322: Chapter 322 A man who doesn't even want the tools for committing the crime?

Cao Kun looked down at the female Cultivators waiting in battle Formation below, sneered disdainfully, and got straight to the point:

" Actually, it's nothing major. "

" I heard your Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace's Secret Realm contains something extraordinary. Since I'm idle, I'd like to go in and have a look. "

As soon as these words were spoken, the female Cultivators of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace below were in an uproar, their faces filled with indignation.

The Secret Realm was the foundation of the Sect's existence; how was this request any different from robbing them to their faces?

Murong Xue and Guan Linger were also stunned.

Wasn't he here to find Xiao Chen?

How did it turn into plundering their Secret Realm?

Murong Xue speculated inwardly:

Young Master Cao's actions are truly unfathomable; he plans three steps ahead for every one he takes!

He must have calculated that Xiao Chen is hiding in the Secret Realm, which is why he's deliberately using this method to force the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace to hand him over!

And he can also intimidate these arrogant female Cultivators while he's at it. Truly, these are the methods of an emperor!

The Grand Elder's expression darkened slightly, and she refused without hesitation:

" Young Master Cao, that joke is not funny at all. "

" The Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace's Secret Realm is a Forbidden Ground of our Sect. It houses the Legacy of our past Ancestral Masters and is inaccessible to anyone but the high-ranking female Cultivators of our Sect. "

" Furthermore, the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace has always had a rule: no male is allowed to step even half a foot into this place! "

" Although Young Master Cao has a noble status and is favored by the Heavenly Dao, please conduct yourself with dignity and do not make unreasonable demands. "

" If you wish to discuss the Dao or drink tea, I can host a banquet at the Guest Pavilion outside the mountain gates. But if you wish to enter the Secret Realm, it is absolutely impossible! "

The Grand Elder's words were resonant and firm.

Encouraged by her, the tens of thousands of female Cultivators behind her puffed out their chests, their Sword Intent soaring into the heavens.

Guan Linger tugged on Cao Kun's sleeve from behind and complained in a low voice:

" Hey, Devil Head! If you're looking for Xiao Chen, just look for him. Why do you have to go into their Secret Realm? Isn't this just looking for trouble on purpose? "

Cao Kun ignored Guan Linger and continued speaking to himself.

" Stop kidding. "

" What 'absolutely impossible,' what 'no man allowed to step half a foot inside.' "

" These rules of yours are just to fool outsiders. "

The Grand Elder frowned: " Young Master Cao, what do you mean by that? "

" What I mean is... "

Cao Kun leaned forward slightly, his voice wrapped in spiritual power, speaking word by word.

" There is clearly a man who even got rid of his crime tool hiding inside your Sect. "

" How is it that he can enter, but I cannot? "

" I don't think I'm the one making unreasonable demands; I think the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace is deliberately targeting me! "

This sentence was like pouring a ladle of cold water into a wok of hot oil; it instantly caused an uproar.

A man who even got rid of his crime tool?

Snuck into the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace?

Tens of thousands of female Cultivators looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and absurdity.

The Grand Elder was furious, her finger trembling as she pointed at Cao Kun.

How could she allow the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace's reputation of tens of thousands of years to be slandered like this!

" Nonsense, this is sheer nonsense! "

She shouted sternly, her Body Integration Late Stage Spiritual Pressure erupting without reservation.

" The Taiqing Immortal Mountain is filled with the chaste female Cultivators of our Sect; not even a male mosquito can fly in, so where would a man come from! "

" Cao Kun! Do you really think the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace is easy to bully! "

The Grand Elder was completely convinced that Cao Kun was deliberately fabricating such vulgar excuses to pick a fight, wanting to use the opportunity to force his way into the Secret Realm and seize the Legacy.

" All Disciples, heed my order! "

" Form the Supreme Induction Formation and execute this madman! "

Following the Grand Elder's order, tens of thousands of Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace female Cultivators simultaneously channeled their spiritual power.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of swords pierced the clouds!

Tens of thousands of Flying Swords intertwined in the air to form a massive sword net.

Emitting a sharp aura of slaughter, it surrounded the three of them, Cao Kun, Guan Linger, and Murong Xue. The scene was truly spectacular!

The Supreme Induction Formation.

The core killing move of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace's protective Sect Formation.

Tens of thousands of female Cultivators resonated their spiritual power, with the Grand Elder personally presiding over the Formation eye.

Its power was enough to shred a Mahayana Early Stage Cultivator within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!

Feeling the Sword Qi storm all around them, Guan Linger and Murong Xue both looked at Cao Kun.

They could naturally feel the pressure brought by the Formation.

