Chapter 928

"Brother Chen......"

Jiang Yan widened his eyes, his pupils filled with astonishment.

He never expected the other to deliberately stay behind and wait for him.

Jiang Chen's expression was warm, his tone gentle, like a spring breeze brushing over one: "Miss home? Come, brother will take you home....."

Jiang Yan rubbed his eyes and replied with a smile: "Alright!"

Saying this, he ran swiftly to stand behind Jiang Chen.

The two stopped, exchanged a smile.

Then, with perfect unspoken understanding, they lifted their feet and stepped one after the other into the teleportation gate.

Cangwu Mountain.

We're back!

Before the ruins of the Heart Sword Sect.

The spatial passage slowly dissipated, returning the surroundings to stillness.

At this moment, only the Heavenly Sword Sect's members remained on the scene.

The Heavenly Sword Ancestor sighed.

Slowly turning his head, he looked at Wang Yuquan behind him and said gravely: "Old Wang, when I return to the sect to enter seclusion, I entrust all sect affairs to your care....."

Wang Yuquan bowed and replied: "Focus on your breakthrough first; everything else can wait—leave it all to me."

The Heavenly Sword Ancestor nodded.

He trusted his old friend's ability; since the other was willing to shoulder the burden, future matters naturally required no worry.

Then, silently, he shifted his gaze to Jiang Zhiwei.

His eyes flickered, as if making a decision.

Finally, under the joint gaze of Wang Yuquan, Ning Zhengqi, and Nie Wushuang,

he spoke slowly, word by word: "Zhiwei, from this day forward, you shall be the Heavenly Sword Sect's Walking Representative....."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap, striking hard against Ning Zhengqi and Nie Wushuang's hearts!

What is a Walking Representative?

It is the sect's official envoy, holding a status above all others, roaming the mortal world.

To countless cultivators, seeing the Walking Representative is like seeing the Sect Master in person!

And those granted such honor are nearly considered the sect's next Sect Master.

The current Sect Master, the Star-Picking Sword King, was once the Heavenly Sword Sect's own Walking Representative before ascending to the throne.

That is precisely why the two were so stunned.

It is foreseeable that from this day forward, Jiang Zhiwei, besides being their Little Master's Master, is now also their Heavenly Sword Sect's Young Sect Master!

Thinking of this, Ning Zhengqi's expression turned complex.

Once, he had strived tirelessly for the position of Sect Master.

Had there been no unexpected turn, he would have succeeded his master as the new Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Until Jiang Zhiwei joined the sect—everything changed.

He was no longer the brightest star, merely one among countless others.

When outsiders spoke of the Heavenly Sword Sect, they rarely mentioned his name anymore.

All attention centered on Bai Hong, their Little Master's Master.

And now, even the position he had long desired—the Sect Master's seat—would pass into another's hands.

Ning Zhengqi's spirit trembled violently, his Dao heart showing signs of cracking.

Yet within mere breaths, he calmed himself.

He took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Zhiwei.

He bowed and said: "Congratulations, Little Master's Master, on becoming our sect's Walking Representative!"

Though somewhat dejected, his original intention was still for the sect to grow ever stronger.

If someone else were chosen as Walking Representative, he would have resented it—refused to accept it!

But if Jiang Zhiwei were chosen, he accepted it wholeheartedly—with no resentment whatsoever!

After all, he had witnessed the other's sword talent with his own eyes; across fifty thousand years of history, no one could surpass them!

Such an unparalleled prodigy, once assuming leadership of the sect, would surely lead it to an unprecedented golden age!

What virtue or merit did he, Ning Zhengqi, possess to compete for this Walking Representative position against them?

And frankly speaking, if he himself were to become Sect Master, he would truly be burying the sect's future.

Precisely because he had come to understand this, he finally found peace.

In contrast to Ning Zhengqi, Nie Wushuang's reaction appeared far more subdued.