158: The Spring and Autumn Sword Palace is itching for trouble

Ancient Lang Mountain Range.

The deepest part of the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb.

The Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder of Dongming Sect, and even a broad-robed young man who had never appeared before, all had solemn expressions, looking at the constantly vibrating Void, like a Seal of lightning runes that could shatter at any moment, their brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

“Senior Uncle Wan, this Seal of the Ancient Demon Realm…” The Second Elder furrowed his brow, then looked towards the neat young man with thick black hair wearing a broad robe, asking.

Being called 'Shishu' by the master of Wudao Peak, the Second Elder, this neat young man was naturally not as young as he appeared on the surface.

In fact, this young Senior Uncle Wan had existed for over two thousand years, and was one of the Supreme Elders of Dongming Sect who had not appeared for a long time, Wan Tingwen.

About a month ago, which was when Protectors Gu Wenzhao and Fan Yanbo took Lu Chen to the Starry Sky, the Seal of the Ancient Demon Realm suddenly became unstable.

Dongming Sect, being the Sect guarding this Seal, naturally knew about it immediately.

Initially, only the Third Elder and Grand Elder came, but soon the two Elders discovered that the will of the Ancient Demon Clan within the Ancient Demon Realm to break free was already unshakable.

So the Second Elder also came, and at the same time, invited the Sect's Supreme Elder, 'Wan Tingwen'.

Finally, it was Supreme Elder Wan himself who reinforced the Seal, resulting in the current not-so-calm tranquility.

It was much better than the initial situation where the Seal could be broken at any moment.

“This Seal here cannot last three months!” Wan Tingwen's voice was deep and mellow, completely unlike a young person's clear and tender voice.

“Three months?! That's enough!” The Grand Elder's brows relaxed: “The Disciple has already sent a message to the Ancestral Land, and a Great Power should arrive within two or three months.”

At that time, if this Ancient Demon Realm dares to go crazy, then we will slaughter this Ancient Demon Realm and make the Ancient Demon Clan completely disappear in the Azure Underworld.

Do they really think the current Ancient Demon Clan can compare to the glory before the Seal? When even Ascended Beings had to participate in the battle to barely Seal them?

These Ancient Demons have been sealed for too long and have lost their memory.

Just destroy them.

“Old Five and the others went to find the Sect Leader, I wonder if they found him?” The Third Elder was a bit helpless: “If the Sect Leader were here, we wouldn't need to trouble Senior Uncle Wan to come here!”

This unreliable Sect Leader, he wasn't seen during the Nanchu Grand Wash, he wasn't seen when the Twelve Phase Sect was destroyed, and now the Qing Ming Great Cleansing is about to begin, and the Ancient Demon Realm is about to break free, and he's still hiding and not showing up, is he playing around?

We really have to wait until the Great Power from the Ancestral Land arrives and then properly hang up this Young Sect Leader and give him a good beating.

But before that, we have to say more 'good things' about the Young Sect Leader in front of this Senior Uncle Wan. Maybe the more Senior Uncle Wan thinks about it, the angrier he gets, and he can drag the Sect Leader out and scold him severely.

There's nothing else, the Third Elder himself can't scold him, but it would be satisfying for the Supreme Elder to scold him.

“The matter here is settled, I shall take my leave first.” Supreme Elder Wan seemed accustomed to tranquility and disliked complicated trivial matters. As soon as the matter was finished, he wanted to leave, acting as if he hadn't heard the Third Elder's subtle hints about the Sect Leader.

However, unlike that Young Sect Leader, when a Supreme Elder wants to leave and slack off, even the Grand Elder doesn't dare to complain a single word.

“Troubling Shishu to come here, the Disciple is ashamed.” The three Elders bowed in unison.

Supreme Elder Wan waved his hand, as if saying one more word would be tiring. However, he thought to himself: “It's been many years, and this Old Three is still so black-hearted. He wants to use my hand to scold the Sect Leader at the slightest disagreement. I'm old, not idle, so I'll pay him less attention.” In a flash, he was gone without a trace.

The three Elders watched this scene, their mouths twitching uncontrollably.

Their Dongming Sect's Young Sect Leader likely learned from a few of the Supreme Elders.

The key is, the Supreme Elders have cultivated for thousands of years, and it's understandable that they like tranquility when they are old, but what's going on with you, this Young Sect Leader?

You want to retire before you even start?

