Sword Aura to the Heavens

Chapter 482: Chapter 477: Cang Li

The blazing light shone between heaven and earth, Ye Changge stood high in the sky, like a War God.

Perhaps he purely wanted to receive the Xuanyuan Sword, but the people in the Capital thought more.

This is the Qiyun Mountain Range, located in the Capital.

The Xuanyuan Sword dared to abolish Tai Xuzi, but did it dare to abolish Ye Changge?

Ye Changge had reached this realm; in the Imperial Palace, no one knew how far the True Dragon Emperor had progressed.

If there is only one Saint in the world, it must be in the Imperial Palace.

It was fitting for Ye Changge to take this sword, seen by those who wanted to kill Li Fan.

After this sword, no one could protect Li Fan anymore.

Moreover, did Ye Changge’s appearance represent the will of that person?

Li Fan naturally understood this; the final remaining purpose of the Xuanyuan Sword was not to strike, but to intimidate.

If this sword was drawn, it would lose its intimidating power.

Thus, at the moment Ye Changge was to take this sword, the trump card of the Xuanyuan Sword was already used up.

So, was it that person in the Imperial Palace who refused to let him leave?

"Since it was promised that the Seven Realms would not intervene, why do this? Can the Emperor’s command change at will?" Li Fan looked up at Ye Changge and asked.

Ye Changge heard Li Fan’s words and looked at him, his gaze was like the blazing sun, piercing the eyes.

"The Emperor’s command, the mandate of the state, cannot be violated. I came to correct all this," Ye Changge replied, "but you need to come with me."

"To the Imperial Palace?" Li Fan asked, so it was that person’s will.

"Yes." Ye Changge nodded.

"In that case..." Li Fan said and looked at the Xuanyuan Sword, "Senior, keep this sword."

Since it was no longer useful, this sword naturally wouldn’t be needed.

What use was it to strike? Even if the Xuanyuan Sword dared to abolish or kill Ye Changge, what then? It would only drag the Xuanyuan Sword down with it.

"No need..." Everyone heard Li Fan’s words and felt a bit disappointed. They had some expectations for this sword, but Li Fan’s choice seemed reasonable; the sword had lost its meaning.

Unless Li Fan simply wanted to vent revenge, making the Xuanyuan Sword strike Ye Changge.

"Alright."

The Xuanyuan Sword nodded, and at the moment the words fell, its aura seemed to vanish instantly, the oppressive feeling disappeared, like an ordinary middle-aged man.

"If I fall in the Imperial Palace, should you have the chance to achieve the Sword Saint realm, please cut down this world. If there is no chance, this sword need not be drawn."

Li Fan transmitted this message to the Xuanyuan Sword, without speaking it aloud.

If the Xuanyuan Sword doesn’t become a Sword Saint, then this last sword would indeed have no meaning.

"Alright." The Xuanyuan Sword transmitted its response, still a simple word. Li Fan trusted him; if the Xuanyuan Sword betrayed him, it wouldn’t have appeared today, embodying the spirit of a Sword Cultivator, standing tall and straight.

"I’ll go with you to the Imperial Palace," Li Fan finally looked at Ye Changge and said.

Since it was that person’s will, the outcome was already determined. Once in the Capital, if that person wanted to retain someone, it was impossible for him to leave.

Beside him, Ye Qinghuang and Qi heard Li Fan’s words and looked at him, to the Imperial Palace?

"No." Ye Qinghuang sternly retorted.

Qi was also very anxious, if Xiao Fan went to the Imperial Palace, could he come out again?

"Senior Sister..." Li Fan looked at Ye Qinghuang, seeing her sharp eyes. She rarely looked at him this way, and her tone was unequivocal, "I’ll take you away."

She then looked at Ye Changge and said, "If he breaks the promise, let the world see if they still want to step over my corpse to take him away."

She raised the Dragon Suppressing Whip, the True Dragon phantom shining, protecting Li Fan.

If Ye Qinghuang was killed to take Li Fan away, the Emperor of Great Li would be despised by the world; she held the token of the former Emperor, who was also the elder brother of the current Emperor.

Some elder in the Capital knew that back then, the former Emperor was extremely caring towards his younger brother, rumored to have deep brotherly affection. No one knew what happened later.

Of course, some secret affairs of the Imperial Palace could only be guessed by outsiders, impossible to know the internal details.

Ye Changge looked at Ye Qinghuang and said, "Under the heavens, none but the king’s land. You should know, if one wants his life, leaving the Capital makes no difference."

Under the heavens, none but the king’s land?

