Chapter 168: Bringing Back to Life (Please Subscribe)_3
Xie Dongan was certain that the elders who were on the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield wouldn't be so blind as to not utilize Chen Yi to some degree.
"Alright, the biggest expectation is gone."
Jiang Ye muttered, "I even wanted to see Brother Yi's cultivation and technique realm."
Xie Dongan shook his head, "I'm afraid that for the next ten years, his true strength will not be truly revealed."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in understanding and then shifted their attention back to the "Heavenly Pride List."
"Xie Dongan, a personage of the Capital City, grandson of the Left Minister Xie Jing."
"Disciple of the fifth master Luo An from the Kyoto Academy, his cultivation has reached the Middle Stage of the Divine Travel Realm..."
"Second on the Earthly List, Wei Nantian, a member of the Royal Family..."
"Third on the Earthly List, Lin Xueru, personage of the Capital City, direct disciple of Ancient Tian Gang from the Grand Void Sect, practicing the Taixu Eight Skills..."
"Wait," Xiao Xuanzhen interjected, "Are you sure it's my disciple Lin?"
Wei Nantian handed her the silver booklet, "It's written here, indeed a disciple of your Taixu Peak."
After Xiao Xuanzhen took it, she and Fairy Hua examined the content on the third page closely.
"Lin Xueru, cultivation at the Middle Stage of the Third Grade Heavenly Union Realm, the Taixu Eight Skills all greatly accomplished, among which, the Dui Ze Skill has reached the Transparent Realm?!"
Xiao Xuanzhen looked astonished.
She had only recently broken through to the Fourth Grade Spirit Aperture Realm thanks to the Dragon Transformation Pond in the East Emperor Palace Secret Realm, but she still had three of the Taixu Eight Skills not yet fully mastered.
She hadn't expected that Lin Xueru, who had always stayed at the Grand Void Sect, had already surpassed her in both cultivation and techniques.
"The natural talent of my little sister Xue Ru truly is..."
Fairy Hua nodded, sighing inwardly.
Her own talent was notable, but compared to Lin Xueru, it was quite inferior, only marginally higher than that of Xiao Xuanzhen.
Part of this was due to her spending most of her time on the Alchemy Dao, leaving limited time for cultivation and technique practice.
"Lin Xueru, as I recall, isn't she the precious daughter of Duke Xing's family?" Wei Nantian looked at Xie Dongan and the others as he inquired.
"That's correct," Gongye Shou nodded, "After Brother Yi was favored by the Holy Emperor, the two of them even had an engagement arranged."
"Ah, Duke Xing Han Song," Jiang Ye said in a wistful tone, "Truly the Holy Emperor's favored one."
"Oh?" Wei Nantian inquired, "Father holds him in high regard?"
"Yes, nowadays not only is Han Song honored as Duke, but he also holds great authority over the court's finances."
Upon saying that, Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow and asked, "An, if the Lin and Chen families unite in marriage, would it have an impact on the court?"
Xie Dongan glanced at him, his gaze subtly sweeping towards Xiao Xuanzhen, Fairy Hua, and others, before shaking his head,
"Let's continue to look at the 'Heavenly Pride List,' to see if there are any newcomers."
While everyone's attention returned to the "Heavenly Pride List," Xie Dongan's expression showed a trace of worry.
He was very clear that, given the strength Chen Yi has shown so far, he was bound to be the next Zhou Guanwu.
Whether it's his Sect background, marital connections, power, or talent, all are strikingly similar.
The only difference now is that Chen Yi's strength has already exceeded everyone's expectations.
Xie Dongan even suspected that his Sword Dao might have already reached the Divine Power Realm.
Of course, he was just speculating.
After all, even those Great Demon Kings from earlier couldn't figure out the level of Chen Yi's Sword Dao Realm.
"If he really is of the Divine Power Realm... those ministers in the court had better tuck their tails and behave!"
A Sword Cultivator of the Divine Power Realm not constrained by the Heaven and Earth Bridge, that would truly be, 'invincible among gods and Buddha alike!'
...
For the past three days.
The news of the South-Garrison Pass being attacked by the Southern Barbarians had already spread throughout the seventeen state prefectures of the Wei Dynasty.
The details were embellished and widely spread by the story-tellers.
Especially the tale of the "Little Sword Immortal" Chen Yi stepping on the White Tiger God, and slaying seventy thousand Barbarian and demon warriors, was divided into five chapters and thirteen episodes, indeed earning the story-tellers a fortune.
"Epiphany at the Dragon Heart Lake," "Slaying Demons in the Secret Realm," "Ascension from the Dragon Transformation Pond," and so on.
Even the story of him leaving the secret realm and slaying Tiger Demon Futu, one of the thirty-six generals of the Demon Court, was also widely proclaimed.
Chen Yi, already well-known throughout the Tianyuan Continent, garnered even greater attention.
Not just the Sect Holy Lands in the Wei Dynasty, but also the Ten Thousand Great Mountain Demon Court, the Southern Barbarian Tribe, Buddha Country, and even across the East Continent Islands, the name "Little Sword Immortal" spread far and wide.
Simultaneously, the exclusion of Chen Yi's name from the "Heavenly Pride List" also sparked much speculation.
Some said that Chen Yi was so strong that even the compilers of the "Heavenly Pride List" had to conceal some facts to prevent the true extent of his power from getting out.
Some believed Chen Yi obtained a treasure in the East Emperor Palace Secret Realm that concealed his fate from divination.
Others went as far as to claim he had killed so many demons and Barbarians that he incurred heavenly punishment...
Unaware of these, Chen Yi, who rarely left his residence, was solely focused on improving his strength.
Even when Liu Gao and others brought the imperial decree from Emperor Wei to South-Garrison Pass to grant him honors, he did not emerge to meet them.
An honorary title of Baron Yingwu and a fief of a thousand households were nothing of value to him.
Rather than mingling with Mr. Liu and others, he would prefer to stay holed up in his chamber and delve into the "Forget Order."
Strangely enough.
Ever since he joined "Xunwang Heaven," apart from the initial appearance of the girl named Qing Feng, there were few other messages.
In three days' time, only three messages came.
Qing Feng: [Only two more days, everyone prepare well, this lady is going to start setting up the altar for the ritual.]
[Read.]
[Hey senior brother, what are you 'reading'?]
Then, all went quiet, which came as a surprise to Chen Yi, the lurking onlooker.
It seems that Zhao Tianhe wasn't exaggerating; the population of "Xunwang Heaven" was indeed sparse.
"Had thought that I might learn some secrets from Zhao Tianhe and the others, didn't expect it to be this quiet."