Chapter 146: The Diary Continues, Hidden Sword Mountain!
Purple Origin Celestial Mansion.
All the cultivators were having a bit of a schadenfreude moment regarding the Nine Heavens Sword Sect. After all, they were notorious for being a bunch of bullies.
In the Xiao household, Xiao Ziling was grinning from ear to ear: “Hehe, the Desolate Heaven Emperor has beef with the Nine Heavens Sword Sect too!”
“This is just too good! I hope the Desolate Heaven Emperor comes out swinging and gives them a good thrashing,” Xiao Jing snorted in agreement.
Xiao Ziling rolled her eyes: “That must have happened out of ignorance; otherwise, those who love to pick on the weak wouldn’t dare to do something so reckless.”
At that moment, lines of text floated onto the projection screen.
Eternal Emperor’s Diary, Page 146:
[Hehehe…]
[Things are going smoothly; I’ve infiltrated the Nine Heavens Sword Sect in disguise as an external disciple.]
[Since I’m an external disciple, I certainly won’t go through normal channels to obtain secret techniques.]
[I’ve heard there’s a rather quirky rule at the Nine Heavens Sword Sect: disciples with low talent and who’ve messed up, get sent to the Hidden Sword Mountain.]
[What’s Hidden Sword Mountain?]
[It’s the resting place of accomplished fallen masters from the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, filled with graves. Rumor has it that countless treasures are buried inside. Hehehe…]
[It’s the perfect place for some archaeological digging!]
[Normally, only external disciples with no more than golden core level skills are sent to clean there. Plus, there’s a great protective formation that makes it impossible for these disciples to enter the core areas.]
[But for me, this is just a piece of cake!]
[Three months into my time at the sect…]
[I finished all sorts of tasks, pocketed a thousand Superior Spirit Stones, beat up a couple of guys I didn’t like, and when practicing sword aura, I accidentally ruined their precious spirit herb garden.]
[Soon enough, I got my notice.]
[As expected, the sect promptly assigned me to Hidden Sword Mountain for grave guarding.]
[Everything is going according to plan…]
[Alright, I need to prepare for my trip to Hidden Sword Mountain, so I will stop recording here for today.]
[Suddenly realized, this is quite interesting!]
The diary entry ended there, with no revealing information.
But everyone was glued to it like popcorn at a movie.
Cultivators from the Nine States and celestial mansions were buzzing with excitement, engaging in all sorts of discussions.
“Hahaha, the Desolate Heaven Emperor’s move is savage!”
“I thought he’d use his immense power to join the Nine Heavens Sword Sect for secret techniques, but this? Brilliant!”
“This move is definitely a game-changer; is he planning to wipe out the Nine Heavens Sword Sect’s stronghold? Hehe.”
“The Nine Heavens Sword Sect is a top-tier power of the Purple Origin Celestial Mansion; Hidden Sword Mountain must have loads of good stuff!”
Meanwhile, inside the Nine Heavens Sword Sect’s main gate, the elders were silent as tombstones.
The hall’s atmosphere was a bit odd.
Each of them wore strange expressions, their eyes flickering as they pondered their thoughts.
Hidden Sword Mountain!
In the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, that was a forbidden ground.
The reason it was left to external disciples was quite intentional.
Firstly, those disciples were low-level, and their skills were insufficient to breach Hidden Sword Mountain’s restricted zones.
Also, since external disciples had poor talent and short lifespans, sending them to guard the graves essentially meant they were just waiting to kick the bucket.
This way, the sect’s secrets could be kept safe.
This rule was originally set to prevent the disclosure of the forbidden grounds’ secrets.
However, it now seemed to have a fatal flaw!
Super-powerful experts could slip in undetected, and there was no stopping them once they did.
Without a doubt, the protective sword formation of Hidden Sword Mountain could not defend against the Desolate Heaven Emperor.
“Master, what’s wrong?”
At that moment, a voice filled with surprise broke the silence, and everyone turned to look.
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It turned out the sect leader, Qin Jian, was looking a bit off!
Qin Jian’s face shifted continuously as an overwhelming killing intent spread through the air; suddenly, he let out a low growl:
“Ah—”
With a heavy wave of his sleeve, an unmatched sword aura erupted, crashing into a bronze pillar in the hall, piercing it clean through.
“What the…?”
The elders were utterly confused, not comprehending why he reacted so intensely.
Even if they had frustrations, it wasn’t enough to lose their cool like that.
Qin Jian seemed to have gone mad, his eyes aflame as he declared, “I understand now! I finally understand!”
“Desolate Heaven Emperor, you and I are destined to be enemies; I must k*ll you!”
The elders’ expressions turned serious; such words couldn’t be taken lightly.
At one time, the Desolate Heaven Emperor had crushed the entire Purple Origin Celestial Mansion, defeating countless celestial mansion emperors.
Not to mention today’s circumstances!
To the elders, even if the Desolate Heaven Emperor did sneak in and steal from Hidden Sword Mountain, they could only hold their noses and accept it.
Going after him? That would be asking for trouble!
The Grand Elder, an old man sporting a snowy beard, earnestly advised, “Sect Leader, please calm down! We can’t handle the Desolate Heaven Emperor!”
However, to their surprise, upon hearing this, Qin Jian became even angrier, his eyes flashing dangerously as he retorted, “We can’t handle him, but that doesn’t mean no one else can k*ll him!”
“I won’t let him off!”
Qin Jian’s tone was extremely resolute, giving no room for negotiation.
Seeing him like this, the elders could only shake their heads internally, wondering when would be a good time to persuade him again!
Could it be that there was some unspeakable secret in all of this?
For a moment, the hall fell silent once more.
After a while, Qin Jian’s anger cooled slightly; he finally regained some of his composure. He had just read the diary mentioning Lin Feng sneaking into Hidden Sword Mountain.
At that moment, it felt like a thunderclap struck his mind.
He suddenly understood many things.
A look of despair crept onto Qin Jian’s face; had he not read this diary, he would’ve never known just how badly he had been played!
Suddenly, he realized something…
“It’s over!”
“The next diary entry might just expose that incident!”
A glimmer of fear flickered deep in Qin Jian’s eyes, and his mind became chaotic.
As one of the leaders of the Purple Origin Celestial Mansion, he couldn’t remember the last time he felt such fear.
But now, he was truly scared.
“Do whatever it takes to stop the diary from being exposed further?”
That thought crossed his mind briefly, but he quickly dismissed it.
This was simply impossible!
All the celestial mansions were paying close attention to this diary and wouldn’t allow him to destroy the Sky Machine Pavilion’s communication array.
Moreover, just getting past Chu Shanyue would be insurmountable!
“What to do now?”
Just as Qin Jian was stuck in his thoughts, the latest diary entry was already out.
The letters gradually appeared on the screen…
Some were joyful, some were worried.
All the celestial mansions and Nine States cultivators were buzzing, eagerly waiting to see the show.
They all wanted to know if the Desolate Heaven Emperor truly made off with all the treasures of the Nine Heavens Sword Sect.
Was there really a secret technique buried in Hidden Sword Mountain that could open up the world?
“Here it comes! Quick, look!”
“Hurry, hurry! I can’t wait any longer!”
In Qiongying Celestial Mansion and Extreme Ice Celestial Palace, Han Xingmian stared intensely at the screen, grinning widely, softly saying:
“If I had known it would be this entertaining, I should have come back sooner!”
