novelraw Chapter 1098 1091: The Three Major Sect门
Chapter 1098 1091: The Three Major Sect门
Within Pavilion Nine, beneath a black canopy, Qin Yang observed everything happening. Unexpectedly, the conversation turned towards him, but at this point, he decided to just let them be.
At this time, in the plaza of the back garden, almost all the stone tables were occupied. This number already surpassed a thousand people, and the pavilions behind Qin Yang were also full.
Only the five pavilions at the front, numbers two, three, four, and five, were empty with no one seated. Pavilion One was surrounded by black curtains that blocked both sight and divine sense, leaving it unknown whether anyone was inside.
Qin Yang glanced at the pavilions ahead, easily deducing that those who could sit in these five pavilions must be from extraordinary powers. Within tens of thousands of miles of Celestial Cyan City, the most powerful forces – Piaoling Palace, Divine Sword Sect, and Blood Evil Sect – surely had a place here.
On the plaza, while everyone awaited the start of the auction.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
From the distant horizon, streaks of light suddenly shot across the sky, heading towards the Marquis's Mansion's back garden.
Those were four figures in blue and white attire, each standing with hands clasped behind their back, controlling swords under their feet.
"Those are people from the Divine Sword Sect."
"The Divine Sword Sect people have arrived."
"..."
The cultivators present lifted their heads, looking towards those four figures.
Among them, leading the group, was a small statured elder. His face was lined with wrinkles, and his eyes were dark and profound, with a faint glimmer. A hint of sword intent coursed around him, emanating the aura of an Immortal Venerable realm expert, not to be underestimated.
"The leader is the Vice Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect, Daoist Mu."
Someone in the crowd immediately recognized the identity of the leading elder.
Behind Daoist Mu were three youths, each exuding the aura of the Late Stage Immortal Spirit Realm and Peak.
Clearly, these three were the outstanding talents among the younger generation of the Divine Sword Sect.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The four figures stopped mid-air in front of Pavilion Five, their swords automatically sheathing onto their backs. In a flash, the four appeared within Pavilion Five.
In principle, flying above Celestial Cyan City is not permitted, but these sects, owing to their might, naturally ignored such rules.
"People from the Divine Sword Sect, eh?"
Beneath the black canopy, Qin Yang's eyes slightly narrowed. It was evident that the strength of this Daoist Mu had likely reached the peak of the Middle Stage Immortal Venerable Realm.
"These two are quite ostentatious."
After sitting down, Daoist Mu glanced at the two empty pavilions in front and then slightly closed his gleaming eyes.
Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!
Just one minute after the Divine Sword Sect's arrival, the sky suddenly echoed with sharp eagle cries carrying a hint of bloodthirstiness.
The crowd looked up and saw three large blood-colored eagles, entirely covered in blood-hued feathered wings. The three eagles looked down with sharp eyes.
On each of these blood-colored eagles stood a figure, led by an elder with white hair and beard, dressed in robes with blood-red gold patterns, his eyes filled with cunning and shrewdness.
On the two remaining blood-colored eagles, a man and a woman stood respectively.
The man was burly, with a scar on his cheek. Invisible blood-colored evil qi swirled around him; his eyes were fierce yet restrained.
The woman had a slender figure, wrapped in a tight-fitting blood-red dress that highlighted her voluptuous figure. Her tightly clad legs in blood-red stockings appeared subtly alluring, though her face bore a cold expression.
"It's the people from the Blood Evil Sect."
"They are riding the Blood Vultures."
"The leader is the Grand Elder of the Blood Evil Sect, Xue Yan. As for the others, the man is the sect's top genius, Luo Xiong, and the woman is another genius disciple, Leng Yiyi."
"I heard the Blood Evil Sect originally had three genius disciples, but Ling Yun died unexpectedly."
"Furthermore, the second high elder, Xue Kuang, also perished. They say that led by Grand Elder Xue Yan, the Blood Evil Sect searched all over Wind Ridge Town and Nanqi Plain but found no trace of the culprit."
"The Blood Evil Sect even offered a very generous reward for finding the culprit."
"..."
The arrival of Blood Evil Sect elicited far more discussion among the present cultivators than when the Divine Sword Sect had arrived.
Evidently, the recent events at the Blood Evil Sect were already well-known among the cultivators around Celestial Cyan City. Moreover, the generous reward offered by the Blood Evil Sect had captured the attention of many.
Even some notorious criminals ranked high on the Royal Capital's wanted list had taken action, yet, so far, no one had yielded any effective clues.
"Hmph."
The Blood Vulture let out a sharp eagle cry as it descended, and Grand Elder Xue Yan snorted coldly. With his gaze sweeping across, the buzzing discussions subsided.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Grand Elder Xue Yan, Luo Xiong, and Leng Yiyi descended with a flicker from the Blood Vulture, subsequently retrieving their Spirit Pet Bags, turning the Blood Vultures into streaks of light, absorbing them into the bags.
"Heh heh, Grand Elder Xue Yan, such imposing authority. As soon as you arrive, you silence many fellow cultivators."
In Pavilion Five, Daoist Mu had opened his eyes, those gleaming eyes directed at Grand Elder Xue Yan, a slight smile of amusement at the corner of his mouth.
"Daoist Mu, long time no see. Your Divine Sword Sect's prestige doesn't fall short of our Blood Evil Sect."
Grand Elder Xue Yan's gaze shifted, landing on Daoist Mu.
Among the three major sects near Celestial Cyan City, the forces had conflicts of interest with each other. Although no major conflicts had broken out, the private skirmishes were numerous.
"Heh, I heard that your sect's Elder Xue Kuang, along with your sect's genius disciple Ling Yun and two other core disciples, were all slain. I wonder if this is true?"
Daoist Mu chuckled lightly, then his eyes flashed with light as he stared at Grand Elder Xue Yan, smiling as he asked.
"Hmph, Daoist Mu, could it be your Divine Sword Sect that's behind this?!"
Upon hearing this, a cold gleam instantly burst forth from Grand Elder Xue Yan's eyes, directed at Daoist Mu, his voice tinged with severity.
Truth be told, after Elder Xue Kuang of the Blood Evil Sect died, their suspicion lay most intently on the Divine Sword Sect. In their view, only the Divine Sword Sect, Piaoling Palace, and the Marquis's Mansion in Celestial Cyan City possessed such strength.
Among these three, the Blood Evil Sect regarded the Divine Sword Sect with the greatest animosity.
However, through Blood Evil Sect's investigation, it was found that on the day of the incident, the Divine Sword Sect's Sect Leader and Vice Sect Leader, Daoist Mu, among others, were within the sect and didn't come to the vicinity of Wind Ridge Town and Nanqi Plain. This somewhat lessened their suspicion of the Divine Sword Sect.