Chapter 609
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After the empress left, Loulan Xue remained in her spot, staring at her back . They hadn't seen each other in years . Would she just leave after scolding her?
"Loulan, don't think too much . It's not how you think," Ye Futian said . "The Empress isn't as heartless as you think . She did all that for you . "
Loulan Xue froze and looked at Ye Futian with her silver eyes . For her?
"I've truly been ordering you around these years and I've gotten used to it . I'm sorry . If you want to leave some day, you don't have to worry about me . " Ye Futian sighed and turned to leave . He knew how calculating the Empress was . He could obviously see through her intentions .
The Empress had already planned to make him feel guilty about Loulan Xue so he would treat her well . She wanted Loulan Xue to keep journeying with Ye Futian . This way, she could see a bigger world . Her current cultivation plane was catching up to the Empress .
The Empress obviously knew about this . Thus, she decided to let go completely and let Loulan Xue fly with him . But she was worried Loulan Xue would be treated badly, so she yelled at Ye Futian .
Looking at Ye Futian's back, Loulan Xue quickly realized this . Then she looked to her mother's back and sighed inwardly . Had she disappointed her mother?
Ye Futian returned to the foot of the Holy Zhi Palace . As strong cultivators from the nine Holy Roads arrived gradually, Ye Futian arrived beside Zhuge Mingyue on the stairs .
"Futian, Jieyu, you'll watch the trial battle with me today," Zhuge Mingyue whispered . She looked forward . The battle would last a few days . Today was only the opening .
Ye Futian's pupils constricted . His second senior sister rarely called his name . Something seemed off with her today .
"Second Senior Sister, is something wrong?" Ye Futian asked .
Zhuge Mingyue turned towards him . "What are you thinking? How can anything be wrong?"
"Really?" Ye Futian didn't believe her .
Zhuge Mingyue glared at him . Ye Futian's eyes moved away and then back . "Second Senior Sister, if anything's wrong, you can tell Jieyu and me . We can help share your troubles . "
Zhuge Mingyue reached out to pat Ye Futian's head . Smiling gently, she said, "Kid, just work hard on cultivating and reach the Sage Plane soon . "
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"Yes, I will . " Ye Futian nodded . "These three years, I never left the pavilion . I've been cultivating every second of the day . Three years ago, I was down there . Three years later, I'm watching the trial with Senior Sister . I believe that it'll only be a few years before the Barren Sky Ranking has my name—not for the fame but to prove some things . "
Zhuge Mingyue smiled at Ye Futian . She knew what he was talking about . Bai Luli had become tenth on the Barren Sky Ranking soon after entering the Sage Plane . Gu Dongliu had challenged him once and lost . Bai Luli also had a complicated relationship with Zhuge Mingyue .
Ye Futian wanted to prove some things to the world .
"Of course I trust you . " Zhuge Mingyue's smile was warm . "You're 25 years old now, right? I still remember how you were only 18 when you came to the Cottage . You were so cute . "
Ye Futian was speechless . Cute? So Zhuge Mingyue had thought he was cute when they first met?
"Yes, I'm 25 . Senior Sister, I didn't awaken my life spirit and start cultivating until I was 15," Ye Futian said while looking in the distance . "It's been ten years . These ten years, I went from the beginning stage to now . I'm only a Grade-4 Noble now, but if I'm serious, I can be at the top of the Holy Zhi Palace's rank . If I enter the top-level Noble Plane, no Nobles here dare to say they'll defeat me . " His voice was extremely confident .
Zhuge Mingyue looked at the handsome side-profile and her eyes shone brighter . She knew that Ye Futian wasn't bragging . He just wanted to tell her .
"Seems like Junior has grown up," Zhuge Mingyue murmured . The three years passed in a blink and she could feel that Ye Futian had grown up . The 18-year-old who'd entered the Cottage was now mature .
"A poem says, 'if only life can remain how it was at the first meeting', but it's nice to see you grow up bit by bit . "
Zhuge Mingyue patted Ye Futian's head . Feeling Zhuge Mingyue's gentle hands and affectionate eyes, Ye Futian was speechless . She said he'd grown up, but she was still treating him like a kid . Where was his image?
