Jin Huang’s Ruthless Decision
A Few Days Later
Ye Fan visited Meng Xian. It was at the same place where Wang Xiaoyan had met him earlier.
Meng Xian welcomed him with a smile. "What brought Holy Son Ye here?"
Ye Fan glanced at Meng Xian and said calmly, "Didn't you 'invite' me here?"
Meng Xian asked knowingly, "When did I invite you?"
Ye Fan glanced at him deeply.
Meng Xian also withdrew his smile. "Forget it. I wanted to make a deal with you."
Meng Xian didn't delve too much on it. He realized that Ye Fan had already figured out that Meng Xian had deliberately let him overhear his meeting with Wang Xiaoyan. Thus, he had lost the initial advantage. Now, Ye Fan already knew the bargaining chip Meng Xian possessed.
Ye Fan nodded. He waited for him to continue.
Meng Xian smiled. "I know you like the Holy Daughter. I can help you get together with her as long as you help me."
He directly stated his motive. He realized there was no point in hiding it since Ye Fan had already figured it out.
Ye Fan looked at him suspiciously. "What do you want?"
"Ji Changchen might be targeting us in the upcoming inheritance. I want to join forces with you. From what I know, our leaders won't agree just because of the age factor," Meng Xian said casually.
Ye Fan nodded. "Indeed, they will be using the infamous Chain of Cultivation of the Heavenly Dragon Sect on Ji Changchen."
Ye Fan was the Holy Son, and thus he had more insider knowledge than Meng Xian. The Chain of Cultivation was a Rank 8 Spiritual Weapon of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, capable of suppressing the cultivation of any Warrior below Rank 8 by at least three stages. However, those Warriors had to willingly accept the suppression.
Ji Changchen was too strong. How could the Heavenly Dragon Sect allow their batch of young Warriors to compete with him? He was already at Rank 7 peak stage! No one among the younger generation had the ability to compete with him! Thus, the higher-ups had already made a condition that Ji Changchen could only enter if he willingly accepted the Chain of Cultivation and suppressed his cultivation to Rank 6 peak stage. After he came out of the Inheritance, they would take back the Spiritual Weapon and let him regain his strength.
Meng Xian had already guessed this situation. Only a foolish leader would send their Warriors to the Inheritance without making any prior preparation for their survival.
He looked at Ye Fan and said, "So, do we have a cooperation?"
Ye Fan nodded. This was also the reason he had come here this time. He had already figured out Meng Xian's bargaining chip and what kind of cooperation he needed. Ye Fan had come just to shake hands and confirm their cooperation.
Around the same time, another list circulated among high-tier warriors. This was released by The Eminence on the order of He Fan.
This list mentioned the strongest warriors in the entire Divine Spirit Continent.
10. Bai Ronghai
Cultivation: Rank 8 mid stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 8 mid stage
Weapon Realm: Sword Unity
Battle Strength: Rank 8 mid stage
Affiliation: Wonderous Sect, Western Continent
9. Su Zun
Cultivation: Rank 8 late stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 8 late stage
Weapon Realm: Sword Myriad
Battle Strength: Rank 8 late stage
Affiliation: Ethereal Sect, Central Continent
8. Chu Xun
Cultivation: Rank 8 late stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 8 peak stage
Weapon Realm: Spear Myriad
Battle Strength: Rank 8 late stage
Affiliation: Heaven's Hand Sect, Southern Continent
7. Tian Chen
Cultivation: Quasi Rank 9
Soul Cultivation: Quasi Rank 9
Weapon Realm: Spear Myriad
Battle Strength: Rank 8 peak stage
Affiliation: Heaven's Hand Sect, Southern Continent
6. Li Gang
Cultivation: Rank 5 peak stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 5 peak stage
Weapon Realm: Bow Manifestation, Sword Manifestation
Battle Strength: Quasi Rank 9 stage
Affiliation: Renhuo Trading, Northern Continent
5. Jin Huang
Cultivation: Rank 7 mid stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 7 mid stage
Weapon Realm: Bow Domain
Battle Strength: Quasi Rank 9
Affiliation: Celestial Sect, Central Continent
4. He Fan
Cultivation: Rank 6 peak stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 7 mid stage
Weapon Realm: Bow Domain, Spear Unity, Sword Unity
Battle Strength: Quasi Rank 9
Affiliation: The Eminence, Western Continent
3. Bai Rongxian
Cultivation: Quasi Rank 9
Soul Cultivation: Quasi Rank 9
Weapon Realm: Sword Myriad
Battle Strength: Quasi Rank 9
Affiliation: Wonderous Sect, Western Continent
2. Ji Hongtian
Cultivation: Quasi Rank 9
Soul Cultivation: Quasi Rank 9
Weapon Realm: Sword Unity
Battle Strength: Quasi Rank 9
Affiliation: Celestial Sect, Central Continent
1. Kong Xuan
Cultivation: Quasi Rank 9
Soul Cultivation: Quasi Rank 9
Weapon Realm: Sword Domain
Battle Strength: Quasi Rank 9
Affiliation: Shadow Sect, Southern Continent
After the release of the first list, He Fan, Jin Huang and Li Gang had already become famous throughout the Divine Spirit World as the The Three Uncrowned Paragons. This list further boosted their prestige.
Warriors already know why He Fan and Jin Huang have so high battle strength, but they are still unaware why Li Gang possess this position. This has become one of the great mystery that many Warriors are seeking.
