Chapter376:BustlingThirty-SixthSwordPeak!

ButSuYihadnootherchoice.TheremainingemptySwordCaveswerealllocatedonthehighestlevelofDivineSwordCliff.TherequiredpointstoenterthemweremostlikelynotattainableevenwiththeXuJiahuibadge’saccumulatedpoints.

Initially,SuYihadhopedtowitnesstheremnantsofthepastmastersoftheDivineSwordSchoolontheDivineSwordCliff.However,atpresent,hecouldonlychucklewrylytohimselfashehadnootheroptionbuttoventurewithin.

"Swoosh..."

SuYisteppedintothelightscreen,andashisfiguredisappearedwithinit,thebadgeremainedsuspendedinmidair,hiddenfromview.

Theradiancebeforehiseyessuddenlydimmedslightly,buthisvisionremainedclear.SuYigazedattheSwordCave,whichwasquitespaciousinside,exceptforamottledoldcushion,therewasnothingelsepresent.

WithintheSwordCave,itappearsthatacertainpeculiararrangementhasbeenemployed,lendinganairofremarkablecomplexitytothespatialdomaintherein.

InsidetheSwordCave,amuralwasengravedononeofthestonewalls,depictingafigureholdingaprecioussword.

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Thenightsettledlikeagrim,vastshroudovertheentireancientland.

Thebrilliantmoonlightsetagainstthesky,creatingavastexpanse,whilethedistantmountainsfadedintothedarknessofthenight.

"Roarrrr..."

Theearthwasasleep,thenightbreezewasgentle,andinthedistance,theonlysoundstobeheardwereoccasionalanimalroars.OntheThirty-SixthSwordPeak,therewasasilentstillness.

AfiguresilentlyappearedontheThirty-SixthSwordPeak,withoutasound,asifbymagic.

Thispersonarrivedstealthily,butinexplicably,withtheappearanceofthisoldman,thesurroundingspaceseemedtohavesolidified.

Thisisanelderlymanwiththincheeks,deeplywrinkledwiththemarksoftime.Longeyebrowsandafewwhitewhiskersfloatbackward,givinghimanairofcelestialelegance.

Theelderlyman’seyesshoneespeciallybrightinthenightsky.Helookedaround,thensuddenly,heliftedhisgazeandlookedbehindhim.

Afigurequietlyappearedbehindtheoldman.Hewasaroundsixtyyearsoldwithseriousblacklonghairtiedupneatlyintoabunontopofhishead.Hiseyebrows,silveryinhueandclearlyvisibleunderthemoonlight,wereratherstriking.

Intheslightlysunkeneyesocketsoftheoldperson,apairofdeepbrowneyeswereprofoundandboundless,asiftheycouldspeakofthevicissitudesoftime.

"LvBaimai,whatbringsyoutotheThirty-SixthSwordPeak?"

Uponseeingthesuddenappearanceoftheoldmanwithwhiteeyebrows,thecomplexionofthewhite-beardedelderimmediatelysoured,andheopenedhismouthslightly,histoneseeminglydevoidofanygoodhumor.

"YuChangqing,thenwhatareyoudoingattheThirty-SixthSwordPeak?Itseemsinappropriateforyoutoberunningaroundatthislatehour,withoutaproperreasonthatmatchesyourstatus."

LvBaimaisaidinafaintvoice,andtheexpressiononhisfaceseemedtobequiteunsightly,similartothatofElderYuChangqing.

"I..."

Uponhearingthewords,YuChangqingwasmomentarilyrenderedspeechless.

Soon,asmileappearedontheslenderandwrinkledfaceofElderYuChangqing,andhisgazesoftenedashechuckledsoftlyandsaid,"IcametoseeElderSu.Afterall,everyoneknowsabouttherelationshipbetweenElderSuandmeintheDivineSwordSchool."

"Nonsense,everyoneknowsthatElderSuhasn’tbeenatthegatethesedays,what’sthepointofyoucomingtoseeElderSu?"

ElderYuChangqinghadonlyjustfinishedspeakingwhenLvBaimaiimmediatelylaunchedaviciousandcompletelyuncivildiatribe.

"DoIneedyourapprovaltocometotheThirty-SixthSwordPeak?Youcamehereinthedeadofnightregardless,didyounot?"ElderYuChangqing’sgazeflickered,realizinghecouldnolongerdeceivethisoldfollowandthereforeceasedhispoliteness.

