Supreme Sword Exalt

At the foot of the mountain, a total of six people had arrived. There were five men and one woman. They were all young, outstanding in appearance and extraordinary in temperament. Even the weakest among them was at the sixth stage of the Transcendent realm.

A cold, stern-looking man in blue robe confronted the other five. The sounds of arguing came from them.

A luxuriously dressed young man swept his gaze across the surroundings, a trace of barely perceptible disdain flashing in his eyes. “Aren’t you a noble, Second Young Master Xiao? Then why would you come to such a desolate place with sparse spirit qi?”

The blue-robed man was Xiao Yang from the other day. During this time, Elder Qian had been constantly gathering information about this continent, so Xiao Yang had temporarily remained in the Northern Border.

The several people opposite him were in a similar situation. Having arrived on this completely unfamiliar continent, the first order of business was to figure out the situation and distribution of power here, so as to facilitate further actions.

Today, Xiao Yang couldn’t help but come to the Fengwu Court once more, hoping to catch a glimpse of Feng Xi. He just hadn’t expected these few people to follow him here.

One person appeared thoughtful. “Could there be some hidden opportunity here?”

A woman laughed scornfully. “How is that possible?! In a place like this, the spirit qi is so weak that even my family’s battle pet refuses to stay. Where would an opportunity come from?”

Besides a lovely face and a graceful figure, she was also of a lofty background. Naturally, others chimed in one after another.

“Exactly!”

“Only these natives would treat this backwater place like some kind of treasure trove.”

Xiao Yang cursed inwardly, Simpletons!

He then thought to himself, With how cold and aloof that maiden is, I bet she doesn’t like noise! Wouldn’t these tasteless fools annoy her? What if she misunderstood that I am with them?

His expression turned somewhat unpleasant. “I’ll give you a piece of advice. Don’t underestimate the people of this continent, or you’ll have a hard time!”

The previous person, Chang Jun, grew even more disdainful. “If we’re really talking, it’s just that the place we came from is somewhat dangerous. My big brother took in a demonic beast earlier, who also called himself a Heavenly Pride, and what happened? Although not well-known in the Ancient Cang Realm, even I am not someone these natives can compare to!”

He then looked at Xiao Yang. “Second Young Master Xiao, in seven days, my big brother and the others are holding a gathering. There’ll be something very exciting then—”

Xiao Yang was full of impatience. “I don’t have time!”

The purpose of the gathering was very clear to him. They just wanted to show off their noble status as Heavenly Prides from beyond the realm and intimidate the people of this continent. He had always hated this kind of thing, especially after learning the truth about the natives.

Chang Jun’s expression darkened. Seeing Xiao Yang staring at the stone tablet, he scoffed coldly and stomped his foot on it.

Xiao Yang’s expression turned cold. “Chang Jun, don’t go too far!”

Chang Jun smiled disdainfully. “These natives don’t know their place! If we don’t teach them the meaning of excellence, they will stay as frogs at the bottom of a well. We have to lay down some rules for them, let them know—”

Just then, Gu Han’s faint voice reached everyone’s ears. “Take your foot off.”

Chang Jun was startled when he found that a figure had somehow appeared in front of him. Who?!

Dressed in a jade-colored robe, Gu Han gave off an unremarkable aura. His cultivation was neither high nor low, nothing outstanding at all. He was the kind of person who, placed in a crowd, would be hard to notice.

Chang Jun frowned deeply. “Who are you?”

Gu Han’s expression was blank as he repeated himself, “Take. Your. Foot. Off.”

The woman frowned deeply, her face full of disgust. “Do you even need to ask? He must be one of those natives who don’t know their place—”

Gu Han didn’t even wait for her to finish before smacking her high into the air. She spun continuously in the air, stirring up gusts of wind that blew dust and smoke from the ground. In the span of a blink, she had spun more than a dozen times before crashing to the ground with a bang. She passed out cold without even a cry.

Xiao Yang’s eyes widened again. Her cultivation was at the eighth stage of the Transcendent realm. By his estimation, she was neither too small nor too great of a genius. Although he knew he could defeat her easily, he could not do so as effortlessly as Gu Han had. It was almost a one-shot kill!

No matter how he looked at Gu Han, the latter seemed so unremarkable. He couldn’t tell, neither could the others. If they hadn’t seen Gu Han move earlier, they would have even doubted whether he was the one who had struck.

One person said with a dark expression, “How bold! Do you know who she is? How dare you hurt her—”

A flash of light streaked past. That person howled miserably, a terrifying scar appearing on him. He flew backward and landed beside the woman.

Chang Jun glared fiercely at Gu Han. “You have some nerve! You will pay for your actions!”

Gu Han frowned deeply. “No need to take your foot off.”

“What—”

Gu Han lightly pressed a palm toward his chest. He wasn’t very fast nor did it look very powerful either. Yet it easily broke through Chang Jun’s protective spirit light, and a strange and profound qi locked onto him completely. He couldn’t dodge nor escape.

In an instant, the palm landed on Chang Jun’s chest. Chang Jun retreated more than ten zhang and stood still on the spot, his face pale as death.

He pointed at Gu Han, trembling. Just as he tried to speak, dozens of scars split open on him, turning him into a bloody mess. And then, he crashed to the ground! One strike had completely crippled him!

The remaining two did not dare to move. By now, if they still didn’t understand how terrifying Gu Han’s strength was, they would be fools. Yet they still weren’t willing to accept it.

“Sir, your attack was far too ruthless!”

“It was just a few words of argument. Why go so far as to cripple his cultivation?!”

Xiao Yang seemed disgusted. “Have you no shame left?! You underestimated him, insulting him while acting all high and mighty! Now that you know he’s stronger than you, you’ve accused him of being too harsh. Such bullying of the weak and fearing the strong, you’ve truly dragged the Ancient Cang Realm’s face through the mud!”

The two of them were so ashamed they couldn’t speak.

Xiao Yang cupped his hands toward Gu Han. “May I ask, Brother, you are...”

Gu Han glanced at the stone tablet. “Fengwu Court Chief Disciple.”

Xiao Yang understood. “No wonder!”

Chang Jun’s action was equivalent to the greatest provocation a sect could face. It was a result of no peace unless death, no matter where it happened. The fact that Gu Han only crippled him could already be considered merciful.

Gu Han looked at him. “Who are you? You’re not with them?”

With a serious look, Xiao Yang quickly distanced himself. “Definitely not! I am Xiao Yang from the Ancient Cang Realm. I came here... ahem, may I ask, do you know a certain red-clothed maiden?”

He thought that since Feng Xi appeared here, she had to be an important figure in the Fengwu Court, so Gu Han likely knew her.

Gu Han paused, and only then did he understand. “Senior Sister?”

No wonder this place seemed as if it had been cleaned up. It turned out Feng Xi had come here more than ten days ago.

Xiao Yang was completely stunned. Senior sister? Is he her junior brother?

First Feng Xi, then Gu Han. He simply couldn’t figure out how a shabby place like Fengwu Court could produce such prodigies, let alone two of them.

If Fengwu Court is like this, what about other places? What about this entire continent? How many prodigies must there be?

For a moment, he too became humble, feeling that this continent housed hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Heavenly Prides had to be everywhere, and the waters were very, very deep.