Supreme Sword God

Chapter 508: Chapter 507: Celestial Extinction Ancient Tomb, Fighting Spirit Soaring

Cangzhou, the annual Qingyun Banquet, is a grand event!

Prodigies from all walks of life gather to compete for supremacy.

On normal days, the Qingyun Ranking is updated regularly, but the changes are usually minor.

However, on the day of the Qingyun Banquet, the rankings will see a massive change.

Ye Chen, being on the Qingyun Ranking, naturally received an invitation to the Qingyun Banquet.

”Brother Ye Chen, you’re ranked seventy-ninth now.” Mu Qingqing, who had returned to the True Martial Hall from home, said excitedly while holding the ranking list that came with the Qingyun Banquet invitation.

Originally, this little girl was quite upset with Ye Chen for leaving without a word last time and had decided to ignore him once he returned.

But upon seeing Ye Chen, she forgot everything completely.

For several nights in a row, she dragged Ye Chen into training with her, each session leaving her exhausted, but she felt unprecedented satisfaction and joy.

This ranking was attained by Ye Chen replacing Liu Meng after defeating him in Frost City.

The changes in the Qingyun Ranking are determined by the actual outcomes of battles.

Even though Ye Chen defeated Liu Meng with one strike, everyone knew he could have potentially ranked within the top seventy, but he was only ranked seventy-ninth.

Ye Chen looked at the invitation to the Qingyun Banquet, noting the specific date, with only ten days until it began. However, he wasn’t very interested in this kind of competition, so he casually tossed the invitation aside.

”Brother Ye Chen, don’t you want to go?” Mu Qingqing asked, tilting her head.

”Not really interested,” replied Ye Chen.

”You should still give it a try.” At this moment, a voice sounded. Shi Fengchun appeared in Ye Chen’s courtyard with a smile, saying, ”This year’s Qingyun Banquet is quite interesting. If you can make it into the top ten, you can go to the Celestial Extinction Ancient Tomb.”

”Brother Chun, what’s the Celestial Extinction Ancient Tomb?” Ye Chen asked curiously.

”I know,” Mu Qingqing interrupted, ”The Celestial Extinction Ancient Tomb is a secret realm that dates back tens of thousands of years, and it is said to be filled with countless opportunities inside.

The Celestial Extinction Ancient Tomb exists in the void, and its location shifts each time it appears without any discernible pattern.

Moreover, once the Celestial Extinction Ancient Tomb appears, even powerhouses at the Heaven-Reaching Realm cannot enter, nor can Tier Eight Spirit Masters.”

At this point, Mu Qingqing paused, clearly knowing only so much.

Shi Fengchun added with a smile, ”This time, the Celestial Extinction Ancient Tomb has appeared in the void near our Cangzhou, and this time there are only forty-nine entrances.

So, the four nearby provinces each have ten spots.

Besides our Cangzhou, the other three provinces are Yunzhou, Xingzhou, and Yangzhou!”

Ye Chen’s eyes flashed as he asked, ”What about the remaining nine spots?”

Shi Fengchun replied, ”The remaining nine spots belong to East Desolate City!”

Ye Chen’s face immediately showed a special expression.

East Desolate City is the number one city in the Eastern Domain, the core of the Eastern Domain, and represents the strongest in the Eastern Domain!

In other words, if you can make it to the top ten at the Qingyun Banquet this time, you’ll have the chance to compete against the prodigies from other provinces, and even against the prodigies from East Desolate City!

”In that case, I really have to participate in this Qingyun Banquet!” Ye Chen said.

He’s eager to test himself against the truly top-tier prodigies of this world, to see just how strong they are, and to validate himself in the process!

The strength in East Desolate City is definitely representative of the top level in this world, so the prodigies from East Desolate City naturally belong to the top tier of this world too.

With more experiences gathered, Ye Chen’s understanding of the world deepened.

He used to know that the largest place he knew of was Jiulong City of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but later found out that the Great Zhou Dynasty was just a subordinate state of the Divine Moon Ancient Kingdom.

