The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1448: Chapter 1448: Greeting the Holy Master

Jing Yan gently caressed his daughter Jing Dongxue’s cheek.

”It’s all right now, don’t cry. My daughter should be strong. Your father won’t die easily!” Jing Yan said with a smile.

Jing Dongxue nodded heavily, trying hard to control her tears from spilling out.

”What plans does Jing Yan God Venerate have next? You killed Shadow Emperor at Star Tower Square. I’m afraid Wanbao Divine Hall has already issued a wanted order for you. Although the All Paths World is vast, Wanbao Divine Hall’s influence is immense, and they have people everywhere. Even though Jing Yan God Venerate is powerful, he may be unable to contend against the entire Wanbao Divine Hall.” Emperor Chang Kong said thoughtfully.

Emperor Chang Kong had a purpose in saying this. A powerful figure like Jing Yan at the Divine Sovereign Level is also top-tier in the All Paths Sacred Land. Naturally, Chang Kong wanted Jing Yan to join the All Paths Sacred Land.

Moreover, even though the All Paths Sacred Land is currently divided, its foundation remains. Even Wanbao Divine Hall would not easily go to war with the All Paths Sacred Land. If Jing Yan God Venerate were to join the All Paths Sacred Land, the Wanbao Divine Hall certainly wouldn’t have an opportunity to deal with Jing Yan God Venerate in the short term.

Jing Yan naturally understood the implication in Emperor Chang Kong’s words.

He smiled and looked at Emperor Chang Kong, asking, ”What suggestions do you have, Fellow Daoist Chang Kong?”

”If Jing Yan God Venerate has no immediate plans, why not visit the All Paths Sacred Land for a while? In the All Paths Sacred Land, your safety is assured,” Chang Kong suggested.

He didn’t directly invite Jing Yan to join the All Paths Sacred Land because he didn’t know Jing Yan well enough to understand his intentions. Rashly suggesting that Jing Yan God Venerate join might cause offense.

”Before coming to the All Paths World, I was already aware of the All Paths Sacred Land,” Jing Yan said. ”I do indeed want to visit the All Paths Sacred Land.”

”Fellow Daoist Chang Kong, I wonder if you recognize this object?” Jing Yan’s mind moved.

The All Paths Order appeared above Jing Yan’s palm.

The All Paths Order is a Holy Artifact of the All Paths Sacred Land, personally refined by the All Paths Venerable. It is said that the All Paths Venerable only refined three All Paths Orders.

Almost all important figures in the All Paths Sacred Land have seen the All Paths Order firsthand.

When Emperor Chang Kong saw the All Paths Order, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his heart clenched hard. At first glance, he recognized it as the All Paths Order.

Emperor Chang Kong looked at Jing Yan, somewhat shocked.

How could Jing Yan God Venerate possess the All Paths Order?

Since the disappearance of the previous Holy Master of the All Paths Sacred Land, the All Paths Order had not appeared in the All Paths World for over three hundred million years.

So seeing the All Paths Order so suddenly, how could Emperor Chang Kong not be shocked?

”The All Paths Order! Jing Yan God Venerate, where did you obtain this object?” Emperor Chang Kong suppressed his shock and asked solemnly.

Gou Zhun and Ning Luo both shuddered slightly upon hearing Elder Chang Kong’s words.

Though they were not too old, they had heard of the All Paths Order but had never seen it. Therefore, if it weren’t for Elder Chang Kong’s statement, they wouldn’t know that the black Order Token in Jing Yan’s hand was the All Paths Sacred Land’s Holy Artifact, the All Paths Order.

”The Land of Descent, that’s where I obtained this All Paths Order,” Jing Yan said.

”The Land of Descent? Is that truly the Sitting Land of the All Paths Venerable?” Chang Kong asked Jing Yan excitedly.

”Yes, in the Land of Descent, I saw the remains of the All Paths Venerable. There were also two of his servants there. They are the ones who gave me the All Paths Order,” Jing Yan nodded.

