The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 1234 - 1227: As One Wave Settles, Another Rises

Upon hearing Ye Chenfeng’s question, Wu Changnan did not doubt the purpose of his inquiry about the Yinming Sect, casually saying: "Young brother, the Yinming Sect is a Fifth-Rank Sect, and in the Earth Profound Realm, it’s considered a first-rate Sect. In fact, the Earth Profound Realm has even more detailed classifications of Sects. Since we’re resting anyways, I’ll explain them to you in detail!"

From Wu Changnan’s account, Ye Chenfeng learned about the rankings of Sects from First-Rank to Ninth-Rank in the Earth Profound Realm. A Ninth-Rank Sect should have at least one master at the peak of the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Spirit Communication Realm, an Eighth-Rank Sect should have a master in the Ocean Gathering Realm, a Seventh-Rank Sect should have a master in the Divine Thought Realm, a Sixth-Rank Sect should have a master in the Creation Realm, and a Fifth-Rank Sect should have a master in the Reincarnation Realm.

As for the First to Fourth-Rank Sects above the Fifth-Rank, these Sects are the top forces within the Earth Profound Realm, with exceptionally deep foundations. Each Sect has masters in the Nirvana Realm stationed within, and these top Sects command positions in the Earth Profound Realm that are nearly unshakeable.

After listening to the detailed classification of the Sects, Ye Chenfeng’s mood suddenly turned heavy. The fact that the Yinming Sect had reached the level of a Fifth-Rank Sect significantly increased the pressure on him. To rescue Lin Xinyi, he would have to rapidly and continually strengthen himself. And his woman, Xia Zining, was also taken away by people from the Earth Profound Realm, and he still didn’t know her whereabouts!

In the following ten days.

Wu Changnan used the Flying Shuttle to continuously carry Ye Chenfeng through the skies. On the surface, Wu Changnan showed no intention of probing the secrets that Ye Chenfeng held. However, Ye Chenfeng knew that Wu Changnan would surely start his real moves after they reached the Qingyang Sect.

Given that Wu Changnan’s strength was at the peak of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Ocean Gathering Realm, Ye Chenfeng’s current strength was no match to escape from Wu Changnan, so he could only take one step at a time. Originally, the White Shadow Person, Wu Fengxian, and the Black Shadow Person, Jiang Yuntian, were supposed to teach Ye Chenfeng their cultivation techniques. However, with Ye Chenfeng under Wu Changnan’s watchful eye every day, the discussion of cultivation techniques had to be reluctantly postponed. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

The journey from the Ancient Martial World to the Earth Profound Realm aboard the Sea King would usually take about half a month, but flying with the Flying Shuttle greatly shortened the trip. Still, Wu Changnan expended a vast amount of Spiritual Energy every day. Finally, on the eleventh day, Wu Changnan arrived at the Earth Profound Realm with Ye Chenfeng.

After arriving at the Earth Profound Realm, Wu Changnan did not make any stops. He was eager to uncover the secrets that Ye Chenfeng held. The Qingyang Sect was not far from their arrival spot in the Earth Profound Realm, and it would only take about two hours to fly there using the Flying Shuttle, after which Wu Changnan could successfully bring Ye Chenfeng to the Qingyang Sect.

Ye Chenfeng had initially intended to find a way to rid himself of Wu Changnan once he arrived at the Earth Profound Realm, but Wu Changnan took him directly to the Qingyang Sect instead, catching Ye Chenfeng off guard.

The Sect of Qingyang Sect was established atop a tall mountain. After Wu Changnan landed with Ye Chenfeng at the foot of the mountain, Wu Changnan said: "Young brother, Qingyang Sect has rules – one must not fly directly up to the Sect with a flying magic artifact. Let’s walk up step by step!"

Ye Chenfeng nodded slightly. For the time being, he could only comply with Wu Changnan’s words. The mountain path leading to the Qingyang Sect would take a regular person half a day to traverse, but for Ye Chenfeng and Wu Changnan, it was a piece of cake. In the time it took an incense stick to burn, they had completed the mountain path and arrived at the huge square of the Qingyang Sect.

As soon as Ye Chenfeng and Wu Changnan set foot on the square, their expressions inevitably changed slightly, especially for the old man Wu Changnan, because the square was filled with the corpses of Qingyang Sect disciples. As for the Sect Master of Qingyang Sect, Zhong Qian, his head was hung high on a stone pillar in the square.

