Almighty Sword Domain

Chapter 1 – Little Sweeper

Book 1 – Rise

The Sword Sect.
Void Mountain.
Labor Peak.

As a famous large sect in the southern territory, the Sword Sect had its back to the Grand Myriad Mountains and faced south towards Grand Qin Empire, and it occupied Void Mountain that extended continuously for over 500km.
There were seven main peaks and 36 minor peaks on Void Mountain, and Labor Peak was one of these minor peaks.
As its name implied, Labor Peak was where the Labor Disciples of the sect resided.

Even though Labor Peak was where the Labor Disciples resided, its scale could already compare to a small city in the Grand Qin Empire that was capable of accommodating a few tens of thousands of people.

The first glimmer of dawn had just arrived.
As always, Yang Ye awoke at this time, and then he briefly washed his face before leaving his room with the broom behind his door.

As he gazed at the glimmer of dawn on the horizon, Yang Ye took a deep breath of the pure and fresh morning air.
After a short moment, Yang Ye’s seemingly immature little face was covered in a firm expression, and he said in a low voice, “Work hard! Persist! Don’t give up!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked quickly towards Cool Breeze Gorge.

“Look! Isn’t that the former Outer Court Disciple?”

“So, it’s him.
Even you know that’s in the past.
Now, he’s only a Labor Disciple, and he sweeps the floor just like we do.”

“What a waste of such a handsome little fellow! He looks to be only around 16 or 17 years old now.
At this age, his future was originally limitless.
Unfortunately, he has come here to do odd jobs now.
What a pity!”

“I heard that an Outer Court Elder recruited him as an Outer Court Disciple at Southpeace City, yet who would have known that he would actually be unable to absorb Profound Energy for an entire year, and in a moment of rage, that Outer Court Elder reduced him to a Labor Disciple.
Supposedly, he’s the first Outer Court Disciple in the history of the Sword Sect that was reduced to a Labor Disciple, and he even obtained the title of number one piece of trash in the Sword Sect!”

“The Sword Sect’s number one piece of trash! Tsk tsk, this reputation of his is truly resounding!”

Yang Ye’s footsteps stopped upon hearing the voice of discussion in the surroundings, and his right hand held tightly onto the broom within it.
After a short moment, he took a deep breath and paid no further attention to those people as he walked swiftly towards Cool Breeze Gorge.

Cool Breeze Gorge was situated at the back of Labor Peak, and it was surrounded by three small hills while a sunken gorge lay at the center.
Luxuriant grass that looked like a green carpet grew within the gorge, and countless towering trees covered in leaves blotted out the sky.
This was where the Labor Disciples usually gathered herbs and wood, and it was also the place Yang Ye usually trained.

On an enormous rock, Yang Ye tossed the broom casually to the side before sitting cross-legged on the enormous rock, and then he withdrew a letter and a little clay figure from his chest.
He’d received this letter from his family last night, and because he’d been working for almost 16 hours yesterday, he didn’t have the time to read it at all.

As he gazed at the little clay figure in his hand, Yang Ye’s slightly immature face revealed a wisp of a gentle smile.
The clay figure was extremely small, and it couldn’t be said to be exquisite, yet its features were clear.
It was something his younger sister had made according to his appearance.
Even though it didn’t quite look like him and was rough, it was the most precious treasure to him.

After lightly rubbing it for a while, Yang Ye placed the clay figure back beneath the clothes at his chest.
He looked at the letter in his hand and lightly blew off the dust on it, and then he carefully withdrew the letter within the envelope before reading it.

“Big Brother, we’ve received the gold coins you sent back last month.
Since you were taken to be an Outer Court Disciple of the Sword Sect, all of our neighbors that used to look down on us have started to frequently pay visits to our house.
Hmph! Little Yao knows that they’re only being nice to me and Mother because they know that Big Brother is capable.
They’re a bunch of fellows that only care about status.”

Yang Ye took a deep breath while the corners of his mouth curled up slightly before it was suffused with a wisp of self-ridicule.
“Outer Court Disciple….”

After a long time, Yang Ye suppressed the helplessness and unwillingness in his heart, and then his gaze descended onto the letter.

“Besides that, those people from the Liu Clan are really annoying, they actually made a proposal for a marriage to Mother, and they want Little Yao to be a concubine for that fatty from their clan that weighs 150kgs.
That fatty can’t even walk, and Little Yao doesn’t even have the appetite to eat upon looking at him, yet they want Little Yao to be his concubine.
Luckily, Mother didn’t agree to it! Even if I’m going to marry someone, Little Yao wants to marry… marry Big Brother….
Oh, how embarrassing! Big Brother, you’re not allowed to laugh at me, and that includes laughing in your heart!”

“The Liu Clan!” A wisp of a cold glow flashed in Yang Ye’s eyes.
The Liu Clan had quite a huge amount of power in Southpeace City.
In the past, the Liu Clan’s Patriarch intended to take his mother as a concubine, yet his mother would rather die than agree.
Moreover, the Liu Clan didn’t dare to cause a life to be lost.
After all, the laws in Grand Qin Empire were extremely strict, and even the Liu Clan would face trouble if they caused someone to lose their life.

However, the Liu Clan didn’t give up, and it constantly caused trouble for Yang Ye’s family in Southpeace City.
They wanted to force his mother to willingly marry into the Liu Clan.
However, even though their life was tough, his mother still didn’t compromise with the Liu Clan.
This sort of situation had continued until he was taken as an Outer Court Disciple by an Outer Court Elder of the Sword Sect.
After he became an Outer Court Disciple, the Liu Clan was slightly fearful because of this and didn’t dare go too far.

However, he’d never expected that the Liu Clan had actually set their sights on his younger sister now!

“Strength! Strength!! I must become an Outer Court Disciple.” Yang Ye clenched his fists tightly.
He knew that if news of him being reduced to a Labor Disciple reached Southpeace City, then the Liu Clan would definitely act brazenly, and the situation his mother and younger sister were in would definitely become fairly dangerous.

When he thought up to here, Yang Ye put the letter away before he walked off the enormous rock, and he pulled out a tree branch at the bottom of the enormous rock.
Beneath the branch was four black pieces of iron that seemed like bracelets.

Yang Ye wore these dark pieces of iron on his arms and ankles.
After he wore the pieces of iron, Yang Ye immediately felt a feeling of heaviness.
Fortunately, after experiencing this year of tempering himself, he’d already become accustomed to the weight of these pieces of iron.

After that, he walked over to a large tree.
He stomped forcefully with both legs, causing his figure to soar up before his hands grabbed firmly onto a branch, and then he relied on the strength of his arms to pull himself up and down.
As he moved up and down, his figure took a strange posture.
This sort of posture caused the muscles in his entire body to be exercised at once.

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