Chapter 282 - Sun Hill, Fate Emperor River (1/2)

“Bring him up,” Zhou Xuanji said as he nodded. After receiving his orders, Xu Yang quickly descended the mountain.

Following this, Zhou Xuanji had every second generation disciple come up and report on their progress in cultivation.

These second generation disciples were all geniuses and had made great progress. None of them had stage fright and hoped that their Grand-Teacher would praise them.

Jiang Xue, Daoya Old Man, Huang Lianxin, Xiao Jinghong, Lin Changge, and the others sat behind Zhou Xuanji, silently watching.

All of them were sitting cross-legged and there did not seem to be any distance between them.

Fenyu Dragon King and the Four Mountain-Guarding Kings were sitting not too far away, conversing in hushed tones and seeming quite happy.

As the disciples reported their progress, if there was anything Zhou Xuanji was interested in, he would have them perform on the spot.

Currently, the lowest cultivation of the second generation disciples was at the Enlightening stage. This seemed quite low, but they were still young and had a lot of potential.

An hour later, Xu Yang brought Zhang Kuanglan up the mountain. The two of them sat on the side and did not interrupt the second generation disciples giving their reports.

The last person to report was naturally Xu Yang.

This fellow was quite crafty and did not say anything. Instead, he directly showed off the Thirty-six Paths Jade Xiao Sword, performing it much more impressively than the other disciples.

Zhou Xuanji looked at him, thinking to himself.

It was not that he was fascinated by his performance of the sword technique but that he was wondering which powerful ancient being he was reincarnated from.

After he finished, Zhou Xuanji directly waved his hand, signaling that he could go down.

Seeing this, Xu Yang’s expression became devastated.

His entire person seemed to deflate, and seeing this, the other disciples covered their mouths and secretly laughed.

Zhou Xuanji waved his right hand, and Zhang Kuanglan leapt over the disciples’ heads and landed in front of him.

“This boy’s cultivation…” Zhang Kuanglan inwardly felt quite shocked. Every time he met Zhou Xuanji, he seemed to be even stronger.

This was too terrifying.

He felt that if he continued to antagonize Zhou Xuanji, he would never be able to turn his situation around.

“Speak,” Zhou Xuanji said as he looked at Zhang Kuanglan.

At 31 years old, he had experienced endless battles and killing, and he could easily give off an immense might that was difficult to be described. When facing him, ordinary disciples found it incredibly difficult to stay calm.

He had grown to become an expert whose name shook the world.

The Sword Emperor of the current age!

“If I tell you a shocking secret, you must stop tormenting me. I also hope that in the future you will give the Haotian Sect a chance,” Zhang Kuanglan said as he knelt before Zhou Xuanji and gritted his teeth.

Over the past few years, he had done a lot of thinking.

He felt that Zhou Xuanji would change the status quo in the Northern Wilderness, and it would be very difficult for the Haotian Sect to stand up against him. As such, he wanted to dispel the enmity between the two sides.

“That depends on what the secret is,” Zhou Xuanji did not immediately promise, and Zhang Kuanglan glanced at the disciples, hinting for Zhou Xuanji to have the second generation disciples leave.

However, Zhou Xuanji did not do anything.

Zhang Kuanglan sighed and began to tell this massive secret.

“Back then, the Haotian Sect and Tanhua Sect dominated the demonic path and even suppressed righteous sects. If it wasn’t for the Hegemon Sword Emperor becoming a Great Emperor, how could they have gone into decline? What I’m going to tell you about is how the Hegemon Sword Emperor became a Great Emperor, and why there were no more Great Emperors after him!” Whenever Zhang Kuanglan brought up the Hegemon Sword Emperor, he would gnash his teeth.

The Haotian Sect and Tanhua Sect were mortal enemies, but the Hegemon Sword Emperor was their common enemy.

Zhang Kuanglan revealed that there was a method to become a Great Emperor, which was to find Fate Emperor River.

As long as one had sufficient cultivation and could withstand the washing of Fate Emperor River, one would become a Great Emperor and become unrivaled.

Even after ascending to the Upper Realm, Great Emperors could dominate a whole area.

After the Hegemon Sword Emperor became a Great Emperor, he had sealed Fate Emperor River. Very few people knew about this, and only the Tanhua Sect and Haotian Sect had clues about it. They did not spread information about this, nor were they able to break open the seal.

“Fate Emperor River? Where is it?” Zhou Xuanji asked as he narrowed his eyes, and the others all had varying expressions.