Chapter 528
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Chapter 528: The Golden Sword Mark
Even though the voice of the ancestor of the Chang family was calm, his words clearly revealed a strong desire for battle.
Although the Summer Palace within a radius of thousands of miles has been sealed by the Xia family, as long as the four major Daoist clans are willing, they have the ability to break through and enter the Summer Palace to confront their enemies.
As soon as the ancestor of the Chang family spoke these words, the Sky Blessed Realm ancestors of the other three major Daoist clans also took a step forward calmly.
By taking actual actions to show their support for the ancestor of the Chang family.
Xia Qi was well aware of the intentions of the four major Daoist clans, but now the Xia family was truly in a difficult situation!
Firstly, they were indeed unable to provide any explanation because they themselves did not know what had happened within the Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip, leading to consecutive strange occurrences.
Secondly, the Tianqi Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip disappeared along with the disappearance of the images on the Cloudstone!
After existing for thousands of years within the Xia family and being regarded as a treasure, the Tianqi Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip actually disappeared right under the eyes of Xia Qi, a strong figure in the Sky Blessed Realm!
These days, the Xia family have been digging everywhere but couldn’t find the Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip, as if it had never existed.
Even if they tell others about this fact, the four major Daoist clans wouldn’t believe it.
Watching the Sky Blessed Realm ancestors of the four major Daoist clans getting ready to attack, Xia Qi took a deep breath and said, "If you really want to challenge my Xia family, you’re welcome to try!"
As soon as Xia Qi finished speaking, the ground in Xia City suddenly shook violently.
In the midst of this shaking, there were continuous thunderous noises coming from under the ground.
Suddenly, with a deafening sound, a huge pillar of fire rose up into the sky above the Beast Arena in Xia City, turning the recently repaired arena back into ruins.
Following that, there were eight more loud bangs!
Nine huge pillars of fire, each a hundred feet tall and wide, appeared throughout Xia City.
The flames blazed fiercely, raising the temperature rapidly, melting even the buildings in the city.
Nine pillars of fire, like nine giants, firmly guarded the Summer Palace at its center.
A large number of beasts also emerged from the Summer Palace, in the thousands, spread out in the four directions of the palace, glaring at the people of the four major Daoist clans.
In addition, there were countless cultivators appearing in the sky, forming several formations, ready and waiting.
Seeing the formations set up by the Xia family, the people of the four major Daoist clans showed a hint of seriousness in their eyes.
Because they could see that the Xia family had brought out all their elite members and even the volcanic power without hesitation, clearly intending to defend to the end and fight to the death against them.
This was unexpected for them.
They had thought that until the last moment, the Xia family would not fight them desperately, but they did not expect the Xia family to be so decisive.
Although the four Sky Blessed Realm ancestors believed that by combining the strength of their four major Daoist clans, they could still destroy the Xia family, it would also inevitably result in significant casualties among their own people.
Especially since the four major Daoist clans claimed to act together, but in reality, each had their own motives, and no one knew how the situation would unfold when they actually started fighting.
Therefore, the four people couldn’t help but hesitate, thinking whether to launch a strong attack.
Just then, Xia Qi spoke again, "Everyone, regarding the recent strange events, my Xia family has also been investigating, and now we have some clues."
"If you all have a little patience, why not give my Xia family more time? We will surely give you a satisfactory answer later, how about that!"
The reason why Xia family came out demonstrating a desperate attitude from the start was to try to intimidate the four large Daoist clans, in order to delay some time.
Because Xia family’s greatest secret is not the underground volcano, but the Tianqi Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip – it’s Jiang Yun!
Even if they can’t find the Tianqi Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip, they believe Jiang Yun will definitely appear, because the people from Xiao Village are also in Xia City now.
Initially, because of Xiao Wangjie’s beating, Jiang Yun had openly challenged the authority of Xia family in front of tens of thousands of people, killed someone, and he wouldn’t ignore the life and death of the people from Xiao Village.
As long as Jiang Yun appears, the Tianqi Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip will surely appear too, and these two things are the best hope for Xia family’s comeback.
The four Sky Blessed Realm ancestors glanced at each other. Even though none of them spoke, the exchange of glances had already made them reach a consensus.
Still, the leader of the Chang family spoke up, "Alright, we will give the Xia family time, but we cannot wait indefinitely. How long will it take for you to uncover the truth?"
"At least three months, at most half a year!"
"Okay!"
The leader of the Chang family nodded and said nothing more, then turned back to their people to set up camp, clearly planning to wait here for up to half a year.
The other three major Daoist clans did the same.
They knew that the Xia family was stalling for time, but they were willing to let them do so.
Because maintaining the seal that covered thousands of miles and the powerful volcanic energy required a lot of spiritual energy.
Without supplies, the longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it was for the Xia family.
Seeing the reactions of the four major Daoist clans, Xia Qi finally relaxed a bit and went back to the Summer Palace to continue leading the Xia family in finding the whereabouts of the Tianqi Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
Inside the Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip, although Jiang Yun still sat with his eyes closed, his body shone brightly with dazzling golden light, making him look incredibly majestic.
Within the golden light, one could clearly see faint visions of a golden sword appearing above his body from time to time.
Despite being illusory, the golden sword emitted an incredibly sharp aura, causing black cracks to occasionally appear in the surrounding void and earth from the pressure.
Seeing this scene, Blood Robe and the others all understood that Jiang Yun had finally managed to absorb the inheritance of Taoist Demon Jinge, knowing that he was just one step away from fully integrating it.
Jinge sighed and said, "If he can truly merge my inheritance, he will be unbeatable among sword cultivators of the same level with another good sword!"
Wuyang glared at him with no reservations and said, "Even without your inheritance or a good sword, his strength is already unmatched among those of the same level!"
Jinge shrugged and said, "With my inheritance, he will be even more powerful!"
"Silence!"
Suddenly, Blood Robe spoke up and interrupted their conversation, making both of them a little unhappy. They were about to retaliate, but then they noticed that the golden light on Jiang Yun’s body was gradually fading, and the golden sword was shrinking.
It was clear that Jiang Yun was about to complete the fusion with Jinge’s inheritance.
At this moment, under normal circumstances, "The Way of the Gold" would appear in his Blessed Land. Once understood, the Blessed Land would transform into a paradise on its own.
Now Blood Robe wanted to see if Jiang Yun was truly unable to comprehend like himself, and whether the power of the seal would reappear!
Finally, with a clear, sword-like sound, a small golden sword mark appeared above Jiang Yun’s eyebrows, and a misty golden light appeared in his dantian.
This was "The Way of the Gold"!