Chapter 1131: Chapter 1130: South Sea Carefree Sect_1
"The Supreme Sword Way requires building its foundation with the way of ten thousand swords, integrating it into the heart, uniting with the divine... and ascending to the unconcerned and unconscious heavens... only then can one comprehend."
Amidst the vast expanse of green mountains, a figure sat cross-legged under a large tree, putting away the book in his hands.
Shi Xiaole had read "An Overview of the Supreme Sword Way" countless times already, but there were still many aspects he did not understand, and even the parts that he did grasp were only half-understood, with no way to put them into practice.
However, he could guess the general direction; according to the book, swordsmen who wish to connect with the Supreme Sword Way must understand the many sword ways of the world, have clarity in their hearts, and absorb their essence to achieve integration.
Just this point alone stumped 99% of the Void Origin Realm swordsmen. As for what the unconcerned and unconscious heavens meant and how to reach them, Shi Xiaole was completely baffled.
"At present, I can’t even glimpse the Sky Origin Realm, let alone the Supreme Sword Way."
For a long time, Shi Xiaole had thought that the Sword Emperor might be at the level of the Void Origin Realm; only now did he realize how utterly wrong he had been—perhaps even a Sky Origin Realm master might not gain recognition from the Supreme Martial Way.
To one day become a Sword Emperor was to be almost first under the heavens.
Shaking his head, Shi Xiaole dismissed these stray thoughts and, after resting for a moment, continued on his journey. Having said goodbye to the Galan Sword Emperor and the Dustless Sword Emperor, his next stop was to visit the Divine Sect.
The absence of the Divine Sect from the earth-shattering battle, coupled with Han Yanfa’s repeated visits, had given Shi Xiaole a sense that something extraordinary was afoot—perhaps a major incident had occurred within the Divine Sect!
As for the treasures within the tomb of the Yuan Sword Emperor, there was no rush; they could be collected at any time.
"Was that person just now a Kirin?"
After Shi Xiaole left, several figures emerged from the distance, one of them unsurely said.
"Idiot! If that were really a Kirin, could we have kept it from him? We wouldn’t even know how we died."
Nowadays, most of the top forces in the Martial World were after the Kirin. Some said he had been killed, others said he secretly returned to Nine Heavens Mountain, but in any case, it was impossible for them to encounter him.
"That’s true as well."
The group shook their heads and quickly put the matter out of their minds.
...
The headquarters of the Divine Sect were located in the center of the Flying Horse Dynasty, outside of Sky City.
Shi Xiaole had not disguised himself—honestly, with his current strength and mental power, even the Forbidden Martial Emperor could not target him quietly, and escaping would be very easy.
So, unless a Sky Origin Realm master emerged, Shi Xiaole truly lived up to the phrase "roaming the world unopposed," able to go anywhere without having to hide or disguise himself.
"Hmm?"
Approaching the perimeter of the Divine Sect’s headquarters, Shi Xiaole immediately sensed something was amiss.
Previously, the area was covered with a peak thirteenth-tier Void Origin Realm Array System, but now it had transformed into a twenty-fifth tier, and the connections were even more intricate. Without absolute power, not even those ranking outside the top five on the Emperor List might be able to solve it.
In a few moments, Shi Xiaole breezed through the Array System, and a thick fog laden with intense second-tier poison appeared before him.
He remembered the first time he infiltrated, almost falling prey to it, but now, this fog posed no threat to him at all.
He leaped ten thousand meters.
"This is..."
What truly astonished Shi Xiaole happened next. Outside the last line of defense of the Divine Sect’s headquarters, there was actually a layer of Sky Origin Realm Array!
The Divine Sect had a mysterious origin and unfathomable depth, so having a Sky Origin Realm Array was not surprising.
But how could Shi Xiaole not see that this Sky Origin Realm Array was incomplete? It was not the power that was incomplete, but the structure, with the circulatory system teetering on the edge of imbalance, liable to collapse at any moment.
This must be the Divine Sect’s final lifesaving card—what could have happened to force Master Mu to such extremes?
Anyone arriving here could only watch helplessly, but that did not include Shi Xiaole. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t broken through a complete Sky Origin Realm Array before, much less an incomplete one.
It would just take a little more time.
...
The headquarters of the Divine Sect.
An open space behind the mountain.
Two groups of people were confronting each other from afar, with powerful energies rising from within them, merging or clashing, causing the skies to lose color.
And at this moment, the gazes of these people were tightly focused on the two individuals fighting in the center of the field.
"Bereavement of the Sorceress!"
The shadow expanded like ink, engulfing much of the sky in darkness. It twisted and divided into countless black crows, screeching as they swooped towards the other side. The sheer soundwaves alone could shock to death an ordinary Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor.
"A spell from the witches of Miaojiang, interesting," said the person within the white film of light, with a scoff, against the onslaught of black crows. As his hands moved, the white film split into multiple sections, and his figure turned into Witch Granny.
Intense pain surged within Witch Granny.
"Attack transfer, hmph!"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Witch Granny’s body inflated like a balloon, with beams of black radiance seeping out of her bleeding pores, carrying an aura of annihilation.
From the previous grand battle, she was covered in scars, and now as her wounds burst open, blood gushed out like a fountain, making Witch Granny appear even more ferocious and hideous.
"Not good, the old witch is planning to go down together, stop her quickly!"
On the Divine Sect side, a ragged old man, his clothes patched all over, yelled out loud. Just as he was about to make a move, his injuries forced his face to redden and he involuntarily spat out blood.
Mu Qianji tapped her toes lightly and appeared above the sky, but a chilling aura had already enveloped her, preventing her interference.
