.
"On behalf of the Divine Sword Sect, I apologize for what happened previously, as that does not reflect upon our Sect's values." The disciple said to Jin Xi in a calm manner.
"I don't care about any of that, really." Jin Xi quickly shrugged.
"Good. Then allow me to give you a proper fight."
The Divine Sword Sect disciple raised his sword, and an aura similar to the previous disciple surrounded him.
Jin Xi watched the young man with a serious expression.
A moment later, Jin Xi's eyes narrowed, and the sword in her grasp flew at the young man with incredible speed and sharpness.
"!!!"
The young man was slightly surprised by Jin Xi's sudden approach, but he managed to barely fend against her sword strike with his own sword technique.
"What a heavy strike!" The young man could feel his arm become slightly numb after Jin Xi's strike, who had prowess that should not belong to someone at the True Spirit Realm.
"Profound Blossom Art: Sweeping Petals!"
However, Jin Xi did not give the disciple a chance to rest for even a second and immediately followed up with a second attack.
The illusion of thousands of flower petals suddenly appeared and surrounded the Divine Sword Sect disciple, and each of these petals had the sharpness of a real sword.
When Liu Lanzhi saw this, her eyes widened with shock, and she mumbled to herself, "How could a mere Mortal-grade technique display such strength? At its current state, it definitely wouldn't lose to even an Earth-grade technique!"
"Haaa!"
The Divine Sword Sect disciple tried to break out of Jin Xi's sword technique, but no matter how hard he tried, he wasn't able to escape.
Feeling like a trapped beast, the disciple decided to force his way out of the technique, but alas, the second his body touched the petals, all of the petals attacked him simultaneously.
"Ahhhhh!"
The Divine Sword Sect disciple felt as though he was being pierced by thousands of tiny swords within that short moment, and a few seconds later, he collapsed onto the floor with blank eyes.
"The Divine Sword Sect's fighter has lost consciousness! The Profound Blossom Sect wins the second round!"
The audience erupted with shouting and pure noises after Zi Dong's announcement.
"What's going on?! How did the Profound Blossom Sect suddenly become so much stronger out of the blue?!"
"This kind of monstrous growth is not something that talent could achieve alone! There must be something else that's helping them!"
The people there began to wonder if the Profound Blossom Sect had some heaven-defying treasure that allowed their disciples to become so powerful, as that would make the most sense for the majority there.
Chapter 411 A Hopeless Situation
"Jin Xi, you can return now." Su Yang said to her after her victory.
"Eh? But I can still go on!" she looked at him with a puzzled face.
"I know you have plenty of energy left, but I want the others to also display their strength. After all, it would look better for the Sect if all of its disciples are equally capable, right? In the end, our goal in this tournament is to show the world what the new Profound Blossom Sect is capable of."
Jin Xin nodded, "I understand."
"I am returning to the bench." Jin Xi said to Zi Dong before walking off the stage.
Meanwhile, the audience were puzzled by Jin Xi's actions.
"Why did she suddenly leave the stage? She looks pretty energetic to me."
"Although she may look fine on the outside, do you understand how taxing it is on the body when one uses sword intent? She's probably exhausted on the inside after that attack just now."
A few moments later, another disciple from each side stepped onto the stage.
Of course, right before the Profound Blossom Sect disciple entered the stage, Su Yang had gently tapped her forehead again.
"Are you ready?" Zi Dong asked them a moment later.
They both nodded.
"Ha!"
The Divine Sword Sect disciple immediately released his fake sword intent and rushed at the young girl before him.
However, the Profound Blossom Sect disciple also released her sword intent and managed to defend against the attack.
"What?! The Profound Blossom Sect has another swordmaster?!"
Many people in the audience stood up from shock, as they could not believe what they were witnessing.
"Impossible!" Elder Zhong exclaimed. "How can they have more than one swordmaster?!"
"This is truly unexpected…" Lord Xie rubbed his chin with his interest piqued. Just how did the Profound Blossom Sect cultivate so many swordmasters?
While the audience was shocked speechless by the appearance of a second swordmaster, the disciples on the stage fought each other for a few minutes before the Profound Blossom Sect secured their third victory.
"Great job, Sister Mei!"
The Profound Blossom Sect disciples cheered for her as she returned with a bashful expression.
"That was nerve-wracking…" Disciple Mei said. "I could've never imagined that I would one day defeat a genius from the renowned Divine Sword Sect!"
Sometime later, the Profound Blossom Sect sends out a new fighter.
Of course, this disciple also had the ability to create sword intent.
"Oh my god! The Profound Blossom Sect actually has three swordmasters!"
"What on earth is going on?! Since when did swordmasters become a common thing?!"
"Common my ass! There are less than 10 swordmasters in this world!"
"If these juniors were able to become swordmasters, I do not believe that I cannot do the same!"
The audience was in an uproar from the situation.
As for Elder Zhong, he had a look on his face that resembled someone who did not sleep for an entire week and is currently hallucinating.
"Impossible… This is impossible. They must have some kind of trick that allows them to create sword intent! I will not believe that these juniors were able to become swordmasters in such a short time!" Elder Zhong mumbled to himself endlessly like a crazy old man.
