Chapter 122: The Supreme Elder's Shock

Jiang Fan was stunned. It turned out he wasn't the only one with that idea. Didn't that mean he had fallen into a trap?

When Huang Zhantian saw which cultivation method it was, he curled his lips. "It seems your judgment isn't very good. This useless cultivation method has tricked many disciples. Today, there's another fool."

Jiang Fan was on the verge of tears. After finally getting into the Scripture Pavilion, he ended up with a completely worthless item.

He felt a bit unwilling to give up and said, "I'll try it first."

Huang Zhantian scoffed, "Every disciple before you said the same thing. Stubborn as mules, they never give up until the very end. You won't think that way once you open it and look." With that, he removed the restriction on the book and returned it to Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan was still unwilling to give up. He eagerly opened the cultivation method. It had two parts: one consisted of illustrations, and the other was text.

The illustrations depicted the cultivation method inscribed on the meteorite from back then, but they were somewhat blurry and hard to decipher. Therefore, the transcriber had written down the cultivation method from the illustrations in text form next to them. Jiang Fan didn't bother to decipher each illustration individually and instead carefully read the transcribed text.

After reading through it, he found it truly simple and easy to understand. He drew his black sword and began to practice.

Huang Zhantian was taken aback. "Girl, what's this kid doing? Could he have already comprehended this sword technique and be about to perform a set?"

Liu Qingxian also looked puzzled. Even if the 'Sword Heart Meteorite Engraving' cultivation method was simple, it still required months of comprehension and diligent practice. Jiang Fan had only just flipped through it.

Soon, both of them were utterly shocked. They watched as Jiang Fan, indeed holding his black sword, began to practice on the spot. His sword moves were precisely identical to those performed by people who had practiced it before. Each move caused the air to vibrate slightly, emitting faint popping sounds. If this wasn't the 'Sword Heart Meteorite Engraving', what was it?

Huang Zhantian's old eyes widened. "My goodness! This is a once-in-a-century sword cultivation genius! Our Qingyun Sect has acquired a true treasure!"

Liu Qingxian was also stunned on the spot. Jiang Fan's earlier muttering wasn't him being overconfident after all. Instead, he truly possessed extraordinary comprehension of the Way of the Sword!

Jiang Fan, however, completely ignored their expressions. His own expression was very troubled. He had practiced it once, and it still turned out to be this dreadful. But he still felt something was very wrong. The sword moves were extremely ordinary. Yet, why did they cause the air to vibrate? That didn't make sense, did it? Had he misunderstood something?

Still unwilling to give up, he re-read the transcribed cultivation method, ensuring he hadn't misunderstood any part.

Suddenly, he inadvertently flipped to the page with the illustrations. A thought struck him: "Could it be an issue with the transcription?" So, comparing it with the transcribed text, he carefully deciphered the characters on the meteorite. He hadn't noticed it before, but upon closer inspection, he indeed found a problem.

It wasn't that the characters were copied incorrectly. Instead, there were several extremely blurry characters that looked like words, but upon closer inspection, they resembled the movements of a person wielding a sword. After staring for a long time, Jiang Fan memorized all the blurry characters. Then he reviewed the entire cultivation method again.

A moment later, he suddenly realized. "So, that's how it is?" Excitedly, he picked up his black sword and began to practice again.

"Splitting Light Slash!"

Boom—

As this sword strike was unleashed, it actually triggered a thunderous explosion. The shockwave sent air currents swirling and powerful winds howling. The immense thunderclap startled the unsuspecting Liu Qingxian and Huang Zhantian, causing their bodies to tremble and their ears to ring.

"Sunrise Over the Ocean!"

With another sword strike, an even fiercer thunderous explosion completely deafened them, leaving their ears ringing. Consequently, when the final sword strike, "Stars Fall from Heaven and Earth," was unleashed, they could no longer hear any sound. They only saw the air in front of Jiang Fan boiling and churning violently. The surrounding vegetation was instantly pulverized! The power displayed was astonishing!

Huang Zhantian could no longer sit still; he suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with shock as he gazed at the scene before him. "Th-this is the 'Sword Heart Meteorite Engraving'? Even High Profound-tier cultivation methods aren't this powerful!" His gaze towards Jiang Fan completely changed. "No! How can a sword cultivation prodigy like him be buried on the Sect Master's Peak? I'm going to find Liu Wenchen and get him to transfer to our Xiaoyao Peak!"

Liu Qingxian was also dumbfounded by the shock. She suddenly understood why Gong Caiyi was so fond of Jiang Fan. It was very likely that Gong Caiyi had inadvertently discovered Jiang Fan's supreme talent in the Way of the Sword. Hearing that Huang Zhantian was also trying to poach him, she felt a bitter taste in her mouth. Why were none of them playing fair? No sooner had she seen off Gong Caiyi than her own Grand Elder came out to poach someone.

She quickly said, "Senior Huang, you've already retired. According to the rules, you can no longer arbitrarily interfere with internal sect matters. Otherwise, if the other Grand Elders follow suit, wouldn't everything fall into chaos?"

Huang Zhantian, who had just taken two steps, reluctantly stopped, saying unwillingly, "But that old fellow, your father, doesn't understand sword arts at all! Him monopolizing this child... isn't that like occupying the latrine without using it? No, even if it breaks the rules, I'm going to do it."

Liu Qingxian's mind raced, and she urgently said, "But if Jiang Fan goes to Xiaoyao Peak, who will be able to instruct him in sword arts?"

This question stumped Huang Zhantian. With such formidable talent, he himself found it hard to teach, let alone Liu Wenchen? It seemed that no matter where he went, Jiang Fan's talent would be wasted. Moreover, it would gratuitously break the rules and easily cause chaos in the Qingyun Sect. He scratched his head, then after a long moment, he pounded his chest in frustration, lamenting to the sky, "Liu Wenchen, you are ruining Xiaoyao Peak!"

Liu Qingxian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If Huang Zhantian knew that Liu Wenchen didn't think highly of this sword cultivation genius he so desperately wanted, he would surely be furious and run to the Sect Master's Peak to give Liu Wenchen a good beating, wouldn't he? She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Father, you don't realize how fortunate you are."

Jiang Fan, however, had no time to pay attention to the two of them. He delightedly observed the damaged scene before him. Not to mention how powerful the sword moves were, far exceeding the 'Seven Star Sword Art' by several times. Just the fact that every single move contained a thunderous explosion was enough to disorient unsuspecting enemies, giving him an opportune moment. He now had more confidence for the disciple assessment a month later.

"Ahem, now that you've finished practicing, I'll take back this 'Sword Heart Meteorite Engraving'." Huang Zhantian interrupted his thoughts.

Jiang Fan quickly handed the cultivation method back, but Huang Zhantian looked at it with a troubled expression and didn't take it. He didn't know how to categorize this cultivation method anymore. If he called it a Low Profound-tier, its power just now could rival a Low Earth-tier cultivation method! But if he called it a Low Earth-tier, everyone else practiced it as a Yellow-tier, and only Jiang Fan could make it Earth-tier.

Seeing his troubled expression, Jiang Fan tentatively asked, "Senior, do you perhaps want me to write down the true method of practicing this cultivation technique?"

Huang Zhantian froze, then immediately sternly said, "Do you think I need *you* to write it?" If he let Jiang Fan write it out, wouldn't that mean he, a venerable Grand Elder, was inferior to a mere disciple?

"You two can leave now," Huang Zhantian waved his hand.

After the two of them left, Huang Zhantian quickly opened the 'Sword Heart Meteorite Engraving' and muttered, "That kid could comprehend the true sword moves. Then I can certainly do it too."