There was a martial arts training ground on the Servant Peak. It was extremely large, stretching hundreds of zhang horizontally and vertically. It was paved entirely with gray - white boulders, exuding a simple and grand atmosphere. Right in the center of the square, a huge stone sword stood towering, looking majestic.

This vast training ground in front of him was where the outer - sect disciples usually practiced, and it was also the place Yang Ye was supposed to clean today. Such a large area, of course, couldn’t be cleaned by him alone. It was supposed to be the workload for three people in a day.

If it were yesterday, Yang Ye might have complained a bit. After all, such a large area would require at least four people to work hard for a whole day to clean up. In that case, he wouldn’t have any time for cultivation today. However, at this moment, his heart was full of hope, and everything seemed pleasing to his eyes.

“Yo, isn’t this our number - one useless talent in history? Oh, no, it’s our Great Outer - Sect Disciple Yang. Our outer - sect disciple got up really early. Have you already cleaned the training ground? Hahaha...”

Just then, a mocking laugh came from the side.

Hearing this sarcastic remark, Yang Ye turned around and looked at the three people on the right. These three were his work partners today. Facing their teasing expressions, Yang Ye remained expressionless, making it impossible to tell his emotions.

The leading man he knew was named Du Xiu, also a servant disciple. However, this person had a very bad reputation. Although he was a servant disciple, he never did any work and always made others do his share. The reason Du Xiu was so arrogant was that he had an uncle and a cousin. His uncle was Steward Xu of the Servant Courtyard. More than two thousand servant disciples of the Sword Sect were under Steward Xu’s jurisdiction. And his cousin was an outer - sect disciple.

With these two backers, Du Xiu was completely unscrupulous on the Servant Peak and looked down on everyone.

As for the two people beside Du Xiu, the one on the left was named Gao Qiu, and the one on the right was Li Ge. They were also servant disciples, but they had a nickname - “lackeys”.

Yang Ye collected his thoughts and said, “Since everyone is here, let’s assign the work. The four of us, each person is responsible for one side. This is the fairest way.”

“Hahaha...” Li Ge, on the left side of Du Xiu, burst into laughter. Pointing at Yang Ye, he said, “Brother Du, did you hear that? He actually dared to assign work to you. It’s so funny. I thought this kid was sensible, but he turned out to be a fool!”

“That’s not right!” Gao Qiu looked at Li Ge and pretended to be serious. “He was once a high - and - mighty outer - sect disciple. Although it was in the past, he was still an outer - sect disciple. How can we let someone who was an outer - sect disciple do such a lowly job? Brother Du, what do you think?”

“Hahaha...” Li Ge laughed even louder, looking at Gao Qiu. “Gao Qiu, you’re really something. You can insult people without being obvious. I, Li Ge, really admire you. No wonder Brother Du values you so much!”

“Come on, come on!” Gao Qiu pretended to be modest. “I can only talk. Li Ge, you’re brave and good at fighting. Every time we encounter those who are not sensible, you’re the one who solves the problem. You’re really Brother Du’s right - hand man!”

“...”

For a while, the two of them flattered each other.

Yang Ye watched coldly, letting them praise each other.

Du Xiu walked up to Yang Ye, reached out and patted Yang Ye’s shoulder, and said with a fake smile, “Kid, the three of us have a stomachache today. You clean the training ground alone. How about that?”

“Not good!” Yang Ye slapped Du Xiu’s hand away, walked in front of Li Ge and Gao Qiu, and said, “I know you’re jealous that I was an outer - sect disciple and feel unbalanced. After all, you used to be more humble than dogs in front of outer - sect disciples. Now that I’ve fallen from an outer - sect disciple to a servant disciple, when you see me, you want to regain the dignity you lost from me. I can understand you.” After that, Yang Ye turned around, picked up the broom, and walked towards the center of the training ground.

Yang Ye’s straightforward sarcasm made Li Ge and Gao Qiu’s faces turn red and white, as if they had been poisoned. Du Xiu, on the side, slightly narrowed his eyes, and his face turned gloomy. Among the three thousand servant disciples in the Servant Courtyard, no one had ever dared to disrespect him.

As lackeys, being able to read facial expressions was necessary. Seeing Du Xiu’s expression, Li Ge understood. He rushed in front of Yang Ye, pointed at Yang Ye, and said, “Yang Ye, do you still think you’re an outer - sect disciple? You’re just a useless talent who couldn’t even reach the first rank of the mortal realm in a year, and you’re the number - one useless talent in history! Brother Du asking you to clean for him is showing you respect. Don’t be ungrateful!”

“I’m a useless talent!” Yang Ye stopped and replied, “But I’m still better than some lackeys. You’re like dogs following others around all day. When the master is happy, you flatter; when the master is unhappy, you bark at people!”

“Beat him, beat him to a pulp. I’ll take the blame if anything happens!” Du Xiu said with a gloomy face. No one in the Servant Courtyard had ever dared to challenge his authority. There was no such person in the past, there wouldn’t be now, and there definitely wouldn’t be in the future. He would never allow anyone to be an exception!

Hearing Du Xiu’s words, Li Ge, who was standing in front of Yang Ye, suddenly grinned ferociously and punched towards Yang Ye’s face. He had long wanted to take action, but without Du Xiu’s order, he didn’t dare. If he killed someone by hitting, he couldn’t bear the consequences. But now that Du Xiu had given the order, he had no more scruples.

Seeing Li Ge make a move, Yang Ye’s face darkened. He quickly took two steps back, dodged Li Ge’s fist, and at the same time, raised the broom in his hand and slapped it hard towards the man in front of him.

“Smack!”

