Crown Prince Invitation
After speaking, Su Zhan swung his sword and left.
Qin Jincheng and the elders were left dumbfounded.
"Did I hear wrong?"
Qin Jincheng looked at the others uncertainly.
"Did Su Zhan say that he has absorbed all the sword intent and ancestral insights, and he will not come back?"
Chen Changfeng smiled bitterly, "Senior Brother, I heard it too..."
"So did I."
"I heard it too."
...
The elders spoke one by one.
Chen Changfeng watched Su Zhan disappear into the horizon, lost in thought.
Suddenly, he spoke, "Senior Brother, how long did it take you to absorb the sword intent and ancestral insights?"
"It took forty-five years..."
Qin Jincheng spoke with a bitter expression on his face.
"And I still haven't gained recognition from the founding ancestor, which means that after all these years, I haven't fully absorbed the sword intent and insights of all the ancestors... But Su Zhan accomplished what I couldn't in forty-five years in just half an hour..."
Younger Brother Chen, my chest suddenly felt heavy, filled with frustration."
"Senior Brother, I understand, I understand how you feel!"
Chen Changfeng sighed, "Ah! Among all the sword cultivators in the world, how many don't feel frustrated after witnessing Su Zhan's terrifying talent on the path of the swordmanship?"
As these words were spoken, all the elders nodded, especially Elder Miao, who deeply understood that feeling!
They began to contemplate matters concerning Su Zhan.
Su Zhan is too abnormal. Regardless of whether he violates rules or not, from now on, anything related to Su Zhan will no longer be questioned!
No, it's not enough to just not question!
In the future, we must do our best to fulfill every request made by Su Zhan!
With Su Zhan's talent, he will definitely become an incredibly strong existence that we cannot overlook!
If we don't recognize him now, we won't have a chance in the future!
Elder Miao pondered to himself.
"Let's disperse! Today, witnessing Su Zhan receiving the inheritance from twenty-seven ancestors is a glory for all of us."
Qin Jincheng waved his hand and left with an expression like being possessed.
...
News of Su Zhan receiving the inheritance from twenty-seven ancestors quickly spread among the inner disciples.
Naturally, the true disciples at Baiyun Peak also became aware of this.
Soon, they all rushed eagerly towards Cave Mansion No. 17.
"Senior Brother Su, this is a treasure that I have cherished for years. I offer it to you!"
"Senior Brother Su, I have a fourteen-year-old younger sister. She is very talented and beautiful. Would Senior Brother Su mind meeting her?"
"Senior Brother Su, Xia'er strained her waist during sword practice yesterday. Could Senior Brother help her with a massage?"
...
At the entrance of Cave Mansion No. 17, Su Zhan looked at the smiling disciples, speaking softly and showing their best sides. He felt somewhat speechless.
Weren't true disciples supposed to be arrogant and invincible?
Why do they look like this now?
Indeed, the gossip when I first joined couldn't be trusted!
With this thought, Su Zhan calmly said, "I will cultivate now. Please go."
"Senior Brother Su..."
One true disciple still wanted to linger, but when Su Zhan's gaze fell on him, he felt an indescribable fear and immediately swallowed the words he was about to say.
The door was closed, and a group of true disciples exchanged glances.
"What if we help Senior Brother Su clear the weeds at the entrance?"
"Yes, with Senior Brother Su's strength, how could he not sense what we're doing?"
"Wait!"
Wang Hao, the second-ranked true disciple, suddenly spoke up and then walked towards the overgrown grass.
"I, Wang Hao, will take on the weeding task for Senior Brother Su!" Wang Hao shouted loudly outside the Cave Mansion, and Su Zhan rolled his eyes after hearing his words.
At that time, Wang Hao was arrogant and proud when competing against Qi Yang. Who would have thought he would become like this...
Well, if he's happy to weed, let him do it.
Besides, it doesn't affect me.
Su Zhan no longer thought about such trivial matters and went to the spacious open space in the backyard of the Cave Mansion. He began to integrate the sword insights he had absorbed before and truly make them his own.
The Sword Dao Halo activated, and after three hours, he opened his eyes.
Stretching his finger, he casually made a sweep in the air.
Sword qi emerged from his fingertip, forming a beam of starlight flying forward.
"Boom!"
A stack of rocks over ten meters high in front of him shattered.
"With just one percent of my true qi's power, I have reached this level... Indeed, after delving into the profound meaning of the sword, the power of my sword qi and sword techniques has increased rapidly!"
A faint smile appeared on Su Zhan's face.
He had fully integrated the sword insights and sword intent from those people into his own understanding, comprehending them thoroughly.
His understanding of the sword reached a profound level.
Profound, meaning his Sword Intent had reached a profound level!
(I interpret the word "profound" here from the word "Rùwēi," while in the four stages of understanding, there is no "Rùwēi" but only "Rùmén," which could be considered as the beginning of understanding a technique. Perhaps this is a new classification, just as the culmination of the understanding of a Cultivation Technique is Perfection, not the Peak like Martial Techniques.)
With ordinary sword qi, it contained a terrifying sword intent!
Whether it was a regular sword attack or the Flowing Starfire Sword Technique, their power was greatly enhanced!
Moreover, the sword intent was no longer just for suppression as before.
Reaching a profound level, even a single sword intent was incredibly strong.
This level of sword intent had only been achieved by the founding ancestors of the Yuntian Sword Sect in its thousands of years of existence.
"With a profound understanding of the sword, my cultivation speed in sword techniques will become faster. And I can sense that my Starfire Flowing Light Sword Technique will reach the level of Major Achievement in the next few days!"
Whispering to himself, a smile appeared on Su Zhan's face.
It must be said that the sword intent and sword insights from the twenty-seven ancestors of the Yuntian Sword Sect had truly been a great help to him.
Just as Su Zhan was about to cultivate the Starfire Flowing Light Sword Technique, he suddenly felt something and looked up towards the sky.
A pale blue transmission talisman flew in from outside.
Hmm?
Su Zhan frowned and caught it in the air.
A loud male voice sounded:
"Brother Su, This Palace is Crown Prince Xia Qitian of the Xia Nation. I have heard about your extraordinary performance in the Dark Star Forest, reaching the Divine Body and displaying astonishing talent from various countries. It is truly the pride of our Xia Nation!
This Palace admires you, Brother Su, and wishes to invite you to gather at the Xia Hua Palace in the Imperial City three days from now!"
Crown Prince?
Su Zhan took out another transmission talisman from his storage ring, activated the rune, and said, "I will not go."
Then, he burst out with his true qi power and shot the transmission talisman out of the Cave Mansion.
As for whether someone outside would pick it up and deliver it back to the Crown Prince, it was no longer his concern.
With a calm mind, Su Zhan began his cultivation.
Outside Cave Mansion No. 17.
Elder Miao and the Butler from the Imperial City were waiting.
Seeing the transmission talisman flying out, the fair-skinned and powdered Butler reached out and caught it, storing it in his storage ring. Then, he cupped his hands towards Elder Miao and said, "Thank you, Elder Miao, for bringing me here. Now that I have received a response, I will return and report to the Crown Prince!"
Elder Miao was surprised and said, "Butler Qi, don't you want to listen to it first? What if there's a mistake?"
"Elder Miao, you're joking. Once the transmission talisman is activated, it loses its effectiveness. How could I dare to tamper with the Crown Prince's transmission talisman?"
The Chief Palace Servant of the East Palace smiled.
He continued, "Besides, do you think this Su Zhan dares to refuse the Crown Prince's invitation at this moment? Elder Miao, you're overthinking it!"