Chapter 9: Ye Gucheng's Sword

  "Alright, now let's begin, moving on to the next round, free challenge, both parties must agree before going on stage."

  Ye Fan is not only the strongest and most talented member of his generation in the Ye family, but also the last 16-year-old member. After he took the test, it was already the end of the first round for the clan. Of course, the Ye family is a large clan with tens of millions of people, and there are many who have reached the age of 16, numbering in the hundreds or thousands. Among so many people, only about one-tenth of them can truly pass the test and reach the third stage of Body Refining at the age of 16. And among this one-tenth, the vast majority of people have just barely broken through to the third stage of Body Refining, and it's extremely difficult for them to reach the Bone Refining realm. It can be said that such people will not achieve great success in their future cultivation journey without a huge opportunity.

  Of course, the most outstanding person in the Ye family this time is Ye Lin. Originally, the biggest dark horse of this family meeting was thought to be Ye Zhen by the vast majority of people, and his performance in the three middle boundary battles was extremely brilliant. However, under Ye Lin's three slaps, Ye Zhen's brilliant halo was all slapped away, allowing the former to stand on the shoulders of a giant and become an unstoppable new star.

  However, the most popular part of the event was the second segment, free challenge.

  This is a stage where giants dominate, newcomers jump high and step on the giant's stage. Countless old disciples seek their opponents on this stage to verify the results of their cultivation over the past year. More often, however, newbies challenge the old to make a name for themselves, a stage where they dream of standing on the shoulders of giants.

  As Ye Fan's voice fell, a person jumped up from the high platform below. This was a young man with an ancient sword on his back and his hands behind him, with a proud bone and a rebellious spirit. He was very young, although older than Ye Lin, but definitely not over twenty years old. He stood there for a long time, then slowly turned around, his eyes scanning the twenty or so people who had just challenged Ye Lin, saying: "You guys wanted to challenge Young Master Ye Lin earlier, great! Now I, Ye Gu Cheng, will take them all on. If you have the skills and aren't afraid of death, come at me!"

  His voice was very light, but his killing intent was overwhelming. He was a true swordsman with the pride of a swordsman and the killing intent of a swordsman, unlike the bloody and gloomy killing intent of an assassin. His killing intent was vast and benevolent, and being swept by it felt like a spring breeze on one's face, with willows swaying in the wind.

  "How dare you be so arrogant!!"

  Just now, the first one to jump out and challenge Ye Lin was Ye Qiu and the other eight people. However, unlike last time, after these eight people jumped out, the dozen or so people behind them did not follow suit, but instead took a step back.

  "Kill!!"

  Originally, the Ye family's clan rules only limited free challenges to one-on-one matches, but there was no clear stipulation that multiple challengers were not allowed, only stating that free challenges could not result in loss of life.

  It is a must, even if this time it's eight people ganging up on me, even if I'm furious in my heart, the people below the stage can't say one more useless word.

  "Who is he?"

  Ye Lin looked at the young man with the ancient sword who was surrounded by eight people in the center, but his expression didn't change, and turned to ask Xing Tian.

  Xing Tian sank into thought for a moment and said, "This is four years ago, being ridiculed as a useless waste, Ye Gu Cheng."

  "Trash?"

  Ye Lin knew that Xing Tian was quite familiar with all the celebrities of the Ye family for nearly six years, but he also didn't expect that this proud and arrogant young swordsman would actually become a waste four years ago.

  "What kind of useless law is this?"

  Ye Lin possessed a magical divine eye that could see through all phenomena. As for Ye Gu Cheng's realm, it was naturally seen through at a glance, and it wasn't very high, just one level higher than his own, the Eighth Heaven of Body Refining, Tong Tian Realm. However, the majestic sword aura on his body made him seem like a thousand-year-old snowy mountain, although grand and benevolent, but also equally icy and cold, as if he could freeze anyone solid with just one glance.

  "It seems he is also like you, young master, born with a weak innate talent and having crimson blood lineage."

  At this point, Xing Tian turned his head to look at Ye Lin, and then looked at Ye Gu Cheng who was already surrounded by the eight great masters. He felt a sense of strangeness in his heart: The young master and Ye Gu Cheng were surprisingly similar, both were good-for-nothings with incredibly strong yet heaven-defying abilities.

  Indeed, Ye Lin used the ancestral bloodline to sense it, and finally found the aura of Ye Gucheng. From the aura of his bloodline spirit, he was indeed a person with red bloodline. It was precisely because of this that Ye Lin was truly shocked by Ye Gucheng.

  "This is because he can reach such a realm, and it's all due to his profound understanding of the sword, using his strong swordsmanship to forcefully push through."

  Shocked, Ye Lin had always thought that there would be nothing in this world that could shock him again, only he could shock others, and others were not qualified to shock him. However, at this moment, he discovered that he had underestimated the world too much. The world was not lacking in true geniuses, and Ye Gu Cheng was indeed a true genius, a swordsmanship genius.

  "Look, he's going to make his move."

  Xing Tian suddenly let out a loud cry, Ye Lin hastily turned his head to look over, and saw Ye Gu Cheng flash by with eight fierce and violent attacks in a row. His right hand was holding the hilt of an ancient sword on his back, and a killing aura flashed across his eyes.

