Chapter 12: Ye Qiubai Descends the Mountain!

Ye Qiubai already possessed strength.

Now that someone wanted to harm him, he would naturally uproot them one by one.

Huo Qingming looked at Ye Qiubai with a complex expression. He swallowed a medicinal pill to stabilize his injuries before finally speaking.

"Ye Yan."

Hearing this, Ye Qiubai frowned slightly.

In his impression, he held no grudge against this elder cousin of his. Even if there were, it wouldn't be a life-and-death enmity.

The only possibility was that Ye Yan, seeing that his talent had recovered and surpassed his previous state, did not want to let him return!

Something had happened to the clan!

Immediately, Ye Qiubai looked below, but he could not find Ye Yan's figure; he assumed the man had already fled.

Following that, Ye Qiubai faced no further obstacles.

Few dared to come up to his high platform to challenge him. After all, if even someone like Huo Qingming could be defeated, why would they go up just to seek humiliation?

In the end, Ye Qiubai was confirmed to participate in the academy exchange with the other three domains in one month. At the same time, he received generous rewards: the Green Spirit Pill and the Mansion-Breaking Pill.

Both were pills that could assist in the rapid growth of cultivation. The Mansion-Breaking Pill, in particular, could help one break through from the Golden Core stage to the Purple Mansion Realm. Both pills were extremely precious in the outside world, enough to cause a frantic scramble for them!

However, Ye Qiubai felt a bit of disdain, because compared to the pills his master possessed, the quality of these two was far too inferior!

***

In the thatched cottage.

Lu Changsheng was being lectured by a group of elders.

The Martial Hall Elder said, "I say, kid, you clearly have the ability to teach an excellent disciple like Ye Qiubai, so why don't you take in a few more?"

The Sword Hall Elder added, "Taking in more disciples would be a contribution to our academy."

Lu Changsheng looked helpless. While agreeing with the elders, he was thinking that once he returned, he must teach that boy Qiubai to be more low-profile.

Qin Tiannan, standing nearby, knew Lu Changsheng well. Seeing his expression, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Elders, once I have figured out my own cultivation, I will naturally take on disciples."

Outside the door, Ye Qiubai heard these words and couldn't help but feel bewildered.

In his view, his master's cultivation was as profound as the realm of gods and immortals. He could produce the Primordial Sword Scripture, refine such pills, and casually paint works filled with the intent of the Dao of Sword.

And he's telling me he hasn't "figured it out" yet?

"Oh? Qiubai is here?"

"Then we shall take our leave. Changsheng, remember what we told you!"

Before leaving, Qin Tiannan left behind a storage ring.

"The Red Wood Heaven Gold is inside. I won't ask what you intend to do with it, but kid, use it sparingly."

After the group left, Lu Changsheng put away the storage ring and looked at Ye Qiubai. "What is it?"

Ye Qiubai recounted the matter regarding Ye Yan and shared his suspicions.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment. "So, you want to return to the Ye family?"

Ye Qiubai nodded.

Lu Changsheng glanced at him and said, "However, you should know that your appearance now might agitate the nerves of those factions that want you dead."

Ye Qiubai naturally knew this. Especially since they had discovered his talent had recovered, they would surely want to eliminate him as quickly as possible.

It could be said that if Ye Qiubai returned now, it would be very dangerous. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Tianyuan City was currently a dragon's den and a tiger's lair.

However...

Ye Qiubai's eyes were firm. "He is my father, after all. Moreover, the Dao of the Sword should move forward without hesitation. I cannot retreat when I should face it."

To retreat at a time like this might damage his Dao Heart.

Lu Changsheng nodded slightly, then waved his hand. "Fine, go then. But before you go, break through to the Purple Mansion Realm."

Ye Qiubai nodded. He had already touched the threshold of the Purple Mansion Realm. Now, after the Academy Competition, he had gained new insights and could break through at any moment!

Subsequently, Ye Qiubai returned to his room and swallowed the Mansion-Breaking Pill to prepare for his breakthrough.

Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng went to the cliffside. He took out various materials one by one.

The willow tree nearby saw this and couldn't help but ask, "Are you planning to set up the Nine Nether Yellow Spring Array?"

Lu Changsheng nodded. "But I am still missing a wisp of Yellow Spring water to serve as the array spirit."

"What is difficult about that for you?"

The willow branches swayed gently in the wind as the tree spoke ethereally, "Now that you have comprehended the Laws of the Sword, can't you just tear through space and borrow a bit from the Nine Nether Underworld?"

Lu Changsheng held great faith in the willow tree's words. After all, this tree had existed since the formation of the universe—from the beginning of chaos to the emergence of the primordial world. No one knew how long it had existed.

"But, isn't using the Nine Nether Yellow Spring Array to guard this place a bit of an overkill? You should know that the Nine Nether Yellow Spring Array is one of the ten great killing arrays of antiquity, capable of slaying all things in heaven and earth."

Lu Changsheng replied indifferently, "It doesn't matter. I don't plan on venturing out anyway. Besides, if my disciple causes trouble in the future and attracts it here, I can use this array to block it if he can't win."

Willow Tree: "..."

*Is there anyone in this world who can actually beat you?*

Immediately after, Lu Changsheng began setting the array. With a step, he flew into the air. With a flip of his palm, array flags shot out! These flags were covered in countless layers of Dao Laws!

There were a total of eighty-one such flags, each placed at different points around the mountain peaks! Suddenly, surges of Dao Law power soared into the sky!

With a wave of his hand, Lu Changsheng directly isolated the aura of this location. Simultaneously, the materials transformed directly into the array's foundation! Even so, countless wisps of death energy began to drift about!

Even Ye Qiubai was startled. He walked out of his thatched cottage and looked at Lu Changsheng in mid-air, his face filled with dread!

"What kind of array is Master setting up... it hasn't even fully formed, yet it possesses such world-destroying majesty!"

Ye Qiubai thought that even the elders or Dean Qin Tiannan would be unable to resist this destructive force if they came here personally!

Now, all that was missing was an array spirit to completely complete the Nine Nether Yellow Spring Array!

Lu Changsheng took out a sword and slashed at the void! Instantly, a massive rift was torn open in the void! Wisps of Nether Death Qi continuously leaked out from within.

Then, Lu Changsheng's figure flashed, and he plunged directly into the rift. The rift closed.

Seeing this, Ye Qiubai returned to his room.

The next day.

A startling aura erupted from within the house!

The Purple Mansion Realm!

Afterward, leaving behind a letter, Ye Qiubai picked up his wooden sword and began walking down the mountain.

***

Tianyuan City. The Jiang Family.

An extremely beautiful woman had a face as cold as ice.

A richly dressed man beside her said, "Stop thinking about it. Even if he joined the Hidden Dao Academy, so what if his talent recovered? Come back to the Sunset Empire with me. When he ascends the throne in the future, you will be the Empress."

The woman was Jiang Chan.

She nodded and walked forward. The man smiled, took Jiang Chan's hand, and boarded a vessel behind them.

Immediately, the massive ship soared into the sky and departed from Tianyuan City...