The Almighty Sword Domain

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Sky Peak. Sky Hall.

Right now, the Sky Hall was much more crowded than usual. Other than the Peak Master of the Peak Talisman, the Peak Master of the other six major peaks of the Sword Sect had gathered here.

The Ascension Ranking would begin within a month from now, and it was an important day for the Sword Sect. Because it was related to the fate of the Sword Sect the next few years.

If someone from the Sword Sect was able to rise to the Ascension Rank and snatch the first position, then the Sword Sect would be able to recruit a large number of outer court disciples, he said, unlike these past few years where he faced a humiliating state of having only less than 10,000 outer court disciples.

Now, the candidates to participate in the Ascension Rankings had become an issue discussed by the top elders and masters.

Why should they discuss it? Because no more than 10 disciples from one sect can participate in the Ascension Rank!

“Among the inner court disciples, there were a total of 120 disciples who were under the King Realm and were also under 20 years old. Among them, 16 people had the qualifications to participate in the Ascension Rankings, whereas only three among them had the chance to move up the ranks. These three disciples were Murong Yao, Qin Feng, and the senior disciple of the inner court, Ouyang Yan. Even some of the outer court elders had lower strength compared to the three of them. So, they should definitely participate in the Ascension Rankings this time.” An inner court elder spoke slowly.

The Sword Commander Elder, Yu Lin, who was standing in front and everyone around him frowned. Practically all monstrous geniuses at the Ascension Rank were able to surpass their cultivation realm to do battle, yet only three of the many Sword Sect disciples were capable of such a feat. If such a power were to head to the Imperial Capital, the situation would definitely be extremely bad!

“If the Ghost Sect does not send experts to exterminate the geniuses of my Sword Sect and cause no one from my Sword Sect to rise to the Ascension Rank in that year, how could my Sword Sect possibly fall into such a state? I really hope for nothing more than to immediately attack the Ghost Sect with a sword in hand and exterminate all those people who are neither human nor ghosts!” Chi Huo could not help but curse from the side.

The expressions of almost everyone here sank when they heard the Ghost Sect mentioned. Although the Sword Sect could not compare to the Origin School and the two Palaces all those years ago, the Sword Sect was not inferior to the Ghost Sect and the Bright Moon Sect. The reason why he fell to the bottom rank of the six great powers was because the Ghost Sect suddenly sent experts to exterminate the geniuses from the Sword Sect who had been sent to participate in the Ascension Rank at that moment!

It was precisely because the geniuses from their Sword Sect were killed by the Ghost Sect that no one from the Sword Sect was able to rise in rank in that year. Since no one rose in rank, the Sword Sect naturally did not obtain a single one of the nine states. Not to mention the state, there was not even a single large city, and it was precisely because of this that the number of disciples within the Sword Sect grew fewer and fewer as time went on!

It could be said that the Ghost Sect had contributed greatly in causing the Sword Sect to be at the bottom among the six great powers!

“Stop the incident back then for now!” Yu Lin said in a low voice, “No matter what, someone from our Sword Sect should rise in rank this time around. Otherwise, if we only rely on a few cities around the Sword Sect, then our Sword Sect will definitely become a second-rate power next year. At that time, we will truly become sinners of the Sword Sect and will be ashamed of meeting our ancestors in death!”

Yu Heng who was standing beside Yu Lin smiled bitterly and said, Senior Brother, it seems like you don't know what the Ascension Rank looks like. Every participant was a genius amongst geniuses. Although we have started nurturing Murong Yao, Qin Feng, and Ouyang Yan since a long time ago, climbing the Ascension Rank with their strength and especially when being targeted by the Ghost Sect is easier said than done. Moreover, according to the information I received, a young man from the Ghost Sect named Xiu Luo had comprehended the Slaughter Intent while being at the eighth rank of the First Heaven Realm!”

Massacre Intent! The expressions of everyone around changed in unison!

What is the Intent of Massacre? It was like Sword Intent. It was a form of will power that could increase the strength of the person who understood it significantly. For example, when Yang Ye used his Sword Intent, his opponent would be restrained and suppressed by him, whereas his own strength would increase greatly. Under such circumstances, his opponents would be in an extremely aggrieved state.

Simply put, those who had comprehended the power of desire were practically invincible before those in the same cultivation realm.

Yu Lin's expression changed, and he said in a low voice, “Yu Heng, is this true?”

