Chapter 39: Ye Qiu’s Rise Shocking Everyone

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“That’s right. My master is a hidden expert. It’s also thanks to his guidance that I can achieve my current cultivation.

“However, he had always kept a low profile and didn’t often stay in our Great Xia Dynasty. This time, I didn’t expect him to secretly attack too.

“That day, I only casually told him about the current situation of the Great Xia Dynasty. I didn’t expect that he would really help us!” Zhu Xiaotian lied with a straight face.

After learning of the events that day, he had decided to take the credit of this mysterious expert for himself and the Zhu family.

No one knew who that mysterious expert was anyway. Moreover, he had secretly attacked and disappeared after that.

He probably did not want anyone to know his true identity.

Therefore, even if he lied, no one would know.

This way, he could use the credit to make the Murong family indebted to him.

It would allow his father and the Zhu family to obtain more power and status in the dynasty and strengthen their influence while deterring hostile factions.

Of course, he could also improve his relationship with the Crown Prince. After all, Murong Xingqiao definitely hoped to obtain the support of this mysterious expert.

“So that’s how it is. I didn’t expect the unknown expert would be Young Master Zhu’s master. I wonder if you can bring me to express my thanks to your master?” Murong Xingqiao looked surprised, but she was skeptical inside. After all, she would not listen to only one side of the story to determine the truth of the matter.

Of course, she wouldn’t deny the possibility yet. What if Zhu Xiaotian wasn’t lying?

“My master prefers peace and quiet, and he doesn’t want to be disturbed. Moreover, he’s already in seclusion since he had sustained injuries from the Netherworld Demon Sect! I hope that Your Highness can keep this a secret for me. It’s best not to let anyone know!” Zhu Xiaotian replied with a serious expression.

“Mm, that’s normal. Then, I must ask Young Master Zhu to thank your master on behalf of my father and the citizens of the Great Xia Dynasty. In the future, if he needs the Great Xia Dynasty’s help, we will definitely not refuse!” Murong Xingqiao said.

Soon, the lie that Zhu Xiaotian had painstakingly woven was spread intentionally.

News spread in the imperial court of the Great Xia Dynasty, and even the various vassal families had heard of it.

In the beginning, there might be some who were skeptical, but as this matter spread, it sounded like the truth.

Everyone would rather believe it than not. People became more afraid of the Zhu family, especially those who were on the side of the Grand Commandant and were enemies of the prime minister.

The Zhu family was already powerful. With such an expert backing them, no one could undermine their influence now.

Those who understood the situation began to take sides. Many of them visited the Prime Minister’s estate and the Zhu family’s residence.

For a while, the Zhu family was crowded and lively.

Of course, this news also reached the Ye family.

“Haha, I never expected that Zhu Xiaotian of the Zhu family would take Li Yu as his master. This is interesting. In that case, my son has become Zhu Xiaotian’s martial uncle!” Ye Guxiong laughed.

“Yes, even Zhu Xiaotian has joined the Qingyun Sect. It seems that Qiu’er didn’t choose wrongly!” Yang Shengnan did not think much about it.

After all, they were innocent people. How could they have known of Zhu Xiaotian’s wishful thinking?

In the meantime, there was another version of the unknown expert’s identity circulating among the people.

That mysterious expert was the Patriarch of the Five Elements Sect, who had disappeared for many years. He had returned from a mystic realm.

He was the one who killed the Wolf King and eliminated the Netherworld Demon Sect.

“It’s actually the Five Elements Sect’s missing Patriarch!”

“Is that true? I heard that a peerless genius had once appeared in the history of the Five Elements Sect. He helped the Five Elements Sect shine for a time, and at its peak, it even surpassed the Jade Pure Dao Sect.

“However, not long after becoming the sect master, he vanished mysteriously. This happened five to six hundred years ago, yet he’s still alive!”

“He probably increased his lifespan after breaking through during his time in the mystic realm. In fact, many people suspected the credibility of their claim at the beginning. Even the Jade Pure Dao Sect and the Great Sky Dao Sect thought something was fishy about this.

“Regardless, the Five Elements Sect took out the head of Wolf King Tharman, which was the real deal. Even General Ye Guxiong, who had fought with Tharman many times, had confirmed it.

