Chapter 443 369: Seven Extremes' Reaction, Asset Inventory (Part 2)

This sweeping suppression wasn't just the work of the Garrison Commandant's Office. Even the Qiankun Bureau and many other powers within the state had gotten involved. Among them were a few individuals who gave even him a massive headache.

This was no ordinary skirmish. The intensity of the encirclement made it clear they were playing for keeps.

A Celestial Net Elder like him, who operated in Canglong State year-round, was a primary target. The slightest misstep would lead to a devastating blow.

If that weren't the case, with his personality, he would have already gone to Weishui County City to personally twist off Chen Ping'an's head and avenge his disciple's bloody death.

The Beicang Chaos had a devastating impact on the Garrison Commandant's Office. If it wasn't handled properly, it would trigger a chain reaction of problems. Right now, the Garrison Commandant's Office was acting like it had gone mad, hunting down members of the Evil and Heterodox Dao everywhere. They were desperate to find a figure of sufficient stature to make an example of, in order to minimize the fallout from the Beicang Chaos and resolve the matter properly.

And as far as the Canglong Province Garrison Command was concerned, he, Seven Extremes, fit the bill perfectly. They were practically begging for him to come out and face them head-on.

If he were ignorant of the situation, it would be one thing. But with a crystal-clear understanding of it, he certainly wasn't going to stick his neck out and ask for trouble.

As a Celestial Net Elder, the Seven Extremes Elder naturally knew why the Canglong Province Garrison Command was so agitated.

The Beicang Auction was originally intended to promote the Long'an Trade Route, but instead, a massive uprising had occurred. If it had just been an uprising, that would have been one thing; after all, it was eventually suppressed.

The fundamental reason was that during the Beicang Chaos, the various powers, led by the Garrison Commandant's Office, had suffered far too grievous losses.

Many details had been concealed by the Garrison Commandant's Office. The versions circulating among the public had been deliberately embellished.

For instance, the seven Grandmasters present at the time were never mentioned in the Garrison Commandant's Office's propaganda. But in reality, at the hands of the Saintess, of those seven Grandmasters, two died and five were injured!

Aside from Gu Qingchan of the Ice Soul Divine Needle, the other four were all gravely wounded! They were left with irreversible injuries!

If that old fellow Nie Yunlong hadn't arrived in time, all seven Grandmasters would likely have met their end right there!

'To be able to retreat unscathed from that old fellow Nie Yunlong's grasp, the Holy Daughter's Purple Qi Celestial Net must have already reached the Great Success stage!'

At this thought, the Seven Extremes Elder couldn't help but be filled with amazement.

Nie Yunlong was stationed in the vital Long'an Town, serving as its Garrison Commander. Within Grandmaster circles, his name was legendary. Some Grandmasters from the Evil and Heterodox Dao didn't dare cause trouble in Long'an upon merely hearing he was stationed there.

Nie Yunlong's combat prowess was simply world-shaking. Even he stood no chance against Nie Yunlong in a fight. He wouldn't even be able to escape.

Yet the Holy Daughter had managed to retreat from Nie Yunlong's grasp completely unharmed, without a single scratch. Before leaving, she had even seemed to be teasing him. Such talent left him in awe.

'Not yet thirty, and the Holy Daughter has already surpassed what I've achieved in more than half a lifetime. Such talent is simply astounding!'

Stepping into the Grandmaster Realm was in itself a sign of breathtaking talent. For someone like the Seven Extremes Elder to then advance even further, breaking into the Mid-Jade Balance Stage, meant he was a prodigy among prodigies.

Back in his day, the Seven Extremes Elder had also been an existence who overshadowed his peers. But his own meager talent was undoubtedly put to shame before the Holy Daughter.

The Holy Daughter was hailed as the most talented individual in the Celestial Net Sect in the last three thousand years! This wasn't some exaggerated rumor spread by busybodies; it was a verifiable fact!

Previously, the destruction of the sect's branch in the Five Peaks Mountain area by the Garrison Commandant's Office had damaged the Celestial Net Sect's prestige.

But now, the Holy Daughter's timely appearance had greatly bolstered the Celestial Net Sect's reputation, sweeping away the previous gloom.

Within the Celestial Net Sect, although the Seven Extremes Elder wasn't part of the Saintess's faction, at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of loyalty and support.

Just as the Seven Extremes Elder was lost in thought, a younger-looking disciple in the main hall asked Bi Shengdong in a low voice.

"First Senior Brother, with Fifth Senior Brother dead, could Chen Ping'an have obtained the Broken Soul Saber Technique from him? If so, doesn't that mean the Broken Soul technique could be leaked?"

Li Pingjiang was a Sword Skill enthusiast and often carried a Sword Skill tracing with him; many of his fellow disciples knew this.

Bi Shengdong glanced at him. "Fifth Junior Brother only carried a Sword Skill tracing. Even if Chen Ping'an got his hands on it, he wouldn't be able to learn it, let alone leak it!"

"First Senior Brother, but that Chen Ping'an is exceptionally talented. He's even ranked fifth among the rising stars now. If he studies it deeply, he might actually manage to learn it!"

Hearing this, Bi Shengdong said nothing, but the scornful smile that touched the corner of his mouth revealed his thoughts.

'If Divine Skills were so easy to learn, there wouldn't be only one Seven Extremes Elder in the world!'

Someone with even slightly mediocre talent wouldn't be able to comprehend a Divine Skill's Inheritance Realm, even if it were right in front of them. This was true for the original manual, let alone a mere Divine Skill Tracing. The difficulty between the two couldn't even be compared.

He himself was cultivating three Divine Skills and knew firsthand how difficult it was. If not for this, with the Seven Extremes Elder's careful tutelage, he would have long since mastered all seven Divine Skills and stepped into the Grandmaster Realm. Wandering the Jianghu, he might even have been able to make a name for himself as the "Lesser Seven Extremes."

It was nothing like his current situation, where he had only managed to make a name for himself as one of the "Soul-Breaking Three Extremes."

Some prodigies who haven't been cultivating for long are so confident in their own talent that they wish they could learn every Divine Skill in existence. But how could they know that a person's energy is ultimately limited?

For an ordinary prodigy, they might not be able to fully grasp a single Divine Skill in their entire lifetime, let alone try to master multiple ones simultaneously.