Chapter 154: Stone Wall Sword Techniques

Lin Yueyao looked at Ye Futian’s backside. From Ye Wuchen’s words, she guessed that he was only enlightened with Ye Futian’s help. This guy was only in the Glory Plane. Why was he so scary? But from his performance at the Fenghua Banquet and Tingfeng Banquet, he truly couldn’t be treated like a regular person.

“What’s he doing?” Lin Yueyao asked quietly.

“He’s probably getting inspired. This is the last stone wall,” Ye Wuchen said calmly. Lin Yueyao’s gaze moved to the other walls. She saw Yu Sheng and the Black Wind Eagle.

Was the Black Wind Eagle cultivating too? Being enlightened and inspired by the Cang Mountain Relic? It was one thing for the ones beside Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Hua Jieyu, to be so scarily talented but now was his ordinary demon beast cultivating too? Ye Futian didn’t know what Lin Yueyao was thinking. He didn’t even know she was there.

He was still quietly sensing the stone wall. Closing his eyes, he emptied everything. The mountains on all sides of him were imprinted in his mind. Waves crashed, one tide higher than the last. Gradually, a picture appeared in his mind. It was of a white-robed figure playing guqin on the Cang Mountain. Someone was practicing the sword on the beach. The sword technique seemed desolate. The waves came and fell into the sword intent, transforming into a thousand threads of rain. On the mountain, hundreds of meters tall, the blade flashed coldly and cut the pain of separation. He realized that the poem truly did have an artistic conception.

A Golden Roc soared into the sky, wanting to bid farewell to the man. It cried beside the sea and transformed into countless afterimages, sweeping up the tides. All of this seemed to become a painting. The walls on all sides were not separate entities; their artistic conceptions were one.

There was a flash and Ye Futian’s Guqin Spirit appeared. He sat, crossing his legs, and began playing his guqin alone. The graceful melody streamed out, attracting much attention. Many people gazed at him with an odd expression.

A Nine-star Glory Plane musical sorcerer was playing his instrument before the stone wall that no one could decipher. Had he really sensed the artistic conception?

Lin Yueyao’s eyes sparkled. This guy…really acted as if the others didn’t exist.

“Interesting.” Liu Yuan glanced at Ye Futian and smiled lightly. Shock also flashed past Yun Qianmo’s pretty eyes.

There was some otherworldliness in the melody as if it was being played from space. In the melody’s artistic conception, waves crashed onto the empty mountain, rocs soared in the air, and people cut the pain of separation with their swords. The emotion and scene went with the music perfectly.

As Ye Futian played, the will inside the stone wall went together with his music, resonating. Shortly after, a burst of music intent landed inside Ye Futian’s mind, strengthening the artistic conception. It was as if Ye Futian was playing the artistic conception directly.

That was not all. In that moment, he seemed to be resonating with the other three walls as well. The sword intent, Golden Roc intent, and sea wave intent all rushed into his mind, coming back out as music. An image appeared with the music. It snuck into Yu Sheng’s mind and he shook violently. He instantly felt the artistic conceptions of the sea wave wall and Golden Roc wall appear clearly in his mind, allowing him to directly sense them. The same artistic conception entered the Black Wind Eagle’s mind. It flapped its wings, appearing to be excited.

After that, Ye Wuchen, standing to the side, suddenly felt sword intent enter his ear with the music. His eyes flashed and he turned to look at the sword wall. It was as if he could feel an extremely clear picture. An illusory figure was practicing a set of sword techniques.

Ruo Yu had the same treatment as Ye Wuchen but she didn’t understand it at first. When the artistic conception in the music became stronger and stronger, she looked at Ye Futian in shock and finally understood. Then she looked to the sword wall and started sensing.

However, the others didn’t know about the changes in their bodies. They continued to sense quietly but their savviness seemed to improve under the music. They could sense deeper things and they rejoiced inwardly, continuing to cultivate quietly. A strange sight appeared. There was no other sound in this area except for the soothing guqin.

Seemingly after a long time, the music finally stopped. Ye Futian felt the changes in his body and smiled faintly. It appeared that he didn’t have to worry about not receiving a fate in the Ancient Barren World.