“Plus, they say that the Five Elements Sect even brought out the manual of the ultimate technique of the Netherworld Demon Sect and a few magic treasures to prove it!”

“In that case, it’s really the doing of the Five Elements Sect’s Patriarch!”

“It should be. Otherwise, who would have the ability to destroy the Netherworld Demon Sect!?”

“But I heard that this was done by Zhu Xiaotian’s master too. Could his master be the Five Elements Sect’s Patriarch?!”

“Hey, when did Zhu Xiaotian take someone as his master?”

“I don’t know about that. Probably became a disciple only recently.”

“No wonder the Zhu family has been frequenting the Five Elements Sect these few days!”

“The Five Elements Sect is going to rise up this time. With this incident, the status and influence of the Five Elements Sect will improve by leaps and bounds!”

“That’s right. It’s said that His Majesty has also rewarded the Five Elements Sect with ten thousand gold! In recent times, the disciples of the Five Elements Sect are well treated wherever they go. Officials from all over the world treat them as distinguished guests and give them all kinds of privileges!”

“Looks like the Five Elements Sect will definitely shine in the Hundred Sect Recruitment Assembly in a while too!”

“Indeed!” In the Nan’an City restaurant, a group of martial artists discussed energetically.

It was as these people had said, the Five Elements Sect had amassed countless praises, and their reputation had skyrocketed. It was just that everything was built on lies.

The Zhu family, who had also fabricated lies, had reached a certain consensus with the Five Elements Sect and cooperated tacitly.

Both had put on a show for their respective interests to make this falsehood more convincing.

Hence, this matter spread like wildfire in the Great Xia Dynasty. The reputation of the Zhu family and the Five Elements Sect could be said to have reached an unprecedented height.

This coincided with the quinquennial Hundred Sects Recruitment Assembly around the corner.

Many young people, especially teenagers filled with admiration for the mysterious hero, had already changed their initial thoughts and decided to enter the Five Elements Sect.

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On the other hand, a wave of excited cheers resounded from within the Qingyun Sect on the Nine-tailed Mountain.

“I did it, I did it! Master, Senior Brother, I did it! I’ve entered the Aureate Body realm!”

Ye Qiu shouted as he rushed into the main hall. He was so excited that his voice was trembling.

After that day, Li Qingyun gave him some guidance according to Ye Qiu’s cultivation process.

It benefited Ye Qiu greatly and even allowed him to discover some mistakes in his cultivation.

Furthermore, Li Qingyun had also taught him a body tempering cultivation technique that was said to be at the immortal level. It was called the Brahma Saint True Demon Art.

Although he only had only the first half, it still allowed Ye Qiu’s cultivation to advance rapidly.

Li Qingyun’s cultivation had been crippled, and his memories of the Divine Firmament Holy Land’s cornerstone techniques had also been wiped.

However, during his travels in the world, he charged through various mystic realms and immortal abodes and encountered many opportunities. He obtained many top-notch cultivation techniques in the process.

This Brahma Saint True Demon Art was only one of them.

Even though it was a demon art, the demonic path had superior body refinement techniques, and this Brahma Saint True Demon Art was the best of all.

He knew that Ye Qiu possessed great potential for body tempering, and he had heard that the Ye family was upright and honest, with their hearts set on the people.

Ye Qiu was also a good child with excellent conduct and a righteous heart.

Therefore, he taught Ye Qiu the Brahma Saint True Demon Art, a cultivation technique that countless body cultivators would become crazy about.

On top of that, Li Yu also gave some precious supplementary body refinement pills and spirit herbs he obtained from the Netherworld Demon Sect to Ye Qiu to assist in his cultivation.

Ye Qiu’s talent was indeed monstrous. In less than five days, he had advanced from the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm to the Aureate Body Realm!

If this were to spread, it would seriously make jaws drop.

However, Li Yu and Ye Qiu didn’t know that at this moment, many people in the Great Xia Dynasty had their jaws dropped.

Hidden Dragon Ranking #2: Ye Qiu

Origin: That’s Quite a Large Sect

When Ye Qiu’s cultivation broke through, his ranking on the Hidden Dragon Rankings surpassed Zhu Xiaotian and became second at the same time.

In a short time, countless people in the Great Xia Dynasty were shocked and in an uproar.

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