King of Creation
Chapter 461 - 455: Subterranean Rhythm

Chapter 461: Chapter 455: Subterranean Rhythm

Actually, from the very moment Chu River knelt naked outside the Commander’s Tent, Ye Zhen had sensed it.

With Ye Zhen’s formidable Divine Soul Cultivation at the Third Stage, it would have been strange if he hadn’t.

However, Ye Zhen did not intervene, nor did he go out.

Sometimes, a bad reputation isn’t entirely a bad thing.

Most people’s fear of a villain far surpasses that of a good man!

Since talking no longer worked, Ye Zhen was ready to take Chu River and use him to establish his authority. Clever as Chu River was, such a lofty gesture of seeking forgiveness at least saved his life.

The next day, Ye Zhen did not see Chu River. Instead, he had his trusted aides send Chu River back and also issued another Military Order—commanding the fifty thousand strong army that had already assembled to build the campsite together with Chu River’s twenty thousand Tiger Vanguard troops.

The deadline remained the same, but with an additional fifty thousand fresh troops, the task became much easier.

To be honest, for someone like Chu River, Ye Zhen did not want to waste too much time or spend three days on him, which in Ye Zhen’s view, was already an extravagance.

Despite having vied for the position of Marshal of the Left Army, with the right to command independently and without restraint, Ye Zhen did not want to spend his time on the cumbersome military affairs.

Being Marshal in charge of the affairs of a three hundred thousand strong army, even though there were officers in charge of various duties, the overall management was still extremely busy, and more importantly, there were many affairs that Ye Zhen did not know how to handle.

Therefore, on the second day after the gathering of the Left Army had begun, Ye Zhen entrusted all military affairs to Deputy Marshal Duke of Ming Zhou Zhen.

If it weren’t for Chu River’s matter, Ye Zhen might have left the camp two days earlier.

However, now that Chu River’s affair was almost settled, Ye Zhen was ready to leave.

It wasn’t time to just kill Chu River outright yet; Ye Zhen was not so superficial. Wait until the real battle began, and then depending on Chu River’s performance, how Ye Zhen would deal with him would depend on his mood.

As for the son of Liu Datong, Liu Hu, Ye Zhen had entrusted him to Deputy Marshal Duke of Ming Zhou Zhen’s care, with instructions for some consideration. Of course, promotions still required corresponding military merit.

But then again, wouldn’t there be military merit to gain following Ye Zhen?

Half a day later, after finalizing various affairs and contact methods with Deputy Marshal Zhou Zhen and leaving behind a group of sect-affiliated aides to assist Zhou Zhen, Ye Zhen mounted the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten and headed straight for Sword Origin Empire.

Of course, Ye Zhen’s current rush to the Sword Origin Empire was not a wild fantasy to do some decapitation strike; his real destination was Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

In fact, the decision to visit Spirit Sword Grave Mountain had been made by Ye Zhen while he was still in Wanji Peak studying the Sword Manual of Extinction.

With the help of the Sword Manual of Extinction mental method, the Sword Dao he’d comprehended from the Broken Swords in Spirit Sword Grave Mountain was thoroughly organized and absorbed, greatly enhancing the Vein Forging progress of his First Sword Vein.

Ye Zhen had thought at that time, if he once again went to Spirit Sword Grave Mountain to seize various Broken Swords for contemplating the Sword Dao, he would certainly achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Ye Zhen had originally planned to head directly for Spirit Sword Grave Mountain after leaving Wanji Peak, but his plans were disrupted by the Empire’s Eastern Expedition.

However, it would take nearly half a year under normal circumstances for the Eastern Expedition Army to finish training and assembly before setting out to the Eastern Border.

In other words, Ye Zhen still had half a year to freely spend.

So, now that he had handed over all military affairs, Ye Zhen headed straight for Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

As the scent of war had begun to waft, the borders of the Sword Origin Empire and Black Water Kingdom had started to strictly scrutinize passersby; however, this posed no obstacle to Ye Zhen.

Two days later, when the Sword Heart Enlightenment within Ye Zhen’s First Sword Vein involuntarily began to throb wildly, Ye Zhen understood that he had arrived at one of the Black Dragon Domain’s three major Secret Realms, Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

This time, Ye Zhen’s visit to Spirit Sword Grave Mountain was different from the last.

Last time, Ye Zhen came to Spirit Sword Grave Mountain cautiously in disguise, and he could only wander at the foot of the mountain, picking up scraps left by other powerhouses.

It took half a year just to scavenge two Red Broken Swords.

This time, no sooner had Ye Zhen arrived than he began his ascent from the foot of the mountain toward the peak of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

His Spiritual Power erupted around him, Divine Sense entered his First Sword Vein, and the powerful breath of the Sword Heart Enlightenment was directly stimulated by Ye Zhen, like an unsheathed sharp sword,-heading straight to the peak.

With such a brazen aura, the Martial Artists who encountered Ye Zhen along the way while contemplating the Sword Dao on Spirit Sword Grave Mountain avoided him as if he were a tiger.

Without much effort, Ye Zhen charged up to the mountainside, near the top of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, but his approach successfully attracted the attention of the powerhouses near the mountain’s peak.

"Get lost!"

A flaming Giant Sword hurtled towards Ye Zhen’s head, and a Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage Peak Warrior was blocking above, furiously bellowing at Ye Zhen.

Boom!

A Wind Cloud Sword Qi, laden with Thunder Light, was casually unleashed, not only shattering the flaming Giant Sword but also sending its residual force, along with the Thunder Light, straight at the chest of the Spirit Transformation Realm Warrior.

In an instant, the complexion of that Fifth Realm Martial Artist turned as pale as paper.

