Chapter 8

As Ye Qian left, the Ye and Bai families ceased their fighting under the intervention of the Juehun Sect Master, temporarily halting the conflict. After today's events, the Ye and Bai families were now at odds, and Luocheng would not be at peace.

"Many thanks to the Sect Master for your assistance. Without you, the Bai family would have faced a great calamity today," Bai Qingshan led the Bai family in a bow of gratitude.

"There's no need to be so formal. Shanglong's actions were against the principles of righteousness, and the Juehun Sect would not stand idly by," the Juehun Sect Master said calmly, then turned his gaze. "Guchao, how are your injuries?"

"Thank you for your concern, Sect Master. I am fine for now," Guchao replied with a fist salute.

"That's good. Let's go."

"Yes, Sect Master," Guchao nodded.

But at this moment, Bai Ye suddenly shouted out.

"Sect Master, I want to join the Juehun Sect!"

The Juehun Sect Master paused in his steps, turned to look at him, and remained silent for a moment.

"Given your abilities, you could join a better sect like Ye Qian, or even the Capital Academy. Why do you want to join my Juehun Sect?"

"Sect Master, you dared to cripple Shanglong's cultivation. This shows that the Juehun Sect is not afraid of the Holy Academy and is certainly no weaker than the Capital Academy. Moreover, if I join the sect, the Ye family will not dare to harm my father!" Bai Ye said without any concealment.

"You are very honest," the Juehun Sect Master nodded. "I will take you in, but don't think that just because you have a Sixth Heaven Soul, you will receive special treatment in the Juehun Sect. You will still be treated like any other new disciple. The path of soul cultivation requires a solid foundation. Don't dream of reaching the top in one step."

With that, the Sect Master leaped into the air, transformed into a long rainbow, and disappeared into the horizon.

Bai Ye looked at the departing figure, his heart full of longing.

Since he had decided to join the sect, there was no time to waste, and he set off immediately.

Bai Ye walked up to Bai Chen, bowed, and said in a hoarse voice, "Father, take care of yourself after I leave."

"Go, my child! If you feel tired out there, come back," Bai Chen said with a forced smile, but the reluctance in his eyes could not be hidden.

This was the first time Bai Ye had left Luocheng in all these years.

Bai Ye's eyes were a bit red, and he nodded to Bai Qingshan and the others before leaving with Guchao.

After this battle, no one in Luocheng dared to call themselves a genius.

As everyone watched Guchao leave, Bai Qingshan finally asked in a heavy voice, "Where is Bai He?"

"Heard he fled to the Ye family," someone replied.

"Traitor!" Bai Qingshan gritted his teeth.

Now, the Ye and Bai families were officially at war, but with Bai He as an outsider, the Ye family had a lot of secrets about the Bai family, putting the Bai family at a disadvantage.

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The Juehun Sect was located on the peak of Mang Mountain, with towering buildings and a grand, imposing presence. The mountain path wound around like a coiled snake.

The Juehun Sect had a history of several hundred years, but it was once a small, obscure sect. It was only after the current Sect Master took over a few decades ago that the Juehun Sect suddenly grew and flourished.

Bai Ye had defeated Ye Qian and become the top genius in Luocheng, but the Juehun Sect Master did not give him much special treatment. After completing the entry procedures with Guchao and changing into the sect uniform, he became an ordinary disciple.

Bai Ye's task was to clean the courtyard in front of the 'Library Pavilion.' Every day before dawn, he would quickly finish his work and then enter the library to study cultivation techniques.

The library housed all the cultivation techniques and soul skills of the Juehun Sect, and every day, countless disciples came to read them.

"Bai Ye?"

A pleasant female voice came from a distance, and Bai Ye turned to see a beautiful woman leading several senior disciples walking quickly toward him.

"Who are you?" Bai Ye asked.

"Are you really Bai Ye?" The woman sized him up and sneered. "I didn't expect a waste like you to join the Juehun Sect! Truly, the heavens are blind!"

"I joined the Juehun Sect with the Sect Master's approval. Are you saying the Sect Master is also blind?" Bai Ye countered.

The woman was speechless, looked around, and said, "Be careful. I'll settle this with you later!" Then she and her group entered the library.

Bai Ye felt puzzled but understood when he heard the disciples' discussions. The woman was Bai He's eldest daughter, Bai Zixin.

Bai Zixin was the top genius of the Bai family. She had joined the Juehun Sect after awakening her Heaven Soul and had always been cultivated by the Juehun Sect. Her strength was said to be on par with Ye Qian. Bai Ye had met her a couple of times when he was young, but they were not familiar now.

Bai Ye did not pay much attention to Bai Zixin. She was only at the Fourth Heaven Soul, Sixth Force Soul Realm, which would not be too difficult to handle.

In the center of the library, there was a reclining chair, and an old man with white hair lay on it, as if resting. Every disciple who entered the library would first go to the chair and bow to the old man before reading. Bai Ye did the same.

The library had countless cultivation techniques and soul skills. It was better to choose the most suitable one rather than the best one.

He wandered around and saw a book on a shelf by the door. Whenever a disciple picked up the book, they would immediately put it down, either shaking their head and leaving or sneering at it.

Curious, Bai Ye walked over.

"The Flash Sword Technique?"

Bai Ye skimmed through the book. This sword technique emphasized surprise, seizing any opportunity in a fight to draw the sword with lightning speed to defeat the enemy and win by surprise.

