"Status: Updated to: Chapter 2769, Myriad Worlds Chamber of Commerce"
"Synopsis:
A heaven-defying prodigy, Yun Feiyang, had his cultivation completely crippled while protecting his fiancée in a mystic realm, reducing him to good-for-nothing. Afterward, he was expelled from the Tianyang Sect, becoming a discarded disciple of the sect. Yet, a youth's burning passion remains; with a three-foot green-steel sword, he shall conquer the world."
Chapter 1: A Discarded Disciple of the Sect
The Tianyang Sect, located within the borders of the Daxia Nation, was one of the premier major sects in the entire country.
"Inner sect disciple Yun Feiyang is hereby expelled from the Tianyang Sect, forbidden from ever stepping foot onto Zhengqing Mountain for the rest of his life. Violators will be executed!"
A majestic and solemn voice echoed across the sky above Zhengqing Mountain.
When this voice reverberated through the entire Tianyang Sect, the whole sect was thrown into an uproar.
No one had expected that Yun Feiyang was actually going to be expelled from the sect.
One had to know that Yun Feiyang was the number one prodigy of the Tianyang Sect, a powerhouse in the Heavenly Martial Realm at the tender age of eighteen.
Within the Daxia Nation, strength was supreme.
Every mortal with cultivation talent, as long as they passed the sect's spiritual root test, could join a sect, become a sect disciple, and thereby set foot on the path of cultivation.
For mortals wishing to defy the heavens and change their fate, there was no other path besides becoming a cultivator.
Yun Feiyang had joined the Tianyang Sect five years ago. At that time, he was not even fourteen years old, yet he had been tested and found to possess a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
A Heavenly Spiritual Root! That was the person with the strongest talent in the history of the Daxia Nation.
As a top-tier major sect of the Daxia Nation, the Tianyang Sect naturally would not let slip a favored son of heaven like Yun Feiyang.
Yet today, the Tianyang Sect was actually going to banish Yun Feiyang.
For a time, the entire Tianyang Sect was in an uproar, with many disciples completely unable to understand what had happened.
"Why is the Tianyang Sect banishing Yun Feiyang?"
"His parents were both elders of the Tianyang Sect, and several years ago, in order to protect the Tianyang Sect, they perished in a battle against the Heavenly Sword Mountain, leaving only Yun Feiyang, their sole son, behind in the Tianyang Sect. Coupled with Yun Feiyang's talent, the Tianyang Sect has no reason to expel him, and they've even forbidden him from stepping foot onto Zhengqing Mountain for half a step."
"Heh heh, you lot probably don't know yet, do you? Half a month ago, Yun Feiyang was crippled by someone. Now his cultivation is completely ruined, and he has completely turned into a trash disciple. The Tianyang Sect is a top-tier sect of Daxia; letting him live for half a month can already be considered benevolent and righteous."
"What?"
"Even if Yun Feiyang has lost his cultivation and become a cripple, the Tianyang Sect shouldn't directly expel him, right?"
"What do you know? Back when Yun Feiyang was first tested and found to have a Heavenly Spiritual Root, the Great Elder of the Tianyang Sect made a verbal engagement with Yun Feiyang's father, promising to marry our Tianyang Sect's number one beauty, Lin Yuchu, to Yun Feiyang. Now that Yun Feiyang has been crippled, he is no longer the favored son of heaven he once was. Under such circumstances, how could the Tianyang Sect not expel him? If they don't expel him, could they possibly still let him marry Lin Yuchu?"
"Furthermore, I heard that this time Yun Feiyang was crippled precisely to protect our Tianyang Sect's number one beauty. I'm afraid the Great Elder found a way to expel Yun Feiyang from the Tianyang Sect precisely to prevent people from gossiping."
"True, the parents of Yun Feiyang indeed rendered meritorious service to the Tianyang Sect, but would two people who have long since perished be kept in mind by others? Especially by a top-tier major sect in the Daxia Nation like the Tianyang Sect?"
"Sayings like 'when people leave, the tea goes cold' aren't just spoken for fun."
With tens of thousands of disciples in the Tianyang Sect, how could there not be those who knew the specific reason?