Luo Junlin received the noble fate in the Ancient Barren World and caught the attention of the Royal Xuan Temple. Which force would notice Ye Futian?

As the music stopped, people smiled one after another. They had all improved but they didn’t know it was the effect brought upon by the music’s artistic conception. They thought they were enlightened by themselves. Only a small minority felt that the music had done something and that the music’s artistic conception matched the scene.

A string of sword intent flowed up and down Ye Wuchen’s body and then disappeared. He opened his eyes and took a deep breath. He felt that Ye Futian wasn’t normal. This wasn’t something a normal person could do.

Ye Wuchen understood that Ye Futian had most likely understood the entire Cang Mountain Relic. No one had ever done this before but he did it.

“What happened?” Lin Yueyao asked.

“That guy taught me how to cultivate swordsmanship,” Ye Wuchen said softly.

“He taught you?” Lin Yueyao was surprised. When Ye Wuchen nodded seriously, she understood immediately and shot a resentful gaze at Ye Futian. She was part of the Fenghua Rank too. Why couldn’t he help her too?

Sword intent flowed across Yan Lu’s body. Eyes sharp, he looked at his group. “How do you feel?”

“Senior brother, I have some enlightenment,” Gu Jiang said.

“Me too.” Ruo Qiu was a bit excited.

“Not bad. Ruo Yu, what about you?” Yan Lu nodded and turned to Ruo Yu to see her eyes wide open, still in shock.

Had she really cultivated the sword technique from the wall? She felt crazy. How did she receive enlightenment just like that? The music had brought the artistic conception right into her mind and then she looked at the wall and saw the sword technique.

“Okay.” Ruo Yu was still out of it.

“What do you even think about all day?” Ruo Qiu couldn’t help but say, seeing her sister so dazed.

“Yun Qianmo,” Liu Yuan said, looking at her again. “Want to fight and see how enlightened you are?”

“Don’t have time,” Yun Qianmo replied coolly.

Liu Yuan smiled. Wind whistled around him and everyone looked over. A strong wind intent appeared on him, causing a violent wind to scream around him. The fate bloomed and actually fused into the wind intent. A shocking black wind storm swept toward Yun Qianmo. Every strand of wind in the terrifying tornado transformed into sharp blades. They were extremely sharp and converged into a storm that could rip apart everything. It was frightening. Melding fate into the wind intent and casting a spell, he attacked without caring if Yun Qianmo agreed or not.

Such strong intent. As expected of the Liu family of the Qianmeng area. Everyone looked at Liu Yuan. It was obvious that he had comprehended quite a bit.

Yun Qianmo turned around. Her robes fluttered in the wild wind and a sword appeared in her hand. Her fate also bloomed and fused into the sword intent. Then it whistled as she waved her sword and a curtain of swords appeared around her.

The tornado ripped towards her and collided with the sword intent. The world changed and the boulders were pulverized. Yun Qianmo soared into the air, her long hair flying. The sword intent strengthened and cut the tornado up bit by bit.

When the storm disappeared, Yun Qianmo hovered in the air alone.

“As expected of Senior Sister Yun,” Ruo Qiu gasped. “I seemed to feel the artistic conception of the wall in those sword techniques.”

Ruo Yu’s eyes flashed and she mumbled, “Her techniques were wrong.”

“What nonsense.” Ruo Qiu glared at her.

“Let’s only test the strength that we comprehended here,” Liu Yuan said. As soon as he spoke, he rushed into the air, charging at Yun Qianmo like a roc. For a moment, he seemed to have transformed into a roc.

Wielding her sword, it seemed that the sword’s artistic conception descended around Yun Qianmo. Seeing the roc cut through the air, she swung her sword and the blade transformed into a light that sliced the sky. Various afterimages came out of the roc. The two moved instantaneously and were too fast for the naked eye to keep up.

Boom! Liu Yuan’s body had already left but Yun Qianmo’s beautiful body continued to descend.

On the other hand, Liu Yuan was hovering arrogantly in the air. He smiled thinly. “Yun Qianmo, it appears that you didn’t comprehend enough. The senior disciple of your clan is just so-so.”

