Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 316: Chapter 312: Ning Jiang and Su Yuying

"Vice Palace Master, can you tell his origins?"

The speakers were a group of women, and their leader was a beautiful lady—none other than Su Yuying of the Moon God Palace.

Su Yuying’s beautiful eyes gazed at the figure shrouded in golden light. After a moment of silence, she said in confusion, "Logically speaking, I’ve met nearly every Heaven-Reaching Realm expert in the Six Eastern Provinces, but I have no impression of his origins whatsoever."

Across the entire Six Eastern Provinces, there were no more than a hundred Heaven-Reaching Realm experts, each one of them famous. Yet, in her memory, there had never been a figure named Golden Cicada.

As she spoke, layers of light appeared in her eyes. It was a Pupil Technique that could see through illusions. She activated this Pupil Technique, hoping to pierce the golden light enveloping Golden Cicada.

But it was useless. The golden light blocked her gaze, making it difficult for her to see Golden Cicada’s face.

"Never mind. There’s no need to probe any further. The Six Eastern Provinces are vast. It’s not unusual for a few hidden masters to appear from time to time."

Su Yuying withdrew her gaze. A single Heaven-Reaching Realm expert was not enough to warrant her attention.

As the Vice Palace Master of a Super Sect, given her status and authority, even Heaven-Reaching Realm experts had to obey her commands.

For example, the Sect Leaders of these Six Top Grade Sects were now acting on her orders to test the Myriad Swords Sect.

"Break."

At that moment, a sword slash that stretched across the sky came chopping down. Golden Cicada clenched his fingers into a fist and threw a powerful punch.

BOOM!

The air trembled violently, kicking up a gale that raged like a great wave, surging in all directions.

Amidst the fierce clash, Golden Cicada took a step forward, rising straight against the wind and closing in on the Giant Sword Sect Leader.

The Giant Sword Sect’s Swordsmanship was domineering, but he was even more so. He threw a punch straight at his opponent, his fist blazing as brilliantly as a small sun.

At the critical moment, the Giant Sword Sect Leader held his sword horizontally before him to block Golden Cicada’s attack.

CLANG.

Sparks flew. The Giant Sword Sect Leader’s expression changed as he felt an irresistible power surge from Golden Cicada’s fist, nearly knocking the sword from his hand.

WHOOSH...

His body was knocked backward, his feet scraping two white streaks through the air.

What shocked him even more was that a clearly visible Fist Seal had actually appeared on his sword!

"Such a domineering Fist Technique. I am impressed."

The Giant Sword Sect Leader sheathed his sword and retreated. He knew his strength was indeed inferior to Golden Cicada’s and did not foolishly persist.

"My turn."

Another Sect Leader stepped forward to exchange blows with Golden Cicada.

A deafening collision erupted in the sky. Dazzling light shot up thousands of feet, shattering all the clouds and turning them to dust.

The sight was chilling.

If the other Heaven-Reaching Realm experts hadn’t used a portion of their power to protect the surrounding area, the onlookers would have been shaken to death by the shockwaves.

After three moves, Golden Cicada defeated his opponent with an absolute advantage.

Next, the fourth Sect Leader stepped out.

They were all eager for a good fight, wanting to use Golden Cicada as a whetstone to test their own strength.

But as expected, he too was defeated by Golden Cicada within three moves.

Finally, the fifth and sixth Sect Leaders took their turns. They both used their signature Martial Techniques but were unable to do anything to Golden Cicada.

"No wonder he could defeat the Corpse Ghost Daoist. His strength is indeed greater than ours."

The six men exchanged a look, forced to admit that Golden Cicada’s strength surpassed their own.

"We admire your strength, sir. However, as for today’s matter, we were only acting on orders. We hope you will not hold a grudge."

The Wind and Thunder Sect Leader said, clasping his hands.

If Golden Cicada’s strength had only been slightly greater than theirs, they wouldn’t have needed to be so wary. But in the recent fight, he had proven to be stronger by more than just a small margin.

They had no desire to provoke such an enemy.

After all, the Evil Spirit Sect was a perfect cautionary tale.

"I know."

There was no surprise in Golden Cicada’s eyes. With his level of cultivation, how could he not have noticed? His gaze shifted to the distance. "Haven’t you seen enough, Your Excellency?"

CLAP, CLAP, CLAP.

Su Yuying revealed herself. Clapping, she said, "To think that a master like you was hidden away in the tiny Qing Province. With your strength, you must have at least reached the Great Celestial Rank within the Heaven-Reaching Realm. Even in a Super Sect, someone with such a cultivation is a rare expert."

The Heaven-Reaching Realm was a major realm, and within it, there were naturally several minor realms.

The six Sect Leaders, for instance, were only at the Little Celestial Rank. Since Golden Cicada possessed the cultivation of the Great Celestial Rank, they were naturally no match for him.

"You are no simple character either," Golden Cicada said, a solemn look flashing in his eyes.

"Greetings, Palace Master Su."

The six Sect Leaders showed respect on their faces, bowing with clasped hands toward Su Yuying.

Su Yuying’s ability to command them came not only from the backing of the Moon God Palace but, more importantly, from her own strength!

Her cultivation surpassed even the Great Celestial Rank, having reached the Supreme Celestial Rank.

The Supreme Celestial Rank was just one step away from touching the realm of a Celestial Martial Realm King. The "Supreme" in its name signified that it was the peak, the summit, the highest point!

Someone at this realm was more than ten times stronger than Heaven-Reaching Realm cultivators at the Little Celestial Rank like them.

It was like how an expert at the Primordial Spirit Fourth Tribulation Realm or the Immortal Realm could kill someone at the Divinity Transformation Realm with a mere wave of their hand.

"May I ask how my Myriad Swords Sect has offended you, Your Excellency?"

Golden Cicada had no choice but to take a Supreme Celestial Rank powerhouse seriously.

Of course, a greater reason was that his power had been severely depleted. In the battle against the Corpse Ghost Daoist, he had used more than half of his power to erase the memories of the onlookers.

If he were to fight a Supreme Celestial Rank powerhouse now, his chances of survival would be slim.

Of course, with his methods as a Celestial King of his generation, he was still over ninety percent confident he could take down Su Yuying. However, after such a battle, this wisp of his remnant soul would likely dissipate completely.

Regardless, a great battle was not an outcome he wished to see!

"You and I have no quarrel, but..."

"No need to ask. She’s here for me."

As Ning Jiang spoke, he soared into the sky and arrived beside Golden Cicada.

"You know her?"

"We’ve had a small run-in. But the woman brought it on herself," Ning Jiang admitted frankly.

"Insolence! How dare you be so disrespectful to Palace Master Su?"

The Wind and Thunder Sect Leader couldn’t stand it and rebuked him.

But Ning Jiang didn’t even glance at him, completely ignoring his presence.

The Wind and Thunder Sect Leader’s expression instantly darkened. How could he not be enraged when a mere junior dared to show him, a Heaven-Reaching Realm expert, such disrespect?

But before he could erupt in anger, Su Yuying waved her hand and said indifferently, "Ning Jiang, oh, Ning Jiang. You’re just as arrogant and conceited as you were back then."

"And you’re just as full of yourself as you were back then."

Ning Jiang’s eyes were cold. How could he forget how contemptuously this woman had treated him back then?