7: Chapter 7 "Ignore Him"

"Mo Yunzhu."

"Lin Yuan."

On the way to Black Stone Town, the two introduced themselves to each other.

Mo Yunzhu came from the Mo Family of Jiangnan Prefecture. This was one of the ten great families of the Yue Kingdom, with a Legacy spanning hundreds of years and formidable strength.

When she learned that Lin Yuan was an Outer Sect Disciple of the Liuyun Sect, she couldn't help but feel surprised.

"With Your Excellency's strength, you actually didn't enter the Hidden Dragon Ranking two years ago? That is truly incredible."

Clearly, she had developed some sort of misunderstanding.

Lin Yuan explained: "I am not a Disciple who entered in the previous batch; I only joined the Liuyun Sect a little over a month ago."

"What?"

Mo Yunzhu was even more surprised.

As a descendant of a martial arts Family in the Yue Kingdom, no one understood the rules of the Liuyun Sect better than she did.

The man before her had only been a Disciple for a month. This meant that he had only used one month to Cultivate from a Mortal to the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm.

That would be one thing, but the key was that he actually had time to master a blade technique to the level of Perfection!

Perfection!

It represented the supreme Realm of acting as one pleases, without flaws or leaks. Even a Yellow Rank Martial Skill was extremely rare at that level.

No wonder he could defeat the strong with weakness and kill an expert of the Evil Path against the odds!

"You are truly amazing!"

She couldn't help but exclaim.

"Average, just average. Compared to a true Genius, I am still far behind."

Lin Yuan's expression was calm, but the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

Sounds good, I love hearing that, say more!

"Don't be humble. Your blade technique has a bit of the demeanor of 'Young Master Juedao'."

Mo Yunzhu shook her head and said.

Young Master Juedao...

Lin Yuan's expression shifted as he recalled the information he had collected some time ago.

Young Martial Artists were in the prime of their vitality, fond of chasing fame and fortune, competing for strength, and thus countless conflicts broke out.

They fought with Seniors in the Martial Forest, slaughtered their peers, and competed for fame with newcomers, contributing to one popular battle after another.

Some busybodies collected the battle records of these people and ranked them, which became the famous Heroes Ranking of the Yue Kingdom!

It consisted of thirty-six people, all with cultivation in the True Aperture Realm, though there were also a few rare Prodigies at the Peak of the Qi Refining Realm.

The "Young Master Juedao" mentioned by Mo Yunzhu was the third-ranked expert on the Heroes Ranking, known as the number one blade artist of the younger generation in the Yue Kingdom.

That Lin Yuan could be mentioned in the same breath as him was enough to show how much she valued him.

The Heroes Ranking, huh...

It was a good place to obtain talent traits.

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

But with his current setup, it was too early to participate in the competition; he needed to develop for a while longer.

While they were chatting, Black Stone Town came into view.

Mo Yunzhu had recovered some of her True Qi, and she took out a gold note from the inn where they were staying and handed it to Lin Yuan.

"This is a note from the Royal Bank; it can be exchanged for gold in any city within the Yue Kingdom."

"Oh my, how could I accept this? You are too polite."

While saying this, Lin Yuan grabbed the gold note and refined it instantly.

In the Qi Refining Realm and the True Aperture Realm, worldly wealth was still valuable and could buy a large amount of supplies. One hundred taels of gold were enough for Lin Yuan to use until the True Aperture stage.

Mo Yunzhu was slightly stunned, then smiled: "Compared to my life, what is this little bit of money? If we meet again in the future, I will gift you another Opportunity."

"Then I thank you, Miss Mo."

Lin Yuan cupped his hands.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, then Lin Yuan stood up to take his leave and returned to the Outer Sect of the Liuyun Sect.

...

This outing for training had not only allowed him to Cultivate the Blood Blade Technique to the Realm of Perfection, but also increased his combat experience; it could be called a great harvest.

Compared to before, Lin Yuan's strength had increased several times over.

But this was still not enough. Even if he became number one among this batch of Outer Sect Disciples, there were still the old ghosts left over from the previous batch. After crushing the old ghosts from the previous batch, there were still the Prodigies of the Inner Sect. After finishing off the Inner Sect Prodigies, the Heroes Ranking of the Yue Kingdom would be right in front of him.

Just as mentioned before, the heroes of the world were as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river. Compared to the Xuanhuang World, the Yue Kingdom was merely a small country located in the Southern Wilderness.

