Chapter 527: Chapter 516: The Sword Cultivator Father
Ye Sheng was so excited to see Ye Qiu that he almost cheered, but Lin Shen’s face was filled with gloom.
In his mind, if Ye Sheng didn’t have a father like Ye Qiu, how could he ever tame the Dark Blue Ice Flame? If not for the Dark Blue Ice Flame, how could he have failed? How could that have given rise to a Heart Demon? And how would he have endured so much torment trying to subdue the Dark Netherworld Fire?
But now, they were no longer in the Xuanyuan Realm, and this was not a place where Ye Qiu could do as he pleased. In the Canglan World, there were countless people more powerful than him. It was time to see how he would still serve as Ye Sheng’s support now!
What he didn’t expect was that Ye Qiu, who was once the Lonely Swallow Sword Lord in the Xuanyuan Realm, could be just as formidable in the Canglan World.
"That disciple from the Jiang Family looks like he’s about to be defeated."
"Hiss... Where does this Sword Cultivator come from? It’s his fourth match, and the platforms of the Ji Family, Feng Family, and Wuji Sect have been defeated in succession. Could it be that the Jiang Family is about to lose as well?"
"Look, what a domineering strike with the sword!"
"The Jiang Family’s platform has been taken, who exactly is this person?"
"Much obliged!" After forcing the defender of the platform to retreat, Ye Qiu sheathed his sword and politely said.
Instead of being angry, the defeated disciple from the Jiang Family was actually quite interested: "May I ask where does brother hail from as a disciple? The swordsmanship you display is grand and imposing, yet incredibly dominant and piercing. I am truly impressed."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu glanced at the direction of the Tianyan Sect before replying indifferently: "My master is from Hidden Sword Peak of the Tianyan Sect in the Xuanyuan Realm."
"The Lower Realm?" The disciple from the Jiang Family was startled; he didn’t expect that Ye Qiu, who was so powerful, actually came from the Lower Realm!
The audience below was also abuzz with discussion, sucking in a breath of cold air as they looked at each other in dismay.
When did someone from the Lower Realm become so formidable?
It wasn’t that they looked down on the Cultivators from the Lower Realms, but compared to the Canglan World, places like the Xuanyuan Realm had very thin Spiritual Energy. This meant that Cultivators from the Lower Realm generally needed a lot more time for their cultivation.
However, they judged Ye Qiu’s bone age to be merely three hundred years old. A Body Integration Realm cultivator of three hundred years old was considered a Heaven’s Chosen Son even in the Upper Realm, let alone coming from the Lower Realm. To cultivate so quickly with the sparse Spiritual Energy of the Lower Realm, one could imagine how high his innate talent must be! This was the real reason for their amazement.
However, the thin Spiritual Energy of the Lower Realm also had its advantage. Those accustomed to sparse Spiritual Energy would often cultivate much faster than the native cultivators upon Ascension to the Upper Realm.
But what good is being fast? That only benefits those who can Ascend to the Upper Realm. With such thin Spiritual Energy, the majority of the cultivators aren’t able to attain the Divinity Transformation Stage, right?
Even if some are fortunate enough to reach the Divinity Transformation Stage, they would certainly be of an old bone age. To see someone like Ye Qiu Ascend from the Lower Realm and reach the Body Integration Realm within a mere three hundred years was truly unprecedented for them.
"A disciple from Tianyan Sect?" Many elders from the large families and Major Sects turned their gazes towards the elders and housekeepers of the Tianyan Sect.
"Congratulations to Elder Zhao, I had no idea that your sect had gained such a talent," said one cheerfully, though his words dripped with sourness.
"Indeed, Sect Leader Ling sure kept this tightly under wraps," another commented.
"You flatter me, you flatter me." Hearing the envious remarks from his old acquaintances, Elder Zhao of the Tianyan Sect chuckled and stroked his beard, but inside he was wondering why he had never heard of such a genius in their sect. Seeing that he has cultivation of the Body Integration Realm, it seems he’s been in the Canglan World for a while; why hasn’t he returned?