Everyone looked at them. Even though Liu Yuan had the upper hand, it didn’t mean that Yun Qianmo’s enlightenment wasn’t as good as his. Other than the tablet that no one could understand, the sword stone was the most difficult one. Its artistic conception was hidden inside the poem and thus it was unfair. Liu Yuan had taken advantage of this. It was as if he did that before Yun Qianmo on purpose.

The disciples of the Qianmeng area’s Sword Clan were all enraged. Ruo Yu was upset as well and she said, “Senior Sister Yun, your sword technique can be improved.”

Yun Qianmo gazed at her. Yan Lu and the others did so as well, wondering what nonsense this girl was saying.

Ignoring all their looks, Ruo Yu produced a sword filled with the sword intent. She swung the blade, and at that moment, countless shadows appeared. The sword transformed into threads of rain and each drop was filled with the power to cut through the air. Paired with the sword intent in her body, it was clearly more advanced than Yun Qianmo’s artistic conception. Many people were surprised at this. Ruo Qiu also looked at her sister in shock.

Ruo Yu’s talent couldn’t be compared to Yun Qianmo’s but her technique was clearly more powerful. If Yun Qianmo had used this, Liu Yuan would have been completely obliterated.

“Junior Sister, how did you comprehend this?” Yan Lu and the others all came over to scrutinize Ruo Yu.

Yun Qianmo looked at her too and asked, “How did you do it?”

Everyone’s gazes fell upon her. How could a young disciple of the Sword Clan in the First level Dharma Plane decipher the swordsmanship technique of the sword wall?

Chapter 155: Do You Have a Death Wish?

Seeing that almost everyone was looking at herself, Ruo Yu immediately felt a great wave of pressure. Her eyes drifted over to Ye Futian but she instantly withdrew her gaze. If she told the truth, it was bound to bring him trouble. She was in her own clan. The Sword Clan of the Qianmeng area was a great power and not many people dared to start trouble with them.

“I don’t know either. I was just suddenly enlightened,” said Ruo Yu in a low voice.

Ruo Qiu looked at Ruo Yu strangely. Enlightened? As twins, Ruo Qiu was very clear about Ruo Yu’s abilities. How would she be suddenly enlightened? However, Ruo Yu was by her side the whole time and did not come into contact with anyone else. Other than enlightenment, there was no other explanation.

Lin Yueyao looked over at Ruo Yu and then back at Ye Futian. Could it be that she was able taught by the sound of Ye Futian’s guqin?

“It is a good thing to get such a rare opportunity,” said Yun Qianmo. She did not question Ruo Yu any further. If Ruo Yu did, in fact, know the secret to deciphering the meaning behind the stone walls, this was not the place to question her.

Yun Qianmo glanced at Liu Yuan, having no intentions to continue their fight. Her attention shifted back to the sword wall. Even Ruo Yu had been enlightened. Yet she had achieved nothing.

Yan Lu and the others all had strange looks on their faces as they continued their cultivation.

“You know, you guys should actually reconsider what Ye Futian said earlier,” Ruo Yu mumbled lowly. Ruo Qiu and the rest of their group furrowed their brows and all turned their attention to Ye Futian.

At that same moment, Ye Futian had descended from the large boulder in front of the stone wall and was headed their way. Yu Sheng and the Black Wind Eagle were also by his side. They had both already been enlightened on the true meanings behind the images on the walls with the help of Ye Futian.

“Hello, my little friend.” Gu Jiang smiled at Ye Futian. “Done with all four walls?”

“Yeah,” Ye Futian nodded with a smile on his face.

Seeing that Ye Futian had actually nodded, Gu Jiang could not help but let out a look of interest. This guy is really thick-skinned!

“How much information did you get?” Gu Jiang continued to ask.

“A little bit from each of the walls, I guess,” Ye Futian answered nonchalantly. He looked at Ruo Yu and said, “Ruo Yu, I’m heading back first. Good luck with your cultivation.”

“I’m done as well. I’ll head back with you,” she said as she stepped up closer to him. Ye Futian transferred the knowledge of the sword techniques to her today. It was definitely a great favor.

