Chapter 120: Chapter 118: Scram
"Scram!"
But a faint voice echoed out, like a peerless Sword Aura, rushing toward the newcomer.
It was forceful, domineering, and as sharp and unrivaled as the Cyan Nether Sword!
That single, short word from the Grey-clothed Swordsman was all it took to wipe the peaceful expression from the face of the man outside the Heavenly Sword Alliance.
His expression turned incredibly ugly. But facing a strand of Sword Qi formed from a single spoken word, he didn’t dare show the slightest contempt. He unleashed his Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivation, condensed it into a Seal Palm, and struck out with all his might, just barely managing to obliterate the casual Sword Qi his opponent had sent.
The newcomer had claimed Cang Songzi was his clan uncle, so he was clearly also from the Cang Family.
His name was Cang Ying. Having reached the Foundation Establishment Realm at the age of fifty, he was considered a remarkable genius even within the Cang Family, and his status was anything but ordinary.
However, the Grey-clothed Swordsman in the Heavenly Sword Alliance didn’t even show himself, offering only a one-word dismissal.
This filled the ever-proud Cang Ying with rage, but he was facing the Grey-clothed Swordsman. Even his clan uncle, Cang Songzi, a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Realm expert, had been no match for the Grey-clothed Swordsman. What chance did he have?
He had brought two Grandmasters from the Cang Family and traveled thousands of miles to Cyan Moon City because, over a month ago, his clan uncle Cang Songzi’s Soul Lamp had suddenly been extinguished.
Among Upper-level Spiritual Cultivation Powers, anyone who reached the Foundation Establishment Realm would have a Soul Lamp lit for them and placed in their ancestral lands. Once the Soul Lamp went out, it meant the person was dead.
When Cang Ying learned that Cang Songzi had gone to a Small Country like Celestial Pearl, he found it hard to believe. He simply couldn’t accept that in such a low-level place for Spirit Cultivators, someone could have killed a powerful existence like Cang Songzi.
But the Soul Lamp was extinguished—that was a fact. So, his family had dispatched him to investigate the matter, and he had no choice but to come to the Celestial Pearl Country to search for Cang Songzi’s trail.
His investigation revealed that Cang Songzi, the Grey-clothed Swordsman Qingxu, Bai Zihua of the Ghost Blood People, and Elder Kong had all appeared in the Moonlight Forest at the same time. Afterward, Bai Zihua and Elder Kong had suddenly vanished without a trace, while only the Grey-clothed Swordsman Qingxu remained in Cyan Moon City, at the Heavenly Sword Alliance.
That was why he had come to the Heavenly Sword Alliance to question Qingxu about Cang Songzi’s whereabouts.
In truth, Cang Ying harbored a simmering resentment!
After all, the Cang Family was the seventh of the Seven Great Families of Southern Continent, and Cang Songzi was a disciple of Lingxu Temple, one of the Three Major Sects of Southern Continent. For him to be killed in a backwater place like Celestial Pearl was nothing short of a humiliation to them. It felt as if their Supreme authority had been challenged.
Furthermore, even among upper-level powers, the death of a Foundation Establishment Realm disciple was no small matter and naturally had to be thoroughly investigated.
However, the Celestial Pearl Country was the territory of the Heavenly Sword Alliance. Even if Cang Ying had the heart to slaughter the entire country, he wouldn’t dare to actually make a move.
He had arrived with the intent to slaughter a country; how could Qingxu, a peerless Swordsman, not sense it?
That was why there had been not a shred of courtesy, just a single word of dismissal!
Suppressing his rage, Cang Ying had no choice but to speak politely once more. This time, however, he didn’t dare use a voice that would echo throughout the city. Instead, he spoke to Qingxu alone, "Fellow Daoist Qingxu, my family’s old ancestor has sent a personal letter, asking you to grant us some convenience!"
There was a moment of silence from within the Heavenly Sword Alliance before Qingxu’s voice sounded out, "Bring me the letter!"
Before Cang Ying could react, a brilliant light shot out from his sleeve and flew into the depths of the Heavenly Sword Alliance.
