Ye Xuan's Request!

Great Bamboo Peak.

The next morning.

Several unknown birds chirped incessantly.

Tian Buyi walked along the corridor with his hands behind his back, strolling in his signature bow-legged gait.

His eyes narrowed into slits, and from time to time, he hummed a couple of tuneless lines.

He was in a good mood.

A truly good mood.

Ever since he learned that Zhang Xiaofan had awakened his talent and successfully completed Spirit Induction into Body.

Tian Buyi felt that even the thick stands of dark bamboo on the back mountain looked much more pleasing to the eye.

Who said Great Bamboo Peak had no future?

Just look.

There was no need to mention that monster, Seventh. That was a sign of extraordinary luck from their ancestors.

Eighth had astonishing aptitude. That was a gift from the Ancestor.

And now, even the most unremarkable Ninth had entered the path.

In a few decades.

His Great Bamboo Peak might even outshine Heaven-Piercing Peak.

"Early in the morning."

"What are you grinning about like an idiot?"

Su Ru emerged from the room.

Seeing her husband looking so hopeless, she could not help chiding him.

"Madam, you don't understand."

"I was thinking about this year's Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament..."

"Our Great Bamboo Peak has to show its face somehow. At the very least, we should be able to get the better of that old bastard Cang Song, right?"

Hearing Su Ru's words.

Tian Buyi stopped and ambled over with a beaming smile.

However.

At the mention of Cang Song.

Tian Buyi could not help snorting coldly again.

Those people from Dragon Head Peak normally acted as though their eyes were above their heads. Just looking at them made him angry.

"Master, Mistress."

At that moment.

A clear voice came from outside the courtyard.

Ye Xuan walked in through the morning dew, dressed in a neat light-blue Daoist robe.

The twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy had not fully grown into his frame yet.

But the spiritual aura that seemed to radiate from his very bones could not be concealed in the slightest.

Just standing there, he seemed to merge with the spiritual energy of the surrounding world.

Innate Dao Body.

No matter how many times he saw it, Tian Buyi had to praise it inwardly.

Taking in this disciple had truly been worth it!

"Seventh."

"You came so early. Is there something you don't understand about your cultivation?"

Tian Buyi immediately put on the face of a stern teacher, trying his best to appear profound and unfathomable.

He knew perfectly well.

With his current cultivation realm, this disciple was absolutely the foremost among the younger generation of the Qingyun Sect. He was even only slightly inferior—or perhaps superior—to some of the elders.

The Shangqing Realm.

How many years had he been cultivating?

If word got out, the entire Qingyun Sect would probably be shaken.

However.

Ye Xuan was still too young.

If he had encountered some bottleneck in his cultivation, that would also be perfectly normal.

"Master sees all."

"Yesterday, I watched my junior brothers cultivate and suddenly had an insight."

"Although I have learned many arts, I lack a truly decisive offensive technique."

Ye Xuan respectfully bowed.

Afterward.

Ye Xuan even revealed an innocent, harmless smile.

"A powerful offensive technique?"

"Since you have such an ambition, I'll teach you a few moves..."

Hearing Ye Xuan's words.

Tian Buyi raised his brows slightly and began thinking.

Ordinary arts would certainly not catch this boy's eye.

It seemed he would have to bring out some of his trump cards.

"I heard that..."

"Our Qingyun Sect possesses four great sword arts that shake the world."

"The Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art, the Sword Leading Azure Dragon True Art, Slay Ghosts and Gods, and the Seven Stars Sword Art."

"I presume to ask Master to impart these four great sword arts to me."

Seeing Tian Buyi agree.

Ye Xuan blinked and hurriedly spoke.

"Pfft—"

On the other side.

Hearing Ye Xuan's request.

Tian Buyi nearly choked to death on his own saliva.

He stared at Ye Xuan with bulging eyes, as if he were looking at a monster.

"What did you say?"

"The four great sword arts? You want to learn them all?"