If they could unleash their full power, it would be fine, but now, suppressed by the Laws of the Lower Realm, once this Formation fell...

" I wanted to leave you with some dignity, but it seems you really don't know how to appreciate kindness. "

Cao Kun's expression was indifferent as he faced the sword Formation lighting up the sky.

" Snap! "

A crisp snapping sound rang out abruptly amidst the sky full of sword ringing.

The next moment.

Cao Kun's Purple Mansion vibrated.

The six dormant phantom images of gods, along with the golden Dragon of Luck, opened their eyes simultaneously.

A massive amount of Chaos Qi surged out from within his body!

The gray-black airflow transformed into a giant hand in the air that blotted out the sky and sun.

Carrying the terrifying power to devour everything and obliterate all Laws, it slammed directly into the massive sword net.

Crack!

The moment the two made contact, the Supreme Induction Formation didn't even last for a single breath before it shattered directly.

" Pfft! "

The powerful backlash from the broken Formation swept over.

Tens of thousands of Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace female Cultivators groaned in unison and fell from the sky like dumplings, the spiritual power in their Qi Sea completely dissipated.

The Grand Elder was also knocked back several steps, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Cao Kun did not deliver a lethal blow.

After all, he was here to recruit Yan Feiyue and restock on fragments of the chaos divine sword.

If he really slaughtered the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, wouldn't his name as a Devil Head be cemented?

Cao Kun withdrew his hand, his eyes indifferent: " Now, can I enter? "

Just as the entire Sect was in despair.

" Sigh... "

An aged sigh, yet filled with endless majesty, came from the deepest part of the Taiqing Immortal Mountain.

" Young Master Cao, please show mercy. "

The Void Realm rippled like water.

An old woman with gray hair, wearing simple Daoist robes, appeared out of thin air in front of Cao Kun.

She leaned on a withered wooden cane, looking like she was in the twilight of her years.

But the power dormant within her was not weak at all.

Mahayana Early Stage!

The Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace Master, Luo Qingyi.

As soon as Luo Qingyi appeared, she waved her cane, scattering a gentle green light.

It caught the falling female Cultivators, neutralizing the residual impact of the Chaos Qi.

She looked up, her cloudy eyes looking deeply at Cao Kun, her heart filled with stormy waves.

As a Mahayana Stage old monster, she saw things more clearly than the Grand Elder.

Cao Kun's strike just now not only contained a strange Law capable of devouring everything, but also carried the blessing of the Lower Realm's Heavenly Dao will.

She knew very well that although she was in the Mahayana Early Stage, she was definitely no match for this Son of the Plane.

Moreover, if they really fought, the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace's ten-thousand-year foundation would likely be destroyed today.

Can't afford to provoke him, really can't afford to provoke him.

" The Palace Master has come out of seclusion! "

The Grand Elder and the group of female Cultivators who had recovered, seeing this, seemed to have found their backbone; they knelt on the ground one after another, crying out loudly.

Luo Qingyi raised her hand to signal silence, turned to look at Cao Kun, and performed a salute of equals.

" Young Master Cao, I am the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace Master. My Disciples offended you just now, and I hope you will be magnanimous. "

Luo Qingyi lowered her posture, but her tone remained neither humble nor arrogant.

" You just said that a male Cultivator has snuck into my Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. "

" This matter concerns the ten-thousand-year reputation of our Sect and must not be taken as a joke. "

She leaned on her cane and looked directly into Cao Kun's double pupils.

" Since you insist, I will make a wager with you. "

" You are welcome to search within this Taiqing Immortal Mountain. "

" If it is truly as you say, and you can find a male Cultivator in the Palace, I will immediately open the Secret Realm. You can stay for as long as you like, and the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace will have absolutely no complaints! "

At this point, Luo Qingyi changed the subject.

" But if you cannot find this male Cultivator, it will prove the innocence of our Sect. "

" Then, I ask you to leave immediately and swear an oath to the Dao that you will never step foot into my Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace again for the rest of your life! "

" I wonder, Young Master Cao, do you dare to take the bet? "

Hearing this wager, Guan Linger clenched her fists nervously.

She looked at Cao Kun, feeling anxious.

Did Xiao Chen really disguise himself as a woman and sneak in? Did he even cut off his crime tool?

How could that be!

The Elders of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace aren't blind; they must have verified his identity upon entering the Sect.

How could a grown man possibly deceive the perception of so many high-level Cultivators?!

Cao Kun looked at the Palace Master's determined expression and readily agreed.

" Very well, I accept the bet. "

You want to use this method to save the Sect's face? And drive me away at the same time?

Then I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed!