This was the first time Ji Chen truly felt the formidable foundation of the Celestial Emperor's Mansion.

So many martial techniques and cultivation techniques, numbering in the tens of thousands, all of them beyond the Earth Tier, with nearly half being at the Celestial Tier.

And besides these, there were many powerful holy techniques as well.

These so-called holy techniques are the divine abilities of the Ancient Saints, a mighty means.

If one were to make a comparison, these holy techniques could rival some of the powerful Celestial Tier Martial Techniques, or even far surpass them in power.

Ji Chen wandered for half a day, yet did not select any martial technique suitable for himself.

Because there were simply too many martial techniques here, making it difficult for him to make a decision.

"Floating Cloud Sword, Void Fist..."

Eventually, after searching for about half an hour in the Cultivation Technique Hall, Ji Chen finally selected two martial techniques.

The Floating Cloud Sword was Celestial Tier, while the Void Fist was a holy technique.

He planned to first take these two martial techniques back to Qixian Residence to comprehend, and leave the rest for his next visit.

Soon, after having the chosen two martial techniques registered by an elder, Ji Chen took them and walked out of the Cultivation Technique Hall.

He did not head back to Spirit Peak immediately but intended to see Celestial Emperor City at night.

Walking on the bustling street gave Ji Chen an illusion, as if this was not a sect power, but an ancient city of cultivators.

"This junior brother looks unfamiliar, are you the disciple who just joined yesterday?"

While Ji Chen was progressing along, suddenly, two young men walked up to him from his left side.

"Who are you?"

Ji Chen was startled, slightly furrowing his brow, as he could feel that these two were likely not coming with good intentions.

"May I ask which peak you have joined?" The two did not answer Ji Chen's question and continued to inquire.

"Spirit Peak, may I know what advice you two senior brothers have?" Ji Chen spoke.

"Spirit Peak?"

Both of them were taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh, "In this era, there are still people who go to Spirit Peak for cultivation?"

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first." Ji Chen didn't want to get entangled with them excessively.

Having just arrived at the Celestial Emperor's Mansion, he didn't wish to cause any troubles, avoiding some problems if he could.

"Please wait, junior brother."

However, the two blocked Ji Chen's path with a step, "You're new to the Celestial Emperor's Mansion, afraid you don't know the fierce competition here. Without someone to look after you, it might be hard to settle down and cultivate."

Hearing this, Ji Chen finally understood.

These two probably wanted to get some benefits from him.

"Being new to the Celestial Emperor's Mansion, you probably haven't used your Spirit Crystal Stones, right? If you give them to us, whenever you encounter troubles in the mansion, feel free to find us for resolutions."

"Of course, if you're unwilling with the Spirit Crystal Stones, it's also fine if you have other rare materials and treasures on you."

As expected, the two spoke, and more encroachingly blocked Ji Chen from both sides, not allowing him to leave.

"Is it Fang Yuan and Li Nan from Dao Peak bullying newcomers again?"

"This is already the sixth one, isn't it?"

Around, many passing disciples noticed the situation here and gathered to watch.

They were old hands who had been in the mansion for some years, seeming to have become accustomed to this.

Nearly every time newcomers entered the mansion, they would be suppressed by some old students, among whom Fang Yuan and Li Nan were the most notorious.

Their cultivation themselves wasn't particularly strong, merely at the Fifth Layer of the Void Realm, weaker than many of the old disciples, even much less powerful than Zhuge Cheng, who just joined yesterday.

However, everyone knew that Fang Yuan and Li Nan had backing from someone, and because of this, many newcomers, when encountering them, dared not resist and had to hand over their Spirit Crystal Stones obediently.

And for such matters, the Celestial Emperor's Mansion never interfered.

For in the eyes of those at the top, this too was a form of competition and struggle; as long as no life was lost, any struggles within the Celestial Emperor's Mansion were permitted and within the rules.

"I think I don't need protection, but I appreciate the kindness of the two senior brothers, farewell."

Ji Chen spoke, and with that, he was about to step away.

"Not knowing what's good for you."

Among the two, Fang Yuan snorted coldly upon hearing, "Without handing over the Spirit Crystal Stones, do you think you can leave today?"

Having known that Ji Chen was a disciple of Spirit Peak, the two became even more unscrupulous.

If Ji Chen were a disciple of Celestial Peak or another strong main peak, perhaps they would be more restrained, but Spirit Peak, being the weakest of the Nine Veins, surely had no one to back Ji Chen up.

"Could it be that the two senior brothers intend to make trouble?" Ji Chen halted, his gaze meeting theirs.

Though he didn't want to provoke trouble, if the other party continued to press him, he could only be forced to resist.

"Heh, with only the Ninth Layer of the Celestial Essence Realm as your cultivation, your tone is quite big. It's been many years since I've encountered such an ungrateful newcomer." Li Nan scoffed, his eyes filled with disdain as he glanced over Ji Chen.

As he spoke, he stepped towards Ji Chen, reaching out with a large hand from the air, about to suppress Ji Chen directly.

"Bang!"

However, to Li Nan's surprise, Ji Chen coldly snorted, then invoked the Great Dao Sword Intent, pointing out a finger force from nowhere.

An astonishing sword momentum instantly enveloped the entire scene, as a terrifying sword light slashed out, its power so intense that Li Nan's face changed immediately.

He hurriedly retreated, condensing spiritual power around his body.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

A loud sound erupted as the sword light slashed down, striking Li Nan, directly shattering the protective spiritual power around him, and simultaneously, a powerful force sent him flying.

"Great Dao Sword Intent!"

Li Nan retreated a full eighteen steps before finally stabilizing, with a look of shock appearing on his face.

Around, many disciples from Sword Peak exclaimed in surprise, "It's the Great Dao Sword Intent? Really? Even on Sword Peak, there are currently only two people who have comprehended the Great Dao Sword Intent. Who is he?"

"Seems like he's a disciple from Spirit Peak; having comprehended the Great Dao Sword Intent, he didn't join Sword Peak?"

None could restrain their astonishment; the Great Dao Sword Intent was truly too rare, elusive, amidst countless geniuses in the Celestial Emperor's Mansion, atop Sword Peak, every disciple collected was a Sword Dao prodigy from the Nine Great Star Domains.

Yet, among so many Sword Dao geniuses, only two had comprehended the Great Dao Sword Intent.

One can imagine how uncommon such a thing is.

And now, a disciple from Spirit Peak had also comprehended the Great Dao Sword Intent, something no one had anticipated.

"Buzz!"

And just as they were marveling, Ji Chen coldly snorted again, while he urged the Great Dao Sword Intent to the extreme, transforming into a terrifying sword light that bore down upon Li Nan and Fang Yuan in a blink.

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