Tian Buyi's voice rose eight pitches, and the little dignity of a peak master he possessed instantly collapsed.

This boy really dared to ask!

Let alone learning them all.

If an ordinary disciple could glimpse even a fraction of one of them after exhausting an entire lifetime, that would be enough to dominate the Cultivation World.

Which of these four sword arts was not a heaven-shaking divine ability?

Su Ru, who was standing nearby, was also stunned. Then she covered her mouth and chuckled.

But seeing her husband at a loss, she had no intention of interrupting.

"Ahem!"

Tian Buyi coughed heavily twice.

With his hands behind his back, he paced around twice, seemingly trying to think of a way to dampen Ye Xuan's enthusiasm.

But then he reconsidered.

Something was wrong.

This boy possessed the Innate Dao Body!

And he had already reached the Shangqing Realm!

Ordinary people could not master them because their aptitudes were dull, because mortal bodies could not bear the might of Heaven and Earth.

But this boy...

If even he could not learn them, then no one in this world could.

However...

Tian Buyi's old face reddened, and he felt somewhat guilty.

The four great sword arts had impressive reputations.

But the problem was that he, Tian Buyi, was not omniscient or omnipotent!

The Seven Stars Sword Art was the Sect Master's secret art, and only successive Sect Masters could comprehend it.

The Sword Leading Azure Dragon True Art was Dragon Head Peak's specialty. That old fuzzball Cang Song valued it more than his own life.

As for Slay Ghosts and Gods...

Tian Buyi's gaze grew distant, as if he had remembered that figure dressed in white, who had looked down upon the world with pride.

That had been Senior Brother Wan's swan song.

Aside from Senior Brother Wan, no one in this world could ever unleash such a fierce and unyielding sword intent again.

Although he was also the peak master of Great Bamboo Peak.

When all was said and done, the only one of the four arts he truly knew was the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art.

If he admitted that he only knew one, would he not lose face in front of his disciple?

Tian Buyi secretly glanced at Ye Xuan.

The boy's face was full of anticipation, his eyes sincere. There was not the slightest hint that he was teasing him.

This boy truly wanted to learn.

"Ahem, well..."

"Seventh, I'm very gratified that you possess such lofty ambitions."

"But these four great sword arts are broad and profound. They cannot be mastered in a single day."

"Food has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be walked one step at a time."

"Today, I'll first teach you the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art!"

"This is our Qingyun Sect's supreme art. It draws the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder for one's own use. Its Heavenly Might is enough to cow the masses of demons!"

"If you can master this move, the world is vast, and you may go anywhere!"

Tian Buyi cleared his throat, striving to maintain the image of an enlightened master.

As for the remaining three moves?

Tian Buyi secretly thought that he would talk about them after this boy had first mastered the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art.

This thing was obscure and difficult to understand. Just comprehending the true intent of thunder would take at least three to five years, right?

They could discuss it then.

Putting things off was a strategy that never failed.

"Thank you, Master!"

The smile on Ye Xuan's face grew even brighter.

This was exactly what he had been waiting for.

Once he opened this door, could the remaining three escape him?

After mastering the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art, he would ask about Slay Ghosts and Gods.

For the sake of his reputation, his master would definitely find a way.

What?

Wan Jianyi was dead, and Slay Ghosts and Gods had been lost?

In Tian Buyi's heart, Wan Jianyi had indeed fallen.

But Daoxuan knew perfectly well that Wan Jianyi had always been in the Ancestral Hall.

As long as Tian Buyi sought Daoxuan out.

As long as Daoxuan knew that Ye Xuan possessed the Innate Dao Body.

There was a very good chance that Daoxuan would let Ye Xuan go to the Ancestral Hall to study.

When that time came.

Ye Xuan would be able to go to the Ancestral Hall to check in openly and legitimately.

Of course.

This was only Ye Xuan's guess.

As for whether it would work, he would have to try it to find out.