I'm only one year old, what the heck is a Overturning System?!

""Brother Chen will likely achieve good results."

"Sister, everyone outside is saying that Brother Chen will get first place, what do you think?"

Hua Xianzi snapped back to reality, slightly turning her body as she spoke in a tone she tried to keep calm: "He definitely will."

Indeed, Brother Chen Yi would surely be number one.

And all she needed was to be able to follow behind him.

If she couldn't get into the top three, she would strive for the top five, or even the top ten would be good.

"Master said that if we get into the top ten in the minor test, the sect will give some rewards, but I wonder what those will be."

"Mm."

Hua Xianzi chatted sporadically with Hua Yourong, her mind already drifting off to who knows where.

...

At the Grand Void Sect, discussions were ongoing on each peak, but the reasons involved were rarely spread.

This was different from some Taoist temples, Buddhist temples, academies, and other sect holy lands.

For instance, far in He Xi Prefecture's Wuliang Mountain.

Several Great Cultivators who returned from the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield openly declared the affair of selecting the ten most talented young martial artists with outstanding strength in the Tianyuan Continent.

They also announced that the sect would select ten individuals soon to participate in the upcoming selection of young martial artists in the Tianyuan Continent.

This directly disrupted Yan Hai's series of plans for Chen Yuan.

"Why at this time?"

Yan Hai, looking at the official letter issued by the sect, cursed under his breath.

His annoyance was not just because his dear disciple's progress in Absolute Blade was affected, but also due to the recent call from Taizhou Mountain Battlefield.

Usually, when a group of Cultivators returns from the battlefield at Taizhou Mountain, another group would be summoned to go in their stead.

This included veterans who had returned to recuperate and newcomers who met the requirements.

"Damn it... I've only recuperated for fifteen years, and just as my injuries had healed, I'm to go back. Bloody hell..."

Chen Yuan, who was practicing with a heavy blade beside him, paid no heed to his "beloved master's" curses.

Or rather, he had long grown accustomed to it.

Even previously, when he was fighting demons in the Sealing Demon Valley, he would occasionally recall his master's scolding.

Those not so pleasant memories always managed to stimulate his potential.

Of course, more often than not, what Chen Yuan thought of were the days spent in Capital City.

There were resentments towards his grandpa Zhou Tiance, longing for Zhou Wanyi and Chen Taiping, and concerns for Chen Yi, his second junior brother.

It was only after coming out from the Sealing Demon Valley and learning that his second brother was safe, and that his cultivation and techniques were self-sufficient, did he truly let go of his worries.

"My good disciple, stop swinging that broken blade."

At this moment, Yan Hai had calmed his mind and casually swung a blade towards him.

A simple slash exuded Sword Energy that was concentrated and unyielding, with a Sword Intent as cold as ice, manifesting cold indifference.

Chen Yuan dodged swiftly, his eyes slightly cold but meeting the attack with a swing of his own blade.

"Jue Tian!"

The same Sword Dao, a similar Sword Intent, diagonally slashing out.

Crack—

The heavy blade cleanly broke in two, clanging as it hit the ground.

Chen Yuan looked at the broken blade in his hands and calmly stated: "Master, I need a heavier and better blade."

Yan Hai sized him up, his face revealing a trace of madness, and his eyes, already devoid of any sentiment, now faintly held murderous intent.

"My good disciple, it seems your Absolute Blade has deviated."

"Not cold enough, not decisive enough, not merciless enough, not enough enough enough!"

As a blade practitioner, no one understood blades more than Yan Hai, especially after cultivating the Absolute Blade for decades.

He saw many things in that one slash from Chen Yuan.

Those things seemed like the Absolute Blade, but they were mixed with some that shouldn't be there.

This discovery made Yan Hai hate that he couldn't just kill Chen Yuan, his good disciple and the inheritor, with a single blade strike.

"It's not that the disciple has deviated from the Sword Dao, but rather that master's blade is too heartless; the disciple cannot accept it."

Chen Yuan casually threw the broken blade out of his hand and said calmly: "This blade has been with me for ten years, there are feelings."

"Is that so?" After staring at him for a while, Yan Hai sneered: "A blade with emotions, once broken, is broken. Master will find you another good blade."

"But your blade must not deviate!"

"Disciple understands."

Chen Yuan quietly breathed a sigh of relief, aware that his master must have detected the deviation in his blade's path.

It was fortunate he went along with it, otherwise...

"My good disciple," Yan Hai said, carrying a long blade: "There are two pieces of good news for you."

"Please tell me, Master."

"First, the sect wants to select disciples to participate in the contests of the Tianyuan Continent's younger generation soon; you should try."

Acknowledging respectfully, Chen Yuan said: "The disciple will definitely do his best to compete."

"It's not about competing," Yan Hai's face still had a ferocious smile, "I want you to kill all of your opponents."

Chen Yuan's body tensed for a moment, he didn't speak, simply bowing again.

"You are the inheritor of our summit; you have no peers!"

"Those who die by your hand, they're dead, and naturally, they're not your peers."

"Even if they all come from Wuliang Mountain, so what?"

With that, Yan Hai burst into laughter and turned to leave.

"Remember my words, anyone who stands in front of you is your enemy!"

"Disciple, as instructed."

Once the laughter faded, Chen Yuan finally stood up, staring at the receding figure.

The younger generation of the Tianyuan Continent...

Second brother is going to participate too, right?

...

As a result, the sects of the Martial World of the Wei Dynasty began preparations for the upcoming selection of disciples for the Tianyuan Continent.

This also spurred discussions among various Jianghu Guests.

No longer was it just about the "Little Sword Immortal" Chen Yi from the Grand Void Sect.

It also included people like Flipping Heaven Dao of Wuliang Mountain, Sea Covering Dao Inheritor, Buddha's son of Dakong Temple, Xie Dongan of Kyoto Academy, and so on.

The Jianghu Guests, in their free time, argued about who would be the leading figure among the younger generation.

Yet all of these were unbeknownst to Chen Yi.

At least for the short term, his thoughts would not be on the outside world, as he was devoted to cultivating his Sword Dao.

Ever since he witnessed his master Li Qingzhou's single sword strike that opened the heavens, he sensed that his insight in the Sword Dao Realm might go even further.

Thus, upon returning to his chamber, Chen Yi sat cross-legged, with the Spring Rain Sword resting on his knees, recalling the grandeur of that sword strike.

"One sword to open the heavens, Sword Qi spanning thousands of miles."

"The realm above Sword Dao Great Success must not be limited to just that..."

""