The Flash Sword Technique not only required speed but also the ability to draw the sword in various situations, which was very demanding. Such a technique was difficult to master, but what surprised Bai Ye was that this sword technique was not a soul skill, meaning it was just a simple physical technique.

"No wonder no one chose this technique. To master the Flash Sword Technique, one would need to invest a lot of time. With that effort, it would be better to cultivate other soul skills. And the power of this sword technique... is probably not very impressive," Bai Ye thought.

But he did not put the book down. Although it was not a soul skill, he had always been fond of physical technique books. After memorizing the content, Bai Ye moved to other bookshelves.

"The Soaring Crane Steps, emphasizing the flexibility and versatility of movement? Not bad," Bai Ye greedily absorbed the knowledge, spending half a day reading.

When he finished the book, a thought came to him.

If the Soaring Crane Steps were combined with the Flash Sword Technique, would it produce a unique power?

With this in mind, he picked up both books and walked out.

"Look at that fool, actually thinking about practicing the Flash Sword Technique?"

"Ha ha, who would want to practice such a useless technique?"

Several mocking voices came from behind.

Bai Ye ignored them, bought a few pounds of peaches, and ran to the back mountain.

He originally wanted to go to the training ground, but it was too crowded and noisy.

The back mountain had a large forest, where many spirit monkeys lived.

As soon as Bai Ye entered the forest, the monkeys smelled the peaches and rushed over.

He picked up a wooden stick, stared at the monkeys in the trees, and grabbed a few peaches from his bag, throwing them into the air.

Instantly, hundreds of monkeys leaped up, flying to grab the peaches. There were too few peaches, and some cunning monkeys quietly approached, eyeing the bag by Bai Ye's side, and rushed to grab the peaches.

Seeing this, Bai Ye recalled the techniques of the Flash Sword Technique and immediately swung the stick.

The monkeys chattered, and their numbers increased.

Some bold monkeys even started throwing stones at him.

At first, Bai Ye could manage, but later, he became flustered.

The key points of the Flash Sword Technique were two: speed and decisiveness. No matter what state one was in, whether falling, being hit, or about to be killed, once a weakness was found, one must draw the sword.

This required composure and exceptional insight.

Bai Ye endured the pain, dodging the monkeys' attacks while swinging the stick. The monkeys surrounded him, seemingly trying to overwhelm him.

He took a deep breath and remained calm.

Mastery of sword techniques does not happen overnight. The supreme and eternal path of martial arts requires the tempering of time. The weak will be trampled, and to avoid becoming weak, one must become strong.

After half a day, the bag of peaches he brought was completely taken, and the monkeys dispersed. Bai Ye, covered in scratches, walked out of the forest, inevitably drawing laughter from others.

The next day, Bai Ye came again.

After more than half a month of hard practice, he finally saw some results. However, the monkeys in the back mountain forest were always restless, drawing the attention of some disciples.

After practicing for half a day, Bai Ye looked at the swollen bag and the bruised monkeys in the trees, a bitter smile on his face. At first, the monkeys could still grab some peaches, but later, they only got beaten.

"Thank you for practicing with me for so many days. Here, take these peaches."

He scattered the peaches on the ground, bowed to the monkeys, and turned to leave.

The monkeys immediately rushed over, and the forest boiled again.

But as he just stepped out of the forest, his pace slowed. A group of people stood outside the forest, and although he did not recognize the others, the leader was Bai Zixin.

Bai Ye frowned and gripped the wooden stick tightly.

"Bai Ye, do you remember what I said to you half a month ago?" Bai Zixin said coldly.

"Bai Zixin, we are both members of the Bai family and cousins. We should help each other, but you are against me. Is it because of your father, Bai He?" Bai Ye said calmly.

"Hmph, you know well. Because of you, my father was expelled from the Bai family and suffered great humiliation. I can't settle this with your father, but can't I settle it with you?" Bai Zixin said coldly.

"Your father has done many unjust things, trying to harm me and my father to become the head of the family. He was expelled from the Bai family because of his own actions."

"Rubbish!" Bai Zixin, hearing this, was furious and was about to attack.

Bai Ye's eyes turned cold, and he raised the stick, his voice sharp. "If you have the confidence, then come on!"

Bai Zixin's steps froze.

The news of Bai Ye defeating the top genius of Luocheng, Ye Qian, had spread throughout the Juehun Sect, and no one dared to underestimate this new disciple.

Though she was confident in her own strength, she was still a bit inferior to Ye Qian.

"Brat, don't be too arrogant! Do you even know your current situation?"

"Trying to scare us?"

The others were annoyed and stepped forward together.

Bai Ye, seeing this, remained calm and said with a cold smile, "So many people? If we have a one-on-one match, any incidents can be explained to the sect as a sparring session. But if all of you attack me, once things get out of hand, you won't be able to explain it."

"You..." The others were speechless.

Bai Ye hummed and was about to leave.

But at this moment, a mocking voice came from behind.

"Defeating a useless Ye Qian, you become so arrogant. If we let you continue, won't you start looking down on everyone in the sect?"

Bai Ye stopped and turned to see an older man walking from behind Bai Zixin. The man had a short haircut, a smiling face, but his eyes flashed with a hint of malice.

"Senior Mo!"

"Senior Mo!"

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The people hurriedly greeted him.

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(Are there still some friends reading? It feels like I'm playing a single-player game...)

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