Inside the Holy Emperor Palace, Hou Tu quietly observed the couple, Yan Chuan and Gu Tong.
Yan Chuan and Gu Tong stood there with restrained expressions, having already informed the Hou Tu Goddess about the message jade slip. Now, they were just waiting for Hou Tu Goddess to speak.
After a long silence, Hou Tu finally spoke.
"I am already aware of this matter. You may leave!"
"Thank you, Hou Tu Goddess!"
Yan Chuan and Gu Tong quickly bowed in gratitude. They had originally thought this matter would be difficult, but they didn't expect Hou Tu Goddess to agree so readily.
After Hou Tu dismissed the two, she sat alone at the desk, staring blankly at the empty surface, lost in thought.
"Now that there's nothing to do, perhaps I should go and watch the excitement."
After considering it, Hou Tu's figure disappeared.
After Yan Chuan and Gu Tong left the Holy Emperor Palace, they headed straight for the North Star without delay.
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With only seven days left until the ten-year agreement, the atmosphere on North Star became increasingly strange and heavy, like a powder keg filled with explosives, ready to be ignited at any moment, triggering an earth-shattering explosion.
And on this day, the Seven Stars Sword Sect released a shocking piece of news.
The Seven Stars Sword Sect's recruitment convention will proceed as scheduled and will be held in four days!
As soon as this news came out, it instantly broke the strange and heavy atmosphere.
"Hiss! This Seven Stars Sword Sect is truly fearless. They actually dare to hold a recruitment convention at this crucial time. Are they not taking the Profound Heaven Sword Sect and the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect seriously? This is too arrogant!" Someone was shocked by the actions of the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
However, some held opposing views.
"Hehe, don't forget that the Seven Stars Sword Sect has that great figure standing behind them. The Huang family of Zhongyuan City was wiped out with a single slap. If you had that great figure behind you, would you still care about the Profound Heaven Sword Sect and the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect?"
"Don't forget that the ten-year agreement was proposed by that great figure. The Huang family was also suppressed by that great figure because they crossed the line by hiring Nine Nether assassins to deal with the Pure Yuan Tower in Jubei City. That great figure doesn't seem like someone who would break his promise," the person retorted.
"Hehe, have you forgotten the demon race members who have joined the Seven Stars Sword Sect in recent years? The strength of the Seven Stars Sword Sect is beyond your speculation."
"Can you?"
"I can't either!"
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Inside the council hall of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect, angry roars echoed.
"Damn it, this Seven Stars Sword Sect is simply too deceiving. They actually dare to hold a recruitment convention at this time. Do they think they have us cornered?"
An old man with a head full of red hair slammed the table in anger. The table made of superior spirit wood was shattered into powder by his palm, showing how angry he was.
Sitting in the council hall of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect were the various elders of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect and the current Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect. The cultivation levels of these people were all above the逍遥(Xiaoyao) Realm. The angry old man just now was called Elder Yan. As his name suggested, he was a hot-tempered old man whose cultivation ranked second among everyone, having reached the peak of the 逍遥(Xiaoyao) Realm. And the first-ranked was naturally the Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect, a Half-Saint cultivator, just one step away from becoming a Saint.
The Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect waved his hand and said, "Elder Yan, why bother getting angry with a sect that is about to be destroyed? It's not good to ruin your health!"
"Sect Master, could it be that Sword-Eating Ancestor has... broken through?" Another elder suddenly asked.
His question instantly silenced even the angry Elder Yan. Like the others, he looked at the Sect Master with a questioning gaze.
Sword-Eating Ancestor was an extremely ancient ancestor of their Profound Heaven Sword Sect, the junior brother of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect's founder, Quasi-Emperor Xuan Tian. He had been sealed in divine source for many years and only broke out of the divine source when he learned that the Profound Heaven Sword Sect was facing a crisis of destruction. Rumor has it that he suffers from pica and loves to eat swords. The higher the quality of the swords he eats, the more beneficial it is to his cultivation. Since his birth, he has devoured all the famous swords on the Sword Mountain of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect and then entered a state of closed-door cultivation.
The Sword Mountain of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect is a sword cultivation holy land that all sword cultivators in North Star dream of. Not only are there countless famous swords on the Sword Mountain, but there are also sword intents left by many sword cultivation experts in North Star. All sword cultivators in North Star want to climb the Sword Mountain. If they are lucky enough to be chosen by a famous sword, then it may become a legend in the future.
But now, there are no swords on the Sword Mountain, and even the sword intents have been devoured by the Sword-Eating Ancestor, leaving only countless empty and lifeless sword marks.
When the Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect saw everyone looking at him, he smiled lightly and said, "Actually, the ancestor broke through three years ago, and because of years of accumulation, he has taken many steps in the Quasi-Emperor realm. I don't know which level the ancestor has reached now."
"Hiss!"
Everyone gasped.
After hearing this, Elder Yan's face flashed with joy. He laughed loudly and said, "Haha, isn't the Seven Stars Sword Sect daring to fight us only because they have an unfathomable Quasi-Emperor? Now that Sword-Eating Ancestor has broken through to Quasi-Emperor, do we still need to fear that person? In my opinion, we should now ask Sword-Eating Ancestor to take action and kill that person to avenge Sword Ancestor's blood feud."
Sword Ancestor was one of the three Saints who was used by Gu Changsheng to kill the chicken to warn the monkey!
"Elder Yan, don't worry. If we go and destroy the Seven Stars Sword Sect now, wouldn't that be too easy for the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect?" The Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect squinted his eyes and revealed a strange smile.
When everyone heard this, they all felt that what the Sect Master said made sense.
"And don't forget, besides the Seven Stars Sword Sect, there is also the Heavenly Sword Dynasty," the Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect said with a solemn expression.
Before the Seven Stars Sword Sect was born, the Heavenly Sword Dynasty was the strongest force in North Star, capable of fighting against their Profound Heaven Sword Sect, Sky-Splitting Sword Sect, and the already destroyed Huang family on its own. At the beginning, their three major forces secretly supported Murong Di Jian, who had failed to compete with Murong Tian Jian for the throne, to establish the Blood Cloud Tower, and gave resources to Murong Di Jian to cultivate to the Half-Saint realm, the purpose of which was to be able to disintegrate the Heavenly Sword Dynasty from the inside.
It's a pity that the Blood Cloud Tower and Murong Di Jian were destroyed by that "suspected Quasi-Emperor" expert from the Seven Stars Sword Sect before they could accomplish anything, which not only wasted their efforts, but also wasted countless resources.
As for the Seven Stars Sword Sect's expert being above the Quasi-Emperor, they have never thought about it that way. In this era of "Saints not appearing, Great Emperors not being born", being able to cultivate to the Quasi-Emperor is already very terrifying. If it were really an expert above the Quasi-Emperor, they would have already unified the universe. How could they still play such a boring game of "sect development" with his disciples.
"But after this time, North Star will be the world of our Profound Heaven Sword Sect!"
A hint of madness appeared in the depths of the Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect's eyes. Unifying North Star has been his dream for many years. Now that the dream is about to be realized, he can hardly suppress his trembling body.
"Pass down the order and let the sect disciples fully prepare for battle, and don't be affected by the actions of the Seven Stars Sword Sect!"
"Yes!"
(There will be another update later, I'll go do something and eat first!)
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