Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 427: Chapter 423: The Shocked Six Province and the Precarious Situation

After the many Chosen left the Underground Palace Realm, the earth-shattering battle that had occurred within spread like a cataclysmic storm, rapidly sweeping across the Six Eastern Provinces.

For these Chosen, that battle was a humiliation.

So many of them had besieged Ning Jiang, yet they were still defeated. Proud as they were, why would they ever publicize such a thing?

However, among the many Chosen was one who was Ning Jiang’s pawn!

This person was none other than Wei Qingxuan of the Celestial Sword Sect!

Wei Qingxuan had previously been defeated by Ning Jiang, forced to submit and become his servant. He, too, had been present for the battle in the Underground Palace Realm.

As he departed the Underground Palace Realm, he secretly spread word of the battle.

In an instant, a massive uproar swept through the Six Eastern Provinces. Countless people were left dumbstruck, in utter disbelief.

”This has to be fake, right?”

”I don’t believe it. The Chosen of the Seven Great Super Sects, all of them joining forces... they should be able to sweep away everything in their path. How could this Ning Jiang possibly be their match?”

”That’s right! Jian Jiuge, Zhi Tianhou, Xia Tianyu... which one of them isn’t a top-tier Chosen of this generation? Each possesses extraordinary combat prowess, capable of killing Earth Martial Realm experts despite only being in the Immortal Realm. With so many masters present, no matter how strong Ning Jiang was, there was no way he could have survived!”

Initially, no one was willing to believe any of the rumors.

But slowly, people began to notice that the many Chosen of the Seven Great Super Sects remained eerily silent on the matter. Not a single one came forward to refute the claims.

Furthermore, numerous eyewitnesses reported that when these Chosen emerged from the Ancient Forbidden Land, every last one of them was injured, with no exceptions.

All these accounts left many people silent.

”The Chosen were all injured, but maybe they just fought each other. How does that prove Ning Jiang did it?”

”That Ning Jiang killed Jing Fanzheng of Wuliang Palace while being besieged by all the other Chosen? I absolutely refuse to believe it.”

Even more people held onto their original opinions.

However, this debate didn’t last long. When a recording of the battle’s scene began to circulate via a ”Memory Stone,” the countless voices of doubt all faded into dead silence.

A Memory Stone was a peculiar type of stone capable of recording short visual images.

The one who circulated this Memory Stone was none other than Wei Qingxuan!

”It’s all true! Ning Jiang single-handedly suppressed all the other Chosen! It’s real!”

After seeing everything that had happened with their own eyes via the Memory Stone, innumerable experts were shaken to their core.

”Strong... he’s just too strong! Is he even human? He’s a monster!”

The world-shocking combat prowess Ning Jiang displayed in that battle left countless experts speechless.

With a single sword, he was unstoppable. He first suppressed the seven great Chosen, forcing them into a corner. Then, even when everyone else joined forces against him, he still displayed invincible might and forcefully slew Jing Fanzheng.

The moment of Jing Fanzheng’s death was utterly staggering. He was clearly surrounded by numerous Chosen, yet not a single one of them could save him.

It seemed that once you were targeted by Ning Jiang, death was the only outcome.

”In all my two thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven years, I have seen countless Chosen in the Six Eastern Provinces, but I have never seen a young man like this. This child is truly an anomaly. It would be no exaggeration to call him a divine being, a prodigy of nature.”

A Heaven-Reaching Realm expert with white eyebrows that touched the ground sighed with emotion after watching the recording.

”My heavens, it’s Elder Changmei! That senior is actually still alive? He’s a genuine living fossil!”

Someone recognized him and was secretly stunned. Heaven-Reaching Realm experts had a lifespan of only three thousand years, yet this man had lived for two thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven. One could only imagine how ancient he was.

”Well said. A person like him reminds me of a legend from the past.”

Another elder sighed in admiration. His long sleeves fluttered, and he carried himself with an ethereal, transcendent air.

”Heavens, another old senior! I can’t believe he’s still alive too.”

”This Ning Jiang is well and truly famous now. He’s even managed to rouse these terrifyingly ancient seniors.”

The crowd was utterly astounded.

But soon enough, these living fossils vanished.

”That old senior just now said he was reminded of a legend. Who was he talking about?” someone asked in confusion after he left.

”A legend? In the Six Eastern Provinces, the only one who can be called a legend is that Celestial King from a thousand years ago... Golden Cicada...” someone answered.

Instantly, countless people fell silent, unable to utter another word.

”A figure from a thousand years ago is too distant for us. We should focus on the present. Who do you think is stronger, this Ning Jiang or Ling Tianxu of the Sword King Body?”

”Before, I would’ve definitely said the Sword King Body. But now... I guess we’ll only know after they fight, won’t we?”

...

”After today, the whole world will know your name.”

「Liang Province, Mountain and Sea Sect.」

Lan Nongyu gazed up at the vast sky. She never imagined that Ning Jiang would stir up such a colossal storm in the Underground Palace Realm.

Innumerable eyes were now drawn to the name Ning Jiang.

He was like the blazing sun in the sky, the center of all attention.

”Alas, though he has made a name for himself, everything that comes next is what’s most crucial!”

Beside Lan Nongyu, an old woman sighed. She was the Sect Leader of the Mountain and Sea Sect.

”Sect Leader, what are your thoughts?” Lan Nongyu asked.

”Everyone knows by now that the Seven Great Super Sects entered the King’s Tomb to fight for the Celestial Pill, and that pill has fallen into Ning Jiang’s hands. But for Ning Jiang, this Celestial Pill is more likely to bring him boundless disaster. The various Kings will not remain indifferent to it,” the old woman said.

Hearing this, Lan Nongyu fell silent.

It was a truth that anyone could understand.

’How will Ning Jiang face the situation to come?’

’He’s at the very center of the storm. Can he really emerge unscathed?’

”I have already given the order. From this moment on, the Mountain and Sea Sect is hereby disbanded. All Disciples are to go into hiding and conceal their identities!”

The old woman’s words caused Lan Nongyu’s expression to change drastically.

”Sect Leader, why are you doing this?”

”Silly girl, don’t you understand? What comes next is a contest between Ning Jiang and the several Kings. If Ning Jiang can survive this ordeal, that’s wonderful. But what if he can’t?”

The old woman’s expression grew heavy. ”Nongyu, don’t you forget that Ning Jiang has a feud with the Extreme Heaven Sect. If something happens to him, do you really think the Extreme Heaven Sect will let us go?”

Lan Nongyu bit her lip. She knew the Sect Leader was speaking the truth, but she found it difficult to accept the immediate disbandment of the Mountain and Sea Sect.

”Sect Leader, I’m the one who implicated the Mountain and Sea Sect,” Lan Nongyu said, clenching her fists in self-reproach.

”Alas, it was my idea to have you approach Ning Jiang in the first place. If anyone is to blame, it’s me,” the old woman said, shaking her head.

”Sect Leader, I don’t regret knowing him!” Lan Nongyu declared resolutely, her beautiful eyes filled with determination.

The disbandment of the Mountain and Sea Sect happened quietly, failing to cause much of a stir.

Overnight, the Mountain and Sea Sect was completely deserted.

On the third day of the uproar over Ning Jiang, another sensational piece of news emerged from the Celestial Sword Sect!