Even the Divine Moon Ancient Kingdom is only part of Cangzhou.

Cangzhou is merely one of the eighteen provinces of the Eastern Domain.

This world is called the Celestial Essence Continent, which besides the Eastern Domain, also includes the Western Domain, Southern Domain, Northern Domain, and the central and strongest Central Domain.

Compared to the Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern Domains, the Central Domain is undoubtedly the strongest.

Shi Fengchun noticed the fighting spirit in Ye Chen’s eyes, and he continued smiling, saying, ”Trying to break into the top ten of the Qingyun Ranking is no small feat. You should stay in Qingye Grotto Heaven for the next ten days and prepare well, there might be a slim chance.”

Ye Chen figured it out.

This old man, Brother Chun, said all this just to convince him to go to Qingye Grotto Heaven.

As for vying for the top ten of the Qingyun Ranking, Brother Chun didn’t have much confidence in him at all.

”Isn’t it just a top ten?” Ye Chen said, ”I won’t go to Qingye Grotto Heaven to prepare; I’ll bring back a top ten finish anyway!”

”Yeah!” Mu Qingqing nodded forcefully, saying, ”Brother Ye Chen, you can definitely do it!”

Shi Fengchun: ”...”

Where does this confidence come from?

Ye Chen said, ”Brother Chun, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go cultivate.”

”Really not going to Qingye Grotto Heaven?” Shi Fengchun asked, frustrated.

”No need,” Ye Chen replied.

Previously, Ye Chen had confidence in making it to around the fiftieth place on the Qingyun Ranking.

Recently, he had made a slight cultivation realm breakthrough, and he’d also started learning Godly Movement Varying Steps, so aiming for the fortieth place on the Qingyun Ranking shouldn’t be a problem!

The Red Flame Spirit Flame should be sufficiently nurtured in a few days to be used in combat, meaning thirtieth place should be secure!

As for the gap for the remaining twenty places, it would have to be filled by breaking through his cultivation realm.

Ten days to break through two layers of cultivation isn’t a problem; he’s already at the peak of the Seventh Layer of Transcendence, with a bit of effort, he should reach the Eighth Layer in two or three days.

After that, he needs to find a suitable sword to devour and fuse with, so that when his Lifebound Celestial Mark Sword upgrades from a low-grade Dao Sword to a top-grade Dao Sword, it rebounds the strength back to him and propels his cultivation to the Ninth Layer of Transcendence.

Shi Fengchun glanced at Ye Chen, thinking fine, if he’s so confident, let him go ahead and hit a wall or two, otherwise, his arrogance will get the best of him!

What Shi Fengchun didn’t know was that Luo Qingyi from the Sword Tomb, Master Legs, and some old-timers from the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy of the Great Zhou Dynasty had similar thoughts, only to be proven wrong by Ye Chen!

”It’s great for young people to have confidence, but they also need the courage to endure setbacks,” Shi Fengchun said.

Ye Chen replied, ”Brother Chun, I’m really going to cultivate and prepare now!”

Can’t you tell I’m trying to see you off?

If you won’t leave on your own, fine, just keep standing here, spewing chilly words...!

Shi Fengchun left with a huff, his nose turning bright red with anger as he marched away in a huff.

Mu Qingqing quickly said, ”Brother Ye Chen, why don’t you come to my place? I can give you all the good stuff my grandfather left!”

Ye Chen responded, ”No need, Qingqing, I’m going to cultivate. Remember, don’t entertain anyone, no matter who comes.”

Mu Qingqing immediately nodded, saying, ”Okay, even if the Hall Master comes, I’ll send him away!”

With that, Ye Chen plunged into the cultivation chamber, entering the Sword Tomb, frantically refining the tombstones.

His madness startled Luo Qingyi, Master Legs, and Little Phoenix.

Two days later.

Within the fourth layer of the Sword Tomb, Ye Chen, sitting cross-legged, emitted violent bursts of power.

The grand aura of his whole body, termed by Master Legs as the Qi Blood Radiance of Becoming a Saint in Flesh, grew even denser!