Chapter 993: Entering the Mountain

Jiang Xiao felt deeply regretful.

He silently turned his head to look at Jiang Xiaotao not far away, moved his left hand slightly, and the emerald-green flying knife in his palm shot through the air, hovering before her.

"You have only just transformed into human form not long ago; your foundation is still shallow, and you do not yet possess a suitable magic treasure."

"Although this item is only of the high-grade Heaven tier, if you refine it further using the flames of the phoenix, its power may very well advance another step; just make do with it for a while..."

Jiang Xiaotao took the flying knife, her face breaking into a joyful smile: "Thank you, Brother Xiao!"

Jiang Xiao waved his hand: "Between you and me, there is no need for such formalities."

Having said this, he glanced at the corpse in his hand and casually remarked: "Since this person is already dead, let us hurry back."

Jiang Xiaotao nodded hastily: "Understood."

Jiang Xiao did not linger any longer; his figure flashed, and he vanished from the spot.

Jiang Xiaotao hurried to follow.

Before long.

At the foot of Cangwu Mountain.

Under the gaze of countless cultivators, the figures of the two appeared out of thin air above!

A crowd of experts, looking at the blurry corpse in Jiang Xiao's hand, were all utterly horrified!

"That seems to be Yan... Yan Po?"

"He is dead?!"

"How is this possible? How much time has passed? Could it be that the person in the form of a child is a... Heavenly Being?!"

Everyone's hearts were filled with shock and doubt.

To be able to kill Yan Po in such a short time.

It was evident that the other party's strength was far beyond that of a Primordial Spirit; they must undoubtedly be a Heavenly Being!

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Jiang Xiao casually waved his hand, threw Yan Po's corpse to the ground, and it landed before the two Primordial Spirit Elders of the Jade Pure Sect.

Before the other party could figure out what was happening, Jiang Xiao suddenly imitated his master's manner, clasped his hands behind his back, and pretended to be profound: "I am Jiang Xiao, the Hall Master of the Beast Taming Hall of the Cangwu Jiang family!"

"This old wretch relied on his cultivation base to bully the wives of my Jiang family clansmen and committed all sorts of evil deeds; he is unforgivable and deserves death!"

"Now that he has been executed, do you understand how you should report this upon returning to your sect?"

The Hall Master of the Beast Taming Hall, Jiang Xiao?!

The two Primordial Spirit Elders of the Jade Pure Sect looked at each other in dismay, their eyes full of disbelief.

It was known that every power visiting Cangwu Mountain had, before arriving, specifically gathered a great deal of intelligence regarding the Cangwu Jiang family.

Among this information, besides the Eight Heroes of Cangwu, naturally included various rumors concerning the Hall Master of the Beast Taming Hall.

But strangely enough, according to the rumors, this Jiang Xiao should only be a Myriad Phenomena cultivator.

Yet now, why has he suddenly become a Heavenly Being?!

Could it be that the intelligence was false?!

While the two Primordial Spirit Elders were shocked, the corner of their eyes suddenly noticed Jiang Xiao's expression gradually turning unpleasant.

They were startled with fear and hastily cupped their fists in reply: "Please rest assured, Hall Master Jiang; Yan Po committed endless evil deeds and deserved his death; we naturally know how to report this to our sect!"

"Indeed, we must even thank Hall Master Jiang for removing this cancer for us and restoring a clear sky to the Jade Pure Sect!"

"Upon returning to the sect, with my lord the Sect Master's wisdom, he will naturally understand Hall Master Jiang's painstaking efforts; we will certainly live up to expectations, purge the court and sweep the caves, leaving no future troubles!"

Are you kidding? To be forgiven by the Cangwu Jiang family is already an extremely rare occurrence.

After all, only one Elder and one true disciple died; for the vast Jade Pure Sect, this was insignificant.

Moreover, the various deeds of Sect Master Jiang were still vivid in their minds.

He would not act unless necessary, but once he did, he would effortlessly exterminate entire sects, leaving no chicken or dog alive, and not even the Shanmen would remain intact!