Kneeling in the center of the square were three Inner Sect Disciples of the Qingyang Sect who were in the Spirit Communication Realm. Standing in front of these three disciples was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. She wore a white silk dress, had a melon-shaped face with long eyebrows, her skin was as fair as snow, and her beautiful eyes shone with a trace of the young girl’s stubbornness. If the girl’s figure were more mature, one could say she would definitely be fairy-level.

This girl was named Ning Xuening, and she was the daughter of the Sect Master of the Hanbing Sect, a Fifth-Rank Sect. Despite her young age, she already possessed the strength of the Initial Stage of the First Heavenly Layer of the Ocean Gathering Realm. Ning Xuening had originally slipped out for training in a mountain range, but unexpectedly encountered the Sect Master of Qingyang Sect, Zhong Qian, who was in the Initial Stage of the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Ocean Gathering Realm and practiced a cultivation technique for absorbing essence.

When Zhong Qian encountered Ning Xuening, there were no others around. Zhong Qian could see that with Ning Xuening’s young age and such strength, she must be a disciple of a top Sect or a first-rate Sect. If he could absorb Ning Xuening’s essence, his strength would likely leap into the Divine Thought Realm. In the end, Zhong Qian chose to make a move on Ning Xuening and revealed his identity in the process.

But who knew that Ning Xuening was loaded with a wealth of secret treasures, and in the end, Zhong Qian could only watch helplessly as Ning Xuening escaped.

After her escape, Ning Xuening immediately returned to the Hanbing Sect and brought with her an outer sect elder and two inner sect disciples. They directly launched an assault on the Qingyang Sect, which essentially stood no chance of resisting.

Standing to the left of Ning Xuening was an old crone in her fifties or sixties; she was an outer sect elder of the Hanbing Sect named Wang Hanmei, with strength having reached the early stages of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Divine Thought Realm.

And following right behind Ning Xuening were two young men in their twenties, both with strength at the peak of the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Spirit Communication Realm; they were inner sect disciples from the Hanbing Sect.

Just imagine, the Qingyang Sect, an insignificant Eighth Grade sect—whose strongest, the sect master, only possessed the power of the Ocean Gathering Realm—how could they possibly withstand Ning Xuening and her party?

Ning Xuening’s gaze turned toward Wu Changnan and Ye Chenfeng. Her fair nose slightly wrinkled as she said, "Elder Wang, capture those two for me as well."

Wu Changnan acutely felt the strength of Ning Xuening and her party. Seeing Wang Hanmei, at the Initial Stage of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Divine Thought Realm, approaching him, he hastily grabbed Ye Chenfeng beside him and shoved Ye Chenfeng towards Ning Xuening in the distance.

Wu Changnan’s action took Wang Hanmei by surprise, but in those brief seconds of hesitation, Wu Changnan pulled out a yellow talisman paper from his bosom. It was inscribed with complex patterns, and after chanting a few confident phrases, he fiercely threw the talisman paper onto the ground, and in an instant, his entire body disappeared into the earth.

This talisman paper was called an Earth Escape Talisman, capable of covering a thousand miles in one escape. Wu Chang’an had acquired it a year ago with great effort. Now, with his life potentially on the line, he couldn’t care less about the secrets hidden within Ye Chenfeng; he even used his ultimate Earth Escape Talisman.

Meanwhile, Ye Chenfeng, forcefully pushed by Wu Changnan, couldn’t dissipate the momentum and Ning Xuening hadn’t expected Wu Changnan to suddenly shove Ye Chenfeng towards her. Her mind went blank for a second or two. By the time she reacted, Ye Chenfeng’s body had heavily collided with hers.

Ye Chenfeng ended up pinning Ning Xuening beneath him, and immediately a fragrance unique to a young lady assaulted his nostrils. It was an extremely pleasant scent, prompting Ye Chenfeng to take a deep sniff and mumble, "Quite fragrant."

But at that moment, Ye Chenfeng felt a sharp pain in his chest. Ning Xuening, having recovered her senses, with her cheeks flushed red in anger, slammed a palm into Ye Chenfeng’s chest, sending him flying away while she scolded sharply, "You shameless rogue! There’s not a single good person in this Qingyang Sect!"

Ning Xuening’s strength was at the Initial Stage of the First Heavenly Layer of the Ocean Gathering Realm. How could Ye Chenfeng possibly withstand her palm? He immediately coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood. Looking at Ning Xuening’s angry face, he thought to himself, "A woman’s heart is the most poisonous! The saying is indeed true."

Immediately after, Ye Chenfeng quickly explained, "You may have misunderstood; I am not a disciple of the Qingyang Sect. I too was captured and brought back by the Great Elder Wu Changnan of the Qingyang Sect."

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