At the same time.

The news from the Valley of No Return also spread among the eight great sects.

Everyone who heard this news was utterly shocked and couldn't believe their ears.

In their opinion,

although Ye Qingchen was powerful, the sect selection tournament should have been his turning point. Other disciples joining the eight great sects should surpass this Newcomer King through accumulated effort.

But unexpectedly, after so long, Ye Qingchen's strength remains unfathomable.

For a moment, everyone was in shock.

In the Celestial Secret Sect.

A waterfall towering a hundred meters high.

The water flowed like a silver dragon, vast and majestic, as if the Milky Way was overturning and sweeping down from the nine heavens.

"Clang!"

A terrifying sound of a blade rang out suddenly.

The fierce blade light shot out of its sheath, creating a tens-of-meters-long blade glow in the void. Under this blade light, the waterfall nearly a hundred meters high was split in two, unable to recover for a long time.

"Senior Brother Chen Beixuan! You've finally mastered the Profound Grade Top 'Cold Stream Blade'!"

A disciple exclaimed in surprise and joy.

The youth sitting cross-legged under the waterfall was none other than Chen Beixuan, ranked second on the genius leaderboard.

"It's not enough!" Chen Beixuan shook his head and sat back down. "With the opening of the Guangling Secret Realm, many geniuses from the Celestial Peak Country will gather again... With my current strength, I can't yet overpower all heroes!"

Chen Beixuan stroked the blade.

Suddenly, the memory of that boy on the Heaven-Ascending Ladder flashed in his mind, and he mumbled:

"Ye Qingchen, don't let me down!"

...

In the Xingluo Sect.

Under a canopy of stars like night, Lei Qianjue stood with his hands behind his back.

"Not bad, you've completely mastered this Star-Plucking Hand!"

An elder next to him nodded with a smile.

As expected of someone second only to the Newcomer King.

To have mastered a Profound Tier Top-Grade Martial Technique in such a short period truly surprises people. "With the opening of the Guangling Secret Realm, those on the genius leaderboard will gather once more! With your strength, you will undoubtedly be able to overpower all heroes then!"

"Overpower all heroes!" Lei Qianjue's eyes flickered, his momentum intimidating. In his mind, the silhouette of a young man suddenly emerged. "By then, I will surely reclaim the glory that originally belonged to me from you!"

The impending Guangling Secret Realm has shaken the entire Celestial Peak Country.

The eight great sects are also eager and ready.

Whether they can wash away the shame from the sect selection tournament depends on this secret realm's opening.

...

Meanwhile.

In Taotian Palace, Ye Qingchen, Hong Man, and Jiang Churan were also preparing for the Guangling Secret Realm. After obtaining the secret manuals from the Martial Arts Arena, the three of them immediately began studying them.

Taunting Heaven Cliff!

Ye Qingchen sat cross-legged on the stone platform on the cliff, conjuring hand seals while cultivating.

In front of him was a vast sea of clouds, unpredictable and ever-changing.

"Whoosh!"

Each breath of Ye Qingchen seemed like a dragon's breath, long and far-reaching. With his breathing, a terrifying vortex even formed in the void, with countless streams of Spiritual Qi swirling toward his body like a giant black hole from afar.

"Whoo!"

At a certain moment.

Ye Qingchen, still sitting cross-legged, suddenly took a deep breath.

All at once, the endless Spiritual Qi turned in mid-air, surging toward him like a raging flood, being swallowed into his belly in one gulp.

At the same time.

Ye Qingchen's aura, at that moment, seemed to rise without end, like a boat rising with the tide.

"Finally reached the Spiritual Sea Third Heaven!"

Slowly opening his eyes.

Ye Qingchen nodded slowly.

Whoosh!

With a wave of his hand, the powerful energy burst out from his palm, sweeping up a heap of rocks on the cliff's edge. Then, with a slight flip of his palm, the vast star power inside him quaked, smashing the scattered boulders into powder.

"Finally mastered the first chapter of the Nine Revolutions Star Technique to its peak?"

Ye Qingchen looked at his palm, muttering to himself.

He already felt it.

The first chapter of the 'Star Technique' had been cultivated to its utmost, and his physique had undergone a qualitative leap under the transformation of star power.

With a photographic memory, acute hearing and sight, and a moist tongue... he could clearly sense every grass and tree within several meters even with his eyes closed.

"I never expected the first chapter to be this effective!"

"I truly wonder, what new changes will occur if I enter the second chapter!"

Ye Qingchen secretly anticipated in his heart.

After experiencing the changes brought by reaching the Spiritual Sea Third Layer, Ye Qingchen picked up the battle sword placed next to him and resumed his cultivation of the Feiliu Sword.

The Feiliu Sword!

Like the previous Torrential Rain Sword Technique and Grand Thousand Swordsmanship, it is a type of fast sword.

Although.

It is only an incomplete volume.

However, after integrating the killing sword style, its power is not at all weaker than a complete Profound Tier Top-Grade Martial Technique.

"Fast sword, fast sword!"

"Whether it's the Torrential Rain Sword Technique, the Grand Thousand Swordsmanship, or this Feiliu Sword, all pursue the ultimate swordsmanship!"

"This Feiliu Sword is like a sweeping gale, seeking the speed of the sword's strike! And my sword is the speed of the wind. As fast as the wind is, so will my sword be!"

Woosh!

Ye Qingchen turned his right hand.

Instantly.

The long sword in his hand shot out in all directions with an unimaginable speed!

Boom!

At this moment.

Ye Qingchen's entire aura suddenly changed.

He was like a towering majestic peak piercing the sky, like the divine sword in the hands of an unrivaled swordsman, absolutely sharp, dominating all directions. His original soaring Sword Intent became increasingly stronger at this moment!

"This is..."

Jiang Churan and Hong Man, who were also cultivating, were suddenly awakened by this astonishing Sword Intent, and they looked forward in surprise.

It seemed as if.

Something peculiar appeared on Ye Qingchen's body!

"Haha, Second-Layer Sword Intent!"

On top of Taotian Palace.

Qin Wentian laughed heartily, taking a swig of wine, speaking in a tipsily hazy tone: "Seventeen years old! The eight great sects' fools lost this kind of genius! Our Taotian Palace is sure to rise!"

One must know that ordinary people can't touch the seed of the First-Layer Sword Intent even if they spend their whole lives striving for it.

How long has it been, and Ye Qingchen has already demonstrated a Second-Layer Sword Intent!

Beside him, Ye Qing's eyes were already filled with stars, full of admiration.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

On the cliff.

Ye Qingchen, wielding the Flying Stream Sword Technique, was at a crucial moment. His body suddenly trembled, the star nucleus within him quaked, and the boundless star power swept out like a vast tide.

In an instant.

A sword rainbow shot up into the sky.

In everyone's eyes, it was like the moment Pangu split heaven and earth, as if intending to cleave the entire world apart. Everywhere the sword light reached, the obscuring clouds were split in two.

"Swish!"

Quietly.

The long sword returned to its sheath.

At this time.

A hurricane blew across the cliff, lifting Chu Jingtian's long hair, making his clothes flutter in the wind.

...

Three days later, the Guangling Secret Realm would soon open.

For a time.

The eight great sects moved with urgency upon hearing the news.

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