Chapter 239
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Chapter 239: Cang Jian Gate
Wang Xiangchi’s sword strike scared off the two injured Transformation Stage dog demons.
The two dog demons exchanged glances, nodded in agreement, and seemed to have struck a deal.
News about a human genius reached the Core Formation stage beast race that was causing chaos in the fairy city.
The Core Formation stage dog demon casually crushed the demonic energy light carrying the message.
“Killing a human genius will earn us great rewards from the beast king,” the dog demon said, swiping its paw and obliterating an entire street.
“Good thing it was my molten hound clan that found this.”
With that, the Core Formation stage dog demon sped toward the city outskirts.
Meanwhile, at the teleportation center, the Rebirth Servant successfully blended in and released the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey from the spatial artifact.
As soon as the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey appeared, Xu Fan, far away on Hidden Spirit Island, took control of it through his technique.
“Alright, you can return to the teleportation center now,” the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey said lightly.
“Understood,” the Rebirth Servant replied with a bow.
After the Rebirth Servant left, the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey formed a spell seal and vanished.
“This is much better than that Refining Void Puppet,” the camouflaged Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey remarked with satisfaction.
The hidden Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey had taken on Xu Fan’s appearance, as it still wasn’t comfortable with the beast race’s form.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away from Celestial Sword Fairy City, Wang Xiangchi was on the run again after Grape informed him that Core Formation stage beasts were heading his way from the fairy city.
As he fled, Wang Xiangchi spoke into his communication artifact, “What should I do? A few thousand miles is nothing to Core Formation stage beasts.”
“Don’t worry, the master has sent help. Just lure them ten thousand miles away from Celestial Sword Fairy City, and the master can act,” Grape replied.
Suddenly, an overwhelming surge of demonic energy approached Wang Xiangchi from behind, accompanied by a trail of light.
“So fast!” Wang Xiangchi exclaimed, feeling the immense demonic energy closing in, thinking the Core Formation stage beasts had already caught up.
“It’s just a Void Refinement stage beast; no need to panic. Keep running,” Grape said calmly, though Wang Xiangchi found it hard to stay calm.
A massive claw made of demonic energy appeared in front of Wang Xiangchi and slammed down.
“I…”
‘Boom!’
A diamond-like protective shield appeared around Wang Xiangchi, easily blocking the claw’s attack and giving him a speed boost.
The jade token around his neck shattered into dust—a lifesaving tool Xu Fan had given to each disciple.
Wang Xiangchi still had nine more jade tokens left.
“Grape, was all this part of your plan?” Wang Xiangchi asked, shielded by the golden barrier.
“Yes, your profiles are all in the database, so everything’s under control,” Grape replied.
Wang Xiangchi took out another jade token and put it around his neck.
“What is uncontrollable?”
As soon as he asked, before Grape could reply, a strange light erupted from a mountain peak below, instantly enveloping the fleeing Wang Xiangchi.
As Wang Xiangchi fled, the scene before him suddenly changed.
The once wild mountains instantly transformed into a fairyland.
‘Boom~~’
Wang Xiangchi didn’t react in time and crashed into a mountain wall.
Struggling out from the wall while protected by a golden shield, Wang Xiangchi soared into the sky, gazing at the scene below that resembled a sacred sect. Confused, he said, “Did I stumble upon the ruins of an ancient sect?”
“Grape, do you have any information on Cang Jian Gate?” Wang Xiangchi asked, staring at the large letters on the mountain gate.
“I have already disconnected from the main body. The database doesn’t have information on Cang Jian Gate,” a pure electronic voice replied.
Before Wang Xiangchi could respond, the entire ruins of Cang Jian Gate began to tremble.
On the distant main peak, a phantom of an enormous sword appeared.
“The admission assessment of Cang Jian Gate begins,” an ancient voice echoed.
At the same time, the jade steps connecting the mountain gate and the main peak began to glow with spiritual light.
“First challenge, the Road of Sword Bodies.”
“Those who ascend the main peak via these steps will pass,” an elderly man’s voice announced.
“I didn’t expect I would also be a person with great fortune,” Wang Xiangchi smiled as he walked towards the mountain gate.
Upon reaching the base of the mountain gate, Wang Xiangchi took a step forward and was struck back by a burst of spiritual light.
“Those above Foundation Establishment Stage cannot participate in the admission assessment.”
In that moment, Wang Xiangchi recalled when his master first learned divination techniques.
Xu Fan had once prophesied his fate.
He would meet significant people and ascend the ladder of success, avoiding calamity and gaining blessings.
