Supreme Sword God

Chapter 516: Chapter 515: Ten Thousand Swords’ Edge, Nurturing the Sacred Sword!

The carriage slowly headed towards the Celestial Soldier Pavilion.

A moment later, the carriage stopped.

Ye Chen and Su Yun, along with Mu Yi and Mu Baoming, all stepped out.

They had already entered the Celestial Soldier Pavilion.

If it had been anyone else’s carriage, it naturally wouldn’t have been allowed in directly. However, Mu Yi was now engaged in an extremely important transaction with the Celestial Soldier Pavilion on behalf of Celestial Master Chen, which is why they received such treatment.

”Grandmaster Mu, Hall Master Su.” Qi Mo, the person in charge of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion’s outer city branch at Celestial Cyan City, greeted them with a smile.

”Pavilion Master Liu had some matters to attend to and specifically asked me to await your arrival here.”

Saying this, Qi Mo turned to Ye Chen, bowed slightly, and said with great courtesy, ”Young Master Ye, long time no see.”

Ye Chen nodded and casually replied.

Mu Yi got straight to the point and asked, ”Qi Mo, when can we begin the sword retrieval?”

Qi Mo replied, ”Grandmaster Mu, we can proceed now. Please, everyone, follow me.”

The group followed Qi Mo, taking a tour within the Celestial Soldier Pavilion, and then arrived at a very spacious square.

On the square, there were already quite a few people.

Some were old, and others were young.

Among them, some of the older ones exchanged warm greetings with Mu Yi and Su Yun.

After they finished their greetings, the young people started their interactions.

”Young Master Ye.”

Tang Jue from the Tang Family, who had met Ye Chen once at the Cyan Cloud Arena before, approached and said, ”Ever since our encounter at the Cyan Cloud Arena, I’ve been wanting to have a proper exchange with you, but unfortunately, the opportunity hasn’t come.”

At that time, he nearly lost to Wang Qiu of the Wang Family, but thanks to Ye Chen’s strike against Qi Yu, Tang Jue comprehended some essence of the Tang Family’s Two-Cut Saber Technique, turning the situation around.

Tang Jue was quite puzzled by this incident.

After all, after the incident with a group from his family three years ago, the long-passed-down Two-Cut Saber Technique had been lost.

How did Ye Chen know about it?

Tang Jue had wanted to personally visit Ye Chen at the True Martial Hall, but unfortunately... Ye Chen disappeared twice consecutively...

Ye Chen smiled and asked, ”Young Master Tang, are you here to retrieve a sword today as well?”

Tang Jue shook his head, saying, ”No one in my family uses swords; I’m just here to take a look.”

In reality, he was there to find Ye Chen.

But even after encountering Ye Chen, it was of no use; with so many people around, he still couldn’t ask.

”Haha, Brother Ye, I’m here too.”

A hearty laugh rang out.

A young man, accompanied by an elder, arrived at the scene.

Everyone’s gaze turned towards them.

The young man walked up to Ye Chen, then obediently looked at Su Yun, and said, ”Aunt!”

This was none other than Xu Ziliu from the Celestial Mountain Sect.

Su Yun spoke indifferently, ”What excitement are you here for?”

Xu Ziliu chuckled, ”Just giving it a try, who knows, it might work?”

Then, Xu Ziliu leaned towards Ye Chen and whispered, ”Brother Ye, you must know, I initially wanted to stay at the Bright Hall waiting for you, but... my aunt kicked me out...

By the way, Brother Ye, I’ve grown stronger now; we should find some time to spar again!”

”Don’t bring shame to the Celestial Mountain Sect!” Su Yun said with mild annoyance.

Xu Ziliu: ”...”

Ye Chen chuckled and said, ”If there’s time, I would definitely seek Brother Xu’s guidance.”

The likes of Xu Ziliu from the Celestial Mountain Sect and Tang Jue from the Tang Family, while possessing the strength for the Qingyun List, Tang Jue was only ranked eighty-first, and Xu Ziliu could at most be about fiftieth.

They were still too young and weren’t yet representative of the top-tier level of their respective factions’ younger generations.

