The floor cracked, the roof of the hall collapsed, and the rubble and dust that were raised completely enveloped the area where Yun Che was, making it impossible to see clearly.
"Ah?" Ling Jie exclaimed at this time, because he suddenly found that the connection between him and the sword had suddenly disappeared. At this time, in the dust, a silver sword flew out, drew a long parabola in the air, and landed in front of Ling Jie. At the moment of landing, a sharp "ding" sound suddenly came out, and the originally intact sword suddenly shattered like fragile glass and scattered into pieces on the ground.
Ling Jie stood there in a daze, staring at the sword fragments at his feet, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
The dust at the entrance of the palace finally began to settle, and Yun Che dragged his heavy sword and walked slowly over. His face was exceptionally calm, and there was no sign of him having just tried his best.
"Little brother Ling Jie, I also blocked your third sword. You... lost." Yun Che stood in front of Ling Jie and said slowly. The third sword, he blocked it very thrillingly, and it was suspected of cheating. Because he used two swords in succession, a Falling Moon and a Heavenly Wolf Slash, to block Ling Jie's sword. But Ling Jie had been clamoring to block his three swords, but he didn't say how many swords he wanted to block.
Ling Jie looked at Yun Che, then at the broken sword on the ground, and said in a daze: "I actually lost... You even took my Sun Piercing Skill... and shattered my sword..."
“There are many people in the villa who can take my sword head-on, but their profound strength is much higher than mine, and they are also older than me, so it’s no big deal for them to take it. You are clearly in the True Profound Realm, but you actually took it…” At this point, Ling Jie’s eyes suddenly lit up with a strange light, and he looked straight at Yun Che: “You are simply too amazing! You are so strong in the True Profound Realm, if you were in the Spiritual Profound Realm, I would not be your opponent at all. No wonder such a beautiful princess sister would fall in love with you, you seem to be worthy of the princess sister.”
Yun Che twisted his mouth and said, “It’s useless to say these things. Have you forgotten what to do if you lose? As a real man, you must be responsible for what you say! Otherwise, you don’t deserve to be called a man.”
"Humph!" Ling Jie raised his nose and said without pretense, "Of course I, Ling Jie, will not go back on my words. It's just that I recognize you as my boss. What's so great about that?"
After saying that, he really took a step forward and said with a playful smile: "Ahem, Boss Yun Che, I, Ling Jie, admit defeat and will be your little brother from now on. Well, Boss, how did you become so powerful at the True Profound Realm? As a boss, you must not be stingy with your little brother, you must guide your little brother in this regard! If I could be like you, maybe I could challenge you now! I don't have to be beaten black and blue by you every time anymore."
Ling Jie's straightforward admission surprised Yun Che. And he didn't look fake or forced, and there was actually some curiosity and...admiration in his eyes!
Obviously, I used the profound power of the True Profound Realm to hit him hard and shattered his sword, which really caused a great psychological impact on him.
Yun Che said with a smile: “Well, that depends on whether you are qualified as a younger brother. If you are qualified and satisfy me, the boss, then maybe I can tell you.”
Ling Jie's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted excitedly: "Really? Wow, if you really want to tell me, let alone become your younger brother, I can even worship you as my master!"
Ling Yun walked over, smiled faintly at Yun Che, and said sincerely: "Brother Yun, when I first came to the Imperial City, I heard rumors about you everywhere. At that time, I didn't take it seriously. Now I have seen it with my own eyes, and it is completely better than the rumors. I believe Xiao Jie will also be convinced of his defeat."
After saying this, Ling Yun gave Yun Che a meaningful look, then turned to Lan Xueruo and said, “Your Highness, our brothers came to the Imperial City this time to send an invitation to your royal family. Please accept it, Your Highness.”
