Chapter 35: The Old Sword Saint of the Divine Bridge Realm Emerges from Seclusion

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Chapter 35: The Old Sword Saint of the Divine Bridge Realm Emerges from Seclusion

Sword God Sect.

Within the sect master’s grand hall.

Sect Master Zhao Wuji stood by the window, gazing at the sky outside. His expression was exceptionally grim.

Over the past month, all ten great powers of the Ancient Moon Dynasty had been challenged by a young man and woman at the Origin Sea Realm.

They challenged every Origin Sea Realm disciple in each sect.

If the challengers won, they would take all the resources in that sect’s treasure vault.

If they lost, they would offer up their heads with both hands.

The first to face their challenge was the Blood-Robed Sect, ranked seventh.

The Blood-Robed Sect had a total of two hundred Origin Sea Realm disciples.

They had initially believed that, with their overwhelming numbers, they would achieve an easy victory.

Unexpectedly, the young man and woman possessed astonishing combat strength. Though suppressed at first, they both broke through in the latter half of the battle and turned defeat into victory.

Every Origin Sea Realm disciple of the Blood-Robed Sect who participated in the battle suffered severe injuries.

This enraged the sect master of the Blood-Robed Sect.

More than a dozen Divine Sculpting Realm experts joined forces to kill the young man and woman.

What no one expected was that the pair had concealed their cultivation.

Once they released their seals, they turned out to be great cultivators of the Divine Sculpting Realm.

Thus, in that battle, every Divine Sculpting Realm expert in the entire Blood-Robed Sect perished.

The news shook the whole Ancient Moon Dynasty.

The second sect to be challenged was the Falling Sunset Sword Sect.

Having learned from the Blood-Robed Sect’s fate, the Falling Sunset Sword Sect did not dare send out its Divine Sculpting Realm experts. Instead, it dispatched all its Origin Sea Realm disciples to fight the young man and woman.

The result was another crushing defeat.

In the end, they had no choice but to hand over all the sect’s resources in their treasure vault.

The young man and woman were quite true to their word and did not slaughter the Falling Sunset Sword Sect.

After that came the Five Poisons Sect, the Infinite Divine Sword Sect, the Vajra Fist Sect, the Golden Roc Sect, and the others.

All these major sects encountered the same challenge.

Without exception, the Origin Sea Realm disciples of every one of these powers were defeated.

“They intend to challenge all ten great powers of the Ancient Moon Dynasty!”

Zhao Wuji muttered to himself, his heart filled with indescribable agitation.

The top three powers were the Sword God Sect, the Three Wonders Sect, and the Golden Roc Sect.

The Sword God Sect was the strongest of them all. Even if the Three Wonders Sect and the Golden Roc Sect joined forces, they would still not be its match.

Even so, Zhao Wuji remained deeply uneasy.

The Sword God Sect possessed more than three hundred exceptionally gifted Origin Sea Realm disciples.

If they formed the Seven-Star Sword Formation—

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“These three hundred disciples would be able to unleash astonishing combat power.”

“Wuji…”

An aged voice suddenly echoed through the grand hall.

A white figure appeared in an instant.

Zhao Wuji looked up, and delight immediately spread across his face.

“Master, you have emerged from seclusion!”

The old man before him was none other than Zhao Wuji’s revered teacher.

He was also the previous Sword Saint of the Sword God Sect.

As for Zhao Wuji, he was the current Sword Saint.

The old and new Sword Saints had not seen each other for a hundred years. Now that they had finally reunited, both were somewhat overcome with emotion.

“I have emerged from seclusion!”

The white-robed old man, who carried a treasured sword on his back and possessed an otherworldly bearing, smiled.

At that moment, the aura emanating from his body revealed that he had reached the Divine Bridge Realm.

Zhao Wuji was instantly overjoyed.

After a century in seclusion, his master had broken through and become a Divine Bridge Realm expert.

This was truly a blessing for the Sword God Sect.

“Wuji, what troubles you?”

The old Sword Saint looked at his beloved disciple and asked with a smile.

As the foremost power in the Ancient Moon Dynasty, the Sword God Sect was stronger than the second- and third-ranked sects combined.

