Supreme Swordsman of the Nine Heavens

Chapter 989

Ghost Gate’s Ascension Realm Elites

Tian Ran spun around and slashed with Empyrean Revelation, smashing a boulder with a barrage of red lotuses with minimal output to avoid alerting Ghost Gate with her Ascension Realm qi. Even though she did not find her target, she moved elsewhere right away.

“I know this aura from somewhere,” stated Xiaoshuai, scanning around from Tian Ran’s shoulder but unable to pick up anything.

“Given their speed, they must be an Ascension Real cultivator.”

“A ghostie? I smell the stench of a corpse.”

“Sharp nose you have there,” remarked the assailant.

The clear dome overhead started to darken, while the spring water turned yellow and levitated into the form of a python. The water formed a human silhouette on the python’s head, depicting the human silhouette as a python rider.

“Who are you?!” Tian Ran poised her sword for combat.

“I suppose the news that Secular World Sect’s divine maiden passed away is false since she’s here,” responded the human silhouette.

“Divine maiden? I am Secular World Sect’s elder, Duan Baiqing. Who are you?”

“Duan Baiqing would have no right to come here and wield Sword Shadow Dust Gale’s Empyrean Revelation.”

“You’re Huang Quan!”

Secular World Sect’s elders used to teach Tian Ran about other Ascension Realm adepts’ special traits so that she would not affront any of them, which was why she recognised one of the “lords” of Ghost Gate. More troubling than his power, though, was that he recognised her sword.

“I thought he’s supposed to be at Leisure River City,” Xiaoshuai commented.

“I have to welcome Secular World Sect’s divine maiden and Sword Shadow Dust Gale’s disciple if they are going to pay us a visit, don’t I?”

“How did you find out?” Tian Ran fastened her hold on her sword upon smelling the stench of blood spreading to everything in the landscape.

“That, you won’t need to concern yourself with. I’m not here for you but Mu Yu.” Even Huang Quan’s python did not fear Tian Ran.

“What do you want with him?” Tian Ran kicked the ground gently, spawning a golden lotus and donning qi on her sword.

“You think you can stop me?”

Tian Ran aimed her sword at Huang Quan and declared, “I won’t let you return to Ghost Gate.”

***

Mu Yu, who was airborne in a fruitless attempt to avoid the countless skeletons, fought them off as they encroached and belted, “Elder from Life and Death Sect, I would like to have a word with you” whilst searching for the only skeleton that was missing two arms and hadn’t decayed – Elder Meng.

“Kekeke, you should not be here, Elder Tian,” taunted Granny Meng.

Mu Yu whipped Shadow Splitter Sword to knock away the skeletons. “You’re not afraid to come here?”

“I told you that you need to drink my soup to cross the bridge. Come back with me.”

The skeletons did not attack Granny Meng even when she stepped onto the stone steps. The red blood smothering her body was pollution to the nose, while the blood coursing along the wrinkles on her face poisoned the eyes.

Strangely, Granny Meng did not have her walking stick with her. Instead, she carried a bowl of soup with her own hands and then poured it on herself from overhead, freaking Mu Yu out, though it did enlighten him as to why the skeletons did not attack her. In short, the soup concealed her aura as one of the living.

“I see. I apologise for not heeding your advice.” Mu Yu confirmed one last time that Elder Meng was not among the skeletons and cracked a smile. “Elder Meng, I am anxious to see His Eminence. I apologise for trespassing into forbidden grounds.”

Mu Yu glided to Granny Meng and then, once he was close to the skeletons by the stone staircase, he thrust a powered-up Shadow Splitter Sword at Granny Meng. Granny Meng promptly pulled her silver-skull hairpin out, morphing it into a weapon over thirty-metres long to foil Mu Yu’s stab.

As they simultaneously backed off, Mu Yu cursed to himself, Damn it, her cultivation is still above mine. She must be Ascension Realm Fifth Layer, at the very least, not to mention I’m not immune to the skeleton army like she is.

“Kekeke, you’re not Tian Xingzhou. If I’m correct, you must be Mu Yu. Gui Yuzi did say you’d eventually come here for my husband. I have no choice but to believe him now.”

Supreme Swordsman of the Nine Heavens

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