A few minutes later, the Profound Blossom Sect obtained another victory.
"Good lord! The Profound Blossom Sect is beating the unrivaled Divine Sword Sect four to zero! This is unprecedented!"
Bai Lihua finally understood why the Burning Lotus Sect agreed to form an Alliance with the Profound Blossom Sect.
Of course, the Burning Lotus Sect actually had no idea of their unexpected strength and was as shocked as everyone else at the place.
"Elder Wang… Is this why you wanted us to form an Alliance with them so badly? Because you knew of their true strength all along?"
The Burning Lotus Sect's Master asked her with a dazed voice.
Wang Shuren showed a bitter smile and shook her head, "No… I also had no idea that they would be this powerful."
As time passed, the Profound Blossom Sect continued to send out a new fighter after every match, and as one would've expected by now, they were all able to create sword intent.
'I have heard rumors of him using sword intent during his fight with another Outer Court disciple, which I instantly disregarded as something impossible and that the Elder was simply seeing things, but alas…' Elder Sun looked at Su Yang with wide eyes.
"T-This is simply too crazy. Are all of the disciples from the Profound Blossom Sect swordmasters?" Lord Xie's interest had long turned into shock.
"However, this confirms my doubt. I am now certain that there's a master from the Holy Central Continent supporting the Profound Blossom Sect in the background. Although I do not know why this senior is helping them, I must find a way to speak with him."
Lord Xie was thinking that if he could create a good relationship with this unknown master, the Xie Family might obtain knowledge regarding the Holy Central Continent and perhaps even some of this expert's experience, which is more valuable than any treasures he can obtain at this moment.
Meanwhile, at the Divine Sword Sect's side, all of the disciples wore a grim expression on their faces.
"We are currently down 7 fighters with zero matches won, and to make matters even worse, Fang Zhelan and Sun Jingjing haven't even fought yet. This is the first time I am feeling such hopelessness." One of their disciples said in a low voice.
"..."
"Haaaa…"
After a moment of silence, Elder Zhong released a deep sigh. Although he already knew that they wouldn't win this match, he didn't expect to suffer such heavy losses without even fighting Su Yang.
'To think the disparity between us would be this much. He's got me good.' Elder Zhong looked at Su Yang with a defeated expression.
However, he was not willing to surrender even in such times and said, "Although we might not win this, we will not surrender without a fight. If we are going to lose, we might as well lose with dignity!"
Chapter 412 He's Playing With Me!
The match between the Profound Blossom Sect and the Divine Sword Sect continued, and after every match, another disciple that can use sword intent from the Profound Blossom Sect's side would appear to shock the audience even more than they already were.
"Good heavens! Is every single disciple from the Profound Blossom Sect a swordmaster?"
"How are they cultivating such monsters?!"
"The Profound Blossom Sect alone has doubled the number of swordmasters in this world! This is unprecedented!"
"Why haven't they stopped this match already? It's clear as day to everyone that the Divine Sword Sect will be losing this one. Unless their last fighter is on the same level as Hong Yu'er, it's an impossible comeback for them."
"It's not about the results but the spirit. At least the Divine Sword Sect did not immediately forfeit."
"Ye Caiyu, you are the only one left." Elder Zhong looked at the tall beauty that stood before him.
Ye Caiyu is one of the most talented individuals in the entire Divine Sword Sect, reaching the 3rd level Earth Spirit Realm by only 25 years old. She is also known as the Divine Sword Maiden by many mortals and cultivators alike.
"Although I won't be able to win the tournament for us, I definitely won't let this match end without a single win!" Ye Caiyu said to her fellow disciples with an unfazed expression before approaching the stage.
Once she was on the stage, Ye Caiyu shouted loudly, "Come out, Fang Zhelan! I challenge you to a fight!"
"Did you hear that?! Divine Sword Maiden Ye is actually calling out someone! She must be really irritated right now because of their situation!"
The audience nervously waited for Fang Zhelan to enter the stage.
"I will be going now," Fang Zhelan said to them.
However, right as she began walking, someone suddenly grabbed onto her shoulder, halting her.
"Su Yang?" Fang Zhelan looked at him with a questioning face. Why'd he stop her?
"I got this," he said with a smile on his face.
"Eh? You want to fight her?" Liu Lanzhi raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"That old man will complain to me later if I don't enter the stage myself after everything I've said to him, after all." Su Yang said as he slowly approached the stage.
"What's going on? Why is he the one entering the stage?" The audience was dumbfounded by Su Yang's appearance, as they were all expecting Fang Zhelan.
"Why the hell are you here? I called for Fang Zhelan, not you. Although you defeated someone in the Earth Spirit Realm, you are no match for me! Get out of my sight and bring Fang Zhelan to me!" Ye Caiyu said to him with a frown.
Su Yang remained calm and spoke, "If you cannot defeat me, then what makes you think that you will defeat Fang Zhelan?"
"Hmph. Are you trying to make me waste my energy before I fight her? If you think such tactics would work, then you will be sorely disappointed!"
