Chapter 837 - 834: Looking Down from Above

The next day, the Sword Master arrived. Ye Fan kept searching for Xu Zun’s whereabouts, but Xu Zun seemed to have vanished into thin air; there was simply no trace of him.

Even the deeply rooted Xu Family mobilized all their strength, yet still couldn’t find him.

But the three elders had not returned yet.

In utter helplessness, Ye Fan could only personally set out. At this moment, he was the only one who could shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

Zhou Zhimei went with him.

The Sword Master came from beyond the heavens, white robes fluttering. He looked very young, but to cultivators, appearances could be faked; what truly mattered was that his cultivation was very strong.

In Ye Fan’s eyes, the Sword Master’s cultivation was a notch above Sword Obsession’s.

"Greetings, Sword Master!"

A crowd of people immediately bowed.

At this moment, the Sword Master spoke: "The Sword God Temple heard that your Sect Master has already fallen into demonhood, so they ordered me to come investigate thoroughly. Is this true?"

"Completely true!"

He Quan answered on the spot.

"Bullshit, the Sect Master is merely in seclusion. Elder He, you are turning black into white—what exactly are you implying?"

Ye Fan spoke up at once.

The Sword Master looked toward Ye Fan.

He Quan then shouted, "You have no right to speak here. Men, seize him, for he too cultivates the Power of Demon!"

At once, someone stepped forward to take Ye Fan down.

But the Sword Master said, "Whether it’s true or not, I’ll know at a glance!"

He carefully sized Ye Fan up, trying to see through him, but couldn’t see anything definitive. At that moment, he directly waved out a burst of power, sending it toward Ye Fan.

Ye Fan quickly raised his guard, but as he defended, his power was indeed seen through by the Sword Master—within it was contained the Power of Demon.

The Sword Master shouted, "So you really cultivate the Power of Demon. As a disciple of the Sword Sect, you willingly fall into demonhood and cultivate the Power of Demon. Today I’ll eradicate this demon!"

But Ye Fan spoke, "I remember that the founder of the Sword Sect, the Sword Ancestor, cultivated both the sword and the Demon Sword. Are you going to deny his achievements too?"

"Do you dare to lump him together with demons?"

Originally Ye Fan didn’t have much of an opinion about this Sword Master, but what the Sword Master said now really displeased him, so he started to refute him.

The Sword Master snorted coldly, "Sharp tongue, but you are not worthy to be compared with the Sword Ancestor!"

"Whether I’m worthy or not, any punishment for me should be decided by the Sect Master. What right do you have?" Ye Fan said sternly.

Zhou Zhimei stood right beside Ye Fan. As a woman, at this moment she showed not the slightest trace of fear.

Then the Sword Master shouted, "Fine, bring out your Sect Master and let me see whether he has fallen into the Demon Path. If he has, then today I can execute you all at once!"

Ye Fan said coldly, "The three elders have already gone to invite him; he will come out soon."

"What a grand posture!"

"I’ll definitely question him for his crimes!"

The Sword Master said coldly.

Ye Fan extremely despised this kind of person who flaunted his status. He really thought of himself as something important.

Just then, He Quan said, "Sword Master, please quell your anger. Who knows what methods they might use to cover up their crimes!"

"They don’t have the skill to cover up anything."

The Sword Master spoke arrogantly.

"Sword Master, actually we still have evidence!"

"You have more evidence?"

The Sword Master asked.

Wolf Lone laughed and said, "Yes! Sword Master, this person is the Infinite Sword Sect’s number one young genius, also the Sect Master’s grandson, yet he personally admits that his grandfather has fallen into the Demon Path!"

Sure enough, at this moment, Xu Zun, his eyes slightly vacant, was brought up under escort.

Ye Fan and Zhou Zhimei sensed something was very wrong.

Xu Zun had absolutely been tampered with by them.

Then Elder Tiandu shouted, "Hurry and pay respects to the Sword Master!"

Xu Zun didn’t move, so Elder Kui Wei kicked him to the ground. His face showed extreme pain.

At this moment, under Elder Tiandu’s silent incantation, Xu Zun immediately bowed respectfully and said,

"Greetings, Sword Master!"

The Sword Master asked, "Tell me what you know!"