Celestial Sect, Central Continent
Bai Songmei looked at the list and asked lightly, "Who is this Kong Xuan? Is he the Shadow Killer?"
Bai Songmei was a Rank 8 mid-stage Warrior of the Celestial Sect, specializing in array formation. She was one of the most famous Warriors in the entire Divine Spirit World because of her mastery of Arrays. Other than Emperors, no one had the ability to see through her array formations. She was the one who had helped Ji Changchen in making that formation. She was Aunt Bai from earlier.
Ji Hongtian glanced at her and replied calmly, "Yes. He is the infamous nightmare of all killers who disappeared 200 years ago as a legend."
Bai Songmei was surprised. "Is he really stronger than you?"
Ji Hongtian thought deeply and said calmly, "If my guess is correct, he should be the reincarnated Void Emperor! In terms of cultivation alone, I am indeed no match for him. However, I possess two Great Orders, the Temporal Order and the Elemental Order! With those two, it is uncertain who will have the last laugh."
The Void Emperor, also known as the Shadow Emperor, was the well-known third Emperor. He possessed unrivaled control over the spatial element and the darkness element. He was also the holder of the Spatial Order.
Bai Songmei was shocked. "Are the Emperors still alive?"
Ji Hongtian nodded. "No Emperor ever died. They all mysteriously disappeared."
What he didn't say was the existence of the Immortals.
He thought to himself, It must be because of the interference of those Immortals. Only they could force an Emperor to go to such great lengths to hide their whereabouts.
A Few Months Later, Western Continent, Frostveil City
1st August, 28th Year of the Great Emperor Era
He Fan had already figured out Jin Huang's identity before the release of the list. In fact, it was never difficult to do so. Ji Changchen was a well-known Warrior in the world. He had a special identity, and thus, anything related to him was known to most Warriors. He was like a celebrity in this cultivation world.
However, he didn't reveal anything about her. Even in the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect, they only knew that she was a guest of their sect leader and a high-tier Warrior named Huang Li.
At this time, the Awakening Ceremony was taking place. All kinds of young talents would occasionally go and check their Spiritual Imprint. Ling Tian, Jin Huang's son, had already entered the Ceremony.
He Fan calmly monitored the ceremony, waiting for Ling Tian's arrival. He looked around and frowned.
It turned out that Jin Huang had already left. He felt suspicious and opened his bow domain. His perception sharpened drastically. However, at that very moment, he felt a sudden interference that directly blocked his perception from the other side. It was another bow intent, with a wave frequency directly negating his own.
He narrowed his eyes. What is she doing?
A Few Hundred Miles Away from the Ceremony, at the Outskirts of Frostveil City
A middle-aged man was standing in front of a white-robed woman. He asked, "Are you Huang Li?"
Jin Huang smiled. "I really wonder… why would Sect Leader Bai personally visit me?"
Bai Ronghai was surprised but maintained his composure. "How did you recognize me?"
Jin Huang said calmly, "Is that difficult? Even if you were in my position, you would have identified me as well!"
Bai Ronghai nodded.
There were many clues. Bai Ronghai had asked Jin Huang to meet him without revealing himself in front of the entire Frostveil City, even in the presence of He Fan and Xu Bingqing! In this entire Western Continent, only Bai Rongxian, Bai Ronghai, and the sect leader of the Gu Clan, Gu Jian, possessed this kind of ability.
Gu Jian had no reason to find her, and Bai Rongxian was already very old and stronger than her. It was unlikely that he would come looking for her, especially after having already handed full control of the sect to Bai Ronghai.
In fact, Jin Huang had more or less already guessed why he had come looking for her. They were already cornered, and even if Bai Rongxian arrived, He Fan was confident he could keep him occupied until the other Rank 8 Warriors of the Wonderous Sect were taken down! They were already desperate at this moment.
With reverse reasoning and the assumption that they had come for her help, it was clear that they must be seeking her battle strength. However, the moment Bai Ronghai called her Huang Li, she already knew that wasn't the case. He hadn't come for her battle strength but rather to find out why she had the ability to help him. This raised another question—how did he know she had such an ability when they didn't even know her?
There was only one answer—external help! The Wonderous Sect had been cornered, and there was only one external force he could rely on.
She said calmly, "Those b*stards are really seeking death. I don't want to involve myself in this politics, but they are deliberately trying to drag me in!"
Bai Ronghai was surprised. "Who do you mean?"
Although he had an idea of whom she was referring to, he didn't want to admit that she had such insight.
Jin Huang said coldly, "Who else but the one who asked you to come to me?"
She thought for a moment and then said, "My son is the answer you are seeking."
Bai Ronghai narrowed his eyes and looked at her suspiciously.
Jin Huang glanced at him and said calmly, "My son is a born genius. You can, at most, hold on for 100 years! Within 80 years, he will reach Rank 8. However, you have to give him hellish training."
In fact, the Wonderous Sect could only hold on for a few decades. However, if they desperately tried to hold on, then with the help of Bai Rongxian, it would not be impossible to extend it to a century!
Bai Ronghai nodded. "Is that so? But he is already with He Fan."
Jin Huang smirked, her eyes as deep as an abyss. "Just kidnap him. Remember to strip away his Spiritual Imprint before training him!"
Bai Ronghai was shocked. "What?"
Jin Huang nodded and then left.
Bai Ronghai was still in shock. He couldn't figure out why she would be so cruel to her own son!