Chapter 100: Cen Zhe's Gaze

Afterwards, Ye Qingxuan and Ye Yuhong chatted for a long time.

After Ye Zhaoheng retrieved the resources Ye Yuhong had selected, Ye Yuhong left the Qingxuan Blessed Land.

However, before leaving, Ye Yuhong went to see Ye Qingxiao once more.

Ye Yuhong had sent a message to Ye Qingxiao beforehand, so Ye Qingxiao was already waiting for him in his cave dwelling.

Upon seeing Ye Qingxiao, Ye Yuhong was once again stunned by Ye Qingxiao's cultivation progress.

Given Ye Qingxiao's talent, even if he had broken through to the Golden Core realm, he should not have reached the mid-stage of Golden Core so quickly.

However, Ye Yuhong did not know that the current Ye Qingxiao possessed the talent of a six-element spiritual root, making his cultivation speed double what it was before.

After a brief conversation with Ye Qingxiao, Ye Yuhong did not stay long and finally left the Xuantian Sect with a satisfied expression.

This trip yielded far too much for him, enough to elevate the Ye family's strength by a full tier.

On the other side, outside the Qingxuan Blessed Land.

After Ye Yuhong left, Ye Qingxuan did not rush back to the Qingxuan Blessed Land.

Because someone else was coming to find him.

Sitting quietly in the stone pavilion, Ye Qingxuan drank tea at a leisurely pace, waiting for the arrival of the distinguished guest.

Half an hour later, a white-robed man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, carrying a long sword on his back, flew through the air and arrived outside the stone pavilion.

Upon seeing Ye Qingxuan, the white-robed man smiled and said softly, "Senior Brother Ye, it has been a long time; I hope you are well!"

The visitor was none other than Liu Tai'an, who had visited Ye Qingxuan after joining the Xuantian Sect.

"Tai'an, sit down!"

Saying this, Ye Qingxuan poured a cup of tea for Liu Tai'an and gestured for him to sit.

After taking a closer look at Liu Tai'an, Ye Qingxuan realized he could no longer discern Liu Tai'an's cultivation level.

However, Ye Qingxuan did not care too much; Liu Tai'an was an unparalleled genius with a twelve-element spiritual root, so it was normal for his cultivation to surpass his own.

Therefore, Ye Qingxuan was not surprised that he could not see through Liu Tai'an's cultivation.

"Tai'an thanks Senior Brother!"

After Liu Tai'an respectfully bowed to Ye Qingxuan, he sat down opposite him.

Even though Liu Tai'an's cultivation now far exceeded Ye Qingxuan's, he still maintained the same respect for Ye Qingxuan as before.

Once Liu Tai'an was seated, Ye Qingxuan smiled and asked, "It has been many years; what brings you, Junior Brother Liu, to see Senior Brother?"

Since their parting back then, this was the first time Liu Tai'an had come to find him; if Liu Tai'an hadn't sent him a message this time, he probably would have almost forgotten about Liu Tai'an.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Liu Tai'an looked serious and explained, "Please forgive me, Senior Brother. The reason I did not come to visit you earlier was that I had no gift worthy of presentation, so I felt too ashamed to see you."

After speaking, Liu Tai'an took out a spirit beast pouch and released two small celestial cranes filled with an immortal spiritual aura, saying:

"These are gifts I prepared for you, Senior Brother. You can play with them to relieve boredom when you are idle."

Since the last time he came to thank Ye Qingxuan, only for Ye Qingxuan to give him a gift in return, Liu Tai'an had not dared to visit Ye Qingxuan lightly.

Ye Qingxuan had originally saved the lives of everyone in Liu Village and his own life.

His cultivation had been too low before, so missing the chance to repay Ye Qingxuan was one thing, but how could he keep running over to Ye Qingxuan's place and make Ye Qingxuan give him gifts? Ye Qingxuan looked at the two small celestial cranes Liu Tai'an had taken out, his eyes showing surprise as he said:

"Are these Void Spirit Cranes?"

Void Spirit Cranes are spirit beasts capable of growing to the ninth rank of Tribulation Crossing, and their combat power is not low.

These two Void Spirit Cranes are truly of immense value!

Liu Tai'an nodded slightly and said:

"Yes, these are meeting gifts I specially prepared for you, Senior Brother."

Over these years, Liu Tai'an had been cultivating secretly within the Xuantian Sect and had not gone out to gain experience, so these two celestial cranes were the only things he had worthy of presentation.

After confirming they were indeed Void Spirit Cranes, Ye Qingxuan did not accept them, shook his head, and said:

"This gift is too precious; I cannot accept it."

If it were an ordinary gift, he would have accepted it without hesitation.

But two Void Spirit Cranes, once raised, would become two Tribulation Crossing-level guardian spirit beasts, which is simply too precious.

Seeing that Ye Qingxuan refused to accept it, Liu Tai'an said with a serious face:

"If Senior Brother does not accept it, Junior Brother will not leave."

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan looked at Liu Tai'an's serious expression and those determined eyes, and suddenly couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing Liu Tai'an's uncompromising stance, Ye Qingxuan could only relent and say:

"In that case, just raise these two little ones here for me! When you want them in the future, come and take them from here."

But unexpectedly, after hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Liu Tai'an still firmly shook his head: "These are gifts I am giving to Senior Brother, not ones I am raising here for you."

Seeing Liu Tai'an's stubbornness, Ye Qingxuan smiled helplessly and said, "Alright! In that case, I will accept them."

