"An Assembly?"
Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
"It seems like a fool appeared out of nowhere and challenged the entire inner disciple single-handedly. The elders were furious, and they sent someone over to investigate the matter," Cao Chengli replied.
Back when he was fighting with the three hundred jin inner disciple, his subordinates had reported the matter to him, so he was well aware of the matter.
"Fool?"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
You are the fool! Your entire family are fools!
It was just a bet, so do you have to go so far as to investigate the matter?
"It's fortunate that I changed my name in advance, or else I would have been in deep trouble if they found out," Zhang Xuan thought warily.
He was currently invincible among those of the same cultivation realm, but his overall cultivation was still too weak. He had gotten a little too excited when he heard that he could earn some money. If his identity were to be found out, it would be hard for him to explain why he possessed such powerful swordsmanship.
No matter what, he couldn't afford to reveal the existence of the Library of Heaven's Path.
"Have you heard of any news? For example, where does the expert who challenged the entire inner disciple live? What is his identity?"
Cao Chengli asked with a straight face.
"I've only heard that he goes by the name of I Am Low Profile. In any case, I don't really know who he is," Cao Chengli replied with a shake of his head.
Seeing that Cao Chengli was unaware of the matter, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. "Then … do you know where the Assembly of the Inner Disciples is held?"
"It's at the training ground at the peak of the mountain!"
Cao Chengli replied.
"I see …"
Zhang Xuan nodded before turning around to face Cao Chengli.
Pah!
Clutching his face, Cao Chengli leaped in shock. "Young Master, y-you … Why did you hit me?"
That slap was truly vicious. Cao Chengli's teeth had loosened, and fresh blood seeped from the corner of his lips.
I'll answer whatever you ask, and I didn't hide anything at all. The news came just in time, so there was no problem at all. Why would I hit you?
"It's nothing much. When you entered the room earlier, you stepped in with your left foot first. That's against my rules!"
Zhang Xuan could not be bothered to explain the situation to Cao Chengli.
"I stepped in with my left foot first?" Cao Chengli widened his eyes in frenzy. What kind of rules were those?
More importantly … when did such a bizarre rule exist?
"Remember, remember, remember … Next time, you must enter with your right foot first …"
Gritting his teeth, Cao Chengli suppressed the sorrow in his heart and thought.
…
After leaving the courtyard, Zhang Xuan did not go to the Falling Rain Valley. Instead, he headed straight for the martial arts arena at the top of the mountain.
He wanted to see how the other party was going to investigate him and how far they had gone before deciding on what to do next. Otherwise, it would really be troublesome if he didn't even know that he was in danger.
"Keeping a low profile is the way to go! Don't ever do this again … "
He was on his guard.
The challenge just now was quite satisfying. He had single-handedly annihilated the entire Inner Sanctum Team. It was indeed satisfying, but if he were to be tracked down, he would be done for!
In the future, he had to be more careful about such things. He couldn't be so reckless.
…
Elders Hall.
Elder He Tian was seated at the center of the room, and the other elders beside him were all emanating powerful auras, giving off an oppressive aura.
Sitting at the very bottom was the inner sect's Elder Mu.
Even though Zhang Xuan wasn't weak, there was still a huge gap between him and the others. They weren't on the same level at all. Even though he was sitting at the side, he still felt immense pressure, causing his forehead to be covered in cold sweat.
"Elder He, why did you call us here in such a hurry?"
Another elder walked into the room with widened strides.
"Since everyone is here, Elder Mu, I'll have to trouble you to repeat what you have just said!"
Elder He Tian said.
"Yes!" Elder Mu hurriedly rose to his feet. "Inner Elder Mu Xuan pays respect to everyone! Previously, during the Elder Council, Elder He instructed the various sects to look for geniuses who have comprehended swordsmanship, and one such genius has appeared in our inner sect. I suspect that it's the genius who has comprehended the Gods' Sword Intent! "
"Oh? Based on what? "
One of the elders asked with a frown.
The Gods' Sword Intent was incomparably profound. Even if there was someone who had comprehended it, it was unlikely for them to be in the inner sect.
"In the inner sect's Ethereal Hall, he challenged all of the inner disciples single-handedly, and within half an hour, he killed five thousand of them …" Elder Mu swiftly went through the events that had transpired.
After confirming that the other party had won and killed three thousand of the inner disciples with a single slash, he couldn't hold himself back anymore.
Elder He had just said that there was someone who had comprehended the Gods' Sword Intent when that fellow suddenly appeared and caused such a huge commotion. Could it be that he was the culprit?
If that was the case … not only would he be mocked by the inner disciples, he might even be rewarded!
Losing to a genius like the founder was not only not embarrassing, it was also an honor!
"You were able to kill a fellow disciple in half an hour despite being of the same cultivation realm? Are you sure you aren't lying? "
The elders widened their eyes in disbelief.
In the Ethereal Hall, it was impossible for anyone to change the fact that they were of the same cultivation realm. For a person to kill five thousand of them in half an hour … this was way too incredible!
"This is the recording of the duel!"
Elder Mu said as he passed a Record Crystal over.
The Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion's Ethereal Hall was similar to the Ethereal Hall in the outside world. It could record battles and sell them.
In order to make a better report, Elder Mu had already purchased the recording of I Am Low Profile's battle with the inner disciples.
