Chapter 855 - 852: A Difficult Trial

However, the Heavenly Void Sword Ancestor said, "This is not enough, not even close. The threat from the Demon Path alone is insufficient; there must also be internal threats. Combined, these two threats are enough to lead him to his doom!

The Heavenly Void Sword Ancestor’s face was ferocious, truly terrifying at this moment.

"Still not enough, but if we take action, we will surely be detected by the four experts!"

All four of them have accepted Ye Fan as their disciple.

This unprecedented event gave the Ji Hai Sword Ancestor quite a fright.

This is not something an ordinary person could achieve; Ye Fan must possess something that interests the four experts, otherwise, they wouldn’t be so eager to take him as a disciple.

At this point, the Heavenly Void Sword Ancestor spoke, "Of course, we are not going to kill him. Instead, we will release a message that these four experts only accepted him as their sole disciple!"

"No one else was accepted, all four spots were snatched by him alone. Do you think such news would be lethal?"

The Heavenly Void Sword Ancestor said coldly.

The Ji Hai Sword Ancestor knew this would indeed be lethal; even if it’s not, it would be hard to stop, especially for those few top-ranked disciples who would have no choice but to take action.

Because hatred can fuel a person’s desire for revenge.

Ye Fan not only invoked hatred but directly took away their futures. Nothing is more intimidating than this.

It must be said, this move is truly brilliant, exceptionally so.

"But what if they find out our intentions, what do we do then?"

This was the Ji Hai Sword Ancestor’s concern.

Only to see the Heavenly Void Sword Ancestor say, "Find a scapegoat!"

"Alright!"

The Ji Hai Sword Ancestor understood. After their discussion, the two went their separate ways.

...

The Infinite Sword Ancestor was also discussing with the other three. He knew that although Ye Fan was now in the limelight, one couldn’t guarantee someone wouldn’t make a fuss above.

Once they make a fuss, there might not be any countermeasures.

At this moment, he said to Ye Fan, "King of Heaven, you have to be extremely careful this time because in this Daoist Demon battlefield, not only will the demon geniuses want you dead!

"I’m afraid the righteous path geniuses will want you dead too, although the danger is still in the shadows for now!"

Ye Fan nodded.

Then the Infinite Sword Ancestor said, "Xu Zun, Zhi Mei, you two shouldn’t participate."

"Why?"

The two were unable to accept this decision by the Infinite Sword Ancestor; it was too much of a blow for them, with the Centennial Holy Meeting only happening once.

Of course, they came to participate.

But only to see the Infinite Sword Ancestor say, "Are you not even going to listen to my words?"

Of course, they didn’t dare; they just felt it was incredibly unfair. Why, with just one word from the Infinite Sword Ancestor, would they not participate?

Where’s the fairness in that?

The Infinite Sword Ancestor said,

"I know you’re both very dissatisfied at heart and you might even blame me, but I’m doing this for your own good!"

"Also for the good of the Infinite Sword Sect!"

"Why?"

Both looked at the Infinite Sword Ancestor, while Ye Fan speculated a bit.

The Infinite Sword Ancestor said, "Because if you go, not only will you drag him down, but you could also lose your lives! Don’t tell me you’re going to help him!

Both were momentarily speechless; indeed, although their abilities were strong, there were too many stronger than them on the Daoist Demon battlefield.

They couldn’t help Ye Fan; at Ye Fan’s level, moving alone would be more advantageous.

Seeing both of them silent, the Infinite Sword Ancestor said, "It’s good that you’re realizing this; I think you’ve already heard the gossip!

"We can’t prevent it, only prepare for the worst! Now that he’s done so well for the Infinite Sword Sect, there’s no need for you to take risks anymore."

"You are all direct descendants of the Infinite Sword Sect; I can’t put you at risk!

"But you can put him at risk?"

Zhou Zhimei said, crying.

She referred to "him" as Ye Fan.

The Infinite Sword Ancestor said, "He must take this risk because it’s his destiny!"

Ye Fan said,

"Master Uncle is right; for a smooth outcome this time, you two shouldn’t go. There will be plenty of opportunities for competition later!"

"This time will be extremely dangerous, but I’ll be careful. I’ve emerged from life-and-death situations multiple times, so I have more experience than you!"

Undeniably, the dangers Ye Fan had encountered were far more than those faced by the likes of Xu Zun and Zhou Zhimei, making him highly experienced.

At this moment, the two didn’t know what to say.

In any case, this time they accepted Ye Fan’s words.

Seeing their acceptance, Ye Fan sighed in relief; it was truly no easy task!

Then the Infinite Sword Ancestor said, "I know it’s unfair to you, but this is all I can do."

He almost burst into tears of old age.

However, he managed to maintain his composure.

...

The Daoist Demon battlefield was about to open, but just before that, news came that Ye Fan had taken four positions.

For these prodigies, they were naturally unconvinced, and almost everyone developed hostility toward Ye Fan, which made him very uncomfortable.

Although he wasn’t afraid of a fight, being opposed by everyone felt genuinely unpleasant.

He knew someone was manipulating things from the shadows.

The Sword Saint appeared, and everyone thought he would explain, stating it was all rumors and reassuring everyone.

But the Sword Saint flatly declared the rumor was true.

This made these prodigies even more hostile towards Ye Fan.

In truth, Ye Fan was also at a loss; how could he not know the four old guys were testing him? But does the test need to be so intense!

He didn’t know what to say; in any case, this was pushing him to his limits, not even giving him a chance to catch his breath.

He understood that his situation was about to become more precarious, but it’s fate; he had to face it alone.

This worried Zhou Zhimei greatly since Ye Fan was her, ahem, lover, and Daoist couple.

"Junior, doing this might be excessive for the King of Heaven,"

the Sword Immortal said.

But the Sword Emperor rebuked, "What excessive? This better tests his resolve; we all value his potential and talent!"

"He must endure this trial, and besides, if he can’t even get through this, isn’t he unworthy of being our disciple?"

"But we can’t treat him so harshly! What if he hates us in the future?"

This was the Sword Immortal’s concern. Fortunately, he smartly shifted this blame to the Sword Saint, making him declare it, although he feared Ye Fan might resent them.

The Sword Ancestor stated, "Junior Brother, rest assured!"

"There’s absolutely no such thing!"

All three looked at the Sword Ancestor.

"At this moment, he and we are connected spiritually; he understands our purpose, just as we understand it’s a test for him!"

"So he won’t blame us!"

This was the Sword Ancestor’s view.

"Really?"

The Sword Immortal remained puzzled.

The Sword Ancestor replied, "Of course, it’s true. He’s a very clever child, no way he doesn’t

understand our intentions! I genuinely want to see how big of a wave he can create in the Daoist Demon battlefield!"

"Can he amaze me!"

At this moment, the Sword Ancestor had a hint of schadenfreude.

"It’s okay; we’ve already made arrangements on him. If he faces inevitable danger, we can reach him instantly!"

The Sword Emperor gave them a reassuring glance, as everything was within his arrangements.

But then, the Sword Ancestor and the Sword Saint said, "Remove that safeguard!"

"Are you serious! Is this for real?"

The Sword Emperor’s heart pounded wildly; would this gamble go too far? If earlier they thought they were pushing Ye Fan, now they were setting a trap.

Indeed, you heard it right; this was indeed setting Ye Fan up, almost fatally so!