One night of celebration, Ye Xuan and Xiao Qu continued to discuss some matters, only stopping until deep into the night.

  The female disciples all returned to their own resting places, only Xiaotiao and Longmei remained.

  As for Ye Xuan, he had already returned to his own courtyard.

  Longmei stroked the clothes on her belly, looking like she had more to say, and said: "Hmmm... from now on, I'll come to your Hundred Flowers Pond often. The dishes made by the female disciples of Hundred Flowers Pond are too delicious!"

  Xiao Xiao smiled slightly and said: "From now on, Dragon Girl will often come to Baifengchi!"

  "I just heard Little Xuanzi say that!" Longmei looked at Ye Xuan with a mysterious gaze, then whispered in Xiao's ear: "He said that among the hundred flowers pool, your cooking skills are the best, you must make more for me in the future!"

  Ah!

  Xiao Xiao was taken aback, unsure of how to react. When she heard Long Mei mention this, her face flushed red for a moment. The next instant, she remained calm and composed, smiling warmly: "That's Master Chi's younger brother being overly generous, don't take it seriously!"

  Lian Ye Xuan didn't even know —— ?

  I have never told Longmei such things before.

  ……?

  Before long, this night was over.

  The next day, Ye Xuan instructed Xiao Chui to do some things, which was nothing more than taking good care of Long Mei and not letting her stir up any trouble at the Hundred Flowers Pond.

  Then---?

  It's going to Baihua Lake!

  Arriving at the Hundred Flowers Lake, Ye Xuan took a deep breath and dove in, directly entering the bottom of the lake. Using the Avoid Water Pearl, he opened up the large array of the Hundred Flowers Lake's spiritual vein and headed towards its depths.

  He also had some misgivings in his heart.

  This is what makes him uneasy, naturally it's about Xiao Tiao transferring all his disciples to the Lingmai of Lake Baifa.

  This method, although it's a last resort, if he were to choose, would also do the same. However, the spiritual pulse at the bottom of Lake Baihua is not a trivial matter. Throughout the generations, only a handful of people have known the size of the spiritual pulse at the bottom of Lake Baihua.

  And now this vast spiritual vein is seen by all disciples, it's really worrying.

  Of course, most of Ye Xuan's disciples trusted him.

  But——?

  How can he rest assured when there are so many forces mixed together?

  If the spiritual vein of Baitangchi is really exposed and known to people, then Baitangchi will probably fall into another crisis! The crisis at that time will be more dangerous than when Qingyin Sect attacked Baitangchi!

  There's nothing we can do but accept our fate!

  Ye Xuan sighed secretly in his heart.

  "Senior!"

  Arriving at the depths of the spiritual vein, Ye Xuan shouted towards the black-robed elder's secret chamber.

  Next moment.

  A whirlpool appeared on the wall of that spiritual vein, and after a spin, Ye Xuan's body was uncontrollably pulled into it.

  "Little guy, don't you know that disturbing an old man's sleep is a bad habit?" The black-robed elder let out a yawn and said, "Speak up, what brings you to find me this time? Hmm, you've actually entered the late stage of solidifying your foundation!"

  Seeing Ye Xuan, the black-robed old man was in a lazy posture for a moment, and then suddenly startled.

  "Lucky Breakthrough!" Ye Xuan didn't elaborate.

  The old man in black robes narrowed his eyes, seemingly smiling as he sized up Ye Xuan and said: "You have dragon blood within you, tsk tsk, most likely you've shared a spiritual oath with a demonic dragon. Kid, your luck isn't bad, the demonic dragon is an offspring of the dragon clan, sharing a spiritual oath isn't something that happens easily!"

  "Senior——" Ye Xuan's eyes widened.

  How did you find out?

  The old man in black chuckled and said, "I am a divine being. My divine consciousness entered your body silently and quietly, and you didn't notice it at all. The changes within your body, how could I not have observed them? Tsk tsk, apart from these, you were probably attacked by someone's divine consciousness once before, and it almost injured your soul!"

  "Senior's wisdom!" Ye Xuan took a deep breath.

  He naturally knew that the black-robed old man was referring to the master of the Green Yin Sect. A few days ago, the master of the Green Yin Sect had used his divine sense to penetrate his body, almost injuring his soul. If it weren't for the divine sense that the black-robed old man had implanted in his own body for him to digest, he feared that by now he would have already become a puppet controlled by the master of the Green Yin Sect.

  Thinking of this, Ye Xuandu felt a chill run down his spine.

  As for how the old man in black knew...

