"Are you the owner of the Swordsmanship-seeking Stele?"
Ye Guchen asked in a serious tone.
This figure was the mysterious figure who had released the Sacred Sword of Heaven and Earth when Ye Guchen resonated with the Sword Qi outside the Swordsmanship-seeking Stele.
"Smart kid, you're right. I'm the one who left the Swordsmanship-seeking Stele, but now I'm just a consciousness doppelganger." The middle-aged man's tone was gentle and calm.
"Who are you?" Ye Guchen asked.
"You can call me …" The middle-aged man smiled and said.
"The eighth generation Sword Master, Yi Tianxing."
"The eighth generation Sword Master, Yi Tianxing?"
Ye Guchen frowned. Although he looked calm on the surface, there was a surge of shock in his heart.
Sword Sect, this was a name that he couldn't be more familiar with.
The title of Young Sword Master, the Sword Sect Pagoda Forest, and … the eighth generation Sword Master.
All of these were like many intertwined threads. Ye Guchen seemed to have vaguely touched some of the veins.
"Did you think of something? Yes, the competition for the title of Sword Master in the Saint Origin Dynasty was created by me." Yi Tianxing said lightly.
"This, why …" Vaguely, Ye Guchen seemed to have sensed a trap.
"Alas …" Yi Tianxing sighed and said, "Things change and calamities arise again. There are many things that cannot be said, but you only need to know that I'm selecting the ninth generation successor."
Sure enough …
Ye Guchen's eyes flashed. He was not surprised at all. The Swordsmanship-seeking Stele was obviously a test.
However, Ye Guchen had no intention of being anyone's successor. He was originally arrogant. Even in this world, Ye Guchen did not think that anyone could be his master.
"Sorry, I …" Ye Guchen wanted to say something, but Yi Tianxing interrupted him with a smile.
"Don't be in a hurry to refuse. You won the title of Young Sword Master and passed the first test of the Swordsmanship-seeking Stele. You've already joined the ninth generation Sword Master Sequence."
"Sequence?" Ye Guchen sensed that things were not as simple as he thought.
"That's right, the ninth generation of the Echelon. In the entire South Horizon Region, in the endless lands of the various dynasties and hidden forces, the so-called geniuses are as numerous as carps crossing the river …"
"As for swordsmanship geniuses, they are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Even seventh-ranked geniuses like you, though rare, are not rare."
"At the very least, there is no lack of seventh-grade Heaven's Favorites and even tenth-grade Heaven's Favorites in the other testing grounds left behind by our sect."
Tenth grade …
Ye Guchen was speechless. A Seventh Grade Heaven's Pride like him was hard to find in the Saint Origin Dynasty, let alone a Tenth Grade Heaven's Pride.
A tenth-grade prodigy was already considered a paragon among the prodigies. That was why they were called tenth-grade supreme prodigies!
In the entire South Horizon Region, it was hard to find more than two or three people like that.
In the future, when they grew up, they would be peerless experts who could stir up a storm in the Nine Zones.
"Thus, entering the ninth generation of the Echelon does not mean that you have a master. Instead, it is a test and tempering. Once you enter the ninth generation of the Echelon, there is no need for you to take me as your master. All you need to do is to defeat the successors of the other Echelons and become the true ninth generation Sword Grandmaster. Then, you can accept the Sword Grandmaster's Mandate of Heaven," said Yi Tianxing.
"Sword Sect's Tian Ming?" Ye Guchen was puzzled.
"This is too far away for you, so let's not talk about it for now. You broke the Sword Seeking Stele and entered our sect's Heavenly Path Sword Realm. I didn't expect that you would be able to obtain three thousand Heaven-Ripping Sword Souls." Yi Tianxing smiled faintly and shook his head.
"This green sword Qi is called the Heaven-Ripping Sword Soul?" Ye Guchen slowly raised his hand and a green sword Qi spurted out.
"The Heaven-Ripping Sword Soul was condensed by our sect's Heavenly Path Sword Essence and the Heavenly Path Sword Qi above the Nine Heavens. Now, you can only hold three thousand Sword Souls. In this Heavenly Path Sword Realm, there are a total of one hundred and eight thousand Sword Souls. Although I don't know how you managed to suppress three thousand Sword Souls, your current strength is far from being able to control three thousand Sword Souls."
