I See the Aura of the Great Emperor in All My Disciples

Chapter 1657: Chapter 1657: Beware of the Third Elder?

A draw?

Only Xuanyuan Che understood that he had already lost.

Although he still had cards unplayed, he believed that Ye Qiubai had them too.

Moreover, Xuanyuan Che had been at an advantage in terms of realm from the outset.

Even with injuries, Xuanyuan Che’s were more severe.

Xuanyuan Che took a full three days to recover enough to get out of bed, while Ye Qiubai was already touring the academy led by other students the next day.

Thinking of this.

Xuanyuan Che’s expression gradually turned solemn, his heart seemingly making some kind of decision.

He took out a sword-shaped jade pendant from his chest, placed it on the table, and infused it with the unique sword technique and sword qi of the Xuanyuan Clan.

Soon, a voice came from it.

”Xuanyuan Che, have you seen Ye Qiubai?”

Xuanyuan Che nodded and said, ”I have seen him.”

”Then you should have conveyed our Xuanyuan Clan’s thoughts to him, right? After all, we don’t want to cause too much trouble in Cangxuan Academy, even though the guardian beast is on the brink of death, it still has some residual power.”

Cangxuan Academy is the only place in the Cangxuan Continent that can make contact with the Cangxuan Guardian Beast.

Although there were no extra feelings beyond the contact, it was after all a step closer than other factions, and that required a measure of dread.

Hearing this, Xuanyuan Che let out a bitter laugh: ”I’ve told him everything exactly.”

Hearing Xuanyuan Che’s bitter laugh, the voice on the other end from the Xuanyuan Clan’s First Elder spoke in a heavy tone: ”He refused, right? Then there’s no other way, the inheritance of the Green Cloud Sword Master is too important for us, and Ye Qiubai’s talent is too monstrous, we can only deal with him forcibly within Cangxuan Academy.”

”First Elder, I think this may not be the best approach, instead of making an enemy of such a monster, why not make an ally of him?”

The First Elder was slightly startled.

To be honest, he really hadn’t thought about it that way.

As one of the top factions of the Cangxuan Continent... even the whole Chaos Realm, there were only a handful of forces that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Xuanyuan Clan.

As a top faction and an ancient aristocratic family with a bloodline inheritance, they have never considered how to make connections with others, or rather, they never even let the idea of ’making connections’ enter their minds.

It was always others who wanted to cling to them, who wanted to make good relations with them.

Over time, they developed this habitual way of thinking, and with this habitual thinking, their hearts became more and more inflated, more and more arrogant...

Seeing the First Elder fall silent, Xuanyuan Che seized the moment to add: ”First Elder, you too have seen firsthand Ye Qiubai’s talent in the Sword Dao, and you should know that as long as he doesn’t die, he will surely stand at the zenith of the Sword Dao of the Chaos Realm. Befriending such a person truly wouldn’t be a loss for the Xuanyuan Clan, right?”

”As for losing face... by the time Ye Qiubai grows up, others will only think the Xuanyuan Clan has insight. Besides, when has the Xuanyuan Clan ever needed to care about others’ opinions?”

Upon hearing this, the First Elder finally spoke, letting out a bitter laugh: ”Indeed, it is a solution, but the inheritance of the Green Cloud Sword Master is indispensable for our Xuanyuan Clan, not only the inheritance... but Ye Qiubai’s Sword Bone as well.”

”So we are destined to be enemies with Ye Qiubai.”

Saying this, the First Elder’s voice turned harsh as he spoke in a deep tone: ”Since we’re destined to be enemies, faced with such a monstrous individual, we can only eradicate him as soon as possible in his cradle.”

At this point, the sword qi on the sword-shaped jade pendant dissipated, turning back into an ordinary-looking jade pendant.

Xuanyuan Che sighed deeply, hung the jade pendant back around his neck, and as he looked out at the sky that was gradually darkening, said, ”It seems that the Xuanyuan Clan is destined to miss out on such a supreme prodigy.”

However.

Xuanyuan Che did not believe that the Xuanyuan Clan would lose.

To him, it was just a pity; it was a shame to see such a talent as Ye Qiubai perish so young.

How could the heritage of an ancient family that has withstood millions of years in the long river of history be compared to a young newcomer?

Even if he was a rare genius not seen in ages.

But what threat is there in a genius who has not yet grown up?

Thinking of this.

Xuanyuan Che shook his head, feeling a little pity, then continued to cultivate and heal his injuries.

...

Elsewhere.

The news of Ye Qiubai and Xuanyuan Che’s clash within the academy had already spread.

They also knew that Ye Qiubai, with the strength of a Second Lightning Tribulation, had defeated Xuanyuan Che, ranked fourth on the Cangxuan List.

Not only that, but at this realm he had already stepped into the Sword Dao Rules Realm.

Each of these feats was unthinkable for them.

However, after this incident, the inner courtyard students who had been camping outside Ye Qiubai and Xu Yeming’s courtyard, clamoring for a spar, dispersed one after another, bringing about a rare quietude.

Even the student guiding them around the academy treated Ye Qiubai and his company with much more respect.

It turns out.

For those high and mighty self-proclaimed geniuses, showing superior talent and strength, especially grinding their pride under one’s heel, does make them behave a lot better.

Yet they still wondered.

Why does an academy just resurrected from ruin in the Barbarian Land like Azure Heaven Academy harbor such a monster?

Is the mere Azure Heaven Academy capable of bearing the luck of someone like Ye Qiubai?

That night.

Ye Qiubai and Xu Yeming ended their day of exploring and returned to their courtyard.

At the very moment when they were about to push the door open.

Ye Qiubai, who had been about to push the door, suddenly stopped mid-action, his expression growing gradually serious, eyes slightly squinting.

Seeing Ye Qiubai’s movement, Xu Yeming also immediately understood, holding the Classic of Mountains and Seas, his eyes shone with a deep light as he stared at the courtyard door, as if wishing to see through it.

At this time.

A somewhat aged voice came from inside.

”Alright, I mean no harm, come in.”

As the voice came through, a gentle breeze accompanied it, pushing the courtyard door open from the inside out.

And the figure of an elder sitting on a stone chair directly in front of the courtyard door came into the view of Ye Qiubai and Xu Yeming.

They recognized this person.

The First Elder of Cangxuan Academy.

Xu Yeming and Ye Qiubai exchanged glances, recalling the completely different expressions the First Elder and the Third Elder had shown towards them.

They could be sure that the Third Elder harbored ill intentions towards them.

But the First Elder’s... they could not see through.

With this in mind, the Green Cloud Sword was already in Ye Qiubai’s hand, ready to be drawn at a moment’s notice.

Xu Yeming also held the Classic of Mountains and Seas in his hands.

Seeing this, the First Elder also said indifferently: ”Your vigilance is quite strict, but that’s a good thing.”

”I’m only here to tell you, do what you want to do, but also don’t be too conspicuous, think thrice before revealing your identity, and if something happens, come to me, I’ll carry the burden for you.”

”Oh, and... be wary of the Third Elder.”

After speaking, the First Elder left their courtyard.