"Senior Sister, who's the most popular for the battle this year?" Ye Futian's gaze moved to the examination grounds . There were countless people now . Most of them would be eliminated .
"Zhongzhou City's large forces all have talented figures in every generation . It's the same this time . Amongst them, the Ximen Clan and the Thunder Courtyard both have one very talented figure . People have high expectations . Other than that, the Yan Jiu that you'd defeated last time has a sister . She's even more talented than Yan Jiu and she's here . The Zhuge Family and White Cloud City also have powerful figures . "
Zhuge Mingyue smiled and continued, "But no matter how talented they are, they can't surpass the last round . "
"Of course," Ye Futian said, smiling . "Look at who was in the last round . "
Zhuge Mingyue smiled at Ye Futian with pride . She left after the first day . Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu stayed beside her the whole time and Ye Futian felt keen that something was wrong . He said many things to her . Some of them seemed arrogant, but Zhuge Mingyue must have understood his intentions .
Ye Futian continued watching the other battles because Long Ling'er was there, along with Long Mu and Gu Yunxi .
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Long Mu had truly improved greatly these past three years, perhaps motivated by Ye Futian . Long Ling'er was only 18 years old, but she'd already shown her shocking talent as a Dragon Master . She was even more talented than Long Mu . The battles this year were still spectacular . There weren't any underdogs like Ye Futian and Yu Sheng who reached the end, but many talents were still very shocking .
Ximen Gu of the Ximen Clan was first while Yan Qingyan of the Sword Saint Mansion was second . She was Yan Jiu's sister . Her swordsmanship was precise and graceful . She'd added her own thoughts to the Nine Swords of the Celestials . Third was a pride from the Thunder Courtyard . Last time, neither the Ximen Clan nor theThunder Courtyard had been able to enter the top ten . This time was a boost to their ego .
Ximen Gu entered the Holy Sage Pavilion and Yan Qingwu entered the Sword Pavilion . Three years ago, the Sword Demon hadn't wanted Yan Jiu, but he was impressed by Yan Qingwu .
When the strong cultivator on the steps announced the end of the battle, the vast space fell into an uproar . Some were happy while others were upset .
Ye Futian walked down to Chen Yuan's group . He looked at Long Ling'er and saw her grinning . "Brother Futian, how was I?"
"Yes, the Daozang Pavilion made an exception for you . Seems like little Ling'er has grown up . " Ye Futian patted Long Ling'er's head . At 18 years old, she was only in the upper Arcana Plane, but Sage Daozang had personally made an exception to accept her . Clearly, her talent had been very impressive .
Sage Daozang also knew Long Yitian . Coming from the Divine Sky City of the eastern Barren State, Long Yitian had been on the Barren Sky Ranking . He'd been incredible and shone for a while before passing like a shooting star . He saw yet another Dragon Master in Long Ling'er .
"Of course . " Long Ling'er was a bit proud . Chen Yuan and Madame Long were also happy . They'd thought Long Ling'er wouldn't achieve anything and never thought the Daozang Pavilion would make an exception for her . It was a great surprise .
"Long Mu, you did well," Ye Futian said to Long Mu . He'd entered an island on the Thousand Holy Islands . This counted as entering the Holy Zhi Palace too .
"I'll catch up to you . " Long Mu looked at Ye Futian . The disdain still existed, but it had become his motivation to keep improving . He was especially affected when he saw Ye Futian get first place three years ago and had cultivated crazily .
"Then you better work hard," Ye Futian said, chuckling . He'd moved on from the past conflicts .
Madame Long smiled at these juniors . Her smile was just as beautiful as when she was young . She was obviously happy seeing the juniors like this . Long Mu had finally grown up . In the future, he could be a good and reliable man like her brother, Long Yitian .
"Are you going back with me or entering the palace directly?" Madame Long .
"I'm not going back . Mother, tell Father that I didn't disappoint him this time," Long Ling'er said .
