Chapter 117: The First Grandmaster, A Life-and-Death Enemy!

Liu Qingtian's old face suddenly turned serious!

He had long guessed that once today's incident occurred, Ye Bai would definitely ask for the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes!

He also knew that he could not, and there was no need to, continue hiding it.

Not telling Ye Bai before was because he was worried that once Ye Bai knew, that person would use unscrupulous means to kill him.

But facts proved it was meaningless.

That person simply did not hold the Jiangcheng Dragon Guard or the Military Department in their eyes!

Yet, he had no evidence to prove that everything was done by that person, so as to have them sanctioned by the law!

"Elder Liu, speak, I am listening!" Ye Bai's expression also turned serious, his fists clenching tighter without him realizing it.

"You must first promise me that even if you know that person's identity, for a short time—at least within three years—do not attempt to go find that person!

Your strength is still too weak!" Liu Qingtian said.

"……I promise you!"

Although Ye Bai felt that with his growth speed, three years was too long, he knew Liu Qingtian had good intentions.

"Grandmaster powerhouse, Ye Sanjian!"

Liu Qingtian saw that Ye Bai's promise came from the heart and finally spoke the truth.

"Swish!"

And the moment Ye Bai heard this, his pupils subconsciously shrank!

It was shock!

Although he had long guessed that the mastermind's identity was not simple.

It was highly probable that they were stronger than Liu Qingtian.

But he had not expected it to be this simple to such a degree!

Grandmaster Realm is the respectful title others give a Martial Artist when they have reached the limit of the Middle Three Grades on the path of Martial Dao, which is the Sixth-rank Realm.

It is not only because the strength of a Grandmaster Realm powerhouse is terrifying and far exceeds the Fifth-grade Realm—where human-wave tactics lose all meaning against an existence of this realm, and one person can easily suppress a city.

It is even more because only after reaching the Sixth-rank on the path of Martial Dao can a Martial Artist create their own Martial Technique!

To put it another way, all First Grade to Fifth Grade Martial Artists, regardless of whether they use a saber, a sword, or their fists, are actually just walking on the path of Martial Dao already paved by their predecessors, becoming stronger bit by bit.

And those who paved these paths of Martial Dao were the one after another Grandmaster Realm powerhouses from before!

It is precisely because they created one Martial Technique after another and selflessly published them that the prosperous Martial Dao of today can exist!

The key is that Ye Sanjian is not even an ordinary Grandmaster Realm powerhouse!

The number one Grandmaster of Jiangnan Prefecture……

The number one sword of Haicheng……

The creator of the most domineering sword art in the history of the Human Race……

Once beheaded three Sixth Grade Peak King Bloodline Exotic Beasts with a single sword……

These one after another are all the halos surrounding Ye Sanjian!

The textbooks of Jiangcheng Martial High even record the glorious deeds of Ye Sanjian!

"Elder Liu, can you tell me, what is the reason?" Ye Bai finally asked this question.

He could not understand how he and Qin Churan, who were once as humble as dust, could have offended Ye Sanjian, a figure who was like a god even to him, now that he was already Fourth Grade?

Ye Sanjian also has the surname Ye; could it be that an even more cliché plot was coming, that his father was actually Ye Sanjian's biological brother, and he was some orphan of the Ye Family left out in the cold?

"I don't know……" Liu Qingtian said.

Ye Bai was stunned.

"Little Friend Ye Bai, I truly do not know."

"Even if it weren't for finding some clues, I myself would not dare to believe that Ye Sanjian would actually……"

Liu Qingtian said helplessly.

Ye Bai understood; Ye Sanjian's status level was too high, and for Liu Qingtian to be able to find out that the mastermind was him was already the limit!

Fortunately, the reason was not very important.

Ye Bai just wanted to know who exactly wanted to destroy the life he had finally managed to make better!

"Grandmaster Realm……"

"It won't take three years……"

He then felt a raging killing intent burning in his heart.

His Qi and Blood Value had already reached the Fourth-grade Realm.