His junior brother was truly stubborn in an interesting way. Since Liu Tai'an insisted so much, Ye Qingxuan no longer declined his kindness.

Hearing that Ye Qingxuan was willing to accept his gift, a smile finally reappeared on Liu Tai'an's face.

Afterwards, Ye Qingxuan asked curiously, "What is your cultivation level now?"

Facing Ye Qingxuan's question, Liu Tai'an did not hide anything and said directly:

"Junior Brother has just successfully crossed the tribulation and now possesses the cultivation of the early stage of Soul Transformation."

These two celestial cranes were actually gifts from Liu Tai'an's master, the Sect Master of the Xuantian Sect, Cen Zhe, given to Liu Tai'an upon his successful tribulation crossing and breakthrough into the Soul Transformation realm.

"Soul Transformation realm?"

Hearing Liu Tai'an's words, Ye Qingxuan felt somewhat dazed.

Is this the gap in talent? He knew Liu Tai'an had the talent of a twelve-element spiritual root and cultivated quickly, but he still did not expect Liu Tai'an to break through to the Soul Transformation realm so fast.

Actually, what Ye Qingxuan did not know was:

If not for having absolute certainty in crossing the Soul Transformation tribulation, Liu Tai'an would have stayed in the Nascent Soul realm for a long time, and his breakthrough into the Soul Transformation realm would have happened even earlier.

The upper limit of the Di Xuan Realm is high, so the realm requiring Tribulation Crossing has also been raised.

Except for those like Fu Xiu who have made great contributions to the Di Xuan Realm, all other cultivators who break through to a realm above Nascent Soul will face the Thunder Tribulation.

Only by successfully crossing the tribulation, confirming that the cultivator is qualified to control such vast energy, and gaining the approval of Heaven and Earth, can the breakthrough succeed.

Survival of the fittest; the energy between Heaven and Earth is naturally not something just anyone is qualified to control.

The standard for the Thunder Tribulation at each realm is constant and does not vary from person to person.

Of course, this premise assumes the one crossing the tribulation has not previously caused massive destructive damage to Heaven and Earth.

The purpose of the Thunder Tribulation is mainly to test the cultivator; while testing them, it also tempers their foundation.

The more solid a cultivator's foundation, the easier it is to cross the Thunder Tribulation.

In a sense, the Di Xuan Realm and its cultivators actually have a mutually beneficial relationship.

When the Di Xuan Realm cultivates a cultivator who ascends, the energy and fragments of laws pouring down from the Upper Realm when the ascension channel opens are of great benefit to the Di Xuan Realm.

It can be said that the Di Xuan Realm's smooth growth to the peak status of a Middle Thousand World is largely due to the karmic connection with the many ascended cultivators throughout its history.

Seeing Ye Qingxuan somewhat dazed, Liu Tai'an spoke again:

"After this breakthrough, Junior Brother must go out to train in the world, so I have come to bid farewell to Senior Brother."

At this moment, Ye Qingxuan came to his senses, nodded, and instructed:

"This is Junior Brother's first time going out to train; caution should be the priority."

Afterwards, Ye Qingxuan smiled lightly and said:

"With Junior Brother's current cultivation base, Senior Brother has nothing that can help you. This time, Senior Brother will not give you anything."

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Liu Tai'an hurriedly shook his head and said, "Senior Brother need not give me anything. Senior Brother's saving grace is already enough for Tai'an to remember for a lifetime."

Before Ye Qingxuan could say anything, Liu Tai'an continued:

"Having disturbed Senior Brother for so long, Tai'an will leave first. When Tai'an returns next time, I will come to visit Senior Brother again."

Having finished speaking, Liu Tai'an bowed to Ye Qingxuan, then took flight through the air and departed.

Watching Liu Tai'an's departing figure, Ye Qingxuan sighed in his heart:

"Soul Transformation Realm! I wonder when I will be able to reach such a realm?"

He admitted that facing Liu Tai'an's cultivation speed, which was so fast, he could not help but feel a ripple in his heart.

However, Ye Qingxuan's heart eventually returned to its original calm.

Everyone has their own path to walk; the destination that he, Ye Qingxuan, can reach on his path will inevitably be no weaker than anyone else's.

That is enough; there is no need to compete over temporary speed or slowness.

Meanwhile, after Liu Tai'an left.

Far away at the peak of Xuantian Peak, Cen Zhe silently withdrew his gaze and murmured:

"So this is Ye Qingxuan? The senior brother my disciple acknowledged? Interesting. Having become a Fu Xiu for merely a hundred years, his cultivation base has already broken through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion Realm? Not simple!"

His precious disciple, after breaking through and receiving the gift he gave him, was in such a rush to run out that how could he not pay attention? It was just that Cen Zhe did not expect to accidentally discover an interesting little fellow.

"The path of Fu Xiu is ultimately incomplete. I hope you can carve out your own path from it and thoroughly perfect the path of Fu Xiu for the Xuantian Sect!"

Having finished speaking, Cen Zhe no longer paid attention to Ye Qingxuan.

Ye Qingxuan's ability to break through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion Realm so quickly after becoming a Fu Xiu must have his own secrets.

But Cen Zhe had no intention of prying. As long as Ye Qingxuan is a disciple of the Xuantian Sect, those so-called secrets become irrelevant.

With tens of millions of disciples in the Xuantian Sect, the number of people with secrets is countless. A mere Ye Qingxuan is something the Xuantian Sect can still accommodate.

(End of this chapter)