Chapter 422 - 419: Sun Sword Saint and Thousand Blades Valley

Chapter 422: Chapter 419: Sun Sword Saint and Thousand Blades Valley

No one had any objections to Feng Hao’s proposal to team up.

But a problem arose just as they were about to enter the seal. Dean Meng glanced at the crowd, his brows knitting as he said, "The interior of the seal is formed by Sun Sword Saint’s Daoist Heaven and Earth. Once inside, you’ll be randomly teleported to different locations, so teaming up won’t be very effective."

"Er, well this is fucking awkward." Feng Hao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "So what do we do now?"

Hearing this, everyone’s faces fell, except for Mei Meimei, who remained relatively calm. "It’s fine. We’ll just have to find a way to regroup once we’re inside!"

"I guess that’s the only way," Feng Hao said with a helpless nod. He then turned to the others. "We don’t know the specifics of what’s inside yet. Everyone, let’s try to stay in contact after we get in."

Bai Yin, Yun Jiansong, and the others all nodded in agreement.

But just then, Dean Meng threw another bucket of cold water on their plans. "Staying in contact will be impossible. The Daoist Heaven and Earth doesn’t support Stone Listening Communication."

"Shit!" A dark expression crossed Feng Hao’s face, and he couldn’t help but curse.

It wasn’t just Feng Hao and his group. The elites from the other sects also frowned upon hearing this news.

While everyone wore grim expressions, Dean Meng, with the assistance of the Thief Master and five other experts, had already used the [Core Matrix] as a foundation to temporarily open a breach in the seal.

The moment the breach opened, a torrent of violent Demonic Qi surged out.

Not daring to waste time, Dean Meng issued an urgent reminder, "Hurry. The entrance will only stay open for half an hour at most."

While the others were still hesitating, Feng Hao took the lead and charged forward. He was just about to enter the breach in the seal when he suddenly stopped. "By the way, Dean Meng, how are we supposed to get out once we’re inside?"

"Don’t worry about that. As long as you successfully suppress the demonic creature, Sun Sword Saint’s Daoist will shall naturally send you out."

"And what if we fail?" Feng Hao asked, frowning.

"If you fail, the demonic creature will break free from the seal. At that point, whether you get out or not will be irrelevant. It’s a dead end either way," Dean Meng stated matter-of-factly.

A silence fell over the entire area at his words.

Those who had merely been hoping to get lucky immediately abandoned the thought of entering. In an instant, the once-mighty expeditionary force was reduced by more than half.

It couldn’t be helped. Dean Meng’s meaning was obvious: succeed or die.

Once inside the seal, there was only one path to survival: suppressing the demonic creature. As for Sun Sword Saint’s inheritance, that was just an added bonus, and whether anyone could actually obtain it was a different question altogether.

’Whatever. We’ll die if the creature gets out anyway. Sooner or later, it’s all the same. Might as well go in and try my luck.’ After a moment’s contemplation, Feng Hao decisively plunged into the breach.

Seeing Feng Hao enter, Xi Yueyao followed without a second thought. Then came Xiyue Frost, Mei Meimei, and Zhang Meng, his three followers.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chen and Beixing Ran had been planning to retreat, but after seeing Feng Hao go in, they both gritted their teeth and charged in as well.

After a moment’s hesitation, the elite disciples of Thousand Blades Valley and the War and Magic Alliance also followed suit and plunged inside.

"I, for one, must see Sun Sword Saint’s Daoist Heaven and Earth. The rest of you can do as you please." Yun Jiansong glanced at the breach, his eyes glittering with an unprecedented light. Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he decisively leaped into the opening.

Immediately after, Bai Yin and Man Tiaotiao exchanged a glance and followed him in.

As for the siblings Xie Kuangfeng and Xie Xiaoyu, after repeatedly warning his sister not to enter, he charged in with his Light Blade in hand, earning an approving look from Sun Yaowen.