Ling Yun took out a pale golden invitation and handed it to Lan Xueruo. Ling Yun continued, "In half a year, we will welcome the royal family to the villa. If Her Royal Highness the Princess can go there in person, that would be the best. This time, the princess has such a talented and amazing person like Brother Yun by her side. I believe that in three years, the royal family will be able to shine because of Brother Yun... So, our mission is completed, and we will take our leave now."
After bowing to Lan Xueruo and Yun Che, Ling Yun pulled Ling Jie up without waiting for Lan Xueruo to respond: "Xiao Jie, we should go now."
"Ah? Go? But I haven't asked the boss how to become so powerful in the True Profound Realm...Ah!"
Before Ling Jie could finish his words, he was pulled far away by Ling Yun with his strange and unpredictable body movements and profound skills. The next second, Ling Jie's voice came from far outside the hall: "Boss, you must come to Tianjian Villa when you have time... I want to let those guys know what a true i-genius is. The True Profound Realm can defeat them... Ah ah ah, brother, don't pull me..."
Ling Yun took out the invitation, and after saying something, he took Ling Jie away. The whole process was completed in a blink of an eye, so fast that Lan Xueruo was caught off guard and didn't even have time to say goodbye. She looked at the direction of the palace door and said in surprise: "Ling Yun's temperament is very calm and humble, why did he suddenly leave so quickly? Did he think of something urgent?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Che beside her suddenly swayed, then knelt down on one knee with the heavy sword in his hand. His face turned pale and a mouthful of blood spurted out, staining a large area of the floor in front of him red.
“Ah! Junior Brother Yun!” Lan Xueruo’s face turned pale. She hurriedly supported Yun Che and asked anxiously, “Junior Brother Yun, what happened to you? Are you injured? Is it serious?”
Yun Che leaned most of his body weight on the heavy sword, shook his head, and smiled with a pale face: "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I'm fine. This Ling Jie's sword... is so domineering. Although I just blocked it forcefully, I still suffered some internal injuries. The reason why Ling Yun was so anxious to leave... is because he saw that I was trying my best to suppress my injuries, so he wanted to save my face."
Lan Xueruo quickly took out a Zhong Hui Tian Dan and watched Yun Che swallow it. She finally breathed a sigh of relief until Yun Che’s expression gradually eased. “I knew that since Junior Brother Yun dared to bet with Ling Jie, he must have enough confidence. But I was almost nervous to death just now. Although Ling Jie looks very young, those who came from Tianjian Villa are all freaks. Their strength cannot be calculated by common sense. But fortunately, you still won, and he actually became your little brother.”
The Great Buddha Technique was in operation, allowing Yun Che's injuries to heal at an astonishing speed. Listening to Lan Xueruo's words, he shook his head and said, "This is just a spur-of-the-moment decision because I saw that Ling Jie was immature. Although he agreed, there is no binding force at all. I just hope that I can be more convenient in some aspects because of him in the future. After all, he is the son of the owner of Tianjian Villa."
"By the way, the invitation that Ling Yun and the others sent...could it be?"
Lan Xueruo took out the invitation card and said, "Father's prediction is correct. This is the invitation letter for the next Blue Wind Ranked Tournament. The invitation letters for each tournament are sent out half a year in advance to allow the forces participating in the Blue Wind Ranked Tournament to have enough time to prepare."
“That is to say, there is still half a year until the next Blue Wind Ranking Tournament?” Yun Che asked in surprise.
“Yes.” Lan Xueruo nodded: “Indeed, there is only half a year left. But Junior Brother Yun, you don’t have to rush, because you don’t need to participate in the next ranking battle, but the next one.”
“The next one? Why?” Yun Che’s eyebrows moved. He remembered Ling Yun’s words before he left, “I believe that in three years, your royal family will be able to shine because of Brother Yun”… Three years later? Could it be that Ling Yun was also referring to the next Cangfeng ranking tournament?
