Located on Red Leaf Star of the Silver String Star System is the mountain gate of the Yujian Sect.

There are ninety-nine steps leading to the great hall of the Yujian Sect. Beyond the steps lies a spacious plaza, and now every step is occupied by elite disciples of the Yujian Sect. Hundreds of elite disciples are lined up in two long rows from the steps down to the plaza.

Every disciple of the Yujian Sect has a smile on their face, and at the top step in front of the grand hall’s entrance, the Sect Master Yu Qingzi is waiting with the four personally transmitted disciples and the third and fourth generation disciples who have reached the Ninth-Level Golden Immortal and Eighth-Level Golden Immortal.

"Master, this time, Brother Yu Dian has achieved such great merits, all disciples of the Yujian Sect feel honored," said a young man standing behind Sect Master Yu Qingzi with a smile.

Yu Qingzi’s face was also full of joy, and he nodded, "This time, Emperor Yu specially communicated with me, His Highness is also very pleased, Yu Dian really has brought great honor to me."

"Brother Yu Dian’s talent in diplomacy goes without saying," said a middle-aged man standing behind Yu Qingzi with a laugh.

"Master, Brother Yu Dian is here," declared a third-generation disciple.

Immediately, the experts of the Yujian Sect all looked downward.

Yu Dian was seen smiling, ascending step by step from below. The disciples on both sides of the steps looked at Yu Dian with respect and admiration.

All the elite of the sect coming to welcome him, such an honor, was something the other disciples of the Yujian Sect had never enjoyed.

Step by step.

Finally, Yu Dian reached in front of Yu Qingzi.

"Disciple Yu Dian greets Master," said Yu Dian reverently as he kneeled down and saluted Yu Qingzi.

Yu Qingzi immediately extended his hand to help Yu Dian up, saying with satisfaction, "Yu Dian, this transaction with the Demon World was highly regarded by His Highness Emperor Yu. You have achieved such a success and even earned more wealth than His Highness anticipated. His Highness now holds you in high esteem, I presume it won’t be long before you might go to His Highness."

Joy surged in Yu Dian’s heart.

Serving under Yu Qingzi yielded limited accomplishments, but serving under Emperor Yu, who was at the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, would surely bring limitless glory. A casual reward from a pleased Emperor Yu could greatly benefit Yu Dian.

"Congratulations, Brother Yu Dian."

"Congratulations, Brother Yu Dian."

"Congratulations, Uncle Master Yu Dian."

...

The group of high-level disciples of the Yujian Sect all said with smiling faces, though Yu Dian was slightly weaker in strength compared to his contemporaries from the second generation, his status was now much higher.

"Master, this is still just speculation. Staying by your side is what I wish for, Master," Yu Dian immediately said.

Yu Qingzi smiled warmly and said with great satisfaction, "People aspire to move up, and water flows downhill. Moreover, if I have a disciple serving by Emperor Yu’s side, it would be greatly beneficial for our Yujian Sect."

"Master’s teaching is wise," Yu Dian replied respectfully.

"Alright, no need to stand outside anymore, we can start the banquet now," Yu Qingzi said indifferently.

Then, a grand banquet was held in the great hall of the Yujian Sect, where Yu Dian became the center of attention. Disciples toasted to Yu Dian one after another, in a joyful and bustling atmosphere that lasted until the night drove the disciples away one by one.

With the farewell of his fellow disciples, Yu Dian finally returned to his residence.

Late at night.

The night was cool as water, and standing in his courtyard, Yu Dian’s heart finally calmed down. The clamor of the grand hall had disappeared, leaving only boundless silence.

"Yan Gao, my disciple, I originally wanted you to take my place. Who would have thought you would be killed by a Sword Immortal? For the past ten years, I have devoted myself entirely to the grand affairs of Emperor Yu, with no time to avenge you. But now...I have finally returned successfully. I fear I won’t be staying long in the Silver String Star System, but in this short time, I will do my utmost to avenge you."

Looking at the endless night sky, a surge of killing intent welled up in Yu Dian’s heart.

×

Transmission Array location on Fengyue Star.

One Transmission Array occupied a large area, measuring ten meters in both length and width, adorned with various talismanic inscriptions and crystal stones among other complexities. The construction of the Transmission Array was intricate, but maintenance became simpler once it was established.

Fengyue Star had three transmission arrays leading to three different locations.

Typically, only a few dozens of people gathered near a transmission array, yet today, the area around Fengyue Star’s transmission array hosted hundreds of individuals, led by the newly appointed Great Elder of the Yan Family, the former Second Elder Yan Shuo, and the new Family Head Yan Xufan.

Yan Shuo and Yan Xufan waited quietly, daring not to slack off the slightest.

"Great Elder, when do you think Senior Yu Dian will arrive?" asked Yan Xufan in a hushed voice.

Yan Shuo shook his head, "Who knows, the message in the Communication Spirit Pearl said today, but who knows exactly when today. All we need to do is wait here. These last few years, the Liu Family and the Wang Family have been increasingly oppressive towards our Yan Family, and Senior Yu Dian’s arrival today could be our hope."

