"P-put it back?!" The entire Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land suddenly fell into dead silence.
Dammit!
If I could put it back,I would have gone up to pull it out myself long ago and taken the Holy Son position! Why would I be jumping out here spouting nonsense now?
"You see, you can't put it back either. So naturally, the sword belongs to the capable. Holy Master, am I correct?" Ling Xiao smiled faintly, but the cold glint flashing in his eyes inexplicably made the Holy Master of Ten Thousand Swords feel a sense of pressure.
This scoundrel... he wouldn't actually kill someone here in my Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land, would he?
Although he also felt somewhat dissatisfied with Yu Yuntian's actions at this moment...
Ling Tian might not have pulled out the God-Slaying Sword entirely on his own, but he did reach the absolute peak of the Immortal Path.
That alone was something no other disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land had achieved.
As for putting the sword back...
Any expert above the Divine General realm simply couldn't enter the Sword Path.
Once they entered, it was a one-way trip with no return.
And below the Divine General realm, whether it was Yu Yuntian or the remaining Holy Land True Disciples, not a single one of them could reach the end of the Immortal Path.
In other words, if Ling Tian didn't want to return the sword, it could only remain in his possession or be retrieved by the Holy Master himself.
But... forcibly seizing a disciple's opportunity? If word of that spread, his face as Holy Master and his dignity as a Divine Emperor would be utterly ruined.
If people's hearts scatter, the team becomes hard to lead.
Originally, the Holy Master of Ten Thousand Swords had planned to use reason and emotion later to politely ask for the Si Xie sword back from Ling Xiao.
But with Yu Yuntian's interruption, it became very difficult to bring it up now.
I pulled the sword out using my own ability. You think you can just ask for it back?
Besides, your Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land never stated that members of other sects couldn't tread the Immortal Path.
A loophole in the sect rules!!
In the past, given the prestige of the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land, no one dared to forcibly charge the Immortal Path.
Nor were there any geniuses who could easily reach the peak of the Immortal Path and take away a spiritual sword.
But... one had to fear anomalies like Ling Xiao.
This guy never played by the rules. Now that he had seized a treasure in the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land, there was certainly no reason for him to hand it back.
The Holy Master of Ten Thousand Swords felt his heart bleeding!
An inherited Dao Artifact!
His Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land only had three swords worthy of that title.
The God-Slayer, the Evil-Slayer, and the Si Xie!
Among the three, the God-Slayer was the supreme one, always the symbol of the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land's prestige.
But the other two were also peerless divine swords rarely seen in the world, possessing unparalleled heavenly might!
But after today... the Si Xie was probably going to be lost outside the sect.
However, fortunately... Ling Tian still seemed to be full of killing intent towards his older brother.
The strike he unleashed at the peak of the Immortal Path just now contained peerless killing intent.
As long as he was properly guided, these two brothers would eventually have a decisive battle... It wouldn't be impossible to retrieve the Si Xie then.
"Heh heh, Senior Brother, why have you gone silent?" Looking at Yu Yuntian's flushed and stifled expression, a trace of mockery rose on Ling Xiao's face.
These days, anyone dares to be a villain.
Do you have a system?
Do you also want to become a villain star?
Are you worthy?
"Heh heh, Young Master Ling Xiao, this disciple of mine is simple-minded and speaks without thinking. Please don't take it to heart." Seemingly noticing the coldness in Ling Xiao's eyes, the Holy Master of Ten Thousand Swords immediately explained with a smile.
Yu Yuntian was, after all, a Holy Land True Disciple and his own personal disciple; the Holy Master naturally had to protect him.
So at this moment, he emphasized the words "this disciple of mine" very heavily.
"Heh heh, so he's the Holy Master's True Disciple. No wonder he's so arrogant." Ling Xiao nodded with a smile, his expression remaining calm throughout.
