Chapter 595: Chapter 595: The Numbness of Old Yang
Zi Xing didn’t know if her guess was correct, but at this moment, seeing Ye Qingchen filled her eyes with emotion!
Mu Changfeng had also arrived by Ye Qingchen’s side. With a hearty laugh, he slapped Ye Qingchen on the shoulder and said, "Good lad, truly beyond everyone’s expectations. Elder Yang wasn’t wrong. His disciples always come out on top whenever they participate in the assessments."
Ye Qingchen smiled awkwardly. Even now, he still didn’t understand the significance of his actions for the Central Celestial Academy. He felt a bit embarrassed, especially being praised in front of so many people by the headmaster, who was as elusive as a divine dragon.
Seeing Ye Qingchen’s slightly shy expression, Mu Changfeng couldn’t help but burst into laughter again. Just moments ago, he was a fearsome god of death, killing with each step, but now he’s acting bashful. This kid is certainly interesting.
Mu Changfeng leaned in and whispered in Ye Qingchen’s ear, "There are some things Elder Yang must not hear, but I think at your current realm, you are definitely much stronger than he was. Hahaha!"
"Uh..."
Ye Qingchen was startled, not expecting Mu Changfeng to say such a thing. Bewildered, he instinctively turned to glance at Elder Yang, who happened to sneeze right then, muttering curses under his breath.
After he finished speaking, Mu Changfeng ignored Ye Qingchen’s astonished expression and turned to announce to all the disciples of the Central Celestial Academy, "Fellow students, Ye Qingchen has rendered a great service to our Central Celestial Academy! I hereby announce that starting today, for one month, all treasures in the Contribution Hall will be half price! I hope everyone will cultivate diligently, take Ye Qingchen as your role model, and make even greater contributions to the Central Celestial Academy!"
Upon hearing Mu Changfeng’s words, the disciples of the Central Celestial Academy erupted into a tidal wave of cheers. They had long coveted the various cultivation resources in the Contribution Hall but had refrained from exchanging for them due to the substantial number of contribution points required. Now, with this benefit, the disciples were confident their strength would advance by leaps and bounds in a short time.
After the cheers subsided, the disciples all looked at Ye Qingchen with fiery eyes. Just as the headmaster had said, they already saw Ye Qingchen as a role model, a hero, and even a legend.
Mu Changfeng then turned back to Ye Qingchen. "Qingchen, think carefully about what reward you want. I’m off to allocate the entry slots for the Demon Clan Battlefield with the other three academies. When I return, I’ll reward you properly."
Without waiting for Ye Qingchen to reply, Mu Changfeng vanished on the spot. He couldn’t wait to see the chagrined expressions on the faces of the other three academy heads.
For many years, the Central Celestial Academy had been at the bottom, a fact that had long been a thorn in Mu Changfeng’s side. This time, the three great academies had even joined forces with the Jiang Ancient Clan to target them. Yet, Ye Qingchen had still fought his way through the encirclement to claim the championship, and the three academies had lost many of their outstanding disciples in this assessment. I imagine the expressions on those three old geezers’ faces must be quite a sight right now!
After Mu Changfeng left, Elder Yang finally appeared before Ye Qingchen. He pursed his lips and asked, "That old geezer didn’t speak ill of me just now, did he?"
Ye Qingchen quickly shook his head. "The headmaster was just praising your excellent guidance."
Only then did Elder Yang nod in satisfaction. Ye Qingchen immediately continued, "So, Elder Yang, my performance this time wasn’t too bad, right?"
Elder Yang gave a faint smile. "Passable, I suppose. Seeing as you won the championship, I won’t stop you from going to the Demon Clan Battlefield."
Although he didn’t receive Elder Yang’s praise, Ye Qingchen was still thrilled to hear he had qualified to enter the Demon Clan Battlefield.
At that moment, seeing the headmaster leave, the disciples of the Central Celestial Academy surged toward Ye Qingchen in a frenzy. Some asked for autographs, others wanted to hug him, and several beautiful female disciples sought his guidance in martial arts. A few bolder ones even shouted that they wanted to have his babies!
Even Zi Xing, who had wanted to congratulate Ye Qingchen, was pushed to the edge of the crowd. She could only watch him from a distance, a delighted smile on her pretty face.
Ye Qingchen had never felt fear, not even when facing more than twenty Martial Emperor Realm cultivators. But now, facing such an enthusiastic crowd of his peers, especially the beautiful female disciples throwing themselves at him, he felt a genuine fear bloom in his heart.
With a smirk, and not wanting to see his disciple be embarrassed, Elder Yang grabbed Ye Qingchen and instantly teleported away.
When they reappeared, they were back at the Shenmu Book Academy.
After entering the academy, Elder Yang pulled Ye Qingchen before the academy’s stele. "You spent two months breaking through from the Fourth Layer of the Martial King Realm to the Seventh Layer. Now, in such a short time, you’ve reached the Martial Emperor Realm. Circulate your internal energy for me. I need to check if your foundation has been damaged!"
This was something Elder Yang had been worried about. After all, Ye Qingchen was only at the Fourth Layer of the Martial King Realm when he passed the Inner Sect Disciple assessment. To advance from there to the Martial Emperor Realm in just two or three months was an astonishing speed, but it could also severely damage one’s foundation. Elder Yang had expectations for Ye Qingchen’s talent that others couldn’t possibly imagine, and he didn’t want to see this rapid progress negatively impact his future growth.
Ye Qingchen understood Elder Yang’s concern. He nodded, sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate the Shenmu Technique.
Now that his Shenmu Technique had reached a state of great completion, the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy was instantly drawn to him the moment he began to circulate it. In the span of a single breath, a vacuum of spiritual energy formed within a hundred-meter radius. Most terrifying of all, the spiritual energy beyond that hundred meters was also converging toward him at a horrifying speed.
Ye Qingchen, busy circulating his internal energy, was unaware of the changes around him. But Elder Yang, who was watching him closely, was completely shocked by the sight.
With his current strength, even if Elder Yang circulated his own cultivation technique at full power, he might barely match Ye Qingchen’s current speed of absorption.
But what was Elder Yang’s realm, and what was Ye Qingchen’s? The two shouldn’t have even been comparable. The only explanation for this phenomenon was his cultivation technique.
This realization shocked Elder Yang even more because he himself cultivated a Heaven grade technique. He knew that even a Heaven grade technique could not produce such an effect.
This left only one explanation. Ye Qingchen’s cultivation technique was unquestionably beyond the Heaven Rank!
Could it be a Divine Level cultivation technique? But how is that possible? It’s been so long since there has been any news of Divine Level cultivation techniques on the Heaven Desolate Continent.
After his brief shock, Elder Yang began to carefully examine Ye Qingchen’s foundation. He found that despite the rapid breakthroughs, not only was there no damage to his foundation, but it had actually become even more solid than when he first joined the Shenmu Book Academy!
This discovery turned Elder Yang’s shock into complete numbness...
