Eternal Sovereign

"I had originally wanted to test if I could recruit this child to the main branch. Now that I think about it, I might as well forget about it." Elder Chen Xun had already given up on the idea of recruiting Chen Yi.    

    

If Chen Yi was just an ordinary side branch, Elder Chen Xun would naturally not be like this.    

    

So what if Chen Yu thinks highly of him? There were so many factions in Chen Family that were constantly poaching each other, so whoever could poach their own person would have to depend on their own ability.    

    

The Main Branch had a special status and its power was not weak. Compared to the situation of Chen Yu's faction, Elder Chen Xun was very confident in winning over Chen Yi.    

    

Who would have thought that Chen Yi's elder would have a grudge with Chen Yanbinn?    

    

After recruiting Chen Yi, they would inevitably face Chen Yanbinn directly in the future. Naturally, Elder Chen Xun wouldn't do something that would cause trouble for the main branch.    

    

"However, this child's talent is astonishing. If he can grow up, he will definitely bring a lot of trouble to Chen Yanbinn's faction."    

    

"Chen Yanbinn and Chen Yu are tied with each other. Chen Qiwen and this kid are tied with each other. It just so happens that the two factions are on the same side."    

    

"If that's the case, it won't be that easy for Chen Yanbinn's faction to grow up on their own."    

    

"My main branch can still maintain a relatively unique position." Elder Chen Xun kept thinking.    

    

At this time, Elder Chen Wei Chen asked, "Elder Chen Xun, is it possible for you to pass the Heavenly Barrier?"    

    

Elder Chen Xun came back to his senses and said with a smile, "I'll have to ask them and see if they are ready."    

    

Elder Chen Wei Chen nodded and looked towards Chen Yi and the other three: "Are you ready?"    

    

Chen Yi and the others said, "Junior is ready."    

    

"Alright, then who wants to challenge it first?" Elder Chen Si said.    

    

The nine of them looked at each other. Everyone knew that the further they went, the more advantage they would have because the challengers ahead would consume a lot of stamina and Genuine Qi s.    

    

Thus, for a time, no one replied.    

    

However, Chen Yi, Chen Ziyao, and Chen Junhao were relatively calm. The three of them were much stronger than the others, so they didn't mind taking advantage of the situation.    

    

The three Yuan Combination Stage Elders were roughly aware that the later invaders had the advantage, so Elder Chen said: "We will rank according to the strength of our cultivation, and the weaker ones will go first."    

    

As Yuan Combination Stage Elders, they were naturally able to directly sense the cultivation level of Chen Yi and the other three.    

    

Elder Chen pointed at a person and said, "Your cultivation is the weakest, you go first."    

    

A young Heavenly Pride walked out with a bitter smile. His cultivation had not even reached the perfection-stage of the Seventh Meridian Circulation Stage yet, which was only the peak of the Seventh Meridian Circulation Stage.    

    

In terms of the average level of cultivation of past years, this level could be ranked at least in the top four.    

    

But in this session, he was the last of the nine.    

    

He took a deep breath and adjusted his condition. His face was solemn as he solemnly stepped into the Heavenly Barrier Road.    

    

The Heavenly Barrier Road zigzagged upwards, and the figure of the young Heavenly Pride quickly disappeared from the crowd's line of sight.    

    

The first stage of the Heavenly Barrier Pavilion was a rather spacious area. A man in black was sitting cross-legged on the ground with a silver knife sticking out of his side.    

    

"Chen Yuanyong?" When the young Heavenly Pride saw the black clothed man, he was startled for a moment, and then immediately became secretly happy.    

    

Chen Yuanyong was the last of the nine people to enter the ninth floor of Heavenly Pride in the previous session. When he went to Ancestral Land, he was only at the early stages of the Seventh Meridian Circulation Stage.    

    

The gap between him at the peak of the Seventh Meridian Circulation Stage and his initial Eighth Meridian Circulation Stage wasn't as large as he had imagined. Adding to the fact that his sword energy had already broken through the Middle Period of Small Success, perhaps he would be able to surpass his own level and win!    

    

It had to be known that before Chen Yuanyong went to Ancestral Land, his blade aura was only at the early stage of the initial stage, infinitely close to the Middle Period of Small Success.    

