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Chapter 299: Using the Ninth Stage as Cannon Fodder? The Sword Qi Great Wall! (Part 2)
Chapter 299: Using the Ninth Stage as Cannon Fodder? The Sword Qi Great Wall! (Part 2)
Might as well give it a try and see if the Master has a way.
"..."
.....
"Oh?"
Moon Holding Sect.
Lin Fan listened to Xu Fenglai's voice transmission and slightly raised his eyebrows, "The Great Wilderness Sword Palace..."
"Wants to 'recruit' Ninth Realm Sword Cultivators among the Loose Immortals?"
Immediately, he contacted Qin Yu to confirm this matter.
After all, the intelligence Xu Fenglai had sent back was only about Deng Ta'a and Li Chungang being 'affected', and the other Ninth Realm Sword Cultivators were not clear, everything was just a guess.
It wouldn't be too late to make a decision after confirmation by the Brocade Guard.
After half an hour, Qin Yu sent back a message.
It was confirmed that most of the Ninth Realm Sword Cultivators among the Loose Immortals had encountered 'trouble', and this trouble was indeed from the Great Wilderness Sword Palace.
Several Sword Cultivators had already confirmed their joining of the Great Wilderness Sword Palace.
The situation with the others was still unclear.
"Interesting."
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, "The Great Wilderness Sword Palace, the only Sword Dao Sacred Land on the Immortal Martial Continent, looks down on Sword Cultivators from the outside, considering them all as 'barbarians'."
"They sneer at them."
"According to the intelligence, the people from the Great Wilderness Sword Palace, when they encounter Sword Cultivators outside, especially the Loose Immortals, look down on them, not even bothering to give them a glance."
"Now, they want to 'coerce' and recruit them?"
"There's definitely a problem!"
"..."
The Moon Holding Sect was not a Sword Dao Sect.
But this matter involved the Spirit Sword Sect and their disciples, so they couldn't just sit back and do nothing!
"However, it's clear that the Brocade Guard won't work. We need to make another move."
"While trying to buy intelligence from the Heavenly Mechanism Tower..."
"We'll have to trouble Senior Wu again."
"..."
Lin Fan immediately asked Xu Fenglai and the others to find time to go to the Heavenly Mechanism Tower and inquire about the situation. Whether they could buy intelligence or not, at least they would know if the Heavenly Mechanism Tower had the relevant intelligence.
If not, there was no need to discuss further.
If they did...
They could slowly negotiate the price.
The Moon Holding Sect currently didn't lack 'money'.
As for the second move...
Lin Fan caught the little Long Nu, who was running amok in the Spirit Beast Garden, and brought her back. This girl pouted, complaining, "I haven't had enough fun yet!"
"Speaking of which, hasn't the Moon Holding Sect been too idle these past two years?"
"Can't you find something more exciting?"
"You want excitement?"
Lin Fan grinned. "Of course! I called you back because there's something exciting and fun, right?"
"Huh?!"
"Is that true?"
Xiao Long Nu's eyes lit up, and she waved her tiny fists. "Tell me, who are we fighting?"
"I've become much stronger, and I can definitely beat him to a pulp!"
"I'm not sure who we're fighting yet, but something big is happening!"
"Once it's confirmed..."
"It's very likely to be 'extraordinarily' exciting."
"Oh?!"
"Hurry up and tell me."
Xiao Long Nu was thrilled.
During this time, she had almost been driven to the brink of madness.
Ever since the battle with the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty, she hadn't had any excitement, and she didn't even get a chance to fight in that battle. Hearing the word 'excitement' now, how could she possibly hold back?
"This matter is related to the Great Wilderness Sword Palace!" Lin Fan said mysteriously, lowering his voice, "It's a huge secret. Do you think it's exciting or not?"
"What? It's related to the Great Wilderness Sword Palace?"
"Hiss!"
Xiao Long Nu gasped, her big eyes sparkling with curiosity. "Interesting, very interesting."
"Come on, what's going on?"
"I don't know," Lin Fan said vaguely.
Xiao Long Nu: "..."
"???"
"What are you saying?!"
Are you kidding me?
You got me all worked up, and I'm about to burst, but then you tell me you don't know? Isn't this a setup?
"I know you're eager, but don't rush."
Lin Fan quickly reassured her, "It's because I don't know that I called you here and asked for your help!"
"Although I don't know the specifics, I can confirm that there's definitely something wrong with them. Here's the situation..."
Lin Fan explained the matter and then said, "But to confirm what they're up to, we still need Aunt Wu's help."
"Ahem."
"What's that? This isn't about our Luan Yue Sect."
"After all, what does this have to do with our Luan Yue Sect?"
"But the Ten Thousand Flower Sacred Land and the Great Wilderness Sword Palace are both Sacred Lands, and they're indirectly in competition. With the Great Wilderness Sword Palace showing such unusual activity, there's no reason for the Ten Thousand Flower Sacred Land not to figure it out."
