Chapter 6

Passing through the group practicing, Ye Chen walked for a while and saw small circles of people gathered on the square. Many of the Qingyun Sect disciples were sitting together, discussing various martial arts rumors within and outside the sect.

"Have you heard? Not long ago, our Qingyun Sect's top inner disciple, Senior Brother Xiao Long, encountered the notorious bandit 'Chi Yuan Guang' in Qingfeng Town. They fought for three days and three nights, and in the end, Senior Brother Xiao Long successfully killed 'Chi Yuan Guang'!"

"The notorious bandit 'Chi Yuan Guang'? It's said that he committed countless atrocities, burning, killing, and plundering. Because his cultivation reached the 12th level of True Qi, and he was extremely cunning, many sects tried to kill him but he always managed to escape. How could he die at the hands of Senior Brother Xiao Long this time?"

"You don't know, but during the battle, Senior Brother Xiao Long successfully broke through to the 12th level of True Qi, transforming his True Qi into True Qi Spirit Liquid, and entered the 'Spirit Sea Realm,' becoming a Spirit Sea Realm expert! Even if 'Chi Yuan Guang' was at the 12th level of True Qi, how could he match Senior Brother Xiao Long!"

"The 'Spirit Sea Realm,' Senior Brother Xiao Long actually reached the Spirit Sea Realm? It's said that experts in the Spirit Sea Realm can fly and burrow through the earth, and can swallow and spit out water and fire, possessing incredible powers. Our Qingyun Sect only has eight Spirit Sea Realm experts, and Senior Brother Xiao Long has become the ninth?"

"This time, our Qingyun Sect will significantly enhance its strength among the thirty-six sects in the Eastern Domain of Tianfeng Kingdom!"

Hearing these words, Ye Chen's expression changed.

From his past memories, Ye Chen knew that the True Qi Realm was divided into twelve levels, and above the True Qi Realm, there was the even more powerful Spirit Sea Realm.

The Spirit Sea Realm, unlike the True Qi Realm which has twelve levels, only has three stages: early, middle, and late.

Entering the Spirit Sea Realm, all the gaseous True Qi in the entire Qi Sea would transform into liquid Spirit Liquid, and the Qi Sea would become a Spirit Sea. The amount of True Qi contained in the Spirit Sea would increase by thousands of times.

Accordingly, experts in the Spirit Sea Realm would be far more powerful than cultivators in the True Qi Realm. It could be said that a Spirit Sea Realm early-stage expert could easily kill countless True Qi Realm experts.

"I wonder when I can also become a 'Spirit Sea Realm' expert who can fly and burrow through the earth," Ye Chen thought to himself.

Flying and burrowing through the earth, this was almost a mythic figure, and he naturally yearned for it immensely.

However, at present, Ye Chen was only at the third level of True Qi, and the distance to the "Spirit Sea Realm" was still very far.

As Ye Chen was thinking, a voice suddenly came from another small circle nearby: "If we talk about the first genius among the thirty-six sects in the Eastern Domain, it must be Senior Sister Jiang Yao!"

"Although Senior Brother Xiao Long has also reached the Spirit Sea Realm, he is already twenty-eight years old. Senior Sister Jiang Yao, however, reached the 'Spirit Sea Realm' at the age of sixteen!"

"One could say that among the thirty-six sects in the Eastern Domain, Senior Sister Jiang Yao is the earliest to reach the 'Spirit Sea Realm,' and she is undoubtedly the number one genius!"

The young man speaking clearly admired this "Senior Sister Jiang Yao" immensely, and his voice revealed boundless admiration.

"Sixteen years old to reach the 'Spirit Sea Realm'?!"

Ye Chen was startled when he heard this.

Although he did not know this "Senior Sister Jiang Yao," he was well aware of how difficult it was to reach the Spirit Sea Realm. It could be said that among a hundred experts at the 12th level of True Qi, only one could successfully break through to become a "Spirit Sea Realm" expert, which was already considered very good.

The entire Qingyun Sect, with tens of thousands of cultivators, had only nine "Spirit Sea Realm" experts, which gave an idea of how rare Spirit Sea Realm experts were.

It was said that reaching the "Spirit Sea Realm" before the age of thirty could be considered a genius.

This "Senior Sister Jiang Yao" had reached the "Spirit Sea Realm" at the age of sixteen, which was simply unbelievable.

The circle that was originally discussing Senior Brother Xiao Long was somewhat unhappy when they were interrupted, but when they heard the name "Jiang Yao," they suddenly became quiet.

After a while, the people in this circle all moved toward the other circle, and many of them directly asked, "The 'Senior Sister Jiang Yao' you mentioned, is she the one from the 'Tai Xuan Sect,' which ranks first among the thirty-six sects in the Eastern Domain?"

