"Haha, a hero doesn't dwell on past glories." Xia Xueming looked at Ye Xingchen: "You and your father are both brave in your bones. Back in the border days, as long as the name Ye Jinyu was mentioned, all the petty villains around would be terrified."
"My dad is actually that strong?" Ye Xingchen asked in surprise.
“Of course, he is the youngest general in the history of the Red Feather Army. Since his incident in Jinluo City, no one has dared to lead the Red Feather Army because they cannot control it. Although the Red Feather Army is not large in number, it is definitely the ceiling of combat power in all military regions of China,” Xia Xueming said with a smile.
“I know, heavenly soldiers in the sky, and Crimson Feathers on the ground.” Ye Xingchen nodded slightly: “The strength of the Crimson Feather Army is equivalent to that of the heavenly soldiers, which shows its combat power.”
“Yes, so I think the future of the Red Feather Army still depends on you,” Xia Xueming said with a smile.
"Grandpa, Tongtian Peak is just ahead." Ye Xingchen looked at the towering, solitary peak that seemed to pierce the clouds. "I have some business to attend to. You rest here for half a day, and I'll be right back."
"Go." Xia Xueming waved his hand and murmured, "What a pity. Back then, my master asked me to choose my path, and I chose Confucianism. A scholar is useless in everything."
"If I had chosen martial arts like my junior brother, I might be able to help you now."
“Grandpa, you just wait here for me to return safely, and then we’ll go back to Yanjing together and our family will be reunited. That’s already helping me,” Ye Xingchen said.
"Haha, okay, go ahead, I'll wait here for your safe return, and then our family will be reunited." Xia Xueming laughed heartily.
Ye Xingchen nodded, turned around, took a step, and was already several feet away. In a few flashes, he disappeared into the deep mountains.
"You brat, you weren't using your full strength just now. To have such strong cultivation at such a young age, Ye Jinyu would be at peace if he knew this in the afterlife." Xia Xueming stared in the direction Ye Xingchen had left, lost in thought for a long time.
He then sat down and smiled slightly: "There are quite a few martial arts figures here this time, and there are probably more to come. I, this old man, will hold off a few groups of people for you to reduce your pressure."
Tongtian Peak is located among mountains, with a unique and precipitous terrain. It is surrounded by six branch peaks, like stars surrounding the moon.
This place is the belly of the dragon vein of China. There is a cave on the mountain peak that leads directly to the earth vein, and the Dragon Locking Formation is located inside.
Ye Xingchen traveled through the air and arrived at the entrance of the earth vein, where he saw seven people holding long swords and dressed in Tai Chi uniforms already waiting.
The Seven Stars Sect's Seven Star Sons, judging from their posture, have already set up the Seven Deadly Killing Formation.
A middle-aged man, slightly older than his age and in his fifties, saw Ye Xingchen, took a few steps forward, and clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to Ye Xingchen: "Are you Mr. Ye Xingchen?"
"I am Ye Xingchen." Ye Xingchen nodded.
"I am Tian Shu of the Seven Stars Sect. Today, the Seven Stars Sect is handling some business here. This road is blocked, so please go down the mountain." Tian Shu spoke politely, but his tone was already filled with murderous intent.
“Climbing Tongtian Peak is not easy. It would be inappropriate for you to let me come down the mountain empty-handed.” Ye Xingchen shook his head and smiled, “You are also Taoist disciples. Please do me a favor and let me pass.”
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Tian Shu shook his head: “This road is blocked today; even a god couldn’t get through.”
"What if the Three Pure Ones came?" Ye Xingchen asked, tilting his head.
"Sorry, even if the Three Pure Ones came, I wouldn't recognize them." Tian Shu brandished his longsword, and with a whoosh, the blade trembled slightly and emitted a dragon's roar: "If you don't turn back, don't blame my sword for being merciless."
"Why bother?" Ye Xingchen sighed. "The dragon vein of China is related to the fate of our Great Xia Kingdom."
"You all believe in the Three Pure Ones, yet you're helping these foreign devils from the East to destroy the dragon veins and steal our nation's fortune. Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of your Three Pure Ones?"
"Boy, stop talking nonsense. It seems you're not willing to turn back today." A young Taoist priest stepped forward: "Senior brother, the Japanese say that as long as we kill this kid, it will be fine. I think he's too old to be strong. I'll kill him right now."
"Tianquan, no!" Tian Shu reached out to stop him: "The Seven Deadly Killing Formation is in harmony with the Way of the Seven Stars, and none of its parts can be missing."
“This kid is young, but the Japanese have repeatedly told us to use our strongest moves and not to underestimate him.” Tian Shu reached out and stopped him.
"Alright, I'll listen to my senior brother." Tianquan snorted coldly: "Kid, stop talking nonsense. If you want to leave here, you'll have to ask the sword in my hand."
"You don't fight one-on-one, nor do you use a series of attacks, but instead you all rush in at once, right?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Although the Seven Star Sect is not a major sect, it is still a well-known name in the martial arts world."
"Aren't you ashamed to gang up on me and bully a junior like this?"
“We, the seven of us, have always been one. Kid, if you’ve thought it through, then break our Seven Deadly Formations first.” Tian Shu held his long sword horizontally: “Formation activated.”
As he finished speaking, with a few whooshing sounds, the remaining six people each held a long sword in their hands, each with a different style, and the Seven Deadly Killing Formation was already set up in a line.
Ye Xingchen felt a chilling killing intent emanating from the Seven Deadly Killing Formation. The seven people stood in their respective positions, making it almost impossible to find any openings.
“Not bad, Seven Stars Breaking Evil, transforming Qi into energy, Seven Killings Breaking Army in formation. Master... kill.” Ye Xingchen nodded slowly: “As expected of the Seven Absolute Killing Formation that can kill Heavenly Phenomenon Realm experts, saying that this formation can only kill Heavenly Phenomenon Realm experts is already a conservative estimate. I think it can at least kill the top experts in the Netherworld Heart Realm among the four Heavenly Phenomenon Realms.”
"You understand the Seven Deadly Formations?" Tian Shu's gaze paused slightly.
Ye Xingchen's few words revealed almost all the secrets of their Seven Deadly Formations.
This gave him a bad feeling; the young man in front of him was probably not easy to deal with.
"I don't understand, but the most exquisite formations in this world are nothing more than Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, Tai Chi, the Sun, Moon, and Stars." Ye Xingchen said calmly, "To understand the whole picture, you must first see its form. What's so difficult about that?"
"Good lad, you're indeed extraordinary. If you weren't destined to die, I would have wanted to recruit you into the Seven Star Sect." Tian Shu looked at him approvingly: "What a pity."
"There's nothing to regret. You want me to join the Seven Star Sect? You'll have to see if you're qualified." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly, raised his right hand, and hummed... the sword pellet floated in his palm.
With a swift movement of his right hand, Chixiao appeared in his grasp, its three-foot blade of light slowly extending. He declared in a deep voice, "I am Ye Xingchen. Today, I will challenge the Seven Absolutes of Formation. Fellow Daoists, you should be careful of the heads on your shoulders."
"Arrogant! The stars shift and the seven stars converge, advance!" Tian Shu was located in the center of the Seven Deadly Killing Formation. He was in charge of the formation's pivot. With a horizontal stroke of his long sword, the formation immediately changed.
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