If anyone told him now that the Divine Sword Sect was a dilapidated sect with its legacy severed, he would definitely snap back without hesitation: You're a fucking idiot!
If this fucking counted as a ruined sect, then those so-called great sects outside were nothing but broken-down temples!
Such a sacred land had actually been falsely rumored to be decrepit. What outrageous nonsense!
The next moment, Ye Xuan shuddered all over, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets as he froze stiffly in place, as though struck by lightning.
"My goodness, what kind of place is this Divine Sword Sect? How is the spiritual energy so abundant? It's at least a hundred times denser than outside!"
At that very moment, he could clearly feel the spiritual energy around him constantly drilling into his body, without any need for him to circulate his cultivation technique to absorb it.
In just this short while, he could already feel his long-stagnant realm beginning to loosen.
If this place was not an immortal realm, then what was it?
If he could cultivate here in the future, his progress would undoubtedly soar a thousand miles a day!
At the thought, unmasked fervor erupted in his eyes, and his heart pounded like a drum.
If he had previously wanted to join the Divine Sword Sect only because he was being hunted by Netherworld Hall and had no choice but to hide his identity to stay alive, then now, filled with boundless longing and anticipation, he was dead set on joining the Divine Sword Sect.
The kind that could not be driven away no matter how hard they tried.
Ye Xuan said excitedly, "Senior, the Divine Sword Sect is a holy land for cultivation! I have never seen spiritual energy this abundant!"
The woman within the pendant could not help but sigh. "Who would have thought that such a place would exist thousands of years later?"
The concentration of spiritual energy within the Divine Sword Sect was no longer something those so-called great sects could compare to, unless it was one of those secret realms or blessed grotto-heavens.
Amid her shock, she released a wisp of Spiritual Sense to inspect the area and was astonished to discover that even the ordinary flowers, grasses, and trees nearby had developed spiritual awareness.
"If I am not mistaken, there must be a Super Spirit Vein hidden within the Divine Sword Sect."
At this moment, a trace of excitement had entered the woman's voice.
"What?"
"A Super Spirit Vein?!"
Ye Xuan could not hold back and cried out.
He knew exactly what a Super Spirit Vein meant to a sect.
Forget a Super Spirit Vein—even an ordinary small spirit vein was something one could only encounter by chance, never seek by choice. Many sects would fight bloody battles over one.
If outsiders learned that the Divine Sword Sect possessed a Super Spirit Vein, they would likely destroy the Divine Sword Sect and seize it for themselves, no matter the price.
Seeing Ye Xuan so excited that he had lost all sense of direction, the woman solemnly reminded him, "Ye Xuan, the Divine Sword Sect is a heaven-sent opportunity for you. Do you understand?"
Ye Xuan nodded gravely. "Senior, this junior understands!"
Just then, his expression changed drastically.
He clearly sensed an incomparably domineering, razor-sharp pressure descending upon him without warning.
Under that pressure, he suddenly discovered just how insignificant he was, like a tiny ant whose life was not under his own control at all.
Cold sweat streamed down him in torrents.
It was as if the owner of that pressure needed only a single thought to reduce him to ashes.
Terrifying! Too terrifying!
Fortunately, the pressure had come abruptly and vanished just as abruptly, disappearing without a trace within a breath.
Just then, the void twisted, and a handsome young man with an ethereal bearing stepped directly out of the space before him.
"Disciple Ye Xuan pays respects to Immortal Senior!" The instant he saw the newcomer, Ye Xuan jolted and immediately dropped to his knees in salute.
"Tsk, tsk, this fellow has some sense, and he's slick enough too." Looking at Ye Xuan before him, Lin Feng remarked inwardly.
Still, he was fairly satisfied with the kid. Smiling faintly, he said, "I am the current Sect Master of the Divine Sword Sect. I watched the entire process of you breaking through the Mountain Protecting Array. You do have some talent..."
At this point, Lin Feng paused slightly and glanced at Ye Xuan. "You went through so much trouble to pass the Mountain Protecting Array. Do you wish to enter under my tutelage?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan nodded repeatedly and replied respectfully, "I would not dare deceive Immortal Senior. That is indeed the case."
After saying that, he gazed at Lin Feng eagerly.
A cryptic curve lifted at the corner of Lin Feng's lips as he swept Ye Xuan with an indifferent glance. "Is that so? Yet rumors outside say that my Divine Sword Sect is utterly dilapidated, declining beyond all measure. Why are you so determined to come to my Divine Sword Sect?"
Heh, the little fellow was not being honest. Not even ghosts would believe that excuse.
Swept by Lin Feng's indifferent gaze, Ye Xuan felt as though every one of his secrets had been laid bare. That blade-like stare chilled his spine, and cold sweat poured down him.
How could he dare conceal anything further? Before he could even wipe away the sweat at the corner of his eyes, he hurriedly said, "Immortal Senior sees through everything. This disciple indeed had another reason for coming to the Divine Sword Sect. Earlier, this disciple was hunted by Netherworld Hall. With no other choice, I intended to conceal my identity and join the Divine Sword Sect in hopes of escaping their pursuit."
"Netherworld Hall?"
Lin Feng was noncommittal. "Just a pack of ants. What is there to fear..."
Hearing him say that, Ye Xuan's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
My esteemed Sect Master, Netherworld Hall is an existence that makes countless martial artists tremble at the mere mention of its name.
Yet in your eyes, they had become nothing more than a pack of ants?
My goodness, Esteemed Sect Master is incredible! The Divine Sword Sect is invincible!
At this moment, the Female Remnant Soul within the Sword-shaped Pendant suddenly transmitted her voice to Ye Xuan. "Ye Xuan, this Sect Master of the Divine Sword Sect appears to be only a little older than you, yet the aura he gives off is extraordinarily powerful. This is highly abnormal. I suspect he may be a Dao Tier Expert who reincarnated through a Great Divine Ability—he may even be a reincarnated saint!"
Not long ago, Ye Xuan had told her that the previous Sect Master of the Divine Sword Sect had offended the Iron Sword Sect and had been forcefully slain by them.
If this young man had been present at that time, and if he possessed such strength, then even if the Iron Sword Sect had ten times the courage, they would not have dared provoke the Divine Sword Sect, much less kill its sect master.
From this, it could be seen that this young man had likely only gained such strength in the past few days.
And the most likely explanation for such an enormous change in so short a time was that he was the reincarnation of a mighty expert, who had happened to awaken during this period and inherited part of his previous life's strength.
The rumors outside were most likely true. The Divine Sword Sect had indeed been on the verge of destruction.
It was only after this mighty expert awakened and used a Great Divine Ability that he had transformed the Divine Sword Sect into what it was now.
The woman within the Sword-shaped Pendant had directly imagined Lin Feng as the reincarnation of an overwhelmingly powerful expert.
"A reincarnated Dao Tier Expert? Even a saint?" Hearing this, Ye Xuan's body shook violently, and his expression instantly became incomparably reverent.
A Dao Tier Expert was a Peerless Fierce Person whose realm stood an entire major level above even the Immortal Tier peak that Senior had reached in her lifetime!
Such a fierce person could make mountains collapse and the earth split with a single sneeze.
This was clearly a pillar holding up the heavens. How could he not cling to it with all his might?
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