Ancient Devouring Technique

Chapter 73: Secret Realm
Ye Xuan spent the next few days in cultivation.

He went to the Qingyun Valley library, found a book that explained the use of combat weapons, and a thick volume of "Chronicles of the Northern Province" and brought them back to his residence.

After two days, Ye Xuan finally thoroughly studied the method of refining high-grade combat weapons. He immediately took out the Green-veined Sword and opened his mouth to spurt out a ball of essence at it.

There was a "pop" sound!
After the Green-Veined Sword had absorbed all the essence, green lines began to appear on its surface, wrapping the Green-Veined Sword like a silk net.

Ye Xuan's eyes flashed, and he began to carefully identify the number of these lines. After a moment, he muttered to himself.

"Nine layers of forbidden patterns, third-level combat weapon! Not bad."

According to what Ye Xuan had read in the classics, the power and quality level of a weapon is basically judged by the number of forbidden patterns contained in it.

Generally speaking, weapons with one to three forbidden patterns are first-tier weapons, those with four to six forbidden patterns are second-tier weapons, those with seven to nine are third-tier weapons, and those with ten to twelve are fourth-tier weapons...

By analogy, the more forbidden patterns there are, the more powerful the weapon will be.

Of course, some weapons are said to restrain each other, and the properties of the weapon also depend on whether it is suitable for the cultivation method of the person using it. It can also exert completely different power in the hands of different practitioners.

After Ye Xuan obtained the Green-Veined Sword, he always felt that he could not wield the sword as he wished, and when he circulated his vital energy through the sword, it was not smooth.

At this time, he already understood the reason. He saw a faint layer of blood light on the nine forbidden patterns. That was Yi Chen's life essence blood.

After Ye Xuan thought about it, the vital energy surged in his hands, refining the mark left by Yi Chen on the forbidden pattern.

However, the difficulty of refining was far beyond Ye Xuan's expectations.

That is to say, if it were any other fifth-level Zhenyuan Realm warrior, they might not be able to erase the blood mark on the forbidden pattern.

After all, Yi Chen also cultivated the sword intent, and used it to nourish the sword every day to consolidate the imprint. Only warriors who have also realized the sword intent can use it to erase the imprint. Of course, a strong person with a high realm can also easily remove the imprint left by Yi Chen.

Ultimately, Ye Xuan’s cultivation was not enough.

It took him an hour just to refine the first forbidden pattern on the Blue-veined Sword, and it took him a full day to refine all nine forbidden patterns.

At this time, Ye Xuan used the Green-Veined Sword and finally got rid of the feeling of poor energy flow.

For a swordsman, how important it is to have a sword that he can wield with ease!
The next day, Ye Xuan continued in the pavilion, reading the Chronicles of Northern Province.

Beizhou is divided into five major regions, and the strongest region is the Central Region, which is the holy land of martial arts for the people of Beizhou. There are many sects, many strong people, and many geniuses.

The Chronicles of Fengyun records many interesting stories about strange people in Beizhou, such as someone who accidentally entered an ancient cave and got a great opportunity, and from then on his martial arts soared to heaven.

Another example is a genius disciple from a martial arts clan who killed a long-established and notorious evil demon, which attracted the love and admiration of countless talented girls.

……

Suddenly, Ye Xuan's eyes fixed on the name of a sect, 'Sun and Moon Palace'.

"So the Sun Moon Palace is one of the strongest sects in the Central Region?" Ye Xuan's heart became heavy.

After a while, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Brother Ye Xuan, are you there?" A voice suddenly came from outside the door, which made Ye Xuan slightly startled. He then put away the Fengyunlu, stood up, and quickly opened the door of the pavilion.

Ye Jing and Ye Yan were standing outside the pavilion door.

"It turns out to be Brother Jing, please come in!" Ye Xuan said with a smile.

Ye Jing and Ye Yan looked at Ye Xuan and were slightly surprised to find that Ye Xuan had advanced to the fifth level of the True Yuan Realm in the past half month! ?

"Pervert, how did you practice?" Ye Yan was quite depressed. He had thought that he would advance to the second level of True Yuan Realm and be on par with Ye Xuan again, but now he saw that Ye Xuan had advanced to the fifth level of True Yuan Realm, which was a big shock to him.

Ye Xuan touched his nose and smiled vaguely, "It's just some opportunities."

Ye Jing nodded. Everyone has their own secrets. He did not ask more questions. Instead, he thought of something and laughed, "I heard that there is a stunning beauty among our Qingyun Valley's new disciples. Her beauty is comparable to Xuan Feixue, and she lives in Qianlongju. How about that? You live in the same courtyard. Have you been in touch?"

The corner of Ye Xuan's mouth twitched slightly. This clan brother really lived a carefree life. His true nature was revealed in just three sentences. How did he cultivate to his current level of cultivation?

