Below the Bronze Censer Peak, more and more Cultivators from the smaller sects were gathering.
As time went by, they grew even more curious about the outcome of the 'top battle' that was going on.
For Qi Zhongdao and Yan Liren's level, the outcome of a battle was often decided in the blink of an eye. It was impossible for them to fight each other for an hour like scoundrels on the street without a winner.
But that seemed to be the case in today's battle.
The low-level Cultivators could only hear the deafening explosions echoing from the Bronze Censer Peak nonstop. They saw the mountains being cut apart by sword auras, the clouds being stirred by spiritual energy, and the colorful brilliance piercing into the sky like smoke signals.
Every time they thought that the outcome of the battle had been decided, a new explosion would break out, and then they would be caught in dead silence again. They waited and waited, but there was no result at all!
All the Cultivators were waiting anxiously. They almost wished that their souls could leave their bodies and fly into the sky to see what was going on.
Of course, that was impossible. The entire Bronze Censer Peak had been protected by the barriers of the Purple Pole Sword Sect. Not just the outsiders, even the empyreal swordsmen who were responsible for guarding the peak did not know the outcome of the battle!
After sitting for a long time without any new news, they felt that an invisible beast was crouching on the Bronze Censer Peak and swallowing everybody. The noises at the foot of the mountain inevitably spread out.
"What's going on? Why has the battle between the Sword Maniac and Master Righteous One lasted so long? It doesn't seem like their usual style at all! "
"Who do you think is the winner of the battle between the Sword Maniac and Master Righteous One? Who do you think is the real 'best person' in the Dragon Spring Meeting?"
"The Sword Maniac's sword is best known for its unstoppable speed. If he were more skillful, the battle wouldn't have been delayed for so long, would it?"
"Has anything else happened on the Bronze Censer Peak? Is it possible that either Yan Liren or Qi Zhongdao has been killed by the enemy, resulting in a total war between the Purple Pole Sword Sect and the other five major sects?"
"It — it can't be so unbelievable, can it?"
"Then, how can the incessant explosions and spiritual energy be explained? Look. The clouds in the sky are running like thousands of horses. It's a sign that the spiritual energy has been triggered to the maximum! Other than the top-tier experts such as Yan Liren and Qi Zhongdao, who else can release such dominating flames of spiritual energy? "
Exclamations spread out like wildfire. Not only were the thousands of Cultivators from the hundreds of smaller sects uneasy, even the empyreal swordsmen of the Purple Pole Sword Sect were deeply uneasy despite their calmness.
None of them expected that the battle would drag on for so long. What happened on Bronze Censer Peak? Who won the battle between Yan Liren and Qi Zhongdao? Or …
Every empyreal swordsman was sweating profusely as they gripped their sword hilts!
Right when the noise reached the climax and the situation was about to get out of control, a dull sound of a gong finally came from Bronze Censer Peak. The barriers around the peak retreated like a colorful tide.
The elders of the six major sects, including the Purple Pole Sword Sect and the Grand Mystery Sect, slowly landed on the lotus jade plates.
"The outcome has been revealed!"
"How is it? How is it? Is the Sword Maniac showing up, or is Master Righteous One more skilled?"
A Yuanying elder of the Purple Pole Sword Sect stepped out of the crowd and stopped above the thousands of Cultivators on the lotus jade plate. Glancing at the messy crowd with a vague smile, he declared, "The result of the sword test between Elder Yan of our sect and Master Righteous One of the Grand Mystery Sect has been revealed! Master Righteous One's Heaven Flipping Seal truly deserves to be the ultimate treasure in the world. It has suppressed the three primeval swords that our sect has crafted recently. The Purple Pole Sword Sect has lost the battle! "
"Ah!"
"Lost. Yan Liren has lost. The Purple Pole Sword Sect has lost!"
"The Heaven Flipping Seal! The ultimate treasure of the Ancient Sages Sector! It has destroyed three primeval swords in a row. Unbelievable! Unbelievable! "
"It seems that the Purple Pole Sword Sect has suffered a crushing defeat this time without the ability to fight back. Otherwise, their elders wouldn't have admitted it so openly. There is obviously no room for excuses!"
"This is great!"
"The five major sects including the Grand Mystery Sect have secured a great victory. The Purple Pole Sword Sect has no choice but to admit defeat. Let's see how the Dragon Spring Meeting is going to go on. Now, it will be a great opportunity for us to show our capability!"
A lot of small sects had come with the idea of taking advantage of the chaos and sharing a share of the pie behind the five major sects.
Now that the Grand Mystery Sect had taken the upper hand, they were naturally overjoyed and eager to take action. They did not disguise the greed on their faces and the aggression in their eyes at all!
Only a few Cultivators who were not blinded by greed vaguely felt that something was not right.
They observed carefully and discovered that the leadership of the five major sects, who were slowly landing, had weird expressions on their faces. There was not the slightest delight of a great victory on their faces. If anything, there was unspeakable awkwardness.
It was especially so for the few leaders of the Grand Mystery Sect. Their faces were as gloomy as the bottom of a pot. There was not the slightest arrogance or confidence in them at all.
"What's going on? Didn't Master Righteous One win? Why does it seem like the five major sects have been defeated?"
Elder Yuanying of the Purple Pole Sword Sect noticed the reactions of the Cultivators from the smaller sects. With a fake smile, he said, "There are three other things that I would like to inform you of, fellow Cultivators!