Back then, he understood that the significant person was his master; now he comprehended the latter two phrases.
Then he remembered the characteristics of a person with a destined fate as described by his master and thought of the students still in his spatial palace.
He sighed lightly and waved his hand, releasing the students from the palace’s space.
Fifty students, including an assistant, appeared, their expressions varied, but most bore faces filled with sadness and despair.
Most of the students were from the fairy city, and many of their parents lived there; now that Celestial Sword Fairy City was attacked by the beast race, their families were likely killed.
Jian Wujie looked particularly dazed, sorrowfully uttering, “Mother, I am unfilial, unable to die alongside you.”
“The invaders of Celestial Sword Fairy City are only a small number of high-level beasts; their primary targets are the trading guilds and advanced cultivators within the city.”
“Your parents are mostly at Qi Refinement or Foundation Establishment, at most a Golden Core, so if they hide well, there is still hope for their survival.”
“Regardless of life or death, you must muster your spirits.”
“Now, we are in a secret realm of an ancient sect, Cang Jian Gate, and our presence has triggered the admission assessment of Cang Jian Gate.”
“Only those below Foundation Establishment Stage can participate; this is your opportunity,” Wang Xiangchi pointed at the nearby mountain gate and said.
“This is your chance; make the most of it. Only by growing stronger can you seek revenge,” Wang Xiangchi said.
He looked at Jian Wujie and Han Feiyu, knowing this was their opportunity.
Han Feiyu wore a slightly sorrowful expression, as he still had friends back in Celestial Sword Fairy City.
Meanwhile, Jian Wujie’s gaze was locked on the mountain gate, his eyes burning with hatred for the beast race.
“Enough standing around. Pull yourselves together and prepare for the admission assessment,” Wang Xiangchi urged.
With his encouragement, the students began moving toward the mountain gate.
As the first student stepped onto the jade steps, a second enormous sword shadow appeared in the sky.
Then, one after another, nine enormous sword shadows materialized.
Each sword shadow was unique: one radiated the righteousness of a wide road, another flickered like a shadow, one evoked the horrors of a mountain of corpses, and yet another moved as swiftly as a feather…
Wang Xiangchi’s attention was drawn to the sword shadows above.
As he gazed at the nine embodiments of supreme swordsmanship, a rare glint of greed flashed in his eyes.
A voice whispered in his mind, telling him that by controlling these students, he could claim the inheritance of these nine swords.
Another voice urged him to eliminate the students and, once free, enlist his master’s help to seize the entire secret realm.
Just then, the jade token in Wang Xiangchi’s chest shattered into dust.
A surge of clarity washed over him, like a cool spring rushing to his head.
In an instant, Wang Xiangchi snapped out of his trance.
He glanced at the dark red sword shadow on the distant peak, breaking into a cold sweat. Quickly, he pulled out another jade token and hung it around his neck.
“Next time, I’ll carry more jade tokens,” Wang Xiangchi muttered, still shaken.
“Nine swordsmanship inheritances think they can corrupt me?” he started to boast, but then, recalling his earlier lapse, he added, “My master won’t let you succeed.”
By now, all the students had stepped onto the Road of Sword Bodies. Some had already climbed over a hundred steps, while others were around twenty.
Jian Wujie led the way, followed closely by a particularly talented student.
Han Feiyu was in third place.
The students’ faces were strained, as if they were carrying the weight of mountains with every step.
“Why can’t those at the Foundation Establishment Stage take part in the assessment?” the assistant beside Wang Xiangchi asked helplessly.
“Opportunities are a matter of fate,” Wang Xiangchi replied.
“If you’ve got no ties in Celestial Sword Fairy City, you could join my sect as an outer disciple,” he added, patting the assistant’s shoulder.
The assistant, who had been at Wang Xiangchi’s side since his arrival at Celestial Sword Academy, had proven himself capable in handling student affairs.
Wang Xiangchi had taken a liking to the efficient assistant and decided to offer him a chance.
“Thank you, senior,” the assistant said, beaming with joy.
“Rise,” Wang Xiangchi said lightly.
Meanwhile, near the spot where Wang Xiangchi had vanished, a group of dog demons waited.
The leader, a Void Refinement stage dog demon, stared intently at the place where Wang Xiangchi had disappeared.
“Such outrageous luck to trigger a secret realm.”
“When Lord Heavenly Dog arrives, he’ll break the secret realm and take your life. A human genius who can slay Transformation Stage beasts? The leader gets the meat, and we’ll settle for some soup,” the Void Refinement stage dog demon said.