Yan Xufan nodded.

Ever since the former Great Elder Yan Gao died along with the former Family Head Yan Xulan, the Yan Family had lost both of their Golden Immortal experts and had naturally faced increasing pressure without any Golden Immortal in their ranks.

Even though Yan Xufan daringly broke through to become a First-Level Golden Immortal two years ago, just stepping into the rank of a First Level Golden Immortal was far from enough to compete with the Liu Family and the Wang Family.

In quiet anticipation.

Suddenly, one of the transmission arrays brightly lit up.

At once, hundreds of Yan Family’s members focused their attention, each highly respectful.

However—

The person who appeared was merely a short, plump man, whose power was only at the Second-level Heavenly Immortal, and upon seeing hundreds of people welcoming him, he broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn’t understand why so many people were greeting him.

Hundreds of Yan Family members looked at this short, plump man with a surge of dissatisfaction.

"Get him out of here quickly," ordered Yan Xufan immediately.

A disciple of the Yan Family promptly escorted the Second-Level Heavenly Immortal away, and the remaining Yan Family disciples continued waiting.

Time ticked away second by second.

The sky slowly began to darken.

At dusk, the transmission array lit up again, all Yan Family disciples waiting respectfully. As the light faded, five people appeared within the array.

Yan Xufan couldn’t fathom the cultivation level of any of these five people.

At least five Golden Immortals.

Whether they were Yu Dian’s group or not, Yan Xufan didn’t dare show disrespect.

"Where are Yan Shuo and Yan Xufan?" one of the young men called out.

"I am Yan Shuo."

"I am Yan Xufan," continued Yan Xufan, "May I ask if you five seniors are from Senior Yu Dian’s group?"

These five were indeed Yu Dian’s group. Knowing the strong power of the one who killed Yan Gao, Yu Dian had brought a few disciples and grand-disciples to support him. The weakest among these five was also a Seventh Level Golden Immortal.

"Indeed," the young man spoke.

The young man continued, "My name is Lu Cao, I am Yan Gao’s junior brother. Listen, everyone, this," he then turned to face a middle-aged man with a stern face, "is my master, Yu Dian."

"Greetings to Senior Yu Dian."

Yan Shuo and Yan Xufan immediately expressed their respect, while the other Yan Family disciples all bowed solemnly.

"This is Brother Huan Yu. Brother Huan Yu, a disciple of my master’s brother, has now reached the Ninth-level Golden Immortal," Lu Cao pointed to a white-haired young man and said.

Yan Shuo and Yan Xufan immediately felt a tremor in their hearts.

Ninth-level Golden Immortal?

This is indeed a remarkable figure.

"Greetings to Senior Huan Yu," Yan Shuo and Yan Xufan bowed again, while Huan Yu merely nodded indifferently. He had come this time only to give face to his Uncle Yu Dian; otherwise, he would never have visited such an obscure, small planet.

"This is my senior brother, Feng Lian. Brother Feng Lian is also an Eighth-level Golden Immortal," Lu Cao continued to introduce.

Eighth-level Golden Immortal?

He was indeed high above them.

"Greetings to Senior Feng Lian," Yan Shuo and Yan Xufan respectfully bowed again.

Lu Cao went on, "This is Brother Huan Feng. Brother Huan Feng, Brother Feng Lian, and I are all personal disciples of Master Yu Dian. Brother Huan Feng has also reached the Eighth-level Golden Immortal."

Another Eighth-level Golden Immortal.

Yan Shuo and Yan Xufan bowed respectfully again, "Greetings to Senior Huan Feng."

"The last one is me, slightly lower in power, a Seventh-level Golden Immortal," Lu Cao said with a light smile, "If you have any issues in the future, just tell me, and I can relay messages to our master for you."

Clearly, Lu Cao was the one who handled matters, and even as a Seventh-level Golden Immortal, Yan Shuo and Yan Xufan still bowed.

Then, the group directly went to the Yan family’s residence.

...

Inside a large hall of the Yan family.

Yu Dian sat at the main seat of the hall while Huan Feng, Feng Lian, Lu Cao, and Yu Dian’s junior nephew Huan Yu took their seats on both sides. Standing in the center of the hall were three people—Yan Shuo, Yan Xufan, and a green-bearded old man.

"Senior Yu Dian, following your orders, we secretly investigated the Wang and Liu families without rash actions. This elder used to be a retainer of the Liu family, and we obtained a very important piece of information from him," Yan Xufan said respectfully.

"Speak."

Yu Dian’s eyes brightened.

Yan Xufan turned his gaze to the green-bearded old man, who immediately answered respectfully, "Senior, about ten years ago, the Liu family had a very mysterious retainer whose power was unfathomable and who even had an Eighth-level Heavenly Demon as a gatekeeper. Eventually, even the Liu family’s master and the Great Elder went to visit him. Soon after... the Great Elder and Family Head of the Yan family were killed."

Yu Dian turned to Yan Xufan, "Did you notice anything amiss with the Wang family?"

