Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 169 - 168: Extreme Boundary Stele

Bade farewell to Lin Jin and his three companions.

Xiao Yi headed straight for the Outer Sect Treasury.

As expected, Elder Yi was sitting at the desk reading a book.

Just as Xiao Yi appeared, before he could even speak,

Elder Yi had already noticed him and put down the book.

"Here you are," Elder Yi said indifferently.

"Mm," Xiao Yi nodded.

As usual, without any surprise, their opening exchange was always this monochrome.

"Master..." Xiao Yi wanted to call out master.

But Elder Yi cut him off first, "Just call me Elder Yi."

"I have said before, there is no relationship between us."

Elder Yi’s tone was somewhat forceful, even cold.

"Er." Xiao Yi stood stunned in place, momentarily at a loss for words.

The atmosphere immediately became silent.

After a while, Xiao Yi spoke first, "I have also said, you are my unrelated master."

Elder Yi’s expression showed a slight fluctuation as he said indifferently, "Say whatever you like."

"But, you only need to call me Elder Yi."

As he said this, Elder Yi’s face was stern.

His tone became incredibly forceful.

The air around them suddenly turned ice-cold.

His eyes were so sharp they seemed like they would cut through the air.

Leaving Xiao Yi extremely uncomfortable.

"Elder Yi," Xiao Yi said through clenched teeth.

As soon as the words ’Elder Yi’ were spoken, the air around them instantly returned to calm.

Elder Yi also restrained his expression and nodded.

"Mm, have you come here today because you have doubts about your cultivation that you want me to resolve?"

"Not exactly," Xiao Yi shook his head. "I just came back to the Sword Sect and wanted to see you."

"But now it seems, Elder Yi does not want this young one to come here."

"Indeed, I prefer tranquility," Elder Yi’s tone was devoid of emotion, utterly indifferent.

"Then this young one will take his leave," Xiao Yi said with an ugly expression, bowing his hands and turning to leave.

Elder Yi did not speak, did not retain him.

He seemed to have anticipated Xiao Yi’s response already, and a slight smile crept across his lips.

But he did not expect Xiao Yi to suddenly turn around once more in a flash.

And clearly see the smile on his face.

"Heh," Xiao Yi smiled knowingly and asked, "Elder Yi, what are you smiling about?"

Elder Yi’s smile instantly stiffened, his face twitched, not expecting his own shrewdness to be caught in Xiao Yi’s trap.

"And what are you laughing about?" Elder Yi asked with an ashen face.

Xiao Yi said with a smile, "I laugh because Elder Yi very much enjoys seeing me, yet insists on acting unsociable."

"I laugh because there’s a story with Elder Yi."

"I want to hear it."

The three words ’I want to hear’ caused Elder Yi’s hands to tremble slightly.

"No chance," Elder Yi said curtly.

Then, mockingly he added, "It’s the first time I’ve seen a junior come to greet their senior empty-handed."

"Er," Xiao Yi’s face colored with embarrassment.

"Stop the nonsense," Elder Yi stood up from the chair in front of the desk.

He walked over to Xiao Yi and asked, "After you left the Sword Sect, I was puzzled and could not understand why you were unable to break your core and transform your meridians."

"So I discussed it with the elders."

"No matter how I thought about it, it didn’t make sense."

"The only possibility is that the Qi Spring you were trying to gather was exceptionally large, so those elixirs were not enough for you to make a breakthrough."

"However, the size of the Qi Spring is only related to the strength of the Qi Pill, True Veins, and Martial Soul."

"The Qi Pill and True Veins are similar for every Martial Artist. Even if strong, they can’t be much stronger; if weak, they can’t be much weaker."

"The only factor is the Martial Soul."

"You merely possess the low-level Fire Control Beast Martial Soul, it’s impossible for you to have a large Qi Spring."

As he said this, Elder Yi shook his head, "I made countless conjectures, almost read through all the cultivation books in the entire Sword Sect."

"There was still no answer."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi laughed, "So it seems, I should be very proud?"

"The problem that Elder Yi and the elders could not figure out no matter what, I solved by myself."

"Now, I’ve already broken through to the Mysterious Profundity Realm."

"I know," Elder Yi glanced at him, "You’ve broken through to the Mysterious Profundity Realm, and now you’re even at the Mysterious Profundity Fifth Layer."

"Do you think I’m blind? Can’t I see your cultivation level?"

"I’m asking you how did you do it."

"Of course," Elder Yi waved his hand, "If it’s about your secrets, then don’t speak, I’m not interested."

Any Martial Artist always has some vitally important secrets concerning their own trump cards.

And a trump, naturally, can only be known to oneself and not others.

If leaked, then it wouldn’t be considered a trump anymore.

Elder Yi hoped even more fervently that Xiao Yi would keep his trump card well concealed.

He would rather be kept in the dark.

"It’s not exactly a secret," Xiao Yi laughed, "It’s just as you’ve guessed, Elder Yi."

