Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 776 - 770: Prestige 2

Chapter 776: Chapter 770: Prestige 2

"The only Saint Heir of Chanting Star Cult, you have the qualifications!" the gourd-headed elder said indifferently as he glanced at him, "It’s not every Saint Heir who gets the personal attention of a Guardian Divine Beast. Daoist Lin, don’t be modest."

"Then, the allocation of the Secret Treasure..." the Venerable of the Four Seas Fairy Mountains squinted as he asked.

"Four of us here, one portion each, divided equally," the young girl said in her tender voice.

"This junior still has matters..." Lin Xin interjected.

"Daoist Lin need not be polite. If it were anyone else here, we would certainly obliterate their spirit without leaving a trace, but since it was Daoist Lin who came upon the scene, ’to the finder goes the spoils’ is only proper," the Heavenly Venerable of Four Seas Fairy Mountains said enthusiastically.

The Azure Sky Secret Treasure was no trivial hoard. Their willingness to share generously with Lin Xin was ultimately an attempt to forge a relationship with him.

Even though they were all Heavenly Venerables, the disparity between Heavenly Venerables could be immense.

Furthermore, as the only Saint Heir, the first Saint Heir, Lin Xin’s future potential was truly boundless. Forming a good relationship now laid the groundwork for a valuable connection in the future.

Understanding their intentions, Lin Xin genuinely did not want any part of the Secret Treasure. With the cards he held at present, he had enough resources at his disposal. His only requirement was to hunt for the World Origin and continuously absorb it to rapidly elevate his cultivation.

"This junior truly does not wish to divide the Secret Treasure of the seniors. I will also not disclose or flaunt the news of this place. Please proceed as you wish."

Lin Xin’s attitude was extremely firm.

The three Heavenly Venerables were somewhat taken aback. The Secret Treasure that could move beings of their stature left this individual utterly unmoved.

Just by observing this temperament, one could see his willpower was extraordinary.

"If that’s the case, we’ll trouble Daoist friend to keep this secret," said the young girl softly.

Since he did not wish to accept it, they were not inclined to insist. Keeping a larger share for themselves was obviously better.

"However, there is one thing this junior wishes to inquire about from the seniors," Lin Xin continued.

"What is it? Just speak directly, Daoist friend," the Heavenly Venerable of Four Seas Fairy Mountains replied pleasantly.

"It concerns the whereabouts of the group around Song Danhao," Lin Xin stated plainly.

"Perhaps the Altar’s Array Spirit can offer some assistance to Daoist friend," the young girl said with a smile.

"Understood," Lin Xin said, remembering this matter. During the great battle, he had casually stored the Array Spirit into the Array Plate inside his sleeve.

He was worried the entity might be destroyed during the confrontation. If, as she claimed, the Array Spirit was highly adept in divination, it could significantly compensate for his weaknesses in that area.

"Then, thank you. I shall take my leave," Lin Xin bowed slightly and turned into a red light, vanishing into the sky.

Watching the direction Lin Xin departed, the three fell silent for a moment.

"Could it be that he already took the Secret Treasure?" the gourd-headed elder slowly expressed his doubt.

"Impossible. The Jade Talisman I set up as a sensor is still in place," the young girl said indifferently, her playful laughter gone.

"Let’s go in first," suggested the Heavenly Venerable of Four Seas Fairy Mountains, heading towards the direction of the still-collapsing black sphere.

The other two promptly followed suit.

All three were mere incarnations. A Heavenly Venerable with sufficient Star Force could create numerous incarnations, each almost as powerful as the original body.

Most of their main bodies were guarding in the Void Star Domain to prevent the Heavenly Demon Army Master’s forces from breaching the defenses.

The sudden creation of these incarnations was due to the abrupt anomalies that occurred here.

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Lin Xin flew swiftly through the sky.

He could faintly sense an invisible force within him continuously emerging.

His reluctance to join in the division of the Secret Treasure was partly due to this reason.

Below was an endless grassland, where large herds of wild buffalo scattered in fright at the pressure of his passage, sending out bursts of bellowing.

During the day, wisps of clouds drifted, blocking much of the sunlight from above.

Lin Xin simply flew close to the clouds towards the direction of the Teleportation Formation.

Occasionally, cultivators flying above him would sense his presence and hastily reduce their altitude, not daring to fly over his head.

As Lin Xin proceeded, he retrieved the Array Spirit’s parasitic stone he had mined out before and lightly pinched it.

A faint light flickered on the stone, and immediately, a grey-white mist spread out from it, forming the Void Shadow of a young woman hovering in front of Lin Xin.

"Respectful Human Race powerhouse, do you have any other commands?" the woman asked respectfully.

"Our previous conversation was interrupted. Now, I will give you a chance to pinpoint someone’s exact whereabouts," Lin Xin said indifferently.

"If you can’t, don’t blame me for being harsh."

"I am incapable of calculating those who have perished or those with exceedingly high cultivation. Apart from that, I can calculate anyone else," the Array Spirit said softly.

"Rest assured, she is neither dead nor does she have particularly high cultivation," Lin Xin said as he transmitted Lin Yaoyang’s birth details and all the necessary information.

The Array Spirit quickly began her calculations while twiddling her fingers.

"The person you want calculated, she must be your elder sister, right?" the Array Spirit said softly. "And not a direct relative at that."

This was somewhat intriguing.

Lin Xin’s heart stirred slightly; he had not divulged this information, yet the Array Spirit had calculated it on her own.

