Supreme Sword God

Chapter 1018: Chapter 1017: Celestial Master Taboo, Invitation

The so-called Divine Appraiser Assembly that followed proceeded in a lifeless manner.

Everyone felt oppressed.

For some, it was heart-pounding fear, worried that Ye Chen, this killing embryo, might suddenly resort to murder without a word.

For others, it was shock and self-reproach.

After all, Ye Chen’s age was apparent, his prowess in Martial Dao and Flesh Dao was dazzling, and even in the path of the Divine Appraiser, he shone brilliantly!

Whatever thoughts others harbored, Ye Chen did not care, nor did he have any intention of continuing to kill. He quietly remained low-key, because he found something more interesting.

One Divine Appraiser after another took the stage, showcasing their secret stone appraisal techniques.

The techniques were varied, intricate, and chaotic.

But Ye Chen watched with great interest.

The Celestial Master Chen Seal Secret Technique that Ye Chen had named was actually just a bunch of methods pieced together and forcibly fused.

Even with the guidance of Senior Lin Qu, his understanding of this path remained exceedingly superficial.

As of now.

The secret stone appraisal techniques of various schools and sects had become a means for him to learn from their strengths, blend, and comprehend them.

Ye Chen quietly ran the mysterious breathing method acquired from the World-Suppressing Celestial Stele as a unifying framework, incorporating the existing Celestial Master Chen Seal Secret Technique into it, while simultaneously observing and deducing the various secret techniques of different schools, individually incorporating them into the established grand framework.

The mysterious breathing method had amazing uses, capable of encompassing all and unifying and integrating them.

Ye Chen always believed that once the mysterious breathing method advanced significantly, even his three-path practice could transform into three-path simultaneous cultivation.

Between concurrent and simultaneous practice, a single word made a world of difference.

Concurrent practice meant training one after the other.

Simultaneous practice meant that various paths were cultivated together all at once.

Currently, deducing the Celestial Master Chen Seal Secret Technique was akin to paving the way for simultaneous cultivation of three paths, gathering experience first!

Three days later.

The Divine Appraiser Assembly hosted by Divine Mirror Island finally concluded.

Attendees gradually dispersed.

Divine Mirror Island, once bustling, quickly felt desolate.

Isle Master Sikong Zhaixing stood atop a tall building, looking into the distance, his expression complex.

"Isle Master Sikong seeks me, for what reason?"

Ye Chen’s voice echoed.

Sikong Zhaixing retracted his gaze, turned, looked at Ye Chen, and said, "Young Master Ye, what are your thoughts on this Divine Appraiser Assembly?"

Ye Chen: "Speak truthfully?"

Sikong Zhaixing nodded, saying, "Speak your mind, there’s no one else here."

Ye Chen: "A waste of divine stones, meaningless."

Sikong Zhaixing: "..."

Ye Chen was understating it. To be blunt, hosting such an assembly was utterly senseless!

So many divine stones were put forth.

To open divine stones required consuming a vast amount of resources.

Moreover, almost none of the attending Divine Appraisers took it seriously, just coming to join the fun and take advantage.

Seeing Sikong Zhaixing’s somewhat displeased expression, Ye Chen helplessly added, "Actually, there was some meaning, like I almost took the chance to kill the Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser Mingkong."

Sikong Zhaixing once again felt a sting, remained silent for a moment, then said, "This is a tradition on Divine Mirror Island, an ancestral teaching, a rule set by the ancestors of our Sikong Clan for Divine Mirror Island to continue generation after generation."

"The ancestor of our Sikong Clan on Divine Mirror Island was the first Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser in the Celestial Burial Sea. He surely hoped his descendants could continue his glory, so he left this ancestral teaching to inspire future generations, motivating them to become the core of all Divine Appraisers and make Divine Mirror Island a sacred place in the hearts of Divine Appraisers.

But...

The situation... Isle Master Sikong knew it well.