Hidden in his sleeve was indeed the personal letter from an old ancestor of the Cang Family. But Qingxu was so tyrannical that he didn’t even need Cang Ying’s consent, using his will to pass straight through the storage space in his sleeve and take the letter.
Only someone with the power to utterly crush their opponent could accomplish such a feat!
At that moment, Cang Ying felt his clothes dampen with cold sweat. He sensed the terrifying gap in power between himself and Qingxu. He feared that his opponent could probably kill him with a single Sword Thought.
Thinking this, he no longer dared to harbor any insolent thoughts and could only wait quietly!
After a period of quiet waiting, Qingxu’s voice finally came. "You may return. Just give this letter to your Cang Hongshan!"
As his voice fell, a letter appeared in Cang Ying’s sleeve.
This letter looked ordinary, but Cang Ying dared not touch it. It was marked with a wisp of Qingxu’s Sword Thought, and if an unauthorized person opened it, they would surely be attacked by that Sword Thought.
Having already witnessed Qingxu’s terrifying power, Cang Ying didn’t believe he could withstand a single strike from the wisp of Sword Thought on the letter.
Since he had received an answer, Cang Ying didn’t dare say another word and departed with the letter!
At this moment, the people in Cyan Moon City could sense the power of the Cang Family members. They didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly.
Only after seeing them leave did everyone let out a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, within the Heavenly Sword Alliance, Qingxu had a worried expression as he spoke to himself. ’Cang Songzi was only seriously injured by a Moonlight Beast and fell into the Moon God Ancient Hall. The injuries shouldn’t have been fatal, but now he’s dead. There’s only one possibility. At the time, only that kid and Little Skeleton were there. Besides, there’s this White Turtle Longevity Grass... if he claimed it wasn’t brought out from the Moon God Ancient Hall, the Ghost Blood People and Elder Kong would never believe him. The Cang Family is bound to find out these details too. Jiang Jichen, I can only cover for you for so long. The Cang Family will soon discover that you killed Cang Songzi. I hope you can grow stronger quickly. Otherwise, facing behemoths like the Cang Family and Lingxu Temple, you won’t have the slightest power to resist!’
’However, once I finish refining this half an Immortal Leaf, if you’re still alive in five years, I might be able to lend you a hand!’
After speaking, Qingxu took out half a leaf of the White Turtle Longevity Grass and was about to begin refining it.
However, before he could begin, several more powerful auras descended upon Cyan Moon City!
One Grandmaster and two Minor Grandmasters.
The people of Cyan Moon City, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt their hearts tighten once more.
"Is Jiang Jichen in Cyan Moon City? We are from the Song Family of the Yun Country—"
But he didn’t get to finish. Qingxu, who had been about to enter meditative cultivation, was now thoroughly annoyed. A flash of anger crossed his eyes as he inhaled and then spat out one word: "Scram!"
A wave of Sword Intent swept through the void. Before the Grandmaster and the two Minor Grandmasters could even react, they were blasted a hundred li away.
"Jiang Jichen is no longer in Celestial Pearl. Step foot in Cyan Moon City again, and you will be slain!"
Qingxu’s voice, condensed from Sword Intent, shook the heavens.
This was the wrath of a Swordsman, enough to make the very winds and clouds change color.
Song Ning, a Grandmaster Realm expert from the Song Family of Yun Country, and the two Minor Grandmasters had come to hunt down and kill Jiang Jichen. They had received news that disciples of their Song Family had been killed by Jiang Jichen in the Moonlight Forest of Celestial Pearl Country.
They had come to Cyan Moon City for two reasons: first, to kill Jiang Jichen, and second, to make a show of force.
In his eyes, a Small Country like Celestial Pearl had no experts to speak of—only ants.
However, he had barely entered Cyan Moon City and hadn’t even finished announcing his name before being blasted a hundred li away. This was an absolute, utter humiliation.
But after feeling the Sword Intent that had sent him flying, he didn’t even dare to make a sound. He and the two Minor Grandmasters from the Song Family tucked their tails between their legs and flew back to the Yun Country.
