Soul Emperor Martial God

The Sect Main Hall, located right at the center of the entire sect.

It connects to the Sect Square.

Most major sect events are held here.

Today's event, however, seems even grander than the usual ones.

Even more solemn than the founding ceremony of the sect.

All sect elders gathered, including those predecessors who had not left their seclusion for a long time—they had all arrived.

Surrounding them were significant individuals from various powers (forces), each with a renowned name.

In short, the hall was currently a gathering of the mighty and powerful.

And these powerful individuals, at this moment, were incessantly discussing.

"Tsk tsk, the Sky-splitting Sword Sect has really produced a remarkable Heavenly Talent."

"How extraordinary were the past Sect Masters, and the Martial Arts Stele they left behind—how profoundly mysterious."

"Even if we, the famed martial artists, attempted to comprehend, I'm afraid understanding a single stele could take more than a year."

Elder Bai, on the other hand, managed to exhaust the understanding of 68 steles in just half a year."

"Such talent, such aptitude, commands respect."

"Indeed worthy of being the once leader of the Six Talents of the Royal Capital."

Exclamations of amazement and praise filled the air.

And all of this was because of a handsome and extraordinary young man at the Chief seat beside the Main Hall.

Seated in the Chief position, naturally, was the Sect Master.

And the young man next to him was none other than Elder Bai, Bai Mohan.

At this moment, he seemed to bathe in the limelight of all the attention.

Amazed gazes and astonished faces filled the entire hall.

Being the only one in the history of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect to have fully comprehended the Martial Arts Steles of the past Sect Masters.

And to do so in such a short time, he was a Supreme prodigy.

It made sense for him to command the admiration of the upper echelons of the Royal Capital.

At that moment,

A young man slowly entered the Main Hall.

The young man was also handsome and elegant with an extraordinary demeanor.

His appearance also attracted quite a bit of attention.

Of course, the reason why the young man drew the eyes was because of his identity.

The young man was none other than Xiao Yi, the Strongest Sword Master of this generation's Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

Xiao Yi glanced at the arrangements within the hall, his face showing surprise.

Medicine King Valley led by Mu Qingyun, along with a faction of nine elders from the Mu Family, were all present.

The Four Great Families had either sent their Family Head or the second-in-command of their families.

The others from various large and small powers were uniformly represented by their Family Heads in person.

From the sect's side, predecessors such as Elder Duan Yun and Elder Luo who were usually in seclusion also came one after another.

"What a grand scene. It seems like all the important figures of the upper level of the Royal Capital have arrived," thought Xiao Yi in surprise.

Of course, this moment of surprise did not last long.

Xiao Yi walked straight towards the Chief seat of the Main Hall,

which was the direction of the Sect Master.

"Sect Master, I've come today to ask..."

Xiao Yi had intended to inquire about matters concerning the Sky-splitting Sword Sect of Northern Mountain County.

After all, the Sect Master had promised to give a response after three days.

But at this moment, the Sect Master waved his hand, cutting him off, "I know."

"As Sect Master, my word is my bond."

"However, today is a joyous day for Elder Bai to take over as the Sect Chief."

"The whole sect celebrates, the whole Royal Capital is joyful."

"Later on, I will give you a response, okay?"

"Huh?" Xiao Yi frowned.

He did not remember the Sect Master being such an agreeable person.

But he nodded, then moved to the side.

Xiao Yi had no interest in whether Bai Mohan would take over as the Sect Chief or not.

However, at this moment, Mu Qingyun who was beside him coldly said, "Northern Mountain Sword Master, why have you come empty-handed?"

"It is, after all, Elder Bai's day to take over as the Sect Chief. Has the Northern Mountain Sword Master not prepared a congratulatory gift?"

The so-called Sect Chief was the successor to the Sword Sect.

Not yet Sect Master, but already beginning to manage sect affairs, he held authority second only to the Sect Master and above ordinary elders.

Once his Cultivation reached the Heavenly Origin Ninth Layer, he would formally take over the position of Sect Master.

"This..." Xiao Yi slightly furrowed his brow.

Before he could speak,

a few Family Heads nearby were already murmuring, "There were rumors that this Northern Mountain Sword Master had a discord with Elder Bai, it seems to be true now."

"However, since all the major figures of the various powers have gathered today..."

"In such public, showing such disrespect for the Sect, truly a lack of manners."