Of course, those disciples who knew the specific reason, even when discussing it, did so in private, or with trusted confidants. If they dared to discuss it in front of a multitude of people, they would probably end up leaving the Tianyang Sect just like Yun Feiyang before long.
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The inner sect disciple area.
A young girl wearing rough linen clothes was carrying a handsome youth on her back, slowly walking away.
"Scram quickly!"
"An embarrassing piece of trash."
"This pair of master and servant has finally left this place."
Many youths and maidens dressed in inner sect disciple attire could not help but voice their taunts and sneers as they looked at the retreating figure of the young girl.
In the past, they treated Yun Feiyang with the utmost respect because back then, Yun Feiyang was the number one genius of the Tianyang Sect, a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
But today, Yun Feiyang was no longer that favored son of heaven, an existence revered by all; instead, he was a discarded, useless piece of trash directly expelled from the sect by the Tianyang Sect.
In this world, there will never be a shortage of people willing to kick someone when they're down.
The young girl carried Yun Feiyang on her back, as if she could not hear these people's words at all, and quickened her pace to leave this place.
This was her young master.
Even if she died, she would not abandon her young master in the Tianyang Sect.
Along the way, some mocked and some sympathized, yet not a single person came forward to ask about Yun Feiyang's life or death.
When Yun Feiyang was still a prodigy, countless people fawned over him.
Yet now that he was crippled and driven out of the Tianyang Sect, not even a single person came out to bid him farewell—this had to be considered a tragedy.
Right at this moment, a young girl wearing a long blue gown and carrying a sword on her back appeared ahead.
Her three thousand strands of dark hair were casually tied behind her, and a face that could be described as breathtakingly beautiful appeared in Xiaoqing's field of vision.
The moment she saw this girl, Xiaoqing was slightly startled at first, and then involuntarily blurted out: "Lin Yuchu!"
The girl before her was none other than the daughter of the Tianyang Sect's Great Elder, Yun Feiyang's fiancée, Lin Yuchu.
Ever since Yun Feiyang joined the Tianyang Sect, he had risked his life countless times to bring back massive amounts of cultivation resources for Lin Yuchu, which was why Lin Yuchu had advanced from the Qi Cyclone Realm to the Heavenly Martial Realm in such a short period of time.
When a cultivator first sets foot on the path of cultivation, they first open up their Dantian to contain the spiritual qi of heaven and earth—this first step is called the Spirit-Guiding Realm. Afterward, they form a qi cyclone within the Dantian, thus becoming the Qi Cyclone Realm. Following the Qi Cyclone Realm is the Qi Condensation Realm, then the Origin Opening Realm, and finally the Heavenly Martial Realm.
Xiaoqing knew that the vast majority of the resources Yun Feiyang obtained had been given entirely to Lin Yuchu. This was also the main reason why Lin Yuchu's cultivation progressed so rapidly; otherwise, no matter how high her innate talent was, she absolutely could not have transformed from a Qi Cyclone cultivator into a powerful figure of the Heavenly Martial Realm in such a short time.
The Heavenly Martial Realm wasn't enough to walk sideways across the Daxia Nation without regard for others, but even the sect masters of ordinary small sects could not reach this realm.
Lin Yuchu noticed Xiaoqing, as well as Yun Feiyang being carried on Xiaoqing's back. At this moment, Yun Feiyang was also looking at her—looking at this woman he had risked his life to protect. However, in his eyes, there was none of the anger or other emotions that Lin Yuchu had expected; what remained was only calmness.
Yun Feiyang, on the other hand, saw sympathy, pity, and a trace of guilt in the other's eyes, though that guilt quickly vanished.
Lin Yuchu's footsteps did not stop. After sweeping a glance over the two of them, she accelerated her pace and headed up the mountain gate.
Seeing that the other party did not even have the intention to pause, Xiaoqing couldn't help but feel it was an injustice for her young master.
To think she had previously believed the other party and her young master were a match made in heaven.
However, these matters were not yet her turn to worry about; she quickened her pace and left the Tianyang Sect.
Walking to the foot of Zhengqing Mountain, Xiaoqing was already panting heavily. She was merely an ordinary person; the only reason she had been able to stay in the Tianyang Sect was because she was Yun Feiyang's maidservant, constantly taking care of Yun Feiyang's daily life within the sect.
