Chapter 42

I look forward to seeing how far your cultivation talent can go!?

Hearing this, Ye Chen felt somewhat uneasy.

If his cultivation talent isn't outstanding, wouldn't that embarrass his master?

You know Senior Sister even triggered the resonance of the Grand Dao Sect's supreme treasure, the Grand Dao Bell!

Soon.

The sect leader stepped into the air, a divine rainbow appearing beneath his feet, and departed leisurely.

Ji Fuyao said, "Master, I'll go to the Mission Hall to turn in a quest first."

Lu Xuan nodded, "Go ahead."

After Ji Fuyao left, Lu Xuan said, "Alright, Ye Chen, choose a cave dwelling, make brief preparations, then head to the Grand Dao Hall."

Ye Chen nodded, "Master, where have you and Senior Sister chosen your cave dwellings?"

Lu Xuan pointed.

Ye Chen chose a cave dwelling next to Lu Xuan's.

Not long after.

Ye Chen walked out of his cave dwelling, bowed to Lu Xuan, who tossed him a jade slip, saying, "Go, this is the Grand Dao Sect's map."

Ye Chen received it, probed it with spiritual power, immediately stepped into the air, a divine rainbow appearing beneath his feet, and flew toward the Grand Dao Hall.

He gazed into the distance, seeing the Grand Dao Sect covering tens of thousands of li, extremely vast, spiritual peaks rising from the ground, spiritual energy thick, purple qi swirling, auspicious mythical beasts soaring in the sky, emitting pleasant cries, countless cave dwellings scattered among them, amidst rising mists, like a mortal paradise.

In the distance, numerous towering palaces like clouds glittered with brilliant Dao patterns, shining like stars; the entire Grand Dao Sect exuded a mighty aura, crimson light mingling, divine radiance surging, immensely grand.

Ye Chen felt in his heart, "This is the hegemon-level power of Nan Huang, the Grand Dao Sect?"

Soon.

Ye Chen arrived at the Grand Dao Hall.

Deep within the Grand Dao Hall, Elder Mu wore a gray robe, a faint dignity flowing over him, seated behind a wooden table; beside him, the sect leader smiled and looked at Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen, you've come. This is Elder Mu."

Ye Chen respectfully bowed to the sect leader, "Greetings, Sect Leader, Elder Mu."

Elder Mu extended his right hand, a thread of divine radiance probing out, shooting toward Ye Chen.

After a moment, Elder Mu's murky eyes cleared, his face showing slight shock.

Ye Chen's foundation is extremely perfect, his cultivation base condensed, his bones crystalline, his inner world flawless and immaculate!

At such a young age, to have such a perfect fleshly body?

Seeing Elder Mu's expression, the sect leader smiled.

It seems Elder Mu was also shocked!

The sect leader asked, "Ye Chen, which faction do you come from?"

Ye Chen replied, "Qingzhou, Qingcheng, the Ye family!"

The sect leader slightly frowned, "Qingzhou?"

In his hand immediately appeared an ancient jade slip; with a thought, resplendent spiritual patterns surged forth, and instantly an illusory map of Nan Huang's great prefectures appeared in the air.

One could see each great prefecture glittering like stars; Nan Huang is boundlessly vast, with countless great prefectures.

Soon, the sect leader located Qingzhou on the map.

Compared to other great prefectures, Qingzhou's area is pitifully small, a rather remote place.

The sect leader continued searching the map, but unfortunately, none of the major powers marked on it were the Ye family.

It appears the Ye family is not a major power in Qingzhou at all!

Ye Chen's face showed a hint of bitterness, "Sect Leader, my Ye family counts as a major power in Qingcheng, but in Qingzhou it doesn't even rank."

You should know that a prefecture usually has an emperor-level power, and Qingzhou is no exception.

The Ye family is merely a quasi-emperor-level power, which in Qingzhou amounts to nothing.

The sect leader nodded, putting away the ancient jade slip, "I see."

