The two Immortal King battlefields... After Little Sequence Ning died at Xu Xian's hands, the Ancestral Spirit fell into a mad rage, and the pressure on Li Shuhe and the Sovereign intensified...
The Spirit Sequence Seven gave the order. The dark creatures, who had been dazed and immersed in the scene of Little Sequence Ning being one-shotted by Xu Xian, received the command and moved into action.
They swarmed toward the sword array from all directions. From the hundred thousand strong Blood Spirit Army arrayed for battle, several Myriad-man Commanders at the peak of the God Immortal stage also charged out.
They concentrated their attacks on a single point, intending to destroy the array and capture the person within.
In an instant, the sword array was engulfed in baleful qi.
The array wall rippled, booming sounds echoed, and the radiance of techniques glowed brilliantly.
However, an array set by powerhouses at the Immortal King stage could not be broken so easily. It firmly blocked all incoming enemies outside the array.
Yet, those within the array were not comfortable in the slightest.
Even though they were protected by the array and the aftershocks did not touch them, the deafening booms and the sights before their eyes still made their hearts pound with unease.
The Little Book Spirit sat weakly on Xu Xian's shoulder, its small head drooping as it spoke listlessly. "Even if Master dies here today after delivering that strike, your name will surely be remembered in these Heavens. It wasn't a loss."
Xu Xian did not deny it, merely asking, "Will anyone actually remember?"
The Little Book Spirit said with certainty, "Of course. There is more than one pair of eyes in the sky. A Mortal Immortal one-shotting a Heaven Immortal in the early stage—crossing two major stages of immortality—they won't be able to resist talking about it."
Xu Xian gave a bitter smile. "Well, thank you for that."
The Little Book Spirit replied modestly, "You're welcome..."
In fact, just as the Little Book Spirit said, the powerful Night Hunters and the three Immortal Kings guarding the Immortal City were currently discussing the recent event and the chaotic battle before them at the summit of the clouds.
Their words were filled with amazement as well as a sense of pity...
Killing an enemy across two stages in an instant—everyone knew this boy was extraordinary, and they all knew his name was Xu Xian.
A very unfamiliar name, but after today, this name would no longer be unfamiliar.
However, for these powerhouses, their attention was focused more on the tower that had flashed by for an instant than on the youth himself.
Some had heard of it,
Some did not recognize it,
But they all understood very well that the object was not simple; it was absolutely a rare and peerless treasure.
The youth was able to slay that juvenile spirit because this treasure had rendered a great service. Whoever could obtain this object would surely be like a tiger with wings or a dragon entering the water...
"What tower was that just now?"
"The six swords within the tower all possess divine might; they are all divine swords. Truly extraordinary..."
"I just counted; that tower has twelve floors. I fear there are twelve swords. That human youth still held back; his true strength is definitely not limited to this."
"..."
The three Immortal Kings of the Immortal City were also discussing the matter...
Lu Bai said, "The Spirit Sequence Seven's reaction is so intense. It seems the identity of that dead brat was not simple?"
The Angel Girl laughed gloatingly. "Little Sequence Ning. According to the intelligence, he was the biological son of the Spirit Sequence One. He came to the Far East Hunting Ground for experience with his aunt, the Spirit Sequence Three. It seems he intended to capture the youth named Xu Xian alive to claim the credit. He never expected to lose his life. Tsk, tsk... how pitiful!"
Trying to gain an advantage only to suffer a loss, failing to show off and ending up humiliated—the prize that was within his grasp ended up being his undoing.
He was indeed unlucky, and it was truly embarrassing.
"However..." The Angel Girl grew pensive. Her divine sense ignored the whistling techniques filling the sky as she gazed at the youth who had just delivered the strike within the array. She asked curiously, "I'm more interested in knowing why those monsters specifically named this child and demanded him alive?"
Lu Bai furrowed his brows; he wanted to know as well.
The deep and experienced Ant Old Man spoke in an old-timer's tone, "In the Heavenly White Jade Capital, there are twelve cities and five towers!"
Upon hearing this, the other two looked over with expressions of doubt.
"Hmm?"
"Hmm?"
Ant Old Man spoke eloquently, "History records that during the Era of Primal Chaos, a dark turmoil also broke out in the Boundary Sea. At that time, there was a man who, with his own strength alone, suppressed the Boundary Sea, drove the darkness out of the realm, and saved Cangming from disaster."
