System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

If the Yunlan Sword Sect disciples had shown disdain and contempt for Chen Xuan when he first appeared, they became much more agreeable after he revealed his strength.

"Hmm." Chen Xuan remained standing at the bow of the ship, hands behind his back, looking down at the crowd. His sharp, knife-like gaze then shifted to the handsome man in blue who had previously used the secret technique.

"Senior, is there anything you need?" Whether it was his imagination or not, when Chen Xuan's eyes shot towards him, the handsome young man felt as if he could be seen through. He immediately smiled obsequiously, cupped his hands, and took the initiative to ask.

"Let me ask you," Chen Xuan said slowly after a moment of contemplation. "Previously, your defeat was inevitable, so why did you suddenly turn the tide and win?" Chen Xuan did not reveal his methods or techniques, partly to maintain his air of superiority, and partly to see if these sect disciples were truly enlightened.

"Oh, so that's what you're curious about, senior." Upon hearing Chen Xuan's question, the handsome man in blue breathed a sigh of relief and immediately offered his answer, "I achieved a top ranking in the sect's grand competition a few months ago, and thus obtained a sect secret technique."

"Oh? A secret technique?" Chen Xuan's gaze darkened slightly as he stared at the man and asked.

“Naturally, it’s not a common secret technique.” The man in blue robes shuddered and immediately dared not conceal anything. “It is a secret technique that attacks a cultivator’s soul, called the ‘Soul-Shattering Technique.’ Anyone with divine sense who is not as strong as the Foundation Establishment Realm can cultivate it. The stronger one’s divine sense, the more powerful the Soul-Shattering Technique will be against an enemy.”

Chen Xuan listened carefully, while using his divine sense to observe the man's micro-expressions. He found that the man was not lying and nodded slightly.

"Let me ask you, how many of the major sects in Qingtian County possess the Divine Shock Technique?" Chen Xuan asked.

"This?" The man in blue was taken aback, then shook his head after thinking for a moment. "Each sect specializes in different categories, and this kind of trump card-like inheritance is even more secretive. Once it is used, it is a fatal blow. Unless the enemy can survive such an attack, it is unlikely to be leaked."

The handsome man in blue dared not be careless and tried his best to analyze, "My Yunlan Sword Sect has such a divine soul secret technique. It is likely that the top-ranked Nine Heavens Profound Purity Palace, Heaven and Earth Taiqing Palace, and Qingtian Sword Sect also possess it, right?" After the man finished speaking, worried that the answer would not be satisfactory, he immediately cupped his hands and said in a very humble manner, "This junior would not dare to deceive you."

After he finished speaking, all the disciples of Yunlan Sword Sect looked at Chen Xuan respectfully.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xuan nodded slightly and then directly piloted the dilapidated flying boat away.

Only after Chen Xuan's boat was out of sight did the Yunlan Sword Sect disciples finally catch their breath and subconsciously wipe the sweat from their foreheads.

The handsome man who had been questioned by Chen Xuan landed directly on the ground and casually sat down on a large rock.

"Waaah." The junior sister, who had been slapped by Chen Xuan, only let out a pitiful cry after seeing him leave. She looked at the group of senior brothers who usually fawned over her. Unfortunately, everyone had just gone through a life-or-death experience, and no one had the mind to comfort this troublesome junior sister.

"Shut up!" Hearing the noisy, sobbing, aggrieved voice, the handsome young man at the head of the group became furious. He glared at his junior sister and shouted, "If the other party hadn't been unwilling to kill or offend the sect, we would all be dead this time."

"Yes, we just came down the mountain, and we don't have any mid-grade treasures like the Minor Teleportation Talisman to escape with. Facing someone whose strength is comparable to our master, none of us will be able to escape."

"Junior sister, remember this lesson. Be careful what you say next time. In Qingtian City, any seemingly insignificant and shabby rogue cultivator could be a freak or a prodigy."

“That’s right, just like this senior, right?” A chubby boy chimed in, panting heavily. “I was terrified when he unleashed his Gale Domain. It was too scary.”