Chapter 738

I'm back.

Yang Xuan gazed at the territory of the Azure Sword Sect.

This is a star sea brimming with Dao Resonance, the Sword Dao flowing like a great river.

Within the star sea, countless stars radiate sword qi that pierces the heavens, as if a divine sword were thrust into the firmament.

From afar, this star sea appears studded with countless spirit swords, blazingly fierce, sword qi soaring to the heavens, radiant divine splendour incomparable, like a magnificent and splendid scroll.

Yang Xuan felt somewhat shaken in his heart.

You must know that ten thousand years ago, when he left, the Azure Sword Sect had only a handful of stars!

Now it actually possesses an entire star sea!

It seems that over these ten thousand years, his gathering of stellar qi in the Burial God Abyss has indeed helped the sect rise tremendously!

A trace of pride and arrogance appeared on his face.

He did not sacrifice himself in vain!

Although he is now burnt out, he has sustained a sect!

Beside him, Elder Zhang Ye watched Yang Xuan's expression, his heart filled with mockery.

"Isn't Yang Xuan just moving himself?"

"Our Azure Sword Sect's rise is due to the sect master's great sacrifices!"

"Not to mention the sect master has found many heaven-defying opportunities these years; even the fact that our Azure Sword Sect sent few people to the Sword Qi Wall shows the sect master's covert planning. Other sword sects simply cannot do this!"

A moment of silence.

Elder Zhang Ye snorted coldly and said, "Senior Brother Yang Xuan, let's go."

Yang Xuan nodded, thinking to himself that over these ten thousand years he had done so much for the Azure Sword Sect.

Surely his welcome would be flowers and applause.

He likely holds a lofty position within the sect.

Although he does not care for such things, to fall amidst the reverence of countless elders and disciples throughout the sect is also a fitting end.

This time returning to the sect, he will hand over the entire sword Dao inheritance of the Iron Star Firmament to his master, Hu Jieyu, then deliver the prepared gifts to his master and junior sister, and finally keep his sister company.

When he falls, he can be buried in the Azure Sword Sect's ancestral grounds, his fame enduring through the ages.

Soon.

The cloud vessel arrived at the main star of the Azure Sword Sect.

This main star possesses a majestic aura, its sword resonance flowing like a great river; even though Yang Xuan had once witnessed the terrifying sword qi of the Free-and-Easy Wanderer, he still felt the extraordinariness of this sword resonance.

And these opportunities were all obtained by him feeding back stellar qi to the sect, enabling the sect to find them!

"Boom!"

The cloud vessel tore through the void, shooting straight toward the Sect Master's Peak.

Yang Xuan stood on the cloud vessel, looking down, and was slightly startled.

He had thought his master had already prepared a welcoming ceremony; even if not the entire sect turned out, at least some important elders and disciples would come.

But it was useless!

In fact, not a single person came to greet him on the main star!

Yang Xuan felt puzzled.

"Why is this?"

He is a great contributor to the Azure Sword Sect!

Without him, the Azure Sword Sect could not have risen to this state!

This time returning, he received neither applause nor flowers.

Even after scanning around, neither his master nor his junior sister Chu Youwei appeared.

By the way, what about his sister Yang Ling'er?

She didn't show up either!

Thinking of this, Yang Xuan looked at Elder Zhang Ye and asked, "Junior Brother, are the master and junior sister not in the sect?"

Zhang Ye smiled and shook his head, the mockery in his eyes thick, though Yang Xuan didn't notice, "The sect master and Saintess Chu Youwei have been waiting in the main hall for a long time."

Yang Xuan nodded, thinking, "Perhaps the master will later give me a supplementary welcoming ceremony."

The cloud vessel moved at extreme speed, approaching the Sect Master's Hall.

Yang Xuan sensed some elders and disciples staring at him coldly, as if looking at a stranger.

Yang Xuan couldn't help feeling bewildered, "Could it be that ten thousand years is too long, and many no longer recognize me?"

Soon.

"Boom!"

The cloud vessel landed before the Sect Master's Hall.

