Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

”Jiang Chen?”

The Asura Blood Emperor and Emperor Feixue were both startled and looked over at Jiang Chen.

Their faces were filled with utter confusion.

Of course they knew of Jiang Chen.

Barely twenty years old, he had already reached the Ninth Stage of the Human King Realm and had even slain a master at the Seventh Stage of the Human Emperor Realm.

He was the number one genius in the Eastern Continent today!

But so what?

They had lived for over a hundred thousand years—how many chosen ones had they seen? There had been no shortage of peerless prodigies comparable to Jiang Chen among them.

But to go to the Mystic Sect, one absolutely had to have a Mystic Sect Sword Order!

What did this have to do with Jiang Chen?

As everyone stared in confusion, the Celestial Secret Elder smiled at Jiang Chen and said, ”Young friend Jiang Chen, do you remember the agreement you and I made?”

”I remember!”

Jiang Chen nodded.

Back in the Celestial Demon Canyon, the Celestial Secret Elder had told him after performing a divination that he would perform three divinations for him in exchange for a favor!

’Looks like today’s the day to repay that favor!’

As Jiang Chen reflected on this, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of shock. ’The Celestial Secret Elder’s methods are too uncanny, aren’t they? Could it be that even back then, he knew I had absorbed the Origin Sword Qi from the Mystic Sect Sword Order and possessed a pass to the Mystic Sect?’

He had originally scoffed at the Celestial Secret Elder’s so-called ability to know all things and see the world’s changes with a single thought.

Even though it was because of the Celestial Secret Elder’s reminder that he had passed the trial of the Holy Blood Spirit Pool.

Still, Jiang Chen didn’t believe anyone could truly divine everything!

Until now...

Jiang Chen had no choice but to believe that the Celestial Secret Elder truly seemed to possess the ability to know all the world’s changes, everything under the heavens!

The Celestial Secret Elder said with a smile, ”Since you remember, young friend, then things will be much simpler!” He paused before continuing, ”You should know what I’m referring to, shouldn’t you?”

”Given the circumstances, if I still couldn’t guess, you wouldn’t have sought me out, would you, senior?”

Jiang Chen shrugged, then said, ”I can take forty people into the Mystic Sect!”

”Forty spots?”

”Kid, you aren’t just making things up, are you? They have all nine Mystic Sect Sword Orders in their hands. How could you possibly have four more?” the Asura Blood Emperor asked dubiously.

Jiang Chen laughed. ”Who said you must have a Mystic Sect Sword Order to enter the Mystic Sect? And who said that having a Mystic Sect Sword Order guarantees you can enter the Mystic Sect?”

”Hm?”

”What do you mean by that?”

The two of them looked at Jiang Chen in confusion.

Jiang Chen gave a mysterious smile and said, ”The Mystic Sect Sword Order can open the Mystic Sect because each Order contains a strand of Origin Sword Qi left behind by the Mystic Sect Master of old. A single strand of Origin Sword Qi can lead twenty people into the Mystic Sect. Once that Origin Sword Qi is lost, the Mystic Sect Sword Order becomes a useless piece of scrap metal. And those two Sword Orders in the Ice Emperor’s hands... happened to have been in my possession for a while!”

Everyone present was exceptionally sharp.

The moment they heard Jiang Chen’s explanation, they understood completely.

The Asura Blood Emperor’s eyes widened. He looked at Jiang Chen and confirmed, ”You mean... the two Mystic Sect Sword Orders in the Ice Emperor’s hands are actually just scrap iron? They can only open the gate, but he can’t actually take a single person inside?”

”Precisely!”

Jiang Chen said with a laugh.

”AHAHAHAHA...”

The Asura Blood Emperor burst into laughter, roaring and clapping his hands in delight. ”Excellent, excellent! Well done! Those bastards actually thought they could ditch me and keep all the spoils for themselves, but they never would have imagined that their so-called flawless plan was just them playing themselves. HAHAHA, I just think it’s hilarious to imagine a group of Emperor Realm masters excitedly dragging their disciples to the godforsaken North Nether Sea, only to stand there looking dumbfounded at the entrance to the Mystic Sect, unable to get in! HAHAHA...”

