The nine black-clothed men who entered the room were the masters of Shadow Sword Hall.
The tall and burly man in the lead was called Mu Shan, the Deputy Hall Master of Shadow Sword Hall.
The eight black-clothed men behind him were all Sword Envoys of Shadow Sword Hall.
Ji Tianxing nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Mu Shan, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Get up quickly!"
Mu Shan and the eight Sword Envoys got up and stood respectfully.
Mu Shan took two steps forward and came to Ji Tianxing's side. He lowered his voice and reported respectfully, "Young Master, I just came back from Yunzhou tonight and was about to report to you about the Blood-clothed Tower."
"I just learned about the shocking changes in the mansion. Congratulations to you for passing the test and succeeding the position of Master!"
Ji Tianxing waved his hand and quickly asked, "Have you found out about the Blood-clothed Tower?"
Mu Shan said in a deep voice with a murderous look, "Young Master, the Blood-clothed Tower has been removed from the world!"
"The headquarters and four branches of the Blood-clothed Tower in Yunzhou were all destroyed by Shadow Sword Hall."
"There were 189 people in the Blood-clothed Tower, and 181 of them have been killed. Only eight escaped and are still fleeing."
"Deputy Hall Master Zuo led 14 Sword Envoys to hunt down those who escaped in Yunzhou. I rushed back to the imperial city to report the news."
After listening to Mu Shan's report, Ji Tianxing nodded with satisfaction and smiled with relief.
"Very good! You did a good job! "
"Have you found out who hired the Blood-clothed Tower assassins to assassinate me?"
Mu Shan said in a deep voice, "Young Master, this matter has been investigated. The person who hired the assassins was Gu Hao's biological mother. We have assassinated her."
"In addition, we have found out that Gu Hao's biological mother was in Hanging Cloud City at that time. The person who tipped her off was Ji Hao's subordinate."
Ji Tianxing had never doubted the ability of Shadow Sword Hall.
After listening to Mu Shan's report, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised into a sneer.
"I didn't expect that the person who secretly tipped her off was Ji Hao!"
"What a borrowed knife to kill! This cousin of mine is as ambitious as his father, despicable and sinister! "
Mu Shan did not comment on this matter. He was the Vice Hall Master of the Shadow Sword Hall. He would only obey the orders of the Clan Head.
After a moment of silence, he asked, "Young Master, the Patriarch is currently in seclusion with serious injuries. On the outside, the Ling Clan has been making frequent moves, constantly targeting the various properties of the Ji Clan. On the inside, Second Elder and Third Elder are colluding, conspiring to seize power … "
"Young Master, now that you've succeeded as the Patriarch, what plans and instructions do you have?"
Ji Tianxing frowned as he pondered, his eyes flashing with wisdom.
A moment later, he said in a deep voice, "Let's deal with the Ji Clan's internal strife first. Ignore the Ling Clan for now."
"Ling Si Hai is seriously injured and will not dare to invade the Ji Mansion in the near future. The Ling family could only do things that were not presentable and secretly retaliated against the Ji family's various businesses. This won't harm the Ji Clan's foundation, so the various managers and district masters can still handle it. "
"Mu Shan, put those managers with the surname Ji under house arrest and guard them strictly. Don't let them come in contact with anyone. Kill anyone who resists!"
"In addition, you have to act in secret and do your best to find evidence of their crimes. I want to remove their authority and cut off Second Elder's wings first, then slowly deal with him! "
"Go, carry it out immediately."
After saying that, Ji Tianxing waved his hand.
Mu Shan immediately bowed and accepted the order, "Understood!"
Then, he led the eight Sword Envoys out of the Cool Breeze Courtyard and swiftly carried out the order.
After Mu Shan and the others left, Ji Tianxing stood in the room for a moment with a thoughtful expression on his face.
"There are still three days before the Sky Pillar Sect's entrance competition begins."
"If I can't enter the Sky Pillar Sect to cultivate, I can only stay in the Imperial City and manage the family business, fighting with the various forces and being a landlord for the rest of my life."
"That's not what I want!"
Ji Tianxing muttered in a low voice. He secretly clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with a resolute light.
Entering the Sky Pillar Sect to cultivate had always been his goal and dream.
