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

The eight elders sat cross-legged in a circle. Ye Xuan infused eight portions of the Source into their bodies one by one. Immediately, sword Qi ran rampant, the Great Dao hummed, and strange phenomena arose. Azure lotuses, demon gods, the rotation of the Five Elements, the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the destruction of the world, a sword shattering the void, Xuanhuang Qi, and the Great Sun of Pure Yang—eight illusory figures appeared and disappeared intermittently within the tower's space, reflecting each other's brilliance.

The outside world noticed nothing. All the phenomena were blocked by the Chaos Dao Tower. An hour passed inside the tower, and the eight elders seemed reborn, appearing much younger. Their once completely white hair turned gray, and the gray hair was reduced to a few scattered strands. Especially the Eighth Elder, whose black hair was like a waterfall, with the few wrinkles on her face disappearing, making her appear even more dignified. The first impression she gave was one of nobility, a beautiful woman not to be violated. In fact, the youngest of them was over a hundred years old, and the Great Elder was over one hundred and fifty.

The eight elders slowly gathered their Qi, and their respective realms were elevated accordingly. The Great Elder had impressively reached the sixth level of the Purple Mansion Realm, and was even at the peak of the sixth level. The lowest among them had reached the fourth level of the Purple Mansion Realm.

However, once they cultivated the Chaos Sword Servant Sutra, their realms would all be limited to the fourth level of the Purple Mansion Realm, because Ye Xuan's realm was only at the peak of the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm. A sword servant's cultivation would always be half a major realm lower than their master's.

"Alright, your physiques have all been awakened. This place is absolutely safe and no one will disturb you. You may cultivate your techniques here first. I will go out and see what the situation is outside." Before leaving, Ye Xuan shared his experience in comprehending sword intent with them.

Outside, Ye Xuan appeared in the council hall. His divine sense spread out, covering the entire Ye family. At this moment, from the main gate to the courtyard to the main hall, to the back door, white cloth was hung everywhere in the Ye family. Someone was taking down the original flags from the courtyard walls and replacing them with white ones. People hurried about in the courtyard, wearing mourning clothes. In the backyard, chickens flew and dogs jumped, and cries and shouts arose everywhere. The Ye family, which occupied a ten-mile radius, was in chaos. The guards outside the gate had tripled and were patrolling non-stop.

Anyone in Qing Shi City who didn't know what was going on would immediately understand that something major had happened to the Ye family.

Spies from the Fan family, the Qi family, and the Five Poison Sect saw this scene, turned around, and left, hurrying back to report.

Ye Xuan looked at the scene and nodded in satisfaction. "System, help me conceal my aura."

"Okay, Host, your aura has been concealed."

Ye Xuan sat cross-legged in the council hall and began to cultivate. He needed to observe the Ye family from time to time, as well as the movements of hostile forces outside the Ye family. The Fan family and the Qi family were in other cities, and the Five Poison Sect was still far away in the Myriad Serpent Valley, three thousand miles away. By the time they received the news, gathered, and arrived at Qing Shi City, it would be three days later.

This was because, in the Canglan Continent, only those who reached the Purple Mansion Realm could fly through the air. The fastest way for those below the Purple Mansion Realm to travel was to ride a first-order demon beast called the Wind-Chasing Horse, whose speed was equivalent to that of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

The levels of demon beasts in the Canglan Continent were divided into one to nine tiers. The first tier corresponded to the Qi Condensation Realm of cultivators, the second tier corresponded to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and so on. The ninth tier was equivalent to the Tribulation Transcension Realm of cultivators.

Three days passed in a flash. Ye Xuan opened his eyes. "This cultivation is really boring." Ye Xuan sighed. After all, he was a modern soul. Sitting for three days straight was physically bearable, but mentally, he was still somewhat unaccustomed. However, his cultivation and sword Dao realm had improved further. At this rate, he estimated that it would take about ten days to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Compared to others, this is already fast enough. Forget it, let's see how their cultivation is going first." Ye Xuan retracted his thoughts.

