Heaven-Piercing Peak.
Yuqing Hall.
"The Seven Star Sword Style?"
Under Daoxuan's gaze,
Ye Xuan repeated those four words.
His voice was steady, without the slightest trace of emotion.
At this,
Daoxuan's brow twitched almost imperceptibly.
That wasn't the right reaction.
Normally,
a Qingyun Disciple who heard those words would either be so overjoyed he couldn't speak coherently, or so overwhelmed he'd kneel and thank him.
After all, the significance behind this sword art was enough to drive any cultivator mad.
It was half a ticket to the Sect Master's seat.
But Ye Xuan was too calm.
So calm that Daoxuan found it a little eerie.
"This disciple is willing to learn."
Soon,
Ye Xuan bowed slightly and spoke to Daoxuan.
Although he still didn't know what Daoxuan was thinking,
Ye Xuan wasn't about to turn down a benefit offered to him.
"If you're willing to learn, then take it."
Daoxuan swept his sleeve.
An ancient jade slip fell into Ye Xuan's hand.
"Thank you, Martial Uncle Sect Master, for bestowing this art."
Looking at the jade slip in his hand,
Ye Xuan's eyes brightened, and a smile tugged at his lips.
He had it.
He'd gotten a secret art from Heaven-Piercing Peak just like that.
The whole process had gone too smoothly.
So smoothly that Ye Xuan felt as if he were dreaming.
"Enough."
"You've been away from Great Bamboo Peak for two years."
"If you don't go back soon, your master will come looking for you again."
"Go back."
Daoxuan waved a hand and instructed Ye Xuan.
With that,
Daoxuan turned around, no longer paying Ye Xuan any attention.
Seeing this,
a look of surprise flashed through Ye Xuan's eyes.
However,
Ye Xuan soon understood.
He'd been mistaken in his earlier assumption.
Daoxuan hadn't intended to make him Sect