Chapter512:RubbingSaltontheWound

Besides,thisincidenthappeningforthefirsttimewithintheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,especiallyconcerningSituMuyang,thegroupofeldersarewellawareofthesituation,butitseemstheyareunabletohandleit.

"Go,anddon’tfear."

WhisperingsoftlyintoSuYi’sear,SituMuyangexpressedcompleteconfidence,asSkySwordPeakwashisstronghold.

SuYismiledfaintly,butinhisheart,therewereindeedsomeconcerns,consideringthatwithintheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,thelootinghadbecomesomewhatexcessive.

Immediately,SuYi,SituMuyang,aswellasZhangDiyun,PuHao,PuQingqing,andseveralotherdirectdisciplesandinnerdisciples,representingthem,wereledtoSkySwordPeakbyagroupofeldersandafewDharmaProtectors.

"Thisisabigtroublenow.IhopeBossSuYiwillbefine,"ZhangQing,LiuJi,andothersexpressedconcern.Itseemsthatthesituationisquiteserious,beingtakentoSkySwordPeak;itisindeednotanordinarymatter.

"Thismatterissignificant.Thosearedirectdisciplesandinnerdisciples,"QingChaoalsoworriedanxiously.

"SituMuyangisthejuniorsectleader,beingwithBossSuYi,heshouldbefine,"WangFanspokeup,astheywereawareofSituMuyang’sstatus.

SituMuyangisthejuniorsectleader,butBossSuYiisnot.Whatifhesufferslosses?"LiuJisaid.SituMuyangbeingaseniordisciplenaturallyhasnothingtoworryabout,hewouldn’tsufferanylossesevenifhewenttoSkySwordPeak.ButasforBossSuYi,heisjustanouterdisciple.

"Iwillgoandaskmymaster,"ZhangQingturnedandrushedtowardsDharmaProtectorHouChangming,afterall,hisownmasterwasaDharmaProtector.

XuJiahui,LiuJi,andothersapproachedtogether,butwiththeircurrentstatusasouterdisciples,theytrulyhadnowaytoproceed.

"Thismattercanactuallybeofgreatorlittleimportance,italldependsonhowitishandled,"DharmaProtectorHouChangmingsaidinthismanner,aswhenitcametohisroleasaDharmaProtectoronSkySwordPeak,hehadlimitedauthoritytospeak.

"IwillmakeatriptotheThirty-SixthSwordPeak,hopingthatElderSuhasalreadyreturned,"XuJiahui’seyeswerefilledwithworry.Atthismoment,herlasthopecouldonlybeplacedonElderSu,hopingthathehadreturnedtotheDivineSwordSchool.

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SkySwordPeak,standingtallandmajesticamongthetoweringpeaks,withitsshaperesemblingahandholdingthesun,exudesanextraordinaryaura.Itstandslikeanawe-inspiringdragon,withcountlessmountainsandvalleyssurroundingitfromalldirections!

Accompaniedbytheelder,SuYiarriveddirectlyatthesquareofSkySwordPeakasifsoaringthroughthecloudsandfog.

Thickweatheredbluestones,stoneturtleswithswordhumps,piercingthroughtheseaofclouds.

Thepalaceismagnificent,withseveralancientanimal-shapedpatternscarvedonthestonepillars.

TheelderDharmaProtectorsbroughtdiscipleslikeSuYidirectlytoSkySwordPeak.Somedisciplesneededtoreporttothesectleader,sotheelderDharmaProtectorswereaskedtowaitinthemainhallfirst.

SuYi,alongwiththeelders,walkedintothepalace.Itwasalreadyhissecondtimecomingtothisplace,soitwasnotunfamiliartohim.

Theinteriorofthegrandhallshowcasesexquisitereliefsculpturesofrarebirdsandmysteriouscreatures,embellishedwithintricateswordmotifs.Everydetailcomestolife,radiatingwiththebrillianceofpreciousjewels.Thefloorisadornedwithlustrousgreenjade,whiletheceilingsandbeamsareintricatelycarvedandpainted,exudinganancientandweatheredcharm.Theatmosphereexudesasolemnandmajesticaura.

Onbothsidesofthegrandhall,largearmchairswithbackrestsareneatlyarranged.Theelderssitinorder,creatingasolemnatmosphere.

Afewaccompanyingelderscouldonlystandbehindtheseatedones.

SuYiandtheothersfeltevenmoreinsignificant,astheycouldonlystandwithinthegrandhall.

Havingalreadyarrivedatthisplaceforthesecondtime,SuYiwasnolongerunfamiliarwithit.

"Hmph..."

