Chapter 92: Chapter 81: Sword Master takes sword to Undead City! The Four Principles! _1
Buzz~!
Following a buzzing sound, the Tianshui Flying Boat steadily landed in the square.
"I pay my respect to Sect Leader Elder Brother, Elders, and fellow disciples."
Chen Chang’an and Xuan Qingzi dismounted the flying boat, bowing their hands in greeting.
"Haha, well done."
Great Elder Li Xuandao laughed heartily. He approached Chen Chang’an and said,
"Chang’an, on this journey, you’ve truly fanned the flames for our Tianshui Sect."
"Are you well?"
"Thank you for your concern, Great Elder. This disciple is not hurt." Chen Chang’an bowed.
"Alright, as long as you are well."
"Let’s go. Let’s move into the grand hall." Li Xuandao nodded, his eyes full of admiration for Chen Chang’an.
"Yes, Elder." Chen Chang’an nodded.
"Xuan Qing, you’ve had a hard journey." Li Xuandao turned to Xuan Qingzi.
If Chen Chang’an was the one who bore the brunt of the journey, then Xuan Qingzi was the one under the most stress.
It wasn’t easy for him.
Xuan Qingzi bowed his head and said:
"Uncle Master, it is my duty."
"Moreover, the credit for what happened during the journey also goes to Brother Chen. I cannot claim it."
Ordinarily, upon returning from such an important banquet, Xuan Qingzi would take some credit for himself.
However, after seeing Chen Chang’an’s ordeal, he felt that what he did was nothing noteworthy.
"Alright, alright, you’ve all done well"
Li Xuandao nodded his head.
"Let’s go to the grand hall."
Subsequently, under the guidance of Li Xuandao and the others, the party quickly entered the grand hall.
After arriving at the grand hall, the matter was quite straightforward.
It was nothing but praises for the journey, followed by various mountain lords and elders reviewing the trip.
They analyzed all the potential causes and effects related to the situation and assessed the pros and cons.
After the analysis, everything pointed towards one end.
The Ten Thousand Swords Sect!
It’s undeniable, Chen Chang’an’s powerful defeat of Tian Yuan, the Sword Immortal, might make many parties with ulterior motives against the Tianshui Sect hesitant.
But, this definitely did not include the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
After all, they had killed one of their super elders of the Six Realms.
This grievance was profound and not something that could be easily forgiven.
In the hall, Li Daoran analyzed and said:
"According to reliable sources."
"As early as yesterday when the news reached the Tianshui region, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had also received the news."
"In less than half a day."
"A Great Sword Master from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect arrived at the Undead Sword City, facing the Sea of Reincarnation from afar."
"I’m afraid this move is not good news!"
Upon hearing Li Daoran’s words, everyone suddenly felt a chill on their hearts.
The Undead Sword City is equivalent to the artery of the Tianshui region. It’s located at the northernmost part of the Tianshui domain and is the crucial passage to places such as the Hengduan Mountains, Yunmeng Marsh, and the Sea of Reincarnation.
The case with Yintu and Zhongzhou is not so bad.
The disciples of the Tianshui Sect normally do not frequent these places, so losing them wouldn’t matter much.
But.
Places like the Hengduan Mountains, Yunmeng Marsh, and the Sea of Reincarnation are a different story!
These three locations have always been the best training grounds for young disciples in the Tianshui region and even the entire Wuxiang realm.
A significant part of their growth and cultivation resources are obtained from these three places.
Disciples of the Tianshui Sect are the same.
You can imagine, if the Undead Sword City is blocked, it would be a horrifying blow for the younger disciples.
Not to mention that their cultivation wouldn’t keep pace with their contemporaries.
Even at the same realm, they would absolutely be weaker than others by a great margin!
In view of this, the future of the next generation of the Tianshui Sect can be imagined.
While everyone sank into deep thought, Li Daoran continued to speak:
He looked at Chen Chang’an, then at everyone else, and spoke with a serious expression:
"I think, the reason why that Great Sword Master only came to guard Undead Sword City and didn’t directly start a feud with our Tianshui Sect."
"You should all know."
Hearing Li Daoran’s words, everyone present nodded.
The reason was self-explanatory.
It was nothing more than the Great Sword Master of Ten Thousand Swords Sect was uncertain of his ability to deal with Chen Chang’an.
He was afraid of an upset!
No one would mock him for this.
After all, during the battle in Tianxiang Pavilion, the combat power Chen Chang’an demonstrated was simply unprecedented.
Without making a single move, just by opening his mouth, a Great Immortal Sword was destroyed instantaneously.
Such a terrifying level of strength, that not even people in the Six Realms could achieve.
Let alone in the Seventh Realm.
There are very few who could do it!
So, it was only right for him to be cautious.
However, the fact that the Sword Master of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect did not take action and chose to garrison in Undead Sword City was the most alarming thing!
It’s true that he wouldn’t dare to take on Chen Chang’an casually
But, he didn’t need to.
After all, Chen Chang’an, though powerful, had a fatal flaw.
