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Xu Yan sheathed his sword and looked at Fu Yuntian, saying, "I'm going to the ninth level. Summon the ten peak grandmasters. I'll defeat them all and then head to the Repository Pavilion."

Fu Yuntian's mouth twitched. "You're quite straightforward."

"No need. You've cleared the level, so you can go straight to the Repository Pavilion," he shook his head and replied.

Facing all ten peak grandmasters together?

It's meaningless.

Xu Yan scratched his head. "I still want to fight ten peak grandmasters because I haven't tried it yet, and I want to give it a shot."

Fu Yuntian: ...

The others: ...

"Alright!"

Fu Yuntian nodded and instructed Ding Yan to gather people.

Xu Yan happily went upstairs to the ninth level's martial arts platform.

"What was the name of that sword technique you just used?" Fu Yuntian asked with a serious expression.

"Mountain and River Dragon's Roar," Xu Yan replied.

"Mountain and River Dragon's Roar?" Fu Yuntian muttered to himself.

On the ninth level, all ten peak grandmasters, including Ding Yan, had arrived.

"Young friend, I'd like to experience that sword technique of yours again," Ding Yan said solemnly.

The other nine peak grandmasters also looked solemn. This young man possessed formidable strength, defeating Ding Yan with just one sword strike.

Perhaps only a grandmaster could contend with him!

Where did this monster come from?

"I'll let you experience it again," Xu Yan also became solemn.

Drawing his sword, a golden dragon coiled around him.

The strength of the ten peak grandmasters was formidable, even stronger than Yin Hong, equivalent to two or three Yin Hongs. So, Xu Yan couldn't afford to be careless.

"Please!" The ten peak grandmasters didn't hold back either.

Suddenly, they launched their attacks, combining their skills.

Xu Yan thrust his sword, releasing waves of sword energy and gleaming sword lights. The golden dragon surged, confronting ten peak grandmasters alone!

All the martial artists watching were deeply shocked.

Many young martial artists, renowned in various regions, couldn't help but sigh. The gap between individuals was truly immense!

Cold Autumn furrowed his brows. Why did that surging sword energy resemble the Ten Thousand Rivers Sword Qi a bit?

"I've seen Senior Brother use it before, it's quite similar to this sword energy, just not as powerful," Cold Autumn even suspected that the Ten Thousand Rivers Sword Art from Sword Sovereign Cliff was a crude version of the sword technique the youth displayed.

"I thought Senior Brother was already the top swordsman of our generation, but I never expected there to be someone even stronger than him!"

He sighed inwardly.

"I'm inferior to Senior Brother. Compared to him, I'm beyond reach."

At this moment, Cold Autumn sighed, realizing there were always people beyond people!

On the martial arts platform, the roar of dragons resounded, and mountains and rivers appeared.

The coiling golden dragon seemed to have merged into the mountains and rivers.

Puff!

One grandmaster was sent flying.

Puff! Puff!

Two more grandmasters fell defeated.

Ah!

The second roar of the dragon echoed, and once again, mountains and rivers emerged, and one grandmaster after another was sent flying.

Fu Yuntian silently watched, deeply shaken. "What kind of swordsmanship is this? Unless one possesses absolute strength, there's no way to prevail!"

Even facing this sword, besides displaying the absolute strength of a grandmaster, there was no other way.

"If he were a grandmaster, even if he had just entered the grandmaster realm, I wouldn't be his match!"

Fu Yuntian felt a chill in his heart.

He was a grandmaster, a peak existence among grandmasters.

Rumors said that Xie Lingfeng of Sword Sovereign Cliff was the most talented swordsman in a thousand years. Could it be him?

Fu Yuntian couldn't help but doubt.

"Considering his age, he doesn't seem to match Xie Lingfeng? No, for a martial artist of such strength, appearance may not accurately reflect age."

Thinking this way, Fu Yuntian became more convinced that Xu Yan was Xie Lingfeng.

In the Inner Domain, only Xie Lingfeng of Sword Sovereign Cliff could possess such exceptional talent in swordsmanship.

Only the foremost sword sect in the Inner Domain could nurture such a powerful swordsman.

"I've been defeated again!" Ding Yan looked at the sword tip at his throat, his face filled with bitterness.

Nine grandmasters had fallen on the martial arts platform, leaving only him standing.

Before his throat was a sword.

He suspected the opponent intentionally left him for last.

Xu Yan sheathed his sword and sighed, "Truly deserving of the ten peak grandmasters of the Seven Stars Academy. Their strength is indeed remarkable. Defeating them all, I've felt considerable pressure!"

"What are you talking about?" Everyone was speechless. For a moment, they didn't know if he was praising or belittling the Seven Stars Academy.

Only a bit of pressure from the ten peak grandmasters?

