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Ye Xuan smiled.

Naturally, he could sense the hostility from Elder Taiyin,

Ye Xuan gently flicked his sleeve, and the terrifying power of his peak-level mystic lord realm cultivation swept out.

In that instant, the oppressive spiritual pressure dissipated.

!!

When everyone saw this, they were dumbfounded.

"This…"

Especially Li Siyuan and Su Changkong, who had tagged along with Elder Taiyin, looked as if they had been struck by lightning.

They were filled with disbelief. When they had met Ye Xuan in Qingyang City, he had only been an early-stage mystic lord realm cultivator.

It had only been a month since then!

How had he broken through so quickly?

Wait…

Had he deliberately concealed his cultivation level or suppressed it back then?

From the looks of it, this was indeed the only answer.

After all, there was no way someone could become this much stronger in a month.

Li Siyuan's face instantly paled, and his hands clenched into fists! freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

He had only now realized how much stronger Ye Xuan was compared to him.

"The peak of the mystic lord realm?"

When Elder Taiyin saw this, his eyes flashed with surprise and confusion.

This guy had only cultivated for a hundred years. How could he have broken through so quickly?

Of course, he was just a little surprised and did not take it too seriously.

After all, he was already a half-step supreme realm cultivator. Dealing with a cultivator who had just reached the peak of the mystic lord realm would not be too difficult.

That being said, this fellow's talent was too monstrous.

Thinking this, murderous intent flashed across the depths of Elder Taiyin's eyes.

"You're quite strong! As expected of Tian Xuan's disciple!"

Ye Xuan smiled calmly. In the face of the powerful pressure exuded by the latter, there was no panic on his face.

No matter how strong he was, Ye Xuan had already made the better first impression.

Chu Tianba turned his gaze to Elder Taiyin.

"Could it be that you feel that what I said just now was inappropriate?"

Hearing this, Elder Taiyin frowned and looked deeply at Chu Tianba.

From these words, he knew that Chu Tianba had chosen his side. Even so, there was no fear in his heart.

After all, as a half-step supreme realm expert, he could still take on two peak-level mystic lord realm experts.

Of course, his main goal this time was the heavenly treasure. There was no need to waste too much energy on these two people.

He could afford to wait until he broke through to the supreme realm before taking care of them.

At that time, even if Gongsun Shouyue came personally, the outcome would not change.

"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist Chu, you misunderstand. It's not that I disagree, but I think your words were exaggerated."

"At least in my opinion, Fellow Daoist Ye Xuan is not worthy of such praise!"

Although Elder Taiyin had restrained his killing intent, his words were still biting.

Ye Xuan smiled and did not say anything.

He was not chasing fame anyway, so he was too lazy to refute the old man's words.

Hearing this, Chu Tianba laughed.

"If you don't believe me, why don't you try and see for yourself?"

Elder Taiyin looked deeply at Chu Tianba, and then said, "There's no need to probe. I already know what happened yesterday!"

"Ye Xuan was able to severely injure the heaven devouring divine sparrow thanks to a sneak attack. How is such unsightly behavior praiseworthy?"

Elder Taiyin's gaze then turned to Ye Xuan.

"I've experienced Cloud Sky peak's swordsmanship before, so I have some understanding of it. "In terms of sword techniques, the Cloud Sky sword technique isn't that great, let alone heaven-defying! In my opinion, there are countless sword skills that surpass it."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Ye Xuan raised his brows with interest.

"If that's the case, then your attainments in the Sword Dao should have reached an extremely high level?"

Elder Taiyin smiled and did not say anything, but his proud expression spoke for itself.

After suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Chief Tian Xuan, he had spent decades studying the Cloud Sky sword technique, so he had a clear understanding of its moves, strengths and weaknesses.

This was the basis of his confidence. However, he had no idea that although Ye Xuan was from Cloud Sky peak, he had never cultivated any of its techniques.

Hearing what Elder Taiyin said, Ye Xuan gradually became excited.

Ever since he started cultivating the Flora sword technique, he had never seen anyone surpass him in terms of the Sword Dao.

At least from the other party's words, it was evident that he believed that he could defeat the Cloud Sky sword technique.

"Since that's the case, I'd like to ask Elder Tianyin to give me some pointers!"

...

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying sword intent suddenly burst forth from Ye Xuan's body!

In that instant, the entire world turned dark, and the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees started glowing brightly.

"What is this power?"

As the terrifying sword intent surged, it attracted all of the cultivators within a hundred-mile radius of Ye Xuan.

Very quickly, countless cultivators had surrounded the mountain where Ye Xuan and the others were.

"Isn't that the chief of Cloud Sky peak, Ye Xuan?"

When the crowd realized the source of the terrifying sword intent, they were shocked.

"What terrifying sword intent! Chief Ye Xuan has truly reached the pinnacle of the Sword Dao!"

"I heard that he severely injured the heaven devouring divine sparrow with a single strike. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems like it's true!"

Everyone looked on emotionally. However, they were in for another surprise.

When they discovered that Ye Xuan's opponent was Elder Taiyin, they were shocked once more.

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"Oh my god, Ye Xuan's opponent is actually Elder Taiyin…"

"That's an expert from the previous era!"