Ye Chen had seen the Qingyun List rankings; the Celestial Mountain Sect had someone ranked third, the Tang Family had someone fourth, the second was from the True Martial Hall, and as for the first, it belonged to the Celestial Demon Sect!

At this moment.

An eerie voice echoed in the field.

”So this is the renowned Ye Chen? He doesn’t seem all that special.”

Everyone turned to follow the voice, finding a man with an enchanting demeanor, wearing clothes with the character ’Qi’.

In Ye Chen’s perception, this person’s strength was at the ninth layer of the Unity Realm, with extremely formidable aura. Among the Unity Realm martial artists Ye Chen had encountered so far, this one was the strongest.

”Qi Changfeng, having just recognized Qi Shengjing as his adopted father, was so eager to prove his loyalty to the Qi Family?” Mu Baoming snorted coldly.

This person was the newly adopted son of Qi Shengjing!

Qi Changfeng smirked and said, ”I am now part of the Qi Family, serving the Qi Family is only natural. Ye Chen has always been at odds with the Qi Family, so naturally, he is my enemy. I will surely crush him under my feet as a member of the Qi Family!”

Ye Chen glanced at the fellow and said, ”Do you wish to avenge Qi Xiu?”

Qi Changfeng’s expression changed, saying, ”Ye Chen, what I do has nothing to do with Qi Xiu. The Qi Family has already removed Qi Xiu from the clan records; his matters have nothing to do with the Qi Family anymore!”

Dealing with Ye Chen wasn’t an issue; in the cultivation realm, grievances and rivalries abounded.

But no one dared to stick their neck out for Qi Xiu!

After Qi Xiu’s death, the Qi Family hadn’t dared to utter a single word.

Ye Chen couldn’t be bothered with Qi Changfeng anymore.

If Qi Changfeng had said he wanted to avenge Qi Xiu, Ye Chen wouldn’t even have needed to act; Su Yun would have probably whipped him to death by then.

Qi Xiu was killed by Ye Chen, but the matter of Qi Xiu’s death had touched the bottom line of the True Martial Hall!

In Cangzhou, no one had the right to say anything about Qi Xiu’s death!

Anyone who did so would be going against the True Martial Hall!

Qi Changfeng, having found himself in a pointless situation, snorted coldly but said nothing more.

At this moment.

An elder suddenly flew over.

The elderly man had long white hair and whiskers, exuding an aura of immortality.

In the field, except for Mu Yi, everyone else immediately bowed and exclaimed, ”Greetings, Pavilion Master Zhang!”

This person is none other than the Second Pavilion Master of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion, Zhang Fu!

Zhang Fu chuckled and waved his hand, then respectfully saluted Mu Yi, expressing his respect, and finally glanced at the young heroes who had come to retrieve the sword, saying, ”Today, those who come to retrieve the sword are the young talents of Cangzhou. Our Celestial Soldier Pavilion hopes that among the attendees, someone can bring the edge of the Jinghong Sword to the world!

The number of heroes planning to retrieve the sword is quite large, hence the order could be a problem.

The Grand Hall Master specially instructed not to neglect any sword retriever, so after much consideration, the Celestial Soldier Pavilion decided on this sword retrieval method!

In a moment, I will lead everyone into the sword pool of our Celestial Soldier Pavilion for one hour!

Whoever finds the Jinghong Sword first will be the one to retrieve it.

Of course, there are many excellent Dao Swords in the sword pool. If any of you have a fateful encounter with a Dao Sword and are recognized by its Sword Spirit, you may also take the sword out of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion as a token of our goodwill.”

As Zhang Fu finished speaking.

Many people looked pleased.

The sword pool of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion naturally wouldn’t lack good swords.

Even if they couldn’t find the Jinghong Sword, it would still be good to get a sword that suits them well.

After all, the vast majority had no confidence in retrieving the Jinghong Sword, they came purely to join in the fun and try their luck.

”Pavilion Master Zhang, are we entering the sword pool together?” Someone asked.

Zhang Fu nodded.

”Once everyone enters the sword pool, conflicts are bound to occur.”

Zhang Fu calmly said, ”If any conflict arises, feel free to fight, but do not seriously harm others, and absolutely do not take lives!”

The crowd nodded.

In the crowd, Qi Changfeng glanced at Ye Chen, his lips curling into a cold smile.