”This certainly calls for a toast!” The scholarly Emperor Feixue also revealed a slight smile.

The Asura Blood Emperor stopped laughing and looked at Jiang Chen. ”Alright, kid, just be straight with us! Of your forty spots, how many can you give us?”

Emperor Feixue also looked on with anticipation.

In their eyes...

If Jiang Chen could spare half, it would already be a wonderful surprise!

However, Jiang Chen’s next words left the two Emperor Realm masters completely stunned. He said, ”I only need to keep two spots for myself. The rest can all go to you three seniors. Of course, I have one request that I hope the three of you can agree to!”

”You’re only keeping two? And giving us thirty-eight spots?”

”Damn, forget one request, I’ll agree to ten, even a hundred!”

The Asura Blood Emperor and the other exclaimed.

They were overjoyed!

They had thought getting twenty spots would be great, but they never expected Jiang Chen to give them such an immense surprise!

Jiang Chen said in a solemn voice, ”I have offended the Ice Emperor, Fire Emperor, and Dragon Emperor... I have my own ways of dealing with things, so I’m not afraid of their retaliation. But my Sect and my homeland are very weak. I’m worried they will take out their anger on my Sect!”

”You can rest easy about that. While you were in seclusion, that kid Gai Jinlong already set up a Teleportation Array with your Sect. As long as my Luotian Dynasty stands, absolutely nothing will happen to your Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect!” the Asura Blood Emperor said, thumping his chest. His voice was like a clap of thunder, making their ears ring.

Emperor Feixue also spoke up, ”When I return, I will personally establish a Teleportation Array. From now on, your Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect and my Flying Snow Dynasty will be bound together!”

These were the promises of two Emperor Realm masters.

At this moment, the Celestial Secret Elder, who had been standing to the side, spoke up. ”I’ve grown weary of my travels over the years and was just looking for a quiet place to rest and recuperate. The Cloud Domain seems rather nice. After we return from the Mystic Sect, I’ll go stay at your Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect for a while. I just hope you won’t chase me away then, young friend!”

Jiang Chen was ecstatic.

With this...

He was now completely tied to the Luotian Dynasty, the Flying Snow Dynasty, and the Celestial Secret Pavilion.

Unless the Dragon Emperor and his allies wanted a fight to the death with these three Emperor Realm masters, the safety of the Cloud Domain and the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect was assured!

The four of them then discussed matters a bit further.

The Asura Blood Emperor, who had been so anxious before, was now the picture of calm. ”No rush, no rush. Let’s wait another month before we set out. The sea breeze at the North Nether Sea is quite refreshing, let them enjoy it a little longer!”

”HAHAHA...”

They all looked at each other and laughed.

Time flew by like flowing water.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. During that time, the Asura Blood Emperor personally guided Jiang Chen in his cultivation.

This allowed Jiang Chen to make rapid progress in both his understanding of the Martial Dao and his cultivation of Martial Skills.

In particular, he now had a much clearer path toward breaking through to the Human Emperor Realm.

However...

To actually break through, he would still need a great deal more accumulation.

He did, however, under the Asura Blood Emperor’s guidance, successfully comprehend the fourth sword of the Ten Directions Sword Manual, the Four Symbols Sword, and the fifth sword, the Five Elements Sword. It seemed these two moves were the strongest techniques Jiang Chen could wield before advancing to the Human Emperor Realm!

Although his cultivation level hadn’t broken through, his combat power was even greater than it had been a month ago!

「On this day.」

Jiang Chen, the Asura Blood Emperor, Emperor Feixue, and the Celestial Secret Elder all gathered atop Celestial Secret Mountain.

Traveling with them were Gai Jinlong, Gai Shi, Wei Lihuang, and other top masters from the Luotian Dynasty, the Flying Snow Dynasty, and the Celestial Secret Pavilion.

In total, there were thirty-nine people, plus one Little Black!

They all boarded the Celestial Secret Pavilion’s Void Ship and headed north, toward the North Nether Sea...

[Thirty-Chapter update complete. Going to sleep for a bit. Will write today’s Chapters after I wake up!]