Now that Yun Feiyang had been driven down from the Tianyang Sect, she had no idea where to take him.
Returning to the Yun family was obviously unrealistic.
The Yun family was also a prominent and renowned family in the Daxia Nation, but it was extremely far away from the Tianyang Sect. For her, a mere mortal, to carry Yun Feiyang on her back all the way back to the Yun family was simply impossible.
"Young master, what should we do now?"
Chapter 2: Scram
She was only a fifteen-year-old girl and had never encountered such a situation before; for a moment, she was almost moved to tears.
Yun Feiyang's somewhat low voice came from behind Xiaoqing: "Put me down!"
Yun Feiyang had been awake for some time, but because his injuries were too severe, even walking was extremely difficult.
He knew all too well how ruthless and merciless the Tianyang Sect was. If he didn't seize the time to leave the Tianyang Sect, someone might find an excuse to kill him right there in the inner sect disciple area. That was why he had no choice but to let his maidservant Xiaoqing carry him away from the Tianyang Sect.
What Xiaoqing did not know was that the person she was carrying on her back was no longer the arrogant and wildly tyrannical young master of the Yun family from before, but an engineering student from Earth possessing a different soul, Yun Chen.
Hearing the young master's words, Xiaoqing hurriedly put Yun Chen down.
Yun Chen glanced at the clothes Xiaoqing was wearing and couldn't help letting out a sigh.
Ever since joining the Tianyang Sect, he had poured his heart and soul into Lin Yuchu, directly neglecting Xiaoqing. Otherwise, Xiaoqing would not even have a decent outfit to wear.
This made Yun Chen feel a sense of unfairness on Xiaoqing's behalf.
Xiaoqing didn't think too much about it and gently laid Yun Chen down.
Yun Chen stood at the foot of the mountain and glanced up at the tall and majestic Zhengqing Mountain.
Zhengqing Mountain was five thousand meters high, with clouds and mist lingering around the waist of the mountain all year round, resembling a celestial wonderland.
"You-young master, is Xiaoqing useless?" Seeing that Yun Feiyang hadn't said a word after coming down, Xiaoqing grew somewhat panicked and asked in a low voice.
The little girl's hair was yellowish and withered, and although her features were delicate, it was obvious at a glance that she suffered from malnutrition.
As Yun Feiyang's maidservant, although she took care of Yun Feiyang's daily life within the Tianyang Sect, she didn't have a single coin to her name, and most of the food she ate was secretly given to her by the labor disciples.
As for the items belonging to the outer sect disciples and inner sect disciples, she couldn't afford to eat them.
And Yun Feiyang had never paid any attention to Xiaoqing.
Xiaoqing knew her young master's temper all too well; she was afraid her young master would beat her or scold her, which was why she was in such an anxious and uneasy state.
Yun Chen certainly didn't know what Xiaoqing was thinking; at this moment, he was pondering where they should go.
"Yun Feiyang!" Right at this moment, a somewhat surprised voice rang out.
Following the sound, Yun Chen saw a disciple wearing outer sect disciple attire looking at him from not far away, a hint of sympathy lingering in his gaze.
"Zhou Tian!" Outer sect disciple Zhou Tian had joined the Tianyang Sect at the same time as him, except that the moment he joined, he received focused cultivation from the Tianyang Sect and stepped into the Heavenly Martial Realm early on, whereas Zhou Tian had only just managed to step into the Qi Condensation Realm.
One had to say that Zhou Tian's innate talent fell far short compared to Yun Feiyang's.
"I didn't expect you to still remember me. It's getting late now; why don't you come to my place to rest for a night before leaving?" Zhou Tian asked.
He wanted to help Yun Feiyang out of special consideration.
Back then, shortly after he first joined the Tianyang Sect, he had offended an inner sect disciple and was on the verge of being beaten to death by that inner sect disciple. Yun Feiyang, who was passing by, sneered at the other party, saying, "An inner sect disciple actually bullying an outer sect disciple, hehe, you're really bringing glory to the inner sect disciples."
