Chapter 550 - 499: The Dagger is Revealed

Chapter 550: Chapter 499: The Dagger is Revealed

In the center of Bazhou City stood the towering, mountain-like assembly hall. Ever since the Overlord Saber Ancestor finished his discourse on the Dao, a shimmering Array Prohibition had sealed the hall, cutting it off from the outside world.

Outside the great hall, a streak of sword light flashed as Xu Changqing landed before it. He sent out several messages with his Sound Transmission Order, but they were all blocked by the hall’s Array Prohibition, unable to penetrate it in the slightest.

"Senior, the Ancestors are in a meeting. If you have urgent business, please wait in the side hall."

A disciple of the Overlord Saber Alliance stepped forward and explained cautiously.

Xu Changqing’s voice was urgent. "Can you announce me?"

The Overlord Saber Alliance disciple shook his head repeatedly. "Senior, you must be joking. The Ancestors are in a meeting. A junior like me isn’t qualified to interrupt them!"

Xu Changqing’s expression grew uncharacteristically solemn. As he looked at the great hall before him again, his gaze filled with resolve in a mere instant.

The events outside the hall remained unknown to those within.

In contrast to its majestic exterior, the hall’s interior was far more austere, furnished with only two rows of stone chairs. As for the seat of honor at the head of the hall, with so many Nascent Soul cultivators gathered, it was clear that no one was qualified to take it.

The Nascent Soul cultivators, hailing from various factions—some even hostile to one another—sat on either side of the hall. Yet, there were no signs of overt tension; their conversations were surprisingly harmonious.

However, behind these spoken words, undetectable sound transmissions flowed back and forth.

Until the daggers hidden within the scrolls were revealed, the focus of this gathering was clearly on the Overlord Saber Ancestor, a Tier Four True Cultivator of Sword Intent.

The attention of all the Nascent Soul Ancestors was fixed upon this Overlord Saber True Master.

At this moment, the assembly hall was like an auction house, and the prize on the block was the Overlord Saber True Master himself—a Tier Four True Cultivator of Sword Intent.

The key was to entice him with profit, and this profit had to be great enough to tempt the Overlord Saber Ancestor...

"All things in this world move in cycles. Your Chen Family has run rampant for so many years; it’s about time your destiny ran its course."

For some unknown reason, shattering the harmonious atmosphere, the Profound Nether Ancestor suddenly targeted the Chen Family’s Nascent Soul cultivator, Chen Jinshen, who was seated in the place of honor on the right side of the hall.

The moment he spoke, a dozen intrigued gazes instantly fell upon Chen Jinshen.

The Chen Family had ruled the Vast Sea Cultivation Immortal World for tens of thousands of years. Their creed was "those who submit shall prosper; those who resist shall perish." Naturally, they had made more than a few enemies.

As for the Profound Nether Ancestor, the Chen Family’s transgression against him in the Vast Sea Cultivation Immortal World was far from a simple offense—they had directly annihilated his entire bloodline, igniting a feud written in blood.

If the Profound Nether Ancestor hadn’t happened to be away on his travels at the time, he too would have likely perished.

Such a bitter history was, of course, no secret to the Nascent Soul cultivators present.

After all, even across the whole of the Celestial South, there were not many cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm.

The birth of every Nascent Soul was a major event, capable of influencing the future of an entire region of the Cultivation Immortal Realm. As fellow Nascent Soul Great Powers, it was impossible for them not to take notice of one another.

"Whether my clan’s destiny has run its course is hardly for you to decide, Profound Nether."

Chen Jinshen took an unhurried sip of tea and glanced at the Profound Nether Ancestor, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Perhaps I don’t get a say in that," the Profound Nether Ancestor snorted, and the power of his Middle Stage Nascent Soul cultivation suddenly flared. "But I can certainly decide the fate of your life, Chen Jinshen. Bazhou City will be your grave!"

Sensing this ripple of cultivation, Chen Jinshen’s pupils contracted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Then I would like to see just how you, Profound Nether, intend to take my life!"

Chen Jinshen continued to sip his drink unhurriedly, completely ignoring the Profound Nether Ancestor’s naked threat. He looked as if he had the situation completely under control.

At this, the previously intrigued gazes of the crowd grew more probing.

The Chen Family had only sent one person to lead their contingent to Bazhou: Chen Jinshen, an Early Stage Nascent Soul cultivator. ’How could a mere Early Stage cultivator dare to speak so brazenly here?’

BOOM!

Just as the grand drama of a conflict between Nascent Soul cultivators was about to unfold, a sudden explosion roared. The Array Prohibition rippled, and a series of thunderous booms began to detonate one after another just outside the hall.

Inside the hall, the assembled Nascent Soul Great Powers exchanged perplexed glances.

’Someone... is attacking the Grand Array of this assembly hall?’

A number of curious gazes peered through the Array Prohibition. At the entrance to the hall, they saw a man in white with a sword on his back, wielding a beam of sword light to relentlessly bombard the Array Prohibition.

Several Overlord Saber Alliance disciples had gathered nearby, but faced with the man’s actions, they—mere Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators—were helpless and did not dare to intervene too forcefully.

Soon, these curious gazes focused on Xu Lingtian, the Sword Dao Nascent Soul seated in the place of honor on the hall’s left side.

That both father and son were Sword Cultivators—one a Nascent Soul, the other a Golden Core—was certainly no secret.

At this, Xu Lingtian’s brow furrowed, his expression a mixture of confusion and worry. He raised his hand and swiped; the hall’s Array Prohibition vanished. With a sweep of his sleeve, he pulled Xu Changqing, who had been attacking the Grand Array, into the hall.

Seeing this, Xu Changqing looked immensely relieved. He transformed into a streak of sword light and in an instant, landed at Xu Lingtian’s side.

At the same time, an urgent message was transmitted directly to Xu Lingtian’s ears.

"Father, the situation has changed! Fellow Daoist Chu detected over ten of the Chen Family’s Tier Four Soldier Puppets appearing in Bazhou City!"

The moment he heard this, Xu Lingtian’s expression turned frigid. A terrifying, razor-sharp aura instantly erupted from his body. Sword Qi surged through the air, and his robes billowed without a wind. The great hall itself seemed to tremble ceaselessly under the weight of his presence.

The expressions of the other Nascent Soul cultivators changed drastically as they all instinctively turned to look at Xu Lingtian with wary eyes.