
...Book 1 - Rise...
Sword Sect. Empty Mountain. Labour Peak.
As a famous great sect in the southern region, the Sword Sect turned its back on the Grand Myriad Mountains and faced south towards the Grand Qin Empire, where it was located, and occupied the Void Mountain which stretched continuously for over 500 km. There are seven main peaks and 36 small peaks on Void Mountain, and Labor Peak is one of these small peaks. As the name implied, the Peak of Labour was where the Labour Disciple of the sect lived.
Although the Peak of Labor was where the Disciples of Labor lived, its scale could already be compared to a small town in the Great Qin Empire capable of accommodating several tens of thousands of people.
The first dawn had just arrived. As usual, Yang Ye woke up at this moment, and then she washed her face for a while before leaving her room with a broom behind her door.
As he stared at the glimmer of dawn on the horizon, Yang Ye took a deep breath of the pure and fresh morning air. After a while, Yang Ye's seemingly immature little face was covered with a stern expression, and she said in a low voice, “Work hard! hang in! Don't give up!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked quickly towards the Cool Breeze Gorge.
"Look! Isn't that the former Outer Court Disciple? ”
“So, there it is. You even know it in the past. Now, he's just a Labor Pupil, and he sweeps the floor like us.”
“What a waste of a handsome little boy! He looks to be only about 16 or 17 years old now. At this age, his future was originally limitless. Unfortunately, he had come here to do odd jobs now. Too bad!"
"I heard that an Outer Court Elder recruited him as an Outer Court Disciple in Southpeace City, but who would know that he was actually unable to absorb Profound Energy for an entire year, and in a moment of anger, the Elder of the Outer Court demoted him to a Labour Disciple. Supposedly, he was the first Outer Court Disciple in the history of the Sword Sect to be revealed to be a Labour Disciple, and he even earned the number one trash title in the Sword Sect!
"The number one scum of the Sword Sect! Ck ck, his reputation is truly glorious!”
Yang Ye's footsteps stopped after hearing the sounds of discussion around him, and his right hand held tightly to the broom in it. After a while, he took a deep breath and no longer paid attention to those people as he walked swiftly towards the Cool Breeze Gorge.
Cool Breeze Gorge is located behind Labor Peak, and is surrounded by three small hills while a sunken canyon lies in the middle. Luxurious clumps that looked like green carpets grew within the canyon, and countless towering trees covered in leaves covered the sky. This was where the Labour Disciple usually collected herbs and wood, and it was also where Yang Ye usually trained.
On top of the boulder, Yang Ye casually threw the broom to the side before sitting cross-legged on a large rock, and then she pulled a letter and a small clay figure from her chest. He had received this letter from his family last night, and since he had been working for almost 16 hours yesterday, he had no time to read it at all.
As he stared at the small clay figure in his hand, Yang Ye's slightly immature face revealed a gentle smile. The clay figure was very small, and could not be said to be very beautiful, but its features were clear. It was something that his little sister made according to his appearance. Although it did not look like him and was rude, it was the most precious treasure to him.
After rubbing it lightly for a while, Yang Ye put the clay figure back under the clothes on her chest. He looked at the letter in his hand and lightly blew the dust on it, and then he carefully pulled the letter into the envelope before reading it.
“Sister, we have received the gold coins you sent back last month. Since you are considered the Outer Court Disciple of the Sword Sect, all of our once disdainful neighbors started to frequent our homes. Hmph! Little Yao knew that they were only being nice to me and Mother because they knew that Big Brother was capable. They are a group of people who only care about status.”
Yang Ye took a deep breath while the corner of his mouth slightly curved before being suffused with self-mockery. “Murid Outside Court ...”
After a long time, Yang Ye suppressed the helplessness and unwillingness in his heart, and then his gaze descended onto the letter.
“In addition, those people from the Liu Clan were really annoying, they actually made a proposal to marry Mom, and they wanted Little Yao to become a concubine for the fat man from their clan who weighed 150kg. The fatty could not even walk, and Little Yao did not even have the appetite to look at him, yet they wanted Little Yao to be his concubine. Fortunately, I didn't approve! Even if I am going to marry someone, Little Yao wants to marry Big Brother…. Oh, how embarrassing! Brother, you must not laugh at me, and that includes laughing at your heart!”
