Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 592: Chapter 276: Worthy of the Sect Leader

However, compared to eliminating the Ye Family, Sword Ancestor Sword Shocking has an even more important matter to attend to.

The Ye Family is merely fleeting sand throughout history.

The Elders recounted everything that had transpired within the Sect, while Zi Yang and Jiang Ruhai supplemented their experiences from the journey to the Profound Truth Secret Realm.

The steadfast Dao heart of Sword Shocking, unmoved for millennia, was inevitably stirred by their accounts.

After the Elders withdrew, Sword Shocking gazed directly at Ning Qi, Sword Intent surging around him, an overwhelming aura enveloping the scene, spawning an unfounded sense of murderous intent, leaving everyone speechless.

”Are you Ning Qi?” Sword Shocking asked.

Ning Qi replied with clasped fists, ”Indeed, I am.”

The meeting between the Sect’s predecessor and the successor across millennia, but Sword Shocking upon first seeing Ning Qi, felt an extraordinarily distinctive sensation.

Throughout his life, besides being astoundingly gifted in the Sword Dao, he was exceedingly proficient in the art of fortune-telling.

He could divine mountains and rivers below, foresee the grand trends of the Immortal Path above, and estimate the fate of Immortal and Mortal in between.

Hence, the current formation of the Infinite Sword Sect and its layout were all established under Sword Shocking’s leadership during his tenure as Sect Leader.

Before secluded cultivation, Sword Shocking had expended a Jiazi’s lifespan to glance into the future of the Infinite Sword Sect; he vaguely foresaw that a mighty leader was destined to emerge, leading to grand prosperity!

Thus, he peacefully entered seclusion, but today, the activation of the Sect Protection Array startled him out.

Initially assuming a formidable enemy had arrived, but after understanding, it was merely internal strife within the Sect.

However, this internal sect conflict wasn’t incited by the Sect Elders, but rather initiated by a True Disciple.

The unyielding Dao heart of Sword Shocking was violently shaken, reminding him of his predictions before seclusion.

Now upon meeting Ning Qi, Sword Shocking utilized the art of perception, only to see Sword Intent in Ning Qi’s eyes coalescing into the shape of a Bagua.

At a glance, Sword Shocking’s pupils contracted instantly.

Faced with the unrivaled aura of Sword Dao released by him, the various reactions of those within the sect varied.

The Ye Family pleaded for salvation, the Jiang Family rendered utmost submission, other Elders were either shocked, and other True Disciples bowed.

Only Ning Qi, though respectful, was not quite like others in the Sect, revering him as the supreme powerhouse.

Ning Qi’s gaze remained calm and unperturbed, bearing a transcendent demeanor, seeming unflappable even if heaven and earth collapsed, able to transcend the Three Realms even if the world perished.

In his eyes lay a pure aura, akin to the beginning of heaven’s creation, where purity ascends while impurity falls.

What Sword Shocking admired most was Ning Qi’s demeanor, unperturbed by status or magical power.

Because he too belonged to such kind.

Devoted to Sword Dao, no matter what obstacles lie ahead, they must break ten thousand techniques with a single sword, to achieve mastery.

For the Infinite Sword Sect to prosper, successors must not rely on this ancestor, even surpass this ancestor’s barrier, for he belongs to the old era.

What further astonished Sword Shocking was, aside from some people from the Ye and Jiang Families, he discovered most of the Sect’s fate entwined with Ning Qi!

Ning Qi gazed upon Sword Shocking, while others stealthily observed.

Quite a few Elders had flickering gazes, knowing Sword Shocking’s proficiency in the art of fortune-telling, could it be...

Suddenly, the sword intent around Sword Shocking relaxed, and the murderous aura retreated, everyone on the plaza felt relief instantly.

Inwardly they were greatly disturbed; the ancestor indeed is fearsome!

Without using magical power or divine techniques, nor employing rules, just relying on Sword Intent, it felt as if directly aiming at everyone’s brow, with the slightest misstep leading to the ravaging of one’s Primordial Spirit.

Yet Senior Brother Ning facing the Sword Ancestor at unknown boundary, remained calm as ever, earning another wave of admiration from all.

”Good, good, good!”

Sword Shocking stroked his long beard, uttering ’good’ thrice, his voice clear and bright, seemingly shaking the nine heavens.

Everyone perceived Sword Ancestor’s seemingly good mood at the moment.

Sword Shocking then stepped before the bound members of the Ye Family.

His sword eyes scanned the Ye Family; sect infighting, the Ye Family is the source of turmoil, he ought to be furious.

But witnessing Ning Qi, his joyful sentiment had already dissipated the anger.

Moreover, the four Great Powers of the Ye Family now bound by Ning Qi’s Rule Divine Chains, even Sword Shocking revealed a hint of surprise, further affirming Ning Qi as the one foreseen as the Lord of Great Prosperity.

”Ancestor save us, my Ye Family...” Ye Duanjiang’s voice was mournful.

However, Sword Shocking completely ignored, his sword eyes gleaming, several illusory small swords shot from his eyes, instantly annihilating the Ye Family in front.

Almost everyone at the scene felt their hair stand on end, the Sword Ancestor emerging from seclusion to annihilate the Ye Family truly terrified.

Sword Shocking turned around saying:

”The Ye Family is the root of Sword Sect’s disorder, must be eliminated to restore order. Now all guilty of the Ye Family have been executed, the innocent are expelled, any objections?”

”Following Sword Ancestor’s decree!”

The collective echo from the Elders.

Sword Shocking then directly gazed at Jiang Baichuan.

Under the ancestor’s gaze, Jiang Baichuan slightly bowed, yet his face had already turned pale.

Though he wielded considerable authority as the Sect Leader, facing the ancestor, particularly the ancestor who had just ruthlessly annihilated so many of the Ye Family, being a decisive Sword Cultivator, Jiang Baichuan felt dwarfed, his mindset destabilized.

”Little Chuan, do you recognize your guilt?”

Jiang Baichuan trembled all over, hastily said: ”Sword Ancestor above, Baichuan knows his guilt.”

”What is your guilt?”

”I...” Jiang Baichuan paused briefly, then continued: ”I failed to discover the Ye Family’s treachery early, it’s negligence of the Sect Leader.”

”That’s all?”

Sweat appeared on Jiang Baichuan’s forehead, followed by: ”The Ye Family connected with the Beixuan Upper Sect, intending to sever Sword Sect’s future in the Profound Truth Secret Realm, but despite evident evidence, I attempted punishment later, it’s the second.”

Presently confessing his offenses publicly, his heart sinking into an abyss, he vaguely sensed Sword Ancestor’s intention to act.