Ye Chu immersed his mind in the stone wall again, and soon perceived another kind of intent. Immersing himself in it, Ye Chu obtained another cultivation technique, the One Leaf Flying Fan. This was a martial skill of the Ye family, which Ye Chu knew very well.
Back in Yao City, when the Yao City Ye family mentioned this martial skill, he had been deeply yearning for it. Yet Ye Chu still perceived it and mastered it. Exactly as before, Ye Jingyun could also perceive the intent within it at this moment. Judging from the artistic conception she displayed, she was clearly perceiving the intent and experiencing the same thing as him. Murong Mietian and Ye Chu kept changing positions, perceiving one kind of intent after another. However, Ye Chu’s speed was much faster than his. This made Murong Mietian frown constantly, wondering if this person’s talent and comprehension were actually stronger than his own.
After comprehending five kinds of intent, Murong Mietian felt extremely strained, with sweat welling up on his forehead. But Ye Chu’s expression remained normal, showing no signs of exhaustion whatsoever. Even Ye Jingyun, who was behind them, maintained a calm and indifferent expression. This dealt a heavy blow to Murong Mietian, who could not believe that the comprehension of these two was stronger than his.
But regardless of whether he believed it or not, Ye Chu changed positions time and time again, perceiving wave after wave of artistic conceptions. Seeing this, Murong Mietian did the same, though he appeared much more strained. In the perception of Ye Chu, Ye Jingyun, and Murong Mietian, the artistic conceptions within the stone wall had strengthened considerably, to the point that Pang Shao and the others could also perceive them.
This made them overjoyed, and they immersed their minds one by one, perceiving the artistic conceptions within. Pang Shao and the others could not compare to Ye Chu and his group, as it took them much longer to comprehend a single artistic conception. However, with so many people comprehending together, the artistic conceptions in the stone wall instantly grew several times stronger, making them perceivable to absolutely anyone.
Ye Chu immersed his mind in the stone wall, perceiving various artistic conceptions. As he comprehended them one by one, Ye Chu mastered more and more cultivation techniques, all of which were excellent techniques from various families. Several days passed just like this, and Ye Chu had comprehended eighteen cultivation techniques. When Ye Chu stated this, Pang Shao swallowed hard and said to Ye Chu, “There are exactly eighteen ancient families in the imperial capital.”
This statement made Ye Chu somewhat incredulous as well, as he had essentially mastered the techniques of all eighteen families. Although he had not yet cultivated them, their essences were already imprinted in his mind, making them not difficult to cultivate.
Hearing Ye Chu say he had mastered eighteen sets of techniques, Murong Mietian, who was nearby, could not help but draw a sharp breath. He had gritted his teeth and persevered, only managing to master ten sets, which was already his limit, and he could not comprehend any more. Of course, what struck him was not just this. Ye Jingyun later told Ye Chu that she had mastered fifteen sets. When she said this, Murong Mietian’s eyes went wide. Ye Jingyun’s statement meant that his comprehension was indeed inferior to theirs.
Disciples of other clans were all comprehending, and when all the disciples finally awakened, each person had comprehended at least three cultivation techniques. This made many people look at each other in dismay, wondering if learning the techniques of other clans while their own clan’s techniques were learned by others counted as a mess, and what the reaction of their clans would be if they found out. But at this moment, they could not care about that anymore, and everyone looked at the stone wall. After being perceived by the crowd, the stone wall had changed its appearance.
The stone wall, which was originally carved with insects, birds, beasts, and the like, now displayed beams of light. These beams of light shot in all directions, exactly eighteen of them. Looking at these beams of light, Ye Jingyun stared blankly at everyone, “Is the seal unlocked just like that?” Ye Chu was also incredulous.
Was the seal really unlocked just like that? This was simply too incredible. Ye Chu naturally did not know that their ability to unlock the seal was destined. Because back then, the Great General had originally set it so that only the Prosperous Era could unlock the seal. Now the Prosperous Era had arrived, fulfilling the prerequisite. The other condition was that there must be outstanding youths among the various clans.
Whether it was Ye Chu, Ye Jingyun, or Murong Mietian, all of them could meet this requirement. Comprehending the various artistic conceptions was a test of their talent, and since this was satisfied, the seal naturally broke open. Although the eighteen beams of light looked identical, the aura nurtured within their bloodlines told everyone which beam of light belonged to them. Pang Shao ran excitedly into one of the beams of light, and his entire body submerged into it and disappeared.
Pointing at a beam of light, Ye Jingyun said to Ye Chu, “You are also considered a descendant of the Ye family. Can you feel the bloodline attraction within the beam of light?” Ye Chu shook his head and said, “My bloodline is too diluted. I cannot perceive it at all.” Hearing Ye Chu’s words, Ye Jingyun sighed, “These beams of light were set up by the ancestors of each family.
Only members of the respective clans can enter. If your bloodline cannot perceive the attraction within, I am afraid you cannot enter.” Ye Chu shrugged, indicating he did not care. Being able to obtain eighteen cultivation techniques this time had already made him extremely happy. Although these were not top tier techniques, mastering all of them would greatly perfect his cultivation system, thereby increasing his strength. Ye Jingyun did not say anything more.
Watching the cultivators enter the beams of light one by one, she also said, “I will go in and see what foundation the Ye family has left behind.” Seeing that only Ye Chu remained in the cave, Murong Mietian said to him, “I admit you are good, but sometimes talent does not determine everything. When I come out, I will definitely fight you.” Hearing this, Ye Chu smiled and ignored him. He began to look around, thinking that while he had perceived the various martial skills of the eighteen clans, there was not a trace of the Great General’s aura. This did not make sense, as this was, after all, a seal set up by the Great General.
Ye Chu surveyed his surroundings, and his gaze finally fell on the intersection of the eighteen beams of light, which happened to be the centre of the stone wall at the top of the cave. Ye Chu leaped forward, landing gracefully at the intersection of the light beams. There was nothing in the centre of the wall top, only a circle. This circle was no different from a naturally formed one.
Ye Chu touched the circle with his arm and found it unusually warm. His own bloodline was boiling quite fiercely, full of vitality. “Sure enough, there is an aura of laws. This must be what the Great General left behind.” Ye Chu thought for a moment and immersed his mind into the stone wall. As expected, Ye Chu perceived a strand of intent, but this intent was extremely faint. If not for Ye Chu’s strong perception, it would have been completely imperceptible. Ye Chu perceived this intent and wanted to immerse himself in it, but the intent suddenly began to dissipate, soon about to vanish from Ye Chu’s perception, which made Ye Chu anxious.
Right at this moment, the dark spring formed by the black iron in Ye Chu’s Qi sea suddenly trembled. As it trembled, the original intent stopped dissipating and instead became more condensed.
Ye Chu immersed his mind into it, but after doing so, he felt immensely strained. Compared to comprehending the various intents before, the intent at this moment was like Mount Tai, making it completely impossible for him to shake.