"Lord Ye, are you sure you're not mistaken?
Do you really need a low-grade yellow-rank sword art? "
The Elder's face was filled with disbelief. With Ye Qing's strength and identity, it wouldn't be a problem for him to obtain the most precious high-grade Profound rank martial skills in the Scripture Depository. He could even take them all away!
Inside the Scripture Depository, many disciples surrounded Ye Qing when they saw him. There were outer, inner, and core disciples, more than thirty of them. All of them had listened to Ye Qing's lectures before and held great respect for Ye Qing.
"With Senior Brother Ye's talent, I'm afraid he can learn any cultivation technique or martial skill in one go!"
"Of course, the Art of Overturning Rainstorm, Grand Stele Breaking Hand, Nine Bends of Styx River Sword, and other high-grade Profound rank martial skills, as long as Senior Brother Ye is willing, he can definitely comprehend them in no time."
A group of Duanren Sect disciples gathered around. There was no other purpose other than to admire Ye Qing, wanting to see what kind of amazing cultivation technique or martial skill Ye Qing would choose.
There were also some disciples who wanted to take the opportunity to ask for guidance from Ye Qing. In the past, when Ye Qing gave lectures, many outstanding core disciples benefited greatly. The cultivation problems that troubled them for many years were immediately solved after listening to Ye Qing's words.
Usually, Ye Qing stayed inside the palace, refusing to see any guests. Many people didn't have the chance to ask for guidance from Ye Qing. Now that they finally ran into Ye Qing, it was the best time to humbly ask for guidance.
However, just as they were about to ask Ye Qing for guidance, the Elder's words shocked them!
"What's going on?
Why would Senior Brother Ye choose a low-grade yellow-rank sword art? "
"This … Senior Brother Ye's way of doing things is really different!"
"As expected of Senior Brother Ye. Others choose a powerful sword art, but Senior Brother Ye only wants a low-grade yellow-rank sword art. I'm sure any sword art in Senior Brother Ye's hands can turn something rotten into something magical!"
The crowd was puzzled, and some quick-witted disciples immediately began to flatter Ye Qing.
"Don't dilly-dally, quickly give me your best low-grade yellow-rank sword art!"
Ye Qing glared at the Pavilion Elder. This fellow, if you want to do something, just do it. Why are you asking so many questions?
The pavilion elder jumped in fright and hurriedly followed Ye Qing's instructions. Even as a Yuan Meridian expert, he didn't dare to offend Ye Qing. Just now, Ye Qing's gaze seemed to have caused him to fall into an abyss. It was extremely terrifying.
The Pavilion Guardian Elder came to the bookshelf that was dedicated to storing low-grade Yellow Ranked Martial Skills. After a short while, he found an ancient manual that was covered in dust. It was unknown how many years it had been since anyone had read it.
Within the secret manual, there was a low-grade yellow-rank sword art, Absolute Kill Sword Slash!
The Pavilion Elder swept away the dust on the manual and ran over with the manual in his hands, his face full of respect. "Lord Ye, this is our Scripture Pavilion's most powerful low-grade yellow-ranked sword art, Absolute Kill Sword Slash. Please take a look!"
Ye Qing took the manual and roughly skimmed through it. His heart moved. No wonder this manual was so ancient and so few people read it. It was because the difficulty of cultivating it was too high.
With Ye Qing's perception, he could see the profoundness of Absolute Kill Sword Slash with a glance. The difficulty of cultivating this sword art was comparable to a Profound Ranked Sword Art. In fact, it was only a low-grade yellow-ranked sword art. Even if it was successfully cultivated, its power was limited.
Absolute Kill Sword Slash: When the enemy was injured, it could instantly kill the enemy, a fatal blow!
According to the description of the sword art, it was indeed very powerful. However, the prerequisite was that the enemy had to be heavily injured in order to be able to kill in one move. In that case, it was very weak.
If the enemy was heavily injured, what was the point of Absolute Kill Sword Slash? A casual punch could kill them!
"En, Absolute Kill Sword Slash. Not bad. Among low-grade yellow-ranked sword arts, its power is considered top-notch. I can use it as a foundation to upgrade it to a heaven-defying Profound Ranked Sword Art!"
Ye Qing secretly nodded. In the eyes of others, Absolute Kill Sword Slash was weak and had many flaws. However, to Ye Qing, it was a treasure that he could continuously improve.
