Chapter 1750: Chapter 1739: Accepting the Assessnt
A month later.
A mighty crowd approached Heavenly Sound City.
The young man leading the group, with a rusty longsword hanging on his back, was Ye Chenfeng.
Bai Xiaorou affectionately held Ye Chenfeng’s arm, unwilling to part from him even for a mont. A joyous smile appeared on her face, as her strength had now also risen to the Peak of the Third Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm.
A month ago, after Ye Chenfeng established his team of alchemists and artifact refiners, the next day, he set out with the mbers of Ye Gate. He instructed Elder Tianhuo and others who were selected to stay peacefully in the small world to research artifact refining and alchemy.
Bai Xiaorou, on the other hand, had grown bored staying in the small world during this ti. She pestered Ye Chenfeng to take her out, and eventually, Ye Chenfeng complied with her wishes. After all, with Bai Xiaorou’s strength at the Peak of the Third Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm, she had ample capability to protect herself outside and might even be able to assist Ye Chenfeng.
As for those Ye Gate disciples who were not selected, they traveled with Ye Chenfeng, and since they couldn’t pursue the path of alchemy and artifact refining, they could only focus on continually enhancing their strength, which inevitably ant undergoing various dangers and trials.
Throughout this month, the situation in the Earth Profound Realm beca increasingly chaotic. Many small sects were devoured in one fell swoop by the demonic path, especially after the revival of the Demon Emperor Xue Tian, which drove the people of the demonic path completely mad.
Of course, during this month, besides traveling, Ye Chenfeng also took ti every day to enter the small world to teach Elder Tianhuo, He Ping, and others the arts of artifact refining and alchemy.
Ye Chenfeng individually taught Elder Tianhuo and Xiang Xiaoyi the art of artifact refining, while He Ping and Huang Chongyi were taught the art of alchemy separately. These four then passed on the knowledge to the other selected Ye Gate disciples. After all, if Ye Chenfeng were to teach everyone at once, the ti required would increase significantly, and ti was extrely precious to him now.
The arts of artifact refining and alchemy that Ye Chenfeng imparted were very concise. He extracted the essence of alchemy and artifact refining to teach them. Elder Tianhuo, who was already a First-Grade Artifact Refiner, managed to leap into the ranks of Second-Grade Artifact Refiners after Ye Chenfeng’s month-long guidance.
This was partly due to Elder Tianhuo’s prior experience. Before eting Ye Chenfeng, he had been researching the art of artifact refining on his own. Although his research on artifact refining was quite poor, he had mastered many basics. This enabled Elder Tianhuo to quickly ascend to the ranks of Second-Grade Artifact Refiners. The most crucial factor was having Ye Chenfeng as a teacher. If Elder Tianhuo had joined the Refining Sect, he might have spent another ten years before ascending to a Second-Grade Artifact Refiner.
After a month of learning, He Ping and Huang Chongyi began to understand the role of an alchemist, whereas Xiang Xiaoyi progressed faster than He Ping and the others. This was because, in Ye Chenfeng’s absence, Elder Tianhuo could still instruct Xiang Xiaoyi in artifact refining.
Aside from teaching alchemy and artifact refining, Ye Chenfeng continuously trained the Ye Gate disciples accompanying him on the journey.
Therefore, throughout this month, Ye Chenfeng barely had ti for his own cultivation. His current strength remained at the Middle Stage of the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm, with his physical strength at the Initial Stage of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Nirvana Realm.
Soon, Ye Chenfeng and his people arrived in front of Heavenly Sound City.
Ye Chenfeng wore a wide-brimd hat to conceal his face. As he possessed the Middle Stage strength of the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm at such a young age, it was rather astonishing.
Anyone below the Nirvana Realm could not hide their bone age. Cultivators could generally sense the opponent’s bone age; however, once reaching the Nirvana Realm, it would be hidden and cannot be sensed. Additionally, so Nirvana Realm powerhouses can retain a youthful appearance, though most do not concern themselves with maintaining youth and do not forcefully preserve it.
