The giant ship rode the wind and waves, leaving a long white mark on the Ink Sea.
The Ghost Prison's seawater was only polluted by demonic power, so it looked as dark as ink. The seawater itself was clean and transparent.
Xuan Yan, the peak master of the Magic Sword Peak, stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the endless Ink Sea.
Xuan Yan was tall, and his long white hair was tied up in a high bun. He also wore a Magic Sword Spirit Immortal Crown on his head. Although his Daoist robe was fluttering in the wind, he had a majestic aura like a mountain.
Xuan Yan said to Xuan Tong beside him, "I haven't walked this far for about two hundred years …"
Xuan Tong was an elder of the Lightning Sword Peak. He was thin and only reached Xuan Yan's shoulder. His purple Daoist robe was also wrinkled and looked a little sloppy.
"You're the peak master of the Magic Sword Peak, in charge of the sect's Magic Sword. Naturally, you can't leave the Floating Sword Island …"
The corners of Xuan Yan's mouth curled, and his bean-like eyes were full of ridicule. "You don't need to do this small thing. It's you who insisted on coming! "
The outer sect disciples of the Spirit Pearl Dao Academy on the Ghost Prison Island jointly accused Gao Zhengyang of abusing his power, killing innocent people at will, and acting recklessly in the Dao Academy. The millions of residents of the entire Spirit Pearl City were tormented to the point where they had no way to live.
These outer sect disciples wanted to ask the sect to restrain Gao Zhengyang and transfer him away from the Ghost Prison Island.
Such a letter of complaint was naturally not worth mentioning. After receiving it, the Magic Sword Peak did not pay much attention to it. However, someone had received benefits from Bai Huan, so the letter was passed to the peak master of the Magic Sword Peak.
The Magic Sword Peak was responsible for maintaining the sect's rules. The peak master, Xuan Yan, was also known for being tough and inflexible.
If Xuan Yan caught him, he would be skinned alive even if he did not die. Everyone in the sect feared and hated Xuan Yan.
Xuan Yan naturally had his own abilities to be able to hold the position of the peak master of the Magic Sword Peak. Generally speaking, he would not care about such a small matter like Gao Zhengyang.
However, his subordinates told him a very important piece of news: Gao Zhengyang had a rank 11 artifact, the Wind Thunder Flag!
The Heart Sword Sect did not even have many rank 11 artifacts.
As an elder of the Ultimate Sword Peak, Gao Zhengyang had no authority. Why did he have the Wind Thunder Flag?
Xuan Yan had also heard that Gao Zhengyang's Wind Lightning Flag was seized from the Wind Lightning Sect.
What right did the Wind Lightning Sect have to be afraid of Gao Zhengyang, a mere Rank-9? It was all because he was afraid of the Heart Sword Sect.
Xuan Yan felt that the matter was very simple. The Wind Lightning Flag was a divine weapon that belonged to the sect. Gao Zhengyang was incompetent and had no right to own the Wind Thunder Flag.
For this reason, Xuan Yan was willing to travel thousands of miles to find Gao Zhengyang to deal with this matter.
Normally, Gao Zhengyang should be brought back to the sect to be interrogated. However, when Gao Zhengyang returned to the sect, everyone was staring at him, so Xuan Yan did not dare to say that he would definitely be able to seize the Wind Thunder Flag.
He would go to the Ghost Prison Island to take back the Wind Thunder Flag, which was the safest way.
Xuan Yan was not a reckless person, he had done all kinds of investigations beforehand.
He confirmed that Gao Zhengyang did not have any backing. Elder Yuan Ling of the Ultimate Sword Peak also did not have close contact with Gao Zhengyang.
The investigation mentioned one thing, saying that Gao Zhengyang killed the Sea Swallowing Demon Whale on the Ghost Prison Sea.
Xuan Yan had always been skeptical about this record.
The Sea Swallowing Demon Whale was a Rank-10 great demon, how could it be so easy to kill it, let alone kill it with one sword.
This matter was only witnessed by Xuan Guo and his disciple. Xuan Yan hated Xuan Guo, so he just asked someone indirectly. All the statements were very similar, but there was no practical value.
Gao Zhengyang had just entered the sect not long ago. Even if he refined a good sword, it was not enough for him to kill the Sea Swallowing Demon Whale.
