Chapter 100 - 97: Top 10 Experts in the World

Chapter 100: Chapter 97: Top 10 Experts in the World

Since ancient times, everywhere in the world, respect for the dead had always been paramount. Desecrating a grave was a form of retaliation generally reserved only for those bearing an irreconcilable, bitter blood feud. Exhuming a body and exposing it to the elements was an enormous insult to the deceased. Not to mention, this person was his father. If Yun Shouxuan stubbornly refused to listen, he really would have taken action!

He remained silent for a moment before finally choosing to trust her, releasing the wrist of this Demon Sect Master.

After Chen Sha let go, Yun Shouxuan said, "I want to stay here alone with your father for a while. Don’t worry. Since I said I wouldn’t touch your father’s grave, I won’t."

Chen Sha frowned and pondered for a moment. He didn’t go far, retreating only fifty feet away. This distance prevented him from deliberately eavesdropping, while still ensuring he could instantly intervene if Yun Shouxuan attempted anything dangerous.

It wasn’t until nearly half an hour later that Chen Sha finally relaxed. Yun Shouxuan didn’t make any out-of-line moves. She merely crouched quietly by the grave, her fingers tracing the inscription on the stele. It was impossible to tell what she was softly whispering to the three characters ’Chen Canxuan’.

It wasn’t until dusk that she slowly stood up and walked over to Chen Sha. "Mother is leaving," she said.

Chen Sha was quite surprised. "You’re leaving the mountain right now?"

Yun Shouxuan nodded. "I know I can’t forcefully take you away, nor can I open your father’s grave in front of you to verify the truth. Since none of my goals for this trip have been met, I’ll wait for you to visit me at the Celestial Demon Sect. Perhaps by then, I’ll be able to wait until you are willing to take over as the Sect Leader."

Chen Sha felt that their emotions had been a bit heated earlier, but ultimately, Yun Shouxuan hadn’t actually done anything. Looking at his mother for a long time, he wanted to ease the tension between them. "We were both a bit irrational just now," he said. "Why don’t you stay on the mountain for a few more days? You can see how I practice Martial Arts and study every day..."

Yun Shouxuan smiled, though her eyes grew misty. "I’m very glad that you haven’t disowned me because of my attempt to dig up your father’s grave earlier. Just knowing that is enough for me." With that, she placed her hands behind her back, turned around, and added, "If Sha’Er comes down the mountain in the future, just remember to visit Mother at the Celestial Demon Palace."

She felt somewhat fortunate that she hadn’t fallen out with her son over the grave-robbing incident. Seeing that Chen Sha still valued their bond gave her a sense of hope. Even if she couldn’t drag her son down the mountain with her, she could at least look forward to the day he would come to visit.

Chen Sha watched as the figure in red—the closest person to him in this world—gradually walked away and disappeared into the forest. He looked up at the drifting white clouds and suddenly felt a bit lonely. Turning back to the grave and stele that buried his old man, he muttered to himself, "Exactly why did you pass away in your fifties? I definitely have to investigate this matter thoroughly."

A peerless, invincible Martial Artist should not have died so young. He had to find the true cause of his father Chen Canxuan’s death so that everyone could undoubtedly believe the exact reason for his passing. This was not only an explanation he owed himself but also one he owed to that other relative who had just descended the mountain.

"But that will have to wait until after I leave the mountain..."

Chen Sha returned to the Sect Leader’s Hall and informed everyone that he had seen his ’mother’ off. Song Yu and the rest of the Elders breathed a sigh of relief. Although this Demon Queen was the mother of the current Sect Leader and the woman of the former Sect Leader, she was, after all, still that ruthless and bloodthirsty Demon Queen of the Demon Sect. They couldn’t afford to be anything less than cautious.

"Sect Leader, the sword in your hand..." Only then did several people notice that Chen Sha had been holding onto that mysterious sword the entire time—the one that had inexplicably flown to Dao Yi Mountain. He had been holding it behind his back from the very beginning up until this moment.

The young Sect Leader shook his head. "This sword is too supernatural; only I can suppress it. Unless I find it a true master that it is willing to follow, it will fly away the moment I let go."

Hearing this, the crowd immediately looked at Chen Sha. "Then, wouldn’t that child be the most..."

Chen Sha nodded. "I thought of her too. A few days ago, she and Qii Zhengyi bowed under my tutelage and became my Direct Disciples. That girl has a natural Sword Body. This sword is even more suitable to be her personal weapon than Wuu Liusheng’s ’Great River’ and ’Manhood’ swords. I’ve also already prepared a First-Grade Sword Technique for her to practice."

It was the Dugu Nine Swords, as well as the No Sword Technique used by Dugu Qiubai in his final strike, Sword Opening Celestial Gate. Its final stance was No Sword, No Move—where the body is the sword, and the Qi is the sword.

Thus, the others immediately went to fetch Lin Qingqing, telling her that the Sect Leader wanted to pass on High-level Swordsmanship to her. The little girl, who had just returned from a year of experiential training at the foot of the mountain, was pleasantly surprised and immediately trotted over.

Back on Dao Yi Mountain, Chen Sha was busy teaching Lin Qingqing the Dugu Nine Swords while simultaneously helping his Second Senior Sister Yuu Miaolian cultivate the Qi Stealing Technique. Leaving aside these trivial details.

Late that night.

After Yun Shouxuan descended Dao Yi Mountain, clad in red, she stood on a boat drifting down the Canglang River. Although she had obtained the two great treasures from the Asura Treasure Box on this trip—fulfilling a dream she’d held for many years—she couldn’t bring herself to feel happy.

When a person was at their most triumphant, the world felt vast, yet they would realize that the ones they loved and cherished the most could not be by their side. One had passed away and would never again appear in this world. The other had grown up, and grown up exceptionally fast at that. He had long passed the age of relying on his parents and could face all dangers on his own.

In front of the grave, just by briefly crossing hands with Chen Sha, she knew that although her son had not yet descended the mountain, he already possessed the Cultivation of the Top Ten of the World.

When Chen Canxuan was alive, he was number one in the world. Yun Shouxuan was number five.

Now, it had been over two years since Chen Canxuan’s death. In the Martial Arts World, experts had emerged in droves across various nations and sects. The list of the Top Ten of the World had been rearranged several times, and several of those changes involved her.

The first time was after Chen Canxuan died. She smoothly moved up one spot to become number four. However, not long after, an old man named Yuan Ruhua appeared in the Jianghu. He defeated the former number two, Wang Zaixiang, who had moved up the ranks, by the East Sea, becoming the new number one expert in the world.

The second time involved an expert from the Six Demonic Paths whom no one dared to mention lightly—Long Zaitian. He was originally ranked directly beneath Yun Shouxuan as the number six expert in the world. But just over a year ago, this Demon Saint Dao Sect Master mastered the 8th Layer of his sect’s Martial Arts, the Demon Heaven Tribulation, surpassing Yun Shouxuan and becoming the new number five.

The final change in the Top Ten rankings related to her had not yet happened, but Yun Shouxuan had a premonition that it would happen soon. Because she knew very well that Chen Sha could already be ranked at least as the tenth, or even the ninth, greatest expert in the world.

If he descended the mountain a bit later, accumulating an even deeper foundation, it wasn’t entirely impossible that upon his descent, he might step right on the head of her detested Demon Sect rival, Long Zaitian.