Chapter 1571: Disregarding Mu Hanyan
Chapter 1571: Chapter 1571: Disregarding Mu Hanyan
Although his words were not very clear, from the look of sadness in his eyes, Han Yan and the others still discerned the truth of his great-grandfather, grandfather, and other ancestors’ untimely deaths. Their identities were always a hidden danger, and over time, once they attracted the attention of others, it would be easy to uncover their backgrounds. But as long as a person died, naturally no one would care about their identity and origins anymore.
Rather than saying they died in battle, it would be more accurate to say they committed suicide. It is precisely because they died in battle generation after generation that the true identities of their descendants were concealed, helping them infiltrate the Holy Court longer and hide deeper.
Although he had always regarded the temple as an enemy, seeing the Bo Xuanji family’s loyalty to the temple for generations, Han Yan was still inexplicably shocked.
"So, you had infiltrated our Holy Court from that time, truly a painstaking effort." Ao Fangchen also came to the realization and said.
"Do you really think the battle initiated by the Divine Lord back then was frivolous?" Gai Huangji said sarcastically. When mentioning the Divine Lord, he looked reverent with a hint of unusual fanaticism. It was clear that the Divine Lord he spoke of was the Divine Hall Master.
Upon hearing this, Han Yan realized that the battle back then was initiated by the temple, and its purpose was to send people to infiltrate the Holy Court. Only with the Holy Court suffering heavy losses and severely lacking personnel, would they become careless when selecting people, giving them the opportunity to take advantage.
However, during that battle, six of the seven Great Elders of Divine Elder Peak died, and Jian Wuchen was severely injured. It was said that even the Holy Master almost lost his life, which shows how tragic it was. Presumably, the temple also suffered considerable losses. Creating such a commotion just to plant a spy in the Holy Court, is it really worth it? Han Yan was a bit puzzled.
"Back then, the temple actively provoked the conflict. After the battle, our Holy Court’s masters were mostly injured or killed, and the temple suffered the same. Neither side gained any advantage. It turns out it was all to send someone to infiltrate our Holy Court. The Bo family sacrificed themselves one generation after another, only to end up as a mere Inner Court Steward. If your Divine Lord knew this result, he would be extremely disappointed." Ao Fangchen said sarcastically.
With his status, he naturally wouldn’t take a little steward like Bo Xuanji seriously.
"How could he be disappointed? The Divine Lord meticulously planned for this very day." Gai Huangji laughed heartily.
"We owe it to Elder Ao as well. Without your Seven Star Heavenly Positioning Plate, how could we have entered the Holy Soul Illusion Realm?" Bo Xuanji laughed along.
"What exactly is your conspiracy?" Seeing the satisfaction on both of their faces, Ao Fangchen suddenly realized he had been focused solely on mocking their status, forgetting their true purpose, and became alert.
"There’s no harm in telling you. The Divine Lord plotted for a millennium, all for the Sword Soul behind you!" Bo Xuanji said triumphantly.
"Sword Soul!" Ao Fangchen turned to look at that Sword Soul.
Although from Han Yan’s earlier attack, he already sensed the power of this Sword Soul, he didn’t expect that the Divine Lord’s meticulous plotting was actually for it.
Typically, as long as the Holy Soul Illusion Realm remains, the Sword Souls of its masters will never disappear. Whenever the Illusion Realm opens, descendants can comprehend them again. So, although he mistakenly thought Han Yan had already comprehended this Sword Soul, seeing the sword shadow in the flame only becoming slightly more illusionary and not disappearing, he found nothing strange.
Of course, what he didn’t know was that Han Yan hadn’t actually comprehended that Sword Soul. The power of that previous attack was merely due to the bloodline connection through the cycles of reincarnation.
"Junior Master Ao, you mustn’t let them succeed!" Wei Xiaotian suddenly stepped forward, holding a longsword, blocking the way in front of the Sword Soul.
Though Ao Fangchen might not know the origin of that Sword Soul, Wei Xiaotian did.
Ao Fangchen also sidestepped, blocking the path to the Sword Soul. While he still didn’t know the origin of the Sword Soul, from Wei Xiaotian’s tense expression and the Divine Lord’s millennia of plans, he easily deduced its importance.
"Do you really think you can stop us?" Gai Huangji and Bo Xuanji both leaped, two Sword Lights gleaming coldly, striking towards Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian.
To Han Yan’s mild surprise, despite Bo Xuanji’s low status, he possessed the strength of the Sword Saint Realm. It seemed he had really been cautious and hidden his strength meticulously for this day. Otherwise, with his Sword Saint level strength, he would have surely become an elder.
However, even more surprising to Han Yan was Gai Huangji. That one sword move revealed a strength in the Sword Saint Realm, and although he was suppressed by the Heaven and Earth Rules of the Holy Court Continent, to exert such sword power without breaking the Seal’s barrier was truly daunting.
Han Yan soon discovered that several Magic Artifacts hung from his waist, emitting fantastical light. It turned out he was relying on these to resist the Heaven and Earth Rules of the Holy Court Continent. Seeing this, Han Yan understood why they had talked so much to Ao Fangchen. It was to buy enough time to fully unleash the power of these artifacts and simultaneously exert their strength within the artifacts’ controllable range.
Of course, exchanging a few extra words did no harm for Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian; they had both taken elixirs and recovered some strength.
Seeing the foes charging, they both swung their swords simultaneously. This time, Ao Fangchen finally drew his longsword without underestimating them.
In an instant, four Sword Lights cut through the sky, spreading boundless sword power.
"Clang... clang..." The sound of metal clashing rang out consecutively, the wind blades scattering in all directions.
Followed by the muffled sounds of Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian.
Wei Xiaotian held his shoulder tightly, blood gushing out. Through his fingers, one could clearly see the deep, bone-revealing wound.
Although Ao Fangchen didn’t suffer external injuries, his face turned pale as paper, and he spat blood again.
Both stepped back several paces; although they still stood, their legs trembled incessantly.
Gai Huangji and Bo Xuanji also retreated a few steps, but they remained composed, evidently unscathed.
With just one sword strike, the two were utterly defeated by Gai Huangji and Bo Xuanji.
It was understandable, as both had been severely injured earlier. Even after taking elixirs, how could they possibly contend with the unscathed, and now opportunistic, Gai Huangji and Bo Xuanji?
"Not worth mentioning." Gai Huangji looked at the two disdainfully before walking straight towards the Sword Soul.
Since his appearance, he hadn’t spared Han Yan a glance. Clearly, in his mind, that Sword Soul was far more significant than Han Yan, so he refrained from wasting efforts on Han Yan.