Yu Heng nodded and said, “I only found out about it recently. He was probably the trump card of the Ghost Sect. Other than Murong Yao, the other disciples of my Sword Sect might not be a match for this Xiu Luo at all. Moreover, if he were to deliberately target the little girl, Murong Yao, then it would probably be very difficult for Murong Yao to rise in rank. On the other hand, I guess you all probably realize clearly whether he was deliberately targeting her!

All the other people present in the surroundings were naturally well aware clearly that with the enmity between the Ghost Sect and the Sword Sect, how could Xiu Luo not target Murong Yao on purpose?

“Kill the kid!” Right at this moment, one of them said these words.

A cold light also appeared in Yu Lin's eyes.

“Why does the Origin School and the Flower Palace act like that?” Chi Hong denied. “There is no enmity between them and my Sword Sect, nor is there any dispute regarding the interests of our sect. So, why did they side with the Ghost Sect and target the disciples of my Sword Sect during the Ascension Rank?”

“You haven't forgotten Yang Ye, have you?” Yu Heng said in a low voice, “That day, the Flower Palace came to our Sword Sect to ask for it, but in the end they did not get it. I guess the Flower Palace is not happy with our Sword Sect. Although it is because of Master Lin Shan, can anyone guarantee that they will not vent their anger on our Sword Sect? As for the Origin School, you might still remember about the events related to Martial Uncle Zui, right? I guess many of the Origin School elders have still not forgotten what Uncle Martial Zui had done years ago!”

“Who Is Ye?” A peak master suddenly asked this question.

“A young man who understands Sword Intent!” Yu Heng said, “At the same time, he was Master Lin Shan's disciple, and he was a disciple of my Sword Sect. But…."

“He understands Sword Intent?”

The expressions of many people changed.

The peak master who asked the question said in surprise, “When will someone from our Sword Sect understand Sword Intent? Yu Heng, Yu Lin, why are you two hiding this matter?”

The others also looked at Yu Lin and Yu Heng with displeased feelings.

Yu Heng bitterly laughed and said, “He is a disciple of my Sword Sect, but he is no longer his disciple!”

The leader of the peak was dumbfounded, then he asked. "Why?"

Meanwhile, Yu Lin shook his head, sighed, and said, “It was my fault...”.

After that, he told me everything that happened that day!

After a while, the peak leader shook his head and said in a slightly angry manner, Senior Brother Yu Lin, you really made a silly decision in regards to this matter! It is impossible for you to not realize what someone who has comprehended Sword Intent means to our Sword Sect. Moreover, that young man was even Master Lin Shan's student, so he was also a Talisman Master. If you don't make such a decision at that time, then not only will our Sword Sect have a genius who has comprehended Sword Intent, then our Sword Sect will not only have a genius who has comprehended Sword Intent, we will even have allies who are outstanding Master Talismans!”

The other top leader said, “Senior sister Yu Heng, I know that you are considering the overall situation at that time, but in this matter…. You should know about what happened to Martial Uncle Zui all those years ago. Darling…."

How could everyone here not be aware of Martial Uncle Zui being mentioned by this peak teacher? Even though Daoist Zui was the current Protector of the Sword Sect, he paid absolutely no attention to the Sword Sect. Unless the Sword Sect experienced a moment of life and death, otherwise, he would not return to the Sword Sect. They were all very clearly aware that even though Daoist Zui was still willing to protect the Sword Sect, he still harbored hatred towards the Sword Sect for expelling him due to the incident with the Origin School.

If he had forgotten about it, then he would not have stayed away from the Sword Sect for over a hundred years now.

That incident of many years ago not only caused the Sword Sect to lose its incredible genius, it even caused the reputation of the Sword Sect in the southern region to be severely damaged. Just think about it, would anyone believe a sect that would sacrifice its own disciple for fear of offending another power?

Yet now, such an incident had occurred in the Sword Sect once again. So, how could these top leaders and elders not feel angry?

“If I knew that he had comprehended Sword Intent, then I would not have made that decision even if I had to offend the Flower Palace!” Yu Lin shook his head bitterly and said, “No matter what, this is my fault, and I will resign from my position as the Sword Commander Elder once the Sect Master emerges from his closed door cultivation.”

“The child already has an opinion about my Sword Sect, so it is impossible for him to join the sect again. But we still have to try. Because after all, our Sword Sect cannot give up on a genius who has comprehended Sword Intent.” The previous peak master spoke in a low voice.

The others around him nodded when they heard this. A genius who had comprehended Sword Intent was extremely important to the Sword Sect. If such a genius was well nurtured, then he might be able to guarantee the safety of the Sword Sect for several hundred years.