Xuan Yan felt that this matter was very strange, and it should have a lot to do with the death of the Artifact Spirit Tian Yi.
The Artifact Spirit Tian Yi was killed by Gao Zhengyang. According to Gao Zhengyang, the Artifact Spirit Tian Yi secretly refined a divine weapon and had evil intentions.
Gao Zhengyang also handed over a Weak Water Sword. This Tier 10 sword artifact caused great chaos in the sect. In order to snatch the Weak Water Sword, everyone shed all pretense of cordiality.
Now it seemed that the Artifact Spirit Tian Yi was likely to have refined other divine weapons, which were in the hands of Gao Zhengyang.
Xuan Yan felt excited when he thought of this. This Gao Zhengyang was a treasure. If the other party didn't know what was good for him, he could only carry out the sect's rules and kill this person.
Xuan Yan was not worried that Gao Zhengyang would resist. A mere Rank-9 couldn't play any tricks in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The Heartsword Sect had been established for thousands of years. There were more and more high-level sect members, and there was serious internal friction in the organization.
Somehow, the matter of Gao Zhengyang had spread. When Elder Xuan Tong of the Sword Peak heard the news, he wanted to go with Xuan Yan no matter what.
Although Xuan Tong was of the Xuan generation, he was a few hundred years older than Xuan Yan. As a Nascent Soul elder, he also had great influence and was old enough.
Although Xuan Yan was the Peak Master of the Magic Sword Peak, he couldn't do anything to Xuan Tong.
Although the Heartsword Sect was a large sect, there were not many Nascent Soul cultivators. Almost every Nascent Soul cultivator was detached from worldly affairs. Only those who committed unforgivable crimes would be severely punished by the sect.
Under normal circumstances, the sect's rules had almost no binding force on Nascent Soul cultivators.
Even if Xuan Tong ridiculed Xuan Yan in front of him, Xuan Yan could only pretend not to hear it.
Xuan Yan sneered and said, "Senior Brother Xuan Tong, it's fine for me to come out. It's just that you're so old. It would be terrible if something bad happened to you."
"I'm only 1100 years old this year. I'm still far from death. You don't have to worry about me, Junior Brother."
Xuan Tong said bluntly, "Junior Brother's cultivation is still shallow. There are demonic beasts in the Ghost Prison Sea. You should be careful. If we lose you, the sect's pillar, the sect's loss would be too great. "
Xuan Yan's face was cold. This Xuan Tong's words were unpleasant to hear. If they continued, they would start a quarrel, but there was no need for that.
The two of them confronted each other in silence. The atmosphere was cold.
Xuan Shi hid far away and also felt suffocated. Although he was also of the Xuan generation, he was too far away from these two.
If he wasn't familiar with the Ghost Prison Sea and the Ghost Prison Island, he wouldn't be the leader this time.
"There's a situation in front …"
Xuan Tong, who was arguing with Xuan Yan, had especially sharp eyes. He saw a row of huge waves sweeping over from far away.
The giant ship sailed on water and was not afraid of huge waves. But looking at the momentum of the huge waves, it was not ordinary.
Xuan Yan had long noticed that something was wrong. He flew into the sky and saw the huge waves in front of him. They were more than a hundred feet tall. What was even more terrifying was the terrifying spirit energy contained in the huge waves.
"This is the aftermath of a battle?" Xuan Tong did not live in vain. He quickly noticed that something was wrong. His skinny old face also revealed some nervousness.
Huge waves of hundreds of feet and tens of thousands of feet did not have much effect on the giant ship. The key was that the surging waves were obviously pushed by powerful spirit energy.
From the state of the spirit energy, the spirit energy in the waves had already weakened to an extremely low level. This huge wave should have originated from hundreds of thousands of miles away.
How heavy was the seawater, spirit energy would quickly weaken after entering the seawater. The impact of spirit energy from hundreds of thousands of miles away spread all the way here and still had such power.
It could be imagined how terrifying the center of the spirit energy explosion was!
Xuan Tong and Xuan Yan were both Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses. They had an exquisite judgment of power. Although the two could not accurately deduce the power in the center of the spirit energy, they could make a rough estimate.
This rough estimate made the two Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses extremely heavy.
