Chapter 7

And at this moment, under the night sky…

The Qi Family, Grand Hall!

Here, the head of the Qi family, Qi Dao, and elders like Qi Changjian had gathered. However, a corpse lay on the ground, making the atmosphere heavy and tense.

"Ye Yan from the Ye family!"

"How dare you kill my son?"

Qi Dao's eyes were bloodshot, filled with murderous intent.

"Head of the family, please calm down. It's all my fault for failing to protect the young master!" Qi Changjian knelt on the ground and spoke.

Qi Dao took a deep breath and said, "This is not your fault. Who would have thought that Ye Yan had also reached the Ninth Stage of Body Building? My son must have underestimated him, which led to his death."

"But the Ye family will have to pay for this sooner or later."

"And not just Ye Yan alone!"

"For killing my son, I will make all the young men of the Ye family pay with their lives."

Boom!

Under such murderous intent, the Qi family elders were silent as cicadas in winter.

"The Spirit Platform Sword Tomb is about to open, and the Ye family will also be heading there. This time, I will ensure that the Ye family's young men do not return!" Qi Dao's expression was cold and stern.

But the Grand Elder of the Qi family stepped forward and said, "Head of the family, the Spirit Platform Sword Tomb… Ye Long will surely follow, and his strength cannot be underestimated…"

Qi Dao sneered, "When did I say that the Qi family would fight Ye Long? Besides, Ye Xiaotian's name is still on the Cangyun Sacred Stele. How can the Qi family make a move?"

"This…" The Qi family elders were taken aback.

Qi Dao continued, "Don't forget, once we reach the true Sword Tomb, none of us can enter. The formation there only allows those under eighteen years old to enter."

The Grand Elder of the Qi family frowned, "In the Qi family, Young Master Qi Shan has exceptional talent and has already reached the Core Formation stage, but he is nineteen years old… As for the other young men in our family… it will be difficult to kill the Ye family's young men in the Sword Tomb."

The Ye family has many young men under eighteen…

Their strength is also considerable.

Qi Shan could sweep everything away, but he cannot enter.

"Killing them doesn't require our Qi family's young men."

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>"Use the Qi family's token to gain the trust of the Fang family's head. Tell him… if he can kill the Ye family's young men, the Qi family will offer a lower-grade spirit weapon!"

"As for Ye Yan, we will take care of him personally!"

Hearing this, the elders' eyes lit up.

The Fang family is also a powerful force in Cangyun City, and the head of the Fang family's son, Fang Chan, is under eighteen and has already reached the Eighth Stage of Qi Condensation. Moreover, the Fang family has two other young men at the Seventh Stage of Qi Condensation.

"As for the Ye family, Ye Tong and Ye Ran are only at the Sixth or Seventh Stage of Qi Condensation, right?"

"If anything unexpected happens, we still have young men at the Seventh Stage of Qi Condensation in our family!"

"Besides, spirit weapons choose those with great talent. Unfortunately, my son Qi Shan is too old. Perhaps it will benefit the Fang family. At that time… with a spirit weapon in hand, how can the Ye family's young men survive?"

Qi Dao's words made the elders nod immediately.

Although Ye Xiaotian's name is on the Cangyun Sacred Stele, the sacred authority within the stele does not interfere in the competition within the Sword Tomb.

"When the Ye family's young men are all dead, I will see the faces of Ye Long and the others…"

"Hmph!"

Qi Shan sneered coldly.

To avenge Qi Shui, offering a spirit weapon is painful, but so what?

A month later, when the Ye family is destroyed, all their assets will clearly fall into the hands of the Qi family. Moreover… with the Yun family's favor, the Qi family will soar to new heights.

How many families want to ally with the Yun family but have no chance!

…

While the Qi family was plotting, Ye Yan was still in the sword's inner world.

At this moment, rows of bookshelves stood before him, filled with various ancient texts.

However, each row of bookshelves seemed to have a barrier.

Ye Yan could view the first row of bookshelves, but when he tried to reach the second row, he was blocked.

This made Ye Yan sigh. It seems that with his current strength, he can only view the martial techniques and spells on the first row of bookshelves.

Focusing, Ye Yan opened these martial techniques and was immediately shocked.

"Middle-grade spirit martial technique?"

"Even a high-grade spirit martial technique?"

In Cangyun City, even for the Ye family or the Qi family, a high-grade spirit martial technique is a treasure.

But here, there are thousands upon thousands of them on the rows of bookshelves.

This is enough to shock the entire empire.

As Ye Yan flipped through them, his eyes widened even more.

"Lower-grade saint martial technique!"

Martial techniques, once they reach the saint grade, are extremely rare.

Perhaps only the imperial family in the capital and a few forces like the Cangyun City Lord's residence possess them. Any lower-grade saint martial technique is enough to drive a force into a frenzy.

But here, in the space of the Heavenly Emperor Sword, they are possessed.

Moreover, they are even placed on the first row.

The martial techniques on the subsequent rows… are they even more powerful?

Focusing, Ye Yan discovered that there were not only spirit martial techniques but also soul martial techniques here!

An hour later, Ye Yan flipped through many martial techniques and finally chose three of them!

"High-grade spirit martial technique: Thunder Fist!"

With one force, the spirit energy in the dantian can transform into lightning and condense around the fist.

"Lower-grade saint martial technique: Flying Sword Technique!"

Transforming qi into a sword, it is extremely sharp.

And a soul martial technique: Thousand Silk Needle!

Soul energy transforms into fine threads, like needles, killing silently.

In addition, there were also introductions to alchemists, weapon masters, and array masters here.

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It can be said that this first row of bookshelves alone is equivalent to the entire treasure vault of the Yun Dynasty being open to Ye Yan.

Thus, Ye Yan also settled down.

For these seven days, he did not leave his room and was completely immersed in cultivation.

After seven days, inside the room, Ye Yan suddenly punched out, and with a loud boom, the force was so strong that it transformed into lightning, capable of shattering rocks.

He then focused, and the spirit energy instantly transformed into a sword, cutting through a stone slab with great sharpness.

When his soul energy emerged, it condensed into fine threads, piercing through metal and stone.

Even for a genius, it would take at least a year to cultivate these three martial techniques, but Ye Yan mastered them in just seven days!

Phew…

After continuously using these martial techniques, Ye Yan also exhaled, especially when using the saint-grade martial technique, which consumes a lot of energy. Such martial techniques clearly cannot be used multiple times.

During these seven days, Ye Yan not only cultivated these three martial techniques but also improved his strength to the Fourth Stage of Qi Condensation.

Relying on the Heavenly Emperor Technique, Ye Yan cultivated daily, and the spirit energy in his body became extremely concentrated.

Although he is at the Fourth Stage of Qi Condensation, he can still fight against a cultivator at the Sixth Stage of Qi Condensation!

If he adds his soul energy, he can even contend with a cultivator at the Seventh Stage of Qi Condensation.

With this, he has more confidence in going to the Spirit Platform Sword Tomb.

Subsequently, Ye Yan walked out of the room and headed towards the Ye family courtyard.

Today, the Grand Elder Ye Long, the Second Elder Ye Hu, and others had solemn expressions. Their eyes held a glimmer of hope. The Spirit Platform Sword Tomb not only has treasures but is also a trial.

If the young men of the Ye family gain something from this trip, the Ye family might still have a chance in the Cangyun War.

Just then, Ye Long's brows slightly furrowed as he saw Ye Yan.

"Yan'er, what is it?"

"I will also go to the Sword Tomb!"

Ye Yan looked at Ye Long, his expression determined.