Faintsnortingsoundscouldbeheard,andmanydisgruntledgazesimmediatelyfixateduponSuYi.

SuYiglancedatZhangDiyun,aswellasthegazesofPuHaoandPuQingqing,anditseemedthattheirexpressionswerelessthanfavorable.

"Donotpayanyattention,justadefeatedunderling."

SituMuyang,actingnonchalantly,whisperedsoftlyintoSuYi’sear,payinglittleattentiontodiscipleslikeZhangDiyunandPuHaoandPuQingqing.Tohim,theyweremeredefeatedunderlings.

SuYinodded,notoverlyconcerned.Afterall,hehadSituMuyangtorelyon.ThemostimportantthingwaswhetherSituMuyang,ZhangQing,andotherscouldbetrusted.Aslongasthemysteriousspaceremainedhidden,evenifheweretobeexpelledfromtheDivineSwordSchool,itwouldn’tmattermuch.Afterall,hehimselfhadstartedoffwithoutanysectorfaction.

ThegazeoftheeldersandDharmaProtectorsfelluponSuYiandSituMuyang,nottomentionhowtheymanagedtoescapefromtheencirclementofallthedirectdisciplesandinnerdisciples.SimplythefactthatSuYiandSituMuyangdefeatedZhangDiyun,theninthintheSwordTower,eveniftheydidsotogether,wouldbeenoughtoastonishalltheeldersandDharmaProtectors.

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TheThirty-SixthSwordPeak.

"ElderSu,ElderSu."

XuJiahui,ZhangQing,LiuJi,andtheotherdisciplesallranbacktogether,rushingupthemountain,pantingheavily.TheymadeabeelineforElderSu’sresidenceonthemountain.

XuJiahui,beingthefirstone,arrivedattheThirty-SixthSwordPeak,lookingatElderSu’sresidence,whichappearedtobecompletelystill.Shegaspedforbreath,herexpressionserious.

"HasElderSunotreturnedyet...?"

XuJiahuifrowned,ifElderSuhadn’treturnedyet,shetrulydidn’tknowwhattodo.

"Whendidyoubecomesorestless?AreyoutheonlyonewhocameoutoftheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords?Aretheothersalllostinside..."

Asoftvoicecame,andasmallfigureappearedoutsidethecourtyardsilentlyandunnoticed.Stretchinglazily,withaslightlyagedface,thepetitefigureresembledachildofeightornineyearsold.Amongsttheblackstrandsofhair,thereweretracesofwhite,revealingatouchofweariness.ItwasindeedElderSu.

However,justasElderSuhadnotfinishedstretchinglazily,hesuddenlyfeltsomethingandhisgazeinstantlyfelluponXuJiahui.Inthatmoment,aglimmeroflightflashedinhiseyesandhisexpressionshowedahintofsurprise.

"ElderSu,youhavereturned!That’swonderful,absolutelywonderful..."

AndwhenXuJiahuisawElderSu,herfurrowedbrowimmediatelyrelaxed,herfaceshowingasmile,andshepromptlysaid,"ElderSu,pleasegotoSkySwordPeakquickly,somethingimportanthashappened."

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"ZhangDiyun,youtrulyfellintothehandsofSuYiandSituMuyang,wasitnotbecausetheyambushedyou?"

InthegrandhallofSkySwordPeak,asthesectleaderhadnotyetarrived,theelderswerefilledwithamixofcomplexandastonishedgazes.ElderYuChangqingspokeupandinquiredofZhangDiyun,wantingtoconfirmwhetherZhangDiyunhadtrulybeendefeatedhead-on.Otherwise,itwouldbeincrediblyunbelievable,wouldn’tit?

ZhangDiyun’sfaceturnedpale,andasElderYuChangqingquestionedhim,involuntarytwitchesappearedonhisexpression.Itwasasifsaltwasbeingrubbedonhiswound.

"Indeed."ZhangDiyungrittedhisteethandnoddedsilently.Howhewishedatthismomentthathehadbeendefeatedbysurpriseattackratherthanadirectconfrontation.

ListeningtoZhangDiyun’swords,thegazesoftheeldersandDharmaProtectorsintheentirehallcouldn’thelpbuttremble.SuYiandSituMuyang,onebeingmoreinsignificantthantheother,butZhangDiyunwasrankedninthintheSwordTower.TheeldersandDharmaProtectorswerewellawareofhisnaturaltalentandstrength,yethehadbeendefeatedbySuYiandSituMuyang.

"Diyun,coulditbethatyouwereseverelyinjured,whichledtoyourdefeatatthehandsofSuYiandSituMuyangworkingtogether?"

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