Supreme Sword Exalt

Sword Prince couldn’t continue speaking after seeing Gu Han’s shit-eating grin. He then cupped his hands toward Mei Yun earnestly. “Fellow Daoist, Senior Tian Ji is virtuous and esteemed. I have always greatly admired him. I have been waiting here bitterly for three months, only hoping to see him once and fulfill the regret in my heart.”

Mei Yun thought for a moment before asking, “Are you the person who greets me every day?”

Over the past few months, Sword Prince would greet him every day at the same time. He was humble and polite, which had made Mei Yun quite fond of him.

Sword Prince felt delighted. “Exactly!”

Sincerity works wonders! Even metal and stone can be opened!

His perseverance was finally paying off. “How fortunate that you still remember me!”

Mei Yun hesitated over whether to let him in as well. “As for you—”

Sword Prince cast a faint glance at Gu Han. So what if you have connections? I have sincerity! I can still move him!

Gu Han said nonchalantly, “Instructor Mei, this person looks down on me.”

“What?!” Mei Yun’s face darkened again. The little fondness he held for Sword Prince completely turned to dislike. “How dare you look down on my student! You want to come in and see that old man? Dream on! Wait a hundred years!”

One sentence wiped out three months of Sword Prince’s efforts. For him now, Gu Han’s position was unparalleled. Looking down on Gu Han was a hundred times more hateful than looking down on Mei Yun himself.

The sword on Sword Prince’s back hummed incessantly. If not for the last shred of reason remaining in his heart, he would have chopped Gu Han on the spot.

Mei Yun’s face darkened as he looked at the others. “What about them?! DId they also look down on you?”

Their hearts dropped. Their attitude toward Gu Han just now hadn’t exactly been good.

Gu Han shook his head. “Not really.”

Everyone sighed with relief.

Immediately after, they all spoke out in unison, their attitudes very humble.

“Fellow Daoist, I am Zhang Xun of the Shang Hao Sect, I wish to beg an audience with Senior Tianji!”

“Fellow Daoist, I am Feng Yong of the Feng family, I have been waiting for Senior Tianji for over half a month!”

“Fellow Daoist, my young sect master made an error in his cultivation and needs Senior Tianji’s guidance!”

Although Mei Yun appeared to be a gatekeeper with subpar cultivation, he controlled the operation of the Tian Ji Great Formation, so they dared not offend him in the slightest.

Gu Han changed the subject. “But they look down on the Eastern Wasteland!”

Mei Yun’s face darkened. “What?! You’re looking down on those of us from the Eastern Wasteland?!”

Fatty sighed emotionally. “Instructor Mei, as the Heaven-Conquering Prince of the Great Flame Empire, I am considered part of the Eastern Wasteland native. The Eastern Wasteland is indeed small and really lacks talent. It’s normal for people to look down on us...”

Everyone was stunned, then they cursed inwardly, We don’t even know they’re from the Eastern Wasteland! Also, look down on the Eastern Wasteland? When did we ever say such a thing?!

Mei Yun didn’t care whether they said it or not. This sentence successfully brought out his homesickness and anger.

His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at everyone. “You guys want to come in? In your next life! If anyone dares to come in, I’ll use the Tian Ji Great Formation to kill them to death! That old man isn’t here, so I’m in charge!”

Gu Han was dumbfounded. Is he still the hesitant, perpetually gloomy Instructor Mei? What exactly happened to him?

Fatty was also dumbfounded. In the future, when I see Instructor Mei, should I respectfully address him as Valley Master Mei?

Mei Yun gave a heavy snort, then led the two deeper into the great formation. “Go!”

Fatty proudly scanned everyone and swaggered after him. “Us Eastern Wastelanders would rather die than be disgraced!”

Everyone cursed incessantly in their hearts, Shameless! Who doesn’t know Fu Yulin’s background? Since when did he have any connection to the Eastern Wasteland?!

Watching the passage gradually disappear, regret and hatred filled everyone’s hearts. Now, there’s really no chance of getting in!