Hearing Yi Tianxing's words, Ye Guchen could not help but secretly nod his head.
Although he used three thousand Heaven-Ripping Sword Souls to open three hundred and sixty Sword Veins in his body, that was all there was to it. With his current cultivation, it was already good enough that he could unleash over a hundred Heaven-Ripping Sword Souls at the same time.
"The one hundred and eight thousand Heaven-Ripping Sword Souls is our sect's unique skill. Although the Sacred Sword of Heaven and Earth that you used to comprehend the sword Qi was left behind by our sect, it was a unique skill created by the seventh generation Sword Master," Yi Tianxing said faintly.
The seventh generation Sword Master?
Ye Guchen vaguely sensed that it seemed to be an extremely ancient inheritance.
"Ah, all in all, you don't have to think so much now. Becoming the ninth generation Sword Master and seizing the identity of the ninth generation Sword Master is absolutely harmless to people like you who pursue Sword Principle. Not only will you have the opportunity to learn the unique skills of the various generations of Sword Masters, but you will also have the opportunity to glimpse the shadow of the famed Archean Swords."
Yi Tianxing's words really made Ye Guchen's heart waver.
As a sword fanatic, the unique skills of Sword Masters and the famed Archean Swords were absolutely irresistible temptations.
Ye Guchen really wanted to experience the earth-shattering power of the famed Archean Swords that were ranked at the pinnacle of this world.
"I'm willing to become the ninth generation Sword Master."
Ye Guchen's eyes were clear as he stood proudly.
"Alright …" Yi Tianxing suddenly pointed his finger, and a divine light landed on Ye Guchen.
Ye Guchen's expression changed slightly. He raised his arm, and a green sword mark vaguely appeared on the back of his hand near his thumb.
"This is …"
"This is the emblem of the ninth generation Sword Master. It represents the qualification to compete for the title of the ninth generation Sword Master. If you meet the other ninth generation Sword Masters in the future, this emblem will sense it," Yi Tianxing said.
"Then how can I truly obtain the inheritance of the ninth generation Sword Master?" Ye Guchen asked.
"It's very simple. You can become the ninth generation Sword Master by obtaining the emblems of all the other Sword Masters and obtaining the acknowledgement of the First Generation Sword Master. There are two ways to obtain the emblems. One is to kill, and the other is to make the other Sword Masters submit and hand over their emblems willingly," Yi Tianxing said.
Ye Guchen shook his head slightly when he heard this. It was not that simple.
Not to mention the will of the First Generation Sword Sect for now, just defeating or even killing all the other heirs of the sequence was an almost impossible task.
Yi Tianxing had also said that there were even tenth-grade supreme talents among the Sword Masters who had obtained the right to enter the Sword Masters.
To put it bluntly, Ye Guchen's arch-enemy, Gu Shaoyang of Starry Sword Pavilion, was probably inferior to those people.
However, Ye Guchen was not afraid at all. Only such a challenge could gradually awaken the Sword Demon that had been dormant for a long time.
"Since you have become the ninth generation Sword Master, you can refine all the 108,000 Heaven-Splitting Sword Souls here if you have the ability. As for the other unique skills of the Sword Master, you will naturally obtain them in the future if you have the opportunity. The mission of the Sword-seeking Tablet is over, and my consciousness will also dissipate. Remember, even if you are just a Sword Master, do not bring shame to the name of the Sword Master."
After finishing his last sentence, Yi Tianxing's consciousness turned into specks of light and dissipated.
"The Sword Master …" Ye Guchen muttered to himself.
He felt as if he had uncovered a corner of the mystery of the Sword Dao in this world.
"It seems that there will be a lot of twists and turns in the future. However, this is what I want …" Ye Guchen gently stroked the green sword-shaped emblem and smiled faintly.
He was not afraid of the so-called tenth-grade supreme talents. As long as he had enough time, the so-called supreme talents could be defeated with one sword strike.