Chapter 1503: The Pure Yang Sword Son's Territory

Blazing Sun World Cluster · Great Sun Heavenly Palace.

This is a realm whose starry sky is saturated with an intense solar aura; the sun is especially conspicuous here, and even the nether astral winds within the realm have become the even more terrifying solar astral winds.

This kind of solar astral wind makes even Soul Transformation cultivators dare not casually step outside the world; they can only travel about through Minor Thousand Worlds teleportation arrays.

The people of every Minor Thousand World raise their heads to look at the horizon and find that in the sky there is only an eternal sun, never a moon.

The people of this world cluster do not even have the concept of a "moon" in their hearts, unable to understand what such a thing is.

Every world here is extremely arid, with sparse life.

However, this does not mean this is a barren world cluster.

On the contrary, because of the year-round sun, this world cluster constantly produces all manner of yang-attribute heavenly materials and earthly treasures; yang-attribute constitution geniuses and yang-attribute demon-race servants frequently appear within its worlds.

This is the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm, one of the most important core world clusters of the Solar lineage.

In the past, the ruling center of the Blazing Sun World Cluster was called the Blazing Sun Realm, the Blazing Sun Heavenly Palace, subordinate to a peak Dao Merging Solar lineage sword cultivator of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm.

Over five thousand years ago, the Blazing Sun Heavenly Palace was renamed the Great Sun Heavenly Palace.

It was not a mere change of name; all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures produced by the Blazing Sun World Cluster were no longer transported to the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm's Major Thousand World mountain gate, but were stockpiled here, awaiting the arrival of its sovereign, to then carry out the next order.

Use them, sell them off, discard them — all were acceptable.

Gong Gong Caiyu's head was dizzy and muddled.

She had been utterly unable to speak a single word with that terrifying expert, and then was brought here, passing through one teleportation array after another, arriving at this unfamiliar realm far from the Major Thousand World.

This was not imprisonment.

If she wished to return to the Major Thousand World, she still could; she only needed to complete the Pure Yang Sword Son's Dao Guardian's order and go take up the post of Grand Steward of the Great Sun Heavenly Palace.

Dao Guardian,

this was a title unique to the upper realm's Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, a very special kind of existence; he was not the Pure Yang Sword Son's servant, but an elder, possessing a certain degree of guardian authority.

The Dao Guardian could exercise part of the Pure Yang Sword Son's authority, acting on his behalf in all directions.

In the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm's legal principle, if the Pure Yang Sword Son did not object, the Dao Guardian could fully command any subordinate of the Pure Yang Sword Son — even execution was permissible, with nothing improper about it.

"Greetings, Gong Caiyu Canghai Tianjun."

The light of the array dispersed, and two peak Soul Transformation cultivators bowed in salute.

Gong Gong Caiyu's gaze swept over them, and she cooled slightly.

These two, one man and one woman — the man was Lieyang Canghai Tianjun, the woman was Bingxue Canghai Tianjun — both were Soul Transformation cultivators trained by Tushan Master Tushan Zhongting.

Soul Transformation cultivators.

Yet they had betrayed the master of Tushan Master Tushan Zhongting.

As if sensing the ill will in Gong Gong Caiyu's eyes, Bingxue Canghai Tianjun felt a touch of shame.

Lieyang Canghai Tianjun, however, was perfectly composed, gazing up at the sky, paying it no heed.

From his understanding of the Great Sun Sword Lord, this kind of compromise and surrender in the face of an overwhelmingly superior enemy would not provoke his anger, because the Sword Lord himself, faced with such a situation, would also flee, doing everything possible to survive, no matter how abject.

He would not demand of his subordinates more than he himself could do.

Moreover, even if they betrayed, the Great Sun Sword Lord would not care — go as you please.

"Fellow Daoists, you are too courteous."

Gong Gong Caiyu gave a slight nod.

As the master of Zheng Sect, her innate standing was higher than that of other Soul Transformation cultivators; even if her strength was inferior, this could not affect her status.

Among the three, a surface harmony was quickly restored.

"Fellow Daoist Bingxue, tell me about the affairs of the Blazing Sun Realm Cluster."

Gong Gong Caiyu walked slowly toward the Great Sun Heavenly Palace, speaking softly to the female cultivator beside her.

"Yes."

"Fellow Daoist Gong Caiyu."

Mu Mu Tianxue lowered her voice and transmitted: "The original Grand Steward of the Blazing Sun World Cluster was a peak Dao Merging cultivator, the inheritor of the Solar lineage, Divine Lord Guangyao; his wife was Divine Lord Guanglan, and together they managed the Blazing Sun World Cluster."