Yan Xufan shook his head, "The Wang family has not had any strange or special experts appear. It seems the most suspicious is this new retainer of the Liu family. Senior Yu Dian, you said it yourself, didn’t you? My elder brother didn’t offend any powerful figures, so the most likely are the Wang and Liu families, with whom we have fundamental conflicts of interest?"

Yu Dian put down his teacup with a "bang" sound that echoed through the hall, causing Yan Xufan, Yan Shuo, and the retainer to tremble.

"A retainer of the Liu family?"

Yu Dian’s gaze grew icy.

"Take this retainer back with you, and give me all the information you have on that Liu family retainer. I will handle this matter," Yu Dian said coldly.

Yan Xufan quickly responded, "Yes, Senior Yu Dian."

×

It was already deep into the night.

A cool breeze blew, yet in the depths of the night, five people were riding the wind.

"Master, this Liu Family’s retainer really is interesting. Ever since he became the Liu Family’s retainer, he has been in seclusion. For ten years, he has never come out," Lu Cao said with a smile.

The strongest among the five, the Ninth-level Golden Immortal Huan Yu, sneered, "It’s simple this way; we don’t need to chase him all over the world. When the time comes, we’ll just capture him. Better to kill wrongly than to let him go."

Yu Dian pondered, "This Liu Family’s retainer... I always feel that Yan Gao’s disciple’s death is related to him."

"Master, with the five of us acting together, unless he is a master at the Immortal Emperor level, he won’t think of surviving. Moreover... Brother Huan Yu is not just any Ninth-level Golden Immortal, he is also the most powerful Sword Immortal. Even facing an ordinary First Level Immortal Emperor, he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage," Feng Lian said with a laugh.

The others immediately laughed as well.

As a Sword Cultivation Sect, immortals of the same level are generally no match for the powerful attack power of Sword Immortals from Yujian Sect.

"Regardless, we all still need to be careful. Don’t forget what the new head of the Yan Family just said," Yu Dian’s expression became serious, "Yan Gao, who had reached the Seventh Level as a Sword Immortal, was killed by a single sword strike!"

Huan Yu, Lu Cao, Huan Feng, and Feng Lian were taken aback, their smiles disappearing instantly.

A single sword?

Killing a Seventh Level Sword Immortal with just one sword strike isn’t so simple.

"Ha ha... Master, I don’t think the killer could possibly be an Immortal Emperor. I can’t believe an Immortal Emperor would bother to deal with a mere Golden Immortal," Lu Cao said, bursting into laughter.

"Right, would an Immortal Emperor stoop to confront a Golden Immortal?" Huan Feng and Feng Lian also started to laugh.

The atmosphere among the five relaxed, as they truly did not believe that an Immortal Emperor level master would come to a small planet like Fengyue Star just to deal with a Golden Immortal.

"Well then, let’s go to ’Bamboo Garden’ in Liu Feng City to capture that Liu Family’s retainer, Qin Yu," Yu Dian said with a faint smile. "Of course, everything should proceed as planned, using the ’Five Elements Chain Sword Formation.’ Even when hunting a rabbit, a lion uses all its power; we mustn’t be careless either."

"Yes, Master (Master Uncle)."

The four second-generation disciples responded respectfully at the same time.

The five experts suddenly increased their speed, transforming into streaks of sword light, vanishing instantly into the horizon.

×

Inside Bamboo Garden.

Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan were resting in the garden above the secret chamber. They had never left Bamboo Garden for many years, because Qin Yu was cultivating inside the secret chamber.

"The master has been in seclusion for ten years now. I wonder what realm the master has reached today," Zang Yuan said with a smile.

Shuo Yan pondered, "Given the master’s miraculous cultivation speed, in ten years... it’s probably far beyond us. Perhaps he can even unlock the second layer of the Ten Thousand Beasts List. By then, with countless Demon Kings emerging from the second layer of the Ten Thousand Beasts List, we probably won’t have the chance to serve the master anymore."

Just as Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan were feeling emotional.

"Pfft— " The air vibrated, and every bamboo in the Bamboo Garden burst open, scattering countless bamboo leaves all over the garden, which suddenly made the whole space start shaking. The fierce Sword Qi, like countless flying arrows, shot towards the Bamboo Garden.

"Pfft!"

The garden’s maids and guards were pierced through by the dense Sword Qi, leaving body parts everywhere and blood covering the entire garden. The sounds of screams, shouts, and the whistling of Sword Qi filled the air endlessly.

The entire Bamboo Garden instantly plunged into a hell of Sword Qi.

"Qin Yu, come out and surrender at once!"

A voice echoed throughout the garden, and five figures, like heavenly gods, appeared above the garden, forming five positions. Each of them carried an Immortal Sword on their backs and was forming Yujian Sect sword techniques with their hands.

(Fang Qie has returned to Suzhou. This is the first Chapter for today. Only one Chapter was updated yesterday, but today will make up for it. Fang Qie will fulfill his promise—there are two more Chapters today.)

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