"Are the two of you ready to fight?" Zi Dong suddenly asked them.
He then turned to look at Ye Caiyu and continued, "You cannot choose your opponent. If you want to fight Fang Zhelan, then you must defeat him first."
"I understand… I will deal with him real quick."
Meanwhile, Elder Zhong was shaking his head.
'I can only hope that she'll overcome whatever is about to happen.' Elder Zhong thought to himself as he stared at Ye Caiyu and Su Yang.
"Let the match begin!" Zi Dong shouted a moment later.
However, neither of them moved and only stared at each other in silence.
"What are you waiting for? Come and defeat me quickly." Su Yang said to her with a smile.
"I can ask you the same question. You won't exhaust my energy if you continue standing there," she responded with a nonchalant expression.
"Hurry up and show me your sword intent. You should also be able to emit it, right?" she then said to him.
"I don't need sword intent to defeat someone at your level."
"How arrogant!" Ye Caiyu coldly snorted and immediately drew her sword.
A second later, an incredibly sharp aura surrounded Ye Caiyu, almost like she'd turned into a sword.
"Hmmm… as expected of the one people call Divine Sword Maiden, huh? Although it's still not real sword intent, it's quite close. You should understand real sword intent after another ten years of training at your pace." Su Yang said.
"I don't need you to lecture me! Take this strike!" Ye Caiyu swung the sword in her grasp, causing an arc of sword light created by her sword aura to fly towards Su Yang like an aggressive bird.
"..."
Seeing the sword light flying at him, Su Yang merely raised his hand and chopped it down like he was cutting the air.
The second his hand touched the arc of light, his hands sliced it in half, almost like a sword chopping a tree branch in half.
"W-What?!" Ye Caiyu's eyes widened with shock after witnessing Su Yang deal with her attack so casually and without any effort.
"That attack wasn't bad, it's slightly better than our girls." Su Yang said as he nonchalantly dust his hands.
"S-Shut up!" Ye Caiyu suddenly rushed at him with an irritated expression.
"You are agitated too easily. It'll affect your future cultivation." Su Yang slightly shifted his body, dodging her attack entirely.
After dodging her attack, Su Yang grabbed the sword in her hands by the blade with his bare hands, shocking the people that were watching.
"He grabbed the blade with his bare hands! Is he crazy?!" The audience exclaimed.
The people expected Ye Caiyu to slice off a few of his fingers, but Su Yang actually disarmed her and stole her sword.
"What are you going to do without your sword now?" Su Yang said with a smile.
'T-This bastard… he's playing with me! He's actually playing with me, Ye Caiyu! Just who is he?!' she cried inwardly.
Chapter 413 Revealing His True Strength
After taking away Ye Caiyu's sword, Su Yang tossed it outside the stage, where she cannot reach it.
"That's dirty!" Some of the audience exclaimed.
However, Ye Caiyu merely snorted and spoke, "Do you think I am useless without a sword? Even though I may not have sword intent, I can still do things like this!"
Ye Caiyu raised her hands, and a sharp aura engulfed her arms, turning them into swords.
"Hoh? Even though you cannot use sword intent, you can still use sword aura? That's quite impressive coming from someone born in this place." Su Yang nodded with approval.
Although Ye Caiyu's talent may be insignificant within the Four Divine Heavens, she is definitely one of the most talented individuals on this continent.
"If you wish to further improve your swordsmanship, give the Profound Blossom Sect a visit. I'll help you learn sword intent within a month." Su Yang suddenly said to her with a smile.
"What?" Ye Caiyu couldn't believe her ears. Is he trying to recruit her before her own sect? Just how shameless can he be?
Even Elder Zhong couldn't help but shout after hearing his words. "Su Yang, what are you trying to pull?! How dare you try and convert my disciple before me!"
Su Yang raised an eyebrow and said, "Who's trying to convert who? I am merely trying to help her improve her swordsmanship, as you guys are clearly not doing it properly."
"You! Are you claiming that the Divine Sword Sect is not training their disciples properly?!"
"I didn't say that. However, if I were the one training her, she would've become a real swordmaster years ago." Su Yang shrugged. "You're wasting her talents."
"You—!"
Elder Zhong's face fumed with redness. He wanted to refute Su Yang's words, but when he recalled all of their disciples with sword intent, he wasn't able to utter even a single word.
Su Yang then turned to look at Ye Caiyu and continued, "Although you're my opponent right now, I will always be willing to help a beauty out. If you ever decide that you want to become a swordmaster in a month instead of ten years, find me after the regional tournament. I will train you properly, and I can also promise you that you'll become the strongest swordmaster this world has ever seen."
"..."
Ye Caiyu was speechless, as she didn't expect him to be poaching her in such a moment. However, as skeptical as she was, Su Yang's clear voice was very convincing-sounding.
"Of course, you won't have to leave the Divine Sword Sect," he suddenly added.
"You're lying! There's no way that you can help me! You have no qualifications to speak about sword intent, much less lecture others about it! In fact, you probably just want to do vulgar things to me!" Ye Caiyu said to him.