From the expressions of these people, it was clear that they had also heard of "Senior Sister Jiang Yao."

Ye Chen, who had previously been at the bottom of the Qingyun Sect's cultivation, rarely wandered around the mountain gate square, and knew very little about the strange events and remarkable figures inside and outside the sect. He had never heard of this famous "Senior Sister Jiang Yao."

Seeing that many people were gathering, he also moved closer and listened intently.

After all, having just entered this world, he was extremely curious about some strange events and remarkable figures.

"Yes, there is only one Senior Sister Jiang Yao, and she is from the 'Tai Xuan Sect,' which ranks first among the thirty-six sects."

"That Tai Xuan Sect is a sixth-grade sect, and its strength is a hundred times greater than our 'Qingyun Sect,' which is an eighth-grade sect. Even within the most powerful Tai Xuan Sect, Senior Sister Jiang Yao is the most talented person!"

The young man who spoke earlier said.

Before he finished speaking, another young man also spoke up: "Senior Sister Jiang Yao is a legend among the thirty-six sects in the Eastern Domain of Tianfeng Kingdom. It's said that she is just seventeen years old this year, and she is extremely beautiful, like a celestial maiden. If I could see her once, I would die content!"

"Lin Yan, you said you have a portrait of Senior Sister Jiang Yao, show it to us quickly," the young man urged the one who had spoken earlier.

"Sure, I can show you the portrait, but you have to promise that if you get any news about 'Senior Sister Jiang Yao' in the future, you will tell me," Lin Yan said.

"Alright."

"No problem."

Everyone agreed.

At this point, Lin Yan carefully took out a scroll.

As soon as the scroll was taken out, everyone gathered around, clearly very curious about Senior Sister Jiang Yao's appearance.

Seeing the actions of these young men, Ye Chen smiled and shook his head.

These young men's behavior was just like his past life when he was a student, and someone got a photo of a school beauty from another school, and everyone ran over to admire it.

However, as the scroll was opened, a young girl's face was revealed, and Ye Chen was amazed. Even if all the school beauties from his past life were combined, they would not match even a fraction of this "Senior Sister Jiang Yao."

This was a girl around sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a simple white long dress, with a graceful and charming figure, and long black hair that cascaded down to her waist.

Her straight and delicate nose, her rosy lips, and the slight dimples that appeared, gave her a transcendent beauty. Especially her long eyelashes, under which her eyes shone like stars, making her exude an indescribable sense of sanctity.

Ye Chen had never seen such pure and clear eyes.

After the scroll was opened, the entire scroll seemed to be enveloped in a faint glow.

Truly a beautiful woman, beautiful to the point of being otherworldly.

All the young men who viewed the scroll were stunned, and it took them a while to come back to their senses.

"This is Senior Sister Jiang Yao?"

"Truly... truly beautiful, I have never seen such a beautiful girl."

Lin Yan carefully rolled up the scroll again: "This scroll was drawn by my sister after she saw Senior Sister Jiang Yao from a distance. My sister said she couldn't capture Senior Sister Jiang Yao's essence, and that Senior Sister Jiang Yao herself is even more beautiful than this scroll!"

Hearing Lin Yan's words, the young men were even more excited.

Even someone spoke up: "Lin Yan, will you sell me this scroll? I'll give you three thousand taels of silver!"

"Three thousand taels? This is a portrait of Senior Sister Jiang Yao, I would buy it even for five thousand taels!" Another person said excitedly.

Lin Yan, however, shook his head: "This scroll is something I begged my sister for with great difficulty, and I won't sell it. Besides, how can the portrait of Senior Sister Jiang Yao be measured in silver?"

"Lin Yan, I'll give you six thousand taels!"

"Seven thousand taels, I'll give you seven thousand taels!"

Many people were still unwilling to give up and started bidding.

"Just a scroll, and it's being sold for seven thousand taels, which is enough to buy two or three sets of low-grade yellow-level cultivation techniques!"

"The charm of this 'Senior Sister Jiang Yao' is truly great!"

Ye Chen watched the young men bidding and sighed, then walked out of the crowd.

He came from a prominent family, the Ye family of Qingyang City, and was not short of silver.

However, Ye Chen did not intend to spend his silver on such things, even though the girl in the scroll had left him with a deep sense of admiration.

"This scroll is just a painting by someone else."

"If I become truly powerful, I might have a chance to meet this 'Senior Sister Jiang Yao' one day."

Ye Chen thought to himself.

"Still, it's important to go to the martial arts hall and select a cultivation technique."

"A tall building starts from the ground up. I am still far from the 'Spirit Sea Realm,' and I cannot afford to be the slightest bit lax!"

Half an hour later, after passing through the mountain gate square, Ye Chen finally arrived at the martial arts hall.