This guy. Not far away, Lin Yueyao watched this scene and everything was now crystal clear. Ruo Yu was indeed taught by Ye Futian.

Ruo Qiu frowned at her sister’s words. Had her younger sister gone crazy?

“Have you had enough?” Ruo Qiu asked Ye Futian coldly. He looked at her with no words to say. How did I piss her off now?

“Sis, what are you doing?” Ruo Yu was angry with the way her older sister acted.

Ruo Qiu looked at Ruo Yu and said, “Did he really put some spell over you? I just want you to see how fake he really is.”

“Ye Futian, since you said that you were enlightened by the stone walls, all we have to do in order to know if you’re telling the truth is to fight. Gu Jiang, give it a go,” said Ruo Qiu.

Gu Jiang chuckled with his reply, “Alright.”

“I also want to know what type of enlightenment you had, my little friend,” Gu Jiang smiled at Ye Futian.

“What’s going on?” Lin Yueyao saw what was going on and asked Ye Wuchen who was standing beside her.

Ye Wuchen could not hold in his smile. He said some things to Lin Yueyao and after she heard what he had to say, a strange expression crossed her face. She looked at Ruo Qiu and busted out in laughter.

Lin Yueyao looked at Ye Futian. Who would’ve thought this day would come for that rascal?

Ye Futian glanced at Gu Jiang and then at Ruo Qiu. A smile spread across his face before that word slipped out of his mouth, “Idiots.” He turned around and walked towards Ye Wuchen.

Gu Jiang frowned. Ruo Qiu had an icy look in her eyes. Did Ye Futian just call them idiots? A sharp ray of sword intent released from Gu Jiang as he took one step in Ye Futian’s direction. With the sword intent revolving his body, he warned Ye Futian, “Watch out, my little friend.” He finished what he had to say, and released his sword techniques. At the same time, a black shadow whisked by at an unbelievable speed. It was a demon beast. Maybe a roc?

“Huh?” Ruo Qiu and her friends furrowed their brows in confusion. A storm seemed to have started in the area around them. Gu Jiang hadn’t even released his sword when the shadow descended from the sky with its claws charging straight down. It struck Gu Jiang in the chest, propelling him backward. He now had blood streaming down the front of his chest.

WHOOSH! A strong wind blew past and the shadow of the roc had returned. It floated in the air behind Ye Futian. It was a demon beast alright, but it was not a roc. It was a Black Wind Eagle.

“The artistic conception of the stone wall.” The members of the Sword Clan lifted their heads to look at the wall where Liu Yuan was. The image of a large Golden Roc. The beast behind Ye Futian had released that artistic conception! How could an ordinary Black Wind Eagle have such an understanding?

“Gu Jiang.” Gu Cheng and the others walked over next to Gu Jiang. He climbed up from the ground and looked at Ye Futian’s silhouette with cold eyes.

“This Black Wind Eagle is strange. It has such strong comprehension skills to understand the artistic conception,” said Gu Jiang. Yan Lu nodded in agreement. He had also noticed this fact.

The group headed towards Ye Futian.

Ruo Yu did not look too good in this current situation. Are the members of the Sword Clan going to start a conflict with Ye Futian?

They watched as Ye Futian stopped in place. He did not spare them a glance, but instead, looked at Ye Wuchen and asked, “Together?”

“Sure,” Ye Wuchen nodded. He was obviously not going to turn down Ye Futian’s invitation. He was also thinking the same thing.

“Hey, I heard someone have you the cold shoulder.” Lin Yueyao chuckled at Ye Futian.

“Taking pleasure in my misfortune?” Ye Futian smiled at her.

“Is it her?” Lin Yueyao looked at Ruo Qiu.

Ruo Qiu saw Lin Yueyao looking over and frowned. What does she mean?

“Since when has your taste gotten so bad?” Lin Yueyao teased. She had finally gotten her revenge. This rascal is always ignoring me. Now he’ll know what it’s like to get the cold shoulder.

The group of Sword Clan members witnessed everything. Was she insulting Ruo Qiu? However, in comparison to this girl in front of them, Ruo Qiu’s looks were a far cry from her beauty.