"If I am not qualified to talk about sword intent, then nobody in this world is qualified!" Su Yang spoke with a domineering voice, dumbfounding everybody there.
"This Su Yang fellow is really arrogant despite being only at the Profound Spirit Realm!"
"Although he clearly has some abilities, he's still too young to be lecturing others."
"Yeah! He dares to lecture the Divine Sword Maiden about sword intent when he himself hasn't even proved that he can use sword intent!"
"I bet that he's the only one who can't use sword intent within the Profound Blossom Sect, or else he wouldn't have made that excuse in the beginning!"
"What do you think he's trying to do, Sect Master? Why does he want to train her into a swordmaster?" One of the disciples asked Liu Lanzhi.
"It's most likely for credibility," said Liu Lanzhi. "If he can help the Divine Sword Maiden become a true swordmaster, people who wish to become a swordmaster would flock to the Profound Blossom Sect like birds in a park before food."
After a moment of silence, she continued speaking, "Or… he just wants to get inside her robes…"
"..."
The disciples were speechless after hearing her latter sentence.
"If you still don't believe me, you can ask your Sect Master. He knows a little about me, after all." Su Yang said to her while looking at Elder Zhong with a smile on his face.
"Don't listen to him, Ye Caiyu! Although his swordsmanship is even better than mine, he's not trustworthy as a person!" Elder Zhong suddenly said.
"Eh? What did you just say, Sect Master?" Ye Caiyu and everybody that heard Elder Zhong's words turned to look at him with wide eyes filled with shock.
"I said that he's not someone you can trust! He's the type who always has an ulterior motive!" Elder Zhong repeated.
"No, not that, Sect Master. What you said before that…"
"Although his swordsmanship is even better than mine… oh." Elder Zhong finally realized what he'd said and stared at Ye Caiyu with a slightly red face.
However, he coughed it off a moment later and turned to look at Su Yang with a serious expression and said, "Su Yang, why are you still pretending to be a weakling at the Profound Spirit Realm? Your real strength will be revealed sooner or later, so why don't you remove that veil around you already?"
"..." Su Yang's eyes narrowed slightly after hearing Elder Zhong's words, and he spoke, "I never intended to hide my true strength for this long, it's just that there has been no reason for me to reveal it. However, since it's going to be revealed tomorrow anyway, I might as well do it now, right?"
Su Yang turned to look at Ye Caiyu and said, "Don't be mistaken. Your current strength is not nearly enough for me to use my real strength. But since you asked for my qualifications, then allow me to show you my qualifications!"
"What—?"
Before Ye Caiyu could even respond, Su Yang's eyes flickered with profoundness, and as though a sleeping dragon had been awakened, his body exploded with a terrifying aura that shook the heart of everyone present.
Su Yang's cultivation stage that had been in the Profound Spirit Realm suddenly broke through to the True Spirit Realm instantly, before it quickly reached the peak of the True Spirit Realm within seconds. A moment later, his cultivation entered the Earth Spirit Realm.
However, it did not stop there, as his cultivation base continued to rise.
The first level Earth Spirit Realm... second level… fourth level… seventh level… ninth level…
After reaching the ninth level Earth Spirit Realm, his cultivation base halted for a few seconds before it instantly entered the Heavenly Spirit Realm.
"Y-Y-Y-You are actually—! That is impossible!" Ye Caiyu fell on her buttocks after seeing the dramatic change in Su Yang's cultivation base. It was as though she was watching a baby grow into an adult in mere moments.
It was not just Ye Caiyu. Almost everyone watching had stood up from shock, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"H-H-Heavenly Spirit Realm…" Liu Lanzhi almost collapsed from shock after learning Su Yang's true strength.
"Good heavens!" Elder Sun's mouth was wide open, as were the Sun Family that had been silently watching from the spectators' seats.
"As expected of my beloved Elder Brother… there's nobody in this world that's cooler and more handsome than him..." Su Yin's body trembled with delight, whilst her Master, Bai Lihua, merely stood there with a dazed look on her face.
After his dramatic transformation, Su Yang looked at Ye Caiyu with a smug smile on his face and spoke, "Now then… do you still doubt my qualifications?"
Chapter 414 Entering the Finals
"I...I…" Ye Caiyu was speechless before Su Yang's intimidating aura at the Heavenly Spirit Realm, feeling like she was an ant before an elephant. In fact, Su Yang's Profound Qi is much thicker and richer than the average cultivator at the Heavenly Spirit Realm thanks to his superior cultivation technique and all of the Yin Qi he'd absorbed.
"Oh, right. Even if one is in the Heavenly Spirit Realm, it does not mean that he can use sword intent."
Su Yang slowly unsheathed the sword by his side, causing his already tremendous aura to grow even further.
Once he revealed the sword, it was as though countless invisible swords had appeared around him, sweeping through the place.
This illusion caused everyone there to sweat profusely, as they believed that the invisible swords would actually cut them if they touched it.
"What kind of sword intent is that?!" Elder Zhong's jaw dropped to the floor, as he has never seen sword intent that was powerful enough to create such realistic illusions.