Before his eyes, the stars shifted. He arrived at the first level of the Chaos Dao Tower. Three days had passed outside, but a month had passed here. The eight elders sensed someone's arrival and immediately opened their eyes, calling out in unison, "Clan Leader."

"Mm, how is everyone's cultivation going?" Ye Xuan asked.

The Great Elder took the lead and replied, "All eight of us have entered the realm of Subtle Sword Intent."

"Good. It seems that this plan is foolproof. Now, come out with me and wait for them to walk right into the trap."

"Yes, Clan Leader." After cultivating the Chaos Sword Servant Sutra, they respected Ye Xuan even more.

The nine of them appeared in the council hall. Ye Xuan said to everyone, "Everyone, conceal your auras first. Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon."

At this moment, in the center of the Ye family's main hall, there was a bronze coffin, with several white cloths hanging down on both sides. Ye Xuan's peers stood beside it, and a white expanse of people knelt below, including both direct descendants and collateral relatives.

At this time, Ye Xuan spoke, "Great Elder, you and the Second, Third, and Fourth Elders go over first. We must put on a complete act."

"Understood, Clan Leader." After saying that, they turned and left.

When they arrived at the main hall, everyone greeted them in unison, "Great Elder, Second Elder..."

The Great Elder, Ye Canghai, raised his hand to signal everyone to continue. At this time, several people with good eyesight noticed that the elders seemed to have become younger, and their energy was much more abundant than before. They began to whisper among themselves.

The Great Elder used his spiritual power to amplify his voice and said, "Our Clan Leader has dedicated half his life to the Ye family, without a moment's rest. He was harmed by treacherous people when he was at the peak of his youth. Originally, the Clan Leader had a long way to go, but for our sake, for the sake of the Ye family, he chose to stay in this small Qing Shi City, but in the end, he still fell before us..."

Just as he said this, a voice rang out in the sky above the Ye family: "Since you are all so reluctant to part with Ye Xuan, then I will send you to see your Clan Leader." After saying that, an attack carrying colorful mist fell towards the main hall.

"Old Devil Five Poisons, how dare you!" The Great Elder said, rushing upwards and sending out a sword Qi, barely blocking the colorful mist. A trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"To think you actually blocked it. Ye Canghai, prepare to die!"

After saying that, he took out a rod-shaped magic weapon. Ye Canghai also took out a sword. After several rounds of battle, Ye Canghai's injuries became more and more serious, but he still did not fall. The Ye family members felt more and more pain as they watched, and some even covered their eyes, unable to bear to watch. Only a few elders thought, "The Great Elder is getting too into the act."

The Old Man Five Poisons became more and more alarmed as he fought. He thought that he was at the peak of the Purple Mansion Realm, yet he couldn't defeat a Purple Mansion Realm fourth level cultivator for a while. With the last move, they separated upon contact. Ye Canghai swayed, looking as if he would fall at any moment. The Second and Third Elders quickly rushed into the sky to support the Great Elder.

The Old Man Five Poisons, seeing the situation, had no intention of teasing his opponent any further. He said to the rear, "The show is over. Let's do it, lest we have long nights and many dreams." After saying that, nearly thirty figures appeared behind him, flying through the air. There were three to four hundred Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators below.

Seeing this scene, the Ye family members were already terrified. Some people now understood how powerless the Ye family was without Ye Xuan's protection.

Two people led the group that had rushed over from the sky. The Second Elder looked closely.

"Fan Li, Qi Hong, you still came." The Second Elder said through gritted teeth.

"Ye Cangyun, enough nonsense. Today is your death date. The Ye family will be removed from the map from now on. Kill them all, leave no one alive," Fan Li shouted.

At this moment, Ye Xuan and the remaining four elders had already walked out of the council hall and casually said, "You and the Great Elder cut off their retreat. Leave the rest to me."

The elders responded and rushed into the sky, flanking the three major forces from behind. At the same time, they also transmitted a message to the Great Elder and the others, asking them to cut off the retreat of the attackers, not allowing a single one to escape.