Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 717: Xuan Jian’s Encounter

Chapter 717: Chapter 717: Xuan Jian’s Encounter

Xuan Hong had confirmed that the Shadowless Sword, which originally belonged to Zhu Xiaoming, was indeed Ji Changchun’s.

But since Ji Changchun was a direct disciple of his own, Xuan Hong had reasons to believe him.

However, the problem was...

"So, you stayed in the Haotian Sect? What on earth happened inside the Haotian Secret Realm?"

Xuan Hong sighed and asked.

He was still wary of Xuan Jian, especially the Xuanming Ice Snake that Xuan Jian was now possessing!

And Xuan Jian was stronger than him to begin with.

"I don’t know what happened in the Haotian Secret Realm, but I do know that the Eastern Domain aims to establish dominance over the sects of the other domains by staging this incident here!"

Xuan Jian lifted his snake head, his remaining eye still lifeless, and said, "Chu Zhongtian should have told you about this, right?"

"He did," Xuan Hong involuntarily took two steps back, his tone somewhat hostile, afraid that Xuan Jian might attack at any moment.

Already being less powerful than Xuan Jian, not to mention that his Shadowless Giant Sword was still at the bottom of the Spirit Vein, with its connection to his mind growing ever weaker.

But he knew that it was impossible for the Xuanming Ice Snake to completely sever the link between the Shadowless Giant Sword and him.

He was waiting.

Waiting for the Xuanming Ice Snake to die so that the Shadowless Giant Sword could return to his control.

"Then tell me, why did you send Chu Zhongtian to the punishment cave?"

Hearing Xuan Jian’s questioning, Xuan Hong’s eyes narrowed. He had already prepared his excuses, fearing Xuan Jian’s return.

"Brother, it’s because Chu Zhongtian caused you to be unable to return, so that’s why I had to..."

"Stop your damned nonsense!"

Xuan Jian rose up, his snake head high in anger, and shouted, "Chu Zhongtian is innocent and even has merits! If it weren’t for him in this trip to the Haotian Sect, we might have all been kept in the dark, letting the Eastern Domain succeed!"

This claim was indeed a bit of an exaggeration.

But Xuan Jian’s purpose in coming here was not to clear Chu Zhongtian’s name, it was to...

Stall for time!

As one of the power-wielding elders of the Xuanyun Sect, Xuan Jian was very meticulous in his thinking.

When chaos erupted in the Haotian Secret Realm, countless ancient beasts burst out of the realm and made their way to the Haotian Sect.

He too was affected, his body damaged, so he had his Nascent Soul escape!

But under those circumstances, escaping in any direction with his Nascent Soul meant certain death, so he did the opposite, sending his Nascent Soul back into the Secret Realm!

But who in the Secret Realm could he possess?

The dead were dead, and the living had already been transmitted out of the Haotian Secret Realm!

Except for some deceased beasts.

Fortunately, there was no more danger inside the Secret Realm, and Xuan Jian remembered the Xuanming Ice Snake in the icy terrain!

An alive Xuanming Ice Snake was impossible for him to possess, unlike humans and demons.

But in the fissures of the icy terrain, there was still that dead Xuanming mother ice snake!

Thus, Xuan Jian found his way to the icy terrain and back to the fissure.

After communicating with those smaller snakes, his Nascent Soul took possession of the dead Xuanming mother ice snake’s body, and he returned to the Haotian Sect once again.

By then, the ancient demons had already scattered without a trace, and the cultivators had either fled or left.

Xuan Jian knew that it would be impossible to return to the Xuanyun Sect like this, so he decided to stay at the Haotian Sect, slowly trying to adapt to this demon body.

Without a demon pill in the demon body, even with his Nascent Soul possessing it, it was still just a dead snake.

With no demonic power, and no sign of life.

If anything unexpected happened before he could fully control the demon body, he could once again hide back in the Secret Realm.

But unexpectedly, before anything was accomplished, he discovered that cultivators from the other domains had gathered and, upon counting, found that all the Nascent Souls had entered the Eastern Domain!

This made him even less eager to leave and instead, he wanted to stay at the Haotian Sect to see what would unfold.

As a result, he ended up witnessing Ji Changchun killing Zhu Xiaoming and taking his Shadowless Sword!

From Ji Changchun’s mutterings, Xuan Jian learned about Chu Zhongtian’s situation, so he planned to wait until Ji Changchun recovered, then pressure him for more accurate information.

Unexpectedly, after Ji Changchun finished healing, he directly triggered a talisman that brought Xuan Hong to him!

Knowing he was no match, with concerns for Chu Zhongtian in his heart, Xuan Jian followed him here...

And now, hearing Xuan Jian’s furious outburst, Xuan Hong was even more convinced that Chu Zhongtian must have had some extraordinary encounter.

Not to mention anything else.

The Xuanming Ice Snakes at the bottom of the mine were protecting him.

Even Xuan Jian had transformed into this strange Xuanming Ice Snake!

Instead, he was starting to believe what Ji Changchun said...

Perhaps that encounter was the reason for the abnormal changes in the Spirit Vein!

If that was the case.

Then he must seize Chu Zhongtian’s chance of immortality for himself, and he must kill Xuan Jian before him!