Chapter 177 - 129: Distorted Horizon, Celestial Sword Sect’s Resonance

Chapter 177: Chapter 129: Distorted Horizon, Celestial Sword Sect’s Resonance

Within the Central Domain Earth Realm of the Eastern Domain, nestled among a boundless expanse of Spirit Mountains and vast rivers, countless cities stretched across the land, towering and magnificent.

At the far edges of these endless cities, dozens of Spirit Peaks pierced straight into Yunxiao, shrouded in swirling Spiritual Mist. Spirit birds dotted the mountain peaks, making the area look like a pristine fairyland.

This was none other than the Celestial Sword Sect, the undisputed head of the Eastern Domain’s top ten sects. The magnificent cities below were ancient strongholds under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Sword Sect’s Earth Realm.

"To live under the protection of the Celestial Sword Sect is an honor for us Cultivators."

"It’s been so many years. Throughout the past ten millennia, no one has ever dared to cause trouble in the Celestial Sword Sect’s territory. With the Divine Sect holding the fort, we can rest easy."

Countless Cultivators who had grown up here gazed at the Spirit Peaks—symbols of the sect’s profound foundation—with eyes full of envy and yearning.

At the exact same moment.

Inside the Celestial Sword Sect, countless Cultivators clad in the sect’s robes moved about in an orderly fashion. Every so often, figures could be seen flying past on their swords.

Within a certain Spirit Peak.

"Have you guys heard? They say the Celestial Sword Seven Sons returned last night. It took a whole year. I wonder if they succeeded."

"Hard to say. They might have succeeded, or they could have waited around for nothing."

"A year ago, the Elders sent the seven Sword Sons and Vice Sect Leader Qi to lie in wait and kill that guy named Jiang Hao. They’ve been gone for an entire year without a single word."

"Why do you think our sect is so dead set on bringing back that man’s flesh and blood? Is his bloodline really that useful?"

"That’s a sect secret, how could we possibly know? Right now, I just want to find out if the seven Sword Sons managed to bring him back."

"They should have. With the Celestial Sword Seven Sons taking action, failure is impossible unless he stayed huddled like a turtle inside Nanling."

"Do you guys think this Jiang Hao is really that powerful? He actually managed to escape from the Celestial Sword Sect time and time again."

"He was able to kill seven ranked freaks, and even Sword Nine and his group fell by his hands. In my opinion, he is indeed a peerless freak."

Whenever that genius named Jiang Hao was mentioned, countless Cultivators in the Celestial Sword Sect recognized his name. Some felt a sense of admiration, while others were full of disdain.

"Heh, what peerless freak? He’s nothing but a tiny ant from the Xingyue City Earth Realm. If he managed to kill Sword Nine and the others, he probably relied on some trick he picked up in an ancient ruin. The Celestial Sword Seven Sons stepping out to deal with him is already thinking too highly of him."

"You are absolutely right. Does a nobody rising from a barren wasteland really think he can turn the world upside down?"

"A junior with zero background or status is ultimately just a joke in front of the Celestial Sword Sect. If the sect really went all out, killing him would be as easy as crushing a bug."

"Why would the sect even need to lift a finger? If it weren’t for the restrictions of the genius supremacy battles preventing us previous-generation talents and the older generation from taking action, I could crush him with a single finger."

"I heard that a year ago, that guy was only at Spirit Transformation Perfection. With your Six Meridian Three Transformations Transcendent Realm cultivation, you could indeed crush him easily."

Many powerful disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect had eyes full of mockery. If one wasn’t in the Celestial Sword Sect, outsiders simply couldn’t comprehend the true might of a Divine Sect. So what if the other party was a peerless freak? Wanting to topple a Divine Sect was undoubtedly a fool’s dream.

As they spoke, they seemed to remember something and subconsciously looked toward a young woman who had remained completely silent.

"Oh, right, Wanyan. Aren’t you also a genius from the Xingyue City Earth Realm? Tell us, if that Jiang Hao actually came to the Celestial Sword Sect, would he piss his pants in terror?"

"HAHAHAHA."

The group burst into roaring laughter.

The young woman named Wanyan merely lowered her head at the sound.

But right as they were joking...

Suddenly.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!

Faint waves of energy rippled through the air. Everyone sensed something amiss. Countless Celestial Sword Sect Cultivators raised their heads to look.

At the far edge of the sky, the void twisted and the Celestial Universe trembled. It looked as if some terrifying power was affecting the space from far away. The mere shockwaves spreading from it were enough to cause the sky itself to warp and ripple.

At the same time.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Countless terrifying experts of the Celestial Sword Sect snapped their eyes open at this exact moment, glaring toward that patch of sky as if sensing the impending threat. Countless Celestial Sword Elders even shot straight into the air.

One by one, they stood atop the Spirit Peak Summits. As they gazed at the end of the horizon, a look of boundless horror gradually crept into their eyes.