The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1480 - 1477: Zhu Lie Returns!

Chapter 1480: Chapter 1477: Zhu Lie Returns!

When Lin Bai was cultivating the "Qingmu Divine Thunder Secret Skill" at Little Spirit Stream, a group of smiling Warriors swiftly returned to Ningwu Mountain.

This group of people turned out to be Zhu Lie, who had just come back from their travels!

Today, Zhu Lie seemed exceedingly happy, laughing joyously on the surface.

Beside Zhu Lie, Zhu Meng excitedly said, "Brother Zhu Lie, now that you have found the ’Seven-colored Longevity Flower,’ presenting it to the Patriarch during his birthday celebration will definitely make him very happy."

Zhu Lie took out a treasure box from his storage bag, his eyes gleaming with euphoria as he said, "Humph, in the past few years, it was always my elder brother and sister who gave the best gifts to our father, and I was always the worst."

"This year, just before our father’s birthday, I spent more than a year and finally found a Seven-colored Longevity Flower, which will surely surpass the gifts of my brother and sister."

"I heard that my elder brother also went out to seek a birthday gift, I wonder if he has returned to the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect."

In Zhu Lie’s hand, this treasure box contained a seven-colored flower called Seven-colored Longevity Flower. This flower does not possess immense spiritual power, but it has a heaven-defying effect—any Warrior who consumes it can gain a hundred years of life!

A spiritual object that increases lifespan, even in the Lingnan Continent and East Continent, is an existence that is priceless, not to mention that the Seven-colored Longevity Flower can extend life by a hundred years!

Warriors cultivate mainly for strength and longevity!

A strong one from the Yin Saint Realm has a lifespan of only a little over two hundred years!

A strong one from the Yangshen Realm has a lifespan of just over three hundred years!

The Seven-colored Longevity Flower, which can increase lifespan by a hundred years, is simply a heaven-sent fortune for the Zhu Family Patriarch, who has already cultivated for over one hundred fifty years.

A hundred years of time can accomplish many things, and could even allow the Zhu Family Patriarch to break through to the Yangshen Realm!

Since last year’s birthday celebration of the Zhu Family Patriarch, Zhu Lie began searching for the whereabouts of the Seven-colored Longevity Flower, determined to surpass Zhu Lei and his elder sister at this year’s celebration.

In fact, Zhu Lie has succeeded. Once he brings the Seven-colored Longevity Flower back, this longevity-increasing spiritual object will surely dominate the esteemed guests at the birthday celebration.

"Let’s go, let’s return to Ningwu Mountain to rest for a bit. In seven days we’ll head back to Zhu’s Fairy City; it’s roughly a month left until my father’s birthday celebration," Zhui Lie said.

Zhu Lie and Zhu Meng slightly smiled, increasing their speed as they dashed towards Ningwu Mountain.

However, as they approached, they were suddenly shocked to discover that the majestic and towering Ningwu Mountain had been split in two by a single sword strike, and the lingering Sword Intention was still potent and inescapable!

"What happened?"

The faces of Zhu Lie and Zhu Meng were overwhelmed with surprise as they swiftly descended into Ningwu Mountain.

In front of Ningwu Mountain, a group of Zhu Clan disciples wore troubled expressions as they gazed at Ningwu Mountain, each showing different emotions on their faces.

"Who did this!"

After landing, Zhu Lie instantly roared in a furious rage.

At this moment, all the warriors of the Zhu Clan turned their heads toward Zhu Lie, their faces ecstatic as they said, "Vice Patriarch, you have finally returned..."

Zhu Lie, his face filled with an evil aura, his eyes shooting flames, veins throbbing on his forehead, looked uncontrollably furious as he thundered, "Gu Ziyun, who did this! Does someone not know that this place is the territory of the Zhu Clan?"

"Who!"

"Who dares to cause trouble at my Zhu Clan with the courage of a bear and a leopard!"

Zhu Lie roared fiercely with a grim face.

