One Sword

"They came to see me for one thing: Sacred Artifacts."

"But how many Sacred Artifacts are there in the entire Immortal Gate Realm?"

"After you, there's Immortal Venerable Yu Ming, then Celestial Venerable Shan Hua and Heavenly Venerable Yu Cheng. Only then would it be their turn. An ordinary Heavenly Venerable might be willing to wait, but the other Immortal Venerables and Heavenly Venerables probably don't have that patience."

Chen Jichuan saw clearly what they had in mind.

But he had his own measure of things.

Immortal Venerable Yu Ming had given his full support to Chen Jichuan's and Wang Yan's cultivation. When it came to Sacred Artifacts, Chen Jichuan had to put him and the two Heavenly Venerables under him first.

In the eyes of the other Immortal Venerables and Heavenly Venerables, however, Chen Jichuan and Wang Yan surely would not wait until their lifespans ran out before leaving. They could not have much time left in the Brightwing Realm.

Dongning Immortal Venerable.

Fenglei Celestial Venerable.

Immortal Venerable Yu Ming.

Celestial Venerable Shan Hua.

Heavenly Venerable Yu Cheng.

That made five people who needed Sacred Artifacts and Saint Marks to transcend the Immortal Gate.

There wasn't enough time!

"To meet their demands, I could let them jump the queue, ahead of Immortal Venerable Yu Ming and the other two. Or I could tell them the secret that lets me roam the Immortal Gate Realm undefeated. They could fend for themselves and gather Sacred Artifacts there. The artifacts are limited; everyone would have to rely on their own abilities."

Chen Jichuan shook his head.

Unfortunately, neither path would work. At first, he had gone through the motions with the Immortal Venerables and Heavenly Venerables who came calling with ulterior motives. But as they grew more blatant and mercenary, he simply