Legend of Swordsman

Recently, Yang Dingtian had even teamed up with Xue Yang to make a move against the formation within the Shuangmian God Palace.

Upon hearing her description, Jian Wushuang’s heart stirred, and he was certain it was Jiang Ni herself.

”Quasi-Immortal Emperor?” Jian Wushuang’s lips curled into a faint smile. ”It seems that back then, I left behind a hidden danger! I didn’t expect that even after closing myself off for ten thousand years, I still couldn’t eliminate it completely!”

Xiang Yang interrupted mindlessly, ”You’re not talking about little Jiang Ni, are you?”

”Ahem!” Jian Wushuang coughed lightly and glared, ”Why are you calling her so affectionately, is she your wife?”

”Uh, wasn’t she just a kid back then?” Xiang Yang felt a little wronged.

He didn’t understand what Jian Wushuang was up to.

Why not just go and find Jiang Ni directly instead of wasting time gossiping with this little girl?

Jian Wushuang, however, acted as though he was heartbroken.

It was unclear if he was pretending or genuinely distressed.

Seeing this, Huang Yue’er felt a spark of joy in her heart and hurriedly extended an olive branch.

”Senior, all is not lost. That Quasi-Immortal Emperor is currently in the Ancient. Territory of Overturning Sea, and our Ancient Court is gathering strong cultivators to capture her in one swoop. If Senior seeks revenge, why not join our Ancient Court’s forces and participate in the siege?” Huang Yue’er suggested excitedly.

Jian Wushuang, however, appeared troubled. His eyes showed a trace of fear as he politely declined, ”Friend, you’ve said it yourself, she is a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, capable of battling a Dao Lord. If a small figure like me goes, I’m afraid I’ll be cut down by her in one strike!”

”Senior, you need not worry. She was recently ambushed by my father and two other Dao Lords, and she’s already injured. Moreover, my father has a method to locate her hiding place. Right now, they are gathering forces to launch the assault, and Yang Dingtian and his group are with her!” Huang Yue’er said with enthusiasm.

She was thrilled because not only could she effortlessly recruit three Dao Lords, but she didn’t even have to promise them any benefits.

Once her father and senior brother found out, they would surely reward her.

However, seeing the fear in Jian Wushuang’s eyes, she secretly sneered, thinking that. Jian Wushuang’s earlier arrogant demeanor was all just an act.

The moment he heard of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor, he instantly became too scared to speak.

After some hesitation, Jian Wushuang finally said, ”Alright, then I’ll trouble you to guide me. However, I must clarify in advance, though I’ve just emerged from seclusion, I’m still injured and cannot take the lead in the battle. I hope you’ll understand.”

”No problem!” At this point, Huang Yue’er had lost all respect.

She felt that she had seen through Jian Wushuang, seeing his fear of death as a Dao Lord.

She even mocked him in her heart several times.

After arranging Jian Wushuang and his two companions at the top of the Divine Mountain in the temple, Huang Yue’er left for the temple where her father resided, ready to report this matter to him.

Just as she approached her father’s temple, a furious roar echoed from within.

”A bunch of useless fools, utterly useless! I asked you to find a few Dao Lords, and you couldn’t even do that. Do you expect me to beg the Ancient Court for reinforcements?”

The subordinates inside all wore miserable expressions, not daring to refute.

There was nothing they could do. The Ancient Court’s battlefront was stretched very thin.

Of the seventeen ancient territories, seven had been completely secured, with only one ordinary Dao Lord needed to maintain order. Three to five Dao Lords would suffice as support.

Most of the forces stationed there were local powerhouses, and even they had been recruited into the Ancient Court.

A majority of the elite forces had been deployed to the two ancient territories at the forefront of the war, where the true slaughterhouses were located.

The Ancient Territory of Overturning Sea, being at the rear, was theoretically the safest place.

But this territory also contained the sealed Dao Lord of the Sacred Land, requiring Emperor Yue Ying, a third-tier Dao Lord, to remain stationed here.

Things had been fine for the past few millennia, but recently, two troublesome individuals had appeared.

