The Sword of Power

Chapter 1 - Rise

Sword Sect. Void Mountain's. 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 suggests, the Peak of Labour was where the sect's Labour Disciple lived.

Although the Peak of Labour was where the Disciple 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 light had just arrived. As usual, Yang Ye woke up this time, 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 he said in a low voice, "Work hard! Hang on! Don't surrender! "

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 he is. You even know it in the past. Now, he's just a Labor Pupil, and he's sweeping the floor like we do. "

“What a waste of a handsome little boy! He looks to be around 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 the Outer Court Elder recruited him as the Outer Court Disciple in Southpeace City, but who knows 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 reduced to a Labor Disciple, and he even obtained the number one trash title in the Sword Sect! "

“The number one trash of the Sword Sect! Ck ck, his reputation is truly resplendent! "

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 paid no attention to those people as he walked briskly towards the Cool Breeze Gorge.

Cool Breeze Gorge is located behind Labour Peak, and is surrounded by three small hills while a sunken gorge lies in the middle. Luxurious clumps that looked like green carpets grew within the canyon, and countless towering trees covered the leaves covering the sky. This was where the Labor Pupils usually gathered herbs and wood, and it was also where Yang Ye usually practiced.

On top of an enormous rock, Yang Ye threw a broom casually to the side before sitting cross-legged on the enormous rock, which was huge, then he pulled a letter and a small clay statue from his chest. He received this letter from his family last night, and since he had worked almost 16 hours yesterday, he had no time at all to read it.

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 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 for a while, Yang Ye put back the clay figure under the clothes on his chest. He looked at the letter in his hand and lightly blew the dust on it, and then carefully pulled the letter inside the envelope before reading it.

Brother, we have received the gold coins you sent last month. Since you were taken to be the Disciple of the Outer Court of the Sword Sect, all of our once disdainful neighbors began to frequent our homes. Hmph! Little Yao knew that they were only good to me and Mother because they knew that Big Brother was capable. They were a group of people who only cared about status. "

Yang Ye took a deep breath while the corner of his mouth slightly curved before it was encompassed by a wisp of self-mockery. Outer Court Pupils….

After a long time, Yang Ye suppressed the helplessness and aversion in his heart, and then his gaze was fixed on 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 one from their clan who weighed 150kg. The fatty was unable to even walk, and Little Yao did not even have an appetite upon seeing him, yet they wanted Little Yao to be his concubine. Thankfully, I disagree! Even if I am going to marry someone, Little Yao wants to marry Big Brother…. Oh, what a shame! Brother, you must not laugh at me, and that includes laughing in your heart! ”

Liu Clan! 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 intended to make his mother 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 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 be willing to 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 taken as 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 frightened 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 news of him being revealed to be a Labor Disciple reached Southpeace City, then the Liu Clan would definitely act boldly, and the situation of his mother and younger sister would definitely become extremely dangerous.

When he thought up to here, Yang Ye put down the letter before he walked off the boulder, and he pulled 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 piece of iron, Yang Ye immediately felt the weight. Fortunately, after experiencing this year's own temperament, 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 surge before his hands clutched the branches firmly, and then he relied on the strength of his arms to pull himself up and down. As he moved up and down, his figure took on a strange posture. This kind of posture caused the muscles throughout his body to be trained at once.

This was the Body Refining Technique he had obtained after becoming an Outer Court Disciple that day, and it was not something good. Each Out-of-Court Student has one. The effect of this cultivation technique was to strengthen 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 Profound.

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 reduced to a Labor Disciple who had the lowest status in the Sword Sect.

In the history of the Sword Sect, the Outer Court Disciple was reduced to an unprecedented Labour Disciple. So, he even earned a very scintillating nickname - the number one trash in history! Not only that, he would even be the negative example that the Outer Court Elders of the Sword Sect used to teach the Outer Court Disciple.

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 younger sister as he was going to become an Outer Disciple of the Sword Sect Court, either, and it was because she was going to be an Outer Court Disciple so that her mother and sister could finally live a little happier!

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 her eyes, and this irritation caused Yang Ye to close her eyes tightly, and she let the sweat on her forehead drop down onto her 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 branch tightly before going up and down without end.

After a long time, Yang Ye's face flushed red while sweat soaked her 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 violently 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 single finger.

Clumps of light appeared from the horizon, and the scene in the distance gradually became clearer. A cool breeze blew, and Yang Ye took a deep breath greedily. Suddenly, Yang Ye's figure sat up abruptly while her eyes were wide open, and her face was covered in disbelief!

He actually sensed the Profound Energy!

Yes, he felt the Profound Energy! Those Profound Energy Traces flowed occasionally 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 a trace of Profound Energy suddenly disappear after entering his Dantian. Yes, it instantly vanished as if it never existed!

Yang Ye's brows tightly united as he searched for traces of Profound Energy in his body. After a while, Yang Ye's eyes opened wide while his face was filled with shock.

I, I, actually, actually have two Dantians…. Yang Ye gulped with an expression of disbelief. He would find traces of Profound Energy, or rather speak, it was not a trace but a strand. 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 the 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 that Profound Energy trail from before and searched, he might not have forever been able to see that little vortex!

The only reason he could sense the Profound Energy 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 small vortex forcefully absorbed that trace of Profound Energy right after, and it did not even leave a trace in its 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 wisp of thin smile appeared at the corner of Yang Ye's mouth. After a while, this arch gradually grew, and then a light laugh came out of his throat. After a while, this light laughter finally turned into a completely roaring and wild laughter.

“I, Yang Ye, can become a Profound Yang. I, Yang Ye, can become a Profound Yang. Ha!!" At this moment, Yang Ye was laughing to the point of crying, and she was crying like a child. During countless days and nights, although he had yet to give up, the invisible mountain had 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 as they had done in the past!

She was afraid that her mother and sister would have to go through days of hunger like they had in the past!

He was really scared, really scared….

Now, however, he had the ability to stop all of this from happening. As long as he developed 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, then even the Governor of Southpeace City would have to treat him with respect!

The warning sunlight passed through the forest and shone on Yang Ye's still sweaty face, 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 held the excitement in his heart before wiping away the sweat on his face, and then he removed the piece of iron on his body and placed it 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 through the training grounds of the Sword Sect!