"M-my grandfather, the Infinite Sword Ancestor, is a half-human half-demon madman! He has been in seclusion for over ten thousand years merely to conceal the Power of Demon in his body!"

"He has already been controlled by the Power of Demon. Sword Master, please, for the sake of Sword Dao, remove this great scourge!"

"Naturally. Since you haven’t been tainted by him, I, this Sword Master, will spare you!"

The Sword Master said coldly.

Then Zhou Zhimei shouted, "Xu Zun, wake up quickly, you’ve already lost yourself!"

But Xu Zun didn’t listen in the slightest. Without a doubt, with his own mouth admitting this, once the news spread, it would be extremely detrimental to the Infinite Sword Ancestor.

The four elders revealed gratified smiles—they had finally swayed the Sword Master.

At this moment, Ye Fan stepped forward and said, "You’re not worthy of being a Sword Master!"

"What?"

The Sword Master stared coldly at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan spoke again, "You’re not worthy of being a Sword Master!"

"Insolent!"

"Men, seize him!"

Elder Kui Wei shouted.

But at this moment, Ye Fan said, "Let me ask you—are you truly blind? Can’t you see that his mind has been bewitched and controlled?"

"Everything he said is against his will, but he is powerless to resist. And this is your attitude as a Sword Master?"

"You take rumor as fact, so you are a muddleheaded, incompetent Sword Master. Who knows how many people have been wronged by you!"

"Enough!"

The Sword Master could no longer endure Ye Fan’s venomous tone.

He said coldly, "You dare question my authority? Then I’ll kill you first!"

Furious, he gathered his power. The four elders all let out a breath of relief; after all, to buy off the Sword Master they had paid quite a price.

They finally saw results. Ye Fan was just the appetizer.

Zhou Zhimei quickly shouted, "Be careful!"

But it was already too late. The Sword Master’s power had already blasted in front of Ye Fan. Originally, everyone thought Ye Fan would explode and turn into a mist of blood.

Yet in that instant, Ye Fan stood perfectly fine where he was.

Even Ye Fan himself was shocked, because he had indeed tried to resist the Sword Master’s power just now, but simply couldn’t.

Sure enough, four figures descended from the sky.

The Sword Master looked up and saw that these four were precisely the Infinite Sword Ancestor, Sword Obsession, Elder Netherworld, and Emei Sky Master.

Seeing the Infinite Sword Ancestor, the four elders were indeed startled, but at this moment they absolutely could not yield. Now the key to victory rested solely on the Sword Master.

"My Infinite Sword Sect’s disciples are not for you to discipline!"

The Infinite Sword Ancestor shouted.

The Sword Master said coldly, "You are the Infinite Sword Ancestor?"

"That’s right!"

The Infinite Sword Ancestor replied.

"Then why, upon seeing me, this envoy, do you still not kneel and salute?"

The Sword Master spoke coldly, his tone filled with discontent.

The Infinite Sword Ancestor merely sneered, "Ridiculous. I, a Sect Master of one of the Thirty-Six Sects, am supposed to kneel to you? You’re not worthy!"

"Even those Hall Masters, upon seeing me, must treat me with courtesy, let alone you, a mere Sword Master!"

The Sword Master was enraged. He shouted, "You are a Sword Dao Sect Master, yet you’ve fallen into the Demon Path. Your mind has already been tainted by demonhood—you are not worthy to be Sect Master!"

But the Infinite Sword Ancestor said, "Whether I’ve fallen into the Demon Path or not is not something you can convict with a single sentence. Go ahead and find the Power of Demon on me!"

"If you can’t find it, then even if you are a Sword Master, I’ll make you suffer!"

The Infinite Sword Ancestor shouted.

Sect Master was Sect Master. In this instant, he displayed unparalleled dominance and majesty; his pressure far surpassed that of the seven elders.

"Don’t be too arrogant. Do you think you can hide it well? I’ll use Sword Dao’s vast righteous qi to force out your true form!"

The Sword Master said coldly.

He struck out swiftly. Vast righteous qi blasted forth, sweeping past the Infinite Sword Ancestor, but no Power of Demon was released from the Infinite Sword Ancestor’s body!

"Impossible!"

Neither the Sword Master nor the four elders believed it, especially He Quan, because he had personally seen it, so he simply refused to believe the Infinite Sword Ancestor hadn’t been infected by Demonic Qi.