'This man… he's actually more terrifying than I'd thought…' Lord Xie pondered to himself with a slight frown.
Even though Su Yang's only in the early stages of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, Lord Xie was not confident that he would beat Su Yang with his peak Heavenly Spirit Realm cultivation.
"I can't believe it! The Profound Blossom Sect actually has a junior at the Heavenly Spirit Realm, too!"
"Hong Yu'er has finally found her match! This will be an unprecedented fight in the tournament!"
"No! Unless Hong Yu'er knows sword intent, this young man is currently at an advantage!"
The audience was already filled with anticipation for their match.
Meanwhile, Ye Caiyu was trembling on the stage before Su Yang's tyrannical aura, feeling absolutely powerless before his sword intent.
"What I am showing you here today is merely the tip of the blade. If you want to know more about the sword, find me at the Profound Blossom Sect." Su Yang said.
"Now, do you wish to continue with the fight?"
"Fight?" Ye Caiyu laughed in a self-mocking tone for a moment before standing up and slowly walking off the stage with a dejected expression.
Seeing this, Zi Dong quickly announced, "After an unexpected and shocking turnaround, Ye Caiyu has left the stage, forfeiting the match! The Profound Blossom Sect wins the match and will be heading into the finals tomorrow!"
However, even though the Profound Blossom Sect won this match, the audience was dead silent, almost as though they were still shocked speechless by Su Yang's true strength.
"Uhh… do you have anything that you would like to say to the audience right now?" Zi Dong asked Su Yang.
"Of course I do, but right now is not the time. It will have to wait until we take the championship tomorrow."
"I-I see…" Zi Dong was speechless and said nothing else afterward.
"This is a problem…" Gu Guanting mumbled with a deep frown on his face. "I would've never expected them to also have someone at the Heavenly Spirit Realm. Hong Yu'er, do you think you'll be able to defeat him?"
"Who knows." Hong Yu'er casually responded with a nonchalant expression, almost like she wasn't interested in the topic.
"Anyway, we can talk about him after our own match." Gu Guanting said.
After the Profound Blossom Sect's match, the Azure Cloud Sect entered the stage, and as one would have expected, the Azure Cloud Sect defeated their opponent with ease. In fact, the Azure Cloud Sect had sent out Hong Yu'er as their only fighter.
"The Azure Cloud Sect will be heading into the finals tomorrow, where they will fight the Profound Blossom Sect for the championship!" Zi Dong said to everyone.
After the tournament for the day ended, as the Profound Blossom Sect prepared to return to their living quarters, they were bombarded with countless people.
"Master Su! I am the head of the Jiang Family, and this young one over here is my daughter…"
"I am Chai Jing of the Chai Family from the western region, and my daughter would like to have a word with you…"
Just like the situation with Fang Zhelan and Hong Yu'er, countless families approached Su Yang with the intent to court him with their daughters after learning of his talents and potential.
A talented young man at the Heavenly Spirit Realm is something all families desired, much less someone as handsome and dazzling as Su Yang, who has seemingly unrivaled talent and appearances.
Even if Su Yang belonged to a vulgar place such as the Profound Blossom Sect and has countless experience with other women, the maidens that currently surrounded him did not care for any of that and were willing to throw themselves at him even if they would only be a mere bed warmer for him.
Hundreds of beauties surrounded Su Yang at this moment, but in his view, there was only a single person, and that individual wasn't even a woman. In fact, it was a middle-aged man with a sharp face and stubborn-looking expression.
"I didn't think you would approach me." Su Yang said to him. "What do you want from me now? If you want me to return to the family, I'll have to reject your offer."
"Look! That's Su Xun, head of the Su Family!"
The people there quickly recognized the middle-aged man.
"Su Family of the Four Great Families?!"
As one would have expected, being one of the biggest families on this continent, the Su Family is easily recognized no matter where they go, especially if that individual is the head of the Su Family, Su Xun, who has countless achievements under his belt.
"Forget about that! Did you hear what that young man just said? He's related to the Su Family! No wonder why he's so talented! As expected from someone born in such a family!"
"I should've known after hearing his name! This also means that he's Fairy Su Yin's brother!"
After learning that Su Yang was from one of the Four Great Families, the small families that surrounded him slowly stepped back. They realized that it was but a fool's dream to try and court someone from the Su Family.
Chapter 415 Their Secret Revealed
"S-Senior apprentice-brother was from one of the Four Great Families all along…?"
The disciples from the Profound Blossom Sect were shocked to learn this news, as only Fang Zhelan knew about it after Liu Lanzhi told her the truth.
"Wait a moment! Su Yin, his junior sister is also from the Su Family! How could I have overlooked such a thing?!"
"You're right… I guess it never really registered in my mind that his junior sister was from the Su Family… What a blunder..."
Although it had been announced during the tournament that Su Yin was from the Su Family, nobody from the Profound Blossom Sect really thought about it, as for some unknown reason, it'd completely slipped through their minds.
Furthermore, the way Su Yin acts simply does not make her appear to be someone with an impressive background.