Also, the little trouble Old Three is causing for the Sect Leader is not enough!

The three old foxes exchanged glances, and deep within their eyes was a touch of regret.

Just as they were about to leave, the Grand Elder suddenly stopped, took out a communication jade slip, and after scanning it with his thoughts, his face quickly darkened: “What a little thing from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, daring to stir up trouble right under our noses. I think their Spring and Autumn Sword Palace is itching for a beating.”

Before the Third Elder could ask, the Grand Elder had already projected the messages from several Qing Province Mountain Gates, clearly displaying them before the Second Elder and Third Elder.

“Heavenly Pride, Sword Lord? Severed half the head of True Disciple Liang Tingsheng from the Yuanzhou Mountain Gate and split the Mountain Gate?” A murderous aura surged from the Third Elder's eyes.

“He also severed a finger of True Disciple Luo Tingwu from the Qing Province Mountain Gate, and True Disciple Zhu Ziyao even had half of his body cut off?” The Second Elder, who was usually calm and composed, was shocked and enraged: “Who gave his Spring and Autumn Sword Palace the guts!”

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Dongming Sect.

The moment Protectors Gu Wenzhao and Fan Hikohiro brought Lu Chen to the Sect, the three of them heard countless Dongming Sect Disciples cursing indignantly.

“Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, they are truly bullying our Dongming Sect too much!”

“They even dare to hit the True Disciples of this Sect, and even dare to split the Yuanzhou Dongming Sect Mountain Gate. Is there anything that Sword Lord doesn't dare to do? It's truly infuriating!”

“I wish I could cut off that Sword Lord dog thief's head with one sword!”

“It's only because Lu Senior Brother went into the Starry Sky. If Lu Senior Brother were here, that Sword Lord would surely come and never return.”

“Why have the Grand Elder and Third Elder also disappeared? I heard from fellow Disciples in Yuan Province and Qing Province that they sent messages to several Elders, but received no response, and the Sect Leader went out on a tour early and hasn't returned! Could it be that the little thief Sword Lord from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace saw an opening in our Dongming Sect and dared to be so audacious?”

“Most likely, otherwise, how could that Sword Lord dog thief have such guts!”

“I heard from fellow Disciples in Yuan Province and Qing Province that the three True Disciples injured by that Sword Lord dog thief are still being invaded by Sword Intent and have not yet recovered!”

Fan Yanbo frowned tightly and flashed to a nearby Inner Sect Disciple: “What exactly has happened these past few days? Explain in detail.”

“Greetings, Protectorate Fan!” The Disciple was cursing with a red face and thick neck when he suddenly saw Fan Yanbo, and was overjoyed, quickly bowing and explaining the entire process of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace's Sword Lord coming to Nanchu to challenge for swords.

“Now, all the Cultivators in Nanchu are attracted by those guys from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, and this matter is almost known to everyone.”

After hearing this, Fan Yanbo also felt angry. After waving the Disciple away, he was about to leave: “I want to see how many guts that little thing from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace has to dare to be presumptuous in front of my Dongming Sect.

“If he can't give an explanation, then I'll have the damn Sect Leader of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace personally come to my Dongming Sect to claim his people.”

“Brother Fan, wait.” Gu Wenzhao spoke to stop him, glanced at Lu Chen beside him, and said: “Let the juniors handle their own reckless actions. This way, the Qing Ming Cultivation World won't say that our Dongming Sect is bullying the small.”

“Hmm?” Fan Yanbo grunted through his nose, then looked at Lu Chen and grinned: “Little guy, do you want to show off?”

Lu Chen's clear eyes widened, and he pointed to himself: “Me?”

It's not impossible.

It's just that…

“Can I kill him?” Lu Chen asked hesitantly.

He is considered a Heavenly Pride born with an Immortal Sword. If he is killed, his accompanying Spirit Treasure will become a Spirit Treasure Dao Soldier in Lu Chen's Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, and he can also gain a Sword Dao Divine Power.

More importantly, he might be able to quickly comprehend an extremely extraordinary Sword Dao True Intent using that Sword Lord's accompanying Immortal Sword.

At that time, his weakness in Sword Dao True Intent would be completely compensated.

However, he heard that the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace is the top overlord Sect in Northern Qi. He was afraid that if he killed this guy, it would bring trouble to Dongming Sect.