Gu Ziyun shivered as he stepped forward and said, "Senior Brother Zhu Lie, you’ve finally returned. We’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Senior Brother, Ningwu Mountain was split open by a single sword strike."

Upon seeing the sword marks that split open Ningwu Mountain, Zhu Lie said coldly, "Who was it? Was it Qi Xuan Junior Swordmaster, or Ling Luo Junior Swordmaster, or Lin Anyang, or perhaps Yejian Jun?"

When Zhu Lie saw such sword marks, his first thought was of the Five Junior Sword Masters. Besides them, it was hard for anyone else to leave such terrifying sword marks.

Gu Ziyun bowed his head and bitterly smiled, "Senior Brother Zhu Lie, it was not the Junior Sword Venerates, but a warrior named Dongfang Bai!"

Upon hearing this name, Zhu Lie’s face turned to panic rapidly, "What did you say! Who did it?"

"Dongfang Bai!" Gu Ziyun repeated, "The one who was taken in as a disciple by the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect from Purple Gold City, claiming to be one of the nine Monster-level geniuses of the Lingnan Continent!"

"Impossible!" Zhu Lie roared in denial, "Impossible! Impossible! Dongfang Bai has already died, he must be dead..."

"Even if he hasn’t died, he shouldn’t be able to return from that place!"

"It’s impossible!" Zhu Lie stated grimly.

Zhu Lie knew better than anyone else, warriors sold from the Litian Dynasty to Hanhai Demon Kingdom, no matter their cultivation or realm, once they arrived in Hanhai, it was impossible for them to return alive.

Zhu Lie had secretly sold a few Purple Robe Disciples who opposed him to the Hanhai Demon Kingdom, and now, over a decade later, those disciples had never appeared before him again.

Not to mention appearing, he hadn’t even heard their names a single time.

Those Purple Robe Disciples had much higher cultivation than Dongfang Bai. They couldn’t make it back, and Lin Bai was only at the Great Perfection of Flying Sky Realm when he was sold to Hanhai; how could he possibly return alive?

Gu Ziyun said, "Senior Brother Zhu Lie, it is indeed Dongfang Bai, and along with him, more than seventy Sword Cultivators came. They proclaim themselves to be... the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain!"

"Dongfang Bai came to Ningwu Mountain to find you and even injured me. I told him you weren’t in Ningwu Mountain, that you had gone out for training. Then he swung his sword and split Ningwu Mountain apart, also telling me to convey a message to you upon your return: Dongfang Bai has returned, and the Seventy-two Swordsmen of Xian Dong Mountain have also returned to seek vengeance against you!"

Gu Ziyun said calmly.

Zhu Lie’s face twisted with evil Qi as he coldly declared, "To destroy my Ningwu Mountain and still seek revenge against me! Hmph, Dongfang Bai, you really have nine lives. Since the Hanhai Demon Kingdom couldn’t kill you, then I must personally take action!"

"Good, since you have returned, before the Sect thoroughly investigates the cooperation between Zhu Family and the Valley of Demons, I must kill you to avoid future troubles!"

Zhu Lie was already set on killing. Now that Lin Bai had returned, he would know about the Zhu Family’s dealings with the Valley of Demons in selling warriors. Once the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect confirmed this matter, the Zhu Family would be in jeopardy.

Therefore, Zhu Lie must kill Dongfang Bai and all the warriors who returned from Hanhai before the Sect investigates this matter!

"Where is Dongfang Bai?" Zhu Lie asked coldly.

Gu Ziyun replied, "I’ve verified it. He and the other seventy-some Sword Cultivators are staying in Little Spirit Stream."

"Good, very good!" Zhu Lie’s face twisted malevolently, he looked up at the disciples of Zhu Clan, and shouted loudly: "All Red-robed Disciples and Purple Robe Disciples above the Ninth Level of the Yin Saint Realm, follow me!"

At once, Zhu Lie led more than a hundred Red-robed Disciples and over thirty Purple Robe Disciples away from Ningwu Mountain, marching grandly towards Little Spirit Stream.