"What if..."
"They're up to something big."
Xiao Long Nu: "..."
"What you said makes sense, and I'm speechless."
"What do you think, Aunt Wu?"
She held the Sky Watching Mirror, and the mirror spirit, Aunt Wu, appeared, saying, "This matter is indeed intriguing and somewhat related to our Ten Thousand Flower Sacred Land. Let's take a look."
I won't tell you that I'm curious myself.
Buzz.
Aunt Wu disappeared.
In the mirror, the scene changed rapidly and stabilized in an instant.
"Here..."
"Is this inside the Great Wilderness Sword Palace?"
The scene quickly stabilized completely.
It was 'small'.
Since Lin Fan and the others were cultivators with cultivation, they could use their Divine Consciousness to zoom in and see clearly.
After all...
Almost the entire core region of the Great Wilderness Sword Palace was in the mirror, appearing as a microscopic view.
The core region of a Sacred Land was already astonishing.
Soon...
Aunt Wu spoke up, "I haven't discovered anything yet, but the entire Great Wilderness Sword Palace is under my surveillance. If there's any unusual activity, it won't escape my eyes."
"Then let's wait and see."
"Right."
"Aunt Wu, why don't you also check if there's a Ninth Realm swordsman currently causing trouble for the Great Wilderness Sword Palace?"
"Okay."
Aunt Wu responded.
Then...
Several scenes appeared simultaneously on the mirror.
All of them were Ninth Realm swordsmen! Three of them were in a fierce battle.
There were also several people with helpless expressions, walking alongside the disciples of the Great Wilderness Sword Palace, apparently on their way back to the palace, from analyzing various scenes.
"..."
"Currently, we're only in contact with these people."
"That's quite a lot."
Lin Fan frowned slightly. "There are at least seven of them."
"Seven Ninth Realm swordsmen, and this is just 'at this moment'."
"Some may not have encountered them yet, while others have already been 'dealt with'."
"If we calculate this..."
"Wait."
Lin Fan suddenly said, "Aunt Wu, how many Ninth Realm swordsmen are there among the loose cultivators right now?"
"In the entire Immortal Martial Continent, there are a total of forty-seven."
"Forty-seven?"
This number wasn't too high!
But it was reasonable.
However, most of them were in Central State!
"Where are the swordsmen in Central State?"
"Let me see."
Aunt Wu quickly responded, "They're all there, but I see the Great Wilderness Sword Palace's team on the road. They're even willing to let go of the Ninth Realm swordsmen in Central State?"
Even Aunt Wu, with her vast experience, couldn't help but be surprised at this moment. "What is their ultimate goal..."
"..."
"I can't figure it out."
"We can only wait!"
Lin Fan's frown deepened. "There will be clues."
...
Half a day later.
Xu Fenglai sent back a message. The Heavenly Mechanism Tower wasn't taking this job.
In other words, it was highly likely that they didn't know, or even if they did, they dared not speak.
This made Lin Fan's frown deepen further. "In terms of strength, the Heavenly Mechanism Tower isn't necessarily weaker than a Sacred Land. If even they don't know or dare not speak, then..."
"The matter involved is probably not as simple as just one Sacred Land."
"That's true."
"If it only involved one Sacred Land, why would the Great Wilderness Sword Palace go to such lengths?!"
Swordsmen have formidable combat power!
Although the Great Wilderness Sword Palace might not rank high among Sacred Lands, its combat power was still formidable enough to deter even other Sacred Lands.
But now, the Great Wilderness Sword Palace is acting in such a manner, and the reason behind it is clearly not simple.
After a few more days...
The core region of the Great Wilderness Sword Palace finally had some 'activity'.
The scene immediately switched.
Lin Fan and Xiao Longnu were the first to focus their attention on the situation.
...
In a certain conference hall within the core region of the Sword Palace.
The Palace Master and the high-ranking officials were all present, clearly about to hold a meeting.
When everyone arrived, the Palace Master spoke in a deep voice, "How is the matter being handled?"
"Everything is in order," said one of the elders.
"Not too smooth, but not too bad either," sighed another elder.
"Currently, twenty Ninth Realm Sword Cultivators have entered the Palace to serve as Outer Gate Overseers, but as for the rest..."
"It's basically impossible to get them."
"Only twenty?"
The master of the Sword Palace frowned slightly, "A little less."
The elders smiled bitterly, "They are all Sword Cultivators with fiery temperaments, and some even refuse to give face to our Sword Palace..."
"But currently, those outside are core disciples, naturally not their opponents. If we want to be harsher... it would be better for us elders to go personally. I believe we can bring back at least ten more."
"..."
The master of the Sword Palace did not respond immediately but instead rhythmically tapped the purple crystal stone table with his fingers before speaking slowly, "Even with ten more, it's still not enough."
"After all, their strength is relatively weak, and we can't measure them by the combat power of the Ninth Realm within the Palace."
