1050 Disciple (1/2)
”Haha… Fang Yuan, you truly are the top genius of the barbarians in the last hundred years! I'll take care of your request!”
In a residence of the Barbarian Palace, a mature-looking young man with a mustache laughed as he walked out, with Fang Yuan behind him to see him off.
”That's the eighth one, right?”
After the young man's figure disappeared, Fang Yuan returned inside with a smile on his lips.
Ever since he defeated Beichen Yan and displayed his External Saber Qi, a continuous stream of Barbarian Palace disciples visited him.
After all, he was the most powerful person in the Barbarian Palace by far, and people naturally flattered him.
He did not arrogantly turn them away. Instead, he met each of them and incidentally requested a few items he wanted.
”I require three materials for the second level of the Hundred Physical Forging Technique: Myriad Poison Snake Flower, thousand-year Blue Heart Fruit, and the blood of nine mutated beasts!
”Although it's tedious to gather the blood of nine kinds of mutated beasts, there is strength in numbers. I currently have six and have confidence in gathering the rest… But the thousand-year Blue Heart Fruit, a heavenly material and earthly treasure, is slightly troublesome to get…”
Fang Yuan sat cross-legged and waited for his most important guest.
A clear voice came a moment later. ”Junior Brother Fang Yuan, you are really awesome to have comprehended External Saber Qi at just the Materialization realm. You haven't let me down!”
”Yan Luo, sir, please come in!” Fang Yuan hurriedly stood up and greeted him.
”With your talent, condensing the Primordial Core and ascending the Holy Mountain will be a piece of cake. Simply address me as senior brother!” Yan Luo entered with a smile. ”Have you guessed why I've come?”
”Is it because of Senior Saber King Mo He?” Fang Yuan's eyes brightened.
”That's right, Saber King Mo He. He has promised that as long as you comprehended Saber Qi at the Materialization realm, he would take you a disciple. Come with me to the Holy Mountain!”
Yan Luo led the way.
They walked quickly, and it did not take long before they arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain.
When passing through the Dao Comprehension Cliff, they attracted the gaze of many envious disciples.
”Haha… they're all envious of you, Junior Brother!” Yan Luo laughed jokingly. ”It's incredibly difficult to achieve Primordial Core within three years. Most of them have no hope and will only be able to return to their tribe. Only true geniuses can enter the Holy Mountain while at the Materialization realm!”
This was akin to an Immortal Patriarch taking in Xu Lie as a disciple when he was still in the Awakening realm and training him personally.
The aptitude of those in the Barbarian Palace was roughly equivalent, and only through brutal elimination were the true geniuses selected.
”In the Holy Mount, there are very strict rules and many forbidden places. Make sure you don't barge in!” Yan Luo warned carefully.
He then brought Fang Yuan to the middle of the Holy Mountain. ”The lower level of the Holy Mountain are the residences of a thousand Primordial Core disciples, and each has an individual loft. The middle is for the Apotheosis Realm powerhouses, and each possesses a considerable amount of space for a house with multiple courtyards. Some of the more ornately decorated ones are practically palaces. As for the top of the mountain, that's where the palaces of the Immortals are.”
”Saber King Mo He, who you're about to meet, is an Apotheosis realm powerhouse. He has completely comprehended the Nomological Laws of Saber, but it seems he hasn't reached peak Apotheosis yet!”
Two conditions were needed to sense the lightning tribulation. The first was to completely comprehend a set of nomological laws, and the second was to cultivate to the peak of the Apotheosis realm.
For example, Nine Leave's old patriarch had fulfilled the two conditions but did not dare to cross the tribulation.
In contrast, Saber King Mo He had managed to completely comprehend the Nomological Laws of Saber, but his cultivation was lacking.
This situation immediately shocked Fang Yuan.
Something's wrong! Cultivation is easy to raise, but nomological laws are hard to comprehend. Everyone that has their comprehension surpassing their cultivation realm is a genius… Then why did Nine Leave's tone suggest that Saber King Mo He has a lower status than his old patriarch? Is his old patriarch someone incredible that comprehended nomological laws that are more powerful than the Nomological Laws of Saber?
The Nomological Laws of Saber had extreme offensive power. Among the common nomological laws, they were considered one of the best.
Of course, it was nothing compared to the Illusion Realm's nomological laws.
Maybe there are secret reasons?
…
”Martial Uncle Mo He! I've brought Fang Yuan!”
While Fang Yuan was pondering, Yan Luo had already led him to the front of a big courtyard.
”Come in,” said a deep voice.
Fang Yuan and Yan Luo entered, and the first thing they saw was a huge training field.
At the center of the training field was a middle-aged man wearing white beast skin. His eyebrows looked like sabers, and his temples were slightly gray. He held a curved saber in one hand and kept gesturing something.
Hmm? Comprehension of the Nomological Laws of Saber should provide someone with the vibe of a heavenly saber… but why does he feel like he's well into his twilight years?
Fang Yuan furrowed his brows.
According to his senses, this Saber King was merely a 'broken saber' that seemed to lack even vitality and was about to die soon.
”You're Fang Yuan?” Mo He looked over, and his eyes suddenly lit up.