The Sword God of the Universe

Bai Xue slightly furrowed her brows and lowered her gaze before looking towards Jing Yan again.

"I entered the Despair Abyss for you," Bai Xue said with a cold expression. Underneath her indifference, there was a sense of inevitability.

Jing Yan couldn’t help but roll his eyes, understanding that this was just how Bai Xue was.

"Jing Yan, how is the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect doing now?" After a brief silence, Bai Xue asked with a hint of complexity in her emotions.

"Are you still worried about that sect?" Jing Yan turned to her.

"The Third Sect Master of the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect is my master, and she has always been kind to me. I don’t care about the others, but I want my master to be alive," Bai Xue said.

"Don’t worry! Besides the Second Sect Master, who I killed, everyone else in the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect is alive and well. If it weren’t for the Old Sect Master’s appearance, I might have killed a few more," Jing Yan said with a smile.

"The Old Sect Master? The Old Sect Master of the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect has also appeared? Since the Old Sect Master showed up, how did you manage to leave? The Old Sect Master of the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect, Ji Rong, is a martial artist of the Third Stage Saint Realm!" Bai Xue was also aware of the Old Sect Master of the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect.

However, she had never met this Old Sect Master; she only heard her master mention her a few times and knew that the Old Sect Master’s Martial Arts Cultivation was extremely strong and that she was the true pillar allowing the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect to stand firm in the Tianxia Divine Domain as a Second Grade Force.

"The Old Sect Master of the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect is indeed of the Third Stage Saint Realm; however, if I want to leave, she can hardly keep me. This Old Sect Master is a wise person, knowing that she couldn’t possibly detain me, she made peace with me," Jing Yan’s eyebrows slightly lifted.

Bai Xue looked at Jing Yan with surprise.

"Jing Yan, how could your Martial Arts Cultivation be so high?" Bai Xue asked with a furrowed brow.

Jing Yan then told Bai Xue all about his own experiences.

When Bai Xue first heard about her own death, she could enter the dangerous Despair Abyss alone with the cultivation of the Dao Spirit Realm, wasn’t this friendship profound? If Jing Yan couldn’t even trust Bai Xue, then who could he trust?

Therefore, Jing Yan had no reservations with Bai Xue, telling her everything including the information about the Death Temple.

This storytelling lasted several hours.

Bai Xue’ expression alternated between shock and joy.

When Jing Yan mentioned that Guardian Chen Long had come to the Heavenly Origin Continent and made him leave the Heavenly Origin Continent, Bai Xue’s brows also knitted tightly.

According to what Jing Yan said, he wouldn’t be able to return to the Heavenly Origin Continent in the future.

"So what should we do now?"

"You killed the Sect Master of the Clear Spring Sect, Long Xiang, and the Clear Spring Sect will definitely not let this go. The Clear Spring Sect and the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect are comparable in overall strength, which is still manageable. But the First-grade force of the Fang Family is problematic; you killed Fang Jie, and the Fang Family will definitely spare no expense to seek revenge on you. By now, the main forces of the Fang Family have likely already set out, and even in the Buffer Zone, it’s not safe. Are you planning to go to the Sky Sacred Hall? Perhaps if a Guardian steps in, the Fang Family might not dare to cause trouble," Bai Xue analyzed.

Jing Yan also paused to ponder.

"If I could reach the Third Stage of the Saint Realm, the Fang Family shouldn’t be able to do anything to me," Jing Yan subsequently said.

Going to the Sky Sacred Hall was not something Jing Yan had planned on yet.

"Now, let’s go to the Death Temple!" Jing Yan shifted his gaze.

Initially, in the Death Temple, defeating the Divine Palace Guards, Old Six and Old Seven, Old Six and Old Seven had said that if Jing Yan wanted to defeat their Fourth and Fifth brothers, he had to at least reach the Saint Realm. Now that Jing Yan was of the Second Realm of Saint Realm, defeating Fourth and Fifth should pose no problem.

Defeating Fourth and Fifth, Jing Yan would be able to obtain the third part of the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill.

It was time to go back to the Death Temple.

...

Tianxia Divine Domain, Fang Family!

When the Fang Family heard the news that their Young Master, Fang Jie, had died, the entire family was in a state of burning anger.

By killing the Fang Family Young Master, it was tantamount to declaring war on the entire Fang Family.

The higher-ups of the Fang Family decided to dispatch a large number of family powerhouses to locate Jing Yan. Once they found Jing Yan, they would kill him on the spot.

The Fang Family Patriarch personally led half of the family’s Saint Realm powerhouses, including two from the Third Stage Saint Realm, four from the Second Stage, and four from the First Stage.

Additionally, the Fang Family Patriarch took with him a Clan Suppressing Sacred Artifact, a purely offensive Sect Suppressing Sacred Artifact, unlike the Rainbow Divine Bridge of the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect.

This Sect Suppressing Sacred Artifact, named the Curved Moon Scythe, had an attack power even more fearsome than the Rainbow Divine Bridge. However, the Rainbow Divine Bridge was an all-powerful Sacred Artifact, capable of both attack and defense. It was hard to directly determine which of the two Sect Suppressing Sacred Artifacts held more value.

However, the Curved Moon Scythe could be carried by a martial artist, while the Rainbow Divine Bridge could not be moved.

Of course, if it were not for special circumstances, even the Fang Family Patriarch wouldn’t carry the Curved Moon Scythe with him. Using this Sect Suppressing Sacred Artifact had to be approved by a resolution of the Elder Council.

Leading many family powerhouses, the first battle was at the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect. Although the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect sent people to make amends, this did not quell the Fang Family Patriarch’s fury towards the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect.

"Fang Family Patriarch coming in person to the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect and me not welcoming you from afar, please forgive me!" the Old Sect Master of the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect appeared immediately after the Fang Family Patriarch entered the sect.

"Ji Rong, why I have come here is, I presume, clear to you, so let’s not waste words!" The Fang Family Patriarch snorted coldly, his eyes sweeping ominously over Old Sect Master Ji Rong.

"This time Your Excellency has come, perhaps because of the matter concerning your son’s death at the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect," Ji Rong said calmly, seemingly undisturbed by the Fang Family Patriarch’s intense tone.

"The Rainbow Gown Divine Sect, shouldn’t you give me an explanation?" the Fang Family Patriarch demanded.

"Please, do not be angry, Your Excellency. Your son’s death within the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect is indeed regrettable. However, you cannot blame the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect for his death!" Ji Rong stated, "Our sect is also a victim here, as our Second Sect Master also perished at the hands of that man called Jing Yan."

"Moreover, right after the incident occurred, I had someone send the news to you, Your Excellency, and even sent someone to make amends," Ji Rong looked at the Fang Family Patriarch and his people and said.

"Where is that damned bastard now?" the Fang Family Patriarch’s eyes brimmed with a vindictive gleam.

"Jing Yan left the Rainbow Gown Divine Sect on the same day; where he went, I have no idea," Ji Rong shook her head.

"Humph, why didn’t you capture him instead of letting him go!" the Fang Family Patriarch clenched his teeth, his primordial energy fluctuating intensely.

"Your Excellency speaks lightly, but this matter is not as simple as you imagine. Jing Yan is extremely powerful, and even if I intervened, I couldn’t have detained him. Once you find this person and confront him, you will know my words are true," Ji Rong declared resolutely.