Regardless of their thoughts and speculations, Ye Qiu’s consecutive victories in four matches within a single day, as a disciple of the Tianyan Sect, instantly made him famous throughout Liu Xian City, achieving his goal.
"Ye Qiu, may I have the opportunity to learn from you in the future?" Seeing that Ye Qiu was preparing to leave, the disciple from the Jiang Family hurriedly asked.
"I await your pleasure." Despite Ye Qiu’s cold demeanor, it wasn’t off-putting, as most Sword Cultivators were like him, aloof and proud.
No sooner had he stepped down from the arena than Ye Qiu was surrounded by Tianyan Sect disciples led by Elder Zhao. Ye Sheng could only watch as his father grew more distant, and had no choice but to shout out loudly.
"Father, I’m here! Father, I’m Sheng’er!" Due to the Prohibitions in Liu Xian City that prevented anyone from sword flying, Ye Sheng could only jump up and shout.
His jumping and shouting instantly attracted the odd looks of others.
"Where did this kid come from, claiming his father here?"
"Hey! Another cultivator under a hundred years old at the Void Refining Stage, are geniuses so common now?"
"I remember him, he fought two matches today and didn’t lose either!"
"Hiss..." Hearing this, there was another wave of gasps of astonishment around Ye Sheng.
"Who is his father then? With such a powerful son, the father must be impressive too!"
The crowd followed Ye Sheng’s gaze and then saw Ye Qiu, the Sword Cultivator genius who had just defeated a Jiang Family disciple, turned around and a tender smile appeared even on his frosty face.
"Don’t tell me they are father and son, even the Heavenly Dao seems too biased!" an exasperated cultivator said, covering his chest, "Why are all geniuses from the same family?"
Although those around him didn’t speak, their dispirited expressions clearly agreed with the sentiment; indeed, all the geniuses ended up in the same family.
But if those two are father and son, doesn’t that mean this young man also hails from the Lower Realm?
The crowd’s gaze toward Ye Sheng became even more amazed; to be able to cultivate to the Divinity Transformation Stage and now to the Void Refining Stage before the age of a hundred in the Lower Realm with its scarce Spiritual Energy, one either has exceptional talent or is the favorite of Heavenly Dao, evoking great envy.
The people of Tianyan Sect looked at Ye Sheng with even more eagerness; after all, he is a disciple of their sect! Who says their Tianyan Sect can’t be the First Sect? Do other sects have such incredible young talents?
There are successors! Elder Zhao’s eyes brimmed with hot tears.
In contrast was Lin Shen’s gloomy face; yes, he finally found Ye Sheng!
"Sheng’er." Ye Qiu happily embraced his son, and after seeing his cultivation, he patted him on the shoulder approvingly, "Not bad, father knew you would be alright."
"Father, I have finally found you." Ye Sheng hugged Ye Qiu without letting go, his demeanor somewhat clingy.
"Ahem..." Seeing the curious gazes around, Elder Zhao coughed loudly before his eyes shone as he said to Ye Qiu and Ye Sheng, "This isn’t the place to talk; let’s return to the sect’s lodgings to continue."
Ye Qiu nodded at him, then, arm over Ye Sheng’s shoulder, followed the Tianyan Sect’s group away.
"You said you were stopped and not allowed to return to the sect?" Once back at the sect’s lodgings, Ye Qiu relayed the news of his near-capture by Master Wu’an’s group in the past few days.
"Yeah, it was the people from Four Seasons Peak."
Hearing it was those madmen of Four Seasons Peak who Practice Heartless Path, Elder Zhao furrowed his brows deeply, "What exactly are they trying to do?"
From his tone, it seemed he had long held resentment against Four Seasons Peak. Ye Qiu exchanged a knowing smile with Ye Sheng; it appears that in the Upper Realm, Four Seasons Peak’s standing in the Tianyan Sect was even more disfavored!