Chapter 1080: When the Holy Sword Duel is Interfered With

"Black!"

"Come out!!"

Jiang Ding roared in fury.

The legacy of the Master Shuoyang Sword Pavilion!

At least a legacy possessing the complete Dao-Integration Realm inheritance had slipped away from before his eyes through unjust means.

Although Black now served Ming Chong Guang Zi, he still roared out.

"Sword Disciple."

Black indeed appeared and bowed.

"Black."

Jiang Ding instantly regained his composure and said coldly, "The Holy Sword Duel has been interfered with."

"If Ming Chong Guang Zi fled by his own strength, I would have nothing to say, but this is the power of an external Void Refining cultivator; how does your Sword Law logic operate?"

"Executing Sword Law..."

Black appeared as a chubby black figure; at this moment, his eyes were empty, completely lacking the vitality a living being should possess, as if countless sword lights and countless chaotic Sword Dao runes flickered within them.

"Sword Pavilion Law - Sword Pavilion Legacy Envoy Law: The Sword Pavilion Legacy Envoy shall forever serve the Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple, promote the Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple's growth with the highest efficiency, and must not harm the Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple..."

"Sword Pavilion Law - Sword Pavilion Legacy Envoy Law: For the sake of its own continuation, the permanent inheritance of the Sword Pavilion legacy, and to avoid strife and killing, the Sword Pavilion Legacy Envoy's only combat is protecting the Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple against enemies of a higher tier; beyond this, it shall not participate in any combat..."

"Sword Pavilion Law - Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple Holy Sword Duel Law: No one should interfere in the life-and-death battles between Master Shuoyang Sword Disciples; if the interferer is a cultivator within the Sword Pavilion, they shall be reported to the Sect and executed;

if the interferer is from an external Sect, they shall be reported to the Master Shuoyang Sword Master, and the external cultivator interfering with the Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple's holy blood duel shall be executed.

If the Master Shuoyang Sword Master cannot kill the one who interfered with the Holy Sword Duel, then it shall be postponed, waiting for a new Master Shuoyang Sword Master to grow up..."

"... Judgment: The Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple's Holy Sword Duel has been interfered with."

"The interferer is Sword Pavilion Core Disciple - Xi Ping'an; the interfering treasure is a method left by the previous Master Shuoyang Sword Master, Zou Zou Xiyuan. The Sword Law sentences Xi Ping'an to death... Reporting to the Sect... No response from the Sect."

"... No response from the Sect."

"... No response from the Sect."

"Judgment: Xi Ping'an and the previous Master Shuoyang Sword Master, Zou Zou Xiyuan, share an intimate father-son relationship; strict enforcement of the Sword Pavilion Law may be impossible. Please, Sword Disciple, endure until you advance to Void Refining."

Throughout the generations of Master Shuoyang Sword Disciples, it was not uncommon for some to be ambushed and humiliated by powerful experts of the Immortal Sect.

Crushing a strong enemy in the cradle is a tempting thing.

The only thing the Sword Pavilion's Two Envoys would do is protect the Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple from death before enemies of a higher tier.

Beyond this, they would do nothing, take no action, and would not be provoked like a biased elder; all humiliation must be washed away by the Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple himself.

himself.

"Sword Disciple?"

Jiang Ding's heart stirred.

This was the same title as before, but at this moment, Black was still here and had not followed Ming Chong Guang Zi far away; there was a different meaning in this.

"Black, immediately judge the outcome of the Holy Sword Duel."

Jiang Ding's face was expressionless.

"Sword Disciple, please wait."

Black bowed slightly: "Communicating with Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple Ming Chong Guang Zi..."

Within the Incense Spirit Court.

This Void Refining fortress, forged by the last Master Shuoyang Sword Master, Zou Zou Xiyuan, hid its form and flew through the dead silence of the starry sky, invisible in shape; it resembled a fortress yet also a collection of countless sword techniques, having derived methods of the Artifact Dao by drawing parallels from the Sword Dao.

Within the Spirit Court, three Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun were still shaken from their terror.

"Daoist Friend Ping'an,"

Shuo Yang Canghai Tianjun looked at this Void Refining fortress with some greed: "Since you possess such a heavy treasure, why not turn back and annihilate that thief?"

"That thief is obviously a demonic cultivator; there is no need to discuss chivalrous justice with him."

No one answered his words.

Especially Xi Ping'an, the offspring of a Domain Ruler-level powerhouse; though he appeared humble and witty before the two Master Shuoyang Sword Disciples, he was actually extremely arrogant and looked down upon cultivators of minor domains, regardless of their talent.

Shuo Yang Canghai Tianjun felt somewhat awkward.

"Daoist Friend,"

"Jiang Ding Zi also possesses such a heavy treasure, and it is far stronger than this Incense Spirit Court."

Ming Chong Guang Zi sighed: "Furthermore, this Incense Spirit Court was personally forged by the Sword Master; it can protect Brother Ping'an, but it cannot actively attack a Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple, as the Sword Master has deep affection for the Sect's inheritance."

"The Sword Master wishes for his child's safety, while also hoping the Master Shuoyang Sword Dao can be inherited for the long term."

Buzz!

At this moment, a layer of black mist rose up.

Countless black mists intertwined and coiled, finally forming the shape of a chubby black figure.

"Master Shuoyang Sword Disciple Ming Chong Guang Zi."

Black bowed in greeting.

This title made Ming Chong Guang Zi's expression change.

"Sword Pavilion Core Disciple, Xi Ping'an."

