Borrowing a sword

Chapter 317 The Ancestral Emperor Awakens
Chu Huaixu had already made his decision.

He would choose to repay them in kind.

For now, just participate in the East-West Continents Competition as usual.

What he wanted was for their blood to be spilled on the blood-stained land of Niu Yuanshan!

The following day, Chu Huaixu was summoned away by Jiang Zhi.

He doesn't need to participate in the competition anyway, so he's quite free for the time being.

This was also Chu Huaixu's first contact with the Sword Master of the Sword Sect and Tianluo of Luotian Valley.

Sword Master was dressed as a middle-aged Confucian scholar, while Tianluo of Luotian Valley looked like an old scholar, or perhaps an elderly schoolteacher.

Strictly speaking, however, it's quite reasonable for Luo Tian to look like this. After all, Luo Tian Valley is known as the origin of all techniques, and the people there love to study cultivation methods and spells.

On the contrary, the Sword Master looked like a middle-aged scholar, gentle and refined, quite different from most of the sharp and arrogant sword cultivators.

Since the representative from Chunqiu Mountain was absent, Mei Chuxue had to represent Chunqiu Mountain in this meeting.

These people asked Chu Huaixu to explain in detail the specific situation inside the Imperial Pool.

Chu Huaixu only kept some of his secrets from him, even revealing the story of the female national teacher cultivating the "Wedding Dress" technique.

Moreover, he didn't deliberately try anything funny.

When it came to his own secrets, he simply glossed over them.

It's like indirectly telling them that I don't want to talk about this part, rather than making up a bunch of nonsense.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Sword Master and the others. The three people from the other three major sects fell into deep thought and remained silent.

Finally, Tianlu spoke up: "Young friend Chu, rest assured, we will protect you during your stay in the Moon Kingdom."

He was the oldest person at the moment, and also the one with the highest cultivation level in public, so he was the one to say those words.

Sword Master of the Sword Sect is indeed very strong, but his personality is different from most sword cultivators. He does not compete or fight, nor does he pursue fame or fortune. He seems to be a very indifferent person, and he is indifferent to everything. At this moment, he is basically silent.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi told Chu Huaixu to leave first.

Clearly, what followed was a private meeting between the four of them.

The reason I called Chu Huaixu here today is purely to have him tell the story again in person, and also to reassure him.

After all, he was just a junior in the third realm, and now he was in the capital of the Moon Kingdom, and had inexplicably become the center of a vortex.

The old imperial advisor seeks to set things right, while the current Moon Emperor and the Ancestral Emperor conspire to seize his body.
What junior wouldn't panic?

They must be terrified, their nerves must be on edge every day.

After the four finished their discussion, they would represent the Eastern Mirror Kingdom to demand an explanation from the Western Moon Kingdom.

However, it is clear that this process is beyond the scope of Chu Huaixu's current ability to participate in.

Fortunately, he had his own plan.

Everyone was operating on two separate fronts, which prevented them from interfering with each other.

Time has passed, and the East-West Continental Competition has already gone through several rounds.

The grand competition between the eastern and western continents in the third realm will definitely be more exciting than that in the first realm.

After all, when a cultivator is only at the first stage, their methods are quite limited, and their spiritual energy is extremely thin.

However, so far this competition has generated far less buzz and hype than last year.

There was no way around it; the Xuanhuang champion, who possessed countless gimmicks and cultivated both swordsmanship and physical skills, made it straight to the top sixteen.

This guy first appeared in the world as a body cultivator, then he made it impossible for others to draw their swords, then he cultivated both sword and body, then he mastered the Daoist Canon, and then he aroused sword intent.
Who can cause more trouble than him?
This time, even though he hasn't personally participated, he's still the hottest topic of discussion.

There was no other way; Prince Rui had essentially identified Chu Huaixu as a spy from the Yue Kingdom in front of everyone.

Although the deacon surnamed Niu cleared him of suspicion before he committed suicide.

But this matter has become so big that it has stirred up a storm throughout the city and is now known to everyone.

It's fair to say that in every restaurant and teahouse in the capital, people were discussing this matter.

Not to mention those who came to participate in the competition.

Some people find this incident inexplicable.

Some people believe that there's no smoke without fire.