For such a long time, the Sikong Clan paid such a great price, yet because no new Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser emerged, everything they did was meaningless.

You need to be strong yourself to succeed.

If your foundation is weak, gathering so many flashy things..."

At this point, Ye Chen stopped.

He noticed...

Isle Master Sikong’s heart wasn’t strong enough, his expression soured again.

Ye Chen sighed inwardly... He was too straightforward!

Sikong Zhaixing remained silent for a long while before saying, "Divine Mirror Island does this for a reason..."

Ye Chen sensed the presence of secrets!

These long-standing forces all had secrets behind them.

For instance, Aurora Island, where the Aurora Sword Emperor was related to the Nine Celestial Burial Coffins, Aurora Sword Dao likely held mysteries opposing the Nine Celestial Burial Coffins.

Divine Mirror Island’s history was even more illustrious than Aurora Island’s; having secrets was perfectly normal.

Ye Chen: "Isle Master Sikong, I have other matters to attend to, I should probably return to the Body Alliance."

Sometimes, knowing too many secrets isn’t a good thing.

Primarily, contacting secrets without ensuring they have benefits for oneself can easily provoke trouble and backfire!

Sikong Zhaixing: "... Aren’t you even a bit curious?"

Ye Chen: "Curious, but if Divine Mirror Island insists on such a costly secret, I feel I can’t handle it, being just in my early twenties, not even a Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser, unable to defeat an Emperor Realm opponent, so staying low-key is better."

Sikong Zhaixing’s mouth twitched.

Those words...

In his early twenties, more formidable than top Earth-tier Divine Appraisers who’d lived for hundreds of years. Though he couldn’t win against an Emperor Realm opponent, beneath it, he cut without hesitation...

Across the Celestial Burial Sea, through the ages, was there another such person?

As for staying low-key... That was sheer nonsense!

He had never seen anyone more high-profile than Ye Chen!

In front of a Great Emperor, if he wanted to scold, he scolded.

Against a Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser, he directly drew his sword to cut.

Upon disagreement, havoc below Emperor Realm...

Sikong Zhaixing realized he couldn’t understand Ye Chen, so he gave up thinking further, and said, "Do you know what a Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser is?"

Ye Chen: "Able to instantly assess high-level divine stones, even ascertain specific opportunities within, as well as extract energy from the stones for personal use."

Sikong Zhaixing said, "Celestial-tier Divine Appraisers are indeed that powerful; logically, no amount of divine stones in the Celestial Burial Sea should suffice for their assessment. Why, then, are so many divine stones in the Celestial Burial Sea still unassessed?"

Ye Chen noticed Sikong Zhaixing indeed had some insight.

He could ascertain that Sikong Zhaixing’s words were related to Divine Mirror Island’s secrets.

Initially, Ye Chen wasn’t too interested in Divine Mirror Island’s secrets.

But Sikong Zhaixing’s words piqued his interest!

Ye Chen: "Isle Master Sikong, go on."

Sikong Zhaixing’s face showed a trace of fear, saying, "Because every Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser has concerns, the more high-level divine stones they identify, the more likely they are to trigger unimaginable taboos.

Our Sikong ancestor realized this issue long ago and found the solution. Unfortunately, he didn’t complete the solution before being consumed by the disaster!

In his dying days, the ancestor set the family ancestral teaching, seeking the Divine Appraiser with the best insight to continue his solution. Thus emerged the decennial Divine Appraiser Assembly."

Ye Chen: "So many years have passed, Divine Mirror Island should have found many people, right."

Sikong Zhaixing nodded, saying, "Currently, of the five Celestial-tier Divine Appraisers in the Celestial Burial Sea, except for Mingkong, the other four have tried, all ending in failure.

Ye Chen, your aptitude is the greatest ever seen in the Celestial Burial Sea, so I’d like to invite you to try and see if you can continue our Sikong ancestor’s path!"