Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 408: Chapter 404: The Major Tribes and the Divine Origin Fruit Tree

”The blood is fresh. These Thorn Demon Wolves were killed recently.”

”They were all killed by a single sword strike. And this Thorny Demon Wolf King... its strength reached the Immortal Realm. Even our Eastern Tribe’s Clan Leader would have a hard time taking it down. But from the looks of it, it was killed in about ten moves. Where did an expert of the Sword Dao like this come from?”

A dozen or so figures gathered, examining the corpses of the Thorn Demon Wolves on the ground. Expressions of utter shock appeared on their faces.

”Could it be an expert from one of the other tribes who snuck in?”

”Hmph. The Divine Origin Fruit Tree is about to mature. The other tribes must be getting restless.”

”I’m afraid it’s not that simple. Our tribes know each other’s experts inside and out, but I’ve never heard of any other tribe having a master of the Sword Dao like this.”

The one who spoke had a white beard and white hair, and was the eldest of the group. As soon as he started talking, the others didn’t dare to interrupt.

He was the Grand Elder of the Eastern Tribe, second in rank only to the Clan Leader.

”This person can’t have gone far. They might be spying on us from the surroundings right now. Hmph, allow me to find out exactly who it is.”

The Grand Elder’s gaze turned cold. He took out a black jar and opened it.

BUZZZZZZ...

As the black jar opened, countless black insects swarmed out. The insects were only the size of a grain of rice, but there were thousands, even tens of thousands of them, packed densely together.

The countless black insects spread out in all directions like a tide.

About a dozen breaths later, the Grand Elder’s eyes lit up. ”Found him. He’s right there.”

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Several figures immediately rushed over.

Before them stood a young man in white robes with white hair. He had an ethereal air about him, and his aura was completely out of place with theirs.

”Hm? Who are you? Which tribe are you from?” the Grand Elder demanded, his expression stern.

”Interesting. Black Demon Insects. No wonder you were able to find me.”

Ning Jiang glanced at the black insects before him. These Black Demon Insects were extremely difficult to cultivate. They had no offensive capabilities, only the ability to detect.

”I don’t belong to any tribe,” he answered.

”Hmph. Nonsense. It seems you refuse to tell the truth. Very well, seize him.”

At the Grand Elder’s command, the dozen or so experts behind him stepped forward. Each one held a chain and stood in a different position, vaguely forming an Array.

”Attack!”

The dozen or so men threw their chains simultaneously, sealing off the space in every direction and giving Ning Jiang no chance to escape.

”Once the Four Extremes and Eight Desolates Binding Array is deployed, even someone in the Immortal Realm will be captured.”

The Grand Elder was filled with confidence. This was an Array their tribe had painstakingly cultivated, a secret technique passed down only within the tribe. Only their tribe’s strongest expert, the Clan Leader, could possibly break it.

In his eyes, Ning Jiang had nowhere left to run.

”Parlor tricks.”

However, Ning Jiang just shook his head, his eyes devoid of fear.

He stood his ground, extended his arm, and threw a single punch.

BOOM!

With that one punch, rolling Thunderbolts surged forth. A terrifying Fist Force exploded outward, powerful enough to shatter stone and shake the heavens.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK...

The sound of shattering echoed continuously. Under the terrifying Fist Force, the chains trembled violently before they could no longer bear the strain and broke, inch by inch.

At the same time, the dozen or so men spat blood as they were sent flying backward.

He shattered the Array with a single punch!

”How is that possible?”

The Grand Elder’s expression changed drastically. He stared at Ning Jiang in disbelief. ’Is he a monster? Even the Clan Leader couldn’t break this Array so easily!’

While he was still in shock, Ning Jiang reached out his hand. An immense Power pressed down, pinning the Grand Elder to the ground, completely unable to move.

”If you don’t want to die, tell me everything about this place, down to the last detail.”

Having just arrived, the thing Ning Jiang wanted to know most was the situation here.

This Underworld had not only Demon Beasts, but also humans. He was extremely curious about the state of affairs here.

”Yes... I’ll talk.”

The Grand Elder sensed Ning Jiang’s unfathomable Power and didn’t dare refuse. He answered whatever Ning Jiang asked.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Ning Jiang was lost in thought.

According to the Grand Elder, there were a dozen or so tribes of various sizes in this Underground Palace Realm, with a total population of several hundred thousand.

Ning Jiang wasn’t surprised by this.

This Underground Palace Realm was massive, about half the size of Cyan Cloud Country. It wasn’t strange that people would be living in an area so large.

But what surprised Ning Jiang the most was that, from the Grand Elder’s words, he seemed to have no idea that this was just a small Underground Palace Realm.

And that outside, there were the even more vast Six Eastern Provinces!

They were like frogs in a well, able to see only the patch of sky above them, but not the world beyond.

’This must have been the purpose of the Underground Palace’s creator.’

Ning Jiang murmured to himself. He could roughly guess the thoughts of that Celestial Martial Realm King.

A Celestial Martial Realm King buried in his own tomb would be far too lonely if he were all by himself.

So he seeded the Underground Palace with a group of the Human Race, allowing them to live here. At the same time, he used his Great Magical Power to erase their memories of the outside world, leaving them with knowledge only of this place.

No one knew that the place where they lived was just a small tomb!

No one knew that they lived here merely to accompany the King who rested eternally in this place.

From that perspective, these people were undoubtedly pitiable.

’It seems it will be difficult to find any clues about the Celestial Pill from them,’ he thought. ’Perhaps I’ll only find useful information if I go to one of the larger tribes.’

Ning Jiang pondered. This Underground Palace Realm was immense. To find the Celestial Pill, he first had to find the King’s burial place, which would be no easy task.

”I heard you mention a Divine Origin Fruit Tree earlier. Does your tribe have Divine Essence Fruits?” Ning Jiang asked lightly.

A Divine Essence Fruit was an incredibly precious treasure of heaven and earth. It took a thousand years for one to mature, and a single fruit gave its consumer a high chance of breaking through to the Immortal Realm.

Hearing that Ning Jiang had set his sights on their tribe’s Divine Essence Fruit, the Grand Elder’s face soured. Knowing he couldn’t hide it, he sighed and said, ”Reporting to you, my lord, our tribe does indeed possess a Divine Origin Fruit Tree.”

”If you don’t want to die, take me to it.”

With a wave of his sleeve, Ning Jiang released the Power pinning the Grand Elder.

”Yes. Please come with me, my lord.”

In the face of such strength, the Grand Elder didn’t dare to disobey and could only lead Ning Jiang away.

Ning Jiang wasn’t afraid of any foul play. He had already learned that the Eastern Tribe had no Earth Martial Realm experts. Even if they did, with his own techniques, he had ways to escape.

After traveling through the forest for two hours, Ning Jiang followed them into a valley.

The valley was bustling with people.

The Eastern Tribe was a small tribe, but its population still numbered over ten thousand.

”My lord, that is the Divine Origin Fruit Tree.”

In the center of the Eastern Tribe’s settlement stood a small tree, about three feet tall. Its entire form was like jade, glowing with a crystalline light.

This was the Divine Origin Fruit Tree.

But there were already other people standing beside the Divine Origin Fruit Tree.

Upon seeing those people, the Grand Elder’s expression changed instantly.