Mystic Gate Saber (Part 1)

Immortal Emperor Artifacts were not just extraordinary treasures for cultivators, but also the very foundation of Imperial Lineage Immortal Sects!

Immortal Emperor Mingren founded the Washing Yan Ancient Sect and left behind Immortal Emperor Artifacts to protect and guard it. However, after millions of years, the current Washing Yan Ancient Sect didn't even possess a single Immortal Emperor Artifact.

Now, Li Qiye understood that the decline of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect was not without reason. Imperial Techniques were lost, Immortal Emperor Artifacts were missing, and there was no ruler to revitalize the sect. If the Washing Yan Ancient Sect didn't decline, it would defy all logic.

"Senior Brother, do you want to choose a Life Treasure, a Treasure Artifact, or a True Artifact?" Nan Huairen asked Li Qiye while he was lost in thought.

However, after Li Qiye browsed through the weapons on the third floor of the repository, he shook his head. Not a single Treasure Artifact or Life Treasure caught his eye.

Nan Huairen didn't understand why Li Qiye wasn't interested in the weapons stored there. Although the weapons on the third floor weren't the most top-tier, they were still enough to make the disciples of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect drool with envy.

Even Nan Huairen himself had his eye on a few weapons on the third floor, but unfortunately, he hadn't accumulated enough merit to exchange for them.

Since Li Qiye wasn't interested in any of the weapons, Nan Huairen didn't dare to say anything. He knew Li Qiye had his own plans, so he followed Li Qiye down from the third floor of the weapon repository.

The disciples who had mocked Li Qiye earlier were still there. Seeing Li Qiye come down empty-handed, one disciple said sourly, "Oh, our Senior Brother has very high standards. The mere weapons on the third floor don't catch his eye."

"Heh, you just don't know. Our Senior Brother only has eyes for Immortal Emperor Artifacts. Heh, he doesn't even look at ordinary Treasure Artifacts," another disciple said sarcastically. "Heh, but he should at least take a piss and look at himself. With his trash and useless self, it's already a great kindness from the Elders for him to be allowed to pick weapons on the third floor."

Some disciples were extremely indignant in their hearts. A trash and useless person actually had the qualification to go to the third floor to choose weapons, which made them jealous. One disciple spat and said disdainfully, "With him being such a waste, even if an Immortal Emperor Artifact were placed before him, he'd think it was just scrap metal. How could a blind fool recognize a treasure!"

These disciples were openly mocking him, which made Nan Huairen frown. Li Qiye, however, glanced at them and said calmly and composedly, "It seems you all have quite a bit of dissatisfaction with me."

"Hmph, a trash and useless person who is not qualified to be the Senior Brother of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect!" one disciple said disdainfully.

"Unfortunately, I am still the Senior Brother," Li Qiye said slowly. "Since you dare to disrespect your superior, it seems that as the Senior Brother, if I don't break your dog legs, I would truly be unworthy of my position!"

Upon hearing Li Qiye's words, the disciples present immediately straightened their backs and sneered, "Oh, our Senior Brother is going to teach us a lesson. As juniors, we should learn from Senior Brother's ultimate skills."

After saying this, the other disciples present burst into laughter, all with disdainful expressions. In their eyes, a waste like Li Qiye, with his Mortal Physique, Mortal Meridians, and Mortal Fate, could be dealt with by just one of their hands.

"Huairen, throw them out!" Li Qiye said, too lazy to even look at them anymore.

Others might not understand Li Qiye, but Nan Huairen did. How did Du Yuanguang die? How did Xu Hui die? At this moment, he was already breaking out in a cold sweat for these disciples! If Li Qiye were to get angry, he would surely tear them apart.

Now that Li Qiye had given the order, Nan Huairen finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he didn't hesitate at all in obeying Li Qiye's command. He walked over, glanced at these disciples, and said indifferently, "You have shown disrespect to Senior Brother, so I can only carry out the order."

"Nan Huairen, you..." Seeing Nan Huairen stepping forward, many disciples were both angry and furious.

Some disciples even said, "Senior Brother Nan, you are a favored person in front of the Elders. To be loyal to a piece of trash is to disgrace yourself..."

"Bang—Bang—Bang—" Before this disciple could finish speaking, he was sent flying by Nan Huairen.

Although Nan Huairen's aptitude in the Washing Yan Ancient Sect wasn't the most outstanding, as a disciple of Protector Mo, teaching these ordinary disciples a lesson was as easy as pie.

"You talk too much, your tongue is too long, and it will bring you death." Nan Huairen sent the disciple flying in a few moves, then beckoned to the other disciples with his finger and said, "All of you come at me together, so you can't say I'm bullying the younger ones!"

These disciples were both shocked and angry. They let out a fierce roar and charged forward. Nan Huairen was not polite at all, and in a few moves, he kicked them flying.

