Chapter 37: CH-37: The Sword sect is under attack?! Turmoils oncoming?

"I think the Sword Sect is pretty good."

Dong Mulan stated with a serious expression, causing Ning Rongrong looked at her, questioning why?

"Because the kitchen is big and the food is pretty good."

For a moment, nobody knew how to respond, and eventually Ye Che let out a small sigh.

"As expected from Junior Sister Mulan."

Dong Mulan proudly raised her chin as if she had just said something extremely wise.

The group was about to leave when Elder Jian and An Jian arrived to see them off.

An Jian stood quietly beside Elder Jian, his small body carrying the same serious expression as always. After spending several days with him, Gu Changsheng had become somewhat accustomed to his strange composure.

For a child his age, he was far too calm.

Even his injuries from the previous training had already mostly recovered.

"Are you all ready?"

Elder Jian asked, and they all nodded.

"We’re ready, Elder Jian. We decided to return to the Cloud Piercing Sect on our own so we won’t trouble you any further."

"It’s fine if you don’t want me to contact Elder Ye to escort you."

Jian Yulan nodded, though she had already notified Elder Ye to come, who is here already, hiding nearby.

Afterall, they are just a bunch of Qi Refinement cultivators, you can’t expect them to fight 3–Star or even 4–Star monster, now do you?

She then looked towards the group and said appreciatingly.

"You all have also gained enough from this trip. Make proper use of what you learned here."

They all nodded simultaneously, bowing slightly as their voices echoes through.

"We will, Elder Jian, thank you for taking care of us all these days." ×5

Jian Yulan looked towards Gu Changsheng for a moment before letting out a faint smile.

"You are welcome, And thank you for the meals."

Before they could continue, however, an extremely strange sensation suddenly spread through the ground beneath their feet.

At first, it was barely noticeable, just a slight tremor.

But then the earth began to shake violently, as if an earthquake has struck upon them.

*Boom*

The entire underground Sword Sect suddenly shook violently.

The stone beneath their feet trembled, the surrounding walls rumbled, and countless pieces of dust began falling from above.

"What is happening!?"

Ning Rongrong shouted in surprise as she instinctively grabbed Su Mingyue’s arm.

Dong Mulan also stumbled slightly before Gu Changsheng caught her by the waist. ℯℯ𝘭.

"Careful!"

"...I am fine!"

She quickly replied, though she was clearly startled.

The shaking continued for several breaths, becoming even more violent as the massive underground structure trembled as if some enormous beast had awakened beneath it.

Several Sword Sect disciples rushed out of nearby buildings, while others immediately unsheathed their swords and looked around cautiously.

Ye Che asked, his head covered with a frown.

"An earthquake? Now of all time??"

Elder Jian shook her head, denying it as she quickly commanded the surrounding disciples to move to the Sect hall.

"Everyone, Move towards the Sect Hall."

Her voice wasn’t loud, yet it carried clearly throughout the area. The disciples who heard Elder Jian’s command instantly began moving towards the Sect Hall.

There was something wrong about this as she can feel spiritual energy moving through the entire sect. Her expression, which had previously been calm, had already turned grim.

This clear wasn’t a natural disaster.

The shaking suddenly became even stronger for a moment before finally stopping, with silence returning.

Her eyes had become extremely serious, saying as she tried to sense the surrounding.

"That was the sect protection formation, activating by itself."

Jian Yulan’s respond was immediate, but not in an affirmative direction.

"That formation should not activate unless the sect is under threat."

Everyone’s expression changed, Ye Che, being the senior brother, stepped forward and asked worriedly.

"Elder Jian, what do you mean by that?"

"I don’t know yet, but someone should already be investigating it."

Jian Yulan’s gaze shifted towards the deeper parts of the sect.

She had barely finished speaking when several Sword Sect elders rushed over from the distance.

One of them landed heavily before Jian Yulan, his face looking extremely solemn.

"Elder Jian!"

Jian Yulan immediately asked what happened. The elder didn’t respond immediately but glanced towards the surrounding disciples before speaking in a low voice.

"The sect protection formation has detected a large number of hostile cultivators outside the sect."

Jian Yulan’s eyes narrowed, she already had a guess in mind, wishing with all her heart it is what she thought it is.

"How many are there?"

"We don’t know the exact number yet, but there are enough of them to trigger the formation’s highest alert."

"I’ll go and see for myself, reside in the Sect hall and don’t leave it until I come back."

Jian Yulan didn’t waste any more time, immediately turning around and left after a final message. Her figure flashed forward and disappeared into the distance, two of the elders also followed her away.

An Jian remained where he was, quietly watching her leave.

Sword Sect disciples were moving around rapidly, elders were gathering one after another, and the previously peaceful Sword sect had transformed into a place filled with tension.

Ning Rongrong moved closer to Su Mingyue, almost hugging her, the same happened to Dong Mulan who looked around nervously before moving closer to Gu Changsheng.

"Changsheng, are we going to fight?"

"I hope not."

Gu Changsheng answered seriously, wishing it’s just a malfunction of the sect protection formation, but it was highly unlikely.

He had already read enough novels about cultivation worlds to know that whenever a sect protection formation suddenly activated, it wasn’t something small, it’s basically a boss fight.

But then again, neither of the protagonists Ye Che and An Jian are strong enough to participate, hell, they couldn’t even be cannon fodders.

Several minutes later, Jian Yulan finally returned, but this time...

Her expression was completely different.

Her face beholded a cold grin, and a terrifying killing intent faintly surrounded her body.