Above the azure skies of the Tianyuan Sage Palace, painful wails that were excruciating to hear were sounding unceasingly.
"Big brother, I have motion sickness!" Ye Xiu cried with tears streaming down his face. The howling winds roared in his ears; it felt as if his entire body was tied to the fuselage of the airplane.
Mo Lao stared at Ye Xiu with a rather complicated expression. He couldn't sense even a shred of stellar power from Ye Xiu's body, which was merely that of an ordinary mortal. How could such a useless piece of trash unlock the Nine Stars Celestial Formation?
"Big brother, are we there yet?"
"Big brother, can you carry me and fly there?"
"You sure talk a lot. We're here!" Mo Lao's coarse voice rang out as their flying speed abruptly decreased.
Ye Xiu let out a hot breath. Looking down from the high altitude, he saw nine towering mountain peaks piercing the clouds in the distance. The nine peaks surrounded and enclosed the area in a circle, and in the very center, there was an even taller mountain peak, giving the impression that the nine were paying respects to one.
Mo Lao lightly landed with Ye Xiu on the highest mountain peak. In front of them was a majestic palace with golden bricks and glazed tiles, quite dazzling to behold.
"Big brother, where is this place?" Ye Xiu asked in bewilderment.
"The Nine Immortals Palace of Tianyuan!"
Ye Xiu was shocked. Didn't this mean he would soon be able to witness the exceptional immortal grace and beauty of the legendary Nine Immortals of Tianyuan?
"So the next step is to pay my respects to the Nine Immortals and become their disciple?" Ye Xiu started to theatrically kowtow outside the main hall.
"Become what disciple. Come with me!"
With that, Mo Lao headed inside the hall.
"Try comprehending the meaning behind the arts engraved on these stone tablets first."
Ye Xiu followed behind and entered the hall. The first thing he noticed were the nine towering stone tablets arranged inside.
Ye Xiu walked over to the tablet furthest right. Engraved on it were seven swords. As soon as his gaze swept past the swords, a golden ray flashed in his eyes. In the next instant, the scene before him completely changed.
In the pitch black void, seven massive swords stood erect before him.
He watched as the seven swords maneuvered through the desolate space. Before he could react, his pupils suddenly enlarged as the seven swords incessantly magnified in his eyes, then directly stabbed into the center of his brows.
"Why are you dawdling, hurry up already..."
Mo Lao impatiently spoke, but as he turned around, his entire body stiffened as if petrified, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on the youth standing before the tablet.
How is this possible? Mo Lao nearly popped his eyeballs out in shock!
He saw seven golden swords suspended above Ye Xiu's head. Innumerable sharp and fierce sword auras were howling and raging wildly within the hall!
"Don't disturb him!" An icy voice snapped.
Then an incredulous, quivering voice sounded, "Without any foundation in sword arts, he comprehended the perfect Seven Absolute Sword aura just by a look? This...this is inconceivable!"
Behind the beaded curtain in the inner hall, a soft and tender voice spoke from the eighth curtain, "Eldest sister, I thought his talent would lie in cultivating your Myriad Star Celestial Method, but unexpectedly, he was able to see through little sister's Seven Absolute Swords with a single look!"
"Even when I comprehended the Seven Absolute Sword aura, it took me a month. His speed is simply astounding. I've never seen someone so monstrous!" The sharp voice rang out again from the ninth curtain.
"Yet someone so monstrously gifted has neither stellar power nor a strong physique. How can this be?" An ethereal, melodious voice drifted out from behind the first curtain.
"Stellar power is the foundation of cultivating in the Starry Sky Continent."
"Stop talking. Look, he's gone to little sister's tablet!"
As the voice fell, powerful strands of divine sense immediately probed over.
Ye Xiu was also puzzled. Whether it was the Nine Star Celestial Formation or the Seven Absolute Swords, with just a look, numerous insights would suddenly arise in his mind. Moreover, it was as if he had created them himself, giving him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Could it be that my golden finger is my eyes? That I can see through any profound mystery with a single look? Ye Xiu couldn't help but think.
In just a few steps, he arrived before the second tablet.
Carved atop this tablet was a guqin.
"Big brother, can you get me a qin?" Ye Xiu called out to Mo Lao, who was standing not far away. Initially fierce, he now stood there completely dumbfounded.
"Give it to him." The tender voice rang in Mo Lao's ears.
Mo Lao pointed, and a ray of light landed before Ye Xiu as a guqin emerged in front of his eyes.
Ye Xiu sat down cross-legged and placed his fingers atop the strings.
At this time, a brilliant glow flashed in his eyes once more.
Twang—
His fingers plucked the strings, and though the music was unbearable to the ear, when the notes sounded, it made one feel as if their very soul would be shaken apart!
"Qin aura!" The tender voice also quivered abruptly.
"Comprehending qin aura is extremely difficult. Unless one has practiced the qin for many years, it is impossible to emit qin aura. Qin aura emphasizes proficiency and at the very least, an understanding of the qin. However, looking at Ye Xiu's hand movements, it is obvious he has never even touched a qin before. Yet the instant he started playing, he was able to summon qin aura!
Although weak, it is still shocking and unimaginable!"
Mo Lao froze again, no longer able to speak from the repeated astonishments.
Earlier, he had thought Ye Xiu was unremarkable. Although he had unsealed the Nine Star Celestial Formation, his mortal physique remained with not a wisp of stellar power. Thus, even if he accomplished something in the future, it would be limited. But now, Ye Xiu had comprehended the peerless Seven Absolute Sword aura with a single look, and with a single strum, summoned the elusive qin aura. Either achievement on its own would be enough to proclaim him a once-in-a-generation genius!
Ye Xiu walked to the third tablet. Before he even stopped, brush and paper had landed before him.
In the inner hall, the Nine Immortals held their breaths, also wanting to see how many arts Ye Xiu could comprehend from the nine tablets.
The golden light in Ye Xiu's eyes coruscated once more. A vast scene unfolded before him, vividly depicting mountains, rivers, beasts of the sea. The brush in Ye Xiu's hand dotted down on the paper, sketching just a single stroke. That single raised line denoted a mountain.
Buzz—
A momentum as vast and thick as a mountain suddenly pressed down within the great hall.
With that one oscillating stroke, he had summoned the grand spirit of the mountains!
Behind the seventh beaded curtain, the gentle voice rippled like a tidal wave. "One stroke capturing the soul of the mountains!"
Mo Lao could barely stand steadily, staggering back a step. His gaze remained fixed on Ye Xiu, unable to look away for even a moment.
By now, Ye Xiu put down the brush and paper and walked towards the fourth tablet.
With a point of his finger, Mo Lao made paper appear in Ye Xiu's hands again. He took a close look and nearly vomited blood at what he saw.
What?
It was just a single line!
Yet it vividly depicted the majestic spirit of the mountains!
Painting valued form, yet that single brush stroke contained no shape at all. Still, it was able to elicit such a grand aura!
This child can no longer be described as just a monster.
A prodigy defying the heavens! His comprehension ability is simply unparalleled under the heavens!