At the Linxiao Palace.
The Jade Emperor looked at everyone as they gave their opinions. He told Taibai Jinxing, “Taibai, I asked you to find out more about the Palm Sword Cliff. Is there any progress?”
“Yes, Emperor.”
Taibai Jinxing stepped forward and said sternly, “According to what I know, the history of the Palm Sword Cliff’s incredible!”
The Heavenly Palace was a local in the Area of the Gods, plus they had allies like the Empath Sect and the White Cloud Sect. So, they were very powerful. Their connection was very effective. They were able to obtain a lot of information.
Xiao Chengfeng hurriedly glared at him. He said angrily, “Chancellor, putting us down and complimenting others is indeed your forte.”
Ye Liuyun also sneered, “Ha. We have the expert. How powerful can they be?”
Juling Shen was filled with pride. He said, “Hmph. As long as the expert doesn’t abandon us as his pawns, we shall rule the Chaos!”
The others had the same facial expressions. They thought the cultivators were right.
In their hearts, the expert was invincible. As long as the expert supported them, they were powerful cultivators. Even if they were not as powerful as others, they had to act like they were because they represented the expert!
They would die for the expert.
That was how they saw themselves.
‘Our backup’s the strongest in the entire Chaos!’
The Jade Emperor said, “Taibai, continue.”
“The Palm Sword Cliff’s way too ancient. They’re even older than the Eldritch world! In the Chaos, there’s an area called Area of the Swords. It’s ruled by the Palm Sword Cliff. There are tons of rumors about the legendary Palm Sword Cliff. Every time they show up to present how powerful they are, they cause a buzz.”
He paused. Taibai Jinxing said, “Of course, this is only their background. Here are the specific stats.
“The Palm Sword Cliff has ten sword interns. They’re basically the fighters of the Palm Sword Cliff. They mostly deal with all the problems so they’re forces to be reckoned with. Apart from that, the Palm Sword Cliff has three sword elders. Each one of them are Realm Cultivators, and they’re scary good battle fighters. They were all trained by the first generation Sword Master of the Palm Sword Cliff!”
Everyone went serious.
The Palm Sword Cliff was indeed scary. The Heavenly Palace was hugely blessed by the expert. However, their battle force was far from the Palm Sword Cliff.
Moreover, the Sword Master of the Palm Sword Cliff was extremely terrifying.
Yang Jing pondered and asked, “First-generation Sword Master? Is there a second generation, third generation?”
“This is the scariest part about the Palm Sword Cliff!”
Taibai Jinxing looked cautious. He said, “There’s a rumored myth in the Area of the Gods! The rumor mentions that the Sword Master of the Palm Sword Cliff was passed down to the ninth generation, but… It has always been the same person! And… He was a Realm Cultivator in every reincarnation!”
‘A Realm Cultivator in every reincarnation?’
“Yikes—”
Everyone widened their eyes. Their scalps went numb from hearing that.
It was too incredible.
If that was true, then… The Realm Cultivator that went through nine reincarnations might be more powerful than nine Realm Cultivators together!
The Jade Emperor arched his eyebrow. He asked, “Perhaps he retrained with each reincarnation?”
“Yes, but also no.”
Taibai Jinxing shook his head. He said, “It’s a Sword Cultivation reincarnation! Each life of the Sword Master is extremely powerful in Sword Cultivation. However, each Sword Intent is different. The only common thing is that it’s invincible. He’s a top-notch cultivator amongst Realm Cultivators!
“Some would say he was the Sword Elite from a million years ago. Then, he reincarnated after he died!”
“The reincarnation of an Elite?!”
Everyone felt their hearts sink.
They witnessed the power of an Elite. They had deep respect for the powerful zombie in the Zombie World and the Soul Master.
More importantly, they were far from being Realm Cultivators.
Elites were hard to get rid of even if they died for millions of years. It was possible that they reincarnated!
They were truly shocked.
Yang Jing had to ask, “Is it one of the Nine Elites from back then?”
They already knew about seven of the Nine Elites.
One was from the previous secret border, one was the zombie in Zombie World, and another one was the Soul Master. The other four were devoured by the Minister.
They thought the expert was one of the Nine Elites. However, the more information they gathered, the more they could confirm that the expert might be superior to the Nine Elites!
The Empress shared her opinion, “It’s possible, but I think that he’s an Elite that’s older than the Nine Elites!”