"Firstly, our sect and the Grand Mystery Sect have just reached a deal. We will provide three thousand 'Moon Wave Swords' made of 'Moon Wave Iron' to the Grand Mystery Sect in five years. Therefore, our sect will join hands with the Grand Mystery Sect to develop the Purple Moon Mountain, which is abundant in Moon Wave Iron!
"The Purple Moon Mountain is remote, with high mountains, dense forests, and abundant spiritual beasts. A lot of manpower will be needed. If you are interested in the business, you are certainly welcome to cooperate with us!"
"What!"
All the Cultivators who were planning to take advantage of the situation were dumbfounded.
The Moon Wave Iron was not a rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. The Moon Wave Swords were just low-level flying swords for the new disciples, too.
In the eyes of the super sects such as the Purple Pole Sword Sect and the Grand Mystery Sect, the business of three thousand Moon Wave Swords was barely enough to fill the gaps between their teeth!
At such a critical moment, to announce such an insignificant business in public and claim that they were going to develop the Moon Wave Iron was purely a symbol, indicating that the Purple Pole Sword Sect and the five major sects led by the Grand Mystery Sect had reached a secret agreement. At the very least, they had set the tone for the future!
But how was it possible?
The thousand small and medium-sized sects led by the five major sects were pressuring the Hundred Blade Mountain. The situation was not in the Purple Pole Sword Sect's favor in the first place. Right now, even Yan Liren, the best expert of the sect, had suffered a crushing defeat. It should have been a piece of meat on the chopping board that was waiting to be butchered!
How did the two parties reach an agreement so quickly? The small and medium-sized sects had not had the chance to share the meat yet!
Also, judging from the calmness of the elder Yuanying of the Purple Pole Sword Sect and the smile on his face, the agreement seemed to be in the Purple Pole Sword Sect's favor.
What was going on up there?
Countless low-level Cultivators scratched their heads, but they still could not figure it out!
"The second thing."
The elder in the Nascent Soul Stage of the Purple Pole Sword Sect dragged his voice and said unhurriedly, "We have just received a message from the Southland of Sorcerers. Ling Shoujing, the Appeasing Ambassador of the Southland of Sorcerers, did not fail his mission. Under the guidance of Master Spiritual Vulture, a senior Cultivator in the Southland of Sorcerers, Huo Wuji was appointed as the chieftain of the Southland of Sorcerers. Huo Wujiu and the rest of them, who were ambitious and disobedient, were killed. Master Black Moon, who was shameless and disobedient. Even Han Yuantai, the Lord of Behemoth Eagle in Ghost Qin, was heavily wounded and driven back home!
"After only a few months, the chaos in the Southland of Sorcerers has been completely settled!"
"Well —"
It was shocking news, too.
It was well known that the 'Ling family', a vassal family of the Purple Pole Sword Sect, had been sent to resolve the chaos in the Southland of Sorcerers.
It was also not a secret that the Purple Pole Sword Sect could not send too many Yuanying experts to support the Ling family in response to the pressure from other parties.
Ling Shoujing was merely in the Core Formation Stage. Few people had high hopes for his trip to the Southland of Sorcerers.
But as it turned out, even such brutal people as Master Black Moon and Han Yuantai had been suppressed by them.
Ling Shoujing was definitely not capable of that.
Many people immediately picked out the most critical name from the long paragraph.
Master Spiritual Vulture!
As they expected, the elder Yuanying of the Purple Pole Sword Sect continued. "Thirdly, our sect has just recruited a new guest elder. He is exactly the well-respected Master Spiritual Vulture who shocked the Southland of Sorcerers a hundred years ago!
"Master Spiritual Vulture, not only do you have a profound Cultivation, but you are also an extraordinary grandmaster of sword forging. You happen to be in line with the beliefs that our sect practices!"
"In order for more fellow Cultivators to appreciate Master Spiritual Vulture's demeanor, our sect has just decided that the Dragon Spring Meeting will be extended by one more day. Master Spiritual Vulture will host a meeting where he will explain the mysteries of sword forging with the secret arts of Great Zhou! If you are not in a hurry to return, please don't miss it, fellow Cultivators! "
The words of the elder of the Purple Pole Sword Sect raised waves of excitement among the tens of thousands of low-level Cultivators.
"Master Spiritual Vulture? Isn't he a barbarian Cultivator who disappeared decades ago? It seems that his senior brother, Master Black Moon, was the one who —"
"Shut up. I'm told that he is a brutal, vengeful, and unscrupulous old monster!"
"Why has the Purple Pole Sword Sect invited such an old monster here?"
"Is the anomaly on the Bronze Censer Peak related to him? Is he the key to everything?"
"Secret arts of Great Zhou? What Great Zhou? Hiss. Is it the Great Zhou Dynasty ninety thousand years ago? "
Their mouths were all shouting the name of 'Master Spiritual Vulture'. Their suspicious eyes were all staring at the Bronze Censer Peak, trying to find the traces of the brutal barbarian in the misty clouds!
In the middle of the doubts, sighs, and exclamations, the name 'Master Spiritual Vulture' spread out to the entire Hundred Blade Mountain like a storm centered on the Bronze Censer Peak. In only half an hour, all the Cultivators who had come for the Dragon Spring Meeting learned it.
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