  The divine consciousness within him was all the divine consciousness of the black-robed old man. How could the other party not know?

  The old man in black robes laughed and said, "Now you know the importance of spiritual knowledge. No matter how powerful you are, if your soul's cultivation is inferior to others, you can be captured and made a lifelong slave without any resentment or regret, unable to resist!"

  "Yes!" Ye Xuan's words were few, but in his heart he couldn't help but admit it.

  "Speak up, what brings you here?" The old man in black robes looked at Ye Xuan and muttered to himself: "The divine consciousness I gave you seems to have been digested quite well over this period of time!"

  "To be honest, I've come to seek your guidance this time, senior. I was wondering if you could enlighten me on some things!" As Ye Xuan spoke, he took out the 'Cloud Sword Cultivation Enlightenment Method' that Yang Yingdao had given him!

  "Oh!"

  Upon seeing Ye Xuan take out a secret manual, the black-robed old man raised an eyebrow and said: "You want me to guide you with just these? Let me take a look!"

  The next moment, Ye Xuan handed over the 'Cloud Sword Cultivation Enlightenment Method'.

  The old man in black robes took a glance, and with the blink of an eye, he had seen through everything. He said calmly: "It's not bad, at least it can be cultivated. This Cloud Sword Insight Method is much stronger than that so-called Divine Movement Domain. I don't know how many times better it is! The creator must have known in his heart that this sword insight method was only barely passable, and didn't give it such a good name!"

  Ye Xuan heard this and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

  "Hmm?"

  The old man in black robes took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, stroking his beard and said: "You are a sword cultivator. If you cultivate the Cloud Sword Cultivation Method to its peak, you can comprehend the Sword Intent Method, and even have a chance to touch upon the realm of one part of the sword's intent, which is not bad at all!"

  "Domain of the Sword?" Ye Xuan's eyes flashed with confusion.

  That sword intent method he understood, but as for the realm of the sword, he had only heard some rumors and didn't understand what this realm of the sword was.

  The old man in black saw Ye Xuan's confusion and explained, "In the past, although my body was not a sword cultivator, the path of sword cultivation is not much different from other paths. You should know that this path of sword cultivation is also divided into several levels, and the sword intent can be said to be the first level of understanding the realm of sword comprehension. Simply put, it's just the beginning. There are many in this world who understand the sword intent, but few like you who have grasped the sword intent at such a young age!"

  "And above the sword intent, is the sword intent dharma form, where the realm of thought enters the dharma. Each different sword intent can condense into a different sword intent dharma form. As for what's above the sword intent dharma form, that is the domain of the sword!"

  "What is the Realm of Swords?" Ye Xuan asked in confusion.

  The old man in black replied, "I just said that the sword intent is what? Is it real or not real, is it true or not true? That's a realm of understanding about the sword. And the domain of the sword is even more vast and profound. If one day you can understand the domain of the sword, then in this entire domain, your sword intent will be everywhere, your sword intent will be omnipresent. In this domain, others will have nowhere to hide, your sword intent can heavily suppress the opponent, and in this domain, it is all your sword intent's way, anyone who enters, won't they all be internally suppressed and unable to breathe?

  "That year, I saw a swordsman who was extremely skilled. He was well-versed in the sword intent of ice and snow, and had even grasped the realm's sword intent. As soon as he opened up his sword domain, the sky was filled with ice and snow that became his sword. His sword intent covered the entire sky, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion. It was far more terrifying than ordinary true energy transforming into a rain of swords. Once you entered his domain, there was no way to escape!" The old man in black robes took a deep breath, his emotions stirred up as he spoke.

  Ye Xuan heard this and suddenly took a deep breath.

  The realm of the sword, is it really that fierce?

  "Your sword intent is extremely lethal and can be formed in an instant. If the sword domain is established, that would be truly formidable. However, comprehending sword intent is already very difficult, and the sword intent method is even more so. This sword domain, I don't know how many geniuses find it hard to enter. In my past life, I saw very few people who managed to cultivate the sword domain."

  The old man in black robes stood with his hands behind his back, pointing slightly and smiling: "It's said that when a sword cultivator reaches that legendary level, a small bamboo sword, a single stalk of straw, a slight wave of the sleeve, and all methods are instantly broken, effortlessly! But legends are called legends because they're fundamentally impossible to achieve!"

  Ye Xuan heard this and his gaze became even more expansive.

  The sword intent is on one's body, but it can only be the beginning of a swordsman's cultivation.

  Above that, there is also the sword intent method, the realm of the sword.