It was a gut feeling. The Sword Master did not seem like one of the Nine Elites.
In the Chaos, time and age meant nothing. It was immeasurable.
Catastrophes naturally happened more than once. The Nine Elites were the Elites from the recent catastrophe. Before that, there were probably other Elites.
However, nobody expected the Elites to survive.
Xiao Chengfeng frowned and said, “If that’s true, he’s such a survivor!”
The Jade Emperor said with seriousness, “Not only is he a survivor, he’s also very powerful. He reincarnated nine times. I’m afraid he has a special cultivation method that revives his powers.”
He sounded shocked.
He was shocked because of the Sword Master, but also because of how hard it was to revive powers.
Even Elites had to give their all in hopes of reviving their powers.
Ye Liuyun said, “Alright. This is only our theory. We have to go there ourselves to figure out the situation!”
Xiao Chengfeng immediately said, “Right. Taibai, you’re leading a bad example! We haven’t started yet but we’re already cowering. Making us doubt ourselves is truly your forte.”
“The Palm Sword Cliff hurt the expert’s woodsman and stole the Sword of Slaughter. We have to seek justice no matter what!”
Everyone went quiet. Then, they were shocked.
“You reminded me of something. The Palm Sword Cliff took the Sword of Slaughter!”
“So, the Sword Master owns two Elite knowledge? Scary!”
“Chengfeng, you’re always good at talking smack. I can’t believe that you, too, said something to make us doubt ourselves.”
Xiao Chengfeng instantly blushed. He wanted to speak but no words came out. He felt embarrassed.
The Jade Emperor smiled and waved it off. He said with seriousness, “Alright. Enough with the jokes. Get Cultivator Junjun and Goddess Nuwa to head towards the Palm Sword Cliff!”
…
At the four-part architecture.
Dia and Jiang Liu were healing fast. They were gradually energized.
At that moment, they were eating breakfast together at the table.
Qin Manyun, Shi Tuqin, and the happy-go-lucky Dragin and Nanan were also there. The four-part architecture was considered crowded.
Dia picked up the bowl and inspected the weird-looking breakfast. The white liquid emitted a unique aroma. It looked delicious.
She gently opened her mouth and sipped on it. Her eyes instantly lit up. “So delicious. I feel warm all over. This is super nice.”
Qin Manyun smiled and said, “This is soy milk. The dough sticks made by Lord Saint are even more delicious. Hurry up and try it.”
Shi Tuqin also said, “I love dipping the dough sticks into the soy milk. It tastes amazing together! Especially when you suck on it and the soy milk oozes out. It feels amazing.”
“I have to try it.”
Dia hurriedly tried it. She instantly felt like she discovered a whole new world. She exclaimed, “Wow! It’s really delicious. This is the best food I’ve ever eaten.”
Li Nianfan smiled and reminded her, “Don’t just drink the soy milk. Don’t forget about the eggs for everyone.”
“Yeah.”
Everyone nodded and focused on their breakfast.
After a wonderful breakfast, everyone smiled happily. They were utterly satisfied—physically and mentally.
Daji and Fire Phoenix rested for a while. Then, they hurriedly went off to practice yoga.
They were already Realm Cultivators, but they had too much energy stored inside them. They ate all sorts of delicious food in the morning and slept beside Li Nianfan at night. They did not need to cultivate on purpose. They only needed to practice yoga to digest what they had inside their bodies. Their powers improved greatly.
However, they were not arrogant. They worked hard to cultivate so they could do more for Li Nianfan.
Dragin and Nanan also hopped to the backyard to plow the fields.
Dia bit her lip. She cautiously asked, “Lord Saint, can I check out the backyard, too?”
She wanted to see the Memorial Spirit and her people.
Li Nianfan said without hesitation, “Of course. I was just about to go with you.”
“Thank you, Lord Saint.”
Dia was filled with gratitude. She followed behind Li Nianfan.
Dia was instantly stunned by the sight the moment she entered the backyard. She looked at the Rainbow Butterflies that flew around happily in the backyard. She dazedly teared up.
However, her smile soon became awkward.
She thought her people would happily surround her.
However, no one did that. Not a single one…
Those Rainbow Butterflies were either playing in the flowers or dancing with the bees. Some of them surrounded the Milk Cows and the Peacock…
It was apparent that they were bootlickers of the backyard bigshots. They ignored her.
