Chapter 612: Returning to the Ancient Spirit Sect

A single Palm Seal covered the entire Di Family estate. In an instant, pavilions, palace walls, arched beams, and tiles were all reduced to rubble!

Seventh Young Master Di and Di Qiong were both killed without a hint of resistance.

The entire Di Family estate had been sunk into the ground. From the sky, it looked like a deep crater!

Menn Qi and the other Nanyang Guards felt their hearts tremble at the sight. It was hard to imagine this was the power of a single palm. A Nirvana Powerhouse hadn’t even had the chance to struggle before being annihilated along with the rest.

’So strong. How long has it been? He was being hunted by the Di Family’s patriarch not long ago, and now, in the blink of an eye, he’s killing people with a casual smile. What kind of Demon Fiend is this?’

The Nanyang Guards all found it unbelievable. Ye Wushuang had been strong before, but his power back then was nothing compared to this!

"Young Emperor Ye’s power is terrifying! He truly is a peerless Celestial Pride!"

The city’s inhabitants all watched in shock, feeling that the distance between themselves and Ye Wushuang was immense!

"Senior Menn Qi!"

Glancing at the ruins below, Ye Wushuang walked toward Menn Qi with a faint smile.

Seeing this, Menn Qi was a bit dazed.

"Your Highness, Young Emperor!"

Menn Qi hurriedly cupped his fist in a bow. The Nanyang Guard was the army of the Grand Emperor Sacred Bone, and Ye Wushuang was the heir to the Grand Emperor Country!

"Senior, there’s no need to mind the formalities between a ruler and his subject!"

Ye Wushuang chuckled. "You and my father are good friends. If he found out you bowed to me, I’m afraid he’d scold me for it."

"Hahaha, in that case, I’ll call you my worthy nephew!" Seeing that Ye Wushuang wasn’t putting on airs, Menn Qi’s eyes filled with admiration. He immediately asked, "Worthy Nephew, have you found your father? Is he unharmed?"

"I’ve found him. He was being hunted, but he was saved by the old City Lord of the Sinful City," Ye Wushuang said. He was quite touched that Menn Qi still cared about his father, Ye Xuan, so he didn’t hide the details.

"That’s good to hear!"

Menn Qi smiled, as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders. "Perhaps I’ll have a chance to share a few drinks with him in the future!"

"Father said you should visit the Sinful City for a get-together when you have time. He said he’d love to see an old friend."

Ye Wushuang smiled as well. Back in the Sinful City, his father, Ye Xuan, had mentioned Menn Qi and instructed him to pass on the message!

"The Sinful City... I’ll make a trip there when I have the time."

Menn Qi gazed into the distance.

"Father asked me to give these to you!" Ye Wushuang took out some Treasure Medicines, an Ancient Medicine King, and other Cultivation Resources, handing them to Menn Qi.

Worried that Menn Qi wouldn’t accept them, Ye Wushuang had to present them in his father Ye Xuan’s name!

"Since it is a gift from an old friend, I will accept it."

Menn Qi nodded and inspected the Storage Ring that Ye Wushuang had handed him. He was nearly stunned on the spot.

The Storage Ring contained countless Cultivation Resources, enough to support his Cultivation all the way to the Nirvana Realm. This was simply far too precious.

Menn Qi looked up, ready to refuse, but Ye Wushuang was already gone. All that remained was the sky-blotting shadow of a roc, gradually disappearing over Nanyang City.

Everyone in Nanyang City stared, watching as Ye Wushuang’s figure faded from view!

"Young Emperor Ye must be heading to the Endless Wilderness. Let’s go too."

The scholarly young man known as Young Master Dongguo called out to the few people beside him, and they also departed from Nanyang City.

Ye Wushuang, however, was unaware of any of this.

Riding the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc, he returned to Black Stone City. Now that Lan Zheng was the City Lord, and with members of the Lingxiao Pavilion stationed there, the city was developing rapidly, growing more lively and prosperous by the day.

Ye Wushuang did not linger. He crossed the Endless Wilderness and headed toward the Ancient Spirit Mountain Range.

Half a day later, their figures appeared at Wangtianya of the Ancient Spirit Sect!

The Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc assumed its human form and followed behind him.

"Don’t disturb them."

Ye Wushuang said to the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc before stepping into the void and vanishing from sight.

At Wangtianya, the disciple on guard saw two figures abruptly vanish in the distance. Thinking his eyes were playing tricks on him, he rubbed them and looked again, but there was nothing there!

