Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 5 Huang Shenyi

The vast Eastern Region is divided into the Eastern Evil Land and the Eastern Holy Land by the Fallen God Mountain Range, and they have been in opposition to each other for many years.

After Empress Chi Yao unified the Kunlun Realm, the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion, representing the imperial court, joined forces with the Martial Market Academy and the Liangyi Sect to become sworn enemies with the heretics.

The Black Market First-Class Hall was jointly established by the various sages of the Black Market to deal with the younger generation of martial artists from forces such as the Martial Market Academy, the Two Elements Sect, and the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion.

With the support of the saints, the cultivation environment within Yipintang is naturally unparalleled in the entire black market.

The Eastern Sacred Academy of the Martial Arts Academy is known as the premier academy in the Eastern Region and is a sacred place for martial arts.

But if we include Yipintang, it's hard to say who will get the title of Holy Land.

Outside the Po Jun Hall, Emperor Yi, dressed in black robes, looked up at the majestic palace before him.

The Martial Arts Academy is divided into various departments within the Holy Academy, covering many schools of swordsmanship, fist fighting, and palm fighting.

Inside the Yipin Hall is the Seven Stars Hall, named after the seven stars: Tanlang, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lianzhen, Wuqu, and Pojun.

Each of the seven halls has senior black market practitioners who explain martial arts. Regardless of cultivation level or social status, everyone can enter to learn. This emphasizes education for all, which is better than the Eastern Region Holy Academy where the influence of powerful clans prevails.

The Po Jun (破军) is the one who charges into battle, wielding weapons and engaging in fierce and ruthless warfare.

The same applies to the Po Jun Hall, which teaches sacred paths of fierce and destructive combat, such as swordsmanship, archery, claw techniques, and spear techniques.

After Di Yue left, Di Yi went into seclusion for half a month and made great progress in his cultivation. He is now at the late stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm.

However, the way of martial arts is not something that can be learned in seclusion; no strong person can be cultivated simply through hard work.

At this moment, outside the gate of the Po Jun Hall, a crowd of people surged, mostly young figures with varying levels of cultivation. The weakest had just stepped into the martial path, while the strongest were already martial arts legends at the Heavenly Extreme Realm. Di Yi even saw several figures in golden-patterned black robes, which were the symbols of the Fish-Dragon Realm.

Ziyuan, who was standing beside him, asked curiously, "In the past, there were not many Fish-Dragon Realm experts in the Broken Army Hall. Why are there so many today?"

Emperor Yi had come to Po Jun Hall to cultivate several times during this period, but this was the first time he had seen such a grand scene. He couldn't help but feel curious and said with a smile, "Instead of guessing here, why don't we go in and take a look?"

Upon entering the hall, the two realized that most of the crowd was heading towards the Sword Viewing Platform. Just then, a bright red figure squeezed out from the crowd and took the initiative to greet Di Yi.

"Di Yi, it's been a long time."

Ye Honglei wore a red floral silk dress, her delicate face showing an innocent smile, her bright eyes and phoenix eyebrows naturally exuding a touch of charm.

"Are you also going to listen to Sage Yulong's sermon?"

"Saint Yulong?" Emperor Yi looked puzzled, somewhat unfamiliar with the name. There were many saints and semi-saints in the black market, how could a six-year-old child remember everyone's name and origin?

"You don't even know about Saint Yulong?" Ye Honglei was slightly surprised, and chuckled, "Saint Yulong is a sword saint, a disciple of the Nine Nether Sword Saint of Nine Nether City. Her sword realm is unfathomable, and it is said that she is not far from becoming a sword saint."

"When she came to the Po Jun Hall to preach, all the sword cultivators in the Yi Pin Hall were in an uproar."

"So it's a saint from Nine Nether City." Di Yi realized.

Nine Nether City is a powerful force in the black market with a long history, and it is not located in the universe.

