This is our Secret

The free trading city of Anthryl were unusually crowded with just a day before the Dao Fruit would descend. 

It was packed with cultivators from the 20 celestial alliances and everyone was speculating on the location of the Dao Fruit. 

In the past several days, numerous fights between the cultivators had broken out and no one cared that this was the territory of the Holy Alliance. 

Although the Holy Alliance is a powerful celestial alliance but against the many celestial alliances that have suddenly banged up against the Holy Alliance, the cultivation sects of the Holy Alliance were forced to turn a blind eye.

The Boburi Alliance is the Holy Alliance greatest rival and the Myriad Swords Sect has a long standing rivalry with the Profound Sword Sect. 

Also, there were numerous powerful saints and great saints of the other celestial alliances that have also arrived in this place.

"My Old Reverend is here!"

"My cultivation sect's Patriarch is here!"

"This is my cultivation sect's Matriarch…"

The number of cultivation old freaks and powerhouses were extremely startling. 

And they had all come for the Dao Fruit.

Ye Fan had never seen so many powerful cultivators from so many cultivation sects in his life. In such a day, he had seen at least 3000 cultivation sects.

All the taverns and inns were fully reserved. 

It was a lucky thing for Ye Fan that he had reserved two rooms in advance.

"What do you mean that you have no more rooms for my elders and my patriarchs?"

The cultivators even fight openly in the taverns and inns. 

Even the cultivation guilds were fully reserved even though the daily cost for a cultivation chamber was freaking expensive. 

In fact, all rooms were marked up by more than 100 times as the small city of Anthryl could not accommodate more than the 300 000 cultivators that were in this place.

The number of true cultivators that are above the 3rd cultivation realm were extremely startling to say the least.

At night, numerous cultivators were camping in the streets as they could not find any rooms. Due to a lack of rooms, only their elders or most senior protégés were able to reserve a room. Many were even sharing a crowded room together.

Even before the descend of the Dao Fruit, there were already thousands of wounded and dead cultivators that were littered in the streets.

The many celestial alliances were all fighting against one another.

Even though all the other cultivation sects were also a threat in their path to obtain the Dao Fruit but everyone understands that unity was strength. 

Therefore it was better for them to fight against the other celestial alliances.

In just a few days, Anthryl became a lawless city as numerous cultivators arrived in their flying profound ships, flying mounts or across the mountains.

Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi were largely left unmolest after they had exited the cultivation guild; it was mainly because Ye Yan was a half-step golden celestial and the low level cultivators did not want to offend him.

Ye Fan spent the day being astonished at the changes that had happened after he had stepped out of cultivation with Fairy Xuan Xueqi.

Their love and affections for each other had also deepened during the past 5 days.

Little Xuefeng was reluctant to leave her cultivation chamber as she could eat nonstop; she had discovered that she could request for more food and her requests would be answered without any hesitation. Needless to say, she had abused it.

Her caretakers were astonished at how much Little Xuefeng could eat.

"Xueqi, I see you and Little Xuefeng tomorrow. I've to go back to study my cultivation slip. And thank you for the past few days."

He looked affectionately at Fairy Xuan Xueqi while she was also looking tenderly at him as they parted to their rooms.

Ye Fan was in his room as he studied his cultivation slip when he was startled by a profound disturbance that forced the door of his room to be swung opened forcefully. 

He immediately displayed his earth-step divine sword to combat this unknown threat.

This unknown threat must be a powerful cultivator because it was not easy to force open the profound arrays that were warding the room against intrusions. 

To his surprise, he saw a white bearded man with a youthful face as he entered into his room.

This was actually Senior Ji Yuan! 

"Senior, it is you?"

Ji Yuan chuckled softly, "Indeed it is me."

Ye Fan said solemnly, "I will never give up on Xueqi."

Ji Yuan said to him, "Relax. I am not here to oppose you for being with my Xueqi."

"You are not?" Ye Fan was startled, expressing a look of great surprise. "Then why is Senior here?"

Ji Yuan said, "I've heard that you are interested to know a sword technique or two from me, am I right?"

Ye Fan eagerly said, "I have always admired Senior's sword arts. If it isn't for your sword remnants in the Sword Tomb, I may never have my current accomplishments."

Ji Yuan muttered incoherent to himself: Why did I have to leave my sword mark there. And how the heck can this Ye Fan read so much into my sword mark… don't tell me that he is born to be a sword saint? But he isn't suitable to learn sword energies and isn't a sword energies practitioner… but then there are also many sword saints that are not sword energies practitioner too…

But he quickly smiled to Ye Fan and tossed him a map, "Come look for me in the mountain forest that is indicated in this map. If you are able to find me at midnight in this place, then I shall impart to you my sword art. This is a trial for you to test your determination." 

Ye Fan was greatly delighted, "Senior, you really mean it?! I will be there then!"

Ji Yuan lowered his voice to grin, "But tell no one about this, especially my daughter Xueqi. This is a secret that is between the two of us."

Ye Fan nodded, "I will follow Senior's instructions!"

Ji Yuan was laughing in his heart: This Ye Fan is a little too naïve. I am going to teach him about the treacheries of the cultivators as a lesson for him. Haha…