Supreme of the Heavenly Realm-Chapter 641 - 635: Apprenticeship

"Many thanks for your generous gift, Master."

Having gained the benefits and accepted the sword, Ye Xuan walked up to Yu, giving her a respectful bow.

"This sword is fated to be yours, and in your hands, it has found its rightful place."

At this point, Yu could only go with the flow and accepted the situation indifferently.

"What a pity."

The elder from the Soul Department still harbored some regret, looking at Ye Xuan with pity, and said, "Young friend Ye Xuan, if you ever encounter any difficulties in cultivating your soul power, please feel free to seek me out. The doors of the Soul Department are always open to you."

Failing to take Ye Xuan as his disciple, the elder felt regret. Before leaving, he made a point of reminding Ye Xuan, as he was afraid that Ye Xuan would waste such an exceptional soul talent.

"The Sword Dao Department feels the same way."

At this moment, the Diancang Sword Saint had, unnoticed, taken a position not far in front of Ye Xuan, watching him with a warm and friendly smile.

"Many thanks to the two uncle-masters for your kindness."

Ye Xuan quickly bowed with his hands clasped, but the concerns of these two were somewhat superfluous; he knew all too well which path he should take.

"Alright, the test has ended, and now we shall take our leave."

Yu wasn’t willing to stay even a quarter of an hour longer. In such a brief time, Ye Xuan had already attracted the attention of both the Sword Dao Department and the Soul Department. If they stayed longer, who knew what other troubles this young man might provoke.

"Weren’t we supposed to test for four top grades? We’ve only done two so far. Why not try the Bloodline System as well?" Ye Xuan suggested as if struck by a sudden whim.

"The Bloodline System?"

Yu was momentarily taken aback, but then she remembered Ye Xuan’s performance in the preliminary competition. His bloodline was of a Holy-grade Dragon Clan, which would indeed make him a remarkable talent in the Bloodline System.

"Uh... never mind, just follow me quickly!"

Yu could already imagine that if Ye Xuan continued with the tests, another Saint would undoubtedly come forward, eager to take Ye Xuan as a disciple, and at that moment, Ye Xuan would have another chance to blackmail her.

Yu forcefully dragged Ye Xuan away from the square in a hurry.

"Hey, Master Yu, do we really need to rush like this?"

Ye Xuan was dragged from the square in a rather disheveled state, yet his expression remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened at all.

"There’s no rush."

Having put some distance between themselves and the square, Yu stopped and deposited Ye Xuan to one side, giving him a sidelong glance, "Kid, stop pretending nothing’s wrong. Tell me, did you do it on purpose?"

"On purpose? How could that be, Master? We are now master and disciple, which means from now on, we share one heart. Your belongings are mine, and mine are yours; we do not differentiate between the two," Ye Xuan said, his face wearing a harmless smile.

"Go with your undifferentiated nonsense."

Yu felt disgusted by Ye Xuan. It wasn’t so much what Ye Xuan had said that disgusted her, but rather the tone of his voice, which seemed exceedingly deserving of a good thrashing.

"Don’t think today’s incident is over just like that. Just now, you had Brother Diancang and Brother Li groveling to take you as their disciple. Rest assured, within two days, there will definitely be outstanding disciples from the Sword Dao Department and the Soul Department challenging you to suppress your limelight. If you lose then, in front of everyone, and lose face, don’t blame me for not warning you as your master."

Yu showed a sly smile on her face, seemingly looking forward to the drama.

"Why would they challenge me if I didn’t take anything from them?"

Ye Xuan spread his hands and said.

"Who told you to be so high-profile? It would have been fine if you had accepted their offers, but the key is that you rejected them, which is akin to slapping the face of both the Sword Dao and the Soul Department. Two Saints fighting over one disciple and getting turned down, do you think their students would let that slide?" Yu’s pretty face revealed a cunning smile.

"I only refused them to become your disciple, didn’t I? I’m just one person, I can’t possibly take three masters, can I?" Ye Xuan wore an innocent expression.

"That’s not my concern, just wait for them to come knocking on your door."

With that, Yu didn’t bother with Ye Xuan anymore, her figure flashed, and she swiftly moved far away, leaving his sight.

"What an irresponsible master."

Ye Xuan was somewhat speechless, but he quickly followed and called out to her, "Hey, is there any good place to cultivate? I want to find a place to train hard to improve my cultivation."

Now, everything else was fine for him; it was just that his cultivation was too low. Indeed, it’s no wonder that Lin Chen and the others looked down on Ye Xuan’s cultivation. Fifth Grade Martial Venerable was indeed merely a very average disciple in Heavenly Martial Holy Land, nothing remarkable.

"A place to cultivate... You can go to Spirit Domain Lake. There’s a high-level Spirit Summoning Array Formation there, so the spiritual energy is exceptionally abundant. However, cultivating there requires a certain amount of Sect Contribution Value," Yu mentioned offhandedly.

"Contribution Value?"

Ye Xuan was momentarily puzzled. What was this Contribution Value? He thought with his feet and could guess it had to do with making contributions to the Sect, completing bounties, and so on. But he had just arrived; where would he have gotten any Contribution Value from?

It seemed Yu saw right through Ye Xuan’s thoughts; she glared at him fiercely, then threw a jade token to him, saying, "Here’s one thousand Contribution Value points; you can use these for now."

"One thousand points, isn’t that too little?"

Ye Xuan received the jade token and probed tentatively.

"Too little? One thousand Contribution Value points are enough for you to cultivate at Spirit Domain Lake for a month. Besides, you’re supposed to earn these points yourself. What, you also expect me to support you? Dream on, kid," Yu said irritably.

"Alright, relax, relax. I’m just wanting to become a Saint as soon as possible to bring glory to our Sect, right?" Ye Xuan put away the jade token and smiled, one month should be enough.

"Becoming a Saint isn’t as simple as you think. Over the last ten thousand years, there have been few who could reach the Saint Realm before the age of thirty, and each one of them has been an unprecedented genius leading their era. Although you have the potential, whether or not you can reach that step is still hard to say."

Yu shook her head, thinking that Ye Xuan was taking it too lightly.

She herself had reached the Semi-Saint Realm at the age of twenty-five, but it took her another ten years, until she was thirty-five, to fully grasp the Rain Dao and achieve the status of Saint.

Becoming a Saint is more about transcending rather than breaking through a realm because to reach the Martial Saint Realm, you must follow your own Holy Dao.

There are countless Holy Daos, but the one that suits oneself is often only one. Once you tread the wrong path, you will waste a lot of time. But this is inevitable because one’s Holy Dao can only be explored by oneself. Nobody experiences becoming a Saint firsthand, so it naturally takes a long time to explore.

However, this only applies to normal cultivation.

Ye Xuan had already lived two lifetimes. Becoming a Saint wasn’t new to him; he had plenty of experience. Although his Holy Dao in this life wouldn’t be exactly the same as his previous one, it wouldn’t be wholly different either. Thus, while breaking into the Saint Realm may be an insurmountable chasm for many people, for Ye Xuan, it was not so difficult.

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