Chaotic Sword God

Chapter 4016: The Disciples of the Black Demon Palace

Jian Chen watched Xue Ji leave. With his vision as a Ninth Heavenly Layer Immortal Emperor, he could take in the entire Taiji mountain range even if he did not use the senses of his soul. He discovered that Xue Ji did not go to the Black Demon Palace. Instead, she found an early Immortal Emperor. After a short conversation, she returned to Jian Chen’s side with an item.

“I’ve dealt with the issue of missing an entry. Your disciple can enter and exit the formation freely with this tablet. However, the formation around the Taiji mountain range can detect cultivation. Once an Immortal Monarch approaches, the formation will attack them mercilessly.” Xue Ji passed the tablet over to Jian Chen.

Jian Chen accepted the tablet and studied it. Through the organisation’s symbol on the tablet, he could tell that they did not have an Immortal Exalt.

“I originally wanted your disciple to enter the Taiji mountain range under the name of the Black Demon Palace. That way, she’ll have the protection of all the Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortal disciples of the Black Demon Palace, so she’ll have an easier time in the Taiji mountain range at the very least. However, I’m also worried about causing the Black Demon Palace some unnecessary trouble if this were exposed, so I had to borrow the identity tablet of another organisation for her entry.”

Xue Ji looked at Jing Mumu and said, “The Wind Guiding Pavilion. Remember, you are entering the Taiji mountain range under the name of this organisation. I’ve also contacted great elder Ye from the Black Demon Palace. Once you enter the Taiji mountain range, the disciples of the Black Demon Palace will take care of you. You can choose to travel with them if you want to.” Xue Ji really did not have high hopes for Jing Mumu. The competition for the Taiji spiritual Qi did forbid Immortal Monarchs, but the main competition would basically occur between Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortals. With Jing Mumu’s cultivation as a peak Xuan Immortal, coupled with the fact that she was alone, she would truly struggle to make any progress.

However, this is all that Xue Ji could do.

“Mumu, after you enter the Taiji mountain range, do your best to collect as much Taiji spiritual Qi as possible,” Jian Chen said to Jing Mumu before finding a jade bottle from his Space Ring and tossing it to her.

The jade bottle was a low grade god artifact. It could be used to store various items. Even Jian Chen had no idea who he had obtained it from.

Xue Ji shot him a glance and said in exasperation, “And you even want your disciple to collect as much Taiji spiritual Qi as possible? It might look like there’s a lot of Taiji spiritual Qi in there, but the competition is similarly fierce. With your disciple’s cultivation, it’ll be almost impossible to obtain even a single strand of Taiji spiritual Qi. Even I am only able to get the disciples of the Black Demon Palace to leave a wisp of Taiji spiritual Qi for you. Furthermore, Taiji spiritual Qi cannot be stored over long periods of time, or its effects will drastically diminish. For the best effects, you should absorb it on the spot.”

Jian Chen smiled and looked at Jing Mumu. “Mumu, are you confident in yourself?”

Jing Mumu swiveled her eyes and asked, “Master, are you certain that Immortal Monarchs won’t appear in the Taiji mountain range?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. All of the peak organisations on the Taiji Heaven are watching outside. No one has the courage to break this rule. However, while Immortal Monarchs won’t appear, that won’t eliminate the appearance of any talented prodigies. They can rival Immortal Monarchs as Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortals,” said Jian Chen.

“As long as Immortal Monarchs won’t appear, I definitely won’t disappoint you, master.” Jing Mumu was confident.

On the side, Xue Ji furrowed her brows slightly. She could tell that Jing Mumu did not seem to take the Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortals of the Taiji Heaven seriously. If she were also a Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortal, then so be it. With the guidance of an Immortal Emperor like Jian Chen, she would clearly have a standing even among her realm of cultivation.

However, she was clearly just a peak Xuan Immortal.

In Xue Ji’s eyes, it was far too arrogant for a peak Xuan Immortal to look down on Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortals.

Afterwards, Jian Chen gave a few more instructions and Jing Mumu left, entering the Taiji mountain range using the identity tablet from the Wind Guiding Pavilion.

Of course, when she left, Jian Chen also gave Jing Mumu many life-preserving measures.

At this moment, the Taiji spiritual Qi began to erupt more and more frequently in the Taiji mountain range. It appeared strand after strand, scattered across the various corners of the Taiji mountain range.

Many disciples from peak organisations had already begun competing against one another inside. They had been personally brought here by the Immortal Emperors of their sects, so they were the first group to enter the Taiji mountain range. They already amounted to over a hundred thousand.

Among them, the Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortals amounted to half. The remaining were many Xuan Immortals and some Daluo Golden Immortals.

Many of these Xuan Immortals and Daluo Golden Immortals had extraordinary statuses, so they were personally accompanied by Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortal bodyguards.

As a matter of fact, there were even some Daluo Golden Immortals who used over a dozen Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortals to protect themselves.

Around the outskirts of the Taiji mountain range, more and more smaller organisations arrived. With their entry, the number of people in the Taiji mountain range began to swell. The total directly pushed past a million.

Even when quite a lot of Taiji spiritual Qi had appeared, it was nowhere near enough to fulfill the needs of a million people. As a result, the appearance of each strand of Taiji spiritual Qi would be accompanied with various conflicts.

The Black Demon Palace sent in close to a thousand people. They were not entirely Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortals. They also had Xuan Immortals and Daluo Golden Immortals mixed in. All of the disciples wore the same uniform with the symbol of the Black Demon Palace, making it very easy to distinguish.

By now, the group from the Black Demon Palace had already scattered. The disciples dispersed through the various regions either alone or as groups.

In one of the regions with relatively more people, almost a hundred disciples of the Black Demon Palace gathered together, forming a ring around three disciples to protect them.

Out of the three disciples, one was a Nine-heavenly Xuan Immortal and the other two were Xuan Immortals. All of them gripped a strand of Taiji spiritual Qi in their hands, currently focusing on refining and absorbing it.

In the surroundings, all of the disciples looked towards the three of them with undisguised envy.

Taiji spiritual Qi did not simply go to whoever obtained it. Whenever these disciples from peak organisations encountered Taiji spiritual Qi, it would go to those with higher statuses first. Disciples without any proper background would be forced to queue behind them.

As the three disciples of the Black Demon Palace refined the Taiji spiritual Qi, figures constantly appeared in the surrounding mountains, but all of them backed away silently without any exception when they recognised their identity.

Ye Kai was the leader of these disciples. Not only was he the strongest core disciple from the Black Demon Palace, but his background was also impressive. Great elder Ye was his ancestor.

At this moment, Ye Kai hovered in the air with his legs crossed and eyes shut, silently watching over the three disciples who absorbed the Taiji spiritual Qi.

Suddenly, his expression changed. He took out a jade slip and sent the senses of his soul inside.

A while later, Ye Kai furrowed his brows. There was a hint of doubt and perplexion on his face. He scanned the surrounding disciples and said, “Junior brothers, there’s a new mission. Great elder Ye has ordered us to find this person and protect her to our greatest ability. Moreover… moreover, we are to give her the next strand of Taiji spiritual Qi.” As he said that, Ye Kai extended a finger, and Jing Mumu’s portrait appeared from thin air.