Chaotic Sword God

Chapter 3917: Hunting Immortal Exalts

For a moment, the Heavenloss Master only felt his mind waver. He was overwhelmed with shock and alarm, as he had already identified the presence from the elder princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance.

Of course, if it were merely a wisp of presence from a Ninth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt, it would only act as a deterrence to weaker Immortal Exalts. Something like that was nowhere near enough for the Heavenloss Master to lose his composure like this.

The true reason for his loss of composure was the owner of the wisp of presence.

It belonged to the elder princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance, an invincible existence who defeated the four supreme ancestors of the Sacred Beast clan alone, known by others as the strongest beneath Grand Exalt.

And right now, the Sword Apostle of their Sword Sect of Yang Soul had tied the knot with the fifth princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance.

The fifth princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance was not a particularly dazzling figure in the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance. Strictly speaking, she was unworthy of the Sword Apostle of the Sword Sect of Yang Soul.

The main reason for this was the elder princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance!

Their Sword Sect of Yang Soul had bent over backwards and racked their brains, yet in the end, all they managed to do was forge a bond with the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance. Meanwhile, Jian Chen directly possessed a tablet that bore the elder princess’s presence.

How could the Heavenloss Master not be shocked?

Withdrawing the senses of his soul, the Heavenloss Master struggled to find peace. His expression changed again and again. Only after a good while did he compose himself, yelling out in indignation, “If you possessed the elder princess’s tablet, why didn’t you take it out sooner?”

“Why should I?” Jian Chen sneered. “I never planned on running around under the elder princess’s name and using her influence as mine. If it weren’t for the fact that your descendant had married the fifth princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Brilliance and how killing you would perhaps make things difficult for her, I never would have even taken out this tablet.”

“I showed you this tablet in hopes that you would realise that you should back down when you should. If you end the matter here, then I won’t pursue what you did in the past either. However, if you want to be stubborn and keep coming after me, then I’ll bury you here.”

“That’s all I have to say. You can decide for yourself.”

Leaving that behind, Jian Chen stowed away the tablet. Using the Divine Armour of Heavenflight’s ability, he silently vanished.

Meanwhile, the Heavenloss Master was thunderstruck. He stood there blankly, unable to respond for an extended period like he had been petrified.

A very long time later, he finally seemed to return to his senses. He seemed to lose all of his strength, making his way over to a small rock that was only an inch tall and sitting down. He sank into a long daze.

Before long, gusts of energy appeared in the distance. An Immortal Exalt made his way over, quickly discovering the Heavenloss Master who sat on the rock.

“Hmm? Fellow Heavenloss, what’s the matter with you? Why do you seem lost?” the Immortal Exalt asked in surprise.

“I just want a moment to myself…” the Heavenloss Master said absent-mindedly. His mind was very chaotic, and his emotions were a mess. The sight of Jian Chen grasping the elder princess’s tablet was imprinted in his mind like a brand, one that he could not eliminate.

Regardless of what the tablet represented, their Sword Sect of Yang Soul had no right to be granted a tablet from the elder princess herself at the very least.

However, Yang Yutian possessed a tablet like that!

It was not that he had not considered the possibility that the elder princess gave it to him before she had reached her current peak.

However, the presence from the tablet clearly possessed the pressure of a Ninth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt!

That meant that the elder princess had granted the tablet after she had reached her current peak!

In short, the Heavenloss Master’s mind was a mess right now.

Thinking that he understood what the Heavenloss Master was pondering about, he comforted out of good will. “Fellow Heavenloss, don’t worry too much. Yang Yutian’s concealment ability is indeed very powerful, but it must take quite a toll on him as well. With his cultivation as an Immortal Emperor, he won’t last long at all. That’s why he can’t stay hidden for much longer. We’ll definitely recover the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing.

After saying that, the Immortal Exalt clasped his fist at the Heavenloss Master before leaving. He continued on his path, scouring the place.

The Heavenloss Master opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, there was nowhere for him to start. Eventually, it turned into a lengthy sigh that echoed in the surroundings.

He seemed to be aware that the reason why these Immortal Exalts were so proactive with searching for Yang Yutian was not simply due to the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing. There was another important factor—after robbing all the medicinal gardens in the Skyscraping World, he had accumulated enough heavenly resources to drive many Immortal Exalts crazy.

Of course, the bounty from the Immortal Feather sect was another important factor.

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“Hmm? It’s Yang Yutian. I’ve finally found you. Don’t you even try running away this time…”

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“Yang Yutian has appeared. He’s in the south-eastern forest…”

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“I’ve found him. He’s near the ruins of a medicinal garden in the west…”

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Afterwards, Jian Chen used the Divine Armour of Heavenflight to change locations several times in the Skyscraping World. Although he possessed the secret technique in the Skyscraping World, allowing him to observe the activity within several thousand kilometres through the spiritual Qi, he was unavoidably cornered given the size of the mountain peak and the many Immortal Exalts searching for him.

As a result, he was exposed several times as well.

Jian Chen did not choose to engage these Immortal Exalts. Instead, he fled quickly, slipping away under the watch of these Immortal Exalts easily.

But gradually, he discovered that the various formations around the mountain peak gradually increased. Clearly, the Immortal Exalts had already begun setting up various traps.

Immortal Exalts could easily spot these formation traps, but they were not as obvious for those beneath that realm. Jian Chen had almost been trapped numerous times.

“This can’t continue!” At this moment, Jian Chen stopped at a fork in the road. He hesitated, but a hint of viciousness flashed through his eyes very quickly. “Looks like it’s time to prune off some of these Immortal Exalts.”

After he made his decision, Jian Chen immediately took out a fist-sized fruit from the Primeval Divine Hall. It was a medium grade God Tier heavenly resource, shining with blinding violet light. A single whiff of its fruity fragrance was enough to reinvigorate a person.

This was a heavenly resource that was greatly beneficial to the soul. Not only could it rapidly recover the power of the soul, it could also nourish the soul.

Jian Chen wolfed it down. As the fruit reached his belly, he immediately felt the power of his soul recover rapidly. The two strands of Profound Sword Qi that he had used to kill the Seven Antelope Ancestor condensed several dozen times faster than usual.

After consuming two of these fruits, he finally recovered all five strands of Profound Sword Qi after several days.

Coincidentally, an Immortal Exalt entered Jian Chen’s senses. It was another Second Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt.

Jian Chen did not hold back. He immediately worked with the Thousand Soul Demon Exalt, killing him with unbelievable speed after using two strands of Profound Sword Qi.

“Hehehe, satisfying, how satisfying. This is as satisfying as it gets. Sect master, before I met you, I had never experienced killing Immortal Exalts as easily as crushing an ant.” The Thousand Soul Demon Exalt laughed heartily. Whenever they killed an Immortal Exalt, he would get the chance to devour their souls, becoming the person who benefitted the most from these battles.