Discussing the Sword with Wan Jianyi! I'll Keep You Company to the End!

Yuqing Hall was enormous.

After all, it was where the Seven Peak Masters held their meetings.

It could accommodate nearly several hundred people.

Ji Changfeng followed a Tongtian Peak disciple to the rear hall of Yuqing Hall.

There was a secluded meditation chamber here.

True Master Daoxuan was inside.

"Junior Brother Ji, Master is inside. You may go in..."

The Tongtian Peak disciple beside him spoke.

"Alright." Ji Changfeng nodded slightly.

He looked at the meditation chamber before him and walked inside without the slightest hint of timidity.

Whoosh—

As he entered the chamber,

a Daoist appeared before Ji Changfeng.

The man wore a dark green Daoist robe and emanated a faintly oppressive aura. His eyes shone brightly, and he carried himself with the bearing of an immortal sage. At a glance, he was clearly a senior expert with profound cultivation...

"Disciple Ji Changfeng pays respects to Sect Leader Martial Uncle."

The instant he saw him, Ji Changfeng bowed to True Master Daoxuan without hesitation.

After all...

This man was unquestionably the foremost figure of the righteous path!

His cultivation was unfathomably deep.

He had probably already broken through to the Grand Purity Realm, hadn't he?

Whoosh!

An invisible force supported Ji Changfeng.

True Master Daoxuan lightly waved his hand and carefully examined Ji Changfeng. A trace of satisfaction appeared in his eyes, but soon after...

he shook his head regretfully.

"Had I known, I would have done everything in my power to take you as my disciple."

Reaching the Jade Pure Fifth Layer in half a year—

what kind of talent was that?

Even Patriarch Qingye of old might not have been able to compare to him.

Ji Changfeng smiled lightly. "Sect Leader Martial Uncle, you flatter me. We are all part of the Qingyun Sect. What difference does it make which peak I joined?"

The moment these words were spoken,

True Master Daoxuan froze slightly.

He shook his head and laughed. "It seems this old Daoist was still too attached to appearances. I actually see things less clearly than a disciple like you?"

Indeed.

They were all part of the Qingyun Sect.

And he was the Qingyun Sect Leader.

What difference did it make which peak Ji Changfeng had joined?

He was a Qingyun Disciple either way.

Whoosh—

True Master Daoxuan flicked his sleeve and looked at Ji Changfeng as he spoke softly.

"Do you know why I summoned you to Tongtian Peak?"

Hearing this, Ji Changfeng had some guesses.

But he did not dare be too certain.

"Please enlighten me, Sect Leader Martial Uncle."

He cupped his hands.

True Master Daoxuan smiled faintly. "Your talent is unparalleled in this world. Looking across the entire Qingyun Sect, there has never been another like you. Go pay respects to the patriarchs at the Ancestral Hall..."

"The Ancestral Hall?" Ji Changfeng's eyes lit up.

If he had not dared to be certain of True Master Daoxuan's purpose in calling him to Tongtian Peak before,

then he could be certain now.

The Ancestral Hall, the One-armed Elder, Slay Ghosts and Gods, Wan Jianyi...

These thoughts surfaced in Ji Changfeng's mind.

So Dao Xuan wanted him to inherit Wan Jianyi's Slay Ghosts and Gods?

Perhaps.

"Sect Leader Martial Uncle, shall this disciple go now?"

Ji Changfeng asked.

"Go." True Master Daoxuan smiled and waved his hand.

"This disciple takes his leave..."

Ji Changfeng cupped his hands and left the chamber.

At that moment,

as True Master Daoxuan watched Ji Changfeng's departing figure, a thoughtful look surfaced in his eyes.

Reaching the Jade Pure Fifth Layer in less than half a year.

Yicai, if you still cannot break through to the Supreme Purity Realm, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep this prodigy in check...

After Ji Changfeng left Yuqing Hall,

he asked several Tongtian Peak senior brothers for the location of the Ancestral Hall, then headed straight toward the Back Mountain of Tongtian Peak...

The Ancestral Hall was located on Tongtian Peak's Back Mountain.

This place was usually forbidden ground for all disciples. Without permission, no one was allowed to enter.