"Moreover, it has been a hundred years since we've heard any news about Elder Taiyin. I can't believe that he's shown up here!"

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Some people were confused, while others were surprised.

Could it be that these two people have a grudge? Otherwise, why would they be so hostile?

"Wait… If I'm not mistaken, Elder Taiyin seems to have a grudge with the previous chief of Cloud Sky peak, Tian Xuan!"

When everyone heard this, they snickered and waited in anticipation for a good show.

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Elder Taiyin could squinted his eyes when he sensed the terrifying sword intent. He suddenly felt pressured.

The sword intent Ye Xuan was releasing seemed to be even more terrifying than that of Chief Tian Xuan.

This guy was only a peak-level mystic lord realm cultivator, right?

Furthermore, he did not recall the Cloud Sky sword technique being able to do this. He had the inexplicable feeling that Ye Xuan's sword intent seemed to be from something else entirely.

"Please draw your sword! I would like to experience your powerful sword techniques," Ye Xuan said lightly as he smiled.

When Elder Taiyin saw this, he immediately felt a little regretful.

Whatever technique it was that Ye Xuan was using, it was extraordinary. It was likely that if they really fought, he would not be able to defeat the other party easily.

Now that everyone was here and waiting to fight for the heavenly treasure, preserving one's strength was imperative to increasing their chances of emerging victorious in the competition for the heavenly treasure.

Fighting Ye Xuan here would be a terrible idea.

"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist Ye Xuan is being too serious. I was only joking just now. Moreover, we came here this time to deal with the beast invasion, so we shouldn't fight among ourselves."

Having said that, the sword intent erupting from Ye Xuan's body did not subside, as he continued to smile somewhat mockingly.

"Well, since you looked down on Cloud Sky peak's swordsmanship, I have to insist!"

"I'm also very curious about the sword techniques of the Immortal Divine sect. Please enlighten me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Xuan put two fingers together, and a terrifying sword qi quietly condensed.

Elder Taiyin's expression turned unsightly.

If he backed down in front of so many cultivators, it would be akin to admitting that the Immortal Divine sect was inferior to the Great Wilderness Divine sect.

At the thought of this, a cold gleam flashed across Elder Taiyin's eyes. He was furious.

This brat was seeking death!

Of course, he still had to put on a show, so Elder Taiyin said courteously, "Since Fellow Daoist Ye Xuan insists, then so be it."

"Let's fight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a heaven-grade magic weapon suddenly appeared in his hand.

When the crowd saw this, they immediately went into an uproar.

"It's actually the Immortal Sword!"

The Immortal Sword was the legacy weapon of the Immortal Divine sect, and only the grand elders were allowed to wield it.

"A heaven-rank magic weapon?"

Ye Xuan smiled.

If he were to take out the Cloud Heaven sword, he would probably scare everyone silly. However, he gave up on the idea. He could not fully control the power of the divine-rank weapon yet.

There was no reason to court jealousy and envy either.

Furthermore, the powerful beasts were still in heated battle. He was not prepared to waste too much spiritual power on this old man.

Therefore, instead of killing him, he had a more interesting idea.

In that instant, two surging sword qis clashed, and the sky lit up with dazzling divine light.

Elder Taiyin raised the Immortal Sword, and an invisible sword qi suddenly swept out, transforming into a sharp gust of wind that covered the sword.

He was hovering in the air, looking down on Ye Xuan. This was a grudge from the past, but Ye Xuan would inherit the revenge that he had planned for Chief Tian Xuan.

Even after hundreds of years, old man Taiyin still could not forget the humiliation of that year.

He could clearly sense that although Ye Xuan's sword qi was powerful, it was no match for his. Then, he glanced at Ye Xuan and frowned when he saw the sword qi condensed from Ye Xuan's fingers.

"Where's your magic weapon?"

Ye Xuan stood there indifferently.

"To deal with you, do I really need to use a magic weapon?"

He circulated the spiritual power in his body to condense the purest sword qi. Ye Xuan's control of his spiritual power in his body had reached an extremely terrifying level thanks to the cultivation of the Flora sword technique.

"How arrogant!"

Elder Taiyin's face turned cold.

This brat really did not know what was good for him!

Elder Taiyin was not the only one who was angry. The people who were watching the show all felt that Ye Xuan was being too pretentious.

While fighting the grand elder of the Immortal Divine sect, this guy was not even using his magic artifacts…

Was there something wrong with his brain?

"He's too arrogant… I know that he's very strong, but this is ridiculous!"

"Isn't this the same as looking down on Elder Taiyin?"

"It is! Elder Taiyin is the grand elder of the Immortal Divine sect, and is definitely an extremely powerful expert. Even Gongsun Shouyue would not dare to take him lightly!"

"I think he'll definitely lose miserably!"

Everyone was in a heated discussion.

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However, Ye Xuan was not bothered by this, as his body shone with dazzling light, and his body began to rise into the sky like a divine sword.

"With a sword in my heart, there will be swords everywhere!"

"Elder Taiyin, are you ready to see my sword qi?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword qi that Ye Xuan condensed erupted and swept out.