Supreme Sword Exalt

Born before heaven and earth, the innate holy clan was the most ancient and mysterious race. Inherently powerful, they possessed boundless majestic force, and controlled all kinds of abilities far beyond ordinary people’s understanding.

Gu Han forced down the shock. “Senior, is the divine clan also an innate holy clan?”

The divine clan and nether clan seemed to have too many similarities.

Tian Ji gave Gu Han a surprised look. “Yes, they are. You know quite a lot.”

In fact, although Gu Han had never seen a complete divine clan member, his understanding of the divine clan far exceeded that of the nether clan.

“Also?” Fatty clicked his tongue in wonder. He also knew a bit about the divine clan and the matter of the God-Slaying Formation. “These innate holy clans are so terrifying!”

Tian Ji sighed. “You’re right! These clans are born fierce and powerful. Not only do they have majestic force, but they also master all kinds of forbidden powers. Take that curse power, for example... Even if only a trace remains, ordinary people absolutely cannot withstand it.”

Mei Yun couldn’t hold back anymore. “What about me? Why can I withstand and even enhance it?!”

“You are not human.”

Gu Han froze as he suddenly remembered Ah Sha unintentionally said that Mei Yun was not human once. He still had deep faith in the ability of the Eye of Shattered Illusions. He glanced at Mei Yun strangely a few times. Could he really not be a human?

Mei Yun flew into a rage as he waved the jade talisman. “Old man! Are you insulting me?! Believe it or not, I’ll use the Tian Ji Great Formation to kill you!”

Inwardly, he grew sad. Being disliked was one thing, but now he couldn’t even be considered a person anymore?

Tian Ji sighed. “I’m not insulting you. You’ve been plagued by bad luck since childhood, and now you can even absorb the curse power of the nether clan. I simply cannot see through your origin. I imagine it should be related to the nether clan, and not just any ordinary nether clan.

“The fact that you can suppress this curse power already explains everything. You have a tremendous karmic connection. Unfortunately, I simply cannot see through it with my ability. Also, your master is definitely not an ordinary person!”

Mei Yun instinctively retorted, “That’s impossible! My master was definitely ordinary! Even his death was natural!”

Tian Ji gave a cold laugh. “I’ve spent half my life studying the art of heavenly secrets. Although I can’t see through your origin, I know that your ability involves very deep matters. He changed your name, and you immediately stopped having bad luck? How is that possible?

“If you don’t believe me, try changing your name to Hao Yun right now and see if you have good luck, and whether your ability will disappear.”

Mei Yun was speechless.

Fatty appeared curious. “Instructor Mei, so you’re really not human?”

Now this was really an insult.

Tian Ji glared at him. “You’re the one who’s really not human!”

Gu Han became a bit embarrassed. “Instructor Mei, I’m sorry. If it weren’t for me—”

Mei Yun seemed despondent. “Forget it. No matter where I go, people dislike me. Whether I’m stronger or weaker, it doesn’t matter. You’re different from others. Although you’re sometimes afraid of me, you don’t particularly dislike me, nor do you look down on me. That’s enough. I’m still very happy to be able to help you.”

Gu Han felt a little ashamed because he also disliked Mei Yun a lot in the beginning.

Tian Ji shook his head. “Don’t be so pessimistic. If my guess is correct, carrying such a great karmic connection means bearing some kind of mission or duty. You definitely won’t remain silent here. Perhaps someday your ability will evolve again, and you might even be able to control it freely!”

Before Mei Yun could speak, Fatty’s eyes lit up. “Really?”

If Mei Yun could freely control his ability, it would be incredibly heaven-defying! They wouldn’t have to do anything when they encountered an opponent. Just stand there, and the enemy would self-destruct and die on their own.

Mei Yun’s eyes also glimmered. “If that day really comes, that would be great...”

Fatty turned to Tian Ji. “Old man, I didn’t expect you to know so much. Besides the divine clan and nether clan, are there any other innate holy clans?”

Tian Ji glared at him. “Stop asking! Do you think I’ve remained safe here for so many years just relying on my heavenly secret art? If it weren’t for me... Hm, they would have long captured me as a tool for seeking opportunities. Why would they treat me so nicely? And those innate holy clans are absolutely not easy to get along with!”

He seemed to think of something, his tone growing excited. “Opportunities, fortunes... Even that Dao Bell... heh, never mind, never mind. Why am I telling you all this?!”