But just as the Holy Master of Ten Thousand Swords was secretly sighing in relief, Ling Xiao stepped forward to stand beside Ling Tian again, looking with a gentle gaze at the bruise on his head.
Honestly, if Ye Xun'er's Dao Principle power had only nourished his meridians earlier, causing this bruise to fade, Ling Xiao would have had a harder time finding fault with Yu Yuntian.
"This injury on your head... where did it come from?"
In the entire Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land right now, only this Yu Yuntian had shown hostility towards Ling Tian.
And he still wouldn't let it go even now.
It was evident how much this Holy Master's head personal disciple must have hated Ling Tian on usual days!
Actually, this was somewhat inevitable. Whenever new disciples joined the sect or a master's tutelage, they were often bullied by the older disciples—a tradition passed down through generations.
But where Yu Yuntian went wrong was... the one he bullied was my little brother, Ling Xiao.
If this got out, where would I, as his older brother, put my face?
Wouldn't people think I was narrow-minded and ostracized my clan brother?
Wouldn't my brilliant, majestic image be tarnished?
Dammit!
Hearing Ling Xiao's words, Yu Yuntian's face instantly turned pale.
How did the injury on Ling Tian's head come about?
Was that even a question?
Of course, it was from the people I had cover his head and beat him.
Not just on his head, there were plenty more on his body and arms!
Although Yu Yuntian didn't dare to actually kill this Second Young Master of the Ling Clan, giving him a hard time was easy.
But...
According to the rumors, weren't Ling Xiao and Ling Tian on bad terms?
Why was he putting on a concerned act now?
For some reason, Yu Yuntian felt a pang of unease.
It can't be, right?
He wouldn't dare to attack me here in the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land, would he?
Wouldn't that be a slap to our Holy Land's face?
"None of your business..." Ling Tian looked up, his expression calm.
Right now, it wasn't that he didn't want revenge against that Sect Leader's True Disciple, but ultimately, after Ling Xiao finished showing off here and left, the one who would suffer the consequences would be him.
Moreover, he truly couldn't stand the feeling of being protected by this enemy of his.
Even though... what he said at the peak of the Immortal Path had sparked some doubt in him.
But...
Heh heh, my dear older brother, do you really still think I'm that three-year-old child? That you can fool me into... tasting something unpleasant with just any random excuse?
"None of my business?" Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow. This little brother of his was still too enduring.
But when endurance goes too far, it becomes cowardice.
Especially on the path of immortality, soft targets... people easily get addicted to bullying.
"That's not true... Junior Brother Ling Tian was beaten up by someone." Ye Xun'er pouted. She had long been displeased with Yu Yuntian.
Not just because this senior brother always hinted at their relationship to others, openly and covertly.
The most important point was his despicable behavior these past few days.
Although he wasn't the one who beat Ling Tian, Ye Xun'er recognized those disciples; they were the lackeys who always followed Yu Yuntian around.
The Yu Family had some influence in Canghai City, considered a fairly strong subsidiary force of the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Land.
Although, given Ye Xun'er's status, teaching him a lesson wasn't impossible.
But she was afraid that doing so would only provoke even more frantic retaliation from him.
Yu Yuntian wouldn't dare do anything to Ye Xun'er, but Ling Tian...
"Oh? What exactly happened? Who hit him?" Ling Xiao frowned slightly, shot a look of disappointment at Ling Tian as if he had failed to meet expectations, then turned a smiling face towards Ye Xun'er.
"That day, I saw with my own eyes Zhang Shan, Xu Shui, and Wang Erchuan beating up Junior Brother Ling Tian." Ye Xun'er gritted her teeth, shooting a defiant glance at Yu Yuntian.
She had witnessed Ling Xiao's apparent affection for Ling Tian earlier.
Although rumors said this Ling Clan Scion always disliked his younger brother, from the looks of it today... these two brothers clearly had a deep bond.
With Ling Xiao backing him, surely Yu Yuntian wouldn't dare act so recklessly anymore, right?