Zhang Ye and the others looked at Yang Xuan and said, "Senior Brother Yang Xuan, we'll not go in for now."

Yang Xuan nodded, stepped off the spirit vessel, and his emotions involuntarily surged.

I haven't seen my master and junior sister for ten thousand years!

How are they now?

With a thought, Yang Xuan took out the two prepared gifts from his storage ring.

A nine-star God Sovereign-grade jade carving, this is for his master!

An eight-star God Sovereign-grade spirit sword, this is for his junior sister Chu Youwei.

"Creak!"

Yang Xuan pushed the door open!

The next moment.

"Boom!"

Hua Jieyu's face was like frost, the whole hall became extremely solemn, she raised her jade hand, a terrifying seal restriction suddenly fell towards Yang Xuan!

The hall's door slammed shut!

The Heaven-Reaching majestic power pressed upon Yang Xuan like a tide.

Yang Xuan spat out a mouthful of essence blood.

"Pfft!"

His aura became extremely weak, and the two gifts he held for his master and junior sister fell directly to the ground.

As if a force of ten thousand jun weighed upon Yang Xuan's body!

Yang Xuan looked up at the platform with a shocked expression, Hua Jieyu in a long dress had an icy face, like ten thousand cold mountains, while Chu Youwei likewise looked at her with extreme indifference.

Not just indifference!

Whether it was the master and junior sister Chu Youwei, there was no concern in their eyes, only extreme disdain and hatred.

Moreover, on the master's other side stood a young man, looking at him with extreme arrogance.

Yang Xuan spat blood, looked at Hua Jieyu, and asked, "Master, why is this?"

"Boom!"

Hua Jieyu snorted coldly, and the seal restriction above Yang Xuan's head grew another layer.

"Pfft!"

Yang Xuan spat blood again!

Hua Jieyu coldly rebuked, "Wicked disciple Yang Xuan, do you know your crime?!"

Yang Xuan looked bewildered, "Master, what crime have I committed?"

Hua Jieyu gritted her jade teeth and said, "Earlier Elder Zhang Li brought hundreds of God Venerable and Heavenly God realm cultivators to seek refuge with you, yet they were all annihilated in the Burial God Abyss—how did you manage as a senior brother?!"

"You are the person valued by Senior Tie Xiongqiong—why didn't you bring back his complete sword dao inheritance?!"

"It is said that Tie Xiongqiong possesses a half-step Sovereign realm spirit sword—why didn't you bring it back?!"

The torrent of rebukes came down like a violent storm.

Yang Xuan was completely bewildered.

Why would the master treat him like this?

Indeed, he failed to take good care of Junior Brother Zhang Li and the others.

But he also had his difficulties.

Yang Xuan felt bitter, buried his head on the floor, lowered his head, and said, "Master, I was wrong; I failed to take good care of them."

At this moment, Hua Jieyu extended a thread of divine sense to examine Yang Xuan's whole body.

She wanted to see whether Tie Xiongqiong had any hidden tricks!

Soon.

She discovered that Yang Xuan's Dao foundation was shattered!

Thus, she rebuked again.

"Wicked disciple Yang Xuan, what's wrong with your Dao foundation? Your Dao foundation is shattered, your cultivation has fallen to the Heavenly God realm—what exactly did you obtain in the Burial God Abyss?!"

Yang Xuan took out an ancient green jade slip and said, "Master, this is part of Senior Tie Xiongqiong's inheritance."

Hua Jieyu took the jade slip and said coldly, "What's the matter with the starry sword rhythm poem on your Dao foundation?"

She felt this sword rhythm was reforging Yang Xuan's Dao foundation!

But strangely, even if the sword rhythm's energy is exhausted, it cannot support the reforging of Yang Xuan's Dao foundation!

Isn't this a case of giving up halfway?

Since Tie Xiongqiong has already intervened, using his starry sword dao to reforge Yang Xuan's Dao foundation, why not help him fully recover?

Yang Xuan wore a bitter expression, "Master, I don't know either."

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