"My Qi Spring is quite vast, which is why I originally didn’t succeed in Breaking Core and Transforming Meridians."

"It took nearly 10 months of training outside before I achieved a breakthrough."

"Oh?" Elder Yi asked curiously, "How big is your Qi Spring?"

Xiao Yi recalled Elder Yi’s previous words. According to rumors, some monstrous geniuses could reach a Qi Spring five hundred feet deep.

Yet, even after he had traveled throughout the entire Flame Martial Kingdom, he had never seen such a thing.

"Five hundred feet," Xiao Yi said with a smile, without hesitating.

"Five hundred feet?" Elder Yi’s eyes widened.

"Please observe, Elder Yi." With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yi conjured a tremendous True Qi Vortex high in the sky.

The size of the vortex was over one hundred feet in diameter.

Xiao Yi was at the Fifth Layer of Mysterious Profundity Cultivation.

If his Qi Spring was five hundred feet in depth, the volume of True Qi it contained would be two hundred and fifty feet.

Considering that an ordinary Martial Artist could at most release about half of their True Qi at one time,

that would be over a hundred feet.

"It really is," Elder Yi blinked, speaking in amazement.

Xiao Yi did not honestly reveal his Qi Spring of three thousand three hundred and thirty-three feet.

Elder Yi was this surprised by merely five hundred feet.

If he were to reveal the actual figure, Yi couldn’t know if he would be regarded as a monster.

"How could a Fire Control Beast Martial Soul have such an enormous Qi Spring?" Elder Yi frowned.

"Young man, I have not informed Elder Yi before that I have ingested some elixirs that temper the True Veins."

"In the Mortal Realm, due to a mutation, I also solidified a stronger Qi Pill," Xiao Yi replied.

"What kind of elixir could be so powerful?" Elder Yi grew even more puzzled.

The world had countless pill recipes.

Even the highest-grade Alchemists dared not claim they knew all recipes or had heard of all possible elixirs.

"Fi..." Just as Xiao Yi was about to respond.

"Wait," Elder Yi interrupted.

Then, with a penetrating gaze, he locked eyes with Xiao Yi and said, "I have a feeling that you, young man, are lying."

"And what’s more, within your lies, there is truth, and within your truth, lies—a truly clever mix."

"Ah..." Xiao Yi touched his nose awkwardly.

Elder Yi, shrewd as he was, saw through Xiao Yi’s lies in an instant.

It wasn’t that Xiao Yi did not want to tell the truth.

But there were indeed some things that could not be disclosed.

"No need to say more," Elder Yi said gravely, "I know that if you continue, it would touch upon your own secrets."

"I’m not interested, and I forbid you to speak of it."

"Remember, the reason why a trump card is a trump card is that it should be kept secret even from one’s parents so that it can be a lifesaver when it matters most."

"All right, let’s put this matter to rest," Elder Yi declared, "Since you have already succeeded in Solidifying Pill and Transforming Meridians, I have no further worries."

"Do you clearly understand the cultivation that lies after reaching the Mysterious Profundity Realm?"

Elder Yi shifted the conversation to cultivation.

"Yes, I understand," Xiao Yi nodded.

"In Mysterious Profundity cultivation, the main objective is to fill the Qi Spring."

"The Qi Spring is a fixed quantity and won’t change anymore."

"But the Small World can change."

"In the Mysterious Profundity Realm, for every layer of Cultivation breakthrough, the Martial Artist’s Small World expands by a hundred feet."

"That’s correct," Elder Yi nodded with satisfaction.

"Don’t assume the Small World is pointless."

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"Although you are exceptionally talented, you must never slack off. You cannot fall behind in your Cultivation."

"As your Cultivation continues to rise, your Small World will keep expanding, and your techniques will become increasingly powerful."

Xiao Yi nodded, earnestly replying, "I understand, Elder."

"All right, if there are no other questions, you may leave." Elder Yi’s face bore a satisfied expression.

"Yes," Xiao Yi nodded, bowing, ready to depart.

"Hold on," suddenly Elder Yi said, "You’re just going to leave? Are you really without any questions?"

"None," Xiao Yi shook his head, puzzled, "Do you think there’s something I should be questioning, Elder Yi?"

"Back at the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, didn’t you hear about Guu Changkong’s significant increase in Cultivation? Didn’t you know he fought Ye Ming to a standstill?" Elder Yi inquired.

"I’ve heard about it, and I’m aware," Xiao Yi shrugged his shoulders.

"Aren’t you curious about the reason?" Elder Yi asked.

Before Xiao Yi could answer, Elder Yi was already speaking ahead, "The Extreme Boundary Stele."

"The Extreme Boundary Stele?" Xiao Yi’s expression, previously indifferent, changed suddenly to one of shock.

"Could it be that the Sky-splitting Sword Sect once had an Earth Extreme Realm Martial Artist?" Xiao Yi’s color drained in an instant.

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