I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them? - Chapter 553

Chapter 553: Chapter 300 Thousand Martial Lord’s Plan, Because You Are Too Weak_2
 

The originally translucent Spirit Crystals began to emit colorful halos of light, ever-shifting as if they were reflecting the cyclical transformation of the four seasons in nature.

Behind the grand hall, there were several small Spirit Crystal chambers, five of which were closed, indicating that someone was inside, engaged in secluded cultivation.

The Thousand Martial Lord watched for a while, noting that a faint, complex aura seeped from the Spirit Crystal mine above the grand hall. An incredibly slight strand of it was being drawn into the five closed Spirit Crystal chambers.

“Wanshi Alliance, Tian Nan, the foundation of the Transcendent Spirit Sect, is beyond your imagination. In the competition of geniuses, your defeat is inevitable!”

The Thousand Martial Lord thought with a chilling intent to kill.

“In past years, the Wanshi Martial Arts Institute recruited too many Spirit Body Prodigies, allowing you to flaunt your strength briefly. The core geniuses of my Transcendent Spirit Sect have not even made a move yet.

“This time, I will let the Loose Cultivators of the Spiritual Realm and your Wanshi Alliance witness the true strength of the core geniuses of our Transcendent Spirit Sect!

“Tian Nan, you country bumpkin, just because you’ve cultivated some Martial Arts and think your strength has reached the limit of the Spiritual Realm, you believe you can act recklessly?

“You wish to ascend the Divine Bridge, but I will not let you set foot on it!”

Looking at the five Spirit Crystal chambers, the Thousand Martial Lord’s demeanor relaxed. Xu Yan, no matter how monstrous, could not compare to the core geniuses of the Transcendent Spirit Sect.

The core geniuses of the Transcendent Spirit Sect have rarely appeared in the Spiritual Realm from ancient times to the present. Even if they had taken action, their names would not be spread, and nobody would know of them.

“The very existence of the Transcendent Spirit Sect is for the sake of its core geniuses… Tian Nan, you are nothing but a frog in a well.”

The Thousand Martial Lord murmured to himself and entered an empty Spirit Crystal chamber to begin his cultivation.

…

Xu Yan left the front gate of the Thousand Martial Hall, preparing to find a place to make his breakthrough, when suddenly his expression tensed, and he looked back to see a figure approaching at high speed.

He looked like a schoolteacher, holding a ruler in his hand.

“How powerful!”

The Supreme Expert he sensed was this person.

“Xu Yan, young friend, wait a moment.”

Tian Nan smiled as he spoke.

“Who are you?”

Xu Yan stopped and asked.

“Tian Nan.”

Tian Nan smiled. He was very interested in Xu Yan; his Sword Dao was too mysterious, too incredible.

“What do you want from me?”

Xu Yan thought for a moment; he hadn’t heard of such a powerful figure before.

Given the other’s appearance, he wasn’t from the Spirit Sect. With such formidable strength and located in front of the Thousand Martial Hall, intimidating the powerful figures of the hall, he most likely belonged to the Wanshi Alliance.

Could he be the Alliance Hierarch?

“I see that you seem to be a Loose Cultivist, young friend, but your Sword Dao is astonishing and shocking. Out of curiosity, may I ask from whom you have learned it?”

Tian Nan said with a smile.

“My master is a reclusive expert, and naturally the Sword Dao he has taught me is unparalleled in this world. To speak frankly, what the Spiritual Realm calls the Sword Dao seems to me like they have not even begun to understand it.

“They have barely touched upon the threshold of the Sword Dao. To truly enter its domain, they are still lacking quite a bit.

“To put it plainly, there is no Sword Dao in the Spiritual Realm, only Swordsmanship!”

Xu Yan thought for a while before speaking.

Tian Nan’s smile twitched. The Spiritual Realm has no Sword Dao?

How arrogant!

But then he thought about it, considering how Xu Yan’s Sword Dao was so profound and unthinkable, and how the Sword Dao of the Spiritual Realm couldn’t match it.

In Xu Yan’s eyes, not even entering the doorway of Sword Dao wasn’t surprising at all.

As for saying the Spiritual Realm only has Swordsmanship and no Sword Dao… Tian Nan pondered for a moment and felt there might be some truth to it.

The Sword Dao in the Spiritual Realm consists of the lethal and exquisite aspects of Swordsmanship, but compared to Xu Yan’s Sword Dao, it was far too crude.

When Xu Yan made his move, there were no traces of Swordsmanship to be seen.

He had already transcended the category of Swordsmanship.

So, this is the real Sword Dao?

“Your master’s Sword Dao is indeed unique in this world. I find myself yearning for it. May I have the honor of visiting your master?”

Tian Nan said, clearly moved.

Xu Yan thought for a moment and said, “If you wish to visit my master, it would require his agreement. I cannot decide for him. After all, my master is not fond of strife and enjoys a carefree life.

“Are you the Alliance Hierarch of the Wanshi Alliance? You might want to inquire with the Alliance Hierarch of Yuzhou to convey your intentions to visit.”

Tian Nan was taken aback. Could the Alliance Hierarch of Yuzhou get in touch with Xu Yan’s master?

