Chapter 4: The Sect Master of the Holy Sect
If you do a survey in Xiangzhou and who is the most famous person in people's minds, then the answer must be varied.
The people who live in Qingyun City may answer Li Fengyun, Li Tianya, or the ancestors of the Li family who once had a glorious resume, and the people of Jin Yucheng will undoubtedly answer Zhao Shenlu, and the people of Shen City will have a lot of support for Shen Ruoshi...... On the whole, the strongest in recent years is undoubtedly the Jinyu City Lord, if there are really survey statistics, the final champion is likely to be Zhao Shenlu.
But if you give a small hint to these voters, everyone will suddenly exclaim.
Ah, we forgot about him.
That person was the Holy Sect Master.
A character that everyone in the world knows, but is often overlooked.
As the old saying goes, there are clouds, too up, and no one knows what is below. That is, the best leader does not let the people below realize his existence at all. In this sense, the Holy Sect Master was undoubtedly a very successful leader.
The name of the Holy Sect Sect Master is known to everyone, but when it comes down to details, his surname is very good, and his age is very old, but few people can say it clearly. It can be described as an unknown leader that everyone knows.
In fact, for 2,000 years, the successive sect masters of the Holy Sect have been so sharp and introverted, most of the work of the Holy Sect has been presided over by envoys sent from abroad, and there are very few occasions when the sect master needs to be present, and in recent generations, the sect masters have been even more shallow and will not attend any public events easily, deliberately downplaying their own existence.
The Holy Sect is the Holy Sect of the people of the world, and its influence is everywhere and all the time, but the Holy Sect Sect Master is not the Sect Master of the people of the world, and there is no need to brush up on the sense of existence all the time.
In fact, even if they face each other and look directly at each other's eyes, people still can't feel the sense of existence of this first person in the world, as if they are just a child-like old man who can be seen everywhere.
Wang Jiu observed the other party seriously, and did not let go of every detail, and the slight tremor of the finger demon sword in the Fang Cai Sword World made him one hundred percent vigilant in an instant. However, when they looked at each other, from that gentle and restrained gaze, they could not read the slightest hint of evil spirit.
Is it really just an illusion?
Wang Jiu really didn't think that the Demon Finger Sword with great military achievements would have a wrong judgment, but in the same way, he didn't think that there could be any demon in the world who could hide from his eyes.
This contradiction made the Outer Heaven Excalibur fall into a longer silence.
Zhao Shenlu sensitively noticed Wang Jiu's strangeness, took over the topic, and said, "See? We don't have any interest in you here, so let's get rid of it if you ask for help. β
The sect master said, "Of course you won't have any interest in me as a person, but don't you have any interest in Jin Yunding either?" β
Hearing the three words Jin Yuding, Wang Jiu didn't react, but Zhao Shenlu's face couldn't help but change.
"You've solved the mystery?"
"No, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to you at this time." The Sect Master said, "The Holy Sect's budget has been tight in the past few years, so I don't have the extra money to receive a distinguished guest like you...... But we have opened the first gate back to Yanguan, and we have seen the sword mark engraved on the Yanqi Cliff, and we also know the legend of the Outer Heaven Sword. β
When it came to the four words of the Heavenly Outer Divine Sword, without the sect master himself saying more, Shen Ziyu and his junior brother Zhang Qing very consciously disappeared from view, and as the words of the Holy Sect Master settled, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed.
The group was supposed to be on the way to Liantian City, but the next moment the blue sky and green fields turned into an elegant and simple white palace, and a long dining table was filled with all kinds of delicacies.
Quietly, the sect master showed the mysterious powers of the first person in the world. This transfigurative power is not very difficult, but this ability to lift weights is unique in the world.
"Let's talk while we eat."
As he spoke, the sect master sat down unceremoniously on the throne and raised his glassβwithout any toasts or greetings, he drank it all.
Seeing this, Zhao Shenlu shrugged helplessly, and then said softly to Wang Jiu: "My dear, let's listen to him first." β
Of course, Wang Jiu had no opinion, even if he didn't consider the issue of Jin Yunding, just by the trembling of the magic sword, Wang Jiu would stare at this first person in the world.
With the nature of the Outer Heaven Divine Sword, anything related to the demon clan is to kill the wrong and not let go, and now there are only two reasons for him not to make a move, one is that the difference in strength between the two sides is too large, facing an opponent whose strength is superior to Zhao Shenlu and the upper limit is still unknown, the current Outer Heaven Divine Sword is at most self-preservation, and does not have the ability to kill the opponent. The second is that, except for the trembling of the demon sword, Wang Jiu couldn't see the slightest shadow of the demon clan from the other party, but instead read a bit of the same kind of breath - the breath of the guardian.
The birth of the Outer Heaven Divine Sword was to destroy the demon race, and also to protect the human civilization on the Kyushu continent, so he is not only an indestructible murder weapon, but also an indestructible shield. Now he had read the same guardian aura in the Holy Sect Master.
It is a unique taste that can only be possessed by people who need to connect heaven and earth and be recognized by the whole world, and Wang Jiu is confident that he will not admit his mistake, so he is even more curious.
can alarm the Demon Sword, and can be recognized by Xiangzhou, is this a problem with the Xiangzhou Continent, or is there something extremely mysterious about the life experience of the Holy Sect Master?
