Chapter 337: Silent, pretending to be a master? (Part 1)
“Eh…” The three figures were stunned by Ye Chen’s arrogance, finally paying attention to him for the first time.
However, the moment their divine senses swept over Ye Chen, they all showed slight reactions.
From within the bronze chariot, a surprised voice rang out.
“You’ve already become a Great Advancement cultivator?”
The recently arrived Silent Spirit Venerable couldn’t help but speak.
His voice echoed across the entire realm, shocking the Mingwang Province cultivators who were watching mockingly and speculating on how soon Ye Chen would fall.
Many young geniuses from various factions had also come to witness the spectacle.
These geniuses, renowned in their time and highly regarded, were all seen as having potential to reach Great Advancement stage, dazzling in their brilliance.
Thus, they looked down on Ye Chen, a supposed genius from Great Yan Province.
They had come personally to compare themselves to see if Ye Chen’s fame was unwarranted.
Some even hoped to find an opportunity to challenge Ye Chen and boost their reputation.
But no one had expected this.
Ye Chen had already broken through to Great Advancement!
It was widely rumored on Immortal Net Weibo that Ye Chen had been cultivating for no more than thirty years and was still under fifty years old.
To reach Great Advancement at such an age?
It was an unprecedented miracle.
Not just in the present day, but even in the ancient times when immortals still roamed the earth, a talent like this was unheard of.
How had Ye Chen achieved Great Advancement so quickly?
For a moment, countless onlookers were astonished, their faces filled with disbelief.
If someone else had claimed this, it would have been met with doubt.
But the one who spoke was Silent Spirit Venerable.
With his vision, he couldn’t be mistaken.
Moreover, other Great Advancement experts present confirmed it to those around them, affirming Ye Chen’s remarkable achievement.
To achieve Great Advancement in less than fifty years, such talent silenced the once-dismissive experts of Mingwang Province.
Compared to Ye Chen, the province’s many geniuses seemed dim and insignificant.
Those who had initially planned to challenge Ye Chen for fame quietly abandoned their suicidal intentions and withdrew.
Ye Chen was a true monster!
Even if he were to fall today, he had already secured a place in the annals of cultivation history.
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On the radiant cloud, Yan Bailu smiled upon hearing the Supreme Elder’s confirmation.
She immediately wanted to fly to Ye Chen’s side.
However, the Supreme Elder’s face was full of shock.
He confirmed that Ye Chen had indeed broken through.
But Ye Chen had only reached the late Deity Transformation Realm half a year ago, how had he advanced to Great Advancement so quickly?
The elder recalled his own arduous journey to Great Advancement Realm, spending nearly thirty years honing himself in the deep sea, being hunted by a demon king, and narrowly escaping death multiple times, all to finally grasp the opportunity for a breakthrough.
Yet Ye Chen, in just six months of seclusion, had casually achieved what took him decades.
The comparison left the elder feeling slightly unwell.
Still, he stopped Yan Bailu from approaching Ye Chen.
“I now understand why Ye Chen dared to come to Mingwang Province.
“It’s because his cultivation broke through to Great Advancement, significantly boosting his combat power.
“However, whether it’s Silent Spirit Venerable or Immortal Life Dao Sovereign, they are all top-tier figures with boundless means. Even against a late Great Advancement expert, they can hold their ground.
“Though Ye Chen is a genius capable of fighting across realms, the opponents he faces now are not the usual cultivators of Great Yan Province.
“They are the powerhouses of Mingwang Province.”
“Even a single one of the three might be more than Ye Chen can handle, let alone all three together.
“So, don’t intervene for now. Let’s avoid alerting them to my intentions, which might hinder my chances to rescue Ye Chen at a critical moment.”
Despite his envy and jealousy over Ye Chen’s rapid advancement, the Supreme Elder was still skeptical about Ye Chen’s chances.
Ye Chen might dominate at his level in Great Yan Province, but here in Mingwang Province, he was at best invincible among his peers.
Crossing realms to defeat enemies here was nearly impossible.
Hearing this, the joy on Yan Bailu’s beautiful face faded.
She realized the Supreme Elder made sense.
Mingwang Province was home to countless cultivators and innumerable geniuses, making competition fierce and relentless.
Those who emerged victorious from such competition were extraordinarily powerful, far beyond what cultivators from other provinces could imagine.
Most of Mingwang Province’s experts shared a similar view.
Though Ye Chen’s breakthrough to Great Advancement Realm surprised them, few believed he could prevail.
Many of Mingwang Province’s dazzling geniuses, envious of Ye Chen’s talent, even harbored killing intent.
They hoped this monstrous figure would fall soon.
Above the sky, Silent Spirit Venerable coldly gazed down at Ye Chen.
