Sword Rises in the Blue Lagoon, Why Are All the Sword Cultivation Families Older Than Old Six?

Ye Xuan opened the Skill and Technique tab, finding only his own Chaos Sword Manual. The Magic Tool tab was empty. Opening the others, he found a bottle of healing pills and eight Sword Body Origins. The task displayed in the Task tab read: Reach the level of a Fifth-Rank Force (with at least one Nascent Soul cultivator), and you will receive corresponding rewards.

Ye Xuan had basically finished looking through everything. Still not giving up, he asked, "System, are there no other functions?"

"Ding, Host, the system will also issue system tasks at specific times. As long as the Host completes the tasks, rewards will be obtained."

"This... is alright, I guess." Ye Xuan said, then looked up at the window. It was already broad daylight. He needed to prepare and head to the council hall.

He had just reached the door of the council hall when he heard a scolding voice from inside, "Tianchen, look at you, still drunk! All you know is how to drink, without regard for time or place!"

"Wasn't I just happy that the Clan Leader recovered? I just drank a little more," Ye Tianchen replied.

The Grand Elder was about to say something when Ye Xuan walked in. Everyone quickly clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "Clan Leader!"

Ye Xuan waved his hand, signaling everyone to dispense with the formalities, then turned and sat in the main seat. He looked around at the twenty-odd people, including the Eight Grand Elders, all of whom were the core members of the clan, managing various clan affairs and industries. Ye Xuan focused his gaze on a clansman named Ye Tianzhi, whose loyalty was only forty-two percent. Everyone else was above eighty-five percent.

He managed the Ye family's workshops and markets in several nearby cities and had only returned this time because of Ye Xuan's serious injuries.

Ye Xuan spoke, "Cousin Tianzhi, you've worked hard outside in recent years. You don't need to attend today's clan meeting. Go back and rest!" Everyone looked at each other, puzzled, not understanding the Clan Leader's meaning.

Ye Tianzhi said, "Clan Leader, I..."

Ye Xuan raised his hand to interrupt, his tone becoming serious, "Go!"

Ye Tianzhi, feeling guilty, broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Thank you, Clan Leader," cupping his hands before turning and leaving.

After he left, the Grand Elder, Ye Canghai, asked, "Clan Leader, what is the meaning of this?"

Ye Xuan said, "Although he is a member of the Ye family, his heart is no longer with the Ye family. Grand Elder, send someone to watch him now. If he tries to leave the family or send messages out, inform me immediately." Everyone looked at each other again, not asking further. If the Clan Leader said so, he must have his reasons and would give them a reasonable explanation later. This was Ye Xuan's style; it had been like this for over a decade. Ye Xuan had never made a wrong decision, or the Ye family wouldn't have reached where it was today.

Ye Xuan waved his hand, signaling, "Everyone, please sit. The reason I've gathered everyone here today is to discuss how to make the Fan family, the Qi family, and the Five Poison Sect pay the price."

"Yes, Clan Leader, we never expected the Fan family and the Qi family to collude with the Five Poison Sect to ambush you," the Second Elder said. Everyone's faces filled with anger at the thought.

"It must be that news of the Clan Leader seizing the Crimson Blood Fruit reached them. Knowing the Clan Leader was injured, they joined forces to ambush him," the Eighth Elder said.

"Eighth Sister is right; we must have a traitor in the clan," the Grand Elder said. The more everyone thought about it, the angrier they became, wishing they could catch that person on the spot and grind their bones to ashes. Even the drunken Ye Tianchen had sobered up considerably, his eyes wide.

"Alright, Grand Elder, what's the situation outside?" Ye Xuan asked.

"Currently, the spies from those few forces outside the family are still in the city, with several rounds entering and leaving Green Stone City every day."

"What about the City Lord's Mansion?" Ye Xuan continued to ask.

"There's no movement. Since it involves the four Sixth-Rank forces, they won't want to get burned."

The City Lord's Mansion was the officials the Great Qin Dynasty stationed in each city. They were only responsible for supervising local tax revenue and resources, turning a blind eye to other matters. In the cultivation world, the strong were respected, and the killing and plundering of resources happened every day, so they only needed to do their jobs well. By maintaining good relations with the major forces, the major forces wouldn't dare to offend the people of the City Lord's Mansion, as they were backed by the Great Qin Dynasty.

Ye Xuan tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair and said, "Tianqiong, I'll give you a list. After you go out, take people and control everyone on this list. After this matter is over, I will thoroughly cleanse the clan. Also, after you go out, release news to the outside world, saying that I have fallen and that the entire Ye family is in mourning. Let the clansmen try to show sadness as much as possible. I won't say much more about this; everyone understands. Elders, stay behind; everyone else, go and do your tasks." Everyone turned and left, each busy with their own matters. Soon, the sound of weeping filled the air outside.

"Clan Leader, if there are any other instructions, please say so," the Grand Elder said.

"The reason I asked you all to stay is indeed for another matter, which can be considered an opportunity for everyone, but there is a condition. It depends on whether you are willing or not. If you are not willing, I will not force it; it all depends on personal willingness."

"Clan Leader, just tell us, what exactly is it?" This time, it was the Fifth Elder who spoke. He loved fishing the most, and he couldn't wait any longer.

"Alright, one of the opportunities the immortal gave me, as I mentioned before, is that there is a cultivation method that allows me to acquire eight Sword Attendants. These eight Sword Attendants will cultivate a simplified version of the technique, but it will infinitely surpass Heavenly-Rank techniques. The eight people will improve as my cultivation improves, always half a major realm lower than me. The prerequisite is that they must voluntarily become Sword Attendants, and after cultivating the technique, they will be one hundred percent loyal to me. Everyone, consider it carefully before replying."

"I'm willing!" It was a woman's voice, the Eighth Elder. Unexpectedly, she was so quick; she agreed as soon as he finished speaking.

"I'm willing," the Grand Elder said.

"I'm willing, I'm willing too!"

Of course, they were all willing. Who would give up such a good thing? They could follow in the Clan Leader's footsteps and see the outside world, the Eastern Continent, and even the Central Continent.

"Good, since everyone has chosen me, I will definitely not let you down. Here are the jade slips."

Ye Xuan took out eight jade slips, which landed in the hands of the eight people respectively.

"Refine this jade slip and cultivate the technique inside. The contract will take effect. Everyone, don't rush to refine it. Before that, there is still a great fortune to bestow upon everyone. Please open your minds."

The scene changed, and everyone arrived in a space that was ethereal and illusory, surrounded by swirling mist.

"Clan Leader, this is...?" the Grand Elder asked.

"This is the spatial world inside a magic tool. This magic tool is called the Chaos Dao Pagoda, divided into nine layers. This is the lowest layer. The flow of time here is ten times faster than the outside world."

"Clan Leader, this must be a gift from the immortal," the Fourth Elder asked. Good, now Ye Xuan didn't even need to explain; they had already thought of it themselves. Wasn't this even better, saving him from having to explain every time? Ye Xuan stretched out his palm, and eight clusters of mist-like light of different colors appeared in his hand. Everyone stared with wide eyes.

"These are called Sword Body Origins. Merging with the body will awaken a Sword Body with different attributes." The surprise in everyone's eyes turned into ecstasy. What they didn't know was that the most basic condition for becoming a Sword Attendant was to possess a Sword Body. Because awakening a physique would be accompanied by celestial phenomena, especially with eight people, if it were discovered by any major force, endless troubles would come knocking.