Xu Yan realized his words might be misinterpreted as belittling the academy's grandmasters, especially since he mentioned going to the Repository Pavilion to study martial arts scriptures.

So he earnestly added, "I'm serious. The grandmasters outside the Seven Stars Academy are relatively weak. I basically kill them with one sword each."

Everyone: ...

Stop talking!

Are grandmasters like cabbages, one killed with one sword? Fu Yuntian's mouth twitched. With that attitude, one might think he's a grandmaster, killing a grandmaster with one sword? Even grandmasters wouldn't dare make such arrogant claims.

This is truly youthful arrogance.

Wait!

This is more than just arrogance!

Xu Yan looked at Fu Yuntian. "I've passed the ninth level. Can I go to the Repository Pavilion to study martial arts scriptures now?"

Fu Yuntian nodded. "Yes, follow me."

He headed towards the inner courtyard of the Seven Stars Academy, with Xu Yan following closely behind.

The other martial artists mostly didn't follow. They weren't qualified and could only leave to spread what they had witnessed today in the Seven Stars City.

This young man is too monstrous!

Defeating ten peak grandmasters of the Seven Stars Academy alone.

In the Inner Domain, perhaps there's no second youth as monstrous as him.

Cold Autumn followed behind. This extraordinary swordsman was almost becoming his idol, and he must find an opportunity to make acquaintance.

If he could learn a thing or two from him, his swordsmanship would surely improve greatly!

The Seven Stars Academy was bustling. A young man passed the ninth level of the martial arts platform, defeated Grandmaster Ding Yan with one sword, and single-handedly defeated ten peak grandmasters.

Countless students were astonished. Where did this genius come from to be so monstrous?

They all rushed to the Repository Pavilion to catch a glimpse of the young man's demeanor.

At the entrance of the Repository Pavilion, news spread quickly. Seven Stars Academy students who were close by gathered and saw the handsome young man following Senior Monitor Fu.

Behind him were Senior Instructor Ding Yan and several foreign prodigies who had also passed the martial arts platform.

"Young friend, although you've passed the ninth level of the martial arts platform, you need a certain status to enter the ninth floor of the Repository Pavilion. Otherwise, you can only access the collections up to the eighth floor. May I know your name?" Fu Yuntian stopped at the entrance of the Repository Pavilion and smiled.

Xu Yan looked up at the tall building. This was the Repository Pavilion of the Seven Stars Academy, housing many martial arts techniques and interpretations of martial arts by predecessors.

Of course, he believed this wasn't the true core collection of the Seven Stars Academy.

Even though it was the ninth floor, it wasn't the core collection, but it still contained many rare martial arts techniques, even those lost to the outside world.

"I'm here to absorb its essence and integrate it into myself. This place should be sufficient. I wonder if there are any true martial arts legacies among the group of martial arts scholars in the Seven Stars Academy?

"Finding an opportunity to discuss martial arts with them might yield some gains.

"Learn from analogies."

Thinking this way, Xu Yan asked, "What techniques are stored on the ninth floor?"

Fu Yuntian didn't hide anything. "Some secret techniques lost to the outside world, such as martial arts techniques that damage oneself but cause a surge in strength, as well as some techniques that harm others, such as killing techniques, blood refining techniques, and so on.

"These techniques are not suitable for dissemination as they may cause great harm, but they also have some special insights, after all, they are some miscellaneous branches of martial arts.

"So they haven't been destroyed.

"Of course, apart from these, there are also many legitimate techniques and martial arts on the ninth floor, so not everyone can enter the ninth floor."

Xu Yan suddenly realized. So that's how it is.

He thought of the demonic techniques of the Demon Sect, like Bloodless. That guy practiced an evil technique of sucking people's blood.

So Xu Yan clasped his fists. "I see. I'm Xie Lingfeng. Should I be able to access the ninth floor?"

Fu Yuntian smiled as if he had expected it. His guess was correct. In today's Inner Domain, such a peerless swordsman could only be Xie Lingfeng, no one else.

The students of the Seven Stars Academy were all shocked. Was this the Sword Sovereign Cliff, the number one sword genius in a thousand years?

Truly unbelievably powerful!

Sword Sovereign Cliff truly deserves to be the number one sword sect in the Inner Domain.

"So it's Xie Lingfeng. No wonder!"

"Yeah, I should have guessed it was him."

"Hey, I just heard that Xie Lingfeng was playing at the Peerless Pavilion, and he didn't even have to pay a single crystal, and he even saw the rumored beauty in the Peerless Pavilion."

"Wow! Envious! Going to the Peerless Pavilion without spending money, is this the treatment of a peerless genius?"

"It's not just being a peerless genius. Look at his handsome appearance. Which girl wouldn't be attracted to him? Too envious!"