Even after Ye Chen’s breakthrough, his strength was negligible in Silent Spirit Venerable’s eyes.
But Ye Chen’s talent was truly shocking.
At his current pace, if given a few more years, wouldn’t Ye Chen stand on equal footing with them?
Since they had already become enemies, Silent Spirit Venerable couldn’t let that happen.
With a body exuding immortal energy, Silent Spirit Venerable spoke coldly, “Ye Chen, the strength you so proudly boast about is nothing to me. I could suppress you with a wave of my hand.
“I’ll give you a chance now. Destroy your own cultivation, kneel and submit to me, and reveal the secrets of the Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator.
“I will protect you and spare your life.”
His voice, carrying divine authority, echoed across the heavens, making countless cultivators feel an instinctive urge to submit.
However, Immortal Life Dao Sovereign and the Samsara Sovereign both smirked coldly at Silent Spirit Venerable’s words.
The miraculous functions of the Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator alone highlighted Ye Chen’s immense value.
Such a figure could bring unparalleled benefits to any Sacred Land.
If they couldn’t secure Ye Chen, he had to be destroyed to ensure no other faction could claim him.
Yet neither of them spoke.
Even with Ye Chen’s breakthrough to Great Advancement, he wasn’t worth their full attention.
For them, the division of interests, potentially leading to conflict, was the real reason for their presence.
On the teleportation platform, hearing Silent Spirit Venerable’s words, Ye Chen smiled.
Instead of responding to Silent Spirit Venerable, Ye Chen turned to the elders beside him, who were visibly uncomfortable under the oppressive pressure of the powerful figures.
With a calm smile, Ye Chen addressed Elder Qingcheng, “Elder Qingcheng, please escort them away to avoid being affected by the aftermath.”
Elder Qingcheng, her long lashes fluttering and phoenix-like eyes fixed on Ye Chen, nodded in agreement.
Ye Chen had once shown kindness to the Jade Pond Sacred Land, and she would repay that debt.
She had initially planned to use the benefits from a fortuitous encounter to save Ye Chen.
But now, gazing at the three figures in the sky, she understood the terrifying power of Mingwang Province’s top experts.
She likely wouldn’t be able to save him after all.
With a sigh of regret, Elder Qingcheng cast one last glance at Ye Chen before shielding the elders with her immense power and retreating ten thousand miles.
Once they had left, Ye Chen finally looked up at Silent Spirit Venerable.
Seeing this, Silent Spirit Venerable’s eyes flashed with anger.
Ye Chen had dared to ignore him.
A mere powerhouse from a remote land, did he not know his place?
Silent Spirit Venerable decided to act.
He would first cripple Ye Chen to teach him a lesson.
Before he could make a move, Ye Chen smirked and struck first.
Boundless divine light flowed across his body.
The Secret of the Battle Character and the Secret of the All Character activated simultaneously.
Ye Chen’s eyes glowed as he unleashed two beams of golden divine light.
The divine beams were immensely powerful, piercing through the void and causing countless fine cracks.
Even Silent Spirit Venerable’s expression shifted as he watched this scene unfold.
He quickly raised his hand, channeling his divine abilities, and summoned a floating dust brush to block the attack.
The speed of a top-tier expert’s divine ability was unimaginable.
In the blink of an eye, the divine beams collided with the floating dust brush, resulting in an explosion of radiant light that enveloped a hundred-mile radius.
A rumbling sound echoed across the heavens and earth, accompanied by terrifying shockwaves rippling outward like tidal waves, sweeping away everything in their path.
At the epicenter, Silent Spirit Venerable’s face turned pale as his body was sent flying backward.
At that moment, his heart was filled with disbelief.
How could Ye Chen’s attack be so terrifying?
He, a dignified mid-stage Great Advancement cultivator, was a whole minor realm higher than Ye Chen.
Yet, he couldn’t even withstand a single strike?
What was even more critical was that his current disheveled state had nothing to do with underestimating his opponent.
At their level, one could sense the enemy’s strength as soon as they made a move and respond accordingly.
Silent Spirit Venerable had already unleashed his divine ability and activated a Dao artifact, yet he still failed to defend himself.
In that instant, Silent Spirit Venerable had an epiphany.
The reason Ye Chen had achieved an invincible reputation in Great Yan Province and become its strongest cultivator wasn’t that his opponents were too weak.
It was because Ye Chen was truly strong, unimaginably so.
At the same time, Ye Chen finally spoke to Silent Spirit Venerable for the first time, “That’s it?”
Those two simple words caused Silent Spirit Venerable to cough up blood he could no longer suppress, his body flying backward for three thousand miles.
He crashed through several celestial mountains before coming to an embarrassing stop.