Chapter 179 - 130: Junior Jiang Hao Visits the Celestial Sword Sect

Chapter 179: Chapter 130: Junior Jiang Hao Visits the Celestial Sword Sect

In just a few breaths, the astrolabe expanded to blot out the sky. It soared upwards, intercepting that world-shocking Sword Qi.

BOOM!

The astrolabe and the Sword Qi collided, instantly erupting with boundless might.

The terrifying shockwaves ravaged the surroundings. The horrifying energy storm caused the Celestial Sword Sect’s Sect Protection Array to activate on its own, rumbling like thunder.

The Sword Qi deflected by the astrolabe scattered across the world. When it struck the ground, endless mountains shattered, and Spirit Peaks collapsed.

CRACK!

Cracks appeared on the astrolabe, spreading out like a spiderweb before it shattered into pieces with a loud BANG!

The immortal-like elder was sent flying back hundreds of meters. He violently spat out a mouthful of blood, having suffered a grievous injury. Fortunately, he had given it his all and ultimately managed to neutralize that apocalyptic sword strike.

WHOOSH!

At the same time, two white-robed figures transformed into blurs and tore through the sky. When they reappeared, they had already entered everyone’s line of sight.

The white-haired youth looked impassively at the white-haired elder, a profound smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"Lin Xu Daoist, we haven’t seen each other in thousands of years, yet your cultivation at the peak of the Divine King Realm hasn’t improved at all," the white-haired youth said nonchalantly, his eyes full of disdain and mockery.

"Jiang Renfeng?" The elder clutched his chest, his body trembling slightly. His aged eyes were filled with dread and horror. Even though they were both at the peak of the Divine King Realm, the other party’s casual strike had severely injured him to this extent. Compared to three thousand years ago, this white-haired figure seemed much stronger and even more unfathomable.

"Brother Jiang, what is the meaning of this?" Lin Xu Daoist couldn’t help but ask as he looked at the terrifying Nanling army rushing over from the horizon.

Jiang Renfeng slowly looked up, his expression beneath his white hair turning exceptionally cold and indifferent. "It’s nothing. That sword strike was just an appetizer. Consider it collecting a bit of interest."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xu Daoist abruptly raised his eyes. Sensing the hostility radiating from the other man, he knitted his brows tightly.

"My Celestial Sword Sect and Nanling have always minded our own business. We haven’t had any grievances with you in recent years, Brother Jiang. Weren’t our past grudges already resolved?

"Today, you have led all the experts of Nanling out in full force. Please give me a reason. If you don’t give a proper explanation, my Celestial Sword Sect won’t be easily bullied." As Lin Xu Daoist finished speaking, his Divine King aura rippled out, showing his readiness to fight to the bitter end.

Hearing this, Jiang Renfeng sneered. "Our grudges were written off? That was what your Celestial Sword Sect claimed. I never agreed to such a thing.

"Furthermore, I didn’t come here today because of our past grievances, but for new ones.

"I originally didn’t want to deal with hypocrites like you, but you just had to provoke me.

"There is a price to pay for that." After speaking, Jiang Renfeng smiled, perfectly displaying an aura that disdained everything in the world.

Lin Xu Daoist looked bewildered. "New grievances? What do you mean? When did my Celestial Sword Sect provoke a harbinger of doom like you again?"

Facing this divine figure who looked like a white-haired youth, the Celestial Sword Sect had long issued a strict order never to provoke him. Now hearing that the other party had new grievances, Lin Xu Daoist grew highly vigilant.

"Jiang Renfeng, are you damn well short of something again? Are you just finding an excuse to repeat your old tricks?

"No, three thousand years ago, you couldn’t even be bothered to find an excuse. Do you really treat my Celestial Sword Sect as your own backyard?" Thinking of everything that had happened between the Celestial Sword Sect and this jinx over the past ten thousand years, the first thing that came to Lin Xu Daoist’s mind was that this guy had come to ’restock’ his supplies again.

However, Jiang Renfeng was dismissive. "What grievances? You’re not qualified to speak with me."

As he spoke, his gaze locked onto the Celestial Sword Peak’s Holy Court, as if he could see through everything. Immediately after, his resounding voice echoed throughout the entire Celestial Sword Realm.

"Cangchen, you little brat! We haven’t seen each other in years, and you won’t even come out to greet me now that I’m here? Since when did you become so disrespectful?"

BUZZ!

As soon as those words were spoken, the entire Celestial Sword Sect erupted into an uproar.

"Heavens, who is this man? How dare he address the Sect Leader directly like that?"

"It’s the White-robed Divine King, Jiang Renfeng!"

