Chapter 124

Tianyan Sect, mountain gate.

"Ancestor, are you sure the Sect Master of Ziyu Palace will come?"

Tianyan Sect Sect Master Luo Tian cupped his hands and bowed to the Sword Cloud Ancestor beside him, asking.

"She will come. If she wants the sect not to be destroyed by the demon sect, she can only ally with me."

"I am now only one step away from mid-Wudao Realm. At this Demon-Subjugation Conference, I will then completely control the discourse of the Nine Provinces, and then I can mobilize the power of the entire province to reopen the once-declined path of ascension."

Sword Cloud Ancestor's eyes held a cold glint.

"Then, Junior, I congratulate Ancestor on breaking through to mid-Wudao Realm!"

Luo Tian laughed and cupped his hands in salute.

"Hahaha!" Sword Cloud Ancestor obviously liked such flattery, and with a wave of his hand, he produced a seventh-rank spiritual artifact.

"Thank you, Ancestor, for bestowing this treasure!"

"Alright, the various forces should be arriving soon. You hurry and prepare to receive them. If Huang Jingxuan comes, you must inform me immediately!"

In the next moment, Sword Cloud Ancestor's figure dissipated between heaven and earth.

Tianyan Sect Sect Master Luo Tian, seeing this, had eyes full of reverence.

He had been raised by Sword Cloud Ancestor since childhood, and although he had lived nearly a thousand years, his greatest hope remained to keep pace with Sword Cloud Ancestor's steps.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, several tearing sounds came from not far away. Looking closely, it was the ancestor of one of the five great sects invited, Lingyun Sect, who possessed the perfected Cave Heaven Realm.

Behind him stood the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect.

The two came before Luo Tian, cupped their hands, and greeted.

"Greetings, Sect Master Luo."

"Greetings, Sect Master Qin, Ancestor Qin."

"It's only been a few decades since we last met, and I didn't expect Sect Master Luo's realm to have increased again!"

"Fortune, fortune."

During the exchange, Luo Tian had been waiting for the appearance of one person.

At this time, the sect master and ancestor of another of the five great sects, Lingxiao Sect, also arrived above the gate of Tianyan Sect.

"Greetings, Sect Master Luo..."

And the third great sect, namely the current sect master of Star Cliff, Mo Tiancheng, arrived almost simultaneously with the two from Lingxiao Sect.

"Greetings, Sect Master Luo."

"Greetings, Sect Master Mo."

Upon seeing Mo Tiancheng, Luo Tian's expression changed slightly.

Normally, Mo Tiancheng would bring Elder Mu with him. How come this time?

Although curious, he did not ask further.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the several sect masters and ancestors, Luo Tian was about to invite them into the sect for further talk.

"The Sect Master of Ziyu Palace has not yet arrived. Please, several of you, temporarily enter the sect to rest for a moment."

As Luo Tian's words fell, he suddenly felt the heaven and earth tremble, and a terrifying aura swept over from afar.

"Is this the aura of a Wudao cultivator? Is it the Sect Master of Huang? But why does this aura seem even stronger than the Ancestor's?"

Everyone present from the four great sects felt the oppressive pressure of this aura at the first moment.

Luo Tian was so shocked that he almost forgot to inform the Ancestor.

Soon, Sword Cloud Ancestor tore open the void and arrived beside Luo Tian.

At the moment of his appearance, his face also showed the same look of astonishment as several others.

"Mid-Wudao Realm? Who! Could it be that the demon sect has attacked?!"

Everyone's first reaction was to think it was the aura of Ancestor Yunsho of the demon sect.

After all, among the nine Wudao cultivators of the entire Mo Domain, Ancestor Yunsho breaking through to mid-Wudao Realm had the highest possibility.

But the next second, including Sword Cloud Ancestor, the people of the four great sects were all stunned in place.

Among them, Mo Tiancheng, upon seeing the comer clearly, had his face filled with even more disbelief.