Seeing no more questions, Zhang Fu said, ”Since everyone understands, follow this old man to the sword pool!”

The powerful beings accompanying these young heroes remained in place.

Because everyone knows that the sword pool of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion is not a place where just anyone can go.

This time, due to special circumstances, the Celestial Soldier Pavilion opened its sword pool!

......

The sword pool of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion is actually located in a small space secret realm.

Zhang Fu opened the entrance to the secret realm and flew in with everyone.

There were a total of thirty-three people attempting to retrieve the sword this time.

The strongest among them was someone named Qi Changfeng.

He wasn’t on the Cyan Cloud list, but Ye Chen thought this guy had a chance to rank in the top ten!

Right now, if he fought normally, he probably wouldn’t be able to beat such an opponent.

And Qi Changfeng had been staring at him.

It seems that once they enter the sword pool, this guy will cause trouble!

As for the few top-ranked people on the Cyan Cloud list not coming, it’s not that they didn’t want to, but many of them had come before and failed!

The Celestial Soldier Pavilion is a place with rules.

They are happy to give you one opportunity to retrieve a sword if you come once.

But if you’ve failed once, there’s no need to waste their time again!

Those who have retrieved a sword who return will not be entertained by the Celestial Soldier Pavilion!

After proceeding in the small space secret realm for a while, Ye Chen suddenly felt an extremely powerful edge!

This aura was extremely mixed, clearly belonging to countless swords born over a long period of time!

At this time.

Zhang Fu, in front, stopped.

Everyone followed suit and halted.

Zhang Fu raised a hand and waved it, instantly revealing a very special change in the array ahead, presenting a huge pit filled with countless swords.

Spirit Swords, Law Swords, Dao Swords, everything was there!

At a glance, there were thousands!

All the swords emitted a blending and gathering of Qi, dazzling sword light in various colors, glaring and dazzling!

”The sword pool of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion is not bad,” Luo Qingyi’s voice rang in Ye Chen’s mind.

Ye Chen remained expressionless, communicating with Luo Qingyi through a wisp of thought, saying, ”Elder Qingyi, I looked with the Martial Arts Celestial Eye, but the swords in the pool are all shrouded with intersecting Sword Qi, making it impossible for me to find the Jinghong Sword for now.”

”It’s quite normal. After all, your strength is still weak, and the effectiveness of the Martial Arts Celestial Eye cannot be fully utilized. The sword pool of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion uses a special sword nurturing method.

Were it not for some setup discrepancies, nurturing a sacred sword would not be an issue.”

Ye Chen: ”Sword nurturing?”

Luo Qingyi said, ”Forging a sacred sword requires extremely high artifact refining techniques, which Cangzhou currently lacks such talents. Moreover, a sacred sword doesn’t necessarily have to be directly forged; using this method, gathering sharpness from countless swords, there’s hope to nurture a sacred sword!

The sharpness accumulated in this sword pool is already sufficient, but due to some setup flaws, a sacred sword has not yet been born.

Next time you enter the Sword Tomb, I’ll teach you how to set up a sword pool, and whether you want to help the Celestial Soldier Pavilion create a sacred sword will be up to you.

As for the Jinghong Sword, you won’t be able to find it now, but once you enter the sword pool, search slowly. You’ve already comprehended some surface aspects of the Soldier Character Secret and have the Sword Control Celestial Scripture, it’s impossible not to find it!”

Ye Chen hummed in response.

It seems that Elder Qingyi hasn’t found the Jinghong Sword either, otherwise, she wouldn’t have kept quiet.

For now, the setup of the Celestial Soldier Pavilion’s sword pool was something to keep in mind and explore their reliability later on.

If they’re reliable, helping them wouldn’t hurt.

Ye Chen wasn’t too concerned about nurturing a sacred sword.

He certainly couldn’t use such high-grade items at the moment.

At this point.

Zhang Fu’s hands formed a hand seal.

The power of the hand seal entered the sword pool.

The array light screen covering the sword pool opened up into a passage.

Zhang Fu said, ”Go in. Remember, the Celestial Soldier Pavilion gives you only one hour. Once inside, even if you come out before the hour is up, you cannot re-enter!”