Outside the cultivation chamber.

Ding Jie’Er, Sun Dingjun and their female followers were still throwing hundreds of their spirit talismans on the sealed gate of the cultivation chamber. 

Even Divine Consorts Tang Manni and Dongfang Xin were in the scene and they were lending their support by displaying their profound talismans to break down the sealed gate of this cultivation chamber. 

Ding Jie’Er and Sun Dingjun had actually asked the Goddess Destiny to help them but she simply replied, “I am merely an observer. This will affect the balance.”

This was a lie because she could easily have kicked the sealed gate opened with her mystic profound arts. 

Destiny was just waiting to see if this may be a trap as she was spying on Ji Yuan all this while. 

As for Xiao Muhan, Chu Lixue and the Goddess Destiny, they were all quietly watching by the side.

All of a sudden Destiny said with an unpleasant look to Ding Jie’Er and Sun Dingjun, “You may stop now. Great Spiritas Hero Ji Yuan is fine. And he will be out soon.”

Now that the Great Oracle had spoken, naturally everyone was totally convinced. 

After all, they had the highest regard for their Great Oracle.

All of a sudden, the gate of the cultivation chamber had swung opened. 

And Ji Yuan and Yang Batian were both holding each other by the shoulders as though they were close brothers.

They were both laughing jovially, “Brother Yang Batian! Brother Ji Yuan!”

This stunned everyone.

Chu Lixue asked curiously, “What are the two of you been doing there for the past 5 days?!”

With a heavy sigh, Xiao Muhan muttered, “Isn’t this obvious? The real Brother Ji Yuan is never interested in any maidens…”

All of a sudden, he had kept quiet because Ding Jie’Er, Sun Dingjun, Tang Manni, Dongfang Xin and Chu Lixue were all staring coldly at him. 

Ji Yuan laughed as he said to the 4 divine consorts, Xiao Muhan and to Chu Lixue. “There is nothing to worry about. I am just cultivating inside with Senior Brother Yang Batian here.”

Chu Lixue looked a little sheepish as she was the one that had warned everyone that Ji Yuan may have fallen into a trap.

But she quickly displayed her divine smile, “We are so worried for you. You have been in there for the past 5 days.”

“I didn’t realize that I’ve been inside for so long. Haha…” 

Ding Jie’Er asked curiously, “What have you been doing inside?”

This time it was Yang Batian that had spoken, “Brother Ji Yuan is trying to help me to improve upon my sword art. He is indeed a cultivation expert.”

Ding Jie’Er said unhappily, “Next time, ask me for permission first. After all, I am your patron and you are my champion. Why did you keep replenishing the defensive arrays in the cultivation chamber instead of opening it? Look, I have even alerted Divine Consort Tang Manni and Dongfang Xin to my place for nothing.”

It was the truth.

Divine Consort Tang Manni and Dongfang Xin were both looking at Ji Yuan with a look of concern but they were also looking blissful when they saw that nothing had happened to Ji Yuan.

Yang Batian explained nonchalantly, “Brother Ji Yuan is in deep meditation and I don’t want anyone to disturb him. Moreover, this is my cultivation chamber, am I right? By entering it, it is already a declaration that the cultivator inside should not be disturbed.”

Ding Jie’Er did not know how to answer him when he had said that. 

She paused to think before she merely said, “Ji Yuan is my guest. I don’t care what you do with your cultivation chamber but you shouldn’t bring my guest into your cultivation chamber without my approval.”

Ji Yuan laughed awkwardly, “Little Jie’Er, it is alright. Senior Brother Yang Batian just want to show me his profound arts. And I have also followed him willingly. In fact…”

He began to chuckle as he patted Ding Jie’Er on her shoulders, “I have also learnt a new profound sword art too. So, I am not in the least disadvantage by this.”

Although this act of Ji Yuan was an unwitting act but Tang Manni, Dongfang Xin, Sun Dingjun, Chu Lixue and even many of the female followers of the divine consorts were all gasping softly.