"Correct, continue."

"Hmm..." The Array Spirit closed her eyes, her brows furrowed deeply. "Someone used techniques to shield and muddle her trail. Following her prior aura, I can only calculate the next location she visited."

"The next location she went to?" Lin Xin repeated.

"Correct,"

explained the Array Spirit.

"As long as I can stay in each place she once arrived at, I will be able to track down her qi and keep going until I find the person herself. It is certain that Sister has been kidnapped."

"Kidnapped?"

Lin Xin slightly narrowed his eyes.

"It was a person with an extremely secretive aura who rendered Sister unconscious and kidnapped her," the Array Spirit affirmed.

"Moreover, this person’s cultivation must be extraordinary, possessing a high proficiency in divinatory arts, able to confuse the heavens and blur all traces."

"Well then, what is the next place they appeared at?"

At this point, Lin Xin was already somewhat convinced.

In the absence of any clues, searching for his foolish sister while simultaneously hunting Earth Immortals was incidental.

"The next place is at Sun Soul Mountain," the Array Spirit quickly replied.

"Sun Soul Mountain..." Lin Xin took out the Green Lake Mountain map and glanced over it.

Sun Soul Mountain was in another Star Domain, also a remote small place, but it was slightly more prosperous than this one.

There, the Soul Sect established Human Race gathering places based on each and every Giant City as a unit.

"Then let’s go to Sun Soul Mountain."

Lin Xin took out ********, wore it on his face, and in an instant, he was transformed into the unfamiliar visage of another young man.

With a gentle squeeze of the Parasitic Stone, the Array Spirit immediately gathered its fog and shrank back into the stone, disappearing from sight.

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Shadow Realm.

"What! Heavenly Venerable Xing Pengfei, actually reincarnated after being slain!!?"

A disbelieving voice echoed from within a dark hall.

"How is this possible!? Lord Pengfei is the strongest genius of our Shadow Realm, how could he face a setback so soon after going out?"

In the hall, a large group of odd-shaped humanoid creatures gathered together, all showing expressions of shock.

Xing Pengfei’s reputation as a Great Saint was not unearned; it was truly forged through relentless slaughter.

The experts of Shadow City decimated by him numbered not one hundred but dozens, all powerful cultivators who questioned his Great Saint status.

Yet none could shake his position.

The Dragon Queen Yi Shen sat on the throne at the very top, her chest heaving violently. Behind her, a ring of pale purple metallic wheel was slowly rotating, engraved with countless skulls, ferocious beasts, demons, and other incomprehensible, twisted inscriptions.

She was the embodiment of rage, the ruler of the manor, and also the strongest under the command of the Lord of Hidden Times.

"A bunch of idiots!!"

She roared furiously.

The creatures below did not dare to make another sound.

"Xing Pengfei, one of the three Shadow Demon Great Saints, was actually defeated by an unknown nobody from Green Lake Mountain!"

The aura around the Dragon Queen Yi Shen circulated, distorting everything within reach; space, time, even light.

"This is a disgrace to the whole Shadow Realm!!"

She bellowed.

"Say that one more time, Dragon Queen Yi Shen."

Suddenly, the great hall’s doors were flung open. A towering giant, carrying a pair of swords, walked in slowly, clad in a tight leather armor, his eyes filled with cold, furious killing intent.

"You were the one who suffered a setback and lost face for the City Lord! And you expect people not to mention it?!" the Dragon Queen Yi Shen screamed.

The rest of her subordinates also quickly rallied to attack. For a moment, there was such a clamor that nothing could be heard clearly.

"Taoist Lieshan of Green Lake Mountain has mastered the Supreme Sword Art, the Supreme Elder Jiuyue Divine Wind Sword. If you’re capable, go kill him!" Xing Pengfei scoffed.

The Supreme Elder Jiuyue Divine Wind Sword...

Once these words were uttered, the entire hall fell silent.

This sinister swordsmanship once cast a terrible shadow over Shadow City and the Demon Domain.

The sword cultivator who first wielded it dominated the world with his killing, an unstoppable force, and if he had not self-immolated, destroying his body and spirit, no one could have dealt with him.

Shadow City lost many former powerhouses, slain by that person, ending up in such a state that they had no chance for reincarnation.

The Dragon Queen Yi Shen also widened her eyes, her mouth slightly agape, wanting to say something but finding herself unable to speak.

"The City Lord’s order for you," Xing Pengfei sneered, tossing a burst of purple light and walking away without another word.

He didn’t care about the reactions of the people behind him.

"Defeated is defeated; I will personally reclaim this honor!"

He left these words behind and walked out the great door, followed by silence.

Following the pitch-black corridor forward, a man shrouded in a purple robe with three eyes approached from the opposite direction.

As they raised their heads and their gazes met, both men’s expressions slightly darkened.

Without speaking, without making a sound, the two paused briefly before sliding past each other on the side.

"I hear you’ve been defeated?"

A voice suddenly came from behind.

Xing Pengfei’s eyes turned cold, his pupils subtly shifting backward.

"My affairs are none of your concern, Ghost Mother,"

The three-eyed man stood behind him, his back towards him, his mouth corners slightly upturned at the words.

"The Four Seasons City Lord is extremely disappointed in you... to be defeated by an unknown nobody from Green Lake Mountain."

"So what?!" Xing Pengfei turned around sharply. "Focus on your own tasks! Don’t end up killed by Song Danhao for nothing, failing the City Lord’s expectations."