CHAPTER 293: CHAPTER 293, APPRENTICESHIP

Just at the moment Chu Ming’s cultivation advanced to the Fifth Layer of the True Dao, his dantian trembled intensely. The "Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique" suddenly surged into the Seventh Layer under the tug of spiritual power!

A gentle stream of spiritual power flowed through Chu Ming’s meridians. Simultaneously, the myriad sword qi within Chu Ming’s dantian began to slowly metamorphose, progressing towards materialization. The white sword essence attached to it emanated a sharp intensity.

Ten percent!

Twenty percent!

...

This metamorphosis lasted for two days. The Seventh Layer of the "Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique" allows the dantian to nurture sword essence. At this moment, all the sword qi within Chu Ming’s dantian had disappeared, replaced by numerous sword essences, whose attack power was immeasurably stronger than the original sword qi.

Hoo!

Chu Ming slowly opened his eyes, two beams of radiant light shot out from his eyes, akin to two streaks of lightning darting through the void.

Rising slowly, an astonishing sword momentum erupted from Chu Ming’s body, resembling a slumbering beast suddenly awakening. Although it wasn’t earth-shattering, it was exceedingly sharp.

With Chu Ming’s slow control, the sword momentum gradually settled down. At this moment, Chu Ming seemed no different from an ordinary teenager.

Chu Ming had not forgotten that when he received his reward, Yan Nanxing had asked him to seek him out. Now that his cultivation had broken through, it was the right time.

Leaving the small courtyard, as he walked on the road, any Inner Sect Disciple of the Celestial Travel Sect who encountered Chu Ming respectfully called out "Senior Brother Chu" in a tone of reverence, with deep admiration in their eyes.

After the Inner Sect competition, Chu Ming became quite famous within the Celestial Travel Sect. Many idle disciples even compared Chu Ming with the Ancient Sword Peak from twenty years ago.

"I need to see the Sect Leader, please inform him."

Standing before the Celestial Hall, Chu Ming addressed the disciple at the hall’s entrance.

"Please wait a moment, Senior Brother Chu!"

The palace guard disciple dared not slack off. Chu Ming was now the number one within the Inner Sect, and if all went well, he would definitely become a Realm of Transcendence powerhouse and one of the pillars of the Celestial Travel Sect in the future.

The palace guard disciple disappeared from the front of the hall’s entrance and reappeared in just a few dozen breaths.

"Senior Brother Chu, the Sect Leader invites you in."

Chu Ming entered the Celestial Hall. Although it was his second time here, his inner shock hadn’t diminished. The Celestial Hall itself was a gigantic magical treasure!

Once activated, the Celestial Hall’s power could break the heavens and rend the earth.

Not long after, Chu Ming arrived at the main hall, where a tall figure clad in blue stood within. The figure merely standing there felt like an enormous black hole, devouring the surrounding spiritual power, becoming the center of the space.

As Chu Ming entered the main hall, the blue figure slowly turned around, revealing an extremely plain face—it was Yan Nanxing.

Seeing Chu Ming, a hint of warmth emerged in Yan Nanxing’s eyes.

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

Chu Ming respectfully clasped his hands in salute. Yan Nanxing, being a Realm of Transcendence powerhouse, commanded awe purely through his strength.

"Rise. Today I summoned you because someone wishes to meet you!"

Yan Nanxing’s right hand made a gesture, and a force gently lifted Chu Ming up, his tone calm.

Chu Ming said nothing. Yan Nanxing grabbed Chu Ming’s arm, and under Chu Ming’s astonished gaze, the surrounding space rippled like the surface of water, starting to form waves!

The surrounding space receded—this was Chu Ming’s sensation at the moment. There was a peculiar quality around Yan Nanxing’s body, causing space to flow past them like water, leaving no trace.

"This is the power of the Realm of Transcendence?!"

In Chu Ming’s heart, waves of shock surged. This was the first time he had witnessed the divine powers of the Realm of Transcendence.

Yan Nanxing seemed to understand Chu Ming’s thoughts, smiling faintly.

"Do not envy this. Someday, you too can reach this level."

His words were not without basis—given Chu Ming’s talent and the guidance of Yan Nanxing, breaking through to the Realm of Transcendence in the future was almost a certainty.

Whoosh!

In just a few breaths, Yan Nanxing and Chu Ming emerged from spatial ripples. Chu Ming looked around to see a valley filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. In the valley was a small thatched hut surrounded by overgrown weeds, which housed simple furnishings.

Before the hut was a field where grains grew, and an elder was hoeing the land.

The elder wore coarse clothes, his hair white, his face lined with dense wrinkles. He looked extremely ordinary. Sensing the sudden appearance of two people, he gently raised his head and looked in Yan Nanxing and Chu Ming’s direction.

Boom!

A thunderous sound echoed in Chu Ming’s mind. What kind of eyes were those? In them, Chu Ming saw the vicissitudes of life and the passage of time’s river.

Unfathomable—this was Chu Ming’s impression at the moment.

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

Beside Chu Ming, Yan Nanxing bent slightly, respectfully.

"Hmm!"

The elder nodded slightly, his gaze turning to Chu Ming. With just that look, Chu Ming felt as though he had been completely seen through.

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

Chu Ming likewise bowed respectfully. At this moment, he felt a hint of fear. The elder before him was obviously the most powerful ancestor of the Celestial Travel Sect, a peerless figure at half-step Life and Death Realm King. He wondered if this elder could notice the white light plate in his mind.

"Nanxing, you may leave now!"

The elder said calmly.

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Yan Nanxing respectfully clasped his hands, and then the space rippled again, making him disappear from their sight.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Qingxuan, but they all call me Qingxuan King."

Qingxuan King’s expression was amiable. Chu Ming couldn’t feel the pressure of a Life and Death Realm King from him.

However, Chu Ming didn’t think Qingxuan King was easy to provoke. Even if a half-step Life and Death Realm King didn’t possess the full power of a Life and Death Realm King, Qingxuan King was the strongest in the Celestial Travel Sect.

His fury alone could cause rivers of blood.

"Are you willing to become my disciple?"

Finally, Qingxuan King asked slowly.

Chu Ming was slightly stunned. Although he had prepared himself mentally, he still felt a bit overwhelmed at the moment. However, only for a brief moment, he quickly responded.

"Greetings, Master!"

Chu Ming kowtowed respectfully.

"Hmm, rise!"

A hint of satisfaction appeared on Qingxuan King’s face. During his years of roaming the Central Divine Domain, he had seen countless geniuses. With his insight, Chu Ming’s talent could rival that of top-tier geniuses in the Central Divine Domain.

As for the true prodigies of the Central Divine Domain, they were the continent’s remarkable figures, each potentially an emperor in the future.

If Chu Ming hadn’t acknowledged him as a master, Qingxuan King wouldn’t have said anything, but he would have felt a slight disappointment.