Ye Guchen clenched his fist, and the sound of bones cracking could be heard from his fingers.
His entire body was moving like a huge dragon, constantly emitting vibrating and exploding sounds.
After a quarter of an hour, the sound finally stopped.
"It seems that this body was indeed weak before, but now it has recovered a little," Ye Guchen thought to himself.
The sound just now was the reconstruction of his bones and veins. The effect of the Body Metamorphose Scripture had exceeded his expectations.
It seemed that the various martial arts in his previous life were not useless in this world. On the contrary, they were even more valuable.
"After using the Body Metamorphose Scripture to build a foundation, I'll cultivate the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, and then go through the Nine Tribulations Heart Sutra's Blood Tribulation. My body will reach an unimaginable level!" Ye Guchen had a clear thought in his mind.
His current cultivation was at the fifth layer of the Body Tempering Realm, and he was far from returning to his previous realm.
There were four major realms at the beginning of cultivation.
Body Tempering Realm, Essence Realm, Qi Refining Realm, and Divine Soul Realm.
These four realms were collectively known as the Four Mortal Exuberance Realms.
The ninth layer of the Body Tempering Realm strengthened the body, increased the vitality, and extended the lifespan.
The ninth layer of the Essence Realm transformed the vitality in the body into the Essence Realm.
The ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm transformed the Essence Realm into True Qi. The ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm refined the Qi Sea.
The ninth layer of the Divine Soul Realm nourished the Divine Soul and opened the Sea of Knowledge. Only by reaching this step could one truly transcend the mortal world and step into the Divine Soul Realm.
"Almost all of the Seven Heavenly Prides of the Sky River Province are experts at the seventh layer of the Essence Realm. That Xia Yubing is the same as me in the past, at the peak of the Essence Realm." Ye Guchen did not become complacent after breaking through three layers. He was still under great pressure.
He might be able to rely on various factors to fight Xia Yinger, but if he were to face Xia Yan now, the outcome would be uncertain, let alone the other Heavenly Prides.
"It's impossible to get cultivation resources from the Xia Family now. If I want spiritual herbs, I'll have to go to the Cloud Valley Mountain Range. Wait until my vitality is at its peak, then I can try to pass the Blood Tribulation. At that time, my combat strength won't be inferior to an Essence Realm expert."
Ye Guchen thought to himself as he walked out of the desolate courtyard.
Along the way, Ye Guchen would occasionally meet the disdainful and mocking gazes of the Xia Family disciples, but he chose to ignore them.
When the competition began, everything would become clear.
However, just as Ye Guchen was about to step out of the Xia Family home, a violent tremor suddenly came from the deepest part of the Qi Nurturing Garden at the heart of the Xia Family home. Faintly, there was a surge of Yin energy surging out.
"It's Xia Yubing!"
Ye Gu Chen's sword-like eyebrows suddenly furrowed.
Vaguely, there seemed to be an illusory river surging in the sky where the sound came from. It was not a real river, but sword energy!
"It's Miss Yubing. Is she about to come out?"
"That's right. After all, he has been in seclusion for so long. However, the inheritance of the North River Sword King isn't that easy to cultivate."
"But it looks like Lady Yubing is about to break through to the Qi Refining Realm. Tsk tsk, if that's the case, she'll be the first of the seven geniuses to break through to the Qi Refining Realm."
"What seven geniuses? Did you count one too many?"
"Ah, haha, that's right. Ye Guchen is no longer counted."
Hearing the discussions around him, Ye Guchen's expression did not change as he walked out.
"Sword intent, huh? Interesting …"
Ye Guchen's lips curled into a faint smile.
The city where the Xia Family lived was the most prosperous and central city of the Milky Way Prefecture, Shang River City.
After leaving the Xia Family home, Ye Guchen did not choose to go directly to the Cloud Valley Mountain Range. Instead, he went to another place.
Heavenly Forging Pavilion.
The Heavenly Forging Pavilion was a merchant that sold all kinds of treasures and weapons. It had branches in every prefecture in the Saint Origin Dynasty.
It could be said that it was one of the top powers in the Saint Origin Dynasty. It was rich in resources and had many master blacksmiths and guests.
The reason Ye Guchen came to the Heavenly Forging Pavilion was to choose a sword.
Although his sword, the Soaring Cloud Sword, was a high-grade spiritual weapon, the sword of Star Universe Sword Pavilion's Gu Shaoyang was even rarer and stronger than a spiritual weapon.
Although the Soaring Cloud Sword was sturdy, it could not be compared to a spiritual weapon, even if it was a low-grade spiritual weapon.
In his previous life, the Sword Demon had reached the realm of having a sword without a sword. However, with Ye Guchen's current cultivation, it was obvious that he was far from not needing a sword.
With a suitable sword, it would be more convenient for him to train in the Cloud Valley Mountain Range.
As soon as Ye Guchen entered the Heavenly Forging Pavilion, a beautiful waitress wearing a low-cut dress immediately came forward to receive him.
