Clearing the Field

Qingyang Arrogant Flame was an immensely powerful flame that could only be cultivated after Qingyang Palace's ultimate art, the Qingyang Art, had been trained to the peak of the ninth level.

Within all of Qingyang Palace, several martial artists could cultivate the Qingyang Art, but the only one who possessed the ninth-level technique and could train the Qingyang Art to the peak of the ninth level was Qingyang Palace's master, Chu Yang.

Thus, Qingyang Arrogant Flame had become Chu Yang's signature.

Wherever Qingyang Arrogant Flame appeared, Qingyang Palace's master Chu Yang would be there.

That was the information about Qingyang Palace's master Chu Yang that surfaced in Ye Zhen's mind.

When Ye Zhen had first arrived in the True Spirit Domain and fallen into the Demon Soul Secret Realm, he had clashed with disciples of Qingyang Palace and the Profound Moon Sect, forging enmity with them. Though the conflict had been rather low-level, from that moment on, Ye Zhen had begun paying attention to intelligence on these two great sects.

Both sects were immensely powerful, with Qingyang Palace even stronger than the Profound Moon Sect. Moreover, Qingyang Palace faintly showed signs of becoming the number one sect in the True Spirit Domain. Its disciples acted with extreme tyranny, yet its upper echelons—especially its master, Chu Yang—bore the title of the Green Flame Gentleman.

The main reason was that Qingyang Palace's master, Chu Yang, handled matters fairly. Even when matters involved his own disciples, he dealt with them impartially, earning considerable renown throughout the martial world. In his earlier years, he had even faintly possessed the bearing of a martial world alliance leader.

However, that was merely the impression held by many ordinary martial artists. Powerful and well-informed martial artists, such as Shadow Moon Guard Commander Wu Ying, called Qingyang Palace's