Chapter 5: Divine Weapons and Sharp Blades — The Supreme Golden Dragon Sword

"Hmm!"

Seeing the excitement on the young girl's face after her cultivation breakthrough, Ye Yun merely smiled slightly. He had just sensed Luo Li's bloodline. The purity of her Ancestral Dragon bloodline had already reached one percent. Calculating based on this progress, a few hundred drops of Ancestral Dragon essence blood would be enough to push her bloodline concentration above ninety percent.

The lower the cultivation level, the more effective the Ancestral Dragon essence blood, and the lower the cost. However, not everyone can withstand it. Only those possessing the Divine Dragon bloodline can use various types of Divine Dragon essence blood to increase their bloodline concentration. Regardless of the method used, one can never reach one hundred percent of the Divine Dragon's bloodline. Even the Ancestral Dragon's essence blood can only reach ninety-nine percent at most.

Although it is only a one-percent difference, that gap is like an unfathomable chasm, making it impossible for humans to ever reach the true Divine Dragon. Ye Yun's current concentration of Ancestral Dragon essence blood had just reached ninety percent. This was because his cultivation realm was high, allowing for a faster rate of improvement. A little one like Luo Li, however, could only advance step by step. The further one progresses, the greater the consumption required for improvement, especially after passing the ninety-percent threshold. Still, for a human to possess ninety percent of the Dragon race's bloodline concentration is already quite sufficient.

"Luo Li, our Divine Dragon Sect possesses three great arts: one is palm techniques, two is sword techniques, and three is movement techniques." Ye Yun looked at Luo Li with a serious expression, smiled gently, and asked, "How are your studies coming along?"

Luo Li stood up, her small face turning red, her head bowed. "Reporting to the Ancestor, I am most proficient in the Divine Dragon Hundred Variations movement technique; my sword technique is second, and my palm technique is the worst—I have basically never learned it," she said bashfully.

Ye Yun laughed out loud. It was no wonder Luo Li's movement technique was the best. Always on the run, how could she survive without some solid skills? Ye Yun surmised that it wasn't just Luo Li; perhaps starting from the 251st generation, the disciples of the Divine Dragon Sect had treated fleeing as their top priority. Thus, every one of them had become extremely adept at the Divine Dragon Hundred Variations.

"From now on, you will no longer need to flee." Ye Yun smiled calmly, though his expression grew colder without him realizing it.

*Swish!*

He brushed his wrist lightly. A piercing, heaven-shaking cold light suddenly appeared in his hand. It was an indescribable divine sword, crystal clear like pure ice. Within the nearly transparent blade, a seven-inch-long, lifelike golden divine dragon was sealed. The sword radiated a brilliant glow and a powerful aura; as soon as it appeared in the void, the surrounding space twisted slightly.

Luo Li's expression changed instantly. This sword... it was simply too strong! Absurdly strong! She couldn't even judge the rank of the blade!

"Ancestor, what level is this sword?" Under the oppressive aura of the divine sword, Luo Li found it difficult to breathe and asked with great effort.

Ye Yun flicked his hand lightly. The momentum of the peerless divine sword instantly retracted, and Luo Li let out a sigh of relief.

"This is the Supreme Golden Dragon Sword. Consider it divine-level, I suppose..." Ye Yun smiled faintly and plucked the blade, producing a dragon's roar. At the touch, the sealed golden dragon within the blade seemed to come alive, even turning over inside.

Luo Li stared, dumbstruck. She had never expected the Ancestor to produce a divine-level weapon the moment he took action. She was utterly shocked. How could the Ancestor possess a divine-level weapon? In the Cangnan Continent, the treasures of the great Eternal-level powers were only at the Imperial-level. As the sect leader of the Divine Dragon Sect, she knew the sect had once possessed a divine sword that reached the Imperial level, but that precious treasure had been destroyed in the hands of the 250th generation sect leader.

"Luo Li, this sword is for you. You are the sect leader of the Divine Dragon Sect; you can be lacking in anything else, but the sword in your hand must never be inferior!" Ye Yun smiled slightly, his expression proud. The Divine Dragon Sect's greatest strength was its swordsmanship, and as the sect leader, one naturally could not lack a formidable divine sword.

"Oh..." Luo Li was still in shock, dazed as she accepted the Supreme Golden Dragon Sword. She gazed at the golden dragon sealed within the crystal-clear blade, her face full of disbelief. Could this dragon still be alive?

"What is sealed inside is a dragon soul; it is still alive..." Ye Yun said with a smile.

Luo Li nodded silently. She stroked the blade, unable to put it down, her heart filled with wild joy. Her eyes sparkled, and she felt as if she might even drool onto the blade. She had never dreamed that she, previously the weakest sect leader in the entire Cangnan Continent, would one day possess a divine-level weapon that did not exist anywhere else in the world.

After a short while, Luo Li regained her composure and said with a tearful voice, "Ancestor, this sword is wonderful, but I cannot take it out in public!" Such a divine-level treasure would surely stir up a storm of blood and slaughter across the Cangnan Continent the moment it was revealed.

Ye Yun smiled, "Do not worry. I will add several layers of seals to it, starting it at the Heaven-level quality. As your cultivation improves, you can unlock the seals layer by layer." Saying this, Ye Yun tapped gently in the void. The aura of the divine-level Supreme Golden Dragon Sword continuously dropped until it reached the low-tier Heaven-level.

Luo Li breathed a sigh of relief.

"Right, there is also a scabbard!" Ye Yun suddenly remembered, smiled, and produced a golden scabbard, handing it to Luo Li.

"So powerful!" "Is this still just a scabbard?" After receiving it, Luo Li felt such a powerful pressure that she swayed, nearly unable to stand. She cried out, "Ancestor, this scabbard's rank isn't low either, right? Please, seal this one too!"

"This scabbard is of the Emperor-level; you could even use it as a club to bash people!" Ye Yun laughed heartily. He tapped the scabbard several times, and its aura vanished entirely, becoming an ordinary-looking scabbard—only Spirit-level.

Seeing this, Luo Li finally felt a sense of relief. She sheathed the Supreme Golden Dragon Sword and held it in her arms, acting with extreme caution as if she were afraid the divine sword might fall.

"Someone is coming from outside!" Ye Yun frowned slightly, his gentle, jade-like face revealing a look of displeasure.

"Ancestor, it must be those people who were hunting me..." Luo Li explained timidly.

"Let's go!" Ye Yun swept his hand, wrapping a light around Luo Li, and they instantly appeared above the ruins of the sect.

Standing amidst the ruins of the Divine Dragon Sect, looking at the broken walls covered in thick moss, Ye Yun recalled his childhood, growing up in this place, inheriting the position of sect leader at eighteen... All the past events flooded his heart, and he could not help but sigh. One hundred thousand years—the world had changed, the seas had turned into mulberry fields. In the blink of an eye, the once prosperous and magnificent Divine Dragon Sect had declined and vanished into the long river of history in the Cangnan Continent.

"Luo Li!" Ye Yun squinted his eyes and murmured.

"Disciple is here!" Luo Li stood beside the Ancestor, clutching the divine sword, looking heroic and solemn.

"From this day forward, you only need to kill!" Ye Yun said plainly. His voice contained an infinite killing intent.

*Boom!*

As his words fell, heaven and earth responded, and a sudden thunderclap shook the void!