Supreme Sword Exalt

Gu Han’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Master Ling Ya? Who is he?”

Xiao Yang pondered for a moment. “Master Ling Ya is also one of the most powerful Unfettered cultivators. He is the master of the Emotionless Sect in the Tiannan Realm, and one of the seven elders of the Seven-Realm Alliance. Since he keeps a low profile, people know very little about him. He's only famous for his conflict with Sect Master Gu. As for the reason behind it, no one knows.”

Not far away, Elder Qian chimed in, “Apart from a conflict of ideology, I can’t think of anything else. At their level of cultivation, everyone single-mindedly pursues the Great Dao.”

The middle-aged man shook his head. “That’s not entirely true. I once heard that Master Ling Ya did something that angered Sect Master Gu. The two have formed a deadly grudge ever since. Big shots like them don’t show up even once in several hundred years. Only they themselves can know the real reason.”

Gu Han frowned. According to what Zhong Yu had said before his death, Ling Ya’s secret was absolutely no small matter. He stirred inwardly. What kind of grudge could be so great that neither will rest until the other dies? Is it because the Taihao sect master has Ling Ya’s secret?

Xiao Yang sounded a little curious. “Brother Gu, why are you so interested in these matters?”

Because I want to kill Ling Ya!

Of course, he wouldn’t speak such inner thoughts aloud, afraid of scaring Xiao Yang. “I plan to go out when I have time and understand the situation outside. By the way, what’s this Seven-Realm Alliance you just mentioned?”

Xiao Yang started explaining again, “A continent is a prototype of a realm, just not yet fully evolved. Above realms are domains, and domains are further divided into large, medium, and small. The Ancient Cang Realm is located in a small domain, which also includes six other realms such as Tiannan, Muchen, Yuanling, and several remote continents.”

He went on emotionally. “For countless years, the seven realms had constantly warred against one another, each seeking dominance over the others. Conflicts were frequent, and countless lives were lost. But over ten thousand years ago, this situation changed.”

Hua Xing quickly interjected, “Exactly! A powerful senior came to our small domain and resolved the conflict on their own! He even made the seven realms shake hands and make peace, swearing a Great Dao oath of eternal non-aggression. That was how the Seven-Realm Alliance came to be. The senior became its master, whereas the strongest of the seven realms became its elders.”

Gu Han was somewhat surprised. “Alliance master? Just how strong must that senior be to defeat someone at the Unfettered realm?”

Hua Xing shook his head. “I don’t know. That alliance master stayed for less than a thousand years before disappearing into the void. Though he has never returned, the rules he left behind remained.

“Of course, there have been minor conflicts among the seven realms over the years, but the alliance still exists. Besides, thanks to the Great Dao oath, things have remained relatively peaceful. Oh, right. That alliance master seemed to possess the Ancestral Dragon bloodline.”

Gu Han stirred inwardly. Ancestral Dragon bloodline?

“That senior, what was his name?”

“I think... he was called Yun Qi.”

Gu Han stirred inwardly. Yun Qi! Descendant of the Ancestral Dragon, Yun Qi.

The same man had personally captured and imprisoned the Illusory Demon bastard Gu Han encountered inside the Dragon Seal!

“By the way, how did you people of the Ancient Cang Realm find out about this Great Dao Gold List?”

Xiao Yang shook his head. “Not sure. The news suddenly spread a few months ago. It’s very hard to trace the source.”

Hua Xing didn’t mind. “Who cares as long as the news is true! Fortunately, the Ancient Cang Realm is the closest to this continent. By the time the other realms receive the news, it’ll be too late for them to rush over. It’s a pity my senior brother was out on business.”

Xiao Yang deliberately caused trouble. “Brother Gu, did you know that Brother Hua’s senior brother is a renowned Heavenly Pride in the Ancient Cang Realm? He's famous for being undefeated against opponents at the same cultivation level!”

He felt Gu Han was somewhat special. Every Heavenly Pride Gu Han set his sights on, without exception, met a grim end

Hua Xing’s expression changed slightly. “Nonsense! He’s never admitted to that! If anything, it’s your elder brother, Xiao Lang! Doesn’t he call himself Invincible Xiao? Hmph, lives up to the name!”

Just as expected, Gu Han raised an eyebrow, getting a bit interested. “Invincible? Undefeated?”

The two of them shuddered and started arguing.

“No, your elder brother is the invincible one!”

“No, your senior brother is the undefeated one!”

Elder Qian and the middle-aged man exchanged a glance and immediately turned their heads away. How could they be such cowards? How embarrassing!

Fatty’s boisterous laugh rang out. “Who dares claim invincibility, who dares boast of being undefeated?”

A dazzling and outrageously flashy golden light rapidly approached from the distant horizon. Beside the golden light, there was also a five-colored divine light.

Li Xun and Yan Qi were extremely delighted.

“Prince! Master Rooster!”

Fatty’s arrogant laugh rang out again. “I heard that the number one Heavenly Pride of the Eastern Wasteland is here. I have come especially to ask you for a couple of moves, to see if your reputation truly lives up to its name...”

He had already arrived a hundred zhang in front of Gu Han.

Gu Han’s mouth twitched, and he raised his sword to strike. “Fucking Fatty!”

An unparalleled sword aura, over ten zhang long, descended upon Fatty.

Instead of flinching, Fatty grew ecstatic. “Golden Bell!”

Along with a melodious bell toll, an ancient golden bell enveloped him. Standing about a zhang tall, it exuded both an enigmatic and majestic aura.

The bell tolled again. The sword aura and the golden light ground against each other, scattering auras in all directions. The auras forced even experts at the Transcendent realm back step by step.

Just then, the golden light flickered, showing signs of collapse. The sword aura also lost its initial ferocity. With a loud crash, the ancient bell and the sword aura exploded.

A hundred zhang apart, the two stood facing each other. One's expression remained unchanged, while the other's... whether it had changed at all was impossible to tell. His skin was simply too thick.

Fatty nodded in a fake, pretentious manner. “Not bad. You’re worthy of being the number one Heavenly Pride! You do have some skill!”

Gu Han couldn’t be bothered with him. Xiao Yang and Hua Xing exchanged a glance, no longer caring about their argument. This fatty... Who is he? A divine being from where? He could actually hold his own against Brother Gu, a fifty-fifty split!

Elder Qian and the middle-aged man were shocked. Indestructible Golden Physique! This kind of physique only existed in records!

They hadn’t expected it to appear on this tiny continent. Indeed, this place truly was a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Xiao Yang and Hua Xing didn’t dare be presumptuous.

“May I ask who—”

Yan Qi interjected, “You two, this is the Heaven-Conquering Prince of the Great Flame Empire, with the nine rings from the Dao Bell, a peerless Heavenly Pride. He is magnanimous, chivalrous, and loyal. His sense of justice reaches the heavens. He is Senior Gu’s sworn brother!”

He truly meant every single word. In his simple mind, Fatty was exactly this kind of lofty, heroic figure.

Fatty’s long string of titles completely awed Xiao Yang and the rest.

“Pleased to meet you, pleased to meet you!”

Fatty waved his hand calmly, but inwardly, he was bursting with joy. “It’s nothing special!”

Tsk tsk! They’re good! These two fools—I mean, these two brothers are really good!