He wasn’t immortal!
His lifespan was no different from ordinary people, only less than fifty years left!
Fifty years, for a Sword Master, what is it?
Merely a snap of a finger.
So, all he needed to do was to wear Chen Chang’an down.
We just need to wait until Chen Chang’an gets old.
By then, it will be time for him to settle the debt of destiny!
This is a clear, unabashed conspiracy!
But, what does it matter if it is?
No one can do anything about it.
At this point, Li Daoran paused a moment, then continued:
"So, our current priority."
"Is to find miraculous life-extending elixirs at all costs."
"To extend Brother Chen’s life span."
"This plan should be established as the first rule of the Tianshui Sect!"
"Does anyone object?"
"Let us discuss."
Hearing Li Daoran’s words, everyone present bowed and nod in unison.
No one objected to this.
"Sect Leader, Elders, I don’t think this is appropriate!"
That’s when Chen Chang’an spoke.
He took a step forward, bowed to Li Daoran and Li Xuandao, and then said:
"For the sake of the Sect, I am willing to fight to the death!"
Chen Chang’an’s words were filled with determination, ringing with conviction, unafraid of death.
Even though he knew clearly this was tantamount to certain death, his eyes still remained clear and bright.
"Brother Chen, you?"
This caused all the Mountain Lords and Elders in the hall to once again focus their attention on Chen Chang’an.
Looking at the youthful face filled with purity and a hint of immaturity, as well as his clear and bright eyes, they were once again captivated by this young man who was prepared to face death unflinchingly.
Who would have thought that the boy who used to be the most frivolous and disruptive member of sect would step up today?
For the sake of the sect, he is willing to face off against formidable seventh realm enemies?
The crowd was in awe.
No matter what, solely based on the devotion towards the sect.
They believed Chen Chang’an had exceeded any of them!
"No way, Brother Chen, I totally disagree with your suggestion!"
Just as Chen Chang’an finished his words, Li Daoran sternly rejected it.
"Chang’an, don’t make foolish decisions."
At that moment, Great Elder Li Xuandao also spoke.
He shook his head and tried to dissuade him.
His eyes filled with infinite worries.
Chen Chang’an might be able to defeat Tianyuanzi, who is at the sixth realm, but he definitely won’t be able to defeat the Sword Master of the seventh realm.
A Sword Master and a sixth realm Sword Immortal are two totally different concepts!
Heading out recklessly would surely lead to more harm than good, more likely death than life!
Li Xuandao continued:
"Chang’an, the times have changed."
"The old cunning man from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is stationed at Undead City, obviously he is trying to provoke you."
"Then he’ll assassinate you there!"
"You can’t fall for his trick."
With that said, Li Xuandao continued to advise:
"Your top priority now should be to rest and recuperate."
"And wait for the Ancestor to return."
"Once the Ancestor returns, that old cunning man won’t be able to cause a big fuss anymore."
Li Xuandao’s words were full of confidence and made great sense.
Indeed, although the Tianshui Sect is weak, it still used to be a sect that had a seventh-realm foundation.
And even till now, they still have one seventh-realm Ancestor remaining.
Although.
That Ancestor has not shown up for hundreds and thousands of years, and people in the Tianshui Sect also haven’t contacted him for thousands of years.
But, although he’s not here.
The Tianshui Sect must have a contingency plan he left behind!
Maybe it wouldn’t be a big care during ordinary times, but should a catastrophe big enough to overturn the Tianshui Sect arrive.
That Ancestor would surely sense it and respond immediately!
This was also the reason why the Sword Master of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect didn’t dare to venture into Tianshui territory for revenge!
After all, Chen Chang’an alone was enough to give him headaches.
If another Ancestor of the Tianshui Sect was added into the picture.
His defeat would basically be a nail in the coffin!
Not everyone in this world can be as brave as the one from the Rebirth Hall.
Daring to go to someone else’s stronghold all by himself.
"Alright, then I will follow Great Elder’s advice."
Upon hearing these words, Chen Chang’an ceased to insist, bowed, and stood aside as those in the hall continued to deliberate.
After about half an hour, the discussion eventually came to an end.
In the end, four action guidelines were determined:
First, abandon trials in the Hengduan Mountains, Yunmeng Marsh, and the Sea of Reincarnation.
All disciples within the Sect will have their trial regions focused within the Star Sea.
While the opportunities there might be a bit monotonous, it is still a decent trial ground.
Second, the first priority for everyone in the Sect is to search for Immortal pills and miraculous medicines that can extend life, along with Confucian cultivation techniques.
First and foremost, we need to extend Chen Chang’an’s lifespan.
Even if we can’t elevate him to the realm of the great sage, we should at least make him live for another hundred years.
The third undertaking is to go all out to find the whereabouts of the Tianshui Ancestor.
The fourth is to mobilize the whole Sect, to get those Elders who usually don’t do much to teach the disciples.
Not just the disciples of this generation, even the disciples of the previous generation should be taught.
We must not leave anyone out!