"So, I'll get straight to the point."
After sitting down, the Holy Sect Sect Master said, "Last month, we organized an exploration team to enter the No. 1 Flood Desolation Ruins, which is the Golden Cloud Peak you once mentioned, and then successfully found a breakthrough in Area 33. β
As he spoke, the Sect Master raised his hand and threw a three-dimensional map directly above the dining table, only to see a colorful spherical shape slowly floating, and the surface of the spherical shape was densely marked with various markers.
The Outer Heaven Excalibur has excellent eyesight, so even though the spherical shape is not large and the surface markings are very slender, it can still be seen clearly.
In 1432, the 7th expedition of the Thundering Brigade failed here, and the monks who were killed were Lu Leiming, Lu Canghai, and Li Qishen......
In 1559, the first expedition of the Toyokawa team failed here, and the monk Zhao Toyokawa was killed
In 1890, the third exploration of the Tianyun team failed here, and the monks Zhou Tianyun and Guo Lingfeng were killed
The dense markings on the spherical surface are tragic epitaphs, marking the price paid by countless explorers for 2,000 years.
And on the side facing Wang Jiu, there was a bright red area, with 33 marked with himself in pitch black, and a line of thin small characters below.
In 2018, the first exploration of the Sang Yue team failed here, and the monk Sang Yue was killed......
Zhao Shenlu also saw this line of words, and his eyes widened in surprise: "Sang Yue is killed!?" Wait, Sang Jing is also with you? The president and vice president of the Qinglian Sword Academy were all wiped out! β
The Holy Sect Sect Master nodded wordlessly.
"Which of you designed the route? Area 33 shouldn't be that high-risk, right? Zhao Shenlu asked, "Since the Tianyun team was killed in 1890, you have set your own rules and will never exchange human lives for the results of the battle, and there will be few casualties among the exploration team members in the next 100 years, why is it so tragic this time?" β
After a pause, Zhao Shenlu asked again: "What is the reason why you have to be impulsive?" Found an earth-shattering treasure in District 33? And then this meal, do you want us to take over Dean Sang's will? If so, we will not be accompanied. β
The sect master waved his hand: "Don't worry, no one wants you to enter the No. 1 ruin, in fact, I have sealed the entrance to the ruin, and no one will be allowed to enter it in the next fifty years." I want to ask you and this Mr. Sword Spirit for another matter. β
As he spoke, the sect master took out an ancient book from his bosom and put it on the dining table.
"Qinglian Sword Codex"
Zhao Shenlu was stunned for a moment, beckoned to take the book with Zhenyuan, and put it in his arms.
"Thank you."
The sect master was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't give it to you!" β
"Repentance is invalid." Zhao Shenlu laughed very maliciously and mockingly, then took out the book and spread it out on the table, "It must be defective, right?" Otherwise, you will be reluctant to show it in front of me. β
The Sect Master sighed, "You really can't trust me...... But you're right, the most important Qinglian Chapter in this sword book is missing. β
Zhao Shenlu asked, "Sang Yue, they melted the Qinglian Chapter!?" Is your brain in water? Ran to the ruins of the Flood Desolation to fuse the Qinglian Chapter of the Primordial Sword Codex, did they deliberately want to break the inheritance of the Qinglian Sword Academy!? β
"If you want to give full play to the sword intent of the Qinglian Divine Sword, the best thing is to cooperate with the original sword book that has been inherited by the Sword Academy for two thousand years." The Sect Master explained, "This time they explored Area 33, they were attracted by the sword marks on the cliff wall, and they inadvertently carried the Qinglian Sword and the sword technique on the cliff to confirm each other, and they couldn't help themselves. β
ββ¦β¦ I see. β
The words of the Holy Sect Sect Master are simply incredible in the eyes of ordinary monks, although the reputation of the president and vice president of Qinglian Academy is not as prominent as Zhao Shenlu, but in fact, he is also an amazing peerless master of Immortal Dao cultivation, and the two sword cultivators of the Inverted Sea Realm will actually be hooked by a cliff sword mark that has gone through the vicissitudes of ten thousand years, and they can't help themselves?
However, for Zhao Shenlu, as long as he thought of who left the sword mark on the cliff, everything else would be logical.
"So, you're going to let us help complete the Sword Codex?"
The sect master said: "That's right, the Qinglian Sword Book is a relic of the Flood Desolation, although the original Sword Book has been inherited and developed for two thousand years, it is very different from the original version, but the core sword intent of the opening Qinglian Chapter has never changed. And that core sword intent, with today's immortal civilization level, cannot be parsed and restored. Before you came, I had already gathered the kendo masters in the sect to study together a few times, and although I could barely deduce several substitutes, none of them could perfectly restore the true Qinglian Chapter's divine powers. And at this time, I thought of this sword spirit predecessor who had been sleeping for ten thousand years. With the ability of the predecessors, it shouldn't be difficult to restore the sword codex, right? β
Wang Jiu looked at the Qinglian Sword Code in Zhao Shenlu's hand and groaned.
"It's not difficult, but there are conditions."