Lan Xueruo explained: "The Blue Wind Ranking Tournament is held every three years. As the name suggests, this is a competition to determine the ranking of Blue Wind Empire forces. However, the participants are not the strongest of each force, because no matter which force it is, especially those huge forces, it is impossible to expose their trump cards to the public. Therefore, the competition of the 'strongest' is not realistic at all. Instead, the ranking is determined by the competition of the younger generation. Because the heights that the younger generation can reach are enough to demonstrate the foundation and comprehensive strength of this force, and ranking based on them is basically the fairest."
"Each session of the Blue Wind Ranked Tournament, there are about 500 invited forces, and each force can send up to three young disciples to participate. The highest ranking of the disciples will determine the ranking of the forces. The age of participating disciples is limited to 16 to 20 years old. Those under 16 and over 20 are not allowed to participate. There is a bone age test before the battle, which cannot be cheated. Therefore, in order to maximize the combat effectiveness, the ages of participating disciples are generally concentrated in 20, 19, and 18 years old, and there are very few under 18 years old. Junior Brother Yun has just turned 17 years old, and his starting point is low. He is not suitable to participate in the next Blue Wind Ranked Tournament. In the next session, Junior Brother Yun will be 20 years old and have accumulated three years of experience. It is the best time to participate in the Ranked Tournament."
“I see.” Yun Che nodded slowly. After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, “Senior Sister, what was the profound strength level of the first place winner of the last Blue Wind Ranking Tournament?”
Lan Xueruo didn't need to think and said directly: "The first place in the last Cangfeng ranking competition is Ling Yun, who you just met."
“Is it him?” Yun Che murmured.
“Junior Brother Yun, what do you think of Ling Yun?” Lan Xueruo asked.
Yun Che thought for a moment and said slowly, “Ling Jie has amazing talent and can be called a demon, but at least I still have the courage to fight him in a duel of three swords. However, Ling Yun gives me the feeling that he is unfathomable. Even his temperament is pure and spotless, making it impossible for people to have any bad feelings towards him. It can be said that the whole person is... flawless.”
"Your evaluation is very similar to that of my father." Lan Xueruo sighed, "When my father first met Ling Yun, he gave him the evaluation of 'no flaws'. If nothing unexpected happens, he will still participate in the upcoming Blue Wind Ranking Tournament."
“Oh.” Yun Che responded, and then his eyebrows moved, and he said in surprise: “You said… he will still participate in this session? That is to say, his current age is less than 20 years old? Then in the last session, his age was…”
"That's right. When he won the first place in the last Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, he was only seventeen years old," Lan Xueruo said, "His profound strength at that time was at the ninth level of the Spiritual Profound Realm."
A seventeen-year-old at the ninth level of the Profound Spirit Realm… Yun Che took a deep breath.
"Although being at the ninth level of the Profound Spirit Realm at the age of seventeen is indeed extremely impressive, Ling Yun's strength is far from that of the ninth level of the Profound Spirit Realm. In the finals, his opponent was Mu Lingxue, the number one disciple of the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace. At that time, Mu Lingxue was twenty years old, and her profound strength was as high as the peak of the tenth level of the Profound Spirit Realm. She was only half a step away from the Profound Earth Realm, and was the highest level among all the participating disciples at that time. But compared to Ling Yun's hand... she only survived seven sword strikes under Ling Yun's hand... and that was when Ling Yun was not at his full strength."
Yun Che: “…”
"Three years later, Ling Yun's profound strength has reached an astonishing height. Under the age of twenty, he is the undisputed number one in the entire Blue Wind Empire, and no one will deny this. In the Blue Wind ranking war, the major sects competed fiercely for the ranking, especially the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, the Xiao Sect, and the Burning Heaven Sect. They all fought to the death for the second place, but never thought that one day they would replace the number one position of the Heavenly Sword Villa. Because the number one position of the Heavenly Sword Villa has never been shaken, just like among all the sects, there is no young disciple who can be Ling Yun's opponent."
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