Grand Bamboo Peak, rear mountain.
Whoosh—
Invisible golden sword intent danced across the sky.
The terrifying Sword Momentum had nearly turned into a fierce gale, sweeping across the entire rear mountain in an instant and sending countless bamboo leaves flying.
Rumble!
Dazzling sword intent shot into the heavens.
The entire night sky was completely illuminated. A golden sword scar stretching for miles hung above the Qingyun Sect, leaving everyone utterly dumbfounded—
At this moment.
Tian Buyi was already weeping.
He was both thrilled and excited.
He looked ahead.
A young man stood not far away.
His robes fluttered without wind, his black hair draped over his shoulders. Beneath his long bangs were calm eyes, and golden sword intent flickered in their deep depths, making him seem like a true peerless Sword Cultivator!!
Swish!
Just then.
Several figures flew through the air.
Led by Su Ru, the people of Grand Bamboo Peak hurried over.
Su Ru first glanced at Tian Buyi.
Then she looked at Wang Quan Yan in the distance.
Seeing that both of them were unharmed.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Buyi."
"What exactly happened?"
Su Ru asked.
However.
Tian Buyi did not answer her for a long while.
Su Ru frowned slightly.
Only then did she realize that something seemed wrong with Tian Buyi. The usually stubborn Tian Buyi was unknowingly shedding tears.
"Buyi."
"You..."
Su Ru froze slightly.
Who was Tian Buyi?
The dignified Peak Master of Grand Bamboo Peak!
His cultivation ranked among the top three in the entire Qingyun Sect, and he was also the most concerned with saving face.
Someone like him.
Could actually be seen shedding tears today?
Su Ru had been married to him for more than three hundred years, yet she had never seen Tian Buyi reveal such an expression. What was wrong with him...
Happy?!
As Tian Buyi's wife.
She saw through the emotions in his eyes at a glance.
But.
Why was he happy?
Somewhat confused, Su Ru followed Tian Buyi's gaze toward Wang Quan Yan ahead.
At this moment.
She finally noticed what was unusual about Wang Quan Yan.
The young man's aura was incomparably mysterious. A faint clear radiance suffused him invisibly, and a Tai Chi diagram flickered within it.
This was—
The sign that the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao had reached minor completion!?
Su Ru's eyes widened.
To cultivate the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao to minor completion, one needed at least the Ninth Layer of Jade Purity. Wasn't Xiao Yan only at the Third Layer of Jade Purity...
At that thought.
Su Ru seemed to realize something.
She abruptly raised her head to look at the golden sword scar in the heavens. As though she had thought of something, she looked at Wang Quan Yan with a trembling voice and said:
"Xiao Yan, your cultivation..."
The moment those words were spoken.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn over.
Though the people of Grand Bamboo Peak did not know what had happened, upon hearing Su Ru's words, every one of them turned to look at Wang Quan Yan.
Swish!
When they saw the sign of Wang Quan Yan's Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao reaching minor completion.
Every one of them widened their eyes.
"Holy shit!"
"Am I seeing this right?"
"Clear radiance covering his body, Tai Chi True Intent—this is the sign of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao reaching minor completion?"
"Xiao Yan..."
"Is at the Ninth Layer of Jade Purity?!"
"Impossible!"
Suddenly, an incredulous voice rang out.
Everyone turned back to look.
Tian Ling'er stared at Wang Quan Yan in disbelief and said, "You were only at the Third Layer of Jade Purity before. How could you possibly be at the Ninth Layer of Jade Purity now? It's fake!"
"It must be fake!"
As soon as she said that.
The many disciples of Grand Bamboo Peak immediately looked at one another.
They also found it hard to believe, but they were fellow disciples. They could not truly suspect anything, much less...
What was there to doubt about something like this?
Wang Quan Yan was already covered in clear radiance. Wasn't that the sign of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao reaching minor completion?
Could it be faked?
"Shut up!"
Tian Buyi had originally been immersed in excitement and joy, but after hearing Tian Ling'er's doubts, rage immediately flared within him.
"Your junior brother's cultivation has broken through."
"Not only are you not happy for him, you even question him? Are you really Tian Buyi's daughter!?"
Tian Buyi roared.
The moment those words fell.
The entire scene fell silent.
The many disciples of Grand Bamboo Peak shrank their necks and did not dare speak, afraid that his anger would be directed at them...
Tian Ling'er's delicate body trembled slightly.
She had also been startled by her old man's sudden rebuke, not to mention that Tian Buyi had slapped her earlier.
"Enough, Buyi."
Su Ru sighed inwardly.
She reached out and tugged at Tian Buyi's sleeve, then looked at Wang Quan Yan with gentle eyes. "Xiao Yan, what exactly is going on with your cultivation?"
At those words.
The silent young man finally spoke.
Ignoring Tian Ling'er beside Su Ru, Wang Quan Yan respectfully said, "In reply to Master's Wife, it was not that this disciple could not break through to the Fourth Layer of Jade Purity all these years. It was simply that all my cultivation had been used to comprehend this sword strike."
"This sword strike?"
Su Ru froze slightly.
She subconsciously looked up at the sky and asked in shock, "You truly unleashed that sword strike...?"
"Yes."
Wang Quan Yan nodded slightly.
His face remained as calm as ever.
After all.
Over the past five years.
He had long since grown used to it.
Hiss—
At those words.
Everyone present drew a sharp breath.
Su Ru also fell silent inwardly.
She had already suspected it, but hearing Wang Quan Yan admit it himself still left her shocked...
She raised her head to look at the sky.
A golden sword scar stretching for miles had nearly cleaved apart the entire night sky. Pale golden sword intent illuminated dozens of miles around them. Such terrifying sword intent...
Even a Supreme Purity Expert probably could not withstand it, right?
In other words.
At the Ninth Layer of Jade Purity, Wang Quan Yan already possessed strength comparable to the Supreme Purity Realm?!
This...
Was simply terrifying!
Tian Ling'er stood there blankly.
She stared dumbly at Wang Quan Yan before her, sensing the aura of the Peak of Ninth Layer of Jade Purity Realm emanating from him. Her heart was filled with disbelief...
Impossible!
How could this be possible?
He had clearly only been at the Third Layer of Jade Purity before!
How had he suddenly broken through directly to the Ninth Layer of Jade Purity?
It made no sense!
None of this made any sense!
"Xiao Yan."
"I have something to ask you."
Suddenly, Tian Buyi spoke.
For a moment.
Everyone looked over.
Wang Quan Yan raised an eyebrow slightly.
He glanced at Tian Ling'er beside Su Ru and roughly understood what Tian Buyi wanted to say.
"Please speak, Master."
Wang Quan Yan cupped his hands slightly.
No matter what.
The engagement had already been called off.
Hadn't it?
As for that.
Wang Quan Yan only wanted to say, "Let the past be past."
Since he did not like Tian Ling'er.
And Tian Ling'er did not like him either.
Why did they have to force themselves together?
As for whether Tian Ling'er would regret it in the future, what did that have to do with him? As long as he did not regret it, that was enough.
Besides.
Wang Quan Yan had already made it very clear earlier.
From now on—
What was the relationship between Tian Ling'er and him?
They were merely strangers who happened to be senior sister and junior brother.
Beyond that.
There was nothing else.
In any case.
The engagement was over. May each of them live well.
The young man looked at Tian Buyi with calm indifference. Respect and deference filled his eyes; even though he knew what Tian Buyi wanted to say.
He did not rashly speak first.
Because of that.
He respected Tian Buyi.
He regarded Tian Buyi as his master.
That was all.
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