"Oh heavens! I have been sleeping with someone from one of the Four Great Families! Things just keep getting more unrealistic as the days pass!"
"So? What do you want from me?" Su Yang ignored the surrounding noises and asked him.
"I…"
However, before Su Xun could even respond, another voice resounded, and it was in a tone filled with anger.
"Father! Where have you been lately?! And what are you doing here?!" Su Yin suddenly appeared behind Su Yang, and following behind her was Bai Lihua, who was looking at Su Yang was a slightly dazed expression.
"I have been here this entire time, silently watching the both of you." Su Xun spoke with a solemn voice.
"Well, do you have any idea how much I have been wanting to speak with you?! I have heard everything from Elder Brother! I know that you'd sealed his memories and abandoned him at the Profound Blossom Sect! I want explanations!" Su Yin shouted loudly, revealing everything to the people there.
"What…? Why would Senior Su abandon such a talented son?"
The people there were puzzled and baffled by the news.
"Ahem…" Su Xun loudly cleared his throat and spoke with a slightly red face, "I will answer all of your questions… but let's go somewhere else before I do, okay?"
Su Yin looked at Su Yang, who casually nodded.
"Since some important matter has come up, I will take my leave for now." Su Yang said to the people there, and unsurprisingly, nobody dared to stop him from leaving with the Su Family.
Once they were gone, the people there went into an uproar.
"Did you hear that?! Not only is Su Yang from one of the Four Great Families but he was even abandoned by them!"
"Does this mean he no longer has any connections with them?!"
"This is a huge opportunity for the smaller families! If he doesn't belong to the Su Family, he's basically up for grabs by anyone!"
News of Su Yang's real background began spreading throughout the city like wildfire, shocking every individual that heard it.
"What? That handsome young man was from the Su Family all along?��
"No wonder why he's so talented! Everything makes more sense now!"
"No matter the reason, to have abandoned such a talented son, I would be kicking myself right now!"
"I remember now! Although he rarely made any appearances, the Su Family indeed had a son named Su Yang, who was also considered missing! To think he wasn't actually missing but had been abandoned instead!"
As the news of Su Yang spread even outside of the city, the Su Family was having a private conversation within the Snow Crystal Hotel.
Inside a small room, both Su Yang and Su Yin stood before Su Xun, their father.
"Now that we are alone, explain yourself, father! If you don't give me a good explanation, I won't return to the family as well!" Su Yin spoke with a frown on her face.
Su Xun rubbed his temples and said, "Before I explain myself, why don't the two of you explain yourselves first?"
"What do you mean?" The frown on Su Yin's face deepened.
Su Xun turned to look at Su yang and spoke, "Since you have recovered your memories, I will assume that you remember everything."
"That's correct." Su Yang calmly nodded.
"Then why don't you explain to me your secret relationship with your sister, huh?! Do you think I am unaware of what you two had been doing behind closed doors?!" Su Xun roared, finally spewing the secret that he'd kept hidden in his heart for many years.
"T-That's!" Su Yin's face began turning red, immediately becoming speechless. She truly didn't expect him to find out about their secret.
Su Xun looked at Su Yin and continued, "Just because you close the doors does not mean it will transport the two of you into another world where only the two of you exist! Furthermore, even with the closed doors, your voice is freaking loud, Su Yin! There were a few times I heard your giggles from the hallway!"
"What?!"
As though someone had dumped a bucket of red paint on her head, Su Yin's head flushed with redness.
"I have believed for the longest time that you two were only playing some funny game, but when I finally decided to take a peek one day, do you have any idea the shock I received after seeing what the two of you were engaged in that day?! My stomach curls even as I am recalling what I'd witnessed! Good lord, are you not aware of your relationship as siblings?! If this had been revealed to the public, I cannot even imagine the consequences! The entire Su Family would become a laughing stock!"
"And in order to put a stop to it, I had decided to remove one of you from the house! Su Yin, you are a true genius — one that surpassed both your elder brothers, so I choose to remove you, Su Yang, who showed zero interest in cultivation and would only become a burden in the future!"
"No way… so that's why you���" Su Yin was truly speechless now.
To think the reason their father abandoned Su Yang was because he'd learned of their secret relationship.
"So?! What do you have to say for yourselves?!" Su Xun stood there with a domineering aura.
However, Su Yang remained calm and spoke in a clear voice, "It's complicated."
Chapter 416 Acceptance
"It's complicated, you say?!" Su Xun roared in anger at his nonchalant response. "You are lucky that I didn't outright kill you and abandon your corpse in the wilderness for the beasts to devour!"
Su Yang shrugged. It was not as if he could tell Su Xun that he was reincarnated but all of his memories did not return until after he entered the Profound Blossom Sect and that the previous Su Yang no longer exists.
"Father, there is no other explanation required other than the fact that we love each other!" Su Yin suddenly stepped in and spoke in a brave tone.
"To hell with love! Even if you say that — there is a limit!" Su Xun did not accept such an explanation.
"There is no limit on love!" Su Yin snorted.
"You—!"
"Hey." Su Yang suddenly interrupted.
