Chapter 267 - Fifth in the World (2/2)

“The Canghai Ziggurat has listed master as fifth in the world, the Sword Emperor of the current age, the owner of the Tianxia Map!

“Fifth in the world—he’s only one rank behind Sect Lord Xian!”

Han Shenbo was so excited that his entire body trembled, and he didn’t notice Xian Xianghua’s cold glare.

You can boast about Zhou Xuanji, but why do you need to rub it in for me?

Xian Xianghua had never taken being fourth in the world as a glorious thing, but she was quite happy for Zhou Xuanji.

‘This boy’s growth speed is so fast! If this goes on, how long will it take for him to surpass me?’ Her eyes shined as she thought about this with anticipation.

Ning Zifeng said excitedly, “That was a Great Tribulation Scattered Immortal. He was killed by master just like that?”

He knew of the stage above the Great Realization stage.

He had seen the might of a Great Tribulation Scattered Immortal in the Chaos Tide Sea—it was unbelievably powerful.

“Xuanji has truly surpassed everyone’s expectations,” Daoya Old Man said as he sighed in amazement. He had guessed that Zhou Xuanji would be able to contend with Huangquan Drake King, but he had never thought that he could actually kill him! Killing the fifth in the world was so difficult that perhaps even Xian Xianghua could not do it!

If Xian Xianghua knew what he was thinking, she would definitely attack him.

How could she not be able to kill Huangquan Drake King in a one on one fight?

“Now you can feel at ease, right?” Huang Lianxin said to Jiang Xue as she covered her mouth and lightly laughed. During this period of time, this girl had always been worried about Zhou Xuanji, and it was rare to see her smile.

Jiang Xue nodded and asked Han Shenbo, “Was Xuanji injured?”

Everyone came back to their senses; after such a big battle, how could Zhou Xuanji not be injured?

“Perhaps, but the injuries most likely were not severe. He’s clearing out demons in Great Zhou and should be coming back soon,” Han Shenbo said. If Zhou Xuanji was severely injured, how could he be running about?

Hearing this, Jiang Xue let out a sigh of relief.

…

Within the wilderness, there was a canyon dividing the ground.

On either side of the canyon stood a figure, who were Daoseeker and the man in the woven rush raincoat.

Both of them had met Zhou Xuanji before. One was curious about Zhou Xuanji’s fate, while the other felt that Zhou Xuanji was not worthy of the Tianxia Map.

Daoseeker narrowed his eyes and looked at the man in the woven rush raincoat and asked, “I didn’t know that you were paying attention to Zhou Xuanji as well. What do you want?”

His tone was quite serious as if he was quite wary towards the man in the woven rush raincoat.

“Can’t you divine what I want to do?” The man crossed his arms as he pulled down on his conical bamboo hat, his tone as calm as it always was.

Both of them faced off against each other; it was evident that they knew each other.

“I thought you were interested in Yang Di; why don’t you go and pay attention to him?” Daoseeker once again asked, looking at the man with an examining glance.

The man in the woven rush raincoat said casually, “He’s already number one in the world, why do I need to continue to pay attention to him? If I get close to him, he’ll sense me.”

Hearing this, Daoseeker frowned.

Yang Di was that powerful?

“Zhou Xuanji has the Tianxia Map and with how talented he is, he has reached Spirit Refinement Level Five at 28 years of age. He also has Monarchial Violet Qi. Say, do you think he’s the Ten Thousand Year Prince or the Child of Destiny?” The man in the woven rush raincoat asked, sounding curious.

Daoseeker coldly harrumphed and turned to leave, only saying, “Neither. I advise you not to pay too much attention to him, or else you’ll bring a whole lot of trouble to yourself.”

The man in the woven rush raincoat did not try to stop him and continued to think on the spot.

…

One month later, Zhou Xuanji and Lin Changge were within a forest outside Great Zhou’s border.

“Have you decided if you want to take me as your master or part ways?” Zhou Xuanji smiled as he glanced over at Lin Changge and asked.

He was not someone Lin Changge could fight against him, so neither of them had mentioned the ten year agreement.

“This matter is very important; I must discuss it with my father first,” Lin Changge said as he sighed. These days, Zhou Xuanji would purposefully show off the Ancestor Dragon Sword every day, making him desperately desire it.

Zhou Xuanji nodded and said, “If you decide to accept, come and find me at Skyfall.”

After saying this, he walked off and left.

Looking at his back, Lin Changge gloomily sighed, and he turned into a ray of sword light and sped off.

After leaving the forest, Zhou Xuanji flew towards the south at his quickest speed.

Now that the Tianxia Map had been exposed, he should return to Skyfall and focus on cultivating.