Primordial Divine Emperor

Chapter 567 - 252: The Ning Clan’s Shock, Old Faces Returning (Part 2)

At present, Ye Xiaotian is outside the ’Temporary Rest Area’ battling Demon Dao, so he is naturally not here.

During the half year Ye Xiaofan was away, many things happened at Divine Sword Sect’s temporary residence, the most sensational being Ye Xiaotian’s appearance.

This obscure young man from Star Moon City rose through the ’Hundred Sects Battle Domain,’ deemed the Child of Destiny, unexpectedly stepping into the ’Three Slash Realm’ before entering the ’Main Battle Domain,’ becoming one of the most terrifying and opportunistic entities under Divine Sword Sect’s unparalleled prodigy.

Sadly, Ye Xiaofan was oblivious to all this, as Ye Xiaotian was among the last batch entering the ’Main Battle Domain’ when Ye Xiaofan had already departed with Ning Xianyi and others to the ’Valley of Space-Time.’

When Ye Xiaojiang met his brother Ye Xiaotian in the ’Main Battle Domain,’ he was proud for quite a while, especially upon hearing that at that time, Ye Xiaofan was only at the Spiritual Essence Realm peak, Ye Xiaojiang was even more excited, as if a knot in his heart was suddenly untied.

This was the first time he heard news about Ye Xiaofan after meeting Ye Xiaotian, yet it was news of peak achievements.

"Impossible, when he went to the ’Valley of Space-Time’ half a year ago, didn’t you say he was only at the Spiritual Essence Realm peak? How could he possibly enter the ’Realm of Eight Slashes’?"

Not only did he enter the ’Realm of Eight Slashes,’ but he also possessed a Sixth Grade Forbidden Martial Soul, achieved Ten Elements Unification, manifested a Golden True Self, passed the ’Four Sword Trials,’ and obtained the Empress Inheritance, among other feats.

Ye Xiaojiang listened to these news, shaking his head madly, downright unable to accept the fact. How could the waste, who once couldn’t even reach Level One Martial Soul, be a Sixth Grade Forbidden Martial Soul?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, Brother Xiaotian is the most terrifying unparalleled prodigy of Star Moon City, no, the most terrifying unparalleled prodigy of all time, Ye Xiaofan is not, he’s not."

"Rumors, they must all be rumors."

Ye Xiaojiang completely broke down. Though he was no longer the child he once was, having matured a lot in both mind and actions, upon hearing these news, he couldn’t control the emotional turmoil in his heart.

"Rumors, this cannot be true, just rumors. How could he reach ’Realm of Eight Slashes’ in just half a year? He’s just a Spiritual Essence Realm peak ant, a mere Spiritual Essence Realm peak."

Ye Xiaojiang shook his head madly, his eyes filled with utter disbelief.

In fact, Ye Xiaojiang was not the only one unable to accept it; nearly all cultivators who knew a bit about the Sword Saint Heir couldn’t accept it, their faces filled with skepticism.

It wasn’t that they were deliberately skeptical, but lower-level cultivators couldn’t contact entities like Yao Xifeng, unable to verify the authenticity of the information, and what they heard were all ’rumors’ spread around.

Unauthorized rumors rarely receive approval from cultivators, let alone these mind-blowing news, each capable of causing chaos in the Hundred Broken Mountain Range region.

"Do you really believe he’s a Sixth Grade Forbidden Martial Soul who killed hundreds of Hundred Sects’ newly risen unparalleled prodigies?"

"Honestly, I don’t believe it. This could be someone deliberately spreading news to wish him dead."

"Haha, who would believe such rumors, unless the person spreading them was kicked in the head by a Soul Beast? Such unsubstantiated rumors could spread."

"I have seen Ye Xiaofan, half a year ago when he left with Hundred Sects’ newly risen unparalleled prodigies, he was merely a Spiritual Essence Realm peak ant, no True Self Realm cultivator, and even if he could cultivate in the ’Space-Time Barrier’ for ’three years,’ it’s just three years. Have you seen anyone step into the ’Realm of Eight Slashes’ within three years?"

"Exactly, so many terrifying feats and talents concentrated in one person are impossible. If he indeed existed, would Divine Sword Sect have let him enter the ’Hundred Sects Battle Domain’? They would have hidden him away."

The initial reaction of many cultivators upon receiving the news was rumors. Ultimately, at this level, the cultivators aren’t blindly following idiots; they possess a judgment ability concerning information, making it hard to choose belief without seeing firsthand.

The primary reason is that most cultivators can’t reach higher circles of information sources. If these news came from the mouths of the Saint Heir or Saintess, everything would take on a different meaning.

Of course, the real key reason is the image of that figure remains entrenched in the minds of countless cultivators, months before his departure to the ’Valley of Space-Time’; he was the Sword Saint Heir, only an early stage Spiritual Essence Realm peak strongman.

And these rumors claim he reached the Self-Slaying Realm, even killed hundreds of Self-Slaying Realm strongmen, which is simply a fantastical tale, fundamentally impossible.

Not to mention ordinary strongmen, even the Nalan Linyun of Heavy Sword Peak at Divine Sword Sect couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle upon hearing these news.

It’s evident to most people that these news may be half true or entirely false because someone’s intent is to see the Sword Saint Heir dead.

"Nalan, what’s so funny? Aren’t you afraid the news might be true?" A senior brother beside Nalan Linyun from Divine Sword Sect said with a bitter smile.

Upon hearing these words, Nalan Linyun revealed a scornful smile: "Back when I was at Divine Sword Sect, I was the first to duel him on Seventy-Two Small Peaks; whether he’s a Forbidden Martial Soul, do you think I can’t tell? It’s just a borrowed sword kill illusion."