Among low-grade yellow-ranked sword arts, Absolute Kill Sword Slash had a very strong foundation. That was why Ye Qing was interested in it. If it was a low-grade yellow-ranked sword art, even if Ye Qing perfected it, its foundation would still be lacking and its power would not reach its peak.
"Pavilion Elder, I will take this low-grade yellow-ranked sword art, Absolute Kill Sword Slash. Is there any problem?"
Ye Qing smiled. The pavilion elder was dumbstruck. Then, he reacted and quickly said, "No problem, of course there is no problem. Lord Ye, if you still need a high-grade Profound Ranked Martial Skill, there is no harm in asking. Any Martial Skill can be taken away!"
"Enough. Your high-grade Profound Ranked Martial Skills are not good enough for me!"
Ye Qing waved his hand. Those high-grade Profound Ranked Martial Skills that were full of flaws were not good enough for him. They were not as powerful as the Martial Skills that he had upgraded.
After keeping the Absolute Kill Sword Slash manual, Ye Qing's footsteps moved. The people around him immediately opened up a path for him.
Looking at Ye Qing's handsome back, everyone was a little confused. Did Ye Qing specially come to the Scripture Pavilion just for a low-grade yellow-ranked sword art?
He did not even want a high-grade Profound Ranked Martial Skill in the Scripture Pavilion?
That would be too much of a waste!
…
In the palace, Ye Qing took out the Absolute Kill Sword Slash manual. With his god-level comprehension, he could instantly see through the flaws of any Martial Skill.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host. You have continuously perfected Absolute Kill Sword Slash. It has been upgraded to a mid-grade Profound Ranked Martial Skill, Peerless Instant Kill Sword Art!"
Hearing the system's notification, Ye Qing's body shook. He took out the Dragon Flame Dark Iron Sword and slashed out. The void collapsed, as if even the Great Dao would collapse under the slash!
The Dragon Flame Dark Iron Sword combined with the Peerless Instant Kill Sword Art could be said to be earth-shattering!
There were only two days left until the Three Sects Tournament. Ye Qing definitely had to participate and compete with the geniuses of the Northern Desert. Only then would he be able to pick up high-quality Treasure Chests.
Recently, Ye Qing's standards had become higher. He was not interested in Black Iron Treasure Chests at all. He was also not interested in some small Bronze Treasure Chests.
High quality treasure chests were just too hard to come by, and the drop rate was just too low. Back when Ye Qing killed the Azure Sea Sect's prodigy Zhang Jiuman, obtaining a large bronze treasure chest was already pretty good. As for a higher quality silver treasure chest, he still hadn't seen one yet.
In the process of the Three Sects Tournament, geniuses would gather. Ye Qing could take the opportunity to make a fortune and pick up more high-quality Treasure Chests.
…
Northern Desert, Azure Sea Sect. Shocking news arrived, like a stone that raised a thousand ripples!
Scouts reported that the Azure Sea Sect's genius Zhang Jiuman had died in Duanren Sect, killed by Ye Qing!
Many Azure Sea Sect disciples were dumbfounded. They were well aware of Zhang Jiuman's strength, he was definitely one of the top geniuses in the Northern Desert. How could he die?
Many Azure Sea Sect disciples had never heard of Ye Qing's name, not knowing who Ye Qing was.
In the Azure Sea Sect's Core Hall, inside a magnificent palace, a silver-haired young man stood with his hands clasped behind his back. The corner of his lips curled into a cold killing intent!
This silver-haired young man was the Azure Sea Sect's Holy Son, Zhang Jiuman's sworn brother, Cang Xuan Yu!
"Daring to kill my Second Brother, if I don't skin you alive and pull out your tendons, I, Cang Xuan Yu, swear I'm not human!"
Cang Xuan Yu's cold voice reverberated in the palace. The servants inside kept quiet out of fear, feeling as if they were in a bottomless ice cave.
Cang Xuan Yu's eyes were akin to the God of Death. That kind of cold and cruel killing intent was suffocating!
As the Azure Sea Sect's Holy Son, his strength was unparalleled. Who dared to provoke him?
But now, someone had actually killed his Second Brother!
"Ye Qing, I knew you were a character, but I didn't expect you to have the guts to touch my, Cang Xuan Yu's, people!"
Cang Xuan Yu walked out of the palace and looked into the skies. A blood red light flashed in his eyes. In two days, the Three Sect Grand Competition would begin. He wanted Ye Qing to understand just how serious the consequences of killing his second brother were!