The current city lord, Nine Nether Sword Saint, is one of the three great sword saints of the Eastern Region. His swordsmanship is profound and his strength is unfathomable. He holds an extremely high position in the black market and can be considered equal to the head of the First-Class Hall in the black market.

Yu Long, the Sage, was a disciple of the Nine Nether Sword Sage. Her mastery of swordsmanship was second only to the three great sword sages in the Eastern Region. A sword sage is not the same as a saint who specializes in swordsmanship. The former is a title, and only by cultivating the seventh level of the [Wordless Sword Manual] to perfection can one be called a sword sage.

Although Saint Yulong has become a saint, she has not yet mastered the Seven Swords, so she is not yet worthy of the title of Sword Saint.

Even so, the arrival of a legendary sword saint was enough to drive the young sword cultivators in the First-Class Hall crazy. Even if they were not sword cultivators, being able to see the saint's true face was a rare thing.

"Come on, let's join in the fun. It's rare to see a sage preaching in the First-Class Hall." Ye Honglei grabbed Di Yi's hand and, before he could react, walked in the direction of the surging crowd.

Ziyuan and Ye Honglei's personal maids had no choice but to follow.

The Sword Viewing Platform is a nineteen-zhang-high platform located to the west of the Broken Army Hall.

When Ye Honglei arrived with Di Yi, the area below the Sword Viewing Platform was already packed with people, making one wonder if all the disciples of the First-Class Hall were there.

Di Yi looked up from a distance of over a hundred feet and saw the sword energy surging on the platform, solidifying into a tangible form, like a silver river.

At the center of the Milky Way of Sword Qi, a figure sat cross-legged, enveloped in holy light, making it impossible to see his true face.

This is not because she deliberately concealed her appearance, but because her realm is too high. She has reached the unity of heaven and earth and has long since achieved the state of harmony between heaven and man. If one's cultivation is not high enough, one naturally cannot see her.

Di Yi's gaze then fell on another figure on the sword-viewing platform, a young man in yellow robes.

He stood there with his sword in hand, his eyes closed, as if he were contemplating something.

The Emperor looked at Ye Honglei and asked, "And who is he?"

"You really know nothing. Didn't your elders arrange for someone to introduce you to the people and things in Yipintang?" Ye Honglei covered her mouth and chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Ziyuan lowered her head in shame. These were things she should have been the one to find out, but ever since she came to Yipintang, she had been by Di Yi's side almost every step of the way, so how could she have had time to inquire about information?

Di Yi seemed not to have caught her hidden meaning and laughed, "On ordinary days, only Zi Yuan takes care of me, neglecting her cultivation. Naturally, she cannot compare to the well-informed Ye family of the Middle Ages."

These words not only appeased Ziyuan but also subtly flattered the Ye family, which pleased Ye Honglei. She then explained, "This person is named Huang Shenyi. He is a renowned swordsmanship prodigy in the First-Class Hall. Although he was only at the Earthly Realm, his swordsmanship had already reached the level of Sword Heart Clarity. Moreover, that was three years ago. Now, his swordsmanship should have reached an even higher level."

Di Yi had no idea that this young man in yellow was the Yellow God Star Envoy, one of the Seven Fiend Star Envoys in the future. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

Swords, spears, halberds, axes, halberds, and forks—all kinds of weapons are divided into three grades based on their craftsmanship.

Follow your heart, be clear-headed, and be in harmony with nature.

Both "Following One's Heart" and "Understanding the Truth" are further divided into three levels: beginner, advanced, and peak.

These three grades and seven levels represent the seven levels of mastery in the art of weaponry.

Sword cultivators naturally pursue the sword following their heart, the clarity of the sword's mind, and ultimately, the unity of man and nature.

The realm of Sword Heart Clarity is rarely attained by martial artists whose cultivation has not reached the Fish-Dragon Realm, yet Huang Shenyi was able to comprehend it with his Earthly Realm cultivation, truly deserving the title of a sword prodigy.

No wonder he was later taken in as a disciple by the Nine Nether Sword Saint.

(End of this chapter)