The students of the Seven Stars Academy discussed, envied, admired, and even loved him.

The name Xie Lingfeng spread like wildfire throughout the Seven Stars Academy.

Cold Autumn was puzzled.

Senior Brother Xie?

Impossible!

This person is impersonating Senior Brother Xie?

Where did he get the guts!

At this moment, Cold Autumn wanted to step forward and expose him, but then he thought, "If I expose him, and he's not Senior Brother Xie, wouldn't I be suppressed in the world of Sword Sovereign Cliff?"

"Moreover, he didn't say he's from Sword Sovereign Cliff. What if he claims to have the same name and surname...

Wait, looking at his demeanor, he's not worried about being known by Sword Sovereign Cliff, nor does he seem concerned about Senior Brother finding out. Could he be familiar with Senior Brother?

I can't act impulsively. I need to inform Senior Brother!"

With this thought, Cold Autumn hurriedly left to notify his Senior Brother about the suspected impersonator.

"So it's Young Friend Xie. Naturally, you can go to the ninth floor. Please, Young Friend!" Fu Yuntian nodded with a smile.

Xu Yan was delighted. He thought, "Senior Brother Xie's reputation is indeed useful. This time, I helped him gain fame. He should be happy when he finds out, right?"

Following Fu Yuntian into the Repository Pavilion.

"Do you want to go directly to the ninth floor, or do you want to explore each floor?" Fu Yuntian asked.

"Can I come to read anytime?" Xu Yan glanced at the densely packed bookshelves, wondering how many books were there.

"Those who have passed the martial arts platform have one year to come here to read at any time," Fu Yuntian replied.

"Then let's go to the ninth floor and start from the top." Xu Yan pondered for a moment before speaking.

Too ordinary, too basic martial arts scriptures were almost useless to him.

Of course, there might be exceptions.

But the higher the level of the scriptures, the more valuable they would be, and the more he could gain from them.

As they walked towards the ninth floor, Xu Yan said, "I heard that there is a group of martial arts scholars in the Seven Stars Academy who are all experts in martial arts. I want to discuss martial arts with them. Is that possible?"

Fu Yuntian raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and nodded. "Yes."

Considering Xu Yan's extraordinary talent, he might have extraordinary insights into martial arts.

Arriving at the ninth floor, there were fewer bookshelves, and the collection was much smaller.

"You can choose freely," Fu Yuntian said as he sat down on a chair.

Xu Yan nodded and casually walked to a bookshelf, picked up a book, and started reading.

The books were transcribed, not original copies, but even so, they had been transcribed for quite some time and were yellowed.

It was a martial arts secret technique.

In the outside world, it was considered a lost technique, a method that damaged one's own vitality and foundation to briefly exceed one's own strength.

Xu Yan read it once and shook his head slightly. It was too mediocre.

He put it down and continued to browse.

Fu Yuntian had been watching Xu Yan all along. Seeing him read quickly, finishing one book and picking up another, he shook his head at most of the scriptures.

"He's a monster!" Fu Yuntian sighed inwardly.

The Sword Sovereign Cliff has produced another monster.

Time passed.

Xu Yan had read more than half of the books on the ninth floor. There were many secret techniques and martial arts techniques, but there were hardly any that caught his eye.

"They're all too weak, and very ordinary.

"But they're not entirely useless. Let me organize them, and maybe I'll gain some insights into martial arts."

Xu Yan put down a book.

"I want to discuss martial arts with those martial arts scholars and verify each other," Xu Yan said to Fu Yuntian.

"Okay!" Fu Yuntian nodded, stood up, and said, "Wait a moment."

Then he left gracefully.

Xu Yan continued to browse the scriptures while waiting.

He was looking forward to whether these martial arts scholars of the Seven Stars Academy had unique insights into martial arts and whether any of them practiced true martial arts.

The sound of footsteps echoed, and more than a dozen martial arts masters walked up the stairs.

Xu Yan turned to look, and his brows furrowed involuntarily. Why were they all martial arts masters? Although they were all peak martial arts masters, not even one grandmaster was among them.

"Grandmasters are already at the pinnacle of martial arts. As for grandmasters, they won't come to discuss martial arts," Fu Yuntian explained with a smile.

Xu Yan nodded. Fu Yuntian didn't say it directly, but he also understood that grandmaster-level martial arts scholars wouldn't come to discuss martial arts with someone like him, a junior.

If it weren't for his astonishing journey here and his reputation as Xie Lingfeng, these martial arts scholars at the master level wouldn't have come to see him either.

"Young Friend Xie, please!" The martial arts scholars sat cross-legged with solemn expressions.

It was evident that they were passionate about martial arts.

Nine out of ten had dark circles under their eyes!

(End of this chapter)