"Forget it, leave this matter to you."
"Make sure to bring back at least ten more."
"Additionally, five Ninth Realm Cultivators from the Palace will join them!"
"Led by the Supreme Elder."
"Otherwise..."
"It will be troublesome if those above blame us."
"Yes!"
"..."
...
The meeting ended.
Lin Fan's frown deepened.
"Blame from above."
"Great Wilderness Sword Palace, a Sacred Land!!!"
"There's someone above the Sacred Land?"
"Afraid of blame from above?!"
Lin Fan felt like his worldview was being overturned. Could it be that there's someone above the Sacred Land? No way!
He turned to the Ten Thousand Flower Sacred Land, "Your Sacred Land, do you have someone 'above'?"
"Huh?"
Xiao Longnu looked puzzled, "I don't know, I've never heard of it, probably... no?"
"Elder Guan Tianjing?" Lin Fan looked at him.
"No."
After receiving this response, Lin Fan's expression grew more solemn, "If there's no one above, then there's only one possibility."
"The 'above' they speak of is truly... above!"
The Upper World!!!
Damn!
Lin Fan's heart was racing.
Holy shit!!!
I thought the Great Wilderness Sword Palace was up to something big, something that could even affect other Sacred Lands. But now you're telling me it's some arrangement by a force from the Upper World?
Thirty Ninth Realm Sword Cultivators aren't enough?
What are they trying to do?
That's the Ninth Realm, not some cannon fodder or pawns! A single Ninth Realm Cultivator can easily annihilate a force without a Ninth Realm Cultivator!
Thirty, and it's still not enough?
Are they trying to defy the heavens?
"I'd believe you if you said they're planning to attack a Sacred Land!"
Lin Fan forced himself to calm down and carefully analyzed, "But it's probably not like that. However, it's certain that what awaits these Ninth Realm Sword Cultivators is likely not something good, and it won't end well."
"Your guess is probably correct."
Aunt Wu spoke at this moment, "The Supreme Elder of the Great Wilderness Sword Palace..."
At the same time, the image of this person appeared, and Lin Fan frowned slightly upon seeing it.
"The Ninth Realm peak but with a limited lifespan."
"And due to an accident in his youth, his Dao foundation was damaged. He has already reached his limit and can't advance even a bit further."
"So!" Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat, "The leader is a dying man?!?!?"
This makes it even more questionable!
Thirty Ninth Realm Cultivators?
The Great Wilderness Sword Palace can definitely provide them, after all, with the foundation of a Sacred Land... let alone the foundation, even the current generation of elders combined probably number more than thirty, right?
If it's something good, why would the Great Wilderness Sword Palace look for Sword Cultivators outside to 'take the fall'? Why would they send a dying man to lead?
There's definitely a problem!
These Ninth Realm Sword Cultivators...
Are they really going to be cannon fodder?!
Thinking of this, Lin Fan's skin crawled, and goosebumps covered his body.
Where are they going?
Are Ninth Realm Cultivators all cannon fodder?
Does the Immortal Martial Continent have such a place?
He felt like his worldview was being shaken.
He had always thought that the Immortal Martial Continent was within the realm of imagination.
Basically, the Sacred Lands are truly the top tier, especially the few in Central State. There's no one more badass than them, right? And there's no boss more challenging than conquering these 'Sacred Land instances', right?
As for the strongest boss, it's probably some old guy who failed Tribulation Crossing and became a Loose Immortal in one of the Sacred Lands, right? But now you're telling me that the Great Wilderness Sword Palace is about to conquer some instance, possibly needing Ninth Realm cannon fodder, and they're especially afraid of blame from those 'above'?
So...
The strongest in the Immortal Martial Continent isn't the Sacred Lands, but there's something even more profound than the Sacred Lands.
Lin Fan frowned and turned to Guan Tianjing, speaking softly, "Elder Guan, I don't know if what I'm about to ask is the deepest secret of the Immortal Martial Continent, something beyond the Sacred Lands. If it is, please don't blame me for asking."
"Go ahead." Aunt Wu was very accommodating.
"I want to ask..."
"Does the Immortal Martial Continent have some super secret realm or life-forbidden zone?"
(End of Chapter)Simplified Great Dao: The Unmarked Starry Sky, a realm of three million Sword Immortals, is a place of destiny and arrangement. The Sword Cultivators of the Great Wilderness Sword Palace, a sect of the Immortal World, are caught in a plot of darkness and hypocrisy, a hidden scheme that threatens their dignity and standing. The Supreme Elder of the Palace, a master of the Sword Dao, has a plan to send the Ninth Stage Cultivators as cannon fodder, a move that will test their martial spirit and resolve. The Sword Cultivators, with their Immortal Qi and Sword Marks, are not easily swayed, and their resistance will be a challenge for the Palace. The Supreme Elder's true intentions are unclear, but the Cultivators are determined to uncover the truth and protect their interests.
End of Chapter.
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