Unfortunately, Xie Xiaoyu was not one to sit still. She let her brother’s warnings go in one ear and out the other. Hmphing, she charged in after him. ’Hmph, if that Xiyue Girl can go in, why can’t I?’

Half an hour later, the breach in the seal slowly closed. All in all, over a hundred brave "adventurers" had entered.

Only after the breach had closed did the Thief Master and the five experts open their eyes. None of them looked well. It couldn’t be helped; assisting Dean Meng in opening the breach had consumed more than half of their strength.

Elder Yun immediately rushed to the Thief Master’s side, fussing over him. "Brother Jiu Da, quickly, take some medicinal pills to recover."

"Mm." The Thief Master chuckled and calmly allowed Elder Yun to feed him the pill, which drew a round of sneers from the five experts nearby.

This was especially true for Frodet of the Scholar-Alliance—he still clearly remembered the thief’s earlier kick. "The Thief God Hall is just as I’d expect. Not a single one of you, from top to bottom, knows how to act properly. Utterly shameless for your age!"

"Tch!" the Thief Master said with a look of disdain. "Even if we at the Thief God Hall don’t act ’properly,’ we’re still better than a sanctimonious hypocrite like you."

"I say, Senior, why must you drag us into your personal feud?" Elder Wenjian said with dissatisfaction.

The Thief Master shot him a cold glance and snorted. "Cut the act. Don’t think for a second I don’t know what Thousand Blades Valley is scheming. If I recall correctly, Sun Sword Saint cut off quite a few of your clan’s legacies back in his time."

Elder Wenjian’s expression darkened, but he was unable to offer a rebuttal.

It couldn’t be helped. As one of the top sects in the Ancient Cang Realm to have survived to the present day, Thousand Blades Valley had always held a position of supremacy in the Sword Dao. And yet, during the era of the Black Light Sword Saint, Sun Yalong, they had been utterly and completely crushed.

All in all, the Black Light Sword Saint, Sun Yalong, was the most humiliating Chapter in the history of Thousand Blades Valley...

The Thief Master couldn’t be bothered to bicker with them, content to bask in Elder Yun’s meticulous care. The only thing was, his gaze toward Elder Yun held a hint of something complicated.

"By the way, Brother Jiu Da, who do you think will obtain Sun Sword Saint’s inheritance?" Elder Yun asked curiously, sitting primly beside the Thief Master.

"That, I can’t say for sure." The Thief Master shook his head with a faint smile. "It all depends on their individual performance and Sun Sword Saint’s own will. However, one thing is certain: as long as a remnant of his consciousness remains within his Daoist will, the people from Thousand Blades Valley have absolutely no chance."

"Oh? And why is that?"

The Thief Master glanced at Elder Wenjian, a smirk playing on his lips. "Well, that’s a story that begins a long, long time ago."

Perhaps the phrase "a long, long time ago" triggered a memory, because Elder Yun’s expression suddenly became wistful. She gazed at the Thief Master, her eyes misting over. "I still remember the first time Brother Jiu Da told me a story. Yun’Er was just a scruffy little girl back then."

"Er." The Thief Master paused, stunned for a moment. He seemed to drift off, recalling many things from the past. With a sigh, he said, "You’re right. When I took you in, you were just a little girl who didn’t know a thing. I can’t believe that in the blink of an eye, we’ve both gotten so old."

Elder Yun wiped away the tear tracks from the corners of her eyes and gave a radiant smile. "Why don’t you tell me about you and Sister Mei first? You must have gone through a lot when you left the Ancient Cang Realm with her, right?"

At her words, a look of both bitterness and acceptance crossed the Thief Master’s face. "There’s nothing to say about me and Meiyan."

"Why not?" Elder Yun asked, confused.

"Enough with the ’whys.’ You’re just a little girl, don’t ask about things you shouldn’t." The Thief Master grumbled, changing the subject, clearly trying to avoid something.