What he didn’t say outloud was, “When raising spirit beasts, you often need to feed them pills.”

Gu Han appeared thoughtful as Tian Ji’s identity did not seem as simple as Fatty had suggested. He probably knew even more than Qian Ye. At the mention of the Dao Bell, Fatty secretly glanced at Gu Han and said nothing for once.

Although Fatty had never asked, he had vaguely guessed that the person who made the Dao Bell ring ten times was Gu Han. Tian Ji also seemed very interested in that Great Dao taboo. Since it involved Gu Han’s safety, he wouldn’t say a single word more.

“Remember. Calm and peace are only appearances!” warned Tian Ji solemnly. A touch of sadness then flashed in his eyes. “It’s simply that someone carries the burden for us while moving forward.”

Gu Han looked thoughtful. Carrying the burden while moving forward? From what Tian Ji means, these innate holy clans are definitely not easy to get along with. The reason the world is peaceful is because someone is blocking them?

He suddenly thought of that Primordial Era battle that Qian Ye had mentioned, and the corpses and skeletons he had seen in the Dragon Seal. The world crumbled, myriad races withered, Ancestral Dragon... Could that be the reason the innate holy clans rarely appear in the world? Is it related to them?

Tian Ji sighed. “For example, that sealed divine clan member. Without the God-Slaying Formation passed down by that person, if he broke free... Heh, the first to suffer would be us!”

Gu Han knew who he was talking about. “That senior truly was remarkable!”

Tian Ji was startled. “Oh? You’ve met him?”

Gu Han thought for a moment before saying, “Not only met him. He helped me and also passed down a sword intent to me. And... ahem, I fought side by side with Master Rooster.”

In his heart, he silently comforted himself. Although Master Rooster had been the main force in that battle and he was just a bystander, it still counted as fighting side by side.

Tian Ji was filled with respect.

Fatty gave a cold laugh. “When we get out, you should hit that damned Sword Prince and let him see how formidable you are!”

Tian Ji was stunned. “He’s here too? Come to think of it, he also has some relation to that person in the Eastern Wasteland.”

Gu Han was taken aback. “Oh? He’s met that senior too?”

Tian Ji thought for a moment. “Over ten years ago. The Fang family used every means possible to take him to the forbidden zone to meet that person.”

Fatty raised an eyebrow. “That scumbag has such fortune too? Fortune my ass!”

Tian Ji sneered. “They only exchanged like two sentences with him, yet the Fang family’s old ancestor bragged to me about it every day.”

Gu Han was curious. “Two sentences? What was it?”

Tian Ji was full of contempt. “Let me see your sword. The sword is good, but the Dao of the sword lies in purity. Unfortunately, that kid is as stupid as can be. Of these two sentences, the second sentence was clearly the key point, yet he took the first sentence as a true word. Add to that his annoying, detestable nature, he’s long strayed from the original intent!”

Gu Han suddenly understood. He did vaguely feel that Sword Prince’s sentence sounded familiar. Who would’ve thought that Sword Prince had learned it from the old blind man? Clearly, he had learned it in a mismatched way, failing to grasp the essence of that person’s words.

Tian Ji waved his hand. “Alright, if there’s nothing else, then leave. The truth is, I can’t do anything about that curse either. It’s just that you encountered Mei Yun, which was you running into good luck!”

Mei Yun and Gu Han were speechless.

Gu Han glanced at Mei Yun and asked, “Instructor Mei, if you want to leave—”

With hope, Mei Yun’s degree of negativity had dropped sharply. “Forget it. Before I master that ability, no matter where I go, people will have bad luck. I might as well stay here. At worst, I’ll stay far away from Instructor Han and stop feeding those spirit beasts.”

Gu Han didn’t have a good solution for this either, so he could only let things be for now. He thought for a moment, then turned to Tian Ji again. “Senior, I have one more thing to ask of you.”

Tian Ji frowned deeply. “You want opportunities? I can’t use my heavenly secret art too much right now. Besides, ordinary opportunities are one thing, but if an opportunity is too heaven-defying, it might actually be bad for you!”

Gu Han fully agreed. Isn’t that the truth? For my dignified self who made the Dao Bell ring ten times, I didn’t even get any reward at all and almost lost my life. It’s embarrassing just to think about it!

He shook his head. “I don’t want opportunities. I want to cross the human tribulation!”