Remould the Glory of Sword Art

"Wait..."

"The exit is just ahead!"

Someone at the front suddenly exclaimed with joy.

As soon as this was said,

the people from Jiangning Prince Mansion stirred up in excitement.

Primordial Fire surged high.

The group quickened their pace, leaving the narrow mountain crevice, and sure enough, it opened up instantly—

Most importantly...

Not far away, the grand outline of a "great hall" could vaguely be seen.

Is this the treasure hidden within Bai Ze Secret Tomb?

However.

After seeing that "grand" great hall, the Prince of Jiangning's expression was not one of joy, but rather turned somber.

The same went for the Venerables.

A lingering gloomy mist could not be blown away, entangled above the great hall, and the sound of ghostly wails gradually reached everyone's ears.

It was evident.

The great hall had already been occupied!

And judging by the scene, it was occupied by Yin Mountain Evil Cultivators!

"Everyone... draw swords! Form ranks!"

Xie Zhisu ordered in a deep voice.

His mood was extremely irritable; the luck on this Secret Tomb journey was simply terrible.

"Boom!"

Sword Qi and Primordial Fire ignited fiercely.

Brightness spread, illuminating the entire Heavenly Peak of the Secret Tomb like fireworks.

At this moment, everyone saw clearly the distinct scene of the distant great hall.

The gloomy mist scattered, hundreds of ghosts wandered at night, and a massive soul banner was heavily staked in front of the hall, countless evil cultivators formed ranks and entered the mist.

In front of the great formation, Daoist Bai He held the soul banner single-handedly, his robe fluttering in the wind, and his expression indifferent, as if he had long awaited the arrival of people from Jiangning Prince Mansion.

The most unexpected thing was.

Beside Daoist Bai He stood another figure in dark robes.

Sword Qi whirled and howled.

Bloomed into Lotus flowers.

"Xie Zhen??"

Venerable Bai Yu's eyes widened.

"It's really Xie Zhen!!"

Black Brilliance Venerable also could not believe it.

Due to personal vendettas, during the previous Divine Soul meeting, they had been continuously demeaning Xie Zhen...

Later, Ye Ancestor brought news of "Xie Zhen" rebellion, and Jiangning Prince Mansion was the first to stand up and slander "Xie Zhen."

But slandering was one thing.

Seeing Xie Zhen teaming up with Yin Mountain Evil Cultivators in person was truly unbelievable to them.

Ten years ago, Xie Zhen's master Xie Xuanyi died at the hands of Ren Zhong's master White Ghost, a vendetta as irreconcilable as fire and water, how could these two possibly stand together?

However, seeing is believing.

"So Xie Zhen really betrayed us?!"

One of the mansion's advisors who witnessed the Northern Hunt chaos ten years ago couldn't help but ask.

Due to Xie Zhen, Jiangning Prince Mansion was continually caught in the center of public opinion and criticized by countless people this year.

The mansion certainly wanted to retaliate.

However.

Xie Zhen's case was so well locked away in the Book Tower, this young man emerged with almost no shortcomings.

"Heh..."

"Heh heh..."

Xie Zhisu, looking at this scene, felt his once extremely irritable mood inexplicably soothed.

He looked at the gloom-enshrouded scene in the distance and felt that the heavy stone looming in his heart had finally fallen...

To him really.

Whether Xie Zhen betrayed or not didn't matter.

Jiangning Prince Mansion's southern expedition this time brought four Yin God Venerables, precisely to find an opportunity to eliminate this "thorn in the side."

During the Northern Hunt chaos, his son died among it.

At the time, considering the bigger picture... Prince Jiangning chose restraint.

Because the "Red Dragon Fortune" on Xie Sheng was related to the reputation of Great True Master Chong Kan.

In these years, Jiangning Prince Mansion seemed to be at its peak, untouchable.

But Xie Zhisu knew very well that the reason he reached this point was only luck, destiny.

The Sword Palace's proactive Sealing Mountain, Taoist's forced seclusion.

Great True Master Chong Kan wanted to tamper with Cause and Effect, hence he needed a "legitimate" hand, and by chance chose Jiangning Prince Mansion... in fact, almost all of his current achievements can't do without the support of this Great True Master's backing.

He certainly wanted revenge for his son.

It's just...

He wanted more to preserve the glory and wealth of the Prince Mansion.

But now, none of that matters anymore.

If not for tonight's "Earth Abyss Transformation," Prince Jiangning initially planned to lead his iron cavalry and several Yin God Venerables during the total assault on Pure White Mountain, surrounding and killing Xie Zhen, taking his head, and personally completing the unfinished business of the Li Kingdom.

But now.

Xie Zhen's rebellion was caught by him firsthand.

To annihilate him, there's every justification!