By rights, someone seated in the position of sect master should not have been so troubled.

Unless an outside great power had intervened.

But the Sword God Sect also had powerful backing. It was supported by an even greater sect.

Zhao Wuji picked up several confidential reports from the table and handed them to the old Sword Saint.

After reading them, the old Sword Saint’s expression immediately darkened.

He gently pinched his fingers together, and the confidential reports instantly turned to ashes.

“How outrageous! They truly believe there is no one left in the Ancient Moon Dynasty!”

The old Sword Saint was visibly furious.

“Master, what should we do?”

Zhao Wuji asked.

“With prodigies as numerous as clouds in the Sword God Sect, how could we fear two rogue cultivators of unknown origin?”

The old Sword Saint gave a cold laugh. A chilling gleam flashed through his eyes as he spoke icily.

“First, let the disciples of the Sword God Sect meet them in battle. If they win, we shall naturally cut the two of them into pieces. If they lose, then I shall personally act and kill those two within the Sword God Sect. That will also avenge the other great sects.”

“Thank you, Master!”

Zhao Wuji was instantly overjoyed, and the pressure in his heart vanished.

Even if those two youths released their seals, they were merely cultivators of the Divine Sculpting Realm.

No matter what, they could not be compared with his master, a Divine Bridge Realm expert.

A hundred years ago, his master had already been invincible among cultivators of the same realm.

There had even been one occasion when he fought ten Divine Sculpting Realm experts of the same level alone.

With a single move, he had defeated them all.

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This demonstrated just how powerful the foremost Sword Saint of the Ancient Moon Dynasty had been in those days.

After that, his master had retired from the world and devoted himself entirely to breaking through to the Divine Bridge Realm.

A hundred years later, he had finally achieved his wish.

…

Outside the mountain gate of the Sword God Sect, a black carriage slowly approached.

Luo Li and Jun Moxiao sat at the front of the carriage.

After a month of continuous battles, their vital essence, spirit, and aura had undergone a complete transformation.

Both stood tall and straight, their eyes bright, as though countless sharp sword intents dwelled within them.

Every movement they made radiated formidable power.

“Luo Li, the mountain gate of the Sword God Sect should be just ahead, right? What do you think? Do you two have the confidence to fight that old Sword Saint?”

Ye Yun’s laughter came from inside the carriage.

“Old Ancestor, of course we have confidence!”

Luo Li replied with a smile, her eyes filled with powerful self-assurance.

She had now reached the tenth level of the Origin Sea Realm.

Jun Moxiao was the same.

Because Ye Yun had continually sealed Jun Moxiao’s cultivation, Jun Moxiao had not broken through further after reaching the peak of the tenth level of the Origin Sea Realm.

Now, the two of them were evenly matched in cultivation.

But once their seals were removed, Luo Li would possess the cultivation of the tenth level of the Divine Sculpting Realm.

Jun Moxiao, meanwhile, had reached the Half-Step Divine Bridge Realm.

This was the result of Ye Yun’s month-long special training for the two youths.

They had challenged the ten great powers one after another, beginning with the Blood-Robed Sect.

The opponents they encountered had grown increasingly powerful.

Luo Li and Jun Moxiao had not disappointed him. Both had reached their current realms.

Ye Yun glanced toward the Sword God Sect.

His eyes flickered, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

He had seen that old Sword Saint, who had now emerged from seclusion and become a Divine Bridge Realm expert.

Ye Yun nodded inwardly. The old Sword Saint had acquired a certain degree of mastery in the sword path.

No wonder he had been renowned throughout the Ancient Moon Dynasty, a small place, a hundred years ago.

Ye Yun withdrew his gaze.

He gently tapped the carriage with his hand.

The black carriage suddenly accelerated and arrived outside the mountain gate of the Sword God Sect in the blink of an eye.

Before the two disciples guarding the mountain gate could react, the carriage sped inside and reached the square before the grand hall of the Sword God Sect.

“Who goes there?”

The two Sword God Sect disciples were both startled and terrified.

They had seen only a streak of black light flash past their eyes.

One of them turned around and suddenly discovered a black carriage parked in the distant square.

Thinking of a certain rumor, both their faces instantly turned pale.

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