"Okay . " Madame Long nodded . "Your Father's strictness was for the best of you . Now that you and Long Mu have entered the Holy Zhi Palace, you must cultivate well . "
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"I will," Long Ling'er said . "Mother, don't worry . I have Brother Futian and Sister Jieyu here . "
"Futian, you'll have to take care of this girl," Madame Long said .
"Madame, don't worry . I won't let anything happen to Ling'er," Ye Futian said .
"I obviously don't worry with you . Alright, go on now," Madame Long said .
Ye Futian nodded and looked to Gu Yunxi . "Yunxi, don't be disappointed . You can cultivate well in the Starry School too . "
"Yes, I will . " Gu Yunxi nodded, but how couldn't she be disappointed? She'd already worked hard, but it still wasn't enough .
"Chief Chen, Madame, I'm going now," Ye Futian bid farewell to everyone and took Long Ling'er into the Holy Zhi Palace .
It wasn't just them . Many entered the palace directly instead of going back . With Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu, there was no need for the guards to lead the way . The group soared in the sky .
"Ling'er, I'll take you around the palace," Ye Futian said .
"Okay . " Long Ling'er's eyes glowed with curiosity and excitement .
Ye Futian brought her around the pavilion's Law Power Zone . Long Ling'er looked down and said, "What is that? It doesn't look like a cultivation area . There are so many people there . "
"That's a Law Power Zone . Some disciples plan battles there . Many enter the Law Rank there . You, newbies, are usually more interested in them," Ye Futian said, chuckling .
"Law Rank?" Long Ling'er was interested . "Brother, I want to go see . "
"Okay . " Ye Futian smiled . The group landed before the Law Rank and Long Ling'er rushed to the front .
"Brother Futian, you're number ten!" she exclaimed . Many people looked towards Ye Futian . The older disciples also looked at him . He'd already entered the rank more than two years ago . If he fought again, he would definitely be higher up . Many newbies were looking at him . Was this the winner of the last pavilion battle?
"You're Ye Futian?" A sharp gaze looked towards Ye Futian right then .
Ye Futian glanced over and saw a pretty girl dressed cleanly . Her entire body radiated with sharpness, giving her a different kind of beauty . This was Yan Qingwu, second of the battle and Yan Jiu's sister .
"Yes . " Ye Futian nodded with a smile .
"It's because of you that my brother returned soulless that year . Someday, I'll challenge you," Yan Qingwu said .
"I'll be waiting," Ye Futian said, smiling . He didn't mind . His mindset was completely different from three years ago .
"Number one from the last round?" someone muttered, standing before the Law Rank with his back to Ye Futian . "It's a pity I wasn't in the same year . "
Many people looked at the speaker . It was Ximen Gu, the winner of this year . Was this newbie challenging his senior?
Ye Futian glanced at him . He was really arrogant, but Ye Futian didn't mind . The winner of the battle would definitely be arrogant .
"If you're in the same year, you won't be anywhere near number one," Long Ling'er said .
Ximen Gu turned around . He looked at Ye Futian and then gazed at Long Ling'er . Chuckling, he said, "You're Long Ling'er, right?"
"Yes . " Long Ling'er looked at Ximen Gu, not liking his eyes .
"Look at who's number one on the Law Rank," Ximen Gu said . Long Ling'er looked and saw that the name at the top was Ximen Hanjiang .
Ximen Gu continued, "My brother entered the Holy Zhi Palace six years ago and he was first in his pavilion battle . I entered this year and I'm first in my battle . " He chuckled before walking away . "If you pretty girl wants to find someone to kiss up to, you can come to me . "
"You…" Long Ling'er looked at his backside . Her expression changed slightly .
Ye Futian glanced at the Law Rank . Ximen Hanjiang was a strong competitor . If he could be first on the Law Rank, he was naturally very talented . The Ximen Clan had produce two winners of the pavilion battles . No wonder this guy was so arrogant .
"Wait," Ye Futian uttered .
Ximen Gu paused and looked up at Ye Futian . "Yes?"
"Apologize," Ye Futian said nonchalantly!