"Huang Jingxuan? How could it be her? She actually broke through to mid-Wudao Realm? How did she do it?"

"Who is the man beside her? Why is he only an early Cave Heaven cultivator?"

The ancestors and sect masters of the several great sects present were at least late Cave Heaven Realm.

So when they saw Lu Chen, a mere early Cave Heaven cultivator, appear, their faces were all filled with surprise.

But at the same time, they all knew that anyone who could attend such an occasion, even without Cave Heaven cultivation, was absolutely not ordinary.

However, Lu Chen's realm was not important to them.

What mattered was how Huang Jingxuan had broken through.

"Clearly, just a few months ago I still went to Ziyu Palace once. At that time, although she appeared full of anger, she could not escape my eyes—I knew she was already outwardly strong but inwardly weak."

Sword Cloud Ancestor's eyes again flashed with disbelief.

This was truly too hard to understand.

"Could it be that this man beside her caused it?"

Everything was too unbelievable, so for a moment he could only think of this possibility.

Beside him, Star Cliff Sect Master Mo Tiancheng's expression sank slightly.

"Lu Chen, how did he end up here, and what is his realm? Actually broke through to Cave Heaven Realm? Where is Han Yu? Why didn't she come with him?"

For a moment, many doubts exploded in Mo Tiancheng's mind.

After thinking it through quickly, he suddenly had a thought.

Could it be that Lu Chen wasn't even drawn in back then? But why would Han Yutu tell me he had been drawn in?

Or perhaps...

Instantly, a thought that could make him fly into a rage erupted.

Combining the situation when he went to the trade fair on the flying boat earlier, he suddenly felt he had been made a fool of miserably.

But now, despite his anger, with Huang Jingxuan present, he dared not lash out.

Moreover, he still had to face a more serious problem.

If Mu Han Yu encountered trouble, then her demon cultivator undercover identity would also be exposed.

And as his colleague, he naturally could not escape either.

"Run?" Mo Tiancheng panicked.

If he could run, he would have run long ago.

But now, the weakest among those nearby are at the late Cave Heaven stage.

Moreover, there exists a Dao-Realized cultivator among them.

To run? If he had even a hint of fleeing, he would likely be annihilated into dust the very next second.

The gap between Dao-Realized and Cave Heaven cultivators is still too terrifying; it absolutely cannot be bridged by relying on a few tricks.

As Mo Tiancheng hesitated, the sect master and elder of the Lingyun Sect beside him had already stepped forward first, arriving before the few people and clasping their hands in salute to Huang Jingxuan.

"Greetings, Sect Master Huang!"

"Greetings, Sect Master Huang!"

Seeing this, the Lingxiao Sect nearby also hurried forward to clasp their hands and salute.

"Greetings, Sect Master Huang!"

Having no choice, seeing the situation, Mo Tiancheng also had no choice but to follow suit and salute.

At this moment, the expression of the Tianyan Sect sect master, Luo Tian, appeared quite hesitant.

In the past, the Tianzhou region's authority lay with the Tianyan Sect; he basically did not need to salute others.

But authority is closely tied to strength; now that Huang Jingxuan is a mid-stage Dao-Realized cultivator, he is inferior to her in every aspect, so naturally he needs to salute.

Yet if he salutes, he fears the elder ancestor will be displeased.

In the end, Luo Tian, after much hesitation, simply clasped his hands: "I have seen Sect Master Huang."

In the past, for the sake of the sect, Huang Jingxuan endured silently; her temper had always been good.

But now, with a life-or-death crisis before her and the mid-stage Dao-Realized realm behind her, she no longer needs to endure thus.

Seeing the Sword Cloud Elder Ancestor not salute, her beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and in the next moment, a terrifying aura swept forth instantly.

Feeling the terrifying pressure within, the Sword Cloud Elder Ancestor's expression changed, and in the next moment he "plopped" down onto his knees.

"I have seen Senior Huang!"