Throughout the night, Ye Fan did not sleep well at all.
It was because the lingering wet kiss and the wet tongue that was from the Witch Xuan Xueqi had occupied his mind throughout the night.
"This must be the ploy of the Witch Xuan Xueqi to seduce me…"
"Why is she drunk today?"
"Or is she pretending to be drunk instead?"
Ye Fan had a complex look on his countenance and he was filled with many emotions.
"She is my protégé mistress now… and she kisses me…"
"She is willing to allow me to enter the Ancient Desolate Undermountain?"
"This Profound Cloud Sect is really such a heretic celestial sect?"
"What is the relationship between the Thousand Swords Divine Sect and the carnal profound painting that I have found?"
He had actually wanted to open the carnal profound painting to have another look but something in his heart resisted the temptation of doing so.
It was as though in his heart, he was trying to preserve the dignity of his protégé mistress in his heart or because her kiss was so powerful that he had ended up thinking of her kiss and her body instead of the carnal profound painting…
Therefore, he spent the whole night staying awake as he struggled with his conflicting emotions.
In this celestial sect, he had no friends and no one to really trust.
Maybe the only friend that he had was his Junior Sister Chen Yuyan?
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The next day.
Ye Fan actually stepped out of his abode to take a walk.
In the outer courtyard, he spotted Xuan Ziyu and Xuan Manyu having a spar with each other.
Now he had also gained his divine sense after he had stabilized his second cultivation realm in the past few days.
Divine sense was essential to all the cultivators and it could only be acquired by the cultivator once they had reached the second cultivation realm or the Energy Nascent Stage.
This divine sense would only get stronger every time the cultivator reaches a new cultivation realm by improving upon the range and sensitivity to intruders with profound animus nearby. And it could even read the cultivation realm of a cultivator by staring at their cultivation core within their body.
It was impossible to hide a cultivator's cultivation realm normally.
However once the cultivator was able to reach the 6th cultivation realm which was the Sage Realm, they would be able to conceal their cultivation realm by not displaying their profound strength.
Therefore a Sage Realm cultivator would appear to be a normal cultivator or even a mortal and not be recognized unless they are being forced to reveal their presence.
As Ye Fan approached them to take a look at their sword practice, he was stunned that his newly acquainted divine sense was already warning him that these two maidens were at the fourth cultivation realm!
As for their exactly steps in their cultivation realm, he had no idea.
He was shocked beyond belief.
They were mere inner protégés and not core protégés.
It was not exaggerating to say that they were even stronger than some of the outer court elders…
As Ye Fan approached them, the two maidens had stopped with their sword practice and were giggling softly before greeting him, "Senior Brother Ye Fan!"
Ye Fan gulped a little as he tried to force himself to say, "Junior Sisters Xuan Ziyu, Xuan Manyu."
To call these two 4th cultivation realm cultivators as his junior sisters sounded like a joke.
After he had gained his divine sense, he was aware that they could also easily see his cultivation core and read his cultivation realm which was a miserable second cultivation realm.
By right, he was not even considered to be a true cultivator yet and he had to reach the third cultivation realm of the Soul Nascent Stage to be considered as a true cultivator.
Right now, he was looking at his two junior sisters who were fourth cultivation realm golden core cultivators…
Golden Core Cultivators!
He had actually wanted to follow the Witch Xuan Xueqi's advise to gain some sword practice with his two junior sisters but he had suddenly discovered that he may be the weakest now.
The power disparity between a third and a fourth realm cultivator was really big even though it was just separated by only a boundary and it was a huge boundary.
A Golden Core Cultivator can easily fight off 10 third realm cultivator due to the profound power and cultivation realm differences!
That was why most Golden Core Cultivators are the elders or high level core protégés of many of the celestial sects.
But in the Profound Cloud Sect, Xuan Manyu and Xuan Ziyu were merely inner protégés and the Witch Xuan Xueqi had even called them her maids.
Ye Fan was completely dumbfounded!
Xuan Manyu giggled softly, "Senior Brother Ye Fan, our protégé mistress has instructed us to give you some pointers in your sword practice. Are you interested to have a little spar with me?"
Ye Fan weakly said, "I am only at the mortal-step of the second cultivation of the Energy Nascent Stage. I am afraid that my profound strength is a little lacking…"
Xuan Manyu interrupted him with a soft chuckle, "No problem! I shall lower my cultivation realm to the mortal-step Energy Nascent Stage too."
Ye Fan did not reject her offer further since he was actually here for a sword practice and to prepare himself for the trials inside the treacherous Ancient Desolate Undermountain.
He immediately unsheathed the mortal-step precious sword that he was given when he had become a core protégé. "May junior sister give me your instructions."
As he said that, he had imbued part of his profound strength around the precious sword to blunt its edges.
Just as Xuan Manyu had raised her heaven-step ordinary sword for the sword practice, Xuan Ziyu had suddenly interrupted them with a soft giggle. "Senior Brother Ye Fan. Our protégé mistress has given you an earth-step divine sword, am I right? Why don't you use it instead?"
Ji Yuan looked a little startled.
Now a divine sword ranked above a precious sword and was twice as powerful. However, the disadvantage of wielding a divine sword was that it would also sap a great deal of the cultivator's profound strength.
Also, a half-step and a mortal-step divine sword requires a cultivator to be at the third cultivation realm in order to wield it.
As for an earth-step divine sword, it would require a cultivator to be at least the fourth cultivation realm in order to use it.
Ye Fan smiled bitterly, "I am afraid that I don't have the profound strength to use the earth-step divine sword that our protégé mistress has given me."
Xuan Ziyu giggled softly, "Why don't Senior Brother Ye Fan try first?"
Ye Fan shook his head weakly before he raised up the scabbard of the earth-step divine sword as he attempted to pull the sword out, "You know my cultivation realm…"
To his utter surprise, he had actually pulled the earth-step divine sword out!
Xuan Ziyu giggled, "Senior Brother Ye Fan is indeed the blessed son of the heavens and a worthy core protégé of our protégé mistress the Fairy Xuan Xueqi. In order for you to pull this divine sword out, it means that you must have already mastered the First Sword of the Six Aura Swords."
Ye Fan was startled when he had heard it; the Six Aura Swords could also improve his profound strength?
Xuan Ziyu actually did not mean to put Ye Fan in an awkward position but a few days ago, she was told by her protégé mistress that Ye Fan had mastered the First Sword of the Six Aura Swords and therefore she would like to bring him to the trials of the Ancient Desolate Undermountain.
Xuan Manyu laughed softly, "Since Senior Brother Ye Fan has a divine sword, then I am afraid that I have to raise my cultivation realm to the peaked third cultivation realm instead. Or else my ordinary sword may not be able to withstand the shockwave of your divine sword. Do you have any issue with this?"
Ye Fan blinked his eyes before he answered shortly, "I have no issue with that."
"Good," Xuan Manyu smiled.
And she had displayed her cultivation realm to the peak of the third cultivation realm before stepping forward politely, "Your Junior Sister Manyu seeks instruction from my Senior Brother Ye Fan."
Ye Fan awkwardly answered her, "Please give me your instructions too…"
As he answered her, he was looking at the reflective light of his divine sword and he could feel the profound power that was coursing through to this divine sword.