Invincible Divine Sword

"Friend Yang is too polite," said the ancestor of the Tang Family with a smile, "You helped us open the door of the Buddha Grotto, it's only natural that we collect Buddha's Holy Water for you."

Yang Xiaotian waved his hand and smiled, "Without you seniors, I wouldn't have known about the Cave Mansion of the Buddha Son of the three lifetimes either."

The ancestor of the Tang Family didn't refuse further but smiled, "Alright, then it's settled. I'll give the order now to have the Tang Family collect Buddha's Holy Water."

Since they couldn't open the second Buddha Grotto yet, everyone decided not to linger and returned to the Tang Family's main residence.

Yang Xiaotian entered the Secret Realm of the Tang Family's main residence to begin his secluded cultivation.

Using the over six hundred portions of Buddha's Holy Water provided by the Tang Family, he had already matured three Posuo Buddha Fruits.

These three Posuo Buddha Fruits were enough for him to cultivate for a while.

With the effect of Posuo Buddha Fruit and the Holy Spirit Aura in the Tang Family's main residence Secret Realm, Yang Xiaotian's strength was increasing rapidly.

However, after breaking through to the Saint Seventh Layer, the effect of Posuo Buddha Fruit had greatly diminished, so upon refining three Posuo Buddha Fruits, Yang Xiaotian barely broke through to the Saint Eighth Layer.

"Saint Eighth Layer." Seeing that he barely broke through to the Saint Eighth Layer after refining three Posuo Buddha Fruits, Yang Xiaotian was sullen. If he had just broken through to the Saint Realm, consuming three Posuo Buddha Fruits would have been enough to elevate him by three small realms; even without three small realms, it would have boosted him by two and a half realms.

Now, it hardly improved one small realm.

Continuing to cultivate like this, he would probably need four Posuo Buddha Fruits to break through to the Saint Ninth Layer.

The gratifying news was that, under the boost of three Posuo Buddha Fruits, his Five Elements Holy Buddha Technique had already advanced to the Twelfth Layer.

"I wonder how the Tang Family is doing in collecting Buddha's Holy Water now," Yang Xiaotian thought secretly.

Coming out of the Secret Realm, Yang Xiaotian went to see the family head of the Tang Family.

The Tang Family head heard Yang Xiaotian's inquiry about the collection of Buddha's Holy Water and said, "In the past two years, we've collected two hundred portions of Buddha's Holy Water." With this, his brow furrowed, "But collecting another six hundred portions seems very difficult."

Although two hundred portions of Buddha's Holy Water were collected in two years, this was the result of the Tang Family utilizing all its strength, so the prospect wasn't optimistic.

Collecting another six hundred portions was a slim hope.

Unless they go to other continents to gather it.

But the Tang Family's influence was only in the Three Pure Continents.

"We've heard that the Myriad Buddhas Sect and your Hongmeng Academy's Main Campus still have some Buddha's Holy Water, but they absolutely refuse to release it," said the Tang Family head helplessly.

"Oh, I wonder how much Buddha's Holy Water they have?" Yang Xiaotian's heart stirred, and he asked.

"The situation at your Hongmeng Academy's Main Campus is unclear, but the Myriad Buddhas Sect likely has another two hundred portions," said the Tang Family head. "I've tried various terms, but they refuse to part with it."

Yang Xiaotian nodded and said, "I've met the ancestor of the Myriad Buddhas Sect. I'll go there and discuss it with them."

He helped the Myriad Buddhas Sect repair the Ten Thousand Buddhas Great Array; if he stepped forward and exchanged the Sword Path Defying Heaven Top Tier Holy Technique Secret Manual, the other party might agree.

Of course, it was only a possibility of agreement; Yang Xiaotian wasn't confident they would consent.

Upon hearing Yang Xiaotian planning to personally visit the Myriad Buddhas Sect, the Tang Family head said, "Friend Yang, if you go to the Myriad Buddhas Sect, you must be careful. Recently, many experts from the Nine Sha Hall have been around the Tang Family territory. They might be targeting you, Friend Yang."