Just then, a five-colored Great Sword appeared in the distant sky and plunged fiercely into the ground.
“Awoooo~~~”
A mournful cry made all the dog demons pale.
“That’s Lord Heavenly Dog’s voice!” one dog demon shouted in terror.
“We’ve encountered a great being from the human race! Run!!” the Void Refinement stage dog demon cried, realizing escape was impossible.
“Trying to run?”
The barren mountain below transformed into a massive hand of earth, trapping all the dog demons.
A Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey, resembling Xu Fan, appeared before them.
“You dare chase my disciple? Who gave you the guts?” Xu Fan said, waving his hand lightly. All the dog demons were annihilated, leaving only intact corpses behind.
“You stumbled into the secret realm with the students.”
“Too bad the protagonist isn’t my foolish disciple,” Xu Fan said with a smirk.
A hidden formation appeared in the sky, concealing the area where the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey stood.
Xu Fan didn’t rush to break the secret realm; instead, he waited patiently outside.
The Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey, still resembling Xu Fan, glanced toward Celestial Sword Fairy City and mused, “What’s the beast race’s goal? Showing off or delivering themselves as prey?”
A profound aura emanated from the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey as Xu Fan activated his divination ability.
“Blood sword, giant beast, inheritance, bloodline.”
Xu Fan stopped there, knowing that continuing might cost him his life.
As he pieced together the information, combined with the usual tropes of such stories, he concluded, “This must be the protagonist’s main storyline.”
“Is it Jian Wujie or Han Feiyu?” Xu Fan muttered, already imagining a million-word plot.
“Why bother thinking about it? It’s got nothing to do with me,” Xu Fan said.
“Lately, things have been strange. Every time I study celestial script, something goes wrong. Is the heavens trying to tell me something?” Xu Fan wondered aloud.
He’d been interrupted three times already while studying celestial script.
“Maybe it’s a sign to stop messing with this stuff,” Xu Fan pondered.
Just then, he received news that a Great Ascension Master had teleported to Celestial Sword Fairy City and slain over a dozen Core Formation stage beasts, forcing the horde to retreat and leaving the city in ruins.
“Doesn’t that Great Ascension Master notice anything? Should I give a warning?” Xu Fan mused, stroking his chin.
At that moment, a blood-colored Giant Sword appeared above Celestial Sword Fairy City, hovering ominously.
“Guess no warning’s needed,” Xu Fan said with a smile.
Suddenly, a door opened where Wang Xiangchi had disappeared.
Wang Xiangchi and over a dozen students emerged, including Han Feiyu.
“Master, you’ve come in person!”
Seeing the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey in Xu Fan’s form, Wang Xiangchi spoke with emotion.
“What are you on about? You’re being chased by a Core Formation stage beast, and I have to step in?”
“Your use of my Heaven and Earth One Color technique was pitiful—three Transformation Stage enemies, one dead, two injured.”
“Have I failed to unlock your potential?” Xu Fan said, eyeing the disappointing Wang Xiangchi.
In Xu Fan’s eyes, his disciple should find fighting above their level as easy as eating or drinking, and defeating stronger foes as simple as slicing vegetables.
“I’ve embarrassed you, Master,” Wang Xiangchi said, lowering his head.
“Never mind. You’ve only just entered the Nascent Soul Stage. I’ll let it slide this time,” Xu Fan said.
Wang Xiangchi wanted to say more but couldn’t find the words.
A spiritual boat appeared, carrying the students back toward Celestial Sword Fairy City. At that moment, all the students regained their senses.
“The beast race has been driven out of Celestial Sword Fairy City. Head back first; I’ll follow shortly.”
The students on the boat received Wang Xiangchi’s transmitted message.
“What happened inside?” Xu Fan asked.
“The secret realm is the ruins of Cang Jian Gate, and the sect’s formation is still active.”
“When I entered, I accidentally triggered Cang Jian Gate’s admission assessment…”
Wang Xiangchi recounted everything he’d experienced in the secret realm to Xu Fan.
“Cang Jian Gate… I remember this sect.”
A light curtain appeared before Xu Fan, displaying information about Cang Jian Gate.
“Over a hundred thousand years ago, it was one of the ten greatest swordsman sects, with the complete inheritance of the nine great swordsmanships and their corresponding Immortal Swords.”
“But after a Grand Elder ascended with the nine Immortal Swords, the sect began to decline.”
Xu Fan sighed as he read the information. No matter how powerful a sect is, it can’t survive a single blunder.
