The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 2129: Sword Heart Assessment

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

A Yin felt a mix of worry and excitement. This was her first time taking part in the assessment, and she was unsure if she would be able to pass.

She did not want to disappoint her grandfather.

Outside the Divine Sword Palace, the young cultivators chatted eagerly about how to join the Divine Sword Palace and become respected experts.

Ye Chen watched these youngsters with a hint of envy.

He had long since lost that youthful outlook. He had gone through many experiences that had changed his heart.

After a quarter of an hour, the doors of the Divine Sword Palace opened, revealing twelve peak-level Star Aperture realm experts, who were the respective masters of the twelve peaks of the Divine Sword Palace.

They hoped to find some promising talents among the outer sect disciples and nurture them.

The moment the twelfth peak master appeared, the noisy crowd fell silent.

Nervous eyes watched intently, as what would happen next would determine their futures.

How could they not feel nervous and excited?

”I believe all of you are aware of the Divine Sword Palace’s assessment, so I shall not say too much. I hope each of you can become members of the Divine Sword Palace. In the future, the Divine Sword Palace will take pride in you!”

As soon as one of the peak masters finished speaking, they took their seats and pulled out a token.

When the token was crushed, a formation emerged that enveloped everyone inside, including Ye Chen and Little Yin. Suddenly, Ye Chen’s mind was filled with visions of thousands of sharp swords rushing toward him.

Ye Chen’s heart remained calm. This was merely an illusion.

Expressions varied among the crowd. Some were so frightened that they lost control of themselves.

Such warriors would be eliminated immediately, having no chance to join the Divine Sword Palace.

Within the Divine Sword Palace, one’s talent in the Sword Dao was all that mattered. They cared about nothing else.

”Chen Yi, I wonder how many good seedlings will emerge this time with a Sword Heart that reaches ten thousand feet,” one of the peak masters remarked as he observed the candidates enveloped by the formation.

If all went well, a sword heart of a thousand feet would mean that the candidate would have no issue reaching the Creation realm.

”We do not know yet, but Li Rong from the Li family shows considerable talent in swordsmanship. He has a chance of breaking through to 3,000 feet.”

The twelve masters were eager for a true genius to emerge.

In the past hundred years, the number of geniuses that entered the Divine Sword Palace had decreased, and if this trend continued, the Divine Sword Palace was at risk of decline.

A sect’s strength depended not only on the number of experts, but also on the influx of fresh talent.

”Look, that little girl!”

At that moment, a beautiful woman spoke up. Little Yin, standing beside Ye Chen, had already reached eleven thousand feet.

”Good! Not bad!”

One master clapped his hands and cheered. This newcomer made the masters extremely excited.

”I have already decided to take this little girl as my disciple.”

The beautiful woman made her intention clear. With a talent of a sword heart surpassing 10,000 feet, Little Yin was qualified to be her disciple. This was merely the beginning; she could potentially advance to 20,000 feet.

”Xue Ting, your Hundred Flower Sword Peak has many female disciples. Why not send some to our Heavenly Sword Peak?”

The masters began to negotiate. After all, who would not want a talented disciple under their wing?

As time passed, some warriors reached 3,000 feet, while others reached 6,000 feet.

So far, only three martial artists had reached 10,000 feet.

Little Yin, Li Rong, and an unaffiliated cultivator.

The twelve masters fought over these three candidates with fervor. No one would complain about having too many talented disciples.

As for Ye Chen, there was no movement. No one seemed to notice him, as if he had been forgotten.

Even the twelve masters decided to eliminate Ye Chen outright.

He had not even reached ten feet. His talent in the Sword Dao was considered worthless.

Even the weakest cultivator had reached 200 feet.

Only Little Yin and the other two received the most attention, leading the twelve masters to argue persistently.

”Look!”

One of the masters widened his eyes in astonishment. He realized that Ye Chen had suddenly reached 6,000 feet.

If that were the case, it might not have drawn much attention, but the speed of his growth was astonishing.

In the blink of an eye, it had reached 6,000 feet.

It was unheard of!

As soon as he finished speaking, the masters looked again and saw that it had climbed to 16,000 feet in an instant. Furthermore, it showed no signs of stopping, maintaining its rapid pace.

Hiss!

The twelve masters gasped. The highest among them was Li Rong, who had reached 18,000 feet.

However, Ye Chen had surged to twenty thousand feet in a flash without slowing down.

”Good! Good! My Divine Sword Palace is about to produce a peerless genius!”

