War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

“It’s the Old Ancestor’s Spatial Ring!”

“The Old Ancestor… is dead?!”

Duan Ling Tian, Situ Ming, Yang Chong, and Yu Zhong Jing’s expressions changed drastically when they saw the Spatial Ring that fell in the mist of blood.

‘Old Ancestor…’ Realization dawned on Duan Ling Tian at this moment. He Shan, the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect, had been killed by Bai Wu Ji, the Sect Leader of the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect! In roughly a dozen breaths, He Shan, an Eight Trigrams Celestial Duke, was killed by Bai Wu Ji who was a Nine Palaces Celestial Duke. However, he knew that the reason He Shan was killed in such a short time was due to Bai Wu Ji’s sudden first attack that seriously injured He Shan. Regardless, there was no changing the fact that He Shan, an Eight Trigrams Celestial Duke, had died. He felt keenly aware of his insignificance when he recalled how an Eight Trigrams Celestial Duke whom he looked up to was killed in just a dozen breaths.

Meanwhile, the crowd on the Alchemy Square, who had just regained their senses, inhaled sharply. All of them were shocked that He Shan was killed in such a short time. After all, He Shan was widely regarded as one of the top Eight Trigrams Celestial Dukes, if not the top, in the Six Southeastern Regions.

“He’s dead?”

“The Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect, He Shan… He’s dead?”

“Good heavens! He Shan was one of the strongest Eight Trigrams Celestial Dukes but Sect Leader Bai killed him in just a dozen breaths?”

“This is the difference between an Eight Trigrams Celestial Duke and a Nine Palaces Celestial Duke!”

“Wait, He Shan was definitely unprepared for Bai Wu Ji’s sudden attack so he lost most of his strength. Otherwise, I don’t think he would’ve died so quickly.”

“You’re right, I forgot about that. He Shan must have been caught off guard. After that sudden attack, He Shan could not have been in peak condition to fight.”

“If He Shan was in peak condition, Bai Wu Ji might not be able to kill him under fifty breaths!”

Regardless, there was nothing that could bring He Shan back to life now.

From the beginning until the end, none of the people from the top forces in the Six Southeastern Regions dared to intervene nor speak up, this included sects that were friendly with the Tai Yi Celestial Sect. After all, in their opinion, the Tai Yi Celestial Sect was at fault.

“He Shan was unlucky… The young man survived and exposed his deed of killing the Young Master of the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect.”

“Perhaps, he didn’t expect his attack to miss the young man’s heart by a hairbreadth.”

“Well, although the person that the Old Ancestor of Tai Yi Celestial Sect killed had a low cultivation base, that person was the only son of the Sect Leader of the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect. The Tai Yi Celestial Sect is clearly at fault.”

“That’s right… It’s only normal for a father to avenge his son. In fact, this can be considered as a grudge between Bai Wu Ji and He Shan and has nothing to do with both sects…”

“Even if the hidden quasi Celestial Kings from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect find out about this matter, they have no grounds to avenge He Shan.”

“That’s right. So long as Bai Wu Ji doesn’t attack the Tai Yi Celestial Sect after killing He Shan, the quasi Celestial Kings from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect probably won’t make a move.”

Almost everyone from the top sects in the Six Southeastern Regions felt that He Shan’s death was justified and should not affect the relations between the Tai Yi Celestial Sect and the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect. The quasi Celestial Kings from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect whom they mentioned were powerhouses who chose to stay in the Six Southeastern Regions instead of going to the central area of the South Heaven Territory. Since they did not head to the central area, their cultivation bases reverted to that of a Ten Directions Celestial Duke. Even then, they were far stronger than ordinary Ten Directions Celestial Dukes in the borderlands. Therefore, they were called quasi Celestial Kings in the borderlands.