With a slight wave of his zhenqi, the Record Crystal immediately replayed the earlier battle. In order to save time, he skipped over the earlier battles in a flash, and the final slash of his sword flew right through the air. Innumerable strands of sword qi weaved through the air, and in an instant, the heads of the three thousand inner disciples were lopped off.
Upon seeing this, everyone's eyebrows shot up.
Even if they suppressed their cultivation to the same level, they would not have been able to replicate the elegance of that slash!
Yet, the other party had done it so easily. Just how deep was his comprehension of swordsmanship?
"That Sword Intent isn't the founder's Gods' Sword Intent, but to be able to execute swordsmanship to such a level, even if he isn't the culprit, he's most likely the culprit!"
The elder who had spoken earlier replied.
While he was perplexed as to how an inner disciple could comprehend such a profound Sword Intent, he had no choice but to admit it.
Elder He nodded. "It's very likely that he is the culprit. That's why I want to pinpoint the location of I Am Low Profile. Through that, I'll be able to confirm his identity. "
"The Ethereal Hall doesn't allow us to look into an individual's identity. Doing so would be against the rules," the elder from before said with a frown.
The Ethereal Hall might not be able to find out who I Am Low Profile was, but it was still possible to pinpoint the location using the Ethereal Token. However, doing so would cause a huge commotion.
"I understand. That's why I've gathered all of you here to discuss what we should do next!"
Elder He said. "The implications of a genius like that are too great. If we fail to find him and the experts of the Hall of Gods find out about it, I fear that something might go awry!"
"As someone who has comprehended the Gods' Sword Intent, he will surely be able to challenge the authority of the Hall of Gods. It's very likely that the experts of the Hall of Gods will make a move on him in advance!"
"Such incidents have happened before in the history of the Hall of Gods. Many talented experts have been killed due to insufficient protection!"
…
The atmosphere in the room grew a little stifling.
Elder Mu's body stiffened, and he did not even dare to breathe too loudly.
He was only an ordinary inner elder, so there were many things that he was unaware of. However, from the conversations of the other elders, he seemed to have gained some understanding of the situation.
These were things that he could not allow to spread to others.
Otherwise, he would not even know how he died.
"I suggest that we contact the sect leader for this matter and have him make the final decision. That's the safest course of action!"
One of the elders said after a moment of silence.
"The sect leader's decision is the best!"
Someone else replied.
"I have already sent a message to the sect leader, and this is his reply!" Elder He flicked his wrist, and a jade token appeared in his hand. There were four words inscribed on it, 'Deal with it as you see fit!'
"This …"
"Since the sect leader has said so, let's go ahead and investigate!"
"Once we find that person's exact location, we'll be able to better protect him!"
Seeing that the sect leader had delegated the authority to them, the elders nodded in agreement.
"Let's head to the Sword Gazebo!"
Seeing that the elders had made up their minds, Elder He stood up and said.
The crowd leaped forward and flew toward the Sword Gazebo.
Elder Mu's cultivation was too low, so he was unable to fly. Thus, Elder He Tian wrapped a surge of zhenqi around him before following closely behind.
Since that genius was likely to be an inner disciple, as the number one elder among the inner elders, he was qualified to know the other party's exact location.
It did not take long for them to arrive at the Sword Gazebo. Without wasting any time, the elders passed their identity tokens over.
"Find out the exact location of I Am Low Profile!" Elder He said.
Weng!
There was a crisp buzz, and the wall before them shook slightly.
But nothing happened.
"What's going on?"
Elder He Tian narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
With so many elders working together, it should have been a walk in the park for them to find the other party's exact location. Why was there nothing?
"I don't think he's in the Ethereal Hall at the moment, so there's no way for us to find him."
A nonchalant voice sounded. The crowd quickly turned around and saw an old man descending from the sky.
It was Sect Leader Han of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion!
He had returned!
"Paying respects to Sect Leader Han!"
The crowd hurriedly kneeled down and bowed. Elder He Tian turned to Han Mu and asked, "Sect Leader Han, you said that I Am Low Profile isn't in the Ethereal Hall. What do you mean by that?"
None of them had ever used the Ethereal Hall to check on a person before, so there were many things that they were unaware of.
"The Ethereal Hall has to capture a person's will in order to find out the exact location of their physical body. If the will isn't in their body, how are we supposed to find it?"
Sect Leader Han explained.
Elder He and the others widened their eyes in realization.
Previously, when Elder Mu was searching for the other party's cultivation, he was still in the Ethereal Hall, competing with someone else, and he had succeeded easily. But now that he was no longer in the Ethereal Hall, it went without saying that they were unable to find anything.
It was just like how the police would be able to easily find out the location of the call if the other party was not online.
"There's no need to worry. Just wait here. As long as I Am Low Profile enters the Ethereal Hall once more, we'll be able to find him easily!"
Sect Leader Han said with a smile.
The crowd nodded as they heaved a sigh of relief.
Given how many Sword Pavilion Coins he had earned after challenging so many people, there was no doubt that he would appear once more. As long as they waited patiently, they would surely be able to find him!
In any case, they did not mind waiting for a day or two.
"Alright, we'll wait here then. Elder Mu, this matter involves a lot of people, so you shouldn't rush back. Why don't you wait here with us?"
Understanding what was going on, Elder He shook his head and chuckled softly.
"Yes, Sect Leader Han!" Elder Mu nodded.
In an instant, all of the top experts of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion were waiting for Zhang Xuan to enter the Ethereal Hall.
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