"Hiss!"

The dark Earth Abyss was lit by an extremely dazzling flame, but the flame didn't originate from the four Yin God Venerables, rather it came from Prince Jiangning surrounded in the center by the Venerables.

The man dressed in the Black Gold Cloud Robe slowly removed the "Qi Concealing Treasure" hanging at his chest.

Primordial Fire burned, boiling hot.

An invisible pressure slowly spread out.

Venerable Bai Yu and Hei Yao, his close attendants, respectfully bent over, welcomed the arrival of this overwhelming pressure.

"Is this... the Fifteenth Realm of Yin God?"

"Perhaps... even higher?"

Exclamations sounded from the mouths of the other two Yin God Venerables of the Prince Mansion.

They were visibly shocked, unable to imagine that the prince who usually kept a low profile had cultivated to this extent?

Over the years, the Jiangning Prince Mansion soared to power, with countless advisors handling all sorts of affairs seamlessly within the mansion...

Xie Zhisu rarely made appearances.

Thus, the majority's impression of this prince remained as it was three or four decades ago, back when the Xie Family in Jiangning was a declining old noble with a deteriorating family situation akin to a setting sun over a mountain range; logically speaking, this decline was irreversible, but Heaven favored them, allowing the emergence of Xie Xuanyi for the Xie Family.

This once-in-a-lifetime talented Sword Immortal ignited the dimming flame of the Xie Family.

As a result, the Xie Family received infinite divine favor.

Sadly, people often only see the brightest light.

For these years.

Whenever people spoke of the Xie Family, they linked the current "glory" of the Xie Family with Xie Xuanyi.

But actually... even without Xie Xuanyi, the Xie Family would still have ushered in a new "golden age."

Because Xie Zhisu is a Family Head with considerable skill and ambition, he cultivated to the Cave Heaven Realm at a young age, made numerous friends, and even had close connections with the Taoists. This Family Head had extremely grand ideals and aspirations, and if not for Xie Xuanyi, he might have had the opportunity to prove himself to the world...

But there's no if.

Xie Zhisu's efforts over the years were entirely shadowed by the brilliance of "Xuan Yi Sword Immortal."

Perhaps... this is why the Xie Family is not grateful to Xie Xuanyi.

In Xie Zhisu's heart.

If not for Xie Xuanyi, then he ought to be the one enjoying the "attention of the masses" as the sun.

Rumble!

Violent roars sounded above.

This round of flame rose above the Earth Abyss, burning fiercely.

This blazing Primordial Fire Sun illuminated the dark Earth Abyss, the Yin Yun Secret Hall, and the faces of every advisor in the Prince Mansion.

The morale of the Prince Mansion soared!

"Everyone..."

Prince Jiangning spoke in a deep voice, his words resounding clearly: "Please join me on the expedition, to kill the traitorous rebel, to drink the blood of evil spirits!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!!"

In an instant, the formation took place, a stream of lights rose into the sky, the cries and shouts echoing towards the dome of the Secret Tomb!

On the side of the Secret Hall, the sound of ghostly wails was faintly overtaken by the clamor of shouted killings.

"Truly eye-opening... this Xie really hid so deeply?"

Daoist Bai He expressed some surprise, frowned, and spoke.

Only to see the condensed blood cloud above the Yin Mountain Evil Cultivators in the hall being crushed by that overwhelming pressure.

"Form the 'Ten Thousand Souls Formation'!"

Ren Zhong's expression turned solemn.

Behind him, the rolling Yin clouds spread like a waterfall, and the Ten Thousand Souls Formation was formed again.

Daoist Bai He suddenly looked towards his side, playfully laughed: "I heard Xie Xuanyi has a deep friendship with the Jiangning Xie Family... when the fight starts, you won't be able to strike, right?"

"..."

Is this a joke?

Xie Xuanyi only found it sarcastic.

But after a moment's thought, Ren Zhong's words did seem logical...

Perhaps the freshly awakened self from Yuzhu Town couldn't possibly have imagined how Jiangning would treat "Xie Xuanyi" in the past decade?

Now thinking carefully.

Perhaps those efforts made for the Xie Family back then never actually earned their gratitude.

Perhaps when I died in battle at North Sea ten years ago, Xie Zhisu didn't feel sorrow, only joy.

"...Heh."

Xie Xuanyi let out a light laugh.

This battle happens to be timely... with Yin Mountain facing off against the Jiangning Prince Mansion, whether it's Ren Zhong or Prince Jiangning, in Xie Xuanyi's heart, they're all marked for death, this encounter saved quite a bit of trouble.

"Rest assured."

Xie Xuanyi said indifferently, "I won't show mercy. Those who must be killed, I will kill them all, not leaving one behind."