During the Heaven's Grace Banquet, organized by the Heavenly League under the leadership of Yuan Shuchun, Jun Xie had barged in after being informed by Sect Leader Su about someone's breakthrough in the Attainment Realm of Sword Intent.
After being informed by the Sect Leader that the said disciple was going to take part in the Heaven's Grace Banquet, and there was a chance that he might join Yuan Shuchun's League.
To prevent this, Jun Xie sabotaged the whole banquet using his illusion technique.
The main aim was to find the possible suspect who had broken through to the Second Realm of Sword Intent.
And that was how he met Ye Tian Yun in Fang Chen's disguise.
The latter had easily seen through his illusions, and just when Jun Xie had decided to expose him, Ye Tian Yun told him about the Liu Clan.
Liu Clan was the biggest question mark in Jun Xie's life, and finding the truth behind his past was his main motivation.
Ye Tian Yun even called him by his supposed real name, but that could have been a fake.
Fast forward a few more encounters, and they were once again standing on a practice platform.
Albeit, this time as friends rather than strangers.
However, this didn't mean Jun Xie was planning to go easy on his opponent.
In the whole generation, the person in front of him was the only one who had seen through his Illusion Technique.
Even Jiang Yun, the former number one disciple of the Gracious Sword Sect, had to struggle when Jun Xie used his illusions.
"Let's spar." Jun Xie asked Ye Tian Yun, "I want to see how much I have improved compared to the banquet."
"Alright."
Ye Tian Yun agreed to Jun Xie's request.
He also wanted to see the latter's progress in illusions.
Zheng Xiang, Bai Qing'er, and Wu Qingwu jumped and stood at the edge of the practice area.
"Let's start."
Jun Xie took a deep breath, and in the next instant, a sword appeared in his hand, and he launched his attack.
Within a moment, he had appeared behind Ye Tian Yun and slashed his sword.
But before Jun Xie could make his move, he suddenly felt his body getting pulled back.
BAM!
His was slammed on the ground.
Suddenly, things blurred, and both Ye Tian Yun and Jun Xie disappeared from the ground.
"What?"
The three at the edge of the practice area were taken aback by this.
Bam!
Just then, an explosion occurred, and dust flew.
Wu Qingwu frowned, and waving her one hand, she displaced the dust from the scene, giving everyone a clear view.
"This…."
The three of them were quite surprised to see the end result.
At the center of the practice ground were Jun Xie and Ye Tian Yun.
However, there was a huge difference between their states.
While Ye Tian Yun was standing practically unscathed and clean, Jun Xie's state was quite the opposite.
In fact, the latter was even bleeding from the corner of his lips.
Clearing, he had taken quite a good beating.
"What happened?" Wu Qingwu instantly appeared beside Jun Xie. The other two followed close by.
Putting a pill in Jun Xie's mouth, Wu Qingwu frowned at Ye Tian Yun, "This wasn't a life and death battle."
"I know," Ye Tian Yun smiled, "That's why he's still alive."
Zheng Xiang frowned, "Brother Fang, what's your cultivation realm?"
Ye Tian Yun smiled and glanced at the top of their heads.
[Jun Xie. 3 Star Favourability. Trust you, but there's still a long way to go.](Fang Chen)
[Jun Xie. 4 Star Favourability. Trusts you and has a high opinion of you.](Yang Kai)
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[Zheng Xiang. 5 Star Favourability. Considers you his brother.](Fang Chen)
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[Bai Qing'er. 2 Star Favourability. Friend of Zheng Xiang is also her friend.](Fang Chen)
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[Wu Qingwu. -1 Star Favourability. How dare you hurt Jun Xie?](Fang Chen)
[Wu Qingwu. 3 Star Favourability. She wishes to be your friend.](Yang Kai)
'Now is not the time to reveal…'
Then glancing at Zheng Xiang, he replied, "I have reached the Qi Stabilization Realm."
"What!?" Zheng Xiang raised his eyebrows, "Really!?"
Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "yeah, I got lucky."
"Wow," Zheng Xiang let out a sigh, "You're breaking through the level as if there's no tomorrow."
Jun Xie asked, "Weren't you in the first or second level of Qi Refining when you came to the Gracious Sword Sect? How long has that been? One year?"
Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "It's no big deal."
Zheng Xiang rolled his eyes, "Anyway, I am going to practice my Sword Intent."
"You also have Sword Intent?" Jun Xie asked in surprise.
Zheng Xiang shrugged, "Yeah, but I am the least talented here. After Brother Fang, it's my Qing'er who has a good Sword Talent."
Ignoring the pinch on his waist from Bai Qing'er, Zheng Xiang continued, "Are you planning to do more sparring?"
"Nah," Jun Xie immediately denied, "I still have a long way to go."
Ye Tian Yun smiled, and then removing a spatial ring from his finger, he handed it over to Jun Xie.
"What's this for?" Jun Xie inspected the ring as everyone looked at Ye Tian Yun in confusion.
"It's a gift." Ye Tian Yun smiled.
"Wow," Jun Xie exclaimed, "So many resources!"
Narrowing eyes at Ye Tian Yun, he asked, "Why are you giving these to me?"
Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "I called you here. Did you think I would be wasting your time from cultivation?"
Jun Xie shrugged, "Well, I can't disagree on that."
Ye Tian Yun smiled, "Then here's the proof. This spatial ring contains enough resources to make you the most powerful alchemist in the whole Lower Heavens."
"What!?"
All four of them were shocked upon hearing Ye Tian Yun's words.
"Strongest Alchemist in the Lower Heavens…" Jun Xie shook his head, "I will need at least three times to Gracious Sword Sect's cultivation resources to reach that level."
Ye Tian Yun smiled, "Don't you have these many resources? Anyway, the spatial is a bit special. You will find it when you explore it carefully."
Jun Xie exhaled, "Why would you gift me something so precious?"
Ye Tian Yun gave him a disdaining look, "I would never. The resources in this ring can make me the richest cultivator in the Lower Heavens."
Sii-!
The four took a deep breath upon hearing Ye Tian Yun's words.
Richest in the Lower Heavens!
What kind of position was that?
It was hard to even imagine.
And here the guy in front of them was saying that the spatial ring held enough resources to make this true?
"Brother Fang," Zheng Xiang nearly sighed, "You're too generous."
"Nah, as I said, I am not as good as you consider me to be." Ye Tian Yun shrugged.
"But didn't you say it's a gift from you?" Jun Xie frowned.
Ye Tian Yun shook his head, "I did say it's a gift. But I never said it's from me."
"Then from whom?"
Ye Tian Yun smiled at this question and leaning a bit closer to Jun Xie; he revealed, "It's from your Father."
"My father!?" Jun Xie's mind went numb.