King of Creation
Chapter 462 - 456: The Price of Arrogance and Ignorance?

Chapter 462: Chapter 456: The Price of Arrogance and Ignorance?

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

A very weak yet forceful rhythm occasionally came from beneath the ground, or rather, from under Ye Zhen who was sitting above the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

This statement isn’t really contradictory.

Weak means the chance of Ye Zhen sensing it was very slight, only when he fully concentrated his mind and entered the Sword Heart Enlightenment, could he barely sense this strange rhythm.

But once he sensed it, the rhythm he sensed was very strong, like a vigorously beating heart, regular and powerful.

"Could it be that there is a terrifying entity hidden beneath this Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, a Demon Beast or something?" Ye Zhen speculated.

However, Ye Zhen then remembered something else.

If there was a terrifying entity buried under this Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, how come it hadn’t been discovered after all this time?

The area had been occupied by the Sword Origin Sect for several hundred years, how could they not have sensed it?

That didn’t make sense.

At that thought, another idea suddenly occurred to Ye Zhen — could there be some other mystery to this underground rhythm?

With this thought in mind, Ye Zhen immediately made some subtle attempts.

Then, Ye Zhen made a very interesting discovery.

Being able to sense this underground rhythm was conditional, and these conditions were quite strict.

The first condition couldn’t be tested now, but Ye Zhen remembered clearly that before his First Sword Vein’s Sword Heart Enlightenment had reached a small success of ninety percent, he hadn’t sensed this strange underground rhythm at all within a month’s time.

However, whether he could sense this strange underground rhythm was closely related to Ye Zhen’s Divine Ability of the First Sword Vein, Sword Heart Enlightenment.

Ye Zhen discovered that if he did not immerse his mind into his First Sword Vein and enter the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment, he could not sense this underground rhythm no matter what.

Moreover, just entering the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment was not enough to sense this strange underground rhythm. Ye Zhen had to also operate the mental method of the Sword Manual of Extinction while his mind was extremely clear to be able to occasionally sense this unusual underground rhythm.

These two major conditions had to be met to sense this strange underground rhythm, but it wasn’t to say that this underground rhythm had some coincidental connection with Ye Zhen’s Sword Heart Enlightenment or the Sword Manual of Extinction.

Ye Zhen felt that both the Sword Heart Enlightenment and the mental method of the Sword Manual of Extinction were unique sensing techniques, one allowing the martial artist to perceive everything around them, the other allowing the martial artist to foresee the opponent’s attack pattern, which should be related to this.

Furthermore, there was a third condition to sense this strange underground rhythm.

That was, one must sit on a large stone filled with sword scars, which was neither gold nor jade, to sense that strange underground rhythm.

Ye Zhen had tried several times. As long as Ye Zhen left the large stone at the center summit of the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, no matter how he activated his Sword Heart Enlightenment and the Sword Manual of Extinction, he could not sense this strange underground rhythm.

But as soon as he returned under this large stone and made a bit of an effort, he could sense the strange underground rhythm again.

This discovery made Ye Zhen incredibly curious.

But the underground rhythm was unreachable, only perceptible. As for normal methods of exploration and excavation, they were impossible.

If the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain could be excavated, countless broken swords buried inside would have been unearthed by martial artists long ago.

It is said that when the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain was first discovered, the founding ancestor of Sword Origin Sect had tried to excavate it, only to be seriously injured in the process. After that, no one dared to excavate the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, only waiting for broken swords to erupt periodically.

Below the surface of the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, endless Sword Qi was contained. The deeper one went, the more fierce the Sword Qi became. Often rash martial artists attempted to excavate and triggered a Sword Qi eruption, being directly sliced into countless pieces by the erupting Sword Qi.

It was said that if one dug a hundred meters deep, the triggered Sword Qi was something even Vast Realm experts couldn’t avoid.

In this situation, Ye Zhen felt like his heart was being scratched by a cat’s paws.

However, Ye Zhen could be certain of one thing: this strange underground rhythm was somewhat connected to his First Sword Vein’s Sword Heart Enlightenment.

Of course, from Ye Zhen’s view, this connection wasn’t significant. It seemed the higher the realm of Sword Heart Enlightenment, the clearer the strange underground rhythm became.

It wasn’t long before this idea of Ye Zhen’s was confirmed.

Five days later, Ye Zhen’s First Sword Vein’s Vein Forging level reached ninety-one percent, ten days later, it reached ninety-two percent, and fifteen days later, it reached ninety-three percent.

On these three dates of five, ten, and fifteen days, Ye Zhen conducted extremely meticulous attempts.

After five days, within half an hour, Ye Zhen could sense about forty instances of that strange underground rhythm.

But ten days later, within half an hour, the number of times Ye Zhen could sense the strange underground rhythm from beneath surpassed a hundred.

After fifteen days, this number had exceeded two hundred.

The progress was very obvious, having moved from the initial weak sensing to a constant sensing.

Ye Zhen suddenly became curious about how intense this strange sensation would be if his First Sword Vein’s Sword Heart Enlightenment level of forging could reach ninety-nine percent or even complete success.

Ye Zhen was looking forward to it!

However, as the level of Vein Forging of the First Sword Vein got higher, the speed of Vein Forging became slower.

Initially, the Vein Forging progress of the Origin Sword Vein increased by one percent every five days, but once it reached 93 percent, it took seven days to achieve each additional one percent.

After that, it took a few more days for each subsequent one percent increase in Vein Forging progress.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Zhen had been at Spirit Sword Grave Mountain for three and a half months, yet the Vein Forging progress had become extremely slow after reaching 97 percent.

Stuck at this 97 percent bottleneck for eighteen days already, Ye Zhen had gleaned countless insights into the Sword Dao, but the increase in the number of Origin Sword Veins was very minimal and still far from the next increment.