"Klan Liu!" Clumps of cold light flashed in Yang Ye's eyes. The Liu Clan had considerable power in Southpeace City. In the past, Clan Patriarch Liu had intended to take his mother as a concubine, but his mother would rather die than agree. Moreover, the Liu Clan did not dare to cause lives to be lost. After all, the laws in the Grand Qin Empire were extremely strict, and even the Liu Clan would face trouble if they caused someone to lose their life.
However, the Liu Clan did not give up, and was constantly causing trouble for the Yang Ye family in Southpeace City. They wanted to force her mother to willingly marry into the Liu Clan. However, even though their lives were difficult, his mother still did not compromise with the Liu Clan. This kind of situation continued until he was appointed an Outer Court Disciple by the Outer Court Elder of the Sword Sect. After he became an Outer Court Disciple, the Liu Clan was a little scared because of this and did not dare to go too far.
However, he never expected that the Liu Clan would actually set their sights on his little sister right now!
"Strength! The power!! I must be an Outer Court Disciple. ” Yang Ye clenched his fists tightly. He knew that if the news of him being revealed to be a Labor Disciple reached Southpeace City, then the Liu Clan would definitely act boldly, and the situation his mother and sister were in would definitely become quite dangerous.
When he thought up to here, Yang Ye kept the letter before he walked off the boulder, and he took out a tree branch at the base of the boulder. Under the branch were four pieces of black iron that looked like bracelets.
Yang Ye wore this dark iron piece on his arms and ankles. After he put on the pieces of iron, Yang Ye immediately felt a heavy feeling. Fortunately, after experiencing years of forging himself, he had already gotten used to the weight of this piece of iron.
After that, he walked to a large tree. He stomped strongly with both feet, causing his figure to soar high before his hand grabbed firmly onto the branch, and then he relied on the strength of his arm to pull himself up and down. As he moved up and down, his figure took on a strange position. This kind of posture caused the muscles throughout his body to be trained at once.
This was the Body Refinement Technique he had obtained after becoming an Outer Court Disciple that day, and it wasn't anything good. Each Outer Court Pupil has one. The effect of this cultivation technique was the strengthening of the body, and when the tendons and bones within the body were trained to a certain degree, traces of Profound Energy would be absorbed. With this Profound Energy, one would become a true Founder.
At that moment, he had used this Body Refinement Technique and cultivated for half a year, yet he was unable to form a single trace of Profound Energy, yet he was unable to form a single trace of Profound Energy, and it was precisely because of this that he was revealed to be a Labor Disciple who had the lowest status in the Sword Sect.
In the history of the Sword Sect, the Outer Court Disciple who was reduced to a Labor Disciple was unprecedented. So, he even earned a very nice nickname — trash number one in history! Not only that, he had even become a negative example used by the Elders of the Outer Sword Sect to teach the Outer Court Disciples.
Under normal circumstances, such a person would leave the Sword Sect and return to the mortal world. However, Yang Ye did not. Not only did he not return to the mortal world, but he was even willing to become a Labour Disciple!
All of this was because he did not want to disappoint his mother and sister! She is the hope of her mother and sister. No one dared to bully his mother and sister because he had become the Outer Disciple of the Sword Sect, and because he had become an Outer Disciple, his mother and younger sister could finally live a little happier. of life!
If he comes back, then all of this will change!
Huff~ Huff~
After a while, the extremely dense voice of someone panting suddenly resounded amidst the silent atmosphere of Cool Breeze Gorge. Sweat dripped into his eyes, and the irritation from this caused Yang Ye to close his eyes tightly, and he let the sweat on his forehead rain down on his face.
At this moment, Yang Ye felt numbness and fatigue all over his body. Especially his arms, they even felt like lead and were extremely heavy. A normal person would choose to rest at this moment, yet he did not. He gritted his teeth and grabbed the branches tightly before going up and down without end.
