Checking in for 100,000 Years

"Elder Duan, why are you stopping me?"

When Elder Li saw who it was, he couldn’t help but feel both shocked and angry.

The person was Elder Duan.

One of the eight Law Enforcement Elders of the Sword Pavilion, holding high rank and power.

Although Elder Li was also an elder, he was merely an Elder in Charge, incomparable to Elder Duan in status.

Of course.

The same applied to strength and cultivation base.

He had not yet broken through to the Divine Emperor Realm, while Elder Duan had already reached the third layer of Divine Emperor Realm cultivation.

Elder Duan withdrew his arm nonchalantly, crossed his hands behind his back, and gazed at Elder Li with a faint smile, "Elder Li, why did you make a move against Ye Chen?"

"He killed Xin Zhu!"

Elder Li said indignantly, "He was my disciple, I was seeking revenge for him, isn’t that justified?"

"Hehe!"

Elder Duan nodded and smiled, "If an ordinary person had killed a disciple of the Sword Pavilion, we would certainly retaliate and kill him.

However, there are certain individuals whose Sword Dao talent far exceeds that of our disciples. In such cases, we do not kill, but instead, protect them. Elder Li, having been at the Sword Pavilion for so many years, should already be aware of this rule."

Elder Li: "..."

At this moment, his face suddenly flushed crimson.

The Sword Pavilion indeed had such an unspoken rule.

The reason for this rule’s existence was simple.

Because it is the Sword Pavilion.

As the Supreme Holy Place of the Sword Dao in the Divine Land, the Sword Pavilion always thirsts for talent, valuing Sword Dao prodigies as their lifeblood.

The young man opposite, named Ye Chen, with a cultivation base at the fifth layer of the Divine Venerate Realm, had slain his own disciple at the First Layer of God King Realm with a single strike—an astonishing level of Sword Dao prowess.

Elder Li had no choice but to be impressed.

At that time, when Ye Chen unleashed his swordstrike, Elder Li was on the Hanging Island and couldn’t intervene in time.

The death of his beloved disciple was indeed hard for Elder Li to accept.

But as someone who had cultivated in the Sword Pavilion for so many years, Elder Li had acquired a certain level of philosophical understanding.

"Elder Duan, I understand—this matter stemmed from Xin Zhu’s initial provocation, and his death was his own doing, unrelated to anyone else..."

Elder Li cupped his hands and, after a sigh, turned to leave.

As he left.

He grabbed the two Divine Honorable Realm youths who had come with Xin Zhu.

These two youth had decent Sword Dao talent, and if they could pass the upcoming test, he intended to take them as disciples, to fill the void left by Xin Zhu.

A murder incident passed away quietly.

From afar, disciples of the Sword Pavilion on the Hanging Island began to disperse.

"Ye Chen, you are quite impressive."

Elder Duan turned to look at Ye Yun and said with a smile.

Ye Yun smiled gently.

"Elder Duan, does Ye Chen have a chance at making it to the Select Few this time?"

Ling Tian asked cautiously from the side.

Elder Duan squinted at Ling Tian and asked, "This time, our Sword Pavilion is recruiting one hundred disciples for the Mortal Realm, and only three for the Select Few. Do you think he has a chance?"

"Well..."

Ling Tian found himself at a loss for words.

The competition was too fierce.

Only three were recruited for the Select Few.

"However, with Ye Chen’s strength, there shouldn’t be any problem qualifying for the Mortal Realm..."

Ling Tian comforted himself inwardly.

"In seven days, the Thousand Lakes Sword Array will officially open, now take Ye Chen to rest on the square..."

Elder Duan glanced at Ye Yun, smiling as he left a remark, and instantly disappeared.

At this moment, Ling Tian came over.

"Ye Chen, the Thousand Lakes Sword Array is just the first test, you should be fine, rest assured!"

He said with a grin.

"Mhm."

Ye Yun nodded.

Then he followed Ling Tian, flying through the air to the Hanging Island, landing on a vast square.

At this time, scattered cultivators stood on the square, both male and female, young and old. From their attire, it was clear they came from various major forces of the Divine Land.

The number of Sword Dao prodigies with Divine Honorable Realm cultivation was not large, while those in the God King Realm were not few.

Ling Tian wasn’t surprised, he chatted with Ye Yun for a while and then left on the pretext of having matters to attend to.

Having brought back a Sword Dao prodigy, he naturally needed to go collect his reward.

At the same time.

Seeing Ye Yun strike down Brother Xin with one sword gave him enlightenment, the Sword Intent within him surging continuously, with a faint tendency to break through. So Ling Tian decided to return to his cave dwelling to contemplate carefully.

Standing on the square, Ye Yun glanced around at the people, feeling slightly bored.

So he closed his eyes and began cultivating.

Lately, although Ye Yun had been rushing around busy, he was able to multitask, so his cultivation base had not stagnated.

"Tsk tsk, this guy is quite fierce, starting with a killing spree, even more vicious than some in the Sword Pavilion!"

"Indeed, if you’re not at the God King Realm, don’t provoke him..."

"Shh, even if you are at the God King Realm, don’t provoke this fiend. His sword speed is too fast, if you don’t have absolute defense, you mustn’t fight him..."

The Sword Dao prodigies on the square spoke in hushed tones.

Their gazes at Ye Yun were somewhat complicated.

Undeniably.

Ye Yun gave them an incredibly powerful and unbeatable aura.

At this moment, there were only a little over a hundred people on the square, but as time passed, the number of people gradually increased.

Five days later.

The vast square had swelled to include eight or nine thousand people.

The square was bustling with noise, and many Sword Dao prodigies were extremely excited.

Some of these Sword Dao prodigies were familiar with each other, and gathering together now only made them more lively.

Ye Yun ignored everything around him.

He merely focused on cultivation, paying no attention to the outside world.

Bang!

A slight sound arose within, and his body shook briefly, Ye Yun opened his eyes and smiled.

After recent cultivation, he had finally reached the peak of the Ten Layer Divine Esteemed Realm.

He’s practically at the Half-step God King Realm.

In truth, for Ye Yun, at this stage, he could break through to the God King Realm at any time.

However, Ye Yun was in no hurry.

Enduring a bit longer, after all, there were no enemies causing him a sense of crisis in the Divine Land.

Now, Ye Yun had a concern...

He had become familiar with the Heavenly Dao, and if he breached the God King Realm, should the Heavenly Dao not descend the Heavenly Tribulation out of fear of him, what would he do?

"Whether it comes or not, it has to come..."

A faint smile appeared on Ye Yun’s lips, setting the tone in his heart.

He gazed around, noticing that among the roughly eight or nine thousand people on the square, more than half were God King Realm cultivators.

Most were at the God King Realm First Layer.

The highest among them was the God King Stage Eight.

"These are the Sword Dao prodigies of the Divine Land..."

Ye Yun scanned the crowd, his eyes extremely calm.

Amidst the crowd.

A tall and robust, muscular man with a fierce appearance, carrying a blood-colored great sword, was quickly approaching.

This man was at the Second Layer of God King Realm, and at this moment, his entire Sword Intent was exuberantly unleashed, heedless of those around.

Causing many to frown, stepping aside to avoid him.

Thud, thud...

A series of heavy footsteps echoed like drum beats in the square.

"Is this guy coming for me?"

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow, noticing through the crowd that the fierce-looking, stout man was staring right at him.