King of Creation
Chapter 464 - 458: The Second Elder with ’Schemes

Chapter 464: Chapter 458: The Second Elder with ’Schemes

Seeing several Dao Talisman Communications rise one after another from the four corners of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain towards the direction of Sword Origin Sect, following the Sword Scar Stone, Ye Zhen couldn’t help but give a helpless sigh.

Sword Origin Sect would soon know that he, Ye Zhen, had appeared in Spirit Sword Grave Mountain. Perhaps after over half a day, Ye Zhen would have to face the pursuit by Sect Master Yu Ruhai of Sword Origin Sect.

Maybe, after one day, the sect elders of Sword Origin Sect would overwhelmingly surround Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

Although Ye Zhen had anticipated this scenario a long time ago, it was something he could not avoid.

Firstly, it was impossible for Ye Zhen to insanely slaughter all Sword Origin Sect disciples around Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, and secondly, even if he hardened his heart, he wouldn’t be able to do it.

Of course, the most important thing was, if there had not been the strange underground pulsations, Ye Zhen would have escaped thousands of miles away after getting the Golden Fragmented Sword, far from Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

Ye Zhen remained in Spirit Sword Grave Mountain after seizing the Golden Fragmented Sword because of those strange underground pulsations.

Ye Zhen wanted to try and see if, after further advancing his Sword Heart Enlightenment of the First Sword Vein, his sensitivity would become clearer.

Moreover, Ye Zhen was even secretly hoping that once his Sword Heart Enlightenment of the First Sword Vein advanced further, some strange changes might occur.

"I still have about a day left..."

"Hmm, Cub, high-altitude vigilance, if enemies approach, immediately send a warning!" Ye Zhen dared not be careless, because if Sect Master Yu Ruhai of Sword Origin Sect received news of him, it was very likely he would take personal action!

Roar!

With a low roar, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub suddenly soared high, its huge tiger eyes peering off into the distance!

Almost simultaneously, with a thought from Ye Zhen, his mind sank into the First Sword Vein, entering the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment, and he stimulated the mental method of the Sword Manual of Extinction, beginning to comprehend the Sword Dao contained within the quite precious Golden Fragmented Sword.

As Divine Sense was stimulated, Ye Zhen once again sensed the strange pulsations from underground, and the essence of Sword Dao contained in the Golden Fragmented Sword brought him immense joy.

The Golden Fragmented Sword was indeed worthy of its name; within it, one Sword Momentum contained essences of Sword Dao he had never encountered in previous fragmented swords.

Moreover, the essences of Sword Dao contained in the Golden Fragmented Sword acted like key nodes, instantly clarifying some previously vague concepts for Ye Zhen.

Combining with the Sword Manual of Extinction and the Sword Dao comprehension he had gained in his earlier life, Ye Zhen’s cultivation in Sword Dao was soaring at a rapid pace, in his First Sword Vein, several golden Origin Sword Veins were growing quickly, almost filling up the First Sword Vein!

....

The distance from the mountain gate of Sword Origin Sect to Spirit Sword Grave Mountain is about one day, calculated by Ye Zhen based on the flight speed of a peak cultivator of Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm.

However, an ordinary Warning Token, flying from Spirit Sword Grave Mountain to the location of Sword Origin Sect, takes about over half an hour to arrive.

Therefore, after Ye Zhen seized the Golden Fragmented Sword and over half an hour had passed, at least four Warning Tokens had flown into Sword Origin Sect.

However, the Warning Tokens arriving at Sword Origin Sect did not reach the hands of the high-ranking officials. The Sword Origin Sect martial artists who received the tokens included a Martial Artist of the Inner Gate who was a Cultivator at the Spirit Transformation Realm.

The others were either Foreign Affairs Elders or deacons of Sword Origin Sect.

The reason for this situation was simple: the disciples training around Spirit Sword Grave Mountain did not possess the Talisman Lead of high-ranking sect elders of Sword Origin Sect.

If the True Disciples of Sword Origin Sect needed to comprehend Sword Dao, the stationed elders of Sword Origin Sect would directly clear the summit of the mountain, which was the best place for comprehending Sword Dao.

The most crucial aspect was that the content of the Warning Tokens was too shocking.

Sect Elder Zhii Sheng pursued Ye Zhen, but Ye Zhen returned unharmed, and Elder Zhii Sheng might possibly have fallen....

This news was truly terrifying.

It’s likely that those Foreign Affairs Elders who received the tokens did not dare to believe it easily, fearing it might provoke a great trouble.

Under these circumstances, these Foreign Affairs Elders and deacons who received the tokens, out of caution, first sent a Talisman Communication to Elder Zhii Sheng to verify his life and death before they reported the incident.

While verifying the news, they also went to report the incident to familiar sect elders.

This delayed the time.

One thing led to another, and by the time several sect elders were informed of this incident, their first reaction was disbelief. However, upon discovering that there were four or five similar pieces of intelligence, panic struck them as they rushed to find Sect Master Yu Ruhai.

By this time, almost an hour had passed since they received the token, and nearly two hours since the incident.

Sect Master Yu Ruhai was instantly alerted.

However, at this time, the incident regarding Sect Elder Zhii Sheng was essentially confirmed!

This was because several urgent Talisman Communications were sent to Sect Elder Zhii Sheng within that hour, but not one was responded to by Zhii Sheng!