From a long time ago, he was tired of this kind of life.
The Royal Azure Imperial City and the Royal Azure Empire were like a cage to him.
He wanted to break out of this cage, spread his wings, and soar high. He wanted to cultivate more profound and powerful martial arts and explore the wonderful world outside!
After a while, he turned around and entered the secret underground room. He began to cultivate and comprehend the Dao of the Sword Heart.
He had already completely grasped the second stage of the Dao of the Sword Heart. He was very proficient in it and had reached the Minor Accomplishment Stage.
This stage of the cultivation technique could not only cultivate Quintessential Essence and increase the power of the sword embryo, but it could also control Sword Qi as if it was his own arm.
Ji Tianxing named this stage of the cultivation technique 'Sword Driving Art' and had been diligently cultivating it for the past few days.
In the dark secret room, he sat cross-legged in the middle of the Quintessential Gathering Array and calmly pondered.
"Cultivation is like rowing a boat against the current. If you don't advance, you will fall behind. I can't slack off for a moment!"
"There are still three days. I must cultivate the Sword Driving Art to the Greater Accomplishment Stage in order to unleash my strongest combat strength."
"Only then will I have the chance to participate in the grand entrance competition and obtain the qualifications to enter the Sky Pillar Sect!"
After that, Ji Tianxing collected his thoughts and began to focus on cultivating the Sword Driving Art.
…
At the same time, in the fourth courtyard of the Ji Mansion.
In the dark secret underground room, there was only a dim oil lamp that lit up with a dim yellow light.
Ji Rufeng sat on the wooden armchair with a cold expression. His hands gripped the armrests so tightly that the veins on the back of his hands were popping out.
Obviously, he was extremely angry. His heart was brewing with a monstrous rage.
Ji Hao stood beside him. His expression was also very ugly. His eyes were surging with killing intent.
After a moment of silence, he finally couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
"Damn Ji Tianxing! That bastard! How could he break through the forbidden area and obtain the azure crystal? I don't believe it! "
"In the past month, he suddenly returned from the Body Refinement Realm trash to the Quintessential Realm. Not only did he kill Ling Yunfei, but he also mastered that marvelous sword technique and even succeeded the position of the Patriarch!"
"Father! There must be a secret behind this! Ji Tianxing's change is too great. His growth is too fast. There must be a problem! "
Ji Hao's emotions were agitated. His heart was filled with anger and jealousy.
Ji Rufeng frowned and said in a low and deep voice, "Hao 'er, we all saw Ji Tianxing's change. It is indeed very strange, but there is no point in discussing this now."
"Just now, this subordinate came to report that Ji Tianxing sent people from the Shadow Sword Hall to put the managers under house arrest and stripped them of their authority."
"He first dealt with those managers. Next, he will deal with me!"
Ji Hao's angry face twisted. His eyes surged with killing intent. "Father, what do we do? Are we just going to sit here and wait for death? "
Ji Rufeng said expressionlessly, "The people from the Shadow Sword Hall have returned. Even if we want to assassinate Ji Tianxing, it is impossible."
"For now, we can only wait and see. Three days later, it will be the Sky Pillar Sect's entrance competition. Ji Tianxing will definitely think of a way to participate. "
"I have already informed the young prince of what happened today. Just now, the young prince sent me a secret letter and told us to wait patiently for three days."
"Three days later, the young prince will help us deal with Ji Tianxing in the competition!"
"At that time, Ji Tianxing will be dead. Ji Changkong will not be a threat and the position of the family head will still be ours!"
Hearing this, Ji Hao's expression eased a little.
However, he pondered for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Father, are we really going to rely on the young prince and submit to him?"
"The young prince's ambition is too great. If it is exposed in the future, I'm afraid the entire Ji family will be implicated and executed by the imperial family!"
Ji Rufeng frowned. A cold light flashed in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "Those who achieve great things must have the courage to cut off all means of retreat!"
"The young prince has the world in his heart and has great ambitions. What is a mere Qingyun Kingdom? In the future, the entire ten countries of the Tianchen Region will be in his pocket! "
"If we surrender early, we can still be relied on by him and receive more rewards in the future!"
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