"What is it?" Su Xun frowned.
"Why do you reject the idea of siblings being partners so much? Although it's an uncommon theme, I know of many people who started families as siblings." Su Yang said.
"R-Really?" Su Yin's eyes flickered with excitement after hearing his words.
"Do you have any idea what happens to the child when siblings conceive? They become deformed more often than not! That's why it's considered a taboo in this world!" Su Xun said to him.
"Ohhh… so that's why you are freaking out over something so insignificant." Su Yang nodded as though he'd understood something.
"What did you just say?! Insignificant?! How dare you!" Su Xun roared.
Su Yang shook his head and continued, "While it's true that such instances do happen and are unfortunate, that only applies to mortals who do not cultivate. When it comes to Cultivators, because of the spiritual energy within our body, there's less chance of such incidents. Furthermore, once a Cultivator reaches the Heavenly Spirit Realm, that chance no longer exists, so siblings will be able to convince without needing to worry about their child being deformed."
"Really?!" Su Yin couldn't believe her ears, as her worst fears had been relieved!
"What kind of nonsense—"
Before Su Xun could even speak, Su Yang continued, "Due to the lack of Cultivators at the Heavenly Spirit Realm in this place, of course, you won't have any examples."
"Since there are no examples, how can you be so confident in your words?"
Su Yang smiled and said, "Because I am more experienced than you in terms of cultivation and 'that'."
"You little—"
Although he didn't want to admit it, since Su Yang managed to reach the Heavenly Spirit Realm at such a young age, he was more qualified than him, especially in terms of dual cultivation.
"Elder Brother, does this mean that if I reach the Heavenly Spirit Realm, I will be able to bear your child?!" Su Yin asked him with anticipating eyes.
"Ehh… that's a topic for another day." Su Yang said to her.
"Anyway, now that your main concern is gone, do you still have any other problem with our relationship?" Su Yang asked him in a calm and clear voice, almost as though he has used this sentence many times in his life.
"I-It is not as simple as that! Do you have any idea what the world will think about this once they learn the truth?!" Su Xun said.
"Then it's fine as long as they don't find out?" Su Yin asked.
"This is…" Su Xun was speechless. He could no longer find any energy to argue with them, as it feels like they will have an excuse for every problem he has with them.
After a moment of silence, Su Xun rubbed his temples and spoke in a sighing voice, "I don't care anymore. You're both adults now, so you can do whatever you want."
"R-Really?" Su Yin looked at him with disbelief. She would've never imagined that her father would actually approve of their relationship — not in a million years. Hell, she was prepared to leave the Su Family if he continued to refuse!
"However! If I hear a single word about your relationship outside of the family, I will outright disown the both of you!" Su Xun continued.
"I have already left the family, so you can't disown me anymore." Su Yang casually said.
"Shut up! I don't want to hear another word coming out of your mouth!" Su Xun said before quickly stomping out of the room, as he did not want to give them a chance to speak back anymore.
"Is everything okay, Senior Su?" Liu Lanzhi asked him with a worried face after seeing him leave in a hurry.
"I hope so," he sighed, and continued, "Anyway, I would like to take this chance to thank you properly for taking care of my child. He must have been a troublemaker, right? Who knows what would've happened if you didn't take him in."
Liu Lanzhi immediately shook her head and said, "No, no, no! I should be the one thanking you. Without Su Yang, the Profound Blossom Sect would not even exist right now."
"By the way, I know that I have no place in meddling with your family's affair, but it's actually not that uncommon for siblings to… you know. Being the Sect Master in the Profound Blossom Sect for some time now, I have personally witnessed many siblings come together, so I hope that you can give them a chance."
Although she didn't hear their conversation, knowing Su Yang's character and Su Yin's behavior when around him, it was as clear as day their current problem.
"Don't worry, I will not meddle with them anymore." Su Xun sighed with a defeated expression.
"So you approve of their relationship?" Liu Lanzhi was slightly surprised.
"No. Instead of approving them, it's more like acceptance. I realize after our conversation just now that no matter what I say to her, Su Yin will continue to love her brother."
"As cringy as it may sound, that's just how love works." Liu Lanzhi said with a smile on her face.
"Is that so… then, please continue taking care of them. I will also continue supporting the Profound Blossom Sect."
"R-Really?" Liu Lanzhi looked at him with wide eyes.
"I heard the Heavenly Swan Sect and the Profound Blossom Sect formed an Alliance? The Su Family will support the two of you. This is the least I can do as their father."
"T-Thank you, Senior Su!" Liu Lanzhi bowed to him.
Chapter 417 I Doubt You'll Be Able to Satisfy Him Alone
After Su Xun left the room, Su Yin turned to look at Su Yang and spoke with hearts in her eyes, "Beloved Brother, now that father will no longer bother us, we can do whatever we want."
Su Yang smiled and said, "Let's wait until you're an adult before we talk about that."
"Okay!"
Since her 16th birthday is only a few weeks away, she wasn't disappointed by his answer. In fact, her anticipation even went up.