Finally, this guy from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace is truly arrogant, daring to kill a True Disciple and break the Mountain Gate in front of Dongming Sect's Mountain Gate. If a sister-in-law can't tolerate it, an uncle can't tolerate it, and Lu Chen certainly won't tolerate it.

Now his strength has reached an unprecedented Peak. With two Wind and Thunder Dao Soldiers comparable to Yang Gods, and one of them born from the 'Mixed Gold Shattering Hammer' accompanying Spirit Treasure, possessing complete Divine Power, he is far from what ordinary Yang Gods can compare to.

Ordinary First Tribulation Yang Gods may not be killed with one hammer, but they definitely won't survive more than two hammers.

As for Second Tribulation Yang Gods, without saying more, ten hammers should turn them into dust.

After all, the Rat and Ox Aspect Lords of the Twelve Phase Sect were both Second Tribulation Yang Gods. After being absorbed by his Dao Soldiers, coupled with the extraordinary nature of the Dao Soldiers themselves and the terror of the 'Mixed Gold Shattering Hammer' Spirit Treasure and Divine Power, even Third Tribulation Yang Gods might not be able to retreat unscathed.

Moreover, Lu Chen also has a Red Dragon Wind and Thunder Dao Soldier, which is also a top-tier Dragon Bloodline, even better than a Flood Dragon.

Taking a step back, even if that Sword Lord defied the heavens and could withstand the combined attack of two special Wind and Thunder Dao Soldiers, Lu Chen would not be afraid.

Because he also has thirty-five Divine Dao Soldiers comparable to Yin Gods. As long as they form the Twenty-Four Constellation Greedy Wolf Battle Formation, even the Spirit God of that Great Qian Crown Prince Qian Changsheng would be instantly killed. How many Qian Changshengs can you, Sword Lord, compare to?

At the very least, you'll be beaten into dust.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the Sword Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace can be killed.

So, he just needs the two Protectors to give the green light!

Gu Wenzhao scoffed: “It's just the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace! What's there that can't be killed?

“If you have the ability, even if the Old Palace Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace comes, he may not be unkillable.”

Lu Chen immediately felt relieved. This was the sentence he was waiting for: “The Disciple shall go.”

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped, rubbed his hands, and said: “If the Disciple goes to take the Sword Lord's head this time, and the Sword Lord's Immortal Sword is sharp, if it splits the Disciple's Puppet, does the Sect have…?”

His words were not finished, but the meaning was clear: would the Sect compensate?

The two Protectors waved their hands and said in unison: “We heard that your Puppet Technique is amazing and you are skilled at refining Puppets from Monster Corpses. So, go ahead with confidence. However many Puppets are destroyed, the Sect will compensate.

“Even if the Sect doesn't have Yang God Monster Corpses, I will personally take a knife and chop some for you. You just need to chop up that ant from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace.”

Lu Chen was overjoyed: “Both Shibo are generous.”

With that, he casually threw out a Mountain Lord Yin God Dao Soldier, revealing its true form as a Mountain Lord, and immediately rode the Mountain Lord Divine Tiger, soaring into the sky.

“Brother Fan, I'll trouble you to go and chop some monsters back. This kid is finally reclaiming face for the Sect. Regardless of whether his Puppets are damaged or not, he should be given some benefits, otherwise the Disciples will think our Dongming Sect's rewards and punishments are unclear.” After watching Lu Chen disappear into the clouds on the Mountain Lord Divine Tiger, Gu Wenzhao looked at Fan Yanbo and spoke slowly.

Fan Yanbo nodded: “The little thing Sword Lord from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace can sword-cut the two Heavenly Prides Pang Feifeng and Chu Xianyin. His accompanying Immortal Sword is likely extraordinary and difficult to resist. This kid Lu's Puppets look sturdy, but they may not be able to withstand that Sword Lord's accompanying Immortal Sword. We need to chop more monsters back.”

“I'll also follow to see, lest this kid Lu suffers a loss.” After Gu Wenzhao dropped a sentence, he disappeared.

Protectorate Fan murmured as he rose into the air: “I wonder how many decent monsters are left in this Nanchu? I heard the Sect Leader also chopped some last time.”

Just as he was about to leave, he saw the Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder also returning in a hurry, coincidentally meeting Fan Yanbo who had just left the Sect, and were immediately delighted.

Protectorate Fan has returned?

Then, Gu Wenzhao and Lu Chen must have returned together.

