Chapter 128 - Chapter 128: 128 Human Emperor Sword (1/2)
Chapter 128: 128 Human Emperor Sword
Translator: 549690339
In that small courtyard, Feng Tianci saw a lightning bolt in the sky that tore through the darkness before his eyes, its blazing, incandescent light was so dazzling.
Through this light, he could see the figure in the tree clearly. He was shrouded in a black robe, concealing his features.
Embroidered on his robe was a red flame pattern, which seemed to be stitched with an unusual thread. At first glance, it appeared like a real flame, burning furiously.
Inside the room, an old voice said, “What an impressive Lightning Annihilation, the descendant of the Blue Sky Palace has reappeared. You’ve chosen a rather inopportune time indeed.”
“Hmph!”
Following a cold huff, the figure in the tree vanished into thin air.
In the end, the old man inside the room did not make a move.
A gust of wind blew into the courtyard, rustling the leaves of the tree.
At this moment, Feng Tianci felt the pressure around him easing off, and his legs grew soft. He nearly collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath, and felt as if he had survived a calamity.
He tried to stand up, but couldn’t gather even a trace of True Qi. He had no idea when all his True Qi had been depleted.
Gao Fan paid no attention to his disciple lying on the ground. Looking towards the direction where the lightning had struck, he spoke in a complex tone, “He has made faster progress than that woman from twenty years ago.”
In the room, the Emperor’s Supreme Sword Saint questioned, “Do you truly believe this person is a descendant from the Blue Sky Palace?”
The Blue Sky Palace, one of the legendary Four Great Sacred Lands.
The founder of the Dao Sect, one of the Six Major Sects, was merely a nominal disciple of the Blue Sky Palace back in his day.
For most people, the existence of the Four Great Sacred Lands is so utterly elusive that no one knows their locations. The fleeting appearances of disciples from these Sacred Lands often leave no traces behind.
Neither the founder of the Dao Sect nor the woman from twenty years ago have many who’ve seen their true visage. All that remains are legends. The truth of these legends is anybody’s guess.
The voice of the Emperor’s Supreme Sword Saint reverberated from within the room, “Even that woman from twenty years ago has never admitted that she is a descendant of the Blue Sky Palace.”
Gao Fan looked surprised, as the Emperor’s Supreme Sword Saint had a deep[-]rooted relationship with that woman. Thus, his words could be trusted.
If that woman was not a disciple of the Blue Sky Palace, it would be terrifying. This would mean she had duped the previous emperor of the Great Zhou, the Wu Family, and even the entire realm.
After all, the queen consort of the founding emperor of the Great Zhou was said to be a descendant of the Blue Sky Palace. The royal family of the Great Zhou always took pride in their connection with the Blue Sky Palace.
Without this association, how could the previous emperor of the Great Zhou have trusted that woman so deeply?
And the Emperor’s Supreme Sword Saint, who was originally dedicated to the service of the royal family…
In the end, the Wu Family was annihilated, and a Longevity realm practitioner fell.
The Great Zhou lost a Sword Saint, several Divine Power cultivators, and countless lesser martial artists.
The factions that participated in that battle also suffered heavy losses…
The more Gao Fan thought about it, the more alarmed he became.
However, the Emperor’s Supreme Sword Saint’s tone was somewhat indifferent, “Don’t forget, the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens technique originated from the Shen Family. You know better than me about the origins of the Shen Family. If he really is from the Blue Sky Palace, he would not practice this technique.”
Gao Fan fell into deep thought.
After a while, the Emperor’s Supreme Sword Saint finally asked him the purpose of his visit, “Why have you come to me?”
Only then did Gao Fan remember his real task, and he said solemnly, “Recently it’s been circulating in the Jianghu that all the treasures of the Xia Dynasty, including the legendary Human Emperor Sword, were hidden in a secret realm when the dynasty fell eight hundred years ago. The location of this secret realm and the method to unlock it are supposedly hidden within a treasure map.”
“The Human Emperor Sword?”
With a loud bang, the door to the room was pushed open, and the old man inside stepped out.
“What?”
As the body fell, Gu Yang gave a startled gasp. The body was not that of the Saint Child, but of a guard from the royal mansion.
“What kind of movement technique is this?”
He had clearly targeted the Saint Child, yet in the final moment, the latter had swapped places with a guard from the royal mansion.
The speed was so fast that it even deceived him. It could be said to be extremely strange.
It was no wonder that the Red Venerate Sect was one of the Six Major Sects. It could not be underestimated.
This was the first time he had ever seen an exchange places technique.
At this moment, a cold voice from afar conveyed a message, “This gift of a blade will be repaid in the future.”
Gu Yang didn’t care. No matter how harsh his words, it couldn’t cover up the fact that he had fled like a house in ruins.
If they meet again next time, he would end it with one stroke.
What he needed to be more wary of were the Divine Power realm experts from the Red Venerate Sect.
With each of the Nine Great Families having Longevity realm powerhouses present, the Six Major Sects were recognized as powers at the same level. At the very least, they would have several Divine Power level practitioners as well.
Gu Yang glanced to the side and noticed that the woman he had just saved was gone. He wasn’t sure where she had run off to.
As expected, these ladies from prestigious families didn’t understand gratitude. He had saved her twice, and she hadn’t even thanked him once.
She wasn’t even comparable to Qingzhi.
“Thank you, Lord Gu, for your rescue. The royal mansion is deeply grateful,” uttered Deng Ziyuan, who was lightly injured, as he assisted the critically wounded Xiao Yue over to express their sincere thanks.
If it hadn’t been for Gu Yang today, their own deaths would have been insignificant. However, if anything had happened to the Crown Prince, they couldn’t bear such a grave blame.
The gratitude of the two was beyond words.
Even Xiao Yue, with severe burns all over her body, forced herself to come over.
There were still people in the royal mansion who understood manners.