Therefore, it was not yet time to stop and rest.

Lin Yuan turned and headed to the Martial Arts Pavilion. As the top performer of the monthly examination, he had the qualification to go up to the second floor and select a Martial Skill.

The Martial Skills on the second floor started at the Yellow Rank Advanced, and there were also many martial arts of the Profound Rank.

In all fairness, he should choose a movement technique, or something like hard qigong. At the very least, bone-shrinking techniques or breath-holding techniques would also work.

But these Martial Skills could not bring out the ability of the [Weapon Master]. After thinking it over, he decided to go all the way down one path and pick another blade technique!

Don't talk to me about balancing attack, defense, and movement, and don't talk to me about breath-holding, bone-shrinking, or maximizing Eagle Eye functionality. When I fight, I only use one blade strike!

If one strike doesn't kill you, I'll use another.

If that still doesn't kill you...

Then I'll die.

Following this philosophy, Lin Yuan selected one from among the many Martial Skills, named "Soundless Blade".

This was a Profound Rank Low-level Martial Skill, and what it pursued was only one word—Fast!

After reaching Major Achievement, the speed of the blade strike would exceed the speed of sound. One would only see the flash of the blade, but hear no sound of it breaking through the air; hence it was called "Soundless"!

As the saying goes, among all the martial arts in the world, nothing is unbreakable, only speed cannot be broken.

This blade technique was exactly what Lin Yuan wanted.

He took the Secret Manual and found the Elder stationed on the first floor to register it.

The pavilion-guarding Elder was surnamed Shi. He was an old man over eighty, but his profound internal energy made his face look as if he were thirty.

"Eh? Soundless Blade?"

Elder Shi looked at the Secret Manual, then looked at Lin Yuan, and advised: "I know you, the top performer of the monthly examination. You are here to select a Martial Skill for the Hidden Dragon Ranking battle at the end of the year, right! But to be honest, this Martial Skill does not suit you. Although it is one of the few Profound Rank Martial Skills that a Qi Refining Martial Artist can use, it is truly too difficult. Those who can reach the level of proficiency within a year are very few. And if you cannot reach proficiency, its help to you will be very limited. I suggest you choose a Yellow Rank movement technique."

Lin Yuan knew the other party meant well, and said: "Elder, I know it is difficult to Cultivate, but I have confidence in myself."

This was the confidence the System brought him!

Elder Shi shook his head and said no more.

It is hard to persuade those who are hell-bent on their own destruction. How many Geniuses have appeared in the Outer Sect over the years? There have been those even more stunning than Lin Yuan. They all chose Profound Rank Martial Skills without exception, but in the end, very few achieved anything. Lin Yuan was just another Mortal attempting to challenge the Domain of Geniuses.

"Since you have confidence, I will not say more. Remember to return it within a month. Profound Rank Martial Skills are not like Yellow Rank ones; each one is very precious and cannot be lost."

Elder Shi warned.

"Rest assured, Elder. I will keep the Sect's rules in mind."

Walking out of the Martial Arts Pavilion, Lin Yuan took some dry rations and entered the Cultivation room, preparing to Cultivate the Soundless Blade to the supreme Realm in one go.

Meanwhile, in the distance, at the top of a tower, a tall, slender youth with sharp eyes slowly withdrew his gaze.

Behind him were two Outer Sect Disciples with sycophantic expressions.

"Is he the most outstanding Disciple of this batch?"

"That's right. He Cultivated to the tenth layer of the Qi Refining Realm in one month; even Sect Master Tie was alarmed."

"A bit interesting."

"However, I heard that he is Cultivating the Qi Cultivation Art; he is nothing to fear."

"Is that so? What a fool."

The youth sneered: "Throwing away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds, an idiot who only knows how to pursue the Realm, not knowing that combat power is the foundation of a Martial Artist."

"At the end of the day, he is just a bumpkin from the countryside with no experience. This one is already wasted; no need to mind him in the future."

"Yes, Big Brother."

"How about the others?"

"Qin Hongwen has broken through to the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Realm and is Cultivating a fist technique. Huang Shaotian's Realm is unknown, but he can kill an Evil Path Cultivator of the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Realm. Li Yue is very mysterious; it is only known that her strength is very high, but she has never made a move..."

"There are only a few true Geniuses in this batch. Big Brother, should we make a move to test them out?"

"No need."

The corners of the youth's mouth curled up.

"One step at a time. Send them invitations and play with them."