Peerless Battle Spirit Chapter 70 - Mysterious Old Man

The cultivation of Chu Yun and Xiao Leng had vastly improved after consuming the petals of the Golden Lily. Despite that, their hearts still shivered after being exposed to this terrifying aura, as if countless sabers had penetrated their bodies, causing them to tremble.

A while later, the terrifying aura finally vanished, allowing the place to regain its calmness. Chu Yun and Xiao Leng simultaneously let out sighs of relief.

The two immediately glanced toward the inner cave as they collected their thoughts. At that moment, Qin Nan walked out slowly.

Even though Qin Nan’s cultivation was still at the seventh-layer Body Tempering Realm, it seemed like his aura had completely disappeared, as if he had turned into an ordinary person.

Both Chu Yun and Xiao Leng, as members of the top ten geniuses, were quite knowledgeable. They knew that the ordinary aura from Qin Nan did not mean he had lost his power, but rather that it indicated the breakthrough, or level up, that he had just experienced.

Chu Yun was the first to speak, “Junior Brother Qin Nan, could it be that you have surpassed the Perfection Stage of One with the Saber? Did you manage to reach the legendary Arcane Realm?”

Xiao Leng, who was standing beside her, was stunned hearing the words.

Regarding the realms of the Martial World, the realm above One with the Weapon was called the Arcane Realm.

Rumors said that once a person had reached the Arcane Realm, it would bring incredible power, granting the person the ability to kill stronger opponents with ease.

Had Qin Nan reached the Arcane Realm just by consuming a petal of the Golden Lily?

“Nope,” Qin Nan shook his head and said smilingly, “It’s not that easy to reach the Arcane Realm—you guys are overestimating my progress.”

Hearing these words, Chu Yun and Xiao Leng exchanged gazes; they both felt suspicious.

If Qin Nan had not reached the Arcane Realm, how could he emit such a terrifying aura?

They could only assume that Qin Nan was not willing to reveal too many of his secrets.

The truth was that Chu Yun and Xiao Leng had misunderstood Qin Nan. He had not reached the Arcane Realm. After raising his comprehension by consuming the petal of the Golden Lily and unleashing the Divine Battle Spirit, he had managed to visualize the Martial Skills himself in his mind to reveal the secrets of the abilities. He had only achieved a half-arcane state, still a distance away from reaching the Arcane Realm.

In other words, Qin Nan had reached a barrier. If he were able to breakthrough this barrier, he would then achieve the Arcane Realm.

Chu Yun shook her head and decided not to pursue the question. She switched the topic as she asked in a soft tone, “Junior Brother Qin Nan, where should we go now? There’s only ten days left until the conclusion of the Trial of Versatility.”

Hearing these words, Qin Nan straightened his face.

Now that his cultivation had reached the seventh-layer Body Tempering Realm, together with his half-arcane state, he had the strength to slay cultivators at the ninth-layer Body Tempering Realm. Apart from the super geniuses like Huang Long and Ling Zixiao, or those with a cultivation base of the tenth-layer Body Tempering Realm, Qin Nan could be considered undefeatable.

Since he was strong enough now, it was time to search for the Blue Dragon Badges.

Previously, after killing Gloomy Rage Childe, he had obtained two Blue Dragon Badges, which meant that Qin Nan now possessed a total of three Blue Dragon Badges.

These three Blue Dragon Badges provided him with a great chance to achieve a top ten rank, but it was nowhere enough to reach the top three spots.

After thinking for a brief moment, Qin Nan said in a low tone, “Now is the time to find those Blue Dragon Badges. I’ve got a piece of a map on me. If we can find the other four pieces, the twenty Blue Dragon Badges would be ours…”

“You have a map?” Chu Yun was slightly surprised, before she frowned her eyebrows and said, “The Island of Versatility is a thousand miles wide. How are we going to locate the remaining four pieces? Besides that, they might have already been taken by the others.”

Xiao Leng nodded his head in agreement. It was quite difficult to collect all five pieces of the map.

Qin Nan did realize the problem, but there was no better way at the moment to find the other four pieces of the map.

However, all of a sudden, a cold voice was heard, “Who among you is Qin Nan?”

At that instant, Qin Nan, Chu Yun, and Xiao Leng changed their expressions.They instantly gathered their might and prepared for a battle.

Qin Nan was slightly surprised too. With his current cultivation, even Ling Zixiao would not be able to approach without him noticing.

The three turned around at the same time and looked in the direction of the voice.

At the entrance of the cave stood an old man. He was wearing a ragged robe made of cloth. Wrinkles like blade scars could be seen on his face due to his age, giving him an icy aura.

At that instant, the three were astonished; they did not expect to find an old man on the Island of Versatility.

The Island of Versatility was used exclusively as a training ground for the disciples of the Mystic Spirit Sect. The Transportation Portal was the only way to get here, unless one’s cultivation had surpassed the Martial Emperor Realm, which allowed the person to penetrate the Poison Mist around the Island of Versatility and reach the island safely.

Upon having this thought, the trio was startled. Did that mean that this old man’s cultivation had surpassed the Martial Emperor Realm?

Qin Nan took a deep breath. Using his Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit, he could tell that this old man was no ordinary person. His strength was on par with Old Shan’s.

Qin Nan forced himself to restrain his doubts and brought his fists together, “Elderly mister, I’m Qin Nan. Is there any problem?”

“Come with me,” The mysterious old man said calmly, “Your friends can wait here.”

Xiao Leng and Chu Yun glanced toward Qin Nan immediately. What did this powerful, mysterious old man want from Qin Nan?

Qin Nan was slightly stunned, before shaking his head while saying, “Elderly Mister, forgive my impoliteness. I have never met you before, and I have no clue where you came from, so I will not follow you.”

Xiao Leng and Chu Yun were shocked. They never thought that Qin Nan would dare to reject facing such a powerful presence.

The mysterious old man squinted his eyes. At that instant, the atmosphere in the surroundings condensed, as an imperious pressure was unleashed.

Xiao Leng and Chu Yun’s faces were twisted. Being exposed to such pressure, they felt like they had turned into ants, which could be trampled to death at any time.

Qin Nan’s body became tense due to the pressure. Even his flowing blood began to condense. Despite that, his expression remained unchanged.

He clearly knew that if the old man was here to kill him, he would have done it already, killing all three of them in a single blow. However, the old man did not do so, which indicated that he was here for some other reason; thus, he would not kill them easily.

This was why Qin Nan would ask the old man for his identity.

The mysterious old man remained still for a while, before withdrawing his aura and saying in a calm tone, “You’re smart, but it’s wiser if you don’t reject me next time, as those who do so have ended up dead. Besides that, I know you have Junior Brother Shan’s badge on you.”

Hearing the words, Qin Nan hesitated momentarily, before an astonished expression appeared on his face.

Junior Brother Shan’s badge?

This mysterious old man was calling Old Shan—the Great Elder—his Junior Brother? Did that mean that this old man was Old Shan’s Senior Brother?

If that was the case, how powerful could this man be?

Translator: XephiZ

Editor: DOCuinn