"I wonder what kind of spiritual weapon would you like to choose? We have thousands of weapons in the Heavenly Forging Pavilion and they are all made by first-rate master blacksmiths."
"Sword."
"Young Master is actually a sword cultivator. How amazing." The waitress's eyes were filled with admiration. As she approached, a fragrant wind blew.
This was also a method to attract customers.
Ye Guchen's expression did not change as he said: "Take out your best sword."
After so many years of accumulation, although Ye Guchen's savings could not be considered rich, he was not a poor person.
The waitress's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up as she hurriedly said: "Young Master, please go to the second floor."
Ye Guchen followed the waitress's guidance to the second floor. The number of spiritual weapons on this floor was obviously not as many as on the first floor, and most of them were placed in separate cabinets.
"Young Master, please allow me to introduce these four famous swords to you."
The waitress brought Ye Guchen to a row of cabinets, where four swords were placed.
Ye Guchen casually swept his gaze over and secretly nodded in his heart.
In his previous life, Ye Guchen had been immersed in the way of the sword for more than forty years, so he had long understood the sword in his heart.
These four famous swords, in the Jianghu of his previous life, were definitely the best of the best. But in this world, they could only be considered not bad.
"This sword is called Star Cleansing. The main material is Star Cloud Steel. The texture is hard, cleansing, and the guidance of energy is stable. The blade is sharp and can cut iron like mud. It has four vessel veins and is a middle grade spiritual weapon."
The waitress pointed at a sharp sword. The body of the sword had star-like fragments of light, and the blade was as bright as snow.
A middle grade spiritual weapon, this sword was better than Xia Ying 'er's Fire Cloud Sword.
At the same time, it also had four vessel veins, twice as many as the Fire Cloud Sword.
Ye Guchen knew about vessel veins. All spiritual weapons contained vessel veins, just like the veins of humans.
The more vessel veins there were, the more power would be increased.
It was already very good for a middle grade spiritual weapon to have four vessel veins.
"This sword is called Broken Rainbow. The main material is Red Grain Steel, supplemented by Sky Fire Stone and Red Mysterious Crystal. Although it only has three vessel veins, after infusing it with Essence Qi and Genuine Qi, it can stimulate the power of fire. Its lethality is top-notch among middle grade spiritual weapons …"
"This sword is called Solitary Shadow. The main material is Light Wind Steel and Wind Spirit Iron Essence. It has six vessel veins, which can increase the speed of the sword and make it as fast as lightning. It is a top grade spiritual weapon. It is the proud work of the Pavilion Master of the Tianhe Province Branch, a two-star forging master, Chu Nanchun."
When talking about this sword, there was a trace of pride in the waitress's tone.
Forging masters were also divided into ranks. The lowest was one star, and the highest was nine stars.
Two-star forging masters were already capable of forging top grade spiritual weapons. As for supreme-grade spiritual weapons, only three-star forging masters and above could do so.
But even so, in the Tianhe Province, a two-star forging master's status was already very high.
Ye Guchen pondered. Among the four swords, this Solitary Shadow was obviously the best. But for Ye Guchen, he still couldn't find a feeling.
Yes.
It was the feeling of a swordsman towards a sword. To be more vulgar, he didn't have any affinity with it.
"May I ask if there are any other famous swords in the pavilion?" Ye Guchen asked again.
"Hehe, young man, what big words. Could it be that you look down on this Solitary Shadow Sword that this old man forged?"
At this moment, an old man dressed in a black robe walked over. His wide palm was full of thick calluses, and he was spinning three stone walnuts.
"Master Chu!" The waitress hurriedly bowed.
Ye Guchen stared. This old man was actually the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Forging Pavilion Branch, a two-star forging master, Chu Nanchun.
Moreover, looking at this person's aura, Ye Guchen knew that this Chu Nanchun's cultivation was definitely not weak. He was definitely at the Qi Refinement Realm or above.
"I don't dare. This Ye has never said that this sword is not good. It's just that it might not be fated with us." Ye Guchen replied, neither servile nor overbearing.
"Hmph, Ye Guchen, this old man is very curious. Your cultivation has been crippled, so why are you still here to choose a sword?" Chu Nanchun revealed Ye Guchen's identity with a single sentence.
"What, he's the head of the Seven Prides of the Heavenly River, the former Young Sword Master, Ye Guchen!"
The waitress at the side suddenly cried out in alarm, and then hurriedly retreated a few steps. The flattery in her eyes disappeared, and was replaced by a faint suspicion and disgust.
It was said that good things did not go out, but bad things spread for a thousand miles. The waitress had naturally heard of some of the rumors about Ye Guchen's misdeeds.
Ye Guchen couldn't be bothered with the waitress's attitude.
"Hmph, this old man doesn't care about your business. As long as you can afford it, this old man still has a famous sword in this pavilion. Can you eat it?" Chu Nanchun said.
"Pavilion's famous sword?" Ye Guchen's eyes lit up.
"Follow me." Chu Nanchun waved his sleeve, and led Ye Guchen to the third floor.