Although Nan Huairen's attacks seemed fierce, he was actually saving their lives. His attacks would at most inflict some superficial injuries on these ordinary disciples.

If Li Qiye had personally taken action, Nan Huairen knew that Li Qiye might have dismembered these disciples in just a few strikes. What were a few ordinary disciples of the Washing Yan Ancient Sect? Even the young genius Du Yuanguang of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate and Xu Hui, the beloved disciple of Protector Xu, were dismembered by Li Qiye. Even Protector Xu was crushed into a pulp!

It was likely that in Li Qiye's eyes, killing three to five ordinary disciples like this would be as easy as eating. Therefore, Nan Huairen kicked these disciples so hard that they couldn't get up, just enough to prevent Li Qiye from being dissatisfied and taking action himself, thus saving these disciples' lives.

For such fights, the disciples guarding the weapon repository would at most frown. Their responsibility was to guard the place, and they would turn a blind eye to the disputes and fights among other disciples.

"I want those two Mystic Gate short sabers," Li Qiye said to the guardian of the repository as Nan Huairen was throwing the ordinary disciples out.

"The two short sabers held by the Divine Crow?" The guardian frowned upon hearing Li Qiye's words.

This Divine Crow statue had stood here for millions of years. No one knew how long those two ordinary iron short sabers had been placed there, but no one had ever set their sights on them.

"Yes," Li Qiye said slowly. "My specialty is the Mystic Gate Saber Technique, and I think those two short sabers are quite suitable for me, so I want them."

Li Qiye's request made not only the guardian but also the other disciples watching the weapon repository look at Li Qiye strangely, as if he were a lunatic.

The two short blades held by the Divine Crow statue were just two rusty, ordinary iron blades. Let alone the Treasure Artifacts and True Artifacts on the third floor, even the weapons on the first floor were countless times stronger than these two short blades!

To ignore the good Treasure Artifacts on the third floor and instead choose those two worthless short blades, and moreover, ordinary iron short blades! Such a person was either a lunatic or a fool who didn't know the value of things!

At this moment, Nan Huairen, who had just thrown out the ordinary disciples, heard Li Qiye's words and couldn't help but be startled. Li Qiye's sudden choice of these two ordinary iron short blades reminded him of something else – the Snake-Beating Cudgel!

Back then, when Li Qiye was in the Ancestral Hall, he had asked for that unremarkable firewood stick. At that time, not to mention the six Grand Elders, even he thought Li Qiye, this fool, this waste, was treating it as a treasure.

However, that firewood stick, which was not worth a single word, had beaten a genius like Xu Hui to the point where he had no power to resist and was covered in bloody wounds!

Now that Li Qiye suddenly wanted these two short blades, it was likely not a sudden whim, or perhaps he had set his sights on these two short blades the moment he stepped into the weapon repository.

"Nan Huairen, you, you dare to hit me, I, I'll report you to the Elders..." A disciple, thrown out of the weapon repository by Nan Huairen, said with shock and anger.

"Slap him until he stops talking," Li Qiye said indifferently at this moment.

With that simple sentence, Nan Huairen immediately heard the anger in it. He was skilled at understanding Li Qiye's thoughts. As soon as Li Qiye said this, he immediately heard the anger within the words.

"Forgive me," Nan Huairen said without hesitation, slapping the disciple several times. This was not only saving the disciple's life, but he also understood that this was Li Qiye testing him.

After saying this, Li Qiye ignored him and said to the guardian, "The Elders have agreed to let me choose a weapon. I can choose these two short sabers, right?"

The guardian looked at Li Qiye like a monster. No matter how he looked at him, Li Qiye didn't seem like a fool, yet he was doing such a foolish thing.

Finally, the guardian hesitated for a moment and nodded, saying, "Yes." They were just two ordinary iron short sabers, not any valuable treasures. Li Qiye came with the Elders' order, so giving him two ordinary iron short sabers was not a problem at all.

Li Qiye personally took down the two short sabers. The guardian registered them for Li Qiye. While registering, he still felt that Li Qiye was ill, choosing two ordinary iron short blades instead of a repository full of Treasure Artifacts and True Artifacts!

Finally, Li Qiye put away the two ordinary iron short sabers and walked out of the weapon repository. As he walked out, he glanced at the ordinary disciples who were groaning under Nan Huairen's beating and said indifferently, "You should thank Huairen for saving your lives. If you have any complaints about me, you are welcome to report me to the Elders at any time. However, if I personally take action next time, it won't end so well for you."

His true intentions exposed, Nan Huairen gave an embarrassed dry laugh.

The ordinary disciples, who had been beaten miserably, shivered at this moment. The thirteen-year-old youth before them, no matter how they looked at him, was a ferocious person, not like a thirteen-year-old child at all. This appearance made them feel uneasy.

Li Qiye no longer paid any attention to them and turned to leave the weapon repository, returning to the isolated peak.