However, it must be said that Ye Jing was indeed handsome, dressed in a clean white suit, with long flowing hair, an elegant demeanor and a handsome face. Several female senior sisters from Qingyun Valley were carried in his arms.

Ye Jing looked around, and suddenly the smile on his face disappeared. He lowered his voice and said, "I came to look for you a few days ago, but you were not there... You'd better not run around in the past six months. You killed three disciples of the Yi family, and the Yi family will not let you go easily."

Of course he would not give up. The Yi family had already surrounded and attacked him once a few days ago.

Ye Xuan thought about it, but he didn't tell Ye Jing and Ye Yan about being surrounded and killed, so as not to worry them. Instead, he smiled and said, "I went to the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range."

"Oh? You went to the Ten Thousand Monsters Mountains?" Ye Jing asked in surprise, "What were you doing there? I seldom go there. A True Yuan Realm warrior going there is likely to be devoured by monsters. However, speaking of the Ten Thousand Monsters Mountains, I have something else to say to you and Ye Yan."

"Is it about the recent rumors?" Ye Yan raised his eyebrows and asked.

Ye Xuan was a little surprised. He had always stayed at home and spent all his time practicing and reading classics, so he didn't know what had happened in Qingyun Valley recently.

"Yes. However, the sect's top leaders have confirmed that it is not a rumor." Ye Jingjing nodded, acknowledging Ye Yan's guess.

Then, he smiled mysteriously and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to a good place and we'll talk as we walk. I'll be the host this time! Let you broaden your horizons!"

Hearing Ye Jing's words that he had learned a lot, Ye Yan's face, which had always been gloomy, suddenly showed a strange expression.

Ye Xuan was a little confused and didn't understand why Ye Yan's dead face turned red.

But Ye Xuan still closed the door and left Qianlongju with Ye Jing.

Not long after, the three of them entered Qingyun City.

On the way, Ye Jing said, "I wonder if Brother Xuan has heard that many powerful people appeared in the Wan Yao Mountains some time ago?"

"I've heard a little about this." Ye Xuan nodded and said.

On the day when he was surrounded and attacked by the Yi family, Ye Xuan did see many super powerful people moving deep into the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains.

That day he also heard a deafening roar of a beast. Although it was very far away, it still caused the blood in his body to surge.

Ye Jing said, "Well, many strong men from our sect also went there, and according to the information sent back by the strong men from our sect, a secret realm was discovered there! Now the entire Xuanwu Kingdom is in turmoil because of this matter."

“Since there are so many powerful people going to the depths of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, it should have nothing to do with us disciples.” Ye Xuan said.

He is no longer a novice in martial arts, and he also knows something about the so-called secret realm.

There are generally two types of secret realms: one is naturally formed, and the other is opened up by a powerful being with extraordinary cultivation.

Among them, the former mostly contained some spiritual medicines and monsters, which were less dangerous. The latter mostly contained the personal belongings or inheritances left by powerful beings, which were more dangerous and often arranged many terrifying formations that could turn people into ashes in an instant.

But no matter which secret realm appears, it will cause fierce competition among many warriors and even sects!
Therefore, it is difficult for a disciple with Ye Xuan's level of cultivation to get his turn.

But Ye Jing’s next words made Ye Xuan feel shocked.

"My cousin seems to be out of touch with the news..." Ye Jing smiled and shook his head, "Although the secret realm is open, no strong person can enter it. Through joint exploration by the five major sects of our Xuanwu country, we found that only warriors below the True Spirit Realm can enter the secret realm without being affected by the pressure at the entrance."

"How could this be?" Ye Xuan was slightly surprised.

He had also heard of formations in some secret realms or ancient caves that could restrict the entry of high-level warriors.

"Brother Jing, could it be that the sect wants to organize us, the disciples in the True Yuan Realm, to enter it?" Ye Xuan thought of something and said.

Ye Jing laughed, his expression became very expectant, and said, "Yes, the sect is indeed organizing disciples to enter the secret realm to search for treasures, but this secret realm has not been developed yet, and no one knows the situation inside. It is very likely that there are very powerful monsters or powerful formations inside. It is extremely dangerous. If you don’t have enough strength to enter it, I am afraid that countless disciples will be buried. But then again, danger and opportunity coexist. An undeveloped secret realm ruins often also contains great opportunities!"

Ye Yan nodded, with a hint of yearning and expectation in his eyes.

Just then, Ye Jing suddenly stopped and said, "Well, no need to go any further, we are here."

When Ye Xuan heard Ye Jing's words, his eyes suddenly widened.

Ye Jing said he was the host, and Ye Xuan originally thought they were going to have a big meal at the restaurant, but when he looked up at the plaque on the pavilion, he was completely stunned...

Qingya Garden.

The biggest place of pleasure in Qingyun City, commonly known as the Brothel...

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