Chapter 381: Chapter 356, Five-Colored Heavenly Saber, The More The Merrier_1
Tianjian Sect, Tianjian Mountain.
A figure emerged in the sky and descended here, greeted respectfully by the disciples of Tianjian Sect.
This figure was none other than Zhuo Kunsheng, the Sect Master of the Tianque Sect.
Soon after, Zhuo Kunsheng met with Jian Wuji.
"Zhuo, have you recovered from your injuries?"
Jian Wuji asked.
At the battle on Jugui Island, Zhuo Kunsheng was seriously injured by Chu Tianjiao wielding his war sword.
"Thanks to your concern, Jian, I have fully recovered. As for your invitation to the Shengwu Sect to stand against Ming King’s Mansion, how did they respond?"
Zhuo Kunsheng asked.
"Ah!"
Jian Wuji shook his head and sighed, saying, "Shengwu Sect refused. They replied that they could not spare any experts to help us against Ming King’s Mansion to kill Chu Tianming and Chu Tianjiao."
"They refused?"
Zhuo Kunsheng’s face darkened, saying, "Shengwu Sect is very powerful and boasts experts at the Refining the Void stage. Once Chu Tianjiao steps into the stage of Refining the Void, he would be powerful enough to threaten their status. Can they really sit idly by?"
"Currently, the situation is complex. I heard that after leaving Tongtian relics, the relationship between Shengwu Sect and the Ji Family has deteriorated. Both parties are now on edge, and Shengwu Sect has shifted its attention to the Gu Family. As they are quite a distance from Ming King’s Mansion, naturally they won’t worry too much about it."
Jian Wuji said.
"If Shengwu Sect doesn’t take action, who should we invite next? There are not many masters around Ming King’s Mansion who can pose a threat to Chu Tianming and Chu Tianjiao."
Said Zhuo Kunsheng.
"You forgot, there is one force that wishes to kill Chu Tianming and Chu Tianjiao more than we do and does not want to see Ming King’s Mansion grow."
Jian Wuji smiled.
Zhuo Kunsheng’s eyes flickered, asking, "Are you referring to the Spirit Sect?"
"Exactly."
Jian Wuji nodded, saying, "The Spirit Sect has many experts. Each of the four Guardian Saint Kings is as strong as the world’s strongest. Moreover, there are left and right holy envoys, and the powers of the Sect Hierarch and Deputy Hierarch are unfathomable. If a few of their masters can join us, it will be easy to kill Chu Tianming and Chu Tianjiao."
"Good, let’s do that. I can contact their Lord Xueshen. I will send someone to get in touch with Lord Xueshen right away."
Said Zhuo Kunsheng.
"There’s no need for that. My relationship with the White Tiger Holy King of the Spirit Sect is quite good. I can contact him directly."
Said Jian Wuji.
"It seems not only my Tianque Sect but many other major forces have also formed intricate connections with the Spirit Sect."
An idea occurred to Zhuo Kunsheng, but he kept his poker face, saying, "Then I’ll have to trouble Brother Jian."
...
Within the Mansion of King Ming, an underground chamber.
After many days of refining, with the combined efforts of both Chu Tianjiao finally completely refined the war sword and kept it in his mind.
Tianjiao, you must focus on your closed-door cultivation and give your all to breakthrough to the Seventh Transformation of Primordial Spirit."
King Ming instructed.
"Father, now that I’ve obtained this sword, Zhuo Kunsheng and Jian Wuji must be unrestful. Some forces may also be afraid of my breakthrough, and might launch attacks on us. Be careful, Father. Inform me immediately if anything happens."
Said Chu Tianjiao.
"I was expecting that as well. Therefore, you must focus on your cultivation and breakthrough as soon as possible. Once you do, you’ll be able to roam freely in the world."
King Ming patted Chu Tianjiao’s shoulder, left the chamber, and immediately summoned Chu Long.
"Here is a letter. Send someone to Youwang Manor as soon as possible and give it to Youwang."
