Chapter 3

This made Qi Dao pause: "Indeed, I remember you are sixteen this year, right? What? Ye Yan, are you going to participate too? Hahaha!"

Ye Yan focused, he was also aware of the rules of the Cangyun Sacred Stele.

Names inscribed on it brought glory to the family. Others could not act arbitrarily.

Although Yun Feixue was a sage, he still had some reservations.

Because the Cangyun Sacred Stele was established by a sage six hundred years ago.

Since the founding of the Wanyan Empire, Cangyun City had only produced one sage, named Cangyun, after whom the city was named.

As for the City Lord's Mansion, it had been managed by the Cang family for generations.

Now, they were changing the rules at will? And even wanted to erase his father's name?

Hmph!

Ye Yan sneered coldly. Yun Feixue's name was also on the stele. The thought of such a person being on the same stone as his father made Ye Yan feel extremely disgusted. This was a desecration of his father!

If so, then Ye Yan would personally erase Yun Feixue's name!

"I will definitely participate!" Ye Yan said.

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

"Ha... Hahaha!"

Qi Dao and the cultivators of the Qi family burst into laughter.

Ye Yan was going to participate?

He was a true waste!

To this day, he had never cultivated and was just an ordinary person.

Though he had some pride, he had already been severely injured by Yun Feixue, and it was a miracle that he was still alive.

And he wanted to participate in the Cangyun Battle?

"Could it be that you also want to win the championship?" Qi Dao sneered, "But that's good. If you participate, everyone in Cangyun City, and even the entire Wanyan Empire, will watch. At that moment, everyone will witness my son Qi Shan ascending to the position of glory, his name inscribed on the Cangyun Sacred Stele."

Moreover, in this way, they could also have a legitimate reason to kill Ye Yan in the Cangyun Battle.

The Cangyun Battle was a no-holds-barred affair, and death was a common occurrence!

This would not be considered breaking the rules!

If Qi Shan could kill Ye Yan, it would be a great achievement in the Yun family.

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Moreover, if they could erase Ye Xiaotian's name from the Cangyun Sacred Stele, then... the Ye family would no longer be protected!

At that time, it would be the day of the Ye family's destruction.

The Qi family would surely follow the Yun family and become the supreme noble clan of the entire Wanyan Empire.

"Ye Yan, one month from now, I will be waiting for you in the Cangyun Battle!" At this moment, Qi Shan's eyes flashed with a cold and mocking look.

"We're leaving!" Qi Dao said, and the Qi family members left.

"Yan'er, you... are too impulsive! The Cangyun Battle, is it that simple?" Ye Long stared at Ye Yan, his face filled with worry.

Ye Yan had never cultivated. If he participated, he would either die or be severely injured!

This was something Ye Long and the entire Ye family did not want to see!

"Alas, the City Lord's Mansion has changed the rules. According to the old rules, our Ye family should indeed participate. But Yan'er, you cannot. We have a few promising young talents in our Ye family... but..." the second elder of the Ye family, Ye Hu, said, his words tinged with a bitter smile.

The Ye family had many young members.

But in terms of powerful geniuses... there was not a single one.

Not to mention competing with Qi Shan for the championship, even entering the top ten in the Cangyun Battle was extremely difficult.

"We still have one month, and there is still a chance. Within this month, let the young members of the Ye family practice day and night without slacking off!" Ye Long said, forcing himself to be spirited.

"Yan'er, I will participate in the Cangyun Battle. No matter what, I will fight to the death and strive to protect Uncle Xiaotian's name!" Ye Ran, a young member of the Ye family, said.

"Me too!" Ye Tong's eyes were burning.

The other young members of the Ye family also had shining eyes.

Seeing this, the elders of the Ye family were greatly comforted.

In such a situation, there was not a single deserter in the Ye family.

But they also knew that this hope was extremely slim.

This time, the Ye family might really face a catastrophic disaster!

Moreover, all the glory of the Ye family would be completely destroyed.

Ye Xiaotian would also become a laughingstock of the world.

Even in death, he would not find peace!

"Xiaotian, if it really comes to that, even if we have to fight to the death, we will send Yan'er out of the empire." Ye Long looked up at the sky and muttered, his eyes filled with a sigh.

As for Ye Yan, his eyes were filled with endless determination.

The imperial body had been unsealed... now with one month left, winning the Cangyun Battle was not impossible.

With this, Ye Yan returned to his room to prepare for seclusion and cultivation.

However, when he stepped into the room, his expression suddenly stiffened.

He saw that the sword left by Ye Xiaotian was emitting a faint light.

Huh?

This made Ye Yan pause, and he moved forward.

Whoosh...

In an instant, the light suddenly intensified, enveloping the room. Then, Ye Yan found himself in a vast and desolate place, a world within the sword, with ancient characters floating in the air.

"Heavenly Emperor Technique?"

When he saw these three words, Ye Yan was greatly surprised.

This was actually a cultivation technique?

In the Flame World, cultivation techniques were ranked from low to high as Common, Spirit, Sage, Venerable, Imperial... and Heavenly (which was above Imperial and only existed in legends). Each rank was divided into lower, middle, and upper levels!

Even a Common cultivation technique was rare!

The Ye family, though not weak in Cangyun City, only had a middle-level Spirit cultivation technique.

What level was this Heavenly Emperor Technique?

"Heavenly Emperor Technique, a Heavenly cultivation technique!"

"If one cultivates this technique, one must have supreme willpower..."

As Ye Yan focused, lines of text appeared.

A Heavenly cultivation technique?

In the world, the highest level of cultivation technique Ye Yan knew was Imperial. Now... this Heavenly Emperor Technique was actually Heavenly? Even stronger than Imperial?

However, after reading the cultivation method, Ye Yan's brows furrowed.

Swallowing weapons from the world?

The Heavenly Emperor Technique could be cultivated like other techniques, but if one had the opportunity to swallow powerful weapons, it would rapidly increase one's realm. The higher the level of the weapon swallowed, the faster the realm would rise.

This technique... was truly bizarre.

Could it be cultivated?

"This sword was left by my father. The cultivation technique within might also be left by him. Perhaps he sealed my body to train my willpower?"

"Now, both I and the Ye family urgently need strength. If we rely solely on the family's cultivation techniques, it will be difficult to compete with the Yun family in a short time. If so..."

Ye Yan's eyes were filled with determination.

He would cultivate this technique!

Buzz!

Ye Yan memorized the technique, and then the light in the sword's inner world gradually faded, but the characters still flickered.

"If you reach the Qi Condensation Realm, you can enter again and choose martial techniques..."

The next moment, Ye Yan returned to his room, and he immediately noticed that the broken sword had been restored.

The sword seemed to have some subtle differences from before.

On the blade, two characters appeared: Heavenly Emperor!

Moreover, the spiritual energy on the sword was even more concentrated.

"Heavenly Emperor Sword? It seems this sword has a significant background." Ye Yan was pleasantly surprised, but he was curious why his father always carried such a mysterious sword.

This was a point of great confusion for Ye Yan.

But now, the most important thing was... to enhance his strength.

"Now that my imperial body is unsealed, my meridians, bones, and dantian have been restored to the peak of the Body Building Ninth Level. Next, I can condense the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy into my body and enter the Qi Condensation Realm!" Ye Yan muttered.

However, since he was preparing to cultivate this technique, Ye Yan needed to swallow weapons.

"I guess I need to visit the Spirit Pavilion." Ye Yan muttered and then stood up.