Using their own power as a comparison, they could immediately come to a despairing conclusion: The power in the center of the spirit energy explosion was dozens of times stronger than their own power.
What kind of powerful demonic beast could have such divine power!
The two Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses of the Heartsword Sect both thought that it must be a powerful demonic beast. Maybe it was an Essence Soul Realm demonic beast.
Only demonic beasts could have such powerful and unparalleled power. Human cultivators, even Essence Soul Realm powerhouses, would not have such exaggerated power.
Realizing that there was such a terrifying demonic beast in the Ghost Prison Sea, the two Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses were especially heavy. If they were unlucky enough to encounter this demonic beast, it would be difficult to escape.
Xuan Tong and Xuan Yan were not in the mood to quarrel. Both of them looked around nervously, afraid that the terrifying demonic beast would suddenly appear.
Huge waves rolled and lifted the giant ship high up. The boatmen and others who were driving the giant ship exclaimed. Such a scale of waves was not formed naturally.
Xuan Shi's cultivation was far less than Xuan Tong and Xuan Yan. He came over to ask if they should stop the ship and avoid it.
"Avoid my ass. The other party is hundreds of thousands of miles away. Moreover, that battle should have happened two or three months ago …"
Xuan Tong said impatiently, "Don't think too much. Take the ship and sail properly. We will find you if there is anything. "
Xuan Shi's face was covered with dirt after being reprimanded. He also had a bad temper. He immediately turned around and left, not talking to Xuan Tong anymore.
"He has no ability, but his temper is not small."
Xuan Tong also looked down on Xuan Shi and scolded him rudely, "No wonder we let him stay on the Ghost Prison Island. There is a reason."
He thought for a while and said to Xuan Yan, "Why don't we let Xuan Shi stay on the Ghost Prison Island as the host this time?"
Xuan Yan looked at Xuan Tong and said with a gloomy expression, "You have already arranged for Gao Zhengyang?"
"What is there to arrange?"
Xuan Tong said, "If he is obedient, take him back to the Hanging Sword Island. If he is disobedient, then bury him on the Ghost Prison Island. "
"You old ghost, you even want to kill your own people!" Xuan Yan scolded in disdain.
"How is he one of our people? He has no one to rely on and doesn't even have a master."
Xuan Tong didn't care at all, "If this kind of person doesn't know his place, then he doesn't deserve to live."
Xuan Yan said indifferently, "As the lord of the Spell Sword Peak, I won't let you mess around."
"Your serious look is very funny."
Xuan Tong said, "Let's make a deal. I can give you the Wind Thunder Flag, but the other things on Gao Zhengyang will belong to me."
"Are you serious?"
Xuan Yan didn't dare to believe it. How could the greedy and sinister Xuan Tong be so easy to talk to?
"I don't like to make silly jokes."
Xuan Tong said, "Gao Zhengyang has a top quality sword on him. Apart from that, there should be some good things left behind by the artifact spirit, Tian Yi. Maybe, there are also one or two artifacts. I may not be a part of this business. "
Xuan Tong said to Xuan Yan seriously, "In short, we have a deal, so we can't regret it. Even if I get ten artifacts from Gao Zhengyang, you can't be greedy. "
"Ten artifacts, you really dare to think about it."
Xuan Yan muttered to himself, and felt that he would definitely make a profit.
The Wind Thunder Flag was a rank eleven artifact, and Gao Zhengyang could only snatch it by relying on his sect's prestige. It was impossible for Gao Zhengyang to have a better artifact.
One must know that the artifact spirit, Tian Yi, was only rank ten. If Tian Yi could refine a rank eleven artifact, then that would be a joke.
Xuan Tong also revealed a smile on his face. Xuan Yan was the lord of the Spell Sword Peak, so he could deal with Gao Zhengyang in a justified manner. He didn't have this qualification.
Unless he really fell out with Xuan Yan, he could only watch as Xuan Yan obtained the Wind Thunder Flag.
Xuan Tong was originally unconvinced, and wanted to use his seniority to fight for it. But the huge wave just now made Xuan Tong sober up.
The Ghost Prison Ocean was not a sect, there were all kinds of powerful monsters in the Ghost Prison Ocean, and danger lurked everywhere. It was not wise for him to have a conflict with Xuan Yan here.