However, just before the Sword Light blasted into his body, Ye Zhen’s fierce Wind Cloud Sword Qi suddenly dispersed, allowing the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage Warrior at the peak to breathe a sigh of relief. The warrior voluntarily sheathed his sword and stood aside, making way for Ye Zhen!

"Friend, your swordsmanship cultivation isn’t bad, but it’s still lacking by twenty percent compared to mine! You should stay down there to comprehend the Sword Dao and not force me to make a move," a warrior at the peak of the Soul Sea Realm First Stage warned Ye Zhen from afar.

"If you knew that my strongest ability isn’t in the Sword Dao, you wouldn’t say that..."

Ye Zhen’s hands swiftly formed intricate hand seals, and a Spirit Light sparkling Red Jade Seal flew out from his chest, hovering in the air, ready but not unleashed.

The terrifying aura emitted by the Red Jade Seal caused the Soul Sea Realm First Stage warrior’s expression to tense sharply.

As Ye Zhen advanced step by step, the Red Jade Seal trembled with each step, as if it might burst forth at any moment.

Finally, the Soul Sea Realm First Stage warrior chose to back off, voluntarily walking downward and giving up his position to Ye Zhen.

What surprised the Soul Sea Realm First Stage warrior was that Ye Zhen didn’t stop at the place of his comprehension; instead, he headed straight for the mountain summit, stunning the warrior.

The warriors secluded at the mountain summit were powerful beings among those in the Soul Sea Realm.

The summit of the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain was a platform, about one mile in circumference, with a huge bottomless crack cutting across the entire peak. At the very center was a boulder covered in sword marks. Centered around this boulder, three Soul Sea Realm warriors sat cross-legged with their swords on their knees, cultivating at the edges of the summit.

That massive, bottomless crack must be where all manner of Broken Swords spouted from!

Upon seeing Ye Zhen ascend, the eyes of the three Soul Sea Realm warriors half-opened and then shut again. They seemed unconcerned, but Ye Zhen could sense that the Sword Momentum around them suddenly became concentrated and guarded, as if they were on the alert.

Within the one-mile circumference, each of the three Soul Sea Realm warriors occupied a side, equidistant from each other. Upon a closer look, it seemed there was no place for Ye Zhen to set foot.

No matter where Ye Zhen chose to land, he would disturb two of the Soul Sea Realm warriors in their cultivation. In other words, no matter where Ye Zhen chose to settle, it would provoke the animosity of two Soul Sea Realm powerhouses and result in their joint attack on him.

By now, Ye Zhen was not afraid of the encirclement and suppression by two warriors of the Soul Sea Realm.

However, after a sweep of his gaze, Ye Zhen realized he had a better option!

With a slight shift in his figure, the next moment, Ye Zhen stood atop that central boulder at the very peak of the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

That center was undoubtedly the best spot, and for some reason, it was unoccupied.

"Youngster, if you don’t want to be hunted down by the Sword Origin Sect all over the world, you better leave there early! Haven’t you noticed that not even we old fellows dare to cultivate there?

That’s the place where the elders of the Sword Origin Sect comprehend the Sword Dao. For hundreds of years, no one has dared to occupy it, and even if they are not there, others are not allowed to!" exclaimed a flushed-faced Soul Sea Realm warrior as his eyes snapped open.

"Thank you for the warning, senior. But as for the Sword Origin Sect hunting me down, I’m really not afraid!"

"Hmph!"

The red-faced Soul Sea Realm warrior snorted in dissatisfaction, and the other two Soul Sea Realm Fourth Stage experts also scoffed. They had seen many young people who were ignorant of the heights of heaven and the depths of earth, but Ye Zhen was just more arrogant.

A talent who fears the pursuit of the Sword Origin Sect, such people are really not many in this world!

He’ll have his time to cry in regret...

Ye Zhen didn’t disturb them, and the three Soul Sea Realm warriors didn’t say much more, allowing Ye Zhen to occupy the central boulder. Each continued to comprehend their own Sword Dao.

After sitting cross-legged with his sword on his lap and entering a state of reflection, Ye Zhen was pleasantly surprised to discover that the summit of the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain was indeed the true sacred place for comprehending the Sword Dao.

Compared to the area below the summit, a constant stream of incredibly powerful Sword Qi was bursting from the crack at the center of the summit.

Those situated just below could simply capture the Sword Qi from the crack to immerse themselves in the Sword Dao, which was far better than fighting for different Broken Swords every few days.

Moreover, Ye Zhen found that the Sword Dao contained within the Sword Qi from the crack was extraordinary, almost as profound as that within the Red Broken Sword.

Here, one did not even need to compete for Broken Swords. To say, any Broken Swords below the gold quality could be utterly disregarded.

Otherwise, if those powerful beings of the Soul Sea Realm here were to take action, the cultivators below the summit wouldn’t stand a chance of attaining the Red Broken Sword.

As Ye Zhen discovered this, he immersed himself in comprehending the Sword Dao as if starving for it. With the Sword Manual of Extinction as his guiding mental method, his swordsmanship cultivation, especially the vein-forging degree of Sword Heart Enlightenment of his First Sword Vein, was rapidly increasing.

In just one short month, the vein-forging degree of Sword Heart Enlightenment of Ye Zhen’s First Sword Vein soared from eighty to ninety percent.

However, after reaching ninety percent in the First Sword Vein’s Sword Heart Enlightenment, Ye Zhen made a peculiar discovery while contemplating the Sword Dao.

A rhythm!

Every time Ye Zhen’s soul sank into the Sword Heart Communication state within his First Sword Vein to ponder the Sword Dao, he would perceive an odd and extremely faint rhythm.

An unusual rhythm coming from the depths of the earth! (To be continued. If you like this novel, welcome to qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)