Just as things were stirring in the royal court, with Emperor Tai An meticulously laying out his plans.
The outside world of the martial arts was also in turmoil.
In the far north, the desolate land of Heavenly Beyond:
Deep within the extreme north, a place meant to be untouched by human presence, stood a series of substantial buildings. In the most luxurious of these halls, a white-haired, black-robed elder with a deep and venomous aura sat upon a chair.
Behind him, a shadow-like guard silently appeared:
“Report, Venerable Unseen, the mission in the Southwest has failed! Elder Chen perished at the hands of a mysterious sword immortal, and the innate martial vein has been taken away!”
Hearing this, the elder in the wheelchair slowly took a sip of tea:
“I already know everything. No one could have foreseen that a Duke of the Xiao family would participate in this matter!”
“West Chu Sword Song, questioning the heavens. Interesting, truly interesting.”
Hearing the elder's words, the shadow guard hesitated for a moment before asking:
“Venerable, then… how shall we deal with the possible existence of the West Chu Confucian Immortal Gu Chen? Also, regarding the Imperial Daughter, the Purple-Robe Marquis awaits your orders.”
The Venerable Unseen, upon hearing this, finished the fragrant tea in his cup in one gulp. His deep eyes turned dark:
“I will have the Venerables Unfathomable and Heavenless personally go to Qian Dong City. The art of medicine is vital to the return of our Northern Gate army! It must be brought back!”
“As for the Miss, tell them that the Northern Gate will be restored and the Sect Master will emerge from seclusion, all thanks to that innate martial vein. No matter what, bring that young lord of the Western Garrison Marquisate here!”
“By the way, tell Purple-Robe to try to obtain any information about the young Prince of Bei Li, if possible. Bei Li is our true enemy!”
“Yes, Venerable!”
The shadow guard, upon hearing this, felt a tremor in his soul. The deployment of two venerables was a terrifying event indeed.
After the guard departed, Unseen's expression turned into a cold sneer. He muttered to himself:
“Sovereign, it seems there are far too many people in this world who don't want to see you leave seclusion!”
“There are too many demons, too many prodigies emerging, the world is in turmoil. What will become of our Northern Gate?”
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In the Imperial City of Tian Qi, within a mysterious building.
At this moment, in a brightly lit room.
Six iron-faced officials, their heads covered in iron masks, were rapidly opening boxes one after another.
They then took out slips of paper, flipping through them quickly, before throwing them into a hidden compartment. Another compartment would then automatically slide out.
The six men flipped through the papers rapidly, muttering to themselves.
Legend has it that the Hundred Knowledge Hall is ubiquitous, knowing all, with branches scattered across the land. There is no secret they cannot uncover, no one they cannot find. And there is a central hall that gathers information from the entire world, but no one has ever found this hall.
On the central dais, a man wearing a red and black, grotesque mask stood with his hands behind his back.
This was the Hall Master of the Hundred Knowledge Hall, Ji Ruofeng!
Behind him, a woman quietly appeared:
“How is it?”, Ji Ruofeng asked.
The woman shook her head:
“Hall Master, we have searched through all the records for the past ten years, and even mobilized the entire Hundred Knowledge Hall, but we still haven't been able to uncover the identity of the sword immortal by the Tenth Prince's side!”
Upon hearing this, a flicker of confusion crossed Ji Ruofeng's eyes, which then turned dangerous.
Someone whose identity the Hundred Knowledge Hall couldn't uncover.
Either they were a death servant, trained in complete secrecy.
Or they had a hidden identity, intentionally concealed by someone!
“Continue investigating. Investigate the Tenth Prince's movements over the years as well. A twelve-year-old who is a master of both sword and blade, there must be a master behind him, one no weaker than Mr. Li! I need all the answers.”
“Also, preparations for this year's Jade Ranking, Crown Ranking, Hundred Weapons Ranking, and Rouge Ranking can begin!”
“Yes”, the person answered and left.
Ji Ruofeng stood with his hands behind his back!
“Xiao Cheng Xuan, you have caught the attention of the Hundred Knowledge Hall. Since you are so dazzling, then I will add fuel to your fire!”
“Hopefully, this fire will expose the darkness behind you to the Hundred Knowledge Hall!”
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Time flew by quickly.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
At the Named Sword Villa, in the bedroom.
Xiao Cheng Xuan sat cross-legged, continuing his cultivation of the 《Duan Tian》and 《Control Master Secret Transfer Basics 312 Styles》.
In Xiao Cheng Xuan's mental world, at the source of his mental energy.
The dark golden sphere continuously emitted golden mist, before absorbing it back in.
This cycle repeated, steadily strengthening his mental energy!
“Boom…”
It sounded like a bottleneck shattering. In Xiao Cheng Xuan's spiritual sea.
The dark golden sphere spun slightly, and the speed at which the golden mist was absorbed and circulated instantly doubled.
Opening his eyes, a golden light flashed from his pupils.
“Huff…”
Exhaling a breath of stale air, a look of joy spread across Xiao Cheng Xuan's face.
His mental energy had broken through. Currently, he could control ten terrifying fragments of the Duan Tian Shuttle.
With a thought, the Duan Tian Shuttle appeared, spinning rapidly in the air. As it buzzed, it created a vacuum vortex in the air!
Feeling that terrifying power and piercing force, Xiao Cheng Xuan was confident.
In the “Piercing Mountain Cone” attack form, activated with his mental energy.
He could now easily kill a mid-level apprentice eighth-grade war god.
That is, the Divine Travel Mysterious Realm!
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