I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 92: Attitudes of All Parties

Kuyun Prefecture, Desolate Blade Sect.

As a top-tier force in Kuyun Prefecture, the Desolate Blade Sect's foundation is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Its mountain gate was built on a barren Gobi desert, where nothing grows and the wind does not blow. But it is said that it was in this place that the first sect leader of the Desolate Blade Sect comprehended the meaning of "desolation", broke through the Tribulation Transcending stage, and then founded the Desolate Blade Sect.

Of course, no one after him ever had a sect leader with such insight as him.

Until now.

Even within the Huangdao Sect, few people liked Huangli, the sect leader, because his obsession with cultivation and enlightenment was almost obsessive. Perhaps he was just one step away from losing his Dao heart and falling into demonic possession.

However, this is only the second Tribulation Transcending Stage cultivator to appear in the Desolate Blade Sect in so many years.

The Wild Blade Sect cannot do without him.

In the main hall, Sect Master Huang Li looked at the dozen or so elders below, their faces filled with panic and muttering things like "I can't believe it." He suddenly felt extremely annoyed, and then slammed his hand down, shouting angrily, "What are you all panicking about?!"

"Xiao Ling is at the Tribulation Transcending stage, but I'm not?!"

"Look at all of you, where is your elder demeanor now!"

"Quiet down, everyone, and sit still!"

Upon hearing this, all the elders fell silent, then sat up straight, adopting solemn expressions.

However, their eyes couldn't help but steal glances at Huang Li, a strange light flickering in them.

The reason why the elders of the Desolate Blade Sect were panicked was naturally because Xiao Ling had broken through to the Tribulation Transcending stage... Moreover, they all knew that Huang Li had declared in front of them that he would destroy the Nianling Sect by himself, so there was no need for the sect elders to accompany him.

In fact, after a hundred years of development, the Desolate Blade Sect has been shrinking the influence of the Spirit Spirit Sect. Now the Desolate Blade Sect has more disciples, more elders, and a sect leader at the Tribulation Transcending stage. Taking down the Spirit Spirit Sect is a sure thing for them.

But Huangli just wouldn't.

He wanted to charge in alone and see if the Nianling Sect still had any capable fighters. If so, he would fight them first.

As a result, Huang Li returned empty-handed.

Because the Supreme Elder of the Nianling Sect said that he could advance to the Tribulation Transcending stage within four days, and then fight a decisive battle with Huangli in the same place as two hundred years ago, and then...

Their own sect leader actually believed it!

Isn't this blatant fraud?

Huang Li had been cultivating in seclusion in the ancestral land of the Huangdao Sect for a hundred years before finally getting a chance to break through. But when someone said, "I'll show you how to break through within four days," he was fooled.

However, at the time, the elders did not feel anything was wrong, because they were sure it was fake and the outcome would not change.

The Nianling Sect will still be destroyed.

The Desolate Blade Sect aims to resolve this century-old feud once and for all, and then firmly secure its position as the number one sect in Kuyun Prefecture.

However, Xiao Ling was not lying.

He really made a breakthrough.

The ripples brought about by the strange celestial phenomenon spread throughout most of Kuyun Prefecture. Even the elders who were not at the Tribulation Transcending stage felt it, and thus, they panicked!

He really broke through the tribulation within four days!

This is truly unbelievable and hard to believe. But what follows is a questioning of life itself... If Xiao Ling breaks through to the Tribulation Transcending stage, then this duel will actually be a duel where it's difficult to predict the winner.

The Desolate Blade Sect no longer has a 100% guarantee of victory.

If Huangli loses, Huangdao Sect will lose a great deal, and may even be unable to recover!

So no matter how you look at it, this duel is not a good thing for the Desolate Blade Sect.

The elders were filled with sorrow.

Huang Li naturally noticed their anxiety as well.

But there was nothing he could do, because Xiao Ling's breakthrough to the Tribulation Transcending stage was also beyond his expectations. However, Huang Li was not afraid. He was confident enough that he had broken through a few days earlier than Xiao Ling and had a deeper understanding of the power after the Tribulation Transcending stage.

Moreover, this was actually a pleasant surprise for Huang Li.

Someone as obsessed with cultivation as him needs an opponent like this to prove himself! "Alright, stop looking so gloomy, come have a drink!"

Seeing that the elder still had a stern face, Huang Li waved his hand, and Dao Li carrying wine pots flew over.

If you're looking gloomy, then you should definitely have a good drink.

"Don't worry, Xiao Ling is no match for me, even if he breaks through to the Tribulation Transcending stage!"

Huang Li boldly tilted his head back and gulped down a bowl of strong liquor, saying with great confidence that he was invincible.

"The sovereign is mighty!"

"We have confidence in your abilities."

Hearing him say this, the elders could no longer remain so gloomy, and they all complied with Huang Li's wishes, drinking all the wine.

Since things have come to this point, there's no other way but to trust the sect leader.

...In the scorching imperial city, deep within the palace.

Night had fallen, and in the Sunfire Imperial City, a torrential downpour was underway. In the Imperial Study, the emperor, who stood at the pinnacle of the Sunfire Dynasty, sat upright, holding a brush and ink, about to complete a piece of calligraphy full of profound meaning.

He was completely absorbed in his work, and at that moment, the eunuch standing at the door of the imperial study bent down and whispered something.

"Your Majesty, King Yanxuan requests an audience."

Only high-ranking officials close to Emperor Riyan could come to the Imperial Study at such a time, and those who came were undoubtedly worthy of Emperor Riyan's favor.

"Let him in."

The emperor put down his pen, raised his head, and nodded to the eunuch.

The eunuch withdrew, and a short while later, a man dressed in a purple robe, wearing a jade crown and gold boots strode into the entrance of the imperial study.

He appeared to be around the same age as Emperor Riyan, and in terms of appearance, they were even more similar, about 80-90% alike. "Brother," King Yanxuan approached and bowed respectfully.

"No need for formalities." Emperor Riyan raised his hand.

King Yanxuan didn't insist on formalities and casually chose a place to sit in the imperial study. "Brother should know that two cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending stage have emerged in Kuyun Prefecture in just one week, right?"

"Of course I know, which is why I summoned you here."

Emperor Riyan placed his imperial brush on the calligraphy, turned around, faced King Yanxuan, and slowly began to speak.

"Please speak, elder brother."

"Four days ago, Huang Li of the Huangdao Sect personally went to the Nianling Sect's mountain gate. I thought he intended to destroy the Nianling Sect by himself, but I never expected that the Supreme Elder of the Nianling Sect would boast that he would advance to the Tribulation Transcending stage within four days and then fight Huang Li again."

"Huang Li agreed."

After Emperor Riyan finished speaking, King Yanxuan sneered, his eyes full of disdain. "Hmph, that foolish sect leader of the Desolate Blade Sect has gone mad with his brains in his pursuit of cultivation. Such behavior is tantamount to releasing a tiger back into the mountains. Wouldn't it have been safer to have slaughtered the Nianling Sect long ago?"