They returned at the right time, just right!

They were just about to have that kid Lu Chen exert his strength to beat that so-called Sword Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace until he couldn't leave Nanchu, so that the entire Qing Ming Cultivation World would know that Dongming Sect is not made of mud either.

Daring to split the Dongming Sect Mountain Gate and injure the Dongming Sect True Disciples in front of the Dongming Sect Mountain Gate, they should pay with their lives and wash away the humiliation Dongming Sect suffered with blood.

Don't say that the Sword Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace only injured the Dongming Sect True Disciples and didn't kill them.

From the moment that Sword Lord split half the head of True Disciple Liang Tingsheng at the Yuanzhou Mountain Gate, and the Dongming Sect Mountain Gate was also split in half along with it, this was no longer a sword challenge, but a provocation to the entire Dongming Sect, trampling the face of the entire Dongming Sect underfoot and rubbing it, and it's even not an exaggeration to say he was starting a war with Dongming Sect.

If it was a sword challenge, it was a sword challenge, but what's the meaning of splitting the Dongming Sect Mountain Gate?

Do you think Dongming Sect has no one?

Do you think Dongming Sect can be bullied?

Do you, a mere Sword Lord, think you can treat the entire Dongming Sect as nothing?

Or do you think Dongming Sect will, like other Sects, fear the prestige of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace and not dare to touch you in the slightest?

If so, if we still don't kill him, where is the dignity of Dongming Sect, the overlord of Nanchu?

Not only must the Sword Lord be killed, but the entire Spring and Autumn Sword Palace must give an explanation for this.

Otherwise, within the entire Qing Ming Cultivation World, Dongming Sect will have no prestige left at all.

This is no longer a matter of True Disciples being injured, but a war between major Sects where the Mountain Gate has been attacked.

“Brother Fan, where is my Disciple Lu Chen?” The Third Elder spoke, his speed very fast, not even having time for pleasantries.

“Don't worry, the three of you. Lu Chen has already gone to pursue and kill that little thief Sword Lord from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace. Rest assured, the people from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace will not be able to leave Nanchu.” Fan Yanbo's words were filled with Killing Intent.

How many years has it been? Since Dongming Sect was established in the Azure Underworld, it has never been attacked at its Mountain Gate, let alone had its Mountain Gate destroyed. This is the first time in history.

Furthermore, the three Elders don't know, but Protectorate Fan knows clearly that the current Lu Chen is an existence who has cultivated an Immortal Embryo, far stronger than that little thing Sword Lord from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace.

If Lu Chen takes action, there will be no problem.

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Qing Province.

Four Celestial Swords from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace held their swords across their chests and walked on sword energy. Wherever they passed, there was a constant 'hissing' sound of shattering in the Void.

That was the sound of sharp Sword Intent shattering the Void, causing ripples even in the formless space.

Behind these four Celestial Swords, countless Nanchu Cultivators followed from afar. All the Nanchu Cultivators were unwilling, because judging by the direction, these Celestial Swords from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace seemed to be leaving Yuan Province and Nanchu.

“Damn it, these people from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace are arrogant and rampant in Nanchu, sweeping away so much of our Nanchu's face. Are we going to just watch them leave unharmed?” Some Cultivators were burning with anger, wishing they could step forward and cut off a few heads.

“Even the Mountain Gate of Dongming Sect, these people from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace dare to trample on, what can we do?” Everyone felt powerless.

Just then, from the clouds at the top of the sky, a tiger's roar sounded: “Roar!”

The tiger's might roared and shook the wind and clouds, and the entire wilderness trembled.

Then, from above the clouds, a Mountain Lord Divine Tiger carrying a heroic young man came riding the wind, instantly landing in front of the four Celestial Swords from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace.

“You injured the Dongming Sect True Disciples and destroyed my Dongming Sect Mountain Gate. Are you not planning to leave something behind?” The young man on the back of the Divine Tiger spoke indifferently.

“It seems you are also from Dongming Sect.” A Celestial Sword holding his sword across his chest glanced lightly at the young man: “May I ask, what do you wish us to leave behind?”

The young man placed a hand on the head of the Mountain Lord Divine Tiger, gently stroking the 'King' character fur on the tiger's forehead: “I think, the heads on the necks of the four of you would be quite good.”

ps: A large chapter of over four thousand words, two chapters combined.