Chapter 517: Chapter 506: Sword Cultivator Father
Ye Sheng and the two merfolk underwent the Heavenly Tribulation for an entire day, and by the time the tribulation had ended, it was already noon the next day.
Having been baptized by the Heavenly Tribulation, the two little merfolk successfully stabilized their cultivation at the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, joyfully swimming around Ye Sheng. Ye Sheng, too, benefitted from their luck, advancing directly from the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer to the Eighth Layer.
"Disciple Brother Ye Sheng is really fortunate. Why don’t I have a father like the Lonely Swallow Sword Lord to contract powerful spiritual beasts for me?"
"The cultivation level boosted by the spiritual beasts must be unstable, right? Won’t Disciple Brother Ye Sheng encounter problems with his temperament?"
"Why are you worrying about that? He has a Sword Master father watching over him."
"That’s true, but even though the merfolk are powerful, they’re bound to attract envy from others, so Disciple Brother Ye Sheng will definitely face more trouble in the future."
"He has a Sword Master father."
"So what? Even if the Lonely Swallow Sword Lord has reached the Nascent Soul Stage and ascends to the Upper Realm, can he still protect him?"
"Aren’t you afraid someone might overhear you talking so much?"
The person rolled their eyes: "What, we low-level disciples don’t even have the right to speak now?"
Even though they said that, the volume of their voice became much lower, the words brimming heavily with sourness: "Hmph, I think contracting a spiritual beast isn’t such a good thing. As everyone knows, spiritual beasts advance their cultivation very slowly. How could the merfolk be any different? In the end, wouldn’t they just become a burden?"
"Come on, if you had a merfolk, wouldn’t you go for a contract?" His companion could not help but retort before walking away, unable to stand his companion’s temperament.
This left his companion even more annoyed, who then immediately went to the Tianyan Sect’s underground betting parlor, placing a heavy bet on Lin Shen to win in three years.
However, after placing the bet, they regretted it; Ye Sheng had already reached the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer while Lin Shen was only at the Fourth Layer. Could Lin Shen catch up? Unfortunately, the rules of the gambling house stated you couldn’t place bets on two people at the same time, a truly big loss this time!
At the summit of Four Seasons Peak, Lin Shen was still immersed in cultivation, the Black and White Yin Yang Bead within his Dantian spinning faster and faster, and the spiritual energy around his body growing more abundant.
Elder Wu’an sensed something unusual and came over, then nodded in satisfaction.
After a while, Lin Shen finally opened his eyes; he had reached the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer.
"Not bad, but since you’ve already reached the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, I will properly modify this Array. Just like before, you have five days, understand?"
"The disciple understands." Lin Shen nodded with understanding.
Five days later, Lin Shen descended the mountain to collect cultivation resources, and news of his breakthrough to the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer instantly spread throughout the entire sect.
No sooner had Ye Sheng broken through to the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer than Lin Shen followed close behind, breaking through to the Fifth Layer as if they were natural enemies, and the number of onlookers within the sect who enjoyed the spectacle increased.
That disciple who placed the bet also regained confidence: Ye Sheng relied on contracting merfolk to increase his cultivation, but Lin Shen did not. As someone with Five Spirit Roots, in just over two years, he had cultivated up to the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, a speed even faster than those disciples with a Single Spirit Root. Maybe in three years, it wasn’t impossible for Lin Shen to win, right?
At the same time, even Lin Shen thought so. He believed that relying on a contract with a spiritual beast to enhance one’s cultivation was not the best strategy. With Ye Sheng’s father being so protective, he surely wouldn’t let him face danger! Such second-generation cultivators who have grown up with countless resources, what if their cultivation is high? They are still incapable of fighting! Just wait, in three years, he must definitely beat Ye Sheng down. Having to be constantly compared with someone else is utterly annoying; what makes someone like Ye Sheng worthy to be his opponent?
However, he did not know how important it really is to have a good father in this world.
At this moment, Ye Sheng is sitting in his father’s cave abode, staring at the pile of items on the table with widened eyes, then he took a sharp intake of cold breath.
He trembled as he picked up the blue stone that still carried a chill to it: "Father, where did you get this Youlan Ice Stone? Didn’t these things disappear a long time ago?"
"You recognize it?" Ye Qiu was surprised that his son actually knew about this object. Considering Ye Sheng was still young, spending his days either in cultivation or artifact refining, when did he have the time to learn about this?
"Mmm, there’s a record of it in an ancient tome in the Book Collection Pavilion." As he mentioned this, Ye Sheng lowered his head somewhat shamefacedly. Back then, father had fostered him with the unusual intention of becoming a Sword Cultivator to inherit his father’s mantle, but he disappointed his father’s expectations, and even frequently sneaked into the Book Collection Pavilion to peruse knowledge on artifact refining.
"Not bad." Ye Qiu smiled and patted his own son’s head, "My Sheng’er is so young yet knows so much, father is truly happy and proud of you."
Did Father just praise him?
And said he was proud of him?
At this time, Ye Sheng was so excited that he didn’t know what to say. His eyes shone brightly as he looked at Ye Qiu, filled with determination. He must strive even harder; he wants to be his father’s pride for his entire life.
"Along with this Nether Blue Ice Stone, there was also a kind of blue-colored flame, do you know what it is?" Ye Qiu continued to ask.
"I know, your child knows." Ye Sheng eagerly answered his father, "The Youlan Ice Stone is a kind of accompanying stone, which only exists in places where there is Dark Blue Ice Flame. And this flame is extremely cold, the book said it could easily freeze a cultivator in the Mahayana Stage. It’s just that this kind of flame has been lost in the Cultivation World for a long time, had I not seen this Nether Blue Ice Stone, your child would have considered it a legend."
"Is this kind of flame useful for artifact refining?"
"Of course it’s useful, during artifact refining, using it to temper weapons can greatly enhance the weapon’s grade. Dark Blue Ice Flame is a kind of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures level Strange Fire, it can be said to be the dream of every Artifact Refiner." Saying this, Ye Sheng showed a longing expression, obviously not believing that his father would have this kind of Strange Fire.
Because the Dark Blue Ice Flame is too domineering indeed, even a cultivator in the Mahayana Stage would be either dead or wounded if close to it, let alone his father was just at the Nascent Soul Stage?
But life is full of surprises, after contracting with two merfolk, what did Ye Sheng hear? His father is going to help him subdue the Dark Blue Ice Flame?
"Little Jin, isn’t the Dark Blue Ice Flame still without sentience? Separate a wisp of it for Sheng’er to subdue." When Ye Qiu said this calmly, Ye Sheng simply couldn’t believe his ears.
"Father, you have Dark Blue Ice Flame? How did you get it? You didn’t get hurt, did you?" Ye Sheng asked anxiously.
"It’s fine, this is all Uncle Xiao Jin’s credit. Don’t be afraid when subduing the Ice Flame later, your Uncle Xiao Jin will be watching over you."
Hearing Ye Qiu’s words, Ye Sheng turned his gaze toward the Little Golden Crow once more.
What kind of spiritual beast was his Uncle Little Jin, to be able to control the Dark Blue Ice Flame even in its infancy! When did such a powerful spiritual beast appear in the Cultivation World?
"Alright, don’t be surprised, your Uncle Little Jin will tell you his identity when the time is right."
Upon hearing this, Ye Sheng suppressed the curiosity in his heart, but his attitude towards the Little Golden Crow became even more respectful.