Elder Mu took out a token and handed it to Ye Chen, "This is the identity token of our Grand Dao Sect; after you return to Xuan Qing Feng, you can activate it. When activating, you must swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao; once the Heavenly Dao oath is established, you will become an official disciple of our Grand Dao Sect."

Ye Chen received the identity token, "Thank you, Elder Mu."

Elder Mu said, "Within this identity token you can view our sect's scripture pavilion, secret realms, trial tower, and many other places' information; it also records your contribution points, which you can study after returning."

Ye Chen nodded.

The sect leader smiled, "Alright, Ye Chen, follow me to the Talent Stele."

Talent Stele!

This is a supreme treasure of the Grand Dao Hall used to test disciples' talent!

After a moment.

The sect leader and Elder Mu led Ye Chen into the air, divine radiance surging beneath their feet, flying toward the Talent Stele.

Along the way, the sect leader informed the other peak masters.

Hearing this news, many peak masters discussed it, some complaining.

"What? Xuan Qing Feng has another peerless genius!"

"Was it brought back by Ji Fuyao?"

"I'll go to the Talent Stele right away to take a look."

In an instant, on peaks such as Dan Feng, Miao Feng, and Lian Ti Feng, brilliant streaks of light flashed; many sage kings and sages stepped into the air toward the Talent Stele.

Boom!

Elder Mu and the sect leader brought Ye Chen to land before the Talent Stele.

Ye Chen was slightly shocked.

This talent stone monument stood like a great mountain before him, rising from the earth and piercing the clouds, appearing weathered by wind and frost, extremely heavy, incomparably ancient, with a dim, ancient aura flowing over it.

It was a full hundred zhang tall!

In Nan Huang, talent is divided into Yellow Tier, Human Tier, Jade Tier, Mysterious Tier, King Tier, Earth Tier, and Heaven Tier!

Only when talent reaches the Earth Tier will this talent stone monument be activated, bursting forth with brilliant light!

Different heights of light represent the level of talent!

Mu Lao smiled and said, "Ye Chen, you only need to place your hand on the talent stone monument and inject your spiritual power; then the monument will emit light."

Ye Chen nodded and walked toward the talent stone monument.

"Boom boom boom!"

The auras of over a hundred Saint Kings and Saints shot forth from not far away, streaks of divine radiance turning into a river of stars; the terrifying, unparalleled pressure poured down like an abyss and sea upon the Above the Void.

In an instant, many Peak Masters descended.

Ye Chen blinked in surprise.

What's happening?

Why have so many people suddenly come?

The Dan Peak Peak Master carefully examined Ye Chen and said, "Is this the disciple brought back by Ji Fuyao? He looks to have good talent and foundation!"

The Sword Peak Saint's eyes flashed with sharp light as he said, "This child should enter my Sword Peak and cultivate the supreme sword way!"

The Body Tempering Peak Saint shook his head, saying, "No no no! With such a perfect physique, he should follow the body tempering path, to reforge the glory of my body tempering lineage!"

Ye Chen had not yet tested his talent, yet many Peak Masters had already begun to vie for him.

Mu Lao waved his hand lightly and said, "All right, all right, let Ye Chen first test his talent."

Seeing this, Ye Chen felt a bit nervous.

Isn't this just a test of cultivation talent?

How did it alarm so many Saint Kings and Saints?

Soon.

Ye Chen came before the talent stone monument, mobilized his spiritual power, and struck it with a palm.

"Hiss!"

A chilling sensation seeped in, and Ye Chen immediately felt a wave of dizziness.

The talent stone monument burst forth with incomparably fierce divine radiance; Ye Chen's eyes glazed over, this light almost blinded him as it shot straight up into the sky!

Ten zhang!

Twenty zhang!

……

Ninety zhang!

One hundred zhang!

Terrifying divine radiance surged directly into the depths of the void, brilliant light illuminating the firmament like a rising great sun, and a pillar of light reaching the heavens appeared directly here.

Seeing this, everyone was instantly stunned in place.

One hundred zhang of light!

This means Ye Chen's talent has provoked a monster-level genius!

