Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique

"Ahem, ahem, sorry to have kept all you Elders waiting so long."

Xuanyuan Longteng’s face was full of embarrassment, his head lowered as much as possible, clearly not wanting anyone to notice those panda eyes of his.

Only, the more he acted like that, the more curious those Elders became instead.

"Outrageous!"

Elder Xuanyuan slammed the table, his brows tightly furrowed. "Bastard, who the hell was it that beat you up like this?"

"Cough, cough..."

Xuanyuan Longteng’s old face flushed slightly. He hurriedly said, "It’s nothing, it’s nothing, I just accidentally fell yesterday."

"Bullshit, you can fall and end up like this?"

Elder Xuanyuan frowned. "Spit it out honestly, which expert was it that dared to come to my Du Yue Heaven Palace and run wild?"

"This..."

Xuanyuan Longteng was on the verge of tears. Was he supposed to say that because of some little scandal, he went home and got beaten up by the tigress at home?

Damn it, that’s way too embarrassing, he really couldn’t say it!

He took a deep breath, then cast a pleading look at Zhuge Qingtian.

Zhuge Qingtian was in fact aware of this matter.

In truth, if Zhuge Qingtian hadn’t stepped in to explain last night, his little life would probably have been forfeit.

"Cough, cough..."

Zhuge Qingtian forced down his laughter, tried his best to put on a calm expression, and said slowly, "Any little disturbance within Yuee Ling City, you think it could escape the ears of those Ancestors? I figure the Xuanyuan Family Master was simply too tired and didn’t really rest well last night, right?"

"Yes, yes, exactly, I just didn’t rest well!"

Xuanyuan Longteng immediately nodded in agreement, then quickly changed the subject, saying, "Right, about helping Ling Feng put pressure on Dragon Sword Mansion, since Wind Witch and you Elders have no objections, I’ll have to trouble a few of you to make a trip to Dragon Sword Mansion."

Wind Witch nodded slightly. "Since it was this old woman’s proposal, then count this old woman in."

With her strength and status, those old fogies in Dragon Sword Mansion wouldn’t dare make things difficult for her.

"If Wind Witch is willing to go, so much the better." Xuanyuan Longteng nodded and said with a smile.

"Count me in as well."

Elder Xuanyuan said blandly, "This old man finds that brat rather pleasing to the eye. At such a young age, he actually dared to lay hands on this old man. In the whole of Yuee Ling City, you won’t find many little guys with his kind of guts."

After that, two more Elders volunteered themselves. With four of the nine major families stepping out together, that kind of weight was more than enough to suppress Dragon Sword Mansion.

"Dragon Sword Mansion can be forced to yield, but the Long Family won’t just let this slide."

Wind Witch said calmly, "We still need to station people at the border between the two domains, to prevent people from the Long Family from turning their spearheads directly toward the East Spirit Immortal Pond. That can count as us showing that kid our sincerity!"

"Alright, I’ll have people handle this matter."

Xuanyuan Longteng nodded. With this arrangement, Ling Feng would be able to stay in Yuee Ling City in peace, without having to worry about the situation at the East Spirit Immortal Pond.

...

Very soon, a Disciple of Du Yue Heaven Palace delivered the final decision of the nine major families’ Elders to Ling Feng in the form of a letter.

"Du Yue Heaven Palace sure moves fast!"

After reading the letter, Ling Feng burned it and muttered to himself, "Didn’t expect Du Yue Heaven Palace to actually send people to guard the border between the two domains. That does save me a lot of worries. Looks like Du Yue Heaven Palace really does have plenty of sincerity."

With this arrangement from Du Yue Heaven Palace, at least in the short term, there was no need to worry that the Long Family would do anything against the East Spirit Immortal Pond.

And he could finally relax a little.

However, as long as some things weren’t completely resolved, they would remain a problem.

What he needed to do was to grow stronger as quickly as possible.

The Long Family had to be completely brought to Destruction, otherwise, there was no guarantee there wouldn’t be a second Sky Dragon Sword Saint, or a third Sky Dragon Sword Saint!

"Time to go check out that Heart-washing Sword Pool."

