Chapter 684: Demon Sword Assembly?
“I, Guxing, have never been afraid before because there is nothing in this world that can threaten our Sun Moon Divine Palace. But that Duotian Old Man's power is truly transcendent, saintly, shaking the past and present. He himself said that destroying our Sun Moon Divine Palace would be as easy as turning his hand... As an elder of this Divine Palace, guarding the foundation passed down for ten thousand years, I truly cannot help but fear.”
“And besides Duotian Old Man, that Yun Che also makes me fearful. While waiting for the Heavenly Lord's return, I re-examined all information about Yun Che and discovered that this child's temperament is extremely arrogant and fierce, and he is vengeful to the extreme, with methods that are ruthless and merciless. All those who have offended him or become his enemies have met tragic ends. Back then, even the enormous Fenghuang God Sect was heavily slapped in the face by him alone on their own turf. With his nature, if he gains enough strength in the future, he will surely take revenge on the Young Lord and bring disaster upon our entire Sun Moon Divine Palace! Moreover... moreover...”
Ye Guxing took a deep breath and said, “To be honest with the Heavenly Lord, Duotian Old Man letting us return was only in part because he did not want to break his no-killing vow. Another reason... and the main reason, is actually... that he wanted to teach his disciple a lesson—that his own grievances must be avenged by his own strength, and he must not rely on him... He even said personally that Yun Che only needs three more years to become invincible under heaven, and in six more years, he would be enough to trample our Sun Moon Divine Palace!”
Ye Meixie: “......”
“If it were merely a potential threat, early elimination would suffice. But behind this threat is Duotian Old Man, who absolutely cannot be provoked, so we can only watch him grow day by day. With his incomprehensible rate of growth, becoming invincible under heaven in a few more years may indeed not be a fantasy! With his temperament and past actions, the threat to our Sun Moon Divine Palace... is by no means an unfounded worry!”
Ye Guxing's words caused Ye Meixie's eyelids to slant slightly, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter. After a moment, he suddenly spoke calmly, “Han'er once said that three years ago on the Primordial Mystic Ark, the Jade-faced Demon Lord Ji Qianrou of the Supreme Sea Palace once attacked him to protect Yun Che. Is this true?”
“Indeed, there is such a matter.” Ye Guxing nodded. This matter was known to more than half of the Sun Moon Divine Palace, because after returning from the Shenhuang Empire back then, Ye Xinghan was furious for several consecutive days... and one of the people he cursed was Ji Qianrou.
“Mm.” Ye Meixie pondered briefly, then said slowly, “Before sunset today, transmit a message in my name to Mo Chenfeng, the Grand Elder of the Supreme Sea Palace, telling him to prepare one more invitation to invite Yun Che to participate in the Demon Sword Assembly a few months from now! Since Ji Qianrou has some connection with Yun Che, it would be most appropriate for him to deliver it.”
“Demon Sword Assembly?” Ye Guxing raised his head with a puzzled expression, then thoughtfully said, “Could it be that the Heavenly Lord's trip to the Supreme Sea Palace this time was for this Demon Sword Assembly matter?”
“Correct.” Ye Meixie nodded slightly.
“That Demon Sword, could it be...”
“Naturally, it is that Heavenly Sin Divine Sword!” Ye Meixie snorted coldly.
“The Heavenly Sin Divine Sword, which had vanished for a thousand years, is actually in the hands of the Supreme Sea Palace?” Ye Guxing's face showed shock. “I thought...”
“No!” Ye Meixie said coldly. “The Supreme Sea Palace is merely the venue for the Demon Sword Assembly. The one who proposed holding the Demon Sword Assembly is the Tian Wei Sword Domain.”
“As expected! Then did the Tian Wei Sword Domain admit to having stolen the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword back then?”
“Hmph!” Ye Meixie sneered. “How would that old fox Xuanyuan Wentian admit it? According to him, he found this sword recently in a desolate place and recognized it as the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword of the Eternal Night Royal Clan from years ago. He claimed that such a divine sword should not be monopolized by his Tian Wei Sword Domain, but should have its secrets explored by all heroes under heaven. Thus, this Demon Sword Assembly came about. To show that he has no ambition or conspiracy, he proactively proposed that the Demon Sword Assembly not be held in Tian Wei Sword Domain and directly handed the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword to the Supreme Sea Palace.”
“Does the Tian Wei Sword Domain really think everyone is a fool?” Ye Guxing said with a heavy brow. “A thousand years ago, the Four Sacred Grounds joined forces to annihilate the Eternal Night Royal Clan, only to later realize they were used by the Tian Wei Sword Domain! The reason the Tian Wei Sword Domain schemed to destroy the Eternal Night Royal Clan was for the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword! After the Eternal Night Royal Clan's fall, the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword vanished without a trace. The most likely possibility is that it had long fallen into the hands of the Tian Wei Sword Domain! Holding this so-called 'Demon Sword Assembly' now is clearly because the Tian Wei Sword Domain has failed to uncover the secrets of the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword for a full millennium, so they have no choice but to borrow our power.”
“The facts are as such, but the allure of this Demon Sword Assembly is something one cannot refuse.” Ye Meixie's voice gradually slowed down. “Xuanyuan Wentian personally said that the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword most likely holds the secret to the Divine Path!”
“This...” Ye Guxing's eyes widened, then he shook his head. “This is just Xuanyuan Wentian's wild fabrication, absolutely impossible! Otherwise, why would the Eternal Night Royal Clan, which had always guarded this sword, have been wiped out!”
