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"Master?"

However, he had never expected that the person who had arrived was the leader of the Qingyuan Sect. However, he had long heard of the name of the Qingyuan Sect's master, Lin Lan, and had never seen him before. Today, seeing Lin Lan in person, he felt that he was much more domineering than the Great Elder and the rest.

"This disciple has no respect for his elders, he dares to openly contradict me, and has also secretly learned our sect's Azure Essence Sword Art. That is a martial skill that only you can cultivate, and this kid actually learned it, and even used it to injure inner disciple Liu Feng."

Hearing this, Lin Lan turned his head to look at Zhang Yan and asked in disbelief, "Is that so?"

Zhang Yan smiled and said, "As for the Azure Essence Sword Art, it is the eighth layer of the inner sect disciple exam. The Azure Essence Sword Art was obtained by the disciple during the inner sect disciple exam, and the great elder just confirmed that I learned it secretly, otherwise, you would have disregarded the rules of the sect and taught me yourself, saying that you wanted me to hand it over and that the Azure Essence Sword Art is not something that I can enjoy alone."

However, Zhang Yan was not afraid of him, and continued to speak, "Seeing that I did not hand over the Azure Essence Sword Art, Great Elder was so angry that he wanted to snatch it away from me. Fortunately, Sect Master arrived in time, otherwise, I would have been killed by Great Elder with one palm."

"You're lying!" The Great Elder said angrily, "I just want to capture you and bring you to see the Sect Leader. It was you who openly resisted and I took action. Otherwise, why would I lower myself to the same level as an inner disciple like you?"

As the Great Elder spoke, he whispered to Lin Lan, "Sovereign, I only thought that he had secretly learned the Azure Essence Sword Art, which was why I wanted to capture him. This matter should be decided by the Sovereign."

Lin Lan waved her hand and said, "Alright, I've already found out about this. You can stop quarreling. Zhang Yan's Azure Essence Sword Art was indeed obtained from the eighth layer. All previous sect masters know that it contains the Azure Essence Sword Art."

The Great Elder wanted to continue speaking, but Lin Lan only shot him a glance before continuing, "I know what you want to ask. The Azure Essence Sword Art is just a martial skill, since Zhang Yan has obtained it, that is his opportunity, so don't think too much about it."

Lin Lan paused before continuing, "However, since the Azure Essence Sword Art has already appeared, then this sword art is no longer a unique cultivation technique that only the Sect Master can cultivate. From today onwards, the Azure Essence Sword Art will be open to the public, and anyone who contributes greatly to the sect will have the qualifications to practice the Azure Essence Sword Art."

As soon as Lin Lan finished speaking, the Great Elder's eyes lit up. The people below the stage exclaimed in joy, as if what Lin Lan said wasn't qualifications, but directly teaching them the Azure Essence Sword Art.

The Great Elder asked in disbelief, "Is it like this?"

Before the Great Elder finished speaking, Lin Lan interrupted him and said meaningfully, "This is also to show fairness, so that everyone will not have any ideas about the Azure Essence Sword Art. However, the Azure Essence Sword Art is not as easy to cultivate as you think."

"Okay, this matter ends here. The last spot will belong to Zhang Yan," after Lin Lan finished her sentence, she turned to Zhang Yan and said, "Come with me, I have something to ask you." With that said, she brought Zhang Yan to the empty forest.

Zhang Yan was a little puzzled and asked, "I wonder why you called me?"

Lin Lan sized Zhang Yan up from head to toe. Smiling, he asked, "Don't worry, I didn't find you for anything important. I just wanted to ask you, how far has your cultivation of the Azure Essence Sword Art progressed?"

"What stage?" Zhang Yan thought for a moment and said, "I am only able to use it a little, but it has not reached the Small Success Stage yet. However, using it would consume too much spiritual energy.

Zhang Yan did not tell Lin Lan that he had already mastered it, after all, he had not practiced it for long, and if he told Lin Lan about his true situation, he was afraid that Lin Lan would see him as a monster. Zhang Yan did not want to reveal that Zhang Yan was such a low-key person, but he did not know how difficult it was to practice a heaven level cultivation technique, even with his current level, Lin Lan was so shocked that he did not know what to say.

Zhang Yan was completely speechless. He never thought that he would deliberately belittle himself, but he was still able to make people look at him in a new light. Zhang Yan could not help but smile but quietly look at Lin Lan.

Lin Lan did not say much. He only patted Zhang Yan's shoulder and said, "You can go back without worry. I will communicate with the Great Elder. The Great Elder will not look for you in the future. You can go cultivate without worry."

"That's right, you should do your best in this competition with the Qingming Sect, after all, your cultivation is still young, and if you really need to compete, don't force yourself too much, after all, your cultivation is still a lot weaker. Once your cultivation has increased, I believe that with your talent, you will definitely become a pillar of our Qingyuan Sect," Lin Lan said to Zhang Yan as he turned to leave.

Zhang Yan nodded his head lightly and said with a smile, "Rest assured, Sovereign. We will definitely win this time's competition."