After winning easily, Chen Ze's face showed no sign of joy. He remained cold-faced as he left the stage with the famous sword in his arms.

Not pleased by external things, nor saddened by oneself.

Chen Ze walked out of the arena with a calm expression. For him, who is pursuing the pinnacle of Sword Dao, such victory is insignificant. At this moment, he is still immersed in thoughts and insights about swordsmanship.

"When I attacked just now, there were three subtle details in my technique that can be adjusted slightly to make the sword speed faster and increase the power again."

As he was absorbed in his thoughts, his mind suddenly warned him.

"Danger!"

Without hesitation, Chen Ze drew his sword to counter, the sword light dazzling like a Morning Star, as quick as a sudden rainstorm. Swordsmanship had been etched into his bones, becoming a reflex of attack and defense.

Ding~

A long and clean finger gently touched the tip of the sword, at an extremely clever angle, deflecting Chen Ze's attack and causing it to miss.

"Nice reaction."

Ye Qingzhou smiled approvingly, then stepped forward, the sword point aiming straight at Chen Ze's brow.

"Who exactly is this person?!"

Chen Ze was shocked, simply because Ye Qingzhou's sword point came too fast, so fast that his body couldn't make any reaction, and his brow was already touched by the fingertip.

Just one Sword Qi could penetrate his skull, shatter his brain, and make him die on the spot.

"Relax, it's me."

Ye Qingzhou spoke in a different voice.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ze finally calmed down, though he was still stunned: "Master?"

Earlier, when Ye Qingzhou was incorporating Profound Water Hall in the Imperial capital, he used the pseudonym 'Absolute Sword,' so Chen Ze did not know Ye Qingzhou's real identity.

Only now did he suddenly realize that the person he had pledged to was a mere eighteen-year-old young man.

Though slightly shocked, Chen Ze quickly composed himself, accepting this seemingly unbelievable fact.

Anyway, to him, the Sword Dao path has always been about learning from those who excel; he needed to find an excellent teacher to guide him, thereby enhancing his swordsmanship.

Whether this teacher is eight years old or eighteen, he didn't care.

Soon, Chen Ze felt a new swordsmanship in his mind, and it was an all-encompassing Swordsmanship, pursuing victory without techniques, capable of infinite growth.

"Thank you, Master, for imparting the technique."

Chen Ze instantly recognized it as a Super-Tier Martial Technique!

And it also had unlimited potential, with a certain probability of evolving into a Celestial Tier Martial Technique. As long as he kept fighting, accumulating, and perfecting it, it would one day blossom with a unique splendor, completely integrating into himself, achieving a Sword Dao unique to him.

"This is Sword Saint Pei Min's famous skill, practice well and don't disgrace your predecessors' name."

"Yes."

Chen Ze's face showed excitement and longing.

Such Shocking Sword Skills, how could any martial artist who studies sword in the world not desire them?

"How far you can go in this Celestial Sword Cup depends on your ability. I have things to do, I'll be off first."

"Master, take care."

......

"Ye Qingzhou, where did you go just now?"

Xu Yuebing looked around, searched for Ye Qingzhou for a long time, and upon seeing him, she pouted and went up to grab his arm: "Running around again."

After the match ended, everyone gathered to return to the hotel, preparing to host a celebration banquet for Xu Yunxi to celebrate her victory today.

Just on the way back, Ye Qingzhou again received a warning from Heaven's Will. He suddenly looked outside the car window, only to see Xiangjiang shrouded in blood-red light, various ominous signs transforming into horrible specters, ravaging the land.

The entire city had turned into a Ghost Realm, countless civilians became blood food for monsters, unimaginably tragic scenes unfolded before Ye Qingzhou's eyes.

"Ye Qingzhou... what's wrong with you? Are you worried about the next matches?"

Xu Yuebing called Ye Qingzhou for a long time, finally bringing him back from that terrifying Illusion Realm to the real world.

Ye Qingzhou gently touched her soft, warm palm, his mood finally settling down. He shook his head and said: "You guys head off to eat first, I need to make a call."

"Okay."

Xu Yuebing saw Ye Qingzhou's serious expression, immediately understanding the severity of the situation, and nodding thoughtfully.

Back at the hotel, Ye Qingzhou immediately put on a helmet, and his mind and consciousness connected with the Celestial Secret System, entering a sea of information.

"Welcome to the Celestial Secret System."

"Help me contact Dr. Gu."

"Yes."

"Thought Ability Link complete."

Soon after, Ye Qingzhou connected with Gu Minghui.

"Old Gu, there's a big problem."

"What big problem?"

Gu Minghui, knowing Ye Qingzhou was chosen by the Heavenly Dao of Blue Star, paid great attention to his words, even setting aside his current research.

"I just received a warning from Heaven's Will, and saw a mind vision of Xiangjiang turning into a Ghost Realm."

"Huh!?"

Gu Minghui's heart shook, quickly asking: "How large is the area covered?"

"The entire Xiangjiang."

"Hiss~"

Gu Minghui instantly felt a toothache; this clearly was not good news: "Xiangjiang has over seven million people, its economic scale ranks third among all cities in Dongji Kingdom. If something goes wrong here, the entire Southeast Region will suffer heavily."

It can be said that once Xiangjiang has an incident, it is likely more serious than the major sacrificial ceremony incident that happened in Falan Kingdom's Fashion Capital, and it wouldn't be exaggerating to say it would shock all of Blue Star.

"What specific visions did you see, can you describe them?"

"You'd better see for yourself."

Ye Qingzhou used his Power of Thought Ability, directly copying the visions he saw and sending them to Gu Minghui.