King Ming pulled out a letter, handed it to Chu Long.
"Yes."
Chu Long accepted the task.
"After delivering the letter, come and tell me what happened that day on the island."
King Ming said.
Chu Long nodded in agreement.
...
At Lu Yan’s residence.
He held a five-colored war knife in his hand, continuing his research.
Ever since he entered the Primordial Spirit Realm, he hadn’t carefully studied the five-colored war knife. He had tried a few times when he was in the True Body Realm but there was no response.
Soul power permeated and enveloped the five-colored war knife, seeping into it.
"Eh, there’s a faint consciousness within the five-colored war knife."
Lu Yan was instantly alert.
He gathered soul power, carefully enveloped this consciousness, and slowly extracted it.
Shush!
As soon as this consciousness left the five-colored war knife, it merged with Lu Yan’s soul. Lu Yan’s mind was instantly filled with a stream of information.
This weak consciousness contained very little information, and a small part consisted of scattered memory fragments, which Lu Yan ignored immediately.
Most of the information was about a divine-level martial art.
The cultivation method of this divine-level martial arts was perfectly preserved.
Five-Colored Heavenly Saber.
It was the name of this divine-level martial art, divided into twelve levels, it was one of the top martial arts in the world, second only to the Nine Extremes of the World.
"No Divine Intent Diagram?"
Lu Yan muttered in a low voice.
Continuing to examine the five-colored war knife, Lu Yan fell into contemplation. He was considering if the Divine Intent Diagram might be hidden within the five-colored war knife.
"Let’s refine the five-colored war knife first."
Lu Yan lifted his hand, suspending the five-colored war knife in mid-air. His potent True Vigor and Soul Power continuously poured into the five-colored war knife.
There was hardly any resistance from the five-colored war knife. In just a day, Lu Yan had successfully refined the five-colored war knife.
Whoosh!
The Five-Colored Battle Knife transformed into a rainbow beam and flew into Lu Yan’s forehead, suspending in his Sea of Consciousness.
With a flicker of thought, the Five-Colored Battle Knife flew out of the Sea of Consciousness, hovering in front of him.
"Divide!"
Lu Yan uttered with a low voice, the Five-Colored Battle Knife vibrated and split into five differently-colored Battle Knives.
They embodied the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The five knives could separate and merge. If combined with the Divine-level Martial Arts - Five-Colored Heavenly Saber, they would unleash astonishing power.
With another flicker of thought, the five Battle Knives merged back together.
"Found it."
Suddenly, Lu Yan’s spirits uplifted. He discovered a mark within the Five-Colored Battle Knife. Activated by Soul Power, an image suddenly emerged above the Five-Colored Battle Knife.
In the image was a figure, knife in hand, slashing out.
It was the Divine Intent Diagram of the Five-Colored Heavenly Saber.
"This knife initially flew toward Yinuo, and Yinuo gave it to me. It seems this Divine-level Martial Art originates from the great ancient royal family."
Lu Yan murmured, then started focusing on comprehension.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Chu Long came looking for him.
"King Ming has a dinner party and invitations for me and Zuo Yun?"
Lu Yan was puzzled.
"Yes, I’ve recounted to King Ming in detail what happened on the island. Additionally, Xiang Chongyang reported to King Ming about the occurrences inside the Heavenly Ruins. It turns out that you were the one who rescued Xiang Chongyang at the Heavenly Ruins and handed the six books that sealed the masters from various powerful forces to him."
"Twice in a row, you’ve made great contributions. King Ming will definitely reward merit, this dinner party for the two of you, is for your rewards."
Chu Long explained.
"Senior Xiang said too...?"
Lu Yan was a bit speechless.
Of course, he knew Xiang Chongyang didn’t have any ill intentions. Probaby he considered Lu Yan as being able to fight the top masters in the world, thinking that he must be strong enough to protect himself, so he reported the circumstances of the Heavenly Ruins to King Ming to give Lu Yan some credit.
