517: Chapter 517 The Tide of the Vast Ocean

The golden light dissipated, the throne vanished, and everything returned to tranquility.

Qin Yan landed steadily and exhaled a long breath.

In this single day, two battles—one easy, one difficult—had brought him many gains.

The battle with Ao Yuan, in particular, gave him a clearer understanding of his own strength and showed him the direction he still needed to work toward.

“Brother Qin, congratulations, congratulations!”

Shen Wanqian was the first to arrive before Qin Yan, his round face piled with smiles, eyes narrowed into slits.

“Shining so brightly in the challenge match this time, even Ao Yuan fell by your hand. Tsk tsk, this is truly making a name for yourself!”

In this Monthly Exam, the potential Qin Yan displayed had given him a huge shock!

fifth rank late stage, Dual Cultivation in Qi Refining and Body Refining, Third-Grade Spear Intent, tiangang - exquisite grade Martial Skill, and that mysterious spirit weapon—any one of these would be enough to draw attention, and combined together, they were terrifyingly powerful!

With the foundation he had now, stepping into the Inner Court in the future would surely be a breeze!

Even becoming a Core Disciple wouldn't be very difficult!

A Core Disciple! That was the elite layer of the Taixuan Holy Land!

Unlike the commonality of Inner Court Disciples, Core Disciples were true favored children of heaven and the primary focus of the Holy Land's nurturing.

As long as they graduated smoothly, they could choose to stay in the Holy Land and become its people!

When that time came, their status, resources, and treatment would be incomparable to those of ordinary Disciples.

If their strength became formidable in the future, it wasn't impossible to even become an Elder!

An Elder of the Taixuan Holy Land was a figure of true power, holding a seat of influence even within the Myriad Realms.

Thinking of this, the importance Shen Wanqian placed on Qin Yan grew even more.

This time, he had truly bet on the right person!

“Brother Shen, you performed quite well yourself,”

Qin Yan said, looking at Shen Wanqian with a half-smile.

Don't be fooled by this Little Fatty's current laughing and joking, looking harmless to humans and animals alike.

Just now on the Fighting Arena, Qin Yan had personally seen him summon a massive Golden Ingot, smashing the Prodigy who challenged him until they were vomiting blood.

The scene was extremely violent.

That Golden Ingot was dozens of feet in size, its entire body shimmering with gold, sending out ripples of golden light with every smash onto the arena.

The Prodigy who challenged him was smashed until they had no power to fight back, finally having no choice but to admit defeat and surrender.

The two flattered each other, the atmosphere harmonious.

“Brother Qin, Lady Qingyue has come to find you.”

At that moment, Shen Wanqian suddenly lowered his voice, winking and gesturing at Qin Yan.

His expression was as lewd as could be, as if saying, "I understand, I understand everything."

Qin Yan: “...”

He really wanted to tell Shen Wanqian not to be so wretched; he and Lin Qingyue were perfectly innocent!

It was a pure relationship between fellow provincials, at most with a bit of history from sparring, absolutely nothing else!

But before he could speak,

Lin Qingyue had already arrived by Qin Yan's side.

She stood there quietly, saying nothing, just watching Qin Yan silently.

Those pale blue eyes were as clear as water, staring at him without blinking, as if trying to see through him.

Even now, she couldn't understand why he was such a Prodigy!

Clearly, back during the global Exchange Competition, the difference in their combat power wasn't that large!

In that battle, although she lost, she wasn't reconciled to it, feeling she had been careless.

If they fought again, the winner would be uncertain.

Moreover, he was someone without a background, having to rely on himself for everything!

Unlike her, who had her father's support, Family resources, and the enhancement of her Innate Divine Abnormality.

Reasonably speaking, her conditions were much better than his, and her progress should have been faster.

However, the reality was that she had been left far behind by him.

In the Heavenly Ladder trial, she stopped at the 967th floor; in the challenge match, she failed to challenge a Special Grade Disciple.

While he cleared the Heavenly Ladder, defeated Ao Yuan, and shone brilliantly.

This gap was so large it was somewhat hard for her to accept.

“Did you succeed in your challenge just now?”

Qin Yan felt a bit uncomfortable being watched by Lin Qingyue; her gaze was too direct and focused, making it hard for him to handle.

He gave a light cough, changing the subject.

Hearing this, Lin Qingyue also pulled her thoughts back.

She shook her head and said, “A Special Grade Disciple is truly worthy of being a Special Grade Disciple.”

There was a hint of lament in her voice.

“Even with the suppression of my Domain, I was not her match.”

She herself was actually not bad.

She was also a dual cultivator of Body Refining and Qi Refining.

This was already considered rare among the younger generation.

However, her Body Refining technique was only of the Profound level, and her Body Refining Realm was only at the Fourth-Rank Early-stage; the gap between her and those Special Grade Disciples was too great!

Those Special Grade Disciples, almost every one of them Cultivated top-tier techniques!

Their blood-qi amplification was far above hers; at the same Realm, their blood-qi was more than thirty percent higher than hers.

If not for the benefit of her Innate Divine Abnormality, which allowed her to comprehend the Tiangang - Top-tier Cultivation Technique "Canghai Tidal Art" after opening her human body's secret treasury at the Third Grade Limit.

That was a Qi Refining technique that significantly boosted the quality of her True Qi and her Cultivation speed;

combined with the fact that her Tidal Domain was strong enough to barely stall her opponent, she might not have even had the chance to fight back just now!

Thinking of this, her gaze turned toward Qin Yan, and she couldn't help but feel puzzled.

She had also watched Qin Yan's battle just now; his means of explosive power were very abundant!

That Spear Intent, that Spirit Weapon Skill, and that terrifying Ice Flame Spear Technique—every one of them was impressive.

But what puzzled her even more was that his foundational blood-qi was also extremely high!

Qi Refining—Fifth-Rank Early-stage!

Body Refining—Fifth-Rank Early-stage!

Reasonably speaking, even if one Cultivated a top-tier technique, it would be impossible to have such formidable foundational blood-qi at this Realm!

She knew the origin of Qin Yan's Five Elements Primordial Scripture; it was the signature technique of Modu University of Martial Arts, and it was also a notoriously huge pitfall.

She had heard before that this technique's Cultivation difficulty was extremely high, and many people were stuck at the fourth rank, unable to progress an inch.

But she hadn't expected that pitfall of a technique to be so powerful.

It allowed Qin Yan to possess such vigorous blood-qi at the fifth rank late stage.

As for what Qin Yan's Body Refining technique was, she was completely unable to tell.

In fact, it wasn't just her who couldn't tell.

The Prodigies on the square, and even the group of Elders in the Void Realm, and even Yun Nishang herself, couldn't tell!

They only knew that the Body Refining technique was of a very high grade and had an extraordinary origin, but they had no way to judge what it specifically was.

However, they didn't plan to look into it deeply.

As long as the technique he Cultivated wasn't some evil art, it was fine.

The Taixuan Holy Land had always been inclusive.

As long as one didn't violate the sect rules or Cultivate evil arts, what technique one Cultivated was everyone's freedom.

As for the origin of the technique, that was someone's privacy.

There was no need to get to the bottom of it.

Next, Qin Yan exchanged a few more simple words with Lin Qingyue, and then Lin Qingyue left.

Her back looked a bit lonely, but her steps remained firm.