Some people found Qin Xuanxiao's words utterly ridiculous.

Regardless, everyone was eagerly anticipating Chu Huaixu, the leader of the Xuanhuang sect, to make a public appearance. After emerging from the Imperial Pool, he didn't venture out much.

Unlike before, he no longer went to watch Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing's competition.

This made those who were interested in such things even more eager to try.

The appearance of Chu Huaixu was eagerly anticipated.

Even after Niu Yuanshan's death, many members of the Taoist sect still found it difficult to accept.

Furthermore, since this incident occurred in full view of everyone, it seems more like a slap in the face to the Taoist sect.

As a result, these Taoist prodigies were very angry.

If they encounter people from the Moon Kingdom, especially disciples of Moon Kingdom monasteries, they tend to be a bit ruthless.

Although Chu Huaixu did not go to the martial arts arena to watch the battle, he did ask Big Ice Cube and Little Xu, "How is Steward Mo doing lately?"

The two replied that Steward Mo was currently busy handling various affairs every day, leading the team at the martial arts arena, and refused to rest.

Moreover, since Niu Yuanshan committed suicide, Mo Qingmei has never smiled.

"It's just that lately, whenever it snows, Steward Mo tends to get a little distracted." Han Shuangjiang's observation was quite meticulous.

Because Mo Qingmei also treated them as juniors, she was somewhat worried about this elder.

Chu Huaixu listened to these words, nodded slightly, and said nothing more.

After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "Has Qin Xuanxiao used the Emperor's Divine Sense in the recent competitions?"

Upon hearing this, both Big Ice and Little Xu shook their heads.

This led the dead fox to speculate: "Perhaps there's something wrong with the Emperor's divine sense."

Otherwise, those enchanting scenes wouldn't have happened that day by the Imperial Pool with the female Imperial Preceptor who possessed the divine thoughts of the Emperor.

Time moves forward.

Just as Chu Huaixu had predicted, it wasn't until the round of 32 in the East-West Continent Grand Tournament that the four strands of Emperor's divine consciousness within Qin Xuanxiao's body slowly awakened.

With four out of ten strands of divine consciousness lost, the Ancestral Emperor suffered a severe blow to his vital energy.

Its nature is roughly that half of its soul was absorbed by Chu Huaixu using the Enchantment Pill.

At this moment, the two spirit pills within [Dao Sheng Yi] contained Ye Kongxuan's Four Symbols Spiritual Root in one pill and the Four Divine Thoughts of the Ancestral Emperor in the other, both of which were related to the number four.

In addition, this elixir contains the power of the Emperor's Pool, the power of the possession array, and the abundant national fortune.

Chu Huaixu currently doesn't know if there's any chance of retrieving these items.

Now, Chongdan is like a mythical creature that only takes in and never gives out.

But if we could actually get it out, it would be full of treasures!
At night, Qin Xuanxiao was meditating and cultivating.

Upon sensing the resurgence of the four strands of divine consciousness within his body, he immediately opened his eyes, a hint of wild joy flashing in them.

In recent days, he has gone to watch the competition between Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing.

To his surprise, this cold-faced girl had already reached the pinnacle of sword intent!
Moreover, she had mastered so many sword techniques that she could use a technique with elemental advantage in every match to severely suppress her opponent.

This means that without the Emperor's divine blessing, he is not certain of victory.

"How could she have grown to this level in such a short time?" Qin Xuanxiao found it unbelievable.

As for Xu Ziqing, he has only used the bronze sword once so far, and it was a left-handed sword.

Qin Xuanxiao was unsure of his true combat strength.

There's no way around it; the main characters of the four worlds each have their own special advantages and destiny.

Qin Xuanxiao's cheat ability has been temporarily ruined by Chu Huaixu.

Therefore, upon realizing that his divine sense had awakened, he immediately exclaimed with delight, "Ancestor! You've finally woken up!"

The voice of the Ancestral Emperor quickly echoed in his mind.

His tone revealed a hint of fatigue and weakness.

"Tell me, where are Chu Huaixu's body and that bead!"

Hearing the ancestor's words, Qin Xuanxiao was completely bewildered and couldn't help but utter a sound:
"Ok?"

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