When Ye Chenfeng and his companions arrived at the gates of Heavenly Sound City,
They saw a dense crowd at the city entrance. These people were sect masters and disciples from various sects, all seeking to join the alliance of the Heavenly Sound Sect.
Of course, joining the alliance of the Heavenly Sound Sect required passing a test, wherein the sect must have at least two powerhouses whose combat effectiveness reached the Peak of the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm to join the alliance.
However, having two powerhouses at the Peak of the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm was only the minimum requirent. In other words, passing this test only allowed one to beco an exterior ally of the Heavenly Sound Sect alliance, being confined to remaining in Heavenly Sound City instead of entering the Heavenly Sound Sect itself.
Only if a sect participating in the test had a powerhouse with strength comparable to the Nirvana Realm would it barely qualify as a genuine ally of the Heavenly Sound Sect.
Given the many sects applying to join the alliance with the Heavenly Sound Sect, most of which were Fifth-Rank and even Sixth-Rank sects, not many within these sects possessed strength at the Peak of the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm.
Without the combat effectiveness of those at the Peak of the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm, joining the alliance would be of no benefit, essentially becoming a thod of rejection for the Heavenly Sound Sect alliance.
If your sect cannot join the alliance, it simply proves insufficient power; if it possesses the strength, the alliance eagerly welcos these people, which is the sentint the Heavenly Sound Sect alliance wishes to convey.
Most of the sects at the Heavenly Sound City gates had already undergone the test but failed to pass. Unwilling to leave empty-handed, they lingered at the gates, so sects’ sect masters and ancestors with strength at the Peak of the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Reincarnation Realm but still unable to pass the test.
Despite being at the Peak of the Fourth Heavenly Layer in strength, the combat effectiveness they could exhibit was incomparable to those at the Peak of the Fifth Heavenly Layer, as very few in the Earth Profound Realm could challenge across ranks besides the top prodigies.
A notice describing how to join the alliance was posted on the city wall. Ye Chenfeng scanned the notice briefly and approached the two Reincarnation Realm guards at the city gate.
With his face concealed by the wide-brimd hat, Ye Chenfeng deliberately made his voice hoarse and said, “We at Ye Gate wish to take the test.”
Bai Xiaorou also wore a mask because, often, her beauty brought trouble.
One of the Reincarnation Realm guards, without wasting words, directly led Ye Chenfeng and Bai Xiaorou into the city gates, leaving the other Ye Gate disciples waiting outside.
Under the lead of the Reincarnation Realm guard, Ye Chenfeng and Bai Xiaorou entered a very spacious room.
Inside sat an elder who, without looking up, said, “I am the Supre Elder of the Heavenly Sound Sect. Frankly, there’s no way you can pass the test. Why expend such futile effort?”
Ye Chenfeng replied hoarsely, “My na is Ye Chenfeng. I wonder if Sect Master Su ntioned to you?”
As expected, the elder looked up and said, “Su Bingyun did ntion soone by that na. I didn’t realize the Ye Chenfeng she spoke of was of such an age.”
“Even if Su Bingyun ntioned you, you must still prove your strength; otherwise, you cannot join the alliance.”
This elder did not attempt to sense Ye Chenfeng’s bone age, instead judging his age based on his voice. Moreover, Su Bingyun had not ntioned Ye Chenfeng to the inner elders of Heavenly Sound Sect, but she had told this elder his na, as the elder was responsible for conducting tests, and Ye Chenfeng was bound to et this elder upon arriving at Heavenly Sound City.
Of course, Su Bingyun did not elaborate, nor did she ntion that Ye Chenfeng was a Fifth-Rank Alchemist since a Fifth-Rank Alchemist was also very valuable to Nirvana Realm powerhouses. Su Bingyun did not want to disappoint the Supre Elder of the Heavenly Sound Sect.
Hence, Su Bingyun rely ntioned Ye Chenfeng as a person without specifying his age or other details.
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