‘My heartless people.’
Dia cursed them out internally. She went over to the Divine Sunflower.
The Divine Sunflower was sunbathing. It faced the sun energetically. Its stem was straight and its leaves were green. The Divine Sunflower was apparently better than ever.
Dia could even feel the happiness of the Divine Sunflower.
She suddenly noticed something. She saw a fruit at the center of the Sunflower. She was instantly moved.
‘This… This is a Saintly Fruit!
‘The Memorial Spirit grew a Saintly Fruit!’
From the beginning, she knew that the Memorial Spirit Saintly Fruit was the most precious. It was a glorious moment. Each Saintly Fruit would make the Rainbow Butterfly Clan cheer. It was a fruit that led the Rainbow Butterflies to glory.
“A seed?”
Li Nianfan also noticed it. He instantly smiled. “Haha, nice. There’s a seed.”
“It’s a shame that it only has one seed. Seeds should come in groups. This is kind of lousy.”
He slightly frowned.
In the next second—
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Black dots started to jump out of the huge Sunflower. They fought each other to grow out. Some seeds even jumped too fast that they fell off the flower.
‘Oh, my!’
Dia’s jaw was hanging by the side. She was dumbfounded.
‘How long did the Divine Sunflower need to bear fruit last time? Thousands of years? Ten thousand years? A million years?
‘It always depended on its mood. We Rainbow Butterflies had to worship and thank it.
‘However, these freaking fruits can grow in groups now!’
She thought her people were bootlickers. She did not expect the Memorial Spirit to be a superior bootlicker.
‘Lord Memorial Spirit, enough. Why are you still squeezing out seeds? That flower’s like a seed fountain…
‘You’re truly using your life to pop out seeds to get a smile from the expert!’
“Nice. What a good Sunflower.”
Li Nianfan smiled. “Everyone, come help pick up the seeds.”
They picked up the seeds and went back to the yard.
Jiang Liu stood up and saluted Li Nianfan with respect. He said, “Lord Saint, my injuries are basically healed. I want to thank you for taking care of me, Lord Saint. I’m ready to leave now.”
He owed the expert too much, so he did not want to stay any longer.
“Are you leaving now?” Li Nianfan looked at Jiang Liu and could guess his plans. He asked, “Are you going to take back your sword?”
Jiang Liu answered honestly, “I have to take revenge. I can’t lose that sword. Otherwise, I can never face Sword Cultivation for the rest of my life!”
Nanan hurriedly said, “Brother, he’s alone. Let Dragin and I help him with his revenge.”
Dragin nodded like crazy. She excitedly said, “Yeah. Brother, I want to go.”
Li Nianfan chuckled and shook his head. “So naughty.”
“But, you’ve indeed been bored at home for a while. It’s good to go outside. Remember to be careful and come back early.”
Li Nianfan felt like Jiang Liu was a terrible fighter at the moment. His opponents would not be powerful enough to be a threat to Nanan and Dragin.
Nanan and Dragin could play outside while they helped Jiang Liu.
“Yay! Time to go out.”
“No worries, brother. We’ll be back soon.”
Nanan and Dragin immediately danced and cheered.
Meanwhile.
A bunch of figures were surveying the area near the Fallen Immortal Mountain.
They stepped on flying swords. They were the disciples of the Palm Sword Cliff.
There were a bunch of cultivators in front of them, looking like prisoners that were arrested to lead the way.
The figure of the Old Ginseng on the palm of the Second Sword Intern frowned. “That old Sunflower must be here, but it hid its aura with an unknown method. I can’t believe that the aura vanished here!”
“This place must be hidden with something extraordinary. Otherwise, I would’ve sensed it! Perhaps it’s an opportunity!”
The Second Sword Intern glared at the prisoners. He asked coldly, “Do you know anything special about this place?”
Those cultivators were nearby locals. The Palm Sword Cliff searched to no avail, so they captured them for questioning.
The Sixth Sword Intern overpowered everyone with menacing Sword Qi and said in a low voice, “If nobody speaks, you’ll all die!”
“Lord… Lord.”
Somebody stepped out and said with a trembling voice, “I heard that the Ganlong Immortal Dynasty always protected this place. They must know something.”
Then, he pointed at the Holy Emperor and Luo Shiyu!
