Supreme Sword Exalt

Gu Han pondered thoughtfully. “Ancient Cang Realm... You all came from outside as well?”

“Yes.”

“Just you few?”

Facing Gu Han, Xiao Yang acted cautiously, even developing a bit of the same mentality Yun Fan once had. “Of course not. There are many, many more. Some I know, some I don’t. Only a measly few decided to stay here. Many others went to different territories.”

“How did you come?”

Xiao Yang found it strange. “Ancient path. Every continent and small realm has ancient paths leading to outer domains. Brother, don’t you know? Oh right, the ancient path here seems to have been broken for many years.

“I don’t know who repaired it. Since the Ancient Cang Realm is the closest, we rushed over. I just don’t know if anyone from other small realms has come here.”

“What did you come here for?”

Xiao Yang found it even stranger. “The Great Dao’s Gold List! News spread that in about two or three months, it will descend here. Those whose names make the list will receive abundant dao blessings. Brother, you’re a native here. Is this news true or not?”

Gu Han paused. “Gold List?”

His first reaction was that the Great Dao was baiting him again.

“Brother, you really don’t know?”

Gu Han shook his head. “I’m not sure. I went into seclusion for ten years.”

Xiao Yang sighed. “Once Elder Qian returns, we’ll know whether the news is true.”

The Great Dao Gold List... If the matter was true, why hadn’t Yan Qianjue mentioned it to him before? Instead, people from outside domains learned of it first?

The ancient path was restored, and people from outside domains arrived. He vaguely felt there seemed to be some hidden connection in all this. Still, he set aside his thoughts because he still had other matters to attend to for now.

Before leaving, he glanced at Xiao Yang. “Do you like my senior sister?”

Xiao Yang’s face reddened. He felt so embarrassed he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Does he have to be so direct?!

Feeling that Xiao Yang wasn’t a bad person, Gu Han warned him, “Don’t even think about it. Senior Sister will never like you.”

If she even looks at you one time, I lose! He didn’t say this heartbreaking line out loud.

Xiao Yang’s heart shattered. Ignoring him further, Gu Han soared into the sky above with a flash.

Supported by two people, Chang Jun groggily woke up and shot a venomous look at Gu Han. “He c-crippled me. I’ll make sure he... dies a horrible death—”

In the next moment, Gu Han landed before him once more.

Chang Jun’s pupils contracted. “W-what are you doing?”

“Killing you!”

Sword light flashed for an instant, and then Gu Han soared into the sky again and vanished without a trace.

Below, a trace of astonishment and disbelief remained in Chang Jun’s eyes. A line of blood rapidly spread across his neck. With a gurgle, his head tumbled down.

The remaining two stood dumbfounded. “D-dead?”

They never imagined Gu Han would act so swiftly and decisively, resorting to murder at the slightest disagreement.

As Xiao Yang watched Gu Han’s retreating figure, he didn’t know what to feel. So this is the true Heavenly Pride hidden within this continent!

He glanced at Chang Jun again with disdain. Idiot! This isn’t the Ancient Cang Realm. You deserved to die for acting so arrogantly without understanding the situation, not knowing when to hold back!

***

Within the Wild Forest, Gu Han flew swiftly without stopping. The place hadn’t changed at all, whereas he had gotten much stronger. With him releasing a wisp of his aura, no demonic beast was foolish enough to dare block his path.

After most of a day passed, he had ventured deep into the Wild Forest and arrived at an eerily quiet place. Not far ahead, a pile of bone fragments lay there alone. With the demoness gone, the eerie presence here had long since vanished, leaving only a sense of loneliness and desolation.

In a daze, Gu Han recalled the pathetic state he was in when he first met the demoness. He smiled silently, carefully gathered the pile of white bones, and placed them together with the bodhi seed.

After standing up, he didn’t return but instead flew deeper. The forbidden zone was too vast. He had no idea where the old blind man was. And within the current Northern Domain, apart from Tiansheng Hall and the Heavenly Demon Valley, no one knew the old blind man’s exact location.

After flying for another half day, he had arrived at the deepest part of the Wild Forest, which was also where the demon clan’s territory lay.

As he flew, over a dozen figures emerged from the side, blocking his path. Though they seemed human, their qi was completely opposite to that of human cultivators. They were clearly the demon clan living here.

The leading burly man laughed heartily. “A human! How did you know I was hungry? And you delivered yourself to my door?”

He was very tall, with a pair of horns and a mouth full of sharp teeth. His cultivation was around the Half-Step Transcendent realm.

The relationship between humans and the demons had never been good. Though not to the point of being mortal enemies, if either side encountered a lone human or demon clan member, they would never let them leave easily.

Gu Han didn’t want to fight them or take their lives. He gently lowered his sword, and forty-nine strands of Great Evolution Sword Qi surrounded the demon clan member. The sword qi trembled slightly, cleanly shaving the burly man's thick head of hair until he was pristinely bald.

Since Gu Han was seeking help, he tried to sound as gentle as possible. “I ask, you answer.”

Sensing the sharpness of the Great Evolution Sword Qi, that demon clan member cowered. “O-okay...”

“Do you know the way to the Heavenly Demon Valley?”

“Y-yes...”

“Could you show me which direction?”

The demon clan member tremblingly pointed behind him. “T-that way. About another thousand li ahead is the Heavenly Demon Valley...”

Gu Han casually tossed him a bottle of pills. “Thanks!”

With a sway, he vanished.

That demon clan member scratched his big bald head and squeezed the pill bottle. “What...”

That human was very polite, unlike the bastard I encountered over a decade ago, who made me guess essence crystals. Guess wrong and die... Luckily, I guessed right!

***

At the same time, a fire flood dragon several dozen zhang long flew forward in the Central Continent, heading straight for the Eastern Wasteland. Of course, it was Yan Qi.

Fatty stood on top of his head with his hands behind his back. Somehow, he was even more rotund than he was ten years ago. “Today, I, Gu Han, the Eastern Wasteland’s Number One Heavenly Pride, returns!”

Yan Qi was somewhat puzzled. “Isn’t your surname Fu?”

Fatty explained, “Yan Qi, you don’t understand. Gu Han and I shared hardships and faced life and death together. That makes us brothers sworn in spirit if not by blood. I need to borrow his reputation returning to the Eastern Wasteland.”

Yan Qi was deeply moved. “This sincere friendship is truly enviable!”

Fatty laughed heartily, but cursed inwardly, Pft! Just wait! Assassin Fu Fatty? If I don’t ruin Gu Han’s reputation, then his surname isn’t Fu!

It was only a year ago, when he occasionally chatted with Li Xun about past events, that he learned the Northern Domain’s black market had such a figure.

Though Li Xun had no clue about the assassin codenamed Fu Fatty, Fatty knew at once that it was Gu Han's doing..

Chongming also sat leisurely on Yan Qi’s back. “Fatty, I misjudged you. You’re actually quite suited for the lowly dao.”[1]

Fatty was overjoyed. “Oh really?! Master Rooster, really?! I have talent as a sword cultivator too?”

Chongming wore a serious expression. “Of course! You are absolutely, undoubtedly a natural-born bastard!”[2]

At the tip of Yan Qi’s tail, Li Xun was smiling so hard he could barely close his mouth. I’m back! After ten years, I have finally returned! Old Murong! Wu De, Duan Ren—no, those two might be gone... Whatever! Even just stepping on Old Murong is a beautiful thing! As a person, one shouldn’t be too greedy!

1. It’s a word play on sword dao in chinese because both sounds the same ☜

2. Another word play, this time on sword seed in chinese, they both sounds the same ☜