Chapter 317: A Special Trip for Revenge

After pouring out all the treasures, Su Mo said calmly, "I won't be handing them out. If you want something, pick it out yourselves."

"Pick for ourselves? Excellent. My Soul Power cultivation has hit a bottleneck recently. I'll take those three Soul Infant Fruits."

"I'll take the Supreme Wood Spirit Infant."

"I want the Five-Color Profound Cyan Pill, and those two Guiyuan Pills."

"My Body Refining is still lacking and my Defense Power isn't great, so I'll take this Tier Seven Dragon Scale Armor."

Everyone stepped forward without hesitation to choose their treasures.

Lujiang Qu was stunned.

'Such precious treasures, just given away like that?'

'No strings attached?'

'Is this why the Xiao Family is so powerful?'

While he was still in a daze, Su Mo shouted, "Xiaolu, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and pick a treasure."

"I can choose one too?"

Lujiang Qu was in utter disbelief, thinking he must have misheard.

Su Mo said, "If your Giant Sword Sect hadn't held a birthday celebration for me, these people wouldn't have rebelled, and I wouldn't have reaped so many treasures. So of course, you get a share."

Lujiang Qu looked ashamed.

They had messed up Su Mo's birthday celebration and almost gotten him into trouble, yet Su Mo was still letting him choose a treasure.

'His magnanimity was simply incredible.'

After Lujiang Qu and his people had finished picking their treasures, Su Mo had the Second Elder put the rest away.

The Second Elder said excitedly, "Young Master, the treasures we've gained this time are dozens of times more than what we had before."

"That many?"

Su Mo said, surprised.

The Second Elder said excitedly, "With these treasures, we can build the Xiao Alliance into a first-rate power."

Su Mo nodded.

The Xiao Alliance was already quite strong, but it was still a long way from being a first-rate power. Now, they could use these treasures to bridge that gap.

"Let's go home!"

Su Mo led the Xiao Family disciples down the mountain, heading back to the Northern Profound Domain.

"And just like that, he's leaving."

Lujiang Qu said dejectedly.

Today, he had finally witnessed what it meant to be powerful—it was like seeing a god.

Silver Sword approached Lujiang Qu and complained, "Sect Leader, why didn't you try to stop Elder Su? How could you just let him leave like that?"

"Listen to yourself. As if I could have stopped Elder Su."

Lujiang Qu retorted irritably.

Silver Sword said worriedly, "But with Elder Su gone, our Giant Sword Sect is doomed. We're facing total annihilation."

"What do you mean?"

Lujiang Qu asked, confused.

Silver Sword pointed at the corpses on the ground. "So many people died here at our Giant Sword Sect. The powers behind them will definitely come after us for revenge."

"Holy shit, how could I have forgotten about that?"

Lujiang Qu was so frightened he jumped to his feet.

A dozen or so family powers lost people here. If they all came for revenge, it would be more than the Giant Sword Sect could handle.

And then there was the Haoyue Sect.

That was a powerful Sect with the strength to rival the major Sacred Lands. If they casually sent a few Elders to attack, the Giant Sword Sect wouldn't be able to hold them off.

'What are we going to do?'

Silver Sword suggested, "How about we ask Elder Su for help?"

Lujiang Qu shook his head.

Su Mo had already gone back to the Northern Profound Domain, so there was no way to contact him. It would be too late by the time they reached the Northern Profound Domain to ask for help.

Silver Sword said thoughtfully, "Then there's only one option. Activate the Array for a full-power defense, and at the same time, build a Teleportation Array within the Sect so we're ready to flee at a moment's notice."

Lujiang Qu nodded in agreement.

If it came down to it, they would have to abandon their sect's grounds to escape this calamity. Otherwise, they would be wiped out entirely.

...

「Central Profound Domain, Nian Family Estate.」

The Nian Family's Grand Elder, Nian Yao, sat in the main hall and asked in a cold voice, "Are you sure our Patriarch's Soul Lamp went out?"

"I'm sure!"

The disciple kneeling on the ground said, trembling, "Our Patriarch's Soul Lamp went out in an instant. He must have been killed in a single blow."