After weighing the pros and cons, Xuan Tong decided to take a step back. Even if he couldn't get the Wind Thunder Flag, it would be good to get a top-grade sword.
Xuan Tong was an elder of the Famed Sword Peak, and he knew that the Famed Sword Peak had a personal disciple, Zhen Fang, who was abnormally strong recently, and was in the limelight.
Zhen Fang's cultivation was originally mediocre, far from Zhen Xiu's. But now, he became the number one of the Zhen generation.
Xuan Tong originally wouldn't care about such a small matter, even if he was the number one of the Zhen generation, it was nothing. This kind of empty reputation didn't mean much to a cultivator.
On the long road of cultivation, only those who persisted in moving forward were worthy of respect.
Xuan Tong paid attention to Zhen Fang because he heard a rumor that Zhen Fang had slept with Gao Zhengyang. Now, many people thought that it was Gao Zhengyang who helped Zhen Fang, which was why Zhen Fang had his current status.
Regarding this, Xuan Tong originally didn't think much of it. But combining the information related to Gao Zhengyang, he found that this person was very magical.
Xuan Tong would rather believe that Gao Zhengyang was really magical, then he must have a lot of secrets on him. Maybe, he could make a fortune from Gao Zhengyang!
With such expectations, Xuan Tong suddenly felt that the speed of the giant ship was too slow.
Xuan Yan also felt the same, his time was precious, and he only wanted to get the Wind Thunder Flag and return to the sect as soon as possible.
The two elders were very anxious, but they didn't dare to leave the giant ship. There was nowhere to rest while flying on the Ghost Prison Sea. There were demonic beasts everywhere here, and the sword energy rippled, which could easily attract powerful demonic beasts.
The giant ship also had the Star Positioning Plate and other magic tools, which could accurately lock onto the Ghost Prison Island. It was hard to say for flying on the sword.
On the vast sea, there were no coordinates on the sea surface. Small positioning magic tools could also be easily disturbed by demonic energy. All in all, taking the ship was the safest choice.
The giant ship sailed for more than ten days, and finally arrived at the Ghost Prison Island.
Although Xuan Yan and Xuan Tong were anxious to see Gao Zhengyang, they were not willing to fly their swords into the island frivolously because of their identity.
Since they were already here, a day or two wouldn't make much of a difference.
After Xuan Yan and Xuan Tong got off the ship, they didn't see Gao Zhengyang, only a group of outer sect disciples greeted him with smiles.
The leader was called Bai Huan, the guy who organized the complaint.
To be honest, Xuan Yan and Xuan Tong didn't like people like Bai Huan. If everyone was like this, the sect would be in chaos.
However, this time, they had to appease Bai Huan. This person was still very useful now.
Xuan Tong's gaze swept across everyone, but he didn't see Gao Zhengyang, he asked impatiently: "Where's Xuan Yang?"
"The abbot is taking an afternoon nap." Bai Huan said carefully.
Xuan Yan's expression also turned cold, "The sect's elder has arrived, but he didn't go out to welcome him, what's the meaning of this?"
"This lowly one has already reported, but this lowly one doesn't know why the abbot didn't come."
Bai Huan was swept by Xuan Yan, and sweat appeared on his forehead. This Xuan Yan's gaze was too sharp. Standing next to the other party, he felt that he was almost out of breath.
He could only try his best to control his nervousness and try his best to appear humble and honest.
In front of Xuan Yan and Xuan Tong, Bai Huan didn't dare to complain.
Xuan Yan flicked his sleeve and said, "Take me to see Xuan Yang."
"Yes."
Bai Huan didn't dare to say anything else and hurriedly waved his hand to signal the two people beside him to get out of the way. He also got the surrounding people to stop playing the instrument. It was obvious that Xuan Yan and Xuan Tong didn't like this kind of thing.
However, he could also tell that these two people had a very bad opinion of Gao Zhengyang. Without a doubt, Gao Zhengyang is going to be out of luck.
Bai Huan suppressed the excitement in his heart, bowed his head, and led the way.
There was still some distance between the Spirit Pearl Dao Academy and the seaside. Bai Huan also used the Wind Controlling Technique and brought Xuan Tong, Xuan Yan, and Xuan Shi to the Spirit Pearl Dao Academy's Ancestral Hall first.
