Chapter 323 - 53: Returning with the Ultimate Profession

Chapter 323: Chapter 53: Returning with the Ultimate Profession

The power was vast and majestic, like an insurmountable chasm. Anyone who attempted to force their way through was violently thrown back by an immense pressure. Cultivators with weaker cultivation would even cough up blood and suffer grievous injuries on the spot.

After several attempts, no one dared to provoke the Dragon Monarch’s majesty again.

They could only wait outside in reverence, hoping to be granted an audience by the Dragon Monarch.

In an instant, the Southern Wilderness Mountain Range, a place once considered a barbaric and forbidden land, had become the most prominent Holy Land in all of the Qingzhou Cultivation Realm.

For the next month, Chen Ye lived the most carefree and leisurely days he had experienced since his arrival.

During the day, he would give the young Hunters in the village pointers on their fighting techniques.

With his current Martial Dao Realm, even a few casual words of guidance were enough for these simple mountain folk to benefit immensely.

Sometimes, he would also go into the mountain forests to hunt with Shan and Niu.

Of course, with his current strength, this "hunting" was more like a one-sided display of dominance.

The beasts that the mountain folk saw as incredibly fierce were as docile as house pets in his presence, not daring to even approach him.

More often than not, he would pull up a small stool and sit before the old chief’s wooden cabin, listening to the wise elder recount the centuries of Kawa Village’s history and the ancient, mysterious legends of the Southern Wilderness Mountain Range.

These stories gave him a deeper understanding of and a closer connection to this land.

When night fell, a roaring bonfire would be lit in the village.

The villagers would bring out their cherished fruit wine, roast succulent cuts of beast meat, and sing and dance around the fire.

Chen Ye happily joined in, drinking deeply and feasting heartily with these straightforward men. Occasionally, one of the bolder village girls would pull him into a dance whose steps he couldn’t make heads or tails of, drawing peals of laughter from the crowd.

Sometimes, Chen Ye would also go to the rear mountain to chat with Yuan Lan.

Although Yuan Lan was in seclusion, he could still easily spare a wisp of his Heart Spirit to chat with him.

By now, their relationship had undergone a subtle change.

It was no longer one of cooperation and transactions, but more of a friendship between equals.

Yuan Lan would share secrets of the Dragon Race’s legacy with Chen Ye, as well as his own insights into the Heaven and Earth Laws.

And while Chen Ye would never reveal the secret of his Professional Panel, he would recount his experiences in other worlds, telling them to Yuan Lan as if they were mere stories.

For instance, there was the world of the Divine-Seeing Grandmaster where the Martial Dao reached divinity, and the world of the Peach Garden Celestial Official where illusory plays were used to slay ghosts and gods.

These novel worldviews captivated even Yuan Lan, who had lived for nearly a thousand years, leaving him listening with rapt attention and utter amazement.

This period of peace passed, and the time for Chen Ye’s departure finally came. He rose early that morning, and once he had everything in order, he took a deep breath and summoned the Boat of the Other Shore.

OMMM—!

A hum that seemed to echo from primordial antiquity resonated within his Sea of Consciousness.

Immediately after, a small boat of archaic design, glowing with a faint cyan light, slowly emerged from the chaos within his Sea of Consciousness.

And when Chen Ye chose to return, a flood of images surged into his mind.

It was the entire journey of his growth: from a hunted Bounty Swordsman, he advanced his Profession to Slaying Blade Asura, then to Hundred Tribulations Blade Master, and finally, he was promoted to Master of Ten Thousand Tribulations.

It was the story of his transformation—from a Junior Cultivator who had not even reached the Sea Condensation Realm, he broke through one step at a time until he possessed a combat strength comparable to the Core Formation Realm.

It was the sweet satisfaction of his vengeance, slaying Jian Wuchen to resolve the knot in his heart and achieve a state of pure, untroubled thought.

It was, above all, the earth-shattering feat of severing Yuan Lan’s fated Tribulation Line, helping him Transform into a Dragon, which in turn indirectly led to the annihilation of the Celestial Sword Manor and completely reshaped the landscape of the entire Qingzhou Cultivation Realm.

Each and every scene represented the deep imprint he had left upon this world.

The small boat then began to undergo a tremendous transformation.

It was no longer a simple canoe, but a magnificent, three-story Tower Ship that was hundreds of feet long!

Its sails towered high, catching the wind, looking as if it could tear through the void at any moment to sail amongst the myriad realms.

Chen Ye knew that the size of the Boat of the Other Shore was directly related to the world he had traversed and the impact he had made within it.

The larger the vessel, the greater his gains had been, and the more Dao Fruits it could carry on its return.

Without a doubt, he had made a huge profit this time.

The Boat of the Other Shore then erupted in a brilliant radiance. The Profession imprints for Bounty Swordsman, Slaying Blade Asura, Hundred Tribulations Blade Master, and Ten Thousand Tribulations Blade Monarch flashed in succession, before finally settling on the Profession of Ten Thousand Tribulations Blade Monarch.

To be honest, Chen Ye was stunned.

He hadn’t expected the reward to be so great that he could take the Ultimate Profession with him.

But on second thought, Chen Ye felt it was perfectly reasonable. After all, not only had he broken through to the Inner Realm this time, but he had also accomplished two major feats. First, he had killed enemies of a higher realm in front of a large crowd, taking down both Jian Wuchen and Elder Jian.

Second, he had helped Yuan Lan Transform into a Dragon and ascend to the heavens.

These two accomplishments combined were enough to push his evaluation to the absolute maximum, so it was no surprise that he could take the Ultimate Profession with him.

Before Chen Ye could think any further, the magnificent Tower Ship beneath his feet—the transformed Boat of the Other Shore—gave a sudden jolt. It then carried him forward, plunging into the vast river that cut through the endless void.

It was a familiar scene. Every splash of a wave in the river, every churning surge, seemed to reflect the life and death of a world, its entire cycle of reincarnation.

Chen Ye could even see glimpses of the worlds he had experienced: the Martial Dao Realm, the Opera Realm, and the Sword Dao Realm he had just left behind.