At this moment, Bai Wu Ji looked at Duan Ling Tian and the people from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect before he loudly announced, “I’d like my fellow comrades to know that today’s incident between me and He Shan has nothing to do with the Tai Yi Celestial Sect and the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect. My actions are only to avenge my son.” Although the Tai Yi Celestial Sect was weaker than the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect, he had heard that the quasi Celestial Kings from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect had stepped forward in the past when one of the top sects in the Six Southeastern Regions tried to annihilate the Tai Yi Celestial Sect. For this reason, he was careful not to provoke the Tai Yi Celestial Sect in fear of incurring the wrath of the quasi Celestial Kings from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect.

Li An, the Old Ancestor of the Blissful Sect, who had a conflict with Duan Ling Tian earlier looked at Duan Ling Tian disdainfully as he said, “Rest assured, Sect Leader Bai, the Blissful Sect will vouch for you.”

Soon after, the other sects that Duan Ling Tian was unfamiliar with spoke up one after another in support of Bai Wu Ji.

Meanwhile, although the Thousand Spiders Celestial Sect and the Martial Dragon Celestial Sect from the Wastelands were inwardly happy about He Shan’s death, they did not openly say they would vouch for the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect to avoid offending the Tai Yi Celestial Sect. A bad relationship between the Three Major Sects of the Wasteland was unnecessary and unproductive since they would regularly meet in the Wasteland.

Likewise, the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect did not speak up due to their numerous conflicts with the Blissful Sect. Moreover, the master of Nangong Xiu, the Sect Leader of the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect, had been friends with He Shan. It would have been inappropriate for them to vouch for Bai Wu Ji.

“Thank you, everyone,” Bai Wu Ji said as he cupped his fists together. Then, he raised his hand before a gust of wind appeared and brought the Spatial Ring to Duan Ling Tian and the people from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect. He said, “I only killed He Shan to avenge my son. There might be treasures in the ring that belong to the Tai Yi Celestial Sect, and I have no interest in them.”

“Sect Leader Bai is really magnanimous. He even returned He Shan’s Spatial Ring to the Tai Yi Celestial Sect.”

Bai Wu Ji’s generosity won the hearts of the people. However, the sentiment was short-lived.

“The Sect Leader of the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect must have returned the Spatial Ring because it contains the Tai Yi Celestial Sect’s Sect Guarding Celestial Weapon!”

“Tai Yi Celestial Sect’s Sect Guarding Celestial Weapon? The King Grade Celestial Weapon?”

“Rumors have it the King Grade Celestial Weapons is left behind by one of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect’s quasi Celestial Kings when the Celestial Kings came out of seclusion to protect the sect from being annihilated.”

“The sect that tried to annihilate the Tai Yi Celestial Sect and was subsequently annihilated by those quasi Celestial Kings at that time was even stronger than the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect… When they left the King Grade Celestial Weapon to the Tai Yi Celestial Sect, they mentioned that unless the Sect Leader or the strongest powerhouse in the Tai Yi Celestial Sect decides to give away the King Grade Celestial Weapon, those who try to forcibly take it away would be killed by them!”

“I heard about that as well. Therefore, not only the forces of the Six Southeastern Regions, but all the forces in the borderlands of the Southern Heaven Territory daren’t rob the Tai Yi Celestial Sect of their King Grade Celestial Weapon.”

“That’s right! No one would dare to take the King Grade Celestial Weapon unless they aren’t afraid of the quasi Celestial Kings from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect. However, those who aren’t afraid of the quasi Celestial Kings are probably not interested in a King Grade Celestial Weapon.”

Duan Ling Tian was not surprised by the conversations in his surroundings. He had heard about all these things from He Shan during their journey to Alchemy City. At that time, he had asked He Shan if the sect was capable of protecting the King Grade Celestial Weapon.

The King Grade Celestial Weapon in the Tai Yi Celestial Sect would always be in the possession of the strongest powerhouse in the sect. Only the strongest powerhouse or the sect leader had the right to give the King Grade Celestial Weapon away. Although many years had passed, everyone still feared incurring the wrath of the quasi Celestial Kings from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect if they tried to forcibly take the King Grade Celestial Weapon away! They, naturally, did not dare to take the risk since it could cost them their lives.