So when faced with Ye Qingyu's question, Meng Fan could only shake his head and say he hadn't heard of it.
Even if he wanted to be polite and pretend he had heard of it, there was no way he could.
"You've never heard of the famous Sword Immortal of Alchemy?" Ye Qingyu looked at Meng Fan in shock.
Meng Fan could only smile wryly.
Judging by Ye Qingyu's reaction, this Sword Immortal of Alchemy must be quite renowned, and it seemed he was just ignorant.
"Senior Sister Ye mentioned this Sword Immortal of Alchemy. I wonder what this favor you need has to do with him?" Meng Fan asked Ye Qingyu, trying to change the subject.
Ye Qingyu said, "Sword Immortal of Alchemy, Ye Lingyun, was a figure who roamed the world eight hundred years ago, almost breaking through the void to ascend as a True Immortal.
Unfortunately, he failed to take that final step and fell under the thunder tribulation, unable to cross the tribulation successfully!
This Sword Immortal of Alchemy, Ye Lingyun, as his name suggests, was unparalleled in both alchemy and swordsmanship. Not only was his alchemy shocking, but his sword technique was also transcendent and invincible in his time."
Meng Fan nodded and continued to look at Ye Qingyu without speaking.
After introducing the glorious deeds of the Sword Immortal of Alchemy, Ye Qingyu should get to the main point.
To Meng Fan, what Ye Qingyu just said was all nonsense and not important at all.
No matter how powerful this Sword Immortal of Alchemy was, it had nothing to do with him.
What Ye Qingyu said next should be something related to him.
"Actually, this Sword Immortal of Alchemy, Ye Lingyun, is the ancestor of my Ye family. My talent in alchemy might be inherited from the bloodline of the ancestor," Ye Qingyu continued.
Meng Fan's expression remained calm. This news could be considered quite significant, but he had already guessed it, so he wasn't too excited.
Ye Lingyun, Ye Qingyu, both had the surname Ye.
When Ye Qingyu mentioned the name of the Sword Immortal of Alchemy, Ye Lingyun, Meng Fan had already guessed it.
"So, the favor you want to ask me is related to your ancestor?" Meng Fan asked Ye Qingyu.
"Exactly." Ye Qingyu nodded.
"Specifically? Get to the point!" Meng Fan said impatiently.
Ye Qingyu seemed to have said a lot just now, but none of it was the main point.
"The ancestor actually left a legacy, but it is guarded by a sword formation. Our Ye family descendants have been unable to break this sword formation for hundreds of years," Ye Qingyu said helplessly.
"Not only our Ye family descendants, but we also invited some sword masters to break the formation, but they all failed!"
Such a legacy was initially kept secret, unwilling to be revealed to outsiders.
But patience is limited. After hundreds of years of being unable to break the sword formation and obtain the legacy, it no longer mattered whether it was kept secret or not.
So the Ye family started inviting outsiders for help, but unfortunately, these outsiders were still useless!
"This sword formation was set up by our ancestor at his peak, so it's impossible to break it by force.
Unless someone has strength surpassing the ancestor, but such individuals are few and far between in today's world.
Such a person is not someone our small Ye family can invite!"
Eight hundred years ago, the Ye family was one of the top families in the world.
But after eight hundred years, the world had changed, and the Ye family had fallen to a small family.
Meng Fan frowned slightly. Such a grand formation, such high-end stuff, even top experts were helpless. What use would it be to ask him for help?
"If that's the case, what use is it to ask me? I'm just a weak Heavenly Origin Realm cultivator, pitifully weak!" Meng Fan said helplessly.
This wasn't humility. Compared to those top experts who dominated the world, he was indeed pitifully weak.
If those people couldn't do anything, what use would he be?
"Senior Brother Meng, you may not know, but this sword formation tests the sword talent of the one breaking it.
I am not asking you to break the formation by force!
Perhaps with your sword talent, you can successfully pass the ancestor's sword formation test.
After all, I have never seen anyone with sword talent as terrifying as yours!"
In Ye Qingyu's view, Meng Fan's sword talent was already monstrously strong.
If Meng Fan couldn't pass the sword formation test, then probably no one in the world could.
No matter how strong the ancestor was, no matter how high his standards, he couldn't have set up an unsolvable sword formation.
"So, you want me to go to your Ye family and help you break the formation?"
Ye Qingyu's meaning was already very clear, and Meng Fan was just asking knowingly.
Ye Qingyu nodded, "That's exactly it."
Meng Fan shook his head, "That's too troublesome!"
Originally, he thought if it was something he could help with easily, he wouldn't refuse and would agree directly.
But this matter required him to leave Shu Mountain, such a grand formation, time-consuming and laborious, it wasn't worth it.
If that was the case, he might as well pay Ye Qingyu two hundred Spirit Stones.
He hated trouble!
"Senior Brother Meng, you may not understand the opportunity and fortune within this.
If you can break the sword formation, you will obtain part of the Sword Immortal of Alchemy's legacy!
Although the Sword Immortal of Alchemy is just a title and he didn't reach the realm of a true Sword Immortal, he was one of the top experts in the world.
Obtaining his legacy, you will benefit immensely, and success will come easily."
Meng Fan smiled, not buying into such grand promises.
"Senior Sister Ye, what you say sounds wonderful and very enticing. But even if, as you say, I successfully break the sword formation, the legacy is still your Ye family's. What does it have to do with me?"
In that situation, Meng Fan, in the Ye family's territory, had no right to compete with the Ye family.
How could the Ye family possibly hand over their legacy to an outsider?
And he alone couldn't possibly contend with the entire Ye family!
Ye Qingyu shook her head, "Senior Brother Meng, you still don't understand. Actually, the sword formation itself is the most important part of the legacy.
If you can break the sword formation and pass the ancestor's test, you will have already obtained the legacy of the sword formation!
By then, you will have already gained this part of the legacy, and even if my Ye family wanted to take it, we couldn't."
Meng Fan frowned, honestly a bit tempted.
But more than that, he was cautious!
"Even if, as you say, what if your Ye family wants to kill me to silence me, or torture me for information?" Meng Fan looked into Ye Qingyu's eyes and said calmly.
This wasn't baseless worry, as it was a very normal occurrence.
In the cultivation world, the weak are prey to the strong, and those without a ruthless heart and a sharp blade have long been eliminated.
Ye Qingyu smiled bitterly, "Senior Brother Meng, are you underestimating the Shu Mountain Sword Sect or overestimating my Ye family? How could a small Ye family dare to harm a disciple of Shu Mountain? Moreover, someone like you, a chosen of Shu Mountain?"
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