Legend of Swordsman

Even if they went straight to Tai’an City now, there would be no concerns.

However, when he mentioned returning to Tai’an City, everyone unanimously opposed it. Even Xiang Yang expressed that there was no need to return now.

At this moment, Chen Yuan stepped forward to explain, ”Senior Wushuang, you may not know this since you just came out. A few days ago, we captured a dying cultivator from the Chiyang Sect. From him, we learned that there is an altar hidden underground in Mangshan County, containing a great secret!”

”Oh, is that so?” Jian Wushuang looked doubtful.

It wasn’t that he didn’t believe Chen Yuan, but rather that he didn’t trust certain people.

For example, the Holy Maiden of the Centipede Tribe.

Ever since she learned that he had reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage, her gaze had been evasive, clearly indicating that there were things she hadn’t told Chen Yuan, and she was likely conspiring with Yang Xiao.

However, Jian Wushuang could tell that Yang Xiao didn’t know as much as the Holy Maiden.

His gaze turned to the Holy Maiden of the Centipede Tribe, and in an uncompromising tone, he said, ”I don’t care what relationship or cooperation you have with Wei Jiuxian. I just want to know what your goal is!”

”This...” Yang Xiao was the first to step forward and plead, ”Senior, you and the Commander must also have some sort of cooperative relationship, right? Since we’re all on the same side, we all have our own secrets. Why push for answers?”

”Heh!” Jian Wushuang turned his head to look at Yang Xiao, amused. ”Yang Xiao, are you really unaware of the Centipede Tribe’s affairs?”

In truth, he didn’t know either; he was merely trying to bluff the other party. After all, the situation with the Jiang Kingdom wasn’t yet clear, and he didn’t want to burn bridges at this time.

Yang Xiao was obviously stunned by this statement, but then he resolutely said, ”The Centipede Holy Maiden saved my life, and she cooperates with the Commander. I don’t want to know more than that!”

”She saved your life?”

At this moment, Xiang Yang sneered, ”Yang Xiao, don’t forget that it was Brother Wushuang who saved your life. He saved everyone!”

These words naturally solidified their stance.

Chen Yuan was the same; he was a middleman, and his journey to Mangshan County was related to a matter that concerned him. However, everyone else was focused on the Holy Maiden of the Centipede Tribe’s goal.

Everyone, that is, except for the oblivious Yang Xiao, who thought that she had saved his life and was eager to repay her.

”If I don’t tell you, will you take action, Senior?” The Centipede Holy Maiden asked angrily. Jian Wushuang simply shook his head and calmly replied, ”Whatever you did to that demon sect cultivator earlier, I will do to you.”

Soul Search!

This technique was far too simple.

Once a Soul Search was performed, all secrets would be revealed.

Previously, Jian Wushuang’s strength hadn’t been enough, and with powerful figures watching them from the shadows, he hadn’t intended to search Yang Xiao’s soul.

But now things were different. He had the strength, and there were no prying eyes around. He could freely search souls.

He would uncover the truth about the Jiang Kingdom, and he would also learn the Centipede Holy Maiden’s purpose in Mangshan County.

He was just pondering whether to act so ruthlessly in front of Jiang Shang.

If she obediently confessed, he was willing to believe her.

For a moment, the situation was at an impasse.

Jiang Shang’s gaze was clear, and he tried several times to speak, but the words never left his lips.

Upon witnessing this scene, Jian Wushuang’s heart softened, and he spoke calmly, ”I’ll give you a chance. Tell me what’s inside the altar beneath Mangshan County. I won’t concern myself with anything else. This benefits everyone.”

Except for the Centipede Saintess.

Among everyone present, only the Centipede Saintess knew what lay within the altar.

This time, Yang Xiao didn’t insist on protecting her. Instead, he tried to persuade her, ”Saintess, this matter concerns the billions of people in the Tang Dynasty. Please, reveal it. It will also allow Senior Wushuang and the others to prepare in advance!”