Though neither were Dao Lords, they were more challenging to deal with than Dao Lords.

It was driving him to the brink.

In Tian Tan City, the two Dao Lords had split their responsibilities-one guarded the sealing formation of the Dao Lord, while the other defended Tian Tan City.

Emperor Yue Ying was tasked with eliminating the Sacred Land cultivators who were causing trouble.

The three Dao Lords worked in tandem.

The other two had relatively easier tasks, but Yue Ying’s was the most difficult.

The Ancient Territory of Overturning Sea was vast. If the formation sealing the Dao Lord were to be destroyed, the Ancient Court’s efforts might all be in vain. Thus, the situation had to be stabilized, and the Sacred Land’s cultivators eradicated.

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But right now, there simply weren’t enough people.

He could only recruit more himself.

Many of his Dao Lords had died in battle.

Now, only six remained.

Some of the Dao Lords were stationed at the Ancient Court or even further on the front lines.

They were guarding key fortresses and couldn’t be deployed.

The only remaining option was to mobilize the Dao Lords from the Ancient Court.

But what reason could he use to justify their deployment?

To annihilate a Dao Lord?

He, a Dao Lord himself, couldn’t handle it?

This was an utter humiliation.

To destroy a Dao Lord, he, a Dao Lord, couldn’t accomplish it and still needed reinforcements.

How would the Ancient Court see him after this?

He, Emperor Yue Ying, was ranked among the top ten in the Ancient Court.

In fact, if he could obtain a Chaos Supreme Treasure, he could even rank in the top five.

Currently, the Ancient Court was under the rule of the third-generation Lord of the Ancient Court, ”Emperor Jiantian.”

The difference in strength between him and Emperor Jiantian wasn’t too large, so he also harbored ambitions of becoming the Lord of the Ancient Court.

So, ten thousand years ago, he had proactively gone to the Palace of the Twin-faced God.

As a result, not only did he fail to obtain the Chaos Supreme Treasure, but he was even wounded by a mere Dao Lord.

Thus, he remained stationed at the Overturning Sea Ancient Domain.

At first, everything was going well. He was planning to expand his territory.

After all, the lands he conquered needed someone to guard them.

He was stationed at the central hub of the frontlines, the Overturning Sea Ancient Domain, and was poised to become the number one figure leading the assault on the Sacred Land.

But due to the appearance of Yang Dingtian and that Quasi-Immortal Emperor, he was forcibly trapped in the Overturning Sea Ancient Domain, assigned a position to eradicate internal strife.

The title of the primary leader for the Sacred Land campaign had gone to ”Lord Long,” a Dao Lord who had achieved his position during the Ancient Demon Era.

He was not pleased. After all, the opponent had been alive for hundreds of thousands of years, yet his strength hadn’t improved at all. Like him, Lord Long was also a peak third-tier Dao Lord.

But there was one thing that set him apart-he was still young and had the potential to become a fourth-tier Dao Lord in the future.

In the entire Ancient Court, there were only two fourth-tier Dao Lords.

The first was the Lord of Yuan Zheng.

The other was the Immortal Emperor of Three Talents.

The strength of these two was on par with the Dao Lord they had subdued.

They were all fourth-tier Dao Lords.

Back then, the Sacred Land boasted that even without their Sacred Lord, their three

Dao Lords could stand against all the Dao Lords of the Ancient Court.

It wasn’t just idle talk-they truly could achieve it. Only the strength of the Sacred Lord surpassed them by a margin.

No one could shake him, but now that the Sacred Lord was gone, people began to have other ideas.

To win the battle for orthodoxy, this was the belief of everyone in the Ancient Court.

But now, before the great task was even completed, he had been driven to the brink by two Dao Lords.

Emperor Yue Ying sat in the main seat, looking extremely fatigued.

At this moment, seeing his daughter walk in, he forced a faint smile and gently said,

”Yue’er, what brings you here?”

”Father!” Huang Yue’er glanced at her several senior brothers and quickly said, ”I heard Father is recruiting Dao Lords. I happen to have a few candidates in mind!”