Sometime later, Su Yang gathered all of the disciples and said, "Tomorrow is the finals. Once we beat the Azure Cloud Sect, our Profound Blossom Sect will become the number one sect in the eastern continent."
"What do you mean 'we'? The match's practically a one versus one." Bai Lihua, who followed them to their hotel, said to him. "If you don't defeat Hong Yu'er, the Azure Cloud Sect wins. If you defeat Hong Yu'er, the Profound Blossom Sect wins. It's simple as that."
"Well, you're not wrong." Su Yang smiled.
If Hong Yu'er loses, the rest of the Azure Cloud Sect would not hold a candle against the rest of you. However, if Hong Yu'er defeats Su Yang, she might very well sweep through the rest of the disciples.
Of course, Fang Zhelan might be able to defeat Hong Yu'er if she's exhausted after fighting with Su Yang, but even with such a disadvantage, the difference between Heavenly Spirit Realm and Earth Spirit Realm is simply too vast.
"By the way, I have been dying to ask — just how did you reach the Heavenly Spirit Realm at that age?" Bai Lihua suddenly asked him, and everyone there stared at him with intensive gazes.
"There's no secret behind it, really. But if you really want to know, you can find me in the Profound Blossom Sect and I will personally show you how I cultivate." Su Yang said to her with a smile on his face.
"You…" Bai Lihua was speechless. Besides Su Yang, there is probably no other junior in this world who would dare to speak to her in such a vulgar manner.
However, as much as she hates to admit it, his offer was very tempting. After all, he managed to raise all of these disciples to be top geniuses all by himself and in such a short time.
If she could also experience similar growth just by offering her body to Su Yang, it might actually be worth it. Furthermore, regardless of his age or character, it is already guaranteed that Su Yang will become someone with a tremendous presence in the cultivation world after the regional tournament ends.
And once the single women in this world learns of his existence, there would be countless beauties waiting in line for him. In the world of cultivation, the only thing that mattered in a man is their background and power while everything else secondary.
'Not only is he a one-in-a-billion genius but he's also from the Four Great Families. He's still young and his appearance is also extraordinary. This man is what women would define as a perfect man!' Bai Lihua thought to herself.
"Don't worry, you can take your time deciding. My door will always be open for you." Su Yang suddenly said to her.
"S-Shut up! Who would?!" Bai Lihua immediately blushed.
"Su Yin, I am leaving with or without you!" she said to her before quickly walking away.
"I'll see you later, Elder Brother!" Su Yin made a swift movement and kissed Su Yang on the cheeks before skipping away with a blissful expression.
Once Su Yin and Bai Lihua disappeared, Liu Lanzhi spoke, "Su Yang… how confident are you in defeating Hong Yu'er?"
Su Yang showed a pondering expression for a moment before saying, "I'd say… 110% confident."
"Really?"
Su Yang nodded and continued, "Although Hong Yu'er has an impressive cultivation base and admirable swordsmanship, she's still slightly behind me in terms of cultivation and the sword. Furthermore, after watching her fight for the past week, I am certain that she has nothing else to show. In other words, she has no trump cards, whilst I have plenty. With that being said, it definitely won't be an easy fight."
"Su Yang, you will need a lot of energy for tomorrow's fight, right? I will cultivate with you tonight." Fang Zhelan suddenly said to him.
"I doubt you'll be able to satisfy him alone. I'll also join." Sun Jingjing said with a smile.
"I'll also cultivate with you!"
"Me, too!"
"Let's all cultivate until the sun rises!"
The disciples were eager to cultivate with Su Yang, as this is the only way they can feel like they are actually contributing to the fight tomorrow.
"..."
Liu Lanzhi looked at the happy disciples with a pondering expression.
After a moment of silence, she spoke, "I have never experienced group cultivation before, so allow me to join you this time."
"Eh?"
All of the disciples looked at her with wide eyes, seemingly in disbelief.
"D-Did I just hear you properly, Sect Master? You said you want to join us?" Fang Zhelan asked her.
"That's exactly what I said. Or would you rather not have me there?" Liu Lanzhi spoke with a calm expression.
"T-That's not it, Sect Master! It's just that… I never expected you to…"
Liu Lanzhi smiled and said, "Well, there's always a first time for everything."
"The Sect Master will be cultivating with us? This feels unreal..."
"Just don't fall behind the disciples, Sect Master!" Sun Jingjing teased her.
"Oh? That's quite the confidence you got there. Are you willing to make a bet with me?"
"What kind of bet?"
"Whoever endures the longest wins the bet, and the loser is prohibited from cultivating with Su Yang for one month."
"One month?!" Sun Jingjing's eyes widened with shock. She cannot imagine what it would be like to not cultivate with him for one week straight, much less an entire month!
"I thought you were confident in your abilities?" Liu Lanzhi showed her a smug look.
"Y-You're on, Sect Master! I will accept this challenge!" Sun Jingjing nodded.
"Let's go, Su Yang! We are going to cultivate right now!" Sun Jingjing said as she dragged him into their room.
"W-Wait for us!"
The other disciples and Liu Lanzhi quickly followed their steps, entering the room with them.