What?

'Killed in a single blow?'

Nian Yao said in horror, "Wasn't our Patriarch at the Giant Sword Sect celebrating Elder Su's birthday? How could he have been killed in a single blow? Could it have been... that Elder Su who did it?"

"We'll know what happened if we go ask the Giant Sword Sect."

"If the Giant Sword Sect dared to conspire with someone to kill our Patriarch, we'll fight them to the death to avenge him."

"That's right, we'll fight them to the death!"

Nian Yao scanned the furious clan members and said thoughtfully, "It's best not to act rashly until we understand the situation, lest we create a misunderstanding. I'll tell you what. I will personally make a trip to the Giant Sword Sect. If it was truly they who killed the Patriarch, then I will lead you to storm their gates and fight them to the death."

With that said, Nian Yao hurried to the Giant Sword Sect.

Just as he reached the foot of the Giant Sword Sect's mountain, Nian Yao saw a familiar figure and asked in surprise, "Elder Hu, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here looking for our Patriarch."

Elder Hu said.

Nian Yao's heart skipped a beat. "Don't tell me... your Patriarch Hu Yidao's Soul Lamp also went out?"

"Your Nian Jiu Family Master too?"

Elder Hu asked in surprise.

Nian Yao nodded. "To be honest, the reason I've come to the Giant Sword Sect for an explanation is because our Patriarch's Soul Lamp went out."

"Then let's head up the mountain together."

Elder Hu offered.

WHOOSH!

Just as the two were about to enter the Giant Sword Sect's territory, another person flew over from the distance. "Elder Nian, Elder Hu, so you're both here."

"It's Han Ming, the Grand Elder of the Golden Sun Sect."

Nian Yao and Elder Hu exchanged a look, seeing the same surprise in each other's eyes.

'Could it be that the Golden Sun Sect's Elder Li is also dead?'

Han Ming landed beside them. "Are you two here to settle a score with the Giant Sword Sect?"

Hearing this, Nian Yao and Elder Hu's hearts went cold.

'Just as I suspected. Elder Li also died at the Giant Sword Sect.'

Soon after, representatives from several other families and powers appeared. All of them had lost either their Patriarch or their Sect Leader.

Nian Yao said in a low voice, "Everyone, I have a feeling something is very wrong here."

"What do you mean?"

Han Ming asked.

Nian Yao analyzed, "The Giant Sword Sect only has three Martial Emperors. It's impossible for them to have killed the Patriarchs and Sect Leaders of so many of our families... unless they used the Celestial Vault Battleship."

"Impossible," Han Ming objected. "If they had used the Celestial Vault Battleship, the Giant Sword Sect would've been destroyed along with it."

Nian Yao said, "That's why I find it so strange. Besides, I heard a rumor that the Celestial Vault Battleship has already been destroyed."

"What? The Celestial Vault Battleship was destroyed?"

"Then how did the Giant Sword Sect kill the Patriarchs and Sect Leaders of so many of our families?"

"Could they have used poison?"

"That despicable Giant Sword Sect! To use a cowardly method like poison... This is intolerable!"

"Storm the Giant Sword Sect and get our revenge!"

The crowd roared, filled with righteous indignation.

Nian Yao said grimly, "There is one other possibility: that Elder Su."

"Elder Su..."

Everyone fell silent, contemplating this.

Nian Yao continued, "If it really was Elder Su who killed them, then his power is far too great. I'm afraid we would be no match for him."

"This..."

Everyone looked worried.

They had come for revenge, not to commit suicide.

As they hesitated, a tall figure descended from the sky, landing before them.

"It's... Elder Sima Jian of the Haoyue Sect."

Everyone's expression changed in alarm as they quickly and respectfully bowed. "Greetings, Elder Sima Jian."

"Rise."

Sima Jian said with a casual wave of his hand.

Han Ming asked curiously, "Elder Sima Jian, you've come here to...?"

Sima Jian's eyes turned cold. "I have received orders from the Sect. I am here to annihilate the Giant Sword Sect and avenge Elder He."