”Chang Kong... pays respect to the Holy Master!” After a brief moment of being lost in thought, Chang Kong suddenly knelt before Jing Yan, addressing him as the Holy Master.

Chang Kong and the others had long confirmed that the All Paths Venerable had perished, but they weren’t one hundred percent sure that the Land of Descent was his Sitting Land.

Seeing Elder Chang Kong kneel, Gou Zhun and Ning Luo immediately followed suit and knelt down.

Jing Yan frowned as he looked at Chang Kong.

”Fellow Daoist Chang Kong, what are you doing?” After entering the All Paths World and learning about the All Paths Sacred Land’s situation, Jing Yan did intend to assist them. However, he never considered becoming the Holy Master of the All Paths Sacred Land.

”Holy Master!” Emperor Chang Kong didn’t rise; he knelt on the ground with his head lowered, saying, ”Three hundred million years ago, our Holy Master of the All Paths Sacred Land disappeared, and since then, our sacred land has fragmented and declined. This allowed Wanbao Daoist and Wanbao Divine Hall to rise, and now they dominate the All Paths Sacred Land.”

”Since the All Paths Venerable left the All Paths World, the All Paths Sacred Land has had only one All Paths Order. This All Paths Order vanished into Chaos along with the last Holy Master. Now, the reemergence of the All Paths Order is a sign of our sacred land’s rise again. Jing Yan God Venerate, holding the All Paths Order, is naturally the new Holy Master of our All Paths Sacred Land. This is the will of the Heavenly Dao and cannot be defied.” Emperor Chang Kong said solemnly.

Jing Yan pondered for a moment and said, ”Chang Kong, stand up first.”

Jing Yan helped Emperor Chang Kong up and also had Gou Zhun and Ning Luo stand.

”Chang Kong! I have received the grace of the All Paths Venerable, and I do wish to help the All Paths Sacred Land. However, this matter of being the Holy Master is not something to discuss right now. For now, I will travel to the All Paths Sacred Land with you and take a look. Chang Kong, you are an elder of the All Paths Sacred Land Main Branch, correct?” Jing Yan said slowly.

”Indeed!”

”The All Paths Sacred Land has now split into five branches. Besides the Main Branch, there are the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern branches. Among them, the Main Branch is the weakest. The Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern branches are considerably stronger than the Main Branch. Currently, these four branches refuse to follow the Main Branch’s commands. Otherwise, Star Tower City would not have fallen into the hands of the Wanbao Divine Hall.” Emperor Chang Kong lamented.

”The situation is indeed quite complicated!” Jing Yan nodded, then continued, ”Chang Kong, I want to know, why is the Main Branch the weakest? Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t the Main Branch be the strongest?”

”Alas...” Chang Kong sighed lightly.

”The Holy Master might not know! Actually, a long time ago, the All Paths Sacred Land was divided into five forces under the Holy Master. When the Holy Master was present, the five forces united as one. But as time went on, these five forces developed conflicts and interest disputes. As long as the Holy Master was around, there were no major disagreements, at least on the surface.”

”When the last Holy Master disappeared, the four Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern forces harbored selfish motives. They all desired the position of Holy Master and refused to yield. At that time, they stopped acknowledging the leadership of the Main Branch. Seeing that chaos was imminent, a Supreme Elder of the God Emperor Realm from the Main Branch went alone into the Chaos to search for the Holy Master. However, this Supreme Elder also never returned.”

”Without the Holy Master, without the Supreme Elder of the God Emperor Realm, the Main Branch’s strength plummeted. And during this time, the four forces took the opportunity to unite and suppress the Main Branch, even causing a major internal conflict. A strong figure of the Divine Sovereign level from the Main Branch also died in that internal conflict.” Chang Kong narrated the plight of the All Paths Sacred Land to Jing Yan with deep anguish.