Upon learning of this, Sect Master Yu Ruhai of Sword Origin Sect was furious.

Between Sword Origin Sect and Ye Zhen, the enmity was as deep as the sea!

"Since Ye Zhen dares to be so bold, I shall grant his wish! It’s also a perfect opportunity to avenge the elders who died tragically at his hands!"

I will take the lead; follow me shortly!" Sect Master Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect instructed the several sect elders present as sword light surged around him, readying to pursue and kill Ye Zhen first.

"Sect Leader, please hold on!"

In recent years, Kong Shan, who was promoted to the Second Elder of the Sword Origin Sect, had always been known for his strategic prowess, although his combat power was not very high.

That he could climb the ranks to become the Second Elder in recent years was actually with Ye Zhen’s help; if not for the conflicts with Ye Zhen that led to the deaths of several powerful elders of the Sword Origin Sect, it wouldn’t have been Kong Shan’s turn to ascend.

Now, if Elder Zhi Sheng truly died a tragic death, then Kong Shan might possibly become the Grand Elder of the Sword Origin Sect. Therefore, from any perspective, Yu Ruhai had to pay serious attention to Kong Shan’s opinions.

"What is it?"

Sect Leader Yu Ruhai frowned slightly, visibly displeased.

"Sect Leader, you are unsettled and have lost your usual composure."

This statement made Sect Master Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect visibly start, his frown immediately easing as his expression softened.

Indeed, whenever he heard Ye Zhen’s name, his blood would boil, and he would barely resist the urge to kill first and sort out the rest later, truly a bit unsettled.

"Sect Leader, have you noticed a particular detail in these talisman communications — Elder Zhi Sheng pursued Ye Zhen, yet Ye Zhen returned unscathed, and right after his return, he even repelled several Loose Cultivators at the fourth stage of the Soul Sea Realm who were contemplating the Sword Dao at the mountain summit!

Among the four warning talisman communications we received, three of them mentioned this detail."

"May I ask, Sect Leader, based on your understanding of Ye Zhen, is it possible for Ye Zhen to kill Elder Zhi Sheng alone?" Second Elder Kong Shan suddenly asked.

"This, it’s hard to say..."

On this point, Sect Master Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect did not have much confidence; Ye Zhen’s many achievements had always turned the impossible into possible, whether it was killing Elder Zou Zhi or, out of his desire to humiliate the Sword Origin Sect, eliminating the Blood Fox.

Given these precedents, although Yu Ruhai didn’t quite believe that Ye Zhen had the ability to kill Elder Zhi Sheng alone, he also couldn’t deny the possibility.

"Then let us take a step back and ask, even if Ye Zhen had the ability to kill Elder Zhi Sheng alone, could he really come back completely unharmed, without any diminishment in strength, and still easily repel two Loose Cultivators at the fourth stage of the Soul Sea Realm?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"If I exerted all my strength and went all out, perhaps I could indeed kill Elder Zhi Sheng without a scratch, but Ye Zhen, absolutely not!" said Yu Ruhai.

"Sect Leader, Elder Zhi Sheng’s hatred for Ye Zhen could be described as towering to the skies, and he would basically never let Ye Zhen go.

Now that Ye Zhen has returned, that means Elder Zhi Sheng has been slain. But here lies the issue; Ye Zhen returned completely unscathed, which doesn’t make sense!" Kong Shan took a roundabout way to raise his concern.

Sect Master Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect furrowed his brows and his expression immediately changed dramatically, "Elder Kong, what you’re suggesting is..."

In an instant, Yu Ruhai conceived a terrifying conjecture!

"Sect Leader, the Military Department of the Empire has relayed several pieces of intelligence recently, all pointing to one matter; various signs indicate that the Black Water Empire is preparing for an eastern campaign!"

"Eastern campaign? You mean?" Sect Master Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect instantly became extremely vigilant!

"Yes, Sect Leader, I believe this is very likely a trap set by the Qiyun Sect; this matter could very well be a precursor for their eastern campaign!"

"That’s the only explanation for why Ye Zhen could kill Elder Zhi Sheng and still return without a scratch, and also why he stayed at Spirit Sword Grave Mountain after killing Elder Zhi Sheng, allowing our sect disciples to discover him!

And the true details of Elder Zhi Sheng’s death might be that he was lured into a trap set by Ye Zhen and ambushed by the Qiyun Sect!" Kong Shan said.

Hiss!

Sect Master Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect sharply inhaled, realizing that if he rushed in headlong as Elder Kong suggested, it might not end well!

Furthermore, Kong Shan’s analysis was meticulous and highly rational, explaining everything so coherently that he immediately convinced Sect Master Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect.

"Elder Kong, if that’s the case, what, in your opinion, should we do?" Yu Ruhai asked.

"Sect Leader, in fact, we can use their plan against them! Assuming the Qiyun Sect set this trap at Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, they came in concealment, and those who came couldn’t be numerous!

Now, we could deploy our sect’s elite forces like this... and finally counter-attack, wiping out the elite forces of the Qiyun Sect in one fell swoop!"

"Excellent!"

Sect Master Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect gave Second Elder Kong Shan a thumbs up.

The very next moment, a stream of summoning talismans flew out from the Sword Origin Sect, speeding in all directions! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to qidian.com to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)