Chaotic Sword God

That figure was Jian Chen!

Right now, Jian Chen strolled along the long staircase to the top leisurely with his hands behind his back. His face remained composed as if he had not noticed all the Immortal Exalts sitting above.

Among these Immortal Exalts, basically the majority were there for Jian Chen. Initially, they did not possess much of an understanding of him. They only began paying attention to him because of the daughter of the heavenly emperor from the Heavenly Star Palace, Xing Caijian. Xing Caijian clearly did not know Jian Chen, yet she treated him in such a special manner the first time she met him. She had clearly noticed something.

As a result, many of them suspected that Jian Chen was probably hiding a huge secret, which made them want to investigate him. Some even develop ulterior motives.

In the past, they definitely would have leapt at Jian Chen immediately.

But now, after learning that Jian Chen had killed great elder Tian Changji of the Immortal Feather sect and how it was extremely likely for him to be the Chang Yang that the Immortal Feather sect were after, the experts who originally developed ulterior motives all sank into thought and hesitation.

“Yang Yutian!” At this moment, a deep voice boomed out. The Heavenloss Master from the Sword Sect of Yang Soul stood up from his seated posture. He arrived in the middle of the steps with his hands behind his back, blocking Jian Chen’s path. He gazed down at him from above.

Jian Chen stopped several stone steps away from the Heavenloss Master. He raised his head slightly and looked at the Heavenloss Master above him. He could not help but furrow his eyes, saying with some displeasure, “What?”

The Heavenloss Master was unconcerned about Jian Chen’s indifferent attitude. He was not expecting a junior who was even bold enough to offend the Immortal Feather sect to show him much respect, so he cut right to the chase. He said sternly, “Were you the one who stole the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing or not?”

When the Heavenloss Master asked that, the eyes of many of the Immortal Exalts seated there narrowed. They were surprised.

Perhaps some of them had already made a connection between Jian Chen and the mysterious figure who stole the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing, but there were also people who had not. That was why they were so surprised when they heard the Heavenloss Master’s question.

Not only did he provoke the Immortal Feather sect, but he even had the courage to steal an offering to the elder princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance. They could no longer use words to describe such madness.

“Was the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing stolen?” Jian Chen stared straight at the Heavenloss Master. There was a hint of scorn in his voice.

“Hmph, everyone had already agreed that the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing would belong to me as my private possession, yet in the end, you stole it by hiding in the shadows. Is that not theft?” the Heavenloss Master said righteously. His gaze was very sharp.

“What a joke. What an absolute joke. Heavenloss Master, if you just said that it would come down to a contention of strength, I’d still have some respect for you, but you’re actually shameless enough to view the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing as your private possession, completely obscuring the fact that you’re just here to rob me. Such hypocrisy is truly contemptful.” Jian Chen sneered without holding back.

“How dare you! Yang Yutian, do you know who you’re talking to?” The Heavenloss Master flew into a rage.

“I obviously know who I’m talking to. You’re the Heavenloss Master. You come from the Sword Sect of Yang Soul. Because the fifth princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance took a liking to one of your descendants, he was married into the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance. The entire Sword Sect of Yang Soul’s status has benefitted through this connection to an existence that only Grand Exalts can shake,” Jian Chen said with ease. When he mentioned the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance, he sighed inside. He could not help but think of that graceful figure.

“Since you know that our Sword Sect of Yang Soul has deep connections with the Divine Palace of Great Radiance, you should also know that our Sword Sect of Yang Soul is not an existence that you can provoke. No matter what your background is, even if it’s something as terrifying as a court of heaven, you’ll end up prostrating on the ground as long as you incur the elder princess’s wrath,” the Heavenloss Master said coldly.

“Your Sword Sect of Yang Soul wants to use the elder princess’s influence to steal from others. What will she think of the Sword Sect of Yang Soul if she finds out about this?” Jian Chen asked.

The Heavenloss Master’s eyes narrowed as he said coldly, “Yang Yutian, you openly claim that I’m stealing from others, but what evidence do you have? If you don’t have any evidence, then with my status as an Immortal Exalt, I am not one to be accused of by a mere Immortal Emperor like you.”

“Since you won’t admit it, then let me tell you a little bit about the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing.” Jian Chen paused and glanced past the Immortal Exalts. He discovered that many of them had been present around the sword pool where the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing grew.

“The Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing was originally left behind by the Skyscraping Sword Venerable. Afterwards, it was discovered by the Scholar Capital Master from the Modest Silence Heaven. At the time, the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing was not at high quality. Perhaps the Scholar Capital Master needed a better Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing, so he set up an extremely high quality concealing formation outside the cave where the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing was growing to hide it. That was why no one discovered any trace of the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing over all these years.”

“That was until I entered. I happened to discover the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing. I went through tremendous effort to remove the Scholar Capital Master’s formation to find the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing hiding inside.”

“I could have picked the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing immediately, but I discovered that it was about to evolve, so I gave up on that idea. I ended up sacrificing a tremendous amount of resources to feed it, which was why it managed to complete the final part of its journey in this limited amount of time, truly completing its evolution.”

“Meanwhile, you were drawn over by the presence that the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing gave off when it evolved.”

Jian Chen glanced past the Heavenloss Master and looked at one of the figures behind him. “And you, Seven Antelope Ancestor, was the first Immortal Exalt to arrive.”

The figure that Jian Chen was looking at was the Seven Antelope Ancestor.

But at this moment, the Seven Antelope Ancestor’s face was sunken. He stared at Jian Chen viciously and ground his teeth. “So you were the Immortal Emperor who stopped me!”

“That’s right, that was me. However, even if I didn’t stop you, you wouldn’t have obtained the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing. You might have even destroyed something so precious,” Jian Chen said indifferently.

The Seven Antelope Ancestor snorted coldly and said nothing more. Even though he also understood this, it still weighed on his mind constantly.

“Yang Yutian, spout all the nonsense you want, but I only have one request. Hand over the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing!” The Heavenloss Master’s face did not change. He said firmly, “Even if what you said is true, that can’t change the end result. The Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing is to be offered to the elder princess of the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance. It is not something that you can possess.”

“So you’re not going to call me a thief anymore? Are you planning on taking it by force now?” Jian Chen sneered.

The Heavenloss Master’s gaze was cold. “You too are aware that possession all comes down to a matter of strength. If you hand over the Spiritual Fruit of Sword Nurturing, we can forget about everything that happened. If you don’t, then you won’t just be offending the Immortal Feather sect but also our Sword Sect of Yang Soul and the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance.”

“Your Sword Sect of Yang Soul can even make decisions for the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance?” Jian Chen said.

“Hmph, the elder princess possesses paramount authority in the Heavenly Palace of Great Radiance. When the time comes, I only need to make a slight mention of this before the elder princess. No matter what kind of background you have, it’ll be useless,” the Heavenloss Master said.

Jian Chen began to laugh. He was very relaxed, without feeling any pressure at all. “Sure. Actually, I’d like to see if the elder princess you’re relying on will actually help you or not when the time comes.”

“Looks like you plan on being obstinate.” the Heavenloss Master’s face immediately sank. His voice became icy. “Yang Yutian, I’ve given you an opportunity. Since you refuse to comply, I’ll have to claim it myself.” After saying that, a tremendous presence erupted from the Heavenloss Master. The quiet stone steps were immediately engulfed by fierce winds. A violent storm of energy wreaked havoc in the surroundings.

The Heavenloss Master struck out directly. Endless sword Qi immediately permeated his surroundings. As he formed seals, a cloud of dense sword Qi poured down like a barrage, engulfing the space where Jian Chen resided.