With that single sentence, that inner sect disciple didn't dare utter nonsense and hurriedly released Zhou Tian.
And after saying those words, Yun Feiyang didn't even spare Zhou Tian a glance, obviously having long since forgotten this fellow disciple who joined the Tianyang Sect at the same time.
Although this was merely a trivial matter not worth mentioning to Yun Feiyang, to Zhou Tian, it was considered a life-saving grace.
Now that Yun Feiyang had fallen on hard times, he specifically wanted to give him a hand.
Yun Chen possessed Yun Feiyang's memories, so he naturally knew Zhou Tian, and he also knew that Yun Feiyang had merely spoken casually back then. If that inner sect disciple had truly beaten Zhou Tian to death, he wouldn't have cared either.
Yet now, he never expected that the one to stand up and help him would actually turn out to be Zhou Tian.
And what about the person he had desperately protected?
Right at this moment, she was probably whispering sweet nothings with some disciple up on Zhengqing Mountain.
Yun Chen couldn't help sighing at how vast the gap between people could be.
"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Zhou." Yun Chen took the initiative to cup his fists: "I've changed my name; it's Yun Chen now."
As for why he changed his name to Yun Chen, Yun Chen did not explain, and Zhou Tian did not press further.
The two followed Zhou Tian to the area where the outer sect disciples lived.
With tens of thousands of disciples in the Tianyang Sect, only inner sect disciples, core disciples, and true inheritance disciples were qualified to live on Zhengqing Mountain, whereas outer sect disciples like Zhou Tian could only live on the auxiliary peaks surrounding Zhengqing Mountain.
"Yo-ho, if it isn't our Tianyang Sect's number one genius, Yun Feiyang? Why have you suddenly come to the living quarters of us outer sect disciples today?" Just as they walked up to a cluster of buildings, a sarcastic voice drifted over.
Yun Chen's gaze landed on a youth wearing a cyan long gown.
The youth was around fifteen or sixteen years old, with an arrogant expression, and the fluctuations of qi on his body were quite obvious, clearly having stepped into the Qi Condensation Realm.
A cultivator in the Qi Condensation Realm was already qualified to become an inner sect disciple; of course, the premise was that the person's age could not exceed eighteen.
If someone only barely became a Qi Condensation cultivator after passing eighteen, let alone top-tier major sects like the Tianyang Sect, even some ordinary nine-star or eight-star sects might not want them.
Zhou Tian was likewise a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator, but his cultivation level was much lower compared to this youth.
Seeing this youth arrive, Zhou Tian's expression turned somewhat ugly as he said in a deep voice, "Zhang Haoran, what do you mean by this?"
This person was an outer sect disciple just like him, except that the other party had an older brother who was an inner sect disciple, which was why he frequently bullied outer sect disciples like them.
Hearing this, Zhang Haoran cast a disdainful look at Zhou Tian and said indifferently, "What is it, Zhou Tian? Could it be that you intend to go against me, Zhang Haoran, for the sake of this piece of trash? Don't say I didn't warn you—right now, he is simply a pure-bred piece of trash. As for the Yun family, their hands can't reach into the Tianyang Sect."
Hearing this, Zhou Tian's expression changed.
To be honest, he still held a deep sense of dread toward Zhang Haoran.
Yun Chen furrowed his brows slightly, feeling extremely displeased with this fellow Zhang Haoran.
However, displeasure aside, Yun Chen also knew that his current self was practically no different from an ant in front of Zhang Haoran.
"Yun Chen is my friend. Zhang Haoran, if you dare to make a move against Yun Chen, don't blame me for being unpolite to you!" Zhou Tian muttered after a moment of hesitation.
This actually made Yun Chen cast a surprised look at Zhou Tian.
One had to admit that this Zhou Tian was truly a loyal friend.
It was just a pity that no matter how loyal a friend one was, lacking strength rendered everything futile.
Zhang Haoran's expression completely darkened, a pair of eyes flashing with a bone-chilling cold light: "Zhou Tian, are you really going to go against me?"
Zhou Tian wanted to say something else, but then he saw Yun Chen wave his hand.