By this time, Ye Wushuang had already entered the Ancient Spirit Sect.

Yunhua Peak, one of the main peaks of the Outer Sect.

Today was a special day, as the Ancient Spirit Sect had once again begun recruiting new disciples.

Ever since the Barbarian God Battle Platform concluded, the once-obscure Ancient Spirit Sect had begun to shine. Geniuses like Jian Bufan, Qiu Mo, Meng Fanx, and Yee Qianmo had seized the opportunity to rise to prominence, leaving countless people in awe.

More importantly, the figure who had dominated the younger generation of the Endless Wilderness also hailed from the Ancient Spirit Sect, which made the Sect’s reputation soar even higher.

Therefore, every time the Ancient Spirit Sect recruited new disciples, various families and Loose Cultivators, drawn by its fame, would flock to join. The number of applicants grew with each recruitment!

As Ye Wushuang and the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc walked onto Yunhua Peak, they saw groups of high-spirited youths gathering at the Martial Arts Stage for the sect’s entrance examination.

’Back then, I was just like them!’

Standing in the crowd, Ye Wushuang paused. He gazed at the youths with a profound look in his eyes before shaking his head.

When he first set foot in the Ancient Spirit Sect, he too had been full of ambition, eager to prove himself. However, the three years that followed had ground all his sharp edges away.

He didn’t know if it was destiny or coincidence that had set him on this path.

"Did you also go through an examination like this, Master?"

The Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc looked at the scene before it, finding it impossible to imagine that Ye Wushuang had risen from a place like this!

"The examination is starting. Let’s go have a look."

Ye Wushuang gave a faint smile, not dwelling on his sentiments, and walked toward the Martial Arts Stage.

"Qingyi, failed!"

"Zhang Long, passed!"

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In the center of the Martial Arts Stage, a loud voice rang out. It was none other than Chen Yuan!

He was now an Outer Elder.

To one side, several other people were seated, one of whom was Qiu Mo!

"I passed! Hahaha!"

Upon hearing the announcement, the young man named Zhang Long grew ecstatic, becoming the object of countless envious gazes!

"The Ancient Spirit Sect is where Ye the Godslayer rose to power! If we retrace the Godslayer’s footsteps, perhaps we can also forge our own path."

"Yeah, I heard a rumor that last year, some guy got into the Ancient Spirit Sect, followed the same cultivation path as Ye the Godslayer, and has already become an Inner Sect genius!"

"More than just one! In the past two years, quite a few people have become powerful geniuses this way and are now being specially nurtured by the Sect. I’m so jealous of that guy!"

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Countless people were discussing it. Getting into the Ancient Spirit Sect was considered a tremendous honor!

There was no other reason for it—this was where Ye the Godslayer had risen, and he had already become a spiritual symbol for everyone!

Furthermore, two years ago, someone had proposed turning the path of Ye Wushuang’s Cultivation into a trial for the growth of the Ancient Spirit Sect’s disciples!

This path included the waterfall at Flying Waterfall Peak, the Fierce Demon Cave, the Endless Wilderness, and more. It was an exceptionally cruel trial, but many of those who walked it had undoubtedly become geniuses, rising up from obscurity!

’If I were given a chance, I could do better!’

Outside Yunhua Peak, a young man in plain clothes stared at the center of the Martial Arts Stage, his face full of indignation and his eyes shining with an unyielding light!

"Qin Yi, stop dreaming. You failed, and that’s that. You’re not Ye the Godslayer, so just crawl back home."

A young man in green robes standing nearby stepped forward and sneered.

"Qin Yi, your aptitude is too poor. You’re simply not cut out for Cultivation. Even if you were given a chance, you’d never amount to anything no matter how hard you tried. Just give up."

Beside the green-robed young man, several other dandies chimed in with their own mockery.

Hearing this, Qin Yi fell silent. He didn’t retort because what they said made sense. Hard work was important, but aptitude determined one’s ultimate height.

Without aptitude, all the hard work in the world would be for nothing!

His fists clenched, and Qin Yi turned to leave, his heart heavy with dejection.

Just as Qin Yi turned to go, a calm voice sounded from in front of him.

"’Poor aptitude makes hard work pointless.’ That statement, while cruel, is an irrefutable reality. However, that doesn’t mean a person’s life is over. Because there is something else... something that can allow you to change!"

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