“The secret of the Divine Path, even if we know it is just bait fabricated by Xuanyuan Wentian, is an irresistible temptation for those who have been stuck at the peak of the Sovereign Xuan realm for hundreds of years, unable to advance an inch. Moreover...” Ye Meixie's tone shifted slightly, and his pupils deepened. “This may not be just empty words.”
“What does the Heavenly Lord mean...”
“A thousand years ago, the Eternal Night King's strength ranked last among us five Sacred Grounds' masters. But after he went berserk and demonized, it took the combined power of the four Sacred Grounds' masters and seventeen elders, a fierce battle lasting seven full hours, to finally defeat him! Yet although his physical body was destroyed, his soul did not dissipate with it; instead, it remained intact. And even with everyone's full strength, they could not annihilate it. In the end, they had to pay a huge price to seal it in a soul coffin and let it dissipate naturally.”
“The power of the Eternal Night King after his berserk rampage still sends chills down my spine when I think of it. Body dead but soul not extinguished—that is a Divine Path power surpassing the Sovereign Xuan realm. Every time I recall it afterward, I deeply feel that these abilities might not be just due to demonization... If one were to say that it was half-step Divine Xuan power surpassing the Sovereign Xuan realm, it is not impossible.”
Ye Guxing remained silent. He had not been present at the fierce battle with the Eternal Night King back then, nor was he qualified to participate, so he could not truly understand Ye Meixie's words.
Ye Meixie turned around. “The Demon Sword Assembly invites only the topmost forces and experts of the Tian Xuan Continent who are capable of participating in unraveling the Demon Sword's secret. Given Yun Che's strength that can kill our Divine Palace's guardian, he already has sufficient qualifications. With his arrogant nature, he should not refuse such a high-level assembly. By then...”
Ye Meixie did not continue. Under the glow of the sun and moon totem, his pupils were dark without a trace of light. Ye Guxing bowed forward and said respectfully, “I shall obey the Heavenly Lord's command.”
“You may go... have Han'er come see me.”
“Yes.” Ye Guxing retreated two steps and left silently.
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At the same time, Cang Feng Kingdom, Liu Yun City.
Yun Che could never have imagined that the name “Duotian” he casually made up actually existed! And it went back ten thousand years, and was an earth-shaking, mythical powerhouse.
But this did not become a flaw; instead, it multiplied the deterrence he had created by several times!
It even reached the point where Ye Meixie personally ordered not to provoke him!
It also became the opportunity for him to be invited to the Demon Sword Assembly.
At this moment, completely unaware of all this, Yun Che had just flown away from Liu Yun City and arrived east of the city. He hovered a thousand zhang above, coldly looking down.
200,000 Shenhuang soldiers were scattered across this undulating land, in groups of tens, hundreds, or thousands. Their action was to uniformly strike the ground, producing enduring rumbling sounds from all directions.
Xiao Lingxi had told him that after the Shenhuang army arrived, they never entered Liu Yun City. Instead, from the second day onward, they engaged in this activity... The dense, muffled rumbling was almost nonstop day and night, and had continued for nearly half a year until today. The discussions in Liu Yun City were all about the Shenhuang army training.
But Yun Che was not naive enough to think they were really training... because the invincible Shenhuang army could not have been trained through such inexplicable methods.
But after watching from high above for a long time, he still could not understand what this massive Shenhuang army was actually doing... The ravaged land had obviously been blasted apart countless times. The soldiers' movements, frequency, and amplitude were uniform. After “training” for nearly half a year, they were probably proficient to the bone.
“Mo Li, can you tell what they are doing?” Yun Che asked with a frown.
“Hmph, do you need to ask me about this kind of thing?” Mo Li said grumpily.
Yun Che twisted his mouth, activated “Flowing Light Thunder Concealment” to completely conceal his aura, then silently descended and hid at the edge of the area where the Shenhuang army was.
Yun Che did not have to wait long. Soon, a Shenhuang soldier left the “training” formation, walking casually toward Yun Che's direction. As he unfastened his waist armor, he muttered something random under his breath. The moment he stepped behind a large rock to a “convenient” spot, a hand shot out as if from the void and locked onto his throat.
His neck felt clamped by an iron vise weighing ten thousand jun. The soldier's eyes bulged, blood vessels burst, and in immense terror, he could not make a single sound. Yun Che coldly watched him. Profound light flickered on his arm. In an instant, Arcane Firmament broke through the soldier's mental defenses and plunged into his heart and soul. Memories surged like a tidal wave into Yun Che's mind.
A moment later, Yun Che withdrew his Arcane Firmament, dropped his arm. The Shenhuang soldier at his feet still stared with wide eyes, but had no breath.
Having read the soldier's memories, Yun Che was not enlightened; instead, his brows furrowed even tighter. Because in this soldier's memory, the order he received was to conduct special training here.
And the content of the special training was to gather all their profound energy and blast the ground, the heavier and louder the better... If they slackened, they would be severely punished, or even executed on the spot.
However, Yun Che did gain something. At least, he learned the name and appearance of one person, and his usual seat!
Feng Huwei—the great commander of these 200,000 Shenhuang soldiers, the renowned Tiger Might General of the Shenhuang Empire, a person with Phoenix bloodline belonging to the Fenghuang God Sect.
Most crucially... when the Shenhuang army approached Liu Yun back then, it was he who wanted to abduct Xiao Lingxi! If not for Fen Juechen's intervention, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
Yun Che's gaze shot toward the southeast... That is where Feng Huwei's main tent was! In the next instant, he turned into a blur indistinguishable to the naked eye and shot straight toward that direction. In his calm pupils, icy killing intent stirred.