Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

"What exactly is going on?"

Before the shock on Jiang Jihai's face had faded, he began to look around, his eyes filled with confusion and intense unease.

Both Li Shilin and Yue Qian's astonishing actions just now, and their completely baffling words now, seem to foreshadow that something big is about to happen.

Jiang Yuchuan is not alone in sharing these thoughts.

As a Grandmaster-level expert and a core member of the Great Qian Imperial Academy, Li Shilin would never speak without reason.

Most importantly, Yue Qian, who had been at odds with Li Shilin before, suddenly joined forces with Li Shilin and unexpectedly killed the three leaders of the Blackwater Gang, Yuankun Palace, and Qingcheng Sect on the spot.

This is enough to show that this sword-testing tournament is very likely brewing a huge scheme that they are unaware of.

Just then, Abbot Hui'an, who was sitting in the stands, and Pei Shixian, the sect leader of Qianji Sect, got up together and flew to the center of the martial arts arena, where they stood with Li Shilin, Yue Qian, and Jingwei.

Some quick-thinking martial artists immediately realized what was happening.

The previous conflicts between the imperial court and the four major sects were all staged. They did this likely to lure out certain individuals or factions.

The reason why Tan Xing and the other two were killed is probably because their identities were questionable. There is a high probability that these three sect leaders, or even these three sects, have secretly betrayed them.

Thinking about it this way, everything seems to make sense.

The only thing that puzzled and confused them was what kind of existence could make the four major sects and the Great Qian Palace wary of it, even going so far as to stage a grand show while joining forces.

They soon found out the answer.

Not long after Li Shilin finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly blew across the training ground, and along with the wind came a large swarm of brightly colored butterflies.

The swarm of butterflies rose up from the surrounding mountain peaks and flew toward the training ground at an extremely fast speed.

"Where did all these butterflies come from?!"

"There are far too many butterflies. I wonder who is controlling them?"

"Such methods are unheard of! We must not let them get near here!"

Something unusual must be going on. Seeing such a terrifying number of butterflies swarming towards the training ground, the surrounding martial artists immediately panicked.

"Hide your head and show your tail!"

Jingwei snorted angrily, then flashed onto the tall stone pillars surrounding the martial arts arena, and unleashed several massive and terrifying sword energies with her sword.

With a sweep of sword energy, the swarm of butterflies that had not yet reached the training ground were all killed and began to fall down in a flurry.

As the butterflies fell, a faint fragrance slowly drifted into the training ground.

Because the fragrance was very similar to the scent of flowers and was very subtle, no one paid much attention to it.

The butterfly's crisis had just been averted, and before everyone could even catch their breath, a booming, echoing laugh resounded through the air.

"Over the years, the four major sects have declined more and more, and have even brazenly colluded with the imperial court. With such actions, what right do they have to lead the martial arts world!"

Upon hearing this voice, Yue Qian and the others all looked in the same direction with solemn expressions.

Soon, several figures flying in from afar appeared in everyone's sight.

Leading the group was an elderly man with crimson hair and beard, dressed in a red robe. Following closely behind him was a group of men in black, their faces obscured by cloaks.

The group, led by the red-haired old man, moved with incredible speed. In just a few breaths, they landed on the training ground and stood opposite Yue Qian and the others.

Yue Qian looked at the red-haired old man and said coldly, "Wu Yan! It really is you! It seems that the lesson you learned from that battle decades ago was not enough, and you still dare to extend your reach into Qingzhou!"

When Jiang Jihai heard Yue Qian call out the name of the red-haired old man, he was both shocked and terrified, and almost cursed out loud.

"It's over, it's over! This is the end for us! No wonder the four major sects and the imperial court are so concerned, they're wary of this old monster!"

"Do you know this person?"

Jiang Yuchuan looked at Jiang Jihai, who was still in shock.

He could clearly sense that the energy surging within this red-haired old man named Wu Yan was far stronger than that of all the Grandmasters present, and by a significant margin. Even someone as powerful as Xuan Xi was no match for him.

"This old monster is none other than the leader of the Tianyi Sect."

Jiang Jihai seemed to resign himself to his fate, revealing a smile that was more like a grimace. "Decades ago, this person's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Grandmaster level. Looking across the entire world, apart from Li Chengyin, the Dean of the Great Qian Imperial Academy, there is probably no one else who can consistently outclass him."

Just as Jiang Jihai finished introducing Jiang Yuchuan, he heard Wu Yan burst into loud laughter:

"Times have changed. In that battle decades ago, if I hadn't made a mistake in my cultivation, how could I have lost to those two old fogies, Dao An and Xuan Xi! Now that my divine skills have reached their peak, do those two old fogies still dare to show themselves and challenge me?"

"Within the Great Qian territory, your demonic sect will not be tolerated!"

Li Shilin roared, "You secretly colluded with the Fifth Prince to wreak havoc in the court and attempted to overthrow the government. Today, we shall settle this score!"

"Clearance? With your abilities?"

Wu Yan sneered and made a sudden move, raising his palm to strike Li Shilin.

Wu Yan was not surprised at all that Li Shilin had revealed this matter. After all, if that foolish prince had not been exposed, Li Shilin would probably have already started fighting with Yue Qian as planned.

However, even if the plan is exposed and cannot proceed smoothly, it doesn't matter much. At most, it will just take more effort, but it won't affect the final result.

Faced with Wu Yan's palm strike, Li Shilin dared not be careless in the slightest. He roared and his body shone with golden light as he condensed a golden dragon with his true energy to counter the attack.

The golden dragon collided with the crimson palm print, and a tremendous roar resounded all around.

The ground of the training ground was shattered into pieces by the airflow generated after the two powerful true energies collided. Even the thick stone pillars standing around the training ground showed clear cracks.

Li Shilin coughed up a mouthful of blood and slid back several feet before stopping.

He used eighty percent of his strength in that last move, yet he couldn't even block a casual strike from Wu Yan.

Although he knew he was no match for Wu Yan, Li Shilin never imagined that the gap between them would be so vast!

Wu Yan smiled contemptuously, "A mere mid-stage Grandmaster dares to spout nonsense in front of me? You truly don't know anything!"

Just then, Wu Yan suddenly sensed two very familiar figures appear and lock onto him. His eyes flashed. "Hmph! I thought these two old geezers wouldn't dare to come. Good thing, saves me the trouble of going door-to-door to find them!"

After saying that, he vanished from his spot and flew towards the back mountain of the Suspended Sword Pavilion.