"Seems to be completely arrogant."

"No wonder he is unpopular in the Sect, and no wonder he is suppressed."

At this moment, the Great Elder quickly stood up and spoke, "Xiao Yi just returned to the Sect a few days ago."

"Upon his return, he went into seclusion immediately."

"Of course, he didn't know about Elder Bai's emergence from closed-door cultivation, so it was only natural that he wasn't prepared with a congratulatory gift."

"It can be made up for later."

"Hmph," the Sect Master's face was full of displeasure, "whether he truly didn't know and didn't prepare in advance,"

"or whether it was because he is full of contempt, overly arrogant, and never intended to prepare, he knows best."

Xiao Yi's face was slightly cold, and he said nothing.

But what happened next, made his face turn cold to the extreme.

Suddenly, from outside the grand hall, came a cacophony of noise.

It sounded like a mixture of crying and weeping.

The Sect Master immediately rebuked, "Nonsense, today is the ceremony for the Chief successor of the Sect."

"Who is wailing outside?"

No sooner had he spoken,

than several figures broke through the air and arrived.

It was Master Xue of Blood Mist Valley, Blood River, and several strong figures of Blood Mist Valley.

Of course, there was also a woman by their side, crying pitifully with tears streaming down her face.

It was none other than Murong Jiao'er.

"What do you mean by this, Master Xue?" the Sect Master frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"I'm here to seek justice," Master Xue shouted angrily.

"Over a month ago, the Northern Mountain Sword Master slaughtered many of our Blood Mist Valley's people outside the Liu Family Mansion."

"Even our Second and Third Elders of Blood Mist Valley died miserable deaths because of this."

"Does the Sky-splitting Sword Sect not owe us an explanation?"

As soon as these words were said, the room erupted into chaos, with everyone talking at once.

At that time, an extremely discordant but crisp voice rang out.

"As far as I know, that's not how it happened."

The speaker was Zhou Yueyao.

In the grand hall, it wasn't just the big shots who were present.

After all, it was the ceremony for the succession of the Sect's Chief.

The whole Sky-splitting Sword Sect was celebrating.

Naturally, apart from the elder deacons, many talented disciples from within the Sect were present.

Such as Ling Yu, the Chief of the Sword Hall, and the Chiefs of other Halls.

Like Zhou Yueyao, the Sword Master of Nine Rivers, and the other 34 Sword Masters and so on.

"It was clearly your Blood Mist Valley that coveted the Blood-colored Smoke Willow Martial Soul of the Young Master of the Liu Family."

"The Northern Mountain Sword Master, as a friend of the Young Master of the Liu Family, went to assist."

"Your martial artists from Blood Mist Valley, especially Blood River, were aggressive."

"And even attempted to kill the Northern Mountain Sword Master."

"What, your side is allowed to kill people, but others aren't allowed to defend themselves?"

Zhou Yueyao said angrily.

"Where did this little girl come from, and who gave her the right to talk nonsense?" Blood River snapped coldly.

Zhou Yueyao was just about to say something,

when a middle-aged man beside her rebuked, "Yueyao, hold your tongue."

The middle-aged man was the previous Nine River Sword Master and, of course, now one of the Sect's elders.

"I…" Zhou Yueyao wanted to retort, but the icy gaze of the middle-aged man stopped her words.

Master Xue sneered and pulled Murong Jiao'er to his side.

"This lady is the disciple of our Blood Mist Valley's Second Elder."

"In the incident with the Liu Family, she was fortunate to escape death, surviving the poison hand of the Northern Mountain Sword Master."

"The ruthlessness, the tyranny, the cruelty of the Northern Mountain Sword Master on that day, she witnessed with her own eyes."

"There's no room for your denial or excuses."

As soon as Master Xue finished speaking, everyone's gazes were drawn to Xiao Yi.

At the same time, the Sect Master said in a deep voice, "Master Xue, stay calm, if what you say is true."

"The Sky-splitting Sword Sect will certainly not condone it."

With that said, the Sect Master shouted angrily, "Xiao Yi, are the words of Master Xue true or false?"

Xiao Yi frowned, sensing something amiss.

At this moment, he clearly caught an inadvertent sneer flashing across the Sect Master's face.

The surrounding elders, including those big figures from the major forces, all revealed cold expressions.

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First update.