Li Ge’s fist missed, and his head was hit right on by Yang Ye’s broom. He let out a scream, his face burning with pain. He took several steps back and then squatted on the ground in pain, constantly rubbing his eyes with his hands. There was a lot of dust on the broom. With Yang Ye’s slap, countless dust particles got into the man’s eyes. Since the eyes couldn’t tolerate even a grain of sand, Li Ge’s eyes filled with tears.

“Scumbag!”

Seeing that Yang Ye dared to fight back, Du Xiu’s face turned ferocious. He cursed and then rushed forward, punching towards the back of Yang Ye’s head. This number - one useless talent in history actually dared to challenge his authority, which Du Xiu couldn’t tolerate. On the Servant Peak, except for his uncle, he was the boss, and everyone on the Servant Peak had to listen to him!

Feeling Du Xiu’s attack from behind, Yang Ye was completely enraged. He wasn’t a person who liked to cause trouble, but that didn’t mean he was afraid of it. These three people first insulted him verbally, then made him do the work of three people in a day alone, and now they directly attacked him. He was really angry!

Yang Ye turned around and punched hard towards Du Xiu’s right fist.

“Bang!”

When the two fists collided, there was a “crack” sound. Du Xiu’s eyes instantly widened, and a pained expression appeared on his face. His hand was fractured.

Du Xiu was about to withdraw his hand, but at this moment, Yang Ye grabbed his limp fist with a backhand grip, pulled it forcefully, and then kicked his right foot hard towards Du Xiu’s lower abdomen.

“Bang!”

Du Xiu was immediately sent flying. After flying a meter, he fell heavily to the ground.

Although Yang Ye and these three were all servant disciples, he was not like them, spending every day idling around, eating, drinking, and having fun after work. Every day, in addition to his normal work, he spent all his time training his physical body. Whether it was windy or rainy, he had never stopped since the moment he arrived at the Sword Sect!

Therefore, even though he had not yet become a profound cultivator, his physical strength was far beyond what these two could match.

After dealing with Li Ge, Yang Ye turned to look at Gao Qiu beside him. Seeing Yang Ye looking at him, Gao Qiu subconsciously took two steps back, clenched his hands tightly, and tried to remain calm, saying, “Du, Du Xiu is the nephew of Steward Xu, and his cousin is an outer - sect disciple. If you touch him, Steward Xu and his cousin won’t let you go!”

Ignoring the intimidating Gao Qiu, Yang Ye walked to the side of Du Xiu who was lying on the ground, squatted down, patted Du Xiu who was full of fear, and said, “Now, the four of us, for the entire training ground, you three will clean it all. Is there a problem?”

Du Xiu swallowed hard. Just as he was hesitating, seeing Yang Ye clench his fist, he quickly said, “No problem, no problem. We’ll clean it right away!” A wise man doesn’t fight when the odds are against him. This principle was taught to him by his uncle, and now he put it to use.

Yang Ye gave Du Xiu a cold look, stood up, carried the broom, and walked quickly towards Breeze Valley. He knew that this matter was not over. These people in front of him would still cause trouble for him. Du Xiu didn’t dare to come himself, but he would definitely go to his uncle or ask his outer - sect disciple cousin to come and find trouble with him.

He was only stronger in physical strength now and was not yet a profound cultivator. At this time, he was definitely no match for an outer - sect disciple. In order to have the ability to protect himself, he must practice hard and become a profound cultivator as soon as possible. Otherwise, when that outer - sect disciple came to find him, he wouldn’t even have the ability to resist!

So, he had to step up his cultivation and strive to become a profound cultivator as soon as possible.

“Brother Du, what should we do?” Li Ge helped Du Xiu up and said in a deep voice. Now he understood that he was no match for this Yang Ye at all. If he went to find trouble with him again, it would be courting a beating.

Gao Qiu beside him didn’t say a word. Yang Ye’s fierce and decisive actions had made him a little afraid.

“Wait until my cousin comes back from visiting relatives in the secular world. Then I’ll make him wish he were dead!” Looking at Yang Ye’s back, Du Xiu’s eyes flickered with venomous light. It had been five years. He had been a servant disciple for five years, and no one had ever dared to treat him like this. The fact that someone dared to hit him made the venomous look in his eyes grow even stronger.

.....

“Did you see that? That number - one useless talent in history, oh, no, it was Yang Ye who gave Du Xiu and those three scumbags a good beating!”

“What? Really? Did Du Xiu, that scumbag, really get beaten?”

“Are you lying? Du Xiu’s uncle is Steward Xu, and his cousin is an outer - sect disciple. Would that Yang Ye, an outer - sect disciple, dare to hit him?”

“Why would I lie to you? I saw it with my own eyes. Du Xiu and his two lackeys were like usual today. The three of them didn’t plan to work and wanted Yang Ye to clean the training ground alone. Yang Ye disagreed, and then the three of them started to fight. Unexpectedly, they were beaten by Yang Ye instead, and they even had to clean the area that Yang Ye was supposed to clean!”

“Haha, great! Du Xiu, that scumbag, usually bullied the servant disciples on our Servant Peak by relying on his uncle and cousin. Finally, he’s met his match this time. Come on, let’s tell others about this and make them happy too......”

Before long, the news that Yang Ye had severely beaten Du Xiu spread throughout the entire Servant Peak.

And Yang Ye had already arrived at Breeze Valley.

Here, he put down the broom, sat cross - legged on the familiar boulder, and began to carefully sense the profound qi in his body. The discovery of the double dantians had given him a glimmer of hope, but he knew that there was still a long way to go before he could truly become a powerful profound cultivator.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He couldn’t wait to start practicing immediately, to break through the current situation as soon as possible, and to make those who had looked down on him pay the price. With a firm look in his eyes, he immersed himself in cultivation, completely unaware of the upcoming storm that was brewing because of him.