Even the Tongtian Peak disciples did not know the reason for this.

Perhaps they feared the disciples would disturb the spirits of the patriarchs?

But that was not the case.

Ji Changfeng knew very well that the reason no one was allowed into the Ancestral Hall

was simply because True Master Daoxuan had hidden away a beauty in a golden house within it—a Wan Jianyi who had supposedly died long ago.

In those years, Chou Wangyu, the leader of the Demonic Sect, led a group of Demonic Sect disciples in an assault on the Qingyun Sect. Tianchengzi, the previous Qingyun Sect Leader, wielded the Immortal Slaying Sword with his Supreme Purity cultivation.

Though he successfully repelled the Demonic Sect's invasion in the end, he was also backlashed by the Immortal Slaying Sword. Hostile energy entered his body, and he suffered cultivation deviation...

The two prideful sons of Qingyun, Dao Xuan and Wan Jianyi, had no choice but to kill their benefactor and master.

In the end, Wan Jianyi bore the blame, while Dao Xuan inherited the Sect Leader Position...

On the surface, Dao Xuan had executed Wan Jianyi.

But in secret, Dao Xuan had actually saved Wan Jianyi and hidden him within the Ancestral Hall.

After such upheaval,

although Wan Jianyi survived,

his "heart" had died.

His former high spirits had vanished without a trace.

In their place was a One-armed Elder who spent every day sweeping fallen leaves around the Ancestral Hall.

Just like an ordinary old man.

Ji Changfeng arrived at the Ancestral Hall.

At a glance, he saw the One-armed Elder holding a broom.

The man looked utterly lifeless, his expression as still as an ancient well. Not a trace of vitality could be seen on him, as though he might die before long...

Ji Changfeng stood where he was and watched him.

The One-armed Elder ignored him and continued sweeping the fallen leaves around him with his broom.

Rustle—

The broom swept lightly.

Every movement seemed to contain an indescribable profundity.

Ji Changfeng suddenly said, "Senior, are you also a sword cultivator?"

At these words, Wan Jianyi paused.

He had not wanted to pay Ji Changfeng any attention.

But...

when he noticed the faint Sword Intent surrounding Ji Changfeng, he could not help giving him another look.

Yet once he looked,

he could not stop.

Wan Jianyi seemed to see his former self in Ji Changfeng.

Back then,

he too had been so high-spirited.

Wan Jianyi noticed the Ink Snow Divine Sword in Ji Changfeng's arms and froze slightly.

"You are Ji Changfeng? That Ji Changfeng from Dazhu Peak?"

At first,

he had thought some Tongtian Peak disciple had accidentally wandered into the Ancestral Hall.

But he had not expected it to be Ji Changfeng?

"Senior knows me?"

Ji Changfeng revealed a trace of "surprise."

Wan Jianyi stared blankly at the Ink Snow Divine Sword in Ji Changfeng's arms and said wistfully,

"Junior Sister Su passed it on to you?"

"That's good..."

Wan Jianyi's voice carried a hint of desolation.

He had seized the Ink Snow Divine Sword from the Demonic Sect, then later gifted it to Su Ru of Xiaozhu Peak...

"Senior knows my master's wife?"

Ji Changfeng asked in "surprise."

Master's wife... Wan Jianyi's heart ached.

After a while,

he restrained his emotions and looked sharply at Ji Changfeng.

"Did Dao Xuan send you here?"

"Yes." Ji Changfeng nodded.

"If so, then discuss the sword with me."

Wan Jianyi slowly set down his broom and picked up a tree branch from nearby.

Whoosh—

In an instant, an unstoppable aura erupted.

Keen Sword Intent pointed directly at Ji Changfeng.

"Let me see whether you can inherit my Slay Ghosts and Gods."

Seeing this,

Ji Changfeng smiled.

He calmly set the Ink Snow Divine Sword aside and likewise picked up a tree branch from nearby.

Boom—

In an instant, Sword Intent erupted.

The two immediately faced each other in a clash of sword intent.

"I do not know what Senior is talking about, but since Senior wishes to discuss the sword with me, this disciple is willing to keep you company to the end..."