In comparison, the outcome for their Jade Pure Sect was already the best possible; how would they dare to hope for more?

At this moment, seeing that these people understood the situation, and that he need not worry about what followed, Jiang Xiao nodded slightly and said no more.

He shifted his gaze, swept over the crowd, and landed on Jiang Shan.

"The auspicious time has arrived; my lord the Sect Master and the various Elders and Pulse Masters are all waiting in the Academy; time is precious, so do not delay any longer because of these insignificant figures; everyone, come quickly..."

Jiang Shan suddenly realized, nodded slightly, indicating he understood the meaning.

Immediately after, he looked at the dense mass of elite soldiers behind him and issued an order: "You shall remain stationed here for now; without this King's command, no one is to abandon their post..."

As soon as the words fell, all the soldiers faced their loyal King, dropped sharply to one knee, held their halberds, and stated in a deep voice: "Orders received!"

Jiang Shan waved his large hand and looked at the people nearby.

On this trip to Cangwu Mountain, since some personnel still needed to remain to maintain the operation of the dynasty and handle governmental affairs.

Therefore, Yuwen Feng, serving as the Prime Minister, had not come along.

The personnel accompanying him were only Jiang Xingjian, Jiang Xuanji, Zhao Hu, and others.

Jiang Shan looked at those extremely familiar faces and suddenly smiled: "Follow this King."

Having spoken, he immediately lifted his right foot and walked on foot toward the stairs at the foot of Cangwu Mountain.

Seeing this, everyone chose to follow.

At the same time, Jiang Xiao and Jiang Xiaotao did not rush to leave.

They guarded beside the stairs at the mountain's foot, one on the left and one on the right, like two door gods, preventing idle people from entering!

Only after everyone from the Cangling Dynasty had ascended the mountain did they begin, based on the information on the Cangwu Token, to permit personnel from other powers to enter, allowing them passage in sequence!

Shortly after.

As experts from many powers successively set foot on Cangwu Mountain.

Ancestral Master Tianjian finally brought Nie Wushuang and Wang Yuhuan through the Shanmen, entering the interior of Cangwu Mountain!

As the Ancestral Master who founded the Tianjian Sect and a top expert of the Moonlight Dynasty, his vision was naturally extraordinary, having witnessed many majestic and grand sights!

Hence, everything around him seemed utterly ordinary, not worth mentioning.

Not only the scenery, but even the spiritual energy......

"The spiritual energy is actually this thin? That shouldn't be!"

"With such a poor environment, unfit for cultivation, how did the Cangwu Jiang family produce the Eight Heroes of Cangwu?"

"Strange, utterly strange......"

Heavenly Sword Ancestor furrowed his brow slightly, his eyes filled with doubt.

If the cultivation environment of Cangwu Mountain were truly this poor, it would absolutely be impossible to produce Jiang Chen's present achievements!

After all, for cultivators, the importance of wealth, techniques, land, and companions goes without saying.

At the same time, it was not only Heavenly Sword Ancestor who felt deeply puzzled.

The many Celestial Being powerhouses present all detected something fishy!

Actually, to be fair, the concentration of spiritual energy on Cangwu Mountain was not that bad.

Even for many Myriad Manifestation-level factions, it was a treasured land not to be missed!

But those were, after all, Myriad Manifestation-level factions.

And now, the place they were at was Cangwu Mountain, the Jiang family ancestral ground guarded by that "Sovereign-level" powerhouse Jiang Daoxuan!

Compared to that, the concentration of spiritual energy on Cangwu Mountain seemed far too thin, unworthy of Jiang Clan Leader's noble status!

"Judging by Jiang Clan Leader's unfathomably deep strength, he naturally couldn't be unaware of Cangwu Mountain's disadvantage. Since he knew and still chose to make Cangwu Mountain the Jiang family's ancestral ground, there must be a deeper meaning behind it. It's just that our cultivation base is shallow, and we cannot yet perceive it......"