The protagonist is obviously strong but very cautious

Chapter 2783 Ye Xian's Thoughts

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Zheng Tuo immediately bowed.

Jian Wuxin was a benefactor to him, not only because Jian Wuxin was very strong, but also because he helped him a lot. To say nothing of other things, the fact that he, a non-Sword Sect member, was able to learn the Sword Sect's divine abilities was enough to demonstrate the help that the old Sword Saint Jian Wuxin had given him.

"Hahaha... Long time no see, why are you still so polite, kid? By the way, what should I call you now, Master Lan or Sword Thirteen?"

The old sword saint already knew what had happened in the Heavenly River Water Palace. He was very pleased about this, because it proved that he had not misjudged the person. This Sword Thirteen was indeed a rare talent. In addition, the Haoran Sword had just triggered the sound of ten thousand swords resounding together, which made him even more convinced that this Sword Thirteen was a genius-level figure in swordsmanship.

"Master!"

Ye Xian appeared very obedient in front of the old sword saint.

"Yes, girl, you did very well this time. People of the Sword Sect should have this kind of courage."

As the old swordsman spoke, he couldn't help but turn around and look at the suspicious figure behind him.

Jiushijian walked out from behind the ancient tree with a lewd and ingratiating smile on his face.

"Senior Brother Jian Shisan, it's been a long time! How have you been?"

Jiu Shi Jian completely forgot about what had happened before, acting as if he and Zheng Tuo were best friends, which made Zheng Tuo secretly amused.

It's been a long time since I've seen Jiu Shi Jian, but he's still the same as before, still as cheeky as ever.

Looking at Jiushijian now, his appearance hasn't changed much; he's still incredibly handsome, but he gives off a cheeky vibe that makes you want to beat him up.

“Junior Brother Jiushi Sword, now do you believe my identity?” Zheng Tuo deliberately brought up the matter.

"Ah!" Jiu Shi Jian feigned ignorance, "Thirteenth Senior Brother, look at what you're saying. When have I ever doubted you? I've always firmly believed that you're a member of the Sword Sect."

Jiu Shi Jian smiled broadly, appearing carefree and showing no remorse for his previous suspicion of Zheng Tuo.

"real!"

Zheng Tuo silently recited in his heart.

The Nine Stone Sword in front of him was not fake, because that kind of sly feeling could not be imitated.

"Master, shall we go somewhere more suitable to talk?" Jiu Shi Jian quickly changed the subject.

"Well, let's go."

Led by the old swordsman, the group climbed the mountain.

On the way, Jiu Shi Jian stood beside Zheng Tuo and began to describe the scenery around the Sword Sect. It was clear that this guy had only been in the Sword Sect for a few days, but he already knew everything about the sect.

Listening to the introduction of the Nine Stone Sword, Zheng Tuo gained a preliminary understanding of the ancestral land of the Sword Sect.

The ancestral home of the Sword Sect is nestled among mountains. Its facilities are very simple. There are no magnificent halls or ancient temples, only some thatched huts that look somewhat habitable. The rest is breathtaking scenery.

People say that the Sword Sect members are aloof and difficult to approach, perhaps because of their environment.

The scenery around us is indeed beautiful, but humans are ultimately social creatures. Living here for a long time without any interaction might lead to illness.

Seemingly sensing Zheng Tuo's thoughts, Ye Xian took the initiative to explain: "The environment of the Sword Sect's ancestral land is specially designed to temper the sword heart."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Tuo was slightly taken aback!
His eyes flickered as he looked around, and after a long while, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He was surprised to discover that there was a natural formation in the ancestral land of the Sword Sect.

The fact that the Sword Sect's patriarch chose this place as the sect's ancestral home suggests that the naturally formed array here must be of divine quality.

Good heavens, I've encountered another naturally formed divine array.

First there was the Chaos Divine Array, then the Heavenly River Divine Array, and now we've encountered this Sword Sect Divine Array. So, is it just good luck, or are there just many naturally formed divine arrays?

"What did you see?" the old swordsman asked.

"This junior is dull-witted and can only see that there is an array in this Sword Sect ancestral land, but I really cannot see through what kind of array it is or what level it belongs to."

Zheng Tuo kept something to himself and didn't reveal everything.

"Hahaha... Not bad, not bad. It's quite impressive that you could see the formation here." The old sword saint stroked his beard, his eyes full of pride.

"Thirteenth Senior Brother, the formation in our Sword Sect's ancestral land is a divine formation, called the Sword Sect Divine Formation," Nine Stone Sword boasted.

