Chapter 706: Chapter 708: This Disciple is Somewhat Arrogant!
Master Xianzhu’s figure disappeared and arrived at Yang Yan’s dwelling.
She found Yang Yan sitting at the door, leisurely watching the bamboo outside.
*She couldn’t help but feel helpless. Geniuses always held themselves in high regard, unwilling to train diligently.*
*If it were her, she would have started cultivating the Secret Sword Technique long ago.*
“He needs proper guidance, or I won’t be able to be his master for long,” she thought.
Three days later would be the Sword Competition. Although Yang Yan had the Innate Sword Bone and grasped the Sword Dao swiftly,
Yang Yan was ultimately from that small place in the wilderness border, with limited experience in cultivating Sword Dao Realm.
So even with superior root bone, and an Innate Sword Bone, Yang Yan’s sword cultivation was not high.
Compared to the geniuses who had trained for years at the Wuyang Sword Sect, he was completely outmatched.
The only possible outcome was defeat!
If Yang Yan were to lose, the many Peak Masters and the Sect Master of the Wuyang Sword Sect would no longer allow her to be Yang Yan’s master.
Yang Yan would also be taken by other Peak Masters for retraining.
Bamboo Sword Peak would also lose a genius!
“Disciple.” Master Xianzhu, despite feeling *frustration*, remained kind to Yang Yan.
*She knew that scolding or beating a genius would only make them more rebellious and leave her sooner.*
*After all, geniuses never lacked teachers, but she lacked a talented disciple.*
Yang Yan raised his hand, indicating Master Xianzhu should not speak.
“Hm?”
Master Xianzhu frowned in confusion at his gesture. What did this mean?
She suppressed her inner anxiety and impatience and waited.
The wait extended to half an hour.
Just when she began feeling impatient, Yang Yan finally spoke slowly.
“What brings Master here to see me?”
Master Xianzhu calmed her emotions.
“Disciple, how has your cultivation of the Wind Hidden Mysterious Sword Technique, which I passed on to you, progressed?” she inquired.
Without hesitation, Yang Yan replied,
“Too ordinary, I only glanced at it.”
???
Too ordinary?
“Disciple, it was a technique created when I entered the Saint Realm; it cannot be ordinary.
For a cultivator at your level, it is quite profound.
Did you perhaps not understand it, thus finding it ordinary?” Master Xianzhu asked.
She believed there was no issue with the sword technique she created; it was Yang Yan’s level that was too low to comprehend it.
Indeed, from her realm’s perspective, Yang Yan was at the middle stage of the Immortal realm, his Sword Dao Realm at most at the Early Stage of Intent Realm.
This level was indeed quite low.
*Failing to understand the sword technique she developed was understandable.*
*She was unaware that Yang Yan’s Sword Dao Sword Realm had already entered the Sword Dao.*
*He was cultivating various supreme swordsmanships, making a technique created by a saintn’t amount to much in his eyes.*
“What is there not to understand about Sword Qi Concealing Wind?” Yang Yan said casually.
He waved his hand downward, releasing sword qi.
In this strike, a fierce wind was concealed.
The sword qi injured, and after breaking, the fierce wind swept in, injuring again.
The sword qi fell, cutting down countless green bamboos, and then a fierce wind ravaged.
It swept up countless green bamboos, transforming into a tornado-like storm, exceptionally spectacular.
The scene left Master Xianzhu in awe.
Not only had Yang Yan said that he understood the technique just by a glance and could perform Sword Qi Concealing Wind,
but he had also grasped the essence of the Secret Sword Technique in such a short time since she handed it to him.
This speed was simply defying the heavens!
“Disciple, did you really only take one look?” Master Xianzhu asked curiously.
If he could comprehend it with just one look,
his level of perception was somewhat terrifying.
“Naturally, I did not lie!”
Master Xianzhu felt slightly embarrassed.
“Do you really think this sword technique is very ordinary?”
“Too ordinary!” Yang Yan said. “If it were not passed down by you, I fear I wouldn’t even have looked at it before discarding.”
Even seeing it one more time seemed a waste of time to him.
“This…” Master Xianzhu couldn’t help but feel mentally wounded.
Her self-esteem was also a bit bruised.
“Does Master have any serious matters to discuss? If not, please leave.
By the way, I plan to go out for some experience in a couple of days, I just wanted to let you know in advance.” Yang Yan said indifferently.
Master Xianzhu hesitated momentarily before asking,
“Where are you going to train, is it dangerous?”
“Cloud Forest, not dangerous.”
Yang Yan had already learned from the records of the Wuyang Sword Sect where the forest was located.
Knowing the location, he naturally wanted to leave soon.
“What? Cloud Forest?
Disciple, it is extremely dangerous there. I advise you not to go,” Master Xianzhu hurriedly said.
Master Xianzhu was well aware of the dangers within Cloud Forest!
“I have reasons to go, no need to dissuade me,” Yang Yan said directly.
Master Xianzhu held her head, *her disciple was too arrogant.*
“Then wait three days until the Sword Competition is over; I will personally escort you there.
With your cultivation heading to Cloud Forest, the danger of death is real,” she said solemnly.
“Master, you should stay home and cultivate properly.
Don’t run around; it’s very dangerous,” Yang Yan advised.
Master Xianzhu became serious.
“I am of Saint Cultivation, a top-tier strength of the first day.
Rest assured, escorting you alone is hardly an issue.”
“All right.” Yang Yan reluctantly agreed.
After all, if he wanted to ascend to heaven, he needed a lot of help from this master.
“By the way, disciple, three days from now is the Sword Competition, do you have any special sword techniques you can display to astonish the crowd?
No wait!
At your cultivation, you probably don’t have any.
But it’s okay; Master has something here.” Master Xianzhu took out an ancient secret manual.
“This is the supreme swordsmanship of the Wuyang Sword Sect, the Wuyang Heaven-splitting Sword Technique.
Try to train a bit and see if you can master it.
Of course, mastering one or two levels is enough.
Displaying it at the Sword Competition would suffice to amaze everyone,”
Yang Yan took the manual handed to him by Master Xianzhu.
“Why would I want to astonish the crowd at the Sword Competition?”
Master Xianzhu hadn’t told Yang Yan that if he didn’t do something to impress the crowd, showing that she taught him well, Yang Yan would be taken by other Peak Masters.
Instead, she said,
“The Sword Competition has rich rewards; the more people you impress, the more you get.”
“Oh, I’m not interested,” Yang Yan said casually.
Before heading to Cloud Forest, he didn’t want to draw too much attention.
He regretted catching too much attention at the sect entrance.
*He regretted overestimating the Wuyang Sword Sect!*
*With a casual display, he had amazed everyone, forcing him to reveal his root bone, leading to Master Xianzhu now blocking his way to Cloud Forest.*
*If he revealed more at the Sword Competition, the Wuyang Sword Sect would all focus on him.*
Heading to Cloud Forest would become even harder.
*Better to keep low-key and plan for after reaching Cloud Forest.*
“???” Master Xianzhu was stunned.
*Wasn’t hearing about rewards supposed to motivate him more?*
*Why so dispirited?*
“Disciple, you need an ambitious spirit and competitive heart; otherwise, you won’t go far in the Sword Dao,” she advised.
If Yang Yan did not impress them, she would lose him as her disciple.
“It doesn’t matter,” Yang Yan cared not at all.
Master Xianzhu felt helpless.
“Disciple, if you do not impress them, you will lose me as your master,” she had to say.
Yang Yan’s lips curled into a smile.
“It’s a deal!”