It is because Ding Jie’Er is after all a divine consort and Ji Yuan cannot pat her as and when he likes. Divine Consort Ding Jie’Er has a public image to maintain and this patting by Ji Yuan looked like he was rubbing her bared shoulders. 

They were not exactly angered by this disrespect but rather they were envious that the Great Spiritas Hero Ji Yuan was actually patting the Divine Consort Ding Jie’Er. 

Ding Jie’Er lowered her eyes with great shyness, “Is that so? Then forget about it.”

She was well aware that Ji Yuan was touching her but she did not say anything about it and was quite blissful to allow him to pat her bared shoulders. 

Yang Batian saw it but he thought that Ji Yuan was in deep trouble because of this.

So it was up for him to save Ji Yuan from landing himself in trouble.

He interrupted with a curious look that was in his heart, “Junior Brother Ji Yuan, I am just curious about something…”

Ji Yuan got distracted by Yang Batian and he had turned around to address him, “Yes, Senior Brother Yang Batian?”

Ding Jing’Er gasped softly when Ji Yuan’s hands had left her shoulders and she looked a little disappointed: Yang Batian! I hate you!

Yang Batian on the other hand was looking quite pleased with himself for saving the honor of Ji Yuan in front of so many others.

He laughed before asking, “I wonder to what extent did you manage to learn from my Heavens Annihilation Profound Arts?”

Ji Yuan pondered for a while before he laughed, “Actually none.”

Yang Batian: …

He looked even a little disappointed; it was because he did not mind if Ji Yuan had learnt a stroke or two from his Heavens Annihilation Profound Arts and he could claim that credit later on.

But he had actually said none after looking at it for 5 days?!

He could not even master the First Heavens Annihilation Sword after 5 days?

Didn’t he just say that he has learn a new profound sword art just now?

Yang Batian’s pupils shrank with great disbelief. 

Ji Yuan was not lying actually.

It was because he soon figured out that this Immortal Sword Deity Hei Baiyue was a joker. 

And Ji Yuan was also a joker sometimes too. 

Only a joker would understand another joker.

The whole point of the Heavens Annihilation Sword and the Heavens Annihilation Force were not to impart any formidable sword art or internal profound force. 

If the cultivator could only use their cultivation divine sense to understand the Ninth Heavens Annihilation Sword, then he must already possess a high degree of cultivation in using the life destructive sword. 

And there was no need to use a similar power profound sword art.

That was why Ji Yuan did not spend the 5 days to try to remember the Heavens Annihilation Profound Arts and 5 days were actually too short.

Instead, he had quickly figured out that this Immortal Sword Deity Hei Baiyue had hidden a glimpse of the cultivation of the sword aura in the two Heavens Annihilation Profound Arts. 

Armed with the cultivation concept laws of the Yang Invincible Profound Arts and his own ingenuity at reading the Heavens Annihilation Profound Arts, he was able to merge his sword spirit into his energy meridians. 

And this new profound art was the mystique sword aura that he had been seeking to attain all these years! 

𝒏𝞸𝐕𝐄𝗅𝞰𝗲xt.𝒸𝒪𝓂

This was also a secret that all the sword saints know but did not reveal to the other cultivators.

Sword aura is not just a defensive profound aura but it can also increase the profound power of the sword cultivators too! 

And the secret to learning sword auras from the two Heavens Annihilation Profound Arts was the tempering the life destructive sword. 

Life as the protective aura and Destructive as the profound power! 

This new enlightenment also allows Ji Yuan to freely use his life force energies sword from now onward and it was no longer a risky gamble on his life whenever he used it.

Destiny interrupted impatiently as she stepped forward to say to Ji Yuan, “Now that Great Spiritas  Hero Ji Yuan has come out of his self-imposed cultivation, shall we have a little talk now?”

Ji Yuan had completely forgotten about the Goddess Destiny. 

He answered. “Um, I guess yes?”

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