Black looked at Xi Ping'an first, causing the latter's expression to turn fearful.

Sword Pavilion Legacy Envoy!

A Void Refining realm powerhouse!

Though they are always servile before the Master Shuoyang Sword Disciples, this does not mean they are truly so humble; they are like two ghosts that have always accompanied the existence of the Master Shuoyang Sword Pavilion, ghosts personally constructed and continuously reinforced by successive Master Shuoyang Sword Masters.

"Xi Ping'an, you have violated the Sword Law."

"You interfered with a Sacred Sword Duel."

Hei Bing said coldly: "Please immediately take your own life, to uphold the glory of the Sword Pavilion."

In an instant, Xi Ping'an instead relaxed.

"Ancestor Hei,"

Xi Ping'an said respectfully: "You will not participate in any battle other than protecting the Master Shuoyang Sword Child when he encounters enemies above his tier, correct?"

"Correct, I will not."

"I have already informed the sect of your crime."

Hei nodded, finished reciting the Master Shuoyang Sword Law, and no longer paid Xi Ping'an any attention.

Even during the Master Shuoyang Sword Pavilion's heyday, the Sword Law could not always be fully enforced; the more it involved the Master Shuoyang Sword Lord's close kin, the more so. Between realms, the law is coldly the strong are honored. The Master Shuoyang Sword Child could only endure, until he himself grew strong enough.

"Mingguang Zi Sword Child."

Hei looked at Mingguang Zi again: "You have violated the Sword Law, disrupted an ongoing Sacred Sword Duel, and moreover it was the highest-tier Master Shuoyang Sword Child Sword Duel. Please immediately return to the battlefield and continue fighting, or flee on your own ability."

His tone was icy.

"Hei, after accompanying each other for so many years, you truly are heartless."

Mingguang Zi gave a bitter smile.

"... If you still do not return, then according to the Master Shuoyang Sword Pavilion's Sword Law, you have failed..."

"... The Sword Pavilion's Inheritance Envoy is about to return to the Master Shuoyang Sword Child's command, to pledge loyalty to the true Master Shuoyang Sword Child..."

Hei showed no emotion, continuing in his rigid manner.

A strong reluctance, even panic, arose in Mingguang Zi's heart.

He knew deeply how important the Sword Pavilion's Inheritance Envoy Hei was to him — how many times in the past Hei had let him evade enemies above his tier, letting him not die young.

More importantly, Hei held the entirety of the Sword Pavilion's inheritance!

If Hei left, he would lose the inheritance above Soul Transformation, with no path forward in the future, no different from a true rogue cultivator!

"Hei, this is not correct."

Mingguang Zi said calmly: "This Master Shuoyang Sword Child did want to fight, did want to battle, but unfortunately... Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong's Void Refinement power trapped me, making me unable to break free."

"I did not touch the Sword Law."

"According to the current situation, the Sacred Sword Duel is merely being temporarily suspended, to be continued in the future."

This was the response he had long prepared, exploiting a loophole in the Sword Law.

"Mingguang Zi Sword Child."

"The Sword Law has two endpoints: one is the Sword Lord, the other is the Sword Child; they are not bound by the Sword Law."

Hei shook his head: "You were trapped by Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong's Void Refinement — this is the cause, but the result is still the result. The Master Shuoyang Sword Child always exists in the hands of the victorious sword cultivator."

"Regardless of result, regardless of cause."

"I have already reported to the sect, requesting the sect handle it."

"Before that, according to the Sword Law, the judgment is..."

Hei fell into a daze.

This was conducting a counter-counter

repeated Sword Law judgment — any judgment involving the Master Shuoyang Sword Child was like this, ensuring no mistakes that would shake the sect's order.

Mingguang Zi's face darkened.

Several days later.

"Mingguang Zi."

Hei's face once again became animated: "According to the Master Shuoyang Sword Pavilion's law judgment, you have failed — failed in the highest-tier Master Shuoyang Sword Child Sacred Blood Duel."

"Sword Law: you must take your own life."

"Furthermore, Mingguang Zi, I am about to leave, to go to the new Master Shuoyang Sword Child's command, to pledge loyalty to him, to cultivate the strongest Master Shuoyang Sword Lord for the sect, continuing the sect's inheritance of countless tens of thousands of years."

A surge of black mist emerged from all directions of space, carrying the aura of karma and the unknown, spilling outward.

This was the power of karma, which had always shielded the Master Shuoyang Sword Child, preventing him from being divined by cultivators above his tier, avoiding their suppression and killing, bringing space for the Master Shuoyang Sword Child's growth.

"Hei,"

Mingguang Zi's heart twisted in pain, as if seeing his own Dao path fly away, and said resentfully: "He is the Dao Child of the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect!!!"

"The Sword Pavilion's sworn enemy!"

"How can such a person become the Master Shuoyang Sword Child?"

"Mingguang Zi, the Sword Pavilion has its own Dao."

Hei transformed into a patch of black mist and flew away, leaving behind a cold voice: "The Sword Pavilion only needs the strongest Master Shuoyang Sword Child, regardless of origin, regardless of enmity — this does not matter."

"The successive patriarchs do not care, do not pay attention to these things. The successive patriarchs only need the strongest sword cultivator to inherit their path, to fulfill their wish of ascending to immortality, and do not care who that person is."

"Mingguang Zi, I wish you can once again stand before the Master Shuoyang Sword Child."

The black mist completely vanished.

Abandoning the former Master Shuoyang Sword Child.