"What do you all think?"
Two months after Li Xuan entered the Tianyuan Pool for cultivation, the six peak lords gathered once more. All six of them were now appearing above the Tianyuan Pool.
The Peak Lord of Shenshan, after pondering for a moment, spoke, "I believe he is capable of taking on the role."
"His strength is still at the peak of the Martial God realm, but the toughness of his physical body has already broken through the Divine Might realm. Among the core disciples, this is already an outstanding existence. However, since the disciple selection is a competition of overall strength, if he cannot elevate his power to the Prime Origin realm in the remaining time, it might be difficult," Peak Lord Cang Yi stated.
"The Sect Master is in seclusion below. Perhaps this young fellow will receive guidance from the Sect Master," Peak Lord Mo Xian offered.
"The Sect Master is at a depth of ten thousand meters. This young fellow's current depth is already somewhat dangerous. To reach ten thousand meters, it will likely take quite some time," Peak Lord Xia Ye said with some hesitation.
Peak Lord Bi Jiang, upon hearing this, smiled faintly and said, "I actually think this young fellow might surprise us."
The others fell silent. Indeed, Li Xuan had given them quite a few surprises in the past two years. Whether it was in comprehension or in cultivating his physical body, Li Xuan had maintained his own path, not swayed by their opinions.
It could be said that Li Xuan had truly mastered the art of absorbing the strengths of others for his own use.
"Let's wait for now. After all, there are still over two years until the disciple competition," Peak Lord Bu Yan finally declared. The other peak lords, including Shenshan, nodded in agreement. Li Xuan was already very outstanding.
In the blink of an eye, Li Xuan had cultivated for three months at a depth of nine thousand six hundred meters. The six peak lords, after observing him a few times, ceased their visits. This was because they could see that the Tianyuan Pool no longer posed any threat to Li Xuan.
Moreover, at a depth of ten thousand meters, the Sect Master Ye Zhengwei was present. With such a promising talent as Li Xuan, how could Ye Zhengwei, the master of the sect, allow him to be harmed in any way?
After another three months passed, Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes. In the next instant, with a movement, Li Xuan directly descended further.
This time, Li Xuan directly plunged to nine thousand eight hundred meters. At this moment, Ye Zhengwei's figure also fell into Li Xuan's sight.
"This person is likely a powerful figure of the Body Sect," Li Xuan thought with surprise, glancing at Ye Zhengwei. However, he quickly regained his composure. After all, the water pressure here was several times stronger than before.
"Nine thousand eight hundred meters?" Above the Tianyuan Pool, the figures of the six peak lords reappeared.
Upon discovering that Li Xuan had reached a depth of nine thousand eight hundred meters, a trace of shock appeared in their eyes. While they could easily reach this depth, no core disciple had ever done so before.
"At this speed, it will take him at most a year to reach a depth of ten thousand meters," Peak Lord Mo Xian said with a wry smile. That depth was already the limit for the six of them.
"If he can reach that point, we won't have to worry about his physical body. At least in the disciple competition, he won't be harmed. But to win, it might still not be enough," Peak Lord Bi Jiang mused.
Peak Lord Shenshan nodded slightly. "In terms of strength, it is indeed a hard flaw. However, we have all given him a celestial sword. We are afraid we cannot offer him much more guidance, as there are no sword cultivators in our Body Sect."
"Although our Body Sect has no sword cultivators, I seem to recall that there is a sword technique scripture in the Heavenly Pavilion of our sect's scripture repository. Do you think this child might gain some insight from it?" Peak Lord Mo Xian pondered.
"Junior Sister Mo Xian, that sword technique is incomplete," Peak Lord Shenshan immediately shook his head.
Peak Lord Mo Xian smiled and said, "We are not sword cultivators, so we naturally cannot see much from it. But he is a sword cultivator, and moreover, a sword cultivator at the Sword Master realm. He only needs to glean some understanding from it. We are not asking him to study that scripture in depth."
"I agree," Peak Lord Xia Ye nodded.
"I think it's worth a try. That sword technique holds little value for us, but for a sword cultivator, it is an invaluable treasure. Perhaps that sword technique was left for this child," Peak Lord Cang Yi also nodded.
Peak Lord Shenshan remained silent for a moment before finally nodding. "That sword technique was accidentally obtained by our Body Sect's founding ancestor. He did indeed say that a descendant of our Body Sect would be able to carry it forward and bring it to fruition. I hope the person our ancestor spoke of is this child."
Peak Lord Mo Xian and the others smiled, but their expressions soon froze. This was because Li Xuan was actually descending again.
"This little fellow truly makes it difficult for us to keep up," Peak Lord Bu Yan and the other five exchanged glances, then all spoke with wry smiles. At this moment, Li Xuan had completely retracted his profound light, and his depth had reached ten thousand meters.
"Disciple Li Xuan greets the Sect Master," Li Xuan respectfully bowed before Ye Zhengwei.
Ye Zhengwei looked at Li Xuan with surprise and smiled, "You little fellow, how did you determine I was the Sect Master?"
Li Xuan smiled and replied, "The Sect Master did not deny it, so it seems my guess was correct."
Upon hearing Li Xuan's words, Ye Zhengwei was taken aback and then burst into laughter. "You little fellow, you have indeed exceeded my expectations. I originally thought it would take you at least two years to reach this place, yet you have done so in just one year."
Ye Zhengwei paused and continued, "Are you planning to continue further?"
Li Xuan glanced at the dark and profound bottom of the pool below and shook his head. "This is likely the limit for this disciple. Although I can still improve here, the speed would be too slow. Therefore, this disciple chooses to stop."
Ye Zhengwei nodded. "Knowing when to stop is sometimes a good thing. With your current physical body's toughness, it is no longer suitable for you down here. If you were to choose to continue, I would actually think you were being a bit overconfident."
"Sect Master, are you also tempering your body here?" Li Xuan scratched his head and asked.
Ye Zhengwei nodded. "It is quieter here. Cultivation is also much faster. Sometimes, being alone is a form of enjoyment."
Li Xuan thought for a moment and then nodded. "Although I don't fully understand what you mean, Sect Master, I feel like what you said makes a lot of sense."
Ye Zhengwei: "..."
"Alright, since you are not planning to go further, let's head up. In the Heavenly Pavilion of the sect, there is an incomplete sword technique that might be of some help to your current sword cultivator realm. Although it is incomplete, its value is not low," Ye Zhengwei stated.
Li Xuan was stunned. A sword technique that even a powerful figure like Ye Zhengwei considered quite good must truly be a treasure.
"Good." Li Xuan felt a little excited. His sword cultivator realm had indeed not improved in a long time. After bowing respectfully to Ye Zhengwei, Li Xuan activated his thoughts and rapidly ascended.
Watching Li Xuan's departing figure, Ye Zhengwei smiled faintly and then resumed his seated meditation.
"Peak Divine Might realm physique, yet Martial God realm strength. Old Ancestor, is he the fated youth you spoke of?"