Ling Feng walked out the door and saw Chu Chaonan practicing sword in the courtyard, all by himself. Every move and every stance were the most basic thrusts, stabs, cuts, flicks, all those basic actions, yet Ling Feng could see that there was something unusual hidden within.

The Ten Thousand Forms True Sword, with all its countless variations, ultimately returns to the True Form.

He had to admit, whoever created this swordsmanship was definitely a genius among geniuses.

"Brother Ling!"

Seeing Ling Feng come out, Chu Chaonan finally sheathed his sword, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled slightly. "Brother Ling, heading out?"

"Yeah, I’m planning to go take a look at the Heart-washing Sword Pool. How about it, Brother Chu, interested?" Ling Feng said casually.

"I’ve been waiting for you to say that!"

Chu Chaonan grinned. "I’ve long wanted to go, but damn it, I don’t even know where the Heart-washing Sword Pool is!"

"Why didn’t you go find Brother Xuanyuan?" Ling Feng shook his head with a smile.

"That guy didn’t even come back to Xuanjian Villa’s Outer Court yesterday. I looked for him all morning and didn’t see a trace. Guess he’s not someone we can count on." Chu Chaonan shrugged helplessly.

Ling Feng raised a hand and rubbed his nose. Come to think of it, he himself didn’t know where the Heart-washing Sword Pool was either.

Just as he was feeling troubled, he saw Zhuge Wan’er and several other contestants from the top ten of the Sword Master List walking toward them from the opposite side, chatting and laughing.

These few were all from the direct lineages of the nine major families, and their relationships were fairly good on ordinary days.

"Look, here come the people we need."

Ling Feng chuckled, strode forward, and cupped his fists toward them. "Isn’t this Brother Zhu, Brother Linghu, and Miss Zhuge? What a coincidence!"

"Brother Ling!"

Zhu Changyue gave Ling Feng a look, a deep hint of dread flashing in his eyes. He forced a smile and said, "Hehe, yeah, quite the coincidence!"

"Coincidence my ass, the Xuanjian Villa Outer Court is only so big, what’s so coincidental about it! If you’ve got something to say, say it. If you’ve got gas, just fart it out!"

Zhuge Wan’er, on the other hand, didn’t give Ling Feng any face at all. No matter whether Ling Feng was Sword Master List number one or not, this woman simply refused to accept it in her heart.

Ling Feng felt a bit helpless and couldn’t be bothered to deal with Zhuge Wan’er. He just said calmly, "Brother Chu and I were about to go to the Heart-washing Sword Pool, but we don’t know where it is. So we were hoping you all could tell us the exact location of this Sword Cleansing Pool."

After hearing Ling Feng’s words, Zhu Changyue and the others all revealed looks of intense envy. They had to admit, this time’s champion reward was really something to drool over!

"Hehe, it’s just a small matter." Zhu Changyue patted his chest and readily agreed. "It’s not that far, I’ll take you there."

"Hmph, you’re such a busybody!"

Zhuge Wan’er glared at Zhu Changyue. Zhu Changyue scratched the back of his head and said with a wry smile, "Brother Ling, I..."

"If it’s inconvenient for Brother Zhu, then forget it."

Ling Feng’s brows knit slightly. Although Zhuge Wan’er had always been inexplicably hostile toward him, he’d never taken it to heart and just chalked it up to a spoiled young lady’s temper. But this time, she really was getting under his skin.

This woman really was begging for a lesson!

"You brat, don’t think getting first on the Sword Master List makes you so great!"

Zhuge Wan’er snorted after speaking, then turned and sauntered off.

"Sorry, Brother Ling, I won’t be taking you there. The Sword Cleansing Pool is inside Du Yue Heaven Palace. Just ask around once you’re there; it’s not hard to find." Zhu Changyue let out a bitter laugh. "Wan’er is just throwing a little tantrum, she doesn’t actually mean any harm. If you get the chance, just soften up a little with her and you’ll see she’s actually pretty easy to talk to."

"Hehe, thanks, Brother Zhu."

Ling Feng smiled faintly. "As long as she doesn’t mess with me, I won’t mess with her."

As for softening up?

Hehe, in all these years, when has Ling Feng ever softened up to anyone?