"Additionally, the Black Ant Clan is currently investigating you."

Yang Xiaotian was surprised.

The Black Ant Clan is investigating him?

Could it be that they have discovered that the Black Ant Imperial Palace's Treasure Vault was his doing?

"Furthermore, people from Six Paths Academy have been closely monitoring your movements recently," said the Tang Family head.

Therefore, as soon as Yang Xiaotian leaves the Tang Family territory, the people from Nine Sha Hall, Black Ant Clan, and Six Paths Academy might likely be unfavorable to him.

"Alright, I understand. Thank you, senior," Yang Xiaotian said with a smile.

"Also, your Hongmeng Academy's disciples have been continuously disappearing recently; neither dead nor alive," the Tang Family head recalled, "Rumors are spreading now that your Hongmeng Academy is suffering from the curse of the god of death."

Yang Xiaotian listened, and his heart sank.

On the Three Pure Continents, there have always been rumors of god of death's curse.

Once a force is cursed by the god of death, that force will inevitably perish.

A short while later, Yang Xiaotian used a Sword Path Manual to obtain two hundred portions of Buddha's Holy Water from the Tang Family head and bid farewell to return to his own palace.

He summoned Old Lu and asked about the continuous disappearance of Hongmeng Academy disciples and the god of death's curse incident.

Old Lu said, "In the past, it was only the Outer Sect disciples of Hongmeng Academy disappearing. In the past two years, even some Inner Sect disciples have started vanishing, but not many; just a dozen from each branch campus."

A dozen per branch campus, that meant, as before, on the entire Three Pure Continents combined, there have been hundreds of thousands of Inner Sect disciples missing over these two years.

"Have you found out who is spreading the rumors?" Yang Xiaotian asked.

"Can't trace it; the party is very secretive. They all use some civilians to spread rumors, and they're all wearing masks," Old Lu said.

Yang Xiaotian thought for a moment and said, "You should spread a lot of information, saying that the disappearance of Hongmeng Academy disciples is related to the White Night Demon Clan and the Nine Sha Hall."

"Also, say that the rumors were spread by the White Night Demon Clan and the Nine Sha Hall."

"But do it discreetly."

The Nine Sha Hall wants to kill him? Then he would let the Nine Sha Hall busy themselves first and see if they still had any intent left to kill him.

Old Lu understood Yang Xiaotian's intention and immediately agreed, then went out to disseminate the information widely.

After having Old Lu spread the information, Yang Xiaotian used Buddha's Holy Water to continue maturing a Posuo Buddha Fruit, isolated himself, and consumed it for cultivation.

Once he refined this Posuo Buddha Fruit, he smoothly broke through to the mid-stage of the Saint Eighth Layer.

Coming out of seclusion, Yang Xiaotian learned from Old Lu that the past six months, Nine Sha Hall had been extremely busy and chaotic, and despite their explanations to Hongmeng Academy's Main Campus that the Hongmeng Academy disciples' disappearance was unrelated to them, they still faced suppression by Hongmeng Academy.

In these six months, Nine Sha Hall had suffered losses in manpower, not to mention their severely shrinking influence.

Many of their industries had suffered devastating blows.

"However, the White Night Demon Clan has hidden very well. In these six months, Hongmeng Academy hasn't been able to locate any disciples from the White Night Demon Clan," Old Lu said.

Yang Xiaotian pondered and then said, "Spread another message, saying that the Blood Demon Clan is an ally to the White Night Demon Clan."

Old Lu agreed and then went out to spread the news.

Sure enough, within a few days, the Hongmeng Academy's army descended on Blood Demon Mountain.

While Hongmeng Academy and the Blood Demon Clan were at war, Yang Xiaotian and Old Lu left the Tang Family's main residence to go to the Myriad Buddhas Sect.

Although Yang Xiaotian and Old Lu left secretly, they found out soon after leaving that someone was tailing them.