“Is it funny?” Ye Futian never thought Lin Yueyao had this side to her. It seemed like this girl had held quite a grudge.

“It’s pretty funny.” She nodded seriously. She then asked, “Can you bring me along too?”

Ye Futian looked at her with a strange look in his eyes. What goes on in this girl’s brain?

To be honest, the Lin Yueyao before would have never made such a request, but seeing Ye Futian help Ye Wuchen become enlightened with his guqin, and even a girl he met in the Ancient Barren World, it did not make her feel great. Did she really lack the appeal? She was always getting ignored by this jerk.

Seeing the look in Ye Futian’s eyes, Lin Yueyao gave him a glare. “Don’t worry. I know I’m not as pretty as your girlfriend. I won’t have any crazy thoughts about you. I just want to train with you in the Ancient Barren World.”

Ye Futian glanced at Ye Wuchen. Ye Wuchen said nothing and stared at him, almost as if he were saying, “Do what you want.” Only then, did Ye Futian nod his head. “Fine.”

“Can you not say it so reluctantly?” Lin Yueyao said as she bites her lip, upset.

Ye Futian shrugged, “Whatever.”

“You…” Lin Yueyao did not know what to say to him. The anger on her face gave her a unique look. The Sword Clan members standing on the side were stupefied just looking at her. Ruo Qiu was also frozen. A strange expression fell on the faces of Yan Lu and his group.

Ye Futian did not seem to give a crap about Lin Yueyao’s looks. It also seemed like this beautiful girl had been previously rejected by Ye Futian. She even said that Ye Futian’s girlfriend was more beautiful than she was, and that she wouldn’t have any crazy thoughts about him.

Would Ye Futian really try something with Ruo Qiu and her sister?

It was obvious now. Ruo Qiu was thinking too much. Especially when Lin Yueyao had looked at her with the smile that wasn’t really a smile. Ruo Qiu felt insulted.

“Are you happy now?” Ruo Yu asked her sister. It was obvious that Ye Futian had no ulterior motives being with them. All he wanted were travel companions. He even taught her the sword technique from the stone wall.

“Ye Futian.” Just then, Gu Cheng walked up and spoke to him with a cold demeanor. “How could you allow that demon beast to attack Gu Jiang?”

“Scram.” Ye Futian gave him a quick, emotionless glance. He did not want to waste his breath on these people. If it weren’t for Ruo Yu, he wouldn’t have bothered to say a single word to these people after the inn incident.

At the sight of how arrogant Ye Futian was acting, the Sword Clan members were enraged. Where did this Nine-star Glory Plane get such courage?

“That demon beast, leave it with us,” said Wang Jue. He didn’t want to discuss any further either. Stepping up, sword intent was released from his body. Feeling the power of the fourth level Dharma Plane, Ye Wuchen frowned. With one step forward, a strong force of sword will erupted from his body. In an instant, the whole area was enveloped by the powerful force. This force of will was like that of the sword wall.

“Do you have a death wish?” asked Ye Wuchen. His tone was sharp like the blade of a sword. The will dominated Wang Jue. He was using the will of sword to repress Wang Jue’d sword intent.

Yan Lu and the others looked at Ye Wuchen in great shock. How was he also enlightened by the stonewall’s sword will?

This attracted many people to look over. Yun Qianmo also made her way over.

Seeing that the conflict was growing, Ruo Yu grew worried.

“You have also been enlightened by the stonewall’s sword will?” asked Yan Lu. In just one day, two people have been enlightened.

There was also the Black Wind Eagle. It was enlightened by the artistic conception hidden in the Golden Roc wall.

Yan Lu stepped forward and a stronger force of sword intent was release. The destructive power of the sixth level Dharma Plane rolled towards Ye Futian’s group.

Everything that happened today could only be described as strange. Since things had already come to this, they could not let Ye Futian get away so easily. Yan Lu needed answers now.

Ye Futian felt Yan Lu’s sword intent coming in their direction, as if he wanted to encapsulate them, forcing them to stay. Seems like I was being too nice.

Ye Futian’s gaze sharpened and he looked over at Yan Lu to say, “Do you have a death wish?”