"Haha,thetwoeldersarehereaswell."

Suddenly,anothervoicerangoutclearandvibrant.

Asthesoundfell,afigureappearedoutofnowherebesideElderLvBaimaiandElderYuChangqing.

Thispersonappearedmuchyoungercomparedtothetwoelders.Heseemedtobenotmorethan50yearsold,withshiningblackeyesthatresembledobsidian,andexudedasharpandfearlessauraeveninthemoonlitnight.Thoughhiseyesappearedcalm,theyconcealedanintensegazeakintothatofabirdofprey.

Helookedmiddle-aged,withdeepandstrongfacialfeatures,exudingahandsomeanddignifiedaurathatsuggestshemusthavebeenacharmingyoungmaninhisprime.Yetnow,inthemidstofmiddleage,heexudesanaddedsenseofmaturityandcomposure.

Althoughthismiddle-agedmanmayappearyoungerthanElderLvBaimaiandElderYuChangqing,hiscurrentdemeanorandpresencearenolessthanthatofthetwoaforementionedindividuals.

"ShangguanHu,whatbringsyoutotheThirty-SixthSwordPeak?"

"Whyareyouhereatthistimeofnight,ShangguanHu?"

Gazingatthehandsomemiddle-agedmanapproaching,thetwoelders,LvBaimaiandYuChangqing,almostsimultaneouslyandwithsharedanimosity,fixedtheirunwelcominggazesuponShangguanHu’sfigure.

"IcametoseeifElderSuhasreturnedornot..."

ShangguanHurepliedtothetwowithoutleavingatraceofemotiononhisface,buthisgazewassecretlyscanningthesurroundings.

"Amazingly,allthreeeldershavearrived.Whatacoincidence."

Afaintvoiceechoedandthenafigureappeared.

"HasElderDuanalsocome?"

Lookingattheincomingperson,ShangguanHuliftedhisgaze.Althoughhisexpressionwassecretlychanging,hisattitudewasquitegood.

Anelderlywomanarrived,withafaceofkindnessandvicissitudes,heronceyouthfullonghairnolongerblackbutinsteadsilverstrands,partiallycoveredandpartiallyobscured.Herfacialfeatures,however,wereextremelyvibrantandfullofradiance.

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"Whatbringsyouhere,DuanYuerong?"

"DuanYuerong,haveyoualsocome?"

However,theattitudesofElderLvBaimaiandElderYuChangqingwerefarfromgood,astheycastacasualglanceattheoldwoman.

"CanyouallcomeandIcannot?ThisThirty-SixthSwordPeakisnotexclusivetoyou.That’sridiculous."

ObservingtheattitudesofElderLvBaimaiandElderYuChangqing,ElderDuanYuerong’sdemeanoralsoappeareddispleased.

"WhataboutMeiHuaye?"

RegardingElderDuanYuerong’sattitude,ElderLvBaimaiseemsnottocareatall.Heraisedhiseyebrowsandcontinuedtoaskheraboutit.

"HowwouldIknow?Idon’thavemuchofarelationshipwithhim!"ElderDuanYuerongsaidwithanunpleasantexpressiononherface.

"Badnews!MeiHuayemustwanttogetaheadofus,soDuanYuerongisdeliberatelyslowingusdown."

Suddenly,itseemsthatYuChangqinghasdiscoveredsomething.Withaflash,hisfigureimmediatelytransformsintoaboltoflightninganddirectlyswoopstowardacourtyardahead.

"Welcome,ElderMei..."

Inthecourtyard,aroundtenouterdisciplesoftheThirty-SixthSwordPeak,ledbyXuJiahui,wereshakingandkneelingdowninreverence,andtheireyeswerefilledwithawe.

Inthecourtyard,therewasanoldmanwithasmallgoatee,sunkenhazeleyes,andlongdisheveledgrey-whitehair.HewasstaringatXuJiahuiandotherouterdiscipleswhilecarefullysurveyingsomething,andasked,"WhoisSuYi?"

"Um..."

Uponhearingthis,XuJiahuitrembledviolentlyandhercomplexionturnedpale.Thebeautyonheroriginallyfairfacefadedawayinstantly.