Lu Bai seemed to remember something and said subconsciously, "Are you talking about that senior named Ye Wujiang?"
Ye Wujiang, a man who left a few marks in the historical records.
Spanning two great eras, he had mostly been forgotten in the long river of history. However, with the rise of darkness, as the people of the Immortal Land desperately searched for a way to break the situation, his story was unearthed from those few surviving texts.
A truly extraordinary figure; even in that era where Great Emperors were numerous, he was the most brilliant star.
Clearly,
He was already dead.
Ant Old Man nodded in confirmation. "Correct, it's him. Legend has it that he possessed a supreme divine weapon called the Heavenly White Jade Capital. It was a tower with twelve floors, housing twelve swords, each of which was a rare and supreme divine weapon. That boy's tower just now also had twelve floors..."
The Angel Girl stroked her chin and joined in, "I've also heard what you've mentioned, Old Man. However, even if they both have twelve floors, that tower might not necessarily be the Heavenly White Jade Capital. How can you be so sure?"
Instead of answering, Ant Old Man looked up at the Spirit Sequence Seven and Li Shuhe, who were in the middle of a fierce battle, and asked, "Don't you think the sword techniques that girl is using look somewhat familiar?"
The Angel Girl looked again and again, but she didn't think so and had no impression of them.
Lu Bai felt the same and said impatiently, "Old Man, stop keeping us in suspense. Can't you just finish it all at once?"
Ant Old Man smiled and shook his head, revealing the truth. "If I'm not mistaken, this girl should be a descendant of the Li family."
"The Li family?"
"Correct."
"Are you talking about that Li family that calls itself the Sword-Guarding Clan?"
Ant Old Man confirmed once more, "Yes. The Li Clan of the Heavenly Sword Province. Since the Era of Primal Chaos, they solely controlled the Sword Province, spanning across the Era of Primal Chaos, the Era of Ancient Immortals, and the Dark Era. They successively experienced the War of Gods and Demons, the Battle of the Hundred Emperors, the universal crusade against the demon, and finally participated in the war of the fallen emperors. Every major contention in these past historical nodes had the shadow of the Li family. Finally, they perished during the Dark Era and vanished from the world; the entire clan of heroes fought to the last man..."
The Angel Girl was the youngest and knew the least about past secrets. Thus, she asked in confusion, "Can this also be linked to Ye Wujiang?"
Before the old man could reply, Lu Bai took the initiative to explain, "The Li Clan calls itself the Sword-Guarding Clan. Rumor has it that their ancestor was Ye Wujiang's disciple. In their ancestral temple, they even revere Ye Wujiang as their First Ancestor."
The Angel Girl came to a sudden realization. "So, when they guard the sword, they are guarding this Sword Tower?"
Ant Old Man shook his head. "Not necessarily. I've heard they guard a Sword Mound, and rumors say the one chosen by the Sword Mound is the fated one of the human race, born to meet the tribulation."
A white tower that also has twelve floors, a descendant of the Li family, and someone who came from the side of darkness and one-shotted an enemy with a sacrificial sword strike...
Connecting all of these points, the answer was already more than obvious.
The Heavenly White Jade Capital is on this person.
This person is the very fated one that the Li family has been waiting for.
As for the truth of the rumors, it was naturally not their place to judge.
They only needed to know that this tower was extraordinary and this boy was unusual; that was enough.
Lu Bai analyzed seriously, "If that's truly the case, the Sword Tower on this child might be the key to breaking the dark situation."
Ant Old Man spoke ambiguously, "The rumors are unverified, so we cannot make a deduction. However, at least one thing is certain: this boy's future is limitless. If he does not die and possesses such a powerful weapon, his future achievements will surely be above ours..."
He was stating the obvious, or at least that was what Lu Bai and the girl felt.
After all, they weren't blind!
Naturally, they also began to have their own designs.
They wanted that tower, and they also wanted that person. It would be best to have both the tower and the person together.
He came from the darkness, crossing countless mountains and rivers; how could such a prospect not make one's eyes turn green with envy?
The Angel Girl's gaze turned dark, and she suddenly said, "Then this child must absolutely not fall into the hands of darkness."
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