This was also the customary practice of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm — every important place was managed jointly by Lunar and Solar, even though this was the Solar lineage's private property.

"Is Divine Lord Guanglan of the Lunar lineage?"

Gong Gong Caiyu's heart sank.

Along the way she had obtained much intelligence regarding the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm and the Great Sun Sword Pavilion; although she had only glanced through it roughly, she still clearly understood the Lunar lineage's intense hostility toward the Great Sun Sword Pavilion.

"Yes, every inheritor Solar sword cultivator has a Lunar female cultivator."

"Moreover,"

Mu Mu Tianxue's divine soul trembled uncontrollably, for this was secretly arranging the fate of a Dao Merging Divine Lord — and an inheritor Divine Lord at that — it was simply dancing on the abyss of death.

But she did not dare not speak.

This was the command of a disciple of the Yang Bone Heavenly Person.

"Moreover,"

Mu Mu Tianxue forcefully suppressed her discomfort and continued: "Setting aside Divine Lord Guanglan of the Lunar lineage, even Divine Lord Guangyao of the Solar lineage himself harbors intense hostility toward the Great Sun Sword Pavilion."

"Hostility?"

Gong Gong Caiyu's divine soul went black for a moment.

Wasn't it said that the Solar lineage was greatly delighted at the birth of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion?

It was precisely with the Solar lineage's full support that they had been able to come here without dying, and the Pure Yang Sword Son had obtained much legitimate governing authority.

"Yes, the Solar lineage

very much approves of the Sword Son."

"But, there are always exceptions."

Mu Mu Tianxue sighed: "Divine Lord Guangyao is precisely such a figure; he believed the Great Sun lineage would bring the danger of schism to the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm, and advocated that the newborn Great Sun should be sealed away — or even destroyed — never to be mentioned again, for the Sacred Lunar-Solar Covenant permits no breach."

"Thus, the Great Yin faction strongly advocated for promoting the Radiant Divine Lord to serve as the Grand Steward of the Great Sun Palace."

"Strangely, the Great Sun faction offered little resistance; after a brief debate, they agreed."

Gong Gong Caiyu fell silent.

She was no novice; having managed the political affairs of Tushan Master Tushan Zhongting for nearly ten thousand years, she was well aware of all manner of political struggles, especially since sword cultivators' political struggles were always known for being straightforward and not particularly complex.

Perhaps, under the cold gazes of the Great Sun faction's powerful ones, the Radiant Divine Lord was likewise an asset of the Pure Yang Sword Disciple.

Provided, of course, that the Pure Yang Sword Disciple truly possessed the bearing of a Sword Disciple.

If not?

Then he dies.

"What about the Sword Disciple's assets?!"

Gong Gong Caiyu quickly thought of another question.

The Great Sun Sword Disciple placed immense importance on his money; even if a single spirit stone's worth of tax revenue went missing, he would try to get to the bottom of it, finding whoever had embezzled his funds, even if it took years to audit the accounts.

And in any organization, regardless of the legal principles, no matter how sacred the superiors were, how high above they stood, or how noble their status, if they lost control over personnel and finances.

Then, vast wealth would often slowly slip away.

From ancient times to the present, without exception.

"Yes, it is exactly as you think."

Mu Mu Tianxue sighed, "The tax revenue from the Great Sun Palace's thirty realms dropped to one-tenth of its former level over four thousand years ago. The reasons were all perfectly reasonable: natural disasters, human calamities, or encounters with bandits... Even if people were sent to investigate, everything conformed to the Great Yin-Yang Sword Laws."

"Does Senior Yang Gu not care?"

Anger rose in Gong Gong Caiyu's heart, then she calmed herself.

This was the Great Sun Sword Disciple's money!!!

"Senior Yang Gu only cares about the Heaven-Devouring level heavenly treasures produced in these realms; if even a fraction is missing, he will beat the responsible party to death."

"If you wish to withdraw these Heaven-Devouring tier heavenly treasures, and you have the Sword Disciple's command, you may do so now."

"But if it is anything else..."

Mu Mu Tianxue shook her head slightly: "Senior Yang Gu does not concern himself with these chaotic matters below; such things hold little value to him and are the Pure Yang Sword Disciple's own business."

"The Pure Yang Sword Disciple is not a bird in a cage; many things must be resolved by himself, even death."

"This is the weight of the Sword Disciple's crown."