With a sword heart of 20,000 feet, there would be no doubt that he could reach the Sealed Gate realm in the future.

In fact, with access to resources and opportunities, the Divine Sword Palace could produce Great Void realm experts.

”I want to see how many feet this young man’s sword heart can reach!”

As masters of the twelve peaks, they had not felt this excited in a long time.

Years ago, there had been a prodigy whose sword heart reached 50,000 feet, astonishing the entire Divine Sword Palace.

They had devoted themselves to nurturing that young man, and he did not disappoint. He reached the Sealed Gate realm in ten years, but in the end...

That incident remained a sore spot for the Divine Sword Palace.

”It is already at 40,000 feet!” One of the masters exclaimed. Their full attention was now on Ye Chen.

As for Li Rong and the others? No one paid attention to them.

It was not that Li Rong and the others lacked talent, but Ye Chen’s performance was simply too brilliant.

The faces of the twelve masters were flushed with excitement, and there was a hint of madness in their eyes.

”Higher! Higher!”

The twelve masters muttered to themselves. When Ye Chen’s Sword Dao talent surpassed fifty thousand feet...

The masters did not even dare to breathe loudly, fearing they might disturb Ye Chen.

”Master Cang, slap me. Quickly! I feel like I am dreaming.”

Pa!

Though he used only moderate strength, the slap was painful enough to make him grimace.

”Hehe, I truly am not dreaming! Our Divine Sword Palace is about to welcome a peerless prodigy.”

He bore no anger at being slapped; instead, he wore a broad smile.

They had dedicated their entire lives to the Divine Sword Palace. Their greatest hope was to see geniuses joining them one by one.

However, fifty thousand feet was not Ye Chen’s final destination. It continued to rise.

Sixty thousand feet!

Seventy thousand feet!

Ninety thousand feet!

One hundred thousand feet!

Upon reaching 100,000 feet, the masters even found it difficult to breathe.

Boom!

At that moment, the entire formation suddenly collapsed!

A buzzing sound echoed through the heavens and the earth, akin to thunder.

In the sky, an emperor figure emerged. The emperor’s form was that of Ye Chen.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The swords of tens of thousands of warriors soared into the sky, standing before the Emperor’s phantom.

”This... This is a heavenly phenomenon!”

One of the masters stood up, eyes wide with disbelief, staring at the sky.

The disciples taking the test were suddenly interrupted and looked up at the sky.

Above, the Emperor’s phantom that Ye Chen had materialized took a step forward. The sharp swords surrounding him emitted a buzzing sound as if acknowledging Ye Chen’s authority.

Myriad Swords Surrender!

Ye Chen appeared to be the master of the Sword Dao, and the entire world seemed to lose its brilliance.

”I possess a sword that can slice the sun, moon, and stars!”

Ye Chen’s Emperor’s phantom roared suddenly, and an explosion resonated through the sky.

Ten thousand swords slashed toward the heavens, and what looked like a rift was torn open in the sky!

Boom!

The phenomenon subsided. Ye Chen’s eyes remained closed. He was unaware of what had transpired.

In the illusory realm, he had become the master of all swords, even compelling the Divine Kingdom to kneel before him.

It felt as though he were the strongest expert in the world!

He was currently in the Samsara Graveyard.

The Six Paths Sword God, Feng Qingyang, stood with his hands behind his back, his expression extremely serious.

”Master, did you summon me in haste because my talent in the Sword Dao is too extraordinary?” Ye Chen asked, surprised.

After all, he controlled an immense amount of sword essence.

However, Feng Qingyang offered neither praise nor criticism. There was a hint of excitement and moisture in his solemn gaze.

What was the matter?

”Master?”

Ye Chen called out several more times.

Only then did Feng Qingyang respond. He fixed his gaze on Ye Chen with utmost seriousness. ”Ye Chen, your talent in the Sword Dao is indeed remarkable. However, this is not the most important issue at hand.”

”Do you recall that I once asked you to promise me something?”

Ye Chen suddenly recollected and inquired earnestly, ”Are you searching for your Six Paths Sword sword case?”

Feng Qingyang took a step forward, his sword intent was unrestrained and his aura was ethereal. The sound echoed throughout the Samsara Graveyard.

”Indeed! Just now, I sensed the sword case that I left in the Lingwu Continent!”

”It’s just... Divine Sword Palace!”

What was happening?

At this moment, it was Ye Chen’s turn to lose his composure.