During this period, Spirit Sword Grave Mountain experienced several small and medium eruptions.

Most were gray or blue Broken Swords; there were quite a few Red Broken Swords in the medium eruptions, yet Ye Zhen did not join the fray to seize them.

There was no need.

Contemplating the Dao at the summit of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, he could continuously capture Sword Qi nearly identical to that of the Red Broken Swords at any moment.

What Ye Zhen was actually concerned about were the Golden Fragmented Swords emitted during the grand eruptions that happened roughly every six months. If he could obtain a Golden Fragmented Sword, perhaps the Vein Forging progress of his Origin Sword Vein might surge again, even if slightly.

Ye Zhen did not know when the last grand eruption had occurred, but having been at Spirit Sword Grave Mountain for three and a half months, he felt it must be due soon unless it had just happened before his arrival.

"It seems that the time for the grand eruption is near...."

Ye Zhen, watching a Fifth Stage Soul Sea realm expert just blasted from the summit of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain by Elder Red Sword and another gaunt elder, knew the time for the grand eruption was fast approaching.

Including the one just driven away, two Soul Sea realm experts had tried to ascend the summit of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain in the last three days, hoping to secure a spot, but were driven away by earlier occupant Soul Sea realm experts.

Strangely, no one paid attention to Ye Zhen, which was likely related to his position, or perhaps these people knew that the Sword Scar Stone in the center was Sword Origin Sect’s territory, and no one dared to scheme against it.

As conflicts became more frequent, more and more martial artists gathered around Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, and Ye Zhen sensed that the time for the grand eruption was imminent.

One day, as Ye Zhen was meditating with his eyes closed, he suddenly felt a chill at the back of his head, a piercing coldness shooting straight from behind.

"Hmph, in this world, there indeed are those unafraid of death who dare to occupy the position of Sword Scar Stone of my Sword Origin Sect. In these hundred years, you’re the first!"

A voice filled with murderous aura came from behind Ye Zhen, a voice he found somewhat familiar.

The moment this voice sounded, the red-faced elder and the gaunt swordsman, who had been meditating at the mountaintop of Spirit Sword Grave, opened their eyes simultaneously.

Especially the red-faced elder and the gaunt swordsman, both showing a hint of schadenfreude.

"Hmph, lad, you didn’t heed the old man’s words, and now trouble has come!" the red-faced elder even mocked Ye Zhen telepathically.

But the subsequent development of the situation took them entirely by surprise!

Ye Zhen turned around like a whirlwind, his expression instantly stunned!

Indeed, it’s true what they say: enemies often cross each other’s paths!

"Hahaha, Zhii Sheng, long time no see!"

In an instant, Sect Elder Zhii Sheng of Sword Origin Sect, who had just arrived at Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, nearly bit his steel teeth in frustration.

"Ye Zhen, it’s actually you!"

"You dare to show your face openly, is it because you think my Sword Origin Sect has no one left? Come and die!"

With a roar, like an enraged lion, upon recognizing it was Ye Zhen, his hair stood on end, and thousands of Sword Lights surged from his body, furiously bombarding Ye Zhen.

A Thunder of Fright silently appeared in Ye Zhen’s palm, but just as he was about to unleash it, a thought struck him, and he suddenly hesitated.

The sudden appearance of Sect Elder Zhii Sheng of Sword Origin Sect made Ye Zhen even more certain that the eruption of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain was imminent, probably within the next day or two.

Because the elders of Sword Origin Sect guarding Spirit Sword Grave Mountain would never miss the grand eruption that occurred every half year.

Moreover, since Spirit Sword Grave Mountain was Sword Origin Sect’s territory and many Sword Origin Sect martial artists were quietly cultivating nearby, if Ye Zhen struck Zhii Sheng dead on the spot, those people would definitely send a Talisman Communication to notify the sect, leading to a massive attack from Sword Origin Sect!

Sect elders of Sword Origin Sect didn’t truly intimidate Ye Zhen, he even felt confident he could preserve his life if Sect Leader Yu Ruhai himself came.

However, under these circumstances, this half-yearly grand eruption was something Ye Zhen was likely to miss out on, necessitating another half-year or even longer wait.

Though it would be gratifying momentarily for Ye Zhen, his major cultivation plan would thus be interrupted.

In an instant, Ye Zhen made his decision!

The Thunder Light of Fright he had just gathered in his palm was instantly retracted, and Red Jade Spirit Armor suddenly surged onto his body.

Shhh shhh shhh shhh!

Countless Sword Gangs struck Ye Zhen at the same time, causing his Red Jade Spirit Armor to flicker incessantly, which also made Ye Zhen’s figure involuntarily drift backwards.

Almost simultaneously, Ye Zhen drifted with the flow, drifting out of the summit of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, drifting out of the summit’s perimeter, and at just the right moment, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten appeared beneath Ye Zhen, gathering Cloud Qi and quickly fleeing away!

This scene, seeing Ye Zhen being pursued and clumsily fleeing by Sect Elder Zhii Sheng of Sword Origin Sect, left Zhii Sheng seething with rage, unable to fight back and once again resorting to this tactic!

"Ye Zhen, today I must have you slain under my sword to avenge the blood enmity of Elder Zou!" Blood Light suddenly surged from Zhii Sheng’s body, his figure abruptly transforming into a streak of Blood Light furiously chasing after Ye Zhen.

Below the summit, Elder Red Sword jeered, watching Ye Zhen being chased by Sect Elder Zhii Sheng of Sword Origin Sect in an embarrassing escape, "Not listening to the old man’s words, suffering right before your eyes, ha!"

"Hmph, young people, they must pay the price for their reckless ignorance!" the gaunt elder also sneered coldly. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)