"Ye Changge, it seems you’ve forgotten what father taught you about cultivation back then," Ye Qinghuang said coldly.

"Senior Sister, he’s right. Matters of the Capital are known to all; I also wish to see this Emperor of Great Li World." Li Fan was quite carefree; he knew entering the Capital meant being prepared.

"Let’s go."

Li Fan walked forward, though particularly weak, yet still seemed carefree and natural.

Ye Changge, seeing Li Fan’s attitude, showed some peculiar expression and turned to lead the way, which left the people of Ten Thousand Buddha Temple and Taiping Temple somewhat at a loss.

Going to the Imperial Palace, how would that person deal with Li Fan?

Lingxiao Zhenren’s expression changed uncertainly; in his eyes, the best outcome would be Ye Changge taking the Xuanyuan Sword, ideally being abolished, then the one in the Imperial Palace could act, leaving Xuanyuan Sword and Li Fan in the Capital.

However, now with Ye Changge personally coming for him, he seemed unable to intervene.

"Are you really going to the Imperial Palace?" Shi Dao Ren looked at Li Fan and asked, "Many people came today; unless someone from the Imperial Palace intervened, it won’t be easy to keep you."

Tai Xuzi had been abolished; Li Fan had the Xuanyuan Sword, enough to make Ye Changge lose combat power.

The Demon Race had been driven out, though many strong forces remained, many came to assist Li Fan, prepared for a big fight.

"He speaks rightly, since it’s a promise, it should be kept; even ordinary cultivators should adhere to this, let alone the current Emperor."

A deep and powerful voice of an elder resounded, from the direction of the Qiyun Mountain Range, and several strong presences emerged; Li Fan looked over, seeing several figures appear simultaneously.

Seeing these figures, Li Fan was somewhat surprised, not expecting them to be here; was it informed by Lu Yuan?

The arriving people were from the Sun and Moon Dual Palace, including Mo Tian, Lu Wangji, Yu Dingzhou, and other strong figures.

"We come from the West Sea; the West Sea has long been plagued by demons, the court knows what was done. Now I want to see what exactly this so-called world mandate is."

Lu Wangji said loudly, the court always wanted to govern the cultivation world, but seeing their current actions, how could the sects of the world trust them?

"Your Highness, our White Jade Academy does not interfere in worldly matters, but today’s event, if the court breaks faith with the world, their prestige will suffer."

Above the dojo, the Taibai Sword of White Jade Academy spoke; with demons running rampant, if the world’s cultivation world were to break apart and erupt in internal chaos...

"Just going for a walk in the Imperial Palace," Ye Changge looked back and said, still exuding a domineering air, as if no one could move him, nor stop him from doing what he wanted.

Li Fan glanced at Ye Changge and then spoke.

"Thank you, seniors. I shall make this journey."

"Have you decided?" Lu Wangji asked.

"Yes." Li Fan nodded.

"Alright, we await your news." Lu Wangji said no more.

Ye Qinghuang looked at Li Fan; the young man she raised was smiling at her, his reassuring gaze steadfast.

"I’ll accompany you," Ye Qinghuang didn’t stop him further.

"Yes." Li Fan smiled and nodded.

"Qi, you go to the old Daoist, wait for my return." Li Fan said to Qi beside him.

"Alright." Qi nodded.

"Let’s go."

Li Fan said to Ye Changge.

Ye Changge stepped forward, Li Fan and Ye Qinghuang followed behind, headed toward the Imperial Palace.

Around the Qiyun Mountain Range area, numerous cultivators were present, no one stopped them, who could oppose the will of the person in the Imperial Palace?

Ye Xiaochen’s expression was not good, today, he lost face.

Moreover, his elder brother’s presence should be his father’s will.

Lingxiao Zhenren and Shi Chan Monk watched Li Fan’s departing direction, their eyes uncertain; what would that person in the Imperial Palace do?

In the Capital, countless eyes were fixed on the direction of the Imperial Palace.

The majestic Imperial Palace still exerted a powerful oppressive feeling.

This was Li Fan’s second entry into the palace, the previous time was to see Senior Sister.

Ye Changge stepped into the palace in the void, with his status, naturally, no one dared to stop him; Ye Qinghuang and Li Fan followed behind, no one else was present.

This time, their destination was the palace right at the front, the grand palace piercing the sky, Cangli Palace.

As they moved forward, approaching Cangli Palace, Li Fan looked up, a stronger oppressive force fell upon him, akin to heavenly might.

At the moment he entered the Capital, he felt it.

Now as he looked, at the palace piercing the clouds, there seemed to be the eyes of a True Dragon staring at him.