Supreme Sword God

Chapter 999: Chapter 998: Divine Stone Appraisal, Proud Elder

Sports Alliance Headquarters, Ye Chen’s residence.

An elderly man with greying hair and beard, his face covered with bruises, stared at Ye Chen with a look of grief and indignation, saying nothing.

This man was named Lin Qu, a well-known Earth-tier Divine Appraiser from the Celestial Burial Sea, just half a step away from the Celestial Tier.

However...

Lin Qu was not a member of the Sports Alliance.

Always priding himself on his high status, he had been directly beaten and captured by the Celestial Cauldron Emperor of the Alliance!

"Master Lin, since things have already reached this point, why be so resentful? Better we discuss how to appraise the divine stones?" Ye Chen said.

The old man had it tough, at his age, and yet he was beaten like this by the Celestial Cauldron Emperor.

"Hmph, even if that brute Celestial Cauldron beats me to death, I would never yield!" Lin Qu snorted.

Ye Chen: "Elder Lin, why make things difficult for yourself? After all, the Alliance Leader is a Great Emperor, his strength is evident, and opposing him... only harms yourself."

Lin Qu: "Let him try to kill me!"

Ye Chen gave an awkward smile.

The Celestial Cauldron Emperor really couldn’t dare kill Lin Qu.

Because...

Lin Qu was a distant elder relative of the Celestial Cauldron Emperor!

Only someone as bold as the Celestial Cauldron Emperor could pull off something like this, beating someone up just because...

Lin Qu snorted again, glaring at Ye Chen, he said: "And you, stop pretending here, you’re just the same as Celestial Cauldron. Even if I die and take my skills to the grave, I won’t teach you a thing!"

Ye Chen: "Then Elder Lin, just stand here as long as you like."

If you scold the Celestial Cauldron Emperor, that’s fine, he indeed deserves it.

But scold me too?

Lose interest in interacting with you!

Ye Chen turned around, in his courtyard, filled with divine stones of all different shapes and sizes.

These were all brought by the Celestial Cauldron Emperor for Ye Chen to practice with.

Ye Chen looked at these divine stones, activating his pupil power, the Martial Arts Celestial Eye opened, a rich golden light surged from his pupils.

Watching this, Lin Qu was stunned and exclaimed: "Martial Arts Celestial Eye!"

Ye Chen glanced back at Lin Qu.

Lin Qu kept a stern face: "Hmph, even if you possess the Martial Arts Celestial Eye, naturally suited to be a Divine Appraiser, I won’t teach you. I, Lin Qu, value character above talent."

Ye Chen: "Elder, keep quiet, don’t disturb me."

"..." Lin Qu was trembling with anger.

Ye Chen turned back and continued to focus on the divine stones before him.

In his vision, some of the stones already displayed fleeting shadows inside.

A faint smile appeared on Ye Chen’s lips, he waved his hand, lifting those stones with something inside, gathering them in a pile.

Lin Qu’s gaze involuntarily shifted to that pile of stones, suddenly there was a brilliant light in his eyes.

Not a divine technique, but a very profound pupil technique!

Upon closer inspection.

Lin Qu’s bruised old face was filled with intense shock!

Amazingly, all of them had contents!

Ye Chen’s Martial Arts Celestial Eye was even more impressive than he had expected!

"The Martial Arts Celestial Eye can save you a lot of time, but at most it gives you a Profound-tier Divine Appraiser’s level. You don’t understand a Divine Appraiser’s real methods; even with the Martial Arts Celestial Eye, it’s useless. Over-relying on talent makes it harder to progress.

In the journey of becoming a Divine Appraiser, I’ve seen many geniuses.

But those who truly achieve something are even fewer!"

Lin Qu continued to dampen his spirits.

Ye Chen smirked.

No wonder the Celestial Cauldron Emperor beat him.

He deserved it!

"Elder, may I ask if you are a genius or not?" Ye Chen asked.

"I’m not a genius."

Lin Qu hurriedly added, "I am definitely not talentless!"

Ye Chen: "So Elder, you mean to say you’ve worked hard, have exceptional character, and through persistent research, achieved what you have today, right?"

Lin Qu proudly declared, "I dedicated myself to the path of Divine Appraisal from a young age, always diligent and hardworking..."

Ye Chen interrupted: "Unfortunately, no matter how hard you work, you’re still not a Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser."

Lin Qu: "..."

He had only ever criticized others.

Today, being constantly rebutted by Lin Qu made it unbearable!

Lin Qu gritted his teeth, pointing at Ye Chen: "You... you, you... are infuriating me. Do you think becoming a Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser is easy?

Throughout history, how many talents in the Celestial Burial Sea have become Celestial-tier Divine Appraisers?

Moreover, even among the few current Celestial-tier Divine Appraisers, who wouldn’t give me respect?!"

Ye Chen: "Unfortunately, you’re still just an Earth-tier."

Lin Qu was so angry he almost vomited blood.

Suddenly, there was a loud transmission to Ye Chen’s ear.

"Brat, don’t anger my seventh grand-uncle, try to pacify him a bit; my seventh grand-uncle is quite capable."

Ye Chen’s ears buzzed.

His scalp hurt!

The way the Celestial Cauldron Emperor communicated was just as annoying as his seventh grand-uncle Lin Qu!

Though internally displeased.

But as the Celestial Cauldron Emperor had spoken, he had to give face, otherwise Ye Chen felt that this unscrupulous guy would surely come and beat him directly.

Giving face is one thing, but not arguing with him is another, as for placating him... Ye Chen directly ignored it, thus continuing to study the divine stones on his own.

Earlier, he had sorted out a batch of easily identifiable divine stones; the remaining ones were much more challenging to explore, requiring a slow approach!

But... the Martial Arts Celestial Eye could only penetrate the stones to this extent.

To delve deeper into the divine stones, a combination of the Martial Arts Celestial Eye with other methods is necessary!

Having been looked down upon by Lin Qu repeatedly, Ye Chen couldn’t swallow his pride.

No one taught him... then he would learn on his own!

He wasn’t completely clueless about other methods.

Back in the restricted area, Miss Jiu’s Qi Observation Technique was particularly unique.

Ye Chen continuously recalled Miss Jiu’s hand seals for the Qi Observation Technique, then combined it with his actual situation, attempting to mimic!

One hand seal after another was formed from Ye Chen’s hands.

Each seal appeared extremely awkward, and the transition between different seals was sluggish and obstructed.

"I knew it, you only have talent, completely ignorant about a Divine Appraiser’s matters. Just your technique, any beginner surpasses you!" Lin Qu continued to pour cold water.

Ye Chen turned and glared at Lin Qu.

If it weren’t for the fear of being beaten by the Celestial Cauldron Emperor... he would have drawn his sword already!

The more this happened, the more intolerable it became.

Couldn’t draw the sword—prove it with strength!

Thus, with a thought, Ye Chen activated the mysterious breathing technique he comprehended from the World-Suppressing Celestial Stele.

Under the blessing of the mysterious breathing technique, the Martial Arts Celestial Eye saw more clearly.

A few more divine stones revealed special signs of inner potential under Ye Chen’s scrutiny, and with a wave of his hand, Ye Chen moved them aside.

Lin Qu’s eyes focused, immediately forming hand seals, using the Pupil Technique Secret Method to observe the stones Ye Chen had set aside, wanting to see if Ye Chen was just putting on a show or if he truly appraised them.

Unbeknownst to him.

As he formed hand seals, Ye Chen’s attention had already shifted to him.

You won’t teach.

I’ll watch myself!