Seeing Lu Yan silent, Chu Long thought Lu Yan was hesitating, or maybe apprehensive.
"Lu Yan, your Cultivation Level progresses at an amazing speed, and you certainly harbor a great secret. But King Ming has always been noble and straightforward throughout his life, generous and forgiving. This is known to all. He will never covet your secret."
Chu Long said. He paused for a moment and then continued. "I, Chu Long, can swear here that if King Ming really has intentions towards you, he will have to step over my dead body first."
His sincere and earnest words touched people’s hearts.
Lu Yan smiled and said, "Commander, you worry too much. I can trust King Ming’s character. Let’s go, I’ll call Brother Zuo Yun, and we can leave."
If it were before his breakthrough, Lu Yan would truly be hesitant.
But now, he has absolute confidence and has nothing to fear.
Even if it turned out to be a banquet trap, he was sure he could escape.
Having called Zuo Yun, Lu Yan followed Chu Long into a large hall.
In the hall, King Ming was seated at the head, with quite a few people already sitting on both sides.
They were all high-ranking officials of the Mansion of King Ming.
For instance, Lian Chengchao, the overall commander of the Forbidden Guard Army, sat at the top rightmost seat.
Among them were several commanders of King Ming’s personal guards, a few commanders of the Forbidden Guard Army from the Primordial Spirit Realm, and Xiang Chongyang.
There were also several ministers, such as the Minister of War, Minister of Rites, and so on.
In addition, there were King Ming’s several sons.
Among them, one person’s gaze turned chilly and somewhat complicated when it brushed past Lu Yan.
"That’s my fifth brother. One of his sons was accidentally killed by your master, so he harbors resentment towards you. However, you don’t need to worry too much. With King Ming present, he won’t dare to stir up any trouble."
Chu Long whispered to Lu Yan.
Lu Yan nodded.
Unexpectedly, he saw Chu Hongye.
Sitting at the last seat on the right side.
The moment Chu Hongye’s gaze fell on Lu Yan, it was filled with shock, disbelief, and a trace of...defiance.
Lu Yan shot a smile at Chu Hongye, revealing a row of big white teeth.
"Hahaha, the great heroes of our Mansion of King Ming have arrived. Lu Yan, Zuo Yun, come, please take a seat."
King Ming stood up, laughed heartily, and invited Lu Yan to sit down on the left-hand side of the front seats.
There were three empty seats on the left.
"Thank you, King Ming."
Lu Yan and Zuo Yun bowed their fists and walked towards the top left seats.
Lu Yan took the second seat on the left, while Zuo Yun took the third one.
Of course, the first seat was reserved for Chu Long.
Lu Yan didn’t want to give others the impression that he was arrogant about his achievements.
He knew how to keep a measure of modesty.
Chu Long then took the first seat on the left.
"I believe everyone here is aware that an island drifted from overseas recently. We clashed with the Tianque Sect, Tianjian Sect, and the Fang Family from Jinzhou. This time, Lu Yan made great contributions. Not only did he save Chu Long, Lian Chengchao, and others, he preserved some of the mainstay figures in our Mansion of King Ming and killed the grand elder and many Primordial Spirit Realm masters from the Tianque Sect, severely damaging the power of the Tianque Sect."
"Additionally, Xiang Chongyang informed us that Lu Yan was the one who rescued them at the Heavenly Ruins. Furthermore, the books that sealed the talents of major forces were given by Lu Yan himself. Our Mansion of King Ming rewards merit explicitly. Such great contribution deserves a reward."
"Lu Yan, you tell us, what rewards do you want? As long as I can provide it, I will not be stingy."
King Ming declared loudly.
Concerning the five Sumi Mustard Seed Bags that Lu Yan received on the island, King Ming didn’t mention, deeming them as Lu Yan’s spoils of war.
When it comes to rewards, Lu Yan was never shy. He stood up, bowed with his fist, and said, "King Ming, please grant me some Soul Crystals and Immortal Bones."
After a pause, Lu Yan added another sentence:" The more, the better."