That was a blue-clothed old man, grinning at her with a smile.
Equally flying forward were Murong San clad in green and red robes, naturally one-eyed, but as soon as he got close to Witch Granny’s range of aura, he let out a strange cry and was sent flying backward. His red robe shook loose flakes of fresh blood, revealing the utterly hidden green underneath.
Murong San was caught by Han Yanfa, who said, "One-eye, you can barely save yourself, why are you joining in the chaos?"
"The old witch still owes me a debt, if she dies, who will I go to?"
While speaking, Murong San spat out blood. This member of the once golden generation, now a supreme expert ranked eighty-first on the Emperor List, was so fragile that even taking a breath was exhausting.
"Thinking of perishing with me? You’re not qualified, Dazzling Extreme Nineteen Kills!"
Watching as the black radiance outside Witch Granny converged into one spot, the void shattered extensively, and a figure within a white film rushed out, swinging hands equipped with silver claw guards forward, scratching nineteen times in quick succession.
Bang bang bang bang...
The black radiance was continuously hit, and ink-like energy kept peeling off. Witch Granny, blood filling her mouth and cracks all over her body, had her intestines spilling out, which she forcibly stuffed back in, and she cackled, "Die!"
The blasted-off energy, suddenly absorbed back by the black radiance, swelled more than ten times in an instant, plunging the world into darkness at that moment.
With a clang!
The power that roared like mountains and tsunamis spread wildly in all directions.
The pale figure’s face changed dramatically, but in the face of danger, his hands rapidly formed seals in front of him, creating one light screen after another, which were instantly shattered by the sweeping black radiance.
Pfft!
The pale figure’s shoulder was pierced, and he was sent back thirty thousand meters.
But Witch Granny fared worse, her body full of thousands of gashes, wide and narrow. As she fell, Han Yanfa quickly used his energy to gently catch her, fearing that a little more force would shatter her completely.
"Old Witch, what madness has gotten into you?"
Han Yanfa’s eyes reddened as he yelled.
Witch Granny’s face was deathly pale as she weakly said, "None of your, damn business, scram." Her annoying demeanor almost provoked Han Yanfa to throw her away in anger.
Divine Sect’s doctors rushed forward anxiously, and after gently placing Witch Granny on the ground, they performed resuscitation and fed her medicine under the murderous gaze of a certain sect leader, each sweating on the forehead, terrified that Witch Granny’s breath might slip away.
"Mu Qianji, your Divine Sect is originally a branch of our South Sea Carefree Sect. Back in the day, Mu Buhui defected and left the sect. Today, our Young Sect Leader is willing to dismiss the past and allow you to rejoin our sect. Don’t be unwise! Do you really want to watch the experts of your sect die one by one before your eyes?"
Opposing the Divine Sect, there stood only a few dozen people, but it was this small group that had pushed the Divine Sect into utter despair!
Tian Jizi’s meridians were damaged, Murong San’s cultivation was nearly ruined, Witch Granny critically injured and on the verge of death. Of the four great protectors of the Divine Sect, only the weakest Han Yanfa had yet to fight.
Beneath the four great protectors, twenty Hall Masters, seven of whom were within the Void Origin Realm, were Martial Emperors, but these seven had only recently made their breakthroughs. The strongest among them was merely a first-rate Human Realm Martial Emperor. In the previous battle, they were almost crippled.
In contrast, each of the ten people who fought on the other side was stronger than the last. The man in white who defeated Witch Granny, according to Mu Qianji’s estimate, would rank around the eightieth on the Emperor List.
What was even more terrifying was that among the few dozen people opposite, the man in white was far from the strongest, with at least three people stronger than him.
The reason for saying ’at least’ is because with Mu Qianji’s sensing ability, she could not gauge the strength of the two old men beside the Young Sect Leader or the old man guarding the lady in orange.
It was an incredibly frightening fact.
Bear in mind that Mu Qianji ranked thirty-fifth on the Emperor List. Even experts in the twentieth place would not pose such a threat to her!
The man who spoke of surrender, a middle-aged man in green robes, paused for a moment then coldly sneered, "Mu Qianji, don’t be foolish. If it weren’t for the generosity of our Young Sect Leader, playing with you in earnest, your Divine Sect would have been destroyed! Surrender now and admit your mistake!"
"Bullshit!"
Murong San cursed loudly only to provoke his injuries again, coughing up blood continuously, unable to complete his sentence. Tian Jizi sighed sorrowfully, while Witch Granny lingered on the brink of life and death, uncertain if she could be saved.
Seeing this, the Divine Sect’s experts all had ashen faces, emanating deep despair.
On their side, only the Sect Leader and Protector Han were left capable of fighting, while the opponents were fierce and full of strong fighters who had yet to take action. It was a dead end!
"Miss Ling, do you think they will resist to the end?"
The Young Sect Leader of the Carefree Sect, a young man clad in a splendid brocade robe with golden ribbons in his hair, paid no attention to the Divine Sect. Instead, he focused on the lady beside him.
The lady, with the grace of a water lily, turned the bamboo twig bracelet on her wrist, marked by a peach blossom at the joining, and said with a charming smile, "The Sect Leader Mu seems tough, but she always leaves a way out. If the Young Sect Leader does not push too hard, she will submit."
The Young Sect Leader appeared not at all surprised, and replied with a faint smile, "That would be rather uninteresting. Well, Mu Qianji might not be all that, but after all, she is a top ranked expert on the Emperor List, she should be of some use."
When he mentioned the three words ’Emperor List,’ the disdain in the Young Sect Leader’s smile grew even more pronounced.