  "He's going to kill someone."

  A golden light flashed in Ye Lin's eyes, and he quickly deduced Ye Gu Cheng's sword trajectory from his aura. This sword would surely see blood.

  However, Ye Lin and Xing Tian's guesses were all wrong. Ye Gucheng did not draw his sword, but instead dodged the four fatal attacks once again. The footwork of this dodge alone was enough to make him invincible.

  "So strong."

  A faint orange glow flickered in Ye Lin's eyes, and from the aura, he clearly deduced the mark of Ye Gu Cheng's sword, one sword for three people, the sword was sealed at the throat, it was truly a ruthless killing move that left no room for mercy.

  "Young master, why hasn't he drawn his sword yet?"

  Ye Lin could see through Ye Gu Cheng's sword marks with his magical and mysterious divine eyes, but Xing Tian didn't have this ability. However, he kept hearing Ye Lin's exclamations, yet Ye Gu Cheng still hadn't drawn his sword, making him anxious.

  Ye Lin stared at Ye Gu Cheng with a serious expression and said, "He doesn't dare to draw his sword. His sword is a deadly sword that will surely kill someone if drawn."

  Xing Tian was shocked, looking incredulously at the young man on the high platform who had not yet drawn his sword, but whose killing intent grew heavier by the second. "What? He wants to kill someone? The Ye family's clan rules state that a member of the same clan who kills another is considered a traitor. Does he dare to kill?"

  Ye Lin nodded and said: "That's right. Because his sword is bloody, he doesn't dare to draw it out. Because once he draws it out, he can't put it back again."

  At the same time, in Yelin's heart, he silently said: "It seems that the Ye family has not fallen, because the people of the Ye family have already woken up.

  Yes, Ye Gu Cheng is the best example. He clearly knew that people of the same clan should not kill each other, otherwise it would be a crime without end. However, Ye Gu Cheng still took action, even if it meant death, he had to take action to eliminate the traitor in the Ye family.

  However, Ye Gu Cheng has his own pride, although he is a waste, but his life is absolutely valuable, even if he wants to die, he must drag several people down with him.

  "Weren't you guys being very arrogant just now? Why aren't you coming up now?"

  Ye Gu Cheng dodged the attacks of the eight people surrounding him, while continuously provoking the dozen or so people below who had just forced Ye Lin to retreat. However, the sword in his hand was reluctant to leave its scabbard.

  "He wants to sweep across with one sword?"

  This time, Ye Lin seemed to have understood Ye Guo Cheng's intention. He wanted to use his own strength to annihilate these spies from the outside world who had infiltrated the Ye family in one fell swoop.

  "What's with the sword sweep?"

  Ye Lin could see Ye Gu Cheng's intention because he had seen him wanting to draw his sword and sweep away the eight great experts with one stroke, but then his gaze suddenly shifted downwards, after which he began to provoke those who were standing on the high platform, more than a dozen people who did not come out to fight. Only then did Ye Lin understand that what Ye Gu Cheng wanted to do was to use his own life to exchange for the lives of all the spies.

  As expected, seeing that they couldn't force Ye Gu Cheng to draw his sword, he was still provoking them. At this time, eight people jumped onto the high platform together and joined the battle.

  According to the Ye family's rules, a free challenge like this gathering would not allow mid-battle entry, otherwise it would be unfair. However, since Ye Gucheng had provoked them first, these eight people jumped onto the high platform, and naturally no one else would say anything more.

  "Haha, you've arrived just in time. You bunch of scoundrels, don't think that the Ye family doesn't have anyone. How dare you impersonate a disciple of the Ye family? You're looking for death!!"

  As he spoke, Ye Gucheng's right hand, which had been gripping the hilt of his ancient sword, finally drew it out. The sword flashed in the light, and a gentle spring breeze blew by, revealing sixteen trails of blood.

  "Stop."

  Finally, someone reacted and burst into anger, but everything was too late. Sixteen blood lights lit up, Ye Gucheng's sword returned to his back again, and he put his hands behind him once more, as if killing at the clan meeting was none of his business.

  Ye Chong's face was twisted in rage as he stepped onto the high platform, staring straight at Ye Gu Cheng and bellowing: "You bastard, you dare to kill people!"

  Ye Gu Cheng faced Ye Zhong's furious anger, the current highest controller of the Ye family, without fear, and asked in return: "Why can't I kill people?"

  Ye Gu Cheng spoke with a straight face and no expression. However, his answer caused a stir in the entire Zhong Lou Square: What? As members of the Ye family, isn't it clearly written in the family rules that people of the same clan cannot be at odds with each other, cannot harbor hatred towards one another, otherwise they would be considered traitors to the clan. Doesn't he know this?

  Ye Chong took a deep breath and said in a cold voice, "The Ye family rules, members of the Ye family cannot turn against each other to the death. Don't you know?" Although Ye Chong really wanted to slap this idiot to death, he couldn't, because his current identity was that of the highest controller of the Ye family. In order not to disrupt the plan, he had to use the Ye family's clan rules to handle it.

  However, Ye Gu Cheng was fearless, coldly staring at Ye Chong and asked: "Are they people of the Ye family?"