Just as Yun Chen wanted to speak, another voice came over, carrying an unquestionable overbearingness: "Zhou Tian, this is none of your business. Get lost as far away from here as you can!"
Chapter 3: Lin Yuchu's Maidservant
Zhou Tian's expression changed as he hurriedly looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a youth carrying a sword on his back walking over.
This youth was obviously a bit older than Zhang Haoran, yet he looked very much like him.
Needless to say, this person was the inner sect disciple of the Tianyang Sect, Zhang Zetao.
Zhang Zetao was a genuine Origin Opening Realm powerhouse, and moreover at the mid Origin Opening Realm. His strength was more than twice as formidable as Zhou Tian's.
If he still had a sliver of confidence when facing Zhang Haoran, then when facing Zhang Zetao, he had zero hope left.
In an instant, his expression turned exceptionally ugly.
He hadn't expected that merely wanting to help Yun Chen would actually draw out the Zhang brothers.
Yun Chen also inwardly sighed—without strength, there was no dignity.
If it were before his cultivation had been crippled, would Yun Chen have even deigned to look at this pair of brothers?
As for why the Zhang Haoran brothers targeted him, the reason was very simple: because Zhang Zetao happened to be one of Lin Yuchu's numerous suitors.
However, back when Yun Feiyang was still a prodigy, Zhang Zetao had fawned over him endlessly. Now that Yun Feiyang had become a good-for-nothing, these two brothers couldn't wait to kick him while he was down.
"Zhang Zetao, as an inner sect disciple, don't you feel it's going too far to bully someone without any cultivation now?" Zhou Tian gritted his teeth and said.
"Scram!"
This time, Zhang Zetao didn't bother talking nonsense. He directly slapped his palm toward Zhou Tian.
Powerful spiritual qi fluctuations surged forth. Zhang Zetao's palm turned a dark golden color in an instant, and as he struck out with a single slap, it produced a piercing whistle of splitting wind, slamming fiercely against Zhou Tian's chest.
Huang-tier martial skill, Great Strength Vajra Palm.
"Bang!"
Zhou Tian was merely a Qi Condensation Realm martial artist. Let alone the fact that the other party had used a martial skill, even without using one, Zhou Tian was no match. Consequently, he was sent flying by Zhang Zetao's slap, opening his mouth to spew out a large mouthful of fresh blood as he crashed heavily to the ground, unable to climb back up for a long time.
There were quite a few outer sect disciples lingering around, but seeing this scene, they didn't even dare to speak.
An inner sect disciple disciplining an outer sect disciple was entirely normal in their eyes.
Still, this Zhou Tian was really something else—you had no relation to that Yun Feiyang anyway, why bother offending the Zhang brothers for the sake of a piece of trash?
Seeing Zhou Tian get beaten, Yun Chen flew into a rage.
Before Zhang Zetao could speak, Zhang Haoran walked forward with a ferocious expression, looking at Yun Chen as he said, "Yun Feiyang, Yun grand genius—tsk tsk, I really never thought that the famed Yun grand genius would have a day like this, hahahahaha..."
As he spoke, Zhang Haoran couldn't help bursting into wild laughter.
Meanwhile, Zhang Zetao stood quietly on the spot after injuring Zhou Tian, his gaze directed at Yun Chen filled with a faint hint of mockery.
The current Yun Feiyang was no longer worth his time and effort, but humiliating the other party was still something he intended to do.
"Zhou Tian, are you alright?" Yun Chen ignored Zhang Haoran and instead ran forward to help Zhou Tian up. Zhou Tian waved his hand slightly, saying with a trace of guilt, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Yun. This time, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."
"Zhou Tian, you've already helped me a lot. If you don't mind, we shall become sworn brothers from now on." Touched in his heart, Yun Chen hurriedly spoke up.
This Zhou Tian very much suited his tastes.
In fact, he was already grateful enough that Zhou Tian had allowed him to stay here for the night, let alone that he had come into conflict with the Zhang brothers because of him.
Zhou Tian nodded slightly, though he didn't take Yun Chen's words too much to heart.
Seeing her young master run over to Zhou Tian's side, Xiaoqing also hurried over, her face filled with vigilance as she stared at the Zhang brothers.
"Young master, what, what should we do now?"