    

When Chen Yuanyong saw the newcomer, he slightly opened his eyes. A sharp glint appeared in his eyes, shocking the young Heavenly Pride.    

    

This gaze alone was enough to show that Chen Yuanyong's blade aura could not be compared with that of a year ago.    

    

When Chen Yuanyong saw the newcomer, he slightly raised his eyebrows: "So it's Chen Chunle."    

    

Clearly, the two were acquainted.    

    

A year ago, both of them were considered one of the eighty-one monsters on Heavenly Pride Peak, while Chen Yuanyong was the ninth. Although Chen Chunle was not as strong as Chen Yuanyong at that time, he was not weak, and was also ranked within the top twenty-five.    

    

Chen Yuanyong stood up and said with a faint smile, "Make your move."    

    

Chen Chunle's expression turned cold as the Genuine Qi began to madly circulate within his body. He was able to see the aura of the martial way at the peak of the Seventh Meridian Circulation Stage.    

    

"Peak of the Seventh Meridian Circulation Stage? "That's right." Chen Yuanyong praised.    

    

The next moment, Chen Yuanyong said, "But in front of me, it's not worth mentioning."    

    

Boom!    

    

Chen Yuanyong held a long sword in his hand as he charged towards the sky!    

    

As Chen Yuanyong took a step forward, a terrifying martial arts aura swept out.    

    

Sensing the terrifying aura coming from Chen Yuanyong's side, Chen Chunle's face changed.    

    

Chen Yuanyong didn't enter Eighth Meridian Circulation Stage as he thought, but rather, he was approaching the late stage of the middle stage of the Eighth Meridian Circulation Stage!    

    

In just a year, Chen Yuanyong's martial arts cultivation had increased so much!    

    

As for Chen Yuanyong, he was only last place.    

    

If the last place holder had such cultivation, then what kind of cultivation would the top few of the previous year have?    

    

Perfection of the Eighth Meridian Circulation Stage?    

    

Or was it Ninth Meridian Circulation Stage?    

    

Since the last session, there was also a Eighth Meridian Circulation Stage, so it wouldn't be so simple for him to directly break through to the Tenth Meridian Circulation Stage now, right?    

    

Other than cultivation, what made Chen Chunle's heart sink was that the quality of Chen Yuanyong's Genuine Qi had become extremely high. This made Chen Chunle no longer have any hope of getting lucky.    

    

"Although I might not be able to pass the first trial, I can't just directly admit defeat." Chen Chunle took a deep breath, stood up with the sword in hand and unleashed his sword aura!    

    

The blade aura and the sword aura collided intensely.    

    

A minute later, there were all sorts of marks left by the sword light and the blade light everywhere. Chen Yuanyong was still holding his sword, looking like he did not need much energy.    

    

Chen Chunle, on the other hand, was already half-kneeling on the ground. There were quite a number of knife wounds on his body.    

    

"I've lost." Chen Chunle felt bitter, he was probably the weakest in Peerless Peak.    

    

Chen Yuanyong carried his long sword and smiled, "You're not that bad. After all, you're a newcomer, and your cultivation level is so much lower than mine."    

    

"We should know that we are all from the Ancestral Land. In all the past years, there have not been many who have been able to pass the two or three trials on the Heavenly Barrier Road, and none of them would have been able to do so if they were lacking."    

    

"Speaking of which, I thought that the first one to pass would be the middle stage of Seventh Meridian Circulation Stage, but I didn't expect it to be someone at the peak of Seventh Meridian Circulation Stage like you.    

    

"I remember that after the nine of us leave, you'll at least rank in the top six."    

    

Chen Chunle had a weird expression on his face. If not for Chen Yi's sudden rise in power, if not for Chen Junhao's rapid improvement in strength, he could have ranked among the top six or seven people and would not be at the bottom.    

    

In any case, in the past, there was Chen Yingwu who was beneath him, and Chen Junhao was only half a step below him.    

    

But now …    

    

Chen Chunle stared at Chen Yuanyong as if he wanted to laugh. He then said, "Chen Yuanyong, you'll soon know the standard of this year's competition."    

    

Then, Chen Chunle turned around and walked back.    

    

Since he had failed the first trial, he naturally had to return to the original location.    

    

Only those who had passed could remain on the path to the Heavenly Barrier.