”Even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand!” The Centipede Saintess responded with a bitter smile, her eyes even carrying a trace of mockery.

It was as if she were looking at a group of monkeys.

”What do you mean?” Jian Wushuang didn’t immediately grasp her meaning, for it had been

too long since anyone dared speak to him this way.

Could it be that this Centipede Saintess was an illegitimate child of a Star Spirit?

If that were the case, she might indeed know more than Jian Wushuang.

But the likelihood of this happening was as slim as Jian Wushuang being a failure. How could

a failure possibly cultivate to possess the battle power of a Nine-Star Universe God?

Clearly, this wasn’t possible!

”Just speak. Whether we understand or not is none of your concern, and you don’t have to worry about whether I believe you. My Thought power is strong; you should have witnessed this. Thought power reflects mental strength, so you can’t lie to me!” Jian Wushuang remained unhurried. After giving her some reassurance, he casually shrank the Nine Prison Pagoda and began playing with it in his hand.

Although he couldn’t control its interior, he could still manipulate its exterior with ease; he just couldn’t store it within himself.

Fortunately, his current physical body was a type of spatial special life form. Even a single drop of his blood contained a small space, albeit not large. However, placing a small nine- tiered pagoda inside was quite simple.

The Centipede Saintess cast a deep glance at everyone present.

This irritated Xiang Yang, who was impatient by nature. Just as he was about to lose his temper, Jian Wushuang held him back.

Yang Xiao and Jiang Shang believed that what she was about to reveal involved secrets of ancient cultivators. Although they were anxious, they patiently waited for her to speak.

Only Chen Yuan seemed utterly indifferent.

He wasn’t a cultivator and had no interest in the secrets of cultivators. However, he did harbor

a secret of his own, one so significant that it could shock the entire Tang Dynasty. To him, whatever the Centipede Saintess said, no matter how earth-shattering, paled in comparison

to his own secret.

”This matter needs to be traced back to ancient times!” The Centipede Saintess sighed deeply.

Her eyes showed no nostalgia, only a sense of melancholy.

From her words, everyone learned the name of this world.

”Red-Eyed Realm!”

This world was called the Red-Eyed Realm.

Upon hearing this name, everyone felt a sense of astonishment.

Jian Wushuang, however, was calculating whether this Red-Eyed Realm had any connection

to the Red Sun Sect.

Xiang Yang felt no surprise; instead, he was full of disdain. He couldn’t care less about the

name of such a small world.

The Centipede Saintess, with mockery and pride in her eyes, continued, ”You might not know much about the realms between worlds. Let me explain it this way: the Red-Eyed Realm is one of the weakest worlds. Do you know where those who have shattered the void go?”

”The Upper Realm!” Yang Xiao answered honestly.

This was something the Immortal Jiu Chen had mentioned earlier. Repeating it now didn’t

make him seem ignorant.

However, his answer only provoked a bout of laughter from the Centipede Saintess. ”Even a three-year-old knows there is an Upper Realm. But do you know what the Upper Realm is called? What races live there? What kinds of cultivators exist, and how powerful they are? You

don’t know!”

Without waiting for a rebuttal, she immediately dismissed everyone’s understanding.

No wonder she was so arrogant.

It seemed she truly knew some secrets.

”The Upper Realm consists of seventy-two ancient domains. Each domain is countless times

larger than the Red-Eyed Realm. Even a cultivator at the Divine Form Realm, relying on flight alone, would never be able to cross a single ancient domain, not even if they lived their entire lifespan. You should know that in the lower realms, a cultivator at the Divine Form Realm can live for several thousand years. In the Upper Realm, they live even longer. Yet, crossing the Red-Eyed Realm for a Divine Form Realm cultivator only takes a month. Can you now grasp how vast the ancient domains are?” The Centipede Saintess smiled smugly, her bronze- colored eyebrows arched high.