Chapter 79

"Unexpectedly, there is such a formidable figure in the Qingfeng Mountain branch!"

"Yeah, Qingfeng Mountain branch, such a remote place, rarely produces any truly powerful experts. I didn't expect there to be someone of this level!"

"Tsk tsk, it looks like things are going to get interesting. Their core disciples were beaten like stray dogs, how could the Shaoyang branch let this go easily!"

"Yeah, I heard that this time the Shaoyang branch also produced a powerful genius, almost on par with the seed disciples. What was his name again?"

"Wen Shiyang!"

"Right, besides those few seed disciples, he is also considered one of the top. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect there to be such a figure in the Qingfeng Mountain branch. Hehe, we'll soon know his strength. I don't believe he won't go to test the stone monument. Then his strength will be clear!"

Seeing the people from the Shaoyang branch leave, Ye Xiwén didn't linger and entered the inner courtyard. He then asked, "What exactly happened? Why did these bastards come to bully us!"

Zhang Yang looked at Ye Xiwén, his eyes filled with some complexity. Ye Xiwén had become even stronger. If before, Zhang Yang could still discern Ye Xiwén's realm, now he couldn't see it at all.

Originally, although Ye Xiwén had extraordinary combat power and had even killed a Xiantian expert, his realm was still at the ninth level of the Houtian stage, which he could still discern. But now, Ye Xiwén's true qi had already been converted by half, and his realm had surpassed Zhang Yang, who had only converted one-tenth of his true qi, reaching the peak of the first level of the Xiantian stage. His combat power was so high that Zhang Yang found it hard to estimate.

And all of this happened in just a few months. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it. Just a few months ago, he had also heard from Ye Feng that his younger brother was only at the third level of the Houtian stage, not even worthy of being mentioned alongside their core disciples. But in just a few months, everything had changed.

However, no matter what, as a disciple of the Qingfeng Mountain branch, the stronger Ye Xiwén was, the more glory it brought to their branch.

"Those people from the Shaoyang branch have been at odds with us for a long time. They always come to cause trouble. This time, they used the excuse that they have more capable people to try to occupy our place. How ridiculous!" Zhang Yang said, somewhat angrily. This was clearly an excuse from the Shaoyang branch. The mountain was so large, and they, the branch disciples, numbered less than five hundred. How could they not fit? It was just a pretext to cause trouble.

"Before I left, your brother had a dispute with them over this matter and was injured by them!" Zhang Yang explained.

"They? Were there others?" Ye Xiwén asked.

"Yes, if it were just Huo Cheng, your brother had already converted two-tenths of his Xiantian true qi. Although he wasn't as strong as Huo Cheng, he wasn't far behind and could protect himself. The real fight was with the top expert of the Shaoyang branch this time, Wen Shiyang, who was already at the second level of the Xiantian stage. Your brother was severely injured by him and almost had his martial arts crippled by Huo Cheng. When I returned, Wen Shiyang had already left, and I managed to save your brother!" Zhang Yang recounted the events.

"What!" Ye Xiwén didn't know that Ye Feng had almost been crippled. If he had known, he would have directly crippled Huo Cheng and wouldn't have let him off so easily.

However, for Ye Feng to convert two-tenths of his Xiantian true qi in such a short time was indeed remarkable. In just three months, he not only broke through to the Xiantian stage but also converted two-tenths of his Xiantian true qi.

His talent was excellent, not inferior to those top disciples. However, the Qingfeng Mountain lineage was relatively late in issuing the Xiantian pills, unlike the other branches, which had invested heavily in cultivating some geniuses. In previous years, the occasional emergence of a Xiantian expert was already considered outstanding, but this year, Xiantian experts were no longer considered outstanding.

By the time the Qingfeng Mountain lineage gathered the information, the disciples of the other branches had already been at the Xiantian stage for several years. If they had advanced at the same time, with Ye Feng's talent, he would have long broken through to the second level of the Xiantian stage.

However, it didn't matter. With the abundant resources of the main sect, the advantages of the past few years were insignificant. It was just a matter of being more arrogant when joining the main sect. If you were a genius, you would definitely stand out.

When Ye Xiwén heard that Ye Feng had been injured and almost had his martial arts crippled, he was instantly enraged. In a sense, crippling someone's martial arts was even more cruel than killing them. The Shaoyang branch was being too overbearing.

"Who is the elder who came with the group this time? Why isn't he here now!" Ye Xiwén asked. Generally, these branch disciples wouldn't come alone; an elder-level figure from the sect would accompany them. First, to protect them from any incidents on the way, and second, to protect them from being bullied in the main sect. Don't think that the inner disciples or core disciples are easy to deal with; one misstep and you could suffer. In a world where strength is paramount, there would be no one to cry to.

Third, to help these disciples build relationships and try to arrange them under some powerful experts. Although which lineage they ultimately join depends on the entrance examination, these connections are very useful. Many of the high-ranking officials in the main sect also came from the branches, and they are the biggest support for these branches.

"The sect leader himself came this time!" Zhang Yang said.

"How could it be the sect leader!" Ye Xiwén asked in surprise. Why would the sect leader personally escort them? It wasn't necessary; the sect leader usually had to stay in the branch and couldn't leave easily.

"Also, you left early, so you don't know. The sect leader has already stepped down. The current sect leader of our Qingfeng Mountain branch is your father!" Zhang Yang explained.

"What!" Ye Xiwén exclaimed in shock. He had only been away for two months, and such a significant change had occurred. His father had become the sect leader!

Although Ye Kongming was originally an elder, being an elder and a sect leader were completely different. The treatment of a branch sect leader was even comparable to that of a true disciple, while an elder was far behind.

"A month ago, the sect leader stepped down, and this time he came to the main sect to report!" Zhang Yang explained.

"Where is the sect leader now?" Ye Xiwén asked.