"A divine formation! The Sword Sect's divine formation!"

Although he had guessed, he was still quite surprised when the other party actually told him!
“That’s right, the Sword Sect’s ancestral land itself has formed a natural divine array with extremely powerful force. How about that, impressive, isn’t it?” Nine Stone Sword’s proud demeanor clearly showed that he had already regarded the Sword Sect as his home.

That's actually true. Jiu Shijian's family now lives in Wanjian City, and his son Jiu Xiaojiu has extremely strong talent.

"Naturally formed formations are several times more powerful than those created by means of manipulation, and naturally formed divine formations are even more unfathomable."

As a formation master, Zheng Tuo knew that naturally formed divine formations were very special and their power varied.

"Thirteenth Senior Brother, you are absolutely right. Our Sword Sect's Sword Sect Divine Array is the most powerful. You must know that back when our Sword Sect fought against the Undying Mountain, we used the Sword Sect Divine Array to kill the Sword Sect's Great Ancestor. That Great Ancestor had the strength of a fourth-level Breaker."

"what!"

Zheng Tuo's eyes were filled with horror!

"A divine formation that has slain four-level barrier breakers!"

He had considered that the Sword Sect's divine array would be powerful, but he hadn't expected it to be this powerful.

Filled with disbelief, he turned to look at Ye Xian, seeking her confirmation.

"Ok!"

Ye Xian nodded, a subtle, unnatural change appearing on her face, which Zheng Tuo immediately noticed.

It seems something bad happened.

"The battle back then was extremely fierce!"

The old swordsman walking ahead didn't turn around, but his voice still carried over.

"Back then, the Undying Mountain secretly captured cultivators to conduct immortality experiments. When my Sword Sect found out, we naturally had to act on behalf of Heaven. That battle was earth-shattering and ghost-weeping. Many people died in the Undying Mountain, and it was almost wiped out. As for my Sword Sect, a generation of people also perished because of this."

The old swordsman's words carried a hint of sadness, for among that group was his son, a young talent with exceptional ability and a future of great promise.

Silence! Zheng Tuo didn't press further, and Jiu Shi Jian wisely kept quiet as well.

Finally, Ye Xian continued, "The Sword Sect's divine formation did indeed kill the Great Ancestor of the Undying Mountain, but the price was the death of three elders of the Sword Sect who were at the third level of the Breakthrough Realm. Two of these elders were original Breakthrough Realm breakers, and one elder was a self-breakthrough Realm breaker."

"A sword cultivator who breaks through his own limitations!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Tuo felt a great sense of regret.

There is a generally accepted fact among the wall breakers in the primordial immortal realm: the talent of self-wall breakers is far superior to that of primordial wall breakers.

Being a Primal Wall Breaker is like walking on a well-trodden road that many people have already traveled. People can see the end of this road, which is the Nine Heavens of Wall Breakers.

In contrast, those who break through their own barriers walk their own little paths, which they must walk out step by step on their own, because the area around them is barren, with no path to speak of, and they must walk out on their own step by step.

There is also a rumor that those who break through their own barriers can go further, break through their own limits, and reach the tenth level of the barrier-breaker realm.

But the original wall-breakers disagreed, thinking these words were just self-comfort from those who broke through their own walls.

These two paths give rise to two completely different types of wallbreakers, which is why the original wallbreakers and the self-wallbreakers are at odds.

This is why Zheng Tuo felt so heartbroken.

He knew how precious and rare it was for someone who could break through their own barriers, especially a sword cultivator.

Without further questioning, the matter was dropped.

"By the way, Thirteenth Senior Brother, I saw you display your great power back then. Your subordinate, Da Long, almost killed Zhou Xuan. Not only that, you even cracked the Undying Seal of Undying Mountain. Impressive, truly impressive."

Nine Stone Sword was quite adept at flattery, a fact that pleased Zheng Tuo.

"You've cracked the Immortal Seal!" came the old sword saint's surprised voice.

"It can't be considered that I cracked the Undying Seal. The Undying Seal itself had cracks, but I caught it and then shattered it with the Haoran Sword."

To be honest, Zheng Tuo didn't have the ability to break the Immortal Seal.

"Very well, very well. No matter what, it's a good thing that Undying Mountain was severely damaged." The old sword saint was resentful of Undying Mountain but was helpless to do anything about it.

The Sword Sect's strength is now far inferior to what it used to be. In addition, some powerful figures in the Sword Sect have betrayed and left, making the Sword Sect a complete mess.

Under such circumstances, if a war were to break out with the Undying Mountain, the entire Sword Sect would likely be wiped out.