Wu Sheng sighed. “Brother Sword, what should we do now?”

With Gu Han around, he knew he had no chance of getting in at all, so he simply hadn’t spoken earlier.

A cold glint flashed in Sword Prince’s eyes. “That guy’s so annoying! His narrow-heartedness is a disgrace among sword cultivators!”

Everyone also chided Gu Han. They had completely forgotten their previous attitude towards Gu Han, only hating him for ruining their good fortune.

A cultivator showed a pleading expression. “Sword Prince, please teach him a good lesson!”

“He comes from the Eastern Wasteland, a small place, so his horizons are small!”

“Despite your kind guidance, he not only failed to appreciate it, but also targeted you in every possible way!”

Suddenly, a sword cry rang out. The sword that Sword Prince carried on his back left its sheath, transforming into a blue light. Scattering sword qi, it landed in front of him, vibrating gently.

His expression was cold and stern. “That guy does not deserve to hold a sword! As a sword cultivator, I uphold and seek justice for everyone. I swear by Zhan Qing, I will break his sword and his sword heart!”

Upon sensing his intent, the sword’s cry grew increasingly intense. Amid the surging light, two obscure small words flashed by: Zhan Qing.

***

The Tian Ji Great Formation covered a few li, but the mist seemed to have the miraculous effect of folding space. In just a moment, the few of them returned to the small courtyard.

Gu Han marveled inwardly as he didn’t understand the mysteries of the Tian Ji Great Formation. However, he vaguely felt that such an exquisite formation didn’t seem like something a Saint realm cultivator could arrange.

For a moment, he became curious about Tian Ji’s origins. Along the way, Mei Yun constantly complained of loneliness, having no one to talk to, Han Fu avoiding him like the plague, and even the spirit beasts he had fed constantly having diarrhea...

Having gone through the earthly tribulation, Gu Han’s divine sense coverage had doubled. He had discovered Han Fu sitting alone two thousand zhang away. Gu Han was a bit speechless, but he finally understood why Mei Yun became so moody so quickly.

Fatty gave a light cough and cautiously said, “Instructor Mei, how about I send you back?”

He offered this not out of genuine remorse, but for the sake of self-preservation. What if Mei Yun, in a bad mood, used the Tian Ji Great Formation to kill him? Thus, Fatty also kept a certain distance from Mei Yun.

Mei Yun gave a bitter laugh. “Go back? What good is going back? Won’t I still be disliked? Ah, if only I were the only one unlucky!”

Gu Han patted his shoulder and sighed. “Being unlucky yourself is also very unpleasant.”

The two stood together. One unlucky himself, one making others unlucky. They actually had a hint of understanding.

Mei Yun was stunned. “Hmm?”

In the past, Gu Han had never been this close to him, nor had he ever dared to touch him.

“You’re not afraid of me anymore?”

Gu Han answered righteously, “Of course not!”

Compared to Mei Yun’s bad luck, his curse was many times stronger. He no longer cared about Mei Yun’s bit of bad luck at all.

Mei Yun calmed himself, stared at Gu Han carefully again, as if he had noticed something else.

“Wait! I just noticed you’re not right!” His frown deepened. “You seem to have something on yourself!”

Gu Han was taken aback. “Something?”

Mei Yun slowly stood up and stared at him intently, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes.

“This thing has been following you. I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before...” He extended a finger and pressed it on Gu Han’s brow. “Right here.”

In an instant, Gu Han felt his cold yin qi intensify, while the cursed feeling vanished. The moment Mei Yun’s finger touched his brow, a faint rune flickered as if trying to flee.

Mei Yun’s brow furrowed deeply. With a sudden pinch of his two fingers, a bizarre rune fully appeared on Gu Han’s brow, clear as day. “Trying to run?”

The instructor’s aura also became bizarre.

Fatty’s hair instantly stood on end. “What the hell is that on your head?!”

Gu Han was also a bit creeped out. “W-what is it?!”

His divine sense unconsciously swept over, and he froze.

The bizarre rune at the center of his brow was the curse mark he had seen many times before!