He shook his head and said, “Young friend, you are mistaken. I am not the Alliance Hierarch of the Wanshi Alliance, nor am I affiliated with them.”

“Then who are you?”

Xu Yan was astonished—the other party was neither the Wanshi Alliance Hierarch nor a member of the Wanshi Alliance. Could it be that they were a powerful figure from the Transcendent Spirit Sect?

Wu Tianan pondered for a moment before asking, “Do you happen to have heard of the Wanshi Martial Arts Institute?”

“I’ve heard a little bit. It’s rumored that the Wanshi Martial Arts Institute was destroyed by the Spirit Sect and has vanished from the Eighteen States.”

Xu Yan nodded.

“Are you from the Wanshi Martial Arts Institute?”

Wu Tianan was very strong, much stronger than Moon Changming, even though Moon Changming had refined the Domain Spirit Spark and even comprehended some Heaven and Earth Laws, his strength was still no match.

One of the illustrious thirty-six of Wanshi?

“Me? I was once the head of the Wanshi Martial Arts Institute.”

Wu Tianan laughed bitterly.

Xu Yan knew about the Wanshi Martial Arts Institute, but he didn’t know that Wu Tianan was the head of the institute, which showed that very little information about the once prestigious institute had come down through the Eighteen States.

Xu Yan couldn’t hide his surprise, “You are the head of the Wanshi Martial Institute?”

“Indeed!”

Wu Tianan lamented endlessly, “In the battle of those past years, I was ambushed and betrayed, then attacked by that old guy from the Thousand Martial Hall, suffering severe injuries. In the end, the institute had no strength to recover, fell apart, and withdrew from the Eighteen States.”

Xu Yan suddenly understood. No wonder Wu Tianan made an appearance at the Thousand Martial Hall; he had such a deep grudge with them.

“However, this is also good. I’ve unloaded the heavy burden on my shoulders and can act freely. If the Spirit Sect breaks the rules of the rivalry of the prodigies, I can retaliate mercilessly.

“Heh, I, Wu Tianan, have come all the way from a rural village in the Inner Domain, climbed to the peak of the Spiritual Realm Martial Arts, and am certainly not someone the Spirit Sect can manipulate at will.”

Wu Tianan said with a cold smile.

Xu Yan looked surprised. Wu Tianan came from the Inner Domain?

Moreover, as the head of the Wanshi Martial Arts Institute, the Seven-star Study Palace in the Spiritual Realm was the superior organization to Wanshi Martial Arts Institute—could Wu Tianan possibly be the ancient founder of the Seven-star Study Palace?

This thought suddenly piqued Xu Yan’s interest.

“You are from the Inner Domain? Could it be that you are the ancient founder of the Seven-star Study Palace?”

Wu Tianan was astonished, “You know about the Seven-star Study Palace?”

“I’ve heard a bit about it. The gate to the Spiritual Realm was once opened, and some people from the Inner Domain came through. They spoke about it.”

Xu Yan nodded as he spoke.

He did not reveal that he himself was from the Inner Domain; he still needed to maintain due caution.

“I see!”

Wu Tianan realized, aware of the opening of the gate to the Spiritual Realm.

“Yes, I am the founder of the Seven-star Study Palace.”

He saw no need to hide this.

“How is the Seven-star Study Palace doing now?”

He was after all somewhat emotional when mentioning his former establishment that he had founded in the Inner Domain.

“It’s said to have been renamed.”

Xu Yan replied.

“It has been renamed, huh.”

Wu Tianan sighed wistfully and did not pursue the matter further.

He clasped his hands together and said, “Since cultivating to the peak of the Spiritual Realm Martial Arts, I’ve found it hard to find an opponent in the Spiritual Realm, let alone someone to exchange martial insights with. Your master is a highly skilled individual; his strength must have already reached the peak of the Spiritual Realm.

“I was hoping to seek out your master for guidance, exchange martial insights, and learn some secrets of the Domain.”

He expressed his wish.

Xin Mengrou was indeed not weaker than him, but being from the Taimiao Sect, and as the Transcendent Spirit Sect had its own martial heritage and secrets of the Domain, she naturally knew more.

Finally encountering a martial artist whose strength was not inferior to his own, and whose mastery of the Sword Dao was truly unique in all the Domain, Wu Tianan was confident. As a fellow cultivator and Loose Cultivator, they surely had a common language.

Perhaps they could become confidants and explore the secrets of the Domain together.

Yet Xu Yan shook his head, “It’s fine for you to seek guidance from my master, as he will surely be able to advise you. But exchanging martial insights, that’s not possible.”

“Why?”

Wu Tianan was surprised. Could it be that Xu Yan’s master was an obstinate man, jealously guarding his martial skills, afraid of them being passed on?

Xu Yan thought for a moment, then decided to speak frankly, “Because you are too weak!”

Wu Tianan was dumbstruck.

His mind kept echoing Xu Yan’s words: because you are too weak!

This was the first time he had been told that he was weak!

Even in past confrontations with the Spirit Sect, when he was severely injured by the previous Thousand Martial Lord, the other didn’t dare belittle him with the words “you are too weak”!

And yet Xu Yan had said he was too weak?!