As the current sect leader of the Sword Sect, he did not want the Sword Sect to perish in his hands.

Fortunately, the Sword Sect has produced a super genius like Ye Xian, and now with the addition of an even more powerful super genius like Jian Shisan, our Sword Sect is expected to once again wield the hand of justice and destroy the entire Undying Mountain to rid the Primordial Immortal Realm of this scourge.

The group continued up the mountain and soon arrived at their lodging.

"It's getting late, you should rest for now. We can discuss other matters tomorrow." The old sword saint and the Nine Stone Sword turned and left, leaving only Zheng Tuo and Ye Xian.

Although they often practiced dual cultivation, they still maintained a relative restraint.

Because in their view, certain things would make them greedy, thus affecting their moral compass and ultimately leading them into complete depravity.

Cultivators are merely relatively powerful beings, not the enlightened immortals who know everything in the deep mountains and forests.

Inside the house.

Zheng Tuo and Ye Xian sat side by side, cross-legged.

They had absolute trust in each other; otherwise, Zheng Tuo would not have allowed anyone to get so close to him while he was meditating.

Nothing more was said that night. The next day, Ye Xian took Zheng Tuo on a tour of the entire ancestral land of the Sword Sect.

Although the ancestral land of the Sword Sect is all dense and lush forests, it has many beautiful sights.

Looking at Ye Xian, who was so lively and talkative today, Zheng Tuo was momentarily dazed.

He then realized that Ye Xian was talking to him about her past self in her own way, trying to help him understand her.

Not only that.

Ye Xian will soon break through and attempt to join the ranks of those who break through barriers.

To know.

Breaking through to become a Wall Breaker is inherently dangerous. Among past Breakers, there is an 80% chance of being killed by the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning. That's right, 80% will die. Only 20% of them can withstand the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning of a Wall Breaker and successfully break through.

Even though Ye Xian was a super prodigy, the strongest genius in the Sword Sect in ten thousand years, she still had no confidence in her heart and did not know what would happen when she broke through.

and so.

Today, Ye Xian took Zheng Tuo on a tour of the Sword Sect's ancestral land where she had lived since childhood. Breaking from her usual silence, she began to talk incessantly to Zheng Tuo about her past self, as if she might die at any moment. At such a moment, she hoped that Zheng Tuo could remember her.

Sensing Ye Xian's state of mind clearly, Zheng Tuo immediately reached out and grabbed Ye Xian's icy-cold little hand.

Ye Xian instinctively tried to pull her small hand away, but Zheng Tuo held it tightly, as if afraid she would escape, and immediately told Ye Xian to stop resisting.

She let Zheng Tuo hold her hand, like a couple deeply in love, enjoying the scenery and recounting their past happiness.

Zheng Tuo listened very attentively and actively participated, showing no sadness despite Ye Xian's attempt to express her meaning.

This wasn't the first time he'd encountered something like this; he'd experienced far too many similar situations throughout his cultivation years. Therefore, in his view, even if Ye Xian only had a 20% chance of breaking through to become a Breaker, he would still succeed.

There's no need to ask why, and I don't know why either. It's just a mysterious feeling, a very strong intuition.

It seems that because the two of them often cultivated together, their powers merged and became a single entity. His perception of his surroundings had reached the point where he could sense Ye Xian's fortune.

Take a thousand steps back.

Even if Ye Xian fails to transcend the tribulation, I will do my best to protect him. I believe the old Sword Saint will also intervene, as will the other seniors in the Sword Sect. The Sword Sect's ancestral land's divine array will surely be activated to protect Ye Xian.

He held Ye Xian's hand tightly, and in that moment, he warmed Ye Xian's cold hand, her cold body, her cold heart, and her innate loneliness.

Ye Xian, who was originally aloof, exuded an unprecedented pink and beautiful aura, leaving Zheng Tuo standing there dumbfounded.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of crimson lips kissed his cheek. Ye Xian's initiative indicated that she had opened her heart and fully accepted Zheng Tuo's existence.

Zheng Tuo pulled Ye Xian into his arms, then waved his hand, sealing off the space around them, blurring it completely, and finally disappearing from sight.

The fusion of different paths, the communication between hearts.

The morning sun, carrying a slight coolness, illuminated the earth, and dewdrops glistened. Ye Xian lazily rose from Zheng Tuo's chest. After the two straightened their clothes, Ye Xian led Zheng Tuo to a top-secret treasure land of the Sword Sect to begin preparations for his breakthrough to become a Breakthrough Person.