After a long time, Yang Ye's face flushed red while sweat descended from his forehead. The green-coloured clothes of the Labor Disciple he was wearing were already drenched in sweat, and the feeling of reaching its limit caused him to feel dizzy. In the end, his grip loosened, and his entire body fell to the ground.
Huff~ Huff~
As he lay on the ground, Yang Ye was panting. At this moment, he did not even have the strength to move a finger.
Clumps of light appeared from the horizon, and the scene in the distance gradually became clearer. A light breeze blew, and Yang Ye took a deep breath greedily. Suddenly, Yang Ye's figure sat down suddenly while her eyes were wide open, and her face was covered in disbelief!
He actually felt the Profound Energy!
Yes, he sensed the Profound Energy! Those Profound Energy Traces flowed intermittently along the meridians in his body and gradually flowed into his dantian. Although this trace of energy still did not flow continuously and was weak, he actually felt it.
Hm? What the hell is going on? Yang Ye felt that the traces of Profound Energy suddenly disappeared after entering his dantian. Yes, it instantly disappeared as if it never existed!
Yang Ye's brows knit tightly as he searched for traces of Profound Energy in his body. After a while, Yang Ye's eyes opened wide while his face was covered in shock.
I, I, I actually, actually have two Dantians…. Yang Ye gulped with an expression of disbelief. He had found a trace of that Profound Energy, or rather spoke, it was not a trace but a thread of rope. There was a small vortex in the deepest depths of his Dantian, and that small vortex was filled with Profound Energy!
Now, Yang Ye understood why he could not absorb Profound Energy in the past. It was not that he could not absorb it, but it was immediately absorbed by the small vortex as soon as he absorbed it into his body. On the other hand, the reason he was unaware of the small vortex was because the small vortex was hidden very deep within his dantian. If he had not followed the footsteps of Profound Energy from before and searched, he might never have been able to see that little vortex forever!
forever!
The only reason he could sense Profound Energy right now was that the little vortex was full. Yes, that small vortex was filled with Profound Energy, so this trace of Profound Energy had been pushed into his normal dantian. However, for some unknown reason, the little vortex forcefully absorbed that trace of Profound Energy right after, and did not even leave a trace on his normal Dantian.
According to his knowledge, an ordinary person had one Dantian, and he did not know if anyone else had two Dantians like him. However, he knew one thing, he was not trash, and he could cultivate!
When he thought up to here, a thin smile appeared at the corner of Yang Ye's mouth. After a while, this bow gradually grew, and then a light laugh came out from his throat. After a while, this light laughter finally turned into a completely roaring and wild laughter.
“I, Yang Ye, can be the Deepest. I, Yang Ye, can become an Inner. Ha!!" At this moment, Yang Ye was laughing to the point of crying, and she was crying like a child. For countless days and nights, although he did not give up, an invisible mountain always pressed down on his shoulders. He was not afraid of being ridiculed by others and was called trash, nor was he afraid of being looked down upon by others.
However, he was afraid that the hopes of his mother and sister would be shattered!
She was afraid that her mother and sister would be humiliated by their neighbors like they used to be!
She was afraid that her mother and sister would have to go through the days of hunger like they used to!
He was really scared, really scared….
Now, however, he had the ability to stop all of this from happening. As long as he cultivated the Body Refinement Technique to the highest level and reached the sixth rank of the Mortal Realm, then he would be able to become an Outer Court Disciple. As long as he became an Outer Court Disciple, he would possess cultivation resources, cultivation techniques, and sword skills. At that time, he would have the chance to become an Inner Court Disciple.
As long as he could become an Inner Court Disciple, even the Governor of Southpeace City would have to treat him with respect!
Warn the sunlight through the forest and illuminate Yang Ye's face which was still covered in sweat, and it emitted a red glow on Yang Ye's face.
“Why have I never noticed in the past that the surrounding scenery is so beautiful?” Yang Ye smiled and suppressed the excitement in his heart before wiping away the sweat on his face, and then he removed the pieces of iron on his body and placed them back on the base of the boulder. After which, he walked over to pick up the broom before quickly running towards the entrance of the canyon.
He still remembered that his task today was to sweep the training grounds of the Sword Sect!