After entering the Ancestral Hall, important figures like Xuan Yan and Xuan Tong didn't dare to be rude. According to the rules, they first lit incense and kowtowed to the ancestral statue.
After completing this set of rituals, Xuan Yan and Xuan Tong arrived at the side hall. When they entered, they saw Bai Ling lying on the long couch with her legs crossed and humming a tune.
Bai Ling was shocked when she saw a group of people rushing in.
Bai Ling hurriedly got up and said to Bai Huan impatiently, "The abbot is resting. Why did you bring people in? Hurry up and leave."
Gao Zhengyang rarely appeared to manage things, so Bai Ling was the one giving the orders. After a few months, Bai Ling was used to being high and mighty. When she shouted at Bai Huan, she wasn't polite at all.
Bai Huan's expression was also very ugly to be reprimanded by a little girl in front of important figures like Xuan Yan and Xuan Tong. However, he really didn't dare to do anything to Bai Ling. He could only straighten his back and say firmly, "This is Lord Xuan Yan, the peak master of the Dharma Sword Peak. This is Lord Xuan Tong, the elder of the Famed Sword Peak. Quickly inform the abbot to come and welcome them."
Bai Ling looked suspiciously at Xuan Tong and Xuan Yan. She didn't know these two people and only felt that their auras were awe-inspiring, and they didn't seem like good people.
Bai Ling's eyes lit up when she saw Xuan Shi who was hiding behind. "Xuan Shi, you're back again?"
Xuan Shi was slightly embarrassed as well. Bai Ling directly called his name, which was very rude. It wasn't a big deal when it was normal, but now it was slightly embarrassing.
He hurriedly waved his hand at Bai Ling, "Quickly invite your master out."
When Bai Ling saw Xuan Shi's nervous expression, she realized that something was wrong and hurriedly turned around and ran back to her room.
Not long later, Gao Zhengyang's lazy voice sounded out from inside, "So it's the peak master and elder Xuan Tong. Please forgive me for not going out to welcome you."
Gao Zhengyang said this, but his tone wasn't respectful or courteous at all.
He said, "Everyone has come for official business, please wait in the Ancestral Hall for a moment."
Gao Zhengyang said to Bai Huan, "Master of the Dharma Sword Hall, go gather all the hall masters at the Ancestral Hall."
Bai Huan hesitated for a moment before raising his head to look at Xuan Yan and waiting for his instructions.
Xuan Yan waved his hand to indicate that Bai Huan should hurry up and stop dilly-dallying. He came here to interrogate them in a justifiable manner, so it didn't matter how many people there were.
But Gao Zhengyang was so arrogant and rude, causing Xuan Yan to be slightly angry in his heart, and he decided that he would make Gao Zhengyang suffer a bit later.
Xuan Tong looked at Xuan Yan in amusement. "This kid is really arrogant enough, interesting."
Xuan Shi shook his head helplessly at the side, Gao Zhengyang was really too arrogant and rude. This time, the outcome was worrying.
In the dignified Ancestral Hall, Xuan Yan sat high up at the head, Xuan Tong was next, and Xuan Shi was in Xuan Tong's hands.
The Master of the Dharma Sword Hall, Bai Huan, and the other hall masters could only stand at the side and didn't have the qualifications to sit.
No one spoke in the hall, and the atmosphere was cold and hard like iron. Bai Huan and the others clearly knew that they were going to deal with Gao Zhengyang, yet they stood in the hall while shivering, and their hearts were beating like drums.
Xuan Yan had been brewing his aura for a long time, but Gao Zhengyang still didn't come, and this made Xuan Yan even more furious.
After a long time, Gao Zhengyang slowly walked into the Ancestral Hall.
As soon as Gao Zhengyang arrived, the azure blue Daoist robe emitted a warm luster, causing the gloomy hall to light up.
Xuan Tong, who sat below Xuan Yan, looked at the Tempest Blademaster on Gao Zhengyang, and his small eyes that were like mung beans blazed.
Xuan Yan also noticed the wonders of the Tempest Blademaster, and his heart couldn't help but ache. This good thing was going to belong to the old geezer Xuan Tong.
He didn't want to speak another word with Gao Zhengyang, so he directly slapped the table and questioned in a stern voice, "Xuan Yang, do you know your crime!?"
(End of this chapter)
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