In the next instant.

"Dong..."

The Great Dao Sect's supreme treasure, the Great Dao Bell, suddenly manifested above the Above the Void, and a bell toll rang throughout the Great Dao Sect.

For a moment, the entire Great Dao Sect was stirred.

Countless divine thoughts and divine senses stretched toward the void to investigate, only to see an incomparably ancient ancient bell floating, the bell vast and boundless like a small mountain, its surface etched with the marks of time, with dim, ancient Dao patterns flowing faintly.

The Great Dao Bell tolled once, its tone deep and profoundly mysterious, making everyone feel their inner hearts clear and their spirits refreshed.

Everyone was utterly shocked.

What on earth is happening?

It actually triggered the manifestation of the Great Dao Bell?!

Someone cried out in alarm, "Quick, look—at the place of the talent stone monument, a hundred zhang of divine radiance illuminates the void!"

Everyone was stunned in place.

Has the Great Dao Sect produced another peerless monster?

Terrifying!

But at this moment.

At the place of the talent stone monument, everyone looked at Ye Chen, and their hearts once again surged with waves.

Ye Chen's talent actually moved the Great Dao Bell!

Just like Ji Fuyao!

In the eyes of many Peak Masters, a fervent flame appeared, as if they wished to peel Ye Chen layer by layer.

Ye Chen's body trembled slightly.

The Sect Master's voice trembled slightly as he said, "Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Ye Chen, your talent rivals Ji Fuyao's; Ji Fuyao likewise resonated with the Great Dao Bell!"

Ye Chen let out a sigh of relief.

I haven't disgraced my master!

That's enough.

He raised his head to look at the Great Dao Bell in the depths of the void, feeling his body and mind shaken; it was clearly an imperial weapon of high rank.

After a few breaths, the Great Dao Bell gradually faded away in the void.

Suddenly.

A mighty Quasi-Emperor aura silently seeped out from the hidden place of the Great Dao Sect, rushing toward the direction of the Heaven's Gift Stone Tablet.

Seeing this, the Sect Leader and others respectfully bowed and said, "Old Ancestor Cangxuan!"

Boom!

An illusory figure condensed, and a vigorous old man in gray robes appeared before Ye Chen.

Quasi-Emperor Projection!

Old Ancestor Cangxuan stroked his beard and gave a faint smile, looking Ye Chen up and down, "Not bad! Not bad! My Great Dao Sect has gained another peerless monster!"

At this moment, the Peak Master of Dan Peak stepped forward and said, "Ye Chen, would you like to join my Dan Peak and take me as your master……"

Before he finished speaking, the Peak Master of Sword Peak shoved aside the Peak Master of Dan Peak and said, "Ye Chen, I see a trace of martial will in you; if you cultivate the sword dao and join Sword Peak, your future achievements will be immeasurable!"

The Peak Master of War Peak said with a chuckle, "War Peak has already nurtured many Great Emperors, its foundation is deep; join War Peak……"

For a moment, the scene fell into some chaos.

Everyone was vying to take Ye Chen as a disciple.

Ye Chen rubbed his nose, bowed respectfully to the many peak masters, and said, "Seniors, sorry, I already have a master; I will not leave my master Lu Xuan!"

The voice fell!

The scene instantly fell silent.

The crowd frowned slightly, "Lu Xuan is only at the Qi Refining stage; what can he teach you? Such talent must not be buried in Lu Xuan's hands!"

"Now Ji Fuyao is already staying at Xuan Qing Feng; we cannot let Lu Xuan ruin you further."

Ye Chen's face twitched.

It seems the many predecessors of the Great Dao Sect have a deep misunderstanding of the master!

The master is too low-key.

He also never explains.

No wonder that over the years, Lu Xuan's nickname 'Useless Peak Master' has spread far and wide.

The Sect Leader chuckled, grabbed Ye Chen, and said, "Ye Chen, come with me to other spirit peaks; this disciple of yours cannot remain at Xuan Qing Feng any longer."

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