Although he had only just entered the Fourth Grade, with an increase of 500 points per hour, in less than seven days, he would be able to reach the Fourth Grade limit, which is 【number missing in source】 points of Qi and Blood.

And then, it would be advancing into the Fifth Grade.

A Fifth Grade Martial Artist has a maximum of 500,000 points of Qi and Blood.

Even at his current rate of increase, that would only take a month!

Not to mention that for a Fifth Grade Martial Artist, their lifespan compared to a Fourth Grade Martial Artist would also see a sudden surge!

"By the way, Elder Liu, can you tell me what the prerequisites are for a Fourth Grade Martial Artist to advance to Fifth Grade, and for a Fifth Grade Martial Artist to advance to Sixth Grade?"

Since Liu Qingtian had time, Ye Bai simply asked about the prerequisites for future advancement to Fifth Grade and even Sixth Grade.

Originally, he had wanted to learn the prerequisites for advancing to Fourth Grade in advance through the various Instructors at the Genius Camp, but he had missed the chance.

"You don't know?

That's not right, since you know about Bone Tempering, how could you……"

Liu Qingtian immediately sensed something was wrong upon hearing this.

He had always assumed Ye Bai knew these "basic common sense" facts, or even knew this knowledge before joining the Genius Camp.

After all, in his eyes, Ye Bai had long since reached Third Grade Peak.

It was just that he had been hiding his strength, which was why he was able to complete Bone Tempering and promote to Fourth Grade at this point in time.

"Ahem, this old man understands. You previously learned how a Martial Artist promotes all the way to Fourth Grade through the forum, right? And then, there were no posts on the forum about how to promote further after Fourth Grade."

However, Liu Qingtian respected Ye Bai.

He realized that Ye Bai was hiding secrets, especially when he sensed the gazes faintly cast over by several instructors not far away, so he gave a cough and found a ready-made explanation for Ye Bai.

"That is how it is..." Ye Bai also realized his impropriety and his eyes showed gratitude.

Next, he learned the prerequisites for promoting from Fourth Grade to Fifth Grade, as well as from Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade.

First was the prerequisite for the former, which was very similar to the promotion from Second to Third, and Third to Fourth, but the difficulty was much higher, especially the risk factor, which soared linearly!

Blood Tempering!

Also known as Blood Changing!

It requires a Martial Artist to force their own blood out through their pores bit by bit using Qi and Blood.

And within a certain amount of time, complete the tempering, then let this blood return to the body's circulation!

The benefits are immense, and not limited to being able to promote to Fifth Grade.

After Blood Tempering is completed, the blood within the body sounds like bells and drums.

The same 1 point of Qi and Blood can erupt with a terrifying 100kg of immense force!

A terrifying increase of more than three times!

But as mentioned, there are risks.

Once Blood Tempering begins, because the quality of the two types of blood within the body is severely unequal.

If a Martial Artist makes a single operational error, having the Blood Tempering progress return to zero is a minor matter.

It is even possible for Qi and Blood to flow in reverse, for one's realm to drop, or even for the meridians to be permanently damaged...

Next were the prerequisites for promoting from Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade.

Liu Qingtian spoke of this rather vaguely.

Or rather, without having reached that step, it was very difficult to describe clearly just by using words.

Before entering the Grandmaster realm, one needs to clarify their own Martial Dao path! Comprehend one's own Martial Dao Will!

"However, little friend Ye Bai, this old man hopes that you will not start Blood Tempering right now...

Because twenty days from now, there is a major event that concerns the development of Jiangcheng for the next ten years, and it is also the real reason why this old man wanted you to join the Genius Camp in the first place."

"In our Jiangcheng, only you can rival Xuanyuan Mu and Shangguan Yijian..."

Liu Qingtian's subsequent words caused Ye Bai's thoughts to be pulled back sharply...

"What do you mean?

Twenty days from now, I will be facing off against Shangguan Yijian?!"

He hurriedly asked Liu Qingtian: "Old Liu, the major event you mentioned, what exactly is it?"