"What did you say? The White-robed Divine King Jiang Renfeng who slaughtered everyone in the Imperial City ten thousand years ago?"

"A Divine King Realm expert? That’s not right. How dare a mere Divine King address the Sect Leader like that? Is he tired of living?"

"He’s courting death! He’s just a Divine King, yet he dares to anger a Saint. He doesn’t know what’s good for him."

When the words "Cangchen, you little brat" were spoken, countless disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect felt as though they had been struck by lightning, their anger reaching its absolute peak. Master Cangchen was the current Sect Leader of the Celestial Sword Sect, Saint Cangchen. He was a supreme existence! The dignity of a Saint could not be insulted. It was bad enough that a Divine King dared to call a Saint by his name, but he even had the audacity to add the word "brat."

"This man is too arrogant! When the Sect Leader gets angry, millions of corpses will float. He’s dead for sure."

Countless Cultivators of the Celestial Sword Sect turned pale with shock, as if they could already envision their Sect Leader flying into a rage and suppressing the Divine King with a single hand.

However, in the next moment, a familiar and incomparably majestic voice rang out.

"Senior, I have important matters to attend to and cannot greet you in person. Please forgive me, Senior. May I ask why you have mobilized such a large force to come to my Celestial Sword Sect? Has my sect done something wrong to offend you, Senior?

"If we have, I offer my apologies right here. If there is anything you are lacking, Senior, please feel free to ask. As long as it is within my power, I will definitely get it done for you."

BOOM!

Hearing this, all the Cultivators of the Celestial Sword Sect shuddered as if struck by a bolt from the blue. For those who didn’t understand the past grudges between Jiang Renfeng and the Celestial Sword Sect, this scene was simply absurd. Their Sect Leader, a supreme Saint, didn’t even lose his temper?

Jiang Renfeng sneered. "Cangchen, you little brat, what do you take me for? I might have valued the scraps of your Celestial Sword Sect three thousand years ago, but three thousand years later, they’re nothing but a pile of garbage to me.

"Open your eyes and look! Do you recognize this person?"

As Jiang Renfeng finished speaking, Saint Cangchen slowly opened his eyes within the Celestial Sword Sect’s Holy Court. His gaze pierced through the void and locked onto the white-robed youth standing beside him.

"This young friend and I have never met, so how could I recognize him?"

As the dignified current Sect Leader of the Celestial Sword Sect and an eternal Ancient Saint, how could he possibly know a mere junior in the Mortal Transformation Realm? However, after Master Cangchen spoke, he finally added, "May I ask who you are, young friend? Please state your name."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao couldn’t help but clench his fists tightly, holding his breath in his chest. The other party had clearly ordered the entire sect to hunt him down, yet he couldn’t even be bothered to know who he was hunting. How ironic was this? Thinking of the Celestial Sword Sect’s endless pursuit over the years, and how he had been driven to desperation time and time again with no way out, even Jiang Hao lost his temper. Thinking of how his father had also been hunted by the Celestial Sword Sect to a dead end, his fate unknown, the anger in his chest burned even brighter.

However, despite the soaring hostility in his heart, Jiang Hao remained expressionless. A trace of self-mockery even appeared at the corners of his mouth. After a moment of thought, Jiang Hao suppressed his anger and slowly looked up at the Celestial Sword Peak’s Holy Court. Although he didn’t have the strength to see into the Holy Court, he knew that the other party was definitely staring at him.

The next moment, Jiang Hao cupped his fists and bowed slightly toward the Holy Court as a show of basic respect for a senior. Seeing the youth bow, Master Cangchen couldn’t help but relax. Could it be that the other party was trying to plot something for this boy? If that were the case, it didn’t really matter. It was at least a hundred times better than an all-out fight.

However, the words uttered by the white-robed youth as he bowed instantly unsettled this supreme Ancient Saint.

"I am Junior Jiang Hao. Greetings, Senior Cangchen."

BOOM!

As soon as those words were spoken, Master Cangchen furrowed his brows within the Holy Court, seemingly trying hard to recall something. He wondered why the name Jiang Hao sounded so familiar, as it seemed he really had heard it before.

The next moment, Master Cangchen seemed to realize something. He abruptly raised his eyes, endless ripples stirring within them.

"Jiang Hao?"

At this moment, Master Cangchen finally understood everything, and an ominous premonition instantly rose in his heart.

The moment Jiang Hao introduced himself, the entire Celestial Sword Sect instantly exploded in an uproar.

"What? Jiang... Jiang Hao?"

"He’s Jiang Hao? The Jiang Hao from the Xingyue City Realm?"

"It’s... it’s him?"