Chapter 109: Disciple of Senior Zhu

Zhu Xiaoyuan was a little stunned by Ruofeng's words. In his eyes, this young girl was merely a pianist—yet now she was standing before him, bringing along a younger sister who painted, and telling him she was going out to fight!

Who could have imagined that?

...

Inside the House of Ruofu.

A young man suddenly let out a long howl toward the sky, laughter erupting all around him.

"I've already reached the eighth level of the Great Vehicle stage, hahahaha!"

He stretched his body, and every inch of him seemed brimming with power.

In only a few days, he had leapt all the way from the Void-Severing realm straight into the Great Vehicle realm!

This was simply astonishing progress.

To say he had flown there would not have been an exaggeration.

"Senior Brother is incredible. Compared with you, I am truly lacking, though I too have reached the Great Vehicle stage."

Beside the man, another slender man in black spoke as well.

"Very good. You have both received the Master's favor. This time, you must help our House of Ruofu seize all of Southern Wilderness."

The Holy Lord of the House of Ruofu stared at the two men before him, excitement surging in his heart!

By the look of it, the resources of Southern Wilderness would soon fall into the hands of his House of Ruofu!

And even within the Heaven Martial Realm, reaching the Void-Severing realm at a young age already made one a top-tier genius.

Take that Li Ming from before—when he was still at Void-Severing, he was already considered gifted.

More than that, he was recognized across all of Central Province as a prodigy.

And now that he had reached the Great Vehicle stage, he was a prodigy among prodigies!

Even many elders could never attain such achievements.

At this rate, there would be no genius in the Heaven Martial Realm who could surpass their House of Ruofu. He would like to see who else dared compare with them now.

It seemed Southern Wilderness was sure to fall into his hands this time.

Hahahahaha!

At the same time.

At the summit above a waterfall, a middle-aged man in a hemp-colored robe looked coldly down at the three below.

"What a useless lot."

"Even after forcing every last bit of potential out of their lives, they still cannot break through into the Immortal Path within three days. Calling them trash would not be an overstatement."

With that, the middle-aged man shook his head.

"I only hope these fools can give me a chance to find the one standing behind Southern Wilderness..."

...

Within Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

Sword qi tore straight through the sky, like a surging dragon.

Cao Zhen suddenly struck out with great force, his momentum fierce as a tiger, terrifying to behold.

"Is our senior brother now at the Sovereign realm?"

"That's incredible!"

"I never expected Senior Brother Cao Zhen to be this powerful!"

Xia Meimei and Zhang Yujian stood to one side, admiration shining in both their eyes.

Hearing their praise, Cao Zhen could not help but burst into laughter.

He drew his longsword back into his hand and stood there against the wind.

"Actually, it's not as exaggerated as you make it sound. I'm only a little stronger than you—just enough to step into the Sovereign realm."

Though his words were modest, he was overflowing with pride.

"I think Senior Brother is only thirty, and he's already a Sovereign. That has never happened in the entire history of the Heaven Martial Realm, has it? This is what you call a true genius!"

Xia Meimei said once more, full of admiration.

"If Senior Brother represents Ten Thousand Swords Sect in battle, then I doubt anyone in the entire Heaven Martial Realm can compare to him. By then, won't Southern Wilderness have no choice but to listen to Ten Thousand Swords Sect?"

Zhang Yujian also praised Cao Zhen.

Not far away, Cao Renjian stood beside a middle-aged man in a hemp-colored robe. Excited, Cao Renjian knelt before Qi Ming.

"The Master's abilities are magnificent. Thank you, Master, for enhancing their strength. Our Ten Thousand Swords Sect is willing to devote itself wholeheartedly to you!"

Cao Zhen and Cao Renjian both bore the surname Cao—or rather, Cao Zhen was Cao Renjian's grandson.

For his grandson to become a Sovereign at such a young age—

even in the Heaven Martial Realm, this was the sort of event that would be recorded in the history books!

His grandson would soon appear in the annals of history.

By then, Ten Thousand Swords Sect would also become a holy land, perhaps even standing above all the other holy lands!

Cao Renjian was truly delighted beyond measure.

As for the upcoming young martial competition, he did not even place it in his eyes.

Letting Cao Zhen participate was simply to proclaim to the whole Heaven Martial Realm that his grandson was already a Sovereign!

At that point, who would still dare to step forward without knowing the meaning of death?

That was a Sovereign!

Invincible among the young generation!

Qi Ming smiled.

"Let us hope you will all work hard. Following me will only bring you greater benefits."

Cao Renjian hurriedly knelt and bowed his head in repeated prostration.

Qi Ming lowered his eyes to him and continued, "If this competition satisfies me, perhaps I may even grant you a life-saving elixir. Otherwise, the three worthless ones from your Ten Thousand Swords Sect can just wait to die!"

...

At this very moment.

Inside the Supreme Cyclone Holy Land.

The Purple Sun Holy Lord and the Spirit Epoch Holy Lord were both standing at the gate, waiting for An Yue'er, Leng Qianxue, and the others to return.

Though both were quasi-immortal holy lords, they remained respectful and proper, without the slightest air of arrogance.

"Divine Maiden, you're back! What did Senior say? And who are these two?"

The Spirit Epoch Holy Lord hurried forward to welcome them, speaking excitedly.

An Yue'er immediately said, "Senior Zhu has already understood the entire matter. These two are his newly accepted disciples. Senior Zhu sent them here to help with the young martial competition."

She then introduced the two of them.

"This is Lu Ran, and this is Long Ruxuan."

Lu Ran and Long Ruxuan both bowed to the Spirit Epoch and Purple Sun Holy Lords upon An Yue'er's introduction.

"They come at the behest of our master."

Senior Zhu's disciples!

Those words were all that remained in the ears of the Purple Sun and Spirit Epoch Holy Lords.

What was there left to worry about now?

"Young Master Long, may I ask something impolitely? The aura around you seems to bear some relation to the Imperial Dragon Royal Family?"

The Purple Sun Holy Lord suddenly asked.

Long Ruxuan smiled. "Indeed. To tell the truth, before I followed my master, I was a prince of the Imperial Dragon Royal Family—though only a worthless one."

Lu Ran also said plainly, "I was formerly a low-ranking disciple of Ten Thousand Swords Sect."

Upon hearing this, both the Spirit Epoch Holy Lord and the Purple Sun Holy Lord were somewhat startled.

They had heard before that the Imperial Dragon Royal Family had an incompetent prince.

"We had also heard that the Imperial Dragon Royal Family once had a useless prince, but we were told that the dragon soul within him had been shattered from birth. Yet the dragon soul I sense within you is complete, not at all like..."

The Spirit Epoch Holy Lord was somewhat puzzled.

Even as a quasi-immortal, he could still feel the immense power of the dragon soul within Long Ruxuan's body, like a boundless sea in restless upheaval, surging without end.

And this one's cultivation was at the Sovereign realm!

At the same time, Spirit Epoch also turned to glance at Lu Ran beside Long Ruxuan.

Lu Ran stood there with complete composure.